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VOLUME 4. NO. 35
WAS FORCED TO CUT A
*. MAN TO PROTECT
HIMSELF
Mr. John FT. Michols, formerly of
this city was forced in self protec
tion to cut “Bullie” Conner this
week at Jersey, in Walton county.
Conner ran on him, so report
says, threatening to kill him. The
•wounds are serious and there is
some doubt as to Conner’s recov
ery.
Court is in session at Monroe
and Mr. Nichols was carried thru
but the grand jury refused to in
dict and he was turned loose.
John Nichols is a brother of our
townsman, Mr. J. W. Nichols and
worked at his marble plant here
\mtil going to Walton County re
cently. His friends here are glad to
know he was exonerated and is a
free man.
REV. T. T. TWITTY DIED VERY
SUDDENLY.
Rev. T. T. Twitty, one of the
best known and beloved Baptist
ministers of this section, died sud
denly last Saturday in the pulpit
at Harmony church, about nine
' miles south of Gainesville.
After the sermon Mr. Twitty
opened the door of the church, or
made a proposition to the congre
gation, and as the first man came
up and grasped the preacher’s
hand he sank to the floor, uncon
scious. and never recovered, being
dead in a few minutes.
Mr. Twitty had served that
church for some time and has also
served the Norcross Baptist
church for years. He also served
years ago as pastor of the Law
reneeville Baptist church. He was
a splendid, forceful speaker, and
had done much good work in his
church.
He was sixty years of age, and
is survived by his wife and eleven
children: Mrs. A. S. Whitfield, of
Burlington, X. (’., Mrs. Arch
Leitch and Misses Floy, Mary,
Grace and Nell are the daughters,
and the sons are Hugh, Thomas,
Robert, William and < diaries Twit
ty.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at Norcross,
Rev. L. A. Henderson, of Rose Hill
church, Columbus, Ga., being in
charge. Mr. Henderson was a life
long friends of the deceased and
was ordained by him.
It was said that probably the
largest crowd ever assembled in
Norcross was present at this funer
al.—Tht News Herald.
ON VISIT FROM ATHENS
ALABAMA
Mrs. P. li. Mears. who has been
on a week’s visit to her father,
Mr. J. O. Ilardigree, left for her
home at Athens, Alabama today.
Mrs. Mears was one of our pop
ular young ladies before her mar
riage to Rev. P. H. Mears, but
has never'resided here sinee that
event.
They are now located at Athens,
Alabama, where Mr. Mears is pas
tor of the Christian Church.
He is now building a handsome
new brick church there at a cost
of $30,000.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express through
The Times our thanks and appre
ciation to our neighbors and
/friends for the service and sym
pathy that was rendered to us
during the brief illness and death
of our darling little son, Coye La
conte Hill. May God’s blessings be
upon you all.—Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Hill.
THE BARROW TIMES
BUYS BEAUTIFUL HOME
ON BROAD STREET
Mr. Walter L. Jackson lias
bought the magnificent home of
Mr. FI. N. Rainey on Broad Street
and will move there at the close of
present year.
This is one of Winder's pretty
homes built by Mr. C. O. Niblaek,
a few years ago, and is a valuable
piece of property.
Mr. and Mrs Jackson will make
this one of the attractive homes of
our city.
WINDER PREACHER AT
CARLTON.
Rev. W. 11. Faust has an evan
gelistic enjoyment with Dr. John
I). Mell, President of the Georgia
Baptist Convention at his church
at Carlton, Ga., Sept. Ist to (ith.
A great meeting is confidently
expected by these enthusiastic
workers.
SUCCESSFUL MEETING AT
CEDAR CREEK.
A genuine revival closed at Ced
ar Creek Church last Saturday
night when nine new members
were added.
The preaching by the pastor,
Rev. W. H. Faust was of a high
order. The congregations were
large and interesting.
The singing led by Mr. W. A.
Stancil was splendid.
A number of new subscribers
were secured for the Christian In
dex and the church and commun
ity were greatly blessed.
LANDS STILL ADVANCING.
