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THE CO-OPERATION
OF ALL FORCES MAKES
FOR POWER AND
PROSPERITY
Volume 70
MANY MEASURES
BEFORE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY NOW
Liquor and Taxes Biggest
Questions Before
Solons.
FEW OF THE MEMBERS
ADVOCATE A RETAIL
SALES TAX SYSTEM
Wets Continue To Fight For
Lead in House and
Senate.
Liquor and taxes are the biggest
questions holding the attention of
Georgia lawmakers, now rounding
out the first week of the regular
60-day legislative session.
In expressing their belief that
no material changes would be
made this year in the revenue
laws, the legislators commentting
on the situation took cognizance
of the bill now pending to ex
empt from ad valorem taxation
all owner-occupied homes with as
sessed value up -to $5,000, but it
was pointed out that this bill, al
though highly favored, is a con
stitutional amendment and would
require ratification at the polls
two years hence.
Advocates of the sales tax argue
that since about 90 per cent of the
property tax is collected on homes
valued at $5,000 or less, the elim
ination of this revenue producer
would necessitate a sales tax sub
etitute. view, it is
In contrast to this
pointed out that since the e'imi
nation could not take effect until
at least two years hence, there
is no necessity for enacting a sales
tax at this time unless an addi
tional tax is deemed necessary.
However a state sales tax is
among bills in the House hopper,
a measure by Representative Camp
of Carroll, proposing a general
6ales tax of one-tenth of one per
cent on all sales by wholesalers
and a tax of Ihree per cent on all
retail sales.
Declaring that ule retail sales
tax was the only way to solve
Georgia’s antiquated tax system,
Speaker of the House Rivers said
such a tax would bring back pros
perity to Georgia.
“The sales tax is a painless tax”
Speaker Rivers asserted. “You
pay as you go and don’t miss it.
I advocate not less than a o per
cent retail sales tax, and the only
opposition is coming from the city
merchants, whose stores, for the
most part, are owned by New York
firms. sales
He explained how the tax
could benefit humanity by taking
care of the schools, old-age pen
sions, exemption of home taxes for
less than $5,000, free textbooks
and other big items that are fast
accumulating in the social and
economic problems of the state.
A local option liquor bill pro
viding for a statewide election
May 15, 1935, to determine if
on have
counties voting wet may
liquor was introduced in the senate
by Senator John Beaseley, of
Glenville, veteran legislator and
South Georgia business man.
At the same time Representa
tive Griffin, of Decatur County
(he is editor of the Bainbridge
(Ga.) Post-Searchlight and Town
send, of Dade, offered a measure
to establish State owned liquor
dispencaries. that state
The measure provides
owned liquor stores be set up in
counties voting “wet” in local
referenda. Wine and beer would
be sold by private enterprises and
individuals, but the state would
handle all sales of “hard liquor.
The emperanee committee of
the House will wait until the Tal
madge legislative program is we.l
on its way to enactment in both
house and senate before taking
up t he liquor question, according
to Chairman T. V. Williams, rep
resentative from Coffee county.
“The Governor’s program is
more important than any or all
other matters to be considered
during the session,” he said, “and
we will no.: take up either beer
or liquor until that program, is
definitely assured of adoption.”
It is generally expected how
ever, that the measures advocated
by the Governor will be disposed
of in the next ten days or two
weeks, or possibly sooner, if the
assembly maintains its speed.
Presbyterians Hold
Services Sunday
There will be service at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday and
will not be postponed as previous
ly announced by Rev. Fleece, as
he will be able to conduct the
services.
COVING’ ■ ON NEWS
The Covington Star, Est. 1874.
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864.
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his wife. Clara Bow. famous "it”
girl of the screen, seem happy
about something, and it isn’t
hard rr> guess what Their 5
wcck-old baby, Rex Larbow
Bell, shown inset in his first pic
ture. is doing very well
CLYDE HEAD IS
HURT IN
Arm Arm ® Severelv eve ^ e, y ^ ("rushed rus “ ea VYne
lruck Side swipes
Car.
