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A L IOy<3 E COVINGTON NEWS
l OLUME 25, NUMBER 4.
IRE IN BUILDING
OF FORD CO. DOES
$25,000 DAMAGE
Flumes which were discovered short
yiuii two o’clock Wednesday morn
damaged the Ford Garage and
ontents to the extent of about $25,000.
j. he oj.jgjn of the blaze is unknown, but
Sl?ems to have started in or near the
liice, in the northwest corner of the
gilding. Fifteen cars and much ma¬
chinery and equipment were destroyed.
The building, one of the newest and
most modern in the city, was valued
at $18,000, and was owned by Mr. R. Ft.
Fowler. The loss is partly covered by
insurance. .
The fire had gained great headway
efore it was discovered, and for a time
hreatened the entire block, but the
sllicient work of the fire department,
tided by volunteers, confined the dam
ge to the interior of the garage.
Mr. P. ■!. Rogers, who has been the
ord representative in this city for a
lumber of years, was to have turned
business over this week to Mr. Ran
of Athens. It is understood that
‘is deal has been cancelled since the
wring to the inclemency of the
lather, many were slow in answering
tire alarm, and several of the lines
I hose were undermanned during tiro
‘ole of the two-hour battle with the
ncs.
hu ll credit is due Mr. Whelchel, of
Water and Light Department, and
corps of assistants. Power on the
lies leading to the garage was imme
tely cut off. and when the serious
! fss of the blaze was determined, water
lessure was diverted from other sec
pus of the city and the full force of
o pumps concentrated on the flames,
j&ulting in much quicker control than
uld otherwise have been possible.
Chief Mining of the Fire Department,
.so deserves praise for the efficient
ay in which he handled the situation,'
Rationing his tines of hose at the most
rategie points to prevent the spread
the fire.
Considering the rapid spread of thei
laze before its discovery, and the very
flammable materials in the building,
lie flames were gotten under control
n a remarkably short time, and were
ought in an efficient manner that
.would do credit to the department of a
iiudi larger city than Covington.
OUTLOOK FOR 1923
BY PRES. WINBURN
Discussing the outlook for 1923, VV.
-4. Winburn, president of the Central
of Georgia Railway Company, announ¬
ces his belief that the railways will be
called upon to handle a freight traffic
tar heavier than has ever been known.
I He says that this situation places re
h'onsibilities both upon the railways
.and upon the public; that the railways
must bem] their energies to make the
host possible use of existing facilities
aml ,0 enlarge and improve those faeil
h is us rapidly as can lie done, while
lbe Public should adopt a policy toward
’he railroad companies which will per
nhi them to attract new capital to
pro
' idi tor improvement and expansion.
I lie term “car shortage” does not
merely imply lack of sufficient number
1,1 freight ears, according to Mr. Win
burn - H,> s »ys that if that were all, the
'"iihiR would he comparatively easy,
hut that the nation's business has out
h "n the nations transportation plant.
1 1 t-s need of increased motive
pow
" enlai 'ged terminals,
improved new lines and
tracks which can he supplied
""h by the expenditure of huge
sums
111 " mipltal. He points out that there
certain simple and effective methods
h>' which shippers and receivers
may
" SSM m relieving the “oar shortage”,
't as loading cars to maximum
Paei, ca
y. Prompt loading and unloading
of cars
to the general situation, the
Went ig pros
"ptimistic. He says that agri
nlturt- is in a better state than at
finie since any
the war. A long-delayed pr e
*'* building is In full swing, tex
t ;i ( 1
llS ‘ lle busy, and southern mines
lnakin g production records,
‘ ‘ n *’ he Hinges the host
of efforts
' ntrUl °* r,eor Sia toward
ita|,| a cred
a Ul ,ffiripnt rword during the
< inir
' >tul , an d thanks the public for
hn . Ihgent interest
and helpful spirit
cooperation.
ton" between Oxford and Coving
k silk Reward if returned
to X office.
