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THF OFFICE BOY
Bt
thankful for the shower
je are which has
lhad ,his week,
considerably . UI
^ things off . . .
has " ev ived all the wilting
and flowers as well as the
lbs crops We had
n d other . . . all
finished cutting the grass
'around the house and
way hedges so be
hed on the . . . the
get through with
L we will be back
K now the grass
it was . but then some
re .
has to keep us busy . . . The
g - and beginning to sit
is better things
d and want so many
that we know he is well on
t recovery We al
road to . . . know
I Have a certain way of
vhen these men get better . . .
, lovely flow
link rt was all the
.,ent him that cured him . . .
I , e are deeply grateful for the
thine thev brought into the
Land the sweet thoughtful
L of friends • Hattie Sara
.
I L not forget The Boss either . . .
though she has been ill for
weeks, so her sister tells me,
sent him a beautiful basket
lowers a del/cious canta
|pp and a jar of pears too pret
to open they took first
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at the Southeastern Fair last
e
Ft are wondering about this
If business Uncle Sam is
.
king more than ready to take
L of anything that comer along,
U makes us very proud to
L our Nation can be ready for
[ situation ... and but not Office hav- Boy
1 1 am ever
. . .
been separated from our Boss
we were just wondering that’s
, old to
I think he's too go
,
j we hope we are too young
yet if he goes . . . and he did
' World War Sub
h-e in the on
sere well, we guess we will
,,.
;e to do some “Sweepin’ up”
that Chaser, fer don’t this bus
ss of “Sweepin up” always
re to be done?
t was sweet > see Allie Louise
,vi s (Mrs. Wiliam Aiken) this
it week, although we regretted
§ Ich much the sad circumstances Covington
brought her to
I I the passing of Miss Eppie
lorKif) as sact ., ene ... . , :
■all who knew her for to know
f ' a? U °' e : \ n
|ped le a tiny daintily , dresden around, china lookmg figure . „
I . quaint, delicate, frail and
leet led, as a dainty flower . . . cul
and , . . Oh well, words
ft describe her sweetness • • •
It she just looked, like one of the
miiest of our Old Southern
files L there ... her years time were when many she
was a
p one of Old Wesleyan’s most
plant has been young spent students in Covington, . . . her
e
d we shall miss her . . . our
aits go out to the sorrowing
ved ones.. . and also to Mrs. A.
|Loyd, with whom she has lived
ice 1921 ... she has so endeared
Uself to Mrs. Loyd that it will
>t be easy to give up the sweet
agrance of her presence and the
aciousness which permeated the
►me.
|We Msr are time also of thinking a beloved at this friend par
hose sweet spirit will ever live
Covington ... in the corner of
e yard of the late Dr. Luke Rob
tion there stands one of the most
tautiful Crepe Myrtle trees we
avt ever se en as it waves its
...
plumes, in all their beauty
■ • we recall the scolding he lov
^ gate the Office Boy when
e mentioned the fact that “Miss
7,1,13 C0U W grow the loveliest
levers of anybody we knew and
F was why her Crepe Myrtle
r s prettier than anybody else’s
[ ■ “Why,” said he, “That’s the
F I in the whole yard that
min e,'’ So, it stam there day
F ier day, sweetly reminding us
dim. and then in God’s own
r“ on k sends forth its lovely
teoms he o loved.
At last we know we are going
wants us to have some
3 -!>’ stones from her place to go
U ! nd have our to Pool . . . Now, the Boss
5 happy get busy for we are
to know we are to have
filling from hei garden in ours i
But Golly! We’ve a proposi
on (Oontinueci to make to all the passers-by |
on Pasp Spvenl
“laches p - Sidney Gate*
In Atlanta
Dr, Sidn e -y Gates will
le Covi ng,nn Prp preach at
c ^ sbyferian Church
k)spe] akmg Z e h V , e f sermon ng at e, * ht topic, °’ clock “A
Bordiaii 01 Today '” The public is
lear n mvite<1 '° attend and
■r,.^ ' Gates’ message.
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Volume 76
! BRICK STORE ANNUAL HOMECOMING SUNDAY
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Annual Shoals R.E.A. Held
RESIDENTS WILL
Mell Knox, of Social Circle,
To Preside Over
Celebration.
HON. ABIT NIX WILL
BE THE PRINCIPAL
SPEAKER ON PROGRAM
Brick Store Is Site of First
Brick Building in
County.
Brick Store will be host Sunday
to more than a thousand former
residents, their sons and honored
guests in a grand Homecoming
celebration.
