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entire Community, as well
iis section 0 f the State,
«d in sorrow a t. the passing
f our most beloved citizens
Mr. C D Ramsey, Sr was
Nfwi.on County's most be
, f of its
men as well as one
successful farmers and mor
L hp was a devout member
L Mpthodist Church . . . and
iy think of the missing link
we meet at Sa
iiimniei when we
lamp Ground for services
onp of the great joys of
was with his e,ntire
iff to go
each summer and spend the
Where in worship ... he was
standing figure t Salem . . .
tho' we think with bleed
•pn will to
karts nf what it mean
nci riot see his smiling face
this siimniPi we shall also
.
that he served well there and
eavenly Father has called him
vacancy in Heaven . . . and
a
>ven tho he is not with us in
we shall feel his presence in
>irit To his loving wife and
ine family of sons and daugli
your Offiee Boy voices the
hent of the household, when
v our hearts bleed for '-ou in
pci hour of your bereavement
te w^h there were words we
speak to comfort you . . . we
o be near and to render some
[service vet. we fully real
. . .
the Great Physician is the
bne who can bring that com
and that peace which pass
(l understanding . . so it is
irnest prayer that He will be
each and every one of you
n-f shall miss him in person
jt we shall see him live again
>se fine boys and girls he so
for they will strive even
. . .
pan ever . . to be more like
hinking c’ tile uncertainty of
each one of us check up and
DW we could answer if the
r called us tomorrow .
we be ready to the extent
m te would say. "Well done thou
ind faithful servant?" . . . We
ow live from day to day . . .
. taking things as they
. . . tailing sleepily upon our
at night and pouring out our
io the Heavenly Father . ; .
it thought of changing that
• to . . . “What would Thou
us to do?" . , . Let each of
individuals, check on this life
's . the body we have is
temple ... He has placed
■ this temple a soul ... it is
■you and to me to keep it pure
potless . . . clean • • • are we
just that . Imagine God
■ you and me a temple • •
It in form ... in which to
■ that soul . . . what should be
■spouse? re we measuring up
| | expectations? ■ • A disting
English Minister was striv
tot write his Easter Sermon •
foiind the going hard ... he tried
■ed without success . . . then
Pb Ine bis soul was flooded with
thought, • “Christ is
■today His sermon was not
tiyjchang i but his entire life
■hanged It was that same
Beiming fact ihat glorified the
wt Christ's disciples, who were
rtliroken over his going
jns ft you and I will get up each
with that one thought in
find |Y! He • . will . “Christ guide is ALIVE
my every
rP IF 1 will but let Him have
in my heart what a
, . .
■H come into our lives for
. . .
■e noi said Seek ye first the
' r>m of God and His righteous
■ •■ and THEN all these things
| |w bp added to think unto you?" We are
. Jesus Christ
lm the cross to save our souls
|hirh |ster He did . . . but Sunday
|F ... we KNOW HE IS
TODAY We know he
. .
■'ide us all the way for has
B» . . .
said "Lo. I am with
•
I * fvpn unto the end?” May
m BC'hng too sentimental
-
H* >>ut we should take time
■
P l*t God have his own way
| r hearts Check up each
.
ind s ee how you measure
' e been up
checking and I'm in
• • ■ I'm no good at all
ls l have . .
to start at the bot
' bl| t I do KNOW that if I
^ God have HIS in
way my
• . there will be no more
a clips no more disappoint
■
no more sorrows no
. ,
regrets , and I won't even
this business of
. . .
SWEF.PIN' UP.”
; Garden Club
ep Gng Costponed
' Covington
nB Garden Club
Ofsdav scheduled for yesterday
wa * Postponed due to
■wth ot Mr. C. D Rarnsey
time ff the meeting
ted later. wili
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Volume 75
SUNRISE SERVICES ON • er « a A C TER SUNDAY
Funeral Services for
Coe D. Ramsey Held
In City Wednesday
I Taken by Death
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j One of the County’s most promi
i nent citizens, who died in an At
lanta hospital, Tuesday.
