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This Paper is
Covington’s Index of
Civic Pride and
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Volume 70 The C .on Star, Est. 1874
Georg cerprise, Est. 1864.
GREATER WATER
SUPPLY PLANNED
FOR COVINGTON
City Will Increase The Water
Supply two and a half
Million Gallons.
NEW SETTLING BASIN
WILL COVER ONE AND
A HALF ACRES LAND
Superintendent H. 0. Whelchel
Will Be In Charge of
Project.
City officials completed plans
this week to build a new settling
basin to increase the water supply
approximately two and one half
million gallons. The project will
be completed around the latter
part of May or the first of June in
order to take care of the water
shortage this summer.
According to H. 0. Whelchel,
superintendent of the city munici
pal works, the project will begin
within the next few days and,
when completed will have a ca
pacity of three and one half mil
lion gallons of reserve water.
The new basin will be located
directly opposite the old basin,
near the stand pipe and the two
reservoirs will be thrown together
when the project has been com
pleted. The two basins will cover
one and one half acres of ground.
The city made efforts several
months ago to secure enough
money from the CWA to run a
pipe line to the Alcova River, but
failed. Realizing the dire neces
sity of having an increased supply
of reserve water, the city is using
this means of having the reserve
supply when needed.
> The larger settling basin will
serve two purposes; a greater
water supply and clearer and
purer water. The great reserve
will give the water a greater time
to settle, thus making the water
purer and clearer.
According to Mr. Whelchel, the
water will be thrown from the old
basin into the new one just as
soon as it is completed and the
old basin will be cleaned and made
deeper.
The City Council and Mr. Whel
chel are to be congratulated upon
their untiring efforts in planning
this much needed project.
“Hard Shell” Paper
Printed in Covington
Ninety Years Ago
Mra. Fielder Osborn, Route 5,
Covington, brought into the News
office last week a very interesting
copy of the “Southern Baptist
Messenger.” The copy of the pa
per was dated October 1, 1954,
making it 90 years old this year.
The paper was the official or
gan of the “old school Baptist,” or
as some call them “Hard Shell” or
“Primitive” Baptists. Its editor
was William L. Beebe. The paper
was published at Covington twice
a month. Their motto was “One
Lord, One Faith and One Bap
tism."
Mr. Osborn stated he found it
in his mother’s trunk and she has
been dead thirty years. The paper
Is in a perfect state of preserva
tion and is exceedingly interesting.
Rabbit Contest Is
Delayed One Week
The Rabbit Contest editor was
flooded with letters from all over
the county and surrounding terri
tory this week. Due to the many
letters, it was impossible to an
nounce the winners in this week’s
News, as the contest editor de
manded more time, The News
will carry the winners’ names next
TT week and each contestant is urg
ed to watch for hi s or ber name
In the next issue.
Mr. Ira A. Fort
Dies at Atlanta Home
Mr. Ira K. Fort, of 65 West
m Fifth street, Atlanta, a a>; died
March 7th at his residence.
He leaves his wife, M rs Mattie
Hollis Fort; and three daughters,
MrS! Frances Wilkes Lyndon, of
Birmingham, Ala.; his u nc i e) Mr.
Charlie Keith, of Buckhead, Ga.,
and several cousins over the state.
Funeral is to take pl ace i n Oak
land cemetery, Atlanta, GaFri
day March 9, 1934.
He was well known throughout
this section.
YOU ARE INVITED
TO OUR CHURCHES
Covington Churches Cordially
Invite You To Worship
With Them.
Presbyterian Church
The usual services Sunday,
Preaching by Dr. Wm. C. Robin
son at 11:00 a. m. and 7:00 p.
m., topics, a. m.—“Fair Wages or
Free Gift”; p. m.—“Three Cros
ses—The Frontier of Eternity and
the Great Divide.”
This is the beginning of a series
of services which will be conduct
ed by Rev. Peter Marshall each
day the following week at 10:00
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. A welcome
awaits all who will worship with
us in these services and we will
appreciate _ any support which
will help to make this a real re
vival.
