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OFFICE BOY
are the Hay? we long to
frpc to roam about in
nrfs—so alive with God ■
utiful flowers. , . many of
Jo just that ... but since
{ice Boy ha' been • • • WP
■av a “shut-in" for . . .
; the middle of Decern
ce things we
, ca „'t do the
vve just wish we could
, Callahan has
it Bhristine bringing
e very happy by
irm full of God's lovely
S from the woods to me
td azaleas, of every shade,
t shrubs to perfume the
ee grateful
ouse ■ we are
.
» and tor such loving
!fl today like heading our
«‘My Day.” with apologies
irst lady of course ... for
not go out early in the
sniffling with .... hay
,
just to see the lovely
, ,
fhile the dew was yet on
we snooped out to see
lie ., lovely garden
McGath's
id Oh me. Oh my! You
have seen the valley lillies
akes you long for all the
iou want, and all the time
to care for them .. • then a
t Essie Callaway's tulips
i garden is lovelier than
and that Bird Nest built
,
Trox Bankstons for the
mil,v is the cutest ever ...
the lovely home of the
Jordans as it is being
and the fine garden of
.
illie Smith with those ex
eolumbines in blossom . . .
I sweepstakes prize of my
ts to Allie and Virginia
\ bxford . Just drive out to
[intersection and when you get
of the roads
that beautiful park they
kde... it is alive right ndw
[e loveliest commended thrift . . . and for
fe to be
ting [ought this spot . . . they
joy to the hearts of
pass this way ... We have
offer for that plot if
... and I know there are
jvho may have something
jibute ... It is one of the
I projects we have seen for
r, by individuals . . . and
ig of gardens and giving
» I'll tell you what I want
gnt some wild azaleas or to
there I can got some ... if
ow please tell me’. . . just
id wild honeysuckles . . .
not like to move them if
not going to take care of
.. but if they are trans
it this season with a
i? ball or dirt on the roots
11 live and grow . . and,
.
p, the Office Boy is in the
but getting his garden
! Three years ago we tried
It plowed . . . then it rains
it’s too dry . . . then we
anybody to do it . . . one
en it was just l ight we did
• toy (n plow and
1 hold his mule and hip
. .
/ jump . , , and Gene fin
M. “Lawdy 1 can fork it
er n that' ... so we had
him . , . and we look at
ghbor’s gardens with envy
y there's Mr. Otis Nixon’s
late in the next block
| and leveled and in a few
p will OH! look like a million
• roebody • • Eergoodness
come to my res
ck.
Prial Day in Covington was
> and sacred day The
[was . , .
the largest and one of
P colorful we have ever
' “ Was led by the Chil
' Confederacy and did
r Pretty All of Fesser
M children followed
hundred . .
in all and it
eautiful sight but
...
“°y Scouts and little
* ! l '°k the Office Boy’s
■ • The only note of sad
the entire day was that
' Ve teraa our
, ’ Mr. Rufus
4 ter known
’ as “the
a « , of Newton
County’’
r ' 10t be with us
f Y Simmons, -
, bM who has
n present was only
ln spirit, for she
he there, was not
nor was precious
eaver . • several other
•
could C ° me 3nd
^ a PPointeH '' e
dnw dJ’ • • one prec
J W ’ Mitcham,
qmetly from our midst
steat beyond That
»table a t the . . Delaney ,
'as never lovelier
$° u “ink . and
it the Daughters
either No, sir!
as • •
n ' florist ’ trib
our \ s -
' veteran an(1
on tw 11 ria y' Mr.
Wen) , Robert
ully rip/V P Pd anf l that b
anaityo 1 was ' s
s we r€! f* 7 ' : ’ hot and hous th °se
1(i Mrs ®
irs of thp^ thp 7 1au Cey £hters are n
jut ; and
lve to r e
s i V ,beir
tfulness ° r ,' S on ever
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Volume 76
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I H. Y. McCORD HONORED a i SALEM
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Confederate Memorial Day Is Fittingly Observed
Hundreds Gather At
New Clubhouse 0
j j Salem Woman’s Club
Residents Newton, Rockdale,
DeKaib and Fulton
Gather.
HONOR MAN WHO
HAS GIVEN SALEM
OVER $15,000.00
i To Help Make Community
| Center at Historical
j Camp Grounds.
j A huge crowd thronged the
Woman’s Club House at Salem
Camp Ground last Thursday eve
ning to do honor to H. Y. Mc
Cord, Sr., of Atlanta. It was es
timated that approximately 450
people had dinner as it was nec
essary to prepare the tables three
times.
