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THE-STRAND THKATFR PROGRAM THURSDAY and FRIDAY, July 7, AND JULY B.—THE BEST UF LUCK. SATURDAY’, July 9. —Diamond Queen White Horseman. Comedy. VOL. XXVIII. SOME IMPRESSIONS RECEIVED IN AND AROUND BARROW COUNTY COURT HOUSE Foreman of Grand Jury Thinks Wave of Crim inality Is Receding and Sees Better Times In Store For County and State. Compliments Court Officials, Attorneys And Thinks Attendants Very Orderly and Law-Abiding. ' W. H. FAUST. During the two weeks just closing it has been the writer’s good pleasure to be intimately connected with the Su perior Court, serving as foreman of the grand jury and between times listening to the witnesses and lawyers and the general proceedings. The Judge. Judge Blanton Fortson is serving as presiding officer here for his first time There are a number of reasons why he has piade a most favorable impression on the people of the county. First of all. he is a man physically, tall, genial, affable, like Saul of old, in ,the respect of standing a head taller than the average man. Intellectually, he measures up to tne exalted standard set in this circuit by Congressman Brand and An drew J. Cobb. He transact* business with skill and despatch and has by his general efficiency greatly endeared him self to tine citizens of the county. The Solicitor. Than W, O. Dean no district in Geor gia has a fairer and more able prose cutor. He is a lawyer who can not only in terpret and enforce the law, but he is r. tine outstanding church worker and can, in Sunday school and prayermeet ing, greatly strengthen the gospel for ces. The law violators fear and dread him, while the upright, decent citizens recognize in him one of the best equipp ed jurists in the state. The Bar. The men who praerie in the eourts here will stand with any other seetion in the state on their merits. The Shackelford Bros., of Athens, Frank and T. J.. know how to handle cases and jointly ot separately, they are in great demand. Col. Tlios. .T. has la*en a candidate for congress and Ilia enthusiastic advocacy of the interests of farmers and liLs abundant fund ot info/uiafion along agricultural lines is giving him great prestige among the f,oß(*. Judge Russell anil his son, Richard. Junior, are and will he leaders in both criminal and civil work throughout the circuit. The father has already had about as many honors as the people can confer and the son is serring at present with great success in tile lower house of the general assembly. Cols. Lewis Russell and Chandler are defending numbers of cases and do ing it with great credit. i o', (jrillian is showing himself to he markedly efScicui in handling crim inal cases and in the defease of Head who murered liis brother at Bet ale hem. Judge G. A. Johns and Col. J- C. Pratt are manifestly able and popular evidenced by the long number of impor tant cases which they handle. Col. Duke Ross is thoroughly at home before a jury as is Judge George Th omas £>f Athens. Col. Nix of Law renceville and Col. Orrin Roberts of Monroe. Col. Ablt Nix, of Athens, is fast forg ing to the front as one of fcie ablest of the younger lawyers in the state. Time fails one to mention the oth ers who help to make the bar of this county one of the best in the country. The Sheriff. Uniformly courteous and considerate alike of the feelings of rich and poor, known throughout the Ninth district for his efficiency and consideration of criminals and all classes there is not a better sheriff in the United States nor one widely loved than Otis Camp. The Clerk and Bailiffs. A. T. Harrison is showing himself to be a worthy successor to Geo. N. Bagwell and is handling the clerk’s end of the job with credit to himself and the body. Sims is serving as spe cial bailiff to the grand jury and do ing the job in an up-to-date way, in fact each of the bailiffs sworn in are giving eminent ( satisfaction, and no word would be complete without a bit of genuine commendation for the fine wo',4 done by county policemen Rut ledge and Sim Hill, who are turning up many law violators and causing Sic Mem AND THE BARROW TIMES FARMERS AFTER MR. BOLLWEEVIL Mr. A. D. Robertson, the county dem itystration agent of Barrow county, held some very important meetings bearing upon the boll weevil depreda tion in this county last Tuesday. At 10 o’clock, in the morning the first meeting has held at Auburn. A good crowd *as present and all the farmers that heard the speeches were impress ed with the suggestions made by the speakers. A