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By THE OFFICE BOY
This section of the State is
noted for its cultural homes, and
for fine men and women who
have gone out from this section.
Former Vice President Barkley
received his education at Old
Emory, at Oxford . . . there was
Longstreet . . . L. Q. C. Lamar
... we can’t name them all.
We want to remind you of one
young man who went from this
section, in fact, Oxford, Ga. has
made his way to the top in the
Medical World. It is none other
than Dr. Thomas B. McGrath,
brother of Miss Katherine Mc-
Grath. He is Head of the Lab
oratory Work at Mayo’s Clinic,
of Rochester, Minn. He is also
one of the Governors of the Mayo
Clinic. He has just been pre
sented a Medal at a great con
vention in Chicago for his fine
work in Pathology. His voice
will be heard in a special broad
cast soon from Chicago, on the
Round Table of the Air. We
are justly proud of his signal
service!
Two fine young people of our
community are now making a
record for themselves. Mitchell
Wright, a promising young art
ist, went overseas in World War
I, and was assigned to the Stars
and Stripes ... it was not long
before the London Times was
carrying his cartoons ... he used
all his money for additional study
under famous artists and is now
a portrait painter as well. 'Some
of his recent work which brings
outstanding recognition in Paris,
is that he is doing the Magazine
work for the fabulous French
designers. It has been predicted
that he will become one of Am
erica’s Great Artists.
His sister Miss Sarah Wright
has just spent 13 months in Paris
with him. She is a Journalistic
Graduate of the University of
Georgia, and Worked on several
of Georgia’s fine daily papers be
fore going abroad. She was con
nected at the time of her de
parture with the Gainesville
Daily Paper, and did a column for
them while abroad. She did fea
ture stories which were carried
in the Atlanta papers. While in
Paris she was asked, and did
become a feature writer for UN
ESCO, a booklet which goes all
over the world.
Mitchell and Sarah are the
son and daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. W. C. Wright of Covington.
Mrs. Wright went to New York
to meet her daughter, who land
ed last Thursday, having made
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Publisher’s Statement
Why do newspapers put on subscription campaigns?"
This is the question some have asked us in the past and
there are doubtless many others who have wondered about
this question but never have said anything about it. It can
best be answered by asking a series of other questions such
as: Why do insurance companies offer prises to the agents
who write the most insurance in a period of time? Why do
utilities offer special premiums to the employees who sell
the most merchandise or who sell the largest number of new
users of their particular service? Why do large manufactur
ing and wholesale concerns put traveling men on the road,
calling on retailers? All such efforts are merely the modern
forms of salesmanship, which have built up an increased
volume and brought many persons into possession of some
thing they needed and have enjoyed but which they might
never have posessed if it hadn't been sold to them through
the personal contact of some person engaged in special sales
campaigns.
Every progressive and aggressive newspaper realizes that
it must put back into its circulation work a great deal of the
circulation income, in order to retain and extend its list of
subscribers, and provide as nearly a perfect coverage in the
immediate trade territory as it can for the benefit of its ad
vertisers. The subscription campaign provides an opportunity
for a group of local people to utilize some of their spare time
for a few weeks in subscription solicitation, which they find
both pleasant and profitable. It serves as a means for the
annual collection of renewals and provides an opportunity
for the paper to extend its circulation io include new homes
within its territory.
In launching this campaign, we are pleased io announce
that we have sercured the services of the Edwards Circula
tion Co. There is an old reliable organization which has been
serving newspapers in the United States for the past 15
years. The local managers will be Orville and Opal Hendren,
who have had many years of experience.
The Edwards Circulation Co. is one of the outstanding
circulation concerns of the country, and is well known for
its honesty and reliability.
We have the utmost confidence in the integrity and
ability of the Edwards Circulation organization and therefore
have no hesitancy in presenting them in this work in this
territory. We trust that our many friends will receive them
in that same friendly spirit which has manifest your attitude
toward us in the past years and that the same responsive
spirit of cooperation will prevail between all of us through
this campaign. You can save money by subscribing io The
Covingion NEWS and Conyers NEWS which will continually
keep you well informed on current events and outstanding
savings which you can make by selecting your purchase from
the large number of advertisements in The Covington NEWS
and Conyers NEWS.
Belmont Dennis, Editor 8c Publisher
VOLUME 91
NEWS cNS $2,500 CIRCULATION CAMPAIGN
Porterdale
Baptist Chin v.
Homecoming
The Porterdale Baptist Church
held their annual homecoming
last Sunday at the church. After
the morning services the mem
bers and visitors enjoyed a de
licious picnic dinner served in
the spacious basement of the
church.
