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By THE OFFICE BOY
“Behold, how good and plea
sant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity.” The Psalmist
was eminently correct in this
statement as was evidenced in
the Baptist Church “Home Com
ing” Day last Sunday . . . Our
former pastor and his charming
wife were present as well as
many of the old members who
had not been back for years ....
it was a great day and “a good
time was had by all” .... The
Baptist Church is showing every
evidence of a revival, both in
membership and attendance at
the various worship services ....
They are undertaking a huge task
and all the members are putting
their shoulders to the wheel
with the joyful sounds of drown
ing .out the hard pull .... Ap
proximately one-third of the
amout to build the new educa
tional building has been sub
scribed and the money is coming
in steadily . . . not as fast as it
could . . . but steadily and our
dream of sufficient room for our
young people will be realized in
the very near future .... we
older ones are privileged to have
a hand in preparing the way for
the citizens of tomorrow . . . cer
tainly every parent wants their
child to have a better apportunity
than they had, even though it may
have seemed to be the best of
everything ... .“Faith” is the an
swer to every desire ... “Ask and
ye SHALL receive One
of our most faithful employees
Monty Crawford is at Emory
University suffering from dia
betes and all his friends are pray
fro a speedy recovery from him
and an early return to the News
family .... We regret to learn
that our Sweetaheart, Mrs. Ro
bert Fowler, Sr., or “Gran” as
she is lovingly called by her
grandchildren is also at Emory
.... she is truly “Gran” and we
are happy to learn she is expect
ed back home shortly .... Guy
Jones’ and Mrs. Dial's mother
also has our sympathy as she
lies at Emory as the resutt of a
serious automobile accident . . . .
The Tyrus Wood’s mother is at
their home recuperating from a
reecnt heart attack .... we trust
’she will soon be restored to
health .... Our prayers ascend
for each and every one in distress
and suffering .... we hope Our
Heavenly father will be very
close to them in their hour of
need.
Your Office Boy in the dis
charge of the duties of office, has
just returned home from a trip
which extended into nine states
.... while away we attended
the Sons of Confederate Veterans
Reunion in Gulfport .... This
Continued on Page 20
First Contest Period Success;
SSO Extra Offered Next Period
The first period of the News’
14,500 Subscription Contest which
elosed Saturday was such a huge
success that an extra $50.00 cash
prize has been added to the rich
array of awards. This makes the’
prize list consist of a new 1954
Chevrolet sedan, SSOO in cash, a
3484.80 Hotpoint home freezer, a
$299.95 Frigidaire automatie
washer, a $249.95 Westinghouse
television, a SIOO Savings Bond,
•nd SSO in cash.
The extra SSO cash prize will be
awarded to the contestant turn
ing in the largest amount of
money for subscriptions during
the second vote period — Octo
ber 4 through October 16. All
started even Monday, October 4
lor the extra prize money.
The contestant turning in the
MOST MONEY for subscriptions
during this two week period will
have $50.00 ADDED to his or her
prize or commission when the'
contest officially closes October
30.
The votes that each subscrip
tion and each S2O worth of sub
scription earn will count toward
winning the Chevrolet and other
prizes in accordance with the se
cond period vote schedule.
The MOST MONEY for sub
scriptions wins the EXTRA SSO
PRIZE, and the MOST VOTES
wins the Chevrolet and other
prizes.
Contest A Success
When the first vote period of
th contest closed Saturday night,
! ; criptions earned the maxi-
I nil m number of votes, but no con
It nt took a vote lead which
co 1 1 not be overcome in a short
I tis? by other contestants who
I would put on renewed speed in
I an effort to win the extra SSO
| prize this week and next.
