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THE.STRAND THEATFR PROGRAM
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, July 14
and 15. ALICE LAKE, in ‘ THE MIS
FIT WIFE.”
SATURDAY. July 16—White Horse
man. Diamond Queen. Comedy.
VOL. XXVIII.
Some Comments on Recent
Auditors’ Report and The
Grand Jury Recommendations
Cites Instances Where Better Bookkeeping and
Closer Looking After Affairs of the County
Would Save Taxpayers Many Dollars.
ALSO HAS OTHER THINGS TO SAY
ABOUT PEOPLE AND
THINGS.
By W. H. FAUST
Good Roads Again
It has never been the writers inten
tion to be known as a kicker, but occa
sionally reference to a potent truth
does not hurt the auditor’s report pub
lished in this week’s Issue of the Win
der News, shows that it cost Barrow'
county over $250.00 per mile to have
the road surveyed recently constructed
by the Highway Department. There
are tw T o things about this matter that
needs to be brought before the people,
one is that the price of surveying is
entirely too high, as two hundred and
fifty dollars spent in actual work on a
mile of road w'ould make our traveling
much easier. The other is our people
are entirely too careless about the way
in which their funds are handled.
The Bond Issue.
When twenty-three representative
men from every calling of life and ev
ery section of the county reach a unan
imous conclusion it is at least worth
considering. That is their findings:
We need the new court house finish
ed. Offices in it could be rented profit
ably. The tow’n would look better; the
county would have more pride in some
thing finished. Around $20,000.00 will
finish it. Labor and material is as
cheap now as it will be in our day. To
raise the necessary funds by direct tax
this fall or bonds covering a long pe
riod is the question. Sanity urges the
bonds. Bonds', distribute the burden
equally over a period of time which
will enable us to meet the obligations
with ease and without strain.
A Bit of Careless Negligence.
In the auditor’s report are a few
lilies that are startling. Our citizens
are supposed to be law-abiding, and our
officials just and impartial, yet the
statement is made that the $4.00 road
tax to be paid annually by citizens has
not been paid, and it is dismissed as
though a trifle, while the county is in
debt and its good name is at stake.
Bucli a state of afiairs Is a disgrace to
any county and should never more be
tolerated by decent people. This may
be plain talk but it is no more plain
than for the county to owe debts and
not be able to meet its obligations.
Other Objects
Another Item of interest in auditor's
re r: is the small amount of $1104.70
“Other Objects.”
Now this seems to be a very insigni
ficant thing to quabble over, but listen
folks. How many business men would
be willing for their bookkeepers to
hand in such an item.
There is a difference in bad book
keeper and bad bookkeeping. In the
fture to protect the good name of all
it would be well for other
objects ’ to read “shovels, road scrapes,
etc.”
Enqipment $4725.54 should read, “en
gines, plows, etc.” It would mean
much more than the present reading.
No one is accused of misappropriating
funds, but expert bookkeeping would
put every penny on either the debit or
credit side of the ledger.
Caterpillar Tractor
Another item on the list of equip
ment at convict camp is “caterpillar
tractor $2500.00.”
This ought to be used or sold; if not
used, and sold it would help $2500 in
paying off indebtedness.
Judge Parker inherited a lot of debts
and he seems to be doing his dead level
best to meet the demands forced upon
him.
The Ordinary’s job in Barrow isn’t
all roses and lillies by any means. Ev
ery citizen should give him his loyal
support and help Barrow to the fore
among Georgia's leading counties.
Commissions
The people of Barrow were honest
and at the revest of officials voted
$10r,000.00 with which bond issue it
whs stated a court house could be built.
Various grand juries recommended
that good business men be placed where
®k tPinkr A'ctt's.
AND THE BARROW TIMES
JURY PRAYS AT GRAVE OF
SHERIFF; THEN CONVICTS
SLAYER OF MURDERING HIM
After deliberating one day and
two nights in the case of James
Douglas, charged with the murder
of Sheriff Catron, of Walker county,
the jury began literally to wrestle
in prayer for a verdict late Friday
night, and sent word asking Judge
Wright to pray also.
Saturday morning the jury arose
and after breakfast requested to be
taken to the grave of the slain sher
iff, in the cemetery at Lafayette. Sur
rounding the grave of the man kill
ed last May, the jury knelt and
prayed fervently “for Divine guid
ance in reaching a just verdict.”
