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SECOND SECTION OF
1 YOUR COUNTY
NEWSPAPER
t ss Allie Lowe
li Reynolds Dies
At Porterdale
|ss Allie Lowe Reynolds, prom
Porterdale woman, died on
tend ay morning at her home on
'otton Avenue. Although she hid
een in bad health for sometime.
he i ;ontinued to take active part
n ai lairs of the church. She came
roffl i well known family, her fa
;her[ being deeply a preacher. Her many
frien > reget to learn of
ier|mtimely Funeral services death. held
were from
:he Porterdale Baptist Church on
Tuieday afternoon with interment
n tic Covington Cemetery. Ser
vices were conducted by the Rev.
f. W Fields assisted by the Rev.
Lyda.
Miss Reynolds is survived by
1; 'th er and mother, Rev. and
H. Reynolds ;three sisters,
Mrs.| John Turner and Mrs. Evie
\dJdn5, both of Porterdale, Mrs.
Delphi! Mask, of Covington; four
ggarotjiers, Walter, of Porterdale:
"’aul of Macon: Roscoe, of Co
umt> us. and Edgar of Galveston,
exfs. The News extends sympa
hy io the bereaved family.
Stauffacher and White service.
I.s. Carrie Johnston
Hardman Passes
9 |Jrhursday, Funeral services were held
December 26. at the
fCattnel Baptist church, with in
ernaent in the church cemetery.
Services were conducted by the
lev. Reese, of Washington, Ga.
andsons acted as pallbearers,
oul M: Hardman is survived by
children, W. G. Hardman,, of
)fllo^ngton; ’oijerdale; Mrs. Mrs. G. W. P. C. Adams, Stc.Tr, of of
Jaeslield: and W. T. Hardman, of
itSick, rijtiston, Va.; one brother, Hiram
; of Ocilla, Ga., and nine
randchildren. The News ex
ends sympathy to the bereaved
iHttly. E. L. Almand. funeral di
ectors, were in charge of arrange
nents.
Fefd i Gresham Dies
at Macon Home
Fr*<i Gresham, well known Ma
jion ’that! | tizen. died Tuesday night in
city. He was formerly a
’resident of Mansfield, and had
many friends who deeply regret
ted to learn of his death. He
63 years old. He was a
and the Mansfield lodge acted
an escort at the
He w; a nephew of Mr. and Mrs.
John Estes.
Funi ral services were held at
the Mansfield Baptist church with
interment in the Carmel cemetery.
...Services were conducted by the
(RevlA. B. Dorough, Rev. Gene
i iGreei and Rev. Vickery.
E. L. Almand Company, of
1 ciai Circle, funeral directors, in
1 charge.
1 Conyers To Get New
.
Weekly Publication
new weekly piper will be
>pen< I in Conyers around Febru
ary 1 by Belmont Dennis, editor
and | publisher of the Covington
, Newt
.^Jbuilding A machinery has been being leased moved and in
new ig
as wpidly as possible. The paper
will ie called "The Conyers News”
and vill be printed and published
in lonyers. Belmont Dennis will
be er itor and W. Thomas Hay id
rertiiing manager.
Bard of Thanks
Tl all our friends and neighbors
who lnglur .ere so kind and helpful dur
recent bereavement we of
ter r >st sincere appreciation.
Wm Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hard
man and family.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Adams
and family
Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. W .T. Hard
man md family.
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5c SINGLE COPY COVINGTON, GEORGIA,
—NEWS FROM—
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SHOAUl j
MRS. E. G. SWITZER
Mrs. Dorp Speer and daughter,
Dora, of Porterdale, spent a few
days last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Pleas Knight.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Carder, of
J Alabama, spent the Christmas hoi
idays with Mr, and Mrs. Car! Day.
Miss Hester Switzer spent l?st
week ,in Atlanta with Mr. and Mrs.
J .C. Vining.
