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Coving* 00 First
Inve s t Your Money,
Your Talent,
Influence Here.
. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
m nn ] Est. Est. 1864. 1874.
Warrant Out
for Forgery
complaint of Roy Reynolds, of
On No. 3, Judge Tink
Covington. Route
Harwell issued a warrant against a
known as Frank Collins, alleg
niiin of Reynold’s name to
in g the forgery eash
fifty dollars check which was
8 Piper at the Piper Hard
, Ky Walter Collins
‘ company. It appears that
ware the Reynolds farm,
was a tenant on
coming from a neighboring county. He
borrowed an J automobile from Olin
saying that his wife was ill and
Goher. going for a doctor in
that he was
Covington. The automobile was a ’26
Ford ’roadster. After several unsue
tessful 1 attempts to cash a check the
man succeeded and left Covington on
the Atlanta road. He was a tall stout
man of reddish complexion, according
Reynolds, and had not been with
Mr. Reynolds very long. The man’s
vi fe disclaimed any knowledge of lier
husband’s whereabouts.
Newton County Jersey
Wins Nat’l Certificate
Fairy Alberta 562. 115. Class AAA
senior four year old cow, owned by
Mr. L. D. Bolton of Newton County
won her certificate from the National
Jersey Association with a record of
426.84 pounds of butter fat in 305
days. Tills means over 490 pounds of
butter. She carried her calf 246 days,
Her age at test was four years and
eleven months. This is one of the
many thoroughbred Jerseys that
make Newton County famous as the
first Jersey County in the State.
)r. Jarman Visits Here
Dr. Wilson Jarman, former resident
of Covington and land owner in New
ton county, is visiting friends who
are congratulating him upon his elec
tion to the presidency of Mary Bald
win college for young women at
Staunton. Va. The college is well en
dowed. was founded in 1842 and has
a fine clientile among the first famil
ies of the Old Dominion. Dr. Jarman
has been the executive head of Queen’s
! college in charlotte. N. C., one of the
most notable colleges for women in
the state, and one of the oldest in the
country.
Of him the Charlotte News says:
‘‘Since coming to Queen’s two years
a?o, Dr. Jarman has given clear and
convincing exhibition of liis capabili
ties for college executive duties. In ad
dition to such outstanding ability, lie
has flashed his personality that was
fiving him an increasingly firmer grip
upon the substantial leadership of
Charlotte and this entire section.
Much would have come to Queen’s
trough his resourcefulness had he
remained hero as its vice-president, in
the capacity in which he has been
serving the institution with such con
spicuous ability.
hr. Jarman and his family will he
in Staunton after July 1, when lie
takes hold of his work there.
Hon. and Mrs. Trox
Bankston Back Home
Reporting a wonderful pageant of
f,le Confederate reunion at Charlotte,
^ C., Mr. and Airs. Trox Bankston
have returned to Covington after a
Dsit t 0 the famous Wrightsvllle
Reach.
Hip Charlotte Observer sends the
A’ews the following clipping:
Among tiie many Georgians regis
tered at Hotel Charlotte during the
fDmlon •‘ire Col. and Airs. AV. Trox
Rfikston. of Covington. Ga. Col.
Riinkst ° n has !>een a prosperous and
I^Pnlar editor in both Georgia and
Alabama fur several years, although
Rf* 1 ms temporarily retired from
ac
fluty. Airs. Bankston is president
" thf Gw ^ia division of the U. D. C.,
and is i n fittendance at the re-union
Innorar y Chaperone on the staff
r - Freeman,
commander of the
r f-mi division of Confederate Vet
Bankston After the reunion Col. and Airs,
*fll go to Hamlet, where they
he mined by their neice. Airs. D.
T- Owen s and
at bright > the trio will sojourn
lion. M'ille Reach on their vaca
There j s a position in Coving
t# n f 0 r open
,11 J a sales woman who han
can
s «oes. to wear, suits, coats and
i t is a i°b it is permanent
Position a
Work, a salary- for good
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. FRIDAY. JUNE 14,1929
Twin County League
The Twin County Baseball League
is now running full speed ahead, and
the boys are putting out a brand of
ball that merits a larger attendance
than has been present at the first few
games. A notable increase in attend
ance was noted at Wednesday after
noon’s game and those present were
treated to some snappy plays.
The following sports-loving gentle
men are in charge of the four teams
comprising the league: Mr. Dudley
Williams. Social Circle; Mr. T. A.
