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IBE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
THURSDAY, July 31—May Allison in
“For Thirty Days.”
FRIDAY. Aug. Ist.—“A House Divid
ed,” Sylvia Breamer.
SATURDAY. Aug. 2nd.—“ The Man of
Might.” Comedy.
VOL. XXVI.
IMPORTANT BILLS
PASSED BY SENATE
Banking and Local School Tax Meas
ures Are Adopted—Bill Introduced
Tuesday Gives Women Right
to Vote in Primaries.
The two most important bills yet
passed by the senate were acted upon
by that body Tuesday, when the local
school tax bill, introduced by Senator
H. H. Elders, of the 2nd and the state
banking bill, offered by Senator J. 1.
Duncan, of the 36th, were adopted. The
school tax bill was passed by a 40 to
4 vote, while the banking bill went
through unanimously.
These two bills were known as sen
ate bills numbers 1 and 2, respectfully,
as they were the first two measures
to be introduced. Since the time of
introduction they have been before
their respective committees several
times as well as on the senate floor,
but action was deferred until Tuesday.
The Elders local school tax bill was
passed, by the senate last year but
failed to get through the house. This
year it went through the senate with
ease and the author is confident it will
wpn in the house. Not much opposi
tion in the house is expected, he states,
as the common school friends in the
house have agreed to support it in re
turn for the support rendered them on
the 50-50 bill by the local school tax
' advocates.
The bill requires all localities to levy
from one to five mills special school
tax to be used in the locality raising
it. Heretofore the right of levying
this supplementary school money has
been optional but with the passage of
the bill each locality is compelled to
raise at least one mill tax.
AUGUST TTH HARROW COUNTY
RALLY DAY IN A T H E N S
During the Short Course at the
State Agricultural College in Athens,
August 7th has been set, aside as Bar
row County Day.
We are one of the youngest counties
in the State and in the best agricul
tural section. Let's show the rest of
the Georgia farmers that we are wide
awake and progressive by turning out
in large numbers on that day. Load
up your cars with your friends and
neighbors and assemble in front of
the Court House in Winder at, 9:00 A.
M. new time.
ROSE DILLARD,
County Home Dem. Agt.
LOCATES IN WINDER
We are pleased 4o extend the wel
coming hand to Dr. W. T. Randolph,
who has decided to cast his profession
al 4ot, with the people of this section.
Dr. Randolph is a son of the late
J. H. C. Randolph, of Hoschton, and
he is a young gentleman of pleasing
address and manner. Hi* is a recent
graduate in medicine, and we predict
for him rapid success in his chosen
profession. His offices are in the Win
der National Bank building.
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J. L. SAUL OFF TO MARKET
Mr. J. L. Saul, one of our largest
merchants, left Sunday for New York
and other eastern markets to purchase
the fall stock for his Winder store,
joe, as we all know him here, is a
good buyer, always on the alert, for
something good for his patrons, and
thewbuying public may expect, the new
est and best in merchandise at this
popular, store. The fact that, Mr. Saul
is connected with several stores in
Georgia enables him to purchase in
large quantities and thereby get the
lowest prices.
MOTHER BINDS AND BURNS
CHILDREN—DIES WITH THEM
Nelsonville, Ohio, July 29.—Several
hours before authorities were to re
move them to the Athens county home
today, seven children, ranging in age
from 6 weeks t.o 10 years, were found
with their mother, Mrs. Toney Stra
visar, burned to death or asphyxiated
in their home at Kimberly, a small
mining town near here. The children
were tied to their beds and coal oil
htrtl been sprinkled over the room. It
is supposed that worry over the sep
aration caused the mother to destroy
herself and the children.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lanier entertained
last Wednesday at dinner for Misses
Nelle McCants, Charlotte MeCants and
Louise Taylor, of Luthersville.
®k UJinkr Jfett®.
Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right
GRANITE HOTEL IS
LEASEDBY LAND
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Land, of Atlan
ta. have leased the Granite Hotel from
the North Georgia Trust and Banking
Company and will take charge Sep
tember Ist.
Mrs. Land is an experienced hotel
woman, and she will have the man
agement of the hotel.
During the month of August many
changes will be made in the building.
It is understood the building is to be
remodeled, the heating and sewerage
system improved and the hotel is to
be newly furnished with modern fur
niture.
