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By TK OFFICE BOY
Ci riiicr vve k v< spent
the better part of our time . .
the shadow and the Office Boy .
■ . . at Emory Hospital with our I
little Mother . . , and we are [
happy to say she is improving
nicely: The fear, after we arrived
at the hospital, of a possible skull
fracture . . . for X-rays of the
head, shoulder and hip showed I
no broken bones . . . back, shoud- !
er and head just injured . . . while
she is relieved of most of the
pain by the needle . . . she is in
good spirits and requests that
through this column we thank
all her Covington friends, as well
as all the relatives, who receive
the column, for her, for y’our
sweet thoughtfulness in calling
telephoning writing . , . and for i
the many lovely little gifts and ;
the beautiful flowers you have
sent Especially did she appreci
ate th? visit of her pastor here
and of Mr. Wood of the Method
ist Church at Emory With so
few of her life long friends near,
each of you have brightened a
room filled with pain, which
would, pei naps, been hard to
bear, had it not been for the
constant reminders of your love. I
Her cards are all kept right oy '
her side and she reads them over :
and over at least twice each day,
saying how sweet you were to {
write.
Right across the hall from :
Mother, who is in Room 635 is
Mrs. Jeff Ramsey, at Emory. Her i
many friends are remembering j
her also . . , and with prayer that i
she may improve soon . . . I’m
going to take a personal privilege
m thanking each of you for her
. . . for that is what she would i
have me do if she could tell me.
She is a sweet Mother, a loving
wife, and a dear neighbor. Every ’
thoughtfulness of her is appreci
ated by the family, and espe
cially Annie Laura who is con
stantly at her side, even tho she is
just recovering from an opera
tion.
God is so good to give Mothers
DAUGHTERS! They are proud
of their sons too . . . but only a
daughter will stand by that
Mother, day and night, thru anv
stress of life . . . sons are not
always as thoughtful . . . What’s
the saying about "A son’s a son
until he gets a wife . . . but a
daughter is your daughter all
her life.” We were not fortunate
enough to have daughters, but
we were blessed with two lovely
ones in our son's wives ... it is
not always so . . . but surely, if
they could all realize the joy they
would be in just being daughters
to the Mother who gave them
their husbands . . . what a dif
ferent world it would be . .
there would be no more jealousy i
among “Mother-in-Laws” . . . I
for they should always gain a i
son or a daughter, when their
children marry . . . not lose the •
child they have given their a’l ■
for. In fact there should be no !
“In La-ws.”
At the hospital you find daugh- i
ters lingering around the bed- ;
wonder in our old age sometimes j
always . . . neither my shadow,
nor I have daughters . . . so we
wonder in our old age sometimes
how we will take care of each
other . . . God always plans a :
way . . . and this reminds us that
we should each day do all things
to His Glory . . . that we should
honor our parents that our days
might be long upon the earth . . . |
that we might have the privilege 1
of doing for others the things
they cannot do for themselves . . .
Sometimes we are prone to live
selfishly . . . “Me and my wife
and my son John” . . . but this is
not as it should be . . . “Do unto
others as we would have them
do unto us.”
Sometimes you do many things
for others . . . far beyond your
means . . . sometimes you may be
criticized for doing so very much
. . . but has HE not said it will
come back to you a hundred fold J
. . . even tho you would not have j
it so at the time you are doing
things for others . . .
The Office Boy and the Boss,
have been blessed because so
many of our friends and neigh- i
bors have shaded their daughters
ind their sone with u* ... neigh
bors at borne and all over the i
State ... for many of their chil
dren come to Emory-at-Oxford
. . one of the finst schools in
the South . . . and those children
come to our home . . . last year
when we had to go to the hospital
for a little something wrong with
JUT arm . . . not too ill hut ^ery
uncomfortable when yok can’t
move your arm ... and heFe were
two boys rushing in . . . one from
Conyers and one from Cuba . .
they had both found their way I
into the Office Boy's Home . . !
an arm full if huge chrvsantho
I
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/OLUME 88
P0 r .SALE PRESBYTERIANS PLAN DEDICATION NEXT SUNDAY
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Cc My Unit Extention Voted Down In Newton
Buddy Poppies On
Sale Next Saturday
Saturday, November 11, Cov
ingion residents and out-of- 1
town visitors will be given an ।
o, . rtunity to show that they |
remember and honor those
who sacrificed their lives in I
the late World Wars that
Americans might live in free
dom.
