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THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
MONDAY, Sept. 6—William S. Hart
In “John Petticoat.” Comedy.
TUESDAY. Sept.7—Wallace Reid in
“You Are Fired.” Serial “Lost City.”
WEDNESDAY. Sept. 4 B—Marguerite
Cltrii in “A Girl Named Mary.”
VOL. XXVII.
WINDER SCHOOL HAS FINE OPENING;
TALKS MADE TO PACKED CHAPEL
Parents, Teachers and Pupils
Mingle Together in Launch
ing Best Year in Her
History.
Wednesday, September the Ist, was
the opening day of school. To the
little tots who are just entering the
first grade, is meant the beginning of
something new. To those in the grain
mer grades it meant nine more mouths
until another vacation. To those in
the first high school grades, is meant
the beginning of another year will
put them one notch further along to
wurd graduation. To those in the
eleventh grade, it meant the last effort,
the last chance to make good, before
they go to college or go out into the
world to put their knwledge to the test;
to show plainly bow they spent their
precious moments in school.
Wednesday morning, bright and
early, Winder children and children
from this vicinity, began pouring into
the school house —all happy and ex
pectant. At ten o'clock, all had arrived,
even those who are customarily late,
and Che bell rang for them to assemble
in chapel. Many parents and citizens
who are interested in Winder’s school
and school activities bad already assem
bled in the auditorium, and by the time
the last line of school children had
marched in from their rooms, the audi
torium was packed.
Prof, cash took the floor and the
exercises were opened by the singing
of. America. After that various mem
bers of the Board of Education were
called on to speek. Hon. W. B. McCants
Chairman of the Board of Education,
gave an address in behalf of that body,
and assured the teachers of the hearty
co-operation of the Board. lte\. Nt.
H. Faust spoke in behalf of the min
isters of the town. Julian Boss, a for
mer student in Winder High School,
now attending the University of Geor
gia, gave a short talk on the impor
tance of laying a good foundation in
high school for higher education. May
or J. H. Maynard welcomed the teachers
in behalf of the town. Other speak
ers of the morning were Rev. Frank
Jackson and Claude Mayne.
Miss Wilkins, of the music depart
ment, gave a selection and Miss Char
lotte McCants, of the expression depart
ment gave a recitation. Prof. W. E.
Cooper, dean of the music department,
spoke and urged the parents of the
tovtn to patronize the music department
of the school. Other speeches were
made by various members of the fac
ulty, after which Prof. Cash outlined
the work for the year.
The prospects for Winder High
School are real bright this year, and
we are looking forward to real progress.
♦ About 700 were present the first day,
and the enrollment is expected to be
at least 750 before the year is over, the
largest in the history of the school. The
faculty this year is large and composed
of the best teachers in the state.
BARROW COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE CALLED TO MEET
The Demcratic Executive Committee
of Barrow county is called to meet at
the Court House next Saturday after
noon, September 4th, at 2:30 o clock.
The chairman has some questions
to discuss with the committee pertain
ing to holding of the primary on the
Sth, aud also wishes to deliver blanks
and ballots to the committee.
Respectfully,
R. O. ROSS, Chairman.
GOOD MEETING AT BOGART
A fine series of meetings came to a
close at Bogart Baptist church last
Friday night. The pastor, Rev. W.
H. Faust was assisted by Rev. T. \\.
Callaway, of Macon. The preaching
was of an exceptionally high order, the
singing fine and enthusiastic, and tne
crowds were large aud interested from
the very first service.
Twenty-five members were added to
the church. At the close a nice purse
was presented to the preacher by the
congregation.
This church is growing rapidly. In
the last twelve months more than fif
ty-six new members have been added
to the roll, and the church has more
than quadrupled its gifts for missions
besides doing a lot of local work, and
organizing a woman's missionary so
ciety.
SHje Wilder Weds.
Untrammeled by Prejudice and Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right
HON. THOS. M. BELL
WILL SPEAK AT AUBURN
Hon. Thos. M. Bell will address the
voters of Auburn and surrounding ter
ritory at Auburn next Monday, Septem
ber 6th. A special invitation to the
ladies.
PARENT TEACHERS TO MEET
NEXT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The Parent Teachers’ Association
will meet at the school Auditorium next
Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
This is the regular session, and ow
ing to the death of Mrs. Law, anew
president is tc be elected.
After tbe business session is over
a reception wU\ be tendered to the new
teachers of Winder school.
