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jol(Tmk I. NO. II
JOHN RICH PENTECOST
POST OF THE AMERI
CAN LEGION
On Inst Saturday afternoon a
post of the American Legion was
organized at the Court House by
about twenty-five or thirty vete
rans of the reeent war. Mr. Basil,
Stookbridge, of Atlanta, former
Adjutant of the 122nd Inf. (fitli
Ga.,) and Col. Edgar Dunlap, of
Gainesville, former Captain in the
82nd Division made speeches set
ting forth the object and aims of
the Legion, every man was enthu
siastic over the organization and
signed up as charter members.
It was decided to name the post
the dohn Rich Pentecost Post for
a man who didn’t wait for Amer
ica to declare war to get in the
fight against Germany, but joined
up with tbe Canadian Aimv. and
saw service before any other Har
row County man. AY hen the Amer
ican Army got to Franee lie was
discharged by the Canadians so
lie might serve with his own lel
low countrymen, and was later
killed, being the first Barrow
Comity man to give his life in
France.
'll is earnestly hoped that ev
evy ex-soldier, sailor and mat ini
who cherishes the high ideals of
Americanism for which the Le
gion stands will become a member
See Messrs. M. C. Vtiley. 1. h.
Jackson, 11. A. Carithers or J. C.
Pratt for enrollment as members.
POWERS OF OBSERVATION.
An English sclioolmaster lias
devised an extremely simple me-
of exercising his classes in
the powers of observation and ot
intelligent expression. The form
is given several subjects each day
on which they are told to write
down detached thoughts. Here
are two instances from list given
to a class of younger boys :
1. Subject: Things symboli
cal of happiness.
Boys swimming in a river.
Cornfields on a sunny day.
A threshing machine at work.
Rabbits playing in the twilight.
The sun shining through stain
ed-glass windows.
2. Subject: Things symbolical
of misery.
A wet asphalt road.
A london mew on a rainy day.
Crops beaten Mat by the rain.
A donkey standing under a tree
on a wet day. >
The blackened and dripping
■walls of a house after a fire.
A little child being half pulled
half dragged along by his tall
nurse.
The form is given a specific
time in which to compile their ob
servations. Tlun each boy reads
out his lists in turn, and the other
members of the class vote on each
item. A general interest is taken
in tlie gamo, too, and according
to tlie instigator of this system
there is a marked improvement in
the power of expression after a
short time, as the test seems not
only to make the boys use their
minds to avoid the eoninionplaee,
but also tends to rob them of the
conventional schoolboy embar
rassment in expressing their real
thoughts.
Mrs. .1. V. Edwards has return
ed to her home in Atlanta after
a short visit toiler parents. Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. MeCants.
Mr. W. P. Chapin, of Athensj,
spent yesterday with his nephew,
Mr. C. (’. Gregory, and also took
in the Fair.
THE BARROW TIMES
MR. JOHN M WILLIAMS
GIVES SIO,OOO TO BAP- .
TIST $75,000,000 CAM*:
PAIGN.
There are few more liberal men
wken ii comes to church contribu
tions than Mr. John M. Williams
of Winder.
Last Sunday at the Baptist
church, of which lie is one of the
loading members, he started the
campaign off in this city hv giv
ing SIO,OOO.
The Baptist Church of this city
had been apportioned $35,000 of
the amount to he raised by Geor
gia Baptist as their part in the
big campaign which is to be. raised
by Southern Baptist $75,000,000.
It will be seen that Mr. Wil
liams lias given enough to make
the balance an easy matter tor the
Winder Church and places him as
one of the big givers in this great
undertaking.
MR J. W. GREGORY HERE ON
VISIT.
Mr. J. W. Gregory, of Cniou. S.
C., who is one of that city’s pro
minent citizens, is in Winded this
week visiting his sou, Mr. C. C.
Gregory.
He informs The Time's that the
cotton crop of his state is very
short compared to previous years,
hut that the farmers are holding
for a higher price: so as to par
tially overcome the loss from tlie
shortage in production.
HERE ON VISIT FROM OKLA
HOMA
Mr. R. E. (IrilVeth, of Ada.
