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VOL. XXIII.
REPORT OF GJRLS CANNING
CLUB OF BARROW COUNTY
Mrs. Sher.ts Busy Getting Girls
Ready for North Georgia Fair
Wi I Make Good Showing.
Our gitls are doing some splendid
•work and are to be highly com
mended as weather conditions have
been very unfavorable this season |
for tomato (culture and for two
months unfortunately and unavoidably
the girls were without a teacher. So
far Miss Susfte Kate Maxey is the
champ'u n tcniLtL-grcwer having rais
ed rne we'ghing two pounds. Miss An
nie Harrison, of Beth ehem has also
raised some fine ones. She has cann
ed 325 tin cans and labled these
ready for market, having sold them
to one of the merchants of her home
town. Miss OUie Sims of the Win
der club has purchased a canning
outfit and aso paid for the canning
supplies with the profits from her
tomato garden, besides canning large
quantitits fer home use. Miss An
nell Skinner of the Rockwell Club
has sold $3O worth of fresh tomato
es from her garden, she a so has 100
cans for sale, having engaged them
to a Winder lady.
Ad Canning Cub
Special mention can be made of
Callie and Grace Thomas, of the
Club, the two daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Thomas who have a fine
display cf al! kinds of canned veg
etables and fruits. They have also
sold large quantities of .fresh toma
toes and ether vegetables. I would
not for get the babies of our C üb,
Bonnie Teck Bedingfield of the Cor
inth Club and Julia Dunnahoo, cf the
Central Club, who considering their
ages have done well.
We are planning great tilings for
another year. Sometime in the near
future, we hope to be able to fur
nish the merchants of Winder and
Barrow County with canned goods.
We feel confident when our canned
fruits and vegetables are once used,
there will be always a demand for
them, as we can only the very best
fruits and vegetables and give a good
full pack. So you can rest assured
when you buy a can bearing the 4H
"brand and the name of one of Bar
row County Canning Cub Girl’s
its up to the standard in every re
spect. By canning and preserving
these fruits and vegetables for sale
and home use , we can keep in Bar
row county thousands of dollars an
nually that go out of the state. And
why can’t we do this. It just takes
a litt'e time and energy thats all.
Don’t understand by this that the
money derived from these efforts is
the main thing for wheih we are
working. Indeed not. It is to teach
our gir s to economical sanitarely,
and scientifically engineer their
home and properly feed and care for
the children God might entrust to
,their care.
Its anuzing when veu consider
the fruits and vegetables that go to
wast( in the average farm home yeai
ly. Our Girls Canning Clubs are
taking their p ace in helping in the
practiced and e/ffecient use of these
surplus fruits and vegetables and
to increase the supply of iresh veg
etables for home consumption, aso
to learn the best ways of cooking
and serving these. Just now as the
canning season is almost at a close
our girls are turning their attention
to their winter gardens. This work
not only gives them wholesome out
door empojmf 1 1 but they learn to
apply the principles governing soil
cultivation aud the development of
phmt life, and the coming together
every two weeks in a happy co-oper
ative neighborhood club is the mean
ing <rf creating the best social in
tercourse.
The Cann’ng flubs for Girls were
just orgonized in 1911. Miss Lois
Dowdle, in charge of the Girls
Clubs (if North Georgia gives in her
report fer 1915 as follows. Number
of gir s enrolled 3,981; total value
of ti e products of fresh and canned
fruits and vegetables $61,998.78.
®)£ Winter Mem
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY.
MORTUARY.
John T. Miller.
Mr. John T. Miller, an old and re
spected citizen of Barrow county,
passed quietly away on last Friday
afternoon. Mr. Miller was fifty yean
old. He died very suddenly and with
out any fore-warning. Funeral ser
vices were conducted at Chapel
Clink (than church on Saturday by
Rev. Jol n H. Wood and Interment
took place in the Chapel cemetery.
Death of An Infant.
Little Ruby Stance!, the three
months old baby of Mr. and Mrs.
M. J. Sltancel, died on last Friday,
after a ery serious illness. Funer
al serices were conducted at Cedar
Creek Baptist church and interment
tcok pace in the .adjoining cemetery.
Elbert Starnes, three years old,
died cn last Friday from a violent
case of diphtheria. Funeral services
and interment occurred at Bethel.
