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THE.STRAND THEATFR PROGRAM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. Sept 1 & ' 2. —Bryant Washburn, in “IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE” SATURDAY, Sept. 4.—Roy Stewart, in ONE SHOT ROSS. VOL. XXVIII. EDITORS ARE COMING FRIDAY FOR CONVENTION WINDER WILL HAVE THE PLEASURE OF ENTERTAINING PRESS OF THE NINTH AND EIGHTH GEORGIA DISTRICTS ON FRIDAY Many Prominent News paper Men From Over State to bfe Present And Will Make Addresses The Ninth Georgia District Press As sociation will meet in Winder Friday morning, September 2nd. The exer cises will be held at the old court court house beginning at 11 o’clock. President W. G. Sutlive, of the Geor gia Press Association, will be present and deliver an address. Those who have heard him realize what a treat is in store for those who will be present. Other well known speakers will ad dress the convention. Among these ill be John N. Holder, of Jefferson; Geo. D. Rucker, of Alphareta; John F. Shannon, of Commerce; Mrs. Emmie g. Thompson, of Commerce; A. S. Har dy, of Gainesville; Paul T. Harber, of Commerce: Ernest Camp, of Monroe: ack L. Patterson, of the Atlanta Jour nal. After the exercises a luncheon will be served the visitors at the New 1\ in der Hotel. Also a delightful picture ■ogram will be given the visitors at The Strand Theater through the cour tesy of Manager Love. The title of the picture is “It Pays to Advertise,” and we hope every editor will see it. They will enjoy it. Then a drive over the city and some of the good roads of Barrow county will be extended the visitors if the time per mits. Most of the newspapers of this sec tion of trie state will he represented at this meeting, and Winder will show her appreciation of their visit in a thor- i ougb manner. The following have written the enter tainment committee that they will be present- Others are expected: F. D. Singleton and daughter, Miss MaVv Singleton, of Clarkesville. <r>. E. Hill and Mrs. \V. G. Sharp, of Ma.vsville. H. F. Braselton, of Braselton. Jack Majors, Jr., of Buford. A. S. Hardy, of Gainesville. T. F. Shannon, Mrs. Shannon, Mrs. Homer Thompson, L. J. Yarbrough, of Commerce. 6eo. T*. Rucker, Mrs. Geo. D. Ruck er, Roy Terry, of Alpharetta. Robert Graves, Mrs. Robert Graves, ot Toccoa. .Tas. P. Davidson, of Cleveland. ' Seth M. Yining. of Pemorest. Guy C'lopton, Mrs. Clopton, of Gaines ville. 'frc. ri. H. Howard, of Pawsonville. ,T< in N. Holder. Mrs. John N. Hol der, \V. 11. Williamson, of Jefferson. Ernest Camp. Mrs. Camp, of Mon ror. w. T. Bacon, Mrs. Bacon, of Madison. E. A. Caldwell, Mrs. Caldwell, of Monroe. A. C. Camp, L. F. Johnson, of Wat kpisville. W. A. Shackelford, Mrs. Shackelford, of Lexington. Pan Ms gill, of Athens. Rush Burton, of Lavonia. W. G. Sutlive, of Savannah. .Tack L. Patterson, of Atlanta Jour nal. Dudley Glass, of the Atlanta Geor gian. Mr. James Burson Will Gc With Klimax Over all Cos. September Ist. Mr. James Burson, who as been with #ie Barrow County Cotton Mills as auditor, will on September Ist resign that position and will be associated with the Klimax Overall Cos., of this city. He will have charge of the of fice. Mr. Burson is an expert ac countant and bookkeeper, and will he a most valuable addition to the office force of this prosperous Winder enter prise. Miss Flossie Henson has returned home from Tignall, Ga„ where she ve iled friends. She also stopped in El berton for a short while with Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Mashburn. Sk Winter Nous, AND THE BARROW TIMES Winder News Will Issue Special Fair- Booster Edition. The Winder News will issue during the latter part of Septem ber, possibly the 22d, a Special edition, and will be known as a Fair booster edition. The ob ject of this special edition will be to stimulate trade, bring people from Barrow and other counties to Winder where they can buy merchandise for less and sell their cotton for more. We want the farmers and bus ness men from the counties ad jacent to Barrow to attend our fair and then keep coming here to market their cotton and buy their merchandise. Winder must make some ef fort along the lines of progress and she must advertise, she must wake up from that old nap that has now lasted through almost one entire year. We expect and hope every mer chant in Winder will have some space in this booster edition. We don’t ask you to take double pages, but we want you to be rep resented. get your name before the people and ask them to come to Winder —the best town in the state. With each display ad in this booster edition we are going to give a write-up gratis of the firm management and what they have done and are doing to build a city here. Get your copy ready and let’s go. ANOTHER BOND ELECTION CALLED In this issue of The News appears a call for another bond election which j will be held on Tuesday, September 27. It will be necessary for about 1250 vot ers of the county to vote in this elec tion in order to carry bonds. Further more, it will he necessary for