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VOLUME 4, NO. 8
BARROW COUNTY
MASS MEETING
A Large Attendance Last Sat
urday and Great Enthusiasm
Manifested—Strong Speeches
Made.
Mass meeting of Barrow
county farmers, bankers ard
cl lit: business men held in
courthouse Saturday afternoon,
February 15, 1919.
Saturday afternoon by au
thorization of Governor Dor
sey, the farmers, bankers and
other business men of Barrow
county held a very interesting
meeting to discuss the question
of cotton, also other very impor
tant questions.
The weather was very bad yet
there was a good attendance at
the* meeting and every one pres
ent was ‘•warmed” up ready to
discuss the question and then
help make plans and carry them
out.
We had several good speeches
from farmers and bankers, and
then the questions were well
discussed. '
A brief summary of some of
fW important resolutions that
passed unanimously are as
follows:
Cut out cotton acreage down
to 7.50 acres to the plow.
Cut our fertilizers this year on
all crops 50 percent.
Raise all food and feed for
ourselves and live stock and
enough surplus to pay expenses
on fa nil.
Hold our present crop of cot
ton now on hand for 35 cents.
Organize each school and mili
tia district and see that all res
olutions passed are carried out.
Every one talk reduction of
cotton acreage and all reduce
their acreage to amount stated
and see that their neighbors act
accordingly.
Hold another county mass
meeting, also hold meetings in
each school and militia distiict
in county at an early date.
Copy of above resolutions to
be sent to Atlanta papers.
We now have the biggest fight
on between the \\ all street
bears and the southern farmers
that we have ever had in our
history. We can win the fight
if we will stick together. If we
win we will have whipped the
fight for the future as well as
' for the present crisis.
Yours to win the light and
make Barrow county and all of
the south safe and prosperous
forever.
W. Hill Hosch,
County Agricultural Agent and
Temporary Chairman of
Meeting.
SOME OF THE BOYS BACK
FROM FRANCE
Tom Beal Strange, Erastus
Smith, Jack Sheats, Jim Hill
and Fred Duncan have all got
ten back safe and sound from
Fiance and are receiving a
warm welcome from their
fiends.
We are all proud to have them
back, but none of us can feel
just like their parents and loved
ones.
These young men are all look
ing well and are in splendid
trim. They left their own coun
try and crossed the Atlantic
ocean to help preserve our liber
ties and we should all take off
out* hats to them and show we
appreciate their sacrifices.
We should never forget our
soldier boys, but show them ev
ery courtesy ami kindness.
THE BARROW TIMES
MR. A. D. McCURRYBACK
FROM NEW YORK
Mr. A. D. McCurry, who has
just gotten back from New
York, where he spent three
weeks buying the spring stock
for the J. T. Strange Cos., is
very optimistic over the busi
ness outlook and says the gen
eral opinion in New York is
that the south will yet get a
good price for its cotton if they
hold out and demand it.
He further says they will,
have the largest and prettiest
sto“ , x of all lines of dry goods
and millinery they have ever
had before.
Mrs .McCurry accompanied
him and they had a strenuous
trip in making selections to
please their customers, but
they had a delightful time, as
the weather was fine and no
snow during the entire three
weeks.
MB. PENDERGRASS AN
NOUNCES FOR SHER
IFF.
Mr. Ned Pendergrass nr
nounces himself a candidate for
the unexpired term of the late
Sheriff C. D. Barber, who met
a sad and tragic death in
discharge of his official duties.
Mr. Pendergrass was on the
ticket as deputy for Shei
Barber when the latter was
chosen to this office a little
more than two years ago. Af
ter the death of Sheriff Barber,
the county commissioners ap
pointed Mr. Pendergrass Sher
iff until an election could be
held to fill the toti Aspired term.
Thus far no one else has an
nounced for the unexpired term
and it now seems likely that he
will be elected without opposi
tion. —Jackson Herald.
TO CELEBRATE WASHING
TON’S BIRTHDAY
The Kappa Phi Literary Soci
ety of Southeastern Christian
College, will celebrate Washing
ton's birthday with a program
consisting of musical numbers
and a play entitled, “Engaged
by Wednesday.” The public is
cordially invited to be present
at the college auditorium Sat
urday evening February 22, at
8 o’clock.
