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THE COOPERATION ii
OF ALL FORCES MAKES
FOR POWER AND
PROSPERITY
Volume 70
Talmadge V Reelected By Overwhelming Majority
SITE SELECTED
FOR POSTOFFICE
IN COVINGTON
New Federal Building Will Be
Placed on Pickett Home
Place.
WILL BE LOCATED ON
THE SITE JUST ABOVE
THE DELANEY HOTEL
Mr. Longaker Surveying The
4 Building Site; Residence
To Be Torn Down.
Announcement was made Wed
nesday by federal officials that the
New Postoffice building will be
located on the old Pickett home
place just above the Delaney
Hotel and Mr. Albert W. Long
aker, Construction Engineer, is in
the city surveying the property for
the government.
In this week’s issue of the News
appears an advertisement from
tiye Trust Company of Georgia, in
charge of the sale of the property,
requesting bids on the wrecking
and removing of the present build
ing on the property. The contrac
tor securing the contract will be
given 20 days to clear the property
so that the government building
may begin.
According to information receiv
ed, $65,000 has been appropriated
for the building and site with the
site costing the government
$3,000. The remaining $62,000
will go toward building the new
Bpstoffice.
. Mr. Longaker, after completing
th4 surveying and having blue
prints made, will submit a detailed
and complete report to Govern
ment officials in Washington. Ad
vertisements for bids under
tract on the actual building will
appear in the paper, After the
contract between the government
and the winning contractor has
been concluded, the work will
begin.
As soon as the Federal building
for Covington has been com
pleted, the postoffice will
moved to this location and all fed
eral employees will have
upstairs in the building. Accord
ing to the information secured, T.
L. McMullan and all FERA offi
cials will move their offices from
the courthouse to the new build
ing. The Postmaster, John L.
Callaway, will also have a private
office in the building. A civil
service room to give examinations
fon^every person trying for govern
ment jobs will be installed on the
second floor.
It is understood that Winder
will receive a new postoffice and
everything is in readiness there
for fcontractors to begin on the
building.
Mrs. Ben Thompson
Is Guest Speaker at
Missionary Meeting
Mrs. Ben Thompson, State Pres
ident of the W. M. U., will be
the main speaker on the program
at the regular W. M. U. meeting
at the Fimt Baptist Church, Mon
day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Thompson has just re
tailed from the Baptist World
Alliance held recently in Berlin,
Germany, and her message will be
an ispiratlon to all who hear her.
Chairmen of the variotft circles
are urged to see that every mem
ber of their circles attend this im
portant meeting.
Members of Porterdale and
other nearby W. M. U.’s are cor
dially invited to attend.
“Heaven Bound” to Be
Staged September 28
The Big Bethel Choir, of At
lanta, Will present on Friday eve
ning, September 28, the nationally
known play, “Heaven Bound,”
under the auspices of the First
Baptiet church in this city. Sixty
members of. the cast will be pres
ent.and citizens of the county are
urg^d to make plans to see Ibis
yrea’t show.
“Heaven Bound*’ will be staged
at t^ie Covington Public School
auditorium and all proceeds will
go to the Baptist Church building
fund.
Newton County Fair Will Open Monday and Continue All Week
The Covington news
V .he Covington Star, Est. 1874.
V# Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864.
COUNTY AGENT
TALKS ON FARMS
IN THE COUNTY
McMullan Urges Land Owners
To Plant Trees to
Prevent Erosion.
DATES FOR PLANTING
GRAIN AND OTHER
INFORMATION GIVEN
Explains in Detail Just How
Farmers Should Have
Cotton Ginned.
The Newton County Fair opens
next week with prospects ror the
best Fair in recent years. Friday
will be School Day with all school
children of the county being ad
mitted to the grounds free. This
will also be Livestock Day with a
Professor from the State College
of Agriculture doing rffe judging.
It is expected that as usual the
exhibit of Jerseys will be the
feature of the livestock show. No
county in Georgia can boast of as
£iany nor as fine a type Jersey as
Newton. If you are a lover of
good cattle be sure to see the
exhibit of JT^seys at the Newton
County fair.
If you have £fome marginal land
that is washing away, consider the
advisability of planting some trees.
Trees will prevent the erosion
and thus reclaim wasted land. We
are advised that seedlings of the
following varieties may be pur
chased from the State College of
Agriculture: Longleaf pine, Slash
pine, Loblolly pine, Shortleaf
Pine and Black Locus. These trees
will cost $2.00 per thousand and
8850 trees should be set to the
acre. If interested the County
Agent will be glad to discuss the
matter with you and aid you in
filling out your order.
