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VOL. XXIX. MR. L. D. HILL ADDRESSES BOLL WEEVIL CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA RECENTLY INVENTOR OF “HILL’S MIXTURE” MAKES INTERESTING TALK ON CURBING THE WEEVIL One of the most interesting and en lightening speeches at the recent boll weevil conference in Atlanta, recently, was the talk of L. D. Hill, the practi cal Georgia farmer whose ’boll weevil poison, “Hill’s Mixture” is the sensa tion of the cotton growing South. Mr. Hill’s address follows in part: I am not a speaker, only a farmer and a business man, therefore 1 will have to ask your permission to read my little message to this assembly, instead of attemnptirig a speech. In 1916 the 801 l Weevil appeared in Burke county on one of my plantations and I immediately began to investigate the methods then in use for the eradi cation and control of the Weevil. Upon making these investigations, I found that the methods advocated at that time were so unsatisfactory at the same time expensive, that I decid ed to see if I could not originate some thing that would lit my conditions bet ter than the methods then in use. 1< made very pains-taking investiga tions in Alabama, and later on the Wee vil became prevalent in my home coun ty. and I had better opportunity to watch, day and night, the methods then advocated by our Federal Department of Agriculture. My first preparation was worked out by the use of a poisxui that I found out, after completion of this preparation that there was not enough of it in the United States to use commercially. So 1 had t<< turn this poison to Calcium arsenate which I used as a basis for my poison. My first method is known all over the Sogth as “Hill's Moiases Mixture” and this is the preparation which Mr. E. R. Coker, of Hart.sville, S. C. is now selling and advertising. After finding out that this prepara tion would not carry the crop through to maturity, I began to develop a preparation that would contain the taste and aroma of the cotton ldossom, and after an expenditure of thousands of dollars, and much time, this prepa ration was perfected, and is now used,, and is known all over the South as “Hill’s Mixture” Besides having originated what I consider the most effective remedy for the control of the weevil. I have also figured out u plan that I think when the cotton world finds out it is feasible, will he adopted for the eradication of the cotton boll weevil, which is to elim inate 19-20t.h of the cotton crop in the early fail h.v plowing up the stalks. This will assemble the weevil upon the l-20th that is lef: growing, and they can he very easily and inexpensively poisoned, as it will only require l-20rh of the poison and labor to poison them under the above y’an. and by this meth od they will be reduced to a minimum before they go into winter quarters, and thiHi, hv the use of my mixture ear ly in the spring, when the weevils be gin to emerge, they will be either re duced to a minimum, or totally de stroyed. * r The year 1923 is going to be the most trying one in the history of cotton pro duction. The farmers are financially crippled. And, in addition to the above, we have this one fact staring us in the face; that there is not enough calcium arsenate in the United States to pois on l-30th of the cotton crop. In conclusion, I will say that it will be a pleasure to me to have anyone that is interested in the welfare of the cotton industry, to visit Burke county, tiv home county, where 1 am now. and have been known since my childhood, and see the actual results that have been obtained by the use of what is known as Hill’s Mixture, and it will do you good to see the farmers that were two years ago utterly discouraged are now buying new mules, cleaning lip ditch hanks and hedge rows, re-shin gling houses, and going to work with that spirit of confidence that is lorn of the knowledge that they can accomplish the purpose for which they are work ing, which is the profitable production of cotton under boll weevil conditions. The basis of the hopes of the planters of BurJte county for the year 1923. is placed solely upon the protection that they know from experience and obser vation ttiey have had for three years, that Hill's Mixture will take care of the fruit that they are able to put on a cotton plant bv proper cultivation and fertilizing methods. SIMMY SCHOOL RALLY PROGRAM WHITE PLAINS. The following proemm has been pre pared for the Sunday School rally at White Plains of the Mulherrv associ ation to he held March 11 at 2 o’clock. 