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entire community, as well as
Lf bows its head in deepest
L ,t (tie passing of three of
beloved citizens, Mr. Ed
it
,llen and his sister Miss Jule
were both well known to us
iving spent most of their
our midst . . Mr. Dillard
who was one of the fines*
te office boy ever knew', pas
[ gy Monday. He, too, was had a
0 [ New'on county and
led here through his entire
To lose any one of these
bends is an awful thing, but
ell three —Put they will be
Ibered as they used to be—
L f r iendh manners all their
m wish t here were words
light be spokn to comfort
red ones . we wish that
. .
L render some small serv- j
it would make it easier . . •
f U Hy realize that the Great
jgn is the only one who can
tom fort . and so, it is
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-nest pf–yci that He will be
mi all and offer you the
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,you so need today . . .
Office Boy regrets that he I
g( ,t to see Jim Seymour who The j
Covington Tuesday . . .
C. convention in Savannah
I be covered and the Office
L named to go down and get
■,-down on everything that
i . . , Bill Biffem promises
the greatest trouble, because
it put a thing over on him.
Iwavs has an answer for you
Friend Bill is not a mem
he C. of C. but he'll b?
have a word to say be
convention in Savannah
E9B hri pist be from stealing complete Bill's this without column bit about Bill we a
■ossip on A-bit Nix and Bill
needn't say nix .... We
ently seen a picture of A
of Athens wearing a cap
hi at the Georgia Tech com
nt ... And we are her"
didn t look a-bit like A-b,'
peaking of colleges, grad
[gowns, and the fixins . . .
denis of Universities and ;
throughout the south who
lined seem to have grown |
«nv • • • The -V wprp
ifth when they left . . . and
[s jus fly . . . Which goes to
of the beautiful mar
[afttract.ive Pauline Faulk
Ktbert F, Brooks . . . We,
lets, extend the very best
pr continued happiness
lit- the years to come . . .
p. all lovely in manner and
lee. married . . . First.
I to Floyd Everitt < a long
|) I and the youngest . . .
to Herbert Vining fnct
land now Pauline, last of
I Faulkners . . . But, lo,
I' and all just the other
Id . . . Luck to them all
■ have you heard. Mr. and
lies Dickey Hopkins, son
Id Mrs. A. S. Hopkins, are
I visit. . . .
anette Weldon was mar
peek peek to Mr. John B. Rob
. . . They were mar
ie Alien Memorial church,
| |i beautifully decorated for
ceremony . . . And still
(cent m,,rriage that sur
I" ■ • • Miss Rachael Har
f°nor lehool graduate at the St.
Ihapman of Nursing, to Mr.
. . . We extend
1’illations and best wishes
lely couples . , . But wai'
lailed to extend our very
r to Mrs H. L. Roebuck
i v Pitts, who were recent
I • And an engagement
farolyn Anderson to Mr.
f • - • Daniel Cupid. Esq.,
[working j, like overtime and I
myself, must stop
' or hoth words and ar
at time, so without
r demand I return hap
IWEEPIN' UP.
ps nt First
ytcrian Church
-m of divine worship at
ton Presbyterian church
C(>ri (or s "nday morning.
as follows- 11 o'clock
[ Vlca - the pastor preach
I topic. Ptedestination
Pns to Me 3 00 o'clock
fervire Bible School
osing exercises of the
Blb >e School, the chil
‘^ will Presenting be the pro
a u,1 '°n service
■hurch; s in Covington
thon) "“Bins at 8:45
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Volume 75
WILL HOLD
DISTRICT CONFERENCE IN
COVINGTON ON TUESDAY
Rotary Speaker
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JAMES C. SEYMOUR
Field Manager of the Georgia
Press Association with offices at
Emory University, Ga., who made
,an address on “Your City and Ad
vertising’’ to the Covington Rotary
Club Tuesday.
ROTARY CLUB HELD
MEETING II THE
DELANEY HOTEL
J. C. Seymour and Jack Irvin
Entertain With Special
Program.
The Covington Rotary Club held
their weekly meeting Tuesday noon
at the Delaney Hotel w’ith Guv
Robinson presiding in the absence
of President S. L. Waites, who was
m^UnJ nn hucinp^
TV 8 was ‘ ouened P with '
prayer by Charles Forester, follow
ed by several songs by the members
A number of guests from surround
ing cities were present and were in
troduced and welcomed to Coving
ton's Rotary Club.
