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By THE OFFICE BOY
I CHRISTMAS EVE
I MEMORY CHECK
K You Remember ...
■ t o take home a few extra
]f >nu are expecting two
fhr"c neighborhood small fry
I (imp in, you can he sure
I w 11 show up. And three
L and six children do not
■ an( . P P^ace on Earth.”
■ You Remember...
■ to check the Christmas tree
Its' 1 Not day before yester
■ Xot ast week. We mean
Kt now A few stores are still
K and you can supply new
K Better pick .up a few more
Kime nt? too.
■ You Remember ...
■ that sou told all those pen
■tn drop in for refreshments
■ch*’ Reiter check on. the
K conk es soft drinks, and
Kr
■ You Remember ...
■ the-r last minute Christ
■ cards' 1 If not, you can send
■oram" io friends too far a
■ for raids to reach them by
■embe r r 5.
■ You Remember ...
■ m .-aig some kind of
Hctmas decoration outside
■ 'O passing strangers
■ enjoy -omr of the Christ
■ glow that is in your town?
■jpmbee everyone has a part.
■)-- . ir.omas cheer, not just
K?m=:! circle, and the more
Br you scatter, the more you
B gather.
lewion Girls
■in 1 Gomes;
lovs Win One
Bunn H c h basketball teams
Bed tw* games this past
Be. the girls winning both
B games and ’he boys win
■ one and losing one.
Bi-^a . nn the home court.
B’or bo's won a thrfHer
M a naid-fighting Griffin
hr a score of 37 to 29. the
B winning their game by 36
Be-for the Newton boys
B Adam« 16, Hawkins 3.
Buns 5. Shirah 2. and Laster
ns I’point each. Scor-
Bhr n . Newton Girls were:
Mett 25 points. Brown 12.
B" r a-d Chestnut 2 points
^■esda -ight *he two New-
Btr;.- mayed Loganville, at
e- the boys losing by
I? and the girls winning
The games were closer
ore indicates, accord-
B r - uho witnessed them.
is foe fifth straight win
and the boys are
r s W on and two lost
'e-o <■ are playing jam-up
^Bthah
ftp Coge Teams
■oy Here Jan. 1
^K r ’"p professional girls
'cams will appear in
^•t'on the night of January
■'■ efr game for the N w
: School hand program,
".os Hosiery Mil’ Team.
' Salem. N. C. national
■ - ten the past two \ ei.-,
the Tomboys, of A'
^K won the consolation
' last year in Wich 'a
The Hanes team has
■ A Xmericans on their
-he Tomboys boast the
^B?"’ s in this section of
B Ountry
^K~ ' preliminary game of
^.,l] open the card
be nn sale by the
^■' r of the Newton High
®»nken Driver Asks
■tenor Court Trial
>h drunken driving
man Mondav re
his case be hound
’ ■ ton Superior Court
' curt. His request was
^B 1 «s were disposed of
limning traffic light,
mlctted; drunkenness.
K’ hl. and reckless driv-
^■ nr sl6 70
■ m °n Themes For
■ Hawkins Given
Ralph Hawkins will
H/ sermon theme His
the 11 A. M. serv
■ *he Methodist Church
'• the evening service.
■' c '730 P M the MYF
1 » special program
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VOLUME 88
RECORD NUMBER SEEK STOCKING FUND AID
Stores Open At Night Next Week
MgEKEEFT MKjOlg
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Mail Volume
Nears Peak
In Covington
Postmaster E. L. Stephenson*
said yesterday that Post Office
. employees have shifte’d into high
gear, as the volume of Christmas
mail is mounting sharply.
“Where before it was uneven
’and unpredictable,” he explained,
‘the packages and Cnristmas
i cards are now arriving tn a
steady flow This coming we°ke?d
is especially critical.”
By “critical” the Postmaster
means that delivery of parcel
post by Christmas cannot be
guaranteed after this week. H“
•“commends you "use Air Parrel
Post for gifts mailed out-of
town at a later date.
Christmas cards going out-t^
town should M mailed this week
too.
Postmaster Stephenson points
rut that thousands of packages
are now en route from all 48
‘dates. Thej will create an even
gieater strain on local Post Of
fice facilities.
