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*. the OFFICE BOY
tag! to me, is like the sil
always find after a
er lit dawn after the
the
. . and right now
sends his beautiful
hen and new life everywhere
1 ii sorrow be His hurts presence all the in
may life and
ossom s 8 nd new
are •emind us that the
s mbol of life
im
va een that in the
and teaches us
,t God there is no death
nv the spirit lives
ms P < but
and in these lovely white
1S we realize that white is
bol of purity and life . . .
rt ill
QU mzens are very . . ,
le is one of Newton's older
bn has helped to make
un ty so fine to live in . . .
iis fami ]y, he has stood for
ting that was fine and
today he is very ill at
ar.v ■ s Hospital in Athens,
a Loved ones are constantly
side friends keep in
ouch, and we are at their
constant prayer for his re
Mr. C. A. Sockwell’s
are listed by the thousands
[ the News force is happy
n our triend and to wish for
early recovery, and as lit
pa; as possible . The othei
is a newcomer . . His
ItttM lion |ti ! Lf ich ni S parepa little a also . darling come one William only and to of he Billie bajghten a the was few Darracott builders . Travis, weeks . the we
nil lever hat head UP tiny forget of lose black his the to pretty head lovely the .lovely made, little
1 He has been critically
11 B Dr. at his and home, Mrs. Travis constantly are in at
H I e w We ill soon are earnestly be better. praying Let us
nil Hi leach tnd Get ivvers so flowers! of terribly the the families thrilled daffodils with over so
. .
bur heart with ecstasy that
HlMtHU (re beginning to get sad to
bm fading . . . but not so
[o lime to be sad ... up
the tulips and the candi
pn the winter piriks have
ps unfolding their petals . .
jsnsies just aren't this year)
b 111 do miss them . . . we love
and fore the life of us
old ne' er get excited over
bine and vve just have
If! at this late date . . . that
US' ter come away from every
show with a feeling of ut
sgust when "Miss Janie"
won the prize or even
veepstakes prize on a lit
of that tacky looking Col
bin' But the bug bit us ... we
tght four big clumps from
sti®-. mixed colors, and
;d111 winter and now one
ml ot up tall and opened up a
e dirty looking greenish yellow
tTop Boss was more than
B at me because I got a kick
■ that awful looking flower
T' 1 was thrilled UNTIL 1
ftw 1 own to Miss Charles Por
her bed of Columbus .
wpletely sold on Columbine!
the most heavenly shades
^■'der Hen purple and pink I dear, have
... and OOOPS my
of the things! My poor lit
yel wish green posey looks so
and pitiful now. But we
! 80 i ig in get some like those of
■iss ; harlie's" they are honeys!
k should s e p them . . . And an
■hing H you should see is the
sp Harden of Mr. Wick
His Azaleas are lovely now
I and my oh me. you should
fen his bulbs in blossom . .
.
pabapple I still tree in his front
the envy of the town
P especially the Office Boy
I0UI pi! ,0 hopes blossom to get one up big
during his life
le [• an ( d our two Magnolias
le allaway’s garden are
Bing back like they owned
CP wonder how long it
before they bloom? You
it when they do for
mv pride and joy . and
■rip. how my friendship gar
■Srowing Just as I step
■the ath tub Sadie tells me
e t a Mrs, Kelly from Macon
see she was in a hurry
have a seat . . so m
my step and whatter you
*Clntinued nn Page Nine)
■ Fire Damages
00 on Aegro Home
Mi PV( . d to have star ,_
" | r <Ul!l(| chimney
a on a
,n °f' Wednesday af
l* 1 did considerable dam
° a R'ume house just off
s,|p cl near the railroad.
spread rapidly over
n quirk work by the
► tun pj rp Department
m,f| hs spreading to
' ,lrim s. The structure
s "fieri hy two Negro
tSlje $ Li i binaton Meto c: 3 * •
Volume 77 The Georgia Covington Enterprise, Star, Sit 1874
Set. 1864.