TORTURE SYSTEM
USED ONSOLDIERS
NEW YORK, July 211—Scores of in
stances of brutal treatment of Amer
ican soldiers in the prison camps of
France, described in some cases as
amounting to a system of torture, re
sponsibility for which was placed by
witnesses on high army officers, were
related today before the congressional
sub-committee which is investigating
the disciplinary system of the American
expeditionary forces.
“the men “higher up,” who were di
rectly charged by witnesses with re
sponsibility for the prison conditions,
included Brigadier General Y\. .
Harts, former comander of the Amer
ican troops in the Paris district: Ma
jor General Frederick Smith Strong,
of the 40th division; Colonel Edgar
Grinstead, commander of the 158th in
fantry, and Colonel J. S. Maul, of the
field artillery. A number of captains
and lieutenants also were named as
having taken an actual part in brutal
treatment of the prisoners.
At the close of the hearing Repre
sentative Johnson, who is chairman
of the sub-committee, announced that
all cases in which charges were made
would be placed before the inspector
general of the American army and ev
ery effort made to bring the guilty
men to punishment.
“From t,he evidence before the com
mittee,” said Mr. Johnson, “it seems
clear to us that while sergeants and
lieutenants were punished, they were
merely the scapegoats of higher offi
cers.
“We want to discover who were the
men ‘higher up’ and we will do every
thing in our power to see that they
are brought to trial. It is apparent
that this was not a case of brutality
in an individual prison, but that sim
ilar conditions existed in practically
all the prisons of France.”
GOOD PICTURE AT STRAND
ON MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH.
Possibly one of the best pictures ev
er seen in Winder will l>e shown at
j The Strand Theater Monday, August
4. “A House Divided” is said to he
one of those truly great film showings
that is rarely seen on any screen. The
cast is an all-star one. featuring Syl
-1 via Breamer and Herbert Ilawlinson.
PERSONALS
——
Miss Beulah Ferguson is the guest
j of relatives in Athens this wee.
Miss Nina Stewart, popular sales
j clerk at the Winder Dry Goods Store
! has returned from a three-weeks’ visit
to friends in Virginia.
Miss Ola Porter, daughter of Mr.
Groff Porter, chairman board of com
missioners of roads and revenue, Jack
son county, has accepted a position
with Summerour & Summerour. She
will arrive in Winder September Ist
to assume her duties. She is a sister
j of Mrs. J. H. Baird, and will make
her home with her sister.
Mr. Marshall Reeves, we learn, has
accepted a position with the Winder
i Dry Goods Store and will shortly take
! hold of the yard stick in the interest
l of that firm. Marshall for many years
was Joe Saul’s right-hand man, and
he has hundreds of friends in this
county who will be glad to greet his
smiling face again behind the counter.
Friday morning, the handsome and
smiling face of Mr. G. C. Moseley, fresh
from the service of Uncle Sam across
I the pond, will be seen in the shoe de
partment of the J. T. Strange Com
pany. Grover has hundreds of friends
in Barrow county who will be pleased
to learn that he is to assume his old
, position with this big firm.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, July 31, 1919.
PERSONAL NOTES
OF PEOPLE THAT
YOU KNOW ABOUT
Mrs. C. O. Maddox is spending the
week-end with relatives In Athens.
Mrs. Oscar Mcßae and little son are
spending a few days in Rockmart.
Miss Mary Shields has returned from
a visit to relatives in Jefferson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Horton spent
Monday at Cornelia.
Miss Ethel Nowell, of Cordele, is the
attractive guest of relatives here.
Mrs. J. S. Hargrove and children
have returned from a visit to Stephens,
Ga.
Mrs.-W. N. Bailey and little daugh
ter, Kathleen, of Fayetteville, are the
guests of relatives here this week.
Mrs. liafry Segars and little daugh
ter, Harriette, are visiting relatives in
Luthersville and Ashburn.
Slessrs. Ambrose Jackson, Ed Starr,
and Clair Harris spent last Sunday at
White Sulphur Springs.
Miss Mary Bird McGowan, of Greer,
S. C., is the guest of Miss Louise
House.
Mrs. J. B. Thrasher and children, of
Statesboro, are spending several weeks
with Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Quillian.
Miss Beulah Ferguson is spending
the week in Athens, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. M. A. Coker.
Mrs. A. Y. Eavenson and daughters
Misses Willie Mae and Gladys are
spending a days in Savannah.
Mrs. R. A. Nunnally was the guest of
her sister, Mrs. C. S. Williams lust.
Friday.
Mrs. W. M. Elrod is spending a
while as the guest, of her sou, Herman
Elrod, at Campton, Ga.
