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THE COVINGTON NEWS
For Newton County and Her People.
XUMBER 48.
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VTA " U j L N A JtATE GROWTH
gi'riurMeans Movement in
w' Geor
r °g ia upbuilding.
vovember 10—The time
,, lja could build itself
uta. "
vbe citv neighbors and the
» e o its
expense V ot j ta are beginning
ss , a truth as applied to
lOfiVf fiV of the state, it was stated
iihg 110 i merchants" merchants and an manufactur
t( today- Atlanta is going to develop
Sure of is the via territory the route eontigous of the
7 is the whole state. As
lt \orth Georgia, East
west’Georgia ,, Lria grows, so will
.
was pointed out here.
j smaller towns and com
a,s! ■ , if railroad distance of
'
ie« ’multiply easv expand, business
J Store and will
Mediate Atlanta reap
.“Santa, benefits of such a
it ns shown, cannot
t Ver become a great the metropolis state
sections of are
„7oil! neither can it become
L 5 it is destined to be by taking things
m these places those
L rightfully theirs, that Atlanta
his the message the rest
„ broadcasted over sentiment
and ibis is the
Tent out and given wings, will
for the future upbuilding of
ire importation of a doz
a than the best
tories” declared one of the
merchants in the Arcade build
kdantas show-place, in which
’ S of visitors from all sections
alate are constantly passing.
|pta is drawing liberally from all
rrounding towns in the matter
de according to Atlanta business
ut they point out that it should
its appeal only for that sort of
which cannot be accommodated
fie, inconsistency . .
waulil he gross
tlanta to preach the trade-at
itiea to its own people and then,
e same lisp of the tongue, send
peal out for the trade of its near
fits," said one trade-at-home of business ad
The only sort
outside that Atlanta ought to
to get is that which, out of the
feature of things, in every commu
lis going to be done in some out
fearket."
by the same token, business
ay _y that Atlanta, in its efforts to
self-advancement, will lend it
o any movement in any neghbor
owns that means greater achive
for it.
DILLARD AGAIN
’RESIDENT OF GA. VV. C. T. U.
flowing unusually busy sessions,
fter all of the old State officers
jhirty-eighth :een re-elected the ensuing year,
annual convention of
Soorgia \V. C. T. U. came to a
last week at Cairo. According to
Reeling ■ins expressed by State officers,
was the best of recent
and the 13s visitors went away
7? praises for the splendid gath
State officers as re-elected for
;«t 3 'ear are as follows: President,
Leila A. Dillard, Emory Univer¬
se president, Mrs. Marvin Wil
AUanta; corresponding secreta
!rs. Julius Magath, Oxford, record
ecretary, Mrs. August Burghard,
n; treasurer, Mrs. D. S. Aycock,
ioe: assistant recording secretary,
' Lou la Glass, Macon.
OIXCEMFNTS
Philathea class of the Methodist
py school will meet socially with
Salliemae Sockwell on Floyd
i Friday afternoon, instead of
egular Thursday. Other members
>e entertainment committee are:
[ Alary Sewell, Mrs. Howard Piper.
A, R. meeting announced for
7 November 8th, was postponed
'count of several conflicting af
!in or shine the meeting will be
L n -itrar). r x ’ Alonday, November 15th, at
Prof. Routh, of Emory
p m R "ill be speaker of the occa
fu'l attendance urged. 1
■
un h will /AW give Society of the Bap
, e home of a spend-the-dav
Dr. and Mrs. A. S.
I s 1 ” Snl 'th Covington next
.
*'' <lVt ‘tnber 16th. All mem
“tolly invited to be present.
r 11 Kilpatrick will receive -the
7 ' ouptei Tuesday afternoon at
in' j 1 the regular monthly
wi hostesses for the after
\i" toyAfrs. lker W. W. Childs. Chair
l'ok ’mam®' i, J Eombs, S Mrs. H. Kil
W q -AW’icy. Mrs. - - Gardner, Miss
^ j. F Rogers, Mrs.
