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For Newton County and Her People.
VOLUME 13, NUMBER 5.
county
GRAND JOEY
Opposed to Cutting
Off Any Part of Newton
County to Form
New County
Term Superior Court, New¬
ton County, 1921.
As to narcotics, we find the law be¬
complied with.
Report (-a County convict camp, we
the cama of forty-one convicts,
ven whites and, thirty-four colored,
in good health, twenty-four mules
good condition, except four, one
ten head of hogs in fair oon
We find the colored orphans
:u: in good condition, apparently be
we u cared for. At present there
twenty-three children in this home,
girls and twenty boys, the young
five years old and the oldest l'our
W find no sickness in the home
nil of the children in school at
We find at the pauper farm
of some of the buildings in bad
and need repairing. We find
the buildings are neatly kept. We
three paupers, one white man, and
-negro man, and one negro woman,
find one mule, one cow and one
On hooks, we find the books of the
neatly kept and correctly as
as we know.
We recommend that the county
a Home demonstrator and
agent. We further recommend
ul Hair y Stuart be appointed No
Public Ex-Officio J. P., in district
GC7, a so recommend Paul Cowan
appointed Notary Public Ex-Officio
P., No. 461, also recommend bridge
e built across the creek beyond W. H.
tanton on road leading to Sewells
hurch. We further recommend rid
baillif be paid $5.00 per diem, auto
a illif $7.50; *ourt baillif $4.00; clerk
f Grand Jury $4.00; grand and travis
-irys $3.00 per diem.
one.
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further recommenrf that T. D.
f ader be Notary Public ExOfficio J.
°f Leguin No. 1513.
" o "dsh io thank Grand Jury bail¬
or his kind and courteous service.
Respectfully submitted,
H. F. Branham, Foreman.
J. T. Swann, Clerk.
R. S. Hicks, Asst. Clerk.
V her-upon it is ordered considered
adjudged by the Court that these
1 seniments be recorded in-the minu
fll books v/-., l. of js this N and'
Court published
County Paper and paid the usual
f r “ and filed.
S hlf: January 13, 1921.
the Court.
John B. Hutcheson,
Judge S. C. St./ML Ct.
-'J- Brand,
Solicitor General of the St. Mt. Ct.
NOTICE
■ no mbers of the North Covington
' " 1 ’ haritable Co-operative So
cordially invited to meet at
2 ' ?ia Depot next Sunday morn
l^B -U, that we may go in a body
t! ' Wth Covington
Preach church for
n - services.
E. ■i- S. HOPKINS, President,
u mith, S3ecy.
■ ( Ns «ETS two years
Seville, Ga ., Jan. 17.-J. W.
' at t ^ le stute penitentiary,
loebt here,
was today sentenced to
2m ' ,v -'° years for eloping”
;l nita Weaver, with
a woman prisoner,
occurred in December
Ta, .pi ^ n° Uans UPle entered WaS ° aptUred in
a plea of
a f elony charge.
^ Pom '*1^ Benton's Wagon Black repairing prompt
Smith Shop.
COVINGTON TEAMS WIN
FROM SOCIAL CIRCLE
The basket bail games postponed
from last Friday were played on the
I Social Circle court Monday afternoon,
the local boys’ and girls’ teams taking
both games in the count of 34 to 10,
and 6 to 5, respectively. The girls’
game was slow, and uninteresting ex-’
cept for the amusing rough arid tumble
that featured fche entire pme. The
low score did not tell half the story
of the game.
Line-up as follows:
Covington: Social Circle
Harrison F Lindsey
Mobley F Gresham
Campbell J.C. Gresham
Clark S.C. Hatchet
Upshaw G. Freeman
Perry- G. Freeman
Referee, Kellar.
The local boys gave their opponents
a clean licking. Smith at forward for
Covington rose prominently again,
running up 18 points and playing a
consistent game throughout. Meador
and Childs put up a good defensive
scrap. Weaver at guard for Social
Circle scored 6 of her 10 points.
Line-up as follows:
Covington: Social Circle:
Smith F Spearman
Lunsford F Almand
Martin C Hachett
Meador . G Mobley
Childs Vfy <C) G Weaver
Substitutes: A. Childs for W. Childs,
Adams for Lunsford.
Refere^. Brown.
ARKANSAS FARMERS
INDORSE COiA ON CUT
Action Follows Discussion
Reducing Acreage by
Two-Thirds.
Little Rock, Ark., January 19.—.V
resolution indorsing the plan adopted
at a recent meeting of cotton interests
of the south at Memphis for reduction
of cotton acreage was adopted just be¬
fore adjournment of a statewide con¬
ference of farmers, merchants and
bankers here ttnlay.
