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dutiful Easter Service,
ijuisp in Covington, was
cr ed occasion, and was
Jack I it ever held. The Office
't Bk iot allowed to go on ac
hreatening weather . . .
ive were thrilled that it
cast over an Atlanta Ra
i that we all might hear
CA ’
the Easter Bunny came
, beautiful pot of pure
/ ter lilies with eleven
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;0 chase the clouds away
loss IS .1 st one of those
u can t help loving . . .
^•er forgets to “Brighten
Where You Are.” Lit
[ Patterson, who thinks
ie ils Boy is a "Sissy’’ ac
me “Sissy" ... and
Pittnt ie Boss never forgets . . .
and brought me one of
adorable pictures of an
jinny we have ever seen
[ it. was R H. himself in
bunny Lebody suit. . . and along
for it's walking
i a veritable flower gar
a pot of Easter lilies . . .
: variety from
. every
/ fashioned sweet smelling
to the huge double ones
to call “butter and eggs’
dainty blue hyacinths . . .
; , . . and well when she
m behind the flowers we
r friend Hattie Sara Nun
as usual scattering sun
litie With her flowers all over
te ci||, She sets by an being example thought- for
jch of us ...
al offer friends . . . and my oh
le postman did his part
•’ely Easter cards from ev
.e . . . Isn’t it strange how
r get blue, or let even the
I of a cloud cast it’s gloom
our pathway when there
many loving friends. We
btermining in our heart to
I lettef friend but somehow
Iso busy these days trying
“Thank you. I love you for
loughtfulness” and writing
. . that I can’t make the
I. . I just don’t seem to
0 [be grade.
mm 1 a delightful surprise to
hen our door bell rang at
o'clock ... in walked an
[charming [to love, because person of we have j
her gra
r>-. She is one of Georgia’s j
peloved la’s women . . . one of i
111 most talented . . . yet
so sweet and lovable that j
v ii'get is. We what enjoy a her celebrity visits like' she
wet after she is gone we do i
W’e had known, as Sadie says. I
i tne to open up another can
ipin. ’ Miss Emily Woodward
m idering Georgia an invalu
sac err ice in giving of her time
underfill talent to the youth, I
li at adults, of our State, in
ta'e forum work. The Wo
Club is planning to sponsor
EE nf these forums in Coving
»nis will bring to our citizens
W, / [ Iducators nf the outstanding of our State speakers and
. . .
rust “Miss Emily” as she is
A Ely known by all her freinds,
I rind time to come to speak to
P N one of these programs. She
% leaves the Office Boy, and
tie comes in contact with, de
v. wed in his heart
to be a bet
ooy and to render a better
ce to the community in which
y ive
plitical p n g to Pots boil “they and say” are be
fce Boy . . , even your
received an invitation
Fs. Roosevelt's tea t 0 be held
r e White House in May, and
s’Tnd the three day meeting
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■nsus Report on
(of ton in County
he Census report shows that
bales of cotton were ginned
r F " !0n ‘ ou «ty, Georgia, from
crop of 1939 prior to March
1940 , compared with 9,386 j
es for f ve crop of 1938.
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Professor V. Y. C. Eady Was
In Charge of 30 Minute
Program.
REV. C. S. FORESTER
DELIVERS BEAUTIFUL
EASTER MESSAGE
Music Club of Covington and
Emory-Oxford Glee Club
Participate.
Several hundred citizens gath
ered 0 n the Square Sunday morn
j n g a nd participated in the Eas
| er Sunrise services. The services
were broadcast over the Blue Net
work of the National Broadcasting
Company through the facilities of
WAGA.
The services were opened with
a hymn by the congregations lead
by the Covington Music Club and
Emory-at-Oxford Glee Club un
der the direction of Professor V.
Y. C. Eady.
The invocation was pronounced
by Rev. Sidney Gates, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church.
