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A®we come to the end of the
!d#ear and start afresh in the
ewjthere is a tinge of sadness in
le heart of your Office Boy . . .
ad»ss in memory of the days of
94Cpwhich .Slavs we can never relive
in which we failed to
iake others happy . . days in
'hieh ve failed to grasp oppor
“r g0 - itxz
! *eM#n'' never realized we would
ever be able to relive any part
i# Pt Ttnow we hat loved - them r - and ds
were
unking of them often, although
:ir:
dnes> in sympathy with those
|ho were ill or had the misfortune
a b* bereaved . . . Yes, 1940 had
•any Tiappy days and many sad
ffn- a number of our friends
■fymlled to the Great Beyond
■HQtfkthis fateful year . . . friends
HftBtit standing whom your Of
Bg a ov loved devotedly . . . So.
■SSTiuts ^EJjSthers greet the new year
of joy your sentimen
Boy lives in the past
■P%j5egrets the passing of each
■nitti cannot be relived ... we
sr. inclined to love old
ier
ggs . . . that is why, we sup
■ we regret the passing of the
I gfrcar . . . However, as we en
■w New Year we enter it with
J springing eternal . . . hope I
i at! Lome every good and periect gift |
[ill to you, my friends . . .1
■Bay to you, Happy New Teal
i s' not as a trite, well worn
^■se B> . . inmost . but as heart a devout wish that
our . . .
out will be happy . . . that the new
3 ar will bring to you those things
hieh you most desire . . . health
. . wealth . . . happiness ... all
he material things lor which you
ong . . and above all we hope
oat peace of mind that passeth
mcferstanding will enter and abide
h your soul forever . . . realizing
hat when you achieve this you
BLliich .cipeve it through the and only that way is
it can come
|nugh l the love Christ of our Lord May and He, |
iour, Jesus . . .
fall His wisdom and strength,
I very near you in the year to
[ne and may He guide your I foot- walk
ips . . . “Yea, though
:ough the valley of the shadow
death, I shall fear no evil, for
10 u art with me, Thy rod and
staff they comfort me” . . .
Vis. that portion of the twenty
hid Psalm be with you and com
ort and cheer you throughout
5Vfi y day of the New Year . . .
JVe trust that the New Year will
lg us a greater number of op
ft befter tunities will through be for enabled service the year to serve and to come that you
Be , . % While we may not be able to
you as we desire, yet we can
notj but say, in the words is of true the
poet “Small service
seryice while it lasts, of humblest
friends, bright creature, scorn not
one: the daisy, by the shadow it
Casts, protects the lingering dew
^Ke dip from the Sun” ... so we
to be able to serve in some
Small way during the new year
anu trust you will know the love
wBich we hold in our heart for
h and every one of you, oui
nds . . . every year we live, we
more convinced that the waste
life lies in the love we have not
en . , . the powers we have not
“Teh ■ • • the selfish prudence that
Ml risk nothing and which . .
aYking pain . . . misses happi
less as well . . . may we all live
Be ;!d its fullest during 1941 . . .
Iftari k with others our joys and
ifirroA . . . dwelling in unity a-
■ t/Snd of friends and neighbors
m Bell . making the lives of others as
as our own happier by deeds
■ kindness and love . . . and from
,-ick bed where we have been
Btfined for several days we say
in the words of Tiny Tim: “God
tless us every one” ... so until we
able to be up again we will
' give you the si,ory of the many
ends who remembered us on
instmas day . . . just say that we
e Stateful and will tell you more
mnt it next week when we are
Jite sure SWEEPIN we will be again . . .
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meeting called off
ne Regent of the Sergeant
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•unces the - regular January
F e, 'ng has been cc,lled off and
P i1iee monlh. ting will be held during
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Volume 76
9 I T A A 0 ADDS NEW PAGES TO HISTORY
New Kiwanis Officers Are Installed
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Utticers f\CC 9 And i 1 Directors TV*
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Kiwanis President
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who this week took over duties as :
president of the Covington Kiwan
is Club. He will preside over the
first meeting of the year today at
noon. He succeeds A1 H. David.
Began Serving Under New
4-Year Term Wednesday,
January 1.
All Newton County officers have
been sworn in office and started
Wednesday on their new four-year
terms.
