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February 1939 .
iH SHOALS
Ud Mrs, W A. Woodruff,
■ *Ti T Jeon, one day last
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their mother, Mrs. Mary
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Howard Piper and
Mrs E. G. Switzer and
Virginia and Hester.
s Moate are
e-[|j Is of Mrc . Wilson
I know she continues to im
arivlSi'id Mrs. j. C, Vining and
pittcM G. M,: Gordon and Harwell, Saturday of
w re the guests
Mr land Mrs E. G. Switzer.
I ™ f Mr. Andy Dick are
s n
*V to note his serious illness
sh for him a speedy recov
>n tevgHmd Vsn^Bmi’v Mrs. Raymond Owens
spent Sunday in West
^vf<vi vf- and Mrs. Joe Dur
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C M. Wicks, of
while Saturday with
G Switzer.
Dora Speer and daughter.
I spent the week-end with
Fd K at Covington Mills.
nr. Wf are glad to welcome Mr, and
Johnie Arnold and mother,
CO, *1 Mae ArnoW ' lnt0 our cotnmun
*y.
n are sorry to note the illness
9 p^fr Jim Brooks and wish him
■early recovery.
ictures at the
"onyers Theatre
iThe Valley of the Giants" a
[hnicolor p 5 re of the romance
the old West in the shadow of
I redwood trees, starring Wayne
brris. Claire Trevor and Charles
Ickford will be the attraction at
mm m e Conyers on Friday and Satur
ly.
Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore and
fnn Carver come to the screen on
iday and Tuesday In "Young Dr.
ildare." a stirring story of a
pung doctor who stood by his vows.
Fanny Hurst's novel of human
-imily life, "Four Daughters." with
Priscilla, Rosemary, Lola Lane, Gale
[age. Claude Rains and May Roh
an, will be the attraction for Wed
nesday and Thursday. You will en
joy Ind this story for its naturalness
you will meet two new actors,
pstined to become stars, Jeffry
I "nn and John Garfield.
Today (Thursday) will be your
last chance to see that hilarious
pomedy of V. M. I,, "Brother Rat,"
with Wayne Morris and Priscilla
Lane.
The easiest waj- to have friends is
to be a friend yourself.
Even imitation requires initiative.
Feed Specials
Flour
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SCRATCH, 100 lb. bag_________$1-55
C. S. MEAL, 100 lb. bag_________$1-35
C. S. HULLS, 100 lb. bag_________60c
BEET PULP, 100 lb. bag. $1.75
SHORTS, 75 lb. bag_____ ____$1.25
RICE BRAN, 100 lb*----- $1.25
CORN MEAL, peck ._15c; bushel 60c
FLOUR 48 Lb*. 24 Lb*. 12 Lb*.
Cheer Up_____99c 52c 28c
Bakem_____$1.13 59c 33c
Mo Biscuit $1.29 67c 37c
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White Tulip $1.49 77c 42c
We buy feed and flour in carloads and therefore can
make you the lowest price in town.
FOWLER
TRADING COMPANY
COVINGTON, GA.
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly in the Stated
HAS SION
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Biggers, of
Porterdale, spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Biggers.
Mr. and Mrs. Stone Hays and
Mrs. Earl Jackson visited Mr. Neil
Jackson at Gen Hospital, Athens,
Friday.
Mrs. Lottie Dial and son, Ralph,
Mr. J. M. Henderson of Atlanta.
Mrs. Alma Henderson of Oxford,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Stone Hays.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Thomp
son and son, Jessie of Atlanta,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Baskin.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Hays spent
Sunday with their Sister Mrs.
Knight.
Mrs. Florence Aaron and daugh
ter, Cleo are visiting in the com
munity this week.
We are glad to note that Mr.
Neil Jackson at General Hospital.
Athens, is slowly improving.
Mrs. Fred Greer and Dixion
Hays are better after a short ill
ness.
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Tomorrow's
Sun
In the United States Senate a
' •' days ago. Senator Richard B.
8 Russell, of Georgia, delivered a
prepared speech bristling with facts
and figures on the discrimination
against Georgia and the South in
the distribution of WPA funds.
Senator Russell's exposure of this
outrageous situation has made a
profound impression upon members
j of the Legislature now meeting in
| Atlanta, and has been the subject
of favorable editorial commment far
and wide over Georgia.
