f OMMKKCIAL AND
JOB PRINTING
x SPECIALTY
L. 10, NO. 2
HI HE0 CROSS
L, I()N COUNTY MUST SECURE
J THOUSAND new members.
VERVHODV should join
T11 IS GREAT BODY.
^ B iiiion new members American in a week! Red
js t ]n. goal the
w A . t for itself in its Christmas
Lghip [tied campaign that is to he
December lti. Throughout
states Red Cross chapters
preparing for the enrollment of the
aria y which is to stand us the or
[ized support of the hoys in the
aches.
io men is more deeply concerned in
world war than President Wilson—
io is also president of llie Red Cross
uj this is ins proclamation:
U THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES:
Ten million Americans are iu
Iviwd to join the American lied
(Cross during the week ending with
Christmas eve. The times require
that every branch oof our great na¬
tional effort shall be loyally up
tod, and it is jieculiarly fitting
that at the Christmas season the
Bed Crus should be t lie branch
through which your wilingness to
Wp Is expressed.
You should puiu the American
Red Cross, becuuse it alone can
carry the pledges of Christmas
good will to those who are bearing
lor os the real burdens of lire world
I war, Loth in our own Army and
[ Navy and in the nations upon
\ whose territories the issues of the
world war are being fought out.
Your evidence of faith iu this work
is mwssiirj for their heartening
and cheer.
1'ou should join the Red Cross
because this arm of the ‘National
I Sen ice is steadily and efficiently
maintaining its overseas relief in
tvery suffering land, administer¬
ing our millions wisely und well
and awakening the gratitude of
way people.
Our consciences will not let us
tnjoy the Christmas season if this
I'.t due of support to our cause and
tk world's weal is left, unfulfilled,
wd Cross membership is the
Christmas spirit In terms of action.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON
President of the American
Red Cross.
k led Cross has now approxi
f 5.000,000 members, 4,500,000 of
“ 0tD have willed since a state of
"as declared by the United States
', 1 ' :erm;,, 'y. The success of the
meffi bership campaign, there
■ ‘ooo.ooo f ;“! an * a Rwl Cross active list of
men ' "'"men and children
To! r. usions U ' e t,lirteen d, hin territorial Red
" the continental
■jj... ,l,0s bas
„[ t u ' had its proportion
J e | ° def a '' ' ircd iinri 10,000.000 recruits ni
£a ch w of the camitaign.
PolstI ,’ !, V I Si dlvbion ° n Chris managers will ap-
4rti> tmas membership
to tako cbarge of the
efthn UDder Kaneral direction
v ational Committee.
" Carrying
out th Sy t, IllatlC
Satlo ft| plan of actJou from
n p < ’ !1!niir b'°
% to local comma
p , '
'* * roSs Chapter also will
appo) 8 0,1,1 drive
tfo : committee under
tfclo,, Ulto supervision of the Di
Cros. „," mmi,toe ' Mor <> than 3,000 Jted
a:,,, ' rs ' vi!1 engaged in re
trultln un <? service.
8 r ' Kt ‘ Newton
t 5 rs. county must se
F^ber^ natt,1 V onp thousand new
‘ ** u uv "
^ Thr. ~ N ° an done should
4#up_ and
Tho dofia '
5c# ' 10 membership is from
011ar UP. ’ lp \fnn..______ Man
. ttanj. _ y more than that
®*% ! ° ^*' wton county can
r . t Mt
forth- ***» am °unt into this drive
l ,
° f 0,1 r hoys in khaki.
"ton County Organization.
HgtonT'' ‘ n \" ° not f N>Wton yet been and dt - v of
completely
i*rW,' Ut thp organization will be
^ rCRniza in a fow ti"n, days.
Ham as partially ar
Hr. RS fol,ow »:
ju j, 1 -eater,
eminti- J- V . bflptor. chairman of the
^ r Prank
- i>,,„
0^ f *agan, campaign chair
^urtty.
fo t* n Covington
,i. , committees.
ia t«r. are: Mrs. A. P.
@193 Mmngtw New
MR. DEWEY BOGGUS
DIES HHAMP WHEELER
Splendid Nineteen Year Old Soldier of
Newton County Died at Camp
Saturday Morning.
-Mr. Dewey Boggus died at Camp
A heeler Saturday morning, after a
.hort illness.