It is a starnge coincidence, some
VOLUME 90
NEV ' N COUNTY FAIR BEGINS MONDAY
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Water Supply Conditions Serious In County
Lovington Supply Not
Critical, Mayor Elliott Says
While local thunderheads teased the thirsty soils of the
county here Wednesday, farmers and housekeepers, officials
and citizens began to eye the drought with a serious eye to
the immediate future. Many surface wells throughout the
county have been reported to be dry. Branches and springs
P'dale Baptist
Homecoming Is
Sunday, Oct. 10
The Porterdale Baptist Church
will celebrate its 129th anniver
sary at its Homecoming on Sun
day, October 10. Dinner will be
served in the basement of the
church following the morning
worship service. All members,
former members, and friends of
the church are invited.
Mrs. Homer McDonald, re
turned missionary, will be the
speaker for the morning worship
service.
Beginning on Sunday and con
tinuing through Friday night a
missionary conference will be
held at the church. There will
be Foreign, Home, and State
missionary speakers. The sched
ule of speakers is as follows:
Sunday evening. Rev. William
E. Burke. Home Missionary.
Monday evening, Rev. E. B.
Paris, State Missionary.
Tuesday evening, Miss Mary
E. Fredenburg, Foreign Mission
ary.
Wednesday evening, Dr. Lewis
Martin, Home Missionary.
Thursday evening, Rev. W. S.
Bates, State Missionary.
Friday evening. Rev. James
Garrett, Foreign Missionary.
The evening services will begin
at 7 o’clock.
Everyone is welcome at all
the services, Rev. H. A. Redd,
pastor, stated.
thing slightly unusual in affairs
of this kind, that all contestant
benefitted so equally in first
period votes that it took “hairline
figuring” to determine the actual
leaders in the race.
Continued on Page 20
Chaplain and Wife Are Contest Winners
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Lt and Mrs. Peter Turner of Route 2, Covington, as they appeared
with Ted Brown, master of ceremonies on NBC’s THE PHRASE
THAT PAYS. Li. and Mrs. Turner were winning contestants on
the coast-to-coast Colgate quiz while visiting New York City and
will receive valuable prizes for identifying everyday phrases and
famous quotations from history.
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usually depended upon by many
farmers for stock water are dry
holes and gullies. Several ponds
in the county are dry. Others are
dangerously low'.
W. H. McKinney, county agent,
reported that he has learned
of no deep wells which are dry.
How'ever, many farmers have
begun to feel the pinch of sur
face water for stock, and many
households depending upon sur
face (shallow) wells are having
to haul water.
Meantime, city officials of
Covington point out that the
city’s water supply is by no
means critical, but the situation
is worth -watching every day.
Mayor J. L. Elliott reports that
patrons of. the city's system has
seemed to sense the situation and
has voluntarily cut down on con
sumption without urging from
anybody. « .
“During the peak period of the
drought during July and August,
we were pumping around 1,200,-
000 gallons daily,” city Superin
tendent If. O. Whelchel reported
yesterday, “but we are now
pumping only 500,000 daily. And
it’s a whole lot dryer now than
it was then. Must be that folks
realize that running water
through a hose is not going to
break the drought,” Mr. Whel
chel continued.
The level of the city pond,
source of the city’s supply, is
down 62 inches, the city super
intendent stated. The capacity
of the lake is 150,000,000 gallons;
it now has around 70,000,000
gallons. This represents about a
90 day supply, the mayor report
ed.
Superintendent Whe 1c he 1
pointed out some interesting
facts concerning the lake and the
water plant. Evaporation takes a
daily toll of one-fourth of an
inch daily from the pond, of
40,000 to 50,000 gallons per day.
Water is now flowing into the
lake at the rate of about 25
gallons per minute. As the
drought continues, chemical
treatment of the water rises, per
centage-wise, he stated. At pres
ent the water is being treated at
four stages, at the lake, settling
basin, mixing chamber and fin
ished water. This is necessary
in order to assure pure, pleasant
tasting water.
