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Telephone 159 —:— Covington, Ga.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
JACK L. PATTERSON,
Kditor and Proprietor
Official Organ of Newton County and the
City of Covington
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Entered as second class mail matter December 2.
1908.. at the Post Office at Covington, Ga., under the
Act of March 3, K879.
COVINGTON, GA., MAY 15, 1919.
Delinquient subscribers need not fear
that communications from The News con¬
tain any infernal machine.
A FEW PERSONAL WORDS
Having disposed of our interest in the
Times Publishing Company at Conyers, of
which we were editor and manager from
September 14, 1917 until April 28, 1919,
we will soon be in a position to devote our
entire energy, time and attention to mak¬
ing The Covington News one of the most
satisfactory weekly newspapers in Geor¬
gia.
Already The News is generally recogniz- j
ed as o ie of the most resultful advertising j
mediums in the state by a large number
of the advertising agencies of America |
and the local merchants are beginning to j
manifest an appreciated interest in its
welfare. A national dealer in an automo
b le accessory recently advised a local
firm—“We have conducted a thorough in¬
vestigation and consider The Covington
News the best advestising medium in the
field.” The manufacturer based this opin¬
ion upon a satisfactory reason “An Ad
In The News Is Worth Four On The
Fence.”
It is impossible for any editor to issue
a paper that merits the indorsement of
everybody. Should he succeed in this dubi¬
ous undertaking it would be conclusive
evidence that he was neither perform¬
ing his duty towards his subscribers or ad¬
vertising patrons. It is possible, however
to make a local newspaper an important
factor in civial advancement and political
operations. Under its present manage¬
ment, The News, which claims none of the
supreme virtues, proposes to occupy a well
defined position on every vital issue and it
shall not hesitate to advocate both men
and principles, as the two are inseparable.
It is our desire to increase the subscrip¬
tion list of this newspaper to two thou¬
sand, in the accomplishment of which we
invite the friendly co-operation of its pres¬
ent readers in a quiet drive that will con¬
tinue through this year. We have never
known any permanent benefit to ensue
from subscription or ‘popularity” con¬
tests and will not resort to that extremity
for the purpose of accumulating a few dol¬
lars. We propose to give the people of
Newton county the best paper that they
are willing to suport and nobody should
expect more than that.
The News has a large and constant in¬
creasing circulation; a circulation of qual¬
ity, completing the family circle in many
of the wealthiest and most influential
homes in Newton and adjoining counties,
but—we want more subscribers at every
postoffice in the county and on the rural
routes radiating therefrom. No special
inducement will be offered in the way of
automobiles, pianos, bank accounts, dia¬
mond rings or any thing else except in
quality of service, which should be a suf¬
ficient inducement for every loyal citizen
of the county to send in his subscription.
Labor condition in a majority of the
newspaper office in Georgia have been dis¬
couraging since the declaration of war and
The News has been operating under seri¬
ous disadvantages. Practically every
L,notype operator and printer in Georgia
who is willing to work has connected with
a position, but the labor problem continued
to be a state-wide menace. The inability
of the management of this newspaper to
publish it on time is the source of genuine
regret, but it is thought probable that con¬
ditions will improve in the near future—
as soon quit as talking everybody makes up their mind
to about the war and go to
work.
We hereby acknowledge receipt of anoth¬
er very attractive offer from a grapevine
e iitorial service, whose manager evidently
considers us one of those editors who do
not believe in devoting much attention to
the editorial page.
We infer from reading the esteemed
Bainbiidge Post-Searchlight that Editor
Griffin is not for Judge J. J. Flynt, of Grif¬
fin for governor to succeed the present en
cumbant. Editor Griffin is acquainted
with all the prospective candidates and
does not hesitate to indorse Hon. John N.
Holder, who knows more things that a gov¬
ernor ought to know* than almost any other
man in Georgia.
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:T THE SALVATION ARMY
HELP
“A man may be dovvfi but he's never out.”
The Salvation Army drive for a home ser¬
vice fund for promoaion work in the At¬
lanta zone will commence on Monday, May
I9th and continues through Monday, May
26th. Newton county’s quota is only one
thousand dollars and the call affords the op¬
ponents of foreign missions on the ground
that they “believe in home missions” an
unexcelled opportunity to show their faith
by their works in the appointed way of
St.Paul, of which everbody has heard.