This celebration is an annual af
fair and has grown through the
years until people from all
tions of the south attend to meet
old friends, relatives and home
folks. Sons and daughters of for
mer residents now attend yearly
and take part in activities there.
Mel! Knox, of Social Circle, will
preside over the celebration and
many widely known guests are
expected to attend. Mr. Wavey
Gibson, one of the best known
and most beloved men in this sec
tion, will have a part on the pro
gram
Abit Nix, of Athens, candidate
for Governor, will make the pnn
opai address on ‘ Patriotism in
America.” The address will be
non-political and no mention will
^ q{ the pregent Ruberna
torial campaign. Mr. Wright Ad
a a former resident 0 f Brick
will probably introduce the
' ker ‘
Brick gtore is ] ocate( j 0 n High
JVJo 12 between Covington
and Madison in Newton County
The uttle community was given
nationwide attention recently by
Robert Ri p i ev . when he announced
that this community possessed
„ The Largest Rural Bus Station
In the world.” More than 17 buses
at one time stop at the bus station
at the cr oss roads. A marker was
erec ted several years ago by the
Sergeant Newton Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Rev
olution, marking the site of the
county’s first court house. This is
where the community received its
name, from the first brick
ing erected in Newton County. The
court house was later moved to
Covington, then Newtonsboro, the
county seat of Newton County.
The people of Brick Store have
always held to the friendly spirit
known so well about the south.
They still have that true South
ern -hospitality. All former rest
dents, sons and daughters of for
mer residents and their children
are invited to attend this home
coming. The program will open
around 10:00 to 11:00 o clock in
the church and will continue to
noon, when dinner will be served
on the grounds. All that is requtr
ed of those who attend will be for
eaeh family to bring a basket
lunch
r% Services • fit . the ,1
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O Clock; No Evening
Worship.
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The First Baptist Church an
nounces the following services
Sunday, August 4th. There
be Sunday School beginning at 10.
A most cordial invitation is ex
tended to the general public to
attend this service of religious in
struction.
The regular 11:00 service of
worship will be conducted. The
general public is cordially invited
to this service of praise, prayer
and meditation. Your presence
will be appreciated and helpful,
The Baptist Training Unions,
Junior and Senior, will begin at
7:15. All the young people of our
church and community are cor
dially invited to this meeting con
ducted by and for young people,
There will be no evening wor
poml
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The above girls are members of the Newton County 4-H Club
who recently held their annual summer camp at Old Salem Camp
Ground from July 24-27. The camp was under the direction of
Miss Eddye Ross, County Home Demonstration Agent, assisted
by Miss Helen Porter, of Newborn; Miss Jean Mangum, of Co
lumbus, and Mrs. D. L. Hale, Jr., of Statham. Shown in the
picture, reading from left to right, are: First row, Helen Smith,
Helen Porter, Hazel McIntosh, Margie Moss, Jean Mangum.
City Council
Guests of Local
Rotary Club
K D eDOrts ^° rts on on Activities Actw.ties of ot the the
1 City Government and
How It Operaets
I
T he Covington Rotary Club en
j tertained the Mayor, members of
the city council and other local
‘ T ,iesdav noon at the De
laney Hote in their first annual
“Civic Day” program.
The meeting was opened with
the songj ' ’ “America”, ’j followed by
, . ch Forester
pia - e ' ‘ ’
P re sid®nt Guy Robinson . then w'el
corned Guy Jones back after sev
eral weeks illness. He also wel
comed p e te Donaldson, of the Tif
club '. The ‘ was then
p d ox er (Q p ast p residen1 s
Waites who took charge of the
p pr am as Mayor of Covington 1
The Mayor discussed at length
<he varioUg phases of the city
ernment and told W hy j they
were aU necessary He cal ed ou t
nameg of cha irmen of various city
committees who were on t h e city
coimcil Each coimc ilman then
made a ghort talk on his par tic
department.
w c MeGahee discussed the
financ j a j end 0 f the city. Otto
Bl . igcoe discussed the operations
the stre et workers and how
city was oper ating on a pay
ag you plan D K Hiclc «. dis _
cugsed work on the parks and ce
meter j es; George Cochran discuss
ed the police and fire department
and was high in his praise of their
work. P. W. Pratt discussed Pub
lie Health and relief. H. O. Whei
chei re P° rted on the Water and
Lights department in the absence
of R. A. Norris. Mayor Waites
ed the cjty for more than forty
years. He praised the chief for
his dependable work and service
f 0 the city during these many
years. The chief made a brief re
ply stating that he always want
ed to serve Covington the best
he knew how.
