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STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
GOOD PROGRAM
THIS WEEK
VOL. XXVIII.
THREE NEGROES DEAD AND TWO WHITE
MEN DANGEROUSLY INJURED IN OCONEE
Fred Dooly, White Man
In Hospital in Athens
Full of Buckshot.
WATKINSVILLE.— Charged with aid
ing another negro in flight from
a posse of Oconee county officers, Sun
day, Roy Grove and Wes Hale, negroes,
were taken from their homes to Snows
Mill, ten miles from here, late last night
and lynched. The negroes were shot
on the spot where Aaron Birdsong, the
negro whom they are alleged to have
aided, was shot and burned early Sun
day afternoon. Grove is charged with
having given Birdsong a pair of shoes
and Hale with furnishing him with four
shot gun shells.
Large crowds of people were still in
the Snow Mill district Monday morn
ing. Sheriff Maxey learned of the
lynching when he went to that part of
the county at 10 o’clock this morning
to examine some road work.
After having shot two white men,
one of whom is dangerously injured,
and eluding for twelve hours a posse
of 250 Ocor.ee county men led by dep
utized officers, Aaron Birdsong, negrb
was killed while crouching in a ditch
eight miles from Watklnsville Sunday
Afternoon. A fulisade of shots was
fired at the negro.
Fred Dooly, 22-year-old white man,
one of the men shot by the negro, lies
at the Athens General hospital with a
load of buckshot in the left side of his
head. The full load of shot entered
Mr. Dooly’s head near liis left eye.. His
injuries are thought very dangerous.
The negro was killed when he shot
Dooly. John Brown, the other white
man whom the negro shot is at his home
in Oconee county. Mr. Brown was shot
i the right hip and hand when toe
went to serve a warrant on the negro
at the latter's home late Saturday nignt
following an alleged attempt to bur
glarize the home of Bud Lov.tb, Oco
nee county farmer, after the latter had
refused to loan the negro $1 ami re
jected him as a tenant for next year.
Asked Loan.
According to Foster Dooley, broth
er and H H Dooley, father of Fred Doo
ley. who were in Athens Monday, the
negro went to the home of Mr. Lov
about 4 o’clock Saturday morning
and went to the barn where Mr. Gov
ern was feeding his stock preparatory
to making a trip to Athens. He asked
Mr. Lovern for a loan, which was re
fused. The negro left and returned in
a few minutes and asked about rent
ing some land from the white man.
This also was refhsed and the negro
was told to leave the place, after which
Mr. Lovern loft for Athens.
The negro did hot leave the place,
but led the mule around to the other
side of Mr. Lovern's house and when
the white man was well on his way to
Athens Birdsong entered the kitchen,
frightening Mr. Lovern’s daughter who
ran into her mother's room.
Ran Him Away.
Mrs. Lovern ran the negro away
with a butcher knife, and late Sat
urday afternoon, upon her husbasd *
return a warrant for the negro's ar
rest was sworn our. The all day man
hunt began when a possee of men led
hy John Brown, deputized officer with
a warrant went to Birdsong’s home on
lr. H. M. Fullilove's place after mid
night Saturday. When the white men
asked the negro to come outside of his
house he blew out the light, shot Mr.
Brown, who was standing by the win
dow and escaped through the hack door.
The negro was found in a ditch near
Snow’s Mill after several hours search.
Barefooted, when he made liis escape
he got a pair of shoes from a negro man
while making his get-a-way. The negro
man told the officers the direction of
the negro’s flight when they came up
to his home about noon.
Sheriff Maxcy, of Oconee county, and
the sheriff of Monroe county were in
charge of a posse of men searching for
the negro a few miles from the place
where he was killed.
Dooley, it Is said, was not armed
and was shot by the negro when he
creamed his neck over the ditch where
the fugitive was biding.
SHIPPED (lOOI)S TO TOLEDO, O.
The fact that Hargrove Bros, have
received several orders from Toledo, 0.,
Shows that they handle the highest
quality of goods and that it pays to
advertise in the Vr iuder New3,
fflic UJimkt -S'ctDs.
AND THE BARROW TIMES
REV. S. R. GRUBB
TO LEAVE WINDER
Tenders Resignation to Take Effect
February 1. —Will Go To Co
lumbia, S. C.
