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■ the office boy
■r^^^ roi s
■ during the past week
■’enjoved the most beauti
■ ^ I have ever seen
K gardens of friends and
■ I can t seem to grow
K as I have faded three
<u^on This week
K two beds full of snap
■ from the hot beds of
■ generous neighbor. I am
■ thrilled over them than
■ JU- Mv "Friend
■ - .- really grows, and
■w^ joy I have is walk
■nugh mv garden and nam
■. different friends. This
■ has open growing so
■ pqrs that some of those
■ an d bulbs represent
■ W ho ha\e been called
■nsnv rears ago. but they
■n each ''ear as a sweet,
■ .. f „. r Her of the giver,
■there's that bed of white
■e hvacmths.. . .AH! they
■w all over the State and
■ from Covington. . .they
■ from pots of flowering
^■gen' me when I stayed six
■?• Emen University Hos
■vpneumonia and no
■thought I'd live. . .but I
■ lived, hut the flower
■ friends sent are living. . .
■, . . also lives among that
■ , sn ri all the cut flowers
■ my heart, and beautiful
■^ of memories. . .Then
■is that long row of pots
■with Pmnsettias sent the
^Lhen he was so ill with
Fever and Virus
■mnia. . .he did not see
■ Blossom th p Christmas
^L'p rP ;ent tn the hospital,
has seen them blossom
■>w iince 'hen reminding
■f fnnse thoughtful friends
■relv Friendship is the
^Bt thing on earth. . .and
^Kpre let me say. even tho
■ynu read this the occasion
■e nver. . but today, Wed
is the birthday of one of
■ar neighbors. When I first
tn Covinktn,. Mr. J. E.
■ns. and I know you will
■t? in saying “HAPPY
■day to YOU. MR.HUT
■ AND MANY HAPPY
■ns OF THE DAY.”
■y day we are becoming
■Cm ngton conscious. The
new homes poping up
■vre are making our city
■beautiful. Until you see
' of these homes you
■ fully appreciate them.
.' R 'bmsons new home
■' a beautiful home, and
^B"hich all Covington looks
■th pride. . .but you just
an d see in that home
^Bmhination of Guv and
■ planning for beauty, com
■>d gracious living! From
■rance hall with its huge
■glass mirror through the
■ room, filled with lovely
^f nin! made by Irene on
Bid rosewood furniture.
■ P livable knotty pine pan
■ i’n. with its open fire- ‘
■ into the ultra modern
■ " ’h all wall space filled
■^'om made cabinets, its
■cotpred w jth rubber tile
■ Ine hallway to the
■ " finest mom overlooking
L " Little Irene's per-
FT ppoint ^ room and on
I’o beautiful modern
■^ ■ ‘and Ah! the mas-
B nm overlooking a spaci
■ «iu ar en w,lere Riacious
■, 1 reign supreme. . .
■ ' e . ady > ’'OSes blossom. . .
■ P anted boxwood and
■wnru 3 /'™ new st and
■ ch-' W ‘ th easy com
■ n a "s for outdoor living
■’ d ° nt miss that base
■ set , anybod - v could
■ th. u P housekeeping. , .
■ts ' r hUSe 10Cker room for
■>l’' of tis modern garage I
■ I've , e eas y tilting
■undry "T Wa n^d. •.a
■ last h furnac e room
Kd pj ' a not leas t another
■mg h .' " im tilled with
■Jet Xd deS ’ re
Be thing T f pleasure - • •
■t the 1 f, ”K°t to say
■ an d "’aster bedroom,
■1 ehr'7 1 r ° Om With its
■ks nnt n ' al ohandalier
He ho On ' their garden
■ Mrdpns of the
■’have the David
■am, : de a Place of
Have hart fCW y e a r S
H Itedron IPlr biome. , .
■"■irejp^"' nf thp daughter
B" pwC’S' i n J h *‘
■ m| ( . .. ~ nec *. . .and on
■ e m^? eral Tj ge An-
Hvou E^ olock. ..of
■"hci. Tk"’as their
■’u’dul w/th Rarrtens are
H glads li],;. sna Pdragon.