Last week a fram in Banks
County sold for $350.00 and over
in Campbell County several sold
for $250.00 per acre.
| Some persons predict land valu
es will decline but these sales
above mentioned and other sales
made last week do not indicate
any material decline.
The demand sometimes ceases
for a while when prices continue
to increase, but for the past fifty
years farm lands have continued
to increase in value and there is
little probability they will ever be
much lower than at the presnt
time.
There is no safer investment
and there are more persons every
year wanting homes of their own.
WAREHOUSE INCREASES
STORAGE CHARGES.
On account of the increased cost
of insurance, labor and other ex
penses of handling cotton the stor
age and insurance rate at Rogers
Warehouse for the coming season
will be t>s cents per bale per
month, or fractional part thereof,
beginning Sept. Ist, allowing 4
days free storage.
1 am offering as much space
first to my friends and patrons at
home as they wish to use; the bal
ance then will go to customers
from a distance along the Sea
board and Gainesville Midland
Rail Roads.
With many thanks for past fa
vors, and best wishes to all for
higher cotton prices and increased
prosperity, I remain,
Yours to serve,
R. L. Rogers.
Mr. Sylvester Sauls, of near
Winder, has accepted a position
with the Griffin News, as book
keeper. He is one of Barrow Coun
ty’s splendid young men who is
bound to succeed.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY
WINDER, BAKKOW COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST gs. IJJIO
WINDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OPEN NEXT TUESDAY
I
The Winder Public Schools open
next Tuesday morning at 10
o’clock and it is urgently request
ed by Prof. Cash that all of the
patrons and citizens generally at
tend the opening and lend their
influence to the faculty. By being
there you can also have the plea
sure of meeting all the teachers.
The opening next Tuesday pro
mises to be one of the largest in
the history of our schools.
THE BOY SCOUTS BACK HOME
The hoy scouts who were in
Camp at Chestalee Falls above
Gainesville, for eight days reached
home last Friday afternoon.
They hiked to Dahlonega and
Cain Creek Falls while in < lamp
and they all report a great time.
Clay Camp, one of The Times
force says the trip did him good
and that he is ready to do more
efficient work than ever in the offi
ce.
HAVE LEFT FOR THEIR
TEXAS HOME.
Mrs. A. F. Crow and son, Severn
who have been iptnding c •>;it<’i
with her father, Mr. J. O. He ?i
gree, it ft f<>r ♦b'.ir Texas .. i t
day.
Mrs. Crow is the oldest daugh
ter of Mr. Harcligree and has been
in Texas for seven years and this
was her first visit home. The
friends of Mr. Andrew Crow will
be glad to know he lias prospered
in his adopted state.
TO THE OLD CONFEDERATE
SOLDIERS AND THEIR
WIDOWS.
At the last session of the Geor
gia Legislature the pension laws
were amended so as to make the
pension roll an honor roll instead
of an indigent list and under the
terms of the present law every
Confederate soldier is entitled as
a matter of right to a pension in
the sum of one hundred dollars
and this sum automatically in
creases with the years. The wi
dows of Confederate who married
up to 1881 are likewise entitled
to go on this honor roll. It was my
pleasure to help in the passage of
this legislation and if you have
not already made application to
be placed on the ron of honor
where your services entitled you
to he placed, get the necessary
blanks from the Ordinary and
make proof of service while some
comrade is still alive who can as
sist you in making this proof.
G. A. Johns.
BACK FROM GERMANY
Mr. Roy Smith is back from
Germany safe and sound and will
be discharged from Camp Gordon
this week.
Roy is one among the last of our
boys getting back and was among
the first to cross the Atlantic. He
made a fearless soldier and has
had varied experiences.
His father and mother as well
as the whole of Winder are rejoi
ing to know he will reach home
this week ready to settle down to
the civil activities of life.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Shields,
Mr. Guy Shields and Mrs. Mamie
Barge, spent Friday with Mrs. B.
S. D. Lanier at Farmington.
Wanted—A family for cotton
pickers,- house and wood furnished
See T. R. Wooford. Mulberry, Ga.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF H. A.
CARITHERS, SR.
The serious illness of Mr. H. A.
Carithers, is causing a great deal
of anxiety to his family and hosts
of friends of Winder.
