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THE COVINGTON NEWS
XUMBER 2 .
WORLD’S BEST NEWS
el said unto them Fear not: for behold 1 bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people
an? aI *......;= is born hni-n thi this s day day in in the the City City of of D David avid a a Saviour, Saviour, which which is is Christ Christ. the tho Lord.— i ™.,i Luke r „i.„ o. 1 1
unto you 2: 10, 11
fl CITY 0F
LS ELECTED
ONOAY’S RACE
tXZZX. ed.
s Re-elect
9 a "teddly for voting, on
heavy rain which fell
he though 450
AS a result,
, Qualified
registered and to
city election, only H2
the
s t during the day.
were elected to the
m en
and E. H. Lewis was re
cceed himself. Messrs,
j l. Elliott, of the Board
we re-elected without op
candidates and votes re
'h is as follows:
[ [ter 131
.................. « 9
[Franklin ............ 97
ers ................. 58
aril of Education
U .................. 142
it.................... 142
I has made the city a cred
in the past, and we can
to give his most earnest
his office during the new
S-ter is thoroughly qualified
city well in an important
id will always be on the
Lher any move that is to
if our municipality,
iFranklin will make us a
jnian, He is a most success
tusiness man, and to all of
jkings devotes his full at
H- are assured that he will
■alue to the administration.
it members of the school
•one knows that Covington
to have such men to rep
Scitizens on this important
Toulil be indeed difficult to
take their place.
ON OF OFFI
BY THE LOCAL
ONIC ORDERS
Jwe Lodge No. ti. F. and
liheir regular meeting last
P‘ r - elected officers for the
I' as follows:
I Tuck, W. M.
prs, S. W.
Iring, j. w.
peek, Ihens, Secretary.
Treasurer.
I’d. S. D.
Mors, J. D.
p. S. S.
E J. S.
I Chaplain,
law, Tyler.
f a,Su vbanged the time of
P ptofore 6 fllst and third Thursday
the meetings have
P nights.
P"'S Fleet Officers
r tnn Sh,inp <"lub was rail
[ n le Tuesda y evening at the
r" for 'be annual elec
r x with 'he following
-,x
pWna. President
r f r ' Vice President.
rS ' Sp ‘• a »d Treasurer.
L n " f play
[ beneflt a by the
of , he Crippled
l me Wa » «taru«ed at some
L IJ "‘bi'iship committee wifi
pea von ,0 enlist every Shriner
f' inn in this undertaking.
flllh „ Sh »
mers. and aid this
Kth I'dbcKRS
[ffc. "' ,nKt °n Society Social and
Kal ■lei-ti, - °f y met for
>ri officers on
rfnoo kh. n at th North
«* Cov
H "ere te-elected
P six to serve
k *nonths.
[ the ^"■vision ,^ n ! of the soo . al
W “ a <,ystp1 '
at 1>a,m ( supper ...
too,. R °om of the
U^h 'Tcember 29th.
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ear
TEACHERS COMING
AND DEPARTING
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Every departing and arriving train
bears teachers homeward bound.
The local teachers have departed for
their various places of abode as follows:
Misses Vera Keller, Pensacola; Grace
Wilson, Nashville, Tenn.; Frances
Barnes, Jackson; Annie Lois Smith, Ot
ford; Beulah Barrow, Reynolds; Evelyn
Smith, Thomson; Luoile Higdon, Talla
poosa; Alleen Jackson, Cartersville.
Returning to their Covington homes
will he Misses Beth Flowers, Adele
Middlebrooks. Irene Bloodworth, Lueili
and Annie Peek, Leila Gardner, Maiy
Porter, C. B. Branham, Maude Mobley,
Sara and Julia Mobley, Helen Smith,
and Rena Parker.
WASTED MOTHERHOOD
Henri tte Saget, “most worthy girl
in France’’, worked from the age of 12
to support younger brothers and sisters
As copyist, at $12 a month, later as a
stenographer, she starved and worked,
supporting a grandmother 85 years old,
as well as brothers and sisters.
