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MEETING WILL BE HELD EVERY
IHIRD TUESDAY NIGHT, LN
WHICH INTEREST IS
BEING MANIFESTED
On (he third Tuesday nigh! in each
month in the court house an organiza¬
tion meets which is destined to exert
a great influence on the affairs of the
entire nation as it continue to grow
n membership and usefulness.
A prominent man of this country has
said of the recent national convention
of this organization held in Minneap¬
olis last November that it was second
only in this nation’s history to the as¬
sembly that framed the Declaration of
Independence.
This organization is the American
Legion, of wihcli Newton County Post
is a part.
It is not a secret organization. It
is composed of ex-service men and
women of the army, navy and marine
corps who served during the period of
actual hostilities in the gfireat war. It
is non-partisan and non-political and
none of its officers may hold or run
for any salaried public office.
There is no secret as to its aims
and ends. It stands for all-American¬
ism first and all the time. It is ac¬
tively aiding all over the country in
the promotion of civic a nd national
improvements, in helping the ex-esrv
ice men in securing employment and
generally looking out for the interests
of the man who wore his country's
uniform during the past war. it means
to hold alive the meories and com¬
panionships of the service and to per¬
petuate the ideals and principles for
which so many American laid down
their lives.
A result of its activity that is very
tangible and that lias been given much
publicity recently was the round-up of
reds and radicals ail over the country.
It is also sponsoring several bills in
congress to assist the wounded and
disabled veterans.
If you are an ex-service man it wel¬
comes you to its meetings. If you
want to find out about any of your old
allotments or army insurance it has
agencies for looking after just that
sort of thing.
Right now the Newton County Post
is conducting a campaign to enroll as
many of the ex-service men in the
county as possible. Come and bring
your “buddy” Tuesday nighl, Jan. 20,
1919, on the second floor of the court¬
house in Covington.
COVINGTON HIGH TO MEET
DECATUR HIGH MONDAY
TEAM HAS NOT BEEN BEATEN
THIS YEAR AND IS TRYING
TO KEEP THEIR RE¬
CORD
On Monday, January 12th the fast
Decatur High Basket ball team will
encounter the local team on the lat¬
ter'* court.
This promises to he close and exoi
tng game on both sides. Decatur
comes with a good reputation as
bnsketeers and everybody is famil¬
iar with Covington’s reputation.
The Covington High School team is
attracting eonsierable attention from
various schools throughout the Eighth
district by brilliant and consistent
playing. They have completely out¬
classed all the opposing schools, hav¬
ing defeated Kirkwood. Emory Acad¬
emy, Monroe and last hut not least,
Emory University Freshman team.
This was a close game, G. n. S. win¬
ning by the score of 19 to IS. The
other teams were easy victims.
The present year team,composed of
such men as Brown. Smith, Childs
Death. Thompson, Robertson, Flow¬
ers and Churchill, presents a form¬
idable line-up.,
May the gods take care of Decatur
when sln> meets Covington on Mon¬
day.
The game starts promptly at 3:30
o'clock in the afternoon. An admi«^
sion of 25 cents will lie charged, so
as to defray the expenses of the vis¬
iting team. All come and root for
Covington.
Team Reporter.
Card of Thanks
I desire to express my appreciation
of the many kind acts extended to
US during the recent illness and at
Hu death of m.v wife,. Will never
forget the good friends of the sad
hour of my bereaveinut,.
FRANK \>, BALLARD
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, ‘ THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1920
MRS. FRANK G. BALLARD
DIES SATDRDAI f MORNING
WAS WIFE OF FORMER REFRE
SENATIVE OF NEWTON ( 01 V~
TV IN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
The entire population of Newton
county was saddened early last Sat¬
urday morning by the anouncement
of the death of Mrs. Frank D. Bal¬
lard which occurred at the Ballard
on Washington street fit 3:15
o'clock, after a brief illness.
Mrs. Mallard, who \va s sixty-fife
of age, is survived by her hus¬
band, Hon. Frank 1). Ballard, former
of the General Assembly of
Georgia ; one son, Robert II. Ballard,
Covington; and three children by
former marriage; Mrs. Emma Thom¬
of Covington, Otis Ogletree, of At¬
and Ben Ogletree, of Salt Lake
Utah.