Gum Creek:
There will be no preaching
here Sunday. The time has been
changed to March the 18 th, at
which time Mr. Marshall will
preach. Sabbath School at 2:30.
The truck leaves Dial’s shop at
2:00. We appreciate your at
tendance on all of these services.
Come, worship with us.
METHODIST CHURCH
Regular church services will be
held at the Methodist Church at
10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev.
C. M. Haynes, pastor, will preach
at both services. You are invited
to worship with us.
Sunday School at 11:30 a. in
Classes for all ages.
Epworth League meets at 6:45
p. m.
BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS
Sunday School meets at 10:00
a. m„ every Sunday morning. A
class for every age that is led by
an efficient teacher. You will be
most heartily welcomed.
The worship services of the day
begin at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p.
m. You are cordially invited to
attend these services of praise and
prayer.
GROWING IN POPULARITY
The weekly newspapers were
never so important nor so inter
esting as they are today, More
people are reading their home
paper than ever before.
Young Lady’s Cigarette Is
Cause of Near Conflagration
A sophisticated young thing
drove up to Rainey’s filling sta
tion early this week and purchased
some gas to keep the old Model
A percolating a little while longer.
She had found it did need gas oc
casionally, even as a camel has
to have a drink of water every
nine days.
The young attendant at the sta
tion served her with alacrity and
gazed open-mouthed at her
charms (?). Probably just to
overawe the young man and to
show him how “city folks” did,
she extracted a man-sized cigar
ette from her dainty cigarette case
and politely requested a match.
The young attendant was oblig
ing in the extreme and promptly
procured the match, whereupon
The Covington news
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY,
GOVERNMENT TO
LEND MONEY TO
NEWTON FARMERS
Farm Credit Administration
Organized and Ready for
Applicants.
RALPH W. PENNINGTON
IN CHARGE OF TAKING
NEWTON COUTY LOANS
Administration Headquarters
at Madison, Ga., with
Branch Here.
The 1934 crop season will mean
the beginning of a better system
of credit for many farmers who
are preparing to finance the
year’s farming by means of short
term loans through the production
credit associations. Loans needed
to buy work stock, fertilizers,
seed, machinery and equipment,
for purposes of dairy or poultry
farming, or for other expenses in
curred for general agricultual
purposes, may be obtained from a
production credit association as
conveniently as from any care
fully managed bank.
According to T. L. McMullan,
there are two sources of credit
from federal funds that will be
available to farmers for 1934.
The source that will be most
generally used will be through
the Madison Production Credit
Association. This Association has
its headquarters in Madison,
Georgia, and embraces the coun
ties of Newton, Morgan and
Greene.
A farmer who desires credit
through this medium will make
application on regular forms sup
plied by the Association, The
amount of the loan is controlled
by his needs and his farming abil
ity. The loan will cost 6 per cent
interest. In addition a borrower'
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must subscribe for $5.00 worth of
stock for each one hundred dol
lars he borrows. He must pay re
cording, inspection and other inci
: dental expenses. The collateral
j all will be a crop be mortgage covering
crops to grown plus a mort
gage on all livestock and may re
quire additional collateral. A
farmer borrowing through this I
agency must have his stock free
from mortgage or secure waivers
from the present mortgagee ,
This Association is farmer
owned and controlled.. For New
t0n COU ” ty ’ T ’ H ’ ^ iken is ap '|
praiser being a member of the i
Cel t ! l0an C0lumittee i
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All A i , farmers borrowing money
from Government sources must
app, - v to thls Association. If he
cai ? Ilot meet their demands or re
quirements then he may make ap
plication for a Seed Loan. The (
Bar peed terms Loan an*! will amounts be made on for sim- j
as past
years with a maximum loan of
$250.00 to any one individual.
No information is available as to
when the seed loan money will be
available.