FIRST METHODIST
Preaching 11:30 a. m. and
7 :30 p. m., by the pastor. Morn
ing subject, "A Message from
an Old Prophet to the People of
Today.” Evening, “The Man
with a Sling.”
On Wednesday, February 20,
there will be held a meeting in
the Winder Methodist church in
the interests of the Centenary
of Missions.
The pastors of the Hoschton,
Bethlehem and Dacula charges,
with superintendents of Sun
day schools, stewards, lay lead
ers and presidents of Woman's
Societies are expected to attend
this meeting.
Three services will be held,
11 a. m., 2 p. in., and 7:30 p.
m.
Distingished speakers from
Nashville, Tcnn., and other
places will be present. Don’t
forget the date, February 20th.
Be sure to be on hand at the
first service. The ladies of the
church will serve lunch at the
noon recess.
J. H. Mashburn, Pastor.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Sims had the misfortune to
get his leg broken Monday af
ternoon.
WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA„ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY" 20, 1910
COL. CARL BOYD,
DIES IN FRANCE
A cable message to friends in
Cartersville Thursday morning
carried news of the death of
Colonel Carl Boyd, a Bartow
county boy, who has, since the
opening of the war, been aide
de camp to General John J.
Pershing, commanding the
American forces overseas.
The message telling of Colonel
Boyd's death was received by
Colonel Oscar Peeples, a cousin
of Colonel Boyd's wife, who was
Miss Annie Peeples, of Chatta
nooga, Tenn., and his death was
attribute dto pneumonia.
The message, however, did not
give the time or the place of
Colonl Boyd's death. The last
lette ; - received by his wife was
dated in Monte Carlo, where 1
Colonel Boyd was attending liis
commander in chief just after
th * signing of the armistice.
Colonel Boyd was but little
than 35 years of age, and
his rise in the army had been a
remarkable one.
Colonel Boyd received the
Grand Cross of Leopold and
the War Cross of Belgium at
the hands of King Albert of Bel
gium last spring after distin
guished service with the Amer
ican army.
He was the soil of Mr. and
Mrs. G. M. Boyd, of Adairsville,
Ga., Bartow county, and his
widow and little baby girl, as
well as his parents, are now res
idents of Banovv county.
Colonel Boyd graduated from
the National Military academy
at West Point *in isilJ, and
when the war opened he was
setn to France as military ob
server and attached to the
American legation in Paris.
He wanted more active service,
however, and at his request, he
was transferred to the staff of
of General John J. Pershing,
the American commander-in
chief in France, and was made
Genearl Pershing's aide de
camp.
The deceased officer was well
known in Atlanta and had
many friends over the entire
state of Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. (1. M. Boyd have
received the following cable
gram from General Pershing:
“Ym’i son, Colonel Carl Boyd
died of pneumonia at Paris to
day.
(Signed) “Pershing.”
The second cablegram fol
lows :
“Dear Mrs. Boyd: In the
death of your son, Carl, of pneu
monia aj Paris today, the gov
ernment loses a gallant officer
who has given throughout the
war the most loyal and distin
guished service. We at general
headquarters lose a tried and
trusted friend. We all join you
in sympathy at the great loss
you have sustained.”
The above is taken from the
Atlanta Constitution of last
Friday and The Barrow Times
reproduces it from the fact that
Col. Carl Boyd was a nephew of
the late Mr. W. E. Boyd, who
was one of Winder's best and
leading citizens for many years
until his death last fall. He
was also a first cousin of Mrs.
W. E. Young of our city and
her two sisters, Misses Mary
and Annie Boyd. On this ac
count and for his brilliant rec
ord as an officer we feel sure
the death of this brave young
colonel will bring regret and
sadness to all our readers al
though unknown to them per
sonally.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY
MR. AND MRS. T. A. MAY
NARD AT HOME FROM
FLORIDA
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Maynard
are at home again after a pleas
ant stay of four weeks in the
Land of Flowers.