R <*■»»»»
*’• > r. meeting
i ' : oiS^\y Mrs- u h • c E, C V T. Va TT U. tHe session, S 7 Ue
'll r .» C,ary
.flow- ' h°mum8 presiding,
j a (-han Sant and roses
a
-tine ! '^! ^ ine i formally iR was dispensed. The
,ite -hX* pa b0n Ral!y opened by the
e r \? Song.”
(Tiri S 00,11 Posed of Mesdames
Cher,7 ,S ' V Wait °s. E M. Smith,
bs arir1 of Mansfield, Walker
no Miss Florrie Harwell with
jr s bowler, organist,
. so,
h 40 - ccted passages from
■It'S. rs e ancl 2 -
rtune V Lee ’, reported <hase the time in¬
badge Hn ' of P>ano.
,lpon \h of 'hstmetion conferr
‘•ention\r^ was
1 rhapter by th « State
marvein„„' airo , in recognition of
’
' Th e bafW e r ° Wth since organiza-
1 made of golden rib
and V,,
iss m 31 ', 16 Printed statistics,
ted a onn ' < anor Wilson was ap
as m of one to see that
. Jure. the 7 in 7? hung U. collection in the Library
• ’• of lit
Mention. 'ieliberati'' ° 1 ns ' of Oxford, the reported State
recent
^ Aflv !nVi Si,I ! mons sa ng “See the
!f ing- n k. ’ after which the
a ,j - . to meet in
1 the b, baptist Decern
church.
-Good white corn, shell
HUSON COTTON CO.
R. T. GOODWYN, JR., A1EETS
INS TANT DEATH
H Wreck ivS ^Perl When KUIed Car Plunges i„ Autnmoble Over
ion Twenty-foot Embankmenf-Oompan
Escapes with Injuries.
instantly • T; G r^7 killed n when ’ , Jr ” his of Athens, was
plunged off twenty-foot automobile
a embankment
leadmg from the new bridge across
Alcovy river, two miles east of Coving¬
ton, at 6:45 Tuesday evening
The machine in which Goodwyn and
T, C. Aycock, of Monroe, were riding
turned over several times as it hurtled
down the embankment.
The injuries of the unfortunate
young man indicate that death was
instantaneous.
According to Mr. Aycock. who was
riding with Mr. Goodwyn, the two were
driving rapidly toward Covington in
with or , < ?® 1 ’ Mr. to Davis, a business from engagement
highway Griffin, a state
engineer.
In the- rain and darkness, Mr. Good¬
wyn. who was at the wheel, missed his
road and plunged down the embank¬
ment.
Mr. Aycock was pinned under the
wrecked car, but succeeded in releas¬
ing one foot, and by pressing the horn
with this attracted the attention of two
negroes named .Tackson, from Monroe
who were passing in a truck. They re¬
leased the men and brought them into
Covington.
The body of Mr. Goodwyn remained
at Stillwell's funeral parlors over night
and carried Wednesday to Athens for
burial.
Mr. Goodwyn was division engineer
of the sixth highway district. He
graduated from the University of
Georgia in 1912 with high honors* and
was a veteran of the world war. He
was prominently connected, being the
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Ooodwvn,
of Athens, who with Miss Sallie Good¬
wyn, a sister, survive him.
Tile tragedy is all the more deplora¬
ble because it happened near the bridge
he had so reeenty turned over to New¬
ton county, and in which he had put
forth his best efforts.
He made many friends while em¬
ployed in this section. Of him it was
said:
“The state highway organization sus¬
tains a serious loss in his tragic death,
incurred while performing his duty,
and laments with his host of friends
and his bereaved family, the cutting
short in its prime of his life one who
had shown such high proofs of useful¬
ness and service.”
C. Douglas Flanigen, .Tr.. of Atlanta,
and S. B. Black, chief bridge engineer
of the state highway department, both
< ’ose personal Mends of the deceased,
came from Atlanta to Covington Tues¬
day night for the removal of Goodwyn
to Athens.
Mr. Aycock was badly bruised and
shaken up but returned to Monroe
Wednesday.
COVINGTON SCHOOLS OBSERVE
GOOD ENGLISH WEEK
In line with a number of other schools 1
throughout Georgia, and in keeping
with the policies outlined by the Geor¬
gia Federation of Women’s Clubs, the
Covington schools endeavored to im¬
press upon the students the import¬
ance of speaking correct English, and
reading the purest English.