Okla., is here for a short visit to
his brother, Mr. .M. J. (Iriffeth,
and sisters Mrs. 11. 1). Jackson
and Mrs. Hiram Stanton.
Mr. (irifl'eth was a citizen of
Winder for three years after
which lie returned to Texas, his
former home. From Texas lie went
to Oklahoma, his present home.
During his stay in Winder he
made many friends, all of whom
are delighted to see him again.
The Times would like very
much to have Ed Criffeth one of
our citizens again as there are no
cities in Oklahoma to compare
with Winder for a clever fellow
like he as he is.
SOME INTERESTING EXHI
BITS AT FAIR.
Mr. J. F. Ohoeley of Bethlehem,
lias on exhibit at the fair this
week a counterpen woven by bis
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Cook, in
1829 and a sheet woven by his step
grandmother in 1859. He also has
with these relics a bible 80 years
old and well preserved.
There are many interesting ex
hibits of this kind at the fair as
well as fine hogs, calves and cattle
Don’t neglect to see the exhi
bits. Some people go to Fairs
and never visit the exhibits and
then condem the fair for the lack
of these things.
The displays of fine needle work
canning department, fine corn,
potatoes and other agricultural
products are fully worth the
while you spend in looking them
over. Besure and see these dis
plays before the fair is over.
Messrs. Treadwell, Boss, Ham
mond. Burson, and l)rs. Daniel
and Sikes, of Statham, attended
the sale here Tuesday of the Toni
Wall land.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. MeCants,
Miss Charlotte MeCants and Mr.
TTosea Williams motored to Dah
lonega Sunday and John MeCants
and Shannon Smith returned with
them to spend Monday and Tues
|day at home.
WINDKK. HARROW COUNTY. GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBKU . 119
THE NORTH GEORGIA FAIR OPENED
IT’S GATES TO PUBLIC TUESDAY
The Exhibits This Year Far Sur
pass All Previous Ones.
The North Georgia Fair opened
its gates to the public Tuesday
and was crowded with visitors
•and school children from every
part of the county. The attondace
is coming up so far with all past
years and will continue this way
to tlit* close if.the weather keeps
good.
The art displays are fine and
do credit to those who interested
themselves. The woman are to he
praised for this interesting fea
ture of the fair and also for the
canning department.
The domestic home science de
partment under the supervision
of Miss Rose Dillard is worthy of
much praise.
The agriculural exhibits, while
not as many as should have been,
are way above the average. Those
of the Cedar Hill and Bethlehem
locals of the Farmers Union are
worth seeing and both show what
can be done by the local unions of
this county. The Bethlehem dis
play was the larger of the two
and would be a credit to any
state fair. This local was awarded
first prize and Cedar Creek se
cond. The two individual exhibits
one of Mr. Oreen W. Fuller and
the other Mr. Marian R. Maynard
should be seen by every farmer
and every other man and woman
in Barrow County.
If you wish to see what can be
grown in Harrow County, you
have only to let (been Fuller car
ry you through bis wonderful dis
play and you will be proud of him
and of your county. Just take
time to see the different things he
grows on his farm and follow his
example.
He is growing a coffee that ex
cels any we get now in the mar
kets and his cotton, corn, wheat,
oats and grasses are a wonder.
Marion Maynard knows just
how to grow everything that can
be grown in this part of the uni
verse and is one of those men who
never kicks and complains about
everything, lie simply continues
making more and more of every
thing he cultivates every year,
keeps making more money every
year and continues to prosper
move every year as a farmer.
Don’t fail to see his marvelous
display.
Mr. Fuller won first prize and
Mr. Maynard second. These two
men are doing much to stimulate
the light kind of farming.
It is hoped the exhibits of these
two men and the two locals of
the Union will enthuse many
others to have similar displays
another year.
EXHIBITS OF HOGS AND
CATTLE.
Four years ago there were only
two hogs on exhibit at the fair
and Mr. G. S. Millsaps got prem
iums on these two hogs amounting
to $3.00. This year there are 57
head of pure breeds and the
prizes will run to over S3OO. Four
years ago all the cattle on exhibit
had to he brought from the Agri
cultural School al Athens. This
year there are 25 head of pure
breed cattle, all from Barrow
County. The Barrow County ex
hibits of hogs this year would
bring $5,000 and the cattle $4,000.