similar meeting was helc at the grounds in this city at 10 o’clock and also at Bethlehem at 3:30 o’clock. Mr. J. K. Giles, of the State Agricultural College, and who has been laboring for several years in the boll weevil territory was present at all of these meetings and made addresses. The farmers of the county are l>e coming aroused and are fighting the weevil with determination. SUCCESSFUL EVANGELISTIC CONFERENCE. The Evangelistic Conference at Bethel church in Walton county for all the churches of the Apalachee associ ation was a .success from every view point. The churches were well represented and the dinner and hospitality of the Bethel community was all that could be desired. Rev. John H. Webb spoke on Soul Winning at 10 o'clock, followed by Dr. Jurn.'s C. Wilkinson, pastor of the First Baptist church of Athens, who chose for his subject "Jesus as Soul Winner.” Dr. Wilkinson is the newly elected pastor of one of the strongest churches in the South and charmed and delighted his great congregation with his enthusiasm, ability and clear way of presenting his subject. I)r. John F. Purser, of Atlanta, pres ident of the Home Mission Board of the 1 Southern Baptist convention, preached at eleven-thirty on “Prayer in Soul Winning.” It was a masterly message from ii great soul. The dinner was a gem—everything to cat from fried chicken to ice cream. In the afternoon addresses were de livered by Revs. E. H. Jennings. L. A. Henderson, O. W. Henderson, Brother Marshall and McGaughey, Faust, Bell Walker, etc. On account of the summer evangelis tic campaigns that will be on. further meetings of the Preachers and Workers Conference will be after September. All who attended pronounced it one of the best days in the history of de nominational life of this great body. Several from this city attended dlie birthday dinner of Mr. Dave Crow on Mr. Arch Perry’s farm Monday. A great day was spent by all that were present. A delicious dinner was spread at the noon hour. Mr. Crow was 75 years of age. About 100 guests enjoyed the day. criminals to keep on the qui vive. The Grand Jury. Of ail the grand juries the writer has had the privilege of serving on the one in service these two weeks has had no peer. The leading citizens of the county, they have with painstaking care gone into the performance of their sworn duty without fear or favor and have searched diligently into conditions existing in the county and their find ings and presentments to be published will be of decided benefit to the coun ty i? followed. The Attendants. Those who attended the sessions were orderly and law-abiding and the general impression left on the minds of close observers is that the general wave of criminality is receding and bet ter times are in store for the county and state. On the whole the information re ceived, and thoughts engendered, by having experience in the courts causes a spirit of optimism to surge in the hearts of the most pessimistically in clined. Surely better and brighter days are just ahead of us. Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, July 7, 1921. CRIMINAL DOCKET TAKEN UP MONDAY Superior Court Has Been Busy This Week With Law Violators. The criminal docket was taken up by the Superior Court of Burrow county last Monay morning. Several negro cases were disposed of during the first part of the week. The case of Oscar Smallwood charg ed with murder was takeh up Tuesday morning. He was charged with the murder of Frank Drake last Christ mas. This was a most hotly contest ed case. Smallwood was represented by Col. R. B. Russell, Jr., and Judge R. B. Russell. Solicitor Dean was as sisted in the prosecution by Col. YV. H. Quarterman. The case went to the jujry Wednesday night The jury brought in their verdict Wednesday morning of not guilty, thus clearing Smallwood of the charge. Henry Dillard who was charged with cheating and swindling was found not guilty. He was represented by Col. Jos. I. Quillian and Judge R. B. liussell. Two white boys who lived in a dis tant part of the country plead guilty to stealing a ride on the train. They tvere fined $5 and costs or three months in the chaingang. They have not paid their fines to date. Ed Wilkerson plead guilty to assault and battery. He was sentenced to 12 months in the chaingang and the sen tence was suspended until the further orders of the court. Court is still in session as we go to Winder Defeats Law renceville in Hot Game Winder defeated on the latter's grounds Wednesday after noon by u score of 9to 