The crowd was composed of res
idents of Newton, Rockdale and
Fulton counties all gathered to do
honor to this man who has meant
so much to this community and
who has contributed so liberally
to its development.
Officials of Coyingtn and New
j ton county, and of Conyers and
Rockdale county, Judge James C.
Davis, Solicitor Roy Leathers, and
practically all the practicing at
torneys of the two counties and
Sheriff Jake Hall, of DeKaib
county, were among those present.
Rev. Louie Newton, pastor of
the Druid Hills Baptist Church
Atlanta and several members of
the ed to Salvation do honor Aimy to Mr a ^° McCord. attend
MsjOf
and who formerly taught school at
o Salem, , was veiy much „,„„u m in evidence ot iricnno
greeting old friends.
Otis Nixon, popular clerk of ... the
Newton County Superior Court,
was about the busiest person there
seeir« that every person was serv
j through ed and without the program hitch. carried Mr.
a
| Nixon is one of the trustees of
Salem Camp Ground and has con
i tributed liberally to its develop
ment.
The pupils of Miss Louise Fow
ler gave a splendid exhibition of
physical training while the dinner
was being , served. j After tu the din
ner and speaking wag completed,
Sam Hay, Tax Collector of
ton county, gave a splendid exhi
bition of magic. Mr. Hay is a
very talented magician.
Acting as spokesmen for the
Salem Woman’s Club, Mrs. Walter
Cowan, an official of the club,
paid a glowing tribute to Mr. Me
Cor. and his wise counsel and fra
ternal fellowship. Mrs. Cowan
“Planning and carrying through
this dinner in honor of Mr. Me
Cord, on this the first anniversary
of our club, is the happiest day in
the life of the womei. of this com
munity. Without the leadership of
Mr. McCord, we know that the
marvelous development of
camp ground could never have
been realized. Mr. McCord, Major
Guinn and the other members of
(Continued on Page Five)
Rules for Coming Primary
Made By Executive Committee
Georgia’s uninstrueted delega
tion to the Democratic national
convention, chosen by the state
Democratic executive committee
Thursday, unanimously adopted a
resolution urging President Roose
velt to offer for a third term and
launched a drive to obtain the
President’s consent to accept re
nomination and re-election,
The delegation elected Major
Clal ’ k Howell, editor and publish
er of the Atlanta Constitution as
its chairman, and re-elected Gov
ernor Rivers and Mrs. Virginia
l Polhill Price, of Louisville, as na
tional committeeman and eom
mitteewoman for new terms of
four years each.
I With the unit rule ordered by
I the executive committee, the del
egation pledged itself to vote for
President Roosevelt at the Chica
go convention unless the ahief ex-
Georgia Enterprise, Bst. 1864.
The Covington Staj, Est 1S74.
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Charles King, Discoverer of
Indian Passage, Is
Speaker.
Dedication of a monumental
on the Hightower
historic westward route of the In
dian exodus from Georgia, at the
spot where it crosses the Logan
sl 'rsz–rsx. sss
Creek district will take place Sun
day afteroon, May 12, at 3:30
o'clock, in a ceremony sponsored
by the Sergeant Newton Chapter
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution.
Charles King, son of Col.
Mrs. C. C. King and the person
who is responsible for tracing the
trail through this section, will
make the main address, speaking
on the history and significance of
State
Division of Parks with offices
Atlanta.
Commissioner Ike Robertson al
gQ has an important part on the
pras™™- hl « privilege lo
m
vj..,. ^ ' D u Bolton J3 ° uon ’ D u - * A ’ R re
j gen ^ h as extended a general in
vitation to all the people of Cov
, and Newton County to at
(pnfl the exercises , she is especial
anxious for memb er S of the
state region of the D. A. R„ city
and county ' officials, and children
' 0 , n . e ^ , 7 dS H u , r ipv Wa . k ;
p h .;hv
the Methodist, n Baptist ( and a H Presby- P
‘«™p, “PP*, S respdCiv,,, av.
e 7 emo e n C y?a S 0 is th P eTocal chapter of
Children of t the Confederacy. r- nau„ The
y _ , ’ under the direction of
r Cochran na’rt will
. . . ac ti^.e on
U 510 D ?* 9 ™’ A R. „ , Committee fm
s
Markmg Histone: Spots has:back £l
move ™^ f °. P ' I*
Marker acc0 *" ' J inR Z t Zl J . Lofton C eve [
Radies Ih.s comm.tteea, ... e.
on
R F. Harwell, J.