Two hundred pounds of alum
Continued on Page 20
Covington s ONLY HOME - OWNED and HOME - OPERATED Newspaper
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1954
Officials and Guests of First Baptist Church
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COVINGTON FIRST BAPTIST Church principals on the steps of the church. The local congregation
celebrated their 132nd birthday -with a homecoming here Sunday. Shown are, front row, left io
right: Mrs. Edgar A. Callaway, The Rev. Edgar A. Callaway, present pastor; and Miss Mae Livings
ton, oldest living member of the church; Miss Livingston joined the First Baptist Church when
she was 14 and has spent her entire church life in the local church; she is now 90; Back row. left
to right: Jack Chapman, Sunday School superintendent; N. S. Turner Jr., chairman of the Board
of Deacons; Mrs. Walker Combs, and The Rev. Walker Combs, immediate past pastor of the church
who served here for 35 years and now lives in Social Circle.
Fire Hazard Fine
Likely for Oxford
Property Violators
The City of Oxford will fine
any person found guilty of form
ing any kind of a fire hazard
on their property, according to
an ordinance passed by the mayor
and council of Oxford.
The ordinance states that no
property in the City of Oxford
shall be abandoned or allowed
to become a fire hazard or threat
to the citizens and the commun
ity.
Positions of Contestants Shown
At End of First Vote Period
This standing shows relative vote positions and progress of
the contestants in The NEWS $4,500 Subscription Contest at the
close of the first vote period Saturday night.
When the first half of the contest ended Saturday, it was
anybody's race. The votes turned in during the first period were
so near even that these positions could change from one report
day to the next. The contestants who keep on hammering toward
the goal, regardless of how they stand today, can come through
and win when the contest ends in just three more weeks from
Saturday.
It's not what has been done that will win. It’s what will be
done from now on. The leaders of today may be trailing when
the contest closes. Any lead that a contestant now holds can soon
be wiped out by a competitor who would start out now determined
to win the EXTRA SSO PRIZE this week and next.
“QUITTERS NEVER WIN, WINNERS NEVER QUIT”
Newton District Contestants, alphabetically
MRS. JAMES ADAMS. Porterdale, reported the 11th high Wed.
vote, the sth high Sat. and gained from 7th to 6th high in
total vote.
MRS. ERNEST ATKINSON,. Rt. 2, Covington, reported two sub
scriptions and is 35th high m total vote.
MRS. BESSIE CRISWELL, Porterdale, reported 1 subscription and
held 22nd high in total vote.
MRS. A. C. DAVIS, Oxford, had the sth high Wed. vote, the 3rd
high Sat. and gained from sth to 4th in total vote.
MRS. GRADY HOSCH, Covington, reported the 4th high Wed. vote,
the 2nd high Sat. and dropped from Ist to 2nd in total vote.
MRS. HENRY L. GRAVES, Rt. 4, Covington, started one week ago.
She polled the highest Wed. vote, the 6th high Sat. and
moved up from nothing to 7th high in total vote in one
week
MRS. PRESTON JOHNSON, Rt. 1, Covington, poMed the tth high
vote both Wed. and Sat. and gained Mmn 18th to 12th
high in total vote.
MRS, B. A. KITCHENS, Covington, reported 1 subscription Wed.
and 1 Sat. She dropped from 6th to 19th high in toal vote.
MRS. JOHN H. LATHAM, Rt. 2, Covington, failed to report Wed.
but had the 11th high Sat. vote. She dropped from 13th
to 15th in total vote.
MRS. HORACE LUNSFORD, Porterdale, had-1 subscription Wed.
and 1 Sat. She dropped from 14th to 18th high in total
vote.
A. H. MALONEY, Rt. 5, Covington, had the 16th high Wed. vote,
the 14th high Sat., and gained from 10th to 9th high in
total vote.
MRS. L D. PRITCHETT, Covington, reported the 16th high vote
both Wed. and Sat. and held 17th high in total vote.
! MRS. LOIS S. TURNER, Rt. 2, Covington, had the 9th high Wed.
vote, the 13th high Sat. and gained from 9th to Bth in
total vote.
