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we are wondering how
of our leaders have dual
alitif' . most of us are
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ifferent people all wrapped
one body. That accounts
L ese anonymous columnists
L L just have an outlet for
f r fellow we don't want
L j n public life ... in other
There’s a little bit of
i every good little boy! Its
un writing a column when
readers do not know who
re and you can let that other
i i n you have full sway . . .
lat brings up a real subject
fhich one of those boys will
► best of us . . . the good one
, bad one . . . they fight
i you all the time do this, . . . Old
Conscience says and
U says, ‘Shux, we have
e a htfle fun”! And it's up
and me to see that we keep
an Conscience on top . ...
things happen that al
crush f he bad boy in you
id do want that Good boy to
[the right thing all the time
here is not much chance of
the wrong path and then
i hack and there is no
[ay ground . . . you can’t
both roads ... to get where
k going you have to keep on
Iht road ... so let’s make
Sividual U check on each of
and see that "e are on
»h( road . . . the road bears
Sign [mg , . . "The Christ Way”
around our city we find
les with many vacant seats
lunday . . . and the groups
tar meetings on Wednesday
ire pathetic . . . Where are
lurch members? Too, we
lout town and we find our
parried School people who are not
(day [the . . . maybe the
excuse . . . but all the
reason it is that they should
re and one of them should
lie youngster in the Cradle
bailment of the Sunday
j binning . , We see young couples
a new' life together
Ring, fine . , . active in ali
life . . . fine prospects for
lire before them . . . but
iget the one who is making
‘possible! Surely they must
to the fact that God needs
their places in the church
''noitfi on Sunday morning,
[do not want to teach a class
't nn talents to share with
then just their presence
p an inspiration . . . and
ifesence would mean that
putting God first r *
es . . . Sometimes we who
id positions and are ambi
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[ Is Offering
if Advantages
pi'van Hill, son of Fletcher
p:ll. I enlisted of Covington, Ga., who
in the United
f ,v apprentice-ecmen y. has been chosen as
P qual
; tudy at a Navy Service
He will be given sixteen
H intensive instruction
I* I prepare him for spe
I'ice in ‘he Navy. This
I will provide him with a
[he life. ever desires to return
pn
Hill enlisted in the Navy
Recruiting Is Station in At
has just completed his
[raining ’raining at the Norfolk [
Station and will
hp Aviation Machinist’s
1 Jacksonville.
r ' nf> of more than twenty
'pen to recruits in which
Uains the best, of its 1
Personnel Among the i
offered are those for ma
matps metalsmiths, car
hates mates, radiomen, pharm
(s' and electricians'
well as an opportunity
[ f(1t entrance into the
r 3, es Naval Academy at!
young men in Newton
r<! offered the same op
[’ that Mr. Hill is taking
r A recruiting drive i
prierway throughout the
P;rr "mation abou^Hfe'in* the j
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Life In the U. S.
n « detail information
y^ng man should be
in. I
Is aiailable, free of I
thnx p that are Interested
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e obtained by calling at
Lnl bj 7'!! ,he Covin and mailing *ton Newa, the,
he found In the
'ert •ements that will be
Pa?e 12 issue of
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Volume 77
post and
AUXILIARY PLAN
FOR COUNTY FAIR
Auxiliary To Operate
Lunch Room at Fair;
Plan to File Application
For Charter.
Newton County Post No. 32 of
the American Legion and the
Auxiliary met Tuesday night at
P)e Legion Hall to perfect plans for
^ le Newton County Fair which
°Pens here on October 20. P. W.
Pratt ’ Legion Commander, pre
i s ^ ded over the meeting.
j It was decided that the Auxili
a *~y would operate the lunch booth
j °n the Fair Grounds this year and
a committee was appointed to
work out the details. Serving on
this committee are Mrs. Homer
Cook, Auxiliary president, Mrs. J.
I. Alfprd, Mrs. P. W. Pratt, Mrs.
Guy Rogers, Mrs. Moody Sum
mers, Mrs. W. C. Cohen and Mrs.
Lawton Skinner.
Mrs, Cook requested that those
who were not present contact
some member of the committee, for
she added, ‘‘the success of the
project is dependent upon the
I lull cooperation of all members.
j Auxiliary membership papers
j Mrs. were H. turned W. Derden into the Secretary,
and plans were
made to mail the charter applica
tion to headquarters the latter part
of this month. A check revealed
that 45 applications are now on
| file,
150 Enrolled For
Vocational Classes
Vocational classes in Porterdale
started last Monday, with approxi
mately 150 students enrolled.
