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J#ii My Gosh! Ri 8 bt
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bed by the hair of the
he Bos* pulls me . . . Go
I commander you are go
Iiidad. Colorado, for
federate Reunion and
n at eleven
ivention So
L him and he rejoices
bed I need a hair
n . • , all dirty
f shirts are . • •
go But the Boss
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so come on if I go you
get on your hast togs
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is you please but we are
tog Covington at 12
n. one hour in Atlan
b and getting out ... on
ill. but the Boss can make
0 ind In a hurry ... so
t on that beautiful rib
Ighw'a.v hetween Atlanta
ibama line , thru Aus
jssviile Viila Rica and
tie first town we hit In
Then lovely Anniston
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sting glimpse of its huge
now look at the beau
Lin [e ridge looming up in
and this wonderful
,,.
taking its way around
t looks alive . , and the
green everywhere . . . we
have had much rain . .
e not been reading of all
ater? in Alabama . . but
. that! Mercy it looks as
tit be here for ho • s . .
ving a huge van with
L L right across the muddy
hi8hW ay .. . "I think
Ue it» sez, one of them
L Boss pushes me on . .
I Eg sit right still and just
the ditch! “We've been
t Thursday" remarked
orter .. but they picked
nd of our little red flivvet
UI on our way ... we
is detour would never end
jid, bringing us into love
town- with houses cov
's loveliest snowy white
lints Crepe Myrtle
«nd then smoky Bir
, we could not w'atch
tv for waiching the huge
|ry with a stream of red
red melted iron flowing
(roughs... Last we get on
tour we stop and ask
looking man the way . . .
Robins Cto-s roads and
eft. ,. Gosh and me 'n
ion't know Robins Cross
n a Jay . We stop for
saw the loveliest sight
.forty-one huge buss
i >s large as Greyhounds
borne and we learned
lad been purchased by one
Alabama at a cost of
school busses . . , Safety
kious children ... as well,
-Memphis, Tennessee, at
of course we could noi
bpping anywhere but the
put W... to make home, The >
and up bright and
ad to go to the park and
lame pigeons and
•. from force of habit
£ 8 8° • .. then on we go
•ne highway out of Mem
ossing the mighty Missis
: anh landing in Arkan
ffl o'clock ... aio miles
Iton to Memphis the way !
und Now we found j
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new in a ansas. Driving
m a train coming
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10 You think par t j
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'ay just riz up and
until the train went bj
bridges do for ship,
,f d have less accidents
if all our states had this
called Automatic Rail
!s - h comes up with the
e lf d light and right
,h « flash oi the
green;
a C <>P3’ of Atlanta Con
• ■ and with a lump as
apple ir. °ur throats we
e P'«» for the Georgia
ciation meeting at Cai
id • McGlmy i s to be
ent! c,osh. lts (he first
""ssed .
a meeting
beautiful college at Con- . .
Psas Hendrix College
!ook at the many homes
‘The stone which
°1 hot* . • re
wp rouid use up
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'afrof Visits
for Exams
Sept. 15th
Con Sia,e o n the Pat1 fi rst ' 01 wiu
and
11 n m °nth from 9
‘ A , M.
, 0 give examina
“(sons Applying for driv
The examinations
* rh co »nty are
S«n*ral for the bene
public. Examina
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Volume 75
NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOLS OPEN
Sunday School Convention At Salem
The Stone Mountain
Baptist Association
Holds Regular Meet
Program To Get Underway
Sunday Morning at
10 O’clock.
a. l. McDonald will
LEAD THE PROGRAM
FOR ASSOCIATION
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Pastors and Sunday School
Official* Urged To
Bring Classes.
The Baptist Association of Stone
Mountain will hold its annual Sun
day School convention at Salem
Camp Ground Sunday, September
10th. The program will get under
way at 10 A. M. with A. L. McDon
ald presiding,
Dear Co-Worker:
At the last Associational Sunday
School rally it was voted to make
t be September Session an all-day
meeting and ask all church to unite
j n one concerted program at some
central place. A committee was ap
pointed to secure a place and ar
range a program
The trustees, through the kind
ness of L. G. Brantley, granted the
use c' Salem Camp Ground, 3 miles
south of the Covington-Atlanta
highway. Look for big sign nailed to
two pine trees across road
filling station 3 miles east of Con
yers and about 7 miles west of Cov
ington.
