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THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
THURSDAY, March 25.—Clara Kim
ball Young, in “The Better Wife.”
FRIDAY, March 26.—Charles Kay, in
“THE GIRL DODGER.”
SATURDAY, March 27—The Invisible
Hand, Marie Walcanip and comedy.
VOL. XXVI.
THE MARCH TERM OF BARROW COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
CONVENED ON MONDAY WITH JUDGE TERRELL PRESIDING
Tl(4e JUDGE’S CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY WAS A GEM
COMBINING WIT, WISDOM AND COMMON SENSE. —
HE GRAPHICALLY PORTRAYED THE EVILS OF LI
QUOR, GAMBLING AND CIGAETTES.
The Grand Jury Was Organized With
W. H. Faust, Foreman.—A Large
Number of Lawyers Are in
Attendance.
Last Monday when the March term
qt Barrow Superior Court was ready
to convene, it was found that Judge
Andrew J. Cobb, was sick and couldn't
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be present.
Fortunately, Gov. Dorsey had suc
ceeded in persuading Judge Terrell,
of Greenville, to come and take Judge
Cobb’s place. Judge Terrell is one of
of the state’s ablest jurists, and from
the moment of his arrival impressed
the court attendants with his speed and
efficiency in the dispatch of the ex
traordinarily long docket.
IJjs charge to the jury was a gem
eo&ibining wit, wisdom and common
sense. i
The loud special emphasis upon the
duties devolving upon the jurors, urg
ing upon all citizens the importance of
serving for the best interests of their
county.
He graphically portrayed the evils
of liquor, the cigarette, gaming and
violating the law which provides to
ea -h man, the privilege of worshipping
God without any one molesting a dis
turbing individual worshippers.
The Judge dispatches business quick
ly and one of the most genial and
friendly men on the bench in the state
today.
Solicitor W. O. Dean was present
and on his job as prosecuting attorney.
Barrow is fortunate in having both
a judge and solicitor who are conse
crated Christians, both men are ex
pert Sunday School teachers and reg
ular attendants and both can hold
their own in law and theology.
Wednesday evening Sol. Dean spoke
to a large crowd at the First Baptist
church, bringing to the hearers a re
freshingly helpful spiritual message.
Col. Dean has no opposition for his
He is ever a welcome visitor
to Winder.
TJje grand jury organized by electing
W. H. Faust, foreman, and then
speedily got down to work on the af
fairs of the county. Mr. Faust thought
seriously of entering the law as a life
profession before he entered the min
istry. The preacher has served on
juries since becoming of age and at
each term has been elected foreman,
rather an extraordinary record. The
grand jury is a fine body of men, pro
gressive and sane. The presentments
will occur in our next issue.
It is election year and court week
crowds are veritable paradises for
those who are pronounced aspirants
for the suffrage of the masses.
Two preachers. Rev. J. B. Brook
shim and Rev. John H. Wood, both
splendid handshakers, and good men,
are aspiring to the office of School
The first time in the
history of our county when such a
thing has occurred. One thing is sure
a preacher will be the next C. S. S.
of Barrow.
Hon. J. N. Holder, of Jefferson, gub
ernatorial candidate was shaking hands
among his friends. He says he is op
timistic over his prospects and smil
ingly predicts his ultimate success.
f) One thinS is sure, Barrow has a
healthy crop of office-seekers, all gen
tlemanly in their conduct and consid
erate-. of their fellows running clean
and open races.
Tp to the time of going to press, a
number of prominent lawyers have
been in attendance, both home talent
and visitors, Judge Geo. C. Thomas,
former solicitor general, Jno. B. Gam
ble, Col. Wilbur Smith and Col. Thos.
j. Shackleford, of Athens, were inter
ested in cases. The latter is a can
didate for Congress from the Bth Dis
trict, and is rapidly bringing him
self into the favor of the cotton far
mers. He is one of the really great
orators of the state and doubtless will
’ ruivstrong, not only among the far
m< with all classes.
<?£r sister city of Lawrenceville has
been represented by Cols. Bauldin and
KelljJ Cols. I. L. Oakes and O. A. Nix,
all of these prominent lawyers being
held in high esteem by their hosts of
friends in Winder.
Col. Qrin Roberts and Hon. B. S.
Walker, of Monroe, were also among
StJje OTitkr A'cms.
Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right
NEWBERRY-FORD VOTES
ORDERED RE-COUNTED
Washington, March 24.—Disregard
ing all questions of the high cost of
recounting, the bollots in the New
berry-Ford senatroial election contest,
to probe the election has ordered the
ballots gathered from all the voting
precincts in Michigan and brought here
to be counted.
Estimates of the cost ranged from
$20,000 to $50,000.
AURORA BOREALIS
The present amazing autburst of
charming spring weather shocked the
elements into an aurora borealis be
tween 8 o’clock and midnight last Mon
day night, and many Winder and Bar
row county folks gaped away toward
the northward where, to an altitude
of 15 degrees above the horizon, swept
delicately the luminous spray of the
great northern lights. This was an au
thentic apparition, too, and is said to
be the first witnessed in this section of
the country in more than twelve years.
MASONIC TEMPLE
PLANS PERFECTED
At a special meeting called for last
Friday night the membership of Lodge
No. 333, F. & A. M. assembled for the
purpose of perfecting arrangements for
the erection of a Masonic Temple at
Winder.
Plans and specifications had previous
ly been drawn and submitted to the
order free of charge by Architect Bald
win, application for the privilege of
organizing a corporation under the
laws of the state had been advertised
and granted by His Honor Judge An
drew J. Cobh and a suitable lot had
been purchased. At this meeting of
stockholders the corporation was or
ganized, the constitution and by-laws
of the corporation and officers selected.
The full amount of Twenty-Five Thou
sand Dollars of capital stock was guar
anteed by the Masonic lodge, and it is
desired that a portion of this stock be
taken by individual Masons at an ear
ly date that the trustees of the corpor
ation may let the contracts and begin
the work of erecting the temple.
The officers of the corporation who
will have complete charge of all details
are as follows:
President —H. A. Carithers.
Vice President —L. S. Radford.
Secretary—P. C. Pentecost.
Treasurer —H. M. Oakley.
Board of Trustees —W. M. Chastain,
W. M.; J. K. Miller, S. W.; George
Thompson, .T. W.; H. A. Carithers, J.
W. Hill, W. T. Robinson, Lee S. Rad
ford.
the visitors.
Winder was represented at the bar
by Cols. G. D. Ross, W. H. Quarterman
,T. C. Pratt, Joe Quillian, Rollin H.
Kimball, Judge Russell, Cols. Lewis
Russell and It. B. Russell, Jr. and
Geo. A. Johns, who is smiling all the
more generously, possibly because of
his arrived candidacy for the State
Senator from Barrow.
One of our fellow townsmen, genial
j j Wilson, has notified his friends
that at the proper time his hat will
be shied into the ring in the race for
the Legislature.
An extraordinarily large amount of
business has been attended to by the
court, several long and tedious cases
involving property and life have been
disposed of and the court has not yet
adjourned.
Col. Benjamin Gaillaird, of Gaines
ville, was present during a days ses
sion of the court.
One of the cases creating quite a
bit of interest is that of Marion Wheel
er. charged with the murder of Wood,
which occurred recently In the upper
end of the county. Some of the lead
ing legal talent of this section is en
gaged on both sides.
A sunny comedy with showers of
laughter. “Fair and Warmer,” at the
Strand Monday.
Winder, Barrow County, Ga., Thursday, March 25, 1920.
FAIR AND WARMER
AT THE STRAND
Monday, March 29, Will See Pretty
May Allison Featured In Popular
Farce Comedy.
Next Monday, 29, one of the best
farce comedies ever picturlzed will be
seen at the Strand.
“Fair and Warmer” has everything.
May Allison, undeniably the most cap
tivating and deft comedienne of the
screen, is the star. The play itself is
the funniest and at the same time
most human farce Avery Hopwood ev
er wrote; and he is admittedly the
master of American farce writers.
Its theme is one of the broadest ap
peal. Expressed as a moral, it is:
Don’t, be too perfect, else your wife—
or your husband may lose interest in
you.
The cocktail and morning-after
scenes are famous even among the out
standing scenes in great farces. They
are pictures never to be forgotten—and
laughed over. Yet so skillful Is the
handling, that these scenes have at
once delicacy and punch.
On Friday, tomorrow, Charles Ray
| will be seen in a clever comedy, “The
Girl Dodger.”
