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« Carlos guests of
were the
ting the week-end.
Mildred Elliott, Mr. and
Elliott and Miss Ruby
Atlanta were the guests
M L. O. Piper and
1 rs. Sunday.
urday night and
%l, r. Campbell j r „ and
g Mansfield,
r. Carol, of
Hday with her mother,
Rr S. Belcher
SOU Ehcr, Mrs. F.
of La of Monticello,
rile Morrow, of
-V« ]mj y the guests of Mrs. A.
it-p Allen,
%i Mr. O. 3.
lav.
on and Social Circle,
■ l. H. Cook spent last
I m Covington, as the
J.w.
■ r u. Skinner, and Mr. Bui
kinner visited relatives
-Id, Sunday afternoon.
Kathryn Corley, Mr.
Corley and their
Carlos and Lionel Mills.
d the mountains in
tore to
Sunday.
Mary France Robertson
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^Beek-end with her parents
Pine Drove.
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Georgia Digby
Friday after a two
dth her son and daughter,
;rs. H. P. Digby, of Gaithers.
Jack Banks and son, Billy;
Norris Banks spent
kfternoon wdth Mrs,
t mother. Mrs. Sid Womack
[ and Mrs. J. D. Jordan, Buck Mr.
pj Digby and Mr.
ipent Thursday in Monticello.
; 1 Sigman,
is Mary Lizzie
[re, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Norris Banks. ,
[ Calvin Ozburn Smith, spent Sunday
[Mr. lends Edw-ard Milly Newby re
Eo of Mrs,
learn of her illness and hope
ler an early recovery.
s. George Smith and son,
j, returned home after a visit
her parents, Mr. and
l Anthony, at Covington
s. Sid Womack. Mr. and Mrs.
Jordan. Miss Lucille
Mr. Linus Cargile spent
Girlie day afternoon with Mr. Ga. and Mrs.
Banks, at Kelly,
“ and Mrs. Norris Banks
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FARM FRIERS
Special beef cattle grading dem
onstrations to teach Four-H Club
members how to grade meat for
market will be given at six of the
Fat Cattle show's remaining on the
Spring schedule. The grading dem
onstrations will be a feature of op
ening day at each show. The grad
ing demonstrations wifi be given at
Macon, March 13; Moultrie, March
21; Savannah, March 23; Columbus,
March 28; Augusta, April 4, and At
lanta, April 18.
"Kitchen clinics’’ where farm wo
men get the latest information on
sinks, water supply, sanitation,
screens and othef physical features
of the kitchen, are proving popular
in many Georgia counties. Miss
Willie Vie Dowdy, Extension home
improvement specialist, and J. C.
Oglesbee, Jr., Extension agricultur
al engineer, recently conducted
'kitchen clinics" in Worth, Tift,
Wilcox and Dodge counties. An
average of 75 women attended each
clinic.
The annual meeting of Negro
farm and home demonstration
agents was held recently at Georgia
State Industrial College, near Sa
vannah. Members of the staff of
the Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.. and of the
Georgia Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, Athens and Tifton. were among
the speakers on the projr.uu. The
meeting was arranged by P. H.
Stone, state agent for Negro work;
Camilla Weems, assistant state
agent for Negro work, and Alexan
der Hurse, state agent for Negro
club work.
Animal husbandry students in the
University of Ciorgia's College of
Agriculture this week selected 100
head of choice livestock for exhibi
tion in the Saddle and Sirloin Club's
19th Little International Livestock
Show, which will be held the first
week in May. Students will devote
the next two months to grooming
their animals for the exhibition.
Classes of dairy and beef cattle,
horses, mules, sheep, and hogs will
be shown. AH of the livestock is
owned by the college. Earnest Pace,
of Dodge county, president of the
club, will be manager of tlm show.
Georgia has been allotted 2,000
affiliated memberships for the 7th
World's Poultry Congress and Ex
position which will be held July 28
to August 7 at Cleveland Ohio. A
membership ticket, which costs $1.
entitles the holder to admission to
the Congress during the time it is
in operation. Poultry raisers who
are interested in obtaining these
tickets may get details from their
county agents.
Farm poultry producers in the
South Atlantic region plan to buy
approximately 12 per cent more
hatchery chicks this year than in
1938. according to the Croo Report
ing Service of the U. S. Department
of Agriculture. The South has. in
the past, bought the smallest pro
portion of their chicks of any re
gion, but apparently it is becoming
more interested in hatchery chicks.
Mrs. Buck Cargile spent a while
Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs.
Neal Banks, at Newborn.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Womack and
son, Jerry of Porterdale. spent Sun
day with Mrs. Womack's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P, Smith.
Mr. Jack Banks spent last week
with Mr. Wilmer Greer, a* Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wh aker, of
near Newborn spent Thursday
with Mrs. Sid Womack and Buck
Cargile.
Mrs. Johnnie Hardy and daugh
ter, Edna, spent Saturday after
noon with Mrs Norris Banks
Mr s, Georgia Digby spent a
while Saturday with Mrs. Charlie
Elkins.
