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VOLUME 89
VAW^N BIBLE SCHOOL STARTS MONDAY
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Grc Mon Exercises End Bi§ ‘53 School Year
Newton luiinty Hi Awards
94 Diplomas; 62 At Jr. Hi
Caps & Gowns
For Seniors
BY NORA KING
Graduation exercises nf the
1953 senior class were held Mon
day night. June 1. in the Newton
High School Gymnasium.
Following the processional,
played by Mrs. M. E. Goode, Jr.,
the invocation was pronounced
by Rev. R. B. Hawkins, pastor
nf the First Methodist Church
of Covingtnn. The welcome was
given by Smittv Randall, presi
dent of the student body for
1952-1953.
The student speakers chose as
their theme. “The American Way
of Life". The History of the
American Wav of Life, was giv
en bv June Benton; The Place
of the Home in the American
■Way of Life, was given bv Louly
Fowler; The Place of the School
in the American Wav of Life, by
Sherrrier Alford: and Th® Place
of the Church in the American
Wav of Life, bv Paul Callahan.
Ann Edwards rendered a
solo. “One World", accompanied
bv Mrs. Alcie Penick. The entire
class of ninety-four se.iiors sang
their class song. “Ynu Will Never
Walk Alone".
The following awards were
presented bv Mr. H. F Sharp.
Principal: the DAP medals to
the boy and girl with the high
est average in American history.
Marv Lane Weaver and John
Rilev Thomoson. both juniors:
the DAR citizenshin medals to
June Benton and Charles Hag
gard. Jr.; perfect attendance
certificate to a number of seni
ors; scholarship medals to the
honor graduates. Wiley Allgood.
Jr.. Paul Callahan. Latrelle Cof
er. Shirley Graham. Jean Christ
ian. June Benton. June Dobbs.
Louly Fowler. Rachel King.
Katherine Kirkus, Sherry Pip
pin. Franklin Stewart, and Ger
ald Williams; full-vear scholar
ships given by Emory-at’-Oxford
to Wiley Allgood. Jr., June
Dobbs, and Kenneth Piper; W.
O. Porter, Jr. Memorial Award
for scholarship to Franklin Ste
wart. Mention was made of
awards given earlier this year
to two members of the class:
June Benton was awarded a
partial scholarship to Wesleyan
College, and Franklin Stewart
won a SSOO scholarship for an
essay from the Pilot Freight
: Lines.
Mr. Sharp then presented the
diplomas to the class and cert
[ ificates to the class mascots,
Susan Cooper and Mike Dennis.
The program was concluded by
| the singing of the Alma Mater.
Elsewhere in this issue appears
! the Class Roll of Graduates.
Swimming Pool
Attracting
Large Crowds
The Covington Parks Com
mission reports that the swim
ming Pool has attracted large
crowds since its opening for the
1953 season. The pool has been
painted and the modern filter
system keeps clean water flow
ing through at all times.
Ralph Hawkins Jr., the life
guard, reports that the visitors
have been cooperative in mamto
ining order and keeping the pool
and the grounds clean.
Plans are being made to have
swimming classes for non-swim
mers and beginners at an early
date, which will be announced
in this column.
Season tickets are on sale at
the City Hall or the pool.
New diving boards are report
ed shipped and will be installed
within a few days.
Guide For G. I.
Home Buyers
"To the Home-Buying Vet
eran," a 32 page guide for veter
ans planning to buy or build
homes with Gl loans, is now av
ailable at all Veterans Admin
istration offices,
©lie ffinutngtmt
Certificates
To Bth Grade
The Covington Junior High
School Eighth Grade Graduation
Exercises were held at the Junior
High Gymnasium on Friday,
May 29. Diplomas were present
ed 62 graduates by George R.
(Hutchinson. Principal.
The gym had been transform
ed into an old-fashioned garden
with hedges. ferns. flowers,
bird baths, and pretty lawn fur
niture. Steps led from the gard
en to the veranda of a colonial
home. The belles in pretty past
els and the beaus in Sunday
Rest walked across the veranda
and down into the ' garden to
take their places. The class of
fi®e’s and speakers were seated
on the porch.
