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VOLUME 4, NO.
CANNING CLUB AND
HOME DEMONSTRA
TION WORK IN
BARROW CO.
Canning club work was begun
in the south in 1910 with the
organization of four counties in
two states. By 1915 the work
had spread over fifteen states
with an enrollment of nearly
50,000 girls. At present the
work is carried on throughout
the entire south, no progressive
county being without the organ
ization.
The purpose of the canning
club is primarily to produce and
utilize profita fly farm and
home products. The average
estimated profit from a club
garden in 1915 was $311.30 per
member.
Girls between the ages of
twelve and eighteen years may
enroll as canning club mem
bers. Each gir lis to have a
garden containing a tenth
acre (A plat 0(5 feet square, or
132 feet long ,and 33 feet wide.)
First-year menibrs specialize
in growing tomatoes; however,
another crop may be grown for
home use. A careful record of
expnditures and time spent in
cultivation is kept by each mem
ber. At the end of the season
when the work is finished the
products are taken to the va
rious fairs where the girls may
compete for prizes.
Each yea as the work pro
gresses the clubs undertake
larger and more difficult work,
such as planting a perenial gar
den, poultry raising, sewing,
The home demonstration work
deals not only with the prob
lems arising from the utiliza
tion of the products produced
by the canning club girls, but it
also reaches back into the home
and lends a helping hand there.
Its primary object is to help in
the effort to make the home a
more convenient, a more health
ful, and a more attractive place
to live in.
In other words, the cannin
club and home demonstrate
work has proved to be an indis
pensable factor to the progress
and development of hundreds
of hundreds of counties. It is
just as essential to Bari
county. Since the value of the
organiaztion has been proved to
you in the past two years by
your former efficient demon
strator, I feel assured that I
shall have your sympathy and
hearty co-operation in my H
forts to develop this wok in our
splendid county.
I shall be in the county school
superintendent and farm dem
onstrators’ office in the court
house on Mondays and i ridays.
At that time I shall be glad to
have any one call there to dis
cuss any phase of the wi
Respectfully,
Rose Dillard,
Home Demonstration Agent.
OLD LADY DIES AT AU
BUNR.
Judge Hawthorne, of Auburn,
was in Winder Monday before
Ordinary Hill for the purpose
of setting up the will of Mrs.
Mary E. Willard, who died
there last week.
Mrs. Willard was 78 years old
and most of her life had been
.spent in and around Winder.
Mr. Earl Kilgore and Mr.
Ralph Cross, two of our very
finest young men, who are stu
dents at Emory college, re
turned Monday after a pleas
ant week-end here. They are
both hard students and are
making rapid progress.
THE BARROW TIMES
WINDER POST OFFICE
GROWING RAPIDLY
THIS OFFICE IS AN INDEX
TO THE GROWTH AND
STABILITY OF OUR CITY
AND INCREASED BUSI
NESS IN ALL LINES OF
INDUSTRY.
Winder post office is grow
ing rapidly and its receipts are
a strong index as to Winder’s
increased population as well as
to its growth and stability in all
lines of business.
When raised from a third to a
second class office the figures,
showed that up to that time the
receipts had doubled in ten
years, and from present indica
tions i t will double its receipts
now in much less time.
The largest receipts in one
month in its history were re
corded for the month of Janu
ary this year.
Postmaster \Y. B. McCants
and his efficient clerks have
made this one among the l>est
arranged offices in the stale anu
with a service that few offices
enjoy.
The closing hours for all sec
ond class offices is 0:00 o’clock
p., m., but he keeps open until
0:30 p. in., so as to accommo
date the laboring people who
cannot get there by 0 o’clock.
The general delivery is also
kept open on Sunday mornings
to accommodate the public
when the department does not
require this to be done.
The work of this office is
immense, and so much more
than the general public can im
agine.
Invited To Taft Dinner
Mssrs. L. S. Radford, AY. IT.
Quarterman, AAA M. Holsen
beck and Rev. \\\ H. Faust are
delegates at large to the peace
conference in Atlanta and are
invited guests to the Taft din
ner on tomorrow.
