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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1021.
®lfp Wittier Nans
| WINDER, GA.
Published Every Thursday
Eutered at the Postoffice at Winder, Georgia,
ns Second Class Matter.
J. W. McWHOBTER Editor
J. B. PARHAM Business Manager
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Bix Mouths 75
Government Ownership
One of the best arguments against govern
ment ownership is the big express steal. As
long as the world stands there will hegu lot
of people who believe it is honorable, right
and fair to steal from the government.—
Commerce < tbserver.
This country has had a splendid opportu
nity of noting the result of government own
ership during t lie last few years. It men ns
graft, stealing, poor service, exorbitant rates,
demoralization.
> Sound Argument *
If a corporation should force a laborer to
work, that would constitute peonage. Then,
on the other hand, if the Inborer should force
a corporation to employ Idm through the
strike method, why wouldn’t that constitute
peonage? Is not sauce for the goose good
for tlie gander.—Commerce News.
If the corporations should combine to put
up rates there would be a howl from Maine
to California, and every one of the corpor
ations would he prosecuted under the Anti
trust law. If the workers combine to put up
rates, why are they not just as guilty as the
corporations? They are as guilty and the
public sentiment is rapidly crystalizing
against organized labor on this account. The
labor leaders are bound to run their organ
ization on the rocks, unless there is a great
change iu their methods.
Be Loyal to Your Town
If you have made up your mind to live In
a town then stand up for it, and if you know
positively that it is no good then silence is
golden. Do all you can to help along every
man who is engaged in legitimate business.
Do not send away for everything nice you
waut, and still expect the home men to keep
a stock to suit the whims of one or two cus
tomers, The success of your fellow towns
men will be your success.—Marietta Journal.
The Marietta Journal is right. Interest
In our own city ought to encourage us to pat
ronize our home merchants. The way to
enable them to keep a good stock of goods is
for our people to buy from them. The mer
chants of Winder are anxious to serve our
people and they can be depended on to keep
4>n hand always stocks of high class goods.
The News believes In civic pride and we also
believe that the way to make Winder a still
greater city is to patronize our home men.
Our experience ■ lias been that we can buy
goods, as a rule, cheaper right ut home than
•elsewhere.
The rallruds of the country say that they
an? unable to show a profit. They are be
ginning to got in line with the balance of us.
O
The government yearns to help farmers,
declares Mr. Hoover. Inasmuch as the far
mers yearns to he helped, there ought to he
some way to get those together.
O
The News enjoyed a brief visit last week
from Editor Caldwell, of the Walton News.
He gets out a splendid newspaper and is an
all-round good fellow. We are always glad
to greet him.
O
It is said that paper suits, made In Ger
many, will soon be on sale In Georgia at sev
enty-cents each. The members of the Geor
gia Press Association can continue to bold
their annual outings.
O
The Dahlonega Echo says that up In that
country both saint and sinner believe it a
God-given right to make, sell and drink whis
key, and that they preach that doctrine und
practice it, too.
O
“What France owes, she owes, and she Is
too dignified to discuss them," says a French
man. Same in this office.
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The Walton Tribune says the farmers of
that county are going to plant too much cot
ton. Send for J. J. Brown and let him rip
the boys up the back about it.
O
Go to the hen, thou non-advertising mer
chant. Consider her ways and he wise.
When she lays an egg she advertises that
fact. When you have something to sell, tell
it to the people.
O
The farmer ought to be the best judge as
to what he must plant to make a living and
to meet his obligations, and if we were farm
ing we would use our own judgment and out
line our own plans and go to it. For every
body to be advising him is an insult to his
intelligence.
Too Much Credit.
The Moultrie Observer says there is too
much credit in this country. Too many peo
pie abusing credit. Too many uccounts
standing month after month with no atten
tion being paid to them. Too much time be
ing lost by collectors walking up and down
the streets seeking an opportunity to present
bills that are often ignored when they are
presented.
There are scores of men in every commu
nity receiving credit who are not entitled
to it. No man who ignores an account should
be given further credit.
Our Mo'ultrie contemporary could have
added that there are too many people in the
country living beyond their means. This is
the cause of many of the unpaid lulls.
The Williams Case
John 8. Williams, who was tried in New
ton county last week for killing one of the
negroes that worked on his farm, was found
guilty with recommendation, and sentenced
to life imprisonment. His sons have been
indicted by a grand jury in Jasper county
and are now fugitives from justice. If the
negroes, who have been held on the farms of
these men, are to bo believed, Williams ami
his sons have been guilty of such atrocious
practices as to as to shook all fair-minded,
justice-loving people. But retribution, strong
and fast, is coming home to them. Williams’
life is blighted and his three sons are hiding
out somewhere to escape the result of their
misdeeds.
“The wages of sin is death,” says Holy Writ,
and men cannot escape this inexorable law.
Daily, as we read the newspapers, we note
the results of the violations of this law. In
the Williams case, we see a heartbroken wife,
weeping daughters, a man in middle nge with
a wrecked and ruined life, fugitive sons with
blasted opportunities for success iu life! and
the end is not yet. Williams may yet be
hung for murder and his boys may suffer the
same fate or be imprisoned for life. *
It is always best to be fair, just and up
right in our associations witli everybody,
high or low% white or black.
Handicap to Justice
One of the best ways to stop lynching is
to speed up our courts iu the trial of crimi
nals. We believe that the people of this
state are, In the main, law-abiding and op
posed to lynching. But the delays that occur
in the trial of criminals are enough to exas
perate any man that wants to see the laws
of the land respected and criminals punished.
