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itier . Chatter . . . Chat
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Every week we chatter!
this we ek we have something
tetter shout We drove out
the Robert Fowler’s new
going up . . , and going Up!
M. for mercy, the second
it on and it's looking lovely.
lilt in Clark’s Grove . . . and
one place we could live for
ou among the quiet
ht oak trees . where you
!he chatter of birds . . .
VOU loot from the upstairs
M you ■oe Conyers and a
(fill viw of Stone Mountain.
rsn’t te! vou when we have
such a wonderful view’ as
I bedro< windows afford.
L re jy :? lert and Louly will
spend the ght there some
Dangerous business tho.
tt n ever would want to get
bed why we could look
i that ,ndow through the
Utwork of wise old oaks and
I all night . . . that is if we
i [flonn like the skies have
hed here for the past W'eek
and Gosh 11 We do not
those youngsters one whit,
[( y must say in their sleep.
I jet on the sidewalk” .
cross the street” for three
in moped up as they
will fee! like spreading their
and flying all over that
ot of several acres . . . but
out for Cherokee Rose
now it will be, for that
is covered in the
hoped up, we said,
It a cozy place they had to
pen up in . . One of Cov
[j loveliest small homes” . . .
losh! No place for three live
ungsters, and that’s exactly
’their mommer and popper,
id 1
jaking of new homes . ■
:ek me the Clarence Mead
? making a real show place
old Candler home . ■ • we
ot Keen over yet . . . for 'ear
oulri put us to work too . , .
'"‘nits unshed we hope to
ou more about it . . . and
apes have taken over that
/)ve Nest of the Meadors . .
hat a lovely place it will
: the two of them.
rnde over to Macon Satur
lorning, enroute to Coch.au,
ly. Oh Me Every time one
jntimied on Page Seven)
iurday’s Crash
majes 2 Autos
P dale Road
tk Occurred irs Line of
ititos Following Fire
T-tick.
ever-present danger of an
■Ps foU vine the Q fire
In the scene of a 2: was
rally demonstrated Satur
ernonn when two motorists
1 head-on when one driver
breed to pull out of a line of
he plowing mto the truck to avoid
a car that stopped
ly in fi-or of lvm.
! fire truck was responding
tell from n ear the saw mill
e Porterdale Road The
1 f Quickly brought under J
by > miners of the Fire
brent
of automobiles were go- |
Of ths Porterdale Road at
iciae al ihe foot of the hill on
ne.on Street, had slowed
for a wagon One aqtomo
n, ” ued on Page Seven)
al Men Attend
irterly Meeting
[quarterly pstrirt Kiwanis meeting of the
was held
ay ev ening j n Gray. Georgia,
members of Ihe C ov
Pn! Virgil Eady, Miss
Lou u.isford, Mr and
3ra v s mith, Mr. and Mrs
.
Ha r W. Masten. Joe
!• .lohn Birrhmove, Lee Har
£ ^ B. Greene, David, Prentis Edgar Wood Find
; J. R
e. ■Sams.
Governor John
fi’otn the Chvlngton
Resided, with Eatonton and
cli acting as hosts,
d ng the afternoon and
1E included golf, bridge.
11 ' !E barbecue and group
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v ii’gil Eady was in
L n< ( 4 singing, assisted by
lc ’ her Lou Lunsford at the
Ton Club furnished j
the evening meet
ernor Birchmore in
:me “ entertainers Mrs.
Ha -ve several accordian
c ’How^d by 01
by an
S- M. Hay.
Volume 77
CITY AND COUNTY «RH00LS TO OPEN MONDAY
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j Outstanding Pro– Planned For Celebration
ram
Five Big
Scheduled
Singing Groups Are Slated
To Provide Music
During Day.
BARBECUE TO BE
SPONSORED BY
COV. ROTARIANS
Valuable Prise* Will Be
j Awarded ht Platform
On Square.
Final arrangements for the
Greater Newton County Progress
I Celebration which is to be held
| next Thursday in Covington was
being completed this week as the
News went to press.
