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THE CHATTER ♦ ♦ . box . ♦ ♦ local County - - State • . Y thk office boy B 1011 is the loveliest spot in Coving this week the world to me . , . ill the house or of Just can't stay in Ion? enough to chat with you fjce just trying to the flowers are each other how lovely they »how Surely there is not a can be God person in town who cannot see their gardens And it is not In that can see only in a garden you ~ drive out the highway and Him loveliness of you see the pure white the dogwood blossoms fringing every forest. underneath, azaleas are putting their pretty blossoms forth In all shades from white to pink and and bronze then if you look rose underneath the azaleas Tf'nH iilifmd the the loveliest lo Violets in God's own flower garden . . you can ^ Him in the faces of your friends have you ever paid stiict atten lion to the faces you meet on the street in a crowded city? . . Some hot* I have made that a life study and from the lines in the face ,,, the expression of the eyes, the mouth and the light in the eyes you can ten almost instantly what kind of atmosphere permeates the home from which this person comes • • • What a wonderful thing for each of . tip to keep Cod so c ose in oui hearts that his light shines through our faces touching the lives of other wherever we go and however slight the contact You can do just that and so can I, if tve but will You know the faces . . . and I know the faces letting God shine through them Maybe they would not be selected by a great artist as a beautiful face but when you know that person and the beauty within his or her soul . . that face is no longer ugly to you there is too much beauty shin ing through from within Aren’t w? the flowers in God's Garden of Flowers? Then why should we not make ourselves beautiful by leav ing the doors to our hearts wide [open and letting Him have His own wav within? Yesterday I re vived several letters I love sur prises and there was an en Itlope in the group of letters telling jne it wa.s a greeting card . . . and I pew it wasn't Christmas ncr my birthday ... so I eagerly found my p? into that envelope . . . and ■here was the loveliest card ail tied pith a pretty bow of pink ribbon . and on the outside it. said. “To Dear Friend’ The beautiful tmimpnt on the inside of the folder ouched a spark in my heart which ired me on to greater heights . . . know I shall strive to measure up n J finer way than I have in the ist Surely your humble Office oy did not deserve that card . . it made me very happy e " ,U£8 it came from one of those awevs in God s own garden ’here the door to the heart ’. li ' tmg wide open and from a rtson whose face radiates the prist-like spirit . she lived here ir many years her heart is still , [ Covington , , But did you know r lor her true worth? Do you and lave a habit of knowing the treas ss nearest us’ then you missed Peat, deal in life if you did not l0w Mrs. J. W, Peek, who has gone make her home in Atlanta w ' wish the thought, that she is our ml for friends of her type mean very much in your life mine let's you and I strive find the pure gold in our com initv in the rush and hurry cf we *° often miss those things mil will mean most in our And 15 let us turn our hearts to one 11? Great man Henry W . orator, statesman, editor 1 AUanta Constitution a ... ,, a brilliant n mind, and a i iosr judgment was sound . . . f all listened to and his pee to . . . the people in 1887 stands N todav here is what he said: . ( r HESITATE BEFORE h ,.‘ pU u QUOR BACK INTO ^ ...... Don t trust it, it ■ aggressive and universal tacks there is no cottage c " v humble enough to ’^palace strong enough it out IT IS THE , v 0F MORTAL PEACE AND ORDER 'uuntrymen. loving God and ”° n °t bring this grand 7, asain Ui 'der the dominion Power' IT CAN PROFIT ,,,, ITS Return, it can > Wrv revive no interest, L f r IT ™ wr <>ng. YOU KNOW rov CANNOT It comes and it will profit mainly by /ruin of Vour sons and mine It !l tn rui n Your body and ..... ... , . mind, , it swifLr musi' m easure 0mf ’ and its knows ;ha P rcs P er >ty th Ss and certainty with it . “ pllshes ” So So my friends this wreck . m , Georgia * ’ • let’s get ! ls ready • Your Office Mo " u -h bis broom som ; °al HONEST . . . RDMESS TO "Rwpi'nj,,,, Titv. She uobinotim Volume 74 Mrs. Roosevelt Visits Newton 0 County Tuesday Inspects Work at Jackson Lake Vocational School. GREATLY INTERESTED IN SCHEDULE OF WORK PLANNED FOR SCHOOL - Passed Through Covington While Enroute to Monroe. The nation’s first lady, Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt, was in New ton county for a brief visit cn , Tuesday, and passed through , j n gt j0 n shortly after noon on h er way to Monroe. The 0 hj e ct 0 f her visit was to in s p ec t the Jackson Lake Vocational school project near Henderson s Mill, now approaching conclusion, The school, of ranking importance t 0 the peop.e of the state, is de signed to serve a purpose which is close to her heart,—the providing of an educational opportunity, under j the Nationall Youth Act, to the young men of the state who failed ! to secure a common school educa-j tion These young men, from eighteen j to twenty-five years of age, it is 2St 5£Z these will yet take advantage of the opportunity to secure training if it is made available to them, The Jackson Lake school is the only one of its kind being developed’ in the state, and the attendance is e pected to be heavy from the time the plant is placed in operation. Various vocational courses be offered, in addition to the regular common school subjects, during the tegular scheduled nine month school year. The facilities of the plant will be used during the summer months for camping and special instruction of the regular school vocational or FFA students. The expenses to the older group who attend during the regular school year will be borne almost al together by N. Y. A. appropriations and work that the students will per form. Mrs. Roosevelt entered the coun ty on her drive from Warm Springs through Griffin and Jackson Af ter a period of about an hour at the Jackson Lake school, during which time she inspected the grounds and every phase of the work, she drove into Covington through Leguin, and out of the city down highway No. 12. Her trip to Monroe was to visit the vocational school there, where she dined as the guest of president David I. Barron. Her journey from there to Atlanta was through Lo ganville. A and P Service System Changed Store Enlarged, Remodeled; Will Be Reopened Today. Extensive remodeling of the inter ior of the local A. * P. store was completed last night, and the store, which has been closed for several days during the period will re-open for business this morning with an entirely new system for serving their many customers They new have an arrangement of self-service through which the purchaser selects his own articles as pushes over the store a small wheeled conveyor. Through this ar rangement a much larger number of patrons can be served without the formed delays experienced by [ those who were forced to wait for a clerk The store has been greatly en ; larged and special created for meats produce, dairy I products, etc. | Every article is in easy reach of j the purchaser and each object a price label. The store is extremely attractive | in its new arrangement, and is well worth a visit to see iieuuei PentloY Pnmmpnria Ksuniuivnw* The Covington News _ A letter from Mr. John J. Carter, | I of his Newborn, enjoyment in which of the he Covington expresses 1 News and commends our 1 tion. has been received and ts ap nreciated Hr thr editor. Tk» e*Tiaftm Star. Bat. 1*74. daarfia Kntorpriia, Bat. 18*4. Agricultural News Given by County Agent Expects Acreage Allotment Information Within Ten Days. We have blue prints on the ma jority of farms in the county that were signed up under the 1931 farm program. It is expected that within a few days we will have them on all the farms for 1937 These blue prints are the property of the Federal Government, but may be loaned to the person who will oper ate the farm covered in 1938. So if you would be interested in having a blue print of your farm, call by our office and we will be glad to i en( j vou onp that you mav keep til i we call for it. The signup for the 1938 program has been completed and the fig-, ures all sent to Athens. It is ex- i pected that the allotments for the county can be figured from the fig ures submitted, so we may expect to hear from them within a short time