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L;\, is the one day the?
v éz'n\ip can be together. I|
E.‘heard parents say it’s the‘
E . the week, and|
ost day In s ]
> v look forward to_Mo_n '
ftbey s when the kiddies
mornm.: to school and out
gent D2CK o feet. Well,
el gl settie
ight here We can sS€
pe }(\lkf]‘mn of LONG SUN-/!
"SPI How do we spend them |
E. kiddies, and the fam- |
p . agr with |
[lhm‘n\u’lhl.\ agree Wi |
s Lockerman. and 1 kl‘l(W;i
as viewing her little bxot')
3 long week collecting ’A"i
ting items for her paper of
h she is Associate Editor,
r'én as her duties at home.
5’53"-‘ A n]ulh(’]_ running her
Ldm\'n a church pew, ap
ing the moist sprig of lair |
uting from the crowmn of |
con's head, noting Wlt.h “‘t‘
.;;nn little sister’s hair l'lbri
'and admiring the ter}orlofi
hushand’s church syngtr‘.;i
» has a fleeting thx"lll uti
v that does not come 1n an-i
| instant of life. If you are|
wying this out on Sundgy, |
Office Boy knows this will|
he most soothing Il)nl(‘. you
tried. . .Doris continues |
e is a family so ‘tnget‘der,:\
bined. as it is in that space“
me, when, all of them bath- |
and polished, decorous and |
ained, a father and mother |
wich their brood between |
in the chapel of a church|
take part in religious serv—i
The church may be the|
organization that possesses |
he family at the same time |
ols do not, though the)‘ lryi
jchieve it by bringing par
’and teachers into associa
after classes have heent
issed. Civic clubs do rluf,l
gh they organize Ladies’
ts and Daddies’ Nights a:»‘
ously, trying to accomplish !
Sports promoters try it, of-|
g special prices, or free ad- |
ance to wives or children.i
of these forces struggle to |
in what the church HAS by
JRAL design. . . .In the
too many churches may
erred in overlooking this
ntage, by splitting up ac
ies into men’s socials, and
en's work, and showving the |
ren into their own special
eation, destroying theiv
t advantage. Sunday schools,
cially on the lower level, !
e been pretty dominated by
en, and many of them havc,i
run through their class |
ods early in the day beiore |
nis actually were taken mto
ship at all. This is chang |
. ..” Now Parents. , .Pas |
.. Sunday School Supts. . l
make an all out effort to
mble families. . .let each
Iy group have its own pew |
even as we did in the long
) form a habit of seeing that
¥ family is in place on Sun- |
Morning from the Sunday
ol hour right through the
irth hour. , If one is vacant !
0 them a card and tell them |
' Vacant their place was at
rch that morning. Would it
be wonderful to see all par-
With their kiddies at Sun- |
School! That child wml
W up to know he eor she
¢ Went to Sunday School, . .
' parents were there to
A their voices with theirl
"gsters and lead them out
ng. . but can you hear
' say ‘T did not sing be-
Mommy anq Daddy were
Yith me” Then when they
sup. + "No, you run along
lfpday School” they -will
v “Mothers ang Daddies do
0 1o Sunday School”, , .
