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THE.STRAND THKAITR PROGRAM
THURSDAY & FRIDAY, SEPT. 22 &
23.—Dorothy Dalton, in “BLACK IS
WHITE"
SATURDAY, Sept. 24.—Roy Stewart,
in Fate Enduring. White Horseman.
Comedy.
VOL. XXVIII.
.SOME REMINISCENCES OF BARROW CO.
C. M. THOMPSON MEANDERS OVER SOME
HISTORIC TERRITORY LAST MONDAY.
On last Monday the writer had the
pleasure of an automobile ride out on
,the R. F. D. route that is covered each
day by Allen Carrington. This route
has as good roads as one could expect
to find through so hilly a section. It
runs down Beech creek to the Hewitt
ford bridge, then slants off in crooks,
curves and angles across the country
that lies between Beech and Bargers
Greeks. It crosses the S. A. L. railroad
seven times, Beech creek four times
and Barbers creek once.
A correct map of this route, I have
no doubt, would make a letter “S” for
each mile it eoutuins. Yet there is
need of another “8” to enable John
Lewis Wilson and several neighbors to
have mail conveniences. This change
would inconvenience but few and ac
commodate quite a number.
This route traverses a portion of the
finest lands in all Georgia. It is red
clay, loamy soil, very productive.
There are wonderful crops of corn, cane
potatoes. The cotton was badly hurt by
hail and now' the boll w r eevil is getting
Tn his dirty work. There are pret
*ty homes, well kept, showing thrift and
prosperity in spite of war, pests and
hail.
As we rode out we passed the swim
ming pool at the old Jackson gin site.
Here it was that the Jackson boys—
Hillman, Mercer, Judson and others —
ran a gin once. On one occasion they
put op a wager as to who could stand
the most pressure in the cotton press.
The press was operated by hand. So
they got in one at a time, lying down
while the others did the pressing. The
story goes that the fellow in the press
was to wiggle his Ungers through a
crack when he had enough. When it
came Hillman's time he was so near
mashed to death he could not wiggle.
The others realizing that he had won,
loosened the press and he was taken
out more dead than alive.
The next place of note is White Oak
colored cemetery. Once it was a col
ored church of note. Here it was that
Rev. Hartwell Jackson very often
preached to the darkies. A little furth
er on is the pretty home of James W.
Casper; then comes John H. Giles and
next R. W. Haynie. I have not space
to name all the good folks but must
pass on. The John Henry in which I
am ’jiding is running nicely, hence I
cannot catch everybody.
The next place of note is the Hill
Steed mill site. A fellow by the name
if Kitchens built it many years ago.
Jiill Steed got it and at his death it
fell into the hands of his son, George,
and his son-in-law, S. Roman, at Ro
man's death. R. M. Patrick got it and
sold it to J. M. Haynie. It belongs to
his estate today.
The next place of note is the Green
M- Chandler old home, now owned
Dy the R. X. Pentecost heirs. It was
here that R. X. I’entefOst died a few
years back. A quarter of a mile fui
tber on and a hundred yards from the
pic-S'Ut road once stood s. pretty ad
h Stylish home in its day. This was
the home of Elisha Lay. His son, An
sel Lay, lived to good old age and die<\
on his farm. A half mile further on
you come to a home where lived Mrs.
Ann Pentecost, the mother of R. X.
and D. J. Pentecost. While standing in
front of, "this home, if yon are a bit
south of east, you look towards the lo
cation of the first camp ground in all
this section, not more than an eighth
of a mile away.
It was here that the Reverend
William Pentecost preached Method
ism while Rev. Isaac P.urson preached
a P.aptist doctrine not a mile away, at
Beech Creek.
A mile further on we come to the
home of Ezekiel Hewitt, who was at
one time tax collector of Jackson coun
ty. He was the father of our own
E. Hewitt, of Winder. Xow let us
cross the waters of Touroulaboul
(Beech Creek) turn to the south half
a mile and we come to the home of the
late Thomas X. Wall. In front of this
home on the waters of a small creek,
Dave Chandler once ran a sawmill with
water power. Let us go a half mile
further, and off a quarter mile to our
left, was the home of Zeno Perkins,
long gone home. He is the father of
Mrs. Emma Bedingtield who lives here.
Her sister. Miss Jane Perkins, some 80
years young is getting on finely near
the place of her birth.
Now. less than half a mile east of this
old 'home was a noted old field for
games of baseball. It was here in the
seventies that the most noted gather
ings of the season were staged, barbe-
' AND THE BARROW TIMES
BOND ELECTION ON
OCTOBERTHE 8 TH.
