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V THr, OFFICE BOY
Office Boy has a sad heart
Y® just can't get a scene
is E®** • , Soldier's Home
X Confederate
off our mind . . . Mon
■ • took
Valentine's Day we
h y 1 lull of candy
lari valentine box
our roommate had give., us
ler and lot of
■alentines Day a
i am, fruit, etc., prepared
I ,ated by the Weaver Thomp
ldd Ihapter l of the Con
Children
out to the Confederate
deracy, ildiirs Pat, the incor
Home . . , old and so
■ one, 104 years
it takes the whole stafi
eai that sitting on
g|\ > him a bath, was
, ^fcrch wit h bad cold .
a . ,
P ■ sick were feeling There puny, was one but there none !
. erect
who was sitting on a
J h wall with his hai
hair against the
as if bis thoughts were
KT1 Sick, ' he said . . .
[ J ith the kindly matron and
W sick," and
"Yes, he is
.
i ii IHsslck me his sau experience .
at heart, not physically
’^| LS wife, who is living now at a mental, a ssm
■ | hah been
Stone Mountain . . . This
i ariir something over $400
teterpn had and lie
hei be entered the home
-j paying for this out of
hisloney. ad pen the money had
but now
xhausted and their son was
‘ and she had no place
ut* work this
go The matron said
n . bit of candy
Men saved every received
r choice bits of food he
H P nt them tc her . . . He was
^■me for her and needed her
H side and she needed which him will . al- . .
jut lliere is no law
1 hr them to live together at the
■is' Home So there he sits
. . .
1 and | day out thinking of the
RV side
m should be at his . . .
tile don't know much about
i* what it takes to make law,
,
t know there is such a thing
■mianity and we believe the
DnfHerate Soldier's Home should
( op neri to the wives and widows
[ Cc (federate Soldiers . . . There
to inly 11 there now . . . and the
^frie is large and there from is suf- the
icien; money coming in
Hue tax to care for all soldiers
i ■ipir wives and widows . . . Only
■eterans left in the entire state
■he cost of maintaining the
I lofl.00 and their pensions were
less last year than in
the ibrmer year . . Four have
.
on since the first of Febru
.^■nd juiciv the rest advanced will pass away
due to age . .
■ ^■happier last remaining days could be
by having their wives
md lidows of their comrades share
he Home with them and this legis
iturl should pass the necessary
aw mule they are In session . .
to jioart bipeds for the lonely old
nenlnd their wives and the wid
ows ftf their comrades . . . Let's
111 combine our thoughts and turn
henluito action and get something
tonel for these wives and widows
^H>ur Iritical heart is also saddened beloved at
tie illness of our
leighi or. Mrs. Lint Smith, or ra
berrMabel" for that is the name
ihe h known by to her host of
tienls who love her devotedly . .
^Baniest rill prayer is that “Mabel"
wily quickly from the heart at
^Hfrom which she is now suf
and resume her place of
trt.ivltv in this community . . .
quick, friendly smile of hers
nd |:1P wave of her hand as she
by is missed by us all even
br ijie-.e few days she has been sick
Bin we hope to see it again shortly
, woman in our entire com
fcuniftv bid is more beloved by all . . .
it continues to rain and ye of
phevs ■ broom is wet ... and eye
' too at times as we think of
F Mriids who are ill and others
ji B ■stress which Ttip only ray our'heart of sun-
1 has entered
his week was the sweetly solemn
Hmn ’ Margaret Faulkner and
B p i' t Vining i as t Sunday . . .
has gained one of the
■test ojrls j n our c j(y f nr a
Pt : ' r end from the way Marga
■innkeri a f, Herbert during thp
■nonv there is no doubt but
l,! a lucky bov May they
. .
■ ever afterwards and
■ . . .
" soon broom gets dry.
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SWFEPTN- UP.
