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A Tribute To Nirs. H.H. Slone
By THE REV. NAT LONG
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following tribute was delivered
at the funeral of Mrs. Susie Stone, beloved Oxford resident,
by the Rev. Nai Long, pastor of the Peachtree Road Meth
odist Church in Atlanta, and a former pastor of the Allen
Memorial Methodist Church at Oxford. At the request of
numerous friends of Mrs. Stone and through the courtesy
of the Rev. Long, we are reproducing the tribute in full.
From 1930 to 1932. it was my
good fortune to be the pastor
of the Oxford Methodist Church.
During that time I came to
know and love "Miss Susie"
as a dear friend. When I was
transferred from this pastorals,
I remarked to my wife, “I won
der if we will ever again in our
coming pastorates know as fine
people as Miss Susie and other
members of the Oxford church.”
CONYERS
THEATFE
CONYERS, GA.
MON. - TUES. — APR. 1- 2
Csrmen Miranda - Vivian
Blaine - Dennis O'Keefe
and Perry Como
“Doll Face”
Cartoon and News
WEDNESDAY — APR. 3
James Craig - Frances Gifford
“She Went To The
Races”
Added "Love To Singa"
THUR. - FRI. — APR. 4 - 5
Gene Tierney . Cornel Wilde
Jeanne Crain
“Leave Her To
Heaven”
(In Tech.)
Also "'cws of the Day"
SATUF-DA’" — APR. 6
Ann Rrtberli / Tom Conway
“Twc ( ’Clock
Courage”
Also Smiley Burnette and
Sunset Carson in
“Firebrands Os
Arizona”
"JES’ SQUEEZE NATCHEL. SONNY!” ? ?
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This ii. a drawing of enc nl the eight
tine paintings by Hy Hintcrmeister
A LOT OF GOOD COMES
FROM THE EARTH
Sonny was sayin' that of
bossy cow is jes’ a natchel
factor.’ for making milk
out o fodder. But I tell
him that making good
milk begins when mother
nature gave us the ferti
lizer to help the fodder
grow. I was referrin’ to the
natchel soda us farmers
uses on all our crops.
Natchel soda comes
right from the earth. \o-
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| Both of us agreed that we
should surely meet fine people
in every pastorate, but that wc
> should never meet any finer
i ones than our dear friends at
years since we have been away
from this Church, we have met
wonderful friends, outstanding
Christians, but nobody has sur
passed "Miss Susie.”
In my judgment "Miss Susie"
i was the salt of the arth. Jesus
expected his disciples to be like
salt in at least two ways. The
first use of salt is to preserve
from corruption. It has been
universally used to preserve c*r.
tain foods. The second use of
salt is to give taste to food, to
make it palatable. Jesus said
to his followers, ‘‘Be like salt.
Save life about you from mor
al ruin. Save it to all that is
high and noble. Be like salt.
Give taste to life. Put a sat
isfying tang into it for others.”
In both these respects, "Miss Su
sie” has been the salt of the
earth. She has been a ■saving
influence all her days. She has
given taste to the life about her.
As I have traveled back in
imagination over the 16 years I
have known "Miss Susie,” I’ve
tried to summarize the outstand,
ing things by which I shall for
ever remember her. First, I
think of her noble, upright char
acter. Her integrity was un
shakable. She loved the truth,
she sought the truth, she spoke
the truth, she lived the truth.
Fairness and justice always
characterized her. Her word
' was her bond. She never swerv.
: ed from the right. To be sure,
| therefore, she was like salt. She
was a saving influence in her
■ home, in her community. It is
i stalwart righteousness like hers
that gives moral security to a
mighborhood.
My second memory will be
that of her lovely home. She
was a devoted wife. Her con
cern for Professor Stone, and
his for her, their mutual love
end respect was beautiful. She
■ cr, a wonderful mother, pre-
body knows for sure quite
how it got there. But they
docs know the wonderful
things- natchel Chilean
soda does for crops.
