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irsdar- July 24, 1941
etter From
Capitol Hill
Washing! n, D. C
July 19, 1941.
tituer , ts -
the°progress ,r citizens are
of the defense
many of them have
confused by various news
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,repo‘ - ines and
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ked me, so 1 thought you
apnreo..... i.itc a resume this
‘paM.i' f { he report of Under Judge Sec- Rob
on. the
L of \\ a r, to the Truman
the Senate on last
L v July 15th.
” gave an overall
fee Pf work cf the War
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tment during the past year.
irsc for d military
auj necessity, the exact
,y applies hand of air
nt of on
guns £ tn d ammunition, and
'mints of the exact
and amounts ■ f equip
ant to the Bntish or to i
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ces. and reflects great progress.
,,,, v\ hen France fell in June
the 1940,
United States was almost
—
Hy Unprepared fw large
xval on land and in the air Out
side of a few army arsenals,
had we
no munitions industry in
Am<?nca ' We had in this
l 1 y 4 n ° Vickers Company, or Krupp
or Sk «« a works, or
^ (na d hnelder nave the a >' sana greatest l; although nmHiwti we
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capacity in the world, it was do
s ^. . igned ce commodities for and being used to piY
needed by a ci
n Population in time of peace.
,,, We were proud of
militarism cur lack of
and of the fact that our
industry was producing useful
products, and not concentrated
upon the Production of guns and
armament So we had first to
nlar ? ’’ ‘ a ': d,Kl d ' <l ."' here p 'be are factories some of and the
?!** . e ™ ct ! nts ve aimy of the at past the year:
. Present
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angular divisions, one 2. of which ” is
completely ««£.
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tiwo p lr PS and army ?pecial
™, le ^ . lr . ( has 167,000
‘ lrps en
.
' rr Three ! f s un td
“ ew powd er plants have
. been under
construction
the ,, year the
ones at Radford,
a ’’ and Charleston, Ind., are now
, lUrnmg , out powder, and the
one
uLted^TNT •Rtcd TNT tt!n,.,e lactones early are about T~
STV l3 rSt !"'l W nf' n
ngs. Mo., and Sandusky, Ohio,
■ luee small
new arms ammuni
Hon plants are under way, one at ;
St. Louis, one at Kansas City and!
one at Denver. Springfield Ar
mory is now producing 1000 Ga
rand rifles per clay, besides the i
NFW BULLETIN ISSUED
A new bulletin supplying infor
mation on electric water systems
,
for lhe l’ ar m and suggesting ways
| 10 ; remove mu ch of the drudgery
1 11 water for home uses
ls available from the Agricultti
ral Exten sion Service Written
by J. L. Calhoun, Extension rural
elec > r *f ic ation specialist, and J. C.
! ° gleSbee ’ Jr Extension agricul
->
1 tura < engineer, the 32-page pub
! Heat ion i s well illustrated and
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" "‘‘ m ' s 1 e,a,lec * information
on
I p ann,n * the water system, pumps
I to selert ' installation, and main
I tena nce and service of the sys
tem.
Gross value of Georgia farm
j lands and farm buildings in 1940
1 wa « $480,344,500.
number being made at the Win
: Chester factory
Forty five million square feet
of floor space has been provided
o(
P U ' Moro lllan
d ims **• ™1™I! this
S °T .*
a s'they did in 1940.
Schools have been constructed
to turn out 30,000 pilots and 100,
000 air plane mechanics per year.
21 general storage depots, 10 A
chemical warfare plants, and 760
hospitals have been built or near
ly completed by the Quartermast
e r Corps This program totals
In motorized vehicles a total
of 2 ® 2 - 951 have been ordered, half
of them having been delivered,
Gun emplacements and defense
works are under construction in
all the new hemisphere defense
posts,
In addition the Engineer ar»l
Signal Corps have completed and
are now building vast depots and
equipment. Radio and field -ig
nal equipment has been produced
in vast quantities, besides cloth
vg and supplies.
Great air fields and air ports
coast defense boats, guns and
howitzers for the artillery have
been built.
The program as it now prog
resses. will by the end of 1942
provide for the initial equipment
and combat maintence require
ments for a total force of three
million men.
The response of our people and
the work of the War Department
to be, on the whole, very
indeed.
