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THURSDAY & FRIDAY—TOM MIX.
in THE NIGHT HORSEMAN.”
SATURDAY—Western Feature, Serial
and Comedy.
VOL. XXVIII.
FRIDAY , FEB, 24TH, DESIGNATED
AS MEMBERSHIP DAY BARROW
COUNTY CHAMBER COMMERCE.
Meeting Called For 3:00 P. M. at Court House In
Winder. Every Citizen in Barrow County
Urged to be Present
GREAT THINGS ARE
COMING TO PASS
Much Interest and Enthusiasm Man
ifested in Newly Organized Harrow
County Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Meeting
at Court House Friday, February
24th, Membership Day. la*t ev
ery citizen who is interested in
Barrow' county and her people,
he present at this meeting. Plans
for further work and what the
Chamber of Commerce expects
to do will be discussed and per
fected. Great things are bound
to come to pass in the near fut
ure for Barrow and her citizens.
FRIDAY, February the 24th, has been
designated as Membership Day of
the newly organized Barrow Coun
ty ('handier of Commerce. A meeting
of all citizens of Barrow county has
been called for at 3:00 P. M., at the
Court House In Winder, and everybody
is urged to attend, both those who at
tended the first organization meeting
■■and signified their intention of becom
ing members and those who have not
as yet become members of this impor
tant organization to tlie county.
At this meeting further plans of the
work that tlie Chamber of Commerce
expects to do, and more definite plans
of organization will be presented.
Col. Rolin H. Kimball
Honored; Appointed as
Membership Chairman
President Arthur G. Powell, Presi
dent of the Georgia Bar Association,
has appointed Judge R. H. Kimball, of
this city as chairman of tlie committee
on membership of that body. The other
members of the committee are Max
Isaac, of Brunswick: Thomas H. Mil
ner. of Albany; Morris H. Bernstein,
of Savannah and Walter S. Dillon, of
Atlanta. This is a distinct honor to
Judge Kimball anil the News congratu
lates him on this recognition of his
ability and the high esteem in which
he is held by the state organization.
To Address Farmers
of Barrow County
Mr. C. O. Moser.' secretary of the
American Cotton Growers’ Exchange,
will address a mass meeting of farm
ers in Winder, Wednesday, March Ist.
at 10 o’clock in the morning. He
comes here in the interest of the nation
wide co-operative cottotn marketing
movement, and is reputed to be the fore
most farmer identified with the whole
program. A committee of local men
is in charge of the arrangements.
Winder Girls Win
From fLawrenceville
t *
Tin' Winder High girls won from the
T.awrenceville Five Friday night by
the score of 10 to 5. The girls played
a fast game all the way through, espe
cially titpifirst Half. The Winder girls
have shown up fine this season and Miss
(Coach) Towler has done her part well.
The features of the game was the splen
did goals thrown by Benton and Env
jeuson ond the guard work by Mc-
Whorter and Wages. The girls are
not. showing up quite as much as the
‘Hard Nuts” and the Boys Hi.
Counties Cannot Pay
Farm Agents From Tax
Monies, Says Courts.
The Supreme court Friday decided
that counties cannot legally pay from
the tax money part of the salaries ol
farm demonstration agents.
The ruling of the court was passed
in an appeal from a decision of the
Flovd county superior court arising
out of the refusal of Commissioner
I I) Hanks, chairman of the hoard of
that county, to sign a warrant
i/ing payment of Floyds one-half of
Hie monthly salary of W. K. Bowers,
county farm demonstration agent, i ‘b-
The decision, it is believed, will have
a far-reaching effect as all of the coun
ties having demonstration agents will
have to provide other means of pay
ment of the salaries. Heretofore the
federal and state governments have
been paying one-half of the salaries of
the farm demonstratiou.agents and the
other half has been paid by the coun
ties.
Miss Evelyn Radford will entertain
her bridge club on Saturday afternoon.
®)e W inter Meirn
Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, February 23, 1922
MR. J W. SAUNDERS
WILL BUY CREAM
Mr. J. W. Saunders lias opened up a
market in this city for all the sour
cream that he can buy. The farmers
of Barrow county who want to get
away from cotton can find a substitute
in the production of cream. Barrow
has a large number of fine cows and
the products of these cows can be turn
ed into money. You can learn how to
manage your cream by conferring with
Mr. Saunders. This ought to develop
into a tine business for this section.