We hope to have a report as en
couraging as this and her year from
Barrow, whi'e not hardly so large.
This work is promoted by the
State College of Agriculture and the
United States Demonstratioi
work in co-operation with County
superintendents, teephers of rura'
schools, fair associations, loca 1 cham
bers of Commerce and Woman’s Club
We are very fortunate to have a
County Superintendent and his wife
who are deeply interested In this
work. Mrs. Hclsenbeck having been
the first teacher and organizer, and
as you all may know' Mr. Wood
ruff of the Woodruff North Georgia
Fa:'a Association has been and is
st'll a great promoter and instigator
of this great and noble work in our
county, besides payiDg port of the
saaiy of the County Agent. Each
Coui tv Organization lias a Home
Eccnomics teacher appointed by the
State College of Agriculture, to or
ganize the clubs, visit the members
in their homes and in school, give
instruct on in garden work, canning,
preserving, cooking, sewing, etc and
just as soon as possible we expect
to go into each school) district and
organize the parents into Neighbor
hood Improvement Clubs and Moth
ers Clubs. These c übs discuss freely
in their regular meetings, the ques
ti ns cf vit 1 importance to the im
mediate neighborhood. Any ques
tion the solution of which will lift
the neighborkoed to a higher health,
economics, social, moral, (civic, edu
caticnal or religious love 1 , if consid
ered a proper question to discuss at
these meetings (And just at thre
time when our county Is dehm
with the dreadful epidemic of ph
theria let us take every p: • tuition
as our physicdai/s advise to keep it
out of your homes though it may
m* an sacrificing of pleasure in vis
iting, ’.it us try and quell it as
quickly as possible . We are now
real busy getting cur exhibits all
ready for the Fair. Wfe can’t hope
to make the display tilts season tliat
wo will another year; we will have
more t’nie to devote to the work.
I sincerely ask the co-operation of the
mothers and fathers of my girls and
so far I have r< ceived splendid en
couragement. Every day as I go
fpcm home to home and work side
by side with some of the smartest,
finest girls in all the world besides
sharing the sweet fel owsliip and hos
p tality of their d' ar parents, I count
mys If the nioi-t fortunate woman of
Barr w County. Orly 15 girls have
their gardens and l ave kept, their
records, but we are not discouraged
at all for this is a splendid beginning
We l ope to have 100 girls who
do s me real effective work another
y ar. This work is sure to grow as
citizens (f Harrow county lets hand
ourselves together for by far bitter
equipped farms and homes, managed
and conducted by well trained young
people.
Farm Leans at 6 per cent Interest,
join L. CumTEdngs,
Winder Bank Building.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, August 24, 1916.
CONGRESSMAN TOM BELL
PROVES BIG DRAWING CARD
Fi tsen Hundred People Listen to
the Bert Political Speech of the
Year.
' So many farmers from all parts of
Barrow county congregated in this
city last Saturday that Winder’s
crowded streets resembled Atlanta’s
five points on a Christmas Eve.
The occasion for the coming togetl
er of such a record-breaking crowd
was the fact that Tom Bell, congress
man from the Ninth congressional
district was to appear at the court
house and give an account of his
stewardship..
Although the capacity of the build-J
ing is for about one thousand peo
ple, nevertheless, at least sixteen
hundred managed to squeeze through
the doors, and there were some five
or six hundred without who were un
able |o gain an entrance. It was by
far the largest political gathering
ever assembled in this communityl
and Tom Bell was the lone drawing
card
The stage was beautifully decorat
ed by the good ladies of Barrow
county and many of them availed
themselves of the opportunity to
hear Mr. Bel 1 .
The speaker was introduced by W.
A. Hays, Justice of the Peace of
Pentecost district, a life-long friend
of the congressman, in a few well
chosen words.
Mr. Bell was in good voice and
went over lvis record step by step
in giving an account of his steward
ship in a way that made every fea
ture of it concise and clear. The
large, enthusiastic audience heart
ily endorsed his statements by con
tinued outbursts of applause. Every
one to a man seemed to be with the
speaker which inspired him to the
best effort' of his political career.