ELECTION OF CITY
OFFICERS IS HELD,
COMMITTEES 1923
At the first meeting of the new City
Council, which was held Monday night,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
Mayor Pro tern., Dr. A. S. Hopkins.
City Physician, Dr. W. D. Travis.
City Attorney, Col. Ft. M. Tuck.
Recorder, Judge .1. S. Peek.
Supt. of Light and Water Depart¬
ment, H. O. Whelchel.
Supt. of Streets, S. V. Farmer.
Supt. of Parks and Cemeteries, Al¬
bert Aiken.
Supt. Sanitary Department, P. W.
Skelton.
Chief of Police, If. Bohanan.
Policemen, (i. C. Watson and E. if.
Bouchillon.
Clerk and Treasurer, G. T. Wells.
The list of standing committees for
1923 is announced as follows:
Finance: F. E. Freard, O. W. Porter,
C. C. Estes.
Eight and Water: A. S. Hopkins, E.
Ik Lewis, C. C. Estes.
Streets, C. G. Estes, A. S. Hopkins,
E. H. Lewis.
Parks and Cemeteries: O. W. Porter.
C R. Franklin, A. S. Hopkins.
Ordinance and Building: E. H. Lewis,
1 R. Franklin, F. E. Heard.
Public Health and Relief: C. R.
Franklin, F. E. Heard, O. W. Porter.
The Finance Committee was instruc¬
ted to arrange for the payment of six
thousand dollars of the city bonds dur¬
ing the year, which in addition to the
fifteen thousand dollars paid during the
past year, will considerably improve
the financial standing of the city.
The new council has made a good be¬
ginning on its work, and we are confi¬
dent that they will continue in the
same way throughout their term of of¬
fice, to the great good of the city.
MEETING OF WOM ANS
CLUB AT LIBRARY
The initial meeting 'of the Woman's
• flub was held Tuesday at the Library.
A heavy volume of business was dis¬
patched under the direction of Mrs.
W. C. Clark, president. Mrs. C. A.
Sock well, secretary, called the roll. The
minutes wore read and approved. Reso¬
lutions on the death of Mrs. FI. B. An¬
derson were read by Mrs. Soekwell.
These were signed by Mesdames Up¬
shaw, Combs and Soekwell.
An appropriation for the Crawford
Long Memorial, from the treasury, was
voted.
Mrs. E. E. Callaway reported a col¬
lection of crepe myrtle plants for the
Spring park. Prospects for other shrubs
were discussed. Miss Charlie Porter
was appointed chairman of the Park
Committee.
Contributions to victims of the High
Point School fire were noted in the bud¬
get.
Twelve dollars for dues were collec¬
ted. A beautiful program featuring lo¬
cal talent was presented as follows:
Miss Carolyn Smith, of Agnes Scott,
reading; The Story of the Mongoose,
by Kipling.
Miss Clara Belle Adams, of New York
Conservatory, A and B numbers; “II
Baeoio”, and “Blue Eyes Peeping Thro”
Mr. Walter Stephenson accompanied
Miss Adams.
Miss Agnes Adams, violinist, of De¬
catur. played “Souvenir” to Miss Clara
Belle Adams' piano accompaniment.
Miss Gladys Odum, of State Woman’s
College, rendered two numbers; “When
Heaven Kissed the Earth" and another
exquisite selection, sung to the piano
accompaniment of Miss Fletcher Lon
Lunsford.
This impromptu contort compared
favorably with programs rendered in
large cities. Covington is indeed favor¬
ed in having such artists.
The meeting adjourned to meet in
February. Mrs. Walker Combs will he
chairman, and “Civics” the subject.
LYRIC THEATRE TO CLOSE
The lease of the Lyric Theatre ex¬
pires on January 14th. After this date
we will not operate. We will re-open
its soon ;is we can perfect arrangements
whereby our overhead expenses will lie
reduced.
