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rHE COVINGTON NEWS
COVINGTON. GEORGIA
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Entered at the Postoffice at Covington, Georgia, as mail matter
of the Second Class.
A. BELMONT DENNIS Editor and Publisher
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LEON FLOWERS Mechanical Superintendent
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Official Organ of Newton County and The
City of Covington.
u Children Gets A Break”
The announcement that the city has purchased a
large tract of land for a municipal playground is great
news for parents and children alike. Certainly there is no
need more great at the present time.
This playground will furnish a place where parents
can let their children go without fear of danger. It will
take them off the street without effort for the playground
is to be made so attractive for them that they will love
to go there.
The stream winding through the park will lend
beauty to the park and during the summer will be easily
converted into wading pools for the smaller children.
We understand the purchase of the tract was
culmination of a dream of Councilman W. C. MeGahee,
who visualized the project and sensed the need of the
children. Under his capable direction we are quite sure
the playground will be finished in a style to delight the
leisure hours of every child in our city.
We heartily commend the project and compliment
the Mayor and council for their action in providing a
place for our children to play where they will be away
from the streets and out of danger of the careless motorist,
“All Out For England Bill”
A senator or representative of half a century ago,
would shake his head in amazement at the congresses of
recent years. Party lines, which once were almost im
pregnable, have cracked time and again. And now, with
the introduction of the President’s “all out for England”
bill, they ,, seem to . , have . broken i wide -j open.
Interesting commentary on this is found in the fact
that the bill has been endorsed by the Republican stand
ard-bearer Wendell Willkie, with certain reservations —
and that the principal Senate opposition to it is being led
by a Democrat, Senator Wheeler of Montana.
Congressional reception of the bill ran the gamut
extremes. On one side, for instance, doughty
Johnson of California, veteran of many an historic
described it as ‘monstrous,” and said that “it’s up to
gress now to determine whether our government shall
as ordained or become a member of the totalitarian
states.” And on the other side, Senator Thomas of
strongly interventionist complained that the bill “is
as far-reaching as world events warrant. The
should have the power to send American ships with
plies into the combat zones.’
It is obvious that the fight on this bill will take
place in the Senate—opposition in the House is now almost j
at its all-time low in effectiveness. A number of senators
who have followed the President’s foreign policy so far,
were rather stunned by the sweeping terms in which the
measure is framed. First shock was the provision whereby
this country, by executive order, could repair British war
ships would in amount our naval to utter yards. disregard That, of according international to lawyers, law j
as
it applies to neutrals, and would amount to an act of war.
Even so, manv v congressmen now regard that as merely
‘
a detail—as just one more step in a program based on the
belief that the survival and ultimate victory of England.
and the little countries which are aiding her, is absolutely
vital to this country’s security. Bigger fight may come
over the clause which authorizes the President to “pro
mulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to
carry out the provisions of this act.” That is obviously
blanket authority.
The bill will apparently be fought to a finish, with
neither ... side disposed . to , quarter. . T Intimations ,.
give came
from the White House a few days after its introduction
to give the effect that the Administration would not op
pose some modifications. But Senator Wheeler and his
group said that they were out to defeat the measure in
•Otirety.
Even so, prospects now seem highly favorable to its
passing, with, perhaps, some stipulations to make it less
of a “blank check” measure, Wendell Willkie suggested
that a time clause be inserted, under which the powers
would be granted for a fixed and limited term so that on
some definite future date Congress would automatically
review the bill again, and either continue or revoke it
Many favov this
No one need wonder any longer about this country’s
neutrality. It doesn t exist. We are a non-belligerent par
ticipant in the war. Our relationship to England is about
like that of Italy to Germany before Mussolini decided to
go all the way. Recent polls indicate the the American
public is in favor of our role as we are that‘Hitler playing it now
In military circles, the feeling will soon
make his supreme effort to defeat England •! is almost 1
U ?,^ n mo H 8 rr>- Tune IS • working with ... ti Britain. . i Hitler, the ,
officers think, : must this certainly
win year or lose.
