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VOLUME 7 NO. 6 News Items Of Interest From Our Exchanges From Commerce Observer Buying anew automobile tag for a car that has been jacked up under the old hen roost since No vember isn’t calculated to make a fellow feel proud of his trans portation facilities. Our idea of waste of time is ex pressed in the holding of meetings to “reduce cotton acreage. Same old stuff, same old hot air, same old resolutions, same old farce and same old results. Take amb’osia and whipped cream from grown folks and they holler like child. A traveling man here this week, when asked how things are com ing on in his territory, implied “People are looking up; it’s the only way they can look while they are lying flat on their back.” From Dahlonega Nugget We understand Rev. Turner, (we don’t remember his initials) was fe-elecetd pastor of Mill Creek church this year, but wont accept. One reason, it is stated he said, men while drunk, shot near by and came in the church and danced while lie preached and the officers of the church wouldn’t make any move to protect him. Do you blame him? Mr. J. A. Dockery is now here selling stock for J. M. Brooksher & Sons. In other words, the Manager. Mr. John Sullens went out two mornings recently, and got a gob bler each trip. One of them weigh, ed 24 pounds and the other 23V2- There is no class of men asked to do work for nothing like the country editor. Not only to give bis time, but space. It is space lie makes his money with, and is always looking out for something to say that will benefit the town and county, yet some people don’t seem to realize it. Matters not how many columns he contributes in the interest of any public enter prise if it takes money when they come round to raise the amount he must put in the hard cash too, same as if he had done nothing, or be counted, little and stingy. In a lot of enterprises men go and put in so many days work and get credit for it. But the country editor’s work is not counted. TTe must work and pay both. Sup pose we or anyone else were to go to a farmer and tell him we want ed four or five acres of land prop erly plowed, not expecting to pay him for it, or ask a merchant every once in a while for a pound of Iris best coffee, expecting it as a gift? What's the difference? And be sides this, grumble because we ad ded just one cent to each copy of the Nugget because the price of paper doubled and everything else went up high. From Banks County Journal Revenue officers risk their lives to catch liquor makers and then the courts often impose.a sentence of from 30 days to a year, or a small fine. If the first offense was one year, the second five years and the third ten years, the business would soon stop. Mr. Joe Hill showed us this week a ten cent piece one hundred years THE BARROW TIMES < MR. DANA WHITEHEAD VISITING WINDER Mr. J. D. Whitehead who is con nected with the hig Pennsylvania system of railroads and for the past four years located at Sun bury, Pa., is in Winder for a short vacation visiting his mother, Mrs. J. C. Whiteheadand, his sister, Mrs. Reba Vonderlieth. Dana is looking well and his hosts of friends here were deligh ed to meet him again. lie has many relatives in this section and will remain here for a month before returning to Sun bury. TO FARMERS On Monday morning Feb. 21, on the farm of S. Hull Harrison, three miles east of Winder, there will be a terracing demonstration. In the afternoon of the same day on the John L. Harris farm, oper ated by M. G. Chaffin, two miles east of Auburn, the same work will be done. Prof. W, E. Broach, a terracing engineer will conduct the demonstration. A. D. ROB ertson, County Agent. STATHAM HIGH SCHOOL We are very proud of our bas ket-ball team. We feel that our boys do some excellent playing for the amount of training they have had. Last Friday afternoon we play ed the 2nd team from Auburn col college, the score being 28 to 19 in favor of Auburn, but we did not trink this at all bad. On Friday night, Feb. 18th, the fourth, fitli and sixth grades will give an entertainment at the school auditorium. We will dou bly appreiiate a large audience as a part of the proceeds will be sent to “save the life of some starving baby.” BACK HOME FROM HOSPITAL Miss Gertrude Maxey, daughter of Mr. G. 11. Maxey, of Pentecost district, who has been in the Smyrna hospital since September 4. is at home again with her health fully restored. TAX RECEIVERS FIRST ROUND Auburn, Feb. 21, 99 to 12 o’clock. Auburn, Feb. 21, 9 to 12 o’clock. Bethlehem, Feb/22, 10 to 1 Jones’, Feb. 23, 10 to 1 Statham, Feb. 24, 10 to 1 Chandlers, Feb. 25,10 to Pentecost, Feb. 28, 10 to 1 Cains, March 1, 10 to 1 Court House every Saturday. J. J. Shedd, C. T. R. Barrow County. old, made in 1821. It was worn but very little, must have been lost for a long time. Liquor making in this seition is being kept at a minimum. The vigilance of the revenue officers and the scarcity of money have about put a quietus on the busi ness. Nine-tenths of the personal dif ficulties between individuals are caused from misunderstandings. If people would try to understand each other, and be reasonable, most all personal difficulties could be avoided. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF BARROW COUNTY WINDER, BARROW COUNTY, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRI ARY 17, 1921 ggghfhtouctig6>ngcf MR. AND MRS. R. O. ROSS MOVE TO ATLANTA The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. R. O.Ross will regret to know they left. Winder and Barrow' County Wednesday for Atlanta to make their future home. This is one of the old and re spected families of this County and section and Mr. and Mrs. Ross wdll be greatly missed by all of us. The Times wishes for them hap piness and prosperity in their new home. BIRTHDAY DINNER Mr. W. E. Flanigan celebrated his 62nd birthday Tuesday Feb.B. lie had as guests all the child ren and grand-children except Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Flanigan and little son. Mr. and Mrs. Flanigan had not once thought of having a bir thday until their children and grand-children came in prepared for the dinner. His guests being Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Flanigan, Mrs. Pearlie Simpson and children, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Flanigan and child ren, Mrs. Sunie Elder and children Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Cruce and childen It was enjoyed by both grown-ups and children. We hope to meet again on his next birthday.—His grandson, Hoyt Cruce. TO TEND 177 ACRES, NOT ONE IN COTTON Americus, Ga. —Ernest Arring ton, who has just moved from near Leslie to farm at Maddox, four miles from Americus, announces he will cultivate 177 acres, and that not one acre of the entire tract will he devoted to the culti vation of cotton. Instead of plant ing cotton, Air. Arrington will de vote his entire acreage to the cul tivation of velvet beans, corn, small grain, sweet potatoes, sugar cane, field peas, wheat, peanuts and fruit-bearing trees. He has a number of hogs which he plans to use as a foundation herd, and these together with several cows and a number of chickens, will furnish him more than enough meat for farm purposes, the sur plus being sold to Americus house holders. lie has every bale of cotton rais ed by him last year stored in an Americus warehouse, and he plans to sell this in the fall, believing this cotton can he sold at a better price than new cotton will be made this season. SCHOOL DAYS BRIDGE CLUB ENTERTAINED One of the lovely affairs of this week was the bridge party on Monday afternoon by Mrs. J. J. Wilson at her home on Athens St. The living room was unusually at tractive with pot plants and spring flowers in all their l>eauti ful colors. During the afternoon the hostess served a delightful salad course. Those present were: Mesdames A. D. McCurry, P. A. Flanigan, Howard Rogers, Roy Smith, 11. A. Carithers, J. M. Aiken, G. C. Moseley, Geo. Fort son, Bob Camp, Ralph Smith and J. J. Wilson. SMITH-ROGERS A quiet and interesting wedding of February 3rd was that of Miss Lottie Smith, of Watkinsville, and Mr. Earl T. Rogers, of Carthage, Texas, Rev. Stanley R. Grubb, pas tor of the Christian church of Ath ens, performing the ceremony. The bride’s suit was of blue tricotine with platinum cloth hat and gloves and shoes to match. She wore a corsage of pink carna tions and white sweet peas. Mr. nd Mrs. Rogers left over the Seaboard at 6 o’clock for their home in Carhage, Texas. — Oco nee Enterprise. I ___ ... MRS. PAUL ROBERTS HOSTESS One of the delightful social af fairs of the week was the 500 par ty on Monday afternoongiven by Mrs. Paul Roberts at her home on Center St., to a few friends. On each table where the games were played.were hyacinths in all col ors'and beautiful Valentine score cards. During the afternoon be fore the games were finished a de licious salad course was served by the hostess in her usual charming manner and games were played again. The invited guests were: Mesdrnes Bailey, Ilerschel Smith, Bessie Edwards, L. W. Hodges, Mac Potts, W. O. Perry, Rosco Eavinson, G. A. Johns, < lvde M il liamson, Lee Fortson, Guy Kil gore and Paul Roberts. BANKS TO CLOSE NEXT TUES DAY FOR GEORGE WASHING TON’S BIRTHDAY The banks of Winder will be closed next Tuesday—This beiVg the birthday of President Wash ington and a national holiday. This is a holiday which should never be forgotten by Americans. Mob Raids Jail and Burns Negro At Scene of Crime LITTLE MARJORIE HILL JACKSON Born to Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Jack son on Feb. 14, died Feb. 15 and was buried Feb. 10, only living 27 hours. Mr. Claud Mayne, an intimate friend of the family, gave a beau tiful and touching talk at the