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License at the Court
f< °\’ington
nave an opportunity to
<he ‘i' driver's licenses
the J 01111 !er on June 26.
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Volume 76
STATE POLITICAL LINES DRAWN
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j Shows Material Gain in
New Candidates Enter
Race For Governor As
U. S. Probe Continues
Talmadge Enters Race and
Makes Announcement
This Week
COLUMBUS ROBERTS
CONTINUES DRIVE FOR
j OFFICE THIS WEEK
Announcement Made That
I Abit Nix Will Be Rivers’
Candidate.
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| With surprising suddeness
j those who had not
much action on the Georgia po
litical front until the Fourth
j u iy oratory set the woods afire,
j the campaign this week. of At 1940 the got time,
way same
j the investigation into the present
State Administration by Federal
law enforcement agencies bent on
determining whethre Federal laws
had been violated in connection
with alleged asphalt price-fixing
continued in spite of the opposi
tion of Governor E. D. Rivers, who
resented the “snooping.”
These were the developments on
the political front:
1. The identity of Mr.
long-promised candidate
! known as Abit Nix. Athens
| and Mr. of Rivers’ Regents, spokesman made on
Board
his long-waited announcement
; Governor. Mr, Nix, a member
the delegation to Chicago
picked" by the Rivers-Gillis
chine opened his drive for
I by a promise that he would
resort to the use of the
I if he became governor.
j 2. Downing Musgrove, 29
old Executive Secretary of
nor Rivers, was named
General to succeed the late
Ha mB. Harrison. It was
stood that Mr. Musgrove,
‘ ! ably the most popular man
associated with Gov. Rivers, would
seek the office in the
Homer C. Parker, who
j i election county unit to the vote post in 1930, .by a has
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nounced, and it is reported
Walter Perkins, papular
Agriculture Commissioner, may
in the race a,so -
3. Frank Holden, former
of the Home OwmnV Loan
‘ Portion in the State, is
in ® an early announcement
state Treasurer against George
Hamilton. Zach D. Cravey,
(Continued On Page Seven)
Revival Meeting
At Porterdale
~
Service* # Now in
j At First Church. Baptist
Revival services are now
progress at the Porterdale
tist church. The morning
is being held at 10:00 o’clock
the evening service at 7:30.
The preaching is being done
Dr. A. T. Cline, pastor of the
Baptist church of Toccoa.
public is cordially invited to
I tend all services of the church.
mre than one day,
with all the cities in Georgia to
be visited between now and June
30, it is impossible to keep the
validating machine in one place
more than one day,” Sergeant
Standard said.
He said the clerks will begin
accepting renewal applications at
9:00 A. M. on June 26. Wednesday
and stay open until 6:00 or
oclock each evening, giving ser
v toc to as many as possible.”
Sergeant Standard urged those
unable to take advantage of the
“ cross the counter service” to mail
their applications for renewal now
to the department of Safety,
1741, Atlanta, and avoid the
minute rush delays.
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Georgia Enterprise, Est. t864.
The Covington Star. Est 1*74.
GOUHTY HGENT
Cotton Stands in County Are
Reported Fairly
Good.
It seems .now as if the cotton
stands of the county will be fair
ly good. The recent rains have
brought up a good deal of the red j
spots and a coat of grass along
with the cotton. We see a good
many farmers who are already
topdressing with nitrates. In our
opinion this early topdressing is
wise. So far no boll weevil dam
age is showing up. The late freezes
and then the late stands of cot
ton gave the weevil a severe set
back, but he will be with us
on.
While the showers were giving
us a stand of cotton they were
also stimulating the growth of
lespedeza. We have seen some ex
tz
ankle high. With this much early
growth and the thick stands we
should get excellent hay this sum
me ’'j
^ , . „ n . b f
^ ^ 4g beef ^ on
mQre boys look .
ing for suitable animals. Adult
farmers of the county have on
hand 160 good steers. This is an
excellent plan to utilize our sur
plus acres and get 75 per cent of
our feed back as manure to go
° n our land. We wish e\ ei > faim
^ the county would begin
grow out one or more cows
sale each year.
