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VOLUME 4, NO. 23 ATTENDS GEORGIA BAR ASSOCIATION R. IT. Kimball spent Friday and Saturday at the annual meeting of the Georgia Bar Association which was held at Tybee. lie was elected Vice-President of the Association for the 9th Congres sional District. BIG MEETINGS. Recently in our immediate sec tion have been held great evan gelistic meetings. First Methodist, Monroe, Dr. "Walter Anthony, of Atlanta— a. fine meeting. Baptist Tabermcle, Athens, Dr. Jenkins, of 'O/u —nearly a hun dred accessions. La.vrenceville Baptist. Dr. 0. \V Duke, Tampa, Fla., preacher—3l additions. Central Baptist, Gainesville, has just cloed a fine series with a large number of additions. From now on the country churches will he in revival cam paigns and great good is to he ac complished through these servi ces. LAWRENCEVILLE PREACHER FORTUNATE. * Rev. S. S. Mathis, pastor of the Lawrenceville Baptist church re cently received a joyous surprise when his members presented him with a handsome five-passenger Maxwell automobile in loving ap preciation of his fine work among them. THE NEW CHALLENGE. The world is just coming out from the throes of the greatest of all wars. Right nobly have we responded to every patriotic call, and unquestionably demonstrated nur ability to accept the challenge of the Huns. Now comes to all the supreme challenge of the Lord to go into all the world and preach the gos pel to every creature. The Northern Metheodist have set as their goal eighty-five million dollars; Southern Methodist thir ty-five million; Southern Baptists seventv-tlve million; Northern Baptists a hundred million and other denominations large a mounts. This mighty missionary dive will do more to put the cause Adequately upon the hearts of the people, and to unify the world of the denominations than anything that has occurred in recent years. It will give an educated minis try and a trained constituency to the spiritual forces of the 1 hris tian world that will be unconquer able. The glorious enthusiastic re spouse to this stupendous co-oper ation task will make men of pig mies and enharten the church forces as will nothing else in the world. And yet Georgia’s part could be paid by he cocoa-cola, chewing gum, and tobacco bills during the same period. another one of our sol diers HOME. Mr Lamar Wood, who has been stationed in the West Indies Is lands for nearly a year is home ajrain and is receiving warm wel come from his many friends. Mr. G. G. Moseley is in Norfork. The many friends of Mr. G. C. Moseley are glad to hear he has arrived safely from France and •will be home in a few days. Mr. Moseley has had some great ex periences during the ten months he has been across. THE BARROW TIMES MR. AND MRS. GOFORTH TO LIVE IN GAINESVILLE It will be learned with much re gret by the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Goforth that they will make their home in Gainesville. Many friends tried to prevail on Mi-. Goforth to re-inter his for mer business He was engaged in before going to France, but he thinks a better opportunity awaits him in Gainesville, his old home town. Mr. and Mrs. Goforth will be missed in Winder, and Gainesville will add to her citizenship a splen did young couple. SHRINER S HAVE GREAT TIME IN ATLANTA LAST WEEK. A large delegation of Winder Shriners went over to Atlanta last Saturday to enjoy the fresh meat scheduled for slaughter. Messrs J. Iv. Miller, C. M. Fer guson, J. W. Hill and Gibson now ell were made shriners. Among those from Winder in attendance were: b. S. Radford, W. 11. Faust, Dr. C. B. Almond, C. G. Niblack, W. J. Burch, P. C. Pentecost, J. K. Miller, J. W. Hill, I. F. Jackson, C. M. Ferguson, A. V . Kavenson, A. S. Morgan, H. A. Carithers, Jr., George Thompson, Edwin Strange, W. M. Holsenbeck, Fleming Thompson. Florence Bell, Willie Hill Hosch, A. D. McCurry, J. ,T. Thomas, L. E. Griffeth, 0. E. Summerour, W. T. Robinson, J. .1. Wilson and G. A. Johns. RUSSELL OWEN PARK AT HOME. Mr. Russell Owen Park arrived at New Port News, Va., from France May 26th, and landed at Camp Gordon last Sunday, re ceived his discharge last Tuesday. Russell was in service twelve months, went to France May 6, 1918. His many friends rejoice with his father and mother of his safe arrivel home. HOLLAND TO PREACH AT UNION. We have been requested to an nounce that Rev. W. P. Holland will preach at Union church next Sunday. June Bth, at 11 o'clock. Rev. Holland is just a begginner in the ministerial work and it is hoped that all who can will attend these services. WHOSE FAULT IS IT? We are not informed u£ to the rules and regulations of the trash wagons, but someone is to fault when piles of trash are to be found on the side walks in front of residences on Sunday. The own ers of the homes should either have not piled the trash out in front of their homes, or the trash wagon failed in its duty to carry it away. A more unsightly appearances is hardly imaginable than to pass along the streets on Sunday and see a pile of cans, brush, rags etc. remaining on the side walks where it has been deposited with the expectation of being carried away, ('an the city do a better thing than having some sytem about the moving of trash or hav ing the property owner keep it off the front till the wagon is due. Rev. R. E. Moss delivered the commencement address at Forsyth Thursday evening. He will return in time for Sunday morning ser mon and Children’s exercises at uight. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY WINDER, HARROW COUNTY, UA„ THURSDAY. JUNE 5. 1910 THE HOLT TRACTOR BE GINS ITS JOURNEY The big Holt Tractor recently purchaser by Judge Hill for Bar row, began its first trip over this morning. Two large scrapes and a drayor hung to the tractor. The two scrapes are eight and ten feet wide and a round trip over an ordinary road means a good road be T.