^or Re-Roofing and Home Insulation
Call or Write
0. L. CHILDS
Representing Georgia Roofing Supply
Company
52 Mangham Street,
Phone MAin 5429 Atlanta, Ga.
3 Years Terms—
*ree Estimates Special Terms for Farmers
T. C. MEADOTS
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GENEALOGY
By F1TZHUGH LEE
COVINGTON, GA.
ASHLEY—
In 1808, according to the Morgan
county, Ga., deed books, -James Ash
ley witnessed a deed from Mrs. Ra
chel Cawthorn, Richmond county,
Ga., to Jacob Odum, Morgan coun
ty, Ga. Other witnesses — Henry
Fisher and Thomas Tarver.
Note — This deed was probably
written and witnessed in Augusta.
Georgia.
In 1789, according to an old law
book, the General Assembly stated
that Nathan Ashley, sheriff of
Camden county, Ga.. had illegally
sold several thousand acres of land
in said county, owned by John Fer
ric, and the error had been correct
ed.”
In 1808, according to the Morgan
county, Ga., marriage records
James Ashley married Jedethy Fos
ter.
In 1813, in Jasper county, Ga ,
John Ashley married Margaret
Johnson.
Note—There was a John J. Ashley
born in 1779. about 1815 married
Elizabeth Huddleston, daughter of
James Huddleston, and his wife Su
san Huddleston, nee, Sper^r. They
later moved to Alabama, thence to
Louisiana.
In 1825, according to the Georgia
land lottery drawing John Ashley,
Jr., drew one land lot No. 28, In
Robison's district Telfair county.
Ga.
In 1825. John Ashley, Sr.’s or
phans drew one land lot No. 26, in
Wilkinsons district, Tellair county,
Ga.
In 1825, Mary J. Ashley, a minor,
drew one land lot No. 256. in Sta
pler's district, Jackson county, Ga.
In 1825, Wm| Ashley, Sr., drew
one land lot. No. 219 in Lampkin's
district, Telfair county, Ga.
In 1806. according to the Hancock
county, Ga., land lottery drawing
of Ocmulgee land, James Ashley had
one draw.
In 1806 in this diwing James
Ashley's orphans had one draw.
In 1847. according to the Wilkin
son county, Ga., marriage records,
Elizabeth Ashley married James
Bloodworth.
Ceremony performed by Wm. D.
Bloodworth, J. P.
In 1849. in Wilkinson county, Ga..
James M. Ashley married Mary Ann
Street.
Ceremony performed by to hn
Lewis. J. P.
In 1859, in Wilkinson county. Ga..
Oliver W. P. Ashley married Matilda
Chumming, (or Chunning).'
In 1780. in Amelia county, Va..
Mary Ashley married Jonathan
Poindexter. Bondsman. James Scott.
In 1790, according to the U. S
Census in Kent County, Md.. James
Ashley was llvin; ^ i one son un
der 16, one female and some proper
ty
In 1790, in the city of Philadel
phia. Penn., on Arch St.. Wm. Ash
ley .a tailor was living wdth t«vo sons
over 16. four sons under 16, three
females and some property.
In 1857, according to the Wilcox
county, Ga.. deed books, C. W. Ash
ley and Smith Turner, J. P.. wit
nessed a deed fro I A A. F. Reid
(for the court), Wilcox county, Ga
to Nathan Duffey, John F. McLeod.
Thomas Gibbs and M. G. Portner
Wilcox County, Ga,
In 1937 according to a new-s item
from Newnan. Ga., Mrs. James B
Ashley was buried from the First
Methodist Church into Oak Hill
Cemetery
Mrs. Ashley tvas 79 yrs. of age and
had been a resident of Coweta eoun
ty. Ga for about 30 years, moving
there from Heard county. Ga
She is survived by a daughter
Mrs. McWaters, Newman. Ga an*
other daughter and several grand
children.
The next subject will be—Askew
Pictures at the
Avondale Show
The Harold Byrd post of the
American Legion is sponsoring the
picture for Thursday and Friday,
"All Quiet on the Western Front,”
the greatest of all war pictures, this
production is brought back at a
time when the whole world is again
threatened by war. This is a pic
ture you w'ill want to see. even
though you may have seen it when
i was first released.
Saturday’s double feature for this
week brings you a comedy of three
smart girls in quest of adventure,
“Brodway Musketeers,” with Mar
garet Lindsey, Ann Sheridan and
Marie Wilson. The western star for
the day is Bob Steele in "Durnago
Valley Raiders.”
“Blockheads,” a laugh riot with
those two comedy favorites. Lau
rel and Hardy getting into more
trouble than anyone can imagine
Monday.