We thank the patrons who have been
so liberal in their patronage, and assure
you that it will be a pleasure to serve
iyou again. In an even better Lyric, at
a future date.
The Management.
For Newton County and Her People.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THI KSDAV, .SANT ARY 4, 1923.
MORE SAVINGS AC¬
COUNTS THAN ARE
FAMILIES IN U. S.
Atlanta, Jan. 3.—Figures of the sav¬
ings Rank division of the American
Bankers Association, made public here
by Atlanta hankers, show that savings
bank deposits in the United States at
present amount to $16,618,595,000,
which comprises about one-half the to¬
tal deposits, and one-third the total re¬
sources of all the banks and trust com¬
panies in this country.
“There are more savings accounts in
the United States than there are fami¬
lies,” said .1. K. Ottley, president of the
Fourth National Bank of Atlanta, one
of the south’s largest financial insti¬
tutions. The Atlanta hank has perhaps
one of the largest departments for sav
ings in the southern territory, and the
number of Atlantans who put their sav¬
ings in this bank and other institutions
in addition to carrying the large cur¬
rent account, seems to indicate consid¬
erable prosperity on the part of many
Georgians.
Mr. Ottley, in stating that there are
more savings accounts in tlie United
States than there are families, ex¬
plained that this is due to the fact that
often several members of one family
have savings accounts, and in inanv
eases an individual has more than one
such account.
“And this is not near all of the money
at the command of the people,” added
Mr. Ottley. “There is no way to esti¬
mate accurately the amount of money
carried around in pockets and kept in
and around the homes, hut the amount
in total is tremendous.”
The rank and file of the American
people, according to Mr. Ottley and
other leading financiers, are strong
enough financialy. including their hold
ings of all securities on top of their sav¬
ings, to take over the war debt of the
American government.
“The stupendous financial strength of
the plain people of Atlanta, of Georgia,
of America, should cause a feeling of
security throughout the nation, and
bring more forcibly to our minds the
fact that the plain people are the bul¬
wark of the country, not only finan¬
cially, hut morally, spiritually, and in
every other way that means safety.”
STUDENTS RETURNING TO
THE COLLEGES
The State Woman’s College contin¬
gent returned to Milledgeville Wednes¬
day morning. The list includes Misses
Ruby Perry, Elise Preston, Annie Grace
Austin, Frances Johnson, Marion and
Mabel Willis, Sara Campbell, Gladys
Odum and Emily Leonard.
Misses Ora Upshaw and Florence
Turner have returned to Shorter.
Misses Caroline Smith, Mary Jarman
and Sara Griffin return to Agnes Scott.
Mr. William Aiken left Tuesday night
for Emory University.
WHAT IS YOUR TROUBLE?
Do not borrow trouble. Do not look forward to troubles of everv
nature and permit yourself to be downhearted. Cheer up! Troubles will
,-ome to us all. To some there will he many troubles and to others few ,
vet we should all prepare for the worst with as cheerf.ul hearts as pos¬
sible and meet trouble with a smile, or at least with the determination
to profit by the lessons they teach us and press on to a better and high¬
er life. If the lollies of youth have brought trouble, let our later years
i>e happier from the knowledge that we have obtained front experience,
and with a stout heart resolve to avoid those things that make trouble.
Let us be careful in our speech, lest we wound the feelings of others
and suffer ourselves from the knowledge of injuries our cruel or thought¬
less words may have done. Let us take care of our health so that our
later years, will be free from the ills that carelessness and exposure
have brought upon us. Let us think over the possible result of every
move we may make, and if we give a few minutes or a few hours of
thought to any subject we may have in mind, our actions will be far dif¬
ferent from what they will be if we rush impulsively into anything at
first sight. Financial misfortunes may often be avoided by giving the
matter careful thought and thorough investigation before w r c launch out
into anything that at first sight promises big returns.
