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■hr state has lost a good citi
■ loved one and a friend,
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^Hrtfelt sympathy for his be-
Ed family in this their great
Er cf bereavement.
^■is Good Citizenship Week
■ T n me Prevention Week.
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^■f the beautiful communi
^■od has given us. Moody
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Koi I Citizen.
more than ever before in
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accept our duties and re-
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^Burches and organizations
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■ CJizenship. We will lose our
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system of free enter
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>° respect its flag and to
B c it against its enemies.”
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■ caiiber. As they elect city
B - county officials and
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VOLUME 90
PRfECTS BRIGHT FOR CITY GAS SYSTEM
Bc^ d Recommends City-County Library Merger
More Space Is
Urgent Need
01 Library
The Newton County Library
Board, in session Tuesday night
at the Court House, approved a
recommendation made by the
Space Committee that the Lib
rary Board request the City of
Covington unite with Newton
County and establish the Coving
ton-Newton County Library. De
tails, according to the recommend
dation, will be worked out be
tween city officials, Newton
County officials, and the Library
Board.
Mrs. Godfrey Trammell is chair
man of the Space Committee of
tne Newton Board, and committee
members include: Tom M. Bates
Commissioner Newton County;
Mayor Jack L. Elliott; Homer F.
Sharp, supervising principal New
ton County High School; Mrs.
R. M. Paty, chairman of the New
ton County Library Board; and
Mrs. Charles E. Hawkins, of the
Decatur-DeKalb Library Regional
Service, which includes Newton
and Rockdale counties. Mrs. Paty
and Mrs. Hawkins are ex-officio
members.
Mrs. R. M. Paty presided at the
meeting. Reports of various com
mittee’s were hard, and Mrs. Ber
nice Brown McCuller, Director of
Information for the State Depart
ment of Education, with head
quarters in Atlanta, was the fea
tured speaker. Mrs. McCuller is a
native of Milledgeville.
Mrs. Harry Dietz, librarian, re
ported 3512 books were circulated
for the period beginning last
September and ending in January
of this year. During this period a
total of 703 books were received.
Os 972 readers at the local library
during this period it is estimated
that approximately one-half were
youth, and one-third of the numb
er from the county.
C. David Anderson, of the
Emory at Oxford faculty discus
sed activities of the American
Heritage Group. Mr. Anderson
served as discussion leader.
Mrs. Henry Anderons of Starrs
ville, pointed out that rural de-
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, MEMBERS and visitors of the Newton County Chapter of the
American Red Cross are shown in recent session at the Covin; on
City Hall. Left to right, seated, Mrs. T. A. Rape, executive secre
tary of the local chapter: Mrs. Frances Koeth, field representative
1 of Atlanta; Herbert Katz, treasurer; John Fuller, chairman:
Regional Basketball Tournament
Gets Underway Here Tuesday
Physical education and sports
have the spotlight at Newton
County High School for the time
being. The regional girls basket
-1 ball tournament is currently be
-1 ing played in Athens: the boys
regional tournament opens here
in Covington on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 23; spring football practice
began on Monday of this week;
and the physical education bas
ketball tournament was com
pleted yesterday.
1 The local girls were eliminated
Robinson and McWilliams own the Economy Auto Store in Con
vers Tom sold enough subscriptions io get the bicycle in less
than a week after the campaign started. 'lm going io qet one
for mv sister." Sam enthusiastically asserted when he rode away
on his new wheel.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1954
from the Athens tournament in
| their first game. Athens defeated
Newton, 52 to 41, Tuesday night.
The Newton line-up was as fol
lows: forwards —Harriet Chesnut,
j 15 points; Marian Brown, 9: Nan
; ^Hollingsworth, 14; Betty Ann
: Masten, 3; guards, Susan Weigel,
I Nina Allen and Linda Anne But-
I ler.
The local boys play LaGrange
on Wednesday night, Feb. 24, at
9:30. Coach Eai4 Hofffmeister
reported, as one of the three
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standing Hugh Steele, treasurer: Charles Starling, member; Parks
Lawrence, vice chairman: and Marcus Bryant, member. The
division leaders kick-off dinner is io be held Tuesday, February.
23, Mr. Fuller reported.
i cage attractions on that date.
