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Atlanta” • . . with a big
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champagne . . . our sug
would be to
ue Atlanta ,sty :
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adve :ment! We
on (jp -el just why christen cham
a 5 h’ he used to
Pit HP luxury liner or
p _ aii liner or bomb- j
iVe in t he United States
•ant it t 3 nd it is with a
our leant that we launch
trnye' S . . . why can’t we
just a lidle further . . .
God first in all things
-medung that Hod would
of , Guess we are on
tno deep for us again .
know? " hv strong drink
u «ed for this purpose . .
iderins: . . . not critical at
ns. ' e are, with Dudley
the Constitution . . . “Ev
sr d then about this time
fellow thinks: I
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let's get out of here. And
plgfp Don't matter much
u; * any old place. I don't
e: v to his wfe: “Where
t to go"' She says: “Why,
don't iust know.”
L The beach? Do .you
swimmin'’'
L I can't dress like al! j
unen. !
mountains?” asks he '
the soul inspires?”
ps, quoths she, “when
lew tires.”
julri fmd some spot with
[nook
b y ou'd bury your nose in
i book.' 1
Btild take the pup—than
ereno pupper i
dig -• his; j
I'd have to up
; and supper.
comes right on back and
ere’s my vacation. We’ll
the country within our
on
right she remarks,
at about gas? Do you
could make it to Altoona
gel out the maps and
y who edit the booklets
and check up your cred
bally say: “fd not leave
e our ice box—if there
case of drinks in it. Arid
resse; offer a fair night's
ihey’re not stuffed with
ius pup —but there are
home. I must take down
ms and clear out the rugs
ihe rose bushes from nine
bugs. So you have two !
eedom’’ That's just sirn
You can fix up the gar
inning at 9 You can j
hf srreen doors, you can j
the lawn. You can patch I
fences—the wire has long
p you “I am filled with j
E* ambition to jvork like
jhand bothing m Alger's tradition,
could please me
Wmg my system, my bi
SH triceps—though I’ve
iissed >m.
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j
in Letter Plan
sed As Fraud
Order* May be Issued
ainst Those Who !
P articipate
Stephenson, Covington
this week called at
f° "lain letters, which at i
riit time are flooding post
r s n mp parts of the coun
warned that participation !
schemes was a violation
ristal fraud and lottery
other chain letter
j> Practiced in recent, years.
rp quests were made £oi
nd other articles. upon
r, f returns totaling
' dollars, the present
p asking for defense sav
rips
[7 o 0n -end "giving a stamp the to letter the -
p admg a list of five or
> names^ removing the,
p from the iisl and piae
r 0Wn on the bottom anfl 1
ting several copies of the j
p other persons.
pephenson stated that the
| of such letters through
p "a in violation of pos- j
[nations etl and that persons,
og in such schemes ;
p required to show cause
fr and orders should not
against them, should
llDf come (o the attention
inM office authorities
an order he stated would
eliverv of mail to any
na nied in such an order
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TTi# Covington .Star Set 1874
Georgia Enterprise, E*t. 1884
PUNS COMPLETE FOR Mtftf CAMP MEETING
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Danger Of Severe Polio Epid emic In City
Only Three
Cases Now
In County
Precaution* Are Taken To
Prevent Spread Of
Disease
DR, TRAVIS MAKES
APPEAL TO CITIZENS
FOR COOPERATION
Urges Parents To Keep
Children At Home
At All Times
IVbile 3 infantile paralysis case?
have been diagnosed in Newton
County, the situation is not con
sidered to be in severe epidemic
stages and it is believed that' reas-:
enable precautions will prevent
the further spread of the dreaded
malady
Despite rumors to the contrary,
only three cases have been re
ported in the County. one in the
Almon community, and two in the
Porterdale „
child community. The Almon
was immediately taken to
an Augusta hospital The child
will he released from the j hospit- j
a ] and returned to her home Sun- j
dav A cast, however, will be
necessary on one leg for some
timp
One of the Porterdale cases was
likewise carried to an Augusta
hospital and the other victim is
being confined in Henry County
In view of the situation, oer
lain precautions are being taken
in Porterdale and the full coope
ration of the public has been re
quested to prevent further spread
of the disease.
The management of the thea
^ rp an ncunced last Saturday that
rh ilb>en under seven years of age
wouJd not be admitted to the thea
, p i51ld d "’as also announced
that the swimming pool had been
closed
Dr. W. D
Health officer, made an appeal to
the citizens of the County to do
all in their power to prevent a
serious epidemic. Pointing out
“an ounce of prevention is
worth more than a pound of
cure,” Dr. Tra\'is requested that
parents keep small children at
home and away from crowds at all
times.