Let us get in behind. the scenes and see. if we can. what every
proposition is based upon, and if we do we will have far less sorrow in
>m declining years, and the courts will have fewer insolvency cases.
Let us not worry about things that never happen. Let us be cheerful,
cautious and reasonable in all our actions. Troubles will come fast
enough, hut we can avoid the most of them if we are thoughtful and
< urli our impulses. Some people are always bemoaning their hard luck.
There are some who seem to be marked for trouble that is not of their
■ nvn making. Such cases are pitiful, but the great majority bring their
troubles on themselves. Others are full of troubles that amount to simply
nothing. They see trouble where none exists. They are satisfied with noth¬
ing The weather is too cold or too hot. or it rains or snows when they
want the sun to shine. They are suspicious of their friends, unforgiving
to their enemies. They cannot forget an injury, real or imaginary, and
they go on through life full of trouble and disappointments just because
they will not let the sunshine into their hearts. The future is a dark
cloud, the past a nightmare, and the present a tumult of conflicting
emotions and impulses.
Get rid of these foolish notions as soon as possible. Sit down all by
vour lonesome and think long and reasonably. WHY do you hate this or
that person” Think it over honestly in the depths of your own heart,
and probably you will come to the conclusion that you have no real
reason Having corn 0 to that conclusion you have overcome one trouble,
and if you will go through the whole list you will find that for every
trouble that you have, there are hundreds of pleasures that you are
shutting out of your life.
Stop right where you are! Turn out ot your heart every drop of the
■ail and bitterness that makes your life miserable. It is a crime for you
To carry it any longer. God made the world the beautiful, cheerful and hearts you that should will
open your eyes to the beauties of nature, to
warm your nature if you will hut permit them to do so. Forget your
troubles and join in the pure and honest pleasures ol' your neighbors.
Do your part in society. Say good things about your neighbors, and they
will sav good things about you. and presently when you go to look over
vour stock of troubles, you cannot find them.
BOTTLED DRINKS
KEPT UP TO THE
HIGHEST QUALITY
Washington, D. C., Jan. 3.—Bottles
used in marketing the bottled carbon¬
ated beverages consumed in the United
States annually, if placed upright side
by side, would make approximately
forty-two rows extending from New
York io San Francisco, or five rows en¬
circling tlie globe. This estimate was ar¬
rived at by Dr. W. W. Skinner, Assist¬
ant Chief, Bureau of Chemistry, U. S.
Department of Agriculture, and one of
the leading water and beverage author¬
ities of the world, after an extensive
survey ot the bottled carbonated bev¬
erage consumption.
This enormous consumption of these
j beverages, which is increasing every
j year and is attributed by Dr. Skinner
to the recognition by the public of the
real merit of the present day bottled
carbonated beverages, has resulted in
this branch of the food industry being
one of the best policed industries in the
country. The Federal government is
constantly watching the manufacture
of these beverages for interstate ship¬
ment to see that they are of the high¬
est quality in the same way that it po¬
lices the packing and other food indus¬
tries.
Every state in the union has the most
stringent laws governing the manufac¬
ture of the bottled beverages, the con¬
sumption of which runs into the bil¬
lions of billions of bottles each year.
In some respects bottled beverage man¬
ufacturing is easier to police than some
others, for if the best ingredients are
not used and the highest sanitation not
attained, the product will spoil on the
hands of the manufacturer before he
can get it into the hands of the consum¬
ing public. Consequently, beverage
manufacturers must police themselves
by putting out a pure, healthful, appe¬
tizing food product.
WESLEY HOSPITAL IS
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Fire which was discovered shortly af¬
ter midnight Friday in an unoccupied
ward at the Wesley Memorial Hospital,
on the campus of Emory University
did $1,000 damage, but failed to dis¬
turb patients in other wards. All avail¬
able lire apparatus in Atlanta answer¬
ed the alarm.