The Navy Department has also;
a great record. It will be
later.
Sincerely,
A Sidney Camp, M. C.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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GENEALOGY
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Sponsored by
Covington Chapter
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF
THE CONFEDERACY
BLEDSOE
It is said the Bledsoe family
came U the colonies from Kent.
En ? land - a ‘ a » early P«‘« d and
settled Va, N C., and S C.
In 1704, in Northumberland co.,
Va., the will of George
dec., was proven and his est. ad
min -
In 1708 in the same co., the
will of Mrs. Elizabeth Bledsoe,
dec., was proven and her est. ad
min.
It is said Abraham Bledsoe
born about 1740, was the father
of Col. Anthony Bledsoe and Isaac
Bledsoe. That he died in Gran
ville co.. N. C. That his will and
data on Anthony and Issacc’s Rev
services is on record in that coun
ty.
There we, . Beni. MM.
Bledsoe, horn in 1763. in Franklin
C o , K. C, He served in the Cm
tinenlal anny in C-a.. « Gen
and L1EM Hor,e Harrv
He was a descendant of George
Bledsoe, of Va.
It is said Col. Anthony and Coi.
Isaac Bledsoe went from Va. and
founded a part of the state of
Tenn.
In 1790. according to the U. S.
Census of S. C., John and Bart
left Bledsoe are listed.
I« 1790, in N. C„ Abraham, Bar
na bas Beni. Isaac Jacob John.
Larkin, Lewis, Moses and Wm
Bledsoe are listed,
In 1790, in Va., Aaron, George,
John, and Moses Bledsoe are
listed.
In 1790, in Md and Penn., no
one by tne name listed.
i n 1808, according to the Greene
co . : Qa., marriage records, Mar
Bledsoe married Roberts
Wright,
In 1808, in the same co., Aaron
Bledste married Elizabeth Stocks.
1822 to 1850, according to the
Newton co., Ga., deed books,
among tliose who owned land in
the co., were Thomas W., Robert.
and j 0 hn S. Bledsoe.
In 18 25, according to the Ga.
general land lottery drawing,
Ben j Bledsoe, a Rev. Sold, drew
£our different land lots in Warren
co
In 18 25, George Bledsoe’s or
p han’s drew one land lot in Han
coc k co. Ga.
In 1825, Jesse Bledsoe drew one
land lot i„ Bledsoe’s dist., Put
nam co., Ga.
In 1825, Joseph Bledsoe drew
one land lot in Greer’s dist., j
Greehe co., Ca.
In 1825, Mrs. Margaret Bledsoe,
the widow of a Rev. Sold, drew
land lot co„
In 1825, Miller Bledsoe, Sr., a
Sold drew one land lot in
Rousseau's dist.. Oglethorpe co.,
In 1825, Peachey Bledsoe, Jr.,
drew one land lot in-Morgan co.,
Ca. -
In 1825, Morton Bledsoe drew
one land lot in Oglethorpe eo.,
Ge.
In 1819, according to the Jones
co., Ga., marriage records, Rich
mond Bledsoe married Miss Sarah
Moore, by James Bellott (or Be
iote), -a minister.
In 1804, according to the Ogle
horpe co., Ga., land lottery draw
:ig for Rev. Sold or their widows,
/m. had two draws. James two
raw's. John one draw. Percey mi
fierce), two draws, ...id Moses
jledsoe one iravv.
in 1806. cording o u- Han
ccck eo., Ga., land lottery d-awing
,f Ocmulgc-e ianu, late Jones
.o.), no one ov the airs ted.
In 1841, according so .!■ .New
.on co., Ga., records, J. S. ’led
woe was a J. P. of the co.
In 1843. in Newt n co., Ga.,
John S. Bledsoe married Mary E
Carter. New
i n 1833, according to the
,on co Ga. records. Thomas W.
Bledsoe and several other men
designated tne dowel rights ol
Mrs. John Mess, Sr., ihe widow
of John Moss, St , dec.
In 1846, John S. Bledsoe and
several other men appraised the
est. of Batt Short Stanton, dec..
of Newton co.
