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By THE OFFICE BOY
Newton Community Theater
has really put this section on
the. M-A-P! The first plays went
off with a BANG! Culturally
speaking, we have never seen
an evening’s entertainment any
where which would surpass the
three plays staged by this group.
Much credit goes to Mr. Eddie
Najjar, head of the Speech De
partment of Newton County
High School, as well as to every
officer, chairman, and every
member. The characters in the
plays were well chosen for the
parts ~ .. and this type of en
tertainment is welcomed by all
people of this section of the
State,
It is truly a COMMUNITY
THEATER, and players and spec
tators felt the ownership and
oneness of it. It is a project for
one and all. The wones taking
part in the staging of the plays,
in the cast and those actually
seen, were just a few of the
many who did their part well.
The fine publicity flowing from
eager pens; the time given by
each member to sell tickets; set
ting the stage, both literally and
figuratively, right down to the
fine treasurer who reports the
project a financial success, and
those who came to play their
part as spectators, all had a part
in this community affair’'s suc
cess,
We of the NEWS STAFF wish
to thank every person who play
ed a part, from leading ladies
and gentlemen and directors
right down to the spectators.
NOW, you all expressed your
selves enthusiastically and un
animously as “having the time of
your life” ... let’s boost this
organization to tise limit. Why,
we even had guests from At
lanta who have suggested that
we take the plays there. We do
not want Hollywood to find out
about the young “Ho''ywood”
springing up in the “Deep South”
and take our talented citizens
away from us, but we want to
“keep on keeping on” in boost
ing community talent each time
they stage a play, so all may
(Continued on page two).
Heritage G
Tuesday Nights
The American Heritage dis
eussion group for 1955 had its
initial meeting Monday night at
the County Library in the court
house. Mrs. C. E. Hawkins, rep
resentative of the regional li
brary, presided at the organiza
tional meeting.
Mrs. R. M. Paty presided at
the discussion which concerned
the tariff policies of the United
States and their relation to
world trade and America’s lead
ership position among nations.
The group decided to meet
each Tuesday night at 7:30 in
the Covington City Hall.
Others attending Monday
night’s meeting were: Mrs. R. O.
Arnold, Mrs. W. W. Crowe, Dr.
and Mrs. Maurice Griffin, J, T.
McKay, Mrs. Henry Anderson,
Paul Alexander, Wy C. Wiley,
Dungan McKinsey, Rev. H. A.
Zinser, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dic
key, Mrs. S. M. Hay, W. 1. All
good, and Major and Mrs. Troy
Thigpen. 1
Others who are expected to
attend future sessions of the
discussion group include: Mr.
and Mrs. Carter Colwell, Mrs..
W. K. Swann, Mrs. Leon Cohen,
Dr. and Mrs. V. Y. C. Eady, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Spears, Dr. and
Mrs. Goodwin Tuck and Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Anderson.
Region 4-A Basketball
Tournament Feb. 17-19
By 808 GREER
(NEWS Sports Editor)
Sixteen of the best (boys and
girls) basketball teams of Region
4A will stage their annual tour
nament 'in Porterdale and Cov
ington on February 17, 18, and
19. ,
Region 4A is divided into two
sections, Eastern and Western.
The western teams are located;
in the Atlanta area. Their plan|
of naming four boys and four|
girls teams for the toumament!
here is based on the teams’ sea-f
sonal play, The eastern section
OLUME 91
WATF 2 LITUATION IN COUNTY NOT NORMAL
Neww. . Theatre Plans Permanent Organization
County-wide Participation
Sought For Next Project
Mrs. Nat S. Turner, acting president of the Newton
Community Theatre, announced Friday evening, following
the group’s first presentation, that another meeting of those
interested in the theatre project would be held Thursday
evening February 17 at 7:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
For Feb. 83-U
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The annual Ham and Egg Show
by Newton County Negroes is
t scheduled for February 23 and 24,
according to Dr. R. O. Shannon,
|.hairman of the Covington Ki=-|
|wanis Club’s agriculture commit
tee which sponsors the annual af
fair. J. W. Horne, Negro county
agent, is coordinating the show
with the Agricultural Extension
Service.
