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STRAND THEATER PROGRAM SPECIAL Christmas Program DAILY ItOBT. S. HIGGINS WILL SING VOL. XXVIII. OCONEE COUNTY CITIZENS ASK FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF RECENT LYNCHINGS MR. W. F. KENNEDY; SHOT BY OFFICERS Killed By Officers McClure and Chesser on Streets of Carl Monday Morning. MR. AA’. F. Kennedy, a prominent citizen of the county, was killed by AA' M. McClure and J. C. Chesser, officers of* Carl, in the eastern part of the county last Monday morning. It seems that Will Kennedy, the son of Mr. A\ r . F. .Kennedy, had torn down a speed limit sign in the town and a case had been made against him. The -u i, • . . parties were in Curl Monday morning attempting a settlement.' It seems that Mr. Kennedy wanted ’the officials to let his son go home without a payment of the tine. Mi. McClure, the policeman, objected, and from this the difficulty started. Mr. Chesser, who is also a policeman of the town, came up dur ing the altercation. It is claimed by the" officials that Mr. Kennedy was the first to draw his pistol, and that they in self defense. j The following version of the affair 'was handed to us for publication by the brothers of Mr. Kennedy whose names are signed to the article. ► “On Monday morning about nine o’clock, Mr. W. F. Kennedy, a well! known citizen of Barrow county, was killed in the streets of Carl in this county by Will, McClure and John Chesser. Soon after the killing McClure and Chesser were placed in the county jail to await trial on the charge of mur der. From the best information obtaina ble Mr. Kennedy w r as in Carl with his son, Will, to arrange about' a small iu-! fraction of a city ordinance of Carl. Mr. Kennedy, the father, told Mr. Mc- Clure to let his son go on home that he would arrange the line and the young man started down the street preparatory to going home. When he had gotten only a short distance Mr. McClure, who is one of the police of Carl, told the young man not to leave, and started toward him. All three were walking down the street from the well toward the railroad track. Fi nally Mr. McClure took hold of young Kennedy and the father undertook to shove him back. / “just at this time and without any warning, Mr. John Chesse.r another policeman of Carl, came up and open ed fire on Mr. Kennedy and immediate- ( ly Mr. McClure also opened fire on Mr. Kennedy, and in an instant eight shots were fired, all of which took effect in the bodv of Mr. Kennedy and he fell to the ground dead. He never spoke af ter the first pistol shot. It is said that Mr. Kennedy had his pistol, but it is not claimed that he made any effort to tire it. It is claimed by am; eye witness that Mr. Mell Kennedy, a brother of the deceased, bad hold of liis hand in which lie held his pistol and bad his hand pulled back behind him while all the shots were being fired. "Mr. Kennedy was about Mi) years of aae. He leaves a wife, who was Miss oilie Sells, a daughter of Mr. Tom Sells of tiiis county, and four children to mourn his departure. “The funeral services were held at Cedar Creek church oil Wednesday morning at 11 o’clock. Rev. L. W. Col lins. pastor of the Winder Methodist church, conducted the services in an impressive manner. (Signed) G. H. KENNEDY, M. J. KENNEDY. Winder National Bank. I The dlrectqrs of the Winder Nation nl Bank met in their usual monthly j meeting Tuesday of this week. A full attendance was present. The affairs of the bank were thoroughly discussed, and they were well pleased with the showing made by the officers for the past year under the present cireum fitnaees. A semi-annual dividend of 4 per -cent was declared to be paid on December 31, this making -a dividend of 9 per cent for the year 1921. Under the present conditions the af fairs of this bank have been unusually well' handled during the past Juanita adition to the divided a nice SBl(|it was placed to Ujprjund of undivided Mi winter Stem AND THE BARROW TIMES A committee of Oconee county’s lead ing citizens went to Judge Walter G. Cornett, United States deputy clerk, in Athens last week, and asked that the government make a federal investiga tion into the lynching* occurring in that county two weeks ago and others alleged to have been staged there re cently. The committeemen stated that they would swear to affidavits which Judge Cornett stated would be forwarded to the department of justice of the Unit ed States in Washington. In discussing the action of the Oco nee citizens. Judge Cornet stated that it is his belief that this action on their part will lmw great weight with con gress "which now has a bill before it to make lynching* a violation of feder al law and punishable by the most se vere penalty. He rufused to divulge the names of the committeemen. SHORTER COLLEGE PRESIDENT DEAD Dr. A. W. Van Hoose, Died Following An Operation.