The action followed a heated dis¬
cussion of the advisability of going on
record as favoring the Memphis plan,
which would pledge farmers not to
plant more than one-third of their cul¬
tivated acreage in cotton. Opponents
of the plan argued that it was im
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practical and could not be enforced.
No definite plan has been worked
out for putting the reduction program
into effect, but it was stated that some
one probably will be appointed soon
take charge of the work of obtain¬
ing and enforcing pledges to reduce
acreage.
The meeting toward its close be¬
came more or less turbulent, and
while some supporters of the reduction
plan advocated enforcement reduction
with shotguns if necessary, opponents
were equally violent in their denunci¬
ation of the proposal. The opposition
to the resolution when put to a vote,
however, was so little in evidence that
the vote on adoption Utter was made
unanimous.
Speakers at the day’s session in¬
cluded W. L. Hemingway, of St. Louis,
president of . the National Bauk of
Commerce and Trust company, of St.
Louis; L. A. Blr- a- Dewitt, Ark.;
Charles II. McDowell, of Armour
Co., Chicago, and Frank C. Rand, pres
ident of the International Shoe Com¬
pany.
STRAY MULE KICKS
MAN UPON HEAD;
BREAKS OWN LEG
Huntsville, Ala., January 19.—The
claim of Joseph Jones, of Merriniac. to
hospital attaches that he had “some
bean" was borne out today when bis
story that he had been kicked by a
mule on the head, and that as a result
the animal was lying helpless with a
broken leg. was investigated and found
to be true.
Jones said his way was blocked by
a stray mule and he made a threateh
ing movement to frighten it away. It
refused to stampede, however, meeting
the assa-ult with a well-directed kick
to the brow. The mule’s leg was found
to be broken in two places. It was bro
nouneed a helpless cripple and shot.
Jones will recover.
Leaning Tower ot Westminster.
A curious thing is happening to the
massive tower'of Westminster rathe
llral -i 'nntlmark for miles, which is
leaning It u tine feet ont of the per
pendi'-unir but does not look an eighth
nt -iji > n nut from any viewpoint.—
i_£_d_U S
Dally Optimistic Thought.
Nothing resembles today so much as
tomorrow
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1921.
ecu®
VOTE TO KEEP
Present Demonstrators Held for
1921 at Same Salaries—
Special Meeting to In
spect Roads.
The debate that has been on among
the people in regard to' keeping the
County Farm and Home Agents was
settled last Saturday when the Board
of Commissioners in its .weekly session
voted to keep the demonstrators, and
on the sanye salaries paid iast year.
This move by the Board is character
mod as truly progressive, and the
masses of Newton county are pleased
with the new Board’s action. Further
expression of the Board’s interest in
the Demonstration work was made, in
that a committee composed of D. H.
Upshaw and R. P. Boyd was appointed
to assist and direct the interests of
the agents work. It was also directed
that Agent J. K. Luck should conduct
demonstrations on the County Poor
Farm, and assist the Board in carrying
out its plans.
The new commissioners are lending
their might in cutting down the coun¬
ty’s expenses. It, was directed that
free labor for the county should not
cost more than three dolars a day for
a man and team, and a single iaborer
should not cost more than one dollar a
day r . The people are interested to see
the Board direct the county’s affairs
at the least expense, and we have
every assurance that this shall be done.
There was a special meeting of the
Board Tuesday 7 morning when the
roads of the county were inspected.
So far, no report has been made of the
inspection.
Mrs. Will Cook spent Saturday 7 af¬
ternoon with her mother, Mrs. W. H.
Pickett.
NEWS
WHEN FATHER SAYS, “I SAW IN THE
F'APER” EVERYONE AT THE TABLE
LISTENS FOR THE NEWS. For, Father
has learned long ago that men’s conversation
gets away from the Boll weevil and Weather
some times. •
Father knows that he must be able to make
a sensible reply when ‘'George” says, “What
do you think of them New York fellers jump¬
ing on the Ku Klux Klan?” or, “Don’t you
think Rube Sterlng got off a little easy?”
The pity is we depend on some one else for
all the news. It may not matter much in
dollars whether you know how much “Her¬
man Meister” lost when his barn burned
over at “Hanover”—But, it is an assertion of
some independence not to have to say,
“How’s that,” when your friend speaks of a
lively current event. Furthermore, it makes
you a more interesting conversationalist to
be able to make a sensible reply.
Everyone loathes ignorance, yet how often
many have to admit ignorance of current,
and even local, news!
The remark that, “That fellow has a good
memory,” or, “That fellow is well-read” is
a glowing compliment to the person, and
you envy the accomplishment. If you in¬
vestigate you’ll find that person reading a
newspaper while you are enjoying a past
time that is perhaps more pleasant.