The Ham and Egg Show is a
two-day exhibit of cured pork |
'and fresh country eggs. The show |,
consists of a series of demonstra- |
’ tions, lectures and discussions de- |
signed to promote a sound live- |
‘at-home program of farming. :
~ Meat being an important food
'in the daily diet, farm families |,
are encouraged to produce an ad- |
‘ equate supply for themselves and |
a surplus for cash income. 1
' Good swine and poultry man- |-
‘agement includes good land use, |
pasture, and cereal production.
Inasmuch as the farmer needs an i
‘adequate supply of meat for his |
family, the ham and egg show is |1
a means through which to de- |’
monstrate and teach him that an IJ
adequate supply o; meat can best |
be producéd and cured .through |
good sound methods of farm |-
operation, ‘
PROGRAM 1
Washington Street School Gym :
Wednesday . February 23 — 8|!
am. — Arrangement of exhibit. !
2 p.m. — Judging of products "
on exhibit (judging will be done
by specialist from Athens.)
6 p.m. — Exhibit open to public
8 p.m. — General Meeting for
colore dfarm families and in
terested friends. .
Theme: Better living through |
improved farm practices (Thist
meeting will center on demonstra |.
tions, and discussions for improv- l
ing and increasing meat and other |
food supplies produced by colored f
farmers in Newton County). |
10 p.m. — Adjournment. !
Thursday February 24th — 8 |
a.m. — Exhibit building openeds '
9:30 a.m. — 4-H Club hour (At |
this time the 4-H club council l
will render a program emphasiz
ing farm and home improvements |
through 4-H work) ! |
11:00 a.m. — The Main program | .
Devotion — Reports from com- l
munities — April outlook infor- |
mation — Mr. McKinney Address |
— speaker to be selected Ad- ’ |
journment — Lunch. L
1:00 p.m. — Awarding of|.
prizes. [
1:30 p.m. — Auction sale of |
premium products.
3:00 p.m. — Final adjournment.
of the region is holding its tour
nament this week in Athens to
name the same number of teams
for the event here.
Western 4A representatives in
the boys division are Smyrna,
Fairburn, Druid Hills and either
Chamblee or Southwest DeKalb.
At the present Southwest De-
Kalb trails Chamblee in the
standings by half a game,
Pairings+ for the 4A event
here will not be known until
after the finals of the sub-Reg
ion tourney in Athens Saturday
night. .
Thursday, February 17, there
Che Uonington News
E. B. Rogers. This will be the
organizational meeting at which
officers for the ensuing year
will be elected. Try-outs for
roles in “Quality Street”, the
forthcoming production to be
staged in April under the direc
tion of the Rev. Mr. H. A. Zin
sér, will also be held at this
meeting. The ecasting committee
plans to give special considera
tion to those trying out for parts
who were not cast in the first
production.
Eddie Najjar, director of “42”
Portraits of Three Women; Mrs.
Turner, Mrs. R. M. Paty, acting
secretary, and other temporary
officers. of the group voiced their
deep gratification at the appre
ciative reception given the initial
trial production of the Commun
ity Theatre. The splendid sup
port accorded the venture as
evidenced by the large ajten
dance Friday night, its financial
success, and the dramatic ability
shown by the casts in their re
spective roles, all served to aug
ment the feasibility of establish
ing the Newton Community
‘Theftre on a permanent basis.
~ Again, the temporary officers
are stressing. the. .fact- that the
Newton Community Theatre is a
county-wide organization, open
to anyone interested in the thea
tre movement and development
of local talent. From whatever
angle one may be interested, be
it acting, casting, any phase of
production, or just a “well-wish
er”, this is an open letter invita
tion to everyone to join the
group and lend full support to
ward its” ultimate success, a
spokeman for the project said.
