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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY AND CITY OF WINDER
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ROBERT O. ROSS Editor.
VOL. XXI. Thuraday, April 1, 1915. No. 51.
SPECULATORS ON THE JOB.
Did you ever notice, Mr. Farmer,
that the cotton gambler Is always
on the job.
Tills is the time of the year when
the farmers of the South and West
are preparing to plant the fleecy sta
ple.
Just about tills time the cotton
mills begin to run full time and cot
ton goes up. Once the guano is
bought and placed on the soil, the
tables turn and the gamblers begin (o
hammer down the price, and keep
hammering at it until the crop is
made and practically all out of the
producers’ hands.
If the recent rise in the price of
cotton is not the result of cotton
speculation, what was the cause.
I*ast year’s crop was the largest
ever produced. The warring factions
of Europe have branded cotton as
contraband, and the foreign markets
are closed to the cotton from the
states. The local consumption is
not great enough to cause the rise.
Then there must be a reason, and
in our opinion that reason is: ’Boost
cotton a little so the South and
West will plant another bumper
crop for us to speculate on at the
expense of the farmer.”
LOCAL FREIGHT RATES.
A study of the readjustment of
freight rates in ‘he South which the
railroads are required to make in cor
pllance wi h the order of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, issued
in pursuance of Federal law, enforc
ing strict observance of the long and
short haul provision of the Interstate
Commerce Act, shows that Winder
and neighboring towns will fare rel
atively better under the new arrange
ment than under existing conditions.
Coder the existing adjustment of
both interstate and state rates, Win
der and other Junction points sim
ilarly situated In Georgia pay high
er rates than those in effect at
the larger cities. Under the new
arrangement the relative position of
these junction points will be materi
ally bettered as the following will
show.
At present the rates to Winder
from Baltimore and all Eatsern
points are approximately 5 percent
higher than the rates to Atlanta and
Athens from Baltimore, New York,
and all Eastern points.
At present the rates to Winder
from Cincinnati and other Ohio river
crossings and all western points are
approximately 14 per cent higher
than to Atlanta.
At present the rates to Winder
from New Orleans and other Gulf
ports and southwestern points are
about 15 percent higher than the
rates to Athens and about 20 percent
higher than the rates to Atlanta,.
Under the new arrangement the rate
to Athens are only approximately 1
percent higher than to Atlanta.
Recognizing the necessity for a
readjustment of the rates between
points in Georgia to substantially con
form to the principles prescribed by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to govern interstate adjustments, it
is understood that the Georgia car
riers will ask the Georgia Railroad
commission at an early date to ap
prove a readjustment of rates within
the state. If the proposed read
justment of Georgia rates is approv
ed by the Commission the relative
position of Winder with respect to
Georgia rates will be materially bet
tered.
In obeying the order of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, the
main purpose of which was the re
moval of existing discriminations, the
railways will have to lower rates to
some points and make advance to
others, but as wfll be seen from the
foregoing, the new rates will place
Winder business men in a relatively
better position and neighboring local
points will be similarly benefited.
A BOOST FOR OUR TOWN.
There is anew spirit abroad In
the world. It is the spirit of democ
racy, the spirit of getting together,
the spirit of co-operation This spirit
is finding expresson in small groups,
in clubs and lodges, in unions and
federations and in a growing. spirit
of unity among the churches. It Is
beginning to seek embodiment in
terms of a civic consciousness, in
better national unities and in world
policies.
Because of the isolation and indi
vidualism of the smaller towns and
cities this spirit is slow in finding
means of expression. The smaller
towns are social unities of great im-
portance, in some respects of more
importance than the larger cities
The strongest and most aggressive
men of the cities have come from
the country or the smaller towns.
The greatest men in the professions,
the greatest leaders in politics and
statecraft, in industry and com
merce have come from the country
or smaller towns. The greatest man
whoever lived came from the little
town of Nazareth.
It is possible to make these small
er towns places of greater influence
and power.
