The Covington news. (Covington, Ga.) 1908-current, September 28, 1922, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextNEWTON COUNTY FAIR, OCTOBER 11,12,13 and 14 A L Loyd i HE COVINGTON NEWS yoTA’M E 24, NUMBER 42. 0, V, i 01 TWO POLITICAL ,. PARTIES IN GEORGIA Atlanta Sept. 28.—Louis Crawford, chairman of the Republican State viee and in active ,i Committee, now iVn(j: Georgia, has charge of party affairs in to Washington where he will „„ n , ' ten days conferring t . m l a week or '‘ state chairman, who lh j |„ philips, compelled to spend part of his time in a. hl national capital on private business i , affairs. Mr. Crawford will also confer jth national leaders and government r . heads on business in connection with the state organization. Since taking active charge at the state Republican headquarters in the Cand¬ ler building, Mr. Crawford has, to quote i]js 0 fflce force, “worked like a Trojan”. The vice chairman, who is Georgia born and bred, knows Georgia politics like a hook, and while recognizing that his native cite is Democratic, sees no rea on, apparently, why two political par¬ ties cannot exist in good order and harmony, to their mutual advantage. He is opposed to a monopoly, and sees great merit in the old maxim that ompetiiion is the life of trade”. In other words, he believes that govern Lent can be kept upon the right sort of plant if two political parties are on [deck. ~ Mr. Crawford, according to G. O. P. [leaders [die of the state, is carrying out Philips policy of building up a white l: publican party in Georgia. He takes Iti.e position, us did Mr. Philips when he [started his activities months ago, that a minority party in Georgia can be run ■in such a manner as to command the respect, if not the support, of the Dem pratie element. It is generally conceded In political circles here that the black [ind tan faction, which in years past has pen in the ascendenry, has been rele¬ gated to the dim background. The color¬ ed brother can vote, if he is proffQRy Registered and has paid his taxes, but ■hat is just about as far as he can get In Georgia (1. O. P. circles. His day and lb' da y of the white backer of the said Ibony-hued individual is no more. The lilywhites, which both Mr. Crawford Imi Mr. Philips represent, is in com jlete fiarhinery. control of the state Republican and to all intents and pur es, will lie for some years to come, [lice chairman Crowford, whose home in Dalton, where his father was for lam years postmaster, was chief dep l 1 !' of the narcotics department at the nt office building before taking charge I Republican headquarters. He has |» * title of viee < hoi, man (or some * Jllt with his recent election he was Aen active charge of the party Vine " b hainnan Philips fing absent ii from the state. A Five-Minute Sermon on Church Advertising pv ID you ever think of the church as a business proposition? M hy II a church always be considered a subject for charity'. How otten < you heard men sav: “1 don’t go to church very often but "'"en 8° they are always begging for money. That’s the reason 1 don t go ottenei. . It’s a narrow point of view, of course, for a church needs money to run ■ just the same as a Yutsiness. But why shouldn t a church be ' business and be INdependent and not BF.pendent? It can be, but business Methods must be adopted. All successful businesses advertise. The greatest competitor of the church chnrTK'- the movies—advertises liberally. You have attractions m you ‘i have story to tell. You have minister who can pleach uith an, P ntl a a ."regulars to “ ! .1 he “regulars” may know it, but it isn t the > " , chimTr~ lts tbe “irregulars” and the “neverwuzzers. lhat s L tl got to grow. And you have got to go atter them the -ant laess house goes after business. , anri k now that every business man keeps track of his s "' e s ^ And it l , he . ra °nth and he them with ago. ffiL ahead he compares a year churches keep track of their , . nda wants to know why. Do the that > ® " ce « ’ They know what the subscriptions are, for s < . i ' cased attendance would increased subscriptions. Minlil* mean after business clra «I» should cease to be DEpendent. Tt should go <er S who have tried it have been well compensated. • U PP s X sernent should appear in this paper this week: FIRST REFORMED CHURCH Thi* Sunday Evening at 7:45 THE REV. JOHN KNOX ALLEN. D. D. will preach “OUR TOWN ’ on r °tfi Seat* Free. Rear Seat*, Ten Cent* Each. y ° u ’ U be »urpri»ed. Coma and hoar worth-whiU aernion. A ** , * c !