Every parent is urged to attend the
meeting and meet the teachers.
TWELVE BALES
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE
Washington, Sept. I.—Continued im
provements in the cotton crop through
August, amounting to an increase of
more than a quarter of a million bales
in the month, was announced today
by the department of agriculture in
its forecast today of a total production
of 12,783,000 bales, based on August,
25th conditions.
Remarkable growth took place dur
ing August, officials said, but the crop
is from two to three weeks late and
a late fall is necessary for favorable
termination of the crop. 801 l weevil
damage will be greater than usual.
The condition as compared to other
years is given as 67.5, and the condi
tion in Georgia 58.
FLINT CLASHES WITH
BARRETT ON BALLOT CALL
Sharp difference in opinion has
arisen between Judge J. J. Flynt, of
Griffin, Gao chairman of the state
Democratic executive committee, and
Fermor Barrett, of Toccoa, Ga., who
declares he is chairman of the sub
committee charged with the duty of
formulating rules for the Democratic
white primaries in Georgia.
The clash, resulting from the call
ing together of the subcommittee on
Friday by Mr. Barrett, for the pur
pose of deciding whether women shall
be allowed to vote in the primary of
September S, has brought about a sharp
interchange of telegrams between Mes
srs. Flynt and Barrett.
The Journal on Wednesday received
from Mr. Barrett the following tele
gram explaining the situation :
Toccoa, Ga., Sept. I.—“ln reply to
my telegram last night calling the sub
committee of the state Democratic ex
ecutive committee to meet in Alanta
Friday night at 8 o’clock, I have just
received a telegram from Hon. J. J.
Flynt, Griffin, Ga., chairman of the
state committee, which reads as fol
lows.
“ ‘I as chairman of the state Demo
cratic executive committee will call the
committee together at proper time I
see fit. You have no authority to call
the committee together.
“The subcommittee will meet Friday
night and trust the entire state Dem
ocratic executive committee will be
present. Judge Flynt has always con
sidered me chairman of the subcommit
tee, but at every meeting of tbe sub
committee I bave requested that he
act as chairman. In calling the sub
cimmittee together I am doing so as
chairman. Under the rifles of the
state Democratic executive committee
a nfhjority thereof may have a meeting
at any time they see fit.
“The whole committee ought to as
sume jurisdiction of suffrage at the
present time and if a majority is pres
ent Friday night they have the right
to act.
“FERMOR BARRETT.”
Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Faust and
daughters. Hilda and Mary, were Ath
ens visitors last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hill, Winder,
Route 1, announce the arrival at their
home last Saturday of a fine young
daughter. This is the only grand-child
of the paternal grandfather, Mr. J.
P. Hill. He says he understands the
first question the jjung lady asked
was how is Hardwie*unning in Bar
row county.
WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA„ THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2, IC2O.
SOME BALL GAME
AT VALLEY PARK
Fats Play Leans and Big Crowd
Cheer Ladies in a Strenuous
Effort to Raise Funds.
Winder's 1920 basebull season came
to a grand and glorious close at Val
ley Park Tuesday afternoon. It was
a spirited battle royal between, the Fat
Women aud the Lean Women of Win
der. The Madame Umpire yelled “play
ball” at 4 p. in., and the game was
called in the fourth inning on account
of darkness.
The line-up was as follows:
Fats.
First base, Mrs. Mamie Oglesby.
Second base, Mrs. G. S. Millsups.
Third base, Mrs. W. C. Horton.
Shortstop, Mrs. W. L. Bush.
Left field, Mrs. H. E. Millikiu.
Center Field, Mrs. E. V. Snipes.
Right field, Mrs. Ralph Smith.
Utility, Mrs. Otis Camp.
Leans.
First base, Mrs. Paul Roberts.
Second base, Mrs. R. L. Eaveuson.
Third base, Mrs. Norton Hill.
Short-stop, Miss Dorothy Hill.
Left field, Mrs. W. L. Bailey.
Center field, Mrs. M. J. Griffeth.
Right field, Mrs. L. H. Reed. )
Utility, Miss Edith House.
The score is in dispute. By reason
of his experience, not only In baseball,
but in common and usual affairs of life,
the umpire knew better than to give
the decision to the Fats. He decided
the result 13 to 13 in favor of the
Leans.
The umpire kept his prejudices and
mingled fears well covered throughout
the contest, but it was generally known
►that if he was given a half chance he
would forfeit the game to the Leans.