According to reports received
here, Clyde Head, of Porterdale,
was painfully if not seriously in
jured Wednesday night when a
truck side-swiped the car in which
he was riding near Avondale and
pinned his left arm between the
two cars necessitating ihe ampu
tation of his arm.
A car picked Head up a short
time later and rushed him to an
Atlanta hospital where physicians
immediately amputated his arm
abeve the elbow. Persons who
reached the scene a short time
after the accident, stated that
way the wreck occurred greatly
resembled the one in which Arnold
Biggem' arm was severed in a
similar According manner.
to la=r minute infor
madionrecMved, Head wasenrout
to Atlanta with a Mr. Reagan to
secure services of a trained
o attend relatives
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Ragan Mathis Takes
Over Station Here
Mr. Ragan Mathis, son of
and Mrs. W. C. Mathis, is
in charge of the Standard Gil
Company Service Station on
Street. He was formerly
ployed in the Standard Oil
pany’s office here, but resigned
order to take charge of this
tion..
Mr. Jack Porter Ill
At Atlanta Hospital
The many friends of Mr.
Porter regret to learn that he
derwent an appendix
Thursday morning at the
Hospital. Latest reports were
he was doing nicely. The
joins In wishing him a
recovery.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1935
COUNTY AGENT
TALKS ON FARMS
IN THE COUNTY
Plans Being Made to Begin
Work on Cotton Acreage
Reduction
EXPLAINS DETAILS
OF COTTON ACREAGE
PLAN FOR NEW YEAR
Farmers Must Buy Cotton Tax I
Certificates for Past Year
Before Feb, 8
Plans are being made to begin |
the work on cotton acreage reduc
tion for 1935. The first thing,
to be done is the election of ,the.
various committees to handle this
work. We plan to hold commit
tee elections in this county next
week. Every farmer who signed
an acreage reduction contract in
1934 will be entitled to vote on
the committeemen, You will be
notified by letter the time and
place of the election in your re
spective community.
Due to the enormous expense
connected with the program it has
been found necessary to include ‘
larger ties for territories 1935. The in the following communi-| mi
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litia district have been thrown |
together to form communities fori
1935: Brickstore, Newborn, Mans-|
field and Hays Districts will com-|
pose one community; Downs,'
Cedarshoals, Stansells and Almon |
will compose another community; |
Gaithers, Brewers, Leguinn and 1
Rockyplains will compose another
community while the last commun
ity will be composed of Oxford,
Gum Creek, Wyatt and Towd
Districts.
Your 1934-1935 acreage reduc
I tion contract stipulated that in
1935 the maximum reduction
would be 2 5 percent. That re
i mains part of the contract and
a
110 contract si S ner could be forced
| to reduce more than 25 per cent
j I of his adjusted base acreage but
due to the fact that he Bankhead
Law does not allow any substan
tial increase in production over
that set for 1934 we anticipate
that the majority of the producers J
wil! elect to reduce 35 per cent j
the large: t per cent the Agricul-,
tural Adjustment Administration
will rent. Our farmers here over
produced their allotments last year'
and we do not anticipate that hey
will want to increase their plant
ings when their ginning allotment
tax free cannot be increased.
If y° u bave some cotton on
whlch y° u must P a ^ the tax for
overproduction and you desire to
Purchase surplus gin certificates
at 4 cents P er Pound you had bet
ter attend to it before February
8th - That bas been set ae the
final date for sale of surplus cer.tif-j
icatee and after that date we will
t° rward to Washington ail the sur
I plus certificates on hand and you
would be forced to pay the tax
of 5.67 cents per pound.
