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grow in my own gar
S', mg been sent with her
lands . . . we make a
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se no trip would be
Without a visit to the
,-Ma.ioi General and Mrs.
h iav ,s at Avalon . . . It
Loir man an out o s .
Camellias in blossom . . .
"you would grounds love that alive col
witl the entire
v.drops and daffodils of
le variety . . . and we just
back for only the early
sere in blossom . . . and
i more than 500 of every
Iriety lovely right on home the water- with
out sib the . .
jeir ow >yster and shrimp beds,
such a paradise! Historic
nd here laden with that
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id the Major General (recently
tired) s .-pending his time graft
gcaitk ilias, etc. ... he will show
a soffl thing new next Spring 1
, but then you have to
(it m water gardens on the
a series of pools and
tall Mkes filled with fish . .
iter Mies of all kinds and
‘.K, ^^^vell we could not tell you
t their gardens in a
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division were awarded to Rachel
j j Thomas, Barrow; Sue Patrick, Bar.
row; 'Clyde McNair, Glascock:
Pauline Gnann, Effingham; Eliza
beth Gordon, Gwinnet; Mary
Campbell, Muscogee; Frances
Maddox, Hancock; Leila Mae
Prescott, Charlton; Julia Moody
DeKalb; Josephine Maddox, Butts:
Rodelle Brantley, Washington;
sa suss
lor. Troup, and Clyde Branch
Tattnall
ganization in addition to
the Savannah Chapter as 3rd Vico
President . . . We were invited in
to the home for tea . . . and such a
lovely tea it was . . . the hand
some lace cover of the table was
imported and had a history . . . the
tea service was a lovely antique
. . the central decoration was oi
Powers from the Travis Gardens
and was flanked on either side by
three branched candelabra, gilts
of some high ranking officer in
the Army. They held slender red
tapers . . . and Oh My Oh Me . .
it’s beyond a mere Office Boy tc>
describe the dainty things served
. . . but we do want you to know
that in addition to being a good
U. D, C. President Mrs. Travis is
a gracious Hostess and not only
that those delicious cookies were
baked by Mrs. Travis . . . dainty
sandwiches were made by her
hands . . . the candies . . . nuts . . .
mints . . . Steamed nut bread and
everything on the table with the
exception of one thing was made
by her . . . she could not claim
credit- for the Russian Caviar
I The Major General assured us
that this was about the last Rus
husband upon his retirement . .
COVINGTON, GEORGIA,
BO lI d
A™y Draft
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called from eight states in the
corps area.
Since the beginning of March
allotments are being made by per.
iods instead of by months, it was
announced.
in the meantime, local boards in
: Georgia are preparing to send 768
,
registrants to induction stations
between March 11-20. Most of this
group will be Negroes, going to
proportionate number of Negroes
j ; and is now making up for the
Conner preponderance of white
trainees.
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under his command . . Wish I
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could tell you all about it but have
run over my space allotted al
ready . . . We returned to Savan
nah and spent a most delightful
evening in the home of Dr. and
Mrs. William Dancey . . . and to
Antique lovers it would be a treat
to see the beautiful old glass and
china . . . silver and furniture
handed down for generations . .
we spent some time one day in the
beautiful home of the C. G. Ste
gins which has been newly dec
orated and is a breath of Spring
I time . . . she let us go upstairs
| and browse around in her lovely
bedrooms and lovely antique
pieces and then pause in her den
where she turns out so much fine
work . . . The State President, Mrs
Charles Tillman, of Quitman, was
there for this same occasion and
was with us on these trips ... it
was an inspiration to be with her
. . . and on all previous visits to
Sav annah "Miss Phoebe’’ had nev
er failed to entertain all State Of
ficers at the famous “Old Pink
House” . . . and an elaborate
luncheon ... so one day, even
tho’ the sacred occasion prevent
UvXs tleS : b M?s UC s4t S
Winnie Davis Group had the Sa
vannah Officers and State Offic
ers have lunch at this place . .
just in loving memory . . . We le
turned home via Cochran. Georgia,
where we spent a day and night
with “Sonny Boy Mallard” . '
whom you all know by this time -
. . We had purchased a huge box
of shrimp and a large shad at the
water’s edge ... and had them
packed in ice ... so a feast we
had ... on home and Mr. Frank
Williams walked, in with a de
licious jar of something you have
never tasted . . . and probably
would turn your noses up at . .
for what Georgian would eat
“Crawfish” . . . but this is a dif
ferent kind ... he was just re
turning from New Orleans and
knowing we had lived there two
years and “jes loved” Creole cook
ing he brought us one of the great
est of delicacies . . . this jar of
“Crawfish Bisque” . . . and Oh
Me Oh My! How I wish I could
have shared it with all of you . . .
