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By THE OFFICE BOY
The Death Angel visited our
community again during the past
week taking three more of our
Christian Women to their Heav
enly Home. First Mrs. E. R. Har
ris, who was a devout young
Christian woman, then our dear
neighbor, Mrs. E. M. Piper and
Mrs. Robert E. Lee. We had
just carried a picture of Mrs.
Lee in her hospital bed, and a
•tory about her beautiful life.
Each of these women were
women who had Christian homes,
had reared their children in a
Christian atmosphere, at home
•nd in all church activities. Their
going home will leave a vacancy
in hearts and the earthly home.
However, they will each live on
in the wonderful children they
have left representing them. We
know each of them will strive
the harder to walk in “Mother’s”
footsteps.
As we sat and looked at three
different churches filled to over
flowing with floral tributes of
love from the friends they had
made, with beautiful caskets
blanketed in the florists most
beautiful flowers, we could not
but think of how precious that
Temple, or earthly body, within
that casket was. We gather
around this earthly temple, in
which that loved one had lived,
for last farewells, looking upon
the beauty of that face, and yet
we realize full well that they
have already gone, and this is
only the Temple God gave them
to live in, that we so regret to
part with. We are not putting
them into a grave for they have
already gone to Him. It is not
the loved one who sleeps in the
cold ground . . . just the pre
cious body, or Temple in which
they lived, we tuck away under
neath God’s beautiful flowers, as
a last tribute.
Each of these dear friends
had been ill for sometime. They
would not have wanted to live
on, just to be invalids. God
called and they went to Him to
fill that place in tne Mansion
Jesus said He went to prepare
for us. Our hearts bleed for the
£ immediate families, and only
I wish words would depict the
I yearning in our hearts, as neigh
p bors and friends, to bring that
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First Methodist
Sermon Topics
“An example in Christian Giv
ing” is the subject for the Sun
day morning worship service at
the First Methodist Church, ac
cording to Rev. R. B. Hawkins,
pastor.
The subject for the evening
worship will be “Jesus’ Teach
ings on Righteousness.” The Fel
lowship Bible Class will lead
the singing.
The fellowship hour will be
held immediately after the even
ing service in the Men’s Bible
Classroom.
Lions Clubs To Sell
TV Baseball Tickets
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Television Baseball Books
will .be sold by the Lions
clubs in Newton County, as
soon as they are available. The
book contains four tickets io
attend the baseball games in
Atlanta.
Newton County High School Boys Win Invitational Tourney
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NEWTON COUNTY BOYS, winner of the third annual Invitational Basketball Tournament held
here last week, are pictured in the photo above: front row, right to loft. Cooper Harwell, Billy
Williams, Charles Sherwood, Sherry Campbell, Spencer (Curly) Boyd and Larry Harris; second row,
Arthur Davis, Larry Laster, Quinton Boyd, Joe Sharp and Kent Campbell; back row, Wayne Jones
(manager). Coach Earl Hoffmeister and Sam Ramsey. Newton's boys won the championship Satur
day night over Loganville, 60 to SO.
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VOLUME 91
COM SNITY THEATRE PRODUCTION FRIDAY
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Bo ? jcout Week Observed Here February 6-12
Finance Drive, Camping
Activity Are Highlights
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More than 700 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers and
adult leaders of the Newton-Rockdale Boy Scouts of Aiher
ica will join the nation’s 3,660,000 Scouts and Scouters in
observing the 45th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America
during Boy Scout Week, February 6 to 12, with its
District Court
Os Honor Here
Monday Night
Numerous merit badges and
rank advancements were made
Monday night at the Newton-
Rockdale Boy Scout Court of
Awards held at the Covington
Junior High Gymnasium, accord
ing to Julius McElroy, district
advancement chairman.
The awards were presented by
members of Explorer Post 207 of
Porterdale and Explorer Post 222
of Covington. Charles C. King Jr.,
member of advancement commit
tee, supervised the presentations.
Ronnie Dimsdale, troop 207 pre
sented the merit badges; Woody
Morcock, Post 222, second class ad
vancement; Martin Goode, post
222, Star; Tommy Prather, post
222, Life. Wayne Kirk, post 207,
served as scribe of the Court of
Honor.
MERIT BADGES
Troop 182, Richard Dennard.
Troop 207, Durward Savage,
Richard Moore, Sonny Gwinn,
Robert Mitchell, Russell Hinton,
Jack Loyd, Delano Gwinn, Wayne
Elkin, James Brooks and Lanier
Patterson.
Troop 211, Jack Henderson,
David Davis, Neil Mason, Bjlly
Strickland, Robert Budd, Larry
Mclntosh and Earl Henderson.
Troop 222 Jimmy Johnson, God
frey Trammell and John Knight.
Post 222, Jimmy Coggins.
