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u rsd«T January 1953 'Our Advertisers Are Assured 01 Results,
>orterdale Winners In Christmas
)ecorations Contest Are Named
, oR TERDALE - The Christ-1
s decora uun contest^ sponsored
tbP Porterdale Womans Club,
Sauare Club, and Night
club was judged December
J., Mrs. Z)g Callaway and Mrs.
Booth, of Covington.
dinners for the best outs.dej
Limas decorations were:
ks c. p Boy?. lst p lace ''
, Broad thru Pine.
' \v B Mills, 2nd place,
/ Broad thru Pine.
r< Claud Cason, Ist place,
c j Broad thru Hemlock.
James Brooks, 2nd place,;
.. Broad thru Hemlock.
Henrv Whitfield, lst place, ]
Hh’ side of River.
Jr£ Hubert Elkins, 2nd place,
ith'side of river. ।
■nelma Brewer, Ist place,]
4hill section.
lonorable Mention, Dr. and
s J B. Mitchell and Mr. and
s William Bledsoe.
, ibbfin awards: Best store
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SERVICES-ESTIMATES
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CITY OF COVINGTON
CONSOLIDATED CASH STATEMENT
Ln on Hand December I, 1952 _ $ 9,031.77
feeip+s to Date — 33,963.95
Ipcndi+ures to Date _ — — 35,702.41
Lh on Hand This Date December 31, 1952 7,293.31
Statement of Receipts for Month Ending December 31, 1952
lice Fines 829.60
isiness Licenses . — I 2.50
imetery Upkeep 18.90
x Collections 6,505.08
prest ' 128.75
Iwerage Charge Collections 888 50
later Collections .— 3,872.75
Ictric Collections - 20,438.83
later And Light Deposits - 195.21
lith-Holding Tax 377.60
kspital Insurance - 83.18
lecial Police — 20.00
Imefery Lots - - 120.00
Lterial Sales 46.50
Igineering Services Rendered 386.55
$33,963.95
lotcment of Disbursements for Month Ending December 31, 1952
kLES TAX $ 521.39
[ATER WORKS REVENUE ACCOUNT 3.872.75
hID ACCOUNT SINKING FUND 3,072.45
pMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT:
Salaries 1,595.00
Elections 53 45
Supplies and Equipment — 529.46
Advertising ’ 10.00
Incidentals 48.56
Insurance 13 5.88
bIICE DEPARTMENT:
Wages _ _ _ 1,170.00
Supplies and Equipment 76.50
Maintenance of Prisoners . 26.10
Incidentals 6.70
Repair so Vehicles 27 00
R E DEPARTMENT-
Wages 1,048.40
Rations 16.50
Supplies and Equipment 2 -00
'ncidental* 1- 9 86
P* T ARY DEPARTMENT:
Wages 817.12
Repair to Vehicles 2550
Applies and Equipment 17 20
fVETERY DEPARTMENT:
^ages 219.13
Supplies and Equipment — 6.70
[ATER DEPARTMENT:
Wages 1.557.90
Repair to Vehicles . • 19.62
Supplies and Equipment 807.53
•’'tidentals 563
DEPARTMENT:
Wages . _ . 1,560.15
Supplies and Equipment 8,552.33
>er Purchased 6.511.74
Mp«ir to Vehicles
Incidentals 4.15
PEET DEPARTMENT:
Wages 1,419.51
Supplies and Equipment
Re P-ir to Vehicle, 239 36
f RK S DEPARTMENT:
Wage, / 80 00
supplies and Equipment _ ■ 15.59
P?S AND BUILDINGS:
upp|i et and Maintenance 44 ‘
pllC CHARITY 3 50
rOS|T REFUNDS - — 180.80
p SUPPLIES 428.94
$35,702.4 1
jwindbw decoration to White's
Department Store.
Ribbon award to Porterdale
Baptist Church.
Ribbon award to Boy Scout
Troop in Rosehill, for decorating
] the schoolhouse.
“The Clubs of Porterdale ap
preciate the interest shown in
the beautification of our town
during the Christmas season. This
is to be a yearly event and we
hope that even more people will
join next year in making Porter
] dale the prettiest town in the
' world during Christmas,” a spoke
man for the sponsors said.
Covington Council
Adopts 1953 Budget
(Continued from page 1)
Herbert Moss Light Department;
Whit Cook, Caretaker, Cemetery;
W. L. Clark, Parks Department,
and Preston Johnson Street
Department. There were twenty
one colored employees re-hired.
Mayor Elliott announced the
cv>mmittee assignments for 1953,
which were as follows:
FINANCE- Ernest Callaws.
; chairman, Robert Fowler, and
John Bob Weaver.
WATER AND LIGHT: Robert
Fowler, chairman, T. Alvin Rape
and Ernest Callaway.
STREET. John Bob Weaver,
chairman, Carl Smith and w’.
i Tom Greer
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, POLICE
AND FIRE: T Alvin Rape, chair
man, J. B. Weaver and W. Tom
Greer.
PARKS: W lorn Greer, chair
। man, Carl Smith, and Ernest Call
| away.
PUBLIC HEALTH AND RE
LIEF: Carl Smith, chairman,
i Alvin Rape and Robert Fowler.
Councilman Callaway present
ed the budget for 1953 and out
lined the appropriations for the
various departments. The antici
j pated revenues and disbursements 1
were $295,283.95 each.
The regular monthly report,
Receipt and Disbursement State
ment was authorized for public
ation in the NEWS as hereto
fore.
Several new extensions of
water and sewer lines were aut
horized for construction during
1953 Principal projects here in
clude serving the new hospital
and extendin, fire protection out
the new highway.
