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VOLUME 85
THOM SWANN 111 KILLED IN SUNDAY AUTO WRECK
♦♦♦ A
Auto Wreck On Atlanta Hikhwav Kills Two
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Seven Placed In Hospital
When Vehicle Hits Pole
Hl Joan Robertson Was Killed Instantly,
1 bKb^Jm I Injuries Fatal For Barbara Gentry
■i 9F^ ^9 < )ne ynung woman was killed instantly Friday after-
noon at about 4:30 o’clock when a station wagon in which
9 ahe was r ’d' n £ crashed into a telephone pole on the At
lanta Highway. Another died Saturday night at Emory
!^^999|b ‘ 1 University Hospital from injuries sustained in the same
wreck. Seven others ce tie..’
r f aS . hnsp,tals here and ar Carter. 20. Madison: Marv Lan
mory. caster. 18. Gainesville, and Do
9i»9bih Xi ■ dWWT > Joan 18. of Nor- lores Whcpler ]R LaFayette .
E ^^9w I AH\CB^Uul«9 c r ?T- n H ’ e p,S A ” are G. S. C. W. student.
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StHden ' dlpri Saturdav front a mPp , nf , hp St . jripn ,
m " 1P ' P frartur '^ ' f ,hp skull Cnon at Georgia Tech Y. M
-' and intorna! injuries.
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TWO KILLED IN ATLANTA HIGHWAY CRASH Jean Robertson, twin sister of. ’ e P ole was ® napped ° ft at
. tRe dead gjr ] the ground and the station
Seven Other* Sustained Injuries Less seriously hurt were Joan wagon badly damaged.
Raimundo de Ovies Will Speak Here
At High School Graduation May 31st
Ernest Edwards
Draws Praise
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In Concert Here
Under the sponsorship of th
Covington Music Club, Erne
Edwards, of Tifton, delighted
an enthusiastic audience of music
' lovers Tuesday evening at the
! Covington gymnasium.
Mr. Edwards, a former resident
lof Newton County, graduate of
1 Covington High School, and
pupil of Evelyn Estes Harwell
during his high school years,
was given a warm welcome. The
music club and his many friends
received him most enthusiasti
cally, with great appreciation of
the outstanding development
and progrress this young con
cert artist revealed.
The program was an inter
esting combiation of the classi
cal, romantic and impression
istic styles of playing. Mr. Ed
wards showed a thorough un
derstanding, a keen technical
insight, and genuine musician
ship throughout the entire pro
gram. The demands of the dif
ferent compositions were met
with surety by the performer.
The audience was literally en
j tranced during such numbers as
' Paganinni Variations, the Bach-
Busoni Chaconne in D Minor, ■
on to the Liszt-Busoni “Mephis
to” concert waltz, which brought
the program to a brilliant close.
A bright spot, just before the
closing number of this very
iieavy, but extremely conven
tional program was the Debussy
group, “Reflections in the Wa
ter,” and “Evening in Grenada.”
Mr. Edwards used the beloved
“Clair de Lune” as an encore
which delighted his audience
with its impressionistic por
trayal of light and color. The
pianist's technique was beauti
ful and unusual in one so young.
The music club exprerssed its
appreciation for this outstand
ing program and the hope that
they may again have Mr. Ed
wards as a guest artist.
Golden Fleece Lodge
Meets Tuesday Night
Golden Fleece Lodge will meet ,
Tuesday night, at 8 o’clock, it
was announced this week.
The entered apprentice degree ,
will be conferred. Members are
urged to attend and visiting
1 rothren will be welcomed. I
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Rev. Dendy Delivers Commencement
Sermon At School Gymnasium May 29.
Dr. Raimundo de Ovies, rector of the Cathedral of St.
Philip, in Atlanta, and noted author and lecturer, will I
deliver the commencement address for the graduating I
class of Covington High School Tuesday, May 31, at 8 I
P. M. His address here will climax a number of events I
ImPF
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BEVERLY HAMBRICK, at
tractive daughter of Mrs. Pearl
Hambrick, of this City, will be
the featured vocalist here Sun
day morning. May 29, at the
commencement sermon for the
graduates of Covington High
School. Miss Hambrick, a grad
uate of Covington High School
has studied voice under John D.