Mr. and Mrs. John Martin and
family, of Stone Mountain, spent
Saturday wdth Mr. and Mrs.. Mose
Collis and Mrs. T. J. Kitchens. “
Miss Margaret Norwood spent
Sunday with Miss Betty Ann
Burch.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Piper and
daughter. Marie, and Mr. J. S. Pi
j j per, of Covington, spent Friday
with Mr. N. H. Piper and Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Switzer and daughter.
Hester and Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Benedict, of
Brooklyn, N. Y. are spending sev
eral weeks w’ith their parents. Mr.
and Mrs. John Benedict.
Mrs. Silly Sowell spent Friday
with Mr. and Mrs. John Norwood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Vining and
son, Howell, of Atlanta, and Miss
Emma Wicks, of Tallulah Falls,
spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs.
E. G. Switzer.
Mrs. Wilson Knight, Nettie.
James, Relious and J. L. Knight
spent Sunday in Giinesville with
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Collis and
family.
Miss Margaret Bohannan. of
Monticello. spent last week with
Miss Lila Mae Benedict.
Mrs. Dora Ivy spent several days
with her sister, Mrs. J. H. Reyn
olds.
Miss Virginia Switzer will re
turn to Atlanta Saturday to re
sume her school duties after spend
ing the holidays with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Switzer.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Collis and
children, of Gainesville spent sev
eral days last week wth Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson Knight.
Mrs. Wilson Knight James and
Nettie Knight and Miss Helen
Smallwood and Ray Smallwood
spent Monday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Cardell.
Mr. N. H. Piper. Misses Hester
and Virginia Switzer spent Christ
mas Day in Covington with Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Piper and fam
by -
The friends of Mr. Jack Wheel
er are glad to know he is able to
be home from the Mrcon Hos
pital where he v/as a patient for
several weeks.
Friends of Mrs. Milton Polk are
glad to know she is able to be out
again after a few weeks’ illness.
tsaac W. Ranson
Dies in Atlanta
Isaac W. Ranson died Friday
morning, December 27th, at the U.
S. Veterans Hospital No. 48.
Born in Providence, Rhode Is
land, in 1882, M.r Ranson spent the
greater part of his life in the Unit
ed States Army, serving in France
and Germany during the World
War and continuing thereafter in
the service of his country until
1935 when he became disabled and
j was retired to the United State’s
Soldiers’ Home in Washington, D.
C.
For the past three of four years
he has resided in Georgir and was
buried in the National Cemetery at
Marietta. Georgia. Monday, Dec
ember 30th, at 11 o'clock.'
\leek Newton Dies
at Atlanta Hospital
Aleck Bohanan, well known res
ident of South Newton, died Sat
urday, December 21, at an Atlan
Hospital. Ha w. 63 years o,
age and had lived in this county
I e greater part of his life
Funeral services were held at
the Red Oak Church Sunday Dec
22. with interment in the church
cemeteiy. Services were conducted
,.^ M r n * 3oha 7 " an is survived • J u by his
’
| *' v ” daughters, Mrs. Osen
‘ anne R, Covington, Mrs. Carl C.
Johnson, Covington; three sons, H.
^ • and ^ ^ Bohanan. all
of Covington: one sister. Mrs. Alf
Floyd, of Jasper County; two bro
I thers, Jim Bohanan, Monticello.
I John J Bohanan, of Alabama. The
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News extends sympathy to the be
reaved family.
J- C. Harwell and Son, funeral
directors were in charge.
HERE—1HERE
—AND—
EVERYWHERE
By George M. Scheer
Nineteen hundred and forty
years ago a light was kindled in
Bethlehem, which shed its beams
first dimly on Jerusalem, and later
the rays have swept the earth and
time .About twenty-one hundred
j and five years another light was
kindled in Palestine. This time in
the little town of Modein, slightly
I farther north of Jerusalem as
Bethlehem is to the south.