Members of the Auxiliary
Unit of the Newton County
Post of the American Legion
Post will be on the streets
that day selling the traditional
Buddy Poppies. The funds
received will be used for wel- ■
fare projects for the war's liv
ing victims.
Almon Progress
In Slate-Wide
Contest Told
By FRANK SMITH
Almon, a community of some
four hundred people half way
i between Covington and Conyers
j on Highway 12, has gone a iotig
1 way in improving the communi
। ty and farms since it entered the
' Community Improvement con
> test this year.
The greatest achievement of
the community is the construc
tion and lighting of the com
i munity softball field which was
: put into operation last .May.
Once the people of the com
munity caught the spirit, the
plans were completed. Every
man. woman, boy and girl pitch
ed in to make the project possi
i hie which was completed in rec
i ord time at a cost of SIOOO.
Not only was the field built
for improvements in the com
munity but to give the boys and
girls opportunities to take part
in this type of recreation.
Almost every night during the
season almost everyone in the
, Almon community could be
| found at the games, enjoying
' their favorite game, softball.
The community sponsored
three teams of men. women and
! boys’ midget softball teams
| which participated in the Yel
low River League.
It has been through this
I medium that the entire com
' munity was drawn together to
i establish a higher standard of
opportunities for the adults and
1 children.
Covington Cubs
Plan Radio Shows
The Covington Cub Scouts
I will put on a daily program
over WMOC, November 13
through 17. according to Cub
master John Jernigan. Each
pack will have charge of one
of the programs. Mr. Jernigan
reported.
The Covington Cubs are spon
sored by the Covington Rotary
Club.
Hallowe'en Carnival
Nets School $505
The Halloween Carnival staged
by Covington Junior High School '
was a financial success, a sur- '
vey this week reveals. Net
profits were $505.20, according
to C. E Hutchinson, principal.
Mr. Hutchinson said that the
money will be used for school
projects, the visual aids program
receiving the fir.«t benefits with
the purchase of maps charts,
slides, film strip projectom, and
regular use of f * movie pro
jector. which is now being re
paired.
Episcopal Services
Planned Next Sunday
The Church of the Good Shep
herd (Episcopal) wifi hold wor- :
ship services next Sunday morn
mg at 11 o’clock.
Services are conducted in Phi
Gamma Hall on the EAO campus.
Visitors are extended a cordial
invitation.
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FIREMEN EXAMINE the wreckage of a little home-made plane in which
its builder, Charles E. Bailey, of Madison, Wit., flew to his death at an
all-star airshow in Norfolk, Va. The tiny craft had a wingspread of 9*4
• feet. It crashed when only 18 feet from the ground. (International)
Newton High School Rams Meet
Elberton Here Tomorrow Night
Newton High Rams meet their most formidable foe here
Friday night when nine-times undefeated Elberton invades
the Legion gridiron in Covington for their final game of
the season. Coach Hartwell Weaver said yesterday that the
Rams are playing for an upset All the big prophets through-
Covington Negro
Walks Into Auto
A 42-year old Covington Ne
gro was seriously injured last
Saturday noon when he walked
into a passing automobile on
Highway 12 at the western city
limits of Covington.
Rocket Anderson, who is
virtually blind, received a se
vere neck cut and a broken leg
when he walked directly into
the car driven by a Mrs.» Bow
man, of Almon. The accident ‘
was unavoidable, according to I
County Policeman Robert Kitch
ens.
Anderson’s neck wound re
quired forty stitches. Mr. Kitch- I
ens reported. He was treated at
Huson Memorial Hospital.
Health Check Made
At Jr. High School
Miss Sara Gordon. county
nurse, assisted by members of
the Junior Service Guild and the
Oxford Woman's Club, has con
ducted hearing and vision tests
on the students of Covington
Junior High School for the past
two weeks.
“We feel that this is very!
benficial to the health of the
children, to the teachers and
parents, and to the overall ,
school program,” C. E. Hutchin
son, principal, said in announc j
ing the conclusion of the pro- I
ject.
"It is hoped that corrections i
will be made in each positive 1
case,' he said, “in order that I
each pupil may do his work to
the best of his ability.”
Georgia Bulldogs Meet Florida Gators Next Saturday
The Bulldogs from the Um- I
versity of Georgia move into S
Jacksonville, Florida, Saturday i
afternoon fax a game with the
University of Florida A play-by
play account of the game will
be aired over WMOC, starting at
2:55, under the aponsoship of
Drake-Wood Furniture Company
nf Covington.
