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Published Every Thursday by R. O. Ross fit Son. and Entered at
the Postoffice at Winder, Ga.. as Second-class Mail Matter.
Form May 1 1915 obituary notices, resolutions and tributes of respect, and notices of entertainments
o which admission fees arecharirei, will bs published at one half cent per word, cash in advance
ROBERT O. ROS, Edm^
ROBERT O. ROSS. JR .- Assoc iate Editor
VOL. XXII. Thursday, February 24, 1916. No. 46.
It is said the price of men’s cloth
ing will reach the skyline next fall.
We are commanded to say to The
Crouch, that “no Jackson county ga
loot can now sit on the other end
of Mulberry bridge and ridicule Pro
gressive Barrow.” He states that
the tables are turned, and it is now
in order for the galoot to sit on this
side of the stream.
An earthquake shock was distinct
ively felt by citizens of Winder Mon
day afternoon about C o’clock, eas
tern time. The occupants of the
Winder bank building filled the ele
vator and came down to mother
earth shaking in their knees. Many
citizens report tin* trembling of ta
hies and tiie rattling of windowpanes
Tumultuous scenes occurred in the
Oklahoma legislature last Friday
while the members were voting on a
section of an election law designed
to take the place of the famous
‘‘grandfather clause,” which recently
was declared to be unconstitutional
by the United States Supreme court
because hi effect it disfranchised the
negro population of the State. Re
publican and Democratic members
had a pitched battle, using as weap
ons books and ink wells.
It is not often that we indorse any
thing the Atlanta Journal says along
Democratic lines. For when that pa
per discusses Democracy, we can’t
help but go back in our mind to the
time when Hoke Smith backed the
Journal, wrecked the Democratic par
ty in Georgia by opening the gate to
every man with a white face who
would enter the primary. But we
must indorse the Journal’s utter
ances along that line now. We be
lieve In Democracy the year round.
We don’t like a spring and summer
democrat who becomes a republican
iu the fall.
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION
The United States Civil Service
Commission lias announced an ex
amination for the county of Harrow
to be held at Monroe and Athens on
March 2f>, 1916, to fill the position
of rural carrier at Winder and va
cancies tl.at may later occur on the
rural routes from other post offices
in the above-mentioned county. The
examination will be open only to
male citizens who are actually domi
ciled in the territory of a post of
fice <n the county and who meet the
other requirements set forth in Form
No. 1977. This form and application
blanks may be obtained from the of
fices mentioned above or from the
United States Civil Service Commis
sion at Washington at the earliest
practicable date,
Call for Democratic Mass Meeting.
All democrats of Jackson county
are requested to attend a mass meet
ing to be held at the court house in
Jefferson, Saturday, March 4th, at
10 o’clock at which time a county ex
ecutive committee will be chosen,
and matters pertaining to the ap
proaching county primary will be
considered. J. F. Shannon,
Ch'm. Deni. Ex. Com.
Union Choir at Pleasant Hill.
The Barrow County Union Choir
met at Pleasant Hill church the sec
ond Sunday afternoon. Many good
singers were present and led the
music. The Choir adjourned to meet
at Corinth the fourth Sunday in Feb
ruary and at Cedar Creek the sec
ond Sunday afternoon in March.
Shot by Bailiff.
Wenesday afternoon Bailiff Stinch
cornb shot and wounded Will Hagood
a negro, whom he was attempting
to arrest. The bullet entered the leg
and is not a serious wound. It is
said the negro was resisting arrest.
The shooting occurred in Statham mi
litia district.
The Winder News, Thursday, February 24, .1916.
THE BOND ELECTION.
Friday, March :>rd, the people of
Winder, that is those registered, will
pass on the question of bonds to fin
ish our new school building. There
is no question in our mind but that
bonds will carry. The school build
ing must be completed, and bonds
will make the burden lighter on the
present generation.
But if Winder is to go forward she
must readjust her system of taxa
lion. The high system of specific
tax for the privilege of conducting
a legitimate business in our city is
wrong in principle, in our judgment,
and a burden carried only by' that
class ot our citizens who are the real
city builders.
The Mayor lias been talking clean
slates for over a year, and if he has
figured right, and this bond issue
will clear the city of all indebtedness
except our bonds, then we should
abolish this specific tax proposition,
put a dollar ad valorem rate on all
property, fairly assessed, and then!
keep our expenditures down to the
sum thus raised.
Newspapers are always howling
about trading at home. We believe
in trading at home, but how can the
home merchant compete with mail
order man when he is forced to pay
freight, rent, ad velorem and specif
ic tax on the same article bought in
Chicago and delivered right through
his town without any other cost save
a catalog and a postage stamp.
We all say that we are free trad
ers, yet we are practicing protection
and discrimination under our pre
vailing specific tax system.
If we must have a specific tax, it
should not be operated as a source
of revenue, but only as a source of
protection to those who would invest
their money with us and help build
up our city and community. We are
for bonds, if it means future rigid
economy in civic affairs, fair valua
tions and lower taxes.
RURAL CREDIT SYSTEM.
For years the law makers have
I
been passing acts to save the down
trodden farmer, as they term him,
while they weep copious tears and
recount the many past injuries heap
ed upon the tillers of the soil.
It seems that the Regional Bank
Act lias not exactly reached the
spot, and we are soon to have a
rural credit system designed for his
especial benefit.
The Regional Bank system lias
left the farmer in the position of the
snipe-hunter—holding the bag and ;
paying interest, insurance and ware- j
house charges, while the mill men
purchase his cotton only as they need
it, knowing full well that there is
plenty of cotton away waiting for
their call.