REV. Stanley It. Grubb has resigned
the pastorate of Christian church in
this city and will move in the near fu
ture to Columbia, S. C., where he has
accepted a church recently served by
Rev. A. B. Reeves, former pastor of the
Winder Christian church. The entire
city regrets the departure of Mr.
Grubb and his excellent wife from our
midst.
The editor of the News feels a person
al loss in his removal as we had grown
to esteem him highly for his many
splendid traits of character.
We sincerely trust his paths may al
ways be cast in pleasant places.
CELEBRATES HIS
85TH BIRTHDAY
On last Sunday, eighty-five years ago,
December sth, 1836, there was born in
the old Pentecost community a lmhy
who was christened by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Pentecost, as Rich
ard Jackson. He grew to manhood
here and when the war broke out be
tween the states he answered the call
and spent four years there going from
a private to captain.
After his return he settled on Cedar
Creek not far from Carl and taught
in the county schools near Ebenezer
church iu Harborn district. A few
years later he settled at his present
home, County Line, and married Miss
Carolyn Azilee Cain. In a few years
this good woman was called home. Af
ter some years spent with his mother
and little children, he married Miss
Cornelia Wise, who still lives.
Since this grand old gentleman’s ma
turity he has spent some of his time in
helping the needy. No on? has ever
left his presence without being helped
if he knew the situation. He is one of
the pillars of his chufch. Many of our
citizens in that section to-day owe
their start ill life to Uncle Richard.
His counsel and advice are always
sought and he stands to-day as one of
our most honored gentlemen.
These birthdays are always celebrat
ed by his children and grandchildren,
and upon this last occasion there were
some of the best viands our country af
fords spread upon his table.
Those present were the following
children: Mrs. R. I). McDonald and
family; Robert .1. Pentecost and fami
ly; Joe Pentecost and family; Mrs.
Henry McDonald and family; Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Elder, Mr. and Mrs. Fay
ette Sims, and John Kircus.
J. MERCER RESIGNS
AS PROHI AGENT.
Jesse E. Mercer, assistant prohibi
tion director for Georgia, returned to
private life on December 4th. liis resig
nation having been accepted effective
on that date.
Mr. M‘ 1 jer will likely re-enter the
newspaper game in th? near future,
and lie will be cordially welcomed by
his former co-laborers.
INVITED TO PRESS MEETING IN
ATHENS.
W. G. Sutlive, president of tin* Ga.
Press Association, H. M. Stanley, state
commissioner for labor and J. W. Mc-
Whorter. president of the Ninth dis
trict association, have been invited to
attend the next meeting of the Eighth
district press association which con
venes in Athens on December 10th. Tel
egrams were forwared these men by
the Chamber of Commerce of Athens.
AN ERROR
In publishing an account of the Lay
men’s meeting of the First Baptist
church last week, the News was incor
rectly informed as to the officers of
that organization. Wq published as
vice president, Mr. H. A. Carithers,
when -it sliouhP have lieen Mr. J. I).
Watson. Mr. Watsos is one of the
leading laymen of the church and is
doing a man's part towards tin* suc
cess of the Laymen’s organization.
Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, December 8, 1921.
MRS. MARY HARRIS
ARMOR TO SPEAK
MRS. Mary Harris Armor will speak
In Winder Sunday night at the
school auditorium at 7:30 o’clock. All
the churches in the city have called in
their services for that hour and hence
everyone will have an opportunity of
hearing this distinguished speaker. A
splendid musical program lias been
prepared by Mrs. C. G. Laud for the
occasion. The address and the music
will be worth hearing.
COTTON GINNED TO
NOVEMBER 14,1921.
GEORGIA has ginned 781,04.’} bales of
cotton up to November 14th, 1921,
This compares with 1,165,671 bales in
1920. The report for counties of this
section is as follows:
County 1921 1920
Barrow 11.146 14,404
Clarke 7,788 12,573
Greene -1,302 11,582
Gwinnett 12.850 15,488
Hall —12.740 9.228
Hancock 1,432 10,695
Jackson 21,875 26,077
Jasper 1,857 12,772
Morgan 6.978 25,339
Ocouee 7,515 14,417
Walton -19.902 28,024
Putnam county is not listed. We un
derstand they have ginned less than
500 bales in that county.
GREAT MEETING
AT THE CITY HALL
There was n great meeting at the
city hall Tuesday night of the business
men of Winder iu the interest of the
Georgia Cotton Growers’ Co-operatuve
Association.
