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make arrangements now to do your shareat the newton county fair
Covingi° n First
Inve s t Your Money,
Your Talent,
Your Influence Here.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF NEWTON COUNTY AND THE CITY OF COVI NGTON. SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
n Est.
Covington Star 1)874.
Enterprise. Est. 1864.
V^tjuildings v Porterdale
' > for
Lent r, Facilities Outgrown-Amlitor- Building Be
l Gymnasium to
m an(
greeted—New Baptist Church and
Presbyterian Annex to Be Built.
yrciiitects this week began prepar
Li plans for an auditorium and gym
aasium building that the Bibb Manu
ijcturing company will build at Por
erdale for the convenience of the peo
this thriving community. Pres
facilities have been outgrown and
Bibb company has been consider
ltie for existing conditions
In? !l remedy
[or gome months.
Just wlmt will he included in the
ieff community building cannot he an
otinced at this time as it will he nee
issary for the plans to he further ad
L(, e( i before any detailed announee
L f is possible.
j ,\n auditorium with a seating oa
Lrity [gymnasium of at least 1,500 is desired, and
that will be large enough
[o permit indoor basketball gymnasium and other with
hourt games. The
Ldern [erdale equipment, would furnish Por
boys and girls all that’s needed
L enable indoor sports throughout the
[inter L season. Basketball and volley
,1 leagues would be organized and
Ly [f regular schedules, to say nothing
? ames with outside teams.
[ club rooms of sufficient size to en
lile the various clubs to have their
Leetings [eluded in their own quarters may be
in the community building
Lns. As soon as the plans can he
Lgreed Lwling upon, no time will lie lost in
with the actual construc
tion so that the crowded conditions
Ly existing will he speedily relieved.
This new work, along with the con
lirnefion of a Baptist church and a
Lire annex to the Presbyterian
limrch, will add very much to Por
rerdale and make it a better communi
k in every way.
Changes at Ice Plant
W. M. Hood, who for some years
pas been superintendent of the local
branch of the Atlantic Ice and Coal
[ompany, kill has resigned his place and
be succeeded by C. W. Wright who
pas been accountant at the plant. Mr.
Fright will he assisted by Edgar
Food, who has just been graduated
pom the University.
Mr. Hood lias not yet made any
plans for the future. He has made
piny enduring friendships while in
pidenee here and his many friends
pipe that he will remain in Covington.
I The local plant has not been in use
for some time, the ice being shipped
pn tiie Atlanta plant of the com
Mny.
J. R. McCord, Jr.,
Graduates
I Tames Richard McCord, Jr., son of
F and Mrs. J. R. McCord, of Cov
psbm. P"spital has been graduated from the
Training school of the Unit
r S bdes Navy with honor, gaining
general average of 95.9. The eertifi
pte Hne is awarded by the Bureau of Med
and Surgery. Captain R. C. Hol
r'ah. Commanding Officer. James is
low pharmacist’s mate, second class.
!e ''' i " become first class in about six
wnths.
Ho is now at Washington. P. C.
("at and Dog Society
The death j s reported of Madame
ljla f ’ ill( lers. beloved eat of Miss Sar
h Jones, who departed all her nine
lives at once through murderous at
a
ark of ii bulldog last Friday morning.
<he was a tender-hearted feline and
" M not harm even a mouse and her
loath is sincerely regretted by num
h a
1 1,1 friends and neighbors. She
was
“ e rooster of
hen. S 7 some twenty-eight ohil
Krandchildren and 156 great
vondchlidren. 8he was a very dark
'foirot and uhout three old.
height years
>or Robert Webb was in
‘hargp nf the obsequies.
B| ue Heron Hete?
* ri! >r H Rooks, tiie wemldjown ton
arris;} ami marksman, while gaz-
5* at his ri>of tree
1 sfr »>i8e ] fl st week saw
bird resting thereon. Procur
a? hi s trux
tired r.v shotgun he aimed and
a, rol down the
° n S le fame bird. It had
R s. standing about three feet
li2l > with n wing
l#n *. Th< spread of about the
litbo]. feathers were blue and or
IglSfs at the court house de
■Wed if was n blue
heron.
COVINGTON NEWS
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. FRIDAY. JUNE 28, 1929
First Cotton Bloom
Mrs. R. E. Kirkland of Covington
Route 2, at the Salem Camp Ground,
brings in the first cotton blossom of
the season. The blossom came on
Sunday June 23, and was brought to
The News office the following day.
Mr. G. C. Adams reports that the
cotton fields on his plantation that
were destroped by the big hail storm
have been replanted and show indi
cations of making a crop if the seasons
are normally long. Others in the Dix
ie district replanted to cotton, altho
much corn and peanuts were put in
this area.
