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L Ej off to COVING
S CLUB! We know
* ' lots of territory
ring best club
it was the
national Convention
is week . . • but that
inri we challenge any
ia re records with Ki
bvington . . . there
bme of the six thou
grown for this Con
L L Club . . • the Club
Canadian Visitors
L of them on all oc
bad a reception room
I there were Coving
[ members a nd Ki
the r’oom at all
corsages of Garden
[ioiting [o entertain ladies them ... and to
n on tours of the
e men took care of
p Kiwanis members
@1] over the city and
Duntain and other
rest . . • Bob Fowler,
the Club and his
[ways on hand to
omers . . . and we
hem all but the club
k were there 160 per
Virgil Eady and his
[companied by Miss
lu Lunsford, made
libers (to the hearts of all
. . . We have
ji |gil increasing Eady has interest made
1 the hearts of Inter
pnis . . . and we ex
jim 1 of not this only District Lieuten- and
j Governor . . . but
b right on to the top
inab Heean set any
d accept right now
t ne son tnat he is
It seeking any office
I hi.; local friends will
It he goes to the
I de-erres ... IF he
I. . and gracious Mrs.
I a charming first
I 'Ve could write
In News from front
Ik about all the fine
lub did . . . but then
lei most of it already.
Iho were there won't |
boont it for the next
| E to come . . . for
go feeling some
k ' re. oonsibility . . .
r that the tours and
v as going to be tire
lit not so . . . our vis
|o belter charming that we
time than they
tno e Canadians had
\s re ,! gardenia and
I ::m to wear the
|in Newton County: “Pig’’
i'«' eaten a
|ch l of barbecue , . . and
fun to be served 1
[nd one after eating
, , v
Dogs'’ we think
hot dogs n Can
own Anne and Maik
on hand on all occa
forgia was proud to j
as their own.
e pleasure of meeting
lag people from ev
the union . . and
.
ik. and Mrs. Leo
[California , , . they
panning ... we took
| Mountain. . . and
present condition it
great disappointment
[• ! the hut not so they
beauty and won
>ne of the seven won
w °rld and want to
snd see it when it is
. We trust they
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ennis, Jr., Is
rr ed to Naval
■ Jacksonville
ms, Jr,, son of Mr.
Dennis ,h„
T e f'nal tests of pre
' nin g at Camp Gor
; been ordered to re
advance Naval An
sp at Jacksonville. 1
Me his solo flight
F 1 nine h ur-? instruc
r' r ' n e ng the second
I training began at
P n « to make a solo
r ne hours instructions
Oslified with his oth
, as wireless teleg- , j
emf »tics and ground
ems He spent Tues
n Covington and left
®sday f or Jackson
through 1
the advanc-
11 Training course at
' anri - lf successful
S n! n d an enSlgn in
•h R C(jrps r !
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in '' ,lle be will receive
n s, unt and eomba'
b ; h >*n*d and ea
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Glanced wireless
J Trustees
To Meet
Next Sun.
Newton County Members
Of Board Providing
Barbecue.
FULL ATTENDANCE
AT BOARD MEETING
URGED BY GUINN
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Salvation _ Army Band Will
Provide Music for
Celebration.
A meeting of the Board of
Trustees of Salem Camp Ground
w j]i be held next Sunday at 1:30
o'clock at the Hotel on the Camp
Ground, Major R. J. Guinn,
chairman of the Board announced
this week.
Major Guinn said that an im
portant item of business, requir
ing a resolution by the Board
made the meeting necessary al
^j me an( j urged a full at
tendance by the Boaid members,
The Newton County member-:
M:
W. Hull, C. O. Nixon, T. M. Mc
Mullan, J. L. Elliott, W. H. Ogle
tree, C-eoige S. Roach, Ed King.
C. D. Ramsey, Jr., and Belmont
Dennis, will provide a barbecue
and Brunswick stew dinner for
the members.