Mr. T. B. Thornton, a prominent bus
iness man of urtwell, Ga., explained
thoroughly the co-operative marketing
plan for cotton, whicli was approved.
The following central committee was
selected: C. B. Mott, chairman, C. O.
Maddox, B. L. Manning. Claud Marne,
H. A. Carithers and M. J. Griffeth.
These men will work with a commit
tee from each militia district compos
ed of the best farmers and business
men of those districts. The chairmen
of the district committees are as fol
lows : Bethlehem. It. L. Manning; Jones,
Wm. Thomas; Htatliam, A. N. Porter;
Chandlers, J. L. McEver; Ben Smith,
J. C. Lovin: Auburn, T. G. EthrMge;
Cains. Chas T. McDonald', Pentecost,
R. J. Pentecost, Jr.
Col. Clarence Ousley will addreess
the farmers of Barrow county Friday
mooning at. 10 o'clock at the Strand
Theater on this very important matter.
The following ten reasons were put
forth why the meeting approved the
Co-operative Cotton marketing con
tract.
1. Because if will enable the produ
cers of cotton to exercise some influ
ence on the price at which it is sold.
2. Because it will make possible
the substitution of an orderly selling
of cotton throughout the year for the
present practice of dumping a year’s
supply on the market in a few months.
.‘i. Because it will save the cotton
producer tile expenses and profits of an
army of middlemen who make larger
profits than the men who produce the
cotton.
4. Because it will save to farmers
the losses they now suffer on account
of almost universal uudergradiug and
disregard of staple values.
5. Because it will save the farmers
tin* enormous losses due to weather
damage and repeated and unnecessary
drawing samples.
fj. Because it will enable tin* produ
cer, acting through bis co-operative
association, to deal at least, on even
terms with buyer of liis cotton in mat
ters of market information and knowl
edge of grade, staple and other ele
ments of value.
7. Because it will eliminate “dis
tress" .selling which always demoral
izes tile market and enables specula
tors to reduce the price.
H. B<*cause the plan Is not only
sound in theory, but has been proved
sound by the experience of one hundred
thousand cotton farmers who are to
day selling their cotton under It in
tiie state of Texas, Oklahoma, Missis
sippi ajid Arizona with brilliant suc
cess. They are saving $lO to sls a
bale by it.
!*. Because it means the end of a
wasteful und inefficient system which
GOV. HARDWICK IN
CREASES REWARDS
INTHEDOSTERCASE
State of Georgia Offers
. Reward of SSOO Each
for Murderers.
THIS week, the Governor of Georgia
Hon. T. IV. Hardwick has ordered
that Secretary of State issue another
Proclamation offering increased re
wards for the murderers of Jesse Hes
ter in this county in September.
The rewards are increased from $l5O
to $500.00 each, and the Proclamation
follows:
A PROCLAMATION
GEORGIA: —
By Thos. W. Hardwick, Governor of
said State.
On account of the brutal murder of
Jess Doster of Barrow county by un
known parties, and the circumstances
surrounding the crime, as brought to
my attention by the Sheriff and the
Clerk of the Superior Court of suid
county, ordered that the Secretary of
State record and issue another Procla
mation offering a reward of FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH for the
apprehension and delivery of said un
known parties with evidence sufficient
to convict, to the Sheriff of Barrow
county and State.
This reward in lieu of one offered on
November 15th, 1921,.
And 1 do, moreover, charge and re
quire all officers in this State, Civil
and Military, to be vigilant in endeav
oring to apprehend the said unknown
parties, in order that they may be
brought to trial for the offense with
which they stand charged.
Given under my hand and seal of
the State, this the 28tli day of Nov.
1921.
THOS. W. HARDWICK,
Governor.
By the Governor.
S. G. McLendon,
Secretary of State.
Shcriffff H. O. Camp has been untir
ing in his efforts to run down the mur
derers of Jess Doster and is directly
responsible for this increased reward,
having taken the matter up with the
Governor of Georgia and asked tin 1
increased rewards.
In addition to the reward by the
State, Barrow county lias offered SSOO
and the brothers of the dead man have
offered $1,000.00.
Some of the best detective* are like
ly to enter the case on account of the
large rewards offered and it is more
than likely that the guilty parties will
soon be brought to Justice.