4-H Clubs to Camp
Wilkins
Miss Jane Roberts last Monday
shepherded the 4-H Club girls of New
ton County to Camp Wilkins at Ath
ens where they will spend the week
in play and study.
Those in the party were: Frances
George of Oxford; Ozie Johnson of
Heard-Mixon; Elizabeth Smith and
Jeannette Adams of Newborn; Louel
la Maloy, Cora Harvey, Frances Tread
well, Lennie Kirkland of Livingston;
Ruth Campbell and Helen Knight of
Mansfield; Tallulah Odum of Coving
ton. Jack Porter. Grady Smith, Hen
ry Odum and Miss Rol>erts supplied
transportation.
Tar Bucket Fire
A tar bucket evidently discouraged
by the heat set fire to itself at the
Cohen corner on Monday and served
as a diversion for our army of the
unemployed for a few minutes. The
fire engine appeared on the scene and
the chemical apparatus soon put the
unfortunate tar bucket out of its mis
ery. It was owned by the Whitney
Construction Company.
Splendid Dance
Johnnie Johnson «nd Byron Church
ill sponsored a fine dance at the Clark
Grove Club house last Thursday night.
A splendid crowd was present both
from the town and the surrounding
country.
The Gadgets are Back
Charlie Neely is happy again. AH
the gadgets stolen from his faithful
Ford are hack in position and doing
business at the old stand. Not only
that. Imt Charles did his own sleuth
ing and gathered in the colored broth
er who took aforesaid gadgets. Notice
to gadget stealers, Don’t monkey with
Charles Neely’s automobile.
Stole Four Suits
Tiie criminal element slipped
through the police lines on Tuesday
night and made forcible entry into
Frank Meadors' popular cleaning and
dyeing establishment, where they se
lected four suits of clothes and retir
ed inlo tiie dim distance, leaving no
traces.
If you see anyone wearing four
suits of clothes, kindly re]>ort to po
lice headquarters.
LATER—Suspicion is cast on a cer
tain party and police report that an
arrest may he expected.
Big Day for P. J. Rogers
It pays to advertise. P. J. Rogers
Alotor company did a special advertis
ing stunt last week and on Saturday
he sold 578 gallons of Sinclair Gas,
100 gallons of oil. five brand new
Chevrolet automobiles and three used
cars. This, if anybody should ask you,
is a good day’s work in Covington.
For results use the News.
Twin County
Baseball League
SUMMARY
TEAAIS Games Won Lost Pet.
Covington 2 714
Livingston 743 571
--
Porterdale H 2 4 333
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Social Circle 6 2 4 333
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fn the games played Saturday. June
22. the tail-enders trimmed the lead
Por ter dale and Social Circle show
ers
e„ „ rovorsal of
ingtoi) and Livingston m ‘
I,Mi, games that w«* to l£e l»™
played Wednesday » .Saturday.
Those teams will play again
weather permitting.
50 Members Added
to Baptist Church
The Pastor of the Covington Bap
tist Church reports that fifty names
were added to the church roll during
the ten days revival services, undef
the leadersip of Dr. C. A. Owens, of
Monroe. Thirty six of the fifty came
by experience. There were seventeen
young ladies and nineteen young
men. Sixteen young women were
baptized last Sunday evening. The
men and boys will he baptized Sunday
evening, the services to begin at eight
fifteen.
Interest in the work of the First
Baptist Church has been growing for
some months in all of its departments.
The attendance at Sunday School has
been for sometime on the increase.
The B. Y. P. TT.. Senior. Intermediate
and Junior has been doing more effi
cient work than ever before in the
histoid of the chur -h. The member
ship has been supporting with their
presence the worship hours hours of
the church in a most encoraging man
ner. The pastor feels that the revi
val meeting brought to a climax the
growing interest on the part of the
Baptist membership in the work of
the Kingdom of God.
The Baptist people express their
sincere appreciation to the members
of the other congregations for their
support and help rendered by their
presence and prayers.
R. R. Fowler, Jr.
Is Graduated from
Yale University
Among the Covington graduates of
the class of ’29 is Robert Fowler, Jr.,
upon whom was conferred the degree
of Civil Engineer by Yale University,
on June 18. He completed nis course
with a fine average and was honored
by membership in the Colony club, the
Berzelius Society and was president
of the Yale chapter of the American
Society of Civil Engineers. His first
4n his profession will he
the B. F. Godrieh company. Ak
TOn > 0. ( in the construction depart
ment.
