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VOLUME 4, NO. 1 1
PRESTON HOUSE KILLED
IN TEXAS
Telegram Received by His Father
Saturday Night of His Death
at Longview, Texas.
Mr. W. P. House was shot and
killed at his home iu Longview.
Texas last Saturday night—his
father receiving a telegram late
the same night telling him the sad
news.
Preston House was reared in
this county a few miles east of
Winder and was known by most
all our people. He was the oldest
son of Mr. Jno. W. House, of Bar
row County and was 28 years old.
He went to Texas about six years
ago and soon after married in that
State. He leaves his wife and one
little girl five years <old. The
particulars of his death had not
been learned when this was writ
ten. He had a fine position with
the Texas Pacific railroad at Long
view and was very popular with
the officials of that road.
His remains reached Winder
Tuesday afternoon and were in
terred at Chapel Church Ceme
tery, three miles’ out from Winder
near where he was born and rear
ed. Revs. R. E. Moss and Jno.
11. Wood conducted the funeral
[ where hundreds of friends and
relatives met to mourn the death
of one they loved and had known
from childhood.
.FARMERS’ UNION MEETING.
Important Notice to All Farmers
. and Members of the Union.
There will be a meeting of the
Farmers Union for Barrow coun
ty Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock
in Winder.
The heavy rain last Saturday
prevented the regular meeting for
that day and you are urged to
come out next Saturday.
Don’t forget the day and hour
and be on hand.
Respectfully,
C. W. PARKER.
President.
BAPTIST ENLISTEMENT
CAMPAIGN BEGINS.
Monday, March 17 the Enlist
ment Campaign begins for the Ap
palachee Association at Winder.
Dr. John D. Mell, President of
the Georgia Baptist Convention
preaches the opening sermon at
11 o’clock. Services begin at 10
a. m.
Revs. J. Fred Eden and three
teams of speakers will be present
to present various phases of the
Enlistment work.
Steriopticon lectures at night
—views of Mission fields.
All the citizens of Winder and
Barrow County invited.
The members are requested to
bring baskets. Make your plans
to attend and if you have prob
lems bring them along and have
experts assist you in solving them.
NOTICE.
A meeting of the stockholders
of The North Georgia Fair will
be held Saturday, March 15th, at
4 o’clbck p. ra. in Prof. Holsen
heck’s office. Every stockholder
is requested to be present.
C. W. Parker, President.
LOST OR STOLEN.
My car number 59803. The
finder of this number will be re
warded by returning to me.
F. L. Sims. Winder, Ga.
Mrs. W. B. McCants spent
several days in Atlanta last week.
THE BARROW TIMES
WINDER HOME DESTROY
ED BY FIRE
The residence of Mr. W. P. Stew
art, on Center street, this city, was
destroyed by fire Tuesday night
about 12 o’clock, the building and
contents being a total loss.
The home was occupied jointly
by Mr. Stewart and Mr. Pidkle
Jackson, and was the property of
Mr. I. E. Jackson, of the North
Georgia Trust Company.
Although in one of the most
thickly populated residence dis
tricts of the city the prompt work
of the firemen confined the flames
to the one building.
The loss is thought to be cov
ered by insurance.
FOOD PRODUCTION IN
BARROW COUNTY.
Since peace has come again,
many of us have thought only of
the return of our boys from
across the seas, and that now we
can have as many biscuits as we
like, and put two spoonfuls of
sugar in our coffee instead of one.
This is all very nice of course,
but the more thoughtful of us
have realized that all our battles
are not yet over. While the bat
tles with the Germans have been
fought and won, there is still an
other terrible battle to be fought
against hunger. Millions of peo
ple in Europe are dying because
there isn’t food enough over there
to feed them. In Poland one per
son out of every four dies of hun
ger ; in Sribia one out of every
two; in Armenia more than half
of the people have died of starva
tion. There isn’t a country in all
Europe that has enough food to
keep its people from going hun
gry. It will be months before
these people can help themselves.
Some of their best farming lands
have been torn and practically
ruined by sharpnel and shell. It
will take time to get the land back
jin condition to cultivate. There
is a shortage of labor too, because
millions of their men have been
killed, and all their people are
weakened from the long, hard
struggle. It has been said in the
past that the United States is
“The hope of all who suffer,
The dread of all wrong.”