two tliirds of this 1250 to vote for bonds in order for them to carry. Every citizen in the county that favors bonds should vote in the election. The last election was lost because the people would not go to the election. | It seems strange that men will get • terribly interested in the candidacy of men for office out of which they nev er get anything but will pay no atten tion to an election when their real in | terests are at stake . The News has no desire to influence any man as to how he shall vote. We 'want you to vote. It just looks to us ! that it would be much bettor at this time to Issue bonds and keep our taxes down to a reasonable figure rather than pay a burdensome tax this fall. If you stay away from the polls it means that you favor high taxes this fall. It is up to the people of Barrow 'county to decide this question on Sep tember 27th. OUANTITY BOOZE IS DESTROYED Two men were caught on the out skirts of Winder with 100 gallons of whiskey in an automobile last Friday night. The men were from above Gainesville and bad their whiskey In ten-gallon kegs. The whiskey was de stroyed and the men were placed in jail. Later they gave bond and were released. iWilliams-Thompson Cos. Moving to New Quarters Williams-Thompson Company are moving this week from their old stand on Candler street to the corner store of Broad and Athens streets, formerly occupied by Autry-House & Cos. Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, September 1, 1921. THE $50,000 BOND ISSUE FAILED TO POLL THE NECESSARY VOTES. Out of a Registration of 2428 Voters Only 986 Votes Were Cast. 909 Voting lor Bonds and 27 Against,—Another Election Will Be Called At Once. I In the bond election last Friday not enough votes were polled in the county to make it legal. There were only 936 votes cast in the county and there are about 2428 registered voters in the county. Hence it will take about 1215 votes to make the election legal, as the law In regard to bond elections specifies tnat a ma jority of the registered voters in the county must be cast in the election, and bonds must receive two-thirds of those voting. Very few votes were bast agpinst bonds, and if about 300 more citizens bad voted they would have carried easily. The following is the vote of each district: For Against District Bonds Bonds Auburn District 28 8 Bethlehem District 74 3 Ben Smith District 28 9 Cains District 57 0 Chandlers District 50 0 Houses District 511 4 Jones District 47 0 Pentecost District 30 3 Statham District 75 0 TOTAI 009 27 Another election will be called at once in order to give the citizens of the county another opportunity to vote on the ques tion. The call for this second election appears in this issue of The Winder News. We feel that most of our people are in favor of bonds but failed to vote last Friday. It is important that everybody vote in order to insure the success of the movement. DOES WINDER NEED ANDWANT A CHAM BER OF COMMERCE? ASK A FEW BUSI NESS MEN THIS QUESTION. YES AND NO. Does Winder need a Chamber of Commerce? If you will ask this question of the first business man you meet on tlie street, his answer will almost invari ably be, yes. If, on the other hand, does Winder want a Cbumber of Com merce, he will say, no. ~ Why do you get this answer? It is a regretable thing to say, but these same men will tell you that it is be cause the people of our little city are not pulling together. There are too many that won’t play if Mr. Jones or Mr. Johnson or some other fellow Is at the head of it. What Winder needs to do, is to get out of this narrow way of looking at these things and every body In Winder pull for a better city and county. | j ' j Numbers of times we have tried to organize a Chamber of Commerce here, and each time it has fallen down. What we need is to get an organiza tion going that will work not only for the good of Winder, but for every cit izen in the county. On every hand, everywhere, over the entire cotton belt, you hear the same old cry that we have heard for the past several years: “The boll weevil is destroying the cotton crop.” We get up a few boil weevil traps, a little pois oning. and that is about as far as we go. We then say, “Well, if we cannot tight the weevil successfully, why don’t the farmers try diversification?” the farmers will be mighty quick to tell you that the cotton crop is the only crop that they can realize ready money on, and under present conditions you are compelled to plant cotton. My idea of what we need, is to organ ize a Winder and Barrow county Chamber of Commerce. Secure the services of a real, competent secretary, and let him devote his entire time to this work. It may be that we will have to pay this man $3,000 or ev n $5,000 per year. The farmers will then have someone to go to and ask T* Vv to pro vide a market for his products. He can go to the office of the secretary and tell him that he is going to have so many watermelons, cantaloupes, pea nuts, sweet potatoes, or whatever he is raising, and get in touch with a market for his product. Then, the