Mr. G. S. Millsaps alone lias
$3,000 worth of hogs at the Fair
and received first prize on an im
proved Poland China hoar that
weighs 745 pounds at 18 months
old. He received first prize on a 2
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY
REV S. S. MATHIS.
LAWRENCEVILLE PASTOR
COMES TO WINDER
Sunday is pulpit exchange day
in Georgia among the full time
pastors.
Rev. S. S. Mathis will preach
at the First Baptist at II o’clock.
lie is one of the best known
ministers of the state having
headed the debt raising campaign
in Georgia last February.
A Large crowd is expected out
to hear him.
Sunday School at the usual
hour. The pastor will return and
speak at the night service.
VISITS HIS BOYHOOD SEC
TION.
Mr. John S. (been visited the
section where his boyhood days
were spent, over iu Mountain
District Walton County, last
Sunday, lie had not been there
before in over fifteen years and
found many changes had taken
place.
By the way, John Green is one
of Barrow County’s best farmers
and we have few men making
more per acre and accumulating
a competency more rapidly than
he. ilis farm is just outside of the
incorporate limits of Winder.
year old sow of the same breed
that weights TOO pounds, and on
7 pigs (j weeks old, lie wop first
prize. These are only part of the
prizes he won oil hogs.
Mr. L. <'. ('lack won 2nd prize
for the finest Jersey boar, A. I).
Collins 2nd prize on improved Bo
land China, and in the Big Club,
Cleo Sorrell won Ist prize and
Billy ('handler 2nd.
The Holstein Bull of Mr. Mill
saps won Ist prize and A. I), ('ol
lins 2nd prize for finest Jersey
Bull, and Ist on best Jersey heifer
I Mr. Millsaps got first prize on
llerdford < 'attle.
THE BOYS CALF CLUB
In the hoys calf club, G. \\ .
Millsaps won Ist prize, Bus Col
lins dr., 2nd and Young Evans
3rd. This is the finest lot of Abhor
deen Angus Calves ever seen at
any fair. Don’t miss seeing all of
them. All ten are beauties and
look alike.
All of the above features of the
fair will do wonders for the devel
opment of our county and should
encourage others to greater ef
riorls along these lines and if the
jmanagement will do their best to
{dominate some of flu* objection-
able features our fair should con
tinue to grow and enlarge and he
a great factor in the development
and prosperity of Barrow County.
Mrs. and. A. Beavers, of Summer
ville, is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. and. L. Lanier, this week.
COL. AND MRS C. P. BARRETT
GUESTS OF MR. AND MRS W.
L. BLASINGAME
Col. and Mrs. I*. Barrett, of
Washington, D. ('., are the guests
for a few days of Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Rlasingaine.
Col. Barrett is an uncle of Mr.
Blasingame and while lie lias re
sided for a number of years in
Washington city lie is a native
Georgian and was reared in Mor
gan County.
Col. Barrett is a Chesterfield in
his maimer, and few men are
more familiar with the history of
the great men of his state and the
union than lie.
Having been associated for
number of years and coining in
contact with public men at the
nations capital he knows the great
from the near great and the men
who have been statesmen.
BETHLEHEM.
Mr. and Mrs. (VY. Allen, of
Jersey, were guests of Mrs. R. S.
Harris Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Greene Smith
and daughter, visited in Winder
this week. Among other visitors
to Winder for fair week were
Misses Ada and Clarice Year-wood
Lena Hill and Evelyn Harris.
Misses Ida Lee and Rozelle
Ross, of Stntljani, spent last week
here with their sister, Mrs. Hay
den Moore, and attended the per
formance of the Earle Woltzshow
Dr. J. J. Bridges, of I’euder
grass, spent Monday night with
Mr. J. L. Moore.
The many friends of Dr. Har
old rejoice to know that he is
slowly rejaiiting his health, al
though lie is still unable to re
sume bis work.