We are talking about diversification
now, and every farmer in the county
can keep a few cows and in this way
help swell his bank account.
CONFERENCEWORK
AT FIRST BAPTIST
A most interesting and profitable
conference of the workers of the Bap
tist denomination was held at the First
Baptist church in this city last Monday
night and Tuesday.
On Monday night Dr. John F. Purs
er spoke on the value of co-operation
among the forces that make for the up
liftment of the race. Dr. Purser is a
most eloquent and forceful speaker
and the splendid audience that heard
him was delighted with his message.
On Tuesday Rev. J. Fred Eden and
Rev. B. S. liailey spoke on the enlist
ment work among the churches of the
state. Tuesday afternoon a kind of
round table discussion was held all
present taV*>ig part in the discussion
whit h was held.
The ladies of the church served a
delightful luncheon in the dining room
of the church at the noon hour on Tues
day.
Many of the Winder people availed
themselves of the opportunity of hear
ing these speakers.
Among those present from other
paints out of Winder we noted Dr. Jno.
F. Purser. President Home Mission
Board Atlanta; Rev. J. Fred Eden of
the State Enlistment Force; Rev. B.
S. Hailey Superintendent fo Evangel
ism Atlanta; Rev. Milo H. Massey, of
.Jefferson; W. 1.. West, Jefferson; T. C.
Hardman, Commerce; W. L. Culbert
son. Commerce; It. J. Tyler and wife,
Comer; W. J. White and wife. Coiner;
W. S. Walker and wife, Monroe; J. J.
Nuniially, Monroe: A. B. Mobley, Mon
roe; Jolin 11. Webb, Monroe; Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Jenkins, Monroe; C. W.
Henderson and wife. Statliam; Dr. J.
C. Daniel and wife, Statliam; Miss
Ola Daniel. Athens; J. F. Haygood,
Watkinsville; Owen Still, Lawrence
ville.
THE TEACHERS OF
GEORGIA TO MEET
The annual meeting of the Georgia
Education Association will meet in Co
lumbus April 20-22. A most interest
ing program lias l>een arranged, in
cluding discussions by Hr. George
Hravton Strayer of Columbia, Com
missioner Tigert of Washington, I>.
and President P. P. Claxton of the
University of Alabama. Columbus is
exerting herself to make the stay of
the teachers there pleasant. The rail
roads have issued rates of one fare
plus a dollar for the occasion. These
certificates may be had upon appli
cation to Supt. A. G. Cleveland, Treas
urer, Valdosta.
Pitroff, The Miracle
Man, and HU Company
Pleases Large Crowds.
Pitroff, the Miracle Man and his
show of wonders, including mind read
ing hypnotism, and the sensational act
of sawing a woman in half, closed a
.’{-day engagement at The Strand the
ater Wednesday night. A full house
was shown to each night and the audi
ence was well pleased with the show,
which was clean and free from any
thing tlrat might offend.
The act of ‘sawing a woman in half’
was put on here for the first time, and
iis a clever trick, mystifying all who
saw it. It is hoped that this company
| will play a return engagement at any
jtime.
Dixie Melody Boys To
Repeat Show at Strand
.4*
The Pixie Melody Boys will repent
their show at the Strand Theater on
Wednesday night, February 2Hth.
Anew show, with entire change of
program will lie given at the school
auditorium Friday night, March 2nd
! Prices 25 and 35c.
AND THE BARROW TIMES
TWO WEEKS COM
MUNITY MEETING
April 30 to March 15 to be Epochal hi
Winder Life.—Each Congregation
Doing Its Best for Itself
and Others.
The two weeks following April .‘id,
are to he epochal in Winder life. The
churches are to put on a community
evangelistic campaign, each congrega
tion doing its best for itself ami other
ers.
The preachers are solidly behind the
movement because they realize it will
mean the deepening of the spirituality
of the entire town and a general re
enforcement of the ecclesitstical for
ces co-operant for community better
ment.
The Sunday school workers are be
hind the plan for in it they see that
tremendous emphasis is to be laid upon
training for efficiency in all phases of
Kingdom work and a renewal interest
In the study of the Bible.
