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Br THE OFFICE BOY
L cy Me.' You have heard
[ the General Oglethorpe Ho
p Wilmington Island at Sa
B h I know. So have I . . .
somehow for the past forty
, . more or less . . ,we
,
been every summer to the
t0 . . for that is the last
.
when it comes to a resting
a place for fun or what
vou are looking for . , . we
Iways rest the best in Savan-
3 f any place we know . . .
o tell you the truth we have
any fnends there we are on
o all the time , , . there is
hing restful in the very at
here of the place . , never
e have we gone to the Ogle
c . , . but we are now wor
ifor fear we won’t make res
ions at the General Ogle
e next time . . . Mr. Charles
General Manager of both
i would not fuss either way
ye’s one of the nicest people
;now and he certainly sees
everybody is happy in any of
iotels . . . but he has a man
fsident manager of the Gen
Oglethorpe who is going to
fiim a close second . . and
sMr. A. J. Browne! why the
ling we had to preside over
Educational Breakfast . we
to him (the nite before) and
I to see the dining room in
h we would hold the break
Well, I will show you, but
[1 look quite different by to
tow to tell you the truth
fere building you a special
g room to suit the occasion
j and when plasterers, we reached the
'here were paint
fouilders! You never saw
a rush . . . but next morn
Lhen we went down at seven
r- to place favors etc. . . .
i was a perfect school room
I blackboards . . . flags and
Whing just perfect! The
fee is the best . . . the meais
pot only delicious but mos 4
knable . . . the only thing we
not like about the whole
? was that we did not get
fe with one of those beautiful
Aral Oglethorpe Service plates
le dining room . . . The nead
er, who was so much help to
hd made things easy by coop
ug aj each affair . . . helped
fewrdf than anybody because
iraduated at Clarke College
llanta and knows lots of Cov
in folk . . . however he told
pose plates cost just $17.50
... and they are worth go
to see . . . that’s the kind of
Ice they give you . . . and
[ in front of the hotel before
[hop the in the salt beautiful water swim- . .
pave most
II pool of fresh water . . . and
(ve fcontinued it or not they were Nine.) swim
on Page
pm Monday
h\ Af P'dale
Big Success
perdaie I Reserve school Troops children presented and
a
jiined [ Program school last day and recogni- night
Monday
ftate school officials and offi
°f the Bibb Manufacturing
bany.
M affair included a dinner for
I officials and out-of-town
p, 8 sight-seeing a big chapel convocation,
tour,
t chapel period (1 p.m.) the
f e school gathered and sang.
F°ng, for the high state and
hy officials present. Among
3 were M. D. Collins, state su
htendent; W. E. Pafford, high
1 supervisor; and E. L. Fic
chairman Newton county
dof education,
psieal [ education students
an elaborate demonstration
ps program.
P e visitors were taken on a
wound Porterdale during the
fn °on and gathered at 6 p.m.
6 dinner served by the domes
|pence p f ' recognition students. night
‘ e d program
at 7:30 p.m. Each troop of
Reserves presented some
1 j r the program and
rds for the year’s work were
e to those outstanding.
noi ’S those from the general
e in Macon who attended
'am es H. Porter, A. A. Drake
Alberta Trulock.
’"crdale people who were
p Mis. at the if, dinner Pittman, included Mr. and
i’re^tiss Mr,
r- - Findlay Jr., Mr. and
Cook. Mr. and Mrs. J.
°ok. Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Cain,
•If and Mrs. Kenneth Harris.
notice !
open for collection
C “" ,y a " d
year 1941.
HAY, Tax Collector
Newton County
* 4 -X«»s THIS INDEX PAPER AND TO PROSPERITY IS CIVIC COVINGTON’S PRIDE
Volume 77
WINNERS ANNOUNCED P9J941 LEGION FAIR
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Cotton Ginning In County Sh ows Decrease
As Parity Loans
Get Committee OK
Decline of 2,302 Bales
Under 1940 Mark
Reported For Period
Prior To October 18
Cotton ginning from the current
crop, prior to October 13, fell far
behind the ginnings for the same
period last year, according to in
formation released by H. L. Cook,
special agent for the Department
of Commerce, Bureau of Census,
with headquarters here in Cov
ington.
