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VOL. XXIX.
WINDER WINS NINTH DISTRICT LITERARY
CUP; SECOND IN THE ATHLETIC CONTEST
TOCCOA WON FIRST PLACE IN
ATHLETICS, BEATING WINDER
ONLY A FEW POLNTS.
WINDER occupies the top place in
the literary world of the Ninth
Congressional district, ior three
voars in succession she has won the
flr ß t place in the literary costests. and
this year the John M. Williams Silver
Loving Cup was awarded her.
Toecoa won the first place m the Ath
letic contests, beating Winder by only
a few points. This gives her the Geo.
A. Johns Silver Loving Cup.
Supf. J. P- Cash and Prof. Page are
receiving the congratulations of our
people this week on account of the fine
record made by Winder during the ic
cent contest in this city.
Winder 1 students also won the spell
ing contest. The cup must be won three
years in succession before remaining
in Winder permanently.
In the debate Canton, represented by
Miss Jessie Howell and Miss Maria
Doss, won over Toecoa. represented by
Miss Leila Harden and Arthur Foster.
In the essay contest, in which 23
competed, Jack Melton, of Winder, won
first place: Lander McDonald, of Com
merce, second ; and Lambert W illiams,
of Gainesville, third.
Is the boys’ declamation contest, on
Friday morning, Nat Hancock, of Jef
ferson, was awarded first place; Gib
son House, of Winder, second ; and Tom
Johnson of Commerce, third.
In the music contest Friday even
ing Miss Lucy McDermed, of Gaines
ville, was awarded first prize; Owen
Oghurn, of Canton, second, and Miss
Corine Eberhart, of Maysville, third.
The girls’ recitation contest was won
by Miss Helen Wood, of Commerce,
With Miss Loy Wood, of Buford, sec
ond, and Miss Jeanette Harris, of Law
renceville, third.
The sewing contest was won by Miss
Jessie May Parker, of Winder, with
Miss Janie Stevens, of Maysville, sec
ond, and Miss Evelyn Potts, of Jeffer
son, third.
Next year’s meet will be held at
Gainesville.
Officers for the year are J. A. Mer
rhois, president, Gainesville,; C. O.
Stubbs, vice president, Lawreneeville;
W. W. Stancil, secretary-treasurer, of
Gainesville, and C. W. O’Rear. Jeffer
son; N. V. Dyar, Oorenlia: and Mrs.
Mary White, Canton, a.s the executive
committee.
Among the girls, those who captured
the highest number of points were Miss
Fannielu Tucker, of Winder; Mis
Gladys Nelms, of Commerce and Miss
Bell Davis, of Buford, respectively.
The results of the athletic meet, by
events, follows:
Hundred yards. First Barrett, Com
merce; second, Snelsou, Toccoa; third
Strickland, Cummings.
Two hundred and twenty yards: First
Strickland, Cummings; second, Hale,
Statham; third, Perry, Winder, and
Paris, Gainesville, tied.
Four hundred and forty yards: First,
Chejek, Statham; second!, Richards,
Gainesville; third, Strange. Cornelia,
and Parker, Winder, tied.
Relay race: First Cummings, time
1.45 2-5 seconds; second, Winder; third
Lawreneeville.
Hurdle race: First, Bedingfield, Win
der ; second, Maness, Gainesville, third
Wooten, Buford.
Shot put: First, Andrews, Toccoa;
second, Edwards, Commerce; third,
Fleming. Cummings.
Broad jump. First, Snelson, Toccoa :
second, McDonald, Commerce; third,
Chambers, Statham.
Pole vault; First, Brookshire, Win
der ; second. Sheridan, Jefferson; third,
Kemp, Canton.
High jump: First, Beasley, Toccoa;
second, Wade, Baldwin; White, Cornel
ia, and Brookshire, Winder, tied.
Rev. M. H. Massey Is
Called to Americus
REV. Milo H. Massey, pastor of the
Jefferson Baptist church, lias been
.and to the pastorate of the Central
Baptist church in Americus, to succeed
Rev. Henry T. Brookshire, who has ac
cepted the pastorate of the Woodward
'.venue Bnutist church in Atlanta. Rev.
