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Volume 76
a. Farmer Applies 3-Fold Remedy; j I
Makes Success _ ot g U Habersham 11 r* Farm
Millis A. Ivester moved
pen Lk the old worn-out home
to end of Haber
Ice in the upper
unty he applied his rem
, m C0 farming: little
fcr successful and lots
nning. determination,
har d work.
’hat was 25 years ago. Today,
.(ill believes in that old adage,
it has paid him dividends,
ivester bad a wife and five
ildren when he returned to the
k homeplace, then a “patch of
L and pile of rocks. bor- His
L rth was nothing. He
Led wo livestock, and
$450 to buy
farm was purchased on long
t
n e credit.
During this time, Ivester has
ide a good living and educated
children, In addition, he to
i? of land that
y owns 197 acres
was reared on. It is now a
m of high fertility, growing
peat variety of crops. Indeed,
progress has been one of re
S advancement.
arkabie
Now this Habersham county
rmer hasn’t tried to make a lot
money from farming. His pri
ary aim has been to make plenty
[food and feed, Then he sells
he surplus. In this way, the Ives
family has lived at home, and
asn't had to worry about not
aving plenty t° ea ^- i
Idle acres find no place All his in Ives- land |
< farm program.
cultivation, pas
a ,d taniiei production. And
the fact that he
- ciops annually on
nder cultivation.
sell balanced farming will |
ay and will build the soil,” the
j year old north Georgia farmer
dared, in recalling his farm I
togress during the past quarter
enturv. “My farm was so poor
5 years ago that my neighbors
dvsed me not to try to make a
king on it. But I determined to
jry Uk, it. It meant a lot of hard
but 1 think I’ve got one °f
lie best farms in the section
low.
I ‘'Be moderate in farming, go
Bow and don't give up,” Ivester i
Uvises. “I’ve lost money on some
things through experimenting.
fut fcble in the long run, it was profi
because I found out by the
results. This way, I knew what
d do next time.”
Ivester is one of those farmers,
fho as far as possible, likes to op
rate his farm on a pay as you
0 method. Nothing except a
w essentials which can’t be j
fown aises on the farm is bought. He |
plenty of meat, corn, wheat,!
pits and vegetables.
This Georgia farmer, however,
fas pming. a secret for his successful
That’s the improvement
f his cultivated land. He grows
lorn—35 to 40 bushels to the
F e - And he does it with stable
panme and cover crops.
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Reglar Services
At Pres. Church 11
Religious services at the Coving
ton Presbyterian church on Sun
day, September 29th, have been
anouneed as follows:
9:45 a. m. Sunday School witfi
classes for all ages.
11:00 a. m. Morning worship,
with sermon by the pastor—“A
Rendezvous With Life.”
Dr. Gates will also bring a spec
ial message to the children and
young people—“It’s Just Like The
Plan!”
6:45 p. m. Young People’s
meeting.
8:00 p. m. Union service at the
First Methodist Church.
Rally Day will be observed in
the Sunday School on Sunday, Oc
tober 6th. A special program will
be presented ndaa F.F yHo:
be presented and a large atten
dance is expected. You are invited
to all services.
FFA Boys Attend
Dis. Conference
The Palmer Stone chapter F. F.
A. was represented at the North
West Georgia F. F. A. conference
at Douglasville Friday afternoon
and night. A very interesting pro
gram was worked out by the dis
trict offices.
The dedication of the new voca
tional building at Douglasville
was the high light of the day.
Friday evening the initiation for
the >unior Farmer degree was
held. This degre is given to boys
having one year in vocational agri
culture, and meeting certain re
quirements of the organization-
148 boys took th degree. Those
representing the Palmer Stone
Chapter and taking the degree
were Lester Harper, J. L. Owens,
and C. H. Berry.
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RaCOm Anthony
Speaer at Emory
Dr. Bascom Anthony, well!
known retired minister of the
South Georgia Conference, was
the guest speaker at the chapel
exercises at Emory at Oxford last
Friday morning. He used as his
subject, “Education.”
Dr. Anthony is no stranger on
the Oxford campus where he
spends a week each year during
the spring season. This annual
invitation to visit the campus for
a week’s speaking engagement
was renewed and accepted for
this year while Dr. Anthony was
on the campus last week.
Aid , GlVen 1 l he
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Farmers Of County
Ralph Pennington, assistant R.
R. Superintendent, is taking appli
cations for loans to purchase mul
es, tools and fertilizer on the farm.