Other Drake - Wood sports
features oe the WMOC weekend
(schedule include the Football
Prophet, with predictions of Sat
urdav’a games, Friday night at'
7:15, and the Football Round-Up I
with scores, game highlights, and '
.college music Saturday night at
j 9 o'clock. j
COVINGTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 3. 1950
out the state outspokeninglv
state that Newton stands but
small chance. Rut the Rams, ac
cording to Weaver, are deter
mined not to be overwhelmed by
the prophets.
Tomorrow night's game will
be aired over WMOC, sponsored
by White's Enterprises. Game
time is 8 P. M.. with the White s
description from the field start
ing at 7:45 P. M. It marks the
eighth Newton game aired by
' 'Kite's, leaving two to round
out the current season.
P pie who have watched El
berton play this year report that
the Newton foe this week boasts
the smoothest high school foot
ball team in the state and one
of the best in the country. They
are experienced and fast.
The Newt n High aporAors
this week are Gail Howard and
Chloe Piper. The Elberton band
is expected to perform at the
half-time. The Elberton Ki
wanis Club has organized a big
motorcade which will bring the
I ggest visiting crowd of the
year to Covington.
Newton goes to the gridiron
this week with five wins and
two losses Last Friday's game
with \thens. in Sanford Stadi
um, saw the Rams outclassed by
a bigger, stronger, and more ex
perienced opponent The fipal
score iru that game was 36 to 0
Ram fans were urged this
week to see this Friday's game
at 8 P. M. on legion Field in
Covington. The Elbeiton band
offers one of "'iz most colorful
half-time parades in the state
accoiding to Newton principal.
Homer F. Sharp.
Drake-Wood To Sponsor WMOC Broadcast;
Other Sports Events Are Listed
Florida. Georgia s opponent
before an expected sellout crowd,
has one of the fastest backfields
in the nation and also one of the
finest passers in intercollegiate
football.
That’s the opinion of Georgia
Assistant Coach Sterling Du-
Pree, who has scouted the ‘Gator*
this season.
“Florida's three left halfhacks,”
savs DuPree. who was Florida's
backfield coach last season,
1553 Voters
Cast Ballots
Here Tuesday
Proposed Change
In Constitution
Loses In State
Newton County voters con
formed to the general pattern of
voting throughout the state on
the only state-wide controversial
issue, the extension of the coun
ty unit system of voting to the ;
general elections. Early yester- '
day afternoon, Talmadge leaders
who predominantly backed the j
proposal conceded that the
amendment had gone down in
defeat at Tuesday's polling.
Os the 1553 Newton citizens
voting Tuesday, 847 voted against
the proposed amendment.
An unofficial count revealed .
yesterday afternoon that 141
more Newton Count ians voted
against the amendment than
I voted for it. Generally upeak
ing, voting in the county and in
the state was lighter than in the
primar election last June 28.
One precinct in the county did
not open at all, according to a
report from the county ordi
nary’s office.
The entire slate of state offi
cers put up by the Democratic
Party was given approval by the
electorate since the other parties
had no candidates on the ballot.
A few write-in candidates re
ceived a negligible vote.
Newton County elected Dan
(.ampbell as its Georgia Gen
eral Assembly representative
for the next two years. Fifth
District Congressman Sidney
Camp was returned to the na
tion’s capitol for another two
year period. Rockdale Attorney
Clarence R Vaughn Sr., was
.elected tn the additional judge
ship for the Stone Mountain
Circuit created by the last Gen
I eral Assembly.
In the national scene, the
Democrats barely retained con
trol of the Senate by a 49 to 47
majority. When the NEWS
. went to press late yesterday, the
Democrats had a clear, never
theless slim, majority in the
House df Representatives with a
32 seat lead and 10 undetermined
seats remaining.
Students Will Visit
Covington Kiwanis
The Covington Kiwanis Club
, will hear a panel discussion at
its luncheon meeting at the de
lanev Hotel today. This discus
•non will featme foreign students
who are studying at the Univer
sity of Georgia according to
Wendell Crowe, Kiwanis presi-
I dent.
The panel will he moderated by
Miss Artau, coordinate counsel
or for foreign students at tho
University In addition to the
university students, Rinus Storm,
Dutch student at the Newton
County high School, will he a
guest of the club.
average running the 166 yard
dash in under 10 seconds. Capi
Loren Rrnaduz runs it in 9 P sec
onds. Scottv Peek in 9 7 and Jack
Nichols in 16.1.
