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on ly ask for sunshine,
did not want the rain,
L s ee the flowers
Lt spring from showers
[ u p and down the plain . . .
I,eg the gods for laughter,
shrink; we dread the tears;
L grief’s redress is happiness,
fernate throughout the years.
HELEN WHITNEY,
this season of the year
thin us all a sense of
tening of the world ...
trees come to life ... the
U Lgins s of Spring appear . , .
to flow in every
jee way . . . birds begin
L chatter and prepare
l . walks flowered
.
1 lead into homes which
[ to take on new life . ..
ner the garden, the later
ed all of life takes on a
[jer meaning . , . the rain the
snow the sleet and
disappeared and all of
ell as human and animal
with gladness those
>r nights have made the
ner days more attractive , .
cold of the long winter
. the balmy spring days
lovely ... if it were not
iconvenience of winter,
d seem far less attractive . .
is with our every day life . .
were not for the anger
the fears and the
|h come lo us at various
[would not seem so dear
[mess would not cause
hi . . . While we may not
I but sunshine, into each
[ rain must fall, making
ir, sweeter in every
’his Spring brings with it
a sense of new living but
F le of dread to create, us all . the . .
[d desire to
is off on a mad urge to
[kill . . . kill . . . our boys
t trained in the new ways
| killing found most
ur enemies over seas are
... killing . . . even as
life appears . . . waiting
rg to come . . . not to
F abundant life , . . but
more abundant
ore and more slaughter . .
our world is topsy
ear and while Spring
the virge to create and
so brings the opportunity
bower-mad Axis powers
e more deadly havoc in
bet . . . While we one and
e most of all to live a life
and quiet that we may
on our various ways
d . . . God in His wise
e has decreed otherwise . .
iust remember though that
pt ours to question, we
: say “Thy Will Be Done” . .
express it better in the
pe poet we might add
pest heart that ever beat
bme quiet breast that
common daylight sweet,
[0 Heaven the rest.” . . .
pys who have gone from
F'y have that philosophy
hearts and do their duty
py as it comes to them . .
F people have come to
lering where their boys
it we find we are in the
•.. Our son, “Bill” is
e at sea” and we have
1 from him in weeks but
5 nlv hope and pray with
reds and thousands of
its who have the same
nc e . . . we are looking
though to the visit of “A.
v eek end . . he has
.
)urse as a naval aviator
awarded his “wings”
J this week and is
! m e home for a few days . .
he past six weeks he has
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11 NO QUESTION OF
GENERAL SAYS, "WILL BE DEFENDED
WITH ALL RESOURCES AT COMMAND"
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Dr. W. H. Faust, secretary of
the Department of Evangelism of
the Georgia Baptist Convention,
who will address a meeting of the
Stone Mountain Baptist Associa
tion Workers’ Council at Clarks
ton tomorrow morning.
Baplist Workers'
Council To Meet
Friday Morning
The Workers’ Council of the
Stone Mountain Baptist Associa
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! tion will meet with the Clarkston
Baptist Church tomorrow morning
at 10:30 o'clock, according to in
formation received here this week,
The principal address at the
morning session will be delivered
by Dr. W. H. Faust, secretary of
the Department of Evangelism of
the Georgia Baptist Convention.
Following the lunch hour, the
members of the Stone Mountain
Association will hold a quarterly
. will
i business meeting, as the mem
bers of the Woman's Missionary
Union.
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Kiwanians To Hear
Orphanage Head
The Covington Kiwanis Club at
its luncheon meeting today will
. of
turn its thoughts to the Youth
the land. Joe Vason, Chairman of
the Program Committee, has an
nounced that he has secured as
speaker J. L. Fortney, of Hape
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Manager of the Baptist Orphan
age at Hapeville.
■ Mr Fortney is a dynamic
speaker and knows youth, " said
Kiwanian Vason. “As Supt. of
schools in Griffin, he exerted
much influence for good in every
' civic and church enterprise,
. j especially where the youth were
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GenrjtiR fcnterpri** K.nt 1864
General Moore Concurs
In The Decision To Hold
Island Fottress At All
Costs.