■me an .| ' s ' sw eetpeas,
■ and , ( eve 'y’hing that
H «ets i n t? 0 ^ 8 « row
H tor h' , bavi d Butlers
^B’nie na ’ the secret
H” >’ shoula r x enint ' ■ -’ ha t
H ;; d be. They have
■ved on p " w, th their
f ° n P »fle Sixteen)
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VOLUME M
WMF' ,HOW and beauty contest mark pool opening
Seniors Get Diplomas Tuesday Ni^ht
Graduation At
Porterdale Is
Set Monday
Graduates Hear
Baccalaureate
Sermons Sunday
Graduating classes at Coving
ton High School and Porterdale
High School climax their school
careers next week when they re
ceive diplomas. For the Porter
dale graduates, Monday night is
the big night and for Covington
graduates it s Tuesday night.
Seniors from both schools will
hear commencement sermons
Sunday.
The Rev. Marshall B. Dendy
will deliver the sermon for the
Covington graduates at the school
auditorium Sunday morning at
11 o’clock. The Rev. Walker
Combs will give the invocation
and the Rew Harry Wopd will
deliver the benediction.
Special music will be present
ed by a ghoir v composed of local
musical groups, and Miss Beverly
Hambrick will be heard in a
solo, “How Lovely Are Thy
Dwellings." The Covington com
mencement sermon will be broad
cast over WMOC, starting at 11
A M.
The Porterdale seniors will
hear their commencement ser
mon at the Julia A. Porter Me
morial Church Sunday night at
7:30 o'clock. The Rev. Henry
Jones, pastor of the First Metho
dist Church in Dalton and a
former superintendent of the De
catur-Oxford District, will de
liver the sermon.
The Rev. S. S. Williams will
give the invocation; the Rev. E.
D. Carlock will read the scripture,
and the Rev. F. Sidney Ander
son will deliver the benediction.
Special music has been arranged,
with Miss Alma Elder presenting
a solo, “I Will Lift Up Thine
Eyes.”
Monday night, at 7:30 o’clock,
commencement exercises for the
Porterdale graduates will be
held in the Porter Memorial
Gymnasium. Among those hav
ing part on the program are W.
D. Anderson, chairman of the
Board of Directors for the Bibb
Manufacturing Company, and C.
C. Hertwig, Bibb president.
The Rev. E. D. Carlock will
give the invocation. Doris Rey
nolds will deliver the salutatory
address and Eulalea Ellington
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Week's Rainfall
Under One Inch
Covington’s high temperatures
for the seven-day period ending
Wednesday, May 25, at 8 A. M.
averaged 88.5, with the daily
lows averaging 60.5 degrees, ac
cording to weather observer
Walker Combs. Rainfall for the
week was less than one inch, a
total of 0.97.
Weather observations by days
were as follows:
DATE HIGH LOW RAIN
May 19 86 56
May 20 90 58
May 21 91 60 0.68
May 22 89 66
May 23 87 68
May 24 90 61 0.15
May 25 87 57 0.14
Dan Greer Awarded
Emory Scholarship
Dan Greer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joel Greer. 9 0 N. Emory
St., Covington, has been award
ed a scholarship at Emory U ii
versity for the academic year.
1949-50. according to announce
ment by Charles Watson, direc
tor of student aid.
Greer is a junior at Emoi y,
where he is an office assista.it
nd a pre-law major. He attend-
I F i -at-Oxford prior to
coming to the university.
They'll Swim Here!
THESE YOUNG ladies
from the Atlanta Chapter
of the American Red Cross
। will present a water ballet
iin Covington’s new swim
ming pool next Wednesday
. night. The impressive pro
gram gets underway at 7:40
P. M. and in addition to the
water ballet features a wa
ter carnival and a beauty
contest to name Newton
County’s Miss 1960 and
Miss 1949. The formal
opening of the pool will
take place during the af
ternoon when Mayor God
frey Trammell cuts the rib
bon to the pool’s entrance.
