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VOLUME 85
VICF 'pIDENJ BARKLEY SPEAKER AC OXFORD SATURDAY
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Cu^/T^foT? Hi^h School Graduates Largest Class
Awards Made Tues. Night
For Student Achievement
Suzanne Gardner And Nell S+rozier Play
Leading Roles In Impressive Ceremonies
Covington High School’s largest graduating class in
its history heard Dr. Raimtindo de Ovies deliver the com
mencement address here Tuesday night. Dr. de Ovies dis
cussed the mark of the educated person, that mark being
primarily one of continuing realization of self-develon-
Ben Fortson Is
Speaker For
Pool Dedication
Water Show And
Beauty Contest
Mark Opening
Hon. Ben Fortson, secretary of
the state of Georgia, made the
principal address last night as
Newton County citizens gathered
to officially open the swimming
pool, given to the community by
the Covington Kiwanis Club.
Yesterday afternoon Mayor
Godfrey- Trammell cut the rib
bons that let dozens of yelling
youngsters dash into the cool blue
waters of the pool. At the after
noon ceremonies, civic leaders
and city and county officials were
introduced, each in turn making
appropriate remarks.
Among them were Edgar Wood,
president of the Kiwanis Club,
who turned the keys to the bath
house over to Mayor Trammell,
and Jack Elliott, chairman of the
City Parks Commission, the agen
cy- that will operate the project.
Last night's interesting pro
gram was opened with a concert
of band music, followed by the
introduction of distinguished
guests. Col. Tom G. Callaway,
Jr., chairman of the committee
arranging the dedication, then in
troduced the guest of honor, Mr.
Fortson, who spoke on the duties
of civic clubs.
Following Mr. Fortson’s talk,
which was greatly enjoyed by all.
Wendell Crowe and Joe Porter
field conducted a bathing beauty
Contest to select Miss Newton
County of 1949 and Miss Newton
County of 1960. A complete list
of winners was not available, but
will be carried in next week's is
sue of the NEWS.
Highlight of the entertainment
program was a colorful water
pageant and ballet, presented by
water experts from the Atlanta
Chapter of the American Red
Cross. The intricate water pat
terns. the expert swimming and
diving and the antics of the
clowns won the hearty approval
of the audience.
Twin Set Os Twins
Arrive On NC Farm
Twins are unusual, but two
sets of twins in a single day at
a Nqwton County farm sets
something of a record
The scene of this unique hap
pening was the farm of Charles
O. Benton, near Starrsville.
Thursday afternoon a cow of Mr.
Benton's gave birth to twin
heifers. That same night another
cow gave birth to twin bulls!
| Grand Ole Opry Gang Brings Baseball
Team And Show To Covingion Tuesday
The Covington BL es hit the e- I
tertainment jackpot this week
when they announced that radios
Grand Ole Opry is bringing its
show to Covingion Tuesday n got
June 7 along with the Blue Grass
Boys baseball team from Nash-
' ville, Tennessee.
Both the show and a baseball
■game will be presented at the
Legion Field, the Blue Grass
Boys ptaying Newton County s
own Blues.
The show starting at 7 p.m.
E'V li-VC V V UI V
i ment and self-expression, "arti
culateness as Dean de Ovies put
lit. *
Co-valeditcorian Suzanne Gard
ner and Nell Strozier delivered
speeches of welcome and farewell.
The following awards were
announced before diplomas were
delivered: DAR Citizenship med
al. Johnny Farmer; DAR medal
for the highest grade in Ameri
can history, Evelyn Lyda, with
a grade of 97. The same medal for
boys wag shared by Thomas Dav
is and Edward Patrick who have
a grade of 93. The Woodmen of
the World medal for efficiency in
United States History was award
ed to Evelyn Lyda; the Key Club
trophy was voted to the best all
around student by the high school
faculty, Lauratine Aiken. Johnny
Farmer won first place in piano
in the Fifth District literary con
test, Evelyn Lyda winning first
place in typing and girl’s essay,
these awards giving Covington
the district trophy. Nell Strozier
won first place in the district and
state girls' tennis singles, Jean
Moore, and Suzanne Gardner
winning the doubles in both the
district and the state finals.
Diplomas were awarded to the
following boys and girls:
Lauratine Aiken, Weyman Lew
is Almond Jr., Betty Jo Bates,
Robert Milton Bell Jr., Harvey
Jewell Black, William Ernest
Black, James Neil Bohannon,
Melba Joyce Bowen, Carolyn
Campbell, Ted Wright Chancey,
Ned Chancey, John Junior Cole,
James C. Curry, and Bebe Jean
Daniel.