This was followed by a selection,
“Beautiful Saviour,” sung by the
Emory-at-Oxford Glee Club. The
congregation then joined in sing
ing “Lo, In the Grave He Lay.”
Bisbee Laite, a member of the
Emory-at-Oxford Glee Club sang
as a tenor solo “A .Green Hill Far
Away,” by Gofthod.
Rev. C. S. Forester, pastor of
the Allen Memorial Church of Ox
ford, delivered a beautiful Easter
Message as follows:
‘‘At the Rising of the Sun”
Something over 1900 years ago.
on a Friday at approximately 9
o’clock in the morning, Jesus of
Nazareth was crucified and hung
upon a cross between two thieves,
After committing the gruesome
deed Christ’s malefactors, so we
are told by St. Luke, sat down
and watched Him as He hung be
tween heaven and earth. Those
who chanced to pass going to and
from the city wagged their heads
at Him in contempt and said, “Ah,
thou that destroyest the temple
and buiidest it again in three days,
save thyself and come down from
the cross.” The chief priests and
scribes who were jealous of his
good works railed out at Him say
ing, “He saved others, Himself He
cannot save.” And one who was
crucified with Him reviled Him.
Physical agony and spiritual
anxiety had full sway until about
3 o’clock the same afternoon. For
three hours darkness covered the
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Service League to
Meet on Tuesday
The regular meeting of the new
ly organized service league will
be held on Tuesday, April 2, at
3:25 P. M. at the Court House.
Plans for a clinic for underpriv
ileged children will be discussed
and it is hoped that every mem
her will be present so that this
new work can be started in the
very near future.
nemployment Meeting Compensation
Planned at Court House
national meeting on the
' u « 1 employment Compen
' 0n and Old Age and Sur
vors In 1 r ance under the Social
purity Aft will be held at the
Purtho in Covington on Fri
.
"‘f 5 1 ? 1 - A P ril 5- at 8 o’clock,
m , a11 residente of the city
id Co m, . y are cordially
Repre; invited,
preau eruatives of the Georgia
Nnsatic r,; Unemployment Com
hard and the Social Security
P e Present to explain
p e j au ._ nd t0
”’ answer any
ion; • 'ending
o a;!< may desire
'ram ^' ,ncern i n g the two pro-
1( Jdres;e^ ne!e be n ° ^ orma ^
vill flnC * mos t °f the meeting
be d PCl 3n forum
The ° pen -
be. 1 e mg i; one of a series
s throughout the
fotoingtim llete* 1 1 «
Volume 76 The Georgia Covington Enterprise, Star, Est. Est 1864. 1874 COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1940. 5c SINGLE COPY Number 13
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE HELD
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Lanier Bullard Loses Life When Boat Capsizes
for the purpose of acquainting the
people with the provisions of the
Georgia law and the new
ments to the Social Security Act.
Among state and federal offic
ials who will participate in the
forum will be Frank E. Coffee,
regional informational Service rep
resentative of the Social Security
Board and Carl Rountree, inform
ational representative of the Bu
reau of Unemployment Compensa
tion.
The Georgia law is administered
by an agency created for that pur
pose and is set up as a division
State Department of Labor,
while the Old Age and
Insurance law is administered
j an agency of the federal govern
ment.
Crowd Braves Rain To Hear Easter Sunrise Service
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Pictured above is a scene taken shortly before the Easter
Sunrise services'ended on the public square in Covington The
services were held early Sunday morning and were broadcast over
the Red network of the National Broadcasting System through
Radio Station WAGA in Atlanta. A downpour of rain started to
fall shortly before the program was completed and continued
throughout the remainder of the broadcast. A large number of
people remained, despite the rain, to hear the program which
one of the best ever presented. The Sunrise services and broad-
SPECIAL SEmCE
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Baptism-Communion Service
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Church,
The morning service at the
Presbyterian Church in Por
terdale next Sunday at 11:00
o’clock will be devoted to the cel
ebration of the two sacraments
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
There will be a very brief mes
sage by the Pastor on “The Sac
raments.”
