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THF office boy
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he way from Hogansvilif.
come* the most beautiful
faia. Elberta peaches
L of luscious
Hamilton Ran* • • , to the
y|[- They
BO' find the Bos* . . .
•f and have
just right we
ripe fell in love
ved them • . we
.
V Ralls when we met him in
p„cavt ment of Agriculture .
that lovely wife of h ,t
with and if
e later met her . . .
, w told
correctly she me
flienibft of own
college mate our
ws« a
Thompson) Roach ...
TJ TD best boy friends j
X one of our
. Travu,
the hospital . . . Dock
Shtix he's the official
, . .
,
Ler-upper around town . . ■
(oiks- te’ - * turn the tables oil
Travis He is at Si
tor . . .
L-s Hospital. Atlanta . . • yon
get m\ message on Thursday
let's take Friday for the day
so
ive him a whole shower of cheei
L hope everybody in Newtoe
mty will just send him a card
sheer and let him know you are
lung about him . . . for he ton
i him
today when I went to see
t he was suffering but it
lost worth it to know just how
ny sweet iripnds you have . .
I so vou have already sent flow
I'm sure . . and some are
ting to find out where he is . .
aboard for a barrel of Cheer!
todays mail, while we are
eng about the William Darri
It rravis' family, I'll say that I
Uived a lovely announcement
jnt Mr and Mrs. James Wesley
lore, of Lyons . . . you know al
my what it was all about for
all love Billie Travis so much in
vington that we’ve learned about
i marriage to that lovely Marga
I Puff pa Moore ... I hear she is
ki as charming as she is pretty
|, and the Office Boy and Bo.-s
ta hosts of friends in Newton
bitty in wishing them much hap
less
3o«h! But you know how these
j$es are Have to do what they
do . . . for what reason I don’*
ow . . . cept some crazy feller
inert off that way and it's
it way ever since . . . The Bap
t World Alliance is in session lit
lanta , . . I've been every day and
icn the Boss gets there and sees
9 t crowd, away he has to get! So.
I take it out in parking and lis
ping to it over the radio ... we
Ire thrilled however, to meet the
ly and his wife from Nigeria . . .
I had studied their lives in our
Ivai Service and given a complete
pgram on the marvelous work
law two were doing in their nat
e Sand and then to meet them
I.The meeting is really wonderful
I Adanta.
I To you who have not attended I
pm to say this! We sat there look
It a! the crowd . . . men and wo
rn old and young, standing after
1 seats were laken ... To us it
ps one o( the most sacred affairs
p have ever attended . . . out un
It' the open sky . . . the papers
lie there ttere 60,000 one night and
fc.000 turned away . . . looked like
lany more tif the estimates on
pse political gatherings were any
ping like right) but there in the
prt of the South's Greatest City
•. in a stone's throw of great bus
pss houses , . . amid the rush and
furry fom of the week . . . 60,000 people
every Nation . . . each one
fith God in his or her heart . . .
prh Lome one learning something to take
to share with others . . . "Go
U into ail Nations” Surely God
las very close, and our earnest
kaver i s that each one of us will
J 1 " 1 ermine in our hearts to be bet
f | 1 ' boys when this week is over . .
have already . With this great
. .
land lor PEACE by the Baptists ol
P'V Na ion . and the great work
. .
r ‘he Oxford Group as well
...
the other churches I am
...
are learning to be better
ails • and growing more
called “A Christian.''
If you have not attended a
N of th» World Alliance please
Sf> before the week is over
. .
.her V°u are Methodist,
pthoiir Presbyterian or what
■ • because as our dark
Fiend Me? from one of the other
told us . . , there is one
each of us after all only
iGod . . .
and he is as
the hot weather in Atlanta -
,lle color of his skin so
...
•be sessions only cost 25c each
nine at Ponce DeLeon Bah Pa
GO, that your souls may be
hashed and that each of
.
' n me home with the
Rtion ,n our hearts lo share the
know with others and
s . .
Ary '* him in a better
loin way .
*t ’Bain tomorrow so
b,>r h else wi), .
nave io do my
SWEEP1N UP.
<J!)c ifobunjUm 1'cto#
Volume 75
Churches of the County Plan Varied Programs
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Thomas Luck Withdraws From Congressional Face
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Final Efforts Are Made
By Candidates Before
The Election is Held
A. Sidney Camp and Edgar
Blalock Are Leading
Candidates.