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Dr. Loemker Speaker For
EAO Graduation On June 3
Rev. J. W. S.egars Delivers Baccalaureate
Sermon For Sixty Graduates Next Sunday
The Rev. J. W. Segars, of
Carrolton. and Dr. Leroy E.
Loemker, of Atlanta, will be the
principal speakers in the 1949
commencement exercises at
Emory-at-Oxford, it has been
announced by Dean Virgil Y. C.
Eady.
Plans for the commencement
week include the baccalaureate
sermon May 29 at^U a.m. by Rew
J. W. Segars. pastor of the First
Methodist Church, Carollton, and
the commencement address at
10.00 a.m.. Friday, June 3. by Dr.
Leroy E. Loemker Dean of the
Graduate School. Emory Univer
sity.
Since renovation of Allen Me
morial Church will not be com
pleted by Sunday, the baccalau
reate sermon will be delivered at
the Palmer Stone Sshool Audi
torium. According to plans, the
commencement address will be
given in Allen Memorial Church.
A banquet in honor of the gra
duates and their parents will be
given at Haygood Dining Hall on
the evening preceding the grad
uation exercises. Dean and Mrs.
Virgil Y. C. Eady will hold open
house at thei r home'on Sunday
afternoon, May 29. 3:00-5:00 o'
clock, for graduates parents,
faculty, and friends.
The list of graudates includes
eight students from the academy
WMOC Moves Business Office To News
Building For Increased Efficiency
In order to provide prompter
and more efficient service for its
clients. WMOC, the Voice of
the Piedmont Area, has moved
its business officies to the News
Building. Belmont Dennis, pub
lisher. announced this week.
Mr Dennis said that the move
ha been contemplated for some
time and that final arrangements
were completed this past week.
11 business transactions, requests
In public service announcements,
and requests for p-ogram time
are now being handled at the
NEWS office. Telephone transac
tions. may be made by tele
phoning 2724.
W.I. Allgood, WMOC’s program
director, can be reached at the
Hay and S.G. Turner will conti-
COVWGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MAY M, 1949
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REV. J. W. SEGARS
Delivers EAO Sermon
and fifty-two from the junior
college.
Newton County students grad-1
uating from Emory-at-Oxford are
from the college: Mary Bell.
Mable Rogers. William Marion
Bloodworth. Oscar Lamar Holmes
Henry M. Thomson.Jr; from the
academy: Hattie Dietz, and Monty
Thorne.
nue to handle radio accounts, as
in the past, and they too may be
found at the NEWS and may be
reached by telephoning 2724.
Magic Word "Gold"
Starts MBS Adventure
The-magic word "Gold!" which
started many a stampede in the
days of the old west means
nothing but trouble for Gabby
Hayes' cousin, Clickity, when
he makes his strike during the
fast pdeed adventure on Mu
tual's "The Roy Rogers Show”
' broadcast over WMOC Sunday,
■ । May 29 16 to 6:30 P. M., EST).
Prof. Lee Harwell
Given leave To
I Continue Studies
Professor C. Lee Harwell, a
native of Covington and a mem
ber of the faculty of Emory-at-
Oxford. has been granted a leave
of absence to continue his
studies. Mr Harwell has been a
nember of the staff of Emory
t-Oxford for 13 years and holds
he rank of associate professor.
'le will begin work in June.
1949. and will be away for five
Quarters working toward a Ph.O.
in history at Emory University,
which will rccept its first class
n June. 1949. Mr. Harwell will
return to the staff of Emory-at-
Oxford in September. 1950.
Mr. Harwell received his high
chool training in Covington,
n 1934. and receive his A B.
degree from Emory in 1936. and
his M. A. degree in 1939. Out
tanding in scholastic and extra
curricular achievements in col
,Qse, he was selected for Phi
Beta Kappa, national honorary
cholastic fraternity, , and Omi
ron Delta Kappa, honorary
'•'adership fraternity. He was
■dive in various fie’ds of ath
letics, journalism, and debating.