“Florida's fullback and right
halfback were all-Amerira junini
college players last year fill
back Floyd Huggins, of Pan-.
Tex . and right half Billy Reddell,
of Fort Scott. Kan
Florida has two very fast
I pass-receiver* at ends, both form
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Iff
BLUE BARON will bring his
natibnally-famous orchestra to the
home of Covingftin Lodge No.
1806, BPO Elks, December 13
when the organization stages its
second big-name band dance.
Contracts for the engagement
were signed Monday, according
! to W. C. Ivey, exalted ruler of
the lodge.
Open House At
Newton High
Parents of the students of
Neu’ton County High School
will be students themselves
Thursday evening. Nov. 9, at an
open house. The opening exer
cises will begin at 8:00 o’clock
in the high school auditorium.
This is one phase of the school's
observance of American Educa
tion Week.
Upon arriving the parents will
register and will be given a
copy of the schedule which their
children follow during the day.
They will go immediately to the
auditorium for assembly where
an explanation of the plan and
purpose of the open house will
be presented. The group will
join in singing songs.
The parents will then follow
a daily schedule of the children
They will spend about ten min
utes in each room which will be
a get-acquainted period for the
teacher, and parents. At lunch
time refreshments will be served
in the cafeteria.
All parents, friends and teach
ers from all over the county
are invited to attend
Improvements For
Class Rooms Made
A number of improvements tn
the second grade basement class
rooms were reported this week
by C. E Hutchinson, principal
of Covington Junior High School
Fluorescent fixtures have been
installed, along with black hoards
and seats of collect size A parti
tion separates the two rooms,
providing a hallwav and lavatory
in which four washing outlets and
a drinking fount has been in
stalled.
Street Widening
Project Underway
The intei section of Church
and Monticello Streets in the
■ south side of Covington is be
ing widened this week
According tn city officials,
i ' this improvement will facilitate
। traffic movement at thi« hazard
ous intersection.
ler backs Don Brown and Jim
I Fl ench.
"In fullback Fred Montadeoca
Florida has one nf the nation’s
greatest punters He led the SEC
last year with an average nf
4) 6 yards pet ki< k
"Flnrida's most dangeious p!»,v
*r is its sophnmnre T quartei
bark, six font-four inch Haywood
Sullivan, one of the finest pass
ing pinspects I have seen."
Georgia and Florida, first met
on the gridiron in 1904 Georgia
leads, 22 victories agninst five
lost and one tie During Wallace
Butts' tenure at Georgia, the
Bulldogs have won eight an I
j lost two.
Modern Church Structure
Replaces Burned Building
Project Cost Estimated At $100,000;
Regular Services Start November 19
Dedication services for the new Porterdale Presbyterian
Church are scheduled for this Sunday, November 12, at .1
PM., according to the pastor, the Rev. Sidnev Anderson. The
old church building was destroyed by fire early in Decem
ber 1949 The new structure is probably the most complete
church building in Newton,
C nty.
Completed at an estimated
SIOO,OOO, including furnishings,
the new building houses, in ad- j
dition to the main auditorium, a
small chapel, a modern kitch
en, a recreation hall which
I doubles as a dining room, large
Sunday Schoo] rooms adequate
to an expanding program, men
and women lounges, a pastor's i
study, and numerous other ap- |
pointments. A two-manual Raid- '
win organ was installed this t
week. (
Ihe Rev. Manford Cleorge ,
Gutzke, D. D., professor of (
English Bible and Religious Ed- |
ucation at Columbia Theological ,
Seminary, will preach the dedi- ।
eatory sermon. His address ,
subject is "To the Glory of God.” ;
Dr. Gutzke is a native of Cana
da. Before coming to Georgia
in teach at the Decatur Preshy. j'
I terian school. Dr. Gutzke served
, the church in several capacities,
as a pastor, home missions, and
as a professor.
The Rev. Anderson is a native
Virginian. He graduated from
the Hampden-Sydney College,
Virginia, in 1941, and completed ,
his divinity work at Columbia
in Decatur. Before coming to
Porterdale in 1948, Mr. Ander
son tat ght in a Brazilian Pi eshy- J
terian College for three years.