”If conditions should became
worse," he continued, “we will
have to enforce decided restric
tions on children.” Eighty-five
pe-cent of the cases occur m !
children under five years of age, ’*
he added, but older persons may
be affected.
Cases reported to the Stale ,
Health Department since June 1
had climbed to 259 the first of the j
week, 18 new cases being report- j
ed over the week-end. Officials,
of '
however, said that the rate in
crease seemed to be declining
The Stale's total cases has
soared above the 169 reported in
1936. the previous peak year, Dr.
Dan Bowdoin, director of the
health department's division of
preventable disease, reported , ,
While the 259 cases reported for,
the entire State do constitute a
mild epidemic, it is not consider
ed severe, either in the number
of cases reported, or in severity
of the cases that exist An epi
demic is considered severe when
there is one rase of polio in every
L0O0 population. In Georgia
there is now one case in every
10 000 population, while in New- •
^ County there is Pne case in
5 t ely every 6,000 popu
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Ev ' re cases epidemics
50 pet _ ^ith persons attack
ed recover fullyi no slight
est indication afterward that they
bad ever been victims of the di
Thousands of people have
sease it.
had had polio p and never knew
Of the remaining b ,
curative measures will • r j
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least half to full nea b ' "
the most, minutp m t
paralysis. Of the '^ prna ' ' '
least half - an he res ere
to such Only about 12
nearly 1 1 life.
per cent are left helpless.
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The barbecue given by two of I’orterdale's social Clubs, *he Night Hawks and
the Four Square Club, on Sunday, July 20, was voted a tremendous success by mor*
than 800 members, their wives, sweethearts and friends who gathered on the lawn
of the H. W. Pittman home in Porterdale to enjoy it. In the above picture the host foi
the occasion are shown with part of the large crowd in the background. On the left
is Bill Ivy, popular Mayor of fhe City of Porterdale and president of the Night Hawks
Club. In the center is H. W. Pittman. Porterdale agent for the Bibb Company at
whose home the affair was held and on the right is Harry Christian, president of the
Four Square Club. In the picture at the right are a group of the guests who attended.
They are, left to right in the front row. Rev. C. C. Cooper, assistant director of Edu
cation for the Bibb Company: Otis Nixon, clerk of the Newton County Superior
Court; James C. Davis, judge of the Stone Mountain Circuit; Ike Robertson. Newton
County commissioner, and A. L.. Loyd. County ordinary. In the second row, left to
right, L. R, Brumby, general superintendent; E, L. Ficquett, superintendent of the
County Schools, and S. M. Hay, County tax collector. The platform is shown in the
above scene with members of the Newton County Singing Convention, which was on
hand to provide music. lor the occasion. Several quartets from neighboring towns
were also on hand and rendered several selections as did a quartef'from Porterdale.
A large number of visitors and guests attended from- Cot ingtorv, Macon and Columbus.
Many officials from the Bibb ManuJstrturmg Company office attended add took part
on the program which was well planned and conducted. The Newton County Singing
Convention group presented a program which was greatly enjoyed and added much
to the occasion. Those who attended agreed that the barbecue and program was one
of the best ever held in this section and much credit goes to the Porterdale Club
members and Mr. Pittman who were in charge.
County Selective Service Board
Issues Largest Call For Trainees
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Co. Farm Agent
Demonstration Of Kudzu
Harvesting Scheduled
Next Thursday
Next Thursday morning at 9
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tion on harvesting Kudzu for bay
nn the farm of Mr Channing
Cope. Every farmer in the county
who is interested in a permanent
hay crop ; s urged to see this dem
'
on s tration. The field that will be
used has already been cut for hay
once this summer and this will be
the sew>nd hay crop this
from this same field. This field
was also harvested last, year and
the production seems to he on the
increase from year to year. It
will certainly be worth your time
to see this demonstration,
How important is early killing
of boil weevils? This may be an
swered when we find out how
f as t they reproduce. The “Grow
More Cotton Per Acre Associa
tion" located in Atlanta mailed
out r. leaflet showing the increase,
The first generation in June of
so weevils grows to 1250 in the
second generation July 1-15; the
third generation in the last half
0 f July has grown to 31,250: the
fourth generation the first half of
Augus t has grown to 731.250 and
,h e fifth generation during the last
haif of August has grown to 19,-
531.000. Of course this is a the
nretical calculation based on all
weevils living and reproducting at
the normal maximum rate.
We stopped by to see Mr. Henry
Adams one day this week and
saw bis tractor drawn cotton dus
ter He is highly satisfied 'v itn
.
his duste-r and gave us a little his
tory pf hig b oll weevil studies.
