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Wr, JFT get thee behind me Satan;
worship the Lord, thy God,
serve.”
Bmll fed Chinese and steal their territory
Indians.
»way to save money is to count the dots
qe dotted line.
Pzips up to 40 miles an hour half-full. before
he is either half-grown or
BH|^^nopeers They could had tell one when advantage they over comfortable present day without resi
were
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long Begin until fo break the planting ground time for that is garden, hand. Nothing It won’t helps be
now thie at
to keep cost of living down like a good vegetable
Man’s the ^greatest victory is over self, He who thinks most,
feels iioblest and acts the best is one who has conquered
self.
The safest thing in the world is truth. He who keeps
back the truth, or withholds it from men, from motives of
expediency, is either a coward, or a criminal, or both.
Love is a thing that makes a boy think a girl is wonder
ful even after he has found out she is the biggest liar in
town.
The only way in which one human being can properly at
tempt to influence another is by encouraging him to think
for himself instead of endeavoring to instill ready-made
opinions into his head.
We envy those who can express their thoughts in poetry.
Often we try, but after all when we read such as the follow
ing by Walter Savage Landor, we give up in despair;
Leaf after leaf drops off, flower after flower,
Some in the chill, some in the warmer hour;
Alive they flourish, and alive they fall,
And earth who nourished them receives them all,
Should we, her wiser sons, be less content
To sink into her lap when life is spent?
Sales Tax Legislation Bobs Up Again
Speaker Ed Rivers, the mouthpiece of our governor, is
sponsoring a 5 per cent sales tax bill. This means that out
of every 7 dollar you earn 5 cents must be paid the state. A
man with a large family who is making $12.00 per week will
pay the State 60c per week out of that $12.00.
Does that seem fair and just? That 60c per week to
that man means more to him than $10.00 does to a man of
moderate circumstances. Yet, they tell you the reason they
want the sales tax is so that advolorem taxes may be removed.
The proponents of the bill say it will increase the revenue
of the state $18,000,000 to $30,000,000 annually. Think of
it, eighteen to thirty million dollars derived from a confisca
tory tax, which is in our opinion what it amounts to.
The state of Mississippi, with a staggering debt of around
$60,000,000 passed the sales tax and immediately the mail
order business from other states increased over 500 per cent.
Several large firms moved branch houses out of the state to
escape the tax and from the time the sales tax was passed
new industries in the state has ceased to exist.
No new companies are coming to the state, Instead of
helping the situation it has proved a detriment, That is
just what it will mean to Georgia if the bill is passed, and no
state in the South has as many branch houses from North
ern and Eastern markets. It will mean that these branch
houses can move to another state and sell things cheaper to
the citizens of Georgia than they could if they remained in
Georgia.
It seems to us even the property owners would rather pay
advolorem taxes than to pay 5 cents extra for every dollars
worth of goods bought in Georgia. That is what the tax is
going to do.
Those same people who are advocating the sales tax hill
will be the first to order things out of the state. When it
comes to buying something which really amounts to a con
siderable cash outlay, these same sales tax advocates will
find it convenient to take a shopping trip to some nearby
state.
A Georgia sales tax will help the people of Florida, Ala
bama, Tennessee, and South Carolina for Georgians living
near the border line of these states will buy their goods from
them, but how it could help Georgia we cannot see.
In our opinion the sales tax is practically confiscatory in
its operation and from the number of merchants who attended
the open hearing held during the last legislature, practically
90 \per cent of the merchants of the state hold the same
opinion.
Not only will the sales tax impose a burden on the state
but it would require a large number of persons, employed by
the state, to collect such a tremendous tax and their expenses
would probably amount to one-third of the actual tax. The
sales tax opens up an almost unlimited number of political
jobs. Probably that is one reason most of the politicians
favor same.
The sales tax falls hardest on the man of small means for
he must spend all he makes to exist and by spending all he
makes to exist, he pays most to the state. The bill exempts
stocks, bonds and money collateral from taxation, Thus
it protects the man of large means and places the burden on
the man of small means.
And yet they tell you it is the only real tax which make
all pay alike. We don’t need more taxes. We need more
economies in state government. Our tax income is suffic
ient. Let the politicians make the state live within its means
as the citizens of the state have been forced to do.
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PETEK PREACHES TO
GENTILES
Golden Text: “God is no respect
er of persons: but in every nation
he that feareth him, and worketh
righteousness, is acceptable to
him.” Acts 10:34b, 35.
When Peter went into the house
of Simon the tanner down at Joppa
he passed the forbidden border of
traditional ceremonial law and
was already on his way to full
fellowship with the unclean Gen
tiles. The rest of the journey
accomplished in this incident.