A county-wide campaign will be waged
in order that every person may contribute
to this worthy cause. Any member of the
committee wall be glad to receive and re¬
port subscriptions, or they may be mailed
to or deposited at the Fist Natonal Bank
of Covington any day during the rive.
W. B. R. Pennington is county chairman,
C. A. Harwell is vice chairman. Homer L.
Hitchcock is treasurer.
The Salvation Army backed the boys up
in France in time of war and will not desert
them in America in time of peace. The good
work of this noble organization will not be
discontinued like that of the others, but
it will endure forever. The people of New¬
ton county whose sons were participants in
the blessings distributed by the Salvation
Army on the field of battle cannot affora
to ignore this unselfish call.
Burleson ought to be placed in charge of
the cotton market. He would inise the price
before breakfast.—The Jackson Progress
Argus. And it would be his only sensible of¬
ficial action. Burleson is a fake.
Why should the newspapers go to the
trouble of organizing a propaganda to “ruin
Mr. Burleson politically” when he can
do it much better himself?—Macon Tele¬
graph. Perhaps the newspapers desire to
ioin in the constructive work,
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FAIR DATES, OCTOBER 7-11.
The second annual exposition of the
Newton County Fair Association will be
held October 7-11, 1919, for which event
The News urges the farmers, business and
professional men and all others interested
in the success of the enterprise to offer
their co-operation to Secretary-Manager
Henry Odum, whose office is at the county
court house.
There can be no doubt that the correct
dates were selected by the Executive Com¬
mittee and now r is the time to begin pre¬
parations for the district and individual
exhibits, in connection with which many
valuable premiums will be offered by the
Fair Association, merchants and corpora¬
tions doing business in Covington.
Manager Odum proposes to make the
fair the best ever held in the South, for
he says so, and to accomplish this it will
be necessary for everybody to support him
in a manner becoming to a progressive citi¬
zen of Newton county.
Other less important towns than Coving¬
ton maintain a chamber of commerce.
Can it be possible that Burleson is suffer¬
ing spring fever or some other little com¬
plaint like that?
It seems that all the Georgia weeklies
w*ith one or two exceptions are growing
brighter every day.
Not knowing that a woman is married
will cause almost as much trouble as not
knowing that a gun is loaded.
We recommend the Salvation Army
drive for one thousand dollars to the
thoughtful and prayerful consideration of
the people of Newton county.
The Moultrie Observer remarks that one
w*ay for the government to reduce expenses
is to huriy the boys home from France and
let them get busy on the farm.
Have you ever stopped long enough to
remember that Hon. Thomas Swift Felder,
of Macon, made a very efficient Attorney
General? We hear that the present en¬
cumbent will not be a candidate for re
election.
This is the time of year when the young
man’s fancy turns to love, silk shirts and
streaked sox.—Walton News. And the
young ladies’ fancy turns to love, peek-a
boo waists and silk stockings. We have
always been partial to spring scenery.
The Covington News appears to be for
Hoke Smith for re-election as senator and
John N. Holder for governor.—Griffin
News and Sun. About the best pair to
draw to in Georgia politics and present in¬
dications are that they will win the pot in
the primary of 1920.
A wag in the New York World thinks
the greatest improvement Mr. Burleson
could make in the postal system would be
to change his address from Washington,
D. C., to Austin, Texas.—Macon News.
Solomon in the height of his glory never
had a wiser thought than that.
The state press is liberal in compliments
to pertaining to the ability of of Hon. Clif¬
ford Walker and his fitness for the gover¬
nor ship. He is said to be the favorite
candidate for the office of chief executive
to succeed Governor Dorsey.—Commerce
Observer. Really Paul. Well, who said it?
‘•PUNISHMENT TO WHOM IT If* DUE”
The News sincerely hopes that the reck
ness criminal who last week made an un¬
proved and criminal attack upon formei
Senator Thomas W. Hardwick will be ap¬
prehended and dealt with according to the
severest penalty of the law. A person who
mails explosive to unsuspecting citizens condoning oi
an organization adopting limit an punish¬
such action deserves the ot
ment, for the American Indian of the pio¬
neer days was not more treacherous or in¬
human than the circulator of infernal ma¬
chines, such as that which injured Mrs.
