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could ttlink of sompthlng
flowers . . but no gar
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•eitier at this time than
13 and if you
r own • . . McGath's
Katterine do
fr goodness sake
to Oxford . . . It’s just
fen right now Mr. Me
Loses are lovely • • I ve
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everywhere this week
ft home an
r e came to my
f flowers from the gardens
!opelands this week . •
.lovely as any hot house
)n like your
Roses
n.sed to grow • . . the
;tjpr one wa*
onpd kind ’ *
precious to me . . we
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ppn one nice it since we
s little
•ound barefoot as a
and our Father planted
a5 tall as his head
grew pruned to the
was never
7m do it these covered days witn •
sprinR it was
of the loveliest buds . •
kind that open up ano
ithm a couple of days • .
hat lasted for days . . .
that rose but in the
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one outstanding rose
= American
believe, a white
1(i and believe it or
bud was half the size of
it is half open today
visitor in our nome has
„t its beauty • . . and
of my grandmother people with • ■
I compare all
and that rase looked
. large
her she was a
of the old school . .
herons- dignity itself • • and
ip I can remember she was
iriy the roses had gone
. skin
cheeks her was,
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ihite and her hah
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L her crowning glory . .
| sat down to comb It it
P ami
,he iloor all around her
[te as snow . . • and eVftV
can remember she parten
middle and coiled it in
p
aids around her head ,
my precious mother wears
; so I have loved that white
which reminds me so much
and grateful for these
.
.
[ul friends who sent them
talking about the thief in
nta theatre who stole ton y
I keep thinking of some
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fee that was in it . . . I'm
that there was a two-page
ten letter in it . . just
''A Friend." It was some
prized very much . . al
the person gave no clue as
Entity in the letter . . she
Us on a very high pedestal
j we were striving to merit
lovely things said in the
if that friend sees this
'on'f you please send us a
hat we want to live up
. . we want to place it in
y personal scrapbook and
over and over from time
, the nicest thing has hap
in mr you remember I
the rabbit foot Bill Biffem
p was in my purse stolen
It as soon as R. H. Patterson.
d that . hight down to
ise hr came and handed me
flnpe ... I opened it and a
ppw rabbit foot rolled out
Ih thp following note: "Sorry
I of your loss of your pet
I but here is another—Killed
I old Soldiers’ cemetery in
[ ly on All Hallow's eve—
on the stroke of tw’elve—
pp lull of the moon and is
ft hind leg of a six legged
Here's to luck—and better
Signed R. H- II. Well.
Mo you young man ... it has
key ring on it, so I will not
1 to my pocketbook. but
it on the inside of my
F pocket where it won’t get
Irom me! "There's another
foot from "A Friend Who
you better luck next time."
jr So from. I hope "Your Ardent Ad
by the end of
fppk I'll have enough rabbit
make me a necklace to wear
F’v shirt and then I know’ no
Iharm van come to me than
isiness of having to keep on
■ SWEEPIN’ UP.
r t'l ,on Study Class
Meet at Church
Mission Study Class of the
" 'oman s Missionary So
convene at the church be
R Monday, May 15, and con-
1 through Thursday. All
aie urged to be present.
1 0 C. MEETING
Mav meeting of the United
°f the Confederacy will
3 the home of Mrs. W
l °n Tuesday
o cler-k afternoon
Ml Paul Yarbroug.
1M - di arge 0 f the
program.
Volume 75
INSPECTION OF NEW
SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
TO BE MADE MAY 19TH
New Minister
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formerly of Farmville, Virginia
who will be installed as new' pas
tor ol the Porterdale Presbyterian
Church Sunday evening.
Installation
Services for
Rev. A. D. Cloud
j Will Be Held Sunday at the
Porterdale Presbyterian
Church.
Installation services for Rev. Ath
ol D Cloud will be held at the Por
terdale Presbyteria- Church Sun
day evening at 8 o'clock.
