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VOLUME 90
Pantry Shower For New Hospital Begins Today
Nixon And Banks Urge
Citizens Contributions
A pantry shower for the Newton County Hospital is
being organized, according to C. O. Nixon, chairman of the
drive, and Neal Banks, co-chairman. The shower is to be con
ducted from Thursday (today), October 7, through Thursday,
October 14. Chairmen have been appointed for the drive
in each community of the county,
Dedication of the hospital
will be held at 2:30 p. m.
October 17. Governor Herman
Talmadge will make the prin
cipal address at the dedication
exercises. The doors of the
hospital will be officially open
ed for service on Tuesday.
October 19. An open house will
be held on the day of dedica
tion.
In recognition of the pending
dedication, Cohen's in Coving
ton has set up a typical hospi
tal room in a show window of
the store. Citizens of the area
are invited io see the exhibit.
The Chairmen of the pantry
drive emphasized the fact that
only government inspected can
ned goods as bought in grocery
stores can be accepted for the
hospital. The only home-canned
foods which can be accepted are
jarhs, jellies and preserves, they
reported. These requirements are
determined by government regu
lation, Messrs. Nixon and Banks
reported.
The Home Demonstration of
fice in the courthouse is the re
ceiving station for all food dona
tions. Those who cannot bring
the food to the courthouse are
urged to contact the chairman
in their vicinity. The community
chairmen will advise disposition
procedure.
The following chairmen have
» ter of course that when we go to church, we
W go to worship God and to pray to Him, and
the natural position for supplication is on our
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So, we kneel to pray —we stand to praise,
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We don’t think it at all unusual. We know
W that George Washington and many more presi-
S dents of our great nation were devout Episco-
Sg palians who attended church regularly, joining
W with the rest of the congregation — mighty and
O humble alike —in kneeling to ask God’s mercy
and aid and forgiveness.
The phrase which heads this advertisement
is a direct quotation from the Book of Common
» Prayer, a copy of which you’ll find in the pew
H when you join us in worshipping God in the
R, Episcopal Church near you.
We hear people say, 'Td like to go to the
Episcopal Church, but I don’t know what you
do. It’s so different." Don’t let that worry you.
S The Prayer Book contains the complete service.
S A worshipper near you will be happy to show
yo* where the service starts and, how to follow
f Won’t you join us — today?
Find out more about the Episcopal
Church. Send the coupon for your
free copy of "The Episcopal Church,
Some Essential Facts.” No obligation.
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P. O. Box 167 Covington, Georgia
Episcopal Men of GEORGIA
P. O. Box 167 Covington, Georgia
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me a copy of "The Episcopal Church, Some Essential Facts."
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Street and No.
City
been appointed for their re
spective communities: Mrs. A. J.
Carlson, Oxford, telephone 2473;
Mrs. Harold Dobbs, Almon,
phone 3619; Mrs. James Benton,
PT-A, Mansfield, phone 5521;
Mrs. Ernest Mann, Starrsville,
phone 5241; Mrs. T. H. Aiken,
Heard-Mixon, phone 5642; Mrs.
Roy Moore, Salem, phone 5089;
Mrs. Guy Jones, Newborn, phone,
5037; Vernon O. Taylor, Dial
Town, phone 5465; Mrs. A. G.
Groves, Porterdale, phone 2610;
Mrs. James Elliott, Pine Grove,
phone 5385; A. G. Potts, Potts
Store, phone 5823; Mrs. George
Leitze, Livingston, phone 5146;
Mrs. Grady Adams, Brick Store,
phone 5103: W. C. Mathis, Cov
ington Mill, phone 9105; Mrs.
Milton Harrell, Dixie, phone
5626: Miss Ruth Davis, Rocky
Plains, phone none, Ruth Davis
Store.
A list of the desired foods fol
lows:
Potatoes: Irish (Idaho, if bought)
and sweet.
Butter, All-vegetable shorten
ing, cheese, peanut butter.
Canned fruits: apples, peaches,
plums, cherries, pears, black
berries.
Miscellaneous: sugar, syrups,
salt, pepper, cinnamon, chocolate,
drip coffee, raisins, ^rits, rice,
crackers, dates.
Meats: bacon. All canned
"All devoutly
kneeling..?
One of the most
difficult things to do
is to humble yourself
in public, kneeling to
pray to God for his
aid and mercy.
Maybe it’s training,
but Episcopalians
find this attitude
hard to understand.
We take it as a mat-
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District Scout Official Confers with Scouters
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JOE BURCH, left, Newton-Rockdale District comissioner of the Boy Scouts of America, is shown
conferring with several Scout leaders at the district executive committee meeting Monday night at
the Covington Elks Club. With Mr. Burch are left to right: Horace Underwood, institutional repre
sentative of Troop 240, Salem; Frank Smith, institutional representative of Troop 182. Milstead; and
C. J. Hicks, Industrial Relations representative of Callaway Mills, Milstead.
Beginner Band
Planned at Jr.
