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VOL. VII1 NO. 22.
METHODISTS HAVE
> EASTER EXERCISES
-
JNDAY SCHOOL PRESENTED
BEAUTIFUL CANTATA SUNDAY
EVENING — RESURRECTION
MADE MORE APPEALING.
The Easter exercises at the Coving¬
ton Methodist church Sunday evening
were attended by an immense throng
It was really an overflowing crowd.
And the exercises themselves were
inspiring and indeed stimulating to
the mind and heart.
None could hear and witness the
program without having a finer per¬
ception of the fact and a deeper appre¬
ciation of the meaning to mankind
of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The title of the cantata produced
by the Sunday School was “Tin
Triumph of the Cross.”
And most beautifully in scene and
song and sentiment we learned the
story of that triumph of the ages and
for all ages.
The beautiful sight which greeted
the person on entering the church in
itself repaid any person for coming a
long distance. The cnoir loft was oc¬
cupied by beautiful, white-clad angels,
with spreading wings, so splendidly
symbolical of the soaring soul saved
by the Savior’s sacrifice.
And at each side of this throng of
bright angel faces, on pedestals sat
a little child cherub. And every per¬
son who beheld their beautiful faces
and pinioned forms fashioned for flight
easily could understand that “of such
is the kingdom of heaven.”
b And nobody grew tired and nobody
°>tiently awaited the commencement
. exercises, for all were satisfied
*. ith the vision before them.
Mr. Count Gibson, superintendent of
the Sunday School, presented Dr. E.
K. Turner, of Emory University, who
made a brief but interesting talk.
The character Magdalena was splen¬
didly portrayed by Miss Lucy Bush,
whose beautiful voice sang the story
of the empty tomb, and the late, but
glorious realization of its meaning.
And the gracefully flitting form of
the Angel and the song of her charm
g voice, succored and cheered the
r :bting lover and loser of her Lord
This character was superbly played
by Miss Florence Wells.
Faith. Hope, and Charity both were
and acted the part of the three vir¬
tues and the three graces also in the
persons of Misses Christine White.
Annie May lister, and Lucy Wooten.
And their sweet singing of their parts
was as beautiful as their appearance.
And Pleasure and Folly were the
parts appealingly and attractively
acted and sung by Misses Annie Pau¬
line .Anderson and Clara Belle Ad¬
ams.
Fame and Gold and Sin and Pride
became more than usually alluring
when they assumed the handsome
forms and excellent singing voices of
Messrs Eugene Lee, Jr., Eugene Ad¬
ams, Warren Stilwell, and Richard
Lester.
The resonant and tuneful voice and
commanding stature of Mr. It. E. Ev
eritt made more attractive and fitting
the character of the Prophet.
And those angel forms in the choir
also had voices and beautifully sang
the chorus of several songs. They
were thirty members of the Sunday
School.
The Cross was indeed exalted by the
song by the nine primary pupils, and
by the drill of the eight juniors.
Twelve intermediates added a beauty
their own to Easter Lilies as their
-es and hands both bore these
ers.
Tjie accompainments for the songs
were splendidly played by Mrs. Berto
' Lee.
COVINGTON SCOUTS’
RECEPTION TO-MORROW
The Covington Troop No. 1, of Boy
Scouts of America, will give a recep¬
tion to the public at their hall to¬
morrow (Friday) from 3 to 10 o’clock,
m.
^ Special programs will be given at
o’clock and 8 o’clock.
The guests will also be afforded an
opportunity to make a donation to the
troop fund.
This troop, under Scout Master Bos¬
well, has been doing some splendid
work and the public’s interest in their
work will be an encouragement to them
to accomplish even greater things in
the future.
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SPECIAL EDITION TO
BE WEEK AFTER NEXT
The News Will Endeavor to Issue a
Paper Unusual In Size and
Substance.
The News will issue an extra large
special edition week after next, under
(late of the 11th of May.
This (late is the day before the Cov
ington-Newton County School Meet,
when the school children and their
parents and friends from every sec¬
tion of the county will be in Covington.
The News will go into the mails in
time to reach the people of the coun¬
ty on Thursday, the day before the
meet.
We desire to make this edition as
representative of the entire county as
possible, both in its news and in its
advertising columns.
We shall appreciate any contribu¬
tions sent to us along the lines of the
various towns in our county and rural
communities as well, with something
of their history and growth.