Ail pastors and Sunday School of
ficers are cordially invited to carry
their entire schools. Departments
and classes will be provided lor all.
Dr. Tippett has promised expert su
pervisors and there will be demon
strations instead of lectures Alii
teachers are asked to be ready to
heip in their respective departments
The babies wiu have their cottage
a ® Wf,n as the extension department.
All pastors are asked to form a
prayer ,eague * nd aU ^P^n^nd
ents t0 ^ on the rece P ,ion com-,
mittee. One person from each
church will be needed for register-
11 ^ not an c® sy taslc you are
called to do. It may mean sacrifices
on tbe P art of some, but it is a
glorious opportunity to stimulate in
terest in the study of the Bible
Won’t you urge your friends to lay
aside everything else on that day
and give themselves to the task of
making this a day of prayer, study,
and reconsecration? Surely, with
war c!ouds hanging over us, we need
as n «ver before to turn to God's
worci for help and guidance,
There are many things you can do
—advertise the meeting, go your
self, urge others to go, provide cars,
trucks, or school buses.
Following Is the complete program
fContinued on Page Seven#
Charlie Elliott Guest Speaker
At Rotary Club Meeting Here
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Th ® Covington Star, Est 1874
THIS will BE
OTTO IN OCTOBER
More Than $700 in Prizes to
Be Offered for Various
Exhibits.
Newton bounty will have a fair
this year.
The American Legion has been
working steadily for some time mak
ing arrangements for a greater
Newton County Fair and the full
cooperation of all merchants and
business men in the city has been
secured.
A meeting of the Legion post wa l
held Monday evening at the Mason-
1C Nall with Moody Summers, com
mander in charge. Reports of the
various committees were heard and
further arrangements made for the
fair which will be held in October
R. O. Arnold was elected Chief of
Poli <* to serve during the fair. Mt
Arnold will name a number of as
ststants who will keep in close touch
wilh a| l that goes on during th?
fftir The grounds will be thoroughly
Priced ar> d no lewd shows or pro
miscus gambling will be allowed.
A premium list of more than $700
has been announced, which is at
tracting many farmers. The best
group of exhibits in many years is
expected to be on di«play. The Le
gion plans to publish a large fair
catalogue which will be available
soon.
The schools of Covington and
Newton County wdll cooperate this
year and wdll furnish numerous ex
hibits. Special school day will be ob
served as in the past. Like many
cities throughout Georgia, the Am
erican Legion has taken over the
management of the fair which as
sures its success. Full details of the
Newton County fair will be pub
lished as soon as it is available.
Newton County h
Awarded Project
For YovJth of State
Newton County has been awarded
a National Youth Administration
project (hat ' ill employ 40 youths
for six months erecting an agricul
tural workshop and home economics
building at the Lovingston School.
Representative Camp announced to
day. Sponsored by E. L. Ficqnett and
the County Board of Education, the
project will begin about September
10.
Robert Pittman
Awarded Highest
Boy Scout Badge
R. C. Guinn Presents Eagle
Scout Award at Kiwanis
Meeting.
Robert Httman, member of Scout
Troop 72, was honored last Thurs
day at the t.oon luncheon of the
Covington Kiwanis Club. He
j awa ,. d * d the Eag . lt Scout badgt of
honor by R c Guinn
Troop 72 of Covington is sponsored
by the local Kiwanis Club and al!
the members were present last
Thursday for the presentation of
honors to Scout Pitiman.
N. S. Turner, president of the club
presided over the meeting and in
troduced Dr. R. L. Greene who was
the principal speaker of the day. He
talked on his recent trip through the
West and told of his experiences in
Hollywood, California, where he
learned many interesting things
about America's “Movie City.’’
George Cochran. Scoutmaster of
Troop 72. introduced Robert Pitt
man and related to fellow' Kiwan
ians "the hard road Robert had to
travel'’ before being eligible for the
Eagle badge of honor.
