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The COVINGTON NEWS
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orticial Organ of Newton County
and the City of Covington.
L’ubiished every Thursday by the
News Publishing Company.
W. E. LIGHTFOOT, - Editor-Mgr
Entered as second class mall matter
December 2, 1908, at the Post Office
at Covington, Oa., under the act of
March 3, 1879.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1922
The erection of a powerful radio
station in Greenland, which will enable
the scientist of this country to re¬
ceive daily and even hourly reports of
the weather conditions there, may be
interesting to many Americans; but it
is doubtful if Greenland will ever be¬
come popular as a summer resort. The
distance is too great and the hotel ac¬
comodations too primitive.
If the same economy was practiced
in Washington as that which prevails
in any large business enterprise the
tax hills of the nation might be cut in
half; but as there are no connections
between one department and anotlie,
as regards economy, the expense of
government is practically double what
it should be. Remove the grafter and
expenses will drop.
The legislatures of twelve state have
before them bill for the regulation of
the length of women's skirts. Will
they issue the fashion plates when their
work is finished? If they do it may
become necessary for women travel¬
ling from one state to another to look
up the law to see if they are dressed
in legal form, otherwise they may be
arrested for improper dressing.
When the citizens of the United
States will be safe in Mexico it will be
time to recognize that government as
a fit associate among the nations.
The United States has put up with a
great deal from that country. She
has sent her soldiers there to demand
apology’s for certain insults, but they
have generally returned without the
satisfaction demanded. This nation has
numerous unsettled accounts of var¬
ious kinds with Mexico, and is still
adding to the list with no apparent
hope of satisfactory settlement.
Thirty thousand pounds of dressed
reindeer meat was vecentiy placed up
on sale in San Francisco. This is the
beginning of a new industry. There
are thousands of reindeer in Alaska,
and thousands may he slaughtered ev¬
ery year for sale in the markets of
the United States, and which might
have an influence in bringing the price
of meat within the limits of the lab¬
oring man's purse. Thirty thousand
pounds of reindeer meat will have
little effect upon the markets of this
country, however; but this but an in
troductory shipment ahd the begin
ing of what is believed to be the be¬
ginning of an industry that will make
itself felt in the years that are to come.
One fifth of the world’s gold is lock¬
ed in the vaults of the United States in
New York. The horde is $.500,000,000.
Americans seem to take pride in the
knowledge that their country is rich,
or rather that there are a few rich ones
in their country. The general public
realizes nothing from this great horde
of gold, which, lying idle in strongly
locked and closely guarded vaults, does
no one any good. If this great horde
of gold was invested in industrial en¬
terprises it would be of some benefit;
but where it is. so far as the people
of this country are concerned, it is
just so much yellow junk. No nation
is prosperous whose people are not em¬
ployed at remunerative labor, and
money in the hands of a few is no real
national asset.
PROSPERITY AHEAD
The United States is on the verge
of an era of prosperity the most stup¬
endous ever known. Prosperity is on
the way just as the sun will rise to¬
morrow morning. Already it has be
come visible above the horizon, and
ere long we will feel its stimulating
influence in every branch of induetry
and commerce. America wiM event¬
ually hold dominion over the finance
and trade of the world.
Our progress may not be as rapid
as some might wish, but we are mov¬
ing ahead on the upgrade of prosper¬
ity. The pinnacle is not yet in sight,
and it may be a long way off; but so
long as we are moving and in the right
direction, we should be satisfied to
work and wait for the chariot to reach
the high altitudes of industrial aetiv
ity that we are sure to reach irf the
course of a few months.
There is not a better place in any
small town in Georgia for a good, live
merchant to do business than this
town. We don't mean dead ones, we
certainly have plenty of this class al¬
ready. but a merchant with some life
and get-up about him—one who is not
afraid to let the people know what he
has nor what he want* tor it. —Ex.
MOVING SPIRIT
Hunuui restlessness, the moving spl¬
is as difficult to contend with as the
that ebb and flow. The tide can¬
be stopped, neither can the mov¬
spirit in human nature be curb¬
It must have its way, its natural
and bring its human freight
to fortune or poverty.
“The rolling stone gathers no moss”,
is a saying as old as civilization. “The
rolling stone takes on more polish”,
may be and is of more recent origin;
but in either case the fhoving units
of humanity are little benefitted by the
gratification of their irresisitible long¬
ing for a chance of location ro envir¬
onment.
There are, it is true many cases
where men and women have gone to
some other locality and have become
famous, and fortune has smiled upon
many others who have left their home
towns and communities and gone forth
into the world to engage in business
that was more to their liking than the
home town afforded, and to them the
move resulted in prosperity.
For those who have talent and am¬
bition for greater things there is no
alterative. They must seek prosperity
where it listeth.