Up to November 30, 1938. Senator
Rijssell showed, Georgia had re
ceived a total of $21.20 per
f rom the W. P. A., while the na
! tional average was $43.60. Wiscon
s tn. practically the same as Georgia
j m area and population, had re
ce j V ed $49.30 per capita.
According to latest census figures.
Georgia s per capita wealth is $1,528.
Wisconsin's per capita, $3,073
Georgia's manufactured product?
are va ; uec j a t $440,555,000 per year
Wisconsin's manufactured products
are valued at $8,964,000,000 per year,
When the wages and hours bill
was un der debate in Congress, and
southern Congressmen and Senat
ors asked for a differential to al
j ] 0 — Southern manufacturers to
compete with Northern manufac
turers, on account of discriminatory
freight rates, there were howls of
protest from the North. Northern
manufacturers and their spokesmen
, n congress vehemently asserted
that Southern manufacturers could
and must operate ON THE SAME
BASIS of wages and hours with
Northern Manufacturers.
As usual, the North outvoted the
South on the wages and hours dif
ferential. and the consequence £
that hundreds of small manufac
turers in the South will be forced
out of business.
Just as pointed out by Senator
Russell in his speech in the Senate,
it is a mighty poor rule that won't
work both ways. When it comes
to wages and hours, the South must
operate on the same basis as the
North. But when it comes to the
diuirtbution of WPA funds, the
South has been given only about
half as much per capita as the na
tional average.
Former Governor Talmadge in his
campaign in 1936 called attention
to the discrimination against Geor
gia in distribution of WPA funds,
and has hammered on ttee subject
vigorously from time to time in his
newspaper. “The Statesman."
With President Roosevelt having
a part-time residence in Geortia
and often times referring to Geor
gia as his “other home." It might
be supposed that Georgia would
have fared as well as Wisconsin, for
example, in the distribution of WPA
funds. But Wisconsin has received
more than twice as much as Geor
gia.
And Wisconsin is the State, as
the brilliant Ralph McGill points
out in his column in the Atlanta
Constitution, which has excluded
vegetable oils produced In the
South from coming into the Wis
consin market, this having been
done by a prohibitive State tax
passed at the behest of the Wiscon
sin dairy interests. Georgia and
other Southern States might retal
iate by laws whiclj. in effect, would
shut out Wisconsin butter, cheese,
etc. But they have not done so.
If it be true, as President Roose
velt declared, that the South Is the
"No. 1 Economic Problem of the Na
tion,” how much of this is due to
the wholesale discriminations
against the South? When it comes
to freight rates, the (south catches
it in the neck. When it comes to
f'r’ribution at WPA funds, the
Sruth catches it in the neck.
In the final analysis It boils down
t< this, that no Democratic admin
istration in Washington is ever go
ing to give the South decent treat
ment as long as the South votes
the Democratic ticket,
Dobbs Gift Comes
As Culmination of
j Country Boy
When Samuel C Dobbs gave one
a
Mr. Dobbs, who came here as a
drug store helper 52 years ago. knew
the hardships of poverty during his
boyhood on a farm near Villa Rica.
At 18, he joined his uncle, the late
Asa G. Candler, in the latter's At
lanta Pharmacy.
Two parallels run through the
lives of both men. Both helped to
make Coca-Cola an American by
word. and both helped to build
Emory.
The late Mr. Candler, inspired by
his brother. Bishop Warren A. Can
dler, Emory's "grand old man."
gave a total of more than *8,000,000
to Emory before his death in 1929,
His benefactions made possible the
Emory University of today.
Mr, Dobbs also derived his wealth
from Coca-Cola. As advertising and
sales manager of the company, and
later as president, he made the
drink universally known. In 1915,
he donated Dobbs Hall, largest of
Emory’s dormitories. Since then,
i he has helped the University in
numerous ways and is a lecturer in
the School of Business Administra
tion. Last year, he was‘named to
the Board of Trustees.
Emory announced grants
of $2,000,000 from the General Ed
ucation Board last week for a Uni
versity Center in Atlanta to help
Southern Education. Mr.
came forward again. -This time he
offered $1,000,000
OXFORD
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Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Ficquett
tended the funeral of her uncle at
! Griffin last Tuesday.
