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Thursday, April 11.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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Official Organ of Newton County and The
City of Covington.
Better Homes Edition
This issue of The Covington News is devoted to the
promotion of the building of Better Homes in our city.
Merchants and lumber dealers as well as contractors,
banks and building and loan societies are carrying adver
tising in this issue to acquaint those interested in building
just where to get the supplies, just where to get the con
tractor and just where to get the money to build.
" ith all these things brought out so clearly in this
issue it should be easy for those interested in building to
decide. Much building has been done in our city recently
and much more will be done in the near future.
Home-owning.is growing more and more popular and
it is easier today to own your own home than it has ever
been before. We recommend this issue of The Covington
News to those interestd in building as a paper full of
interesting and valuable information.
Supreme Court Up Holds Miller
In a decision handed down by the Georgia Supreme
Court Wednesday, it was found that the Supreme Court
had upheld the decisions of Judge Smith at Nashville and
had held in contempt those who had refused to abide by
these decisions.
The decision held that W. L. Miller was deprived of
his office in an unlawful manner and that Jim Gillis was
no longer a member of the board inasmuch as he had
resigned his term of office to take the term of office made
vacant by the forcible removal of Mr. Miller.
What effect the decisions will have on the military
controlled state Highway department is not known at
present. Inasmuch as the Federal Court at New Orleans
has sustained the demurrer of Governor Rivers when he
was held in contempt by Judge Bascom Deaver at Macon,
it is thought very little attention will be paid to the de
cision at present.
The decision will, however, prove to be a precedent
in later cases and may tend to lessen the tendency to re
vert to the military every time a governor wishes to depose
any official.
The matter is still before the Federal Court and its
final disposition . will .... be awaited ., , with interest. . , , As . far .
as
we are concerned this final disposition means little. We
hold no brief for Lint Miller as we believe he was using
his office to push himself forward as a potential
for Governor. I
What we are interested in though is to desire that
our state be not held up in ridicule before the other states
in the nation as a hotbed of political intrigue and a state
which has to keep its militia under arms to carry on its
legitimate business.
We believe in law and order of the courts and not*
the me law lawoi of might migne maxes makes right ligni. This inis has nas never never been oct n the me
case and the time will never come when might will make
right. It is sincerely hoped our state will soon take its
place along with the other states of the union in the
orderly conduct of its legitimate business.
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A Presidential Year
As far back as the oldest resident can remember there
has been a tradition that a presidential year is a “bad
year for business.” Yet during the 10 presidential cam
paigns of the past 40 years records show that only four
were marked by a business slump
The fact is that from present indications this presi
dential year ‘ is going to be one of good business for those
who , go after u business. ■ r, Retail . •, sales , all ,, over the ,, TT United ., .
States are ahead of this same period during any year since
1929; auto sales are running ahead of any spring season
since that same year, and the price of farm products,
striking a balance for the entire country, is the highest
five years. That should leave no cause for complaint in
the rural districts.
Of course, there will be a lot of “lost motion”
plenty of commotion this year. Political spellbinders will
claim the attention of many who could spend their time to
, better ,, advantage , , than ,. in . ,. listening . ; to . political |_______, arguments.
But with all of that prospects are bright for a satisfactory
business year despite the fact that a president is to be
elected. At this moment there is no sign of a setback and
wise business concerns are losing no time in preparing for
a steady and an increasing trade on through the remainder
of the year. Money is circulating in most sections
freely than at anv time since 1929 and the millions to bo
raid out in public works will contribute to this Circulation,
It is a presidential year, all right, but it is not going to
be a bad business year for those who after the business,
That Word “But”
When you hear a man open up a conversation with
the statement: “I don’t want to knock, but” then you
.. listen for . knock . to follow. Nine times . of
can a out ten
the knocker starts off with these words and hack of that
little word “but” he registers a complaint against
thing or somebody. Yet seldom docs'he back up his knock
with a suggestion for bettering the thing he complains
about.
Here at the opening of the spring season is a good
time to silence the knocker by asking T him to join you and
. your _ neighbors . , u correcting .. ", the things . he complains ; . of. -
in
If it is a matter of repairing streets and sidewalks follow
lng a hard Winter, invite him to .loin in a campaign along
that line. If it is a matter of protecting the health of the
community by cleaning up and painting up and
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ing danger spots in the community, ask him to back up his
knock by rolling up his sleeves and making his premises
! more presentable. No town is 100 per cent immune from
disease-carrying flies and mosquitoes so long as a single
resident permits a breeding place for them to exist.