Hoffman, director of the Atlanta
Civic Opera, for three years,
i She has played in two operattas
prsented by that group.
Plans Are Completed For Womanless
Wedding Al Porterdale On May 21st ;
PORTERDALE—The Eastern I
Stars of Porterdale will sponsor
a Womanless Wedding Saturday
night. May 21. at 7:30 o’clock at
the Porterdale Gymnasium.
Those taking part in the wed
ding will be:
Master of Ceremonies, James
Vining: pianist, Aubra Sher
wood; soloist. Ben Bennett; mod
els. C. P- Boyd. W. C. Ivey. James
Adams. Cal Adams. H. H. Sears,
M R Gardner, Dr. S. L. Hard
man. Jake Hunt. Tommy Calla
vav Neil Wheeler, John An-
I drews. and Emory Shaw, bride s
! mammy, Clyde Collins; bride s
1 mother. B B. Snow; mothers
friend. J. T. Jaynes; brides
' maids. Terrell Johnson. T. C.
I Parker, H. V. Johnson, Chester
I Sellers’ Billy Crowell, and Dr. E.
jL. Smith;-maid of honor, J. Tv
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY 19, 1949
planned for the closing of Cov- I
rngton's schools.
Nelle Strozier, salutatorian. and •
Suzanne Gardner, valedictorian,
will have important parts on
the commencement program,
along with school officials.
Other events planned are two
piano recitals by the pupils of
Miss Fletcher Lou Lunsford.
The first will be held Wednes
day night. May 25. the second
Thursday night, May 26. Both
recitals will start at 8 P. M.
All classes will be dismissed'
at noon Friday, May 27, and on
that same date the kindergarten
graduation will be held in the
gymnasium at 7:30 P. M. Mon- ’
day, May 30, class day exercises 1
will be held at 10 A. M. s
The Rev. M. B. Dendy, pastor i
of Covington’s First Presbyteri- 1
an Church, will deliver the com
mencement sermon Sunday, May
29, at the gymnasium. The serv- <
ice will start at 11 A. M.
Tuesday, May 31, the boys and ;
girls will report to their home- 1
rooms at 9 A. M. and at that ।
time they will receive. their re- s
I port cards for the year. The com- (
mencement that same night offi- J
ci ally closes the school year. <
Elkins; flower girls, Bernys (
Shaw and A. G. Grove; ring
bearer, J. T. Cook; preacher,
Sidney Yancey; groom, Lewis
Shaw best man, Roy Perkins;; (
bride. N. J. Piper; father of
bride, Charles Peters; train bear- (
ers, James Hardman and Pete
Vining, and jilted sweetheart, 1
Russell Braden.
Come out and see the lovely (
“ladies” and join in the fun. <
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Recital Set Tonight
At 8 On EAO Campus J
The piano pupils of Mrs. Mar- 1
tin Goode and the voice pupils of, 1
Arthur Steere will be presented,
in recital tonight at 8 o’clock in. 1
Phi Gamma Hall on the Emory ; 1
at Oxford campus. 1 1
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M. C. WILEY
Takes Post At Oxford
M. C. Wiley Takes
Position On
Faculty At EAO
M. C. Wiley, superintendent of
Covington public schools, has ac
cepted a position on the'teaching
staff of Emory-at-Oxford begin
ning with the fall term, 1949, it
was announced by Dean Virgil Y.
C. Eady, of the Oxford division
of Emory University.
Mr. Wiley has had wide ex
perience in educational circles,
having served in the capacities
of college teacher and public
school administrator.. He taught
chemistry at North Georgia Col
lege, 1921-33, and has served as
superintendent of schools at Car
rollton and Covington since
1933.
Active in civic, educational,
and church work. Mr. Wiley is a
Kiwanian. a Mason, a Methodist
steward, director of Georgia As
sociation of School Administra
tors, and a veteran of World War
I.
At EAO Mr. Wiley will teach
chemistry and related subjects.