Evening classes in carding, spin
, ning, spooling, twisting, finishing
anf j packing have been scheduled
with practical classes to be held
in various departments of the
mills during the day-time. In ad
djtion to these classes, which are
the usual ones, a typing class has
been designed to meet the needs
0 f time-keepers and others intre
ested in the subject.
Miss Helen Burousas, high school
instructor, is in charge. It is be
u eve d that this class will be a
popular one, and that it will prove
to be of great value to Porterdale
in that it meets a definite,need for
qualified typists in the mills.
Instructors scheduled to conduct
the classes include: Albert Moody,
D. C. Shirah, O. N. Fisher, Donald
Dudney, Hollis Price, Roy Mich
eals, Henry Miller, Mark Loyd,
Edd O'Bryant, T. G. Cowan and
Miss Burousas.
Through the enthusiasm of the
instructors and the interest and
cooperation of the officials of the
company, a successful year is an
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Eady To Conduct
Kiwanis Meeting
A large number of Covington
Kiwanians attended the annual
state Kiwanis Convention at Sa
vannah over the week-end and
took active part in the activities
which included the election of new
state officers Professor V. Y. C.
Eady will be in charge of the pro
gram at the noon meeting today
if he recovers from an illness suf
ficiently which has confined him
to his home
At a banquet, Marion H. Allen,
collector of internal revenue for
Georgia and Administrator of De- !
fense Savings Stamps Sales in the
state, was principal speaker and t (
stated that if the war abroad is
won, the United States would have
to win it.
“We must sacrifice and sweat j
as we have never done before,”
Allen said, “otherwise immorality
H ^John^Rh'chmore,
of Covington, ,
8n a,d i UTc dlfeSZ
an v co f and ? iled on deiegate
- by
to “safeguard democracy
dividual service. . j
The regular Covington Kiwanis
meeting was held Thursday be- j
fore the Convention opened Sat
t.rdav and completed plans for at
tending the Savannah meeting,
The Garden Club furnished
program for the local meeting
which was greatly enjoyed and re
reived repeated applause. Two
representatives of the d
Club, Mrs. S. M. Hay and a
C. Stephenson, gave a Rent toe
Veliev Rendition" and were dress
ed like hill-billies,
Th« Covington Star, Est. 1*74.
Georgia Enterprise, Est. ISM.
Missing Leg Brought Fame And Friends To Covington Chow
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' Pudge,' Covington’s three-legged chow dog was the subject of a feature article in a
recent edition of an Atlanta paper. While the loss of the front leg, as the results sof being
run over accidently by an automobile, must have been painful, it was the factor that brought
fame to Pudge. Today he has a wide circle of friends throughout Newton County and many
truck drivers and tourists stop to see him. He is fed by the generosity of numerous friends
and makes his headquarters around the Coun ty Courthouse, or the City Hall. The above
picture shows a side view with Pudge proudly .standing on his thi'ee good legs. The picture
on the side shows Pudge with City Policeman Joe Laseter.
j NATION-WIDE OBSERVANCE OF FIRE
PREVENTION WEEK NOW UNDERWAY
Fire Chief Vining Urges
Caution Against Fire
Threat During Present
Drought.
The most widespread observance
of Fire Prevention Week ever re
ported is now underway, the week
of October 5th to 11th having been
set aside by a Presidential procla
mation. A record demand for pos
ters and fire prevention literature
was handled currently at the head
quarters of the National Board of
Fire Underwriters, the National
Fire Protection Association and
the Junior and Senior Chambers
of Commerce of the United States.
A warning was issued this week
by Fire Chief A. C. Vining, urg
ing the cooperation of the public
in the prevention of fires during
this season, the time when the
largest number of fires are re
po l!. ed
This week has been set aside as
Fire Prevention Week throughout
the nation in an effort to curb the
greater number of fires in large
and small cities during this period
of the year. Mr. Vining urges
the people to use caution in mak
ing fires in stoves, heaters and
fire places that have not been used
since last winter. He also urges
that everyone refrain from start
ing grass fires which result in
damage to homes and outbuildings.
Water shortage in Covington is
still to be considered, despite the
fact that, some rain has fallen
The emergency is not as great
now, according to C’heif Vining,
for normal consumption, but a fire
would end in disastrous results at
this time.
