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CvimitonCall Eat'd 1B79 Consolidated ....July L 1917
COVINGTON, TENN., DECEMBER 20, 1922
Subscription C$1.50 a Ye
m GOOGFELLOWS
N0WIS APPEAL
Contributions must ' reach
LEADER BY FRIDAY
t i ' M'WMMl'iM'"""MM-
NO DISBARMENT IN
LAMER PROCEEDINGS
Old Santa Will Have Sufficient Toys
ar.d Goodies to Bring Joy to Hearts
of Many Kiddies in This Community
--RttHpoiisus Have Been Generous
Committee Appointed to Make Pur
chases Hand in Your Dollar Now.
h The liberal contributions from the
iau uisue people of Covington and im
achate vicinity will enable the Good
i Slows' Santa Claus Club to fill the
rockiiijfsj of the poor and unfortunate
,tnimren ot this city and surrounding
(.ciKiiuornooci. ine dollars, still roli
'i into thi3 office, will be sufficient
y the end of the week to f urnish Old
mta with an abundance of useful
' i ristmas articles for these kiddies.
"i'h his bags full he will experience
1 'lit: ft V f - V1 i m 1 1 . .1 .
joy asm inwara satis
dttum of making the rounds outlined
y; the Goodfellovvs in this com
munity. ,
' he Goodfellows, with the assist
ance pf local civic organizations and
other reliable 'Sources of information,
have been able to make an. accurate
survey of families in this community
to obtain their Christmas " list. They
not only contemnlat.fi
the poor and unfortunate, but will
ilM) remember the aged and infirm
and a number of those with perma
nent ' disabilities residing in Coving
ton and vicinity. ,
The. Leader' will' receive contribu
tions until Fridav of this wppL- . If
you nave not sent your dollar to (this
. yn' a so but lt is desir
able that it shall come forward not
The name of P. W. Lanier will hot
be stricken from the roll of practicing
fltfrtl'10l-o in' Clw.lU.. :jl
.v.ui..Vo ouciuj tuuiuy, iiui will
he be even temporarily disbarred un
der the ruling handed down Thursday
morning oy Lnancellor F. H. Heiskell
in the disbarment proceedings insti
tuted against Lanier by his former
client, Mrs. Maggie T. Laird.
The chancellor exonerated Lanier of
the charges of conduct involving
moral turpitude and fraud in connect
ion with the listing of property on an
appeal cost bond filed in a chancery
suit, in which Mrs. Laird was seeking
an accounting from him. The third
cnarge that he had withheld for an
unreasonable time money collected for
nis caent and given to her by judg
ment of the court was gone into by
the chancellor at great leneth in a
verbal opinion that took over an hour
to render.
At the c6nslusion of this opinion
the chancellor ruled that Lanier had
been careless in handling funds col
lected tor Mrs. Laird, in that he had
NEWS FROM TOWN AND COUNTY
Born Friday to Rev. and Mrs. L.
Z. Hurley, of Clopton, a girl.
A Christmas entertainment, . to
wnicn the public is invited, will be
given in the iBurlison school Friday
nignt oi mis weeK.-
Saturday night a Christmas tree
and a musical program will be given
at the Phelan Baptist church. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Mr. W. A. Easlev. of this citv.
recently purchased the residence of
Mr. J. P. Boshers here and will- take
possession of the Drooertv on Janu
ary 1.
Christmas shopping this week
has been exceedingly heavy at all the
uusiness places here. The merchants
are apparently doing a record-break
ing nouday business.
he residence of Mr. Wilton
Webb at Atoka, with practically all
household goods, was totally destroy-
cu uy are rrmay night. The prop.
Ll ML lit M34II 1 ..i fi I I
not kept on deposit a sum sufficient - y VI reP0l, was only partially
a. . , - - r virpn mr ineiivo nun
to at once satisty her claim when the
supreme court had decided the suit
Between tnem over these funds. He
stated that, in view of the fact that
ine amount m litigation which, with
uie costs or court, reached a tota n
excess of $800. had been paid ,to the
clerk and master since the disbarment
proceedings were instituted he would
not even temporarily disbar Lanier. .