Now a prize of 40,000 francs is given
her, 10,000 francs for a trousseau, 10,
000 for furniture, 20,000 for a dowry,
that she may be able to marry.
That such a girl should remain sin¬
gle, leaving no children, seems a crime
to Frenchmen. Honor to them for the
thought.
How many girls in this country are
slaving away their lives, like the “neu¬
tral workers” in ant hill or bee hive,
never to leave their admirable qualities,
high ideals and devotion to the next
generation?
We talk of waste in America, and
lack of intelligence In the population.
The greatest waste is of good mother¬
hood. It is shown in the hundreds of
thousands of wasted mothers, chained
to counters, looms, desks and type¬
writing machines. Stop that waste, and
the crop of fine children will take care
of everything else.—Arthur Brisbane.
T~freak egg"
Mr. Skinner, of this city, was exhib¬
iting on the streets Tuesday a freak
egg which was a rare curiosity, having
the form of two eggs joined together.
It must he that Mr. Skinner’s hens
realize that it is the holiday season,
and are trying to do their full duty.
Eggs are always high at this season,
and at present are bringing G5 cents a
dozen.
The twin eggs are something entirely
new under the sun. It might be a good
idea for other poultry raisers to try to
find out what method Mr. Skinner uses
to make his hens lay double.
CHRISTMAS DAY PICTURE
On Christmas Day the Lyric Theatre
will show “The Pride of Palomar”, a
Cosmopolitan production, adapted from
the great novel of the same name bv
Peter B. Kyne.
THE MAIL CARRIER
For many years, in good weather
had, day after day. he had followed
his chosen job faithfully and well. He
had carried many, many Christmas
presents in his day, too. This year one
of the families he had served so regu
larly prepared a Christmas box for him
and for his wife and his children.
“It is the first Christmas box I ever
received from one of my families,” he
-a "Wa.n-1 „ a, « „
have remembered their mail carrier
But the people were saying, “To
think that we haven’t done something
of this sort every year. The mail rar
rier does so much for us, and we, at
times, almost seem to forget he’s even
human!”
HONOR THE COW
The Dawson News pays this tribute
to mankind’s great friend;
The dairy cow is a real gold mine.
She is famed as a cash producer; her
product can he marketed every day.
This is, perhaps, one reason why the
dairy cow is our best friend in time of
adversity or In prosperity. In this day
of tight money and high interest rates,
cash is appreciated, so it is a good
time to take account of the good work
of the cow. Study a little more her
needs and requirements. Use her now.
j and continue to use her after she pulls
you out of the depression.
For Newton County and Her People.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1922.
CHRISTMAS
It is now but a few days to the happiest holiday of the III
year; the day when each member of the family does his or
her utmost to make all happy. *
Lhe past month and more, parents, relatives and ■■■
hlends . have been studying
the problem of Christmas gifts |jj!
It may seem to he a simple one, but everyone knows that it ,i l
is not; yet all try to cheer the v
hear s of young and old with mi
appropriate gifts and mementoes.
I he youngsters aie excited, ihey know that there is
something of an unusual order going on in the household, v
l hey have an intuition that Santa Claus will not pass them M
by and that the father and mother are in some way connee
ted with the mysterious Santa. Older ones are suspicious f
curious tnat is not and watchful. openij They done know that something is going on 111
as as at other seasons of the year.
I he happy lestraint is enjoyable. Anticipation is a semi- j|||
painful delight, and all centers around the one great holiday
of Savior, the Christian Jesus Christ, world, and in the celebration pilgrimages of of the the birth of the ilj
do homage and make wise men to - iji
rich offerings to the Son of God. From
that da\ to this the custom ol making gitfs has prevailed li
and will endure to the end of time. There is a great deal to
do. The Christmas dinner must he prepared, and in its prep¬
aration the poor and the unfortunate must not be forgotten.
