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official Organ of Newton County
and the City of Covington,
Published every Thursday by the
News Publishing Company.
W. E. LIGHTFOOT, Editor-Mgr.
Entered as second class mail matter
December 2, 15108, at the Post Office
at Covington, Ga„, under the act of
March 3, 1879,
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1920
We agree with the young man
who said that the modern girl
is not nearly as bad as she’s
painted.
“The Farm Bureau army,”
says the Country Gentleman,
“is probably the most powerful
force ever mobilized in Ameri¬
ca.” Join the Newton county
Farm Bureau.
He who thinks he knows it all
should correct his parents for
neglecting his early training
The first thing you should have
learned is that you can never
know it all. Even though you
are old it is not too late to learn
that you have not learned it all.
There are some young ones
who can teach you a lot.
The statement is made that
Caruso may not sing but one
time during the season. But
what of that? Suppose he
should not sing that one time,
who would wear crepe about
it.—Commerce Observer.
The lord knows it wont be us,
- but it is. a sad fact that some
white people worship this Da¬
go.
The most appalling reason for
the proposed new county that
we have heard of is that check¬
er players will be given a warm
sunny and prominent room in
the new court house “if and
when” built. This is a knock¬
out blow. When the Newton
county crowd hear this And
/'think how long they have been
relegated to a dark spot under
the stairs we fear that the new
county project will gain some
mighty good converts from
, Newton.
Concerning Brittain’s
Blue Book.
Like the good luck blue bird
of spring.
“The Blue Book,” by Mr. Lu¬
ther Brittain, State Superinten¬
dent of Schools, was wafted into
our sanctum as on the wings of
the wind. Verily a good wind—
blowing everybody blessings.
It is a book of purpose, stress
ing character-training as a vital
feature in all school work.
Each chapter is a clear cut
cameo. Incidents from the
lives of great men and noble
characters illustrate the civic
virtues. Robt. E. Lee represents
‘The Christian Gentleman;”
Pickett, of Gettysburg, stands
for Bravery; Walter Scotts’
gentle “Jeanie Deans” in that
beautiful story, “The Heart of
Midlothian,” typifi.es “Kind¬
ness.” Nancy Hart, Georgia’s
dauntless heroine of pioneer
days, is “Courage;” “John Rock
more,” of our own Newton coun¬
ty is shown in “Politeness.” His
unfailing consideration and
courtesy have made his name a
household word in many New¬
ton county homes. *
The positive virtues, Fidelity.
Friendship, Justice, Reverence,
Self Sacrifice, etc., concisely,
simple and yet, withal so en
chantinglv presented, that while
ancient and modern history
classic lore, from the masters of
Latin and Greek have been
adopted, even a child revels in
the efiarms as tho it were a fas¬
cinating story book.
Mr. Brittain’s style is so con¬
densed, is true, so pleasing and
schoolarv, that thousands of
young people will read the Blue
Book many and oft time, who
would never dream of ewading
through the classics. It shoiHd
be in every library in the land,
and read in every school as a
text book of select literature.
The young should read it
when the mind is “wax to re¬
ceive and marble to retain.”
Newton county is proud of her
illustrious son—Luther Brittain,
who put “his heart and soul in
the little book.” Truly we can
say and an echo will be found in
the hearts of all lovers of pure
literature. “God bless you, you
have done your best, archangels
could do no more.”
WHAT IS THE AMERICAN
FARM BUREAU FEDERATION?
“It is a league of the farm bureaus of the nation in
which the common interests of all the county organizations
are united in the advancement of agriculture. It represents
over thirty states and over a thousand counties in these
states. It also, represents every community—Each county
farm bureau having a director for each community. The
total membership is 1,500,000.
‘The farm bureau federation represents the various ag¬
ricultural organizations, and the bureaus do not replace
other farmer organizations. The membership includes
representative.-; of all farmers’ organizations. The farm
bureau federation is not a political organization. It is free
from political entanglements, and when any officer or direc¬
tor m the farm bureau becomes a candidate for national or
state office he must resign his office in the farm bureau.