MR. AND MRS. L. M. MAYNE
AT HAMPTON SPRINGS,
FLORIDA.
The many friends of Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Mayne are delighted
to know that Mr. Mayne is slow
ly improving at Hampton
Springs, Fla., where they have
been for two weeks.
DEATH AT AUBURN.
Mrs. Patton, wife of the sec
tion boss of the S. A. L. rail
road at Auburn, died at her
home there last week after a
short illness.
SINGING AT FIRST BAP
TIST CHURCH.
There will be a singing next
Sunday afternoon in Winder at
the First Baptist church, be
ginning at 2:30 o’clock.
Prof. J. L. Moore and other
good singers, will be with us.
Everybody cordially invited to
attend.
Mr. Shannon P. Smith, of the
North Georgia Agricultural
College at Dahlonega, is spend
ing this week at home with his
father.
Mr. W. J. Bennett, one of
Winder's good citizens, has been
in feeble health for several
months and his friends will re
gret to learn that he does not
improve. He is able to be out
some and last week visited Mars
Hill, down in Oconee county,
for a day, which was his old
home until coming to Winder
twenty years ago.
WINDER, HARROW COUNTY. GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 11H1)
JACKSON COUNTY LOSES
GOOD CITIZEN
In the death of Mr. B. I). Hos
ier, of Arcade, Jackson county,
last week, that county loses a
good citizen and splendid farm
er. His death from pneumonia
occurred last Thursday at Ar
cade, the funeral and burial
being at Lebanon church last
Friday, conducted by his pas
tor, Rev. Cantrell. He was a
steward of Lebanon Methodist
church and one of its active and
consistent members.
Mr. Hosier leaves a wife and
seven children and six brothers,
Messrs. Dave, Jim and Will
Hosier, of this county; one in
Jackson, one in Griffin, and one
in Texas; also two sisters, Mrs.
Bob Lord, of Winder, and Mrs.
Jim Jarrett, of Jackson coun
ty. His wife is the youngest
sister of 51 r. W. E. Autrey of
our city.
Mr. Hosier was just 42 years
old, was reared in the county m
which he lived and died, and by
hard work and good judgment
had prospect'd and become one
o f the leading citizens of his
section, lie was a leader in ev
ery movement for tin* better
ment of his community, and
such men as he are greatly miss
ed and long remembered by
their friends and neighbors.
jury For Justice Court
The following citizens of the
243rd District, G. M., have been
drawn as jurors to serve at the
March Term of the Justice’
Court, which meets on Tuesday
the 11th:
S. T. Ross, J. F. Sheafs, J. L.
Magpess, Harry Milligan, T. S.
Maynard, J. W. lvesler, J. I .
Maynard, R. (). Ross, Claude
Mayne.
Serving on a justice court
jury is rather a patriotic duty
that all good citizens should be
ready to perform.
It is a sacrifice for any man
to serve but we all have to make
some sacrifices in this world
o rbecome so selfish we are not
fit to live in it.
MR S. STELLA ABBOTT
FOUND GUILTY.
Twelve Jurors Last Sunday
Gave a Verdict for Man
slaughter in Celebrated At
lanta Case.
The trial of Mrs. Stella Ab
bott, of Atlanta, came to an
end last Sunday when the jury
found the defendant guilty of
voluntary manslaughter.
The trial of Mrs. Abbott for
the killing of her husband,
John Abbott some weeks ago,
was a great sensation and
much interest was manifested
all over the state as to what tin*
jury would do in the case.
The jury was out for twenty
one and a half hours before
reaching a verdict which calls
for a penalty of from one to
twenty years.
PRESIDENT WILSON BACK
HOME.
President Wilson is back
home again from Europe, reach
ing Boston last Monday morn
ing safe and sound where In* re
ceived a rousing welcome and
addressed over 8,000 citizens in
the afternoon.