Do not neglect to purchase your
winter cover crop seed and have
them on hand for planting after
the first rain.
Sow your grain early this fall.
Oats sown before October 15th,
will produce twice the yield per
acre as those sown Nov. 15th or
later, according to information re
ceived from the Experiment Sta
tion. Treat your oats for smut by
wetting them with a solution of
formaldehyde. This solution is
made by mixing 1 ounce of for
maldehyde with two gallons of
water. The oats should be thor
oughly moistened with the solu
tion and then piled in a pile and
allowed to set for at lea,st four
| hours. It will surely prevent
smut. I saw oats in this county
j this p as t S p r tng carrying 50 per
cent smut losg . Prevention is too
c h ea p for a farmer to stand that
much loss.
There seems to be considerable
misunderstanding among the far
mers regarding the ginning of
cotton. So far we have been un
able to get from the’ State Allot
ment Board regular gin tickets.
In order to relieve the situation
somewhat we are permitted to is
sue an Interim certificate to each
producer that will permit him to
gin and sell one half of his Allot
ment. The other half will be is
sued as soon as the State Allot
ment Board accepts the county
and sends regular gin certificates.
We are advised by various ginners
that a producer will be allowed
(by the ginner) to gin his cotton
without gin tickets, but the ginner
will hold the warehouse receipt
until tickets are received, Pro
ducers on farms with no cotton
history during the five year period
of 1928-32 will receive all their
gin tickets from the''10 per cent
set aside for them and thus no
Interim Certificates can be issued
such a producer. Such a producer,
so the ginners advise us, can gin
his cotton and surrender the ware
house receipt to the gTnner till his
tickets are received.
We have received no informa
tion from Washington since Aug
ust 8th regarding the Option Cot
ton Participation Trust Certifi
cates. We were advised on that
date that the Trust Certificates
would be taken up immediately at
a price representing the differ
ence between the market and ten
cents per pound. We will advise
you through this column as soon
as we have any definite informa
tion.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,1934.
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i i Newton County's Vote In Primary i
! Mills Covington Creek Store Mansfield IStarrsville Plains Shoals County
NAMK QF CANDIDATE Town Oxford Gum Brick Newborn Hays Gaithers Brewers Legruln )Kocky Downs sells Stan A1 inou Cedar Total in I
jEd'Gilliam 9 1 3 2 M o H 0 0 o 3 2$
.................. 6371
| Claude Pittman.......... Talmadge... 327 156 17 37 69 53 47 3 HWMMifcWMCIMtO W M 46 74 H © 0 9 34, 1 48 *1 o 184 37 914 j
! Eugene ... j
j John B. Wilson.......... 495 63 124 53 OO 118 O 9 351 53 O) 225 1588
| Howell Cobb................ 320 164 20 43 59 65 46 4 M^M4xHOO*d(CWC1i£i010MMiJi 86 32 M M 1 8 M 91 25 27 W 91 747 j j
iM. J. Yeomans............ 2251553! 133 826
! | George B. Hamilton.. 490 63 121 46 110 40 9! CO 48 CJ1 I
Madison Bell................ 219 29 59 37 34 15 II M 28 69 639*
?W. B. Harrison............ 269 32 64 14 88 22 on M 25 154 9321
!G. C. Adams................ 354 35 55 14 70 26 N M 11 36 513j 77l|
jlom Linder.................. 66 7 36 35 37 8 I- M 31 133
| j Columbus Roberts...... 39 32 11 5 14 17 3 1 2 0 9 4 1 5 © O 9 1 2 29 155 §
ij. M. Sutton.............. 10 24 124 j
D. Collins.............. 496 63 122 to 50 121 41 O) CO 55 225 1591 *
5 Hal M. Stanley............ 495 63 124 to 49 120 39 O) CO 55 225 1589j »
ju. 52 7 i
B. Sammons............ 104 9 9 6 14 1 1 4 30j 297?
! j Vivian L. Stanley........ 222 30 60 34 16 34 10 0 19! M 26 37 142! 715!