I""f*rr R. Morroic
V'lH-aker nt Church
* >r R Morrow, of Atlanta
to Exceptive | of Georgia, and
■her at the St Marks’ church, in
l ■ 11 r am ^ will have charge of the
of the Business Men's
■ ; of the Covington First
5''" i) " church Sunday morning
r ' 1 will have their guests,
■ as
time the Covington and
Roy Scout troops Thp
"ordialR invited to hear
nni(, r ] speaker.
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Volume 75
Rotary Club Plans To
Entertain 250 Guests
On Charter Program
The Latest in Eggs
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Henry Dobbs,
well known Starrsville resi
dent, pictured above, point
ing out the modern egg for
housewives. This egg, as
may be seen, is a two in one
affair with a yellow in one
egg and the white in the
<‘ther. This modern freak
is recommended for cooking
cake as the yolk and white
are already separated. The
egg was laid by a Barred
Rock hen on Mr. Dobbs'
farm. News Photo by JBA
Agricultural
News Given By
County Agent
Gives Best Ways of Planting
Lespedeza at This
Time.
It is time to seed lespedeza as
soon as the ground is dry enough
to permit getting in the field, it
has been our observation that the
better method of seeding on small
grain is to apply the top dresser to
the grain and then harrow with a
drag harrow' and then seed the les
pedeza. If the crop is to be har
vested for hay we believe it w'outd
pqy to run a log or door step drag
over the land to mash any lose rocks
dowm into the soil. To harvest
lespedeza a mower must be run
pretty near the ground and the
crop*is usually so thick that the
dulling* of the blade by loose rocks
makes it difficult to harvest. Les
pedeza seed are cheap and farmers
may well afford enough seed to
get a thick stand. Do not seed
less than 25 pounds per acre and or.
fertile land 40 pounds is not too
many seed.
If your general depleting acre
age is rather small and you have a
large acreage already seeded to oars
you may avoid the oat acreage
counting as general depleting if you
mow the oats for hay and follow
them w'ith lespedeza. The regula
tions name alfalfa, lespedeza and
clover so do not get mixed up and
use peas or soybeans and think the
oat acreage will be neutralized.
More Rain Predicted Here As
Meteorologists Check Records
As weather forecasters In this
area predicted more rain for Geor
gia, Mrs Eddie Cruse, local meteor
ologist, announced Wednesday that
the rainfall since January 1 was
far above the average and highest
in recent years.
Mrs. Cruse, in an official state
ment to the press, announced that
there was 5.19 inches rainfall in
January and 8.78 inches in Febru
ary; a total of 13.97 inches for the
two months The average for a
month is around three or four
inches, however, this amount is
usually less in the summer.
The brief intervals of clear wea
ther from time to time has saveu
this section, as w’ell as other sec
tions of Georgia, from floods which
might have caused considerable
damage to some areas Indications
point to rain at this time weather
forecasters observe, but some add
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864
The Covington Star, Est 1874,
More Than 250 Guest* Are
Expected to Attend
Banquet.
DR S. L. WAITES WILL
RECEIVE CHARTER FOR
THE LOCAL CLUB
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Guy Robinson, Chairman of
The Rotary Program
Committee.
The newly formed Rotary Club of
Covington will officially receive
its charter at elaborate ceremoneis
which will be held next Tuesday
evening at ihe Porterdale gymnas
ium.
The charter will be presented by
the president of Atlanta's Rotary
Club, Mr. Howard See, to Dr. S. L.
Waites, president of the local club.
j Other local members who will take
! active part on the program are
Guy Robinson, program chairman
and director; Spence Ramsey, sec
retary-treasurer; George W. Stauff
acher, sergeant-at-arms; Miiton
Brogdon. Dr. A. S. Hopkins, Robert
J Griffin, Dr. E. W. Exley, R. E.
Yancey. A. M. bennett, Jr. W. C.
MeGahee E. F. Daley, W. T. Mc
Guire, Sam Dietz, J. T. McKay and
H. L. King.
Plans are being made by the lo
cal Rotary club committee to take
care of more than 250 guests from
all parts of Georgia. The Porter
dale gymnasium is the only build
ing with enough room to care for
this enormous crowd of people.