grave. There were many lovely and delicate floral offerings in mem ory of this sweet little infant and also as tokens of love ond esteem for the splendid young mother and father. This sweet little treasure, given to Mr. and Mrs. Jackson for a few brief hours, will ever he a precious memory to them. ANOTHER DEATH AT STAT HAM Statham was visited again last week by the Death Angel and car ried Mrs. Mary McGee to her home beyond the skies. She died on Thursday and was buried on Friday, Rev. Gresham, her pastor, conducting the funeral services. Mrs. McGee was 68 years old, had been a widow for several years and is survived by two chil dren. This is the fourth death in Stat ham during the past four weeks all of whom were among its best citizens. WINDER HIGH DEFEATS FAST COVINGTON TEAM Winder got revenge for their past defeats at the hands of Cov ington when they triumphed over them Wednesday by the score of 34 to 22 on the local court before a large crowd. Covington start ed off with a rush and shot a field goal and foul before Winder woke up, then Whitley began to shoot goals and after this Winder was never headed. The game was fast and hard fought throughout, as a victory meant much to both teams. Whitley was the star by far, Winder, shooting 10 field goals. While Radford carried off second honors. Smith was the star for Covington. Winder returns this game Feb. 25, when they will go to Covington. Y. M. C. A. OFFERS SCHOLAR SHIP. Ex-service men who are inter ested in improving their education should consider the scholarship fund offered by the Y. M. C. A. Information may he received from J. B. Brookshire, County Supt. of Schools, or Dr. W. A. Lee, State Y. M. C. A., Candler building, At lanta, Ga. There are two types of scholar ship, the collegiate which is for colleges and universities, and the general, which is for Business Col leges and Correspondence courses. This fund is distributed thru out Ga. and each county has a quota based on its population. Barrow County has used only a small amount of its quota so far. SHERIFF BROUGHT BACK PRISONER Sheriff H. O. Camp, one of Geor gia ’s best officials got hack from LaGrange Monday night with a prisoner. Sheriff Camp never fails to bring his man back when he goes after him. $1.50 IN ADVANCE OVER 3,000 TAKE PRISONER FROM ATHENS JAIL, ACCU SED OF KILLING FARMERS WIFE, AND BURN HIM TO STAKE Athens, Ga., February I(l—■> (Special.)—Chained to a tree, with blazing piles of wood heaped high about him, as a crowd of more than 3,000 people surged around, John Lee Eberhart, a ne gro, late tonight was burned to death within a few feet of the scene of the murder of Mrs. Wal ter E. Lee, in Oconee county, where lie had been carried by auto. The negro was taken by the mob from the jail at the top of the Athens courthouse, where lie was held ift connection with the death of Mrs. Lee. who was shot and killed at 8:30 o’clock in the morn ing. lie was seized by men who burned their way into his cell with blow torches, after swarming up the steps and ascending in the ele vator, despite resistance by offi cers. They entered the courthouse by smashing plate-glass windows and forcing the doors. Eberhart was arrested in Athens, where lie had goue after the killing of Mrs. Lee. Killed by Shotgun. Mrs. Lee, wife of Walter E. Lee, an Oconee county farmer, was kill ed with adouble-barreled shotgun. Both loads entered here back nd head. Besides her husband, she leaves one child, a boy 18 months old. Shortly after breakfast-time Mrs. Lee left her house on the Wat kinsville road, for the barn, where she intended to feed and milk the cows. The negro, who was evi dently hidden in the barn ap proached her as she entered the building. The negro then leveled the shotgun, and fired both bar rels in quick succession into her hack and head. Mrs. Lee was in stantly killed. Two ()conee comity negroes, El mer Patman and John Lumpkin, who were passing the house with a load of farm produce, heard the firing of the shots nd halted their wagon. The negroes rushed to the scene of the crime, but the slayer made good his escape be fore lie could lie stopped. FISH POND FRIDAY AFTER NOON The children should all vemerti her the Fish Pond tomorrow af ternoon, Friday, at Herrin’s ten cent store. All the children are expected to he on hand and make this an en joyable occasion. SPECIAL SERVICE SUNDAY NIGHT There will he a union service on Sunday night at the Baptist church, at 7:30 o’clock, under the auspices of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. A fine pro gram is being prepared in keeping with the occasion which is the regular Frances E. Willard Me morial service. Everybody is cor dially invited to be present. Especially fine music is being prepared under the direction of Mrs. Land. AUSTIN-BRISCO Miss Gladys Austin and Mr. L. G. Brisco were happily married on Feb. 5, at Auburn, Georgia, Judge J. O. Hawthorne offic iating.