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By THE OFFICE BOY
I think everybody will agree
with the Office Boy when I say
to!evxsxon is one of the greatest
things comng into the American
home - within recent years. That
is it COULD BE! You see prac
tically every house with an aerial
on it. They are in homes of the
rich and poor alke . .. you cam
buy them for so much down,
and so much everytime you can
make a payment, but enjoy it
all the while.
What is the American home?
It is where young lives are
moulded ... into our future
citizens. The foundation given
in the home will determine the
future of our citizens. There
fore much depends upon the at
mosphere of that home. We do
have homes where Christ is first
as should be ... homes where
gracious living and the culture
of the Old South lend an atmos
phere worthy of the youth to be
brought up there. Our television
eould be the greatest teacher in
the world in the home, not only
for the young people but adult
education also. We do have many
good things . . . such as our ser
mons on Sunday, an occasional
picture with a good moral.
However in most of our homes
we would be shocked at the
thought of serving liquor or beer;
we would not entertain gangsters
within that home for we do not
want that atmosphere — Thieves
within the home, cattle rustlers,
eocktail parties, drunks, and
murder. Yes, the people have
spent millions of dollars . ..
invested in the best television
\ sets they can afford . . . and they
are bringing all these things
within our homes ... in your
home, as we attend a television
party, we have forced upon us
drunken brawls in gambling
halls . . . beer and liquor parties.
We are forced even as the pas
sore of various churches are, to
see the commercial teiling how
wonderful this and that beer
is . . . YOUR child wants to try
it, for they sell it so convincing
ly. Cigarettes . . . well they have
advertised them so convincing
ly, trying to PROVE why their
brand has less poison in them
than the other manufacturers
that even the young people the
Doctors and people in general
realize that they are very harm
tul things to use. But they have
young men and young pretty
girls smoking to show you how
good they are, how mild they
are, and they are filtered -to
take out most of the poison . . .
we have young peorle in plays
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First Meefing
“World Trade and its Impetus
to American Business” is the
subject of the first AMERICAN
HERITAGE DISCUSSION this
year. The first meeting will be
held Monday night, February 7
at 7:30.
Any person in the county who
is interested in this type pro
gram is asked to attend this
series of six disscussions based
on’ group-assigned reading. The
meetings last two hous; they are
chiefly talks on the part of all
members of the group; their
purpose is %o elarify thinking
on American Heritage and its
application to the world today.
Please register at the Newton
County Library, located on the
ground floor of the Courthouse,
and begin reading by checking
out the necessary pamphlet at
the time of registration.
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MINISTERS, leaders, and newspapers alike throughout the many states where the Milledgeville
College Choir appeared have expressed praise for this unique group that will appear here in concert
of the world’s greatest music on Sunday, 7:30 p. M. at the First Baptist Church.
VOLUME 91
NE";" /N GIRLS ADVANCE TO SEMI-FINALS
V ° igeville College Choir Sings Here Sunday
Public Invited To Concert
At First Baptist Church
A sacred concert by the well-known Milledgeville Col
lege Choir will be presented here Sunday, January 30 at
7:30 P. M. in the First Baptist Church, according to Rev.
Edgar A. Callaway, pastor of the church. The choir, com
posed of studnts of the Georgia State College for Women
and the Georgia Military Col
lege, sings without accompani
ment of any kind, except for
special effects, presenting a su
perb blending of voices. Long
intensive hours of practice under
their director, Max Noah are
evidenced in their smoothe vo
cal line, wide range of dynamics,
and unity of interpretation.
Members of the group are drawn
from all departments of the two
colleges, and participate in the
activities for the experience they
receive.
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Miss Leigh “Skinner, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Skinner,
Covington, is a member of the
choir.
Many of the experiences come
on the choir’s concert tours. Be
sides giving concerts through its
home state, the choir annually
makes an out-of-state tour to
Miami, Chicago, New York, or
New Orleans. This year their
long tour will take them te Chi
cago, singing en route in Ohio,
Kentucky, Illinois, and cities in
Tennessee.
Indust. Relations
Expert Speaks to
Covington Lions
J. Vernon Wallace, director of
Industrial Relations for Bibb
Manufacturing Company is sched
uled to be guest speaker at the
regular meeting of the Covington
Lions Club Thursday night, Jan
uary 27 at 7:30 p. m. at the
Legion Hall.
Mr. Wallace is well-known to
many Newton County citizens for
his flannel board lecture entitled
“This Is Our Problems.” His con
stant research in the wvarious
factors of people working and
living together has produced a
new presentation that is looked
forward to with great interest.
The Covington Lions Club is
among the leaders in attendance
in our district and 1009 attend—i
ance is urged for this meeting,
Jack Chapman, president, stated.‘
Che Couvington News
On Polio Here
Friday Night
Mothers March on Polio in
Newton County Friday night be
ginning at 7 o’clock, Mrs. Hoke
Randall reports. Mrs. Randall is
chairman of the Mothers March.
