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VOLUME 90
PRAW> PLAN TO BUILD COLORED SUB-DIVISION
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£ / Offers Scholarships To Newton Students
Two Full Tuition Grants,
Four Partials To Be Given
Emory at Oxford is offering to the members of the
Newton High. School graduating class, both boys and girls,
six scholarships for the school year 1954-55 to be determined
by the following considerations: 1. Graduation from high
school with not less than sixteen acceptable units with
Golf Course At
Porterdale Now
Ready for Play
Covington golfers are jubilant
over the announcement that plans
] have been formulated whereby |
the J. O. Porter golf course at
Porterdale will remain open at all'
i times. The course is now in play-,
ing condition and area golf enthu
! siasts are urged to avail them
■ selves of the opportunity for
membership or to enjoy advan
| tages of the course.
A spokesman for the group,
I stated Wednesday that member-1
ship in the club is $lO. Green fees
j during the week are 25 and 50
I cents, and for the weekend 50
cents and one dollar for members
and visitors, respectively.
Either of the following will be
, glad to answer inquiries regard- [
ling membership; Billy Crowell;;
[ Moody Summers; Herbert Katz;
Marion Piper; Guy Evans; Joe
Heard; John Booth; Louis Sum
mers; Sam Gainer, or Pete Mc-
Niven.
Episcopal Service
Sunday Broadcast
Over WGFS
Church Service will be broad
cast on Sunday, March 28, from
the Episcopal Church of the Good
Shepherd at 11 A. M. over Radio
Station WGFS (1430).
The service will be the regular
Order of Morning Prayer with
the sermon by The Rev. H. A
Zinser. A short period of instruct
ion directed to the church school
children is included in the ser
vice each Sunday porning.
The choir of the Church of the
Good Shepherd is accompanied at
the organ by Mrs. Walter Me-
Gahee.
’ ing has been ordered and will
• be installed m the near future.
The partition in the rear of
the building is to be removed
i and the floor lowered, making
, all flooring the same level. Rest
, rooms are to be providedfor
' both men and women and the
' store is to be completely air
conditioned for the comfort of
। its customers:
A complete line of home furn
ishings and electrical appliances
including radio and television
will be carried. The Henson
Stores are sole distributors of
many well known makes of
furniture and appliances and
these will be made available in
Covington, the same as in their
other stores.
Tyrus C. Wood of Covington,
a Henson veteran of 14 years, is
the manager of the new Henson
branch. His assistant will be
W. O. McDowell. Jr. The book
keeping department will employ
two girls. Three men will work
in the store, with three working
as outside salesmen. The local
। firm will have five trucks. Mr,
I Henson stated.
The first Henson store was
established by W. A. Henson
in Conyers, January 28. 1927,
i which makes 27 years of service
to this area. This is also the
birthday of Mr. Henson.
Mrs. Henson assisted, her hits
hand n the store until 1945
(tatttntntt Nms
■ rank in the upper division of
the class. 2. Recommendation of
the Newton High School faculty.
3. Sufficiently high scores on
tests to be administered at
Emory at Oxford between the
[hours of 9:op a. m. and 5 p. m.
]on April 23 and 24. Students
I whose scores are below the
standard for scholarships will not
I be considered.
I Two of these scholarships will
have the value of the usual
j tuition fee of $145 per quarter
of $435 for the school year and
will be given to the first and
' second place winners 'in the con
; test. Four awards will be given
jin the amount of $72.50 per
I quarter or $217.50 for the three
i quarters of the school year to
each of the winners in the third,
fourth, fifth, and sixth places.
Each student who desires to
try for one of these scholarships
I should write Registrar M. C.
| Wiley, Emory at Oxford, Oxford,
Georgia, by 12 a. m. April 16,
1954, his or her intention to
enter the contest.
Presbyterians To
Consider Plans
For School Annex
The Covingion Presbyterian
Church wil hold a congregational
meeting Sunday, March 28, at
11 A. M., to consider plans for
the construction of additional
Sunday School rooms, according
to an announcement by the pas
tor, the Reverend M. B. Dendy.
Mr. Dendy urged that all
members be present to discuss
the plans for the much-needed
rooms.
Mansfield Lions Club
Sponsors New Club
At Shady Dale
The Mansfield Lions Club is >
sponsoring the organizations of
a Lions Club at Shady Dale,
according to Jim Knight, presi
dent of the Mansfield civic club.
The new club will hold its
first meeting tonight at a ladies
night program when the charter
for the Shady Dale club w'll be
presented by officials of Lions
International.
I when she retired from service.
. She did not quit work, however,
f but accepted chairmanship of
I the Red Cross and served during
I was established in 1933, thed
i the Newnan store was started
• in 1936. Not satisfied with the
> progress of his organization, Mr.