SOUND THE JUBILEE!
BIG FAITH AND BIG PLANS
The National Woman’s Christian
Temperance Union, with headquarters
at Evanston, 111., is in t.he midst of a
Jubilee Million Dollar Campaign, a
fthank offering for National Constitu
tional Prohibition, a fund to be used
!in financing the organization’s mighty
extension program for the next five
years.
With big faith that, great-hearted
men and women everywhere will aid
with generous gifts the largo undertak
ings of the Woman’s Christian Tem
perance Union, the great convention in
St. Louis, Nov. 15-20, 1919, perfected
and set in motion an enlarged program
of constructive service for America
and the world.
The sum of $300,000 for the five
years, of $60,000 for 1920, is to be used
in the campaign for World Prohibi
tion. Assistance in this campaign is
to be given Chinn, Japan, India, Cey
lon, South America and Mexico.
Thoroughly prepared lecturers will
be sent to lecture in the schools and
colleges, scholarships will be establish
ed in India and Japan, literature will
be distributed and a world survey of
W. C. T. U. work will be undertaken
in 1920.
For Child-Welfare, a budget of $150,-
000 for the five years, or $30,000 for
1920 has been set aside. The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, through
its comprehensive Child Welfare ac
tivities during the next five years, will
show that it is the greatest, most
effective jmd far reaching Child Wel
fare organization in the world.
Americanism is one of the greatest
issues of the day, and $200,000 for five
years, or $40,000 for 1920, has been
designated for this great work. A
great Americanization center and
training school will he established in
New York City, from which trained
Regional Directors and Americaniza
tion experts will go out to all parts of
the country. Special assistance will
be given to Americanization centers
in ten leading cities.
The subject of Health and Social
Morality Is at the foundation of the
' welfare of our country, and a budget
■ of SIOO,OOO for the five years, or $20,-
1000 for 1920, is to be used to promote
work along tills line. For forty years
the W. C. T. U. has advocated its
standard for purity in the home and
society, “A White Life for Two.”
| The sum of $50,000 for the five years
j SIO,OOO for 1920, is to lie used in push
ing the work of scientific temperance
instruction in the public schools. The
hope of future generations iies in right
instruction of the youth in our schools
today.
This is a wonderful program that
is being undertaken by the W. C. T.
: u., and the Winder Union, which is
one of the livest and best in Georgia.
Is having a part in its promotion. It
has already sent in S3OO to the Jubilee
Fund, and' is hoping to send more.
There are many, doubtless, In Winder
who would like to help in this great
cause, and their help would be wel-
DR. M‘ PHERSON
PLEASESHEARERS
A large congregation greeted Dr. G.
W. McPherson, the celebrated New
York divine at the First Baptist church
Sunday morning.
He came over from Atlanta where
he is speaking daily at the Tabernacle
Conference, arriving in time for the
morning service. While In the city he
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jno.
M. Williams.
For over an hour and a half the
great preacher held his audience as
he graphically directed attention to
present day perils attributable to neg
lect of the Bible.
The large congregation was more
than delighted with the powerful, spir
it filled message.
Dr. McPherson said in part:
“The United States and Great Brit
ain ought to have a better understand
ing— a better co-operation in their mis
sion civilization,” “If the league
of Nations, as we hear of it today, is
not adopted, then we will have to have
an unwritten league that will make us
do better work in the handling of
the great trust of spreading God’s
word throughout the world.
“A great change has come over the
entire world in the last forty years;
a change which was proving to be
the destruction of the Christian faith.
It is due to the fact that men and
women are losing faith in the Bible s
teaching, and are trying to acconut for
the creation of the world and the sal
vation of it by scientific and logical
(reasoning. Until the world quits this,
land lets God account for his own ac
tions, there will be no rest for human
ity.
GLEE AND MANDOLIN
CLUB HERE MONDAY
University of Georgia Sends Her Tal
ent to Winder Music Lovers at
High School Auditorium.
On Monday evening, March 29th 1 ,
at the School Auditorium, the Univer
-1 sity of Georgia Glee and Mandolin
Club will present, its spring program
to the many music lovers here.
It Is indeed fortunate for us that
this bunch of college fun and music
makers are coming to our city and the
preformance is sure to be one that will
merit a full house.