2. The scoring of the game took jjlace in the first three innings of the game and after the last of the third inning not another j run crossed the plate. “Rabbit” Milli* | gan, a former Georgia State Leaguer, was ihe victim of the Winder boys. This was the eleventh game Unit the home boys have played this season and they have been defeated only once, having won the other ten games. It is the purpose of the new base ball club, composed wholly of home boys to have some good games of base ball here this summer (with apologies for the game here July 4th with a team we thought a real team from Athens) and with the support that the good citizens of Winder ou give them by just attending the games they will be enabled to bring a class of base ball to our little city that will be nearly on a par with the Million Dollar League games of last year. Let's help the boys out and when there is a game in town lets all go to it an show the boys that we appre ciate our home talent as much as we did the men who were being paid up to four hundred dollars a month last year for the same thing our boys are doing for nothing. . Come to the gaifiY* Thursay after noon and help the Winder boys beat the fast Lawrenceville team. Game will be called at Valley Park at 4:00 o’clock sharp. A Small Newspaper We were shown the smallest news paper published in the world so far as <ve know. It is published at Liberal, Kansas, and its young editor is Miss Alice C. Nichols. She sent a copy of her paper to Mr. J. W. Nichols, of this city. It is a well-gotten up little pa per of 4-pages. 3-columns in width and about 6 inches long. Winder’s Ball Team Defeats Athens the 4th. What purported to be a baseball game but which in reality was a one-sided running race, was played at Valley Park in this city Monday, July 4th, between Winder and Athens. The re sult of the game was 26 to 6 in favor of Winder. THE BANK OF STATHAM. In this issue of the News appears a statement of the Bank of Statham, one of the splendid financial institu tions of the county. This statement shows thnt the bank has been well managed through these strenuous times, and its officials are to be con gratulated on the fine showing made. FORD PLANT BUILDS 108,962 IN JUNE Demands Exceeds Output as Ford Breaks All Previous Records. During the mouth of June, the Ford Motor Company, through its Detroit factories and 22 assembly plants thru out the country reached the production of 108,962 Ford cars and trucks, set ting up anew high record for one mouth. Production of Ford cars and trucks has been steadily increasing since early spring, and shows substantial gains over the same period last year. The second quarter of 1921, viz: April, May, and June, shows an output of 301,796 Ford cars and trucks against 220.878 for the same three months of last year, or a net increase of 80,918. Although the Ford plants have been unning at maximum capacity they have not been able to supply the demand Especially is this true of enclosed cars, for which the demand has been unus ually heavy. One reason cited by Ford officials for the unprecedented demand for Ford cars is the present tendency toward economy. Many of those whose names have been added to the long list of buyers might well 'have afforded larger and more costly cars than the Ford, but it is the belief that the prospective motor ear buyers are investigating all of the costs incident to motoring much more carefully than at any period dur ing the past five years. The estimated output of the Ford factories for July calls for 545 cars and trucks per work hour. In other words, one Ford car or ruck leaves the assembly line every seconds. Statham News Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Nunn ally spent Monday in Atlanta. Miss Marguerite Bishop returned to her home in Athens after spending a few days here with her aunt, Mrs. J. M. L. Thurmond. Mr. Wallace Pool of Atlanta is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Daniel for some time. Mrs. Fannie Steed and children were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Steed at their home in the coun try. Miss Myrtle Arnold of Atlanta spent the week-end here with her sister. Miss Ruth Arnold. Clyde Bolton of Elberton is spending awhile witli Murphy Hardigree. Mrs. W. M. Fite, MBs Ruth.Fite, Mrs Ruth Fite, Mrs. Jane Johnson returned Tuesday from a two weeks visit with Mrs. Leo Hunt of Westminister. Messrs. B. 11. Grant and David Mob ley motored to Savannah for a few days. • Misses Sarah Lowe and Susie Belle Perkins are spending