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Telephone 159 -*=- ; — Covington, Ga.
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JACK L. PATTERSON,
Editor and Proprietor
Official Organ of Newton County and the
City of Covington
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Act of March S, 1<S79.
COVINGTON, GA., DECEMBER 2d 1918.
Billy Sutlive, of the Savannah Press,
spent five minutes at Five Points. But to
enjoy the scenery he should have had five
eyes.—Greensboro Herald Journal. If he
say any more at “The Points” than we saw
the other afternoon, somebody should lie
arrested.—Covington News. Well, you
needn’t have the remotest doubt that Bill
saw all there was to be set n with two
eyes.—Columbus Enquirer-Sun. Good¬
night, Mabel, what do you think of this?
Two cusses “rarin’ ” about what they saw
at Five Points?—Cherokee Advance. What
we saw was enough to make anybody take
notice.—Covington News. After reading
what the boys have said, we have c bout
reached the conclusion that they had bet¬
ter stay away from Atlanta. And if they
find that they are compelled to go there,
they should fight shy of Five Points. —Co¬
lumbus Enquirer-Sun. Nothing doing, for
we transact most of our business at that
particular spot.
HUNGER DRAWS TH MAP
I Famine Conditions?
| Food Shortage approching limine Point
Serious Food Shortage
Sufficient Present Food Supply
But Mure Serious*
(| f f| Unclassified
DECEMBER, 1. 1918
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A food map of Europe today shows
not a single country in which the fu¬
ture does uot hold threat of serious
difficulties and only a small part which
is nut rapidly approaching the famine
point. With the exception of the
Ukraine only those countries which
have maintained marine commerce
have sufficient food supplies to meet
actual needs until next harvest, and
even in the Ukraine, with stores accu¬
mulated on the farms, there Is famine
in the large centers of population.
Belgium and northern France, ns
well as Serbia, appear on the hunger
tnup distinct from the rest of Europe
because they stand in a different rela¬
tion from the other nations to the peo¬
ple of the United States. America has
for four years maintained the small
war rations of Belgium and northern
France and is already making special
efforts to care for their increased
after-the-war needs, which, with those
of Serbia, must be included in this
plan, are urgent in the extreme
must have immad late ief.
The gratitude of |-w Belgian nation
or the help America has extended to
her during the war constitutes the
strongest appeal for us to continue our
work there. The moment the German
armies withdrew from ©m her tier soil soil and and she
^•^tablisffied^^moreinher . own
THE COVINGTON 4 WS, COVINGTON. HA., THIWDAY, DECEMBER 10 , 1 ««
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SNIDERS ALMANAC COR 1919,
The Neves acknowledges receipt of a copy
Of “Snider’s Almanac” for 1919, containing
weather forecasts, poetry and prose selec¬
tions. Griffin’s famous weather prophet
was off in many of his predictions in 1918,
Which he explains by saying that leliable
signs of a lifetime failed for the first
time. Be that as it may, Prof. Albert
Snider, of Giiffin, is Georgia's foremost
and most dependable weather man, and per¬
sons desirous of knowing just what to ex¬
pect from the weather next year would do
well to procure a copy of the “Sunshine
Almanac” and hang it up on an adjoining
peg to Grier’s.
Our good friend, Editor Jack Patterson,
probably is anticipating a visit to Europe,
judging from the following editorial para¬
graph in the last issue of the Covington
News: “The editor hereby acknowledges
receipt of an invitation to a turkey dinner
from a friend who had ascertained that
we were contemplating spending Christmas
in another country. However, we’ll see
him later.” We presume Mr. Patterson is
going to France to send back the proceed¬
ings of the peace conference for his ex¬
cellent paper and wish him a pleasant and
safe vo-'-’ge.—Griffin News and Sun.
Wrong, Luke, we’re going to Griffin
If, p:. chance, any of our soldiers should
be used to police European countries, they
should Le members of the regular army
who chose the life of a soldier as a profes¬
sion. By no means should drafted men be
used for such work, or even volunteers,
without their consent.—Gainesville Her¬
ald. You are exactly correct. The sol¬
diers should do the soldiering.
After reading some of the editorials in
the Macon Telegraph, we have a sneaking
suspicion that paper is no admirer cf Sen¬
ator Hoke Smith.—Cuthbert Leader. True
enough, but the Senator has managed to
carry more than one hundred counties in
several races in which he was opposed by
that disgruntled paper.