Ht: was 19 years of age and was
known in his community as a good boy
and all his associates had a genuine af¬
fection for him. He had many friends
at home and in camp and they genuine¬
I ly mourn his death. He enlisted
' dur¬
ing the summer just as he benmee 19
years of age, feeliug that it was hi
duty to offer his services to his coun¬
try. And he is as truly a hero who
gave his life for his country as is the
soldier who falls by the enemy’s bul¬
lets. * j,
The remains were brought to Coving
ton Saturday night on the 9:25 o’clock
train. They were brought to It. E
Everitt’s undertaking parlors, from
where they were taken to Sardis for
interment.
The funeral and interment were at
•Sardis church Sunday morning at
11.30. Rev. Mr. Gresham, of ltedan,
■(inducted the services.
The pall bearers were the following
soldiers: Messrs. M. K. Ellington. Bar
ide Mitcham, M. E. Smith. Bryan Kit
•hens, of Camp Wheeler; Mr. Harvey
Jones, of Camp Gordon, and Mr. Vestal
Dial.
Mr. Boggus leaves ids parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Woodie Boggus: and one
brother, Air. Eon Boggus.
COVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Winter’s chilling blast was a reality
last Saturday and Sunday.
Visions of Santa and lii.s wonderful
pack.
The Seniors are busy writing letters
to Old Santa, and many wonderful
things, such as tin horns and dolls that
will actually go to sleep are being
asked for.
Mias Martha Middlehrooks, teacher
of the sixth grade, spent a few days
the latter part of last wek with home
folk at Haddocks. In her absence
Mrs. D. H. Upshaw supplied for her.
The Music and Expression depart¬
ments will give a recital Friday night
of this week. The program will begin
promptly ut 7:30.
On Friday afternoon of this week the
Covington High School basket ball
teum will meet the strong delegation
from Greensboro High School on the
local court. This promises to he one of
the best games ever played in Coving¬
ton. Greensboro lias a team that lias
not lost a game in three years; com¬
posed almost wholly of veterans of for¬
mer years. They have been well
coached and are a hefty hunch, out¬
weighing the Covington High School
about ten pounds to the man 1 lie
doin' on tho two teams would seem to
give Greensboro the edge by about ten
to fifteen points, however, this remains
to be seen. Lovers of the sjxirt are as¬
sured that they will see a great game
when these two teams meet. Be sure
you see it.
The second year high school class
elaims the honor of having the t>est all
round grade in the high schoo.l as they
have made the best average for three
of the past four months.
The boys of the Covington High
School have forwarded over $25.0d to
the Army and Navy \. M. * A. 1 hi."
is a splendid report and will l>e follow¬
ed by several more dollars in the neai
future.
Wooten, Mrs. J. G. Hall. Miss SalHe
May Cook, and Miss Annie Mae Lester:
I)r. W. D. Travis. Dr. S. L. Waites,
Dr. D. H. Parliament, and Brof. H
and
B. Robertson. the
Chairmen of the committees for
county are: Mrs. Hicks, of "eat
ton: Miss Leila Gardner, of Snapping
Shoals; Miss Katie Edwards, of Ox¬
R. P. I>.; Mrs. S. U. Campbell, of
ford. Campbell of
Mansfield; Hon. R. W.
Mansfield, R. F. D : Mr. E. B. Ne!-on.
of Newborn;; Prof. G. P dingier
and Prof. J. B Paablea, of Oxford.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 13, 1917.
ME EH HOUR LEFT CUT: CONTEST ENDS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 201 IT STILL
IS (NISH'S MCE
MANAGER GOODRICH’S FINAL WORDS TO CANDIDATES
C. RAYMOND GOODRICH
Contest Manager
For the Sake of Those Friends Who Have Helped You With the
Belief That You Would Go Through to the Limit, Don’t Lett
I p and You May Cross the Line a Winner. Contestants Ad¬
vised to be Here for Close.
in only a little more than a matter of hours, one of the l>est conducted con¬
tests in the history of middle Georgia and Southern newspaperdom will have
dosed.
Tlie winners of the most valuable prizes offered iu a newspaper popularity
and subscription contest by a weekly newspaper will have l*een decided.
Those who fought hardest w ill ive rewarded in keeping with the success their
efforts have achiveil.
This great circulation contest has narrowed down to one short week
just six working days the campaign for the honors and tlie valuable prizes
will increase with every hour struck by Father Time, until the last few frenzied
Lours hours of nervous activity. sm-iXhisc and wonderment
These s>x days will show the survival of the fittest, the reward of the
(lersevering. tlie honors of the succesful ones, the liappines of their friends
and the enthusiasm of the public. The six closing days will develop another
side of human nature; the ones who acknowledge defeat; tlieir hopes and am
bitions cast to the winds, their nerve gone—their failure to secure the prize of
i heir choice.
