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IN EVERY HOME
-in Sarrntn Cnuntii
VOL. XXIII.
CANTON MEETS WINDER
AT SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
In Preliminary Debate Next Friday
Night for Ninth District Speakers
Places Rally to Winder.
The Canton High School meets the
Winder High School in debate to de
cide who will represent the Ninth Dis
trict in the final contest here April
19th.
Under the rules of the p ssociation
each school has two debating teams,
the negative team in each case de
bating away from home.
Our team composed of Julian Ross
and Gordon Toole will go to Canton
Friday morning to debate Canton's
affirmative team there Friday night,
and Canton's negative team will come
here to debat 3 our affirmative team
composed of Hubert Jacobs and Am
brcse Jackson.
Our teams are well prepared and
we are hoping to win the decision
at both ends of the debate. Should
■ we do this then the two teams from
our own school will debate the ques
tion to determine who will repre
sent our school in the last contest in
April.
'The subject for debate is: Resolv
ed, That Georgia should adopt Con
stitutional Amendments fixing mill
tax in both state and county for pub
lic school purposes as expressed in
Person's Bill.
We feel that this is an opportuni
ty for the people of Winder to show
their school loyalty and we hope to
have a large audience to inspire and
encourage our young speakers.
To meet the expenses of the judg
admission fee of five and ten
cents will be charged.
*VE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
f CELEBRATES ITS EIGHTH
\ DEDICATION ANNIVERSARY
Sunday, March 25, was a glad day
at the Winder Christian church.
A large audience met to celebrate
this anniversary occasion.
After Sunday School session and
communion the following program
was executed: General remarks on
past history of the church by pastor.
This talk was followed by a full,
comprehensive talk on the growth
and development of the present plant,
by Mr. Claude Mayne. He also told
of the great growth in the Sunday
School and its complete organiza
tion. This is one of the few front
rank schools.
Mrs. J. H. Wood told of the work
of the Woman's Missionary Society
and the Christian Endeavor work.
There are ninety of the member
ship now in Winder who were here
at the dedication of the two hundred
here then. There were eighty added
in 1916 and the membership averages
per capita S2O for 1916. The en
tire church roll embraces three hun
dred and fifty names.
The Ladies Aid Society has done
a great work. They .have averaged
S3OO for the past ten years.
jThe music was good and the au-
C'tece appreciative. A large au
L ’Jhle attended the nig: t services.
LITTLE BOBBIE WILLIAMS
Bobbie, the famous little dog rais
ed by Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Williams,
is no more. He was cruelly killed
Tuesday afternoon near his home on
Broad street by an auto. Little Bob
bie was born January 28, 1904 and
was in his 14th year. His health
him in his old age. Still we
have an enlarged picture of him in
hie younger days, so we can still
remember little Bobbie Williams. He
was b uri ed at Mr. Williams' home in
Statham March 20, 1917. F. L. W.
Informationi Wanted
Mr. S. F. Pirkle, of A iburn, was
in Winder Wednesday. He says he
is contemplating erecting a large
Rubber Tired Cas-n Separator build
ing and is anxious for someone to
tell him how and where to begin the
undertaking.
UlinihT News.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY.
SENATOR HOKE SMITH
DELIVERS FINE ADDRESS
To Large Audience at Barrow Coun
ty Court House Monday at
Noon Recess of Court.
Every one who heard Senator
Hoke Smith's address at Barrow coun
ty court house Monday must have en
joyed his talk. He gave an account
of some of the most important things
the Democratic administration had ac
complished during the last four
years.
The senator explained the Federal
Banking System and what it meant
in the way of averting panics and
keeping the price of the South s
greatest money crop up. He also in
dorsed the rural credit system and
sad it would, when it gets in opera
tion, make it possible for worthy
young men to become land-owners in
stead of renters.