As Mr. Post would say, “There’s a
reason.”
It was the most exciting affray from
many standpoints that' was ecer pulled
off in Winder. The umpire was in hot
water from start to finish, several
fights took place in flic bleachers and
the police were called in to quell the
gamblers in the grandstand.
It was a regular old ball game with
all its “little trimmings.” The rooters
were boisterous in their demands for
a square deal, and when Mrs. Ralph
Smith, who' had swatted the pigskin
in the snout for a circuit wallop, stop
ped at first to powder her nose the
coaching from the grandstand was deaf
ening, but Mrs. Smith said she would
run when she got ready.
It is mighty hard to give in detail
the features of the game. The cen
terfielder for the Fats had Red Bar
ron out-classed six city blocks in her
faithful endeavors to “cover the posi
tion.” She stumbled and fell while
chasing a wild throw to second und the
doctors were called onto the field, but,
as is usual in such cases, the nervy
player recovered and remained in the
game.
The outstanding features of the con
test were the base running of Mrs. G.
S. Millsaps. the fielding of Mrs. Norton
Hill, the batting of Miss Edith House
und the umpiring of Bob Higgins. The
score as given out by the umpire was
as follows:
It. H. F..
Fat Women of Winder 12 t>4 00
Lean Women of Winder 13 42 00
Umpire—Higgins. Pitcher —McNabb.
Catcher —J. W. Griffeth. Time —Three
hours. Scorer —Unknown.
The game was pulled off under the
auspices of the Winder Chapter W. C.
T. U. and the fluids, amounting to
$225.00 will be used in entertain
ing delegates to the state meeting of
that organization, which guthers here
in October.
W. T. ROBINSON IS
ADDING ANOTHER STORY
W. T. Robinson, veteran furniture
man of Winder, is adding another story
to his building on Candler street.
This step, we learn, is made neces
sary owing to increased business.
The third story is of Wrick and the_
front of the building is torn away
and brick and plate glass will supplant
the wood front.
For some time Mr. Robinson has
had to use two buildings, one as a
storage and the other as display and
salesrooms.
When the finishing touches are put
on Mr. Robinson is going to cater to
the needs of all people in this section
in high-class furiture.
REV. J. F. JACKSON
BEGINS MEETING
Many Attending Meeting From
The Surrounding Country
Churches.
Rev. J. Frank Jackson commenced
H series of meetings at the Second
Baptist church Monday night with
Pastor Wallace.
The first congregation on Mondav
night filled the spacious building.
George N. Bagwell, the popular
clerk of Barrow’ superior court, leads
the singing while Miss Roena Shedd
presides at the piano.
Mr. Jackson is no stranger to Win
der. He was born and reared and
commenced to preach in our midst.
Despite his years bis strength of mind
aud soul is far above the average and
he is a regular steam engine when he
gets into operation. No man in the
state can flay sin and sinners so mer
cilessly, and yet none can be more ten
der and sympathetic.
For years he has been engaged hi
evangelism among the mill churches
of Georgia under the Baptist Mission
Board, and wherever he goes there is
something doing.
Crowds of people from all the coun
try churches aliout Winder who know
aud love him are in attendance, and the
prospects are fine for one of the very
best meetings ever held in Winder.
BAPTIZING AT BETHABARA
Saturday at 10 a. m. ull the candi
dates who united with the churches
at Bethabara, Bogart and Statham this
summer will be immersed in the Oco
nee liver at ('aritbers Mill just below
Bethabara church by the pastor, Rev.
W. H. Faust.
Around half a hundred converts will
participate in this service.
One of the largest crowds in the
history of the churches is expected.
OIL IS FOUND IN BARROW
AND GWINETT COUNTIES
We understand that several more
and stronger oil veins have been found
up on little Mulberry Creek on the
lauds of J. E. Rocmore, J. M. Ethridge,
J. E. Kilgore and others. Go to it boys,
find all that you can. It will help
Winder some, and by the way some
of our Winder friends have a farufciu
the midst of the oil field and should
it prove a profound success, we know’
that a good part of their share will be
spent In Winder, and then we will have
a million-dollur base ball team sure
enough. So here it is for more and
better oil.
REV. R. E. MOSS GREETS
FRIENDS FROM SICK BED
The editor of The News, along with
his hundreds of other friends in this
section, is glad to learn that Brother
It. E. Moss is slowly recovering.
