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OH MV! What's to be
I just think I
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Savannah In June for
|n of the Confederacy
I been counting the
ve
could see my life long
Ford" • who
letie .
with Charming Miss
btt foe afi many years
ice the Old Grey Mare
he used to be I
s
as been .sent to the pas
[rs. I- H Rainwater has
[vannah a visit and was
entertained by Miss El
took her on a tour of
lovely gardens . . . and
, her love and the mes
‘Fordette Patrick” had
jplace of f" e, i
j ii just ain t right I ' p
all over that beautiful
jordette I Ford . some- rough
the going was
!1 the high places . . j
limbing to get back on
pat but she always.
right back to safety . . .j
ane! 1 loved Ford
just don't think I shall
lat snooty Fordette Pat
received her last namej
arrived on St. Patrick's
:
; IV rate she has no- taken j
•I
of Fordette Ford in my
* she will however, ma‘ke
her own . . • because she
1
; the hands of one of
; piitstanding women who
> |! over the U. "5. A. . . .
i eel personality, her gr–c
!i , . Aw. foot . . . your
■ i' has gone sentimental
1 but everybody who knows
!j :be H. Elliott does that
I thing . so there!
lhe.se days they are going
pis highway between here
> la the "Dog Gone" High
’
i I 5 usin' no bad
j ish -o ! . . . but. me and!
ate go to Atlanta about
1 s each week and each
j from one to three dead
u
if road . . just knocked
.
: ptions by some speedster
*
the cats can't even dash
1 way .. . yet they do have
"it is said 'See I'm
to newspaper terms, and
: sued for lib»i 1 BUT ... a I
f nly played a trick on some
1 last night. Went to At
av and in the middle of j
I saw a little blood and
lest [111 . . certainly was
: r looking Kitty somebody
: . bm HOL SMOKE! Did
i (lay a trick on that Speed-'
killed him III was the
- nd of Kitty and I'll
i prior Cat is not out of his car 1
: pe had his revenge
* yesterday in the garden
i OH Gosh! Don't I wish
T dozen
re a of me when 1
.here here I found on
■h a pan full of lily bulljs
n*i » of which I can't spell) I
I? gardens of Mrs. Alford
fcent out and tucked each
pilb in into God's the ground .
own season it j
rfing forth a lovely blossom
■>R me of the donor . . .
B'p reminds me of a beauti
lily Wish everybody could
a* I do . . Honest, every
Borne in contact, with her .
.
me and promise myself to
:: ; r ; Z
in' about
■ :
r me m benl double •
■ sllm ° s in tbe back °f
,
■ ns !Mn j ny ankles t0 m >’
ann on up to my waist. I
Just like they uster when
yed ttie first baseball game j
_ season Sara Clyde calls
B * 1 n sending me some daffo
B° by tomorrow if you don't
1111 be sittin at home nurs-^
of liniment But
. . .
r* b that said to me “Sonny
J’uu get. ready for some blue
please let me know?" That
'ear ago and I forgot who it
5 bad as I want them now
bi' weather played a trick on
■ my one peachtree which
m one side during the fall
Dssomed out so T ride 30 miles
orchards to .see if they are
rs 50 t can have some friends
ever vaw an orchard in blos
, no at 1atdo i find? Narry
^ ' ?S covered in leaves
5nrp /. h the win! they
i a ",’ r " rome and the Dogj
t 4 Manta to make up for!
" ' p i p s the BOSS
'm . "WEEPIN' . . .
'• UP.
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Volume 75
Newton County Grand
Jury Presentments
for March Term
Recommendations Are Given
For This Session
of Court.
282 PEOPLE NOW ON
RELIEF IN COUNTY,
ANNUAL REPORT SAYS
County Board of Education
Commended for Their
Efforts.
^e t,h e Grand Jury, drawn and
sworn f 0r f be March term of New
ton county Superior Court, beg to
submit the following presentments
The Committee appointed to in
spect the records of the Justice of
the Peace find them correctly kepi
except in some cases the cost not
p r0 p P rly itemized.
The committee appointed to in
spect the sale of narcotics, find rec
ords to be correctly kept, we found
that the state inspectors had re
cently inspected the drug stores an 11
records a q properly kept
The Committee appointed to in
sped Public buildings, report all
buildings in excellent shape, and
the jail especially in best conditions
ever known to this committee.
wjsb to ca j] especial attention to
the Court House basement, that
gives much needed space at a nom
inal cost. We find at the Pauper
farm one white inmate, all build
ings in good condition.
