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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. No. 23