d:"; g‘i‘;}-’:‘sf Who runs the
,» Sehool. if Mothers and
:'Dlace 1§ not there? Yes,
C}?::(\}; Sunday Schocl
dren, on service , with uns
e, Sunday moro-
Be childrer o AT€ Sone: let
® row b o Sl occupy S
o a.l rhux‘gh. with a feels
re n~md pride. . .“that is
o it mother and dad wor
ang n;a}: us EVERY Sunday
My chilgren T, YOU are o
rch Sunrll;;\‘x }Lets i 'to
Sunday S(.-ilw llim thars. &N
have heye, ”;) }‘N)llr. Maybe
GO Thp‘ ‘f‘f'n before. . ,
L You o oA DR
fay, oo o Sed NOW cach
1,1,““ the faces of your
B, . Sobear without a
Nd Dad 1 worship with
B, and utte. 8 p wi
Mol seng 1) . " Sunday Scheol
Dy gy ‘w.|v‘n out to play. ,
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Che Copinglon Neios
VOLUME 85
GOVERS" HERMAN TALMADGE URGES NEW REGISTRATION LIST
MOf Dimes Campaidn Gets Underway
Benefit vasketball Game |
Planned Next Wednesday
Two of Best Girl Basketball Teams In The South |
To Play At The Porterdale Gymnasium Jan. 19th
The annual March of Dimes
swings into line throughout the
nation January 14 and will con
tinue to the end of the montl,
Mr. Aubra Sherwood, 1949
March of Dimes chairman for
Newton County announced to-|
day, urging everyone to give at|
least 50 percent more this year.|
The need for money by thei
Infantile Paralysis Foundaioa
has been increased due to the |
many cases Wwhich occurred{
during the past year. The cost |
of fighting the North Carolina |
epidemic was terrific and manyl
other cases occurred throughout |
the nation including Georgia. |
Newton County did their part |
in this drive last year and ex- |
ceeded the quota according to |
reports. - This year, Mr. Sher- |
wood is working still harder to |
assure the success of this very |
important campaign. |
Much enthusiasm has been in- |
voked in the basketball game to |
be staged Wednesday Night, Jan. |
19, at*7:3o, at the Covington High |
School Gymnasium, betweep the |
Warren Arena Blues and Bail
ey’'s Supreme Coffee Teams. ,
Aubra Sherwood, director of|
the Newton County March ofJ
Dimes, says that fans have an/
unusual :treatsin store for them
in this contest which promises}
‘the best basketball has to offer
in girls teams. Proceeds of the
game will go toward the March |
‘of Dimes Fund, and everyone is |
urged not to miss this outstand
ing sports event. |
- The contesting teams enjoy the
‘distinction of ranking as the two
;best girls' teams in the gouth.
‘The Warren Arena Blues were
iN’ztional Champions in 1947, los
ing out in the finals to Cook’s
Goldblumes from Nashville, by a
‘score of 21 to 18.
~ Odds seem to be with the
Bailey Supreme Team which has
so far won 15 games this season
and lost only one to Hanes Hosi
ery, Winston-Salem, N. C., which
remains undefeated, and is rated
‘the best team in the nation.
'They are the only team which
‘has defeated Cook’s Goldblume’s
this season, and have defeated
'the Blues twice this season, the
;last game 26 to 25 in one of the
'Best games ever played.
’ The players of the two teams
‘are: Warren Arena Blues—Peggy
' Ryan, Denver, Col., Mona Harris,
‘Dot Martin, Oklahoma, Laura Jo
' Pinnington, Okla., Frances Wal
'lace, (Star from Lorelei Ladies),
' Jean Beazley, Forest Park, held
';high school scoring record. Jane
' Goode, Pine Mountain—-improv
ing fast and will be tough to
beat from,now on.
Bailey's Supreme Team: Al
line Banks—9 Consecutive times
!All-Ametican. Greatest Woman
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DR. W. D. TRAVIS |
Who was killed recently in anT
automobile accident while on
the way to visit his daughter and
son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Wm.
| Aiken, mn Lyons Ga. |
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Cohen Sponsors
» i
hodes Show
A new and unusual radio show
began Monday evening over Ra
dio Station WMOC. This new
show is sponsored by the W.
Cohen Company and features
V', C. Dusty Rhodes at the piano.
The Cohen’s Dusty Rhodes
Show begins each evening at
6:45 o'clock and can be heard at
this time over WMOC. Dusty
Rhodes has long been known for
his ability as a pianist, singer
and dancer.lAll of Dusty’s talents
are combined to make the new
Cohens show one of the top
statures on Radio Station WMOC. |
Dusty began playing and sing- |
ing when about six years old, |
and down through the yearse he
developed a style all his own.
Many people now compare him
with Graham Jackson. Dusty is
always ready when called on to|
play the piano and has been
presented to various civic groups
' from time to time, 5
The Empty Stocking Fundj
brought Dusty before the people |
. when Zig Callaway canned on|
" him to provide entertainment for |
' the final night of the drive.|
' Dusty was so popular that call
after call came in with requests
~ for his music and song. |
. Be sure to listen to Cohens |
' Dusty Rhodes show each night at
6:45 o'clock over WMOC. !
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1949
PRESENTMENTS !
