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ti a National Reunion of;
PH the in Chat- i
7(1 ^derate Veterans
last week!! We were re
from 'he International
Convention at Cleveland,
,d the Reunion City of
boga, was directly in our
[ravel. “Little Rebel" as
L boy is. our heart thrill
L stopped up in Kentucky
pf a mountain to view a
river and railroad wind
d the mountain a hun
n valley
t below in the . . .
idenly we found we were
by a marker . . . “Stone
kson Highway” and the
,
me when we saw it had
iced by the Li D. C. in
w e followed it for a long
stopping in Virginia to
a huge sugar cured,
imoked Virginia Ham . . .
l0W when we left that
but it made the trip per
m we found the Lee High
ding us right in to the
Forty precious figures
were at the Reunion . . .
1 happt as could be to
and were those Boys
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» Veteran's Home in At
•illed when they saw the
bv . , . General Jones just
a big hug as did General
I ... we looked every
l,nd jeadors were sorry General
could not be there
[you know he was a Gen
U yes Sir! You call him
for that title has been
m upon him and be is a
ifieer of the U. C. V. . . .
[sat on the platform the
ping and General Dowl
[inlander lid hand of Georgia look- Vet
our . . . we
hose precious fingers . . .
iveled hand . . . Yes, those
■ere the ones that picked
[id musket in the Southland 60’s and
for our dear
[ton, [ the Marine Band from
D. C-, played for this
[ . . . we could not help
into the future . . . you
L now in the service for
ion .. . we have two, our
|, Yes, someday, perhaps
|e are gone there..will be
[ Reunion with feeble
Ind tottering feet attend
ee remnants of another
so it behooves each of us
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hming Pool To
i Here Today
dimming pool in Academy
I Park will open today for
| time in a number of years
E Crowe as the new man
fowe said that the pool has
prough!y cleaned and that
ter will be used. The pool
cleaned and the water
twice each week, he add
U fined attendant will be on
J times to care for the
(he rs Children under nine
*4 admitted, however, un
are accompanied by their
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■ures will he provided as
B the necessary materials
■obtained
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MAMMOTH CELEBF. Hi. svr/r AT X CAMP
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Louie D. Newton and Tom Linder Will Speak
POLITICIANS TO START AGGRESSIVE
DRIVES JULY FOURTH; MERCHANTS
OF CITY WILL CLOSE NEXT MONDAY
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Mascot “Judo” gives a practical
demonstration of the bite in the
Army war tanks by showing his
readiness for a fight. He accom
panied Sgt. “Moose” Turner on
a tour of big cities to show
civilians just what goes on in
the Army,
Name Leon Cohen
Chairman In July
War Stamp Drive
Newton County retail merchants
were preparing this week for an
intensive drive to sell at least four
percent of their gross sales in
War Bonds and Stamps during the
month of July, supplementing the
recent pledge campaign in this
section by the War Savings Com
mittee.
Leon Cohen, prominent Coving
ton merchant has been named
chairman of the drive. In a
statement this week he urged
th° full cooperation of all Newton
County citizens in meeting the
' all
£ oak He explained that
mercantile establishments are
cooperating fully and that s» es
clerks in every store would
P uah the saIe of stal " pS d ' g
month. He said that they r b .
mg given training m •
— The retail merchants will
every effort to stimulate the
purchase of War Savings Stamps
and Bonds during the month of
July.
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TS« dOTington 8t»r, Jtit. 187c
Georgia Enterprise, Bit. 1864.
Patriotic Celebration
At Salem Camp Ground
Is Principal Event In
Local Celebration.
Against a grim background of
army and navy uniforms, roaring
planes and rumbling tanks, Am
ericans from shore to shore, this
week were looking forward to
Independence Day, 1942—the first
war-time Independence Day since
the dark days of July, 1918.
To many it will be a weekend
of rest and recreation, but the
majority of the Nation's man
power will stick on the job of
making war machines and ma
terials to win another fight for
freedom .
In Newton County the majority
of the business firms and manu
facturing companies are expect
ing to work right on through Sat
urday, taking Monday off to cele
brate the traditional “fourth.”