Ordinary A. L. Loyd was sworn
in Saturday afternoon in Decatur
in the offices of Judge Jas. C. Da
vis. After receiving his commis
sion for another four years, he in
turn swore other officers in as re
quired by law. County officers,
who were nominated last March in
the primary and elected Jest No
vember in the General Election,
are as follows:
C. O. Nixon, Clerk of the Su
perior Court; Isaac Robertson,
Commissioner of Roads and Reve
nue; Miss Eva Stephenson, Tax Re
ceiver; S. M. Hay, Tax Collector;
E. L. Ficquett, Superintendent of
Newton County Schools; C. Paul
Adams, Treasurer; A. L. Loyd, Or
dinary; W. G. Benton, Sheriff; Dr.
W. K .Swann, Coroner. All were
elected without opposition.
R. P. (Pat) Campbell was elect
ed to the State Senate for the
134th district without opposition,
and will leave within the next few
days for Atlanta where he wilt
represent the District in the As
sembly.
Thomas G. Callaway, Jr. who
was elected Representative from
Newton County in the recent elec
tion, will leave for Atlanta where
he represents Newton County in
the General Assembly.
The General Assembly convenes
on January 13th and the Governor
will be inaugurated on January
15th. A train will leave Atlanta
Saturday, January 18th, enroute
to Washington for the President's
Inauguration, which is to be held
on January 20. Senator Campbell
will attend along with other state
officials. They will return Janu
if ry 21st.
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--- former „ head „ i
Ralph L. Ramsey,
of the Georgia Educational As
sedation. wiH speak Sunday morn
i"K a ‘ *e Methodist Church at
10:15 °' cIock - Mr - Ram -sey will
speak to the Ladies and Mens
class of the church which will join
in the main auditorium to hear
the speaker. The announcement
we,s made by R. P. Campbe I.
chaiima v The of pub,u th f cpmmittee lted > n
charge - ‘ ls ,n ' °
hear tins well known teacher. j
The
Tom Linder New Commission er of Agriculture
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j LINDER TAKES OATH— Governor Rivers is administering the oath of office to Geor
j gia’s new commissioner of agriculture, Tom Linder. Attorney George Thomas, repre
: senting an unknown client, protested that Linder was ineligible for office, charging he
owed the state money. The Governor said he had no power to withhold the oath.
Robert R. Fowler Will Take
Over Duties at First
Meeting Today.
C. C. KING AND A. L.
LOYD ARE NEW VICE
PRESIDENTS OF CLUB
S. J. Morcock Secretary and
W. M. Berry Treasurer
For 1941.
New officers of the Covington j
Kiwanis Club were insUlled for i
the new year I^otel Thursday noon at I
the Delaney by Lieutenent ‘
Governor John Birehmore.
The meeting was opened with a
song led by Music Chairman V. Y. !
C. Eady, accompanied at the piano
by Miss Fletcher Lou Lunsford '
Past President Nat Turner pre- i
sided.
Officers and directors installed
by Lieutenant Governor Birch
more were as follows: President,
Robert R .Fowler; Immediate Past
President A. H. David: Firse Vice
President. C. C. King: Second Vice
President. A. L. Loyd: Secretary S
K. Morcock: Treasurer. W. M.
Berry. Directors. P. W. Pratt, S.
M. Hay, George Cochran, R, P.
Campbell, and Edgar Wood.
A resolution was made and
rdopted by the club to make the
I necessary arrangements to easily
| register the club 100 per cent at
! the Internation Convention to be
j held in Atlanta in June. Presenta
j tion of Attendance tabs for per
fect attendance was awarded to
13 members. Three year awards
were given R. C. Guinn. T. C. Mea
dors, J. E. Philips. Two year
awards went to John Birehmore,
George Cochran, A. H. David, R.
H. Greene. C. E. Hawkins, C. C.
King L. W. Masten. One year
awards were given V. Y, C. Eady,
E. G. Trammell, Buddy Rheberg.
Guests of the club were Messrs.
Peabody. Pittman, Pratt, Downs
£,nd Dr. Edwards.