—Was Former Gainesville Citizen. Dr. A. W. Van Hoose, president of Shorter College, of Rome, Ga., died at a hospital in that city Sunday morning following an operation about ton days ago for an abscess on the liver. His, death is a great shock to his many friends throughout the state. Dr. Van Hoose was for many years connected with Breneau College in Gainesville, leaving that institution about 11 years ago to become president of Shorter col lege, at Rome. He was buried at Gainesville. Ga- NEW CHURCH TO BE OPENED SUNDAY All arrangements have been made for the holding of the tirst services in the new Methodist church on the com ing Sunday. This will be a time of rejoicing for the Methodist people of our city and in fact all the citizens of Winder will rejoice at the completion of the work which has been made so difficult by the prevailing financial conditions. It was hoped to have Bishop Candler for the opening ser vice. but it will be welcome news to the many admirers of this great preach er that he will be here early in Jan uary. to assist in the opening cele biation. The former pastor, Brother John H. Mashbnrn, will also preach at an early date. On the coming Sunday the pastor, Rev. h. W. Collins, will preach at the morning hour, and the Sunday school will give its annual Christmas pageant at the night ser vice. The new building will have ad equate room for its great Sunday m bool, as well as a spacious audito rium that will accommodate all who ca re to come. THE NEW STOKE. The New Store i- still giving the people of tliis section great, bargains. The ‘ large liumher that thiong their store is proof that, they are pleasing the public. Head their ad in this is sue of the News. J. L. SAI L STILL AT IT. j. 1,. Saul is still at it, that is piling the bargains down on his counters and giving them to the folks. Itead his two page ad In this issue of the News, J. T. STRANGE CO. J. T. Strange <’o. have an ad in this | issue of the News that will help you solve your Christmas problems. Read | it and note the many splendid Christ mas presents that they offer the pub- SMITH HARDWARE CO. Their store is a busy hive these days. The wonderful bargains they are of fering the public it attracting everybody All kinds of splendid Christmas pres ents can he found at this place. Rend their page ad and hurry up and get your part of the bargains. Read the ad of J. N. Sumraerour in this issue of the News. He is offering unheard of bargains in furniture. Noth ing lika it before. Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, December 15, 1921. MASSONS ELECT NEW OFFICERS The Winder Masonic Lodge, No. 333, at its regular communication Friday night, December 9th, elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: AA r . M. Chastain, Worshipful Master. AA T . A. Bradley, Senior Warden. Albert Page. Junior AVarden. G. J. Allen, Tyler. Ernest Lay, Senior Deacon. Ike J. Hall, Junior Deacon. R. D. Couch, Senior Steward. Junius Carrington, Junior Steward. 1.. S. Radford, Chaplain. The AA’inder lodge has just closed a very successful year, and it is hoped to accomplish even greater things this year. It is likely that work upon the Masonic Temple in this city will be resumed at an early date. NEWS ITEMS FROMj OUR NEIGHBORS Gathered From Exchan ges in Adjoining Counties. Walton County. (Tribune) * Miss Mary Lamar Jackson spout the week-end in AA’inder. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Smith, Mrs. J. M. Williams and Miss Francis AVilliams , * spent Sunday with relatives. The Tribune had an appreciated call bright and early Monday morning from Hon. J. R. Camp, of Campton, “Uncle Ray” as lie is affectionately known. Mr. Camp will be ninety-one years of age the 23rd day of December, hut he is still hale and hearty and in full pos session of all his faculties. Natur ally, he does not get about as well as he used to, but his mind is as clear as a bell and his opinions on public mat ters are expressed with vigor and con viction. Uncle Ray does not come down to Monroe as often as lie used to, but is always given a cordial welcome when he does come. THE GOV. ESTIMATE 8 340 000 BALES Publication of the government’s es timate of the total cotton crop, placing the crop at 8,340,000 bales, caused a break of s">.oo per bale on the cotton exchanges of the country. The esti mate places the Georgia yield at 840,- 000 bales. COTTON GINNING IN BARROW COUNTY. According to the ginning report made by the government up to December 1, j 1921, Barrow county had ginned up to that date 11,313 bales of cotton as com pared with 15,198 bales ginned up to the same date last year. Dr. R. H. BARNES’ FATHER IS DEAD Mr. (). B. Barnes, father of Dr. It. H. Barnes, .of this city, died at his home in Greensboro, N. on Decem ber 2nd. Mr. Banibs bad been in ill health for a year. lie was 64 y ars of age at the time of bis <1 ath. He had been in the real estate and iron safe business for a number of years before his death. The many friends ef Dr. Barnes in this city extend to him tlieir sincerest sympathy. "T """* DR. ANTHONY TO SPEAK HERE. The Epworth League of the Meth ’odisf church lias !>ee)i fortunate in se curing the services of Itev. Waller An thony for their first meeting in the new church. Tliis popular preacher will speak to tin; young people and their friends at the League service* Monday at 7:30 P. M. Special musical program is also Ix-ing prepared. The general public is given a cordial invitation to attend this meeting. COL. OCSIJEY SPEAKS FRIDAY Col. Clarence Ousley will speak to the farmers and citizens of Barrow county at the moving picture theater Friday morning at 10 o’clock. Every body invited to hear this distinguished speaker. A determined effort is being made to put Barrow over the top in the Georgia Cotton Growers Co-Oper ative Association. W. H. FAUST WRITES ABOUT THE GEORGIA BAPTIST CONVENTION IN SAVANNAH, GA. THE 100th session of the historic old Georgia Baptist convention met atsl AVednesday morning in Savannah and though the attendance because of dis tance and financial depression was not up to the standard yet the work was subperb. The pastors conference the day be-1 fore put the right spirit into the del egates. Three addresses were delivered by the writer, l)r. Rufus AV. Weaver and I)r. Fred C. McConnell, interspersed with prayers and devotion and songs, led by Rad O. Bell, evangelistic sing er of the state board. Dr. John D. Mell was reelected pres ident; Lewis A. Henderson, of Law renceville, Rev. Graham Forester, of Montezuma : Col. Frank M. Olliver, of Savannah, and Judge AA'. A. Evans of Sandersville, vice presidents Dr. Is. I). Ragsdale, of Macon, secretary and Rev. AV’. T. Graluaile of Statesboro, assist ant secretary, Dr. Forester of Sparta, treasurer. Mayor Murray M. Stewart, of Jesse Mercer prohibition fame, welcomed the body to Savannah, and Col. F. M. Ol iiver, a prominent jurist spoke words of feeling in behalf of the Baptists. The two things of chief concern and interest that provoked more thought and talk than others were the hospital Atlanta and the Herculean education al program put on by Dr. Weaver, the Chancellor of the Mercer system of schools. The hospital situation was amicably settled, and I)r. J. M. Long, the superintendent, resigned. It "fill be hard to fill ids place in this superb institution which he lias practically builded from the foundation. The Southern Baptist Convention is proposing to erect anew theological seminary some where in the Southeast and the Georgia Baptists voted hearti ly and enthusiastically to urge that It j be placed at Macon in connection with Mercer University already one of the great schools of the South. Among the notables present who de livered soul-stirring addresses on the great work planned and carried out by Georgia Baptists 350,000 strong, and Southern Baptists were: Dr. B. D. Gray, the statesman-secre tary of the Home Mission board at At lanta. Dr. Thomas W. O’Kelly, of Raleigh, North