Now is the time to purchase*
Lespedeza seed for sowing of
small grain for hay and pasture
this summer. The seed will costl
you about $1.25 per acre. Top, j
dress your grain the first week in
March with a good nitrate, harrow
with a drag harrow and then sow
the Lespedeza broadcast, You
should make a good hay crop and
prevent the washing of your land,
also remember that Lespedeza is
a legume and will add to the fer
tility of your soil as well as peas.
If you are not a subscriber to
your local paper we believe you
would get your money’s worth
this year in keeping up with' the I
reduction program as we intend
to use the columns of the local
paper to inform you of the prog
tees of the program.
Producers of the county who
made an additional borrow on
their 1933 Cotton Options are now I
receiving checks. Along with
check you will receive an addition -1
al Participation Trust Certificate!
and a form No C-5-J to execute
pjf. 1 , SI
New Participation Trust Certifi
cate is of value if cotton ever
sells above 12 cents.
HONOR ROLL
C. M. Jordan
Miss Ruth Davis
Symmathia Taylor
Will Curry
W. S. Cook
Ike Lackey
F. B. Hill
Mrs. J Fred Williams
J F. Hawkins
F. D Longshore
Louise M. Wright
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Startlea out of the remarkable stolidity ne had maintained since
his arrest, as more and more Incriminating evidence heaped up
against him in his trial on the charge of murder of the Lindbergh
baby, Bruno Richard Hauptmann is shown above as he conferred,
anxiously, with his attorney, Edward J. Reilly. Facing cameramen,
Hauptmann, below, masks his concern with a steely smile.
SERVICES HELD
FOR P. BOHANAN
Had Many Friends Through-;
out the County and
State.
Mr. Pete Bohanan, one of Cov- j
ington’s best known citizens,
at tbe Wesle y Memorial Hospital
A.lanta Friday, Jan. 25, after
an illness which lasted a month.
Mr. Bohanan had many friends
throughout this section and for
a third ti \ e in less than a month
the heads of Covington and New
fon County's citizens were bowed
in sorrow at the loss of these be
loved people. Mr. Bohanan was
a native of Newton County and
had lived in this section for many
years. He was 34 y«ars of age
at his death.
Funeral services were held a.
the First Baptist Church in this
city Saturday afternoon with in
terment in the West View Ceme
tery. Services were conducted by
Rev. Walker Combs.
Mr. Bohanan is survived by his
mother, Mrs. J. A. Bohanan; six
sisters, Mrs S. R. Vaughn, Mrs.
A ' A ‘ Goms ' Mrs - Le ^er Stubbs,
all of Newton County; Mrs Fred
Andrews, of Eastman; Mrsl and' Frank
Pierce of Eastman; Mrs.
Chester Bunn, of Atlanta; three
brothers, O. S., Joe and Bill Bo
hanan, all of Newlon County.
G. W. Caldwell, funeral direct -
-were in charge.
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ASSUmeS Management
New Deal Grocery
The management of C. Ed
Pierce’s grocery store has been
taken over by Mrs. C. Ed Pierce
and she has changed the name to
the New Deal Grocery. Mrs.
Pierce announces in her advertise
in .... 1 ls 468116 tbat sbe
s
!e8llme their old custom of
. 4ke convenience
glvlng of a charge
accoun 0 t eir old customers and
6 hers who are worthy of credit,
She wlH a4so “ aintain delivery
t-ervice . t did formeily.
as ey
Mrs. Pierce has complete control
°. le grocery and promises to
glv 11 ® “ the_ uab4 very best meats of and service as
d y grocer
Major e R. J. Gllinn to
Speak Here Feb. 5th
The Woman’s Club will hold
their monthly meeting Tuesday,
Feb. 5 at 3:30 at the Public Li
brary and is very fortunate in
getting as their speaker Major
Robert J. Guinn, of Atlanta, who)
is the general agent of the New 1
England Mutual Life Insurance
Co.
The subject for February is
Family Security Through Life In
surance. All civic organizations
of the county are especially invited
to attend this important meeting.
