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Uk being done for the
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made by Mrs. L. C. Elliot
E. H. Ejliot. Miss Della Rob
Mrs Hugh Pannel of
in 1; and by Mrs
field, Childs. Route
Mrs. Earl Coopei
Miss Emma Kate Cooper
Umian s dress being made by
I Elizabeth Elliot. and Mrs.
k L. C. Fincher
nowles of Salem’s Woman’s
Covington, Route 2, are
nS each a woman’s dress,
w from far away England
, letters to Mrs- Bolton and
s and they are
Moorehouse, office boy
enough to let the
iarts of these letters . . . be
L it brings us so closely in
[ with them. Mrs. Moore
L had invited her friends to
L h M home during the war
[You will be interested to
[. L a letter received and Mrs. today Bol
goorehouse England,
Lra Bromley, a su
0 [ London, is interesting as
it news from the spot upon
b all attention \r, rivited. It
in pad, The scheme (foi
jng the children to America) .
down foi awhile, but I be
it is being taken up again,
ourse the children to go first.
be the ones in the heavier
jed towns and who have
evacuated already. So fai
aren't heard any more There
lot 9 f children being
.
privately, but it is rather ex
j ve but not of course as ex
e as all three of us going,
ought Nancy might be upset
aids, but after last week’s ex
ence, she seems to stand it,
Lh [ound it wasn’t as if we’d had
us. She was excited,
ifrom the thrill of seeing the
fe in fact none of us were
It and we were all interested
ratching the fight, I have
eeling that if I leave I’m run
>•' r But if we are going
e a couple more years ahead
of this war I might want to
A
iodis plentiful, although, ra
id. and one can’t always
lie in the way of meat, but
feet plenty. Prices have gone
feed certain things are high,
as eggs and lemons (5c
fee, but they come from Inly)
feel fer most the cutting down of
but with margarine we
[age; and later on we won’t will be
to (we cream which we
in our coffee, but we will
to use hot milk or take it
As we aren't big sugar
p we get along on about 2
Ids a week. We had an extra
put allowed to us for ;am,
h I've used. I’m also going
1 my hand at salting down
■ beans. So you see we get
I kom day to day and there’s
eed to worry about us, even
Si) the Germans say we’re
ing and frightened out of our
senses.
fneka (17 years old) had a
Its holiday, but went back to
>1 this week. Nancy (11
! °d) has been going to school
immer. I think it was planned
ee P the poorer children off
Streets and under protection
se of trouble, although warn
went when they were on
way home from school,
thoughts often wander your
and I dwell on all the hap
jemoiies y° u Every I have of days spent
- time I get a
ley-horse 1 ' m my leg 1
: of the time Sarah, Jack.
•' ^ 0 ll‘e and I went to the
in the Ford. I marvel
" at P° or overloaded car got
ie * e What fun had—
da we
1 vs 8° ne forever” but they
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ha PPy days.
' e had a lovely summer.
0 warm weather which
s me but nothing compared
P0 ‘ ts lrom the states. The
3D es have done fairly well.
1 ls 'W'te dry an d need
ra i . we a
n > although once it starts
afra ‘d it will keep it
a den up
lowei ga, of vegetables
5 in hei back yard.)
r new v °u get
more than probably, in
ew York we do We get
7 Sunday Times,
glves us light on ourselves,
newspapers have been cut
to as feu ,a ges
e n the Ti as possible.
me comes along it
volumes, and some of it
such a waste of
I notice paper.
to more because we
save evei 'y scrap f
fact it 0 pa
that is s ave this and
until on e wonders what
can wc save. Love
>nd tai- to every
>e care of yourselves.”
5 letter, ‘ Harold Gra y, who wrote
Was Miss Elizabeth
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! lon B here many
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Volume 76
TERM OF EMORY-AT-OXFORD BEGINS
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Flames Destroy The Street School
104 Year Old Institute
Officially Opens Next
Wednesday, Sept. 25th
Orientation Week for
Students Began
Yesterday.
LARGEST CLASS OF
FRESHMEN EVER
ENROLLED ON
Many Improvements
By Officials During
Summer Months.
