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THE OFFICE BOY
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L> Pin anybody ever tell yon
L Halifax! Weil, I'm wishing
1 his minute . . . fot
ihpi'f
harming Sara White Callaway
lioniP -i from her wonderful
ha hart thru Canada and
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here else that the only very
pa'iifi ? he has struck was in
go the Covington ther-
,
makes me wish I wuz . . .
tfr Alas Alack'
ifax . . and . . .
distance telephone call . . .
, r office Boy is keeping right
lb thf.se Covington Youngsters
away from home . . . Mrs
et Eatonton said,
Dennis from
thrilled 1 was when I walked
if my hotel somewhere in
| i and saw a GEORGIA li
a had in
I just to go
...
Hn ,ei clerk and find out who
and sure enough I knew
that lovely Sara White
, ,
■r , w hn was a Page last year
=a D. C, Convention in Thom
So watch your step Sara!
in New York now, however
In: new Fall Styles for us . . .
d bettei • not put an
nr in this rolumn again . . .
ip this on iimn gets left out of
leper! Last time I mentioned
tonally known item . . . which
demonstrated to me ’n
l b Rogers, at her home . . .
nmitam sent down and bought
one hundred extra copies of
eper just to l«t his customers
what Covington thought of
item The Boss said “Ah, but
was advertising" . . . and as
me Id pay for the next ad I
it ihe paper without charge! So
pe I have not bought me a
I can t wear this time.
•n a Georgia Cracker ... but
in North Carolina just long
U I0 get lots o' Tar on my
L and Its getting so sticky these
Ly, t hat I've been trying to
the Bass off up there so today
[ured [they him that those good ap
grow were getting ripe up
f and I just had to go get some
but believe it or not he 100 k
of that ... for Mrs. Georgia
i came iu from her home and
Lht your Office Boy a box of
|t big juicy mellow, yellow ap
that will lake a prize any
, grown right here in
.
*eia Thanks a million for
It? nothing I'm crazier about
I a good apple . . . but Mrs. T. J.
l?on makes us happy with a
Infill bouquet of garden Towers
I grown in her own gardens . . •
I Honest to goodness we never
Rd such corn as that we had,
V Mr. Otis Nixon for lunch to-
1 It's the first, honest to good
I corn we have had in a long
p . . Georgia Corn I mean . . .
1 he grew it too . . . and I did
send a jug for it . . . just a
t field basket! The season's
(Itost Phlox from both Mrs. W.
pavis [ and Mrs. John Callaway
red roses from the Linton
phs and Mrs. Joe Guess . . .
sen all the lovely things to re
|d us of thoughtful friends makes
want to be such a much better
hbfir . . . and we hope to turn
|r a new leaf on January 1st
!• Surely we ri break any resolu
I we made this hot weather,
kmgia Watermelons! Gosh! 1
t found out why 1 did'not get
usual shipment of melons from
lor Shytte of the Adel News
. . .
knows I was raised on South
irgia Watermelons but I was
. . .
Eing from his paper, from New
pk papers and everywhere just
P wnt with my Adel Watermel
I this year Why. if you please
t .
[.' ! pf ' n shipped N England them to the King and
. . . and after
it hot dog supper the King and
ate they had a nice dip ir.
i Hide Park estate Pool and
. . .
m enjoyed MY Adel Melons! No
ttoer Mien I passed through there
■ he
was out of town . .
I had such a sweet chat with
s Ca ' I'll forgive him this
[ Irtish • hut they I'm just about as much
as are even if I'm not
or Queen ,
W'hen in Adel our hearts were
idenetl to learn of the passing of
■ 1 H. Whaiev We had been to
' an,a sp e him at the hospital
11 ’day,- before. He has left
ltd be
hin. i lovely wife and a fine
r. and daughter. We saw that tine
11 aaam yesterday in Atlanta.