We the Grand Jury, selected
'and sworn for the January
Term 1949 Newton Superier
Court, submit the following
i presentments:
| We recommend that the pres-|
'ent Advisory Board serve with!
'our Commissioner, for one year,
| This Board to consist of the fol
|lowing men, Robert Christian,
iC. C. Estes, H. G. Ellington,
{ We recommend that Mr. W.
B. Corry be re-appointed to
'serve on the Newton County
| School Board, for the term of 5
| years, beginning January 1,
| 1949, b
! We recommend the salary of
| County Commissioner Isaaz
| Robertson be increased frem
| $3600.00 to $4200.00 per annum,
| beginning with January 1, 1949
iwhich also includes car, and gas
|for car.
| We recommend that salavy for
| Clerk to County Commissioner
' be $1200.00 per ‘annum.
f We the Grand Jury having
| examined books of Mr. C, C.
| Estes Justice of the Peace; find
;ing same in order and neatly
ikept. we had no other records!
| from any other J. P’s, of the
| County therefore could not ex
amine their records. We recom- |
| mend that these other Justices |
|of the Peace present their rec-|
jords or books to the Next!
| Grand Jury, for evamination. |
, We wish to express our sin
¢cere appreciation to Judge!
| Frank Guess for his courteous
'and efficient handling of our|
' Court, for his able charge to
the Grand Jury and to express
our appreciation to Solicitor
General Roy C. Leathers for his'
untiring efforts and able as
sistance to this body. |
We wish to thank Sheriff |
Grady Penton, and his able
Deputies Henry Odum Jr. and
' Robert Kitchens, our Bailiff, Mr.
J. R. Dobbs and all other law
enforcement officers for their
helpful and willing assistance. |
We recommend that these
presentments be published 1n
the Covington News and that
the usual fee be paid for same.
| This January 5, 1949, {
| Respectfully submitted r
| HUGH L. KING 4‘
| Foreman 3
DOYLE H. SMITH |
‘ Asst. Clerk ;
| By the Court: ’
; The foregoing presentmsnts
' received ordered filed and 1t is
l.further ordered that same be
" published as recommended. 5
. This Jan. 5, 1949, |
| FRANK GUESS l
'i Judge Superior Court
' Newton County |
| Filed in office, January 5,
1949.
| .C. 0. NIXON, Clerk |
| |
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Pepper Growers To
' ‘
‘ !
Get Same Confract
| T. J, Harper, of the Jackson
| Pomona Products Company, an-
Inounced this week that Newton |
| County pimento growers may
| receive the same contract as last
year with same prices and same
delivery conditions.
| The quality of the peppers
| were good last year and 155 tons
were shipped out of Newton
County at $70.00 per ton. Any
person, who does not have a|
| contract, are urged to see County;
Agent Scoggins at once. : ‘
| netpiecnqniunguty |
~ Fire Monday At The
~ Pratt Lumber Company
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‘I A fire at the Pratt Lumber!
| Company Monday night resujt- |
| ed in the total loss of all saw'|
| mill equipment as well as a|
| large building which housed the '
machinery. '
Recently the planing mulF|
' burned and was only rebuili a|
short time ago. The last fixcl
| resulted. in the loss of the saw
| mill., Fa
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Proclaims Week To Protect State’s Trees |
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Gov. Herman E. Talmadge smiles at T. Guy Wollford (left) nfi
Atianta after affixing his signature to a proclamation setting aside |
the week of February 20-26 as “Keep Georgia Green Week.” |
Equally pleased is R. H. White Jr., of Atlanta: both Mr. White and |
Mr. Woolford are members of the Board of Directors of the Geor
gia Forestry Association which sponsors KEEP GEORGIA GREEN,
D | F M b h' !
[VE ror Memoersnip |
I- | | |
aunched By The Legion |
|
i oY !
Every Service Man or Woman In Newfon County
Cordially Invited To Become Member of Legion
The American Legion voted
to enliven the regular meetings
each month by having some sort
of entertainment and refrash
ments each meeting night. '
The first of these entertain
ments will be held at the Le
gion Hall Saturday night, Jan
uary 29th. This will be in the
nature of a dance, both round
and square, for members of the
Legion only, their wives and
sweethearts,
A good orchestra has been se
cured for the affair and a loud
speaker system will be installed
so dancing can be engaged in
on both floors in case there is
a run-over crowd.