Those eligible must be either
share croppers, half croppers or
day laborers.
(This is a guest column written
by W. A. iDud) Childers, friend
of Tom Kinney's.)
Bv DI D CHILDERS
What effect does talking about
a skunk have on Fred? . . . Why
did Savilla say she could stand in
a corner by herself? ... Was
Buck mad? . . Had a good time
.
at Indian Springs Saturday nite
Does Jay and Snig wish htey
. .
ha da crooked finger like someone
else I know: . . . Wonder why so
many of the boys wish they were
only 17, Why did Snig, Wal
. . .
ter and Pug go to Atlanta Satur
day, . . . Olin left for Kentucky
Monday for college . . . Has any
one got any old comic books they
don’t need: ... if so give them
to Pug . . . Why does James Hop
kins spend so much time at Buddy
Baker’s house, especially on Fri
day nites: . . Snig met SNAG
.
Sunday nite . How are the
. .
Boy Scouts getting along, fine I
hope . . . Who played tug-o-war
with German and Hardy Saturday
nite: ... Did Hardy and Margie
R. make up Saturday nite?
although it seemed L. W. was
more interested in Savilla - . . . |
jst like ST am
burgers with oins . Who took!
them to ride and made them sit
COVIN GTON, G E ORG IA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1940
Cam P Nominated
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gis ...
ably represented by the Honorable
A. Sidney Camp, who worked not
only untiringl y for his country,
but for every constituent in his
District
Now Therefore, BE IT RE
RESOLVED, that this convention
go on record as indorsing whole
heartedly the splendid work of
our able Congressman, and to |
commend him for the forthright
stand which he has taken on all
issues.
Respectfully submitted,
A. M. CAMPBELL,
BELMONT DENNIS,
C. O. NIXON,
Delegates from Newton County
Fourth District Congressional
Committee
Following the morning session
a delicious luncheon was enjoyed
by the delegates in the basement
of the Parsonage. The meal was
prepared and served by the wom
en of Griffin.
After the luncheon, Congress
man Camp made an eloquent
speech of acceptance. He outlined
in detail his work in the Nation’s
capitol and pledged his best efforts
to every man, woman and child
in the fourth district.
Everyone present was deeply
impressed by the evident sincere
desire of Mr. Camp to serve his
constituents in every conceivable
way, especially the industries in
the fourth district.
Congressman Camp is a life long
Democrat and a native of New
nan. He was educated in the j
public schools of Newnan and
Coweta county, and later at the
University of Georgia, where he
received his law degree. From
1915 to 1917 he served as chair
man of the Democratic Executive
Committee for Coweta county. .
During the first world war he
served two years as a member of
tho Headquarters ' Detachment
eighty second division, of the A.
E. F. I
In 1924 he was a delegate to
the National Democratic Conven
tion, held that year in New York
£j ty . jj e servec j as a member of
the lower house in the Georgia
General Assembly from 1923 until
1928. During part of this period
he served as chairman of he ju
diciary committee.
In 1934 he was appointed as as- i
sistant District Attorney for the
northern district of Georgia and
held that post until 1939.
He is a member of the Masons,
Shriners, Kiwanis Club, the Meth
odist Church and the American
Legion. He married in 1925 and
jj as ^ wo children,
He entered the United States
Congress in 1939, following a
special election on August 1 of
that year. He was elected to the
post made vacant by the death
of the late Congressman E. M.
Owen.
He has served his district since
that time. His excellent training
and keen insight on human nature
have done much to make him an
outstanding servant of the pub
lie.
PICKOUTS
- By -
TOM KINNEY
j) r Harvev Cox
•
Speaks at Emory
“The Hope of American Democ
racy lies with the college men,”
declared Dr. Harvey W Cox, pres
ident of Emory university system,
in speaking to the faculty and
new students gathered in the old
chapel at Emory at Oxford Mon
day afternoon The speaker used
as his subject “ Get Knowledge,”
and he went on to emphasize that
knowledge without wisdom is bad.
“The proper use of knowledge
is wisdom and wisdom in action
develops character,” said the visit
ing college president as he urged
the college students to be wise in
studying our American Democra
cy which is being threatened to
day.
D?. Cox was presented by Pro
fessor W. A. Carlton, who pre
sided at the meeting.