He said he believed that the
United States w-culd be aggressive
ly in the w r orld war within sixty days
and that it would be no paper parti
cipation. While that he was for
peace, he believed the time had come
to enter it strong. He explained the
difference between the attitude of
Britian and Germany and said that
Britian had only struck at property
while Germany was ruthlessly killing
American citizens without warning.
He said England paid for the proper
ty destroyed, while Germany could
not return the lives nor had she of
fered to indemnify for property.
The senator also declared for bone
dry, not because of bone dry agita
tion, but because he had seen the
light. He admitted that lie had not
always been bone dry, but from now
on he was on the water wagon
strong. No one could point to him
as an example of the dram-drinker.
The senator w r as looking fine, feel
ing fine and made a fine address.
He said it was his first visit to
Barrow since the county was cre
ated and he was glad to be here,
as he had many loyal friends in this
section.
He spoke to the school children
in the afternoon at the school audi
torium.
A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
Brethren, again the Angel of Death
has invaded cur ranks and taken
from the lodge Terrestial and trans
planted in the lodge Celestial one
of our most beloved members, Mr.
Richard Nolan Pentecost.
When the ssummons came on Aug
ust 12, 1917, Brother Pentecost was
63 years, two months and four days
of age.
He was initiated into Davidson
Logde No. 103 F. & A. M. September
26,- 1887. He was passed- October Bth
and raised October 27th of the same
year.
Loyal to his order; kind to his
friends, open and frank in his man
ner toward his fellcwmen, his friends
were legions.
He was the father of eight child
ren, seven of whom survive him.
He was twice married, his first wife
being Miss Tavia Kinney, who was
the mother 'of Mr. Columbus Pente
cost, who preceded Lis father to
the grave. His first wife died in
1875, and a few years later married
Miss Isabella Bowman, who w-as the
mother of his seven living Children.
In the death of Brother Pentecost
this lodge lost a valued member, the
community a good citizen and his
children a kind and loving father.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That this lodge be drap
ed in mourning for thirty days.
Resclved further, That we extend
to the bereaved children our ten
derest sympathy.
Resolved further, That this memo
rial be spread upon the minutes of
Davidson Lodge, a copy be furnished
the family and The Winder News for
publication.
Respectfully submitted,
T. N. Suddath, W. F. Dunahco
J. M. Haynie, W. N. Strange
Committee
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, March 29, 1917.
PEOPLE YOU
KNOW ABOUT
Messrs. Harold Herrin and Erastus
Smith spent Sunday in Jefferson.
Mr. Frank Hofmeister, of Athens,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
Mr. Fritz Pott6 spent Tuesday In
Atlanta.
Misses Annie and Ermine Thomas
are in A l ~ens. on a visit.
Mrs. Sidney Thomas spent Wed
nesday in Athens.
Mr. Harold Herrin spent the latter
part of last w-eek in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Flanigan were
in Athens Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Garrison and
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Clark, of Hoschton
spent Sunday in Atlanta.
Miss Willie Mae Sheats, of G. N.
and I. C. was at home the past week
end.
Mrs. Paul Roberts returned last
week after a short visit to Elbertou
and Bowman.
The many friends of Mr. L. A.
House will regret to learn he has
been quite sick at his home on
Church street. \
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Rogers and Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Toole spent Sunday
at Emory with their sons Howard
and Westcott.
Mr. and Mrs. John Millsaps, of At
lanta spent spent several days this
week in Winder. They have just re
turned from a trip to St. Louis.
Miss Mellie Stanton has returned
to her home in Social Circle after a
visit of several w-eeks to her sister,
Mrs. W. L. De La Perriere.
Mr. J. J. Thomas and sisters, Miss
es Annie and Ermine Thomas, will
motor to Grayson Sunday and spend
the day.
Mrs. Janette Williams and Mrs. G.
E. Downing, of Augusta, are guests
of Mrs. A. H. O'Neal for several
days en route to Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Patat, of Win
der, spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. G. J. Hearn. —Walton Tri
bune.