A - aIld 7 7? yd ’ and
M* s5 Sal le ae ^ oc w ;
SERVICES CALLED OFF
Rev. H. C. Emory announced
j late yesterday that the other
churches of the city would not
have services Sunday mg , a>
5. in order that the Young Pen
| pies Revival might get at off the to Method1st a mg
Church
1 start with a large attendance.
ecutive removes himself as a can
didate. The meetings of the dele
gation and the state committee
were held in complete harmony.
Not a dissenting vote was cast
against any resolution at their ses
sion.
The committee, in addition to j
selecting the delegation of 72 men;
and women to represent all fac
tions of the liberal element with-1
in the party, laid down rules for
the conduct of a state ptimaty on,
September 11, opened fixed the the closing, entnesj
immediately and
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA,
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Tribute To McCord At Salem Camp Ground
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These among the prominent men attending a dinner Thursday night at old Salem Camp 1
were Woman’s in Y. !
Ground, given by the Salem Club honor of H. McCord, Sr. Seated, left to right-’ Colo
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James C. Davis, M. W. Hull and Carl Sim.. > Covington News Photo by J. B. A.
Scout Financial
j Statement Given
] By The Council
|
shows That Newton County
Received More Money
i Than Contributed.
financiaI statement released
! by the Central of Georgia Coun
dl of Boy Scouts with headquar
, t Macon shows that New
n Cou „ ly profited gre.tly by the
«««*“»• u e owsl -“.r ’■ '
The statement in detail is
. ..
Fifty-seven days spent , hv by t
fx^utive Staff in the CounD.
*362.72;. number of miles traveled
)n ™
3 t mile.
$121.88: asi meals \ and a lodging Heine of of Ex- Kx
ecutive Staff in Newton County.
$86.00: postage for servicing the
Scout Troops and District Com
^ * n „ Hisfanre tele
and
pu bhcity material pJaced .n busi
ness establishments. $6.60, mater
,als used . Tralnin _ .. . * Courses,
,n
S9 24; P r °8 ram material and oth
er forms Turnished to Scouts and
Scouters in the County, $49.00; ac
tual expense in maintaining the
^ and advancement rec
o{ ScouUandCubsinN ew
ton County, $359.10; cost of the
Central Georgia Council in 1939.
^ (administrative supervision, rent,
heat stationery , office
equ ‘ pm€nt and Nati ° na ' qU ° ta) ’
11.14 per cent of the Scouts in
^e Council live in Newton Coun
ty. Figuring this as a proportion
ate cost gives $671.07.
The total actually spent in New
ton County amounted to $1,017.84.
The total actually spent plus
proportion of general expenses.
$1,687.91.
I). A. ft. ( haptfl to
Meet Wednesday
_
The Sergeant Newton Chapter
of the D. A. R. will meet Wednes
day afternoon, May 8, at 3:30
o’clock in the home of Mrs. O. W.
Porter. The Misses Bowers will be
co-hostesses of the meeting.
A feature of the meeting will be
“Lrt” °to ,h Miif Sarah
Mask. Miss Mask won the award
te competition with students of
Newton County Public Schools.
.
j baptist Hospital
Dau to Be Observed
_
Georgia Bantist Baptist Hospital Hospnai Dav
will be observed Sunday, May _
an offering a$ they can afford.
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1940.
Roberts Will
Be Candidate
Cor Governor
Ordinary A. L. Loyd Urges
All Voters to Pay Poll
Taxes Now.
Ordinary A. L. Loyd issued a
statement Wednesday urging
voters of Newton County to check
their names with the Tax Collect
I or immediately to be sure they are
eligible to vote in the coming
Democratic Primary. .
Friday will be the last day al
lowed by law for any person to
register according to Mr. Loyd.
An effort is being made by local
officials to prevent any mixup in
the registration list.
Columbus Roberts, Georgia
Commissioner of Agriculture, was
the first to offically announce
through the weekly papers of the
state. An advertisement of Mr.
Roberts announcing his candidacy
for Governor may be found else
where in this issue of the News
Mr. Roberts qualified Monday and
began preparations open offices
Atlanta.
In his statement Mr. Roberts
sets at rest any question of whe
ther he will run for Governor in
the September primary by saying:
“I am in the race to win and will
be there at the finish regardless of
who or how many others may of
fer.”