However, statine- fmm tUa
jk : 3 , .MCU"
ui-nveieu a reDUke that in his
0Pin'or the matter had not been
handled by Lanier in an ethical fash
ion. He took occasion to warn Lanier
not co accept the rulings as a victory
but rather as the imposition by the
court of the minimum penalty in the
disbarment statue of 1919. namely
censure and reprimand by the court!
There is talk of an appeal being
made by Lanier from "the 'ruling of
p
later than Fridav
1 Of At a recent meeting- n cnmm;0 chancellor on the prmmri n,f ti,
i of Goodfellows was appointed to make ?'ec1ord contains no evidence on which
i-uicnases ot the various Christmas 1 V en a "Pmand by the court
' '- .articles to be distributed on rhriatJ he, chancellor announced thnt
mis r.ve night. Flans formulated by IV y 0 pay IMrs- La'ra'3 claim and
hem will .-be executed as svstemat- P6.0,0' of court have now been paid
ly as possible. Nothing has been !n 'V11 to w- M. Cox. clerk and master
lie unaone to obtain a list of those 1 mancery, by Lanier.
ti serving attention and aid. "
Jew quests have come to the AMERICAN REGION
,odfellows from neonle rint livino- BANOIIKT n
Mrs. Wm. Johes i3 reported quite
u a. ner iiome in tnis city.
The banks of Covington will be
closed Christmas Dav Mondav. Vr
cember 25 and open again for busi
ness Tuesday
Mr. J. B. Sanford, who recently
underwent a serious operation, has
about recovered and is able to be out
again
William Albert, the infant son of
'i r. and IMrs. Vernon Mausey, died
uecenmer is and was buried the fol
lowing day at Mt. Lebanon.
Mr. W. F. Davis, of the lftth Hi a.
triet, reports to us that he killed a
Poland China hoer last TupsHav that
aressed Ml pounds. The hog was 20
monms and live days old.
,. The A. R. P. church at Brighton
is planning a Christmas tree and box
supper for Tuesday night, December
Oil -Trt n.innu J J Ml t
.j. ic 8U(j(jer auu iree win De m the
I covered by insurance.
A June apple tree in the orchard
of Mr. R. s. McDow, of this city, has
borne two crops of apples this year,
one coming in the spring and the other
this fall. According to Mr. (McDow,
the apples this fall were red-ripe and
cr , lrUlt- i -The residence of Perry Somer-
Oheriff VolZ. Marshal T1nmo. on.l vill. rnlm-orl l,.f..J i. ' x 11 ,
n., rI ... ' . . """"" " i 'wnicu uu ine lasc DIOCK
Deputy Hamilton raided a crap game; south of Maple street, was totally de
bunday afternoon, arresting eight ne- troyed by fire last Thursday night
gro men, alUf whom were arraigned ! about 9:30 o'clock. Some insurance
Deiore Lsq. J. K. Walker MnnH.iv anrl I was cni-rieH nn tha u..t -.
were fi0) 7 u :i...l I F'V. ui not
v, cam, inuiuuing me iin
basement of the church and the nnhlt,
w cordially invited to attend!
Mr. D. W. Ruffin, Jr., purchased
last week the residence of Mrs. Willie
MeCullers, of Dallas, Texas, on East
Liberty avenue, and will have pos
session on January 1. IMr. and Mrs.
v. H. Hill are at present occupying
the residence.
TENNESSEE LEADS SOUTH
AT GREAT EXPOSITION
v' me uimis to oe visited, and it
v. v, . 6.nra mat ine worK does
BANQUET FRIDAY NIGHT
imposed by the city court
Through error we reported in our
issue of last wppW tVmh M w r
Sterling and family would remove t.-
I'ayetteviile, Tenn., January 1. Mr
Sterling's many friends will hp l coo
ed to know that he has
teiiiion oi leaving Covington.