The Covington Service Guild
has organized the march in Cov
ington; Mrs. Moncey Pratt is
chairman of the March in Coving
ton. Thelma Lackey is chairman
of the drive in the colored district
of the city.
Mrs. Luther Carson heads the
march in Newborn; Mrs. Fred
Hays, in Mansfield; and Mrs.
Woodrow Light of the Amitie
Club in Oxford.
Headquarters for the march
will be Newton Federal Savings
and Loan Association where
volunteer workers may turn in
funds Friday night. Mrs. Randall
later to give them to Herbert
Vining, treasurer of the Newton
County chapter of the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly
sis.,
Free Vacafi
Drawing Here
Saturday, 4 P.M.
The first of. 12 monthly draw
ings for winners of free vaca
tions to Florida, will be held
Saturday afternoon, January 29,
at 4 p. m. The drawing will be
held on the square (theatre side).
Drawings are sponsored by
business firms in Covington, in
cluding: Belk-Gallant Co., Con
solidated 5-10-25¢ Store, Bill’s
Restaurant, Callaway Coach Co.,
Sherwood’s Flowers and Gifts,
Tri-City Cleaners, City - Phar
macy, Major Appliance Co,,
Strand Theatre, Drake-Wood
Furniture Co., and Haralson's
Super Market.
Holder of the lucky ticket, it
is pointed out by spokesmen for
the group, must be present to
win.,
LIONS CLUB TO SELL
BASEBALL BOOSTER BOOKS
Television Baseball Books will
be sold by the Lions Clubs in
Newton County. The book con
tains four tickets to attend the
baseball games in Atlanta.
Covington’s ONLY HOME - OWNED and HOME - OPERATED Newspaper
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1955
World Affairs Institute Personalities At Informal Party
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CENTRAL FIGURES in the World Affairs Institute held last week at Emory at Oxford are shown‘
here at an informal gathering after the institute, front row, left to right: Dr. Erico Verissimo, direc
tor, Depariment of Cultural Relations, Pan American Union; Miss Lucil Nix, library consultant,
Georgia State Department of Education; and Monsieur Robert Valeur, Counsellor, French Embassy,
Washingion, D. C. Back row, left to right: C. David Anderson, faculty member Emory at Oxford
and Director World Affairs Institute; Dr. Virgil Y. C. Eady, dean, Emory at Oxford; Edwin M.
Wright, officer in charge of Turkish aiffairs, Bureau of Near Eastern, South Asian, and African
Affairs, U. S. Depariment of State; Dr. Gerald F. Winfield, director, Overseas Audio-Visual Ser
vices Division, Office of Public Reporis, Foreign O perations Adminisiration, and Mrs. Charles E.
Hawkins, regional librarian, Newton County Library. Photograph of the above group was made at
the informal coffee held last Wednesday evening, January 19, at the home of Belmont Dennis,
editor and publisher of the Covington NEWS. The institute atiracied people from throughout
‘Georgia and several from out-of-state. Many have lauded the affair as being the best of its kind
and an ouistanding public service to the people of Georgia.
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Telephone Expansion Here Nears
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Work is underway that will
enlarge the capacity of the Cov
ington telephone office by about
}SOO telephones.
Contsruction on the side addi
‘tion to the Covington telephone
building is almost complete, and
a crew of 8 Western Electric Com
pany craftsmen began last week
the installation of new central
office equipment, according to J.
N. Booth, Covington manager
for Southern Bell Teleph#ne
Company.
The building addition and the
new equipment will entail a gross
expenditure of more than $50,000.
Western Electric installers are
under the supervision of Foreman
Rosco Abernathy
Mr. Booth said that the expan
sion will enable his firm to fill
nearly all applications for service
now on hand and allow for con
siderable future growth. The new
equipment is scheduled to go in
service about March 15.
“Covingtog is one of the fastgst
growing exchanges in the Na
tion.” Mr. Booth said. “ In the
past nine years it has grown more
than 260 per cent, compared to an
average Bell System growth dur
ing the period of about 100 per
cent and a Southern Bell growth
in Georgia of about 135 per cent.
“Furthermore, it looks as
though we will eontinue to grow
and progress for some time to
come, Judging by telephone de
mand our eity is in a period of
steady development.”
Covington had 866 telephones
in 1945. It is served by almost
3,200 at present,
March of Dimes
Dances Feb. sth
At Gym, Elks Club
March- of Dimes committees
are making plans for two dances
to swell the funds for the drive in
Newton County, funds which are
sorely needed, Aubra Sherwood,
chairman of the drive, reports.
