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jilroad War Board
raised For Work In
World’s War Of 1917
Department Official
presses Confidence in
fhe Railroads
jtors Note: The following is an
by tlie Honorable Louis
tss Assistant Secretary of
on, at the dedica
It was given the
ceremony commemorating
of the Railroad War
lees The ceremony was
i of 1917. C. last
i(i in Washington, D.
26.
iring the first World’s War,
Board rendered invaluable
to the nation by coordmat
ce transportation facilities of
he Railroads at time
American a
transportation of both man
.
and war materials was of
er
I importance. world condi
view of present
and the significance of Mr.
remarks, the full text of
eeh is printed below.
e, m the War Department,
full confidence in the innate
eity, m the cooperaive spirit,
it ability and in the patriotism
u-railroads to cope successful
nth the transportation prob
. that any grave military emer
y w ould involve. Our faith is
[founded. spirit which
lie cooperative
road executives displayed dur
the World War, I am confident,
| always be present to tide us
r any serious military crisis
t may arise in the future. Ev
day they manifest their help
less,
ment and from maneuver area to
theater of operations is not de
veloped along sound lines, then no
transportation system in the world,
no matter how efficient it may be,
will be able to function effectively.
If the Army and Navy plans for
the procurement, the transporta
tion and the storage of munitions
are not well worked out and coor
dinated, then all the best efforts
of the industry can be nullified.
We admit our shortcomings of
1917-18, and are determined that
they shall not be repeated. In 1917-
18 we waited until war was declar
ed before we selected our canton
ment sites. Today, we already have
established many training areas.
During the World War we permit
ted five Army purchasing agencies
and the Navy to bid against each
other for supplies, loading and un
loading facilities and for transpor
tation. Today, "re have plans for
the co< ation of p mrement
activities, which do away with in
terdepartmental competition.
In the 1 as t military emerg
ency we concentrat'd the
production of munitions into a
narrow geographical area in
the eastern part of the
United States. Todp- we have
more than 10,000 private plants
scattered throughout the entire
country, which are prepared to
meet a war load. In selecting each
of these plants, we carefully ex
amined its available transporta
lion facilities and assured cours
es of their adequacy.
Our Army and our Navy should
be better prepared tha nthey were
but expeditiously the munitions
in 1917-18 to handle and to distri
bute expeditiously the munitions
which industry would turn aver
to them. They have avowed that
never again will they permit the
congestion of terminals and miles
of railroad sidings with thousands
of cars awaiting unloading.
Our transportation plans are not
rigid. hTey do not contemplate the
regimenting of the railroads. They
merely seek to establish a broader
spirit of cooperation and a practi
cal method of meeting a grave situ
ation, if it should ever arise—and
may God grant that it shall' not.
There is no place in our plan ei
ther for government operation or
for government ownership.
Government operation of rail-
have added shop capacity to
hin equipment and they are
a serious effort to keep
stock up to the high stand
ihat has already been estab
have created and perfected
organization to meet the de
of war under private indi
management. The Associ
ol American Railroads with
regional function. It
? to meet jointly the corn
problems of peace and war
@ u 'ing up the individuality
ac one °f the separate
sys
- h e railroads are not in per
■'hape. No industry is or can
to be m ' a dynamic world.
ar e better prepared to meet a
tary emergency than in 1917
that no one is in doubt
ate problems but none that
be m °f by mutual under
Patience, courage and
successful operation of our
system to meet the emerg
s of u ar depends, however,
onh upon the industry
upon th itself.
e arrne d forces in whose
rest it must
and N operate. If the
avy program for the
the training, the
S and the moving of
g men u ° m home to
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The Covington Star Est. 1874.
School Officials
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he needs on the workings of the
selective service machinery.
The message reads:
“I wish I could personally talk
to each one of you about your
country's pressing need for a
stronger defense, and its vital
meaning to you, your family, and
the whole nation. I would like
to tell you that the task before us
today is as compelling as any that
ever confronted our people, and
I Would add that each of us must
willingly do his bit if we are to
hold fast our heritage of freedom
and our American way of life—
our national existence itself.