Advertising To Selling
What Lathering Is To
Shaving, Says Authority
1 hastened into a barber’s shop the
other day and asked if 1 could lie
shaved in five minutes. “Yep!” was
the reply. The barber quickly applied
the soap, lie began lathering until
lathering and kept on lathering until
I felt sure 1 would miss my train. Still
he kept on applying his soap brush. I
was saying to myself: “W hy doesn t
he quit tills process and get busy with
his razor?” That would have been
my way of shaving myself in a hurry.
When he did finally take up his razor
the job was over iu a jiffy uud I
caught my train.
The Incident, for some reason or oth
er, begot this thought in my mind:
Lather is to shaving very much the
same thing as advertising is to selling.
If you do enough preliminary work and
do it properly, so that ground work has
been thoroughly prepared, then the re
sistance is very greatly reduced, and
it is possible either to shave with less
trouble or sell goods with less trouble.
A great many business men are as
foolish as 1 would have been in try
ing to shave “myself in a hurry; they
don’t use enough advertising before
starting to try to get results. They
don't apply enough advertising lather.
L it not so? —B. C. Forbes, ill Forbes
Magazine. (N. Y.
has enriched every class that handles
cotton, except the one that produces it.
10. Because you owe it to yourself,
your family and your country.
The Winder News needs every dol
lar due it on subscription. Do you owe
.-us anything? If so, come in and set
tle.
THREE WINDER MERCHANTS SUCCUMB;*
J. W. SUMMEROUR, W. R. SMITH AND J. E.
CALLAHAN ARE CLOSED BY CREDITORS
WE regret to chronicle this week the
financial embarrassment of three
of Winder’s splendid merchants, Mr.
J. W. Summerour, Mr. J, E. Callahan
and Mr. W. R. Smith. They were elos-
I
ed up by their creditors this week.
We hope their embarrassment is only
temporary and that they will all be
open again for business in a few days.
Their inability to collect is the cause
of their financial trouble. The pres
ent time is making all lines of business
mighty hard pulling.
AMAZING SALARIES
PAID BY FEDERAL
RESERVE BOARD
Salaries Range From $7,000.06 AIJ the
Way I'p to sso,ooo.oo.—lnde
pendent Organization.
(From The Augusta Chronicle)
When Hon. John Skelton Williams
directed attention to the immense sal
aries which men connected with the
I federal reserve banks were receiving
many people said that he was "beg
ging the question,”—that in the midst
of an arraignment of policies Mr. Wil
liams had introduced the salary ques
tion to confuse the charges of ruina
tion by the “deflation” cotrse of the
federal reserve system.
However, the United States senate
did not overlook the salary matter and
a committee of the senate directed
Governor W. I*. G. Harding of the fed
eral reserve board to flic with it the
salary lists of the twelve banks.
Governor Harding has already tiled
the salary list for bis bank. It shows
that the president of the bank receives
$50,000 a year, and that there are three
officers of the bank Who receive $30,000
a year each, one that receives $25,000,
one that receives $22,000, one that re
ceives $20.(t00, two that receive SIB,OOO
two that receive $15,000, one that re
ceives $12,500, one that receives $12,-
900, five that receive SIO,OOO, one that
receives $8,400, one that receives SB,-
thmi, one that receives $7,500 and one
that receives $7,000. The initial sala
ary of the president of the New York
Reserve Bank was $30,000 a year and
the men who are now receiving $30,000
a year were started at $16,000 each.
The federal reserve hoard is an in
dependent organization; that is, is an
organization not directly responsible to
a cabinet officer. Enormous salaries
have been paid in all these independent
organizations. However, few know of
tin* huge salaries it was paying before
Mr. Williams told of them, and there
were those who believed that Mr. Wil
liams was in error as to them, hut who
will now learn of Governor Hardings
schedule with amazement.
It has been shown that the shipping
hoard has also been paying immense
salaries. It is understood that sena
tor,, have let it lie known that steps are
to lie taken to bring all independent
organizations under some proper de
partment and that there is to be a re-j
vision of salaries.
Col. Clarence Ousley
Will Speak Here.
Col. Clarence Ousley, of Texas, for
merly Assistant Secretary United In
ternational Agricultural Commission,
and one of the foremost Agricultural
Economists in America, will sp-uk in
Winder to farmers and business men of,
fids section, on Friday, December 16th,
at 10:90 A. M., on the Cotton Grow
ers' Co-operative Association.