High School
Plans will be completed to
start the beginner band at Cov
ington Junior High School this
week. On Thursday evening,
October 7, a representative of the
Rutan Music Company will be on
hand to make arrangements for
prospective students to rent a
musical instrument. All parents
interested in having their chil
dren play an instrument should
bring their children to the Junior
High School on that evening.
To help the parents understand
how the rental system works,
an explanation follows:
First of all, you are not re
quired to purchase an instru
ment to get in the band. You
may rent an instrument for a
price ranging from $7.50 to $12.50
for a six week trial period. At
the end of the trial period the
director will be able to tell for
sure whether or not your child
will be able to play the instru
ment. If he can and you are
willing for him to continue, then
you do not lose your rental fee.
The rental fee goes as a down
payment and the balance is fig
ured out in nine monthly install
ments. If the bandmaster decides
that your child cannot play the
instrument, then you return it.
The meeting is to be held at
the Covington Junior High school
Thursday, October 7, from 4-6
p. m. and 7-9 p. m.
Tri-County Sale
Last Week $18,607
Regular weekly sale at Tri-
County Livestock Auction Barn
on Monday amounted to a total
of $18,607^81.
405 head of cattle and seven
hogs were sold.
Top prices per head were as
follows: milk cows and spring
ers, $210.00; pigs, $9.00.
Price ranges were as follows:
Calves 5c to 20c; stockers 8c to
17%c; steers 11c to 19c: light
bulls 7c to 13c; heavy bulls 7 Vic
to 12.20 c; fat cows 9c to 11.90 c;
cutters 7c to 9c; canners 4c to
6%c; hogs 21c.
soups. Pie mixtures. Puddings,
Jello, etc.
Fruit juices: orange, pineapple,
grapefruit, apple, prune.
Cerels: all dry cerals (indivi
dual servings), oatmeal, Ralston,
Cream of Wheat.
Flour (self-rising), cake flour
(plain) and meal.
Canned vegetables: beans,
squash, eggplant, peas, tomatoes,
corn, okra and others.
Covington's ONLY HOME - OWNED and HOME - OPERATED Newspaper
Colonial Stores
Observance of
53rd Anniversary
C. Newell Crawford, manager
of the local Colonial Store, located
on Washington Street, announces
the second weekend observance
of Colonials 53rd Anniversary.
The anniversary observance
continues through Saturday, Oc
tober 9, and Mr. Crawford invites
attention to the big food values
offered in this issure of the Cov
ington NEWS.
Jack Gibbs, assistant manager;
Brooks Greer and Schley Edwards
of the meat department; and
Allen Savage, of the produce de
partment, join Mr. Crawford and
other members of the local staff
in extending a cordial welcome to
all to visit the store
Walker Harris' Sale
Barn of Bargains Open
Walker Harris, owner of the
Sale Barn on the eastern end of
the new U. S. Highway 278, an
nounced this week that he has
a wide selection of bargains in
merchandise ranging from ‘‘tooth
picks to building supplies.’’
He especially invites home
makers to visit his barn of bar
gains.
Two Porterdale Youths Enlist in Navy
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Shown above is Sidney Raymond Mobley (center) and Troy Bentley
Vining (right) receiving their orders from Robert J. Payne, BTL
USN, io proceed io Macon, io be enlisted in the U. S. Navy on
September 17, 1954. This news was announced by Chief T. M.
Roberts MEC USN, the recruiter in charge of the Navy Recruiting
Station in Atlanta. Sidney is the son of Mr, and Mrs. E. H. Mobley
of Porterdale and Troy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Vining
also of Porterdale. Both boys attended the Newton County High
School and both are members of the Porterdale Baptist Church,
Sidney and Troy enlisted in the U. S, Naval Reserve earlier this
year and after attending Naval Reserve Training drills all summer
realized the opportunities and advantages they could obtain in a
career in the Regular Navy. They will receive eleven weeks of
Recruit Training at the U. S. Naval Training Center, Great Lakes,
111. after which they will be given 14 days leave to return home
and visit their friends and relatives before starting their first
Navy assignment.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1954
Large Shipment
Os Bluegill
Bream Arrive
According to J. P. Knight,
soil conservation technician of
Newton County, 93,750 Blue gill
Bream fingerlings will arrive at
the Post Office in Covington at
11 a. m. today (^Thursday) for
distribution in likes in Newton
County. The fish are being sent
here from the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service at Warm
Springs through the US Soil
Conservation Service.
Girl and Boy Scouts will be
onhand at the arrival of the
fish for work on their badges in
scouting.
The Girl Scouts working on
their Pioneer Merit Badges are;
Dianne Wright, Lucy Floyd
Morcock, Jane Mask, Linda
Bledsoe, Laurie Dial, Harriett
Johnson, Mozelle Biggers and
Hannah Reynolds.