SUCCESSFUL Ft) tATTLE SHOW HELD HERE
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Newton Farmers Are Ui%ed To Raise Livestock
Ready Sale
At All Times
Says Newton Livestock Equal
Of Any in Whole
United States.
HERMAN TALMADGE
IS INTRODUCED BY
SEN. PAT CAMPBELL
i Gov. Talmadge Detained by
Conference; Son Soeaks
Here Instead.
Georgia farmers cannot com
, le ( e w ith cotton growers in othe>
States on a profitable basis,” Hei
man Talmadge, son of Georgia'"
Governor, Eugene Talmadge, told
a group of Newton County farm
ers and Covington citizens, who
gathered on the public Square last
Monday for Newton County’s first
fat cattle show.
The Governor himself vyas
scheduled to address the crowd,
but a last minute conference with
I government officials from Wash
ington, D. C., made it impossible
for him to attend.
Pat Campbell. Covington attor
ney, businessman and State Sen
ator from the 34th District, intro
duced Mr. Talmadge. describing
him as “a chip off the old block.”
and suggesting that the people of
Georgia elect him Governor: when
his l ather gets Too did to hold' the
position.
Mr. Talmadge expressed his
fathers regrets at being unable to
attend the show as was originally
planned. He told his listeners that
^ certain parts of Texas it was
possible to raise cotton with a yield
j of 750 pou nds'of lint cotton to the
acre without the use of fertilizer
He explained how it was possible
for the Texans to make a reason
j able pr0 fit with current cotton
pnce= through the use of cheap
j [ abor He added that it was im
poss ible for Georgians to obtain
labor as cheap due to the differ
ence in the living scale of the av
e rage Georgia farm laborer and
^ I employed by
the Mexican laborer,
Texas growers
j Young Talmadge explained live- the
many advantages of raising
stock and compared cattle raised
j in Georgia with western beef,
stating that Georgia oattle was
,
| equal to that grown in any other
j section of the United States.
The grand champion at the Na
tional Livestock Show, held last
year in Chicago, butchered out
about 71 per cent edible meats, he
said, while Georgia’s champion
butchered out about 67 per cent.
“Thus,” he added, “Georgia cat
lie was only four points behind
the Nation’s best in usable meat
products.” farmers 'turn
He urged the
the red hills of Georgia into
manent pastures,” and to abandon
i (Continued on Page Nine)
Record Crowds
Attend Revival
Service* Will Be Conducted
At At Methodist IMeinoc. Church
Next 3 y
The revival services which be
gun last Sunday at the Fimt
odist Church, con m . The
large crowds each night. ser
are being Pleached by Rev.
sons
R. B. Hays. ot 111
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At the opening services •
Sunday morning lhe largest crowd
,
in the history of the Chureh wa*
. them
present, a large number o
being : the forced Church to stand was taken as every ]? ft s^at “'
n chnst ,
Covington chUdren were
ed A a. tent, the Ust erected Simday on h servHc^ C hu c
grounds by members of the Men
Bible das*, was used last
for the Sundav School services
Approximately »0 people were
hand ’ J T. McKay will serve
teacher next Sunday
Services will be held at
Church every night for the
mainder of the week, the
j ing sermon of the revival
j being preached next Sunday night
Parade Newlon |
Heavyweights at Cattle Show
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j Fat Cattle ruled Supreme
when raffle raisers from all
last Monday in Covington
ovpr the County brought their
best specimens to the public
Square to compete for cash
prizes and merchandise con
.
tributed by the Covington Ki
vvanis Club and local mer
chants. The entries were di
vided into three divisions.
Marion Ewing, Newton Coun
ty farm girl, took top honors in
| the lightweight division, while
her brother, Charles Ewing,
was awarded first place in the.
middle weight class. A bull
owned by Gene Marks was the
.
winning entry in the heavy
weights. going on to be picked
by the Judge, R. E. Davis, as
the Show Champion. Charles
; Ewing’s entry was awarded
the Reserve Champion prize.