Common errors of speech and pro¬
nunciation were corrected.
Selections from the best English
writings and the best poems in the lan¬
guage will be read by the children.
Good English week afforded much
merriment to the children in their ef- j
forts to catch and correct each others
errors.
TREATMENT OF SEED WHEAT
The cheapest and most effective way
to treat seed wheat is by the Formal¬
dehyde method.
A pint of Formaldehyde can be
bought for fifty cents and a pint will
treat forty bushels of wheat or oats.
Take the pint of Formaldehyde and
add forty gallons of water to the solu¬
tion. Be sure you don’t get the solution
anv stronger than this. If you only
need half this much use the same pro
portion of water.
Spread the grain that is to be treat¬
ed on a canvas on the floor. Use a
sprinkler and sprinkle the solution
over the grain stirring with a shovel
so to be sure that all of the kennels
are wet. Use a gallon of the solution to
one bushel of the grain. Cover the
grain with a canvas or sacks. Allow
the grain to remain covered for two
or three hours. Uncover and stirred
occasionally until dry, then it is ready
to sow. bought at
Formaldehyde can be an>
drug store. ( Agent.
j. K. LUCK, County
(HEAP EXPLOSIVES
I am getting up an order for cheap
explosive and all those that are mtei -
ested in securing some should see me
at once. .. blank , be sc¬
The following order can
oured from me: Order Blank , .
Picric Acid Agent
t,,.. .. ..............................Town, .....County
.’.County. Ga.
............ •
Please' enter my order acid for allotted .... - - - - to •
pounds of the picric Georgia StaU
the Extension Division, the Lnited
College of Agriculture, by.
States Department of Agriculture freight
/seven cents (7) per pound. P»us
charges. Total. ?......• • • M y farm
•
......acres. I have....... •••.■•
cleared. With this amount of pic¬
acres clear about
ric acid, I intend to the . • ■ • t< ■■
acres. In case I am not at oat
receive this material when it arrives,
7 hereby authorize the person in eharge
of the car to deliver it to some local
person at my expense. is taken before .
In rase the allotment und^stood
this that order the full is received, amount enclosed it ^ will <x
returned to me.
Signed ..............................” ............................... '
P.
County .........................
^ can' be' piaceti 'for
Orders not 1.000 pounds.
100 pounds or more than
Picric acid is cartridge^ Uke*
boxed in 100 -pound »»»»■ ° r
and 100 -pound Ip¬
ders must be for even b bn)kem
so the boxes will not have to
Fill out this order and mail to tne
Countv Agent’s office immediately, to
eethoi with full remittance to cover.
DAY OF PRAYER FOR
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE
T he Sunday Schools in Georgia are
being called upon and urged to ob¬
serve Sunday, November 20th, as a day
to pray for the disarmament confer¬
ence, which will be in session in Wash¬
ington at that time, the conference be¬
ginning on November 11th.
“It is fitting and right that the Sun¬
day schools obesrve such a day,” said
R. D. Webb, general superintendent of
the Georgia Sunday School Associa
tion. “All the world staggers today un¬
der the burden placed upon its should¬
ers by the most cruel war of all histo¬
ry. Every Sunday school in Georgia
feels the load. The gold stars on the
Service Flag, now folded away but not
forgotten, tell of the' losses of young
men in whom we had high hope of
greatness in manhood. The civilization
of the future depends upon the train¬
ing we are giving to the boys and girls
now found in the Bible classes of our
Sunday school. May we of Georgia
teach them the word and the way of
a life of constructive service, rather
than to teach them to become familiar
with the destructive art of war. Our
belief is that the absolute safetly for
the United States is to obtain entire
disarmament.”
Many schools will desire to use the! a
special program for this day, and
Georgia Sunday School Association, j
917 Hurt building. Atlanta, will be '
pre
pared to give out copies of suggested
programs for “Disarmament Day”
HART 3,000 BALES
AHEAD 1920 CROP
Local Estimates Put 1921 Crop Around
17,000 Bales—Next Report to Set¬
tle Discussion.
