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V COVINGTON, GEORGIA
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Official Organ of Newton County and Tha
City of Covington,
The Danger Period
Every family should check its home for fire hazards
now that the danger period of the year is here. Care
should be taken to see that wood or other combustible ma
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terial is not piled too near a furnace or heating
Broken flues, which allow the flames to contact
i mable material or the frame work in the house should be
I repaired without delay. Hot ashes should never be placed
near flammable stuff, or in a wooden box or basket.
Clothes should never be suspended for drying too close to
stove or where a slight breeze might blow them within
I reach of an open flame. Clogged fires, which prevent the
escape of poisonous gases, should be kept broken up. Fire
and ice cause the greatest loss of life and are responsible
\; for the f reatest number of accidents during the winter sea
\, son. But neither are a serious menace if you are constantly
i on guard and if proper care is taken to prevent mishap
from these sources.
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Use Your Arms
More accidents than can be accounted for have been
i ; caused by the failure of motorists to their in mak
us,e arms
ing signals while driving in traffic. The simple task of
‘) holding out the hand to indicate a stop or a turn has been
the cause of preventing thousands of accidents and hun
dreds of deaths We venture to assert that every motorist is
familiar with the hand signals used tn motoring—and yet
a large per cent of them make absolutely no effort to give
‘ I signals when There
such they are driving. is no excuse for
anyone’s failure to do so, for anyone who knows enough
to operate a car certainly knows enough to use the hand
and arm for signalling purposes. The next accident that
occurs in this community may find you involved. Don’t let
it be said, after it’s over, that it would not have occurred
i had you used the proper signals.
We’ll Need a Heart
Whether the winter before us is to be open and mild,
or long, stormy and fiercely cold, there is certainty of suf
fering where the poverty of unemployment has fallen with
heavy hands. The people of the nation, and state and sur
rounding territory each will need a heart of gold. Now is
the time to make up your mind to that. There will *3 many
in this community—men, women and children—who must
rely upon the compassion and practical openhandednes.s of
th£ more fortunate for food and warmth. No matter the
nrerlium through which help comes, whether from nation,
state or organized bodies within the community, every in
dividual is responsible for his own sympathies. The winter
I s€â€“son is here, and with it must come a certain amount of !
strf (e • :,i g. You can do no wiser thing than to make up vour J
imnd right now that it is your duty as a good citizen to give \
1 v–thout as fyeelv begrudging as it is within the your gift. That means is the to give. only And kind then of giving give j
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that really counts.
It is said that the average American familv pays the
1 doctor $75 a year. This wall he news to a lot of doctors.
News dispatches tell about a man whose mind has j
been a blank for two years. He’d be a good man to send to
Congress.
When you look over the magazines today and see the
drivel they publish it makes you curious to see the stuff
the editors rejected.
Many people are now spending more on taxes than
they are on food and the taxes don’t taste near so good,
either.
A free land is one where a man makes a failure of his
own life but knows just how to run the country.
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Business is better. Checks are again back
marked “No Funds” instead of “No Bank.”
You may not have noticed it, but every man is a hero
in his own home—until the company leaves.
A man isn’t licked until he gets in the habit of re
solving to start doing better tomorrow morning.
Little children have no modesty for the simple reason
they have nothing to be ashamed of.
The big swindlers escape now, but some day one of
them will skin a federal officer, and then look out.
Blessed are the poor. They don’t have to give costly
parties to let people know they have a daughter to marry
off.
The average taxpayer’s objection to any tax bill is
that it doesn’t hit the other fellow hard enough.
Japan is mad at America but not at England. You see,
England has a fleet that lan do business far from home.
If the heavy industries think high prices will save
them, they might take a look at the railroads.
No man should complain if he has a bossy wife. Some
times the unpleasant things are good for us.
The swindler isn’t any smarter than other people.
Anyone can do it if he doesn’t mind tying.
There is a place for everything except a husband
when his wife is giving a missionary tea.