“The aims of the farm bureau federation is to have an
organization to act as spokesman for the farmer, and rep¬
resent him on all occasions. To establish agriculture in the
public mind as the foremost industry, on which all others
depend. To establish, without question, the legality of col¬
lective bargaining. To insist upon farmer minds on ail
boards and commissions appointed by Congress or the Presi¬
dent. To defend the farmers’ viewpoint in all matters re¬
lating to tax levies, tariffs, currency, banking, railways,
highways, waterways, foreign markets, etc. To extend co¬
operative marketing of farm crops. To reduce the cost of
distribution in all lines. To regulate the flow to market so
as to eliminate sharp and extreme price fluctuations.
“W hile individual business corporations are spending
millions annually in promoting their interests before the
buying public, the future demands an investment on the
part of the farmer more cot imensurate with his interests.
The entire up-keep of the farm bureau costs the farmer
less than one cent an acre on his land.”
How The World
Judges a Town
How is a town judged?
Out in the big business world
a town is judged by its most
prominent looking glass, which
is that town’s newspaper. We
quote as folows a business man
who has his fingers on 1 he pulse
of A meriea: ,
“By watching the advertising
columns of a newspaper we are
enabled to know th exact condit¬
ion of mercantile affairs and the
general prosperity or depression
in the town where the newspaper
is published. We can sit at our
desk and pick out the live busi¬
ness towns and the dead ones.
“There is no better index to
the town than its }>aper; it is a
better criterion to go by, and is
considered so by sagacious
than a photograph; it. is the
terprise of the inhabitants
not the size of the buildings that
makes the town. *
“You may pick up a paper and
read at a glance. ‘We mean
business,’ or we are deader than
a stuffed bird,’ as plain as
though it was printed in ten line
pica in red ink across every
page.”
Playing The Fool
That’s what, as a nation, we
seem inclined to do. We haven’t
had enough war. We evidently
relished the long lists of dead
and wounded that used to fill up
the columns of the daily press.
We want still heavier taxes.
We have grown fond pf wasting
money. We want to waste a
few billion more. So we have
begun to talk about the
navy in the world. We intend to
be ready for Japan. If the lead
ing nations of the earth, after
these past six years, haven’t
sense enough to take some effec¬
tive steps to reduce armanents
and to end the war, they deserve
to be abandoned by heaven to
destroy themselves.
Think of the demand of the
secretary of the Navy for 650
miliions of dollars, and the sec¬
retary of War asking for 699
millions for the year 1921! Four
Four school boys, one an Amer¬
ican, one an Englishman, one a
Frenchman, and one a Japanese,
could come to an agreement that
would make war an impossibil¬
ity. But hand the matter over
to the diplomats and the case is
declared hopeless.—Dumb Ani¬
mals.
The Way a Printer Loves !
“May I print a kiss on ’ vouri
lips?” I said,
And she nodded her sweet;
permission.
So we went to press, and I rath¬
er guess
We printed a full edition.
“One edition is hardly enough,”
She said with a charming
pout,
So again on the press the forms
was placed,
And we got some “extras”
out. —Ex.
Atomobilecally --j speaking,
the!
successful man is one who has i
his motto built-in-the-head. j
GEORGIA
When The
Train’s Late.
If you are on the train, and
it’s late, what does the Engi¬
neer do—Stop the train?
No, Never. That is not the
way trains are run.
But he tells the fireman to
give her the coal, he takes his
seat by the window, looks
straight ahead and pulls the
throttle.
What is the result?—Way
down the line he rolls into a
town, and some one remarks:
“She is right on time.”
Business has slowed down.
We are way behind. Where we
used to hit sixty we’re are now
making about ten.
What are we going to do—
stop the train? No, never.
If the engineer had stopped
his train he would have never
made up the lost time, and nev¬
er gotten anywhere. But he
went to work, and he went in
the Dangers of
Ike Capperfess Bill.
There is now pending before
the Educational Committee of
both the House and the Senate
m Washington what is known
as the Capperfess bills, provid¬
ing for the-promotion of physi¬
cal education by means of appro¬
priations from the national gov¬
ernment, twenty million dollars,
on condition that the individual
siates appropriate a proportion¬
ate amount .This is economically
unsound and deceptive, because
offering national appropriations
as a gift, although national
funds must be raised by taxation
as state funds. * These bills
would indirectly impose upon the
Mates an elaborate and compul
sory system of state medicine
These bills would require a corn
prehensive course of physical
periodical physical ex
animation, corrective of postur
and other remedial defects,
health supervision of schools and
school children, practical in
struction in the care of the
body and in the principles of
health and hygienic school life
under the supervision of medi
cal examiners and school nur¬
ses. These bills are being
sponsored by a well financed
medical campaign, yet there is
no demand for such legislation.