In the passing of Mrs. Ballard Cov¬
ington recognizes the loss of one of
s most highly esteemed ladies who in
quiet manner impressed a lovable
upon all with whom she
associated. She was a daugh¬
f the late W. IT. and Mrs. W.
Ivey, well known residents of Cov¬
.
The funeral services were conduc¬
ted at the Covington Methodist
of which the deceased was a
and consistent member, fit
:.'!0 o’clock, Rev. T. .T. Christain the
eodueting the obsequies, af¬
which the interment was made in
View cemetery in the presence
a large concourse of surra wing rel¬
and friends.
ROCK GREEK HEWS
Old Rock Creek, tin., .Tan. 7.—Mr.
H. Layson spent last week-end' in
Mrs. W. E. Gaines, of Hayston
spent several days last week with
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kitchens.
Miss Nina MaDonald, of Gaithers,
was the guest of Misses I la and Val
lie Kitchens. '
Miss Viola Moore spent last week
with Miss Annie Maude McCulloghs.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harris, of Stew¬
art. si>ent last Monday with Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Kitchens.
Mrs. R F. McCulloughs spent
last Monday with Mrs. .T. Z. Ozburn.
The entertainment given by Miss
Annie Maude McCulloughs was en
oyed by all present.
Mr. Lyman Kitchens and Mr. Herr
miiii Almand spent Wednesday and
Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. T. .T.
Kitchens. ,
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Browne, of
Macon, spent last week with Mr. and
Mrs. John Canard.
Misses Ha and Vallie Kitchens
spent last week-end with Miss
Trene Gaines, of Hayston.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Washington,
of Worth ville. were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. McCulloughs
Tuesday night.
Miss Trene Gaines, of Hayston was
ll\e guest of friends here last week.
yj>. and Mrs. George White, of
Jackson, spent Thursday with Mr.
John Canard.
The dinner given by Mr. and Mrs.
T. J. Kitchen* was enjoyed by all
present, being Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
McCulloughs. Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Cuuard. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Wash¬
ington. of Worthville; Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph McDonald, of Gaithers: Mrs.
B. F. McCulloughs. Mr. Orel! Mc¬
Culloughs and Miss Nina McDonald,
of Gaithers.
Miss Annie Nolle Jones, of Atlanta
ta, was the guest of Miss Ina Mae
Jones last week.
Mr* Roy Allen, of Atlanta, spent
Monday with her motlipr. Mrs. John
Ozburn.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones’
Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Kitchens, Mr. and Mrs. W. C
Moore, of Brick-store. Mr*. B. F.
McCulloughs
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Ozburn.
Mansfield, were the guests of Mr.
Mrs. John Ozburn last Saturday.
The party given hv Miss Ina
.Tone* Friday night was enjoyed
a large crowd.
STATE COLLEGE WILL
COLD BOLE WEEVIL
SCHOOL!. 20TH
PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS
WILL BE GIVEN BY EXPERTS
THAT SHOULD BE OF IN¬
TEREST TO ALL FAR¬
MERS
Athens, Ga„ Dec. 20, 1919.
My dear Sir:
In answer to the $35,000,000.00 loss
sustained by Georgia farmers this
year due to the boll weevil the Geor¬
gia State College of Agriculture is
holding a “Boll Weevil School” from
January 20-30.
Twenty practical demonstrations
employing all the latest machinery
and equipment will be given and these
demonstrations will give an excellent
return in dollars and cents if put into
practice upon your farm next year.
Doubtless von will be interested in
the latest power machinery for dust¬
ing calcium arsenate on cotton. A
machine which is now in process of
manufacture and which has the o. k. of
the Ui. d States Department of Agri¬
culture, will be demonstrated for the
first time in Georgia. This is but one
of the many interesting demonstra¬
tions that will he held. Read in tiie
little pamphlet about the demonstra¬
tions with sweet potatoes, market
hogs, fence posts, seed treatment ol
wheat and oats, and other demonstra
tions.
We suggest that you notify us at
once if you will attend the Boll Wee¬
vil School. There are 1,100- students
here in the University with dormitory
space for only about 300. The others
room in the city. The question of
housing is a serious one, so you should
send in your application at once in
order that we may make arrangements
for taking care of you.
An entrance fee of $5.00 will be
charged to meet the overhead ex
penses of tlie Boll Weevil School in
assembling the large amount of esuip
ment necessary for carrying through
the project.
