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The COVINGTON NEWS
Official Organ of Newton County
and the City of Covington.
Published every Thursday by the
News Publishing Company.
W. I.IGHTFOOT, Editor-Mgr.
Entered as second class mail matter
December 2, 1908, at the Post Office
at Covington, Ga., under the act of
March 3, 1879.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1921
The work of the Red Cross in peace
times is almost as important as in war.
During the fiscal year ending on June
30th the Red Cross expended $1,871,000
in furnishing emergency relief to 65,
000 families in sixty-seven communi¬
ties in various parts of the nor} d, ac¬
cording to its annual report of peace¬
time service.
The Honorable Jack Patterson was an
honor quest at a banquet given here
when a County Board of Trade was or¬
ganized last week, and we were glad to
have him present. But Jack got terrib¬
ly upset at the close of the meeting;
some one had taken his hat by mistake,
and left a hat which was very small for
him. Otherwise, he enjoyed himself
very much—he ate twice as much as
any man in the crowd and kept one of
our pretty girls, who was waiting on
the table, so busy she had no time to
give another guest any attention.
Brunswick stew, roast beef, salad, ice
cream and cake were some of the things
that held his attention for about one
hour and thirty minutes.
Matters are getting near the verge
of insurrection in the Philippines. The
Nationalist party is clamoring for
complete and immediate independence.
They have incorporated in their party
platform woman suffrage, development
of Philippine resources for and by the
Filipinos, adoption of English as the
official language, full powers for muni¬
cipalities, health and sanitation depart¬
ment, a national defense plan, freedom
of judges and better relation between
capital and labor. Manuel Quezon,
speaking at a party convention, de¬
clared that they did not need or want
American help or protection, and that
a people who were unable to maintain
independence did not deserve freedom.
There may be truth in the latter stat
ment, but Philippine independence, if
justice is done, is a log ways off.
V SKETCH OF
HON. C. A. SOCKWELL
As given at the Shriners banquet,
Palm Room of City Pharmacy, night of
December 13th. 1921, by Noble Luke
Robinson, Toastmaster:
“One knows the power of the sun by
feeling its warmth, the magic of bird's
song by hearing the melody. To know
the force and beauty of the life of C.
A. Sockwell one must have felt the
magic touch of his gifted personality,
and have caught some of the melody
of his buoyant nature.
His life is a blend of sunshine and
song, that others may be glad. Modest,
chivalric, warm of heart, true as steel.
He adorns Masonry and typifies the
highest type of citizenship.
This is found to be true of him by
association. His great character is ar¬
mored with acceptances—agreeing to
many difficult things, as well as to many
that seemingly cannot be understood."
We are constrained to add our eulo¬
gies to the above by saying that Mr.
Sockwell has accepted a seemingly
hard task in assuming the mayorship of
Covington, but the moment he accept¬
ed the challenge to make the race for
mayor, and declared himself in the
race fair and square, he began to tread
the road to real success. Now he is
elected by an overwhelming majority
we say be true to your nature, and
stick through—your chance has come,
you are prepared by nature and by as¬
sociation, you are thoroughly mettled
—your are big enough, broad
manly enough to grasp your
ty and carry it to its successful issue.
Then, and not ’till then, will you
enshrined in the minds ond hearts
your fellow man, as you are in
minds and hearts of your intimate as
seriates.
THE PEACE TREATY
Never since history began has
been announced a treaty of
importance to the world than
which has just been negotiated
Washington, and which was
public on December 10th. Many
treaties have been signed in the pas:
hut none so comprehensive and strong
or which, without mentioning
mean so mqch as a guarantee
war.
The treaty is the work of nations
siring peace and an abandonment
Militarism: yet, fearful of the
and absolute junking of their
institutions, have formulated a treaty
which is to be the basis of action in
the reduction of naval armament as a
first step toward a lasting peace, and
which also provides that the rights and
privileges of each nation shall be rec¬
ognized and respected, and that in
case of menace from within or •with¬
out, the four nations, which are par¬
ties to the treaty, shall take counsel
together in a joint conference
which the whole subject shall be re-
fwred for consideration and adjust¬
ment.”