This earlier light set aflame in
the restored Temple assured for
mankind that God’s faith would
not be overcome by heathen forces.
In a struggle beginning 169 years
before the Christian era, and last
ing for four years a small handful
of Jewish patriots braved the
wrath of a Greako-Syrian pagan
conqueror of Judea.
Under the leadership of Juda
Maccabeus, son of the patriot priest
Nattathias, daring to die rather
than defile the Temple of God, the
Jew’s battled in this struggle, first
against fearfully unequal odds.
Later, blessed by right, the army
of Judas Maccabeus grew and con
quered the forces of evil until by
165 B. C. the ancient religion was
restored and the eternal light w’as
again lighted for the future,
brave and victorious campaign has
come the Hebrew observance
w’hich is known as Chanukah,
w’hich translated means the Feast
of Dedication and Lights.#
The story goes, that when Jeru
salem W’as wrested from the hands
of the pagans, and the Temple
cleansed from defilement, it was
discovered that there was only
enough oil on hand to burn in the
light over the altar for one night.
It w’ould be eight days before an
additionai supply could be gotten
This light once lit must never
be extinguished for it is the symbol
of the Eternal. By a miracle the
light burned wi\h only a single
j n : ght’s supply for eight days until
| it could be replenished.
Thus in Jewish homes about
j this eason of the year in commem
oration of this event, Chanukah
! ! lights are lit for eight days and a
period of good cheer, the giving of
gifts and charitable acts are or
; dained.
Strangely on this particular year.
; this holiday fell on Christmas day.
1 The fact that Canukah assured
that the restoration of the Jewish
faith insured the birth of the
Christian religion.
As the one is celebrated, it is
well to reflect that a strong inter
relation w’ith the other.
Chanukah celebrates the saving
of one religion—Christmas cele
brates the birth of the other re
ligion.
I heard the President. My hum
; ble opinion is, that it is the great
est American utterance since
j Woodrow Wilson’s War Message
before Congress in April 1917.
I If I recall rightly, it is the first
I time tlle president named the Axis
powers by nationality , as enemies
of our country.
We shall not head the last of
this speech for some time.
I The price of liberty is more than
eternal vigilonce. It calls for sac
rifice and production. It calls for
a united people. The words of our
’ leader has brought us together
The President used a. word in
his speech not ordinarily found ex
cept in poetic use. but it had a pe
culiar shade of meaning eminent
ly correct in its usage. This word
"pelf” represented the accumulat
ed wealth of the Axis or dictator
nations.
Wealth in this instance is in
tended to be ill-gotten gains. How
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At the year's closing, to
readers and all. may the coming
year bring you all good things and
kindly thoughts. Peace be your
portion and courage and charity
guide your decisions.
If I may be allowed. I wish to
close this year’s column with pas-
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THURSDAY, JAJNUARY 2, 1941.
Governor Eugene Talmadge
Buys Herd of Shorthorns
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At the International sale of
Polled Shorthorn cattle at Chi
cago, Ill., the fore part of De
cember, Gov. Eugene Talmadge
Georgia bought this high quality
w’hite bull as foundation for the
herd of purebred polled short
horns he plans to develop, ac
cording to the American
horn Breeders Association, Chi
cago.
The bull, Lynwood Victor, was
consigned to the sale by Lynwood
Hayride Program
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work for many nationally known
concerns.
We are just completing a $20,000
community house, which was spon
| sored by the American Legion witn
help from the N. Y. A.
The City of Covington is in fine
financial condition; having met all
bond amortizations and further
reduced its indebtedness by $15,000
during 1940, Newton County is one
of the few Georgia counties that
is free of all indebtedness; has a
tax rate of 13 mills and will re
ceive from the state $9500 annual
i ly for the next several years ac
count of highway refunding.
The City tax rate is lower than
most cities of comparable size. Xr
owns its power distribution
and water works. There is not a
vacant store in the city and more
: than one hundred homes have been
recently built.