REV. WM. T. TROBAUGH, Covington, failed to report for one
full week and has been dropped from the list* of contes
tants. His votes have been cancelled, but any promised
subscriptions can now be-given to other contestants.
I Continued on Page 29
Rotarv Club Sponsors
Hypnotism Show 22nd
The Covington Rotary Club
will sponsor a magician and
hypnotism show at the Newton
County High School auditorium
on October 22 and 23, according
to club President P. M. Mc-
Niven. Tickets will be sold by
all local Rotarians, adults SI.OO,
children 50 cents.
Mrs. Betty McGahee will be
the club pianist, Mr. McNiven
reported at the Tuesday meet
ing of the civic club.
G. B. Hutchinson
Seoul Chm. for
Newton-R'dale
George B. Hutchinson was
named chairman of Newton-
Rockdale District of Boy Scouts
of America of the Atlanta Area
Council at a meeting held Mon
day evening at the Elk’s Club.
M. B. Shaw and Homer F.
Sharp were named district vice
chairmen at the same meeting.
Herbert Summers of Conyers
was recommended by the Dist
rict Commissioner. Mr. Burch
of the executive board of the
Area Council.
Joe Burch was renamed Dist
rict Commiissioner. Mr. Burch
stated the neighborhood com
missioners for the coming year
as John Stephenson, John Booth,
Don Wood, W. R. Braden, and
John Andrews. Other neighbor
hood commissioners will be
designated later.
John Alford is commissioner
at large.
These officers as well as other
officers to be appointed by newly
elected officers will be installed
at the annual banquet of the
district to be held December 6
at Porterdale, according to C.
D. Ramsey Jr., present District
Chairman.
Those attending the meeting
Monday night were: W. C. Ivey,
Don Stephenson. B. B. Snow, W.
L Allgood, C. D. Ramsey Jr.,
Homer F. Sharp, Joe Burch,
Frank Smith, C. J. Hicks, Horace
Underwood, Harry Maner, W. A.
Childers Jr. and M. B. Snow.
Massey Business College
Graduates 25 Tonight
Twenty-five students of Ma»
sey Business College in Coding
ton will have their graduation
exercises at the school head
quarters. 204 Church Street, to
night (Thursday) October 7 at
8 p, m., according to Miss Kath
erine Norton, teacher at the
school.
Os the group to graduate, sev
enteen have completed their
secretarial training with eight
having completed their general
office course.
Shows, Exhibits Promise
Biggest In Local History
Post Commander Lowell Hipps of the Nawton County
Post 32 announcd here Tuesday night that the annual New
ton County Fair under the sponsorship of the local Legion
post promises to be the best in the history of the county.
In keeping with two of the major themes of the American
Legion, this year’s fair will
demonstrate the agricultural and
industrial growth of the county
and area and exhibit efforts of
local an dstate units of the
Georgia Air and Army National
Guardanck the 81st Division (re
serve) toward the defense of the
nation.
The American Legion Post
32 is currently conducting its
annual membership drive.
Commander Hipps said. Mem
bers of the Legion and their
families are admitted to the
fair free of gate admission,
the commander reported, with
their 1955 membership card.
"Our quota is for 189 mem
bers. As of Tuesday night we
had 112, with 27 new mem
bers. We would like io have
our quota before fair week
ends," Mr. Hipps said.
Interested veterans of World
War I and II as well as the
Korean War are urged to con
tact any Legionnaire, Com
mander Hipps or the Post
Adjutant, James Parn’ell.
“We feel that our fair this year
. will have a spirit which will
■ bring about a better understand-
I ing of the resources of the coun
ty, a * better understanding of
the American Legion nad its
program, and will more closely
knit an atmosphere of mutual
welfare inthe county and area.
The Legion is constantly aware
of the needs for a better com
munity. One of the Legion’s
major stands is for adequate de
fense forces in the nation. We
believe the fair will demonstrate
these things this year,” Mr.
Hipps reported.
