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The Covington News
Is read by more Newton
County People than any
other paper pablished.
VOL. 11. NO. 26
COVINGTON BOV
RECEIVES degree
PROFESSOR HOWARD W. ODUM
IS GAINING MARKED AT¬
TENTION IN NEW YORK.
Professor Howard W. Odum, son
M and Mrs. W. P. Odum of
of r his
this city is raljidly forging way
the front ranks in his work with
to scientists of this coun¬
the research is seeking
and besides that he
try ’ knowledge possible for
eve r y bit of
him to receive at the colleges and
universities. last week Colum¬
On Wednesday of
bia University 'n the city of New
Y rk conferred the degree of Doc¬
0 Odum,
tor of Philosophy on Professor
and at the same time he was award¬
ed ,|,e Grant-Squires prize, which is
the income for five years on $1,000,
given for the best published work in
Sociological research in America for
a period of five years. The prize
was open to all competitors within
the past half decade. This award
was established to denote recogni¬
tion of scientific ability as well as
to encourage research. His new
book, “Social and Mental Traits of
the Negro,” published by the Colum¬
bia University Press and Longmans,
Green & Co., of New York, is just
out. Another book by Professor O
dum is announced for September, to
bt published through the American
folk-lore Society.
His many friends in, Covington are
glad to know of his success.
Death of Miss Eva Byrd.
The sad and sudden decease of
Miss Eva Byrd in Columbus last
Tuesday brought a shock to Coving¬
ton people. The body was brought
to her childhood home, and the burial
services were conducted at Social
Circle by the Covington First Baptist
pastor, and the body laid to rest by
the side of that of her mother in the
Social Circle cemetery. Mrs. Living¬
ston, of Atlanta, nee Miss Myrtle
Byrd, a sister, went down and re¬
mained with her during iher last ill¬
ness. Her father, Mr. A. L. Byrd,
and other members of the family,
will have the sympathies of the whole
town in their sorrow, **
Settle
With
A
Check
And then you will never have any
trouble about payments made. The
olieek is at once a receipt and a
toucher. Open an account with the
hank Of Covington and get a check
hook. Even if your transactions are
s, oall if is all the more reason why
}ou should not risk having to pay
^'* ( *e as you do with currency.
Ehe Bank of Covington.
Covington Georgia
CAPITAL - - $100,000.00
= We Invite Your Patronage 1
.
Ciwingkm New i
GOV. bh^N MAKES
ANNOUNCEMENT.
INTENTIONALLY WAITED UNTIL
COMMITTEE ACTED.—MAKES
BRIEF STATEMENT.
Following the action Saturday of
the state democratic executive com¬
mittee in naming primary and conven¬
tion dates, Governor Joseph M. Brows
in a brief statement, announced that
he will he a candidate for re-election
in the primary of August 23.
Governor Brown’s announcement
does not come as any .surprise; his
friends and the public generally have
long expected it shortly following the
executive committee meeting.
In making announcemen' of his can¬
didacy for re-election, Governor Brown
says:
“I have considered it improper to
make any declaration affecting a can¬
didacy for governor until at least af¬
ter the state executive committee had
met and named the day and made
other arrangements for the primary
election. Now that the committee has
met and done its work, I consider
that the people have a right to have
to expect a declaration of my inten¬
tion. I therefore say that I will be
a candidate for re-election to the of¬
fice of governor in the primary which
has been ordered by the state execu¬
tive committee of the democratic par¬
ty to be held August 23 next.
“At this time, 1 will only say that
I have appreciated beyond measure
the great honor the citizens of Geor¬
gia have conferred upon me, and
have endeavored to the best of my
ability to be the governor of all the
people, impartially and honestly tuid
in accordance with the constitution
and the laws, without regard to class,
clique, locality or faction. I shall con
tinue so to be, and, if re-elected, the
same policy shall be my aim through¬
out another term.”
Will Address Voters.
I will address the voters of Gum
Creek district at Mount Zion school
building on Thursday night, June 16,
1910. All other candidates for Repre¬
sentative are invited to be present
and participate. W. S. MARBXJT.
Plant an add In the NEWS.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, JUNE 8, 19)0.
OR. JAS. E. DICKEY
ACCEPTS PRESIDENCY
GENERAL SATISFACTION AMONG
STUDENTS AND PEOPLE WHEN'
HE MADE ANNOUNCEMENT.
The Board of Trustees of Emory
College held their annual meeting at
the college last Friday and Saturday
and elected their officers and the
faculty for another year. President
Janies E. Dickey was tendered the
unanimous desire of the body to
again accept the presidnecy of the in¬
stitution and although he had been
offered much better places in his line
of work, he decided to gratify the
wishes of the board and announced
Saturday morning that he would ac¬
cept the offer.
Immediately upon his announcement
that he would accept, Bishop Warren
A. Candler introduced the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
“Resolved, That this board record
its great satisfaction that Dr. Janies
E. Dickey consents to accept the
unanimous re-election by the board
and continue in the service of the
college. The condition and the needs
of the institution at this time are
such that we feel his retirement from
its presidency would have been a
calamity to it, and his continuance
in the office will secure for it the
greatest prosperity.. With perfect
knowledge of the facts we believe
that all the providential indications
point to Emory college as the place
at which he is now most needed by
the church, and where he can best
promote the interests of the kingdom
of God.