Don't give up the ship until you are counted out by the judges. Never mind
rhis talk about what some contestant has in reserve, remember you, and you
alone, know how main votes you have unless you tell it yourself.
Xo"' i-* tb" lust opportunty 1 will have to advise you before it is too late j
and it is strictly up t" you and your efforts during the next six days, so'go to it. j
You will need every vote you can get and you are going to need the assistance of
e\pry available friend. Get all your intimate friends to pledge you so many
subscriptions an 1 make them he large ones, for the larg subscriptions are the
ones that will aid you most at tlie close.
The contest comes to an official ctose at i P. M., Thursday. December 2(')tb.
191 7 It would please me very much, as contest manager, to see every contestant
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present either in person or represented by a duly accredited friend.
The counting of the votes will begin immediately after the close of the con¬
test and the result will be announced without delay. The votes will lie counted
carefully and correctly by a committee of disinterested business men.
Although the contest i* i" its 1:ist llours 1 oal1 truthfully say that it is al¬
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most anybody's race. That is to say. good and hard work until tlie close may
result in tlie unexpected. No one candidate lias more tluiu what may lie termed
an equal chance to assume first, honor, und the Ford automobile.
Remember, there are only six days left. Get each and every hour count
for something and when the votes are counted on December the 20th you may
not regret it- You may be within a few thousand votes of the leader and you
consider yourself out of the running who knows? A few votes may mean
may and for the sake of those
the winning of the first prize. So. for your sake,
friends who have helped you with the hope that you would go through to the
limit and be a winner, do everything you can from now until the close Make
special effort to get some o and 10 year subscriptions, a few of these may mean
, win by milion than to
the winning of the Big GRAND PRIZE. It's better to a
ipse by one single vote.
/want to take this occasion Jiefore the final count is known whose to efforts sincerely and
hank each and every one of those who have participated and
Influence have made jwsrfble the greatest and most successful contest ever con
lueted by a weekly newspaper in middle Georgia.
I also want to thank you for the pleasant relations that have existed during
he comes! thus far. The spirit of rivalry has lieen most friendly and I sincerely
th0 contest shall continue to the last hour in the excellent manner it has
hope
in the past. 1 am sure it will.
Yesterday is gone forever;
Tomorrow may never come—
Today is here, use it!
SPECIAL NOTICE_No personal checks will be accepted the last day of
the cont/t. Reports must ho covered by rush. P. O. Money Orders, or Certified
Checks.
List of contestants and votes cast up to ft P. M, December 12th
district number one
Miss Lillian Day, Covington, Ga., 1,403,700
Miss Flore McCord. Covinerton, Ga., 706,200
Miss Irene Bonner. Covington. Ga., 103,100
Miss Ella Brisindine, Covington, Ga.. 37,000
DISTRICT NUMBER TWO
Miss Mary Speer, Newborn, Ga., 1.871.000
Mi« Mattie Bonner, R. F. D„ Covington, Ga„ 1.445.000
Miss Winnie Sue Loyd, Mansfield, Ga., 1,287,700
Miss Annie Lee, Route 1, Oxford, Ga., 540,800
PATRONIZE OUR
ADVERTISERS- {
MENTION THE NEWS
I
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IS CONGRATULATED
of Central Railroad Writes
Her a Letter As Winner of
Prize Bull.
The following letter from President
A. Winburn of tlie Central of Geor¬
Railway Company, to Miss Mary
explains itself.
Miss Jarman is a daughter of that
citizen and noted stock raiser,
Mr. L. W. Jarman. She is herself de¬
veloping into a fine judge and raiser of
stock. Her many friends are rejoicing
in her success.
Savannah, a., Dec. U, 1917.
Miss Mary Jarman, Covington, Ga.
Dear Miss Jarman:
We have formal advice from Mr. J.
K (Tiles, State Agent in Boys’ Club
Work, that youe were winner of the
Shorthorn bull offered by this company
as a prize for the Calf Club, contest in
Newton county and I desire to congrat¬
ulate you, not only upon having won
this valuable prize, but upon your abil¬
ity as a stock raiser which is proven by
the fact that under your care your calf
made more economical gains In weight
and a better showing in the contest
than the calves which were fed by boys
in your county.
For the Central of Georgia Railway
1 lake pleasure in advising that we are
glad to give you this bull as a reward
for your efforts, and trust that with
what you learned in the Calf Club con¬
test and with this bull for a start, you
may become a successful and prosper¬
ous stock raiser.