Seems like jes’ being
natchel makes Chilean
soda different from any
other kind. Maybe folks
won I be able to get all
thev want this season, but
it we re careful with what
w e gel, it may do.
siding over her home with dig
nity, and communicating to all
members of the family a spirit
of tenderness and affection. She
was a most gracious hostess,
making every guest feel quickly
at home. Any one who has ever
had the privilege of being her
guest has experienced an at
mosphere of culture, refinement,
warm-heartedness, peace, and
joy.
Once more, I think of her as
a good neighbor. The Oxford
Methodist Parsonage was the
first home which Mrs. Long and
I had after we were married.
A truck preceded Mrs. Long
and me with our possessions.
When we reached Oxford, our
things had been unpacked. "Miss
Susie” was one of the gracious
neighbors who did that. That
is typical of her. Wherever she
was able to be of any service
to those about her, she was al
ways on hand. She loved her
fellow citizens and they loved
her. Because she was such a
good friend and such a genuine
neighbor, she had countless
friends. When some special
occasion called a large group
of people to Oxford, one
could see person after person
making his way to the Stone
home. Before they left, many,
many, friends would have to
run by to see "Miss Susie.” She
was loved by young and old,
white and black, educated and
uneducated. She was a good
neighbor.
Still again, I was impressed
by "Miss Susie’s” love for Ox
ford, for Emory. She was a part
of the school, part of the town.
She was completely identified
with the school, with the town.
She helped to be the grand
place it has been and is. She
was one of those who contribut
ed their spirit and idealism to
help in the making of Emory
University. Like her husband,
she influenced directly and in
directly a great number of stu
dents who call her influence
blessed.
I can never forget “Miss
Susie’s” love for the Church. It
was dear to her heart. When
she was physically able, she
was present for every service.
Through the years she served
in the Church School and in
the Woman’s Society of Chfja
tian Service, and every pro
gram and activity of her local
Church and of the Church at
large had her interest and sup
port. Every pastor has had her
loyalty. »
Her religious faith was
staunch, her religious experi
ence deep. The Bible was to
her a constant source of com
fort, a lamp unto her feet, a
light unto her path. Prayer was
a vital force in her daily life.
She knew and loved the Lord
Jesus Christ as her Savior.
She was so fortified by an
inner religious experience that
she was able to face with
triumph the many sorrows and
troubles which life brought to
her. I can never forget with
what bravery and with whs:
poise she met difficulties.
She had an undying faith in
the eternal life, and it is our
Christian conviction that she
has entered into a joyous ad
venture with Jesus Christ and
her loved ones who have pre
’ ceded her in the Great Beyond.
While I am sad, and my heart
bleeds with the hearts of the
loved ones, and other friends,
my chief emotion is that of deep
^latitude, gratitude tha I had
he great privilege of knowing
। and loving “Miss Susie.” Her
life will ever be an inspiration
to me. Her friendship will ever
Ibe a precious treasure of my
momory.
• She was the salt of the earth
f the kind that never lost its
I savour.
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। Special attention is being giv
en to streamlining the kitchen
by Tift County farm women,
reports Home Agent Miss Enda
Bishop. The “U” and “Corri
dor” types of kitchen arrange
ment have been shown and dis
cussed at many of the home
demonstration club meetings.
Good preparation of land is
cntial to increasing the pro
ctin of crops.
TAX RETURN
NOTICE
State and County Tax Books Open Jan. Ist.
Close April Ist
Please come in at once and make your state and
County Tax Returns and application for Tax Exemp
tion. Unless you do this before April Ist, according
to law, your taxes will be payable this fall without
Exemption.