V/ISS .\UUie . . Daill'lC _
Perry Dies ifl Citlf
Miss Annie Laurie Perry, prom
inent Covington woman, died Sun
, bay be
! at ^ l° ca ^ hospital following
| an extended illness. She was well
known and will be missed by her
many friends throughout the city.
Funeral services were held at the
home Monday afternoon at 3
o’clock with interment in the Cov
ington Cemetery. Services iv ere
conducted by the Rev. H. C. Em
ory. She is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. H. D. Bush, and a num
her of nephews. The News extends
j | sympathy J- C. Harwell to the and bereaved family.
j Son, funeral
Directors, were in charge ‘
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sages from Alexander Pope's Uni
versal Prayer:
Father of all; n ev’ry age,
In ev'ry rime adored.
By saint, by savage, and by sage,
Jehovah, Jove, or Lord!
What blessings Thy free bounty
Let _gives,
me not cast away:
For God is paid when man re
ceives:
To enjoy is to obey.
If I am right, Thv grace impart,
Still in the*right to stry
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way.
Teach me to feel another’s woe
To hide the fault I ^ee
That mercy I to others show
| That ’
mercy show to me.
I (frorn p ope )
May God go with you. and keep
you, ond bless your days.
'
George M. Scheer.
Farm, Carmel. Ind., and is ex
ceptionally well bred, says the
Shorthorn Association. His
was a prominent prize-winner
1931.
Lynw’ood Victor w r as
selected by Governor
prior to the sale. Though
duties as governor forced his
turn to Atlanta before the
was held, the Governor left a
which gave him his start in
polled shorthorn business.
—NEWS FROM— 1
tlDORA
BY ARBI AARON
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Burnett of
Atlanta announce the birth of a
daughter Wednesday, December 25 ;
Mrs. Burnett will be remembered
as Miss Nettie Lynch, of Jasper
County.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Allen spent
I hursda> with Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Corley. Jr., of Starrsville.
Mr. Jack Dooley, of Fort
ning spent the Christmas
with his parents, Mr. and
Frank Dooley. 0
• Mr Nester Hays visited
j n Mansfield last week,
Messrs. Wilbur Lowery an
Jack Dooley spent Thursday in
lanta.
Miss Mary Helen Aaron who
tends the Martha Berry schools
Mt. Berry spent the Christmas
idays with her parents. Mr.
Mrs. Orell Aaron.
Mr. and Mrs. Olin Boyd, of Ma
con were guests of Mr. and Mrs
Homer Boyd Sunday.
Mr. Nesbit King, of
spent Tuesday and
with his parents Mr. and Mrs. A
T. King. Niblett
Friends of Mrs. W. O.
who has been ill of pneumonia,
will be pleased to know that she
is improving. College
Mr. Harry Layson, of
Park, spent the Christmas holidays
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Layson. •
Mr. and Mrs. Tyrus Wood, Mr.
and Mrs. John Merritt and little
daughter. Messrs. Glenn Jones,
Grover Morton and Bill Cagle, of
Covington, were guests of Mr. ind
Mrs. Venus Aaron Thursday af
ternoon.
Mt Wilbur Dooley, of Clarkston
spent last week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. C. E. Cunard.
Me.-srs. Floyd Layson and Vel
ma Cunard spent Friday in Cov
ington Appling
Mr Clinton Kitchens of
was the guest of his mother, Mrs
J. C. Kitchens, last week.
Mr and Mrs. Joel Hodge and
children, of Atlanta, visited
fives here during the Chustmas
holidays. and
Mr. and Mrs. Ven is Aaron
children, Francis and Bobby spent
Wednesday with Mrs Nannie Jones
of Starrsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmet: Bohanon.
Mr. Grady Lewis and Mr. R. W.
Lewis attended the funeral of Mr
Alex Boh; non at Red Oak Sunday
afternoon.