On Saturday, October Bth, the peo
ple of Barrow county will be called
upon to vote on the question of bonds
in order that the court house may be
finished. Those who are in favor of
bonds should get busy and see to it
that all the citizens go to the polls on
’that day. The sentiment in the coun
ty is strongly in favor of bonds In
fact there is very little opposition, but
it will take a majority of the register
ed votes in the county to make the elec
tion legal. It has been suggested that
an organization be formed in each dis
rict to see to it that all voters get out
to the election on that day. This is a
good suggestion and it is time that
such organizations w y ere being formed.
If you are in favor of bonds get busy
now and look after the formation of a
committee in your district looking to
getting the voters all out to the polls.
BELL OVERALL CO.
READY TO OPEN UP
The Bell Overall Company is again
.ready to resume business. The doors
have been opened and Mr. R. L. Eaven-
and Mr. Axsou Smith, of Atlanta,
are in charge of the company. Mr.
Eavenson is active vice-president and
| Mr. Smith is secretary and treasurer.
Orders from many of their old cus
tomers are beginning to come in, and
just as soon as arangements can be
made as to a few details the machinery
j)f the company will again begin to
move. It is hoped to start operations
early in October. The following di
rectors will have charge of the compa
ny :
J. M. Williams, president; W. L. De
'LaPefTiere, vice president; J. H. Hosch,
vice president; R. L. Eavenson, \ice
president; T. T. Strange: L. F. Sell. TANARUS.
C. Flanigan, W. T. Robinson, H. A. Ca
-1 ritliers, J. C. Pruitt, Claud Mayne, A.
G. Lamar. C. O. Niblack, W. C. Horton,
I A. A. Camp.
Mr. Axson Smith, of Atlanta, will he
secretary and treasurer of the com
pany.
SUPERIOR COURT
HERE NEXT WEEK
Barrow Superior Court will convene
next Monday morning. We published
a list of the jurors two weeks ago and
also the court calendar for the term.
All jurors are expected to be present.
Avery business term is ahead of the
court.
TO STUDY FOR THE MINISTRY,
% - ’
Sylvester Sauls goes to Mercer Uni
versity September 25th, to study for
the ministry. He is the first young
man from the First Baptist church of
Winder, and the first in fifteen years
from this city to give himself to this
work. Sylvester has a host of friends
in Winder and in this section who will
be glad to know that he will become a
minister of the gospel. The best wish
! es of these friends will follow him in
this work.
i .
John Holder to Address
i Men’s Club.
The regular monthly meting of the
| Methodist Men’s Club will be held next
Tuesday night at the home of Mr. A.
D. McCurry on Broad street. A fea
ture of this meeting will be an ad
dress by Hon. J. X. Holder, who is
| lay leader of the Gainesville district.
1 All Methodist men and their friends
are urged to in- present.
Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Ross. Jr., of At
| lanta, announce the birth of a daugh
ter. Frances Beulah, on September 12.
cues, public speaking, big band music
and ball games. Pop-and-Go and Quick
step were the names of famous baseball
| teams in those days. R. L. Carithers,
1 Ben Collins, Dave Thomas were among
•the players on those teams. Jackson
I McElhannon, who died in Milledgerille.
j knocked Esq. Green Arnold on the
l.head with a rock. Many thought he
was gone but he revived.
M.v letter is getting too long. I shall
have to rest as I take the remainder of
my trip to Winder. —C. M. Thompson.
Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, September 22, 1921.
NEWS ITEMS FROM
OUR NEIGHBORS
Gathered From Exchan
ges in Adjoining
Counties.
Walton County.
(Walton News)
John M. R. Smith, one of the oldest
citizens of Walton county, died at his
home in Mountain district Sunday
morning, September 11th. He was
about 87 years old. He died on the
plantation on which he was born, and
on which lie had lived all his life.
Miss Evelyn Radford, of Winder, will
visit her aunt, Mrs. A. C. Kelly, at an
early date.
(Walton Tribune)
Mrs. J. O. Radford has as her guest
her grand daughter. Miss Mattie Lee
Radford, of Greensboro. From Monrot!
Miss Radford will go to Winder for a
visit to Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Radford.
, Miss Cuthleen Wilson, of Winder,
Is visiting Miss Martha Stanton.
Dr. and Mrs. Boland, of Statham,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. F.
Hodges.—Loganville Cor.
Mrs. Clarence DeLaPerriere, of
Hoschton and Miss Vallie Arnold, of
Winder, were the guests of Miss Claire
Robinson Monday.