This dance will be held in
connection. with the Legion
drive for membership. Com
mander Brooks has requestcd
each member of the Post to se
cure a new member and an In
tensive drive for membership is
now under way.
*The Post hopes to secure at
least four hundred members for
the new year and each service
man in the community is given
a cordial invitation to join “wiin
15 SPONSORED BY TRIHLY CLUB
CHURCH LOYALTY CAMPAIGN HERE
The Covington High Tri-Hi-Y
Club, along with several nun
dred similar clubs over the
State of Georgia, will observe a
Church Loyalty Campaign for
the week beginning Sunday, !
January 16, and lasting throuan
the following Sunday, January
23. |
A well-planned program for
the campaign is being launchel
by Loy Spears, Chairman of the
Projects Committee of the club.
At a special assembly program |
Friday at 2:00 P. M., the projec";
will be presented to the highi
school student body. Blotiers, |
bearing the reasons for loyalty |
to our chosen church, will be |
distributed at that time.
Sunday evening, January 16,
the Tri-Hi-Y Club will attend |
church in a body. The members
of the club urge all young veo
ple of the community to set’
»side about fiftv minules Sur.é
day evening to attend tn
church of their choice,
Splendid cooperation is being
received from the ministers anl
business men of Covington. Thcl‘
' their buddies in promoting the
- glorious work of the American
Legion as well as engaging in
the fun which will be offersd
'each meeting night of the year.
Tuesday night, February 1.
there will be given a chicken
stew free for all the members
‘of the Legion Post. At this meet
ing a report is to be made of ine
number of members added.
. Commander Brooks empha
'sizes the fact that the Newton
County Post is entering into a
new field of service and enter
tainment for their members ani
urges all old members to pay
‘up their dues and also invites
any service man or woman to
join with them in promoting the
‘many projects. which the Ame:-
ican Legion have for all service
men.
USE OF OLEOMARGARINE
Figures show thdt the average
person consumed 16 pounds of
butter in 1941 and only three
pounds of oleomargarine. In con
trast, he used only 11 pounds of
butter in 1947 and five pounds
of margarine. '
Covington ministers will preach
sermons Sunday morning, Jan
uary 23, certered around the
theme, “Youth in the Church”.
Many business men in the down- !
town district have consented to
display posters in their windows
reminding passers by that they
| should be loyal to their church
es. ‘
It is hoped that during this|
week of observance many young
people who do not atterd]
church will come to realize that
' the church needs them and they |
' need the church. It is also hoped
' that through the efforts of this
' project the young people’s or
' ganizations of the churches and
the Sunday School will receive
new life and new members.
~ Assisting Loy and her Project |
Committee in these plans are|
Billie Pope, ,‘ublicity chairman, |
‘and the members of her com
mittee. Officers of the Tri-Hi-Y |
Bare: Suzanne Gardner, presi
dent; Jane Greer, vice-presi
dent; Margaret Stephenson, zec
retary, and Charlotte Yancey,
treasurer, 1
“State Os The State™
Message Given Legislature
Says His Administration Will Not Sponsor Any
So-Called "Subterfuge” Legislation As Purge
Appointed Regent
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SR e e
R. O. ARNOLD
Among the appointments of
Governor Talmadge for the
Board of Regents was R. O.
A
R. 0. Arnold Is
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Appointed To The
Board Os Renents
Mr. R. O. Arnold, of this city,
was among the five new mem
bers o fthe Board of Regents,
which were appointed by Gov
ernor Herman Talmadge and
confirmed by the Senate in ex
ecutive session Monday.
Mr. Arnold is a graduate of the
University of Georgia and Im
mediate Past President of the
Georgia Alumni Society. He is a
former resident of Athens, serv
ing as mayor of that city. He has
been prominent in the Alumni
Association for a number of
yvears and keeps his interest in
his Alma Mata.
Mr. Arnold also served as Pres
ident of the Georgia Cotton Mills
Association and has long been
prominent in the affairs of the
State and as well as the County
and city in which he resides.
His friends in Covington re
joice in his appointment and are
sure Governor Talmadge made
a wise choice in his selection to
this important post.