Sam Ramsey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Ramspy. Jr., perform
ed ably as master of ceremon
ies.
The following program was
presented: Notre Dame Victory
—Covington Junior High Band:
Clarinet Quartet —Sue Pratt.
Sara Stephenson. Josephine
Heard, and Suzanne Weigel:
Somewhere Along the Way—
John E. Ferren: Show Boat Sou
venier—Band: Ciribiribin, Don't
Fence Me In. Ma Little Banjo.
One Little Cloud. Git On Board
Little Chillun. Steal Away—
Covington Junior High Glee
Club' Class Song; Invocation—
Glee Club; Welcome—Diane
Austin; Piano Duet—Ernestine
Mann. Faye Greer. Class History
—Henry Odum. Jack Brown:
Accordian Solo—Suzanne Wei
gel; Class Poem—Davilynn Boh
annon; Class Prophecy—Rebecca
Hackett. Rill Daughtuey; Piano
Solo—Joseph Morris: Class Will
—Elaine Hornbuckle, Charlotte
Weiss; Piano Duet —Sue Pratt,
Betty Ann Masten; Class Add- i
ress, "We Are Going On”—Mar-:
sha Lott.
Mr. G. B Hutchinson, princi
pal. presented perfect attend
ance wards to the following: Jack
Brown. Jefferson Dial. Ernest
ine Mann, June Thompson, Irby !
Edwards, Peggy Crews, Marsha
Lott, Betty Anne Masten, Suz-:
anne Weigel, Charles Dial, Co
oper Harwell. Mary Byrd, Anne
McDonald. Byron Bohannon,
Mary Lee Costley, Patricia King.
Anita Oldham. Connie Mutimer.
and Larry Smith.
Janis Farr was presented a
special award for winning first
place in the Eighth Grade in the
U. D. C. essay contest The con
test was sponsored by the Geor
gia Division of United Daug-:
hters of the Confederacy.
L. G. Carney, Coach, present-1
ed athletic awards to the fol-:
lowing: Football, basketball, :
(and, or) baseball players—lrby
Edwards, Ed. Kendrick. Willie
Parker. Johnny Presley. Joe,
Sharp, Charles Waters, Cooper
(Continued on page 8)
Special Sunday
School Rally
For Methodists
The Rev. R B Hawkins, past-1
' m nf the First Methodist Chur
ch, will speak Sui day. May 7,
। on "God's Opportunity”. His
i Sundav evening subject will be
For This Cause", at the service
at R p. m Wednesday evening
, prayer Service will be at 7:30
p m. Sundav School service will
be at 10 a. m.. preceding the re
। g U lar morning church service at
} K special Sunday School Rally
Day will be at the Methodist
Church the first Sunday.in June.
I A large attendance is expected.
The Daily Vacation Bible
School will begin at 9 a. m.,
Mondav morning. June 8. and
will continue through Saturday,
June 13. with Mrs. C. D Ramsey.
Jr., as director of the Vacation
. Bible School.
The fourth Quarterly confer-
I pnee will be held at the church
. on Tuesdav evening. June 9. at
. 8 p m. with Dr. Edward Mack
। ay in charge.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1953
Mrs. FDR in Tokyo
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M9S. Eleanor Roosevelt smiles as
she arrives, at Tokyo airport on
invitation of the Japan Committee
for Intellectual Interchange. The
small Japanese girl presented her
with a bouquet. flntematioiMiZ) :
Thomson Essay
Wins Memorial
library Award
The Rev. Henry Mann Thom- ■
son, Jr., of Oxford, a sudent at
Emory University School of The
ology and son of Mrs. H. M.
Tlyimson, Sr., and the late Mr.
Thomson, is the recipient of the
first Cobb Lampkin Memorial
Library award. Announcement of
the award, $500.00. was made by
. Dean H. B. Trimble of the Emory
Theology School, and is to be
used by the winner for establish
ing his personal library.