The business men are solidly pushing
the campaign because they realize that
the spiritual resources of any commu
nity are infinitely more important than
tlie merely material. They know that
nothing on earth will do so much to im
prove conditions here as the daily liv
ing of the teachings of the Christ.
The school forces of the city are for
this progressive movement, for in it
they see opportunities to develop a well
rounded character in the personalities
of the students.
In fact all the citizens, saints and
sinners see in this simultaneous cam
paign a rare opportunity to put the
entire town on the map and build up
again the forces that make any city
or section permanently great and pros
perous.
Thinking men and women know that
the church has been the greatest fac
tor in civilization building and are to
day in the midst of untoward circum
stances beginning to give the church
its rightful place in world economy.
Religion is more than a perfunctory
duty for Sunday, more than suit of
clothes to put off and on at will: it is
a fundamental life principle that per
meates the very vitals of society and
idealizes the every day with its pro
saical duties and tasks.
Worship has ever occupied a prom
inent place in the life of people from
the days when Adam enjoyed fellow
ship with God in the refreshing even
ing shades of the Eden of long ago on
blown to the present, the souls of men
and women have readied out and prill
ed after God and will ever continue to
do so.
These proposed meetings are calcu
lated to make a vivid and powerful
impression upon tlie entire town.
Now is the time to pray : to pray that
God’s power and wisdom may lie man
ifest in the arrangements and conduct
of the services. Brother, sisters, pray,
and Holy Manna will lie showered
down. W. H. I.
AN OLD PISTOL
H. E. Millikin brought to our office
last week an old pistol that looked like*
it might have been with Noah in the
Ark. Mr. Millikin secured it in the
Phillipine Islands from an old man
about !> years of age and this old man
said that it had come down in the fami
ly from generation to generation until
the memory of mail runneth not to the
contrary. There is a legend
connected with the pistol that it is the
one witli which Cain slew Abel. If you
don’t believe this legend ask Harry
Millikin about it. He’ll tell you the
truth.
Economy Store Starting
A Big Sale This Week
The Economy Store. H. Sllverstein
& Cos., proprietors, are putting on a re
opening sale this week that will stir
up the trading public of this entire sec
tion. It means good news to every
body. Their store, next to the New
Winder Hotel, has been remodeled and
is full of goods to lie unloaded at al
most any price. Wonderful spring bar
gains are being offered, and the public
will he astonished at tlie low prices of
goods. They have a large two-page ad
in this issue of the News. Read it and
note the bargains offered. The sale
starts Friday.
I£ilgore-Kelly Cos.
Kilgore-Kelly Company, one of tlie
splendid dry goods firms of this city,
have made extensive improvements in
their store. The shelves have been cut
down, the counters have been re-ar
ranged. things have lieen painted and
(he goods moved into new places in
such a way as to make a great improve
ment. We hope they will do a fine
business this year.
Mr, W. B. McCants anil two daugh
ters. Misses Nell and Charlotte Mc-
Cants. are at Daytona. Fla., for a stay
of ten days or two weeks. Before re
turning home they will visit other
points in Florida.
WINDER ICE PLANT
IS BEING BUILT
Winder will, have an up-to-date ice
I plant by April Ist, or not later than
April 15th. Work is being pushed on
the building and as soon as this is com
pleted all the necessary machinery will
be installed. This will lie a fine enter
prise for Winder and we feel sure our
people will appreciate it and do the
right tiling in sustaining it.
Ice plants have been tried in Win
der before and have been forced to dis
continue oil account of lack of support.
We hope our people will stand by our
local plant. Let’s support it. The
owners of the plant guarantee to meet
prices in Athens, Atlanta and other cit
ies, and our people will he supporting
a business that gives employment to
Winder people.
We congratulate the promoters on tlie
enterprise and feel sure that our people
will give them that support that will
lie necessary to make the venture a
success.
EFFICIENCY CONF.
IS A GREAT SUCCESS
For the first time in its history, the
Methodist church of Winder has been
engaged in an "Efficiency Conference,”
and the results have more than sur
jmssed the expectations of those who
planned this surprising and profitable
week. To say the least, it has beeu a
varied program—perhaps kaleidoscopic
is a better word —and the only fault
has been thut perhaps too much was
crowded into one brief week.