Mr and Mrs. Carl Wood. Mrs.
Bessie Claude Wood, Mess r ''S. John
Henry Tillman and Byron Niblett
of Covington visited Mr. and Mrs.
W. O. Niblett Friday,
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864
The Covington Star, Est. 1874
’40 Adds
(Continued from Page One!
County .stunt night held with large
crowds attending. Rotary Club
holds annual ladies night at the
hotel.
March 21—Easter Sunrise Ser
vices held in Covington with pro
gram being broadcast over radio
hookup. Plans made for Curb mar
ket in Covington.
March 28—Lanier Bullard, of
Decatur drowns at Jackson Lrke.
Mr. Neely saved in heroic rescue.
April 4—Hoyt Brown, State
I Commander of the American Le
j ! gion, speaks at meeting held in
Covington.
April 11—Annual Builder's Edi
tion published in color with pic
tures of new’ homes and buildings.
Annual meeting of the Atlanta
Presbytery held at the Covington
J First Presbyterian Church.
April 18—Erection of $12,000 Ho
■ tel building begins at Sslem Camp
Ground.
May 2 H. Y. McCord honored
at special meeting at Salem with
people throughout Georgia
i ing. Daughters of American
lution dedicate Hightower
Covington Chapter U. D .C.
j tribute to heroes of 60's,
May 9—Covington
ing Company, county's newest
dustry, employing more than
local people. Guy Robinson
ed new president of Covington
tary Club to take office July 1.
May 16—Welfare grants in New
ton County exceed $135,919.00. ac
| cording to annual report.
May 23—Night softball opens in
I Covington with various teams or
ganized by business men.
May 30—Covington High School
graduation exercises held with 37
| certificates and 3 medals awarded
by officials.
| June 6—Rural Urban group or
ganized by ladies of Newton coun
| ty. Emory-at-Oxford Graduation
exercises held .
June 13—Census Bureau in
Washington report? increase
20 per cent in population of Cov
ington and Newton County.
June 20— National Y’outh
istration boys at Jackson
awarded cetificates. Third
Urban conference held in
ta.
June 27—Emory-at-Oxford
ents’ day observed with
at Oxford. Politicians of state
gj n respective drives.
July 4 Ft. P. Campbell
Kiwanis
(Continued from Page One)
Standards: R. M. Sealey. chairman.
r, a. Norris, and Jake Haas. Di
rector in charge. W. M. Berry.
Publicity and Public Affairs, T
C. Meadors, chairman. Herbert Co
hen ,W. A. Maddox. J. E. Rainey
and H. W. Pittman. Director in
charge, P. W. Pratt.
Program, Music and Reception,
r. b. Rogers, chairman. S. M. Hay.
p a t Campbell. V. Y. C. Eady and
i Lee Harwell. Director in charge.
! p a t Campbell.
Underprivileged Child, J. I. Al
ford .chairman, N ,S. Turner, E. G
I Trammell and Leo Masten. Direct
! or in charge, A. H. David,
Support of Churches; Ed. A
j King. Chairman, H. C. Emory,
Walker Combs, Charles Candler
an d George Roach. Director in
charge, S. J. Morcock.
jj 1f> gf am ps-Raxtfr
, Quartet at Mixon
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] Announcing a concert by the
’ Stamps-Baxter Quartet at Heard
Mixon School Friday night. J?n
U ary 3. 1941. 7:30 P. M. This pro
, gram will consist of sacred songs.
I popular songs, spirituals and com
edy. They may be heard twice
; da ji y ove r Radio Station 'WMAZ
Macon Georgia. A small admission
i will be charged.
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CottOU RepOl't for
Newton County
The census report for Newton
county shows that 11,089 bales of
cotton were ginned in this county
from the crop of 1940 prior to
December 13. a.? compared with
11,139 bales for the crop of I939.
| The report was made by L. H.