Maybe some men quit courting their wives as soon as
they married them on thp ground that a fellow never runs!
tor a street car after he nas caught it. j
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Lesson: Luke 1:13-16; 2:40; 4:41;
6:21, 25, 43-45.
Golden Text For the kingdom
of God is not eating and drinking.
righteousness and peace and
t° v J n the Ho, y Spirit. Romans
14:17 -
Today w * study the last of the
t * t T pei ! ance t ° pics for the year
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nenc we examine These New
Tes tament passages we shall find
set forth certain Christian princi
pies which should lead us to see
that total abstinence is the best
policy upon which to build a
strong and wholesome Christian
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John the Baptist occupies an
important place in Christian re
velation. He was the ending of an
old order and the beginning of a
new—the connecting link, as it
were, between all that preceded
Christ and all that came after. He
was born in a humble home and
thus spared the assault of tempta
tions growing out of wealth and
luxurious living.
The promise of the angel was
that this John would be great in
the sight of the Lord. There was
a period in his life when he would
also be great in the sight of men.
But this would soon pass, his pop
ularity would wane, and his life
would end in martyrdom. Never
the * ess ; during persecution as well
a * plm * P°P ulai be would be
JohlVs life was characterized by
grea t discipline and self-restraint,
He was a man who renounced all
in the service of God. It is very
necessary for our purpose today
to note that the angel’s command
was that John the Baptist should
never drink wine cr strong drink,
The reason was that he was to be
a special vessel for the conveying
of the Holy Spirit to the hearts of
men, and th implication seems to
be that total abstinence should
best prepare a man for this great
spiritual function.
The question, Shall I drink? con
fronts every boy and girl, and the
choice is made particularly hard
today because of modern drinking
habits.
This should be remembered: that
drinking never- does anybody any
good, and that most varieties of
wrong conduct have their origin in
this particular vice. Moderate
drinking easily slips into intem
perance.
The boy or girl who decides nev
er to drink and sticks to it will
have avoided one of life’s greatest
trouble-makers. Best of all, such
a decision will make possible the
complete consecration of one’s
heart to Jesus Clv-ist, which leads
to salvation and happiness.
We are told that the child John
“grew, and waxed slrong. filled
with wisdom: and the grace of
God was upon him.”
This is what we should have
expected of a child born and
brought up under the conditions
which prevailed in the home of
John the Baptist, It will probably
always be an open question as to
which is the stronger, heredity or
envi-onment. Where both are
good, as they were in this home,
the results are almost sure to be
satisfactory.
This of course was due to the
fact that “the grace of God was
upon him.” Even his habits of self
control could not have produced
this fine quality of life had not
God reached down and filled his
life with spiritual power. His
habits of self-control prepared a
life which God could use.
We can serve God only when
we give our lives completely to
Him, and we cannot do this so
long as we are held in the power
of any self-indulgence.
The temptation of Jesus in the
wilderness included, among other
things, the suggestion by Satan
that Jesus turn stones into bread.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Our Lord's answer was, “It is
written, Man shall not live by
bread alone.”
The first principle of the Chris- ;
tian life is that life lived purely
on the physical plane is not life at
all. To pamper and indulge the
body is not to live at all, but grad
ually to die. Self-indulgence is not
the answer to the question, What
is happiness? !
In another gospel (Matt. 4:4)
Jesus answers that question by
saying, “Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word
that proceedeth out of the mouth
of God.”
So the first principle of the j
Christian life is, The physical is i
not enough; man cannot live by
bread alone; the first object of life j
is to fulfill the Word of God, and
this means, above everything else,
the cultivation of the spirit.
In temperance of every variety
starts with the contention that!
man can live by bread alone.
The first principle of the Chris
tian life denies this.
The second principle of the
Christian life is that virtue is ulti
mately rewarded and vice is ulti- j
mately punished.
This does not mean that the re
ward and punishment necessarily
tak place according to a time
schedule which man establishes.
God takes his own time both to
reward good and to punish evil.
