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I HE
IATTER
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rn r. office boy
you met Mr. Bully Wiggle?
[e i. c not exactly a newcomer
he has bean" here lor
n
lime and is making hosts
fjr’ii nds he thinks he is a
•
ilan vet if you ring the
.
* * the home of Mrs. Corrie
ell at
I* M, you will hear feet scamper
h he can't
the door . , . no
■he door but when she
. . .
■ere to open it he meets you
lore Southern hospitality than
ive ever heard of! Her entire
lold is now owned by that
Boston Terrier . . She had
isitor recently who was cor
welcomed ... I suppose he
[| too long ... for when he
u to leave he could not find
t; Finally one shabby looking
tih the band off and looking
| tramp's turned up . . . NO,
fc » > not his hat! But upon
examination . . . Ah, but a
linutes before the Bostonian
it up , . it HAD been his!
Miss Corrie. ’ "Is there a
I in the house?" She felt like
L . , , but alas it was the Doc
hat! So when you get near
lull' Wiggle, be sure to keep
shoes on, ladies . . . and Gents
lo your hats.
I into your Office Boy's house
Bias come the lovliest of gifts
our dear little friend, Olive
Is . , . a beautiful white pers
kat' We can't think of a
I good enough for such a lovely
ire , . . but she does not mind
Ig as we love her . . . and love
jou le must ... for she requires
attention of a queen.
I dropped in at Emory Univer
rospital to see our own Charles
I, . . whose appendix just got
Inch for him . . . and they had
lit with it" he's fine now . . .
then we saw him you wouldn't
known the difference just the
*weet old Charles . , . never
pining . . . But gash! We knew
It felt on that second and third
We did not smile and say we
fine ... No Siree! We wanted
[ help just any kind of help
. for even tho "they say" this
prtix business is such a slight
(tion . . . I'm idlin' you . . .
they have to open up your
: and unpack and whack on
ion tents it just ain't so
If I ever get another
old on to mine . . . And Mr.
Porter was feeling fine too
eading a book . . . and all sur
led by magazines and flowers
inri the promise that he could
6 !>me this week . . . And have
seen the daffodils Mr. Wick
p! Then don't miss them . . -
look exactly like an
Ire of mine . . . you'll think you
llreaming and have to feel them
llieve they are real . . . and Ma
imiih is out again . . . but who
dn t be . . . think she had to
out to get some rest for hei
^■e ^■nri just wouldn't hold the flow
friends! She's like that, tho
^fc'hich makes me think . . . why
we all be? I don't think there's
woman, child . . . white or
I ■eri in the county who does
[know and love Mabel . . . sure
'here is not a person big. little,
or young who ever passes her
that is not greeted with a glow
smile and a warm greeting . .
cheery wave of the hand if she
far to speak . . . What a hap
world this would be if we
all be like that.
^Jow have I hat the sun has come out
so the weeds in our gar
■ can't, hardly find the few
■nnie Jump ups I have . . . but
■se few little bunches of thrift
H ting planted are just overdoing the
n ■ . . they smile at you all the
down the street . . . I’m not
^Birg first any more leaves tho ... for
rake I made I rolled a two
| |t snake out of his cozy nest right
■ier my feet and you know
. .
■ n snakes! I'm in 'or the rest of
■ summer! I never could sing be
■isf there wasn't enough breath
■ me but Golly everybody
.
■ m V street thought it was the si
of the fire engine when that
rolled over on my shoe . .
liTt atari he ran tho for I couldn't
■§ l just let, out all the steam in
S'" shrill scream that brought all
■ ■ r neighbors far and near to me
p there I stood with nothing the
matter the dirty little snake
Hs'vlpd j n his hole and I had noth
|r> show that there was anything
Bring Mr Rogers' chauffeur
■'ti Did you kill him?” Me kill
B ni ' No. T couldn't move well
setting bed time and I'd better
« *bout something else or those
* will worry me all night long
■' " lv dreams but not much
fnivf “pycfiastirig'' broom
- f n belnvp I to bed rn
2 r
finish . . . “SWEEPIN UP
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Volume 75
Methodists of
City Plan for
Big Attendance
John Birchmore May Bring
More Visitor* Than
Members.
