Newspaper Page Text
PAGE TWO
PORTERDALE PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Lunsford
and Saleta visited relatives near
Jackson on Saturday.
Mr. Stanley Day of the Uni
versity of Georgia in Athens was
the weekend guest of his family.
Misses Jordye Tanner, Ruth i
Tanner. Ruby Lane and Mrs |
Alcie Penick left on Monday ;
for a motor trip to New Orleans,
Louisiana.
M'ss Pauline Hardman is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Hardman at Blue Ridge during
the Spring holidays.
Mr C. T. Bohanan and son.
Charles, were weekend guests of
relatives in Atlanta. *
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Lunsford
and Saleta visited relatives in ,
HOW TO RELIEVE SKIN ITCH.
IN 15 MINUTES.
If not pleased , your 40c back
at any drug store. ITCH-ME
NOT has mild anesthetic to ease
itch in minutes; has keratolytic,
antiseptic action that sloughs
off outer skin to KILL GERMS
AND FUNGUS ON CONTACT.
Fine for eczema, ringworm, foot
itch, other surface rashes. To
day at Peoples Drug Store.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We wish to call your attention to the following
SANITONE TV programs, sponsored by SANI
TONE licensees in the Atlanta area.
WSB-TV MORNING WEATHER
9:15 - 9:20 A.M.
Monday and Wednesday
WSB-TV WEATHER VANE
11 ::10 - 11:25 P.M.
Tuesday and Thursday
WAGA-TV NEWS 12 Noon
Monday - Wednesday - Friday
, /
* .<■>. ... X.
SANITONE DRY CLEANING
||j|m Makes All the Difference
\ in the World...
1 • All dirt and spots removed
• Perspiration disappears
• Better press lasts longer
V • No tell-tale cleaning odor
'' '* y° U CVer lhou « h ‘ all dry cleaning
jwas the same, try our famous
SanitoneService justonce, andyou'll
, never be satisfied with half-way dry
cleaning again! Sanitone restores
X^.™/ original color and texture so clothes
look like new! Try us todayl
SPECIAL CLEAN SWEEP
/ OFF
OC 0/ list
/ Q ™CE
For All Shoes and Boots
All Kind of Shoe Repair V/ork
Chancey s Shoe Shop
306 Usher St. - (Next to Bus Station) Covington, Ga.
(Our Advertisers Are Assured Os Results)
Macon on Sunday following the
terrible tornado tn Saturday
night.
Mrs. Bessie Bruce accompan
ied the Woman’s Club on a
weekend trip to Charleston, S.
C., from which she left on Sun-
I day morning for a visit with
| relatives in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Allison Edge
spent last weekend in Savannah
with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Edge.
Pvt. Lamar Lunsford of Fhrt
McClellan, Alabama. visited
Mrs. Lunsford and daughter,
Debbie, last weekend.
Friends of Bob Shaw, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Shaw, are
glad to know of his recovery
from chicken pox.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williams
spent last weekend with Mr. Wil
liams’ parents, Mr. and Mrg. C.
L. Williams, in Athens.
Mrs Frank Herring is rectf
perating at her home following
surgery at the Georgia Baptist
Hospital.
Garry and Russell Sears were
the weekend visitors of their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
H. Sears Sr. in Covington.
Mr. and Mrs. Flake Coulter
Newton Students
Attend "Y" Meet
At Madison
The Newton County High
School Tri-Hi - Y and Hi - Y
Clubs, were represented at Madi
son last weekend by the follow
ing girls and boys: Misses Naiicy
Jane Stephenson and Nancy Pace
of the Senior Tri-Hi-Y; Misses
Huanne Statham, Carol Camp
bell, Sharsn Long and Vivian
Travis Rogers of the Alphs Tri-
Hi-Y. The Hi-Y Club was rep
resented by David Johnson, R.
H. Patterson and Clifton Benton.
This was a Christian Life Con
ference attended by all “Y”
Clubs in the northeast district,
and is held every year, its pur
pose being to direct youth to
ward the Christian ideals and
purposes in life. The subject for
this conference was “What Do
I Want?”
and Dick of Woodleaf, North
Carolina, have as their guest for
Spring holidays Miss Stella
Coulter, who left on Saturday
for a visit.
