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sit at our desk this
As we to gaze with
orning want you
upon a turburlent scene furious . . . .
i, jn the ocean a
jt there the waters are
prm rages . . whipping
Iriously churning . . . along
[ything that might come
re is danger everywhere.....
let us compare that score
|W lives
jth our own
yours and mine .. . . storms
, within our hearts sometimes
<« each the storm is . differ
in the heart of a |
it.. heie in
lend God has called to his
. • _ who has
Lrd the companion
Liked through a long and use
f life with his beloved wife
I side by side in all things . . .
IW the heart within the corn
keeps saying “Thy Will
nion the shadows
i Done" . . • >’« as
night fall and no familiar foot
that we wait to hear . . . and
ip still hear, does not
ink we can
the storm begins in our
. child
tart? perhaps it is a
. .
some loved one for which we
peve, alter a long day in which
have lost ourselves in work.
,greatest thing to heal a wound |
perhaps it is financial
toes. or within the heart
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a boy or girl • . . that
I my classmates have left for
liege. . • why did fate pick on
I can't go! . . . the storm
.
Is time to begin through the
Ek fthe hours of the night , . . and
quietude of the night . . .
| jnetimes nothing stops that storm entire . fu- . .
it wrecks our
u,, . There is but one answer
L we speak frAm experience . .
m an understanding heart . . .
r weary bodies are tossed upon
pmfortable bed . . . yet sleep
li not come because we do not
|t lone that Storm . . . There tell is on- !
way ... we can our
les that “The darkest hour j
^5 just before dawn.” ....
[that every cloud has it’s silver
(ng but WHERE is mine . .
ISWER! ... it is that some
m within you that lives . . .
i that weary body ... it is
iir heart and naind ... .it is
I with you . . . That spirit
ilia you . . , and if we will let
i have His own way in our
re there will be the most
Jifi/ul calm within the turbu
. waters of our hearts we have
r known . . . Easy to say yes,
have we tried it daily ...
mot , be tried for hour,
an a
lor a year ... God will rule I
: hearts and lives and bring
perfect peace that passeth all
^standing ... IF you and I
let him have His way, every
bte and Aery hour of the day
! at work ... at school . . . .
py ■ . . We make up our
Is just what we want
.
as that tiny baby in your
1 grasps for something that
Mke him sick if he eats it
That Mother and Father
N its BEST for him not to
I 11 • ■ . and even tho he cries
r does not get that thing
P will make him ill.....
I how much more does the
l enl y Father know of your
I and m me He tests our
...
I I ln man - v ways ... He has a
for each of us and if
. . .
’ not get th e things in this
foat look the brightest to us
lhen God has other plans for
• and WILL point them out
^ but stick our chins
tNOW up
«S our Heavenly Father
and is guiding us
ls a ... .
mission for you and for
will but find it!
cious whaf a sentimental Of
Py! We went by Emory Hos
this 1 not because
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e but while
... we
w e came near losing
art, ■ a hospital
• we were
wh en tiny Oscar Cour
Per ,he th ird grabbed our
hngs T . • those chubby
.
Pulled and tore but
Ifter we saw the beautiful . . .
1 the ,ov ely
!th Harper mother
loveliness that . . . beaming
Precious nothing ex
fcg gift from God
. . to Say noth >ng Of
-to-ear. P aU anent
n the he baddy’s n wave of
,. W not face
t filin’ envy them But
, . .
fe ma d with that pris
Miss ’ Irene Alexander
in
(lighter ’ • you know, the
°, f the GU V R bin
Why "hy they K - ° -
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but she is
’ • how
• would I
■ • every time I got to
ut^- id' P and she COUld w as taking
t not be
Mor hi eiloV he PranCed
“GraU C i Pend
Pith ' a few
he home m ° thar " before
pld have * ' She thou g h t
I t 'n SU ? here
with an and
I Suess 0Ul ' loving long
her hut we may
and go to Monticello
Fmued on Cage Nine;
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Volume 76
GREATEST LEGION SPONSORS l> •t. 1 l
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A- P. Campbell To Organize Democratic Club
Largest Premium List
In History of Newton
County Fair Offered
Horae Racing Being Offered
For the First Time
This Year.