American correspondents in Germany report a feeling
of complete and apparently sincere confidence on the part J
of Reich officials. Egland, some of them say, will be
finished inside six months. Hitler is supposed to be per
fecting his plans and organization now. The Germans
think England can be broken by destroying her shipping,
by greater air raids, and finally, by invasion when British
morale has been weakened.
the British convinced . that, with .
are unstinted Amer
lean aid, they can t lost. They say they have some new
weapons which will prove highly unpleasant surprises for
invaders. The Germans still talk about new weapons too.
So far, however, despite such talk, this war hasn’t pro
duced anything but improvements on old weapons.
Britain has just adopted tighter food rationing. Ger
man diet is reported still on the downgrade wfr Eurone * will
be a nighty hungry place when the ends. !
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Sunday School Lesson!
THE CHRISTIAN’S PERSONAL ;
DUTY REGARDING BEVERAGE J
ALCOHOL
The Lesson: Habakkuk 2:15; j
Genesis 4:9-12; Mark 0:42-48; I
1 hessalonians Golden Text: 5:22. Abstain j
from all j
appearance of evil. 1 Thessaionians
5:2 ,?' I
"If I drink, it is my business and
I do not intend to let anyone inter
fete with my personal liberty.”
How many times have you heard
that argument? If it is pointed out
that alcohol has been the ruin of
untold (housends of lives and {
homes, it may still be replied,
rhat is none of my business. I
can drink or let it alone. If the
other fellow can’t, it is his misfor
tune, not mine. ” Suppose it is then
shown that the strong should pro
tect the weak, hence we should re
move temptation from the path of
thc*e whom alcohol will enslave.
The rep!, <h.„ ™, beT'Ypp
make people good or sober by law.”
Have we then no responsibility for
the evil of strong drink? Is there
nothing we cm do about this ter
rible scourge? Does God’s Word let
us off thus easily? Can we satisfy
Christ by letting things go on as
they are on the ground that it is
none of our business? Suppose we
see what God has to say in answer
to this question.
In Christianity, there can be no
separation between religiqn and
morality. The oldest religious
question is the t which God asked
of Adam > ‘‘Where art thou?” and
1 ‘^ dam said ’ “I heard thy voice in
myselfMC*n”&i6):
xhe oldeat moral question is that
which the Lord asked of Cain,
“Where is Abel thy brother?” To
which C; in replied with another
question, "Am I my brother’s keep
er?” (Gen. 4-9-10).
While these are the oldest re
ligious and moral questions, they
remain the newest. God is asking
right now concerning every one of
"Where art thou?” And the
answer that many can give is,
heard thy voice ... I was afraid,
• 1 h ‘d myself.’ in like manner
od is asking us “''here is thy
rot er ' °d we are sti 1 evading
h question . by asking as did Cam,
Am j my brother . s keeper?”
Failure to answer either of these
aright becomes religious
and moral disaster, When God
search es the conscience, there is
no hiding place from his all-seeing
eyes. So long as men live together
in a common society they must ac
C ept responsibility for one another.
There are moral issues today, con
cerning which God is asking
“Where do you stand?” There are
evils th£t are destroying mens
bodies and souls, concerning which
y0 ° b . b^SeS^eeperi” Th^hquor
issue and the drink evil clearly
lustrate the point. (See Hab. 2:15).
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Sometimes we sing of the “gen
tle Jesus > meek and mild,’ but
theie are times when Jesus blazed
with indignation, when bitter woes
fell from his lips, and when the
lash of his lips stung and burned.
