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thl t he behind us vacant
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^^nt putting mv hand on it
man come in and sit
behind me . . . well he
lidgi' in' round and I though,
50 he could not see . • •
s obligin’ Oh the pity
pan way over toward the
can see around me and
kv never if he didn’t grab
[book and get away with
had about $5.00 Sunday
5 npy in it 'that won't do
pood'. Had my weeks
Bl.50 in it and the Life
[offers pen the could Boss have gave
s ago • . He
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that old pocketbook . . .
len but mast of all
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rOU think that sneak thief
say when right out of that
i he pulls the left hind
five-legged rabbit that my
id Bill Biffem killed in
5onavent,ure Cemetery in
one dark Saturday nite
the clock struck 12 . . .
lat is Bill's story . . • and
It it ail the way from Sa
il the press Institute five
| at Athens just for the
b . . . and the Office Boy
left that out of his purse
!s always brought me luck
lias! On this fateful night
1st • . . that rabbit foot
If with my pocket book!
611 Get your gun! I won't
t a rabbit foot!
|u noticed how Otis Nixon
ting the yard around his
; We are beginning to envy
I lovely lawn and he has
lew white pinket fence that
Uty to his place be sure
the lovely scarlet climber;
lias climbing around the,
house ... We believe Otis
! ! flower-minded and glad
(... We have always loved
i [has all kinds ... but your Of
simply last his mind
h Sure she's a flower
don't think I've gone back
[ or Aunt Sally . • . Every
Jrdens seem to be filled
I this year . . . the first
r* I blighted by the cold
and we thought there
I none . . . but Covington
le named the “Iris City of
p Louis D. Bolton's lovely
Ins at Burge Plantation you
I some very rare varieties
Irould just look at them all
prs. Ernest Callaway's gar
produced some prize win
les this year • . . but her
talisman roses excel! The
^ ■ her ted trellis radiance and talismar
are the loveliest
I ever seen . . . and we were
hat our special favorite of yel
T in lillies came from he
Ithers gardens. We are
k> all shades of violet, laven
[ple and yellow flowers and
pen garden is at it’s loveliest
[eason ... on down the hi!)
red some rare varieties in
fen of the Bankstons. Mrs.
P has always won prizes on
pful iris . - ■ but Mr. Bank
pmbing Lady Hillington (if
he way V spells it) rose on
outlining the sun room is
the loveliest we have ever
- but if you will drive on
Smory Street and we think
Stephenson wins the prize
aose that mass collection is
m he loveliest ever he had
...
I Fateh the Office Boy after
I- • for some of those lovely
■varieties come down mighty
I‘he bank . . . and yellow is
pkoess
If-hrubbery in the Copeland’s
I is at it's loveliest . . and
r wait until their Regal Lil
r m if you want to see a lit
pf heaven right here in Cov
Penningtons l us with visit of Sunday Atlanta sur
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p the back of the car for the
I Boj ’ ■ • . a huge box of iris
fsch plant, having a blossom
^ the kind we just can't
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f r; set it planted so bad
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Volume 75
SCHOOLS OF NEWTON
COUNTY PREPARE FOR
GRADUATION EXERCISES
Likely Candidate
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day that he would be a candidate
for Governor next year if the
Georgia school crisis was not
straightened out.
Abit Nix May
Be Candidate in
Governor’s Race
Will Run If School Crisis
In State Has Not Been
Straightened Out.
Abit Nix, of Athens, long
fied with Georgia's political and
fraternal life last week
announcement of his conditional
candidacy for Governor next year.
“I am being besieged with nes
sagps urging me to run.” said Mr.
Njx ' -h U t ot - course it is too early yet
to ma > a d . . * •
“However ” J* ^ e ' un e “ “
situationexisUngat
0Ul P ublic s. hools is s a g -
out ' and unless tbP i,talp geL,s on a
firmer fina-tcial basis, I tell you
right now that I am going to be a
candidate.”
Mr. Nix, prominent in legal, civic
and literary circles, said ne referred
to the present crisis which has
closed many school,
others and generally curtailed the
state’s educational program
He is in Savannah with the Board
of Regents of the University System
of Georgia, of which he is a mem
ber.
