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By THE OFFICE BOY
§S The Office Boy continues ill
Mat Emory University hospital.
■Complications have set in
his recovery much slower
'than was anticipated.
The white sheath of ice which
covered our county for the last
three days, converting it into a
Winter Wonderland corresponds
with the white world in which the
Boss and the Office Boy have liv
ed World [for the past patient two weeks helpful . . .
a of and
mitti' nation to the unfortunate
and helpless lying upon beds of
pain ... a world where cheerful
white clad figures are ever pres
entlfor the most part, ministering
pesky but somtimes “pestering” with
pills, liquids, hypos and the
many other devices used to fight
thelpertiferious germs which are
shotting with glee as they assume
thelascendency after lying dor
mant for so many months and
years subdued by the “good
germ? 1 if there be such animals
. , . i as one lies with fever and
pain these devices of the devil
seem to take complete possession
and when the white figures come
to fade away as if afraid . . . there
are thaflkful in any things for which to be
though as one lies upon
a bed of pain . . . thankful for
the Skill of efficient physicians
. . . for the skill of faithful lab
oratory workers whose duty it is
to dev elop cures for the various
diseases ... one does not give
theee unseen heroes the credit
which ta theirs for their long hours
of tedious work . . . many sacrific
ing thru- lives that hundreds and
thousands may live by the discov
M^Hthev than [anything make else . . . and more that
comes
thankfulness into the heart as
friend after friend demonstrate
their (friendships in so many ways
lovedlhis . . ,|The friends, Office but Boy has always before
never
hasghr 4-hat had it brought home fo
hitri they really mean . . .
As we watched two ladies come
to the door yesterday and make
themfeives known to him as sub
scrib–'s and readers of the Chat
terbox and wish a speedy recovery
Be to shut the door quickly
3 - he gratefulness of heart
■ belongs to the Office Boy
■ the tears to flow freely . . .
My ■fee he is not responsible, and
comes out of the hospital
hi ■pbably will deny all
‘‘W® won't tell you their
but Bill let the Office Boy have
the pleasure of telling you all
aboutpriends which have made it
so much more bearable to lie
upon a bed of sickness . . . There
have keen so many unexpected
kind B sses which have been
shown that we believe the Office
Boy Will be a better boy when he
gets lonip ... I he white clothed ;
peciaiv “angrf.' of mercy” have been
attentive . . . they must
thinkithe Office Boy hasn't a
homeland wish to adopt him . . ■
and . . . we are afraid that he has
completely lost his heart to one
of th^se “white angels” . . . Her
hair bi ay be classed as led by
some people but to the Office Boy
and thc Boss it is pure gold . . .
just as her heart . . . she symbol
izes everything that is sweet and
fine in her profession and we are
afraid the Office Boy is going to
bring her home when he comes
. . .land we might be a little
jealou.' for our nose will be com
pletely out of joint if he does . . .
Miss Pierce the supervisor of the
floor, is the most capable person
we have seen in a long, long time
and she manages so efficiently
and graciously that no one would
ever know she has such tremen
dous responsibility . . . the girls ■
like-her and work with and for
her ran a way which creates ad
miration for her tact and resource- i
fulness . . . others whose names
are swefciness |not very and familiar kindness but whose for
are
ever engraved upon our heart I
have won the heart of the Office;
B 034 but he saves his especial love;
for hiaJed (Miss Lawrence, the golden- \
whei and golden hearted girl j
has been the very essence of
sweptness and kindness as well as
tru efficient in her misistrations
to him . . . we trust the weeks
will not be many but we know
they will be long until the Office
■n Boy returns to his post and is
. .
SWEEPIN' UP.
mi'vices for First
mresbyterian Church j I
Imices !
announced for the Cov- i
pon Presbyterian Church, Sun
s', January 14, 1940 are as fol
rs
■ 45 A M. Sunday School
■1:00 a M. ‘Sacrament of the
Supper
■ 15 p M- Young People s League.
SB-M P M. Evening worship. “Why j
Relieve extend In Angels," cordial sermon invitation topic. to
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Volume 76
SLAYERS TO BE EXECUTED * T FEB. 9
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Fire Losses In Past Year Show Drop From 1938
James Fisher And Joe
Mathis Found Guilty In
Trainer Murder Cases
Store’s Anniversary
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general manager of the Covington
Furniture Company, who plans a
big Anniversary celebration for
his store during the next 30 days,
Mr, Masten just completes -his
eighth year in the furniture busi
ness in Covington. The Coving
ton Furniture Company completes
their third year with Mr. Masten
as manager.