The committee appointed to in
spec t pension rolls, find one confed
erate pensioner and 18 widows, sol
diers receiving $50.00 per month and
widows $30.00 pei month all have
been paid through the month of
March 1939
We find the Public welfare of
fice, paying old age pensions to 213
persons in the amount of $2,026.00
for the month of February, and 9
blind people, the amount of $76.00
for last month, and dependent chil
dren in 17 families representing 55
children in the amount of $433.50
for last month.
We find applications pending for
old-age pensions for 428 people, ap
plications pending for blind 4. and
dependent children's application
from 80 families representing 199
children, we find that the county
i s i n position and will to co-operate
with the State and Federal gov
ernment to pay all pending applica
tlons.
The committee appointed to m
spect public roads find all in ex
cellent condition, and all machm
ery and equipment in good condi
tion
We recomiwend the appointment
of Mr. W. L. Gibson. Ex-Officio J
P. Brick Store District; and rec
ommend the appointment of Mr. C
A. Harwell. Ex-Officio J. P. Town
District.
We. the committee appointed to
examine the county books find
same to be neatly and correctly
kept
We further recommend that in
view of the reduced revenues of the
counties that in criminal cases.
where a county has stood the ex
pense of a trial and there is an
'Continued on Page Nine)
R n J ps Cotton
Ginned in Count,,
™ or
their agent. L. H. Cook, announced
the number of bales of cotton
ginned in the county in 1938. The
report shows that there were 9,386
bales of cotton ginned in Newton
County from the crop of 1938 prior
t~ March 1st. 1939. as compared
with 15.387 bales ginned in 1937 for,
the same period
Bandits on Highway
Three negroes were arrested this
week by Rockdale County author!
ties pending an investigation of
their alleged obstruction of the
Covington-Atlanta highway last,
Friday night.
According to reports received
hp, ' e - ,hrer negroes were seen
day night by boy, in that
placing a detour sign in the middle
of the road Just this side of the
Salem road near the old Dempsey's
Service Station Many trees line
highway on both sides and
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864
The Covington Star, Est 1874
County Board
Of Education
To Meet Today
yyill Discuss Situation of
Schools in This
County
Mrmbers of the Newton County
Board of Education w'ill assemble
today (Thursday) at the offices of
County School Superintendent E. I.,
Ficquett to discuss means of keep
ing the schools open in this area,
Superintendent Ficquett could
not be reached Wednesday after
noon for a statement, but officials
rp P 01 't some progress in working
out Pl ans for continued school op
eration. Just what plan the Board
might have to offer when they go
' nt0 session tjiis afternoon could
not be learned and observers had
r *o suggestions to offer.
There might be some possibility
ba j- the officials might appeal to
Commissioner Ike Robertson for
help, but little hope is held from
this quarter as the reduced budget
has affected the county situation
also. The method taken by some
schools might be used to raise mon
ey to pay expenses.
Declaring conditions brought
about by lack of finances are so
deplorable at most of the states
eleemosynary institutions that 1 m
mediate steps must be taken. Bras
well Deen. director of the State De
bailment of Public Welfare, an
nounced Wednesday the State
school for the Deaf at Cave Springs
would be closed by April 15th or
before Closing the Cav Springs
school would return 210 deaf mute
children to their homes.
Kiwanians Hold
Regular Meeting
Prof. Brooks Entertains with
Selection of Vocal
Solos.
The Kiwanis Club held its regu
lar noon meeting Thursday aj the
Delaney Hotel with President Nat
Turner, presiding and Thomas
Greene Callaway leading the sing
ing due to the indisposition of Prof
Eadv. Prof. Eady was present but
due to complications in his vocal
organs was unable to officiate. Miss
Fletcher Lou Lunsford presidedt at
the piano
President Turner named the same
committee for the Boy Scouts due
to their not functioning the pre
vious week. The attendance was the
lowest of the year, so far. 88.6 per
cent with Dr. Harper. Wick Porter,
Hugh Hicks. Ike Robertson and
Chet Cannon among the missing
The program was in charge of
Leon Cohen, who introduced Prof
Brooks who sang several numbers
in a most delightful manner. He
was accompanied by Miss Lunsford
at the piano. The club heartily ap
Services .4 1 Red Oak
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There will be services at Red Oak
m E. Church Sunday morning at
11:30 and Sunday evening at 7:30
At the morning service the pastor
will administer the sacrament of
the Lord's supper. The public is in
vited to worship with us
apparently a good place for hold
U P S
A car passed shortly after the
sign was placed in the road, but
managed to run around the sign,
Three logs were then placed in the
road, but this failed to stop the next
J car which bounded over the logs at
high speed.
gheriff Cook of Rockdate Coun .