Please do not forget to bring your
overalls and work, shoes. There will
be a number of demonstrations in
which you may take part that will
require some work in the field on your
part; as for instance, the treating of
fence posts with creosote, the inocula¬
tion of hogs, the pruning and spraying
of peach and apple trees, and the
grading and marketing of hogs.
Trusting that yon can be with us at
the Boll Weevil School and that you
can bring some of your friends with
you, I am,
Very respectfully,
ANDREW M. SOULE,
President
ATKINS RE-ELECTED AS
MAYOR OF PDRTERDALE
FARMER, RAINEY MOONEY SPEER
AND BURCH WIN FOR MEM¬
BERS OF COUNCIL
In the muniftpal election held at
Porterdale on Tuesday of this week
Hon. Adville Atkins wa s re-elected
Alayor over S. J. Yancey, who an¬
nounced his candidacy just two days
prior to the election, by a majority of
one the vote being. 64 to 63.
J. M. Farmer. J. A. Rainey andJ.
A. Mooney were elected members of the
ouncil from the north side of the riv¬
er and M. A. Burch and Lon Speer
from the south side. Mr. Mooney
and B. F. Bennett received an equa.
nnniher of votes, resulting in the
voluntary relinquishing of all claims
to the office by Mr. Bennett.
The organization for 1920 will be
perfected at a meeting of the Coun¬
cil were C. II. W ax soil, J. L. ft heel
night in February.
Clint Nix was recently elected chief
of police vice Hugh Newman, and
,
S. P.. Thomas was elected patrolman,
vice Claud Bailey.
The defeated candidates for Coun
iel were C. H. Maxson, J. L. Wweel
or. W. H.Lamb. C. T. Lummis, S.
W. Randle, W. J. Carroll and W.
B. Kiser.
W. E. GRAY MAKES CHANGE.
I am now connected with the general
ineircantile firm of Stephenson and
Callaway, where I will be pleased to
greet my friends of Newton and ad¬
joining counties, whose patronage
will be appreciated.
W,. E. GRAY
COURT CONVENED ON
MONDAY
CRIMINAL DOCKET WILL
CALLED NEXT WEEK—ONE
NEGRO MURDER CASE
WILL BE TRIED
The January term of Newton
erior court convened on Monday
ing of this week with Judge
B. Hutcheson, of the Stone
tain Circuit presiding, and
General George M. Napier, of
tur at his desk.
The grand jury efecttxl organi¬
sation Foreman by electing L. W. Jarman,
Grady Benton clerk, and
J. T. Swann, asisstant clerk. It is
understood that many indictments
are being returned.
The time of the court from noon
Monday until noon Thursday was
consumed in the trail of the case of
.1. C. Sigman, of Sparta, versus I. A.
Stanton ond others, being a suit to
recover one-half interest in 337 lt-2
acres of land; sold years ago by a
member of th Sigman family who,
according to the contention of .1. C.
Sigman, only possessed a life-inter¬
est in the estate and had no legal
right to dispose of same.
The Sigma ns were represented by
the law firm of Etheredge, Sams
and Etheredge, of Atlanta, while Mr.
Stanton and the present holders of the
Jmd were represented by the law
lirm of Rogers and Knox, Covington.
After hearing the evidence, Judge
Hutcheson indicted a verdict in
favor of Stanton and others, following
which attorneys for the Sigmans
filed a notice of an appeal to the
Supreme court of Georgia.
The criminal docket, including one
negro mudder case, will be called
Monday morning.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Dr.. N. .T. Boswell, of
one of Newton county’s most
nent and successful physicians and
surgens, left Wednesday for New
ica, La., where he will spend
months taking a post-graduate
at Tulane Polyclinic and associated
hospitals,.
Dr,. J. A. Guinn, of Conyers,
mingling with Covington friends
Thursday.
L. W. Jarman and children,
Margaret and Lewis; James
*ou and Miss Emily Spivy returned
to the city Saturday night from a
very pleasant vsit to Orlando and
other points of interest in the
of lorida. where fishing wps good.
Hon. W. S. Eliott, of
City Registrar of the Treasury,
Friday night. Saturday and Sunday
Newton county relatives and
Mr.. Elliott is a brother of J. L.
liot. of Covington, whose guest
was <m Friday night.
Captain and Mrs,. J. .T. Smith
turned home Saturday from a visit
several months to various poins ot
historic and scince interest in
State of California.