Speaker for the occasion was
Herman Talmadge, son of
Governor Talmadge who was
scheduled to speak, but was
detained in Atlanta by a bus
iness conference. Young Tal
madge praised the quality of
Newton County livestock and
urged the farmers to increase
the quantity. The top picture
shows (he heavyweight divi
sion as they were lined up for
the judging. On the right is
Gene Marks holding the Show
Champion. Herman Talmadge,
Tom Linder, Georgia's Com
missioner of Agriculture, and
T. L. McMullan, Newton
County Farm Agent, are
standing (left to right) behind
the Champion.
General Howell
To Speak Here
Memorial Day
Complete Program Will Be
Announced in News
i Next Week.
)
Memorial Day will be observed
in Cov ington on Friday, April 25th
at the Methodist Church.
Announcement has been made
by Mrs. W T. Thomas, Memorial
Day Chairman, for the United
I Laughters of the Confederacy, that
1 the city will be honored with the
presen 6e of National Commander
in-Chief Julius Franklin Howell.
th confederate Veterans and
j Mrs _ H 0We ll, of Bristol. in Virginia, the City
' The guests will arrive
on Thursday night to be the house
, of Mr anc j Mrs.
Q Dennu enn j s On Friday General Howell
^ P at the church
the Lunchenn with Mrs
Howell H The luncheon is given by
.
the Daughters of the Confederacy Confederacy
m honor o thm P^.Mea
our r R d0
^ _ flte Wid0ws . M r
£ ? Cochran Leader of Bov
,
S« and Commander Moody
. Legion
i Summ American
^ ^ Qf (he Day Ex _
erases be g in at the church at
11 o clock sharp. A” school school child
ten will attend with her teach
J ere. Childien The
I Direct0 ’' ronfeder
ate Flags and Memorial hour will
be in charge of the C. of C
i Arrangement of music will be
announced later. Commander
i ■(Continued on Page Nine)
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Agricultural News Given By
County Agent T. L. McMullan
- mplete List of Winners in
Atlanta and Here Is
Given by Agent.
The pretty weather cut down i
on the attendance at the County j
Fat Cattle Show Monday but ev
en with the pretty weather keep
ing farmers at work there was a
good sized crowd of interested
spectators. In the Lightweight Di- |
vision Marion Ewing won first
place, Joe Marks second. Joe ,
Marks third, Jane Greer fourth,
Dixon Hays fifth. Pleas Hays
sixth, Charles Ewing seventh, Car
roll Vaughn eighth. Bill King nintn
and Jane Greer tenth. In the Med- s
ium Weight Division the winners
were as follows; Charles Ewing
first, Gene Marks second, Foy
Ellington third, Charles Robertson
:ourth Foy Ellington fifth. Thom
.
„ s Smith sixth. Jane Greer sev
.nth, Crosson Berry eighth, How
°11 11 Havs Hays ninth and Joe Anderson |
The Heavy Weight Division
Winners were as follows: Gene
larks first, Joe Marks second,
'oe Marks third, Hugh Steele
ourth. Charles Robertson fifth,
:;enP Marks sixth, Foy Ellington
eventh. Wilson Robertson eighth,
Fov ULrtson Ellington ninth and Wilson
to tenth
I “SeM^ anh the
erve Champion S was shown
Charles Ch ^’ e Asricu ftural Committee
the Kivvan , Club are to be con
gvatulated on the fine manner in
I (Continued on Page Nine)
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1941. 5« SINGLE COPY
Local Teacher On
N.E.A. Committee
M r8 . Luke Robinson Placed
On Resolutions
Committee.
Mrs. Luke Robinson. Jr., has
ueen appointed a member of the
Committee on Resolutions of the
National Education Association, it
is announced this week at head
quarters of the Association in!
