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By THE OFFICE BOY
Here's your Office Boy the
. . .
one who strives to cheer you up
from day to day telling you to
. . .
keep your chins up no matter what
comes . . We always strive to do
just that . , , singing or humming
our "Theme Song" . •. . "God Will
Take Care of You." We are still do
ing that . . but Your Old Boy is lr.
the dumps this week the pas’
...
few weeks have been very strenu
ous ones . . . It’s Hay Fever season j
■ . . Asthma Season . . . and we go j
ail day and wheeze ajid sneeze ai: |
night . . . Just returned from a I
glorious drive to Tennessee . . . by j
way of Chattanooga and over Look
out Mountain . . . and frtends .
there is a place where you car. j
“Lift thine eyes unto the Hills ’’ Wr
never feel so near our Maker than !
when alone in the quietitude of the
mountains in all their splendor
. .
untouched by the hand of ma>.
. . . where God's own flowers and
mosses and dainty ferns peek ova
a rock or from some almost hidden
nook . . . The mountains of Tennes
see were never lovelier and I think
if I could sit upon a hilltop on on*
of those rocks this morning I would
be able to pass a little cheer on tc
you instead of gloom ... but get
ting down to the point . . . my bes
boy friend . . . and you know how
us boys do love our chums . . . well
to make a long story short .
.
Bill's suddenly developed an app*n
dix . . . and out it must come
.
now if the Dock would just cut on
me that would honestly feel good
. . . but Bill . . . then that’s some
thing else . . . and my job is cheer
ing him up and telling him it s!
nothing . . . I’ve had mine out . . j
sure it's fine and all right and you'll 1
feel better after it’s all over and gpt
fat, etc. . . . But golly, how he does ■
sympathize with me when I comt
in the room with my eyes all swoll
en and puffed up and red . . . thit
Ha.vfever business comes in rig’n;
convenient sometimes at any rat* 1
But we won t worry . . . NO! Yon
just try it on your boy sometimes!
We ll have to remember what .
1 ttilnW It was i ,,weU saui . . . “Be
one. Io\e tom wo . oiP
trust. Keep m touch with toda
Teach yourself to be practical am:
up-to-date and sensi e. t\ lat nl
trying to be nowt. You canno at
Once open the dooi to rol ‘ f 81,1
i,s visits are three-fold; first
ticipation; second in actual pres
ence ; third, in living it over again
Therefore never anticipate trouble,
make as little of its presence
. . . and A g * ‘.
do not know anything a
own re.sources until we hare taugh.
ourselves to stand ^one. N ot
we can think tor ourselie
for ourselves, and rc . for o' • -
do we become more than infants
the universe."
Intel est of all garden lovers Is
centered at this time in the lovely
gardens of the Tullie Smiths . . .
the garden Is pretty the year round
but now it’s Spider Lilies . .
. . .
I II bet there are three thousand
buds and blossoms included . . . jus
count um if you don't believe it . .
a perfect isle of them with a greet'
SS nerlectlv cut P pathway thru the lilies
to a c ozy glider or swing
the end of the garden ... and Bi’l
3, en ioving some of these lovely 111
-. .o * snitched *
to the hospital for his
he is grateful to be remembered
. . .
by all his loving friends who
been so thoughtful during this day
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75 Georgia Enterprise, Est,. 1864 COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1939. Sc SINGLE COPY NUMBER 26
rite Covington Stax. Est 1874 T
SHOW IS HELD AI
Mrs. Annie L. Day Awarded
Sweepstakes Prize for
Varieties.
LARGE NUMBER OF
BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS
WERE ON DISPLA.
Music and Refreshment.
Added to Evening’s
Entertainment.
The Annual Flower Show spon.
sored by the Porterdale Woman
Club was held in the Porter Mentoi
ia ' Gymnasium on Monday evening
•June 26.
A large number of beautiful flow
ers an d Plants were .shown and re
flect much credit to the town ot
Porterdale.