Hon. Thomas M. Swift. Jr,.,
Elberton. was a visitor in
Wednesday.
Brooks Pennington is
sometime at Pennington.
county.
Jack Davis, who is attending
lane Univrsity. New Orleans,
his parents. Mr. and Mrs
his parnts. Mr. and Mrs.
Davis.
The Chistmas holiday* were
merry and enjoyable by the
presence in the city of a number
college girl*, among whom
Mis*p s Josephine Franklin and
tle Estes, of Wesleyan, Macon;
lin Gaither and Florence Turner,
Shorter. Rome: Evelyn Cohen and
lie Louise Travis, of Agnes Scott,
catur: Dorothy Leo, Helen Smith,
tha Perry and Dorothy Campbell,
the C.„ N. and I.,
lie Taylor, New Orleans, La.
Victor K. Meador has returnd
the State University, after a visit
has pa rents, Judge and Mrs. A
Meador.
Coy Swann. Richard
White. William Aiken and
Miss Ethel Williams, of
was a recent guest of
relatives.
STANDING COMMITl'ES
ANNOUNCED BY
TAX OF $20(1 PLACED ON SALE OF
REVOLVERS AND CARTRID¬
GES BY COUNCIL MON¬
DAY NIGHT
At tiu> regular session of the city
council last Monday night Mayor
Henry Odum announced the standing
committees for 1920 as follows:
Finance
J, T. Swann, Chairman, J. E. Phil¬
ips, A. S, McGarity.
Light, Water and Sewerage
J. E. Philips, Chairman- R. E.
Everitt, J. T. Swann.
Streets
A. S. McGarity, Chairman, J,. T.
Taylor, J. T. Swann.
Parks and Cemetery
J. T. Taylor, Chairman, C. L.
Harwell, R. E. Everitt.
Public Health
R. E. Everitt, Chairman, J. T.
Taylor, C. L. Harwell.
Ordinance and Public Buildings
C. L. Harwell, Chairman, A. S.
McGarity, J. E. Philips.
The duties of the Public Health,
Committe, R. E. Everitt, Chairman
were extended and authority increas¬
ed. The committee will devote en¬
ergetic attention to enforcing sani¬
tary regulations, especially about the
public square.
Acting in line with a reccommend
ation of the judge of the superior
court, the council placed a tax of
.$200.00 upon the sale of revolvers
and cartridges.
* W. Willingham was re-elected
street overseer and provisions made
for electing an additional policeman
for service in North Covington.
AMERICm vVOMAN
HELD FOR MONTHS
BY MEX1C BANDITS
Dramatic Story Of Hardship And De¬
gradation Told Senate Commit¬
tee By Mrs. Sturgis
Washington.—A dramatic story of
eight months hardship as a prisoner
in a Mexican baudit camp was told
by Mrs. Cora Lee Sturgis, a Virginian,
before a senate committee investigat¬
ing the Mexican situation.
With tears in her eyes, Mrs. Sturgis
told how her old mother, worn out
by long suffering and humiliation, died
of starvation after their plantation had
been looted by the bandits, and how
she had been forced to go into the bills
to cut wood and of a long tramp to
another camp with a secret message
from bandits to bandit sewed in the
sole of her shoe.
“Americans were perfectly safe un¬
der Diaz,” she said. “We had no trou¬
ble under Madero, because the people
liked him. We had no trouble with
Huerta, and folks in my part of the
country—Chiapas—hardly knew of
him. Our first trouble was in 1915
when Carranza sent troops to our
section to drive away the help. As
a result we lost big crops, right on
the eve of the harvest.
it was nearly two years later that
the home of the Sturgis family, com¬
prising Doctor Sturgis, a dentist, bis
wife, the witness, and her mother,
was raided by federal soldiers who
charged them with giving refuge to
rebels.
Down With The King! Bulgars Shout
Geneva.—More than a hundred per
sons have been killed or wounded in
anti-dynastic manifestations at Sofia
according to Belgrade advices pub
_ mani
lished here. Large crowds of
festauts, including the leading bour
geoise, assembled before the palace
shouting “Long Live the Republic !
Down With the King!” They at
tempted to rush the palace, but the
troops opened fire, and the demonstra
tors replied with revolvers and stones
It was in this fighting that most ol
the casua 1 f-curred.
