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*THe City Council
Did Its Duty in
Calling the Elec
tion for Bonds.
. VOL. XXII.
SMALL MANUFACTORIES
FEEDERS FOR CIVIC WEALTH.
Bell Overall Company Did Banner
Business in April and is Increas
ing Capacity and Advertis
ing for Additional Help
Last week the City Council closed
a deal with the Georgia Power and
Electric Company for an eighteen
hour current daily.
We believe this means a greater
Winder, for it is a well known fact
that small manufactories are seeking
out the towns well located and equip
ped to supply their needs, and elec
trical power is one of the essentials
. to their success.
' The manufactories, like the agricul
turists, are the feeders of the rest of
us, because they furnish the folks
necessary to the success of our busi
ness.
The lawyer, the doctor, the mer
chant, the editor and nearly every
ether enterprise or business, must
have folks as patrons if they succeed
individually or collectively. The
manufactories along with the ag
ricultural section, furnish the folks
by giving employment to thousands
whose earnings are spent among us.
The Good Book tells us that some
snail have one talent and to others
is allotted ten.
In relation to business, in our day
dreams, we have often wondered if
the Banker was not of the one tal
ent class with his talent well im
proved. while the manufacturer be
long’s\to the ten-talent bunch, and
he improves his talents does
not only succeed himself, but makes
every other enterprise around him
hum.
m We would not in the least insinu
- v hat the banker is a parasite,for
■we need him, and he has a distinct
place in the business world, but if
• his talent is well developed he takes
| no chances, and helps himself at the
of others. The manufacturer
takes all kinds of chances and when
he prospers scatters sunshine all
around him.
This leads us to speak of one of
Winder’s best manufacturing assets —
The Bell Overall Company.
During the hard-time cry incident
to the declaration of war across the
pond, w r hile others were running to
cover to get on the safe side during
business stagnation, this little man
ufactory kept on grinding out over
alls and pants, never shutting down.
At. the regular monthly meeting in
May the fact was disclosed that April
1915, had been the banner month in
the history of this corporation in the
sales department. The plant is run
ning full time. New machinery is
being installed and in this issue ap
pears an ad for twenty-five addition
al operators.
f< A prominent member of the sales
decaff of the company stated to us
This w r eek that all over the cotton
belt business was picking up along
al lines, and as for Winder’s celebrai
e Jittle manufactory it was practi
c37# impossible with present facili
ties to supply the demand. He says
that during the month collections
were fine, reminding him more of
October than April.
It is time the people of Winder
wefe making some concerted effort
to induce small manufacturers to lo
cate here. We have the climate, the
location, good railroad facilities and
will soon have the power, and all we
need to do is to go after them, as
suring them of a square deal as a
city, encouragement as individuals
and a small good-faith financial back
ing and many whistles will be the
result in the manufacturing section
of the best city in North Georgia.
It has been truly said: “Manu
factories create new values and is
a Jife-giving stream along which the
pmfessions and other enterprises
/tfeish.’’
to Hon. J. D. Price, Com
missioner of Agriculture of Georgia,
Si)c lUinkr Mem®.;
PROMINENT SOUTH GEORGIAN
PRAISES WINDER HOSPITALITY
Cordele, Ga., May ir>. —Editor of
News: —During the first week of
May I had the pleasure of dropping
into your city, the beautiful city of
Winder. While there I had the pleas
ure of meeting with a good many
old friends and relatives. Among
them were Hon. R. L. Carithers, Joe
House, Mayor Perry, ex-Mayor Char
ley Ferguson, the Prince of Good
Fellows, and Col. Jimmie Nowell and
his family; and I will not forget to
say I met that big hearted man,
Col. Russ Coker and his good wife
and family, whose daughter my son,
Grover C. Moseley married. I also
had the pelasure of meeting R. O.
Ross, Editor of the News.
I will say, Mr. Editor, that your
people are full of unbounded hospi
tality. I never enjoyed a visit more.
