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L)h ,ioi RATIO COMMITTEE
NEWTON COUNTY MAKES
Kl I KS FOR ELECTION ON
HIE EIGHT OF SEPTEMBER.
pursuant to cull of chairman C. C.
Kiuft- tin- Democratic Executive Com.
juittee of Newton county met in the
House last Saturday and form
■iiued iulcs governing the primary of
September the 8th.
Since the result Of the meeting ot
t i lt . senatorial Committee that was
held in Decatur, Ha., Monday, Aug,
!,tli. and it was decided that it was
Newton county’s time to have first
place in the election of a senator for
Wwton. Rockdale and DeKalb coun¬
ties. and the canddates to b e voted on
for this offiie was to he helt only in
Newton county it was voten on and
tarried by the committee that the
senator's nomination shall he governed
by the plurality vote.
Resolved, by the Democratic Execu
tive Committee of New ton County,
that the following rules and regula¬
tion'' governing the Democratic Pri
mary ■ tibn to bp held on the 8th
Ja\ if 'cafemher, 1920, be and the
ainc are hereby adopted in so far as
la* . 1 ore not inconsistent witli
th e rules and regulations adopted by
the c 1 lemocratic Executive Com
uriiti i ■ Democratic! Executive Coin
milter of the Eighth Congressional
District, and the Democratic Execu¬
tive Committee of the Thirty-Fourth
Senatorial District:
1st That we concur in the calling
of Primary Election on September 8th,
1920, fur the purpose of nominating
candidates for United States Senator,
Governor. State House officers, Jus
tmps of Supreme Court, as fixed by
Section J of the Neill Primary Law.
and also candidates for Judge Supe¬
rior Court. Solicitor General, Repre¬
sentative in Congress, State Senator,
and Representative.
2nd That so far as the nomina¬
tions of the officers enumerated in
Section 1 of said Neill Primary Law.
Judge and Solicitor General of Supe¬
rn' Court of the Stone ‘Moun¬
tain Circuit are concerned the same
mall he held in conformity with such
rules and regulations as have been or
may he promulgated by the State
Democratic Executive Committee for
the purpose of holding said election
ml making said nominations, except
as hereinafter provided.
3rd. That so far as the' nomina¬
tion of the Representative in Congress
of fhe eighth Congressional District
a concerned, the same shall be held
under such rules and regulations as
may he adopted by the Democratic
Executive Committee of the Eighth
Congressional District, except as
hereinafter provided.
4th. So far as the nomination of
s tate Senator is concerned the same
shall he held under such rules and
regulations as have been or may be
promulgated by the Democratic Exec¬
utive Committee (if the Thirty-Fourth
Senatorial District, and as herein
after provided.
5th. That all contests arising out
of said election shall he heard-and
determined in such manner as may be
Provided by the State Democratic Ex
^iitive ( ommittee, the Democratis Ex¬
ecutive Committee of the Eighth Con¬
gressional District, and the Demo
ratm executive Committee of the
Thirty Fourth Senatorial District, re¬
spectively, and in the event of any
"'ded relating the nominations of
Representative for Newton County,
!1 *e me shall be heard and determin
I *’ v t!l, ‘ Democratic Executive Com
llJ Uh ’ 'T Newton County under such
ll ‘h'' as may be adopted by said Com
llll,u ‘p in conformity with the laws of
II ''Dii' and the customs and
pre
tlK heretofore followed by the
! n ‘"'T;,tic Txeoutive
Committee of
‘“is county.
Pi, That .
1 tlie following persons
u elected to hold said primary elec¬
tion :
Do\\n S District—Otis Hardeman, G.
' Uo -Vd. J. W. King.
Mansfield 1 >ist r i<-t—CL E. Harwell,
' U ‘ r D'lring. Sam Potts.
r " ,; 'iiim District—J.
Lassiter, L. Coggin. E.
T. L. Hill.
Al,n,,n District— J. D. Bovd, W. A.
.
H- W. Dobbs.
d'c'vers District—W, H. Ivey, W.
! ! . g. Barker.
I,Utrict — j - h Carroll, C. L.
1 H Camp. ,J. L. Stephen
g
FnU Uetfm Mi,,s —J. S. Peek. W L.
tr" . s - l Dav T. -
j J p MohJey Hull, Grier Hicks,
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, f s District—R F. McDonald,
flOIIW
REMODELING EDWARDS
FURNITURE
Another improvement of much
est to the city of Covington in
business houses is that of
& Swann in which the Edwards
niture Company is located on
steet.