—NEWS FROM—
ROCKY PLAINS
By MISS IRENE HARVEY
Know ye not that ye are the
Temple of God, and that the
Spirit of God dwelleth in you.
1 Cor. 3:16.
Mr. and Mrs. W H. Thomp
son and Mr. John Rilie Thomp
son had as their dinner guests
Sunday Rev. and Mrs. G. L.
Leitze of Abbeville, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Moss and
sons of Conyers were visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Chesnut,
Miss Eleanor and Garry Ches
nut Saturday evening.
Mr .and Mrs. R. E. Thacker,
Mrs. Ola H. Thacker, Miss Irene
Harvey, Mr. J. W Stone, ac
companied with Miss Robbie
Harvey of Decatur, Carolyn and
Wayne Thacker of Salem motor
ed to McDonough Saturday eve
ning to visit Mr. and Mrs. L. J.
Stone.
Mrs. Neal McDonald and Mrs.
W. H. McDonald of Covington
visited Mr. Harry Stewart and
Miss Estelle Thompson Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Harvey
of Atlanta and Vickie Harvey
of Decatur recently visited Mrs.
Ola H. Thacker and Miss Irene
Harvey.
Mr. and Mrs. Wt H. Thompson
and John Rilie had as their
dinner guests Sunday a week
ago, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Clark,
Jr. of the University of Georgia,
Athens.
Carolyn Thacker of Salem was
the dinner guest Sunday of Sy
bil Morris.
Miss Eleanor Chestnut spent
Monday night of last week with
Miss Peggy Stallworth of Salem.
They attended the Music Festi
val in Athens Tuesday with the
Newton High Glee Club where
they were given a superior rat
ing.
Mr. Billie McDonald was lead
er of the mid - week Prayer
Service on Wednesday evening
at Hopewell Presbyterian
Church.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Thacker
spent Thursday afternoon in At
lanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morris,
Sybil Morris and Carolyn Thack
er visited in Covington Sunday
afternoon.
Rev. G. L. Leitze, pastor of
the Hopewell Presbyterian
Church, presented an impressive
message Sunday morning. Text
Phil. 2:3-4, subject, ‘‘Putting Self
Last"
THE COVINGTON NEWS
HIGHPOINT NEWS
By MRS. OBIE PARKER
Miss Martha Sue Wiggins of
Porterdale is spending this week
with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mobley
! and family.
Mrs. Ben Dawkins and Molly
and Mrs. Emmett McCart apent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. George Dawkins.
Miss Alice Dawkins and Mrs.
! Gene Mask of Griffin visited
friends and relatives here dur
' ing the weekend.
Miss Annie Laurie Mobley
spent Saturday in Atlanta.
Rev. and Mrs. Hudson Moody
and Vicky of Atlanta were the
guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Boyce Loyd and Helen.
Mr. and Mrs. Obie Parker and
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Britt spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs.
Ernest Savage and Mr. and Mrs.
Leßoy McGiboney. Friends of
Mrs. Savage and Mrs. McGibo
ney are glad to know they are
improving from their illness.
Mr and Mrs. Preston John
son, Jimmy and Martha spent
I Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Paul
| Stewart.
Mrs. Carrie Kitchens spent the
past Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton Kitchens and family in
1 Conyers.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson
and Perry, and Kenneth Stud
dard spent Sunda, afternoon
with Mrs. Love Bohanan at
Emory University Hospital.
Friends of Mrs. Bohanan are
sorry to learn of her illness and
wish for her a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs, Luke George
and Beverly visited Mrs. Pauline
Loyd at St. Joseph Hospital, Sun
day. w
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Malcolm
and family of Newborn and Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Chambers visit
ed their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Will Johnson, Sunday.
Friends of little Clarence Reese
Henderson, Jr., infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hender
son Sr., will be glad to know
that he is much improved and
will soon be able to return home
from the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fincher and
daughter of Salem visited Mr
| Elbert Parker and family, Sun- I
«* y ' z
Miss Mary Carolyn Johnson is
spending the Spring holidays
with friends and relatives in At
lanta.
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Hay spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Steele.
| Kroger Co.
Shares Two
Millions Profit
More than $2,161,940 from pro
fits of the Kroger Co. has been
credited to the accounts of mem
j bers of the Kroger Employees
I Savings and Profit Sharing Plan
' for 1953, it has been announced
by F. A. Williams, Kroger At
lanta branch manager. This is
i equal to 78 cents on each dollar
of employees’ savings under the
! plan, which totaled $2,771,076
during the past year.