;me$ a| nl his sister reflect the
to character of that Father
Mot and we, in extending
e Know that they
if i'd are being
win carry on just as hr
A 'ay them
Pick P 3 Lavonia Times
to Well ge even with . .
in v Rush Bur
' 1pres w hat
ra? L "" 1| we read. “It
P* Pleasure that Lavonia had
0!|,^ Boy and The Boss of
CuvinpiQj) News’ as guests last
fitc Office Bov came over
o.ate the 7th annivers
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Volume 75
j Growth Of Scout Movement In County Noted
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Camp Rally Held At Porterdale Last Saturday
Issues Of Campaign
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Before Local Voters
Candidate Speaks
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A. SIDNEY CAMP,
Candidate for Congress from the
Foul th District, who spoke Satur
day a f te rnoon at Porterdale before
a lalge number . of supporters.
GRAND JURY FOB
TOE JULY TERM
Opposes Any Increase In
Any Taxes at This
Time.
We, the Grand Jury of the July
1339 Term, beg to submit the fol
lowing presentments:
The Game and Fish Law has
been brought to our attention, and
we recommend that the proper au
thorities exercise more diligence
and care in enforcing same, and
that the Citizens of the County co
operate with the officers by obey
tng this law and assisting the of
ficers in the enforcement of same.
Especially is this law being violated
by non-residents and transients.
This Grand Jury wishes to go on
record as opposing any increase in
Taxes by the State Legislature and
request that a copy of these Pre
sentments be mailed by the Clerk
of the Court to our State Repre
sentatives.
We did not inspect the County
jail, but have a report from the
State Department of Public Wel
fare commending the excellent con
dition of the jail.
We wish to commend our Sheriff
and County Officers for the splend
id manner in which they discharge
their duties.
We wish to express our thanks to
His Honor, Judge James C Davis,
Tor his able charge to this body on
law observance and good citizen
ship. and also to our Solicitor, Roy
Leathers, for his efficient help anti
service to the Grand Jury;
We also wish to thank Bailiff
Dobbs for his faithful service.
We recommend that, these Pre
sentments be published in the Cov
in g ton News and that the sum of
$10.00 be paid for same.
M. G. TURNER, Foreman
F. B HILL. Clerk.
R. R FOWLER. Jr., AsSt. Clerk.
The foregoing presentments re
ceived in open court ordered filed
and recorded. It is further ordered
that said presentments be published
as recommended.
This. July 19. 1939
JAMES C. DA VIS.
Judge Sup- Cts. St. Mtn. Ct
I By the Court
ROY LEATHERS
Solicitor Genual.
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864
The Covington Star, Est 1874
“I Can and Will Do Some
thing for My People,” la
Promise.
NEWNAN ATTORNEY
RAN CLOSE SECOND TO
CONGRESSMAN OWEN
Past State Commander of
American Legion in
Georgia.
In a typical Sid Camp rally Sat
urday at Porterdale many Newton
county voters gathered to hear the
candidate and to pledge their sup
port'. At the rally Mr. Camp re
iterated his determination to go to
Congress as a fair-minded, wide
awake, public-spirited represent
ative of ihe people of the
District.
“I can and will do something fot
Iny own people,” he declared. "Witn
six years in the legislature and six
years as a Federal attorney behind
me. I will not be new in Washing
ton. I know exactly what a
gressman can do to help his peo
i P lf> . exactly how he can. and I
tend to do exactly that!”
The Newnan attorney ran a clo c ?
second to Emmett Owen one year
; ago. “For that reason.” supporters
here pointed out, “Camp is the log
ical man.’’ A self-made man. he
started as a farm boy. worked his
way through college and law school
and through outstanding ability
reached his present high position as
Assistant U. S. Attorney. Active in
the affairs of the American Legion.
he is a past state commander and
served two years overseas in the
World War.
’Because I know what war is like
from actual experience,” he an
nounced, “I will never lend my sup
port to a bill that would spnd Geor
gia boys to fight Europe's wars.
Hits Unfairness to Farmers
“Sleepy Congressmen are re
sponsible for the fact that Georgia
larmers did not get their due in cot
ton acreage allotments this year”
A. Sidney Camp, candidate for Con
gress front the Fourth District, said
at Newnan Wednesday.
“The farmers of the South were
discriminated against because wide
awake Western Congressmen put
through a trick amendment, ’ he
declared. “When I get to Congress
I will let no such unfair farm bill
pass without a fight.”
