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A » V- ■ COVINGTON NEWS
84. NUMBER 40.
MEMBER* 8 OF THE GEORGIA
legislature got drunk
gambled and
been reported in the press
has the
stat e that members of
Assembly tanked up on liquor
‘ visited Savannah and
’ ‘'e v into
press reports did not go
it remained for the Christian
, (t church in
t he organ of the Baptist
withdraw the curtain and
gia to
of the facts in detail. The
some cannot
ate s that certain features
„ they
published for the reason that
obscene and vulgar. But the
,oo they
stated by the Index, if facts
as blush of
are enough to bring the
the good people of Georgia. We
to Index,
in part the editorial in the
follows:
When the people of Savannah
the members of the General Assembly
visit the water fronts of that city
the purpose of reaching an opinion
the pending port bill the members
the legislature accepted and spent
weekend in the city by the sea.
left Atlanta on a special train on
evening of Friday, July 29th, and
turned on the following Sunday
Members of the legislature tell
fearful story. An attache of the
bly let it be known that if members
both houses would stop on their
from the capitol to the station at a
tain building on a certain corner in
lanta, they would receive
awaiting all who called. Reliable
declare that as many members of
assembly as accepted the invitation
ceived, if they would accept it, a
of whiskey. It is the common
tion of all who read the “Altanta
stitution” of the morning of July
that before the special train was out
the city limits of Atlanta, there
poker games in progress. Reports
members of the assembly declare
there were high stakes played in
than one game on that special
Reference was made in the same
paper to the evident presence of
and in a very clever manner the
newspaper reporter painted the
spectacle of our law-makers spending
night of revelry as they passed
the state upon a most important
representing our people in the
expenditure of fifteen million
Many stories have been told about
open evidence of drinking In the
on Saturday and Sunday and on
special train returning Sunday night.
When the last day of the
arrived—which was an additional
to the time allotted by our
made sq by special resolution in lieu
the day lost in going to
there were many important bills
had not been acted upon. It was
dent that there would be a night
perhaps a late night session. A
of people visited the two chambers
"itness these supposedly picked men
they considered matters of weal
their respective constituencies.
did they see? We cannot print all
they report having seen. A
Pastor in Atlanta says that he sat in
house and saw good men trying to
recognition to plead for bills which
Pwted to set the state in the
of solving its financial problems,
thev were seriously disturbed in
dfoi t to be heard because of the
°f drunken members of the house,
" eie Paving ridiculous tributes to
another an ^ refused to let anyone
111,1 their party with anything
pioaching seriousness. One of the
in the House tells of the frequent
of members of the House
to
' ls "hich they
' would enter, upon
‘Og the password, and in few
a
!eturn "ith the breath of old
a-‘d aging liquors. One of the
Jiiifjing stories that has been told
at Rham efui night is the report of
P'esence of women in the halls,
'< subjected to the most
ruling on the part of the
dmt these women had to leave
chambers of our state capitol to
beyond the vulgar tongues of the
n ° re< * ky the office of law-makers.
3te kour or rather early hour,
’ an
iiihp i s reported to have
^ record in the
daily papers tells
1 lta nt bills that ware nosed out
a Anal vote
tic with enough members
'ipatin 8 * n the affairs to defeat
fieally every measure which
^ nlief f°
‘ r people. Some
our
UCtually Published a story
h U was sa *d that members of
“tme confessed that they
^ in 11 b i »is an di(1 do? pass .
we We can do the
’Visible (ki. thing which should
non* we
tVi ne i last election—we
0 can
' s for me n whom we know to
if Christian people
■' °uld intelligently and
GENIAL GEORGE RUCKER
CROSSES OVER THE BAR
Members of the Fourth Estate
throughout Georgia grieve at the pass
ing of their good friend, George Rucke,
’
editor — of » the ■- Alpharetta , Free Press
,
widely known for its fearless observa¬
tions and never-failing sensie of humor.
Mr. Rucker’s enthusiasm and ready
response on all occasions tended
to the pleasure and success of the Geor¬
gia Press Association on the annual trip
this summer. The memory of Genial
George Rucker will ever live in the
hearts of all who knew him.
His life was such that he “sees his
Pilot face to face, now that he has cross¬
ed the bar”.
