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B, THE OFFICE BOY
The Office Boy remains in
Emory University Hospital, re
cuperating from a severe illness.
Provided no complications arise
it is hoped he will return home
next week.
—The Editor.
If any little word of ours
Can make one heart the
If any little song of ours
Can make one heart the lighter;
God help us speak that little word
And take our bit of singing,
And drop it in some lonely vale,
And set the echoes ringing
We believe the above poem
phasizes the desire of this
published front week to week
the past seven years . . . Your
fice Boy wants to serve in any
every way possible and “If by
little word of ours” we have
the world look brighter we are
ly repaid ... As we start on
new year our sense of
ity seems greater than ever ...
have tried to set a goal for
work if) 1940 but are prone to
knowledge that definite
are too set and stilted for us • . • it
is our desire to do our duty in
things and we refer you to
and his definition of “Duty” . .
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duty. The second duty will
have become clearer.” . . • Our first
aim for ihe new year then will
to take stock of ourselves . • . Let us
be content with what we have . .
get rid of our false estimates . • . se
up all the higher ideals . . a quiet
home . vines of our own planting
... a few books full of the inspira
t’on of genius ... a few friends
worthy of being loved and able to
love us in return ... a hundred
innocent pleasures that bring no
pain or sorrow ... a devotion to the
rightjibat will never swerve ... a
\ to such a philosophy we dedica
\ our year of 1940 and believe if we
H \ follow it this world will give us ail
ts \he V cultivate joy n has . lives . . We in shall that we mav
§■ Vrn our
a new appreciation of the
■L “Nev^ .-autoui . . . Someone has said
lose an opportunity of see
ing anything beautiful. Beauty Is
Gods handwriting. - ’ . . . Hence our
aim will be to acquaint
w ith the beautiful ... to
plate it with rapture attempting
to raise ourselves to its height . .
To this end we shall endeavor to
gain strength and ability to see th’
beautiful and keep ourselves thor
oughly unselfish ... we must not
attempt to make beauty our own but
try to communicate it to someone
else as they can share it with its
. . . So our tasks for the new year
will be many and we hope, fruitful
... We shall endeavor first... To be
true to ourself . and just and
merciful to be kind and faith
ful in the little things ... to
merciful to the bad . . • openly
grateful for the good . . • moderate
in all things ... to seek the best
not content with what we find . . ,
placing principle above persons and
right above riches ... of fear . . .
none of pain . . . enough to
make joys stand out . • of pity
. .'. some . of work . . • plenty
. . • of Fai 5 * in God and man . .
much . . . 2 . love ... all . . ■ of
service ... the best ... and with
the expression of our desires ...
our hopes ... and ambitions...
We wish for each and every one cf
you a heart full of love and happi
ness for the year 1940 while we are
SWEEPIN- UP.
Mys. Jennie Henry
Dies at Mansfield
Mrs Jennie Henry, well known
resident of Mansfield, died at her
home in that city Tuesday morning.
She was one of the pioneer citizens
of this county and had many friends
throughout this section of the state.
Funeral services were held from
the chapel of Stauffacher and White
Wednesday afternoon with inter
ment in Sardis Cemetery. Services
were conducted by the Rev. H C
Emory
Mrs. Henry is survived by two sis
ters, Mrs. W. F. Tucker. Conyers,
Brouter Mrs^ Lula Mr. Curtis, J. l. Shaw, Mansfield; of Macon,
e”s L m ™ b ° T of nip ces and
e S eXtends syTnpathy t0
the b* f* 8 g family
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Stai Btautacher ^ and White.
ome 'as in charge.
w Qjj<er White Dies
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antyMr? R A White died Sunday
a t it h .
Pu Elston 3L j r ' mp of his father in Jersey
€mCeS W * re held fro "' tbe
nooi remetery ® und ay after
Nev7 with m<>rmem 1,1 sam<> The
extend Sympathy ,0 lhe be
rra d famnv *
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Directors, a " Fune > - al
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Volume 76
FIRST MEETING OF COUNCIL HELD
State Singin g C onven tion To Be Held In Covington
Mayor S. L. Waites Names New
City Council Committees For
Various Public Departments
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W. C. MeGahee Appointed Mayor Pro-Tem;
R. M. Tuck New City Attorney; Vera
Hooten New Policeman.