This group will probably be the
largest gathering of civic club
members ever to attend an affair of
this kind in the county.
The Rotary Club has a very in
teresting and unique history
. |
makes membership in the organi
ration an honor. Thirty-four
ago last Wednesday, Paul P. Harris,
a Chicago attorney met with a
tailor, a printer, a coal dealer and
a few other friends to discuss or
ganization of a club to which onlv
one man from each business or
profesison would be admitted as a
member.
Last Thursday. Mr. Harris, pres
ident emeritus of Rotary Interna
tional, thumbed through records
and scrapbooks, reviewing how
his idea has spread to nearly a
million persons including members
of other service clubs similar to
Rotary.
Rotary itself has clubs in 5,000
es in nearly ever, nation of
the world and more than
members. More than a thousand
businesses and professions are rep
resented in the organization and
the idea of friendship and service,
through the clubs, has devotees in
all walks of life. Weekly meet
ings are held in more than thirty
languages.
Oxford Glee Club
To Visit Thomaston
The Emory-at-Oxford Glee club
will be the guests of the First Meth
odist Church o Thomaston nex'
program will be rendered.
Invitations have open received by
the Glee Club to appear at several
points in the state An extended trip
is being planned for the early
spring
that clear weather will prevail in a
few days.
In comparison with conditions
concerning the weather today one
will probably observe “that folks to
day are right fortnate." Forty
years ago this W'eek. Georgia
the coldest weather since weather
records have been kept, according
to an old nwspaper
The newspapiY rports of the ex
treme cold wave at that time fol
lows, in part:
*“A heavy snow storm sent the
thermometer to eight degrees be
low zero. All oirds including ouie
birds and mocking birds have been
j frozen and killed, Business has
| been stopped as well as travel If
the storm and cold weather have
damaged this section it is regretted,
, but it is really % boon to the people.
f Disease germs wdll be killed and
j stroyed.' insects which ruin our crops
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, Ma. 1939.
Covington’s New Gym Well Underway
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Pictured above is Covington’s New High School gym
nasium which is being rapidly completed despite the con
tinued inclement weather. The steel girders have already
been erected, as shown in th picture, and covering will
be placed this week. Officials advise that the building
will be completed in time for graduation on May 21.
(Photo contributed by N. S. Turner, News Engraving).
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Church Officers
j Meet Thursday
Meeting To Be Held Tonight
at First Methodist
1 Church. ■
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The Christian Workers of New
ton County will meet Thursday
night, March 2. at the First Metis
odist. Church, Covington. The time
will be 7:30 P. M. All
ministers and church officers, in
eluding deacons, stewards and eld
ers. are urged to be present.
I The feature of the evening pro
gram will be the appearance of the
Lakewood Corps Salvation Army
Band of Atlanta. The aggregation
i is composed of yoilng people under
j the age of 21 years and is regarded
as one of the finest bands in the
city of Atlanta. Capt. Robins will
be the devotional speaker and his
j message w jn be directed primarily
t0 church officials .
I Following this part of the pro
gram there will be a business ses
sion. at which time further plans
! for the launching of a county-wide
evangelistic campaign will be made.
A11 chris tians of Newton County
who are interested in the promotion
of spiritual im ests, are invited to
attend the meeting.
Caldwell Opens
Remodeled Home
“Open House” Will Be Held
j Friday and Saturday
March 3-4.
G, W. Caldwell and Son an
nounce the formal opening of their
modern funeral home at 716 Floyd
street and invite the public to at
tend °P en house Friday and Satur
day March 3 and 4 and inspect the
latest improved equipment and ap
pointments.
The house has been attractively
remodeled and made into one of the j
most attractive funeral homes to be
found in this section. The fiont
room will seat about 100 people if ;
necessary and can be used as a
chapel.
There is a display room which,
contains many new caskets and
vaults of the latest types A quiet, i
homelike room, for the family and
close friends. An operating room
and Hying quarters.
