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political Announcements
I eanidale for Representative to
‘be General Assembly of Georgia
subject to the rules and regula- j
of the Demeoratic Primary!
i on September 11, 1940. I will ap
preciate your vote and support j
and if elected will endeavor to
serve the people of this county to
the best of my ability
Sincerely,
TOM CALLAWAY, JR.
R.E.A. Allots Ga.
Firm $92,000 for
Rural Expansion
Allotme *\s totaling $4,007,500
; for rural electrification systems in
13 States, were announced today
by Harry Slattery, Administrator
of Rural Electrification. These al
lotments provide for the estab
lishment of 4 new systems, and
the enlargement of 15 others.
This brings allotments made by '
REA since it was established in
1935 to $287,834,114.
The Georgia allotment, amount
ing to $92,000, was made to the
Ocmuigee Electric Membership
Corporation of Eastman and will
be used in the building of 101.15
miles of lines. These lines will
serve approximately 340 members
in Dodge, Bleckly and" Pulaski
Counties.
The Ocmuigee Corporation had
previously been allotted $163,000
to use in building 152 miles of
lines serving 580, as well as $30,
000 to finance the wiring of hous
es and plumbing installations.
Keep laying mash before hens
all through the summer months,
otherwise there will be a big de
Cline in egg production.
81 for REPRESENTATIVE
; hereby make announcement,
eclaring m v candidacy for Rep
- General
esentat" e in the
of Georgia, subject to the
ily u'le? nd regulations of the Dem
* September 11th.
cratic primary,
elected I shall give serious
attention to the educational
ttion, Id ‘he welfare health of conditions the aged
"d infirm, affecting
ah other matters
Z welfare of Newton be appreciated county.
Your vote will
j yon will be rewarded with
jerious. diligent and conscientious
service. Sincerely,
[kATHRYN HARWELL WISMF.R
for state senate
hereby announce myself as a
candidate for Slate Senate from
district, subject to the Dem
erratic primary to be held on
September 11 th, 1940. I wish to
express mv deepest appreciation
for the support of the people of
this county in the past and solicit
your continued support in the fu
hire. Respectfully,
R. P. CAMPBELL.
for representative
1 hereby announce myself as a
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crew in training, while her husband, King George VI, chats with Major
General A. G. L. McNaughton, during a visit to a southern England en
campment. They are inspecting regiments of the Canadian active sere
ice force.
—NEWS FROM—
FLINT HILL
Revival Services begin at Sardis
Supday August 4. Rev. T. L. Le
veritt will assist Rev. Mal-scolm
White in the services. Every one
has a cordial invitation to attend
these services.
Mrs. W. A. Mandenhall, Mrs.
l p Eddleman, Barbara and Gil
bert Rulon of Chamblee and Mrs.
l. R. Jones visited M r . and Mrs.
R. H . Eddleman and B. F. Eddle
man Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McLanahan
of Jonesboro and Mr. and Mrs.
Carmen Henderson of Atlanta
were the Sunday guest of Mr. and
Mrs. H. F. George and Misses
Christine and Marion George
Mis-es Mildred and Hilda Dial
spent Tuesday with Miss Inez
Ha) per.
Miss Dorothy Sullivan is visit
ing relativ es at Cordele. *
The Sunday guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Butler were: Mr. and
Mrs Dardy Bray and Children
Mrs. Marvin Wiley and Miss Mar
garet Wiley of Jersey, Mr. and
Mrs. Rashie Sheppard, Miss Lois
Sheppa r d, John and Otis Shep
pard.
Mrs. W. H. Boggus, Misses
Willie. Bessie and Eva Boggus of
Atlanta were the Thursday dinner
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bog
gus.
Mrs. R. A. While spent Wednes
day afternoon with Mrs. Thomas
Henderson.
Miss Rebecca Harrison of At
lanta is visiting Miss Inez Harper.
Mrs. George Berry and Miss
Louise Jones spent Friday night
with Mr. and Mrs. Grady Berry
and Miss Iva Berry, of Covington.
Miss Mildred White returned
home Saturday after visiting re
latives in Atlanta.
Mrs. D. L. Sullivan, Mrs. W. J.