It has been pointed out that a
theatre project is not self-pro
pelling z}nd that it will require
the participation and support of
every interested citizen in the
county to assure its success on
a’ permanent basis.
Sherwood Reports
March of Dimes
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Behind ‘54 Record
The March of Dimes dances
at the Elks Club and the junior
high gym netted a total of ap
proximately $175 for the po]io;
fund in Newton County, accord
ing to a spokesman for the Jay
cees and Lions clubs which spon
sored the dances.
Aubra Sherwood, county chair
man of the foundation, reports
that final consolidation of con
tributions has not been made.
He said that needs for the year
will likely be greater than ever
and urged that those who have
delayed making their corftribu
tion to make it as soon as pos
sible. Mr. Sherwood said that
the fund is lagging considerably
behind that of last year.
GIVE TO THE'BOY SCOUTS
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Sub-Region 4A tournament
schedule in Athens is given
! on Sports Page.
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— be four girls’ games at the
Porterdale gym. On the same
night there will be four boys’
games on the Newton County
High floor here in Covington.
The following night the semi
finals of both boys and girls
play will be staged in the New
| ton County gym. Finals are set
'for Saturday might, February 19.
Covington’'s ONLY HOME - OWNED and HOME - OPERATED Newspaper
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1955
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THE DRAMATICS of Boy Scout work is demonsirated in #his candid photograph snapped at cere
monies in Atlanta recemily when S. J. Morcock, Covington civic leader and businessman, was
awarded the Silver Beaver, the highest Scouting award possible by a Scout Area Council. Shown
with Mr. and Mrs. Morcock are two Scouts, members of the Order of the Arrow, who participated
in the ceremonies. Mr. Morcock was awarded his Eagle Scout rank in 1923. From 1946-50, he was
a member of the Troop 222 commitiee, In 1948 he was a member of the Cub Pack 58 committee
and was Cubmaster in 1949-50. He was Scoutmaster of Troop 222 in 1950-53 and is currently
chairman of the iroop committee. The importance of his work and the work of hundreds of other
adult Scouters in the Newion-Rockdale disirict I.’ being particularly emphasized during this week,
which is Boy Scout Week, the 45th anniversary of Scoufing. It is during this fime that all adulis
are given the opportunity so make contributions o Séouting through the annual funds drive. B. B.
Snow, finance chairman, urged all adulis to give generously this week of their funds “as an invesi
ment in the fuiure of our nation,.an invesimeni through the fioy Scouis.”
Covingfon Council Qutlaws
Shoofing BB Guns in City
A proposed ordinance making
it unlawful to fire an air rifle,
commonly termed “B B guns”,
within the limits of the city was
approved at the regular monthly
meeting of the Covington mayor
and council held Monday night
at city Hall.
The proposed ordinance, ad
vertised elsewhere in this issue
of the NEWS, will not come up
for final passage by the mayor
and council sooner than five days
after publication.
In acticn Monday night the city
governing :body appropriated
S2OO for highway signs to be
erected on the new highway. This
request came from the Covington
Businessmen’s Association,
Council authorized the curbing
and guttering of streets for the
proposed Pratt subdivision, lo
cated on the south side of the
city, off Monticello street.
In other action Council:
Authorized the payment of
$175.00 to W. T. Greer for the use
of his tractor in repairing streets.
Authorized transfer, by deeds,
of the swimming pool to the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club, who form
erly deeded the properfy to the
city.
Jaycees To Honor
Outstanding Young
Man of the Year
‘ Newton County’s outstanding
young man of 1954 will be rec
ognized and honored at a ladies
night program of the Newton
County Junior Chamber of Com
merce Tuesday night at the Le
gion Hall at 7:30, Tom Wiley,
president of the Jaycees, reports.
Franklin Rogers, a Newton
County High student of New
‘born, will be awarded a $25
‘savings bond ‘at the affair.
Franklin wrote the winning essay
in the county in the ‘“Voice of
Democracy” contest conducted
last fall by the Jaycees.
