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MAKE arrangements now to do your share at the newton county fair
Covington First
jnvest ^ our Money,
Your Talent, _
Your Influence Here.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF NEWTON COUNTY AND THE CITY OF COVI NGTON. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
VO LUME feo
DEDICATIQKr— NEW toon
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Memorial Heroes of
j^autifid War presented to City by
World Newton Chapter D. A. K
Sergeant ^j^cived by Mayor Hopkins—‘Or.
tbven Orator of ‘Occasion.
C. A.
beautiful and appropriate oer
Memorial Fountain in the
was presented last Friday
the city in the pres
_ citi
ipresentative group of
,euee serviee men.
zens and former digni
decorated platform the
On a occasion were seated
tafies of tbe arranged
the audience was
yhiie ''XVi-ama^Sinith, and the fountain.
chairman of the
memorial committee, presided most
gracefully and effectively. Mrs. R. A.
regent, was called upon to re
Norris, jite of * the memorial and
the history ■
indicate the significance of the-oo
to she did in an admirable
oasion wliieh dedi
as an introduction to the
manner The opening prayer
eatery program . Walker Combs. Fdl
was made by Rev.
Wlre-Mrs. SO"*' presentation Stew
Sewell, son of Chaplain Sewell,
art action in France as
n*bo was killed in
officer of the Third Division of
sn dedicatory ges
the A. E. F.. made the
by placing a magriificent basket
tare of fountain
Of flowers at the foot the
amid profound and reverent silence.
Itr. Hopkins, as mayor of Coving
ton, in his usual happy and concise
manner accepted the fountain for the
dtv and promised its care through the
eoming generations.
Col. R. Al. Tuck, commander of the
[local Legion post, accepted the gift
Uthe part of the Legion with a clear
and eloquent explanation of the act
Lf dedication. exercises.
Following these formal
[llrs, J. 0. Upshaw, former regent, in
[trodneed the orator of the day. Rev.
l tist A. Owen. D. D.. of the First Bap
rtmrch of Monroe, who was con
toting meetings in Covington. Dr.
Ora in well-chosen language, paid a
trllrote to the soldiers of the World
xar, not neglecting lieart-felt refer
|ence to the veterans of the War Be
tween the States, several of whom
kvere present.
It was a beautiful scene in fhe
bright sunshine of a peaceful June
levelling and every feature of fhe dedi
ration was reverent and in keeping
ith fhe occasion.
Die Reception
Following the dedicatory exercises
the chapter held a reception at the
prary. beau
Tlie library was never more
lifnlly decorated than on this ooca
rion. Garden flowers of rich glowing
I shades in baskets and vases were
placed in artistic arrangement. imbedded in
The punch howls were
ptwry. Airs. Leon Cohen and Airs,
r A. Ginn very graciously served
pub.
Mrs. R. m. Tuek. in her usual artis
p. I played several war songs.
Six of Covington’s loveliest young
ladies served the delicious refresh
es of pink and white ice cream
pith dainty crackers. Those serving
pre Misses Annie Bell Robinson.
fclizaheth Skinner. Brownie Perry.
I" Upshaw. Sara Campbell and Airs.
Foody Summers.
Looking Over Our
Cattle
I During (he last week or two several
r'Wion, from other parts of the
Ne tiavi visited Covington to look
b r ' K ‘ Hereford cattle on the Perry
PWisford ranche. All were greatly
psed «'0 the quality and condition
F the cattle in Air. Lunsford’s herd
r e °mplimented him highly.
Anioiij, t)lp visitors were Dr. Bus
T and Messrs. Sinclair. Patterson
1,1 Neal, of AA'averly Hall: Air. Flem
’ ' l! i Elberton cattle fancier and
•Pitalist Ellierton. who was ac
ltn I>unieii hy County Tatum.
Rlbert Agent
. I , ,, "«nty: Mr. Mitchell. cattle
" of Riirnesville. with Mr. Guinn
F nker °f Zebulon.
£30 Sing at Gaithers
’Gaither Alethodist church wishes to
ftti s'" 11 i'M Mn in "" June. l,!lv Visitors sin fU n R f° r the
I * are ask
««ne with ; a well filled hasket. A
1 ’’"grant has been arranged.
J. Kneed Rev.
Ur breached last Sunday to
hn congregation and Air. Terrell
""" Was received into
If Addle the church.
lrk klae Johnson and Leila
I'01ri,. k '"•'g a beautiful duet.
