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THf COVINGTON NEWS
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Official Organ of Newton County and The
City of Covington.
President Makes His Position
Clear
WhPthor or not YOU personally liked the tone
purpose of the President s diamatic
speech, one thing; can be said for it. It cleaied awat \
doubts that may have existed concerning this Admimstra
tion's War policy. It eliminated the last semblance of our
theoretical neutrality. It placed us definitely beside
and as an active ally, ready to give her almost anything
she may need to prosecute war against the Axis powers.
It administered a heartv slap in the face to Japan, by
fipolnrinc a X that China too was helping to defend American
rights . an< pi • 1 ■ j | ..
hereign response to the talk coma easily . h
anticipated. London called it one of the _
indictments of Nazidom ever spoken and BnLsh
men, who have frankly placed much of their hope tor
eventual victory onU S aid, were jubilant. The
American press, which o-en MY*'" f
was generally laudatory he R K T bl c have ap i _
parently been looking lor a s . m g , nf • , _„ Hpr . tfl
their foreign ,
velop and affirm po icies. U1
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try which has really been on the spo in; a 1 1S a11 •'
within coparatively .
of England and at the same time is
easy “shooting distance” of Germany, was extremely
pleased—one of the principal Ankara papers said, “Pres
ident Roosevelt has read the death sentence of the
which is understandable—the The Victor p«m Petain government in to yrnwA is forced
to walk a tight rope between the French peo-
pie’s pro-British, pro-DeGaulle sentiment on the one
and Germany’s nearby armies on the other. Italy made
belligerent gestures, but said nothing new. Hitler de
clared that anyone who said the Nazis plan world con
quest, lied—which, in the light of past super-frank state
ments by Nazi leaders, is curious. Japan, frankly angry,
said the Roosevelt policy made a U. S.-Japanese war al
most inevitable. Interesting reaction comes from on-the
fence Spain, where, reports say, the President’s definite
statement that the Axis will not win, excited great in
terest.
In this country, the bulk of the press approved the
speech in general, even though many papers observed that
more than words are neccessary to adequately arm Britain
and ourselves. The President’s definite declaration that
no U S troops would be sent to Europe was applauded
widely—the fact is. of course that at present Britain does
not need or want men, in that her armies are doing piac
tically nothing except to keep on the alert against possible
invasion. However certain important government elec
tive officials are all set to fling down the gauntlet and
light the Administration s belligerent policy.
H GENE” Take The Reins
Once again the governmental affairs of the State of
Georgia are in the skilled and experienced hands of Eu
gene Talmadge, the “Sage of Sugar Creek.”
Despite the inauguration festivities of Tuesday and
Tuesday night, with his usual dynamic energy, he was at
the executive offices at the State Capitol early Wednesday
morning, meeting his hundreds of friends throughout the
state and dropping back into his executive duties as if it
were but yesterday when he reliquished control.
Early Wednesday morning numerous bills were in
troduced in the House and Senate simultaneously to ex
pedite the kee^ ng of his campaign promises to the people
of this state.
There is no doubt in our mind but that Governor Tal
madge will keep to the letter every one of his campaign
pledges. He made no idle boasts as he knew whereof
he spoke, having had experience from which to speak.
The next few weeks of his administration will be
watched with much interest, by the entire population of
the state. That it will be interesting to one and all is
quite sure. Also we believe much good will be accom
plished.
Governor Talmadge takes the . helm , of „ the ,, ship , . of „
state as an experienced navigator with the good will of
most of the senators and representatives as well as the
rank and file of the citizenry of the state behind him.
As we prophesied over a year ago that he had the
“Green prophLy Light” or “Go” signal for the governorship, we
Use he has the -'Green Ugh," or -Go" ,i g nal
from the Legislature and we are Willing to go along With
him for the betterment of the state.
Tom Linder Stages “Comeback”
For the first time in the hstory of the State of Georgia ,
a "defeated” candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture ,
has staged a comeback.
Tom Linder is once more Commissioner of Agriculture
and has taken hold of things in his characteristic vigorous
manner. “Tom” as he is familiarly known by his friends,
was holding “open house” the first of this week and his
offices were crowded.
He has the interest of the farmer at heart and is a
sincere person in his dealings with others. He is a staunch
friend of Governor Talmadge and has evidenced in every
way his intention of working . , hand in . hand with . the
Governor.
He is very much interested in the marketing system
for the farmers of this state and in a recent article stated:
“It is appalling the number of good Georgia farmers
who are looking for a iob from the State, hundreds of
them—men I have known for years and know are good
tzr^tL keting system h t to rdw enable z ke z th«e Weh men r to make *°i tob a living «« damai farm- -
JRSb t iLey ha\ e always made a living and some money |
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Legislature . is now m . session . and Governor 1 al
madge is at the beginning of his third administration. I
have talked to a large number of Senators and Representa
tives and 1 know that they are whole-heartedlv behind
the Department of Agriculture and the agricultural inter
estg of the gtat and j know that Governor Talmadge Jfnrt is
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belongs. Of course, it is going to require some time to
everything organized and going, but we are going to do
the best that we can. In the meantime, I want you to
| feel free to call on this Department for any service
we can render you, and I will appreciate helpful sugges
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OUR RESPONSE TO CHRIST’S
INVITATION
Lesson: Luke 14: 15-35.