PEOPLE OF CITY
AMAZED AT OFFER
OF HOTEL MANAGER
Church Pastor* and Officer*
of County Plan
Drive.
Atlendance at the Covington
First Methodist Church Sunday
School is usually pretty large and
efforts recently of tne Ladies’ and
Men's Bible Classes have increasen
regular attendance, but all this
didn't mean a thing to John Birch
more. genial proprietor of the De
laney Hotel.
Mr. Birchmore informed the
Methodist members Sunday morn
ing that he was going to bring
more visitors to Sunday School next
Sunday, March 19 from out of the
city limits than could be gathered
from within the city. This huge
job that Mr. Birchmore took upon
himself has become the talk of the
town and friendlv arguments can
be heard on most any corned of
the square
Those who have so successfully
predicted political races and similar
contests in the past were consider
ably puzzled this week over the
Birchmore challenge to the Meth
odist Sunday School. None of these
well known “predicters" would make
any definite statement, They all
snared the belief of the general pub
lie that "He might be able to do
it.”
The general belief that “One man
would have a hard timp getting up
enough out of town friends to sur
pass the usual church attendance"
In Covington may be overcome by
Mr. Birchmore. who evidently knew
what he could do. He has advised
several close friends that everything
was ready and all arrangements
made for the big day.
Mr. Birchmore is a former resi
dent of Anderson. S C.. where he
taught a large Sunday School class
at the First Methodist Church in
that city. Members of his class have
organized a large party and will at
tend the Covington Methodist
church Sunday morning. Mr. Birch
more also secured a promise from
Mr. Durden and members of the F
f. a. Camp at Heart-Mixon to at
tend in a body
Sunday school officials. Wedne 5 -
| day announced that they had fadh
in Mr Birchmore's challenge and
believed that he might have more
| than the usual 250 that attend each
Sunday. Many local people are ex
p^cted to attend to help swell the
| OCf ,i attendance and one of the
greatest days in the distory of the
Covington First Methodist Churcn
j s expected the
Rev H C Emory, pastor of
local church, has extended a cor
dial invitation to the people of Cov
ington and the surrounding area to
attend Sunday School and church
Sunday morning A full program
has been arranged which should
prove to be most interesting as well
as helpful to all in the future.
Mr Birchmore Is to be praised
for his fine spirit and effort and
his fine work will be remembered in
the days to come The efforts ol
the pastor and members of the
church who have aided in increas
ing the regular church attendance
is also Outstanding.
The drive throughout Covington
and Newton County by pastors and
members of all churches to bring
the people nearer God in a areat
revival has proven very successful
thus far Plans arc now underway
for an old-time tent revival within
the near future More detailed plans
will soon be announced by the coun
ty church organization.
Stock's Market Has
Successful Opening
The Stock's Super Market, opened
last Friday morning reported a
most successful week and the own
er. F. J. Stocks, extended his ap
predation for the wonderful re
ception received on their opening
The remodeling was handled by J
R McCord, contractors.
The new Stocks is larger and is
equipped In the most modern man
ner for self service. Each item m
the store Is plainly marked and
easily reached
The Johnson s Barber Shop and
Johnson's Restaurant have both
been remodeled and improved They
are loca'ed at the *ame place as be
f ore on Hay Street Roth bustllr.s
J nouses invite your inspection.
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864
The Covington Star, Est 1874
41
GUESTS AT 9TH DIVISION KIWANIS MEETING HELD AT PORTLk MEMORIAL GYMNASIUM
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Scenes taken at the banquet given the Kiwanis t lubs of the 9t,h Division Pictured above on left side of table, Miss Eleanor Piper. Dr, Her
with Covington and Madison as co-hosts. Above pictured left to right bert Cohen. Mrs. Moody Summers. Moody Summers, Mrs. James
are Tke Robertson, Miss Mellie Pitts. Grady Smith, Mrs. Grady Smith, Philips. Jack Neal. On right side, P. W. Pratt, Mrs. P. W. Pratt. Mrs. |
R. M. Sealey, Mrs. R. M. Sealey, Dr. R. H. Greene. W. D. Travis, Dr. W. D. Travis, and Mrs. Robert Arnold. Photo by .TRA j
Singing u D Convention
Held in Porterdale
Than 2,000 People
Crowd Porter Memorial
Gymnasium.