“And whether or not you are
to be among those selected, I wel
come you as one whose name has
been inscribed on the roll of hon
or of those Americans ready, if
need be, to join in the common
defense of all.”
Army and Marine Corps enlist
ed men Tuesday began drawing
thv highest pay since the world
war, thanks to the dccir'on of con
gress to raise a new cnlzen sol
diery.
Methodist League
Elects Officers
The Porterdale Methodist Lea
gue elected new officers Sunday
night. The president is Miriam
Cole; vice president, Robert
Pounds; secretary, Carl Zeigler;
treasurer, Frances Davis; wor
ship chairman, Mildred Yancey;
evangelism, Bill Statham; mis
sions, world friendship and citi
zenship, Sybil Horning and Doro
thy Fincher; recreation and per
sonal development, Roberta Bail
ey and Truman Davis.
Before the election Miss Stan
ton read the scripture and Mir
iam Cole gave as a solo The Pray
er Perfect. Miss Wells and Miss
Noyes talked on criticism, de
served and undeserved.
The meeting time for the league
will be 6:15 each Sunday.
to two-thirds of all of our trans
portation needs the railroads can
and do meet. We must, therefore,
keep them financially sound and
physically strong. They are the
blood stream of American life in
peace and in war.
While I have talked about war,
let my words be not misconstrued
or my intentions misunderstood. In
America we ask only that we shall
be permitted to live and work and
build to greater things in peace;
in short, to carry on our normal
functions as a nation, at horn? and
roads is especially distasteful to
us. We have predicted our whole
industrial mobilization program
on the maintenance of the estab
lished American way of getting!
things done. Our railroads now
have proven their ability and their
capacity. Those who operate them
knew more about transportation
than any substitutes who could be
mobilized in the midst of a grave
crisis. The Army is not organized
to run the railroads. It is honest
enough to admit its own lack of
training and capacity. It does not
want the job. Moreover, it is sat
isfied that the railroads under pri
vate management are always in a
state of national defense and are
admirably suited to transport men
and munitions in time of war. With
the job of running a war on our
hands, we would have all we could
do without embarking on an ex
periment in government operation
or ownership.
Personally and officially, I am
opposed to government ownership.
I do not want to put on the public
payrolls the thousands upon thou
sands of wage-earners, now pri
vately employed by the American
railroads. I em against revolution
izing our whole system of private
investment, and. perhaps jeopardiz
ing the value of railroad stocks and
bonds held by banks, insurance
companies, educational institutions
and others. I dislike the idea of an
absolute state monopoly in the
field of transportation; and I as
sure you that the plans of the
Army and Navy Munitions Board
in no way encourage government
ownership or operation of rail
rdads.
The railroads play a tremend
ous role in the development of
our country. They serve every one
of our forty-eight states. They
bring ur people more closely to
gether and knit them into a co
hesive national unit. Other trans
portation agencies, such as water,
air, bus and truck, have their
place in the economic life of
America, b u t the railroad still
. predominates. These may supple
ment the railroad, but they can
| never replace it. From three-fifths
abroad, not at the point of a bay
onot but according to sound gov
ernmental and business methods.
Our whole philosophy as a people
is opposed to war.
Thus we are organized for peace.
The railroads and all industry are
geared to the productive and pro
gressive ways of peace. That this
progress may not be halted by the
mailed fist of war is our fervent
prayer. But it will take more than
prayers to protect it. We would be
rash, indeed: yes, even criminally
negligent, if in a world where
armed men are on the march, and
reckless leaders reach with greedy
hands for conquest by force, we
failed to do the things that are
necessary to defend our American
heritage.
In preparedness we shall find our
greatest assurance of peace. So
we are preparing to hold that
which is ours, by peaceful means
if possible but by force if force
Is brought against us in spite of
everything we shall do to discour
age it In this spirit, let the pro-
5E— - ram 0 f the War Department be
b, =„ p,opl, we *..1
carrj it to fulfillment not in se
cret conclave, but in the light of
constructitve publicity, to the end
that our people shall be informed,
and being informed will under
stand.
We are making definite progress
in our preparedness program only
progress toward which not
the railroads, but all elements
American society are contiibuting.
