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THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
THURSDAY, Doc. 16— Marion Dovore
in “Mary Is Getting Married.”
FRIDAY, Dec. 17—Wallace Reid In
“Love Burglar.”
SATURDAY, Dec 18—“ Vanishing Dag
ger," "Moon Riders" and Comedy
VOL. XXVII.
TIME TO DO THINGS
IDEA OF HARDWICK
Governor-Elect Urges Establishment of
Brokerage System Maintained by
State for Benefit of Farmers.
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Athens, Ga., Dec. 15—Establishment
of a comprehensive brokerage system
maintained by the State for the benefit
of farmers and producers in Georgia
and extending to all counties to enable
quick iparketing of products which will
be backed by ample funds to make its
operation a certainty, is the far-reach
ing proposal Thomas W. Hardwick,
governor-elect, made in a speech here
Wednesday before several hundred
county farm demonstration agents.
Providing a cash market for other
erops in addition to cotton. Mr. Hard
wick said, was the big vital need of
Georgia ’ now.
Mr. Hardwick said the establishment
of a brokerage system functioning thru
an ex pan (led State bureau of markets
will l>e one of the mast important poli
cies he hopes to carry out during his
administration.
People Tired of Cotton.
“The people of Georgia have hem
hog-tied to cotton as a money crop loug
enough," he said. "The present situa
tion should be lesson enough to all who
have the l*-st interests of the State at
heart. We’ve got to raise other crops
besides cotton, but we’ve got to devise
a system of marketing which will make
such crops money crops.”
Mr. Hardwick made it clear in his
speech that the creation of such a sys
tem will be one of the big things he will
attempt during his administration. He
announced at the start that he had no
words .other thay praise for excellent
work done by tjie present bureau of
markets under the direction of Lem B.
Jackson. He announced further that
he will seek to enlist the aid of all
leaders of thought in this line regard
less of their political affiliations. He
said his plan will be strictly a non
political one, that his mind is open to
suggestions from any source, and that
he will seek the aid of leaders of all
political faiths and creeds in working
out the details of his plan.
Time to Do Things.
“The time has come in Georgiu for us
to do something,’’ he said. “We have
had worlds of talk, reams upon reams
of paper has been used telling what
should be done, but beyond some work
necessarily desultory in character be
cause of insufficient appropriations we
have and ’ie nothing. Georgia has un
limited fund 6 to spend in the support
of a tangible working brokerage plan
which will bring the markets of the
world to Georgia and will permit the
farmers and producers of Georgia to
optain the highest market price for
their products at all times, regardless
of the remoteness of their location.”
Generally, Mr. Hardwick’s plan is to
establish at the bureau of markets in
the capitol a clearing house which will
keep in touch with the markets for all
kinds of products raised in Georgia.
From this central office the quotations
will be spread broadcast to agents in
each county. The county brokerage
agent will deal directly with the pro
ducer. The farmer-producer will close
his deal for his product at the highest
prevailing market price, and through
“the agent will ship his product to the
purchaser and by attaching the bill of
lading to a sight draft on the purchaser
the farmer will be able to go to his
local bank, discount his draft and get
the money for his product on the day
it is sold.
“For instance, a farmer in Clarke
county would bring in a large amount
of velvet beans. He offered them local
ly and could get nothing like the real
market price for his product. He
could tlie** get in touch with the State
Brokerage agent. The agent would
have a list of the people in the market
tor velvet beans, would have the quo
;ations from various markets and thru
lie central office, or by dealing di
eet. could close the transaction for the
armor at a price probably much great
jr than the farmer would receive lacol
y. At the same time the transaction
be completed by shipping hill of
lading attached and the farmer would
jgt his money at the bank. Titus
ilcash market for velvet beans would
Be created something that does not
Kw exist.”
■ir. Hardwick then spoke of the many
ptli r products which could he handled
Mjmigli such a system. In each case
Hkisb market, just exactly the same
cotton market, would be created
Ef r I
®lje winder News.
Untrammeled by Prejudice aud Unawed by Fear We Speak the Truth and Contend for tjie Right
WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY DECEMBER 16, 1920.
CONFESSES BIG
I MAIL ROBBERY
Chicago, Dec. 15—Edward Balentiue
was arrested here Wednesday and con
fessed, the police declare, that he and
seven other men committed the $3,500,-
000 mail train robbery on the Burling
ton between Omaha and Council Bluffs
three weeks before Thanksgiving.
