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We have won a great war
now what? Our statesmen—and
we hope they will make them
selves worthy of the name
fflUSt with our support win a
ereat peace. For without real
* ce _not merely an absence
of war—there will be no stabili
i in the world, economic or po
litical for long, and no chance
fn r an enduring happiness or
prosperity either here or any
where else.
We Americans are now sweat
inc out the problems of recon
“rsion with all that term im
plies 60,000,000 jobs. Full pro
duction. An economy of abund
ance Impossible, did I hear j
someone say? To the men who
^iave been used to doing the j
impossible you are talking in j
an unknown tongue. The ques-,
tion is, do we want it badly!
enough?
And for your Red Cross,
which through your support has
risen to an unprecedented place
of grandeur and opportunity both
here and around the world—the
Red Cross is also in the midst
bf transition from war to peace.
Another reconversion, if you
please—a re-tooling to meet
those human needs which are
at the center of the respon
sibility which you, the people,
have placed in its hands.
The Red Cross is no less con
cerned as to how we shall meet
these new and continuing re
sponsibilities than are business
= n d industry in meeting theirs.
And I venture to think we arc
working at the job about as
hard.
The fact that the shooting
war is over —thank God! —
doesn't mean that the big war
time job of the Red Cross is
finished. While our men in the
armed services are overseas, Red
Cross must continue always to
be "AT HIS SIDE”. And this
goes for those in process of re
deployment, on their way home
for release, and also the more
lasting job of service to the oc
cupation armies. To be sure,
the overseas part of the job is
a diminishing one and they are
liquidating installations just as
fast as the demands of the Ar
my and Navy permits. As the j
troops, come home and while |
awaiting release, the domestic I
hide of Red Cross service to |
Hhe armed forces in camps and
hospitals must for a time in
crease—at least until demobil-)
ization has become a reality. ।
But this paradoxically, may not ■
mean—indeed it does not mean
—less work to do. For as our
I services to the man in uniform
diminish, those to the veteran !
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2ay Moore Is Named
VFW Post Commander
Ray Moore, World War II vet
eran, was elected commander of
the Ollie Bradshaw Post No.
2776, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, at a meeting held at Port-
I erdale Monday night. He suc
ceeds T M. Hildreth Sr.
Named at Monday’s meeting
to serve during the next year i
with Commander Moore, were:
Jack Hays, senior vice-command
er; Johnnie Andrews, junior
vice-commander; Walter Reyn
olds, quartermaster; Louis Par
nell, adjutant; Edward Hawk
ins, chaplain and James Harde
man, trustee.
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lyn Naval Hospital, Lt Comdr.
Herbert A. Levitt (above), 28, of
the Bronx, N _ y . s . gnal offlcer
"board the U. S. heavy cruiser
ouston, told of the ship’s gallant
Sht before she was sunk oft Java
'yn March 1, 1942. One of 260 sur
°rs of the gallant ship, Levitt
’ the Navy clear the mystery
Sr . P oUston ’s last hou r s of battle
. ' an overwhelming Japanese
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The Cobitong News
VOLUME 82
12 YF. < OLD PORTERDALE GIRL REPORTED MISSING FROM HOME
Increased Tempo Asked In Red Cross Campaign
March 30th
Closing Date
Dendy Says
Giving Is Important
Despite War’s End,
Chapter Chairman
Asserts.
“In the world of rehabilitation
it is just as important to give as
it was during the war,” the Rev-
M. B. Dendy, chairman of the
Newton County Chapter of the
American Red Cross, said thisi
week in urging Newton County I
citizens to increase the tempo of
their donations in the annual
campaign.
Mr. Dendy said that contri- (
bution are behind expectations I
but that the drive would con
tinue the remainder of this.
month and that is was hoped
that by March 30 the quota
would be collected.
The following statement was;
issued by Chairman Dendy ;
“For four long years the
American people put everything
they had into winning a global
war. . . winning a war that bears
no comparsion in history for de
struction and horror. Millions of
men gave their lives fighting for
world freedom . . . dying on far
flung battlefields . . . great dis
tances from their loved ones.
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Speaker Cifes ■
Need For Increase
In School Funds
M- G. Cherry, supervisor for
' the State Department of Educa
tion, was the speaker Tuesday
night at the Dads’ Night pro
gram of the Covington Parent-
Teachers Association. Mr. Cherry
spoke in the place of M. D.
Collins, state school superinten
dent who was unable to be here.
Mrs. R- R. Fowler Jr. presided.
His subject was “The Need
For More Funds For Georgia
State Education.” He explained
how the lack of funds hampered
I the development of a well-round
ed educational program and
pointed to a number of improve
) ments that could be made if
! funds were made available.
The need for improved acous
tics in the auditorium was dis
cussed and a committee was
named to determine necessary
steps for the improvement. The
committee will report at the next
meeting of the P. T. A.
Other features of the program'
were solo selections by Mrs. T.
A. Rape and group singing with
Mrs- Walter McGahee at the
piano. Delicious refreshments of
ice cream and cake were served
to the capacity audience.