An official list of Committees
for 1941 was made public by Pres
ident Robert R. Fowler. Members
and directors of these committees
include:
Agriculture, chairman. Grady
Benton, Frank Williams and Ike
Robertson. Director in charge S
M. Hay.
Attendance, Membership and
Classification. Grady Smith, chair
man. T. G. Callaway and J. E.
Phillips. Director in charge. C. C.
King.
Boys and Girls Work. Vocational
Guidance: Buddy Rheberg. chair- j
man, R. C. Guinn and C. E. Haw
kins. Director in charge. George
Cochran.
Intel-Club Tnt pi h Relations, Rio Citizen- o I
G e'ene^ w' A Gto^B a V' ^ H
and n n “
charge. Edgar Wood'.
Kiwanis Education Laws and
Regulations, J. H. Stephens, chair
man. J. R. Sams and R O. Arnold
Director in charge, A ,L Loyd
Finance, House and SeYen) Business
(Continued on Page s oc 'ent
First Meeting
of City Council
The first meeting of the City |
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Council for the new year will be
held Monday evening at the City
Hall to begin plans for the new
year. [
Officers and employees will be j
named and their salaries set for
15,4 >• Miicn piogiess was made m
every possible way during the past
r«t fP 8n ■ off off to fo ad U S “‘ ck VFT* *** a * a ' n
this year The indebtedness of the
cty has been .educed cons,derably
despite the fact that ,nany.,m
prp '® m * pt * hav f mada '
The city council will have- a
new membei this year in the per
son of Al H. Davud. who was etoct
fd last month to succeed Otto
nscoe. lesigner . ; em ers of the
c °unol include W Cich
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Gahee, R. p A. A Noiris, N : P. W. Piatt,
Agricultural News
The
This week ushers out 1940 and
brings in 1941. The radio commen
tators for the past few days are of
the opinion that everything will
be prosperous for 1941 except
farming. It seems that our nation
is definitely committed to aiding
the British in their fight for ex
istence. Such a course could mean
war for us. War would mean r
shortage of farm labor and rising
prices in things farmers buy.
Probably farmers should plan
more than ever to plant things to
eat
We have quite a few frrmers to
ask regarding the notice they saw
in the paper regarding December
31 being the last day they could
sign for their payments. This no
tice was concerning the parity pay
ment which practically all farm
ers in this county hrve received.
Every farmer in the county has
signed for this payment except four
These four have been notified sev
eral times by personal letter.
Applications for the conserva
tion payment for 1940 are being
forwarded to the state office al
most daily Field are busy
the Prices that hrve
^ carried out recently such as
n»readin* lime, seeding clover and
J 1 ? '7‘ nter peas ' YpU W|U
t 1 ? When y0Ur a PP llcat 'o n ,s
' e! » dy for your signature so please
d ° " 0t WPrrled 7'
f appllcatl0n • wlU at ‘
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t if you wouJd o, llke f 0 ]] ow an
experiment in feeding livestock be
sure to go by the store of Fowler
Trading Company and see the pigs ;
ss S'c,” “bS szfsz
middle ol December and i, being
f e d on a commercial dairy ration.
If this plan is practicable it will
give an opportunity for farmers to !
make a nice side income by rais
ing calves during the winter when
farm labor is not worth very much, j
streams In the pouring area drained by the j
into Jackson Lake.
130.000 head of hogs and planted
311.483 acres of cotton on which ,
y r0dUCed 101185 halesi all
tos $L S th census vear <> f 889. In
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984 . the f farmers in this same rrea
had 54,675 cattle. 287 sheep, 30,454
hogs and planted 156.241 acres of
cotton from which 85,775 bales |
were harvested. With the increase ;
in 1889 population of this area from |
till 1945 there was a decrease
of 3.545 cattle, 6.096 sheep. 99 546
ogs. io5.242 acres of cotton and,
21 4!0 bales. Less people in
,ad a sre r dea! more to ,;v «- f
than we have today. The ans-Jr fr|
COVINGTON, GEORGIA,
! is that Newton County f aimers
i must increase their livestock in or
der to get an income from the land
not in cultivation,
We would like to see our farm
ers try a few head of sheep. One
farmer in the county bought 10
head of shee two years ago. He has
sold enough wool and lambs to get
his money back and now has 16
head. This is more profit than
any other enterprise on his farm
will show. We talked with a farm
er a few days ago who bought two
ewes and a ram in 1925. From this
beginning he has had over 100 head
several times and now has 38 head
on hand. He plans to build back
to 100 head again. This he can eas
ily do by keeping the ewe lambs
for a year or so. He says his sheep
i have always made money and are
: very little trouble. Sheep will do
w ell on our common pastures
where cattle find it hard to live. V.
