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THE BARROW TIMES
WINDER, OEOBIA
A. O. LAMAR Editor
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Entered as Seeon Class matter at the
postoffice at Winder, Georgia, under
the Act of Congress March 3 1970.
Unfortunate Dillemma for Gaines
ville Midland Railroad.
The action taken at Gainesville
last Sunday by a majority of the
employees of the Gainesville -Mid
land railway places that road in
an unfortunate dilemma and one
that is to be deplored.
President Baldwin, of Savannah,
met v ith the employees at Gaines
ville and submitted to them a
statement of the financial status
of the road with the proposition
that the road could not longer con
tinue to operate unless the em
ployees relieved the situation by
voluntary reduction of their
wages.
The conservative element voted
for a reduction, appreciating the
present financial condition and
that the road was being run at a
great loss, but a small majority
voted against the proposition.
This action is very unfortunate
at this time for the road, tlie em
ployees and the fine agricultural
section dependent largely on the
transportation of the Gainesville
Midland.
The Times feels the employees
made a great mistake by refusing
to accede to the fair and manly
proposition submitted to them by
President (ieo. ,1. P.aldwin and it
hopes these men will reconsider
and that this very important mat
ter may yet be amicably adjusted.
There is too much at stake for
all interests concerned and the
men cannot afford to be arbitrary.
In this issue will he found two
interesting cards from President
Baldwin.
The Gainesville Midland lias
been one of the big factors in de
veloping this portion of Georgia
and President Baldwin lias been
broad, liberal and progressive in
his mnagementof t his road.
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TIMES HAVE CHANGED
All things have changed with
the years and are not like they
used to be.
Customs arc different, the hab
its of men are not the same, the
ways of women are not like they
were in the years of long ago and
the social life of the nation lias
been completely reversed.
U may all be for the Best, but
it is a difficult task to convince
those who have experienced both
periods that the present age with
ail of its improvements and inno
vations equals that of even forty
or fifty years ago in real pleasure
and in the making of better citi
zenship.
It is true that there are many
more comforts and conveniences
than in those days, more opportu
nities and greater possibilities,
but with all these advantages
there seems to be a lack of inno
cent amusement and pleasure, a
decline in the social life of the peo
ple, no time given to serious
thought and meditation, less de
sire and inclination to cultivate
the nobler ideals and aspirations
and emulate the lives of the truly
great.
The world has become restless
and reckless, social communion
and genuine friendship have
grown weaker, we have forgotten
how to be happy and contented,
sincerity is not a dominating force
in the consciences of men and the
sad and lamentable fact confronts
us that we have failed to reach the
goal to which all humanity has
hoped and longed for and that the
good old dys have gone never to
return again.
This may he a passing fancy of
the imagination, an hallucination
of a diseased brain and a false
view by those who are growing
old and fail to catch the fragrance
of the rose and the beauty of the
violets, but the thought still im
presses itself with all seriousness
that times are not like they once
were, and that the good old (lays
of the long ago, with all of their
drawbacks and disadvantages,
were the best and brightest and
the truest and the happiest.
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YOUNG MATRONS’ FEDER
ATED CLUB OF WINDER
Brief history of the Young Ma
trons' Federated club of Winder,
Da.
In February, 1909,twelve years
ago, several friends met and de
cided to organize a club of young
married women, which they called
the Young Matrons’ Federated
club. Until this time there had
been no social club of this nature
in oiu little city.
These matrons invited other ma
trons who were mutual friends to
become members until the mem
bership was increased to twenty.
Since that time several have left
to make their homes in other cit
ies, so that the membership now
numbers fifteen. We have been
very fortunate in having lost only
one member by death.
When this club was organized it
was simply a social club, blit in
October, 1918, three years ago, we
decided to federate and identify
ourselves with the work in the fed
erated clubs of Georgia are engag
ed in, and since that time we have
been a part of this great orgni
zation. Our club being small in
number, we have not been able to
accomplish all the tilings a club of
larger membership could have ac
complished, hut the two things we
have stood for principally have
been civic improvement and edu
cation.
In various ways we have givei*
material aid to the city officials in
trying to make our little city more
attractive as well as sanitary,
having placed over the business
section of the city a number of
garbage cans and fly traps, and
plans are now being made to beau
tify some vacant ’lots by putting
out shrubbery, flowers and other
plantS; which we hope will he an
improvement in that way.
As to education, we have contrib
uted numbers of times to different
causes for the benefit of our Win
der public schools, as well as send
ing a check each year to our own
federation school—the Tallulah
Falls scrool—and have contrib
uted also to a fund for Agues Scott
college. Last year \\y organized
a circulating library among the
members of the club and are mak
ing plans to procure a room for
the use of our club in the new Bar
row County courthouse, which
will soon be completed.
During the war we bought Lib
erty bonds,.helped with the Red
Cross work and contributed in ev
ery way possible to the welfare
and comfort of our soldiers; prac
ticed thrift and conservation a
long all lines, and expect to con
tinue this practice of thrift.
At the noth Georgia fair held in
Winder last October our club won
first prize of $25 for the prettiest
float entered. At the last busi
ness meeting of the club it was de
cided to buy the manuals and take
advantage of a nurses training
course of six weeks to be given by
the Red Cross nurse of Barrow
County.