PREMIUM CATALOGS
TO BE DISTRIBUTED
IN NEAR FUTURE
Three Large Tents of
Livestock to Be on
Exhibit.
Plans for the 1940 Newton
County Fair being sponsored by
the American Legion post, are
nearing completion, according to
Legion Commander Moody C.
Summers. Indications are that this
year’s fair will far exceed that of
previous year, in both the amount
of premiums offered and in enter
tainment for the people of Newton
County.
A race track has been laid out
and completed and horse racing
will be offered for the first time
this year. Entries from Athens.
Monroe, Conyers, Monticello, Mad
ison, Atlanta, and Eatonton ha\ e
signified their intentions of being
present and it is expected that
other oustanding horses and riders
will be present. The horse show
will be featured on Monday, Tues
day, and Wednesday and races be
tween mules, horses, and bicycles
will also be presented.
All the schools of the county are
busy preparing exhibits, as are the
woman’s clubs in this area. The
exhibits entered . . , by these ,
groups
will be housed in two large build-:
mgs. Thre large tents will be used |
to care for the outstanding live- j
stock that will be on display dur
ing fair week.
The premium list exceeds $1,000
in oash, far larger than it has been
in previous years. This money will
be distributed to the best exhib
itors in the various classes. A pre
mium book is now in the process
of being printed and will be dis
ributed throughout the county
just as soon as it comes off the
printing presses.
The various businessmen hi
Covington and-vicinity have given
their full cooperation to the
Legion in getting up the premium
list and their names will be found
in the premium catalog.
In speaking of the amount of
money to be distributed in prizes,
Mr. Summers, stated that the a
mount is far in excess of amounts
being given by other fairs, equal
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Kiwanians Hear
Bascom Anthony
Dr. Bascom Anthony was the
guest speaker at the regular week
ly meeting of the Covington Ki
wanis Club held last Thursday at
the Hotel Delaney.
Dr. Anthony gave one of the
most appreciated talks that has
been made before the club in re
cent years. The members were
deeply impressed by the sincere
appeal of Dr. Anthony.
He gave his ideas for living a
better and fuller life, by avoid
ing procrastination, always seek
likenesses and not seeking for dif
ferences. He warned his listeners
that they could always be found.
He advised the Kiwanians to
direct their attention to the com
mon things which in the main
constitute the vilal and essential
things in this life.
The meeting was presided over
by President A1 David and the
singing was led by T. G. Calla
way, Jr. Miss Fletcher Lou Luns
ford, regular pianist, was at the
piano.
An announcement was made
about the coming Georgia District
convention which is being held
this year in Macon from October
13 to the 15. The attendance for
the meeting was 89.2 per cent,
Georgia Cntcrprlac, tot 1864.
The Covington Star, tot 1174.
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Agent Gives Requirements
For Seeding Winter
Legumes.
The Newton County Fair is
scheduled for the week of Octo
ber 14-19. This should be one of
the best fairs from an exhibitors
standpoint the county has ever
held. The local post of the
ican Legion is offering $1,000 in
prizes. On Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday afternoons there wili
be plenty of action on the newly
constructed race track. There wili
be races for small ponies, large
ponies, horses and mules. Make
your plans for a little vacation
and diversion—spend a few days
at the county fair.
Seed your oats early—be
through seeding by October 15 it
possible. Oats seeded October 15
on the experimental plants of the
CoUege of Agriculture produced on
an average over a 5 year period
72 bushels per acre. Those seeded
on November 15 produced 54 bu
shels. This is an increase of 13
bushels per acre just for seeding
early enough to get a good root
system before cold weather . Be
sure tQ treat for smut . The C aresan
method is good and the Formalde
hyde method is not out of date.