The knocker we will always have with us. But he
can be silenced to a certain extent if good examples are
set for him. If it rs a personal knock and one reflecting
on a neighbor—then turn a deaf ear. But if it is a knock
on conditions in civic life that can be corrected, then invite
him to join you in helping to correct them. Even a knocker
j a fjt f or something if you can get him to help correct the
thing he is knocking.
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J Sunday School Lesson
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Lesson: Hosea 6, 11, 14. ,
Golden Text: If we confess
sins, he is faithful and righteous
to forgive us our sins, and to
eleanse us from all unrighteous
ness, I John 1:9.
Amos is one of the most mod
ern of characters. To this very
day all who look to the better
ment of human relations regard
him as a prophet indeed.
He laid down social principles
which are eternal, as the truths
of God always are.
Amos emphasized the justice of
God. The prophet we study today,
however, emphasized the love of
God. And we can be sure that un
less both divine justice and love
are appreciated, we do not have a
hue picture of God.
Of all the prophets in the Bible
both major and minor, Hosea is
the most attractive. In the utter
ances of his predecessor, Amos,
there is almost unrelieved denun
ciation and rebuke. Amos was a
stern prophet of righteousness who
saw the wickedness and apostasy
0 f Israel and cried out in divine
i y inspired anger against it.
But in Hosea we encounter the
note of love, He, and in later
years, Jeremiah, more than all
Other prophets, link the stern Old
Testament message of righteous
ness with beautiful New Tes
tament message of love,
His message was built on a great
peisonal s ° lT0W - Ge had niarned
a woman - Gomer - the daughter of
Diblaim She proved unfaithful
to hjm and s;mk into a li£e of har _
]otry _ Through this calamity,
whic h ru i ne d his home and broke
bis heart, Hosea was led to pro
claim a great message for his
God. In his sorrow the Word of
the Lord came to him, instructing
him to use his personal domestic
tragedy as a vehicle for bringing
the divine message to the people
0 f Israel.
He went forth, therefore, to say
to his people with the earnestness
and pathos of a heart chastened
by disappointment that as Gomer
liad be en u ' i alt 1 il 0 ! rn ’ * <)
had the children of Lsrael been
unfaithfu] to their G od. Jehovah
had chosen them> led them out of
Egypt, wooed them in the wilder
ness. and finally led them into
the promised land, as Hosea had
wooed his bride and led her into
j his home. But the people had
turned to the worship of the local
Baalim. In the case o bo i
had mei ' been and 1 "‘ of ae no ’ °] avail. ‘ n f ^hev^had Ihey nact
iMr , m their sin a nd must be
punishe J
God does no t send sorrows up
on us to punish us, but that
through them we may be led into
deeper faith and moTe perfect
ways of life.
God is not angry with the sin
ner; He pities him and has com
passion on him, and only^as a las
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in his life.
Hosea discovered the great law
that action and reaction are al
ways equal. As far as the pendu
lum swings to the right, it must
eventually swing to the left. If
men will not hear the voice of
righteous love, they must
the stern voice of divine justice,
Hosea introduced a new element
into this process, namely, the ele
ment of love. More than any other
prophet of the Old Testament, he
realized that love is the vital pi in
ciple
vine, and that . crowning all ot.net other
characteri5tics in the life of God
, c tove . So . although God had
smitten and torn. He would in hh
i 0V e bind up and heal,
Hosea’ s statement, “After two
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days will he revive us: on the
third day he will raise us up, and
we shall live before him,” is
strikingly reminiscent of some
thing that was, to occur centuries
later: “crucified, ^ead, and buried:
on the third day he rose again
from the dead.”
But Hosea believed that
forgiveness would not come unless
men were in earnest. They must
seek to know God and must fol
low on from each new revelation
of his purpose to the next. This
they can do with confidence. His
going forth—that is, purposeful
activity in man’s behalf — is as
sure as sunrise, and when men put
their trust in Him, He comes “as
the latter rain that watereth the
earth.” The March and April rains
in Palestine bring the crops. Ho
sea . s figure meant that God’s {or „
givjng grace is the thing which
refreshes men ’s lives and brings
the restored sinner to spiritual
fruitfulness.
“Sure as the morning” is the
hope with which Christians should
gird their hearts as they think on
the love and mercy of God.
The consistent message running
through all prophecy is that back
sliding is abhorrent to God. The
message of Hosea was that yield
ing to the love of God is the only
cure for such backsliding.
True penitence turns the anger
of God into solicitous love. His
peace and pardon heal the soul
that was torn by sin.
