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VOL. XXIX.
MEETING OF BARROW COUNTY FARMERS
AT COURT HOUSE SATURDAY, FEB. 24TH
Mr. J. C. Manus, of Georgia State Board of En
tomology, Will Speak on the Control of
the 801 l Weevil at 2:30 P. M.
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Mr. J. C. Manus, of the Georgia State
Board l of Entomology, will speak to the
farmers of Barrow county at the court
house 'Saturday afternoon, February
24th, nt 2 :30 F. M. Every farmer in
the county should lib present to hear
Mr. Manus speak upon the Control of
the Bolt Weevil and How to Grow
Cotton Under 801 l Weevil Conditions.
Mr. Manus will tell of the experi
ments and tests made by the Govern
ment and State departments, and will
give the results of these experiments.
Mr. Manus has nothing to sell, but
gives you information that your gov
ernment and state have paid thousands
of dollars to obtain for the benefit of
the cotton grower.
Don’t miss this meeting Saturday af
ternoon at the court house in Winder.
C. M. THOMPSON’S
WEEKLY LETTER
I have been importuned quite a num
ber of times lately to write in a lighter
vein, more old time jokes and less gen
eaologits.
My whole sujibition is to please as
well as instruct, yet 1 feel my incom
potency very much. Nevertheless, I
shall do the best I can.
Mr. Ambrose Bradley was not always
as large as he now is and I well remem- j
her him as a 4-year old kid, trotting j
up and down the side walks in J offer-.
son v Now, one Ben McCoy kept a small
grocery store on a lot close to the house
in whick Ambrose’s father lived and
many times through the day Ambrose
like all hoys, was continually entering
McCoy’s place of business. This wear
ied McCoy, so one day McCoy got a
small board and gave Ambrose a nice
little paddling. He went home crying
and Mr. Bradley, a preacher, got pretty
wrought up over the matter and it took
some neighborly work to keep down a
considerable row.
Mr. Henry Bedingtleld, our jok '-lov
ing Henry, had quite an experience s v
eral years ago. One day while in i* tl
leheiii and starting for home Dr. A-J
--aim-feliailed him and asked him to ride
in nis car and he would carry turn
home. Off they went just like some
one was seriously sick and life dep *nd
t.d upon their speed. They had not
gone a mile before Henry wished It >;
hud walked on home. Every house they (
passed the men, women and children!
were excited: some hallowed “what’s
the matter? Who’s sick?” hut on they
went. U-’icy came to a small stream
and Henry just knew that Doctor
would miss the bridge and land in the
mud and water, so he makes a rise to
jump oni; “Sit still, says Doc, as they
dllsh over the bridge. On they sped up
hill and down, and as they get in sight
of Usury’s house, Henry’s wife se-.-s
who's coming and almost falls in a
faint wondering why the speed and the
Doc. When the car stopped at Hen
ry's house he was so excited he could
Finely stand for trembling.
Another one our friend, W. Jack
Jones. Many years ago he worked the
lands farther up the river than he does
now : he also worked some on the creek.
Muskrats, minks and other small ro
dents were pretty numerous on the
creek and river, so one day Jack was
strolling in the bottoms and desiring to
pick ids way into the water or from
the water, began following a small
trail made by these small rodents. Hi
ram Wall, better known as “Brudge”
learned of Jack’s coming, so he en
sconced himself dost' by this trail and
as Jack passes him he catches Jack hy
the pant Boons and mimicing a musrat
squeal frightens Jack so that he lunged
forward in weeds and briars which cut
him much in the face and on the hands.
Jack never stops until he gets out and
when Be did he looked hack and could
see Bradge tip-toing and laughing, hut
it was not much fun to Jack.
Wbon Winder was a much smaller
town that she is now and many acres
of heavy timber where now is house
and gardens, then* came a indy visitor
to friends here. The young people had
congregated at some neighbor s home
enjoyinng themselves.
Nome one suggested a snipe hunt.
Many knew the game and decided to
teach this visitor how to catch snipe.