The moving spirit is not harmful
when it directs people to make chang¬
es for the better, provided they pos¬
sess the faculty of recognizing a good
thing when they have found it, and
their anchor for permanent stay
surroundings that are congenial and
where their labor is remunerative.
moves are beneficial, and from
economic standpoint necessary; but
great masses of humanity move
aimlessly from one house to an¬
front one town to another, from
city to the country and from
country to th,e city; never satis¬
ever hopeful, chasing the will
that leads them on, hither
thither with no assurance of a
of their condition. The
mass of these restless beings are
vvhe have not prepared them¬
for the better condition they
or they, lack the will power to
into places they are able to fill;
the ntostof them are square pegs
to fit into round holes, and
there is an eternal mis
and r continual wandering until
puts an end to their migration.
The ever-present thought is that
can move on to some other city,
engage in some other business, or
if they work for someone else they
gain in prosperity; and so they
on, leaving good jobs, good homes
surroundings, friends and com
to take up their abode with
Ten to one they soon real¬
that they have made a mistake,
they again pack up and hit the
for some other locality and an¬
disappointment.
The •<
restless spirit is a national mis¬
Ninety percent, of the wand¬
would be far better off to remain
they were born and where a
their friends, who know them
they will find greater opportun¬
than most of them find by mov¬
about.
Right here in our community there
room for all those men and women
have gone forth to better their
Right here there are oo
for development that would
many of them rich, provided
would lake off their Coats and
as they have worked for less
among strangers.
How many Industries might this com¬
now have if the boys of the
home town had spent their manhood
in as earnest development work
as they have in other towns no
advantageously situated than
Banish the wander-lust and
your home town.
Young man, never say that some one
holding you back, or that you are
held back by any other influence
your own lack of ability. If
have the education, the culture,
knowledge that will fit you to go
you will go, whatever may be
influences that surround you. If
do inferior work you will not ad
if you are untidy it may hinder
if ,u lack the fundamental prin
of any trade or profession you
to work at you will fail, and
will not be because you are being
back by any other influence than
own shortcomings. The world
work. It wants men and women
ability and it will help them along
success. If you are in that class
is yours. If you lack you fail.
whole matter is in your hands.
for the business or profession
select and you will he rewarded
to get in by the fourth or
story window and you will fail.
Mrs. Profiteer was very proud of the
they were doing at the smart
school to which she had sent
daughter.
“My dear,” she said to her friend,
learning civics if you please.”
“What's civics?” asked the friend.
“Civics? My dear, don’t you know?
it's the science of interfering in
affairs.”
THE COVINGTON NEW& COVINGTON, r GEORGIA
Bt’Y AT HOME £ t
How many people complain that
stores do not have the goods they
want to buy. How many are sending
their money in neighboring towns and
cities or are sending to the mail order
houses for things they think they are
buying cheaper than they can get them
of the local merchants. If we knew the
amount of money that is spent out of
town every year we would be surprised.
It runs into the big figures, draining
our community that should be theirs
and ours; for its our business to spend
our money at home and keep within
the limits of our municipality the mon¬
ey that we have earned.
Money sent out of town for merchand¬
ise that should be purchased at home
does not come back and we and the
town suffer for the thoughtless act of
those who fatten the big city merchants
at the expense of our commonwealtn.
If the trade of this community was
kept at home our town would be more
prosperous. The money we have earn¬
ed would be in circulation, and would,
in the court*? of business, come back
to us perhaps several times in the
course of a year; but that sent out of
town does not come back. It is gone
forever.
Our local merchants are paying taxes
contributing to local enterprises, sup¬
porting our school and churches, help¬
ing the poor and needy, and giving
their aid to every public enterprise
and every community interest. Know¬
ing this to be a fact why should we not
help them and ourselves by keeping
within the borders of our community
the circulating medium that is so es
sentiul to our prosperity.
It may lie that the local merchant
does not have what you want, but he
r be bp better bpttpr stocked . ? ce if if °' he b '”“ could n '' a depend __ *
upon local patronage for the business
that is rightfully his and economically
your interest to give to him.
When we want to erect a public foun¬
tain, construct a schoolhouse, build a
church, repair a highway or provide
for the poor, do we assess the city mer
chant to whom we have sent our money
or do we receive in taxes and contri¬
butions the necessary funds from the
local merchant whom we have thought¬
lessly neglected Think it over, fellow
citizens.
SLAVES TO STYLE
Civilized nations are slaves to style.
It matters not what discomforts fash¬
ion imposes, there are millions of peo
pie who wiil endure alt manner of in¬
conveniences in order to be stylish.
Long hair, short hair, bobbed hair and
a hundred other varieties of coiffure
have been adopted from time to time.
Long skirts, short skirts, narrow
skirts and wide skirts have been in
fashion, also hoopskirts and bustles,
large and small, have adorned lovely
women at the decree of remorseless
fashion. The one thing, however that
women cling to with great persistence
is the small shoe, regardless of fash¬
ion. The shoe may be pointed, high
heeied, high-laced, low-laced, buttoned
or tied with ribbons, even bordered with
•fur; but it must be a close fit—two or
three sizes too small if it is possible
to get the foot in it. The size of the
foot has little to do with the size of
the shoe. The foot must adapt itself
to it, regardless of corns, bunians,
blisters or deformities of every nature.