W<> note as a result of giving bulls as
prizes in former years, an active inter¬
est is heing taken in the raising of bet¬
ter cattle in most of the counties where
j rll(1 g ovs * club winners received bulls.
and we trust such may he the case in
your community. Mr. J. F. Jackson,
our Agricultural Agent, will arrange to
have the hull delivered to you as early
as it is possible to do so, and will write
you concerning the matter.
Tours sincerely,
W A. Winburn,
President.
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COUNTY AGENT BINGHAM
THANKS PRIZE GIVERS.
With the various club members in tlie
county I desire to thunk the merchants
and other business men of Covington
for their interest displayed in these
and girls by giving them suitable
for their efforts. Lust August
showed its approval of this
work by appropriating close onto
million dollars for the advancement
it. The business men of our county
feel that any interest which they
in this work Is of prime im¬
to the education of our coun¬
and to the proper development of
boys and girls.
The following business men of Cov
awarded prizes to boys and girls
below:
Stephenson Hardware Co.-—One steel
Oliver Chiled plow to Margaret
Calf Club.
Bank of Newton County—$10 in gold,
expenses of John O. Adams and
Dorsey, to the week school at
awarded prizes t. obeys and girls
Stephenson and Callaway—One pair
ladies’ Queen Quality shoes to Annie
Let son, Calf Club.
Fowler Brothers—One $5 pair of
to Ethel Gibson. Calf Club.
Grossman Department Store—$2.50
trade to Eugene Adams.
YV. \V. St. John—$1.00 in trade to
Smith, Corn Club.
W. Cohen $2 hat to Carl Edwards,
Club.
Covington Teh Cent Co.—$1.00 in
to Fred Adams, Calf Club.
M. Levin -$2 in trade to John O.
Corn. Calf, and Pig Clubs.
Smith Drug Store—$1.50 in trade to
Adams, Calf Club.
Uiper Hardware Co.—$1.00 knife to
Adams, Corn Club.
$1.50 Per Year In Advance
TO MEET HERE FRIDAY
HON. It. L. COX, CHAIRMAN OF 27th
SENATORIAL DISTRICT BOARD
CALLS! HE MEET¬
ING.
The News is pleased to publish below
a notice issued by the Hon. R. L. Cox,
as Chairman of the Legal Advisory
Board for aiding the selectmen with the
questionairre for the 27th Senatorial
district:
"Under and by virtue of being Chair¬
man of the Legal Advisory Board, com¬
posed of lawyers and laymen of this
Senatorial district, I appoint as aids
to said board for the county of Newton
the following named citizens and re
qhest: that said named citizens meet, in
the ofliee of Col. C. C King on Friday
December 14. 1917, at 9 o’clock, A. M,
for tlie porpose of organization.
"This request is made of you as patri¬
otic citizens, and regardless of your
business, if, is your duty to respond to
this cause and do your bit in helping
those who cannot help themselves.
R. L. COX, Chairman .
- Tire following lawyers and laymen
are those who so far have consented to
give their services to aid the men
drawn to prepare their papers:
J. IV. King,
G. Q. Livingston,
L. YV. Jarman,
C. D. Ramsey,
J. S. McGaiity,
YV. A. Aiken,
Grady Smith,
P. W. Godfrey
D. ,7. Adams,
Henry 7 j. Graves,
Jack Reeves,
J. C. Upshaw,
Rev. W. Combs,
"
Rev. J. B. Ficklem
J. B. Terrell,
R. A. Norris,
R. I f. Trippe,
Alex Berry,
A. 1). Meador,
C. C. King,
R. 7\ r . Milner,
J. F. Rogers,
Oliver Neely,
G. C. Adams,
.1. II. Carroll,
J. T. Swann,
T. G. Callaway,
F. E. Heard,
M. G. Turner,
R. R. Fowler,
George T. Smith,
Lester T,ee,
O. L. Harwell,
Frank Reagan,
J. E. Phillips,
YV. E. Gray,
S. I*. Thompson,
YV. S. Marbut,
A. C. Belcher,
Emmett Adams,
C. C. Estes,
R. O. T’sher,
A. S. YY T ilaon,
J. II. Camp,
R. E. Stephenson,
C. D. Gibson.
C. YVright Ada ins,
YViek Porter,
G. T. YVelN.
V*. O. dark.
C. O. Nixon,
C. C. Brooks,
J. X. Gary,
17 T. Huson.
Arthur Kelly,
L. D. Adams.
Dr. E. IT. Johnson, Oxford,
Prof. .7, 15. Peebles, Oxford,
Prof. Theodore Jack, Oxford,
Rev. T. J. Christian,
F. YV. Simmons,