It is the same old scheme of sav
ing the other fellow at so much rake
off per save, and if there is any
losing to be done, Mr. Farmer is go
ing to bear the burden in long run.
If the farmer can afford it, it
may be well and good for him to
throw his cotton in the black-smith
shop or other out houses upon his
farm, or even place it in a warehouse
until the market price suits him.
But when it becomes necessary for
the framer to borrow money upon the
staple, we believe it to be the bet
ter plan for him to permit a cotton
buyer to swipe a couple of pounds of
lint from the side of eacli bale as
a sample and pay the market price
for the remainder.
The rural credit systme may prove
a blessing to the country, but we are
not expceting it to place the farmer
iu paths of roses. As this old world
goes, the individual fanner, like ev
ery one else, must use his head and
look out for number one.
Will Plow for the Public.
I will plow for the public in Win
der this year. Garden plowing a
specialty. I will furnish stock and
tools and plow for 30c per hour. See
W. W. Sheridan or write me at Win
der Route 2, Russell.
L. R. Sheridan.
Strictly Business
Best paints and Wall Paper sold
by Smith Hardware Cos.
WANTED.—Farm hand; standing
wages. Apply to this office.
Fresh shipment Brock fine choc
olate candy, just arrived.—Baugh &
Jones.
It is not too late to get one of
1 those good cook stoves at the old
price from Smith Hardware Cos. 2t
When you want pure wheat flour
not bleached and white as snow call
72. Baugh and Jones. 2t—47
LOST.-—Fountain pen; gold clasp,
self filler. Return to 107 Broad St.
and get reward.
Drag Harrows- Now is the time
to use them. Get one from Smith
Hardware Cos. 2t.
Try a bottle of Pimento Ketchup
the finest on earth —no tomato.
2t—47 BAUGH & JONES.
IT IS NOT TOO LATE to use a
stalk cutter this season. Get one
from Smith Hardware Cos. 2t.
New' crop of mackerel and white
fisli just arrived.
BAUGH & JONES.
Smith Hardware Cos. is headquar
ters for Bicycle and Automobile sup
plies. 2t.
Genuine Cuba Molasses, fresh and
fine —the old reliable kind.
2t—47 BAUGH & JONES.
Bring us your butter, eggs and
chickens and receive highest market
price.— Baugh & Jones. 2t —47.
Lost, Found, Wanted, For Sale,
notices will be published under this
heading at 5 cents the line, or 1
cent he word per issue.
FOR RENT, SALE OR TRADE.—
One two-story brick building with all
modern conveniences; centrally lo
cated in Winder, Ga., the best town
in the best county in the state. Ap
ply to Winder News.
For Sale.
Fine pair of mules for sale, weigh
ing 1000 pounds each, at a bargain.
Apply to A. B. Harwell, Winder, Ga.
For Sale.
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Five thousand bundles of good fod-j
der and lot of hay. Apply to J. H.
Harwell, Winder, lit. 4. 2t-pd
— ———————————— i— rr — mmm—mmmm
For Sale.
A bargain in a good five-passenger j
automobile in first class shape tliru
out. Apply A. C. care News office.
NOTICE.
This is to inform the public that
I have no connection with any bak
ery or mercantile establishment. Re
spectfully. p. P. Jennings.
In the District Court of the U. S.
Northern District of Georgia.
In Re: Asa Court of Bankruptcy.
Winder Lumber Cos., Bankrupt. In
Bankruptcy.
The creditors of the debtor above
named, a resident of Winder, Ga., in
the county of Barrow, said district,
are hereby notified that he was on
Feb. 4, 1916, at 10 a. m. duly adju
cated bankrupt and the first meeting
of his creditors will be held at the
office of Referee at Lawrenceville,
Ga.. March 3, 1916, at 10 A. M., at
which time the said creditors may
attend, prove their claims, appoint
a trustee, examine the bankrupt and
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
N. L. HUTCHINS,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Lawrenceville, Ga., Feb. 9, 1916.
Out of a possible 600, there are
only 247 registered voters who will
participate iu the bond election oa
next Friday.
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BIG MEN, RICH MEN, BUSY MEN, ARE ALL LOOKING FORYOUNG
MEN WHO CAN FILL IMPORTANT JOBS.
THE MAN WITH THE BANK ACCOUNT IS THE ONE WHO GETS
THE JOB AND THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO THE FIRM.
START A BANK ACCOUNT AND INCREASE YOUR BALANCE.
MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK.
WE PAY 5 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, WINDER, GA.
Back f .T Market
Messrs. J. T. Strange and A. D.
McCurry have returned from New
York, where they spent ten days se
lecting and buying Spring merchan
dise for the J. T. Strange Company.
All first-class merchandise has ma
terially advanced, and raw Silk has
gone up more than 100 per cent and
is hard to get at the advance. While
silk is scarce, buyers are plentiful,
and it is only the experienced buyer
that can get the real goods.
Owing to the connections J. T.
Strange Company has in the great
markets of the east, and the fore
sight born of experience, that firm
is able to announce that notwith
standing the scarcity and high prices
prevailing they are able to care for
their customers this year as before.
Realizing that war conditions
would cause a raise on practically all
first class merchandise, the connec
tions of J. T. Strange Company in
New York placed large orders while
the price was low, therefore this firm
is in position to take care of their
customers at modarate prices.
, The goods are arriving daily and
a cordial invitation is extended to
you to call and inspect this season’s
latest fabrics and fashions.
J.T. Strange Cos.
Winder, Georgia.