For men there have been high hats,
wool hats, low hats, wide-brimmed hats
and hats with narrow brims, and some
have required two sizes; one for day
or evening and a larger >ne for “the
morning after.” This latter style is
not now so much in vogue os before
the passage of the Volstead act, but
still worn by those who are not in
harmony with the Volstead style.
There have been various styles of trim¬
ming whiskers. Some have worn all
that nature would provide, while others
wear none at all. There have been
and still are burnsides, chin tassels,
short side-beards, long lwards. short
beards, curly beards and bushy beards.
There have been long and drooping
mustaches, curly mustaches, short
mustaches and the Charlie Chaplin
variety, if such may be called a mus¬
tache at all. In any event it is style,
and that is sufficient. There has also
been a time when the soup-strainer
variety of mustache was considered
quite the thing, and occasionally a
man has been seen tucking the ends
of his long mustache behind his ears
when preparing to driqk a cup of cof
fee, a part of which went down his
throat and the balance down the front
of his v«jsi, and he has been seen to
complete the operation by wiping the
dripping facial adornment with the
back of his hand, and the hand upon
the back of his trousers. Men accuse
women of being slaves to style, but the
impartial observer has failed to note,
much if any difference between male
and female vanity. It may be dis¬
played in different ways, but it is there;
just as when men appear at a “swell”
affair in wide shirt fronts and claw¬
hammer coats and women with should¬
ers bare. It is style, style, the most
exacting autocrat that ever dictated
to humanity, and the one whose man-
dalitf fadve bees most strictly obeyed.
Style is no 1 a modern institution. It
hfks had Its following since the dawn
of history. It is not confined to civi¬
lized peoples. The savage races ob
served its rules even more strictly
than the civilized, and there is a wide
difference in all . Chinese women
bound their feet to make them small.
Chinese men wore the que as a sign
of submission to the Manchu dynasty.
The Australian bushmen wear a bone
in the nose. Both civilized and savage
men wear rings in their ears, and
African savages copper wire about
their ankles. It is style, and the styles
or fashions' followed by the races are
too numerous to mention. All peoples
are slaves to the same god and wor¬
ship at the same shrine, although they
may differ in the method.
TOURIST CAMPS ARE BIG ASSET
According to travel director, auto
camping is no longer a fad, but has
come to stay, and many people have
provided themselves with outfits es
peoially adapted to camping. He be¬
lieves that cities offering suitable
camps will soon find that such a camp
is an asset, a great help to the mer¬
chants and an added attraction to the
city.
The man who tried to see how far
he could make a dollar go, will tell
you it hais gone out of sight and be
yopd recall.
LIBERTY
j Several from here attended the sing
ing at Austin Chapel Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Piper and three
children Eleanor, ,' Dorothy and Marion
m „ e ltb Kath „,„ e Smlth o(
Covington .ho *„„„ Sunday a.
ternoon of Mr. nadMrs. N. H. Piper.
Mrs. Paul McCart, Miss Effiie Kin
nett and Miss Annie Mae Kinett vis¬
ited relatives in Atlanta recently
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Hammond have
returned to their home near Conyers
after spending a week with their
daughter Mrs. Will Capes.
Messrs. Parker and O. J. Booker vis¬
ited Mr. Son Speer, Sunday afternoon.
Those who were dt the home of Mr.
and Mrs* N. H. Piper Sunday week
were Mr. and Mr9. Howard Piper of
Covington and Mrs. Delia Piper and son
Herbert, of near Salem.
The friends of Miss Effie Kinnett
are glad to know she is able to be- out
again.
Let every body remember the sing¬
ing at Liberty Sunday afternoon,
March 19 th, 2:30 o’clock.
ITS A SUCCESS
IN most homes the old guess-work
baking days have gone, never to
return. Then it was a matter of
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anxious conjecture as to whether
jjr not that batch of bread would
rise properly. All of our baking
is a scientific success. Our bread
should be one of your standard
family foods.
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The following from an address by George H. McCaffrey
Chief Food Inspector, Boston Board of Health, at Annual
Convention Eastern Soda Water Bottlers:
Soft Drinks Compare Favorably With Milk
“I know of no beverage that contains more food value than
an up-to-date soft drink, properly prepared and properly
manufactured. I would like to be able to go broadcast
throughout the United States S
and cry out to the people
'Corqp and drink none but non-alcholie beverages, such as [
can name to you.’ There is a food substance in every one of
them—a very good food substance. Why, people talk of milk
Milk in itself has a good substance, but it does not equal
in food value an up-to-date, properly manufactured nonal¬
coholic beverage.
Every beverage^ we make is manufactured
properly with the latest improved machinery and
up-to-date quality ingredients.
CHERO-C0LA BOTTLING CO.
J. N. GARY.
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OF THE STOMACH
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Instead it is a source of misery, causing
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% The person with a bad stomach
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€J The large number of people who
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