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led the Thanksgiving
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for his many blessings
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his readers happiness
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n School won both
Cl Conyers last night
i h school gym.
p sMs Jed by Mary
linsford, who scored 13
P Conyers, 31-12.
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■ whipped the visitors
irs fine defensive play
fed well for Covington, i
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lamlee is Elected
Baptist Head Again
quila Chamlee, president
6 Tift College at Forsyth,
dected president of the
Baptist Convention at its
Ksion in Macon.
vice presidents named
Hf. v - War 5: '-en l °C. M. 32? Marshall,
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B ryan layman
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secretary ( of the
^Rae^dal department. “ ac °";
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in S. of Blakely,
treasurer. was re-
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Volume 73 Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1 R 64 . COVMGTCN,
The Covington Star, K t. 1874.
COOKING SCHOOL
IS HELD AT THE
STRAND THEATRE
j
I Covington News Sponsors
The Motion Picture
School
I’RIZES AWARDED
WINNERS; LADIES
ENJOY NEW PICTURE
}, a rge Crowds Attend From
All p ar ts Of The
County
The Covington Cooking School,
recently held at the Strand Thea
tre was one of the most success *
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fu j eV ents staged in this section in
a number of years.
Unusually large crowds attend
e d 0J1 both days and according to
varjous ladies who attended, the
school proved to be even a great
er success than ever hoped for by
the producers. Much credit goes
to the management of the Strand
Theatre, Mrs. M. M. Osman, and
to the efficient projectionist, Ed
Butler, for the showing of this
great free picture. These theatre
officials are ever ready to cooper
ate ‘ n any worthy movement
which will benefit the people of
Newton and the surrounding coun
t' es and the News extends its ap
predation for such cooperation
dunng the showing of the “Bride
*’ e j p - dPe recent Cooking
S< °° pic ure '
e ow °P ened Thursday af
e'noon, o as wee , with a large
® f"£ anc ' J:. f !? m e a11 . parts of 0 t
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awarded w d d pr]z Dri7es ^ offered ff local
merchants. ( These prizes were
d - n . . '
• E Mis^ M^ tv
‘ n ' ™ ,ss Doris Uoris Cason Cason, Mrs.
M. Smith, Mrs. E. F. Cooper,
Mrs. W. H. Shuptrine, Mrs. C. C.
Epps, Mrs. J W. Crawley, Mrs. R.
L. Doan, Mrs. E. A. Ellis, Mrs. F.
B Vardeman, Mrs. J. O. Brad
shaw, Mrs. L. G. Ray, Mrs. J. W.
Black, Mrs. John King and Mrs.
( B. Ramsey, Jr.
^ crowd even larger than at the
Thursday performance attended
Friday afternoon. Miss Miriam
Atkinson, Newton County Home
demonstration agent and one of
! ^ e ^ es f known young ladies of
ttlis section, took charge of the
P r ° 8 r am. Prizes were awarded
^y Miss Atkinson for Cov r ington
merchants to the following ladies:
d E. Gooch, Mrs. Howard
p otts, Mrs. F. B. Hill, Mrs. C. L.
w dson, Mrs. W. E. Thornley, Miss
Annie M. Berry, Mrs. J. W. Burns,
Mrs - Lewis, Mrs. J. L. Elliott, Mrs.
Hen 'en, Miss Elizabeth Skinner,
Mrs. Willie Campbell, Miss Alma
Parker, Mrs. A. W. Jackson and
Mr *- C \ L - Campbell.
Merchants taking part in the
sch ° o1 were Bennett and Cofer,
A. and P. Tea Co., Rogers Food
stores, Piggly Wiggly, Stocks
Bom-Ond Store, Wearer and Pitt
man, King-Hicks, Covington Fur
niture Company, Electric Sales
aud Service Company, Norris
Hardware Co., Greene’s Phar
macy, Greers Hom-Ond Market,
Peoples Drug Store, J. W. Fletcher,
^ hite s, and a number of national
advertisers which appeared in the
November 18th issue of the News.
Covington Electric Co.
Moves to New Location
The Cov ington Electric Com
pany w iH move their quarters
, rom P™*"t location in the
J . - W - FIetcher building to one of
tha ^w Fowler Stores on Floyd
According to Mr. Carl Smith,
Jr., and Mr. Edwin Allen, pro
prietors, new Christmas shipments
of electrical supplies will be re
ceived immediately after their re
moval which will take place next
week. They invite their many
fi iends throughout Newton Coun
ty and the surrounding section to
visit them in their new home. An
advertisement giving full details
may be found elsewhere.
