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Br Wf OFFICE BOY
The Covington Service Guild
and the Junior Chamber of Com
merce have a wonderful project!
You may not be a member of
either of these organizations, but
it is a project in which you can
and must have a great part. No
matter where you live, just so
you do Jive, you can do some
thing for your community. New
ton County, Rockdale, just any
where ... do you know what the
project is? To see that everybody
VOTES in September. If you are
18 years old to 100 get to the
polls and vote. I have said this
many times, but in these times of
international tensions, we are
prone to sit idly by and criticize
those who are elected, and say
“what DID they elect that man
or that woman for.” Well the re
sponsibility is YOURS . . . your
vote counts just as much as the
President of the United States
. . . You have one vote, he has
one vote, and YOUR vote is just
as powerful as his. Had you ever
thought of it in that way? Well,
let us not continue to say “THEY”
should have elected so and so . . .
get out and do YOUR PATRI
OTIC DUTY and VOTE ... We
do not tell you W'HO to vote for
. . . just VOTE your own convic
tions . . . that is the God given
right of every true citizen, and
this city, your city, your couny,
your state and your nation is
going to be. for your children,
just what YOU help to make it.
Now will you VOTE . . . Please
do. Yes, it may be raining, but if
there was a wedding or a big
celebration you would wrap up
and go and have fun ... so when
that day comes to vote . . . RAIN
or SHINE, YOU be there and
vote! If you do not vote don’t
ever say one word about any
body “they” elected . . . just go
and do YOUR part to elect the
right persons for the right places.
There is one church, oh there
are many very dear to our hearts,
but County Line Baptist Church
has a very special place in our
hearts for we attended that
church for several years . . . Oh
yes we attended our Church and
Sunday School and B.T.U. etc
here but in the afternoon we drove
out to County line and bad the
joy of helping them with their
Sunday School until it was self
sustaining. They have just had a
revival out there with many ad
ditions to the Church . . . Rev.
Lloyd Lyle is the pastor . . .
there were many rededications
and a veritable rebuilding of
spiritual altars. One can under
stand the extension of their revi
val from Friday through Sunday
when we catch a glimpse of the
spiritual velocity of this rural
Church. The visiting minister was
Rev. Herbert White, of Charles
ton. S. C. Seldom do we find a
paid musical director in a Rural
Church and realize what it means
. . . but Sunday night as the
voices of the young people, teen
agers composing this choir rang
out in a manner to stir the souls
of all. The logic of employing a
full time music director was
brought forcibly home! It means
as much to a church as the ser
mon sometimes . . . for there is
a sermon in the voices of these
young girls and boys as they sing
hymns of praise to God. Johnny
Moody has been Music Director
of this church for over a year.
Because of a heavy indebtedness
incurred by recent renovation?,
the young people of Countv Line
Church assumed the responsibil
ity of a new piano, which was
badly needed for the sanctuary
. . . OH what a challenge to all of
us to do more, and to young peo
ple everywhere to have a part
in Kingdom work . . . Now’ they
have seen their dream almost
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Record Enrollment of 4,429
Students in Newton Schools
Enrollment in the Newton
County schools soared to an all
time high of 4.429 students Wed
nesday according to County Su
perintendent E. L. Ficquitt. This
is an increase over last year of
105 students, and the big in
crease is in colored schools.
Registration in white schools
late Wednesday totaled 2,900,
against 2.868 last year. The big
gest increase in white enrollment
is in Newion County High
School, where 744 are entered.
Last year at this time the enroll
ment was 693.
Covington Junior High School,
Porterdale Junior High School,
and Palmer-Stone Junior School
show declines. At the Covington
Prize-Winning
Newspaper
1956
Better Newspaper
VOLUME 92
CONGRESSMEN INSPECT CONSERVATION WORK
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Jure Jrawn for September Superior Court
Term '
Septet .6
Grand and traverse jurors for
the September term of Newton
Superior Court have been an
nounced by Clerk Otis Nixon.
Monday, September 17, will be
observed as Otis Nixon Day in
honor of the veteran Newton
clerk who retires this year fol
lowing 40 years service.
Jurors will report for duty
Tuesday, September 18.
Civil cases will be heard the
I first week by Judge Frank Guess.
The criminal docket is scheduled
for the second week, and Judge
I Clarence Vaughn will preside.
। Jurors follow:
GRAND JURORS
i F. A. Goddard, C. S. Mitcham,
R. L. Giles, James Johnson, Pleas
F. (Hoke) Hays, Thos. T. Hen
derson, Ralph N. Adams, E. A.