Practically every merchant in
Covington this week signed an
agreement to close next Monday.
In spite of the fact that the
stores will remain open, in the
City of Covington Saturday, many
people will find time to visit his
toric Salem Camp Ground where
outstanding speakers will bring
inspirational messages and an
old-fashioned Southern barbecue
will be served.
Highlighting the Salem pro
gram, are Dr. Louie t). Newton,
pastor of the Druid Hills Baptist
Church of Atlanta, who will de
liver a patriotic address Saturday
morning, and Tom Linder, fiery
Georgia Commissioner of Agri
culture, who will speak Saturday
(Continued on Page Seven)
Agricultural News
Given By Newton
County Farm Agent
On many farms lespedeza,
cowpeas, soybeans, velvet beans,
crotalaria, peanuts for hogging,
or other summer l«ume,[have
een pan e an aie \\ a '
^ Jhe n “ri 'J,° jth( T d d, «ctly J. tl by by
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th throueh gh manure and conserved
J ^ de£>1 in over .
l . he nitrogen shortage in
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However in order for these
crops to be’most effective in add
ing i r J ge "’ C r’.M.nrir ° oft Airpnf T W
.Scoggins c in nt t they they mu* m mt
make all the growth po..ibie
the amount of nitrogen is largely
determined by the amount of
growth per acre, Farmers should
therefore give these crops the best
attention possible .he said.
“In some cases at least one or
more of these crops can yet be
planted with the possibility of a
fair growth,” Mr. Scoggins assert
ed. “This is true of cowpeas, soy
beans, velvet beans and possibly
Spanish peanuts for hogging. Due
to the late date they are planted,
the growth will be greatly re
duced but should be enough, in
(Continued on Page Seven)
Rotarians Hear
Insurance Talk
Presideuit _ .. t w Vt. C. r MeGahee MeGanee, pre pre
sident of the C^ington y
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f t he c iub HnJl Tuesday noon at the
Delaney for the last time,
M w ,„ bP succeeded hv Charles
S S. Forester forester newlv elected presi
dent who takes office ne -
day. business meet
Following a short
ing. President MeGahee was intro
duced as the speaker of the day.
He expressed his appreciation to
the club members for their help
1 and cooperation during the past
| the new president
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INDEPENDENCE HALL, PHILADELPHIA—“We hold these truths |
to be self-evident—that all men are created equal; that they are i
endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among
these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That, to secure
these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their
just powers from the consent of the governed ...”
FORTY-TWO NEW TIRE PERMITS ARE
ISSUED BY-RATION BOARD IN JUNE
Sixteen Permits Are
Issued For Farming
Implement Tires; 32
New Tubes Sold.
The Newton County Rationing
Board issued permits covering the
sales of 42 new tires, 32 new tubes
and 54 retread tires during the
month of June, a report released
this week reveals.
Twenty-five new tire permits
were issued for use on trucks and
busses and of this figure, 16
were for use of farm implements,
Only three new tire permits were
issued for passenger cars, the
smallest monthly total since the
inception of the rationing pro
^ new tube permjts were
issued for use on passenger cars
and 21 were issued for use on
^ ^ vehicles For
trucks and busses 33 retread per
mits were issued, with only 21 be
in S isslied for passenger cars.
Those receiving permits for new
Passenger car tires and tubes
were: Dr. J. B. Mitchell, one tire;
G. C. Adams, one tube; Felton Mc
Donald, one tube; R. L. Epps, two
^ F Harman , four tubes;
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for new truck tires
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NATION-WIDE SCRAP RUBBER DRIVE
IS EXTENDED FOR TEN MORE DAYS
President Roosevelt Takes Steps Atter Ickes
Reports Results To Date As "Disappointing r t
President Roosevelt extended
the rubber collection drive this
week for an additional 10 days
because collections through
urdav had brought in a disappoint
in“ total of 219,000 tons.
Originally scheduled to have
ended en at midnight Tuesday the
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The continuation was ordered
upon the recommendation of Sec
retary Ickes, in his capacity as
petroleum co-ordinator, and Wil
R B \ d Jr chairman of the
ndustry War CouncU .