Cornelius was a Roman soldier,
captain of the Italian cohort sta
tioned at Caesarea. He is de
scribed as “a devout man, and one
that feared God, who gave much
alms to the people and prayed to
God alway.” His relation to
Judaism is not clear, but he was
a Gentile that had derived some
light from Jewish revelation and
had become a worshiper of Je
hovah. Whatever the source of
his religion, he was full of piety
that expressed itself in prayer to
God and love to men.
He was thus one of the saints
we find in unexpected places even
out in the pagan world, where to
this day we find wild-growing
saints that compare with Christ
ian worshipers in piety, as we
find wild flowers in the forest
j that rival cultivated blossoms in
beauty,
This man had a story to tell,
While fasting and engaged in pray
er at three o’clock in the after
noon he had a vision. A bright
appareled figure stood before him
and said, "Cornelius, thy prayer
is heard, and thine alms are had
in remembrance in the sight of
God.”
The alms of Cornelius came up
with his prayer and gave it ef
ficiency: they prayed with his
prayer though all unconsciously to
him.
When we ask God to do some
thing for us, he remembers what
we have done for others, and with
what measure we meet it is meas
ured unto us.
The messenger now told Cor
nelius to send to Joppa for Peter
and gave particular directions how
to find him. Cornelius’ vision,
as was Peter’s, was thus accom
panied with a definite work to
do, and all pur visions are match
ed with corresponding tasks.
When we ask God to do some
thing for us he immediately gives
us something to do ourselves and
out of our obedience comes his
blessing.
This obedience Cornelius now at
once fulfilled. “Forthwith there
fore I sent for thee.”
Cornelius had obeyed and now
stood before Peter with his house
hold. “Now therefore we are all
here present in the sight of God
to hear all things that have been
commanded thee of the Lord.”
This describes an ideal audience
and this spirit will always insure
a blessing.
Such an audience is sure of a
blessing; the preacher himself will
feel its electric inspiration and
will kindle under'its influence.
This narrative we heard by
Peter with astonishment and
wrought in him a profound revo
lution, the same'that was wrought
in the Christian church itself as
it passed from a Judaistic to a
clearly grasped Christianity. Here
was a Gentile that manifestly was
under the guidance and blessing
of Jehovah.
Peter’s creed and habit of
thought and the heredity distilled
into him out of more’than a thou
sand years of history experienced
a jar and shock at this discovery.
God has no favorites in the
sense that some people think.
Sectarianism is apt to bred the
old Jewish feeling of divine ex
clusiveness. It is easy for us to
think that our church is a little
nearer to heaven’s gate than any
other and that God has a specially
comfortable feeling when he looks
on us. Some small sectarians
outright that their church is the
church and unblushingly relegate
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all o.hers to the unconvenanted
mercies of the heathen.
Bui such antiquated bigotry
must excite the mirth as well as
the pity of heaven, A white
gowned Episcopalian or a blue
blood Presbyterian is no more
precious to God as such, than a
black-skinned Methodist or a Sal
ration Army lad or lasie in a red
braided blouse or a poke bonnet.
It is time that we were learn
ing that the Bible is a broad book,
that the world is wide and that
comprised within its one circum
ference the Father has many child
ren, that the earth is the Lord’s
and the fulness thereof; the world
and they that dwell therein; and
that divine grace flows over all
human inequalities of condition
and class as the atmosphere flows
over the valleys and the mountain
tops and envelops the globe.
Peter now delivered his mes
sage. He first gave a sketch of
the gospel in a wonderful outline
of God’s grace. God sent the
word to the children of Israel
through Jesus Christ who was
anointed with the Holy Spirit and
whose life is compressed into a
marvelous biography in a single
shining line, “Who went about do
ing good.” Y'et the Jews slew
him and hanged him on the cross,
but God raised him up and shewed
him openly.
Then Peter declared that he was
charged to preach Christ unto the
people as the Judge of the living
and the dead and broadened out
his message into the universal
promise that through his name
every one that believed on him
shall receive remission of sins.
While he yet spoke the Holy
Spirit fell on all them that heard
the word. This was the first
Gentile Pentecost, the wall of par
tition was now broken down, and
the kingdom of God began to push
its frontiers out over the world.
Oxford News
Mrs. H. V. Luden, of Salem,
was dinner guest of Mrs. W. C.
Woods and Mrs. Hue Mabry Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Hulon Forrester
and eon, Hulon, Jr., were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. M.
Miller in Atlanta Sunday.
Mr. N. A. Henderson, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday wi-tii his mother,
Mrs. Alma Henderson.
Gladys Miss Roper Elizabeth and Mr. Floyd, James ^>10, Mc
Duffie, of Atlanta, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Loyd Sunday.
Mr. Chas. Stone, Jr. and friends
visited Mrs. D. T. Stone Sunday.
Mrs. J. T. Lumrnus and Mrs. J.