P- T. A. “Dad’s Night”
Postponed Until Later
The Covington Parent Teachers
A -«»«on "Dad’s Night,” which
was scheduled to be held this
week, has been postponed until a
laver date. Full announcement
will be made later.
AGRICULTURAL
NEWS GIVEN BY
COUNTY AGENT
Snapping Shoals Light Co.
Is Now In Full
Operation
ADVISES BUTCHERS OF
HOGS ABOUT PROPER
CURING OF THEIR MEAT
Discusses Prospects For Ways
To Supplement Cash
Incomes
It is our understanding that the
entire lines of the Snapping Shoals
Power and Light Company have
been energized. The lines travel
about 92 miles of rural areas and
serve now a little over 400 farm
ers with current. It is anticipat
ed that this number will be sub
stantially increased in the near fu
ture as soon as more people come
to appreciate the advantages of
electrical current in the home. It
is expected that about 30 more
miles of lines will be erected as
soon as approval of additional
funds can be secured from the
Washington office. This addition
al mileage has already received
Washington approval and it is only
necessary that they make the mon-
e y available which it is expected
will be done in about 30 to 60
da ys. The additional mileage will
serve the territory beyond Starrs
ville toward Mansfeild in Newton
County, Smyrna community in
R oc kdale and several extensions
in Henry and Butts counties,
The present cold snap has per
mitted the slaughter of numbers
of hogs in the county. Be sure to
a u ow the carcass to become thor
° g h , y C ^. hi]1 60 d b f ° e aDD ap plymg i vin g sa f alt it
as the ( , chilling makes f for better
coIor and fIavor to the meat as well
as aiding the keping qualities. Salt
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tIavor and mellowness while salt
f eter 1S us ^ c d f ve op f the at "
‘• raetue nc h red color. The stam,
ard r f C!pe for curing meat is 8
pc mnds of salt, 2 pounds of sugar,
anc ^ ounces of saltpeter for each
pounds of meat. One third of
f^ s mixture should be rubbed in
f° meat every two days, pack
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SI, 933.06 Secured By Local 1
Chapter During The j
Past Year
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xhe November 1 statement of'
the local chapter of the American |
R ed cross as announced by Don
a ] d q Stephenson Roll Call
Chairman, shows that more than
125 people in this county received
direct benefit from the donations
of 1936.
The statement as given by Mr.
Stephenson follows: (in part)
Funds received during past 12
months $1,933.06, with a balance
from 1936 of $7.32 making a total
of $1,940.38 received for 1937 as
sistance. The expenditures shows
that $138.84 were given National
Headquarters for membership
fees; $1,365.38 for Louisville Flood
Relief; $9.54 for Roll Call ex
penses; $1.25 for administrative
expenses; $425.37 available for lo
cal relief.
Food was the principal necessity
to those in need and donations
amounted to $307.85 for flour,
meat, etc. Medicine and medical
care was second in the county
with a total of $66.84 expended.
For clothing $28,17 was spent and
$11.30 for fuel. $4.82 was spent
for transient relief. On Novem
ber 1, there was a balance of $6.39
in the treasury and this amount
has probably been expended by
this time.
The 1938 roll call is underway
at the\ present time and a repre
sentative will call on all county
residents within the next few
days.
Annual Session of the
Georgia Press Institute
The eleventh annual session of
the Georgia Press Institute will
meet at the Henry W. Grady
School of Journalism at The
University of Georgia Feb. 23-26.
according to dates fixed by the
institute committee of the Asso
ciation which met at the Universi
ty recently.
We Give Thanks For Thanksgiving
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We who live in a nation that gives its people freedom, equality, and justice We who
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but little want—yet enjoy many luxuries .. . We to whom every day brings new
opportunities . . . and whose land is one of peace . . . join our hearts in giving thanks
on this day. Commemorating the spirit of thankfulness our forefathers evinced for
their new land is surely an occasion well worth our celebrating on this day.