The award, given for a prize
winning essay, is a fund estab
lished by E. F. Lampkin, of
Hendereson. Ky., in memory of
his father, the late Cobb Lamp
kin, prominent Athens, Ga.,
leader.
riev. Thomson will receive a
Bachelor of Divinity Degree
from Candler School of Theology,
Emory University, at exercises
next Saturday, June 8.
The Thomsons have made their ■
home in Oxford for the past 17
years, and are widely known.
Rev. Thomson graduated from
Covington High School in 1944
Two years were spent in the
Armed forces, most of this tour
of service being in Korea.
Attending Emory Junior Col-J
lege, at Oxford, prior to entering
Emory University, Rev. Thomson
is a member of the South Cam-;
। lina Conference. He received his
]A. B. Degree from Wofford
College, Spartanburg, South
Carolina, and was made local
preacher of the Decatur-Oxford
DistriM’in 1950.
In 1952 Rev. Thomson was
ordained Deacon during the
Session's annual South Carolina
Conference. He served as assoc
iate pastor Allen Memorial
Church. Oxford, Martha Brown
Memorial Church, Atlanta.
Effective June 15, Rev. Thom
son will begin service as Pastqr
Pinopolis Charge, Pinopous, I
South Carolina.
Mrs. H. M. Thomson. Sr.,
mother of th^ winner, is promi
nent in our city, and her family ।
shares well-wishes of the entire
' community in the honors won by
her son. Daughers of Mrs Thom-1
son, Sr., include: M;s. Webb C. ।
i Garrison. Atlanta: Mrs. F. A.
I Gunn, Atlanta; and Miss Azile
- Thomson, 1953 graduate at New-
Iton County High School. I
Dan Glower Is
Re-elected As
Post Commander
Dan Clower was re-elected
Commander of Newton County
Post No 32 Tuesday night mark
ing the first time in more than
a decade that a Commander has
succeeded himself. Moody C.
Summers, Sr. was the last Com
mander to serve more than one
term.
Re-Elected to serve with Co
mmander Clower were Walter
Day. Senior Vice Commander
and James R. Parnell, Post Ad
jutant.
Other elected officers are:
Bernard Greer, was elected Jun
ior Vice-Commander; Ben House.
Sergeant-At-Arms; and Execu
tive Board Directors include: H.
F. Meadors, In Charge Fair Co
mmittee: Clyde Castleberey
perty; Bernard Greer Entertain-
Membership; Walter Day Pro
ment; Edgar Wood Publicity and :
Public Relations. One additional
director will be elected at the!
July meeting to handle program,
speaker and public events. Pend
ing organization of Legion Af
fairs for the coming year other,
offices to be filled by the Post I
in July will be Chaplain and.
Judge-Advocate. Committee
Chairmen will be‘named by the
, Commander.
The program Tuesday evening
w«s in charge of John Burson,
who was accompanied by John
Rcoth local manager for South
ern Bel! Telephon and Tele
graph company. Mr. Boo;h pres
ented Mr. Frank Woods of the
Atlanta office who gave a dem-
I onstratinn on methods now used
which make our present com
munications system possible.
Bethany Church
To Hear Green
Dr. J. B. Green. Minister and
Theologian from Avondale.
Georgia, will preach at the Beth
any Presbyterian Church on
Sunday morning at the eleven
o'clock hour and at 3:00 o'clock
in the afternoon.
Dr. Green was Professor of
Theology at Columbia Theolog
ical Seminary in Decatur. Geor
gia. for years, having retired
recently.
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EDITOR S NOTE: The Rev.
Henry A. Zinser, Rector, The
Church of the Good Shepherd
(Episcopal), is the contributor
of today's article in this series.
Although a comparative
newcomer in our community,
the Rev. Mr. Ziqser has won a
big place in religious and civic
affairs. He eame to Covington
in mid-January of this year,
from a parish in downtown
Baltimore.
Mr. Zinser is a member of
the Board of Directors of the
Urban Division of the National
Council of the Episcopal
Church. This is a signal honor
in recognition of his abilities.
The ministry was chosen as
the Rev. Mr. Zinser's field of
endeavor following his dis
charge from service in the
Armed Forces during World
War n.
The Zineers are proud par
ents of a young daughter,
Claire, four and one-half years
old. They reside at the Rectory
on Floyd St.