Discussion of his possible candi
dacy for governor to succeed Gov
ernor Rivers was prompted when he
was shown an editorial in last
week's Bulloch 'Statesboro) Times
lauding his qualifications for the of
fice.
Ginn Inspects
Electric Report
More People Using Electric
Power Than Ever
Before.
Citizens of Covington are taking
i- a pjd strides toward the electrical
wa y of living, according to a state
rnent by Mayor S. A. Ginn- The
statement was based on reports of
Covington’s electrical dealers which
showed that in 1938 alone over 16
per cen t of all the families served
bv the city electrical system pur
h .sed one of the three larger elec
c a
trical appliances, ranges, refriger
ators and water heaters.
Of the 647 homes served by the
city, new electric refrigerators ware
installed in 57; ranges in 38 and
water heaters in 10.
This rapid advancement was at
tributed by Mayor Ginn to the fact
that the city has been conducting
an extensive newspaper advertising
and promotional campaign in co
operation with the Georgia Power
Company.
Masons Meeting at
The Masonic
Degree team from Oglefiorpe
Masonic Lodge will be in
£on Fr: ay evening. May 5- to
f Pr t bP Master s Degree at
i Covtng'on Masonic Temple.
Masons in this vicinity are urged
be present
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864.
The Covington Star, Est 1874,
More Than TOO Students To
Receive Diplomas in
County.
SENIORS STAGE PLAYS
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR
BIG CELEBRATIONS
Annual School Edition Will
Be Published on
May 19.
As graduation time drew closer
this week, more than one hundred
students throughout Newton Coun
ty rushed at their respective tasks
in an effort to “Get everything in'’
before the delivery of diplomas. |
Tomorrow evening, senior clashes
in all parts of the county expec* to
stage various kinds of shows and
local talent comedies in an effort I
to raise money for a final celebra
tion before they part company.
next week and the week after th c -
happy graduates will be busy with
final studies, annual class papers.
parties ' recitals ’ P icnics and man >'
other activities
The Newton County School Fdi
tion of the Covington News is to dp
published on Thursday, May 18.
a special section of the News, and
final plans are nearing completion
Friday of next week, representatives
from the eight school districts will
gather in Covington to raise fund;;
for publishing the paper. Pictuies
of teachers and students have a 1 -
ready been taken and are now in
the engraving department. The
local pictures are a special interest
ing feature of the publication as
every person in Newton County has
a son. daughter or friend in the
graduating classes.
Graduation exercises will be held
at nearly every school in ihe county
at the same day and hour. Com
mencement sermons will be deliv
ered Sunday, May 21, and gradua
tion exerci -ses will be neld at the
j schools Monday evening. May 22.
Recitals and other activities are ex
pected to be held several days be
£ore .
The Senior Class of the Covington
public Schools will be given the
hanor and privilege to be the first
to use the new school .gymnasium
now under construction. Contract
ors are rushing the project to com
pletion for final inspection before
May 10. Dedication exercises will
be held at the same time as the
Graduation exercises and the sen
iors will be given a farewell in one
of the most elaborate fashions in
| recent years.
The entire class of graduates state
they are honored to be the first to
use the new gymnasium. The audi
torium of the new building will
many more people than could oc
cupy the present auditorium. The
new building has a large stage and
movable chairs. The City Board of
Education will take active part on
the program, according to informa
tion received this week
Ga. Extra Session
Appears Unlikely
Prospects of Georgia's lawmakers
calling themselves into an extra ses
sion to provide for the state school
system appear slim if results of the
Georgia Education Association s re
cent poll means anything.
More than half the members of
both branches of the state Legis
lature ignored it. Only sixteen of the!
fifty-two members of the Senat'*;
have gone on record as favoring an
extra session.
Floral Offerings at Funeral of John A. Porter at Porter Mausoleum, West View Cemetery
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1989
Recent Speaker
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son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Elliott
of this city, who made the prin
cipal address at Memorial exer
cises held last week at the First
Methodist church.
Agricultural
News Given by
County Agent
Discusses Various Problems
Confronting Farmers
In Area.
