The Covington news. (Covington, Ga.) 1908-current, August 23, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textpatronize our I advertisers— N1 KNtiON THE NEWS, i -o-—“ OL. IX. NO 39 [. I il. ENGAGED III u (IIVPTEB will work ,,,(01 < H ALL THE CHURCH \M) EACH HAS A COMMITTEE. 3eimv we give a strong letter from I'hiirlotte Evans Marsh, which ls lVl . itself. This letter was lead [j fae regular monthly meeting of Tues- the . i> j of ibis place on last ( su d immediately plans were form U t(l solicit clothing for the suflfer f i people of France. . Vr> kind of clothing will lie needed ( t .|, have warmth to them. No light j,),! clothing, save for children, will fjeeded, for the climate of France is I, an,I damp. Garments many years (which will give service will be most tefulj Ljnteii received. The commit tess from the different churches as follows: Methodist Church. K It. Fowler, Mrs. C. A. Har Mrs .1 A. Wright, Mrs. C. H site Ah.-. Katie Wilson. Baptist Church. : r . i \\ Simmons, Mrs. G, T it Mi- A. 1*. Meador, Mrs. E< Ichen , AT - C. C King, Mr . How AiiJlliel o ooks. ties'>> terian Church. 'rs. N. S i urner, Airs. K. C. Guinn. K. n. Milner, Miss Lottie Hen (inisliau StirBte Church, rs. P. w. Godfrey, Airs. U. 8. Da Mrs C A Franklin, Mis. Eugenia SiijiSOll. Christian Church. r 1. V. Moore, Mrs. T. C Smith Ida H inn-head. KpisiOjialian Church. ■>' Hall *. P. Shingler, Jr. North Covington Church. i K M smith, Mrs. Lee Wright, H n (Mum, Mrs. U. P. Lester, e* couimittees are to solicit cloth fiuiu anyone and deliver tume to Melton at the Covington library, ted .Mrs C, E. Marsh. We urge pubiic not to wait for solicitations begin ai once to collect clothing he needs of martyred France. 'Bier G coming rapidly on and kill hosts occur as early as October the in northern France, so let’s lose no in getting our contributions to Marsh, who is now in New York ■®aliy supervising these shipments ranee. U Clark, Covington, Ga. f Mrs. Clark: [annul toll you what it meafis to me jfrpUe such a letter as yours, to kthnt there are actually women in "MM who will offer to help, with prin t'd and begged to do it, is sunshine after a cloudy day. * IIPf M in Poor, martyred France is S'erything—truly I i*an say that a !ll!u - ' ve use in our daily iife but iitaiy needed over there where the prtninces have been for three Lii die hands of the most ruthless Siu i IL40 Ph‘ ever fought and where -I earners are either fighting iuc' or helpless cripples in the e ' ii'ey once supported. thluk vour idea of making chil - ^ clothes is splendid, because the i, Trance are doing sternei f n "" ail ‘l indeed I know of many ''Itcic me father being killed or M i *“' people have Mown eonie '“nifort to real poverty. iu 'l"i ss on you that the cli 1 T ant*e is not : so warm as ours, ,ilfv ne'er heat their homes J-ihg ^ as we heavier do and are in the habit things. Also now. 0,1 a ton so no one can heat Use. . iital" 'upplies. * sheets, * s pr< ‘ af need for all ^ and pillow case*. . handkerchiefs are needed w.!" 1 " ( have recently sent l 11 t1anne l shirts (day) liin *‘ed | dozen wool «oeks. and him Walt,at milk, beef Coo ' think t ,,i l0,1 * * tell *n < you, since up* t hf,| (1 P me, that my tlRVy Ztx : know harl - you ° have MarSh - ° U r ()(i U ^ f:Uh,,r i" p,. who was mans. Miank von a iuonsand .» iug to times 1 von, 811,1 1 you to hpi ""tii he invaluable CSari L0TTE ot r;,tefuil EVANS >' yours, MARSH- S RED GROSS URGED TO I NCREAS E KNITTING Alsu Thus** Not Members are Ai-ked to Knit and Help In the Tremen¬ dous Task. Mr. U. P. Lester, Chairman