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THE ONE PAPER
IN EVERY HOME
% -in Uarrmu County
VOL. XXIII.
JOBSON SYSTEM TO
BE EMPLOYED HERE
Woodruff Company is a Credit To
This Entire Section, Says Atlanta
Official —Plows to Arrive Soon.
That the people of Barrow county
are going to be supplied well and
promptly with everything pertaining
to Jobson System of simpler
methods of farming for profit, was
made perfectly sure yesterday when
it became known that the Wood
ruff Machinery Manufacturing Cos.
had secured the agency here and that
a shipment of the remarkable Jobson
plows is expected to reach here to
morrow.
According to The Atlanta Const*:
tution these Jobson agencies are
given to none but the very best and
rnoet progressive concerns, and there
has been much care exercised in this
matter by Southern Manager John
W. Norwood, who writes as follows
to our hfical firm:
“Gentlemen: The agency for the
Jobson p|cw carries with it rights
that other concerns distributing a
patent invariably charge for; but we
are giving away these for the sim
ple reason that the right man is
thrice welcome to all the privileges
and co-operation we can give, and
the wrong one cannot have them at
any price.
Full and complete investigation
disclcees the fact that your firm <s
the right kind, right up to date and
with 'big ideas of supplying, serving
and helping ycur community and
section, over and above the natural
desire to make money. The Woodruff
company is beyond question, a cred
it not only to Winder, but to the en
tire section.
“This matter of distributing the
Jobscn plow and helping disseminate
information about the Jobson System
is a big, fdea. That is why we want
people who can grasp it and become
enthusiastic over it.
‘ The Jobson System is no longer a
latter of experiment or debate, for
o;ir leading men have given it their
most hearty approval, and at the
great experiment farm of the South
ern Ruralist the Jobson plow and
methods came out triumphant from
a two year test. Other testimony
just ae important and convincing is
furnished you for distribution there,
and from it anybody can see that,
this system is going to bring about an
enormous increase right in your
county and neighbohood.
“Newspapers and members of
Board of Trade in other sections are
•assisting, free of charge, in explain
ing and sending out information of
and ep plowing and simpler methods of
cultivation, and we feel sure that we
community by every business man an
will be assisted in this work in your
institution that is interested in the
be;terment of local conditions and
the greater prosperity of your sec
ticn.
“We congratulate you on securing
this agency and on measuring up to
the high standard ycu do. Please
command us in any matter whatever.
“Very truly your,
JOBSON PLOW CO.
In connection The News as a
newspaper devoted to the best inter
ests of this section, is heartily glad
that this big local company has? se
cured this agency and that the Job
son System is to be brought to our
farms. We stand ready to help the
good work along whenever and where
e/er we can.
DR. LOVE LANIER DEAD
}
News was received in Winder Mon
day morning of the death in Weather
ford, Texas, of Dr. Love Lanier, a
former Jackson county boy and a
brother of Mr. Luther Lanier, of this
city.
Dr. Lanier married Miss Ida Duke,
sister, of Mr. G. S. Duke, of Jack
son county, and shortly after his
marriage moved to Texas, where he
* prospered.
Mac Potts visited Atlanta
B&iVsday.
§ok Winter
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY.
KAISER PROPOSES ALLIANCE WITH MEXICO
AND JAPAN FOR AMERICAN INVASION
Washington, February 28.—The Associated press is enabled to reveal that Germany in
planning unrestricted submarine warefare and counting its consequences, proposed an alli
ance with Mexico and Japan to make war on the United States, if this country should not
remain neutral.
Japan, through Mexican mediation, was to be urged to abandon her allies and join in
the attack on the United States.
Mexico, for her reward, was to receive general financial support from Germany, recon
quer Texas, New Mexico and Arizona-lost provinces-and share iu the victorious peace
terms Germany contemplated.
A copy of this proposal to Mexico is in the hands of President Wilson and has been
ever since diplomatic relations were severed with Germany.
SPECIFIC TAXATION
BY MUNICIPALITIES
Cannot Be Equalized—They arle bn
'just to the Public and the System
Should Be Abandoned.
A special tax ordinance assessing
lic.nse fees against practically ev
ery class of business has been pass
ed by the city council of Athens.
Specific taxation by munincipal au
thorities has become quite general in
Georgia, but we have yet to read an
ordnance wherein there was an equal
and just distribution of taxation
under that arbitary method of rais
ing revenue. Asa general rule
Joneg pays the freight and the big
fish swim around the other end of
the net. For instance, national banks
are exempt and local banks must pay
the tax.
The tax is levied on the idea of
protection, and in nine cases out of
ten, the city being bounded by its
charter, is helpless to render the
prctecticn desired. Shrewd agents
and peddlers fer foreign firms invari
ably carry a scheme up their sleeves
whereby they may sidestep the act.
If one feeds the public and" calls
his establishment a hotel he must
pay a higher tax than another who
feeds the public and designates his
place a boarding house.