Washington, D. C I
Mrs. Robinson has for a number
if years been a teacher in the
f’ovington City School system
The committee to wnich Mrs. I
Robinson is named presents reso- pro-j
lutions affecting the teaching
fession to be adopted by the Rep
resentative Assembly of the Na
tional Education Association at its
annual convention.
The National Education Associ- j
ation us the national professional j
organization of educators More
than 775,000 teachers are enrolled i
in the ^Association and its affiliated j
groups Practically every com
munity in the United States and j
territories is represented in the,
member, h.p.
Although the National Educa
«on Association is incorporated by |
charter of the United States Con
gress, it is not a government in
stitution It is financed by the vo 1
(Continued on Page Nine)
Kiwanis Club To
Sponsor Canada’s
Conv. Delegates
Loral Club Plans to Have
One-Hundred-Percent
Attendance.
The Covington Kiwanis Club
discussed plans for the Internation
al Kiwanis convention which will
be held this .year in Atlanta dur
mg the month of June.
W. O. Peterson, manager of the
convention office was the princi
pal speaker for the meeting. His
ta j^ outlining plans for the con- |
vention and explaining the
standing features on the program
was greatly enjoyed.
It was announced thus week that
the Covington Club would spon
sor Canadian delegation to the
convention being the only Club
in the District to sponsor a dele
gatioh, unassisted. It is also the
inly Club to sponsor delegates
coming to the convention from
outside the United States.
The Covington Kiwamans are
planning to attend the meeting in
Atlanta 100 per cent. At the meet
mg today a count will be made
f the Club members whose wives
are planning to attend also. Rooms
for the local delegation hav e been
reserved in the Henry Grady Ho
tel The rooms will ... , be used , as a
lesting and meeting place for the
"«■ CM. ». their C.p,d„„
guest.
Attendance at the meeting last
.
week was announced as 89.4 per
cent. Sixteen of the members scor
ed 300 per cent perfect attendance
during the month of March.
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON
Index to civic pride
AND PROSPERITY
Number 16
Kiwanis Committee Lays
Plans For Rigger Show
In County Next Year
Scouts Plan
Camp Event
April 25-27
All Troops in County Will
Take Part in Oxford
Camporee.
Boy Scout officials of the New
ton County District this week an
nounced plans for a Scout Camp
oree to be held April 25-27 at Ox
ford, as part of a camping program
being carried out by the Central
Georgia Council, with headquart
ers in Macon, of which the Newton
District is a part.
Seven Snout Troops are expect
ed to take part in the three-day
program. They are Troops 68. 69
and 70 of Porterdale: Troops 72
and 78 of Covington; Troop 78 of
Manslield, and Troop 7® of Liv
ingston.
J. I. Alford, chairman of the
committee on camping and activi
ties. will serve as director for
the Camporee assisted by
members of the District
tee.
The opening activity on
Camporee program is the registra
tion of Scout Patrols on the camp
ground, beginning at 3 o'clock.
Friday afternoon. April 25. The
Camporee Staff, composed of adult
Scouters, will be on hand at this
time to register the Patrols as they
arrive.
The camping activities will be
carried out in Patiol units, made
up of eight Scouts under the lead
ership of the Patrol Leader, a boy
leader. After arriving at the camp
grounds the Patrols will pitch their
tents and carry out other activities
to make an ideal camp. Meals will
be prepared by the Patrols, with
special emphasis on balanced
meals that are properly prepared
The Scouts will have opportuni
ties to participate in test passing
contests and at night they will join
in stunts and songs around a
camp fire. Throughout the entire
Camporee they will be inspected
from time to time on camp craft
and general appearance.
Sunday morning the twelfth
Scout Law will be observed with
special religious service.
The Newton County Camporee
is one of eight that will be con
ducted at. the same time by the
Central Georgia Council. Others
will be held at Moran Springs.
Brooks Springs, Sessions Lake
Rock Eagle Park. Little Ocmul
qee State Park, Miona Springs and
Jonesboro.