of the Newton county chapter of the Ameri¬ can Hed Cross, has received the tele ,rain given below, which sets a tremen loits task for ihis count*'* knitters. Mr. Lester reminds us that this is a ah to the whole county, and not mere y to the individual members of the ded Cross. If you can knit, you are nvited to participate in this privilege »f paying your tribute to our lighting • orces, whether you are a member or (Ot. Consult Mr. Lester or any mem her or illy body you see knitting these articles .bout how to do it. Atlanta, da., Aug. In, 1917 To R. p. Lester, Covington Ua., hairmau. Red Cross Chapter.: ’ Red Cross lias urgent call from Maj. i.-arson Murphy for enormous ipiauti y knitted woolen articles. Cab.egram rom Maj. Murphy folows.: “Last Win¬ er broke record for cold and misery tmoug people here. 1 inexpresibly tread coming winter, finding us with ut supplies to meet the situation, urge on on behalf of our soldiers and those t oui allies who will suffer in theii ■■ox.cn trenches and also thousands of Tench and P.eigian refugees and repa dates being returned through Switzer aid to France, every one here looks n Ameiica. Begin shipping at once one nillion, live hundred thousand each 01 varm knitted woolen articles already .-ipusted. They must come before cold veal her and in view of shortage of fui md other comforts, they will be of in ■ idlhle value in the military and civil an work. (Signed t MURPHY. Your chapter is asked to furnish a etiirite number of this requirement, four allotment is 300 sweaters, 300 nutflers, 300 pairs of wristlets, 300 pair ■f socks. Full instructions folowing oday. Ask your members finish all uitting work now on hand and clear ecks for action. We want every ebap cr to have a chance to do its part in naking good on this call for help from -'ranee. Get knitting committee toget er and ine them up for rush job. GUY E. SNAVELY, tirector Southern I)iv. Am. Red Cross. “BOIL YOUR WATER" SAYS CITY COUNCIL iltavy Rains Have Caused Temporary impurity of City Water. Rem¬ edy Being Used. Last week the Covington city author ities notified the ]*eople that our city water has become slightly infected with the Colon Bacillus. This is said to be •due to the heavy rains following a lengthy period of drought." The place where the water is pumped rom the creek has always been pro .ected by a deep ditch and a high bank, o take away the water which falls ibout the surrounding land when it ains. But when such unusualy hard rains come as we had recently, no ditch >r bank could hold the water. Tite [R*ople are advised by Ihe city to boil ail the water used for diinking (imposes until further notice. Mayor Fowler informed The News dds week that they are treating the water now so that be believes there is ,o danger in it. but that people should continue to boil their water until other •vise notified. The city authorities are actively at ,vork to correct the condition. Another analysis of the water has been ordered and a report is expected before the end >f the week SAVANNAH TO BE PORT OF EXPORTATION. SAVANNAH, August 20th--Authori¬ tative advices from Washington state Savannah has been selected as a po<m of exportation for supplies for the American forces in Europe, and that steps will he taken to establish a >np station here very shortly An of¬ ply Washington ficial announcement from givln.r full details. Is expected soon. It will mean much te Savannah. COVINGTON, GEORGIA, AUGUST 23, 1917. COVINGTON’S SCHOOLS OPEN SEPTEMBER THIRD I wo Additional Class Rooms and more 1 each ers Have Been Provided For Greatest In¬ crease In School s History several new teachers have been elected Covington Public Schools will open iheir fall term on Monday, September, the 3d. All present indications now promise .in* most successful school year which he school has ever known. The at* endnnee will reach an increase of one umdred or more, making if the great *sf increase which the school has ever ■cached in its entire history. 