It was a trip of much enjoy
ment as well as recreation, as
tjiey visited most all the points
of interest, stopping for a while
at Jacksonville, Daytona, Palm
Beach, Miami and other places.
Mr. Maynard is a very busy
man and seldom takes time for
rest and pleasure.
They traveled over a great por
tion of the state by automobile,
and Mr. Maynard says they saw
hundreds of hands picking
beans and tomatoes and other
vegetables and fruits.
At Daytona Beach they wit
nessed the fast driving on the
track of the world's champion
automobile racer, Ralph d‘*
Palma, who ran a mile in 34
seconds.
He says Florida does not
compare with Georgia and In
is glad to get back and be at
business again.
AN OLD CONFEDERATE
SOLDIER ILL.
The many friends over this
section will regret to learn that
Judge John M. Poole is quite
ill at his home in this city.
lie w s a brave confederate
soldier, is one of our clever and
good men and one of our best
citizens. The Times t rusts that
his comb ion may improve l and
that he my be spared many
years ; ■• yd usefulness.
A STRANGE FREAK OF
NATURE
Mr. E. C. Guest has been ex
hibiting a strange freak of na
ture this week in the peculiar
formation of an irish potato.
It is almost a perfect repre
sentation of a Teddy Bear, hav
ing the ears ,eyes, nose and
mouth and exact shape of face
and head.
It is a natural growth and is
quite interesting to look at and
behold an almost perfect re
semblance of a Teddy bear.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to express our
heartfelt thanks an dappreeia
tion to our friends and neigh
bors for their kindness and
sympathy to us during the sick
ness and death of our dear bus
band and father. We especial
ly desire to thank those who
were so untiring in their efforts
to help us during his two years
of suffering and pray God's
richest blessings on them.
Mrs. W. E. Fincher.
Eddie May and Win. Fincher.
HOLIDAY.
Next Saturday is Washing
ton’s birthday making it a legal
holiday all over the United
States. On this account the
banks of Winder will be closed
Saturday. Remember this and
transact your banking business
Friday.
MR. HOMER HANCOCK EN
TERTAINS COURT
OFFICIALS.
On Thursday night, at their
home on Washington street,
Mr. ml Mrs. Homer Hancock
gave a lovely dinner in honor of
Judge A. J. Cobb, Solicitor W.
O. Dean, Shefiff Ned Pender
grass and Court Stenographer
Golden Knight, all of whom are
officers of the superior court,
which has been in session dur
ing the past two weeks. —Jack-
son Herald.
PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Louise Strange, one of
our popular young Indies at
Wesleyan, is at home for a few
days to be- with her brother, Mr.
Tom Beal Strange, who has just
returned from France.
Mr. Luther Jackson, of Alma,
is the 1 guest of relatives here.
He is a brother of Mr. /. F.
Jackson ml brother-inlaw of
Mr. Judson Jackson.
Miss Hortelle Hood returned
to her home in Athens Satur
day, after spending several
weeks hen 1 with friends and
relatives.
Rev. W. H. Faust enjoyed an
old-fashioned chitterling sup
per at the hospitable home of
Mr. Stevie Griffeth last Satur
day night.
Prof. Brookshire, in charge of
the public school of Auburn,
was in Winder a few hours Sat
urday and reports the school
there in a flourishing condition.
Mis. W. T. Appleby, Miss Ed
na and little Robert 1 Applyby
have all been ill with infliiena
for the past week. They are
now improving and will soon be
out again.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Mayne
announce the birth of a daugh
ter at their home on Center
street on February 14th, who
has been given the name of Ma
ry Della, for her mother and pa
ternal grand-mother.
Mrs. W. C. llorton and Mrs.
Paul Roberts have returned
from a visit of several weeks in
Florida and report a delightful
time. On their return trip they
spent a day in Valdosta with
Rev. and Mrs. R. W. Wallace.
WITH OUR EOHANGES—
ILLNESS OF MRS. CAMP.
Tin* mny friends of Mrs. W.
F. Camp, of Compton, who has
been in an Atlanta sanitarium
for some time, will be pleased
to learn that slie is improving
and will join The Tribune in
hoping that she will soon be ful
ly restored to health.
