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VOLUME 90
SEF uS PRESENT BROADWAY SHOW TONIGHT
GA Bombs Available For Destruction Os Foxes
i Fox Control
Officer To
Apply Gas
Gas bombs for, the purpose of
destroying foxes denned in saw
dust piles are available in the
county, according to Tom Bates,
I county commissioner. A supply
of carbon monoxide gas bombs
have been made available
through the county fox control
officer, Runie Tomlin.
These bombs should be used
by experienced persons. They
can, if not properly used, be
dangerous. For this reason, Mr.
Tomlin will do the gassing per
sonally, it was reported.
If any farmer has a sawdust
pile on his farm containing fox
dens, he may get these gassed
by either calling the county
commissioner's office, 2674, or
the county agent's office, 2574.
This is a very important phase
of the fox coptrol program and
everyone is urged to take part
by calling one of 'the above
numbers, Commissioner Bates 1
stated.
Mr. Tomlin will be at your
place just as promptly as possi
ble to do this work for you, the
commissioner said.
Sixty-eight pairs of fox ears
had been brought in for payment
of bounty during March through
l Monday, Mr. Bates reported.
Continuation of the trapping
program past the April 30 origi
; nal deadline will be determined
by the need, the commissioner
said.
Mrs. Allison Is
Elected Worthy
Matron of OES 337
Covington Chapter No. 337, .
OES, elected officers at a re
cent meeting held at the Ma- •
sonic Hall. Those elected to :
I serve for the coming year were I
as follows: worthy matron, Mrs.
Ruby O. Allison; worthy patron.
Dr. James M. Allison Jr.; asso
ciate matron, Mrs. Lois Tolbert;
associate patrofi, E. W. Patrick;
I secretary, Mrs. Leta Laseter;
treasurer, Mrs. Charlotte John
son; conductress, Mrs. Elizabeth
Waggoner and associate Conduc
tress, Mrs. Addie Mae King.
Appointive officers will be an
nounced at a later date by
Worthy Matron-elect Allison.
Public installation will be held
at the Masonic Hall Wednesday
evening, April 14. at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Annie Sue Stokes, Mrs.
Lois Tolbert. Mrs. Ora Tribble
and Mrs. Elizabeth Waggoner
were hostesses for the social
hour which folio-wed tee meet
ing.
w — ll— ———
Alton Ewing on Deon's
List ot Univ, of Go..
Sudnev Ahon Owing. Route 4.
' Covington, has been named to
tee deMfs Mat for the winter
quarter in the College of Arts
and Boi wires at the University of
Georgia.
ford Air Force ROIC
dets Parade Tuesday
t U. Col Carl K Taylor and
, Maj, Harvey N. Anderson, both
of Emory University, will ac
company the inspectors.
The inspectors will meet with |
Dean V. Y. C. Eady *>r a con- ;
ference Tuesday morning and he
will also review the troops dur- |
ing the parade.
There are 88 cadets enrolled
in Detachment 170 on the Oxford
campus. Major Charles S. Woot
, en is the Associate Professor of
Air Science and Tactics. Capt
Troy R Thigpen is Assistant
Professor of Air Science and
Tactics and Commandant of Ca
dets.
Cadet Major Johnny J Jones
| Jr., M»<h tiie following com-
• ‘nvited ko at-f
Z' 8 federal inspec- ■
M Oxford Air!
: * h is to held :
//j' 11 * nd Ath
, 12 10 P. m. Tues-
Uam - con ß<Bt- I
y * r ’ LU CoL
| inspect I
h t o ac,l| tie«, audit
and re.
Hr wi, l I
Preci- 1
tourtesy n( v e
I
fi-’.
\ Covington'* Home-Owned and Home-Operated Newspaper
Local Guardsmen Prepare to Fire Weapons This Weekend
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O. A. MORGAN, commanding officer of the Heavy Mortar Com
pany, local unit of the 122 d Infantry Regiment, Georgia National
Guard, is shown briefing new members of the company on the
subject of the M-l carbine, preparatory to firing this weekend
at Fori McClelland, Alabama. The guardsmen will join other
members of the regiment at the Alabama installation for firing
of individual weapons: rifle, carbine, and pistol. The men shown
have all joined the Heavy Mortar Company since January 1,
Li. Morgan reported. Left io right, they are, sitting: Hubert L.