Emory at Oxford commenced
Academic Calendar for the
j 1949.41 yesterday when the
hundred-four-year-old
opened its doors for the
tion of freshmen and all
for the Academy, According to in
formation available from the
Dean’s office the largest freshman
class in the history of the
college enrolled for the Fall Quar
ter which will begin officially with
the meeting of all classes Wednes
day, September 25.
Orientation Week for the fresh
men will be observed on the cam
pus from September 18th through
24th during which time all new
men will be instructed and ad
vised concerning the college
quirements and activities. One
the highlights of this program will
be the annual Freshman-Faculty
dinner, which will be held in the
Haygdod Dining room Saturday
evening. All classes in the Acad
emy were begun this morning.
■With the completion of the reg
istration of the old men next Wed
nesday the total enrollment will
be a substantial increase over that
of last year, according to the ad
vance reservations in the office at
Oxford.
The opening of this year’s ac
tivities at the old college finds a
number of improvements that
have been made by the officials
during the summer months. Both
dormitories have been weather
stripped throughout and internal
improvements have been made ii
the gymnasium. Much work hai
been done on the grounds, walk
and drives, adding very much t
the beauty of the campus.
It was announced from the of
fice at Oxford that two new men
have been added to the faculty.
They are Professor Smith Harris,
of Moultrie, whose work will be in
the Modern Language Department,
and Professor James LeConte,
Quitman, who will assist in the
Mathematics and Physics Depart
ment. *
Rotary Club Hears 165th District
Governor at Reg. Tuesday Meeting
Cleve Allen, prominent
man of Elberton, and
elected Governor of the 165th
trict of Rotary International,
prising the 54 clubs in the state
Georgia, was a visitor in the
Monday night and Tuesday and
spoke at the regular weekly
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The Covington Star Est 1874
Austrian Winter Peas Are
Now Ready For
Distribution.
Recently we have talked with a
number of farmers who are hold
ing their cotton after picking till
all the locks become thoroughly
dry at “fluff up ” In our opinion
this is an excellent practice and
will result in better ginning and a
much cleaner sample. Our farm
ers must co-operate with the gin
ners if they expect a good job at
the gin. There is no way to gin
green or wet cotton without some
damage to the staple by cutting.
Then dry cotton even though it
is carrying some dirt will be
cleaned some by the air blast
of the gin.
The Austrian Winter Peas or
dered under the AAA Program are
here and ready for delivery. Just
come by the AAA office and get an
order and go to the warehouse and
get the peas. You just as well get
your-inoculation and have it ready
when the ground is ready to seed.
Be sure to remember that all win
ter legumes must be planted on
land that was fertilized this year
with a fertilizer carrying a high
per cent of Acid Phosphate or at
least 200 pounds of Acid Phosphate
must be applied at the time the
legumes are seeded. Of course the
AAA pays you to use the Acid
Phosphate at the rate of 50 cents
per hundred pounds.
Oats should be treated for smut
before seeding. Oats seeded by
twice as many oats as those seeded
November 15- This means we
must seed our fall grain early if
we are to get maximum yields.
During the past week we have
seen quite a few of the beef steers
in the county and they are looking
fine as a group Some of the ani
mals are still on pasture and do
not look as well as those that have
been brought into small lots and
are getting a full ration of grain
and good hay.
If you plan to fatten some steers
be sure to take them off the pas
ture before they begin to lose
weight. fields
We have seen some good
of Crotalia in the county. Some
of these fields were seeded this
year aqd some of them were vol
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cheon of the local club held in
Delaney Hotel Tuesday,
The visiting officer, using the
j subject, Governor,” “The Duties the of club a District vivid
gave a
picture of what Rotary means to
him whose duties include the vis
iting of all the clubs in the Geoi
! gia District. The speaker inter
spersed his discussion with im
portant facts relative to the re
sponsibility of the Covington Club
to live up to the motto of Rotary
International “Service Above
Self.” Mi Alien was introduced
to the club by the president, Guy
Robinson, who presided at the
luncheon.