* 1 inviUUon , out a church. Special mu.ic. to all. Wo would like to aea YOU in chute’ 1 tV? u think it would help? Wouldn’t it start some talk iw about the b«. 4ll( i that takes money to run a church, that it is not a chant) org J tt! people - ARE EXPECTED to contribute to it. live in tt tor n°V ld this town be without churches* You would not The church " ouldn & , be a fit place to live in. You need the church. • 11 and the church needs advertising. REV. H. W. WILLIAMS DIES JONESBORO, N. V. Word was received Monday of death of Rev. H. W. Williams, of boro, N. C., former pastor of the tist church of this city. Just prior his death he had held regular ments in three churches in the of his home. His death was caused heart failure. Rev. Williams was a man loved by all who knew him, and during his stay of four years here he proved to be a most able preacher, doing great work for the church. He also filled the pulpits at Elberton, Commerce and Woodville. It was nine years ago that he first came to Covingtoij from Woodville. Rev. Williams leaves a wife and two sons. One of his sons graduated from Emory University, at Oxford, and b now manager of a radio corporation at Charleston, S. C. The other son is now a student at Massachusetts Tech, in Bos¬ ton, Mass. Funeral and interment took place in Jonesboro. FORD DEALER HANDLES FARM MACHINERY P. J. Rogers, the local Ford and Trac¬ tor dealer, has on display in his show room some of the latest farming machin¬ ery, for which he has recently taken the agency, and which promises to be quite an addition to his business. He has on exhibition the famous American Seeding Machine, the Stover Feed Grinder, the Letz Feed Grinder. Corn Mill, Velvet Bean Mill, and the Oliver Disc Plow. Labor-saving farm machinery is lie¬ coming more popular every year, and many of the best farmers are using such machinery on acount of the great volume of work that can be done tbith it. and also the saving of the expense usually incurred in the loss of time on account of the old way of trying to run the farm. All of these machines are easy to connect with the Ford Tractor, or the feed mills may lie run by other power, it convenient. Labor saving machinery of every kind has been adopted in almost every line of industry, and especially on the farm Where the acreage is large, and will continue to grow more popular as men learn how to use it. Mi. Rogers states that he vino as it ready placed some of these machines m county. SHEPHERD—JOHNSON ! A , , he „«*««« Pareonus, Sunday afternoon, Miss Shepherd, of Jersey, s united in marriage to Mr. Johnson, o{ Covington, Rev. J. E. Ellis perform ing the ceremony. For Newton County and Her People. COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1922. SENATOR TOM WATSON DEAD Asthma Proves Fatal to Noted Georgian Washington, D. C., Sept. 26- -Senator Thomas E. Watson, of Georgia, a.. died suddenly early Tuesday at his home at Chew pitikc. Md Mu afte ‘ a weeks i > ■ ' " •ms illness with asthma, from which he had suffered * for 15 years. He was R4 64 years old on September 5th. < oming to the Senate March 4. 1921, as an “anti-Wilson, anti-League and anti-war measure Democrat", Watson became one of the national capital’s most here picturesque figures. His services had not prevented him from con¬ tinuing as the publisher and editor of his newspaper, the Columbia Sentinel, and on Sunday night, apparently in im¬ proved health, he dictated editorials for the newspaper. Although his poor health for the past (ew weeks had kept him from sessions of his the Senate, he insisted upon' being‘in seat last Friday during the closing hours of the Sixtv-seventh Congress This was contrary to the advice of his physicians, Dr. Thomas Conrad and Dr ’ Grant " Sarnhart, but he appeared to have suffered no ill effects. He remained throughout Monday at his home. 8 West Melrose Place, Chevey Chase, and ate a hearty dinner Monday night. A few hours later he suffered a relapse and his condition became seri¬ ous. Death occurred at 3 o’clock Tues¬ day morning. • Senator Watson is survived by his wife, who returned to the Watson home in Thompson. Ga.. last spring after a severe illness; one brother, W, A. Wat¬ son, and a sister, Mrs. Julia Cliatt, both of Thomson, Ga. Born in Columbia County, Georgia, September 5, 1856, the son of John S, and Anna Watson, Tom Watson studied two years at Mercer University, taught school and was admitted to the bar in 1X75, practicing in Thomson, Ga. He served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives in was a Democratic elector-at-large