However, as many daily
deliveries as are necessary will
be made between now and De
cember 25 In some localities
around - the - clock service is
available. But a sudden storm can
delay the Christmas mail to and
i from any part of the United
States, he explained.
Consequently, the Postmaster
urges you to forget about send
ing everything at once. Mail your
। packages two or three at a time.
Tie your Christmas cards in twj
bundles, and attach the special
postal labels marked “ALL FOR
LOCAL DELIVERY” o r "ALL
FOR OUT-OF-TOWN DELIV
ERY."
"Ask for these labels.” ’he
Postmaster said, “when you go
to the stamp window. You'll
1 find other helpful mailing in
structions printed on the back. 1
think they are one of the best
tyne-saving devices the Post
Office has ever had."
Miss Turner Takes
Post In Troup County
Miss Betty Turner, assistant
home demonstration agent in
Newton County, became home
demonstration agent of Troup
County Dec. 15, R. S. Clark,
county school superintendent,
announced, in LaGrange.
Miss Turner succeeds Mrs. Mary
Kate Singleton, who resigned last
March to accept a similar posi
•ion in Clayton County.
Bv recent action of Troup Coun
ty Board of Commissioners, the
nome demonstration agent's pro
gram will be administered by the
Troup County Board of Education
■in an effort to co-ordinate all
phases of the rural school pro
gram. ,
Miss Turner wap born ana
i eared in Elbert County where
she completed her high school
education. She received her B. S.
degree in home economics in
1950 at GSCW. She taught in the
Lawrenceville public schools for
‘wo years.
Elks Meeting Date
Changed To Jan. 1
A regular meeting of
! ton Lodge No IRO6. RPO Elks.
Scheduled tor tonight, will no be
I Feld. Recording to Secretary
M R Shaw. , ,
he next meeting of the Lodge
vil | hr held at the Elks Home on
Rainbow Lake January 1,
She (Unutttgtnn Neuw
2-Day Closing
Indicated For
Most Stores
Last-mirute Christmas shop
pers wer° given extra hours to
get ready for Santa Claus yes
terday when it was announced
that the majority of Covington
*firms will remain open until
7 P M. Monday, Tuesday, and
i Wednesday evenings. Some
stores indicated that they will
i operate on regular hours for
these three days, but a partial
j survey showed that, most will
remain open u*ntil the later hour.
Store employees will get a
i well-earned rest for two days
next week— Christmas Dav, De
cember 25, and the following
day. December 26. All firms will
open for regular business Sat
i urday, December 27.
: Howev® . most grocery stores
indicated that they will only
take a single day off for Christ-1
1 mas, that being December 25,
opening f or business at the usual
time Friday, December 26.
i Meanwhile. Covington and
I Newton County were busily
meparing ror Santa's annual
: visit. Church groups are hold-
I ing their annual Christmas
> parties ird special sermons and
music was being planned for
’ next Sunda*
At pre«‘ time, the following
stories, with a Christmas signifi
• rance wee m the news spot
light. *
Christmas Sermon
For Presbyterians
A special Christmas message •
will he delivered at the First
Presbyterian Church Sunda*
'norning at 11 o'clock by the R»v.
' M B Dendy pastor, it was an
nounced this week.
; The choir will be featured in
* Cnristmas music. The public is
1 invited to attend.
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1 Choral Service Is
Planned Dec. 24th
A communion choral service
■ will he presented at the Church!
’ of The Good Shepherd Wednes
' day, Dec. 24. beginning at 10 45
' r. M. The choir, under ’he
- 1 direction of Ned Freeman, will
’ have the following singers as
guests Mrs. Lee Stephenson, Mr«.
’ Robert Fowler, Mrs. Clarence
’Palmer, Charles Henson, Mr.
‘ Hamilton, and Dean Virgil Y C.
Eady. William Baker will be
1 organist for Ihe occasion.
The service will he conducted
1 by Canon Echols, of St. Phillips
Cathedral in Atlanta. A cordial
welcome was extended the gen
eral public to attend. A similar
service last Christmas was well
ittended and greatly enjoyed.
Maud King Girls
Have Yule Program
PORTERDALE — The Maud
King Gif' Reserves No. 2 met
Monday. December 8. with 20
girls present Minutes of the
I last meeting were read and ap
proved. The girls were asked to
get their Ch'istmas gifts for the
Christmas party by Monday
> morning of next week.