Pj IfllliO anc l?*aUC Moelo IU
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Mark l Graves /-i ol e
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World War Vets
Government Will Provide
Free Marker for any
Unmarked Grave.
The local post of the American
Legion held its regular monthly
meeting at the Porter Memorial
Gymnasium at Porterdale Monday
night The meeting was held in the
Woman's Club room
A delicious dinner was served.
with Miss Maud King in charge
The Porterdale Girl Reserves served
the dinner in their usual efficient
manner. The Porterdale Orchestra,
under the direction of Miss Tanner
played during the dinner Thev
were heartily applauded after each
! number
Clifford Hill sang two numbers
which he had translated into I
French This was greeted with :
much applause Frank Meadors
p.esided at the meeting in the ab
sence of Commander Moody Sum
mers.
E B Rogers made a splendid re
! port on the progress made on the
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jij H • A „ • Wiemvr n r
Accepts PoSltIOU
Miss Anice Wismer left Sunday
to accept a responsible position
with James W. Woodruff, a cap
j italist of Columbus. Ga
Miss Wismer has just completed
I her four year college course in
| three and one-half years and while
| she was a student at Brenau Col
lege- Gainesville. Ga., she was elect
ed to Phi Beta Sigma end H G. H
two of the highest honor sorori
ties- and was named in Who's Who
1 in American and Canadian Col
| leges-
Mrs. Teresa Blair Named New
Home Demonstration Agent
Mrs Teresa G. Blair, of Carries
ville. was named this week by of
ficials as Home Demonstration
Agent of Newton County to sue
ceed Miss Mhiam Atkinson, re
signed- who will become the bride
of James Gardner within the near
future
Mrs Blair is well experienced in
this work having served in this
w'or k actively for two years at
Carnesville She attended the
versity of Georgia and graduated in
1933 and later served in similar
work with the government for four
years.
Miss Atkinson gave out a state
j ment last. Friday thanking her
friends for their kindness and help
'while she was Home Demonstration
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864
The Covington Star. Est 1874
Dies at Atlanta Hospital
Following Heart
Attacks.
SPENT ENTIRE LIFE
IN NEWTON COUNTY;
WAS BORN AT SALEM
Board of Stewards of Salem
and Covington Form
Honorary Escort.
People throughout Newton Coun
ty were saddened Tuesday to learn
of the death of Coe D. Ramsey, one
of Covington's best known and mos'
loved citizens.
Mr. Ramsey was striken last Fri
day and was taken to an Atlanta
hospital, where his condition grew
steadily worse until he passed away
shortly past noon Tuesday
Funeral services were held from
I he First Methodist Chtfrch in Cov
ington Wednesday afternoon with
interment in the West View Ceme
tery. Services were conducted bv
the Rev. C. M. Haynes, former pas
tor of the Covington Methodist
Church assisted by Rev H C Em
ory and Rev- Nath Thompson. Pall
bearers were Ike Robertson. C O
Nixon. T G. Callaway, J. E. Phil
ips. Grady Benton and S A. Ginn
Among those in the honorary escort
were all the members of the Board
of Stewards of the Covington Meth
odist Church and at Salem Camp
Grounci - Thfy were R P Lester. Dr
S L. Waites. W C MeGahee. E M.
Piper. H. O. Whelchel, R R. Fow
ler Sr., and R R Fowler, Jr.. H
F. Meadors. E. L Rainey. J. H
Wood. T. C Meadors. A. H David.
R. H Norris O. T Briscoe. W B
R Pennington. Warren Stillwell.
Godfrey Trammell. J L Skinner,
H Y. McCord. J. L Elliott. J. H
Porter. O. W Porter. James C Da
vis. W M Hull, L. L. Gillenstradt
W H Ogletree George S Roach
Ed King- Bob Elliott, H V. Mc
Cord. Jr R. O. Arnold. R F Stan
.
ton. J- A, McCord and 1. L. Mc
mullan
A large floral offering was proof
of the great love and esteem in
which he was held in this commun
ity- All business houses closed for
services j !
one hour during the n
tribute to him I
Mr Ramsey was a native of New
ton County, being born and reared
in the Salem district. He was the
son of the late W. Sam Ramsey
and Mrs Ramsey. formerly Miss
Christian. He attended Emoiy Uni
versity and la er became a merchant
of Covington During recent years.