We still have much to do, but with
the President’s alert attention
our needs and the cooperation
Congress, we have every
dence that we shall reach our
jective. of the
We want an Army
led, the best trained, the
armed. and the best
fighting men in the
Army that can be transported,
plied, and replenished by an
cient transportation
Army that will not threaten
weak and oppressed—an
that will stand majestically
guard over the peace we
cherish!
COVINGTON, GEORGIA,_ TH URSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1940
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Leaders Pay
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your suggestions, and your sup
port to make it a better represen
tative of your community..”
THE MAYOR SPEAKS
I am glad to take this opportun
ity of adding my voice to that of
civic, governmental, and business
leaders all over the United States,]
in praise of the service which
newspapers render to their com
munity, their state, and their na
tion.
I am glad that a special week in
the year has been set aside by the
President and the Governor dur
ing which we may pay tribute to
our own local newspaper, and
newspapers all over the country.
In times of stress such as we live
in today, the newspaper stands
out as the guardian of democracy
and of our personal liberties.
Newspapers give us an insight in
to local, national, and internation
al events which were impossible
only a few years ago. They not
only give us comprehensive news
of events in which we are inter
ested. but they guide public opin
ion in the editorial columns.
S. L. WAITES,Mayor
FROM THE COUNTY SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT
Without the local newspaper,
school functions in Newton Coun
ty wrnuld be tremendously handi
capped, E. L. Ficquett, Superin
tendent of Schools, stated this
week in thanking this newspaper
for its support.
“I am indeed glad that the
President and the Governor have
aside this week as National News
paper Service Salute, so that the
whole country ca nstop to consid
er what newspapers mean to their
communities.
Schools should be especially
grateful for their home-town news
papers, because the newspaper is
always active behind every school
movement. We are deeply consci
ous of the large amount of news
the paper runs for us on school
functions, without which our
work would be tremendously
handicapped,
“I wish to say that we do every
thing possible to encourage our
students t oread th elocal news
paper, and train them to respect
and support the newspaper as good
citizens of this community should.
w. 0 OOMJOH. £ EMORY
AT A OXFORD, SA\S
“I have always read the adver
tisements in the Covington News,
but I am glad that the celebration
of National Newspaper Service
Week reminds us of what a bene
fit to the community the news
paper really is. Sometimes we
don’t fully appreciate the things
we come into daily contact with.”
EDGAR WOOD SAYS—
“While the local newspaper
renders a real service to the adver
tiser, it renders an even greater
service to the community. I
know that the advertisements and
the news items in the News con
stitute a letter from home to the
people i nthe surrounding terri
tory, bringing them into Coving
ton to trade. I realize that by pub
licizing local events, the newspa
per keeps our people at home, in
stead of letting them wander off
into other communities to trade.
SPECIAL TO THE COVINGTON
NEWS by INTERCITY NEWS
SERVICE
NEW YORK, Oct. 2—(ICN)—
Th high honor recently achieved
by The Covington, Ga. News
when at the 54th Anual Conven
tion of the Georgia Press Associa
tion in Macon, it captured the first
place Sam Wilkes Trophy for best
display advertising, found keen re
flection here today in congratula
tions and commendation from
foremost figures in the fields of
journalism, advertising and educa
tion.
Among the first to expres his
good wishes was Edwin S. Friend
ly, business manager of The New
York Sun and nationally active in
A. N. P. A. affairs. Said Mr.
Friendly, “I am glad to commend
a successful piece of newspaper
work. It is something of N a real tri
umph to wi na competitive award
of this nature. The problems fac
ing the community newspapers
are none the less weighty ones. To
face them successfully and come
out on top is a fitting reward for
responsibilities well met. Congrat
ulations to publisher Belmont
Dennis an dto his associates on
the paper.” ;
Another to extend gretings and j
good wishes on the occasion wasj
James W. Gerard, America’s fam
ous war-time ambassador to Ger
many. Mr. Gerard said, “Sincere,
good wishes to the Covington, Ga.|
News o nits excellent showing in
the Press Association competition,
and to its community for having
this pace-setting paper.” |
Charles Merz, editor of the New
York Times said, “The winning of
Sam Wilkes Trophy for best dis
play advertising in this lively com
petition is an achievement of which
The Covington News may well be
proud. I hope that it continues its
good work.”