Mr. Camp, himself a farmer all
his life, in addition to his brilliant
career as a lawyer, announced that
certain reforms in the Rural Fiee
Delivery service are an important
part of his platform. “I believe our
rural residents should have their
mail delivered on holidays through
the use of substitute carriers,” he
said, “and I am entirely against any
further consolidation of »R. F. D
routes.”
At the candidate's headquarters
in Newnan the Sid Camp forces
grow more optimistic every day as
reports from all over the district
showed his rapidly gaining strength.
“We feel confident, of a complete
victory.” Walter D. Sanders, cant
paign manager, announced “and we
can never express our thanks to
the thousands throughout the dis
trict who have lent their support to
Col. Can)))."
Mew Refrigeration
Sendee at Fletchers
The Covington Electric
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ouarter? at Fletcher's Jewelery
So- Smtoh' „nder the management o'
we'k ihe'o en'ing Jr announces tht
" Pr •' potion of a new up-to
f service and equip
ment shop.
The new refrigeration service will
be opened in addition to the
rm sales department and radio set - -
vice shop. Dick Williams will be in
charge of the refrigeration
department.
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Georgia's twenty outstanding Schoolboy Patrol
men returned last week from a 2.000-mile trip to
the Worlds Fair, which was presented to them
by Wiley L. Moore as a reward for distinguished
service on behalf of public safety.
j through The boys the snapped beautiful the Shenandoah pictures as Valley, they traveled Wash
ington. D. C.
Above, top left, is the Trvlon and Perisphere at
th World's Fair; top right, the New York sky-
Boosters Club
for Georgia Has
1,000 Members
~
Edfr-ar Wood in Charge of
The Organization in
City.
Locai organizations of the Geor
gia Boosters Club have raised total
memberships well over the 1 000
j ! mark without, reports from activity
in the larger cities of the state, club
officials said here this week.
Begun in Athens several months
ago. the club selected as general of
fleers ‘Bob" McWhorter, president;
■Red” Lathers, vice president; Tom
Philpot, secretary and “White,v ’
Davis, treasurer.
The Newton County organization
in charge of Edgar Wood of Coving
ton is progressing nicely, according
to Secretary Philpot, although a
good many friends and alumni of
the university are yet.to be contact
ed
All members of the Boosters Club
have been invited to the
Citadel _.. , , football . „ game in , n Athens iihons
September _ . . OA 30. as guests of (Vl the - Ath .
Association . . .. Membership ,,.„ w i. is
letic
open to all alumni and friends of
the University and funds from the
five dollar fee will be used for schol
arships to worthy athletes
Success of the Bulldogs In the
Southeastern Conference during the
next few years depends largely upon
support of the Boosters Club. Mr
Philpot said.
Old Fashioned Hymn
1 Sing Will Re Held
Presbyterian Church
An old-fashioned hymn sing will
be held at the Gum Creek Presbv
i„-rian Church on Saturday night,
July 2nd at 8 o'clock This is the
first of a series of meetings pre
J - ton to the revival in August A
f n c ov i n gton Mill will
A i and ihero will be other special
vooal rdends°of offerings All members and
the' church are cordial!' '
invi ted - 1 come and join in the sing
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AlCOVP t j Of Cf (It /' l On
Baptist Church
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Revival services will be held Sttn
day morning at Alcova Station Bap
ii.st Church at eleven o'clock. The
public i* cordially invited to at
tend the.se services.
line. taken by one of the boys from Ihe deck of a
boat on which they made a trip down to Atlantic
City; center, the whole group with State Troopers
who escorted them, in front of the Georgia exhibit
at the World's Fair: bottom left, the Georgia
Building; bottom center. Corporals W. J. Redfern
and Paul Collier. Georgia Troopers, with Corporal
Rlackstone of the Maryland Stale Police, who
escorted the big chartered bus through that State;
bottom right, the bus as it travels down Fifth
Avenue in New York City.
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U. 5, Production!
Dr. Dafoe could have been dic
tator over the week-end on the C
N. Gregory farm at Hayston!
Saturday night four kids were
born — now don't get us wrong -
we're talking about goats!
Not being Gontented with going
out of the ordinary on the goat-get
j ting business, the Gregory farm
j proceeded on Saturday and Sunday
nights to golster the pork market
a sow giving birth to 12 pigs Sat
urday night and another sow almos*
hitting the bug Sunday night witn
ten piggies.
