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The Wise .Advertiser
Never Whispers—
He Shouts.
Volume 11. Number 2.
WILSON TO COME
HOMEINFEBROARY
WILL SPEAK BEFORE NATIONAL
BODY AND DELIVER OTHER
ADDRESSES
mums honor man
Great Crowds And Brilliant Decora¬
tions And Party When They
Reach Turin
Paris.—President Wilson, according
to present plans, intends to leave Eu¬
rope about February 12 for the United
States. The president not only in¬
tends to be in Washington for the clos¬
ing sessions of the present congress,
but to deliver several addresses con¬
cerning the settlement of the war and
establishment of a peace which it is
hoped will be durable. After March
4 he is expected to return to France.
Turin.—The royal train with Presi¬
dent and Mrs. Wilson and party
aboard stopped at the station of San
thia, almost midway between Milan
and Turin, where it remained until
the next day, in order to permit of a
good night’s rest for the president.
The approaches to the Santhia station
were well guarded and access to the
station was forbidden. The train was
also guarded by secx-et service men
and Italian carabineers and police.
The run from Santhia to Turin was
only a matter of fifty miles.
TO HONOR FRANKLIN
U. S. TO CELEBRATE 213TH BIRTH¬
DAY OF PHILOSOPHER
Purpose Of Observance Is To Encour¬
age Continuance of Na¬
tional Thrift
Washington.— Benjamin Franklin,
whose picture adorns the 1919 issue
of the War Savings certificates, will
have, on January 17—his 213th birth¬
day—one of the most unique birthday
celebrations ever undertaken in honor
of a distinguished American. It will
hare the full backing of the United
States government.
The event will be celebrated through
special exercises to be held iD the pub¬
lic schools throughout the country and
by various children's organisations.
More than 150,000 War Savings socie¬
ties will make the day a special one.
In these and many other ways the na¬
tion will join in paying a gigantic
tribute to Benjamin Franklin, whose
words of wisdom on thrift and saving
are familiar in every American home.
The purpose of this birthday cele¬
bration is to encourage the continu¬
ance of national thrift. Americans,
prewar wasters, became notable savers
under war’s pressure. Nationalizing
this newly acquired thrift habit is the
task undertaken by the United States
treasury. Wise buying, sane saving
and sane investment are the watch¬
words of the 1919 thrift program.
In Franklin’s day the almanac was
one of the most popular forms of lit¬
erature. For years Franklin himself
was the author of an almanac bearing
the signature of Richard Saunders,
popularly known as “Poor Richard.”
Many of Franklin’s trite sayings are
as applicable now as then.
"Money can beget money, and its
offspring can beget more, and so on,”
said “Poor Richard” in his “Advice to
a Young Tradesman.”
“He that waits upon fortune is nev¬
er sure of a dinner,” again said Frank¬
lin. “Iaxok before or you’ll find your¬
self behind. Beware of small ex¬
penses; a small leak will sink a great
ship.”
These and many other of Franklin’s
sayings will be utilized as texts in spe¬
cial birthday anniversary events on
January 17.
Officials of the United States gov¬
ernment point out the necessity for
continued thrift. There are many
tasks in Europe to be completed; the
army of occupation must be main¬
tained, and many hundreds of thou¬
sands of American soldiers are to be
returned to their homes. The treas¬
ury department has therefore launch¬
ed a program of education of the
American people in thrift and saving.
This program will reach every line of
endeavor.
Quiet Burial For Theodore Roosevelt
Oyster Bay, N. Y.—Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, twenty-sixth president of
the United States, who died at his
home on Sagamore Hill, was laid to
rest without pomp or ceremony in
Young's Memorial cemetery in this ril
large January 8. Ho was buried on a
knoll overlooking Long Island Sound,
a plot which he and Mis. Roosevelt
selected soon after he left the white
house. The Episcopal burial service
was used at the funeral and inter
ment. The colonel had attended the
Episcopal church for many years.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1919
SEN. SMITH THINKS
BIG DEMAND DEVELOPING IN
FOREIGN COUNTRIES MAY
CONSUME 3,000,000 BALES,
IS THEIBELIEF.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 8.—Cotton
is going to 40 cents a pound if
shipments are allowed to go into
Germany and, Austria, declares
Senator Hoke Smith, who was
here last week on a visit to his
home folks and friends, and
there is reason to believe that
the blockade will shortly be lift¬
ed to this extent.