Accounts of Kroger employees
i in the Atlanta Branch area have
' been credited with approximate
ly $31,401 from the company’s
contribution. At the same time,
they saved more than $41,118.
’ This includes the Kroger Peanut
Plant at Oglethorpe as well as
the branch.
“We believe the savings and
profit sharing plan has had a
far - reaching effect in increas
ing employee interest in the
I jobs they do.” William said.
“And since we now, through the
i fund, actually own more than
I 13,500 shares of Kroger stock,
we feel we have an added in-.
| terest in the company .*’ he add
ed.
Under the plan a portion of '
■ Kroger profits is credited to em
| ployees' accounts in proportion |
to the amount each has saved I
I from his own salary during the
year. The fund, which was be
-1 gun in July, 1951, now totals
1 $10,254,228. This includes sav
i ings of $5,840,898 and company !
I contributions of $4,413,329. |
The number of employees in
■ the plan has increased steadily
I throughout the year, Williams
i said. At the year . end, there
I were 16,995 members as com-
I pared with 15.681 a year earlier.
This represents about 95 per
i cent of eligible employees.
The rian is available to al!
regular employees 21 years of
age or older who have had two
or more years of continuous
service with Kroger.
Southern Bell Annual Report
Shows 3 Million Spent Weekly
Telephone expansion in the
South during 1953 continued to
reach higher levels of achieve
ment, but the impac of the high
costs of providing service re
mains a major problem, accord
ing to the Annual Report of the
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany released in Covington to
j day.
More than a quarter - million
Southern Bell Telephones were
added duTing the year, bringing
the total in service past the 414
million mark. Southern Bell
serves Covington, and 1.033 oth
er exchanges in nine southern
states. The report was released
by John N. Booth, Group Man
ager of the Company.
Investing in new construction
of telephone plant and service
improvements at the rate of more
than $3,600,000 per week. South
ern Bell spent a record $189,530,-
704 to meet the continuing de
mand for telephone service dur
ing 1953. This was the largest
amount ever spent by the Com
pany in a one-year period and
I brought the cost of its post-war
expansion program to well over
a billion dollars.
The report, made by President
Fred J. Turner for the Board
of Directors, pointed out that
this expansion program reflect
ed both the great demand for
telephone service and the com
pany's faith in the economic
growth and future of the South.
As the demand for service con
tinues strong, the report noted,
it is necessary that the com
pany realize adequate earnings
to attract on reasonable terms
the large sums of investor’s capi
tal required for continued ex
pansion, or its ability to con
tinue to meet the demand will
be seriously hampered.
Progress In Many Ways
Southern Bell’s progress took
many forms during 1953. By in
stalling telephones at the rate of
more than five per minute of
every working day, the company
achieved a net gain of 266,588
telephones. More than m mil
lion orders involving work on
the customer’s premises were
handled —a record. Fifty-four of
every 100 families in Southern
Bell territory now have tele
phones. _
The report also noted that 576
independent companies joined
Southern Bell in serving the
Navy Training
In Aviation
Now Available
The U. S. Navy has some out
standing opportunities to offer to
young men and women who have
completed their high school edu
cation. These opportunities can be
found in the Navy’s air arm.
The Navy is expanding it’s air
program and offers to qualified
persons the aviation fudamental
, school at Norman, Oklahoma and
Jacksonville, Florida for basic
training. After basic train
ing the more advanced
schools, which teach the ratings
of aviation machinst metalsmith,
photographer electronicsman, air
control operator, parachute rig
ger, electrician, and many others
which are related to over 10,000
civilian jobs, are at Pensecola,
Florida.
Chief T. M. Roberts, recruiter
in charge of the Atlanta recruit
ing station states that there is no
waiting list for applicants at the
present, which means that person
could be enlisted into the Navy
in a short time. Contact your
Navy recruiter at the nearest Post
Office.
SUGAR AND SPICE
Cinnamon and sugar mixed—
Two-thirds parts of sugar with
one third part of cinnamon—
and kept in a sugar or flour
shaker, is handy when making
cinnamon toast, for sprinkling on
apples when making apple pie,
or on waffles or on pancakes.
“QUICK" WALLPAPER
DO IT YOURSELF!