Mr. Leroy Hill and Miss Valerie
Louise Bobbitt. of Mp
united in marriage here at 11 'o'clock
bunday mornine. Eso. .T. v. Wniiro
officiating. They motored through
from Memphis, returning home im
mediately after the ceremony.
The. proDertv of th Ruri;,,
Store Co., at Burlison, consistin? of
enough to cover the losses sustained,
Mr. T. H. Byrd recently pur
chased the grocery business of iVc-'
Lister Bros, at Brighton and will con
tinue its operation t the same stand.
McLister Bros, will hp encrao-o r,.
clusively in running their (jog ken-
.t-io nt-ai orignton nereatter. 1
The house and W nf u t n
Hastings on iBoyce avenue was sold
Tuesday to Mr. Don Baxter, $1,400
being the consideration. The 45
acre f;lrm of Mr. Hastings was pur
chased by Esq. W. S. Mayes for a con
sideration of $2,700.
J. M. Titus, colored, who escaped
from the county workhouse about one
j ear ago, was apprehended in Mem
a storehouse, shop and a residence, ! Phis last Thursday by Sheriff Volz"
Mumu recently py Mr. S. E.jo, returned to his place in the
Murphy, who is conducting a generai
mercantile business at that place, and
will occupy the building after Janu
ary 1.
Mr. Thnrtnn
e beginning of the campaTgn th f ?cLk December 2 l &t lM nd ' Ml8s. Mazie Faught, of Pfegah he will be in charge of 'a plantation
,e .would E'd'confined to Cov- ?K2r', , r Z1ve -jm ,. m , marriage. Saturday W His family will join him
tf
tl
lr-aton and vicinity onlv.
buccess has attended pyprv offM
made by the Goodfellows since the
.n..wia-ut was uiaituratea a fev
vt.ws .ago..- ine people know the men nt J
good results that may ho vtj t.. t;. ., u"-
I'd-' I
f ontrdmtiona
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r'"J ."J auwais 10 tne'DU l ie. ha til.. r. -
n ma,3e through the . colutnns tf present at thl w"irilTla? "l"? man- Tuesday morning
workhouse, where his tprm of tun.
:n L i .. . . - v....vv
wm oe lengtnened because of his at
tempted escape.
Mr. Walter G. Sanfnrd Mt T,,Qe
day morning for Marion, Ark., where
ph ', . . . The mercury dronned to 1S de.
experiences. For this rear, of 0 TTday mornin the loVest
but.ona have come irenernnslr L i- x! I:6 Ms"'"? Jear will h-0i,i weather mark of the year. The
Pe. Legionairesnd other
records ,of Mr. J.. S. Ruffin, local
I! , , i ,' one being responded notify Mr. W -fir R-JnT,, Jlw ae"rees C0WtT than morn
to.'U,,a"-Dytne le Coving- not later than FrklaT Zonoi iZeSVwi 21tes-the
J Ho njerit. of the' organization as mateJ mlX a's to Zmmti , -Arrangers by the Cumber
inn aeknowljdired where,. , i. . , maae as 10 the number m,i Toiu j'ti u r-.-
; ,." ,, lo ue served. ; ; .... . : -fy. aim incgiauu vu
.... . ..Fcratiun.,. inose who have , for the romova of their
Mhr AGENT ATTENDING
L,.t"-"Tiy"a wnrre tne greatest good
V! be done. The faith of h ,,.
nnlps nnH
lines from.the public square are being
effected and the nftrk is svnnnJ
MEETING AT KNOXVILLE be done soon. Three caw Of poles and
j-,. . . ., i: otner equipment neceary for the re-
ilfU?-t,fnSiltren 0t ith'u CDmmun't.v County Agent Hollingsworth left moVal have been re?4ved here
StaVi" k?htL h,LCimJ50' faturda,V o U NasSe Ind "At a meeting Tday nfter;
noon
ings
Their Wih00 7"""T .... xUt masnvuie anal , , " '-"' ..u-?