Those who made their profes
sion of faith during last week's
revival services will be baptized
and welcomed into membership in
the Church. And both these and
all ,. other .. members , who . , have uni'- ..
ed , with ... the J Church , either ... on ^ pro
fession , . of faith , ... or , by letter , ,, dur
mg the ,, church , , year which .. , , began
with April 1, 1939. will be the
guests of special honor at this
service. An attractive “Certificate
of Membership" will be present
ed to each of them, together with
a cordial welcome into the life
and work of the Church as the
Church proceeds into a “new year"
on April 1.
Appropriate music will be pro
vided by the choir, which has done
such creditable work recently un
der the direction of Miss Marian
Conn. Every member of the Pres
byterian Church, as well as friends
of the Church, and the people of
the community generally, are
urged to attend this service.
W. T. McGuire Will
Move Business to
Pittman Building
The Weaver and Pittman Gar
age building, purchased sometimi
ago by the city, has been leaser'
by the McGuire Motor Compam
under the management of W. T
McGuire. Mr. McGuire will movr
from the Standard Service Station
on April 1 and will resume his
business at the new location. He
is now dealer for Dodge cars and
trucks and Plymouth cars and
will handle Amoco American gas
oline and oil distributed in this
territory by T. M. Bates. Full an
nouncemeni will be made npxt
week.
'r-o Large Crowd"-Many Laughs
Music Club Takes First Prize with “Hill
Billy” Band—Rotary Club Wins in
Civic Davison.
Newton County Stunt Night
ed as advertised in the Coving
,on High School Gymnasium Mon
day. While sponsors and partici
pants regretted that the S. R. O.
was not hanging in front of the
box office the results were de
scribed a- “satisfactory” in the
j first effort to aid under-privileged
; children. All things must have a
I beginning and it is the general op
inion that, this first Stunt Night
was only the beginning of bigger
and better things to come. The
financial returns will benefit many
children who so badly need a
helping hand, a few words of en
couragement and a cheerful smile.
And in addition to the main
objectives ... accomplished , , it .. , was „
gratifying to all of , who , saw
us
and . could feel . , the .. fine .■ display ,. , . of
good , fellowship , ,, , . and , cooperation „
, bet , > veet V ,he ,, Van ™ S C1Vl1 ...
community organizations pa.Uo
pa ing ' T icie
ect laUnched 50 qU1 ° kly m
Attends Police Chiefs Convention
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Mayor S. L. Waites and Councilman W. C. MeGahee have just
returned from a meeting of Police Officials of Georgia, held at El
berton, Ga. Many matters of interest to small towns were discussed
and much benefit derived from the visit. Mayor Waites and Coun
cilman MeGahee state they intend to visit as many towns of similar
size as Covington and gain as much knowledge as possible from their
operation, so that they may adopt improved methods used by other
cities wherever possible. Assistant Police Chief Bouchillon also at- I
tended the convention.
cast was made possible through the efforts of the Kiwanis Club,
assisted by the Covington Music Club and Emory-at-Oxford Glee
Club. Professor V. Y. C. Eady was in charge of the music. The
Rev. Charles S. Forester delivered the Easter message Seen on
the stage is Miss Fletcher Lou Lunsford at the piano; Rev. Walker
Combs waiting to pronounce the benediction: Mrs. R. R. Fowler.