Five outstanding events will be
featured on the program which
will begin promptly at 10:00 A. M.
an d end at 10:00 P. M. on Thurs
day, September 18th These events
include an Official Navv Picture
which will be shown Thursday
morning at 10:30 o clock at the
strand Theatre; speech by Chief
Boatswain's Mate o f the United
states Navy Robert S. Bankston;
Rig Parade Inroug the business
gction of Covington: Speech by
Governor Eugene ’’'almadge of
Georgia: Five County Singing
Convention unde ihe direction of
Bill Cox. one ofthe directors of the
Newton County S’hging Conven
t ii on
Every man. woman and child in
Newton County should see these
free Nav y motion pictures at the
Strand Theatre. These pictures
are ofiicial pictures released bv
the United States Government and
was produced a’ a great expense,
There will be pictures of our
great navy in action; our own men
at work for our country at other
interesting scenes The Strand
Theatre is giving time and effort
free of charge cooperating with
he government n showing these
pictures The show will begin
promptly at 10:30 ooclock
Robert S. Bankston will discuss
our effort in the present crisis and
how we nlay help to "Keep Anver
ica Safe He is a representative
of the Government and everyone
should hear him especially all
young men in the county.
The parade will be held shortly
after lunch and will include mem
bers of the Home Defense Unit in
full uniform with guns; Boy
.Scouts of Newton County and
others. Be sure to see this big
parade. Taimadge has
Governor Eugene
been j nv jted to speak and is ex
peeled to be on hand sometime
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Tom Linder Urges Georgia Farmers
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To Hold Cotton For Better Prices
“Linder" Plan Would Give
Farm Owners Actual
p ar j ty
Tom Linder, Georgia tom mis
eioner of Agriculture, in a state
ment recently urged Georgia farm
to Hold your cotton! If you
have to have money now, put it in
might enact legislation .
give farmers naritv something such as is advoca.ea ne ^ ^ e ‘ ^
true , before
in the Linder plan” now tlsat
that body, Mr Linder urged
borrow on the lint and
farmers what happens."
hold it “and see had
" He nointed P out that the farmer
thing to gain and nothing to
er v the cot
lose bv retaining title to
hich the farmer can sell at
ton, w if the price
anv time thereafter
advances in response to any sc-tion
taken by the Federal govetnn
The “Linder plan” to provide ac
tual parity for farmers is receiv
..aw favorable attention and is
l!'f „
e Congress the statement
fed out It has been given the
P backing ° ,: Z of most most Commissioners Comm of |
Agriculture andI many
leaders in the nation. of
T( The ,„ n/an plan r c aiis for a “floor”
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24c C °"T wheat ,
da 12c for hogs 14c
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Th» Covington Star, J5«t. 1874
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<l«orgi» Kntrrpiis*, Hut. ;rm.
Are
Part Of The
Program
Agricultural
NewsbyThe
Farm Agent
Farmer* Urged To Save Seed
For Planting Next
Year.
Plans have been made by Mr.
G. V. Ounninhsm. State 4-H Club
Leader, and the officials of the
day,^September ‘ 27th,"^one of‘the
biggest days in the history of 4-H
Club work. This day has been
designated as 4-H Club day and
we believe that over a hundred
hoys and girls of Newton County
wjll wan t to take advantage of
his opportunity.
