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VOL. XXII.
JOHN P. CASH
HEADS WINDER SCHOOLS.
Comes Highly Recommended as an
Educator and Disciplinarian. —
Three Other New Teachers
Chosen.
At a special meeting of the Win
der Board of Education, held Tuesday
Prof. John P. Cash was chosen to
succeed Prof. W. F. Huffaker as Su
perintendent of Winder Public
Schools.
Prof. Cash is said to be a man of
ability, a good disciplinarian and has
a way of making things hum educa
tionally wherever he teaches.
Like anew school building, in our
r.pHnion, a good disciplinarian is
among our educational needs, and
f/we hope Prof. Cash will prove an
Wrtistic expert with grit enough to
demand and command the respect of
all students.
He comes to us highly recommend
ed by educators and laymen alike.
' Many testimonials come from places
where he has taught successful
schools. For three years he was at
the head of Gibson-Mercer Academy,
located at Bowman, Ga. He is a
graduate of Mercer University and
is said to rank as a top-notcher
among the school teachers of the
state. In him we believe the Board
has found a fine man to head the
school, a Christian gentleman and
a scholar to cast his lot with us.
Miss Newton Swinney was retair.-
'ed as principal. She has been with
the school for two years, given emi
nent / satisfaction and is loved by
children and patrons. Thoroughly
equipped for the school room the
boa i is to be commended in being
able-.. 0 keep such talent with us.
Prof. Andrew J. Fleming, vice pres
ident of Perry-Rainey, will teach the
ninth grade. He comes well recom
mended. He is young and aggressive
and we feel sure he will prove a fa
vorite with the boys of his grade.
(The eighth grade will be taught
by Miss Cora Belle Norman. Miss
Norman is the present principal of
the Loganville school and her recom
mendations are said to be fine.
The seventh grade will be presided
over by Miss Ruby Johnson, now of
Hazelhurst. She is said to be effi
cient as a teacher. Her father, Dr.
Johnson, recently purchased a home
here and will locate here at an ear
ly date.
The other teacheri selected have
been jvith us for several years and
are well known to the patrons of the
school. They are:
Sixth Grade, Miss Lillie Miller.
Fifth Grade, Miss Rosa Rives.
Fourth Grade, Miss Clifford Dan
iel.
Miss Fay Wilkerson.
Second Grade, Miss Ida Kilgcre.
¥ First Grade A, Miss Mary Lou
Cargill.
'First Grade B, Miss Icie Smith.
Overflow, Miss Pearl Mcßrayer.
Sijllhs/ Airs. G. H. Fortson and Mrs.
W. re-
WsicrMr. Willie Cooper.
Not a Lunatic.
Mr. A. N. Stevens, charged with
toeing buggy, was found “not guilty
in the Ordinary’s Court Wednesday
morning.
The charges were the result of a
family fracus in which Stevens was
said to have planted a “Jess Willard ’
between the eyes of his aged fath
er-in law. After a rigid examination
the jury trying the case refused to
to sign his transport to Milledgeville
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LISTEN.
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Winder Mem
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY AND THE CITY OF WINDER.
NORTH GEORGIA GRADUATE
MAKES GOOD IN PHILIPPINES.
We are in receipt of a letter mail
ed to one of our citizens from Ma
nilla, Philippine Islands. Also
beautiful book entitled The Torch, a
publication from the Normal School
system of Manilla.
Mr. William S. Harris, president
of the senior class of the Normal
schcol, mailed the letter and publica
tion.
Prof. A. W. Cain, a Georgia boy
and a graduate of the North Geor
gia Agricultural College, Dahlonega,
Ga., is the superintendent of this
great school system in our far-Yemov
ed possessions.
To give the reader an idea of this
wonderful school we will say that
the buildings and equipment cost
$400,000. The book above referred to
shows an attendance of 1800 schol
ars and a faculty of 53 members.
Persons visiting the Panama Expo
sition at Sail Francisco can see on
exhibition the work that is being done
in the Philippine Islands along edu
cational lines.
We write this to show our readers
the great interest being manifested
in school work even in far-aw-ay Ma
nilla.
This beautiful book can be seen
at the Winder post office.
Get in the educational game, men
of Winder. Register and vote for
bonds.
BARROW’S HERMITS.
In the year 1835 one T. M. McKle
duff packed his belongigngs and with
his wife and children left his South
Carolina home and immigrated to
Georgia. He settled on a farm three
miles from what was at that time a
broad place in the road but what is
now Winder, the proud, hustling lit
tle business center of North Georgia.
Of the original family there were
seven, but all have crossed over the
river to the shade on the other side,
except two —the oldest and the young
est daughters. These two girls
have never married, never been ten
miles from the place upon which old
man McKleduff settled and were nev
er inside of a railroad coach.
In 1866, Gvts Adams, colored, freed
as the result of the fight between the
states, left the Stanton farm and took
up his residence on the palntation of
McKleduff. He and his family are
there today. Gus now owns 45 acres
of the original plantation, and piece
by piece the big plantation has been
sold off until about 50 acres of the
old homestead is all that remains.