The greatest Singing Convention
held in Newton County in recent
years was held Sunday afternoon at
the James Porter Memorial gymna
sium with an estimated crowd of
more than 2.000 people.
Aubrey Sherwood, president of the
Newton County Association and
Master of ceremonies, was in charge
Mr. Sherwood planned the big sing
ing and extended invitations to
neighboring cities and counties to
take part. Representatives
j present from Newton. Rockdale.
Morgan. Walton. Fulton. DeKalb
Henry, Jasper, and other counties
The program included some of
Georgia's best singers and
j ] ian . c Among the best known were
the Clyde Waters Family from
j wGST; Dixie Quartet from Atlan
ta; Harmony Quartet from
Thompson Sisters Trio from Mon
roe; Salvation Army band from At
lanta under direction of Captain
Robins; Porterdale High School
band under direction of Miss Jordve
Tanner; Bettye Tribble, of
ton
An address of Welcome was given
by Rev. E. C. Sweatman. well
Porterdale pastor. Numerous singers
from several counties led the sing
ing. The next singing will be
at the First Baptist Church in
ington on the Fourth Sunday in
April.
Oxford Pledges to
Wesleyan ( .
am pat yn
--
In the “Save Wesleyan Cam
paign " at Oxford, directed by Rev
Chas. Forester, a total of $326 44 in
cash and pledges was announced
yesterday. This amount represent'
contributions from Wesleyan Alum
na. members of he Allen Memorial
Church, faculty members and
rient.s of Emorv at Oxford
Beware of High Pressure Out-of-Town Salesmen
********* AN EDITORIAL * * * * * * * *
You Will Benefit by Reading Every V/ord of This Article
Now that Spring is beginning to show signs of bring
ing warmer weather we will soon be infested with that
seasonal bird, the out-of-town high pressure salesman who
will swoop down .upon our community and feast upon the
unsuspecting farmer and townsman and then vanish.
Every year about this time the door kockers begin
to operate. They have various articles to sell and
of them do not hesitate to stretch the truth and some dis
regard it altogether.
It is said to relate that many of our fellow citizens
and farmers of our county fall victim to these migrating
birds of prey. Some of them have cunningly concealed
clauses in the contract which the unsuspecting farmer or
citizen signs without reading and some of the contracts
bind the signer to the extent of their property to pay for
the articles which they buy.
It seldom, if ever, pays to purchase from these people.
If they can sell you items at a reduced price so can your
local merchant. Your local merchant can buy as cheap
as any of these fly-by-nights and it stands to reason that
your local merchant must sell you merchandise that will
stand the test of time for if it does not they will have to
replace same.
While your local merchant stands behind everything
he sells you these fly-by-night salesmen are here today
and gone tomorrow and all the majority of them is in
terested in is to get your money and then leave town
\V e do not sav all these men are fakes and are selling
inferior goods but we do say that none of them are selling
you anything you cannot buy right here from your own
local merchants who will be here to give you service
every dav in the year.
We have talked with these itinerant salesmen from
time to time hut the manager of a certain crew with whom
[we talked recently gave us a new slant on some
COVINGTON, GEORGIA,
Rural Carrier
Examination
; Held in Covington
Will Be
for Postoffice at
Mansfield.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an ex
nination to fill the position of
rural carrier at Mansfield. Ga.
The examination will be held at
Covington, Ga.