The old method of improving a
town was to get some man of wealth
and public spirit to give it a fountain
and donate a monument or put up
a library. These are all important,
but it is far more important to do
things that will develop a public
spirit, a spirit of unity and furnish
an opportunity and a channel through
which this spirit may be expressed
for the common good.
The first problem of these smaller
towns is to see themselves and their
needs clearly. The greatest object
( * their citizens should not be to
get as many dollars as they can and
to keep them as long as they can,
but to build the best town they can
and to produce the best type of
boys and girls, men and women, the
best churches and schools, the beat
forms of amusement and recreation,
and to boost with enthusiasm any
thing that will give an opportunity
to community expression, to things
making for the common good.
Blessed be the knocker for lie
shall get what is coming to him in
the end. n n _ ru) . i _^ nri
EASTER.
Earth's greatest tragedy was the
crucifixion—the resurrection of Je
sus the world’s greatest miracle, and
Its anniversary should be observed
as a day of profound meditation and
joyous worship.
The best things of our religious
life have origin in the fact which the
day celebrates, and we should put
away levity and the trival things of
life and let its message touch the
deepest springs of human character
and probity.
Demonstrating his divinity to those
who had every proof of Christ’s death
it justified their faith, and flooded
his friends with the enthusiasm of
new hope, lifting them from despair
to joy, and gave to all mankind a
pledge for its own resurrection.
We know the vast sweep of the
consequences and consolations of
that day better than the early disci
ples did.
i The women saw him at the tomb,
as did others in Galilee, and, with
the powers of the spirit, men are
able to see him in his perfecting and
conquering power today, for no fact
i*s more fully confirmed than his res
urrection. The centuries have at
tached new beauties to each return
tff the day; the experience of men
lias increased its magnitude, its cer
titude and its blessings, and it be
comes us all to grasp it for ourselves
and to echo, in the face of the mate
rialism and know-nothing philosophy
of the day, the old ringing confes
sion
“Now is Christ risen from the
dead.”
WINDER’S SCHOOL FACILITIES.
The greatest asset as a drawing
card to a city or town is its public
school system. Winder has the s>s
tem, but, in the language of Rev.
Yarbrough, the school building is a
“disgrace to the community, a death
trap and the harbenger of microbes
and germs.”
An up-to-date twenty-thousand dol
lar school building In the city of VV in
der would pay for itself in added
population and advancement in prop
erty values in five years time.
Why should the citizens of Win
der and surrounding territory be
compelled to send tjieir boys to Riv
erside, Dahlonega, (not as large as
Winder) and similar preparatory
sehoois.
Our citizens offered to donate a
cite and subscribed liberally petition
ing a sectarian school to locate
here. Why is it that this same spirit
cannot be induced, to fall in behind
our own school and boost it until
its efficiency and facilities loi the
accommodation of pupils as a pr< par
atory school is second to none in the
state.
There is not a man, woman or child
in Winder who does not realize tie
crying need of a better school building
and yet the board of education and
city council, so far as this important
subject is concerned, are in a cha
otic state, which reminds one o a
stagnant pond of water that smells
to high heaven.
The men and women of Winder
who have the city’s best interests at
heart and whose children come home
from! the old school barn barking
and snuffing with colds (contracted
because forced to be packed like
sardines in a box in rooms with half
the window panes bursted out) have
become indignant at this criminal
neglect on the part of somebody.
Something must be done.
This question is being dscussed by
mothers in Winder, and when moth
er moves it is not with the object
of wreaking political revenge. She
comes to rescue the school from the
hands of factional partisans whose
regard for the public school system
is subordinate to their personal po
itical ambitions and animosities. Her
heart beats true to the best interests
of the school, to the comfort of the
child in body and mind and to lit
erary advancement.
Hut mother on the board of educa
tion, gentlemen of city council, and
thus do away with the accursed
22 —2—l method of selecting teach
ers and guarantee to the patrons of
the school that at least one or
two members of the board have a
watchful eye over the school.