The Boy Scouts working on the
Soil and Water Conservation
Merit Badge who will be pres
ent are: Johnny Mangum, Jimmy
Ramsey, Henry Fitzpatrick, God-
Golf Course Is
Likely on City
Lake Property
Lease of the city property ad
jacent to the water works lake
to a privatae club for the pur
pose of developing a golf course
appeared to be likely after in
formal discussing of the subject
before the regular meeting of
the Covington City Council. Final
and formal action on the proposal
will be taken at a later date, a
spokesman for the council stated.
The council announced plans
to call 14 SI,OOO water works
improvement bonds on Decem
ber 1. These will be in addition
to the ten bonds scheduled to be
called at the same time.
Councilman Alviin Rane and
Carl Smith were appointed to
investigate the method and pro
cedure necessary for the ex
tension of the city limits in areas
favorably voted on by citizens
of the concerned areas'
An ordinance was considered
and will be advertised next week
concerning the naming and the
changing of the names of certain
streets in the city.
Mayor J. L. Elliott and Coun
cilman Robert Fowler, W. T.
Greer, Fred Kitchens, Alvin Rape,
Carl Smith and John Bob Weav
er attended the council meet
ing.
Unique Apple-
Cider Displav at
Krogers This Week
W. Howard Milligan, manager
of the local Kroger store, invites
patrons and friends to visit the
local store this weekend to view
the unique display featuring
apples and cider.
A one-horse wagon, loaded
with apples and cider featuring
the store promotion, is attracting
interest of all store visitors.
Mr. Milligan also announced
that homemakers are receiving a
special bonus with the October
Family Circle Magazine. The in
sert, a “Harvest Cookbook,” is
similar to the favorably received
beef cookery section offered last
year.
Included in the colorfully-illu
strated cookbook are 29 salad
ideas, 16 vegetable dishes, 30
desserts and sauces, and 53 meat
recipes, to name a portion, Mr.
Milligan added.
Volunteer Fire
Department Elects
Chief, Assistant
The volunteer fire department
of Covington elected Ted Camp
bell chief and Grady Berry as
sistant chief at their meeting
held Monday night. The election
will be subject to the approval
of the City Council.
The appointments will be ef
fective January 1, 1955. The pres
ent fire chief is Charley Hill with
Joe Heard as assistant chief.
Mr. Campbell will act as fire
chief for the remainder of this
year in place of Mr. Hill who is
in ill health.
First Methodist Topic
Sunday Is on "Home"
Rev. R. B. Hawkins, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, will
preach Sunday, October 10, at
the morning service on “Religion
in the Home.” His Sunday even
ing text will “Be sure your sins
will find you out.”
Thg Men’s Club will meet Mon
day night at 6:30 with Fleming
Touchstone in charge of the pro
gram.
frey Trammell. Lin Dearing,
Bobby Pickrell and Charles
Hornbuckl.e
The fish will be distributed
to the lakes and ponds of the
following people: S. A. Ginn, J.
T. Seabolt, Charles Starling, Carl
and Leonard Standard, Hill C.
Patrick, Jones Brothers, Allen
V. Johnson, Leland Ellis, Calvin
Corley, Presley Boyd, Gilbert
Gober, L. J. Moore, W. T. Mc-
Guire, Otis Spellers, Charles
Sheppard, Pete Mclntosh, E. M.
McCart, E. A. Lewis, D. T.
Vaughn, Jack Cooper and j. K.
BeU.
Edgar Wood Cited
By Legion For
Ten Year Service
Edgar Wood of Coyington has
been honored for having been a
continuous member of The Amer
ican Legion for ten years. He was
recently awarded a special re
cognition card by Department
Commander Jack Langford of
Griffin, denoting his ten years of
uninterrupted membership in the
veterans organization.
Legionaire Wood is a member
of Newton County Post No. 32,
Covington.
The special recognition cards
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JUNCTION HIGHWAY 11-12
Thursday and Friday
OCTOBER 7- 8
John Payne - Colleen Grey in
"VANQUISHED"
Also, Paramount News
Saturday
OCTOBER 9
Gloria Grahame in
"THE GLASS WALL"
Comedy, "Featherweight Champ"
Sunday A Monday
OCTOBER 10-11
Bob Hope in
"CASANOVA'S BIG NIGHT"
Also, Tom and Jerry Comedy
Tuesday A Wednesday
OCTOBER 12 - 13
Roy Acuff in
"NIGHT TRAIN TO MEMPHIS"
Comedy, “The Canary"
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON'S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
Newton Hi Sophomores
Elect 1954-55 Officers
The Sophomore Class of 1954
had a class meeting Tuesday,
October 5, to elect class officers
for this year. Mr. Sharp was
in charge of the meeting.
The following officers were
elected: president, Marshall Ed
wards; vice president, Phillip
Milligan; treasurer, Willie Park
er; secretary, Frank Turner; re
porter, Cooper Harwell.
are issued to honor Legiannaries
for past service to the organiza
tions and do not exempt mem
bers from payment of annual
dues.
NUMBER 41