ADVANCEMENTS
Second class: Charles Barfield
and Tony Ogletree; Troop 222,
Bubber Pratt, Collier Rowe, Jim
my Martin and Steve Coggins;
troop 182, Tommy Crawford.
Star: troop 207, Bobby Mobley,
Richard Moore, Sonny Gwinn,
Russell Hinton, Jack Loyd and
Bob Mitchell; troop 222, Jimmy
Ramsey.
Life: troop 207, Durward Sav
age; troop 222, Jimmy Fitzpatrick.
More than 10,000 Scouts and
Leaders enjoyed high adventure
camping at the 127,000-acre PhiJ
mont Scout Ranch near Cimarron,
New Mexico last year.
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theme, “Building for a Better To
morrow. Most units in the district
will put on demonstrations or ac
tivities during this weekend or
during Scout Week in their re
spective communities, according
to Carlos Meyer, chairman of
camping and activities in the
district. During the week, the an
nual drive for funds will be car
ried on throughout the district,
according to Finance Chairman
B. B. Snow.
The finance drive will be made!
simultaneously in Newton and
Rockdale counties, Mr. Snow
stated. The following men are
working on the drive in their
communities:
Covington — C. D. Ramsey and
Tom Wiley, assisted by W. D.
Ballard, W. W. Crowe, Howard
Milligan, Carl Smith, Donald
Stephenson. E. G. Lassiter, Don
Wood, Charles King, Alvin Rape,
Everett Pratt and Henry Fitzpat
rick.
Mansfield — Fred B. Hays.
Almon— Chester Clark.
Porterdale — M. R. Gardner
and M. B. Shaw.
Salem — Doyle Bailey.
Oxford — T. J. Mauldin.
Covingtort Mill — John Alford.
Milstead — C. J. Hicks.
Conyers — L. B. Veal and
Herbert Summers.
In making the announcement
Mr. Snow pointed out that it
costs approximately $lO per boy
per year to keep Scouting on
the move in the Newton-Rock
dale District.
“This $lO doesn’t near measure
the total expenditure per boy
when one considers the many
hours of the scoutmasters, the
assistant scoutmasters, the cub
masters, the den mothers, the
district committee and the many
other volunteer workers who
contribute so generously of t«eir
time without compensation,” the
finance chairman stated in urg
ing public support of the drive.
The goal for this year is $3,000,
Mr. Snow reported.
George B. Hutchinson, district
chairman, said that 460 boys in
Scouting is the 1955 goal.
Demonstrations during the
week include: uniforms and equip
ment demonstrations in White’s
Department Store window, Cov
ington; First Aid by Troop 207 in
Ramsey Furniture window; sig
nalling and communication de
monstration, Henson Furniture
(Continued on page three).
Covington's ONLY HOME - OWNED and HOME - OPERATED Newspaper
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1955
SCOUTS OBSERVE 45th BIRTHDAY
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OFFICIAL BOY SCOUT WEEK POSTER
Interested Leadership Is The Best
Investment in Future of America
The Newton-Rockdale District of the Boy Scouts of
America has set a goal of 460 boys in Scouting for the year
1955 in the district. This number is a minor percentage of
the boys who could be in Scouting. The biggest hindrance
to the goal being set even higher is the lack of adult Scout
ers who are sufficiently interested to see to it that Scouting
succeeds in every community in the district and that Scout
ing reaches every boy who wants and needs Scouting.
We believe that the theme of the observance of Scout
ing’s 45th birthday, “Building a Better Tomorrow,” is an
adequate challenge to parents, civic and church leaders,
teachers, Farmers, Industrial workers, businessmen and
merchants — an adequate challenge which will stimulate a
growth of Scouting beyond that ever seen in our district.
As we say, Scouting’s biggest need in the district is
more leadership. Another real need is in the form of funds
—for Scouting does require some money. At the rate of
$lO per Scout, the district pro rata share in the area’s
finances would ordinarily be more than $4000; but Finance
Chairman B. B. Snow reports that the district goal is only
S3OOO. The annual drive for Scout funds will be made next
week.
Here is a real opportunity for each of us to help build
a better tomorrow. For investing in Scouting is investing in
the future of America —a future which rests upon the
leadership now being developed in the youth of our great
nation through such organizations as the Boy Scouts of
America.
Invest in the future — and invest well. The best invest
ment on our part is more active participation as interested
leaders, a second best investment is our financial support.
Dances Benefit
Polio Fund To
Be Sat. Night
March of Dimes committees
are making plans for two dances
to swell the funds for the drive
in Newton County, Aubra Sher
wood. chairman, reports. One
dance is to be held at the Cov
ington Junior High School gym
nasium on February 5 from 8
to 11:30 p. m. 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 will be furnished by the
Dixie Swingettec. Joe Towns
will furnish the music at the
Elks Club.