Miss Eddye Ross and I have
advised 4-H Club members by let
ter, but I wish to insert that they
advise us at once if they are going
in order for us lo complete ar
rangements for transportation To
date we have received answers
fom 25 boys and girls Transpor
tation will be furnished free, but
there may be a small charge for
entering the fair. We will advise
you about this fee as soon as we
receive the information. Each boy
a nd girl will be required to wear |
a 4-H cap which will cost only 5
cents each
Bovs and girls, let’s go to the
fair. 1 am sure you will have a
time and the trip will be of
great educational value to you
a j so
We have been recently advised
by the Athens AA A office that a
Lespedeza Seed Purchase Pro- j
gram has been approved. The
Commodity Credit Corporation
w ill, on behalf of the AAA, pur
chase Kobe, Common, and Sericea
Kspedeza. Eligible seed shall con
-ist of seed which meets the fol
lowing specifications set out in the
oi[owing schedule will be at $8.50
ver ewt. for Kobe and $12.00 per
■vvt for both Common or Sericea
Furity, 95%. Germination. |
seed. 90 per Total cent, weed including seed hard j
gon
tent not to exceed 2)»%. Nox
ious weed either singly or col
lectively. not more than one
noxious weed seed (dodder or
Johnson grass in 5 grains of
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School Head s For Covington And Newton County
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E. L. Ficquett, (above on the left), Superintendent of the Newton County School system and
C. F„ Hawkins, (right) Superintendent of the Covington City School system have announced that all is
ready for the opening of the new school year next Monday morning, after a two-week delay due to the
Infantile Paralysis in the County. A record enrollment is expected in both systems for the coming year.
SCflOOl TfiflCHCTS LlStBCl FOT C 0 HI \ 0 O £ YB3r
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Citv School Teacher* Are
Announced by C. E.
Hawkins.
The Covington Public Schools
will officially open Monday morn
ing at 9.00 o’clock according to an
announcement issued by the Sup
erintendent C E. Hawkins Wed
nesday night
All vacancies have been filled
with the exception of the Coin
mercial Department which was
left open when one of the teacher*
resigned only a few days ago. Thu
vacancy will he filled within a few
days.
Godfrey Osterman, for 18 years
director of the Georgia Military
\cadem.v Band and Instructor of
Science, will take over as Science
Instructor here He will also as
slime the duties of Band Instruct
or. The organization of a band
in the Covington School is a new
project and has the support of the
people of this city.
Opening exercises will he reld
in the School auditoriun n<1
Dean George S. Roach win deli , -
er tie principal address. The gen
eral public is invited to these ex
ercises.
Teachers eiec’ed by the City
Board of Education to serve bur
fi^g I94t-4k iearnv are K.
Hawk Superintendent; M
B'ogdon, Principal, and Main (n
structor; Mrs. Luke Robin--on. 4o
cial Science: Mrs. C. E. Hawkins,
English and Library; Miss Evelyn
Little. Foreign Language: Miss
Virginia Colqu . Home Fieonom
ics; Commercial Teacher to be sup
plied; Mrs. H. S. Allen. 7!’n Grade,
Mrs. Howard Nix, 6th Grade; Miss
Annie Laurie Turner and Mrs.
Channing Cope. 5th Grade; Miss
Willie Moms, 4th Grade; Miss
Dorothy Lee, 3rd Grade; Miss Isla
Mae Roark, 2nd Grade: Mrs. W. K,
Swann, 1st Grade; Miss Fletcher
Lou Lunsford, Piano; and Miss
Louise Fowler, Physical Educa
tion.
j n f be (ie g ro schools, N. H. Mit
r ^ e jj w jji serve as principal with
11 teachers in the school The
colored children w fli start the
' ^ on Washington Street,
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Posts Are Listed
For Army Trainee
Th<> l7njted statM Armv -his ,
week anolmc< , d the assignments of
oeven jj ew r on County Selective
Servjce trainee „ and thp Naval
Trai station at Norfolk. Va.
^ announced the ship aS sig n -
of H ^ ck . of Almon, a
former emplovee ot thP New,,
According to the commanding
at the Training Station, Mr.
Tuc h is now serving on the U.S.S.
Nashville his post office address
^ ^ the postmaster in
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The r^eption center at Fort
McPherson Atlanta stated that
James Y. Birdsong had been as
signed to Air Corps at Keesler
Field; near Biloxi. Miss, J 1
Five trainees from this County |
. have been assigned to the Infantry
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proportion. It calls for an actual
parity price of ,->2c for cotton, $2.19
for wheat, $1 32 for corn 16c for
hogs. 17 1-2 for beef and other
crops in proportion.
