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What do you want? How much do you want to pay for
it? Where will you find it? Those are your questions.
What’s wanted, how much it should cost, when it will
be needed is an old story to Covington merchants. They
know those things ... and they stay in business by mak
ing your wants their guide.
M They know how to tell you about them, too. What’s
u wanted at the right price is what you’ll find in
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the ads in the News today.
YOU’LL FIND iT IN THE ADS IN
s/rhe Covington News
(Our Advertiser* Are Assured of Results)
Davidson Elected
Fellowship Head
Jack Davidson, of Lithonia, who
is completing his first year of work
in the Junior College at Oxford,
was elected last Sunda > to serve
as President of The Christian Fel
lowship beginning with the fall
term. This is one of the most
active student organizations at
Oxford.
Other officers selected to serv%
are: Edwin Shell, of Pitts, vice
president, and Hugh Darden, West
Point, secretary-treasurer.
Red Cross ambulances and mo
torized field hospitals again are
rolling on Flanders fields. The
Red Cross has appealed for $10,
000.000 to continue its relief in
Europe’s war zones. Your local
Red Cross chapter needs your con
tribution now.
and Fish Protective Association
brated by catching a 2-inch rain
bow trout.
Stone took this large specimen
from the Conasauga River, a
stream that has prfMuced two
other rainbows of this size, a 60
pound catfish and several large
bass during the past two weeks.
The Dalton sportsmen also took a
number of 15-inch fish.
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
—MOTS FROM—
I EGIJINN
By FRANCKS MOOR*
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Parker
and Barbara, of Stewart, spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Ellington and family.
Miss Frances Moore returned
from Berry College to spend the
summer with her parents, Mr. and
Mi's. Earl Moore.
Mrs. J. B. Moss spent Saturday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Moss of Covington.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Wicks and
Mr. Huie Moore of Covington
spent a while Friday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore and
Frances.
Miss Frances Moore spent sev
eral days last week in Atlanta
with Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Moss and
Nati Cowan.
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Coggin and
James of Covington spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cog
gin.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore, Fran
res Moore, Miss Geneva Ellis
and Mr. Huie Moore of Coving
ton spent Sunday afternoon with
Mrs. M. M. Lewis and Mrs. El
bert Parker and family of Stewart.
Mr. and Mr*. Julian Washing
ton of Atlanta visited Mr. and
M.rs. Troy Stubbs and family the
week end.
Mrs. McGarity of Danielsville is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. D.
Pulliam.
Mr. and Mrs. Olin Womack
Almon spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. King and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward
and children of Almon spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Mask
and family.
Mr, and Mrs. Joe Larry of At
lanta spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. McCart and Eugenia.
Charles King •
Delivers Speech
On Old Trail
Below is the copy of a ."speech
made recently by Mr. Charles
King concerning the old Hightow
er Trail in the northern part of
this county:
The erection of the stone marker
upon the old Highto.ver Trail in
the northern part of Newton
County Sunday by the D. A. R.
and its Regent, Mrs. L. D. Bolton,
commemorates one of the most
significant trails in the state’s
history. Following the su- mit of
a ridge of granite-gneiss across
the head-stream of the Ocmulgee
River, this trail follows a natur
al course used by animals and
primitive man in early days.
Few small streams are crossed
by the trail and at the river and
creek crossing are f.und rocky
shoals allowing shallow fords. In
Georgia’s early history this trail
was well known by both the white
man and the Indian. It marked the
general boundary line between
the hunting grounds of the Creek
Indian on the South and the Cher
okee on the North, and at one
time marked a frontier between
the white settlements and the
maining Indian lands in this sec
tion.
In the years immediately fol
lowing the American Revolution,
the Georgia frontier was at the
Appalache River and from the
High Shoals of the Appalache,
Hightower Trail led. westward
through the Indian country to the
Shallow Ford on the Chattahoo
chee River near the present town
of Roswell. The trail passed
through the vicinity of the pres
ent towns of Social Circle, Jersey,
Carter’s Grove, Princeton Mill on
Little Haynes Creek, crossed the
Yellow River at Rock bridge and
marks today the curving boundary
line between DeKalb and Gwin
nett Counties.
Other trails west of the Chatta
hoochee led on to the Etowah and
Tennessee Rivers. The name
(Hightower) is believed to orig
inate from the Indian word I-ta
wa, a word which in Creek lang
uage means “Somebody’s Town.”
The Etowah or Hightower river
takes its name from the same
word as do the famous Indian
mounds near Cartersville on this
river.