The following commitee will be
in charge: Mrs. L. H. Smith, chair-,
man, Mrs. J. W. Hartsook, Mrs.
Peters, Miss Annie Mae Berry,
Miss Ethel Belcher.
FEDERAL HOUSING
DRIVE TO START
Plans Made for Holding Or
ganization Meeting—Mass
Meeting To Be Held.
Mr. U. B. Sammons, of the
Housing Corpora.ion, was
the city Thursday and held co i.
ferences with Belmont
chairman for Newton County,
Mr. W. C. MeGahee, Manager of
t Dili, 2 ton County Building and
Loan Association and with Mr. J.
E. Philips, cashier of the
ton Bank and Trust Company.
Plans were made to begin the
drive in this county within the
next few days. A conference was
arranged for next Tuesday after
noon at which time details for a
mass meeting and other matters
will be arranged.
Mr. MeGahee stated the Newton
County Building and Loan Associ
ation had qualified with the gov
ernment and was now in a
tion to lhnd money for
ing and building under the Fed
eral Housing Corporation.
Announcement will be made in
next week's paper as to the date
of the mass meeting and other
matters pertaining ,to the organi
za;ion. The speaker of the mass
meeting will be from the Federal
Housing Administration head
quarters in Washington, D. C.
It is planned to exhibit films
showing how the remodeling plan
has worked at the mass meeting
and other maters of general
terest will be discussed. The en
tire plan will lie presented in such
a way -that everyone will fully un
derstand how, where and when
money can be borrowed from the
government for fading and re
modeling.
The committee for handling the
drive is composed of Belmont
Dennis, chairman, M. M. Osman,
and S. H. Adams.
Pierce’s Pool Parlor
Moves to Their
New Location
Pierce’s Pool Parlor has been
moved from the Fowler Building
into the building formerly occu
pied by McConnell’s, next door to
the City Pharmacy, Mr. Pierce
has added several tables and has
had the building remodeled and
renovated throughout.
The building formerly occupied
by Pierce will be taken over by
Bennett and Cofer who now occu
Py the adjoining building. They
plan to continue their present lo
cation with the addition of new
space in the corner building.
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9,413 Bales Cotton
Ginned in County
The census report for Newton
County shows that there were
9,413 bales of cotton ginned from
the crop of 1934 prior to Jan.
16, 1935 as compared with 11,-
378 bales ginned to Jan. 16, 1934
from the crop of 1933. The re
port came from Luther H. Cook.
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ROOSEVELT BALL !
PROVES TO BE
GREAT SUCCESS
Largest Crowd Ever to At
tend Function of its
Kind Present
WAS STAGED BY THE
COVINGTON CIVITAN
CLUB FOR CRIPPLES
Money to be Sent to Officials
of the Warm Springs
Foundation
Covington's second Roosevelt
Ball, held Wednesday night at the
Peoples Furniture Building, prov
ed to be one of the most success
ful functions of its kind ever held
in this section. The Covington
Civitan Club staged the Ball
a means of raising money to care
for cripples suffering with par
alysis at the Warm Springs Foun
dation. This was a nation-wide
movement and the Covington Civi
tans were cooperating with the
other cities of the nation in stag
ing this ball on President Roose
velt's birthday.
The Ball was under the super
vision of L. W. Masten, chairman,
and a committee appointed by
President M. M. Osman, who work
ed faithfully to make the Ball a
success.
The building was decorated with
flags and streamers making the
building one of beauty, Music
was furnished by the “Emory
Aces,” one of Atlanta’s most
brated orchestras, and a
lady, also from that city, enter
tained with several popular
i numbers. This orchestra had
j j countries. ust completed a tour of foreign
According to Civitan officials,
a nice profit was cleared above
expenses and would be forwarded
immediaelv to officials of the
I Warm Springs Foundation.