Mr Rams€y d evot ^ d almost his en_
tire time to farming and dairying,
leaving the management of the
store to his sons.
Mr. Ramsey is survived by his
wife Mrs. Susie Cunningham Ram
sey; two daughters Mrs. J. B Mad
dox. of Rome, and Miss Martha
Ramsey of Covington; three sons
George W.. C D, Jr , and J. Spence,
all of Covington; two sisters. Mrs.
E G Martin and Mrs John Hol
lingsworth. of this city; one broth
er. Mr. T. J Ramsey, of Covington.
The News extends deepest sympathy
to the bereaved family
J. C. Harwell. Funeral Directors
were in charge.
agent in Covington and Newton
County. The statement from Miss
Atkinson follows:
“Dear Club Women, I want to
y 0 u for your cooperation dur
j n g the past two years I will al
ways be interested in Home Dem
onstration Club work and I hope
that you will continue your fine
work
Mrs. Teresa G. Blair. Home Dem- !
onst at-ion agent, will attend your j
next club meeting in April. I hope
you will have a nice program Mrs I
Blair has been Home Demonstra
tion Agent in Carnesville and comes j
very highly recommended. I know
you will all welcome her and con
tinue your club work. Thank you for
your kui^ncss to ni'' and T \v» h each
one of you lots of happiness.” i
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1939.
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Plans Are Made
Rebuild County
Line Church
Deacons Request Volunteer
Donations Be Sent to
W. C. Wood, Oxford.
Deacons of the County Line Bap
tist Church which was destroyed by
fire recently are making plans to
rebuild as soon as necessary financ
arrangements can be made.
They plan to build a rock church
in the place of the wooden struc
ture which was destroyed by fire.
Many citizens throughout the eoun
ty have volunteered financial aid
and some money has been raised
but they are a long way from their
goal.
V. C Ellington has volunteered
to haul the stone from the quarry
at Lithonia free of charge and also
to haul all the gravel needed. By
this means it is thought a fine
church can be erected on the old
site by spending around $1 500
The deacons requested the editor
of the Covington News to state that
any one interested in donating
money or material, please commun
icate with W C Wood, clerk, at
Oxford or with J. W. Steadham at
Rocky Plains.
The deacons also issued a state
ment which appears below. It ap
pears that someone has circulated
the rumor that the d stroying of
the church by fire was through
carelessness and this statement
which appears below is the true
statement of the cause of the fire
To whom it may concern: In
gfrd to County Line Church being
destroyed by fire we understand
there is a report, out that our
church has caught on fire two or
three times from a defective flue
before it burned down We want to
deny this report It is true our
church caught on fire one time be
fore it burned, but not from a
feetive flue, but from a flying spark
and that was the way it caught
when it burned down just any
wooden building is liable to catch,
and as far as our people sitting
down and letting our church bum
from a defective flue, there is no
truth in that report
Signed by deacons.
W C. WOODS. Clerk
J. W STEADHAM
WALTER STOKES
Deacons,
I Easter Services at
Presbyterian C hurch
Sunday Morning
Special Easter services will be
held at the Covington Presbyterian
Church on Sunday morning, April
9th The your. 0 people will present
a devotional program during the
opening period of he Sunday
School at 9:45 A M.
The Junior Choir, making its first
appearance of the year, will sing at
the eleven o' lock worship service
The group will be robed and is
composed of promising young sing
ers of the church Following the
impressive processional, several
Easter anthems and hymns will be
rejidered. The sermon topic has
been announced as "The Living
Christ "
At 8:00 P. M the evening hour of
worship will be observed. The de
votional theme will be "Hearts
Aglow "
Young People’s
Revival Planned
Young People’s Department
of Methodist Church
In Charge.