It may be that the spectacle of !
fire-scarred and bomb-torn Lon
don has had some effect. At any
rate, America at last is becoming
jj re c0nsc j 0 us. Communities all
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R. M. Paty Predicts i
Victory for Chinese
Dn R, M. Paty, of Porterdale
and formerly of Shanghai, China
was the principal speaker luesday
noon at the regular meeting of the
Covington Rotary Club held at
the Deianey Hotel.
Dr. Paty was introduced by j
Charles Forester, of Oxford, pro- j
gram chairman. He made a most
interesting talk on China and Ja
pan and stated that he believed
China would win the war in the
end. but that it would last much
fiscate everything of any value in
;*«. the N *; y
was the guiding force in Japan
an d d were friendly to America; but
, hf Armv g „, the upper
hand , and , a U; friendly to jUL Ger
many. e ‘ c
t •- and
Japs aie grea «
send tne.r > u s ;
possible t j} .
country
"how they aia m ng . y
right meant notnrng P
and ey "
ar 0 ct or invention
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Following the speech, the four
new m members of the club were ini
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA
Fair Premium List
Distributed in City
Premium awards, totaling ap
proximately $1.000., are offered to
exhibitors at the 1941 New'ton
County Fair in the fifty-two page
catalog and premium list distribut
ed throughout the County this
week. The Fair, sponsored by the
Newton County Post No. 32 of the'
American Legion, starts on Oc
tober 20 and will continue through
■ October 25
James W. Scoggins, County
Agent, who is serving as super
intendent for the Livestock and
Agricultural departments, this
pointed out the many val
uable awards in this department.
In the Jersey class there are 12
divisions and a total of $94. will
be given in premiums. Ribbon
awards will also be made to
champion entries. Similar awards
will also be made to junior ex
hibitors who are 4-H and F. F. A.
members. Liberal awards will also
be made for creditable showings of
beef cattle and hogs.
Fo r exhibits of work horses and
mules eight first awards will be
made, the total amount of prize
money being $56. Three classes of
calves are eligible for premiums
and cash awards will be made
Premiums are also offered for the
best poultry display and for cred
itable showings of sheep and
lambs. 4-H corn and cotton club
entries will receive a total of $20..
three prizes being offered in each
class,
Mr. Scoggins stated that the
judges could call for registration
papers or proof of eligibility to
register for any entrants in the
livestock department.
The Woman's Department, with
Miss F.ddye' Ross, Home Demon
stration Agent serving as Super
.ntendent, is also attracting a great
deal of interest in the County, be
cause of the numerous premiums
being offered.
eight ma jor divisions of 4-H Girl's
activities, the first prize being $2.:
second $1 and third award being
50c. These three places will be
g j ven j or winning entries in can
ning. tomatoe, berry, garden,
a p p i e , v egetable, peach, clothing
and handicraft classes,
There are also seven divisions in
thft c ] 0 thing group, substantial cash
aw ards being made in each one
A j- ree scholarship County 4-H
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Plan
Regular Services
Rev. C. C. Hamilton will preach
the sermon Sunday morning at
the Presbyterian Church, the text
being “God on our Hands.” Church
I school will I„ be in7 held at 10
nH rn worship service
vi „ fo i low at n o'clock
The Young People’s League will
.... 0 .-, lock an d the eve
* service wil] be held at 7:30
. _ f , or wil , afia j„
*
.. . se mon subject being
"The Great Shepherd.”
Sunday, October 19 has been et
aside as “Roll Call Sunday” and
every member is urged to he pres
pnt Further details will be an
nounced next week
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9,1941.
AGRICULTURAL
NEWS BY THE
COUNTY AGENT
Newton Farmers Urged
To Plant Grain As Soon
As Possible; Should
Save Lespedeza Seed.
j The Newton County 4-H Club
Boys were very successful in the
4-H Beef Calf Club Show at the
j Southeastern \\ orld s Fair in At
lathm The Winnings aie as t°l
low's: Medium weight class. Fust
Pnze < Charles Robertson. Second
Prize, Gene Marks: Third Pr’ze,
Crossom Berry and Fourth Prize,
Joe Marks Charles Robertson s
calf was placed as the champion
of the show in addition to the
first place in it's weight class. We
also won first place in the County
Group of five animals.
The 4-H Club boys and girls
will have another chance to show
their calves at our local fair the
week of October 20. We expect to
exhibit at the fair fifty 4-H Club
beef calves. I wish to urge each
member to enter a calf. We also
expect to have seveial 4-H C ub
members to place entries in Jer
®ey contests.