COVINGTON *. NEWS
The Covington Star Est. 1674. '
The Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864.
U l-vn \rt Demonstrated
•ris Hardware Co.
A most interesting demonstration
will W‘ held at the show room of the
Norris Hardware company 'Friday and
Saturday of thU week when Gar-Van
steel cutting edges will be shown. It
is stated that this steel is a recovery
of the tost art of steel making that
produced the famous Damascus blade.
A butcher knife of this metal will cut ■
a spike in two without injury to the
edge of the knife and tools made of
this material will lie driven through
steel without injury. Valuable prizes
will be given away by the demonstra
tors.
Home Coming Day at
Prospect Next Sunday
There will he a home-coming and
roll call of dhurch memliers at Pros
pect on the Salem circuit next Sun
day. Dr. B. F. Graser, a former pas
tor of the church, will preach at elev
en o’clock. The Southeast Decatur
Quartet will sing several quartets. A
spread dinner and general hand shak
ing of old and new church members
at one o’clock.
Members, former members and for
mer pastors are Invited.
Covington Merchant
and Son Under Bond
in Bankruptcy Fraud
Nathan Kaplan. Covington mer
chant and liis son. Karl, are at liberty
under bond of $2,000 each as the re
sult of federal indictments returned
against them last week charging frau
dulent bankruptcy. They are scheduled
for trial in the Federal District Court
here July 1.
Nathan Kaplan aided by his son,
Karl, the indictments set forth, hid
certain assets when their schedule of
assets was filed in the bankruptcy
proceedings, the assets consisting of
numerous diamond stndded pieces of
jewelry in white gold and several ex
pensive furs of an undetermined value.
A petition to place the defendants
in involuntary bankruptcy was filed
January 26. 1027. try H. Wilensky &
Sons Company and others. Their as
sets were listed on January 10. 1028.
at $23.153.'52 and liabilities at $41.
070.82.
Post Master Hays
Elected
Post Master H. C. Hays, of Alans
fiehl. was re-elected president of the
Georgia Division of League of District
Post Masters at fhe annual meeting
held this week in Savannah. Aliss Alel
lie Pitts. iKist mistress at Newborn,
was reflected secretary. Both these
officers of the League have been re
ele-tcd consistently for several terms
in recognition of their enthusiasm and
ability.
Newton at G. S. C. W.
The class of ’20 at G. S. C. W., Alil
ledgevflle. graduated the following
Newton county girls: Bachelor of
Arts. Julia Aluse. Covington; Bachelor
of Science, Home Economics. Sallye
Ruth Boa dors. Oxford: Collegiate
Normal Course. Ida Lorena Black.
Bertha Hamby and Elsie Beatrice
Rheberg. all of Covington: Collegiate
Normal Commercial course, Florence
MaoFarlane Gile$. Oxford: Collegiate
Normal to complete this Summer, Jul
ia Katherine Ewing, Covington.
Twin County
Baseball League
TEAAI GAMES AVON LOST PCT.
Covington 6 5 1 833
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Livingston 0 4 9 000
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Porterdale 5 1 4 200
Social Circle----- r > 1 4 200
In the games played Wednesday
Covington defeated Porterdale in a
hard hitting game, and Livingston
swamped Social Circle.
All teams have AA’ednesday and
Saturday afternoon games.
Two Covington Boys
Graduate at Varsity
Franklin Anderson, eon of the late
Dr. N. Z. Anderson is being graduat
ed at the University of Georgia at tins
commencement. Edgar AAond. on
Air. and Airs. J. H. AA'ood. is the other
Covingtonian to acquire baccalaureate
honors.
COVINGTON. GEORGIA. FRIDAY
SPEED REGULATION
Unable to buy the necessary motorcycle for the police depart
ment, Mayor Hopkins has given notice to all and sundry that
regulations as to traffic and parking will be enforced by the po
lice. The public is to be notified by circular and the police have
been strictly enjoined to ,see that the law is enforoed.
•
Of course, three hundred odd dollars invested in a motorcycle
would be a greater deterrent and would probably save a life or
two in the next few months, but the enforcement on foot is bet
ter than nothing.
A man arrested on the charge of injuring the Washington
street child confessed that he did not know whether he had hurt
the child or not and there were no witnesses in the case. He was
consequently not held.
SOME ONE WILL BE KILLED BY A SPEEDSTER.