If these bills should become a
law would it not amount to a
medical monoply, where in only
one school of medicine (allopa
ic) would have a right to be
in attendance? Would it not
interfere with osteopathy, ho
neopathy, and, other medical
scientific investigation ?
Wpuld this not interfere
with religious freedom as quite
a number of people in this age
believe in spiritual healing,
trust ing in their faith, or under
standing of God and his laws to
heal ?
In our opinion it would not on¬
ly do this, but would interfere
with the constitutional amend¬
ment of the United States; arti¬
cle l,from which we quote ^Con¬
gress shall make no law respect¬
ing an establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; Amendment 14—“No
state shall make or enforce anv
law which shall abridge the pri
vilige or immunities of citizens
of the United States.
Thomas Jefferson once said,
“Beware of medical monoply a.
you would religious monoply.”
The merchant who sits down
and says it is no use to advertise
will wake up a little later to dis
cover that the man who did ad¬
has gone on with the
co when ? n * advertising ^ ier f. aever was was more a Ume nec
essa 5•' novx • ^he people
looking . for values and
are the
merchant who has no induce¬
ment to offer is in the midle of
a bad fix.—Walton Tribune.
REALIZATION
Into the woods I wandered—
One said. “God is there.”
Hour and hour I squandered,
Questioning, “Where, where?’
I strayed to the slums of a city;
A child in rags drew near
And fed the birds from pity.
I whispered, “God is here.”
CITATION
Bonham L. Johnson, of said State
and County, has applied to me for let¬
ters of administration to issue to him
on the estate of, Mrs. H. E. Johnson,
late of said County deceased. This is
therefore to ciLe all persons concerned
to show cause, if any they can, why
letters should not be issued as prayed
for, and same will he heard on the fitst
Monday in Marcjh next.
This, Jan. 14th., 1921.
A. Li LOV’D, Ordinary
Let’s give business the coal,
and way down the line we’ll go
in on time.
Merchants—Give the people
a little more sales talk.
Things are cheaper now than
they have been in years, and
they are cheaper than they are
going to be in some time—There
are bargains in all lines. Few
people have realized this.
Don’t stop just because you
are late. If you stop now you’ll
not get there when times are
better.
If you do not advertise now
you are not going to get the
business when conditions are
better, and you’ll certainly not
get it now unless you advertise.
People are going to buy, and
buy big. Let’s give her the
“coal” so you’ll be there when
the big buying starts.
City merchants are still ad¬
vertising.
And, though the people may
not realizze it—they are buying
from the city merchants and
mail order houses just because
they are advertising.
Let’s give her the “coal” and
go.
Reduce—Diversify.
“If the farmers of the Soutn
raise another normal crop of cot¬
ton this year to go with the im
rnense carry-over of last year’s
crop disaster stares them in the
face,” said Ex-congressman, A
P'. Lever of South Carolina; co¬
author of the Smith Lever act
and member of the Federal
Farm Loan board, before farm
bureau members at the State
College of Agriculture last week
Mr. Lever also predicted that if
a normal crop of cotton is raised
this year that the surplus to be
carried over, in warehouses and
on the farm, would reach the ap
paling figure of /sixteen million
bales.
These predictions, coming
from a man of nation-wide
profninence, are worthy of the
thoughtful consideration of ev¬
ery farmer and business man of
heed the warning of men like
the South. Unless the farmers
Mr. Lever and reduce the ac¬
reage in cotton at least 50 pei
cent there can be but one ans¬
wer to the oft-repeated question;
“What will we get for our next
cotton crop?” That answer is:
“Starvation prices.”
It is well to be optimistic of
the future but it is silly and
cowardly not to face the facts
and the facts are as plain as the
noon-day sun. Unless the farm¬
ers can be induced or forced 1 o
put in a small acreage in cotton
this year will be a continuation
of last year’s sad business story.