In Mark 9, we are told of a dis
pute that arose among the twelve
apostles as to who should be the
greatest, in the midst of these
quarreling men was a child, and
Je ? L | £ took thls child and set him
in the midst of the disputing dis
ciples. Using the child as an object
]esson , Jesus administered a ,-e
b uke and a warning that must have
made his listeners wince, the sting
of whcih he would have us feel
even now. What had these men
done ,hat was so wrong? By their
influence they were causing this
boy to stumble, and upon those
who cause the weak and helpless
to stumble Jesus utters l8:i-io.) his bitter
est woes! (See Matt.
it is better for a man “that a
millstone were hanged about his
neck - and he were cast into the
sea >” than to be the cause of a boy
or girl stumbling off into hell!
Better to cut off one s hand, bet
ter to pluck out ond”s eyes, better
never to have been born than
through one’s influence to be the
cause of arryone’s eternal destruc
tion - The hel1 into which such 8
slnn er will go will be that of a fire
never shal] be quenched, a
whme^he form that gnaws’at Ton
science shall never die.
Language cannot put to use
words that scorch and blister more
than these - Jesus is not here talk ~
ing about murderers - robbers, out
la T s; he i talkin *; about respect
f u b ' e pe ° pIe m the ca * e ° f the
twelve , apostles, t j his , own inner cir
cle of followers, upon whom the
mast awful condemnation was to
fell if by their inconsistency and
neglect they cause children, or oth
ers who are weak or immature, to
b * Iost
How may we cause others to
stumble? Hqw may our influence
be the occasion of boys and girls
being lost? Take the liquor busi- j
ness, for instance. We know that
liquor boys and when girls they who start immature drinking j
are
wdl certainly come to disaster. We
know that a proportion of them
will eome to early graves, a pro
portion . will wind in peniten
up
and f sy, jT s ' a pr ® p ° rtl0n j
e SOC ' a and ^business failures.
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
cape the clutches of this habit
forming poison, but even those
who escape will suffer from the
blight of drinking beverage alco
hoi.
Knowing all this, and with the
woe of Jesus ringing in our ears
how dare we disclaim responsibil
ity? How dare we as Christians
have anything whatever to do with
* business that brings such ruin to
earth’s most precious possession
its children and young peonle’
How dare we sit idly by and let
greedy men for the sake \>f profit
Put temptation in the way of our
youth until it becomes almost ir
resistible?
Paul i lavs m , . l ^
ties 1 doubt Jl jZ, , *7™ a1 '
appearsnce of ^ fl ^ S 8S
the royal law of all the c '‘ ptures
‘'Thou shalt love thv e,gdbour • '
thyself” (James as
u pb y sayinT ZJfr "Lve 2 8 p ^ u ^ ",“ U
is the fulfilling of the law” (Rom.
13;10).
. t0 ; I* l f n Lb i ber ristian’.s *. re ! Tiain any doubt as
gard P«-sonEj duty re- ;
‘ n |f beverage alcohol? Not only
Pe abstam fr0m himself
bUt ™ USt us * hls utmost influ- |
f nCe t0 . keep others fr om being en
trapped by 11 and mined,
"For none of us liveth to him
self, and no man dieth to himself”
(Rom. 14:7). There is no such
thing as absolute individuality. We
are all members of one another,
rnd could not exist except in a !
human society. Likewise, there is 1
no liberty. such My thing liberty as absolute personal j 1
ends where the
other fellow's rights begin. The on
ly man who has the right to do as
he pleases is he who pleases always !
to do right. Living with each oth- j
er and life being possible only be
cause of each other, there are in
escapable duties which we owe to
this human society of which we
are a part. $
is a terrible evil. No
one can deny this whose eyes are
open to facts. It is simple, indisput
able truth that alcohol causes the ;
waste of millions of dollars, the j
loss o£ thousands of lives, the !
wreck of untold numbers of homes,
the failure fnd ruin of multitudes
of careers. Even granting that all
who drink do not become drunk
ards and that all drinking may not
result in disaster, it yet remains
that the influence of those who
drink successfully makes it all the
more dangerous for those who CEn
not drink without disaster.