Mr. Patterson, editor of The Covington
News, offers to exchange a five months’
subscription to the paper for a five-pound
’possum. By the way, his name is not
“Billy,” it is Jack.—Elberton Star. ’Pos¬
sum has arrived.
seat of go\ ernmeut the little nation’s
first thought was to express her grati¬
tude to the Commission for Relief in
Belgium for preserving the lives of
millions of her citizens.
Germany, on the other hand, need
not figure In such a map for Ameri¬
cans because there is no present indi¬
cation that we shall be called on at all
to take thought for the food needs of
Germany. Germany probably can
for her own food problem if she is
given access to shipping and is enabled
to distribute food to the cities with
dense populations, which ere the trou¬
ble centers.
England, France, the Netherlands
and Portugal, all of which have been
maintained from American supplies,
have sufficient food to meet immediate
needs, but their fututre presents seri¬
ous difficulties. The same is true of
Spain and the northern neutral coun¬
tries—Norway, Sweden and Denmark
whose ports have been open and who
have been able to draw to some degree
upon foreign supplies.
Most of Russia is already In the
throes of famine, and 40,000,000 people
there are beyond the possibility of
help. Before another spriug thou
of rhra) inevitably must
This appties as well to Poland and
practically throughout the Baltic re-
The Deadly Nlflhtehacte.
Deadly nightshade, which IS ouitl
vated to supply the English market
with atropine, bears a botanical
name. Atropa belladonna, curiously
appropriate to Its qualities, evil and
good, combining the name of the
most dreaded of th$ Fates—Atro
pos, whose function was to cut the
thread of human life—with the Ital¬
ian for a beautiful woman. One of
the most curious facts concerning
the poison of the nightshade is its
much more potent effect upon hu¬
man beings than on animals, for
though deaths from eating the ber¬
ries are fairly common among chil¬
dren, the birds eat and thrive on
them, and the leaves, almost equal¬
ly dangerous to man, seem innocu¬
ous to horses, sheep, pigs, rabbits,
and other animals, which browse
upon them freely. The frequent oc¬
currence of nightshade in the neigh¬
borhood of ruined abbeys and mon¬
astic houses makes it reasonable to
believe that many of the wild plants
are survivors from monkish herb gar¬
dens.
,
Koszta Incident Recalled.
The first serious difficulty between
the United States and Austria arose
65 years ago as a result of the Koszta
incident, which strained relations be¬
tween the two countries almost to the
breaking point. Martin Koszta, a Hun¬
garian patriot, after taking part in the
uprising in 1848 and subsequent years,
came to America and declared his in¬
tention of becoming a citizen. In 1853,
while on a visit to Smyrna, he was
seized and imprisoned on board an
Austrian war vessel. He had wilh
him an American passport and claimed
the protection of the United States
warship St. Louis, then in the harbor
of Smyrna. Captain Ingraham de¬
manded that Koszta be released, but
he was not freed until after the decks
of the St. Louis had been cleared for
action.
Evaded the Law.
It Is against the laws of MassachU”
aeits to disturb birds’ nests and red
tape was necessary before the owner
of an auto truck was able to use his
machine on that accouut. A phoebe
bird built a nest in the running gear
of an auto truck in a garage in Ware
and laid three eggs in it. When the
owner of the truck wanted to use his
car he discovered the nest and had to
call on the game warden to render an
opinion before he could disturb the
nest. The warden decided that under
the circumstances it would be permis¬
sible to remove the nest without incur¬
ring the penalty of a $100 fine.
gions, with conditions most serious in
Finland.
Bohemia, Serbia, Roumanla and
Montenegro have already reached the
famine point and are suffering a heavy
toll of death. The Armenian popula¬
tion is falling each week as hunger
lakes its toll, and in Greece, Albania
and Koumania so serious are the food
shortages that famine is near. A!
though starvation is not yet imminent.
Italy, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Tur¬
key are in the throes of serious strin¬
gencies.
In order to fulfill America's pledge
in world relief we will have to export
every ton of food which can be han¬
dled through our ports. This means at
the very least a minimum of 20.000,000
tons compared with 6 , 000,000 tons pre¬
war exports and 11.820,000 tous ex¬
ported last .sear, when we svere bound
by the ties of war to the European
allies.