Rev. W. M Gardner, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church in Atlan
ta. will preach the sermon for the
evening. Dr. Oglesby, of the Central
Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. Dr
Sidney Gates, of the Covington
First Presbyterian Church- and Rev.
Daniel, of Jackson, will assist in the
installation services.
Dr. Cloud is formerly of Farm
ville, Virginia, and has served in
Georgia for several years. He has
already made his home in Porter
dale and has made many friends.
The public is invited to attend
these services.
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The Cotton Manufacturers' As
sociation of Georgia will hold its
thirty-ninth annual cnovention at
Sea Island May 25 and 26. accord
ing to T. M. Forbes, secretary.
Among t.he problems to be discussed
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is the recent recommendation of
the textile industry committee
a minimum wage of 32 1 2 cents an
hour without any differential ad
justment favoring the South Ful
ler E. Callaway, of LaGrange. is
president of the association
notice
Phase make your City Tax Re
turns now.—J H. Wood. City Clerk,
Roper Is Named
Envoy to Canada
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tary of commerce, is shown in
Washington, happy about his
appointmenl as U. S. ministet
to Canada.
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864
The Covington Star. Est 1874
PWA Offiicals Will Pass On
Work of Contractors
On Building.
ALLOTMENT INCREASED
BY THE GOVERNMENT
ON NEW BUILDING
Contracts for Equipment Tc
Be Closed in a Few
Days.
Covington's new combination
Gymnasium-Auditorium is nearing
j comp' tion and will be ready for
■ dedicarion and graduation exercises
within a few days.
It is most gratifying to know
| that this project is just about com
pleted and ready to be delivered
over to the Board of Education
Word has been received that on
May 19th, it will undergo an in
spection by the officials represent
ing the Public Works Administra
tion.
It is the general opinion of those
who have carefully followed the
course of construction from th F
time it started, that this is one oi
the most substanially built, as well
as most beautiful gymnasium-audi
toriums in this section of Georgia
and reflects credit and ability on
the pari of the Architect. Mr. Hen
ry H. Jordan. The contracting firm
Messrs. Beers-Coliins Company a.
well as the foreman in charge. Mi
Nance. deserve the thanks and
praise of the citizenry of Covingtor
for their untiring efforts in givin::
them such a beautiful structure.
The Board of Education has re
ceived information from Mr H A
wortha Acting Regional Direct
j or, that the original grant allot
ment has 'been revised from *21 -
272.00 to *23 417 00. This is an ad
ditional amount of *2.145 00 and be
ing 45 per cent necessary for the
purchase of equipment. The Board
of Education furnishing 55 per cent
Plans are under way to close con
tracts 'or bids received for the nec
essary equipment. The Board of
Education now feels safe and sure
that the building will be amply
equipped in the very near future.
Local Teachers
For Next Year
Professor Hawkins to Begin
Fifteenth Year in
September.
At a held recently thP
Covington Board of Education re
elected a ii teachers in the city pub
lic schools to serve on the faculty
for another year.
C. E. Haw'kins, superintendent
was renamed as school head and in
'■ September will begin his fifteen'h
consecut . ve yMr wlth the Coving _
ton High School. Mr. Hawkins, a
graduate of Mercer Univerniy.
served for eight years under A. W
Baldwin, former superintendent.
He has served the past six years
in his present capacity. Before com
ing to Covington, he taught at Lo
ganville and Stone Mountain
Marked progress in the development
of the school has been made under
his administration.
Mr. Milton Brogdon was elected
to the Covington faculty fouv years
ago Mr. Brogdon is a resident of
Uvalda, Ga He is a graduate of
Young Harris College and received
his degree from the University of
Georgia He was principal of the
Watkinsville High School 'or four
years before coming to Covington.
Robbie Brooks, a resident of Lex
ington Georgia, was re-elected for
another term. Professor Brooks re
! ceived his education at the Univer
I sity of Georgia and has had several
years experience prior to coming to
Covington last year.
Other high school teachers are.