Dean Eady, also, announced
the resignation of Arthur Steere
and Mrs. John W. Gregory.
Arthur Steere, director of the
Glee Club and assistant professor
of English and Fine Arts for the
past three years, has resigned
his position to enter the field if
administrative and supervisory
education in Forsyth County, N.
C. He was formerly with the
Winston-Salem School System,
in North Carolina.
Mrs. John W. Gregory, instruc
tor in chemistry for the past
two years, is retiring from teach
ing.
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THOMAS C. SWANN 111
Funeral Held Tuesday
Funeral Services Conducted
Here Friday For R. A. Norris
* Hardware Merchant Here 38 Years;
Served As Member Os City Council
Last Rites for R. A. Norris, 74, retired hardware deal
er and civic leader, were conducted Friday from the Cov
ington Methodist Church by the Rev. Clay Emory. Inter
ment was in the City Cemetery. Mr. Norris died at his
home on Floyd Streeet Wednesday night, Mal 11, at
about 8.30 o’clock.
Mr. Norris was a leading hard
ware merchant here for 38 years
before his retirement. He serv
ed several terms as a member
of Covington’s city council, hold- I
ing the office of mayor protem.
He Was a steward in the Metho
dist Church and a charter mem- 1
ber of the Covington Kiwanis
and civic affairs for many years
and served as president of the
Southeastern Retail Hardware
Association. Mr. Norris was a
, native of Yatesville.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Lois W. Norris, a brother,
S. E. Norris, of Athens; a sis
ter, Mrs. Estelle Pie, of Thomas
' ton, and several neices and
nephews.
The NEWS extends sympathy
to the members of the bereaved
family. G. W. Caldwell & Son,
funeral directors, were in charge
of funeral arrangements.
Deacons, Elders
Installed Sunday
At a congregational meeting,
held Sunday morning at the First
Presbyterian Church here in
Covington, the following were
elected as elders and deacons:
Elders: C. T. Bohan n an,
Howard Brooks, Donald Stephen
son, and Walter Stephenson.
Deacons: Dr. E. W. Exley and ,
Brooks Greer.
These newly elected officers of
the church will be installed Sun
day morning at the church serv
ice. After the installation of these
officers, *the Lord’s Supper will
be observed.
All members of the church are
urged to attend this important
service and visitors are wel
comed.
No Rain Reported
During Past Week
Temperatures ranged from 50
to the mid-eighties in the Cov
ington area for the week ending
Wednesday, May 18. according to
Weather observer Walker Combs.
No rainfall was recorded for the
week.
Temperature readings, made
each' morning at 8 A. M., were as
follows:
DATE HIGH LOW
May 12 71 51
May 13 76 51
May 14 82 55
1 May 15 85 59
May 16 87 58
May 17 86 56
| May 18 85 55.
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Last Rites For Covington
Youth Conducted luesday
"Three Other Georgians Injured When
Au+o Plunges OH Mountain In N.C.
Final tribute was paid Thomas Chalmers Swann 111,
24-year-old victim of a Sunday automobile wreck, at im
pressive funeral services conducted from the residence
Tuesday morning by the Rev. Walkr Combs. Interment
was in the City Cemetery.. Three other Georgians were
injuried when the car driven bv
Mr. Swann plunged over a moun
tainside in North Carolina Sun
day at about 5 P. M.
The injured, taken to a
Franklin (N. C.) hospital were
| listed by Sheriff T. L. Queen, of
Cut Expenses To
Ba’ance Bn^aet
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By A. SIDNEY CAMP
Member of Congress
The question of additional
taxes is the next problem to be
solved by the House Committee
on Ways and Means and the Sen
ate Finance Committee. Both
Congressman Doughton, Chair
man of the former, and Senator
George, Chairman of the latter,
are opposed to new taxes if it
can possibly be avoided and I
agree with them.
The President insists that
something like four billion in
new money may be needed in
order to meet the budegtary re
quirements and pay a token
amount on the National debt,
and suggests that the necessary
amount may be raised by reim
position of the war time profits
tax on corporations.