A difference of 2,302 bales is re
ported between a total of 4,889
bales from the 1941 crop and a
total of 7,191 bales from the 1940
crop Previous reports have
shown the current ginnings lead
ing the 1940 figures, although the
report for the period prior to Oc
tober 1, revealed a narrow magin
of only 148 bales ove the 1940
mark.
Cotton prices advanced about
SI. 15 per bale this week, reports
the Department of Agriculture.
Following continued weakness
early in the week prices strength
ened after the Agricultural Com
mittee of the House of Represen
tatives voted on Thursday to rec
ommend legislation to make cot
ton loans available to producers
for two more years at full parity
levels, beginning July 1, 1942.
Prices for spot cotton advanced
more than prices for futures con
tracts. Weather conditions were
higheF and securities advanced
slightly. Weather condtions were
mostly unfavorable for harvest
ing the crop, with moderate to
heavy rains in most of the west
ern half o fthe belt. Spot cot
ton markets were less active. Do
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Emory Glee Club
Named By Eady
The 1941-42 personnel of the
Emory at Oxford glee club has
been announced by Professor Vir
gil Eady, director. The selection
was made after several try-outs
by more than 50 students.
Three Covington students , La
mar Hicks, James Saunders and
Tuck, were among those
The complete list includ
ed the following:
First tenors: Charles Richards.
Calhoun; Henry Carter, Atlanta:
and Jack Hightower, Jackson
ville.
Second tenors: Harvey Estes.
Gay: Edwin Embry, Quincy, Fla.;
James McCallum, Hastings, Fla.;
John Christenberry, Deland, Fla.;
Cicero Thompson, Thomasville;
Ralph Carr. Oakdale, Tenn.; John
Cash, Ben Hill; Jack Smith, New
nan; and Lamar Hicks, Coving
ton
First basses: Henry Coleman,
Havana, Cuba; Fred Ownby, Or
lando, Fla.; Dolph Kennedy,
Rome; Harris Pierce, Covington;
Pete Nagels, Fernandinia, Fla.;
Jack Powell, Plant City, Fla.; Don
Harding, Gadsden, Ala.; Reynolds
Green, Elberton; James Saunders,
Covington; C. B. Keown, Dalton;
Douglas Moore, Culverton; Albert
Staley. Decatur; Charles Adams,
Royston; Robert Moore, Madison;
Frank Robinson, Arcadia. Fla.;
Edfer Daniels, Mobile, Ala.; Gor
don Hanson, Savannah.
Second basses: Sherman Hughes.
Goodwin Tuck, Cov
ington: Jack Reeve, Calhoun. W.
L. Norton, Gainesville and Har
old Herrin, Winder.
Recognized as the South s fin
est junior college glee club, the
Emory songsters this season will
make five out of town trips. The
first concert is scheduled for
early December.
Dr. Royce Lynn To
Speak Here Sunday
Dr. Royce Lynn, superintendent
of the Thornwell Orphanage, will
preach the morning services at the
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lar pastor, will preach the eve
ning services.
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Calling for full speed ahead, President Roosevelt in his Navy Day address, told the Amerf
can people that the Navy had orders to shoot and would shoot where necessary. “We Ameri
cans,’’ he said, “have cleared our decks and tak en our battle stations.” He stated that we had
wished to avoid shooting, but that shooting has started. “And history,” he continued, “has record
ed who fired the first shot. In the long run, however, all that will matter is who fires the last
shot.” He called for increased armament production and appealed for peace between capital and
labor. Typical of American Naval strength is the Navy plane, shown above as it headed out to
sea recently in a test flight. In the Atlantic the Navy is on guard to prevent further happen
ings such as the recent torpedoing of the U. S. S. Kearny resulting in the loss of 11 lives.
Bishop Candler
Leaves Books To
Emory In Will
Only Bequest Made To
Public Institute; Wife
And Children Will
Share Estate
Bishop Warren A. Candler be
his theology library, of
1.500 volumes, to the Candler |
of Theology at Emory Uni
it was revealed this week
his will probated in the De
County ordinary’s office.
It was the only gift to a pub
institution of any of the per
estate of the Methodist lead
who died last month.
He left most of his property to
wife, Mrs. Sarah Antoinette
and specified that after
death it be divided equally
his son, Samuel Charles
and his daughter, Mrs
Florence Sledd.