Mrs. Luke ftobinson. Jr.. Miss Elsie
Rheberg and Mrs. C E. Hawkins.
The elementary grade staff in
eludes. Mrs. H. S. Allen. Miss Eve
lyn McMichael. Miss Eleanor Piper.
Miss Annie L. Turner. Miss Willie
F. Morris. Miss Dorothy Lee. Mis'
Kathleen Harmon Mrs. W K
Swann and Mrs. Islah Rourke
Members of ‘he Covington Board
of Education are O W Porter
; Chairman, Dr. J. R. Sams, vice
chairman. Col. R. M Tuck, secie
tary and treanirrr: N. S Turner
I Leon Cohen and I. T. Wiley.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA,
Mansfield Gets First Grant for New Water Works System
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Pictured above is H. L. Holly, PWA representative, handing over the government’s first check
for the new Mansfield Waterworks project. The check is being delivered to Mayor A. E. Hays and is
for the sum of $5,909.00. Pictured above, left to right, Councilman J. L, Milton; Mayor Hays; Secre
tary-treasurer H. C. Hays, - Councilman James Benton; PWA Representative H. L. Holly; J. A. Clem
ments, manager in charge of construction; and R. P. Campbell, attorney. News Photo by JBA.
First Check for
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of $22,000, According
To PWA. ;
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The "irst check or grant the new
waterworks system at Mansfield
was delivered to Mayor A E. Hays
last week by H, L. Holly. PWA rep
resentative.
The check was the first of fopr
grants and amounted to *5,909.00.
The entire project calls for a total
cost of *22.000. and covers installa-!
tion of fire plugs and a complete
water system throughout the town ■
of Mansfield
Th" water lines are being placed |
by the C. H. Cook Company and !
are now nearing completion. A newj
crew of men arrived this week to
begin ork on the huge reservoir
which rill be erected near the
pumping station.
Councilmn who have taken active!
part in the drive for a water system
for that city are J B. Spears. S. R.
Campbell. J. L Milton, T. P. Law- J
rence. James Benton. I'ecreVtry- j
Treasurer H. C. Hays and Mayor A.
E. Hays. I
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Pictured above are recent Covington visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
McCulloughs, of Centerville, aunt and uncle of Deputy Sheriff and
Mrs. C. L. Butler. Mr. and Mrs. McCulloughs are both over 80 years
of age but still have their natural teeth, don’t wear glasses and get i
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around like young folks. Mrs. McCulloughs knits all of her husbands
socks and he has bought only one pair from the sTore since they j
were msyied, 58 year ago They raise their own chickens, milk theii
own cow and work their own garden. News Photo by JBA.
THURSDAY*, 1 ^
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Proclamati o n
In cooperation with the mer
chants and business houses of Cov
inyton, I hereby proclaim May 15
thro,, – h 22 as Builders Week. This
proclamation is issued upon the re
quest of citizens in an effort to
bring more home owners into this
city and to improve and provide
better homes for present residents.
This 5lh day of May, 1978.
Signed,
S. A. GINN. Mayor
Tom Sigman Named
Senior President
Tom Sigman, of Conyers, last j
week was named Senior class pres-j
ident of Emory University's School
of Business Administration for next
year in the annual campus sprirg
elections
H? defeated Louis Siegel. Atlanta
by a vote of 24 to 10. As president !
he will supervise the general activi
ties of his class, with particular re
sponsibility for the commencement ■
program
Sigman. son of Mrs. Annie Lee {
Sigman. was graduated from Socia;
Circle high school ’in 1936. Now a
junior in the business
tion school. He is an active member
of the Emory Non-fraternitv Or
garization
More than 75 000 retail merchant ’
throughout the nation will feature
and display cotton products, a new
high for co-operation in th* annual
cfdfbration.
Cooperating with iihe Cotton
Council and the Cotton Textile In
stitute in the expanded Cotton
Week are the national Retail Dry
Goods Association, the Wholesale
Dry Goods Institute and chains af
filiated with the Insritute of Dis
tribution. the National Association
of Food Chains and the National
Association of Chain Drug Stores.
