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The Wise Advertiser
Never Whispers
He Shouts.
11, NUMBER 2.
BANK OF NEWTON HUD
PROSPEROUS
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1
OLD OFFICERS WERE
ELECTED AT RECENT
MEETING OF BOARD
OF DIRECTORS.
The annual meeting of
Board of Directors and the
holders of the Bank of
County, held in the offices of
bank on the morning of January
7th resulted in the election
officers as follows for the
1919:
President—M. G. Turner.
Vice President—C. H. White.
Cashier—J, W. Harwell.
Bookkeepers — W. T. Burt,
Miss Inez Thomas.
Directors—D. J. Adams, G. C.
Adams, W. A. Adams, C. L. Har¬
well, J. T. Harris, Edward
Heard, J. W. King, T. C. Swann,
O. W. Porter, M. G. Turner, C.
H. White.
The annual reportof President
Turner showed the bank to be in
a very encou raging financial con¬
dition, the deposits in the last
statement being published at ap¬
proximately $550,000, the larg¬
est since the organization of the
institution in 1905.
The usual annual dividend of
8 per cent was declared and a
record sum passed to the account
of undivided profits, which was
very gratifying to the officers,
directors and stockholders.
The bank enters the New Year
with encouraging prospects lor
the most prosperous business in
its history, in the accomplish¬
ment of which there will be a
general co-operation, of all per¬
sons concerned.
LOCAL FARMERS
TO SET NITRATE
Government to Sell Nitrate for
Fertilizer Through County
Agent
Washington, D. C.—Notice
has been given to H. VV. Bing
ham, agricultural agent for New¬
ton county, that the United
States department of agriculture
will sell at cost a supply of ni¬
trate of soda to farmers in New¬
ton county.
The nitrate will be sold under
the authority of the food control
act and subsequent legislation
relating thereto. The price will
be $81.00 a ton, free on
cars at loading point or port.
Farmers are to pay in addition
freight to their shipping points.
How to Obtain Nitrate
Applications for a part of the
nitrate bought by the govern¬
ment will be received only from
actual farmers or owners or
holders of farms for use on their
land, and may be made through
County Agent H. W. Bingham,
or through any member of a lo¬
cal committee whose names will
be announced the latter part of
the week.
No money will be required with
the application, but upon notice
from the authorized representa¬
tive of the department of agri
ture farmers who have signed
applications must deposit with a
local bank, association or indi¬
vidual, designated by the secre¬
tary of agriculture to act as the
farmers' agent for that purpose,
money to cover the cost of
fertilizer except the freight
charge. In practically every case
the money will be paid to a coun¬
ty nitrate distributor designated
by the department of agricul¬
ture. Nitrate will be shipped to
distributors on sight draft with
mil of lading attached. Distrib¬
uters will pay drafts, take up the
bills of lading, collect money
from farmers and distribute nfi
trate to farmers. Arrangements
liflVG been mflde to secure a large
quantity of nitrate and it is
jeyed that all reasonable
uirements can be met.
I)c Cowtigfant J5
GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1919.
ATLANTA GEORGIAN TO
EXPLOIT
DUDLEY GLASS,
ER, AND WILL GRIFFIN
HERE THIS WEEK.
Dudley Glass, of the
Georgian-American, one of
most versatile writers in
state, and cartoonist, Will
fin, of the same newspaper,
Monday in Covington
material for a few sketches
Covington and Newton county.
Glass and Griffin have
visiting a number of Georgia cit¬
ies in the interest of the publica¬
tion with which they are promi¬
nently connected, results of
which may be seen in that news¬
paper soon after the advance of
these two popular men on any
city.
The State papers are devoting
little attention to State news and
the Georgian-American is to be
congratulated upon its enter¬
prise and the judgment display¬
ed in the selection of men to per¬
form in the unworked field so
near Atlanta.
til) FIREMEN ENJOY
THE ANNUAL
NEW CHIEF PRESIDES
TOAST MASTER—A NUM
BER OF TALKS MADE.