So, we say very solemnly that
it is the duty of every merchant,
banker and business man of the
South to stand behind the in
intelligent farmers in their ef¬
fort to reduce the cotton acreage
at least one half of normal. We
therefore, repeat our text for
last week: Reduce—Diversify.
FAKE INVENTOR IN JAIL.
Used Hidden Barrels of Alcohol
To Make Substitute Fuel
Work. . .
Formula designed to “revolu¬
tionize” the motor fuel industry
by mixing corn stalks, cane sug¬
ar and yeast as a substitute for
gasoline worked because the in¬
ventor, Prof. P. John Chasler of
Brooklyn, N. Y., had two barrels
of alcohol hidden behind the wall
and connected by a pipe to a
tank containing the apparatus.
Chasler’s arrest followed an I
torney’s investigation office by of the district complaint at-j
a
of a delegation representing
persons from the East Side, |
who said they had invested in j
stock in a company said to have
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
CITATION
GEORGIA—Newton County.
T. H. Pickett, of said State and coun¬
ty, has aplied to me for letters of ad
ministration to issue to him on the
estate of S. P. Pickett, late of said
county, deceased. This is therefore to
cite all persons concerned, to show
cause, if any they can, why letters
should not issue as prayed for, and
same will be heard on the First Mon¬
day in February next, 1921.
This January B, 1921.
A. L. LOYD, Ordinary.
A|)M1 NIS.TRA'J’OR’S SALE
GEORGIA—Newton County.
By virtue of an order front the Court*
of Ordinary of Newton County, will bo
sold at public outcry, on the First
Tuesday in March, 1921, at the Court
House door in said county, between the
legal hours of sale, the following de¬
scribed tract of land in said county,
to-wit:
All that tract or parcel .of land sit¬
uated, lying and being in Newton coun¬
ty, Georgia, Town district, known as
tracts 14 and 15 of the Swann & Camp¬
bell subdivision of the McGarity land
and bounded as follows: On the East
by Lucious Heard widow; South by
Ton} Cox; West by public road leading
from Covington to Alcovy; and on
North by A. S. McGarity. Containing
fifty-seven and 41-100 (57.41) acres.
The growing crops on said land are
reserved. Possession will he given im
mediately. Terms of sale Pash.
MRS. K. V. MOORE,
Administrator of E". V. Moore, dec’d.
2-17-31
Notice To Creditors of People’s lianli
Mansfield, Georgia.
In accordance with the provisions of
Section 13 and 14 of Article 7 of the
Banking Act, approved August lGth,
1919. you ahe notified to present your
claims, properly attested, on or before
ninety days from this date. Also de¬
positors are notified to bring their pass
books to be balanced and compared with
the books of tho,Bank, filing same with
Mr. F. P. Austin, Liquidating Agent.
This the 18th day of aJnuary, 1921
(Signed) T. R. BENNETT,
2-24 Supt. of Banks.
Notice to Creditors of the Farmers
Banking Company, Covington, Ga.
In accordance with the provisions of
Sections 13 and 14 fo Article 7 of the
Banking Act approved August 10, 1919,
you are notified to present your claims,
properly attested, on or before ninety
days- from thin date. Also depositors
are hereby notified to bring their
pass books to be balanced and. com¬
pared with the books of the bank, til¬
ing same with Mr. W. H. Pickett, Jr.,
Liquidating Agent. This the 20th day
of January, 1921.
(SU) T. B. BENNETT,
Superintendent of Banks.
SHERIFF'S SALE
GEORGIA—Newton County.
Will be sold at the court house door
of said county on the first Tuesday in
March, 1921, within the legal hours of
sale, the following described personal
property to-wit: Two bales of ginnel
cotton. No’s. 2025 and 2026, now in C.
Lunsford’s warehouse, in Mansfield,
Ga. Levied on as the property of R. Vi
Blackwell, by virtue of a Distress War
rant for rent, against said defendent
and in favor of W. A. Aiken, on Janu¬
ary 14, 1921.
Levy made by J. C. Hays, L. C.
Mansfield, district <;. M„ and returned
to me.
B. L. JOHNSON,
Sheriff Newton County
ture of‘ The H
fuel.