Ma,ioi Guinn stated that the
meeting would not last long but
that a nurhber ot matters would
be given considerate.
Board members expected to at-'
tend other than those mentioned
abov e are; H. Y. McCord, Sr., j
Beb H. Elliott, L. L. Gellers.edt
W, A. Smith, James H. Porter,
Judge James C. Davis, Parks
Warnock, C. R. Vaughn, M. S.
Shivers, L. G. Brantley, Col. R
F. StreUon, W. O. Mann, Sr., H.
Y. McCord, Jr., and J. A. Mc
Cord.
Last Sunday more than two
thousand singers from twelve
counties gathered at the Camp
Grounds for an all day schedul- singing |
convention, a part of the
ed activities at Salem this sum
mer. H. A. Casey, of Atlanta,
president of the convention, was
in charge of the gathering.
The program opened at 10
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First Two Blooms Are from
Salem and Alcovy j j
Station. j
Apparently dry weather and j !
cotton get along tine together. |
The young corn may he crying
for rain and some gardens may
be dead, but the hardy Georgia
cotton plant evidently feels no
ui effects blooms of the
The first cotton the
1941 season were brought to
News Tuesday of this
week. Washing
ton Street resident of Covington.
brought r the i tn and
•
reported many mote the cot
fields his farm near At
ton on
covey Station. in by
The second was sent
George Ramsey, of the Salem
Community, who also reported
many blooms in his tields.
Cotton prices advanced to the
levels since the summer I
highest reports the Department
of 1937, Recent substan
of Agriculture. cotton prices re
tial advances in legislation
die influence of
requiring loans of 85 percent of
parity for the 1941-42 season,
the strong domestic mill demano,
the general advance m oom
and -Spot cotton mat
modity prices. active but t e
[<ets were less
of reported sales was m
u me othei
than in any -
larger ^exceed
P°” din « week in
Exports were small but
ed the average for i« en
Domestic mill aituo.i the
parently well maintained st^
peak level of May. ^
cotton cloth was
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MILLS FORCED TO CHAHttJ'ORKING ft HOURS
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Celebration -| Planned At Salem
For Fourth
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Pictured above are Boy Scouts from all troops in Newton County
and their instructors as they joined together in a big county-wide
campoiee at Rainbow lake lecently. Eifty-seven boys attended from
five troops in the county. They were housed in 27 different tents j
Rotarians Hear
Description of
South Pole Trip
Wa)ter Gi i es Expresses No
Deslre to Return tQ
“Little America”
Walter Giles, member of the
Admiral Byrd expedition to the
South Pole, made an address
Tuesday noon at the luncheon of
the Covington Rotary Club at
Delaney Hotel.
Mr. Giles was introduced by
Professor C. E. Steele, superin
tendent of the Conyers School,
Thomas Hay introduced Mr.
Steele, who stated that he had
known Waiter Giles for many
yea rs and that the people of this
section should be proud of him.
He stated that Walter was a ra
dio technician and navigator for
the expedition and was selected
out of several thousand men in
the U, S. Navy.
Giles thanked Mir. Steele
f° r his remarks and then told of
his experiences at “Little Ameri
ca.” He told how they left the
United States with two years sup
ply of food and material and de
scribed their trip south until
reached the Bav of Wales. Thev
left thejr boat there and started
inland on foot with their dogs
He stated that 12 dogs could pull
around 1,200 pounds over the ice.
They set up camp on a solid block !
of ice 60 feet thick and added that
they immediately set about to
ready for the long winter months
During the winter nights they ■
(Continued on page seven.)
Second Draft Registration On July 1
Men Who Have Reached 21
Since Last A October
.. • .
Must egis .
On July 1. from 7 in the morn
ing until 9 in the evening, every
male citizen in the county who
hns become 21 years of age since
October 16, 1940, or who is 21
years old on July 1, us expected
to resister with the County Se -
lective Service Board This is in
accordance with the Selective
Training and Service Act of 1940,
and the President’s Proclamation
of May 26, 1941.