Tickets to the dance at the
gym may be had from any Lion
or Jaycee. All proceeds will go
to the local March of Dime*.
Legion, Auxiliary
To Entertain at
Vet Hospital 48
Covington Post No. 32 Ameri
can Legion and the Legion Auxi
liary will present the program
next Wednesday night, February
9 at the Veterans Hospital 48 in
Atlanta.
The event is an annual affair
staged by the local Legion and
Auxiliary groups, and an enter
taining program is being arranged
for the veterans.
Legionnaires and their ladies
are urged to make plans to at
tend the affair with the local
entertainers.
Crawford Wins in
Pillsbury Contest
C. Newell Crawford, local man
ager of Colonial Stores, Inc., is
the proud winner of a Dormeyer
broiler rotisserie, awarded him
by the maers of Pillsbury mix.
The award is one of two in
Georgia for a Pillsbury display
arrangement held on the national
level last Fall.
Amer. Heritage
Monday Night
At Co. Library
“America's Place in World
Affairs” is the subject for the
American Heritage discussions
this year. The first meeting will
be held Monday night, February
7, at 7:30 in the county library
located on the ground floor of
the courthouse. Membership is
still open to any interested adult
in the county. Contact Mrs. Harry
Dietz, local librarian, at 3936.
Mrs. R. M. Paty, whose reading
in world affairs is broadened by
travel and residence in several
of the countries to be discussed,
is to be the discussion leader.
This series of six meetings de
voted to the study of American
Heritage is sponsored by the
State Department of Education
and the American Library Asso
ciation through the local branch
of the Decatur-DeKalb Regional
Library. The first meeting will
have discussion on the subject
of World Trade as well as a pre
liminary organization as to time
and place of future meetings.
These discussions are based on
reading that is short and terse
which gives members a common
background from which to launch
the discussion.
Local Kiwanians
Attend Division
Workshop Sunday
Ten members of the Coving
ton Kiwanis Club attended the
committee training workshop of
the first division Georgia Dis
trict Kiwanis International held
in Atlanta last Sunday.
Activity planning for 1955 was
the theme of the meeting, held
at the Atlanta Division Univer
sity of Georgia.
Local Kiwanians attending in
cluded: S. J. Morcock, John
Simpson, Don Wood, Homer F.
Sharp, John I. Alford, John
Booth, Charles King Jr., Mel H.
Waggoner, Ed Robinson, and W.
Marcus Bryant.
John I. Alford, past president
of the local club, is division
chairman of the Vocational Guid
ance Committee of the first
district and led the discussion
of this group.
In This Week's NEWS
Pag*
Classifieds 19
Cotton Fact* . 17
Editorial* .10
Jr. High New* 3
Scout Picturo* 18
Society 4 and 7
Sport* 14
Watershed 9
Newton Boys Win Tourney
Girls Are Runners-up
By 808 GREER
(NEWS Sports Editor)
Playing their best game of
the season the Newton County
boys won the Invitational Tour
nament held here last week with
a convincing 60 to 50 win over
Loganville on Saturday night. In
the girls championship game
Winder walloped the Nekton
girls 53-34.
Coach Earl Hoffmesiter’s boys
in winning their first invitation
al event, played commendable
ball during the entire meet. They
disposed of Morgan County on
Thursday night 51 to 30 and on
Friday night in the semi-finals
downed Monroe 57-32.
The complete story of the
local boys’ success can be at
tributed to their fine shooting
form from the field in the three
The Covingion NEWS All-
Tournament team, boys and
girls, is given on Sports page.
games. Their overall accuracy
percentage was 40.5. In the
MORE THAN
15,000
READERS WEEKLY
Three One-act Plays To
Feature Local Talent
By W. MARCUS BRYANT
The curtain will be raised tomorrow (Friday) night at
8 p. m. at the Newton County High School Auditorium when
the Newton Community Theatre presents its initial produc
tion, “42”, portraits of three women in three one-act plays.
Tickets, priced at one dollar for adults, and 50 cents for
students, will be available at
the door.
The opening attraction is un
der the direction of Eddie Naj
jar, assisted by Mrs. R. M. Paty,
Mrs. Charles King Jr. and Al
bert Moody.
“The Devil and Miss Appleby”
will feature Mrs. E. Lee Stephen
son in the story of a gentle
natured school teacher recently
inheriting a large sum of
money, and Nat Turner played
the part as devil. Supporting
roles will be played by Mrs.
Bonham Johnson, Mrs. Sam M.
Hay, Mrs. Everett Pratt, Mrs.'
E. B. Rogers, Woodrow Light,
James T. McKay, Anne McKay,
and Emily Day Morcock.