Hardwick, a most excellent lady, and her
'negro maid. little
Criminals of bomb planting ilk care
that the innocent may suffer, which makes
the crime all the more heinous, and it is
earnestly hoped that the officers wall suc¬
ceed in bringing the guilty person or per¬
sons to speedy justice. that Mr. Hardwick
The News is thankful
escaped injury; that Mrs. Hardwick’s in¬
juries were only slight, and regrets that
the negro maid suffered the loss of her
hands.
Secretary of the State Carter Glass ad¬
mits that he’s no speaker, then makes a
very for careful on the most important
issue confronting the American people.
Being a newspaper man, Secretary Glass is
naturally inclined to be modest, for which
we commend him most highly.
If you will talk through the advertising
columns of The Reporter you will have less
time to talk on the sidewalks and in front
of your place of business.—LaGrange Re¬
porter. Respectfully referred to the non¬
advertising merchants of Covington.
A Mitchell Palmer says that Mr.
son could win for a third term. Do you
think, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Wilson could carry
such a weight as Burleson all that dis¬
tance?—Augusta Chronicle. For one, we’d
rather have W. H. Taft for President than
to have Rurleson for Postmaster General.
THE WARRENTON LYNCHING
The News joins in the general regret oc
casioned by the lynching of a negro muder
er near Warrenton early Friday morning,
believing w*ith thousands of law abiding
citizens in this patriotic state that the
law should be allowed to take its course,
even if it doesn’t always do so.
The too frequent escape of criminals
from merited punishment does not deter
the operations of “Judge Lynch” in Geor¬
gia, but that is no reason why enraged men
should stain their hands and blot the state
with the blood of a negro, and incidently
risk the eternal damnation of their souls.
We doubt not that the Northern press will
be severe in its condemnation of the War¬
renton lynching, but Georgians will under¬
stand the motives so ineffectually conceal¬
ed behind the thin veil of hypocrisy.
The Attorney General of Georgia is be¬
ing groomed for the governor ship, but he
will not Walk-er way with it, as Judge J.
J. Flynt, of Griffin, and several other dis
tinguished Georgians are also contemplat¬
ing making the race.—Griffin News and
Sun. It becomes more apparent every day
that Cliff will not Walk-er way with the
governorship, {because John is going to
Hold-er.
Hardwick thinks that it was because of
his opposition to foreign immigration that
some one sent him that bomb, and
er that was the cause or not, we are with
him on the immigration question.—
Marietta Journal. So »re we. The United
States should not be made a
ground for foreign undesirable citizens,
and then, again, we believe that a man
should at least be able to read the name on
his steamer ticket before we let him land.
If John T. Boifeuillet and “Bud” Blalock
both run for governor, we are going to
need the advice of an expert to tell us
what to do. And then we have heard it
mentioned that Gordon Lee’s hat might be
tossed into the ring.—Dalton Citizen.
There is little probability that the
men mentioned in the above paragraph will
be in the race, and while we do not claim
to be an expert, we hereby invite Editor
Shope to consider the candidacy of John N.
Holder.
The editor of the Covington News writes
more about women and knows less about
them than any editor we know. If he were
manned and broke in he would learn that
there are more things in this world than
are dreampt of in his philosophy.—Alpha¬
retta Free Press. Still we wouldn’t ex¬
change our philosophy for the experience
of a majority of the married men of Geor
gia. We may know more about women
than you imagine that we do, but why not
let us dream on ?
With the exception of Griffin, Monroe is
said to have the prettiest girls in Georgia.
We’ll investigate the matter up at the
press convention.—Griffin News and Sun.
Before he renders his final decision in the
matter Editor Duke should make a trip to
Columbus and look ’em over.—Columbus
Enquirer-Sun. Having looked over both
Griffin and Collumbus beauties a number
of times, as well as those in Monroe, we are
thoroughly convinced that Duke should
purchase a ticket to Covington, where a
bevy of gills resemble a flower garden.
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