The treaty is not an alliance. It is an
agreement, pure and simple, defining
joint and mutual powers and privi¬
leges, duties and obligations for a
term of ten years, at the expiration of
which time the said treaty is to con¬
tinue in force unless at least twelve
months’ notice shall be given for with¬
drawal from the pact.
The strength of this treaty lies in
its second provision, which contains
an agreement that if their rights are
“threatened by the aggressive action
of any other power” the associated
powers shall communicate with each
other to reach an understanding
jointly or separately to meet the ex¬
igencies of the particular situation.
The last provision puts an end to a
disturbing element, for upon ratifica¬
tion of the treaty the Japanese-Brit
ish alliance will terminate.
The four nations, the United States.
France, Great Britain and Japan, by
this treaty are bound together to keep
the peace of the world, and there is
no power on earth that can successful¬
ly oppose them as long as the treaty
is in force and its provisions are ful¬
filled.
The four nations which are parties
to the treaty are a nucleus of an as¬
sociation of nations which may ulti¬
mately include all the nations of the
world; but in any event all nations will
share in its benefits, whether they be¬
come associate, members or not; for
there can be no great distrubance of
the wrold's peace with the four strong¬
est powers of the world pledged to set¬
tle their differences in a general court
of nations.
Many have scoffed at the idea of an
international tribunal with power to
adjudicate between nations. They have
looked upon world peace as an Utopian
dream, believing it to be impossible to
formulate any kind of an agreement
that would put an end to war. The
scoffers have lived to see such an
agreement consumated by the four
strongest military nations of the
world, and which combination is suf¬
ficient to prevent any warlike action
on the part of other nations.
It is now a question of not only a
reduction of naval armament but the
junking of all. or practically all mili¬
tary equipment; for it will be useless
after the lesser nations have learned
the folly of maintaining an institution
they do not need.
The Washington conference has
been an eminent success. Disarmament
is now on the way and will eventually
become a reality.
EIJECTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
A little over forty years ago electric¬
ity was an unknown quantity so far as
its application to industrial affairs was
concerned. As an element in nature its
exeistenee was known; but little ad¬
vancement had been made toward
making it an active agent in the ser¬
vice of mankind.
per, and that time is not far off. The
tirely experimental in its investigation
and application. Since that date it has
become an actve principle in the
world’s progress.
In America today there are 6,000,000
horse power of developed electrical
power, yet it is in its infancy. Grover
C, Maxwell, former secretary of the
Ohio State Public Utilities, is authority
for the the statement that “within the
next twenty years the present six mil¬
lions of electrical horse power will be
amplified to 55,000,000.”
Mr. Maxwell is looking to the electri¬
fication of the farming industry, an>4
light and power will be as common on
the farm as in the city, and why not?
Nature has provided all the necessary
power for the development of electric¬
ity in quantities sufficient to serve the
purposes of every city, village and
hamlet in America, and this power is
in the unharnessed waves of the ocean,
the water powers along the rivers of
the country, the winds and the sun, all
of which may be made useful in devel¬
oping electricity for heat, light and
power.
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Again the season of “peace on earth,
good will to men” is with us.
Every mind has been rife with the
thought “What am I to gve?” Many a
heart heavy with the fact, “I am not
able to give."
The wish to help others is said to be
the oldest passion in the world—and
deathless as well.
It is not the giving that counts. The
gift without the giver is bare. Give of
yourself. As has been suggested “If
you are an artist, give a picture; a writ¬
er, weave your own heart fancies into
a tender message, a farmer, the fruits
of your harvest, author, a book; a
cook, some dainty tid-bit, etc.
If none of these, there still remains
that common messenger of all—the
Christmas card.