Iy was notified and he investigated
the incident, arresting one negro,
Two others were later arrested
the officers. No information as to
the purpose of the negroes could be
secured at this unit
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, 1 ' 30, 1939.
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Picture above are the Covington High School students with Mr. Milton Brogdon,
principal (lower center) immediately after their inspection of the greater Covington
News plant. They made a study of the huge Rotary press, Linotypes, Monotype, En
graving plant and other equipment recently installed. An invitation is extended by the
management to all other schools in the county. The management should he advised
and arrangements made, however, before a day is set by the school for the visit so
may see the Rotary and other equipment in fulJ opeialion. News Photo Uy JHA
Glee Club on
Florida four
Students: Leave for
> of Cities Through
Florida.
The twenty-three members of
Emory-at-Oxfords Glee Club, ac
companied by Virgil Y. C. Eady. di
rector, left Oxford Tuesday morn
ing for their tour of Florida.
This trips begins the touring sea
son for the elub and includes stops
in Miami Jacksonville. Ocala. Wau
chula. and other points.
Those making the trip are Mr.
and Mrs. Eady. Miss Emilie Camp
bell. Professor W. A. Carlton,
Messrs. Rainey. LeBon Grabowskii,
Carl King, and the members of the
Club: Jason Shirah. president; Rov
Bothwell. business manager; Frank
Rountree. vice-president; Alvin
R a ^«- secretary; Roy Campbell.
asst. bus. mgr.; Robert Barber. Pep
Brown. Elmer Burnette. Lewis Carl
ton, John Earl. Jack Harrison. Har
ry Hutchins. Buddy Irwin, Tom
Reeve. Frank Repilado. Ricardo
Repilado George Roach. Jr. Paul
Swann. Wilbur Tarplev. Tom Wal
lace. William Wilson. Edward Wim
berley. Wallace Perkins and Mrs
Chas. Forester, accompanist.
Emorv-at-Oxford s Glee Club is
Emory University Glee Club, of At
lanta. declared to be the South s
"sweetest singers Harry Hutchins
and Ricardo Repilado. outstanding
Baritone and Tenor soloists, are
featured on the programs rendered
lemon for Children
1 llinilrll Ul r li *
Mcttlodist ChllVCll
_
G ne tbe fj rs t Sunday in April,
and on the first Sunday of each
month thereafter. Rev. H. C. Em
0 ry, pastor of the First Methodist
church will preach a special ser
.non to children and young people
at the 11 o'clock service. These ser
vices are being sponsored by the
Board of Christian Education of the
Church All children and young
people are cordially invited to come
and bring their parents with them
these meetings. Let all of us
come to this service next Sunday
V ;ith the hope it will prove an in
spiration and blessing
Winners in Canning
Contest AlWOlinCed
_
Jeanette Walton. Starrsville. 4-H
Club, won first Drize and has re
ceived three dollars. Miss Walton
entered a quart jar of tomatoes and
nears. The second prize of two
dollars was won by Helen Porter,
Newborn 4-H Club.
L. H. SMITH
INJURED IN
AUTO WRECK
Mr. !, H. Smith, promhnpnt
Covington citizen, was injured
Tuesday afternoon when the
ear in which he was riding
crashed into a telephone pole
on the Covington-Atlanta high
way near Snap Finger Creek.
Mr. Smith was rushed to an
Atlanta hospital by passing
motorist where treament was
given him for cuts, bruises and
other injuries. He was returned
to his home in this city by am
bulance Tuesday night where
he is rerovering. His condition
is not serious.
The accident occurred when
Mr. Smith lost control of his
ear while making a curve re
turning from Atlanta. His many
friends hope for him an early
recovery.
New Cord Tires
At Ginn Motor
Dayton Tires with New Heat
Resistant Cord on
Sale
■f
Announcement was made this
week by the Ginn Motor Company
of their connection with the Day
ton Tire Company, exclusive isers
of the new Heat Resistant Cords
made by the Bibb Manufacturing
c om p any
The ngw Hpat Resistant Cord j.