Rev. and Mrs. It. W. Wallace and
little son Richard, of Valdosta, are
expected in the city this week to he
the guests of friends.
Miss Esther Henson left Thursday
to visit Miss Inez Vickey, in Piedmont,
Ala., for two weeks. Miss Vickey will
accompany her home for a visit.
Mrs. F. E. Durst, and daughter, Miss
Freda and son, Master Edwin Durst,
spent Tuesday in Winder visiting rel
atives and friends.
Mrs. J. F. Quillian and Mrs. Claude
Little and Mr. Ford Little, of Com
merce, spent Tuesday here with Dr.
and Mrs. H. I*. Quillian and family.
Mrs. G. A. Johns and Misses Mary
Louise and Sunie Johns spent, Wednes
day in Atlanta with Representative
G A. Johns
Mrs. B. A. Julian and B. A. Jr., af
ter spending a week with Mr. and Mrs.
H. I). Jackson, have returned to their
tiome in Athens.
Miss Maude Suddath. of Douglas,
Ga., and Miss Inez 'Suddath, of Mays
ville are visiting their cousin, Mrs. D.
D. Keesler.
Mr. and Mrs. M. A| Coker and chil
dren, of Athens, motored to Winder
last week-end and were the guests of
relatives here:
Miss Josephene Lamback, of Elbe.r
ton and Miss Ruth Lamback, of Augus
ta, are visiting their grand-parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mashburn.
Mrs. W. H. Faust and little daugh
ter, Marietta, and Mrs. W. A. Brooks
are spending the week in the moun
tains of Rabun county.
Mrs. W. H. Faust and Marietta
Faust returned last Saturday from a
weeks visit to relatives in Oglettirope
county.
Miss Minnie Olive Park, who for
the past two weeks has been the guest
of Miss Thelma Woodruff, has return
ed to her home in Crawfordville.
Mr. J. F. Broom, who for the past
eight months has been with the Win
der Dry Goods Store, has acecpted a
position witjp the J. T. Strange Com
pany, and will assume his duties Au
gust 1, 1919.
Rev. .T. S. Settle reports to The News
good meetings in South Georgia. He
says he has just closed a great meet
ing at Rose of Sharon Baptist church
at. Jackson, Ga., and that he also had
a good meeting at Menona. This week
finds Rev. Setle in Alabama with Rev.
J. F. Marlow. He says he is expecting
a great revival there.
SOCIAL NEWS AND
PERSONAL ITEMS
FROM STATHAM
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Fite were with
Mrs. W. M. Fite Sunday.
Mr. John Morris, of Hartwell, was
in the city Monday.
Mrs. J. T. Perkins is the guest of
relatives in Monroe this week.
Lucious and Tommie Tucker, of
Sparta, were the guests of their sister,
Mrs. T. L. Holcomb a few duys.
Miss Treadwell, of Watson Springs,
is the guest of Miss Iver Willingham
this week.
Mrs. Jane Johnson. Mrs. Mattie Fite
and Miss Ruth Fite spent Tuesday in
Athens.
Dr. 8. A. Boland is in Greensboro
this week seeing after the erection of
his new home there.
Rev. J. W. Brinsfleld delivered one
of his very tide sermons at the Meth
odist church Sunday.
Miss Lucile Rylee entertained as
her guests this week, Miss Beulah Rob
erts, from the country.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McDaniel and
Mrs. Georgia McDaniel were the guests
of relatives in Winder Thursday.
Mrs. Hoyt Venable, of Birmingham,
Ala., is spending the summer here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nash.
Mrs. Marian Hodges, of Loganville,
is with her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Bo
land.
Mrs. Henry McElroy returned Sat
urday from a two weeks visit with
her (laughter in Abbeville, S. C.
Miss Eudine Jones entertained as
her week-end guests the Misses Sail
fields, from Lovejoy.
Miss Sal lie Mahaffey In spending
this week near Union Point with her
sister.
Miss Missouri Robertson, of Bishop,
is file guest of her brother, Mr. Dave
Arnold, for a few days.
Miss Olah Daniel, of Athens, spent
Monday with her sister, Mrs. J. M.
L. Thurmond.
Miss Myrtle Booth of Winder, spent
the week-end with her mother, Mrs.
J. J. Booth.
It was the writers pleasure to visit
Providence Sunday School a few Sun
days ago and wish to say for that
community, they have a good Sunday
School and very much interest seems
to be in their work. A small church
but a good many more in Sunday
-School there than we find in our lit
tle town. Although it was raining, the
people did not mind. A broad field
for Christian workers.