Following a few songs, Presi
dent Guy Robinson adjourned the
meeting after the secretary report
ed the months attendance at 94.11
► per cent,
—
(jQ.yfn.el Revival
j Starts Sunday
’
Revival services will begin Sun
day at Carmel Church. Rev. Ed
win Simpson, of Gordon, will as
sist the regular pastor, Rev. Nor
man Hodges,
The people of the community
t*royram Aititoimvvd
i ***' Salem Gathering
Special Services to Be Held Honoring Descendants of the
Founder of Old Salem Camp Ground; Benefactors’
Day Will Be Sunday, Aug. 11.
The full program for the 114th
annual session of the Salem Camp
meeting was announced this
The meeting will begin Thursday
evening August 8 at 8:00 P. M.
with an evenin ® worshi P service.
A regular daily routine will be
followed each day starting Friday,
August 9. with the exception of
Sunday. The rising bell wall sound
each morning at 7:00 A. M. The
P eriod from 7:30 to 8:00 °’ clock
being devoted to Morning W’atch
followed by breakfast at 8 o’clock.
The period from 9:00 to 9:30
will be given over to free time
with the morning class periods
beginning at 9'30 A. M. and last
ing one hour. Another half hour
is devoted to free time from 10:30
to 1 1:0 ° ’ clock>
0
Morning services will last from
11:00 A. M. until the lunch period
which begins at 12:30 P. M. and
continues until 2:00 P. M. After
the lunch period each day an hour
will be devoted to rest and relax
ation. The afternoon services start
at 3:00 o’clock and are followed
by a recreation period lasting for
two hours from 4:15 to 6-T5
o’clock.
After the period of recreation
the next thirty minutes is devot
e d to free time with the supper
hour starting at 6 : 4 5 p. M.
lasting until the evening services
start at 8:00 P. M.
The above program will be fol
lowed during the week with a
special daily program for Sunday.
August 11 and Sunday, August 18,
as follows: Rising bell at 7:00
M followed by the Morning
Watc h from 7:30 to 8:00 A. M. The
starting a t 9:30 A. M. The Morn
jng \v orsb i p Service will start at
U :00 0 . clock Lunch will be served
Kiu anis Group
Entertains Guest
Ernest Smith, Jr., winner of the
Soap Box Derby at Madison,
the guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the Covington Kiwanis
Club, held last Thursday at the
Delaney Hotel.
Young Smith, who was intro
duced by Bob Arnold, told the
Club members his experiences in
the two Soap Box Derbys that he
has entered and won.
Forrest Tratlor.
piano player from Atlanta, was
also a guest of the Club and ren
dered several selections for the
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1940
Second row; Margaret McGiboney, Sara Jean Brooks, Betty
Ramsey, Betty McGiboney, Betty Jo Pierce, Sybil Marks, Judith
Bohanan, Velma Lassiter, Ann Berry, Gloria Sherwood, Dorothy
McIntosh, Ann Mitcham. Third row, Dorothy Thomason, Betty
Pierce, Dorothy Lassiter, Merle Brown, Louise Thomason, Doris
Chapman, Sallie Cook, Ella Joy Hampton, Mary Hooper, Mar
garet Lawson, Florrie Townley and Helen Jordan. Staff photo
by Arrowood.
at 12:30 P. M. and the afternoon
! services begin at 3 o’clock. The
only other scheduled activity on
Sundays is the Evening Service
at 8 o’clock. ;
Three outstanding ministers
have been se lected to take part in
the regular daily services: Dr.
Charles King, pastor of the First
p re sbyterian Church, Houston,
Texas; Dr. Baseom Anthony,
prominent Methodist devine of
Macon; and Dr. Louie D. Newton,
pas tor of the Druid Hill Baptist
church, of Atlanta.
Classes will be conducted each
day f or y0 ung people under the
direction of Parks R. Warnook. ]
Special arrangements have been
made f or recreational facilities,
Musical features for the gathering,
will be under the direction of Ma- ;
jor Sidney Cox of the Salvation'
Army. Major Cox will also serve
as Platform Manager during the
meeting.
The camp ground and the build
ings have been greatly improved
for this year’s meeting and a
special service will be held August
11 honoring the benefactors who
have made possible these im
provements and th; expanded fa
cilities.
A record attendance is expected
on Sunday, August 18, when rec
ognition will be given the des
cendants of the founders of Sa
lem Camp Ground.