1 Receipt of applications will close
on March 31. 1939.
j The date of examination . will oe
s *' atp d on admission cards mailed to
applicants after the close of receipt
I of applications, and will be about •
15 da ys after that date - The salaf y
of a rural carrier on a standard
route of 30 miles served daily ex
j c^pt Sunday in $1,800 per annum.
with an additional $20 per mile
| annum tion thereof for each in mile excess or of major 30 miles, frac
Certain allowances are also made
for the maintenance of equipment,
! The examination will be open only
to citizens who are actually domi
oiled in the territory of the post of
j lice 'where the vacancy exists, who
j have been actually domiciled there
for six months next preceding the
closing date for receipt of applies
! tions, and who meet the other re
| quirements set forth in Form 1977
Both men and women, if qualified,
may enter this examination, but ap
, pointing officers have the legal right
to specify the sex desired in request
| ing certification of eligibles. Form
1977 and application blanks can be
obtained from the vacancy office
mentioned above or from the United
I StRtes Civil Service Commission at
i Washington D. C Applications
must be on file with the Commts
slon at Washington. D C . prior to
th" close of business on the date
specified above
used by itinerant salesmen, We asked him if he didn't
| ose | 0 t.« of sales after they were made by
“Oh no,” he said, “we tie them up so they can't get out ol
the contract. You see our contract is really a note and
when he signs the contract he signs a note good for any
thing he might own." We asked him how he got them to
<jg- n an open note instead of a retain title contract and he
answered that very few people took the trouble to read
the contract and were unaware that they are signing an
open note that can be collected by law and a levy made
0 n anything they possess,
lle told me of an incident where a man had signed a
contract for the article he is selling and had called him
the next day and tried to cancel same. This man then
informed the farmer that he could not cancel the contract
as he had signed a note for same. The farmer came to
town and met the man and denied signing the note, but
the man showed him the contract was in reality a note
and the man had to take the article which he bought any
way, and the article amounted to around $150.00. and this
crew manager admitted to us that the farmer really didn t
need the article.
This crew manager seemed to delight in the rmart
ness he showed in getting farmers to sign for these ar
ticles. We asked him if he didn’t think it was rather hard
™ *ch to be high-pressured into buying a certain ar
h he reallv didn't need and then be unable to
he assiire d us that the man generally
af<er hp had heen force(J tfl b same .
; to us to be v ¥ ry little consolation,
^ There ia . neei} , f< , ,, D people , of , this ., . community ... to
no ,
– U Y from this kind of salesmen, The citizens of Newton
county and vicinity ate <>i nna e in ta.tng e oppoi utt
(Continued on Fage 1 wo)
THUI Sf.
Lad,e ^ ,ght
|c p rpafui'A nt .
Kiwanis Meeting
All Clubs of Ninth Division
Gather at Porter Memorial
Gymnasium.
Madison and Covington Kiwanis
Clubs were co-hosts to the Ninth
division last Thursday night at a
dinner held at the Porter Memorial
Gymnasium at Porterdale Every
club of the division was represented
with approximately 260 attending
from Macon, Madison Eatonton
Milledgeville. Jackson. Perry and
the Jones County Club.
Distinguished guests were Hamil
ton Holt, of Macon. Governor of
Georgia District and Lieutenant
Governor W W. Walker, of Eaton
ton
president Nat Turner
and short talks were made by Dis
trict Governor Holt and Lietenant
Governor Walker Jack Porter marip
the address of welcome for the
Covington and Madison clubs.
The affair"was in ttifc nature ot
a ‘ Ladies' Night" and most of the
Kiwanians were accompanied bv
their Ladies. After the dinner a
basketball game was enjoyed be
tween th» teams of Stone Mountain
and Avondale the Kiwanians di
viding equally and rooting for their
team.
It. was announced that the Cov
jngton club had the highest
centage of attendance of the clubs
for the Ninth district so far
year and President Turner urged
the members to keep the record hign
for the entire year.
Eight members of the club
we re unable to attend the Ladies'
night at Porterdale met at thr De
] a ney Hotel at noon, thereby keeping
their attendance record for the
week
O. W. Porter Return?
The manv friends of Mr O W
poCer will be pleased to learn that
he has returned from the hospital
and is recovering at his home on
Conyers Street
^TT 16, 1939.