The strength of the plan,
pointed out in Mr Linder s state
xnent. is that it “incorporated all
the farmers who grow basic crops
into one group.’’ This would end
the struggles of the "cotton bloc."
the “wheat bloc” or- the ’corn-hog
bloc" to obtain preferential treat
ment and would treat the nation’s
farm problem as a single issue. (
Pointing out that due to unfav
orable conditions of all in s an .
the current acreage curtailment
Georgia will produce only about
450,000 bales this year, or less than
half of the 1.200000 bales perm.tt
ed under the present government
restrictions, M' “ lni e1 e
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g produced l as mU ch
as 2o0t. ’ ’
that this year s crop is barely . . a
sixth of top production.
Mr. Linder pointed out that if
the cotton of the Georgia farmers
were sold at this time, any ad
vance in pric e in the near future
d0 no g0 od to the actual
producer. must keen
“To get action we
crops off the market,” he said. “If
w».un«d «.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA
Forty-Three Teacher* Listed
For Newton County
System. !
The opening of the schools in
Newton county next Monday
morning will find 43 teachers at
the seven different white schools
ln thp Cnim,y system, according
to E. J„ Ficquett, superintendent
of the County Schools.
Three more teachers are to be
vlded. one each at the Heard
Alixon school. the Mansfield
*chvW*j ana the ■ Palmer-Stone
School.
The list of teachers as announe
ed by Mr. Ficquett includes the
following names
Covington Mills School—J. W.
Nichols, principal; Mrs W. A. 1
Carlton. Mrs. Myron B. Mitcham
and Miss Rebecca Pennington
Heard-Mixon School—H. W.
Pulliam, principal; Miss Janie R
Corry, Mrs. H. W. Duke, Mrs
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Hamilton Appeals
For Aid To Blind ;
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New Presbyterian Pastor
Speaks at Rotary
Meeting.
l'h» regular ir eeting of the Cov
mgmn Rotary Club was held Tue«
ay no n at iy>e Delo ley Howl
with Vice-President Guy Robmson
presiding in the absence of W C
McGahee.
George Stauffaohpr was pro
gram chairman and introduc'd the
Rev. C. C. Hamilton, new pastor of
the First p >-esbyterian Church. Mr.
Hamilton made an appeal for the
blind and urged the club to make
“Aid to the Blind” as one of their
leading projects ,f 1941. He stat- j
that there ere man} 7 people
not completely blind, but blind
enough to be unable to work He
also stated that there were school
children needing glasses which
would make it possible for them
to be better students. He added
s, . -s
added that he did not refer to our I
own schools but there mav h*
some such cases: Dr. Hamilton '
stated that he almost lost his sight
at one time and that he realiz
ed how important seeing eyes
were He has. since that time.
worked constantly to improve
these conditions am! te aid the
blind He He was was formerly former,v pastor naslor of of
the St. Anthony Church in Char
lotte, N. C„ ami has done notable
work there. His work was so out
standing that the Charlotte Ob
server gave a full page story when
he left that city.
DANCE POSTPONED
The big barn dance recently
planned by the American Legion
hp)d Saturda njght ha< been
P P request of the City
Department The an .
was made by Moody
Summers, of , the ,. T Legion • Post , only ,
R few mlnuteg befor e going to
Wednesday night
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1941.
Porterdale List Announced
By Mis* Maude
King.
Mote than 800 children have
registered for the new’ year at the
Porterdale School and when the
doors open next Monday morning.
afler a two week's delayed open
mg an outstanding staff of teach
ers will be on hand to greet the
students
Teachers for the coming year
are aR follows:
Kindergarten, Mrs. Alice Pen
nick, Covington, Ga.; primary
teachers. Miss Frances Benson,
Beuna Vista, Ga.: Mice Mary Lee
Douglasville, Ga.; Miss Susie Ruth
Ramsey, Covington, Ga.; Miss
Ruby Jordan. Reidsville, Ga : Mrs.