If you are in the Salem
munity be sure to drive by the
John F. Burns and W. C. Bates
farms and observe the excellent
pastures these progressive farm
ers have built within two years,
The acreage is small and is near
the road so that it can be ob
served from the car if you do
like to walk. The base is bermuda
grass with an excellent stand of
vetch and lespedeza. A limited
number of young animals are on
these pastures and they are be
ginning to show the effects of
i vetch and lespedeza. the
Field men are already on
job marking out the fields on aer
ial photographs so the acreage
i ma y be determined in the office
of various crops on farms under
the ]g 40 aa a program. As soon
as the work qan be systematized
applications for 1940 Parity Pay
ments will be made so as to keep
the applications abreast of the
field work.
If your lespedeza is showing
signs of making hay be sure to
remove all rock and other obstruc
tions from the field now while
they may be seen easily. Also run
the mower over the field and clip
back all weed and other obnox
ious growth. These weeds will re
duce the growth of the lespedeza
by the removal of moisture and
plant food from the lespedeza.
| Time for makng application for
cotton and ticking with which to
: make a mattress is running out.
Better attend to this this week.
Miss Sara Mask
In Atlanta College
Miss Sara Mask left Monday
Atlanta, where she is beginning a
business course at Southern Busi
ness College,
Miss Mask was first honor grad
uate of Covington High School in
May, having several other honors
conferred upon her. She
the good citizenship medal
ed by the D. A. R.'s, this year and
the History Medal awarded
year. She was voted the best
around student in the Senior Class
and has made many friends.
was Class Valedictorian.
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Romance has trailed Old Glory since it became our national flag
163 years ago. Since that time it has symbolized the hopes, aspirations
an( * spirit of a nation devoted to the cause of liberty.
Prominent among early American Flags, forerunners of Stars
and Stripes, were pine trees, rattlesnakes and other designs, The
grand Union flag, with a British jack appearing where forty-eight
stars are now sbown in a blue field, was the immediate ancestor of
Qur national flag
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fleet which operated in New England waters, and such Hags bore
wor< j s , -An appeal to Heaven.”
With a deep appreciation of the benefits we enjoy as citizens,
«f us should display the Star-Spangled Banner on Flag Day, and
go rtoing hohor the birth of our flag. No flag in the world is
beautifuL No flag spr eads its folds over a more highly favored
than ours.
il tossa ye To Veteran* OS
II orld War from Summers
The following message was
sued Wednesday to thp veterans
of the World War by Commander
]yj 0CK j v Summers, Post 32, of
ton COuntJ '
“We would like for every ex
service man in Newton County
who is not a member of the Am
erican Legion to get in touch with
Guy Rogers or myself at the earli
est opportunity. There has been
some very important legislation
passed in Washington for the ben
efit of ex-soldiers. Some of these
men probably do not know what
this is and what it means to them,
Unless they are members of the
American Legion, we have no
means of knowing that they are
ex-servicemen. We urge you to
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STATE HIGHWAY BOARD OF GEORGIA
Division of Traffic and Safety
Atlanta
June 7, 1940.
Mr. A. B. Dennis, Editor
Covington News
Covington. Georgia.
Dear Mr. Dennis:
Your editorial in vour issue of May 30th concerning
commercial signs on the streets and highways of our State has
just come to our attention.
We wish to commend this attitude on the. part of your
splendid newspaper and to add that such a spirit on the part
of all our newspapers soon would have the effect of clearing
our highways of signs that detract from the beauty of the land
scape and constitute definite hazards to traffic on the high
ways.
Our Division of the State Highway Department, as you
are aware, is primarily interested in anything conducive to mak
ing our highways safe and comfortable for modern motor ve
hicle travel. There are numerous instances over the State—
large billboards and other commercial signs encroaching upon
the highway rights of way and so placed as to restrict sight dis
tance on curves—which should, by any means of reasoning, be
removed. The Highway Department now is clothed with au
thority by law to remove any signs that actually encroach upon
the rights of way. However, we are not empowered to regulate
the placing of signs which do not touch the rights of way.
Here, we think, is a splendid opportunity presented to
the newspapers and to other media of reaching the public rqind
and conscience to perform a signal sen-ice to the State. Your
editorial, “Streets and Highways Desecrated,” is a courageous
step in this direction,
We heartily commend your stand on this subject, which
o our Division of the State Highway Department, is a vital one.