Oxford Students
In P 'dale Program
A deputation from the Ox
ford Youth Fellowship present
ed a program Sunday night at
the Porterdale Methodist Church.
“What Christ Means to Me”
was the general theme of the
meeting.
Under the excellent leader
ship of Miss Decora Adams, the
Methodist Youth Fellowship has
become one of the most active
organizations on the campus.
Under its auspices many depu
tations of young Christian lead
ers from several Georgia col
leges have been brought to Em
ory at Oxford for inspiring ser
vices. 4
Taking part on the program
Sunday night were: Bob Pick
ett, of Winter Haven, Fla.; Ben
Read, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Ben
nett Horton, of Americus; Stan
ley Moody, of Decatur; Claude
Gambell, of Atlanta; James Gay
lor. of Pineland, Fla., and Allen
i Turner, of McDouough.
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GeorfiA Enterprise. Eat. 1844.
Nation Still Plagued By Strikes II
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MEMBERS OF THE BLOOMFIELD, N. J., Police Department are shown tak
ing still and motion pictures as court evidence of the picket line formed
by the CIO-United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
outside the strike-bound Westinghouse Electric Company plant Note
the clock and card to record the actual time at which each photograph is
made. Union officials challenged the New Jersey riot act (International)
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POLICE OF BLOOMFIELD, N. J., are shown keeping picket lines open to permit passage of office personnel at the
strike-bound Westinghouse Electric plant as striking workers threatened to test the legality of an ancient New
Jersey riot act Union officials attacked the old law as a violation of the Bill of Rights. (International)
Rotarians Plans Series Os Articles
On Importance Os Registering To Vote
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Rotarians Hear
Vote Drive Report
The Rev. S. S- Williams, pastor
j of the Porterdale Baptist Church,
was guest speaker Tuesday noon
at the regular meeting of the
Covington Rotary Club. He was
introduced by President Jim
Cook.
Mr. Williams made a most in- 1
teresting and inspiring talk on
; the “Arts” of Living That Are
: Lost”. He told how the people
■| of this nation could serve in
• I these hours of need an how we
’ i could help bring about a per
! manent peace. He said it was not
what you did, but what was in
■ your mind. He concluded that
• we should help each other and!
■ so help others and follow the ad-1
i vice in the bible.
Carl Osborn, general manager
of the White’s Enterprises, was
■ taken into the club as a new
■ member. Lamar Callaway was a
special guest-
Chairman Melvin Ellington, of
the new Election Committee, re
1 ported on the “Get out the vote”
campaign. H stated that the first
1 meeting of his committee met
, I Monday evening at the office of
W. C. McGahee Plans were made
( I to begin the drive at once for a
.; general registration of all citi
) ; —
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1946
There was a day, in the not
too distant past, when people
gave their lives for the op
portunity of choosing their own
rulers. History taught us even |
in grammar school that kings'
and dictators ruled with an iron 1
hand. The bible tells of the op- :
pressed peoples of that day. Only j
a few months ago we were read I
ing of Hitler and his gang who
secured control of their country .
and tried to place their evil |
hands over the entire world.
In America, we arc proud tha 4
there arc no such rulers. There 1
has been, however, and there.
could be again. The King of;
England ruled America at one ’
time and it took a revolution. ■
great suffering and grief, to free
this nation. The people of the
South were kept from the polls
at one time immediately follow
ing the war between the States, j
Many gave their lives to return !
this heritage to the south.
We are prone to criticize our
city, county, state and federal
officials. Some criticism is just
and some unjust, but it is good
for us to take an interest in our
government because it concerns
us all. A country not interested
in its government is head’d for
ruin. All of us arc interested in.
what goes on about us and
everything today is affected ’’v
”’bnt th" ’’overnment do o ’ W®
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SOME OF THE WORKERS at one of the plants of the Ford Motor Company
in Michigan are shown busy at work getting the assembly lines rolling
ft again. The auto-making plants have been closed since January 25 be
cause of the steel shortage caused by the steel strike. Manufacturing was
resumed in the Rouge, Highland Park and Iron Mountain, Mich., plan’s
with 38,000 workers called back to work. (International Soundphoto)
This is the first of a series
of articles written by Coving
ton Rotarians io answer ihe
question, “Why Register For
Any Election?". These articles
are written as a means of con
vincing ihe people of Newton
County that they should im
mediately register for the com
ing election. Any comments or
suggestions should be addressed
io ihe ROTARY CLUB, care
Delaney Hotel. Covington,
Georgia. The Roiary Club
welcomes these comments, sug
gestions or constructive critic
ism and will appreciate your
interest.
wrongs that should be corrected,
but how?
You, the people, are ■ the
answer. A small and simple
thing, but so important that
thinking people are becoming
more alarmed every day. Yes,.
people are not registering to vote ,
and those who registered years j
ago have voted^only a few times.)
Many have turned from the poll-’
disgusted because they apparent
ly have voted uselessly.