3rd Anniversary
of The Covington
Furniture Co.
L. W. Masten, Manager,
Plans Celebration for
Month of January.
The Covington Furniture Com
pany. under the direction of L. W
Masten. begins this week with a
series of advertisements in the Cov -
ingt.on News in celebration of
second birthday of the firm,
Mr Masten also celebrates at the
same time his eighth year in the
furniture business in Covington He
came to Covington back in 1932.
when he opened the Peoples Furni
ture Company with only one truck
a driver and himself. In 1933. Mr
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Police Report
Is Announced
Asst. Chief E. R. Bouchillon
Checks Dockets for
Year.
Assistant Chief E. R. Bouchillon
the Covington Police Department
announced Tuesday the average
number of arrests on drunk and
drunk and disorderly cases made
during the past year,
The report showed an increase ol
42 drunken. cases during the year
over 1938 and a decrease of drunk
and disorderly cases- The disorder
ly cases made, however, went up by
a decided climb. These cases were
made by the various police officers
including Chief Bohanan and Joe
Lassiter.
The police department has
great strides during the past year in
study and efficiency. Very few' burg
laries were reported in 1939 and
those that did occur were clearer
from the books by the local offic
ers- Chief Bbhanan is beginning his
forty-second year with the depart
ment; Assistant Chief Bouchillon is
beginning his eighteenth year, and
Joe Lassiter is beginning his tenth
year Vera Hooten was elected to
the department this month.
The total cases shown on the po
lice docket from 1934 until and in
cluding 1939 follow:
Drunk
Drunk Disorderly
1934 -117 46
1935 ---- 129 48
1936 __ 129 29
1937 ___ 107 30
1938 ____ 93 26
____ 135 23
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864
The Covington Star, Est 1814
Judge Davia Sentences The
Slayer* to Chair on
February 9.
TWO NEGROES WERE
GIVEN SEPARATE
TRIALS THIS WEEK
Solicitor Roy C. Leathers
Was in Charge of
Case.
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was sentenced to l.fe t
£ Davis J a ‘" »- V ' M,nfsdav l l a T “ er
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Following lengthy
.James Fisher, alias James ,Joh;i
son. and Joe Maihis were sentenc. ri
t0 death by eJe< , trocut j on on Fej _
ruary 9 {or the murdpr of Mr< and
Mrs . John E . Tramej. last Se p tem .
ber
j Thc sentence impospd bv j udge
JamPf! c Davis . following a verdjci
0 f guilty by two separate "for juries pei- es
tablished a record the first
sons ever to be sentenced to the
electric chair from Newton County.
The two negroes received their sen
tence without comment or emotion
and quietly walked out of the court
room under heavy guard.
James Fisher, alias James John
son, was the first to be tried by
the court. The trial began Monday
morning with lawyers for both the
prosecution and defense selecting
the jury from four different panels.
Solicitor Roy C. Leathers directed
the prosecution, assisted by Col. C
C King, local attorney, Chief Dailly.
of Decatur, and members of the
; Trainer family- The defense was di
i rected by Coi. R M. Tuck'-and Don
a ] d g. Stephenson, local attorneys.
w ho were appointed by the court
1 when the negroes failed to secure
attorneys to represent them,
Joe Mathis was the star witness
| against Fisher and the huge crowd
j of spectators hung on to every word
as he unfolded the story of the mur
dpr Joe told how r they came down
from Atlanta on a freight train one
woortf a^d Men,-lav how „ich, thev oTthe I hoe* Trafnev over in e hole A inm
ne?t hack ini h
" He exp,ainea rvn ahn no "
Z O'r a'nri hot ZfZ. fhev JaT.Tri He'stated , ,Yi ^Pish
lights
er then entered the house through
a window', but dropped his flashlight
waking up Mr. and Mrs. Trainer
A few minutes later he heard sev
eraI sh0,s anri ran down ,he rai1 '
road, where he waited for Fisher.
Mathis told how he and Fisher di
vided the money and where they
vpent the night at an old hou.>e
near Almon He said they later
caught a freight train to Decatur
where they committed several burg
laries.
