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Published Every Thursday by R. O. Ross (if Son, and Entered at
the Postoffice at Winder. Gi.. as Second-class Mail Matter.
Form May 1 1915 obituary notices, resolutions anil tributes of respect, and notices of entertainments
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ROBERT O. ROSS Editor
ROBERT O. ROSS, JR Associate Editor
VOL. XXII. Thursday, February 17, 1916. No. 45.
ARE WE MISFIT.
We may be somewlhait an old fogy in
our ideas and all wrong in what we
are about to say, but It is an mate,
component part of our nature to oc
casionally say what we think and per
mit it to go for wihat it is worth.
It its only the opinion of one man,
indiscreetly spoken to his financial
detriment. Such blabbing has kit pt
us poor. However, by our neighbors
keeping the dollars from in front of
our eyes, it may be that we hav.q a
clearer view . Therefore, we ask our
readers to deal leniently with our
many faults that we may feel satis
fied with ourselves as a public
spokesman.
We do not care to offend the
preachers, the deacons, the stew
ards, the presidents of the various
Sunday school claeses and the mem
bers of the various church choirs in
Winder.
We were reared under the influ
ence of the old-tiine religion and
find it hard to adapt ourselves to
the present order of things. We were
taught that it i our duty to obey
the discipline of the particular churcl
with which we are affiliated, and
that since the head of John the Bap
tist was served ujioii a silver charger
the outer darkness has been filled
with expert dancers.
We were not born only a few year*
ago. We have traveled many of the
swift gaits of life, but we have yet to
meet the man or woman who ha *
been made purer or whose influence'
for good in a community has been
made greater by skillful dancing.
We are not arguing that dancing
is sinful. Some forms of dancing are
harmless and others are disgraceful.
That is a question of individual selec
tion.
The thing that does not appeal to
us is the mingling of the dance hall
with the church of Gad. Whether the
opinion of the majority that dancing
is sinful is correct or incorrect is im
material. The fact remains that when
church members lend their presence
to the dance hall they lower their
individual influence for good and
thereby lower the influence of the
church to which they belong to acer
tain extent.
For some reason the modern school
s.mgs set to waltz music and sung by
a dancer do not reach down into the
depths of our soul as do the old-time
tuuea sung by the men and women
ws have never seen do the hesitation
Barrow’s Sunday School Sunday.
1 All Barrow Sunday schools that
could, observed Go To Sunday School
Day Sunday.
Fifteen schools in the county re
ported 826 in attendance.
£lx schools in Winder reported 782.
Matetg a total of 1608. The rain
•calls; and 50 per cent drop off in at
tendance. Some of the country schools
jvvre rained out completely.
Claud Mayne is President and E.
A. Starr is Secretary of the county
organization.
A New Orleans Landlady he'd a
baby as security for a S2O board and
room bill of the mother. The woman
cried and begged for her child. The
case be-ing complex and without a pal
allel in Louisiana history, the judge
of the Juvenile Court ordered the
women into court to decide whethei
or not the baby could be bed as e
curity for board and lodging. Legal
technicalities frequently defeat Liu
mane reason and place the judiciary
in ridiculous attitudes. Is a baby
personal property.
And now two modern Methodist
preachers are washing the dirty liner,
of the cloth through the press of At
lanta. It is all about light. From a
layman’s viewpoint, they botli need
light and a good deal of grace. 'We
can hardly conceive of anything ex
cept trimming of a pastorial salary,
or the cutting off of the supply ot
“yalier legs” that would provoke
such an outbreak among even pre ten.
ing followers of the meek and lowly
One. j .1 . \ ■
HERE AND THERE SOUTH.
The planting of new enterprises in
southern cities is attracting the at
tention of the editors of large north
ern daily papers, and they are mak
ing extended and favorable comment
upon the prosperous outlook for the
southern states.
The distribution of electricity into
the smaller cities of Georgia is caus
ing manufacturing concerns to look
for suitable locations. It behooves
the Chamber of Commerce and the
city officials of Winder to hold ou’
some inducements to manufacturers,
and business enterprises to locate it
this, the best city in Northeast Geor
gia, if we are to keep abreast of the
times, and sustain the well-earned
reputation of the town and count>
for united effort and hustling enter
prise. The town now needs houses
for its citizens. Many dwellings it
Winder are holding two or three
families.
With a few< more manufacturing
establishments, loosening of the grasi
upon central vacant property and the
abolition of the close-fisted policy ol
taxation this town would take ou an
unprecedented growth immediately.