The District Governor met with
the Executive Committee Monday
night at the home of George Stauf
facher, at which time a general
round table discussion of plans for
the local club were made. There
were ten members present at this
meeting.
The visitors present at the Tues
day luncheon were: Solicitor Roy
Leathers, of Decatur. Professor
Henry Jordan, of Oxford, Mr. Jul-
1US Lazenby, Mansfield, Rotarian
; Hugh McClure, of the Athens
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA,
Nazis in England—But Their Fighting Is Over
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arrive at Margate, England, Brit
ish prisoners of war. They came
in warplanes, but were shot down
If and rescued by British lifeboat
I crews. Left, a German air bomber
I wounded in the leg. Right, a crew
member, wounded in the head. Cen
:'y \:• ter, a bespectacled pilot rests as he
is taken ashore for internment.
Defense Group to
Aid U. S. Army in
Recruiting Drive
, Intensive . Effort Being . Made
To Enlist New Flying
Cadets.
According to information re
ceived this week by John Bob
Weaver, Captain of the Newton
County Defense Corps, the Unit
ed States Army is making an in
tensive effort to enlist flying ca
dets for training as pilots and
commissioned officers.
Captain Weaver has received
application blanks and other nec
essary information and any young
men in this vicinity interested in
this branch of army service
should get in touch with him.
The requirements for flying ca
dets are much stricter than those
in other branches of army serv
ice. Applicants should be between
the ages of 20 and 27 years, in
excellent physical condition and
unless they have two years of col
lege training it. is necessary for!
them to undergo a mental exami- !
nation in a number of subjects.
Mr. Weaver believes tht a num
ber of young men in qualifications! this section j
have the necessary
for the air corps and it is expected
that a number will apply for a
place.
This call by the U. S. Army for
more men finds Newton County
well organizaed to lend their as
sistance. Several weeks ago the
Defense Corps was organized with
the entire membership of the
American Legion supporting the
plan.
The Corps consist of twenty en
listed men and five officers, sup
ervised by an advisory board con
sisting of Mayor S. L Waites, Po- I
lice Chief Bradford Bohanan, |
pmmtv <?hpriff W Gradv Benton,
Commissioner Publisher Ike Dennis Robertson
Belmont Legion
Commander Moody Summers,
Prosidpnt President A. A H H. D David ^ of n J the K Ki- ' :
wanis Club and c
Robinson, of the Rotary Club. j
The duties of the group are: 1.
to assist in the preservation of
order and peace; 2. for preserva
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Kevival nt at rnninatnri Lovingion
Mill Church Sunday
Rev. H. Frank Barfield, pastor j
of the Covington Mill Methodist
church, will begin his revival
Sunday and plans are to continue
through next Sunday night.
Prayer services have been con
ducted this week and will con- j
tinue through Saturday night,
The services are being conducted
by Christian leaders in the vjllage.
The public is invited to attend
these revival services. Ralph
Watkins will lad the singing.
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Hears „ Arm// .
Recruit Sgt.
Members of the Covington Ki
wanis Club heard Sgt. Ozzie L.
Wilson, of the United States Army
recruiting service explain the
work of his department and de
scribe in full the Mobile Recruit
ing truck which at the present
time is touring the State of Geor
gia. Mr. Wilson is in charge of
the mobile unit.
The unit is composed of a trail
er completely equipped with
sleeping quarters, kitchen,
the necessary office space and
equipment. It is pulled by a 1 M
ton G.M.C. truck. The third piece
0 f rolling equipment is a Chevro
i e t truck that serves as the
yance car for the recruiting unit,
This group, commanded by
Wilson, comprised of four crew
members, is working out of the
Fourth Corps Area
j n Atlanta It went into service
on July 28th and will continue
until the later part of this month
when it will return to the Corps
Headcuarters where a careful
checl will be made of the effec
tiveness of this type of unit.
At the present time it is the on
ly unit of its kind in the United
States, but it is expected that
others will be added provided the
first proves of practical value.