With the recently eiectad
Chief, J. W. Harwell,
the Covington Volunteer
Department enjoyed the
nual banquet tendered
bers by the Mayor and
cil on Monday night
week at the Manhattan
' Brief speeches were
by Mayor E. W- Fowler,
pledged the co-operation of
city to the Fire
R. P. Lester, R. W. Milner, H.
L. Hitchcock, DeWitt Weaver,
retiring chief and P. J. Huson
retiring assistant chief.
The members of the Fire De
partment, Mayor and
of Council, policemen and
other city officers were
to participate in the pleasure
the occasion.
LIBERTY NEWS
January 13th.
News has been scarce in our
vicinity for several weeks on ac¬
count of cold weather.
Mrs. Luther Harper and chil¬
dren visited her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. West Hilley Sunday.
Misses Ila and Mary Celie Pi¬
per visited Miss Mary Berry on
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Piper and
children were guests Sunday af¬
ternoon of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Phillipps.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCart and
little son, Horace, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Hicks, near
Covington, Sunday.
Sergeant John B. Day of Camp
Gordon spent Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Pi¬
per.
Mrs. W. A. Woodruff and Mrs.
D. Rumble and Mrs. J. C.
Brooks and Mrs. G. A. Wood
ruff visited Mrs. Harrison Ave¬
ry at the Woodruff homeplace
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. C. E. Piper and little
daughter, Chloe, were the guests
of Mrs. Berry one afternoon last
week.
Rev. and Mrs. Lucian Ropei
and son, Henry, and daughter.
Lois, and Mr. and Mrs. Roper of
North Carolina were visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. N. If
Piper Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Piper and
children. Lillian, Thelma and
Ruth, of Covington, spent Sun¬
day with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. H. Piper.
Mr. “Bud” Berry of Porter¬
dale spent Sunday and Monday
with his mother, Mrs. Bill Beriy.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kinnett
and two children of Almon visit¬
ed Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Philipp
Sunday.
DA. ODUM SOCCEEDS
DR. LJL JOHNSON
EMORY MAN HONORED BY
ELECTION TO DEAN OF
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL
ARTS.
Dr. Henry W. Odum has been
elected dean of the school of lib¬
eral arts of Emory University
to succeed Dr. Edgar H. John¬
son, who resigned several weeks
ago. Dr. Odum for many years
has been head of the department
of sociological and rural educa¬
tion at the University of Geor¬
gia. work here
He will begin his
February 1 by arranging all mat¬
ters preliminary to organizing
the collegiate department in At¬
lanta. He will arrange for a ses¬
sion this summer, and will assist
Bishop W. A. Candler, chancel¬
lor.
Dr. Odum received the degree
of bachelor of arts from Emory
College in 1904, and the degree of
master of arts from the Univer¬
sity of Mississippi in 1906. In
1909 he received the degree of
doctor of philosophoy from Clark
University, Worcester, Mass.,
where he specialized in educa¬
tional psychology. In 1910 he
was given the same degree by
Columbia University, specializ¬
ing there in economics and soci¬
ology.
From 1905 to 1908 he was in¬
structor in the University of Mis¬
sissippi and from 1908 to 1909
was senior fellow in Clark Uni
' er at at Worcester vv ice ter ’ Mass Mass *
From 1910 to 1913 he was re¬
search expert in the bureau of
municipal research in Philadel
serving under Governor
Martin G. Brumbaugh of Penn
S yl V ania, who was then superin
tendent of the public school sys
of Philadelphia,
Since 1913 he has been a mem
ber of the faculty of the Univer
sity of Georgia, where last sum
mer he conducted the most
largely attended summer school
for teachers in the South.
Dr. Odum brings to the serv
ice of Emory University rich at
tainments in scholarship and
( ;^ a e experience educator,
as an
® institution is to be congrat
ulated , on securing his sen-ices.