• Henson established stores in
r Hogansville in 1937 and in Mc-
Donough in 19^6
Feeling that the members of
; his organization should share in
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Covington's Home-Owned and Home-Operated Newspaper
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1954
In The Spring A Young Man's Fancy Turns — To Baseball
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SPRING MOVED onto the calendar over the pa-t weekend and baseball equipment came out of
attics, closet corners, tool boxes and other treasure caches over the county. This sextet of Ty
Cobb aspirants began the season "right and proper" early Monday morning. Left to right, they are:
Jimmy Wilson. Bobby Lassiter, Willie McMichael, Roy Sieadham Jr^ David Smith, and Steve Cog
gins. They are students at the Covington Junior High School.
Local Elks Elect Carl Smith
Exalted Ruler of Chapter IB
Carl Smith, Covington civic'
I leader and business man. was,
elected Exalted Ruler of the
B. P. O. E. 1806. locay Elks club,
at a meeting of the group last
w’eek, according to Murray Gard-,
[ ner retiring head of the organiza-
I tion.
Other officers elected at the
same time are: Wendell Johnson,
leading knight; B. C. Crowell,
loyal knight; H. V. Johnson, Jr.,
5 lecturing knight; Grady Bowden,
esquire; Neal Banks, chaplain;
I Terrell Johnson, inner guard;
Clifford Capps, tiler A W. Craw
ford, secretary; B L. Johnson,
treasurer; James Johnson, organ-1
ist; J. R Sams, Alvin Rape. J. B. s
; Weaver, W. C. Ivey, and B B
I Snow, trustees.
Committee chairmen for the
coming year are Otis Spillers,
house; James Rogers entertain
ment; Lanier Hardman, Member
i ship; W. C. MeGahee, auditing
Hugh Steele, investigating; James
A. Rogers, youth, social and wel
fare; S. M. Hay, publicity; Me)
Bonner, lap. - tion; L. V. Malone
Red Cross Drive For Members
And Funds Falling Far Short
Herbert Katz, chairman New- i
ton County Red Cross campaign
for members and funds, report
ed Wednesday that approximate
ly SIOOO of a S4IOO goal had been
subscribed This is far short of
the anticipated response, Mr
Katz stated .and citizens of the
county are urged 10 assist in
making the drive a success.
Although city and county areas
have been solicited and some re
ports are not yet complete, the
drive is certain to face defeat
unless additional response is
made within the next several
days. Although the fund and,
membership campaign was ten
tatively scheduled to close April I
1, it appears that a delay will
be necessary in order that New
ton county may make a more de-1
termined effort to raise addition
al fund.
In 1953 Newton County did
not meet blood requirements
in the Red Cross program, nor
did the local chapter pay for the
expense of the blood program on
a pro-rata share. It is possible,
according to a reliable source
here Wednesday, that should the
chapter fail to meet the goal this
year the blood program might be
withdrawn from Newton Coun-1 1
ty.
Disaster expenditures in Geor- ।
gia in 1953 totalled ’ $194,400 00
ir 14 disaster operations for ,
yl.
Cari Smith
Jr., visiting; Bill Aikens, fish and
l"\ ; and Clarence Vaughn Jr.,l
by-laws. John Jernigan is the
presiding justive.
aid to 560 families.
“Last year 20.800 000 persons
contributed $1 or more to make
Red Cross services available;
one of every 38 families received
assistance from Red Cross chap
ter Home Service; and one of
every 10 servicemen received
Red Cross help each month at
a camp or hospital; and on a
weekly average, more than 485
families suffering injuries or
losses from disaster were given
Red Cross rehabilitation and
emergency aid." declared Mr.
Katz as he urged contributors to
respond to the 1954 campaign.
Contributions will be gladly
received, either through com
munication with Herbert Katz,
or the mail address Red Cross.
Covington.
Covington Gas Hearing
At Courthouse Friday
The Newlon County Superior
Court will hold a hearing Fri
day, March ?6. on the natural gas
controversy in Covington. The
hearing will be held in the
courthouse. The city of Coving
ton and Mid-Georgia Natural
Gas Company will both present
arguments. Judge Frank Guess
or Judge Clarence Vaughn will
hear the case. A ruling is not ex
pected immediately. |
Art Classes Begin
Friday At Junior
High In Covington
! The art classes Under the di
rection of Dr. Crawford Livings-
I; tor of Oglethore University are
j scheduled to start Friday after
; noon, March 26. at the Covington
'Junior High School Considerable
interest is being shown among
the art minded here and in sur
rounding cities.