ih; fulfilled entirplv K ,7 fil, T Ax " , " , e. ne w t0 K-noxville to l l ie u'e0 oi tne union bav
: , - nut ue an,ena tne annual . mppnno' nf JtanK
!H? y.',remembered through: the county agents of the Sf "At dared
""'".si a neiu at tne close of ownuuiucia ui me uanK uecem-
each year, the work of the year.clos- ber 3.!. y checks As evidenced by
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MRS
J. B. "McCLEI.I.AVn
PASSES TO HER REWARD
NeU-si. nf tlin Jll. .1 It.
,. " c oi iirs. jenme
ing is discussed and plans made for tne dividend declared, the condition of
the work thtit will be pushed bv the the bank was most satisfactory in
KP"u uurmg me next year. ' every respect. . .
uunng tfce week the agents will -The many friends of Mr. V, M
promi- unmsley, of Baton Rouge, La., form-Prac-
erly of this citv will be nleaseH tn
that is know that his management of the Ex-
rnmt in I tiroce KiioinoeD 4-ViyMA i.1 iL
, 'Mrs. McClelland will Jba Jeniera- f Mp'S ti r011 during the meeting. of October was most commendaoL
it Wrcd by manv th .I . Mp-. H?Hnffsworth stated just be- His office won second ' oriTe: Hoine-
i -For many y t1iVe Hi? .5usi-S3 that divis-
cue laugnt m the PUbl C and nrivnto J, i , . , vneaus was Iirst.
-chools in this citv rnfJPfi!! co.nt. ??any valuae farm Re. RicharH m. 0wpn snn ,lf
IMS she had lived in CalifornVand farmers TlSTSv tH? Judand Mrs" W. A. Owen l' ar
Oregon. , . iaxmers oi lipion .county . rive the Utter nart Af ii'-w.u .
Mrs. McClelland was aL native of
"mo. sne.was tirst married to Rev.
b. A Burkhart. To this union one
daughter was born, Mrs. W. B. Ham
ilton, of Portland, Oregon, who sur-
ivre ner.
Trflllic Vllld U'Krd Via in n 04.....4.
UL,V. C. L. BOW DEN the Southern Baptist Theoloe-ical
'.WINS 'EW HONORS Seminary. Sunday night at the First
, Baptist church Mr. Owen will occuov
Rev. CHprIpv r.'Bm';t,,JV, th pulpit and deliver a sermon-. on
Mr. C. E Turner n'lmmlnw
- - fWUHIICIH
. mer ana strawberry grower of this'
vicinity, brought to this office Mon-
uay a iew specimens of ripe and fully
developed strawberries grown on his
farm. Full maturity of strawberries
at this time 6f the year is phenomenal
if not unheard of, in West Tennessee
v7 ,l'"-' V,lrfrJ BoP"ue a8'Gd 24 years,
died Tuesday of tuberculosis' at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Clark
wanivensnip. ihe funeral took placb
at 1 o'clock ithis Wednesday! nfter.
noon. Elder G. W. Tracey conducting
wic ohvuts, aner wnicn the remains
were interred m Mt. Lebanon ceme
tery. , ,
Sheriff Volz and deputies dis
covered a giant still in the h .ff
a io per cent, dividend was de- nanaoipn Saturday. The still onri
.j ,;n u.. j. . .. i , !. . , . .
onu nui ue uismouiea among i '-""'I'ici.e accessories had been con
cealed oy the owner, and when found
it was ready for operation, but had
apparently been idle for some time It
was Drought to Covington to be de
stroyed
,.JMr. Edwin H. Brown,. who made
his home in El Paso, Texas, for the
" er "as- accepted a position
as salesman for D. Canale & Co. in
this territory, entering upon his duties
Monday morning. He succeeded Mr.
Paul Myers, new employed by Fly
Hobson, Memphis, as salesman - in
West Tennessee.