Mr G. W Caldwell is manager
and owner of the new home and
will be assisted by his son. Louis
Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell will con
tinue to reside at his present home,
while his son and his wife will live
at the funeral home.
Souven.is will be given all who
visit the Funeral Home Friday and
Saturday during “open house."
There is an advertisement else
where in the paper giving full de- ]
tails of the grand opening.
The Covington New*
WISHES YOl
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' March 4th
JOHNiE COULTER, Palitine, 111
ALEX BOHANAN
March 5th
MRS. LUKE ELKINS
E. A. ELLIS
DOROTHY E. McGIBONY
J. T. OWENS
GLEN N. JONES
March 8th
BLANCHE HARRELL
| MRS. W. M. TUCKER
March 9th
DAVID SKINNER
MRS. W. C. HITCHCOCK
i March 10th
SYBIL KELLEY
HARVEL M. BOHANAN
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Work Continues
on Gymnasium
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Extended Rain Hampers
Building in Near-by
Counties.
Despite the continued rainy
weather Covington High School's
$50,000 gymnasium is well under
way toward completion. Surround
ing counties who have launched
building programs report that little
or no work at all is being done due
to the bad weather.
The Beets Collin. Company b
gan actual construction of the
building on January 5. and accord
ing to progress made thus far, the
graduation exercises in May will be
held in the new building, which is
constructed for a combination gvm
nasium and chapel,
Huge steel girders have already
h en placed about the frame-work
of the building and the room cov
P ,-j n g work began this week. When
rhe roof is completed the weather
condition* won't matter so mnch
much inside work can go on
I ra j n f a n
The gymnasium will be modern
j n every respect and will be used
by the school for chapel exercises
all sports events and for shows or
features.
Specifications for the auditorium
gymnasium call for a stage, seats for
approximately 500 people, large
court for basketball and othe> ath
letic activities, high ceiling, modern
lighting equipment, showers, dress
ing rooms and rest rooms.
Power Company
Sends Trailer
Modern Electric Equipment
Display To Be Shown
Here.
A nufnber of local organizations
and business houses will sponsor a
j arB: e electrical appliance trailer
through the courtesy of the Geor
pj a Pow'er Company all next week!
in this area
The trailer will be fully equipped
with a complete line of modern
electrical appliances which will be
demonstrated in various parts of
Newton county, as well as in other
counties which the Snapping
Shoals Electric Membership Corpo
ra tj on serves. The trailer will be
pi aC ed in front of the Snapping
ghoals office ail day Saturday for
inspection by all persons who are
interested
Those joining in extending an
invitation to the Georgia Power
Company to send their new trailer
( Q Covington and vicinity were J
r. Griffin, manager of the Snap
ping Shoals Electric Company;
county Agent T. L. McMullan; I
Miss Miriam Atkinson, de- mstra
tion agent for Newton county; Bill
Terry, local representative of the
Georgia Poiver Company and all
electrical appliance dealers of Cov
ington.
The various locations at which
demonstrations will be given
oe announced later
Mrs. L. H. Smith Is j
Stricken with Heart |
Attaek at Residence
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Friends of Mrs L. H Smith will
to learn that she was stricken
a heart attack Sunday after
and is in a serious condition
her home on Emory street Lat- j
reports are that she shows slight j
but can not vet see
The News joins Mrs
Many friends throughout
section in the hope that she
have a rapid recovery. |
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Funds Promised By Officials Of •»
Georgia To Assure Full Time I
Schools Throughout The State
Hubert Quillian
Makes Interesting
Talks to Kiwanis
Makes Interesting Address
on Trend of Isms in Our
Country.
Dr. Hubert Quillian, president of
the LaGrange Female College, was
the principal speaker at the Ki
anis luncheon meeting last Thors
day noon. He spoke most interest
ingly on the present condition ol
America insofar as free speech and
outside influences of Naziism
other isms are concerned.
He spoke a warning on our pres
ent trend of affairs in public life
and suggested we had better take
slock and see -* ust where we are
headed that, we might prevent any
catastrophe to the American gov
ernment.