Thc Young People's Department
of the Methodist Church announces
its plans for the Young People's re
rival, beginning Sunday evening
April 16 at 8:00 o'clock and con
tinuing throughout the week The
services will be conducted by Rev
Harry Lee Smith, of Thomaston.
Ga and the music will be under
i the direction of Rev Arthur Kinsey.
°I Covington Mills,
The young people of all the
churches are urged to attend the
services The night of Tuesday. Ap
ril 18. will be observed as “Union
Night.” for all the young people of
the Decatur-Oxford District
The Young People's Department
will appreciate the cooperation
presence and prayers of the adult
departments of the churches
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HaS Busy IVeek
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The Thrift Oil Company, under
the management of Mr Touch
stone, announced this week a very
successful openirp of their New
service station at the l ear of Ginn
Motor Company. A second adver- j
tisement appears this week which
mav be found elsewhere in this is
sue of the News. ;
'Sunday ^ School
IS Organized at
Mt. Zion Church
First Services _ To Be Held
Easter Sunday at
10 A. M.
A Sunday School was organized
M the Mt. Zion Baptist Church last
Sunday afternoon. Approximately
forty people attended the first
meeting and pledged thems Hes to
carry on Sunday School wo: - k in
this community.
The Sunday School is to op non
sectarian, members of all churches
in the community and their famil
ies are invited to attend- Rev. II P.
Burnley, of Milstead. is pas or of
the church and spoke most en
thusiastically of the opportunities
for Sunday School work in the
community.
Belmont Dpnnis. vice-president of
the Stone Mountain Sunday School
Association presided during the
election of officers. He reci*ed he
benefits a Sunday School brings to
a church "Show me a dead Church
and I’ll show you a Church without
a live Sunday School." said Mr
Dennis.
He stated a heavy responcLility
rested upon every community in
their duty to provide a Sunday
School where the young boys aro
girls of that community could be
taught the Bible and the ove of
God in their youth i
A L McDonald president ot the
Stone Mountain Sunday School As
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New Sources of Income Needed j I
by Farmers, Says County Agent
We wonder if our farmers realize
the cotton situation as they should
There is now in storage 11,500000
bales of cotton on which the federal
government has loans. In addition
to this cotton there is quite a bit
of cotton on the farms and then the I
cotton factories have cotton on stor- j
age This means that about a two- ;
year supply of American cotton is
on hand without any production for
1939. A person who is dependent on
cotton for a living must live hard
for a few years at , least. t ^ This mean
our farmers must find some addi
tional sources of income
A very few of our farmers are |
equipped to increase their income
by means of sonic type of livestock
and must look to something else
Prdbably the production of seed or
1HH PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5c SINGLE COPY
All Churches in
Cooperating to Make
Affair Huge Success
Pre*. Nat Turner of Kiwanis
Club To Be Master
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REV. H. C. EMORY TO
BRING THE EASTER
MORNING MESSAGE
Sunrise Prayer Services Will
Be Held at Porterdale
M. E. Church
The entire community is expect
ed to arise early next Sunday !c
participate in the Sunrise Easter
Services which are to be held on the
public square at seven o'clock. In
case of rain the services will be held
in the Courthouse.
Nat Turner. President of the lo
cal Kiwanis Club will be master of
ceremonies. The idea for the meet
ing originated in the Kiwanis Club j
bi t the entire city is cooperating to j
the fullest extend and it is hoped
it will be an annual affair.
The call to worship will be given
by Rev. Walker Combs, pastor of
the First Baptist Church. This will
be followed by the invocation by
Rev. Arthur Kinsey, pastor of the
Newton County Circuit of the
Methodist Church. After thy invo
cation an anthem will be sung by
the Covington Music Club.
Reverend Sidney Gates, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church will
re- d the scripture and this will be
followed by a song by the entire
I congregation.