Several weeks ago it was de¬
clared by Herbert Hoover that
the Central Empires would ex¬
perience no difficulty in feeding
themselves if the blockade were
lifted. Now it is generally ad¬
mitted that they cannot pay the
| war indemnities that will be irn
i posed upon them unless they are
allowed to have the i: ccmuTy
Yaw materials to keep their fac¬
tories running, and one of the
most urgent necessities along
this line is cotton.
Germany and Austria, says
Senator Smith, need and will
take immediately 8,000,000 bales
of cotton, thereby further in¬
creasing the margin of the
world’s demand above the
world’s supply. “I believe in al¬
lowing the Germans and Austri¬
ans to make money freely,” says
Senator Smith, “and taking it as
fast as they make it to apply on
the indemnity.”
OR. E. F. DEMPSEY
LEAVES CEO EMORY
COLLEGE PROFESSOR APPOINT¬
ED TO SUCCEED DR. C. O.
JONES AS PASTOR OF AN
ATHENS CHARGE
Dr. Elam F. Dempsey, for a
number of years professor in
Emory College at Oxford, has
been appointed pastor of the
First Methodist Church of Ath¬
ens, to succeed Dr. Charles O.
Jones, who has been elected su¬
perintendent of the State Anti
Saloon League.
Dr. Dempsey is one of the
most prominent and forceful
ministers in the North Georgia
Conference, and made hundreds
of friends in Newton county dur¬
ing his residence at Oxford, who
regret his departure.
Announcement of the appoint¬
ment was made by Bishop Cand¬
ler, who occcupied the Athens
pulpit last Sunday morning.
Dr. Dempsey has already as¬
sumed charge of the pastorate.
COVINGTON FIRE DEPT.
ELECIS NEW OFFICERS
Covington’s faithful and efficient
volunteer Fire Department held an
important meeting on Wednesday
night of this week at which time the
Department was re-organized and
officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
Chief—J. W. Harwell.
Assistant Chief—A. C. Viuning.
Captain—B. L. Kitchen.
First Lieutenant—V. A. Harper.
Second Lieutenant—L. L. Flowers.
Third Lieutenant—E. E. Lunsford.
Secretary-Treasurer—H. L. Hitch¬
cock.
The department was very success¬
ful in fighting the few fires to which
:t responded in 1918, the loss sustain¬
ed by properiy owners being confin¬
ed to a minimum when the alarm
was sounded in time.
Chief Harwell succeeds DeWifct
Weaver and will keep the depart¬
ment up to its high standard of ex¬
cellency and efficency. The mem¬
bers are looking forward to the an¬
nual banquet tendered them by the
Mayor and Council with pleasant
anticipations, as it is always an en¬
joyable event.
Bright Williamson,
Agriculture la the bed rock and
foundation upon which every other in¬
dustry must stand or fail. All the
people prosper or fall to prosper ac¬
cording to the abundance of the har¬
vest of the soil, and upon agriculture
depends the prosperity and happiness
of the world.
Better methods of agriculture 1»
clude the use of modern implements,
modern cultivation and soil improve¬
ment. This brings us directly to the
Importance of the fertilizer industry
as a means of improving our soils. Fer¬
tilizers are absolutely essential in or¬
der to increase the fertility of the soil.
They have a direct effect upon agri¬
cultural production and through the
products of agriculture a direct effect
upon ail other industries.
Anything which contributes to %n
increase in our agricultural produc¬
tions, contributes to the welfare, com¬
fort and prosperity of our people as
a whole; and this brings us directly
to the consideration of the Importance
of the fertilizer Industry In relation to
other lines of business.
Fertilizers Necessary In South
The very nature of our soil, climate
and rainfall makes it impossible to
farm successfully without regularly
feeding our crops from artificial
sources with at least two of the sev¬
eral principal elements entering into
the composition and development of
plant life. Without fertilizers much of
the best producing cotton lands in the
South would become unproductive and
farming would be unprofitable. In
many states, except in a few locali¬
ties, soil is no more capable of pro¬
ducing without being fertilized than
stock is capable of performing work
without being fed. Our land# must be
fed just as we feed the stock that
work them or they will become too
poor to even pay the cost and expense
of cultivation.