We also desire to call the attention
of the business men of our county to
the fact that this edtion offers them
a rare opportunity to sell their wares
through the columns of The News. We
shall make every effort to have this
edtition reach every family in the coun¬
ty, whether it contains a subscriber or
not.
Let us have your copy early and help
this paper help our county and city to
let people know we have the greatest
in the world.
MACON HAS DEMOCRATS
MEET THERE WEDNESDAY
The State Democratic Convention
will be held in Macon Wednesday next,
the 3rd day of May. This convention
is solely for the purpose of selecting
delegates to go from Georgia to the
National Democratic Presidential con¬
vention which convenes in St. Louis
in June.
Reports seem to indicate that the
session will be tamely harmonious and
that the business before the body will
be transacted with promptness and dis¬
patch.
The Hon. Clark Howell has no op¬
position for re-election as committee¬
man from Georgia for the National
Democratic Executive Committee. His
re-election will no doubt be unanimous.
All factions seem to be pleased with
Mr. Howell as our committeeman.
All this lack of any contest will
probably make the convention itself be
a very dull and rountine affair.
But it is expected that sufficient
interest will be furnished by the meet¬
ing of the State Executive Committee.
This precedes the hour of the conven¬
tion and comes at 9 o’clock on the
morning of the 3rd day of May.
At the request of many of the mem
hers of the committee, the Chairman,
the Hon. E. J. Reagan, of McDonough,
called the meeting for Macon at the
same time as the convention.
At this meeting the committee is
expected to provide the rules for the
coming state primary election for Gov¬
ernor, Congressmen, State House offi¬
cers, Judges and Solicitors General,
and members of the General Assembly.
There is exepected to be a warm
fight over the adoption of the county
unit rule or the majority rule. Both
have many ardent advocates and peo¬
ple throughout the State arc deeply
interested in watching the fight to see
whether the long practiced county unit
rule will be abolished.
And another question almost equally
interesting to the people is the rule to
be made providing the qualifications
for voters at the State primary. Some
would exclude the bolters of the pri¬
mary two years ago and some would
let all white men vote, regardless of
any past perfidy on the part of some
voters in our last primary.
ALL-DAY SERVICES AT
SALEM NEXT SUNDAY
There will be all-day services at
Salem Sunday. There will be preach¬
ing at lb o’clock in the morning, at 3
o’clock in the afternoon and at 7:30
o’clock in the evening.
There will be dinner on the grounds
and everybody is invited to come and
bring their dinner.
1916.
REV. H. W. WILLIAMS
IS AN ELECTRICIAN
HE HAS MADE A MOST COMPLI¬
CATED PIECE OF APPARTUS
FOR HIS SON’S WIRELESS
STATION.
All of our peole know the Rev. H.
W. Williams as an able preacher of
the gospel and an affable and pleasing
companion as a man.
But not many know that he is also
an electrical student of unusual ca¬
pacity and that he has done some very
intricate work in electrical construc¬
tion.
This is what is what is called a
"loose coupler tuner” for a wireless
station.
Mr. Williams’ son, Mr. Charles Wil¬
liams, has installed in the pastorium a
wireless outfit and for some time has
been receiving messages from far out
at sea and from many inland places,
as well as sending some a considerable
distance.
Brother Williams made this appara¬
tus without any other model than the
one at the Emory station in Oxford.
And he only took some measurements
of that and had only his memory of
the model with the measurements be¬
fore him while he was constructing it.
The machine is too complicated for
us to describe. It has one coil of sev¬
eral hundred rounds working in and
out of another coil. In brief the pur¬
pose of the apparatus is to tune this
station with other stations at various
points. By shifting a switch from one
copper point to another, then shifting
one or two other switches, Mr. Wil¬
liams places his apparatus in tune with
the apparatus, first of the station at
Arlington, Va., and then with Oxford,
Atlanta, ships at sea, and a number
of other stations.
It is most interesting and this work
demonstrates the possession of a high
order of capacity along electrical
lines on the part of Brother Williams.
He expects soon to begin the con¬
struction of a similar machine but a
more powerful one than the one we
have attempted to describe.