Special equipment is necessary for
the Ceresan method. This material
is very poisonous and car should
be used in handling and breathing
this material. The formaldehyde
method is cheap and simple. Mix
one ounce of Formaldehyde with
2 gallons of water, sprinkle the
oats with this solution while stir
ring with a shovel. When the
oats are thoroughly moist, pile into
a heap and allow to stand for
4 hours or over night.
Tenant farmers, share croppers
or day laborers who would like to
own their own mules and farm
for themselves should get in
touch with Mr. R. W. Pennington,
Farm Security representative. If
you are renting land and already
own your mules then see him a
bout buying a farm. The Tenant
Purchase Program under Farm
Security is the best solution to land
ownership that has been found.
We certainly believe hat there is
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Draft Leader
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As head of the joint army and navy
committee in charge of selective
service plans, Lieut. Col. Lewis -3.
Hershey is unofficial director of
j the first JL T . S. peacetime dra it.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1940
Berlin, Too, Fights Incendiary Fires
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German firemen stand amid ruins of a building shattered by bombs of raiding British airmen, who raked
Berlin in waves. The photograph was passed by the German censor.
Four Square Club
To Stage Debate
Next Mon. Night
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Prizes Will Be Awafded to
. Winners in Pistol
Tournament.
• The Four Square Club will
have as its entertainment pro
gram next Monday night at 7:00
p. m. a debate between two
representing th Porterdale Mill
and th Osprey Mill. The subject I
of the debate will be:
“Resolved that Porterdale Mill
is of more value to Bibb Mfg. Co.
than Osprey Mill.” Of course it
will be all in fun as debates usual
ly are. The affirmative side will
be represented by Walt Reynolds,
Marvin Gats and James Vining.
The Negative side will consist of
Hayden Christian, Albert Moody
and Marvin Polk.
The Entertainment Committee
fro last wek furnished the Club'
with target practice for a contest 1
to be held laer between he Night) I
Hawks and Foui Squar Clubs, i
Prizes were awarded the high i
scorers, who were: i
With .22 Caliber pistol: First I
Prize—J. T. Jaynes; Second j
Prize—Walter Reynolds; Third
Prize—Otis Duke.
With Air Pistol: First Prize—
W. C. Ivy; Second Prize—Emory
Christian; Third Prize—Otis Duke.
The financial statement for the
first week in the new year was
as follows: On hand, $185.86; Re
ceipts from all sources, $66.90; Ex
penditures, $19.10; Balance on
hand, $233.66.
Last Rites Tues.
For MrS. Skinner
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Mrs. William A. Skinner, Mans
field resident, died last Monday
I afternoon at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. C. E. Marks. She
was 80 years old.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Tuesday afternoon at the
Starrsville Church with the inter
ment following in the
Cemetery. Rev. O. L. Vickery of
ficiated.
Mrs Skinner is survived by
son, Howard Skinner, of Coving- j
ton and five daughters, Mrs.
Pearl Harwell, and M.fs. A. L.
Harwell, Atlanta, Mrs. T. L.
Marks, and Mrs. C. E. Marks.
Mansfield, and Mrs. R. J- Hays,
Wrens
The News extends sympathy
the survivors. J. C. Harwell –
Sons were in charge of the funeral
arrangements.
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Sundav School will begin at
2:30 p. m. on next Sunday after
n0O n at the Gum Creek Presby
ter j an church, 8 miles north of
rovington Visitors " always wel
.come. i
Emory-at-Oxford |
Classes Begin
Classes were begun in earnest
for all students at Emory at Ox
ford yesterday when the largest ]
freshman class in the history of
the junior college had completed
the routine of “Orientation Week” ]
and, the sophomores had returned
for their last year on the old Ox
ford campus. The regular classes
in the Academy were begun last
Thursday. j !