Massey has accepted two invitations
within the past month to visit Americus
congregation, and on the occasion of his
lost visit was entertained at a splen
did reception given in his honor.
He has not yet signified what his
attitude in reference to the call will
IJe, and we are informed that the
church at Americus has given him sev
eral weeks in which to make his decis
ion.
During the pastorate of the Jeffer
son church, he has performed a won
derful work, and his prospective de
parture is meeting with great regret
from his parishioners. He is greatly
beloved and has numerous friends in
every denomination, who will regret
his severing his connection with this
Jefferson church. —Jackson Herald.
NOTICE.
To all widows and orphans in the
community and especially widows and
orphans of deceased members of Buck
Creek Lodge I. O. O. F., you have a
special invitation to be with us on the
26th of April in our anniversary.^
21 it Wiilir Jtem
* and THE BARROW TIMES
REVIVAL
FIRST BAPTIST SERVICES
Hours: 10 A. M. and BP. M.
Preacher. Rev. Jesse M. Dodd.
Singer: Mr. P. S. Rowland.
Simple Gospel Sermons.
Soulful Gospel Singing.
Everybody always welcome.
Mr. P. S. Rowland, Home Board
Evangelistic singer, will conduct the
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MR. P. S. ROWLAND
music. The best thing to be said about
Mr. Rowland is that he has religion, I
rather it lias him. Then he is a
sweet-spirited, earnest, pleasing direc
tor of music. With the three choirs,
Mr. Rowland will bring the First Bap
tist congregation in a great chorus of
enthusiastic worshippers. If you have
any copies of the “Popular Hymnal” in
your home, bring them next Sunday
morning.
COUNTY CONTEST
AT STATHAM, GA.
THE Annual Field Day contest that
marks the closing of a majority
of the schools in the county was
held at Statham last Friday.
Weather conditions were ideal and a
large crowd of about 1500 people was
present from all parts of the county.
The contest was divided into two
parts; the High School and Grammar
school.
The schools competing in the former
were Auburn, Bethlehem, Statham, Ty
ro and Winder.
The highest score, 68 points, was
scored by Statham. Auburn, second
with 30 points, Winder 24 points, Beth
lehem 8 points: Tyro 3 points.
None of the Winder High School
girls competed, which prevented a full
team competing from this school. The
boys made a splendid showing, but they
could compete in only half of the events.
Chambers, of Statham, scored the
most points per individual. He won
the hurdles, sliot put, and broad jump
and tied the high jump scoring ID
points. Fannye Lee Wood won the 100
yard dash, baseball throw, and relay
for high school girls. Ruth Fite won
the 50 yard dash and bean bag contest
for high school. Robinson, of Winder,
won the 100 yard dash and tied the
high jump in the boys contest.
The Grammar school cup was won by
Statham, this lieing the second year
this school has won this even .
Ralph McElroy was the star athlete
in this contest winning five firsts and
one third with a total of 26 points.
Mayne’s Academy came second with
26 points; Bethlehem 18 points; Par
adise 15 points, County Line 13, Mt.
Bethel 11.
Winder Grammar School did not
compete. It is to Ik 1 hoped that the
children from our county seat will he
allowed to compete in future events,
thus making it a real county-wide con
test for all the school children of the
county.
COTTON GINNED IN GEORGIA
FOR 1922 AND 1923.
There were 735,874 bales of cotton
ginned in Georgia from the 1922 crop
compared with 822,621 bales for the
year 1921. The following are the fig
ures for the counties in this section of
the state.
County 1022 1923
Barrow 4.231 11,448
Clarke 3,340 8,42 •
Greene 345 1.526
Gwinnett 7,225 14.235
Hall 10,157 1 3,926
Hancock 761 1,507
Jackson 9.461 22.,765
Morgan 1.555 7,261
Oconee 1,815 7,673
Putnam 164 208
Walton 7,728 20,476
T Y>*',**>•* *• **
Winder, Barrow County, Georgia, Thursday, April 19, 1923.