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ZT is
usec j f 0r greater durability and sa\
ing as well as added protection
against blowouts. Each corJ mat
goes into the Dayton tire is -pecial
ly treated with chemicals which
make it heat resistant and stronger,
The actual tests from this cord are
proof of its effectiveness in auto
mobile tires.
S. A. Ginn, proprietor of the
Ginn Motor Company, announced
that he was glad to secure this deal
ership for the Dayton Tire Com
pany because they used the Bibo
product.
Jackson Tea Room
Opens This Week
Mrs F M. Jackson announced
this week that she would open a
tea room in the Sockwell building
on Pace Street next to the Good
year Shoe Shop. A name has not
vet been given the tea room and
an advertisement in this issue ex
plains how a gift will be extended
to *he person offering the most
suitable name. The building has
>en completely remodeled.
—
REA Meeting Is
Held in City
Local Building Plans in
Area Are Now
Underway
A meeting of the Snapping
Shoals Membership corporation vas
held Tuesday morning at the office
of the company for the purpose of
organizing a joint load building
campaign throughout this are as
well as in other sections of Georgia
The plan includes members of
the Georgia Power Company and
the REA in the first big cooperative
push in the United States. George
Munger. Director of the Utilization
Division of the REA. was princiDa!
speaker. Other speakers included
T. I,. McMullen local County
Agent; Charles A. Collier, vice-pres
ident Georgia Power Company; L
M. Shadgett. Division Manager
Athens Division, Georgia Power
and other. Mr. J. H. Anderson, of
Starrsville president of the local
Snapping Shoals' Membership Cor
poration. presided
This drive will be the first of
its kind and. if successful, will be
included in activities of other REA
organizations The Georgia Power
Company will furnish th-ir equip
ment for d'monstration as well as
rural engineers, service girls and
dealer co-ordinators.
M. Owen Ut
iji Washhmton. n.r
Friends cf Congressman E M
Owen will regret to learn that he
has been confined in Emergency
Hospital in Washington with broil
chial pneumonia. Mr Owen is re
spending to treatment and improv
ing daily. His friends hope that he
will have an early recovery
County Families Aided
The Commodity Division of tire
State Department of Public Wei
f are succeeded in distributing sur
plus commodities to 281 needy fam
ilies of having Newton total County value during of $999.84.1 Feb j
1939 a
Surpluses distributed supplies are normally supple- j
mentary to
bought by these families and do
not displace their usual purchases
The economic condition of each
family is determined by ir.vestiga-.
tion to be so low that surpluses <iis
tributed to them will be used ovei |
and above amounts they have beer,
buying, so that there will be no
waste nor interference with regular
business of grocers
Before any family can receive
rHIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5c SINGLE COPY
Relief Budgets in
Newton County to be
Reduced by State
Agricutural
News Given by
County Agent
Clipping of Workstock is an
Aid to Protection
of Animals.
A good practice that a number of
farmers follow every spring is the j
clipping of their workstock This
is a good idea and reduces the
chances of over heating of animals
during the period of heavy work in
the spring. Since electricity is avail
able to a large number of farms in
the county we think a farmer could
afford to buy electric clippers and
reduce his own cost by clipping
work animals for his neighbors.
In towns w'ehe electric lines are
present they present a hazard when
houses are destroyed by file. Now
this is a hazard in the country. So
if a house is destroyel by fire that s
is connected to an electric line
farmers should be on their guard
against coming in contaet with the
wires that fall to the ground after
a bui idin g is destroyed.
lf you would like to purchase
; electrical equipment such as water
pumps. refrigerators, feed mills.
j dairy milk coolers, ranges and do
not have the money to pay cash
would suggest that you call at the
! REA office and investigate the E.
H. and F. A. plan of purchase. This
plan enables you to secure the
equipment and pay for it over a
periol of four years. The payments
may be made monthly at the time
the light bill is paid or you may pay
annually. By using this pian
you may .secure the savings and
conveniences of the articles pur
chased while you are paving for
them.
Everv farmer in the county has
been advised as to the amount of
cotton he Is allowed to plant under
lhe 5939 f arm program Do not
in of £his amount a,s :
plant excess
any excess will prevent you getting
pay this year In past year a small
excess acreage was penalized and
after the penalty was deducted the
ie maining ‘payment was made. But
in 1939 no deduction will be made
for excess acreage.
The payment made for planting
cotton is known as a Class 1 pay- j
ment and the payment made for
building the fertility of your soil is i
known as a Class 2 payment. Se
cure all- of the Class 2 payments
vou are allowed. In addition to the
-
payments received your farm is
permanently improved. You have
all the necessary information for
knowing the amount of your* Class ’
?. payment. Take one and one-half
times your cotton acreage from
our cultivated land and multiply
'Continued on Page Nine)
Thrift . Oil ( O.