A full week of activities which
has featured placement tests has
had the new men on the go. Rec
reational activities has enjoyed a
prominent part in the program.
A tennis tournament making up a
bracket of 51 new men is in full
sway under the direction of Coach
Lee Harwell.
As a part of the Orientation
Week program , D r. Harvey W.
Cox, president of the Emory uni
versity system, delivered a talk
to the Freshmen Monday after
noon in which he pointed out the
necessity of acqu iring knowledge
and j. be 0 f jj wisely.
According to the latest figures
from the office at Oxford the en
rollment including the Academy,
freshmen and sophomore classes,
is now more than two hundred.
All-Night Sing
Scheduled Sat.
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Scheduled for Saturday night
is the biggest event in the history
of the Newton county singing as
sociation. Plans are for an all
night singing convention at
Heard-Mixon school auditorium
beginning at 10 o’clock p. m., and
continuing vocally until morning,
The event is sponsored by the
Womans Missionary society of the
Redoak church and the public is
urged to attend as some of the
outstanding quartets of the state
will be on deck to render sing
ing.
Some of the quartets invited
j or tke a ii- n jght affair are the
Goolsley quartet, of Griffin which
f ea t ures Bob and Bill, ages six
and e ight in a special duet num
ber . withers, of Barnesville; Miss
Eii za peth Father, Macon; Silver
( 0wni Thomaston; Harmony, of
Atli ens ; Buford quartet of Buford;
fjenson, of Atlanta; Fowler of
Stone Mountain; the McDonough
q llar t,et; Covington Mill; Dooley,
0 f j aS per; Newton County; Four
square of Porterdale and the
Jones and Rainbow quartets of
Gainesville.
Rev. H. Frank Barfield is the
chairman of the following com
™tfee which will arrange the
schedule^of the program: B. F.
Dooley, rover or on an
N. Jones. |
Barbecue and soft drinks will I
be available for all who attend,
Presbyterian Men
Hear Address by
Noted Evangelist i
Speaker Urges Listeners to
Take Larger Part in
Religious Activities
Dr. Bascom Anthony, well
I i.vn .Methodist minister and
vangelist, addressed the men of
th e Covington Presbyterian church
on last Friday night at the supper
meeting.
Dr. Anthony spoke on Evange
lism”, starting the urgent demand
for every Christian to be engaged
in some phase of religious wit
nessing. His unique philosophy of
home-spun simplicity, delightful
sense of humor, combined W'ith
deep human understanding and an
unmistakable sincerity of purpose,
left an impression upon the minds
and hearts of his listeners that
time will not soon remove.
The next meeting of the Pres
byterian Men’s Fellowship Group
will be held on Friday evening,
October 18th.
Union Service At
Methodist Ch. Sun.
A union service of all the Cov
ington churches will be held at
the First Methodist Church on
next Sunday night at eight o'clock.
There will be special music and
Dr. Sidney Gates will preach. The
public is cordially invited to at
tend this worship service.
Answering the Roll Call
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National Guardsmen of the 71st Regiment leave their dressing rooms to
answer roll call in their New York headquarters as they prepare to go
into federal service. Guardsmen are to receive one year of training
with the army. - .
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
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INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE ;
AND PROSPERITY
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Appointed Temporary i 1
Chairman For County i,
By State Director 1
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DISTRICT HIT
Newton Delegation Praises
His Record in
Congress.
The official convention to nom
inate the Congressman from the
Fourth Georgia Congressional
District was held last Friday in
Griffin. More than seventy-five
delegates from the fifteen coun
ties comprising the District were
on hand for the convention,
which was held in the Episcopal
parsonage.
The delegates from Newton
County were A. M. Campbell, Bel
mont Dennis, C. O. Nixon, and
Isaac Robertson. Mr. Nixon was
elected as a member of the com
mittee appointed to count • the
fourth district votes.