As the dew descends out of the
night air to refresh vegetation that
was burned under the midday
sun, so will God’s mercy come
down upon his people until their
lives have the beauty of the flow
er and the strength of the cedar.
The soul of the forgiven one
stretches out like the branches of
a great tree, and the fragrance
his life is like the pungent fra
grance of the conifers. The man
who has truly been forgiven of
God for his backsliding and sin
has beauty in his life, strength in
| his character, and a personality
!ike the rich and vivifying smell
o! tlie ,^ e a ! s *!, j€ ] anf,n - ea e '
h V es that , dwell under his shadow
revive the gra i n , and blossom
as the vine.”
Hosea looked forward to a day
when his people, forgiven of
would turn from idolatry forever.
This was not fulfilled in the life
j o{ the northern kingdom, which
W a s virtually destroyed, but it
in the life of the southern
dom J,. wh ? re t ! ue monothe ' sm ’ up
. on Christianity was based,
| Hshed itaeU permanently.
„ Wh0 is wise> - ask . s the pro
phet> .. lhat he may
lhes g things? prudent, that he may
1;now them? for the f ays of Je
b ovah are right, and the just shall
'walk in them; but transgressors
s i ia n f a q therein.”
Religion is vastly more than
common sense,*but all true relig
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j are foolish. If they only knew the
\ reward of goodness, they would
J par i company with evil. The
understand these things, the
den£ know them. The ways of Je
j bova h are right and the just walk
j n them,
i No worldly wisdom or success
can ever compensate a man for
)he ]oss he sustains if he fails to
; realize that goodness brings hap
. p j ness and growth, while misery
and decay follow close upon the
hee ] s of sin
tT ch 0l,r f* and
children this great truth, that
God - love fm is more p reci ous
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than any earthly tresaure and that
his righteousness shines with the
brightness nf heaven’s stars.
True wisdom relinquishes the
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the moment, that
it may reach beyond and lay hold
on the everlasting verities of God.
And of these verities none is
j real and precious as God’s love for
us - Hosea realized this, taught it
with all the passion of his
nature to his generation and,
through the Word of God, teaches
it to us today,
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Presidential
Primary for This
State Demanded
New Dealers Demand Open
Test in Georgia in Primary y
For President.
ATLANTA - While President
Roosevelt visited Georgia for his
usual spring holiday and received
an ovation from a huge gathering
of farmers at Warm Springs,
Georgia New Dealers waited to
see whether the Democratic State
Committee, headed and largely ap
j fessed pointed by James L. Gillis, pro
ardent Roosevelt supporter,
would accede to New Deal de~
mands for a pi’esidential primary
in this State this year.
Governor E. D. Rivers is be
lieved to be hostile to permitting
a vote and desires appointment
of an uninstructed delegation, but
the attitude of Mr. Gillis is un
known and there was speculation
as to whether he will side with
Mr. Rivers or with the
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CHOPS LB. 16c
FRESH PORK SHOULDER
ROAST LB____ 14c
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Pork Shoulder Fresh
STEAK, lb 15c Croakers, lb.__8c
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BEEF, lb. __ \2y z c Mackerel, lb. 18c
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was presented to Chairman Gillis
by a delegation from the Demo
cratic Council of Georgia, a New
Deal body org^C^ed last year by
Lawrence Camp, who headed the
| group until the passage of the
| I Hatch Bill. The delegation pre
senting the petition included Earl
■ Camp of Dublin and Harjy Stro
zier of Macon, both of whom were
associated with the management
of Lawrence Camp’s senatorial
race. The group was headed by
William Schley Howard of Atlan
ta, who declared that the people
of Georgia should be given an
opportunity to express their will.
The New Dealers i-equested that
any eligible candidate’s name" be
placed on the ticket if a petition
signed by 5,000 voters were pre
sented requesting it. A petition,
asking that the name of President
Roosevelt go upon the ticket is
being prepared and will be pre
sented at the proper time.
The primary demand from
Roosevelt group threw a bomb
shell into political circles in
Georgia, coming on the heels of
other spectacular developments in
State affairs. A previous demand
had been made by a group, head
er by Edgar Dunlap, interested in
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the candidacy of
Garner.
If the Co
of whose m ember$|
by Chairman Giffi,
New Deal den iand,
witness a r »ce bq«
dent and Mr. Gan
believe.
Put on your g \ I
and ay
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for the April SaW
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printed with yourS
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or
delighted with the a
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linings in comrastiij
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find twenty Air M
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Number of hog II
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doubled, while a sti
crease was noted ini
es.