American Legion Fair Premium
List is off the press and copies
were mailed this week. The Le
gion is to be commended for the
liberal premiums. I believe the
farmers of the county will display
the best livestock and the best ex
hibits ever shown in this county,
Many producers are now pre
paring to plant wheat now. The
1,942 AAA regulations allow up to
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Yearbook Staff
Named af E.A.O.
James Bennett, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Bennett of LaGrange,
yesterday was named editor of the
Memory, yearbook of the Emory
at Oxford student body.
^nson^Rome^assodlte
pditor; James Free man, Sylvania.
busjness mana ger, and Robert
shinall . Cartersville, assistant bus
iness manager.
Prof. Lee Harwell, head of the
history department, was named
faculty advisor to the publication.
At the first meeting this year of
the Debating Club, Robert Shin
ail, Cartersville, was elected pres
ident, and Harlan Johnson, Rome.
hosc „ secre tary
; wit
w.'I'oe
selected to represent Emory at Ox
ford in the fall quarter debates
. University and the
with Mercer
Georgia State College for Women.
I Twenty-four new men bers were
admitted to the club this week
as follows: Marvir Tidwell, For
rest ! Ream, Julius Napoles. Fred
Owenby, George Brasington, P. V.
Hall, Fred Mixon, Cicero Thomp
son> Philip Paty, Jack Powell.
Otto Nagel, Paul Wilcox,
Johnson, Warren Swain,
Shinall. Douglas Moore.
Sanders, Charles Brewstei
lam Addy. Harold Herrin
Miller. Wesley Stipe, and E.
‘ Burns.
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! PUDGE," TOWN PET RECOGNIZED
IN FEATURE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
I. W. Meadors, 91
Passes in Atlanta
.
I. W. Meadors, one of the oldest
and best kn men in the eoun
ty, died Tuesday night at the
home of his daughter in Atlanta
following an extended illness. He
| was 91 years of age.
Mr. Meadors was born and
reared in Newton County and, dur
ing the younger years of his life,
took active p in the activities
of the county. He served for many
years as One man commissioner
and made an outstanding record,
I Upon his retirement as county
commissioner, he entered into the
1 mercantile business which he own
ed and operated until his retire
ment. He was active in Masonery
and a member of the Golden Fleece
Lodge No. 6. He was a member
of the Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 3:00 o’clock from
the Salem Methodist Church with
interment in the church cemetery
Servires will be conducted by the
Rev. J. W. O. McKibben with the
Masonic Lodge cooperating.
.
en children; Charlie, of Fla*; Charlotte;
Posey, of Tallahassee, Com
er, of Norfolk, Va.; and Jack Mea
dors, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrs.
Glenn Character, of Atlanta: Mrs
C. E. Maxwell, of Atlanta: Mrs. W.
E. Pennington, of Atlanxa: one
brother, R. F. Meadors, of Oxford;
and a number-Pf neices and neph
ews. The News extends sympathy
1° the bereaved family,
Bob Paty Heads
New P’dale Group
, Thp new "VetZZ^ ^ people s . fU 5 ’
eiected lts officers Sunday.
J 0 President
°ob Paty. ce president p -s dent, Fred
j Danie1 ^ ^retary and
phl1 Paty -
Two new members were pres
ent Sunday and the new
■ are anxious to have more
' min the class. Miss Jeanette
mand is the teacher and Misa
<*0 Burousas is assistant teacher
This organization is one of
newer groups for the young
of Porterdale In spite of
It has made much nroer»ss
’ being organized short time
a
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
... Writer . Describes . Chow
As Three-Legged Boss
of Covington; Mentions
Crime Lack in County.
“Pwdge”, the three-legged chow
dog, who lives on the Square, and
whose home is the Newton County
Court House, is somewhat of a
landmark, here in Newton County,
His comings and goings are of
more than mild interest to a large
number of Covingtonians.
Recently, the magazine section
of the Atlanta Journal, honored
Pudge with a feature story of his
accident, some years ago, which
cost him his leg. and an account
of his active daily routine in spite
of his handicap. For the benefit
of those who have often seen
“Pudgie”, the story, entitled, ‘‘The
Three Legged Boss of Covington,”
is reprinted.
About the busiest guy in Cov
ington. Ga., is Fudge, a tlnee-leg
Sed chow, boss of the town and
politician extraordinary. He not
only looks after the city's affairs
but takes charge of the Courthouse
as well.