We are very proud of this
tribute, and our country must
contribute a generous part to our
suffering neighbors across the sea,
in this their present hour of sore
need.
Experience has taught us that
people who are hungry are dis
contented, and have very little re
spect for law and order. Lawless
ness, as a result of starving peo
ple, has spread over the countries
of Europe, and even reached some
parts of our own country. We
have spent billions of dollars and
sacrificed thousands of the lives
of our “glorious laddies” in the
effort to make the world a safer
and better plac to live in. This
disregard for law and order
threatens to destroy the very
things we have gained by the tre
mendous sacrifices. Therefore, to
protect ourselves and our country
from this peril we must send a
generous share of food to hungry
Europe.
In order to meet these needs,
our country is asking every one
of us to get busy and produce
food stuffs. Every garden planted
now will help to replace the food
that has been destroyed, or would
have been produced had it not
been for the war.
We can help too by “religious
ly” observing the Gospel of the
Clean Plate. Surely none of us
would be so thoughtless or care-
WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY', MARCH 13, lttl
UNION SERVICE TO WEL
COME REV. R. E. MOSS
The union services at the Chris
tian church last Sunday night to
welcome Rev. R. E. Moss, the new
minister, were certainly up to the
standard. A large audience filled
the church. The spirit of cordial
fellowship was felt by all. Every
one seemed to enter into the wor
ship heart and soul. All the
churches were represented in the
impressive circle of prayer. The
entire congregation in song and re
sponsive reading manifested deep
interest. The special music ar
ranged by Mr. Claud Mayne and
Mrs. W. A. Bradley who presided
at the piano, was a quintette com
posed of Airs. Mack Potts, Mrs. A.
I). McCurry, Airs. J. W. Griffeth,
Messrs. S. C. Potts and Claud
Mavne, who sang “I Am a Pil
grim,” in their usual excellent way.
Rev. •J. 11. Mashburn pronounced
the invocation and Rev. W. 11.
Faust read the 27th Psalm as the
evening lesson.
After expressing his heartfelt
gratitude for the fine spirit of
Christian fellowship, and his ap
preciation of the impressive occa
sion, Mr. Moss read the profound
words of Christ in John 12:24 and
25, as his text: “Verily, verily I
say unto you, except a grain of
wheat fall into the ground and die,
it abideth by itself alone; but if it
die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
He that loveth his life losetli it, but
he that losetli bis life for my sake
in this world shall keep it unto life
eternal.”
“Victory through adversity,”
said the minister, “is the law of the
natural and spiritual world. Life
throug death is a fundamental
principle in the physical and the
moral realm. The snowflake, the
flower, the dewdrop, the star, the
soul, are all subject to the God
ordained laws of growth, struggle
and discipline toward maturity
and success. Our greatest charac
ters have been strengthened and
refined through hardship and suf
fering. So with worlds, nations
and civilizations. Thus we tri
umph.”
This was an interesting theme
and the large audience seemed
deeply interested throughout the
sermon. Dr. Moss handles a sub
ject in a manner to hold the close
attention of his hearers and charm
ed them by his superb delivery and
graceful maimer as a pulpit ora
tor.
,less as to go back to our extrava
gant ways of living before the
war just because peace has ccwne.
May it never again be said of
America that she is the most ex
travagant nation on the globe.
It is very necessary- also that
we produce a surplus of food stuff
this year, because there is much
uncertainty as to food prices in
the future.
The Girls’ Canning Clubs, and
the Boys 1 Agricultural Clubs of
fer splendid opportunities to the
wide-awake girls and boys in Bar
row County who want to help in
this time of need. It is well to
remember that when doing most
for others one is doing most for
himself. A girl or a boy who is
a member of one of these Clubs
is not only helping his “Hunger
ing Neighbor” across the sea, but
he is helping himself in a wonder
ful way too. If you have not al
ready joined one of these Clubs
see or write to your farm demon
strator or to your County Home
Demonstration Agent at once,
while there is yet room to get
your name enrolled.