On next Wednesday at 10 o'clock
there will be a Sheep Shearing dem
onstration on the Fowler farm above
Oxford usually known as the Gib
son farm and where Albert Strick
i and lives. If you would like to see
a wizard in action with a pair of
clippers be sure to attend this dem
onstration. We believe our farmer*
j | have been missing a wonderful op
portunity t<j make money by not
raising sheep. Thpy should fit j-ifc
our conditions c.* ''mited pasting
and fPPd much bettfT 5han iheftf
cattle. Then they offer two chances
of makillg mon ey by not raising
s heep. They should fit into our
conditions of limited pastures and
feed much bettpr than bee[ catc>
T h en thev offer two changes ot
making monev in the sale of
and lambs Bp sure t0 attend this
demonstration and see how easy
sheep are to handle and the pos
iS j b j b ty of placing some on your
farm.
Thursday, May 11th. is Legume
and livestock Day at the Georgia
state College of Agriculture- On
{ ba { da te you will be able to see the
hay crops on the College farm as
well as tV livestock They have a
large number of brood mares and
you will see some excellent mule
colts- Then in addition to this
will see hogs, sheep, dairy cattle.
beef ca ttie and poultry. There will
bp one t0 discU ss each phase
pf livestock with you. Make your
p i ans to attend if possible
This week we went up to see a
mu]p colt on thp farm of Mr. T. G.
g^ggns. The mare has missed only
a few days work and was plowing
the day we were there even though
the colt was only a week of age.
This is the second colt born on Mr
Boggus’ farm during the past year '
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Builders’ Week
Merchants of
a Builders’ Week Edition
Thursday. Advertisements
in an effort to make
This special edition is
with a nationwide
“Builders’ Week.”
MRS. BENTON S
FUNERAL IS HELD
AT STARRSVILLE
Waa Wife of Sheriff W. G.
Benton of This
County.
SERVICES HELD AT
METHODIST CHURCH
IN THAT COMMUNITY
Had Friends In All Parts of
Newton and Jasper
Counties.
Residents of the Starrsville com
munity and throughout Newton
County bowed their heads in sorrow
last Saturday as they learned of
the death of Mrs. W. G. Benton,
wife of Sheriff Benton of this coun
fy
Mrs. Benton had been a resident
Of Starrsville for the past twenty
odd years and had friends in all
sections of the county as well as in
Monticeilo, where she was born and
reared She was the daughter of
Mr, and Mrs C .M. Faulkner, well
j known Monticeilo residents.
She had been ill for two months
and gradually grew worse until she
passed on at eleven o'clock Friday
night ' April 28th Her dPath wil1 bf>
I keenly felt by, not only her
but by the many people throughout,
| this area who knew and loved
I She was always kind and ever
ing to help in any worthy
Mrs. Benton loved flowers and spent
much of her time growing them to
pass them on to her friends,
Funeral services were held at the
Starrsville Methodist Church Sun
dav mornin * at elevpn °' clock Wlth
interment in the Starrsville ceme
tery. Services were conducted by the
Rev Georg€ D - Goddar d- of Milner.
; The many floral offerings were a
i token of the high esteem in
she was held. J. C Harwell and
Son. Funeral Directors, were in
ebar k e
Mrs ' Benton is survived by her
bus band, one son Cnarles Benton,
tw0 daugbter *’ Mr ’ s ' R - Camp
bell, Jr., of Mansfield, and Miss
Anna Banton - of Starrsville; tw >
grandchildren, Sherrod Campbell.
III, and Carol Campbell; her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs C M. Faulkner
of Monticeilo; three sisters, Mrs. L
W. Walker, of Griflin. Mrs. E. R
Maples, of LaFaye.te and Mrs.
Clifford Lynch, of Eudora: three
brothers. A. L S H and P. M
Faulkner, all of Monticeilo. Th
News extends sympathy to the be
reaved family.
Roy 7?. Elliott
'Ves at Conyer*
Funeral services for Roy B. El
hott, prominent merchant and bus
‘ness man of Conyers, who died ral
ly Tuesday morning following a
heart attack, were held Wednesday.