The study classes for all church
workers, under Mrs. W. G. Hamby and
the pastor have had an average at
tendance of over fifty, which is very
gratifying to the church. Tlie children
had a daily story hour when such story
tellers as Nath Thompson delighted the
little folks.
Each day ended with a rally for the
general public, and these have been at
tended by crowds that filled the church
to overflowing. Each speaker added
to the new vision that was presented of
tlie great task of the church, tlie place
of every individual, and some ways of
efficiently performing that task. IXOIII
the opening sermon of W. T. Hamby on
“Doing tlie doctrine." and the highly
entertaining and practical talk of Nath
j Thompson, on Young People’s activi
ties, each talk went straight to tlie
! mark. •
W. P. King delighted a large audi
ence at the IS 1111 day night service, and
tlie inimitable Walter B. Dillard dis
cussed Sunday school organization on
Tuesday.
On Wednesday night, which was Mu
sic night, in keeping with the “Song
week,” throughout the nation, a large
audience listened and took part in tlie
singing with zest, the old songs. Pa
triotic numbers in keeping with the
celebration of Geo. Washington’s birth
day, were interspersed with old favor
ites sung by tlie chorus of the town,
soloists, quartettes, and everybody.
Tonight, the famous preacher and
traveler, Dr. W. J. Young of Virginia,
will lecture on Brazil, and the Mens
(Tub will attend in a body. On Friday
an illustrated lesson will lie given on
“Japan” by Prof. I>. L. Earnest, fol
lowing by tlie story in picture of “The
Other Wise Man.”
Sunday will lie the last day of the
Conference and in addition to tlie Sun
day school there will lie two great ser
vices at 11 :30 A. M. and 7 :30 P. M.
The pastor will sum up tlie work of
tlie conference at the morning hour in
a sermon on "The future of Methodism’
and at night the “Live-wire layman,
Mr. C. E. Burge, who lias been called
“Georgia’s Billy Sunday,” will talk 011
“Personal Evangelism.” The Mens
choir and orchestra will lead the music
at this service.
Mr. W. R. Smith Goes
To Greenville, S. C.
Mr. W. B. Sinitil left this week for
Greenville, S. <’.. where lie will repre
sent several large cotton firms. These
firms are located in Texas. Oklahoma,
Tennessee and Georgia. Mr. W. A.
Brooks, one of tin* leading citizens of
Winder is interested with Mr. Smith
in his operations. The News wishes
them the best of success.
J. L. Saul Store Sale
Started This Morning.
J. L. Saul is always selling goods. He
He keeps selling goods. He won’t let
goods stay on liis shelves. He keeps
them moving. If he can’t get his price
for them he lets you have them at
your priee. In ttie great Final Receiv
ers sale that he is putting on this week,
you will find many wonderful bargains
in all kinds of goods that every family
needs. Read the large two-page ad in
this issue of the News.
Basket-Ball Game
Saturday Night
Your last chance to see a basket ball
game this year at the High School
court Saturday night at 8 o’clock. Ad
mission 15c and{ 2sc. Come and let’s
ring'down the curtain before the horse
! hide fever catches us—K4.
For Sale—Finest Dahlia Tubers, 15c
to sl3. Mrs. H. D. Moqxe, Phone 52.
A. P. Montague, D. D. to
Preach Commencement
Sermon at Winder High
The citizens of Winder will be de
lighted to know that Dr. A. I’. Montn
gue of Mercer University, has been se
cured to preach tlie Commencement
sermon in May.
Dr. Montague was formerly presi
dent of Furman University, South Car
olina, and of Harvard College, Alabama,
and is one of the leading theologians,
and strongest pulpiteers in the South.
His life long connection with educa
tional institutions and his leadership
in the world of scholarship coupled
with his deep love for work among
young men will insure him a splendid
hearing by the school folk of our town.
The Mercer alumni of Winder will
lie delighted that this splendid repre
sentative of their alma mater will
preach on this important occasion.
WOMAN’S CLUB
MET WEDNESDAY
The Woman’s Club met at the school
auditorium 011 Wednesday at 3:80 in
th<‘ afternoon. There were eleven
members present, and after the busi
ness meeting, the following program
was rendered:
Private Life of Washington, Mrs. E.