Agricultural News By
The County Agent i
■
,0 LOIltrOi . i
vStHCCf
Month __ . Is .. Near
----
Mrs. R. M. Mobley Chairman
of Movement for This
County.
With April, the cancer control
month, close at hand, attention of
the Women's Field Army is turn
ing toward preparations for a more
extensive campaign that was waged
i during the last two years, aceord
ing to Mrs. R. M. Mobley, Chairman
for Newton County. t
Mrs. Mobley said 14 indigent can
oer cases were treated in this coun
I tv last year.
Mrs. H. B. Ritchie, of Athens
State Commander for Georgia, sum
marized the work that the Georgia
Division has accomplished in
two years. Since 1936. when
women's Field Army was organ
ized. .she has been the State Com
mander and has had under her ten
district leaders, who. with the co
[ operation of county directors phvs
icians. and other voluntary wohkers
have made Georgia outstanding in
; jts accomplishmfnts toward the
eradication of cancer,
Based on the 1782 deaths from
cancer reported in Georgia in 1937
]--
9 A (1 rlo Four
To the Milk Board
An enlarged State Milk Control
Board Tuesday became operative at
i ter Governor Rivers appointed four
new members under legislative en
actment.
The new members are Oscar
Price Monticello producer-repre
sentative; E B King. Columbus
j representing store licensees; Clyde
C. Tuggle. Decatur producer-dis
] tributor. and C A Sockwell. Cov
ington. producer-representative
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5c SINGLE COPY
Farmer* of County Already
Have 100,000 Pounds
* Lespedeza.
The farmers of Newton County
have already purchased for seeding
this spring more than 100,000 pounds
of lespedeza seed. And a number uf
them are planting now. We are glad
to see this interest in this crop. It
is the best of all soil improvement
crops for this section. It is cheap
to buy. easy to plant and is one of
the best soil improvement crops
there is. In addition it produces a
rin e quality of hay.
If you really want your lespedeza
t0 "8° ,0 town apply a liberal
amount of basic slag or acid phos
phate. All legumes respond readily
i to phosphoric acid and especiall may
this be observed with lespedeza. Les
I pedeza sown on land and not de
j stroyed for three years will make an
exW!llent co tton crop with only acid
j „ hosphatf added as fertilizer to the
PO(ton
Jf ^Yetting vm( , an r l
jf time for the nrst 8p
, ration whpn a bout ten per cent
0 f ihe pPfi ,j 5 n nvp fallen from
blooms spray with arsenate of lead.
From 1 to 1 ’ a pounds of arsenate
of lead to 60 gallons of water in
generally recommended. Spray the
second time when the shuck is
ing from the young peach. Then
about two more, sprayings at ten
day intervals will give you peaches
with no worms.
Watch your neighbor's crimson
I clover. It is beginning to grow now
i and will make a very rapid growth
with a few warm days Some of our
farmers made money selling clover
seed last spring and we imagine
they will do better this year, We
have seen several pastures with clo
rer in them and they are furnish
mg excellent grazing now.
Newton County farmers should
receive some payments on their 1933
-otton contracts within a very short
lap, We have forwarded to the
state, office about 1000 contracts
They hayp about 88.000 contracts on
hand but have worked about one
half of them and are equipped so wr
understand to work about 3,000 pei
On this basis we should get
some checks the latter part of
March or early April
If you have trouble with your cot
ton d.ving just after and while com
ing up try treating the seed with
Scmesan It may be bought locally
r 75 cents per pound and a pound
will treat about 5 bushels of seed
The treatment will prevent Sore
Shin and other seedling diseases of
cotton.
Bp sure to see thP kitohpn trailer
wlien it T in your community. This
trailer is being shown by the Snap
ping Shoals Electric Membership
Corporation in ( operation with the
Georgia Power Company.