1 he little tots and the boys and girls, as well as the older |j
ones of unfortunate families must not he forgotten. They •!!•
must have a Christmas dinner, and Santa Claus must visit ||ij
their homes and leave behind tokens of his thoughtfulness Hi
and care.
There is joy in preparing for this glad holiday. There is J? j!j|
a sparkle in the eyes of the fathers and mothers, a queer m [III
look in the eyes of the children, and aunts and uncles, sis
ters and brothers, all have an air of joyful reserve. Every
one one’s is hurrying, hut there everyone is working, everyone is in every- ||||
way, is no friction; the spirit of the season
has filled their hearts with the joy of giving.
Christmas is the season for family re-unions; the gath- : ‘l
ering together of the family circle; the return of the absent 1
ones and the binding together of souls in the lies of love; for
the worldly offering joys of that thanks have, to God and the Holy Trinity for the ||
fill we and the promise for the future, v
i “Peace on earth, good will towai 1 men.”
III! itii
Let us all enter into the Christmas spirit. Let us all en
ill deavor to make others happy. Let us remember the poor and
needy, the sick and the infirm. Let us remember the crippled |i !
i veterans of the great war, and show by. qur sacrifices that
111 we appreciate their services for the fiaiuind that, we sympa- :
• ■ thize with them in their misfortunes. It is no small matter
i to be crippled by poison c.is, deafened by^he terrific explo- in;
sions of mines and shells, mangled and torn by the cruel j,
i iron, or punctured by the deadly bullet, or diseased from ex- llli
posure to the cold and wet of the trenches, and all that the
iii honor of the Stars and Stripes might be maintained and the
rights of American citizens respected in every quarter of ■
the world.
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THE CHRISTMAS OF TODAY
Despite Methods of Travel and the Ease
of Making Long Journeys,
Home Holiday is Best.
When Christmas began its gay pil¬
grimage down the years, society was
stationary. Toda^ families and Individ
uals are constantly on the move. >1
orn means ot transportation have
ished distance. The tani.li toda> 1S
scattered to all the quarters of the
earth. One brother stays on the
tic coast, the other migrates . to the .
seaboard, hut then , they ., are on.i .
Pacific
i four or five days apart. In , England ,, , .
and daughters find their way i
all parts of an empire that covers the
1
globe; it is nothing for the , cabled
tations of a sing]e family to travel bo
twpen Montre al. Melbourne. Calcutta,
( , ape Tmyn and T<0 ndon.
whpn Irving W rote ’Braceridge Hail’
the little journey into the country was
itself an adventure. Hie ease ot tuu
siu ZTZZ' n Jdunis. r. . .
increasing numbers use the model n
transport system to leave home
rhristmas time. It may he heresy,
the cus tom of spending Christmas at
; - nn jg gailling g roU nd. Congestion of
' in groat cities has narrowed
poplllation
the dimensions of the metropolitan
home, and not many apartments can
comfortably accommodate the family
reunion and the preparation and the
setting of the Christmas dinner. So
when the trip to the country fails, the
city family goes holiday making in a
hotel. If hotels once were lonely plan
now, and many seek them both for
ner and frolic.
These are tendencies, variations on
the old theme. The theme, however however,
remains unchanged. It will not change
The great majority will still keep th
Christmas at home. Where there arc
children, the proper paraphernalia
the time-honored observances will keep
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT
There will bo no preaching service at
Stewart Baptist church Sunday after
Walker Combs, Pastor
A PAIR OF STOCKINGS
(By Christopher G. Hazard)
Buddy Smith had three ideas abort
^ wefe fu „ of feet
holea and they ( - OU ld be full of
^ n wag with regard t0 the
thi ,. d i(Jea that he was payin , attention
^ ^ wmlng to go
un der the circumstances, he was tieing
the holes in his best stocking, with (
up "*
a view to the Christmas possibilities,
.