Cook, special agent.
SECOND SECTION OF
YOUR COUNTY
NEWSPAPER
Number 1
posed for the State Senate. Guy ;
Robinson succeeds Dr. S. L. Waites
as president c f the Rotary Club.
Luncheon given at Delaney Hotel
for Employees and Correspondents
of Covington News,
July 11E. W. Fowler, promi
nent business man of Covington,
dies at his home. Salem meeting
forced to hold services in Coving
ton due to bad roads, weather. Dr.
George W. Truitt speaks.
July 18—Parent-Teacher Asso
j c j a tion stages summer clinic in city
for school children.
July 25 — Annual meeting of
i Snapping Shoals Electric Member
I ship Corporation held at gym.
August 1—Annual Brick Store
Home coming held with largest
crow’d in history attendind.
August 15—Home coming at Mt.
Tabor held with large attendance.
Stock’s Hom-ond Food Stores move
into new quarters form new Super
, Market.
j August 22—Legionairek volun
i teer services in defense program
for state,
August 29—Advertising
awarded Covington News by
gia Press Association.
September 5—101st Stone Moun
tain Baptist Convention held
Covington. All schools in
County open.
September 12—Democratic
mar y election held with
, _ Talmadge , , Governor _ ,
s
et. Tom Linder Commissioner.
Thomas Callaway Representative
Newton County. i
September 19—Fire destroys
Washington Street Methodist School Church Build- j
ing. Revival at |
conducted by Bascom Anthony.
September 22 — Sidney Camp
nominated at District Rally. All
night singing held at Heard-Mix
j on.
October 3 — Draft registration
plans made for County. American
Legion holds first meeting in new
i community building.
October 10 — Newton County
fair opens under supervision of
American Legion.
October 17—Covington Kiwanis
Club join 100 per cent in attend
ing meeting in Macon .
October 24—Bishop Arthur
j Moore visits First
Church in Covington for
j i named conference. chairman Dr. W. Newton K. Swann
! Draft Board.
October 31—Five die in automo
bile accident near Social Circle as
I they return from basketball game
at Dacula.
| lin November D. Roosevelt 7—President re-elected Frank- for
a
third term.
November 1 4 -—Red Cross Roll
cab held. 23 persons volunteer in
to Army from Newton County. 105
miles of REA power lines to to be
constructed by Snapping Shoals
| Membership Corporation.
November 21—H. W. Pittman
succeeds J. O. Porter as agent of
Bibb Manufacturing Company at
Porterdale.
November 28—Farmers of New
ton County vote on 1941 cotton
quotas. Methodist pastors return
to respective charges.
December 5—John L. Callaway, ;
postmaster of Covington for 26
years, dies at his home following ;
illness.
December 12—Annual Christ
mas Edition of Covington News,
Georgia boys learn trades at FFA
camp on Jackson Lake.
December 19 — Al H. David, :
George Cochran and Dewey K.
Hicks elected to Covington City
Council. Greatest American Legion
j membership reported. Atlanta
Journal praises News in editorial
for best Xma - C; edition. i
ln “ Recember ton re P ort 26—Merchants best business in of many Cov- j
| years -
,
j To after
remove the ham of a hog
slaughtering, cut just behind _t.be
rlse ln the P elvic arch and t0 ri ® ht
angles with the hind leg.
In a small forest, thinning may
be done by the owner at odd times
at no cost other than his own la
bor.
Wildlife borders should include
both herbaceous plants and shrubs,
From the standpoint of a live-at
b °me program, livestock has a def
iuite place in the whole farm set
up.
Covington Mill
Daylight*
By Evelyn Day
It is with great enthusiasm that
we start writing our first column
, for the News,
We are doubly proud for: First,
we consider Covington Mills a pgrt
of Covington and feel this com
j munity worthy of a news column;
Second, we have always enjoyed
i writing and have a great ambition
: to some day study journalism.