Rev. H C. Emory
Rack from Macon
_
Rev H C Emory returned Wed
nesday afternoon from Macon
where he attended a meeting of of
ficials and others interested in Wes
leyan College. Mr Emory stated
that the officials had until midnight
Wednesday to take up the option to
purchase or buy the remainder owed
on the property He added that
$300,000 had been raised up to the
present time and only about half
the churches neard from
It is generally believed the trus
lees will take vrp the option and
pay $50 000 in cash over *o the own
ers lo make the agreement binding
Mr Emorv warned tha the drive ‘s
iy<- no means over and that the pen
,j P pU f 8 2r f a tei =ffor* to clear the
H-btedness at the earliest possibk
time.
NUMBER 11
nance Problem
For Schools of
State Serious
Local Official* Are Worried
Over The Present
Situation.
LEGISLATURE FAILS
TO PROVIDE FUNDS
FOR STATE’S SCHOOLS
Governor Agree* to Call an
Extra Session If Tax
Plans Are Made.
Local school officials and teach
Prc atrain WPrp hecomins alarmed
over the school situation as the state
legislature failed to agree on any
measure that might bring some ad
ditional revenue to the schools of
Georgia.
Most schools throughout the state
as well as in Newton County have
been operating, more or less, on bor*
rowed time of teachers who antici
pated their salaries at the usual
time prior to this week. The legis
lature will end its regular session
Saturday night unless the Governor
calls an extra session or the Assem
bly votes a thirty days extension.
E. L. Ficquett and C. E. Hawkins,
County and City superintendents of
schools, informed the News corres
pondent that they still had hope of
securing more money from the
State as promised. Newton Coun
ty schools have slwavs operated full
time in the past.
Governor E. D. Rivers Wednesday
agreed to cal! an extra session of
the Legislature if the General As
| sembly would pass some tax meas
ure to afford temporary relief of th«
present financial crisis.
Governor Rivers Wednesday
I morning was preparing a final ap
j peal to the Georgia Legislature for
an emergency revenue measure to
prevent the closing of the schools
and state eleemosynary institutions.
I The governor said he did not
know whether he would deliver the
message to a joint session in per
son. or send it in written form to
(he House of Representatives. He
j was in conference with several
House leaders at the time be an
nouneed plans to make a final plea
for aJd
It was believed to be the plan of
the chief executive to agree to a
proposal for a temporary 2 per cent
sales tax conditioned on his calling
an extra session of the Legislature
this summer for the purpose of re
vising the state's tax system.
The state had a temporary sales
tax several years ago. which was al
lowed to expire automatically.
The administration plan is to at
tempt to bring before the House a
bill to increase the gas tax by 1
cent, adversed in committee, A
m0V e would then be made to sub
stitute the sales tax bill. This was
the only way a new tax measure
can be brought in at this late date.
Twenty-seven legislators, in cau
cus Tuesday, promised backing of
the plan to enact a flat 2 per cent
sales tax for nine months as an
emergency measure to keep schools
open for a full seven-months' term.
Twenty signed the new bill as spon
sors
The caucus, in agreeing to sup
port the sales tax, insisted the gov
ernor promise that the Legislature
would be called back before expira
tion of the nine-months' period to
consider proposals for putting the
schools on a permanent footing.
Sponsors said the sales tax would
yield about S4.500.00 while in ef
fect, and would run from April 1
to December 31. 1939 Only farm
products and items already taxed
under other acts would be exempt.
Revenue would be allocated two
thirds to the schools, and one-thi r 1
to eleemosynary institutions.
Leaders indicated if the House re
jected the nine-months proposal, a
move would be made for a six
month limit.
The Assembly Tuesday tossed
overboard three more reveni: bills
to take their place in the discard
along with a 1 per cent gross income
levy, a 20 per cent luxury tax. a 3
per cent sales tax a 4 per cent sales
tax and a bill that would have had
the effect of making departments
share alike in being allocated and
appropriated funds
These were a measure to increase
the intangibles tax. one to divert
$5,000,000 from highway funds to
school and welfare uses—a financ
ing rather than a revenue measure
actually and the House-approved |j
bill tr tax chain stores on sliding Th^| ;
-'•ale oi $10 to $750 per unit
Hrst two died in Housi
while the Senate killed the latter.