Particular significance is being
at'ached to Cotton Week this year
by virtue of acute problems facing
the crop and the industry. In five
years the w'orld price of American
cotton based on the gold dollai
'has dropped from approximat-ly 18
cents a pound to an all-time low of
five cents, while 1939 exports are
setting a new low' of 3.500,000 bales
as compared with the normal out
put of 7500.000 bales.
At the same time, figures reveal
that world consumption of foreign
cotton has increased in ten years
from 10.000,000 bales to 16750000
bales.
The cotton industry likewise
faces an increasingly destructive
threat from synthetic fibers, pro
duction of w'hich has increased in
ten years from an equivalent of
738.000 bales to 4.500.000 bales per
year.
Paper, manufactured in 37 states.
has replaced cotton in over 100
varied fields, while jute. well, and
flax have also gone flagrantly into
cotton's original kingdom.
It is predicted (hat at the clos
of the current crop year the world
will have on hand more than 14
million bales of American cotton
a million bales more than has ever
existed as carry-over.
It is toward this staggering sur
plus and preven'ion of further ir
leases that the Cotton Council is
lireciing its elforts-
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Cotton Week Is
Planned in U. S.
May 22 to 27
Merchants, Labor, Business
Men, Farmers Will
Co-operate.
Cotton Belt states and communi
ties are uniting this month in a
challenging campaign
ed in the annals of American
ton growing history to
greater consumption of cotton
ducts through National Cotton
V/eek May 22 to 27.
Backed solidly by other national
oiganizations. the National Cotton
Council and the Cotton Textile
Institute are leading the dri"e as
official sponsors of the 1939 obterv
ance
Throughout the Cotton Belt (O' -
ton carnivals will abound during
Nations’, Cotton Week, with irur.v
kings and. queens of the cotton
realm receiving homage in be;>.i:; : -
fully co ton decorated courts. The
story of cotton firm its infancy to
reigning supremacy will be unfold
in pageants through which pai
ticular stress will be placed upon
new cotton styles and fabrics die
tated by fashion leaders for the
coming summer
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
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LIBERAL LOAN PLANS ir
OFFERED FOR BUILDING
HOMES IN THIS AREA
Agricultural
News Given by
County Agent
Good Stands of Cotton Arc
Reported in This i
County.
We have had the opportunity re
cently to talk with farmers from
over the Northeast Georgia territory
and they all stated that he stands
of cotton were as gpod as they ever
saw and the best we have had m
recent years That is certainly true
with us in this county. And the late
planted cotton will come to a stand
now since the recent rains.
Several farmers have told us they
did not have a good stand of les
pedeza. especially where Kobe was
sown. This variety does not 0 etmin
ate as quickly as does Korean- and
other varieties but we think it wi’l
come now with warm weather and
plenty of moisture. Lespedeza does
better tnan any crop we know on
real poor land but it does not really
get into high gear til the second and
third years it is on the land. As a
rule ive sow about 25 pounds of seed
per acre which gives a reasonable
stand but the volunteer stand the
second year is the result of about
200 pounds of seed left on the soil
and this close seeding forces the les
pedeza to grow upright instead of
spreading and then we get results
for hay.
A number of farmers have told us
they are trying to buy cattle
the idea in view of
their farm income. Be careful how
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Rachael Harper
Honor Graduate
Was Awarded First Honor
at St. Joseph’s Hospital
Sunday.
Twenty nurses received their di
plomas from St. Joseph s infirmary
during the thirty-seventh annual
commencement Sunday morning at
Co-Cathedral of Christ the
King
The academic procession, includ
ing a number of faculty members
an( j s t a ff doctors. assembled at
10:45 o'clock and marched from
the rectory to the Co-Cathedral. Dr.
William L. Champion, president of
the St. Joseph staff, and Dr. Ber
nard Ciine president-elect led the
i.