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1 he Iirst meeting of the new City Council „ .. was held , .
Monday night at the City Hall to begin plans for 1940.
Dr. S. L. Waites, recently elected mayor, presided over the
meeting which was attended by all six councilmen.
Officers and employees of the city were named and
their salaries set f or t h e next twe , ve months
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W.it*. named his committees and a netv ordinance was
presented for iirst reading which was passed. Discussion
°* P' ans f° r a rapid start in the new year was held and
much progress is expected to be made during the early
| months of '40.
The new ordinance passed by the
council will create an office of meat
and market Inspector in Covington,
His duties will be to inspect meat
and meat products; to provide rules
and regulations for the operation
of slaughter houses and to provide
punishment of all persons caught
violating the new law. The ordin
ance was passed in an effort to as
sure ample protection to the citi
ed by the city for slaughtering meat
in Covington and the inspector will
work with the people of this coun
ty in every possible way in the prep
aration of their meat for market.
! It shall be the duty of the City Meat
j finances, Inspector rules bo see that regulations all laws, or- of
and
the City of Covington, relating to
the inspection of slaughter houses,
meat markets, meats and meat food
products, when said meats and meat
food products are offered for sale
in t-he city of Covington, are
promptly and impartially enforced,
to make regular inspections of
slaughter houses, meat markets and
places where meats and meat food
products are sold or offered for!
sale. The ordinance, as passed by j
the Council may be found elsewhere)
in this issue of The News under the
“Legal” column.
Only two cnanges were made in
t,he departments of the city govern
ment excepting the Fire Depart
ment (Firemen) which will not be
taken up until an election is held
by the firemen subject to Council
approval
The two changes included the ap
pointment of Vera Hooten as Po
lice officer, succeeding Felix Wright,
appointment of R. M. Tuck as city
attorney succeeding C. C. King Oth-
Police Departmem-Bradford Bo-i
5 hanan. chief; E. R. BouchiUon. asst.|
chief in charge of traffic; Joe W
Lassiter and Vera Hooten, policemen
Public Works—H O. Whelchel, sup
crintendent (assistants to be named
by superintendent) Citv Clerk-J
H. Wood. Sanitary Department -
! Jack Wright «two helpers). Record
er—Miles G. Turner. Health Office.
-Dr. W. D. Travis. City Attorney- i
Col. R. M. Tuck.
Fire Department—A. C. Vinine.
chief; C. N. Hill, asst, chief; V. E
BouchiUon truck operator.
Committees named by Mayor S
L Waites for 1940 follow:
Mayor Pro-Tem—W. C. MeGahee.
Finance—W C. MeGahee tchm),
Otto Briscoe. George Cochran.
Water and Lights—R. A. Norris
tchm ), P. W. Pratt, W. C MeGahee
Streets—Otto Briscoe (chm.‘, W.
C MeGahee, R. A. Norris
Parks and Cemetery—D. K. Hicks
tchm.’, Otto Briscoe. George Coch
ran
Public Health and Relief—P. W I
Pratt tchm.), D. K. Hicks, R.
Norris. :
Ordinances. Public Buildings, Po
lice and Pire Departments—George |
Cochran tchm.), P W. Pratt, D. K.
Hicks.
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Dean George S. Roach announces
that Mr R. H. Rohrer of Atlanta
has been added to the faculty at !
Emory at Oxford, his duties having
begun with the opening of the Win
ter Quarter. Monday, January 1st
Mr - Rohrer. a recent graduate in
the Liberal Arts School of Emory
University, will teach in the Math
ematlcs Department and assist as
proctor in Haygood dormitory.
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864.
The Covington Star. Est 1874
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DR. S. L. WAITES,.