But his justice never fails. We can
be sure, with a certainty that nev
er wavers, that God in his own
time and in his own way will re
ward all goodness and punish all
evil.
Nothing shakes our faith in this
second principle of Christian liv
ing quite so seriously as the care
free laughter of the wicked and
the weeping of the righteous.
Loose-living people seem so often
to be having a good time, and they
who do the right thing so often
have to suffer. But these are only
surface indications. The people
who laugh merrily in their de
bauchery and seem so carefree in
the midst of their worldly inter
ests are almost invariably quite
miserable of heart and seek self
indulgence of all kinds to enable
them to forget their real unhap
piness. The righteous, on the oth
v hand, often weep over denials
and deprivations, but these things
discipline their lives and bring
them into a happiness that is deep
and abiding.
The first principle of the Chris
tian life is, Bread is not enough;
the physical must have the spir
itual to fulfil it. The second prin
ciple of the Christian life is, All
goodness is ultimately rewarded
by God and all evil, sooner or lat
er, is punished.
The third principle of the Chris
tian life. Good acts are the fruit
of a good life, The quality of the
inner life determines the quality
of ou- conduct. If we make life
right on the inside, the external
acts will take care of themselvss
“There is no good tree that b-ing
eth forth corrupt fruit; nor again
a corrupt tree that bringeth forth
good fruit. For each tree is known
by p - own fruit.”
The condition of the inner life
determines the quality of the out
er act.
Therefore we must guard against
doing anything that will damage
the quality of the i .er life. To
keep the shrine of the heart pure
and undefiled must be the su
preme object of every man who
would do the will of God. Self-in
dulgence of any kind ruins the
quality of this inner life.
the This whole then matter: is the that conclusion to serve of j
God as we should is a thing ol
such serious - import that we can
afford to take no chaftces with
evil. Evil corrupts the inner life. ■
and a corrupt tree cannot bring J
forth good fruit. |
(Our Advertiser* Are Assured of Results)
Eatonton Resident
Passes Near Here
Last rites w«i--e conducted last
Thursday for Mrs. L. M. Penning
ton, 76, Eatonton resident, who
died at the home of Capus Rob
ertson, near Covington, last
Wednesday morning.
Funeral Services were held in
the Eatonton Baptist Ch * ch at
3 o’clock p. m. and interment fol
lowed in the Eatonton Cemetery.
Services were conducted by Rev.
Lon Knight, assisted by Rev. J. J.
Sneed.
An extremely large crowd at
tended the services and the flor
al offerings were extra large. Mrs.
Pennington was born in Putnam
County and spent the larger part
of her life there. She was an ac
tive member of the Baptist Church.
During the past year she had made
her home with her neice.
The News extends sympathy to
her many friends and relatives
that survive. Services were con
ducted by J. C. Harwell – Son
Funeral Home.
Serve Yourself From Our Mass Displays and Save!
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Super Horn Ond Store IGNORE IT! TRY OUR
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PRICES COVINGTON, EFFECTIVE OCT. GEORGIA 24,25-26, 1940 #§ t
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CALIFORNIA P and G White Laundry
MACKEREL 3 Tall No. 1 Cans 25c SOAP - 3e . 10
O. K. Laundry
SHAVER’S PEACHES (PACKED IN HEAVY SYRUP) 2 No. 2i/ 2 25c SOAP 5 Bars 9
Cans Carnation or Pet
MILK 6 Small or I
F A W SUPREME FRUIT 3 Tall Can*
COCKTAIL No. 1 10c Crine’s
Tall Can CORN - 2 15
LIFEBUOY HEALTH Ga. Bell String
SOAP 1 HANDI-DISH lc With 3 19 c BEANS-2 15
B . r . Kelley Early June
CREOLE OYSTERS 10c PEAS - 3 25
___5-Oz. Can
LIBERTY BELL SALTED SODA
U. POTATOES S. No. 1 Irish 5u>. 10c CRACKERS • 2 CO -J CJ1
Fancy Yellow LIGHTHOUSE 10
ONIONS 4 Lbs. 10c CLEANSER 3 Cans
Fancy Green
CABBAGEL 10c HARVEST DRESSING MOON SALAD Qt.