THOMAS R. LUCK MAKES
STATEMENT REGARDING
WITH DRAWAL IN RACE
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y oterg Urged to Go to Polls
On Tuesday—Election
Day,
The special Congress election set
by Governor Rivers to fill the un
expired term of the late Congress
man E. M. Owen Will be held nex<
Tuesday with few predictions from
political observers.
Sidney Camp and Edgar B'alock
are the leading contenders for the
office and have a large margin over
opponents. Supporters of the can
didates were busy during the past
several days completing campaigns
before election day. Both men were
sure of victory in brief remarks to
the press.
Thomas R. Luck, one of the rna
jor candidates in the race, withdrew
his name last Friday. His statement
concerning this election follows:
To the voters of the Fourth Con
gressional District:
I hereby withdraw my name from
the election to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late E
M. Owen, as a member of Congress
frog® the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict.
Due to loss of a week in starting
and because of the short time to
make the race it seems impossible to
me to set up an effective organiza
non in the fifteen counties of the
District in time to obtain creditable
results.
May I take this opportunity
express my gratitude to you
promised your support and to
who have done anything in the in
terest of my campaign. I hope
some way to be able to repay
kindness. May the best man win.
Sincerely THOS. R. LUCK.
^ ballot
Names will appear on the
alphabetical order as follows:
Blalock; Albert Sidney Camp; L. C
Clark; O. M. Duke and Thomas R
Luck. An (Xt should be placed
side the person you are voting
Citizens of the district are urged
go to the polls and cast their
lot for the candidate of their
Polls will open at the usual
and close at the usual time.
Voters are urged to check up
their registration with the Tax
lector or Ordinary to prevent
misunderstanding on-election
All persons who are properly
tered will be eligible to vote in
election which will be held on
day August 1st
Mrs. Robertson
Dies at
Funeral Services Held
Well Known Woman
Monday.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon for Mrs
mett. Robertson 62, who died at
,
home near Mansfield last
morning
Mrs. Robertson was well
in New'ton county and had a
of friends whp mourn her
Elder R. L. Cook directed the
eral services heid at the family
in Mansfield.
She is survived by her
Emmett Robertson; four
Miss Mary France Robertson,
Irwin Snyder, of Madison;
Margaret Robertson and Mrs Ha'
old Grey of Atlanta; seven
John Carter. William Pitts.
Boykin of Carolina, Perry
and Reuben Robertson; one
Mrs. L C. EUiott. of Mansfield,
one brother. Mr. J J. Carter
Atlanta
The News extends svmpathv
dir bereaved family J. C
and Son were the funeral
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Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864.
The Covington Star, Est 1874
DISCUSSED BY THE
COUNTY
Farm and Home Week
Designated in State from
August 8th to 11th.
The week of August 8-11 has
designated as Farm and Home
at the Georgia State College of
riculture. On Tuesday
entertainment contests will be
rural electrification programs
extension service pageants.
day is Soil Conservation day
Master Farmer Awards will be
Thursday is Better Farming
with presentation of Master
ers and awards to
winners, Friday is Livestock
with a horse and colt show. Pick
the day that would be of most
terest to you and attend if
it will serve as a vacation for
and your family.
If you want to seed Crimson
ver this fall now is the time to
gin locating seed. There will
quite a few local seed available.
One reason for the general
of a many
our farms is the lack of good sod in
pasture lands, absence of good ter
races with proper grades. The best
way we know to remedy this condi
tion is by cooperating with the Soi.
Conservation Srevice. They will run
the grades for your terraces and be
present when the terraces are being
built and see that they are properly
constructed. For the pasture work
they will advise the method of seed
ing and the kind of seed to sow. All
this is free of cost to the farmer,
They work out a five year soil build
ing program with the farmer and
after he has agreed to the program
the work begins. The farmer is sup
plied with three maps of his farm
one showing the soil type °ne show
mg the water disposal or terracing
plan and the third showing the
cropping plan. This is a real service
an we will be glad to take your ap
plicatton for his service if you will
call by our office and sign up. They
will not work on a farm until the
farmer makes written application
for their services.
We saw r where a writer on farm
problems made the statement that
in Texas and the western states 10
acres of land were required to furn
ish ample grazing for a cow in Vir
ginia and West Virginia where they
have timothy and blue grass pas
tures that two acres are required to
carry one cow and that in Georgia
one acre of bermuda and dallis grass
will carry two cows. This being true
we certainly should have more live
stock on our farms. But pasturage
is necessary before we can get far
with cattle. We would suggest doing
pasture work slowly and right. One
to five acres improved a year for
several years will mean a good pas
ture on every farm in the county.