Townley, Donald W. Steele, John P. Adams, Henry E. Strange,
L. R. Lassiter
Appointed Ass't
i Gen. Manager
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Luke R Lassiter I
At Ihe Board of Directors '
I meeting of March IT, the diree-J
‘tors of Cotton States Mutual In
surance Company unanimously
approved the appointment of
| Luke R Lassiter to the position
of Assistant General Manager.
Mr. Lawiter has held the posi
, tion of Acting Manager since
May, 1953.
C. R. Funderßurk, general
Continued on Page 14
ment. “Since the morale and per
formance of the group is encour
aging, I feel confident that we
are well prepared for the com
ing inspection.”
The cadet officers include the
I following: Major Johnny J. Jones
Jr., commanding officer; I apt.
1 Charles R Metzger. Jr., execu
tive officer; Capt Marion R Ed
wards. group adjutant; Capt
Gordon D Perkins, squadron
commander; Ist. Lt Paul M
Hawkins, squadron adjutant; Ist.
1,1 James W. Williams, com
manding officer — Drum and
Bugle Corps; Ist Lt. Herman D
Palmer. flight leader; Ist Lt.
Thom; W. Fincher, flight lead
er.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1954
District Scout
Camporee Next
Week at Almon
i Boy Scouts and Explorer Scouts
। of the Newton-Rockdale District
I will gather for a spring camporee
on the farm of Harold Dobbs near
Almon. April 9, 10, 11, Carlos
i Meyer, camping and activities
chairman, announced this week.
On Saturday Posts 207 and 222
will put on demonstrations of
scouting skills: nature, organiza
tion, cooking, camping, pioneer
ing signaling, axemanship, first
aid and others.
Every scout who participates in
the camporee and who conforms
to the standards set up by the
i leaders of the event will be certi
fied as a Boy Scout leader. Meyer
reported. The troops and posts
taking part will be rated accord
ing to camping standards.
Parents and friends are in
vited to attend the camporee at
6 p m Saturday, April 10. Meyer
suggested th«t viwioes bring a
Ip nr me supper with them and «m»
joy the fellowship of the evening
meal. A camfire program is sche
duled for 8 pm that day.
। The scouts will have a church
service Sunday morning and re
turn home shortly after the ser
vice.
Superior Court Gas
Decision Expected Soon
Judge Frank Guhi heard
testimony from the City of
Covington and the Mid Geor
gia Natural Ga* Company here
Friday and Monday concern
ing the validity of a contested
franchise for the gas company
to install a gas system in Cov
ington.
The decision of the court is
expected early next week, it
was reported. Popular consens
us holds that th* case will be
appealed io the next higher
court after the Newton Superi
or Court decision.
Oxford Lions Club
Ladies Night Program
The Oxford Lions Club will
i^ve a Ladies Night program
tonight at the community house
in Oxford, according to the
club's president, W. J. Dickey.
The meeting begins at 7:30, he
said.
The program for the evening
will be in the form of a “family
fun time." The Amdie ( luh will
(serve Ui^ dinner at the meeting.
Jack N. Kitchens, Herman W. Shannon; second rOw, left io right:
William H. Roger , James R. Simpson, Albert L. Anglin, Thomas
H. McElreath. Billy E. Addington, Herbert R. Cagle; third row,
left io right: Roger L. Bell, Edsel N. Durden, Joseph P. Moss,
Charlie M. Head Jr., Joe T. Guest, John P. Presley, and Clinton
P. Wills. Cagle has been a member of the guard for several years,
saving been a previous member of the Heavy Mortar Company
snd the First Medical Platoon, another local unit of the Georgia
National Guard. Sgt. Wills is a veteran of World War 11.