Delightful music, tfWvening aid deliciot
refreshments made com
P lefce -
The list of prize winners follows:
Water plant—1. Mrs. Annie L*
°ay. 2 - Mrs. J im Cook.
Dahlias—1. Mrs. John Day; 2
Mrs - C. p Boyd,
Small dahlias—1. Mrs. C. P. Boyd
2. Mrs. Robt. Cowan.
Gladiolii—l.Mrs. John Day, 2
Mrs. John Turner.
Petunias—1. Mrs. John Day, 2.
Mrs. H. L. Abercrombie,
Cactii—1. Mrs. Annie Lee Day. 2
Mrs - Bob Plunkett,
Mantel arrangement—Mrs. Annie
l jPr ' Day.
Pansies—1. Mrs. H. L. Abercrom
bie. 2 - Mrs. Mae O Bryant.
Vegetable tray—1. Frank Day.
Invalid tray-*-l and 2. Mrs. Annie
Ipp Day.
Spengeri fern—1. Mrs. Ray Stew
art -
Ostrich plume—1. Mrs. J. H. Rey
' Holds.
Odd mrnn-v. flowers 1 Mrs m« Harvev Ro’
“7' Lastcr.
■■ ‘ Bishoo ‘ ’
p B d 2
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Mis^m^as^ Las(er
, ■ ^ ^ Ummu
j
] 2. Mrs. Harvey Rollins.
] Mixed verbena—1. Mrs. B. L. Jef
flips 2 Mrs Ray Stewart.
»tEY* fpm _1 Mrs Bart Davis '
t snaDdragon— 1 Mrs Tom
2 • MrsH ^ ■_ L Abercrombie.
Davis. 2
, - ^ Day
Mrs prank Compr . 2
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^ SoWP n.
Mrs . Bart Davis.
Pink roses—Mrs. Bart Davis.
Giant zinnias-1. Mrs. C. P. Boyd
2. Mrs. Tom Laster.
Knob zinnias—I. Mrs. J. H. Rey
nolds. 2. Mrs. Bernvs Shaw.
Sweet peas—1. Mrs. S. T. Gattis
2. Mrs. Annie Day,
Nasturtium—1. Mrs. Tom Laste:
2. Mrs^C. P. .
Double petunia-1. Mrs. John Dai
Mixed flowers-L Mrs Bart
vis. 2. Mrs. John Day.
Panstes-1. Mis^H. L. Aberctom
h„ 2. Me. M.. O^.n •
Red geranium-1. Mrs.
Potts.
: Larkspur—1. Mrs. Tom, Laster.
JJbmX Bweenstakes for largest
Mr,. Annie D„.
Mrs. Frank Comer.
The club wishes to express its
| predation
A nice letter comes from cor
ference of members of the Oxford
Group gathered together from many
letter and the Office Boy’s Column
getting " 1 * 0
y g pleased
we had to say in such a )
f^ble way for wonderful too much work. cannot ]
he said of their
In Tennessee we met a very love
ly person . he told nte he was]
born in 1864 those trying times t
for ° the South . Mr. Patterson j
six [ ee i and four inches tall
Stan beautiful;
\ ely in person ‘ wonderfully, . . ■
in character . reads the Office pre
served • and he
column every week ... be
Bov s gets the paper
cause his daughter it
envoys it and believe or
. •
. . reads without the aid cf j
not. he Tennessee
glasses Our visit to
• . it
was enriched for having conte
with such a beautiful chai
contact have mp home
*cter in fact we c°
. . be bet
wit it definite decision to a
a had fali
hoy. Mr. Patterson a
ter walk ci*
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Youngsters of City Find Much Pleasure in Church School Held Re cently
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Tictured above are a number of the young people who attended the Covington Bible School held at the First Fresbytei ian Church
8-16 More than 200 students attended and received diplomas for work done during the school. Rev. Sidney Gates, of the First
Tune and pastors of all churc hes in the city. News photo by JBA.
Presbyterian Church, was in charge, assisted by ladies
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\,y;n Seek 200 Application*
For Wardens to Stand
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state Perks. Monday 100k
Wild ;
char ge of the State Division of j.