Singletary and Dorothy Sullivan
visited Mrs. L. R. Jones and Miss
Louise Jones Monday afternoon.
Miss Georgia Butler is spending
the week with her grand parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Edna Kitchens.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex White. M r
and Mrs. R. A. White Miss Mild
red White, Ramon and Norris
White visited relatives in Social
Crele Saturday afternoon.
Claude Lee Butler is spending
a week with Herman Wiiiey of
Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Patrick and
1 1 tie daughter, Jo. Anne of Con
yers spent Friday evening with
Mr and Mrs. Harvey Eddleman
Mr. and Mrs. Rev. White of Ai
lanta spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. White.
Mr. and Mrs. Orien George were
tlie Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. George.
Mrs. Spencer Batchelor and
Mis. Sadie Bell Batchelor spent
Sunday with Mrs. W. L. Durden
of Youth.
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon C r enshaw
and children of Atlanta, Misses
Mary Sue McCullus and Clara
Smith of Loganville visited Mr.,
and Mrs. R. A. White and famiiy
Sunday afternoon.
Mi . and Mrs. Thomas Hender
son and Children spent Sunday
atternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Eddleman.
A member of the smartest sorori
ties RYTEX DOUBLE CHECK
Printed stationery is just the thing
to take along to school. : And
sure to buy boxes and boxes dur
ing August while it’s on sale in
double the usual quan
tity only $1 200 Single
Sheets. or 10C Double Sheets, and
100 Envelopes printed with
your Name and Address or Mono
gram Come in and ask for RY
TEX DOUBLE CHECK at The
Covington News
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n - narvms have been arranged
for the farmer, the housewife, and j
the --i.i Club member at the an J
nual Farm and Home Week to bf j
held in Athens, August 5-9. I
T H E COVINGTON NEWS
Weather Forecast I
For Next Month
The following is the weather
according to 1
f.v-ecast for August,
R. D. Paschall, Atlanta weather
prognosticator:
“Precipitation is fairly certain
around July 31 and August 1. and
thunder showers should be fre
quent—with probable warm wea
ther during the first five or six
days of August.
Rather warm or possibly hot—
with pi ecipitation uncertain — is
expected between August 6 and
10
More warm thunder showers
generally are probably at inter
vals from August 10 to about Aug
ust 18.
There is a slight—though not
certain—chance for a little cool
er weather on August 19 or 20.
The veather is uncertain from
the 1.1 to 28 of the month, though
it woo'd not be surprising to hear
of a Iropical hurricane appearing
somewhere during this period.
General and possibly heavy
rains are probable during the last
three day* of August, followed by
a noti'-enble change to cooler —ior
the season—on August 31 or Sep
tember i
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Roberts Extends His
Congratulations To
_President Roosevelt
ROBERTS gratuates President
Columbus Roberts sent the fol
lowing telegram to President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, today:
“Please accepted my congratu
lations upon your decision to a
gain head the National Democrat
ic Ticket, which in my opinion,
will be given an overwhelming
majority in Georgia, a state that
has always gone Democratic .
Under your leadership, Geor
gians will be assured of the con
tnuance of such constructive
measures as rural electrification,
soil saving plans, guarantee bank
deposits, work for the needy and
food for the hungry, all of which
would likely be scuttled by a ie- i
publican administration with an|
eye only to dividends for monopo- ,
listic corporations. . f
COLUMBUS ROBERTS
Oldsmobile Sales
Shown An Increase
Retail sales of Oldmobile Sixes
and Eights for the first ten days :
of July totaled 5.661 units to show
an increases of 105 per cent over;
the eorresonding period last year
when 2.762 cars sold, according
to a report issued in Lansing yes
terday by D. E. Ralsion, Oldsmo
bile's general sales manager.
“While this increase in Oldmo
bile sales over last year in indi
cative of the wide acceptance oi
our three lines of cars this year,
when compared to the first ten
days of June, it is also evidence
of the continued demand national
ly f or our new cars,” Raison said.
Contrary to seasonal trends.
>i vn° fir t ten days of July
exceeded the first ten days of
June this year by more than 17
per cent” He added.