Golden Text: Come; for all
things rre now ready. Luke 14:17.
Our -esson today follows im
mediately that of last Sunday. Je
sus was st il at the feast ,n the
feast in tht home of the wealthy
Pharisee Time, probably Februrry
or March, A. D 30. Place Perea
j p oRow j n g j esus ‘ i ’ exhortation that
! the Jews min is er to the poo.- and
blind and maimed instead of invit
I ing only those who in turn could
give a feast and recompense them
: tor the ™.al tain, ,o™
orie fumed to .Jesus and sdd,
Wngdom 2
Go(i .. xh5J . we „ expMlne M t0
establish an earthly kingdom
among men, and perhaps the tone
and demeanor of this man implied
that he expected to be £ guest at
the Lord’s least when he came to
establish his kingdom. Notice how
tactfully Jesus told him that many
who expect to eat at the great feast
in God’s kingdom will be disap
I nted and those who are least
expected to share this privilege
W ill be brought in.
To understand this parable we
must understand something of the
customs of that day. In making
preparation for a great feast in
vitations were sent in advance.
Then when the feast was ready, a
I servf nt went to inform those who
had been invited that . the feast
was prepared and that they should
hasten to come “for all things are
now ready.” The custom was evi
dently followed in this case for the
servant at suppertime was sent to
them thf t were bidden. Perhaps
they had expected to attend the
feast but when the time came they
, busy with ... their . affairs. .. •
were own
Jesus r is • reminding -o' „ ".u these „ Jews
that the supper is ready „ and j tl that _„ 4
servant, . John T . the Baptist 0 .. . has .
a „
*« nt 0llt ' e in ' * * ' on a " '
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’ «Th« time is fulfilled and
ki d f God L t hand .
reDent ve ’list and believe the gos
j P ' Mark
AU o[ tho!r „ J(sus . be .
gan with one consent to make ex
cuse or to beg off. Let us look at
these excuses. The first, said, “1
have bought a piece of groun Q
and I must needs go and see it. Z
This is a rather poor excuse. He
should h£ve seen the land beforc
he purchased it and had he failed
to do so, there was no hurry about
seeing it just then because the land
would not run away and he could
see it later at his convenience.
Likewise, the second made a poor
excuse. He had bought ? yoke of
oxen and wanted to “prove them.”
Had he been wise he would have
seen these oxen and found wheth
er or not they would work before
he purchased them. Now that the
transaction was made there would
seem to be no special hurry to see
the oxen. With reference to the
lbi ‘d excuse the American Com
rnentar - v ver v approprirtely says,
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The th,rd ' 1 have married a wife
! s perha f the mast plausid ! e ' ? nd
^i^Lb^sVas^iti^ f
a summons to war, nor to any bus
iness. To plead a recent marriage i
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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One of the best comments on
danger, nuisance and unsightli
ness of advertising signs and bill
boards on our highways, is from
the pen of Roszlia Adkins in the
Caihoun County News She writes:
Of all the unsightly things we
have ever looked upon is a 'bunch' j
of signs on the highway as we ap
proach. The signs look like a gar- !
bage dump or resemble an old
burying ground.
By the time we have looked al
one or two words on some of the
signs we have passed far beyond
the rest of that particular sign to |
say nothing of the many others we
scarcely saw, and to say nothing the of |
our inability to read any of
other signs, and we wonder some
times if any results are really pro
duced from such signs.
As rule, the large signs over I
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are “passed like a train passing a
tramp, unnoticed. Signs are of lit
lle value in advertising, we honest
ly believe.
1 ! we are wondering as we write; j
this article—that if the newspapers,
with emphasis on the NEWS—of |
' Dear Old Georgia” took a stand
against such unsightly signs on our j
highways if it wouldn’t be the
starting point of eliminating these j J
unsightly signs in all Georgia and
* ive a neater touch of beauty to
' the highways and an eye pleasure
tr those passing along the way
™ ^ Breth “
There was one pathetic note in
an article in article which came to
our attention this week:
No “Bill Biffem” Christmas Card
this y ear -
The Herald has been receiving a
Christmas Greeting Card for many
years from Wm. G. Sutlive, who
was better known as "Bill Biffem
SI. »“U" r i I- Mr n °Bi!r y TJ
ne to his reward wh ere all good
e ditors g0 .
as a reason for not attending a
festive entertainment, was as friv- ,
olous as the other pretexts.” These i
were all pretexts rather than rea
sons. The real reason they did not
accept was because they had oth
er things which they preferred to
do.