Following Holy Mass and bene
diction of the Blessed Sacrement.
the Rev. Gerald P. O'Hara ad
dressed the graduates- Dr Joseph!
Moylan acted as master of cere-1
monies.
Miss Rachel Harper, of Coving
ton was named first honor gradu
ate of the class. Selection of the
first honor student is based on tnc,
, best all-round ,, j nurse in the hospital
as well as high theory grades. Miss
Gurnell Weldon, of Atlanta, and
Miss Barbara McLaurin. of Griffin,
tied for second place.
4-H Girls Will
Hold Contests
Winners in Each Community
Will Compete With Other*
In County.
Newton County 4-H Club girl*
will hold their community breac
contests May 16th and 17th. Th«
winners in each of the six com
munity contests will compete witt
each other in the county contest
which will be held May 30th in th«
I kitchen of the Home Demonstra
tion Agent, Mrs. Teresa G. Blair
The County winner in the breat
contest will go to the Northeasi
Georgia district contests which wil
be held in Monroe. Ga.. in July.
In the community contests thf
! first year club girls will make cori
j meal muffins, the second year girli
! will make butter milk biscuits, am
third, fourth, fifth and sixth yea
girls will make loaf bread.
Community contests will be hel<
j as following:
May 16th—Mansfield Newborn
Heard-Mixon.
Ma, 17th—Palmer-Stone, Starr*
ville, Livingston. I
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Brig.-Urn. George C Marshall,
above, has been nominated bv
President Roosevelt as new
rhiet of staff of the U S Army,
succeeding Gen Matin Craig,
who will retire in August.
NUMBER IS
City Merchants Co-operate
in Publishing Builders’
Edition.
MAYOR S. A. GINN
SETS MAY 12 to 22
“BUILDERS’ WEEK’
R®*der* Urged to Check All
Advertisements in
This Issue.
There is a way for every family to
enjoy to its fullest the American
standard of living. It is a stanrf*,.*
whi . it'**■ .. * 7* UP ° f hom€
ownprshin- ^lnainJ "TT" ln th«
boljc S gnmcan o * e ! ' as mi y security ' it5 sym- for
that f am<1
To benefit the members of your
own family, make the mast of your
home this spring—observe National
Better Homes Week by making your
plans for repair, modernization and
decoration now.
There is a business organization
or personal service available in this
community for every type of home
improvement. This paper is your
index of who to call for what you
w'ant done to make your house a
better home in which everyone can
live happily, healthily, securely and
comfortably.
The building era in America is
underway, advises the government,
in a survey recently taken through
out the United States in which all
indications point to a continued
great building program
Many residents in Covington and
Newton County and throughout this
trading territory have taken ad-
7777 f p hbeial loan plans of
y ° ca cotri Panies and by the
7mf>rnment Realizing the
, j importance
of securing the proper
materia], supplies, and other things
necessary for the successful con
struction of a npw home, the mer.
chants of Covington and vicinity
have undertaken to sponsor a
Builders Edition of the Covington
News.
As usual, the wonderful coopera
tion of local merchants and busi
ness men with the Covington News
has made it possible to put out
what, many have termed, a very
successful edition that should be of
unusual value to thaxe who plan im
provements or the erection of new
homes or other buildings. Any mer
chant listed in this issue of the
News will be more than glad to co
operate in every possible way with
you in planning your home - .
New sub-divisions are being
planned by a number of individuals
and groups who see the need of a
new building program in Coving
ton. The high rent and the short
age of houses and apartments may
be used as a guage for home build
ing in any community according fo ;s
business men. Those interested in
buying desirable lots for home
building are urged to contact any
one of those w'ho are planning th«
sub-divisions. '
Plans for the sale of small lots
over the city are under w r ay and
should relieve the , shortage * of de
suable . . , locations , .. for , building.
Mayor
S. A. Ginn has officially named
May 9-14 as Builders Week