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VOLUME 4, NO. 7 ENTANGLED IN GIN, IS BEATEN TO DEATH Lawrenceville, Ga., Feb. 8. — Lena A. Strickland, a substan tial farmer and ginner, -was in stantly killed at his ginnery at Hog Mountain, eight miles north of Lawrenceville, this afternoon at 4 o’clock. Mr. Strickland has been oper ating machinery for about twenty years, but in some man ner became entangled in the shafting down stairs and was literally beaten to death against the floor, every thread of cloth ing being stripped from his body. He is survived by his widow and several children, one a baby five days old; father, mother, two brothers and two sisters. Mr. Strickland had a brother killed within a half mile of the scene of this accident by an ex plosion of boiler at saw mill twenty-one years ago. SPECIFIC TAX NOTICE A schedule of the specific taxes assessed by the mayor and council of the city of Wind er for 1919, is now on file m the City Clerk’s office. The same is now due. Please call on the clerk at once for you. license. J. R. ARNOLD, City Clerk. , Resolutions of Respect On The Death of Kiochen Pinckney Carpenter Brother Kinchen Pinckney Carpenter was the son of Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Carpenter of the Western North Carolina Con ference of the M. E. Church, South. Was born February 19, 1872, and died February 2, 1919. Was graduated from Trinity College, Durham, N. C., in the class of 1895, and was married to Miss Annie Weaver, February 21,1897. At the time of his death he was a practicing attorney at Winder, (la., and a member of the Board of Stew ards of the Winder M. E. Church. Inasmuch as it hath pleased God in His Infinite wisdom to call unto Himself the soul Brother K. P. Carpenter, one who had been an active member in the Methodist church since his conversion at the tender age of ten years; one who has served faithfully on our Board of Stewards for the past two years, one who was considerate of his brethren and attentive to the needs of his pastor and church, one who loved his neigh bors as himself, and loved and was loved by his family; one who was an inspiration not alone to the members of lr own church, but to the com munity at large by the faithful ness of his servise in ever up holding the banner of Christ; therefore, be it Resolved, That a page of our Church records be appropri ately inscribed to his memory. That we tender to his mother, widow and children, relations and friends .our sincere sympa thy. That a copy of those resolu tions be incorporated in our minutes, a copy be furnished to the family of the deceased, and copies be furnished to each of the local newspaprs for publi cation. J. H. Maynard, # W. T. Robinson, Lee S. Bedford, Committee. THE BARROW TIMES MR. W. C. JOHNSON DIES AT SOCIAL CIRCLE Mr. W. C. Johnson, who had been in declining health for the past two years, died at his home in Social Circle,* Ga., Tuesday afternoon and was buried there Wednesday. Mr. Johnson was reared over on the 'Mulberry river J u this county, had been a citizen of Social Circle for a number of years. He had a large family connection in Barrow county and was well known by all of file /older persons! of .'this [sec tion. He still owned at his death the old homestead of his grandfather at Hancock’s bridge, on the Mulberry river. Mr. Johnson was about G 5 years old and leaves only one child, Mr. Wort Johnson, his wife having died several years ago. He had been suc cessful in life and accumulated a nice competency. There were fewer and clever and more hospitable men than Co lumbus Johnson, a consist ent member of the Methodist church and a good citizen in all respects. The Times editor is proud to number him among his life-long friends ayd his heart was made sad when In* learned that he had passed to the be yond. Mr. Rich Johnson and wife, Mrs. Emma Wall and Miss Ada Hancock, all cousins of his, at tended the funeral and burial services Wednesday. MOVE FOR A CHANGE OF VENUE. The counsel for the /defend ant in the case of Landers for the killing of Sheriff Barber, moved this week for a change of venue, and it will be argued be fore Judge Cobb today at Jef ferson. t The case will not, therefore, come up for trial at this term of Jackson superior court. CARL. Mr. Grover Adams and Mr. Tom Hartley, of Hosehton, were in Carl Sunday. The Misses Haynie are ill with influenza. Mr. Theodore Smith, of the United States navy, was the guest of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, Friday. Mr. Smith has been in foreign waters for the past eighteen months. Mr. E. C. Kennedy who has been ill with influenza ,is im proving. Miss Carrie Bass entertained Friday evening in honor of Mr. Adams, of Hosehton, who has recently returned from over seas’ service. Mr. E. C. Kennedy has moved to his farm near Dacula. His neighbors regret very much to lose him from this community as he is a man possessing many sterling traits of character. Mrs. John Smith is quite ill We hope she will recover soon. Mr. Lucius Helton has re ceived( his discharge from the army and is now at home. Mrs. A. J. Durham has been ill for several days, but is im proving rapidly. Mr. Robert Hutchins ,of Riv erside Military Academy, spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Janies Hutchins. Mr. James Woodruff, of Ea tonton. was given a warm wel come by his many friends here this week. WINDER, BAHKOW COI STY, GA., THI KSDAY, FEURI ARY 1.1. ISIS> SEABOARD TRAIN KILLS MR. W. P. CHANDLER YESTERDAY AFTERNOON Sitting on Track at Carl Fast Train Strikes Him Causing Instant Death. As the fast-bound train from Atlanta going east was nearing, Carl yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, the