Compelled to lessen his speed so on
the run, due to blocked streets result¬
ing from the rush of fire hound auto
ists, Chief Cody’s car caught fire when
a brake lining became ignited, and he
was forced to stop long enough to ex¬
tinguish the blaze.
Chief Cody says that the practice on
the part of Atlantans in rushing to
fires should he stopped. He says it is
not only vexing to the firemen, hut is
strictly prohibited by the city ordinan¬
ces.
TWO WHITE MEN
KILL AGED NEGRO
IN BRUTAL WAY
Sylvania, Oa., Dec. 31.—Governor
Hardwick was to be asked Monday to
offer a reward of $250 for the capture of
two white men who are accused of
brutally murdering Andrew Jones, 70
year-old ox-slave, near Millhaven Sat¬
urday afternoon. They are Joe Jenkins,
34, and Mims Nunnallv, 33.
The aged negro, iil with influenza,
was summoned from his bed by the
two men and ordered to help them to
pull their automobile out of the mud
in which it was stuck in front of his
cabin, according to Sheriff J. J. Griffln
of Screven county, who investigated the
killing.
Enraged at the futility of his efforts,
one of the white men shot him through
the head, the bullet entering from the
back. Although death is believed to
have resulted instantly, one of the men
attacked the body with a knife, nearly
severing the neck, and leaving the head
attached to the body by a single verte¬
bra. The dead man was pitched into a
ditch, half filled with water. His slayers
fled, leaving their automobile stink m
the mud, from which it had not been
extracted tonight.
A neighbor, attracted by the pistol
shot, discovered the hotly - half submerg¬
ed in the ditch, Ir. was carried back into
the cabin, where Jones was born as a
slave, and in which he had lived all his
life.
Sheriff Griffin was notified of the kill¬
ing a few hours later, and at once be¬
gan a search for the two white men.
His posse late tonight had failed to lo¬
cate them. He lias asked officials of
neighboring counties to assist in the
hunt, which will he continued today.
Jones’ cabin was one and one-half
miles from Milhaveu. and about 12
miles north of Sylvania, on the estate
of F. T. Comer, by whom he was eni
ploved.
NEW YEAR BRINGS
SEVERAL CHANGES
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Hay and sons
have moved to their new home on An
derson Avenue, recently purchased
from Mr. Hammond.
Sheriff B. L. Johnson and family
have moved into the Sheriff's residence
near the OentVal depot.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Meadors have
moved to Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hays are in
their new home on Emory street.
The Kinard family have removed to
Atlanta.
Mr. Will Chirk Is hoarding at the
Turner House.
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Orr are occupy¬
ing the Hicks residence on Anderson
Avenue.
UNIQUE CEREMONY
BY LOCAL MASONS
Working under a special dispensa¬
tion of the Grand Master of Georgia.
Golden Fleece Lodge No. 6. F\ & A. M .
conferred the three degrees on Richard
P. Lester, Jr., a student at Emory Uni¬
versity. on Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday nights of last week.
The communication on Thursday ev¬
ening was unusual and unique in that
at this meeting Past Master R. P. Les¬
ter conferred the Master’s degree on his
son. Past Master Lester, who is well
known and loved by all. conferred the
degree in the most impressive manner.
It was an interesting meeting, and was
much enjoyed by those present.
BANK OF COVINGTON
PAYS DIVIDENDS
At the meeting of stockholders of the
Bank of Covington, December 30. 1922,
a dividend of $6,000 was declared, and
was paid to the stockholders on Janu¬
ary l, 1923. This bank is one of the
leading financial institutions of the
section.
MR AND MRS LUCK RETURN
TO TENNESSEE
After a Christinas visit to Coving¬
ton and Newton county friends, Mr.
and Mrs. J. K. Luck have returned to
their homo in Johnson City. Tennessee,
where Mr. Luck is connected with the
Agricultural College of Tennessee.
