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VOLUME 5, NO. 2
CITY ELECTION HELD
HERE YESTERDAY
New Members Sworn in Wednes
day night and City Officers for
Year Elected.
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The severe weather and no op
position to the nominees resulted
in a small vote being east yester
day in the city election for tlie
three new councilmen.
The new men were sworn in
Wednesday night and election of
officers, appointment of commit
tees and complete organization
was perfected.
The police force are A.
Sim Hill. Chief, K. H. MeKlroy,
H. (Sikes and John (’lark and
W. H. Bedinglield street man.
City- Electrician. J. B. Cooper,
assistant J. M. Hill and Engineer;
W. M. Foster.
Robert Arnold was re-elected
Clerk. The North Heorgia Trust
<v Banking Cos.. City Depository
and The Barrow Times the official
organ of the City.
The following are the commit
tees: Finance, A. Y. Eavenson. M.
J. Hriffeth and Heorge Thompson.
Water and Light. Heorge
Thompson, S. C. Kenney and A.
Y. Eavenson. ** ’
Police, Heorge Thompson, S. C.
Kenney and R. I). Moore.
Public Improvement. M. J.
* Hriffeth, A. Y. Eavenson and R.
]>. Moore.
Streets. W. T. Appleby. M. J.
Hriffeth and A. Y. Bavenson.
Sanitary, R. 1). Moore. S. (’.
Kenney and M. and. Hriffeth.
1 Ordinance, S. C. Kenney, Heo.
Thompson nad W. T. Appleby.
Cemetery. R. I). Moore, A. Y.
Eavenson and M. .1. Hriffeth.
Charity, S. ('. Kenney, A. Y.
Eavenson nail M. .1. Hriffeth.
Public Entertainment, A. Y.
Eavenson. S. C. Kenney and R. D.
Moore.
These are all good committees
and in conjunction with the May
or big things are expected of them
this veaj- of a permanent nature.
Mr. R. 1). .Moore. Chairman of
the Sanitary committee intends to
make Winder a clean city and in
this determination he will have
the approval of all our citizens.
Mayor Maynard hopes a great
year for the city and will do all
in Ills power to bring these hopes
to come to pass.
HAS GONE TO POUGHKEEPSIE
NEW YORK
.Mr. Clair llardigree, one of
Winder’s fine young men left
Tuesday for Poughkeepsie, New
York, to attend business college.
He will be greatly missed in
Winder during his absence of sev
eral months, but will be particular
!v so by the young men of tie
a I Hoards' ('lass in
as he was a regular ajjfo rnh [
very popualr witjr *
members.
.-excerpts show the
of administrative
RESIT ~ , 4l
the decrease in the
cVfty of labor, industrial
Maud the breakdown of
(■ration.
'■world program of the bol
tk* is amplified in the May
/ proclamation last year of the
,’otmnunist International, in
which appeared the phrase:
[ “Long live civil war, the only
just war. in which the oppressed
>dass fights its oppressors.”
The concluding sentences of the
proclamation wereln 1919 was
bom the great Communist Inter
national. In 1920 will be born the
kgreat international soviet repub
lic. ’ ’
THE BARROW TIMES
MISS FAY WILKINSON AT
ASHLAND, OHIO
The large circle of friends of
Miss Fay Wilkinson will read with
much pleasure the following ac
count of a banquet given in Ash
land. Ohio, at which she wu one
of the speakers, as taken from the
Ashland Gazette, of that city.
The annual banquet given by
Mrs. ('. W. Oarver, of the Oppor-!
tunity Business School to the grad
uating class was held last night,
Dee. 23. at the Hotel Otter.
Dining the evening Miss Mark
ham gave several musical .selec
tions and Miss Fay Wilkinson, of
Winder, Ha., in behalf of the class
expressed in a very pleasing man
ner their appreciation of Mrs. Har
ver. not only as teacher, hut as
] friend and councellor, and in to
| ken of their love and esteem pre
sented her with a beautiful cut
glass dish.
After the banquet the hostess
took the guests to the opera house
I where they enjoyed the splendid
j picture.
] Mrs. (Inner will accompany
] fifteen of the young ladies to Ak
ron next Monday, where positions
and homes have already been ob
| tained.
Th Times rejoices to learn of
Miss Fav Wilkinson’s success
since leaving here. She was one
among the most efficient and po
pular teachers we have ever had
here in our public school and it
was a distinct loss to Winder
when siie left. She was a young
lady of the highest intellegence.
gentle and refined and her friends
will be glad to learn she has gain
ed 20 pounds and her health splen
j did since going North. She. has
! friends here by the score who miss
her socially and in church work]
very much indeed, hut, they will j
] also be glad to know she has aj
i fine position with .the Hoodyarj
plant pi Akron, as assistant to
the head of the division of the I
stenographic department drawing
Ia salary of sl2f> per month.