VOCATIONAL WORK
IN THE COUNTY
Meetings Held; Cooperation
Of Merchants In City
Secured
The vocational educational work |
in Newton county has made con
siderable progress duripg the past
few Jhe textile class m
Porterdale which has been com
^ posed of students from Covington
Porterdale schoois has been
opened to students in the 10th
and lltb grades a t Livingston and
Palmer . stone schools . Su pt. Stev
eng at Livingston has arranged
£ or ^ ree b 0 y S to come to Porter- j
da j e f or 4 hours per day, and
gupt. Stevens from Palmer-Stone
bas arranged for 4 students. These
boys will take 2 regular high
school subjects. They will then
go to Osprey Mill in Porterdale
where they will be taught to do
man y i obs in ^ va fi° ps depart
ments. In addition to the mill
J wor j<, they will take related cotton |
mill subjects. This type -1
ing is being encouraged workers, in Porter-j well
da l e by parents, as |
as management. The'
local school has not been able to j
take care of a!1 ttie boys who have;
applied for this work.
Another phase of this training
is bein S developed with the vari
ous business men in Covington.
This program is very similar to
that of the textile work. The pro- 1
student spends 2 hours per day in
the high school dairy related work
in which he is employed, after the
morning hours in school, he or
she. reports to the business estab
lishment in the afternoon for 4
hours, where he or she is taught to
do that work. In most cases the
student receives a nominal sum
for the services rendered. The
coordinator or teacher work close
ly with the student, the school and
the employer to find out what the
student needs, what to teach,
checking progress, etc.
Generally speaking the response
has been very enthusiastic on the
Continued on page Eight
Burglar And Loot is Captured
In Local Officers Drag Net
Clever and efficient work on the
part of city police officers a few
days ago resulted in the capture
of the perpetrator of several re
cent local burglaries, the recovery
of the bulk of the loot, and the
confession of the crimes.
The offender is Doolittle Nunn
ally, man about town; of ginger
cake hue, and so named because
of Ms habits. burglarized
Two weeks ago he
Andrews’ Cafe, operated by Ray
Bouchillon and relieved the estab
lishment of their entire stock of
ritrarettes and tobacco. Entry was
ined by way of the basement
S the furnace room of
, thr0 ugh door.
the Strand Theatre next
Doolittle failed to cover up his
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25 1337
MORE PATIENTS
AT THE HOSPITAL
Health Of People Reflected
In Fewer Number
Received
Fewer patients than usual were
received at the local hospital dur
ing the past week. Since none
have been reported to the News as
being sent to other hospitals, the
general health of people through
out the community may be regard
ec as good.
Admitted at the local hospital
0 n last Wednesday was Mrs. Irma
Bailey. She is said to be doing
nicely.
Mrs. Florence Campbell, of Mon
ticello was a patient for several
days last week.
Mrs. Will Mote was admitted
on Saturday, received surgical
treatment, and has since been dis
missed.
^ r ' Aiken Lummus con
tinues in a serious condition.
other patients on hand, all of
whom are reported as doing well,
are James B. Allen, Arthur Yates,
Mrs. Sara Sealock, S. H. Wiley,
James N. Leonard and Glenn
Black.
Others dismissed during the
past week, include: Joe Lassiter,
Jr Howell Anderson and Mrs.
Johnnie Kitchens. *
Wi r rs - p Tr'n«- e
Announced by Official} - ,
Winners in the recent beauty
pageant held at the school audi
torium have been announced by
Mrs. A. J. Wismer, director. Miss
Mary Lucy Butler, daughter,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David
Butler won the title of Miss New
ton County. Miss LeCurtis Roe
buck, daughter of Mrs. H. L. Roe
buck, was winner in the “Little
Miss Covington” contest. Miss
Jean Bush was the best amateur
number. All of these winners
will receive a screen test in At
lanta when they compete in the
state beauty pageant.
tracks, and accurate measure
ments with an alert series of ob
servations by officers Bohannon,
Bouchillion and Bray caused his
undoing.
Close and clever questioning
brought out the admission of two
recent burglaries of the American
Cafe, his route of access on these
occasions being over the roof and
through the skylight.
Other minor offenses have been
traced to him.
The difficult thing to under
stand, and a possible defense that
might be pounced on by Doolittle’s
lawyers, is how he managed to
pa8 s up pork chops, chicken, fried
ham, gravy, and dumplings, and
go after cigarettes.