Have you paid your state and county
ix? The books closed December 20th.
O. M. NEELY. Tax Collector.
$1.50 Per Year in Advance
JUDGE HUTCHESON
DELIVERS CHARGE
TO GRAND JURY
In the course of his charge to the
Grand Jury at this term of court, Judge
Hutcheson said:
“From the reports coming to me, I
am glad to say that crime is decreasing
in this county. At this term of court,
you are not required to investigate the
county officers or the financial affaire
of the county, as those duties will he
performed by the grand jury during
the March and September terms; but
you are to look into the violation of the
criminal laws. The courts cannot en¬
force the laws unless public sentiment
is behind them. Enforcement of the
law's are among the most important
duties of an enlightened citizenship.
Good citizens will try to enforce the
law. regardless of their opinion of the
law. Juries are not the law making pow¬
er, but it is their duty to enforce the
law's as they are written.
“One of the laws to which I desire to
call your attention is section 416 of the
Criminal Code, which reads as follows:
‘Any person who shall pursue his busi¬
ness. or the work of his ordinary call¬
ing, on the Lord’s day, works of neces¬
sity or charity only excepted, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.’
“Of course that does not mean, gen¬
tlemen. that we should be hide-bound
as to matters of necessity or charity,
but I suppose there are classes of bus¬
iness in this county where some of
them keep open on Sunday, and do bus¬
iness as they do any other day in the
week. You may not be able to stop this
entirely, but you can check it up. The
people who do these things are violat¬
ing the law, and should be punished.
“Every man who violates the law is
not a criminal at heart, hut all good cit¬
izens should encourage the enforcement
of the law', and the violation of some
law's, which are not punished, encour¬
ages a lack cf respect for all laws.
“Another law to which 1 wash to call
your attention is that regarding the
carrying of pistols. It is against the law
for any man to carry a pistol that is
not fully exposed to view', so that any
one can see it. It is also against the
law to carry a pistol, even when ex¬
posed to view, unless the one who car¬
ries it takes out a license to carry it.
It is very rarely that a law-abiding cit¬
izen needs to carry a pistol, but there
are certain classes of people in every
community that do carry pistols, and
every effort should be made to suppress
this evil.
“During the forty months that I
have presided over the courts of this
circuit, we have had over forty homi¬
cides, or an average of one for every
month, to say nothing of the many
of assault to murder, and of robbery.
Not all of these crimes have been com¬
mitted by pistols, but a large percent¬
age have been done by these deadly
weapons. The law against the carrying
of pistols should be strictly enforced.
“Another thing I wish to mention is
the operation of automobiles while un¬
der the influence of liquor, which is
against the law. An intoxicated driver
of an automobile is more dangerous
than a man with a pistol in his pocket.
It is also against the law to i-un an
automobile over thirty miles an hour,
or at an excessive and dangerous rate
of speed, having due regard for traffic
conditions, even under thirty miles an
hour. Those who violate this law should
be indicted and punished, so as to les¬
sen this sort of danger.
"I hardly think it is necessary to say
much on the question of prohibition.
Since 1 came here last night, over a
half dozen men have told me that this
has been the dryest Christmas that
Newton county has ever known. Many
who do not violate the prohibition law's
do not give the co-operation to the en¬
forcement of the law that they should.
It is only by an enlightened public sen¬
timent that this law can he effectively
enforced, and all can aid in this civic
duty, and help to remove temptations
from those who wish to violate it. Some
people say that there is more liquor
sold now than ever before, but those
who make these statements are unin¬
formed as to present conditions, or wil¬
fully in error. We cannot stop this evil
entirely, any more than we can stop
murder and other serious crimes, but
we can aid in creating a healthy public
sentiment which will lessen the viola¬
tion of this law. as well as all other
laws.”
FOR SALE—White Bermuda onion
plants. $1.00 per thousand. J. B Mob¬
ley, Social Circle, Ga. 2tc