Corregidor can and will be held,
General Jonathan M. Wainwright
said yesterday in an order of the
day to the garrison Corregidor,
United States island frotress, and
he called on each person in it, in
cluding civilians, to gird himself
for a 24-hour-a-day fight to keep
the flag flying.
General Wainwright’s order was
issued to the furious accompani
ment of heavy artillery shells and
airplane bombs with which the
Japanese seek to crush the defend
ers and complete their victory in
Bataan.
But Wainwright left no doubt
that this rocky fastness would be
defended to the ultimate end and
that he believed it could be held.
"Bataan has fallen,” he said,
"but Corregidor will carry on. On
this mighty fortress—a pearl of
great price on which the enemy
has set his covetous eyes —the
spirit of Bataan will continue to
live.”
The text of his order:
"Corregidor can and will be
held.
"There can be no question of
surrendering this mighty fortress
to the enemy; it will be defended
with all the resources at our com
mand.
"Major General George F.
Moore, commanding general
Fort Mills, is
with me in the unalterable de
cisDon to hold this island
W jth its auxiliaryTbrts.
"I call upon every person on
fortress—officer, enlisted man
civilian—to consider himself
this time onward as a member
a team of men which is
to meet the enemy's challenge
j hour of every night and day.
"All men who have served here
before will remain at their posts
Those who have come from
taan will be assigned to
pr iate tasks and battle stations.
"Bataan has fallen but Corregi
dor will carry on. On this mighty
fortress— a pearl of great price on
which the enemy has set his cove
tous eyes—-the spirit of Bataan
will continue to live.”
Corregidor was now under con
tinuous attack.
There is but meager news from
Bataan. This indicates that the
Philippines and American
who collapsed there of physical
exhaustion after one of the gamest
fights ever made, are receiving
satisfactory treatment.
Compensation jk ■* For
WArkPTC YtUIiVvIj Tftfak lUlOli
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Unemployment benefits amount
ing to $1,004 were paid to work
ers in Newton County under the
State Unemployment Compensa-
er of Labor Ben T. Huiet has an
nounced. Number of checks was
reported at 135.
Represented by 59,423 checks,
payments for the month totaled
$552,074, thq highest volume in
any month since benefit paying
operations were started. The
amount represented an increase
of approximately__ 6,000 over the
previous high record of $546,262
established in August 1940 and
more than doubled payments in
March of last year. Increase over
the previous month was about
$64,000.
High volume of payments was
attributed largely by Commission
er Huiet to the unemployment
growing out of conversion of in
dustrial plants to war production.
curtailment of construction work,
and normal seasonal shutdowns.
The volume of unemployment as
measured by new claims filed de
dined slightly, while continued
claims remalmd at about the
same level. Number of initial
daims filed was reported at 5,884,
as compared with 7,512 in Febru
ary. Continued claims showed
little change at 56,848.
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NEWTON COUNTY RETREAD QUOTA FOR APRIL IS 332
Four Newton Men
Promoted By Army
To Higher Ranks
The promotion of four Newton
County men, two to the rank of
Staff Sergeant ,one to technician
4th grade and one to private first
class were announced this week
by the War Department.
Staff Sergeant John H. Mead
ors, husband of Mrs. Rebecca
Meadors, 208 S. Mill Street, Cov
ington, was promoted from the
rank of sergeant, according to his
commanding officer.
Staff Sergeant Meadors’ pro
motion was said to have been
j brought about by his soldierly
Qualities, his leadership and de
votion to duty.
Luther C. Morgan, Coast
Artillery. Fort Mills, Philippine
son of Mrs. J. C. Morgan, of 203
Butler Ave ,Covington, Ga.
He has shown by his willing
ness to obey orders, and the ef
ficient manner in which he has
carried out his military duties
that he has the qualifications to
assume the responsibility of this
new office .superior officers
stated.
Charles R. Elsener, Covington,
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Lieut. General Jonathan M.
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Wainwright yesterday pledged all j
resources at his command to pre- j
vent the fall of the Corregidor 1
fortress. In an order of the day !
he stated that the island fortress ]
"could and would be held.”