Our personal duty therefore in
volves at least a threefold respons
ibility: (1) We are responsible for
preventing the fearful consequenc
es that follow in the wake of al
cohol. (2) We are responsible for
the protection of those who may be
misled into beginning a habit that
will ruin their lives. (3) We ire
responsible for recovering the vic
tims of dsink. Mow fulfil this three
fold responsibility? Prevention will
be principally effective by a wide
spread campaign of education con
cerning the nature and evils of al
cohol. Protection must be provid
ed by honest laws, honestly en
forced, backed up by strong and
enlightened public opinion. Reeov
ery must be brought about by a
better understanding of alcohol
ism as a disease from which its
victims must be rescued by the !
power of God, making use of the
medicine best instrumentalities and of modern j
counseling.
The evils of alcohol are age-old.
We know now that there is no
single, simple remedy. Education
alone, preaching alone, legislation
alone will not bring the remedy
All three are needed. Education
must be reinforced with moral and
spiritual crusading, which will then
find practical expression in laws
that can and will be enforced. This
program calls for the best intelli
gence of which we are capable, the
power of God upon us for achieve
ment, and legislative and executive
action clothed with righteous au
thority. With each one of us doing
his part, this ideal may become a ]
reality. God speed the day!
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OX FORD
Judge and Mrs. E. K. Perryman,
of stark ’ Fla ” visited their son,
Emmett, here last week-end.
The Glee Club will leave for a
fi T day .;° ur int0 South Geo,gia
and v Florida next Tuesday.
Among those who SEW Philadel
D hia Storv in Atlanta are Ren
Callaway, Neil Glass Jimmie Kav
Pau j O’Dell. j Martin Smith ’ Jack
Farris and ohn Braselton.
Dn and Mrs. W. H. Powell, of
Hazlehurst, was a visitor with their
son, Harry, last Stinday.
James Wiltshire spent last week
end in Atlanta.
Verlon Corbitt had as hls guests
last week-end his mother and fa
ther. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Corbitt,
of Hazlehurst.
j ac k Reeve, a member of the
Freshmen class, was the speaker at
the chapel hour Tuesday morning
Professor and Mrs. James Le-
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SHOP AT STOCK’S AND SAVE
STOCKS
SUPER
HOM —OND
FOOD STORE
Covington, Ga. Jan. 30-31 Feb. 1.
F. J. STOCKS, Proprietor
SOUTHERN LADY
SALAD DRESSING 19c
PHILIP’S DELICIOUS—(IN CHEESE SAUCE)
MACARONI3 151 CANS / 4 -oz. 25c
SUNRAYED 1-LB. JAR, 10c
P’NUT BUTTER 2 LB. JAR 19c
LIBERTY BELL SALTED SODA 1-LB. BOX, 8c
CRACKERS 2 BOX LB. 15c
BLUE PLATE 8-OZ. JAR, 15c 16-OZ. JAR, 25c
MAYONNAISE JAR QT. 39c
Monarch Pure (All FI.) 16-oz.
PRESERVES 19c
Sculley’s Pure Grape
JAM 32 £; 19c
French’s Worcestershire
SAUCE 6-Oz. 12c
Bottle
Lyn Haven Prepared
MUSTARD 9c
French’s Pure—9-oz. jar, 12c
MUSTARD 6-Oz. Jar 8c
American
PICKLE 2 Qt. Full Jars CV3
Philips’ Chicken
SOUP 3 loyjj-Oz. Cans CSl
Stokely’s Tomato
CATSUP 14-Oz. Bottle 12c
Heinz Strained Baby
FOODS.. 3 c .„. 20c
I ; —PRODUCE DEPT —
SWEET JUICY FLORIDA
j ! ORANGES 2 DOZ. m
u. S. NO. 1 MAINE COBBLER
i POTATOES
j 1 O a)
j LBS.