The next subject will be:
BLOODWORTH
tVhy Dogs Chase Cars
There is a reason tor every
| thing under the sun even for a
j dog chasing a car. Silly or not
| as it may seem, the how-come giv- of
' your pooch dashing ut and
ing chase to the whirring and
i
1 sometimes fatal, wheels of an
’< automobile or motorcycle,
’.rounded on an instinct old as
Lime its°lf.
Way back yonder, the epees
tors of our present day dogs
crouched beside some trail lead
i mg to the community waterliole
1 there to wait and watch tor his
I Tinner on the hoof. And when it
j did c me by, usually at a high
mllop, why Granddad Fido
oted it after the fleeing animal
ntil he caught up with his quick
unch counter.
J Habit, they say, is a great mas
ter. And that goes for dogs as
■ well as men . . .
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COVINGTON
WHITE'S. PORTERDALE
—NEWS FROM—
ROCK 1 /
PLAINS
By MISS IRENE HARVEY
Revival services are being held
dl j s wee i { a£ Hopewell A. R. Pres
byterian church. Services at 11:00
a. m. and 8:00 p. m. Rev, W. A.
Hays of Vidette, Ga., will assist
the pastor, Rev. S. L. McKay,
Sunday' morning in connection !
with the service of the Lord's Sup- !
per which will be observed. “Re
member this revival in your pray
ers that the Spirit will work
mightily among the people." a j
ne. rty welcome is extended to
you.
Mis. Ola Harvey Thacker and
won, Edgar. Mrs. W. B. Burnham
and Miss Irene Harvey attended
the funeral of Mr. R. D. Dial at
Walnut Grove Wednesday after
noon. .
Rev. and Mrs. S. L. McKay at
tended services at Tucker A. R.
Presbyterian Church 4a>t Wcdncs
Jay and were dinner guests of
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. M.tenin.
Miss Mary Chesnut spent the
week-end with M ss Mary Sue
stone at Snapping Shoals,
Messrs. H. H. Nolan and D. S.
Chesnut made a business trip to
Monticello Saturday afternoon,
Mrs. H. B. Bovvers, of Porter
dale, was a recent visitor of her
parents, Mr. and Mis. C. V. Smith.
Mr. Harry Stewart, Mrs. H. H.
j Nolan, Misses Estelle Thompson
1 and Irene Harvey motor,ed to
Tucker last Friday and heard
Rev. W. M. Bcyce of Charlotte. N.
,
j C., preach.. Rev. Boyce is a for
mer pastor of Hopewell Presbyter
ian church. In the afternoon they
visited friends and relatives in
Doraville and Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Turner spent
Sunday in Atlanta with relatives.
Mrs. C. E. Chesnut and son, Mr.
J. W. Chesnut, accompanied by
Miss Dora Stroud, of Snapping
Shoal.-, visited Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Chesnut in Porterdale Sunday at
ternoon.
Mr O A Martin and children
,-njoyed a fam.ly reunion last
Sunday at the home of Mr. Mar
tin
Miss Elizabeth Thompson left
' S' uvday for Athens where she
■ will attend the second session of
University of Georgia Sum
mer school.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Burnham
and children spent Sunday night
in East Point, as the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Burnham.
Miss Clenton Nolan of Atlanta,
is guest of her grandmother, Mrs.
Claudia Nolan.
Mrs. Ola H. Thacker spent sev
eral days last week in Decatur
and Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Nolan vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Adair at
Snapping Slioals Sunday after
noon
Miss Alice Harvey, son, Mr.
Eugene Harvey, and Miss Cora
Moss ot Covington and Mi Es
telle Thompson visited Mrs. Josie
Harvey Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Ray and Edgar Thack
er attended the Soap Box Derby j
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Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Hodges
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Sunday, July 20th, in honor of
Mrs. Eva Hodges.
Mrs. Ola Harvey Thacker and
son, Edgar, spent Wednesday with
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stewart.
Miss Dora Stroud returned to
her home at Snapping Shoals Sun
day after a visit with her sister,
Mrs. O' 1 E. Chesnut.
MARKETING TIMBER
In marketing saw-timber stump
age, Extension foresters say the
timber owner would do well to
insist on being paid on a basis of
thousands of feet of timber cut,
instead of a flat sum for the en
tire amount of standing timber. It
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is just as bad to sell timber on a
lump sum basis a s it would be to
sell livestock without knowing '
the price per bead or per pound
the foresters point out.
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