I' On Tuesday, opening night of
. ’ the tourney, Elberton meets Car-
tersville at 7:30 P. M.; and Toc-
, coa battles Athens at 8:45. Wed
nesday sees Newnan and Mon-
, roe meet at 7 P. M.; Hartwell
1 vs. Stephens County at 8:15, in ■
! addition to the Newton game.
‘ Thursday night will see four
games in the quarter-finals.
Newton's starting line-up in
; the boys tournament will in
clude: guards, Jimmy Laseter
and Ed Adams; center, Charles
I Sherwood: forwards, Lamar Ca-i
I rithers and Billy Williams; sub-1
I stitutes. Joe Sharp, Sam Ramsey, !
I Spencer Boyd, Harry Curtis, I:
1 Sherrod Campbell and Larry 1
Harris.
Officials at the tournament :
will be Sam Tribble, Oxford:
। Gibson Holifield, Porterdale: and , i
. Lamar Murphy from out of the ■ ■
county. ।
Basketball coach Earl Hoff
meister reports that this tourna- 1
ment is slated to be the best f
ever played m the local gymna- 1
sium. ]
Head Coach James Rogers re- 1
ported this week that 55 boys I
came out for the spring football <
practice which began Monday, i
। Division Leaders Dinner For
Red Cross Drive To Be Tuesday
To meet its extensive respon
; sibilities for humanitarian serv
ice at home and abroad, the
Newton County Chapter Ameri
can Red Cross will launch its
annual campaign for members
, and funds March 1. This cam-
I paign will be under the direction
of Herbert Katz, and volunteers
are requested to assist in the
' approaching drive.
John Fuller, chairman of the
local chapter, has announced a
kick-off dinner for division
leaders to be held Tuesday night,
February 23, at the Elks Club.
Final phases of the campaign
. will be completed at this time.
I ''We hope to make every resi
i dent of Newton County feel that
through his membership he par
ticipates in Red Cross service
just as surely as if he hid ex
। tended a helping hand to per
-1 sons in need himself,” declared
Mr. Katz.
Os this number, eleven are foot
ball lettermen from the past
season: ends W. L. Knight, Ger
ald Curtis; tackles, Lamar Smith,
Wilbur Fisher; guards, Thomas
Hogan, David McCullough: quar
terback, Johnny Carter; left half
: back. Salty Prince; fulback, Bud
dy Galloway, Blunt Patterson;
right halfback, Bobby Gene
Rogers.
The four-week spring practice
will end with a Spring game on
March 12 at 8 P. M„ Rogers
reported.
The coach said that this big
turnout is the biggest in the his
tory of the school in terms of
numbers, but the average size is
on the low side.
In the physical education bas
ketball tournament held at the '
gym this week. Coach Hoff
meister reports the following re
sults: second period defeated
third, 21-18; fifth beat fourth,
13-12. In the finals, second beat
fifth, 19-18. The basketball coach
said the tournament gave the
younger boys »n opportunity to
play under tournament-like con
ditions, wnich helped to develop
basketball players as well as the
ability to think under unusual
conditions.
A major part of the Red Cross
budget each year—4o percent m
1952-53—is devoted to providing
essential services to the armed
forces and veterans.
A primary responsibility of the
organization under its congres
sional charter, the program in
cludes: Aid to servicemen, veter
ans, and their families in solving
personal and family problems.
Financial assistance in emergen
i cies. Help with communication
' between servicemen and their
; families and giving reports on
I home conditions when they are
| requested.
Also included are: Recreation
| in military hospitals and a club
mobile p.ogi. m to provide m
i sure time group activities for
our troops in Korea. Voluntary
help in Veterans Administration
hospital activities for patients.
• Continued on page »'vtnto«n
Gas Supply Likely From
Carolina Probable Surplus
Prospects for a municipally owned gas distribution
system in Covington appeared bright this week, according
to information gathered from orders adopted by the Federal
Power Commission. Mayor Jack L. Elliott was in Washing
ton this weelc testifying before the Commission in such
interest, City Clerk Clyde Cas- ‘
tieberry reported Tuesday. Ac
tion on the hearing is not ex
pected for several’ weeks.
In a recent order, the Commis
sion granted the City of Coving
ton the right to participate in
proceedings this week concern
ing surplus quantities of gas pre
viously allocated to several
Carolina firms. This hearing has
the possibility that these Caro
lina firms will give up several
thousand million cubic feet of
gas each day, thus leaving clear
a supply of natural gas which
the Commission may grant, in
part, to the City of Covington.