The entire front of the building
being remodeled with large plate
windows. The frontage is about
feet, and this big change will give
Ibis building a most handsome appear¬
ing'. As soon as this is completed
the front roof will he remodeled, giv¬
ing tlie building a more square front,
"'IMcli will add greatly to its looks.
Mi’. T. C. Edwards, manager of "this
Company started the business here
shout tile first of the year, and is now
well established, the store being one
of Covington’s leading business houses.
T. R. PIPER HIT IBY AUTO.
Tuesday morning opposite the
Drug Store, when Mr. T,. R. Piper, of
Eastman, stepped from the sidewalk,
Me was struck and knocked down by
an autombobile driven by Mr. W. N.
'urtis, of Mansfield.
The accident occurred about 10
I'clock, just when hundreds of people
were on the streets of the city, hav¬
ing come here to hear Hon. Thomas
W. Hardwick and Thomas E. Watson
speak. It is said Mr. Curtis was
going at a slow rate of speed, when
Mr. Piiier stepped directly in front
of the machine, rendering the acci¬
dent unavoidable.
Mr. Piper is 09 years old and re¬
ceived a broken leg and other injuries
which we did not learn as to just how’
serious they were
R. F. Dick, J. L. McDonald.
Brick Store District—W. L. Gibson,
I. A. Stanton, L. A. Patrick.
Wyatt District;—W. H. Boggus, Her
shell Bird, Homer Guinn.
Rocky Plains District—T. L. Grant,
Bryce Thompson, Harry Stewart
Snapping Shoals District—J. O.
Luminus, J. C. Stewart, R. A. Hamil¬
ton.
Stansells District—O. P. McCord, C.
R. Rogers, W. M. Boyd.
Gum Creek District—R. A. Bost
w’ick, Woodie Boggus, R. L. Cason.
Newborn District—Cai>ers Robert
-on. J. J. Carter, L. P, Dulre.
Hays District—C. W. Jackson, Ston
ey Hays, E. F. Hays.
Starrsville—W. G. Benton, A. C.
Belcher, R. L. Middlebrooks.
Oxford District—F. A. Henderson,
D. T. Stone, L. W. Jarman.
In the event any of the aforesaid
managers find it impossible to serve,
those serving are authorized to pro¬
vide for such managers as may be
required by law necessary to legally
hold said election.
7th. The names of all candidates
for offices to be filled shall appear
upon the official ballot as provided by
the State Democratic Executive Com¬
mittee. If State Executive Committee
fails to furnish on official ballot the
same shall be prepared by the chair¬
man and secretary of this Committee,
and the chairman and secretary of this
Committee shall attend to the print¬
ing and distribution of said ballots to
the precincts of the county.
8th. Each voter must cast his bal¬
lot in the militia district in which he
is registered, providing an election is
held there, if not the voter will he per¬
mitted to vote at the county court
house.
9tli. No candidate in the approach¬
ing primary shall be declared the
nominee who has used or may have
knowingly permitted another to use
illegal means in procuring his election
10th. The Demoiratii Executive
Committee shall assemble on Septem¬
ber 9th without further notice to con¬
solidate said election returns and de¬
clare results thereof.
11th. The hours for opening and rins¬
ing said election shall he fixed by law.
namely; From seven o’clock, A. M., to
Six o’clock. P. M..at Covington, and
from eight o’clock, A. M., t>
o’clock P. M., at the other precincts—
sun time controls.
IGth. The qhestion was also brought
up regarding flip amount the mana¬
gers were to be paid, also how mu< h
should l>e paid to parties bringing in
the ballot boxes to the county court
house, where the canvas of the vote
will )»e made. It was moved and car¬
ried that such men performing these
services be paid $3.00 per day.
C C. KING. Chairman,
W E LIGHTFOOT, Soerefaiy.
PEOPLE OF OUR TOWN
The Candidate is around Mitting the
Voter, who is Receiving Gobs of At¬
tention for a Change. After Election
he Will Tell the Voter Go Take a Gal¬
lop for Himself, but Right Now the
Candidate will Promise Anything. We’d
Hate to be a Candidate and Promise
Things We Couldn’t Deliver.