An Ordinance setting Business
■ License fees for 1953 was passed.
• It was stated that only minor
changes were made from the 1952
Ordinance.
The Chief of Police was in
’ structed to inform all filling
stations to be closed from 10
A, M. to 12 Noon Sundays.
The meeting was adjourned
after more than four hours of de
■ liberation.
New Sub-Station
Now In Operation
(Continued from page 1)
point that upon completion of
the present program, Covington
will have one of the best elec-,
trie distribution systems in
Georgia and that this system
will serve this community for
many years to come without
major improvements.
It was reported, by the Mayor,
that the City Officials of Cov
ington were very pleased over
the financial operation of the
electric system, and that due to
this condition, the Mayor and
Council had recently reduced
electric rates to a very favor
able position in comparison with
other electric systems.
Oxford Man Is
Promoted By
The Kroger Co.
, Kroger has promoted to man
ager of their supermarket in
Gainesville a young veteran who
has been associated with the
store since it, opened three and
one-half years ago.
Ralph Jones has succeeded
former manager George Moore
who was promoted to the adver
tising department in Kroger’s At
lanta branch office. Mr. Moore
had been manager since Thanks
giving, 1951.
A native of Oxford, Mr. Jones
attended school there. He served
in the Seventh Armored Division
in the European Theater of Oper
ations during World War II and
received a battlefield commis
sion as second lieutenant. He was
captured by the Germans during
the Battle of the Bulge and
liberated 40 days later by Rus
sian troops.
He married the former Miss
Valera McDonald, of Pender
grass, and moved to Gainesville
where he began his career at
Piggly-Wiggly. The Jones then
lived in Florida for a year and
returned here to join the Kroger
organization. He has been in the
grocery department of Kroger’s. ■
The new manager graduated
recently from a veteran’s train
ing class at Lyman Hall School
and has been studying business
administration through the Uni
versity Off-Campus classes.
He is a Mason and a member
of the First Methodist Church.
Mr and Mrs. Jones have a year
old daughter They live at 311 N.
Green Street in Gainesville.
'Jour de L'An' Is
Gayest Day Os Year
For French-Canadians
The gayest day in the calendar
for French-Canadians is “Jour de
L’An’’ New Year’s Day the
occasion for family re-unions and
exchanging gifts.
The most important event of,
tha day is the “blessing of the
patriarch”. It is the custom for
a French-Canadian when he gets
up on the morning of January 1
to speak to no one until he has
been to the father of the house
and asked for his blessing.
Each one goes down on his
knees and says. “Father give me
your biasing " The father in reply
holds out his hand and says:
“May God bless you my child; I
bless you with all my heart.”
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Disabled Officers Have
I
Appeal Rights, VA Says
Many officers who were reliev-1
ed from active duty by reason of
physical disability without retire-1
mentpay have the right to appeal i
previous decisions rendered by ]
military retirement boards, Wil- ’
liam K. Barrett, director of the
State Department of Veterans
Service said this week.
Barrett explained that some of
these disabled officers think that
their last appearance before a
retirement board prior to separ
ation from service was their last
hearing and that the decision was
final and conclusive. He said
that they do not know that
decisions of these boards may be
appealed under Section 302 of the
GI Bill. Manv of these cases date
back to the latter of 1944 and in
to 1945 and even 1946.
Barrett invited these officers
who have been relieved by reason
of physical disability, without
retirement pay, pursuant to a
decision of a Retirement Board,
Disposition Board, or Board of
Medical Survey, to contact the
; State Department of Veterans
I Service.
Disabled officers are urged to
bring with them all pertinent re
cords of their case review in order
to determine their eligibility since
applicants must meet certain
requirements before thay are
granted appeal rights. This will
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। also apply to officers relieved for
disability but denied retirement
] pay because their disabilities were
I held to be incurred during enlist-
I ed service.
Barrett urged interested persons
to contact the nearest branch of
fice of the State Department of
Vetefans Service for advice and
assistance. The nearest branch
office is located at the Coving
ton Courthouse and the manager
of the office is Mrs. Dorothy
Cason.
Japanese Fly Kites
To Greet New Year
Japanese boys can teN each
other to “go, fly a kite” on New
Year’s morning without being
guilty of the slightest impropriety
because New Year’s tima is kite
flying time in Japan.
Feudal Japan encouraged kite
, flying and, in those days, kite
flights were considered part of
■ the sport. Sharp pieces of metal
; were attached along the kite's
tail.
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The use of artifical and natural
gas for home heating is gaining
: wide-spread popularity, accord
i ing to specialists for the Agricul
: tural Extension Service, Uni
-11 versify of Georgia.
New 115-h.p. ’’Blue-
Flame” engine with
Powerglide.* Ad
vanced 108-h.p.
"Thrift-King” engine
in gearshift models.
New aetemetie
starting and passing
ranga gives Bathing
getaway, greater
passing ability in
city driving.
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In The State)
Artificial insemination is most number of animals to be served, Agricultural Extension Service
effective in areas having a large according to specialists ter the University of Georgia.
NOW IS THE TIME TO
Repair Your Roof!
We Carry A Complete Line Os Roof
ing And Materials.
Lb. Composition Shingles
Role Roofing
Felt
Asbestos Roof Coating
Asbestos Cement
KING-HICKS HDW. CO.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA •
Ga farther on every
gallon as gas! And,
again in 1953,
Chevrolet is the low
est-priced line in the
low-price Held.
Greater ease and
safety. Greater visi
bility with a new,
one-piece curved
windshield. Finer,
smoother brakes.
Heavier, stranger,
more rigid construc
tion means aven
longer life for a car
always famous for <
durability.
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