Miss Hazel Grubb of Indianapolis,
who was with Balentiue at the time
of his arrest, also is held.
Balentine’s confession, according to
Chief of Detectives Michael Hughes,
named a business man of Des Moines,
lowa, ns the brains of the robber gang.
This man, Balentiue is alleged to have
said, took no part in the actual hold
up.
A' woman, the sweetheart of one of
the bandits, Balentiue is reported to
have said, sat in the robbers’ automo
bile while he and the seven others
were tossing the mail sacks in the
machine.
The plunder, Balentiue said, consist
ed of S9OOJjOO in currency and the
balance in government bonds. Ralen
tine had two bonds when captured,
according to Hughes. *
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AT
THE METHODIST CHURCH
The Methodist church will hold a
“White Gift" service on the coining
Sunday night, at the School Auditorium
when over one hundred of the young
people of the church will give an
elaborate Christmas program of tal
leaux, songs and pictures of the nativi
ty, with the help of the church choir
and the Sunday School orchestra. The
! request is made that ail who attend
lie in their places not later that 7:30
o'clock, as it will be very difficult to
sent anybody after that time. The
exercises will be reverent throughout,
and it will be characterized by the true
Christmas spirit. The “White Gifts
for the King” will be used- for tin*
relief of suffering at home and in other
lands, will t>e presented at the close
of the service.
Each class in Sunday School is urg
ing a full attendance of its members,
with others who have not been attend
ing in an effort to win the banner in
the Class Record contest. The pastor
will preach at 11:30 a. m. Subject.
“The Problem of Problems —Myself”
A noteworthy feature of last Sunday’s
services was the large attendance of
Sunday School scholars, several of
which took part In the interesting cele
bration of “The Landing of the Pil
grims" at the night service.
dome and enjoy these services with
us. The heartiest welcome is reserved
for the visitor and the stranger.
L. WILKIE COLLINS, Pastor.
CHARITY COMMITTEE
The Winder Associated Charities has
arranged to look ont for work for those
who are unable to find positions and
are in need.
A1 sorb parties can call on Mayor
Maynard or Mr.’Claude Mayne, chair
man of the committee and they will
be glad to render any assistance along
this line in their power.
REV. ANDERSON AT C HRISTIAN
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
Rev. L. <’. Anderson, of Brownbery,
Indiana, will preach at tse Christian
church next Sunday, December lffth.
morning and evening. Rev. Anderson
was in college with Prof. G. J. Parrish
and Prof. Howard Hilley, who speak
in the highest terms of him.
All members and friends are invited
to be present.
The friends of Mr. Herschel Wil
liams will be sorry to learn of his
walking typhoid fever, e and Mrs.
Williams are at present at the home
•if his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Williams, on Athens street.
and then the farmer would be in a
better mood to diversify.
“Of course, this is just the outline
of the plan,” Mr. Hardwick said.
“.Such a plan can lie worked out in
Georgia. It has been worked out to a
more or less successful degree in other
States, but the plan I have in view is
more ambitious than the plan used in
any State, financed by the State, oper
ated by capable men on a salary and
commission basis, or salary basis, the
establishment of this system would be
the salvation of the State.
RELIEF MEASURE
PASSED BY SENATE
War Finance Corporation Revived to
Assist Fanners—Provision Di
recting Extension of Credits.
Washington, Dec-ember 13. —The
senate late today passed the agri
culture committee resolution directing
the revival of the war finance corpora
tion as a measure of affording relief
to farmers.
The second section of the resolution
which, as introduced, would have di
rected the extension of liberal credits
by the federal reserve system, was
amended to make the desirability of
such a course only an expression of
opinion of the congress.
The amendment making the change
in the section of the resolution relating
to the federal reserve system was pro
posed by Senator Norris, republican,
Nebraska, and was accepted by a vote
of 47 to 10.
Another change made in the re-solu
tion, on suggestion of Senator Hmitlk,
democrat, Georgia, broadened the dutii s
of the finance corporation to include
the financing of exportation of products
other than those raised on the firm.
Amendments submitted by Senator
Harris, democrat, Georgia, to make the
rate of discount on loans to fanners
5 per cent, and by Senator McKellar,
democrat, Tennessee, to make cotton
factors' paper eligible for discount,
were rejected by an overwhelming vote.
A substitute for the resolution present
ed by Senator Spencer, republican, Mis
souri. met a similar fate.
Final action on the resolution was
without a record vote. The measure
now goes to the house, where a num
ber of similar farmer relief measures
are pending.