Jr., at the microphone, singing a solo, and Professor Eady, with
members of the Covington Music Club and Emory-at-Oxford
Glee Club.—News photo by JBA.
which all groups fell in line, work
j flying in S for to the goal It is tr most know grati- that
sponsors
cooperation and participation in
this event were so willingly given
Since so little time was given for
preparation a few of the schools
and clubs invited to enter the
competition were unable to at
tend. But some of the local
displayed was most amazing and
would bring any house down with
their antics and skill. The Coving
ton Music Club, one of the last
enter assembled an aggregation
of kitchen musicians with their
red coated maestro that was real
ly a big time act. Were some of
them inclined to follow this as a
career, then Judy Canova could j
go on back to Unadilla and Broad
way would soon forget her. From
the Covington Mills School came a
trio that was decidedly fine and
comparable to the Merry-Macs of j
radio fame. And from Mansfield
three young ladies most proficient
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has soared to above the hundred |
mark and interest has been in
creased. As soon as the Legion
Hut is completed it is thought the
wives of the Legionnaires will be
organized into an American Legion
Auxiliary.
The meeting Tuesday night will
be held at 7:30 o’clock at Andrews)
Cafe where dinner will be served |
James Gardner Will |
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Take Over Standard
Oil Service Station
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James Gardner, well known ;
resident of this city, will take ov
er the management of the Stan
dard Service Station on Clark !
Street April I, according to J.
H. Stephens, distributor. Mr.
Gardner will be assisted by Cleon
Turner and invites their friends to
visit them after April 1st and in
spect the modern service equip
ment offered their customers.
James is the son of Mr, and Mrs.
J. S. Gardner of this city. Full
announcement will be made in
nex t issue of the News,
HIGH POINT SINGING
The High Point Community will
sponsor a singing convention at
High Point Church on Wed
nesday evening, April 3.
Heroic Rescuers Save
Life of H. K. Neely But
Fail To Save Bullard
AeBICULTURKL
NEWS GIVEN Bf
COUNTY (GENT
Atlanta Fat Cattle Show to
Be Held on April
16 and 17.
The Atlanta Fat Cattle Show
and Sale will be held at the stock
yards April 16 and 17. Newton
County will be represented by
about forty head. It is expected
that a large the number show of and farmers sale, j
will attend
Those farmers who have a sur
plus of corn and other grain on
the farm can make money during
the winter months by fattening
one or more beef steers. In ad A
j dition to the profit realized on
the feeding project a large ton- ;
nage of manure is available to
appy to the land, very often this
would be worth the feeding trou
ble if the livestock could be made
to pay the market price for the
feed consumed. Make your plans!
to attend the show and sale on
the above date.
The AAA has just announced
that farmers who expect to re
ceive parity payments this year
must stay within their cotton al
lotted acreage and normal wheat
acreage. that To begin with we have should {
say every farm may 10
’ acres wheat without penalty.
g u t in man y eases farms had been
planting an acreage of wheat in
excess of 10 acres. Such farms
were given a normal acreage. To
make this clear we will use a
farm on which the cotton allot
ment is 20 acres and the normal
wheat acreage was established as
,, * Cr e f' If thls fat ™ P , ants more
j ! ‘ on han ,, the „ 35 acreS 4 to lty wheat Payment ant * cot will '
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be ™, ad< , V. Bu ^ i the wheat acreage
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Dedication , SeVVlCC ,
Methodist Church
Dedication services were held
Sunday morning at the First
Methodist Church with Rev. H.
C Emor y ln . charge. The recent
ly installed recorded “McCracken
Chimes,” given by Mr. James H.
Porter, of Macon, through the lo
cal Rotary Club, were dedicated,
Mr. Porter and his family at
tended as well as members of
the Rotary Club and Methodist
Church. The chimes were named
for Mr. Porter’s grandfather. Me
Cracken. who served for many
years as hymn master in the I
church
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Regular Monthly Meeting t
Next Tuesday, April 2nd,
j 7 ; 30 P. M.
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Hoyt Brown, State Commandei
, n f American Legion, will
the spea ker at the meeting of
loca! post of the Legion to be held
next Tuesday night. April 2nd.
Commander Brown is a force
ful speake r and will bring to
local post a message of importance.