i that we hope will not be longer than not to hear from our allotments til ! after we have planted. The regula tions state that if a farmer know ingly overplants his allotment he will not be allowed any considera tion for payment for 1938, while if he overplants and did not know his allotment at the time of ing, then deductions will be made for the excess acreage and any pay (Continued on Page 16) — ^Oltbclll Q f. I 11 f)l 13 IIS I ArC A- 4 p Tnmn LOmpieieU . afpf] ■ Committee in Charge Now Working on Schedule A stormy session of softball en thusiasts at the court house last Wednesday night finally culminated [ without charges of manslaughter being booked against any of the visiting delegates. While not the original purpose .of the meeting the main objective seemed to have been accomj’ished in allowing any who desired to give expression to their feelings both by irrelevant words and much waving of hands. Reports were made by various j commitetes who reported that, the situation is well in hand. A sched ule committee was appointed com posed of A. H. David. Edgar Wood and Pat Patterson. While no def inite schedule has been announced, present plants indicate that the next several weeks will be devoted i to practice and a possible exhibition schedule for laegue members Monday afternoon found the two new league members, City Phar macy and T. G. Callaway Co., work ing out at the local field. While a j full game was played, it was one of those “it matters not whether you | won or lost affairs with the ers attempting o limber up after the long winter lay-off. Other teams are expected to follow their ex ample with these preliminary tyts. F)r A ilcprt Pnrrhn<p*i Powell's Pharmacy. Dr. W. W. Aiken - purchased Pow- j ell's Pharmacy, located in the old Toombs County Bank Building, this week. The new owner is one of the leading physicians and surgeons in this section and has been a resident of Lyons for several years. He an nqunced that the name of the firm would be changed to that of the City Pharmacy, and that Dr. W. H. Fain, former owner of the Fain Drug Store, of this city, would be connected with the City Pharmacy as prescription druggist, and that w. B. Travis, of Covington, would take over the active management of the firm The City Pharmacy is located in i i the business section of Lyons and unc ) er the new management, has a promising tuture. Dr. Aiken and Dr. W. W Odom j will maintain office connection with ; the City Pharmacy | An announcement advertisement of the change else appears in an where in this issue of this paper— I The I vons Procress, COVINGTON GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1938 More, Original Photos of Nazi Coup in Austria^ 1 ■k/ m m x > i i m < t % Destroying border barricades [.Ji \ . 4 *’ ;Wll i 0 ) v- yy. k i,' \ m c hfStJjjk y m V 4 < > V WW * .4 ■i wm *•* 4 jp; f f* If* k*?J '•W ■xi I I 1 ' t *4, W 1 SS *><■< ... I ir i $ % f < % a #!. * ) k J! ■ l ,«• r ■x s * t 1 9 IV ; yy- mr* •x : 00 m [Crowds cheering Hitler jl These new original photos from Vienna reflect the fought for the privilege of clasping his hand when spirit with which Hitler was received when he made he entered the city, below, while border barricades hi* triumphal entry into Vienna. , Milling throngs, were destroyed by Nazis along the frontier, top. Today Is Last " Lr<t ijo-ir J lUI t/vv I rlfsnrr Illllg rjs I pi t.XdliDLlQllS • 3Y * Many Expected to Crowd Receiver’s Office Today. - Today (Thursday) is the last day in which claims for tax exemption can be filed with the County Tax receiver. For the ^ week - crowds have jammed the receiver’s office, declar j ng their property and filling out the forms which are essential before homesteads and personal property to the value of $2,300.00 will be waived by the collector Property owners must bring their deeds with them for reference, as I information regarding the date of | purchase of the property. Irom whom the property was bought and the nature of the deed is necessary to fill out the tax exemption blanks, The property owners must, them selves, fill out the exemption blanks. No exemption of any part of the value of any property will be al lowed without these banks. This means that a home assessed at I $5000 will be suoject to taxation to the full amount unless the exemp tion blanks are filed. The exemption act applies only to homes where occupied by the own ers, and to personal property. What ever the value of either, tax exemp tion will be granted to the extent cf J $2,000 on the former and $300 on the latter, if the exemption blanks filed. ’ are it is expected that the tax re ceiver's office will be crowded with last minute applications long after the normal closing hours. | I f' f J llcn ‘ fj nrin I A oo’n Meeting in April The annual meeting of the Geor gia Educational Association will he held this vear in Atlanta on April 13. 