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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.