The new hotel L now ready for
use the first time and reservations
are coming in every day. Those
interested in applying for reserva
tions should get in touch with
John Lack Almond, Covington,
This year’s session will be |
brought to a close following the
evening services on Sunday, Aug
ust 18.
Revival Planned At
Macedonia Church
j The annual cleaning of the Ma
Church ... .
cedonia Baptist wi
1 held Tuesday morning. August 6.
T he revival services will begin
the following Sunday with Rev.
Spencer B. King assisting the reg
ular pastor,
Those interested in aiding with
> the cleaning of the cemetery are
s
urged to be on hand to take part.
A large attendance is expected for
tbe rev i va i service. The public is
urged to attend and hear the mes
sage of these outstanding preach-
Hugh Howell to
Speak Saturday
In This City
Outline of Candidates Are
Given to Aid
Voters.
Hugh Howell, candidate for the
office of Governor of Georgia, will
speak in Covington Saturday
morning, August 3rd, at 11.00
° elock.
Mr. Howell will discuss the var
ious issues of the campaign and
outline his platform. His friends,
in urging his election, state ‘‘He
told you the truth in 1938 and he
is telling you the truth now.” He
is the second candidate for Gov
ernor to speak in this city during
the present campaign; Nix being
the first.
Entry lists for the State Prim
ar y t September 11, closed at 1
o’clock Thursday with four can
dida tes in the race for governor.
Three of the four candidates in
the governor’s race have partici
pated i n the gubernatorial battle
be fore. Eugene Talmadge has
served four years as chief execu
tiv e and is seeking a third term,
after a f our yea r lapse. Hugh
Howell was runner up in 1938 and
^hth, Nix was defeated by Tal
madge in 1932.
Columbus Roberts is seeking the
governorship as he closes his four
year term as commissioner of Ag
riculture.
There were 117 candidates to
qualify for the various offices
ranging from governor and state
house officials to judges and sol
icitors general of Superior Court
Circuits.
The candidates who have quali
fied for the various state - wide
races are:
For Governor — Hugh Howell,
Atlanta: Abit Nix, Athens: Eu
gene Talmadge. McRae; Columbus
Roberts. Columbus.
For Secretary of State — Jesse
Hall, Atlanta; John B. Wilson,
Monroe.
For State Treasurer—Pat Ave
ry, Atlanta; George B. Hamilton,
Atlanta; Tom Wisdom, Chipley.
For Attorney General—Ellis Ar
nall, Newnan.
For Comptroller - General —
(Continued on Page Seven)
Young People To
Meet At Pres. Church
The Loyal Temperance League,
an organization of young people,
will meet at the Presbyterian
Church tomorrow morning at ten
o’clock.
All the boys and girls that took
a part in the Vacat: m Bible
School recently conducted, are
urged to attend.
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5c SINGLE COPY
Anderson Re-Elected
President Of The Local
Electric Corporation
Farm and Home Week Pro
gram for State Set for
Aug. 5-10.
The week of August 5-10 will
be “Farm and Home Week” at
the Georgia State College of Agri
culture. If you would enjoy a lit
tie vacation this would be a way
to spend the week profitably. Dur
ing the morning session of August
6th, Mr. Ed A. O’Neal, President
of American Farm Bureau Feder
ation, is to speak. This is one of
the largest and most influential
farm organizations and we believe
you would like to hear Mr. O’Neal,
He is' a forceful speaker and is
very influential in forming Na
tional farm policies. The program
for the week is as follows:
day—Georgia’s Agricultural De
velopment Through County Farm
Programs; Wednesday—Growing
More Feed for Livestock; Thurs
day—Horse and Mule Show; Fri
day—Annual Meeting of Georgia
Agricultural Society.
Newton County farmers have
already requested over 60,000
pounds of Austrian Winter
under the Grant-of-Aid program
of the AAA. W r hile we do not think
it is a good idea for a farmer
purchase more of these seed than
he can handle in case of adverse
weather conditions next spring we
do believe the majority of out
farmers could handle 100 pounds
per mule. This would seed 3 l-3rd
acres and if corn is planted fol
lowing the peas the yield of the
land should be practically doubled.
If you have not earned all your
Class 2 payments Acid Phosphate
should be be applied under the
Austrian Peas and you will get a
payment of 50 cents per hundred
pounds of this material used and
the Phosphate will greatly stim
ulate the growth of the Peas.