14, 15 and 16th. The Covington City school will send delegates as well as several. schools in the county system The various schools which have appointed delegates to represent them are: Covington. C. E Haw kins, with Milton Brogdon. alter nate; Mansfield, J. W. Richardson. with Miss Ruby Lane, alternate; Porterdale. Miss Eva Mask, with Miss Jordye Tanner, alternate; Liv ingston. Miss Mary Ellen Ccrry. with Mrs. K. W. White, alternate; and Palmer-Stone. C. T. Stephens, with Mrs. M. R. Ellington, alternate. - PHHhq ExP€l't “ (it Bennett and Cofer's Mrs. Broodnax, authority on fit tings and representative of Qosrard Foundation Garments, will be at Bennett and Cofer’s on Saturday, April 2nd, to give free fittings for new spring garments Her expert advice on the fitting of clothing of this sort will promote , the comfort of the wearer of these garments. Cotto " Gin T" B JrtepOlt tCCiPOSCu , . - The census report, as given out thi sweek by L. H. Cook, special agent, shows that there were 15,362 bales of cotton ginned in Newton County from the crop of 1937 as compared with 8,135 bales ginned from the crop of 1936. ——---- LlXlOrV P 1 VlllD /"'l I J UlCC A V/II 1 FlftfjrJa 1UX lUd TriO Hip -^ Series of Entertainments to Extend A* Far As Lakeland. The Emory-at-Oxford Glee Club said to be the best in many years, directed by Prof. Virgil Y. C. Eadv, rft ear v Thursda > morning on a tr>P that will go as far as Lakeland, Florida, The Club will be the guests of the Kiwanis Club of Baxley at lunch eon Thursday at which ttme they wi| I furnish special music Thurs day afternoon a fifteen minute pro gram will be given over Station WJAX in Jacksonville, That night a concert will be rendered at the Riverside Methodist church, 0 , Jacksonville. The next appearance will be over Station WLAK in Lake land Friday afternoon, followed that night by a concert at the First Methodist church. From there the club will journey to Tallahassee where they will be heard at the Leon High school auditorium Satur lay night. At moultrie Sunday morning the First Methodist church will act as hosts and the Club will furnish special music at the morn ing service, from which place the trip home will be continued. A special attraction of the Singer this year is in the presentation if Ricardo Repiladc. of Santiago, Cuba, in solo. This young man has un usually good tenor voice and sings in four languages. Epp Harris, of Jacksonville, is president and Hoyt Barnett, of Lake land, is business manager Those who compose the club ar? as follows: Lamar Timmons. Berry Collins. Frank Roundtree. Chas Veatch. Wm. Oberhciser. Ricardo Repilado, Dean Paschal; Second tenors: Cecil Little, Clifford Haynes Frank Repilado. John Roberts, Bud Robertson, Alvin Ratliff; First bass: Hoyt Barnet, Epp Harris. George Carefoot. James Gillespie, Haw thorne Clower. Pep Brown; Second bass: Wilson Pedrick. Alex Green way, Chas. Gaines. Felton Coving ton. Jason Shirah and Tom Ellis Reeve Joe Moore Reports Three Legged Chick A three-legged chicken which was hatched last Friday at the home of Joseph Moore above Oxford a,p pears to be not in the least handi capped, according to Mr. Moore. I When the little fellow learns to use all of its feet for scratching it should outdistance the other niem bets of Its brood in growth and de veiopment 5c SINGLE COPY Plans For May _ _ . . MJCkj I Joy 1 rPctlVAl CollTOI A 1. D OriCffliSllC i. 1 1 | £ Local Progressive X Club , . Sponsoring. Big Celebration. - A Mav Day celebration on Friday, May 7th, for Porterdale is being J" sponsored by the Porterdale 8 The pr0gram ° f ftCt,VlUeS WiU continue for the entire day The morning events will be in charge of the