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OPENS ON Ml 2510
Dr. H. W. Long and Hon. C. M.
Candler Will Deliver Ad¬
dress-Graduating Ex¬
ercises May 26th.
The annual commencement
exercises of the Covington High
•School will take place May 25
and 26, when one of the largest
classes that has *evey finished
will receive certificates.
On Sunday, May 25 at 11
o'clock, Dr. H. W. Long, of At¬
lanta will preach the annual ser¬
mon at the Baptist church. Dr.
Long is a noted divine and
should have an unusually large
congregation to hear -him on
this occasion.
Monday night, May 26, at 8:-
30 o’clock, Hon. Murphy Cand¬
ler of the Georgia Rail Roard
Commission will deliver the
baccalaureate address in the
school auditorium. Mr. Candler
is a gifted orator and we con¬
gratulate the authorities on
their ability to secure him for
this occasion,
At the close of Mr. Candler’s
address a class of eighteen will
be awarded certificates, eight
boys and ten girls.
The members of the class of
1919 are: Misses Margaret Por¬
ter, Louise Livingston Evelyn
Cohen, Grace Johnson, Emma
Chloe Adams, Helen Meador,
Florence Turner, Ethel Wiliams
Pauline Gaither, Myrtle Estes,
and James White, Coy Swann,
Jfcck Davis, Richard Lester,
Stone Bush, James Belcher, Carl
St. John, William Aiken.
The Lyric Theatre
MATINEE 3.00 TO 6:00. NIGHT 8:00 TO 10:30.
SATURDAY 1:00 O'c l ock.
_________
MONDAY, MAY 19th.
VIVIAN MARTAIN
• tie heautiful and popular Paramount star, scores another big hit
in her uew photo play
“Little Comrade’’
Also
Harold Loyd Comedy
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21«t.
DOROTHY GISH
.....SHE “Peppy Polly”
WANTED TO GO TO JAIL !
Itbiiur "> aiid 0 iea T, < to get into through jail and the wear »trlp»s jewelry “and evevy
Ptadow tha *. ,i° p “ ob 6gerl her by giving her nearest three store
fheye’s, ThatWw f. tbe f .T n 8tttrts her sweetheart years, in—in jail,
a comes
^hljtiekls warm the cookies of vour heart; pathos that
Why! You’ll chuckle for a week
AUDKD ATTRACTIONS
Billie West Comedy Bray Pictograph
FRIDAY, MAY ‘23th.
Mary pickford
in
"Captain Kidd, Jr."
AND EVERYWHERE THAT MARY WENT”
hb<j kid
i» not get them mixt?<l up This kid she is
out seventeen m f he P lctui '«- There’s a Captain Kuld, loo
l 7 (foes-.- We ||" ‘ • w ' ll » wears glasses—and everywhere that
. come . aud
see themlt!
UlSty C ^ rned y Burton Holmes Travelogue
SATURDAY, MAY 24th
> BARREN KERRIGAN
>n a great western play
"Three X Gordon”
•tost the type for this popular star-.
I*a8t Also
«‘|>i8°de of PEARL WHITE
4 Pit I to
l.ifjlil ii iittr Raider.
MACK SENNETT comedy
T he Little widow”
1 EN R£ £LS COME EARLY
W @WWWN New
Covington and Oxford Have 122
Business and 300 Residence
Phones—Many Others
In County.
The handsome directory ol
the Covington exchange of the
Southern Bell Telephone Com¬
pany, John T. Banks, manager,
shows that there are about 425
telephones in Covington and
Oxford. In addition to the lines
radiating from the exchange in
the city there are exchanges in
Mansfield, Newborn and a num¬
ber of farmers exchanges, which
affords the people of the county
an excellent sendee.
The recent slight increase in
rates did not effect the business
phones in Covington and Oxford,
of which there are about 122.
but the 300 residence phones
were affected in the sum of
about one hundred dollars a
month.
There has been no definite op¬
position to increase, as the peQ
ple of Newton county are will¬
ing to accept the decision of the
supreme court and have faith in
the guarantee of the telephone
company to refund the excess
paid in event of an adverse de¬
cision being rendered.