Rarbarn Farme’- had charge
, of the fo'iowing program: duet,
i "Up on the Housetop." Phyllis
i White and Patricia Treadwell;
story, “The Christmas Party,”
Barbara Martin; story. “Why
1 Can't Do;.aid Spell?” Dianne
Moore; Bible story, Carol Wood-
i ruff, and prayer. Mrs. Ruby Mc-
I Conk.
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Christmas Carols
On Square Friday
The jeyous songs of ih«
Christmas seaton will fill the
Public Square tomorrow (Fri
dayl’afterncon when the Girl
Scouts jf Covington and the
Newton High School Band
present a concert.
The p-ogram. featuring the
traditional Yuletide favorites,
will be heard at 4:30 P. M.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1952
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COVINGTON ROTARIANS announced this week that the first
phase of the annual Empty Stocking Fund campaign was sue- i
cessful with approximately $2,700 raised in cash contributions and
merchandise Among the early contributors was Covington Lodge j
No. 1806, BPO Elks. Above, on the right, B B Snow, Elk's Exalt
' ed Ruler, presents Rotarian Hugh Harris with a check for $l5O.
' This week Rotary committees are hard at. work checking about
2.000 applications for Empty Stocking aid and preparing lists of
those who will receive help frnpi the project.
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SANTA CLAUS will pay his annual official visit to Newton Coun
ty next Wednesday night—his second visit of the year to Coving- '
ton. December 5, he was on hand to officially open Covington's |
Christmas season. It was a gala day for Covington's young and
old and for the Lions Club and the Amitie Club of Oxford, win
ners of SIOO for the best float in the Christmas parade. Pictured on
the Square during the ceremonies are, left to right: Hugh Harris, ।
emcee of WMOC’s broadcast of the event; Mayor Jack Elliott,
who welcomed Santa Claus: Covington Police Chief E. R. Bouchil-
। lon. and the parade judges, Herbert Jenkins. Atlanta police chief:
Mike Bentor:, Atlanta, president of the Southeastern Fair, anl
Muggsy Smith, Fulton County Representative in the Genera! 1
Assembly. ! |
State Patrol Warns
Os ‘Deadly December’
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An urgent appeal for every!
Georgia driver and pedestrian to
exercise greater caution, courtesy,
and common sense tn help reduce ।
holiday accidents was issued this
week by Lt. E. S. Burke. Deputy,
Director of the Georgia Slate
Patrol and Supervisor of Safety
Education. 1
“An accident can he tragic at
any time, but at Christmas it is
4oubly so,” Colonel Burke said,
“and yet the Christmas season is
ruined in hundreds of homes ।
every year by suffering and
ragedy from accidents that need
never have happened. Many a '
Christmas tree and gaily wrapp
ed gift have become mocking
reminders of someone not there
to enjoy the.”
The traditional spirit of Christ
mas is “Peace on Earth, Gond
Will to Men ” If Georgians want '
to keep this spirit alive, they
must be aware of the added
dangers of holiday traffic
speeders, drinking drivers, heavy;
( navel, tricky weather, early;
darkness, and holiday festivity.!
ne said.
“December of 1951 brought;
death to 85 persons in Georgia If 1
we could profit by past experi
ence. we cou'd all look forward
to an accident-free holiday season
and we could have the assurance
• hat our families and friends
would be safe Unfortunately, ac
cident history repeats itself and
predictions for this Christmas
have already been made hy the,
Patrol. The expected toll fnr our
state is 30 lives to be claimed by I
the Grim Reaper from 5 P. .M.
on December 21 to 5 A. M. on I
December 26.” I
“To avoid becoming one of the 1
“unforthnate thirty.” the State
Patrol advises extra caution and ,
courtesy plus a little more time i
during the holiday rush - just : 1
enough time to be extra careful'
when driving on the highway or
crossing street*. If you drink,
stay away from the steering;'
wheel of a car. Don't let holiday!'
■-pirit - or spirits - replace com- :
mon sense and caution, they;
I warn.
“Don't let death take your holi- '
day and don’t be responsible for
the death of someone else. ,
Remember that your life is the
most valuable present you can
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give your family or friends.;
Handle it with care. Don't lose it :
in the holiday rush,” Col. Burke '
concluded.