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s night heep are placed in the Darn month f* j j
and wormed once a
the .v will make money and be very
little trouble. Let’s get some in the
county, i
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We are expecting soon to make
a PP I,ca *ion and set up through the
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This course will be in motors
tractors and automobiles. In order
that it may be centrally located
we plan to conduct the classes in
one of the shops in Covington. The
course will be organized by the vo
eational teacher of the Palmer
Stone School and taught by an ex- I
years and not in school. This will
offer an opportunity for the out
of-school youths in this vicinity to
get instruction that will be well
worth while. There will be no!
charge to those taking the course.
The class will be conducted at
night so that those who are now
employed may attend. Those who
are interested in enrolling in this
course should see E. A Edwards
t OxL rd. or Mr. E. L. Ficquett a,
Codington at once. Application will
ma de for the course at an early
date. Additional information will
be given as early as it is available.
THURSDAY, JAJNUARY 2, 1941.
r eview Of Important
v Happenings In 940
Recorded In News
Dr. S. L. Waites Elected New
Mayor; Took Office
January 1, 1940.
COVINGTON STRUGGLES
FROM UNDER WORST
SNOW STORM, JAN. ’40
February, ’40—Court House
Officials Unopposed
First Time.
1940 was a humdinger, yes sir! |
The past year, which only yes
terday was having its last fling is
now history and 1941 is here to
unfold to us the ftiysteries of an
other year.
Time has moved with such
startling speed that few of us have
been able to remember what hap
pened only yesterday despit the I
tact that they were vitally import- j
ant to us and will have a direct i
bearing on the immediate future, j
The files of the Covington News
has been checked during each week
in 1940 and a number of pictures
appear in this issue that were of
importance. A brief outline show
ing important happenings ecch
week is carried below wjth the
hope that it will be of interest to
News readers.
January 4—Dr. S. L. Waites was
elected Mayor of the City of Cov
ington and had just taken over the
duties of this office. A1 H. David
was installed at the first meeting
'of the Kiwrnis Club as President,
i January 11—The State
Covington Bank
Offers “Money
Order Service’’
J. E. Philips Announces New
Service for Convenience
of Patrons.
Bank Money Orders, a new ser
vice offering a safe, convenient and
j economical way of paying bills and
sending money by mail is an
nounced by the Bank of Coving- .
ton & Trust Company.
“The are many uses for money 1
; orders" explained by Mr. J. E. I
the Philips, bank Cashier is the of logical the bank, place “and to j j
issue them. We can give one-stop ;
,
service which saves both time and
trouble.
"Bank Monev Orders are issued
in « n .v denomination and f re ne
gotiable anywhere in the United
States on customary identifica
tion. Each money order is insured
h.V the Federal Depos.t Insurance
Corporation, thus guarEnteeing its |
safet Y There are no applications to
fill out, no waiting time and there
. receipt issued with each order
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for a permanent rceord.
The history of money orders
dates back to the days of the pony
express when instead of trans
ferring gold from one point to jn
other it was found much easier to
issue orders on the office of the
express company at the point to
which the dust was to be shipped.
In later years the mail order hous
es popularized the use of money
orders in remitting for goods where
personal checks could not be
handled.
In many cases, securing money
orders has been somewhat incon
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,l ll,e brnk *" d th,n a lnp
elsewhere to get the order. Now
banks all ovr the country are co
operating in issuing money orders.
The Bank of Covington & Trust
Company is glad to join in this
movement to bring an added con
' venience to the people of this com
munity.
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. M r and Mrs Grady o^Newborn,'have Smith well
known residents
moved into the Floyd apartments
on Floyd Street in Covington. Mr
Smith is manager of the Lester
and Smith Insurance Agency and
has moved to this city in order to
keep in closer touch with the
agency. Mr. End Mrs. Smith have
three children: -Elizabeth, who is
teaching school in Decatur: Helen.
who is employed by the Citizens
Finance Company; and Wilson,
is attending Middle Georgia i
i was
i attending from all sections
j j Georgia.