No loans will be made from
government agencies to farmers
who did not co-operate in the acre
age reduction program if he was
eligible.
Most of the loans will run from
3 to 12 months, depending on the
length of tine required for grow- |
ing or marketing the crop or live
stock which the loan is made to
produce. Loans for crop produc
tion will usually mature in less
than a year, although loans such
as those on dairy and breeding
cattle may run longer—up to 18
months.
The interest spread of 3 per
cent between the rate paid by the
Association and that paid by the
borrower goes to the association
to meet operating expenses and
build up a guaranty fund or sur
plus, needed by any carefully man
aged business institution.
Ralph W. Pennington is in
charge of taking loans for Newton
County and will be found in the
County Agent’s office in the Court
House.
Library Now Opens
Two Days Per Week
The Covington Public Library
will open from 2 to 4 o’clock on
Thursday and Saturday, beginning
this week, according to officials
of the Covington Woman’s Club.
The library, in the past, has been
opening only on Saturday, due to
the -work of remodeling In pro
gress there.
The library has now been com
pleted throughout and visitors
will be welcome on these days.
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RAMSEY REPORTS
100 RADIO SALES
Sells Over 100 Radios This
Year; Believes in News’
Advertising.
Ramsey Furniture Company,
one of the largest radio concerns
in the county, announced this
week that they had sold approxi
mately 100 radios since Christ
mas, an average of over one radio
per day. They feature Crosley,
Grunow and Atwater-Kent radios
and use the Covington News al- j
most solely for their publicity and j
advertising.
Eleven Grunow radios were sold
last week along with the regular'
sale of their other lines. The
Grunow is a recently installed line!
and has proven unusually popular
among radio fans. The News was
used in a publicity campaign on
the Grunow line and Mr. C. D.
Ramsey stated* that he was cer
tain that practically every radio
was s^ld through this medium of
advertising.
J. T W. 117 Giles >- 1-1 Dies at , HlS TT- i
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Walnut . I Grove „ Home u
Mr. John Wesley Giles, former ]
Newton County citizen and well
known here, died at his home in
Walnut Grove, following a long
illness, Friday morning, March 2.
He was prominent in the affairs I
of his community and had many)
friends.
Funeral services were held at
the Walnut Grove Methodist
Church Saturday and interment in
the Walnut Grove cemetery. Serv
ices were conducted by Rev. Duke
C. Jones, assisted by Rev. John
H. Wood, of Winder, brother of
Mr. John Wood, of this dity.
Mrs. Broadnax Dies at
Walnut Grove Home
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Mrs. S. H. Broadnax, former
Covington Woman, died at her
home in Walnut Grove, Wednes
day night, February 28. Funeral
services were held at the Walnut
Grove Methodist Church Friday af
ternoon.
she lighted said match, upon what
we do not know, but probably not
as men usually do.
Upon the match being ignited
the gasoline hose became ignited
at the self-same time. The young
attendant waved the hose a couple
of times and as the flames evidenc
ed no desire to leave, he promptly
dropped the flaming nozzle and in
the parlance of the street, “sold
out” for safer territory. (It seems
as if he had been burned before.)
A young hero, in true Frank
Merriwell style, sprang forward,
however, placed his hand over
the nozzle and smothered the
flames. The young lady, after a
few ohs, and ahs of admiration at
such courage, spoke to the ancient
lizzie and it purred on its way.
MARCH 9,1934.
FORMER RESIDENT
SUGGESTS BUILDING
OF POWER DAM
Assistant Chief Engineer of
Way for Southern Railroad
Makes Suggestion.
SAYS DAM ON YJ3LLOW
RIVER AT ALMON WOULD
SUPPLY ELECTRICITY
Also Suggests Dam Be Built
on Alcovy River at Alcovy
Station.
Herewith is reprinted an in-i
teresting letter from Mr. J. S.
