Newspaper Page Text
i it i
AlTER
box ♦ ♦ ♦
County .. State
..
/
the office boy
«»
in, during the P a st week,
signally honored. Even
just tiie OH ice Boy, I
n and I am
e n of the town,
the sentiment of each
ce October 4-5-6
en I say
Lever to be forgotten. We
Lj Loved to have in our homes Vet
Confederate
the State for their Forty
ual Reunion . . Sons of
de ‘ aC> for their annual
State U. D. C. Of
lding the State President.
tje Forres Hunt, First
dent, Mrs Charles Till
her husband, from Quit
Vice-President of the
Recorder of Crosses, Airs
son of Madison, Finance
Mrs. Hardy Richard,
Honorary President for
phoebe B. Elliott, and
.
Stegin, Aide to the Presi
mnah; Ms. C. E. McDow
lam, Social Circle, and
ie r chairmen and officers
jnited Daughters of the
ICV State Commander ••
,
,f s. C. V.. Judge Osweli
his Adjutant, Col. Bor
If Augusta . Mr. Mc
Kilner, commander Army
iDepartment, and his wife
knta Mrs. Oscar Mc
. • •
h-President Georgia Divi
|d c., Montezuma; Mrs.
|W Reid, Ex-President of
Ion from Athens . . . Miss
[ President Georgia Divi
fcien L of the Confederacy;
(Pat) Gillen, Aide to
[Rivers, and Adj. to our
Commander James Hones,
i.,, and Miss Lillian Hen
mp
Hpe;.' iimt night, of the
Hr earing them. We can’t
as fast a. Kirk Sutlive
wa-- two A. M. when
Bbn.-.’.v tens me tomorrow
f day).
udren of the Confederacy
ton started the movement
in the Veterans at this
- - but we want you to
it when their Mother
. . .
C- found out about ^it
. . .
tacked us up with an in
• • as did the Rotary, Ki
ln’s Club. Garden Club,
llj . the Mayor and County
• • Why Mr. Cochran and
: °nts , , . well they just
be mast wonderful service
and those Scouts made
into the hearts of every
(
knw > Office Boy is
,J * ai
r, ii sii/ations in the
' tac-iii-e they all need
‘‘i 3 doth ... so first for
■Me: !iif Confederacy •A l
! ..■ Mother Chapter
"eieli i-.ul backing
. . .
s Ttr> tv. D, Travis
. . .
;,) i :<>i ati the love
u:s :n ’he attractive bags
#ar ovvn Covington Mill
’ 101 Mrs. Thomas
(re responsible an( j that
. ..
(these baits Mrs, Walk
. . .
E Mrs ' R M. Sealy and
'tan ,
Tuck were the Com
• ■ and they made around
lese bags of our own Mill
•bound them in re.l tape
sh we could name all who
make ba gs but w e do not
except that these fine
e responsible and that
...
“embers made some of
school , , ■ and now let's
oc –-Co)a It’s Mr
. on
‘ ey ' Onager of the Coca
° f Conyers Georgia
1 Mm -
7 e not about our Reun.
kiaire only S e n f a Coca
. ■ or whatever ycu
attractive big Coca-Cole
7 Z 1Ce in your them omce . . . down
h about Boy's
Cola a dozen case ■a
here a ii se 7l° 'ons ne were at
ie g Rrb
inueu at ki'
uu Pa S e Nine)
*/. fntwiii e LI Al [ton
Volume 75
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864.
The Covington Star, Est. 1874
.
COUNTY FAIR TO OPEN MONDAY /
Two Killed In Auto Crash
Eleven Auto Accidents
Occur In This County
During Past Few Days
Detailed Reports Could Not
Be Secured From Garage
Officials.
V. E. CARLISLE, MISS
ROBERTA CARLISLE
KILLED IN CRASH
The Most Serious Accident
Occurs at Hub, Near
This City.
Eleven accidents were reported in
Covington and vicinity during the
past week with two person fatally
injured and other seriously hurt. In
formation could not be secured on
the names of the persons in the var
ious accidents as garage officials
would not release the names of
those involved.
Two persons were fatally injured,
one seriously and two others re
ceived minor injuries in an automo
bile wreck on the Covington-Madi
son highway at the intersection of
Highways eleven and twelve Sunday
morning about eleven thirty. The
accident occurred at what is known
as The Hub, located seven miles
from Covington on the Madison
highway.
V. E. Carlisle, age 21. and his sis
ter, Miss Roberta Carlisle, age 16, of
Atlanta, received fatal injuries. Mr.