How significant it can be. Going di¬
rect from the heart of the donor, to the
heart of the recipient.
An exchange sets its seal of finality
on the card by the following advice:
Say. if you are worrying over what
to send to some friend as a Christmas
try a Christmas card, such «a
may be ordered from a printer or en-
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINtfTuw, w^oRGIA
graver, carrying a seasonable message
of good wishes. The chances are that
in most instances, the card would be
appreciated more than a costly present,
especially when the recipient may have
reason to feel that the sender of the
present has spent money that he or sh
could not well afford to spend.
After all, in almost every instance, it
is the spirit that prompts rather than
the gift, that is most appreciated. For
one to know that a friend remembers
him is sufficient. That is really what
counts.
WAR UNNECESSARY
There are objectors to the disarma¬
ment theory who^eai- that in case of
disarmament the nations will be left
to encroach upon each other, and that
defenseless nations will be at the mer¬
cy of those who have violated the tru-t
that disarmament imposes. These con
scienous objectirs now point to Japan
as a disturbing factor in the far east.
They fear that she will violate her
pledges and annex northern China. >r
extend over it an influence that will
deprive that nation of the independ¬
ence that it now enjoys, or that which
it. should enjoy under a program of
international disarmament and nation¬
al integrity, which should be hers
when the nations have grasped her
territory shall have withdrawn from
it and shall have returned to China
that which is rightfully hers.
In total disaramament the objectors
see Japan organizing Chinese troops
to further her own interests and gain
a foothold in China that would be a
menace to the world from both a mili¬
tary and commercial standpoint. They
have visions of nations wronged with
no possible way to interfere. They see
the United States and the natoins of
Europe, deprived of their navies, pow¬
erless to give succor to a nation in
need or to prevent an aggressor from
executing his designs upon the help¬
less.
It is not to be presumed the world
will be totally without a police force,
even after disarmament becomes a
fact; but that there will be an inter¬
national fleet, not necessarily large,
that will police the seas and keep
them clear of pirates; look after inter
tional interests and preserve the peace
wherever their maratime jurisdiction
extends. It is also to be presumed that
there will he a military organization
of a similar nature to see that Inter¬
national law is obeyed, and that no na¬
tion violates its pledges so far as to
maintain a military organization or to
manufacture military supplies or mu¬
nitions of war. And this is not all.
court of nations will have a weap¬
at its command, more powerful
than an army, to bring the offender to
justice and a sense of its obligations
to the international brotherhood of
which it may be an unworthy member
and that weapon is the boycott. In
these days of national intercourse each
is dependent upon the other. There
must be an exchange of commodities
in order that the nations may pros¬
per. No nation can now live and pros¬
per as an individual unit. Russia has
tried it and has made a dismal failure
and the nation that finds itself shut out
from international intercourse, be¬
cause of its failure to comply with in
ternational regulations, will ere long
be glad to correct its way, its errors
and its aspirations in the interest of
national prosperity.
When an erring nation finds that it
has no credit, no market, no outlet for
its produce or its manufactures, no
place to buy that -which it needs, no
foreign representation, and that it is
blacklisted among the nations, it will
not be tong to the time when it will
come back into line as a law-abiding
unit of the international brotherhood.
War and bloodshed are not necessa¬
ry. Military institutions and burden¬
some taxation for their support are
unnecsssary. Military training and the
loss of human energy are not necessa
rv. The boycott, and the shutting out
of the offending nation from all inter¬
course with the world will be sufficient
punishment, and a retribution more
demoralizing to its economic, system
than war has ever been.
GIVE HENRY A CHANCE
The conservative Manufactrers’ Re¬
cord believes in Henry Ford, and wants
to see him get control of the Mussel
Shoals property. The Record believes
that he will prdve a blessing to the
south and that he will start something
that will make the natives sit up and
take notice. It concludes:
“The whole south ought to get be¬
hind Mr. Ford, and Mr. Edison with
him, and assist to the uttermost to see
that he gets Mussel Shoals. The in¬
vestment will be worth incomparably
more under private than under public
ownership, and worth incomparably
more under the Ford direction, we be¬
lieve, than under any other direction.