Rose Dillard,
County Home Dem. Agt.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY
DIES AT NINETY YEARS
OF AGE
Mrs. L. A. Chapin, mother of
Air. J. P. Chapin of Athens, and
grandmother of Mr. C. C. Gregory
of Winder, died Tuesday morning
,at the home of her son
She was a native of Courtland,
New York, hut came to South
Carolina with her husband fifty
or more years ago but for the past
eight or ten years had resided in
peorgia.
She has been a remarkably ac
tive woman until the last few
years of her life and had reached
the advanced age of 90 years.
Mrs. Chapin was one of those
splendid and lovable old women
who always make the world bet
ter and brighter. She resided in
Winder with Mr. Gregory a large
portion of her time spent in this
state and had many friends here
to regret her death.
Her remains were carried to
Chapin, S. C., a town built by her
husband and interred in the sum
lmsband and interred in the Sum-
APPALACHEE S. S.
CONVENTION.
Bethabara Church, Oconee Cos.,
March 29-30, 1919.
10 :00 a. m.. Organization, Elec
tion of Officers.
10:15 Bible Authority for Hav
ing S. School, A. J. Goss, J. P.
Cash, Robt. Thompson.
11:15 Sermon. I). W. Key, D.D.
Dinner on the ground.
1:30 o. m., Is it the Duty of
Churches to Have S. Schools. Why
Should Every Member Attend?
J. J. Nunnally, S. V. Cofield, E. S.
Rogers.
2:15, How to Overcome Indif
ference of Our People, W. 11.
Faust, J. F. Haygood, H. A. Har
dy.
3:30, Who Should Be Teachers
and What Their Qualifications, J.
E. Prather, W. S. Walker, C. T.
Duggan.
Sunday, March 30th.
10 a. in., S. S. In Charge of a
Blue Seal Superintendent. Adult
Class Taught by Blue Seal Teach
er. Intermission class taught by
Blue Seal Teacher.
11:00, Address, Geo. W. An
drews.
Dinner on ground.
1:30, Question Box and Prob
lems.
2:30, Open Conference on S. S.
Work.
Adjourn.
B. H. Jenkins, Chm. Prog. Cora.
CHANDLER’S ACADEMY.
School at this place is holding
up nicely, continuing to use two
teachers.
There will be a singing here on
next Sunday afternoon. Every
body invited.
Misses Hillie and Zillie Chand
ler were the guests of Miss Gladys
Elrod Sunday.
Mr. H. R. Kilcrease and family
spent last Sunday with Mr. J. H.
Whitley and family.
Miss Abbie Attaway spent the
week-end very pleasantly with
home folks.
Misses Bartoo Lovin and Mark
Head from Rockmart spent the
past week with the former’s
parents.
Miss Lessie Shelton, our prin
cipal, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her sister at Lawrenceville.
The singing at Mr. Sara Rut
,ledge’s Sunday evening was large
ly attended and greatly enjoyed
by all.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Chaplain are
receiving the congratulations of
their friends on the birth of a lit
tle girl at their home.
COME OUT TO MEETING
TOMORROW
NOTICE! FARMERS, BANK
ERS, COTTON MERCHANTS,
AND OTHER BUSINESS MEN
We have been asked by many
farmers. bankers, cotton-mer
chants, and other business men to
call a mass meeting to be held in
the courthouse next Friday after
noon. March 14th, 1919 at two
o’clock.
This meeting is for the purpose
of discussing and making plans
for reducing this year’s cotton
acreage and increase our acreage*
in feed and food crops and other
important questions.
One very important question to
be discussed at this meeting is the
planting of Half and Half cotton.
( At the present time the Cotton
Mills and Brokers are not paying
as much for cotton here in this
territory as they are in other sec
tions. Several of our best buy-
<ers are now out of the market be
cause their companies will not buy
short staple cotton and in the fu
ture if we continue to plant this
cotton more of our buyers will
be out of the market. If we con
tinue to plant this short staple
cotton we are going to have to
take a reduced price for it and
too it Mill he hard to get buyers.