LADIES AID SOCIETY OF THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
i Tlie regular monthly meeting of
I the Ladies Aid Society, was held
in the Loyal Hoards ('lass room
on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
A number of plans and sugges
tions were made in the interest of
the Society, and olie of the things
the Society Inis in view is paving
the side walk in front of the
church. The members feel very |
grateful for the work accomplish
ed during the past year snv 1
hoping to do greateVtlie Mae
ting 1920. The ic Segars.
I were eleeu Grade
| the ®n Kilgore, Harvey Ken
• Inis Wall and Ola Knight.
BARROW COUNTY CENSUS
ENUMERATORS.
Ihe following census enumera
tors bate been appointed by .Judge
Iv Candler, Supervisor of cen
sus tor he ninth district of Geor
gia, and all began their work last
Friday :
Miss Ksther Henson, Winder Ga.
Mrs. Reha Votiderleith, Winder,
Ga.
Mrs. W. 11. (,|uarterman. Win
<ier. Ga.
Mrs. Nora Iv Horton, Winder,
(ia.
Mrs. \allie Mae Jennings. Win
der, (la.
Mr. W. J. Smith, Jr., Winder,
(ia.
Mr. Kobt. L. Ethridge, Auburn,
Mr. Keith A. Quarternian, Win-
Ga.
Miss Ara Williams, Auburn, Ga.
WINDER, HARROW COUNTY, CiA„ THURSDAY, JANUARY N, 1920
LOYAL GUARDS HELD
MONTHLY MEETING
The Young Men’s ('lass of the
Christian Church, held their re
gular monthly business meeting
on Monday evening, in their class
room with a large enthusiastic
crowd. This being the beginning
of a New Year, quite a number of
plans and suggestions were made
for the betterment of this already
splendidly organized Lolay Men s
Class. The Teacher and the mem
bers were very much gratified
and really surprised to find at
the close of the year just what
this class had done. They have gi
ven liberally to all the Missionary
and special offerings as will as
helping several destitute families
and in many other unselfish deeds.
This year they are planning to
support one orphan in the South
eastern Christian Orphanage, in
Atlanta, and later to help some
young man to he educated tor the
ministry. Already this week they
are making some improvements on
their class room and will make
more in the spring. This is one of
the largest and most enthusiastic
Young Men's (’lasses in the State.
At the business meeting the bil
lowing officers were elected lor
the year 1920.
Mrs. W. O. Perry. Teacher. Mr.
\V. (’. Boss. Pres.. Mr. I. L. .Tack- j
son, V. Pres.. Mr. V If Maffett, 1
2nd V. Pres.. Mr. W. L. Mayne, j
Sect’v. and Treas.. Mr. W. P. Hill, j
Ass. Seet’y. and Treas., Mr. H. K. !
MilUkin. Seet’y. for the Sunday
School.
With A Devotional Committee.
Lookout Com., Social Com.. Sick
and Flower ('em.
MICHAEL S ANNUAL SILK
SALE.
Beginning Monday, dan. 12lh,
! Michael Bros, at Athens will hold
their annual silk sale, which will
jlast for one v <_ek. 'Phis is a great
! commercial event and a sale that
is looked forward to by thousands
of women who appreciate silk,
and furthermore, appreciate the
great saving in buying silk at this
sale.
Silks will he sold at less than
manufacturers’ prices and there
will be a saving of many and 1 ’
. /)(* . ]
for every purchaser.
This is an annual *^ n -
Michael Pros., an.' r ' ns its n ‘ s '-
anxious that * niost **^7
store ii>
tS SAVINGS WILL LOWER
LIVING COSTS
Washington, Jan. I.—“ Only the
most determined efforts toward
thrift, economy, saving and simple
iving, ” says William Mather Le
wis, director of Ihe savings divi
sion, “will bring about a reduc
tion in the high cost of living, the
stabilization of national industry
am( commerce, and the continua
tion of prosperous conditions.”
CARD OF THANKS.
To the many friends, who were
so kind to us in our sudden bereav
ment, in the death of our loved
daughter and sister, we wish to
extend our thanks and especially
do we wish to thank l)rn. Math
ews and Quillian and Mrs. Sim
Hill for their untiring efforts to
save her, whom God thought brat
to take away. May God bless each
and every one of you.—H. L.
Bentley and family.
Another Auf# Device.
An eleetrle tight that I* switched
•u to lltmninote an nnrotnofclle stor h
♦be door is opened has been pa tent e
by as English inventor.
OFFICIAL. ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY
1920 TO BE BIG YEAR
FOR WINDER
More Building to be Done Than
Ever Before in its History.
The year 1920 will he one of
the greatest periods in the history
of Winder in every line of endea
vor.
More money will be spent for
building than any previous year
and more developments of all
kinds.
The eburt house will be erected
at a cost of about $120,000, tlit*
bonded warehouse at a cost of
SIOO,OOO, additions in the Metho
dist church of s3f>.ooo. the largest
garage and storage plant in Win
der. on the property bought by
Mr. S. F. Pirkle on Broad Street
this week, the probability of an
other large cotton warehouse, the
erection of an immense warehouse
[by the Winder Colton Mills, the
erection of a magnificent 3 story
| building by the Masons on Ath
! ens Street, and a number of
1 handsome residences.