Mrs. Nat Turner will play the
lead in “Never Too Old,” sup
ported by Mrs. Moody Summers
Jr., Mrs. Goodwin Tuck and Mrs.
James P. Knight.
Dr. Joseph Guillebeau and
Mrs. Carlos Meyer play leading
parts in “The Singapore Spider,”
depicting the story of a miserly
old sea captain and a vindica
tive housekeeper attempting to
rob him of his fortune. Carlos
Meyer, Howard Brooks, and Mrs.
Jack Chapmn appear in sup
porting roles.
Spokesmen for the Community
Theatre urge the support of all
residents of the community. In
terested participants for coming
productions are requested to reg
ister at the high school audi
torium Friday evening. Special
consideration will be given to
members not in the opening
play this week.
Casting for the next produc
tion, “Quality Street”, a J. M.
Barrie comedy, is expected to
start within the next two weeks.
The Rev. Henry A. Zinser will
direct the next attractions, ten
tatively scheduled for April.
Ministers Group
Meets Monday
The Newton County Ministerial
Association will hold its Feb
ruary meeting Monday at 10 a.
m. i nthe Parish house of the
Episcopal Church of the Good
Shepherd. Rev. idney Anderson,
pastor of the Porterdale Pres
byterian Church and chairman
of the program committee, has
arranged an interesting pro
gram. The ministers of the county
are urged to attend this meet
ing.
finale against Loganville they
made good on 23 of 52 shots for
a 44.2% mark.
Winder’s girls, winners of the
two previous tournaments, de
fended their title in true cham
pionship manner. They won their
first game over Conyers 45 to
22 and then beat Monroe 62-40.
In the title game against New
ton they came out on top by
a 53-34 score.
Helen Barnett, Winder for
ward and play-maker for Coach
Mike Castronis’ team, was high
scorer for the tournament with
76 points in the three encounters.
Her scoring consisted of 25, 27
and 24 points in the Winder
games.
Newton County's victory, while
almost a team achievement, can
be credited in a great measure
to their tall Center Charles
Sherwood who led the scoring
for his team in the meet. He
bagged 60 points in three games
and in the final game of the
tourney he had 27 for his night’s
work.
In the rebounding department
NUMBER S
30 Kiwanians
Get Attendance
Awards for 1954
1954 attendance tabs were pre
sented 30 members of the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club at the reg
ular weekly meeting held last
Thursday at Legion Home. A
wards are presented annually to
members having 100% attend
ance.
S. J. Morcock, president, leads
the local club in perfect attend
ance, with 13 years to his credit.
S. A. Ginn and E. S. Rheberg
are tied for second place honors
with 12 years each, and Jack L.
Elliott and Al David divide
honors for third place, with per
fect attendance for 10 years.
Other winning tabs include:
Edgar Wood and W. J. Dickey,
9 years; H. Frank Meadors, C.
D. Ramsey Jr., and Godfrey
Trammell, 8 years; Mel H.
Waggoner, 7 years; Homer F.
Sharp and N. S. Turner Jr., 6
years; Wendell Crowe and S.
Lanier Hardman, 5 years; John
I. Alford, J. Fleming Touchstone,
and Martin Goode, 4 years; Don
Stephenson, 3 years; John L.
Booth, Clyde C. Castleberry, Guy
V. Evans, and Carl Smith, 2
years, and Leon Cohen, Rucker
Ginn, Fred Harwell, George B.
Hutchinson, Everett Pratt, Dr.
Robert Shannon, and Dr. Good
win Tuck, 1 year.
Tabs were presented by Edgar
Wood.’
John I. Alford was presented
a past-president’s badge by
President Morcock.
Kendall Weisiger, retired offi
cial of the Southern Bell Tele
phone and Telegraph Company,
Atlanta, was the featured speak
er at the meeting. He was in
troduced by Wendell Crowe.
Employment Service
Representative Here
A representative of the Geor
gia Employment Service will be
in Covington Friday, February 4,
1955, at 9:30 a.m., in the court
house.
Newton got a top-notch perfor
mance from Sherry Campbell and
Billy Williams. Campbell scored
14 points and Curly Boyd had
13 in the pay-off tilt.
Loganville seemed to have
a let-down from the semi-final
game they* played with Conyers
when their star shot, Reed
Bennett bagged 32 pointe. In
the Newton game he only scored
six points. J. W. Atha and Ken
Henderson had 13 and 12 points
respectively to lead tha loser’s
cause.
Winder completely bottled the
scoring game of the local girls.
Harriet Chestnut had 11 points
and in all, the Newton team hit
only 12 of 50 shots from the
field. Winder had 17 field goals
of 49 shots.
Aiding Miss Barnett in the
scoring was Drucilla Smith with
19 and Anne Freeman with 10.
Miss Smith practically iced the
game for her team in the second
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