You say, “it’s old news;” well, you had bet¬
ter be sure. It’s true news published three
months late would be “news” to some.
We are giving you the local news, and some
reapings from foreign localities.
Read it.
THE COVINGTON NEWS.
COCUBGE WILL
MAKE ADDRESS
IN ATLANTA
j Vice President-Elect of The
; United States Will Speak
! Thursday Night, Janu
uary 27.
Governor Calvin Coolidge, of Mas¬
sachusetts, vice president-elect of the
United States, will deliver a public ad¬
dress in the auditorium. Thursday
night, January 27, at 8 o’clock.
Definite anouncement to this effect
was made Wednesday morning by J.
A. Arnold, manager of the Atlanta
office of the Southern Tariff associa¬
tion, which is arranging for the South¬
ern Tariff congress to be held in At¬
lanta, January 27-29, which Governor
Coolidge will attend and address.
The subject of Governor Coolidge’s
address was not anounced, but it is
believed that he will discuss the part
the south is to play in the new era of
industrial development. In a telegram
to the Atlanta office Wednesday 7 , he
said: “In this new era of industrial de¬
velopment the south is destined to
have a great part, and its co-operation
in the establishment of economic prin¬
ciples essential to national prosperity
is heartily welcomed by all Americans."
Whether he will intimate what the
policy of the incoming national ad¬
ministration will be toward the south,
especially relative to tariffs on south¬
ern products, is not known. He will
address the tariff congress in addition
to his public address Thursday night
and it is believed that at that time he
will take up the tariff question as it
relates to southern productive indus¬
tries.
In the telegram received Wednesday
from Governor Coolidge, he pointed out
that “we are now engaged in a common
effort to establish sound economic
principles which will benefit the entire
nation and bring prosperflty to all our
NOTICE MASONS
Golden Fleece Lodge No. 6, F. & A.
M. will meet in regular communication
Friday evening, January 21st at 7:30
Work in 1st degree . All duly quali¬
fied brethren invited to meet with us.
A. S. HOPKINS, W. M.
J. W. PEEK, Secy.
SHIPS COWS TO GERMANY
Galveston, Tex., Jan 11.—A ship¬
ment of 742 Texas milk cows designed
to help restock Germany’s depleted
herds left this port today aboard the
steamship West Arrow for Bremen.
The shipment is the first of several
to be made from this state, according
to announcement*
Oldest Botanical Work.
The oldest botanical work tn the
world ts in rht* pnlace or temple of
Kama Krt. Thebes, in Egypt. It is
Rett Ip Mi red on the wails and represents
foreign plants brought to Egypt by the
sovereign Tbothmes HI. after a cam¬
paign In Arabia It shows the plant,
flowe r< v bud and fruit.
Threading a Needle.
Those having defective eyesight will
gain much time when threading a sew¬
ing needle if they will use a pocket
flashlight. Flash It behind the eye
of the needle and immediately your
aeedle will he threaded. Keep the
flashlight Id your machine drawer,
where it will always be handy.
people.” He said that many notable
examples of the reawakening of Ameri¬
canism had been brought to the peo¬
ple be events of the past few years,
citing how the north and south tough:
shoulder to shoulder in the Spanish
Ameriean war for the freedom of Cuba,
and lately in the world war for the
liberty and civilization of the world.
Elaborate entertainments are being
planned in honor of the vice president¬
elect. Governor Dorsey and an enter
tainment committee composed of a
score of the leading citizens of Atlanta
are now at work on a progrom. which
will be announced within the next
several days.
Governor Coolidge is known as a
forceful speaker, and it is expected that
the auditorium will be packed for his
address. The subject he will'take will
be definitely announced before the end
of the week by the Atlanta office of
the Southern Tariff association. —At¬
lanta Journal.
$2.00 Per Year in Advance
FREE DENTAL WORK
FOR EX-SERVICE MEN
The United States Public Health
Service is offering free dental work
to all ex-service people. Many do not
know of this free service, and few
have taken advantage of it.
Dr. A. S. Hopkins is government ap¬
pointed examiner for this district. If
you were in the service come to see
the examiner, have your identity with
the service established, and the den¬
tal work goes to you absolutely free
and without obligation. The Health
Department and the local examiner
are anxious for you to take advantage
of this opportunity.
PAY UP
You need your money
And I need mine,
If we both get ours
It will sure be fine.
But if you get yours
And hold mine, too,
What in the world
Am I going to do.