He is married. The Andersons
have a three-year old daughter
In the new structure are found
20,906 bricks taken from the
I lined building This fact led '
the pastor to quote from the Old
Testament, Haggai 2:9. "The
Glory of this latter house shall
be greater than of the former,
saith the Lord of Hosts, and in '
ihis p'ace I will give peace,
saith the Lord of Hosts.”
Assisting the energetic young
pastor in the record rebuilding
program are the Building Com
mittee, the Board of Deacons,
and the Board of Elders, E. A.
King heads the building com
mittee. Other members of the
committee are James Hardman.
Claude Caion. and the pastor
Claude Cason is the chairman of
, the Board of Deacons. T. C. 1
Parker is the clerk of the Board
of Elders.
Insurance • covered a major
part of the cost of the new j
structure Rihh Manufacturing'
Company contributed $5,060.
and the congregation raised
more than SIO,OOO tn defray the
costs, according to a spokesman
for the congregation.
Regular church sei vices will
begin in the new building on
November 19, the Rev. Ander
son said yesterday.
Rotarians Heard
Musical Program
The ’ Covington Rotary Club
heard a musical program at its i
tegular luncheon meeting at the I
Delaney Hotel Tuesday, Mrs M '
IS. Penick, teacher nf music at Ihe , '
I Porterdale School, brought a
I large group of 7th and Rth gills 1
who sang several chnral numbers
Miss Mai ion Finley gave two
piano solos foi the Rotarians.
Mrs Penick brought the music
al program to the hotel at Mie
invitation of Rotarian Murray
Gardner, progiam chairman foi
the month.
Junior High Team
Tops Lithonia 36-6
The football tram from Cov- .
ingfnn Junior High School rolled
over a Lithonia team 38-6 her"
Saturday morning
Nn games are scheduled this
week, C F Hutchinson, punci-
Ipal, has announced. |
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
Educators At
GEA Meeting
In Decatur
Newton County’s teachers at
tended the annual Fifth Distr ft
Convention of the Georgia Educ
ational Association at Decatur on
October 36th. The speaker for
the day was the Hon. John P.
Atkinson, of Greenville, who ii
the vice-chairman of the Geor
gia Citizens Committee on Educ
ation.
Delegates to the special GFA
clinics from the local teachers
association w » the following!
Evaluation, C. R. Meyer; Future
Teachers of America, Miss Josie
। Smith; Parent teacher Cooper
ation. Mrs. Bessie Bruce: School
Community Planning, Miss Cath
erine Holcomb; Teacher Educ
ation and Professional Standards,
G. R Hutchinson; Teacher Tenure
and Group Insurance. Mrs. C. S.
Hardwick; Local Unit President
and School Public Relations
Chairmen, Miss Retty Jeanne
Lyda and Miss Mary Leila Elling
ton.
The 32 Civic discussions at
the end of th* meeting were
designred to meet the needs and
interests of every teacher.
Preceding the Convention the
Fifth District Cabinet Officen
attended a luncheon at the Av
nndalr American Legion Poe,
Those people from Newton Coun
ty attending the luncheon were
E L. Fiequett, Mr. and Mrs M R.
Ellington, Mr. Homer Sharp. Mrs
Louise Reeves, Miss Mary Leila
Ellington, and Miss Betty Jeanne
Lyda.
Legion Auxiliary Will
Hold Meeting Monday
The American Legion Auxiluiry
will hold its regular mon’hly
meeting at the Legion Hall, Mon
day night, November 13. at 7
o’clock
It is also a covered-dish supper.
Four distinguished visitors wi'l
attend Every member is urged
to he present.
Covington Girl Elected
To Represent Y.W.C.A.
Five students have been elected
from their class to serve as rep
resentatives to the Student
Government Association and the
Ynung Womens’ Christian As
sociation.
Ellyn Etchison, Atlanta, and
Retay Peavy, Ryron, have been
elected as representative to the
Student Government Association
Catherine Tanner, Griffin; Ka
thryn Piper, Covington, and Joy
Sloan, Colquitt, have been elect
ed as representative to the Young
Womens' Christian Association.
$72 Given School
For Library Books
The Junior Service Guild of
Covington has contributed $72
to the Covington Junior High
School for the purchase of li
brary hooks, according to C. E-
Hutchinson, principal.
This contribution matches the
quota allowed by the State De
partment nf Education and with
nne-third paid by the school it
makes available $216 that will
be spent fnr library books dur
ing the current school year, th>
| principal explained.
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