Some of the many items touched
upon by Mr Bell was his passage of
the Ginners’ Rcpcit bill which put
a stop to Wall Street’s cry of cotton
surplusae; the tablin cf the Fitzger-j
aid till that gave .the Postmaster-Gen j
eral discretion in prohibitirg certain
newspapers from being admitted to
the mails; his active reft in increas
ing the rural rout throughout the
Ninth district; ) ' instrumentality in
increasing the head tax on aliens
coming into a United States; estab
lishing a division of the United
States urt at Gainesville, thereby
sav' the people of .the district
r j inconveniences and expense;
s valuable assistance in passing,
the forest reserve bill, a pait oil
which reserve is located in the nioun 1
tain counties cf the Ninth; his kill
ing of the rural route motor service
proposition, which would have caus
ed the discontinuance of a number of,
rural routes in the district; his oh- 1
taining of postcffice sit s at Wind r
Gainesville, Commerce, etc; his fight
for the return to the State of Geor
gia by the Federal Government of
the millions of dollars of cotton tax
es which were exacted during the
60’s; his authorship of a resolution
of pretest to the attorney general
again:- 1 the proposition to take a cit
izen of Georgia to the sttate of Con
necticut to he tiied upon accusation
(f crime in Georgia. Aside from
t e abo e Mr Bell’s record shows]
th t ns re than a million dollars has
been brought into the district as a
r suit cf iiis labors.
The speaker concluded his remarks
with a grand i?nd glorious tribute to
woman. In than! ing the ladies for
their presence his touching refer
ences to his wife and mother caused
t ars to course down many cheeks
and stalwart imn were not ashamed,
to draw their liandk* rclih fs to brush
a ay t e.( ml 1 ms.of thorough accord
with the sentiments expressed. After
the speech Mr. Bell held a reception
continuirg £c r some ten minutes
shaking hands with friends.
After the great demonstration of
Saturday the most ardent Russell
supporters must concede that their
THREE W.NCER BCYS NCW ,
STATIONED IN GAINESVILLE.
Winder has tl ree popular soldier
boys in charge of the recruiting sta
tion of the Ninth Congressional dis
trict. Headquaiters are in Gaines
vile. A recent issue of the Gaines
ville News contains this interesting
item:
“Captain D. L. NoweT, Sergeant
C. T. Patat, Corporaal W. H. Toole,
Jr , and Private J. B. Thornton, Jr.,
Recruiting Officers of the Ninth Con
gressicnal District, are here for the
purpose ed securing recruits for all
Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery units
of the Georgia National Guards and
accepting recruits for the Regu ar
Army. 2843 men are needed for the
National Guard when the Recruiting
Oi'f'ces were opened in each Congres
sional District on August l.st, 1916.
Camp Harris at Macon, Ga., is one
of the most ideal camps that the
Georgia boys have ever been station
ed at, and fine (training is offered to
young men who desire to enter the
National Guard, with a chance to
visit other states, and possibly for
eign countries.
This office is established for an in
definate period, but it is advisable
to come early if you desire to en'ist.
Pay and allowances start as soon
as you are accepted, and board and
lodging are furnished from date of
application.
The Recruitiing Office is located
in the Armory formerly occupied by
the Candler Horse.Guard, on North.
Bradford St., and is open every day.’
Carter Hill Meeting.
The regular annual meeting of the
Carter Hill Christian church will be
gin the first Sunday in September.
This promises to be a good day with
the church. There will be dinner
on the ground. The services are
to cont'nue one week. Rev. F. X.
Credle will do the preaching and
Pastor Carl Cheek will lead the
singing. The cld time gospel and
good singing, together with a great
spiiitual uplift and an ingathering
of the unsaved will be the goal of
these series of meetings. Everybody
is welcome.
Mr. Nathaniel Skinner.
On August 15th, occurred the
death of Mr. Nathaniel Skinner. Fu
neral and interment took place at
Pendergrass cn the sixteenth. He
whs the first to die out of a family
of fourteen children. He leaes five
brothers, Messrs. A. O. Skinner, J.
L. Skinner, A. A. Skinner, C. K.
Sk’nn: r and G. N. Skinner, and
e igi.t sisters: Mesdames Lizzie Med
lin, Frances Prater, Florida Bennet,
Alice Hulcy, Ola Miller, Miranda
Kampper, Oma Eunegan and Minnie
Gitt ns to mourn his departure. Hi
also 1 avefi a wife and six children:
Mrs. Ida Randolph, Anna, Lena, Flu
gene, Manly and Marion Skinner.