IIis " is,er ’ AKne *’ ha<1 a y '
much longer stocking, with a note a.
foched in which she informed all
might he concerned that this one was
hers. But Agnes, like the monkey that
used a rabbit for a muff and kept
self warm by hugging it. was a little
selfish. Not only had she hung up one
g she had
^ mother<8 stoc kings, hut
an advan tage over Buddy in
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cupboard, for there were holes ail
i round it the size of „ , her little finger.
So it was that on Christmas morning
the shorter stocking had the most in it.
j CARD OF THANKS
j T wish, through the columns of Th '
j y 0V rs. to thank all the voters who
lheil . support and confidence in the
me
| rp( . t . nt election, and again pledge mi
i*y host efforts in the service of the
1 j, v as , ouneilman. Rufus Franklin.
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*"«" men. Om.tnm, 1 "■ ..... remain ' P essentially
home holiday.
modern life brings some compensations
h „ af)sent and the homeless, hut
t
Christmas satisfaction is
be had only a e V
SI.59 Per Year in Advance
CHRISTMAS TREE
EXERCISES HELD AT
CLOSE OF SCHOOLS
The High School and grammar grad.*
of the Covington Public Schools held
interesting exercises on Tuesday in cel
<“bration ot the close of school for the
Christmas season.
A number of beautiful trees were fill¬
ed with presents. Appropriate exercises
with here and there the presence of a
real Santa Claus, made the day memo¬
rable to the participants. The sessions
closed at noon for the mid-winter va¬
cation.
RESOLUTIONS ON DEATH
OF I)R. H. W. WILLIAMS
At the first conference after the news
of the death of Dr. Henry Wiley Wil¬
liams reached our city, the First Bap¬
tist church appointed the undersigned
as a committee representing the Dea¬
cons and the church, the Sunday
School and the several organizations of
the women, to write a paper for publi¬
cation in the Covington News, the
Christian Index, and the local paper in
Jonesboro, N. C., a copy for our church
record book and for the members of his
family who survive him, expressive of
appreciation of the life and character
of this good man and minister of the
Gospel.
Dr. Williams was a citizen of Coving¬
ton and pastor of the First Baptist
church for four years, leaving us for
Vidalia. Ga.. in 1917. The same splendid
tribute that Paul paid to Barnabas can
us justly be paid to Brother Williams—
he was a good man! Not negatively
good, hut positively good. Of a strong
and forceful pci soriality, the inherent
i hi’WIJan virtues in ... the man spoke , ,
in his daily walk and conversation. IL
despised sham, hypocrisy, fraud. He
liked to-work with his hands, and even
with them his strength and grace of
•character were expressed. Whatever he
turned his hands to do, he did well and
aimed at perfection.
As a citizen, we say it modestly, he
was worthy of imitation. He met his
civic obligations as he met his debts,
promptly, cheerfully and in full. It
could he consistently said of him that
he “owed no man anything hut to love
him.”
As was the man, so was the preacher.
His personality followed him into his
pulpit, even as the preacher followed
his Christ. Strong in his convictions,
and equally fearless, there was never
an uncertain note or a compromising
tone from his pulpit. His aim was not
fine speech-making, ... or at „ pleasing , . „
folks, or playing for personal popular
itv, hut in his earnest consecrated wav,
he hid behind his Christ and tried to
please Him. Sound in the faith, loyal
courageous, with a superior men
tality and an inspired heart, he was an
ornament to his church and a credit to
his denomination, a “lym kman who
needeth not to he ashamed”.
. Respectfully submitted.
1 J. C. Upshaw,
C. C. King.
Mrs. H. B. Anderson.
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
j j wish to make public announce
i ment ,,f t p ( . following resolutions;
j reso i V e to continue to abstain from
use ,,f tobacco in all forms, and
; ^ a total abstainer from the use of all
j intoxicat imr drinks.
j roso i ve further to pay every just
~ ~
’ had language, not
j tv to refrain from
associate with parties who indulge
in vulgar jokes or in any manner use
language unbecoming to a gentleman.