Our friend, James Griffeth, wide
awake young man was to epcort the
visitor to the proper place and help
her to set the sack to catch them. No
while some dozen others were suppos
ed to'drive the snip‘B up the creek to
the sack. All went well and when Jas.
had led the girl into the more dense
part of the timbers he found a gully,
fixed everything and told her to keep
still and wait. Then he sneaked off
borne, v .
Noon she became alarmed, began yell
ing and crying, and after awhile she
came in ‘crest-fallen, scratched and
bleeding. It took some time for her to
get onto the Joke. If the lady happens
to see thJrl want her to know I was
not one of that party.
When the writer was teaching at Oak
Grove about 1888 and boarding with
Henry Autry, the father of W. E. Au
try. they kept a small store nearby and
w* often at rolled up there and sat by
.1,4 THB HAKHOW TIMES
“THE STORM” AT
THE STRAND 2 DAYS
THURSDAY-FRIDAY
“The Storm,” possibly the most en
tertaining picture you ever saw, will
be screened at The Strand Theater two
days this week —Thursday and Friday,
February 22 and 28.
This a great picture and one that
will entertain you for an hour and a
j half. It is a picture that you may not
carry out of the theater with you un
| der the skin, but you will enjoy it and
will be glad you saw it. It shows the
raging torrents, the snow storm, the
I great forest fire, and a beautiful love
; story interwoven.
| You may see it either Thursday or
Friday at The Strand Theater.
GIVES FORMULA
FOR WEEVIL POISON
Mr. W. F. Higgins of Pendergrass,
Ga., has been very successful in com
batting the boll eevil in the past and
we publish the formula that he used at
the request of citizens in this county.
The folloing is a letter to a citizen of
this county giving the formula.
Pendergrass, Ga., Feb. 5, 1923.
Dear Sir: lam sending formula as
requested:
Calcium 10 pounds.
Saccharine 1 oz.
Icc Cream Powder 2 packages.
Water 8 gallons.
Mix saccharine and ice cream pow
der its quart of hot water before mixing
with other ingredients. Keep stirred
while applying to prevent arsenate from
forming in cake at bottom.
The mixture is easily applied by use
of small mop made of cheese cloth, with
upward stroke to get on under sble of
bud leaves. xVll that is necessary is a
few drops of the mixture in the hud
as they go to the hud for water.
Any ithi r !ni on ition gladlv given
Respepct fully,
W F HIGGi S.
PRIZES FOR
HIGH SCHOOL
The Young Matrons Federated club
has graciously offered medals for our
High School to stimulate Interest in
the subject of English and composi
tion.
In the High School a medal is offer
ed for the best record in general excel
lence in Enrdi-h. The winner to lie
determined from the high school rec
ords.
In the sixth and seventh grades a
medal is offered for general excellence
in scholarship in English and for a con
test in Essay writing. The class rec
ord of the pupil is to count 50 percent
and the Essay written in competitive
contest is to count 50 percent in deter
mining the winner. The subject for
lhe Essay will ho upon some phase
of Forestry relative to our own state.
The subject will be announced in a few
days and the contest will he held under
the direction of the teachers in April.
The school appreciates very much
the interest of this valuable club in
promoting the educational activities of
the community hy these generous dona
lio"s W hope to make the club
proud of its interest in the school.
Notice to R. F. TANARUS). People
You can get the Constitution Daily
and Sunday for $. r > 00 a year on clOb
rate from me for the next two weeks.
Call around and see me.—Aubrey
Baugh, at Herrin's Drug Store.
OARRITH HOME BURNED.
The old Carruth home south of town,
was destroyed bv Are Monday night.
This was said to he the oldest house in
Barrow county, being over a hundred
years old.
NOTICE COUNTY LINE SCHOOL
A negro minstrel will he given at
this place Friday night, February 23.
The public is invited.
and Joked at night with the neighbors.
On one occasion Will and I walked in,
Mr. Autry had gone to bed. It was rain
ing some and Mr. Aufrv asked Will:
“Is it railing much?” Will replied:
“No sir. it is raining water.”
This put Mr Autry in no good hu
mor and he sp*ke hack: “You are get
ting darn smart going to school to
Lmn.” We sneaked off to bed for we
knew lietter than to let him hear us
laugh.
C. M. THOMPSON.
Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, February 22, 1923.