CANADIAN RUTABAGA
TURNIPS 4 LBS. o
FANCY KILN DRIED SWEET
POTATOES 5 LBS. k
YELLOW
ONIONS 3 u,,. 9c
MEAT DEPT. SPECIALS
! FRESH LEAN
I PORK CHOPS l, 23c
FRESH
SMOKE LINKS LB. 10c
FRESH PORK
SPARE RIBS LB. 10c
FRESH (WHOLE)
PORK HAMS LB. tn
SLICED RINDLESS BREAKFAST
BACON LB. 00
FRESH PORK
SHOULDERS LB. 12c
Fillet Mignon
STEAKS „u 45c
Fresh Pork Neck
BONES 2 u, 15c
Smoke Bacon
SQUARES Lb. 15c
Roberson's Pure Pork
SAUSAGE Lb 20c
FRESH FISH AND
OYSTERS
SCOTT COUNTY TOMATO
CATSUP 2 14-OZ.
30TTLES
SWIFT’S PREMIUM OR ARMOUR’S STAR
MILK 8 SMALL ^ TALL
OR CANS
FANCY ALASKA PINK
SALMON 2 CANS 1-LB. 27c
FULL PACKED
TOMATOES CAN No. 2 O
CRINES
BEETS No. 2 6 Mis
CAN c
Knox
GELATIN Pkg. <LD
Fruit Belt R. S. P.
CHERRIES No. Can 2
Green Giant
PEAS .2 No. Cans 303 25c
Monarch—On The Cob
CORN 4-Ear * Can 15c
Sunshine Turnip
GREENS 2 Cans No. 2 15c
Queen’s Taste
SPINACH 3 No. Cans 2 25c
Philips (with Pork & Potatoes)
BEANS 3 No. Cans 2 25c
Philips’ Tomato
JUICE 46-Oz. Can 15c
Best Ever Grapefruit
JUICE 2 46-Oz. Cans 25c
Ti’ospii
/wot/
Green
Beans 20c
All Green
Limas p k ° 2 25c
English
Peas 12-Oz. Pkg. 24c
Sliced—16-oz. Pkg.
Peaches 25c
Sliced—16-oz. Pkg.
St’berries 25c
Stock* Sure-Krisp
BACON ----Lb. 32c
Western Stew
BEEF Lb. 12c
Choice Beef Chuck
ROAST _Lb. 20c
Center Cut Tenderized Cured
HAM Lb. 35c
Fresh Dressed
HENS Lb. L
—
Ready For The Oven
Thursday. January 29,
BULK GOODS DEPT.
NAVY
BEANS 3
PINTO
BEANS Lb. Cello
BLACK EYED |
PEAS 113c
BLUE ROSE
RICE
EVAPORATED
APPLES 2 LB CELLO 17i
BAG
LARGE LIMA
CRANBERRY BEANS 3
BEANS 19c Lb. Cello Ba
BELLOW EYE
BEANS
FANCY EVAPORATED
PEACHES ,2 bag
DISTILLED
VINEGAR1
STOKEY’S SAUER
KRAUT No. 2 61
CAN
CRYSTAL BAR FANCY
OYSTERS 5-OZ. 10t
CAN
BAKING POWDER—12-OZ. CAN
CALUMET
OUR MOTHER’S
cocoa
AUNT JEMIMA
GRITS
QUAKER
OATS 20-OZ. PKG. 8
QUAKER
OATS 46-OZ. PKG. H
LUZIANNE
COFFEE CAN 1-LB. 22 m
DRANO ___CAN 191
SANI FLUSH CAN 19
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JEWEL COOKING
OIL 2 PINTS 25
ARM AND HAMMER
SODA 3 PKGS.
FLOUR SPECIALS
White Lilly or Ballard’s
12 LBS. 24 LBS.
cn $1.05
Holly Hock or Picket
12 LBS. 24 LBS. 48 LBS.
50c 95c S1.8S
Show Boat
12 LBS. 24-LBS. 48 LBS.
45c 85c SI .65
* Georgia Rose
12 LBS. 24 LBS. 48 LBS.
40c 75c $1.45
Baby Ruth
12 LBS. 24 LBS. 48 LBS.
39c 70c
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