R. Harris.
Public Career of Washington, Mrs.
W. M. Hol-senbeck.
Paper on Citizenship, Mrs. W. N.
Bailey.
Two musical numbers, a duet by
Mrs. McCurry and Mrs. Land, and a
vocal solo by Miss Ora Dh' Camp had
to lie omitted on account of the school
piano being tuned. Mrs. P. A. Flani
gan was chairman of the program com
mittee. The Womans Club means to
work with renewed activity now that
spring is opening up and is planning
several instructive, entertaining and
.constructive entertainments among
which is a celebration of Citizenship
Day on July 4tli, and u clean-up week
in April.
Tlie March meeting will lie held at
the residence of Mrs. W. H. Quarter
mau.
B. Brown Vaudeville at
Strand Two Days Next
Week-Mon. Tues.
Manager I/OVe of th -Ztrand Theater
announces for next Monday Gild Tues
day nights, February ■tannd - H - a
wonderful Buster BrSiwn Vaudeville
show. II features singing and danc
ing dollies and funny comedians. Two
hours of pep are promised tin* nudi
ene:\ There are also two ldg acts from
San Francisco. The show is direct
from tlie Hipodrome circuit on tlie Pa
cific coast. La taut songs. Full 'or
chestra. Some of the characters in
the show are Jack Everett. Dot Ever
ett, Vic Vernon, Peggy Cook, Dottle
Dot, Jack Edwine, Hank Spruceby,
Pete Peter and Maggie Jiggs.
Harmony singing will lie a feature.
Manager Love promises the public
two hours of fine sjxirt.
Simpson Brothers Are
Killed By Deputy Dowis
joe and Orin Simpson, brothers, anil
prominent farmers of Gwinnett coun
ty, were shot and killed Monday after
noon at Duluth by Deputy Sheriff Vic
tor Dowis, when they refused to allow
the officer to search their automobile
for whiskey.
Tlie deputy sheriff received notice
ttiat an automobile was being loaded
with whiskey In the suburbs of the
town and lie went out to search it.
The Simpson brothers refused to let
him search the car without a warrant.
The officer sent bark for a warrant and
when It arrived proceeded to search
the car. The owners of the car again
resisted and the shooting was the result.
Orin Simpson was killed Instantly and
his brother died two hours later. Dep
uty sheriff Dowis gave himself up to
the sheriff of the county. He charges
that the men were drinking and that
he shot in self defense. No whiskey
was found In the car.
Mr. Dowis is a brother of Mrs. Joe
A. Huff of this city.
Lawrenceville Man
Takes Own Life
Mr. John H. Britt, one of Lawrenee
viHe’s most substantial citizens, shot
himself through the head with a pis
tol at 7:00 o’clock last Friday morning
He lived übout two hours without re
gaining consciousness. Mr. Britt had
lieen a constant sufferer with his head
for about 30 years, a sledge hammer
having fallen on It while he was at
work in a well. He had never gotten
ovi r the blow and to this, together
with other recent illness is attributed
his act.
At the time of his death, Mr. Britt
was traveling representative of the
Georgia Isian and Trust company and
had been for about five years. His fi
nancial affairs are in excellent shape
and his recent physical suffering is the
only reason that can la* attributed for
the takffig of Ills life.
Mr. and Mrs. K. L. Williamson, of
Jefferson, were guests of relatives here
last Bun day.
The Strand Theater
Program
MONDAY & TUESDAY—Vaudeville &
Musical Comedy.—ll People—Harmony
Singers. "V
—TWO DAYS—
NIMROD J. KELLY
SPLENDID CITIZEN
After A IjOng Life Well Spent This
Good Citizen Ungers in Life's
Evening
SAY. friends, let us make a little
change. Tlie weather has beeu
too bail for strolls and fearful you
are tired of that stroll stuff, I thought
I would give you a hit of good located
rigid here in our little city. 1 realize
that you would not relish cake or any
other diet for a seige. I thought best
to give you some sweet meats following
a month’s ration on a coarse diet. Esq.
John U. Justice said to me and others
at his home as we entered the dining
room. “Boys, its corn bread and peas. I
relish them for a dozen or so meals,
but when it comes to three hundred
on a run I lose a taste for them.” (Wo
got a good dinner.) *
Now I shall try my best to give you
a good dinner for I have a subject tlie
like of which is not often found.