Life as acting director. i
At the same time Eugene Both . I
well, assistant director of parks, as j
sumed control of that, division a }
acting director. been scheduled ]
The changes had
to take place on June 15. but the
governor swore in both officials on
Monday afternoon before leaving
for a week at the New' York World s
Fair.
Director Elliott said that Joe D.
I Mitchell, former director, would be
associated with him in the reorgan
over the state on a competitive ex
amin e,ion status. He said he would
seek at leas. 200 applications for
I Jobs as game w'ardens. out of which
'he would select the 50 or 60 showing
the best qualifications.
Mr Elliott has headed the division
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of parks and monuments in the De
partment of Natural Resources since
the division was created. Mr. Both
well has been associated with him
i« •>* understood «-'• that after „ the , ,
It is
- life division is reorganized, a perm
anent set-up will be approved and
i the acting director will either
turn to the parks division or head
1 the entire Natural Resources De
! partment.
V linpn p TalmaflCff
Speech I Postponed n «««/>//
Announcement was made by
Walter Reynolds yesterday (Wed
nesday) that former Governor Eu
gene Talmadge would not speak at
Porterdale this evening as planned
Mr. Talmadge phoned Mr. Rey
nolds Wednesday that he had to go
to Birmingham on urgent business
and would be unable to get back in
time to make the speech. He will
not come to porterdale until some
time in August because of engage
ments elsewhere.
j The Sport.ni. C'nb but the speak
mating as usual
was not announced before going
press.
Sidney Camp Announces As
Candidate for Congress
entering the practice of law at
nan in 1915 after his
font the University of Georgia. H-.
(Continued on Page Seven)
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A. SIDNEY CAMP
R an Good Race in Election
With Congressman E. M.
Owen.
A Sidney Camp, prominent New.
nan Attorney, announced today that
he WO uld be a candidate for Con
gress in the Fourth
District to fill the vacancy causet
by the recent death oi Congressmc.t
e. M Owen The announcemfii
came in anticipation of an eail;
ca u by Governor Rivers of a specia
electron to fill this vacancy. In the
regular Democratic primary helt
last year Mr. Camp was also »
candidate running second to Mt
Owen and receiving a total of 11
166 votes, while Mr. Owen receiv*
the nomination with 12.926 votes
Mr. Cantp is one of the be.
known lawyers and'citizens in u
,
t ec* ton of lie State He nas liv
ui Coweta County all of his life,
Meeting To Be Held at 7:30;
Fish Supper and
Swimming.
President Nat Turner, in his.
weekly bulletin, announces Ladies'
Night tonight at 7:30 at Rainbow
lake, so all Kiwaniaas are advised
to bring their ladies, their swimming along j
snlLc and their fish appetites ,
with them Through the courtes'
of Kiwanian Piatt the swimming
will be free, so don t hesitate about
the swimming suit.
Last week's meeting was 'eatunci i
by former a pastor talk from of the ‘ Red" First Method- Haynes, j
ist church, but now at, Carrollton
Rev. Haynes gave the boys one of
Ms splendid messages. As one of tit
boys put it, “I’ve never heard a talk j
from 'Red' that wasn't interesting.” meeting j
The attendance for the
was the lowest of the year, the pet -
centage dropping to 80 Those ab
sent were: Berry. Fowler. Gates
Pratt, Porter. David. Eady and Rob
undei way.
President Nat urges all to maze
up their attendance when it is post
ible when they miss their own c u
The splendid attendance for the en
tire year should be maintained
throughout the summer months.
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1 lUlC Ajllllll Veil
Drivers . y ¥ License •
Warning _ Issued Those^ Who
HaveNot Applied for
New License. -
No announcement --- has been made |
by state officials that an extension
,
would be given those who have no
1 y€ their drivers license, but
rumors persist that the extension
would be forthcoming.
The Department of Public Safety
in Atlanta is behind at this time
due to the fact that so many appll
cations have been sent in during the
past .several days. It is understood
that the employees are twenty days
behind because of the last minute
rush .
