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fifty-one years and during that
time many changes have taken
f lace.
All of the old people who were
living at the beginning of this
period have long since passed
away. Likewise have the vast
majority of the middle age people,
and the young people of that
era are among the eldest of their
age and generation.
When I re’urn to Guin Creek
and Flint Hill. 4 find R. A. Bost
wick, Mrs. Robert Cason, Mr. and
ffiuuingtott News
Mrs. M. M. Smith. Mrs. Henry
Boggus, and Mrs. Robert E. Lee.
my former young school patrons,
and at Livingston there are Mrs.
Beil Blanton, Mr. and Mrs, W. H
Ogletree and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hollingsworth, and at Fairview
there is Joe Owen.
These persons stand as sentinels
to guard the memory of their
respective communities when
theii local schools and churches
-food as beacon lights. There are
many others of the remaining
Newton Communities but the
above I knew first and best.
The study of names has been
interesting and also their family
connection. There have been
many families of Smiths, Jones,
Johnsons and the like but only
one family by the name Bost
wick in the county. One by the
I r.ame of Boggus, one named
I Thacker (who was a blacksmith
I in Oxford) and one by the name
' of Bouchillon, and this list can be
: continued.
Many of the family names that
. were heard at the turn of the
century have passed on. There are
descendants of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Livingston, that grand old
I couple of West Newton, living
but none reside now in Newton
j County.
The name White still appears
।in the name of a Covington mer
। cantile firm. How many others
'of this early period do you find
■ around the Square? Or, in the
entire county?
Thirty citizens have been call
led to serve on the January term
lof Newton County Grand Jury
and seventy persons have been
j summoned to serve on the tra
verse jury, according to the list
of names published in the
January 1 issue of the Covington
; NEWS.
j The names are, in the main,
Georgia, TMUfaiDAt UimgY fra?
familiar and are des«enda*t« •<
old families who were among the
first settlers of the Covsnky. How
ever, there are a few t-hat I do not
recognize. Some of these are:
Summers, Whelehel, McKay,
Purdy, Braden, Towns, Spenee,
Huckaby, Pickens, Gerstein, God-.
drrd, Glanton, Haggard, and
Channing Cope.
If in the event these are new
or comparatively new citizens, it
is well for the county and especi
ally the communities in which
they live.
For example: Mr. Cope, who
owns and operates. ‘‘The Yellow
River Farm, ’ has done much to
advertise Newton County ever
radio and through the press and
further through his methods of
modern farming, eattle raising,
and the like.
The.name Hollifield, though not
on these juries, is new but car
ries well for Newton County, and
the list could be • lengthened.
I However, the old actors on the
'stage of life pass with their age
end generation and new ones ap
pear and time moves on and soon
January will move into February.
Cotton Contest
To Continue
Wesbrook Says
Some Georgia farmer stands to
get $1,500 extra for five acres of ;
his cotton crop in 1953.
Announcing that the five-acre
cotton contest will continue this
' year. E. C. Westbrook, Uni
versity of Georgia Agricultural
Extension Service agronomist,
said the Atlantic Cotton Associa
tion is offering a sweepstake
prize of SI,OOO to the farmer who
can produce the largest yield that
has been made in the contest since
1947. This sweepstake award is
in addition to prizes offered by
the Georgia Cottonseed Crushers
Association, regular sponsor of
the program.
A farmer will have to set his
sights high to get the award. The
h'ghest yield ever made in the
contest was grown in 1949 by
W. A. Meadow* of Bleckley
county. He produced 20,240 lbs.
of seed cotton on five acres.
That's 3 >8 bales per acre.
If a farmer exceeds that yield
this year he will be eligible for
$1,500 in prizes. The award for
j the state winner in the contest
will be SSOO.
Westbrook said there will be
19 other attractive awards, rang
ing from SIOO to third place win
ners in each of six districts to
$250 for first place district
cnampions.
Tne five-acre contest is spon
sored annually by the Cottonseed
। Crushers Association, and is de
signed to demonstrate that large
per acre yields can be produced
when recommended practices are
followed.
WestbroqX said t>he secretary of
agriculture has called for a
reduction in cotton production 1
this year, after urging farmers
to produce all they could in 1951
and, 1952. The agronomist added
that this aboutface means that j
farmers did such a good job of
producing cotton the last two
years that the supply is back to
normal.