Here in the city of Winder, the
firm cf Flanigan and Flanigan, who
are doing nothing more nor less than
a general sales business, are caked
upon under this pernicious system
of taxation to pay six licer.ee
f es, while large department stores
do business under one license, a very
sma 1 tax in comparison.
True, it would break department
sTores were they assessed a specific
tax on every article they handle
from pins to art squares. We are
not writing this in a spirit of local
criticism, but to call attention to
the unjust operation of the sys
tem.
Some towns have carried the ‘bus
iness prctecticn* to such an extent
that a farmer who woi< and sell his pro
duce by a house to house canvass or
bring the editor a load of wood,
must first go to the city clerk and
secure a peddler's lctnse.
Specific taxation which goes be
yond patent medicine vendors, slight
of-hand fakirs, carnival shows and
the best interests of a community,
those things which are detrimental t<
is fanatical and unjust . It is a
me ace to t'e business public and its
c 1 ecticn is an annual disturber of
tranquility. It is a system of taxa
tion which CANNOT be equalized,
and such a system should not pre
vail anywhere.
Mr. Howard Betts, who.has.been iri
Texas and California for several
years, is visiting relatives here.
The First battalion, Georgia Field
Artillcrey, has been ordered to en
tan at El Paso March sth. The
datess of return of other Georgia
troops has not been announced. Some
of the Winder boys attached to
the hospital corps will return with
this battalion.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, March 1, 1917.
PERSONAL
Master Lamar Perry is confined tc
his room with measles.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Flanigan are
spending this week J n Atlanta.
Mr. W. O.’Perry spent Tuesday in
Dahlonega on business.
Miss Nina Stuart visited friends in
Bogart Sunday.
Mrs. Harvey Sorrows is quite ill
this week.
Col. K. P. Carpenter made a busi
ness trip to Athens Tuesday.
Miss Ethel Anderson, of Jefferson,
spent last week-end with Miss Ruth
Hale.
Miss Lillian Clinkscales had as her
guest last week, Miss Harris, of
South Carolina.
Mrs. Arthur Smith, of Gainesville,
is spending the week-end with her
mother, Mrs. W. E. Mathews.
Miss Lallie Durham, of Athens, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. E.
Edwards, this week.
Mrs. Rheinhart and baby, of At
lanta, who 1 ave been guests of Mrs.
H. E. Edwards, returned home.
Messrs. Hubert and Styles Jacobs
attended the Georgian Round-Up in
Atlanta lasts week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Camp are at
t ndirg the Auto Show in Atlanta
t is week.
Miss Mattie Mae Tumlin had as
her guest last week, Mrs. Rhein
hart and 'baby, of Atlanta.
Miss Sarah Lindsey, of Tignal, was
the week-end guest of Miss Esther
Henson.
Mrs. Harry Kilpatrick will leave
next week for Washington to attend
the inauguration.
Rcy and Hugh Allen, the little
sons of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Maynard,
are recovering from measles.
Miss Maude Henson left last week
to take a course at the Athens Busi
ness College.
Mrs. Homer Smith returned Fri
day from several weeks stay at No
bles Sanitorium, Atlanta.
Mies Ruth Hale will leave this
week for an extended visit with her
father in Atlanta.
Miss Willie Haynie spent Saturday
and Sunday in Statham with rela
tives.
Mr. Fulbright and family have
moved into the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Segars on Church street.
Mrs. J. M. Hood and family, of At!
ens were guests of the formers par
ents here Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Harry Kilpatrick, of Atlanta,
has returned home after a short visit
here with relatives.
Mr. R. L. Woodruff, after a con
finement of several weeks to his
room with illness is out again and
at his post of business.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton, of Etawa,
Tenn. have moved to Winder and are
at the Stanton House on Rroac
street.
Miss Ruth Works and Mfs. Sho
noshy have returned to the. homes
in Atlanta after a visit to Mrs. L. W.
Hodges.
Re” W. H Faust and W. L. Bias
ingame visited Monroe last Wednes
day and attended court and passed
the day very pleasantly with friends.
WINDER TALENT PLAYS
TO A LAR'GE AUDIENCE
A| Martins Country Stobe Pleases
and Draws Great Applause Fro/n
Winder Folks.
Al Martins Country Store, the
play given Monday night at the court
house by local talent proved to be
the hit of the season.
This was Al Martins first appear
ance in this city. All the participants
made hits with the audience, and
from the time the first act until the
last word was spoken there was not
a dull moment.
The play was staged by Mrs. Paul
Roberts and presented under the
auspices of the local chapter of W.
C. T. U. Mrs. Robertsi was untir
ing in her efforts, and her patience
and stick-to-itiveness was appreci
ated by every member of the cast.
To her, the burden-bearer, should be
given the credit of Al Martins suc
ce e financially and otherwise.
Quite a unique musical was inter
spersed between acts, and to Prof.
Cooper and his pupil band we are all
grateful for the excellent music.