Mr. Gregory states that he has
been in the goat farming business
all his life and that the four goats
born on his farm Saturday are the
first, to his knowing, ever born to
one nannv.
“Several' times," stated Mr. Greg
0 rv, “I have heard of three kids
being born to a nanny, but I
Reve that the four on my farm is
record for this section of the
country.”
So, with the two sows bringing
their litters, it seems that
wl p be pientv ^ of pork sausage
jh „ Gregory farm—but, 1 .... it would , be .
e
dangerous , to pack , it . in tin cans! ,
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Voters Decided
Ellis Arnall Rules on The
Special 4th District
Election.
Fourth District residents eiigiblr
to vote in the recent June 6 general
election and those coming of age
since that da>e. may participate In
the special election August 1 for a
successor to the late Repersentative
Emmett Owen Attorney Genera:
Ellis Arnall ruled Saturday,
Mr. Arnall in an opinion ren
dered to Governor Rivers, said etig
ibility would be determined by
of the registrars used in the June
election, as “purged” for the special
election, and the list of those be
coming 21 years of age on or before
the day of the election.
No one who failed to pay 1938 pot
taxes on or before July 5. may vote,
the attorney general said, except
women not previously registered
The attorney general said no ab
sentee ballots could , , be cast
under law a voter must declare in
tent to cast such ballet not less
30 days before an election.
Leadership Of J. 0.
Porter In The Past
Two Years Praised
N, S. Turner Is Assistant
Chairman of Scout
Movement.
COUNTY CLUBS AND
ORGANIZATIONS ARE
SPONSORS OF TROOPS
Continued Cooperation of
Merchant* and Business
Men Needed.
The Boy Scout organization con
tinued to expand this week as def
inite plans were going forward for j
establishing cub scout troops in this ■
area.
Several years ago J. O. Porter
Agent of Bibb Manufacturing Com
pany at Porterdale. took over the
scout organization in Newton Coun
ty. At that .time there were only a
few scouts in Covington and none
but in the county. Very little inter
est was taken in the scout move
ment and the grown-ups took no
part in the affairs of the scouts.
Today, the scout organization in
Newton County le one of the largest
in this section of Georgia and con
tinues to grow steadily as J. O. Por
ter continues his efforts, in their
behalf. The Kiwanis Club was in
terested in scout work and
Mr. Porter in every possible way.
Merchants and business men were
interested and shown the import
ance of scouting in Newton
There are five communities in
this county with scout organiza
tions. These communities have nine
troop with a total membership of
boys of 150, as follows: Covington-
21 Covington Mills—1; Porterdale—
3; Livingston—1; Mansfield—1;
Newborn—1.
Present officers of the scout or
ganization are J. O Porter. District
j Chairman and git Vice Council; President N S of Tur- the
Central Geor
ner. Assistant Chairman; S. J.
Morecock, District Commissioner - E.
L P j r quette, Chairman Organiza
j tjon; s M Hav chairman Finance;
T q Callaway, Jr.. Chairman Ad
vancement; Dr. Moore, chairman
| Health anc | Safety; John Tucker,
Chairman Training; E. A. King.
Chairman Camping Activities; Bill
Berry, Secretary and Publicity
Chairman.
Sponsors of the scout organiza
tions in the county and the scout
masters follow: Troop No. 67. Spon
sor American Legion of Covington,
Bill Castle Scoutmaster; Troop No.
72 , Sponsor, KiW'anis Club. George
Cochran Scoutmaster; Covington
Mill. Troop 73. Sponsor, Baptist
Church, John Statham. Scoutmas
ter; Troop 75. Livingston School,
Sponsor, Robert Christian Scout
master; Troop 68. Porterdale. Meth
odist Church Sponsor. H. Bashinski
Scoutmaster; Troop 69. Porterdaie.
Masonic Lodge. Sponsor. Russell
I Brad , n . scoutmaster; Troop 70
porterdale, Four Square Club. Spon
s0I . Charles Smith. Scoutmaster,
Troop 78 Mansfield. Masonic Lodge.
