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SECOND SECTION OF
YOUR COUNTY
NEWSPAPER
Volume 77
Scene As National Anthem Was Played at The Inauguration of Governor Eugene Talmadge In Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, January 14th, 1941
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lured above are notables attendinK the inauguration of Governor Talmadge last week. Directly behind Governor Tlmadge is retiring Governor E. D. Rivers. At the Governor’s left are Mrs. Talmadge, their daughter, and the Gov*
or’s Aide. Behind Mrs. Talmadge is Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr.
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to Bolton has not heard from
lerl mce Nov'ember . . . We pray
; their home in Bromley was
bombed along with many oth
f*rs ... so watch our column next
k for news from one of our own
SNewton County girls who has real
hr made history with her service
too . you mey enlist at home if
you wish to do your bit with sew
ing, knitting or crocheting . . will
you . , we are guessing . . . you
will . while we are . . .
SWEEPIN’ UP.
lx People Attend
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floi e has constructed an
civilization capable of infinite pro
gre s in the improvement of hu- .
man life.
“We know it because, if we look
below the surface we sense it still
spreading on every continent—for
it is the most humane, the most
advanced, and in the end the most
^»>nquerable society.” of all forms of hu
man
ard of Thanks
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thanking my reLtiyes and friends
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■ ■ which I have enjoyed so very
since I have been hurt. May
Got bless every one of you is my
Sincerely,
Mrs. Addie Robertson.
the first 12 months of the
present war crisis in Europe, ex
tports of tobaccos, fruits and grains
froi the United States were in
eac instance more than 30 per
C# less than in the preceding 12
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serious Many accident people think injury, of calling not realizing an ambulance that only m case^of ’ j
or invalids and sick pewons to
important functions is to transfer and
and from home and hospital with safety com ■ ,
They Physicians, realize how nurses much and promptness hospitals find means out am u al • ^ etjmes
maintain 24-hour sel mav be
m en seconds count. We a
obtained instantly whenever and wherever nee • and
Our each equipped wu s
ambulances are safest, comfortable
other necessities that maxe for the - SAFE
rid^g. During these pneumonia days it
with the BEST.
■A] ^Thoughtful Service s
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Building and Loan
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MeGahee, besides making a fine
record with the Building and Loan,
has taken active part in social,
church and civic affairs. He is a
member of the Covington City
Council, member Methodist Board
of Stewards and Vice-President of
the Rotary Club,
County Agent
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Saturday morning of this week at
10 o'clock in the Courthouse at
Madison. If you would like to study
this type of farm credit we sug
gest that you attend this meeting.
Visitors will be welcome and as the
whole process of operation will be
on large charts and thoroughly ex
plained we urge you to attend this
meeting.
Saturday morning of this week
at 7 o’clock, Charles Robertson, Joe
Marcks, Sally Cook and Hazel Kel
ly, Four-H Club members of this
county will be on the air over sta
tion WSB. They will take part in
the Quiz Program. You are invited
to listen in and hear these fine
young people from Newton County
make their radio debut.
Lespedeza
hard to find and are selling for
more than they did last year. We
oan locate any home grown seed.
The farmer s of this county bar
vested over loo tons for seed pur
poses but the most of them want to
use their seed on their own farms.
This is fine and we hope more
farmtrs will prepare a good
patch this year. Plow the ground
thoroughly, harrow down perfect
ly smooth and apply about^ 400
pounds Acid Phosphete per acre.
All rocks and other obstructions to
a mower should be removed from
the will land. produce A good from stand J” 300 le to . spe ?*nn 1200
pounds of seed per acre Most
Newton County farmers can pro
duce enough seed for their own re- .
quirements from one acre.
Do not neglect that home orch
ard any more, time
set any kind of fruit trees. Call by
our office and we will be glad to
help you make a selection of good
varieties.
Any farmer who wishes to oper
ate a farm this year that has not
been incultivation for three years
must make application for a a
marketing quota this month. This
does not apply to new fields on a
farm now signed up.