(By The Rev. Henry A. Zinser)
' To be a priest in God’s Holy
Church, a steward of tthe mys
tery of Christ, is a noble privi
|iege, one which no man can (
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The Queen's Priest
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R£V. CYRIL ARMITAGE, vicar of St.
Bride’s Church, London, and
priest-in-ordinary to Queen Eliz
abeth, is pictured in the vestments
he will wear when he participates
in the coronation ceremonies at
Westminster Abbey on June 2.
Rauschenberg To
Speak Sunday
The Reverend Fritz Rauschen
berg. Presbyterian Minister from
Decatur. Georgia, will preach at
the Presbyterian Church in Cov
ington on Sunday morning at
the eleven o’clock hour.
Rev. Rauschenberg has serv d
as Superintendent of Home Miss
ions of Savannah Presbytery and
Asheville Presbytery and is a
former Professor of Rible at Cox
College in Atlanta.
All the members of the Pres
byterian Church are urged to at
tend the service Sunday morn
mng and hear Rev. Rauchenberg.
Visitors are always welcomed.
What God
• And His
Church Mean
To ME
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receive lightly, exercise proudly,
or discuss boastfully. For a true
priest is the Lord's representative
to his human brethren.
As I place the stole, the symbol
of priesthood, about my neck
each Sunday morning I. too, feel
that “I am two thousand years
old.” And as I consecrate the
Bread and Wine, and partake of
the Body and Blond of God’s
Only Son. the impact of what
Jesus did for man is made mani
fest. as clearly as though I was
actually present at the Last
Supper, For here, in these mys
tical elements, God and man
touch, and the Altar becomes
the focal point in the Church's
life. For it is my earnest convic
tion that God who came to live
as Man amongst men continues
to dwell with us through the
society which He brought into
existence and which we call the
Holy Church.
The Church is God's continued
presence here on earth. Here the
Lord Jesus Christ lives with us
in a social way, near to us and
doing His work; loving men and
redeeming their frustrated and
broken lives. In other words, the
( (Continued on page 2)
Record Enrollment Expected
For Vacation Bible School
Vacation Bible School time has arrived. Next Monday
five schools will be in full swing in the city of Covington.
These five schools represent the efforts of six churches
whose people believe that the simultaneous effort reaches
more of the town's boys and girls than a union school or
the churches conducting individ
ual schools with no regard to |
the schedule of the other
churches. Recent years have |
proved the efficiency of this ap-1
proach. Come Monday, and six |
churches in five Vacation Bible*
Schools will be busy teaching ।
the Word of God to the children
and young people of Covington.
These churches are: First I
Baptist, Covington Mills Metho
dist, First Methodist, North Cov
ington Methodist and First Pres
byterian. Calvary P.aotist r nd
Covington Mills Methodist are
holding the joint school. Lovejoy I
Methodist will conduct its school I
at the same time. The dates for
the above schools is June 8
through 12. The time each day
will be 9 to 12 noon. The ages j
for the children are from 4
through 16. First Baptist will
also have a department for the
Nursery age children through 3
years.
Preparation Day for the First
Baptist and First Presbyterian
will be Friday, June 5 at 3:
o’clock. Preparation Day for the
joint school at Calvary Baptist
and Covington Mills Methodist
~ will be held Sunday afternoon,
June 7, at 3P. M. First Meth
odfst will not have Preparation
Day on Friday, but will continue
I its school through Saturday. June
13. a total of six days.
Leaders in the various schools
1 expect the largest enrollment in
I the history of the churches. Each
■ child is expected to attend the
। church with which he or his
family is affiliated, and those
children in Covington who have
no church home will be wel
comed at any of the five schools.
1 Children with no means of trans
i portation are urged to get in
touch with any of the principals.
Transportation, when necessary,
I will be furnished.