F. Adams were guests of Mrs.
Dimond Almand Saturday.
Mrs. E. J. Brown, of Valdosta,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. M. Mallory.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Sherwood and
family have moved to Atlanta to
the regret of their many friends.
Miss Mary Payne, of Atlanta,
spent the week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Payne.
The many friends of Mr. D. T.
Stone regret to learn of his illness,
he is in Atlanta for treatment and
we hope for him a pseedy recovery.
Mr. J. O. Weldon spent Wednes
day night with Miss Lenora Wel
don at the home of Mrs. L. L.
Johnson in Atlanta.
Miss Lenora Weldon, of Atlanta,
was a recent visitor to her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. 'Weldon,
Mr. Fuller, of Atlanta, spent one
day last week in Oxford.
, Banquet
Prof, and Mrs. B. H. Flanders
entertained “B Co.” 'basketball
boys with a lovely three course
dinner at the Emory Coffee Shop
Monday night. The table was
beautifully decorated with yellow
jonquils, silver candle holders
with burning yellow tapers.
Messrs. Jimmie Agee, Hendrix,
Benson, Barrett, were assisted in
entertaining by Miss Rebecca
Weldon.
THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON, GEORGIA
HOPEWELL NEWS
The farmers have had beautiful
weather to get their early plow
ing done. Wonder if people are
garden,ng much.
Mr. and Mrs. Grier Chestnut and
son Thomas had supper with Mr.
and Mrs. Presley Boyd Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chestnut
and Miss Mary Chestnut had sup
per with Mr. and Mrs. W 7 ill Chest
nut Saturday evening.
Miss Annie Sue Landrum spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss Sara
Sue Stone.
Mrs. Hattie McDonald spent the
week-end with her father, Mr.
Jonney Stewart.
Miss Bell Gardner and Miss Ida
Black spent Friday evening at
home with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Preston and
Mr. and Mrs. John McDonald and
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Campbell,
Mrs. Willie Lunsford and Mr.
Sam Henry Harwell spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harwell,
Mrs. Doyle Estes, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Loyd.
Miss Gelene McDowell has re
turned home after an extended
trip to various parts of Florida
visiting friends and relatives,
Mr. Dean Milton, of Young
Harris College, spent the week-end
with his parents, Mr. and !4fs.
Louis Milton.
Mr. Tom Bell and mother with
Mr. and Mrs. Wordson Binford,
spent Sunday near Madison with
Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Huff.
Master James Harold Adams
spent the week-e,nd in Mannasses.
Mr. S. S. Starr and Mr. E. W.
Starr epent several days in At
lanta last week.
Mr. and ,Mrs. B. P. Roquemore
Jr. and baby spent Saturday in
Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
and children, spent Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Adams.
Mansfield
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Mr. and Mrs. Isry Hartly and
sons, Merrell and Hansel, Mrs. J.
W. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Ferrell
Davis, of Macon, Mr. and Mrs.
Harley Thompson and son, of At
lal - ta > ar, d -' lI ’• and Mrs - Hitch
cock and baby were the spend-the
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Hitchcock and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. U. T. Smith and
children spent Sunday at Stewart
with Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Aiken.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Campbell
visited Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Sher
wood in Oxford Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wright's
guests for Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. Pierce Freeman, of Atlanta.
Mr. DeWitt Loyd, of Newborn,
with Mrs. Chloe Blasengame and
Mrs. Lillie Greer, were visitors
of Col. and Mrs. Abe Loyd in Cov
ington Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hays and
daughters Jane and Anne, of At
lanta, were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H. C. Hays Sunday. In
the afternoon they all motored to
Jackson and visited Mrs. B. B.
Kelly.
Mrs. June Harwell spent Sunday
in Rutledge with Mr. and Mrs. L.
K. Perks.
Col. and Mrs. Bob Effird, of At
lanta were week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Jut Hays.
Mr. Mont Sutton, of Franklin,
N. C., visited his sister, Mrs. Fred
Adams, Wednesday night.
Miss Joyce Adams, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
G. P. Adame.
Mrs. Minnie Roquemore, of At
lanta, is visiting her brother, Mr.
Fletch Hays.
Mrs. Mattie Sam Epps, Mrs. Ru
fus Franklin and daughters and
Mrs. Ernest Peek, of Atlanta,
spent Friday, Mar. 1 with Mrs. W.
F. Adams, honoring her on her
birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herndon Adams
of Atlanta, spent Sunday with
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M known in history, the use of elec
trie service in a home is conceded to
be a highly significant measure of that
home’s well-being and progressiveness.
That word has come down from high
places; it has been accepted far and
wide.
What does it mean in Georgia? It
These Towns
Rank Highest
By actual check of electric bills, residen
tial customers in these 35 Georgia towns
used an average of 100 kilowatt hours or
more during October, 1934. Multiply by
twelve to determine estimated annual av
J erages.