Former Governor Eugene Tal
madge opened the way for his
candidacy this week when he re
ceived a letter from Attorney
General Ellis Arnall, which he
made public, advising that he was
eligible to run. Arnall ruled that
there was nothing in the rules of
the Democratic Executive Com
mittee to disbar Talmadge. He has
not officially announced as a can
didate however.
None of the others mentioned
candidates for Governor have
made any public statement and it
is not known, at this time, whe
ther they may enter the Govern
or's race or not.
( 1 f[ Library ^
fiefs Donations
This is th« sl»rj of how *200
will get you $400. But Covington
High School Library gets the ben
efit
Last fall Miss Charles Porter
gave the school library $100.
erintendent C. E. Hawkins got on
the phone, told the State Depart
| ment of Education about it, and
the department matched Miss Por
d « „ nati(>n
| of the library.
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Mrs. T. M. Berry,
Oxford Woman,
Taken By Death
Services Held Wednesday
At Allen Memorial
Church.
Mrs. Tom M. Berry, one of Cov
ington and Newton County’s best
known and most loved women.
i died Tuesday afternoon at a local
; hospital
She had been a resident of this
coun t y the greater part of her
life and was known in ail parts of
the county. She spent many years
in Covington later moving to At
lanta, where she and her husband
lived for several years. They then
moved back to Covington where
they lived until recently when
they moved to Oxford.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday from the Allen Mem
orial Church in Oxford with in
terment in the Oxford cemetery.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. L. B. Jones and the Rev.
Charles S. Forester.
Mrs. Berry is survived by her
, husband; four daughters, Mrs. H.
O. Whelchel, Covington; Mrs. W.
A. Berry, Mrs. O. H. Pruitt, At
lanta; Mrs. C. D. Young, Gaines
ville; one son, T. H, Berry, At
lanta; two brothers. John Blan
ton, Vero Beach, Fla.; Richard
Blanton, Fort Worth, Texas; 10
grandchildren and one great
grandson. The News extends sym
pathy to the bereaved family.
Stauffacher and White Funeral
Home in .charge.
BOYS IN TOURNAMENT
W. K. Lunsford and Peaches
Smith will play in the state ten
nis tourney in Athens Thursday.
May 2. W. K. will play ih both
singles and doubles competition,
Beaches will be his doubles part
ner.
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Edition As Students Work Hard
The School Edition of the Cov
ington News will be published
this year on Thursday, May 23, one
day be[ore lh , schMls
» ith <*« «"P tta " ° ( Por -
terdale, close for summer vaca
tion.
j The special edition is a major
I extra-curricular activity for New
j ton County school seniors, who
have always done a creditable job
in the past in publishing the pa
per. It has been their paper and
thPy have shown their pride by
n great job. This year the
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THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
I
Covington Chapter Of
U. D. C. Pay Tribute
To Heroes Of 60’s
unicuminn
NEWSGIVEN BY
COUNTY AGENT
Projects by 4-H Club Boys
Guide Farmers to Cash
Income.
-
We believe the projects carried
by 4-H Club the
P as ^ three years with beef steers
are a clear guide to a source of
h income to the farmers
New,on cou " ,y •“ r r be w -
lowed more generally by our
farmers. If you want to try your
hand with a good beef animal we
would suggest that you secure the
calf this spring and run it on
pasture till fall and then put on a
full grain ration. If skeptical about
this project try one calf with your
boy. Make plans now for the fall
feeding by planting an extra acre
of corn. It seems now that we
must buy the calves in Texas if
we are to secure good animals in
quantities. Let us know if you are
interested.
We notice that a shortage of
Crimson Clover seed is
due to the severe fall and winter
on the present crop. There are a
few fields of excellent clover in
this county but as a rule our clo
ver is not up to standard. If you
want seed for this fall we would
advise you to engage them from
local producers.
There is a provision under the
AAA program for buying winter
legume seed as a Grant of Aid
under the 1940 Program. The peas
will cost between $4.75 and $5.00
per hundred pounds delivered in
Covington. You do not have to pay
the cash for these seed. Just come
to our office and sign form ACP
69. The seed will be shipped and
delivered to you and the price
will be deducted from your 1940
rental check. It will work like
this: The seed will cost not over $5
per hundred. They must be plant
ed at the rate of 30 pounds per
acre to qualify for payment which
means 3 and 1/3 acres will be
planted wh^n the payment
planting Austian Peas is $1.50 per
acr eso that you will get back as
Class 2 payments $5.00. So you
see that you can get the seed when
you want them without putting
out any cash and the AAA will
pay the cost. But this is not all the
story — next spring you will r^
ceive $1.50 per acre for turning
the peas under on your land. This
means twice as much money re
ceived as paid out and you get
the benefit of the legume on your
crop. This is like taking candy
from a baby. Just be sure you at
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the 1940 seniors are now working
to produce.