I learn there is a resolution be
fore council to elect the board of
education by a vote of the people.
Along this line an Atlanta weekly
paper says:
“Atlanta's school muddle will not
be clarified until the people elect
the board of education .
“These most important officers
knay not be elected by the people
until the city charter is changed.
“In amending the charter to
change the method of electing the
board of education, it is just, it is
wise, it is expedient to provide that
women shall be eligible for places
on the board of education.
“There are those who differ with
us in the premises generally, but
who believe that in the matter of
training children, if there be dis
crimination aganst one sex in hand
ling primary educational affairs, it
should be exercised against man and
not against woman.
“When it is absolutely necessary tc
take the school system out of the
hands of absurd, dwadling politicians,
and to change the charter in order to
do it, why not make it all the bett r
job by giving women this modicum
of justice—the right to a voice in the
education of their children.”
There are nine lady teaohers and
one man In the school, why not six
women and one man on the board.
Will Appear Later.
We have been requested to publish
a paper read by Rev. T. C. ISuchanan
before the Ministerial Association.
Owing to the length and time of
arrival at our office, we are unable
to handle the message this week. La
ter we will give space to it.
If littleness in folks were diamonds
some little people would sparkle
like the sun at noonday.
Watch the fellow who is always
ready to question the other fellow's
motives. He has the symptoms of
the natural-bom crook.
We received a liberal share of
April Fools today. It was the first
of the month as well as All Fool’s
Day. Bait we will be on the job
again tomorrow.
We have two lots in Statham, One
Hundred Dollars stock in Liv-er-Lax,
an American Adding machine, new,
and an old pair of ITilm Beach pants
we would exchange for a Ford Au
tomobile.
As we came down the street early
this morning we were requested to
look for a key the good lady lost
somewhere on Candler. We searched
for the key, but have been wonder
ing if this incident had any connec
tion with the first day of Aprl.
Pronouncement.
Senator Smith says that the British
order relative to the embargo on
trade with Germany is “high-handed
and utterly intolerable.” —Athens
Banner.
The last word has undoubtedly
been said.
Banks Deliberate.
The Federal Reserve banks, after
very mature deliberation since last
November, have loaned about 10 per
cent. of their available loanable re
routes. At the rate they are dis
tributing money to the clamoring bor
rowers the necessity for help will
have passed or most of the appli
cants will be dead before the valuts
of the banks are in much danger of
depletion—Laurens Citizen.
Lend a Helping Hand.
If you find a man almost down,
help him up and sustain him until
he regains strength and can walk
alone. Don’t kick him and abuse
him for being crippled. He is only
one of millions who have fallen. In
fact, nearly every man has fallen in
some way some time in his life. Jt
will bring you joy if you help men to
vise, and it will bring you shame
and pain if you refuse to lend a help
ing hand when you can. —Alpharetta
Free Press.
LOCAL OVERFLOW.
Miss Myrtle Blakey is in Atlanta
for a few days.
Mr. J. Y. Carithers, spent Monday
in Winder.
Misses Ora Lee and Pauline Camp
spent Tuesday in Atlanta.
Mr. R. H. Wall, of Statham, was
In Winder Tuesday on business.
Miss Birdie Smith spent Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday in Atlnata.
Mr. A. L. Smith is out again af
ter being sick for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Miller announce
the birth of a baby boy on the 29th.
Mr. R. L. Hammond, city clerk
of Statham, was in Winder Monday
on business.
Mr. J. W. Boyd, a prominent far
mer of Chandler’s district, spent
Tuesday in Winder.
Watch for the big sale of merchan
dise advertisement next week. Don’t
miss it. (Ajdvt.)
Mrs. J. B, Parham left first of the
week for Birmingham, Ala., to be
with her father, who is seriously ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson ar
rived yesterday on a visit to the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
O'Neal.