The gin report for Hart county to
October 18, 1821, gives us 12,857 bales
against 8,932 bales to same date 1920,
as reported by Agent W. J. O’Barr.
This is a gain of 3,925 bales to that
date. Since October 18th the gins have
turned out quite a large number of
bales and some predict that in spite of
the weevil and the drouth Hart coun¬
ty’s total will reach, if not go over,
17,000 bales.
For the information of those keeping
records, the first report made Septem¬
ber 25th showed Hart county with
6,808 bales ginned against 1.355 to that
date 1920.
over the slate as one of the most pros
Hart county is being pointed out all
perous in Georgia due to her good cot
tno crop and general conditions. Hart¬
well and Hart county have certainly
“hit it rich” this year.
Several counties not far below us,
Putnam as the most severe example,
have made only a few hundred bales of
cotton this year, while Hart will make
from 16,000 to 18,000.—Hartwell Sun.
MINISTERS ATTENDING
CONFERENCE IN AUGUSTA
Revs. J. E. Ellis, of the First Metho¬
dist church. G. C. Tumlin. of Porter
dale, S. D. Cherry, of Mansfield, W. W.
Carroll, of North Covington and Dr H.
B. Mays, Presiding Elder of the district.
in company with Rev. F. G. Spearman,
of Brookton, and Mr. R. R. Fowler,
lay delegate, left Monday afternoon
for the North Georgia conference in
session in Augusta.
REPRESENTATIVES OF AGRI¬
CULTURE VISIT COVINGTON
Messrs. Gay and Ragsdale, of the
Georgia State College, were in Coving¬
ton during the week inspecting the lo¬
cal potato houses.
They visited Mrs. Martin’s curing
house, East of Covington, and the
large one in the city limits. these
plants were pronounced up to standard
and according to specifications.
MIXON
Mr. Tom Mixon, of Decatur, spent
last week with his aunt, Miss Emma
Miron. and . Miss ...
Mrs. I. L. Parker, Jr.,
Myrtle Pounds spent a short while
Friday af ternon with Mrs. Rebio
Yancey. F. Pennington and .
Mr. and Mrs A. af¬
Mrs. Frank Jones spent Saturday
ternoon with friends and relatives in
Covington. and Mr. Elbert
Mr. Hubie Ivey Kyle
Parker spent Saturday with Mr.
Allen, of Eudora.
Miss Delta Bohannan visited Miss
Myrtle Pounds Satui-day afternoon.
One of the merriest occasions of
this week was the party given by Miss
Mvrtle Pounds Saturday afternoon for
her pupils About fourteen children par¬
ticipated. Fincher spent Thursday __ ,
Mrs. Billie
afternoon with Miss Emma Mixon.
state that Mixon ^ s
We are glad to condition un¬
school is in a flourishing
der the skillful management of Miss
Nell Norman, as principal, and Miss
Myrtle Pounds. Mrs. Amanda Vaughn
and Mr. Eddie Dick as assistants.
Miss Hattie Belle Gilmore, of Jack
son. passed through our ville Sunday,
October 30th. enroute to Covington,
where she will be a visitor at the home
of Mrs. C. C Brooks. arranged
Miss Ina Mae Jones a
pleasant party for the young people of
our midst Saturday evening. The occa¬
sion was enjoyed very much by all
Pr nt Heard, of Cov
Mr. and Mrs. Tom
inerton. were spend-the-day visitors at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Pen¬
nington Sunday. October 30th.
Mr Frank Ballard, of Covington
was in our ville one day last week.
Mrs. Jesse Yancey spent Friday with
Mrs. W. H. Ivey Saturday in
Mr. Juel Kitchens spent
Covington. Roy Lawson, of , Atlan¬
Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and
ta, spent the week-end with
Mrs. Billie Fincher. Mrs. Lawson will
be pleasantly remembered as Miss Ka¬
tie Fincher. convention meets at
The singing second Sunday, November
Red Oak the Everybody in¬
13th, in the afternoon.
vited to come. Jr., spent one
Mrs. I. L. Parker, Carl
afternoon last week with Mrs.