Purchase a few winter teg time seed
this fall and seed a small acreage
in your pastui - 3, do the same next
spring and almost before you
ize it you will have sufficient acre
age to increase the cash income on
v - farm.
Braswell Dean
Speaks at County
Court House
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Braswell Dean, State Director of
Pubiir Welfare, made an address at
the Countv Court House Wednesday
s'BT-rsvilie . Mrs Henry Anderson of
and chairman of the
NeWton Countv Welfare Board Mrs
Donald Stephenson Director of
Public Welfare in this county,
; othci state and county
were present.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA,
Former Newton County Boy Wins Soap Box Derby
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William Harvey, 14-vear-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Presley Harvey, of Atlanta,
and formerly of Rocky Plains, in Newton
County, is congratulated by his mother after
winning the North Georgia championship Sat
urday afternoon Young William has com
j pleted his sixth year as one of the racers in
the annual Soap Box Derby. He will repre-
Hundreds of Rural People of This
County to Attend REA Meeting
official* from Washington
Will Take Part on
Program.
The annual meeting of members
of the Snapping Shoals Electric
Membership Corporal ion will be
held in the New Covington School
Gymnasium tomorrow. Friday, July
28 - al 2:30 p - M - Several hundred
members of the Cooperative will be
present in what promises to be the
outstanding event since the exist
cnee of the Project,
The meeting will be presided over
by J. H. Anderson, President of the
Cooperative. Who will conduct the
election of Directors for the com
ing year and present to the ment :
bers a report of the activities and
business for the year 1938-39. Mr
Anderson urges all members to be
present and show their interest in
the operation of their electric sys
tem.
T L. McMuIlan. in a letter to
members stated. ‘The National
Government loaned the money for
ihe operation of the tines to you and
your neighbors and stated in the
loan that the users of the current
were to own the lines and operate
them. They further stated that thp
operation of the lines was not for
profit, but rather for the distribu
tion of electric energy to farmers
at cost. Once a year you are privi
leged to know the details of the
(Continued on Page Seven)
New Bus Depot
To Open Aug. 1
j Mrs. F. M. Jackson and Mr.*
T. B. Digby Will Be In
: Charge.
A new 7 and modern Bus terminal
will open Tuesday, August 1 at the
corner of Washington and Hen
dricks streets under the manace
ment of T B. Digby and Mrs F. M.
Jackson
The building which will house
the new terminal, the first in
ington’s history has been complete
>7 remodeled. A modern
has also neen installed and will be
<>P*n for service with Mrs Jackson
in charge.
The public is invited to inspect
the new depot and restaurant on
j opening day or at your convenience
5n advertisement giving more de
tails may be found elsewhere in thi-
1 issue.
THURSL**c„;S ' v 27, 1939';
sent Georgia in Akron finals next month. The
Harvey family are natives of Newton County
and have many relatives here. Mrs. Harvey
was formerly Miss Susie Mae Dial, of Ox
ford. Mrs. Josie Harvey, of Rocky Plains
community is William's grandmother. Friends
throughout the county rejoice in his victory.
—Photo, courtesy Atlanta Constitution.
Two of Covington and Newtor.
County's best known and most
prominent citizens are ill in Atlanta
hospitals. Dr. W. D Travis under
went an operation Tuesday at the
St, Joseph Hospital and phys
icians report his condition as well
as could be expected.'’ C■ iff Nixon,
who was carried to the Wesley
Memorja) hospital last week, i? re
ported improved. The News joins
their many friends jn wlS hing them
j a speedy recovery.
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Frank Williams !
Entertains Many j
With Barbecue
Over One Hundred Friends
Gather Arund Festive
Board.
A most enjoyable affair was ihe
barbecue given by Frank William
at his country home Wednesda,
evening. Approximately 120 persons
enjoyed hi* hospitality and got a
glimpse of one of the best managed'
farms in the county.
Temporary tables were erected on
hi$ front lawn and these tables were
loaded with barbecue, brunswick
stew, fried chicken, cold slaw, fresh
grapes and all the other trimmings
necessary to complete a meal tempt
ing to the palate.