These sisters have resided on this
spot of earth for more than sixty
years.
As stay-at-homes we believe them
to be the banner pair of all Georgia.
Surprise Party.
One of the happiest of the social
events in the history of Winder was
the surprise party given on last Fri
day afternoon by officials of the
Methodist church to Mr. W. E. Boyd,
a brother officer in the church and
one of the best loved men in our city
who was on that day celebrating his
seventy-fifth birthday.
After the hosts had crowded the
sitting room Dr. Ross, who had been
sent in advance to engage him so
that he might not see the “hosts ad
vance,” escorted the honored guest
into their midst where congratula
tions were showered upon him.
Mr. L. S. Radford in a few 1 well
chosen words presented to Mr. Boyd
a nice Morris chair as a present frou
his friends. Mr. Boyd made tender
the hearts of his hearers with his
werds of appreciation.
Refreshments were served and the
happy occasion ended with scripture
reading and prayer by his pastor
The News joins his hosts of friends
in wishing for many happy returns
of the day to this honored citizen of
Winder.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, May 13th, 1915.
GERMANY IS TOLD TO GRANT
DEMANDS OR STAND FORCING
Note Couched in Friendly Terms, but
Is Unmistakably Firm. — Repara
tion Sought for Loss of
Lives.
Washington, D. C., May 12. —The
United States in a note to be sent to
Germany tomorrow demands a guar
antee that there will be no further
submarine attacks on merchant ships
carrying non-combatants. It serves
notice, too, that full reparation will
be sought for the loss of more than
100 American lives in the sinking of
the Lusitania, and for other viola
tions of American rights in the sea
war zones.
While no indication is given of the
steps to be taken by the United
States in the event of an unfavorable
reply, the note informs Germany that
the American government will leave
nothing undone either in diplomatic
representation or other action to ob
tain a compliance with its requests.
The principal points in the note
are:
1. The United States government
calls attention to the various inci
dents in the war zone proclaimed by
around the British Isles,
the sinking of the British liner Fal
aba with the loss of Leon C. Thresh
er, an American; the attack by Ger
man airmen on the American steam
*
er Gushing, the torpedoing without
warning of the American steamer
Gulflight, and finally the torpedoing
without warning of the Lusitania,
with its loss of more than a thou
sand lives of noncofnbatants, among
them more than one hundred Amer
icans.
J.. These acts are declared to be
indefensible under international law.
The United States points out that it
never admitted Germany’s right to
do them, and warned the imperial
government that it would be held to
a "strict accountability” for attacks
on American vessels or lives. A
strict accounting, therefore, is now
asked from Germany.
3. The usual financial reparation
will be sought, although Germany is
in effect reminded that no reparation
tian restore the lives of those sacri
ficed in the sinking of the Lusitania
and ether ships.
4. Expressions of regret may com
ply with the legal precedents, but
they are valueless unless accom
panied by a cessation of the practice
endangering the lives of noncom
batants.
5. The right of neutrals to travel
any point of the high seas on neutral
or belligerent merchantmen is as
serted.
6. In the name of humanity and
international law-, the United States
demands a guarantee that these
rights will be respected and that
there be no repetition of the attacks
on merchantmen carrying noncombat
ants. .
7. The giving of warnings to the
American public without officially
communicating them to the United
States government is commented on
in connection with the German em
bassy’s printed advertisements be
fore the sailing of the Lusitania, but
irrespective of the failure to advise
the American government of Ger
many’s purpose, the point is made
that notice of an intention to do an
unlawful act neither justifies nor
legalizes it.
8. The suggestion is conveyed that
the German government, of course,
could not have intended to destroy
innocent lives, and that consequently
the German submarine commanders
must have misunderstood their in
structions. The American govern
ment indicated its hope that this will
be found to be tiue, and a cessath n
of the unlawful practices therp.by wil
result.
9. In conclusion, Germany’s at
tention is called to the earnestness
of the government and people. It is
MAKE BARROW COUNTY
A GOLD STAR COUNTY.
All aboard to make Barrow county
a Gold Star Sunday School County.
Barrow county, one of the young
est counties in the state was made
a Banner County before the Sunday
School CQnvention which was held
in April. There are only 32 Banner
counties in the state. It is the wish
of the county officials to make our
county a Gold Star County. At pres
ent there are only four Gold Star
counties in the state. To do this it
is necessary that every white Sun
day school in the county send dele
gates to the County Convention to
be held on the 12th and 13th of
June, with the Cedar Creek church.
Every Sunday school worker help
in this matter and wo will put Bar
row in the Gold Star column.
Farmers Should Raise Snakes.