He left Boston at 4 :.‘0 p. m.
that day and reached Washing
ton Tuesday morning, when* he
will remain for about ten days
before leaving again for France
to see that the league of nations
is a reality.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COLNTA
MRS. J. J. HORTON DIES
AT STATHAM
Mrs. J. J. Horton, a resident
of Atlanta, died at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Sara Darby
Andrews, at Statham, Ga., last
Friday at noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Horton lived in
Winder several years ago but
for tin* past five or six years
had resided in Atlanta.
Mrs. Horton was partly
reared at Statham and had
many friends in Barrow coun
ty who will learn of her death
with deep regret.
She is survived by her hus
band and two little daughters,
her mother, and five sisters —
Mrs. I). W. Thomas, Bogart,
Ga.; Mrs. E. A. Malcom, Bo
gart; Mrs. R. L. Steward, Wad
lev; Mrs. A. L. Malcom, Slat
ham: Mrs. (\ E. Nicholson,
Statham.
The funeral and interment
took place at Statham last Sun
day.
Made Presiding Elder
Rev. John F. Yarbrough, sta
tioned at College Park, iias been
appointed Presiding Elder of
the Dalton distric t made va
cant by the death of Presiding
Elder S. B. Ledbetter a short
time ago.
Rev. J. F. Yarbrough was pas
tor of the Winder Methodist
church for two or throe years
and was very popular with all
our people and the news here
of his being made a presiding
elder was learned with much
pleasure* by all of us.
POSTOFFI ( ’ E SIT E F< )R
WINDER.
The postoffice appropriation
bill, which has been favorably
reported, carries $5,000 fo” a
site for the future eretion >f a
handsome postoffice building
for the city of Winder.
PAYING STREETS
Our sister city lonroe s
agitating the advisability of
paving some of her main
streets.
A majority of the city author
ities favor paving and issuing
bonds for that purpose.
This is a progressive step and
one that speaks well for the
progressive spirit of Monroe’.',
citizens.
The Times would like to see
our city authorities and citi
zens become enthused aver the
same undrtaaking for Winder.
We need some paved streets
badly and it would add great
ly to the appearance o fthings as
well as getting rid of the mud
BARROW COUNTY CHOIR.
CHOIR.
The Barrow County Singing
Choir will meet with Union
church on the second Sunday in
March.
Everybody cordially invited.
T. E. Beddingfield,
Secretary.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Services for Sunday:
Bible* Service at 10:30.
Breaching 11 :30 —“Immortal-
ity ,or I)o The Dead Live 7 "
Junior B. Y. I\ U. and Sen
ior at 7 p. m.
Preaching 8 p. m. —“The
World Problem and Christian
ity.”
Every member is urged to be
present.
W. H. Faust, Pastor.
IN INTEREST OF CENTE
NERY MOVEMENT
The meeting at the Methodist
church yesterday in the inter
st of tin* great Centenary Move
ment was a great success and
exeedingly interesting to all
those attending tin* different
services.
The North Georgia Confer
ence i sto raise $2,000,000 dur
ing the next five years of the
large sum the Methodist church
South, has determined on and
the Winder church expects to
do its duty and give the amount
apportioned to it.
PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA
BAPTIST CONVEN
TION HERE.
Monday March 17. tin* Appa
lachee Ministers’ Association
meets with the First Baptist
church.
The Enlistment Campaign
also opens up. At 11 o'clock
Rev. John I). Moll, D.D,, presi
dent of the Georgia Baptist
Convention Avill preach.
A large number of visiting
ministers and workers will be
present.
The ladies of the church will
serve lunch in the church pav
lors.
Mai co your plans to attend.
Never Planted Cotton
Mr. W. 11. Mahaffey, one of
tin* county’s oldest citizens, was
here several days ago visit,
his daughter, Mrs. Drake.