The section of the resolution direct
ing revival of the war finance corpo
ration. as adopted, reads:
“The secretary of the treasury and
i the members of the war finance cor
poration are hereby directed to revive
the activities of the war corporation,
and that said corporation be at once
rehabilitated with the view of financ
ing the exportation of agricultural and
other products to foreign markets.”
The resolution as adopted refers to
the extensions of credits as follows:
"It is the opinion of congress that the
federal reserve system should take
such action as may be necessary to
permit the member banks of the federal
system to grant liberal extensions of
credit to the farmers of the country
upon the security of *he agricultural
products now held by them,'by permit
ting the rediscounts of such notes of
extension at a fair and reasonable rute
<f interest.”
MOORE-H ETCHINGS
Married Sunday afternoon at the
Methodist parsonage Miss Wilbur Hut
chins to Mr. Hubert Moore, both of
Winder.
The bride is the only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hutchins, a
contractor, and she is a young girl of
personal charm and many noble traits
of character.
The groom is the youngest son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Moore, and is con
nected with his father in the stock
business.
Rev. L. W. Collins performed the
ceremony in the presence ef a few
friends of the young couple.
Shortly after the ceremony, Mr. and
Mrs. Moore left, for Athens on the first
lap of a short bridal tour to the “Land
>f Flowers.”
The News joins hosts of friends in
wishing Mr. and Mrs. Moore a long
and happy wedded life.
NOTICE ODD FELLOWS
To every member' of Winder Lodge
No. si, I. O. O. F. You are requested
be at the hall next Tuesday evening
at 7 :•’’><> for the purpose of electing
officers for the ensuing year. Don’t
forget the date, December 21, and be
on hand.
A. L. OTJZTS. N. G.
J. A. STILL, Sectary.
WE WANT EGGS
We want eggs and are willing to
pay for them. From now until sun
down of Christmas Eve we will give
one year’s subscription for Two Dozen
Egg>. No limit; will pay that price
for either new or renewal. The price
of the paper is $1.50 per year, but for
this limited time two dozen f'esli eggs
will bring it to you for a year.
WINDER’S CHANCE
TO ENJOY XMAS
The Christmas Spirit Is Bigger Thing
Than Race or Creed—Let No
One Go ungry.
At the Christmas season, the most
selfish of men are apt to loosen up a
little and enter into the true Christmas
I spirit of giving and good cheer. And
true charity is always manifested by
the care of our nearest neighbors be
fore we turn to tin- need that is fur
ther away. Nobody in America will
go hungry this Christmas season, if
the Christian neighbor knows about
it.
Recently an appeal was made for
several families in Winder, where there
j was no man to provide for the widows
I and children. The response was imme
diate and hearty, and the need was at
once relieved. The Sunday schools of
, the city are planning to contribute a
j Christmas tree for the children for
i homes that good St. Nicholas might
not otherwise find, and even the color
ed children are not to be forgotten.
It does not take much to brighten
the life of a child, and even tho times
are hard, it is surely no good reason
for taking the Christmas joy from the
hearts of children.
The Christian people of America have
on their hearts a heavier burden than
' merely proerty at our own doors. We
! dare you to find a worthy home where
j there will be suffering, if the need is
known to the millions who have im
| bibed the Christmas spirit from the
'Christ of Bethlehem. But the Christ
inas spirit is a bigger tiling than that.
, It knows no bounds of race or creed,
for it’s author is the Christ who gave
j Himself for the life of the whole world,
j Selfishness aud prejudice are it’s chief
opposites. It’s creed is that of the
good Samaritan, whom Jesus praised
because of liis act of kindness to u
Jew, one of an alien race and an
enemy. And Jesus speaks of this as
j the surest test of a true disciple. My
1 neighbor is the man tiiat is in need.
This Christmas our well-laden tables
will be haunted by shadows. True,
we are in a state of financial crisis
ourselves, but our harvest has been
one of the most bountiful we have ever
known. We have bread enough aud
to spare. But the Christmas star will
shine upon the land of Christ with its
multitudes of Armenian orphans, on
the war-scarred lands of Europe, where
according to Mr. Hoover, countless lit
tle children are dying of hunger and
cold, and where men are dropping dead
upon the streets.
It would be a Christmas feast if they
could find a crust of bread.
In China, a section that contains
forty million people, is in the grip of
such a famine as perhaps the world
has never known.