T 1 e play was enjoyed by a rec
ord crowd who paid $lO5 to see the
performance. This amount goes to
the School Fountain Fund, the erec
tion of which the local W. C. T. U.
lias undertaken.
We love to live in Winder, so we
will n t undertake to particu’ar ze as
to individual acting. But we must
say that Sam Potts in his negro make
up was ideal and the singing and act
ing of the three Graddick sisters in
their minstrel stunt captured the
audience.
The test number on the special
ty program was the song by little
Pauline Roberts, in our opinion, and
was most enjoyed by the large au
dience.
The many friends of Mrs. J. M
Jacketn will be glad to learn that
she is convalescing.
Mrs. E. V. Snipes was called to
the bedside of her uncle in Bradley,
S. C. Monday. '
Miss Irene Hitchcock has return
ed to her home in Danielsville after
a pleasant visit to Miss Wilma Ap
pleby.
Miss Mary Russell, Mrs. W. H.
Quarterman and little daughter Mary,
have returned from a visit to their
cousin, Mrs. Gay, in Atlanta.
Rev. W. H. Faust, John H. Wood,
Dr. Martin and L. S. Radford attend
ed the K. P. meeting at Sandy Cross
last Thursday and report a fine day.
Rev. S. W. Arnold, Asa Knight and
J. G. Whitehead accompanied Rev.
W. H. Faust to his regular appoint
ment at the Statham Baptist church
Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Charlie and Grady Henson,
Chester Moore and Misses Lucy Tur
pin and Esther Henson motored tc
Athens and Arnoldsville Sunday after
noon.
Rev. J. H. Mashburn was called to
Thomson, Ga. Tuesday to conduct
the funeral of Mrs. J. T. Neal, a
very prominent woman and a per
sonal friend.
Hift ffltn&rr Nrtns—
THE ONLY PAPER
IN MANY HOMES
--in Sarrmn County
WINDER'S ELECTRIC LEAK
TROUBLING BUSINESS MEN
Water and Light Commission Sleeps
on While the Cfty Faces Grave
Dangers; Collectors on the Job.
If it rains, out go the city lights
and down goes our motor power. If
the wind blows, off goes the current
and Winder is in darkness. Consum
ers of electricity, including The
Strand movie show, The Winder
Manufacturing Cos., Bell Overall 1 Cos.,
Woodruff Manufacturing Cos., The
New Winder Lumber Cos., The Times,
The News and other business institu
tions dependent upon the city for
lights and motor power, must pay
their bills on the sth of each month
and helplessly wring their hands
while the water and light commis
sion is totally indifferent to efficien
cy of service, but very alert con
cerning the collection of fees.
But isn't the water and light commis
sion treading on dangerous ground.
Suppose fire should break out in
the business section what would be
tile consequences.
The city is under contract to keep
its boilers tanked ready for an
emergency, and the Georgia Rail
way and Power company allows ssOh
a year to provide for these emergen
c es. If the city is Living up to its
part of the agreement, why is it
that every time the power companys
current fails business in the city
must be suspended.
The temporary contract with the
power company carried with it a
promise from the company to build
during the first year a connecting
line with Monroe so that Winder
might get current from either line.
The contract has expired and the
company should be made to carry
out its promise or the city should
call it off, buy machinery sufficient
to operate its plant and save Win
der people worry and money.
Insurance rates are high here now
but no doubt if the true situation
was generally known they would go
h'glier.
Better stf 1, sell the lighting and
power privileges to a private, corpo
ration which would render efficient
service and would take care of its
patrons for its own benefit.
NEW ACQUISITION
TO WINDER BUSINESS
Mr. W. R. Smith, of HogansvijTe,
an experienced business man, has
purchased tl e stock of goods and
good will of the J. It. N. Baugh, gen
eral grocery. Mr. Smith took charge
of the business today (Thursday) an<
is ar anging the stock and making
himself acquainted with customers.
Mr. Smith has already moved his
family here occupying the residence
on Park avenue owned by Miss Mary
Smith and his family a cordial wel
come.
THIXTON BUYS HOFF MAN
STEAM PRESSING MACHINE
Mr. J. A. Thixtcn has Installed in
his pressing room a Hoff-Man Steam
Pressing Machine, and is now ready
to serve his large clientelle better
and more auickly than he could do
when the pressing was all done by
hand. The machine has a vacuum at
tachment and clothes are thorough
ly cleansed as well as neatly pressed
When clothes are pressed on a Hcff-
Man there is no danger of scorchiag
as so often happens when the work
is done by hand, and that slick ap
pearance is always absent. See Mr.
Thixtons ad in this issue.
Mrs. J. D. Martin and Miss Hortefje
Hood, of Athens, are the guests of
Mrs. S. M. Potts.
Miss Robbie Blasingam e and Mrs.
G. A. Johne went to Atlanta Wed
nesday to see Experience at the At
lanta Theater.
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