'i’lic high school department wil p:ob ddy show an increase of more than one umdred per cent over two years ago. To handle this increase, the school nithorities are making the necessary nlargeiuents and improvements in I In* anilities of the school. Two new class rooms have been pro ided on the first door, and sere a I, neV eacliers will be in charge’of the over low. Tin* whole building is being put n excellent condition for the opening. Covington feels a just pride, in her lost excellent schools. The high sta fi¬ ll rd which they have set has been dm* o tin* able and efficient manner in vhich its interests have been handled y tin* trustees and flu* superintendent. Messrs.- T. G. Callaway, Chairman. ’{. It. Fowler. Secretary and Treasurer, L. T>. Adams. R. W. Milner. H. P. Mum. and N. S. Turner are the trus ces. and Professor H. B. Robertson has been the superintendent. All these 'enttemei* have labored hard and earn stly to place the institution in its pres •nt high place. Professor Roltertsnn has demon¬ strated by bis rare capacity that la* VETERAN SAYS MAN DRAFIEDJS LUCKY INI) IF HE HAS TO GO TO FRANCE HE’LL BE “LUCKIER THAN EVER,” HE IS TOLD. “I’m drafted.” exclaimed the File 'terk. tragically. "Drafted, hey !’ replied the Construe iou Boss. "Gee, you’re a lucky guy ." "Lucky!” shouted the File t’lerk. What’s lucky about having to go in ihe army and jierhups getting shot?' t ! lou t, see you running down to the re ruifing office and enlisting." "No," replied the Foust ruel ion Boss, t trifle sadly. "But if it wasn’t for the wife and the three kids you would see i me doing just, that little thing.” "Say.” he continued, ‘‘some of you young fellows make uu* tired. I served n tile Spanish-American war, and it j didn’t kill me—it made me a better j man in every way. Oh, yes l know that be Spnnisli-American war wasn’t much ,f a show compared to this one, but we heard a few shots fired, at that.” “If isn’t only getting shot that wor¬ ries me." said the File Clerk. "1 <loii t want to go aroud saluting every officer I meet—just as if I wasn't as good as rhe.v are! Anyway, what fun will I lave in the army?" ’ “You'll have all kinds of fun -of flu* that is good for ” kind of fun you. re¬ turned the Construction Boss, prodne ng a sack of Durham and proceeding to roil a cigarette. “And its for saint mg officers that’s a privilege, not a lisgraee.” "It shows that you are members of rite same profession—brothers in aims. The officer is just as much bound to re turn the salute as you are to give it And if you don’t like being a private you can l»‘ an offirer—if you are a good enough man. We need all the officers we can get- all you have to do is to prove that you have the stuff "Wee!, I don't want any of it.’ said the Fite Clerk. “Little old New York is good enough for-” -Yes, little old New York eight hours day in an office, a couple of hours in a movie theatre or a burn cabaret in „ Ihe evening, a trip to Coney Island on Sunday and all of ten dollars a week. That's a fine life for a man. isn t. it ■ “In the army you’ll ret up in the morning feeling like a real man. You’ll *i through a half hour or