We wish to offer you the services of the Traffic and
Safety Division in any way we can be of help, wherever you
mow of signs encroaching upon rights of way of the State high,
ways or in any other way.
Cordially yours,
STATE HIGHWAY BOARD OF GEORGIA
' By: M. C. BISHOP.
Director Division of Traffic and Safety.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1940
contact your local legion
at once and discuss this
of importance to you.
“I would also like to advise
this time that any ex-service
from Newton County, who
have to go to the
Hospital in Atlanta, can
the Covington News free,
there, by advising them. This
is made possible through the
erosity of Mr. Belmont
Editor of the News. Just
the News office when you
MOODY SUMMERS,
Commander,
New ton County Post 32,
American Legion.
5c SINGLE COPY
Increase Of Nearly Twenty Percent
In Covington Reported By Census
Bureau For The Past Ten Years
!
MRS. H. I.WEMR!
She Was Wife of One of the
County’s Confederate
Veterans.
Mi’s. R. I. Weaver, one of New
ton County's best known and most
beloved women, died late Sunday
night following an extended ill
ness. She was 89 years of age and
had been a resident of this coun
ty the greater part of her life.!
She was born in Jasper County.
Mrs. Weaver was, before her!
marriage, Miss Georgia Barnes.
She was the wife of one of the J
Confederate Veterans of Newton I
C n nty, the late R. I. Weaver, who ;
was one of the pioneer citizens of i
j this section of Georgia. She had
been in ill health for some time,
j and was confined to the home of
™, n a
^ Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’
dock from the home, with inter
ment in West View Cemetery.
I Services were conducted by the
j Rev. H. C. Emory assisted by Rev.
Walker Combs. Music was furnish
ed by a quartet composed of R.
M. Tuck, J. L. Elliott, Mrs. W. K.
Swann and Mrs. F. H. Lee, ac
companied at the piano by Mrs.
J. L. Callaway. Active pall bear
ers were Tom Barnes, Dr. J. R.
Sams, E. B. Rogers, Tom Greer,
Clarence Meadors and Perino
Dealing. Otis Nixon served as an
honorary pall bearer.
Mrs. Weaver is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. J. T. Pittman; one
son, J. B. Weaver; seven grand
children and four great-grand
children. The News extends sym
pathy to the bereaved family.
Stauffacher and White, Funeral
Home, was in charge.
12-County Singing
j Convention Here
Huge Crowd Expected at
Big Meet Here Sunday
At Gym
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock
the 12-County Singing Convent
ion will swing into an all-day
get-together at the Covington
Gymnasium. Grady Walters, of At
lanta, is the president of the Con
vention and states that the largest
crowd of the meet’s history is ex
pected to turn out here Sunday.
The Dixie quartet, of Atlanta,
a big favorite in Newton County,
will be at the Convention. An
other Atlanta quartet will also
be here—the Harmony quartet.
The Thompson sisters will render
special songs and a number of
other quartets have been invited
to attend
Although it could not be
firmed but word has been
around that the Smile-Awhile
quartet of Macon will be here
Sunday. The Smile-Awhile quar
tet is known throughout this sec
tion and their appearance at the
Convention Sunday will give the
annual meet much prestige.
John L. Callaway
Appointed P. M.
confirmed last Thursday, June
in the Congress of the United
. States and has been signed by
1 ! the President. Mr. Callaway has
served as Postmaster for more
i I than 20-years in Covington. This
appointment places the Postmaster
under Civil Service as all other
postal employees.
THIS PAPER 15 COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
CANDIDATE
. v!
EUGENE TALMADGE
who announced his candidacy for
Governor of Georgia yesterday. ;
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Talmadge Again
Is Candidate for
Ga. Governorship
Announces Candidacy for
The Office in This
Issue of News.
Former Governor Eugene Tal
madge Wednesday again
a candidate for the governorship
of the State of Georgia, making
his formal announcement to a
throng of some three thousand
friends who swarmed into Atlan
ta early Wednesday, escorted him
from his downtown office to the
State Capitol and paid his
trance fee.
The move of this state-wide del
egation qualified Mr. Talmadge as
a candidate for the gubernatorial
chair in next September llth's
State Democratic Primary.