Watch for the big sale of merchan
dise advertisement next week. Don’t
miss it. (AJdvt.)
NOTICE.
I have placed my past due accounts
in the hands of G. D. Ross for set
tlement. He is authorized to accept
notes and receipt for cash payments.
His office is in court house building.
S. T. ROSS, M. D.
Are Theythe '
Oldest Resident
(Last week The News anno J
that it would publish letters or I
tides from the oldest inhabitants I
Barrow, those who have resided I
the county longest, and offered I
send the paper to the one who ■ II
resided here longest for the rem ais l
der of life; to the next for fh e ye4r l
and to the next for one year I
citizens have called and stated t >,. I
they were preparing their articl I
The following are the first 0 f jjl
series, which we will publish as m I
are sent in.) K
Hale and hearty at 78 years *l
age, “Uncle Jesse” Stewart, wh# l
lives a few- miles out from the citv I
on Route 22, called at our office on ■
Tuesday. He was on his way to
thorpe where he is now visiting re J
atives. Mr. Stewart talked interest,
ingly of the early days of this sec
tion. His father, George H. Stewart
moved into this community in pm'
settling on a 200 acre tract of i an j
in Blen Smith’s district, near the
present home of G. W. Summerour
Jesse Hamilton Stewart was then
a.small boy He grew to manhood,
and married Sarah Hardigree. This
union was blessed with nine chil
dren, seven boys and two girls. Five
of the sons are dead. One of the liv
ing is a resident of Oklahoma, while
the other lives in Barrow county
near his father’s home. The two girls
are still living and Mr. Stewart is
now on a visit to one of them,
A' short time after his wedding
Mr. Stewart was called to the Con
federate service, enlisting in Cos A.
12th Georgia Infantry, EVans’ Brigade
with which command he served three
years, and while he was in numbers
of the most sanguinary conflicts of
the great war, he came home after
the surrender without having sustain
ed a single injury.
Mr. Stewart’s second wife was Miss I
Mary A. Harrison. I
He has resided at his present 1
home 54 years. |
He says that sixty-six years have I
made a great change in this section. H
When his father settled here it was
in original forest with the exception
of a few clearings made hy the first
settlers, who were few at that time
and resided a good ways apart. Some
of the neighbors he remembers are
Manus Smith, Henry Hill, Wiley
Pierce, and Lott Greeson.
There were deer and turkey in the
woods, with an abundance of smaller
game. All of the marketing had to
be done at Athens, where supplies
were bought and products of the
farms sold.
Mr. Stewart remembers the old Jug
Tavern well, but says that things are
satisfactory to him as they stand ia
a modern city like Winder is today
Mr. J. R. Coker says he is the
oldest citizen in Barrow' county, not
the oldest man that now lives in our
new county, but has lived here lon
ger. The others were born some
where else and came here later.
J. R. Coker born December 10, 1841
at Bethlehem, and has lived within 3
miles of the place of his birth every
since except 3 1-2 years that he serv
ed in the civil war. He entered th
Confederate service at the age of
20 years Cos. G, 42 Ga. Regt. Inft.
Was in five pitched battlesi: Vicks
burg, Chickamauga, Rocky Ford, Re
seca, New- Hope Church and Atlanta.
And he says he never counted the
skirmishes, as they were too nume r '
ous to mention.
Since the war he has lived in and
around Winder and if possible
says he would like to be here
years longer. He was reared by a
good old-fashioned Methodist mother
and joined the church in 180-1
Camp near Dalton, Ga., and
by James Myers, their Chapla l
He has been a member of 1 ‘
Winder Methodist church 47 yea F
The original church was old Concord
that stood just about where °“ r
school building now stands, and I 1 " 1
pie from far and near came to wo.
ship God there. All denomination?
worshipped there; the superintend* : |
of the Sunday school was perhaps
one denomination and the teach' -
of another, and the organist anot
But God was with them. Dl<
be the name of the Lord.