The trailer arrived here from
Conyers and while here last
Thursday, twenty-four young men
° f this vicinity took the oppor
tunity to enlist for service in the
United Staes Army. Sgt. Wilson
stated that more than five hun
dred persons inspected the unit
while it was here;
Auxiliary equipment carried
consist of complete motion picture
facilities and radio amplifying
system. The trailer carries its
own power generators and is also
equipped to use standard city cur
rent - While in Atlanta, the later
P a rt of this month .the unit will be
displayed at the Southeastern Fair j
Following Sgt. Wilson’s talk the
club meeting was turned round .
table discussion with
asked by the various K.wams
Tommy Calloway, vice-presi
dent presided over the meeting.,
S. J. Morcock led the singing with
Miss Fletcher Lou Lunsford at the
P iano - The attendance figure was
g7 per cent the only visitor being
A.. S. Bradford, president of the
Madison Kiwanis Club
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Farm n swr n eek in Reports 1
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Reports on Farm and Home
Week were made at the Council;
meeting by Mrs. S. E. Poole, of S
Flint Hill, and Mrs. L. C. Fiecher,
of Salem. The meeting was held at
the court house last Tuesday and
presided over by the president,
Mrs. C. C. Epps. 1
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Post Commander
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says rair
About Completed
Fair to Depict Thrift and
Varied Industries On
Newton Farms.
Commander M. C. Summers of
j the local post of the American Le
gion says that plans for the Coun
ty Fair are about complete and the
prospects are good for the county
i to have the best Fair in its history.
The Fair Committee is doing ev
j erything in their power to make
the ocal fair fairly depict the
thrift and varied - industry of our
c °“ n * y ‘ N ew feature ® are bein 6
added f acb . year and thls . year Wl11
present the most varied program
in the history of the local fair.
Already an excellent race track
j has been cpmplete^. Local enthus
fasts will be seen for three after
noons with some of the best sad
j die horses in the state. For this
Riding Horse Show there will be
entries from Athens, Monroe. Con
yers, Monticello, Madison, Atlanta
and Eatonton. Some of the best
walking horses in the state will be
on the track carrying expert rid
ers.
In addition to the riding horses
there will be fun for those who
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Dr. Bascom Anthony Conducting
Revival at First Methodist Church
Dr. Bascom Anthony, stalwart
ve f eran of the South Georgia
Methodist Conference, during this
week has been conducting a re
vival service at the First Method
ist Church of this city. The serv
ices began last Sunday morning
and will continue through next
Sunday.
D r. Anthony is well known to
the citizens of Covington and oth
ers throughout this vicinity. For •
a number of years he has visited
Emory-at-Oxford each year and
recently he took' an active part in
the 114 annual gathering at Old
Salem Camp Ground.
In the early years of the Acad
em y at Oxford Dr. Charles Lane,
noted lecturer and preacher of
Macon visited the campus at Ox
ford each spring for a week or
m<n - e
Following his death, those tn!
charge at Oxford looked for a man
to replace Dr. Lane. After care
ful consideration, it was decided
to contact Dr. Anthony and see If
he would make the yearly visits.
Dean George S. Roach appoint
ed E. J. Brown, athletic director
of Emory-at-Oxford to get in
touch with Dr. Anthony. After
hearing the plea of the people Dr.
Anthony agreed to come.
He visited here last spring for
the third year and upon leaving
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THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON S
INDEX CIVIC I
TO PRIDE i
AND PROSPERITY
NUMBER 37
Negro Churches Offer
Use Of Buildings Until
School Unit Is Replaced
KILLS TWO IT
Craft Is Demolished When
It Dives into Water at
High Speed.
Two Atlantians met instant
death last Sunday afternoon when
the light airplane in which they
were flying crashed into Jackson
Lake near Water’s Bridge.
The two men, Glenn R. Dell, 33.
and J. W. Plunkett, Jr-, left the
airport in Atlanta shortly after
noon and flew to the lake. A few
minutes before the crash the ship
passed over the cabin of R. Bruce
Bulloch. Atlanta groceryman and
part owner of the ship. Mr. .Bul
loch stated last Sunday that the
plane was apparently flying
smoothly and expressed the opin
ion that Plunkett, who it is be
lieved was at the controll was fly
ing the plane too low and did
not have sufficient speed.