Quite a number of Newton
County farmers are doing some
pasture improvement work this
year and we wish you would take
the time to visit some of these
pastures. Some of the more out
standing ones that come to our
mind at present is R. W. McDon
ald and T. H. Aiken in the lower
end of the county, W. B. Corry,
V/. C. Bates and J. F. Burns in the
western section of th(» county, J.
C. Upshaw in the Almon section;
H. G. Ellington, R. R. Fowler, J.
(Continued on Page Seven)
Miss Shockley
Taken by Death
f uneral Services Held at |
First Methodist Church
In City.
Miss Eppie Shockley, one of Cov
ington's best known and most be
loved women, died on Saturday
morning at the hospital, following
an illness of six months. !
She was a member of the First
Methodist Church in this city and
took active part in church affairs.
She was one of the oldest residents
of Covington and was active until
only about a year before her death.
Funeral services were held from
the Covington Methodist Church,
with interment in the family cem
etery near Covington Sunday af
ternoon at 4 o'clock. Services were;
conducted by the Rev. H. C. Em
ory, assisted by Rev. Walker
C mbs.
Miss Shockley is survived by
three sisters, Mrs. Mary S. Edge,
Americus; Mrs. Willie M. Sham
rock, Florida, and Mrs. Fannie L. i
Lovelass, Florida. The News ex
tends sympathy to the bereaved
family.
J. C. Harwell and Son Funeral;
Home was in charge. i
NUMBER
P. G- Neely Is Named Vic«*»
President, T. H. Aiken,
Secretary. { f
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CHANN1NG COPE AND
J. B. McCRARY \VERE
PRINCIPAL SPEAKERS
Directors for New Year
Elected by Entire
Group.
The annual meeting of the
Snapping Shoals Electric Member
ship Corporation was held Friday
afternoon in this city with more
than 150 representatives attending
from the five participating coun
ties,
The meeting was held in tha
Covington High School Gymnas
ium with President J. w. Ander
son, of Starrsville, presiding, as
sisted by Homei Cook, Superin
tendent of the Cooperative. Talks
were made by two prominent
speakers, Mr. Channing Cope, of
the Georgia Power Company, and
Mr. J. B. McCrary, of McCrary
Construction Company. Both men
made inspiring talks which were
greatly enjoyed by those attend
ing.
. One of the most outstanding
features of the day was a black
face skit put on by Miss Thelma
j Wilson of REA and Miss Betty
Parker, of Georgia Power Com
i pany. The entertainment wai
staged to show the need of elec
tricity in your home,
New officers and directors of
| the REA were elected at the meet
ing. Directors named were J. H.
, Anderson, T. H. Aiken and P. G,
Neely, all of Newton County; J. G.
x .osley and A. C. Norman, of
Henry County; C. R. Morrison and
e. C. Ray, of Rockdale; R. O. Rob
ertson, of DeKalb; and Luther
Washington, of Butts County. Netr
officers elected for the year were
J H. Anderson, President; P. G.
Neely, vice-prsidnt; and T. H. Ai
ken> Secretary,
The fine record mad by this
REA cooperative has been ac
knowledged throughout the nation
by the government. This coopera
tive is not one of the largest, but
is one of the most efficient, best
managed and repaying the loan of
the government. Much credit is
due the local management of di
rectors, officers and Superintend
ent Cook, assisted by the various
office and field employees. Col.
Dallas Mobley has served for sev
eral years as attorney for the c<>»
operative. the
A discussion of business of
Cooperative for the previous year }
was held and important matters
facing the group disposed of. It
was announced that the Snapping
Shoal Group ranks among the first
three for the entire forty in Geor
gia. To date every payment due
the government has been made
promptly. The Cooperative oper
ates for the entire benefit of the
people it serves and operates en
tirely without profit paying only
of operation, :
the necessary cost
upkeep and on loans.
J. C. Harwell Opens i
New Funeral Home i
J. C. Harwell and Son, Funeral
Directors, have sold the building (
occupied by them during the past
10 years to the Consolidated 5c, I
10c and 25c Stores, and have mov- j I
ed into modern Funeral Homa |
a
on Thompson Ave. I
The Consolidated Stores, unde? |
the management of J. W. Hart- |
and modernize |
sook, will enlarge f l
their store, making it one of the -f
best and most complete stores I
dT its kind in this section of Geor
gia. Full details will be announced
at a later date by Mr. Hartsook.
The Harwell Funeral Home will
be located at the house formerly
occupied by Mr. Harwell. He has
purchased the entire Thompson
Avenue block section and is in
stalling the latest equipment and
facilities. His formal announce
ment will be made when the work
is completed and as soon as new
rolling stock arrives.