MOTHERHOOD SAFER
IN 17 COUNTRIES OTHER
THAN UNITED STATES
Washington, January 28.
Motherhood is safer in any of
the seventeen foreign countries
than in the United States, and
babies in ten other countries
have a better chance of living
through their first year, accor- |
ding to the house commerce j
committee’s report today on the
Sheppard-Towner bill to appro
$1*480,000 for safe-guar-1 j
ding the health of mothers and
babies.
The report classed the bill
SHERIFF’S SALE
GEORGIA—Newton County.
Will be sold before the Court
door of said county on the first
day in March, 1921, within the
hours of sale, the following
property to-wit: One house and
known as the Peoples' Bank
situated and being in Mansfield, ,'; u
bounded as follows: North by a \
cant lot, east by Pine street, south
Campbell and Johnson, and West by
ten-foot alley. Levied upon as the
erty of the Peoples’ Bank under a
fifa isued by the tax collector of
county, for taxes due State and
for 1920.
Tenant in possesion given notice.
This February 2, 1921.
B. L. JOHNSON, Sheriff.
SHERIFF’S SALE
GEORG IA—Newton County.
Will he sold at the court house'
in said county on the first Tuesday
March 1921, within the legal huui
sale to the highest bidder for cash
following described property
One hale of seed colon, more or
one pair bay mare mules, one
horse wagon, 25 bushels cotton
more or less; one corn planter, one
rup evaporator, one bay horse, 8
dies fodder, more or less; 2000
hay, more or less; 15 bushels corn
barn, more or less; 10 a -res corn in
field more or less; one top buggy
harness. Said property levied
as the property of William Wright
virtue of a Superior court fi fa,
ton county in favor or Jane
against said Wiliam Wright.
made Nov. 19, 1920.
B. L. JOHNSON,
Sherif Newton
SHERIFF’S SAI F
GEORGIA—Newton i’ounly.
Will be sold before the court
door of said county on the first
in March, 1921, within the legal
of sale to the highest bidder for
the following described property,
seven (7) bales seed cotton, more or
two (2) hales ginned
now in the warehouse; 23 acres
move or less; 55 acres of cotton,
or less; 4 acres in cane, more or
Levied on as the property of A.
Berry by virtue of a Landlord’s
Issued by C. O. Nixon. Clerk of
perior court, in favor of D. W. Cook
A. E. Berry. Oct. 23, 1920.
This February' 2, 1921.
B. L. JOHNSON,
Sherif Newton
SHERIFF’S SALE
G i iOUGIA—Newton County.
Will be sold before the court
door of said county on tin- first
day in March, 1921. within tin
hours of sale the folowing
real estate, to wit; 50 acres of
situated and being in Cedar Shoals J
tviet, G. M., said county and
and bounded as follows; North
WJ11 Wright, east by the “old
lands, south by public road leading
McDonough, Ga., and west by
Lee.
Levied upon as the property of
Oft Lee by virtue of a tax fi fa isued
the tax collector of Newton
for tax due state and county for
yeor 1920 against Robert Lee.
Tenant in possession given
notice.
This February 2, 1921.
B. L. JOHNSON'
Sherif Newton county, R 1
SHERIFF’S SALE
( iEORGIA—N ewton County.
Gill be sold before the court
door of said county, on the first Tin
lay in March 1921, within the leg 1
j hour of sale to the highest bidder .
' ash the following described proper''
to wit: One Reo 3 4 ton truck, let'i
! on ; a the property of S. R. Smith
' irtue of a tax fifa issued tin U
taxes by tax collector of said
and state vs. S. R. Smith.
This February 2, 1921.
,
B. L. JOHNSON, Sherift
f!” erKem >' legislatio " 31111
there was practically no
tion to it.. The committee, it
said, found that maternal
infant mortality in the l nit fi
States was not decreasing,
tisticstistics before it sho\vin-|
a 115 per cent increase in deat
from childbirth between 1^ :
and 1920.
Infants under one year r!
are dying from preventable a ] ‘
____ ______ ________ j
merits at the rate of 250,000 P
year, the report said, studied, j
“In rural sections I
ascertained” the report moth- ;l
ded, that “80 per cent of trair-x|
received no advice or °|
nurse preceding the birth
children.”