High School Seniors College
Day See 21 Schools Represented
The first ’’College Day” for the
Newton County High School sen
iors was held Tuesday with rep-
I resentatives of >1 colleges and
universities, trade, vocational and
business schools taking part. The
program began at 9:50 with the
introduction of guests.
Three 45-minute periods were
set aside for the students to visit
the school representatives of their
choice. Each representative had
a room assigned where he could
present his school's program and
answer questions. Several repre
sentatives remarked that the or
ganization of the “College Day”
activities was the best they had
ever exoerienced, according to
Homer F. Sharp, principal of the
high school.
“College Day’’ w » olanned as
part of the high school’s counsel
ing and guidance program, which
is under Wie direction of William
E. Nall. Members of the student
eouneil and their adviser, Mrs. L
M Burke, assisted m the program
The council members were instru
mental tn the planning, correspon
dence with the school* and sche
duling of the students. Mr. Nall
reported He and Mr Sharp com
mended the students for the fine
work they did in the program.
Schools and colleges which wen
represented Tuesday are: Georgi
Tech, Georgia, Berry. North Geor
gia Trade and Vocational. Merce
N'orth Georgia, Greenleaf Schor
of Business, LaGrange, Wesleyar
G. S €. W.. Bestwe Tift, Bmory-at
Oxford, Southern Tech, Souther
Business University, West Gan
gia, Emory, Shorter. South Geor
gia Trade and Vocational, G M C
Marsih Business College ant
West Georgia.
Students who acted as hosts oi
, hostesses at the meeting are:
Donald Steele Mary Parr, Dianne
Ferren, J. A. Wilson, Martha
Benton. Dottie Childs. Vannelle
Edwards. Pat Burnette, Mary
Lane Weaver, Nancy Knight,
Jackie Capps, Nan Ellington, Tho
mas Aiken, Franklin Parker and
John Riley Thompson.
Employment Service
Representative Here
A representative of the Geor
gia State^ Employment Service
will be in Covington on Friday,
April 2, 1954 at the Courthouse
at 9:30 A M to discuss job
insurance with applicants.
Newton High Band
Concert Tuesday
At Auditorium
J The Newton County High Band
will give their annual post hall
■ season concert at 8:00 o'clock
on the evening of April 6. Tues- I
day at the Newton High School
1 Auditorium. This will be the seri
ous concert of the y^ar. Includ-
' ed in the full band numbers are
. Thendara Overture, Introduction
and Tarantella, Deep River
* Rhapsody, Gypsy Baron, Them
Basses, and others. The clarinet
quartets will play along with
i many of the soloist who received
top z ratings in the recent music
i festival. Special music w’ll be
i played by Homer Sharp, Gerald
iDimsdale, Palsy Shirah, John E
fFueren, a»d Dew Paty.
YWre in no admission charge
i for this eoneert. On 'May H.
I another eoncert has been aehe -i
1 du led
"Nioht of January 16th/* Senior Pla v
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A Br
i ot the Cast of the Hewion County Hi ~i buiool senior play wnich shows tonight at th*
high school auditorium are shown at rehearsal. Nancy Knight, representing the district attorney'*
office in the presentation. "Niqht of January 16th." looks on as the defense council, Doei Pety
cross examines a witness, Mary Parr. In the left background is Pat Burnett, defendant. Ai the
bench is P- W. Pratt. Jody Crews is the clerk of the court
Audience Furnishes Jury
In Stage Murder Trial
The audience gets put, on the spot here tonight when
the Newton County High School seniors present their
annual play at the high school auditorium at 8:30, “Night of
January 16th,” one of Broadway's most successful produc
tions, features a court trial in which the defendant faces a
j
Demonstration
And IH Clubs
I
Fashion Show
I
The Home Demonstration
। Council will sponsor a county-; (
wide Fashion Show of the Home
Demonstration Club members
and the 4-H Club girls April 2 at
. 2:30 o'clock at. the American
Legion Building. The following
groups will be in competition of
Home Demonstration members:
group one, sack dress; group two. ■
house dress; group three, sport
or casual; group four, dressy;!
group five, stylish stouts; group
; six. coaks and suits.