Mr. Carithers condition does not
seem to improve as had been hop
ed by every one here.
Mr. Carithers is one of our lead
ing citizens and has resided in
Winder for JO years or more.
The Times sincerely hopes that
a change for the better may soon
take place and that he will be on
the road to recovery.
MILLEDGI7TILLE GUESTS.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Greene, of
Milledgeville, were the guests Tast
week of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ar
nold of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Greene are the pa
rents of Mrs. Arnold. They were
delighted with Winder and her
citizens and enjoyed their weeks
visit very much.
RECEIVING MORE ORDERS
THAN IT CAN FILL
The Smith-Mayne manufactur
ing Company, of this city, is one
of the big plants that is helping to
advertise Winder to the world.
The desks this Company is pull
ing out are the prettiest and finest
on the markef and the demand for
them grows so rapidly it is impos
sible to tiit orders.
This weeks orders for these fine
office desks come from the states
of Washington and Dakota, Wash
ington City and other points.
In a short while 15 or 20 more
skilled workmen will he added to
the force of this large plant.
PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Mary Shields is the guuest
of Miss Ruby Tucker at Sparta
for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sharpton
and son, of Atlanta, arc spending
several weeks here with relatives.
Miss Christine Hood of Athens,
is spending the week with M r. and
M rs. Mac Potts.
Mr. and Mrs, O. I>. Mcßae, and
son, Oscar, spent several days in
Elberton last week with friends.
Miss Mary Smith has returned
from a two weeks stay at Clayton.
Mr. Lamar Smith of Atlanta, is
spending the week here with his
father, Mr. S. P. Smith.
The many friends of Mrs. It. S.
1). Lanier are glad to see her. She
is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Shields for several weeks.
Mesdames. 11. E. Milllikin, J. L.
Jackson and O. M. Jackson are
visitign Mrs. Byrd Harris in Ath
ens for several days.
Miss Tullie Ltirine Hood of Ath
ens. and Miss Lola Buehanna, of
Atlanta, are the guests of Miss
Kathleen Wilson.
Messrs. Albert and Walter Ben
ton left Tuesday to enter Univer
sity of Va.,
Col. and Mrs.'W. H. Quarterinan
Miss Mary ami Keith Quurterman
returned Monday from Tallulah
Falls.
Mrs. Kirnebrem, of Athens, is
the guest this week of her sister,
Mrs. W. L. Bush.
Mrs. Vella Mae Smith and littU
daughter are spending several
weeks at Mountain City and Tal
lulah Falls.
Mrs. James Walter Cooper and
children of Decatur, are the guest
cf Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jackson.
DIRECT SELLING OF COTTON
BY FARMERS ORGANIZA
TIONS URGED.
Department of Agriculture Shows
How North Carolina Mills Paid
$15,000,000 More for Cotton in
1918 Than Farmers Received for
It.
How much difference should
there be between the price that a
farmer gets for his cotton and the
price that the mill pays for the
same cotton?
The North Carolina cotton mills
paid about $15,000,000 more for
the cotton they used last year than
the farmers received for it.
Getting down to a usit basis,
the farmer who grew a hale of
cotton lacked $11.50 of getting
what it was worth to the cotton
mill.
A little of the $11.50 went to the
railroad for hauling the cotton to
the mill. As most of the cotton con
sumed by the North Carolina mills
is grown in North Carolina and
nearby sections of South Carolina
and Georgia, the freight item did
not amount to a great deal—pro
bably 30 cents a hundred, or 30
points on the cotton involved. The
average cost of exchange on the
draft bill was probably one-eightn
of 1 per cent. Including other nec
essary costs of selling and delivery
with these items, the total expense
would be about $2 50 to $3 a ba'e
in practically all eases.
Middlemen’s Profit Disproportion
ate to Services.