Upon joining the faculty at
Emorv-at-O'ford. Mr Harwell
became head of the Historv De
nartment and has held that posi
tion except for the four years he
was awav on military leave. He
was discharged from the army
in 1946 as a contain in the Armv
Air Force. While at Emory-at-
Oxford, Mr. Harwell has been
active in fostering many and
varied extra-curricular activities,
and has spoker\ to many civic
and patriotic organizations. He
has served as faculty adviser for
the yearbook, the “MEMORY”
coached debating, sponsored In
ternational Relations. coached
the intercollegiate tennis team,
and has been chairman nf facul
ty committee on student activi
ties.
Mr .Harwell has served as a
county chairman of Boy Scouts,
is a member of the American
Legion, is a member and has
served as past secretary of Cov
ington Kiwanis Club, and is an
officer of Heavy Motar Company
of the Georgia National Guard.
He has served several years as
recretarv of the lay league of the
r '-'catur.Oxford District.
Mr. Harwell will live in a
fnrm'tor" at Emorv University.
'4's. ITarw’’l and his two daugh
•ers. Mar” Arn" and Kathy, will
li' e with Mrs. Harwell’s mother.
Mrs. J. W. Sanders, at 918
Thompson Avenue here in Cov
ington. I
Formal Opening Set For 230 June 1;
Night Program Gets Underway At 7:45
Red Cross Swimmers From Atlanta To Stage
Two Hour Water Carnival Opening Night
Citizens from every section of Newton County and
visitors from neighboring counties will gather here Wed
nesday. June 1, for the formal opening of the swimming
pool in the Recreation Center. An excellent program
was arranged this week by a Kiwanis Club committee, I
headed by Tom Callaway, Jr. Plans call for the formal
opening exercises during the afternoon, along with a free
swim for children, and a two-hour water carnival and
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C. LEE HARWELL
Geis Leave of Absence.
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Final Appeal Is
Issued Here For
Boys' Estate Fund
Newton County citizens were
called upon yesterday for a final
effort to secure the County’s
quota in the annual campaign
for Boys Estate, unique Georgia
project for boys, located near
Brunswick.
Murray Gardner, chairman of
the NeWton drive, said that a
tabulation of contributions yes
terday reveals that $672 has been
given to the project since the
opening of the campaign May 1.
Mr. Gardner said that another
$3lB was needed to reach New
ton s assigned quota of SIOOO.
He issued a final appeal, urg
ing those who have yet to con
tribute to get their contributions
in this week. Contributions may
be sent to C. G. Henderson at the
Bank of Covington & Trust Com
pany.
At the same time. Mr. Gard
ner expressed sincere apprecia
tion to those who have contrib
uted to the campaign in recent
weeks.
Price Reduced On
Kids' Swim Ticket
Season tickets for the Recrea
tion Area swimming pool were
reduced this week for children.
Children may obtain season
tickets for $6, instead of $7.50
as previously announced.
The change was made by the
City Parks Commission upon
recommendation of the Kiwanis
Club. Adult tickets will sell
for $lO.
beauty contest at night.
The formal opening gets un- |
derway at 2:30 P. M when God-' I
frey Trammell, Covington mayor, I
cuts ribbon across the entrance ?
to the pool. Civic leaders and s
city and county officials will also s
speak briefly, after which boys '
and girls will be given their >
first chance to try the waters I
of the new pool.
Facilities are being made
available on the grounds for
those wishing to spend the af
ternoon at the pool, enjoy a pic
nic supper, remaining for the 1
night program which opens at J
7.40 P. M. with a band concert. ;
At 8 P. M.. distinguished visit- ;
ors will be introduced, followed
with remarks by the guest, of
honor. A musical salute, at 8:20
P. M„ opens a beauty contest
that will see the crowning of
Miss Newton County of 1960 and
Miss Newton County of 1949. J
Wendell Crowe, in charge of
the beauty contest, said that the
Newton beauties will be judged
by Charlie Eberhart, Athens
telephone company executive;
Ed Dodd, of Atlanta, creator of
the comic strip Mark Trail, and
Gailey Summers, Conyers busi
nessman and civic leader.