George Gordon Battle, eminent
attorney and former president of
the Southern Society of New York
said: “The history of newspapers
has shown that fro mthe smaller
papers of today spring the leaders
of the future. No doubt the man
agement and staff of The Coving
ton News will take this endorse
ment of its successful past
as an incentive to further achieve-
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Covington Boy At
V. of Ga. Promoted
According to information receiv
ed this week from the University
of Georgia, James W. Lassiter, of
Covington, was among the stu
dents receiving promotions in the
R. O. T. C. unit for the year of
1940-41.
Mr. Lassiter was promoted to
the rank of Captain. He serves in
the cavalry unit.
ment. The awards deserve con
gratulations.
Don Robinson, editor of The
American Press, publisher’s na
tional organ, stated: “The award
marks The Covington News not
only as a real journalistic
but as a community business lead
er. Its fine showing in advertising
display is impressive and calls for
congratulations and warm good
wishes for continued success.” *
Earle Pearson, general manager
of The Advertising Federation of
America, said, “Congratulations to
The Covington, Ga. News. Perhaps
even more important than this ace
award is the permanent placi The
News has buil| fo ritself in the life
of its community during its three
quarter century o^ publication. No
doubt the same alertness and pro
gressive outlook which contributed
to its first-rate display advertising
are undoubtedly exercised as well
in its editorial departments. All
good wishes!”
Dr. Henry Bailey Rathoone,
chairman of the Department of
Journalism at New York Universi
ty said, “In this journalistic era of
keen competition and technical im
provement, The Covington News
has commanded the statewide fav
orable attention of competent
judges in spheres beyond its own
community. Cities are judged by
the newspapers they support and
The Npws’ record will make pieas
ant reading, not only for publish
er Dennis but for his fellow citi
zens of Covington who have work
ed with him in his success.”
From the American Association
of Advertising Agencies of which
John Benson is preident, came,
“The Four-A is interested to
learn of the coveted trophy won
by the Covington News in the
Georgia Press Association and
takes this opportunity of extend
ing all good wishes to manage
ment and s|aff.”
The New York Advertising Club
stated, “We are indeed pleased
to have this opportunity of offer
ing sincere felicitations to The
Covington News on its success.
It is always a privilege to con
gratulate a good piece of newspa
per work.”
SECOND SECTION OF
YOUR COUNTY
NEWSPAPER
NUMBER 30
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make him sick . . . and remember
that Mother would give that,babe
anything on earth that would not
hurt it . . . and remember too that
there is someone in your home,
wherever that home is, who is
praying that you will not reach
out for the things in life that will
make you sick spiritually.
Shux! Old sentimental again . . .
and by the way, we are wonder
ing as we write, how our friend,
Mrs. Woodriff is. She spent some
time in an Atlanta hospital and
we are wondering how that Oscar
Harper is liking his new home?
And just when Irene will make
her debut in Covington?
We had a glimpse at the Fair in
Atlanta this week and as we
watched the 4-H Club boys spread
their country cured hams on a
shelf to be shown ... we though!
of Mr. Jeff Nixon . . . and what
cured him . . . it was country ham |
. . . he woke up at an unearthly
hour of the day and wanted a fire
made in the stove and ham cooked
. . . hadn’t been able to eat for
weeks . . . Shux, I think they were
starving him . . . for he ate ham
and cornbread and it cured him!
I’ve been hungry ever since . .
until" yesterday . . . Whatter you
think Mrs. Nixon sent me? Well,
you may not believe it for I could
not if I had not seen it . . . she
sent me a beautiful, and deliciou:
strawberry pie . . . fresh strawber
ries out of her garden . . . and she
sent along with the pie a bunch of
berries with the leaves on them so
1 would KNOW they were fresh
. . . and Yum Yum! it was good
. . . we know now who makes all
those good things at her house Mr.
Otis has had credit for . . . bu
Otis has had credit for . . . but
in’ on some sausage this Fall • .
while I’m . . .
SWEEPIN’ UP.