Sponsor. Leonard Davis. Scoutmas
ter; 74. Newborn. Newborn School
One of the most, outstanding
features of the scout organization ,
which has helped, in many ways, [
more than 150 boy? in Newton coun
j tv is the lact that the local advisory
group must secure around $1,000 per
year for expenses These expenses
err necessary and those interested
in what this money is spent for
should inspect the financial state
ment of the scout organization now
in possession of J. O. Porter. The •
people of Covington and Newton
County are urged to cooperate in
j this fine movement which has the
backing of neatly every worthwhile
organization in Newton County and
throughout America. The success of I
ihe scout movement in Newton
County must depend on the coop
eration of Newton County people,
which has been splendid during ttv
past Too much creo'it can no' be j
given Mr. J. O Porter fot his fme
( work in this thankless job. loose
who so ably assisted him are also
'to be congratulated.
Schools May Run
Less Than Six
Months-Ficquett
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State to Pay Only 4 Months
Unless Action Is
! Taken.
County School Superintendent E.
L. Ficquett announced yesterday
that the schools of Newton County
would run only five or six
unless the state makes further pro
visions for financial aid.
Reports previously indicated that.
the schools would run the full nine
months by local aid but the cottntv
Board of Commissioners announced
that aid could b? given for only one
or two months at the most. Reduced
revenue from the exemption pro*
gram has hit a hard blow on all
counties in Georgia; this county
cannot support the school program
for a long period.
The state advised all county
1 school superintendents this week
that money for running the schools
would be paid for only four , months
Unofficial reports indicate . .. , more
, help from the state, , but no move
to ease the , crisis . . has , been made by
the legislature or the Governor.
Nine months schools are needed
( n the state to keep the schools on
the accredited list and the present
rnM 1 uun- tng consideta le
moi.i among diool otiiiiais as well
as parents of children throughout
Georg<a '
Bobby Collins Dies
Front Motorboat
In juries on Lake
Bobby Collins, son of Mr. and
Mrs Henry Collins, of Worthvll’c
community, near Jackson, was cr't
icalty injured Saturday night w'hen
lie was struck by a motorboat o;>
the. lake,
Bobby and another person were
fishing from a boat as darkness wa
falling. A motorboat, operated by
Pat Campbell of this city, ap
proached the boy's rowboat without
?ceing it because of the darkness
Mr. Campbell saw the boat just
for reaching if. and swerved in an
other direction. Fearing the motor
boat would strike the craft, the lact,
jumped into the water and came
up under the propeller. The boy died
, [rom injuries . . . received ...... at Allan
an
ta hospital Tuesday. The other seated! per
son in the rowboat remained
and was not hurt-
TH’" PAPER IS COVINGTON S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5cSINGLE COPY
Scout Officials
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J. O. PORTER,
Chairman of Newton County or
ganization and Vice-President ot
the Central Georgia Council,
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N - 3 ' TURNER,
Vice-Chairman r of the Newton
Count y organization of Boy Scouts.
DISCUSSED BY THE
COUNTY AGENT
p regetlt \y ry Spell Playing
Hrvoc witK Corn
Crop.
-p| lp present dry spelt is playing
havoc with our corn crop. Especially
is this true of the corn planted ear*
b*lieve those farmers in the
county who are beginning to de
pfnd on oafs !han R corn
cr0 p ps a source of grain will have
a greater appreciation of this plan
than they ever have Q f course, an
oat crop that comes off just when
cotton is grassy and needs chop
ping, plowing and poisoning all at
(be same time makes for a good deal j
0 f work! But the sureness of grain
j, the important thing. If we can
replace the greater portion of our
corn acreage with oats and get the
oats for seeding and harvesting it
makes for a grain crop that costs a
good deal less. Then the large corn
acreage may be reduced and the
land left .. .
out ot corn may be seeded
to soil improving crops.
We would doubt the value of pois
just for boll weevils The I
on now
squares that have been punctured
are drying out very rapidly and the ii
voting weevil is dying so that no
adult will hatch out until we have
more rain. It is our opinion that *
farmer can catch the weevils that
are present by watching the blooms
between ten o'clock and noon and
catch them more cheaply than he
can poison them under tlie dtv l
weather conditions
Cotton ha.-, the be?t June and July
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