O, shame to cry hard times in Amer
ica, when literally millions in iess
favored lands would be thankful for
the scraps from our tabu's. Have we
no pitty? Did God bestore these bless
ings to be used for ourselves alone,
while his other Children go naked and
hungry in the bitter cold? Shall Chris
tion America pass by on the other side?
Thank God America is still Chris
tian at heart and no appeal like this
has ever gone unheeded. For the
spirit of Christ who said “Inasmuch
as ye have done it unto one of the I
least of these, ye have done it unto
me,” is still in the hearts of His peo
ple' here. If we are poor this Christ
mas, let as give out of our poverty, for
true* giving always means sharing. If
it. does not mean sacrifice and costs
us nothing, it will profit us nothing.
The churches of Winder are being'
asked this year to devote tlielr Christ
mas easli offering to this cause. It
will 1m- divided between these needy
culls, and every cent will actually go
toward saying lives. It will go through
channels where every penny will be
accounted for. It will bring greater
joy than the feast of plenty, lor it
will bring to tlie firesides the presence
of the promised Christ, who will set
the joybelts ringing in the saddest
heart.
Let us give generously so that our
offering may he adequate to suppiy the
stupendous needs.—The Christmas
Offering Committee of the Winder
Churches.
Mr. and Mrs. It. H. Nowell announce
tlie arrival at their home of a young
son. Rhett says it will only he a few
years until you hear from Young
Rhett on the Georgia football team.
IMMIGRATION BAN
ORDERED BY HOUSE
Washington, Dec. 13.—The house
today transmitted to the senate the
Johnson bill prohibiting practically all
immigration to the United States for a
period of one year.
The vote In the house on the meas
ure, 203 to 41. brought to an end more
than three days of heated debate on
, immigration affairs. It also followed
I futile attempts by the bill’s supporters
to lengthen tlie prohibition period to
two years as originally proposed. The
first of these attempts brought a ris
ing vote in fevor of the two-year ex
clusion, but a second call showed ISI
in favor of tin- one-year period and
only 165 opposed.
In the senate the bill will be re
ferred to the immigration committee
and action will be deferred until the
committee has concluded hearings and
investigated thoroughly all phases of
immigration and naturalization ques
tions. A number of measures bearing
on these subjects are iH-nding in the
senate and it is regarded as likely
they will be incorporated in the John
son Dill when it is finally reported to
the senate for consideration. The at
titude of senate leaders today was that
no hasty action should Ik- taken by
that body in dealing with iinmigrat
issues.
COUNTING STROKES OF RAZOR
MAY RUN HIM CRAZY, HE SAYS
Edgar Wesley, says he is afraid of
going crazy unless he can find some
way to stop counting the strokes of
u razor when he shaves. The imsuul
habit came to him in a peculiar way.
Early in life Wesley developed a liking
for mathematics, ond of Dtbbling in
figures aod counts, he applied his
knowledge to the little tliiugs of life,
aud one day several months ago he
decided he would see how many strokes
he took shaving.
He counted, shaving in his usul
manner, and found that he used 503
strokes of the razor. He deci(U-d it
was entirely too much, and set about
systematically to reduce the number.
Counting each time he shaved, aud
eliminating the usless strokes, he man
aged at the end of a few weens, to
cut the daily operation to 315 strokes.
But he had contracted -the habit of
counting, and now is greatly disturbed
la-cause he cannot stop counting.—
Moultrie Observer.
IU’TTS HIS LIFE OUT
AGAINST TREE ROOTS
Butting his head a gains a stump,
while in a fit of mental derangement,
Seth Hall chose an unusual method
of ending his life, death resulting from
his injuries last night.
Hall wan a young white man resid
ing with his parents, Mr. and Mrs,
John (}. Hall, about nine miles from
Valdosta, near Barrett’s. Since his
service in the United States army
which ended some time ago, Hull had
been regarded as somewhat unbalanced,
but never showed any signs*>f violence
ind he remained employed at the farm.