POLICE WATCH
ROBBERS STEAL
BRICK BUILDING
STEALING a two-story brick
building with policemen look
ing on is the latest feat of
daring thieves in Birmingham,
Ala.
A building owned by A.. J
Kreks of Atlanta, Ga„ complete
ly disappeared, and police ad
mitted that they saw a number of
men dismantling the building one
night, but thought it was a legit
imate undertaking. The entire
job is said to have been done in
one night by a score of men.
2 DECATUR GIRLS
BURNED TO DEATH
i
Misses Willie and Marion McDowell,
daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John Mc-
Dowell, aged 17 and 15, of Decatur,
were burned to death in their rooms
early Tuesday morning while asleep.
Mr. Trotti and Mr. MeWhorter, son
of Editor J. W. McWhorter, of The
News, neighbors of the McDowels, saw
the fire when they alighted from a car
about 1:00 o’clock Tuesday morning,
and went to the rescue of the family
at once. Mr. McDowell, however, had
just awakened and was coming out of
the house badly burned, followed by liis
wife and son. The two men went to
the girls' room and endeavored to save
them hut could not get in ns the door
was locked. It is thought the fire was
of an incendiary nature, as there had
been no fire in tills room for several
days. And the family said the door to
the daughters' room was never locked.
When the fire was extinguished and
the girls’ bodies found, one was lying
near the bed and the other near the
door.
U. S. JUDGE RULES
ON RUM HUNTERS
Search Warrant Kuling Halts Federal
Drive. —Obstacles Barred From
Highway.
Savannah, Ga., February 10.—Pro
hibition agents, arming themselves for
the most decisive drive in Ga., were con
fronted Friday hy a ruling by Judge
William H. Barrett, of the Federal
Court for the Southern District of Geor
gia, which presents the most rigid re
strictions yet laid down to govern their
actions.
The search warrant, under Judge
Barrett’s ruling, is a thing to be used
arily. A few points in his lengthy
opinion, whoh was given in response to
j numerous questions raised by attor
neys representing persons charged with
violations of the liquor laws, are:
| l. A search warrant must be full
land complete, giving name, description,
iand location of persons and property
to be searched.
2. The warrant must be served in
the day time unless otherwise provided.
,3. The name of tHe person who gave
(information on which warrant is based
(must lie contained in the warrant.
If information is found to be not
[based on facts, prosecutions for perjury
are liable.
5. Automobiles and suit case s must
not lie searched without proper war
rants.
6. It is illegal to place obstacles in
• highways to stop automobiles.
I 7. Agents have no right to shoot at
(fleeing automobiles.
8. Receipts must be given for all
jproperty seized.
j 9. Private residences must not be
searched unless on proper warrants,
which must allege that liquor is being
sold therein.
By the ruling of the court, certain
automobiles specified, captured and now
held by federal agents in Georgia, must
be returned to their owners. Liquor
captured with these automobiles shall
not be returned, but must not be us<*d
for evidence. The ears and liquor in
volved as connected principally with
cases in the Southern Disrict Court.
| The ruling followed hours of argu
ment by local attorneys, and was con-
Isidered by the court several days.
DEATH OF MR.
R. H. MAHAFFEY
Mr. It. II Mahaffey, one of the well
known citizens of thus section, died at
his home near Commerce on February
7th, and was buried on February 9th
at Bethlehem graveyard. Mr. Mahaffey
was sick only four days being taken
with flu of so violent type that he was
not able to stand the ravages of the
disease. He leaves a wife and two
small girls. He was the son of Mr.
W. 11. Mahaffey, who spends his win
ters in Florida with his daughter at
Ft. Pierce, Florida, and a brother of
Mrs. Drake of tills city.
He also leaves one brother and six
sisters. Mr. Mahaffey was a member of
the Methodist church and the funeral
services were conducted by Rev. M. B.
Sams of the Bethlehem church. Mr.
Mahaffey married Miss Corine Year
wood of Bethlehem.
The deepest sympathy of a host of
friends U extended to the grief strick
en family.
BUREAU SUPPLIES
FEMININE GUESTS
FOR LONELY MALES
Unique Organization Fur:-A-lies Girl
Companions for Dinner or Theater
For Ten Dollars Each.