The Eagle badge is the highest
rank a scout can obtain; bis dis
tinction is second only to
master.
Robert Pittman was a ’.it shv in
accepting his badge of honor but
thanked each member of the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club for the man
ner in which they praised him for
his untiring efforts he made to qual
ify for the highest honor a Boy
Scout can obtain
A final score was given in the at
tendance contest which the Kiwanis
Club has conducted under the lead
ership of Leo Masten and Tommy
Callaway.
The Golf bugs, led by (he fiery
I »o, won the contest in a close race,
1.04 to 1. The exact figures in the
final standings as released by
Kiwanis Club officials are. Golfbugs
9004329, Jitterbugs, led by Tommy
Callaway 8660287.
The attendance for August was
2.9 per cent absent: Belmont. Sid
ney, Oscar. Parks. Henry “Dos’’
Travis and Shorty.
The club directors will meet at
Dr. Sams’ office Tuesday night,
September 12th, at 7:30 o'clock.
The Kiwanis Club will hold their
regular Thursday noon meeting at j
the Delaney hotel Thursday All
members are urged to attend.
Alt-Day Singing
At Love joy Church
The annual Singing all-day Association singing of will the j
High Falls
be held Friday. September 15th. at
Lovejov church, near Covington, be
ginning at 10 A. M.
This is a four-county meeting and
some excellent singers will attend
and according to Mr. Frank Dooley
of J’tp-r County, this bids fair to
be one of the best singings ever held
in Newton County.
All residents of the county are
urged to attend and bring a wen
filled basket
Urges Sportsmen of State to
Co-operate With Hit
Program.
Charlie Elliott, head of the wild
life department of Georgia, was the
gttes speaker at the regular Tues
day noon meeting of the Covington
Rotary club at the Delaney Hotel
Tuesday.
Mr. Elliott was introduced by J.
T. McKay, program chairman.
“Preservation of wild life in Geor
gia" was the guest speaker s topic
and not. once did he vary from the
point he w T as trying to get over to
the members of the Rotary club.
He pointed out the various ways
to restore the tvild life in our state
and called on all civic clubs to aid
I him in the fight
1 The meeting was presided over by
: Dr S. L Waites. Charlie Elliott’s
I father. J. L Elliott and Tom Kinney
were visitors at the Tuesday meet-1
ing
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,
Kiwanis Club Honors Young Robert Pittman
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Upper picture shows officials of the Kiwanis Club who served as
hosts to young Robert Pittman. He was awarded the badge of Eagle
Scout at the' meeting and praised for his outstanding work in the
Scout organization. •Lefet to right) A. H. David, President Naf
Turner. Robert Pittman and Scoutmaster George Cochran. In lower
photo are R. C. Guinn and Robert Pittman. Mr. Guinn awarded the
Eagle Badge to Robert in behalf of the Kiwanis club.—Photos, JBA.
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Debt Adjustment Aid Available
To All Newton County Farmers
Oxford
Burglarized
Sunday
The Oxford Postoffice was burg
lamed early Sunday morning, ac
cording to city officials of that city,
The loss was reported small by
postmaster Harwell, who announced
(hat only about $4.00 in stamps and
change was missing. No mail was
st oIen so far as could be learned. U.
g Government detectives are mak
ing a detailed investigation
Reunion Plans
for Confederacy
Heads of Patriotic and Civic
Organization* Will Meet
Monday Evening.
The heads of all Patriotic and
Civic Organization* will meet on
Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Belmont
Dennt* to complete plans for the
confederate Veterans’ Reunion and
S. C. V. Convention to be held in
Covington on October 4-5-6.
The Weaver-Thompson
Children of the Confederacy, with
their Mother Chapter, te Covington
U. D. C., the D. A. R . The Garden
Club, The Book Club, The Kiwanis
Club, The Rotary Club The Music
ciub ^ Woman s Club The Am
and the city and
Couniv Offictais backing them ate
planning one of the most outstand
ing Reunions ever held.
The President of each Club, the
Commander of the 1 gion. The May
or, and City and County officials
are expected to be pres-nt at this
meeting. to do their bit in
lating plans for the comfort and
happiness of this fast fading line of
beloved grey.