We are looking forward with
much pleasure to the district
meeting of the federated clubs of
the ninth district to he held with
us in the spring, for we feel sure it
will he a great inspiration and
benefit to our club.—Atlanta Con
stitution. .
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Jealousy causes women to com
mit rash acts in those fits, carbolic
acid seems to be one of their popu
lar weapons. Jealouvs prompted
a young wife to throw carbolic
acid in the face of her alleged ri
val in Atlanta last Monday.
THE BARROW TIMES, "tvnRR GEORGIA.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH
THE WORLD
Professor Jazbo, of liokum Col
lege, which is not his name nor the
name of the college, happened to
think some time ago that there
was something wrong with the
world, and now he announces that
lie will write a book and tell just
what it is. He has made an ex
haustive study of the subject; cov
ering a period of three or four
weeks.
He will write it into a book at
once. Probably his grandson will
complete the work if they get it
all in.
In the first place, we believe
the professor is approaching the
subject from the wrong angle.
There is nothing wrong with the
world. It is the best old world
that anybody knew anything
about. That there is something
wrong with the people who are
living in it can be stated as a fact
beyond the per-adventure of a
doubt.
To help the professor along we
append a few popular impressions
as to what is wrong with the
world;
Too many “wise guys” who
don’t know anything.
Too much ‘ * effeciency ’ ’ and not
enough work.
Too many men wearing belts
and no suspenders, which reduces
the volume of manual labor about
50 per cent.
Too many profit grabbers be
tween the farmer and the con
sumer.
Too much weather and not e
nough climate.
Too many people betting on the
wrong horses; two many wrong
horses. —Exchange.
MOULTRIE STOCK YARDS
DO RECORD BUSINESS
Moultrie, Ga., —Receipts at the
union stock yards here last week
broke all records for the season,
both in wagon hogs and those
shipped in ears. The plant of
Swift & company here is now run
ning with a larger force than it
lias in several months. The full
capacity of two thousand hogs a
day will be reached within a short
time if the receipts continue to
grow.
The Swifts, however, do not buy
all of the hogs shipped to the
stock-yards. A number of cars
have gone away from here during
the past few weeks. < Alban buy
ers have been in Moultrie this
week and have been some of the
strongest bidders.
PIGS AND SHOATS
The last load for this sea
son. We still have abunchof
good ones we are selling at
reasonable prices. You had
better come this week if
you intend to buy our kind.
Nearly ever one we have on
hand out of last load are
looking good and will make
fine large hogs by fall.
W. H. SHEATS & COMPANY
THE WINDER WOMAN'S CLUB
There seems to be some misunder
standing among the people of our
town concerning the aims and pur.
poses of tiie new Winder Woman’s
< 'lull. Realizing that this is whol
ly due to a lack of knowledge, we
feel that a clear statement as to
its object will not be amiss.
In all of the larger cities and
many of the smaller towns, women
have awakened to the opportuni
ties and responsibilities that are
theirs to help better the social,
intellectual, moral and physicial
conditions of their communities.
The women of Winder feel that
they, too, have such a work to do,
for they desire to make Winder
not only the livest town in the
state, but also the cleanest, the
most intelligent, the most law
abiding, and indeed, all round tiie
best.
With this in view they have or
ganized themselves into a Wo
man’s Club and adopted a consti
tution in which their purpose is
thus stated: “OBJECT”:The ob
ject of this organization shall he
the promoting of educational,
civic, social and moral welfare in
the community.”
This is not, in any sense, a club
>for the few. It is desired that
the whole town be united in the
work it is undertaking. Its mem
bership is open to all women. To
quote the constitution again:
“Any woman who is in accord
with the purposes of this club
shall be eligible for membership.”
Hence, it is desired that every
woman who is interested in tlie
welfare of Winder and its citizens,
and especially its children, shall
attend its meetings and become
acquainted with tlie work it is try
ing to do, and then shall give her
aid and influence in its accom
plishment. It is only by pulling
all together that we can do for
Winder what should he done, but
working together, we can accom
plish much.
Our motto, “Information, In
spiration, and Realization’,’, indi
cates the method the club plans to
follow. It is realized that the
truth must be known before much
can be done. We want to know
conditions, and then to plan to bet
ter them. Wont you come and
help Mis
The regular meetings of the club
are being held on the Wednesday
after the third Sunday, in the Bap
tist church. All Are invited to
come. Nanna Crozier Wood Pres,
Let us deliver your cream for
Sunday dinner. Phone 286 Win
der Drug Cos.
SERVICE
There is always room
for improvement, admitting
this fact, we are ever mind
ful of our duty to the public.
Although we appreciate
the consideralion you have
shown us, we are striving to
merit your confidence, and
from the boy who delivers
your package to the man be
hind the counter, we are all
axious to serve you proper
ly and courteously.
Your Satisfaction means
our success.
"We send for and deliver
your prescriptions.
We have it
Can can get
Or it isn’t made.
WIMDER DRUG COMPANY
WINDER NATIONAL BANK BU ILDING
PHONE 28(5
PHONE 65 PHONE 65
Blue Gem Coal
We are in business again
to serve our friends and cus
tomers that want a High
Grade Coal.
Of course Blue Gem is
the best that money can buy
and we will always be in po
sition to furnish you with
this coal any season of the
year at low prices.
CITY COAL
COMPANY
GEO. THOMPSON AY. CLAIR HARRIS
TIIONE 65
THURSDAY FEB. 17, 1921.