Dr. Travis, who is as great a fiend
as the Office Boy for this highly
seasoned food just had to have
some of it ... So we divided with
him . . . and thanks to Mr. Wil
liams for his thoughtfulness of us
. . . and this delicious treat . . .
and by the way we want you to
know that the prettiest picture we
have seen in ages was the sight o'
parepa Travis (Mrs. Bill, you
know) sitting in an old fashioned
antique chair dressed in blue so
becoming to that beautiful blond
head of hers, with little William
Darricott Travis the third’s little
black head nestled on her
der ... He is a darling . . . and
: we’d envy anybody else that boy.
the'brown^sheet'iif the Constitution
i sundav . . we are glad the entire
State can see a picture of our fine
sicIT'over^he^act that'they 'cov
ered Moody Summers face up with
lather in the barber shop to take
h,s pmture . . He s tust that kind
of chap tho ... too modest to take
the credit due him for the erection
of this wonderful place which will
j provide a place for place all organiza- for
tions to meet ... a our
young people to meet and for all
community affairs . . . Yes, we say
again Commander Moody Sum
mers, of the Legion, we are proud
of you, all Covington and Newton
County is proud of you.
But one picture on that page
caused another very modest per-
1 son some embarrassment, I think,
j at first ... for our Mrs, C. C. King
; was listed by the ambitious pho
tographer as THE PRESIDENT of
i Newton County Red Cross ... He
; had been told of the wonderful
j work she had done along this line
| with others and he just put urn
down as Presidents . . . but when
| she realized there was no such of
! ficer as President that was better
Our Mr. Loyd who is the New
j ton County Chairman does
claim the title of President either
Fema,eS FirSt
Trial HonOFS Staged In
Frigid Wind at Madison
“Sport,” E. O. Fisher’s 13-Inch Dynamite
Bundle, Most Persistent Entry
Fails to Place.
• ———z, Beagle trial • ,
Georgia , dogfall , „ . between ,
The was . a
the babbling beagles and a \\ Inning wind which kept the
sifts Madison last Monday.
Plantation near howled, but they failed
The March winds td curb the
yowling of the 63 miniature hounds who ran the sun down
aftpr droves of March hares that bounced from all tvpes
0 f cover Sport, a 13-inch bundle of dynamite owned by E.
.
q 0 f Conyers, was the most persistent entry of
' failed
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Record Crowd
At Kiwanian
Meeting Here
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j and expressed gratification of the
splendid cooperation he was re '
ceiving from the various club
presidents and secretaries.
H« then introduced the Hon
James Carmichael, Georgia Dis
trict Governor, with much praise
for his administration of Georgia
Kiwanis affairs. He also spoke
highly of him as a prominent citi
zen of the state, active in many
branches of endeavor. He is a
prominent lawyer and formei
member of the state legislature.
Mr. Carmichael expressed plea
| sure at having the opportunity to
1 meet in the spIendid cIubhouse
! pon ,ng such a s P lendid 00,110100 * P-f •’
j ho “ se
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He said . . two . things ■ oc are arB wnrth
^ile in this world our fam ly a d
friends, and aftei all is .aid
done the pleasure we derive fiom
them is worth the sum total of our
I existence.
| He called to attention of those
gathered ° how fortunate we were
: hat wg CQuld gather together as a
; band q{ {rjends and brothers and
)augh and sing That we cou )d ex
presg our f ree and unre
gtricted while our brothers over
geas su ff er ed not only the loss of
bberty bLit the loss of loved ones
as well.
He called attenion to the state
Kiwanis Convention which is
scheduled to be held at Savannah
October 5, 6 and 7th. He compli
mented this club upon its hundred
percent registration at the Nation
al Convention which is to be held
tb j s j une i n Atlanta. He also prais
ed the club for the planting of
! 6.000 gladiola bulbs to bloom dur
! jng the convention to be furnished
; the delegates there. He also stated
! that Thomasville would supply 10
000 roses at this ronverftion.
He stated he had accepted the
position of Kiwanis Governor of
Georgia with great humility grate
| ful of the opportunity to serve in
| j this capacity. Gave credit all to kinds the
various civic clubs of
throughout the nation for the
splendid service they were render
ing their country, in moulding
and shaping its destiny,
The light to free speech, right
of religious, worship and the sup
port of our churches were still the
cardinal points of our existence.
He cautioned our people on then
p^ileges We !