L wil1 be noticed that the feast
was carried on, that there were
i? ue sts to fill the house and that
no ^ one those first invited had
an opportunity to taste of the sup
P e >’- n was not the master of the
bouse but the invited guests who
suffered loss. The Jews did not
defeat God in his redemptive pur
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erally gone to the poor, the maim
ed, the halt, and to the blind to
win converts. They have gone out
into the highways and the hedges
and by their genuine interest, their
devotion and their preaching and
teaching, they have compelled men
to come to the Lord’s feast.
There are three great lessons
here for us today. (1) The Lord’s
feast is ready and the invitation
j has been extended to all who will
; come. “God willeth not the death
of any man but desires that all
1 should come to repentance.” (2)
Men are still losing the blessings
of God s goodness by making ex
j cuses. Notice some they give and
j point out some weakness in their
| pretexts: Too much to give up;
; j afraid I cannot hold out: too many
! hypocrites in the church; do not
understand the plan of salvation;
j not now; I am as good as some
( church members; or( I am too
j great a sinner. It was not the con
I dition or the social standing of
| those men in our story today that
kept these mep away frorfl the
feast. It was their excuses, their
indifference to the invitation fnd
their desire for other things. So it
i is . today. . , J If any J man is lost it is
because he chooses to be lost—he
I cares more for other things than
hg ^ fQr sa]vation through
Christ. (3) We find in this parable
a challenge to us who are servants
| of Christ in to be faithful and ear
nest exten(5in e the invitation
* he ^tractions. “Go out
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“Compel them to come in ” Have
we taken seriously our task of
j winning the lost to Christ? How
can we deal with excuses of our
j f r i e nds who reject Christ’ Where
are our “ highways and he dges”
from which we are to get guests
for the Lord - s labic? How are W£
to compel them to come in? What
does this lesson mean to you per
! sonally?
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(Largest Coverage Any Weekly in the State)
We are sure that wherever he is
he is among the finer and nobler,
chanting with such characters as
Will Rogers . . . We mention Will
Rogers because Mi. Sutlive meant
same thing to Savannah and j
* be Coastal Empire as the immort- j
al sage from way out West.
Savannah Evening _ Press ,
The late
Editor and Columnist was ever
writing something for the better
: ment of his fellow man, in words
j filled with wit and humor .
We t this holiday season 1
pause a
j j n remembrance of one of Geor
gia’s outstanding and finest edi
j ^ ors wdo ever ii ve d.
“No public official will spend
mon ey too unwisely if a list of
his expenditures is going to be pub
lished regularly,” says Henry L.
Foolfenden, executive secretary of
the Michigan bar association in an
article on Legal Advertising. “No
dealer on the ’inside track’ is go
ing to sell the county a bill of
goods at an exhorbitant price
when every competitor he’s got
will go over his list of county pur
chases with a fine tooth comb the
minute it is published.
“I do not mean to say that the 5
published recounting required by
law of public officials have com- !
pletely stamped out incompetency
and malfeasance in public office,
but I do say that legal advertising
is the cheapest and most effective
insurance thrt the taxpayer can
buy on the ability and integrity of
their elected public officials.
“If there is any fault to be found !
with legal advertisements of this |
type, it is that there are too few of j
| them. Many officials of a public i
or quasi-pubiic nature which rre j
J not now required to publish re- i
i rt.s of their activities might very
! well be required to do so. Some
I of the reports now' required might
\ well be required in more detail,
i with additional benefit to the tak
I
payer.
“And if anyone says that ‘no
bod y ever raads ’ these tax notices,
1 challenge him to attend a taxpay
ers 8™ U P meeting of any kind m
y° ur town and mine and see how
J" Z '£
cussion. The citizens who are sin
j cerely interested in governmental
economy are sincerely interested
! m Legal News,” the Michigan bfr
■ secretary says. — Columbia News,
1 Harlem. Georgia.
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gjtf Williams Seeks
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‘ OSt III .4 SS€f71 f)(l)
Sid Williams, former Warm
j Springs newspaper man, is a can
didate for doorkeeper of the House
of Representatives, and indications
are that he will be chosen for the
post without opposition. Mr. Wil
liams, a native of Merriwether
county, and once associated with
the Warm Springs Foundation, is
a former associate editor of the
Warm Springs Mirror. In the 1938
Senatorial campaign, he was close
ly identified with the candidacy of
Lawrence Camp, and when the
“Homesterd,” Georgia New Deal
paper, was founded he became its
business manager. He has long
been actJve in Young Democratic
organizations in Georgia.
Thursday, January 16, 1941
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You will be amazed at the
astounding: number of ,
items you ran buy for the A
nominal price of 5c and A r •• S'.
10c during this wonderful y '
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the thrill of "Helping
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without actuality sacrifice!”
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