THE Bureau of Social Service in Now
York City, conducted by Miss Eve
lyn Kent, is being rushed with ei
ders these days for dinner and theater
companions. Strangers in the metrop
olis who enjoy good company and wish
to spend a pleasant evening are intro
duced by the bureau, for a fee of $lO,
to young women of intelligence, with
pleasing personalities, ready to show
strangers the sights of Gotham.
Applicants who telephone the bureau
are asked to state their preferences,
and these preferences are observed so
far as possible. The bureau’s advertis
ing states distinctly that “this is an in
vitation to only the well-bred man seek
ing a clean evening’s entertainment.”
Miss Kent, “who is a writer of short
stories, planned first to apply the idea
to fiction. Then she believed it might
apply to real life, which is reputedly
stranger than fiction. Besides, this
pays more dividends. She advertised
for women who wanted to earn extra
money by spending their evenings in
“soc’ial service.”
“\Ye require the strictest references,”
Miss Kent said, “two social and two
Business. The girls must sign a con
tract agreeing to certain conditions.
They must certify to the excellence of
their morals. They must agree not to
take any drinks, not to permit the men
to accompany them home, and must
promise to report infractions of courte
sy.”
PEANUTS A i
MONEY CROP
FOR TIIE PIEDMONT SECTION OF
GEORGIA
For tlie benefit of farmers asking for
information relative t<4 growing peanuts
for the market, we give the following:
Where the boll weevil damage has
been serious peanuts have been ushl as
a substitute for cotton. That is, the
reduced acreage to cotton in a large
measure is planted in peanuts for a
money crop. The success of the crop
has been varied, of course, but about
like cottou. Prices fluctuate similar
to cotton aud other crops running from
about $40.00 to $150.00 per ton. Peanuts
are now selling around $125.00 per ton.
Peanuts require less work tlian cot
ton. The cultivations need only about
two-thirds as much as cottou and for
harvesting about half as much. Pea
nuts should be kept clean from the be
ginning, one hoeing usually needinl, but
it can be eliminated by careful aud
thorough cultivation.
In the Piedmont region the gray
lands, sandy loams are best suited for
peanuts. Tight clay lands are not so
good the main trouble being in harvest
ing when the soil is dry. A great deal
of the lands in Harrow county will grow
a very fine grade of peanuts.
The average yield of peanuts per
acre is 37.5 bushel. However, the gen
eral practice ha.- been to grow peanuts
without using fertilizers. If peanuts
are fertilized and given tiie proper cul
tivations the yields will be much great
er than this. We would recommend
for this section on good loamy lands,
acid phosphate, for light gray lands,
12-0-3; for thin soils, 10-2-2. Lime iR
very beneficial to peanuts in some sec
tions.
The White Spanish variety, Geor
gia Improved, is best adapted for our
market. About three gallons of shelled
seed are weeded per acre, if planted in
tiie pod, about two bushels. Peanuts for
(he market should not be mixed with
other varieties.
Prepare your lands as for cotton to
In- planted on the level. Do not plant
on high bed nor have much dirt thrown
to them at any stage. Run a harrow
or weeder over the land before plant
ing
Rows are laid off and fertilizers ap
plied as for cotton, only the rows must
be closer together and fertilizers mix
ed thoroughly with tiie soil. Put your
rowsnlout two feet wide and plant your
nuts six inches in the row. We advise
soaking in water unshelled seed over
night before planting to hasten germi
nation.
A weeder is very vnluable in the ear
ly stages to kill out the grass before it
gets n start. If this implement is used
properly just before planting and fol
lowing each rain tiie crop can be kept
clean without hoeing. When tiie plants
begin to spike down use a flat sweep.
No dirt should be thrown to the plants.
J. T. PITTMAN,
County Agent
Cheap Fertilizers
Tiie following formula has been
handed us by a prominent citizen of
this city for publication:
The following mixture will cost
alfout $30.00 per ton and will produce
about the same results ns three tons of
anv standard 10-2-2 guano:
i125 lbs. acid.
400 lbs. Sulphur of Ammonia.
350 lbs. Tankage.
125 lhs. Potash.
This mixture analyzes 11-6 2 and is
just what the average Boil In Barrow
county needs.