GEN COTTON IS
RFPORTED 8! TOT
CHS IN AREN
Better Price Paid If Cotton
Is Allowed to Dry
Out.
We have heard numbers of farm
ers' state their cotton had died worse
than usual. Certainly the leaves
have been thrown off worse than
usual due to various diseases Most
cotton diseases are seed borne and
may be controlled by seed treat
ment. But the best treatment of all
is to plant two year old seed. The
price of seed this year would cer
tainly warrant a farmer saving a two
year supply of planting seed As soon
as the first picking L, disposed oi
we would think it would pay a farm
er to save his planting seed from
the mature cotton for the next two
years. The diseases that are seed
borne will die within the two years
the weak seed will not germinate so
that only strong plants wdll be in
the field. Think this over and try to
at ye a two year supply of seed.
Cotton is being picked pretty j
green now and some complaint is
being registered by ginnerg and buy
er? due to the fact that the green
cotton carrot be ginned properly
and shows "gin cut” which
reduces the spinning quality and
thus the price. Better store the!
green cotton for several days and
ailow it to dry out some and ripen
up a little. It looks now as if de-,
layed ginning will pay with the rise
in price due to the war conditions,
September is the month to seed
Crimson Clover to get the best re-!
sults. If your land is not inoculated
w- would advise using chaff seed
Throw them on top of unplowed j
ground as the small seed need a
firm seed bed. There are quite a few
home grown seed available at rea s
onabie prices.
| ^ Newk>n Coun,y Pair wU1
I held the third week in October
der the auspices of the local
lean Legion. The catalogue ^ , will . , .
off ’ b « P res * short 'y and a ver
' iberal * nd atrractlve P r e mll)r n list
has been arranged. Make your
to exhibit the best of your crops and
livestock.
, September , the , time begin
to
pasture improvement work. Seed
winter legume* early so they will get
a good root system oy cold weather
time. A light seeding with some fer
tilizer will pay off at the milk
foi dairy cattle and on the scales
for meat animals. We would suggest
using legumes and fertilizing them
with lime and acid phosphate
is the cheapest plan open to us and
will give excellent results A small
acreage prepared properly each
and spring win grow into a large
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Wildlife Camp
For 4-H Clubs
Marion George and Sallie
C ook Represent This
County.
Marion George. Palmer-Stone 4-H
Club and Sallie Cook. Covington
high school, attended the State
Wildlife Conservation Camp for 4-H
Clubs at Camp Fulton, near College
Park, Ga„ August 28-Sept ember 2
1939. The camp was under the di
rection of Mr. G V Gunningham
Stati 4-H Club leader, and Miss
Emmie Nelsc and Mr W. A Sut
ten Jr ; 9SSi - Stan j >* ad *r-v Lectures
were given on Forestry. Sod Con
servation. Game Management, Min
eral Resource* and Training Pup
pies, by experts from Federal agen- !
cies and state departments. An ex-!
hibition on fancy shooting was giv
en by Mr. Ken Beagle, exhibition
shooter Remington Arms Co Mr
Everett Roach gave instructions on
fly casting
Each morning the campers were
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0ver ZTChZ ' M “ y
of Co#t
„ County , „ Farm Supervisors
W. Baker and Ralph W. Penning
ton this week reminded Newton
county farmers that the farm debt
adjustment assistance offered bvi
th* .. Farm _ Security
Administration is
available to all farm families, !
whe
ther or not they are on the rural
rehabilitation program.
Under the plan, farmers who are
facing foreclosure or v..o otherwise
are over-burdened with debts may
receive free of charge the services of
a county farm debt adjustment
committee, composed of local citi
zens.
The job of this committee is to
act as mediator between farmers
and their creditors in arranging set
tlement of excessive debts, and in
recommending ways of avoiding
ff' eciosures*. They work in con
junction with the farm supervisors.
and all dealings are kept confiden
tial
Members of the Newton county
committee are Robert R. Fowler
Jr., Randal C. Graham, Otis Harde
man. Thomas L. McMullan, William
H. Odum.
Mr. Baker and Mr Pennington
said creditors as well as debtors may j
rtquest tbe aid of tbe county farm
debt adjustment committee ;
Through the effort* of the commit
tee. a creditor is often able tc avoid
expenses rnd losses which some
tin'®-'' result from court action.