Mr. Skinner was a member of the
Me'hodirt church and truly faithful
to the tilings entrusted to liis care
in this life.
present chances for carrying Barrow
! county for their candidate is exceed
! ingly slim ’Twas a revelation to
seme supposed political leaders In
i Winder.
Music was furnished by two brass
bands, cne from Statham and one
from Lawrei coville. The playing of
| these two bands seemed to be high
ly njcyed by the large crowd pre s
cnt.
The Statham boys are special fa
| vorites here, and they looked fine in
urif. rm Th< y came early and kept
th’ngs lively all day. The members
of this band are all business men
but notwithstanding it was Saturday,
and a good business day, they step :
ed out from their places of business
picked up their instruments and
came to Winder to boost Tom Bell.
Farm Lears at 6 p< r cent 'lnterest.
John t . Cummings,
v F'-nk Building.
THE SOLDIERS SWEETHEART
HOME TALENT PLAY.
Prcce ds Will be Given to the Fund
to Place Fountain on School
Grounds.
On Thursday evening, August 3l„
a play will be presented at the Bar
row County Court House by horae
ta ent players. It is entitled “The
Soldier’s Sweetheart” and is being;
presented under the direction of Mrs.
Paul Roberts. The proceeds will go
toward the erection of a beautiful
fountain en the lawm of the band
some new school building
Winder has quite a number
excellent amat ur players and if you
wish to see them at their best, Just
go to see “The Soldier’s Sweet
heart” at the court House Thursday
night, August 31.
AL Winderites are interested to
anything that will improve the city,
and we all know that her appearance
is one of the primary things to con
sider. This public fountain wiL’. adcf
greatly to the beauty and conven
lerce of not only the school building
and grounds but also to the whole
town generally.
And besides this the fact that
“The Soldiers Sweetheart” is being
given by pure home talent makes it
doubly interesting. So don't fail to
come to the courthouse next Thurs
day night, August 31. You will find
it wel 1 worth your tlime fend enjoy
two hours and a half of fun and
amus r ment.
In Honor of Miss Hagler.
On Tuesday alternuon Miss Mon
tine Robinson was hostess to the
Nifty Dozen club and a number of
invited guests at a delightful Rock
party. The honor guest was Miss
Mary Hagler, of Abbeville, S. C.„
who for the past week has been
th** guest of Miss Robinson.
Sunflower and fern were used
Cast fully and profusely on tables,
mantels am* porch balustrades. Ta
bl sf( r Rook wire, arranged in
the spacious living rooms. Delicious
punch was served the guests by
Misses Li'lie Belle Robinson and
Lois Smith. Aft<r several absorbing
games cf Rook a dainty frozen
c urse was served.
PERSONAL MENTION
Dr. and Mrs. G. W. DeLaPerriere
spent Wednesday in Atlanta.
Mrs. Sis Jackson, of Jefferson,
is the guest of Mrs. S. T. Ross.
Mrs. Judscn Jackson is the guest
of relatives in Loganville for a few
days. ,
Mr. Roland Radford, c£ Monroe,
is the guest of friends in Winder
this week.
Mrs. M. A. Wood, of near Galilee,
Jackson county, is the guest of rel
atives in Winder.
Mrs. Mario Peterson, of Savannah
has returned home after a short vis
it to fri nds in Winder.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E„ Henry, of
Mac or, are the guests of Mr. and
Mr . J. >l. Jackson.
Mrs. . Claud Mayne has as her
pue: t fcf a few days, Miss Lueile
Smit' 1 , of Anderson, S. C.
.Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson, of
Decatur, are guests of Mr. and Mrs:.
A. If. O'Neal fer a few elays.
Miss Eula Mae Segars has re
timed after an extended visit to rel
ativ sand fihrds in No: cross.
Rev. W. T. Eamby spent Wednes
day with Mrs. W. T. Hamby, who
is spending the summer here with
her mother.
Messrs. J. M. Williams and A. S.
Me rgan returned to Winder Wednes
day night ait r a ten days’ tour of
East< rn and Canadian m il districts.
Mr. end Mrs, B. B. Jackson en
t rta f ned at t, a Wednesday evening
in honor cf Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hen
ry of Mac n. Covtrs were laid for
for eight.
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