The new directory carries a
number of attractive advertise¬
ments over the signatures of
several progressive merchants,
firms, banks and business enter¬
prises and is a credit to the city
and the telephone company.
The News does all kinds of Job Printing
PICKLING PLANT 8EIRG
POT IRJJJflORN
Georgia Preserving Company
Has Completed Arrange¬
ments and Will Begin
Operations in June.
The Georgia Preserving Com¬
pany, headquarters in Atlanta,
is completing the installation of
a .salting and pickling plant at
Newborn at which there trill be a
constant demand for cucumbers,
tomatoes, sweet potatoes, peach¬
es and apples.
The company is operating
eleven plants throughout certain
productive sections of Georgia,
supported by sufficient capital
guarantee success from the
opemng day, which will be about
June 15th at Newborn.
The building will be conven¬
iently situated on a half-acre lot
owned by the company and the
plans contemplate a sixteen vat
outfit. The capacity is unlimit¬
ed and all products in the com¬
munity will be purchased at the
prevailing market prices. Al¬
ready 220 acres have been con¬
tracted for Contractor Speer
will superintend the const ruc
tion of the building, for which
plans have already been drawn
and adopted. The main building
will be about 90x50 feet, so
erected as to allow immediate
extension as the necessity de¬
mands. '
According to G. B. Rosse, field
COVINGTON, GEORGIA: THURSDAY, MAY 15,1919.
NEWTON COUNTY “OVER THE TOP"
IN VICTORT LIBERTY LOAN
County Chairman Homer L. Hitchcock and V ice Chairman
J. E. Philips Much Gratfied Over Th e "Magnificent Re¬
sponse of The Patriotic Cititizens in The Work of
Subscribing $239,000.00.
With uiswerving patriotism
devoid of noise and vain display,
Newton county went “Over .the
top" in the drive for $239,000,
its quota in the Victory Liberty
Loan.
To Homer L Hitchcock, coun¬
ty chairman, J. E. Philips, vice
chairman, and the energetic
corps of patriotic assistants,the
county at large is under paren
nial obligations.
On Friday, May 2nd, was war
tank and relics day. Hundreds
of people assembled in Coving¬
ton during the afternoon to view
the relics and hear the address
of Hon. Robert E. Harvey, zone
chairman. With Mr, Harvey
were Lieutenants Cody and Bow¬
man and several private in
charge of the tank and guns.
While here, a note was discov¬
ered in the stock of one of the
German machine guns, which
read: “I’ve hidden the firing oin
4 m.ni, dowi Death’s Path.”
The note was suppose to have
been written by a German sol¬
dier, and several minutes were
utilized in its translation. It
doubtless meant that the gun
had been dismantled and con¬
cealed.
Chairman Hitchcock Grateful
Homer L. Hitchcock, County
Chairman, addresses the follow¬
ing letter to the people of New¬
ton county:
“Saturday night. May 10th,
brought to a close the Victory
Liberty Loan Drive in Newton
county. The last two days of
stress and strain were marked
by many discouraging moments,
which were suddenly dispelled
by the “Big Ten” patriotic citi¬
zens who came to the rescue,
making the aditional subscrip¬
tions that put us “over the top.”
I wish that I had such a grasn
upon the English language as to
able to assemble an array o?
that would evnress my
genuine appreciation to everv I
individual who co-onerated with
us in making this drive a glori- ‘
agent, who spent last week in
Newton county completing un¬
finished details, an immense con¬
densing plant will probably be
installed in Covington next fall
for the purpose of handling all
the available products of New¬
ton and adjoining counties not
accommodated by some other
plant operated by the company.
Receiving Station at Jersey
A big receiving station will be
put in at Jersey, of which W. B.
Barrett will have charge. Other
receiving stations will be es¬
tablished as the demand de¬
velops, it being the intention of
the Georgia Preserving Co.
to cover this prolific territory
thoroughly.
Experiments Pending
Important experiments will be
conducted this year that will re¬
sult opening’ in something the’ definite before
the of vegetable and
fruit se ason of 1920. Even- ef
fort will be made to stipulate an
intelligent interest in the pro¬
ducts desired by the new com
pany, which will offer its liberal
co-operation in many experimen¬
tal enterprises.