Library Hours
Summer schedule for library will
he from 3 until 6 p. m. daily except
Wednesday. Wednesdays the library
will he closed all day.
ZEAGLER-BUSH WEDDING
The marriage of Miss Laura Heard
Bush to Frank Zeagler. of Milieu. Ga.,
was beautifully solemnized Monday
evening at the home of the brides
mother on Monticello street. Rev. .T.
L. Algood. of Athens. Ga., officiating
in the presence of a large assemblage
of relatives and friends.
The entire lower floor of the home
was decorated with an artistic ar
rangement of srifilnx. dahlias and glad
ioli. The living room, where the mar
riage service was held, was beautiful
ly decorated in smilax, lilies and shas
ta daisies. The improvised altar was
formed of ferns and smilax against
which cathedral candles gleamed in
the center, with white columns of
graduated heights holding baskets of
lilies on each side.
Preceding the ceremony, Airs. Fred
Barnes, of Columbus, sister of the
bride, sang. “Garden of Roses.” and
“O Promise Me.” accompanied by Mrs.
Harry Davis. Mendelssohn’s wedding
march was used as the processional,
and “To a Wild Rose” sustained a
dulcet tone throughout the ceremony.
The ribbon bearers, Thomas and
Puell Barnes, nephews of the bride,
formed an aisle of white tulle leading
from the stairs to the altar. Entering
first was the maid of honor. Aliss
Edith Zeagler. of Zeigler. Ga., sister
of the groom, wearing a bouffant frock
of orchid taffeta, carrying a bouquet
of roses and gladioli with lilies of
the valley. The flower girl. Caroline
Wiegand. wore a dainty lace frock
with touches of blue, and carried a
basket of rosebuds and swansonia.
The lovely bride, who entered with
her brother. Fred Bush, by whom she
was given in Marriage, was met at
the altar by the groom and his best
man, Hardy Gregory, of Vienna. Ga.
The bride’s brunette beauty was en
„ anm , wedding robes of drap
^ chiffon, fpanning an
^ W T1 ,„ t ,„ le „„
J eanvlit to the hair of the bride
^ ^ ^ or .
Mr. A. A. Neely Visits
Covington After 40
Years’ Absence
Mr. A. A. Neely, uncle of Oliver
Neely, returned to Covington this last
week after an absence of forty years
in the Panhandle of Texas where he Is
a*, substantial planter. He brought
with him his wife whom he married
in the Lone Star State, his son-in-law
and daughter. Prof, and Mrs. Clyde
Brown of Dozier. Texas and his
daughter. Miss Ora.
Mr. Neely, who looks to he fifty imt
confesses under pressure to lie 7(5 years
of age. found one man who hadn’t
changed and that was Mr. Wick Wil
lingham. Young fellows like John L.
Stephenson had to he introduced.
Mr. Neely left Covington when it
had a saloon on every corner and the
gay and festive razor backs disported
themselves in the mud around the
square. He was projieriy astonished
at the change in the city.
The party drove through from Tex
as by easy stages, leaving that state
Tuesday of last week and arriving
Friday, stopping every night. The
Chevrolet sedan with its five passen
gers and baggage made the 1366 miles
on 67 gallons of gasoline, nearly twen
ty-one miles to the gallon. No trouble
of any kind was encountered.
Calaboose Redecorated
Mayor Hopkins and Councilman Es
tes. as a committee of the City -Coun
cil have completed the cleaning and
redecorating of the city bastile. New
cots and mattresses have replaced the
old. decrepit and dirty furnishings and
coats of paint and whitewash and the
installation of toilet conveniences have
added to the decency of what was for
merly a very indecent coop for delin
quents ami waifs and strays. The cala
boose was in fact in such a sorry con
dition that the better class of tramps
refused its hospitality and the occa
sional offender was well puni shed be
fore he came to trial. It ^Was a dis
grace to a civilized community. Now
it is clean enough for membt4s of our
best families to spend recreational mo
ments. Guests are warned that failure
to observe the decencies of life while
incarcerated within the walls will
bring additional penalties.
With a motorcycle added to the po
lice equipment Covington will appear
with the best of towns in up-to-date
police methods.
ange blossoms encircling her head. She
carried a bouquet of sweet heart and
bride’s roses showered with valley
lilies.
Following the ceremony an informal
reception was held at the home, the
( guests being received by Mrs. ,T. E.
Phillips. Assisting at the reception
were Misses Sara White Callaway.
Annie Laurie Turner. Julia Muse,
Catherine Smith. Dorothy and Elinor
Piper. Mary Wood Gaither. Claudine
Faulkner, Louly Turner. Sara Clyde
Hutchins. Margaret Hester.