“Resolved 2, That the board here¬
by assures him of its high apprecia
ciation of the service which he has
already rendered and pledge him
for the future its continuedx support
in the great work to which he is so
manifestly called and which is so
vital to the welfare of the great inter
ests of the church and state which
Emory college serves.”
President Dickey has done much
for Emory during his administration,
notable among which was the comple¬
tion of the endowment fund of a half
million dollars. Besides this he has
guided the affairs of the college in
such manner as to win the confidence
and respect of the student body and
the admiration of all Georgia’s citi¬
zens wiio are interested in this pop¬
ular institution.
Dr. Dickey has just finished his
eighth year of successful work as
the president of Emory college and
with him at the head for another
year, the people feel sure of the high
standard of the Methodists’ educa¬
tional instituion.
Aside from the election of officers
this week at Oxford, there is much
of interest o people all over the state.
The commencement this year is more
complete and elaborate than ever and
each of the students has put in a yeai
of hard and earnest work. The fea¬
ture of the occasion was the address
yesterday of one of the members of
the class of 1850, announced in the
last issue of the News.
Bishop Warren A. Candler deliver¬
ed the commencement sermon in the
new church Sunday, which was said
to be one of the best sermons ever
delivered in Oxford . The handsome
new church was filled to capacity
and the services were enjoyed very
much. The dedicatory services were
also carried out.
Baptist Picnic Next Friday.
The Baptist Sunday school picnic
will be held at Porter’s Spring next
Friday, wagons leaving the old church
building at eight o’clock that morn¬
ing. All members of the church,
school and congregation are cordially
invited to join in the outing and the
Baptist People are hereby notified
and requested to prepare lunches, and
those who have conveyances, to re¬
member the children and others who
would like to go if they could.
The committee on arrangements is
composed of Mr. F. W. Simmons, Mrs
C. A. Sockwell, and Miss Katherine
Butler. **
LAND FOR SALE.
1 have fifty thousand acres of laud
for sale in Southwest Georgia.
All good land, some timber, and
some as fine farming as a crow ever
flew over.
There is a new railroad being built
through this section and lands are
advancing every day.
Prices from four ($4.00) per acre
up. For further information write
me at Americus, Ga.
J. H. BAKER.
WATSON TELLS
BIG FISH STORY.
STORY WAS A WHOPPER, BUT
NEWTON COUNTY BOY WAS
THERE WITH THE PROOF.
The following fish story appeared
in a recent issue of the Atlanta Jour¬
nal and was told by Mr. George C.
Watson, an old Newton county boy,
and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wat¬
son, of the Western part ofthe coun¬
ty, who is now serving as one of the
police force of Atlanta:
The American fish story might
justly be termed an established in¬
stitution, but—
All previous fish stories will now
meekly and respectfully hasten back
to the river, leap in and drown.
/For this is the star story of a star
story-teller—Police Call Officer Geo.
C. Watson—one of the most popular
men on the force and whose reper¬
toire is one of the best in the city.
It came about during a story-telling
seance between Officer Watson, Cap¬
tain (Happy Jim) Shepherd, Call Of¬
ficer Anderson, Sergeant Terry and
several others at the police station
after they had been relieved from
duty.
“Now, this is an actual fact,” said
Watson. “The scene of this story is
the mills of the Bibb Manufacturing
Company, on Yellow river, in Newton
county. In 1902 a most remarkable
thing occurred there. The big turbine
wheel suddenly stopped one day and
the machinery of the mill necessarily
came to a standstill. All work ceased
and there was a general hurrying and
scurrying about to find the cause of
the sudden stoppage. An investiga¬
tion of the big wheel cleared the mys
tery. The wheel had become cloged
with thousands of eels. It couldn’t
turn, dsepite its great power. It was
necessary for a big force of workmen
to cut the eels out of the wheel with
axes and knives.”
When Watson finished, somebody
whis i ed. • Watson insisted the story
wafi true. Finally Hte partner, Officer
Anderson, declared he would write to
Porterdale and find out. Suiting auc¬
tion to word, he promptly wrote.
In the meantime Watson was made
the subject of all kinds of jests, hut
he only smiled and replied, “just
wait.” The next feature in the in¬
cident was the receipt of a letter from
President Porter, of the Bibb Manu¬
facturing Company. Eagerly the let¬
ter was opened by the doubting offi¬
cers, and here is what they read:
“The incident referred to is a fact.
Not only this one time, but on other
occasions the big turbine wheel has
been similarly clogged with eels.”
Watson continues to smile.
LIFE INSURANCE PRO¬
VIDED FOR MAN OF
MODERATE MEANS.
Life insurance for the man of mod¬
erate means—the laboring man—the
man who is not financially able to
invest his earnings in an insurance
policy which requires the payment
of a big annual premium, has been
provided at last by the organization
of the Washington-Lee Life Insurance
Company, of Georgia, which has its
headquartres in Dawson, Terrell coun¬
ty.