Other witnesses placed on th
stand included Clomer W. Bryant
Jack Savage. West Flemister, Mt
Waliace. of the Georgia Railroad
Sheriff W. G Benton, County of
ficer Howard Bray, Assistant Chief
E. R Bouchillon. Commissioner Ike
Robertson. Clerk Otis Nixon, Chiel
Daiiiy, DeKaib Identification Bu
reau officers and many others
Burglaries during the past sever
al months said to have been com
mitted by Fisher and Mathis in
DeKaib County included White's
' 'ore Big Apple Lunch Stand (two |
mes), Harper’s Lunch Room,
smith’s Store, Mitchell's Store, Ai
ken's Store, several beating train freight j j
cars, robbing and man and
other charges. The tw'o negroes
said they met in a Hancock Coun
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U. D. C. Fail to Meet
Account of Illness
The Regular meeting of the U. D
C has been postponed untit the
fourth Tuesday, in the month, Jan
uary 23rd. on account of so much
illness among the chapter members.
Place of meeting and other ar
rangements will be announced at a
.later daie-
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1940.
Inspects Statement
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J. E. PHILIPS,
Cashier of the Bank of Covington
and Trust Company, whose lead
ership has assured the bank of the
best statement in many years.
1919 SMBIT
AND TRUST 00 ,
J. E. Philips, Cashier, States
Fine Progress Made
In 1939.
The Bank of Covington and Trust
company paid their forty-fifth an
„ual dividend this week, which
amounted to $ 10,000
The banks resources share more
than a million dollars, with depos
its over $976 632,95. These figures
appear on the quarterly statement
of the condition of the bank on Jan
uary 1, 1940. This is a splendid rec
ord and places this bank as one of
the best in the state, and is probably
tho largest per capital of any in
the entire Sbuth. The statements
just announced is one of the best in
she history of the Bank and shows
larger deposits than previous years
and greater activity
! Much credit for the splendid j
I showing of the bank- is due to
! fine efficient, direction cashier, and supervision J. of the ]
Mr. E. Philips,
! His conservative management and j
sane judgment have been a -large!
factor in the success obtained dur
in * ^ P** st M ears ' I
The of the ba,lk a, ' e J ' L
Stephenson, president; E. W. Fow
,er > vice President; J E Philips,
cashier. Directors W G. Benton, E
W Fo ' vler - N - s Tu >'ner. R. C
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ler. J. L. Stephenson and J E. :
Philips.
Steve Duvall Is
Arrested Here
Wanted in Several Counties
For Burglaries of
Stores.
Two of the four men caught near
Almon last work by local residents
and county officers were turned ov
er to authorities from Richmond
County on burglary charges,
The men were caught following
an attempt to escape after buying
gasoline at a filling station in Al
mon without paying for it. Sieve
Duvall, arrested by Deputy Sheriff
C. L. Butler and Pierce Hammond.
of Almon. was reported by Rich
mond County officers as a well
known criminal,
Two of the four men in the car
were caught by James and Harold
Dobbs following an automobile
chase. The other two escaped into
the woods and Deputy Sheriff But
ler and Pierce Hammond went af
ter them.
Duval was wanted by officials of
North Augusta, S C , for the burg
lary of the Star Loan and Music
Company and for the theft of an
automobile from Thomas Strom. A|
pistol, black jack, glass cutter and
other property was stolen from the
loan company. The men were also
charged with the burglary of a
school in South Carolina and in
Richmond County, Duvall was
charged with tearing up a $ 200.00
piano belonging to the school. Two ,
of the four men were released- I
AGRICULTURAL
NEWS GIVEN BY
COUNT! AGENT
1940 Should Be Good Crop
Year Since Severe
Cold.
CHARLIE BERRY AT
ALMON BUILDS OWN
KITCHEN CABINET
Epidemic Killing Many Hogs
In and Around This
County.
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Everyone we have talked with re
cently was glad the ice is getting
away. We have heard “ole timers'
say that a severe winter with snow
and ice meant good crop year. W.
hope that holds true.
Last week we stopped by to see
Charlie Berry in the Almon com
munity. Charlie showed us a kitch
en cabinet he had built for his
wife. It occupied two walls of the
kitchen and was built around the
sink. Ample room was available for
the storage of food such as flour,
meal and staple supplies Then
there are compartments for linens
silverware, china and cooking uten
sils, The top of the cabinet was
buih around the sink and covered
with sheet zinc. He said the cost
was nominal and it certainly is a
lifetime project. Every woman would
appreciate such a cabinet in her
kitchen and we would suggest to any
farmer who wants to do somethin.
for his wife that she will apprec
>‘ e and will lighten her work that
see the cabinet built by
Berry and build one similar to it.