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R. L. MEADOKS,
of Oxford, better known as “Unci,
Rufe’’ to his many friends, is ob
serving his 94th birthday at home
today. The only living veteran of
The War Between The States in
Newton County was a picture of
health and happiness as he sat fori
pictures on the eve of his birthday.
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ONE INAUGUARATION TO ANOTHER—Just out of his
0W n inauguration as Governor of Georgia, Eugene Tal
madge was in Washington with the nation’s bigs Monday
£ 0 see Roosevelt-Wallace team go in as President and
v ice _p resif } en t of the United States. The Georgia execu-
North CoVlHgtoU
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The North Covington Commun
ity Club is sponsoring a variety en
* ertainmen * th « church Monday
evening January 27th, at 7:30
oclock . S . M. Hay will present a
magical show . A Dr. I. Q.*and Ma
jor BoW es amateur program will
be presented. Proceeds will go to j
repair the church.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23,
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Dawson; J. H. Henderson. Manet
ta and Mr. Summerau.
The convention was concluded
with the annual banquet
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Incre?ged attendance was re
ported for most of the fairs hel(j
last year and plans for expansion
of programs were discussed
A legislative committee was
umed to seek relief from the
present state tax law. This com
mittee is composed of Paul M Con
awry, chairman: Captain Ennis
Mike Benton. O. P. Jbhnson L C
3 Felix Jenkins and Gor
don n hapman. Mr. Chapman has
secretary-manager of the
Washington County fair, Sanders
ville, far 17 years.
Mrs. F. W. Hendrickson Mil
ledgeville, addressed the com en
tion on How c Woman Can Sue
cessfully Manage a Fair.
Major J. D. Blair alderman,
welcomed the convention delegates,
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through th crowd at the reception given by Joseph Davies,
chairman of the inaugural committee.—Acme Photo.—
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Many shows and fair supply
houses were represented at the
me eting. including Dodson s World
* s T , p „ se shows Scott
? 1 h ° WS . o Blue n Ribbon ^ Shows. ealer j
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L. J. r Heth Shows, Southern Poster
Print, Fulton Bag and CoUon mills.
Fair Publishing House, Ohio Dis
P^orks Company and Geo
A ' Ham ' d Bookln S Agency.
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Fe!lx Jenkbls , secretary of the |
Chattahoochee Valley Exposition,
said the money formerly spent by
lair-Roers on the concessions is
now bein « spent on other amuse -
ment features, including shows and |
rides - j
“When we eliminated these con
cessions, we suffered a direct loss j
of about $3,000 from the privilege !
fees collected,” he explained. “This 1
was about three years ago. We to |
have seen that this money comes j
us through other sources and our
receipts have increased." 1
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Infant Son Mr.
And Mrs. Aaron
Poison Dies Here
Jerry Stevens Poison, infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Poison,
died Tuesday at their home near
I Co\ ington.
Funeral services will be held
from the High Point Church to
day at 11 o’clock with interment in
the High Point Cemetery. Services
were conducted by the Rev. Walk
er Combs, pastor of the Covington
First Baptist Church.
Beside his parents, Jerry Ste
vens is survived by two brothers,
Bobby and Poul Poison. The News
extends sympathy to the bereaved
family.
G. W. Callwell Funeral Home in
| charge.
persons attending for at least one
year probably exceeds 30,000.