in 1888. Tom Watson first appeared in Wash ingtnn in 1891, when he was elected to the Fifty-second Cogross as a Populist election He was in a 1892 candidate and and claimed the j 1894. but his oppo-! nent received the certificate. The'free j first ifpropriatio^for dehvery of rural mails. The St. Louis Populist convention which endorsed William Jennings Bry¬ an for president in 1896 selected Watson as its candidate for Vice President. In 1904 the Populist party chose him as their candidate for president. He made an active campaign to revive the party in that year. The body was sent to Thomson. Ga., for funeral and interment. The services were held at Hickory Hill, the famous Watson home, at 1:30 o'clock this after¬ noon, with Rev. E. J. Forrester, of Sparta, formerly pastor of the Thomson Baptist church and close personal friend of the late senator, officiating. He was assisted by Rev. J. T. Bakes, pastor of the Thomson Methodist Episcopal church. Services at the grave were directed I (United by the Thomson American Council, Junior Order Mechanics, of which Senator Watson was a member. Sena I tor M atson s mother and lather are I buried in the Thomson cemetery, and ! his body was placed beside them. , | i Accompanied by a the party tdfar of United “rf j here at X1:55 Washington'staff‘also 0 - clock this morning. ‘ The ‘in senator’s was A11 businesiThouses _ in Thomson were closed this afternoon, in respect for Mr. Watson. “Every honor within the prov ince of the town was paid Senator Wat son when he was laid to rest.” Mrs. VV'. H. Gray, of Asheville, N. C., who came to Athens to enter her daugh¬ ter, Miss Emma, in Lucy Cobb College, is spending the week most delightfully with her mother, Mrs. E. F. Edwards, in Covington. S Mrs. M. Levin has returned from an extended visit to Florala, Ala. Mrs. H. O. Whelehel and son are at ■ home after a visit to Gainesville and Atlanta. MR. HEARN INJURED IN FALL FROM AUTOMOBILE Mr. J. B. Hearn is suffering from pain ful bruises as the result of a fall which he received Monday aiternoon. Mr. Hearn was in a ear with a negro driver, near the branch on Monticello street. Attempting to turn a sharp curve, the car lurched violently and Mr. Hearn was thrown out. Passers assisted him to his home on Anderson Avenue, and a -physician was summoned. His injuries proved not to be serious, j Mr. Hearn is employed as machinist in a local garage. -- i JEW STORES TO CLOSE MONDAY j All the Jew stores of Covington will lie closed *next Monday on account of (•‘Young Keeper”, a Jewish holiday. The stores will be open Tuesday morn¬ ing. as usual. FOR RENT—Nice three room apart¬ ment, lights, water and garage. Apply to Mrs. L. T. Biggers, Phone 210-W. ^ DP FOR SALE—Good Seed Wheat. See 42-451) J- W. Sockwell. STATE AM) COUNTY TAX NOTICE Newton ewtfin The state county countv and are are county now now open open n^fOi^the foi the purpose of collecting taxes for the year ! 1922. This is important and should attended to now, as the tax books •close December 20, 1922, to 12-20 WOMAN AND CHILI) BURNED TO DEATH; HER BROTHER HELD Social Circle, Sept. 26.—A coroner’s jury after holding an inquest over the charred ....... ____ remains of the wife nf J Walter Foster, Foster colored, colored and a,m he,. her year-old child, rendered a verdict that they were mur i d e| ed and the house set fire over them, Harry Gresham, aged 14, brother of the [deal superior superior woman, was while ordered Clark held for the j I court, Shipp, 35, a neighbor, was released, he having been I arrested early in the day by Sheriff Riley. The tragedy occurred about 4 o’floek this morning in a house about two miles front town. At the inquest the Gresham boy tes a voice tni eatening his life, that he snatched his clothing and went through the room where his sister and her two children were. He called to her, he said, but her head was covered up and she made no response. He grabbed her 2-year-old st 2T y untU n ear lhe <! nd - when he '^invpothratfnn . t others, S to investigation showed «h that the wo an S head had heen struck a h «ivy d> °"' Som /, ^ time ag0 the Gresham boy ran away from . home and was brought hack only last week, being held under restraint. DR. PARKS VISITOR TO COVINGTON intendent■stopped over" fn '"covfngWn Monday afternoon on his way from Mil ledgevil-le, spending about two hours in the office of the County School Superin tendent. where he discussed some of his plans for the improvement of the state schools and their teachers. He advises more reading on the part of