PRESERVE
THE TOAD
TOADS will eat four times the
capacity of their stomachs
in 24 hours. Tliree-fifths of
a toad’s food consists of insects
harmful to vegetation. The De
partment of Agriculture esti
mates that a single toad in a gar
den during the months of June,
July, and August, when insects
are most harmful to growing
plants, is worth $19.44 to tin*
owner. This figure is based on
the damage known to be caused
by cut-worms, gipsy moths, ar
my worms, and other destructive
insects, all of which are relished
by the toad.
W. H. QUARTERMAN
JUDGE, G.D. ROSS
SOL. COUNTY COURT
JUST because Barrow county beat
Hardwick unmercifully in his last
races for governor and United
States senator, that official cannot keep
from casting slurs on the citizenry of
this city and county whenever he has
the opportunity.
W. H. Quarterman and G. I). Ross
are splendid citizens of Winder, and we
feel sure that neither of these gentle
men appreciate the utterances said to
have been spoken by the governor and
published in an Atlanta paper, when
he made these appointments.
The governor’s statement is a re
flection on the other attorneys of the
county. We feel sure that every at
torney in Winder stands for law and
order, and it was absolutely unneces
sary, and showed his narrow spirit
when be made the statement credited to
him in making the appointment of these
two splendid attorneys to the respect
ive positions to be held ivy them.
Here is what the governor said in
making the appointments. We quote
from an Atlanta paper:
“Because of their pronounced stand
for law and order and their opposition
to the Ku Klux Klan, Governor Hard
wick on Thursday appointed W. H.
Quarterman as judge and G. D. Ross
as solicitor of the newly created Bar
row county court. In announcing the
appointments, he gave the above rea
son for selecting these lawyers from a
large list who applied or whose names
were presented to him by their friends.”
As we said above we feel sure that
these two gentlemen repudiate the ex
pressions of the governor. They are
both too broad-minded and too much
interested in the welfare and good
name of their county to be a party to
any expression that tends to array our
people against each other.
They will make good officials. They
will discharge their full duty to their
constituency regardless of any great
help to the county under their admin
istration. Winder and Barrow coun
ty are as good as any other city or
county in the state, though we may not
stand very high in the estimate of the
present governor. So far as the Win
der News is concerned we are not the
least bit worried over the fact that the
governor doesn’t like us.
OLDLEST GWINNET
CITIZEN DIES
I)r. T. K. Mitchell, the oldest citizen
of Gwinnett county, died last Saturday
at his residence in Lawre cevdlo. lie
was in his ninety-first year. He was
born in Jackson county on September
17. 1832. Francis Scott Key, who wrote
the national air, the Star Spangled Ban
nor. was a great uncle of I)r. Mitchell.
At the age of twenty-five he began the
practice of medicine and for sixty-five
years lie ministered to the public in
this capacity. He was a Christian gen
tleman, a true soldier, a member of
the Methodist church for seventy years
and a mason for sixty-six years.
Methodist Church
Rev. Walt Holcomb, wiih his singer,
will iiegin their work Sunday morning.
The common schedule ot services at all
the churches should make a strong ap
peal to each and all. A cordial invi
tation to all the services.
DEATH OF JUDGE THRASHER.
Judge Edmond Thrasher, of Oconee
county, died at his home near Wat
kinsville Tuesday afternoon. He was
stricken with paralysis and never re
gained consniousness. He was one of
the prominent citizens of his county
and lived practically all of his life in
the county. lie was buried Wednesd'y
in the cemetery at Watkinsville.
NOTICE.
All the members of the Fidelis cl s:
are cordially invited to the Glass So ittl
to lie given Thursday night. April 19th,
in church parlors. Come and bring
your friend.—Secretary.
Mr. and Mrs. Hosea C. Williams an
nounce the lirth of a daughter on Fri
day, April thirteenth.
WINDER UNION TO
BE HOSTESS TO THE
DIST. INSTITUTE
Winder Union will be hostess to the
9th Congressional District Institute on
April 20th, at the Christian church. All
who are interested in the cause of tem
perance and law inforcement and law
obedience are invited to attend this
meeting.
