Newspaper Page Text
| II t
UTTER
ftO x
County .. State
t .
/
thf, office boy
1st " vondei'ing how many
[aders listened noted to George News
ndercook, Tuesday
over the radio
i ch? He read an article
by one of the boys who
l t " he Munitions Plants in
5 n July fourth. The young
a former Journalistic
p United States
ifrom the
Lents with him . . . fly
I Ltow... . we did not know they
they took the
complete L (who are now in con
surprise • •
main point we want to
leach of our friends is the
ervice OUR boys are
r OVER THERE. I am
’ speaking of
in my
bat I number them from
i oot farm boy, the colored
girls right on up to fine
silk dresses . • . some
think we are the richest
all the world because we
friends, not in a chos
of the elite, but from the
|gar on the street to the
hg Generals . . . because
[ f:n CaUSe
[we LMTERST rvn™cT4wn AND peo
and after all you know
jpFl IONF. GOD and HE is
VlHER ’ . . . and those
fcours and mine, serving
ft.-* pry Ime level so valiantly are tho all
now, even
P iners - farmers ’ la ^ erS ’
B tone actors, peanu yen
| tiie vile uch . . . they
ing side by side for a
I cause . . tney are dress
I Bnrt ,hp y are 311 showin S
ae f ;mvh of Americanism
iu REAM of . • . I heir
•on left for Holland and
■ low over the ocean not
■n eight ieet above the
at|a speed of atound three
■niles per hour . . .Over
11 en ’ 1 ’ ■ ™ ot
■rued on Page Seven)
|r Co-Op Holds
al Meeting
Tomorrow
■nual meeting of the
I Shoals Electric Mem
■ Corporation. a Rural
■tion Administration pro
I be held here tomorrow
I at 2:30 o’clock in the
■> School Gymnasium.
Bding feature of the pro
B be the presentation of
in I War Savings Bonds to
fact membei Reports on
Bears activities will also
hi end officers for the com
Mtaill be elected.
^standing program has
n ged by the officers of
Bration and every mem
WfM to be on hand to take
■ possibly win the
te tHng offered.
EE HUNDRED RAF PLANES BATTER
AT GERMAN INDUSTRIAL BELT
•tannel Lines Ripped In Softening-Up Raids;
P Planes Take Part In Bombing Ruhr Targets
al offensive with whieh
are wh ipsa wing at Ger
r in western Europe, dis
( the foe in advance of
[forthright t second
with destructive, fiery
May night at Duisburg
T.uhr Valley targets
r s ’ n The Dusiburg area
Rlfers, tfhienee of the Ruhr and
Part of Germany's
e,n industrial belt, were
* f 300 planes, and from
intruder ’ actions over
■'ironies in France and
1,3 ■ Countries during the
*ni bors were missing.
Ge ans said six British
T,ot down in attacks
C–USt ' d civilian casualties in
Moers. The Germans
‘krs dropped “a fairly
■i», her of high explosive
bombs.”
Air Ministry commu
B German aircraft drop
bombs at scattered
eas T of England Tues
rftl|R ing some, damage,
hiding bomber was
» formed a “large pro
the atriking force”
Mainland,
e Royal Canadian Air
revealing that at least
sn ^Hadrons took part
blast th* Ruhr.
? a\ Cobimjtrt’' r
Tb« Covington st»r, lin 1874
.
Knterprjj», Est. 1864 .
SALEM CAMP MEETING - 0 - OPENS AUGUST 6
❖ ❖ ♦ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖
Personnel Of Infantry Unit To Be Increased
ARE URGED
TA IU \/A|||UTCrn YULUNIllK
IU I Aril IlkllT
LULAL Uni I
Turner Made Captain;
Weigel and Reynolds
Promoted to Second
Lieutenants.
Promotion of three men and
the enlargement of the Infantry
Company from 36 to 55 men were
announced this week by officers of
the Georgia State Guard.
Heading the list of promoted
men jg Lieutenant Nat Turner
Wh ° has been made Ca P tain an d
ass jg nec j to the sta ff of Ma j or
T . H . Ponder| commanding of .
ficer of the Fo urth District. Cap
tain Turner has been serving as
commanding officer of the Signal
Company .