Friday morning while at home alone
with ids mother, Hall went out near
the house and began battering his head
against a stump. Mrs. Hall saw his
peculair actions and ran to attempt
to stop him. As she cine near he ran
away from her and went from stump
to stump plunging his head against
the jagged tops until he finally fell
unconscious. His mother summoned
help and medical aid and the young 1
man was given every attention, but i
after lingering through the remainder 1
of that day and into the night, he died
from his injuries. 11l employing tliisj
means to end his life, young Hall had j
to use great force in striking the stumps j
but that he did this was indicated by |
the manner in which his head was hat- j
from his injuries.— Moultrie Observer. ]
CLEAN UP FOR CHRISTMAS
To the Housewives of Winder:
We have designated next week as
“Clean-Up Week” and if you are anx
ious to have your premises orderly for
tlie holidays, have your refuse collected
early in tlie week, convenient for the
street cleaners to reach. The wagons
will begin hauling on Thursday, the
22nd, and will try to reach every street
and residence in the city. Your cooper
ation in helping ns to have a clean city
this Christmas will he appreciated.—lt.
I) Moore, Chairman San. Com.
THE STRAND THEATER PROGRAM
MONDAY, Dec. 20—Buck Jones In
“Firebrand Travison.”
TUESDAY, Deo. 21—Ruth Roland in
“Ruth of the Rockies” “The Strongest.”
BARROW COUNTY
! MEDICAL SOCIETY
Re-Organized at Well Attended Meeting
in Winder Last Tuesday—Officers
Chosen for Ensuing Year.
At a meeting in the offices of Drs.
Ross and Almond Tuesday, the Barrow
County Medical Society was re-organiz
ed by the selection of officers for the
ensuing year.
This association has been allowed to
drag since the entry of the United
Spates into the world war, as several
of our physicians were rendering ser
vices to Uncle Sam.
Dr. L. C. Allen, of Hoschton, repre
senting the State Medical Association
was present, and a live set of officials
were chosen to steer the organization
for the coming year. The call for this
meeting was issued by Dr. 'J. Q.
Daniel, of Statham, who heads the
society for the next year. Dr. E. F.
Saxon, of Winder, was made secretary
and Dr. Holcomb, of Statham, treasur
er. Drs. W. L. Mathews, L. W. Hodges
aud It. P. Adams, of Bethlehem, were
named as a board of censors.
The stringency of the times and the
scarcity of money lias fallen heavily
on the heuds of our physicians, and it
seems to be the consensus of opinion
among the members of the society
with whom we talked that it takes
money to buy medicine und keep up un
automobile, and that henceforth in those
parts little attention will be pid to
appeals of men who overlook paying
their physicians.
VERY POOR HOMOR
Every now and tin'll we pick up a
big city daily and find it poking fan
at weekly papers, papers printed in
towns the size of t'arrollton, about
printing personals regarding some farm
er win* lias painted his barn or brought
in the prize pumpkin of the section.
And such alleged humor and cheap
jokes get on our nerves.
Pick up a Sunday paper printed
in any big city and read the gush about
the costume Miss Jones wore to the
theatre. Read about Miss Smith’s
apricot chiffon taffeta with silver lace
and morning glories, or of Mrs. Robin
son and her gown of lavendar net and
pink baby-'bibbon—and you will want
to step out in the hack yard and throw
a fit. The absurd thing about the city
puper is it picks out some narrow circle
which calls itself the “Four Hundred,”
gives It the name “Society,” and ignores
the honest, hard-working people of the
place unless they get into police court.
When you read that Farmer Smith
has palntMl his barn you learn some
thing has been done to improve the
community and put it on a better eco
nomic basis. But when you read how
the “Four Hundred” are parading
around in party clothes or pajamas—
and it doesn’t make much difference
with a lot of them —you read of some
thing that is of no benefit to anyone
on earth.
On the other hand, you get a pretty
fair idea of what makes for Bolshevism
in this country. But it’s a funny old
world we are living in, and possibly
it will never roll around to the time
when tlie big city daiies realze that
for laughing purposes nothing fills the
Dili as well as the mess of slush they
are turning out. —Carrollton Free Press.
A GOOD MOVE
At a recent meeting of the City
Board of Education that body authoriz
ed the chairman to appoint a visiting
committee consisting of two ladies and
three gentlemen with tlie chairman of
the board acting as chairman of the
committee, whose duty and pleasure
it will be to visit the schools at any
and all times they may desire. From
time to time this committee will report
to the Board of Education making
commendation or criticism as condi
tions found warrant.
This is a good move on the imrt of
the Board and the commendation or
criticism of the com mitt ?e should re
dound to the benefit of faculty and pu
pil. The committee is as follows:
W. B. McCants, Chairman.
Mrs. B. B. Jackson
Mrs. C. O. Xiblack
Lee S. Radford
Claude Mayne
R. H. Kimball.
Mrs. C. O. Brock and Mr. Glad Brock
of Jefferson, spent last Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Barber.
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