He was well known in Newton and
Rockdale Counties and had many
friends who deeply regretted to
learn of his death. He was a mem
ber of the Board of Stewards of the
First Me hodist Church ii Con? ers
and was a member of other civic
organizations.
Next Week
and vicinity will stage
the Covington News next
will appear in that issue
and building easier.
published in connection
celebrating the annual
Guest Speaker
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prominent Baptist Minister and
head of evangelism in Georgia,
who will be principal speaker at
the Christian Council at the
tist church tonight (Thursday).
County Meeting
of Christian
Council May 4
Rev. W. H. Faust Will Be
The Principal Speaker
on Program.
The Christian Council of New
ton County will hold its monthly
mPPting at , hp pirst Baptlgt Church
on Thursday night. May 4th at 3
o'clock. Every minister, church of
ficial and layman of this county is
^rdiaily invited to attend this
meet ,ing, The Council is composed of
g gTOl)p of Christian workprs who
are interested in the spiritual bet
terment of Covington and vicinity,
u interdenominational and doc
tritial differences are minimized
a fellowship of faith and
!ovp A , plpndid spirlt 0{ unan j m
has characterized every
where there is community of
terest and sing i en ?ss of purpose,
there is harmony of action
Rev. W. H Faust, prominent Bap
tist minister and at present head of
evangelism in the State of Georgia
will be the guest speaker on Thurs
nigbt Rpv p aust i s a dynamic
persona ]j{y and b i s message will be
partjcularly adap t e d to the evan
gp ]j s {j C needs of Newton County
Every person interested in the
condu cting of a union county-wide
| revival this summer is urged to at
tend. A revival committee is ahead?'
functioning and plans are
being ‘ drawn up for the launching of
great evangelistic campaign at an
early date.
Revival at The
, Oxford Church
Rev. John Tate Preaches to
Large Crowd Each
Day.
The revival services at Allen
Memorial Church in Oxford are
continuing this week with the Re,'.
John Tate, pastor of the First
: Methodist Church of BarnesviHe
doing the preaching The morning
services are being held at 10:30 with
the entire student body of Emory a‘
Oxford in attendance. A good at
tendance of the town people has
been reported. The evening h -ur for
preaching is at 7:45 P M Spec,a!
n.usic is being furnished by the Qx
| ford choir, and by the visiting mm
ister himself.
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5c SINGLE COPY
GENERAL ELECTION WILL
BE HELD IN GEORGIA JUNE
6TH UNGER PRESENT LAW
Constitutional Amendments
Will Be Voted on in
Election.
REGULATIONS FOR THE
VOTERS OF THE STATE
OUTLINED BY OFFICIALS
Brief Outline Amendments
Given This Week
by News.
j “ ZZ required" requned
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** VOte on 33 cons «tutional
amendm « nt s passed by the recent
eeneral assembly and to vote on any
vacancies in any public office.
Any person residing in the state
for one year or more and in the
county for six month or more and
shall have paid all of his poll taxes
is entitled to vote in this election.
As the election this year comes
within six months after the poll
taxes for 1939 were due the Con
stitution does not require that the
15011 taxe * be paid six months bpforp
the election. All that is required is
j that a person must have paid the
poll taxes before he can vote.
Most of the Constitutional
amendments are of a local nature
and unless interest is raised by can
didates, who may run due to
cies. very little interest is
to be taken in the election. A pro
clamation was issued by Governor
Rivers calling the election and the
following amendments will be voted
on:
1. To provide County of Fulton
Chief Clerk
2. Permit Board of Education in
Flovd ' Pu!ton and DeKaIb Counties
to make temporary loans.
3 School District in Johnson
County may issue refunding bonds.
4. School District- in Tatnall
County may issue refunding bonds,
5. To permit DeKaIb County to
pay $2,500 per year from county
funds to Judges.
6. To permit Judges to hear and
judge matters not required by jury.
7. To permit city of Pearson to
issue refunding serial bonds.
8 Permit Grady County to issue
bonds.
9. Permit City of Blackshear to
issue Refunding Bonds
10 To permit City of Carrollton to
issue refunding bonds.
11 To permit Governor to issue
in name of State Highway Refund
j ing Bonds the sum of $2,650,000
payable on March 15, 1946.