He js succee( t e d by Dan
former First Sergeant, who was
given the rank of Second Lieu
tenant and placed in charge of
the signal Unit . Xhe third pro .
mo tj on wa s that of Walter Reyn
0 i dSi a ) S0 a First Sergeant who was
promo ted to Second Lieutenant.
Lieutenant Reynolds is assigned
, o the Infantry Company, com
manded by Lieutenant P. W. Pratt,
With the announcement of the
j ncreased personnel of the In
( an ^ ry company, a call for addi
tional men to serve with the Guard
I Units .. ., issued , Men in the
was
j community were urged to join the
I organization in order that they
might be trained to do their part
in case of emergencies.
Army officers, as well as the
officers of the local Units are
anxious to have the full quota of
55 men enlisted and trained as
soon as possible. Adequate equip
(Continued on Page Seven)
Committeemen of
AAA Meet Tuesday
With one eye on future war
crop needs, AAA farmer-commit
teemen of Newton county will
meet in Covington at 9:00 o'clock
the morning of July 28 to map fall
strategy in their drive for im
proved soil and future improved
income.
Discussions at the meeting,
Chairman Henry Odum, of the
county AAA committee, said this
week, will revolve around con
servation materials and services.
The night assault followed s se
ries of evening sweeps against the
coastal d i s t r i c t s of occupied
France and Belgium by many
squadrons of fighters. Moving in
to their targets at a low level,
they attacked enemy troop trans
ports and gunposts.
During davligiit Tuesday, tsr
gets in northwest Germany were
attacked by single bombers.
American Eagle Squadron fight
ers had a part in the evening at
tacks on the occupied districts anu
one Bag 1< pilot officer named
Taylor, whose home address was
given only as Oregon, was wound
ed in the leg by a machine-gun
bullet. Physicians said he would
not be out of action long.
As the bombers swept out over
the Channel Tuesday night of*
fieial sources made known that the
RAF Ferry Command had com
pleted safely 995 out of every 1,000
of its flights of American-built
bomber* and flying boats across
the Atlantic in the last 12 months
Air Cnief Marshal Sir
Portal in a congratulatory message
to the Ferry Command Tuesdav
night on the eve of its first an
niversary said, "You are
1 most important, part in build
a RAK
■ ing up the strength of the
May your second year be as
cesful as your first.”
COVINGTON, GEORGIA
Georgia Guardsmen Study War Methods On Manuvers
iglPi * T
i
■■ i % Ma §<? IrJ " * A
Wm i ' m
if,. ! i •*
%% % S; %■ :-y .. V 'fcSSS 4££
, . » ml |f '<•. f
fc*
X " v . V % ^ kM t U
i $0 \ d * iX-r- : .. fy
mm » V.
% Pi ;
..kf’i.5 ■~Ol‘ % 4 !- ■g
■ ■
1 m J
*■ i jftvXv •*
i ! *• i-A; t - -rS rn^m i
■y
i A r.Z
* I £ m
11 W\ I I
I •'>. ' ! K £$ i I ■*
% m v .
w. i y m
f ...... "0- fit
i. yfU
z KLi -if. A
m m
Pictured above are officials and members of the North
Georgia State Guard organization in action during maneuvers held
recently at Rutledge. (Top Left) Red Forces are showing just
moving off for the front where they will face the strong Blue
Army defending the army dam. (Top right) Officers of the Red
Army, commanded by L. C. Summers, pause long enough for the
News photographer to snap their picture following a conference
held to lay plans for the defeat of the Blues. (Bottom left)
Tom Linder Urges
Georgia Agents On
Eastern Markets
Although sales at the state's
farmers’ market have "increased
by leaps and bounds,” Commis
sioner of Agriculture Tom Linder
said this week that returns from
Georgia crops would be much
greater if the state kept represent
atives in eastern and middle-west
ern marketing centers. The objec
ticn was voiced in a meeting held
at the Biltmore hotel in Atlanta.
“We need to be able to send com
petent to centers like Pitts
burg, Cincinati, Cleveland ana
other centers of population to sell
these Georgia products.” he said,
"When this is done the element of
speculation will largely be taken
off the shoulders of the trucef
who hauls these crops.”
Mr. Linder declared that the idea
that the federal government would
step in and buy the farmers’ pro
tfuce has been completely dissipat
ed. The government's purchases
are made under a system of red
tap which the farmer cannot com
pete.