“The amount of cotton Georgia
farmers should grow thjs year
will depend largely on the in
dividual farmer.” Westbrook
stated. “The amount of available
labor in most cases will be the
limiting factorr It is particularly
desirable that farmers strive for
large yields and low production
Costs.”
It was pointed out that proper
use of fertilizer plays an im
portant part in obtaining large
yields. “If additional amounts of
phosphate and potash are to be
used in addition to the mixed
fertilizers, they should be broad
cast before the land is broken.”
Westbrook advised. "The mixed
fertilizers then ean be applied at
planting.”
Farmers were advised to have
Hieir soil analyzed to determine
fertiliser requirements. County
agents have information on how
to take soil samples.
CONTROL CATTLE GRUB
To kill grubs m the back of cows
you should dwst well along the
cow’s back with 1-L 2 percent
Rotenone powder m 10()’ gallon*
of- water, according Hi livestock
specialists for rhe Agricultural
Extension Service, University es
Georgia. After veu have dusted
the tows, rub She powder w>to
the skin with a Miff brush. One
pound will treas about 15
animals.
Ne harm will come from spray-'
ing cattle to rid them of hoe if the
temperature ms well above freez
ing. according to hveetoek spe
cialist* tor Hne Agricultural Ex-1
tension Service, Univnraity Wl
.Georgia. j
4 Newton Churches Represented At
Mission Study Held In Porterdale
PORTERDALE — people enjoyed a mis-
sion study at the Julia A. Porter Memorial Methodist
Church in Porterdale Thursday, January 8, at five o’clock.
The WSCS at Porterdale invited members of the Wesleyan
Service Guild and the WSCS of the Covington First Method-
ist Church, the W. S. C. 8. of
- North Covington Methodist ,
Church, and the W. S. C. 8. of
the Lovejoy Methodist Church
to join with them in a joint\
study.
The- sanctuary was decorated
with winter house plants. At the
left of the chancel was a large
map of Africa, the country be
ing studied. Soft music, played
by Mrs. Marian Johnson, pro
vided a lovely meditation at
mosphere as the guests arrived.
The meeting was opened with
singing “We've a Story t® Tell :
to the Nations.” Mrs. Hubert
Grier, local chairman of Mission
ary Education, presided and
brought greetings of welcome to
each visitor.
Mrs. Annie Day gave an in
spiring devotional using Jesus’
great commission to His dis
ciples as the scripture reference.
The W. S. C. S. members were
very fortunate to have Mrs.
Stewart Colley, of Grantville, as
guest speaker for the evening.
Mrs. Colley is the W r . S. C. S.
president for the North Geor
gia conference of the Methodist
Church.
Mrs. Henry Ber r y, Porterdale
W. S. C. S. president, graciously
introduced Mrs. Colley who
, taught the book “African Herit
age,” by Dr. Emory Ross.
The mission study was divid
ed into two sessions. During the
first session Mrs. Colley spoke
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»f "Human Rights in Africa,”
Africans and Mother Earth,” ,
and “Widening Educational Pro
grams.” The speaker emphasiz
ed that the next five years will
largely determine the world
conditions. It was encouraging
to learn that for 120 years mis
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vancing >n Africa until there
are 21.000.000 Protestants on the .
continent.
At six-fifteen, a delicious buf
fet dinner was served in the
Intermediate Department of the '
church. Mrs. W. C. Wright, of ।
I Covington, offered thanks.
The second session opened at
- seven-thirty with singing “God ,
of Grace and God of Glory.” |
Seven members of the Porter
dale W. S. C. S. presented a
discussion on the “Needs of
Africa.” Those participating were
Mrs. Clark Hawk, Mrs. Guy
: Costley, Mrs. B. B. Snow, Mrs.
Aster Dial, Mrs. J. T. Laster,
Mrs. M. B. Shaw, and Mrs. Leroy
McGiboney.
A beautiful solo was rendered
by Mrs. S. O. Lindsey, accom
panied by Mrs. Marian Johnson.
Mrs. Colley continued her in
: terpretation of the book, “Afri
i can Heritage.” in a very dynamic
way. She spoke emphatically of
“Communism versus Christian
■ ity.” The story of the phases of
i growth of an African Church
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