Night Hawks Plan
Yule Party Dec. 22
PORTERDALE — The Night ;
’ Hawks Club of Porterdale will ’ i
have a Christmas party at ten
o’clock, the morning of Decem
ber 22 in the Club Room in the ।
Anderson Building.
Library Closing
For Yule Season
The Newton County Public ।
Library will be closed Wednes- <
day, December 24. through Sun- ]
day, December 28, it was an- <
nounceo tms wee* oy Mrs.
E. J. Brown.
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$2,500 On Hand Jo Spread Yule Cheer
Over 2,000 Applications Are Received
The second phase ol Rotary’s Empty Stocking Fund was underway yesterday fol
lowing the completion of a drive to raise $3,000 in cash and merchandise. Rotary Of
ficials reported Tuesday night that more than $2,500 in cash and S2OO in merchandise has
been donated. Hundreds of cans of food were donated by the various schools of Newton
County and many individuals donated used clothing and tovs. The application committee
at the Red Cross office, reported — 2 ....
that they were swamped and
officials said that indications
pointed to a record number of
people requesting help. The
work of this committee was
completed Tuesday and only
emergency cases are now being
accepted. The exact number of
applications received could not
he secured before going to press,
but the number asking for help
will exceed 2.000.
The screening committee took
over the tremendous task today
of making investigations
throughout the county of those
requesting aid. This committee
must decide the fate of each
application. They must recom
mend the amount of help, the
type of help, and list the num
ber ( of people involved.
The re<-oroing committtee will
receive the applications as fast
as the screening committee
makes their decision. This group
will make a complete record of
each family Setting out the ages
of all children, their address,
their ne°d. a purchasing num
ber, and other details.
As this group completes their
job. the record of each family
is turned over to the purchasing
committee This committee
must hr^ak down the applica
tions into groups. All boys are
put into one group, all girls
into another, men in another,
and women in another. The boys
and girls are then divided ac
cording to ages and purchasing
for them begins. A count must .
also be made find the amount ;
of cand.v, fruit and groceries l
needed A. meeting must be held I
by the committee to see if there
is enougn money to amply care
for all. If not, then the entire
program must be revised to fit
the money on hand.
If there is money left, it will i
be tumid over to the Empty ,
Stocking Disbursement Com
mittee to use to help extreme '
needy cases the year round, or '
until the mcney is exhausted, i
When al! purchasing has been
completed, the packaging com- ,
mittee takes over and puts
“everything in order.” The '
various gifts for each family 1
must be assembled and the
package put in order of delivery.
Finally, the delivery commit- '
tee takes over and must start 1
on the trail of Santa Claus which 1
takes them into every corner 1
of Newtcn County. Large !
trucks must be used in order to ’
save time and the drivers must (
know the section of the county ’
in which thej deliver.
"All in all, the job is growing
bigger every year as more peo
ple are reached and as more
money is ghen. Interest in the
program nas increased and
friends ami neighbors, in the
true spirit of Christmas, are
turning in names of the needy
families in their communities.
They are also giving collectively :
and individually,” a Rotary
spokesman said.
“Some people, this year, have !
asked for the names of families
and are themselves buying,
packaging, and delivering gifts
in order to be of greater help. '
The Empty Stocking Fund is no
longer just a one-club, one-com
munity, one-group project. It .
has grown until now nearly 1
every citizen in Newton County
is affected. Some of these people
are on the giving end while the : :
others are on the receiving end.
Mistakes will be made, but the }
spirit is there.”
In the words of a visitor who '
plans to make his home here: "I ;
see people loving people here, 1
see a progressive, Christian ■
I see frmnd helping friend, I
community, and I want to be a i
part of it.”
Four Square Club's
Yule Party Dec. 22
PORTERDALE—The Christ- i
mas Tree of the Four Square ■ I
Club in PJFterdale will be held 1
December 22 at 7 o’clock in the i
Club room of the Anderson 1
Building.
All members in good standing '
are invited to be present. । ]
Early Publication
For NEWS Next Week
The Annual Christmas greeting edition of the
NEWS will go io press Monday night of next week,
giving shoppers a last-minute guide of merchandise fea
tured in the stores here and making it possible for the
NEWS staff to observe a holiday on Christmas Day.
Because of the early publication date, all news
copy must be in by 5 P.M. Saturday, December 20, and
all advertising copy must be in by 10 A.M. Monday,
December 22.