Modern lawbreakers use modern methods. The yegg has his
electric drills. The gangster his machine gun. The thief and hold
up men use high powered automobiles. Some day Covington is
going to need a motorcycle worse than it used to need a fire en
gine. More of our city could be patrolled regularly, speedsters
could be taught their needed lessons and the automobile thief
could be caught IF WE HA DA MOTORCYCLE.
But we haven't. sol am
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Splendid Work by Dr.
Owens • - -
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The protracted meetings held at the
First Baptist church. Rev. Walker
Combs, pastor, held by Dr. O. A. Ow
ens. the brilliant preacher at the First
Baptist of Monroe, have ended with
splendid results both in the increase
of interest in Christian work among
all the churches of Covington and in
the actual conversions professed dur
ing the meetings.
More than twenty made public pro
fession of their faith and await bap
tism next Sunday and half that many
will join by letter besides many who
will join other churches as the result
of the earnest plea of the evangelist.
Dr. Owen expresses great entlmsi
asm for Covington and the wonderful
ly exhibited brotherliness of its Chris
tian community regardless -of creed.
Many from other churches and all the
otiier pastors were regular attendants
at the meetings. Both Dr. Irvine and
Dr. Walker evinced the greatest inter
est in the effort and in Covington, if
no where else on earth. Christianity
presents a solid front.
Singing to Be Held
The Walton County Co-operative
Singing Convention will be held at
the auditorium of the Monroe High
school building the fifth Sunday in
June and a great time is promised all
who will attend. Singers from this
county are respectfully Invited to be
present and bring others with them.
The high school hand will render a
number of selections. Be with us.
Come early and stay late.
ED A. CALDWELL, Seoty.
Golf Club Barbecue
The Golf club entertained tlie Ki
wanis club at a barbecue Wednesday
in a delightful manner. No set pro
gram was called for hut the ladies and
gentlemen present ingested with avid
ity the chicken ’cue prepared by Prof.
George Watson.
As the Kiwanians are Golf clubbers
and all the Golf club is Kiwaninn the
occasion was homogeneous.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our apprecia
tion to our many friends and neigh
bors for their kindness and sympathy
shown to ns during the illness and at
the time of the death of our loved one.
Air. T. H. Henderson, and also for tlie
beautiful floral offerings.
AIRS. T. H. HENDERSON AND
CHILDREN
AIRS. ALBERT STRICKLAND
LEROY HENDERSON
THOMAS HENDERSON
J. B. HENDERSON
CARAION HENDERSON
Card of Thanks
It is with deepest gratitude we ex
tend our thanks to our neighbors and
friends for their beautiful flowers and
their kindness shown us in our recent
bereavement, the loss of our dear hus
band and father.
AIRS. MOULIE HITCHCOCK
AIR. and AIRS. G. D. ELLIOTT
MR. and AIRS. W. C. HITCHCOCK
MR. and AIKS. J. O. HITCHCOCK
MR. and AIRS. H. L. HITCHCOCK
AIR. and MRS. .T. O. HARBEN
AIK. and AIRS. I). L. HITCHCOCK
AIR. and AIRS. HUGH HITCHCOCK
MR. ROY HITCHCOCK
AIR. ELMER HITCHCOCK
their problems: her community, where
| a host of boys, touched by her love
and sympathy and understanding
mothering, have gone forth to lead a
more useful life because of her touch.
She was active in every phase of com
munity service and gave of her time
and efforts towards tlie furtherance
of all constructive work, both in town,
county, and. in many instances, the
State, particularly in educational
work.
Her church was the center of her
activities, and her Sunday school
work was nearest to her heart. Here
she not only studied constantly and
brought us some fresh message from
“the Book of Books,” hut also strove
to spur ns on to good works.
Therefore, be it resolved that we.
the members of the Claude Thompson
Wesley class, do express first our grat
itude to God for the gift of her life,
and may we prove that gratitude by
a reconsecration of our lives to the
service of the Savior she so loyally
served and show to our fellow man the
influence of her life by our own added
efforts to aid in the work of our corn-
JUNE 21, 1929
Two Tons of Wheat
Bought by Birdsey
Two tons of Newton county wheat
were bought by Mr. Albert Johnson,
Covington representative of the Bird
sey Flour Mills of Macon. The price
paid was $1.25 f. o. b. Macon. Mr.
Johnson is in the market for more
wheat.
