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THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM THURSDAY, Dee 9—Elaiu Ilammer steiu in “The Point of View.” FRIDAY, Dec. 10—Billie Burke in •*■ y “Wanted—A Husband” SATURDAY, Dec. 11—Vanishing Dag ger, Moon Riders and Comedy VOL. ' XXVII. PRICES TUMBLING ALL ALONG LINE Winder Merchants Make Great Reduc tions in Prices of Goods—Reduc < tions That Count. f Never in the history of merchandise have our merchants showed a more liberal spirit toward the purchaser than they are showing now. Our advertising columns carry in stance afjvr instance where the price on useful and ever saleable goods have ( been sliced more than half —in some ! instances away below the tirst whole sale cost of the article. | Circulars have been distributed an j| pouncing these facts, yet the goods are slow in moving. J. T. Strange Company in this issue \ announces tremendous cut in every de- I partment of his store, notwithstanding I the fact that he is giving away abso '* lutely free more than twelve hundred | dollars’ worth of merchandise as an inducement for patronage. The Winder Dry Goods Store has | on a sale that is attracting the atten j tion of the buying public. J. W. Summerour, the first to start j the downward slide of prices, is still I applying the knife and ofiering to pay [ 25c per pound for cotton, and a dollar L and a half per hundred for cotton seed. Autry, House & Company have de | termined to unload regardless of cost. | and they are disposing -of their stock of dry goods almost as if the goods f were sold on the block to the highest bidder. Saul is hammering down prices, using newspaper space and circulars. Kilgore & Kelly are keeping pace with thp times and are offering “Good 1 Goods for Less Money.” In fact, the whole mercantile list is f. “doing it,” and if you need anything to wear, eat or work with. Winder is a mighty good town to visit. You i can buy anything from an automobile ! to a hairpin just a little cheaper here ! than you can elsewhere. Read the advertisement of J. T. Strange in this issue. “Leaders and Regulators of Low Prices,” Strange has something good for you to digest in this issue. Even if you don’t need what he is offering, it will do you good just to know how cheap you could have made the purchase if you had needed a suit of clothes, a hat, shoes, coat suit, skirt, ~ blanket or a yard of ginghams. A. S. Eberhart has on no “slaughter sale,” bpt he makes it a practice to meet the downward trend and all the F year round sells goods at a close mar jt pin of profit. He believes in price's r that will keep the goods moving. W. R. Smith has on a clearance sale I and is offering many attractive bargains in everything kept in general dry goods store. * J. C. Ray & Cos. are making attrac tive prices on canned goods, shoes, , groceries and feedstuffs for animals. Read the advertisements in this issue. They carry their own story of the downward trend of everything to eat and wear. GRIM REAPER CALLS I)R. T. A. FOWLER Dr. T. A. Fowler died at the home of his son-in-law, W. J. Smith, Jr., early Saturday morning. Dr Fowler had been in ill health for about a year, tie lived at Cumming, Ga., but owing to his affliction, a few weeks ago his daughters, two of whom live in this city, brought him to Winder where they could assist in ministering to him. For many years Dr. Fowler lived at Auburn. Ga.. and he was well and favorably known to many people in this section of the state. He was a loyal member of the Ma sonic fraternity, iyid has body was buried in accord with the ritual of that order. The funeral was preached by Rev. W. E. Moore and the interment was at Auburn last Sunday afternoon. He is survived by his wife and five children. They are Mrs. T. A. Fowler, Mrs W. J. Smith, Jr., Mrs. Carl bear wood. Mrs. C. 8. Hunter, Miss Villle Fowle' and Willie C. Fowler and other relatives. DILLARD-HUTHENS ( Mrs. M. R. Wilkie, of Robertson, announce the engagement of her niece, Rosemary Dillard, to Pike Livingston Hitchens, of Statliam, the marriage Vo be, solemnized at an early date. lUinfocv Mom Untrammeled by Prejudice aud Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for the Right WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA„ THURSDAY DECEMBER 9, 1920. MRS. GUY KILGORE CARRIES OFF PLUM Judges Award Her Prize for Suggest ing Best Name for Bakery. In the bakery naming contest, Mrs. Guy H. Kilgore wins the prize. ■ Last Week Mr. Harry L. Moore of fered five dollars to the person sug gesting the most appropriate name for his bakery, which is to open about De cember 15th. Out of one hundred or more names suggested, the judges have awarded the prize to Mrs. Kilgore, who sug gested “The Bestyette Bakery.” Among the close