Carlisle's neck was broken and
shoulders crushed and he died in an
ambulance on the way to the hos
pital. Miss Carlisle received a frac
tured skull and she died at 2:30 P.
M. at the Huson Memorial Hospital
where she had been taken after the
accident.
The impact of the automobiles
threw both the young people out of
the car and they met their death
when they struck the paved high
way. H. F. McCartney, also of At
lanta, owner and driver of the coupe
in which all three were riding held
to the wheel and received only mi
nor injuries.
The accident was caused by a car
carrying a Kansas license plate and
driven by C. S. Poole, of Winter
j Haven, Fla., failing to observe the
stop signal at this point. The Poole
car was coming from the direction
of Monticeilo, going north on High
way 11 and the McCartney car was
going East on Highway 12 toward
Madison. There i s a combination bus
station, restaurant and filling sta
tion at the crossroads and it evi
dently obscured the approach of the
other car.
The car driven by Mr. Poole
crashed into the right rear wheel of
the coupe carrying the two young
people and Mr. McCartney, the driv
er. Mrs. Poole was the only other
occupant of the practically new 1939
Chevrolet Master Sedan and she
escaped with minor injuries. Mr
Poole is in Huson Memorial Hospit
al here with a fractured skull and at
(Continued on Page Nine)
Prevention of
Fires Is Urged
Vining Urges Co-operation
of Public In Fire
Prevention.
The people of this section were
urged this week by local fire offic
ials to use caution in making fires
in their homes during the coming
months.
Chief Vining ,of the Covington
Fire Department- issued a warning
to the people to burn out chimneys
that have not been used on a rainy
day if possible and to watch it care
fully. They were also urged to have
their roof drains cleaned to prevent
sparks igniting leaves and other
matter.
The nation is celebrating Fire
Prevention week in an effort to re
duce the heavy toll taken in lives
and property each year. Fire Pre
vention week is held for the pro
tection of the general public and
l can not be successful unless joined The
1 1 into by each property owner
[ fall months have been found to be
| the greatest lire loss months.
OF CONFEDERATE
VETERANS DELI
Many Attend the Convention
Held in Covington
Last Week
The Forty-Sixth Annual Re
union of Georgia Division, United
Confederate Veterans, and the
Convention of the Sons of Confed
erate Veterans of the State held in
Covington, October 4-5-6, was in
every way termed a success by
visitors.
No stone was left unturned in
making comfortable and happy
the beloved Veterans of the state
and each one seemed most happy
to have held their convention and
reunion here.
After registration at the Delaney
Hotel, guests assembled at the
home of Mrs. Belmont Dennis for
reception, which was followed by
a buffet supper with Daughters of
the American Revolution and Chil
dren of the Confederacy as the
hostesses.
As guests arrived at the
they were received by members of
Weaver-Thompson Chapter, C. of
C., and on the spacious porch of
the colonial home to the right,
Miss Carolyn Moore, president of
the C. of C., kept the guest book.
Guests were received at the door
by Mi-s.. Leon Cohen, 1st Vice
Regent of the D. A. R-, who was
beautifully gowned in wine col
ored taffeta dinner gown. Mrs.
Cohen pinned a red rosebud on
each veteran as he entered. Chil
dren of the Confederacy presented
each out-of-town lady with a cor
sage of red and white carnations,
through the courtesy of the local
florist, Mr. Robert Yancey.
Forming the receiving line were
Mrs. Belmont Dennis, Director of
the Children of the Confederacy;
Mrs M. L. Bolton, Regent of D. A.
R.; fourteen Confederate Veterans;
Miss Lillian Henderson, Director
Confederate Records Department;
Mr. Thomas (Pat) Gillen, Aide
to Governor Rivers and Chief of
Staff of General J. R. Jones;
Mrs. Charles Tillman, 1st Vice
President, Georgia Division, U. D.
C.; Miss Phoebe H. Elliott, Hon
orary President for Life of Geor
gia Division, U. D. C.; Mrs. C. „ G. _
Stegin, Aide to President; Mrs.
Thomas Reid, Ex-President, Geor
gia Division; Mrs. Trox Bankston,
Ex-President; Mrs. Lamar Smith,
President P. T. A. and President
Garden Club; Mrs. Joseph Vason,
Recorder of Crosses of Military
Service and Mrs. Hardy Richard,
Chairman Finance Committee,
Georgia Division, U. D. C., and
many others. One of the most
charming young people sharing
honors with the Veterans at the
reception and receiving them was
Mrs. William Travis, a recent
bride who is being welcomed to
the city. seated at the
All Veterans were table.
beautifully appointed dining
The table was covered with a
handsome madeira cloth and its
central decoration was of red
radiance roses and tiny white
dahlias, flanked on either side
with five branched candelabra,
bearing burning white tapers.