Nashville, Tenn.,
August 31, 1920.
To my many Winder friends:
How I miss you all this morning and
how very dear you are to me! How
glad I would be were I with you,
strong and in good health, and speak
ing face to face with you, instead of
lying here in lied flat of my back and
dictating my greetings and good wishes
to my nurse. September is here, hut
I am not there. Y'et when 1 left Win
der two mouths ago, I had hoped to
lie back this very week anil enjoying
your presence at the very time you
are reading this brief letter, but the
old time-honored phrase, “man. pro
poses but God disposes,” has certainly
proved true in my case. For Dam very,
very weak, really too feeble to dictate
u long letter, for it almost exhausts
me. But I felt I just must write you
all a few words of K>ve and greeting
right now.
I seldom sit up; I improve very,
very slowly, hut surely, the doctor
thinks. My meals are brought to me;
my mother and sister treat me like a
baby. How good to be at home with
loved ones!
How I miss my little friends, the
children of Winder, so bright and cheer
ful ! “Howdy” to every one of you.
Love and good cheer to the aged, the
sick, and the “shut-ins.”
With cordial best wishes for churches
and all the good people of Winder for
health and strength and peace of mind,
I am, Fraternally, It. E. MOSS.
P. S. The doctor allows me to eat
pecans. Oh for some from Winder!
WINDER POST OF .AMERICAN LEGION
TO STAGE BIG RALLY SATURDAY
10,006 SUICIDES FOLLOW
JAPANESE FINANCIAL CRASH
San Francisco. —Japan has learned
her lesson.
Formerly a nation with heterogen
ious banking and financial methods
employed by comparative amatures, she
will soon be ready to take her place
on equal terms with the commercial
leaders of the world.
But at what u cost! Scores of hanks
and hundreds of prominent merchants
aud manufactures have failed, unable
to pay; a cent on the dollar; thousands
of men, a few months ago rated us
millionaires, are dead at their own
hand, and the entire trade of the na
tion, with the exception of that in
the bare necessities, is at a stand
still.
Why? Overspeculation and insuffi
cient knowledge of iuternotlonal finan
cial methods, say American business
men who have just returned.
From comparative poverty at the
beginning of the war to the largest
per eupita wealth of any country in
the world—this tells the story of Japa
nese progress until March last.
Business men and farmers shortly
after the outbreak of the European
conflict, found themselves with so much
money that speculative schemes of all
kinds grew like mushrooms, large and
small manufacturing industries, wild
cat oil and mining concerns soon dotted
the -islands.
Stocks Tumble With Crash
Speculators, dreaming of continued
prosperity, ordered goods from the
United States far i excess of uctual
demads. Instead of 2,<MK) miles of
steel rails required, import firms con
tracted for 10,000.
Silk rose from a normal value of
1,400 yen per bale to 4,300 pey.
Suddenly, with other nations rapidly
settling down to a peace basis, foreign
■buying stopped and the Japanese found
the balance of trade rapidly shifting
1 against them.
On March 17, 1020, the market broke.
In one day stocks dropped on an aver
age of 20 per cent. In three days
a total drop of 33 per cent average was
recorded.
American goods shipped to the Japa
nese are now being reshlpped to this
country at little more than 50 per cent
of the original price. American rosin,
formerly selling at *lO in now being
shipped from Kobe, Japan, at sll,
while selling at sls at New Orlenus,
point of production.
The Japanese credit balance iu the
United States is entirely wiped out.
American exporters are suffering from
the closing of the Japanese market,
but importers are buying rapidly to
take advantage of the unprecedented
low prices.
10,000 Commit Suicide
In Yosaka, Japan, 1,500 merchants
and bankers, poor men before the war,
but millionaires before the crash, com
mitted suicide rather than face pov
erty again. It is estimated by the
Americans in Japan at the time that
more than 10,000 Japanese killed them
selves rather than face the situation.
But out of it all, Japan is rapidly
emerging solvent. Banking methods
are being reorganized, speculation has
stopped, and the finances of the nation,
uder the direction of the government,
are being put on a sound business basis.
The Japanese are anew people in
world commerce, just suffering their
first reverse. They have learned their
lesson, Americans believe, and will soon
be ready to take their share of the
burden of restoring world finance to
normal conditions.
Miss Mildred Appleby, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Appleby, of Pen
dergrass, Ga., has accepted a position
in the ready-to-wear department of J.