Miss Viola Towler, the charming and
talented daughter of Mr. add Mrs.
Thomas Towler, has an excellent posi
tion with the schools at Winder.
Prof. L. P. Green, who has been
teaching at Gratis for same time, has
gone to Auburn to take charge of the
school there. The many friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Green regret to see them leave
Walton county, hut will wish them all
j the good things in their new home.
VISITING MARINES
PRAISE OUR CITY
•" ...
A large recruiting truck of the Unit
ed States Marine Corps visited Winder
last Thursday in the interest of re
cruiting for that branch of Uncle
Sam’s service. The truck was in charge
of Publicity Sergeant C. R. Baumgras
and Corporal Arthur Humphreys.
“This is certainly a clean city,” stated
Sergeant Baumgras, “and in my visits
to various parts of the world as u
member of Uncle Sam’s soldiers of the
sea, I have failed to find a city, its
size, measure up to Winder for cleanli
ness and your good natured people.”
Winder’s Vital Need
In a word, it’s “Co-operation.’’
The Chautauqua guarantors, the base
ball club, the Bell Overall’s inactivity
for mouths are past illustrations.
Winder has just an opportunity to
become a great and growing town or
she can sink down into the lethargic
condition of the ordinary one-hundred
year-old Georgia town, and become an
exemplary plodder.
A few public spirited men and women
can pull anything over for a few times
but not always. It takes everlasting
team work to succeed.
There conies a superb challangeing
call to Winderites in tlie following lines
of Kipling:
“For this is the law of the jungle,
As old and as true as the sky,
And the wolf that shall keep it will
prosper,
And the wolf that shall break it must
die.
As the creeper engirdles the tree trunk,
So tlie law runneth forward and back,
For the strength of the pack is the wolf,
And the strength of the wolf is the pack’
Co-operate and grow, or selfishly
stand from under community burdens
and stugnate. Which?
W. IT. FAUST.
NOTICE
An examination for farm boys be
tween 15 and 18 years old will In* giv
en Saturday, Sept. 24. at 2 P. M. at the
new court house. The two boys mak
ing the highest grades'.may attend the
Southeastern Fair School in Atlanta,
by paying $5.00 each. The five days
school is worth $50.00 to any farm boy.
See me for information. —County Agt.
I. O. O. F. MEETING
The I. O. O. F. Statham Lodge, Xo.
280, will meet Tuesday night, Sept 27,
Lecture on First degree l . Refresh
ments.
i J. A. WALL, N. G.
WARRANTS DISMISSED IN THE DOSTER
MURDER CASE. JIM KESLER, W. T. ALLEN,
SCOT ALLEN AND MANDERS LIBERATED
At the preliminary hearing last
week of J, W. Kesler, in connection
with the killing of M. J. Doster, Bar
row county farmer, in his home some
.weeks ago, Coroner Thompson, after
some discussion and consideration of
the eases, moved that the warrants
agaiust J. W. Kesler, Scott Allen, W. T.
Allen, Sam Mauders and T. J. Morgan,
be dismissed. The court concurred in
the motion made by the prosecutor and
the cases again ’ all the parties were
dismissed.
It was argued by the defense counsel
that the evidence in possession of the
Coroner’s Jury was under oath and
could not be used against the defend
ant unless it was free and voluntary
confession.
It is thought that the matter will be
brought before the grand jury and they
will be asked to investigate the matter
in an effort to find out who the par
ties were who shot M. J. Doster. The
grand jury meets next week, and they
will be called upon to investigate the
killing.
Messrs. Russell & Chandler of the
local bar represented the defendants
in the preliminary trials.
AMERICAN SOLDIER
WILL BE BURIED
Watson Stairett, an American sol
dier, who died in France, July 29th,
1918, will be buried at Gratis in Wal
ton eounty, next Sunday afternoon, at
3 o’clock. He was the son of Mrs. Em
ma Stairett of this city, and was a
brave soldier, giving his life for the
honor of his country. A large crowd
will be present, no doubt, to witness
the interment.
WINS STATE PRIZE.
Miss Lillian Davis of Winder High
School won trie State prize in the Es
say contest of the W. C. T. 1 . \N inder
Union is very proud of this honor and
it speaks well of Winder High School,
'as there were only two state high school
prizes given.
The prize was a $lO gold piece. If
this essay wins in the National contest
it will receive S2O in gold.
APPLEBY SWIM
MING POOL.
Some person, or persons, have circu
lated a rumor that the city sewerages
empty into Jackson creek, on which my
swimming pool is located, making it
unsatisfactory for bathing purposes.