The natural conclusion is tiiat
the farmer is getting less for his
cotton than he should have, or that
the consumer of cotton cloth is
paying more for it than he should
pay—maybe both —while the mid
dlemen are making a profit of pro
portion to the'services they render
These facts were ascertained by
the United States Department of
Agriculture, and are embodied in
a circular, “Suggested Improve
ments in Methods of Selling Cot
ton by Farmers.” The solution
suggested is direct sales, or, in any
event, less indirect than at pre
sent. That would probably involve
cooperative selling organizations
among cotton growers and direct
dealing by such organizations with
the cotton mills. Certain dfficulties
in the way of direct selling are
pointed out and suggestions made
as to means of overcoming them.
The first suggestion is that far
mers grow the kind of cotton the
mills need. It is pointed out that
most local cotton mills use only
one or two grades and usually only
one staple of cotton, and that it is
necessary for the farmer or some
other agency to furnish what the
mill demands.
A compress and ample storage
and shed space at central points in
the main producing areas, it is
suggested, would improve condi
tions.
Classing Would Show Real Value.
Avery important suggestion is
the establishment of a disinterest
ed classing service that would
serve the interests of both the pro
ducer and the consumer. This
would enable the farmer to know
the value of his product, and coop
erative selling would better enable
him to realize that value iti dollars
and cents.
As to North Carolina, better gin
ning facilities are needed. The old
ginneri-.s are not <• , kble of
ing large or averaged-sized bales
to the density usually obtained in
other states. Asa result, the aver
age weight of bales in North Caro
lina is low and the mills complain
about it.
Progressive Farmer.
*1.50 IN ADVANCE
A GREAT DEPARTMENT
STORE THAT HAS HELP
ED TO ADVERTISE
WINDER
The great department stor of
the J. T. Strange Cos has been out*
Suisp.i3Ape ui tiiq oqt jo
Winder to the world.
This firm strives to please and
also to supply its customers wit.l>
all that is best and up-to-date and
you may visit all the large cities
of the south and you will find rv
store with a better selected stock,
with better and finer grades and
qualities of dry goods, clothing
ladies dresses, millinery and the
other goods included in such
stores. You will find no store bet
ter kept, with a neater appearance
with more system and with more
efficiency in all of its departments.
J. T. Strange <’o. has secured
the services of Miss Bass, of Rich
mond, Virginia, for this season.
She wdll arrive next Monday after
having visited for some days in
Philadelphia and New York.
Miss Bass comes out from Bal
timore, where this firm was so for
tunate as to secure her to have
charge of their millinery depart
ment. Bhe comes to Winder highly
indorsed as one of the leading
young ladies of Baltimore, in this
fine art which has so much to do
with making a young lady more
beautiful and an old lady much
younger.
J. T. Strange and Cos. are re
ceiving immense quantities of th©
newest goods purchased in tho
great centers of the east and west
and will be ready in a short w hile
for the fall displays.
REGARDING VACCINATION.
Any.no v << i' unable f <> o.iy
the regular fee for vaccination,
ran he vaccinated by either mem
ber of the Board of Health for 25c
Friday and Saturday. Dr. Martin
can see you from 9 o’clock to 12
o’clock and from 1 to 4 in the af
ternoon. I)r. Hodges is out of town
but will probably be here on the
above dates at his office.—J. R.
Arnold, ('lerk.
Wanted—To rent house or room
for light housekeeping.—Phone
299, p. o. box 127.
At last we have one new Baby
Grand Chevrolet to offer at $1390,
less 4 per cent for cash. First
comes first served. Do not know
when we can get any more.—
Woodruff Hard ware Company.
Dr. and Mrs. W. L. DeLaPer
riere spent last week-end in Social
Circle with Mrs. DeLaPerriere’a
parents.
Mr. A. 11. Nichols, age 77, whf>
has been critically ill for some
days at the home of his son, Mr. J.
W. Nichols, is not expected to live
many days longer.
In the notice in this issue of Mr.
Rogers on the storage of cotton.
The charges for warehouse storage
are less than in any other town
and on account of the increased
cost of labor it forces a higher rate
here than heretofore.
Miss Annelle Williamson, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Wil
liamson, of Jefferson, is the attrac
tive guest of her aunt, Mrs. S. T.
Ross.
Miss Florine Hill, the popular
milliner at J. L. Saul’s has return
ed to Winder for the fall season
business.
Miss Berdie Smith, of Decatur,
is the guest of friends here this
week.