The Woman’s Missionary Society
held their regular meeting at the Meth
odist church Monday afternoon. The
president, Mrs. W. F. Harvey, conduct
ing the meeting. Song, Scripture read
ing. Study on Stewardship, which made
it very interesting. Several present.
Report by Mrs. Chambers of the or
ganizing of a society out at Providence
church, which seems very promising
for a good and live society. A good
field to work.
Miss Helen Arnold entertained at
several social functions in honor of
her guests, Miss Olah Garner, of Law
renceville and Miss Et.tie Belle Har
rison. of Bethlehem. Those to meet
Misses Garner and Harrison were
Misses Lowe, Arnold, Perkins, Ross.
Itylee and Roberts, Messrs, Perkins,
Cody, Asburn, Arnold, Harper, Rylee,
Arnold and Lowe.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Ross, Jack and
Fred Ross left, Tuesday for Alabama,
where they will be the guests of rela
tives for several days.
Mr. A. E. Knight was among the
Winderit.es who attended tiie all-day
singing at Oconee church, Jackson
county, last Sunday. Mr. Knight loves
the song game, and is always happy
when he is bearing down on tenor.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Woodruff shap
orolled a week-end party to White Sul
phur Springs last week. The members
of the party were Misses Thelma,
Reunette, Ruby Woodruff, Minnie Olive
Park, of Crawfordville, Messrs. Ed
win Starr, Claire Harris, Ambrose
Jackson. J. L. Estes and J. C. Lyumes,
f'f Atlanta and Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Woodruff.
ZION BELL SHOT
BY JIM HUNTER
James Hunter, colored, Tuesday
morning shot Zion Bell, another negro
a few miles below Winder.
Hunter used a shotgun, and it is
said one of Bell’s eyes were shot out.
(inly meager details could be obtain
ed as to the cause of the sheading, but
it is learned that the negroes had
words over the purchase of some sup
plies. Hunter lives with Bell.
It seems that Bell was in his car
when Hunter fired on him. The car
was used to come to Winder for a
physician. Some ten or fifteen shot
were embedded in the body of the car.
FAMILY REUNION;
A FINE BARBECUE
There was a family reunion at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Patrick
Tuesday.
Mr. Patrick is one of Barrow coun
ty’s most prosperous planters and the
Patrick family have long been among
our best citizenry. It has been the
custom for the past several years for
this family, with many invited friends
to gather once a year in reunion.
This year besides the many good
tilings to eat furnished by tlie ladies,
in old-fashioned barbecue was served
ml the assembled guests enjoyed a
day of feasting and entertainment.
Some twenty-five or thirty Winder
folks were included in the guests list
.uni Dr. ('. B. Almond is authority
for the statement that the barbecued
■'teats, stew and hash were the finest
>ver servd to hungry man.
ever served to hungry man.
many fine watermelons were cut, and
they furnished the finishing touch to
a sumptuous spread.
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HIGHWAY MEASURE PASSES
The Georgia house of Representa
tives Wednesday morning passed by a
vote of 125 to 26, the bill creating a
state highway commission. This is the
first of four important highway hills
to be handled by the house in the in
terest of highway legislation.
HOY SWALLOWS CAMEL
AND ALSO NOAH’S ARK
FAIRMONT, W. Va.—Puzzled by an
ailment of 2 year old Esmond M.
Brooks, surgeons operated on the
child’s stomach and found that In* had
swallowed a wooden camel that was
mounted on a Noah’s Ark toy. The
camel disappeared last May.
NEW BANK TO OPEN
DOORS AT AUBURN
The Flanigan Banking Company is
anew financial institution of Barrow
county that will soon open its doors
for business at our sister city Auburn.
Mr. T. C. Flanigan, widely known
as a safe financier, will head the bank,
and Mr. E. L. Ross, for the past sev
eral years the popular cashier of the
Auburn branch of the North Georgia
Trust and Banking Company, will take
charge of the cashier’s desk for the
new concern. The new banking com
pany has taken over the Auburn
branch of the North Georgia Trust and
Banking Company, and will occupy the
same banking rooms as heretofore held
by that concern in Auburn.
Mr. Flanigan, the head of this bank,
is a large stockholder in the North
Georgia Trust, and Banking Company,
and he retains his interest in this big
financial organization.