2:00 P. M. Devotional service con ducted-l>v Frank Cochran. 2:20. The Teacher and His Work.— Bv C. H. Bell. 2:50. Enlisting the Adults —By Rev- Ms Asp v of Jefferson 3:2rt. The Importance of the Bible in the Sunday School.—By W. P. Hol land. .3:50 Business Session. - .1 P. ELEY. J. O. McYEAL. J H. SKELTON. Committee Brown Leghorn Fees for setting $1 00 per 15; get them at Hargrove’s—J. M Aiken. lApd She ttJinkr Mam * and THE BARROW TIMES Husband Wanted Pearls To Give Another Woman. SMART London society is all agog by the story of an A merican woman who recently was presented a costly string of pearls by an admirer, a French count. How to break the news to her husband was a problem, until it was deckled to let him “buy” tickets for a “lottery,” in which he would be given the jew els. The husband “fell” for the ruse and bought the tickets and the wife was congratulating herself that she would soon have the pearls. When informed that he had won the lottery, the Ameri can replied: “Ileavens to Betsy. Don’t tell the wife. I want to give them to another dame.” ‘SPARING THE ROD’ ON CRIMINALS MAY WORK HARDSHIPS (By C. M. Thompson) Whereas the governor of this blest state of Georgia has seen proper to put a quietus upon the use of the whip in chaiugang, we have this to say: It is a step that may work harmful. It will take time to prove this the right step. In all history we find it necessary to punish in some manner thost who vi olate the law. There are men to-day who are not punished in going to the gang or in prisons. They prefer that life to a life they would live as a free man. Therefore, it should so he ar ranged that a punishment should be given, even if it took a whip of cords. In John 2:15 “And when he had made a scourge of small cords he drove them all out of the temple.” Christ, the Saviour of man, the most loving and most merciful, made a lash and drove the money changers (evil doers) from the sacred temple. It takes a twentith century governor to show a greater mercy; he would have you beg, toll them from this lu cra five job. Have you forgotten the old law “a tooth for a tooth.” James Pindhem becomes angered at Sam Beaturn and flogs him near to death; you put Jas. Finchem into the gang, feed him, and clothe him, and doctor him. and treat him very kind, while Sam Beatum suf fers torment over his heatings. Now any sensible man knows this is very unfair and unkind. Sarah Precise, a handsome and lovable character, is ad mired by James Slouch. She abhors his advances and turns him from her door. He plays even by telling a lot of ridic ulous and absurd falsehoods on Sarah Precise. He is taken, tried and put in the gang. No whip, no punishment, James in a heaven of peace. Sarah, the innocent, in a hell on earth. Slander ed. abused, neglected and ostracised. I must say you have put a premium on ciiine? TREE PLANTING On Friday afternoon, February 2.3. at three o’clock the following program was given at the court house preced ing the planting of a tree given by the Young Matrons Federated Club. Opening song. Prayer. Talk —“Trees” —Mrs. G. A. Johns. Paper—“ Our Historic Trees ” —Mrs. W. A. Bradley. Poem—“ When We Plant a Tree"— Mrs.C. S. Williams. Paper—“ Shall We Preserve Our Tim ber and Natural Resources” —Mrs .1. C. Pnttt. Poem: —“What Shall We Do When Our Trees Are Gone?” —Mrs. R. J. Smith. Poem: —“Trees” —Joyce Kilmer, who lost his life on the battlefields of France —Mrs. H E. Mlllikin. Quotations; What the Trees Teach Us. Quite a number of Winder citizens joined the club later on the court house grounds where a beautiful water oak was planted. WINDER BASKET BALL QUINTET LOSES IN ATHENS TOURNEY. Winder’s basket ball team lost out in Athens Wednesday to Hartwell, 10 to 11. This was the opening game and put Winder out of the running Mrs. G. W. DeLaPerriere will return today from Carrollton where she has been at the bedside of her mother, who has been sick for several days. • * * Mr. Junius Maynard hap been quite sick for several days at his home on Athens street. • • • Wait for Jazzmania : coming to The Strand Theater Thursday and Friday, March 8 and 9th. Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, March 1,1923 R. L. Carithers to Build Filling Station Corner Athens and Woodlawn. Mr. R. I>. Carithers lias applied for a building permit to erect a filling sta tion on the vacant lot just hack of his residence on Athens street. The build ing will be of pressed steel and will be leased to the Texas Oil Cos. WINDER SHRINERS GO TO ELBERTON Local Shriners Accompany Party From Varaab Temple, Atlanta, on Spe cial Train to Big Ceremonials A number of the local Shriners made the trip to Elberton Tuesday on the special train manned by Shriners from Yarabb Temple, Atlanta, to the big cer emonials in that city. On the trip from Atlanta were W. Bayne Gibson, ilustrious poentate of Yaraabs temple with minstrel, attend ed by the divan, band patrol, oriental band, chanters and degree team to put on the ceremonial. Elberton had been planning for the big event for several weeks and the en tire city was ready Tuesday morning to welcome the hundreds of guests and make them have a big time, according to reports of those in attendance from Winder. Those . attending from Winder we noticed W. T. Robinson. J. K. Miller, John! W. Hill, W. F Bell, George Thompson, Carter Daniel, Carlton Pen tecost, A Y. Eavenson, Dr. C. K. Al mond, L. S. Radford, W. J. Burch, C. M. Ferguson, Mrs. O. E. Summerour, Miss Montine Robinson, Mrs. W. J. Burch, Miss Willie Mae Eavenson, and others whose names we did not get. Two of Winder’s citizens were in the class of neophytes who were initiated at the ceieinonial: Mr. W. J. Russell and Mr. C. C. Eskridge The special passed through Winder at 11.15 and returned at 3:00 a. m. Wednesday. SPECIAL NOTICE TO WINDER PEOPLE ~ i On Sunday. April 22. special Evan gelistic services will begin in all our churches. We have planned simultane ous meetings in largp part for the con venience of church goers. We, therefore most respectfully re quest that wherever humanly possible all other meetings be put off the calen dar for that period (say for two weeks) —political, commercial, social, secret orders, athletic* and anything else that would interfere with the success of the meetings. We wish, in the name of business as well as religion, to give notice now that we shall respectfully request every place of business in Winder to close during t.he hours of service. Remem ber the date. (Signed) J. M TI MLIN, Pastor Methodist Church. E. L. SHELXUTT, Pastor Christian Church. J. M. DODD, Pastor Baptist Church TAYLOR MORTON, Pastor Presbyterian Church, i JOINT WORKERS? CONFERENCE APPALACHEE & MULBERRY ASSO CIATIONS AT WATKINSVILLE, GA. Wednesday, March the 7th, 1923. 10 00 A. M. —Devotional Exercises— Rev. J. C. Harbin 10:15 A. M. —“Are We Developing Real Religion in Our Children?” Mrs. B. H. Jenkins. 10-50 A. M. —“Religious Literature” Rev. J. B. Brookshire. 11:30 A. M.—Sermon Rev. W. S. Walker. Dinner on the grounds. 1-30 I’. M. —Devotional Exercises — Josiah Blasingaine. 1.45 P. M. —“Does Contributing to For eign Missions Advance the Church at Home? , „ .. Rev. J. H. Webb. 2:15 P. M.—“ The Spiritual Life of the W. M. S.” , , Mrs. W. M. Holsenlteck. 2:45 P. M. —“Young People's Work — \X. M. U. and B. Y. P. U.” Mrs. W J Smith, Jr. 3:05 P. M. —Business. Adjournment. (Note —All Mulberry and Appulachee gHurches should be represented.) MR. G. W. SMITH THOUGHT TO BE A LITTLE BETTER THIS MORNING The condition of Mr. G. W. Smith, who has been seriously 111 for some time, was thought to lie a little better this morning. However, he is still a very sick man, and his friends and fam ily are much concerned over his con dition. editor j. w. McW horter CONFINED TO HIS ROOM. Editor J. W. McWhorter, who went to South Georgia last week, Just after getting over a ease of flu, returned Friday and has lieen confined to his room since. It. is thought though he will be out within a few days. “WE” OWN FIVE OF EVERY SIX AUTOS Of every six motor ears in the world five are operated within the United States, according to the latest registra tion census of motor vehicles compiled by