Before building this pool, I investi
gated and found that no sewers empty
into this creek, either above or below
the pool, or any of its tributaries. I
also had our health officer, Dr. Ran
dolph, and Mr. J. B. Cooper, superin
tendent of water and lights, investigate
and they both say that there is no sew
erage that empties intoo, r makes a
part of the water that flows into this
pool.
My objection in building this pool
was mainly to give our people a place
of recreation during their off hours
and to enhance tlie value of my prop
erty in making it a pleasure resort.
When I opened this pool to the pub
lic, I gave Mr. Manus, the manager,
strict instructions to allow no drunk
enness or other disorderly conduct itnd
to let nothing but clean water enter
this pool, and I am glad to say that ho
has carried out these instructions faith
fully.
The friends who have patronized onr
pool are composed of the best citizens
of Winder and the surrounding towns
and country, and I feel deeply grateful
for their patronage and words of com
mendation. Yours to serve,
YV. T. APPLEBY.
To Whom It May Concern.
This is to certify that there are none
of the city sewerages that empty into
Jackson, creek, nbove the Appleby Mill,
or any of its tributaries.
J. B. COOPER,
gupt. Water & Light Com.
BARBECUE.
On Saturday, Oet. Ist., in the store
room vacated by Herrin 10c <o. in
Winder Hotel building, the Ladies Aid
Society of the Christian church will
serve a dinner of Brunswick stew, bar
becued meats, pickles, salad, bread, tea
Und coffee. 50c covers the entire menu,
('ome and take dinner with the ladies.
You. will enjoy it. and the ladies will
appfeciale. your patronage.
EXPERT PREDICTS
61-2 MILLION BALES
COTTON FOR 1921.
David C. narrower, cotton expert of
the Wall Street Journal and universal
ly recognized as one of this country’s
closest students of the cotton situation,
is making a tour of tlie South for the
purpose of investigating condition of
the cotton crop from personal observa
tion.
He has visited other states and is
now touring Georgia,
He makes the prediction that the cot
crop for 15*21 will not be above 6,500,-
000. and regards this as conservative
estimate. In an interview published in
the Atlanta Constitution he says :
“The cotton situation is bound to be
j
acute in the present season. The
world’s supply of American cotton in
all countries is about 9,000,000 bales.
This includes linters and low grade
stuff. About 6,500.000 bales of this to
tal is in the United Stntes. The pres
ent crop is estimated at 6.500,000 bales.
Put these together and you have 18,-
000,000 bales of all kinds. The total
production, last year was 10,500,000
bales.
Our domestic production is now in
creasing.
Germany, which in the 1920 season
used only about 440.000 bales, in the
past season used 1,381.000 bales of
American cotton, including about 60,000
bales of linters.
The best authorities say that with
this evidence of improvement, world
consumption of American cotton should
equal 12,000,000 or 12,500,000 bales. Of
this the supply will no more than bal
ance the demand if it even permits u
full run of mills up to the end of this
season.”
STATHAM NEWS
Mrs. Tempest Ward and Miss Sara
Ward of Athens are guests of rela
tives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Venable and chil
dren of Jefferson were the dinner guests
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. VV. D. Nash.
Little Reuben Ward of Athens will
be the guest of his aunt, Mrs. B. H.
Grant, for some time.
Mrs. H. L. White returned to her
home in Lavonia after spending a few
days here. Bhe will stay over in Ath
ens and s{H‘iid awhile with relatives.
Mr. Hersehel Lowe has returned from
Jonesboro where he has be: n spending
the summer months.
Luke Arnold of Atlanta will be with
his father about ten days.
Miss Helen Arnold spent the week
end with her parents.
Mrs. ('. S. Williams and little son,
of Winder, were guests of Mrs. It. A.
Nunnally part of last week.
Mrs. J. X. Booth of Athens spent
Saturday here with her father, Mr. G.
W. Gordon.
Mrs. S. A. Boland, Mrs, T. L. Wall,
Mrs. Fannie Steed and Mrs It. A. Nun
nally and others wire visitors to Ath
ens at the opening of Michael Bros, new
store.
Miss Louise Daniel spent the week
end at home with her parents.
I)r. and Mrs. J. C. Daniel and others
were delegates to Hull at tlie Bap
tist association.
The many friends of little D. L. Hale
are very glad to know he is able to go
back to school after n serious accident
with a car.
J. J. Horton returned to Atlanta af
ter spending awhile here with his two
little daughters.