Covington Lions
Ladies Night
The Covington Lions Club will
have a ladies night program
Thursday at 7:30 at the Ameri
can Legion Home, aecording to
Lion President Jack Chapman.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 1. Alford will
speak at the meeting on their
recent trip to Europe and North
Africa, |
Authorized a survey to deter
mine the cost of extending a 2-
inch water main out Porterdale
Road.
Authorized the erection of two
street lights in the Cannon and
Briscoe 'street vicinity and on
Floyd street, beyond the junction
of Adams and Floyd.
Denied a request from the New
ton County Hospital Authority
for a further reduction in electric
rates for the hospital.
Tabled a request of the Newton
County Library requesting as
signment of the front of the city
gymnasium at such a time when
the grammar school ceases to
use same,
Authorized the clerk to transfer
$5000.00 from a surplus account
lto the general fund, in order to
| pay for a new police car and new
| trucks for the street and water
'and light departments.
. Mayor Jack L. Elliott presided
| at the meeting.
| City Clerk Clyde C. Castleberry
land all members of council were
also in attendance ,including:
' Fred Kitchens, Carl Smith, W. T.
' Greer, John Bob Weaver, Robert
' R. Fowler Jr., and T. Alvin Rape.
Palmer Stone PTA
Valentine Party
For Piano Funds
. Robert Budd, president of the
Palmer-Stone PTA, reports that
the PTA will hold a Valentigze
party Friday night, February 11
at 7:30 at the Palmer-Stone audi
torium in Oxford.
Mrs. Wales Ellis, treasurer of
the organization, states that pro
ceeds from the party will be used
to buy a piano for the school.
- Carmen Henderson is vice pres
'ident of the organization.
‘ .
John Jernigan s
‘Bar Assn. Officer
John Jernigan, Covington at
torney, was recently elected se
fcond vice president of the Stone
'Mountain Bar Association.
Other officers are: E. 8. Kemp,
Jonesboro, president Bill Zachary,
Decatur, first vice president; Lee
Hutcheson, Jonesboro, secretary;
Robin Harris, Hubert Morgan, De
catur and Gus Barksdale, Con
yors. P
W. E. Gray Renews
For 42nd Year
Starting on his 42nd year as
a constant reader of the Cov
ington NEWS, Walter E. Gray
came In Wednesday to renew
his subscription.
Mr. Gray moved here in 1913
and immediately subscribed for
The Covington NEWS and has
been a constant subscriber since
that time.
He has also lived in the same
house in which te first moved
on Monticello Street. His four
children were small at the time.
Mr. and Mrs. Gtay celebrated
their 54th wedding anniversary
last week. Their four children
are Miss Lois Gray, Harold Gray
and Mrs. Pay Chalker, of At
lanta, and Mrs. Earnest Wren, of
Macon.
The Covington NEWS has
chronicled their eoming and go
ing, their weddings and all the
happenings in their lives as it
has of Mr. and Mrs. Gray, and
Mr. Gray states he cannot get
along without 'it each week.
Mr. and Mrs. Gray are mem
bers of the First Baptist Church
which Mr. Gray served as a
deacon for many years. He is
still a deaeon on the inactive
list.
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PHIL CAMPBELL, Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture, speaks to a group of Newion County High
School students who visited the state Capitol last week. James Robers, high school civics i¢acher
and coach. with three other teachers, accompanied 185 9th grade studenis on the tour, Mr. Camp
bell wrote a letter to H. F. Sharp, principgl, commending the students for their outstanding bee
havior while they were at the Capitol. THe other teachers who made the trip are: Miss Sadye
Downs, Miss Eva Mask and Aubrey Whelchel. For other pictures made on the irip, see pages §
and 17.
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READERS WEEKLY
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188 Inches Rain Over
Weekend Brightens Pid
Conservative concern turned into conservatiev optimism
last weekend among the farmers of the county when
Mother -Nature appeared to be acting kindly with a
thorough drenching of the area with 1.88 inches of rain.