Rev. Olin Rowe
Leaves For College
Rev. Olin Rowe, young Metho
dist of Covington Mills, left Mon
day afternoon for Asberry Col
lege in Wilmington, Kentucky,
where he will study for the min
Young Rowe’s friends in the
istry.
spiritual group of the Wojnan’s
Christian Service organization
met at the home of Mrs. Fred L.
Kinney Monday afternoon to give
a handkerchief shower for the de
P ar *i n S Bible student. A pen and
pencil set were given in token of
friendship.
Freshmen-F acuity
Dinner Last Sat.
The annual Freshman-Faculty
dinner at Emory at Oxford was
held in the Haygood dining room
last Saturday evening as a part j
of the program of. “Orientation:
Week.” \
The new students were wel- j
comd in behalf of the faculty by
Professor Henry Jordan, who act
ed as toastmaster. The freshman
response was made by Jack John
son, of High Springs, Fla. Speer
Buidette, president of the student
^ody made a short talk extending
a welcome in behalf of the old
students.
The entire faculty, including
all the family members, were pre
sented to the new students. Pro
fessor and Mrs. Jimmie Le Conte,
and Professor Smith Harris, the
new additions to the faculty,
were introduced by Professor Jor
dan. Mrs. Janie B. Smith, who
is beginning her fifteenth year as
dietician at the college, received a
warm welcome when presented.
Birth Ai icementi
Dr. and Mrs. O. C. Harper an
nounce the birth of a son, on Fri
day September 20th at Emory
University Hospital, whom they
have named Oscar Coursey III.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Duke an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Shirley Ann, on September 20th.
Newton County
Fair
(Continued from Page One)
in size to the Newton County Fair.
Featured in the amusement sec
tion of the fair will be he Stew
a t-Brothers Troupe. This group
is an outstanding high aerial com
edv act and comes to the fair this
year with excellent recommenda
tions, as entertainers of the hign
est type.
Another new feature is the
“Swooper” ride. This will be the
first time that this ride has ever
been brought to Newton County.
It is the only ride of its kind trav
eling on the road with an or
ganized carnival today.
The carnival for the amusement
arena will be the L. J. Heath
Shows. This organization is con
sidered one of the best units on
the road and is also considered
among the cleanest.
The Legion Fair committee has
spared no efforts in making this
year’s fair the best that Newton
County has ever had. They have
laid careful plans and followed
them through. In view of this the
people of this area will undoubt
edly find much of interest to them
at the fair this year.
County Agent
(Continued from Page One)
j ar g e num ber 0 f renters in New
( on Ccnmty who- could easily be
come land owners and not pay any
more each year than the rent they
are now paying.
Be sure to seed winter legumes
according to specifications this fail
if you expect to draw pay through
the AAA. Unless the land grew
the same kind of crop during the
past two years the seed must be
inoculated. Unless a fertilizer was
used this year that contained a
high pere cent of Acid Phosphate
then the legume must have Acid
Phosphate applied at seeding time
at the rate of 200 pounds per
acre or where basic slag is used
400 pounds is required. These re
quiremens must be met or no pay
so be sure to do the job right.
A, us t. r jan Winter Peas must be
a (. ra t e gg p 0Unc i s
of seed per acre, Hairy Vetch 20
pounds, Clean Crimson Clover 15
pounds, Chaffy Crimson Clover 40
pounds, Smooth Vetch 20 pounds
For each acre seeded corectly a
payment of $1.50 per acre will be
made. The Payment for the phos
phate used is 50 cents per hundred
pounds, for basic slag the payment
is $1.50 for each 500 pounds used.
Correct seeding gives the best
results and gets the AAA payment
also.
in the back seat? (you know the
odor) . Did Skinny get his
• .
bow 13 a? (Editor’s note: I
. . .
got my bow. tie but did Dud
Childers get that date?) . . - Does
Homer Doster want to join Spook
ie and Junior in Hawaii? ... It
won’t be long before we will have
enough boys in the service to have
a standing army for dar old Cov
ington Why did Charles ward
. . .
to go to Clarkston Sunday? . . .
It seems funny to work a little
over a year before you find out
you aren’t old enough . . • When
was Big Cooter Payne 18? ... ■
Wonder where all the skunks come
from that are found in the weave
shop? Have you ever seen
. . .
Buck Jitter Bug? . . . Who was
interested in another fellow’s
story Sunday nite at Rut’s place?
Some people sure can gossip,
can’t they A. C.? Fred says
Will Cannon was stopped in Ox
ford Sunday nite for speeding . .