Lemmond, the assistant chief
engineer of way and structure of
the Southern Railroad with head
quarters in Charlotte,' N. C. He
is a former resident of Newton
County, leaving here about fifty
years ago. Mr. Lemmond is now
84 years of age and is as active as
a man of 50. He has risen from
the section gang as a day laborer
to the high position he now holds.
He has been with the Southern
Railway since 1883.
Charlotte, N. C.,
February 20. 1934.
Mr. A. Belmont Dennis,
Covington, Ga.
Dear Sir:
I will give you what I believe
would be of great benefit to Cov
ington and Newton county, as well
as neighboring cities and counties.
By the erection of a power dam
at Almon on Yellow River I be
lieve there could be enough elec
tricity generated there to light the
cities, and also to operate small
manufacturing plants.
This dam would also act as a
flood control, which would benefit
the land owners by holding the
freshet water back, preventing it
from flooding their lands to some
extent. It would be of benefit
to other plans located farther
down the river by holding the
freshet waters back and feeding
it out during dry seasons.
The same can be said of the
Alcovy River, by building a dam
at Alcovy station. The Federal
Government had a survey made
there a few years ago with the
view, I understand, of having the
necessary information on hand if
needed in the future.
A plint at Alcovy would supply ”>
Monroe> Socia] Circle and Je
with lights. There is sufficient
Stone near these locations to
build t he dams, all of which would
give employment to a great num
ber of unemployed ’ and would
benefit that sectj on generally,
and gince the Government seems
so muc h interested in flood com
trol, W ould seem to be a favor .
able time to get this work done.
Yours truly, .
J. S. LEMMOND.
Miss Lizzie Dial Dies
at Her Alcovy Home
The death of Miss Lizzie Dial,
at her home in Alcovy, removes
from the stage of action, one of
the county’s oldest persons. She,
the daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Hogan Dial, was 89 years of
age and made her home with her
sister, Miss Tie Dial. She had
been ill but one week, and the
immediate cause of her death was
pneumonia.
Her funeral and burial occur
red from the Alcovy Mountain
Baptist Church Thursday after
noon at three o’clock, Rev. J. E,
Holbrook, of Monroe, the officiat
ing minister.
Eternal Triangle Cause of
Fist Fight on Public
’Tis said “in the Spring a young
man’s fancy lightly turns to love.”
A very trite and true saying as
was demonstrated in Covington
this week.
It seems that a certain young,
young lady in the city has been
dealing lightly with the affections
of two young, young men. As is
usually the case wherever love
triangles such as this exist, there
is a day of reckoning ahead.
This day dawned bright and
clear. From the beauty of the
Spring day no one could foretell
th«*’sinister thing which was to
happen on the beautiful public
square in Covington. All was se
rene and fair, so two true lovers
thought as they strolled around
the square hand in hand.
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Nixon and Sam Holcomb, More
than 300 gallons of whiskey, 10
sacks of brown sugar, several
sacks of meal and malt were also
confiscated.
According to Policeman Hol
comb, the still was found on the
Jarman place, near Livingston
school, and was in full opera
tion when found. The distillery
was equipped with an upright
steam boiler, gasoline water pump,
two 1,000 gallon water tanks, well
constructed coils and pipe lines
and a number of other pieces of
equipment.
The two officers came upon the
water pump, which was located
several hundred yards above the
distilling plant, and followed the
Pipeline quietly to the scene,
where they saw several men
working around the plant. A Mr.
Reagan, it is understood, was ar
rested and brought to Covington,
but it was not learned whether he
was arrested at the plant or else
where. According to Policeman
Holcomb, two men escaped before
they could identify them.
The distillery was, by far, the
largest and best equipped plant
ever captured in Covington in re
cent years. They had evidently
been operating for only a short
time, as part of the equipment had
not been ^stalled, although it was
puttin S ou t the fluid at a surpris
ing speed.
It is understood that Reagan
wil! be brought before the next
term of the Newton Superior
Court for trial.