If sve fall to lighten the black spots
on the hunger map or if sve allow any
portions (o become darker the very
peace for which sve fought and bled
will be threatened. Revolt anil anarchy
inevitably follow famine. Should this
happen sve will <oe in oilier parts of
Europe a repetition of the Russian de
bade and *£toVain, our flirht for worl*3 peace
wJU have
THE EVENING ST Alt.
jThe (By Harold Seaton.)
| evening Star a child espied,
The one Star in the sky;
“Is that God’s service flag?” he
cried,
And waited for reply.
'five mother paused a moment,
ere
She told the little one :
“Yes, that is why the Star is
there—
God gave His only Son!”
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND
CREDITORS.
j All persons indebted Jack, to the estate
of the late A. L. cn are request¬
ed to make irmpacDeto payment of
same.
Also, all persons holding claims
against said estate will present them
for settlement.
C. W. JACKSON,
Executor K.'tnto of A D. Jackson, Do
ceased.
DR. W. C. WRIGHT
DENTIST
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BTE N O- B 00 K K E E P E It - -Wants po¬
sition in Covington in order to be
near home town, Swords, Ga. Ex¬
perience in wholesale bnsines.
Reference given. Get in immedi¬
ately. Address C. Jones, Cornelia,
Ga. Box 455. 49
FOR SALE—Oxford, Ga., neat, spa¬
cious cottage, on two acre lot.
Good ere hard. Apply to D. Rum¬
ble, Oxford, Ga. 49 2t
DODGE FOR SALE—Five-passen¬
ger model in good condition. Will
sell at a bargain.—j. l. Elliott,
Covington, Ga. 49-tf
WANTED—To learn of good farm or
business for sale in Newton or ad¬
joining county. State price and
.particulars.—H. C. Denton, Hart
Selle, Ala
Get the Genuine,
and Avoid
Waste
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Y. M. C. k. NEDS ONLY
STRONG MEN OVERSEAS
Candidatea for Duty Over There Must
Be True Christian Leaders.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec.—What type
of men are now needed as Y. M. C. A.
workers overseas? Only men of es¬
tablished Christian character, culture
and leadership, ministers and men
who have had experience in relig¬
ious work in the church and the
Young Men’s Christian Associations.
In addition to this particular group
of men, all of whom would naturally
qualify for hut leadership, there is
call, according to information just re¬
ceived from New York, for educational
administrators, such as school super¬
intendents, high school and grade prin¬
cipals and college and university pro¬
fessors.
There is still a call for good chauf¬
feurs, mechanicians and entertainers
for overseas duty, all of whom must
be of good moral character.
It Is stated that the Y. M. C. A.
is no longer in need of such men as
warehouse superintendents and work¬
ers, store-room clerks, bookkeepers,
transportation and construction super¬
intendents, carpenters, electricians,
plumbers. However, a number of high
grade stenographers, accountants and
motion picture operators can be well
used by the ...... Y. M. C. A. ‘ overseas -------- at
this time.
For Liters of Administration,
GEORGIA. Newton County:
J L. Stephenson has applied
for Letters of Guardianship
issue to him on the estate of
Robert and Donald Stephenson,
minors; And all persons con
cerned are hereby notified that
onsaid application will be heard
on th e first Monday in January,
1919. This Dec. 5, 1918.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary,
For Letters of Dismission.
GEORGIA, Newton County.:
R. C. Henderson
in his petition duly filed,
he has fully administered
estate of Mrs. Julia Henderson,
late of said county, deceased;
and prays to be hence
ed. Ali persons concerned
hereby notified to~show cause,
if any they can, why he should
not be hence ismissed as
for an same will b e hearo on the
first Monday in January, 1919.
This Dc. 2. 1918,.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary,
STATE OF GEORGIA—
Newton County.
J. Clyde Sigman has applied
to me for letters of administra
tion de bonis non cum testamen
to annexo on the estate of F. M.
Sigman. late of said county, de¬
ceased, tripp" and all Eli
ters should not-issue as prayed
for. and same will be heard oi
the first Monday in January,
1919. This December 2d, 1918.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary.
For Letters of Administration.
GEORGIA, Newton County:
J. L. Stephenson has applied
far Letters of Administration
to issue on the estate of Mrs.
t KHce Stephenson, late of said
Jinty, deceased; and all per
sons concerned are hereby no
tnied to file their objections, if
any they can, why sair letters
should not issue as prayed for,
tBRn will pass on same the firsa
Monday in January, 1919. This
Dec, 5. 1918.
A. D. MEADOR, Ordinary,
Notice Debtors and Creditors.