the automobile division of the De partment of Commerce at Washington, I). C. The United States is keeping pace with the rest of the world in the rapid expansion of motor transportation in spite of the fact that the per capita number of cars and trucks here is now far in excess of that in any other coun try and has beeu for the last two de cades. The world's combined total of passenger ears and trucks is 14,622,161, out of which 12,3157,376 or about 84 per cent are within the United States. Mo tor trucks numbering 1,763,378, ac count for only 12 per cent of the total world registration; the remaining 88 per cent consist of 12,868,783 passenger cars. Motorcycles, with or without side cars, are taking the place of low-priced passenger cars in many foreign coun tries, especially in Europe, where the need for economy has made two-wheel ed transportation popular. Such ma chines owned abroad number 683,365, or more than three times in the United States. EVENTS OF BARROW COUNTY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC CONTEST APRIL fiTII, AT STATHAM. High School Boys. 440 yard dash. 220 yard dash. 1(H) yard dash. 440 yur 1 dash relay race by 4 boys. Hurdle race 120 yards (10 hurdles in 30 inches.) Shot put. Broad jump. High Jump. Grammar School Boys. Same as High School except chinning the pole .instead of hurdle race. High School Girls. 100 yard dask | 50 yard Egg race 50 yards, (at the word go, |girt takes spoon, picks up egg and [keeps in spoon until she crosses line, if she drops egg she must pick it up. as ! she must carry her egg in spoon over the line. Bean Bag Contest. Time 90 seconds; distance hag to he thrown, ten feet from line to center of circle. Three concentric circles with ra dius as follows. 6, 12 and 18 inches, respectively. Bag wholly within inner circle 15 points, middle circle 10 points, outer circle 5 points. Size of bag 4xo inches, weight y> pound. Contestants must be hack of line when she throws the hag, the most points made within t*o seconds wins. Potato Race. Distance 40 fret, 10 feet front start ing point ring No. 1 : 10 feet futher ring No. 2; 10 feet futher ring No. 3; which will lie 10 feet from goal line where baskets are to bo placed 40 feet from starting point. The contestant is to start from the first line, run to the basket at the other end, get one potato at a time and place in each of the three rings, return to starting point and then return the potatoes, one at a time, to the basket. The one complet ing the operation! first wins. Base Ball Throw. Grammar School girls same as high school girls. Little Folks Under 8 Years of Age. One boy and one girl from each school. 50 yard dash. 50 yard sack race (Contestant runs in sack of regular fertilizer size. Contestants must Kt* regular pupils of school represented and grammar school pupils must.be of public school age from 6 to IS years. High school un der 20 years of age. All pupils of rural schools doing some high school work with balance of course in grades will Im 1 permitted to participate in the High Sehool con vided they come under the above qual ifications. Winder High is cordially invited to participate tin the High School con test. One boy will give a declamation and one girl a reading to represent his or her school in the literary contest to he held at the court house at. Winder on Thursday evening, April sth, 1923. Supt. Brookshire in charge. NOTICE ROYAL ARCH MASONS. A call convocation at the chapter rooms on Friday night, March 2, for the purpose on conferring the ttoyul Arch,’ degree* All qi Vilified compan ions are urgisl to he present. W. A. BRADLEY, 11. P. PRESTON WILLIAMS, Sec. NOTICE I. O. O. F. A regular meeting of Winder I/slge No. 81, I. O. O. F. will be held on Tues day, Mureh sth. Hon. James A. Perry, grand master of the state, is expected to be present. The initiatory degree will he conferred. MARK SIMS, N. G. GEO. McDonald, See. For fine shoe work see Mr. Roper, the expert shoe man at J. E. Callahan s. JUDGE’S HEART FLOPS AS HE FACES RAZOR. YOU sentenced my brother, Bill Battle, to the chair,” remarked a colored barber, ax Judge Stickel, of the New Jer sey Supreme Court,, sat down in a barber's chair in Atlantic City. The judge looked at the razor pi ised above