“Sales from June 1 to 10, inclu
sive. totaled 4,820 cars.” •
Cotton Program to Continue
The Surplus Marketing Admin
istration of the Department of
Agriculture announces that the
program under which payments
are made to assist the exportation
of cotton products will be contin
ued in 1940 41. The
program will operate on the same
basis, and under the same provi
sions, as the program which
been in effect during recent
Under the 1939-40 cotton
and cotton products export pro-;
gram, total sales and deliveries of
cotton as of July 1. 1940, amount
r-’ to 6.366,221 bales, including
cotton products equivalent to 504,
020 bales. I
—NEWS FROM—
R O C 14 V
PLAINS
By MISS IRENE HARVET
Mr. Fred Stokes left Sabbath
for a weeks visit to St., Mark, Fla
Mrs. Jane Harvey had as her
dinner guests last Thursday. Rev.
J. H. MeFerrin of Tucker. Rev
and Mrs. T. P. Horger and child
ren. Francis Elizabeth and Thom
as Paul and Mr. T. P. Stewert.
Miss Marga r et Cowan recently
visited in Covington,
Mrs. M. C. Davis of Oxford and
Mrs. R. L. Cowan were dinner
guests of Miss Ruth Davis Sab
bath.
Mr. Royles Floyd of The Berry
School was a recent visitor in
our community.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stewart had
a* their guests Sabbath Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Hearn of Decatur and
Mrs. Ray Thacker.
Mrs. Rebv Stokes had as her
guests, h^r niece. Miss Elizabeth
McKibbon of Rockmart.
Mrs. Grant of Atlanta who had
been visiting M r s. Fred Stokes has
returned home.
Miss Ethel Smith of Fitzgerald
was a recent visitor of Miss Alma
Chestnut.
Rev. J. H. MeFerrin of Tucker,
and Rev - and Mrs. T. P. Horger
and children were dinner guests
Friday of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Lumrnus and supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs Pau) Stewart
Miss Mary Chestnut had as her
guests Sabbath Miss Frances
Stone of Atlanta and Misses
Gladys and Mary Sue Stone of
Snapping Shoals,
Mrs. E. L. Preston and sons.
Messers Lowry and Bobby' Pres
ton visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank
McCart in Conyers Thursday eve.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Stone of Mc
Donough, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mor
row and son, John Franklin Jr..
and Wayne Carson of East Point,
Mr. Edgar Thacker and Miss
bie Harvey of Decatur were din
ner guests of Mrs. Jane Harvey
Sabbath.
Miss Gladys Hodger is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. R. S. Stokes.
Mrs. Tom Cross and sons
Macon returned home
after a visit with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wicks
c hj!dren of Atlanta are
Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Boyd.
Ml . and Mrs Fred s1okef .
af . their recent guests Mr.
Mrs Gladys Mitchell of
j^ rs Bill Barnes of
Mn and Mrs. Cla r ence
rough of Atlanta and Mrs.
drews ward of McDonough.
Mr. nd Mrs. George
of Social Circle visited Miss Ruth
Davis Sabbath afternoon.
Miss Lula Blanton of
dale is visiting relatives in out
community.
Mrs. Alice Harvey and Mr.
gene Harvey of Covington, Mrs.
Royce Vaughan and son, Mr.
rion Vaughan of Columbus,
J. H. MeFerrin of Tucker.
and Mrs. J. B. Doroter and
Douglas of Porterdale.
Mr. Fred Stone of Snapping
Shoals, Misses Grace and Alice
Stewert, Cora. Josie and Mary
Harvey visited Mrs.
Harvey Sabbath afternoon.
Miss Ruth Gunn of Cowngton
spent the week-end with Mrs. J.
B. Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Smith had
as tdp j r g,, es t s Sabbath Mr. and
jyj rs f>g wr y ' Harper. Mr. and Mrs
R A Smjf h and children Misses
Ida]ia and Emmg Smith o( p ot ..
terda | e
Mrs. W. B. Harvey and family
entertained Rev. J. H. McFer r in
at night during Hapewell revival.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Stewert of
Porterdale and Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Cobb of West Newton visited
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stewart Sab
bath afternoon
Rev. J. H. MeFerrin of Tucker
was guest* of Mr. and Mrs. T. P
Horger Sabbath,
$2,419,346 To The
N.Y. A. For State
Allocation of $2,419,346 to the
National Youth Administration
for Georgia for the current fiscal
year was announced today by
Boisfeullet Jones and will pro
vide assistance for approxi
mately 27,000 youths, he stated.