Intent uipon selling the largest pos¬
sible policies and thereby securing
companies which have done business
in this state in the past have con¬
centrated their efforts upon the buis
ness man, the banker, the capitalist,
the man who was able to buy insur¬
ance by the wholesale and pay big
premiums on It. The big city has
been the center of their activities.
Man Who Earns Small Salary.
In the meantime, the man who
needs insurance most of all, the man
who earns a small salary and whose
death or physical disability means
actual want and perhaps starvation
or the poor house for the family,has
been neglected and forced to content
himself with the prospect of being
able to save enough from his salary
to shield his wife and children from
poverty when death or misfortune
has laid its hand upon him.
But the scope of the insurance
field is by no means bounded by the
limitations of the cities. In the small¬
er towns and cities and in the rural
districts of Georgia there are hun¬
dreds of thousands of lives that are
insurable and the only reason they
are not insured is because insurance
companies have been busy in writing
big policies, and big policies, as a
(Concluded on back page.)
WORK BEING RUSHED
ON BIG POWER DAM.
REPORTED THAT CONTRACTORS
WILL COMPLETE PLANT BY
END OF PRESENT YEAR.
The report is sent out from Jack
son that work on the $3,000,000 dam
across the Ocmulgee river is progres¬
sing satisfactorily at this time, the
contractor states. The work has been
in progress for more than a year and
a half. During part of that time 400
or 500 hands have been at work day
and night. It is now planned to have
the dam completed by the close of
the summer. It is said the contractors
have received an offer of a large bo¬
nus to have the dam completed by
October 1, of this year. To that end
they will bend all their energies.
The work of building the transmis¬
sion lines is also going on rapidly.
Lines are now being run to Macon
and Atlanta, the former line via For¬
syth, while the latter will touch at
Griffin.
It is thought the 2,000 electric
power will be available about October
1. The power house, which will be
located on the Butts county side of
the Ocmulgee river, is under way and
will be completed within a few weeks.
S. S. ASSOCIATION
HERE JULY 8-10.
COVINGTON WILL ENTERTAIN
THE STONE MOUNTAIN SUN¬
DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
The Sunday School Association
composed of the schools within the
Stone Mountain Baptists Association
will hold a session here July 8-10.
Beginning on Friday night the con¬
vention will continue through Sunday.
This is not so large a body and has
never been so well attended as it
ought to he, hut this year it is ex¬
pected that the excellent program
which has been prepared will attract
delegates in larger numbers from the
surrounding churches. All churches
and schools within reach of Coving¬
ton are especially and cordially invit¬
ed to attend these sessions and en¬
joy the feast of fat things. **
Covington Buggy Co.
Garage Department
Have Your Automobile
Repaired and adjusted by a man who
knows how. We have secured the ser¬
vices of Mr. Sidney H. Cook, who has
six years experience and is capable of
doing any kind of work.
We expect to run a first-elass Ga¬
rage and do first-elass work at reason¬
able prices.
Call on us for work or supplies and
we w ill serve you right.
Covington Buggy Co.
Covington, Qa.
Flowers & Taylor
Do more Commercial Job
Printing than all other
county print-shops. Why?
$1- A Year In Advance.
BAPTIST MEETINGS
BEGIN JUNE M,
DR. H, C. BUCHHOLZ WILL AS¬
SIST IN MEETING TO BEGIN
HERE ON JULY 20TH.
Definite arrangements have been
made for Dr. H. C. Buchholz to come
to Covington for a meeting with the
Baptists beginning July 20th. This
was the only date possible for him,
and it ought to suit Covington people
as well as any in the year. Dr. Buch¬
holz is in charge of the evangelistic
forces of the Baptist denomination
for Georgia and has been greatly
blessed in his meetings. His style is
manly and convincing and it is con¬
sidered fortunate that he can come
to Covington. He will have a splen¬
did opportunity, the meetings will be
held in the new house of worship and
the people will doubtless give him the
best attendance any evangelist of this
faith has ever had here.
He is such a broad man and is so
free from “methods” that it is cer¬
tain that he will please the public in
manner, and we believe from what is
said of him in towns on both sides
of us that he will find a hearty re¬
sponse in Covington. He will bring
his singer, Mr. Henry, and his daugh¬
ter, Miss Ruth, who is an expert
pianist. **
Miss Nellie Milner Takes First Honor.
Miss Nellie Milner, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur H. Milner, of this
city, was awarded first honor of the
Senior class of the Public school of
Covington at the closing of the Spring
term. Owing to the fact that the
closing exercises of the school this
year was a play presented by the
members of the Senior class, the an¬
nouncement was not made at the
closing exercises, and few of our cit¬
izens knew how the honors were to
be awarded, hence the announcement
is now made. Miss Milner was one
of the brightest and most populaar
members of her class, and hist term
was awarded second honor. This year
the second honor was awarded Miss
Annie White, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. H. White, of this city.
Old Braids rebuilt by Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Conger at the Flowers Hotel,
Phone No. 73—It.