One of the most enjoyable occasions
of the season was a Sunday school pic
nic given by Mrs. C. R. Chambers out
at Appleby’s pool last Friday evening.
A crowded truck, chaperoned by Mr.
and Mrs. Chambers, with two other
ears, left town at six o’clock for the
pool, went in swimming for an hour
and a half, then had a spreud that
pleased the appetite, as each and every
one seemed to enjoy so much. Then a (
pleasant conversation period for more
than an hour, which all took part in.
Then a moonlight ride home, of which
the moon threw its brightest rays down
on that happy crowd, who expressed
liemselves as being one of the loveliest
and best of the season.
Quite a pleasant time was spent at
the Baptist church Sunday. Preach-
THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
MONDAY, Sept 26.—Wm. S. Hurt, in
“PRIMAL LURE.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, Sept.
27 and 28.—Douglas Fairbanks, in
“FLIRTING IVITH FATE”
WINDER’S BIG FAIR
STARTS OCT. 4TH.
The Zeidman and Pollie
Exposition Will Fur
nish Amusement
The groat North Georgia Fair will
open its gates to the public on Tuesday,
'October 4th and will continue with un
abated interest throughout the week.
This is expected to be the best fair in
the history of this section. No pains
nor efforts have been spared to make
it of great interest to everyone in this
section of the state. The exhibitis will
be first class and Barrow county wil
show to the public what it can do along
agricultural lines. Make your ar
rangements to attend with all the fam
ily.
The entertainment features will be
the best that can be secured and very
body can rest assured that they will
have a great time.
The Zeidman and Pollie Exposition
who are to furnish all attractions at
the North Georgia Fair to be held at
Winder, October .3,4, 5,6, 7 and Bth,
will bring here the finest line of amuse
ment features ever presented, and what
is of great interest to the public in
general is that all shows are high
class moral and refined and of an edu
cational kind. The shows have a repu
tation of being the cleanest in the way
of Fair Attractions and come here well
recommended, The management of the
North Georgia Fair was very fortu
nate in being able to secure the Zeid
tuan and Pollie Exposition, as this or
ganization only shows at the large
State Fairs and come here in their own
train of 20 cars bringing over 300 peo
ple, coming here from Birmingham and
I going to North Carolina State Fair at
Gastonia.
The most interesting show is Colo
nel Littleton’s Society Horse Show,
featuring Lady Fanchion. The Wild
Animal Circus should be of inttjgest to
the children, also the Monkey Speed
way where monkeys are seen in auto
mobile races. Twenty big shows are
with the organization. ,
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE
Tlie Gainesville district of the Meth
odist church will hold its annual Sun
day school institute at Winder on Wed
nesday, 28th. By courtesy of tb(; Pres
byterian congregation the session will
be held in that church. Rev. \V. B. Dil
lard, Sunday school secretary for the
North Georgia conference, and Miss
Marie I’arham, Elementary Supt., will
be present and will take part.
Mrs. E. C. Settle, of Atlanta, is with
her mother, Mrs. Harry Segues, who is
confined to her bed with illness.
ing, Sunbeam program, B. Y. P. U. pro
gram. W. M. IT. program. Dinner and
a real profitable day. and much good
accomplished.
A Family Reunion.
Avery pleasant day was spent iu the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. I’. Arnold
Sunday, the 18th. About 10 :<K) the
children of this couple began to gather
there and each one bringing a box. The
father began to look his surprise; la
ter someone said "we are giving you
a birthday dinner,” and then it dawned
on him ‘I am 77 to day.” His
brothers, G. X. and Dave Arnold, were
invited to spend this happy birthday
with him. At 1:00 o’clock a long table
was placed under the large oak tree
and the children placed thereon all the
good things they had prepared as a
surprise for their father’s dinner. Af
ter an hour of pleasant time around
tMs table, then a gay time was spent
‘lie parlor where some of the chil
dren gather for music and songs. As
the three brothers conversed of happy
times spent together in the long ugo.
These three brothers are sons of Mr.
and Mrs. Harp Arnold and grand sons
of one of the noted Camp sisters. It is
hoped that many more happy birth
days may be spent in like manner. The
number present were 40. Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Arnold and daughter, of Athens;
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cooper and chil
dren, of Athens; Dr. and Mrs. H. L.
White, Lavonia; Mr. and Mrs. L. M.
Arnold and children. Mr. and Mrs. C.
B. Chambers, J. W. Chambers, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Hardigree and children;
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Robertson and ehil
jdren, Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Arnold and
children, Messrs G. N. and Dave Ar
nold.
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