L. D. King, Covington. Ga Miss
Ida Black. Covington, Ga.; Miss
Anita Cook. Keysville. Ga.
Elementary teachers, Miss Jor
dye Tanner, Porterdale, Ga.; Miss
Grant, Covington, Ga.^Mrs
Tommie Hood. Sandersv ille, C-a.:
Miss Nelle Scott, Douglas, Gad
Miss Nancy Wells, Gray, Ga.; Miss
Pauline Hardman, Mansfield. Ga.;
Mis s Janet Almand, Porterdale.
Ga.; Mrs. W. E. Smith, Covington,
Ga.; Miss Bura Bohannon, Con
y ers - Ga
High school teachei s, Miss
Louisa Noyes, Atlanta, Ga.; Miss
Ruth Little, Mayfield, Ky.; Miss
Reba Mann, Abbeville, Ga.: Miss
Helen Burousas, Barnesville. Ga .
Miss Jane McConnell, Clarkes
vilie,. Ga.: Miss Ruth Tanner. Por
terdale, Ga Mr. H. S. Brunbaugh.
Porterdale, Ga.: Mr. H. M. Rashin
ski. Porterdale, Ga : Miss Mary
Catherine Medley. Flora. Ill.: Miss
Maud King, Porterdale. Ga
Navy Pictures Will Be Presented Here
As Part of Thursday’s Celebration’
Recruiting Office To Be
Set Up in Postoffice
For 4 Days.
“r; isspr
United States Navy, which w.ll in
elude motion picture*. by na
^ ^ t]lp spttln * U P ” f
* recruiting office in the Post Of
fice
Robert a. Bankston, chief Boat
swain’s Mate- in charge of the At
lanta Recruiting Station was
Covington this week making ar
rangements * for setting up a local
recruiting office in the Post Oft.ee
Building The office w.ll open next
Wednesday and remain open
trough Saturday September 20
Mr. Bankston will be here dur
ing that time, and will be assisted
by Billy Harmon, Yeoman Second
Class also of the Atlanta Station,
Mr. Bankston, who has had 23
years .service with the Navy will
also speak at the Homecoming
celebration.
A two reel feature picture.
“Navy Wings of Gold” has already
arriver! at the Strand Theatre and
will be presented free of charge as
part of the celebration. The film
depicts life of Naval Aviation Ca
deJts at the Pensacola Naval Air
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
* AND PROSPERITY
5c SINGLE COPY
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Record Enrollment For
New Year; Kindergarten
Will Open At Porterdale
Cov.MenTo
Have Part
Cl Program
Rev. Walker Comb* and
Col. R. M. Tuck On
Today'* Program.
Two Covingtonians, Rev. Walker
Combs and Col. C. C. Tuck, will
have parts on today’s program of
the annual session of the Stone
Mountain Baptist Association,
which is being held this year at
the Rockdale Baptist Church in
Rockdale County. Rev L. M. Ly
da. Moderator, Porterdale pastor.
i» presiding over the two-day ses
sion which opened yesterday morn
ln ^’
Today’s session will open with
a devotional at 10 o'clock by Rev
C. C. Singleton, followed by the
reading of the minutes of yester
day’s session. Three reports will
then he heard; a report on State
missions, Rev. E. L. Crowe; a
report on evangelism, by Rev. E.
L. Fuller, and a report on foreign
m«*sions. by Mrs R. L. Huff.
Rev. Combs will then preach a
missionary sermon, at 11:30 o’
: clock , af,Pr which the group will
adjourn for lunch, convening for
the afternoon session at 1 ;30 o’
clock Basket dinners will be serv
ed at the noon hour
Col. Tuck will open the after
noon session with the devotional.
after which A. L. MeDonald will
give a report on the Sunday
Schools. Frank Morris will then
speak on the spiritual condition of
Churches, which will be followed
by miscellaneous business. The re
niainder of the afternoon will lie
devoted to reports of the treasur
er, reports on nominations, reso
' lotions and memorials and the
election of officers.