The meeting was then turned
over to Thomas Hay, program chair
man for the week, who introduced
12-year-old Jack Irvin, of Nash
ville. Tennessee. Jack sang sev
eral songs, accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Charles Forester
Following each song. Jack received
hearty applause from club members
Mr. Hay then introduced James C
Seymour, Field Manager of the
Georgia Press Association, who was
the principal speaker of the day.
Mr. Seymour discussed ' Adver
tising” and how it affected the mer
chants and the city in which they
reside. He stated that each busi
ness man in a city is dependent on
every other business man. and that
all ought to put forth every effort
to give the guests of Covington
every consideration. He urged mer
chants to insist on national con
cerns to spend their advertising
money where the item was pur
chased. Advertising in magazine?
and over radio was not a help to
small town merchants and national
concerns should be made to realize
this. Mr. Seymour said. His talk
was greatly enjoyed and members
of ihe club expressed (heir appre
ciation for his suggestions.
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864.
The Covington Star, Est 1874
f. M. Sullivan to Preside
Over Conference in
City.
300 DELEGATES ARE
EXPECTED TO TAKE
PART IN ACTIVITIES
Dr. W. T. Henry Will Preach
At Services Tuesday
Morning.
The District Conference of De
catur-Oxford District of the
odist church will convene in Cov
ington, Tuesday morning at 9:00
o'clock, with approximately 300 rep
resentatives attending .
Rev. T. M. Sullivan, formerly call
ed presiding elder, now district
superintendent, will preside. The
300 delegates were named Sunday
by churches throughout the district
to represent them at conference
meetings. There will be a large
number of representatives of var
ious organizations in the church
visiting from distant cities.
Delegates of the Covington Firs.
Methodist church were named Sun
day to serve. The list of delegate
follow: A. L. Loyd, Miss Ethel Bel
cher. H. F. Meadors, J. L. Elliottt.
Dr. S. L. Waites, (ex-officio mem
ber by virtue of being chairman
Board of Stewards and Lay Leaden
Delegates of the Newton Circuit will
be S. I. Day. Covington Mills
church; Roy Aiken, Red Oak
church; W. R. Meadors, Lovejoy
church; R. ty. McDonald, Gaithers
church.
Dr. W. T. Henry, district super
mtendent of the Atlanta district
will preach at 11:00 o'clock. Dr
Henry is well known throughout the
state and those attending the con
ference are looking forward to hear
ing this well known preacher. Rev.
H c - Emer -V, pastor of the local
-
church, has been named District
Missionary Secretary and will read
the report on missions. Many other
reports of wide interest from all
churches in the conference will be
read by various parties. The Com
mittee on Examination will meet
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock t>
examine candidates for license to
''. a ach C
An „ old „ w fa.sh.on , barbecue Kavheeue will be
served at 12 o'clock by women of
Newton Circuit. The charge for the
dinner will be 50c per plate and the
'entire amount will be used to retire
a debt on the Newton Circuit par
sonage Meat and other items
used to prepare the lunch is being
donated by people of the Newton
Circuit.
The public as well as the attend
are invited to take lunch on
the grounds of Covington church
Tuesday and not only have a good
soc ial time, but contribute to a good
caU se at the same time,
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Union Services at
Covington Churches
The three pastors of Covington.
R fier consultation with
will hold union services each Sun
da y evening dunn? the summer
months. Rev. Walker Combs
pr each Sunday evening at the First
j Presbyterian church. Dr Sidney
Gates will preach at the First
I Methodist church the following
j Sunday evening and Rev H. C
Emery at. the Baptist church the
third week.
Singers of 13 Counties Will
Visit City for Big Convention
The greatest array of
ever assembled in Covington will
meet, Sunday, June 18th. for an
ing Arrangements Association. are being made to j
feed all visiting singers, and a T'
one living in or near Covington wlvi
would like to entertain some of the
visitors in their homes for the noon
day meal, please call Aubra Sher
wood at 57-W, stating how many
delegates you will feed
Tables will be erected m the city
park oppasite the court house ano
ice water provided for any who wtsh
i to bring basket dinners
A sound truck will be here so
(hat in case of an overflow crowd
the music may be heard in the city
ment *ta m the court house A'!
drug stores j remain
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open o h teMors T hc
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luncn m ' and ad
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M Gru) Waters of Atlanta
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wil! preside llS sisted by the
committees Ail visiting singer
are ■n-ced to register upon arrival a 1
the court i house m order to insure
being taken care of lor dinner.
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Picture above is the wrecked automobile in which Mr. Edward Allen, retired railroad conductor,
■ind his sister, Miss Jule Allen, both of this city, were killed last Thursday afternoon near Rutledge. Mr.