While we believe that Mr. Ford is
fundamentally wrong in a number of
the things he does and says, there is
none who can challenge the actuality
of his achievements. A man who
dreams dreams he has the ability and
the resources to make them real. The
coming of Ford to the south, with the
vas. enterprise he contemplates would
‘ mean infinitely moie in the inimedi
ate industrial development of the
south - than anything else that can
possibly happen. It would be an event
of world renown, and in its influence
on opinion, on faith in the south and
as a stimulus to greater effort on the
part of all the forces now working for
development in the south, it would
exert a power illimitable.
“The south must by all means take
advantage of this opportunity.”
WHEN THERE IS TOO
MUCH MONEY
Money does not necessarily mean
wealth. Frequently the more money a
nation has the poorer it becomes. For
a number of years the printing presses
of Russia have been turning out money
in unlimited quantities until it is now
a drug in the market, and hand-basket
full of roubles will scarcely buy a bas¬
ket full of bread or potatoes. Night
and day the government printing of¬
fices of Russia have been turning out
money until there are now 5,750,000,
000,000 Russian roubles in circulation.
Previous to the war the Russian
rouble was worth 52 cents in American
money. Today Russian money has no
value that can be estimated by the
American dollar. In Moscow it costs a
thousand roubles for a ride in a street
car. tt is very pleasant to be a million¬
aire. and everybody in Russia is a mil¬
lionaire or better. Germany is another
example of a surplus of flat currency.
It can be counted and piled up in huge
piles that represent a million or more,
but when the possessor wants a pair of
boots it is necessary to procure a
wheelbarrow to transport sufficient
currency to make the purchase. Will
the nations that have injudiciously in¬
flated their currency be able to redeem
il? Probably not, but the junk man
may at the current price of waste pa
Previous to 1880 electricity was on
bubble bursted and the people aware
of the consequences of unrestricted
inflation of the national currency there
will be a re-adjustment and a return
to sanity. Russia is today an object
lesson in the folly of currency inflation.
HARD TIMES DEMONSTRATIONS,
The regular weekly hard times dem¬
onstration was put on in Dawson Sat¬
urday. About a quarter of a million
dollars’ worth of automobiles were
;,arked on the $100,000 pavement,
while their passengers filled the movie,
visited the stores, ate peanuts, drank
dope, played pool and milled around
the streets telling each other how
blooming hard up they were.—Daw¬
son News.
And here in Washington-Wilkes a
cheap little tent show came to town,
remained a week, and got away with
something like $3,000 in cold cash. But
the people of Terrell and Wilkes are
hard-up. We know they are because
they say so themselves every day! —
Washington News-Reporter.
And there you are; that tells the
story as eloquently as a column
words would tell it. And you can
such evidence as this almost
where you go, if not everywhere.
ple may be experiencing hard
but if they are, they don’t act as
they are.—Columbus Enquirer-Sun.
Editor Jones, of the LaGrange
porter has noticed that there are
ple who will stand in line in front
a theatre for an hour waiting for
chance to spend their money to get
side when they could go inside of
church for nothing.—Columbus En
quirer-Sun.
And there are people who
themselves for movies, dopes, silk
flashy ties, etc., and when once a
asked to give a few dollars to help
church of which thqj' are a
will make a face like a green
mon, and cry hard times, etc.—Madison
Madisonian.
ADVERTISING AND HARD
Lean business years and a lack of ad¬
vertising usually travel together.
majority of newspapers-bear witness
this fact at the present time. The ad
•ertising patronage is slim and the
ber of pages carried by almost every
newspaper shows a decrease.
concerns are prone to economize and
included in the system of economy is
an abbreviation or discontinuance of
the messages sent to the buying public
through the medium of the press.