Bryan Ray Elliott, William
Laurence Elliott, John Thomas
Farmer, Suzanne Gardner, Lois
Frances Ginn, Betty Louise
Green, William Ralph Holcojnb,
Barbara Louise Jackson, Dewey
Hildreth Kenerly, Clarice King,
Imogene King. B*tty Kitchens,
George Edward Littlefield, Bet
ty Jean Loyd, and James Lamar
McGiboney.
Donald Avery Mobley, Mar
guerite Elizabeth Mobley, Jean
Moore, Martha Frances Moore,
Mary Elizabeth Morrow, Juanita
Odessa Moss, Thomas Joseph
Oglesby, Sarah Louise Ozburn.
Sarah Mae Parish, Mary Jewell
Polson, Carolyn Robinson, James
Thomas Sammons, Betty Ann
Savage, Allie Louise Simmons,
and Randolph Smith.
Joseph Augustus Spears, Ed
ward Artis Standard. Barbara
Joanne Steele, Margaret Gad
Stephenson. James Avery Stokes.
Nell Strozier. Billie Thomas. An
nette Susan Tomlin. Nat S. Tur
ner 111, Marianne Turner. Ralph
Foster Walton. Shirley Cornelia
Wells, Nadine Lynette White.
Lauia Jean Williams, and Ollie
Jo Wilson.
will feature such well-known en
tertainers as the popular Shenan
doah Valley Trio, the “Stnnß
beans” Grandpappy George Wil
kerson and his Fruit Jar Drinker
Sam McGee, ithe boy from Tenn
essee, and Georgia’s own Shuffv
Immediately following the sh
ow. at 8 p.m. the baseball game
gets underway with the Blues
taking on the Blue Grass Boys.
All indications point to the big
gest night’s entertainment staged
n Newton County in many years.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY
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MRS. PEARL TAYLOR
Honored Ai Porterdale
School Building
Dedicated To
Mrs. Pearl Taylor
PORTERDALE—M rs. Pearl
Taylor, who for a number of
years was superintendent of the
Bibb Company's schools and so
cial work, was accorded a great
honor Monday night, May 30,
when, as a part of the graduation
exercises, the upper school%uild
ing was deiScated and named the
Pearl Taylor Building.
W. D. Anderson, chairman of
the Board of Directors of Bibb
Manufacturing Company, present
ed a bronze plaque to be placed
in the building. The inscription
on the plaque reads:
"Pearl Taylor School, ejected
1923.
Affectionately Dedicated To
Pearl Belcher Taylor, Christian
Educator. Under Her Leadership
This School and Others were
Erected and Under Her Tireless
Guidance Thousands of Georgia
Children Have Received Sound
Training in Mind, Body and
Spirit.”
Mr. Anderson paid a lovely
tribute to Mrs. Taylor for her
supreme devotion to duty and of
her sacrifice and willingness to
serve. He said that John Porter
conceived the idea for the schools
and social work and that Mrs.
Taylor took this skelton idea,
breathed into it the breath of life
and made it a living thing. Mr.
Anderson presented Miss Ethel
Belcher, Mrs. Taylor’s sister, who
for a number of years was prin
cipal of the Porterdale School,
and e: ;ssed appreciation for
her contribution to the work.
H. W. Pittman told of how
very much he had enjoyed the
years that ne had been associated
with Mrs. Taylor in the work
and of his delight in seeing her
honored in this way.
In her response Mrs. Taylor
said that anything that had been
accomplished while she was :n
the work was due in a large part
to the cooperation of the Bibb
Manufacturing Company, her co
workers and the people in all the
communities who so willingly
helped in all undertakings. She
expressed her appreciation for
this token of love and said that
the Bibb people and their inter
ests would always be close to her
heart.
C. C. Hertwig, president of the
Bibb Manufacturing Company,
spoke in very high terms of Mrs.
Taylor's work and said that he
was glad to be present tc help
celebrate this happy occasion. Li
conclusion he presented Mrs. i'ay
lor a SI,OOO government bond
from the Bibb Manufacturing
Company.
Night Hawks Meeting
Held Monday Morning
PORTERDALE—T he Night
Hawks Club held their meeting
May 30 at 10 A. M., with 35 mem
bers present. S. O. Lindsey, pres
ident, was in charge of the,meet
ing.
The club decided to close the
club room on Sundays during
June and July as this is the cus
tom every year. The following
men were voted in as new mem
ber' Melvin Alen. Emory Shaw,
and C M Horton. There being no
other bu mess, the meeting was
dismissed with prayer by S. O.
i Lindsey.