After t h e duster had been in the
held one hour he caught 8 weev
ils jn blooms and placed them in
e l aSJ - j ar . Then he caught two
had hoon ovrr ■■■ oott t, for only
(Continued on page Nine)
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA
Sixteen Men Will Report
This Month For
Training
The number of Newton County
men serving with the armed for
o,„***
under the Selective Service Act
of l94n _ crossed the one hundred
mark with the lSSUance , th , s week ’
of order number 16
! issued Order to Number date, 16, the largest
required 16 men.
four of fhern ^ p *roes to report
f»>r * year’s training. This brings
the total for the County to 103
The white selectees will report
thp Board headquarters, in the
Turner Memorial Building, at
o'clock on the morning of
August 19. They will be taken
to Fort McPherson for induction
into the regular army.
This list includes Harold Ed
ward Mendenhall. James Yuille
Birdsong, William Thomas Elliott,
Julius Day Lassiter. Homer Dean
Wilson, Franklin Lanier Pickett,
Wayne Gibson Moseley, James
Thomas Moore, Huie Edwards,
i.ubie v.srroll Norman. Junius
Hope Branham and Fred -ualone
Harwell,
Alternates for this group, nam
ed to replace any man who 'ails
to pass the physical or mental
examinat fvns were E-amuel Lu
(Continued on page Nine,
j HEALTH OFFICER APPEALS TO
THE PEOPLE OF NEWTON COUNTY
j “An of prevention i« worth more than pound of cure ,c
ounce a
You do not want your child to have a disease that may
-use either death or paralysis. Now—we are requesting every
body to keep their small children at home and away from any
| crowds any time or anywhere.
Up to the present time we have had only three cases of
Infantile Paralysis in Newton County—but no one knows how
many cases we may have in the future.
If conditions should become worse, we will have to enforce
decided restrictions on children.
So help us to take care of our children.—This i* » re
sponsibility that you cannot escape.
While it is true that eighty-five per cent of the eases occur
in children under five year* of age. older persons may be af
feeted I>R. « D. TRAVIS. Health Officer.
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Speaks At
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Urges De-Centralization Of
Industry; Return
To Soil
Governor. Eugene Talmadge.
8^-e to the youth of the State,
speaking before a State-wide con
' p ntion of Vocational Educational
’ ea( ’ he rs at the F. F. A, Camp near
here yesterday.
Uging the decentralization of
industry, the Governor stated that
he favored small industrial plants
scattered over the country s de.
n Place of the present system of
massing manufacturing plants
around large cities.
Such a plan, he continued, would
not only be a safeguard against
bombing and destruction but
would also give the working men
an opportunity to get in touch
with the soil. Men working in
:he de-cenfralized plants would
ave an ample opportunity to car
y >n 'arming activities and at the
a me time earn necessary cash.
The Governor and his party vis
ted the various shops at the F.
: A. Camp and saw the type of
.raining the students receive As
a part of the program the Coun
ly officials of Newton County
were introduced to the large and
appreciative audience.
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Revival Services Open Tomorrow
At Historic Smyrna Camp
Georgia Settlers Conducted
Services There 111
Years Ago
| The 1941 meeting at what . is be- ,
than 200 Georgians launch a week
of religious services at Ill-year
nld Smyrna Campground neai
j when the lndians mnv -
^ west from their North Georgia
homes, the first white settlers:
drifted m from South Carolina.
They came in covered wagons,
living in them, Later, they pitched
tents, erected brush shelters, and
finally log huts.
Religion was onp of the primary
needs of the oioneers fighting the
wilderness. The first year, 1330.
Presbyterians from all-over North
Georgia came toge'her a; a spot
six miles south of Conyers for
riligious services. Lie two preach
ers avai'ab.e came from Decatur
and Lawrenceville. With the »x
ception of three or four years riur
ing the Civil War, camp meeting
has been held continuously at
Smyrna for 111 years.
Todav. in addition to the white.
board church, there is a huge tin
covered tabernacle seating more
than 1.000. 23 cottages in an L
-haped line around the tabernacle.
a new dining hall, and a swim
ming pool. Each of the cabins is
owned by a North Georgia church,
most of which are in Atlanta.
Among the older ones, are re
telling the history, of .old Smyrna.
The church there was organized
in 1827 by the Rev. John S. Wil
son with 15 members. Joseph Hoi
Ungsworth and Archibald Gi !more
were elected elders. Of the ]9
regular ministers who have serv ed
since, best known-Was Dr. Henry
Qiiigg, whose bearded face graced
fhe pulpit every Sunday for 4(U
v ears between 1-882-and 1904. A
faded, framed likeness har.gs in
the foyer toaay.