According to officials of the
national committee for the Roo
: velt balls over the nation, “The
1935 Birthday Ball for the
dent was not only a huge social
success, but the greatest single
I event ever organized by the Ameri
| can people for the rehabilitation
1 of victims of infantile paralysis
and to ultimately stamp out the
disease.”
According to Col. Carl Byior,
general director of the nation-wide
program the total number of cele
brations held on the night of the
30th exceeded the 5,600 which
was the original goal of the 1935
birthday program.
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Newton County Teachers Are
Entertained by Teachers
of Porterdale.
The Newton County Teachers
Association were entertained
Thursday afternoon by the Porter
Teachers who elaborately
decorated the Porterdale Club
House for the occasion.
The regular business meeting of
the association was held with
President (T. E. Hawkins in
One of the most interesting
of the meeting was an address
made by Mr. J. O. Porter, who
spoke on the need of better edu
cation in the community, The
address was greatly enjoyed b ’
everyone present and Miss Eva
Mask thanked Mr. Porter in behalf
of those present and urged him to
attend the meeting at any time he
could.
After the business meeting was
closed, the teachers enjoyed a
number of games and contests.
Refreshments were served at the
close of the meeting.
The Covington News
WISHES YOU
A Happy Birthday!
February 2
MRS. J. C. POPE
February 4
MARY HARPER
MIRIAM KITCHENS
February <J
MARY HELEN AARON
MRS. ELOISE BOYD
| MISS RUTH BAILEY
February 7
JORDAN CALLAWAY
MISS CAROLYN WATSON
February 8
J. R. BROWN
WINGATE PENICK
GEORGIA WATSON
THIS PAPER IS
COVINGTON’S INDEX OF
CIVIC PRIDE AND
PROSPERITY
Number 49
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10 days because she is -alleged
to j)iave ‘•insulted” Chancellor
Adolf Hitler.
KIWAN1ANS HOLD
REGULAR MEETING
Dean Roach, Col. King and
Rev. Combs Speak on
Kiwanis Activities.
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The Kiwanis Club held their
regular noon meeting at the De
laney Hotel with President Bel
mont Dennis presiding and Ki
wanian R. O. Arnold in charge of
the program.
An invitation to a tend the Wo
man’s Club meeting next week to
hear Maj Robt. J. Guinn was read
to the club from Mrs. Lint Smith,
chairman of the entertainment
committee. An invitation was
so received from the Monticello
Kiwanis Club to attend an
club meeting at Monticello.
Mr. U. B. Sammons, of the Fed
eral Housing Corporation, was a
guest of the club upon being in
troduced by the president, request
ed the cooperation of the club on
the drive for remodeling and build
ing new homes which will soon
begin in CTivingion.
KiwanRtn R. O. Arnold, chair,
man of the entertainment commit
tee then stated to the club that an
“All Kiwanis” program would be
held at -this meeting. He intro
duced Dean George Roach who
spoke interestingly upon Vocation
al Guidance and how the Kiwanis
Club could cooperate in this field.
Mr. Arnold next called upon
Col. C. C. King, who spoke on the
relation of the Kiwanis Club with
1 the citizens of the country outside
j of Covington His remarks were
I well presented and received with
much applause.
Rev. Walker Combs spoke on
the “Underprivileged Child,” and
of the great work being done by
the various Kiwanis Clubs along
this line, His remarks were re
ceived with hearty applause.
, The President announced the en
ertainment committee for next
would be composed of
Charles Candlerj chairman, T. G.
Callaway, Jr., and R. C. Cannon.
The Pwsident also announced
the directors had voted to refer
| the request for a donation to the
Porter Memorial Highway to the
Public Affairs Committee and the
club would abide by their decision.
The president and members ex
pressed their appreciation to Mr.
Arnold for the splendid program
presented. There being no fur
ther business the meeting was ad
journed.
Mrs. Billingsley Dies
At Tennessee Home
Mrs. Lenora Bilingsley, well
known Covington woman, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Jackson, in Tennessee, Thursday
j morning, according to a dispatch
received here late Thursday af
ternoon.