All in all there will be $500.01)0
spent in improvements in Winder
.this yeai* and our little city ex
' peels 1o have over 5.000 popula
tion by the close of 1020.
Now the thing for every man to
do is to talk Winder, work for
[Winder, help to make il grow and
i prosper and do io impede
I its progress.
GOING WEST TO BUY CAR OF
MULES.
Mr. M. K. Rogers left yesterday
for’the West to buy a ear of Mules
and will begone fornbuOt 10 (lays.
He will handle these mules u 1
his home, saving rent and will be
able to sc 11 them at a close margin.
MR, A. J. HAF INGRES IM
PROVING
Mr. A. ). Ilardigtce, one o-‘ our
l.n-gc and very successful farmc’i
and business men. has been
trice' 1
| -/
Sampson’s tractors pulls two big disc plows, or your thrashing ma
chines, $890.00.
(torbit worm drive trucks; The Standard in a truck from $2000.00
to $7006,00.
Chevrolet worm drive one ton truck equipped w ith Goodyear pneu
matic 35x5 casings and Baby Grand motor; self starter and electric
lights $1420.00.
Haby Grand Chevrolet the besl ear manufactured. Out lasts, out
pulls, looks better, and rides better, with less repair hills than any
car for less than S2OOO. Our price $1350.00.
The 490 model Chevrolet runs with less gas and oil, and stands up
under rough treatment better than any car for less than SIOOO.OO. Our
price. $850.00.
r l he New Stoughton Wagon, best finished and best traced and ironed
wagon of any wagon on the market. A few more at $145.00. Next ship
ment will be $165.00.
The genuine Barnesville buggy; too well known to comment on
$145.00.
The old reliable Norman Ikiggy at $155.00.
Cole’s down draft range. Superior to all makes when considering
durability, fuel economy, and satisfactory cooking. $95.00.
Syracuse Slat Molboard plows, guaranteed to pull better and turn
red land better than any plow made. Points lasts longer, regardless
of what, trade mark is on them. It'costs you nothing to try our plows.
Woodruff Hardware
Company
LAND SELLS HIGH HERE
YESTERDAY
Last Tuesday was public sale
day, and as an index to the real
value of Barrow County land, a
farm which was bid off at execu
tor’s sale on first Tuesday in Dec
ember at $190.00 per acre and
through an error had to be read
vertised and sold again last Tues
day, anil brought .$213.2.) per acre.
This was the Austin land, near
Bethlehem, and was bought Tues
day by Mr. Zion Hendrix, one of
tlx 1 prosperous farmers of that
.
section.
There is no estimate on the real
value of Harrow County laiulwilli
all of our advantages, its produc
tiveness and our tine climate, it
cotton remains at present prices
for a few years longer.
THEFIRMOF J.T.STRANGE
CO,. A HOUSEHOLD
NAME
The Patronage Increases Every
Year and the Volume of Busi
ness Grows Larger and Larger.
The firm of •!. T. Strange Cos.,
has heeome a household mime in
t tie homes of the people of all this
section of Georgia and has done
much to advertise Winder us one
of tin' host towns in all the state
to Imy’what you want in dry goods
in all of the departments of a
great dry goods store.
In some towns and cities you
can find part of what you it ecu
ami you can find some things
quality, but when a lady goes'
the large department storf>-* aam ‘ !
Strange Cos., she can
thing she needs ftO
quality and e
of t he Ip
in ** _
tore for Your Money at
*1.50 IN ADVANCE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF
WINDER OPENED FOR
SPRING SESSION
Tin 1 Public Scliols of Winder
opened Monday morning for tlie
spring session with a large enroll
ment.
There are two vacancies of
teachers to he tilted and every
t 1 ing will then he in fine working
(a dor.
Superintendent .1. I’. Cash is
very optimistic over the bright
prospect for the present session
and e\pee‘s an enrollment exceed
ing- any previous year.
Cordial and sympathetic rela
tions between teachers and pars
ents, efficient and conscientious
e; ehers ami patrons who stand by
> and eurourage teachers are the OS-
S' 1 • t ials o n successful sc ho i and
one that gives results.
The Times hopes Phis may he
•. * e of on • most pr >s,minus se.bc'*
j riods id one in .vl *<*h tl “ i *>-
y and ‘"iieliers m,.v aceom.iiish
all that is expected f thorn.
LETTER FROM PROF. J. L.
MOORE.
Editor narrow Times
Winder, Ga.
Dear Sir:
The following lint's came to me,
sitting by my fireside in he lonely
hours of 11 1 ' night, while I was
trying to recall the past, summing
up the present an meditating on
the future.
I >C" 'to give them a proper
nr nid scatter them
liL CO., Winder, Ga. *ri|sting