^ should guard them as we would
000 very life as they are the very
,
l ' 0 da sald n wa^ easier j
S°o<^ He soldier R to be a !
than to be a good cit -
^ b J "y^-ders^but as a' citizm^we |
discip – ] ine ou ,, se lves. That we
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LODGE ’ NOTICE
Regular communication of Gold
en Fleece Lodge No. 6 F and AM
this Friday evening, March 21st.
at 8:00 o’clock. The fellowcraft de
gree will be conferred. All mem
bers are urged to attend. Visiting
brethren cordially and fraternally j
invited to meet with us. By order
of
H. F, Meadors, W. M.
E. G. Lassiter, Jr., Secty.
. . . but you know 7 Mr. Loyd would
make all these wonderful ladies
President, if he could, he is so
grateful for the wonderful coop- j
eration they are giving County him in put- j
ting the work for our ov
the er . Bosses . . but Gosh face . . . the Brrrrr. look We on ! j
. . .
know he means to quit this and j
get to . . . j
SWEEP IN UP.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1941.
^tginDial i
System May 31
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Freeman said that the telephone
company already has been called
l ' pon t0 perform extraordinary
f ,n provi ' i ‘ ns and kin|!
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plans gai'.s to provide facilities for Geor. j
military and naval establish
i ments.
Necessary switchboards nu mer
OU(j other equipment and m
^ 1 eady - been «**••• lnstalled «•-- - Additional j
equi P ment is being provided as;
required.
Mr. Freeman emphasized that |
I the Close co-ordination between the
Southern Bell Company and the
j Western Electric Company, the
The midget black-and-tan ran
his the heat, remainder a creditable the one, day and wept j
of over a
rope that held him hopelessly in- j J
active against an auto bumper.
A South Carolina dog, Ginger. ;
2-year-old black-and-tan ringneck, j
won the 13-inch stake and Wonder I
Rock Lucy, from Loganville. be- |
yond the Big Rock, captured the
Isaac 15-inch Prickett, stake. of C-inger, St. Mathews. owned by S. j j
C., outmaneuvered a field . over
Bess, owned by C. L. Bookout, of
Chattanooga.
Ginger, who recently won the i I
big trials at Greensboro. N. C., was
quick to check and showed speed
and drove in a warm race with a
frightened cottontail. She was just
as fast as her nose, which war
whetted to a very fine edge.
Lucy completed the double for *
the females with a great all-round j
race in a field of 24 "giants. She
made it hot for a rabbit and ac
companied her race with a swing
ing 'squall that rode mile on the
wind.
A Monroe entry, J. J. Conner’s
Mutt , was a close second in the
b j g class, while E. B. Kibler’s Dan.
from Clarkston, ran in third place,
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DespUe the raw weather> a
; ^ approximate i 30 o at
y
, , , trials although only
, j remained remained through through the tbe
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w.th a thrilling pack race, staged
at the expense of a house cat ana
three rabbits. J. S. Haddock, of
Columbus, dumped his pack of 25
hounds into the brush and gave
the customers a heavy helping of
beagling,
It was a colorful spectacle—25
short-legged beagles shuffling me.
thodically over the hill near S. C
Candler's hunting lodge. Out
ahead, but not safely, was a cot
tontail rabbit, too scared to tiptoe
into his old tricks.
The trials were sanctioned by
the American Kennel Club and
sponsored by the Monroe Beagle
Club and the Cherokee Beagle
Club, of Cleveland, Tenn. Unlike
other dog trials, it attracted fam
ilies. They came in all sorts of
costumes, from overalls to fancy
hunting breeches and even polka
dot corduroy.
Over 100 dogs were brought to
the field, but 30-odd were scratch
ed because of time limitalions.
Mrs. Ella Wilson
Dies at Milstead
Mrs. Ella Wilson, 83-vear-old
MHstead woman, died Monday a’.
^ home of her granddaughter.
Mrs. Agnes Foster, of Milstead.
Mrs. Wilson a native of Henry
County, had been m declm.ng
h «* Funeral ,th the servlces p3St ^ W€r * heW ^ 8t 4
o'clock Tuesday afternoon with
Rev. J. W. Fields and Rev. L. M.
L yda officiating. Burial was in the
Bethel Cemetery <~emete y.
Mrs. Wilson is survived by two
children, Mrs. Emma Day, Mil
stead, and Mrs W. J. Duke, of
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include: a number of grandchild- ...
re n living in Rockdale and New
ton Counties, and a daughter-in
law and another grandchild of
Shelby, N. C.
The News extends sympathy to |
the members of the bereaved fam
ily. G. W. Caldwell and Son. tuner
al directors, were in charge of the
funeral arrangements.
Bell System’s supply unit, has
proved an important factor in
speeding up the provision and in
stallation of telephone equipment
needed by the armed services.