Mrs. Ed Jones, of Cordele, will
socn visit Mrs. H A. Carithers, Jr.
Mrs. Jones, as Miss Frankie West,
has often visited here and has many
friends who will extend her a cordial
welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart McElhannon
announce the birth of a son, who
made his advent Thursday, March 22
which is the birthday of his patern
al grandfather, and Mr. John Mon
roe McElhannon is one of the happi
est men in Barrow county. The lit-,
tie fellow will bear the name of John
Lafayette, after his grandparents.
J. W. Saunders Injured
The many friende of Mr. J. W.
Saunders will regret to learn that lie
is confined to his bed on account of
of injuries received in an accident
last Saturday.
Mr. Saunders represents the Stand
ard Oil Company and while making
his usual rounds serving his patrons
he was thrown from the wagon, the
wheels passing over his body. Mr.
Saunders was considerable bruised
and mangled and is suffering much
pain.
NEWS BRIEFS
Secretary Daniels :>i't the gag on
Rear Admiral Fiske who was booked
for an address in New York. Tiiifc
is no time to talk, thinks the secre
tary.
A man in Missouri applied for en
listment in the army. He was found
to be one inch short. Soldiers at the
recruiting station “stretched" him
and he was accepted.
The United States Government has
borrowed fifty millions for war. The
twelve reserve banks fitrnieh the
money at 2 per cent.
Fifty thousand national guardsmen
have been called back to arms and
mustering out halted. This affects
the Winder boVs who have not been
mustered out.
THE GROUCH TALKS
OF BONE DRY LEGCSLATIOIS
Bone Dry Adocates Not All Fools,
M&ny Have Selfish Ends to Serve
and Nearly All Are Insincere.
We met the Grouch who came in
to hear what was transpiring in
court, and we took occasion to con
gratulate him on the prospect ol
Georgia becoming bone dry. You
have practiced and taught tem
perance for a life-time, we said, and
must be delighted to find so many
legislators and the governor champion
ing your views on the liquor question.
“Well, Bob," he said, “I am al
ways pleased with temperance, but I
find very little of it in this radical
political pretense of fighting the use
and sale of intoxicants. Some ol
these men are doubtless sincere in
an effort to better mankind and to
strike down the demon of strong
drink; others, I believe to be disap
pointed cranks, who would ruin a
good law by pushing this law to a
point of fanaticism, hoping to see
tiie people repudiate it, knowing full
well that no one can defend it.“
It now' appears that all states will
soon follow the example of Georgia
and it is predicted that we will soon
have a national law against the trans
portation, sale and manufacture <ii
intoxicating liquors. We are pro
gressing. Many who once believed
that a toddy was essential to health
and happiness, now load the shout
ers on the water wagon
"For office, yes, but who trusts
their sincerity. They will drag ev
ery moral question through the mire
of politics for gain, or revenge on
those who rode the prohibition wave
into office over them. These bone
dry advocates are not all fools.
Each has a selfish purpose in this
silly, senseless legislation. Some of
them, I grant, are sufficiently ig
norant of human nature to be sincere
but others wink the other eye and
chuckle over the challenge to the so
briety and honesty of churchmen,
stewards, elders, ministers and their
wives in the plan for securing com
munion wine, as well as the ridicu
lous attitude of purchasing for the
church a product outlawed by the
state. Christ converted water into
wine at a feast, the church has used
it in the sacrament and will continue
to use it regardless of the views of
these long-haired Puritans who out
law it."
Here, Grouch, this is a day of
specialists. I must grant that
some of thees legislators have little
stock in the intelligence or morality
outside of the assertion "I am a pro
hibitionist.- Drunk or sober they
keep up the cry. You do not esti
mate one's bank account by the
clothes he wears, nor honesty, truth
and sobriety by the glibness of
tongue cr street corner proclama
tion. “By their fruits ye shall know
them." One may be handing us a
Ben Davis while another hands us a
Dead S?a apple I don't know. Any
way it is handed to us. We are law
abiding.