jj. Hill C. Tuggle.............. 156 22 54 10 19 30! 19 8 i I i 161 H 22 20 511 719j 532 j
B. (Tobe) Daniel— 129 27 47 40 17 65 7 9 ! 41 23] N 32 43 148
j Walter R. McDonald.... 343 34 76 9 33 53 31 01 9 12 N I 21 22 69 823i
j | James A. Perry............ 266 28 64 6 28 25 41 15 0 121 10 H 11 12 72 6471 i
Robert N. Springfield., 92 6 9 1 2 7 12 8 0 4 4 15 6 22 204
jjud P. Wilhoit............. 129 51 43 16 36 66 12 9 34 22 27 iT 125 711* I
495 ! 121 50 49 68 121 40 9 49 36 55 65 225 1583 1
j jjule Marcus W. Beck........ 210 495 i 124 71 50 3 49 16 68 7 120 37 41 12 9 0 50 9 36 55 66 225 1589 | j
Wimberly Felton 6 8 5 56 506
jjohn B. Hutcheson...... 237 39 42 27 57 82 19 9 33 29 37 51 131 894 j
| Monroe Stephens........ 42 14 5 4 4 o 5 0 8 1 9 9 35 171
;Hugh J. MacIntyre...... 489 119 50 csfliOwHcnM© 120 39 55 9 4 i* WWMMMMMM OlrfkCnMCOCOM4»> 55 65 225 1566!
’Hugh J. MacIntyre.... 210 48 35 35 12 23 9 ^ 26 31 69 617
(joe Qulllian................ 273 75 16 85 25 31 0 c; 27 29 148 936 j *
(Buford 11. Boykin............ 162 44 11 32 18 15 0 M 28 28 159 647 j
H. Sutton................ 321 77j 39 86 18 40’ 9 to 27 36 60 913
jE. M. Owen.................. 493 120! 50 113 41 50 9 at 54 66 225 1570 j
j James C. Davie............ 491 1114j 50 121 40 55 9 I ^ 55 66 225 1555 |
|r. P. Campbell............ 413 I 991 50 '1121 31 49 I j. 56 66 225 1452 s I
PAVING OF ROAD
CONTINUES HERE
Laying of Concrete Already
Within City Limits of
Covington
Work on the Covington-Porter
dale road continued this week
with approximately two thirds of
the laying of concrete completed
and an expectation of concluding
the project in about a month's
time. The laying of concrete be
gan en the Porterdale side last
week and today (Friday) the pav
ing had reached the city limits of
Covington.
Several more days will
taken in laying the concrete in
Covington if the grading crew
completes their job at the Dried
Indian Creek bridge. The crew
there is moving the road up sev
eral yards above the present
bridge where a new bridge will
be constructed after the grading
has been completed.
Officials state that the lower
end from the edge of the city
limits to Porterdale should be
completed and ready for traffic
within a week, The Covington
end will remain closed due to the
fact that the bridge must be con
structed. y
The paving, according to offi
cials, has a steel beam on each side
with a layer of specially made
paper between the earth and the
concrete. It is six inches in
depth and approximately 20 feet
wide.
Sand and gravel for the road
is being hauled from the Geor
gia depot where a derrick and
sand dump has been erected for
the trucks.
C. E. Aenchbacher
Accepts Responsible
Position in Greenville
Hosts of friends of the C. E.
Aenchbachers deeply regret that a
new business connection has taken
Mr. Aenchbacher to Greenville, S.
C. The family will not move
from Covington immediately.
While the News regrets the re
moval from the city ct- this fine
family, the members of which took
such an active part in the church
and civic affairs, we wish to con
gratulate Mr. Aenchbacher on the
fine connection he has made. He
holds a responsible position with
the Greenville Iron Works, the
position he held before coming
to Covington.
NATION TENSELY
WATCHES STRIKE
OVER THE SOUTH
Georgia Occupies Key Position
With Over 30,000 Workers
Idle.
As the nation tensely watched
the textile strike situation during
the past few days, Georgia occu
pied a key position with over-
30,000 workers on strike and a
much smaller number clinging to
their jobs in the face of picketing
strikers.
Calls for state troops poured
into the office of Governor Tal
madge from a number of mill
towns, but he declined to summon
the national guard, declaring that
the sheriffs of the various coun
ties had full authority to deputize
as many citizens as they consider
ed necessary to preserve order.
On several occasions the gover
nor urged the textile workers to
remain calm until their differences
could be settled, and promised
them all the aid in his power.
The importance of the Georgia
textile industry was recognized in
the selection by President Roose
velt of Marion Smith, outstanding
Atlanta attorney, as one of the
three members of the national
board of mediation.