Ncubv Mr* Yancey spent
and Mrs Jesse
Tuesday with Mr. Jim Yancey, of Al
,T1 Mrs. James Coggins, of
Mr. and with
Leguinn, spent Sunday afternoon
the latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. I. L.
Parker, Sr.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1921.
TECH MONEY IS NOT
SPENT FOR FOOTBALL
Atlanta, Ga., November 8th. 1921.
Editor News;—
Some criticism has been expressed in
sonw of the papers of the state due to
a misstatement made somewhere, I
don’t know just where, that Tech’s
football team was costing the state
money which had better be spent on
education.
- I am hastening to write you, as a
member of the Georgia press to cor¬
rect that^ impression, if in fact you
ever had it. Not one cent of the money
other source is spent on the footbail
given Tech by the state, or from any
team, or on any other form of athlet¬
ics. Football at Tech is supported by
paid admission to see the various
games played. Not only does this make
the team self-supporting, but it pays
for less popular forms of athletics at
Tech, and the surplus goes to Tech, as
a gift to the state in the form of per¬
manent improvements. Tech has the
best athletic stadium in the south. It
was bought, paid for, and given to
Tech from the proceeds of football, by
cept for a gift made for this sepcific
paid admissions to see the games, ex¬
purpose by an interested friend of the
school, and it is my impression that in
practically every other college in the
United States such improvements are
made by colleges themselves. Tech
hasn’t had this money, and hasn’t had
even enough money to build a gymna¬
sium, which the athletic association
has next planned to build, and present
to the college.
It would be unfair to make this
statement with regard to Tech without
telling you also that I believe that the
University of Georgia football teams
as well are conducted on this basis.
This letter is for your information,
and the statements contained in it can
easily be verified.
Very truly yours,
LEGARE DAVIS,
Director of Public Information.
CHRISTENING SERVICE SUNDAY
At the closing of the Sunday school
hour Sunday, an impressive service
was held when the parents of five lit¬
tle children dedicated them to God by
the sacred ritual of the Methodist
church, Rev, J. E. Ellis officiating.
They were Count D. Gibson, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Count D. Gibson;
Ruth and P. J. Rogers, Jr., daughter
and son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Rogers;
Hugh Emmett. Jr, son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. E. Wright; W. C. Ill, eon of Dr.
and Mrs. W. C. Wright, Jr.
MISS GAITHER WEDS MR. BUTLER
The marriage of Miss Annie Laurie
Gaither and Mr. David Butler took
place at the home of the bride’s pa¬
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gaither,
Wednesday evening, November 9th, at
6:30 o’clock, Rev. Walker Combs, of
the Baptist church, officiating. The
ring ceremony was used.
The bride wore a going-away cos¬
tume of brown, with brown accessories.
Mr. and Mrs. Butler left immediate¬
ly for a wedding journey amid showers
of rice.
Only the immediate family and a
few close friends were present. Those
invited were: Misses Frances Dearing,
Ena Belle Peek, Inez Thomas, Ina
Rogers, Ethel Williams; Messrs, Rufus
Franklin, Pressley Christian, Perino
Dearing, Emmett and Guy Rogers.
MAC POOLE'S TRIP TO REUNION
Mr. Americus Vespecius Poole, fa¬
miliarly known as “Mac,” the one
armed fiddler, reports a wonderful
time at the Confederate Reunion in
Chattanooga.
By his genial manner and magic in¬
strument Mr, Poole fiddled his way
right into the hearts of all he met, re¬
ceiving countless invitations to go back
home with folks from Oklahoma to
Florida.
Enroute to the reunion the old sold¬
iers narrowly escaped a horrible acci¬
dent. The Veterans’ Special carried 15
coaches, when out of Cartersville a
few miles, one of the wheels broke half
in two; if it had turned over these
coaches would have rolled about 160
feet on either side. A Merciful Provi¬
dence seemed to watch over these he¬
roes of the sixties
Mr. Poole says he’s going to Rich¬
mond “God Willing,” in 1922.
REV. BRANHAM HOME AGAIN
Rev. Henry F. Branham is at home,
this week, much to the pleasure of his
friends, who have been anxious as to
the outcome of the recent auto wreck,
of which Mr. Branham was a victim.