this week in Wat kinsville as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Lowe. Mrs. Doric Hardigree left last Thurs day for her home in Bishop after spend ing sometime here with her son, W. H. Hardigree. Mrs. C. E. Nicholson entertained as her week-end guest Miss Willie Mae Autry from Winder, Mr. and Mrs. Will Autry, of Winder were her dinner guests Sunday. Misses Idalee and Rozelle Ross left this week for Alabama where they will be the guests of relatives for three weeks. Reuben Ward of Athens is spending this week with his aunt, Mrs. B. H. Grant. Miss Mary and Mozelle Perry have as their guests this week Misses Mamie and Tabitha Sims of Winder. Mr. We.vman Jones from Camp Jack son, 8. C., is spending awhile with his pa rents. Kermit Booth from Camp Jackson is the guest of his mother, Mrs. J. J. Booth for a few days. Miss Rosa Lee Chandler is the guest of her grandfather, Mr. George Chan dler in South Carolina. Mrs. C. B. Chambers went to Hosch ton this week to attend the Womans Missionary Society of the Gainesville District. Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster had as their guest for a few days their daughter, Mrs. —i of Atlanta. Mrs. Oscar Harrison entertained the younger set last Saturday evening. Games, music and conversation were enjoyed, after which a delicious ice course was served. The people of Statham give I)r. and Mrs. S. A. Boland a hearty welcome on their return to the city from Greens boro. DEATH OF MRS. J. E. DAVIS. Mrs. J. E. Davis, one of the best be loved ettizeus of the Zion neighborhood, died last Friday at 6 o’clock at her home in the community. She was tak en sick Tuesday and in spite of the best care of physieians and relatives she died on Friday. The remains were buried at Zion church, Revs. Bun.vion Collin, the pastor, Frank Jackson and Stokes Walker being present. Five of her soirs were pallbearers. Mrs. Davis was about 75 years of age and had lived a consistent Christian life. She leaves 10 children, 38 grand children and 10 great-grand children. A large crowd of relatives and friends were present at the burial, which shows the great love and esteem in which Mrs. Davis was held by those who knew her. The profound sympathy of a host of friends is extended to the bereaved. WINDER FOLKS ARE FINE Mr. McDonald, the agent of the Sea board railroad, says that Winder peo ple are honest. Sunday morning, while selling tickets, some gentleman gave him a ten dollar bill for the pur chase of a22 cent ticket. Mr. McDan ald gave him in the change a twenty dollar bill, mistaking it for SI.OO. He was just $19.00 short. He failed to get to church or Sunday school Sun day morning trying to find out where his money went to. Finally he renliz tliat he had given the twenty dollar bill, which was anew kind, for a one dollar bill. He remembered that all the people that bought tickets that morning were Winder people so he set out to see if any of them had his bill. The first man he met was Mr. Wilson Mr. Wilson did not look at the change when Mr. McDonald gave it to him, so he pull and out His pocket book to see. He found the twenty tucked away with some other bills. Everything was ev ened up smilingly and Mr. McDonald went on his way rejoicing and brag ging about what nice people live in Winder. COAL STRIKERS LOSE OUT. The striking coni miners of Great Britain, who have been out of employ ment for three months, an have brought privation and suffering upon themselves and families on account of non-employ ment have given up the contest and have gone back to work at the old wages. Public sentiment was against the strikers and no organization can succeed in its efforts when public sen timent is against it. ENGINEER ON A. B. & A. SHOT. Engineer W. T. Reid, of the Atlan ta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad was shot live times and mortally wounded two miles from Fitzgerald, Ga., Monday night by alleged strik ers and strike sympathizers on picket duty at Small’s mill. One hundred shots are said to have been tired upon the engine on which Reid was making the trip to Fitzgerald. Asa result of discouraging news from the railroad wage board meet ing in Chicago, together with a barbe cue niul Fourth of July celebration given by the present employes of the A. B. and A. Railroad, the five liun dre strikers, who left the railroad o 0 March tt, have stirred the town to fever heat, according to county officers Immediately after Engineer Reid was shot Monday night, Sheriff E. H. Dorminy threw a cordon of forty