The state press contained the follow¬
ing on the death of Mr. Rucker:
“Mr. George D.*Rucker, fifty-five, for
more than thirty years owner and edi¬
tor of the Alpharetta Free Press, and
one of the outstanding figures of the old
school of journalism in Georgia, died at
his home Sunday night. He had been
suffering from an abrasion on the neck
for a period of five weeks, which had
not been considered serious, and blood
poison is said to have set in, causing his
death.
Besides his wife and two daughters,
he is survived by one sister, Mrs. Rennie
L£tson, of Texas.
Mr. Rucker waS president of the
Milton county Bank, was postmaster,
and for several years was also superin¬
tendent of the Milton county schools.
At one time he was the editor of the
Lawrenceville News-Herald, but after a
year in Lawrenceville he came back to
Alpharetta, his birthplace and his home
until the time of his death.
Mr. Rucker was master of the blue
lodge of Masons and was chairman of
the board of stewards of the Methodist
church.”
LEGUIN MAN INJURED WHEN CAR
TURNS TURTLE
Mr. Starr Samuel Moss, of Leguin,
aged 23, was seriously injured last Fri¬
day night when his ear struck a sand
pile and turned turtle about three miles
from Sociql Circle. Miss Lillie Roberts,
Moss’ companion, received bruises. The
other occupants of the e^ar escaped with
minor cuts and scratches.
Physicians at Grady Hospital, where
Moss was rushed immediately after the
accident, reported that his skull was
fractured. Moss never lost consciousness
after his injury.
The party were returning from Ath¬
ens, where Mr. Moss had registered for
'the coming session of the University or
Georgia. He was a student at that in¬
stitution during the past summer term.
Mr. Moss is a brother of Mr. J. E.
Moss, and is known to many Covington
people.
NOTICE TO FAIR EXHIBITORS
On account of the fact that the New¬
ton County Fair Association is a little
short of funds this year, it is impossible
for them to change or rearrange the
fair buildings. The buildings are in good
condition, and will be used as last year.
Newton County Fair Association.
FOR RENT—Four room apartment,
with water and light. See
ltc V. A. Harper.
entiously seek to find good men for
office, and then support them at the
polls, it would be a long time until oqr
state would suffer the shame of having
law-breaking members of its legislature.
And we had as well face the facts ot
the business. We Baptists have a great¬
er responsibility for the citizenship of
Georgia than any other group, because
there are more of us. And, since we are
facing the facts, we had as well under¬
stand that some of the men named in
the drinking feast that Thursday night
were Baptists! Indeed, it conies to a test
of the integrity of the local church. One
wonders when the day will ever come
'when the local church will recognize
its responsibility in declaring against
the personal conduct of its members.
If some of our Baptist churches had
been more diligent, the state might have
been saved from this shame. And we de¬
sire to sound a hopeful note about even
the legislature itself. It must be remem¬
bered that a few bad men can greatly
color the appearance of a group. The
writer knows personally man) men.
the majority of the men, in both houses,
and knows them to be good men, men
above the reproach of drunkenness and
gambling, and men who must have been
greatly embarrassed by the conduct of
their colleagues who did drink and bring
shame upon the name of our state.
But for the future, let’s be certain that
do not vote for law-breaking law
we
makers.
For Newton County and Her People.
COVINGTON, GEOI THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1922.
NEWTON COUNTY ELECTION
j DRAWS FAIRLY BIG VOTE
Cliff Walker, for Governor,
f ,{i « Majority. Brand Carries Corn,-
1 lv ty. . , * Loyd '"’ ,l „ „ Elected n Representative
Over Emmett VV. Adams
Quite a heavy vbte was polled in this
coun ty in yesterday’s election. In
race for Governor, Clifford Walker
ceived a majority of 462 over
U. Hardwick, his opponent. For Con¬
gress, Judge Brand received a majority
of 357 over Mr. Shackelford. L. P. Loyd
was elected as representatiye from this
•county over Emmett Adams.
In the race for County Commissioner
Samp Aiken made a sweeping victory
over his opponent, W. C. Pope, while
B. H. Guinn went in with a big major¬
ity over J. Z. J ihnson.