"It is up to us to get our pro
duce to centers of consumption
where it is needed.”
Further development of proper
grading and packing facilities also
is needed to expand the sale of
Georgia farm produce, the com
missioner said.
Mr. Linder also accused the Ag
ricu j( ura i Adjustment Atfministra
(Continued on Page Seven)
Kiwanis Members
To Hold Song Fest
Today at the luncheon meeting
of the Kiwanian Club, at the De
laney Hotel, the club will give the
entire program time to an informal
song-fest. Joe Vason, Program
Chairman of the Covington Club,
stated that because of numerous
requests from club members he
has asked Kiwanian Eady to direct
some informal singing by the club
Thursday.
For the fourth consecutive year
Kiwanian Eady, President of the
Covington Kiwanis Club, has been
asked to serve on the
■_ committee. This committee
rCSDonsi £ „ im v for all the
V th ; AnnuaJ Distric t
thig year t „ be held
. m 0clob e r .
Ead has twice serv
j - of i he Music
8 - hj ear ls t0 serve
with Marcu3
ot in Kiwanis Club of Atlanta.
.
‘ j was placed on
t onal ^ U sic
T , Continuecl on Page Seven)
-
Members of the Blue Army signal corps are shown conveying a
mssage to HQ on the advance of the Red Force in that sector.
(Bottom right) Officers of the Blue Army under the direction of
Commander John Bob Weaver check the movement of the enemy
while staff members await instructions. United States Army of
ficials praised both forces very highly for their fine work during
the war games. This is just one of the many maneuvers being
held throughout this section of the state by the Georgia State
Guard.
NEW GAS RATION PLAN IN EFFECT
ALONG ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD
Dealer Stations Supplies To Be Regulated By
Coupon "Flow-Back"; Basic Unit Is 4 Gallons.
Starting yesterday most East
ern Seaboard motorists found
their driving limited to an aver
age of not more than 560 miles a
month and possibly to not more
than 240.
With a coupon flow-back sys
providing over-all control of
The movement of gasoline the new
rationing plan supplemented the
present emergency card system at
12:01 a. m. Wednesday.
Filling stations will not be lim
ited to 50 per cent of last year's
gasoline sales but will be required
to turn over to their distributors
coupons which they detach from
motorists’ ration books to reple
nish their supplies in correspond
ing amounts.
The basic ”A” books issued for
passenger cars provide 48 cou
pons w hieh at four gallons each
’
–nd at thfi g 0vernme nt figured
rate of 15 miles to the gallon, are
Agricultural News
Given By Newton
County Farm Agent
Farm people and city people
are canning more this-year than
ever before. Canning must be in
cluded in our live at home pro
i gram. Good home canned pro
! ducts is not only cheaper but is
superior in quality to the
bought products”.
Around 75 percent of the
in the county have been checked
under the AAA program to dale,
’otices of cotton acreage are mail
j ed the lo checking the farm is operator completed as in soon the
as
office. Remember that it is not
necessary to call at the office to
find out the number of acres of
cotton you have as you will re
ceive notice by mail the next
morning after measurements in
The office are completed.
Now is the time to clean up the
pasture, small bushes, briars and
scrub trees cut the last of July or
j n August will not only help the
looks of vour pasture but will
j give more room for grass to grow,
! A g00d pas ture will pay you a
nice income but bushes, weeds and
! briars are of no value.
j The 4-H Club boys and girls go
j (o Salem today but I will save that all
for next week and tell you
about the camp.
Watch that boll weevil, fight
him or you will be working on
halves with him. He is a greedy
i cus s and may want the big half.
THURSDAY, JULY . 1942.
expected to carry a motorist 240
miles a month. Since station
erators will be required to remove
coupons even when selling only a
fraction of their value, motorists
must begin buying their gasoline
in four-gallon quantities or in mul
tiples if they purchase more un
less they are willing to lose some
of the value of their coupons re
gional OPA Fuel Rationing Rep
resentative Frank H. Merritt ex
plained.
Supplemental ”B” books to be is
sued by local boards are design
ed to provide up to 320 extra miles
of occupational driving but the ‘C’
books providing still more, are
limited to driving needs included
on the essential list.
The value of the coupons an
nounced for the start of the re
vised program is four gallons each
for all automobile ration books
except the five-gallon coupons
sued for trucks and other “service’’
vehicles.