Among the speakers will be our own
Georgia Cyclone, I)r. Mary Harris Ar
mor with her New Zealand slides. Also
Mrs. Leila A. Dillard our State Presi
dent will give the morning address,
11:30. Subject, How Women Can Help
Enforce the Law. Several other state
officers will take part on the program
which is as follows:
10.30. Opening song. Selected.
Devotional by Mrs. IV. F. Treuary:
What Owest Thou.
Prayer —Rev. J. M. Dodd.
Song—Give of Your Best to the Mas-
Greetings from Mrs. Guy Kilgore.
Response—Mrs. Genevieve Harris.
Song by Chorus—Young ladies—The
Fight is On.
Reading of 1922 minutes.
Brief Report of district presidents.
Introduction of county and local pres
idents with brief report of work.
11 :00. “Origin of the White Ribbon
Mrs. W. H. Preston.
Solo. —Wear Your White Ribbon.—
Mrs J. W. Griffeth.
Quiz by Mrs. W. 11. Quarterman.
Remarks by Mrs. D. S. Aycock, State
Treasurer.
Duet —Mrs. Geo. Sims and Mrs. Fry.
It is there to Stay.
11:3ft. Address by Mrs. Leila Dil
lard. How Women Can Help Enforce
the Law.
Duet—Mrs. W. N. Bailey, Miss Beu
lah Ferguson, Beautiful Hour of Noon-
Noontide Prayer. Rev. J. M. Tumlin
Lunch. , .
1 :3ft. Song—A Million Members by
Children Chorus.
Devotional—God’s Willingness to
Help His Children by Rev. Shelnutt.
Song— Open the Door for the Chil
dren.
Dedication of the Babies biy Mrs.
Paul S. Roberts.
15 minutes by L. T. L. Led by Mrs.
Pittman and Bailey.
Reading by Dorothy Boyd.
Our Tools by Supt. of Different De
partments of Work.
Election of officers.
Invitations.
Adjournment.
Evening address 8 o'clock.
Song.
Scripture.
Prayer.
Song. Double Quartette.
Address by Mrs. Mary Harris Armor.
MRS. W. C. HORTON.
Pres. 9th Cong. District.
24 CARS SPEAKERS
TO COVER COUNTY
FRIDAY, APRIL 20
801 l Weevil Campaign and a Better
Farm Program.—Will leave
Court House at 12:30.
The agricultural division backed by
the Winder Chamber of Commerce will
aid the county agricultural agent in
the boll weevil tight uud a better farm
program.
A great deal of work lias been done
along this line for a practical, worka
ble plan that will reach the greater
number of people without losing any
more time than necessary.
On Friday, April 20, twenty-four cars
headed by strong leaders and good
speakers will leave the Winder court
house square 12:30 P. M. for every
school district in Barrow county. The
speaking hour will be 1 to 2 P. M.,
Friday, April 20th.
The farmers are urged to attend
these meetings at the school district
most convenient. We want to ask that
the leading farmers respond to this call
and help us to get every farmer possi
ble out to hear the speakers. It is very
important and the speakers will have
a message for you worth considering.
To the business men and public spir
ited men and women of Winder and
other towns in Barrow county, we are
calling for volunteers to go with those
cars to help in this work—it is con
structive work not destructive. If you
are willing to go and help in any way
you can, give your name to the Cham
ber of Commerce, or to tlie County
Agent not later than Friday noon.
. T. PITTMAN, County Agt.
Broadway Rose With
Mae Murray, at The
Strand Theater 2 Days
Mae Murray, that wonderful little
star that has been featured in more
great pictures than any other, will be
seen in “Broadway Rose” at Strand
Theater to-day and tomorrow, Thurs
day* and Friday.
Theater goers will remember Fascl-
THE ATHENS BIBLE
CONFERENCE.
Winder will send a large delegation
to the Athens Bible Conference which
opens next Sunday and runs for ten
days. Last, year many Barrow county
people attended the sessions of the con
ference and were well pleased.
The speakers will he Dr. (J. Campbell
Morgan, noted divine, Dr. Len ().