The Newton County Livestock
Association, in cooperation with
the county agent (W. H. Mc-
Kinney) and the home demon
stration agent Mrs. Hazel Ma
lone), have worked out livestock
and community exhibits which
appear to be more comprehen
sive of county activities.
The Newton County schools
will have an 80-foot education
exhibit. This exhibit is being
coordinated by Miss Louise
Reeves, instructional supervisor
for the county, and promises
several surprises for visitors to
the fair.
Among the military exhibits
will be a 155 mm howitzer, a
tank, jet engine, exhibits by the
local Heavy Mortar Company
and others.
Climaxing the military exhibits
will be a low flyover on Satur
day afternoon of jet fighter
planes of the 116 Fighter Bomber
Wing, Georgia Air National
Guard at 4:30. The flight, con
sisting of 16 Thunderpets led
by Wing Commander Colonel
Bernard Davey, will be controll
ed by a ground control unit lo
cated on the fair ground's on
Legion Field. Spectators will
hear the conversation between
the flight commander and the
control unit through a public
Continued on Page 20
Those completing the secre
tarial course are: Joyce Bates,
Martha Hawkins, Elizabeth Mel
ton, Dorothy Moon, Betty Joyee
Taylor, Doris Cofer, Peggy Cof
er, Mae Hardman, Nellie O.
King, Dolores Long, Mary All
urns, Mary Pratt, Evelyn Tug
gle, Mary Lou Wood, Mamie
Nell Dial, Sue Stone and Hazel
Womac.
General office graduates will
be:’ Mrs. Harry Dietz, Shirley
A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
ffglW 1953
Newspaper
Contest*
Newton Rams to
Meet Gainesville
Here Friday
Newton County Rams after
disposing of Hartwell last Fri
day night 12-0 are looking for
ward to the encounter with
Gainesville on the local field
Friday night. (For complete
write-up of the Hartwell game
turn to Page Two)
Some 2000 fans turned out for
the first home game of the 1954
season last week and they saw
the Rams play their best game
of the year in turning in their
first victory.
Gainesville will bring a record
of four wins and only one loss
to Covington. They droppedttheir
first game of the ’54 season last
week to powerful Baker High of
Columbus 34-2(f.
It is understood that Gaines
ville will bring along their fine
80-piece band and will perform
at halftime with the Newton.
County band.
Fans who attend the game
will see one of the most publi
cized backs in the Piedmont
section of Georgia and one who
many believe to be the best in
the State in the person of Ronald
Judson. He is the principal
ground-gainer as a runner, passer
and pass-receiver. Newton’s line
will have their work cutout for
them if they expect to stop the
elusive Judson. No team this year
has been able to hold the fleet
back to less than 100 yard* via
his running.
Game time is 8 p. m.
Luke Knight
Salem Community,
Victim of Polio
Luke Knight, 11-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Knight
of Route 5, (Salem Community)
was stricken with infantile pa
ralysis last week, according to
a diagnosis received here Tues
day from Grady Hospital, At
lanta. The case is mild accord
ing to Grady reports.
The youth suffers partial pa
ralysis of the left leg, according
to Dr. F. C. Nesbit, the family
physician.
This is the only verified ease
of infantile paralysis reported in
Newton County this year, the
county health officer, Dr. Clar
ence B. Palmer, reported.
Aubra Sherwood, president of
Newton County National Founda
tion of Infantile Paralysis stated
that Luke will be sent to Emory
Polio Clinic in two weeks to de
termine If be will need aonect
ive therapy.
Arm Eerrell, Oma Mae Hunt,
Ann Reed Kendrick, Cecil All
good, Evelyn Hunt, Martha Ann
Meadows and Mrs. Annie Sue
Stokes.
A. George Grove of Portef»
dale will be the guest speaker
at the exercises.
Miss Norton has taught the
class for the past ten weeks.
Miss Vera Hughes was the teach
er for the first seven weeks of
the course.
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