Of this sum. $596,722 will be
expanded on the student work
program to provide part-time
employment to assist deserving
young people to continue their ed
ucation. More than 10,000 stu
dents in 833 eligible Georgia high
received
wages, while the remaining $264
g 00 wi „ benefit over 3 000 co] .
lege and graduate students in 49
in stitutions.
The out-of-sehool work pro
gram has been allotted $1,822„624
t0 pr()v j de jobs for youths be
tween the ages of 18 and 24. inciu
sjve who sre jn n<>ed of employ
men t, work experience and train
j ng They work on projects under
public sponsorship and received
practical work experience im
portant in obtaining and holding
employment, in private industry,
This program is expected to
raached approximately 14.000
Georgia boys and girls during the
v e?r 19*0-41.
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In the State)
GEORGIA
GENEALOGY
By FITZHUGH LEE
Covin Eton, Georgia
BEAUCHAMP
Note—It is probable that the
name Beauchamp has al times
been spelled as Beaeham, Beech
am, Beauchump, Beauehomp and
possibly other ways.
In 1798. according to the Greene
county, Ga., deed books. Daniel
Beauchamp and several other men
were appointed by the court to
work the dirt road leading from
Greensboro, Ga., to Chambers
Mill House.
In 1801, according to the
Clarke county, Ga., deed books,
John Beauchamp owned land in
said county.
In 1808 according to the Mor
gan county. Ga., deed books, Ah
raham Heard. C-reene county
a ua a " made macle a R deed aeecl t0 tn John In hn ® Rean- eau
champ, Clarke county, Ga.
In 1808. according t 0 the Jones
county. Ga.. deed books, Little
ton Beauchamp and Thomas La
mar witnessed a deed from John
Johnson, Elbert county, Ga.,
John Lamer, Baldwin county, Ga.
In 1825, according to the Geor
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gia land lottery drawing, Nathan
drew lot Gwin- 1
Beauchamp one in
nett county, Geargia.
In 1861, according to an old law
book, there was a lawsuit pending
in the Meriwether county. Ga,
superior court in which Elijah
Beauchamp was interested.
In 1890, there was living in
Butts county, Ga., a Mr. J. O.
Beauchamp, county sheriff, born
about 1841, Among his children
was a son, Chas. Beauchamp, born
about 1869.
In 1932. according to a news
item from Williamson, Ga., fun- j
eral services for Mrs. Paul Beau
champ were held. She was born
and reared in Williamson. Sur- i
viving was her husband, Paul;
one son, Calhoun, and other rel
atives
In 1934. from a news item, Wil
liamson, Ga., Mr. Chas. C. Beau
champ. 60 was buried from the
Red Oak church.
In 1936. a news item from Grif
°? as ^uned the
• yjij ' i _ rnson ‘' cemetery 1 ' '
In 1939. Q from Smithville, Ga., r
Mlss lA Msla f eM Bauichamp Raimhaivm ,6 was
juried from the Baptist chutch.
She wa s survived by two sisters,
Peai ' and ^eha Beauchamp, three
brothers, Carl, Will, and Ernest
Beauchamp.
In 1825. according to the
gia land lottery drawing. Henry
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Beaeham drew one land M Ip
Laurens county, Ga.
In 1825, in this drawing Charles
Beaeham drew one land lot in
Butts county, Ga.
(Note—He may have been the
father or the grandfather of the I
J. O. Beauchamp who was Butts
county sheriff in 1890, and who |j
had a son, Charles.
In 1855, according to an old law
book, there was a lawsuit pend
ing in the Montgomery county,
Ga., superior court, in which it
was stated that Lewis Beaeham
was a J. P, of the county.
In 1857, according to the books,
there was a lawsuit pending in
the Montgomery county, Ga„ su
perior court in which Lewis |
Beaeham was a witness.
The next subject will be
Beavers.
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