Other feature are: group sev
en. tiny tots; group eight, new
hats; group nine, restyled hats;
and group ten. restyled gar-:
ments.
The 4-H junior 4-H girls will
model skirts and school frocks
which they have made. The sen- 1
ior 4-H girls will model the
dresses which they have design
ed. ,
The judges will be Miss Ann
Cook. home demonstration
agent from Jasper County; Miss
Betty Turner, home demonstra
tion agent from Troupe County, '
and Mrs. ,Jessie Hardy, home
| demonstration agent from
| Gwinett County.
Americanism Essay
Contest Winners
Winners of the Americanism
essay contest sponsored by the
' Covington Service Guild were
: announced this week by Mrs. W.
L. Dobbs, chairman of the
group's Americanism Commit
tee.
The essays werre written on
the topic "What America Means
to Me.” Winners at the Coving
ton Junior High School are: Peg
gy Pannell* first (t 5 Rosemary
Bond, second (52.50); and Sarah
Margaret Patterson. honorable
mention. T’evton County High
। School winners arc: Nancy
Knight, first ($5): ^ubv R?e
Daws. second ($2.50); Doris
Ogletree. Barbara Penn and Faye
Moore, honorable mention.
A Priie-Wianing
Newspaper
v(IO)rJ 1953
aVKg."' Better Newspaper
Contests
murder charge. The jury is
picked from the audience.
The director, Eddie Najjar,
member of the high school facul
ty, repored that the spectators
will be asked to indicate their
willingness to serve on the jury
as they enter the auditorium.
Once the curtain goes up, the
play will proceed in a manner
not different from procedures of
the Newton County Superior
Court.
Evidence is evenly balanced in
the case. It becomes the burden
of the jury to decide the fate
of the attractive young woman
accused of murdering her lover.
Such being the case, the actors
must be prepared to carry the
production to its completion in
either of two ways: guilty or
not guilty endings. ,
Seniors who have parts wi fhs
production include;
• Cast
Jody Crews, P. W Pratt,
Nancy Knight, Don Paty, Pat
Burnett, Franklin Parker, Linda
Ann Butler, Homer Sharp Jr.,
Pat Holcomb, Mary Parr, Nora
King, John Riley Thompson,
Caswell Johnson Mary Lane
Weaver, Brantley Frix, Martha
Benton, Evelyn Crawford, Mari
anna Piper. Nan Ellington, Joe
Kitchens, Bettie Hinton. Judv
Allen. Essie Fuller, J. A. Wilson,
Lamar Carithers, Elizabeth Ginn
and Jimmy Laster.
Production Staff
Marian Brown, Elizabeth Ginn,
Thomas Aiken, Ronald Berry,
'Nan Ellington, Carolyn Deaton,
Doris Ogletree, J. A. Wilson.
Advertising Committee
Jan Morgan, Marianna Piper,
Janet Pulliam, Marian Brown,
Jimmy Peters, Ruby Rae Davis,
. Janice Brown, Franklin Moss,
Don Wise, Nancy Pace and Joe
Kitchens.
Ushers, registration, tickets
Janice Jones, Dottie Childs.
Faye Corley, Juanita Watkins,
Dot* Wilsoh, Dottie Jean Hale,
Robbie June Bowen. Rosemary
McCullough, Minetta Leteon, Wy
nelle Everett, Vanelle Edwards
and Jackie Jeffares.
Diane Ferren is the prompter.
Pre-Easter Services
Sponsored by "Y"
The Alpha Tri-Hi-Y is spon
soring Pre-Easter services at the
high school as an annual project.
They will be held April 13, 14, IS
and 16 at the Newton County
High School auditorium from
7:30 to 8:00 a.m. The speakers
r re: Tuesday. Rev. M B Dendy,
^’’ednesday, Rev. H. A. Zinser.
Thr-sday, Rev. R. B Hawkins
; nd Friday, Rev. E. A. Callaway.
NUMBER 14