He has rendered during the past
year distinguished service to the
Red Cross as director of the bu¬
reau of home service in camps
and camp cities of the Southern
division, and when called to Em¬
ory University he had been of¬
fered a place on the commission
which the American Red Cross
proposes to send soon to Russia.
LEGUIN NEWS
Mrs. A. W. Crawford and
baby, Dorothy, are spending
this week with the former's
Mother, Mrs. E .B. Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. Jewel Kitchens,
of Stewart, ’ were the guests of
Mr Grant and daughters last
Saturday night and Sunday.
The party given by Miss An¬
nie Parker last Saturday nighv
was enjoyed by quite number
merry young people.
Mrs. L. B. Smith spent Mon¬
day with Miss Eunice Piper.
Mrs .H. Z. Johnson, of Cov¬
ing, is the guest of Mis. J. B.
Meador.
Misses Irene Meador and Eva
Pennington and Messeurs Troy
Stubbs and Pete Bohannon at¬
tended the party given by Miss
Vesta Nash Friday night.
Sunday school at Lovejoy
next Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o’clock, to which everbody is
cordially invted. ,
Polith Towns Run Red With Blood
Warsaw.—The names of Vilna, Lem
borg and Kiev are being written in
blood-red letters along the western
frontier of Russia, and scores of
smaller cities, towns and estates lying
between the cities also are being de¬
stroyed by the Bolsheviki. According
to trustworthy reports reaching War¬
saw, the Bolsbeviki are adding tor¬
tures of the dark ages to the custom¬
ary horrors of guerrilla warfare. It
is stated that judges of courts axe only
allowed to serve thirty days, and trial. any
in the audience can speak at a
FIRST MUL BANK
MIES GOOD
USUAL SEMI-ANNUAL DIV¬
IDEND DECLARED AND
SURPLUS PASSED
UP AT MEETING.
The Board of Directors of the
First National Bank of Coving¬
ton in annual session on Tues¬
day morning of this week, elect¬
ed officers for the ensuing year
as follows:
President—Dr. N. Z. Ander¬
son.
First Vice President—W. B.
R. Pennington.
Second Vice President—R. E.
Stephenson.
Cashier—Homer L. Hitch¬
cock.
Assistant Cashier—James C.
Anderson.
The directors are: N. Z. An¬
derson, A. J. Belcher, Homer L.
Hitchcock, W. B. R. Pennington,
W. R. Roberts, C. C. Brooks, J.
J. Clack, M. Levin, C. R. Rog¬
ers, R. E. Stephenson.
The half page advertisement
of this progressive institution
published in The Covington
News of January 9th indicates
that the past year has been one
of very gratifying prosperity and
the officers are contemplating a
tremendous business during
1919.
The officers and directors of
this bank are among the most
prominent and successful citi¬
zens of Newton county, their
names and influence being a suf¬
ficient guarantee of success.
The usual semi-annual divi¬
dend was declared and plans
formed for passing a substan¬
tial sum to the surplus account
in the near future.
THE GRANO JURY MAKES
MANY PRESENTMENTS
We, the Grand Jury chosen
and sworn for the Jenuary
tern, 1919, of the Newton Su¬
perior Court, submit the follow¬
ing presentments:
We find the Rttd Oaphans'
Home in fairly good shape with
thirty-seven children, ranging
in age from fourteen years
down. We recommend that
this said home be relieved from
tax for the year 1918.
We recomend that our Rep¬
resentative have the law so
changed as to pay the County
Treasurer $800 instead of $600
per year. . t
We recommend that our
Commissioner sell the
property known as the Dunlap
JPlace for a sum not less than
$4,000.00.
We find the Convict Camp
in good sanitary condition, with
mules, all in fair¬
good condition. We also
find the Court House in
good condition except few
leaks and toilets, and we rec¬
that these be repaired
at once.