teachers and pupils. He says by dili gent study of good professional litera lure teachers can greatly improve their work while on the job. He commended the circulating library ot Newton county, and advises that the books be read at the homes of the pupils by aI1 members of the family. Dr. Parks is a worthy successor to Dr W L Brittain _ vpiVTftV COUNTY EX-SHERIFF DIES IN FLORIDA Cantain Alfred H Zaeharv flVe ye£U ' 8 ° ld> a f ° rmer residen * of New ton county and widely known through the state, died Monday in Arcadia, Fla., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wil¬ liam Platt. Captain Zachary will be remembered by older citizens as Sheriff on Newton county in former years. The funeral and interment will take place in Conyers at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. MR. AND MRS. CA1 • VICTIMS OF EX-SERVICE MAN Mr. and Mrs. James Carr, who mo¬ tored from Philadelphia to Covington last week, underwent an experience which, though an adventure in itself, leaves much for conjecture. Leaving Philadelphia, they began the trip by easy stages, stopping at Spott syivania ' and at South Hill, Virginia, the . haven of . tourists . While they were at South Hill, resting — themMlvM a World War soldier approached Mrs. Carr and inquired the couple’s destination. When he was told that they were en route to the South, the soldier offered his vl ’ es as a chauffeur. , „ „ Mr. and . Mrs. Uarr _ ............ being fatigued by this time, consented ‘ ’ to the proposition, and the new driver was immediately employed. All went well until Anderson, S. C.. was reached. The soldier announced that his funds were low, despite the fact that he had had no expense during the trip so far. Mr. Carr readily handed out some money and the soldier chauf¬ feur went his way about town. Next morning he failed to appear. Oh investigation, Mr. Carr was informed at the garage that his man had tried to sell a pistol, without success. Later, he was located above the Anderson Fire Department, fast asleep. The pistol proved to he Mr. Carr’s, taken from his bag. The man was turned over to the Anderson police, tried and sentenced to fifty days, with $200 fine. His name was Moore, and on his papers were the words, “Dishonorably Discharged for Desertion”. We wonder what the result would have been had he continued the trip. • SELECTED mountain grown wine sap apples, a medium sized red apple, full of juice and fine flavor. A good keeper if you can “hands off". One-bu. basket, $1.85; four-bu. barrel $7,00, f.o.b. Blue Ridge, Ga. 3tp W. E. Speer, Box 55. FOR RENT—Three large rooms, with modern conveniences. Close in. Apply jtp Ben. W. Smith. LOST—Izady’s large black gauntlet driving glove, between C. L. Harwell’s and Oxford postofflee. Reward. Up Mrs. H. F. Branham. HIDES—Express hides to Athens Hide Co.. Athens. Ga. Also beeswax and tallow. Good weights, quick checks, , highest __________. wholesale ___,_____ prices. 42-49p iq„ Mrs. C. C. Owens and son, after a to Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Christian, retu, ned to Canon, near Elberton. $1.50 Per Year in Advance NEXT WEEK $150 GOES TO SOME CONTESTANT Much interest has been manifested in The News voting contest, and especially during this week which closes the ‘trade offer’ Many of the readers of this paper have from the start taken considerable lnterest • , , . .. the contest, . . and thous in many ands of votes have been piled up by the various \minus rnniestants contestants. A11 v °tes must be in this office by next week, October 6th, when the count wil1 be made and the various prizes awarded to those who have the most votes , ’ competing .. for . one of . the .. eight . , prizes, totaling $150.00 in cash. ' ■»- ■»-»»>““ «*« -• * fairests contests ever put on by this paper—all to gain and nothing to lose and has heen a success beyond our ex¬ pectations. " MoDOWELL GROCERY CHANGES HANDS The McDowell Grocery Store, which ^ been rU " Under the management < lf Sanford Steadman, was sold this week to Mr. J. R. Blackwell, of Shady Dale, and , wlU be , managed by his son, Rosser Blackwell. , ' ,l ' y bDowell opened . this . . store last November. Mr. Steadman, who has suc ( .essfullv ’ managed managed the tne store, store has has not not stated what his plans are, except that he has sever al positions under consid oratlon - Mr. Blackwell is experienced in the grocery , business, , and states that he will make several changes in the store. NEXT SUNDAY RALLY DAY FOR BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL Next