Transformed Sections
Large sections ef land In various
parts of the South Atlantic States, for¬
ty or fifty years ago, required four
or five acres to produoe one bale of
cotton, which now, by intelligent farm
ing, made possible by the use of fer¬
tilizers. yield one bale to each acre,
or the equivalent, of other crops. Pov¬
erty stricken sections of one or twe
generations ago have been transform¬
ed Into populous and prosperous com¬
munities. Our ability to rebuild and
make our lands more fertile has en¬
abled people to live and settle in j;tore
desirable communities, and to enjoy
advantages of better markets, schools,
churches and social conditions. Bet¬
ter rural conditions have made the
"back to the farm” movement not only
a possibility, but a reality.
Prosperity Due to Fertilizers
Whatever may be the direct benefit,
It is obvious from a study of the sit¬
uation that the present prosperity and
greater population in South Carolina
is due more largely to the use of
commercial fertilizers than to any oth¬
er cause, because in South Carolina
fertilizers are absolutely necessary to
profitable agriculture, upon which most
of our business and other industries
depend. Had it not been for the use
of commercial fertilizers South Caro¬
lina could not be considered an agri¬
cultural state.
Taking into consideration the cost
of fertilizers, statistics will bear out
the statement that the once worn out
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COL. S. W. WILKES HEADS
GEORGIA MARKET BUREAU
ORGANIZED EFFORTS WILL BE
MADE TO SELL FARM PROD¬
UCTS ALONG THE LINES OF
RAILWAY.
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 8, 1919.
To All Newspaper Editors:
Beginning January 1, 1919. we
will inaugurate a market bureau
the purpose of which is to try
to aid farmers and others to
market what they may have for
sale. We will also undertake to
aid parties in finding what they
may wish to purchase.
Col. Sam W. Wilkes will su¬
pervise this feature of our ag¬
ricultural extension work, and |
all communications on these sub¬
jects should be addressed to him, |
Terminal Station, Atlanta, Ga.
W. W. CROXTON, I
General Passenger Agent.
Mrs. Jack H, Estes and Mrs. Flor
rie Cheney, of Corsicana, Texas, are
the guests of Miss Lucy Bush.
Place Of Fertilizers
In Southern Agriculture
Farmer-Banker Dleoueees Real Value of Fertilizers Out of His Years of
Experience, Observation and Study— Timely Topic Relating
to Vital Southern Problem— Extracts From an Address.
Darlington, S. C.
and abandoned fields of South Caro¬
lina yield a greater profit per acre
than the richer river lands, once the
pride of the Southern cotton planter,
or than the more fertile lands of
Texas.
Land Values Increased
This statement is reflected in the
fact that these same lands in parts
of South Carolina are selling freely
for more than $100.0f> per acre.
I have been dealing with the effect
of the fertilizer industry and the use
of fertilizers on agriculture, because,
as I have said, the effects on business
generally must result from the effect
| on agriculture, and it Is obvious that
| they must be innumerable. The fer¬
tilizer business in the South Is one
| of the most important, and concerns
j our prosperity more directly than any
other industry, and in its effect* no
other industry so ramifies into other
business or has a greater effect on the
industries and business generally.
Helps Railroads and Manufacturers
Perhaps among the industries which
are more particularly and directly ben¬
efited by the use of commercial fertil¬
izers are the railroads and common
carriers, which first bring fertilizers
to the farmers, and in return trans
port the Increased products of tht
farm to the ends of the earth; and
finally when these products are sold,
for a third time, the railroads are call¬
ed upon to bring to the farmer his
supplies of foreign and domestic prod
ucts.
The use of fertilizer has made more
spindles in the South, more oil mills,
more live stock, more people and more
commerce. The tobacco crop and our
trucking industry, requiring intensive
fertilization and plant food, would be
practically unknown to us. Ships bring
raw material from foreign shores In
greater quantities and in return carry
away more cotton and grain.
Cheapens Cost of Producing Crepe
The commercial business is affected
in even greater proportion than the
farmer himseir, and there ie no farm¬
er in the South who is not beneffted
by the judicious use of commercial
fertilizer. Large crops give te the
people a greater supply at a lower coet
of production and at a lower prioe
to the consumer, while on the other
hand small crops not only increase the
eost of production, but may increase in
even greater proportion the price to
the consumer. When harvests are
abundant the consumer and producer
alike share in the increased prosper¬
ity.