Every farmer and every poultry
raiser should keep a few snakes as a
protection to his crops and poultry,
says Allen S. Williams, secretary of
the International llerpetological So
ciety in a statement just issued. Wil
liams is a traveler and a lecturer
and snakes are his hobby. He has
collected reptiles in every part of the
western hemisphere. "The idea is
simple,” Williams says. “Rats, wea
sles and other rodents destroy crops
and are the natural enemies of do
mestic fowls. Snaftes are the nat
ur;| enemies of rodents. Keep a few
snaV-s to kill off the young rodents
and in time your crops and chickens
will be safe. To the cereal crops
alone in the United States rodents
cause an annual loss of $100,000,000
If snakes had even half a chance the
loss to farmers and poultry raisers
would be reduced to practically noth
ing. There are a dozen varieties
which could accomplish the work and
are non-poisonous.”
Will Contract for Day Current.
At a meeting of the City Council
Thursday morning the Council au
thorized the Mayor, Finance Com
mittee and Water and Light Com
mission to approve and the Mayor
sign the contract for electric power
with the North Georgia Power Com
pany.
The line will come in from Gaines
ville and if the contract is promptly
signed we will have the power, it is
said in about 90 days. No franchises
are given, the trial contract is for
one year. The arrangement, as out
lined, means a twenty-four hour
a year compared to the city of oper
current at a saving of about $1,500
ating the present 12-hour current.
Hard to Kill.
New York, N. Y. —Mortimer Thomp
son, a jeweler, possesses the well
known charmed life. After he had
been rescued from underneath the
wheels of a subway train uninjured
after two cars had passed over him,
it became known that he had been
dropped out of a window when a bn
by, toy his nurse; had fallen out of
fourth story window when a boy and
bad landed on a clothes line which
broke the fall; was shot in the head
when he came within range of some
revolver play four years ago and had
escaped drewning last month when
an automobile, in which he was rid
ing in New Jersey, plunged to th '
river.
Fresh Fish at Cheap Prices.
Opr connection with the Fish Mar
kets makes it possible for us to sup
ply our customers with fresh Fish,
direct from the seashore at prices in
the reach of all. Single bunch 15c;
two bunches for 25c; fresh water
trout 12 l-2c lb. —Bush Cash Market.
made plain that the United States
will leave nothing undone either in
diplomatic representations or other
action to obtain a compliance by
Germany to the requests made.
OUR AIM IS
TWENTY-FIVE HUUDRED
2,500
SUBSCRIBERS.
EXPLODING GAS TANK
WOUNDS WINDER WORKMEN.
Mr. A. Y. Eavenson and a helper,
Mr. Pritchett, were severely burned
about the face and shoulders one
day recently when Pritchett struck a
match in a large tank they were
repairing. The force of the explos
ion blew the top out of the tank.
The injured men were rushed to
the office of a local physician where
their burns were treated, and later
carried to heir homes. Although se
verely injured they are both recov
ering and it is hoped will be out
again In a few days.
PERRY-RAINEY INSTITUTE
GOES TO CHRISTIANS.
Last Monday the Board of Trustees
of Perry-Rainey Institute held their
last meeting at Auburn and perfect
ed arrangements for the transfer of
the school buildings and grounds to
to the Christian denomination. Tin
deeds were transferred to Rev. J. H.
Wood and associates, trustees.
LET’S HAVE A CORN CLUB.
Although it Is late in the season
and most all crops are planted, still
it is never too late to push a good
thing in Barrow. So let’s all pull
together and have a Boys’ Corn
Club this year in our county with an
exhibition in the fall. It is too
late to get into the state contest,
but attractive prizes can be secur
ed that will make it worth while for
all w'ho could be induced to enter.
If you have a boy who is Inter
ested, or know of any, give thek
names to Superintendent of Schools
W. M. Holsenbeck, and he will tako
the matter up with them personally.
He wishes also to have the names of
all girls who would become members
of the Girls Canning Club.
A Word From John Yarbrough.
It was my pleasure to Low Prof.
Jno. P. Cash, the newly elected Su
perintendent of our schools, several
years ago in Royston. The school
there was one to test the ability of
a teacher. He did splendid work
there. His work in the class-room
was thorough and he had unusual
gifts as a disciplinarian; and he will
make a splendid Superintendent for
the Winder schools.
The Board of Education has again
given to us a splendid set of teach
ers. Give to them an adequate school
building and home support and our
school will forge to the front rank
in the High Schools of Georgia.
Let Winder citizens be solidly back
of the movement for a school building
and be undivided in support of the
Board of Education and the splendid
faculty selected. Failure in this will
retard more than anything else the
growth of our city.
Success to you, Prof. Cash, and a
royal welcome into the best town
in Northeast Georgia.
Jno. F. Yarbrough.
We wish again to remind contrib
utors that we must have the signa
ture to communications intended for
publication. Several have gene to
the waste basket this week because
we do not know the author. We
want the neighborhood news but we
must live up to our rule. We will
not publish the name of the corre
spondent if such is the wish of the
contributor, but we must know who
sends in the news notes before we
publish them.
One of the best and most careful
teachers in the faculty this year
makes the statement that many of
the students are suffering from eye
trouble because of the light ar
rangement in this old, offensive germ
bed. Some of the afflicted have had
to seek medical treatment.
A good bill cn at the No-Name the
ater tonight.
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