It is estimated that fully 5,000
visitors from seventeen states
are attending the Southern Bap¬
tist convention which met in At¬
lanta Wednesday morning. The
city, with hotel facilities unexcel¬
led in the south, has been taxed
in caring for the messengers.
Matters of vital importance to
the denomination are being dis
cussed by the convention which i
will continue for a week. Prom
jcupy inent visiting ministers will oc
the Atlanta pulpits Sun
i day.
G. I NOAMS
SOLDIERS'
Prominent and Patriotic Citizen
Does Not Believe That Boys
Have Been Properly
Welcomed.
With your kind permission I
would like to to offer a sugges¬
tion to the loyal and patriotic
people of this county through
The Covington News.
A good portion o f this coun¬
ty's best loved youg nipn
from all walks of life were
called into service by our gov¬
ernment in thj late war to keep
back the britol hand of ti c en¬
emy from to's fair land of o .rs
at any Cy* f . They have answerd
the can, done their d..ty and
most of Tiv.vn ha e r^twired
ai d roc ivec* their i:s barge.
But have we done our duty
by them? I say we have not
and will not have performed
our duty until we have given
them—our own—a home com¬
ing welcome.
Most counties in all States
have paid fitting tribute to
their heroes. Can we afford not
to pay ttibute to our loved ones?
And especially to those who
sleep beneath the blood-soaked
fields of France.
I suggest that we have a
county barbecue to be given at
some place in the county cen¬
trally located, such as Academy
Spring sometime in June. Let
everbodv take a holiday, have a
great home coming feast and
make the biggest day the county
has ever had. We should en¬
gage. an orator for the day, and
the best brass hand that can be
secured.
Notv. this is just my sugges¬
tion and I will be glad to hear
other suggestions , or approvals
of mine, both through the col¬
umns of The News and person¬
al from all godd citizens inter¬
ested. If some of the best cit¬
izens in ecach militia district
and especially the ladies, will
co-operate in this movement we
can put it over.
If we can get ud enough in
trest, I suggest that we have
a mass meeting at seme
convenient place as early as
possible to arrange plans and
appoint, committees to take
ous success.
J ,° ‘'Big Ten”— Prof. G. C.
Adams, .
W. A. Adams ]). J. Ad¬
ams, E. H. Adams, E. W. Ad¬
ams, T. C. Swann, T. G. Calla¬
way, J. W, Pitts, N. S. Turner,
C. A. Harwell,—Newton county
and myself are deeply indebted
for their liberal co-operation.
To Mr. R. W. Campbell, who
so willingly canvassed the differ¬
ent districts in behalf of the
loan, we are especially indebted.
To Dr. W. F. Melton, chairman
of the Speaker's Conunittee, and
to Mr. J. W. Harwell, chairman
of the Publicity Committee, we
are appreciative of their untir¬
ing zeal and wise counsel; the
drive will ever be a glory mark
for them.
To Mr. C. Wright Adams,
chairman of Brick Store district
and his committee; to Mr. O. W.
Porter, James Carroll and other
patriotic workers at Porterdale;
To Dr. E. K. Turner, chairman
of Oxford district and his com¬
mittee, we are profoundly grate¬
ful, as each put their district
“over the top” and won a ser¬
vice flag.
To the banks and bankers of
t*V county who so generously
assited their customers in financ¬
ing the Victory Loan; we thank
you. 'To the Boy Scouts, who
first distributed the posters and
afterwards solicited subscrip¬
tions; You wall always have a
warm place in our heart.
To Mrs. Charles H. White,
chairman of the Ladies’ Com¬
mittee: Your co-operation was
an inspiration and its apprecia¬
tion is unbounded.
Last but not least—To the
Telephone Operators: I am un¬
lasting obligations to you
for the splendid long distance
local service rendered dur¬
ing the days of the drive.
To Tvervbodv—It's Great To
“Over The Top,” and We
You.
HOMER L. HITCHCOCK.
County Chairman.
Mr. Editor, I sincerely hope
that we may hear from you in
this issue of your paper, and
that you boost whatever plan
you indorse. And here’s hoping
that it will meet with more en¬
thusiasm than did the proposed
county-wide board of trade,
which seems doomed. A hoard of
trade is just what we need in
this cage to insure its success
Please allow me to congratulate
vou on the stand you took and
the ontinued effort vou made
to establish a board in this coun¬
ty.