WMOC Will
Broadcast
From Campus
Public Invited
To Attend EAO
1 Ceremonies
Alumni of Emory-at-Oxford—
some 500 in number—old and
young, from far and near, will
journey to the historic Oxford,
campus on the occasion of the’an-,
nual pilgrimage to be held Satur-1
day, June 4.
According to plans. Vice-Presi
ident Alben Barkley, famous
I Emory son of the class of 1900.
will come to Oxford. The Vice-
President will deliver the grad
uation address at Emory Univer
, sity Saturday evening, at which
time he will receive an honorary
degree. He has expressed a de
sire to return to the old college. ,
Dean Eady said that Mr. Bark
ley will b^ presented to those
present and asked to speak in
formally to the group. The gen- 1
eral public is invited to the cam- 1
| pus to hear Mr. Barkley's brief
address, which also will be broad- 1
cast over WMOC.
The NEWS was requested to as
sist EmoryjAt-C^xford to make it
clear to everyone that, because
of limited facility, the annual
r old-fashioned barbecue will be
: served onTy' to tEose who on in
vitation will attend the annual
homecoming activities.
‘‘We regret very much.” stated
Dean Eady, “that the general I
public cannot be invited to the!
barbecue, but we hope very much I
that all of our friends will come
to the campus at 2:45 P. M. to
hear Vice-President Barkley.”
Ga. II rilers
Mwt Juno 7
At Oxford
The Second Georgia Writers
Conference will be held at Em
ory-at-Oxford, June 7-10, accord
ing to Mrs. Raymond Massey,
president of the Georgia Writer’s
Association, which sponsors the
conference in co-operation with
Emory University and Emory
at-Oxford.
The conference, the second to
be held on the Oxford Campus,
will be an all-star conference,
assemblying some of the best
known and most distinguished
figures in the southern literary
firmament.
Among these will be Harnett T.
Kane, Dr. Archibald Rutledge.
Edison Marshall, Edna Lee, Fos
ter Fitz-Simmons, Nole Houston,
George Scarborough, Byron Her
bert Reece, Betty Finnin, Chan
ning Cope, Evelyn Hanna Sum
merville, and many other promi
nent figures in the literary world.
Ward Morehouse, drama critic of
the New York Sun, has been in
vited to attend the conference.
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In the left photo are the four |
wives of the four sons—daugh
ter-in-law of Mr and Mrs. P.
J. Garrison, of Covington. Left
to right, they are: Mrs. Joseph
M. Garrison of Greensboro, N.
C., who was Miss Evelyn Hawk
■ns. of Columbia. Mo.; Mrs. Wil
liam E. Garrison, who was Miss
Alice Lee Penn, of Atlanta:
Mrs. Webb S. Garrison, who
was Miss Mary Thompson, of ,
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HON. ALBEN BARKLEY
To Address Alumni
Salem M. Y. F. Names
Officers For Year
The Methodist Youth Fellow-1
ship of the Salem Church recent- ‘
ly elected officers for the coming
year.
Those named were: Katheryn
Piper, president; Ethel Johnson, I
vice-president; Marlyn Blood
worth, secretary; Christine Darby,
treasurer; Horace Underwood, I
Publicity chairman; Sidney Bail
ey, World fellowship chairman,
and Barbara Burns, community
service chairman.
The group also made plans for
a visit to Indian Springs June 5.
Fourth Brother Os Covington Family
Io Be Ordained Into Ministry Sunday
Rev. William E. Garrison Joins Brothers;
Four Sons And Father Take Part In Service
'‘h.'S:
Having served as student pastor of Roswell Presby
terian Church, in Roswell, the Rev. William E. Garri-
.SOP, who was graduated with the 1949 class of Colum
bia Theological Seminary, in Decatur, is to be ordained
and installed as pastor of the Roswell church Sunday
night, June 5. under the auspices
of Atlanta Presbytery. He is the
fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J.
Garrison, of Covington, to enter
the ministry of the gospel, and
his twin brother, Webb B. Gar
rison, an ordained elder in the
Methodist Church and a member
of the South Carolina Conference
of that denomination, is complet
ing his theological education at
Emory University, and Divinity
School.
Dr. Joseph M. Garrison, pastor
of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Greensboro, brother of the new
minister, who himself was ordain
ed in the Roswell church June 2.
1929—just twenty years ago—is
to preach the ordination sermon.
Another brother, the Rev. P. J.
Garrison Jr., assistant stated
clerk of the general assembly of
the denomination, of Dallas, Tex
as, is to administer the charge to
the minister.