contestants were Mrs. J. T. Strange with “The Halmo.” Mrs. Bessie Edwards with “The Blue Ribbon,” Mrs. Holsenbeck with “The Rex and R. E. Warr with "The Busy Bee.” The sign designating Mr. Moore’s place of business will read something like this: THE BESTYETTE BAKERY” Bakers of “Windermaid” Cream Bread. EXPECT CALL FOR AN EXTRA SESSION It is stated by what seems good au thority that Governor Dorsey is eon sedering calling an extra session of the Georgia legislature for the first of January. The official call is expected as soon as the surpreme court has rendered its decision in the Butts county case. .Revision of the tax equalization act and provision for financial relief of educational institutions it is said will be -the basis of the call. For the past four months there has been a constant discussion of the prob ability of the governor calling an ex tra session to aid the schools and revise the equalization law, and considerable force in favor of such action has been brought to bear on the chief executive. When asked about the statement to the effect he had decided to call the session, Governor Dorsey stated he would not enter into any discussion on the subject, and would neither deny nor afirm them. PROMINENT JACKSON COUNTY MAN ENDS HIS OWN LIFE The many friends in this section of Mr. Ernest Duke were grieved to learn Monday that he had sent a bullet into his body that would prove fatal. There were few more popular young business men in Jackson county than Ernest Duke. It is said that as a result of the failure of an Athens cotton factor he was a heavy loser, and that the tricky market this fall added to his losses, and that is given as a possible cause for his rash act. Shortly after the fatal shot he was rushed to a hospital at Gainesville and for a while hope was entertained for his recovery, but he died Tuesday. He was a son of Harvey Duke. For many years he was considered one of the properous young business men of Pendergrass. LITTLE DOROTHY SMITH VICTIM OF AUTO ACCIDENT Dorothy, the little 7 year old daugh ter of Mrs. Homer Smith, formerly of Winder but now of Athens, was run down by an automobile driven by a young University student last Friday afternoon, and died a few minutes after she reached a hospital . Dorthy was the yougest daugnter of the late Homer Smith of this city, and her remains were brought to Win der for funeral and interment. The services were held at th Chris tian church, eonductd by Rev. W. H Faust, assisted by Rev. J. H. Wood. The interment was in Rose Hill ceme tery by the side of her father. The pallbearers were uncles* of little Dorothy, Roy and Ralph Smith, of Winder, and Harold and Garland Hulme, of Athena. Besides her mother and sister, she is survived by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Smith, of Winder, and Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Hulme. of Athens, and many other relatives, all of whom have the sympathy of friends in this sad bereavement. Revs. W. H. Faust, T. C. Buchanan, Messrs. John M. Williams and W. B. Mathews are delegates from the First Baptist church to the state convention which meets in Atlanta at the Baptist Tabernacle this week. ELECTRIC LINE BEING REBUILT Estimated Expenditure on the Line is Around Eighty Thousand Dollars. There are camped near the electric plant in the City of Winder, about thir ty employes of the Georgia Railway & Power Company. They are installing a new’ transmission line that will make Winder’s electric current second to none in the state. G. I). Ross, the local representative of the Georgia Railway and Power Company, contends that tlieir presence here is the fruits of rubbing the hair the right way instead of nagging and knocking tactics. Last May Mr. Ross took the matter of the very unsatisfactory service of the Georgia Railway and Power Com pany to the manufacturing interests of Winder up with the officials of the corporation, both by letter and in per son. He received assurances from the company that just as soon as the cor poration was able to raise the funds to do the work, the Winder line would be put in first-class shape. On May 25, President Arkwright wrote to Mr. Ross among other things the following: “Your statement with reference to the line between Winder and Gaines ville is correct. About a year ago we went over the lines and made some improvements on it, but to make the line what it Ought to be involves the practical rebuilding of this line. This necessitates the expenditure of a large sum of money. It lias been our plan to re-build the line as soon as the com pany’s financial condition was such as to permit the re-building to be done. If sufficient increases are granted by the railroad commission it is the com pany’s intention to devote all of its revenue over