Rev. Allen H. Redd is pastor of
the church, now serving his third
year in this capacity. He wel
comed all the former members
of the church and the visitors
from other churches.
Rev. Redd asked all former
members to stand and 18 stood
who weie present from out of the
county and 12 stood who still liv
ed in the county.
Rev. Redd also announced re
vival services would begin the
next day. Monday, October 10
and continue through Sunday,
October 16th. Rev. Lester T.
Marsh, of Virginia, doing the
preaching and Fred Connell as
the song leader.
The Porterdale Baptist Church
is one of the oldest in Newton
County, being established in 1823,
two years after the founding of
Covington. They have approxi
mately 400 members and are very
active in all phases of the Stone
Mountain Association of which
they are a member.
S. T. Gaddis is the Chairman
of the Board of Deacons and has
held this position since 1929, the
year the present church was
erected. The old records of the
church were destroyed many
years ago when the home of the
church clerk was destroyed by
fire but the minutes of the Asso
ciation preserve the historic
phases of the church.
J. V. Norwood is Superintend
ent of the Sunday School and
H. D. Bowden is director of the
Training Union. Mrs. Virgil Nor
wood is President of the Mission
ary Circle of the Church.
Members of the Board of Dea
cons are as follows: S. T. Gattis,
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to right: H. L. Rollins, H. G. Bowden, Howard L. King, Rev.
Foreign Editor
To Visit Here
Johannes Jacob Kruger, Editor
Die Transvaler, Johannesburg,
Union of South Africa, with Mrs.
Kruger, will be in Covington
October 25-29. His visit is spon
sored by the Newton County
committee for the World Affairs
Institute.
Mr. Kruger is a participant in
the Foreign Leader Exchange
Program of the International Ed
ucational Exchange Service of
the U. S. Department of State.
The visitors are interested in
seeing how Americans live, what
they eat, what they talk about,
how they work, how they play,
and other everyday things that
go to make-up our “life’.
WSCS of First Meth.
Church Sponsors 'Cue
The Wesleyan Service Guild of
the First Methodist Church will
sponsor a barbecue at the church
next Tuesday, October 18. Serv
ing will begin at 5:30.
Tickets may be secured from
Mrs. M. H. Waggoner or at the
entrance door.
Newborn Meth.
Church to Hear
W. J. Dickey
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WILLIAM J. DICKEY
Prof. William J. Dickey of
Emory at Oxford will be the
guest speaker at the Newborn
Methodist Church on Sunday,
| October 16 at the 11 a.m. worship
hour.
Prof. Dickey will bring the
special Layman’s Day sermon.
i The public is invited to attend.
C, ;fon's OHLY HOMI - OVYNfD ami HOMI - OPIRATID Newspaper
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 13. 1955
Fair Ends Here
Saturday Night
One of the most successful
fairs in Newton County history
will draw to a close Saturday
night.
Sponored by the local Ameri
can Legion Past No. 32. the an
nual event has drawn large
crowds. Much interest has cen
teredon the agricultural, com
munity, livestock, and school ex
hibits.
Wednesday was Fair Day for
the white school children of the
county. Negro children will ob
serve school day today (Thurs
day).
The L. J. Heth shows are on
the midway. New entertainment
and rides are being offered this
year.
Fliers of F-84 Thunderjets of
the 128th Fighter Intercepter
Squadron of the 116th Fighter
Intercepter Wing, Georgia Air
National Guard, will make sever
al low altitude fly-overs Satur
day afternoon around 4:15, salut
ing the American Legion and
Newton County Fair.
The flight will be led by Lt.
Col. J. B. Paris, squadron com
mander.
A mobile ground control station
will be onthe fairground and the
public address system will be
connected to the ground radio
unit. This enables the spectators
of the fair to hear the pilots of
the over 600 mile per hour Thun
derjets talk with each other as
they make their high speed
passes over the fairground, ac
cording to Captain Charles H.
Allen, operational officer of the
Air National Guard stationed at
Dobbins Field, Marietta.
Col, Bernard M. Davey is the
Wing Commander.
Covington Jewelry
Opens Saturday In
New Location
Covington Jewelry Co., owned
and operated by Loyd Alexander,
will celebrate its opening in a
new location on North Square
(formerly Andrews Case) Satur
day, October 15. The business
is 11 years old, and operated
from its former location on the
square for nine years.
The store has been remodeled
throughout, including a new
front. Air conditioning has been
installed.
Mr. Alexander reports free
gifts for the ladies on the open
ing day. Big specials will be
offered the buying public, and
your attention is invited to the
two advertisements appearing
o’ where in this edition of the
NEWS.