setting-up exercises to take the kiaks out of your was the very man to have at the head of (In- system and Covington congratu¬ lates herself in securing him and re raining him. There wil be practically no change in the te.xi books. With but one exception, all the for¬ mer faculty of teachers will return for the coming year. People, pupils, and patrons alike are glad that they will return, for all have done splendid work and have made friends of all our 1*0 pie. The following teachers will be in charge: II. R. Robertson. Superintendent.. M. G. Boswell, Principal. Science and French. Miss Grace Reid. Latin and ITislo'ry Miss Mary- K. Bruner, English and Mathematics. Miss Janet Christian..Seventh grade. Miss Martha Midiilebrooks, Sixth grade. Miss Eva Fulton. Fifth grade Miss Mattie Medlin. Fourth grade. Miss Annie Higgins*. Third grade. Miss Christine White. Second grade. Mrs. .1. E. Philips. First grade. First and Second grades- overflow to in* supplied. Third and Fourth grades overflow. to be supplied. Miss Louise Gheesiing, Music. Mrs. H. B. Robertson, Expression. Our jw-ople and the authorities arc enthusiastic over the prospects and await with pleasant anticipations the time for the opening. muscles. By the time the bugle goes for breakfast you'd want it. and you’ll gel a real breakfast. Then you will start on the work of the day. You’ll drill, and you’ll drill hard. You will know what it means to sweat, and you'll learn what a good drink water really is. You'll feel the old sun burn¬ ing through your flannel shirt and you'll like'it like il almost as much as tin* shade of flit* trees along till dusty road when you fall out for a ten minute rest. "Along about ten-thirty you'll start thinking about dinner they don’t eat in the army—and you'll think about it harder and harder until you got it. After dinner you'll get-some more drill they give you plenty to do or learn to dig trenches or throw bombs, or to read maps, or to signal, or practice bayonet lighting- all- of them real men’s jobs. Then you'll get chauce to clean up for retreat, which comes along about sun-down. That's the real classy dress-up affair of the army day. You'll march out onto the parade ground and line up in regimen tal formation. Then the band will play 'The Star Spangled Banner' and you will stand at attention while'fhe flag comes down -and if you are a i(*al American you'll feel a creepy sensation down your spine and you'll be so darn proud of your uniform, and of your regiment, and of yourself, that you'll almost bust the buttons off your shirt! "Then you'll eat again and efcaii up your rifle. After that you can read, or write, or sit around and swap stories ,,r si,w Alo,,B " i,Ul ° VkH ' k y0U ' U ' begin “ to get noddy • and by the-time the i I windjammer blows taps you’ll be ready l<> stretch out on you cot- and the next thing '<'n know voti'll he euss ing the bugler for blowing reveille in th>* nnddli of ih< nubt.. •■'inn wont have nivu-.h cham-e t<* l>.notice the one-step, but you'll gel plenty of time for baseball and all the “•her games that make men. 1 mi 1! j get a chauce tn use join beau too. i he i ! American for army themselves, wants net men <attle who that can : ; think have to In* driven along by their offi- I ‘■crs. You’ll hear lectures by then who j have been up to the front, and tin'' , will tell you things that we civilian? won’t hear You’ll about t*e until k.*|it after interested the war all j j over. i right. ; "Then sometimes you'll go <*nt on i long piaotiee hikt*s. You’ll learn how j | to You’ll take smell ear.