The morning session of vester
day's program was devoted to gen
eral business, the reports of sever
a l committee and an introductory
sermon by Rev. Byron Kennerly.
At the noon hour a barbecue din
her was served. The afternoon
session was given over to reports
also
Officers of the Association and
chairmen of the various standing
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Station. Two other short features
will also he shown, “Navy Recruit
ing Procedure.” and “National De
fense,’’ featuring Kate Smith.
Mr. Bankston stated that the op
our
*rsr. r;
large percentage of the young men
recently enhsted are now under m
the Naval Air Stat.on,
Jacksonville. Rla.
There were 876 young men en
Misted in the United State Navy
from the Georgia-Florida Recruit
District during the month of
August, and this district has been
leading the entire United States ,n
Recruiting r> for the past *. severs
weeks headquarter for the Ustu-t
is local-d at M-.ooa, ° a J"*’"
! Lieut. Stanley A. Jones as Officer
in charge
Attention is called to the fact
that young men may be enlisted
in the regular Navy or in the Na
val Reserve for active duty for the
duration of the EMERGENCY
ONLY', and alt young men in this
. territory who are interested in the
Navy are urged to call on the
Navy Recruiters while they are in
j Covington to get further informa
’ tion on; the opportunities the Navy
is offering. The age limits are 17
to 50 for the Naval Res-rve. and
IT to 31 for the regular Navy.
Over 800 Students Ar#
Registered at
Porterdale.
ORIGINAL OPENING
DATE, SEPT. 1, WAS
DELAYED BY POLIO
Only Three Teacher* Ar#
„ Needed For Thi*
County.
The delayed opening of ths
schools in the City of Covington
and Newton County will tak*
place next Monday morning when
a record number of school chil
dren report for their first classes
for the new school year.
C. E. Hawkins, superintenlent of
the Covington Schools, Mis*
Maude King, principal of the Por
terdale School, and E. L. Ficquett,
superintendent of the County
School system, this week stated
that all was in readiness for the
j opening The original date
was set for
September 1, but County Health
officer, Dr. D. E. Travis, requqest
ed that the opening be delayed to
prevent further spread of infan
tile paralysis. School opening* in
many section of the State were
also delayed for the same reasons,
but doctors and health officials
now feel that the danger has pass
ed
Tnt opening of schools in the
County finds only three teaching
positions vacant. In other section*
of the slate, however, serious
1 ; serious shortages have been re
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Thirty-Two In Armed Force*
i Now Receive Covington
New*.
The names of nine more Newton
County men now serving in *
branch of the United State armed
forces were this week adcfed to the
subscription list of the Covington
News. This brings the total to 32
who are now receiving the paper
each week through the cooperation
Q f the American Legion Post No.
32 and the Covington News.
Under the plan any man now
serving in the Army, Navy or
Coast Guard may get a year's
free subscription by sending his
name and correct address to P W.
Pratt commander of the Newton
County Legion Post. This includes
trainees under the Selective Ser
vice Act and reserve officers.
One Newton County youth, in
ducted into service by the local
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New Pastor Will
Preach Here Sun.
Rev. C. C. Hamilton, new pas
tor of Covington Presbyterian,
will preach two services at the
church next Sunday .taking as hi,
for Ihe morning sermon,
lhl L Th ^ e ar ‘ ,hles of ,he
and for the evening sermon. * The
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H e als ° ^nounced this week
that th f on the tirst Sunday of each
month he wi]| conduct services at
, he Betha Presbyt eri a n Church,
On these Sundays, he said, an
jut8tandi speakei . wiu deliver
a message on some phase of the
Church program at the Covington
church.
Rev. Hamilton and his family
moved to this citv from Char
lotte. N. C., where he was pasto*
for a number of years. He is nm#
making his home in Covington
with his wife and family, having
assumed the pastorate of the Pres
byterian church September 1.
While in Charlotte, Rev. Ham
ilton was active in civic and com
munity affairs. The e teem th?A
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