Board officials ask that no one
get the idea that this act of reg
istration is the deciding factor in
jUd man being chosen for any
^ service in connection
^ ^ ^ Ac( Registration gives
necessary information so that
j the Local Board may quickly
municate with each regis
t ,. ant m order, that further details
information, classification, and
^ be easily and
speedily obtained. Tl>e Registrant
| , u called on to give his <x>m-
COVINGTON, GEORGIA
County Line Church
tv Dedication i. June t OAl .
Bible School Will
Open at P’dale
Three Denominations Join
Together to Sponsor
Annua! Event.
Children of Porterdale have a
happy and helpful experience in
store for them when the Vaca
tion Bible School begins on Mon
day, June 30. less than two weeks
from now. The school is being
conducted jointly this year by the
Christian people of all denomina
tions, and will be open to all the
children of Porterdale from four
1° fourteen years of age.
Although teachers to assist with
the School are being drawn fi’om
the Sunday Schools of the de—
nominations, the school itself will
be held this year in the public
school —building and will be di~
reeled by the state interdenomi
national worker in this special
f ‘eld, Mrs. J. J. Simpson, who is
now employed by the Georgia
Sunday School Association to
supervise interdenominational Va
cation Bible Schools throughout
the state. Several of the local
school teachers who have remain
ed in Porterdale for a part of the
summer for special work will as
sist with the Bible School.
The Bible School will meet
(Continued on page seven.)
plete full name, place of resi
dence, mailing address, telephone
number, age, place of birth and
’
t o( citizenship.
Officials added that other in
formation asked for in registra
tion will be the name and address
of some one who will always
k now the registrant’s address.
with the relationship to the rPgis-
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Mayor S. L. Waites Expresses Thanks
For Response to Curtailment Program
I wish to express rqy appreciation to the people of Cov
ington for the excellent response to the lequest made by City
officials to curtail the use of electrical power and water.
We have a sufficient supply of water, however, the con
tinued saving of water will affect a saving of the electrical
current now being used for pumping and which is so vitally
needed at this time for defense production.
The whole-hearted cooperation of every individual is grat
ifying and deeply appreciated.
PR, S L. WAITES,
MAYOR. CITY OF COVINGTON
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1941.
and were divided into nine different patrols. The camporee program
and activities were supervised by leaders, Jack Nichols, of Coving
ton; Johnnie Andrews, of Porterdam; Jesse Gunn and Carroll Tins
] e y 0 £ the executive staff of the central Boy Scout committee; and
Harvey Rawlins, of Porterdale.—News staff Photo.
New Structure Replaces Old
Building, Burned
In 1939.
Plans for the dedication of thp
County Line Baptist Church on
the fifth Sunday of this month
June 29. were announced this
week.
The recently constructed wood
en church structure replaces the
I original church which burned on
March 19. 1939. The County
Line Church, located in the Rocky
plains District, will complete it
n6th year of service to the com
munity on July 30, having been
founded on that date in 1825.
R ev . George W. Hulme i s pastor
0 f the Church.
dedication program will
open at 10:30 o'clock in the morn
I mg with —the devotional by Rev.
H. M. Cannon, followed by rec
ognition of visitors at 10:50
i o'clock,
At 11 o'clock the history of the
Church will be read by W. C
Woods followed by a song by the
congregation. A special musical
.selection will then be given by ,
cho ir from Jacks n. Ga.. alt
which the dedicatory sermon wj*
be preached by Rev J. J. Win
burn,
At the completion of Rev. Win
burn’s sermon basket dinners w v *
be served on the church grounds,
The afternoon program will
open at 1:45 o’clock With a devo
tional by Rev. Z. M. Leverett.