The jurors then returned to their
room in the courthouse and in a few
mutes announced that a verdict
•id been reached.
The verdict was “guilty.”
Judge Wright sentenced Douglass
to he hanged at Lafayette on Au
guest sth.
The case went to trial Thursday
and went to the jury that night.
WINDER DEFEATS
SOCIAL CIRCLE NINE
The Winder Ball team met the fast
Social • Circle team at Valley Park on
Monday afternoon and defeated them
six to three This was ofie of the best
games played on the local grounds this
season and was filled with thrills from
start to finish.
Social Circle was the first to score
and up until the sixth inning they held
the Winder! boys scoreless. In this
inning the local boys put two runs
across the plate and tied the score. In
the seventh inning Winder came back
with that old Winder fighting spirit
and put the game on ice.
Social Circle defeated Winder some
time ago on the Social Circle grounds,
this being the only defeat handed Win
der so far this season.
Winder meets the fast Commerce
team this afternoon at Valley Park.
Come out and helxi Winder win.
they could assist in the erection of the
building and yet in the auditor’s re
port appears an item called commis
sions that amounts to SBOOO.OO in addi
tion to others of a similar character.
No use of mou.ning over the water
that has flowed by a given point, but
it is a line example of the necessity of
putting efficient men in office. The
court house, because of the poorest
sort of business management is going
to cost nearly one-third more than it
would have cost if it had been man
aged right, and we tax payers have got
to pay the bill. That’s why some of us
feel like talking out in meeting.
Getting Ove rthe Present Feeling
Folks have been in a bad humor since
the war. During war we ay go crazy.
Do things we never would do if we
were sane.
For the past few months since the
war cloud the people have seemingly
been obsessed with the idea of doing
away with everything and thrusting
everything and everybody out that was
in.
Reminds one of black snakes at cer
tain seasons of the year striking blind
ly at everything in reach.
But we are coming back to sanity.
Some folks are ever beginning to see
hat cotton was higher nder a Democrat
ic administration than it is nuder a
Republican administration, and that
to simply elect a man to offic? doesn’t
mean tlyit we are to forever more be
able to fold our hands across our
breasts and live in absolute luxury.
God ordained six thousand years ago
that man should live by the sweat of
his brow, and the edict still holds good.
,The worker with brawn and brain (the
Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, July 14, 1921.
CAMP LIFE AT THE
NACOOCHEE CAMP
How Our Boys and Girls Arc Spending
Their Vacations.—Mountain Air
Tonic for Nerves, Lungs, Etc.
By L. W. Collins.
By the time this reaches the eyes of
the readers of the Winder News forty
or more homes will be lonesome be
cause of the absence of as many happy
girls from the family circle and be
cause these and many others will lie
interested in knowing where we are
and what we are doing, the writer will
endeavor to give a brief history of the
first week of the camp. You might
think that this is because there is noth
ing else much to do up in the valley,
but I assure you that every minute of
the day and a good part of the night
is fully occupied at Camp Winder. The
boys themselves will be home when
tins is xirinted, and if you wish lie hear
more thrilling adventures, any one of
them will be glad to occupy your at
tention by the hour. It is not likely
that any one of them ever had so much
packed into one short week in all liis
previous existence.
This mountain air is a tonic for the
nerves, lungs and appetite. If you don’t
believe this, you ought to see the num
ber of times we xiass our plates back
at Broome’s Cafeteria. Early in the
morning (not to early) Capt. Carring
ton puts us through our setting ui> ex
ercises. After breakfast we all help
clean up the camp, and the slacker here
lias no easy time of it. In fact the dis
cipline and the close association of
such a large number of boys is wonder
ful practice in learning the art of liv
ing with other folks, and finding out
the value of the golden rule. And not
[only is Camp Director Broome fl fine
leader of boys but also a splendid dis
ciplinarian. So that the camp runs as
smoothly as is possible considering the
number and variety of the boys. And
it is doubtful if forty-five boys could
be found anywhere whose conduct
would l>e better than the boys from the
hollies of Winder. That does not mean
that there were no differences or in
cipient fights, but they were like pass
ing clouds across the sun, and the camp
generally came each night to “the end
of a perfect day.”