and above operating ex penses and necessary fixed charges to extending and improving its facilities and service. As stated, among these improvements will be the W inder line. 1 cannot say in what order this work will be done, or when any particular piece of work can lie accomplished.” However, tin* first work of a very expensive nature ttiat is being done by the company after receiving its increase in rates is the re-building of the Win der and Gainesville line. The old line was of aluminum wires stretched on poles at great distances apart aud whenever it rained or the wind blew, out would go the current. There are only 373 poles between Winder and Gainesville. The company is adding (KK) western red cedar poles, making a total of 1,030 poles with a maximum distance of only 175 feet. The life of these poles is between twen ty and twenty-five years. The alumi num wire is being replaced by No. 1 standard coper wire. Mr. Ragsdale, the young man in charge of the rebuilding of the line, says that when completed, Winder’s electric current will be second to none in the state. The expensive cedar poles are shipped in from Michigan and two car loads of copper wire have already arrived and are now being placed. It will take the force of employes ninety days to complete the work, at an estimated ex penditure of $82,400. The Georgia Railway and Power Company is making good its promises to Winder. WILSON SINGS SWAN SONG TO CONGRESS After a swan song about the beauties of Democracy and the duty of the I nit ed States to lead the way and quoting the words of Lincoln that “Right makes might," in his message to Congress, President Wilson recommends these things: A loan to Armenia. Filipino independence. The budget system. Would encourage the manufacture of dyestuffs, promote agricultural produc tion, improve agricultural marketing and muke rural life more attractive. Expresses sympathy for the sick and disabled of the army and navy. Would lead the world by showing example of democracy within our own bonders. It is a fine message from the stand point of good English, but we imagine that his treaty on real democracy sounds a little funny to a fellow like Debs who languishes in prison for say ing what he thought about things in this land of the free and the home of the brave. BAPTIST FACE VITAL ISSUES The Report on Slate Missions Was Read by Rev. W. H. Faust of Winder. ■ ■■ V Atlanta, Ga., Dec. B—The Georgia Baptist convention began its second days session Wednesday in the Bap tist Tabernacle, with many matters of vital interest to the denomination in the state scheduled for consideration and disposition. One of the most important matters to oorne before the convention Wednes day was consideration of State mis sions and the work being accomplished by that branch of the great Baptist organization. This work embraces the Baptist Young Peoples’ Union, the Wo man’s Missionary Union, the Sunday school department and ministerial re lief. The report on state missions was read by Dr. W. H. Faust, of Winder. BIG HEARTS RESPONDING TO WINDER WIDOW’S NEEDS Last week the News carried a story of the awful plight of a Winder worthy widow struggling for bread for her children. The article was not intended for an appeal, but was stating a condition. Rut wo are pleased to announce that the big hearts of some of our readers were touched and cheeks and cash have been coming in to Mr. Carrington, author of the article. Merchants have offered clothing, shoes and food. One Winder lady, signing her name “Mrs. Blank” sends $4.00 with these words: “Your article about the widow and six children lias touched my heart and I can’t get them off my mind until I do something for them. I am almost a stranger here and don’t know who they are, but I feel sure that you won’t mind me sending tiiis small contribu tion. I wan’t to feci that those little ones won't be entirely overlooked by Old Santa, the greatest of the great with the children. I want to feel the satisfaction of having performed a duty. “For inasmuch as ye did it unto one of the least of these, my bretliern, ye did it unto me.” And from a Winder boy, Robert Set tles, who is doing well up in the big city of New York, came a check for $5. Mr. Carrington has placed the funds in the hands of Mrs. Carrington and every cent will lie speftt to bring joy and comfort to these unfortunates. CHILDREN HONOR FATHER’S EIGHTY-FOURTH BIRTHDAY That was a happy occasion last Sat urday for “Uncle Richard” Pentecost w’lien surrounded by his loved ones he joined in the celebration of his 84th birthday. “Uncle” Richard is Barrow county’s oldest citizen. He holds the love and high esteem of all who know him. He loves his county, ills home and his friends and it has been the rule of his life to “do