THURSDAY, APRIL 16,1942
l Certificates Issued To
Date For 166; 24 Tire
And 45 Tube Permits
Also Issued.
Retread certificates were issued
for 166 retread tires in Newton
county during the first 13 days of
April, according to a report re
leased by the. Newton County Tire
Rationing Board. This is the larg
i est number since the tire ration
{ ing program began, but is only
one-half of the retread quota for
the month, which was announced
as 332.
Certificates were also issued for
the purchasing of 22 new tires,
seven being for passenger cars,
| four being obsolete classifications,
11 being for trucks and two for
tractors. New tubes totaled 45.
244 of this number were for pas
senger cars, seven being obsolete,
13 being for trucks and one being
a tractor tube.
Newton County citizens received
permits to purchase new tires and
tubes for passenger cars as o
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Glen Jones T two . tires .. and . 4 two ,„„
tubes; J. C. Harwell – Son, one
tire and one tube; W. R. Cham
bers, two tubes; J. A. Kitchens,
four tubes; U. T. Smith, one tube;
M. J. Morehouse, one tube: F. S.
Belcher, one tube; Sheriff W.
Grady Benton, two tires and two
tubes; Rev. G. J. Clark, two tires
and two tubes;; J. L. Owenby, two
tubes; Carter Robinson, two tubes,
and W. T. Austin, two tubes.
Tires and tubes in obsolete
classification were issued to the
following: P. D. Leach, two tires
and two tubes; U. T. Smith, one
tuber S. D. Reynolds, four tubes,
and Parks Byrd, one tire.
Retread tires were issued to the
following: Mrs. Luke Robinson.
Jr., two; S. R. Campbell, Jr., four;
J. W. Horne, four;; C. N. Hill, two;
(Continued on Page Seven)
Am. Legion Pledges
Full War Support
Newton County Post No. 32 of
the American Legion, at a meeting
last week, pledged their full sup
port to the Newton County De
fense Chairman and volunteered
thelr services in any way P osslble
to aid in selling war stamps and
bonds, serving as auxiliary fire
men ' policemen, air raid wardens
or in any other capacity.
They commended the local Amts
of the State Guard and Junior
Guard and pledged full support to
Doth organizations. Plans were al
so announced for a barbecue sup
per for members of the Post and
Auxiliary at the meeting in May.
5c SINGLE COPY
Porterdale Talent
Will Be On Air
Three Times In
Bibb talent from
Macon and Columbus, will go on
the air over a joint radio hookup
for a one hour program on three
Sunday nights in May, it was an
nounced this week. S t a t i o n s
WMAZ, Macon, and WRBL, Co
lumbus, will broadcast the pro
grams at the same time.
The first of the series will be
broadcast from Macon on Sun
day, May 3, from 5:30 to 6:30 p. m.
Macon will be host for this pro
gram and performers from Co
lumbus and Porterdale will be
guests on the program. The No.
| Two auditorium will be the place
for the Macon broadcast.
On May 17, Columbus will be
c ity for the Bibb broadcast
at the Comer auditorium, and it
be ^ oyer thfi Macon
station and in Porterdale. The
final broadcast on May 31, will
come from Porterdale and be sent
over the Macon station to Co
lumbus.
The Bibb bands and choruses
which have been holding regular
practcies all fall and winter will
be heard by thousands of listen
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Convoy Arrives Safely at British Port
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and munitions arriving safely at an English port. Convoys continue their dangerous trek across the
Atlantic under protection of destroy ers, British-approved caption reports.
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
$125.00 IN PREMIUMS AWARDED TO
NEWTON COUNTY BOYS AND GIRLS;
ROBERTSON HAS GRAND CHAMPION
News Publisher To
Head Drive Here
For Navy Relief
Goal For Newton County
Is Set For More Than
$800; Drive Is Nation
Wide In Scope.
Mills B. Lane, Jr., of Atlanta,
State Chairman of the Navy Re
lief Society Campaign, announced
today the appointment of A. Bel
mont Dennis, News Publisher, as
chairman of the Society’s drive in
Newton County, which has a goal
of $820.00.