Broughton, known throughout the
country as a great Bible teacher and
Dr. P. C. Morgan.
Sessions will be in the Octagon on
the University campus and the music,
directed by Rev. Claude Goodwin, will
be one of the attractive features of the
conference. A cordial welcome awaits
all northeast Georgia.
KEEPING BUICK
SERVICE UPTODATE
Our Service Manager, Mr. S. M. Potts
has returned from a two-days' Service
Clinic, conducted by the Buick Motor
Company. i
The object of the clinic was to edu- !
cate the service men of local Buick
dealers in the latest developments in
Authorized Buick Service methods and
equipment.
We overlook no opporunity to in
crease the efficiency of our service de
partment and the visit of Mr. Potts to
the clinic sessions will result in a
higher quality of Buick service at a
lower cost to the owner.
Mr. Buick Owner, use Authorized
Buick Service. It is the safest, quick
est and most economical for you.
WINDER MOBILE CO.
Winder, Ga.
TORYS, KU KLUXES,
COUNTY COURT ETC,
SEVERAL years ago I wrote a sketch
of a family who lived at that time
in the State of Georgia, but not in Har
row county. I had occasion in giving
an honest history of a man to use the
word “Tory.” This was probably con
sidered an error or a stigma, anyway
Tory was cut by the printer.
Now when this country was assailed
with taxes to relieve England’s debts
many of our pfs.ple rebelled while some
loyal to the mother country aided and
abetted the soldiers of England.
We have no kick coming when a man
honestly from convictions adheres in
cash and speech to the laws of the
land and we find no I'xcuse for a stain
upon those who saw proper to be true
to the crown.
It is true to-day a Tory an enemy to
America. It. is a slur to have it said
of any family your ancestors were To
rys. History is repeating itself and
in a future day men will be slurred for
certain political position of today.
These positions are your own elec
tions as were your forebears of revolu
tionary days. Then it behooves us to
lie careful of where we are and what
we are.
Men may think they are loyal and
true to America, to her freedom and
Democracy yet find themselves classed
where stigma may tie flaunted in the
face of future generations.
The Tory had no thought of this evil
that being meted out to men and wom
en of to-day. They were just and loyal
to the mother country.
There are none of us who are half
way moralist, but love to see brotherly
love well rubbed on. Yet we have our
idea about the machine with which it
is rubbed.
We prefer a smooth trowel to a lash
of thongs while some men’s lives nec
cessitate the thongs.
You may think I have digressed, but
no thongs may be positions of honor
which prove to lie thongs of thorns and
which so lacerate the cement of broth
erly love, that it be many seasons if
ever, before a smooth surface is ob
tained.
Barrow county has it seems a coun
ty court and W. H. Quarterman, as
judge, while we have Col. G. I). Roes
as solicitor.
These two are good men and as good
friends as I have anywhere. I am proud
of them and I am satisfied they will do
all in their power to speedily chauffeur
this county machine to Barrow’s inter
est and relieve the higher court as
much as possible.
While you and I like cemented broth
erly love, but differ at its application;
same way it is in the putting in of
these two good, noble men, above re
proach. The machine of Anti- K. K. K.
is a thong of thorns, and may not work
in lasting cement of love and loyally
as earlv as it should. If Mr. Hardwick
had failed to say why he appointed
them it would have been a more broth
erly and cemented act smoothed proper
ly.
I have known Mr. G. D. Ross since
boyhood. I know his father and moth
er, his forebears, as I knew them were
true asd tried men and women. No fic
tion can waver him from the patti he
believes is right.
(VI. W. H. Quarterman is a religious
lawyer, if such a being exists. I have
known him to be honest and true. I am
only sorry they got jobs so heav
ily'burdened by the man who appoint
ed them.
There was no necessity for an expla
nation from the governor as to why be
annointed them. This mattter may be
ALLWINDERFOR
ALL WINDER
FOR several weeks the Christian peo
ple of Winder, under the leadership
of their pastors, have been making
preparations extensive and intensive
for a season of special evangelistic
meetings beginning next Sunday, April
22.