engin eer discovered a man sitting on the track and blew his whistle, but he was so near he was struck by the engine and knock ed some distance, causing in stant death. On investigation it was found to be tin* body of Mr. Willie P. Chandler, of Carl. The train was stopped, the body placed on it and brought to Winder where Undertaker Ferguson took charge of it. Mr. Candler was a citizen of Winder for several years, but four or five years ago moved to Carl where lie had since lived. He came to Winder from Clarksboro district, Jackson county, where he was reared and where lie was one of tin* leading citizens of that section. He had been in very feeble health for several years and disqualified for any active busi ness. He leaves a wife and several children and a large number of relatives and frinds over Bar row and Jackson counties. Thirteen large Factories We are carrying in another column the advertising of the F. S. Royster Guano Company and our readers will be inter ested to know that in 1880 Mr. F. S. Royster started this busi ness and still retains the owner ship and control of it ,although it has grown into such propor tions that it takes 13 large fac tories to supply the present de mand for the Royster Brands. It is rare that such a business is built ui> by individual effort and the results speak well for the ability and integrity of the manufacturer and for the unva rying merit of the goods. The record of the past is the best guarantee of future results and the success of the Royster goods has always been built upon the success of its users. NEW PASTOR SECURED. The Winder Christian church has been fortunate in securing Rev. IL H. Moss as pastor for the present year. He delivered two able sermons Sunday and has accepted the call of the church to take immediate charge. Mr. Moss is a native of Nash ville, Tenn., most of his minis terial career having been in that state and Kentucky. He comes to Winder, however, from Crawfordsville, Indiana, where, for the past four years, ho has been pastor of a flour ishing church of 1,000 mem bers. Ho is delighted with our lit tle city and its people, and The Times wishes for him a pleas ant work and that he may have from all of our broad and liber al citizens a hearty welcome which means so much to a preacher in anew field. NEW STUDIO. Mr. A. E. Knight has opened anew studio on the second floor of the Dr. \Y. L. DeLaper riere building on Broad street, and is well fitted up fo all kinds of photographic work. He does work equal to any studio in the larger cities and is well known to the people of this section, having been located here sever al years ago. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COl NT\ PROCLAMATION OF IMPORTANCE Gov. Dorsey Issues Proclama tion of Great Interest to Georgia. Realizing the seriousness of the present cotton situation, Governor Dorsey has issued a proclamation asking the farm ers of the state to hold state wide meetings on February 15 for the purpose of signing pledges to reduce the cotton acreage for 1919. Commissioner of Agriculture J. J. Brown will make the ap pointments called for in the proclamation as rapidly as pos sible and is giving the move ment every possible co-op j a tion. Governor Dorsey’s proclama tion follows: State of Georgia, Executive Departinent. Atlanta, Ga. Whereas, The Statewide Meeting of Cotton Farmers and Business Men held at Macon, Ga., did on February 0, 1919, pass unanimously the following resolutions, to- wit: ‘‘Resolved, That this conven tion call upon the governor of Georgia to name Februry 15tli as the day for state-wide county meetings to secure pledges and take other steps necessary to ef fet this reduction.” “Resolved, That the reduc tion <> cotton acreage by 33 1-3 per cent is just as important at this time as was the sale of Lib erty Bonds by the government during its war, this convention urges the same thorough and definite organiation of the cot ton growers in each county as was effected for Liberty Bond and Red Cross Campaigns. To that end we recommend the ap pointment by the commissioner of agriculture of a chairmn in every county to secure a work ing committee, hold farmers' meetings in every district, sign up pledges for reduction as stip lated, and create a sentiment in favor of reduction; it is impor tant that the cotton farmers be true to one another at this time —slacking now is like slacking on the government during the government during the war.” Therefore, 1, Hugh M. Dor sey, governo. of the state of Geoj gia, do hereby issue this proclamation, endorsing said plans and purposes to all our people of the state. 1 suggest and request the general observ ance of the 15th of February, 1919, as “Safe and Sane” day, and urge the people of the va rious counties, towns and com munities to get together and or ganize working committees who will energetically undertake by tireless l'fort to reduce the 1919 cotton acreage in their commun ities, and to generally comply with the resolutions as above set forth. This 7th day of February, 1919. t Signed) Hugh M. Dorsey, Governor. (Signed) C. A. West, Sec'y Ex. Dept. DEATH OF MRS. GOSSIT. Mrs. Gossit, of Winder, died at her home Tuesday morning and was buried at Rose Hill, cemetery Wednesday. She was GO years old and leaves her hus band and several childrn, all of the children being married. She was only ill a few days and her death was tin* result of con gestion of the lungs. A NEW CAFE OPENS ITS DOORS IN WINDER Experienced Young Men Head This New Enterprise Which Adds so Much to the Conven ience of tin 1 Public. The Williams Brothers haA'c opened a cafe 'in the room formerly occupied by the First National bank |>n coiner of