Associated with Mr. Alexan
der are; Mrs. Rebecca Alexander,
wife; Mrs. J. W. Alexander,
mother, and Al Haygood, jewel
er and watchmaker.
H. Allen Redd, pastor; Joe M. Burch, M. R. Gardner, J. M.
Norwood, and J. V. Norwood.
Parents of Cov.
Jr. High First
Graders to Meet
There will be a special meet
ing of the parents of the first
grade pupils at the Covington
Junior High Gymnasium next
Tuesday night, October 18, at
7:30 p. m.
The following phases of the
reading program will be present
ed: The Newton County Read
ing Program, Miss Louise Ree
ves (Miss Reeves is Instructional
Supervisor of Newton County);
Readiness for the First Grade,
Mrs. C. D. Ramsey, first grade
teacher; The Workbook in the
Reading Program, Mrs. W. K.
Swann, first grade teacher; The
Parent’s Part, Mrs. W. H. Thomp
son, first grade teacher; The
Parent Teacher Conference, Geo.
B. Hutchinson, principal; ques
tion session.
The meeting is designed to in
form parents on the reading pro
gram in order to help them to
understand what the school is
attempting to do, and in order
to give them information about
how they will be able to help
their child at home. It is hoped
that parents will ask questions
on the program at the close of
a session.
Lecture on Far
East at EAO
Former Ambassador Sir Karl
Barinson, of New Zealand will
deliver a lecture at Allen Mem
orial Auditorium, Thursday, Oct.
20 at 8 p.m. Sir Barinson will
speak on the Far East. Lady Bar
inson will accompany the famous
diplomat. This is a service of the
Emory at Oxford Speakers’ Bu
reau. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
Officers Named For
Young Peoples Class
Salem Meth. Church
Officers for the Young Peo
ples Class of Salem Methodist
church were elected Sunday,
October 9. They are: president,
Ancel Bailey; vice-president,
Brenda Bailey; secretary and
treasurer, Margaret Holifield;
reporter, Harry Curtis.
Palmer-Stone 4-H
Club Elects
New Officers •
The Palmer-Stone 4-H Club
met Monday, September 19. Of
ficers were elected for the com
ing year. They were as follows:
president, Jean Hammond; vice
president, Kathy Ellington; sec
retary, Sandra Smith and re
porter, Diane Shaw.
Reporter, Diane Shaw
Rehearsals For
Theater Play
| Members of the Newton Com
munity Theater are in full swing
with the opening date of “The
Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker”
a little over two weeks off.
The cast has a busy schedule
of rehearsals. Eddie Najjar and
Katherine Paty, co-directors, re
port cast members are doing an
admirable job with memorizing
lines and actions, and “The Re
markable Mr. Pennypacker” will
be one of the best of this sea
son’s productions.
Other members of the Newton
Community Theater are busy
combing attics and dark corners
for long packed away items of
the 1890 era. Knickers, knee
socks, high button or laced shoes
and tall collars are among the
costumes needed. Lamp shades
with fringe, like the surrey, or
beaded are necessary to make
the scenes authentic. Sara Clyde
Patterson is the girl to contact
if you have any costumes or
parts of costumes that can be
used. Joan Tuck will be glad to
hear from anyone willing to lend
personal property and Andy An
derson will see that any set
property is safely transported to
and from the theater.
Reese Griffin
- Lay Speaker
Al Mansfield
REECE GRIFFIN
Prof. Reese E. Griffin, member
of the Social Studies Division,
of Emory at Oxford, will be the
guest speaker for the Layman’s
Day sermon atthe Mansfield
Methodist Church on Sunday
morning, October 16 at 11 a.m.
The public is invited to attend.
MORE THAN
15,000
READERS WEEKLY
5-Week Campaign Begins
Today; Closes November 25
The Covington NEWS, Newton County’s oldest estab
lished business and one of the nation’s oldest newspapers,
joins with the Conyers NEWS, Rockdale County’s weekly
newspaper, in announcing today the starting of a great
subscription campaign in Newton and Rockdale Counties
— — n
Allen Memorial
Church Io Hold
'Family Nighs
Families and friends of Allen
Memorial church at Oxford are
invited to meet at the Haygood
Dining Hall for a “Family Night”
on Sunday, October 16 at 6.30
p. m.
Church groups have been
studying the Indian American
and the program of the evening
will be centered on that theme.
The children’s group headed by
Mrs. Clarence Williams and the
high school group headed by
Mrs. Robert Budd have made
decorations to present scenes of
Indian village life for the tables.
Mrs. Virgil Eady, president of
the WSCS will preside and the
Rev. Hamby Barton will give a
talk on the Cherokee Indians
and Methodist work among
them. Miss Mary Anne Harwell
will give the Indian version of
the 23rd Psalm and there will
be a “quiz” for the children.