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Demonstration Ctllbs
/() Meet OU ^ 7 liesduy ,
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The Newton County Council of
Home Demonstration Club* will meet |
at the courthouse on Tuesday at
2:00 with the president. Mrs C. C
Epp.*. presiding. This will be the
first fall meeting and important bus- !
iness will be discussed. Reports on
Farm and Home Week will be giv
en.
rH’" PAPER IS COVINGTON S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5c SINGLE COPY
Attendance Reported
Good At All Schools
Throughout The County
NUMBER 36
Opening Exercises Held by
Students and Local
Officials.
DR. M. D. COLLINS
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
COVINGTON PROGRAM
M*ny Georgians on Opening
Program at Porterdale
School.
It was announced late Wed
nesday night by Superintendent
of County Schools 1 L. Fie
.
quett, that (he number of stud
ent* In each school in Newton
county are as follows:
Covington 484, Palmer-Stone
360, Covington Mill 142, Porler
tlale 853. I.ivingston 282, New
born 63, Mansfield 155 Heard
Mixon approximately 175,
Starrsville approximately l(l«.
Approximately 3.000 young people
from all sections of Newton county
entered school this week in their re
spective communities.
In Covington. Superintendent C.
E, Hawkins reported a total enroll
mem of 484 students with ampis
room for all departments and class
es - The first and second grades are
now located in the new Covington
Gymnasium building which is
equipped with two modern class
rooms. The two rooms formerly oc
cu Pied by first and second grades
for th e past twenty-five years havt
been completely remodeled and im
proved for the Home Economics De
partment.
The Home Economics department
is under the direction of Mi.ss Fran
ce.- Story, of Athens, and is one of
the best equipped and most modem
of its kind in this section. The
kitchen is equipped with three
electric stoves, two oil stoves on*
electric refrigerator, dishes, lavator
ie* and modern kitchen cabinet*,
The sewing room is equipped with a
number of sewing machines, chairs
and other equipment,
The High School of Covington has
als0 added g number Qf new
-j which have already proven popular.
shorthand and other
commercial courses are offere'.
Opening exercises at the Coving
ton school was held Monday morn
ing at the new gymnasium. Dr M.
D, Collins wag principal speaker. Hs
d j SCUSsed the need of schools in
Georgia and urged the students to
get the most out of their studies.
Miss Charles Porter made a short
talk which was enjoyed. Mrs. E. L.
Stephenson rendered a vocal solo.
Other speakers included Col. R. M.
Tuck, who spoke in behalf of the
board, and Mrs Lamar
Smith, who spoke in behaif of the
Covington P.-T. A.
A PP roximate| y 75 <> student* have
at p °rterdale .schools
wh,C hopened Monday ' At tbe °P*
enln ® ^xetcises. H W. Putman wa*
m *! c atge of the j giam. Speak
ers included H. S. Burdette, Super
visor of the State Department of
Education; J. O Porter, Agent of
Bibb Manufacturing Company, and
Chairman of the Newton County
School Board; E. L. Ficquette, Sup
et visor of Schools in Newton county;
J. S. Turner Supt. Osprey Mills; J.
I J™ n^Comer 7°° k ’ SuPt Personnel Porterda,a Director; Mill:
M. Lyda, Pastor Baptist
Church; Rev. E. C. Swetnam, pas
tor Methodist Church; and Rev. A.
D McCloud pastor Pres’yterift*
Church
Other schools in the county open
ing Monday morning were Heard
Mixon. Covington Mills. Palmer
Stone: Mansfield; Newborn. Starrs
ville. Livingston. These school have
also begun their work for the year
and report much progress.
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The Npwton County Singing Con
vention will meet at Hayston Pres
b.vterian Church next Sunday. Sep
tember 10. at 2:30 P. M.
The Dixie uartet of Atlanta, and
other special musical units are ex
oected to attend.