At each stream crossing along
Hightower trail are nearby Indian
sites. Pottery fragments found at
these sites by Mr. Julian Thomas
of Atlanta show the Swift Creek
ornamental stamps and Simple
stamps, made by some of the ear
liest Indians known to Georgia
Archaeology. Arrow points of
Coastal flint show that immigrant
tribes from both sections camped
along the trail. Other relics found
are soapstone plates and orna
mental stones ,trap rock hoes and
hatchets, quartz crystal orna
ments and an artistic small clay
figure of an Indian woman.
In 1817 and 1818 the Indians
ceded lands lying north of High
tower Trail and Walton County
was laid out in lots of 250 acres.
In 1821, at Indian Springs, the
Creek Indians ceded land lying
south of Hightower ^rail and
westwa dr to F nil tRvirhitene
westward to Flint River. In the
northern part of this tract Hen
ry County was laid out in lots 1
202Vi acres in 1821, and that same
year Newton County was created
out of part of Henry County. Ae
rial photo maps today show High
tower Trail dividing these two
types of land lots.
Early families coming into Wal
ton and Newton counties settled
along Hightower Train and old
plantation homes still stand show
ing the result of their labors there.
Hightower Trail did not feel the
brunt of the War Between the
States until November 1864, when
Sherman began his “march to the
sea.” Three wings of the army set
out from Atlanta through the
heart of the farming section of
Georgia, the right going south
through Jackson, the center under
Sherman through Covington, and
the left wing unde rSlocum down
Hightower Trail through Social
Circle.
On November 17, 1864, the lefi
wing composed of three divisions
of infantry one of cavalry and onet
of engineers and numbering
around 30,000 federal soldiers, set
out from Rockbridge, near Stone
Mountain, and marched down
Hightower Trail through Rock
dale, Newton and Walton coun
ties, camping that night around
Jersey. The late Mr. George Stone,
then a small boy recalled seeing
the army passing through his
boyhood home on Hightower Trail
lowing the natural ridge line
fantry spread out for five miles
on each side, gathering all food in
sight, leaving on his father’s farm
only a “defiant hen with bitties.”
Hightower Trail ceased to be a
main thorougfare in the 1840's
after completion of the Georgia
Railroad through Covington, al
though it was considered a short
cut for horseback riders going
from Social Circle to Decatur. The
trail is now a country road fol
lowing the natural ridge line
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In the State)
Georgia Graduation
Festivities Start
University of Georgia seniors,
underclassmen, and alumni will
all take part in the 137th annual
Commencement festivities the
week of May 26-37. Seniors are
scheduled to receive their degrees
shortly after 7 p. m. Friday, May
31.
Alumni will return on Thurs
day and Friday, with the formal
meeting scheduled to begin at
9:30 in the historic old Chapel.
Col. Hatton Lovejoy, LaGrange, is
president of the Alumni Society.
First commencement activity
will be the baccalaureate sermon,
Sunday, May 26. The Rev. Ken
neth J. Foreman, of Davidson col
lege, will deliver the address.
—NEWS FROM—
HAVSTON
BT JRANETT1 ROWLAN®
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Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Mann and
family spent Sunday with Mr.
Mrs. P. D. Leach. *
Mrs. Glenn Jones of Coving
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Friday P. M.
Friends of Mr. Jim Hitchcock
glad to note that he is recov
ering after a recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. James Moore of
Atlanta spent Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baskett.
Mr. E. L. Hays motored to Mon
roe Sunday.
Miss Willie Dobbs spent the
week end in Decatur, as the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Griffin Dobbs
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Biggers
Helen visited Mrs. Clara Ivey on
Sunday. visit
Mrs. Ophelia Watkins is
ing her sister, Mrs. Jim Morgan.
Mrs. Tom Fuller of Atlanta vis
ited Mrs. Dessa Wynn over the
week end.
Miss Fannie Gregory spent Sun
day P. M. in Mansfield, as the
guest of Mrs. Emma McCart.
Mr. Ramon Banks of Monroe,
spent Sunday P. M. with Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Rowland.
A binguig was held at Hayston
Presbyterian church Sunday night
and all who attended enjoyed it
very much.
Millions of peace-loving people
in Europe are depending on the
friendly nations of the world for
help. The American Red Cross
has appealed for $10,000,000 to
continue assistance to war suf
ferers. Your local chapter needs
your help to meet its quota. Do
your bit today!
through the section. In several
cases the road departs from the
old trail, but generally one driv
ing from Social Circle through
Jersey, by Carters Cemetery,
Princeton Mill and Rockbridge,
follows this historic old road
through this section of Piedmont
Georgia.
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Dr. C. Darby Fulton, executive
secretary, Mission Board of JJic
Southern Presbyterian Church,
will deliver the Commencement
sermon at the Georgia State Col
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Sanford, chancellor of the Uni
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make the Baccalaureate Address,
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mencement program. The banquet
will feature “Enid Day,” Ruth
Steed Robertson, well-known ra
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GSCW.
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