Glrls , ToUmament to
Be Held in Monroe
ha ba ^ h ® tournament North Georgia will Girls be held Basket in -
Monroe Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday of next week, according to
H. B. Coursey, president of the
committee.
Covington will be a contestant
the tournament and will play
Monroe in their first game. Mon- *
roe has a strong team, but local
girls feel certain that victory will
be theirs in the first game. Pal
mer-Stone plays G. V. and T., in
their first game and should Cov
ington and Palmer win, they will
contest against each other in the
semi-finals.
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Editor, The News,
Covington, Ga.
March 8, 1934—I been hear
in so much durin the past
months about a road gonna be
paved between Covington and
Porterdale, but I ain’t seen
1 nothin that looks like one yet.
i If you ever ride on that road,
s you just can’t forget that prom
\\ Ise somebody made. Wasn’t no
S body running for no office
\ S when they made that promise
so I can’t figure out what
? they’re waitin on. Course this
| j road is a demonstrate good place for autos sales
men to on
\ and maybe that’s the reason
I ain’t nothin bein done about it,
but salesmen claims that the
road is too rough to demon
strate cars now. Well, guess
I can walk without bumpin or
ride old “Bess” an her knee
action ull take care of the
rough spots.
Yours on the hoof,
THE MYSTERIAN 5
DR. S. L. WAITES
ON STATE BOARD
Is Appointed Member of The
State Community Health
and Welfare Board.
Dr. S. L. Waites, president of
the Civitan Club, has been appoint
ed on the State Community Health
and Welfare Board, This is a
branch of Civitan activities and it
is considered quite an honor that
our local physician should be ap
pointed on the state board.
Dr. Waites has also been ap
pointed chairman of the Roose
velt Birthday Ball committee. He
received his appointment from
Harry L. Daugherty, the general
chairman.
Red Cross Makes An
Appeal for Help in
Storm Torn Area
The Red Cross has made an ap
peal this week for help for the
sufferers in the storm area around
Bowden, Ga. It was stated that
the need was urgent and A. L.
Loyd, local chairman; asks the
citizens of Newton County to do
their part by donating to this
cause.
The First Baptist Church in i
this city gave $15.44 and a num
ber of citizens have already volun-1 wish-1
tarily contributed. Anyone
ing t0 heip this great cause > please
hand your donation to the Coving
ton News, Walker Combs, or A. L.
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The Newton County Singing
Convention will be held at
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Porterdale Baptist Church Sunday
afternoon at 2 o’clock, March 11,
according to A. J. Johnson, chair
man of the committee in charge.
The Dixie Quartet will be
among the prominent state quar
tets present. The public is cor
dially invited to attend this sing
ing convention.
V.. C. Ellington Buys
Out Charlie Rogers
According to information re
ceived here, V. C. Ellington bought
q*it the Charlie Rogers place, near
Salem this past week. Detail’s
have not been learned, but it is
understood that he has made plans
to operate a store there.
But lo, and behold, as they ap
proached a certain corner, who
could they meet but the other
member of the triangle. Was he
hurt? And did he turn away with
a sorrowful air? He did not. He
steps up and slaps the young man
right on his rosy red cheek and
was promptly slapped in return.
’Tis said, although we will not
vouch for this story, he also slap
ped the young lady just to let
her know how it feels to be dis
appointed in love. The combat
ants were soon separated without
material damage being done, how
ever.
Moral: If you are thinking of
two-timing your boy friend, don’t
parade around the public square
hand in hand with his rival.
Number 12
WELL EQUIPPED
LIQUOR PLANT
IS CONFISCATED
One of Largest Distilleries
Ever Captured in Newton
County.
OVER 300 GALLONS
OF WHISKEY FOUND
BY COUNTY OFFICERS
Policemen Nixon and Holcomb
Arrest Mr. Reagan on
Liquor Charge.
One of the largest and best
equipped liquor distilleries ever
recorded in Newton county was
brought in early Thursday morn
ing by County Policemen Cliff