EMORY’S TRACK TEAM
WAS SELECTED SATURDAY
The classes of Emory University and
the Emory University Academy held
the annual field day on Weber field
Saturday afternoon, to select the men
who will represent Emory at the meet
between Georgia, Tech, Mercer, and
Emory, which will be held in Athens
May (3.
The score of the classes was fresh¬
men, 35; sophomores, 24: Emory Uni¬
versity academy, 23; Juniors, 17 1-2;
Seniors, 0, The winner of each event
and the record is as follows:
100-yard dash—Johson and Daven
part tied; 11 seconds.
High jump—Butler, 5ft. 8 in. (a new
record.)
220-yard dash—Davenport; 30 2-5
sec.
Broad jump—Dickey; 18ft. 5 in.
440-yard dash—Davenport; 60 3-5
sec.
Pole vault—Pierce, 9 ft. Iff in.
Half mile—Smith, 2 minutes. 18 2-5
sec.
120 high hurdles—Dickey; 19 1-5 sec.
Hammer throw—Lee; 97 ft.
Shot put—Rumble; 32 ft. 4 in.
220 low hurdles—Warwick; 34 1-5
feet.
Mile—Fay Boland; 5 min. 6 sec.
Davenport, a freshman, made the
highest individual record. 13 points
The general sentiment of the student
body is that Emory track team will
push somebody in the coming meet.
Professor J. P. Hanna is the coach of
the track team.
DO YOU KNOW THAT—
Walking is the best exercise—and
the cheapest.
The United States Public Health
Service administers typhoid vaccine
gratis to Federal employees?
A little cough is frequently the warn
ing signal of tuberculosis?
Bad teeth and bad tonsils may be
the cause of rheumatism?
Unpasteurized milk frequently
spreads disease?
The air-tight dwelling leads but to
the grave?
Moderation in all things prolongs
life?
The careless spltter is a public dan¬
ger.
TICK ERADIGATORS IN
ALABAMA ARE AC1IVE
VAT BUILDING AND CATTLE DIP¬
PING BEGIN EARLY—MORE
THAN EIGHT THOUSAND
HERDS DIPPED ALREADY.
Washington, D. C„ April 24.—Unus¬
ually good progress was made in March
in eradicating the cattle tick in Alaba¬
ma, according to reports received by
the United States Department of Agri¬
culture from its inspectors, who are
co-operating with the state and local
authorities in the campaign of elimina¬
tion. Activity so early in the season
is especially gratifying as it is re¬
garded as indicating a widespread in¬
terest in the work that should result
in a most successful summer.
Altogether 540 new cattle-dipping
vats were built during the month, mak¬
ing a total in the state of 2.218. In
the nine counties in which systematic
eradication is now in progress, 34,
971 cattle were dipped—an exception¬
ally large number for so early in the
year. Autauga county alone dipped
over 15,000.
Last year more territory—5,345
square miles—was freed in Alabama
than in any other state and the pres¬
ent indications are that the campaign
this year will be an equal success.
The work of eradication is being ac¬
complished by the introduction of pure¬
bred stock and the erection of silos,
the people being apparently determined
to realize to the full the advantage
of being in tick-free territory.
The nine counties in which syste¬
matic dipping was done hi March and
the number of cattle dipped in each
are shown in the following table:
County Number of Dipped
Herds Cattle
Autagua..... 15.033
Crenshaw... .....440 1,743
Colbert...... 180
Greene...... ...... 90 511
Macon...... ...... 234 869
Pike........ 529
Sumter...... ...... 158 5.027
1,075
Walker..... ......3,206 9,404
8,037 34,971
EMORY UPPER CLASSMEN
WIN BASEBALL GAMES
The Emory upper-classmen upset all
calculations Monday afternoon, when
the seniors defeated the sophomores
4 to 3 and the juniors defeated the
freshmen 2 to 1, in two of the fastest
games that have been played on Weber
Athletic field so far this basebal sea¬
son.
First Game.
Score by innings: R. II. E.
Seniors........012 000 010—4 6 3
Sophomores.... 000 000 030—3 7 4
Batteries—Rambler and Rose; Har¬
ris and Allen. Umpires: Balls, Strikes
and bases, Harwell. Scorer, Hailey.
Game called 2:13 o'clock.
Second Game.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Freshmen.....000 001 000—1 6 4
Juniors........200 000 OOx—2 4 3
Batteries—Lancaster and Passmore:
Dickey and Loftis. Umpires,, Balls,
Turner; bases, Stevens. Scorer, Hal¬
ley. Game called 3:54.