The bride’s hook was kept by Miss
Brownie Perry.
After the reception the bride and
groom left for a motor trip. On their
(
return they will reside in Millen, Ga.
The bride’s going away costume was
an ensemble of navy flat crepe with
touches of canary, with harmonizing
accessories.
The bride’s mother was dressed in
blue creiie with lace, wearing a shoul
der bouquet of rosebuds and buddleia.
Airs. Barnes, sister of the bride, was
gowned in printed chiffon and wore a
corsage of buddliea.
The groom’s mother. Airs. U. A.
Zeagler. wore embroidered blue geor
gette with a corsage of roses and I
swansonia. Airs. Bell, of Alillen, was
gowned in green chiffon. j
Among the out of town guests were
Air. and Airs. U. A. Zeagler. of Zeig-.
ler. Ga.: Pr. and Airs. H. I. Bell. Alil
len, Ga.; Alisses Carrie White. Alil
died Zeagler. Edith Zeagler. of Zeig
ler: Air. Hardy Gregory, of Vienna:
Prof, and Airs. F.. J. Brown. Air. and ,
Mrs. J. L. Allgood, Jack and Aliss j
Elizabeth Allgood, of Athens: Mr. and
Airs. Forrest Wall. Misses Kate and
Leila Perry, of Atlanta : Mr. and Airs.
Weyimin Carmichael, Aliss Clara Per
ry. Airs. H. H. Wrench, of Madison;
Pr. and Airs. P. Willson and Rebecca
Willson, of Newborn; Airs. C. E. Pom.
Air. and Airs. FTed Barnes, of Colum
bus. and Air. Larry Walrath, of Vien
na.
' Speedsters Fined
The determination to enforce traf
fic regulations lias already borne the
fruits of repentance on the part of
some of our fast driving citizens. One
prominent young man while playing
automobile tag in the wee, small hours
of the morning, was assessed $15 and
costs, which made him mad but more
careful.
The city government Is determined
to save life and limb and the lives of
the kids and other small live stock and
some more speedsters, both of the male
and femals denominations will have
opportunity to pay for their fan.
The decency of the town is back of
the movement.
Also, we need a motorcycle.
Newton County Stock
Sold to Va. Breeders
Monday of this week Mr. C. A.
Soekwell of Covington sold 62 head of
heifers from his herd to the Brown
Brothers, of Luray, Va. The cattle
were loaded Tuesday and sent on to
the Brown Brothers who are among
the liest known dairymen in the Old
Dominion.
The Brown Brothers have been to
Covington before this time and have
watched with interest the growth of
dairy cattle breeding in Newton Coun
ty.
15-Pound Carp
John James Steel paraded 'a 15
pound carp about town on Thursday
which he pulled from its happy home
in the Alcovy river with his little hook
and line. AVise fishermen like Prof.
Teazy Wilson claim this is the largest
carp ever captured in Newton tenuity.
Splendid Photographs
Two group photographs of the crowd
at the dedication of the P. A. It. me
morial fountain were made by Harry
Pea tig Covington’s only photographer.
One group was made of the Legion
representatives who attended the func
tion and the other was of the platform
dignitaries. Both were clear and defi
nite. T ‘ I * -r
,
B. &. L. Declares
Dividend
Notice is given in today’s News that
the Newton County Building and Loan
Association has declared a 7 per cent
dividend, payable as of June 30. The
News is highly gratified that its ad
vocacy of a building and loan associa
tion for Newton County has been jus
tified by its works. Just here it is not
amiss to say that an ice plant for this
community will pay big dividends and
render wonderful service to a com
munity of 12,000 people.
ECHOLS-ALLGOOD
The wedding of Miss Miriam All
good. of Athens, daughter of Rev. J.
Lee Allgood, presiding elder of this
district, and Mrs. Allgood, to Mr.
James Cleo Echols, of Conway. Ark.,
was an event to which was attracted
tiie affectionate interest of many
friends.
The ceremony was performed at
4:30 o’clock. June 18 at the bride’s
home, tiie bride’s father officiating.
Miss Elizabeth Allgood was her sis
ter’s maid of honor and the brides
maids were Miss Sarah I .owe Wief.
of Athens: Miss Sarah Carmichael, of
Monroe; Miss Laura Heard Bush, of
Covington. The flower girl was little
Miss Martha Rumble, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Lester Rumble, of Athens.
Master Claude Hamilton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. S. Hamilton, of Decatur,
acted as ringbearer.
Following the ceremony a beautiful
reception was held. Rev. and Mrs. All
good were assisted, in extending cour
tesies by a group of friends.