A11 members of the Newton Coun
ty p 0S (. an ^ visiting Legionnaires
are ul -ged to be present and hear
the state Commander,
This is the regular monthly
mee ting of the local post and there !
are many affairs of importance j
w hi c h Will come before the meet
ing and Commander Moody Sum- j
mers j s a nxious to have as many
members present as possible, |
Progress is being made on the
[ 0ca i Legion Hut and it is thought
that it will be ready for occupancy
during the early summer months.
Since the last drive for member- i
Merchants and Business Men
Plan “Better Homes Edition”
Plans are being made in Coving
to to sponsor a special “Better
Homes Edition” of the Covington
News as a means of helping those
desiring to improve their old
homes or to build new ones.
The edition will be published
early in April and will be given
over almost entirely to drawings,
pictures, features and stories on
building and remodeling homes.
Contractors, lumber dealers. Hard
ware stores, furniture stores and
dry goods stores will be given an
opportunity to participate in the
edition.
The Bank of Covington and
Trust Company this week offers
to assist property owners in
posing of building lots. An adver
tisement giving full details appears
in this issue of The News.
Actual pictures of a number of
homes in Covington and Newton
County now T under construction oi
recently completed will appear in
Uns particular issue Information
on means of securing aid through
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
Swirling Backwaters of The
Jackson Lake Overturns
Small Boat
BODY OF 17 YEAR OLD
YOUTH RECOVERED BY
GRAPPLING HOOKS
Neely Revived by The Use
of Artificial Respiration
at Camp.
Swirling backwaters of Jackson
Lake Saturday claimed the life of
Lanier Deca-
tur youth, while H. K. Neely,
principal of Avondale High School
anc j] Bullard's companion, was
saved from death by drowning on
iy by heroic rescue efforts,
The two were fishing in a small
boat which overturned in whirl
pool-like rapids, according to res
cuers, and young Bullard, who
could not swim, went down before
any help arrived. The 17-year-old
youth’s body was recovered by
grappling hooks three hours af
ter he drowned,
Mr. Neely was taken from the
water by some nearby fishermen
a nd taken to the Future Farmers
0 f America camp on the lake’s
shores a mile and a half away,
The Avondale principal was un
conscious when dragged from the
water, and was revived by artific
ial respiration, applied by W. A.
Maddox, superintendent of the
camp, and by George Stauffach
er, undertaker, ol Covington.
Young Bullard, eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarense Bullard,
Jr., accompanied his former prin
cipal on a week-end fishing trip
to Jackson Lake, according to
members of the family. The pair
had expected t<i return late Sat
urday or early Sunday. They
pitched camp beside the lake Fri
day afternoon.
The tragedy occurred at about
3:30 P. M., according to witnesses
who said they first saw Mr. Nee
ly attempting to swim to the
shore. They dragged him from
the water by the hair after he had
gone down three times. They said
the accident took place near the
“river,” a section of swift back
waters in the lake.
It was said the boat capsized in
the swift water where the lake i*
about 200 yards wide.
Rescuers did not know at first
that anyone besides Mr. Neely was
in the boat, according to reports,
which said that the Avondale
principal informed the rescue
workers when he had reagined
consciousness that young Bullard
had gone down,
Bullard was salutatorian and
leader of the 'graduating class of
1939 at Avondale High, according
to his friends, who said he was an
outstanding student and a member
of the school’s basketball and
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the government will be given as
well as plans offered by local
concerns. New ideas on building
and materials that should be used
will also begiven as well as draw
ings and floor plans of houses else
where in the United States.
The staff of the News will make
every effort to include in this edi
tion location, proposed sub-divi
sions and other property that may
be purchased by anyone desiring
to build a home in Covington or
Newton County. Interior decora
tions from the living room to the
kitchen will be discussed and stor
ies of newest in furniture and nec
essary curtains, draperies, kitchen
ware and other items will be of
interest,
Ail prospective home owners as
well as present home owners in
Newton County will be benefitted
by this interesting edition. Make
plans now to get your copy to
study and file away to use as you
make plans this spring to remodel
or build.