Drake, Covington Mills; Mr. W. C.
Ivey, Porterdale, and Mr. C. S. Hard
wick, Livingston.
It is very commendable in these
gentlement to devote their time and
energy in assembling teams in order
that this community may have whole
some summer-time diversion and
amusement. The boys on the teams are
a clean bunch of sports. In the few
games already played there has not
been the slightest semblance of'any
thing unsportsmanlike, but every play
er has been right on his toes playing
to win the game.
The News will each week run a
Summary, showing the games played,
won and lost. This week Covington
Mills stands at the head with 1000
per cent; having played four and won
as many. Livingston is the runner-up
with 500 per cent. The standing does
not mean that the competition is not
keen and each game shows improve
ment over the other.
Let’s all turn out on Wednesday
afternoons and as many as are able
on Saturday afternoon, and show the
boys that we are squarely behind
them.
Standing
Covington Mills--------4 0 1000
Livingston _ _______ 2 2 500
Social Circle 1 2 333
Porterdale - 0 3 000
Saturday’s games: Covington Mills
at Porterdale; Social Circle at Living
ston.
Splendid Meetings,
Fine Preacher
Rev. C. A. Owens, D. D.. brilliant
pastor of the Baptist church at Mon
roe. is holding a series of meetings
with the First Baptist church of Cov
ington. beginning last Sunday and
continuing through next Sunday. Dr.
Owens is a preacher of rare ability
and fervor, independent and fearless
in thought and expression and is at
tracting large audiences twice daily
at the church. Rev. Walker Combs,
pastor, is highly pleased with the re
sponse to the messages of Dr. Owens.
Mr. Charles White
Chaperones Party
Air. Charles White, traveler and
humorist of Covington, left this week
for St. Louis by automobile, chaper
oning Aliss Fletcher Lou Lunsford and
Miss Gladys Adams to that city where
the ladies will prosecute their music
al studies. Air. White is enroute for
central Texas, where he will he a
missionary for a great St. Louis shoe
concern to educate the populace about
the advantages gained by wearing
shoes.
Boys Tour West in
Ford
George Elliott and Pat Campbell, of
Covington, and Edgar Stone, of New
born, left Monday in a Ford roadster
to tour the great open spaces of the
West, where men are men and horned
toads fight hull dogs. If they don’t
go broke they will go from Los An
geles up to the Canadian border and
back across the Northern trail.
Replanting Destroyed
Crops
Reports from Dixie District, where
the flood and wind denuded rlie fields
of crops, show- that planting is going
forward courageously. Cotton of a
quick growing variety has been re
planted on many acres and on other
tracts corn and peanuts have been
planted. It is estimated that probably
three thousand acres of crops were
destroyed. The highest estimate is 5.
000 acres 8 nd tiie lowest is 2 . 000 .
Experienced plants believe that
still he raised on the land
crops can
that was devastated.
Mr. AV. E. Speer, of Blue Ridge, Ga..
I few hours with his mother,
spenr a
Mrs. George Speer Sunday.
Dirty Deed
Some fiend in human guise stole
the switchboard gadgets from Charles
Neely’s automobile the other night in
cover of the darkness and eloped with
same to places unknown. As anybody
knows, an automobile can’t run with
out switchboard and wiring. Charles
says that if he can catch up with the
fellow he is likely to slap him on the
wrist and call him a meanie. And
that’s none too gentle treatment.
Southern Goodyear
Day
The world’s record for tire sales in
tiny territory of this size will be
smashed Saturday, June 15. says
Rucker Ginn, of the Ginn Motor com
pany, dealers in Goodyear tires in Cov
ington.
This isn’t a prediction, it’s a prom
ise and we'll give them a mark to
shoot at. Ginn Motor company joins
with others in this Atlanta district to
celebrate Southern Goodyear Tire.
Day marking the completion of the
first major tire manufacturing plant
in the South. The plant will soon he
in operation with a capacity of 5.000
tires a day and the dealer, Ginn Mo
tor company, will celebrate it by join
ing with other Goodyear dealers in
-selling in advance one entire day’s
output.
Goodyear dealers are enthusiastic
over the opening of the new plant lie
cause it marks the full maturity of
the tire industry in the South. It is
the fourth big Goodyear investment
projected, the company already having
a 50.000 spindle tire textile mill in Ce
dartown. Ga., another going up in
Rockniart, Ga., and a third of similar
capacity recently purchased from the
American Textile Mills at Atco, Ga.