BUYING UNDERWAY
FOR CHRISTMAS
Many Merchants State That
Buying For Christmas
Already Started
Many merchants throughout
Covington announced this week
that Christmas buying is already
underway and that various gifts
have already been ordered or put
away until “the day before,"
Several merchants, commenting
on the early buying this year,
were surprised at the umisuat in
terest people were taking in se
lecting exactly what they wished.
The customers were informed in
several stores that the articles
they wished haul not arrived, but
would be in within the next few
days.
The “Shop Early” idear which
the postoffice departments always
tries to put over every year is
equally or even of greater im
portance in buying. As the days
pass, others get what some per
son had hoped to buy for Christ
mas and that person must take
what is left and have difficulty
in buying anything. It is believed
that anyone seeking gifts at the
last minute will have difficulty In
finding just what they desire,
will pay more for what they do
buy, and very little argument can
be made against the general
knowledge that the best of gifts
and merchandise may be had by
first shopping in the News and
then at your store “early.”
Many merchants, knowing that
the buying of gifts and personal
items has started unusually early
this year, have begun their ad
vertising programs for Christmas
and will continue throughout the
season. Others are expected to be
gin next week. News readers are
especially urged to read all adver
tisements carefully each week be
gining this issue, in order to select
the best for the lowest.
Accident Saturday
Is Fatal to Child
Little Floyd Norton, five-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Nor
ton ,of Milstead, was instantly
killed last Saturday evening at
Costley’s Mill, when struck by an
automobile reported to have been
driven by Earl Cortley.
The child was visiting his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John I. Nor
ton, at Costley’s Mill. Eye wit
nesses said he ran in front of the
automobile and declared the ac
cident was unavoidable.
Thanksgiving Services
at Gum Creek Church
Thanksgiving services will be
held at the Gum Creek Church
this evening (Thursday) at 7:30
o’clock. Music will be led by D.
K. Hicks and others. You are
cordially invited to attend.
Rev. E. C. Sweatman has been
returned to Porterdale, Rev. C. S.
Forester to Oxford, Rev. H. O.
Green to Newborn, Rev. Carlton
McGrady to the Salem circuit, Rev.
B. W. Kilpatrick to Milstead, and
Rev. A. E. Scott to Social Circle.
Rev. Wallace Rogers who com
pleted this fall his full term as
Presiding Elder of the Decatur
Oxford district, was assigned to
Epworth church in Atlanta. Dr.
Rogers will be succeeded by Rev.
T. M. Sullivan who comes to Ox
ford from the Woodlawn church
at Augusta.
Other ministers, who have
formerly served in Covington or
this community, have been return
ed to their stations, as shown: Rev.
M. M. Maxwell, to First church,
Griffin; Rev. C. W. Fruit, to Kin
caid Memorial, Griffin; Rev. E.
M. Wise, to Winder; Rev. N. P.
Manning to Canton; Rev. H. B.
Landrum, to Eatonton; Rev. B. L.
Betts, to Oconee Street, Athens;
Rev. Nat G. Long, to Glenn Me
morial, Atlanta; Rev. L. P. Huck
aby, to Gate City Mills, Atlanta;
Rev. W. T. Irvine, to Royston.
QUESHONAIRES
WITH ’38 LICENSE I !
Tax Collectors May Sell The
1938 Auto License
Tags
According to a statement issued
this week by W. L. Miller, Chair
man of the State Highway Board
the Division of Highway planning
completed plans for inclosing with
the new 1938 motor vehicle license
plates approximately 500,000 ques
tionaire cards addressed to the
motor vhicle owners of the state.
The questionaire cards will be
inclosed with the tags and will
be used in an effort to improve
highway building Ihe state.
The highway officials are making
a scientific study of every phase
of highway building and finance
by which they hope to perfect the
present ysstem ot highways.
According to a recent statement
of Governor E. D. Rivers* the
license plates for automobiles
will be turned over to Coiunty
Tax Collectors of the state in an
effort to help them recover a
partial loss they will sustain in
the $ 2,000 home and household ex
emption plan. If this is true, these
license plates may be secured in
the county in which you live.
Marcelle’s Beauty Salon
Will Change Location
The first of next week Mar
celle’s Beauty Salon will move
into their new quarters on Floyd
street next to Bennett – Cofer, in
one of the three attractive new
rooms being completed by Mr. R.