unto others as ye would have them do unto you.” Many a man’s success in life can be traced to the good will and help of “Uncle” Richard. He is the oldest living representative of a family that has left its imprint on the society of this section ever since the Pilgrim fathers carved their way through the wiidwood and built their log houses along the streams. His forefathers came establishing churches, preaching the gospel and their works have followed them. “Uncle" Richard is the head of the Pentecost clan today, and the younger generations love to honor him. A Christian gentleman, a loving father, a good neighbor and a loyal citizen, he has the best wishes of all for many returns of this joyful natal day. He is justly proud of a fine family, and if it were were possible, that pride was strengthened last Saturday when he sat down with his children and grand-children around him to par take of the snptuons spread lovingly prepared by his children. The dinner was enjoyed at the old Pentecost home, and with him on the occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. James Burson. Miss Pauline Pentecost, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. McDonald and children— Richard, Henrietta, Ruth, Charles H., and Eli zabeth, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pentecost and daughter, Dixie: Mr. and Mrs. It D McDanold and children—vGllmere. Annie Lee, Sara, Mary and Jack; Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Pentecost and chil dren, Asilee and John Richard. WINDER MARKETS MAKING BIG CUTS John W. Carrington Starts Slide in Prices and Others Follow. “It is an ill wind that blows nobody good,” reads an old saw. And it seems that for a season the lovers of beafsteak, pork chops, sau sage and stewmeuts in Winder town will be able to get tlieir money's worth when they part with their.sheikels. And this was made possible by the entry of that old faithful meat cutter, John W. Carrington, Hr., into the arena as a dispenser of meats. He opened a small, unpretentious shop in the rear of J. C. Ray & o.'s store and announced ills price list, catering to public favor at a reasonable margin of profit. Then the slinde in “cuts” started all round. But even at that the bottom is afar off, for we notice that the price of hogs and beef cattle is dropping, drop ping, dropping, and consistency will suggest still greater reductions. We should suggest to the warring meirt men that there is nothing to be gained by price-cutting. If you don't mind the public will have the fact driven into its cranium that you have been a little too high all till' time. This honest effort on the part of John W. Carrington to cell his goods as cheap as one can with safety to himself and his business, bould hi' commended. t * Prices all along the line must fall and they are falling and will continue to fall until reason supplants delirium. To avoid danger one must use his bead and maintain a reasonable margin of profit, elsei it is the scrap heap for him and his business. Honest weights and full measure is better for the consumer than price slaughter only for a season. When money was cheap aud plenti ful uny kind of “eats” brought fancy prices, but now the nickel counts with us all, and the time is with us when one will look more carefully after bis money’s worth when orders a steak ■or a chop. ROSS-MOORE A marriage of interest to hosts of friends in this section was that Wed nesday which Joined in the holy bonds of wedlock Col. G. I>. Ross and Miss Pearl Moore, both of Winder. The ceremony was performed by A. E. Cadwell, editor of The Walton News, and the marriage took HOl ace at the home of the “Marrying Editor” in Mon roe at high noon. Immediately after the ceremony Mr and Mrs. Ross motored to Winder and until January 1, 1921, will be at home to their many friends at “The Old Tavern.” After that date they will move into a cottage provided by the groom on Center street, just off Candler. I’he bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Moore, of Winder, and she is a woman of personal charm and noble character. The groom is one of Winder’s bar risters who is making good at his pro fession, a brother of tlds editor and has hosts of friends in Barrow county who will rejoice in his happiness. CONGRESS STARTS ON ITS FINAL LAP Congress started on its final lap of the Sixty-Sixth session last Monday, Bills and resolutions are ready in great numbers to commit the government to policies tscaring on almost every phase of American life, but the question is will any of them reach enactment or adoption. “There is strong reason to believe that the War Finance Corporation will be revived through action of congress at this session,” Senator Hoke Smith declares. “At a Joint session of the committee