Other means of cheapening the cost
of production can be used profitably
only on a very large hr on a very
small scale, bftt fertilizers can be ap¬
plied with practically the same suc¬
cess to the smallest as well as the
largest undertaking from the individ¬
ual plant in the flower pot to the thou¬
sand acre cotton field.
It was my pleasure some years ago
to know many more manufacturers
and dealers in fertilizers than I know
at present, but I wish to testify to
the high character and intelligence of
those with whom I became associated.
The proper use of commercial fertil¬
izer by the farmer Is obviously of vitel
importance to the fertiliser industry
as well as to the farmer, and it is e
matter that should receive thought and
careful consideration at all times by
those who promote the Industry.
ENGINEER W. F. WILL*
RAISES BIG PORKERS
NEW RECORD MAY HAVE BEEN
ESTABLISHED IN NEWTON
COUNTY CAN YOU BEAT
IT?
W. F. Williams, retired Cen¬
tral of Georgia Railway engineer,
last Monday killed three fine
hogs weighing, respectively, 530,
540 and 610, net, which is an ex¬
cellent recommendation for the
Duroc-Bershire “mixture.”
The hogs were one year old on
November 8, 1918, and Engineer
Williams is not quite sure that
he has not established a record
in Newton county, if not in this
section of the state.
The columns of The News are
open to any farmer who can
equal the Williams record, al
though no prize is offered in this
connection.
Mrs. H. R. Moncrief. of Cincinnati,
Ohio, has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. M. A. Hollis, of this city.
1
TRIAL OF CIVIL DOCKET WAS
COMPLETED AT NOON WED
NESDAY. CRIMINAL CASES
CALLED BY JUDGE SMITH
j The January term convened of Newton
| Superior Court on
Monday morning of this week,
with Judge Charles W. Smith,
of the Stone Mountain Circuit,
: presiding, and Solicitor General
! George M. Napier and Reporter
Nichols in attendance,
j first, The and civil docket not depleted was called until
j was
Wednesday at noon, the criminal
j docket being taken with up Wednes¬
day afternoon a large num
■ber of attorneys, jurors and wit¬
nesses present.
The criminal docket is unusu¬
ally light, there being nothing on
the calendar except misdemean¬
or cases, and a brief term of
: court is expected.
The following well known citi
jzens are serving on the travers
i jury:
j J- C. Lawson, S. C. Steadman, T.
M. Mask, G. R. Dorman, W. L.
Moss, L. W. Jarman, John Lee
King, E G. Martin, E. H. Mob
| G. ley, T. D. Meadors, Lon Loyd, E.
Lassiter, Robert Mitcham, C.
i V. Aaron, T. J. Ramsey, J. Tom
j | Morgan, Anderson, H. E. C. S. Mitcham, Stevens, Henry L. D.
; Adams, M. M. Johnson, J. J. Ow
;ens, C. A. Lassiter, G. D. Sam
|mons.
I A. C. Belcher is foreman of
I the grand jury, of which J. B.
Downs is clerk; John Dobbs
acting as special bailiff.
POSTMASTER CALLAWAY
010 GOOD W S WORK
REPORT FOR NEWTON COUNTY
ANOTHER EVIDENCE OF
SPLENDID PATRIOTISM DI
RECTpR EXPRESS THANKS.
John L. Callaway, Covington’s
I popular and efficient postmaster,
lias received the following appre
j i dated state director, letter from War Savings .J. T. Rose,
Com
jmittee, which is of interest to
I the people of Newton county:
Mr. J. L. Callaway, Postmaster,
Covington, Georgia,
My Dear Mr. Callaway:
We are just in receipt of your
card dated December 31st, in¬
dicating that you sold during the
| county month of 24,900 December in Newton
War Savings
Stamps and 1,976 Thrift Stamps.
I think this is fine work, and,
while I have not heard from Mr.
G. C. Adams as to the total
sales in Newton, I am awaiting
the report with a great deal of
anxiety.
I especially wish also to com¬
mend your system of keeping
records, such as it is possible
for you to know what you have
done at the end of the month.