Little Miss Evelyn Smith, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wa Iter GmifVi
V..I.J, vcicujaieu ner ninth birthday
Saturday afternoon with a theatre
y ai ine a'ace. About 50 of her
little friends were present. After
tne periormanee the party was enter
iameu at nome, a course of refresh-
Products of the field and meadow
ot lennessee were in the limelight
vi tne world on December 2 to 9 at
thu International Grain and Ha
bhow at Chicago. Farmers of the
state, with their corn and hay, cap.
tured 90 per cent, of all the rihbnns
including all of the firsts, awarded
to exhibits from Region Five, which
is composed ot ii Southern States.
The champion single ear of corn
regardless of variety, was pvhihifn
ny jonn u. bcott, of Sumner county
who has been following the sno-irest-
ions of experts of the Poll PO-O AT A IT-
: )i j, . ' "
i icuiture oi tne university of Tennes
see for some time
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uieeaing ot seed corn. Other winner?
on single ear entries were: Third
iu. iuitcnen, sumner, county; T. R
owaney, y, ijt Norton. Jackson
county.
All awards on yellow corn wcro
won Dy lennessee farmers as follows:
first, Wm. Robinson. Giles rnnntv
..u, ul, uutuiu, unes county
third, Douglas Buford. OiIps
fourth, S. C. Rogers, Jackson county-
ini.u, sanies JjeanriCK. loildnn rnun-
ty. All prices on white corn, except
ouiiu piace, wnicn went to North
fiorrkli'no trsi4- ni p
v V, ' "C,U' LU xeunessee iarmers
as follows: First O. C. Morton, Jack
son county; third, S. G. Rogers, Jack
son county; fourth, J. T. Hogg, Jack
son county; fifth, J. W. Scott, Sumner
county. f
In the club contest for the 11 states
b. y. bcott, of Sumner county, won
first, with Frank Hargrove, of Giles
county, second.
C. S. Looney, of Winchester, Frank
lin countj', won first on oats. All
' s,oy oeans, which was a
competition between states from Cali
fornia to Florida, except fifth prize,
were won by Tennessee. First, C S
Looney. Franklin r.nnnf. j'
'Mrs C. R. Merrick;fflon county;'
n;F-HoWrefee, Loudon counl
ty; fourth, George Eliazer. nini-cn
?lnty' 9i S- Looney won second
Place in the contest between all ex-
Canada -he United States and
Ptrpf 'J7' 9- Pnes. f the crops de
partment of the University of Ten
nessee, had chare-e nf nvki-'k,--,
Tennessee and much credit is due
V . .uie sP"2ndid assistance he
rendered m getting the exhibits placed
.0uiauive manner, wh ch helped
r: 8 tft)s triumph
home, to Tennessee-grown products.
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COHHOIIITY TREE
SUNDAY
SERVICE AND PROGRAM
COURT YARD
IS
Young Peoples Societies of,Al! Local
Churches Will Unite in I'dakin
Gathering ..Most Attractive; Ever
Given Grammar School Girls to
Entertain Those Unable to Attend
Rev. Jenkins to Preside at Ser "ice.
CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR .
DISABLED SOLDIERS
. Th? Red Cross has been very active
m promoting Christmas 'cheer in the
county this season. In addition to
co-operating with the Goodfellows in
the distribution of cif fnr kQ
iortunats,, and in promoting the com-
C k w,"maa, tree celebration,
they have, through the Junior Red
Cross, fdled 28 n,tmot, ..i.::
W i M "rinianage.
The disabled soldiers hf,;-a k
i-nicfieu, euner, lor Mrs. W S
Mayes, chairman of Vrlnrfon. 'c,.'
vice has been very busy in the past
week securing gifts for the 741 ev.
service, men, who will spend Christ
mas at the United States .
Hospital at Jonnson City, Tenn The
American Legion has co-operated ma
terially in this. . ' .
It is believed that at least $25 worth
of goodies will be sent, besides bath
robes, socks, .handkerchiefs, etc. The
Junior Red Cross of the Holmes
k-i ctrontnbutefI -$3 toward this.
v. .uu ounuay scnool classes and
ouiei's are working to make it
cess.