Incidentally, the Birdsey Mills store
in Covington, of which Mr. Johnson
is manager, did the biggest business
in its history last Saturday. The
check-up showed Saturday’s sales of
sugar ran to 3405 pounds or better
than a ton and a half; 6720 pounds ,,f
flour or better than three tons and
2475 pounds of shorts, which any
lightning calculator will tell you is
pretty close to a ton and a quarter.
Mr. Johnson is highly pleased with
the results of advertising his products
in the Covington News.
Rogers Will Close
on Wed. Afternoons
Mr. Duncan, the affable new man
ager of the Rogers Grocery announces
that his store will he closed Wednes
day afternoon along with the rest of
Covington merchants. Those who have
been closing, the clerks of other stores
and the general buying public express
Newton Club Women
at Camp Wilkins
Newton county was represented at
the state meeting at Camp Wilkins
this year by the following representa
tives; Miss Kate Edwards and Mrs.
Tommy Ewing, of the Mt. Zion club,
Mrs. Frank George, of Flint Hill club,
Miss Louise Elliott, of Pine Grove
cluli, Mrs. Luther Hill, of Leguin
club, and Mrs. Boh Kirkland, of the
Salem club. Miss Jane Roberts accom
panied the ladies as is her custom.
The Camp Wilkins Camp is at Ath
ens with a dormitory, lake for water
sports, tennis courts and other recre
ational equipment. Lectures are giv
en and demonstrations made and a
general good time is enjoyed. The
crowd returns Friday and next week
the 4-H girls will attend the camp.
4th July at Salem
At Salem Camp Ground July 4th.
Baptists. Methodists and Presbyter
ian Sunday schools are invited to at
tend. Speakers will he announced lat
er.
The Sunday Wreck
Besides the conventional bumps of
Sunday automobiles in which damages
were negligible. S. L. Cox. of Coving
ton Mills and Mr. Blair were in a
real wreck on the road to Mansfield,
near the Ed Martin farm. The car. a
Dodge touring, ran into the right
bank of the road, turned over on fhe
two men and reversed its direction.
Mr. Blair was cut about the head by
flip windshield glass and Air. Cox had
a badly sprained arm. It was a mir
acle that both were not killed.
Mrs. W. C. Clark
Resolutions on Hie Death of Mrs. W.
C. Clark by Claude Thompson
Wesley Class
AVhereas. on June 1. 1029. Airs. W.
C. Clark, our beloved teacher and co
worker. left her earthly home for the
“house not made with hands, eternal
in the heavens.” and whereas we real
ize the irreparable loss to her com
munity and her church—her home:
ever the center of her activities, and
where young people found ever a gra
cious welcome, hut. more important
still, a ready sympathy and interest in
Watch Your Mail
Somewhere between four million
and five million dollars is lost an-
11 daily because dumb people all over
tlie T lilted States have refused to he
educated by the Post Office Depart
ment and their local post office to
the meager extent necessary to make
them put tlie right kind of addresses
on letters and packages. During the i
past fiscal year 23.600.000 letters and !
400.000 parcels went to the dead let
ter divisions of the Post Office De
partment.
Co-Operation First
Team work Is that little cog which
takes all the separate parts of a ma
chine and co-ordinates them into a
smooth-working whole. It is just an
other word for co-operation, without
which very little Is accomplished in
life.—Grit
munity and church and by our interest
and tolerance with the young lieople.
which would he sure to be the memor
ial most pleasing to her.
Be it further resolved that we ex
press to her family our sympathy in
their loss, which we feel is truly our
own. and that a ropy of these reso
lutions he sent them; also, to have
them spread upon the minutes of our
class and furnished to the county pa
per.
Respectfully submitted.
AIRS. S. €. CANDLER,
AIRS. W. S. COOK
AIRS. AV. AI. POPE
Committee.
5c SINGLE COPY
EPWORTH LEAGUE
IN CONFERENCE
300 Live Methodist Young People
Gather at Oxford—Splendid Pro
grams—Fine Recreational Periods
and a oily Good Time for Every
body—Excellent Speakers on Relig
ious Topics and Methods
Oxford Emory University Junior
College plant is turned over this week
to the North Georgia Conference of
the Epworth League of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, and 300 fine
young jieople. mostly girls, are avail
ing themselves of the privileges of the
ninth annual occasion sponsored by
the Conference. The dates are July 17
to 22 and every moment is full of in
terest.