The feature attraction for Wed
nesday only is “There Goes My
Heart," with Frederic March and
Virginia Bruce furnishing both the
-omedy and romance in the story of
a rich girl who tries to find a real
,-mvv-fs by keeping her identity
unknown.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
People and Spots in the Late News
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story books into newest raid shelter in London, door opened and out
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spring fashion . pretty maid without a speck of dirt on her neat en
picture with this -v semble. These bomb-proof “bells” may be Widely adopted
of nasque-like navy blue dress silk ml as part of air raid precautions campaign in England.
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STYLE IN SNACKS . . . New note in trend to
S glass-walled kitchens is this snack bar introduced
A 0 in Chicago home furnishing show, featuring
agate-colored vitrolite. Back-bar is solid-color
structural glass, topped by double-glazed figured
v panel for lighting.
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Consumers were
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PC ' when to living Judge standards W. M.
H a r g e s t held 11
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chain store tax \
"unjust, confisca
t tory and illegal”.
Decision, following
closely New Jersey
(Miami Supreme Court
i f New§ Servicej opinion voiding
I WINNING WAYS Outstripping field of nine fast- self-service mar
est sailing boats . afloat . . Robert W. Johnson’s fleet ket levies, indicat
iStormy Weather, New York Yacht Club entry shown ed trend away
here, captured'Miami-J^assau race for third consecu- from all punitive
tive year by covering 184 nautical miles in 24 hours. taxes on retail
36 minutes and 52 seconds. outlets. r
It pays to use a good litter on Be sure to keep farm motors Federal wildlife regues today
the brooder house floor. Shavings, i drained of water or filled with anti- j part of a co-ordinated land-us pro
cut straw', peat moss, or any other free solution in freezing weather, gram, for itTias been recognized
loose, light material, if free from Keep batteries fully charged or they j that wildlife can make the best use
mold, is satisfactory. will freeze. of certain areas.
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We are glad to note improvement
in condition of Mrs. L. M. Ham
monds.
Rev. Daniel, of Jackson; Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Cobb, of Bethany, were
the dinner gests of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Moseley and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hosworth,
Mr, and Mrs. R. L. Hosworth, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Hosworth, all of
Klondike, were the gests of Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Sims. Sunday.
Miss Marie Cowan was the week
end guest of Miss Louise Walls.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Fisher, of
Stockbridge. were the dinner guests
Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fisher.
Miss* Ruth Jackson, Mr. A. L.
Hudson. Miss Kathrine Fisher. Mr.
Edwin Broache. Miss Marie Cowan,
Mr. Joseph Fisher, Miss Louise
Wall* and Mr. Frank Jackson all
enjoyed a trip to Stone Mountain,
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hull, of Con
yers; Mr and Mrs. Stewart Hull all
were the dinner guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs, E. T. Hull.
Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Johnston, of
Lithonia, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Walls, Sunday evening.
Zion’s W. M. S. had their session
of Prayer for Home Missions in
honor of Miss Annie W. Armstrong,
Saturday afternoon at the church.
Mrs. Della Moseley and son, Eu
gene, of McDonough, were the din
ner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Walls.
Mr. and Mrs. Hewlett Piper, of
Conyers, visited Mr. and Mrs. Wood
Piper, Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. George Farrell, of
25% REDUCTION IN COACH FARES
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 15, 1939
On and after January 15, 1939, the Central of
Georgia Railway will have bargain fares in Coaches
every day.
1 y 2 Cents Per Mile in Southeast
You will enjoy Traveling by Train. Air-conditioned
air-cooled steel Coaches. Toilet facilities, free drink
ing cups, smoking compartments, ladies’ lounge.
Travel Safely and in Comfort
Fares, Schedules and other information will be
Cheerfully furnished by any agent of
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PAGE THIRTEEN
Atlanta, were the dinner guest* Sun
da5r of Mrs - Lizzl * Bryant.
Mrs. H. F. Hammonds visited Mrs.
L. M. Hammonds, at the Wesley
‘
Memorial hospital, Thursday.
Mrs. Stewart Hull, Mrs. Herman
McCullough, Mrs Claude Klnnett.
Mrs. Ernest McCullough, Mrs. J. P.
Walls and Mr. James Klnnett at
tended the annual rally of the W.
M. S. of the atone Mountain Asso
ciation held at the Porterdale Bap
tist church. Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyce Piper and
daughter. Peggy, visited Mrs. Piper’s
father, at Kellytown, Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Edwin Broache. Mr. A. L.
Hudson, Mr. Frank Jackson, and
Miss Ruth Jackson, all of Gray,
Ga., were the dinner guests Sunday
of Miss Kathryn Fisher.
The most desirable method of
storing smoked hams at ordinary
1
air temperature is to wrap them in
parchment paper and then in fly
proof muslin bags.
Any farmer who has six or eight
head of livestock can use a trench
silo to advantage.
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Colds
COLDLAX opens and soothes the
membranes of the air-passages of
(he head, throat and bronchial
tubes. It also eliminates poison
ous wastes from the system, there
by giving lasting relief. Your drug
gist is authorized to sell COLD
LAX on a money back guarantee.