T. Strange Company.
Miss Elezatfgth Kimball left Tues
day ot attend the State Normal School
at Athens.
Mesdames J. S. Millsaps and G.
A. Johns and Misses Sybil Millsaps
and Mary Louise Johns motored over
to Athens Wednesday.
Rev. W. C. Foster and wife were the
guests of the former’s mother, Mrs.
T. M. Foster, last week.
Misses I'nice Symoore, of Athens and
Carlotte Whitehead, of Bogart, were
the week-end guests of Misses Dorris
t:-1 G ueva Jone3 last week.
THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
THURSDAY, Sept ft— Billie Burk fn
“Sadie Love.”
FRIDAY. Sept 10—Douglas McLean in
“What's Husband Doing?”
SATURDAY. Sept 11—Fatty Arbucle
in ‘ramping Out.” “Vanishing Dagger’
Address to Citizens of Barrow
Next Saturday Afternoon
Defending Legion’s
Cause.
If you had fought through two years
of woderu warfare —away from loved
ones and home—undergone the hard
ships of camp life, slept on frozen mud
and in danger of gas and shells;
and continually hearing the whine of
angry machine gun bullets —all for your
country’s sake, the sake of your loved
ones at home aud for the suke of hu
manity when the niHd Kaiser of Ger
many with ills motto of “Gott Mitt
Uns” aud his cry of “Der Tag” had de
termined to put the world under his
feet, with an armistice declared, would
you stop striving for the hignest and
best for your own state and country?
Major Gen. Sturgis, a regular army
officer, who won victories in France,
upon assuming command of Camp Gor
don after the cessation of hostilities
said to his men and officers that the
war had been won, ' the Hun stopped
and that all tVue Americans must keep
up the fight at home in order that the
highest ideals of the American home
might be kept alive and that the Bol
shevik! might be overcome.
This is the sole purpose of the Amer
ican Legion. It stands for all that it
fought for on the bloody fields of Flan
ders and tbe battlefields of France.
It stands for no other; its tight is a
righteous one and it will stand the test.
It is not our purpose here to cover
the entire field—suffice it to say that
as an organization of veteruns of the
World War, standing for all that is
high und best, it has been attacked
and is merely asserting Its rights by
answering Its enemies by facts and
making a defense that is iu accord
I with its ideals uad purposes, at tbe
1 same time, carrying on its fight for
the highest and best for its state and
country.
At the Court House Saturday after
noon ut 3:00 o'clock representatives of
the American Legion will "kpcak and
give you the history, purposes and an
| idea of the American Legion. These
men represent the State organization
are red-blooded Americans, fought iu
France und will give you a speech that
you will enjoy and at the same time
will not give you offense no matter
what your views are.
Men who have heard Mr. Stockbridge
and Mr. Sirmou are high iu their pruistt
of the manner in which they answer
the attacks mude on the American Le
gion. It is presumed that everyone
is open to facts und conviction. It
you art*, come out and hear these ex
service men apeak.
The American Legion is not wholly
responsible for the coming of these men
to Winder. Representative citizens,
leaders of the county and town, iu a
large number have asked that these
men come to Winder that the public
generally might hear them and there
by get their side of the mutter as well
as that of those making the attack. And
in this light they are coming to Winder
with good feeling for all and ask that
you get facts us they are, remove all
prejudice from your mind and make
a decision for what you consider best
for the Grand Old Empire State of
Georgia and the Greatest Nation ou
earth, the United States of America.
Ladies are especially invited.
Don’t forget the place and hour —
Court House —3:00 o'clock, Saturday,
September 4th. In all probably the
Winder Orchestra will furnish music.
JOHN’ RICH PENTECOST POST
AMERICAN LEGION, NO. 53.
DEATH OF AN INFANT
Many friends of Mr. and Mrs ( . 11. H.
Pirkle sympathize with them in the
loss of their little babe. The little
babe was spared to earth hardly a
day. Mrs. Pirkle is reported to be
doing nicely.
Miss Gladys Harris left last week for
Valdosta, where she will enter school.
Mrs. lieba Vonderleith has returned
from a ten days’ visit to Murphy,
North Carolina.
Miss Nora Hewitt lias accepted a
position with the J. T. Strange com
pany. Miss Hewitt is the eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Hewitt and
she has many friends in this section
who will be interested to learn of her
connection with this popular depart
ment store.
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