A quota of $150,000 has been
set for the state of Georgia in a
$5,000,000 nation-wide campaign
for funds to help the Navy Re
lief Society care for needy wives,
children and close relatives of men
in the Navy, Marines and Coast
Guard. President Roosevelt is the
honorary chairman.
In making the announcement,
Mr. Lane said. "I am happy to
have Mr. Dennis as Newton Coun
ty Chairman and I am sure that
the people of Newton County
over-subscribe to this
cause.”
Chairman Dennis requested
those wishing to make
to this cause to send them
to him at the Covington News
fice.
The original Navy
movement, out of which the
ciety grew, was organized in
for relief of families of men
in service, but it has since
larged its aims to assure that
pendent relatives of men in
vice shall not suffer hardship
it can be prevented.
i The Society was
in Washington, D. C., in 1904.
J operates through outright
, by regular payments while
continues, and by loans
j interest.
The Society also gives loans
[ families whose allotments Seven) are lost
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Rotary Club Holds
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Covington Rotary
ce i e brated their third birthday an
niversary at the Porterdale Gym
! Tuesday evening with
uasium
their annual “Ladies Night” pro -
j gram. in
President W. C. MeGahee was
charge and opened the program
by calling upon various members
to introduce the Rotariannes and
j other guests. A banquet was
then served by the young ladies
of the Porterdale High School.
The history of Rotary in Cov
ington was then given by Thomas
j Hay. He stated that the club
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NUMBER 16
Billy Aiken Receives $25
War Savings Bond For
Best Newton County
Bred Entry.
A bright-eyed Newton County
boy and his sleek calf collected the
Grand Champion ribbon and prize
money here last Monday morning
at the annual Fat Cattle Show,
an event which featured Newton
County bred and fed hoof animals,
sponsored by the Covington Kl
wanis Club.
Charles Robertson was the own
er of the Grand Champion and he
i not only co n ec ted $ 4 for that
.
| awar( j bui $ 8 . more as well tor
p i arin g first in the heavy weight
division of the show,
Joe Anderson received the r»
serve champion award of $2. and
his entry also placed second in the
Heavy weight class. A $25. war
savings bond, given by the Ma.dt*
gon Production Credit Association,
was presented to Billy Aiken, «y
Hugh Aiken local representative
0 f the Association. This award
was made for the best Newton
County-bred entry in the show,
In the light weight division,
Charlps Ewing walked off with top
honors with two entries owned by
Gene Marks taking second and
third places. Other winners m
j the order in which they placed
[ were: Jane Greer, Bennie Awjer*
(Continued on Page Seven)
First Aid Group
To Organize Here
Next Tuesday Nighf
First Aid instructors in NewtoB
county will meet next Tuesday
night at the American Legion Hall
a £ 7.30 o’clock to lay the ground
wor jt f or organizing a First Aid
j instructors Club, according to an
announcement made here thf*
j wee k.
“ The 23 instructors completing
fbe first aid course, concluded at
porterdale last week, will form
the nucleus for the new organiza
tion. At Tuesday night’s meeting,
officers will be elected and for this
reason a full attendance is urged.
The class in Red Cross first aid,
held at Porterdale and instructed
by Mr ' G ’ A ' Gettys ot fhe Nation ‘
a l Red Cross Headquarters, was
highly successful, according to lo
[ cal Red Cross officials. Twenty
three persons completed the cours#
| and The received list included first aid the certificates. *f:
names
1 Rev. Jack Nichols, Mrs. Lucilis
Fisher, Gladys Potter, Mrs. George
Stauffaeher. T. P. Lawrence, of
Mansfield, Mrs. A. M. Bennett, of
Conyers, Barbara Davis, Mrs.
Belmont Dennis. Mrs. Ethel Hern,
Mrs. H W. Durden, Ruth Little,
Ruth Tanner, Louisa Noves,
George Stauffaeher, Lonnie Bar
! row, Rebecca Willson, O. E. Rose
berry, J. T. Elkins, Mrs. I. H. Al
ford, Reba Mann- H. V. Johnson,
Jr., I. H. Alford and S. M. Hay.