Dr. Quillian was introduced by
Dean George Roach who spoke in
the highest terms of the abilit y of
President - Nat Turner presided
with V. Y. C. Eadv leading the
singing and Miss Fletcher Lou
Lunsford at, the piano. The at
tendance for the meeting was the
lowest for several weeks being 88.3.
J. H. Stevens, Leon Cohen Judge
Ramsey. R. A. Norris and Belmon'
Dennis were the absent members
Series of Talks
i at the School
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Pastors of City Invited To
Speak on “Themes
Worth While.”
A series of talks by the pastors of
Covington on the topic. “Themes
Worth While" will be made each
day next week at chapel exercises
of the Covington Public School sys
tem. according to C. E. Hawkins
superintendent.
On Monday. Rev. H. C. Emory,
of the Covington First Methodist
Church, will make the opening talk
on this most interesting subject.
Rev Walker Combs, pastor of the
First Baptist church in this ctiy, will
speak Tuesday morning to the stu
dents.
On Wednesday. March 8. Rev.
Arthur Kinsey, of the Newton ir
cuit Methodist church will give his
v ( e ws on the subject.
presiding Elder T. M. Sullivan, of
, he Decatur-Oxford District Metho
church, will address the stu
^ents on Themes Worth While,
On Friday morning, the series of
talks will end with a talk by Dr
Sidney A. Gates, pastor of the Cov
j n gton First Presbyterian church,
*■ Services at North
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C OVington Church
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Preaching • services will be held
Sunday evening at the North Cov
jngtor Methodist church with the
Fellowship cla.s of Emory Unlver
s py in complete charge. i
Newton County Has Six Traffic
Deaths During the Past
Newton county contribut d six
traffic deaths to the 716 reported
for Georgia during the past veai
according to statistics recorded by
, he state Highway Department |
The report for Georgia, ss re
leased by the Safety Department.
shows a total of 816 people killed. |
28,560 injured in 1938. at the stag- ;
gering cost to Georgians ol $36,720.
ooo. The number of injuries and
amount of losses in Nekton county
could not be secured before going
to press.
Tire figures, released immediatelr
after all accident reports f« Dc- j
cember had been tabulated show
128 less deaths 4.480 less injuries
and $5,760,000 less economic loss
than in 1937 Twenty-three of the
128 lives “saved were school
firen going to and from school j
Eighty such deaths were beported |
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TH 1 ' PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
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INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE hi
AND PROSPERITY
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5c SINGLE COPY
Kiwanis Speaker
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Dr. Robert Quillian,
president . , of - T LaGrange n ( n ol- i
lege, who was guest speaker
at the Kiwanis Club meeting
last Thursday. Dr. Quillian
will speak in behalf of Wes
leyan College at a campaign
' n ^ onroe ’ > March
G. S. C. W. Choir
Guests of Local
Churches
Both Preabyterian and
Methodist Churches
Crowded.
On last Sunday Covington
host to the celebrated
College A Cappella Choir, of
edgeville, Ga. This group of
singers, which is rapidly
national recognition, is composed
students from the Georgia State
College for Women and the Georgia
Military College.
It was the privilege of local music
lovers to hear the choir twice. On
Sunday morning the choristers sang
at the Presbyterian Church before
a large congregation, the Kiwanis
Club being honor guests. In the
afternoon an appreciative audience
that filled the Methodist Church
heard a full-length program of sa
cred music rendered by the choir
Local music critics were outspok
en in their tribute to this unique
vocal group, the only A Cappe.la
choir in this section of the South.
Lavish praise was heaped upon the
choir and its able director. Mr. Max
Noah. When it is remembered that
the superb tonal quality is achieved
by a perfect blending of voices the
effect is all the more remarkable
There is no instrumental accom
paniment whatsoever. The girls and
boys spend an hour each day mem
orizing and rehearsing the program,
Many weeks of intensive and thor
ough preparation are required be
fore the choir is permitted to siny
for the public.