A Trip Up the Valley
Hon. C. A. Rockwell and Hon. Peri
no Hearing left Wednesday morning
by automobile for a long trip that
will take them through the wonderful
Valley of Virginia, known to non-Vir
ginians as the Shenandoah Valley.
They will lie gone ten days or two
weeks, taking in the sights enroute.
visiting the Endless Caverns and ob
serving the agricultural situation.
They will go through Roanoke, where
they will strike the wonderful high
way that Is the pride of Virginia
road builders.
Walter Stephenson, Nat
Turner Leave Sunday
Walter Stephenson and young Nat
Turner leave Covington Sunday for a
sixty-five day sojourn in Europe. They
go to Quebec. Canada, where they take
ship to Liverpool. Their itinerary in
cludes Scotland on the north and It
aly on the south with visits in all im
portant cities east of Spain. London.
Paris. Berlin. Milan. Rome and other
capitals are on their map. They ex
pect to reach home about August 28.
Street Improvement
Hendryx street on the East of the
Ginn Alotor company and the street
fronting the Weaver and Pittman es
tablishment. is being brought to a
level to the great improvement of ve
hicular traffic. The street will not he
surfaced at the present time.
Walton County
Masonic Rally
August 9 is the date set for the Ala
sonic rally of Walton county’s fratern
ity. Walton county has the following
active lodges: Alonroe. Social Circle.
Loganville, Walnut Grove. Cnmpton.
Good Hope Mountain and High
Shoals. A barbecue will lie given by
Generous AA’arren No. 20* of Alonroe,
and a prominent Alasonie speaker en
gaged.
Chev’s Biggest Month
May was the biggest month in the
history of the Chevrolet Alotor com
pany. Produetion for the month total
cd 161.214 cars and trucks, breaking
all records
Under pressure of the greatest de
mand in Chevrolet history, its 16
giant factories in Aiay experienced
tiie busiest period the company has
ever enjoyed.
Factory wheels turned with all the
speed consistent with Chevrolet s
that j >011 red in from Alaine to Califor
ida and from Washington to Florida.
Kiwanis
Miss Jane Roberts and her 4-H girls
were the guests of Kiwanis Wednes
day noon. Miss Jane made a charac
teristically modest speech and the chil
dren put on a splendid little play
exemplifying the spirit, the accom
plishments and the ends of the clubs.
Ghests for the day were Kiwanians
McGnrrity, of Monroe. Ben Thompson,
of Madison. Wilson Jarman, of Char
lotte. and Dr. C. A. Owens, the evan
gelist at the Baptist church.
Ike and Sims in Canada
Air mail letter from Ike Hay and
►Sim Smith from Toronto, Can., was
mailed to the Covington News June
10 at 2:30 p. m. and was delivered in
Covington June 12 at 4:45. Both the
hoys had splendid weather and the
Ford roadster ran like a watch with
out any trouble.
Niagara Falls were viewed by the
Georgians under the illumination of
the big lights. The boys left Covington
Friday night. May 31 and from Ander
son. S. C.. just as soon as they got out
of Georgia, the roads were perfect.
Through Virginia to Richmond, to
Washington and over the Roosevelt
highway in Pennsylvania they crossed
over to New York City for four days.
To the date of their letter they cover
ed 1400 miles, at an average of 30
running time, with plenty of sight
seeing.
Mrs. Martha Venable
Dies
On June 8 Airs. Martha K. Venable
died at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
J. C. Shepherd, in Covington Mills, at
the age of 70. after a useful and self
sacrificing life. The funeral services
were held at the Covington Mills
church with interment in the church
yard, Rec. John Higgins officiating,
assisted by Rev. Allen.
She left six daughters and two sons.
Charles of Covington, and John,
Decatur, also a sister. Mrs. R.
of Columbus, Ga. The daughters
Aliss Josephine. Mrs. May
of Porterdale and Airs. Tabie
of Covington. Mrs. Julia Reynolds.
Airs. L. Alerritt and Airs. J. C.
herd.
R. E. Everitt. funeral director
Covington, was in charge.
Mr. John Cooper Passes
Death took Air. John Cooper, of Por
terdale. in his sixty-fourth year, on
June 9. He was a valued employe of
the Porterdale Alills and a man of
strong character. He leaves a host of
friends, his widow. Airs. Flossie Coop
er. nine daughters and six sons and
one sister. Airs. ,T. T. Shaw, of Rock
dale county. Rev. John Wood con
ducted the funeral services at Bethel
cemetery, where interment was made.