One dance is to be held at the
Covington Junior High School
gymnasium on February 5 from
8 to 11:30 p.m,, a spokesman for
the joint committees of Lions and
Jaycees stated. The other dance
is to be held by the Covington
Elks Club and guests of the Elks
at the clubhouse on the night of
February 5, 9 to 12 midnight.
Music for the dance at the gym
nasium will be furnished by the
Dixie Swingetts. Joe Towns will
furnish the music at the FElks
Club, it was reported.
Tickets to the dance at the
gymnasium may be had from any
Lion or Jaycee. |
All proceeds will go te the lo
cal March of Dimes. |
_Sixth District
Presbyterial
Meets Tuesday
The meeting of the Sixth Dis
trict of the Atlanta Presbyterial
will be held at the Porterdale
Presbyterian Church next Tues
day, February 1 at 10 a.m.
The Presbyterian churches in
this district are: Bethany, Con
yers Covington, Lithonia, Monroe,
Smyrna, .and Porterdale.
Mrs. Hugh King, district chair
man ,will have charge of the
meeting.
Kislek Studios Here
For Photos Today
Famous Kislek Studios,
which made pictures of several
civic groups in Newion County
last year, are set up io make
Valentine photographs and
portraits in the Covington
NEWS office from 10 a. m. to
5:30 p. m. today (Thursday).
The photographer stated that
he is especially equipped to
photograph women and chil
dren. He stated that orders
for Valentine pictures will be
delivered at least iwo days
before Valentine’s Day.
A. C. Ewing Family New Georgia Master Farm Family
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Mz, and Mrs. Ewing, right, have two children who have graduated from College, one is now at
tending College and fourth is in high school. They have made outstanding 4-H Club and"F. F. A.
records. The Ewings rented land for 16 years before buying a farm through the Farmers Home
Administration in 1940. Mr. Ewing’'s calf raising facilities, left are up to-date, and this farm wom
the Georgia Dairying Efficiency Contest in 1954,
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READERS WEEKLY
County On Court Tonight
By 808 GREER
(NEWS Sports Editor)
Newton County and Monroe girls, and the Conyers boys
won impressive opening round games in the Invitational
Basketball Tournament here Tuesday night. These seams
advance to the semi-finals and will see action agaim in
Friday night games,
Newton downed Social Circle
67 to 28; Monroe outlasted Mor
gan County 47-32; and Conyers
lambasted Social Circle 63 to 37.}
Monroe’s girls got off to a slow |
start in the first game of thel
tourney. They trailed Morgan
County at the half 25-21. The
third period saw Coach Red
Hitchcock’s girls bvertake the‘
Madison sextet 30-29. In the final
period the game became a rout
as Jackie Marshal and Jean
Bailey of Monroe ripped the netsl‘
from all angles. Miss Marshal
was histed from a guard posi—‘
tion to a forward in the second‘
quarter and the move was just
what the Walton County teaml
needed to go on to the victory. I
Leading scorer in the game was‘
Nancy Sullivan of Morgan County |
who dropped in 23 points. Mss
Marshal had 19 and her team-.
mate Jean Bailey scored 15.
The second game of the meet
saw Conyers play like champions
and definitely stamp themselves
|as the team to beat for the title.
iThe Conyers boys have won the
‘lwo previous tournaments held
| here. Coach ‘Bob Reid played his
entire squad in the 63-37 vic
tory. .
| Jeff Autry, one of the best
| players to ever step on the local
floor, was the star cf the game
as he scored 27 points. He had
18 points the first half on eight
field goals and two free throws.
' His overall shoofing in the game
showed 11 field goals for 18
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S. J. Mor cock
Gefs Scout’s
Silver Beaver
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An impressive erowd of New
ton and Rockdale seouters saw
S. J. Morcock, prominent Cov
ington civie leader and business
man, receive the Silver -Beaver
award, highest honor of the At
lanta Area Council, at the coun
cil's 39th annual meeting held
Tuesday night at the Atlanta
division of the University of
Georgia. Mr. Morcock was honor
ed for his outstanding work in
scouting during the pasxs 27
years.
C. D. Ramsey, distriet ohair
man of Newton-Rockdale for
1954, was also honored for his
contributions to scouting. We
was presented with a bronze
medallion and sattuetbe,
Others who attended the ewent
are: Mr. Morcock’s wife and fath
er and mother; Mrs. C. D. Ram
sev, Jr., Mr. and Mts, Edwin
Robinson; Mr. and Mrs. H. F.
Meadors; Mr. and Mra Billy
Crowell, Joe Burech, Mr. and
Mrs. George B. Huichinsong Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Lackey, John
1. Alford, Mr. and Mprs. Pred
Hays, Mr. and Mrs, W, J. Hays,
Mr, and Mrs. C. R. Prosser, Mr.
and Mrs. George Plunkett, Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Kiichens, Ber-
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