If we can make more money
growing short staple and selling
it at a reduced price then it may
be alright for us to grow it but
if not we should stop the growing
of this cotton. Now is the time
for the Farmer and Cotton Buy
ers to get together and discuss
these questions.
Tell everyone you see about this
meeting and be sure and be pres
ent yourself.
Very respectfully,
C. W. Parker,
A. A. Camp.
W. C. Horton,
W. Hill Ilosch.
VICTORY
The singing at this place Sun
day afternoon was enjoyed by
those present.
Messrs. Shad man and Forrester
of Buford were in our midst on
Friday.
Miss Alice Fleeman, who has
a position at the Bell Overall Cos.
spent the week-end with home
folks and attended the singing
here.
Mrs. Malinda Timms has return
ed home after spending a few
days with relatives here.
Mr. James Stancil of near Sell’s
Station passed through our burg
Sunday.
Let everybody come out and
help in the Sunday School here.
Mr. Jim Boss our Superintendent
is a good man and he wants and
should have the cooperation of the
people, both old and young. Let
all who want their community to
have a Sunday School prove it
by attending and taking a part
in it. One cannot expect to have
a successful Sunday School where
ithey depend almost entirely upon
the younger people.
With Mr. J. A. Boss, as Supt.,
Mr. J. M. Simpson, assistant, and
Mr. Pasco Carter and Luther Al
len Chorister and the number of
other good singers near here, there
should be nothing to hinder us
from having a successful Sunday
School. So let everybody come
out every Suuday afternoon.
51.50 IN ADVANCE
! MIRACULOUS ES
CAPE FROM DEATH
Freight Train Runs Into Automo
bile of J. J. Whitehead
Last Saturday.
On last Saturday afternoon at
Statham there was a miraculous
escape from death of Air. J. J.
Whitehead, of Oconee county, and
Air. -I. R. Jones and daughter, Miss
Geneva, of Winder.
The above parties had just got
ten in tho car of Mr. Whitehead
near the cotton warehouse a short,
distance from the railroad and
were in the act of crossing the
track when a freight train came
along, the engine striking the au
tomobile and carrying it a distance
of about 100 feet up the track.
It was raining and the curtains
down and they did not see or hear
the train until struck. One side
of the automobile, the one next to
the train, was completely demolish
ed and it is mystery how any of
the occupants escaped instant
death.
Mr. Whitehead had one eye bad
ly bruised. Mr. Jones received a
bad cut. of three inches on the head
which required five or six stitches.
Miss Geneva, while slightly bruis
ed, came out better than her father
and grandfather.
VISITS SCHOOLS.
Mcsdames .John 11. Wood, W.
visited Z\lill School and colored
C. Horton and W. B. McCants
scliool last week, carrying litera
ture for the Scientific Temperance
instruction in public schools.
A hearty approval of the work
was given by all the teachers,
conscientious work was assured
and a public program will also be
given.
May the W. C. T. U. ladies and
all who are interested in humani
ty attend these programs for a
two-fold reason, to observe the
work being done for the en
couragement of all concerned and
because there is no greater mis
sionary work.
S. T. I. teaching has been in
corporated as a law in all the
states, Georgia being the last one
to adopt the law. Our teachers
in the town schools have respond
ed beautifully in this work from
primary grades on up. They will
soon put the annual prize essay
contest on. The Union has offer
ed two gold medals again. Let
every contestant study the sub
jects thoroughly and do their very
best.
Respectfully,
Mrs. W. B. McCants,
Supt. S. T. I. Dept.
ELKS vs. EAGLES.
One of the most interesting of
the games of the series was the
basket ball game Friday after
noon between the Eagle Patrol
and the Elk Patrol. The final
score resulted in the victory of
the Eagles, fifteen to eight.
At the end of the first half, the
Eagles had the lead and by hard
iwork kept it.
Strickland played a good game
as guard for the Elks, while
Young was the star of the Eagles.
The line up was:
Eagles—
Hill, r.f., 2.
Young, 1.f12.
McDonald, c. •< ;
Brooksher, g., 1.
Turpin, g.
Elks— V '
Russell, r.f., 4. j t
Maxwell, 1.f., 4.
Autrey, c. j 1
Strickland, g.
Bagwell, g. #