school. Committees are already at work on the program which will include various athletic events, drills, indoor stunts, and the crown ing of the May Queen. President Wm. D. Anderson of the Bibb Company will follow the school affair with an address. His presence on the occasion will add considerably to the general inter est A barbecue dinner will be served at noon to the employees of the company their families visiting Bibb officials and other invited guests. During the afternoon. various games, including soft-ball, will be played. These are being arranged by the athletic committee and the Boy Scouts Those promoting the May Day party are expecting to make the occasion one of the most enjoyable affairs ever staged at Porterdale. | Agent J. O. Porter is taking an ac tive part in planning the events. Wm. M. Biggers Passes Sunday | | I Widely Known Resident of Newton Succombs at Residence. ’ j - prominent ] i william M. . Biggers, Newton county farmer, died early Sunday morning at his home near Hayston. following an illness of sev era ] weeks. age ZrM , j in Newton county Quick zo ma ke friends and unfailing ln friendly acts of kindness, he was highly regarded throughout this section. Funeral services were conducted on Monday morning at Hayston p re sby(erian church by Rev. New man. Interment was in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife. Mrs, Ida Biggers; two daughters, Mrs. Mar tin Knight, of Dacula, and Mrs. Howell Hays, of Hayston; three sons. Wilson M.. C. Dewey and G. Duval Biggers. of Covington; one sister. Mrs. Hoyt Pickett; three brothers, W. G. Biggers. of Cedar town, and C. P. and G. P Biggers. of Covington, and several grand children. The News extends sympathy to i his loved ones. I J. C. Harwell and Son funeral directors, were in charge of ar raneements. THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S INDEX OF CIVIC PRIDE AND PROSPERITY First Rural-Urban Conference Holds Meeting In Atlanta Thousands from Over Entir* State Attend Gathering. MRS. ROOSEVELT I ADDRESSES BODY TUESDAY EVENING Expect Successful Program To Evolve from Meeting. The first Rural-Urban Conference in Georgia was held Tuesday and Wednesday in the Atlanta city audi* torium with more than 5,000 women in attendance. County - Wide Census Under Way Next Week Educational, Employment Information Being Sought. A special census, statewide in scope which is under the jurisdic tion of the State Department of Education, will get underway in Newton county during the first week in April, according to infor mation received from County School Superintendent. E. L. Ficquett. Local census takers have been selected and plans completed for the work, which is not expected to re quire more than a few’ days to fin ish While the census will include every person in the listings, the I purposes cf the canvas are primarily to determine the number under six years of age, and those from eigh teen to twenty-five years of age 1 who have not received a complete common school education; as well j as older ones who might be classed » «. ’’rograms aie being worked out which are hoped to provide in.-aruc tlon for those who are bevon school age. Another phase of the census w include Those with the question and without ^of employ work men^ an those whose employment is °h y or j part time periods. The ki s c | work engaged in. classified 5 tie census, will show the trades or ■ ! classes of business which are suf fering the greatest recession. , state 'whl wide canv-s will nroride provide a definite approach toward the tJ P^f : of unemployment which might be 1 remedied j It is thought that a concerted ef fort will be made by the federal au thorities to aid when they come into | possession of the census figures. The census will be the most com plete of its kind yet attempted. Its results are being awaited with con siderable interest by the state au thorities. Regular Meeting | Of Kiwanis Club | Emory-at-Oxford Glee Club ; Renders Excellent i Program. The regular meeting of the Cov ington Kiwanis Club was held last Thursday at the Delaney hotel wtih a. large group of members in attendance. President J. O Por ter presided. The attendance prize was won by the team captained by Clarence Meadors. Two others were called. but being found to be