So, as Monday and the Charter
Day celebration rolls eround a
| large portion of the 14,000 living
alumni will gather in their respec
tive communities to observe this
special occasion. And the spirit of
old Georgia, instilled in the hearts
of her sons and daughters for all
inese many years will once again
S ive expression to their loyalty
whjJe , he real pur p 0se of Char- :
ter Dav should be remembered, it
by the committee that
‘"e will be the theme of
day Letters wrne mailed a few 1
<j ays ag0 to most of the alumni, but
no several were omitted
1 . it proved rather difficult
since a
task to secure a complete list. So
alumni are requested to peas the
i word to ones they know who j
should attend but did not receive a
written notice. One remembers an
old slogan. “A Man From Georgia
Needs No introduction” so plan to
day to be among those present:
bring your wife, or your husband,
your sweetheart or somebody else s
girl as a bunch of good fellows R get O |
j together. Write, call or see
I Arnold. Bill Berry or Edgar Wood
and let them know how many
there will be in your party at the
Delaney Hotel, Monday. January
[ 27th. at 7:30 P. M. partial list of
Following is a
Alumni .
Newton County o
versity of Georgia:
O. H. Adams, franklin N Ander
son, Robert O. Arnold, Wm. McD
Berry. J. Milton Brogdon T. D.
Brown, Robert F. Biooks, amar
Callaway, Miss Sara Cal away, .
E. Callaway, Jr., Jos. B. am P' r *
Herbert Cohen, Miss Virginia tot
Her. Miss Lenora Crossfield Dr.
A. H. David. Henry ei en » j
Mrs. H. W. Derden, A. C. Ellington.
M. R. Ellington, Chas. N. Elliott,:
Miss Louise Fowler, Mrs. James S. I
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jes the legislature of Georgia
passed an act setting aside 40.000
acres of land to endow r college
and on January 27, 1785, a charter
was adopted J creating the first state
Umver ty in America . since that
1jme when most of the area now
jn Georgl? was still in possession
Qf the [ndians . the University has
oontinuaUy grown in size and pres
tjge tQ ltg present position as the .
cultural center of the state. While
Georgia is rich with tradition dat
ing hack throU g h these years and
jtse!f a V ery part of the pages of
history, the University has kept
pace with tbe years by its liberal
acceptance of newer trends in edu
cation. So starting with thts mere
handful of students, the University
continued to grow until during the
year 1939-40 there were 5,894 stu
dents enrolled and degrees were
grEnted to 1.051 persons. More
than 12.000 persons have received
degrees and the total number of
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SECOND SECTION OF
YOUR COUNTY
NEWSPAPER
Number 4
Regular Meeting
Kiwanis Club
The regular meeting of the Ki
wanis Club wes held Thursday
noon at the Delaney Hotel with
President Robert Fowler presiding.
V. Y C. Eady led the singing, ac*
companied at the piano by Mis*
Fletcher Lou Lunsford.
j Mr. Edwards, Director of Voca
tional Education at
j n Oxford, was introduced by Pro
gram Chairman V. Y. C. Eady.
made a most interesting talk
i j Vocational Education and
tional Agriculture,
The speaker today will be
duced by Lieutenant
John Birchmroe. Dr. J. C.
law will be the speaker. He
president of Atlanta Kiwanis
j i will speak on 26th anniversary
wanis International.
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[ si Georgia farmers are urged
I g n their agricultural conservation
applicrtions as soon as they are
requested to do so by the county
AAA offices in order that payments
might be made as rapidly as pos
sible.
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Gardner, Jr., Claude M. Giles, Mrs.
Robert Griffin, Miss Sara Hooper,
Dr. Win. J. Huson, H. G. Johnson,
Col. C. C. King, D W. Loyd, Col.
Abram L. Loyd, Mrs. Jas. T. Mc
Kay, Mrs R H. McLanahzn T L si
McMullin, Wm. A. Maddox Jr .
j. Morcock, Mrs. S. J. Morcock,
j. Guy Morgan, J. Wm. Nichols,
Miss Elise O’Neal, O. W. Porter, R.
L. Robertson, J. W. Richardson,
Miss Eddye Ross, J. W. Rye, Wm.
p. Smith, Jr., Miss Frances Storey,
J. B. Spears, Jr.. Mrs. D. G. Ste
phenson, Miss Emmalise Stone,
Ralph Thornton, Col. R. McD Tuck,
j. c. Upshaw, W. Edgar Wood,
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