. I Leaders and workers in the
I various schools are looking to
the people of the community to
give every possible suppe. t to
this city-wide effort. Any chil
dren w*ho may have no plans to
attend any of the schools should
be encouraged by friends and
interested persons. Vacation Bible
School furnishes the churches
with one of its most effective
means of evangelization and one
of its grandest opportunities to
teach missions. This will be
Covington’s greatest effort in be
half of its young people, w^ho
(Continued on page 13)
Guest Performer
In Magic Seen
At Kiwanis Meet
Regular weekly meeting of the
Kiwanis Club was held Thurs
day, May 28, at the Legion Hall. |
President Homer F. Sharp pre
-1 sided.
,| Rev. Ralph R. Hawkins, paotor
First Methodist Church, was a
guest of the Club, and presented
Rev. J. J. Snead, pastor Hape
ville (Georgia) Methodist Church,
| in the role as guest performer
in magic. Mr. Snead proved most
entertaining.
Mr. Snead is member and past
. president of the Atlanta Society
of Magicians, and is now serving
, as President of the Georgia
. Magic Club.
E. E. (Buck) Callaway has
) served as Program Chairman
> fm May, and expression was
voiced for the series of programs.
। Sam Hay was a guest of Mr. ‘
, I Callaway at the Wednesday
. meeting.
I Kiwanian Don Wood presented
I Don Rowe, of the Citizens and
I Southern National Bank, Atlan
• ta his guest for the meeting.
, June Program Chairman is E.
IE. W. (Gene) Hendricks. > I
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON’S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
Awarded the Fourth Beat Weekly lr
The Entire Nation By National
Editorial Association In 1945
City Council
Holds Regular
Monthly Meet
The City Council met Tuesday
night at City Hall to consider and
discuss a number of problems,
-all ot them directed toward
I the betterment of everyday liv
! ing for the citizens of Coving-
I ton.
The full slate of Councilmen
which included Johi. Bob Weav
er, W. T. Greer, Carl Smith. Jr.,
E. E. (Buck) Callaway. T. Alvin
Rape and Robert R. Fowler. Jr.
were present and Mayor Jack L.
Elliot presided over the meet-
I ing.
The minutes of the p-svious
meeting held during the month
lof May were read by Clyde
Castleberry, City Clerk and a
dopted by voice vote of the coun
-1 cil.
A delegation of residents from
the Elizabeth Street area called
'tinned the civic officials tn gave
itinned the civic nfficals to pave
Elizabeth Street to alleviate
dusty conditions wh’ch are par
ticularly obnoxious during the
I summer months. After several
minutes of friendly discussion.
Mr. Elliot informed the group
that a paving prng-am was un
der consideration and would be
acted upon in the near future.
On matters of taxation it was
voted to maintain the present
tax rate of 5 mills for General
Purposes and 5 Mills for Bond
ed Indebtedness.
The question of whether to
increase the insurance coverage
! on inventory stored at the El
ectric Plant’s warehouse was
raised and referred to the Fin
ance Committee for further in
vestigation.
Sewerage and drainage came
in for a general discussion and
the Council adopted a resolut
ion accepting an easement from
1 the Central of Georgia Railway
giving the city permission to go
under the tracks at the Piper St.
extension for future sewerage
expansion.
Clyde Castleberry reported
that Business License collection,
were paid in full and showed an
increase of more than $100(100
over the previous year's collect
ions. All but $236.00 has been
collected in city taxes, he stated.
Mr. W. T. Greer opened the
discussion on wavs and means
to maintain and beautify the
City Cemetary. A motion was
passed and seconded to cut the
grass on all plots at regular
’ intervals, instead of only on
the 55 plots now under a pro
gram of perpetual care Owners
of all plots will be billed $6 00
per year for this added care
to pay for the additional man
power necessary to maintam the
the cemetary,
John Bob Weaver was auth
orized by the Council »o secure
bids on the purchase of a tar
kettle for road patching work and
i to also secure estimates on street
paving for the still unpaved
streets in the Citiy limits.
The meeting adjourned M
' 10:45 P. M.
Gene Aiken To
Lead Class
Gene Aiken of Abraham Bald
; win College, spent the weekend
, with his parents, Mr. and Mr«.
Bill Aiken, on Jackson Highway.
? Gene has been elected President
of the Sophmore Class for 1953-
54 He has been active in ail
l student activities.
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