NO WASTE -o- NO GLUE -o- N 0 lABO
PAPER YOUR OWN ROOM FOR LESS THAN AS LOW AS $6.00 PER ROLL
1954 Patterns Just Arrived n . ,
<- tl Large Variety to Chooser^
See Them Before You Paper. 7
MILDRED M. WILLIAMS
Phone Covington 2366 • OXFORD GA „- „ . t
u> P.O. Box 666, Covington,®
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In The State) Thursday,
South. These companies serve i
more than 1,200 communities and
in 1953 brought their total num- ।
ber of telephones in service to
more than one m ; lllon.
■ Telephone usage reached high
levels as Southern Bell customers
made about 28,840,000 local calls
per day—an average of seven ’
calls per telephone, highest
daily “Calling Rate - ’ in the na
tion.
Responding to needs for rapid ,
communications in the South’s !
agricultural areas, Southern Belll
in 1953 spent $27,000,000 for new,
telephone facilities to meet this
demand. Telephone service was
provided for 80,989 new rural
subscribers during the year, i
Since 1945, the company has
spent more than $175,000,000 in ;
rural telephone expansion work.!
The technical quality of South
ern Bell service continued to im
prove during the year. The re
port said the time an average,
telephone was free from sendee
interruptions has now been ex
tended to 48 months as com
pared to 29 months in 1939.
Telephone wages and salaries
continued to be the principal
operating expense, consuming 1
49.3 per cent of the Company’s 1
expense dollar in 1953. The re
port discloses that- Southern
Bell’s 60,691 employees received j
wages and salaries totaling $206,-
Q 93.209.
Next to wages, the company's
biggest single operating ex
pense was taxes. The 1953 tax
bill amounted to more than
$157,000,000. This included ope
rating taxes of $82,789,000 levied '
directly on the company, and
Federal, State and Local Excise
Taxes totaling $74,284,000. All
told, about 31 per cent of the
subscriber's monthly bill went |
for taxes, or about $3.18 per
month per telephone.
VISIT YOUR
We have everything you want for good Gardening,
Lawn-making and Landscaping. Old-time favor
ites and new-time improvements in Seeds, Plants,
Fertilizers, Soil Conditioners, Insecticides, Fungi
-Jes and took.
- HAVE THEM FOR YOU. THE BESJ KIND AND
VARIETIES TO 6ROW IN NEWTON COUNTY.
Beet Certified Seed Potatoes English Few
Turnip Onion Plants & Sets Radish
Mustard Cabbage Plants Spinach
Lettuce Carrot
AVERAGE DATE OF LAST KILLING PROST, MARCH »th.
PIPER HARDWARE CO.
Phone 2555 5 E. Square Covington, Go.
Chrysler Exhibit
"New Worlds In
Motion" in Atlanta
The Chrysler Corporation will
tell the story of how a car is
built in its $1,000,000 “New
Worlds in Motion” show which
will open March 19 for eleven
days in the Adminstration Build
ing, Lakewood Park Southeast
ern Fairground. Atlanta.
The educational engineering
exhibit, which is brought to At
lanta by the Chrysler Corpora
tion, will continue through March
29.
“New Worlds in Motion’’ has
visited thirty-nine cities in the
United States on both coasts in
nearly three years of traveling.
The Atlanta showing follows a
nine-day appearance in Birming
ham. Alabama.
“New World in Motion” contain
more than 100 displays which can
be operated by the spectator. It
also will feature the appearance of
one of Chrysler Corporations
advance-design “idea” cars.
Anything Less
is* yesterday’s car
Come drive
NUMBER ONj
in power!
CHRYSLER 235
McGuire motor co. • 304 cm
Oldsmob'iJ
Place in nJ
Registration
Oldsmobile 6d , I
seventh to slxth
sales in the aut
during 1953 o n
ear regime j
L- Polk & co, a^l
Wolfram, QldJ
manager and v- ,
General Moi (irs . 1
Oldsmobile new
tions in 1953 totaled'
the second higher in(
history, the R. [, p '
veal. Oldsmobile's k
was 1950 banner ,
industry, when 37251
mobiles were resist
United States. Old
held sixth place in m
1950 but dropped to
1951 and 1952 as
material restriction]
duction. In 1953
climbed to sixth with
16, 781 more units thi
manufacturer.