There has been swimming every day
in the Nacoochee river, hikes to Helen,
Robertstown, Santee and other places
Monday, the entire camp will climb
Mount Yonah. and on Tuesday will hold
a volley ball tournament. Every night
around the camp fire there have been
stunts, or “police court,” after the de
votional service and prayers.
Sunday morning we added another
class to the Methodist Sunday school at
Na’coochee, and incidentally doubled
their attendance. Altogether it is a
great life and we are trying to make
it worth while not only physically but
spiritually, as night after night, we
have these promising young people to
gether to consider their life problems.
It is a wonderful privilege to be able
to put something into the life of a girl
or a boy, and all those who have con
tributed to make this camp possible
may be sure that if was well worth
while. Those who donated time, such
as the directors and chaperones and
"those who donated transportation
(thirty cars in all, think of it) making
possible the small fee, and the large
number who were able to enjoy this
trip, to each one is due the thanks of
every member of the camp.
In a few days the hills will l>e filled
with both girls and boys for a one-day
reunion, and then the boys will be on
their way homeward giving place to
the girls who are even more enthusi
astic than they. And the boys will
have the biggest thrill of all when they
get back to their own folks, and their
own homes, and Winder and home will
look better than they ever did because
of their brief absence.
%
farmer is helped mightily if he has
brains) sliold ever live and prosper as
he follows God’s command “Six days
shold £hou labor and rest on the sev
enth.” Haziness and Sabbath viola
(Continued on page 4)
THE DESTRUCTION
OF BOLL WEEVIL
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM
A MAN WHO HAS BEEN FIGHT
ING THE PEST FOR
YEARS.
The News is anxious to he of as much
service to the xieoplc of this section in
combatting the boll weevil, hence we
are printing all the information obtain
able from various sources. The letter
printed below is from an Arkansas man,
a brother of Mr. E. W. Copeland, of
Greene county, this state. It is taken
from the Greeuesboro Herald-Journal.
He says: “1 am sorry you have the
boll weevil; for he is bud company.
However, we have had them for the
liast fifteen years and we do not pay
near so much attention to them now
as we di<l when they first showed up.
The farmers tried every way imagin
able to get rid of them, but we find
they came to stay, and the only suc
cess we can have in raising cotton
with them is constant plowing. If a
farmer will plow one furrow each week
and will tie a pole across his plow
handles, and attach a sack to each end
so it will drag along on the cotton,
and will (IT) this each week until Au
guest lth or 15th, lie will, experience
no ill effects from boll weevil.
“The boll weevil is more like an ani
mal in his disxiosition than an insect.
They will hide from you, and if you
molest them constantly they will actu
ally leave the field.
“Three years ago the Virginia-Cnro
lina Chemical Company had a liquid
they claimed would kill the weevil, and
offered to experiment on four acres for
me free, if I would agree to do as they
directed, so I followed their Instruc
tions exactly and the result was I made
a bale to the acre, and where I culti
vated in the usual way I only made a
half bale. However, Ido not'think the
fluil they fixed up killed a single boll
weevil, as they themselves claimed that
it was not a success, but it was the one
furrow each week and the sack drag
ging over the cotton and running them
off that made the cotton. No farmer
can afford to pick up the squares. It
is tedious and expensive, and they
claim each weevil lays fifty thousand
eggs and if you have one thousand wee
vils to the acre, you can easily see it
is practically imiiossilile to pick up all
the squares than enn puncture.
“The weevil does the most harm dur
ing a wet spell, when it’s cool and no
one in the field to disturb him, so if they
are bad during a rainy spell when it’s
too wet to plow, you can tie a long sack
on each end of a pole, and get a mule
or horse and ride along every other row
allowing the sacks to drag the cotton
stalks. This should be done every three
or four days in cloudy weather when
f oo wet to plow. Now, it is certainly
hardto get a farmer to do this as he
soon gets discouraged by some of his
sorry neighbors telling him he is wast
ing time and what he is doing will
amount to nothing. But if the farmers
will follow my suggestions, and fail to
make a good crop of cotton, I will per
mit them to say that I am the biggest
liar that ever left Georgia.”
The Hottest Summer
In A Number of Years
Such a prolonged hot summer has
not been experienced by the oldest cit
izens in Georgia. Even Mrs. Felton
says it is the longest and hottest ever.