Mr. Charley Ferguson was kind
enough to take me around to see all
of your town and adjacent territo
ry. Your land lies well —not very
rolling and in a high state of culti
vation. I was born and raised among
the red hills of Georgia. Lincoln,
county was my domicile for the most
of my life, therefore, I know how to
pile rocks and clods, and used to
think that a man could not work
that land and have pure and unde
filed religion, but now since things
have changed and farming is being
done with improved agricutlural im
plements I guess a fellow would
stand a better chance to see the
celestial city. But the way I see
things now if I were situated as
I once was on the red hills of
north Georgia I think I would stay
there. Opportunity knocks at every
man’s door at sometime, it is said,
so I think this is the time for North
Georgia to rise in the power of her
might and say to the speculating,
gambling world, “Get behind me Sa
tan, the day of reconing has come.’’
My friends of North Georgia, buy
wire and fence your land, raise
stock and grain and let the negro,
cotton and guano go. Why hold on
to things that you know has kept
you down these many years as hew
ers of wood and drawers of water.
Would like to mention one store
in your city before I close. The J.
T. Strange Cos. is a bee hive store;
in fact I never met a more congenial
gentleman and his corps of young
men and young ladies are sure of
the best type. Moving, moving from
early morn till late at night; kind,
genial and accommodating.
My best wishes are with you all
Mr. Editor. May your tribe never
decrease nor your shadows less
P. N. Moseley.
Sunday School Picnic.
The Sunday schools of Winder will
picnic at Helen, Ga., June 3rd. Helen
is near the terminus of the North
western railroad and is an ideal place
to picnic. A large crowd will no
doubt enjoy the day’s outing.
Mrs. Minnie Daniel, who has been
critically ill in Atlanta for several
days, is reported to be improving and
will be able to return home some
time the fatter part of this week.
a noted eastern financier, recently
remarked:
“There is a bond between the agri
cultural and manufacturing interests
and the two are closely r linked to
gether. t A few days ago I visited
Winder, Ga., the little capital city
of the new* county of Barrow, sur
rounded by a fine agricultural sec
tion. There I saw the raw’ cotton
weaved into cloth w hich is made into
overalls and suits of clothes and wor
some possibly right on the farms
from which the raw cotton was pick
ed.
The Eell Overall Company has
helped to put Winder on the map.
We need, and must have, more en
terprises of the manufacturing kind.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY AND THE CITY OF WINDER.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, May 20th, 1915.
[PEOPLE YOU
% KNOW W
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Mr. \V. H. Toole was in Atlanta
Saturday.
Mayor W. O. Perry spent Mon
day in Atlanta.
Mrs. J. C. De La Perriere has re
turned from Atlanta.
Mrs. \V. H. Quarterman and chil
dren have returned from Athens.
Misses Ora Lee and Pauline Camp
spent several days in Atlanta this
week.
Miss Essie Mae Maughon spent the
past week end with relatives in Au
burn.
Mrs. T. B. Higginbottom spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. R
Coker.
Mr. Latimer Griffeth left Monday
for a trip to Chicago and the mid
dle west.
Mr. Pierce Briscoe, the Monroe
cotton man, spent Monday afternoon
in Winder.
Messrs. Brandon Rice and Sam
EJdwards of Commerce were in the
city Monday.
Col. Jim Perry, of the railroad com
mission and of Lawrenceville, was
in Winder Wednesday.
Mrs. W. O. Perry and Mrs. G. H.
Hill and Miss Lucile Daniel spent
last Monday in Atlanta.
Mrs. Reba W. Vonderlieth spent
the week-end in Atlanta as the guest
of Mrs. Annie C. Wood.
Mr. R. H. Settle, of Atlanta, spent
the week end here with his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Settle.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson of
Decatur spent the week end with
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. O’Neal.
Mrs. A. D. McCurry spent last
Saturday in Atlanta with Mrs. W. H.
Toole, who is at a sanitarium.
Mrs. Dorroh Nowell and little
daughter, Dorris, are visiting rela
tives in Atlanta for a few days.
Mrs. W. 11. Quarterman, her little
daughter, Mary, and Miss Mary' B.