Mr Merritt advised motorists
who have applied for supplements
“not to become excited if they do
not receive them for a day or
two.”
He said local war boards ar<
working day and night to pass on
fleet and other special applications
(Continued on Page Seven)
Miss Maude King
Is Rotary Speaker
Miss Maude King. Supeiintend
ent of the Porterdale Schools, was
principal speaker Tuesday noon at
j the regular weekly meeting of the
Covington Rotary Club held at
the Delaney Hotel
Miss King was introduced by
Kenneth Harris, program chair
man, who stated that the
was vvell ^qualified to discuss the
subject, “Youth in the War”, hav
ing spent many years as teacher
and superintendent in public
schools.
Three important changes in the
schools were advocated by M 1S s
King. These three changes are as
follows: 1. To provide a com
plete physical examinatwn for ail
children entering school and to
see that proper -correction in the
hea,t h these children is as
sured. j 2. To provide more ade
quate playgrounds and concen
trate on the weaker, timid chil
dren instead of the strong, healthy
childten as is being done m bas
ketball and other similar games,
3. To provide adequate training
I (Continued on Page Seven)
5c SINGLE COPY
TEN-DAY PROGRAM FEATURING MANY
PROMINENT CHURCHMEN EXPECTED
TO DRAW RECORD CROWD FOR MEET
‘Strengthening Spiritual
Defense’ Is Theme For
115th Annual Session
At Historic Site.
Salem Camp Ground trustees,
thd leadership of Major R.
Guinn, of Atlanta, president,
week were busy completing
last minute plans for the 115th
annual Camp Ground meeting
on August 6 and closing
16.
Highlighted by such outstand
ing speakers as Rev. J. L. King,
Dallas, Tex., Rev. Louis D.
Newton, of Atlanta, Rev. Bascom
Anthony, of Savannah and Bishop
Arthur Moore, of Atlanta, the an
nual meeting is expected to draw
a record-breaking crowd.
The 10-day program will get
underway on August 6 at 8:30 P.
M., with a song service and an
evening message, the subject being
“Strengthening Spiritual Defens
es,” the theme for this year’s
meeting. The rising bugle will
sound at 7:30 A. M. the following
morning and after the morning
watch, breakfast will be served.
At 10 o’clock an hour will be
devoted to class work, after which
the morning message will be de
livered, the subject being, “My
Source of Strength.” At 1 P. M.
lunch will be served, after which
a music appreciation period will
be held. This will be followed
j by a recreation period and supper.
The evening service will start at
8:30 P. M. The theme for the
| evening service will be “A Four
Square Life,” developing the
theme that the Nation today needs
us strong physically, mentally,
socially and spiritually.
On Saturday, August 8, the
morning program remains the
(Continued on Page Seven)
j u |y Grand Jury
Praises Officers
For Good Work
The Grand Jury for the July
term of Newton County Superior
Court, in presentments returned
this week, commended the law en
forcement officers of Newton
County, Sheriff Grady Benton and
Carl Butler for their prompt action
in ridding the County of slot ma
chines and gambling devices in a
recent drive.
The Jury, with W. C. MeGahee
as foreman also commended Judge
James C. Davis, and other Court
officials for the performance of
their duties. The full text of the
presentments is as ollows:
We, the Grand Jury, selected and
sworn for the July Term, 1942,
Newton Superior Court, bring the
following presentments:
We have carefully considered all
the criminal matters that have
(Continued on Page Seven)
Rev. C. C. Hamilton
Writes Friends Here
Confiend in the Presbyterian
Hospital in Charlotte, N. C„ Rev.
C. C. Hamilton, pastor of the Cov
j ngdon Presbyterian Church, this
week expressed his thanks to the
people of the community for the
many evidnees of their sympathy
during his illness in a letter to
Mr. and Mrs. Belmont Dennis.
The letter fellows:
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dennis:
1 have had the Covington News
each week since I have been here
1 and it has been a source of plea
sur and deep satisfaction to me.
j think the most striking thing to
me was Mrs. Dennis’ description of
A. B. flying over Covington in the 1
plane and the fact that the trut
evidence of a World War was
j broug nt home to the Dennis
f arndy Mrs. Dennis said this was
endowed ; n her soul by sheding
some tears at the sight of that
plane. When I came to that part
of the story I was sheding tears
myself for I have seen such ex
perience from the air and from the
ground. Mrs. Dennis you were very
(Continued on Page Seven)
P.T.A. To Hold Pre-School
Clinic Here August 4
A pre-school clinic for Coving
ton children, sponsored by the
Parent-Teachers Association will
be held here Tuesday, August 4,
it was announced this week.