Guests were present from Atlan
ta, Monroe and points in Walton
and Newton counties as well as
Covington. Among those from At
lanta were Major R. J- Guinn. Dr
Grady E Clay, and H. Y. McCord
Jr.
Several county officials from Wal
ton County were also present as
well as several merchants among
whom were Mr. Avcock. Mast of the
members of the Kiwanis club were
present, lead by President Nat Tur
| ner. Judge James J. Davis, of Do
ca t ur> and Solicitor Roy Leather
were among those present.
o^n George Roach. Pat Cantp
bell. Otis Nixon. Dr. S L. Waites
Sam Dim sheriff Benton, County
Policeman Bray. Wick Porter God
frey Trammel. Nat Turner. Mr Dial,
Tommy Callaway. Al David, Bill j
Berry, Jack Porter. R. A Norm,
Chess Guinn, McMuIlan. Ike Robertson. Mr Maddrx. Henry j
Odum Tom
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Baptists From Churches
Newton County
Attend.
Atlanta's greatest number of
itors and guest* are thronging
capitoi city this week from all
of the world attending the Baptist
World Alliance.
Many Baptists from
and Newton County have
a number of the meetings and re
port one of the mast successful re
ligious gatherings in the history of
this state. Dr, Louie D. Newton
general chairman of the
meeting in its sixth congress.
Notables from all parts of
world are attending the congress
are also going out into the
cities and towns, making talks
unusual interest. Fifty-six
are represented and more than 50,
000 people are in Atlanta daily
hear the discussions of religion
various parts of the earth.
one of the greatest and
the most outstanding feature of the
Alliance w r as the great parade
Atlanta last Saturday More
100 000 people were present and saw
one of the greatest events in
history «f the entire Joitth.
parade included
from churches throughout
including, of course Covington
Newton County.
General officers of the
include: President, Dr. George W
Truett. Dallas Texas; Vice
ents, Dr. A. W. Beaven.
States; Dr. N J. Nordstrom.
en; Mr. J. A. Packer Austria!; Dr
F. W. Simoleit. Germany; Dr.
cel Avehno de Souza. Brazil; Dt
Lacey Kirk Williams. United
Tonorary Associate Secretary, Dr
Clifton D. Gray, Lew'iston,
General Secretary, Dr. James
ry Rushbrooke.
Aid Requested for
Countyline
The County Line Baptist
has begun rebuilding following
recent fire which completely
stroyed the church building
ers of the church request the
of the public to help with work
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THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S j
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5c SINGLE COPY
Official Delegates To
World Congress Will
I.
Speak in Covington
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CAMP MEFTING AT
“OLD SALEM" MAY
BE HE GREATEST
Large Crowds Expected This
! Year at Daily
Meetings.
Plans and preparations for the
annual camp meeting at Salem, just
ten miles from Covington is near
ing completion and
are being made to care for the larg
est gathering in history
Salem Camp Ground \ill be the
scene this year of an
| ational meeting and youth
ence under the leadership of
gia's best known men and women
Major Sidney Cox will serve as
ordinating officer and program
rector. Special music hRs been
ranged for the daily meetings.
The camp meeting this year
be held from Thursday. August
through August 13th. The Board
Trustees of the camp ground
lows: R. J. Guinn. President.
H. Elliott, Secretary Treasurer
Y. McCord. L. G. Brantley, Jame
C. Davis, Parks Warnock, C.
Nixon. O. W. Porter, L. L.
stedt. Wm. A. Smith, M. W.
Ed King. C R Vaughn. W.
Mann Dean George Roach, J.
Elliott, James Porter. R O Arnold
H. Y. McCord. Jr.. W. H. Ogletree
C. D. Ramsey, J. A McCord, M. S
Shivers. T. L. McMuIlan, Col.
ard F. Stretton
The Trustees of Salem
Ground must raise about $2500
finance the annual meeting
w m be held next month and to
tor some repairs which were
[sary. The Trustees feel that
1 should contribute at least
ton
of this amount. This is a Home
stitution with the people of
ton an(J the p<, 0 pi e of
have always shown a spirit of
operation and an appreciation
all that has been done at the
Ground bv Mr. H. Y. McCord, Sr.
and by Major Robt. J Guinn,
Newton County would like lo
as. at least, part-time citizens.
Those who wish to contribute
please hand their donations to Mr
O. W Porter. Mr. C. O. Nixon, Mr
Jack Elliott- or Mr. R. O. Arnold.