Others participating in the
service will be the Rev. George
Smith, of Hoga isville, who will
administer the charge to the con
gregation of the Roswell church.
Atlanta Presbytery has named 1
Oxford, and Mrs. P. J. Garrison I
Miss Erma Ruth Meeker, of
Oswego, N. Y. In the center
photo are Mr. and Mrs. P. J.
Garrison, of Covington, par
ents of four sons who are min
isters of the gospel. Mrs. Gar
rison was Miss Lorena Vane
Black of Covington before her
marriage to Mr. Garrison in
1897. She was a member of the .
Bethany Presbyterian Church, I
Sixty EAO Graduates Get
Diplomas Friday Morning
Dr. Loemker To Deliver Main Address;
Special Honors To Be Given Students
Dr. Leroy E. Loemker, dean of the graduate school
of Emory University, will deliver the commencement ad
dress at Emory-at-Oxford at 10 A. M., Friday, June 3, at
exercises to be held in Allen Memorial Church. Author,
scholar, and educator of national renown, Dr. Loemker
is particularly qualified to speak
to youths who are planning to
enter soon the various schools of
professional training.
Dean Virgil Eady will preside
at the exercises and will award
diplomas to sixty graduates. Spe
cial honors will be bestowed on
students outstanding in physical
education, citizenship, scholar
ship, and religipus service.
A banquet in honor of the grad
uates and their parents will be
given at 7 P. M„ Thursday, June
2 at Haygood Dining Hall.
The baccalaureate sermon was
delivered Sunday, May 29. by the
Rev. J. W. Segars in the Old
Church, which is now undergoing
renovation. The 1949 graduation
class was the first since 1933 to
hold commencement exercises in
this historic shrine of Methodism.
the ordination commission in
charge of the service, as follows:
Dr. Eugene T. Wilson, pastor of
Peachtree Road Presbyterian
Church, Atlanta: Dr. Vernon S.
1 Broyles, pastor of North Avenue
Presbyterian Church, and Dr.
John M. Alexander, Atlanta, di
rector of radio in the general as
sembly of the Church, serving as
ministers, and Henry Wing, of
Roswell, and the incoming min
ister's father, P. J. Garrison, of
Covington, as ruling elders.
The twin brothers, the Rev.
Webb B. Garrison and the Rev.
William E. Garrison, attended
public schools in Covington and
both attended Emory at Oxford
for a time, and then both entered
Georgia Tech in Atlanta. William
graduated from Tech with a B. S.
degree. Ht then entered the army
air forme, in aviation ordnance, :
serving about four years, with ।
: foreign service in India a year
and a half, and was honorable 1
dis< barged with the rank of i
Major. | ।
1 His brother left Tech prior to 1
R. F. D., Covington. Mr. Garri
son is a ruling elder in the Cov
ington Presbyterian Church.
In the right photo are the Garri
son brothers, all of whom are
ministers of the Gospel. Left
to right, they are: Dr. Joseph
M. Garrison, who is to be or
dained and installed as pastor
of the Roswell Presbyterian
Church. Sunday night. June 5;
the Rev. Webb B. Garrison, pas-
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
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DR. L. E. LOEMKER
EAO Commencement Speaker
graduation and entered Emory
University at Decatur, and enter*
ed the Methodist ministry early,
serving some eight or ten years
before returning to the divinity
school to complete work leading
to degrees in the arts department
and in the Divinity School.
Dr. Joseph M. Garrison grad
uated from Davison College, and
then entered Columbia Seminary
where he received his Bachelor
degree in 1929, and was ordained
in the Roswell Church the first
Sunday in June following his
graduation, and in the church he
had served as student pastor, as
his younger brother has done.
Serving as student pastor of the
University of Missouri and as pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
Church in Columbia, Mo., Doctor
Garrison was called to the office
of director of student work in the
General Assembly, serving in
this capacity several years before
accepting the Greensboro pas
torate.
The Rev. P. J. Garrison Jr., al
so is a graduate of Davison Col
lege, and was graduated from
Louisville Presbyterian Theo
logical Seminary, Louisville, Ky.,
in 1931, however, he, too, attend
ed Columbia Seminary one year.
After serving pastorates in Ken
mcky, North Carolina and Ten
ne^see, he was called to his pres
ent work in the Dallas office of
the General Assembly a year ago.
tor of a group of Methodist
Jr., of Dallas, Texas, who wai
churches including Salem, Shi
lo, Snapping Shoals, and Pros
pect churches, and who resides
at Salem Camp Ground, and
the Rev. P. J. Garrison Jr., of
Dallas, Texas, assistant atated
clerk of the Geneva! Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church in
I the United States.
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