This voting business is so simple
and we are so accustomed to it
that we care nothing for this
privilege. It is a dutv however
and if you expect to share in the
privileges of your country, you
should shrre in the duties placed
(Continued on page W
Mansfield Negro
Killed Saturday
In Shooting Affray
J. D. Norwood. Newton County
: Negro, was being held this week
in the County jail, charged with
I the fatal shooting of Willie
Henderson, Mansfield Negro,
early Saturday morning
According to County officials,
the two Negroes got into a fierce
argument in which Norwood
severly cut Henderson. Hender
son’s wounds were treated in
nearby Newborn and he returned
to Mansfield where he encounter-
Norwood a second time-
Another fight ensued, County ।
I officials said, in which Norwood )
, shot and fatally wounded Hen- j
derson.
District Champions In State Finals
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Here’s Covington High School’s girls basketball team, winners of the Fifth District Champion
ship Left to right, they are, in the front row: Betty Neal House, Jean Avery, Ruby L ec
Captain Frances Hicks, Mary Bell, and Josie Greene. Second row: Martha Jean Morgan, Dorothy,
Dendy, Frances Ginn, Joan Edwards, Jean Moore, Marianne Turner, and Annie Laurie Turnei,
coach. Third row: Jean Bush. Nelle Strozier, Mable Rogers Carolyn Campbell, Willie Jean Camp
bell, and Suzanne Gardner. The Covington champions meet Cassville High School this afteinoon at
2 o'clock in an elimination tilt in the Girls State Basketball Tournament being played at Me co Ln
versitv in Macon. Winner of this afternoon’s game will enter the semi-finals tomorrow night, with
the championship game scheduled Saturday night. The tourney will conclude a successful season for
the Covington girls who have lost only one game to dale.
5c SINGLE COPY
Ruth Patrick Last Reported
Near Oxford Store Friday
Left Home Os Parents Last Friday Morning;
Visited Bank Here Seeking Money For Mother
Law enforcement officers this week were seeking to
learn the whereabouts of Ruth Patrick, 12-year-old Port
erdale girl, who disappeared from her home last Friday.
An intensified local search and broadcasts over the State
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Four Attended ;
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Youth Assembly ,
Held At Capitol
Martha Jane Dedren and La
vinia Whatley, of the Tri-Hi-Y
Club, and Bill Stillwell, and Le
on Cohen, of the Hi-Y Club,
represented Covington High
School at the Georgia Youth
Assembly which convened at the
State Capitol last Friday for a
three-day session.
All four Covington delegates
were placed on Education Com- j
mittee No. 1, of which Miss
Derden was secretary. This com- !
mittee reported favorably a leg
islative bill to require courses
lin social hygiene and domestic ।
relations in high schools. This
measure, introduced by the Cov
ington and Valdosta delegations,
was later passed by the Assem
bly.
Saturday night the students
were entertained by the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce at a ban.
quet at the Ansley Hotel. Sat-,
urday afternoon they were tak
en on a sight-seeing tour by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
and were given a reception by
the Georgia League of Women
Voters.
High light of the sessions was
an address Friday afternoon by
Governor Ellis Arnall. The
meeting was closed Sunday
morning with an impressive talk
by Bishop Walker.
The Youth Assembly was
sponsored by the two clubs and (
representatives from throughout
the State attended.
The Assembly was carried out I
in the same manner as the reg-;
ular State House of Represen
j tative and provided much valu-
(Continued on page 14)
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
Patrol radio, have failed to un
cover a single lead, according
to W. G. Benton, Newton Coun
ty Sheriff, who is directing
the search.
According to officers, the girl
left the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Louie Patrick, Por
terdale, last Friday morning,
supposedly for school- However,
she did not report at school and
later that day she went to the
Bank of Covington, telling em
ployes there that her father, a
painter, had broken his foot and
that her mother wished to with
draw money for groceries.
Later Friday, the child en
deavored to cash a crudely writ
ten check bearing the alleged
signature of her mother. She
was however, unsuccessful.
Friday afternoon, it is report
i cd, she went to Oxford in a
i taxi cab and was last seen in
front of the Bankston Moss
store, apparently headed for
Dialtown.
When last seen she was wear
ing a green and white striped
skirt, a white blouse, and a
I green coat. She is described as
having brown eyes, brown hair
and fair complexion. She is
four feet 10 inches tall and i»
' small for her age, weighing ap
proximately 65 pounds.
A 40-year-old white man, de
scribed as a friend of the miss
ing girl, and said to have been
with her Thursday night prior:
| to her disappearance, was ques
tioned Sunday by officers. He
denied any knowledge of her
whereabouts, saying that he had
not seen her since Thursday
night.
While there was no indication
that she has met with foul play,
law enforcement officers are
i sparing no efforts to trace her
disappearance route and find
where she is.
Anyone having information as
to her whereabouts, or having
information of value to the
Sheriff’s department, was asked
to get in touch with Sheriff
Benton.
NUMBER 11