\l it. The machine traveles at a rate of two and one hrflf miles per hour, That means a round trip to the Gwinnett County line in one day. It further means that all the leading roads in the county will soon he scraped and in splendid condition. Not only will this machine prove to he a money and lime saver, hut it means better roads for the county generally. Judge Hill is to be congratulat ed in supplying his road working force with this valuable piece of machinery. CONVICT CAMP AT BETHLEHEM. The County Convict was moved first of the week to Bethlehem where it will he located for the next month or longer in working all the roads in that section. That is one of the best sections of Barrow County and the con sideration Judge Hill is giving those good people in way of bet ter roads is greatly appreciated. INSTRUCTION Scientific Temperance Instruc tion Dept. W. C. T. U. Prof. Cash and teachers put on the Prize F.s say Contest operated by the W. C. T. U. Ladies of Winder Union and for which we appreciate their in terest very much. Winder Public School lias con ducted this contest annually for 5 years. This is one of the means by which this Dept, the S. T. 1. of W. C, T. U. is conducted and scientifi cally tangut in the Public Schools. There is no better and more im pressive way of retaining the knowledge of these truths of the injurious effect of Aleihol and Nicotine on the Human Body than by putting the thouguts into words and writingthe Essays. This work was taught by Post Charts, and Lituature in the lower grades and by the Prize Essay Contest in the higher grades. 59 Essays were written in 7th and Bth grades and 32 in 9th and 10th grades. Minimum No. of words in 7th and Bth, 300. Maximum No. 600. Minimum No. in 9th and 10th, 1000. Maximum No. in 9th and 10th, 150. Winning Essay in 7th and Bth grades was written by William McDonald, second by Alma Poole. First in 9th and 10th by Willie Mae Holloway, second Sarah Frances Segars. Medals were awarded Ist Essay in each group. These winning Essays will be entered in State Contest and win ning one there will receive SIOOO. The winning one in State Con test will he entered in National Contest and winning ane there will receive $30.00 and $50.00 in gold and are known as the Mary C. Upham Prize and the National Prize at the contest. These sub jects were announced to the pu pils after assembling in the school room and were written in the pre sence of their teachers and with out any assistance, Below is one written by William McDonald; TEAM OF WORKERS AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH Those attending the morning service at the Christian Church Sunday enjoyed some unexpected addresses which were delivered by Rev. W 11. Mohorter, of the National Benevolence Association of the Christian Church, Mrs. J. 0. Grutry, of Atlanta, represent ing the Christian orphanage in At lanta and Rev. John 11. Wood, of Southeastern Christian College at Auburn. Various teams are visiting the Christian Churches of the South Fast in the interest of the institu tions above mentioned and quite a large sum of money is being raised for educational and benevo lent purposes. J. W. RUTLEDGE HOME FROM FRANCE. Mr. J. W. Rutledge, son of Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. Rutledge, landed at Camp Gordon, last Sunday morning from France. Mr. Rutledge went over seas last August and remained in ser vice there until about the last of May, when ho started on his jour ney home. The many friends of this young man rejoice with his father and mother of his safe arrival home. BETHLEHEM. Mr. John Moore Jr., lias spent the past six weeks in New Orleans with his brothers. He returned last Friday accompanied 'by Mr. Rob Moore, another brother. Mr. U'i will soon leave New Orleans, ancf TfTie laTfer txVo' will locate in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. George Tucker of Atlanta, were visitors here for the week-end. * Misses Nina Stewart and Miss Curtis Adams of Winder were guests of Mrs. Luther McDonald Sunday. Prof. Lark-aster, of Gray, Ga., was here last week to see his children. He entertained at dinner Sunday celebrating Howards fifth birth day. Miss Skinner, of Hoschton, has been visiting Miss Rosa Mae Thomas. Mrs. John Tucker and daugh ters, of Winder, are spending the week here. Woodfin Hill returned to Win der after a visit to Jack Haris. Lynnette, Lurrinne, and Kurtz Moore, the attractive children of Mr. and Mrs. Hayden Moore are spending this week in Statham. Thirty two Sun-beams, with their leaders, visited Raymond and Albertus Halloway last Sunday afternoon. These are splendid boys, and although they have not walked for a few years, they are happy to have their little friends remember them. 4 The Messrs. Darby, of Yldalia, visited relatives here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Perry spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Earl McDonald. Several Chautauqua boosters from Winder were here last Sat urday afternoon. Mrs. Julia Kilgore spent a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Will Ridgeway last week. Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Garrett were here Sunday. Esq. W. Cash Baggett is not only a busy farmer these days, but is assisting Dome < upid also during his quiet hours Sunday afternoon he married three young couples, of Bethel district. Misses Cal lie and Pearl Saun ders spent several days in Atlanta this week. CAR RUNS OVER MR. T R. R. LANIER An unfortunate and from all re ports, an unavoidable accident took place Saturday afternoon in Winder, when Mr. Attaway of the northern part of the county knocked down and ran over Mr. Lanier, of Atlanta, near the Far mers bank on Athens street. It is reported that Mr. Lanier was badly hurt, and was taken to the home of relatives in Statham, where he is in a serious condition. The report is that the car was being driven at a very moderate rate of speed and is thought that Mr. Lanier did not hear the horn and the driver was unable to con trol the car properly when the critical moment came. Mr. Lanier is a brother of the late It. S. 1). Lanier. NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. The Board of Equalizers now in session, after consulting with ad joining counties and in keeping with the action taken in those counties, has made a general raise of 10 per cent on all lands in the county and this is notice of such raise. They have decided not to take the returns of improvements separately this year as other counties have failed to Jo so. Many citizens have failed to make returns and are subject to bring doublea taxed, they are urged to file returns at once and save themselves this charge. The Board will he in session June ISth and 19th inclusive to hear com plaints and examine returns. M. J*~4tnfMJi,-Gkai liman Board Equlizecw. CITY TAX ASSESSORS SOON TO BEGIN 1919 WORK. The annual grind of the city tax assessors will begin within the next two weeks. The city is nearly up to its bond Emit and unless an increase in valuations is bad, Winder cannot hope to do much improving except by direct taxa tion. There has been a very strong sentiment for paving the business streets of Winder for some time and the question of an action in this matter seems near at hand. No investment could mean more to Winder than in this case. In many instances, properly values in Winder are far below an equit able basis as compared with some values on the tax books. Equalization in tax values is something that can never be made perfect, but improvements can be made along this line every year. WARNING. To Barrow County Tax Payers. All parties who have not made their returns are warned that a penalty of 10 per cent on their returns will be assisted by the Equalizers. The Board will be in session for and 18th. If you have not made final adjustments on June 17th your returns see the Receiver and stop to take returns while in ses stop to take returns( while in ses sion. M. J. Griffeth, Chmn. Mr. J. F. Ihirson, of near coun ty Line, called in at the Times to day. We are always glad to see Mr. Purson, for he lives on the sunny side of life, and his pres ence always make us feel glad that we are living. He informed us that his son, Mr. Jim Burson, will arrive at Camp Gordon, soon from Long Island, and will get his dis charge from service at once. 51.50 IN ADVANCE IS IT THE PART OF WISDOM I Is it the part of Wisdom? The mere asking of a question doesn’t necessarily mean a criticism. Winder can justly claim many tilings in which she has a distinct advantage of her neighbor towns. Certainly no tow n in Georgia can claim more church pride in way of buildings than can Winder. We have business houses and an office building that does credit to a town of ten thousand people. There isn’t perhaps a town of ten thousand inhabitants any where that affords better school buildings than does Winder. Our school buildings have very obtain able convenience and sanitary equipment. But the buildings are of little service to the education of our children, if the pupils are not going to he supplied with capable and efficient teachers. That the en tire faculty for the past year has not been in keeping with tlie past grade of efficiency, no one will doubtless deny. This has not been the fault of the hoard of educa tion. So many good teachers left the school room to seek other promising fields of unefulness that all boards had to employ many teachers with but little, and some times, no experience at all. This condition resulted in many a faculty becoming weak where it would otherwise have been strong. Now it seems that the local hoard has for the sake of trying to save a few dollars, adopted a plan of still weakening our school faculty by letting some of the strongest teachers we have ever liTTd. depart from our midst purely on account of a few dollars in salary. A few more steps like this will in all probability result in one of the worst handicaps our school lias ever suffered. We can’t help wondering --- this action on the part of the hoard is the part of Wisdom at this lime. CORNER STONE LAID LANIER UNIVERSITY Lanier University, Atlanta, laid the corner stone of Arlington Hall on the campus in Druid Hills May 26th with impressive ceremonies. Arlington Hall is the first in a group of four buildings that are to be completed before the open ing of the fall session of the Uni versity. The usual commencement festi vities followed the laying of the corner stone. President C. Lewis Fowler announced that over 400 students had enrolled in these first two years of the life of Lanier University. This large enrollment is regarded as phenomenal in view of all the attending circumstances of war days and Influenza epidem ic. Lanier University is co-educa tional mid vocational. Six or seven different departments have al ready been organized, and others are being planned. Lanier University was the first institution to announce an all year program in this section of the country. The University plans to have an All-Southern Summer School every year. This Summer Session will qpen on June 23rd of this year, and it is intended to serve the needs of teachers who desire better preparation and of students who wish coaching or seek for advancement. There are courses in Music, Art, Domestic Science, Commercial Courses, Pharmacy, as well as Literary Courses.