Mayor, who presided Monday at
the first meeting of the Covington
L-tty Council for 1940.
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EUGENE 0, LEE
n Died . , at His Home Atlanta
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on Following
Illness.
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Funpra! services for Eugene O
Lee - Jr - we,] kno "' n resident 0 f
Atlan,a and former resident of Cov
in * fton - were h « Id in Covington Mon
^emoon.
Mr ’ Lf>e " as bom and reared in
Covi "S‘°n and had many friends
throughout the county. He moved to
Atlanta twenty years ago and ha>
been conn ^cted since that time with
one of the leading florists in that
City. H. attended «,
PubllR Schools, where he graduated
His many friends deeply regret to
learn of his death
Funeral services were held from
the First Methodist Church in Cov
ington Monday afternoon with in
terment. in the West View Cemetery
in this city Services were conduct
ed by the Rev. H. C Emory, of the
Methodist Church, assisted by Rev !
Walker Combs, of the Covington
Baptist Church.
Besides his wife. Mrs. E. O. Lee
is survived by two sisters, Mrs
Barron Kelly, of Florida, and Miss
Dorothy Lee. of Covington; three
brothers, Lester Lee, of Elberton
Dr. Carlton Lee, of Alabama, and
Professor Jack Lee, of Dalton- The
News extends sympathy to the be
reaved family.
J c Harwel i and Son, Funeral
Directors, were in charge. |
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I) A #? Rprpivp<i l LC» OVA RnX
Of lAOYaYy nOOKS ^
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Another box of books, “The D. A.
R. Genealogical Library," has been
received by Sergeant Newton Chap
ter, D A. R These are in the pub
lie library and can be seen by those
inter sted Thursday and Saturday
afternoons.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1940
Almon * I Residents n .i
I CfttcH R()bbeFS
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Alter llOt VUclSC
^ ou 5.?uf n to Escape
Wltho ^t Paying For
Four men were caught Saturday
afternoon near Almon by residents
of that community when they
tempted to evade paying for gaso
line put In their car at the Dobbs
Filling Staion.
The four men gave their names
as Steve Duvall Henry, William and
Albert Walker. Investigation by
coun ... who ... brought them
y o lceis.
to jail here, identified the men
c f?. '\ 0 urgarized a schoo*
, building in Richmond County, steal
stamps, cash and other proper
ty ' 0neof the me " wa * saId to haVf
a crinnna recoi ey weie le
i une to !C mon County e -
nesday for trial. Sheriff Benton and
Officer _ Bray stated . . . ail , of . the men
had blackjacks or pistols.
Credit for the arrest of the four
men was given to the people of Al
mon for their alert and quick ac
tion. James and Harold Dofcbs
| chased the men in their 'car catch -
i ing them about a mile up the road
j Pierce Hammond and another res
i idem of Almon caught the other two
j in a field. A part of the stolen school
property was found in the men’s car
Unemployed Paid
$365.61 in Week
57 Aided by Unemployment
Service of State For
Week.
Unemployed workers in Newton
County were paid $365.61 in benefits
by the Bureau of Unemployment
Compensation during the weej; end
ing December 23, 1939, it was an
nounced today. Number of payments
was reported at 57
Total payments to Georgia work
ers that week amounted to $57,332 -
10 represented by 8.987 check;
which went into 115 counties of the
state.
Five hundred three payments for
*4.198,85 to workers in other states
"ho previously had established wage
credits in Georgia, brought the total
to *61.530.95.
Number and amount of checks
mailed by the Bureau ranged from
onp check for * 500 in Oglethorpe
<^nnty 67 ln ,he to Atla 2 89 «ta checks area, for $18,016,
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N €W OfflCPVH of
^ «« h ™ ^dom . „ Lodge , . „
The following officers of the Eu
dora Lodge, No. 570 F. and A M
were pl ected recently for the new
year: W. M.-E R. Cunard. S W.
J H Layson. J. W.-J. Clark Cun
ard, Secretary-C. V. Cunard. Treas
urer—C. V. Aaron. Chaplain—H. F.