Perhaps the highlight of the
evening will be the color sound
moving picture “Song of the
Shining Mountains” which de
picts the story of an Indian youth
who is torn between the old tri
bal W’ays and American life.
Supper is to be served at
6:30 p. m. and parents are urged
to come and bring their children
as will others of the church who
are interested. A generous free
will offering is hoped for a part
of the money will go to the
Methodist mission among the
Cherokees.
Hosts and hostesses at the tab
les are as follows: Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Allgood, Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Budd, Dr. and Mrs. Burr Clif
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Eady,
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Elizer,
Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory, Mr.
and Mrs. G. D. Lancaster, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Landt, Mr. and
Mrs. Aubra Sherwood, Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Warwick and Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Snodgrass.
Lions Meet At
County Fair
The Covington Lions Club will
hold its regular meeting at Le
gion Fairgrounds tonight (Thurs
day). The Lions will be served
dinner at’ the American Legion
Auxiliary Kitchen. Following the
meal, Lions are requested to re
port for duty to their booth at the
Fair.
Funds raised on the Lions proj
ect at the Fair will be used to
purchase an eye-testing machine,
to be turned over to the Newton
County Board of Education for
testing eyes of all school children
in the county.
Campaign Workers
Below is a list of the workers who have already
enrolled as participants in the circulation campaign of
the Covington NEWS and The Conyers NEWS. The
listing is in alphabetical order since it is too early in
the campaign for a tabulation of votes.
OLLIE ADAMS Porterdale
MRS. C. W. BAILEY Conyers
FRANKLIN DICK Rt. 2, Covington
JOHNNY FARMER Rt. 2, Covington
MRS. DOROTHY LOWE Rt. 2, Lithonia
DOROTHY MOSELEY Rt. 1, Oxford
MRS. HAROLD SMITH Rt. 5, Covington
ROSCOE SPEERS Newborn
MRS. NATHAN STOWE Almon
BETTY TRIBBLE Oxford
MRS. JAMES H. TUGGLE Rt. 1, Covington
Subscriptions may be left at the Campaign Office
at The Covington NEWS and The Conyers NEWS, and
votes and credit will be given to the contestant desig
nated- Help your favorite today!
NUMBER 42
and throughout the trade
area of these two counties —
a campaign of expansion in keep
ing with the progress being made
by these two newspapers in this
territory.
Opening officially today
(Thursday), October 13, the
“Good Will” subscription cam
paign will be in progress for 5
weeks, with the closing date set
as Friday, November 25. An esti
mated $2,500 in cash prizes and
commissions is offered to resi
dents of Newton and Rockdale
counties and the vast trade area
of these two counties who will
gather subscriptions for either
or both of the weekly newspa
pers. The campaign is designed
to greatly augment the wide
spread and steadily growing cir
culation of The Covington NEWS
and The Conyers NEWS.
Cash prizes will be awarded
as follows: First prize, SIOOO.OO
cash; second prize $500.00 cash;
third prize, $300.00 cash; fourth
and fifth prizes, SIOO.OO cash.
In addition to this list of won
derful prizes, 20 per cent com
mission is paid to all workers
who do not win one of the five
top prizes.
General managers of the cam
paign are Orville and Opal Hen
dren of the Edwards Circulation
Co., Hazelton, lowa.
Full details of the campaign
, are listed in the advertisement
> appearing on pages 12 and 13 of
. this issue of the NEWS.
i Only those now residing in
. Newton or Rockdale counties or
the trade area of these two
t counties can take part in the
t campaign and share in the aw
ards to be presented at the
close of the campaign.
It, is the hope of the pub
lisher and management to have
every home in the two counties
and trade territory as a sub
scriber and a booster. The NEWS
is now enjoying a new high in
circulation, but it is believed that
more homes can be reached and
more readers enjoy the NEWS.
It is believed that Covington as
a city can be more significant
as a trading center for all peo
ple in Newton County.
Just listen to this! If you have
the desire to earn the SI,OOO cash
prize, this campaign is made to
order for you, and it may enable
you to realize some of your
dreams. It’s all very simple; all
you have to do is represent The
Covington NEWS and the Con
yers NEWS to your friends. You
and they all know and want one
or both of these papers.
This campaign is a business
proposition. The NEWS is out
to have more readers and is will
ing to generously reward those
who will become GOOD WILL
BOOSTERS.
Everyone in this territory will
profit. All those who take an
active part have everything to
gain and nothing to lose. Each
worker who does not win one
of the big prizes will be paid a
20 per cent commission on all
the business he or she turns in
You don’t have to win a prize
to be a winner, but you can win
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