This group of veterans was one
of the loveliest pictures of the en
tire convention. The entire home
was decorated with red radiance
roses and white dahlias, carrying
out the color scheme of the or
ganization. Dainty cakes were
iced in white with red rosebuds
(Continued on Page Nine)
Services at County
Line Baptist Church
The County Line Church will be
gin series of meetings Sunday at
a of Ma-
11:00 o’clock. Dr. Ballard,
con, will do the preaching. Visitors
are cordially invited to attend.
COVINGTON, GEORGLS.,. HURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1939.
Unveiling L. Q. C. Lamar Marker Erected by Georgia Di IV., C. of C
m ~ ■" - *:$• mm
i ■mm m
mm £ yy ; V,
\ * imm q c i, amah
;: ■, * %
#■ WM r!
spx* ■...... s 1
. ; :X
;
y.:-- tm ' % fM im
* mm
H y. if
Hi St
4 ;
/ 4 H –
* $
J :.v^.
4: \ m
:
1
*
'i f'\ >#■
ii
-
Above is shown the marker given by Georgia
Division, 'Chrildren of the Confederacy, to com
memorate the former site of the law offices of
L. Q. C. Lamar. This is the first of this style
marker to be erected in the state. The picture
was made immediately after the unveiling. Those
in the'picture are, left to right: Van Cochran,
Boy Scout; Dr. Willyiam R. Dancy, Savannah,
Past Commander, Sons of Confederate Veterans;
Miss Carolyn Moore, president Weaver-Tho»ip
son Chapter, Children of Confederacy; Mrs.
Clyde Forrest Hunt, president, Georgia Division,
U. D. C.; General James R. Jones, Commander,
New Commander Georgia Confederate Vets
■j.
PPS i. , mm
L •
i k :; ' . V m
*
'''
w>
*
x_ ,.v ;
s>Ne- Nv.
j
j {
j | ■m
j
: ffj
Wm m
Above is pictured the new commander of the Georgia Confeder
al ^ Vetertms being congratulated upon his election by the retiring
commander while he adjutant looks on.. Those in the picture, reading
from left to right: General James R. Jones, retiring commander; L.
Thomas (Pat) Gillen, reappointed Adjutant general and chief of staff,
U C V., and General M. Y. Griggg, the newly elected Commander of
Georgia Division, United Confederate Veterans.
Community House Project Has
Been Approved, Says Mr. Camp
Final approval of the proposed
Newton County Community House
at Academy Springs Park was of
ficially announced Tuesday by Con
gressman A. Sidney Camp, of this
district. The project is sponsored by
the American Legion.
The announcement was made in
a letter to the Editor of the News
as follows:
Belmont Dennis,
Editor Covington News.
Covington, Ga.
Dear Belmont:
“I am to announce to you
You Guys Wouldn’t Hurt Her, Would You?
The following article was brought
to this office by R. O. Arnold and
glad to carry it in the in
we are
terests of safety to our schooi chil
dren.
.
daughter who is seven
years started to school as usual
Sh< . hitT a dark blue dress, with
~ black
* collar— she had on
or , H wnre blue gioves - her
cocker spaniel—whose name is Coot
sak t _ thc h front porch, and
~ ° the foi
whmed h^ cannt a . n , t) „ ;ief in
|y of edu<aiti d
. o{
bye and Parted off to
learning ^onlgh^ abQUt schoo! _
^ ^ wh0
/
United Confederate Veterans; Mrs. Belmont
Dennis, Third Vice-President, U. D. C., and State
Director Children of the Confederacy; Miss Sara
Hall, State President, Children of Confederacy;
L. Thomas (Pat) Gillen, Adjutant General and
Chief of Staff, U. C. V.; Robert Pittman Eagle
Scout, Covington. The marker wa* unveiled at
the conclusion of the Friday morning session of
the U. C. V. and S. C. V. convention. Charles
C. King, Jr., historian of Georgia Parks, under
whose direction the marker was made, was
present, but not in the picture.
that the National Youth Adminis
tration has approved the Project
sponsored by the Newton County
Commissioner known as Georgia
Application number 197 for the con
struction of a native stone com
munity club house -at Covington,
Newton County, Georgia.
“This Project will begin operation
on or about October 5th, 1939, and
will employ about seventy - five
youths for a period of nine months.