The nominating speech, placing
the name of the present Congress
man, Albert Sidney Camp, before
the delegates was made by
CRarles Redwine, who is slated
to be the President of the State
Senate when that body convenes
after the first of the year. Mr.
Redwine was high in his praise
of Congressman Camp.
The delegates also passed by a
unanimous vote two resolutions.
Quimby Melton, editor of the
Griffin Daily News, proposed the
first resolution. Mr. Melton com
mended the work of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, in high
terms and the convention went on
record as doing likewise.
The second resolution was in
troduced by Belmont Dennis, ed
itor of the Covington News, in be
half of the Newton County dele
gation. It was unanimously adopt
ed. The resolution placed by the
ST co "" l, grou,> ,oW
A RESOLUTION
A- M - Campbell, A. B. Dennis,
C. O. Nixon, and Isaac Rob
ertson of Newton County.
Whereas, the 76th session of the
Congress of the United States has
been a momentus one in the his
tory of our country, the one in
which the Selective Service bill
W'as passed, and
Whereas, we, the Fourth Geor
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NUMBER 38
Organization Meeting to B*
Held in the Near i'
Future.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
TO BE ORGANIZED
IN ALL COUNTIES
Clubs to (generate Interest
And Enthusiasm In the i
Democratic Slate.
R. P. “Pat” Campbel, recently
elected Senator for the 34th Dis
organizaion chairman for the
trict, has been apointed temporary i
Roo6evelt-Wallace Club in Newton
County, according to information,
received this week from Ellis Arn
all, State Director o fthe move*
ment.
Mr. Campbel told a News repre
sentative last night that he plans
to hold an organization meeting
of Democrats in the very near fu
ture. A definite date has not been
as yet selected.
Th purpose of this committe#
will be to elect a slate of perma
nent officers and to appoint work
j ing committees. The purpose in- of
organization is to generate y
! terest and enthusiasm in he Dem- f
ocratic ticket which will be voted |
on in the general election on No
vmber 5.
In speaking of the Roosevelt -
Wallace organization Mr. Camp- -
bell pointed out that the State
of Georgia has always been a
citadel of Democratic strength and
that while teh party is assured of
a tremendous vicory fo President l
Roosevelt and other Democrats
nominees, they are anxious to
make that victory as impressive
as possible.
In his letter to Mr. Campbell,
Arnall said, “it would be nothing
short of a calamity for the Amer- I,
ican people to turn our govern
ment over to untrained and un
skilled hands at this time, the
most perilous time, in the 164
years of our nation’s history,
j Henry --- Jordan Is
Newest Rotarian
The regular meeing of the Ro
tary Club was held in the De
Laney Hotel Tuesday noon. Th#
meeting was called to order by
the president, Guy Robinson, who,
after the singing of America,
called upon Jim McKay for pray
er.
After several important an
nouncements were made, th#
meeting was turned over to Char
lie Forester, program chairman.
Most of the time was then used
in the introduction and accep
tance of Henry Jordan, of Em
ory at Oxford, as a new member,
Otis Dorough made a short talk
in presenting the new member,
Charlie Forester gave the accep
tance speech in which he wel
comed Mr. Jordan into Rotary
and emphasized the high ideals
on which it stands. A short res
ponse was made by Mr. Jordan.
After the adjournment th#
Board of Directors composed of
Guy Robinson, W. C. McGahee,
Tom Hay, George Stauffacher, E.
W. Exley, Dr. S. L. Waites, Mil
ton Brogdon, A. M. Bennett, H«
L. King and Chan Smith, met in
an important session.
Frank Comer, of Porterdale, wgf
introduced as a visitor.
Group Conference
Planned October 5
Group Conference. District 5,
Woman’s Auxiliary of the Atlanta
Presbytery will meet October 5,
10:00 a. m. EST, with the Porter
dale church. This group consists
of Bethany, Conyers, Covington,
Lithonia, Porterdale and Smyrna
and they are invited to be pres
ent. An interesting program is be
ing planned.