It is hard, exceedingly hard, to get punish
ment meted out to criminals. There are so
many technicalities that must be scrupu
lously regarded by the courts that mouths
nud years elapse before the case is over and
(lie criminal is disposed of, and then he is
turned loose or his punishment is not at all
in proportion to the crime committed.
The rights of the public are worthy of
just as much consideration as the rights of
the prisoner at the bar, and when too much
time and too much consideration is shown
the latter, the public suffer, and this is just
as unjust as that the prisoner should suffer.
We know a case in a South Georgia county
where over n year ago, a depraved man kill
ed in cold blood a taxi driver who was car
rying him home. There was no provocation
at all. Ilis own confession at the time ad
mitted his guilt. Everybody knew lie ought
to be hung. While there was some talk of
lynching, wiser counsel prevailed, and a
speedy trial was expected. That case is still
pending in court, and the criminal may never
be punished.
The following words from the Atlanta
Constitution are to the point:: “Delay hns
always been a serious handicap to justice
in Georgia. By delay in trials, and hy post
ponements, evidence “cools," witnesses die
or move away or their memory becomes hazy
as to pertinent details, or they may become
influenced in a way to warp their testimony,
then, by the process of appeal, it too often
happens that justice fails altogether, and
society loses the protection it has a right to
expect from the courts of law.”
O
One thing we like about President Hard
ing is that he gives his wife credit for a large
measure of the success that he has achieved
in fife. A good woman. Interested in her
home and in her husband’s success in busi
ness, is entitled to share with him all the
successes that may come their way.
BARACA CLASS BAPTIST CHURCH
Every member of the Bnraca Class
of the First Baptist church of this
city, is urged to be present next Sun
day morning and bring someone with
them. It is the earnest desire of the
class to show a fine attendance on
“Go-to-Sunday-School-Day." Do your
part by being present yourself and
bringing someone else with you. Be
there, a treat in store for you.
S. K. Grubb spent Monday and Tues
day at Clayton, Rabun county, where
he is interested in preparing a summer
camp for Boy Scouts and some of their
friends.
Painting and Wall Tinting.
If it is good painting you want done,
old furniture repainted, wall tinting a
specialty, estimates large or small
cheerfully given, see G. C. Melton, Tel
ephone 88. No. 52-4 t
THE WINDER NEWS
CONGRESSWOMAN HAS RELATIVE
IN WINDER.
Miss Alice Robertson, the only woman
member of congress has relatives in
Winder. She is a first cousin of Mr.
H. L. Bentley and Mrs. W. D. Still, of
this city, being the daughter of their
mother's brother. Miss Robertson lias
'been living many years in Oklahoma
and last year was triumphantly elect
ed to congress. On account of her re
lationship to Winder people, this city
will watch her career in congress with
interest.
FAIR ASSOCIATION TO GIVE
AWAY PURE BRED Dl ROC PIGS
Next Monday morning the Fair As
sociation will give away 10 pigs val
ued at SSO each to 10 Barrow county
boys. All the boys in each district will
appear at the court house next Monday
morning when a drawing will take place
to decide which boy in each district
will get the pig. It will be an inter
esting occasion and many Barrow coun
ty hoys will be present.
The Sunday school asks every man,
woman and child to give just one hour
a week to the study of the Bible, of
the things of the soul. Can any one pos
sibly afford to do any less than this?
Make anew start and go to Sunday
school Sunday.
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PROGRAM
tDrsday'
FRIDAY
April 14 and 15.
William Farnum
IN
“DRAG HARLAN”
This is a very fine pict
ure with one of the very
strong players that you
seldom see on the screen
SATURDAY
BRIDE 13
Wm. Duncan, in Fight
ing Fate.
COMEDY
MONDAY
April 18.
BUCK JONES
“JUST PALS”
TUESDAY
April 19
Justine Johnson
—IN—
“BLACKBIRDS
These three pictures are
the best that can be pur
joy an hour or two of pic
chased. Come and en
tures.
WEDNESDAY
CLOSED.
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That Good Gulf Gasoline is delicious
md refreshing to your carbureter.
GULF KEROSENE does not throw
off an offensive odor when burning.
Shoes! Shoes!
Shoes!
The Values we are showing in Shoes and Oxfords are
the best to be found in Winder.
We carry a large Stock of Footwear. Can fit all sizes
from the smallest to the largest.
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We insist that you see the Extra Special values which
we have in Women’s Oxfords and Pumps. These goods
were received last week. New Shoes at New Prices.
Priced at $3.00, $3.50, $4.00. These shoes are in Kid
Leather, Black and Brown. Both Pumps and Oxfords.
If in need of Footwear It will pay you to see us.
Kilgore-Kelly Company
“Fitters of Feet.”
Let s Be Friends!
A friend posted on money matters is mighty conven
ient at times. And the better you know that friend the
more useful he will be to you.
Make friends with your bank now. Then when the
time comes and you have an important money matter
that you would like to talk over with someone, really
well informed about such things, you will have a friend
whose judgment will be valuable to you-Your Bank.
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It is a part of our daily business to keep posted in re
gard to general conditions, money matters and invest
ments. ,
Come in today and get acquainted. _ *:7' •/
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NORTH GEORGIA TRUST &
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Windier, Georgia
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $224,000.00
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