Thls de i ay indicates an extension
and ru mors around the capitol per
s j st that the extension would be
j givpn before Saturday. Under the
present regulation, all driver must
license bv July 1st
| Board
Methodist
Stewards Meet
Dinner Will Be herve _ , a .
Next Meeting on
July 18th
The Board of Stewards of the
Methodist Church met Tuesday
night at eight o'clock. A very in
teresting session was held and bus
iness of importance was dispatched
At the conclusion of the meet in’
announcement was made that th<
next meeting would be held on July
I8,and at that meeting dinner wotik
be served in the rear of thp church
on the lawn of T. C. Meadors. Tilt
committee in charge of arranc -
ments for the dinner is compose
of Rev. H C. Emory. T. C. Meat -
ors H. F. Meadors and J. L. Skin
ner.
The following members of th*
Board were present: Dr S L
Waites. R A, Norris. T. C, Mead
ors, H. F. Meadors, J. L. Skinner
Warren Stillwell, C. D. Rantsey. A
H. David John Birchmore, and D
J. R Sams.
Work of Compliance Under
1939 Farm Program
Underway.
The work of checking compliance I
under the 1939 Farm Program is
progressing at a satisiactory rale’
It is expected that all compli
will be completed in ample tinv
to issue sales certificates to
by the time cotton is readv
for sale.
It is not necessary for a farmet
call at the office to find out his
acreage. As soon as the acreage is
he will be notified. It
the cotton acreage exceeds - the al
loiment to the farm the producer
ma y destroy enough to bring the
acreage within the allotment ptc
v ided he does so within 7 lays from
the date of riotice as to the acre -
age.
Last week we went down to Sn
vannah (0 atlPnd „ conference of j
( he county agents of the state. From
rP p 0 ,u s there it se ms that th;
were reasonably clean We saw very
mt]e fffor( bf>i made in flghtlll(f
the weev „. u , seems thftt farmers in
t ^ e p i e dm 0 nt area give more, atien
Uon t0 the iise of arsenic than they
bpi ow Macon. Our farmers here
^ 1hg _ coun(y gBem u , bp {l gh t ing
j be weevil more generally Ihan the,
ever have. This seems .is It should
be as our cr0 p. s are very limited In
acreage and the labor and poison
»h„,
ton acreage was large.
Below Macon we saw sever*!
^ ^ )0 cultl .
vf)(p row crops cuch R1! cotton an ,
oorn . They were doing excellent
wor k and should do It cheaper
mu]es flnd wa)king plows .
Wp saw an article in the last is
sue Qf (he 8outhprn Agriculturto , ,
jn wh , ch fhe writw said the South]
, „
Heartily agree with his view' point
The stale of Oe0 ia prodl|ces aboll
^ ^ RCrp Al thp
^ b Rn income ()f
s4 ^ per acrp Our own economist ‘ a '
, Ry our corn costs us $1 25 bug h
el to produce This Is too high for
grain and there is no way to handle
grain at this price for production !
and make money from it. We mum
increase our. corn yield in some
manner. Probably fewer acres and,
more, yield per acre is .the. sole -1
tlon. Certainly all corn should fol- i
low a legume and we should strive
to get our yields up to 20 or more
bushrIs per acre. Some farmers i„
I this county have already found thei
can feed .heir stock cheaper w,.h
oats and have about quit corn
make excellent feed for all types of
livestock and the oat crop will mat.
du ,.j n „ tbp winter without cultiva
ti on Surely enough oats can –<■
produced on the average farm
TWO CANCIDATES BEGIN
DRIVE FOR SUPPORT IN
CONGRESS ELECTION
Congressman Dies
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EMMETT M. OWEN.
of Griffin and Representative in
Congress of the fourth Congres
sional District, died last Wednes
day night in Washington as he was
returning to his hotel from the
Capitol, in a taxicab.
Rotary Club !
Meeting Held !
James D. Hopkins Makes
Talk to the Covington
Club.