Every farmer in the county ought to
hear this address.
The Georgia Cotton Growers’ Co-op
erative plans to market more than 200,-
000 I tales of cotton for five years be
ginning In 1922, through its own sales
agency. Col. Ousley will tell all about
tins plan. It means better price for
cotton.
Three Fine Porkers.
Mr. G. S. Mill saps killed three fine
hogs last Monday, the three weighing,
net 2100 pounds. This is an average
of 700 pounds each. These are the lar
g(*st hogs we have heard of this sea
son. If anybody can beat it we would
tike to hear from him. Mr. Millsaps
grows the Poland China stock, and
they are certaLnly tine hogs.
STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
GOOD PROGRAM
THIS WEEK
NEWS ITEMS FROM
OUR NEIGHBORS
Gathered From Exchan
ges in Adjoining
Counties.
i
Jackson County.
(Herald)
WE have on our desk this week a
product of one of Jackson county’s
gardens that is proof of the superior
qualities of the soli of this section. It
is u ruddish measuring 18 inches
around, and 17 inches in length, and
weighs 6 1-4 pounds. It was raised
by Mr. J. D. Davis at the county
farm.
Mrs. S. E. Smith and little daughter
Carrie Elizabeth, after spending the
Thanksgiving holidays' with her pa*-
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bailey, return
ed to her home, in Winder Monday.
Mrs. J. 1.. Williamson left Tuesday
for Winder, where she will spend a
few weeks with Dr. and Mrs. H. T.
Ross.
On Wednesday morning as Mrs. G. H.
Martin was driving a five passenger
Chalmers automobile from her home in
the country to the office of the Jeffer
son Mills, where she is employed us
stenographer, the engine of the car
went dead on the railroad traek, at
tlie street crossing near the residence
of Mr. Claud Hancock. The morning
Gainesville Midland passenger train,
with W. A. Clarke, conductor, aud Jl
T. Adair engineer, struck the automo
bile broadside .and carried it side
ways for about fifty yards up to track,,
crushing the, wheels of the car and'
it completely. The car remained tip
right and when the train was stopped
Mrs. Martin was stlM on the front,
seat, although the body of the ear was
smashed. She was carried to the home
of Mr. M. M. Bryan and given medi
cal attention, but wonderful us it may
she escaped with only a few
bruises and a severe nervous shock. 1
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Walton County. , .
(News)
Mr. Walter Jackson, of Orlanda, Fla.,
spent last week with relatives here.
Miss Mary Lamar Jackson spent
the week-end in Winder, the guest of
Mrs. G. A. Johns.
Messrs. Preston Williams, Robert
Arnold aiul Mrs. Vallie Arnold, of Win
der, spent Thursday with Mrs. W. W,
Watkins. ’
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Gwinnett County.
(Journal)
Judge R. B. Russell, of
transacted legal business in Lawrenee
ville Friday.
Judge G. G. Robinson made a busi
ness trip to Winder Friday.
Mr. John Williams, of Winder, was
in Lawrenceville Thursday.
Prof. J. L. Moore
i Issues New Song Book
Prof. J. 1,. Moore, of Bethlehem has
I issued anew collection of songs en
titled “Happy Hosannas, No. 3.” These
songs have been selected with great
care and every phase of church work
lias been provided for. A book of pure
songs next to the Bible and should lie
in reach of every child. Forty years
of actual experience in revival, Sunday
school and church work is represented
in No. 3. This is one of the best hooks
Prof. Moore has ever gotten out. The
price is 30c per copy. $3.00 per dozen.
He proposes to send you 25 copies foe
$5.50 if ordered before February. Ist,
| 1922. His address is J. L. Moore,
| Bethlehem, (In.
SMITH HARDWARE COMPANY'S
GREAT SALE ON IN FI LL BLAST
The great sale going on at Smith
Hardware Company’s store is rushing
with unabated interest. The goods are
going and the public is reaping the
bargains. Everybody is surprised at
the price at which they are able to buy
gooils at this, sale. Read the large
two-page ad in this issue of the News.
It carries splendid Christinas sugges
tions.
Want to buy your hides. Highest
price paid. Watson-Glover & Cos.
No. 34