Mrs. Bilingsley lived with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. T.
Weaver, in this city, and had
I many friends throughout this
section of Georgia who will
deeply regret to learn of her
death She was a native of Jas
per county, hut had lived in Cov
ington for a number of years and
was loved by all who knew her.
Funeral services will probably
be held in Covington this after
noon (Friday) with interment tn
the West View Cemetery.
NEWTON COUNTY
SCHOOL MEET TO
BE HELD IN CITY
All Schools in County Will
Take Part in the
Events
COMMITTEE ELECTED
TO PLAN ALL DETAILS
FOR MEET THIS YEAR
Meeting of Superintendents
and Principals is
Held
Plane were underway this week
for the annual Newton County
.tchool meet .which will be held
in Covington around the latter
part of April or early in May ac
cording to County Superintendent
E. L. B'icquett.
The principals and superintend
ed s af the vaiious schools In
the county met Monday at the
Qovington Softool Building and
elected the committee o complete
plans and preparations. The com
mittee elected were: Professor
John Preston, of Covington, Sup
erintendent J. H. GrifiBth, of
Palmer-Stone, Superintendent J.
W. Richardson, of Mansfield, Sup
erintendent L. S. Baugh, of New
born, Mr. John Statham, of Por
terdale. Superintendent J. H. Wil
liams, of Heard Mixon. Professor
M. D. McRae, of Livingston.
Decision of the events which
will be held was made this week,
and all schools in the county havB
begun preparations for entering
contests in each event. Contents
in each school will be held to
select the best fitted student for
each event. After the student
| ias been selected to represent the
school, a great deal of time will
be devoted to them in training
and practice.
The various events which will be
held are as follows:
Literary Events; First Grade,
Silent Reading; Second Grade,
Silent Reading; Third Grade,
Arithmetic; Fourth Grade, Spell
ing; Sixth Grade, Geography;
Seventh Grade, Arithmetic; Eighth
Grade, Spelling; Ninth Grade,
Algebra; Tenth Grade, Achieve
ment Tei-t; Eleventh Grade. Test
in English Grammar.
A declamation contest will be
held for boys of all ages and a
recitation contest will be held for
girls o-f all ages.
Athletic events for girls (Gram
mar School), Bean Bag Relay, 25
yard dash, Baseball throw for
distance, 50 yard dash, 4 girl re
lay, basketball throw for distance.
Potato race. (High School)
basketball shots, 75 yard dash, 4
girl relay and basketball throw
for distance.
Athletic events for boys: (Gram
mar School) baseball throw for
distance, 25 yard dash, stop step
jump, 4 man relay, running broad
jump, running high jump, 100
yard dash, 4 man relay (older
boys), (High School) running
broad jump, running high Jump,
4 man relay, 200 yard dash and
100 yard dash.
Every school in Newton County
will participate in these events.
The definite date of the Field
Day was not set
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Editor, The News
Covington, Ga.
Jan.- 31, 1935—Well, th#
state legislature is still arguin.
over the liquor question and
Oilier things along with th#
three dollar auto tag. I been
wonderin how they settled th#
tag question so easy and how
.
( they caught Gene sleep on th#
job. It didn’t make no dif
ference though cause when th#
big boss wants somethin—H#
Wants It and he’ll get it if th#
word is in the dictionary. ;
Looks like they ought to do
like the Legislature done in
Hueytberg. Dont read the
bills nor take the trouble to
argue about um cause they are
all settled anyhow. Red tape
is purty expensive and Its
foolish to buy it when you
don’t need ft. Ifs just like
puttin ‘the butcher in the bakery
an tell him to make some
dough. They say history re
peats itself but I just can’t re
! member anything like this ever
> happenin before. Maybe I’m
* just sorter ignorant.
Yours willin to learn,
THE MYSTERIAN. .1