12. Permit City of Macon to Is
sue debt certificates.
13. Permit Fulton to have school
retirement pension fund.
14. Permit City of Quitman to is
I sue refunding bonds.
15. Permit City of Fitzgerald to
levy taxes on property.
16. Permit City of Quitman to
obtain loans.
17. Permit General Assembly to
set up Civil Service system
18. Permit City of Greenville to
issue bonds.
19. Permit City of Savannah to
igsue bonds
j 20. Coastal Highway District may
be continued as a political subdi
j I vision, etc
21. Permit City of Svlvania to is
sue bonds.
22 Permit City of Ocilla to issu"
bonds.
23. School District Liberty Coun
ty issue bonds.
24. County of Bacon issue bonds.
25. City of Augusta issue bonds.
26. Permit City of Nashville to
issue bonds.
27 Permit City of Ocilla to issue
bonds.
28. Permit City of Savannah to
issue serial bonds.
29. Permit City of Ray City to
issue bonds.
30 P mit County of Tift to is
sue bonds.
31 Permit Cit' T of Atlanta to
make improvements, etc
32. Permit levy of taxes in school;
district in Fulton County. j
33. Permit Town of Bowdon to
issue bonds
Miss Edythe Trapnell
Wins First Place
Miss Edythe Trapnell of the Cov
ington High School won first place
in Speech At the Avondale Fourth
Distric* Meet last week She has
won numerous honors in speech
over the School of th* Air. She is a
pupil of Mrs. A. J. Wismer. I
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Attend* Conference
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MRS. TERESA BLAIR,
who headed the delegation Friday
from Newton county to the Rural
Urban Conference held in Atlanta
] as t week. Mrs. Blair is Home
Demonstration agent of Newt on
County,
County Women
Attend Rural
\ Urban Meeting
Thirty from Newton County
i Take Part in Atlanta
Activities.
Newton County was represented
at the Rural-Urban Conference held
‘ the Atlanta City Auditorium Ap
ril 28th and 29th by thirty rural
women, twm urban women and the
j party Home left Demonstration the Agent. The
Courthouse at nine
o'clock and arrived at the auditori
um and registered just in time for
the beginning of the program.
Events of the program included
addresses by J. Edgar Hoover. Judge
Camilla Kelly. Chief Justice Charles
Reid. Gov. E. D. Rivers. Senator R.
B. Russell. Columbus Roberts. Dr
S. V. Sanford. Mrs. Frank Dennis.
Miss Lurline Collier. Mr G. V. Cun
ningham. Braswell Dean and oth
ers
Friday night's program was cli
maxed with a pageant “Festival of
the Seasons." presented by the Pine
Mountain* Valley Resettlement pro
^ ppt
All delegates except four returned
Friday night. Those four attended
Ihe entire conference. The purpose
of this conference was to bring the
rural organizations and the town
and city organizations into closer
cooperation with each other A new
phase of the conference this year
was forums conducted by people
well informed on their particular
subjects. These were much enjoyed
and appreciated by those in at
tendance
Mrs. N. P. Smith
Dies at Newborn
Was Well Known Resident
of That Community for
Many Years.
Mrs. N. P. Smith, of Newborn,
died Saturday evening at her home
in that city She was 78 years of
age and was well known through
out the county. She had many
friends and was loved by all who
knew her
Funeral services were held at the
residence in Newborn with inter
ment in the N«wborn Cemetery
Monday morning at eleven o'clock
Services were conducted by Rev,
Warwick assisted by Rev. Williams.
Mrs. Smith is survived by four
daughters Mrs. Lee Porter. Rut
ledge- Mrs. Bob Sams. Newborn.
Mrs Otis Childs. AUanta. Mrs D
P. Wilson Newborn; four sons.
Grady Newborn. Clayton. South
Carolina. Doyle. Newborn. Nester.
Newborn; two sisters Mrs Moll-,’
w iw*ms Newborn. Mrs. Corn
Hodge. Ha.vston. The News extend*
sympathy to th° bereaved family.
J. C Harwell and Son Funeral
Directors, were in charge
NOTICE
Please make your Ci v Tax Re
turns now.—J H. Wood. City Clerk.
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