MAKES WIFE
INDEPENDENT
OF SPOUSE
Iff A BUI AGE-that does not do-
Ifl prive the women of her
identity or subject her to
the “direction of control” of her
husband Is the mainspring of the
“women's bill of rights” which
has been presented in the Michi
gan state senate.
The hill provides that a woman
may engage in business without
her husband's consent, shall
have equal guardianship over
their children, and shall he ex
clusive mistress of herself in ev
ery affair outside the home.
COLD WEATHER
HITS WINDER
The people* (Jf this section of coun
try were hit last Friday by a cold wave
that swooped down from the iee re
gions of the north and put us all to
shivering. The thermometer ranged
from Ifi to 20 degrees during Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Those who have
been wishing for some cold weather
were thoroughly satisfied by these days
of wind ami ice.
The weather is moderating now and
by the time we go to press things will
get back to normal again.
MEETINGS CLOSED
AT FIRST BAPTIST
The splendid meeting that was held
at the First Baptist church in this city
last week came to a close last Sunday
I with a groat sermon from lr. A. C.
<'rts\ secretary ami treasurer of the
Executive Committee of the Georgia
Baptist convention. The session lust
Sunday was an all-day one with a
sumptuous lunch served in the buse
jraent of the church.
Among the speakers during the week
were Rev. John il. Well), of Monroe;
Mrs. Neel, of Carteruvllle; Dr. John I>.
Mell. of Athens; Dr. J. F. Purser, of
Atlanta: Dr. 11. S. Hailey, of Atlanta;
and others.
The meeting was one of the great
spiritual uplift to the entire commu
nity. and sets a high mark for the ex
pectations of the First Baptist church
during the coining year.
The pastor of the First Baptist
church. Rev. Jesse M. Dodd, is leading
his people into splendid activities for
the advancement of tiie kingdom of
God in this community.
METHODIST CHURCH
The Sunday school begins at 10:15.
If you are not there you are late.
The hour and five minutes should be
a thrill from the first chord that is
touched. The Sunday school iR to lie
dismissed at 11:20, giving ten minutes
for reassembling It is meant that the
regular church services shall begin ex
actly at 11:30. Promptness in attend
ance i.v a virtue—an inspiration. We
should make it our business to be on
time. The pastor will speak on Evan
gelism in and through the Sunday
school.
In the evening at 7:45 tiie service
will lie devoted specially to children
and young people, the pastor will speak
on Training tin* Heart. Earnest in
vitation to all.
The Social Service committee will
meet with the pastor at the parsonage
Sunday afternoon at four o’clock and
the committee oh Christian Literature
at five, same place.
Next "Wednesday evening Mr. John
W. Kilgore and his class of young la
dll's will sponsor and lead the service.
The attendance should be more than
doubled. If you are in doubt as to
the value of the mid week service you
are challenged to make the experiment.
Street Sweenies to
The Highest Bidder
Sealed Bids will be received up until
next meeting of Council for all street
sweepings for the ensuing year. Same
!to be moved twice a week from three
I dumps. Have your bid in by the next
meeting of council. —J. 11. Jackson,
chairman street committee.
FOR SALE
I will sell on the first Tuesday in
March, March 6th, two sorrell mules,
about 11 years old, one weighing 1000
lhs. and one about 110 ft lhs, farming
tools and. 1,200 bundles of fodder. Also
two-horse wagon and harness. Will
sell before the court house door in
Winder between regular hours of sale.
MRS. OLLIK KENNEDY.
2tpd.
BILL GRERSON SAYS
Bill Greeson, who was in our office
a few days ago, says that the peo
ple are going to the devil as fast
us they can. They read tiie funny
papers, Andy Gump, and Rich, in
stead of reading the Bongs of Sol
omon and Paul’s writings.
MESSRS. STRANGE &
M’CIIRRY ARE BACH
FROM MARKETS
Messrs. J. T. Strange and A. U. Me
t’urry returned last Saturday from the
Eastern markets where they Went to
purchase the spring and summer stock
of goods for the department store of
J. T. Strange Company.
In conversation with Mr. MeOurry a
News reporter found that they had
purchased a great stock of dress goods,
suits, millinery goods and all kinds of
dry goods in order to supply their great
trade throughout this section.