Already enrolled for this course
are the following: Mesdames
E. E. Callaway Jr., Marion Piper.
H. A. Zinser, William Baker,
iGeorge Hutchinson, Pat Campbell,
I Lamar Callaway, Jordan Calla
way, Darrell Herper, Laverne
Cowan, William Dobbs, Maurice
Griffin, R. O. Arnold. A B Den
nis, Leo Mallard, F. C. Nesbit and
[W. W Crowe. Oxford artists are
1 Mesdames Hamby Barton, Roy i
Kuffner, and Miss Emily Eady.
From Conyers to take the course
will be Mesdames, Rodgers Farill.
Willie Hicks. C. R. Vaughn and
! Harry Hutson.
Anyone interested in taking
this course for the ten weeks
period should get in touch with
Mrs. Nesbit. Mrs. Crowe of Mrs
Piper, all of Covington.
Oxford Youth Gets Bicycle In Subscription Campaign
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BICYCLE NUMBER FOUR in tha NEWS subscription campaign goes to Ray Stone o< Oxford
Ray is shown here being congratulated by Johnny Prescott, manager of the White’s Tire an
Auto Supply. Firestone dealer in Covingion, where the energetic winner picked out his bike. Re
sold subscriptions wherever he went, but most of them were sold in the Oxford area. "Pop," his
name to h’s many Oxford friends, will leave this weekend to take a course at the etaeteevillo
(Vocational Trade Scheol at Clarksville.
Moncey And Everitt Pratt
Build Rental, Sale Homes
Moncey and Everitt Pratt, Newton County iuenhflrmen
and contractors, announced this week their plans to «on'
struct approximately 40 houses in a new privately financed
sub-division for colored families on the Pennington property
in the southern part of Covington. The houses as well as
the facilities of the sub-division ~
will conform to FHA and GI bill,
specifications. The residences will
be for rent as well as for sale,
the two brothers reported.
Mayor Jack Elliott and other
members of the city council who
were contacted Wednesday indi
cated that the move has the ap- |
proval and full cooperation of
local officials. Business leaders i
commended the Pratt brothers
for this project which will en- I
courage home ownership among
Newton County’s growing popu
lation of substantial colored peo
ple.
Modern in every respect, the
homes of the new sub-division
will be equipped with kitchen
sinks, complete baths and other
modern facilities. Sewerage con
nections will be made to the
city’s system. The best of build
ing materials will go in the
structures, the builders said.
The sub-division itself will be
graded and landscaped in order
ito insure a minimum of work 1
; for maximum beauty.
I “This is a project financed by
private capital of which all citi
zens of the county will be proud,
and should become a precedent I
' for other builders in other com- I
■ munities to follow,” a business
man of Covington was heard to
remark.
Further details will be an
nounced later, the Pratt brothers
said.
Revival Services
Begin Sunday At
First Methodist
Rev. R B Hawkins, pastor of
। the First Methodist Church, will I
preach Sunday, March 28th at
the morning service on “His
Body Broken.” This will be a
dedication service.
At the evening service, Rev. ;
Charles Boleyn, pastor of the
First Methodist Church of Mil
ledgeville. the guest evangelist,
will preach his first sermon be- |
ginning the revival.
Beginning Monday morning at
10 o’clock and continuing through |
Friday, two services will be
held daily at 10 A. M. and 8
P. M
The public is cordially invited
to attend these services, the
pastor stated. 1
A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
1953
Better Newspaper
Contests
Swing Bands
Battle at Teen-
Age Meeting
The Teenagers of our section n
me state will have a rip roaring
lime Friday evening at the Teen
Can. A big “battle of the bands”
will begin at eight o’clock. The
Druid Hills Swing Band will
do its best to outdo the New
ton Swingettes in swing music
competition.
Both bands have been work
ing for two weeks to get their
I bands in shape for this friendly
battle While the bands are bat-
I tling, the teenagers have been
invited io dance and enjoy an
i evening of entertainment for a
minor fee of one dollar per cou
ple or seventy-five cents stag.
Both bands have played at many
socials, especially at the socials
following each of the footba'l
games. Both bands have a good
following and teenagers from Li
thonia, Conyers, Monroe. Madi
son, Druid Hills and Covington’<
' immediate area will join hands
in fellowship during the battle.
Few high schools in the atate
have swing bands of the caliber
of these two organizations. Each
school is proud of their respec
tive groups and will be rooting
to the utmost to put their band
out in front in the competition.
The local Dixieland group of
the Swingettes appeared on tele
vision a few weeks ago anl
both groups have made man”
public appearances throughout
this section of the state Mem
bers of the Newton Swingettes
are. Homer Sharp, Dianne Fer
ren, Charles Sherwood. Dilliard
Rowe. George Grove, Leigh Skin
ner, Don Paky, Patsy Shirah,
Kathryn Fincher. Henry Odum,
Freeman Rowe. Jackie Heard,
Sue Pratt, Gerald Dimsdale, an^
Glen Hamby.
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