To his son, John C. Candler, the
left a gold-headed cane
him by the senior class of
College in 1891 and a dou
gold watch and chain, 14
of stock of General Radios
Company, his per
oak desk, and other office
John was omitted from the es
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ORDERED TO REPORT FOR ,
SIX DUTY
Naval Enlistments To
Be Credited Against
Selective Service Quota
For County.
Several developments in Newton
part in the National De
program were recorded this
as the County Selective
Board issued call number
for men to serve actively in
United States Army; Frank
secretary of the Navy, stat
that naval recruits would re
the County’s selective serv
quota; the Navy launched the
series of advertisements in
effort to secure naval recruits, j
the Army announced the re
of a Newton County man,
terminated his service,
28 rears of age.
Five white selectees and one
were ordered to report in
call number 19 and will
^ service within
„ oward
her chafin> Howel ] Polk Ander-
in students
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Dean George S. Roach
Reports List For
September
Thirty-eight students of Emory
Junior College at Oxofrd have
won a place on the merit list as
a result of superior academic
work and excellent deportment
since the opening of school in Sep
Member, it was announced today;
by Dean George S. Roach, divi- |
sicm executive,
Merited students are granted
additional privileges as long as
they maintain their high scholas
tic standing and good behavior.
The list: Tracy Baxter, Forest
Beam, George Brassington, Thom
as Burdette, Arthur Carpenter,
John Chisenberry, Charles Clark,
Maurice Christian, John Cobb,
Mathew Ellis, Harvey Estes. Her
man Hammer, John Hayes, Jack
Hightower, James Hudson, Harlan
Johnston, Fleming Jolley.
Dolph Kennedy, William Kirk
ley, James McCallum, Clifford
Martin, Ivan Miller, Fred Mix
on, Robert Moore, Mitchell Moses.
Julius Napoles, Charles Parker,
Philip Paty, Harris Pierce, Mary
Ann Roach, James Sanders, Ed
ward Smith, Florrie Smith Fred
Smith, Edward Tanner, Marvin
Tidwell, Charles Todd, and God
win Tuck,
son, Hubert Grady Singley and
John Walton Brown will report
on the morning of November
a t8:30 o’clock at the headquar
ters of the local Board in the Tur
ner Memorial Building. They will
be taken to the induction station
at Fort McPherson for examina
tions, incident to entering the serv
ice
Alternates named to replace any
man who fails to pass the requir
ed test and examinations are: Otis
Daniel Hay, Radus Colquitt New
by and Stephen Greene Lowe, Jr
Elio Humphrey, the only Ne
trainee named for this call,
will report on November 7 at the
same time and place for induction
at the station at Fort Benning.
Negro alternate named was
Willie James Johnson.
The announcement made by Na
val Secretary Knox said in part,
the County would be given
for each Naval recruit and
ihat the selective service quota
* reduce, according ,»
addition to explain,ng that Navy
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1941
m Linder Urges
t-OTgia Farmers to
*ush Parity Move
Proposed Legislation
Would Provide True
Parity For Farmers
Of Nation
Tom Linder, Commissioner of
Agriculture, urged farmers to ac
lively oppose the pending move
ment to place a price ceiling on
agricultural commodities.
Recently returned from Wash
ington where he bitterly assailed
the bill, administration’s he declared that price control j i
it is “nei
ther fair nor practical to control j
the price of farm products unless j
the same thing is done for indus
trial products.”
At the conference in Washing
ton, he was appointed to serve on
a committee with other national
agricultural leaders to study and
propose federal legislation on price
parity. His suggestion will be
the “Linder Plan,” already adopt
ed by the Association o f Southern
Commissioners of Agriculture,
which argues that $0.22 a pound
cotton, $1.32 per bushel corn and
$16 per pound hog is necessary
under present conditions to guar
antee parity to the farmer.
If the Linder Plan is incorporat
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enlistments are credited against
the local selective sendee quota,
the announcement also stated that
a high school education is not nec
"or - nee by the Navy,
Any ambitious and patriotic
young man of average mentality
and good character who meets
physical requirements may be ac- i
ceptable to help man Uncle Sam’s
new “Two Ocean” Navy, if said
in conclusion.