Georgia is the sixth state in the
Union in textile production and
within the past few months the
textile workers have been organ
ized by labor leaders in anticipa
tion of the strike.
The national strike, one of the
most widespread in the history of
the nation, was called in protest
against the “stretch-out” system
by which workers were compelled
to care for more and more ma
chines, according to labor’s com
plaint.
In this section, the workers at
every mill remained idle and, ac
cording to information secured,
are receiving assistance from the
government through the local
FERA office. Since the beginning
of the strike, when attempts were
made by a number of mill officials
to re-open the mills, no disorders
have been reported. It is under
stood that a number of the special
policemen have been taken off at
Porterdale, and quiet has been re
stored.
Rumors are to the effect that
attempts will be made to re-open
several mills in this section soon,
but no definite information could
be secured.
5c SINGLE COPY
CIVITANS, GUESTS
ENJOY FISH FRY
Held Tuesday Evening at
Brown’s Bridge—Many
Present.
The members of the Civitan
Club with their invited guests and
ladies i
enjoyed a fish fry at j
Brown's Bridge Tuesday evening. j
i resident S. L. Wa.tes invited;
the guests to assemDle around the 1
tables after the invocation had
been pronounced by Belmont
Dennis, the guest of Dr. Waites,
the members and their ladies en
joyed the many good things to
eat.
The fish and other accessories
were excellently prepared and a
bountiful supply was on hand.
Mrs. S. L. Wai es, the gracious
wife of the president, assisted him
in acting as host.
Due to unusual circumstances,
there were not as many present as
had been.anticipated, but the good
fellowship and friendly mingling
of those present left nothing move
to be desired.
NOTICE
CITY TAXES DUE
2 per cent will be allowed on
City Taxes for September payment.
One per cent for October "pay
ments.
J. H. WOOD, Clerk.
The Coving-ton News j
WISHES YOB
A Happy Birthday!
* September 15
MISS POLLY HITCHCOCK
September 18
MISS ROSE MARY ARNOLD
September 17
WALTER AUSTIN
September 18
PAULINE AUSTIN
MRS. PIERCE BRYANT
H. H. SKINNER
MARY FRANK BALLARD
September 19
AGNES DOSTER
MRS. ERNEST SAVAGE
September 20
JOHNNIE DAWKINS
MRS. C. E. PIERCE
MR. MILTON HARRELL
RAY SKINNER
September 21
CORRIE WOMACK
W. C. STARR. JR.
HENRY LAMAR WELDON
[ COVINGTON’S CIVIC THIS PROSPERITY PRIDE PAPER INDEX AND IS OF
NEWTON COUNTY
FAIR WILL OPEN
MONDAY EVENING
M*ny New Features Promised
By Officials in Charge
This Year
SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL
BE ADMITTED FREE TO
THE FAIR ON FRIDAY
Royal Palms Shows To Be On
Midway With Many
Attractions.
The Newton County fair will
open Monday with a positive prom
ise that everything will be bigger
and better than ever, according to
Henry Odum, chairman of the
committee. Livestock judging will
also take place on this day.
Decision was made by officials
Wednesday that all school chil
dren in the county will be ad
mitted free Friday and it is ex
pected that all school officials
will declare a holiday for the oc
casion. One of the largest crowds
to attend the fair are expected on
this day.
The formal opening Monday
night is also expected to draw a
large crowd and officials promise
that everything will be in readi
ness for those attending the for
mal opening. Every effort is be
ing made to rush the work to
completion
A number of new exhibits are
promised in every department.
The school exhibits are expected
to attract a great deal of interest
throughout the county, as every
school will take an active part.
The agricultural building will
be one of the centers of attraction,
as many new features are
ised there with many farmers in
every district in the county
part. The colored exhibits
promise to be better than ever.
An individual exhibit of
and fancy bed spreads will
a wonderful bazaar and all those
who have these fancy articles
should enter them.
The Royal Palms Shows are
bringing a number of new amuse
ments and shows that should be of
unusual interest to every person
who attends. According to infor
mation secured .they should arrive
here Saturday and ail amusements
will be erected and ready for the
crowd Monday night.
The Royal Palm Shows, returns
to the Newton County fair this
year bigger and better than ever
before.
Carrying a total of six modern
rides, eight shows and twenty at
tractive concessions.
Aside from the usual shows
carried by the beet carnivals, this
organization boasts of two bina
fide “World's Fair” features.
The first of these is Bob Baron’s
"Alligator Show,” a type of show
never carried by a carnival com
pany before.