We have had quite a few
of hogs dying in the county recent
ly. This epidemic seems to be gener
ai over this section of the state. We
imagine quite a bit of the trouble
comes from hogs being brought
this territory from sections where
cholera is comon It is against the
law to carry hogs from one county
to another without their being treat
ed for cholera If our farmers are to
•’’WP t–sse periodic outbursts of
cholera then they must be sure the
animals they buy from the hog areas
have been immunized from chol
era by vaccination. You know there
are two types of vaccinations for
cholera. The one generally used is
the serum which is good for a ver ?
Iimited T h * °' her is the ,,sc
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of the virus which in injecting the
fholera germ into the hog and giv
ing a light case of cholera which
Rives life immunity to the animal
.»« treated. Hogs treated trt.h se
rum will contaminate other an
imals but the virus treated hogs
are as dangerous as those with chol
era and should be kept away from
untreated hogs til the reaction is.
over. Better still is to treat every
bog on the farm when virus is
used except suckling pigs.
Several farmers have indicated *o
us their intention of doing some
pasture work this spring. We be
lieve land use is one of the great
problems of our farmers.
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SOLICITOR ROY C. LEATHERS,
the Stone Mountain Circuit
Court, who directed the
prosecution in the Trainer murder
‘rial.
Directs Court
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JUDGE JAMES C. DAVIS,
of the Stone Mountain Circuit
Superior Court, who presided at
the trial of James Fisher and Joe
Mathis for the murder of Mr. and
Mrs - John E. Trainer last Sep
tember.
STATE
CONVENTION IN
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Will Be Broadcast Over the
Radio Station at 10:30
O’clock.
The program of the Georgia State
Singing Convention wsa announcer
l Wednesday by Aubrav Sherwood
following completion of plans by the
Newton County committee.
| The convention will be outstanci
ing in as much as it is the first of
the year Singing groups all over
Georgia are expected to send repre
sentatives to the meeting here. The
state convention will convene at 10
I o c]oc k W j th president Emory Lan
cas ter presiding.
Arrangements have bem complet
j ed b y Mr. Sherwood to broadcast the
j convention over radio station WGST
j , n Atlanta- Officials from the ra
d j P station are now making ar
j rangements for wiring facilities from
the stage of the Gymnasium to At
lanta Special features on* the thirty
j 1 minute program for the broadcast
will include the Thompson Sisters
of Monroe; Belty Tribble , of cov
ington . stamps Baxter “Smile-A
whilP - Quartet: Dixie Quartet, of
Atlanta: Harmony Quartet of A.h
en! . ,„ a others
The singing convention will ad
journ at 12:30 o'clock for lunch,
which may be secured at reasonable
p r j CPl5 from any Covington restau
ran t, (he hotel or the drug stores
Covington News j
Pays Dividend
Stockholders of Paper Get
71 2 % Dividend for
,
Year.
The management of the Coving
ton News this week paid the annual
dividend to stockholders of the pa
per for the past year.
The dividend amounted to 7*4 per
cent and was paid to the following
stockholders: E. W. Fowler, N. S
Turner E. B Rogers, R O. Arnold j
R. R. Fowler, Jr., J. W. Hartsook, I I
Dr. S L. Waites, S A Ginn. E. L.
Ficquett, Harry Dietz, Mrs. N. S
Turner.
The Covington News last week be
gan its 76th year of constant service i
to the people of Covington and
Newton County. The growth of the
paper is one of the most outstand
ing feats in the state and statewide
attention has been gvien The News
for its leadership. Last year The
News teal trophy was awarded by the the Georgia Typograph- Press j
;
Association for the most outstand-|
ing The paper News the |
is only Georgia
Weekly having a Rotary Press- en
graving plant, Ludlow type caster,
monotype. Linotypes and other
^ uiptn l n ' and finery ah com
blneri Tlw mechanical set-up is the
same as that of the Atlanta Constl
or Journal,
Property Los* of
In City Reported to
Council.
FINE RECORD MADE BY
DEPARTMENT
PRAISE OF
List of Present Firemen
Made Public By The
Chief.
The annual report of the fire
pa rment was made public this w
by Chief A. C Vining. following
proval by the Covington City
cil.
A drop of more than $10,000
eit . , ,oss noted . „ for ____ 1939
P’°P Y was
er previous year $1,239 of
amount was out of reach of
leaving only $775 in actual loss
where service could be actively giv
The report follows:
Total amount of property
ened by fire for year. $58,465 00;
♦ at loss of property by fire lor year
$2,014.00; Total amount of
paid by insurance company, $ 1
034.00; Total losses caused by
not covered by insurance
$980 00.
Total number of fire calls for
27; number of calls out on arrival. 6
number of calls put out with
ical, 8 ; number of calls put out
booster. 9; number of calls put
with pump pressure 1 ; number
calls out of reach of water. 3.