January 18—R. P. Lester,
I neer citizen of Covington,
I Funeral services held for Frank
Jordan. Mrs. Alfred N. Hays,
Hayston. taken by death.
Jr nu ary 25 Covington
Newton County struggles
under one of the worst snow
j in history. R M. Tuck takes
duties as Chairman of the Newton
County Democratic Executive com
mittee.
February 1—W. C. Ivy elected
Mayor of Porterdale by substantial
margin. 1.34 students accept duties
01 School Patrol of the county.
February 8—Ladies of Covington
organize Service League to a,id
the needy in County.
February 15—American Legion
awarded special citation for dis
tinguished service in Newton
County.
February 22—Court house offic
ials unopposed for first time in 118
years. All officials offer for re
election without opposition,
February 29—Kiwanis Division
al meeting held at Emory-at-Ox
ford with important state officials
attending.
March 7—Rogers Super Market
opens in city with H. J. Harlan
in charge of grocery division and
D. R. Thompson in charge of meat
division.
March 14—First annual Newton
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Rotary Club
Meeting Held
Tlie regular meeting of the Cov
Rotary Club was held Tues
day noon at the Delaney Hotel
with Guy Robinson presiding. The
meeting was opened with the song.
“America” followed by prayer led
'
by Charles Forester.
Henry Tichnor, of the Monroe
Club, was introduced and wel
A report was given on at
tendance was we^l above 90 per
for the month. The committee
for the January programs was
by President Guy Robin
Announcement was made that
Directors of the Club would
The meeting wrs then
over t0 Charles Callaway!! Forester,
introduced Clyde
Jackson .Georgia. Mr. Callaway
in interesting and instruct
talk on the Children’s Play
in their city. He told about
Cost of the project, how it was
?,nd what the plav
has meant to the young
as well as the grown-ups in
His talk was enjoyed and
and the club immedi
set up plans for bringing a
plays-ound to Covington
toe youth of this area,.
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5c SINGLE COPY
Begins 43rd Year
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BRADFORD BOHANAN
Chief of the Covington Police De
pj rtment, who began his 43rd year
of service as an employee of the
city this week. Chief Bohanan dur
ing this time, has been in good
health and has missed only about
two days from duty.
10 PISS THROUGH
Outline of City Sent to WSB
By Several Local
Officials.
A WSB Hayride program will
pass through Covington Friday
night, January.3rd. at 11:30 o’clock
EST, making a mythical trip to
Eagle Rock.
The radio station has requested
full information concerning Cov
ington and several locrl citizens
and officials have joined in secur
ing this information. The request
was made by Elmo Israel, Publicity
Director of WSB.
A part of the information sub
mitted to Mr. Israel is published
below, which should be of inter
est to the people in this section.
Covington, county seat of New
ton County, has a population of
4.000. is located 37 miles southerst
of Atlanta on all paved road. Two
miles north of Covington is Oxford,
home of Emory Junior College and
Academy, and former home of Em
ory University. This town is also
the birthplace of what is now
Georgia School of Technology.
Two miles west of Covington is
Porterdale: site of Bibb Mills,
which employs a large number of
workers. A few miles beyond Por
terdrje and seven miles west of
Covington is Salem Camp Ground,
one of the oldest in the United
States.
Partly within the city limits and
just beyond, is the Covington
Mills. This is a long established
and financially strong textile mill,
employing several hundred work
ers.
C „ mgton has
o\ a modern hospital.
a sh,rt factot V anc * the largest
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weekly paper in the state. The
Covington News also operates a
lar , Se printing . department;
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on Page Seven)
J , H. flCtl’tSOOk
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Recovering at The
Piedmont Hospital
lanta is reported doine a c w -n
could £e be expected He remained in I
half. Mrs. Hartsook has taken a
room at the hVbSe hospital in order Har! to
remain at Mr
,ook received a severe knee in
sometime ago when he fell
while his store was being erafed remod
eled 'reset His lee was 0D l rZ
and he w niureV
rapidly when he was a
second Winder time in an auto orceTto accident
H e was ~
to the hospital for a second
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