Mrs. M. J. Berry, of Lancaster,
S. ('., is the attractive guest of
Mrs. W. <'. Ycarwood. Mrs. Berry
is Vice Bros, of S. ('., Division l .
I). ('. Chairman of Woman’s coun
cil National Defense and took an
active part in all war work, giv
ing her entire time to making
speeches in behalf of the work iu
Lancaster.
Mr. \Veymon I*. Harrison was
in Winder Tuesday to meet bis
sister, from Oklahoma.
Bethlehem was largely repre
sented nl the Winder Fair Tues
day and is quite appreciative of
the prizes won. The Farmer’s
Union paraded iu Overalls and
took first prize SIOO.OO for best
agricultural display.
The Domestic Science class won
first prize $25.00 for prettiest
float, a Heo truck in green and
white, the class colors. Members
of the class dressed in white were
in the truck. Much credit is due
Miss Rose Dillard, County Demon
strator for the interest she is tak
ing in the civil improvement of
our town.
LAND SALES TUESDAY BRING
GOOD PRICES.
The lands of the lute Jack Hut
chins, of near Carl, and of Tom
Wall in Chandler’s District sold
by the administrators at the
court house Tuesday and brought
a price per acre for above what
many predicted.
Barrow County real estate is
always in demand. One reason
for this is the fact that ours is a
small county, with mostly small
farms and thickly populated.
The total amount of these two
sales ran over $75,000.
The old Bush residence on the
ground where our new Court
House is to be erected, and which
will he rolled away and placed on
another lot brought $3,000.
#1.50 IN ADVANC3
DEATH CLAIMS MRS. L.
0. SHARPTON
Mrs. Li. O. Sliarpton died at
her home in this city last Satur
day morning after an illness of
several days.
She was the wife of Luther O.
Sliarpton, one of our young sol
dier hoys who recently reached
home from overseas.
Mrs, Sliarpton was a daughter
of Mr. J. M. Cole, was 28 years
old and leaves her husband and
two small children.
She was buried at the Sliarpton
Cemetery in this county last Sun
day afternoon, Rev. R. F. Moss
conducting tho funeral service.
SMITH-MAYNE MANUFAC
TURING CO. SHIPS TWO
CAR LOADS OF DESKS TO
DETROIT.
The Smilli-Mayne Manufactur
ing Cos. of this city, had an order
this week for two cars of office
desks from a large concern in De
troit Michigan.
This big plant, which is one of
the largest in the south for man
ufacturing fine office desks, can
not lill all the orders received.
It is only a question of a short
while when its capacity will have
to be doubled to meet the demands
of the trade.
If you want to see what a big
thing this plant is, when in Win
der go in and inspect it. You will
be agreeably surprised.
It is something of which we all
ought to be proud.
fENTECOST.
Misses Rosa Lee Chandler and
Edna Williamson were the guests
of Misses Viola and Jennie llardi
gree Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Edga Be liter ost of the U. S.
navy is home again, honorably dis
charged. We are very glad to
have him back home.
Mr. and Mrs. Brady Segars and
children motored to Gainesvillo
Saturday and spent the day.
Miss Viola llardigree returned
Saturday from a weeks’ visit to
friends at Dahlonega.
Several of our young people at
tended the fair at Monroe last
week.
Miss Lose Couch spent Sunday
with her aunt, Miss Emma Bow
man.
GINNERS REPORT BARROW
COUNTY.
The tabulation of the card re
ports shows telegraph summary
to be correct. There were 4,818
bales of cotton, counting round
as half bales, ginned in Barrow
County, from the crop of 1919
prior to September 25. 1919, as
compared with 4,156 bales ginned
to September 25, 191*.
SAM L. ROGERS, Director.
LOST UMBERELLA.
You w ill find my initials on the
end of the gold handle umbrella
you found of mine. Won’t, you
please return it and oblige, your
old friend, S. C. Potts.
LOST MY BULL DOG.
I have lost my brindle bull dog,
one and a half years old. His tail
is trimmed but his ears are not.
Will give liberal reward for his
return. Chaneey Winder K. F. I).
Miss Nelle MeCants is one of
the teachers of the public schools
of Atlanta and teachers in the 4th
grade of Hill Street School.