SENATOR SMITH FAVORS
GOOD ROADS PROGRAM
Washington, D. C., Jan. 18.—Senator
Hoke Smith today presented to the
senate committee on postoffices and
postroads a copy of the resolution
adopted by the Georgia Press associa¬
tion in favor of a continuation of liberal
appropriations for roads by the federal
government. Senator Smith announced
he was heartily in favor of continuing
the good roads program through co¬
operation of federal* and state govern¬
ments.
The resolution oL the Georgia Press
association requests the continuation
of federal aid to the several states and
the passage of the MCArthur bill now
pending. Senator Smith also said he
had received numerous telegrams and
letters from Georgia requesting that
the bonue of $240 for government em¬
ployes be restored in the legislative,
executive and judicial apropriation
The bonue was stricken from the
in the house on a point of order
by Representative Blanton, of
It is expected the senate will
it, and Senator Smith said today
was strongly in favor of the bonue and
would vote for its restoration.
IT A CAUGHT
IN HARDWARE
BURGLARY CASE
Harold Englet Arrested In At¬
lanta—Tells Story of Burg¬
lary—Half of Stolen
Goods Recovered
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Following evidence given by W. C.
Anderson, the young man convicted
last week in th^. Piper Hardware burg¬
lary case, George C. Watson of the
local police department, arrested Har¬
old Englet at his home at 56 Loomis
Avenue, Atlanta last Thursday. Eng¬
let admitted his guilt and gave up goods
valued at $115.
Englet told a story of how the third
party in the case, who has not been
located, entered the Piper store through
the skylight, and then opened the
back door for him and Anderson. He
says they spent about two hours in the
store, going in about nine at night
and leaving about eleven. The party
went to the marble works near the
Georgia tracks, he says, intending to
wait for a train but got cofd and walk¬
ed to Conyers w r here they took the
train to Atlanta. Englet was the man
who escaped from the Fox hotel when
detectives arrested Anderson.
The young man’s father came to
Covington iast Sunday and brought
with him goods identified as belonging
to the Piper store, and which he says
were found in his back yard. The goods
were valued at more than a hundred
dollars. Mr. Englet has been on the
Atlanta police force for twenty years,
where he has a good record. He ex¬
pressed considerable regret and disap¬
pointment at the conduct of the boy.
He says his son is eighteen years old.
At present young Englet it waiting
trial at the Conyers jail, having been
put there on account of small-pox in
the jail here. W. C. Anderson, the
nineteen-year old hoy convicted in the
Piper case last week, has started
serving his sentence of one year on the
county gang.
Mr'. Piper says he has now recovered
goods valued at about $225, which is
about half of the estimated original
loss.
HVUTATE CUSTOMS OF WEST
Manchu Women on Streets of Peking
Use Rouge, but in Manner Pro
nounced Clumsy.
The first strikingly surprising cus¬
tom among the citizens of Peking is
that the women wear skirts, ‘James A.
Muller writes in the National Geo¬
graphic Magazine. To a traveler fresh
from America, this would seem as It
should be, but to one resident In the
land of trousered women It appears
almost immodest!
They not only wear skirts; they
further approximate western usage by
painting their faces. Broadway is na¬
ture itself in comparison; for in Pe¬
king there are no ‘light, artistic
touches, but bold cheek circles of red
upon frankly whitened faces — comet
ic unabashed.
These are the Manchu women. The
Manchu men, descendants of the rov¬
ing Tartars, go futilely about this spa¬
cious city of their fathers balancing
trick birds upon their wrists; for, now
that the empire is no more, their only
occupation, that of ruling, is gone, and
the conquered Chinese, immemorial
city dwellers, are masters of the cap¬
ital. It is a significant illustration of
the age-old ability of the Chinese to
absorb and enervate their conquerors.
A Little Love Story.
A dreamer and a man of action
loved a woman. The dreamer said:
“I shall write verses in her praise;
they will touch her vanity and she
will love me for them.”
But the man of action said: “How
old fashioned! I shall corner the
stock market, and that will bring
her.”
So the dreamer wrote verses, and
he induced a friend of his, who ran a
ten-cent magazine to print them. And
the man of action cornered something
or other and became a billionaire.
In the meantime the girl married a
man who inherited his money, and
lived happy ever after.
But the dreamer was so proud of
his verses that he didn’t care; and the
man of action was so busy that ha
didn’t care.
The only one to suffer was the man
she married. —Exchange.
In a Class by Himsslf.
Miss Pass ay—“My fiance is so dif¬
ferent from other men.” Miss Pert—
‘Of course he is, since he has proposed
!o yon.”—Boston Transcript.
It’s the Truth.
Tf some of us worked as hard, and
tnffered as much at other people’s
hands as we think we do, we would
have been dead years ago. —