Many of our citizens are going to
the mountains and resting and going
through a period of recreation, but the
majority of our mothers, fathers and
children must stay on the Job and look
after the stuff at home. All praise to
these sweating, patient ones who toil
on and about the only rest they will
ever get is to be in the Swc*et Fields of
Eden, after work, cooking and washing
here has been finished.
THANKS.
As chairman of finance committee I
want to thank every one who helped to
make it possible to keep a nurse for
ihe county for the past few months.
Esocially do we thank the Baraccu
class of the Baptist church, the Baraca
class of the Methodist church, the
Bride’s club and Mr. John Williams
for their liberal donations.
Everything we have put on to make
some money has been a success in ev
ery way and this would not have bfen
possible without the help of each and
everyone. Again we thank you.—Fi
nance Committtee Barrow Cos. Red
Cross.
Barrow’s Young Repre
sentative JVLaking Good
“DICK” RUSSELL ON IMPORTANT
COMMITTEES.
When Speaker Cecil Neill of House
of Representatives announced the Com
mittees of the House last week the
many friends of Col. R. B. Russell, Jr.,
Barrow county’s representative, were
pleased to hear of the important com
mittees to which he was appointed. As
is probably known most of the work
in the Legislature is done by the va
rious committees and the more impor
tant the committee assignment the more
valuable a representative is to his con
tituents. Under the rules of the House
no member can serve on more than
four committees and Col. Russell was
appointed to four of the most impor
tant. In fact it is doubtful if any
member serving his first term was so
highly honored. Col. Russell is a
member of the committee on Rules,
which is generally considered to be the
most important in the House as this
committee makes the rules under which
the business of the legislature is tran
sacted and is known as the “steering
committee” of of tlfe House's business.
In addition to this our representative
was appointed on the committee on
Constitutional Amendments to which
all bills that relate in any way to the
changes in tin* Constitution are referr
ed ; the committee on Public Property,
which will have under consideration
the important measures in regard to
the sale of the Governor’s Mansion;
and is Vice-Chairman of the Commit
tee on the University of Georgia and
its branches.
We congratulate “Dick” on his good
fortune and feel sure that the inter
ests of Barrow county will he well
taken care of.
MRS. MARY A.WOOD
CROSSES DIVIDE
Mrs. Mary Aim Wood, eldest daugh
daughter of the late Thomas L. Ross,
died at her home in Jackson county
Tuesday afternoon about 4 o’clock.
Mrs. Wood had been a widow for
some twenty-odd years. She was the
mother of three children —Mrs. Walter
Venable, Mrs. L. P. Whitehead and
Mr. Thomas Wood, with whom she liv
ed. She was a sister to Judge J. N.
Ross, of Jefferson ; Dr. S. T. Ross, of
Winder; Col. G. D. Ross, of Winder,
and Robert <>. Ross, of Atlanta. She
was about 71 years of age, and had
silent all of her life in the community
in which she died.
Some four years ago she was strick
en with paralysis and had been a great
sufferer, hearing her affliction with
great fortitude. She Joined the church
in early childhood and for more than
50 years had been a consistent member
of the church and was loved and re
spected by a large circle of friends.
The funeral and Interment occurred
Wednesday afternoon at Galilee church
in Jackson county, Rev. King, pastor
of the Methodist church of Jefferson,
conducted the funernl obsequies.
The News extends condolence to the
sorrowing relatives and friends.
Grand Jury Asks That
Jail'FeesJße Reduced
An item of Interest which the grand
jury overlooked including with their
general presentments last week was
the recommendation that jail fees be
reduced from SI.OO to 75c per day for
feeding prisoners.
The grand jury also recommended
that the services of the county police
men and county agent be discontinued.
NOTICE WOMAN S CLUB.
The Woman’s Club will meet Wed
nesday afternoon at 5 o’clock at Chris
tian church.—Mrs. W. H. Quarterman,
Pres., Mrs. Vonderleith, Rec. Sec.
Miss Josephine House is visiting
friends in Rochelle.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Herrin are visiting
relatives in Pendergrass.
Mr. Leon Perry spent Wednesday in
Atlanta.