These goods are coming in rapidly
now and are being placed on sale in
I their mammoth store on Broad street.
Mr. MeOurry says that times art* get
ting better all over the country. This
boll weevil section seems to be the
hardest hit of any section but our bus
iness men, our farmers and everybody
seems (o be ready to get down to work
and tiring prosperity again to our peo
ple.
Business conditions in Georgia are
on (he upgrade, the people are in a
more cheerful mood and there is a sil
ver lining to the clouds tliut hare hov
ered over this section for the last two
years.
J. T. Strange Company nrA prepared
to do their very best in saving the pub
lic money on their purchases of spring
ami summer goods. They have bought
economically and are in position to
give the people great bargains in iheir
spring purchases.
Great quantities of spring and stub
mer merchandise are lieing received
daily by this firm and their customers
can rest assured that they can get the
latest styles and goods of the best qual
ity at low**st prices at this store.
Best of merchandise, heat of service
land prompt attention to all.
Prominent Winder
Attorney Attends Hart
County Superior Court
__________
Last Saturday was motion day Ite
fore Judge W. L. Hodges, at which
time several motions wore hoard aris
ing from the Superior Courts of the
Northern, Circuit. Among the out-of
town attorneys who were present
representing parties at intero.'d Were
Hon. H. H. Chandler, formerly of I.a
vonia, hut now of Winder, Mr. Chan
dler is associated in the practice of
law in that city with Hon. Isnvis Rus
sell. Prior to his beeortiing an associ
ate in the practice of law with Mr.
Russell Mr. Chandler was a partner
of Judge It. B. Russell, now Chief Jus
tice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
with offices in Atlanta. Mr Chandler
is recognized as ont of the State’s
strongest and most accurate lawyers,
and has a large number Of warm friends
in this immediate section who are de
lighted to know that at Winder lie is
enjoying a very large practice —Hart
well Sun.
Jackson Countv Nurserv
Reduce Prices on Trees
For the next 35 days the prices oil all
fruit trees (except pecans) will be
greatly reduced. Those who propose
to put out trees this spring can save
money by ordering now. —Jackson Coun
ty Nursery, J. H. Jackson, Prop.
TAX NOTICE, FIRST ROUND.
I w ill be at the following places on
the days mentioned to receive tax re
turns for the present year.
Pentecost Feb. 26, from 8 to 10 a in.
Cains Feb. 26, from 10:30 to 12 in.
Auburn, Feb. 26, from 1 to 3. p. m.
Carl, Felt. 26, from 3 to 5 p. m.
Bethlehem, Feb. 27, from X to 10 a. m.
Jones Feb. 27, 10:30 to 12 a. m.
Statham, Feb. 27, from 1 to 3 p. in.
Chandlers, Feb. 27, from 4 to 5 p. in.
Books will be open at the court ho us©
when not on my rounds.
J. J. SHEDD, R. T. R.
ATTENTION! BARAUAS!
An Army of Oysters, commanded by
General Blue Point, is moving on Win
ch r, and the latest dispatches from the
front indicate that tiiey will lie en
camped at the First Methodist church
to-night. A call Is hereby sounded for
the members of Mrs. McCurry’s class
to assemble at the church promptly at
8 o'clock for the purpose of oxt<Tini
natiiig these invaders. A full attend
ance is absolutely necessary, for the
enemy is very numerous, and' every
member is asked to bring u recruit
with him. An attractive program lias
been arranged to give spirit to the
class and add zest to the occasion and
| every member of the class should he in
Ids place at the appointed hour, ready
for the combat
Be on hand at the appointed' hour.
We are expecting you.
Executive Committee.
William Edward, tiie little infant
Ison of Mr. and' Mrs. Louis Phillips, was
1 laid to rest in Rose Hill cemetery Mon
!day at 2:30 P. M. He was sick only a
1 few days with pneumonia. He passed
away Sunday morning. The parents
| have tiie deepest sympathy of their
; many friends. We know the little hah©
jis at rest for Christ plainly says: “Suf
fer little children to come unto me for
such is the kingdom of heaven.' I—A 1 —A
Friend.
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