on agriculture of the senate and house, it was agreed to report at once favor ably a resolution directing the renewed operation of the War Finance Corpo ration,” said Senator Smith, “and urg ing the Federal Reserve Board to liberalize discounts based upon paper secured by agricultural products, and also recommending that the board re duce the rate of interest charged by Federal Reserve banks.” But efforts to bring about immediate action on the resolution by the senate were blocked by Senator Lodge, Re publican leader, who demanded time for study of the proposa^ THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM MONDAY, Dec 13—Constance Tal madg in “Two Weeks.” TUESDAY Dec. 14—“ Ruth of the Rock ies.” New Serial. “A Sister to Salome." WEDNESDAY, Dec. 15—Constance Blimey in one of her best pictures. BIG SLASH URGED FOR COTTON CROP Memphis Conference for Drastic Acre age Reduction—Revival of War Finance Board Favored. Memphis, Tenn., December 7.—Re vival of the war finance corporation was indorsed at a conference here to day of bankers, merchants and planters from all parts of the cotton growing states as a means of immediately remedying present depressed conditions in the cotton market and committees were named to perfect plans to bring about a drastic curtailment In produc tion next year as a move to perma nently stabilize the cotton growing in dustry. Oil a motion of W. B. Thompson, former president of the New Orleans cotton exchange, a telegram was sent to Washington tonight urging upon congress the need of immediately, re viving the war finance corporation. Another resolution introduced today and referred to committee, usked that a special government census be taken of cotton of lower than tenderable grades. Plan to Force Reduction. Committees to devise means of en forcing a reduction in cotton acreage and the raising of greater feed crops, which leaders in the movement de clare will amount to a curtailment of ut least 50 per cent in the acreage planted in cotton, were named after addresses by Governor John M. Par ker, of Louisiana, chairman of the con ference, and other speakers who stress ed the necessity of a cut in production and diversified crops as the logical solution of the situation now facing the southern planter, due to the present stagnant market. Governor Parker suggested that bank ers refuse to extend credit to farmers who do not join the acreage reduction movement. “Reduction in the past lias always meant reduction for the other fellow,” said Governor Parker. “To fix it so that the individual will not violate the plans of the convention your bankers should be memorialized to grunt not one dollar of credit to the individual who does not live up to these plans.” Governor Parker urged the planters to sell enough cotton now on hand to at least repay the bankers for money loaned for the making of the present crop, lie also emphasized the impor tance of a tariff devised from an eco nomic rather than a political standpoint as a protection against the cheap labor of other countries. Colonel Thompson predicted that the crop next year would not exceed six million bales, approximately one-half of a normal yearly crop. DAINTY BILLIE BURKE IN “WANTED—A HUSBAND” Love’s Strand will offer for its at traction next Friday afternoon and night one of the screen’s most populur favorites —Billie Burke, in "Wanted— A Husband.” Winsome as she is charming, talented as she is artistic, dainty Billie Burke Is the idol of motion pieture fans. This catgory does not include men alone, for she is equally popular with the feminine contingent of pieture fans wherever the screen finds its votaries. There are few comedinnes of the silver sheet who are so genuinely and uni versally populur as delightful Billie Burke. Her knowledge of the tech nique of her art, reinforced by years of experience on the legitimate stage, her painstaking care to present por trayals that are distinguished by artis try and versirnilitude, her earnestness usd personal magetism, are responsible for the success she has achieved. In “Wanted —A Huband," Miss Burke is first seen as a careless creature who has forgotten that a woman’s first duty to society is to be dignified, well ap pearing, scrupulous as to dress and eager to win the conmendation of her fellows, and in the development of the story she blossoms Into a sweet, charm ing, well dressed athletic girl, Instead of inviting criticism, wins praise—and love. In this transition of character Miss Burke’s art manifests itself de lightfully, and that she has an an other attractive character to her fine gallery of screen portraits, none will dispute. If you want to forget your worries spend an hour before the screen with Miss Burke and you will come away smilling. NO. 35