A total of $10,686.40 will be expend
(Continued on Page Nine)
in front of her—the girl with the
yellow curls—and the boy across the
aisle—who makes funny faces —She
told about her teacher who has, .
me
eyes in the back of her head—and
about the trees in the school yard— I
a nd about the big girl-who doesn't:
believe in Santa Claus .-We talked
about a lot of #ungs-tremendously
vital, unimportant things-and then
we studied spelling, reading,
metic-and then to bed.
She's back there now — back in
the nursery - sound asleep with
„ princess Elizabeth - (that’s a doll)
ed m her right arm
you guys wouldn . t hurt her,
wou]d you ? You see, I’m her daddy
the doll is broken or her
J
El BAPTIST
HOSPITAL OPENS
SHEFFIELD CLINIC
To Examine Cancer Patient*
at New Clinic Free
of Cost.
Dedicated, as is the entire hospit
al, to the service of “Helping Hu
manity Lift the Load,” the enlarged
Sheffield Clinic of Georgia Baptist
hospital in Atlanta, was formally
opened in its new building last week
with ceremonies in which many
prominent individuals participated.
Th? clinic, made possible through
the gift of more than $27,000 by
Hon. I. M. Sheffield, Atlanta busi
ness executive, has been so equipped
that it is considered one of the
most up-to-date cancer centers in
the country.
“The Sheffield Clinic will rendex
a statewide service in fighting can
cer,’’ said W. D. Barker, superin
tendent of Georgia Baptist. “Diag
nosis will be made without charge.
All who have a suspicion of cancer
are invited and urged to come to
this clinic for examination, after
which they will be given advice as
to what further steps to take.’’
The new clinic is an enlargement
and modernization of a clinic op
ened at Georgia Baptist hospital
June 1, 1934, as the result c i a do
nation by Mr. Sheffield. Since then
over 3,000 patients have been exam
ined. Superintendent Barker stated.
The new Sheffield Clinic has sep
arate entrances for white and ne
gro patients; commodious waiting
and examination rooms, and every
modern facility for diagnosis and
treatment of cancer patients.
Thanks to Mr. Sheffield for his
generous gifts, “which will greatly
enlarge our service to humanity,’’
were expressed by Mr. Barker, who
presided over the dedication cere
monies.
ger Is cut—or her head gets bumped,
I can it-but when she starts to
school—when she walks across the
street —then she’s in your hands.
gh e ’ s a niC€ kid—she can run like
a dee r, and darts about like a chip- j
munk—she likes to ride horses and!
swim, and hike with me on Sunday [
afternoons. i
But I can't b e with her all the j
lime-I have to work to pay for her
clothes and her
So please help me look out for
her.—Please drive slowly past the
school and intersections-and please
rern e mber that children run from
behind parked cars.
Please don't run over my little
girl,
EVERY DADDY.
. J
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5c single copy
A merican Legion Plans
Biggest Fair In The
History Of This Area
NEWS GIVEN BY
GOUNTT AGENT
4-H Boys Win Honors at the
Southeastern Fair in
Atlanta.
The Four T H Club boys of Newton
County enrolled in the Beef Calf
division exhibited their calves at
the Southeastern Fair last week
with outstanding success. They won
two first places in the single entry
classes and first and third place in
the county group classes of five
animals to the class. This was a to
tal wining of three first places out
of four possible. The animals were
shown in three weight classes and
individual placings were as follows:
Joe Marks 1st and 5th; Gene Marks
1st and 4th; Jane Greer 3rd; James
Skinner 3rd; Bennie Anderson 5th;
George Ramsey 5th; Ted Neely 7th;
Dixon Hays 2nd; Pleas Hays 6th,
and Mary Ida Hays 3rd. All of these
calves will be on exhibit at the coun
ty fair next week.
It is getting rather late to seed
.
Crimson Clover. If you plan to have
a seed patch we would suggest get
ting the seed on the ground as
soon as possible. If this is the first
time this clover has been grown on
j the land inocuiant be sure is well to inoculate. rotted stable The
best
manure and if this is not available
soil from a field where clover grew
last year will give good results if
broadcast over the land while the
weather is cloudy at the rate of
about 400 pounds per acre.
Oats should be sown not later
than October 15th for best results.
Treat for smut, fertilize with acid
phosphate or a good commercial
fertilizer sow early to prevent win
ter killing and you will grow your
g: lin requirements for your farm
much cheaper than you can with
summer cultivated grains. Oats
make the best grain feed for horses
and mules, they are qjccelient for
young growing stock such as calves
and colts.