farmers can start diversification with some hope of success. An organization like this will mean a great deal to the farmers and in this way will benefit every merchant in Barrow county. Mr. William Summerour is doing a great work here with his potato curing plant, and should be commended very highly, and given the support of every business man in Winder and Barrow county. The sweet potato crop is a very profitable one, and it docs not take a greut deal of fertilizers nor work for the crop. An organization like the one I have just mentioned would go a long ways toward making this and other business undertakings in Winder a success. Why not get together and start something! Every business man and every farmer in Barrow county should be deeply interested in the question. All will be benefitted. The sooner we organize, the quicker we will get in touch with all the different markets and jobbers, and the county or city that Is the first to take up this work will have the advantage. Let's go, Winder, so that we can soon truly say, again, as our friend, Bob Ross, used to say, "We are building a city here.” Yours for Winder and Barrow coun ty. D. F. THOMPSON. 808 HIGGINS MAY WEAR A LOOKOUT UNIFORM IN 1922 Unless present plans miscarry, and there seems little possibility that they will,, says George H. Butler, in Consti tution, Boh (“Pepper”) Higgins will be seen behind the platter for the Chatta nooga Lookouts when they pr.v the lid off the 1i)22 Soul hern league season. The Lookouts want Higgins and Bob wants to go baok home. The only tiling standing between the materiali zation of their mutual desire is the fact that “Pepper” is under suspension for hurdling to the “Million Dollar” league. (’holly Frank himself has already agreed to lift this suspension and re instate Bob, so no objection is expected from Secretary Farrell, of the National Association of Minor Leagues, whose sanction only is necessary to restore Boh to good standing in organized ball. The acquisition of Higgins would help the Lookouts to an ineffable de gree. There is not u better receiver in the Southern league today than Bob Higgins. He has a fighting spirit that would put the majority of the Lookout's one-run losses on the other side of the ledger. If the deal is consumated Bob will remain in Winder until next year and will Ik 1 engaged in the cotton business under the firm name of Maxwell and Higgins. Mr. and Mrs. Higgins and children have made their home in Win der since last year where they have made many friends who will regret to give them up, hut will he delighted to see Bob back in harness. BANKS WILL (LOSE MONDAY. Next Monday, September sth. will be Labor Pay, and the banks of Win der will be closed. Those having bus iness with the banks will be governed accordingly. Mr. Alvin Thornton, state manager for South Carolina for Beech Nut products, stopped over in Winder to day with his sister. Mrs. J. B. Parham, and his mother, Mrs. B. M. Thornton. COTTON CONDITION IS BELOWNORMAL The condition of the cotton crop is way below normal for this year up to August 18th. The condition all over the cotton belt is reported at 52.7 per cent. Georgia reports 46.8 per cent. This is aboht 20 per cent below 7 the average for the past ten years. A yield of approximately 7,470,000 hales is made. WINDER’S PUBLIC BUILDING HELD UP Congressman Thos. M. Bell sends the Winder News a eopy of a letter receiv ed by him from Hon. John W. Langley, chairman of the committee on Public Buildings and Grounds In congress, in which he states that owing to the pres ent financial condition of the country, his committee will report no general public building bills at this session. Congressman Bell states that on this account he is prevented from getting a <ite on postoffice building at Winder for the present. WINDER WILL HAVE PUBLIC PARK OPEN BY SPRING OF 1922 I If you fail to give your boys and i girls recreation and amusement at , home under safe and wholesome en , vironment they may, and usually do, seek varieties of entertaimueut unsafe and profane, which may he embarrass ing to you in later life. It, is with pride and pleasure that it can be announced to the public, espe cially to the ladies and children, that they will have a large, clean, sanitary, well-kept recreation park, which will j be open to the public in the spring of | 1922. t is the intention of the promoters if this Institution to build a public |park, free to everybody, and that will Ibe in keeping with the progressiveness |of this community. It is the purpose of the promoters to eonvert the grove ! i tli(> south side of East Avenue at the intersection of Williams street into a clean, beautiful park with drive ways, walkways, paviUjou 1 *, large swimming pool with shower hath and [dressing rooms, electrically lighted from one side to the other. This will be a public park and not run for pe cuniary gain. To the Jady or girl irrespective of age in the city of Winder who submits the most suitable name for the propos ed park will be haiidsoin.