Beil, Tyler—A. L. Dailem, S. D -B I
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F Dool y- J - D.—Dozier Floyd. S. S—
S O Allum. J S —G W Johnson. 1
Social Security Payments Begin
Social Security payments to re
tired wc.kers, their aged wives, wld
ows, and orphans will begin with
the new year, according to Mr. Jo
seph R Murphy, manager of the At
lanta Field Office of the Social Se
curity Board. The federal insurance
prc,gram ROt under way on January
L and t he first monthly checks
be given to eligible workers and their
dependents on February 1 for the
month of January.
Mr. Murphy explained that a
earner who is 65 may file a claim for
monthly benefits, provided he has
earned $50 or more in each of six
calendar quarters since January 1.
1937 when the system u-rnt into op-
EROSION CONTROL
URGED FOR 1940
^ COUNTY
Say# More Gras# Should Be
! Grown on Pasture Land
^ cattle.
COMPARES CATTLE FOR
MARKET GROWN ON
PASTURE AND GRAIN
Explains Method Improving
Pastures by Use of
Feritlizers.
The year 1939 is now history and
we are faced with the problems of
1940. It i? our opinion that the
farmers of this section could make
n0 b^ter resolution for 1940 than
to make their land more fertile by
erosicg*; control and using legumes.
Along with this a determination to
find some source of income from all
1 tlie land ^ included in the farm- The
!and f at is generally considered to
be pasture land should be made to
proc j UC e more grass and thus enable
jt to carry more cattle or other live
stock and tQ make them put 0|l
greater gains
0 f tde Progressive
Farm€r carr j e d the story of an
teresting „ „ cattle experiment. , A .
: group
of steers were equally divided and
one group was pastured from April
till October on a good pasture that
had been fertilized; the other group
were fed a grain ration for the same
perioL-Of, time. At selling time
pasture cattle had gained 414
pounds per head An improved pas
tore will carry one animal per acre
during the summer and at this rate
of sain the pasture was worth $24.84
p*r acre counting beef at 6 cents
per pound. It was further stated
that the pasture cattle killed out
practically as good as did the grain
fed group. This should interest our
farmers. If the average farm could
take the 20 to 50 acres of available
pasture and make it produce $24.00
orth of beef per acre the income
would equal that from cash crops,
and this income would practically
be profit
This brings up the question of
pasture building The fust thing to
do is to increase the fertility of the
land by use of maaure or commer
cial fertilizer. This may be done by
applying manure either in a furrow
or broadcasting over the land, if
commercial fertilizer is used it
should be applied in a furrow with
a common distributor. Then bermu-'
da roots should be planted so as to
secure a good stand of bermuda
grass this makes a good base for a
pasture and should be done any
time from now till fate spring. Af
ter tne bermuda is set then lespede
za seed should be applied after kill
mg frosts are out of the way. The
lespedeza furnishes splendid graz
mg. will reseed itself and will add
nitrogen to the soil and ihus en
nchen it. Next fall bu r clove.
I 8 0n?
\ . H h ^leTiioes i r n
last plant « -e w wmter nte legumes and ana
' X teh “ ‘
excellent n earn spring S prta glazing, i.
early fall rains come and the winter
legumes come up early good winter
grazing will be secured After a good
sod Is secured on the land and le
gumes are well established then the
expensive fertilizers may be dis
continued and lime, basic slag or
acid phosphate applied. These ma
terials are cheap . to buy and will
stimulate the legume growth.
eration. and payments will star
when he retires from work
-me old-age and survivors insur
anC e program under the Social Se
cur lty Act provides for payment cf
m0 nthlv benefits beginning in 1940
n0t only to the wage earner who
retires after the age of 65. but under
certain conditions, to- the members
of his family. The three groups ol
persons who may be entitled to ben
efits are:
1. Wage earners 65 or more years
old who decide to retire or who re
ceive less than $15 per month
covered employment and who
sufficient wage credits from jobs
covered by the act; the wives of such
Arrangments Underway To
Welcome Hundreds Of Singers
To City On Sunday, Jan. 14
State Teachers
To Be Paid With
Highway Funds
Education Department Mails
Out $ 800,000 in
Checks.