The escape of Mr. Branham seems
well-nigh a miracle.
DR. LEE A GOOD FISHERMAN
Dr. J. W. Lee is making quite a rep¬
utation as a fisherman. Several times
recently he has caught carp from Yel¬
low river that look like young whales
to some of his appreciative friends.
Dr. Lee and his brother, Mr. W B.
Lee, of Quitman, are fisherman of the
old school, with 34 pound turtles a
specialty.
NOTICE TO GOLFERS.
The Golf Links will’ again be open
to its members after having been clos¬
ed for a week undergoing repairs.
The course has been changed and
the new sand greens are among the
very best in this section of the coun¬
try and the club will strictly forbid la¬
dies from playing in shoes with high
heels. Also gentlemen who are accus¬
tomed to playing in hobnailed shoes
must please take notice. It is necessary
to take these steps in order to promote
better golfing.
FARMS FOR RENT
2- horse farm at Starrsville, Ga.,
near church and school. Two good res¬
idences. This is desirable proposition
for party living in town; only 25 min¬
utes drive from town, and rent is
cheap. 30 of
3- horse farm with about acres
bottom land, near Mt. Moriah church.
5- horse farm near Mr. H. B. Rogers'
mill.
6- horse farm at Pennington, Ga.,
with church and school near. Good res¬
idence and store house on place.
100 bushels^of grain sown on
farm.
Will rent for part of crops or
much money If desired.
W. B. R. PENNINGTON.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance
POISONED WELL KILLS MOTHER
AND THREE CHILDREN
Husband Lies Critically I|1—Ten
Months-Old Baby Only Member of
Family not Partaking of Water.
Augusta, Ga.—The death Monday
night of Mrs. J. W. Lee, wife of a well
known planter of near Beldoc, Barn¬
well county, South Carolina, was the
fourth to have occurred in the family
within the last week as a result of an
alleged poisoned well on the farm, It
became known here Tuesday. Mr. Lee
is in a critical condition, but may re¬
cover.
Three small daughters of the Lees,
the oldest of whom was six, died last
Tuesday afternon, a few hours after
drinking water from the well. The chil¬
dren were Mary, Velma and Elma, aged
six. four and two, respectfully. The
youngest child, a ten months-old baby,
was the only member of the family not
to drink of the water.
The mystery surrounding the poison¬
ing of the water has not been cleared
up, according to information from
Beldoc. The well had been used by the
family for years. Details as to the na¬
ture of the poison could not be obtained.
The Lee family, with the exception
of the baby, became suddenly and vio¬
lently 111 last Tuesday morning after
drinking water from the well. The
poison evidently had been put in the
water during the previous night.
The three children died within a few
hours of each other.
Examination of the water showed, it
is said, that it contained a deadly
poison.
TWIN BABIES ARE
FOUND IN A WELL
Toccoa, Ga.—Silas Ridley, a farmer
residing just across the Georgia line in
the state of South Carolina, a distance
of eight miles from Toccoa, made a
strange discovery the first of the week.
He was on his farm and heard cries of
a child not far away. After considera¬
ble investigation he discovered the cries
came from an abandoned well on his
place. He not being able to go down in
the old well without assistance, went
to a near neighbor’s house and secured
assistance. When he reached the bot¬
tom of the well, he found twin babies
about six months old. They evidently
had been in the well several hours for
their eyes were swollen from long cry¬
ing. They were removed to the home
of Ridley, and his wife took charge of
them. He went to Walhalla and report¬
ed the matter to the sheriff.
Parents Confess.
Early Tuesday morning, the family
physician was sent for to treat the lit¬
tle fellows. Upon arrival of the doctor
he recognized the babies as the ones
born to a Mrs. Ellis Hall, several miles
in the next county. The sheriff secured
a warrant and soon placed in jail both
the mother and the father of the chil¬
dren.
It is reported that they made a full
confession of the crime to the sheriff
after being placed in jail. In her con¬
fession the mother states that she was
advised by her father and husband to
When she observed the well, to which
dispose of the children in some way.
fcvas attached a bucket and rope, she
conceived the idea of putting the chil¬
dren in it, and she lowered them down
under the supervision of her husband.