The Newton County Fair opens
Monday of next week. A county ffeir
offers an opportunity for farmers
Marker Unveiled
By The C. of C.
Brief Ceremonies Held At
Site of L. Q. C. Lamar
Office
During the Confederate Reunion
in Covington, the Children of the
Confederacy of Georgia unveiled a
marker at the site fo the L. Q. C.
Lamar Law office.
Brief ceremonies were held after
t - kle Friday morning session. Dr.
William R. Dancy, of Savannah,
presided. He presented Mrs. Bel
mont Dennis, State Director of the
Children of the Confederacy, under
whose administration this marker
was placed. Mrs. Dennis, after a
brief talk, presented Mr. Charles
King, State Historian of Parks. Mr.
King is a former Covington boy,
and one of which Covington is just
ly proud. Mr. King spoke on L. Q.
C. Lamar, and presented the marker
to Miis Sara Hall, State C. of C.
President. Miss Hall touched the
hearts of all present with her sweet
and gracious talk. She accepted the
marker for the State C. of C., and
Mrs. Dennis. State Director, in turn
presented the marker to the care
of the City of Covington. This was
accepted for the city by Mr. George
Cochran. The marker was unveiled
by Miss Carolyn Moore, President of
Weaver-Thompson Chapter C. of C.
and Miss Sara Hall, State President
of the organization. Taps was sound
ed by a member of the Boy Scouts.
Community Singing
At HdyStOn Ifniistnn Chlirrh LllUVCn
A community singing will be held
Sunday evening at 800 o’clock at
the Hayston Presbyterian church
The public is cordially invited.
NUMBER 41
Women’s Ciubs Take Active
Part in Displays at
Fair.
SCHOOLS OF COUNTY
WILL SPONSOR MANY
INTERESTING EXHIBITS
Big Carnival and Free Show
Will Be Featured on
Midway.
The gates of the Newton County
Fair will be thrown open to the pub
lic Monday of next week and a full
week of pleasure and educational
entertainment is offered.
It is expected that the livestock
exhibits will be the most varied in
the history of the county. Some of
the best Jersey cattle in the state
will be on exhibition. In addition to
the Jersey exhibit there will be
Hereford cattle from local farms of
exceptional quality. It will probably
be the first time in the history of
the county when a real show of
sheep, horse and mule colts will be
made. There will be pure bred hogs
of several breeds including York
shires, Spotted Poland Chinas, Duroc
Jerseys and Essex. •
The Women's Clubs of every dis
trict in the county will have large
exhibits of canned goods and fancy
work. In the same building will be
school exhibits sponsored by every
school in the county.
The Agricultural building will be
unusually attractive this year as the
exhibits will be sponsored by the
schools of the county in which Vo
cational Agriculture is taught,
There will be an exhibit by the Soli
Conservation Service on land use,
soil erosion control and crop diversi
fication that should be of great edu
cational value.
On the midway will be the largest
show that has ever played the local
fair. In addition to the usual fea
tures of rides and shows there will
be a very sensational free act each
day and twice on Thursday which is
school day. This act consists of
shooting a man from a large can
non his body traveling a distance of
90 feet. There is only three such acts
in the world and we are fortunate
to bring this act to the fair. As an
added attraction on the midway
there will be five programs of fire
works. One of these programs will be
held during the afternoon of School
Day, which is Thursday. A big pro
gram and a big fair is the offering
of the local post of the American
Legion in their first efforts in op
erating the local fair.
All plans are just about completed
and American Legion officials are
sitting back hoping for fair weather
the last week in October.
The American Legion Post, of
which Moody Summers is com
mander, is to be commended for the
untiring efforts put forth in con
nection with Covington merchants
to make this the biggest Fair in our
history. •
Rally Day Will
Be Observed
Exercises Will Be Held at
Covington Presbyterian
Church.
Rally Day will be observed on
Sunday morning at the Covington
Presbyterian Church. The exercises
will center upon the theme, “Neigh
bors Neglected,’’ and all the depart
ments of the Sunday School will
participate. This unified program is
being prepared with one definite
aim in view, namely, to acquaint all
members of the Sunday School and
church with the urgent need for
evangelism here in Covington. It is
hoped that the presentation of the
true facts will challenge the Sunday
School and Church to greater activ
ity in the quest for souls. The num
ber of people residing in Covington
who never attend a religious service
is appaling.
This program, under the able di
rection of Mrs. Bradshaw, will take
the place of the usual e’even o’clock
preaching service. Every Sunday
and Church member is ex
to be present and the public
is cordially invited. The time of the
is 10:30,
J