A program marked with nimnii,.;:-
beauty and reverence will h that h. '
at the community Christmas tree on--
bunday evening at 6 o'clock. whn the
young peoples' societies of all the
churches will unite to make this ser
vice one of the most attractive ever
given. They have gathered the tal
ent of the city to contribute to the
pleasure of all and to bring the spirit
of Christ to those who have it nnf TP
those who meet around the trp An r,,,t
leave with their day made brighter
because of the birth of a Savi or t'hixr
will indeed have a crust of cynacism
too thick for even children's voices to
penetrate.
If the weather is clear p-renf, cw'
will doubtless come (for th hJ
hour the .program will laot. aY
like the wise. meny who W IV f'
m the east, slip quietly to the!
ing services for worship. 1
The Red Cross was in char
the placing of , the large cedar f
which was donated by' Mr. V1
Maves.-and brnno-kt tn tko U,r )i
county workhouse men. It will bt
on the, east-side of the courtll
The city will furnish the lights. 0
Mr. Aubrey -Baxter has kindly i
tributed a part of the fixtures. 1
red and green bulbs with which i
be decorated wUl play no smut
in radiating an atmosphere of '
mas cheer. I 1
Just before the gatherihe' I I
community Christmas tree, the f '
grade of the Grammar School h
the direction of Miss JIallie Po'i- j
visit the houses of all shut mljf t
serenade them with Christmas i I
Only a shut-in, who will have n I
Fuicumty ,io attend the Chri
services, can appreciate what
remembrance means. At all j
,Mi j'cfi uiey were warmly rec
and the same cordiality will ' i
them Sunday. Mr. Ivo McFad
m charge of the transportation
conveying, the boys and trirh
' Mrs mIoHj ! im -aouinwestera aeminary, at Se
able a I tm nary Hin' Texas wbo ls a Tit
t?k ' a d hei".deaih ws"a county boy, won first honors in a
l fier many friends herp. . amt nratnviVi t
the Southwestern Seminarv. Komi. suoieet anpropnate ,to Christmas, men ts being served.
ioton ,T" , vvaiK wlIe 01 ilr- inr- wan Daniels, aged 76 vsars
many friends , here.
ALUMNI E'ASKFTEERS Tn
: MEET SCHOOL TEAMS
The girls' and boys' basketball
1 jms of the Byars-Hall High School
d.meot the. strong -taanis of the I
i;:us-JaJl Alumni Association on
i' ; ay mgnt. .- These two games
prAmue to be the hardest fought of
t!;eseasop.. ' . ' -
T'a lineun on the Alumni side is as
fol!vrs: Boys Robert McBride,
H-,or;.s Dumas, Teddy ; Moore, Doc
iV'WH'in, Minor Gracey, Stanley
snoa.fl--,a Owen and others. v Girls
r-Miei Ada Moore, Helen White,
i-l a C. F. 'i!, Irene Jacques, Man- Pen
ficl, Katherine Tipton and others I
una t mW!, this game. Ifs wiil be a
tmillcr from whistle to whittle, i ,
MARRIAGE LICENSES
re-l . U!t-U nt 'lui'.e near c.-v.unicut'rate soiuier and a higrlv
i.ur Bride about midnichi Fridav nf m- PSteenipd ritiyan r.f u M.u j- i '.
J . mi. T , . I .- , ... -. MC ItUI district.
insri.i lanai lever, ine Dunai tooK- place uiea at nis home Mondav. aftor .- w
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock in Mt,
cent oratorical contest staged by
rival literary societies of that
tution. ' ; -
He was one of the four contestant Lebanon cemetery, Rev. Egbert Smith
selected bv the societies tn enn-nei- eonductmg the, services. 'Mrs. 'Walk
for first honors and to have first place leaves a husband, th small chil
as an orator amonsr 400 nreachers ' i iren aRd several brothers-and sis-
an honor to be coveted. Mr. Bowden's
subject was "Egypt and Her Tombs."