Mrs. G. H. Fortson and son, Jack,
are spending a while in Atlanta.
Mrs. 8. H. Ware is visiting relatives
in Hoganville this week.
Mrs. G. C. Moseley is spending today
in Atlanta.
Miss Carrie Hill, who has been the
guest of Miss Pearl Haynie, left last
week for Commerce.
THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
MONDAY, July 18. —Extra Siieeial —
Edith Story, in “Moon Madness.”
TUESDAY, July 10.—Roy Stewart in
"Laws in Aulaw.”. Eddie Polo.
WEDNESDAY, July 20.—THEATER
CLOSED.
NEWS ITEMS FROM
OUR NEIGHBORS
Gathered From Exchan
ges in Adjoining
Counties.
Gninnett Courtty
(Journal)
Winder ran her string of victories up
to twelve Thursday afternoon by taking
into camp the strong Lawrenceville ag
gregation, winning by the score of 14
to 10. Rogers relieved Deaton in the
third and held the Lowreneeville boys
to one run thereafter. Winder has
played 12 games and has only lost one.
Batteries for Winder, Deaton, Rogers
and Dunn; for Lawrenceville, Parker
and Davenport.
Postmaster IV. B. McCants, of Win
der, is here for a while. We are all
glad to have him in Dahlonega. Mr.
McCants used to attend college here,
and was afterwards a member of the
Board of Trustees fo£ a number of
years, and is a great friend to the in
stitution and tin* xieople of this section.
The gentleman is (11 years of age but
when he stays here a little while and
thinks of the many pleasant days en
joyed while at and about Dahlonega
when in his teens he will forget all
about growing old.—Dahlonega Nugget.
Jackson County.
(Herald)
Ben Lee, the Chinese laundrymau,
who was hacked to pieces and robbed
in his place of business on the main
street in Commerce, on Monday
morning of last week, died on Monday
of tills week, and his remains were
j interred in the Chinese cemetery in
Atlanta Wednesday.
Berry Jackson and Chief Goss, two
negroes who were charged with the
crime, are in jail here, and will tie
tried for murder.
Miss Sybil Millsaps, a charming young
lady of Winder, lias been in the city the
past week, the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
Claud Hancock. She is a 11)21 gradu
ate of G. N. & I. College.
Mrs. S. E. Smith and little daughter,
of Winder, have been spending sever
al days with parents, Mr and Mrs. .1.
L. Bailey.
Mr. Walter Stanton of Winder has
hero Sunday. We are t always glad
to have you with us, Walter.—Hoseh
ton Cor.
Mr. it. L. Pirkle motored to Winder
Monday.—Hoschton Cor.
Miss Mabel Jackson is in Atlanta
taking a series of lessons in china
painting.
Mr. and Mrs, .T. W. Saunders an
nounce the birth of a daughter Monday,
July 11th.
Dr. J. R. Rogers of Dillon, S. 0., will
arrive this week to visit his brother,
Mr. R. L. Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Robinson have
returned from an automobile trip to
Asheville, N. C.
Mrs. Herrin, Misses Mabel, Marie
and Imogene, spent Wednesday in At
lanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller and Miss Cohen,
of Baltimore, are expected this week to
spend awhile with Mrs. Sam Stein.
Mr. Mark Sims is spending a rew
days with Ills mother near La Fayette.
Miss Lonu Sells, who has been vis
iting Miss Pearl Haynie, lias returned
to her home In Hosehton.
Mrs. A. T. Harrison visited rela
tives at Bethlehem and Monroe last
week.
Dr. and Mrs. Williams and Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. Nuunally, of Monroe, vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Parker, in Lo
gauville
Mrs. J. W. McWhorter entertained
a few friends of the young people Sat
urday evening in honor of Miss Bland
and Miss Taylor.
Mr. und Mrs. W. H. Faust, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Brooks, Mrs. Cliff Wages
and Miss Ethel Wills are spending a
few days in Lula.
Misses Louise and Myrtle Robinson
who have Iteen visiting Miss Sue Dell
Perry, have returned to their home in
Monroe.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. N. Baugh, Mrs.
Rawlins, Miss Parker and Mrs. A. T.
Harrison formed a congenial party to
Athens Monday, stopping over at Mitch
ell’s bridge and having a picnic dinner
and watermelon cutting.
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