W. (. Ivey Elected
Porterdale Mayor
QOu January 6, 1949, there was
an election held for the purpcse
of electing officers for the
Town of Porterdale.
The following were elected to
serve for 1949: W. C. Ivey,
Mayor; James Hardman, Re
corder; C. T. Jaynes, Council
man; Claud Cason, Councilman:
Marvin Cason, Councilman; C.
P. Boyd, Councilman, and J. T
Elkins, Councilman.
Home Builders Now
Sponsors New Show .
The Home Builders Supply
Company is now sponsoring a
new type of Sports program over |
Radio Station WMOC each even- |
ing at 6:40 o’clock. l
This mew sports program will |
imclude mews of all sports ac
tivities m this area as well and
sports of state and national in-i
terest. Roy Jones, of the WMOC|
Staff, is M. C. on the show. In|
the past, The Home Builders
Supply Sports parade was pre-|
seiited only two days each week,
Under the new plan, sports will
be presented when it is still
news. All persons with infor
mation on Sports activities should
contact or mail their news to Roy
Jones, Sportscaster, WMOC, Cov
ington, Ga l
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON'S
b ~ex TO CIVIC PRIDE
ANT PROSPERITY
Governor Herman Talmadge
has asked the "Georgia , Legis
lature to wipe out the state’s
voting registration list and ree
build it under a new voting code,
Talmadge wants a strong qualifi=
cation law that will—in his
words—“‘withstand attack in any
llcourt."
~ He says the new voting stand
‘ard must be fair, honést and
constitutionally sound and Tale
‘madge indicates that he does not
ifavnr basing the right to vote
lon the ability to read and write.
|He puts it this way—“lt should
*be based on the wisdom and
| common sense necessary to une
| derstand the duties and oblie
(gations of citizenship.”
| Talmadge delivered his vote
sing stand Tuesday morning in
| his “State of the Republic” ade
'dress to the Legislature, which
|opened in Atlanta Monday. He
'went on to lay down the oute
'lines of his administration pro
| gram. The dftails—especially on
| financing-—will come in the gove
ernor’s budget message Friday.
| Lawmakers are waiting to see
| what method the governor rece
ommends for raising the 42-
million dollars needed to pay
for the expanded services he
| favors. e
| Altogether, Talmadge made 14
separate recommendations to the
lawmakers Tuesday morning.
| They included extending the
lcounty unit system to general
| elections, defer any new taxes to
a vote of the people, and set
up a constitutional highway
board.
Number five on the Talmadge
list is adoption of the Minimum
Foundation Education Program.
Talmadge also wants to provide
money for vocational education,
school bus drivers, and welfare.
He wants to build more rural
hospitals and approve the South
ern Regional Education Plan, a
pension plan and civil service for
the State Highway Patrol, and
a statewide forest fire service.
The governor wants to organize
with other Dixie states a common
defense against federal eivil
rights laws.
Administration leaders are sure
prised at the speed Talmadge
expects, He predicts that his pro
gram will be pushed through in
about 10 days.
Talmadge’s message Tuesday
morning pounded hard on his
demand for extension of the
county unit system to. general
elections, along with the new
vote qualification bill:
He warned again that an end
to the unit vote system would
mean county consolidation and
rule by big-city bosses, and he
laid heavy emphasis on the need
for soil and forest conservation.
For veterans, Talmadge wants
the Legislature to authorize free
lifetime drivers and chauffeurs
licenses. Talmadge has promised
that in his budget message he
will make definite financial rece
ommendations.
Some observers believe this in
dicates that he has abandoned
an earlied plan to submit a two
choice budget plan to the as
sembly. Under the plan, Tals
madge would offer one budget
based on the current expected
state revenue of about 108-mil
lion dollars this year. And
another which would require
new taxes to pay for expanded
services.
The "Legislature ran through
its organizational business in less
than two hours Monday and then
adjourned to await Talmadge's
message Fuesday.
Here are the highlights of
Governor Talmadge's address to
the Georgia Legislature:
ON EDUCATION
“The Minimum Foundation
Program of the Caorgia Educa
tion Association is good business
for §Georgia and should receive
faverable consideration. It is
our moral responsibility to raise
the pay of Georgia schoolteach»
—* - )
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