.-.Every-judge gave him first place
and ranking score. His rich resonant
voice, pleasant and easy manner and
his ease on the platform were the out
standing Uiingsin his delivery.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHI RCIIi
ters.
The "girls' 'and boys' basketball
teams of the Byars-Hall High School
tended illness. The frmovoi fnni. .-.i-,
rr. i . - wviv inac
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev.
Clarence Ccoke, pastor of the Chris
tian churph here, cdnducting the ser
vices, after which the remains . were
interred in Mt.-Lebanon cemetery.
The' 'Tipton Count V-Farmpro
Union Bank, the "first bank in West
Sol Crei-gS" to Alice
H.d to Valerie Louise
to Mazie
CENSUS I
? Sawv?r$'Le-
There
sen-ices
Sunday,
School a
will be special Christmas
ht Central Christian church
December 24. The Bible
9:45 a. m. will have a uro
gram for the, occasion. At 11 a.' tn.
tne pas tor will
Christmas Spirit,
f defeated the girls and boys of the i Tennessee to install a BurroiiErhs'
leuger posting macnine, recently pur
chased a new model machine for
ledger'-posting... The combinations il
the machine ae worked automatically
with an electric motor, the operator
being required to press the buttons
to make his entries. The older model
required.- more attention, consuming
more time. '
Munford High School last Thursday-
night at the gymnasium, -the score
being: Munford, boys, 11; Byars-Hall
boys, 33; Munford, girls, 6: Byars
Hall, girls, 7.' 'As , indicated by the
score, the contest between the girls
was exciting, the result of the game
bf'in in doubt until the last moment
of the game. -,.--'
Thurston S
Mr; George P. Mc Williams ana
Miss tBessie Maud Huffman were
01lipt.lv married at 3 nVlnrk SiinHatr
Pjpch on the j afternoon at the home of the bride's
The service in Parents Mr n,4 Mrs Julm Huffman
a sue-
Only those who have snpnt Tkrict.
.mas in a hospital, crowded with sick
if n, can understand what it really
means to those men to know that the
uemue. at nome havp nnt fmrt-
Just that thought alone compensates
for the loss of not spending Christ
mas with one's lovd ones
Covington should be
to Mrs. Mayes, who, through the Red
Cross, trave them tho nnnn4ii;i..
onor the nation'sjiigabled men.
NEW PASTOR WELCOMED
AT UNION SERVICES
: Rev. J. Mack Jenkins! at the union
welcome service held at, the First
ivietnoaist cnurch Kunday evening, ad
dressed a large congregation. Rev.
L. J Sherrill, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, presided, and
spoke for a few moments on the sig
nificance of the' service, and in be
half of the Pastors' Association and
the. various churches of Covington,
he welcomed Mr. Jenkins, who, a few
weens ago succeeded Kev. L. D. Ham
ilton, as pastor of the First iTpfkr,.-t;cf
cnurcn. .
On. this "occasion, the choir, mm.
posed of voices from the various de
nominations, rendered sneciaL
under the direction of Mrs. Wm. T.
Hamilton. . ., , . -
A union service is always held' to
welcome a, new pastor in Covington.
It has' been a custom for manv years
and is a symbol of the snlenrfid snirif
of co-operation existing among the
local churches. , -
homes, which are within a 1
raidus of the square. All vh"
to volunteer the use of cevs vwlL
communicate with him. - I
Rev. J. Mack Jeri kins -,f .
Methodist church, will preside
services at the tree and m;.!-p n"
uuiiuic tarn on tne meannijr u; ( t
mas. The pmgrarVi in fjll Vl'-
Selection, High School Orehe
' Selection, High S'tbool G:thc
'Ring the Merry Xnw J"-"
Audience.
Welcome Address. Marv Fra
Hardwick.iB., Y. P. u " .