R. E. Everitt. funeral director of
Covington, was in charge.
Card of Thanks
The family of the late Airs. Alartlia
Venable acknowledges With grateful
appreciation' the kind expression of
your sympathy during her illness.
AIRS JULIA REYNOLDS
AIRS. ,T. C. SHEPHERD
AIRS. J. D. LOYD
AIRS. W. S. ROOKS
AIRS. .T. F. AIEADORR
ArRS. BEN PLUNKETT
AIISS JOSEPHINE VENABLE
AIR. JOHN VENABLE
AIR. C. B. VENABLE
Keep Up Your Cattle
The economic w r a.ste involved
through the needless slaughter of live
stock allowed to graze or wander up
on railroad rights-of-way is discussed
by President A. E. Clift, of the Central
of Georgia, in a statement published
today. He says:
Despite every possible precaution on
the part of its officers and employes,
especially its train crews, 1.706 ani
mals. or approximately 60 carloads of
live stock (more than a solid train
load), were killed last year on the
Central of Georgia’s tracks. This is an
average of nearly one animal for each
n jj[ e 0 f track. Mules and horses killed
j. 0 t n ] e( ] J 42 . cow’s, calves, bulls, steers.
■*««»«»«*■*" •** ; ^ «**•
Pte s and shoats 549; while 30 goats
and 44 dogs were killed.”
5c SINGLE COPV
Oxford District
Bulletin
By Rev. Elam F. Dempsey, P. E.
The Oxford district is well repre
sneted at the Pastors’ school in Ma
con by her pastors. The presiding el- j
der will visit the school before its ad
journment. This is a record of which
we are proud, as we have been of the
two previous years in this respect.
Rev. J. D. Milton show$. great en
terprise in the handling of his charge.
Last Sunday a large mass meeting at j
Philadelphia church began the organ
ization of a Circuit Brotherhood. Next
Sunday the movement continues at
Ebenezer. This charge is going to show
a good record at the approaching An- ;
mial conference.
The Salem circuit and the three
charges in Putnam county have intro
duced the valuable asset of their own
charge newspaper. Copies of these
have been received by the presiding
elder and they bring inspiring news
of many kinds. One steward states
that his collections were made much
easier by the circulation of the circuit
pajier.
Let all Epworth Leagues be repre
sented at the Assembly which meets
June lu-21 in Oxford. The Leagues of
the district are prospering and should
not miss this opportunity for further
advancement.
Mr. T. H. Henderson
Dies
Stricken while in the field with sud
den death. Mr. Thomas Henry Hen
derson. aged 48, passed away on the
farm that he had so diligently and
successfully tilled on June 7. He was
an industrious and able farmer, a citi
zen of the community to whom all
owed respect and a sincere and faith
ful member of Sardis church, of which
he was one of the main supporters,
His sudden death was a shock to all
who knew' him.
The funeral services were held at
Sardis with Rev. C. L. Conner as t lw*
officiating clergyman.
Air. Henderson is survived by his
widow, formerly Miss C. B. Butler, of
Jersey, a daughter. Airs. Albert Stiek
lin. of Newton county; four sons. Le
roy. Thomas. J. B. and • Carman, nil
of Newton county; a brother, Jim. of
Stradford. Okla.; three sisters, Airs.
Sammie Eula Fryson, Mrs. A. C. Har
ris. Airs. Powell Blasengame. His
aged mother. Airs. Jack Henderson, al
so survives her son.
Funeral arrangements were in the
hands of It. E. Everitt, funeral direc
tor of Covington.
Death of Child
Little James Edward Bailey aged
six months, child of Mr. and Airs. P.
D. Bailey, died June 11 at Porterdale.
The parents mourn with the grandpar
ents. Air. and Airs. E. B. Bailey and
Air. and AHs. Elijah Smallwood, the
death of the little one.
Rev. Lyda officiated at the funeral,
which was held at the Baptist church
with burial in the churchyard.
R. E. Everitt. funerla director of
Covington, was in .charge.
Death of Infant
Vivian, ten months old daughter of
Air. and Airs. W. H. Vaughn, died at
their home in Newton county June 5.
Funeral and interment were at Liber
ty church with Rev. Lyda officiating.
R. E. Everitt. funeral director of
Covington, was in charge.
