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ho | e a most satisfactory performance. You
to move ahead to really artistic singing, usually
bevond high school singers. Congratulation on a
So ended the adjudicator's comment sheet on
, o f the Newton County High School Girls
st the State Music -
Athens last week. The
awarded the superior, .
1 rank The Gaines-
Club was the only
1 group to achieve the
ing at the meeting. ,
;e Penick, drector of
1 group, 1 eported that
conducted themselves
. She said that New
has every reason to
f the performance put
lleen Club.
1 group was rated ’ A
! following fundament
sr tone, intonation, in
-1 and artistic effect,
lections and appera-
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Emily Eady and Nancy Knight;
superior, alto solo by Nancy
Knight excellent, soprano solos
by Florence Fowler, Leigh Skin
ner, Patricia McGuire and Conny
Goodrich.
Mrs. Penick is carrying three of
the girls to the All-Star Chorus
in Atlanta this week: Florence
Fowler, Emily Eady and Patricia
McGuire.
Lois Statham Makes
LaGrange Dean's List
Miss Lois Statham, sister of
Miss Mildred Statham of Porter
dale, has made the Dean s List^at
LaGrange with grades based on
first semester of the 1953-54
school term.
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Covington's Home-Owned and Home-Operated Newspaper
Governor Talmadge Congratulates 4-H Club Leaders
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JERRY WHITESIDE, Polk County, president of the State 4-H Club Council, and Nancy Knight,
Newton County, girls' vice president of the State Council are shown being congratulated by
Governor Herman Talmadge after he had signed a proclamai’on calling attention to National
4-H Week which was observed last week. 131,185 Georgians joined over two million other 4-H'ers
throughout the nation in reviewing the history of their organization and in other activities observ
ing the week.
Porterdale Woman's Club Makes
Weekend Trip to Charleston
PORTERDALE—March 13 was I
a lucky Saturday for one hun
dred and eight members of the
Porterdale Woman's Club who
assembled at six o’clock to begin
a delightful trip to Charleston.
S. C. “My, what a lunch!’’ or “I
thought you were not going to
wear a hat” or “where did you
get that blouse?” echoed from
the three buses as the ladies
claimed their seats. It was a
touching sight to see the hus
bands looking longingly after 1
the buses as they began the trip 1
at six-fifteen.
The hours of the morning
seemed to speed away and by
eleven o'clock everyone was
starving. Near Summerville, S.
C,, those well-packed, delicious 1
lunches were brought out for j
quick consumption. Surprising- ,
ly enough, the chatter of the I
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1954
! more than one hundred ladies
. subsided and even the lack of
. tablecloths or a chair to sit in
failed to affect their appetites.
What a variety of cakes, sand
wiches, meats, and cookies was
packed in those many lunches.
Approximately an hour later a
i refreshed and satisfied group
, continued their trip with Mag-
I nolia Gardens as the next goal.
Enroute to the Gardens, the
bright azaleas blooming at the
parks and private homes were
| noticed and discussed. Magnolia
‘ Gardens revealed a beautifully
planned arrangement of gardens,
lawns, and color. The old trees
with long gnarled roots were in
queer shapes and immense in
height. The camellias, known in
Charleston as Japonica, were
trees, literally. Stately mag
nolias towered heavenward and
azaleas although in bud indi
cated that a mass of blooms
would be evident in the immedi
ate future. Especially was the
sight breathtaking from the
banks of the Ashley River where
the gardens bordered the river.
The ladies learned that John i
Grimke - Drayton Who develop
ed tuberculosis shortly after his ■
ordination into the ministry in
1830 turned to work with the
soil and worked out-of-doors I
as an aid to recovery and in this
^ay planned the gardens. It is
interesting that even today the
gardens are virtually unchanged
from his original layout.
Reclaiming their places on the
buses, the group anticipated
their arrival at historic old
Charleston. The St. John Hotel
was indeed a welcome sight. The
remainder of the afternoon was
unplanned and each person was
free to choose her recreation.
Nearly everyone felt compelled i
to visit the shopping area for
that “surprise" for Susie or
Johnny or Aunt Jane. Others
visited historic places, particu
larly churches. Some few people
were tired and just simply re
laxed until dinner at six o’clock
at the hotel dining room.
Again in the evening varied
entertainment was enjoyed. One
group attended the French play
"Gigi" at the Dock Street Thea
tre, which is the oldest real thea
tre in the United States, having
opened in 1736. Window shop
ping and sight - seeing proved
very interesting. Others shared
in happy fellowship at the hotel.
There was no specific curfew
and some of the more energetic
ones kept their companions
awake long after they were ap
preciated.
Sunday morning dawned too (
early for those sleepy eyed peo
ple who froliced late, but every
one had eaten breakfast by
eight-fifteen. At that time they ■
united in a brief worship serv-1
ice led by a member of the group
at which highlights of the Sun
day School' lesson were present
>d.