* the of yourself smoke of tn w«*hJ the o[ieii fires j at dusk, and see the moon come up ■« « »» E 1 ? ™ Covington Ladies Buy Business From Mr. Annistead and Will Make Many Improvements. Mrs. K. R. Lee and Miss Annie White have purchased The Lyric, Covington’s moving picture show, from Mr. E. A. Annistead. The first performance tin dvr <hc new management, was given Monda.v. Mrs. Lee informs The News that many improvements in the service will he made at once. Already the building has alntost been transformed by the use of paint and such means well known for tin* improvement of appear¬ ances. and the place looks very attrac i i ve. But Ihe entertainment also will have added many attractive features. in ihe first place the film service is "first runs” and the very best also. Mrs. Lee says (hat, with over twenty film companies from which to select, they nteial to furnish Covington people with the entertainment which will please i Item. They have secured the services of Mr. Lombardo, baritone eornetisf of considerable note, and lie will be a reg (liar feature. Readings* and other features will be riven from time to time, . Mrs. Lee and Miss White’s host of friends are wishing them abundant suc •css in their enterprise. Mr. Annistead has made many friends here who regret l)is leaving Covington but wish him well.wherever he may cast his future lot. REVIVAL BEGINS AT YI.MON NEXT SUNDAY. Revival services will hegiu at the Altnon Methodist church Sunday, the 25th instant, with morning services. The Rev. W. P. Carmichael, of Stock bridge. will preach. Services morning and night, l b cry-body is cordially invited to at-" •*ud. DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY MEET ON 30TH INSTANT. Haiti Daughter of the Covington Chapfor-IT. D. ('.. is urged to-meet in flic library Thursday afteruum, . An . rust (lie 30th. at 4:30 o'clock.-to dis cuss matters of vital importance. MRS. A D. MEADOR, Pres MRS. M. F. THOMPSON HEARS DEATH'S CALI EveePent and Aged Woman of Oxford Passed Away Friday night. Burial at Perry. Mrs. M, F. Thompson died at the home of her daughter. Miss*: Thompson, in Oxford Friday night at; 12 o'clock. ;r = Mrs Thompson was a woman of the highest type of Christian womanhood! she lived to a good o'.d age *tvdifc uf ; . good works and usefulness trt'jtter day. and generation. She-made many friends who now mourn and miss her;,g. . ' The remains were shipped.vSthelay morning to Porry for interment..£ r Mrs. Thompson leaves two^pi oglu ters t.Miss M"IHe Thompson,Oxford and Mrs. It. H. Dean, of Alexander ■ -• -< City. Ala., and a nunjebr of grand-chil¬ dren. ". ^ ^ ^ ^ of {Hip ^ alld : he big black army wagons, and^go'to deep , . to the music of the squealing of , i he mules ami , horses , on the picket , , '*-' ^ . Ir will . make of a man you, son. Vt(U , , r(l( thftt sroo?l ont of y J Iu .' boulders and some color into the white ,,f yours. You’1.1 wear real shoes nV'able to walk a mile without !ju)1 , jng You'll, stand up like a man. j^ mail and be fit for a man’s j ( ,|, li«*ii you come back.” T j, e File Clerk seemed rather im |„,t jj e still had his doubts, :..*x-li tliat’s all right.” he said. "But Jn pjM se I get sent to France?” . . *‘Tf you get sent to j-'rance yon'll J>c biekiet*-than ever. You can help put Kaiser Blip back in his place and hare „ i ian df in Ihe biggest game, in tin world. Wliat more do you want? "P.ut sums'se T get kitted?"