We find the county jail in
condition, but badly in
of iron bunks. We rec¬
ommend these be supplied at
(
We find the Drug Stores in
law county n keeping of the
as to Narcotics.
We find the roads all ove *!
the ., county , . badly „ need , °f
in
repair. ,
Mr. G. C. Adams reports the
all over the couty sup¬
plied with teachers.
We recammend that Grand
and Travis Juors be paid $2.00
per day; Clerks and assistant
deorkeeper be paid $3.00; Court
House bailiffs $3.00: and rid¬
ing bailiffs $4.00; and auto
Bailiffs $5.00.
We wish to express our
thanks to the Honorable Judge
C. W. Smith; also our Honora¬
ble Solicitor Geo. j M. Napier,
their valuable serveics.
We recommend that these
presentments be published in
the county paper and the sum
of $10.00 be paid for same.
An Ad in The News b
Worth Four On
The Fence.
RALPH RENTON GETS
YEAR FOR BOGIARY
IMPLICATES TWO OTHER
NEGROES IN WILSON
COMPANY RAID.
Policeman O. L. Mason on
Thursday of last week arrested
the negro boys about 17 years
of age, Ralph Benton, Sam Flem¬
ing and Stephen Gaither, on the
charge of burglarizing the es¬
tablishment of the Wilson Nov¬
elty Company the night before.
Benton pleaded guilty before
Judge Charles H. Smith, of the
Stone Mountain Circuit, Newton
Superior Court being in session,
and made a confession implicat¬
ing Gaither and Fleming, who
denied all knowledge of the
crime.
Benton was sentenced to
serve twelve months in the coun¬
ty ehaingang and the other two
were placed under bond in the
sum of $250. to answer at the
March term of Superior Court.
A flashlight, fountain pen and
other goods stolen from the
store were found in the posses¬
sion of Benton, who claimed
that the other negroes had also
secured similar articles from the
store on the night of the bur¬
glary.
NEW COUNCIL TAKES
OFFICE IN OXFORO
REV. WALTER BRANHAM
IS MAYOR AND RALPH
GILES CLERK.
The new Board of Commission¬
ers of the town of Oxford, which
has just assumed control of af¬
fairs, consists of:
Rev. Walter R. Branham,
Mayor; Ralph Giles, Clerk and
Treasurer; J. Z. H. Fillyaw, Mar¬
shal
The members of the standing
committees are: Finance—F. A.
Henderson, Barney Dial. Ordi¬
nance—H. H. Stones, Ralph
Giles. Public Buildings, Parks
and Trees—D. T. Stone. Streets
—H. H. Stone. Electric Light
and Waterworks—J. Z. Johnson.
Cemetery—W. R. Branham. San
jitary i The Barney town enters Dial, into the New
Year with every indication of a
successful future.
PORTERDALE NEWS.
Porterdale, Ga.,
Jan. 13th, 1919.
The many friends here of Mr.
George Avery Woodruff were
grieved to learn of his
death nt Pains Island, S. C., on
Tuesday, after a few days’ ill¬
ness " e f; with pneumonia following
influenza,
Mr. Woodruff was 28 years old
and leaves a wife, who was for¬
merly Miss Ada King, of Por¬
terdale, and two sisters, Mrs.
Douglas Rumble, of Oxford, and
Mrs. J. C. G. Brooks, of Colum¬
bus, and four brothers, John of
Washington, D. C.; Roy of Bul
lar, W. A., who is superintend¬
ent of the Bibb Mill, Porterdale,
and Capt. B. H., wiio has been
on duty in Fiance for several
months, but is now T in a hospital
in New’ York, suffering with a
nervous breakdown, to mourn
his death. His body was laid to
rest in Salem Camp Ground
cemetery. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Lucien
Roper. The pallbearers w r ere Sgt.
Jno. B. Day, W. J. Piper, Carl
Day, Oscar Collum. George Day
and Mr. Moore.