Mrs. Camp is one of Wlton
most estimable ladies, and one
who enjoys the warm regard of
many friends. —Walton Trib
une.
FAST TIME IS COMING ON
FIRST DAY MARCH.
At a meeting held this Thurs
day morning the city authori
ties decided to adopt fast time
March the Ist, and on that date
the hands of the clock will be
moved forward one hour.
Some of our people wanted
the time changed mow, while
others wanted to wait later,
aud March the Ist was decided
upon as a compromise.—Wal
ton Tribune.
MR. BOUSE Y DROWNS
RATS BY THE SCORE.
Mr. 11. C. Rouseyhasa unique
and splendid method of de
stroying the rats which had
been playing havoc with tin
corn in his crib. He got a wash
pot filled it half full of water
and then covered the water
with cotton seed. On top of the
cotton seed he put a few meat
skins. He left this in his crib
and on the first night In* caught
31 large rats, and on each suc
cessive night for three nights he
has been catching nearly as
many. The rats fall through
the cotton seed and dr-own un
derneath them. Mr. Rousey
says this is the quickest, surest
and most economical method he
has yet discovered of getting
rid of the pests. —Elberton
Star.
*1.50 IN ADVANCE
SAFETY FIRST-A
TICKET FOR HOME
To Farmers and Other Business
Men of Barrow County.
Some people say that stock
gamblers and race track follow
ers used to have the- custom of
buying a “ticket for home” be
fore putting all their money oil
one plunge or before betting
their last cent on tlu- races.
Then if worst came to worst,
they could at least get home
and make anew start.
Before deciding to gamble on
the cotton acreage in 1919, Mr.
Farme rand Mr. Business Man,
hadn't you better buy a ticket
home? Safety demands that,
you protect yourselves and
you; Families by producing the
Food and Feed for Barrow coun
ty upon the farms of Barrow
county as an insurance against
a possible loss on tin- cotton,
market. Buy that ticket now.
It is easy to do. Let me suggest,
how to buy a "special rate fann
ers' safety ticket for home in
1919." The directions for get-
ting that ticket are as follows:
A Safe Farming Program.
1. A home garden for every
farm family in Barrow county
to supply the home needs for
the maximum number of days in
the year, with a sufficient sur
plus to be canned, stored or
dried for future use, including
an ample supply of irish and
sweet potatos and, wherever
possible, a patch of sorghum to
produce tile home syrup, and
that is on every farm.
2. The product ion uf corn on
every farm sufficient to main
tain the family and the live
stock in ample food for the
year.
3. Produce the lmy and forage
necessary to amply supply tin
live stock on the farm for one
year with an excess for the
sake of safety. Special atten
tion should be given to the
summer legumes, velvet beans,
cowpeas, soy beans and pean
uts, especially for feeding pur
poses.
4. Produce the meat,, eggti
and milk for every family on
the farm. Thij> means the pro
duction of hogs, cattle and
poultry and the care and keep
ing of good family cows. Live
stock is necessary iti order to
eat up the otherwise waste
products of the farm and con
vert them into cash.
5. Produce your cotton on a
moderate acreage, well prepared
and tended. Secure the best-seed
of the very best varieties.
(. Plan to meet all family
and farm expenses from the sur
plus products of the farm out
side of the cotton crop, and to
have in the fall of 1919 a good
supply of laying hens, at least
two milch cows for every fam
ily, hogs in the lot or pasture to
fill the family smokehouse dur
ing the winter, potatoes either
in the bank, cellar or the stor
age house for winter’s use cann
ed or dried vegetables and
fruits, and a barrel of good
homemade sorghum syrup for
the family; a crib of corn suffi
cient to last until the next crop
is made and gathered, with good
storage facilities for protecting
same, and ample hay and for
age for the live stock.
7. Knough surplus of all feed
and food crops to take care of
our neighbors in the towns of
Barrow county.
That is the farmers’ ticket for
home. If every farmer in Bar
row county will buy one of
these tickets, we are satisfied
that he will not gamble on the
excessive acreage in cotton.
Yours to help buy a ticket
home.
W. Hill Hoscli,
County Agrl. Agent*