Sunday at the Baptist Sunday School will be Rally Day, and it is tl* purpose of the school to get as large an attendance as possible. Every member should be present and bring a friend along, and make this one of the big¬ gest days in the history of the Sunday School. The Sunday School this year has made great headway in membership, and within the past few months every class has increased largely in numbers. PHONE INSTALLED AT METHO DIST CHURCH Mr. R. E, Everitt has installed a phone in the Methodist church so that Mr. Warren Stillwell, who is confined to his room, may have the pleasure of hearing the se ™ uns and 8on & 3 - | Mrs. R. R. Fowler played an organ selectIon Wednesday evening, which j Was Ml sti,lwelk heard quite clear,y and enjoyed b >’ j ' WHENEVER —----------«--------------- an eye finds relief in a | s fj a( j ed or 0 i 0 uded glass, something ii wrong with that eye—it needs attention. If it were not so, the light/ would not irritate. If you are having this experi¬ ence with your eyes, you should seek the advice of our skilled optometrist from the Chas. A. Green Optical Co., Atlanta, Ga„ who will be here again <m Saturday, September 30. Geo. T. Smith Drug Co., Covington, Ga. Mr. Clifford Peek and daughter, Doro¬ thy, of Atlanta, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Peek. Mr. Walter Wilburn, of Decatur, was a visitor Sunday. Notice Club Boys, Live Stock and Agricultural Exhibitors Dr. Haynie has agreed to help the Fair in continuing the work of Mr. Luck until the Fair is over. You can find him at the court house on Saturday and he is try¬ ing to * get in touch with all the boys during the week. Help him and you will help the Fair. DELEGATES NAMED FOR MACON STATE CONVENTION The delegates appointed for the Dem¬ ocratic State Convention, to be held in Macon on October 4th, are as follows: Dr. Luke Robinson and Dr. A. S. Hopkins. Alternates, C. A. Sockwell and J. C. Kitchens. The State Convention is composed of delegates from each county selected by the county executive committee from the supporters of the successful candi¬ date for governor. The ratio of repre¬ sentation is two for each member of the Legislature, with alternates. There are 160 counties in the state, and the Con¬ vention will resemble a mass meeting. The delegates are instructed to cast the vote for their respective counties for the state nominees as declared at the canvass of the vote on September 13th. The Governor and other state house officers. Justices of the Supreme Court. Court of Appeals, etc. The Con¬ vention confirms the result of the pri¬ mary election, selects a new executive puts forth a state platform, transacts such other business as come before it. In a number of counties of the state parties other than the delegates have tendered requests to be present. invited from Newton by friends of the newly elected governor are as Messrs. R. W. Boggus, Noah Piper, R. F. Dick, J. B. Robinson, R. A. Har¬ well, J. c. Upshaw, M. G. Turner, E. W. Fowler, N. S. Turner, E. S. Stephens, J. L. Stephenson, F. E. Heard, J, T. Bird. J. Z. Johnson, F. W. Simmons, Perry Lindsey, W. L. Sullivan, O. W. Porter and \V. E. Lightfoot, and Mes dames C. C. King, R. W. Campbell, ,T. B Robinson, W. C. Clark, A. D. Meador, J. C. Upshaw, J. N. Gary, A. S. Hop¬ kins, Luke Robinson, and C. A. Sock well. MR. HARWELL PROMOTED BY STANDARD OIL COMPANY Mr. Candler Harwell, who for the past year has served the Standard Oil Co. as clerk at their local filling station, has been promoted to a position as salesman, and leaves today to enter upon his new duties. f During his stay at the local station, Mr, Harwell has made for himself a wide circle of friends among the motor of this section, and his unfailing courtesy and efficient service, together with his hearty good humor have made friends for Covington among travelers from other localities. While we regret very much to lose Mr. Harwell, we congratulate him upon his promotion, and wish for him all success in his further steps upward with the company which he represents. Mr. Harwell will he succeeded at the local station by Mr. Dewey Hicks, who is well known in the city, and will no doubt fill his new position with credit both to himself and the company. Mesdames G. T. Wells, R. R. Fowler and Miss Florence Wells are in Atlanta, visiting their aunt, Mrs. Banks. Mr. Presley Christian has returned from Elberton. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gardner are en¬ tertaining today (Thursday) for their son. James, in celebration of his eighth birthday.