R«turning from Miami iuesday
Governor Rivers signed a warrant
for $800,000 for the State Depart
ment of Education and checks for
teachers’ salaries covering that
amount were placed in the mails
Wednesday.
Dr. M. D Collins, state superin
tendent of schools, said that about
$600 000 more was on hand and tha:
ihis amount, tco. would be paid to
the teachers to care for Decembat
sa]aries The $800,000 represents pari
of the $3,600,000 in highway funds
the Governor ordered turned over
' to the schools Saturday,
The Governor said that other
funds transferred to various depai,
m ents under the stabilization law
would be paid out as they were re
quisitioned by the departments.
department of public welfare us
„ et $ 025,000 the penal
$50000 for general services and $85
O Q 0 for A(t0 sanitarium, while
board o[ re?e nts gets $300,000
the Unive rsity Svstem The Gov
ern 01- said the University funds
| wou]d be distributed bv the board
whenever t hert is a demand for
them
Meanwhile the highway depart
ment continued to operate under the
three-member board named by the
Governor with the physical proper
ties of the department still und^r
martial law.
Checks are expected to be received
by local school officials this week
These checks will be used, as in oth
er counties, to pay school
for the coming months. ^ ,
Kiwanis Club
_ LrlOlCS $ \T* 1
DaUIVO 1 151
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New Officers Installed at
Meeting , Held Thursday
Ni* ht . I
The annual Kiwanis Club Ladies’
Nig . ht was held Thursday evening at;
the Delanpy Hotel with only a few
)ed abspnt .
^ “ of tho - evening wa5
Se g T *£ r ^ thp
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elected president of the club. Ki
wanian Tutwiler. of Athens presid
at
Professor , Eady of Oxford, led the
club in several songs and reports
were made by Robert Fowler and
Bill Berry. President Davd thanked
the club for the honor bestowed up
on him The members expressed
their thanks to the ladies for at
tnding their meeting and the ladies
in turn thanked ...... the club for their .
entertainment.
workers if or when they are 65; or
any children under 16. or 18 if at
tending school.
2 . Widows at age 65 of wage earn
ers who died after January 1 , 1940;
widows regardless of age. if there
are young children; and dependent
children themselves until age 16. or.
18 if they are regularly attending
school, may be entitled to benefits
3. Burvivlng parents of the wage
earner, at age 65. if they were de
pendent on him at the time of his
death and if he leaves no widow or
child, may be entitled to benefits
Claims may be filed without
charge at Mr. Murphy's office at 321
Ten Forsyth Street Building.
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5 c SINGLE COPY
Plans Are Made to Broadcast Portion of
Program Over Radio Station
WGST in Atlanta.
Aubrey Sherwood, President of the Newton County
Singing Association, announced this week that plans for
the big Georgia State Singing Convention, which will be
held in this city next week, are nearing completion.
According to advance reports throughout the state,
Covington will 1 have the greatest song fest in her history.
The Convention will be held at the city gymnasium on
Sunday, January 14th, when singers from all over Geor
gj a gather here for the first meeting of the year
Mr. Emory Lancaster, of Athens, who is president
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S. A. GINN,
who served faithfully as Mayor
of Covington for six consecutive
years, retired from office immed- ;
iately after swearing in Dr. Waites.
ms ING.BENI!
Mansfield Woman, Well
Known in County Passes |
at Her Residence.
Mrs w c Benton nell known
Mansfield woman, died at her home
in Mansfield early Saturday morn
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lne following an extended illness
She was the former Mamie Per
sons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B
Persons, of Monticelio. Georgia
Mrs. Benton was well known
throughout Newton and Jasper
Counties for her congenial attitude
,0 friends in her home and com
munity, as a devoted companion, a
faithful and loving mother and a
, over 0 f her church
Funeral services were conducted
at the home with interment in the
w.st View Cemetery in Monticelio.
condueted fcv a
er p astor R ev ' j l Drake
.. , mother and father
her afe thp chiJd ren Mrs
_ Vowei! s«ann Covinrion M-s’ Mrs
’ ’ Moultri" ’and Je‘f
_ C James
erandc hildren
Swann ’ ^ Jr Judv and
Jr and
Mary Singer. Martha and June
Benton. The News extends sympa
thy to the bereaved family.