bis throat and had a vision of instant death. The bur lier, however, applied the razor to the judge's chin and added: “He was no good, anyway.” ‘JAZZMANIA’ STAR DESIGNED GOWNS Mac Murray Wears Dazzling Array of Costumes in Her New Picture Among the much talked of features of Mae Murray’s recent photoplay, ‘Fas cination,’ aws the dazzling array of gowns that the blond star wore in tliLs production. In her latest picture, Jazz mania” now presented by Itobt. Leon ard, at the Strand 'Hieater, Thursday and Friday, March 8 and 9, she is said to wear costumes that will make even the most fortunate woman gusp witli envy. And the secret has leaked out that practically ail of these gownp were made from Miss Murray’s own designs. “1 find that all the soft music in the* world is of no help to me in catching the necessary mood in acting for the camera unless I have the feeling that the costume I arn wearing is the one exactly suited to that mood in color, design and appropriateness,” says Miss Murray. “ Jazzmania I tried the experience of designing all the gowns myself on the theory that no one else could pos sibly understand the psychology and character of the girl I am impersonat ing as well as I could, after weeks and weeks of study and thought about her. “I believe that the result is a suc cess. In any event it has been a most interesting experiment.” This is anew picture, hardly been shown in the big cities. S<*e it Thurs day and Friday, March 8 and 9. Rev. J. M. Dodd Will Preach At Carl 2nd Sunday in March Rev. Jesse M. Dodd will preach at Carl Baptist church on next second Sunday, March 11, at 3 o’clock. This appointment was originally for the first Sunday in March, hut because of the B. Y. P. 11. rally at Mountain Creek next Sunday, lias been changed to the second Sunday. i Woodruff-Howard Company Formed Extensive developments arc plan ned by the newly formed Woodruff- Howard Real Estate company on the property recently acquired by the com pany at the corner of Garnett and S. Pryor streets, according to an announce ment Saturday by T. E. Swilling, man ager of the new company. The property, which was purchased at a cost of approximately SIOO,<MK>, will probably he used as the site of a large brick or concrete building, ac cording to the announcement. Details of tiie development have not !>een fully decided upon, hut it is thought that such a luiilding is assured in the near future. The cost of the structure will he in tlie neighborhood of $500,000, Mr. Swilling stated. A portion of the plat, the dimensions of which were not given, will be resold, as it is not planned to use the entire tract as u site of the building. A num ber of large investments are contemplat ed here by the new company, it was al so stated. Directors of the new company are A J. Woodruff, of the Woodruff Machin ery company; J. F. Alexander, capital ist, of Forest City, N. ;J. S. Bur gin, of the Burgin Lumber company, Buena Vista, Ga.; and Judge G. H. Howard, of Atlanta —Atlanta Journal. FINE FARM FOR RENT. A few hundred yards of high school and college, 1 nice tenant house, 3- horse crop in fine stnte of cultivation, fine pasture, near town and churches of all denominations. See J. C. Pratt, Winder, Ga. or G. A. Johns, Atty, Winder, Ga. It charge to J C. Pratt BILL GREESON SAYS: Bill Greeson was in town Tuesday and called at The News office. He said, when asked what condition the country was in, that the country was all right, but the people were _in a devil of a fix. Bill went on: “It is said the far mer feed them all, and that is the trouble now, we've got too many to feed. The big bee sucks the flower, the little bee makes the honey, the farmer works all the year, and somdltyidy geta the money. NEWS NOTES FROM CITY OF STATHAM County Track Meet April 6; Big Thn Planned.—Rev. M. B. Sams Has Resigned Pastorate Here. t Mrs. J. W. Williams and J. W. Jr., spent from Thursduy to Sunday in Colbert as the guests of friends. Prof. Williams joining them for the week end. Little Novine Treadwell spent the week end with Lueile Wages at Carter Hill. Mrs. W. M. Fite, Ruth Fite and Mrs. Jane Johnson were guests of relatives out in the country a part of last week. Miss Lauree Treadwell spent the week end here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Treadwell. Misses Mary and Mozelle Perry were , the week end guests of heir parents. Mrs. Harriett Lowe and Miss Sara Lowe spent part of last week in Win der as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. 