Rev. H C. Emory pastor of the
First Methodist Church, will bring
. the message of the morning to the
citizens assembled The benedic
tion will be pronounced by Rev.
Walker Combs.
There will also be a Sunrise
Prayer Service at the Porterdale
Methodist Church Eastc Sunday
morning at 7 o'clock with the pas
tor, Rev. E C. Swcatman presiding.
The public is cordially invited to
this service.
It is hoped that both of these
services will have capacity crowds.
and that this community will cele
brate Easter Sunday by attending;
the other services of the day as i
well. There will be no change in
the other services, Sunday School:
and Church services will be held in
all the Churches at the usual hour. i
^harts’? Forester |
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^ ^r vices at Macon
Reverend Charles S Forester 1-ft
Tuesday morning for Wesleyan Col
lege, of Macon where he will lead
the services in the Religious Em
ihasis Week program that will close
here Thursday night
Mr Forester, who is a member of:
the facult.v at Emorv at Oxford and
pastor of the AUeq Memorial
Church of Oxford has been very
active in Young People's work in
this section and his invitntion to
Wesleyan was welcomed here bv
his fnpnds
Last Sunday afternoon a Youth
Crusade talk was made over WSB
by the Oxford pastor tinder the !
sponsorship of Emory University.
some special crop w'ould suit their
plants better. As an example we
have a few farmers now who sell
enough Crimson Clover seed to sup
plement their income Some few sell
enough cow peas to increase their j
income very substantially. You !
know the garden seed business is a
large business and very profitable I
Watermelon seed production in ;
some areas is a source o f farm in
come Surely there is something
that could be produced on every
.arm in Newton t Count\ that would M
increase the cash returns Let's busy
ourselves and find it.
The question is always raised as
to where we can sell various things
after we have produced ihem Yon
know Ger-gia imports firm ottvi
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NUMBER 14
Elected Director
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who was elected Director of the
Georgia Railroad and Banking
Company of Augusta at their an
nual meeting Tuesday,
R. 0. Arnold Is
Named Director
Georgia Company
Elected on Board Director*
Georgia Railroad and
Banking Co.
j R. O. Arnold. Treasurer and Gen
j
eral Manager of the Covington
Mills, was elected Director of Geor
gia Railroad and Banking Company
at their annual meeting held at
Augusta Tuesday
Mr. Arnold is one of the leading
citizens of this community and is
treasurer of the Cotton Manufac
turers Association of Georgia He
** a ^ s0 '’ice-president, of Matlison
® ra ided Cord Company of Athens,
and vice-president of Progressive
Insurance Company of Atlan
He is a mpmb°r of one of £
Pioneer families of Georgia K e
formerly resided in Atheas and is
a former mayor of that city
He is Past Commander of the lo
cal American Legion Club, vice
president of Covington Kiwanis
C'ub and director of the Covington
Furniture Company
W. C. T. U. Rally
Here April 11
Eastern Division Group Will
Meet at BaDtist
Church.
The Eastern Division of the
Fourth District Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will hold an all
day meeting here at the Baptist
Church, beginning at 10 A. M
Tuesday. April II. The Unions rep
resented will be: Barnesvilla. r, ov _
ington Griffin, Jackson, Oxford,
Zebulon. Dr. Mary Harris Armor,
of international reputation as a
temperance lecturer and worker,
will address the convention at 11
A. M. Mrs. Robert McDougsll. of
Atlanta, vice-president of the State
organization, will also be heard in
an address.
At 8 o'clock in the afternoon Rev.
and Mrs Marvin Green, state di
vectors of the Younth's Temper
ance Council, will speak to the
young people
The Emory at Oxford Glee Club
has been asked to sing
Lunch will be served at the
church. Covington and Oxford are
joint hosts to the District
The public is cordially invited to
attend
f _, ./;/•/stiail . .. ( _ OlMCff
Wifi Meet Thursday
The Christian Council will me#t
Thursday evemn at the First
Prrrbvt'—'on Church. The public '#
coidially invited to attend