Contestants will be judged in I
two classes—from 3 to 7 years
old. and 15 years and > ver. Alli
entrants were asked to contact
Mrs. James Mitchell, 2940, Port
erdale, or Mrs. William Cook Jr.,
2172, Mrs. Hoke Randall, 2187,
or Mr. Crowe, at 3432.
All beauty contestants must j
register not later than 6 P. M.
Tuesday, May 31, and they are i
asked to be at the pool by 7
P. M. the night of the contest.
Suitable facilities for dressing j
will be available.
Winners in both age groups I ]
will be awarded a $25. savings I (
bond. In addition, the winner
in the older group will be eligi
ble to compete for a SSOO schol
arship in a contest to be held
in Columbus August 5.
The Columbus winner will re
ceive the SSOO scholarship from
the Royal Crown Cola Company,
of that city. She will compete
a. Atlantic City, September 5
through 10, for the title of Miss
America.
Highligh of the evening for
many spectators will be the wa- I
ter ballet and carnival present- f
ed by the Atlanta Chapter of 1
the American Red Cross. s
Miss Joanne Ray will direct “
the ballet which features Miss 1
Zivia Richardson. Mis. Beth Ed
munds, Miss Fy Golden, iMiss 1
Sally Connell, Mrs. Anna Norris, s
Mrs. Margaret Polk, and Joyce I 1
Dekinder. » , t
Four other water experts, Mrs.
Mary Whitney, Mis,, Margaret
Yancey, Mis« Pat Livingston,
and Mrs. Blanche Bevins, will
demonstrate the handling of
small water craft and life-saving
methods.
Taking part in the water car
nival will be: Carl Altma, San
ford Colby, George Dunbar,
Ewell Page. Georgia Tech foot
ball star; Erwin . Dumbroff,
Southeastern Conference free
style champion: Ray Cunning
ham, Southeastern Conference
back-stroke champion; Charles
Gorham, Claude Petty, and Ed
win Pounds.
John Gates and Charlie Gattis,
taking the parts of clowns, will
•hrill the audience with their
(Continued on Page Ten)
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
School Honor Athlete
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JIMMY EDWARDS
—Photo Courtesy of The Atlantr
Constitution.
Jimmy Edwards, a fast, stock'
lad, was named first honor ath
lete in the Covington High
Constitution Georgia High School
athletic program. Jimmy i
shown above with the troph •
which has his name inscribe
upon it He was also presents
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Homer F. Sharpe
Named Principal
Os Newton High
I Homer F. Sharpe, of Griffir
has bee i named supervising prir
i ci Pal of the Newton County Hig
School, it was announced her"
this week. He succeeds M. C.
| Wiley who has joined the Emor
at Oxford faculty.
Mr. Sharpe was head of th
Lithonia school for a number o
years and has served as schoo
piincipal in Griffin for the pas
two years. He willl assume h
duties here July 1. He holds a
A. B. and master's degrees fror
Emory University and P 5 am
D 5 certificates.
He is a member of the Griffr
, Kiwanis Club and the Methodis’.
Church, being active in both.
Cub Pack No. 58
Plans Recreation
During Summer
1 ack 58 of the Cub Scouts mr
Monday evening at the scho<
g.imnasmm for its last meetin
until fall. The Cubs enjoye
■some games and ball while
<hort meeting was presided ov
by Cubmaster S. J. Morcock.
Mr.^ Morcock announced th-’
the Cuts were being give t
swimming lessons this week in
the Oxford pool, under the direi
tion of Professor E. J. Brown, an
that soft ball games were beir
planned for the summer month
definite plans for this progra
to be announced later.
Mr. Morcock urged all paren' ,
to encourage the boys to wo: ?
during the summer months < i
their advancements and to noti,
him each month of what poin
they had made. No achieveme
points will be awarded durin
the summer months but will b
given at the first meeting in thf
fall.
The boys were then called in
and each den showed what they
had been making during the
month of May. The study for the
month was the Philipine Is
lands and the boys had made
many dever musical instrument
and other handicraft pertainir
to the Islands.
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