Allen lost control of the car while passing a truck aid crashed into a tree.—Photo by JBA.—Journal En
graving.
Regular Meeting
Kiwanis Club
Delaney Hotel
George W. West, of Atlanta.
Was Principal Speaker
On Program
The regular meeting of the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club was held at
the Delaney Hotel Thursday with
president Nat Turner presiding and
S. J. Morcock leading the singing.
with Miss Fletcher Lou Lunsford at
the piano.
A lar ** number of visitors
.tended the mee'ting from surround
! j n g cities and towns as well as sev
eral guests irom Covington. There
, weie el ...... * 1 visiting lwanians . am .
four non-member visitors.
Mr. Turner named W. A. Maddox,
, Jr on the committee for Bovs and
Girlg Mi R c Guinn is presem
chairman of this commmee. Fol
lowing several songs, Mr.
turned the meeting over to George
Cochran, program chairman.
Mr. Cochran introduced M
George E. West, of the West Lurn
^ company, in Atlanta, who was |
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principal speaker for the day.
West spoke on “This Government
spending'’ and stated that these, j
le who just talk are making a
m j stake by not taking action.
urged them to write their congress
men and ur g e reductions in ex
p end i U tres, His talk was greatly
enjoyed and received hearty ap
piause from the club.
Dr. Herbert Cohen will k* ir
cbar ge of the program today and
w jji present some well-known sports
wrjter or lecturer. The name of the
speaker has not been announced.
| Bible School
Ends on Sunday
| n Session at Presbyterian
Church Since Last
Thursday.
The Children's Community Bible
School, which began on June 8th. rs
in session at the local Presbyterian
church, and will close on Sunday
night, June 18th, with final exer
cises for parents and friends. An
average daily attendance of weli
over a hundred children is reported,
with enthusiasm a splendid manifested. spirit of interest Bibl" j
and
classes are being conducted by a [
staff of capable teachers including
Mrs. R. O. Arnold. Mrs. O. C. Har
per. Mrs. E. B. Rogers. Mrs. S. J.|
Morcock. Mrs. Tandy Bush a«d)
Miss Evelyn Sewell.
ing in the content and use of the I
1 Bible The entire program will be I
in charge of Bible School children
with Bible memory work, story sell
ing recitations and singing.
! “Bible School Night" will be ob-j
served at the Presbyterian church
at 8 o'clock and the public is cor
dially invited to attend All local
churches will unite in this service
the first of a series of Sunday j
evening union meetings. i
THURSDAY, A. TTT NE 15, 1939
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Tl|f[] Jlfj[ KILLED
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4 FAR RUTLEDGE
Mr. Edward Allen and Miss
Jule Allen Killed
In Crash.
Mr. Edward S. Allen, well known
citi7en of Covington . was almost
instantly killed and his sister. Mis;
Jule Allen, fatally injured lav
Thursday afternoon when the car
in which they were riding crashed
head-on into a tree on the Coving
ton-Madison highway.
Mr. Allen was driving the car and
was passing a truck on the narrow
highway about two miles above
Rutledge when he suddenly lost
C0ntr0 ] 0 j, car an d swerved into
a tree The impact drove the en
gine back up under the floor and
almost demolished the car. Me
chanics had considerable trouble
clearing the car from the tree ar.d
adjusdng , he rear wheels w
oould move the ca r by lifting the
front end from the ground.
Several persons in cars at
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peop)e bu( Mr A!lPn d i e d
aeveral minutes. Miss Allen was
, ushed to an Athfna hospital, but
died seven hours later from in
I ur ' es a bout thp head and bo
Both Mr. Allen and Miss Allen
were well known residents of Cov
ington and had hundreds of friends
who were saddened to learn of their
untimely death. They were natives
of Newton county and had lived
here practically all their Jives.
Funeral services were held Satur
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
First Methodist Church, with in
ferment in the Covington cemeterv
Services were conducted by Rev. H.
C. Emery, assisted by Rev. Sidney
Gates.
They are survived by four sisters.
Mrs. W. M Robinson of Augusta:
Mrs. Lon Shipley, of Arkansas;
Robert Bickerstaff. of Athens, and
Mrs. Jimsey Farmer, of Decatur:
two brothers Will Allen, of Jack
son. and John Allen, of Louisiana
The News extends sympathy to the
bereaved family.
J C. Harwell and Sons, funeral
directors, were in charge.
Cub Scouting Will
Begin in Covington
A meeting of parents of young
sters wishing to enter the rank of
cl ,b scout will be held this evening
at the Covington school library nn
der direction of the Farent
Teacher's Association
Mr. Carpenter, of the District j
scout Executive Committee, will be
Notices have '
the principal speaker.
been mailed parents who have ex
arrangements.