Speaking for Mr. Roosevelt,
Presidential Secnetary Stephen
Early told reporters:
"In the face of the very serious
needs for rubber, the total collrc
tions as reported today are disap
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pointing. Hence the continuation
of the drive.
V. F. W. Will Aid
Army Air Corps
Recruit Program
Young men between 18 and 26
who want to be Aviation Cadets
! in the U. S. Army Air Corps now
may file th^ir applications through
j the Veterans of Foreign Wars post
m Covington,
Post Commander, Edward Haw
kins _ announce( j this week that his
organization will help prospective
Aviation Cadets pass the army air
physical and mental tests. Special
exeminations will be given by the
V. F. W. in Covington.
Lieut. Generay Henry Arnold,
Chief of Army Air Forces, has as
signed V. F. W. posts throughout
the country the job of securing
qualified Aviation Cadets.
These young aviation candidates,
18 to 26 inclusive, will be trained
aa P^ts, bombardiers, navigators
and for ground crew technical
p0 ets in the army air corps. Avia
tion llon Cadets ^ aaeis receive $75 a a month /
pay while training ana are
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The total of 219,000 tons was
exclusive of rubber turned in
j since last Saturday and also that
in the hands of some 20,000 junk
dealers in the country. Early said.
It compares with a total of 100,438
tons collected during the first six
days of the campaign, which be
gan June 15.
Secretary Ickes told reporters
that he thought part of the lack of
sources of the scrap rubber cam
paign was due to hoarding, and he
said there might even be people in
official life who were doing a little
hoarding.
j Mr. Ickes said he suspected a
I great deal of rubber could be dug
| up in public buildings. In his own
| Interior Deoartment Building, Ad- of
I ficials of the Public Buildings
ministration recently refused to
; permit door mats to be turned in
i for scrap.
530 IN COUNTY
IN 18-19 GROUP
ARE REGISTERED
New Registrants Will
Be Classified By Age;
Not Subject To Draft
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Until 20 Years Old.
An estimated 530 Newton Coun- j
ty youths 18 and 19 years of age
registered here Tuesday in the na
tion’s poll of available manpower,
Newton County Selective Service
Board officials said yesterday.
Of this number, Dr. W. K, I
Swann, Board Chairman, said, ap
proximately 125 were Emory at
Oxford students and students at
the NYA project. Papers for these
registrants will be turned over to
the proper Board at a later date.
The new registrants will be
sent questionnaires and classified
by their boards, according to their
ages, but no lottery for distribu
tion of numbers will be necessary.
The new registrants, not subject
to draft until they reach 20, will
be given numbers by the local
board in the order of their ages,
the board explained. The oldest
will be called first.
With the addition of the 3,000,
000 youths who registered Tues
day the United States will have
a record of 43,000,000 men between
18 and 65.
! Emphasizing that “the national
l interest requires that all calls to
1 meet the manpower requirements
i of the armed forces be filled on
schedule," National Headquarters,
Selective Service System, this
week advised its agencies that in
sofar as is practical in meeting
these calls local boards would se
gregate registrants into four
broad categories from which men
may be called for service.
The announcement by National
Headquarters, made coincident
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Emory At Oxford
Students Hear
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Rev. Walker Combs
Adressing the summer quarter
students of Emory at Oxford Wed
nesday morning the Rev. Walker
Combs, pastor of the Covington
Baptist . Church, urged them to
conserve their health, to do their
duty, and to keep contact with
j God.
‘Without good health you are
handicapped in the struggle of
life,” said Mr. Combs. "Get plenty
of sleep, plenty of wholesome food,
and plenty of exercise and you will
live longer and feel better.”
The speaker gave several illus
trations of prominent * ministers he
knew who were now in hospitals
because they failed to abide by the
rules of health.
“Do your duty," Mr. Combs en
couraged his youthful audience.
“You may not have all the brains
in the world; just use those you do
have to the best advantage. I have
the greatest respect for the man
who does his dead-level best, if it
is only digging a ditch.”