. fin the eastern slope of tlie Blue
Ridge lies the county of Macon. N. C.,
it is just over the line of Georgia.
Before the civil war there lived in
that county one Si. muel Kelly, who had
a wife by the name of Mary.
To them were born four boys and five
girls. The one whom we have taken
for fhis subject is one of these hous,
Nimrod Jackson Kelly.
He was given this name after Nim
rod Jarret —Nimrod J. —but decided
to change it to Jackson in preference
to Jarrett.
111 his early boyhood days he got
the early old field schooling of the av
erage boy. When the civil war broke
out he was not drawn hut in Seplem
her, 1862, he enlisted in Cos. !>. NC.
In the spring of IKB4 he was captur
ed at Cumberland Gap and imprisoned
at Camp Douglas, a surhurb of Chicago
with some 12000 other captured men.
lie was kept here for twenty one
months and released and got home 011
the 12th day of June, 1860. Some time
during this year he walked all the way
from Macon county to Jackson county.
He farmed two years near Jefferson.
In the meantime he wed Jane Causby,
daughter of Oliver Causby. in the
winter of 1868-0)1, he moved over to
Mr. Causby and went farming. Boon
he owned a good farm on Cedar Creek
where lie lived until 18711. ,
In 1577 e bought an interest iff Z. F.
Stanton’s mercantile business here in
jug Tavern—then the niffy one here.
In IN7! he moved pver and lived a
while in a house where now stands the
Z. E. Stanton home. 111 1880 he built
the home in which he now lives.
In 18515 his good wife went to her
long home. Time passes and lie again
wed Miss Ella ('amp, the daughter of
David Ashury Camp. She is the
grand daughter of Robert White.
Nimrod J. Kelly took nn active in
terest in all affairs that worked for the
•good of Jug Tavern. He took much
interest in soliciting funds for the build
ing of the <l. J. & S. R. It. Hillman
Jackson came along as a good partner
in this railroad building. After tlie
road was built he was made depot
agent and served longer than lie want
ed to.
In tlie early stages of Jug Taverns
existence, drinking and rowdyism were
too often permitted, so he and otlrvr
good men had the city of Jug Tavern
incorporated. Nimrod J. Kelly was the
first Mayor, Isaiah Fulcher tlie first
locked up.
Nimrod J. Kelly served as VV. M of
Winder Lodge F. A A. M. for a number
of years. , ,
The first election for Mayor was hot
ly contested. John Hodges against
Mr. Kelly. Kelly won out which prov
ed a hold strike for law and order.
in politics he was true to the nomi
nee. He never become excited or went
wild like some men over a choice for
political honors. He never aspired for
these honors himself, though many
times importuned by friends to launch
out. He lias been and is to-day a de
serving leader and co-worker in the
Baptist church. He is no stickler on
isms, hut can work as zealous for his
Master in one society as another.
lie was oue of the committee who
Guilt the present Baptist church now
in Winder. He was treasurer of that
committee.
Now as to neighboring, that couple
dis- not exist*who can out neighbor Mr.
and Mrs. N. J. Kelly. The influence
of the life of this good couple reach to,
we know not where, and accomplish we
know not how much good. No poor
and needy was ever turned away emp
ty handed. His doors are always open
for those who wish to enter. A ser
vant f his country in time of need— liq
saw the roughest side of life. A ser-_
vant of his Master with a Christ liki*
companion and successful financier 110
touches the smooth side of life. May
his remaining days be happy ones, as
to the future for him, if 1 am nfit de
ceived, will tie all happiness and peace.
And now after a long and useful
life spent in doing good and making
the world better, the shades of the
long. long, night are gathering about
him and the dews of life’s evening are
condensing on his brow, yet may he
linger long in the twlight with loving
hands to lead him and loving hearts
to Ml ss him. c M THOMPSON.
Mr. J. B Law Dead.
Mr. J B. Law. a cotton buyer, for
merly of Winder, died in Atlanta last
I Sunday very suddenly. He.is urviv
ied bv two children, Frazier and Tom
Law Mr. Law made many friends
while living in this city who regret to
bear of his death.
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