The second is the feature of the
side show. Robert J. Ward is
showing two of the almost extinct
“Pin-heade” which is an educa
tional feature, seldom seen.
Then of course they have the
most magnificent revue ever
brought to this city by any carni
val company.
Chief Deer-foot, a genuine
Cherokee Indian, is offering an
other educational entertainment,
which is a feature which should
he seen by everyone attending
Then the rides, and other at
tractions, for both young and old,
make this one of the best carnival
companies that ever visited this
section.
Many Improvements
Are Being Made Here
A number of business houses
and residences are being improved
over the city. The old M. Levin
store has been remodeled and im
proved after the fire which oc
curred several months ago. It was
not learned who will occupy the
store after work has been
pleted.
An apartment house is being
made of the old Ginn home on
Floyd street, and many improve
ments are being made. This will
be the first apartment house in
the city, Many other improve
ments are being made to resi
dences over Covington.
Number 29
NEWTON COUNTY
GIVES TALMADGE
MAJORITY OF 277
All Talmadge Appointees Are
Also Elected In Heavy '
Voting Wednesday.
G. C. ADAMS LEADS IN
COUNTY RACE;LOSES
STATE TO TOM LINDER
Walter McDonald Leads J. B.
Daniel Here For Service
Commission.
Newton County joined Georgia
Wednesday in definitely deciding
who the 'next Governor of Georgia
should be by voting a majority Of
277 votes for Talmadge over his
nearest opponent, Claude C. Pitt
man. Governor Talmadge took
914 votee in the county while
Pittman received 637 votes with
Gilliam trailing with a total of
28 votes. !
Despite the fact that Pittman
netted a majority of 171 votes in
the town precinct, the rest of the
county overcame this majority
with a margin of 277 votes. Out
of the 17 precincts in NewtoA
county, Pitmtan only carried 4
with three of them on narrow
margins. Pittman had a margin
of 16 votes in Oxford, 2 voles in
Newborn and 2 votes in Hays.
The total vote in the town district
was Pittman 327 and Talmadge
156. Out of the 13 precincts car
ried by Talmadge, every one of
them was by a great majority.
Gaithers went solid for Talmadge
With 9 votes, followed closely by
Rocky Plains which cast one votq
for Pittman out of 34. Guin
Creek lost three to Pittman out of
47 for Talmadge. Covington Mills
and Porterdale gave Talmadge’a
two to one majority,
In other state races, Attorney
Genera! M. J. Yeqmans led Howell
Cobb in the county by a margij^
of 79 votes. Yeomans received ^
total of 826 votes, closely follow
ed by Cobb with 74 7 votes. •
Comptroiler General W. B. Hab-i
rifion took Newton county by af
margin of 293 votes over his op
ponent Madison Bell. G. C. Adpmg
led the ticket for Commissioner of
Agriculture with a margin of 258
votes over his nearest opponent' 1
Tom Linder. Vivian L. Stanley’
led the field for the Prison Com
mission -.with a mlargin kf 183
votes over his nearest opponent,'
Hill C. Tuggle.
Waiter R. McDonald, ousted
Public Service Commissioner,
surprise a number of voters by
leading J. H. (Tobe) Daniel with
a margin of 104 votes. Jud P. 4
Wilhoit, Public Service Com-*
missioner, led James A. Perry by
j narrow margin of 64 votes, with
Springfield trailing far behind.
This was the closest race in New
ton County.
Associate Justice John B. Hut
cheson led Jule Felton by a sub
stantial margin of 388 votest
Judge Hutcheson netted the great
est margin in the race from this
county. Joe Quillian led Hugh J.
MacIntyre for Court of Appeals
with a margin of 319 votes. I.'
Continued on Ijost Page
The Mysterian Sezj
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Editor, The News,
Covington, Ga.
Sept. 13.—-Well, politics has
had its day. The people their
vote—and SOME their wish.
5 We are all friends again and
, after all it didn't mean so mucn
to any of us. 'Tis funny how
we argue an fret an when we're
. through it wasn’t worth the
' bet. We all get all het up to
l \ let off the steam an then when
the boiler cools we see the light
an become friends with the
. world once more. Remember,
\ everybody can’t be right an
everybody can’t win, eo what’s
the use of cryin over days gone
j by. There is a iotter things to
see an there will be more poli
tics soon, so let’s get together,
i Shake, brother—
Yours likv a lark.
THE MYSTERIAN.