This organization was started many
years ago at. the Athens institution
and every year takes a tour around the
State during the Easter holidays at
the University, showing such cities
! as Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon,
Brunswick, Rome, Valdosta and it was
only by a streak of good luck that, they
were booked for the performance here.
Some of the specialty acts this year
are the Famous Four Quartette, the
Saxophone Trio, The String Jazz
! quartette, the black faced men, Calhoun
and Harold, of the minstral show, and
t.he Sentimental quartette.
There are 45 members of the club,
and those who have seen the prefor
: mance say its better than a great many
so-called professional minstrel shows.
A ptjrt of the receipts are to be
shared with tlse Parent-Teachers As
sociation of this city.
BANK ROBBED AT '
WOODSTOCK TUESDAY NIGHT
Robbers Tuesday night entered the
Bank of Woodstock, near Marietta,
stealing $15,009 worth of Liberty bonds
and the Woodstock postoffice, where
they got $250 in postal 'receipts and
1,500 blank money orders.
The robbers were discovered by
officials Wednesday morning. It was
reported early, but no clues were found. |
The lock in the bank vault was
broken, but the robbers failed to break
the safe, which contained a large j
amount of money. The locks on the
■postoffice doors were also broken.
The bank was open for business
Wednesday, and it was believed that
rewards would be offered for appre
hension of the theives. J. H. Johnson
is president and IV. L. du Free cashier.
The i?lay that made the weather fa
mous—^“Fair and Warmer” at the
Strand Monday.
corned. Mrs. W. C. Horton has this
depratment of the work in charge, and
all contributions should be handed to
her.
Let us give a thank offering for the
blessings that prohibition has brought
to us. Nanna C. Wood.
B ARROW COUNTTY DEM. EX COMMITTEE
MET MONDAY-CANDIDATES ASSESSED
WINDER HI SCHOOL
WINS IN DEBATE
After Tying Friday Evening Winder
Team Pulls Off Brilliant Debate
in Athens Wednesday.
On last Friday .evening at the school
auditorium, Winder High School de
baters met and defeated the brilliant
pair representing the Commerce High
School team, while at the same hour
in the auditorium at Commerce, her
team did likewise to our representa
tives.
Much interest was manifested by
the opposing teams throughout the de
bates and when it was learned that
it resulted In a tie, the Winder students
assembled in a great effort to trim
their neighborly opponents and sent, to
Athens Wednesday to represent them,
Mr. Alton Young and Miss Edith House
Both are excellent debaters, and af
ter a spirited contest, Winder High
proved victorious and by having won,
will enter t.he final contest this spring
for the district medal against repre
sentatives of Buford High School.
DORSEY AND SMITH
FOR PRESIDENCY
Macon, Ga., March 24.—Governor
Dorsey, when usked tonight if he would
be a contestant in the Georgia presi
dential prefenence primary, declined to
! state his intentions, but said he would
j issue a statement tomorrow. Reports
had indicated the governor would en
ter the race if Senator Hoke Smith be
came a candidate. When Informed
that the senator had entered the field,
and asked what he would do, Governor
Dorsey said:
"I shall sleep over the matter to
night and will make a statement to
-1 morrow.”
Governor Dorsey is here to address
a meeting of state school officials and
teachers.
f Following his conference with Sen
ator Reed and former Senator Hard
wick in the room of the Missouri man
at the Kimball house Monday after
noon, the announcement by Senator
Hoke Smith yesterday that he would
enter the Georgia preferential primary
as a candidate for president, was a
surprise to no one. It was generally
taken for granted in political circles
the only matter of speculation being
the exact hour in which the announce
ment would be forthcoming.
Senator Smith said Wednesday that
;he would issue a statement within
! twenty-four hours, giving his reasons
for coming into the race. As he has
already issued several statements an
ticipating what he intended to do, it
is not believed likely that, he will have
very much to add to the reasons which
he has already given.
Of course the entry of Senator
Smith means the withdrawal from the
race in Georgia of Senator Reed’s
name.
WHEELER FOUND NOT GUILTY
OF THE MURDER OF SAM WOOD
Early Thursday morning the jury
returned a verdict of not guilty in the
bill charging Marion Wheeler with the
murder of Sam Wood.
The affair happened at Carl the lat
ter part of last year and Wheeler
claimed self-defense.
The defense was represented by Cols.