Southern Bell is cooperating
with the defense program in other
ways. Alternate cable routes have
been provided between key cities,
and vital telephone equipment in
t be ; arger centers is guarded twen
ty _ four hours a day Mr. Freeman
declared ’
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have been i au ded by the -\rmy for
their t . the f , t t
Qf h Aj ft Warnine Service
{ Telephone hi h Ui observers renort
by the presence of en
emv" planes in simulated warfare,
As is the case throughout the
Southern Bell territory, telephone
officials in this section are main
j taining close touch with the armed
services so that telephone facilities
can be installed speedily and effi
ciently when and where needed.
A perpetual state of prepared
ness against such emergencies
fire, flood and storm, and the
ce.ssity of meevng
ing industrial conditions and
viding for ever-shifting
has played an important
in enab)ing the te ^ p hone
to speed the execution of plans
signed ^ to afford maximum P
^ ^ government
industry, the district manager
Although fully prepared with
materials, manpower and the
perience gained in meeting
emergencies, the Southern Bell
Company’s resources and ingen.;i
ty are being taxed by the ex
; ceptional and urgent demands im
pose d by the national defense pro
gratrl) M r . Freeman explained,
Grand Jury
Resentments
March 18. 1.941
We, the Grand Jury, drawn and
sworn for the March Term of the
Newton County Superior Court,
beg to submit the following pre
sentments;
This Grand Jury returned 18
true bills and 5 no bills.
The Committee appointed to in
spect the records of the Justice of
the Peace find them correctly kept
The Committee appointed to in
spect the sale of narcotics, a s far
as we could find out the books are
in good condition.
The Committee appointed to in
spect Public roads, report roads in
best condition we have ever seen
1
' • , , express our appr–ci
ation to Judge James C. Davis, for
^^Pf^ve way^e charged the
g” nd J^ ry J ll J “ a ^ ° [
Oen^Roy L ath e s^o b s abifl
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mend our Bailiff Bob Dobbs for his
faithful service.
We recommend that these pre
sentments be published in the Cov
>°gton News and the amount of
S10.00 be paid for same.
Respectfully Submitted
E. B. Nelson, Foreman
H. F. Meadors, Clerk
R. M. Sealey. Asst. Clerk,
The foregoing presentments re
ce(ved ordered filed and furthe.
ordered that same be published as
recommended.
This Mar. 18. 1941.
James C. Davis.
Judge Superior Court.
Newton County.
By the Court:
Roy Leathers, Solicitor General,
“The Home of Thoughtful Service” *
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Phone 14 Covington, Ga. AMBULANCE
SECOND SECTION OF
YOUR COUNTY
NEWSPAPER
Georgia Enterprise, Est. 1864
The Covington Star, Est. 1874
Maloy Infant Rites
Held on Tuesday
Funeral services for the infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Maloy,
Route 5, Covington, were held
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock
from the graveside in the Zion I
Church Cemetery. The child was
only three months old at the time
of his death.
The Covington News extends its
sympathy to the bereaved parents.
G. W. Caldwell and Son, funeral
directors, were in charge of the
last rites.
Population of 16
Newton Districts
Given in Report
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and the east north
Klan Wizard
Warns Against
Alien Dangers
(Continued from Page One)
adoption today as a means of pre
serving our American democracy
The Wizard expressed deepest
thanks to the City and County offi.
cials for their cooperation in mak.
ing the merging possible and con
gratulated the people of Newton
County on having officials “whose
interest in things American is un
questionable.” He further urged
that every citizen give these offi
cials “undivided support.”
During the speech robed Klans.
men passed through the audience
and gave out literature concern
ing legislation that the Klan is en
deavoring to have passed. Mr.
central group ahead of it.
A further break down shows
that in the south Atlantic States.
Georgia is in second place in State
populations with a total of 3,123,-
723. an increase of 215.217 in the
past ten years with only North
Carolina with a larger population
of 3.571,623.
Tabulations by the Department
show that 2.049.915 people ir
Georgia live in rural sections, 65.f
per cent of the State’s entire pop
ulation. This is an increase of 1.8
P er cent over th e 1930 figure.
Of this number 683,890 are en
gaged in some occupation othei
than ^ming. an increase in this
classification of ,14.1 per cent in
the past ten years. The rural farm
P°Pulaion 1,366.025 a decline in the
P««t decade of 3.4 per cent.
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Colescott urged those getting the
cards to fill out and return them
in the postage-free envelopes that
were provided.
These cards , will be sent by the _
Klan to the Congressmen and Rep.
resentatives in Washington in an
effort to have this Klan-advocated
legislation passed.
“The Klan in this way can act
. which
a s a vehicle through you
J express yourself as an American,
Mr. Colescott said, and in conclu
sion urged haste on the part o
, the People “our country is in
as
,
| real danger and we are determined
to drive from our midst all alien
i influences,
j A horse pull ~ you out , f »
may
ditch, but horse sense will help to
keep you from getting in.