1 LOUISVILLE _ __146.1
2 Albany (suburbs) _____141.2
3 Warm Springs _______ 137.2
4 Manchester _____133.0
5 Evans ....... ______132.0
6 Perry------ ____128.6
7 Jonesboro _ ______127.2
8 Canton___ _____ 124.2
9 Clayton_____ ____123.2
10 Hartwell___ ____118.0
11 Soperton__ ______117.5
12 Tifton____ ______116.7
13 Cuthbert___ ______113.3
14 Ocilla _____ _____112.4
15 McRae ______ _______ 112.2
16 Vidalia___ ___110.7
17 Baxley _______ ____110.0
18 Eatonton _ _____108.7
19 Gainesville » ____108.1
20 Baconton ___ _____107.8
21 Social Circle ______107.4
22 Dublin ........ ____104.7
23 Austell ------ ____104.6
24 Buena Vista __ 104.2
25 Ath : ns ______ 103.8
26 Abbeville _ _____103.9
27 Lavonia___ ___103.3
28 Swainsboro ___103.0
29 Marshallville ___103.0
30 Montezuma ____102.9
31 Jasper----- ____102.6
32 Arlington _ ____102.1
34 Americus _ _ 100.0* Georgia Power Company
35 Leesburg _ _ 100.0
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Saturday with Miss Sue McDonald,
We are glad to know that Miss
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Mrs. Lara Chestnut and Mr.
Steward Chestnut and Miss Mary
Chestnut took dinner Sunday with
Mrs. Ola Stewart.
Rev. and Mrs. Landrum and
family had dinner and supper a
day with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pres
ton and Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Chestnut. The house was beau-
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means that Georgia homes, measured
by that “yardstick,” are nearly 50 per
cent better off than the average for all
America. It means that many Georgia
towns—small towns, too—are nearly
three times as well provided with the
factors that make up REAL LIVING
than the average throughout the United
States; it means that Georgia is in the
forefront of the nation’s advance
toward those new and better things.
Georgia is setting goals for the rest
of the nation to strive for!
During 1934, the 120,000 homes
served by the Georgia Power Company
used an average of 888.3 kilowatt hours
per home. The rest of the country, on
the average, ° used only 631 kilowatt
hours per home—giving Georgia a com
manding lead in worthwhile living,
Atlanta and its metropolitan area
made an average of 931.3 kilowatt
hours—higher than the Georgia aver
age, far higher than the national av
erage.
But Athens and the territory that ex
tends from Madison and Greensboro in
the south on up to the Northeast Geor
gia mountains surpassed Atlanta. It
scored an average of 960 kilowatt hours
—in a thinly populated Georgia section
that covers 8,500 square miles!
On top of that, 35 Georgia towns,
taken . individually, . ,. . . „ scored , iooot 1,000 kilowatt -1 »,
hours or more—35 Georgia towns can
say that their citizens use nearly twice
as much electric service as the average
for all American homes.
And LOUISVILLE, GEORGIA,
with a population of 1,650, leads the
list with an average of 1,700 kilowatt
hours a year! Double the average for
Georgia, nearly three times the United
States average — a high ranking com
parison, nation-wide or world-wide.
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What do these figures mean? Forget
“kilowatt hours” and semi-technical
terms. Answer the question in every
day language.
Do they merely mean that the power
tifully decorated with yellow and
green, and a four course dinner
was served and enjoyed by all.
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company is doing a big business? Are
they simply a peg on which to hang
local pride? We think not,
As a guide, here are some things this
achievement does NOT mean:
It doesn’t mean smelly oil lamps, dim
and smoky at night.... it doesn’t mean
sending the children to bed in the dark
for * ear the J d P ° ve r * he la ™P and
the house.... . doesn
set nre to it t mean
filling long rows of lamps, today and
tomorrow and the day after that, end
lessly, polishing chimneys, scrubbing
your hands to get rid of the smell of
kerosene, trying to keep that smell out
of the food,
j t doesn’t mean carrying heavy buck
ets of water from the well.... it doesn’t
mean milk soured, foods spoiled, no
better refrigerator than the old spring
house. ,
It doesn’t mean wood to be cut, fires
to be made, ashes to be carried out,
sweat, soot and grime in the kitchen,
blistering hot heat on baking days, nearly
as on other days, bad in winter,
worse in summer.
It doesn’t mean a never-ending daily
round of nagging duties for every
woman in the home.... young wives
changed into old women before they
are thirty.
What DOES it mean to the home of
today?
Ask the women who began house
keeping ^ before electric service came in
* * * ‘ as daughters or the sons, of
mothers who cooked and kept fi house
in tha£ old . fashioned way . T E y wiII
te n you g i ad ly w hat Georgia’s record
really means,
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