R. Fowler.
Mrs. Rabun, the owner of the
Marcelle establishment, announces
the purchase of new and adition
al equipment and the employ
ment of additional operators,
which will make of her plant one
of the best in the state.
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THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX OF CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
SINGLE COPY
Committeemen Named
This Week For The
1938 Farm Program
ASSIGNMENTS
TO MINISTERS
Annual Methodist Conference
Makes Few Local
Changes
Methodists of Covington and
neighboring communities were
greatly pleased over the fact that
but one minister was changed in
Newton county by the annual con
ference which closed its sessions
on Sunday in Atlanta.
Rev. C. M. Haynes was again
returned to the Covington Metho
dist church to the intense satis
faction of the entire membership
and his many Covington friends.
Members of the Newton circuit
regretted the loss of Rev. J. B.
Godfrey who was transferred to
Chattsworth. He is succeeded by
Rev. W. B. Mills.
Rev. J. j. m. Mize succeeds
Rev. L. B. Kraft at Conyers. The
latter goes to Jonesboro.
NUMBER 47
j Elections Agent Held In All By Parts County
Of County
TWELVE COMMUNITY
j COMMITTEEMEN ARE
NAMED BY PEOPLE
Results In Two Districts Have
Been Announced By
Officials
Community and county com
mitteemen, who will direct the
operation of the 1938 Agricultural
Conservation Program, are now
being elected, by the farmers of
Newton County as the News goes
to press.
These elections will be complet
ed this week and are being con-,
ducted under the direction of T.
L. McMullan assisted by Hardy
Cornwell, Assistant Agent. This
work is being done in order to
complete plans for the 1938 farm
program of the federal govern
ment. Pictures were taken of ev
ery farm in Newton County from
an airplane and these pictures will
play an important part in the new
program.
Twelve committeemen in New
ton County and three central com
mitteemen must be elected by the
people. The community commit
tees are elected by the various
communities and the county com
mittee is elected by the chairman
of the community committees.
There are 16 militia districts which
are divided into four U. S. dis
tricts. These districts elect their jj
representatives at meetings held
by the County Agent and his '
as
sistant.
The first election of this land
was held in the Rocky Plans,
Brewers, Leguinn and Gaithers
district which have been joined in
the first county farm district. Com
mitteemen elected are as follows: %
E. G. Lassiter, Chairman; Roy fj
Committeeman; Aiken, Vice Chairman; Emmitt T. Pickett, L. Hill, | (j
Alternate; Harry Stewart, Alter- ji!
nate. i.
The second election was held in
the Mansfield, Newborn, Hays and
Brick Store district. Committee-T
men elected in this district are as i '
follows: Henry Allen, Chairman;!- : i| j
Marion Davis, Vice Chairman;,
Sebe Marks, Committeeman; Tom;
J. Cook, Alternate; C. N. Adams ( :j I
Alternate. ’ ■
The town, Oxford, Wyatt anc
Gum Creek District held thei j, r
election Wednesday afternoon, bu 1
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the outcome could not be secure ,
before going to press.
The Stansells, Downs, Cede
Shoals and Almon district all
held their election Wednesday a. U
ternoon, but the outcome of th fj
election could not be secured b 'I
fore going to press. L H
Mr. McMullan, in his week 1 1
article, of this election will give next the week. full deta T jj; J
elejfc ,
county chairman should be
ed by that time and their nan if ( j
will also be given. It is und 1
explain stood that just Mr. what McMullan the election will s J |i| 7
these farm committeemen me
to the county and how they w' T 1
in the interest of the farmer. p
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Fall Hunting Fatality
Occurs on Saturi!
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The first fatality of the ~
hunting season occurred on
first day, Saturday, near C
Mill in Rockdale, when an i< ,; |y
dental discharge of a shot J
took the life of Mr. DeWitt Oi
of Atlanta. i
Carelessness in the handlir J| 1
firearms costs hundreds of ! i
annually. Hunters, espec l !
must be constantly cautious'
these unnecessary accidents a
be stopped.
Schools Close for the I
Thanksgiving Holii
b f,
Schools in Covington ,
throughout Newton County t
Wednesday afternoon for t
Thanksgiving holidays. The
resume their work Monday c ( -
week according to Superint: j
C. E. Hawkins and County ,
intendent E. L. Ficq ‘ 1
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