According io a Mid-Georgia
Natural Ga* Company adver
tisement in this issue of the
NEWS, Mid-Georgia will be
gin construction of a natural
gas system to serve the people
of Covington on Monday, Feb
ruary 22. The adverti*ement
further states that Mid-Geor
gias natural gas distribution
s system will be completed by
e September 30 and that natural
gas will be available on or I
. before that date.
The proceedings this w«ek
are independent of and apart
from any previous hearings be
rfnre the ComrHl**lOn In which
the city has taken part. If the
. Commission rules that a supply
of gas is available and grants
Covington the right to build a
I distribution system, the city will
construct a six-inch line from
the vicenity of Walnut Grove
1 where Highway 81 crosses the
‘ Transcontinental Pipe Line. The |
’ system would serve the area 1
5 along the highway to Oxford,
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Continued on page sixteen
Moody C. Summers Sr. Last
1 Rites Today At First Methodist
Moody C. Summers Sr. presi
dent of The Covington Furniture
Company, died at his hdme in
Covington Tuesday evening at
six o’clock, February 16th.
Mr. Summers had been in fail
ing health for some time but the
end came unexpectedly as he was
apparently in fairly good health
for the last few weeks.
Mr. Summers was 59 years of I
age. He was a veteran of World
War I and had served as com
mander of the local post of the
American Legion. The Legion
Building on Legion Drive was;
constructed under his supervi
sion and direction during his term
as Commander and he was given
credit as the driving force behind
its construction.
He was a Stewart in the First
Methodist Church, a charter mem
|ber of Covington Kiwanis Club
and vitally intrested in every
civic enterprise of our city and
county during his active lifetime.
Mr. Summers graduated from
Emory University in the class of
1914. He was associated with Mc-
Cord-Stawart Company of Atlan
ta for approximately twenty
years, leaving them to assist in
organizing The Covington Furni
ture Company.
Mr. Summers was also president
of The Lithonia Furniture Com
pany and The Elberton Furniture
Company. He was active in many
civic organization and was ever
willing to give of his time and
servee to the community.
The funeral will be held this
(Thursday) morning at eleven
o'clock at the First Methodist
Church with the pastor, Rev.
Ralph Hawkins officiating, assist
ed by Rev. Walker Combs retired
former pastor of the First Baptist
Church. Interment will be in the
Covington Cemetery.
Mr. Summers is survived by
his wife Helen Smith Summers,
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A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
1953
Better Newspaper
Contests
Polio Fund Goes
S2OO Beyond
1953 Contribution
The Newton County March c
Dimes for 1954 totals $3628.66 so
far, according to Chairman Aub ।
herwood. The returns arc virtuall
complete, the chaiman stated, al
though a few dollars are expected
to come in by mail. This amour
exceeds the contributions mac'?
last year by S2OO, Sherwood .?
ported.
“I want to thank the many pc
pie in the county who made this
our biggest year. The success c
the drive belongs to the people o.
the county, everybody. During all
of the drive I was sich with pneu
monia. The wonderful way in
which leaders through the county
took up the ball and carried it to
this big goal is wonderful,” the
chairman asserted.
Have A Heart
Leave On Your lights
The Heart Fund Drive in
Newton County will hit its
high point tonight at seven
when the Miniature Garden
Club in Covington and the
Amite Club of Oxford make a
house-to-house canvas for
funds, according to John
Booth, chairmen.
Other type* of campaigns
will be conducted in other sec-
I iions of the county.
The chairman urged every
one in Oxford and Covington
to leave on his porch lights
§ tonight for the canvass.
| one son. Moody C. Summers. J
Hwo brothers, Louis Summers, o
Covington and E. A. Summers, o!
Glendale, Ariz., one sister, Mi
Laulie Mae Usry, of Thomson.
The NEWS joins his many
friends in sympathy to his familv.
J. C. Harwell and Son, funer ’
directors, are in charge.
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PICTURED above with Stanle
Jone*, standing, i* Moody Sum
mer* at th* dinner celebratin’’
th* opening of the new Amer
can Legion Hall which was bun
largely through his enthusiasm
and energy while he war com
mander of the American Legion
Post 32.
NUMBER 8