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From PastoVS , ScIWOl ,
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Rev. Arthur A. Kinsey has re
turned from Pastor's school and j
is now directing activities and plan
for entertaining more than
guests at the District Conference
next Tuesday.
41 i NNUAL CONVENTION OF
AMERICAN LEGION TO BE V
HELD IN CAPITOL CITY
Funeral Held j
Wednesday!..
Died at Residence on College
Avenue Following
Illness.
D. J. Adams, a most beloved cit
izen of Covington, died at his home
in this Tuesday morning a
five o’clock, following a brief illness.
Mr. Adams was a leading citizen
and one of the largest planters ir.
the county where he spent his
tire life. He ’possessed a keen and
philosophical intellect; a close stu
dent of the choicest literature, the
Bible and Shakespeare. He was
; recognized as a quiet and unassum
mg gentleman of the old school and
was dearly loved by his neighbors
and frifnds
Funeral servSces were mA at th
Wednesday, with inter
ment in the family cemetery. Serv
ices were conducted by Elder H. O
Nash
Mr ’ Adams ,S 5UrVived *
daughters, Mrs. C. C. Estes,
Mary Lizzie Adams, Mrs, Tempi.
Heard, and Mrs. M. F. Harrell ad
^ Coving,on. and Mrs T, j Har
well, of Atlanta; two sons, W. H
Adams, of Madison, and Henry
Adam.*; of Covington; three sisters,
Mrs. B A. Lunsford and Mrs. Will
navis, of Mansfield, and Mrs. Elia
Leff er ts, of Virginia; three brothers,
j_, n. Adams, of Decatur; G. C.
Adams, of Covington, and S. It
Adams, of Covington, The News
extends sympathy to the bereaved
family,
J. C. Harwell and Sons, funeral
directors, were in charge.
.If/*s Stillwell Wins
ScCOtlff Hi(fh HotlO!'
Miss Elizabeth Stillwell, first
honor student of the Covington
schoo]s was noli fied this week ov
Dr. Rice Anderson President of
Wesleyan College, of a $100.00
scholarship award given her. This
award is given all first honor high
school graduates. This is the sec -
ond award given Miss Stillwell by
Wesleyan College.
Health Clinic Will Be Held in
City for Students on Tuesday
Announcement was made this
week by ‘ officials of the Covington
Parent-Teacher’s ( Association ai
all students, regardless of age
grade, will be required to have
certificates of vaccination before
boys and girls of school age. All
physicians, dentists and opto
mftrlste ln th * clty * rc co ' opn "
and will be on hand at the
round-up to give examinations a,
well as to vaccinate those present
All students in Covington who in
tend to enter the Covington school
this fall in any grade are especially
urged to visit the clinic apd receive
the vaccination. There will be a
small charge at the clinic of 25c for
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THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE a
n
AND PROSPERITY • ; i
Sc SINGLE COPY
By THE
COUNT! AGENT
Continued Showers Make the
Poisoning of Boll Weevils
Serious Problem.
The continued showers makes the
poisonmg of boll weevils a serious
problem. The weevils that came
from hibernation are plentiful and
hungry. They are easily found in
the young buds of the cotton plant
and could be easily poisoned while
the plant is young and has only one
central bud. After the cotton be
gins to limb and each stalk has sev
eral buds the use of liquid poison
with a mdp is not as effective as
when done early and the plant has
only one bud. When we can see
voting leaves cut and have turned
black on the stalk, it is almost a
sign that weevils are present
Poison now if you possibly can. a'
it is cheaper now and more effec
Live.
You null remember that.about two
years ago we had an election in
this county to determine whether
the counties surrounding Jackson
Lake should bind themselves to
Sfether into The Upper Ocmulge"
River Soil Conservation Area. Th<
first effort at this organization was
met by defeat but later another
j election was held and the Area
; set up Since that time a board
su pervisors have been elected
a w r orking agreement worked out
with the National Soil Conservation
Service. Recently an executive
committee in the county was set
up,and now the district is ready to
funcrion. A representative of the
Soil Conservation Service is in the
county on full time and qune a 01
of soi , classification has been done
Plans of work have been made for
several farms and as soon, as the
crops are taken from the fields
T'ldow‘L:ps Tnd Thcr ' tn^’or
wor k done. If you are
in improving your farm and would
1*<> to have the services of this or
ganization you can see your county
agent for further information
It is really pitiful to see the lack
intere * st our farmers manifest in
improving their larms Year after
year they plant the same fields to
the same crops and make no effort
to diversify and improve the fertil
ittv. Every spring the same terrace;
are thrown up when they have
been breaking in certain places
over a period of years. and no
effort is made to change the terraces
and control the water so as to stop
excessive washing.