A. C. BELCHER, Foreman,
vJ. B. Downs and S. R. Elling¬
ton, clerks.
Whereupon, it is considered
and ordered that the foregoing
General Presentments be enter¬
ed upon the minutes of the
Court and be published as
therein recommended.
CHARLES W. SMITH,
Judge Superior Court Stone
Mountain Circuit.
By the Court,
GEO. M. NAPIER,
Jan. 8, 19X9.
$1.56 Per Year in
C. S. THOMPSON ILL
LOCATE III Ul
JAMES E. PHILIPS ELECT¬
ED CASHIER OF BANK
OF COVINGTON AT =
ANNUAL SESSION. r
*
At the annual session of the
Board of Directors of the Bank
of Covington held in the direc¬
tors’ room on the morning of
January 10th, officers were elect¬
ed for 1919 as follows:
President—R. R. Fowler.
First Vice President—J, L.
Stephenson.
Second Vice President—C. S.
Thompson.
Cashier—J. E. Phillips.
Bookkeeper—C. J. Norman.
The members of the Board of
Directors are: J. L. Stephenson,
R. C. Guinn, O. W. Porter, F. E.
Heard, R. R. Fowler, W. Cohen,
Dr. J. T. Gibson, J. L. Callaway,
J. E. Phillips, C. S. Thompson,
P. W. Godfrey, C. A. Sockwell.
J. E. Phillips, who was pro¬
moted from assistant cashier to
cashier, succeeds C. S. Thomp¬
son, who has been the popular
and efficient cashier of this fi¬
nancial institution since its or¬
ganization in 1901. It is under¬
stood that Mr. Thompson, whose
resignation was accepted with
genuine reluctance, will engage
in the automobile business in At¬
lanta.
Mr. Phillips, who is one of
Covington’s most prominent and
successful business men, has
been connected with the bank
for about 16 years and is well
qualified to perform the respon¬
sible duties in a highly satisfac¬
tory manner.
The affairs of the bank- are in
a highly satisfactory condition,
the usual dividend of — per cent
having been declared on January
1st. The quarterly statement of
the bank published in The News
on January 2nd shows it to be
one of the strongest rural banks
in Georgia and it begins the New
Year under encouraging pros¬
pects.
Mrs. Adams Entertains '
At Six 0‘Cock Dinner.
One of the most delightful
events of the past week was the
six o'clock dinner at which Mrs.
L. D. Adams entertained the
High School teachers on Friday
evening at her beautiful home
on Floyd street.,
A most delicious four-course
dinner w-as served from a table
beautiful in all of its appoint¬
ments.
Those present were Prof, and
Mrs. H. B. Robertson, Prof, and
Mrs. Wallace, Mr. Mumfort,
Miss Nunnally, Miss Lyle, Mrs.
W. R. Stillwell, Mr. and Mrs. L.
Adams, Mr. Oliver Adams,
and Miss Clara Belle Adams.
Mrs. Adams was assisted in
and entertaining her
guests by Mrs. William Ross
Stillwell.
MANSFIELD, GA.
January 8.
The funeral services for Mr.
Henderson Lazenby, 26
old. a former resident of
Ga.. head of the Laz¬
and Dunway Furniture
at Tignall. Ga., who
at 1:30 o’clock Tuesday
at ‘his home at Tignall
pneumonia, after an illness
one week, were conducted on
Wednesday morning at eleven
from Carmell church, at
Rev. J. J. Winburn of¬
assisted by Rev, W. A.
and Rev. J. L. Hays.
was in Carmel ceme¬
He is survived by his wid¬
who was before her marriage
James Lois Teasly of Tig¬
nall; one small son, James Hen
Jr., two brothers, Mr. Ed¬
ward Lazenby. Mr. John Lazen¬
and three sisters, Mrs. W. H.
Crenshaw, Mrs. Tom McClen¬
don, Mrs. Croff Harwell, all of
Mansfield.