(Continued on page seven.)
tvant. Finally, the name of the
registrant s employei and the
information has been correctly
place of employment. When this
placed on the Registration Card,
the registrant will sign the card
affirming that he has verified the
information and that it is true.
On the other side of the card are
spaces in which the register will
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Cov. Kiwanis Club
Has Active Part
Atlanta Meet
Local Organization Will Not
Hold Us Regular
Meeting.
The weekly meeting of the
Covington Kiwanis Club, ----- held
regulall y each week on Thursday
at the Delaney Hotel, will not be
held today due to the local Club's
intensive participation in the.In
ternational Convention held this
week in Atlanta.
The Covington Kiwanians had
]0 0 percent attendance at the
Convention, the largest ever held.
w ;th many J wives of local club
members also attending. Tj
club sponsored the entire Canad
j an delegation at the gathering,
providing rooms at the Henry
Grady Hotel for the conveniences
and entertainment of the Canad
ians.
On Tuesday r night the Coving
tonians appeared at seven differ
ent Divisional dinners and sang
at each of them Throughout
the week members of the Coving
ton club provided entertainment
for Canada’s delegates. S<?Veral
sightseeing trips were made to in
ti esting places in Atlanta and
v.cmity,
The club was the only one
ponsoring a delegation Without
and the only club sponsoring a
ueicgum-.'i ide the Ltnt
ed States.
Robert Fowler, president of the
Club and Mrs. Fowler, were
honor guests Tuesday night at the
(Continued on page seven.)
indicate the race, approximate
height and weight, col r of hair,
eyes and complexion of the leg
istrant. The Registrar will then
the Certificate ot Registration for
sign the Registration Card, fill m
the registrant, which the regis
trant will cany with him at all
times, and the process of regis
tration will have been completed.
The fact that it is necessary
that all eligible men register was
stressed. If there is any doubt
about it, officials said, play safe
and register, then if the registra
tion was unnecessary, it will be
corrected later.
A man may register at any lo
cal Board where he is at
moment, but he must be certain
to indicate the county of hi s res
irience tc which the card is to be
sent by the proper authorities.
A Selective Service registrant
who spends part of his time in
one place and part in another will
have the right to decide for him
self which place he wants record
ed as his residence when he reg
isters July 1st. The place he
(Continued on page seven./ t
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE i
I
AND PROSPERITY
Number 2 r
Electric Power Shortage
Make Sunday Operations
Necessary In All Plants
Agricultural
News by The
Farm Agent
Rains Bring Boll Weevil
Menace to Cotton
In County.
W'ith the rains came boll weev
ils. We think cotton is still small j
enough to use mopping mixtures
j where there is enough this labor type on of
the farm to allow for
poisoning. S me farmers prefer
dusting with a sack while cotton
is still small and this is a good
method of application. Regard
less of the method it seems that
the thm stands and high prices
of eottvn would certainly warrant
every effort in trying to produce
a maximum crop.
The dry spring made the ef
forts at pasture improvement this
past fall and spring look as if it
was money and work thrown
away. But with the rains the
grass i s showing up and with
some controlled grazing our pas
tvire work is going to pay divi
dends We see quite a few pas
I tures that would be greatly im
proved if the bushes and
were removed. This is a good
’ ob !° ge t on afler ,. the . crQps ar
‘laid-by. ,
There is quite a bit of confus
ion in the county regarding the
status of wheat. The matter is
very simple if you will do the
following. Every producer in the
county who has wheat tnat he
'■' ants to - se 01 ® e ® IOU 7 ln *’
tlour mus ' come by tne office ana
get a wheat Marketing Card.
When he gees to mill, has wheat
threshed or combined for toll or
part of the crop he shows this
Marketing Card to the processor.
The processor keeps this number
and a record of the toll he gets
(Continued on page seven.)
Driver’s License
May Be Renewed
Here on June 27
Validating Machine to Be
At Court House From
9 to 5 O’clock.