Why not prize open the grasping
hands, cut knots from the purse
strings, exempt manufactures fron.
taxation for a term of years, abolish
ail specific tax, with the exception ot
that upon snake charmers and light
ning rod agents, and give the town
a chance to grow.
Speaking of the general develop
ment now going on in the southern
states the Cincinnati Enquirer says
no portion of our country except
those benefited by Government irri
gat ion from waters of the R*>cky
Mountains and their spurs, are sur
passing our cotton states' in control
of the power of rivers.
Such enterprise in the South is di
rected toward transformation of that
power into electricity for the driving
of the wheels of transportation and
those of manufacture. The Caroldnas
Tennessee and Georgia are capturing
the abundant waters from their moun
tains and foothills, while yet swift
and of dazzling brightness, to fur
nish horsepower by the millions.
Along hundrede- cf miles of some
southern railroads the traveler may
note the tall and graceful spires bear
ing the wires carrying across coun
try electric power from great plants
along rivers to the feeding of trac
tion lines and mills and the lighting
of towns. Those plants are promi
nent on several rivers.
Much of the present power is bo
lug used in cotton mills and knitting
mills. These latter are months be
hind their orders from European,
South America and other countries,
including Australia and New r Zealana.
In the rush in this line there are
mills build'ng, the latest announce
ment being one in Jonesboro, Ga.,
to knit, dye and finish hosiery with
electric drive. Pliialedlphia and Nor
folk firms are planning to invest
$250,000 in a cotton compress at Au
gusta, Ga., and at Hampton, Ga.,
$200,000 in cotton manufactures.
There are many stars of empire in
the firmament of our industries, and
fortunately their direction is diver
sified. Over our Southland the one
formerly shining for King Cotton
alone has a bright companion in man
ufactures, and not of textile fabrics
only, as the following few out cf
many facts at hand will show.
In one week of January forty-nine
corporations were formed south,
which will lead among other enter
prises to a ginnery at Alston, Ga.,
peanut oil mill at Dawson, Ga., meta-t
--ouring plants at Dublin and Warren
ton, Ga.; limestone plant at Gaines
ville, Ga.; lighting system at Pine
ora, Ga,.; fertilizer plant at Tampa,
Fla.; and so on for a long list in
many states.
Why not something mere at Win
der. 7
Jim Cox, the negro janitor for the
Winder Bank biuldtng in speaking of
the amount of electricity used by
the establishment, says it takes a
tremendous number of ‘scalawags to
run the elevator.
The Winder News, Thursday, February 17, 1916.
MONTHLY TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The monthly session of the Teach
ers Ins itute of Barrow county met
Satu day at the First Baptist church
at 10 o’clcck. Practically all the
teachers were present and several
from other counties.
The meeting was called to order by
Supt. Holsenbeck. Prayer was offer
ed by Rev. N. It. Meadow.
Addresses were delivered by Prof.
Bendy, of Monroe Public Schools,
and Rev. W. H. Faust. A round table
was conducted by Prof. Hoteenbeck
and many questions of interest were
written on slips and answered and
discussed by the various tecahers
present.
In the afternoon, Prof. Bendy
aga : n spoke interestingly on High
School work. He wrote 10 questions
on the board and epoke helpfully of
the value of the answers delivered
by various pupils. They are worth
the careful and thoughtful answering
by grown-ups. Bow would yen an
swer them:
1. Do you like your studies'. One
little g’rl said: “I Pike some of my
studies better than others.” Could
you beat it for hedging and yet real
conservatism.
2. Do you know where your great
est power lies. One lad answered:
"In my head.”
3. Do you believe absolutely in
your future.
4. Do you breathe deeply, keep
ing correct posture.
5. Is your sleeping room well ven
tilated.
6. Do you drink three pints of
water daily.
7. Are you independent, tactful,
courteous.
8. Do you wish your rivals well or
apeak ill of them.
9. Do you save any money syste
matically.
10. Does your highest ambition in
clude some real service to humanity.
The answers were prophetic and
interest i nig.
Miss Clink'caßs gave a helpful
talk on School Fairs which was en
joyed by all present.
Prcf. Cash spoke interestingly to
a full house. Technical phases of the
work v\ are discussed by Supt. Holsen
beck, and after announcements ad
journed to meet the second Saturday
in Mar ah at First Baptist church.
An old school man present remark
ed that he had never seen a more in
telligent, efficient corps of teachers
in any county in all bis experience
These splendid men and women are
making character and destiny in Bar
row. There ought to be fifty of our
citizens at the next meeting to lend
their encouragement and presence
to the school officials.