Shortly after the ship passed ov
er his cabin, Bulloch heard the
crash and was among the first
arrive at the scene. The ship
completely demolished and the en
gine was torn from its base by the
impact. A small metal fire exting
uisher, recovered from the lake
with grappling hooks, was mashed
flat, signifying the force of the
impact.
The body of Mr. Dell, a depart
ment sales manager for an Atlan
ta automobile concern, was recov
ered by rescue workers a few
minutes after the crash. He had a
deep wound over his right eye and
ambulance attendants expressed
the opinion that his neck was
broken.
Mr. Plunkett’s body was brought
to the surface about one hour lat
er. He had also received head
wounds when he struck the panel
board of the plane. Both bodies
were taken to the Poole Funeral
Home in Atlanta.
Funeral^ held services for Plunkett
were Tuesday afternoon at
the Druid Hills Baptist Church
with the Rev. Louie D. Newton of
ficiating. Burial was in the Crest
Lawn Cemetery.
Mr- Plunkett, law partner of
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he was informed that his room at
Emory-at-Oxford would always
be waiting for him While here
last spring he spoke before a local
civic organization. It was as a re
suit of this meeting that he was
invited back to Covington for the
present revival series.
Services are being held regu
larly at the First Methodist church
and the public and members of
other churches are cordially in
v ;ted to attend
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Building Valued at Over
$10,000 Completely
Destroyed.
WOODEN STRUCTURE
PARTLY COVERED BY
$8,000 INSURANCE
Definite Plans to Rebuild
To Be Made After
Settlement. \
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Fire of undetermined origin
last Monday night destroyed the
Washington Street School, for
many years the only city owned
educational institute for Negros.
The wooden structure was ovee
thirty years old. In recent year«
a new annex was built as well a4
a smaller structure used for 4
wood working shop. |
The flames were discovered
about 10 o’clock p. m., and when
the members of the Covington Fire
Department arrived at the scene
the flames were rapidly spread
ing to all parts of the building.
The fire fighters quickly laid sev
eral lines of hose but due to the
headway of the flames it was im
possible to save the main build
ing. They did however, succeed
in saving part of the wood shop. I
The flames from the burning
building could be seen for quite a
distance and a large crowd quick
ly gather at the scene. People
living in houses adjoining the 1
school building were forced to wet 'i
the sides of theii homes with small
garden hose to prevent the spread
of the fire.
The city firemen were some
what hampered in fighting th«
blaze by high voltage wires that
run along the street on the front
side of the building. In about
one hours time the flames had
about burned themselves out, all
though the ruins smoxed well in
to the next day, Tuesday. !
Members of the city school
board met on Tuesday to consider
necessary steps in providing facil
ities for the 450 Negro children
that were thrown out of school
due to the loss of the building.
The Negro churches in the
vicinity offered the of their i
use
church buildings and this 1
ar
rangement will be used for the
present time. Meanwhile the
school board is waiting for the
settlement to be made by the com
pany insuring the structure. The
board places the value of the de
stroyed plant at between twelve
and fifteen thousand dollars.
Eight thousand dollars of this was
covered by insurance.
The board will make definite
plans for replacing the building
following a settlement with the
insurance company.
^ormfit Expert 1
At White's Friday
The newest fall foundation
fashions, including girdles, Gird
leieres and brassieres, inspired and
approved by Schiaparelli, the
leader of all fashion pace setters, 1
are being offered in a special pre
sentation this week during Form- 1
fit Week at White’s Department
Store.
Miss Frances Hollingsworth,
Miss Estelle Walls and Mrs. J. W.
Sanders of the store staff are giv
ing special attention to achieving
the slim silhouette with these new
styles.
Miss Jean Candler of the Chica
go office of the Formfit Company
will be in the store on Friday and
Saturday to assist our corsetiere*
in selecting the right garment for
your figure.
Students of Covington
Enter Emor.v-At-Oxford
Students from Covington who
re entering Emory at Oxford for
he fall term are Lamar Hicks.
Bolton, Edward (Peaches)
Malcolm Bruce. Goodwin
and LaVern Cowan.