RUssell, spent Saturday in Athens.
The friends of Miss Sarah Chan
dler will regret to learn she is ill
with fever, having had a relapse.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith left
the city Monday for Texas where
they will visit Mrs. Smith’s parents.
Mr. P. N. Moseley has returned
to his home in Cordele after a short
visit to Mr. and Mrs. Grover Mose
ley.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Moseley, Mrs.
J. R. Coker and Misses Leila and
Claude Coker motored to Atlanta on
last Sunday.
Mrs. W. H. Toole’s many friends
are gratified to learn she is Improv
ing after undergoing an operation at
a sanitarium in Atlanta.
Rev .George W. Yarbrough has
returned from Florida. Hie went over
to Jefferson Sunday to the Martin
Institute commencement.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. House and fam
ily motored over to spend Sunday
with Mr. House’s mother, who lives
just a nice ride from the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl and Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Yearwood, of Bethle
hem, were visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Mahaffey on last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Thrasher and
children of Atlanta are expected in
the city next week to spend a few
days with the family of Dr. H. P.
Quillian.
Mr. R. L. Johnson, of the Clarks
ville Advertiser, spent Sunday in the
city with his wife, who is at the
bedside of her mother, Mrs. Z. F
Stanton.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Mathews,
Miss Tavia Mathews, accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Mac Potts, Misses
Ora Lee and Pauline Camp, and lit
tle Miss Edith House motored over
to Athens Saturday afternoon to at
tend the Georgia-Tech game.
YOUNG MEN’S CLASS
TC HAVE BENEFIT.
Winder Will Have High Class At
traction In Pictures Friday
Night
What critics pronounce as ‘The
most ambitious photo play in Ameri
ca,’’ will be seen at the XoNamo
theater tomorrow' night when “The
Seats of the Mighty” will be given,
the proceeds to go as a benefit for
the young men’s class of the First
Christian church in this city.
The story is by Sir Gilbert Parker,
with Lionel Barrymore and other fa
mous stars in the picture, and it
will undoubtedly prove a pleasing
event both to lovers of fiction and
to admirers of Mr. Barrymore's art.
Both the management of the
theater and the class for whose bene
fit the picture will be shown are to
be commended for this selection, and
the people of the city and surround
ing territory will no doubt give it
their support by attending in large
numbers.
The following synopsis is a brief
of the story: 1 j
Robert Moray, a young English
man to whom have been entrusted
certain letters of Madame du Barry,
mistress of Louis XV, goes to join
Major Washington’s expedition
against the French. Moray is captur
ed by the French, and is taken to
Quebec by orders of Doltaire, in su
preme command over “New France,’’
who had previously been dispatched
by La Pomadour, rival of du Barry
in the affections of the King, in an
effort to secure the du Barry letters.
Moray and Ikdtaire fall in love
with the beautiful Alixe Duvarney,
who pledges her faith to Moray, even
though he is falsely accused by Dol
taire of being a spy. Doltaire, baf
fled, plans to discredit Moray in the
eyes of Alixe, and contrives that
he fights a duel with Alixe’s broth
er, Juste. Juste is badly wounded,
and Moray, on the orders of Doltaire,
is thrown into prison.
Doltaire, still repulsed by Alixe,
who remain* faithful to Moray, and
unsuccessful in his effort to steal the
eld Barry letters, causes Moray to be
tried as a' spy. Moray is sentenced
to be shot.
The morning 'of the execution ar
rives, but Alixe pretends to accept
the suit of Dotlaire, and he orders
a stay of execution. Moray escapes
with the aid of Alixe.
Moray succeeds in joining the Eng
lish force under General Wolfe, who
is moving toward Quebeec, and is
able to point out to the General a
sure means of access to the appar
ently impregnable city.
The city is stormed and captured,
and Doltaire, trapped in company
with the wicked Intendante, Bigot,
meets his death in the destruction
of the latter's palace. Wolfe is vic
torious, and Captain Moray and Alixe
are happily reunited.
See it in six reels of pictures Fri
day night, May 21st.