EVA STEPHENSON
TAX RECEIVER
THE COVINGTON NEWS
MODERN BLUEBEARD FACES COURT
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IN OR OUT OF FICTION there Is no parallel for the amazing case of Marcel
Petiot, doctor and former mayor of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, France, who
boastfully insists that he murdered 63 persons—rather than a mere 26 as
charged. Shown here chatting with his lawyer. M. Floriot, as his trial
opened in Paris, Petiot seeks to defend his crimes as those of a patriot
who killed only Gestapo men, spies and others seeking to escape France
in war time. The prosecution says he murdered for profit and robbed his
victims of valuable fems and money. (International Radiophoto)
NEWS FROM
Cedar Shoals
Several from here attended the
funeral of Mr. Stedham at Coun-
I
ty Line Church Sunday after
noon.
Miss Virginia Switzer, of At
lanta, was the week-end guest
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
G. Switzer.
Miss Jimmie Lou Norwood
visited Miss Betty Ann Burch
Friday afternoon.
S/Sgt. and Mrs. Odell Bene
dict and daughter, Mary, of Ft.
Benning, were the guests several
days last week of Mr. and Mrs.
John Benedict.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilder,
of Monticello, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Knight.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dur
den, and children, of Covington,
were the guests of Mrs. Lee
Terry, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cardell
and children, of Social Circle,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Knight.
Mrs. Sara Simmons, of Tusca
loosa, Ala., is visiting her mo
ther, Mrs. W. A. Woodruff.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Morris and
Mrs. J. D. O’Bryant and son, of
Atlanta, were the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Benedict.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Piper,
of Covington, spent Sunday af
ternoon with Mr. N. H. Piper
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and Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Switzer,
Mrs. T. K. Evans has return
ed home after two weeks’ visit
with her daughter, Mrs Mattie
Avery, in Covington.
Buddie Sears, of Mansfield,
was last week-end’s guest of
his sister, Mrs, Elmer Floyd.
Miss Margaret Norwood was
the week-end guest of Miss
Betty Ann Burch, in Porterdale.
Miss Rachel Norwood spent
Sunday with Miss Marjorie Hud
gins, in Porterdale.
Mr. James Woodruff, of At
lanta, spent several days last
week with his wife and baby at
the home of his mother, Mrs.
W. A. Woodruff.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Hamlin
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community.
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Emory Will Continue
Accelerated Program
Emory University announced
this week that it will continue
in most of its divisions this sum
mer the accelerated academic
program carried on during the
war. Notable exceptions to the
year-round class schedule are
the schools of Medicine and
Dentistry.
The College of 'Arts arid
Sciences, the Graduate School,
and the schools of Law, Theo
logy, Library Science, Nursing
and Business Administration, will
operate on a regular schedule
throughout the coming summer.
In addition to the courses
available in these branches of the
university, the Emory announce
ment revealed a number of other
special programs for summer
students.
County Extension agents say
special care should be taken in
checking homemade labor-saving
equipment for accident hazards.
guest, S/Sgt. and Mrs. Odell
Benedict, and Mary, of Fort Ben
ning, spent Friday afternoon in
Porterdale with Mr. and Mrs j
Walker Martin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Knight and
their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Wilder, spent Sunday afternoon
in Covington with Mr. and Mrs.
Press Wilson.
Mrs. Mose Collis, Charles
Collis and Mrs. Mary Kitchens
were called to Stone Mountain
by the serious illness of Mrs.
Collis’ brother, Mr. John Martin.
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Pinkham’s Compound is one of the
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NOTICE
TO THE PUBLIC
I WISH TO THANK THE PEOPLE OF COVINGTON
PORTERDALE, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNI’
TIES FOR THEIR SPLENDID COOPERATION
IN HELPING ME TO CARRY ON MY BUSINESS.
It has been a pleasure, to serve you in the pait.
We regret to leave HAP’S PLACE very much, but
after April Ist, We Will Be Open on the Atlanta
Highway, Known As The LOG CABIN INN or DOC’S
PLACE.
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WE WILL BE DELIGHTED TO SERVE YOU
THERE AS WE ARE DOING AT HAP’S.
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Thursday, March 28