There are central accounting
postmasters in Georgia who
_
&ecm not to be able to know :
seem not to be able to know I
what they have done during the
preceding months until towards
the middle of the following
month.
I wish that I could express to
every one in Newton county the
appreciation of the state office
for the good work that has been
done in Newton.
Yours very truly,
J. T. ROSE.
Assistant State Director, War
Savings Committee.
W. C. T. u. j
I
:
The W . C. T. U. will holds its regu- !
larmontnly meeting at the home of:
Mrs J. -N-Gary, Tuesday afternoon, ,
January ar\ 14, 4. at at 3 3 o’cloek. o c oek.
MRS. J. E. HUTCHINS, Sect. |
Fire of unknown origin last Satur¬
day afternoon destroyed about thirty
bales of estton on the plantation of
J. B, Speers at Leakton,.in Mansfield
district, and damaged about seventy
five bales, the loss falling heavily on
Mr. Speers.
An Ad in The News Is
vVorth Four On
The Fence.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance
II. D. G. OFFERS MEDAL
FOR BEST ESSAY
CONTEST OPEN TO ALL CHIL
VREM IN GEORGIA UNDER
EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
MANY WILL PARTICIPATE
The Covington Chapter of
United Daughters of the Confed¬
eracy offers a five-dollar gold
piece to the boy or girl in New¬
ton county writing the best es¬
say on this subject: “Patriots
Who Have Made Georgia His¬
tory.” from this
The best essay coun¬
ty will be entered in the State
Contest and the Georgia Divi¬
sion, United Daughters of the
Confederacy, offers a gold medal
to the boy or girl having the
best essay in the state.
Rules and Regulations for
Contestants.
1. The contest is open to all
the white children of Georgia
under the age of 18.
2. The length of the essay to
be from 1,000 to 1,500 words.
The paper to be typewritten, if
possible, though that is not es¬
sential.
3. Preparation for the essay
may be made at home or else¬
where, with full use of all refer¬
ences. Essays must be written
in the presence of teacher.
4. Each essay shall be sign¬
ed with fictitious name, and ac¬
companied by a sealed envelope
address with some fictitious
name, but containing real name
and address of writer and name
of school.
5. Manuscripts to be graded
jupon subject matter and style.
j 6. Essays are to be sent to lo
i cal committee on or before Feb¬
ruary One 15. good reference is
I Miss
addre s; Geor ^ a
(the Empire State of * the South/
! This pamphlet contains much
| valuable information on the sub
ject and can be ordered from
j Pi MU ice SS Rutherford, 5 cents Athens, Ga.
j Do a copy.
|War.” ■ not use phrase “Civil
A Civil War is a war between
citizens of the same state con¬
tending for the control of the
same government. The war be¬
tween the North and South was
the war of the North against a
separate government, that, as
long as it lasted, was a ‘de facto’
nation exercising all the powers
of an independent government.
“The phrase ‘Civil War’ con¬
cedes all that the North ever
claimed, makes us guilty of trea¬
son, and is untrue to the facts
of the case.”
Let as large a number as pos¬
sible try for this prize.
MRS. C. A. SOCKWEtL, Chair¬
man;
MRS. H. B. ROBERTSON.
MISS SALLIE MAY SOCK
WELL.
LYRIC THEATER TO
RUN ON THURSDAY
Responsive to the request of the
many patrons, the Lyric Theater will
operate on Thursday afternoon and
evening, beginning on January 16th.
This will leave the Theater dark only
one night in the week, Tuesday, and
the usual offering of high class pic¬
tures will be shown on the other
five nights. With thanks for past
patronage and assurance that only
the best pictures will be shown.
THE LYRIC THEATER,
Covington, Ga.
PROCTOR-ANDERSON
A surprise marriage of pleasant in
terest to the many friends of the
popular young couple, was that of
Miss Lula Proctor, the attractive
daughter of Mr. Irwin Proctor, and
Mr . j ame s C. Anderson, the effi
cient assistant cashier of the First
National Bank of Covington, which
took place at the Methodist parson¬
age in Oxford at 10:30 o’clock Xmas
night, Rev. W. W. Carroll officiating.
After spending a few days in At¬
lanta, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson re¬
turned to Covington and are at home
at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Lee, where they have been
the recipient of lavash feleciationa.