Even under the cotton program
when the government is paving tor
certain soil building practices a
great many fartners do Jusc enough
to get the government payments
and it seems that they fail to grasp
the idea that they have an oppor
tunity to permanently benefit their
farms and themselves by doing the
job right even though it casts a
little more than the payments
amount to. We cannot hope to
far when we are afraid to improve
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i this service. Those who wait will
I Probably have to pay more
I these services.
j The ( requirements established for by the the City
have l>een
Board of Education in co-operation
with the Parent-Teacher Associa
The drive is to reduce the
giving them greater advantage in
.school rork. It is expected that
,hiF ne * move wiU reduce th ’
number of persons absence due to
illness during me years to com-’.
A complete record of each student
examined will be furnished the
j Superintendent to the health of Schools of students in order
watch a-
they move to highet grades from
year to year. The ro-operation of
i all parents is especially urged.
NUMBER 24
1939 State Convention Will
Convene on June
Twentieth.
WORLD WAR VETS
FROM EVERY COUNTY
IN GEORGIA EXPECTED ■
Opening Session To Be Held *
in The Atlanta City
Auditorium.
World War Veterans from every
county and hamlet in Georgia will
converge in Atlanta on June 20 for
one of the greatest American Legion
Convpn Dons evPr * ip ld, a session
that W 'U be crowded evfry minute
with business and various forms of
entertainment for the period of
three days that the Legionnaires,
the Auxiliary, 40 and 8 and the
Sons of the Legion are to be in con- .
vention.
The Covington Post is making
plans to attend in a body, accord
' n S *° Guy Rogers, adjutant. All
members o fthe legion are urged to
meet at the County Court house on ii^j
Wednesday, June 21; at one oclock.
Ways will be provided for those who
do not have cars. Those already in
Atlanta for the convention are to
meet the Covington group at the
Ansley Hotel at three o'clock The
Convention opens on Tuesday, Jun#
20 and continues for three days.
j ia., The Convention committee which
composed of member* of th#
twelve posts of the Legion in the
fifth district announce that plans
are la P>dl,v being developed to fur
nish the visiting veterans and their
families with entertainment both
interesting, educational and amus
ing.
Tuesday, June 20, will see the op
ening « j
of the convention with reg.s- :
tration occupying the morning 3
hours; at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
a mammoth parade will be staged
with the various posts of the Le-
8k>n, units of the Auxiliary, Squad
rons of the Sons of the Legion in
the line of march. The parade will bs
led by the 40 and 8. Honor society
of the Legion, and will have in it*
1 one the fanu-d Drum and Bugl*
Corps of Atlanta Post No. 1, th#
; Georgia State Girls Military Band,
led by Lt. Col. H. A. Taylor, Aide
de Camp of the Governor's staff,
and other military bands and drum
and bugle corps,
The opening session of the con
vention will be held at the City
Auditorium beginning with the sing
i n g of old time war songs at 7:30
p, m.; Memorial Service at 8:00 P.
M.; and opening of the business
session at 8:30 o'clock. The first
day’s entertainment will be cli
maxed with a dance honoring the
40 and 8, this dance to be held on
the roof of the Ansley Hotel from
10:30 P. M. until 2:00 A. M.
On W dnesday morning, the sec
ond business session will be held, m
the Civic Room of the Ansley Ho
tel. At 1:00 P. M. the delegates and
visitors will be entertained with *
barbecue with all the trimmings *t
Lakewood Park and a band concert
by the Girls Military Band; from 4
j to 6 P. M the Drum and Bugle
j Corps competition is to be held at
i Georgia Tech's lamed Rose Bowl.
One of the highlights of the con
vention will be held Wednesday
night at the City Auditorium begin
ning at 9 o'clock, when the colors
j or other the various posts of the state,
patriotic and military organ
izations will be massed in colorful
exercises, this to be followed by a
j Grand State Military Ball.
Thursday will see the final bus
ines.s session which will feature the
electron of officers and selection of
ment have been made including a
visit, to the Cyclorama at Grant
Park tours !o stone Mounta,n - *
conducted tour through the vast
Ford Motor Company plant; free
picture shows for the Sons of the
Legion: a tea at the Governor's
mansion for the Legion Auxiliary:
wimming party at Piedmont Patk
and lots of opportunities for th*
veterans to get togethei and rgain
fight the battles of the World War.