Fancy Grimes Golden Jar
APPLES Doz. 5c GOLD CRAFT (2-Lb. Jar 19c) Lb.
Fancy POTATOES Home Grown Sweet 5u» 12c PEANUT BU 1 1 ER Jar
Fancy Canadian Rutabaga BABY BETTY TOMATO 14-Oz,
TURNIPS Lbs. 4 10c CATSUP 3 Bottlec
D. S. Thick Argo Gloss 1
FAT BACK 7c Fresh Pig (Whole) STARCH 3 Pkgs
Lb. Hams____ lb. 15c
Fresh Sliced Pig Fresh Pig Aunt Jemima 15'
LIVER 10c Sides____ lb. 12c GKI 1 S WIN) 24-Oz.
Lb. - Pkgs
Fresh Lean Pork Fresh Pig Quaker Quick or
CHOPS Lb. 22c Fresh Shoulder Stew _ lb. 12c OATS - 18 Pkgs. -Oz. 25
Pork ROAST Shoulder Oysters pt. 30c Evaporated
Lb. *7c Oysters Fresh Select pt 35c PEACHES Lb.
Fresh Ground __ Evaporated
BEEF Lb. 18c Diamond Bacon___ U Sliced lb. 22c APPLES Lb.
Small Tender Picnic Kingan Sliced Jergens’
HAMS Lb. 17c Bacon __ lb. 23c SOAP 4.-16
Fancy Western Beef Chuck Woodbury’s Facial 4*.2*
ROBERSONT ROAST 20c SOAP
Pure Pork ___Lb.
Fancy Western Rib or Brisket Stew Hershey’s
SAUSAGE BEEF __ Lb. 12ic COCOA Lb. Can
PORK SHOULDER Fancy Columbia River
STEAK 18c SHAD No. 1
Lb. Tall Can
Lb. 20c Large MULLET Fresh ___ Lb. 10c JUICE Sunsip Grapefruit - 2 Z O :. l -
Perch Bailey’s Supreme M
1 -LB. CELLO PKG. FILLETS ____Lb. 18c COFFEE - c
Mr8. Lucy Morgan
Passes In Atlanta
Mrs. Lucy Hays Cowan Morgan,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hays Cowan, died October 10, at
her home in Atlanta. The funeral
for Mrs. Morgan was held at
Starrsville with Rev. Geo. McLar
ty conducting the last rites.
Mrs. Morgan was well known
in this section as a Christian wo
man and a leader in church and
civic affairs. She had a large cir
cle of friends and her passing is
deeply felt.
Mrs. Morgan is survived by her
husband, Hamilton Morgan, two
sons, Joe. of Atlanta and N. H..
Fort Amador, Canal Zone, one
daughter, Mrs. John Gordon Yar
borough, Jackson, one brother,
Carson Cowan, of this city, and
four sist<rs, Mrs. B. Williams, Mrs.
Lawrence Biggers, both of Oxford.
Mrs. Emmett Loyd, Mansfield, and
Mrs. L. Noggle, Atlanta.
The News extends sympathy to
the members of the family in the
time of their bereavement.
Evangeline Booth
To Speak In Atlanta
Announcement is made by Lt
Commissioner Wm. C. Arnold,
Southern leader of the Salvation
Army, that General Evangeline
Booth, former world head of the
Army, will be present, in Atlanta,
at the Army's Golden Jubilee
which will be celebrated Friday.
December November 29, through Monday!
2.
The schedule of events, includ
ing the Golden Jubilee dinner at
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Campbell Lumber Company
Phone 31 Covington, Ga.
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the Ansley Hotel i
of November n ? tv, * eve™
great civic 29, a So ' “
auditorium meeting i n t h e Atlj
3:00 o’clock. Sunday afternoon
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to this meeting, or admisi
received unu"Nov'mbe“JS i
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