without but tons, were not eligible to win. The program was in charge fo the Emory-at-Oxford Glee Club, un der the direciton of Mr. V. Y. C. Eady. Several excellent numbers were rendered The Glee Club leaves tonight foi an ex * ,ended tour of South Georgia and F!orlda clties "’Here they fil1 ft number of engagements, which are bein R sponsored by important section civic and religious groups in that | The f ' ovin * ton News WlsSHKF YOU A * tj HBppy r>• Ft « 3y. i , Ol flu April I SARAH RUTH THOMPSON JIMMIE BONNER April 2 LUKE LASSETER j E. G. LASSITER. JR. i April 3 ANNIE GEORGE COFIELD j MRS. CHARLIE WRIGHT i MARY ALICE STEWART | t AMES FRANKLIN HARVEY I April 4 | MRS. JIM PATRICK WM BROWN FREEMAN ! | April 5 JOSEPH CASTLEBERRY April fi MRS. J. B. MASTIN April 7 1 HAROLD THOMAS TREADWELL THELMA DAY ~ • OUrficf SntnilpJ t-t nuylilt: HflUnip Dies Suddenly Here Dr. Samuel D. Haynie. 47, widely known Covington veterinary sur geon. died suddenly here Sunday morning. Q r Haynie was a native of Loach apoka Alabama. He graduated from Auburn Polytechnic institute with h 0n0rs j n 1911 , an d practiced in Gilmer Texas , untl i 1914 , when the death of his father at Aubura caused his return to his home town to manage his father's fumitur* stcre. He moved to Covington in 1918 t» resume the veterinary practice, and in that year married Miss Essie Mc Clendon. Funeral services were conducted at the residence on Thompson ave nue on Thursday morning by Rev. Walker Combs, pastor of the church o his membership, assisted by Rev. Gates. Interment was in the city cemetery. Besides his wife, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. James Rowell, of Waycross; three sisters, Mrs. Ar thur Haley, of Hackleberry, Ala; Mi’s. Owen Fontainne. of Birming ham, Ala., and Mrs. T. \. Snow, of Gainesville. Fla.; and five brothers, W. M. and J. D. Haynie, of Birming ham; Elmer of Gainesville, Fla; F. H.. of Wilson Dam. Ala.; and Ernest Haynie. of Anniston. The News extends sympathy to the bereaved members of his family. J. C. Harwell and Son, funeral - r - ? * —■ were in chirg*.. Number 13 The movement. sponsored by prominent civic organizations, pro fessiona] educational. religious, and business groups, launched its first get-together, with a. response that bids fair to ultimately accomplish all of the objectives for which th* Conference was organized. Prominent figures, including Mrs. Franklni D. Roosevelt, Gover n0r Rivers, State School Superin tendent Collins, Agricultural Com missioner j, Roberts, and others. The bringing together in active association of urban and rural wo men is expected to bring about * closer understanding of the prob lems of each other. The immediate objective of th* organization is to secure for rural women greater home conveniences, better health, more recreation, and a general improvement in the stan dards of rural life. Toward its accomplishment, bet ter distribution among urban buy ers of home prepared farm products ^ is being sought. Financial aid, rural electrification extension, education al programs, etc., are other methods which will receive the attention of committees. Delegates from Newton ccunty who attended with Miss Miriam At kinson. home demonstration agent, are Mrs. J. V. Pickett, Mrs. Har vey Jones, Mrs. Fred Walton, Mrs. Joe George, Mrs. H. A. Casey, Mrs. Sam Holcomb, Mrs. Emmette Pope, Mrs. J. P. Darby, Mrs. Frank Jones, Mrs. J. T. Brooks, Mrs. J. S. Cook, Mrs, D. M Martin, Miss Mae Greer. Mrs Tinie O. Parnell, Mrs. A. W. Harper. Mrs. Eva Stubbs, Miss Kath lenn Dennard, Mrs. Dennard, Mrs. Hardy Ogietree, Mrs. Luther Hill, Mrs. C. W. Jackson, Mrs. A. H. El lington, Mrs. S. E. Poole and mo ther. Mrs. Hugh Hitchcock and mo ther, Mrs. A. Bates, Mis. T. C. Par ker. Mrs. Jesse Dial, Mrs. Vester Dial, Mrs. Charles Adams, Mrs. J. S. Harris, Mrs. R. B. Yancey. Mrs. J. P. Mitcham, Mrs. R. E. Kirkland, ;^ rs l C Fincher. Mrs George Ram sey. Mrs. W. L. Cowan, Mrs. Candler Almand, Mrs. Carl McGrady. Mrs. W. C. Bates. Mrs. Robert Christian, Mrs. C B. Henderson, Mrs. Fred Greer. Mrs. A. S. Ellington, Mrs. P. B. Ellington. Mrs. Grady Adams, Mrs. Robert Stanton Misses Charlotte Tuck and Emily George, 4-H club members, accom pan ied the delegates as a reward of merit , f or fneir 4-H club work.