Over the state J. J. Brown was re¬
elected Commissioner of Agriculture,
and Judge Russell was elected Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court. James A.
Perry was elected Railroad Commission¬
er; M. L. Duggan was elected by a nar¬
row margin as State School Supt. In the
for the state Court of Appeals
Judge R. C. Bell won out. R. E. Davison
was re-elected to the Prison Commission.
He was first elected in 1916, but did
not carry Newton county.
The vote received by the various
didates with opposition in the county
is as follows:
For Governor:
Baylor............................ 28
Hardwick, ........................ 41c
Walker, ........................... 878
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Blalock........................... 379
Brown............................ 858
Houser............................ 82 i
State School Superintendent: j
Ballard...........................
Duggan........................... 925 I
Sowder............................ 102 :
Prison Commissioner:• j
Bryant 732 I
Davison........................... 586
For Railroad Commissioner: Commissioner: :
Johnson....................... ....
McDonald......................... 277
Palmour.......................... 275
For Railroad Commissioner:
Bankston.......................... 481
Bush ............................. 183
Perry............................. 630
Cliiyf Justice Supreme Court;
Fish, ..............................542
Russell........................... 784
Judge Court of Appeals;
Bell ............................ 1156,
Hamilton............•............. 154
Congressman;
Brand............................ 851
Shackelford....................... 484
Man-Talk to
Men " * m 111
By J. R. HAMILTON
Former Advertlelno Manager of Wanemaker’e, Philadelphia
Since the beginning of organized society everything without a
name has ended with a question mark. The very reason why mar¬
riage itself has been able to maintain so much/sentiment amongst
civilized races is that it gave to our children a/name.
There is no virtue in a name itaelf, except that it throws the
light of investigation upon whatever the name stands for.
No\i the object of this article is simply to get yon to remem¬
ber the names of the articles you buy or at least the names of the
people you buy them from. Because that is the only way of
increasing good business methods in this city.
In this last twenty years business men have discovered a new
method of establishing a name. They do it through advertising.
Now does*"two again there is no special virtue in advertising except
that it things. First, it sells goods cheaper, because it
sells more 01 them. And, seeond, It shortens the time that it for¬
merly took to establish a name. There are just as honest business
men who do not advertise as there are who do. That is not the
point. The point is that they are not as good business men and
that you do not have any way of telling whether they are honest
or not.
Now there are a great giany advertisers in this paper today
and every day who have established for themselves, or for their
products* a good name. of There is of a these lifetime ads, of hard cannot
attached to the signature many so you
possibly do better than to read this advertising for whatever you
wish to buy. know
When a man or a product has an established name, you
where to go, if the quality does not live up to the guaranty.
So turn to the advertising in this paper today; read it, buy
from it, and you will know that if at any time the thing you buy
isn't right, the man with a name will make itright.
fCopytlgbMd.)
| SPECIAL FEATURE FOR THE
i One of the new and interesting feat
! ures ures of the Newton County Fair this
|*' ear ‘ S the ho,se races which are t0 take
place during B Fair Week The races are are
to be staged on the speedway, just back
of the Fair Grounds, and the contest
ants will be some of the fastest horses
' in the
countv All preparations are
j being made to make this event the big¬
gest affair of its kind ever held in
Newton county.
Count Gibson has called a meeting of
all who are interested, to be held at Mc¬
Donald’s stable Saturday afternoon at
three o’clock, when the entries for the
race will be made and other plans taken
up. You are invited to be presen! and
to offer any suggestion that you think
would prove helpful.
MR. AIKEN THANKS FRIENDS
I desire to thank my friends who gave
me their vote and support in the elec¬
tion just over.
It is my purpose to fill the Commis¬
sioner’s office to whfch I am elected to
the best of my ability, and at all times
to give to the county affairs the same
consideration which I would give to my
own personal business.
Again thanking you, and promising
to do my duty in behalf of our county,
arn sincerely
,Samp Aiken.