CHILDREN NOT EXAMINED
REQUESTED TO GET CARDS
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School opens on Wednesday, Septem¬
ber 1st, and we hope before then all
children from the 1st grade on through
High school, who were not examined
on August 2nd of August IGth will go
to their family physician and dentist
and have tffeir cards filled out.
The cards will be in the office of all
the Covington physicians. We feel
much grateful at the response given us
to our welfare movement and believe
it will result in great good.
Five or six children have had their
tonsils removed in the early summer
and five have had the operation this
week Among the number are Laura
Bush, Franklin Anderson and W. R.
King. All doing fine.
DAVIS’ CANDIDACY FOR
CONGRESS IN ELBERT.
Phil W. Davis, Jr., of Oglethorpe
County, candidate for congress from
the eighth district, spoke at the noon
recess of the city court Monday to an
audience of about 150 people, nearly
all of whom were voters. He was in¬
troduced by Col. John H. McIntosh.
Mr. Davis voiced his objections to
ratification of the league of nations
covenant in any form whatever. He
analyzed the power of the proposed
■league and made a clean cut argument
of much force and power. Mr. Davis’
speech demonstrated that lie’is an ora_
ton and debater of full congressional
size.
On account of his being a native of
Elbert county, where his youth was
spent, Mr. Davis has a strong personal
following as well as a strong political
following here. His candidacy meets
with great favor in Elbert county. He
stated to a Star representative that
upon bis anti-league platform he ex¬
pected to carry not less than ten of the
thirteen counties of the district.—El
berton Star, August 9th.
TIRE LOST.
LOST—Kelly Springfield Tire on
rim. pumped up ready for wheel, Fri¬
day morning, somewhere on Leguin
road. A reward. DR. WAITES, Cov¬
ington. Ga.—2t.pd.
CONGRESSMAN BRAND WAS
HERE THIS WEEK.
Congressman c II. Brand was a
prominent visitor to our city and
county the first of the weak a.i l w:i
mingling with hundreds of folks from
all over the 8th district who had
gathered here Tuesday to hear Hard¬
wick and Watson talk on the League
■ of Nations.
Mr .Brand is cut seeking the re
election to Congress from this district
^ and lie lias a strong following who
predict his return to congress. He
visited some of th e small communities
of the county before returning to his
home in Athens.
While here he made The News a
pleasant call and as it was the first
time we had the pleasure of his ac¬
quaintance we found him a man of
much ability and pleasing personality.
Let us show you why the copper
clad is the best Range in the wide
world. Everitt’s Furniture Store.
For Newton County and^Her People
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1920.
; COVINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO OPEN SEPTEMBER FIRST.
The fall term of the Covington
Public schools will open Wednesday,
September 1st, at ten o’clock. Book
lists may be had at the Superinten¬
dent's office, August 23rd, and .books
will be on sale on and after August
2Nth. All texts same as last year,
with slight advance in price in a few
editions.
It is very important that all chil¬
dren should be present and secure
seats on the opening morning.
H. B. ROBERTSON, Supt.
Aug 19.2t.
BIG DREDGE AT WORK
DITCHING GUM CREEK
The ditching of Gum Creek is now
in full force and the dredge is sun¬
ning night and day. They have al¬
ready ditched two miles and are down
on the Mitcham place.
This ditch wilt lie an eight mile
line and will reclaim over 800 acres
of land, which is now hardly suitable
for pasture.
This is the first stream in Newton
county to be ditched.
There are several thousand acres of
land in Newton county on streams
that would be worth $200 if they
were drained and put under cultiva¬
tion.
The land owners on Gum Creek are
taking the right steps in reclaiming
the wet lands, for this land will pro¬
duce enough in two years to pay for
the ditching, and then they will have
’lie land as a profit, for it is surely
unproductive now. .T. K. LUCK.
THE NEWS AND POLITICS
It has been thought by some that
this pajier was taking a stand in poli
tics and we wish to inform such be¬
lievers that they have an erroneous
idea. We will accept political dope
flic rash which we have done and will
continue to do so; it is just as legiti¬
mate as printing an ad of a merchant,
or any other lawful firm, and we are
not going to turn down the long green
from a politician or their friends, and
it stands to reason that any fair mind¬
ed person would do the same. This
palter has no space to give'away and j
this should lie sufficient explanation
that when great space is taken up in
this paper to further any private in¬
terest, the cash is forthcoming. If
there is any criticising of The News
on account of trying to maintain an
honest existance, it is with a malicious
intent.