Mrs Frank Paterson, well known
Ponfrdalp w ° man d ^ d ^
her home m that cjty. She was well
had many friends
throughout the county. She was a
nifmbei Mef hodist church
at Porterdale -
Funeral **vices were held from
« «'• *. Pone, M K. oht^h
Saturday with interment In the
Baptist cemetery Services were con
ducted b v t h « Rev. Guy Pittman.
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Mrs - Patterson is survived bv her
h ^band. J F. Patterson, two
daughters. Mrs. J. W. Herring of
Porterdaie, Mrs. Cleman Piper, of
Porterdaie; seven sons, Chester,
Harold. Hugh, Jack and James, all
Porterdaie; Tom. of Colhwbus,
anci Dewey - of Colorado; two sisters,
c c p, Per of Covington, Mrs.
S. L. Einley, of Porterdaie; one
brother. Benjamin Jay, of Griffin.
The News extends sympathy to the
Mreaved family
G. W. Caldwell and Son, Funeral
Directors, were in charge.
Jackson Day Tickets
On Sate at News
The Jackson Day Dinner will be
held in Atlanta Monday. January 8 .
with members of the Democratic
Party from all sections of Georgia
taking active part Mrs. Belmont
Dennis was named chairman of the
committee in Newton County, but
due to her illness, no drive was mad#
for the sale of the tickets. They can
t* obtai -ed at the News office and
any pterson desiring to attend should
drop by this office.
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Thanks Santa For
u Beinq So Good ”
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The News received a large num
ber of Santa Claus letters before
Christmas. The writer also noted
letters in other papers over the state,'
but the first from any youngster
thanking Santa for what they re
ceived was called to our attention
by Old St Nick himself. I
The letter follows: "Dear Santa:
I am writing you because you are so
good to me. Will you write me? If
you will I will be thrilled to death.
Loads of Iovp. Carolyn C" Note:
Old Santa asked us to tell Carolyn
that he was so busy, but appreciat
ed every word of the message and
for that, would see that she received
a great deal more next year.
NUMBER 1
of the year.
Mr. Emory Lancaster, of Athens,
who is president of the organization,
stated this week that all indications
point to a crowd of five or six
thousand for the convention. He ad
vised that representatives of coun
singing associations from most
of the 159 counties would attend.
Local and state newspapers will be
represented.
Arrangements are underway with
radio station WGST in Atlanta to
broadcast a portion of the singing.
Approximately one hour is expected
to be given to the program for the
benefit of radio listeners. The Cov
ington Rotary Club Tuesday passed
a resolution requesting WGST to
broadcast the singing and a similar
request is expected to be made by
the,Kiwanis Club.
The wide publicity given this state
wide convention is expected to be
of benefit to Covington and Now
ton County and should help in ad
vertising this section of the state
in various ways.
A meeting of prominent singers
of Georgia w as held in this city sev
erai weeks ago at which time final
approval was given for the Coving
ton meeting Among those attend
ing were J. m:. Henson, music pub
lisher of Atlanta; Grady Waters, of
Atlanta, member of the state com
mittee; Emory Lancaster, of Ath
ens; Aubrey Sherwood, county pres
ident, and others. Final announce
ment will be made next week by
local officials.
will not be a free dinner
provided as in the Twelve Coynty
Convention held last June. Every in
d vidual 4
j will he expected to buy I.is
meal at one of the restaurants in
the city or at the hotel. A few of
the offocials will be entertained in
the homes of local people. TpRe COn
vention will officially ot–n at ten
o'clock.
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Mr8. PdtteYSOtl Dies
at HeY Residence