The several congregations have ral
lied in a noble way to the call of their
leaders, and everybody so far as the
undersigned have been able to ascertain
has been responsive to the general call.
Now it is universally known that Win
der's achievements in the past and
I Winder’s growth in the future de-
I pends upon A Long Pull, A Strong
Pull, and A Pull Altogether. When all
Winder stands for all Winder, our
prosperity Is sure and out expansion
both moral and material is only a mat
ter of days. Therefore, in a cam|>fligu
that is fundamental to all the inter
ests of the community, Winder must
pull together.
Social Winder. All Lodges, Clubs,
and social organizations must and will
work together with the churches dur
ing these days which will give new
ideals and ambitions to our organized
social life, and help every order, fra
ternal or civic or recreational to find
ilself and render the most patriotic and
personal service to the community.
Commercial Winder. The commer
cial life of a people is given stability
and prosperity in proportion to thesup
fsurt given tin* churches and schools.
Without these age long institutions de
flation and paralysis would immediate
ly ensue. We, your spiritual leaders,
are of the persuasion, therefore, that
business can do no belter thing than to
give itself wholeheartedly, not simply
i by dosing doors ■from 10 to 11. bet by
positive and active co-operating, to the
i support of the evangelistic campaign.
Domestic Winder. The home is the
first institution in point of time and of
| place in the progress of mankind. If
ten homes of Winder are Christian, de
cidedly, positively, aggressively chris
! tian, all the community’s problems are
of easy solution. Now is a good time
to rebuild family altars, for parents to
make sure of their place in the salva
tion of the family. Rekindle the altar
tin-s, read the Bible, sing the songs of
Zion, pray, and then come with all the
family to the house of God.
Personal Winder. The well being of
any community is largely a personal
matter. When Aclian failed, the na
tion failed; when Samson failed, the
Philistines overwhelmed Israel; when
Solomon failed, the kingdom entered
upon a career of unbelief and lawless
ness that ended in ruin. The preacher
cannot afford to fail, and neither can
the few. Every man, and woman, and
child is somehow responsible for the
campaign that begins next Sunday.
Better a thousand times a millstone
were about your neck and yon were
hurled into the sea than to stand in the
way of our Christ who is marching on,
and whose kingdom is forever and ever.
(Signed)
J. M. TUMLIN,
Pastor Methodist rhurch.
E. 1,. SHELNUTT.
Pastor Christian t’hurch.
J. M. DODD,
Pastor First Baptist Church
J. M. SHEFFIELD,
Pastor Sec. Ban. Church.
TAYLOR MORTON,
Pastor Presbyterian church.
MR. EMORY J
MOORE INJURED
Mr. Emory J. Moore, son of Mr. .Tack
Moore of this city, was seriously injur
ed last Monday morning several miles
below Bethlehem while he was cut
ting and rolling logs. If sems that one
log caught in moling down to where it
was to lie loaded and while Emory was
try lag to dislodge it, it rolled over his
legs and the lower ourt of his body. He
was brought to the Emergency Hospit
al in this city for an operation. While
his condition is serious it is sincerely
hoped that he wll recover.
STORES BEING REBUILT.
The stores formerly occupied by Ray
& Garner and Woodruff Hardware Cos.,
on Athens street are being rebuilt. Mr.
S. I*. Smith, the owner of the store oc
cupied by Ray & Garner will have that.
Imilding ready for occupancy by the
first of May. Messrs. Ray & Garner
will again occupy it.
It will be some days later before the
other store will be finished. There will
lie no trouble in renting these stores as
they are among the best located build
ings in the eity.
Mrs. J. B. Bell and little grandson,
Cecil Stanley Bell, left Wednesday for
Elberton where they will spend a few
days with relatives.
BILL (.KELSON SAYS:
"Course (Hint none of my busi
ness, but it looks to me like plow
ing would be better than going
to the sea shore. You get the
same tan, and the water that
runs into your eyes and mouth
has the same salt taste —and
there’s no railroad fare to pay.
Anyway, don’t forget that annual
dose of sulphur and molasses to
chase the buckwheat itch mrt
of yer system "
No. 52