Thorne Will Speak
At Kiwanis Meet
Fleming Touchstone, Program
j Chairman of the Covington Kiw
anis Club for July and August
announced that the Kiwanis Hinch
; eon Thursday of this week Prof.
R. A. Thorne, of Emory at Oxford.
will discuss the question of Aernr
ican-Canadian Union and Joint De
fense.
Prof. Thorne appeared recently
before the Kiwanis Club, and his
talk proved ‘so interesting and in
formative that it was called by
\ some Kiwanians an alert —not
so much an alert to cause alarm
concerning approaching danger, as
to increase morale on the question
| of American-Canadian defense.
At the Thursday luncheon Prof.
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THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
5c SINGLE COPY
FOURTH OF JULY PROGRAM AT CAMP
GROUND TO START AT TEN O'CLOCK;
EXCELLENT PROGRAM IS PLANNED
Speaks Today
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Prof. R. A. Thorne, of the
Emory-at-Oxford Staff, who will
be the speaker at today’s meet
ing of the Covington Kiwanis
Club. Mr. Thorne will speak on
Joint defense measures of the
United States and Canada.
Former Canadian
T Soldier Now With
U. S. Marine Corps
Douglas P. Blankenship late of
the Royal Canadian Air Force and
son of Mrs. Martha M. Blanken
ship, 621 Monticello St., of this
city, was this week pronounced
physically fit for entry into the
United States Marine Corps by
Lt. Comdr., E. H. Prescott, USN.,
medical examiner at the Macon
District Recruiting Station. Young
Blankenship had formerly enlist
ed in the RCAF at Windsor, Can
ada during July of 1941.
Major R. S. Pendleton, Officer
in Charge of the Macon Recruit
ing Station remarked, "It is not
unusual to see recruits at Parris
Island still in their Canadian Uni- 1
forms reporting for their basic
training, and we welcome these;
young men who desire fighting
under their native flag. As in the
case of this lad who wanted act
ion prior to our entry into the
war, the urge for foreign service
carried them across our border to
Canada. Now, however they are
returning under an agreement
with Canadian authorities.
Douglas Blankenship will be re
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Eric Nyborg, skipper of a collier sunk by a mine, is helped aboard
naval vessel which had been convoying east coast merchant shij s
Nyborg’s legs were injured.
NUMBER 27
Prominent Pastor Will
Speak At 11:30 A. M.;
Commissioner Linder To
Speak At 3:30 P. M.
Last minute plans and prepara
tions were being completed this
week for the July Fourth patriotic
celebration at Salem Camp Ground
Saturday.
Emphasis on the Salem program
this year will be placed on youth
organizations with Boy Scouts
and 4-H Club members having an
active part on the all-day program.
Other features include outstand
ing speakers, band music, a bar
becue dinner and singing of fav
orite hymns.
A flag raising ceremony will
open the program at 10 o’clock
with Boy Scouts and 4-H members
taking part. The band will pro
vide the musical background.
This will be followed by a ban<J
concert while the time-worn tab4
ernacle is being filled with the
l ai 'ge crowd that is expected to
be on hand.
Boy Scouts will open the in
I door program with an outline of
i the history of the Flag and a
brief demonstration of forms of
respect due to it. They will close
their part of the program with
the Pledge of Allegiance.
Following a hand concert and
group singing, Major R. J. Guinn,
president of the Camp Ground
Association, will deliver a short
talk on the history and traditions
of Oid Salem, after which he will
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Practice Blackout
A trial blackout of the east see
tion of Porterdale, held Monday
night, was pronounced 100 percent
perfect by Mayor W. C. Ivy.
In commenting on the blackout.
Mayor Ivy said, "all the air raid
wardens were on their job as well
as the auxiliary police and they
did a swell job.”
He extended congratulations to
Chief Digby and Arthur Child, air
raid warden for the east side and
to other wardens and policemen
for the fine work that they did in
making the practice blackout a
success.
A similiar blackout will be held
next Monday night for the western
section of the town. This will be
the third in a series of blackouts,
the plan being to hold blackouts
for each section of town as a pre
hide to a blackout for the entire
village.