New Highway Planned
Savannah—A highway from Pitts¬
burg. Pa., to Miami, Fla., via Savan¬
nah, is being vigorously projected by
Pittsburg interests, according to an¬
nouncement made here. The interest
of governors of the states and mayors
of the cities through which the pro¬
posed tourist highway shall pass is
being actively solicited.
Dredging Begun On Terminals
Savannah—Work has be*en begun
by the Globe Dredging company on
deepening of the Seaboard Air Line
terminals here to accommodate ships
of 25 to 35 foot draft. A total of 10,
000 square feet of berthing space will
be available, with 26 feet of water
mean low tide.
An Ad in The News Is
Worth Four On
,
The Fence. 'l
$1.50 Per. Year in Adams
QUESTIONS CENSUS ENUMERATOR TOUT THE
j WILL PROPOUND
GET READY FOR THE VISIT OF
THE MAN WHO WANTS TO
KNOW—ACCURACY IS UR- J
GED BY DEPARTMENT
'the fourteenth decennial Census of
the United States is on!
Under the immediate direction of
Tlios. M. Swift, SCr., supervisor of the
8th census district of Georgia, census
enumerators will call at every dwell¬
ing house in this community to secure
the information necessary to fill out
the questions contained on the print¬
ed census schedules.
Questions covering the following
Points will be asked of every person
in the United States:
Sex;
Color or race;
Age at last birthday;
Whether single, married, widowed
oY divorced;
Birthplace of person enumerated
and birthplaces of father and mother,
giving names of both country and
province if foreign born;
Occupation, specifying trade or Pro¬
fession, also industry in which em¬
ployed.
Whether attending school;
Whether able to read;
Whether able to write;
Whether able to speak English;
Whether home is rented, and if own¬
ed, whether home is free of encum¬
brance or is mortgaged;
Persons of foreign birth will be ask¬
ed questions concerning these addi¬
tional points:
Year of immigration to the United
■States;
Whether naturalized, and if so the
year of naturalization;
Mother tongue or native language.
Every Farm Visited.
Census enumerators also will call
at every farm in this community to
secure the information necessary to
fill out the questions contained on the
agricultural schedule.
Each farmer will be asked ques¬
tions concerning the acreage and
value of his farm; whether he owns,
rents or partly owns and partly rents
the land he farms; the value of the
buildings, machinery and implements
belonging to his farm; the quantity of
all crops r; : ?d n bis farm during
the yeai "" w"”’" • J ■ r ques¬
tions which cover ail poss’b'c farm
operations.
An absolutely accurate and complete
census vitally concerns the welfare of
this community and of every person
living in it. The official population for
the next ten years will be determined
by the census of 1920.
Be ready with your answers when
the census man calls at your house.
mi L REYNOLDS*
Mis* Scllus Hill, of this city, and
Mr. Gordon Reynolds, of Cornish
Mountain, were happily united in mar¬
riage at the Socwkell avenue home of
the bride’s father, J. C. Hill, at 11
.c^clock on Wednesday morning
December 31st, Rev. Walker, Combs,
pastor of the Covington Baptist
church, performing the ceremony in
an impressive manner in the presence
of a few immediate relatives ar.d
friends,.
Mr. and Mrs. Reyolds will make
their home on their Cornish Moutain
farm, beginning married life with the
best wishes and congratulations of
a large circle of friends throughout
the county,.
Bararcks At G. M. C. Completed
Milledgeville.—The new barracks
building of the Georgia Military Col¬
lege is now completed, and the rtU:
dents have moved in. They hare
been staying in tents secured from the
war department since the barracks
burned during the early part of last
spring. There are over one hundred
rooms in the new building, which can
accommodate more than 260 student).
This is one of the best dormitories fer
boys in this section of the country,
and all modern conveniences and ac¬
commodations are afforded the stu¬
dents.
Will Plant Shade Trees In Chatham
Savannah.—The county commission*
ers have announced that with the per¬
fecting of the county’s system of
highways, via the recently authorized
$2,500,000 bond issue which is nyr
being expended on several project),
an extensive plan of tree planting wi l
be inaugurated along the roads of
Chatham. There are some magnificent
live oak avenues in the county and
vacant gaps will be filled by replant¬
ing and new stretches of live oaks and
ornamental trees of other varieties are
to be set out.
