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A MERRY CHRISTMAS VOL. XXIX. ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING OF BARROW CO. CITIZENS AT COURT HOUSE LAST FRIDAY About 300 citizens of Barrow county met in the court house last Friday to further discuss the resolutions that had been introduced by Col. W. H. Quarterman the week previous. ' Mr. J. W. McWhorter, editor of the local paper was selected chairman, and prfiyer was offered by Rev. T. C. B Ichanan. r- Col. W. H. Quarterman then tookthe floor anl offered the resolution that wits published in last week’s issue of the Winder News. He Aipported these resolutions in a splendid speech. He was followed by R. L. Woodruff. Geo. W. Woodruff, It. L. Rogers, Geo. N. Bagwell, G. D. Ross and others. After Col. Quarterman’n resolu tions were real, Mr. I). F. Thompson introduced the resolutions published below which were passed by a sub_ stantial majority. Adjutant* General Pope with two Aides was present during the meeting* but left in the afternoon for Atlanta. After the passage of tlw Thompson! resolutions the meeting adjourned. The following is the resolutions that were alopted introduced by I). F. Thompson, who in discussing the ques tion admitted that he was a member of the clan, which admission was heartily cheered by the audience. “Whereas, it has been, heralded a broad to the four corners of the earth * that Barrow dounty and the lity of Wilder are the habitators of the with a disregard for law’ and order and : Whereas, it has also been stated in the press through the inspiration of a few citizens of Winder that a of lawlessness and almost of open anarchy prevails in this section and Whereas, the only foundation or basis for any such statements even as claimed and contended for by the a foresaid citizens is that a band of sup posed clansmen made a parade thru the streets of Winder on a night re cently ; NO SIGN OF DISORDER “Whereas it is not contended that any disorder occurred on that occas ion, but only tliat the parade was halt ed at certain points in the public streets of the city and: Whereas, it lias been broadcasted in the papers of the state that the lives of certain citizens of Winder have been threaten, ed “Whereas it is known to all of the citizens of Winder that there is no dis order here or in this section of the state jor any evidences of any threats ovO. any violence towards any citi zen of this city or county; “Whereas, it is manifest from the 'demeanor of our people that nothing is further from the truth than the published reports of the situation hqre and that the county and city have been greatly maligned and slandered and the people of these sections humiliat ed and the prosperity of the county hampered by these false reports in the press: “Whereas, the truth of the matter is that all of these reports of disorder and of lawlessness are abso lutely without foundation and are in every way false; "Whereas, the dis orders in this community and section are such as may be expected ami are happening hi all of the state and are not in any manner accentuated here or beyond the normal violations of law that occur in all communities; “Therefore, be it resolved by the cit-/ teens in mass meeting assembled as follows: CONDEMN REPORTS ‘>l That we condemn these publish ed reports as being false and a slan_ der upon our people and county and state and as being Injurious to the public welfare in every way and as be ing derogatory to the high type of cit izens that have made this section great . “2 That wc denounce as being un true the reports in the press to the ef fect that life is unsafe here or that property rights are fully protected by the enforcement of laws to protect both life and property. “3 That, we as a community pledge ourselves to the enforcement of ‘law for tlie protection of life and prop erty as we have always done and to the, to the end that all. of whatever station in life, may be assured of the preservation of all rights guaranteed by law. •*4 That we condemn all lawless ness and disorder from any and all sources and all law breakers of every class and stand ready to enforce all ©lie Wittier News. and THE BARROW TIMES * “THE OTHER MAN” (Dedicated to the unpleasant notriety, and publicity that has gone from Win der and Barrow county through the daily press for the last few