While in Winder In* gay? The
Times some very interesting
and instructive information
about ti neighbor of his before
lie came to Barrow county and
was living over on the Chatta
hoochee river in Gwinnett coun
ty-
lie said this neighbor came
from the civil war in 1805 with
out anything except a small lit
tle farm. He began farming on
a small scale, making corn,
wheat, oats and other feed crops
and every year improved his
condition and had surplus mon
ey. During sill of the .’it) or
more years he was a neighbor
to this man, In* never knew him
to plant a seed of cotton, but
he continues to prosper, buying
si good farm and giving it to si
son or daughter as one givw
to manhood or womanhood and
married until he had given tine
to all of his large family of
children and keeping a fine
farm for himself and wife. In
addition to the accumulation ol
those farms he had saved sev
eral thousand dollars that
brought him a nice income for
his old age.
This was all accomplished
without ,as above stated, ?
ing any cotton during all those
years, and a good lesson might
be learned from the course pur
sued by this old man on the
Chattahoochee river( now dead,
by our people, and at least
cause them to adopt the wise
policy of reducing cotton ac
age, making everything to eat
at home and keeping up the
price of cotton by a smaller pro
duction.
HALF MILLION BEQUEST.
Mr. Albert Steiner, one of At
lanta's business men, died last
week leaving an estate of nearly
$1,000,000.
Very few rich men have died
leaving more than ho did for
charity. He was a Hebrew, but
was broad and loved humanity
as evidenced by his will.
He bequeathed SIOO,OOO to the
Scottish Kite Home for Crip
pled Children and half a mil
lion dollars to Grady hospital.
81.50 IN ADVANCE
WINDER PUTS ANOTHER
DRIVE OVER THE TOP
Despite the fact that “Drives’*
arc* coming to Winder those
days thick and fast, she rises
nobly to the issues involved
and puts each over the top.
The last one was the Baptist
Drive for . .025,000 in the state*.
Winder was asked to raise sl,-
200 of this amount.
Rev. W. 11. Faust was assist
ed in this drive by a committee
consisting of J. J. Wilson, W.
L. Blasengame, J. D. Williams
and Mrs. W. M. Holscnbccß.
With the enthusiastic co-op
eration of the Baptists of the
city the drive succeeded.
Winder always does her part
for church oi* state calls.
The Greatness of the South
Figures prepared by the
Massengilt* Advertising Agen
cy of Atlanta, show that the to
tal crop production of the Flu
ted States during 1918 was
worth in round figures fourteen
billion dollars, and that nearly
six billion dollars worth of i
production was made in the
sout h.
This is a remarkable revcla
ti n as to tin* wonderful possi
bilities of the south and the
great opportunities it offers as
an agricultural section.
BIG SALE BEGINS SATUR
DAY.
The* Herrin Ten Cents Store
begins its big sale Saturday
morning to continue for one
week. This will Ik* an interest
ing stile and hundreds are ex
pected to visit the store during
! t he* time, make purchases, and
hear tin* special music which
will be one* of tin* attractive
features for ahe eight days of
tin* sale.
THE MILL SCHOOL.
Washington’® Birthday wa*
observed in a very creditable
manner by the pupils of the
Mill school.
An interesting program was
carried out, consistiing of songs
patriotic drills and recitations.
All the pupils, even the young
est, seemed to catch the spirit
of the occasion and each did bis
or her part admirably.
This school, under the maii
ag< incut of Miss Alice King, is
doing fine work. She is an ex
perienced teacher, a hard work
er and thoroughly qualified for
her chosen profession.
Miss Mary Shields is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Wilhite, in Jef
ferson, for a week.
Mrs. T. B. Smth, of Geneva,
is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Harvey Lokey.
Mrs. J. K. Miller and little
daughter have returned from a
visit to relatives in Birming
ham, Ala.
Mr. Carl Brooksher, of Camp
Gordon, spent Tuesday with his
parents here.
The Ladies’ Aid Society of
the Christian church, will meet
in the church parlors on Tues
day afternoon, March 4, at 3:30
o’clock. All the ladies of tie;
church are invited to be pres
ent at this meeting.
BETHABARA BA PTI S T
CHURCH.
Preaching at Bethabara Bap
tist church, Oconee county, Sat
urday 11 a. m. —“The lour
Great Questions.”
Suday 3 |>. m.—“ Baptist
Achievements.”
Bible School at 2 p. m.
Everybody invited.
W. H. Faust, Pastor. .