Meanwhile the Navy Recruit
i Bureau, having obtained ex
cellent results from weekly news
paper advertising, prepared to
a second series of advertise
i -mts in th 's week’s News. The
advertisements point out the many
of service with the Na
val forces, citing good pay, rec- |
reation, a chance to travel and
jpportunities for training in ci- j
vilian pursuits as excellent rea
son Information for Naval is enlistments. given for ob- j
taining a copy of an interesting
booklet, “Life in the Li, S. Navy.”
This book is filled v^ith vital in- j
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Held Saturday
At Oxford For
6. H. Buddy’ Stone
Graduate of Emory Was
52 At Time of Death;
Survived By Mother
And Two Sisters
Funeral services for George
Howard Stone, 52, who died at his
home early last Friday morning,
were held Saturday afternoon at
3:30 o’clock in the Oxford Allen
Memorial Methodist Church. The
Rev. C. S. Forrester, assisted by
Rev. Nat G. Long, officiated. In
terment was in the Oxford ceme
tery.
Son of Susie Bonnell Stone and
the late Professor Harry Harlan
Stone, Mr. Stone, more familiarly
known to a wide circle of friends
as “Buddy,” was graduated from
Emory College in 1911. He was a
member of the Kappa Alpha fra
ternity. Following his services in
the World War, Mr. Stone became
connected with the Lowry Nation
al Bank in Atlanta. Later he was
traveling auditor for the General
Motors Acceptance Corporation.
Failing health forced his retire
ment from General Motors and
for the past few years he served
as bookkeeper for the Fowler
Trading Company in Covington.
Mr. Stone descended from a
long line of distinguished educa
tors. Both his father and grand
father were intimately connected
with the history of old Emory Col
lege at Oxford.
Survivors include his mother;
two sisters, Miss Emmalise Stone
and Mrs. Virgil Y. C. Eady, all
of Oxford. The News extends sym
pathy to the bereaved family.
Stauffacher – White Funeral
Home had charge of the funeral
arrangements.
Maddox To Enter
Fort Wayne School
First Lieutenant Lindsey A.
Maddox, former Butts County
farmer, now serving with the 121st
Infantry at Fort Jackson, S. C.,
last week was ordered, by the
30th Division Headquarters, to re
port to the commanding General
at Fort Wayne, near Detroit, Mich.,
for a course in motor transporta
t*°n work,
Lieutenant Maddox, who was
formerly connected with the Pure
Oil and Standard Oil Companies,
with headquarters in Jackson, Ga„
has a wide circle of friends in
Newton, Butts and Henry Coun
ties, who will be interested in his
activities with the armed forces.
In a recent maneuver, Lieuten
ant Maddox was selected to han
dle the transportation for the 30th
Division, moving 4,000 vehicles
from Columbia, S. C., to base
camp No. 1, near Bascomviile, S.
C., carrying 20,000 troops.
Oxford Man Released
From Service Being
Over 28; Was Serving
At Fort Benning
formation about the Navy and
be in the hands of every
man and boy. A copy
may be obtained, free of charge,
the Navy Editor, of The Cov
ington News.
Pvt. James B. Jordan, of Route
1, Oxford, is the first Newton j
man to be released from I
Army under War Department
recently announced which
termination of service when
the soldier is 28 years old
A communication from Army
at Fort Benning show that |
Pvt. Jordan was inducted on Feb
ruary 24 at Monroe, Ga. His ac
tive service and transfer to the
Enlisted Reserve Corps was effec
tive October 23.
While serving at Fort Benning
he was on duty with Company B,
Engineer Regiment, the com
munication stated.
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HEARD MIXON CLUB WINS HOME
DEMONSTRATION EXHIBIT; PALMER
HAS BEST AGRICU LTURAL DISPLAY
New Bibb Head
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SCOTT RUSSELL .
Who last week was elected pres
ident of the Bibb Manufacturing
Company. Business operations of
the company were reported good.
The Bibb Company owns and op
erates the cotton mills at Porter
dale.
Scott Russell Is
New President of
Bibb Mfg. Company
Company Earnings Are
Reported Satisfactory;
Maximum Operations
Now Underway
Scott Russell, prominent Ma
con attorney, last Friday was
elected president of the Bibb Man
ufacturing Company, He will
succeed William D. Anderson, who
was re-elected chairman of the
board.
The Bibb Manufacturing Com
pany owns and operates the mills
located at Porterdale.