days. Here's hoping that we will never have the like again, but apply the Gol den Rule, brought out in the follow ing lines: “THE OTHER MAN.” Perhaps he sometimes slipped a bit— Well, so have you. Perhaps some things he ought to quit, Well, so should you. Perhaps he may have faltered—why? Why, all men do and so have I, You must admit, unless you lie, That so have you. Perhaps if we would stop and think, Both I and you, When painting someone black as ink, As some folks do. Perhaps, if we would recollect, Perfection we would not expect. But just a man half-way correct, Like me and you. I'm just a man who’s fairly good, I'm just like you. I've done some things I never should, Perhaps like you, But, thank the Lord, I’ve sense to see, The rest of men with charity; They’re good enough if good as me— Say, men like you. —W. T. R. METHODIST CHURCH.. The glad Christmas spirit should cause every one who possibly can be in his and her place in Sunday school at 9:15 and at the regular services ' at 11:30. The choir will render spe-1 cial music in accord with the signifi cance of the day. The pastor will ] gospel preach on “World Peace thru the gospel. The principles of the king dom constitute the only solvent of the worlds sorrows and woes. The evening services, beginning at 7:30 will consist mainly of Christmas carols —the junior choir will sing. The pastor will give brief addre-s. There will he an offering through the Sunday school and the church ser vices. morning and evening for the maintenance of the charity woik of the new Wesley Memorial hospital. Every Methodist church in Georgia is to be askel to make this a Christmas •of “White Gifts,” nothing could be (more fitting than this. There is no more complete hospital south of Johns Hopkins than the new Wesley Memo rial. The capacity of the hospital has been increased several fold. It is ear_ nestly wished that our people shall not squander what ever erf money they 'may possess, for the Christinas occas ion, in merely swaping gifts, senti mental and worthless, and often worse* than worthless gifts. Let us all he sane and oonsisent. A glad happy wel come for every one to attend these ser vices. The pastor and church wish for ev ,er.v one the highest, happiest and best Christmas your hearts have ever en joyel. i 1 MERRY CHRISTMAS HAPPY NEW YEAR. The Winder News wishes its read ers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We waft out over the wireless waves of mental telepathy our cordial greetings to you all and hoj>e that j 1923 will lie a most happy and most I prosperous one to each one of you. law’s through the constituted authori_ ties. ASKED TO UNMASK That we express our confidence in I;the officers of the law in his section and believe them capable and compe tent and concientious in the enforce ment of the law against all violators thereof in such manner as has been provided by our laws and we affirm out faith in the integrity and willing ness of our officers to enforce the law t in a lawful manner and denounce any .suggestion that they are not able to [cope with any situation that has a i risen or may arise or that they are un- I willing to do so. The following amendment was in | troduced by W. H. Quarter man and passed. ! Resolved, that we condemn further night riding by bodies of masked men and call upon them to unmask. Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, December 21,1923. The Economy Store Mr. Harry Silverstein is putting on this week a wonderful sale for Christ mas buyers and for all others who want goods at wonderfully low prices. The goods must be sold regardless of cost. Everybody can get what they want at the Economy Store and flt prices that will surprise you. Since Mr. Silverstein lias announced hat he intends to sell out his sock here and move to some ottier place, he has received many letters from his custom ers begging him to remain in business here. He staes that if his business is good this week that he may decide to remain here and stick to the people in hard times as well as in good times. Mr. Silverstein has made many friends in this section, and all of them hope he will decide to remain in Winder. I. 0. 