Those who had shopped on
Saturday were especially inter
ested in a sight-seeing tour on
Sunday morning following the
service.
Practically every person visit
ed St. Michael’s Church at Meet
ing and Broad Streets which was
constructed in 1752 and first
used for worship in 1761. They
wOre shown the pews in which
Robert E. Lee, John Calhoun and ,
George Washington sat. The
antiquated churchyard surround
ed bv a wrought iron fence was
fascinating. St. Philip's Church,
St. John’s Catholic Church, the
Unitarian Church, a Presbyteri-1
an Church 201 years old, and
it h e Circular Congregational i
1 Church were included in the
itenerary. The Corner of the;
Four Laws on which St. Michael’s ।
Church, the U. S. Post Office.'
’ the City Hall and the County ■
Court House are located, proved ■
very interesting as symbols of
( the Law of God, the Law of the
Nation, the Law of the City and
the Law of the County.
At ten o'clock everyone rode
out to the Gray Line Pier for |
a yacht trip to Fort Sumter. Ap- I
proximately one hundred ladies
i joined visitors from Indiana,
New Jersey, New York and Ne
-1 braska for a thrilling two-hour
' trip. Enroute to the Fort, the
i guide pointed out historic sites j
on the shore as the yacht sail
। ed toward the Charleston Har
bor. Upon arriving at Fort Sum-1
ter, the guide gave an inforrma- j
tive outline history of the Fort
and of its significance as the site
of the first hostilities of the War
DEAN TESTIFIES FOR SCHWABLE S
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MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM E. DEAN talks to Washington with CoL Frank H.
Schwable (left) before appearing as leading defense witness tor the
Marine officer who falsely confessed germ warfare while a Ked war
prisoner to Korea. A Marine Corps court of inquiry, seek!ne to deter
mine whether CoL Schwable should be court-martialed, nas been
questioning witnesses concerning Red brutalities (Jen Dean tor three
years a POW. was brutally tortured. antmatvmal Sounaphotti
Newton Federal
Savings and Loan
Issue "E" Bonds
Announcement is made by E.
Lee Stephenson, postmaster, that
the post office is discontinuing
the sale of Series E U. S. Saving
Bonds, and the issuance will be
made by Newton Federal Sav
ings and Loan Association in
the future.
According to Mr. Stephenson,
al) post offices in the County,
with the exception of Porter- ,
' dale, will be affected.
I Officials of Newton Federal
I Savings and Loan Association
are commended for making this ;
service available in Newton
County.
Between the States. A miniature
copy of the original fort was
seen, and the groun walked
through the gun rooms. Embark
ing again, the ladies continued
on their tour. Everyone was
amazed at the height, history
and structure of the Cooper
River Bridge, which is the fifth
largest cantilever bridge in the
world. The yacht passed be
neath this bridge so that the
group might view its structure at
a different angle. Spires of vari
ous churches were designated
and other points of interest on
the shore were clearly indicated
by the guide.
A rush to Railey's Cafeteria
occurred immediately when the
yacht docked. The yacht trip
I had given everyone a real ap
petite. The dinner was delicious
| and beautifully served.
Two o’clock found the mem
bers bringing suitcases and
boarding buses for the return
trip to Porterdale. Os course, it
was pleasant to return home but
! there were' numerous other sites
to be viewed.
It was an expectant group of
husbands who had assembled at
; the gymnasium when the buses
I arrived at nine o'clock. A specta
tor would have thought the trip
was of months' duration rather
than over-night.
Miss Ruth Tanner had planned
and supervised a wonderful and I
happy weekend for which each j
member was grateful. Members
expressed their appreciation and
love by presenting to her a sil-1
i ver bowl.
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Construction Apprentice Win-,
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Bates of Route No. 2, Covington
is now at the U. S. Naval- Re
ceivenig Station, Treasure Island
San Francisco, California, await
ing further assignment to anoth
er naval unit.
The Treasure Island Receiving
Station processes approximately
7500 men each month on their way
to and from Naval activities all
over the world.
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MARCH 18 - 19
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MARCH 20
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Comedy, "Baby Scout"
Sunday and Monday
MARCH 21 - 22
Edmund O'Brien - Sterling Hayden h
"DENVER & RIO GRANDE"
Comedy, "Jerry Jumbo"
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MARCH 23-24
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THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON'S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
Last Rites Held
For Mrs. Scharding
Private funeral services were
held in Atlanta Monday after
noon March 15 for Mrs. Eva
Scharding, mother of Mrs. R. M.
Paty of Oxford.
Besides Mrs. Paty, Mrs. Schard
ing is survived by four other dau
ghters and two sons. She had
made her home with Mrs. Patty
for several months prior to hcf
death, in Chicago, Saturday.
The NEWS extends sympathy
to the family.
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