To solve the problem by this
simple expedient would, in iny
humble judgment, be unwise. Os
course, if the 80th Congress h--id
not lowered income taxes Last
year, we would revamp the
whole tax structure and make
the tax burden more equal. 1
thought last year, and still think
that something should be done
in the way of lowering oi aDoi
ishing some of the war time
levies of excise taxes.
Some of these levies are par
ticularly burdensome and even
in some dases they are unjust. 1
refer to the "20 perecent tax on
ladies' hand bags, luggage, elec
tric light bulbs, telephone and
telegraph messages, railroad and
bus transportation taxes, etc.
I think the problem should be
solved by first cutting appropri
ations, straight across the board,
then revising the excise taxes,
and if these expedients cannot
balance the budget, the differ
ence may be raised by increas
ing the corporate and individual
income taxes.
We should not appropriate
more money this year than the
revenue receipts. This is certain
ly'no time for deficit spending.
Livingston Students Present Play Friday
Ninth grade students of Liv
ingston High School will oresent
a three-act play Friday night,
May 20, at 8 o'clock, it was an
nounced this week.
Taking part in the play—
“ Girls Are Like That"—are Mari-1
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
Clayton, as: Henry D. Williams,
of Savannah; Elois Molder, of
Athens, and Caroline Rose, of
Valdosta. Hospital attaches de
cribed their conditions as "good
to fair” and said that none of the
three sustained critical injuries.
According to investigating of
ficers, Mr. Swann’s car left the
road, turning over numerous
times as it crashed down the
mountainside, above Clayton,
coming to a stop when it struck
a tree. Sheriff Queen told United
Press that Mr. Swann apparently
lost control of the car.
Mr. Swann was a member of a
pioneer Covington family, being
the son of the late Thomas C.
Swann 11. He attended Darling
ton, in Rome, and then entere 1 -
Georgia Tech, where he was *
student when he entered the U.
S. Army during World War 11.
He served two years in the
European Theatre, with a tanj
, detachment. While in combat h:
- was injured when his tank wa
shot from under him. He wa
hospitalized at that time for sev
eral weeks.
After his army service, Mi
i Swann entered the University o
Georgia where he was a studen
at the time of his death. He wa
a member of the Phi Delta Thet
fraternity, and members of dis
organization served as an honor
ary escort at the funeral her
; Tuesday. He was a member cf
the Episcopal Church.
I Mr. Swann is survived by hr
> mother, Mrs. Julia Bentxm
■ Swann, and a host of friend
throughout the state. The NEWS
i. joins his many friends in extend
ing sympathy to Mrs. Swann.
J. C. Harwell & Son, funera
, directors, were in charge of fu
neral arrangements.
Palmer-Stone
Ninth Grade To
Present Plays
The Palmer-Stone School pre
sents the ninth grade in two
one-ac€ plays Friday night, May
20, beginning at 8 o’clock.
The first, “Wise Freshmen,”
is a comedy with the series of
fast-moving events taking place
iin Miss Hathaway’s Boarding
I School for girls. The sophomore?
Bobby. Ann Edwards, Evelyr
Davenport, Gloria Hammonds,
Shirley Barnett, Margaret Cole,
and Opal Norton try an initiation
stunt on the freshment but the
two freshmen, Mary Clyde Davis
and Peggy Clark, turn the ta
bles. •
“The City Slicker and Ou
Nell” is an old fashioned Mela
drama. The scenes take place
in the “settin” room of the
Beard homestead in “them than
hills”.
The Beard mountain famil;
and their mountain friends ar
played by Naomi Hood, Ine
Bartlett, Dewey Hamby, Marth
Johnson, Sybil Wells, Bobb
Jones, and Guy McGiboney. Th*
City slickers are Hugh Madden.
Cornelius Harper, and Cornelia
: Dial.
The plays are directed by Mis
Eva Mask. The publie us in
vited.
lyn Bloodworth, Jo Anne AHen,
Shirley Patterson, Ann Chris
tian, Mary Hardwick, Peggy
Capes, Aubrey Harvey, Lamar
Lunsford. Louise Wilson, an 1
Talmadge Jones.
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