T resolve further to live a life that
will he free from criticism, keeping
faith in Cod. loving my home, being
i thoughtful thouflhtfu i of n f my my neighbor, neighbor, and and will
^ roa dy to speak a kind word
my fellow man. and will maintain a
constant desire 3 e ievate, rather
lower those things which tend to
this world a better place to live.
i In making these resolutions, I
a firm belief that I will hold
j 1 and if I falter .ha,
c „„,,„„e. The (het
j have lived uv to most of this in the
encourages the belief that my
will be an easy victor in the
| Monroe Tucker.
COMMUNITY TREE
TO BE HELD IN
PARK TUESDAY
Public-Spirited Citizens Plan for
Holiday Happiness and Cheer
of Christmas Season.
A movement is in progress to make
this Christmas of 1922 one of the glad¬
dest of all the glad Christmasses ever
enjoyed in Covington.
The local churches are making a co¬
operative effort to broadcast happiness
by means of a Community Christmas
Tree, to be held in the City Park, on
the public square, Tuesday evening,
December 26th. Everybody in the city
is requested to join in this community
effort.
Mrs. W. c. Clark, chairman of the
lecoration committee, has been empow¬
ered b\ the various Sunday Schools to
select, helpers for this division of the
work. The Sunday Schools will assem¬
ble at their respective churches for the
purpose of marching in a body, singing
carols as they go.
An offering will he taken to be used
in scattering Christmas cheer to some
who may not be fortunate this Yuletide.
It is more blessed to give than to re
ceive” will be the spirit of the occasion.
Everyone will he doing something for
somebody else.
The tree in the park will be decorated
on Tuesday, Dec. 26. The line of march
will be formed at the different churches
at six o’clock.
at six o’clock. Gifts from the tree Will
he distributed at 6:30.
Remember that you have a part in
this, and that its beauty and success de¬
pends on the full co-operation of all our
1 people. 1 Naught can compare with the
joy of ministering to the need and hap¬
piness of others.
Join in the pleasures of this splendid
opportunity! Do your part in the Com¬
munity Christmas Tree! Remember.
Tuesday, December 26, at 6 o’clock!
All persons having Christmas tree
decorations will please give them to the
community tree. Please leave them at
j^' " St. John’s by Monday night, De¬
cember 25th.
DO’S AND DONT’S AT
THE POSTOFFICE
Don’t put off mailing that package
until Christmas eve.
Don’t neglect to tie it. properly. It is
handled at least five times before it
reaches its destination.
Don’t forget to write your own re¬
turn address on all parcel post matter.
Don’t guess at the postage and give
your friends the pleasure of paying
“postage due”.
Don’t, plaster Red Cross stamps on
the face of packages and letters; take
care not to seal parcel post packages
with them. It raises the rate.
Don’t forget that a little thoughtful¬
ness on your part can help to make
(Christmas happier for Uncle Sam's men
and horses and automobiles.
Do mail early, preferably before De¬
cember 20, writing on your packages.
“Not to he opened before Christmas”.
Do your best to use the postoffices in
the forenoon, the earlier the better.
Do write legibly, both the address to
(which you are sending the gift and your
own return address,
Do be courteous and “Christmassy
to the post office men who serve you.
They are handling thousands of pieces
of mail matter.
Do he brief at the counter. You keep
•someone else waiting if you are loaded
like an express truck with packages
and foolish questions.
COL W. L. PEEK IS
BURIED IN CONYERS
The funeral of Col. William L. Peek,
! prominent citizen of Rockdale county.
a
who died suddenly Saturday morni.ig
at his Conyers home in his.*6th year.
was held Monday afternoon at two
o'clock. Services were conducted at the
j j candidate for governor survived by on the four Populist daugn
ticket. He is
-«- —■ - —
S -er„ M. D Irwin, of Lawrenceville;
H. L. Smith, of Dalton, and E. L. Al
niand. of Social Circle, and two sons.
E. L. Peek, of Conyers, and Harry
Peek, of Chattanooga.