“Right you are, Bob. The incon
venience to me is nil. I neither
drink nor cause to be drunk. My wife
is fretting about some sixteen year
old wine she has and expresses fear
that Judge Stark and his allies may
make a strike at coffee next. She
says she can't tell what Barrow Coun
ty would do about her wine, but put
her back in old Jackson and they
can't find a jury; that would convict
her for keeping her wine, law or no
law. She has consented to pour it
out but prefers to see some friend im
bibe it fer his stomach's sake. Such
is politics. We can't have judges un
less they stand the prohibition t< st,
nor sessions of. legislature to regu
late liquor. Now the quetgion is
prepared for a state wide fight to a
finish. I am for prohibition but
would be glad to see the old time
democrats get back into line and
handle all political questions justiy ar c
fairly, where I can rise and say that
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THEONLY PAPER
IN MANY HOMES
--in Sarruni Countg
barrow superior court
BUSILY GRINDING OUT JUSTICE-
New Judge and New Solicitor Make
Fine Impresssion on Court
Official* and Public.
Monday morning Barrow County
Superior Court convened with Judge
Andrew J Cobb presiding. Solicitor
Dean was on hand to handle the
state's business.
Both Judge Cobb and Solicitor
Dean are new to Barrow county, but
they are at home in a court room*
and the judge and solicitor made
fine impression j on the county offi
cials and our people.
Judge Cobb is one of the most able
jurists in the state, and while the
Western circuit has had some able
presiding judges, we believe Judge
Cobb to be the peer of them all.
Solicitor Dean impresses one as a
man with a duty to perform and a
man willing to live up to that duty.
We would advise the criminally in
clined in Barrow to seek the tall
timber or change their mode of life,
else their chances for an acquaint
ance with Captain Dreyer.
Court will continue next week and
The News will give a resume of the
busniess transacted at this term in
our next issue.
John Hoyt Watson, charged with
murder, was convicted of manslaugh
ter and will draw a term in the gang
He killed another negro by the name
of Mahaffey.
BONE DRY BILL
SIGNED LAST NIGHT
The extra session of the general
assembly Wednesday afternoon pass
ed the bone dry prohibition bill and
either adjourned or disintegrated.
- The bill received the signature of
Governor Harris before midnight,
and is now a law, effective at once.
Asa result every citizen of Geor
gia who this morning has a drop of
liquor, beer or any other intoxicants
fti his possession is a violator of
the law and is subject to punishment
as fer misdemeanor.
Not a drop can he order from Chat
tanooga or Louisville or New Orleans
or Jacksonville, or any other place.
Net a drop that he may have al
ready ordered can he get.
Not a drop that even now at the
express company's liquor depot might
ease his parched tongue can he get
out.
At banquets and other social func
tions champagne will be conspicu
ous by its absence.
DOES WINDER WANT
A SANITARIUM?
Dr. Larabee, head of the sanitari
um located at Helen, Ga., is looking
around for a better location and has
visited several places on an investi
gation tour.
Winder needs a sanitarium, and it
would be well for our physicians to
investigate and find out just what
I>r. Larabee has to offer. Our physi
cians are among the best in the state
and we feel sure that with a sanita
riurn located here our people would
rally to its support.
Let's Have a Ball Team
Is Winder going to have a local
ball team this year? If she is we
want to see her play boys who are
of our own soil Barrow county
boys. We have unlimited material
in this county, and with practice we
are willing to pit them against the
boys of any given county. Why not
form a league of counties in North
east Georgia and limit players list
to the boundaries of the county in
which the team is located.
We would dearly love to see such
games, confident of Barrow's ability
to walk away with the rag.
a rogue, a robber and a murder look
meaner to me than a dram drinker.
Where I may assert that 1 prefer
tipplers to liars and false swearers."
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