Covington Mayor Jack L Elliott
Urges Safely During Yule Season
Covington this week joined a statewide movement to
prevent traffic accidents during the Christmas season and
Mayor Jack Elliott issued a statement asking for the co
operation of every individual toward achieving an accident
free record. The Ga. State Patrol estimated at least 30 Geor-
Yule Lights
To Be Judged
Friday Night
Judges will be in Coving’nn
tomorrow (Friday) night to
select the winners in the annual
Christmas Decorations Contest
for homes, store buildings, and
churches, under the sponsorship
of the Covington Garden Club
and the Miniature Garden Club.
The judging was originally
scheduled for tonight, but a last
minute change set the date for
Friday night. December 19. start
ing at 6 P. M.
Prize awards for the homes
will be first prize, $15.; second
prize, $lO., and third prize, $5.
For the stores and churches, there
will be ribbon awards for first,
second, and third prizes. There
will be only nne classification for
•he homes and that, will be the
overall picture.
Brownie Troop No. 7
Ready For Christmas
Brownie Scout Troop No. 7
has been busy getting ready for
a happy Christmas. They met
December 3 at the Legion Hall
and after a short business ses
sion, they made colorful “Choir
Boys” to be carried home and
used for decorations.
December 10 they made a
small g’ft for their mothers.
When these were finished and
gaily wrapped the rest of the
time was spent s'nging carols
They are looking forward to
Friday afternoon when they
join the ether troops to sing
carols on the Square.
Their Christmas party will be
held at the Legion Hall with
several mothers of troop mem- |
bers preparing and serving the
party far?
Each girl will be presented :
a “World Pin” from the troop, I
symbolic of the world-wide
Girl Scout movement and so
appropriate at Christmas time—
the time of “Peace on Earth,
good will toward men.”
Arnold Will Speak
At Kiwanis Meeting
R. O. Arnold will be the guest
speaker at today’s meeting of
the Coving'on Kiwanis Club at
the American Legion Hall, start
ing at 1 P. M., it was announced
this week.
Mr. Arnold will speak on
“Christianity — Answer to
Labor - Management Relations.”
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON'S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
Awarded the Fourth Best Weekly In
The Entire Nation By National
Editorial Association In 1945
~l gians will be killed during the
holidays and plans are underway
to patrol the highways night and
day during peak traffic danger
days.
Mayor Elliott’s statement t«
the people of Covington was ar
follows:
I would like to take this
method of thanking everyone for
their co-operation during this
1 5 ear.
> It is my hope that everyone
will have a very happy & safe
Christmas. In order to do this,
we must all strive to bring hap
piness to others, by taking into
1 consideration their well being,
। by putting aside all selfishness on
our part, by having a smile for
, all with whom we come in
contact, and by considering their
rights as well as ours.
We have been very fortunate
during the past in that we have
not had as many accidents as
; ‘hev have had in some other
places and as Christmas ap
proaches, may we all drive
with the greatest of care.
If you are going to drink, please
don’t drive, and if you are going
to drive, please don’t drink. Our
। officers tell me that there is
more danger of having a wreck
with the fellow who takes just
one or two drinks than there is
with the man who is drunk. The
fellow who takes one or ‘wo
drinks will take many more
chances and as a result he gets
careless and disregards the rights
of others.
Our law enforcement officers
throughout the nation are ao
pealing to everyone to hr more
careful, to obey all traffic rules
and regulations and tn have due
consideration for the other fel
; low. So, I trust our people here
in Covington and Newton County
I will do likewise.
Our city officers have in
' structions to see that our laws
I are enforced, and while they
would be very happy not to have
[ to make a single case, it is very
necessary that they be very
strict, especially at this season.
Roy Wilson Serving
At Naval Air Base
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-Roy
Wilson, mechanic first class, Con
struction Battalion, USN, husband
of the former Miss Dial, of Cov
i ington, is presently serving at
the U. S. Naval Air Station,
Oceana here.
Wilson is assigned to the trans -
| portation division of the air
station. He entered the Naval
service June 29, 194 f.
Oceana is the initial Navy
Master Jet Field, and the first
large scale Naval air field con
; struction project since World War
11. Commissioned in 1943. it has
been used in the support of Car
'rier Air Groups.
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