Council officials are expecting
pproximately 950 Scouts to be in
(Continued on page 5)
Special Services
At Mt. Pleasant
Mrs. Robert Fowler, Jr., Is
Soloist for Sunday
Program.
A special spring program will be
given at Mt. Pleasant Church
Sunday School. (Brickstore di
Diet), next Sunday morning, April
20, it was announced by Superin
tendent Will Patrick today.
Mrs. E. B. Rogers, of Covington,
prominent in the civic and social
life of this city, and well known
as a student of the Bible, will tec
ture on the Sunday school lesson
or that day.
Mrs Robert Fowler. Jr. will be
the soloist for the musical program
which has been arranged by Mrs.
Mary Legare Bolton.
A large gathering is expected
to atteno the special service, ac
cording to Mr. Patrick, and the
public is ordiaily invited to at
tend Tne program will last one
hour and will begin st 10;30 E
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Gene Marks Has Winning
Entry in County’*
First Show.
MORE THAN 60 HEAD
COMPETE FOR PRIZES
IN THREE DIVISIONS
Newton County Girl, Marion
Ewing, Takes First in
Lightweight Group.
Well satisfied with the results
of Newton County’s first fat cat
tie show, members of the Kiwanis
Club agriculture committee yes
terday were laying 'plans tor a big
ger and better show next year.
More than 60 entries were on
hand last Monday morning for
the County’s fat cattle show. Cat
tle was exhibited by 4-H Club
members, Future Farmers of
America members and farmers of
Newton County.
The weather for tne Show was
ideal and farmers started bringing
entries to the Square early Mon
day morning. The entries made a
colorful sight as they paraded up
the streets to the Square, some of
the more determined ones stopp.ng
at intervals, requiring much prod
ding and pushing on the part of
their owners to start them nff
again. A few of the wilder ones had
to be left on trucks.
Grand Champion for the Show
was a bull raised by Gene Marks,
The reserve champion was owned
by Charles Ewing. These two en
trfes won first prizes in their di
visions. the Marks youth plac ng
first in the heavy weight class and
Charles Ewing's entry winning
first place in the middle weight
division. The winning entry in the
light weight division was owned
by Marion Ewing. Charles’ sis
ter.
Cash prizes were given by the
Covington Kiwanis Club, who
sponsored the Show and the Bank
of Covington. Covington mer
chants also donated special awards
for winners in various divisions,
Sam Dietz giving a pair of shoes
or a hat; Cohen's giving two pairs
of shoes; the Strand Theatre giv
ing four books of $2.00 theatre
tickets, and Edgar Wood donating
$2.00 in merchandise.
Thomas G. Callaway, Jr and
Frank Williams gave cBsp dollar
bills to all contestants who fail
ed to win one of the regular
awards.
Plans for the Show next year
call for an earlier date to provide
ample time to rest the cattle be
fore they are exhibited at the At
lanta Fat Cattle Show It is ex
pected that it will be held abou*
three weeks before the Atlanta
Show.
The sponsors are planning to
offer more than $500 in cash
awards and merchandise and step
will be made to ha\e every mer
chant and public spirited citizen
in Newton County contribute. It
is also expected that the number
of entries will be more than dm
bled.
R. E. Davis, beef cattle special
ist for the State Department
Agriculture, judged the entries am
Jones Purcell, agriculturist for tlv
Central of Georgia Railroad,
classified them.
The Agriculture Committee
the Kiwanis Club, composed n
Sheriff Grady Benton. Frank WH
liams Ike Robertson and Sam
Hay made the necessary arrange
ments for the Showo
Immediately after the Show and
the speech by Mr. Talmadge, a
(Continued on Pagr Nine)
Linder Bttgs Farm
Near Brick Store
Tom Linder. Georgia com
missioner of agriculture, this
week announced the purchase
j of a farm, located in Newto*
County near the Brickstore.
j Mr. Linder recently obtain
ed the farm from Lige Step
I hens and will use it in ex
perimenting in various farm
practices. He plans *o give th*
farm his personal attention,
visiting it often.