When the job was done, they went on
their way to visit a friend.-—Carnes
ville Herald.
FLOUR PRICE IS LOW
Minneapolis, Minn.—For the first
time in more than five years, flour
went under $7 a barrel price here Fri¬
day, the decline following a break in
the wheat market. One large mill re¬
duced its prices 15 cents on family
a barrel when sold In carlots in 98
patents, making their quotation $6.90
pound sacks. The range here Friday
was $6.90 to $7.
THE MAN WHO SEES THINGS
The man who sees things is the use¬
ful man. The fellow who thinks of
something that ought to be done, who
has initiative, and suggests that so and
so ought to be done for the public good
—he is the useful citizen. If nobody
had ever thought of anything new,
we would be wearing the garments
that God gave us at the creation and
eating uncooked bread from the trees.
Let's develop some men and women
who can see things that ought to be
done, and are not afraid to do them.—
Exchange.
FOCH TO HONOR MEMORY OF LEE
Lexington, Va.—Marshal Ejoch to¬
day accepted in a telegram to officials
in Washington and Lee University, an
wreath invitation to visit Lexington and iay a
on the tomb of Robert E. Lee.
Presentation to the marshal of the de¬
gree of doctor of laws, conferred on
him by the university, will take place
at the same time, it was announced.
The date of the visit has not been fixed.
C. A. SOCKWELL FOR MAYOR
The friends of C. A. Sockwell desire
to nut his name before the voters as a
candidate for Mayor of the city of Cov¬
ington, subject to the election December
2, 1921.
The platform of Mr. Sockwell will ap
l>ear in next week’s paper. We were
also requested to state that several as¬
pirants for councilman will announce
in next week’s paper.
X-RAYS SUPERIOR TO RADIUM.
SO BRITISH SURGEON DECLARES
London—That radium is a failure
and that many leading surgeons dis¬
carded it in favor of X-rays is the
opinion expressed by Sir Thos. Parkin¬
son, a distinguished surgeon who is
consulting physician to the American
hospital for English soldiers and who
is also physician to the prime minister,
Lloyd George.
He states that radium is not only not
effective as a remedy, it was positively
dangerous, as its burning effect aggra¬
vated instead of curing maladies.
MONEY LOST— Several dollars in
currency and silver in cloth sack in J.
I. Guinn's store, Monday. A reward to
finder. JAMES BE LCHER.
Skill that has a market value is the
equivalent of money, but it will not al¬
ways represent money unless the pos¬
sessor saves while the earning power
skill that comes from physical instead
is satisfactory. Old age reduces the
of mental strength.—Ex.
THREE FOUND GUILTY
OF PEONAGE CHARGE
Three young white farmers, Erwin
Morris, Hugh Morris and Sam Gardner
and John Brown, a negro, all of Henry
county, were found guilty by a jury
In federal court last Friday afternoon
on a charge of conspiracy to hold Jer¬
ry Ravin, a negro, in a state of peon¬
age and were given prison sentences
by Judge Samuel H. Sibley.
Erwin Morris, said by federal agents
to have been the ringleader, was sent¬
enced to serve one year and a day in
the federal penitentiary and to pay a
fine of $500. Hugh Morris, his brother,
and Sam Gardner,were given terms of
four months each in the county jail,
months in jail. Lu Everett and James
while the negro Brown was given two
E. Gwaltney, two other white men un¬
der indictment on the same charge,
were acquitted.
Counsel for the convicted men imme¬
diately gave notice that they would
carry the ease to the United States cir¬
cuit court of appeal on writs of errors.
Erwin Morris was released under a
$1,500 bond. The bonds of Hugh Morris
and Sam Gardner were assessed at $500
each. <•
The case, which has occupied the at¬
tention of the court during the entire
week’s session, was extremely hard
fought. The convictions were the first
obtained by the government in several
years in this district on the peonage
charge.
It was alleged by the government
that the negro Ravin was flogged by
the defendants in the attempt to make
him work for Erwin Morris.