0. F. WILL MEET. Members Winder Lodge No. 81, I. O. O. F., there will be a call meeting for next Tuesday night, December 20. Business of importance. Please at tend at Lodge room at 7:30 p. in. W. J. SMITH, Jr.. N. G. g. t. McDonald, sec. MISSIONARY PROGRAM. The Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary society will render a pro gram consisting of songs* readings, etA, appropriate for sudli occasions at the Wesleyan Methodist church Sunday,' Ih-cember 31, at 7:30 p. m. The public is invited to attend this service. WANTED —To buy a good second hand Ford, late model. Must lie hi good/Gn diti-on and a bargain for caiui^<W. M. Marlow. It pd. Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Quillinn had as their guests, their son, Dr. E. P. Quil lian, and Mr. Neal, of Valdosta. Mr. and Mrs. Mac Yarbrough will spend a few days Christinas witli Dr. and Mrs. 11. P. Quillian. i Ii Messrs. Jno. Will Lams and Leo Rad ford, of Winder, were in Lawrence ville Thursday.—Gwinnett Journal. • * • Mr- Roy Perry, of Winder, was in the city Wednesday looking after mat ters pertaining to the opening of the overall factory. He states that all the machines have been ordered and will |>e shipped within the nert few days, and that he expects to have them in_ stalled and the plan in operation not later than January 15th. Mr. Porry and family will take up their residence here about January Ist. J. T. STRANGE COMPANY. The J. T. Strange Company will re main open until 9:00 o’clock every night in order to accommodate all wno desire to make their purchases for the Christmas holidays. Our Honor Roll. We publish our ho We punlisli our honor roll this week of those who have paid since our last issue. Be ginning January Ist, we are go ing to cut off those few who have not paid any attention to our requests for payment. If you do not want to be cut off write us definitely when you can pay. or drop in the office and make arranjjements about the matter. J. N. Williams Hermit Booth Mrs. C. E. Davis Mrs. D. B. Jones M. M. House C. It. Day W. S. Henry J. J. Shedd J. B. Attaway G. C. Haynie J. R. Camp ,1. D. Hancock W. A. Wills D. F. Thompson G. F. Edwards W. H. Quartennan, Jr. S. E. Smith Mrs. Omie Pruitt J. S. Etheridge W. J. Cole J. L. Lanier D. S. Thomas W. J. Crowe G. B. Ma.hews J. W. Carrington, Jr. J. H. House MRS. H. 0. CAMP GETS SILVERWARE A large crowd gathered at Smith 'Hardware Co.’s store Inst Tuesday af_ teruoon at 2:30 o’clock, at which time they gave away another of their beau tiful Community Sets of Silverware. At this drawing Mrs. 11. O. Camp wife of our good sheriff held the lucky number, which was 14752. Immediately after the drawing Smith Hardware Cos. staged one of the big gest Aluminumware sales ever pulled off in Winder. We undestand they nre making spe cial offers again this week, both Fri day and Saturday. Smith Hadware Cos. will give away their last set of Silverware next Satur day afternoon at 3:30 ns advertised, so he on hand Saturday morning, shop early and you may bo the lucky one. Bravely Facing Eastward. For a little over four weeks up to the twelfth of this month, I mingled 'freely among the people in and around I the towns along the Northeastern Rail jroad from Athens to Lula; the South ern from Lula to Toceoa; the Elberton | Airline from Elberton to Hartwell and | Elberton, and the Seaboard railroad | from Elberton to Colbert—-thence home to Winder. Not once did I hear the word panic. I did hear the word depression used often, and boll weevil used much oftener. The •general talk is, that though there is no panic, some thing has either rightly or wrongly— temporarily at least —destroyed confi dence of man in nmn or his abilities and circumstances, and, at least tem porarily, from up the channels of cir arulation. They ull say that there is money in plenty, but are wondering how they are to pay for it and get it out of its hiding place. I’ve not seen so much wheat sowed, since coming to Georgia in 1892, as is , being sowed throughout Northeast Ga. wherever I went. More narly cvery | body has one or more fat, fine-looking ! blooded hogs in the pen than I have j ever seen since the days of the old fashioned acorn-fed “razor back”. Al most every family has one or more I flush milk cows. Most have plentiful | grain and hay crops, fruits, potatoes, other vegetables, chitkehs or turkeys, etc. More of these people than ever, it seems, are talking more than ever about the first economic essential, viz: making a living and of money only as a needful, incidental