To Open Saturday
The Thrift Oil Company will open
their doors to the public Saturday.,
at noon at their new station on
the Ginn Motor Company property
The new service station is local-,
rd at the rear of Ginn Motor Com
panv on Hendrix Street The sta- |
tion has been erected during the
past four weeks and is modern in
eveiv respect. T*he public is invited
to attend the opening and an ad
vertisement giving -full details may
be found elsewhere in this issue
any surplus commodity it must be
investigated and certified as being
in need by the County Welfare De
partment ( Acceptance by the fam
ily of surpluses Is on the basis that
there will be no curtailment in the
regular purchases of that family. It
is the intention of the
Division that distribution cf sur -
pluses will not interfere with
mercial grocers, and toward
end. it is considered sufficient tea
son for certified families to lose
their eligibility when investigation
shows reasonable improvement in
their economic condition or when
it is ascertained that the famih
has reduced its normal purchase a
a result of receiving surpluses
NUMBER 13
One-Third of
All Old-Age Pension*
To Be Cut
MRS. STEPHENSON
GETS LETTER FROM
STATE ON REDUCTION
Ordinary A. L. Loyd Advised
Of Reduction at State
Hospital
Newton County's Welfare Board
has been ordered to reduce the re
lief budgets approximately 35 per
cen ^ * or Ma J’ anc * June, it was an
nounced Wednesday by Braswell
Deen, director of the State Welfare
Department,
Mrs. Katherine W. Stephenson,
Director of the Newton County De
partment of Public Welfare, gav,
out the following statement late
Wednesday afternoon:
"The new allotment for benefit,
f or May, 1939 was received on
March 29th by the Newton County
Department of Public Welfare from
Mr. Braswell Deen, Director of the
Department,
"The Newton County allotment
{or tbe three types of assistance,
Old-Ace Assistance Aid to Deivend
ent. Children and Aid to the Needy
Blind for Mav 1939 has r( ,_
duced to *1593.00. This is a reduc*
, ion of $969.00. the former allot
ment being *2562.00. This reduc
tion in the allotment for benefits
means that approximately 80 per
sons now receiving monthly pay
ments must be suspended by ths
Newton County Welfare Depart
ment.
j „ The eounty adminis trati V e ex
penses will also be drastically cut
in order to be within the limitation
set up jn thf , Appropriation Act.
However, the Newton County De
partment will not receive a new ad
ministrative expense budget until
April 15th."
Director Deen ordered all county
to sIash a]1 awards that 8re
more than 75 per cent above the
. budget deficit" and to discontinue
payments to all persons domiciled
with relatives or others who would
provide food and shelter for them,
as well as persons having some in
come -from other sources.
The Grand Jury's report for the
March term released this week
shows applications for old age pen
sions in Newton County exceeding
those already receiving aid. There
were 428 persons applying for old
age pension; 4 pending for needy
blind and 80 families representing
199 children applying for help.
Mrs. Stephenson, local Welfare
Director, has continually made
every effort to provide aid for the
maximum number of people need
ing help and she must very reluca
antly reduce the county deficit to
meet the state requirements. The
state has sent full directions to her
and she must Mlow these require
ments.
The federal regulation that no
payment may be less than 75 per
cent of the "budget deficit" makes
it necessary to cut some pensioners
off entirely instea'd of pro rating
the pension payments. Director
Deen pointed out.
One of the worst situations re
suiting from the reduction or lack
of funds in the state is the insti
tutions. The insane asylum at Mill
edgeville is suffering heavily from
lack of funds which they have
needed even when states money
was more plentiful
Ordinary A. L. Loyd announced
Wednesday that he had received a
letter from the Superintendent of
the State Hospital, John W. Oden,
stating that no more insane per
sons could be taken due to lack of
funds. Hospital officials were corn
pleting plans to release those who
were not violent or dangerous to
return to the counties where they
]j Ve . Mi Loyd stated the count#
jails were inadequate to care for
insane people and that proper care
could not possibly be given here
Special Law For
The Jackson Dam
\ special law recently passed by
the state legislature provides for
year round fishing at Jackson Lake,
There will be no closed season and
persons who have proper license
>om the state may fish at any time
cv like on this lake. New license*
will be on sale April I
f