Card of Thanks
Wc wish to express our apprecia
tion to our many friends and neigh
bors for their kindness and sympathy
shown ns during the illness and deaths
of our dear loved ones. Air. Carl
Stubbs and father. Air. J. T. Stubbs,
and also for the beautiful floral of
ferings.
Afay God bless each and every one
of you.
AIRS. CARL STUBBS AND
CHILDREN
AIRS. J. T. STUBBS
AIRS. R. B. YANCEY
MRS. W. AI. JOHNSON
AIRS. J. H. JOHNSON
MRS. S. C. THOMAS
AIISS FLORRIE STUBBS
AIR. TROY STUBBS
AIR. LESTER STUBBS
AIR. FRED STUBBS
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nPtt spent last week in Atlanta and
Marietta, the guests of friends.
Covington Must Have
Ice Pint, Hospital,
B. & L. Assciation,
Paving to Porterdale
NUMBER 24
Poultry Sale
on June 20th
The last car-lot cooperative poultry
sale for some months will he held in
Covington during the morning of
Thursday, June 20. Our sales on this
run have gone down somewhat for
the last few sales and unless ^the
farmers show a better tendency to
patronize the car it will result in the
bids being lowered and a loss to all
poultrymen.
Remember the time and date of tills
sale and have your poultry at the car
before 11 o’clock on the day of the
sale.
Delightful Dance
Last Thursday night at the club
house in Clark’s Grove, Gordon John
son and Byron Churchill staged a de
lightful dancing party for the yomig
people of the community. A number
of couples from Monticello and sur
rounding towns were present and the
music was furnished by the Georgia
Aces
The chaperones were Mr. and Mrs.
James Carter Anderson, Mr. and Mrs.
Lester Lee. Mesdnmes A. C. Vining
and N. S. Turner and Mr. and Mrs.
T. U. Smith. At the same place and
with the same music and under the
the same auspices another dance will
be given June 20.
Why Not Home-coming
Day?
The tremendous success of the home
coming day last year which was spon
sored by interested citizens of Coving
ton, has stirred the interest of many
for a repetition of the event this year
on July 4. As this is a holiday and
comes on Thursday, it might lie well
to put the date July 3 to coincide
with the regular half-holiday. *
Monroe for Dial Phones
Monroe Kiwanis club is heading a
movement to displace the ancient
“twist the twister” phone with an up
to date dial system in that progres
sive community. A formal petition to
the telephone company was circulated
by Ed Williamson and J. Mason Wil
liams and many names were secured.
It will require 200 to put the thing
over and have a modern telephone sys
tem in Monroe, says .the Monroe News
and half that number have already
signed up.
Plymouth Conquers Hill * - ;
76 Per Cent
In order to determine for himself
whether the Plymouth motor car has
sufficient power to com pier such a
grade. AV. F. Hubbard. Plymouth deal
er at Barkersfield. Cal., recently stag
ed a hill-'limbing trial on Tice Hill,
near that city, known to automobile
drivers as one of tile ‘ meanest” Hills?
in the country.
Tice Hill is 840 feet long, has an
average grade of 54 ]ier cent, and as
sumes a pitch of 76 per cent at its
steei>est point, near tiie summit.
It was to this hill Hubbard proceed
ed with two stock Plymouth touring
cars. Five thousand persons, many of
them drivers who themselves had en
deavored vainly to climb the hill as
sembled to witness the test.
Their motors responding to the con
stant call for power, the Plymouth
started up the lone, steep incline.
Without faltering, gears in low. they
made the easiest of the grades. As
each reached a point about three
quarters up Tice Hill, the drivers pre
pared for the final spurt which would
carry them over the 76 per cent grade
to the top. A slight thrust on the ac
celerator. and the reserve power,
which had not been called upon up to
that iKiint, came into play. With a
roar the cars spurted forward through
the breaking ranks of cheering spec
tators, and over the top.
Infant’s Death
Little Ray Hammock, one year and
three months old. died at the home
of his parents in Porterdale June 12.
Funeral services and interment were
at Honey Creek church in Rockdale,
with Rev. L. W, Smith officiating,
R. E. Everitt, funeral director of
Covington, was in charge.
GAITHERS PREACHING
Services at Gaithers Methodist
church Sunday at 11:00 o'clock,
preaching by Rev. J. J. Sneed. Sunday
school at 10 : 30 . R. W. McDonald in
charge. Visitors are invited.