Again thanking you and hop¬
ing that you will indorre a home
coming welcome of some na¬
ture. for without vour appro¬
val we would feel handicapped.
Yours truly.
C. WRIGHT ADAMS.
Than Mr. Adams, Newton
county has no more patriotic
citizen, nor the returned soldiers
a more faithful friend, and
while his appreciated communi¬
cation arrived at the office too
late for deserved comment, it
affords The News genuine
pleasure to indorse his propo¬
sition in detail. In fact, an edi¬
torial was being prepared along
a similar line, which will appear
in The News next week. This
newspaper appreciates the in¬
dorsement of its efforts in be¬
half of a board of trade, which
is Newton county’s moist em¬
phatic need just at this time,
The enterprise has not and will
not be abandoned until success
ensues.—Editor,
’An ad in the New’s is w’orth
four on the fence.
An Ad in The: News In
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$1.50 Per Year in Advanc;
CUPS WON
01 COVINGTON HI
Illustrious Traditions Oioi iously
Upheld in Eighth District
Meet in Rovsfon cn
May 8-9.
In the annual Eighth District
H. S. meet which was held in
Royston May 8 and 9. Coving¬
ton trious gloriously upheld her illus¬
traditions by winning
both the loving cups.
Pitted against the high
schools of the 8th District she
emerged victorious both from
the arena of brawn and the acad¬
emy of brain. When the smoke
of battle had lifted the after¬
match revealed the fact that
Covington had annexed thirty
four points in athletics and sev¬
enteen and a third in literary
achievements, ;otal making a grand
of 51 1-3. In athletics she
iterally sw’ept the field captur¬
ing six first places and scoring
in each of the other three, while
ler nearest competitor, Roys¬
ton, scored only 16 points.
The literary contest evinced
ceener J. S. competition, but old C.
was acclaimed victor
again by a substantial margin,
.hus winning the literary trophy
’or three successive years. Cov¬
ington was the only school en¬
tered in all sixteen events and
she did not fail to win a place
in a single one. Such a feat
smacks of the miraculous and
defies duplication. The follow- '
ing students secured places in
the literary events: Jack Davis,
first in declamation; Coy Swann
and Perry Lunsford, second in
debate; Margaret Porter, second'
in girls’ essay; Perry Lunsford,
third in boys’ essay; Pauline
Gaither, second in recitation;
Ora Upshaw tied for third in
music; Covington Senior Class
tied for second place in the spell¬
ing contest, the spelling is now
given to the entire senior class
and is no longer an individual
contest. Elberton and Royston
tied for second place in literary
events with a score of 13 points
each. The remaining schools
in the district scored but little.
The athletic melee w r as held
very favorable conditions
a large and enthusiastic
throng and Covington romped
a winner by the greatest
in the history of the
meet.
In the 100 yard dash William
Aiken established a district re¬
cord when he clipped it off in 10-
1- 5 seconds. James White then
took wings and broke the state
record for a distance of 21 feet
4 inches in the broad jump. Both
of these boys carved their
niches in the hall of high school
fame. Richard Lester, cham¬
pion gladiator of former cam¬
paigns easily w r on the shot put
with a distance of 38 feet 3
inches in the pole vault he gar¬
nered in third place with
a height of 9 feet 3 inches.
In the 440 yard dash Boyce
came in winner in 58-
5 seconds making one of the
races of the day.
The hurdles w r ent to speedy
Bill” Aiken with a time of 17
seconds.
Tedo Smith w T as awarded se¬
place in the high jump
he cleared the bar atv 5
3 inches.
White won third place in the
vard dash with a time of
2-5.
The Covington relay team
of White, Aiken,
and Belcher was the first
breast the tape making a
of 1 minute 47 seconds.
All the winners of first places
are planning to enter the state
.
to be held in Athens early
in June and if the haruspice
us not false Covington will
be in the vanguard when the
gonfalons of victory are bestow¬
ed.
The many friends of Judge A.
D. Meador. Newton county’s
popular and efficient ordinary,
were glad to welcome him at his
office again last Monday, after
a few days illness.