COVINGTON’S COLORED YOUTH
WILL HEAR WHITE FRIENDS
On next Sunday afternoon, April
30th, at 4 o'clock, will be held a great
educational mass meeting at Grace M.
E. church in the interest of our col¬
ored boys and girls of Covington.
A number of our most prominent
white friends will be present to lend
their aid and encouragement, and will
speak in the interest of the movement,
which we have on foot.
Among the speakers will be Mrs.
W. C. Clark, Mr II. P. Lester. Mrs.
John B. Davis, Mr. Frank Reagan. Mr.
R. E. Everett, Rev T. R. Kendall and
others.
We beg those, who are interested
in the uplift of the negro boy and girl
along the moral, religious, and indus¬
trial lines, to please be present—both
white and colored. A HELPER.
COVINGTON MASONS ATTEND
MEETING AT MACON
The following Covington Masons at¬
tending the meeting of the Royal Ar
canium in Macon last week:
Messrs R. R. Fowler, R. P. Lester,
T. J. Shields, and J. E. Philips.
PROFESSOR WHITE TO
LECTURE HERE TO-NIGHT
Member of Einory Faculty Will Be At
Methodist Church at Prayer
Meeting Hour.
Professor Goodrich White, who occu¬
pies the chair of Mental and Moral
Philosophy at Emory University, will
lecture immediately after prayer meet¬
ing Thursday evening at the Coving¬
ton Methodist church.
This lecture will be in the interest of
the teacher training work.
No admission will be charged and
everybody is invited.
Professor White is both an able and
an entertaining speaker and everybody
fortunate enough to hear him will en¬
joy a treat.
And the matter iu which the interest
is felt is also one now demanding more
attention than has ever been given to
it before, the matter of well trained
teachers.
UNSIGNED COMMUNICATIONS.
A new correspondent this week
sends us a news letter which we cannot
publish.
The reason is the same old story—it
is not signed by the writer.
We repeat what we have so often
stated—that we cannot publish any ar¬
ticles not signed by the writer.
The writer’s name on the enevelope
containing the article is not sufficient.
The article itself must bear the
writer’s signature.
ATLANTA WAKES NOTE
OF SOARING PRICES
Atlanta, April 4.—Pretty much every¬
thing is soaring in prices these days.
One will soon find this out if he will
take the trouble to have a talk with
Atlanta merchants, manufacturers, cap¬
italists and business men generally.
Here is some information gathered
by your correspondent on the subject
of “food and raiment.”
Sugar is soaring up to $1.85 per 25
pound sacks. It used to sell anywhere
from $1.25 to $1.50. Your correspon¬
dent gets about enough to fiill the
small sugar dish for a quarter. He
saw a 25-pound sack in the stores, but
never had one in his house.
And then there is gasoline. Thi
worry over the advance of gasoline
in not confined entirely to those who
run an auto, therefore your corres¬
pondent, not possessing a flivver, has
no annoyances on that score. The
price, however, has been rapid enough
to attract general attention.
The Federal Trade Commission, in
Washington, has been probing into the
sulq>ect for the government and has
found out a few things that may re¬
sult in the gasoline prices going down.
Most of us have actually felt the
high cost of beef, and we have com¬
plained every time we went to mor
ket or sent the butcher a check. The
lunch counter boys in Atlanta have
already been kicking like a bunch of
Georgia mules because their small
steaks have advanced iu price from 20
to 30 cents.
Meanwhile a few of us have noted
the abnormal rise in the prices of all
lines of dry goods. Silk, woolens, lin¬
ens, cottons, knitted goods—and so on
to the end of the list—there is but one
story to tell of the new higher price
marks in the stores and shops.
Reduced to plain English, the aver
age man exchanges his labor for mon¬
ey. and the money he earns, he ex¬
changes for neecessities, or if he has
enough of it, which most of us haven't,
for luxuries.
Just at present times are good-
reports from all parts of Georgia ana
adjoining states show it—there is
work for all and regular pay, and in
many cases higher pay. Yet, as soar¬
ing prices show, one muse now pay
more for his living.
MR. AND MRS. ED McGAUHEY
LOSE iNFANT DAUGHTER
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed McGaugbey, a few days old, died
at their home in North Covington Mon¬
day morning at 8 o’clock.