The campgi'ound is- six miles
muth of Conyers on a good dirt
road winding through fertile farm
lands
The Re' , A, H. Hollingsworth
Jr Farmville. Va.. veil! be prin
I cipal speak** this year. I
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THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
Meet
To Start On
Thur.Aug.7
Dr. George Stoves Will
Preach The Opening
Sermon
NATIONALLY-KNOWN
CHRISTIAN LEADERS
TO BE ON PROGRAM
Parks R. Warnock Heads
Young People’s
Activities
Program plans for the 114th an
“ual camp ground meeting at the
-alem Camp Ground, near here,
were announced this week by Ma
jor R. J. Guinn, president of the
Board of Trustees.
The meeting will start nex1
Thursday evening when large
crowds from all over Georgia and
I neighboring States gather in the
tabernacle on the Camp Grounds
to hear the opening sermon be.ing
preached this year by the Rev,
George Stoves of Macon.
Following the opening sermor
and other activities on the opening
night, hundreds of people are ex
pected to remain on the Camp
Grounds throughout the entire
j session until the closing sermor
, is preached on August 17. Other;
will return to their homes eact
night, visiting the Camp Grounc
each day to hear Christian leaden
of nation-wide re-known and tc
enjoy the music and other fea
turps.
Dr. Steven who will preach th<
opening sermon at 8 o’clock next
Thursday night is considered one
of the most outstanding Methodist
ministers in the State. He recently
concluded a revival series at the
Methodist Church in Covington
I with a record attendance. He
serves as pastor of the Mullberry
Street Methodist Church in Ma
con,
Sermons will be preached at
regular intervals on Friday and
z,™
Dr ' Basrom Anthony delivering
messages from the pulpit in the
tabernacle wh.ch has stood or
^- score
meering Ma' or Cox Salvatmn
Army leader, from Atlanta, will
have charge of the special music
which will include singing by sev
eral different groups and banc
and orchestral numbers by th*
alvation Army band, He will als»
ha\’e charge of the speakers plat
form. Major Cox is well known ft
Salem visitors, having been activ i
(Continued on page Nine)
Methodist Laymen
4t Oxford Meeting
Problems Pertaining’ To Lay
men’s Work Are
Dismissed
Methodist laymen of 4-S s North
Georgia Conference territory
gathered at Oxford last Friday
f or a three-dav mid-vear meet
; no
Speakers for tho necesi'-n in
eluded Bishop Arthur J. Moore,
Dr. H. B Trimble, of the 'andler
School of Theologv and D
Dow Bancroft, ef Chicago, repre
senting the general lay activities
board.
Round table discussions of ques
tions and problems pertaining tc
laymen's work in local churche?
were held These discussions
were lead by district lay leaders
Bishop M o r e addressed the
gathering Friday night following
a fellowship dinner, Dr. Bancroft
a 'so spoke on fellowship and at
tendance.
The Bishop again addressed the
croup on Saturday. Dr. Bancroft
a ^ s, o s P°ke Saturday and again on
Sunday, The assembly adjourned
a * Sunday noon.
Profe c sor Virgil Ead.v conducted
the song services thr ughout the
meeting.
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Rccf>r< i Crowd Expected For
Annual All-Day
Celebration
Th P Brick Store community,
^ s jt#> of the first brick building
i n Newton County, will be host to
more than a thousand former res
idenri. their sons, friends and
honored guests at the annual
Homecoming celebration planned
for next Sunday.
This celebration is an annua!
affair and has grown through the
years until people from all sec
tions of the South attend to meet
n | d f r j ends< relatives and home
f p j k? Many sons and daughters
of former residents now attend
tivihes
A revival has been in progress
at the Mt. Pleasant church for
the past week, with the Rev. T.
M. Sullivan, district superintend
ent, doing the preaching. It will
be climaxed with the homecoming
celebration Sunday.
An outstanding program has
been planned nfr Sunday with
speaknig and special music
throughout the day. Dinner wifi
he served or, the ground, the pro
gram continuing into the after
noon.
Briekstore is located on High
'va. v 12 between Covington and
Madison. The community gamed
nation-wide recognition when
Robert Ripley, of “Believ e-lt-Or
fame, featured it ,n one of
his cartoons as the largest rural
buP station in the world. At times
a s many a? 17 buses are sloped
at the bus station at the cross
roads.
In recent years the Sergean!
Newton Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution erect
ed a marker at the site of the
County’s first Court House, a brick
structure from which th» name of
the community is derived
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