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SCHOOL NEWS
SENIOR (IASS
\Vc ate very glad to have Gertrude
Butt back after having been absent for
days on account of illness.
\\ f- are sorry to know that Sara
Anderson is ill hut hope that she will he
with us again soon.
Mr. Adams is still checking in, check
ing out, checking up and checking down
on the pur “ole" Seniors.
Take a peep in the senior room im
mediately after school, every afternoon
,nd you evil) * about a half dozen seni
iirs writing nissnelled words on tb
hoard.
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NINTH GRADE
Miss Agnes Mc.Michael and Annie
Baura Turner were absent best week on
account of sickness.
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KIGHTIf GRADE SECTION R
The Better Speech Club held its meet
ing in the eighth grade room on Friday,
\pril 4th, l(c24 The minutes of the last
meeting were read and by the secretary
Julia Ewing, and were approved.
The program was as follows:
Prayer During Battle—Herman A age
inn, Lynda Bryan.
Reveille—Eden Phillpotls. Jack Neal.
When Barth's Last Picture is Paint
-Kipling, Loulie Turner.
The Gypsy Heart—Harry Noyes Piatt
Katherine Smith.
The Old Swimming Hole—James
Whitcomb Riley, Harold Gray.
Wee Willie Winkle—W. Miller, Julia
Ewings.
The owl and the Pussy Cat—W Sear,
Pat Campbell.
The Dcwi-1—Eugene Field. Annie Sue
McCuUcrs.
The Itainbone—W. Wordsworth,
Fames Hopkins.
Little Billy— W. Makepeace That-k
ciay. Bertha Hamby.
KOR GOOD PRINTING. TRY THK NEWS’ IOR OFFICE
COVINGTON—
OXFORD
TRANSFER CO.
Passengers, Freight
and Baggage
Household Goods Moved
Phone 12fi
J. O. BRADSHAW,
Manager.
CALCIUM
ARSENATE
Kills Boll Weevils
Write today and get our proposition for supplying
your Calcium Arsenate at lowest prices.
Boll weevils will prevent profitable cotton production
if not controlled.
ACT TODAY!
AGENTS WANTED J
ashcraft-wilkimsow company f
ATLANTA, GA. f
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AIKEN & TURNER HATCHERY
COVINGTON, GA.
S. C. White Leghorn baby chicks...... $12.00 per hundred
S. C. Brown Leghorn baby chicks 12.00 per hundred
S. C. Barred Ply mouth Rock baby chicks 15.00 per hundred
S. C. Rhode Island lied babj chicks 15.00 per hundred
Rates for Custom Hatching.......... 4.00 per hundred
SOCK WELL BUILDING. NEAR COURT HOUSE
Covington. Ga.
AN ATTRACTIVE PLACE
Nowhere in this section of the state is there a more at-,
tractive place just now than The Millstead Green House at
Milistead, Ga,
A visit to this charming place reveals the wonderful
results obtained by J. R. Adams, manager, who loves his
work.
Cut flowers, pot and bedding plants of all kinds are
furnished here as well as floral designs. They grow and
sell schrubbery.
To beautify your yards and home grounds, if you will
call on them they will be glad to help you.
MILLSTEAD GREEN HOUSE
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PHONE Ull-.i MILLSTEAD, GEORGIA.
THINGS NEEDED TO
MAKE A GOOD TOWN
1 mot a nice liiuk.riK man down • .1
tho city dock this morning and con
versed with him. U<* seemed to he an
intelligent man and ] decided 1 could
get some copy out of liim. With this a
view I asked him what kind of a town
he-would like to live in—if he had his
Here is the hoiled down essence,
of what he replied:
A tnorgl town.
A town where a woman could walk J
the entire length of Main street and feel j
that the men she passes respect woman
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hood.
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A town whre every matte is patriotic
and shows it by keeping his premises]
neat and clean.
A town where a good public library is 1
well patii>nized.
A town with churches tht gre well
attended and where the pastors ar.-j
reasonably paid.
A town where nobody has to lock the]
chicken coop door.
A town where each citizen is made to ;
feel that he is needed in every move
ment of importance, no matter what j
his financial standing.
A town where the so-called politicians ;
are merely men chosen-from the ranks,;
seeking to help the community with no
thoughts of selfish interests.
A town that makes its money at home
and spends it there.
A town whose citizens never sa>
’teity” but always "ns."
A town that has a public play-ground
for children and a comfort station, kept
clean for ladies—also one for men,
likewse sanitary.
A town with faith in itself and its |
fellows, with a future and a vim 1 r < |
make the dreams come true.
A town that grows without knock
ing the neighboring town.
A curteous town, one that pleases
strangers and gives thnt a pleasant re
minder of southern hospitality.
A regular go-getter town with a vision
uit-h work to do and a Place in the ha •
ness for me.
Tie was a nice old gentleman and I
liked him. but he was only half telling
me what kind of a town he would choose
for a home when I suddenly left him to
put into joint what he had already
said. Sems to me this kind of a. tow n j
« my kind of a town. too. And while]
we. are on the subject, isn’t it your idea
of a good town, likewise? We believe
it is.-—New Smyrna (Fla.) Breeze.
FAVORABLE REPORTS
Washington, the resolution D. O.,—Favorable proposing child re-J i
ports otv
labor amendment to the constitution j
was ordered by the House judiciary |
committee.