Thp Covington Rotary Club held
their regular weekly meeting Tues- i
day noon at the Delaney Hotel wi,h|
Dr. a L. Waites presiding. :
The meeting was opened with the
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prayer by Rev. Charles Forester.
President Waites then called for
report from the Committees. Dr. A
i S. Hopkins' committer made a r»
port on the new gales to the city
cemetery. “The Sunshine
tee J. T. McKay, all members, re
t
signed In favor of Thomas Hay and
secured approval of the club.
The club voted to hold their nett,
meeting on Monday at the Delanev
Hotel at the regular hour due tc
the July 4th holiday. President
Waites then turned the meeting ov
er to Dr. A. 8. Hopkins, who intro
hls son- M p “' p n«nt James D
Honoring Memory of Capt.
James Pittman and
Son.
An event of unusual interest win
occur Sunday, July 16, 1939, when j
General John Floyd Chapt*: t.
United States Daughters of 1812 i
will unveil two bronze markers a 1
the Pittman family cemetery, in
Madison County, Georgia, honorin :
the memory of Captain James Pitt
man. and of Lieutenant-Colon*!
John Green Pittman the oldest son
of the‘former. It is said that this
is the only record of father anrt
son being otficers in the
Militia during this period of our his
tory.
Mrs John Moreland Speer, pres
of Ihe Gen. John Flovd Chap
ter. u S. D of 1812, has prepared
an interesting program for the ot -
casion, which will be held at ^ 11
S M ttmuUv. .iu\v
veiling program at the old
ground. A basket dinner will
! served at noon and later a
business program wdll be held.
The Pittman Family expect a
| large number of the various
branches of the family to be
ent. Members of all Patriotic Si
eleties. and friends of the family
are cordially invited to come.
This cemetery is about six o:
», ».»„».
between the Nowhere Road and
Sand - V Cr ' vk : n0 ‘ on " P* vwl hlRl1 *
way, so Inquire of any resident neat
for directions as to the proper road
to follow.
I LeSlCF . Ke*C-lCCteCl D .L.iJ
t*ptarv fr» R A A
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Royal Arcanum Re-elects
R p. Lester for Thirty
Ninth Year.
_
r. P Lester, one of Covington
and Newton County's leading eltfar
was named last week as grand
secretary of the Royal Arcanum
the thirty-ninth consecutive year.
Mr, Lester has been a member ot
the Royal Arcanum for forty-one
years and was dected grand score
tary of the organization in 1900
Each year he attends the
convention and is re-elected to the
office he has held for so many years
The Roval Arcanum Is one of th*
oldest organizations of its kind in
state and Is marie up of
bers over the state. It is a mutual
insurance organization. Mr. Lestei
has many friends over the county
who extend their congratulation
upon this honor.
Members and Officials of 12-County Singing Convention
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The above picture /vas taken during the twelve county singing convention held at the Newton
county court house in this city recently. The officials entertained the visitors with a big barbecue at the
new city hall. In the picture are ‘front row left to right) two local youngsters who helped with the sing
ing ; Mr. Sphinks, WGAU Radio Station at Athens; Mr. Stewart, of Jonesboro and Sect etary-Treasure r
ttf the twelve county convention; H. Grady Waters, of Stone Mountain, president. J. M. Henson, nut. ir
publisher qf Atlanta: Bill Cox, chairman of Entertainment Committee. Others it) the picture are iiteiti
teis of the convention. Aubicy Sherwood is chairman of the local convention, i’hoto by JBA.
rH’~ PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
Sidney Camp and Edgar
Blalock Will Be
Candidates.
RITES HELD FOR
CONGRESSMAN OWEN
AT GRIFFIN SUNDAY
Rivers Will Call
Special Election for
District.
There will be only two candidates
the race for the ur.expired term
the late Congressman E. M. Owen
to unofficial rtports re
by the News staff Wednes
afternoon.