Cooking School
Sponsored by
Major Appliance
The Major Appliance Company
announces with pleasure that ar
rangements have been completed
for cooking school to be conducted
by Miss Kathleen Crow noted lec
turer and home economist of the
Spry Research Kitchens Cam
bridge Mass, who is making a lec
ture tour. This feature event will
be held Oct. 23 24 25 at Covington
Gymnasium.
A printed program containing
all the recipes tested and approved
in the Spry Research Kitchens
will be presented to each person
attending. Delicious and econom
ical dishes will be prepared cook
ed on the stage, explained stey by
step to the audiences. Every wom
an is given an opportunity to par
i ticipate in the distribution of
many valuable gifts.
J. O. Porter Girls
Hold Election
The J. O. Porter Reserves elect
ed new officers Monday night in
the ciubroom. The results were
as follows:
Doris Cason .president; Bette
Bowden, vice president; Mildred
Yancey, secretary, and ^Laura
Frances Christian, treasurer.
The program for the year is
Youth, the World’s Future. There
will be two discussion programs
a month, one recreational pro
gram ,and a monthly handicraft
program.
Plans were made for a Hallo
ween banquet, Oct. 25, in the
gymnasium. Each girl will invite
a guest and all are looking for
ward to a big night.
Rally Day Set
For Porterdalc
Will Be Held on Sunday,
Oct. 6, at Presbyterian
Church.
A big day seems certain to b»
in the offing for the people of
Porterdale Presbyterian Churt \
this Sunday, Oct. 6, who will ol -
serve their Annual Rally Day ; t
that time. A splendid program,
“The Romance of Rally Day”, h: ••
been prepared by the whole Sun
day School with Mrs. Horace B. -
shinski as Director. Each class h -
set a definite number as its a -
tendance goal fo rth eday and h:
put its members to working earn -
estly to reach it. And if all class ?
succeed in reaching their goal ,
there will be over two hundrf 1
and fifty-six persons in attendant »
for this occasion.
The work of remodeling tl *
Church auditorium and paintii '
the building throughout has ju
been completed in time for th -.
special occasion. The program w, l
begin promptly at 10:00 a. m., wit i
the various classes meeting f< •
only a brief period, and will tal. •
the place of both the Sunday
School and morning Church Sei -
vices. Everyone who wishes t.<
come will be welcome.
Rally Day at ♦
Presbyterian
Church Sunday
Rally Day will be observed pt
the Covington Presbyterian church
on next Sunday morning with a
program at ten o’clock. Members
of the Sunday school, under thn
direction of Mrs. L. A- Patrick,
will participate with songs, stories
and prayer. The newly organized
young men’s Bible class will mee
for the first time. Mr. D. K.
Hicks, superintendent expects a
banner attendance in all the Sun- 4
day school ciasses. Visitors wil. '
be welcome,
Dr. Gates will preach at the 11
o'clock worship service his ser
mon topic: “The Light Thgt Never i
Fails. He will also preach the
weekly sermonette to the children j
of the congregation. The young
people’s choir will sing at the even- j
ing service which will begin a1
7:30 o’clock. The pastor will
speak on the subject: “Men For
The Master.” The public is cor
dially invited to all services of
this church.
Porterdale Scouts ii
Hold Regular Meet
The regular meeting of Troop
68 of the Boy Scouts of America, j
Porterdale, Ga., was held last
Wednesday night. This meeting
was called to order by Scoutmas- j
ter Thomas Price, who led in th« ||
Scout Oath. As the roll was call
ed each boy rose in turn and gavt il
a scout law and presented hia
dues.
After a short test-passing pe
riod, each boy was asked what test
he was working on and what test 1
he would be prepared to pass at
the next court of honor. Plans
were made for a few of the boys ,
to pass their 14-mile hike nex
Saturday. .
The meeting was dismissed bj
the Pledge of Allegiance to the
flag of the United States. Afte
the meeting all of us enjoyed s
few games in the scout hall.
INTERMEDIATE CLASS __ McL
Rally Day At the
Gum Creek Chur cl
Church Sunday
Rally Day exercises will be hell |i
church at the Gum Sunday Creek afternoon Presbyteriaj a} I
on
2:30 o’clock. A large attendanc'
is expected. You are invited. i
t