It is not to be expected that the vol
ume of advertising should not be some¬
what in proportion to the amount of
business which is being transacted, but
it is quite probable that many firms
make a mistake in decreasing their ad¬
vertising to too great a degree. Wheth¬
er we have hard times or not there is a
certain amount of trade which will con¬
tinue to go on. All must have the ne¬
cessities of lite and there are many who
are so fortunate as to be able to af¬
ford the luxuries no matter how strin¬
gent the times may become. The vol¬
ume of trade may not be what it once
was, but mercantile establishments wlil
continue to he patronized at all times.
If a man is to get his share of this
trade which no trend of the times can
eliminate he must be a constant adver¬
tiser. When the tide of trade is low a
man needs his share more than at any
other time. his advantage,
therefore, to advertise, for the simple
reason that in hard times the competi¬
tion is stronger and it is more necessa¬
ry for firms to attract trade.
It is to be remembered also that the
effect of advertising is not temporary.
A man cannot judge the value of an ad
vertisement by the results of a single
week. Each advertisement is building
up for him that invisible asset known
as good will. The good will of the pub¬
lic may not seem to be of great value
when the public has but little to spend,
but whatever that good will stands for
it is the life of any business. No busi¬
ness man expects the present depress
sion to continue. In the course of a few
months, perhaps, there will be improve¬
ment and business conditions will
change for the better. When that time
comes good will will be an asset much
dedired by all. There is one sure way
to keep the good will of the public in
harmony with a business institution
and that is by honest and constant ad
vertising. There never is a time when a
good business man can afford to quit.
—Monroe Advertiser.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
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A YIIN 1ST 11A T () N () TI (’ hi .
All creditors of the estate of J. Frank
.
Stubbs, of Newton County, deceased. •
are hereby notified to render theirde- j
mands to the undersigned according to j •
law, and all persons indebted to said
estate are required to make immediate
payment tonne.
J. W. HARWELL,
Administrator of .T. Frank Stubbs,
deceased.
December 15, 1921.
GEORGIA—Newton County.
Will be sold before the court house
door in said county, on the first Tues¬
day in January, 1922, within the legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder,
for cash, the following described prop¬
erty, to-wit:
One dark red horse mule. Also one
red mare mule, with light mane and
tail. Also one Weber two-horse wagon.
Levied upon as the property of C.
J. Hardeman, defendant, by virtue of
a mortgage fi fa, issued from the Su¬
perior Court of said county in favor of
C. A. Tuggle, January Term, 1922.
B. L. JOHNSON,
53-3-p Sheriff Newton County.
GEORGIA—Newton County.
Will be sold before the court house
door in said county, on the first Tues¬
day in January, 1922, within the* legal
hours of sale, to the highest bidder,
for cash, the following described prop¬
erty, to-wit:
One black mare mule named Kit.
Also one black mare mule. Also one
Oldsmobile Six, touring car. Motor No.
42100. Levied upon as the property
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B - L - JOHNSON
53-3-p ___Sheriff Q . Newton County,
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Nate of Georgia—Newton Coimtv
W. T. Corley has applied tome*
letters of adminisrtation to issue
him on the estate of Mrs. t
ley kite of said S E cm
therefore, county, de,eased TW
is to du- all persons
both kindred and cm
show cause before creditors
day in January, me on the first Mm
1922, if any thy hay.
why said letters should not issue i
him on said estate.
This 6 th day of December, 1021,
A. L. LOYD, 'Ordinary,
52-3-p
G E OR GIA—Newton County.
Will be sold before the court hoosi
door in said county, on the first Tues
day in January, 1922, within the lega
hours of sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, the following described prop
erty, to-wit;
One dark red mare mule named ■
ma. ed Fannie. Also one Said dark mules red mare levied mole ip I
upon
the property of Williams, defend
ant, in li fa by v of a ft fa, issues
from the Si;p- ■ 1 : ‘ h 'fern
1921, in favor of Avera Loan and In
vestment Company.
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