Those attending from here were
Mrs. C. C. Estes. Misses Myrtle and
Evelyn Estes and Mary Trippe.
Air. and Mrs. L. A. Patrick and
daughters. Betty and Evelyn, motored
to Athens Sunday, where they were
the guests of Air. and Airs. Walter
Loyd. .Toe Patrick accompanied his
parents home after having spent a
week with his cousin, Harold Loyd.
Air. and Mrs. W. AI. Tucker will
leave Saturday for Green’s Cut, Ga.,
where they will he the guests of their
children. Air. and Airs. John C. Tuck
er, for the week-end.
Covington Must Have
Ice Plant
Hospital
Paving to Porterdale
5c SINGLE COPY NUMBER 26
Mrs. Si W. Hawkins
Dead
On Friday, June 2k at the home of
Mr. I\ M. Peering in Covington, Mrs.
Camilla Callaway Hawkins, widow of
j the late Si W. Hawkins, passed away
at the age of 75, mourned by a host
of life long friends in Covington and
by the few close relatives who surviv
ed her in her long life. Mrs. Hawkins
was a lady of high culture, beauty of
character and kindliness of spirit.
She was a daughter of the old and
honored Callaway, family of Lexing
ton. where she was horn and spent
her girlhood days. In 1875 she married
Mr. Si \V. Hawkins, the able and
honored editor of the Covington En
terprise, which was a predecessor of
the News. Mr. Hawkins died in 1898
and following his death Mrs. Hawkins
opened her home to paying guests for
some years when she took up her resi
dence with the late Mrs. John Peering,
whose sister-in-law she was. This was
in 1917.
The funeral services were held at
the residence of Mr. Peering with
Rev. Pr. R. P. Walker as officiating
clergyman, Mrs. Hawkins being a
member of the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Hawkins is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. J. E. Stewart, and Mrs.
Minnie V. Wells, and three brothers,
Messrs. S. O., R. L. and J. S. Calla
way.
The interment was effected at West
View cemetery, J. C. Harwell and Son,
funeral directors of Covington, in
charge. -. i"np y
Resolutions on Death
of Mrs. W. C. Clark
The Board of Trustees of the Fifth
District A. & M. school. Walker Park,
Georgia, feeling their great loss in
the death of their co-worker, Mrs. W.
C. Clark, have passed the following
resolutions as a sincere token of their
love and esteem for their friend.
Whereas, In the providence of Al
mighty God the soul of Mrs. W. C.
Clark, who for six years has been most,
zealous in promoting the interests of
this institution, and devoted to the
welfare of the student body, was sum
moned into the great Beyond.
Be it therefore resolved. That the
members of this Board, realizing the
wisdom and loyalty which our depart
ed co-worker possessed for the up
building of our institution and for ev
erything relating to its highest inter
est, and recalling with profound grati
tude her many deeds of untiring and
unselfish efforts, wish to record this
testimony of their deep affection.
We further remember her abiding
interest in the affairs of church, com
munity and social organizations. We
recognize her strong powers of leader
ship in everything that pertained to
the upbuilding of humanity. Her zeal
and devotion to the underprivileged
should lie an inspiration to all of us
to emulate her example.
That. The members of this Board do
hereby extend their heartfelt sympa
thy to tiie bereaved husband and son
of our beloved "olleague in the loss of
this wife and mother, so loyal in per
forming life's duties as they came.
That, ns an expression of our love
we request that these resolutions lie
placed on our minutes, also published
in the papers of Newton and Walton
counties, in the papers of Atlanta,
and that a copy he sent to her hus
band, as a token of esteem and ad
miration for our departed co-worker.
Respectfully submitted.
MRS. N. H. BROAPWELL. Chairman
MRS. GEO. W. BAGWELL
J. HENRY WAKER______________
Mr. J. R. Connor Dies
Mrs. Harry Death has just return
ed from the funeral services of her
brother. Air. J. R. Connor, who died
at his home in Juliette after an ill
ness of three years. Air. Connor was
59. a prominent planter and a long
time resident of Butts county. He is
survived by his widow, a daughter,
three brothers and two sisters. The
other sister is Airs. .BL. Walker, of
Atlanta, formerly of Covington.
Camping at Costley’s
Mill
Sallie Rogers. Beverly Perry. Kath
leen Johnson, Otera Jackson, Emma
Hester. Boots Aluse. Sara King. Sara
AA’hite Callaway with several others of
their set are spending the week at
Costley’s Alill Camp. Airs. Wiegand
an q jj rs . Georgia Vining are chaper
oning the bunch.