On Friday. March 17. this sing
ing group will leave on an extended
eastern tour with engagements in
Greensboro. N CX. Washington, D
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during 1938 as compared with 193
during 1937.
Estimates of the economic loss
were figured according to National
Safety council s methods and in
elude doctor bills, hospital bills, fun
eral expense, maintenance for crip
h' ed and wage losses for injured
September and October were the
‘deadliest" months along Georgia's
streets and highways with 89 deaths
an 0V er 3,000 injuries being record
ed for each of these months
'Safest' month was July w'ith 45
deaths 1.575 injuries February
was second in this group with 51
deaths. 1 785 injuries, and June
third with 55 deaths 1.925 injuries
The largest monthly increase was
in December when ?7 less lives were
lost than the 102 killed in Decem
b 1937. Largest monthly increase
was September when 19 more were
killed than during Sept«mb;r of the j
previous year.
NUMBER 9
Superintendent* Ficquett
and Hawkins Greatly
Relieved. 1
SCHOOLS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE FOR THE
FULL NINE MONTHS
Letters Received From TI(
Governor and Other
Official*.
County Superintendent E. L. Fie
quett received letters this week from
Governor E D. Rivers, as chairman
of the State Board Education, !
of
and M. D. Collins. State Superin
tendent of Schools, urging him to
keep the schools in this area oper
ating.
Mr Ficquett and other school of
ficials of Georgia were assured by
ihe Governor, Superintendent Col
lins and members of the house and
senate that money would be forth
coming for the unpaid balances due
respective counties. The state has ' 1
paid only three and a half month*
out of the seven months promised.
Both Superintendents Ficquett
and C E. Hawkins announced that
they would make every effort to
follow up th* suggestions and prom
j ises of the state officials. They were
well pleased ove. the outcome of
the serious situation which they
faced and state that “it was a great
relief to them."
The state now has a $5,250,000
, state deficit in salaries to teachers
throughout Georgia and for oper
j a ting expenses, A special appropri- by
ation is expected to be made the
General Assembly to take care of
*hi» deficit.
The communication was author
ized by the State School Board it
a four-hour session Wednesday af
ternoon, and sent out by the Stat*
School Department Thursday.
The request was based on a reeo
i u tion passed by the House of Rep
resentatives pledging that body to i
: p r0V i<j« for the teachers and a less I
committal resolution of the Senat*
expressing sympathy with the prob
lem of the schools and agreeing to ;
use its best efforts to provide for i
them. :
ihe letter in part reads:
We have every confidence that
the General Assembly having unan
imously made this comm'tment by
resolution, will not let the schools
down, but will keep faith with their
commitment so definitely and ex
plicitly expressed.
“We know that the school pro
gram is right, that the people want
the scRCVs kept open and that this
fundamental service must be carried I
on. To let the schools down would I
cause pupils not to pass and to have I
to repeat their grades next year,
which would entail millions of dol
lars of additional expense In ad
dition to this, the opportunity for
a n education would be lost to thou
sands of children, should the school# :
close now. I
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Woodmen Will \
Present Flag
Porterdale Camp No. 813 T* i
Have Charge of P. T. A.
Meeting.
Porterdale Camp No. 813. Wood
men of the World will have charge
of the next P.-T. A. meeting at ■
Livingston School Tuesday night
March 7th. at 7:30 P M. At this
time the fraternity will present the
school and community with an
American flag. Former Lieut Ed
ward Hawkins will be the guest
speakr for the occasion, and has
chosen “Americanism" as his topio
for discussion. 1 1
Mr. Hi.wkins is a brilliant speaker
and is a veteran in the service of k
his country. He saw active service
in the Spanish-American War and f
the Philippine Rebellion Since re
tiring from military service he has
become a minister and has filled i
various pulpits in this county.
In view of trouble world condi- i I
tions and a general, rising tide in
America against foreign “isms" and
alien propaganda, a record-breaking 1
crowd is expected to attend this ral
ly for Americans The program is ll
designed for the benefit of students
as wel, as parents, and all who will
are ui*td to oome.
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