Does anyone wanta help me cut
wood-if so apply at my office
Who came to see Doris and
.
Nora Lee Sunday afternoon? .
I wish some folks would pay their
debts (Mary and Ann) . . -P. S.:
If Tom Kinney is caught in the
draft you might have to put up
with this sort of writing all the
time.
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CHATTER
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Local .. County .. State
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By THE OFFICE BOY
(Continued from Page One)
. . . cause we just can't wait to
see her.
Now, I’m plum rich! Have not
had any good paper sauce since I
lived on Monticello Street and
Horace Lunsford, my best neigh
bor, always made me a supply
when he made his . . . and now
he has sent me two of the prettiest
bottles I ever saw . . . and that’s
not all . . . I’ll be “pepped” up
for any occasion this winter ... I
always did want one of those long
strings of red pepper I saw hang
ing on peoples porches . . . just
thought they were to look pretty
. . . but no sire! that s the way
you keep pepper for winter sea- ,
sonings . . . Horace strung me a
long string and I m so happy over
it I don t think I can ever break
a pod off that string as much as
I love Red Pepper . . . Mrs. Jeff
Ramsey saw me taking it out of
the car and she said, “Don’t hang
that on your back porch Sonny,”
. . . Then I was all troubled . . .
aint that the way . . . when you
get something real fine that you
prize more than anything you
ever had just about . . . every
body you meet knows just how to
tell you to care for it . . . But
Horace had told me to hang it
there . . . They were about to
take my candy ... I could see
that pretty String of Pepper
moulding and dying or something,
so I could not eat it . . BUT,
.
that wasn’t the secret . . . “Why,”
sez I, mustn’t I put it on the porch,
that’s where they told me to hang
it!” “OH!” sez she, “Otis Nixon
will get it for his sausage this
winter.” What a relief! But if
he gets it I know I’ll get some
more of those good sausage he
makes . . . but he wouldn’t take
it all I know! ... I should be on
the job . . . so . . . just remem
ber if you want a little “Peppin’
up” this winter call on the Office
Boy . . . after the hours of . . .
-SWEEPIN’ UP
Mr. Herbert Vinning
Wins Golf Finals
Herbert Vining defeated J. T.
Cook, one up, in the final match
of the J. O. Porter golf tourna
ment that has been in progress for
sevei'al weeks.
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Hour Of Recreation 1
To Follow Program
The J. O. Porter Girl Reserves
met for the second meeting of the
year Monday night in the club
room. A group of selected songs
were sung and then the roll call
ed.
Mae Hardeman had charge of
the devotional. The latter part
of the program was a recreation
al one and the girls had fun play
ing games on the gym floor di
rected by Miss Louise Noyes.
The old officers presided at the
meeting. Next Monday night new
officers will be elected and the
girls will be divided into groups
later.
New programs and activities
have been planned for the girls
this year and quite a number of
new members have been added.
The Porter Reserves are planning
to make this a “red letter year.”
Record Crowd At
Revival Opening
Rev. jj Fr an k Barfield, pastor
the Cov'ington Mill Methodist
church opened his revival last
Sunday before a packed house,
Some 300 attended the opening j
sermon which was titled “ Pre- !
pare and Repair.”
The meetings will continue to I
run through this week and are
scheduled to close Sunday night. I
Many new converts are expected I
to come from this week’s reviv- ;
al.
Prayer services for the revival
are conducted at seven o’clock
every night in the prayer room
The singing is conducted by Choir
Leader Ralph Watkins and begins
at 7:30 O’clock, the preaching
services beginning at 8 O’clock,
The public is invited to attend
these revival services.
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Rockdale Legion
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The fifth annual Rockdalf j
County Legion Fair will open next |
Monday at the New Fair Ground:
in Rockdale County. This year’: j
show promises to be the best ye
offered. The officials say that th( T
Fair will be held and in newly con- 'j, ) ' i
structed buildings for enter:
tainment there will be complet! 1
a
new line of shows and rides. I
Two important features of th
Fair, the live stock show and thi I"
poultry show, will again be of
feted this with the live stocl n
year, •
show beginning on Thursday an<.
the Poultry show on Wednesday. ,
Every afternoon and night dur
ing the fair week, the world’' |
Sensational Aerial Comedy Ac
will be offered the fair visitor:
This act is well known throughou 1 ii ■
the country for the high type per !
formance that they render, and :
is being offered by the fair of j!
ficials as a free attraction. ii
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