Candler and Jackson streets. This is an ideal location, easy of access to business men wish ing a lunch, and to ali those hunting for a splendid meal, where everything is clean and neat, the surroundings inviting and tile very best service given. These young men have bad considerable experience in cook ing and feeding and know just how to do these* things and please the public. This is an enterprise that needs support and encourage ment fornot owntli esibe ment for no town the size of Winder can get along well without an up-to-date cafe where a regular meal can be had at all times. NOTIGE TO FARMERS. The planting of cotton known as the “Half and Half” in this section of Georgia, lists brought about a very serious condition in the cotton trade. The staple of this cotton is so short and of such poor quality, that it can not be used by the mills, that use native North Georgia cot ton which has a staple of 1 to 1 1-lb-inch long and of great tensile strength. Many of the largest mills and exporters represented‘in North Georgia have withdrawn from the market in localities where the half-and-half is planted, and it is very probable that next season in such localities there will be no market at all for cotton, unless the staple is pulled, and every bale is guar anteed. For tin* above reasons, we the undersigned cotton buyers and shippers, pledge ourselves each and (‘very one, that in all pur chases where half-and-half cot ton is found, that the same will be rejected, or accepted at a dis count of two cents per pound, provided the shipper can use such cotton. And we insist that every farm er co-operate with us in doing away with this cotton, that is bound to bring serious trouble to our whole section, unless it is eradicated at once. (Signed) R. L. Rodgers, fac tor; Sorrells & ('<>., by -I. B. Law; J. M. Williams, shipper; Erwin Mills, by W. J. Burch; Gannon Mills, by A. S. Morgan ; Barrow County Cotton Mill; In man & Howard, by C. O. Nib lack; W. K. Lyle & Cos.; Geo. H. McFadden & Bro., by IL B. Jackson; Sam Bowers; \\\ IL Smith; A. A. Camp, factor; An derson-Clayton & Cos., by -I. P. Williams; Ilarriss, Irby & Yose, by W. A. Brooks. NOTICE FROM CHIEF OF POLICE. 0 I have been requested by the mayor and council to enforce the dor law. 1 hereby put the public on notice that after March the 4th this law will be enforced. I advise all who have dot's to get muzzles and put them on all dogs that run at large. By so doing, you can save paying a fine; for this law must be enforced. I also call your attention to the ordinance against spitting and throwing fruit peelings on the sidewalks. Cut out this dangerous nuisance at once. A.SIM HILL. Chief of Police. 81.50 IN ADVANCE BANKHEAD HIGHWAY CONVENTION Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 10. —• (Special).—Mr. J. A. Roun tree of the United States Good Roads Association, also secre tary of the Bankhead National Highway Association left Sun day en route to Texas for the purpose of discussing plans and arranging the program and de tails of the Seventh Annual Convention of the United States Good Roads Association and the Third Annual Convention of the Bankhead National lligh- Avay Association, also the Uni ted States Good Roads Show on of Machinerv and Material at Mineral Weils, Texas, April I t to the 19th. 'Secretary Rountree has been invited to Austin, Texas, for tile purpose of consulting with Governor Hobby and appearing before the state legislature and state highway commission in regard to plans of promoting and entertaining these two great conventions, which were invited to Texas by the govern or of the state, the various chambers of commerce and good roads organizations. Texas is tin* host on this occasion and it is her desire that people from every state i nthe union shall come to Mineral Wells during Goods Roads M eek in April. • Mr. Rountree will visit Ft. Worth, Balias, Mineral Wells and other cities ill the interest of good roads and these conven- tions. He has been invited to address chambers of commerce, atomobile clubs and good roads associations in various towns and cities in Texas and will be in Texas for the next three weeks in this great work. Headquarters will be opened in Texas for the purpose of thoroughly advertising and pro moting these great conventions. Reduced rates have been re quested on all railroads. Over 1.500 daily, weekly and monthly papers are carrying stories about these conventions. It is estimated that ; fifty thousand people from all parts of the Union, especially from the south and west will be in Min Wea lo in 51 ineral Wells. Winder has been permanently located on this great highway and there ought to be several del, gates from hereto attend tin* big convention at Mineral Wells, Texas, April 14th to the 19th. —"” ' r WOMAN SUFFRAGE DE FEATED. Woman suffrage was again de feated this week by just one vote in the United States sen ate. Both Georgia senators vot ed against it. It would have been better for the future of the democratic party if it could have passed the senate. At least that is the opinion of those in a position to know best. DIES WEEK AFTER WIFE. Mr. Willie Edwin Sparks, son of Mr. Ed Sparks of near \\ iml er, died with pneumonia Wednesday of last week and was buried Thursday at Hose Hill cemetery. Mrs. Sparks was buried just a week before he was and it is peculiarly sad that both parents should die and leave their only little child just three years old in the world alone. Willie Sparks was only 24 years old and a young man of splendid habits, attention to business and a good citizen. Rev. W. H. Faust conducted the funeral service where many friends and loved ones bowed, with sad and broken hearts.