Inoculation shots will be given
for typhoid, diptneria and small
DOX. These treatments are free.
Four Newton Men
Get Promotions
Change in rank for four 'New
ton County men, Ed Stone, of Ox
ford, Harry Tuck, of Almon, Al
bert R. Cofer, of Porterdale and
J ame ® 5V. Lassiter, of Covington
were made known here this week,
Cpl. Ed Stone, Oxford, was gra
duated from the officer candidate
school and was commissioned as
Second Lieutenant in the Army
Engineers Corps. He will serve as
instructor at Fort Belvoir, Va.
Harry Tuck, son of Mr. and Mrs.
T. C. Tuck, of Almon serving with
the United States Navy, was pro
moted to the rank of First Class
Seaman. Seaman Tuck, a former
(Continued on Page Seven)
OVINGTON GIRL IS FIRST WOMAN
EMPLOYED BY THE SECRET SERVICE
Miss Lillian Day, ot Covington Mill, Takes
Post in Atlanta With Clerical Department
For 77 years the United States
Secret Service has been known for
its “strong, silent men.” Nary a
woman had broken this time
honored tradition, until the weaker
sex invaded this last stronghold of
masculinity last week in the per
son of Miss Lillian Day, of Cov
ington, Ga. f new addition to the
Atlanta office staff.
Employed to do secretarial work
Miss Day walked efficiently into
her new office and was greeted by
a very unbusinesslike gesture —a
lovely array of flowers, the gift
of the Secret Service to its First
Lady.
Miss Day got the job through
the Civil Service, and she has
doing government work in Atlanta
for eight and a half years.
She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. S. I. Day, long-time residents
of the Covington Mill Community,
George H. Broadnax, agent-in
charge at the Atlanta office,
plained why the Secret Service has
1 never employed women. "You see,”
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
NUMBER 30
Now a Major
r 1 tgl
ii •#
:«..
Wm
.fj
im
if
■H ■:
A
$/ IT/
W. O. Do rough, formerly a
member of the Emory-at-Ox£ord
staff, who was recently promoted
to the rank of Major. Major
Dorough is well-known to the
people of this community having
lived here for a number of year*.
Little Interest In
Coming Race For
State House Posts
Interest in the race for the Gov
ernor’s post in the forthcoming
September Democratic primary
continued rtrong throughout the
State this week, with both candi
dates, Eugene Talmadge, present
Governor and Ellis Arnall, bidding
for votes from the platform, on the
radio and through newsoapers.
However interest in the other
State House races seemed negligi
ble. Political observers attributed
this lack of interest to the lack of
competition for most candidate*,
The local ballot shows 15 different
races with nine of them with cnly
one contender.
In the Senate race Richard Rus
sell is opposed by Will D. Upshaw;
E B Dykes is running against
Homer C. Parker for the post of
Comptroller-General; Randall
Evans Jr., attorney and news
paper man is seeking the post of
Attorney-Genera!, also being
sought by Grady Head, former rev
e.nue commissioner, and Mary D.
Goudelock and Vivian L. Stanley
(Continued on Page Seven)
■ he said, "a secret service agent haa
a pretty tough job. He's the man
that tracks down counterfeiters,
and the man, known colloquially
as the revenooer.’ who uncovers
mountain stills. It’s no job for a
.voman, so in the past we’ve al
ways hired men to do the clerical
work because they generally work
j up to be agents.”
Despite Mr. Broadnax’s dcscrip
tion of the dangers of the job Miss
Day said she wouldn’t mind being
an agent if she ever had the
j chance,
But for the present Miss Day *
only weapon is a typewriter —
j guarded by two flop-eared china
dogs which she says have been her
j desk-mates While Miss for Day years, is the first wo
man to ever hold a post with the
Secret Service, she is not the only
woman to be employed by Federal
sleuths. Miss Carolyn Moore, also
of Covington, works with the Fede
ral Bureau of Investigation M
1 Washington.