REAL USE FOR “BEST MAN’
In Other Times, He Was Not, as Today,
Merely a Lay Figure at
the Wedding.
An outcome aS die primitive proced¬
ure of seizing another man’s bride at
the altar was the comparatively recent
custom in Sweden that marriage take
place only after dark. The early Scan¬
dinavian Idea was that it was not dig¬
nified for a warrior to woo a woman.
Therefore he waited until she had
been successfully courted by another,
and then, when the marriage was
about*to take place, he appeared with
his companions to carry off the bride.
Knowing the danger, a prospective
bridegroom took measures to prevent
his prize from being snatched away
from him at the eleventh hour. Behind
the altar of an ancient church at
Husanby, Gothland, is an old collection
of long lances, with sockets for torches,
which illustrates the methods of de¬
fense resorted to. These were sup¬
plied to the groomsmen to furnish pro¬
tection as well as illumination for the
ceremony.
All these groomsmen were called
“best men” because they were the most
powerful of the bridegroom’s friends, j
special “best man’ 1
But there was one
to protect his friend’s bride, us he
would help him steal another’s. And
It is in this capacity of protection
rather than as accessory before the
fact that the best man lias come down
through time and stands up at your
wedding today.
Miss Mary Lynn Brogdan left for
her home on Monday after a week's
visit to Miss Mary Sue Ramsey.
New Home Sewing Machines are
the best, let us show you why. Ever
itFs Furniture Store.
Misses Mary Sue and Martha Ram¬
sey and Miss Irene McCollum left on
Monday for a visit to Madison and
Buckhead.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance.
COVINGTON OVER-RUN
BY THOUSANDS WHEN
HARDWTCK-WATSON SPOKE
Last Tuesday the day for the speak¬
ing of Hon. Thomas \V. Hardwick and
Hon. Thomas E Watson the city was
visited by about 4.000 people, mostly
voters who came from two or three
counties. Some came by mil, som 3 by
auto, others in wagons while some
walked many miles to be present
at the rally.
Several of the citizens realizing that
a tremendous crowd would be here,
pared a good plattormpresentwhatM
took interest in the affair and erect¬
ed a platform for the speakers in
academy spring park and also
and giving due notice as to where the
speaking would be. and everything
went off in as good order a»one would
wish for. The citizens who received
the two candidates and their friends
in the city of Covington are to be
commended for the interest and hospi¬
tality shown, therefore, keeping Cov¬
ington’s mime up to its high standard,
notwithstanding the feelings of a few,
very few .
The following account by J. R
Marsh, staff correspondent of the At¬
lanta Georgian, which gives it as it
was, and appearing in Wednesdays is¬
sue which we regret that we are only
able to give it in part:
“Bi-fore the largest crowd thatehas
been seen in this city in years, a crowd
estimated at from 3,000 to 4,000, filling
the streets with several hundred
automobiles, Thomas E. Watson and
Thomas W. Hardwick delivered foree
ul speeches in the interest of their
candidacies for the Senate and gov¬
ernorship respectively. All of New
ton and the adjoining counties were
represented and the throng was ap
parently without exception enthu¬
siastically for tiie two candidates.
Both speakers were repeatedly inter
rupted by cheers and shouts of ap¬
proval. There was no’ attempt at
heckling.
Both speakers insistently demand¬
ed a restitution of feat democracy, as
opposed to the threatening autocracy
of wealth or militarism in which only
the forms of democratic government
are retained. The League of Nations,
maintenance of a large standing army
in peace time, encroachment by the
federal government onto the powers
of the States, nnd conserption for
army service were denounced.
NEWTON COUNTY POST NO. 32,
HELD MEETING.
As advertised in The News last tyeek
Newton County Post No. 32, American
Legion, held a meeting Monday night
in rhe Court House with a nutnber of
its members present; several ladies
and other non-members also were in
attendance.
Tile object of the meeting was to
condemn and show up the record of
Thomas \V. Hardwick, candidate for
Governor. While Mr. Watson’s name
was not mentioned, his paper was re¬
ferred to as a treasonable publication
by Mr. II A. Anderson, of Atlanta,
who was the speaker of the meeting.
Reuben M. Tuck, a local attorney,
read the by-laws of the organization,
that the people may more fully un¬
derstand the purpose of its existence.