The hosts are Dr. Elam F. Dempsey
and Rev. A. B. Elizer, of Oxford, and
the chaperonage is Rev. and Mrs. Mar
vin Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Nath
Thompson, who are so well-known to
Georgia young people.
Dr. Charles H. Daniel, of College
Park, is president of the conference
and made the principal address on
Monday night.
satisfaction that the Rogers store, now
under its present management, is will
ing to keep step with the rest of Cov
ington in making life more enjoyable
for the hard-worked and closely con
fined store people of our city.
The action tends to create the feel
ing that the Rogers store is a part of
the community.
Dr. Combs Heard
Gladly
In the absence of the pastor. Rev.
Clifford A. Owens, who is doing the
preaching in a series of services at
the Covington First Baptist church.
Rev. Walker Combs, pastor of the
Covington church, occupied the pulpit
of the Monroe ehnrch Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock, and on all sides are
heard the most favorable comments
on the sermon.
Dr. Combs, son-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. James A. Mobley, of Social Cir
cle. and once pastor at Social Circle,
is a well-known and strong minister of
his denomination.—Walton News
Jack Flowers Rides
in N. Y. Horse Show
Jack Flowers, of Now York, a for
mer Covington hoy. rode in fhe recent
horse show held in New York, win
ning third place the first day and sec
ond place the second day. He was pre
son fed a pair of silver spurs as a re
ward fro his success.
He was a former member of the
Governor’s Horse Guards in Atlanta.
where he became one of the best rid
ers in the state.
Newton county ims thirty miles of
state highway. The county contribut
ed to highways $91,722 with $1,982 in
contributions due to complete con
contracts. The county bonded indebt
edness for roads and bridges amounts
to $50,000 which is the total bonded
debt. The real estate and personal tax
able worth is given as $5,232,488.
Yet the anti-bond people talk of
“pay-as-you-go.” Do you?
Preaching: at Lovejoy
Preaching by Rev. J. J. Sue d at
Lovejoy Methodist church at lb:00 a.
m. Sunday and at 3:00 p. m. at Red
Oak. Sunday school at Red Oak at
2:30. A'isitors are invited.
Air. Frank Jordan and two children,
of Atlanta, have recently moved into
their suburban home near Dixie.
Covington. Must Have
Ice Plant
Hospital
Paving to Porterdale
NUMBER 25
The theme for the conference
The Four Square Life.
The faculty for the session is nam
ed as follows: Rev. R. Z. Tyler, At
lanta, Platform Methods; Revs. C. B.
Harbour, Athens, J. O. Pettis, Canton,
C. B. Drake. Cornelia. Z. C. Hayes. At
lanta. S. A. F. Wagner, Atlanta. A. B.
Elizer. Oxford. R. E. Rutland, Gaines
ville. D. L. Mmnpower. Mrs. W. F.
Wells. Hapeville, Rev. J. S. TUarail
kill. Tate. Miss Ruby Anderson. Ath
ens. Mrs. ,T. H. Barton, Cedartown,
Miss Katherine Hopkins. Atlanta, Mr.
Albert J. Will. Nashville, Tenn., Mrs,
W. E. Coleman, Atlanta. Mrs. Fred L.
Glisson. Elberton, Miss Rebecca Tear
gen. Rome. Mr. Arthur S. Oldham,
Athens, and Mr. D. Cooper Inglett,
Athens.
Bible Study. Missions and Methods
will he the subjects of the classes.
Rising bell will be rung at 6 and
until 10:30 at night there will he a
succession of exercises, study classes
and entertainments to occupy every
minute of the long day. Stunt night is
set for Thursday. June 20. when the
community in general is invited to at
tend the performance.
Every phase of religious and social
work of the League program will he
studied under the direction of experts*
and every community represented will
be given a part to execute.
On Saturday at 7 in the morning
farewells will he exchanged and the
conference will disband for another
year.
Many of the members came by train,
hut automobiles representing every
city in the North Georgia Conference
were present. «■*
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Dr. Smith Wins Cup
Dr. T. IT. Smith, the well-known
tooth dentist and golf enthusiast of
Covington, brought glory to the local
dental fraternity and to Covington by
winning second honors at the Druid
Hills course in the tournament held
by the State Dental Association. The
trophy was a handsome cup which
Doctor Smith will defend for two
years, unless as his friends phophesy,
he goes in and wins first next year.
We don't remember who beat Doctor
Smith to first honors, hut it must
have been a fluke.
State Highway in
Newton