The funeral and interment were a{
Salem campground Tuesday niorniw
at 9 o'clock. The Rev. T. R. Kendall
conducted the services.
COMMERCIAL AND
JOB PRINTING
'
A SPECIALTY.
$1 A Year In
■FIELD NEWS IS
TOLD INTERESIINGLY
THE NEWS CORRESPONDENT
WRITES FULLY OF ACTIVITY
OF THIS WIDE-AWAKE AND
PROGRESSIVE CITY.
Mrs. H. T. Smith chaperoned a party
of young people on a fishing trip Wed¬
nesday.
The party included Misses Thelma
Lunsford, Addilu and Grace Ozburn,
Jessie Mae Hardeman, Carrie May
Lunsford, Ruth Hays; Messrs Ray
moud and Ewell Lunsford.
They left about 7:30 going nearly to
Poplar Hill. Fishing was the main fea¬
ture of the day. Several were caught.
About 12:30 a very tempting lunch
was served.
They left the woods about 4 o’clock,
some carrying bouquets of the beau¬
tiful wild flowers.
Mansfield was reached about five.
We think that a more enjoyable day
was never spent.
Miss Myrtis Peters has returned to
her home in Monroe, after spending
some time with Miss Mozelle Estes.
Mr. C. W. Teal left for Raleigh, N.
C., Monday afternoon.
Miss Annie Wagner, of Farrar, was
a visitor to Miss Winnie Sue Loyd
recently.
The Merry Many were entertained at
the home of Miss Thelma Lunsford
Friday afternoon.
Misses Bertha Wheatley, May Braw
ner, and Marie Schell spent the week¬
end with the latter’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. M. Schell, near Eatonton.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Middlebrooks, of
Starrsville, attended the contest held
at the school auditorium Friday even¬
ing.
The following have been chosen as
contestants for the high school meet
In Monroe: Miss Julia Bcntdn, ex¬
pression ; Miss Gladys Adams, music;
Miss Sallie May Harwell, ready writ¬
ing; Miss Clara May Hays, spelling;
and Mr. Cornpie Daniel, expression.
Misses lone Ellis and Pearl Wallace
spent the week-end with Miss Ellis’
parents, at Palata
Miss Ruth Hays taught for Miss
Louise Adams at Henderson Friday,
while Miss .idams attended the state
loacheis’ coviventn l, ;>t M i on.
Messrs. Howard Gibson and Charles
Adams spent Sunday with Messrs, Ray¬
mond and Ewell Lunsford.
Miss Julia Benton was a visitor to
Starrsville during the week-end.
Several from heie attended the
quarterly meeting at Emlora Saturday
and Starrsvv'ip Sun.hy
Rev. E. J. Broome, principal of
Rocky C ret V sch ioq passed through
Me.iislb'kl Sunday enroute to G ines
ville.
Mr. W. P. Pers n s, of Mon1i *e"o,
was a welcome vlsUor to friends and
relatives here recently.
Mis. W. R. Pope and Miss Elizabeth
Pope have been si lending some time
with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Pope
Mrs. C. 1 Hardeman has returned
from a "Ml to Mr. and Mrs. 1 W.
Franklin, cf Columbus.
Messrs S. R. Smith and J. L. ftoe
e to have recently purchased Max¬
wells.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hardeman, of
Covington, spent Sunday here with
relatives.
Mr. J. M .Edens was the lucky one
Saturday afternoon when W. G. Big
gers gave away a $10.00 bill.
50,000 TEACHERS TO
VISIT NEW YORK
It is believed that sixteen thousand
delegates and a total of fifty thousand
educators from all parts of the coun¬
try will attend the National Educa¬
tional Association meeting at New
York from July 1st to July 8th, next.
The sessions are to be held in fa¬
mous Madison Square Garden. The
splendid exhibit of the New York
City public schools, together with all
the exhibits shown at the Panama
Pacific International Exposition, will
be on view in an armory convenient
to Madison Square Garden.
Addresses are expected from Pres¬
ident Wilson, Judge Taft Governor
Whitman. Mayor Mitchell and others.
New York is preparing to royally
entertain the teachers, and the indica¬
tions are that this will be one of the
most instructive and enjoyable meet¬
ings in the history of the organization.