The red-suspendered, dynamic
Telfair County farmer made the
following statement:
“Responding to the wishes of
I thousands of my friends in every
J walk account of life in Georgia, and on
of the deep love that I
, fceve for the people of my native
! state, and because of the silent
monitof within tha tells me to
j j do for it, Governor, I announce subject my candidacy
to the rules
| and regulations of the Democrat
ic Primary of the State, to be
held on September 1 Ith, 1940.
“My record as Governor of
Georgia for four years bespeaks
the principles upon which I stand
in dealing with new taxes, econo
my in Government, and a con
(Continued On Page Seven)
Interest Is Now Growing in
The Porterdale Bible School
A very fine interest is being
I shown with regard to the vaca
! tion Bible School which is to be
S in at the Presbyteran Church
Monday, June 17, for the boys and
girls of Porterdale. Quite a num
ber of children anxious to start
at the very first of the school and
receive the Certificate for regular
attendance, “jumped the gun” a
little and came to the Church last
Monday morning, thinking the Bi
ble School was to begin at that
time.
Parents, too, are showing an en
thusiastic interest in the school.
They see it to be one of the finest
pily and profitably. And well they
may, for while dictators in
lands are exploiting youth and
taking children by force away from
the home and the church in order
to teach them their man-made
“isms,” surely people Ihe of America Churches should and
.Chrisian
pe using every means and oppor-
Number 23
Sixteenth Census Shows City
With Increase of
678 Persons,
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IN CITY
NOTED DURING THE
PAST TEN YEARS
Population Count in Other
Sections of County to
Be Announced.
Covington has gained 17.89 per
cent in population during the past
10 years according to Howell C.
Brandenburg, Supervisor of Cen
sus for the Fourth District.
The population of Covington a*
shown by a premilinary count of
the returns of the Sixteenth Cen
sus taken April 1, 1940, as 3901.
These figures are preliminary and
subject to correction, according to
the Bureau of Census office in
Griffin, sending out the report
The Population Bulletin issued
in 1930 showing th efinal report
on the last census show's Coving
ton having a population of 3,203.
In 1920 the count was exactiy the
same with 3.203 at that time. In
1910 the bulletin showed a pop
ulation of only 2,697.
This new report of the govern
ment on population of Covington
shows a definite upturn in the
progress and growth of the city.
The progress in the past 10 years
can easily be seen in numerous
ways. The business section has
definitely grown with such speed
that any comparison would be
difficult to make. The residential
sections of Covington have grown
and are still growing rapidly. New
homes are going up daily and
progress can be seen on every
side. The popular name “City of
Beautiful Homes has been well
and flts Covingt ° n P e »
The census report on the re
mainder of Newton County is
still incomplete at this time. A full
announcement will be carried
ing the complete county and how
within the next few weeks show-r
it compares with former years.
Various districts will be shown
and compared wit hthe 1920 re
port. It is expected that ail of
Newton County will show equal
browth and progress.
The 1930 census report on var
ious district of Newton County
is carried below in order to give
the people of each area a defin
ite idea of the population at that
time; Brick Store 991, Stansells
913, Town 4,182. Covington 3,203,
Covington Mill 220, Wyatt 433,
Brewers 384. Hays 916, Gaither*
329, Downs 493. Rocky Plains 684,
Gum Creek 609, Cedar Shoals
3,586, Porterdale 3,002; Leguinn
578, Newborn 729, Newborn town
332, Oxford 825. Oxford town
537. Mansfield 965, Mansfield
town 469, Almon 673.
unity to instill in their children
an understading of the Bible and
! a love for Christ and the Christ
tan way. The one safe “ism” for
our children is Evangelism. And
; the Vacation Bible School offers
: one of the finest methods of Evan
i gelism available for Children,
| Every effort is beng made to ac
j commodate all the children of Por
j terdale who desire- to come, from
i three .years old to fifteen. A
trained Bible teacher, Miss Eliza
beth Loyd, has been secured from
the Atlanta Presbytery to super*
vise the school. There will be fouj
; different departments, and all will
| day, hom 9.00 to 11.30 A. There
will be periods in each depart
| ment for Bible Classes, for singing
j toe fine Christian Hymns and
! Choruses for the enjoyment of
gieat Bible stories, for happy re
j creation and for supervised hand
; work. A splendid attendance is ex
; pected.