to fifty deputies around the A. B. and A. shops, appealed to Judge O. T. Gow- er. of the Cordele circuit, at Cordele, for troops, stating that the situation was serious arid that by placing the town under martial law was the situ ation. Governor Hardwick approved the re quest of Judge Gower and troops were sent to Cordele Tuesday to take the places of the deputies. WINDER NATIONAL BANK. The statement of the Winder Na tional Bank which appears in this is sue of the News is a most creditable one. Just recently a splendid semi annual dividend was declared, and the statement carried by the News this week shows the care with with which the officials of the bank manage its affairs. The Winder National is one of the strongest banks in this sec tion of the state. Mr. Ralph Moon spent last week end with his parents near Hoschton. THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM MONDAY, July 11.—Roy Stewart and Western Picture. TUESDAY, July 12.—Eddie Polo. Also another good Picture. WEDNESDAY, July 13th—THEATRE CLOSED. NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS Gathered From Exchan ges in Adjoining Counties. Prof. M. C. Wiley, one of the newly elected teachers in the N. G. A. Col lege here, moves his family up here to day from Winder and will occupy the residence recently vacated by Prof. A. W. Cain. We are glad to have such cit izens permanently settle in Dahlonega. —Dahlonega Nugget. Gwinnett Couhty. (News-Herald) Mr. Paul Davis, of Winder, was in Lawreneeville Sunday. Mrs. Lcnnie Snelson, who has been spending several days with Miss Ad die Ivie, at Walnut Grove, returned to her home at Winder Monday. She was accompanied to Winder by Miss Ivie, who will spend several days with her sister, Mrs. Clack. Miss Weaver, who spent several days here as the guest of Mrs. H. H. Pharr, went to Winder Tuesday to at fend a house party before returning to her home in Monroe. (Journal) Miss Ola Shedd, of Winder, was the Friday guest of her sister, Mrs. Tandy Shackelford. Mr. and; Mrs. Tandy Shackelford spent Sunday at Winder. Miss Mary Lou Segars, of Winder, was the week-end guest of Miss Vir ginia Thompson. The editors of the ninth district' will meet at Winder on the first Fri day in September. We notice where- Editor George Rucker, of the Alpharet ta Free Press, was present at the last two meetings. He never attends the state press convention and we hope to meet him in Winder and set George up o a dope. Jarkson County. (Herald.) Mr. and Mrs. It. U. Wright and lit tle' son, Carroll, have returned to their home in Lithonia after a week's visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Escoe. Miss Louise Rainey, the young daugh ter of Mr. 11. N. Rainey of Atlanta, is the guest of Mrs. J. R. Flanigan. With his skull crushed and severely gashed by the blows of a hatchet, awl iiis right hand nearly cut from hi* arm, Ben Lee, Chinese laundryman, was found Monday morning about 7 o’clock in his little shop at Commerce in a dy ing condition. Two negroes, one of whom was said to have been identified by tin' Chinaman as having committed the brutal deed, were arrested shortly after the China man was found, and were carried to Jefferson and placed in the county jail there to await investigation. The negroes are Berry Jackson, who the man who attacked him with the hatchet, and Chief Goss. Walton County. (News) Mr. and Mrs. it. U. Wright and son, Carrol, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Wright Friday, en route to their home in Lithouiu, after a visit of two weeks to Winder, Jefferson an other points Mr. .Tames Maughon, a progressive merchant of Auburn, was a visitor to the city Saturday. He always has something nice to say of Monroe and he people and is always an appreciated visitor here. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Aiken, of Winder, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Landers. Now, to be frank, aren’t you happy because you live where the magnolias bloom and where the cape jasmine sheds its fragrance through the air? We know of no country this side of Paradise that is half so wonderful, or that we harl rather dwell in With flowers issuing forth their rich perfume and a blessed atmosphere in which to breathe, we have a people unequalled for genuineness of character this side the stars. Dr. C. B. Mott, Dr. L. W. Hodges and Mr. Jack Carithers and Mr. P. A. Flanigun formed a party that spent several days the first of the w r eek up in the mountains around Lakemont. Buy THAT GOOD GULF GASOLINE No. 12