* objected, tlie File Clerk. “Well, you've got to die sometime. how.” rcdlieti the Construction Bpss “Can you find a better wa>r-«x. .'T COMMERCIAL AND 1 Job printing A SPECIALTY $1.50 A Year In Advance lEWIOII COM HUS CERTIFIED BUT 37 MEN j --- i-Et-w ; THE LOCAL BOARD HAS SO MANY EXEMPTION CLAIMS THAT ITS WORK IS VERY SLOW. The folowing men have been certified' for service in the National Army by the Newton county draft board. As the county must furnish 158 men, 121 more must be certified to complete our (piota : - Serial NAME AND Order No. ADDRESS. No. 982 Genius Tuggle, Covington, 127 Ga., Ut. 4. 939 Lcvie Gaither, Hayston, Ga. 279 379 Willie Benton, New born, Ga. Ill 945 Richard Ashby, Starrsville. 17 Ga., K. F. J). No. 1. 309 Julius Henry Harrison, 293 Newborn, Ga. j077 Joe Collins, Covington, Ga. 207 1597 Ornest Heard, Covington, Ga. 322 477 Ethan Allen Melton, Porter- 327 dale. Ga., R. F, -D No.2 ; 130 Harold William .King, Por- 331 tenia !<*. Ga., R. F. D. No. 1. 858 John Caniplndl. Social Circle, 332 Ga . R. F D. Nu. 1. ‘840 It. A. Aaron, Social Circle, 386 -Ga.. U. .D. -Ny. b. - -1210 Charlie: McHenry Walton, 345 Poiterdale, Ga. 336 Fred Ricker Stokes, Coving- 353 Ga.. R. F. L>. "0(50 Will Greer, Covington, Ga. 360 557 Curtis Butner Johnson, Cov- 363 ington, Ga., R. F. I>. No. 5. 1464 Grady Johnson, Covington, 369 Ga., IL F. D. No. 4. 1439 Guy Rogers, Covington, Ga. 379 331 Wilson Stephens Thompson, 398 Povterdale, Ga.'. R. F. D... . 1596 ’ Hubert Banks, Coving ton, Ga 406 1407 Harold Bass, Covington, Ga. 408 i 148 Love Harwell, l'orterdale Ga 122 ’399 Walter Simrnsf. l’orterdale, Ga.. It. F. D. 432 Raleigh Wight/ Covington, Ga., R. : F, I>. No. 2. 269 Walter Weaver, Eorterdale. Ga.. R-.P, Ik,..- . . . 1141? AVI 11 Roseberry, Covington. Ga . IL .F. D. y300 James F’affer§on Wilson, 342 Covington,..R. F. D No. 5. '117. M i 1! a r d K i ne ft, "I [o ft er da 1 e. 8 974 James Jordorf, Hayston .Ga. 288 .(>42 Barney Mitchum. Oxford. 269 Ga., R. F. I (."'No. -2. Id Gordon Neal, Oxford, Ga. 217 It. F I). No. 1. 1679 John Pelersong Covington, 24 Ga., R. V. D. No. X *007 A Ion/.a KfiigNCovingtgn, Ga.196 • R. F. 1>. No. 4. 1267 Richard Rakesfraw. Porter- 19 date, Ga. 373 Joe Armour, Newborn. Ga. 33 900 Louis Wiliamson. * Social 218 Circle, Ga., R. F. D. John .Kelly. Codington, Ga. 117 R. F. Dr . -' . Joseph F. Pin 11kei L .Covirtg- 18 ton, .Ga., R..F. ri. N'o. 5, fWFATY SEVhL< .FAIL TO REPORT. " The following twenty-seven men have failed to report‘fbr examination. Of ; hese“ nuttiTibrs ’*357; •&S7,.-.440. 131, 274, md 2f»5 are 'believed to -Irnve already filtered other li'raiiTifesnf-the service: Tinier NAME AND Serial _ 'So. ADDRESS; No, 6 Willie Hester, Covington, Ga. 1455 10 Nitch Robinson. Covington. 837 .91 John Noruian. Covington, Ga. 1441 9)3 Oscar I’liaui^. I’-orterdale, Ga. 280 • 31 John IL Savage. Starnsville. 933 169 Louis Johnson. • Social Circle. 870 171 Will Sparks, l’orterdale, Ga. 1132 5l3 Jlfe : Warren, Porterdale, Ga. 1067 ^32 Gtiss Smith. Covington. Ga. 1595 261 Sam Welborn. Covington, R. 5 58S 274 Luther H. Cook, Covington, 1337 277 Garfield Henderson, Porter- 1105 dale. (4a. 280 (tala* Maloo’m, itini-field, Ga. 736 295 J, W. Crowley. Covington, Ga 1339 323 Albert Franklin. Covington, 1625 t24 Charlie- Walton. Columbus, 1084 117 John Kelly, Porterdale, Ga. 1300 *44 Charles B. Freeman, Cov- 1622 ington. Ga. 452 W. TJi.om.at> Barnes, Covington 1214 357 John Stephenson Doroev. Ox- $ f<*rd. Ga. '!.)6 .Tim Burke. Porterdale, Ga 1160 370 Charlie Hendrix. Porterdale. 1257 372 Jfrank Jackson. Mansfield, rfd 781 .3,82 Tom 'Stoss Covington, Ga. 1401 3S7 Roy H. House. Porterdale. 1059 116 Benjamin 11. Woodruff. Jr., 1024 Porterdale, Ga.