11. Lowe. Miss Ixiuise House was the guest of her parents in Winder for the week-end. Mrs. C. 11. Smith and family of Gratis were dinner guests Sunday of her daughter, Mrs. J. T. Treadwell. Mrs. Fannie Steed spent Saturday h Athens shopping. Mrs. W. 11. Ilardigree, Murphy Har digree, Frances and Mildred Cham bers (rf Athens were the week end guests of Mrs. J. P. Arnold. Hoyt Robertson of Athens Spent the ■week end here with his mother, Mrs. Anna Robertson. Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Lancaster had as t.lwir dinner guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Etheridge of Atlanta, Mis* Ada Lindsey, of Auburn, Mrs. Marshall Doster and children of Bethabra. The Christian Endeavor Society met at the Methodist church Sunday even ing and rendered such a beautiful pro gram. These young j ople are doing such splendid work, we feel much good may be accomplished by it. Miss Sara Lowe and Frank Burson had cliarge of the program. Miss Uonette Wall entertained the basket ball with an oyster supper on last Tuesday veiling. Soon after the arrival of the guests they were invited in the dining room where a place card was found at each plate. After sever al games ami music ambrosia and cake was served. About twenty guests were invited for the evening. The county track meet will he held at Statham April 6th. The people of Statham are very glad of this county meet here, and we want you to come and enjoy it. Mr. and Mrs. R. O. Hutcheson and children were the dinner guests Sun day of Dr. and Mrs. T. L Holcomb The people of Statham regret very much the loss of Dr J. C. Daniel and family. They had made this their home for more than years and had endeared themselves to our people who are very sorry of their moving away. They have moved to Decatur and we trust they may make friends there as they have here. The Junior Missionary Society met with Fannie Lee Haynie on last Tues day afternoon. Quite a nice little pro gram was arranged and carried out. The Juniors will make the adults feel ashamed, they have such nice little pro grams and are so much interested in their work. The next meeting will be held with Miss Pea rile Hammond on Tuesday, March fith, The P. T. A. will hold its regular meeting at the Auditorium Friday after noon, March 2.. The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church met at the homo of Mrs. L. M. Arnold on Monday after noon. Quite a nice little crowd present, and a very interesting program. Mrs. Fite having charge of the meeting. After a report of committee different work, and other things of interest. A very delicious salad and coffee course was served by the hostess, assisted by her two little girls, Eunice and Mary. Rev. M. B. Sams preached to a largo and appreciative audience Sunday ev ening at the Methodist church. Mr. Hams has been jwistor here for fifteen months and in that time he has endear ed himself to his people, who regret very much at his going away. He bs leaving the charge to take up a bigger field of labor of which we t rust much good may be done. In leaving us he has our best wishes that his new work may prove a great blessing. Program FrwAt.V Evening, March 2. Piano solo—The Witches Dance. Song—Dolly Stop Weeping—lst grade girls. Chorus —Call Me Back, Pal O’ Mine —High School Girls. Piece—The Lesson, by 2nd grade. Reading—Martha and George, l>y Henrietta Perry and Boland Stineh comb. Duet —Novine Holcombe and Thelma Lancaster. Duet —The Quarrel—Clara Perkins and Thurmond Hale. Play——-A Case of ALnt—Fourth and Fifth grades. Piano Solo—Evergreen Walt*—Fa ther Davis. Chorus—Wishing—High School girb* Pianologuc—Winnie Bell Wofford. Declamation —Evolution of Time—* John O. Perry. Piece—Old Fashioned Rose—Eunice Arnold and Sue Maleom. Drill—Colonial Dames Seventh grade girls. Reading—A Matrimonial Controver sy—Ruth Fite. Pantomime —Coming Thru the Rye—■> Ruth Wall and Virginia Robertson. llano Solo—Katie Burson. Piano Solo —Rose Hale. Chorus —Love Ship—High School girls. No. 45