One major improvement in the
1940 edition over previous issues
is the enlargement from tabloid
to regular newspaper size. This
will allow more stories and more
pictures. It will mean that all
stories submitted may be used,
whereas in the past space limita
tions necessitated exclusion of
some material that would other
wise have been included.
Photographs will be made of
Senior classes at the various coun
ty schools tomorrow, May 3, and
Monday, May 6.
Schools in Newton County, in
all of which the seniors are de
termined to make the 1940 School
Edition the best yet, are: Coving
ton, Covington Mill, Heard-Mixon,
Livingston, Mansfield. Newborn,
Palmer-Stone, Porterdale and
Starrsville. .
Number 18
Exercises Held at First
Methodist Church in
Morning.
COLORFUL PARADE IN
AFTERNOON PRECEDES
• GRAVE DECORATION
Luncheon Held for Widows,
Daughter and Honor
Guests.
Confederate Memorial Day was
observed with fitting ceremony
last Friday in our city under the
auspic es of the Covington Chapter,
United Daughters the Confed
eracy. Appropriate exercises were
held at the church in the morning
an< * a P ara de and the decoration
“7 » ssz .«. who
lowing a luncheon held at noon m
the Delaney Hotel,
The services at the Methodist
Church began at eleven o’clock
with Mrs. Belmont Dennis, presi
dent of the local Chapter and sec
ond vice president of the state U.
D. C., presiding.
The processional into the chtu'ch
was led by the Children of the
Confederacy witft their mascot, R.
H. Patterson Jr. The members of
the Xovington Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy
were next. These were followed by
the Confederate widows, honor
guests and the president.
j The invocation was given by
Rev. Sidney Gates. This was fol
lowed by a special number by the
choir. The pledge to the United
Ctates flag was led by Moody
Summers, commander of the local
post of the American Legion. The
salute to the Confederate flag was
led by Miss Sallie Mae Sockweil.
Mrs. Belmont Dennis expressed
the sorrow of ,the Daughters t’vat
the only surviving Confederate
veteran in the county, Rufus Mea
dors, could not be present. His
absence was due to a slight illness
which developed the night before.
Mr. Meadors is in his 94th year
and is ordinarily very active and
it was a keen disappointment that
he was unable to be present. Mrs. •
Dennis asked the widows of Con
federate Veterans present to stand
and expressed her pleasure that
they were able to attend.
Awards were made to the win
ners of the essay contest by Mrs.
Earl Smith. Mrs. Smith compli
mented those who competed and
stated this was the first time the
subject had been a woman, Mil
dred Rutherford. The first prize
was ayvarded Miss Caroline Moore
of the Covington High School. The
Covington Grammar School prize
was awarded to Martha Upshaw,
The County high school prize was
awarded to Lois Myers, of Living
ston High School and the county
grammar school prize was won by
Mary Jackson of Mansfield,
Miss Caroline Moore gave a
touching tribute in a Mitchanf, lovely man
ner to Mrs. J. M. the
widow of a Confederate veteran,
who had passed away during the
past year.
The president expressed her
thanks to the Boy Scouts for their
part in assisting the daughters and
introduced Miss Elizabeth Still
well who was home from Wesley
an College on a short vacation.
Mrs. Dennis next presented to
the audience Mrs. Frances Gordon
Smith, the daughter of General
John B. Gordon, who was seated
on the rostrum as an honor guest.
Mrs. T. A. Rape rendered a
beautiful solo, “Lest We Forget,”
accompanied on the organ by Mrs.
M. E. Goode.
A World War Cross of Honor
was bestowed up Mr. Irvin Thom
as Wiley, of Covington, a World
War veteran and descendant of a
Confederate veteran. This was
presented hy Mrs. R. M. Mobley
and presentation completed by the
president,
Mrs. Dennis introduced Supt. C.
E. Hawkins who introduced Prof,
C. Lee Harwell, head of the His
tory Department at Emory-at-Ox
ford, former honor student of Cov
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