Other officers of the company
elected at a meeting of directors
last Friday morning were: James
H. Porter, vice chairman of the
board; A. A. Drake, vi®e president
and secretary; Charle C. Hertwig,
treasurer and comptroller; H. J.
Bivins, assistant treasurer; and O.
S. Neylans, assistant secretary.
Mr. Russell became executive
vice president of the company
three years ago after formerly
serving as a member of the law
firm of Jones, Russell – Sparks,
which has been general counsel
for the company for years.
At the annual shareholders'
meeting the following directors
were named: William D. Ander
son, W. C. Bradley, R. Curtis Jor
dan, Mills B. Lane Jr., McKibben
Lane, W. E. Muir, James H. Por
ter, Scott Russell, D. A. Turner,
E. W. Stetson and J. Clay Mur
phy.
Mr. Anderson, retiring as pres
ident, addressed the sharehold
ers and reported that the company
now had “a large amount of un
shipped orders on its books” and
that earnings were on a “satis
factory basis.”
He told shareholders that the
demand for goods for defense use.
together with increased demand
for civilian use, had required
maximum operation of all com
pany plants.
P.-T. A. Carnival Is
Set For TottlOITOW
A Halloween carnival, sponsor
ed by the Covington P.-T. A., will
held tomorrow night on the
Public square A king and queen
w 'll he crowned for the high school
and the grammar schools. A square
dance will be held between 7 and
12 o’clock
Other entertainment features in
elude a bingo game, cake walk,
chamber fish of pond horrors, and fortune others, tell- j i
mg, many
Refreshmens will be available.
•.
. NUMBER 44
American Legion To
Pay Approximately
$1,000 In Prizes;
Complete List Is Given
A total of approximately $1,000
was awarded to the winners at
the 1941 Newton County Fair,
sponsored this year by Post. No.
32 of the American Legion.
After a late start, the fair gain
ed momentum and record crowd!
were on hand each day and night
for the educational exhibits and
recreational activities on the fair
grounds.
First prize in the school exhib
it class went to the Covington
High School, with the SarrsviUe
School taking second place and the
Livingston School taking third
place. The Palmer Stone School
was first prize winner for the best
agricultural exhibit. Second prize
went to the Heard Mixon School
with the Mansfield School taking
third place.
Winners in tne livestock classi
fications were as follows:
Jerseys —Mamie Nell Odum,
champion of the show, Jack
Wright, T. J. Cook, S. R. Thomp
son, A. C. Ewing, C E. Piper,
1 nomas Davis Betty Wright and
C E Piper. Winners in the 4-H
Club Jersey show included: Thom
as Davis, Betty Wright, Mamie
Neil Odum, Charles Ewing, Wal
ter Cook and Luke Savage.
Creditable exhibits hi beef cat
tle were shown by C. H. Hunt
and W. E. Black. In the work horse
and mule classifications Jack
Wright won two first prizes and
a second place award. Other win
ners in this classification wera:
J. C. Upshaw, J. T. Wallace, T.
G. Boggus, J. F. Lazenby and Car
ter Robertson.
Mrs. J. T. Cook won the first
prize for the best display of poul
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Agricultural News aase
Of Interest By
The County Agent
The prices of farm implements
have advanced considerably in the
past few months and indications
are that the prices will continue
to advance. One of the most ef
fective ways to cope with this in
crease is to take the proper care
of the implements now on the
farm.
The hoppers of corn planters,
grain drills, fertilizer distributors,
and other planting equipment
be cleaned and all mechan
oiled. Gather together hoes,
rakes and other hand tools, a coat
paint on the handles will pre
the wood and serve as iden
when loaned to neigh
It is advisable to secure all need
parts for equipment to be used
season now as parts may be
hard if not impossible to get ■W:
later. Store all machinery out of
weather.
I have just received several
of a new grain bulletin bv
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Georgia”. This is a very good
wl' covers oats, w'—t,
and barley. If you would like
have a cony call at the office
drop me a card.
The final progress report of the
Georgia National Egg
Test has been mailed out.
wish to point out that a pen of
Rocks owned by Mr. T.
Wilcox laid the most eggs and
the most points. Many peo
believe that the Leghorn is Wii
only chicken for laying pur
but it seems that the heavy
purpose breeds are showing
better each year. Any person
into growing chickens for
production should study this ‘4f!
before selecting the breed
is going to use.
Since we have had the rain now
a good time to destroy cotton
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