Georgia Editors
To Meet Aug.
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J ere Moore, In'Charge President, of'
g e
1 Meeting
Editors of the Georgia Press
sociation will gather on Wednesday
August 23. at Calhoun. Ga. to
cuss problems of newspapers in
state.
Jere Moore, association president
said the program would
thorough studies of job printing,
vertising and “how to make
from cidculation.’'
On Friday, Ralph McGill,
tive editor of The Atlanta
tution, will deliver the
memorial for members who
during the year.
Moore said he and other
tion officers hoped to inaugurate
annual custom by giving a
for past presidents at the opening
the convention Wednesday
23
“As has been the custom lor
years the Governor. E D Rivei
witi speak to us.' Moore continued
j "August largely 26 business and 27 will with be
to a
(able on job printing problems
Thursday
Abanquet at Lookout mourn at
and a dance will conclude the con
Ivention.
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NUMBER 30
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Rev. Oswald A. Blumit, of
Lithuania, to Speak
In City. ml
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
EXTENDS INVITATION
TO COUNTY RESIDENTS Si
Revival Services Underway :
At Churches Through
out The County.
| vivals Special throughout church programs Newton and County re- is
during the past week have aroused SS
j considerable interest among the
people and large attendance is re*
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ported at all meetings. Several pro
grams of unusual interest and merit
will be held during the next several
days,
The people of Covington and
Newton County are cordially invit
ed to attend the eleven o'clock
morning worship service at the Cov
ington Presbyterian Church on next
Sunday July 30th. The guest
preacher will be Rev. Oswald A.
Blumit. official delegate from Lith
uania to the Baptist World Con-
1 ; grass. Rev. Blumit, brillian jourr
alist and "•'id traveler will speak
on a topic of tremendous current in
ter est to all church member*,
"Christianity in Europe Today."
- Having just come from the scene of
surprising religious presecutions in
Central Europe, the speaker is well |g
qualified to discuss the grave sit
j ; uation there and the outlook for the
future of Christ's Church.
UNION SERVICES
( The union service of evening woe- jj£H j|S
ship will be held at the Covington IT
Presbyterian Church on Sunday
night. Rev. H. Clay Emory, pastor
j of the First Methodist Church, will P
preach the sermon. The time is 8
o'clock. The young people of Coy- j
ington will meet at the Presbyterian
Church at 7:15 P. M. in the secoitdffl
league fellowship meeting.
FELLOWSHIP GROUP
The Men's Fellowship group of
the Covington Presbyterian Church
wU1 ^ pnV iieged to enjoy a pro
| sram 0 f unusual merit on Friday
night July 28th. when Mr Oswald
A. Blumit, delegate from Latvia to
the Baptist World Alliance, will be
the guest speaker. Mr. Blumit WillfKjl
show pictures of his native country ;. .
and discuss the present European K
situation in the This light of distinguished recent de- 1 |'
velopments.
speaker will, among other things.
reveal hitherto undisclosed facn
' about Hitlerism and Nazi Germany.
A resident of Tilza, Latvia and
pastor of the largest Baptist'church!
in Litgale Mr. Blumit will represent j
the oldest white people in Europe.:
: Garbed in his unique native dress of;
brilliant colors, speaking on the j
momentous issues of the day, hist
I address will prove entertaining, in
spiring. timely and instructive.
I Commenting on his forthcoming, I
j visit to Covington Mr. Blumit te- |
I | marked. “I can speak of the gravest
problems and people will not bf
I sleepy!”
! Another speaker of the evenim
will be Rev. H. E. "Jeb’’ Russell
popular minister of the Rock Spring
Presbyterian Church, Atlanta. an>:
brother of U S. Senator Richard B
Russell. Jr. Rev. Russell, well knowr
to Covington people, will lea v<
shortly on a tour of Mexico.
All members of the Group are re
quested to notify either Mr. W M
Berry or Mr. S, J. Morcock of thei;
intention to attend The time is 7:4!
P. M. and supper will be served o’
the Young Women's circle of th
Women's Auxiliary.
GUM CREEK SERVICES
Another service of hymn-singint r :
will be held at the Gum Creek Pres
byterian' Church on Saturday churclrf night ! i
July 29th at 8 o'clock. This
is located 6 miles north of Oxfori
itnd everyone is invited to attend.
CARMEL BAPTIST
Revival meeting will begin » i'
Carmel Baptist Church of Mans < i
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