Representative;
Adams........................... 504
Loyd............................... 812
County Commissioner;
Pope.............................. 415
Aiken............................ 898
County Commissioner;
Guinn, ............................ 931
Johnson ............................ 388
County Commissioner;
Benton........................... 1241
Opposition)
Executive Committeeman;
R ’ M ’ Tuck ....................... 135
R ’ F ’ Dick ........................ H
Q ’ Kingston.................. 19
W. E. Harwell,.................... 27
W. Meador, .................... 11
W. Dobbs...................... ll
L. G. Booker, .................... 51
I. A. Stanton,..................... 35
W. H. Boggus..................... 8
J. E. Thompson, .................. 36
W. M. Boyd.................. 8
M. H. Smith....................... 20
H. G. Smith....................... 7
A - C. Belcher..................... 47
R. L. Gibbs........................ 39
W. H. Tomb....................... 12
The vote by precints will be published
next week in The News.
CLUB BOYS TO ATTEND FAIR
ATLANTA
Two boys between the ages of 15 and
18 will be selected from Newton county
’to attend the Southeastern Fair School,
which is held annually in connection
with the Southeastern Fair in Atlanta.
These boys must be two have never at¬
tended this school before.
The boys are to be selected by a com¬
petitive examination in agricultural sub¬
jects, which will be held in the Newton
county court house on Saturday, Sept.
23rd, at ten A. M.
The Fair Association proposes to fur¬
nish free transportation and suitable
camping quarters, and to give meals to
the boys while they are in attendance
at this school.
It will be necessary for the successful
contestants to pay five dollars each,
which should be sent to Mr. R. M. Strip
lin. Secretary Southeastern Fair, At¬
lanta, on or before October 6th. ,
The school begins Tuesday, October
17th, and continues to Saturday, Octo¬
ber 22nd.
All who wish to compete for this trip
should be on hand on time for the exam¬
ination.
Yours truly,
Sam Craig, Jr.,
County Agent.
OBEDIENCE TO LAW IS THE TEST
OF AMERICANISM
Law is a rule of conduct that derives
its force from its observance. Flouting
the law, whether by the rich or the podr,
by the big or the little, by the Intelli¬
gent or the ignorant, endangers every
right that law is designed to make se¬
cure.
Without law and obedience to law.
there can be no liberty for the individ¬
ual and no security for property rights;
and without these there is no incentive
to work, to save, to build and to create.
The first article in the creed of every
American is “Obey the law”. Obedience
to the law and respect for all agencies
of government make a nation great,
contempt for the law saps the founda¬
tions of government and of society it¬
self. Chaos follows.
“Order is Heaven’s first law.” The
alternative is disorder; and when dis¬
order holds sway, life and property art
destroyed. All chance of keeping or ac¬
cumulating property is lost, and the
basis of civilized society is destroyed.
Today the vital necessity is a renewed
respect for law and duly constituted
authority. Many, if not most of the
present difficulties, are rooted in disre¬
gard, if not contempt, for law and order.
The big man, the man of property and
influence, must set an example in obe¬
dience to law for the small man, who
also must respect the law, which assures
him liberty to grasp his opportunities.
Both, in co-operation and in obedience
to the law, can insure the prosperity
and happiness of our America.—Ameri¬
can Lumberman.
LOST—A little baby necklace, set
with turquoise. Return to J. B. Robin¬
son Company and receive reward.
BOARDERS and Roomers wanted. I
have opened up an up-to-date boarding
house, close in, rates reasonable. Special
50c dinners.
Mrs Clifford Nixon Turner, 200 Wash¬
ington St., near Presbyterian church
PICRIC ACID AT LOW RATES TO
FARMERS
Now is the time for the farmers to get
picric acid at a very small cost in car
load lots of 20,000 pounds or more.
The United States Bureau of Public
Roads has on hand several million
pounds of picric acid. It is to be distrib¬
uted in Georgia by the Extension Divis¬
ion of the Georgia State College of Ag¬
riculture, through the county agents.
This material will cost seven cents per
pound, plus freight charges, which will
be about two to six cents per pound,
including the weight of the boxes.
This material will be shipped only in
car lots of 20,000 pounds or more, and
not more than 1,000 pounds will be sold
to any one person. The purchaser must
use the acid for farming purposes.
I will have blanks for ordering this
material in a few days, and I will be
.