Tom Kinney is to be commend
! ed for serving so faithfully and
his friends wish him such success
in his new work. To Tom also goes
j thanks for naming our column. We
hope you. like it.
News Items of the week:
Most all the “soldier boys" from
our community are back home for
the holidays. We feel proud as we
see them around town, wearing
their uniforms. To Moody Yar
| brough, Eugene Hamby, Lamar
Merritt, Amos Pryne, Luke Hack
ett, Charlie Kilgore and others,
I goes the best w’ishes of our peo
j J pie.
j Arthur Niblett is leaving soon
for Chicago, where he will attend
an electrical school.
It might be interesting to learn
where some of our folks spent the
holid Mr and Mrs “p ainter »
White in Shelby. N. C. The Poteet
girls in Augusta and South Caro
lina. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hipps in
Bristol and Townsend, Ga. Mr.
and Mrs. Arlie Rabun in Canton
and Thomaston, Herbert Smith and
Troy Kendricks in Athens. “Bro.
Jack” Nichols in Tampa, Florida,
Mr. and Mrs. John Lovern. Emma,
Gladys and Gertrude Cannon in
Lafryette. Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Burt and Mr. and Mrs. Parish
j Bough motored to Kingsport, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Belt Keesee. Lil
j lian ledge, and visited Robert Keesee, of Rut
Mr, and Mrs. Sam
j Williams Saturday.
i Mrs. Jack Batchelor and chil
dven spent the week-end in Mon
roe. where Mrs. Batchelor's fath
j er, Mr. Hancock, is ill. We wish
; him a speedy recovery,
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Clark, of
j Monroe, spent the holidays with
j j the Dot Collins family,
Harris visited Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Harris in Carrollton last
; week-end.
j Friends of Mrs. Fleta Patrick re
gre t to learn of her illness at Em
| ory University hospital and hope
she will soon be well,
Eavesdropping with Eve:
A certain young lady told close
friends that going away to school
“would make no difference''—but
she has contradicted her state
j ment. Shame, D!
That Sergeant who came home
from the Army to find his old
sweetheart married is finding con
solation with a different girl ev
ery night.
Lrtest report is that Anne Sor
rells and Pug McElrov will be
married on January 18th, which
brings this to mind: Anne re
eeived a fiance and diamond ring,
and also has a pretty new fur
jacket. All this Christmas. What
a lot of excitement for one girl!
Mr rgie Reynolds should also be
excited. For Hardy is coming home
next Saturday and Margie is to
meet him in Atlanta,
The Ralph Watkins chose a
lovely and appropriate name for
their little new daughter, born at
Christmfstime. It is Mary Faith.
Has that tall fellow named Clyde
forgotten all his old als? Looks
that way.
That excitement on Wheat Street
Christmas night was a bad way to
celebrate.
'.Jaybird Yarbrough told San
t a Clan* to bring Lillian Reynolds
a wrist watch for Christmas. And
was Lillian surprised!
Ruby White received s cedfr
chest and you know who from!
Annie Laura Day also is the proud
owner of a new cedar chest.
Gertrude Cannon is wearing a
new spfrkler on the right finger
of her left hand!
Believe it or not: There’s »
young matron of our community
whose husband wanted td give her
a fur coat for Christmas—and she
said no! That is what we call “man
bites dog” news.
Doris Williams is nursing a son
finger because she tried to cut
wood ind look at that new watch
at the same time.
We wonder who really did give
Leona Clark that gold necklace
she’s wearing.
At the beginning of a new year,
let us all make one resolution and
stick to it—md that is to observe
the Golden Rule. In other words,
let us Do unto others as we would
have them do unto us.
Happy New Year Everybody!
SAM DIETZ
The many friends of Sam Dietz
throughout Newton and the sur
rounding counties will regret to
learn of his illness at the Huson
Memorial Hospital His friend*
him an early recovery.