Mr, and Mrs. W. L, Floyd, spent
the week-end in Atlanta as the
guest of their son and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. P. O. Floyd.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Nance and
children spent Saturday in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Budd and baby
from Chicago, spent Wednesday
night with his mother, Mrs. W, H.
Budd, and left Thursday for Flori
] da.
! Mrs. Bessie Pickett was the
of her sister. Mrs. W, P. Manning,
in Atlanta, for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hampton, of
Atlanta, and their mother. Mrs
Estes. and daughter, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Berry Sun
day.
Mrs. Perino Dearing, Mrs. Clar
ence Meador and Mrs. W. L. ?*oyd
visited relatives in Logansville
Tuesday and attended the funeral
of Mrs. .Janie Cowen.
Mr. Lee Dial, of Atlanta, is visit
ing his daughter and son, Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Nance.
The many friends of Mrs. H. H.
Mahoney wish for her a speedy re
covery. She is at Huson hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Dearing and
family, from East Point, were guests
of Mr, and Mrs. W. J. Dearing and
family Sunday.
The many friends of Prof. E. J.
Brown are glad to see him able to
be out again after his illness.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
J. H. Swindle
Announces for
Roberts’ Post
The Berrien Representative
Declares Better Farmers’
Market His Ambition.
Improvement of the farmers'
markets systems is one of the
avowed ambitions of Representative
J. H. Swindle of Berrien County,
who has announced that he plans
to run for commissioner of agricul
ture In 1940, when the term of the
present Commissioner Columbus
Roberts, expires.
Mr. Swindle, who has served three
terms In the legislature, and who
describes himself as “just a small
farmer.” is now chairman of the
important agriculture committee
No. 1 of the House of Representa
tives.
Advocating and stressing the
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lined of revision of the state's pres
ent agricultural policy to give great
er assistance to farmers in selling
their products. Representative
Swindle said:
"The farmer can dump his stuff
anywhere. The present system (of
farmers' markets) is not working
any special good to the farmers."
He urged a state price reporting ser
vice in addition to places where the
farmers may bring their produce for
sale. He proposes that the state
help the farmer "to put hl g pro
duoe in proper shape for disposal”
by grading and collecting individual
shipments Into single lots.
He declared that he would even
be willing to try the auction
tern, stating that the present system
frequently results in prices being
S'’; at unfairly low levels because
of early sellers being unaware of
the correct price and. therefore,
selling under the market level.
Mr. Swindle, who is 52 and a
native of Berrien County, has served
as mayor of Ray City two years',
eight years on the city council and
twelve years on the county board of
education, including four years as
chairman. In addittlon to farming,
he runs a cotton gin and buys
ton and farm products for resale.
Mr, Swindle is married, has two
daughters and a son.
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The old .south—its Confederate
traditions, its generals, its states
men, its women—will be brought j
back to life in an essay contest now
being sponsored by Wesleyan Col
lege of Macon, Georgia, and open
to high school students throughout
the South.
Contestants will seek material for
their essays in molded family al
bums, in dusty wills, or perhaps in
cemeteries where tombstones and |
epitaths tell interesting stories of!
Civil War Days, Dr. S. L. Akers,
dean at Wesleyan, said in announc
ing the contest recently.
The writer fo the best essay will
receive full tuition to Wesleyan for
one year under a scholarship pro
vided by Dorothy Blount Lamar,
president general of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
The essay scholarship, available
to students in Tennessee, North
Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia.
Florida, and Alabama, Is one of
two groups of scholarships offered
each year by the Georgia college;
Concrete Burial Vaults
The last mark of respect that can be shown
loved ones is a dry burial. A “Stonewall” water tight,
rust proof vault insures this. Visit our Stone Mountain
plant and be convinced. Near Ga. R. R. just off Re
dan Road. Sold only by funeral directors.
Stonewall Vault Co.
Phone 87 Atlanta-Hemlock 2631
O. C. Wainwright, Manager.
PAGE NINE
Two scholarships are offered te
high school seniors who rank high
est in a competitive examination
given each year by the college.
February 15 has been set as the
deadline for the filing of appli
cations in the essay and competi
tive examination contests, Wesley
an authorities have announced.
Complete Information regarding
the time and place of the contest*