With some wells still dry in the county and the winter’s
rainfall still far below normal, /————————t—
farmers had begun to suspect that
Spring — now only six weeks
away — might catch them with
their waterlevels down.
Both Alcovy and Yellow rivers
sprang from their banks early
lthis week and flooded lowlands.
iHowever, no damage has been
reported in the county, The rise
was far short of many such in
even recent years, but it was en- |
couraging to agriculturalists to
see the streams swollen beyond
their banks.
The road west of the Yellow
‘River leading south to the Harold
Dobbs’ farm, was flooded and im
passable for two days this week,
‘a resident of Almon reported
yesterday, '
Many reports have been receiv
ed of highland spring now flow
ing which 'had dried up in the
middle of last summer. Pond
levels are satisfactory throughout
‘the county, County Agent, W. H.
McKinney says.
“But the wells in the county are
not faring as well, Several farm
ers are still having to haul water.
The oldtimers seem to think titat
there is noting t 6 ‘worry about
with the wells .., the water will
be there alittle later, they seem to
think,” the county agent said. “I
hope so, but we still need a great
deal of rain to get things right.”
H. 0. Wehchel, city superinten
‘dent of Covington, reports that
water rose more than 12 inches
in the city reservior during the
heavy rains last weekend. How
ever, the pond’s maximum vol
ume has not yet been reached, he
stated.
*But we are not concerned
about the possibility of not hav
ing a full pond when Spring is
over. For all we have to do now
to fill completely the reservoir is
to stop taking from the pond and
start pumping from the Dried
Indian Creek. We are a long way
from having a water problem in
Covington,” Mr. Whelchel said. |
James P. Knight, soil conser
vationist here, reported yesterday
that a trip made to a watershed
project near Marietta on Tuesday
of this week by several conserva
tion and agriculture officials of
this area gave cause for real ap
timism concerning the proposed
watershed development on Bear
Creek in the eastern part of t&e
County. He stated that the project
will go far toward alleviating
drouth in water-short{ seasons.
NUMBER 7
l Mansfield Lions
For Community
George B. Hutchinson, chair
man of the Newton-Rockdale
District, Boy Scouts of America,
| reported Monday at the monthly
| meeting of the district commit
|tee that final plans have been
|made for a Cub pack (Pack 141)
(to be organized at Mansfield,
sponsored by the Mansfield
Lions Club.
C. B. Meyer announced plans
are complete for the annual dis
| trict trip to Jekyll Island for
,‘Scouts and Scouters, February
13-16. Mr. Myer indicated that
a record number will attend
|the camping excursion.
| W. A. Childers Jr.,, organiza
tional and extension chairman,
.t reported plans for’ a survey in
; Covington to determine the need
l and extent of a second Cub pack
here.
‘| C. D. Ramsey Jr. annéunced
|for B. B. Snow, district finahce
E chairman, that the finance drive
currently underway in ‘the dis
| trict ‘looks good and the goal
1 of $3,000.00 is expected to be
‘| reached. He urged the public to
‘|be generous in ‘making eontri
butions.
Those who attended the Mon
day meeting are: James Benton,
Lanier Hardman, M. B. Shaw,
Joe Burch, John I.Alford, George
B. Hutchinson, C. B. Meyer, W.
I. Allgood, Don Stephenson,
Julius McElroy, Thomas Maul
din, Harry Maner, Tom Wiley,
Terrell Johnson, Fred Harwell,
Fred Hays, Harvey Lackey and
Homer F. Sharp.
Scout Roundtable
At Oxford Tonite
The Scouters Roundtable for
K the Newton Rockdale District will
{ be held tonight (Thursday) at the
Comx;nunity House in Oxford at
7.30, according to Joe Bureh, dis
trict commissioner. ;
Cub Pack 211 will be host at the
| meeting. Pack 211 leaders will
lconduct the Cubbing phase of the
| roundtable, Mr. Burch reported.