Killing in Oconee.
Last. Thursday night Alex Vincent,
a negro, was shot and killed while
fishing on Barber’s creek just over
the Barrow’ county line in Oconee,
upon the Sikes plantation.
Sheriff Camp was notified and
thinking the killing had occurred in
Barrow county, Coroner McElhannon
held an inquest over the dead body.
■ The evidence brought out before the
I coroner implicated Henry and Falvio
Vincent, kinsmen of the d*-ad negro.
Sheriff Camp arrested the two ac
cused negroes and placed Henry Vin
cent in jaif at Lawrenceville and Fal
vin Vincent in the jail at Athens.
It has since been learned that the
crime was committed some fifty
yards beyond the Barrow county line
The retirement of Theodore Roose
velt to obscurity, announced some
years ago, is still far from complete.
The Voters of the
City Should Do
Theirs at the Polls
Tuesday.
OLD AND YOUNG SINGERS
TO MEET AT COURT HOUSE.
Sacred Harp Song Book will be Used
and Everybody is Urged to be
Present Fifth Sunday in
May.
At the request of Messrs J. B.
Lyle, 11. IX Jackson and other lov
ers of the old hymns we announce
that a convention of singers is call
ed for the Fifth Sunday in May at
Barrow county court house. It Is
the.desire of the promoters that all
lovers of vocal music in Barrow and
adjoining counties be at the court
house on this day. The songs sung
will be the sacred ones that made
the hearts of our parents and grand
parents beat with joy.
Please do not get it into your
hi ads that this song service is only
lor the old folks. It is for both
young and old. The young folks are
specially requested to attend.
The singing will be opened at 10
o'clock sharp on the fifth Sunday
morning. Come and bring your old
song books
A good time is expected and a
grand and glorious day anticipated by
the promoters of this song service.
WINDER PUBLIC SCHOOL
DRAWING TO A CLOSE.
I
Commencement Week Near at Hand.
Dr. Mell Preaches Sermon.
Friday marks the close of the
scholastic year 1914-15 of Winder’s
Public School, and in a few days the
teachers will leave us for a vacation
and five hundred children will put
away their books and enjoy the good!
old summer time In divers ways.
Sunday morning at 11 A. M. at
the Baptist church, Hr. Mell, a noted
Baptist divine of Athens will preach
the commencement sermon.'
Prof. Robert Park, of the Univer
sity of Georgia, will deliver thb
literary address Monday.
Monday night the grammar grades
will entertain in the courthouse and
Tuesday night the graduating class
will close the exercises with a pro
gram at the same place.
Tomorrow night, Friday, Prof. Wil
lie Cooper will give a free recital
at the courthouse.
Old Road Case Before Ordinary.
As w r e go to press an interesting
and hotly contested road case is
being fought out before the Ordina
ry’s Court of this county.
The case is styled W. W. Patrick
vs. Rutledge and involves the right
to close up a road leading to Perry’s
old mill.
The case was tried before Judge
G. G. Robinson in Gwinnett in 1914.
Patrick lost out before the Ordinary
and Col. L. C. Rais sell, carried the
case up to the superior court, and
by some process of law it fell into
Judge Hill’s jurisdiction. Judge Hill
being disqualified for some reason,
Judge Fullerlove, ordinary of Oco
nee county, is presiding. About
forty witnesses have been summoned
and the trial will consume the en-
tire day.
Col. L. C. Russell represents the
plaintiff, and Col. I. L. Oaks, of
Lawrenceville, the defendant.
The court's decision sustaining the
writ of res adjucata has just been
announced.
Dies in Milledgeville.
Mr. J. C. Guffin, 20 years of age,
died Tuesday at the State Sanitarium
in Milledgeville, Oa., and his remains
were brought here Wednesday and in
terred at the House burying ground
a few miles above Winder.
The deceased was a brother of
Mr. Allen Guffin, foreman at the
Woodruff foundry. Several other
brothers and sisters survive him be
sides other relatives.
Rev. H N. Rainey conducted the
funeral seervices.
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