ENTERS RACE FOR
THE STATE SENATE
Mr. B. W. Campbell one of Newton
ronntys best citizens and one of our
mo, r successful .business men has en¬
tered flic* race for the State Senate
from this, the 34th Senatorial District.
lie has been a resident of the coun
tv all his life and his friends are
many. He is a capable man and if
elected our people can feel assured
we will have good representation in
our State Government from this dis¬
trict. His announcement appears in
this issue of the News.
WATSON IN JAIL
Reports are to the effect that T F
Watson was put in jail over at Buford,
Ga.. for creating a disturbance. We
have not been a political admirer of
Watson, neither do we endorse some
of the inglorious practices of his foes,
and we insist that he has as much
right to seek office as any other man.
Until we have absolute proof of his
gilt as charged will believe he has
met with a political trick.
THE LIVE FISH GOES (/P
THE STREAM WHILE
ANY DEAD ONE CAN GO
DOWN—ADVERTISE.
COVINGTON BALL TEAM CAME
NEAR GIVING A WHITEWASH.
The Lithonia ball team, and which
is a good one, came to the city Tues¬
day with the absolute thought of tak¬
ing another game from our team, and
put up one of the best fights that lias
been seen on the local diamond for
some time.
The Covington team was interested
for a while: up until the fourth in¬
ning. when they seemed to think it
was time to make a run or two, so
Park stepped up to the bat after Luck
had made second on a good hit, and
hit the ball so far in right field that
Luck reached the home plate safe and
Park succeeded in making, without
much effort, a home run, for the ball
was lost in the wilderness. In this
inning they suceeded in making the
seor e -3 to nothing.
About the 5th inning Lithonia tried
out another pitcher, who being new,
but did not prove to baffle the boys in
the least, as some of them hammered
the ball with the greatest of ease and
would get to the second and third t
bag. but were only successful in get
ting one more man in up to the sev- p e
enth inning. .pon
In the 8th. rhe visitors went up Tier
the air completely allowing the b'
hoys to shove 4 more men at
making the score 8-0, however
of these runs were made on *
at the visitors.
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Covington should have sliu. 3F
visitors out completely nnd w>.
have done so if errors had not lx^__
made in th P 9th inning, when a w..l*ll
ball let Lithonia pull one across. Al.
teams make errors at times, hot it-)
would of been line to have given them
a goose egg So the score stood at
the close of the game 8 to 1 in OUR
fa vor.
Every member of the local team
ilayed good ball and it is easy to see
Mie difference in the way they played
a few weeks ago, and the way they
go at it now.
They have got the pep.
FORMER COVINGTON
MAN HONORED.
It is always a pleasure for the News
to make note of advancement and
.louors bestowed upon former residents
if our city and especially on those
who were t«*rn and raised in our
community. It speaks well for our
schools and citizenship to see men
who have left us. going out in the
world, who meet with success with
their fellowmen, and thus honored by
being made a leader when the occa¬
sion is made.
Rogers W. Davis, of Charlotte, N.
C., a son of John B. Davis, of this
city, and who spent his childhood
days here, and known by many, was
recently honored by rhe office of chair¬
man of the National Association of
Rotary Clubs, which his friends will
be glad to learn.
We note in the Charlotte paper, a
lengthy article regarding the accep¬
tance of this honor by Mr. Davis, and
in part it says:
“Rogers W. Davis, of Charlotte, has
accepted appointment recently offered
him as chairman of the boys’ work
committee of the International asso.
elation of Rotary clubs, according to
announcement made by President J.
P, Quarles, at the meeting of the
local cluh held at the Country club
last evening,
“Mr. Quarles, in making the an¬
nouncement, which was applauded by
the members of the club assembled,
read a telegram from Estes Snedq»>r,
oresideut of the International, asking
Mr. Davis to accept the appointment,
•iml stated that Mr. Davis has ac¬
cepted the high honor offered him.
The International association is made
up of all the Rotary clubs of the
United States and a dozen or more
ither countries.
‘Mr* Davis recently retired as gov¬
ernor of the Seventh district of Ro¬
tary clubs, whose territory covers the
two Carolinas and Virginia. He was
formerly president of the Charlotte
club.”
HENRY F. BRANHAM AN¬
NOUNCES FOR THE SENATE
In another column will he found the
Announcement of Mr, Henry F. Braa
liani for the State Senate He has
lived in the county all his life and is
well known to our people and is Identi¬
fied by his friends as being tborough
ly qualified for the office he aeeks. x