In returning the verdict, the jury
recommended that the court show mer¬
cy to the defendants, with the excep¬
tion of Erwin Morris. Mrs. Erwin Mor¬
ris, who was seated near her husband
when the verdict was read, broke into
tears.
Judge Sibley scored the defendants
for the alleged violation of the peon¬
age laws, and stated that in his opin¬
ion, the jury could not have done oth¬
erwise than to return the verdict of
guilty in the cases of the four men.—
Atlanta Journal.
CLUB MEETING
The Hays District Woman’s Club
held its regular semi-monthly meeting
Wednesday afternoon, November 2, at
the residence of Mrs. Henry Adams at
Dixie. The Indian summer weather,
the magnetic charm of the hostess and
the unfailing enthusiasm of the assem¬
bled members made an irresistble com¬
bination and the occasion was one of
unalloyed enjoyment
The meeting was called to order at 3
o’clock, Mrs. R. L. Hollis in the chair.
The secretary, Mrs. B. J. Anderson,
being absent on account of Illness.
Mrs. C. C. Epps was selected secretary
pro tern. The tearsurer, Mrs. C. U.
Skinner, reported finances in satisfac¬
tory condition.
Several Important topics were intro¬
duced for consideration, among them
the use of holly at Christmas. This
beautiful evergreen is facing extinc¬
tion by wide-spread abuse and rustless
waste of It at the holiday season. The
club deplored this grievous state of af¬
fairs and will use its influence to
check the thoughtless destruction of
this one of the chief meauties of our
winter woods.
The needs of our Methodist parson¬
age were discussed, and ten dollars vot¬
ed toward its refurnishing.
Mrs. Adams reported cases of need
in the district resulting from disastrous
crop conditions. Mrs. C. U. Skinner
was appointed chairman of a committee
to investigate and supply immediate
needs, On the committee with Mrs.
Skinner are Mrs. Henry Adams, Mrs.
C. C. Epps, Mrs. L. H. Cook, Mrs. H.
G. Benton and Miss Cecily Skinner
with the entire club in reserve for as¬
sistance of any kind.
The school improvement committee
reported what had been done at the
school, and mentioned other things
needing to be done. Hot lunch for the
school children was again discussed,
with a growing sentiment In its favor.
The Tuberculosis Christmas Seal and
Bond proposition was presented for
consideration. Miss Chloe Jackson,
representing this work, spent a day in
the county recently, and made the
statement to Mrs. Hollis that if the
county would buy five hundred dollars
worth of seals and bonds, the associa¬
tion would guarantee to keep a nurse
in the county two months of the suc¬
ceeding year.
The population of the county is said
to be twenty-two thousands. Allowing
four to the family means 5,500 fami¬
lies, If each family would buy even a
dimes worth of seals the sum resulting
would be $550. This reckoning chal
lenges the attention of every thinking
person. Allowing generously for de¬
faulting families, there should easily
be a sufficient number multiplying the
ten cent basis to secure the necessarv
amount.
Newton county would be greatly
benefitted by the service of an intelli¬
gent, well-euipped nurse for even two
months in a year. The citizens would
be wise to look to this means of secur¬
ing one so easily. Miss Jackson has
been invited to present the matter at
the next meeting of the County Fed¬
eration of Women’s Clubs.
The short afternoon brought the
program too quickly to a close. The
club adjourned reluctantly. The next
meeting will be held at the residence
of Mrs. H. G. Benton, at Starrsville.
NOTICE
Mayor again if you want me.
Much oblige for your past support.
I am a candidate for mayor next
election and will appreciate your vote.
HENRY ODUM.
SUMTER MAN FATHER
OF 24 CHILDREN
Americus—Discussion of the family
of 17 children of Rev. C. J. Henderson,
of near Quitman, brings out that John
Perry, living near Americus, is the
father of a family of 24 children. He Is
a true believer in the Rooseveltian doc¬
trine.
WAREHOUSE BURNS
Hillsboro Ga.—Fire that broke out
in the Garland warehouse here Wed
desday destroyed the warehouse and
3.500 bushels of corn. For a time the
whole town was threatened. Fifty men
with a fire pump from Monticello re¬
sponded to a call for help.