1,. C. Russell and Joe Quillian, and the
state by Sol. Dean, assisted by G. A.
Johns, of Winder. Judge Oaks and A.
O. Nix, of Lawrenceville.
MR. W. C. HORTON HOST
Mr. W. €. Horton was host to the
twenty-three members of the grand
jury Wednesday at a splendid dinner
at the Granite Hotel.
Mr. Horton is one of the most pop
ular men in the county and is always
doing some kindly and gracious thing
for his friends. He is clerk of the
body and by his skill and dispatch ev
idences his fitness to work well any
where.
THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
MONDAY, March 29.—May Allison in
“FAIR AND WRMER.”
TUESDAY, March 30.—The BLACK
SECRET, and Comedy.
WEDNESDAY, March 31.—FRANK
KEENAN in “BROTHERS DIVIDED”
Registration List to Close Midnight,
April I.—Many Names to Appear
on Ballot and Much Interest is
Shown in Approaching Pri
mary April 20.
The following have announced their
candidacy of various offices in Barrow
County subject to the voters on April
20th.;
For County School Supertendent, Jno
H. Wood and J. B. Brooksrire.
For Sheriff, H, O. Camp and Willis
McDanial.
For Clerk of Superior Court, A. T.
Harrison and A. L. Jacobs.
For Ordinary, It. O. Iloss and C. W.
Parker.
Fgr Tax Collector, Jno. W. Clack, M.
11. Lowe, W. T. Appleby, J. F. Bur son.
| For Tax Receiver, J. J. Shedd, J.
A. Still and Muller McElroy.
j For Treasurer, W. L. Grecson, J. L.
Lackey, and J. W. Nowell.
For Coroner, W. P. Thompson, Seab
Chancey and Mr. Haynie,
Surveyor, L. . House.
On Monday at a meeting of the Bar
row County Democratic Executive Com
mittee called for that purpose, the fol
lowing action was taken by the commit
tee relative to the coming primary to
be held on April 20th.
On motion it was decided that April
will close for the primary election.
That all candidates for county office
in order for their name to appear on
the official bollot of this election must
pay to the Secretary of the Committee
before midnight April Ist. 11)20 their
entrance fee, which was fixed by the
Committee as follows;
For Ordinary $20.00
For Clerk of Superior Court $20.00
For Sheriff 120.00
For Tax Collector $15.00
For Tax Receiver $lO.OO
For County School Superin
tendent $lO.OO
For Treasurer $5.00
For Coroner $2.50
IV. H. QUARTERMAN,
Acting Chairman
J. C. PRATT,
t Secretary
i
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR.
To the Voters of Barrow County:
I respectfully announce myself a can
didate for County Surveyor, subject to
the action of the qualified voters at, the
approaching primary election. Your
vote and Influence will be appreciated.
L. A. HOUSE.
FOR CORONER.
I announce myself a candidate for
Coroner of Barrow county. I will ap
preciate your support and influence.
Respectfulld,
S. B. CHANCEY.
SOL. GEN. W. O. DEAN SPEAKS
TO LARGE CONGREGATION
Solicitor W. O. Dean spoke to a
large congregation at the prayermeet
ing service of t.he First Baptist church
Wednesday night.
The popular solicitor is a pleasing
speaker and for an hour held closely
his audience as he graphically discrib
ed the conversion of Cornelius, and so
stressed the importance of prayer and
work in building up the kingdom of
God on earth. At the close of the
service the pastor asked all present in
the large crowd who had ever before
heard a solicitor give such an inspir
ing talk at a prayer meeting and not
a hand went up. It is good that one
representative man in our district takes
such a vital interest in religion and
the hosts of friends of Col. Dean re
joice in his Christian manhood.
MONROE PASTOR RESIGNS
Dr. D. W. Key the popular paste;
of the First Baptist church, of Mon
roe. tendered his resignation to his con
gregation last Sunday to take effect,
within 30 days. Dr. Key gave as his
reason failing health.
He is one of the strongest and best
equipped ministers in the state, one of
the few city pastors who takes active
Interest in the rural churches, having
during his ministry at Monroe preach
ed to all the churches in the entire
Appalachee Association.
His resignation came as a shock
to his congregation and friends, and
they give him up with greatest reluc
' tance. White and black, regardless of
denominational affiliation, loved Dr.
Key and regret to see him leave.
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