or by product a surplus crop, if you please. Ibis, I lielieve, is becoming more and more the economic conviction throughout the lan< j—especially with all those- who are bh-ssed with the proud distinction and advantage of being producers. I-and, -they are coming to think, is a blessing from God to make a living on rather than money on. primarily, as all too many have in the last two generations been thinking. Many now think that a living is cheap enough if you pro duce it, hut almost prohibitively too dear if you buy it with the proceeds of another crop which costs you all your lalmr and time to produce, which can never be stabilized in price, while you must pav two or three middle men to carry it to town, sell it a few times there, and then deliver it back toy our farm kitchen or bam rack. They are thinking, it begins to seem, tliat the one main obligation and busi ness of the lafwl-owning or the rent ing producer is, to make a living, and a surplus for the non-producer; that the only true business of the non-pro ducer is, to make dollars and cents suf ficient to buy his living from the pro ducer of a living, atal have enough left in cash to pay for his necessary incidentals; and that land monopoly 'and commercializing of the soil as a mere article of trade, are blocks in the way of true human progress, fi nancially hurtful, first or las,t to both owner and tiller of these lands. It be comes more and more the genera I con viction that money-making ns such, be longs to the realm of commerce; while living-making ns sueh, belongs to the realm of production; and these two realms can and must swap the results of their respective lalmrs. With the exception of two or three places and a few individuals, these people, while recognizing the depres sion. are facing tin- East with hope and optimism. T. C. BUCHANAN. Winder, Ga. COTTON GINNINGS TO DECEMBER IST. The number of bales of cotton ginned [in Georgia up to December Ist, is [712.525 hales as compared with 803.132 'hales up o the same time last year, The following is the number of bales ginned, up to December Ist, as com pared with tire same date lust year in he counles in this seeion of the state: Couny 1922 1021 Barrow 4.007 11,313 Clarke 3,033 8.137 Franklin ,_12,12fl 25,351 Gwinnett 6,463 13,615 Hall 9,007 13.510 Jackson § 0.044 22,377 Morgan 1,454 7,106 Oconee 1,676 7,506 Walton 7,363 20.138 Masonic Notice A regular convocation of Winder Chapter No. 84, Royal Arch Masons will he held in the Masonic lodge room Friday evening, DecAnber 23, at 7:30 o'clock. Election of officers for ensuing year. All qualified companions invited to meet with us. A PERSONAL WORD. On account of the illness of part of our force, Mr. J. B. Parham, who op erates the linotype machine, our office has been somewhat demoralized this week. We have not been able to de liver job work as promptly as we de sired and this issue of the News is not up to what we want it to be. PERSONAL NEWS Mr I.ntiiiier Griffeth spent Monday in Atlanta. • • Miss l’adgett Hall and Hudelle Per ry, both of Athens Business college, spent several days recently with the later’s mother, Mrs. Arch Perry. • • • 0 Miss Myrtle Robison, who is one of tlie teachers at Carter Hill school, spent last weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Robison, of Mon roe. • * • Miss Mubele Herrin has returned home from Kirks Grove, Ala., where she has been teaching, to spend the holiday* with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Herrin. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Herrin and yoking son, Harold Jr., of Athens, will spend the Christmas holidays with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Herrin. • • • Miss Imogene Herrin is expected home today to spend the holidays with home-folks. • • • Mr. Cupid Potts of Winder, is spend, ing this week here, helping at the Pal mer main store during tlie Christmas rush.—Aherns Banner. Mrs. Far Stewart, Misses Ora Lee Camp and Flossie Henson of Win der, spent Saturday in the city.—Ath ens Banner. • • • Judge V. E. Bentley, of Booth Dis trict, informs the Tribune that he is again running over everything in his way. A big bouncing lsiy arrived oa Thanksgiving Day. Mother and son doing nicely.