Total number of pumping
15 minutes.
Incidental expences for year;
$14 10: oil. $6 65; Bulbs,
and fuses. $7 10; Soda and
$1.60; work on machine. $3.25;
foam. $9.85; TOTAL, $41.85
Total cost of each run, $1,55.
Property losses were $2,
with $1 239.00 worth out of reach
water, thus leaving $775 00 worth
within reach of the water system
All of these fires occurred at
and were practically a fire all over
when firemen arrived.
These figures show this year's rec
ord to be the best in the past twen
ty years.
Signer: A. C. Vining. chief; C F.
Hill, assistant chief; V. E Bouchil
lon, driver
At the regular meeting of thc
Fire Department on Monday night,
January 8 , 1940. the following men
were elected as regulars to serve
for 1940: H. Grady Berry J. C
Johnson. Dewey Biggers, James
Rogers. James Gardner. Jack Gibbs
James A. Johnson. Clyde Castle
berry, Joel McClendon Henrv
Odum. Charles Harwell. Bill Aus
lin. Tom Skinner, Joe Hunt. Joe
McElroy,
The men named below were
elected as relief men: Geo. Siauf
facher. Bob Lasseter. Charles Parr
O. R Rainey. T G Calloway. Jr
Joe Greer and Jim Smith (col.)
were also re-elected as regulars. Joe
Greer has served actively on ihc
department for more than 30 years
National Farm
Meeting in City
\y ' q Benton President o" of
p arrn l d G P i
Lount _
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Members of the Newton County
Nationai Farm Loan Association will
hold their annual meeting on Tues
djy morning, January 30. 1940. at
the office of Col. Reuben Tuck in
Covington, it is announced by W G
Benton, president.
At this meeting complete »nd de
tailed reports of the association's
operations for the past year will b~
made by the secretary-treasurer, W
11 Bronson and the other officers
T'he rneetins will also provide the;
members with an opportunity f o
elect two directors for the ensuing
year.
Presiding at the meeting will be 1
W. G. Benton, president, who is also j
a member of the board of directors
Oiher members of the board are
Chester C. King, John Z Almand
L Hill, and S R Ellington. |
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5c SINGLE COPY
Firemen’s Report For
1939 Is Announced By
Covington Department
Begins 42nd Year
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CHIEF BRADFORD BOHANAN,
Chief of the Covington Police De
Partment, who was recently re
elected as head of the police de
partment for his forty-second
I consecutive year.
I Presentments of
Grand Jury For
j January Term
S. R. Campbell Serves as the
Foreman with H. H. Cook
As Clerk.
The Grand Jury presentments
for the January term has been re
leased S. R. Campbell was foreman
and L H. Cook served as clerk, as
j j sisted by Henry Odum. The pre
sentments are as follows
I We the
grand jury of the Janu
ary term 1940 b'g leave to submit
the following presentments:
We recommend the appointment
of the foiiwing Notary Public and
ex-officio Justices of the peace. Ov
erman Lawrence, District No. 1613,
C A Harwell. District No. 462. W.
L. Gibson, District No. 420, L. H.
Cook. District No. 477,
We also recommend C. C Estes.
H. G. Ellington and W T. Smith as
Board of Directors to County Com
missioner.
We recommend the working of
the old road from the end of Floyd
Street to the Sockweli dairy,
We wish to thank the Hon. Ches
B. Byars for his charge and co
operation. We also express our ap
preciation to the Solicitor General
Col Roy C Leathers for his hearty
support and thanks to bailiff J. R.
Dobbs for his- faithful attendance
and help.
We recommend that $10.00 be paid
for publishing these presentments
in the Covington News.
Respectfully submitted.
S. R. CAMPBELL,
Foreman.
L. H COOK
Clerk.
HENRY ODUM.
Asst- Clerk.
The foregoing presentmnets re
ceived - orcier ed filed and further
ordered that same be published as
recommended.
This, Jan. 4. 1940.
CHESTER. A BYARS,
Judge Superior Court,
St. Mt. Ct.. presiding.
By the Court,
LEATHERS
Solicitor General.
Shirley Rich New
Class President
Shirley Rich, of Baxley, was elect
ed president of the Sophomore class
of Emory at Oxford at a meeting
be i d yesterday,
other officers elected were: Doug
las Head of Zebulon, vice president
and Archie Coffee, of Eastman,
secretary and treasurer,
The election was held under ths
supervision of the student body of
fteers, Douglas Hpad, Hugh Gregory
and Roy Bothwell,
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