Carolina, speaking for the For eign Board at Richmond, Ya. Dr. W. C. James, of Birmingham, 'Ala., secretary of Educational Board Dr. Prince E. Burroughs of Nash ville, Tenn., representing the Sunday school board. Dr. Victor I. Masters, editor of the Western Recorder, Louisville K.v., and Dr. (’has. E. Maddrew, Mission Secre- j tary of North Carolina, spoke of tlieir work. l)r. B. H. Dement of the Bible Train- > ing School at New Orleans, La. S. Emmett Stephens, of China and K el spy Dozier of Japan were among the returned missionaries who thrilled the convention with stories of the vast ness of ths work among foreigners. Mr. Frank H. Lea veil, the splendid leader of the B. V. IV work resign ed to accept SouthwUle work in this resting field. . George W. Andrews made a glowing !cport in his department of Sunday school progress saying ‘‘it is til* best year that Baptists ever saw in point of conversions and training for efli ci-ncy.” The sermon by Rev. W. T. Smith of Waynesboro was a gem. Subject "The Opt-n Door.” The next session goes to Monroe, (in. <ll the free entertainment plan. Dr. B. J. W. Graham, of Atlanta to preach the sermon. The Centennial Exercises will he held at .Macon in connection with Mercer University Commencement in June. Also a day will Ik- spent at Powelton and old Kiokee, the oldest Baptist church in Georgia. Every Baptist in the state will be ptirred with pardonable pride as he reads of the fine achievements despite financial distress. A copy of the min uted containing full and detailed infor mation can be had by writing to Dr. Arch <\ Cree, 320 Palmer building, At lanta, Ga. Dr. free’s report was a masterful presentation of the work done by the Empire State of the South. He is one of the most 'superb mission secretaries in the South. There were in 1821 in the IT. S. 256,036 members of Baptist churches, in 1(121 there are 7,928,502. More in Georgia now than were in- the DR. H. R. PALMER ATHENE SUICIDE: DI). 11. R. Palmer of Athens, one of the best known men in this section of j the state committed suicide Monday j morning by shooting himself through the head. The deed was committed at S o'clock in the morning and death j came at 11 o’clock. He had just arisen and was alone at the time. Mrs. Pal-! mer was in an adjoining room and hearing the shot rushed in to find him prostrate upon the floor. Dr. Palmer was the dmn of the drug business in Athens and operated four stores in that city. He had brooded over the distressed conditions until his mind had become unbalanced, though It is own business affairs were in good shape. He was a prominent mason and was buried Tuesday afternoon with full 'masonic rites. STRAND THEATER HAS FINE PROGRAM Lovers of Good Pictures Are Assured of Fine Entertainment During The Holidays. Mr. L. Love, manager of the Strand Theater, has arranged for a very fine program during the Christmas holidays Beginning Friday, tomorrow, Bry ant Washburn will be seen in Temple’s Telegram. Comedy drama. Saturday, Dec. 17, William Fair banks will lie featured in “Hell’s Bor der,” a great western •feature and a one of the best. Also “Whirlwind,” a serial, and comedy. Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 19 and 20, Clara Williams will be seen in “Car men of the Klondike." By all means see this great feature. Wednesday, Dec. 21, Ethel Clayton will tie shown in “A Lady in Love.” Thursday, Dec. 22, Bobo Daniels, in “Ducks and Drakes.” comedy-drama. Saturday, Christmas Eve, ‘Skirts,” with Clyde Cook and 75 singling midg ets. Bring the children. Also serial. Monday and Tuesday, 26 and 27, — William Famum in ‘lf I Were King.” This is a Special Fox Feature. A great picture. Wenesday, Decembef 28. - T Mnrj> Miles Minter in “Don’t Call Me Little Girl.” This entire progrum was selected after some study and consideration, and each and every day will interest and entertain you. Baptist Philathea Class Growing in. Numbers. The Baptist Philathea class has bad on a contest for the past two months which resulted in enlarging their roll to the number of 85. This is a splen did progrum of work for the new year under the direction of their new ofii < rs. The new officers arc as follows: Mrs. P. A. Flanigan, president: Mrs. S. Williams, Ist vice president; .Mrs. Rov Jackson, 2nd vice president: Mrs. W. L. Bush, 3rd vice president; Mrs. Mac Potts, secretary. The class lias outgrown three class rooms since the contest begun, and it they continue to grow in,proportion the (hurch auditorium will soon lit: too small. MAD DOG IN STATHAM. Bast Friday a child of Mr. T. E. ! Bradley‘of Statham, was bitten by a dog that was thought to he mad. The j dog was killed aiffl the head was s<-nt to Atlanta to find out if tb<‘ dog had the rabies. We have not lieen able to find out the report of the Atlanta au thorities. Mrs. B. B. Hosch, of Atlanta, is the guest this week of Mrs. Arch Perry. • * Misses Maggie Malcom and Mayme Lee Robison of Monroe, have retnrn-d home ufter a visit to Miss Sue Delle Perry. * • Bob Higgtns will sing at the picture show tonight and Friday night. entire United States one hundred years ago when the Georgia Baptist conven tion was organized. STRAND THEATER PROGRAM SPECIAL Christmas Program DAILY ItOBT. S. HIGGINS AVILL SING CHRISTMAS GOODS ADVERTISED IN THIS ISSUE OF THE NEWS Bargains In Gifts for Christmas and Everything For The Christmas Table. THE avertisers represented in this is sue of the News are Winder’s lead ing merchants who carry good goods in their lines and who are willing to quote prices and enumerate articles In j older to assist you in your Christmas buying. These advertisers we vouch for their honesty and integrity on fair dealing and ask that the buying public Ito spend its "money with these nier ( limits and tli reby keep money at home, Look through this paper, tar ry it to market with you and when do ing your shopping refer to these ad vertisers. MORE NEWS OF THE WINDER ICE PLANT AA’e learned just before going to prtl-s that an ice plant is certain for AVfnder. The machinery lias been bought and will be placed in Mr. John A. Thompson’s building *n t’audler street. '' This is to be one of the most up to date ice plants that can be bought as 'Messrs. Thompson, Smith and Harris have given all plants a thorough inves tigation before purchasing and have purchased the very best that can be bought. This plant will lie ready for operation [not later than the latter part of March, f The people of Winder should con gratulate these gentlemen for under taking amj pushing through this much needed industry which will belp put our town on top where It belongs. The News wishes these gentlemen much prosperity in this undertaking. JACKSON COUNTY MAN IS KILLED Mark Scoggins was arrested anti lodged in jail at Jefferson late Monday afternooh in connection with the death of John Jackson a fanner, inborn Bcoggins Ls alleged to have shot and killed Saturday night following an al tercation at Nicholson school house where the men were attending a vaude ville performance. It is safci’fhat bail blood had existed between the men for several weeks. LAST SUNDAY AT FIRST BAPTIST Lust Sunday was ft great day at the First Baptist church in this city. Near ly 400 were in Sunday school, 90 be ing in the Baraca class and 85 in the Philathea etass. A splendid offering was made at the morning service for the Orphans Home at Hapovilie. Mr. Williams and Rev. W. H. Faust gave splendid accounts of their trip to Sa vannah to attend the meeting of the Georgia Baptist convention. Several of the boys and men gave accounts of an imaginary trip to the orphans home. The entire services were helpful and inspirational. ILLUSTRATED PICTURE AT FIRST baptist There will be shown at the First Baptist church fill illustrated pittere of the life of Paul, next Sunday iv eningv I><*c. 18, at 7:30 o’elcck, under the auspices of the Baraca class of the First Baptist church. I We have ben studying Us life of Paul for several months and thh pic ture will Is- interesting. Everybody come. A large audience expected. The Baraca class urges every mem ber to be present next Sunday morn ing. We had 90 present last Sunday latf’s make the number 100 next Sun day. BARACAB. Class Cor. BOX SUPPER AT TYRO A box supper will Ik* given at Tyro school house on Friday night, Decem ber 23 Proceeds to io for benefit of the school building. Everybody invited. * * Mrs. Weldon Hinesley left this week for Atlanta where she will spend the holidays with relatives and friends. • • Bob Higgins will sing at tin* picture i show tonight and Friday night. No. 35