All persoins hoildling claims
against the estate oif Zeal Par
ker, late oif said coiunty, de¬
ceased, are called upon to ren¬
der their demands in terms of
the law. and all persons owing
said estate to make immediate
payment.
I. L. PARKER, Adm‘r.
Arrival and Departure cf Central of Georgia^
No. 23 departs for Porterdale. ..............8:26 ..7:40 A-J A- J
No. 20 departs for Gordon .................. ...ll:l 5 ^
No. 15 arrives from Gordon.. .................. .4:l6 p -!f
No. 27 departs for Porterdale. ..................... 5:06 P- ^
No. 16 departs for Gordon. . . . ........ . * * .
Saturdays Only—Trains through to Porterdale, La 1
run
inton at 11:16 A. M„ and returning at 11:55 A. M. Agent
D. M. ROGERS,
VAST AMOUNT Of
COM CHIB SI
MEN OF A. [' |
Y. M. C. A. Supplies 77/ T
Country’s z ons
Favorite ‘<j Month?,?’ a *
to Soldiers in On, 1 "
Was 16,320,000 *
Sticks! -
Paris, Dec. l.-( By M ail.)_
M. C. A. furnishes The „
most of the ^ ,
ing gum for our soldiers m
overseas. For one
recently (cu ’’> favorite it ordered 77u "ton* ^ mer.
jaw developer.
^’ hen 01,0 sp< ’ aks of
in tons, the human mind ^
siderable miss fire and skid, for Ft"
gum to weigh stick? 2,000 X
There are 16,320,00<f
tons.
Figuring the length of a ahek
gum as three inches, ’ ni M
tills means «.
960,000 inches of gum. Dividing r\i . .. U w >
12 we have 4,080,000 feet of the e by ” T
culent sticks. When sue
you red uce this
to miles you have just „ plain 7715
plus.
But even more stupendous fw„
are to be had when you compute th
number of jaw-imles” that this
gum represents. It was found th
the average man of phlegmatic ten,
perament chews 70 times a minute
while an energetic, hard-working ’
bitious young will aa
man make 80 round
trips with his jaws in the same length
of time.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
Will be sold cu the First Tum-'
day in j anuary nfcxt at m
outcry at the court house in said
county, within the legal hours of
; sale, to the highest bidder for
i cas lithe following described real
estate, to-wit : One-seventhundi
vided interest in 34L acres of
| a nd, more or less, lying and be
ing 111 Eeguinn ^strict, C. il, of
Newton county, Georgia, and
bounded as follows: On the north
and east by lands of W. H. Pick¬
ett, south and west by Yellow
river, and known as the “Ike
Brown” place. And same levied
o nas the property of A. C. Epp
to satisfy a justice court fi. fa. said in
favor of 1. W. Meadors vs.
A. C. Epps. Tenant in posses¬
sion notified. This 10th day of
December, 1918.
S. M. HAY,
Sheriff Newton Comity.
SHERIFF’S SALE.
GEORGIA—Newton County.
Will ” V* be sold on the first Tues
da January next, at public
outcry> at the court house door,
\ n sa j d county, within the legal
houis of sale, to the highest bid
for cash, the following de¬
scribed property, to-wit: One
one-seventh undivided interest
in 34 1 a acres of land, more or
le ss, lying J g and M^of'said being in Legumn
county and.
state, . bounded jYj as .. . follows: c.uuwa- North North
and east by lands of W. H. Pick¬
ett, south and west by Yellow nv-
1,1 L KSSS E * to satisfy a
1 ^ , r< ‘ T 4; of I
'. V-eatlors . ; n favor
.{A possession vsia'id F. L-Jg
(Tenant in lv\o
Thsi December 10ih, HAY,
o. M.
Sheriff Newton County.
A DMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
Q 1 eor gj a - Newton County,
jj nd and by virtu of an or
er e Court of
der g^nt^d by the will be
Ordinary of said county
so]d before the Court House
door between th legal hours
" e Tuesday »
0 f gale on tbe first ^
j anU ary-1919, the following One
scr ibed real estate to-wit: Rockfv
hundred acres land in
Plains district, G. M. said State
and countv, and bounded as
lows: North bv Lunsford an
Shaderic ; East bv public roa
^ !u ^bv^l'--nsford Q wan‘s
fr°ru an( and
store; South Said
West bv South nver.
property sold as the P
of Zeal Par er, late of said c
tv deceased, or and the dist . p S° u tion.
paving debts
Terms of sale CASH. Adm r
I. L. PARKER, -