A Sidney Camp, a former candi
and Edgar Blalock. Secrets<y
Owen, will be the candidates anu
men have already started or
their forces for the thirty
battle. All candidates were ad
Tuesday to file notice wun
Secretary of State at once.
Attorney General Ellis Arntul
out that the law requires all
for national and state A
to file notices for the Secre
tsry of State at least thirty days be
fore the election in which they ex
to participate.
Governor Rivers has indicated
that he will not issue a rail for the
Fourth District. In which Newton
County la located, election until
July 1. and will set ihe election date
for August 1. If he follows that
plan, it would be necessary for all
candidates to qualify on the date of
the call. The Governor will return
{mm R Lrip lo Washington t«ia> .
and will probably take action in\
mediately.
Congressman E M. Owen serve-1
for several terms and was re-eleet
last September to another ..
ed serve
ypa „ Last rittt WPrP hP , d for
! In Griffin
Mr Owen at his home
Sunriav with hundreds of friends
from all parts of Georgia attend
lnR The congressman died last
Wednesday night as he was return
ing to his hotel in a taxicab from
the capitol.
Edgar Blalock announced his can- •
dldacy for the office and A Sidney
Camp announced a short time lat
er. The fourth district embraces tha
counties of Newton, Spalding, Ca—
roll Coweta, Clayton, Fa.vetta,
Heard, Henry, Butts, Troup. Mrri
wether, Talbot, Pike, Upson and La
mar.
A Sidney Camp. In the primary
of 1938 held in September, ran sec
ond to Representative Owen who
Wa ‘ ; re-elected to ofire Mr. Camo
polled ,, 11,116 votes to 12 926 . for ,v. the
Incumbent. Mr. Camp has been a
life. resident He entered of Coweta the practice County all of law h^
Newnan in 1915, following his
graduation from the University of
Georgia. He served in France du
; ing the World war and is a past
j state commander o e merman
Legion. He was appo n ec assis .an.
United Stat s strict t orney
! February. 1934
Edgar Blalock, of Jonesboro an!
Griffin, is 37 years old and has
served as secretary to Owen for trie
past six and one-half years. He ia
„ graduate of Georgia Military Col
lege, the University of G-orgia «r,1
National University. Washington,
He j.s the son of the late George Z.
Blalock, country merehan aril
farmer, and Mrs. Mattie Davis Bla
look, of Jonesboro. He is married ’O
Miss Blanche Gaffney, of Colum
bus Blalock said his headquar ers
would be in Giilfin
Stale officials said that the sec
retary of state would be authorized
to accept notices of intention
make the race (n advance of the
actual call bring Issued by the Gov
ernor so the attorney genera! felt,
that candidates could play safe by
qualifying immediately.
.Cotton Rlooms l re
Rronpht to News
The first cotton bloom of thi
season was brought in recently by
f. H. Dalton on the John I. P-rtv
niece, trttr Mansfield One red ant
re white bloom was brought in.
Carl C Johnson, of Route 1. Cov
•igtou brought in the second
b'ooms Mr. Johnson is a well
•town farmer of this county. Both
urn reported th£ir crops in fine
condi’ ‘e - "
Hopkins, of
UeutenamHopkinsmadeamos'
In'ere.sltng talk on vocational erit,
<a "° n * nd 1,S,fd the *" Cl an,)
many advantages of this form of
i education He expressed his
apprcc
lailon for the cordial manner in
which he was welcomed to the R„
<«r.v Club The recent visitor,
1 Donaldson, of Jackson Lake F. F. A
Camp, now considered a nrmbe
1«» ‘he club in a number of songs.
j accompanied on the piano by Mrs
Charles Forester.
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Ropers Store in
-w, " Of Id « »* S l r. WIT • ‘ ntpst
| Announcement marie thi.
was
week bv Boger* Grocery Store of
fieials of Georgia that the Mark*
in Covington was one of the leader.
, good
in the district and had a
to win a free trip to ih
World> Fair or an equal amount it
cash. I his t the last week of the
drive and U R. Thompson, Bill
Castle and S. J Harlan invites you
assistance.