BANDIT IS KILLED
Tulsa, Okla..—Ed Lockhart, notor
ious bandit and bank robber, was shut
•mil killed in a gun fight with the sheriff
of Tulsa county and six deputies six
miles west of Perry. Okla.
si BAHTS NEW ESTIMATE
Washington. 1). ('.. March 2t> —Her
bert Hess, actuary of the 'American
Legion, submitted a new estimate of the
cost of the bonus bill to the Serial;
finance committe e His estimate r
*J. IS 00,000.
Georgia has a town. Gamesvill
which claims t" be the third Viealth.es.
community in the entire Fniieri State 1
and the healthiest spot in the South
Akron and Seattle alone arr-^sairl t<> l
ahead of this northeast Georgia tow .
in point of recorded death rate an •
there is said to have been no deaths it.
the Gainesville area in the past year
from typhoid.
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IS YOUR WORK HARD i
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j M*n> Covington Folks H* \e Foiitr ,
! How to Make Work Earner.
What is so hard as a dav’s wo if
: with an aching back?
Or sharp stabs of pain at everj
j sudden t-.vist or turn?
There is no peace from that dul
aehe.
No rest from the soreness, lame
ness and weakness.
Many folks have found relic!
through Doan’s Pills. They are a
stimulant diuretic to the kidneys,
Doan’s. Covington people recommend j
J. H. Mattox, carpenter, Alcove* !
St., Covington, says: Heavy lifting
weakened my kidneys and I had t<
get up several times ft -night. My i
back got lame and there was serened- !
then over my tried kidneys. When I sac and
to get up, sharp pairn
caught me in my back. I couldn’t «i
much of anything and 2 as in bac
shape, Doan’s Pills c • me and )
havo had no return of mnlaint D™’. *
i Price 60c, at ail ,,, '
simply ask for a kidm \ medv —g**'
Doan s Pills—the same that Vn
Mattox had. Foster-Mi I hum Co
Mfrs., Buffalo, NY
A Rat That Didn’t Smell After
Being Dead for Three Month*
“I swear it was dead three months.” writes Mr. J.
Sykes (N. J.;.. ‘ I saw this rut every Jay; pat some
Rat-Snap behind a barrel. Months afterwards, my
wife looked behind the barrel. There it was—dead.3
Rat-Snay sells in three sizes for 35c. 65c, J1A5.
Sold tad guaranteed by
PIPER HARDWARE STORE
C1TI PH VKMAC1
FIFTH GRADE
< iur r> < on h.-is a health than and f
: teeth twice day will
Wh blush oui a wo
iroi ,, trold star.
\Ve a leu have a libra t \ with several
good tmoks to read
One of our members has unit school
\Ve are very son > to have her leave us
Some of them are absent on account ot j
sickness but hope that they will.soon I
we j
lif* able * tie hack with ns.
We have just finished making not* . j
book hacks for our "Stories of the Pre
sidents of the I nked States.’
In Geotgaphy we rr making maps
of the United States and on them we
siiow the different industries of our
country .
We have enjoyed the beautiful sunny
days of this week, It has made us fed
like doing leal work, even it’ we did
have a touch of winter.
We are now studying decimal
fractions in Arithmetic, U’e like thes*
much better than denominate numbers.
In Geo/gctphy we are taking art imag
inary trip to Asia We are now at
Shanghai China. It is so interesting
that we regret it is only an Imaginary
trip.
NOTICE
Xotiee is hereby given that the Bank
of .Mansfield. Ou has sold its assets to
the Georgia State Bank with an office
located in Mansfield, tla.. and that the
Georgia State Bank has assumed its
liabilities according to the contract en
tried into between them on The 2nd. day
of April, P.iXi and to its books and
records and under the terms of the
several agreements with the holders of
ei tificatv: of deposit in said Bank; and
including deposits subject to check.
BANK OF MANSFIELD.
P.t D. T. ADAMS. President.
. Attest: .1. E. Mi GA KIT IT, Cashier.
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i Mr. Morgan Elliott spent Bundav
with Mr. Roy Robertson.
H. F. MEADORS
Cleaning, Pressing. Dyeing* ami
Altering
■ SUITS MADE TO ORDER
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I‘hone 300
THE COVINGTON NEWS. COVINGTON. GEORGIA
$10.00 in Gold
4 .A. or a Name
WHEN WE NAMED ODD BAKERY
THE Sl’fiiEM BAKERY
As far as our knowledge extended and all information we were
able to secure, it was original, but when we made application to
have it copyrighted we found that a corporation in the distant west
had beat us to it, so we have decided to change the name of 0U1*
bakery, and will give $10.00 in gold to the person who suggests the
name we adopt,
The offer is open to all readers of The Covington News.
Your suggestion for a name, accompanied by a brief reason
why that name should be adopted, must he on a separate piece of
paper, from the one containing your name.
The suggestion for a name will be numbered and a committee
of three prominent citizens will pass upon their merits without
* knowing who suggested the name.
All suggestion must be mailed before midnight April 21, 1924.
THE SUPREME BAKERY
COY IN(4TON, GEORGI A.
ADVERTISING IN THE COVINGTON NEWS SELLS THE GOODS
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Five Disc Wheels and Nash Self.Mounting Carrier, SdS additional
ShtfCT Superiorityl Here’s convincing proof
this Six louring- does excel. Wheelbase is 2 to 9
inches more than cars of like price offer. Sturdy
top has live bows. Many have but four. 17
days devoted t
are to body painting. There are
16 coats. So you get a finer finish and longer
lasting lustre. All through the car Nash gives
more in real quality.
LOURS and SIXES
Models range from $915 to $2 1 90, f. o. b. factory
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NORRIS HARDWARE COMPANY
COVINGTON, GEORGIA.