The building owned by Messrs. Grif
feth and Bush, recently vacated by
the No Name Theater on account of
being partly destroyed by fixe, has
been remodeled and rented to Sum
merour Bros, for an automobile show
room. These popular agents for the
Overland car have met with phenom
enal success in sales since taking
the agency in this section.
W. H, Sheats Stricken.
Mr. W. H. Sheats suffered a
slight stroke of paralysis Tuesday
in Danielsville. He was brought to
his home in this city Tuesday even
ing and physicians summoned. One
arm and one leg was affected. He
is rapidly improving and his physi
cian thinks lid will soon be up and
about.
Accidentally Shot.
Last Thursday, Mrs. P. R. Smith,
who lives just a few miles to the
South of Winder, happened to a pe
culiar and serious accident.
Mrs. Smith was cleaning up her
residence, unpacking dressers, etc.,
when she threw some rubbish into
the fire. There was an explosion
and Mrs. Smith was wounded. A
cartridge had been thrown into the
fire with the trash. Doctors were
summoned, and though seriously in
jured, at last accounts, Mrs. Smith
w as recovering.
Bond Election.
Registration for the School Bond
elec-ion will close next Monday, and
if you do net rtg'ster ycu will have
to let us decide the question for vou.
There should be a big registration
and a big vote cn this most impor
tant question. I ,
THE “FEDERAL RESERVE” BANKING SYSTEM, OF WHICH OUR
BANK IS A MEMBER, IS THE BEST BANKING SYSTEM EVER
THOUGHT OUT.
THE MEMBER BANKS HAVE PUT 137 MILLIONS OF GOLD INTO
THE U. S. TREASURY. ON THIS GOLD THE GOVERNMENT ISSUES
MONEY.
WE CAN GET MONEY WHEN WE WANT IT BY TAKING OUR
SECURITIES TQ OUR DISTRICT “FEDERAL RESERVE” BANK.
YOU CAN GET YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU WANT IT WHEN YOU
ARE A DEPOSITOR IN OUR BANK. LET’S DO BUSINESS. COME IN
MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK.
WE PAY 5 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, WINDER, GA.
Sound Economy
Means reduction of expenses without sacrifice
in efficiency, that’s where the TRIO BOY’S service
comes in. Our work covers all kinds laundering,
cleaning and dyeing from the daintest silks to the
coarsest carpets. No tidy person likes stained or
soiled gloves, collars or even a suit. Our Dry
Cleaning is as distinct from other processes as a
rose is from a cine burr. We preserve the smooth,
soft finish and shape which were there when new,
and at the same price.
If you were offered a $390 Ford car and a SIOSO
Buick at the same price of the Ford, which would
you buy? The FOUR Laundrys that are at present
being represented in Winder have as much com
parison in size,quality of work(yet the same price)
as the two cars. Investigate them and see if we
are right. For your protection, the Best, Biggest
and Busiest, are the three words that is your
laundry insurance. Two hundred satisfied custo
mers every week is our assurance.
Leave all packages at
CALLAHAN’S B ’ Wl a nd"
Jacobs Brothers, Phone 259
Winder, Georgia.
P. S. — How about taking The Georgian or Constitution
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given by the
Mayor and Council of the City of
Winder, to the qualified voters of
Winder, that on the 3rd day of
March, 1916, an election will be held
at the City Hall, in the said City of
Winder, to determine ,the question
whether bonds shall be issued by the
said municipality.
The amount of said bonds to be
issued shall be Twenty-two Thousnad
($22,000.0) Dollars, being forty-four
(44) bonds of Five ($-300.00) HMndred
Dollars each and if issued, the pro
ceeds of the sale of said bonds shall
be used for the completion of anew
public school building, to bear inter
est at the rate of five per cent per
annum, interest to be paid semi- an
nually on the entire issue, none of
the principal to be paid annually, but
the entire amount to be fully paid off
on May Ist, 1946. '
By order of the Mayor and Coun
cil of the City of Winder.
■W. O. Perry, Mayor.
J. J. Foy, Clerk.
From Senate Naval Committee Re
port: ‘‘Men in pursuit of wealth are
essentially hoggish and greedy, and
the protective principle seems to
have been prolific in producing some
magnificent spectacles.”
FOR SALE
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I will be in
WINDER
Thursday, Friday,
Saturday Feb. 17,18,19
With a car load of good
Mountian Mules, raised
in North Ga. Will be at
Moore’s Stables
I, T. Kesler.