Duet, Mrs. Edwin Brown and
Alison Simonton. Enwoith Lea"-
Prayer, Rev. W: C. Kerr, Y. r
Reading, Elizabeth IvLarshall, C
tian Endeavor.
Christmas Carol, - Junior- Chri
Endeavor. - ,
Two-Minute Talk. Rev.'j; Maci '
Selection, Male Quartette
neneuicnon.
The program romn:ttee, eohK
of Mrs. Irene PKunt. Mh p
Misses Patti Ralph, Ella R IM! 1
mne and 'Louise O'Neal. Tit'
Quiston and Margaretrt"
to oe congratulated uv
selection of participant
It, not only shows thf
emphasizes the ump i
ChriVt.ru
wt(ci aim i,
fluence o! the Prince
came, not to bring st
mankind. 'This combi.
cieti of the churche-
service of the Savic
another evidence of
snint of cordiality e
thev
all - of the churches.
listing I
EATH OF MILS. J jf. W. )Cyr
' Mrs. Mary JElizab
Jamily residence,' bou
t . .
oaturaay nigi, aftt
illness. ,The ibnernl
the residence Sunday.
"ie rsri vices.,' alter -u I
remains wer interred jn r
cemetery. . ' rr
Mrs. Yo'unt was Dw',
ic:. m iinnah rnnnt
'.h You rf
"t, dieil .'.
h- i, c
Of Covir.
r a nr,-,t
: r '. '-1 a I' I t:
wm 1- ij f
mm- , ,,
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AN APPEAL FOR AN .'
UNFORTUNATE WOMAN
. Laymen's services ware conducted
at the First Baptist church last Sun
day by Messrs. Ivo SMcFsdden and W.
L. Owen, their respective subjects
being "Looking Rackward" and
The services
It was necessary for a woman, who
has seven -children, to be taken to
M.pmtihis for - a serious tgurgical
operation. -Certain expenses were in
curred and b good citizen promised to
be'respftnsiMe to neet all bills in tlje
case But they will amount to about
111. uppan county, .',;; t
in life she made a-pi,'ofe.Mon (
anu connected herself wth tl
itive. Baptist church, Unon
to i;.pion courtv in 't '
oer of jndian creek church -In,
1877. she vv" marM.j ,
Wesley YoUnt, To tl
children were- horn tw.
preceded her to the gr.iv.
' Mrs. Yount was. a Ion?
bore her affliction" pn
murmuring or comfA.Hn
a most estimable wonb
regarded by all with
in contart. M
Besides her hiia
'nve two children
ht-r.f V.ira T..-r.
comity; V ih V,
minmrr tnp anci-nArtii t wii
m th to r.'.u u,. i i :.. , ". r; ul ornton, tiucr iisnop, oi jacK- "LooKing rorward.
. TJTioa 1 ! . . r. , , . . v : r 1 1 1 1 . . i?(i?M hi in tin- n ;i i-1-if ill v r . innnv tx-i i i ro PAninnro.i rrn w i fin t
Cc TdrniXa?r??c,8UbV PrSitiVC BaptL1 i-tlni J Wfaifidd Darby .nd dTY Lin It doesn't rigH fo one lA
to Fe;S,;,. Maud Huffman. , , I PetmSr nthLS be I Chlbf fT" f -th m1,ffan- ' W church is without a n t eivo so nuirh. Won't vo Mp do H ' ' ' 4-' 4
VlrvNswe(fti!iin Frh W'tl ! mas tr7e and f Ah "im nr"i4k and and Native. , pastor all sen-ices, except the Sunday as a Chmtmas offering bvsen(rr? a ' tjO hartll3
RiA'vrd Nad f Marv yankew ' to wHra th tih'Seifn I f m'Jhe couPf Probably low.te" m ! evening preaching service, are beinir, contribution to the Red ; ' & M
?'-r E-o:i u V.t;k. 'lyG-V S 8.dPf7r-'lled- A very .Corrngto'-They 'ha-e a wid. t-trc!eheld as usual, and the series of l'y-t poor woman, who. V t V'" . '
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