The license validating machine,
use d by the State Patrol to speed
up the issuance of driver’s li
cense renewals, will be in Cov
ington June 27, according to an
order issued this week by J. J.
Elliott, captain in charge of the
State Patrol.
This will give the people of
Newton county an opportunity to
renew their licenses without hav
j ng } 0 mail application to the Pa
Headquarters in Atlanta. The
mac hine was brough here last
vear f or the first time.
Sufficient Patrolmen will be
on hand tQ operate the validat
machine and issue the renew
a is but they have requested that
applicants fill the blanks out
completely to avoid delay, Re
newal blanks can be obtained
trom any agency and from most
filling stations and garages.
Issuance of renewals will start
promptly at 9 o’clock on the
morning of Friday, June 27, and
will continue througout the day
until 5 o’chack Patrol officials
stated that the machine would be
set up in the Sheriff's office in
lhe Court House ’ .... but that it
would be moved to the Court
Room if the crowd was large
enough.
Commissioner John E. Good
win, of the Department of Public
Safety, also called attention to
the fact that there is only 15 more
days in which to secure Driver's
License. 1
Porterdale Mills Will Close
On Wednesday of
Each Week.
MILLS WILL UTILIZE
WEEK-END CURRENT;
SPREAD POWER LOAD
Covington Mill to Close
Monday and Tuesday
Of Each Week.
The critical shortage of elec
trical power in the four drought*
ridden southeastern states caused
users of industrial current to in
augurate a 33.3 percent reduction
program this week in an effort
to prevent a breakdown In the
electrical system and to prevent
a stoppage of vital defense pro
dultion.
Industrial plants in the south
east started a program of full
blast operations over the week
ends to spread the consumption
0 f hydroelectdic power over »
period when power demands are
at an ebb. The new plan will re
lieve the hardpressed power
plants and —will bring an esti
mated savings of 1,000,000 kilo
wait hour., daily for diversion to
defense industries.
In Newton County the most
vitally affected industr.es are
the Porterdale plant of the Bibb t
Manufacturing. Company and the /
Covington Mills. Both organiza*
tions this week affected changes
;n working hours to conform with
the curtailment requests v
The Porterdale Mills, with full
production for six days a week
necessary to fill promised orders,
with large orders for National
o e [ eriSe purposes, last Sunday
began regular Sunday operations
for aI1 shifts and closed down
yesterday for a full 24 hours. The
Bibb Company has made similar
arrangements for their mills in
other towns.
Scott Russell, executive vice
president, said this week that the
company “dislikes Sunday opera
tions,” but that the program
would be continued until the
power shortage is relieved. ‘‘Wt
ask your loyal cooperation in this
emergency,’’ be added.
The Covington Mills likewise
changed working heurs During
the continuation of the power
crisis they will operate from
Wednesday morning thru Sun
day —nights, taking two full
days off on Monday and Tuesday
of each —week. The mill only
operates five days a week.
Changes in the working hours
of the cotton mills made other
(Continued on page seven.)
Parents’ Day at
F.F.A. Camp Fri.
First Group of Summer
Campers Will Arrive
On June 30.
Parent's Day will be observed
at the F. F. A. Camp, located 13
miles from Covington, tomorrow
afternoon, with a oarbecue sup
per at six o'clock. The parents
of the boys, NYA and FFA of
ficials and members of the Ki
wanis and Rotary Clubs have
been extended invitation tc at
tend.
Some of the boys in the Camp
are now completing nine months
of work, but many of them art
planning to continue foi tWi
more months of intensive train ng
in their chosen line of work as
NYA students
The first group of summer FFA
campers will arrive at the Camp
on June 30. Two new barracks
structures are being completed tc
provide accomodations for the
groups.
Many new facilities for recrea
tional activities have also been
recently provided. A new swim
rning pool has just been corn
pitted and officials feel that the
new pool among ther tilings
will be much in demand durin;
the hot summer days.