, glad to help anyone in filling out their
I r,u '
Picric acid may be used in any and
all purposes for which dynamite is
used. It is twenty-five per cent more
efficient than dynamite; it is used in the
same way, and it only costs half as
much. Picric acid can be used to blast
ditches, blow up stumps, prepare holes
for planting trees, and for general ag¬
ricultural work.
Yours truly,
Sam Craig, Jr.,
County Agent.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR TO HOLD
CONVENTION IN COVINGTON
(By G. L. Johnson, State Publicity
Supt. for Georgia Christian Endeavor
Union.
The Endeavorers of Covington are
busy making preparations for the one
day conventionette which is to be held
here September 24th, commencing at
3:30 o’clock and continuing late through
the same evening. To have such a rally
as this promises to be is a credit to any
community, and Covington is to be con¬
gratulated on scheduling this team of
southern Christian Endeavor Workers
who are so well trained for this splen¬
did leadership.
Mr. Charles F. Evans, Southern Sec¬
retary of the United Society of Christian
Endeavor, of Boston, is well known to
Georgia Endeavorers, and all Covington
should turn out to hear him, as he is
one of the foremost speakers on Chris¬
tian Endeavor subjects in the South,
and when he visits Georgia, the young
people always learn of the fact with
untold interest.
The program for the conventionette
will be as follows:
3:30, a great meeting for all Children,
whether Endeavorers or not. Songs, ob¬
ject lessons, stories and interesting
things to see. Children of all churches
are extended a most cordial invitation.
Miss Mamie Gene Cole, Junior Field
Worker, of Atlanta, will have charge of
this work, and it is a credit for Georgia
to have her pay the Junior societies a
visit. Miss Cole is said to be one of the
finest and best trained workers for the
junior age in the south, and Covington
should give the “Georgia Peach” a good
attendance.
4 P. M., conference for all workers
with children. Especially helpful to
Junior Dept, and Sunday School teach¬
ers.
5 P. M., personal conference and the
message that Mr. Shartle sent.
6 P. M., supper served in the church.
During this period live C. E. songs,
yells, and speeches will be the feature.
The “Little Banquet” at the Dixie
Rallies is always a huge success
every young person in Covington
arrange to attend this social gathering.
It should be filled with much “pep”.
7:45, a public meeting to which
ages of all churches are to be invited.
This meeting will be of general interest,
with addresses, songs and stereopticon
’pictures with their story. These pictures
are entirely new, and should be seen by
all religious workers.
Mr. Carl “Jack” Mathews, Georgia’s
new field worker, who makes his initial
appearance in Georgia this month, will
be one of the principal speakers, and
those who have already heard this live
wire Endeavorer know just what he
does for Christian Endeavor. The boys
and girls of Covington and surrounding
territory should give “Jack” a loud send
off. Mr. Mathews is a splendid song
leader, and will no doubt be able to as¬
sist the young people greatly in this
phase of the rally.
With this team, not a better set in the
entire south could have been selected,
and Covington and adjoining communi¬
ties should show their appreciation by
having a large delegation out to hear
these wonderful and inspiring speakers.
Pine Grove, which has the reputation
of being one of Georgia's best, should
put much pep into this meeting by hav¬
ing every member of their society out to
hear the Georgia C. E. workers.
The registration fee for this conven¬
tion is ten cents, which entitles the
delegate to reserved seat, program and
convention badge. A local Endeavorer
will have charge of the registration and
every person in town should help this
great cause, inasmuch as half of the
money for registrations is turned back
to the treasurer of the Covington
ety. Wear a convention badge Septem¬
ber 24th, and show your town just what
Christian Endeavor stands for.
Following the rally at Covington, the
team will move to W'inder, Monroe,
Nacoochee, Jefferson and Athens, and
these towns are to be congratulated on
securing such a team to help in this
district in such a splendid work.
W. B. PARRIS SEVERELY
CUT BY DRUNK NEGRO
W. B. Parris, a local insurance man,
was severely cut last Saturday after¬
noon near PortF r dale. Dr. Anderson
took several stitches in the wound, and
Mr. Parris is recovering rapidly.
Mr. Parris was in conversation with
the negro. James Bennings, who is said
to have been drunk. Without warning
Bennings drew his pocket knife and
slashed Mr. Parris on the left side, cut¬
ting a long gash.
Bennings was soon afterward landed
in jail.
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