-ly rewarded. STRAND THEATER BUYS BIG PICTURE FOR NINTH EDITORS Mr. 1.. Love, of the Strand Theater, announces for Thursday and Friday's attraction at The Strand Bryant Wash burn, in “It Pays to Advertise,” one of the greatest comedy-dramas ever pro duced. Mr. Love bought this picture primarily for the entertainment of the Ninth District l’r<>ss lioys in session here Friday, and gives each and every visitor a special Invitation to attend this theater and see this hilariously funny screen version of advertising. “It Pays to Advertise” is one of the fmiiest comedies ever writeu. It is a great story of how a young man made a fortune in two weeks. You'll enjoy it at the Strand today and tomorrow. Mr. Love, manager of the Strand, never fails an opportunity to enhance the interests of his town and is to be commended for his interest in the vis iting editors to give them, without cost, a delightful hour's entertainment at this popular theater. HERRIN’S 10 CENT STORE IS MOVING Mr. W. J. Herrin, proprietor of Her rin's 10c store, is moving this week from his old stand near the New Win der Hotel across the street to the store adjoining that of J- T. Strange to. THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM MONDAY, Sept. 6.—Dorothy Dalton, “DARK MIRROR” TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. Sept. 7 and 8. —Wm. S. Hurt in “WOLVES OF THE RAILS.” NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS Gathered From Exchan ges in Adjoining Counties. ,; Walton County. (Tribune) Mr. Mac Williams complimented a number of relatives with a delightful luncheon at the Greer House last Thurday, and in the afternoon the guests were taken out for a ride on the county's good roads. The occasion was a most enjoyable one. Those enjoying Mr. Williams’ hospitality were his father, Mr. A. C. Williams, of Auburn; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Giles, of Slidell, La., Misses Grace and Hazel Jacobs, of Grayson, Miss Nell Camp, of Statham, Miss Mary Briscoe, Mrs. E. M. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Williams, of Monroe, his tl|ree brothers, Messrs- Carson, Claud and Hoyt Williams, and two sisters, isses Ara and Ellene Wil iams, of Auburn. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hewell and family, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Anderson and Miss Rachel and Master Dan An derson spent Sunday in Winder. • • .’ 4,. . •lackson County. * (Herald) Mrs. L. W. Collins and children of Winder, who have been guests of Mrs. W. C. Smith, huve returned home. Mr. Coffins was here on Friday. During Rev. and Mrs. Collins’ two years’ res idence in Jefferson, they won the love and esteem of many people, and their return visits are always sources of great pleasure to their friends. Mrs. J. L. Williamson returned lust Friday from Winder where she has been spending several weeks with Dr. and Mrs. 8. T. Ross. The deuth of Mrs. Jennie Moulder some two weeks ago at Winder brought sorrow to many hearts. Bhc was the widow of the lute E. M. Moulder, a one armed confederate Veteran, a sister to Mrs. Josie Rogers, whose remains were interred a few months ago at the Rog ers cemetery, near McDonald’s Mill, ( and a cousin to the Staplers, Pitmans, Mllhites, Freemans, Bennetts and oth ers. She was the daughter of Judge Arch B. Pittman and was 7(i years of age. l The announcement of the wedding on Friday at noon of Miss Blondine Har dy and Mr. Robert J. Kelly comes as a surprise to their families and friends .The wedding ceremony was performed by Judge W. W. Dickson and is the culmination of a romance begun during the young couple’s school days at Mar tin Institute. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hardy, of near Winder. She is ail attractive young lady, a graduate of Martin Institute and one of the county's successful teachers. Mr. Kelly Is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Kelly. He also is a grad uate of Martin Institute and lias spent one year at Georgia Tech. He is a splendid young man. and no doubt will make a success in life. Both Mr. and Mrs. Kelly have a .host of friends who are extending their | congratulations and wishing for them ~. long married life of usefulness ni ; prosperity. Mr. Walter Brooksher of Winder, or Barrow county, passed through last week on his return from a trip across the Blue Ridge where he was born and raised. The roads being wet, Mr. Brooksher left his car at the foot of the mountain and crossed it in a wagon for fear his horseless carriage might leave the road and go down the moun tain. A person naturally enjoys him self lietter in a wagon than In a car while crossing this high mountain any way.—Dahlonegn Nugget. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brooksher came up from Winder lost week to spend a few days. Paul seems to always be in a good humor. Can’t see how he got mail enough during the war to either wound or kill a German.—Dahlonega Nugget. Postmaster W. B. McCants of Win der spent a couple of days in the city last week. He is one of Winder’s most prominent citiaens.—Gainesville tews. No. 20