The board of directors of the new
bank include W. C. Horton, T. C. Flan
igan, W. E. Anderson and H. T. Flan
igan.
The capital stock of the new con
cern is given as $25,000.
BURLESON LOSES WIRES
At midnight tonight government con
trol of telegraph and telephone prop
erties will end. Burleson issues or
ders for return to private owners as
required by the resolution of congress.
WILL ORGANIZE SUNDAY SCHOOL
Everybody living in the Corinth
community is invited to meet at the
church next Sunday morning at 19
o’clock a. m. for the purpose of reviv
ing our Sunday school. Let everyone
come and join in with us in the work.
Respectfully,
- W. G. HERNDON.
THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
MONDAY, Aug. 4 —William Desmond
in “The Prodigal Liar.”
TUESDAY, Aug. sth—-“The Lightning
Raider.” Comedy.
WEDNESDAY, Aug 6—Constance Tal
madge in “The Studio Girl.”
MASS MEETING
NEXT SATURDAY
Barrow County Folks to Discuss Big
Questions at the County Court
House Saturday Afternoon.
At the request of several Barrow
county citizens a mass meeting is call
ed to assemble at the court house next,
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
It is understood that the League of
Nations, the Treaty with France and
other important subjects will he dis
cussed by speakers, and possibly our
congressman and senators memorial
ized us to the attitude of the “folks
back home” on these important ques
tions involved.
Ratification of the Treaty of Peace
with a league of nations as a rider, is
claiming tiie attention of the best
thinkers of this nation at this time,
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and we are all interested in the out
come of so important a movement.
Just who the speakers are to be we
are unable to announce, hut men well
versed in national political policy no
(lout)t, will be present to lead hi the
discussion.
Come and bring your neighbors.
Saturday, 2 :30 at the Court House.
TABLET UNVEILED TO LATE .
JOHN FORT AT STATE CAPITOL
ATLANTA, Ga., July 30—In the
presence of state house officers, mem
bers of tin- general assembly, friends
and relatives of the man honored and
a number of ladies, a tablet to the late
John P. Fort, presented by Charles
J. linden was unveiled in the state
library at 4 o’clock yesterday after
noon.
The presentation speech was made
by Clark Howell, a long time friend
of the deceased Georgian, and the ac
ceptance on the part of the state was
by Governor Hugh Dorsey. The can
vas which concealed the tablet was
drawn away at the conclusion of the
speeches by little Miss Lula Ellis Cod
ington, of Macon, grand-daughter of
t.tie deceased.
UNITED STATES SENATE BREAKS
THE CENTURY-OLI) CUSTOM
Washington, July 29.—The century
old senate custom of considering trea
ties in secret session will be broken
next Monday when the long pending
Columbian treaty is taken up. This
decision was reached today by unani
mous consent of the senate member
ship.
The agreement for open sessions re
garded possibly as forecasting public
consideration of the peace treaty, the
Franco-American agreement and sub
sequent treaties, followed unanimous
approval by the foreign relations com
mittee of the Columbia convention call
ing for payment to that nation of $25,
000,000 as claims growing out of the
purtion of Panama. Before approving
tlie treaty, however, the committee
struck out the original clause expres
sing the “regret” of tin* United States
to Colombia for action in the canal
proceedings.
BOW-LEGGED CONVICT
MAKES HSS GET-AWAY
Paul Hamilton, a very black, bow
legged and hndl.v bunged up negro con
vict on Wednesday made bis getaway
from the Barrow county gang, and so
far has evaded the searchers.
The usual reward of $50.00 is offer
ed for Ids safe return to the gang.
Besides being very black, Paul tips
tilt* beam at 125 and is about 40 years
of agt*. He has a scar on the top of
his left hand, one in the top of his
head and on the left side of his throat.
Tiunbiin-Niblack
Married, last Saturday Miss Mattie
Mae Tumlin, of Decatur, to Mr. C. O.
Niblack, of this city.
Miss Tumlin for some time was one
of the popular misic teachers in Win
der Public Schools, and has many
warm personal friends here who will
welcome her to Winder as Mrs. C. O.
Niblack.
Mr. Niblick is one of Winder’s prom
inent business men, a member of the
Board of Education, cT:!rman of the
County Board of Registrars and a cot
ton factor, for many years represent
ing Inman, Howard and Inman on the
local cotton market.
Mr. and Mrs. Niblick left imme
diately after the ceremony for a bridal
trip to New York and other points
.cast.
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