—Walton Tribune. • • • Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Goforth, and baby, of Gainesville, will Ik- ttfi- guests of Mr. ami Mrs. H. G. Hill during tin holidays. • • • Mrs. R. H. Pirkle will he the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Turpin, in Americus for the holidays. • • • Mrs. G. C. Moseley, Mrs. Geo. Port aim and Mrs. J. J. Wilson have return ed from Atlanta where they sjK-nt sev al days at a house party given by Mrs. E. V. Snipes. While there they were the honores at many delightful social affairs. Messrs. I.a mar and Shannon Smith of Atlanta, and Gainesville, will he the guests of home-folks in Winder during the Christmas holidays. w m m Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Kinnebrew and little son, Hnlmiit Jr., of Athens, will tie the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Strange for the holidays. m • • Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Cooper of Atlan ta, will he the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jackson for the holidays. A HAPPY NEW YEAR GREAT MEETING LAST FRID'Y NIGHT, The citizens of Winder held auotb er great meeting last Friday night at the New Winder Hotel. A delightful .luncheon was prepared by Mrs. Moore ihe proprietor of the hotel, and every., one present spoke in glowing terniH of the splendid manner in which the luncheon was served. The meeting was cubed, to order by Mr. Claude Mayne, who was chosen chairman af the meeting. The committee on permanent or ganization made report and the same was adopted, and Winder will have a permanent civic organization. ’Die organization will be completed in January I’lio following committees were ap pointed : Nominating committee—Geo. Thomp son, W. J. Russell, 11. A. Carithera J. T. Walden, R. L. Rogers. Program committee—lt. B. Russell, Jr., G. N. Bagwell, C. M. Ferguson. By-Laws Committee—W. M. Holseiv beck, G. W. Woodruff, J. M. Tomlin. Advisory Committee—l. E. Jackson, I*. F. Brooksfier, N. G. Parker. Membership Soliciting Committee— D. F. Thompson, W. A. Bradley, J. L, Saul. Mr. 11. L. Rogers was named as chairman of tlie next meeting in Janu ary. A vote of thanks was extended to Mrs. Moore, proprietor of the New Winder Hotel for splendid luncheon. The next meeting will be held on TJmrsday evening, January 11, 1023. Col. and Mrs. J. C. Pratt will go to Lawrencoville this week for a stay of several days with relatives. • • • Mrs. 11. 11. Barber and children of Atlanta, are expected in the city next week to spend a few days. * • Mrs. E. V. Snipes of Atlanta, will be a murh feted guest in Winder dor. ‘ing the holidays, while here she will Is* the guest of Mrs. 11. H. Kimball, Mrs. G. ('. Moseley, Mrs. Geo. Fortstm and Mrs. J. 11. Pledger. • • • Mrs. Itobt. Camp of Atlanta, will be in Winder during the yfiletide season and will la- the guest of Mrs, A. A, Camp and Mrs. J. J. Wilson. 1 • • • ' Mrs. Julian Wright, of New York, niece of Mrs. M. J. Griffeth, is spend ing a few days here. • • * Mr. and Mm. It. L. Rogers are spend ing a few days of this week in Atlan ta Mrs. noward Rogers has returned from a recent tripeatoi hr hr hhhhtih from a recent stay of several weeks with her parents in Montezuma. Mrs. Rogers many friends will be glad to know sin- is improving from her ill ness. • • Perry Hill is at home from college at Staunton, Va., for the holidays. • • • Little Miss Pauline Hadaway, ofi Athens, was a visitor in the home of Mrs. W. F. Hubbard the past week-end. • • • Mr. and Mrs. W. O. McMullan, of Elbertom, will spend the holidays with Mrs. Georgia Harris. * • • Mr. and Mrs. It. H. I’irkle spent the week-end in Union Point. • • • The many friends of Miss Annie Magness, who recently underwent as operation at the General hospital in Athens will he pleased to know that she is much improved. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Allen Car rington an Monday, December 18, u son. • * * Miss Desina Elder is exepcted home today to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Elder. * * * Miss Marion Born, of Athens, spent the past week-end here as he guest of Mrs. Lee Fortson. • * ft Mrs. Walter Cooper, of Atlanta, will he the guest of Mrs. J. J. Wilson and Mrs. Boy Jackson during the holidays. • • ft Mrs. Claud Mayne and children have gone to Gainesville where they will he until after the holidays • ft ft Mr. R. O. Ross is at home tit week serving as a jury at the decomber term of the superior count, “3** N0.35