Pudge is 3 years old He orig
inally belonged to Newspaper[
(Continued On Page Seven)
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J11IC61S LI6C16Q FlpffPfl
f)„ jjy PuPTIjI frAna ViOUP
The Intermediate group of the
Porterdale Baptist B. T. U. met
last Sunday night at the Church,
and after the opening exercises
vvith the Junior group, elected new
officers, the slate of the nominat
ing committee getting unanimous
approval.
Miss Mary Lane, who has long
been identified with B. T. U. ac
tivities, was named new presi
dent and Miss Mary Rye will
serve as vice-president
Other new officers are: Hazel
. Ro n ins secretary; Melba Bonner,
corresponding secretary; Roberta
Adams, treasurer; Evelyn Moore,
quiz leader; Betty Ann Burch,
Bible readers’ leader, and Betty
jean Lyda and Mary Adams, pro
g ra m leaders. The new officers will
be installed next Sunday night
w ith an impressive candle
ing program.
At the opening exercise, held
prior to the Intermediate election,
the . devotional . . . by Ret
was given
(Continued On Page Seven)
Number 41
THREE COUNTIES
REPRESENTED AT
MEET TONIGHT
Golden Fleece Lodge
Will Be Convention
Host; Plan Outstanding
Program for Delegates.
The Golden Fleece Lodge No §
F. – A. M. will be hosts tonight
to the Tri-County Masonic Con
vention at the American Legion
Community building at Academy
Springs Park.
More than 150 guests are ex
pected to attend from Masonit!
lodges throughout Newton, Rock
dale and Walton counties as well
as members from the Covington
lodge. The committee in charg#
of arrangements includes Sam
Tribble, Howard Brooks and E. L.
Rainey. Worshipful Master H. F.
Meadors will serve as chairman of
the reception committee.
The program will open at 7:00
o’clock with a fish supper served
by members of the Covington
lodge. This will be followed by
an address by Weaver Bridges, of
Athens, who will speak on th#
work of the Masonic Lodges of
Georgia. Mr. Bridges is director
of Boys Work in Athens. All duly
qualified Masons are invited to
attend.
Wives of the members of tho
Golden Fleece Lodge have been
invited to attend as guests of th«
local lodge. The Tri-Gounty Con
vention was organized three year*
ago to create good will and fel
lowship among the lodges. Reg
ular meetings are held on the sec
ond Thursday in each quarter.
Confederate Vets y
To Meet in Atlanta
Program plans for the fifty
first annual reunion of Confed
erate Veterans and the forty-sixth
annual convention of the Sons o<
Confederate Veterans were an
nounced this week by McWhorter
Milner, of Atlanta, who is serving
as genera] chairman. The Order
of the Stars and Bars and the
Confederate Southern Memorial
Association will also meet at the
same time
The pro g ram opens next Tues
p| a y morning at 10 o’clock at the
Ansley Hotel in Atlanta with •
joint meeting of all Confederate
bodies,
The convention will be brought
to a close Wednesday night with
a grand Confederate ball, start
ing at 9 o’clock. Dr. William R.
Dancy, of Savannah, Ga., past
commander-in-chief, Sons of Con
federate Veterans will lead tb*
ball,
Mr. Milner, who is general
chairman for the joint convention,
is the Commander of the Army,
Tennessee Department of the Sons
of Confederate Veterans, and Cov
ington Confederate organizations
expect to see him elevated* to the
post of national commander at
next week’s convention,
-
P'dale Girl Reserves
Elect New Officers
The results of recent elections
by the four Giri Reserve Troops of
Porterdale were announced here
this week, with Miriam Cole as
the new president of the Business
Girls' Club: Mary Rye. president of
the Marylu Pittman Troop; Mae
Hardeman, president of the J. O.
Porter Troop and Annie Mae Kirk
heading the Ethel Belcher Troop.
All of the Trriops have entered ,
into the fall program with enthu
siasm. Within few days a com
plete program for the year will
be announced. A special Girl Re
serve Day will be observed in
Porterdale on October 27 and a
special program is being arranged.
State School officials are expected
to be present, as are a number of
Bibb officials.
The enrollment in the Senior
Girl Reserves Troops has gone to
200 and more are expected to en
rol] this month.
The Marylu Pittman Troop is
a new troop in Porterdale. It is
composed of girls taken from the
J- O. Porter Troop. These girls
are working each day and it was
decided by advisers that a more
| adequate program could be ar
ranged for this crowd if taken out
of the troop made up of high
school girls
When the question of a name
for this troop was brought up. it
was dec ded unanimously to us«
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