Holmes, T. D. Bracewell, R. W.
i McDonald, J. L. Elliott.
G. A. Jones, L. Howard Cook,
'R. T. Hull, Robt. Hood, F. G.
j NeFly, W. Howard Milligan, C. N.
Hill, W. D. Mann, T. L. Marks.
L. H. Smith, W. R. Robinson,
i J. I. Alford, E. E. Callaway, Jr.,
; W. Tom Wiley, Jessie H. Elling
j ton, E. A. Loyd, C. C. Epps, Bert
Adams, Brooks Greer, W. C. Ben
ton.
TRAVERSE JURORS
Bankston Moss. Tom C. Parker,
W..C. Smith, V. W. Moore, G. L.
Dennison, W. E. Moss, O. L. Par
nell, L. J. Owensby, A. E. Hays,
W. D. Collum, Wendell L. John
son.
H. L. King. E. H. Elliott, Carl
Savage, J. B. Dial, A. B. Dennis,
J. J. Steele. H. A. Walls, T. P.
Wallace, J. D. Dial, J. Paul Cow
an. J. P. Moseley.
J. H. Smith. James Bryant
Steele, James H. Dobbs, L. H.
Cook (Gum Creek), Fred J.
Kitchens, C. V. Ray, K. C. Martin,
Volley Parr, H. L. Rollins, Lister
Spearman.
Emory L. Kinnett, A. R. Parker,
।W. E. Jackson, Jay McCord,
Boyce Piper. Cecil Mote, R. A.
I Day. H. L. Moon, Walter C. F.
Lemke, Willie H. McCart, Har-
. old Thompson.
| Jack I. Perry, - R. S. Mclntosh,
| P. W. Pratt, Hulon Hodges, Roy
Davis, R. W. Ivey, J. G. Daven
port, Chester C. Sellars, Melvin
King, C. Gip Davis.
E. M. Piper, Jr., Jack Cooper,
Anson Prosser, R. E. McCart, J.
Q McCullough, Alton Johnson,
; J. T. Jaynes, E. M. Sigman, F. W.
I Moss, Brice Thompson.
—
Saturday Is Last
Day to Apply For
Absentee Ballot
Ordinary Donald Stephenson
announced Wednesday that Sat
urday, September 1, is the last
i day to make application for ab
sentee ballot for the September
12 Decocratic primary.
Mr. Stephenson stated his office
would remain open until 5 p.m.
Saturday for convenience of vot
ers wishing to cast absentee bal
lots.
school enrollment is 685, against
692 last year; Porterdale shows
a drop from 607 to 589, and
at Palmer-Stone the total drop
ped from 408 to 401.
Livingston Junior High School
showed an increase, from 212 to
217; Mansfield registered 162
against 154 last year, and Heard-
Mixon enrollment remained the
same. 102.
Negro school enrollment in
crease, from 1,456 last year to
1,529. Washington Street led the
list with an increase from 819 to
860 students. Bentley showed a
slight increase, from 27 to 35.
; and Rose Hill continues with 32
, students. Leguin and Dixie naw
(Thr (Huuiiiytun Nms
Eastern Star Chapters 372 and 337 Joint Hosts in Official Visit
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Eastern Star Chapters of P’dale
And Covington in Official Visit
Silver Star Chaper No, 372 of
Porterdale joined with the Cov
ington Eastern Star Chapter No.
337 last Thursday night. August
23, to observe the official visit
of the Worthy Grand Matron,
Maude Jenkins and Worthy
Grand Patron, Jack Kelly, of the
State of Georgia. The meeting
was held in the Covington Chap- j
ter room in the Masonic Building. ;
Officers of the two Chapters
and prominent guests are shown
in the above picture with Porter
dale officers on left and Coving- ■
ton officers on right of altar. '
Labor Day To
Be Observed
Here Monday
Covington will observe Labor
Day in traditional manner next
Monday.
The day will be a holiday for
most business establishments, and
will be observed by members of
the Newton County Business
men's Association, according to
Guy V. Evans, president.
The Post Office will neither
make deliveries nor furnish win
dow service ’
Offices in City Hall and in the
Newton County Courthouse, in
cluding federal and state agen
cies, will be closed.
The Bank of Covington and
Trust Company will be closed for
business.
boast 124 students, agaiirst 81
! and 83 students for last year,
I respectively.
Negro schools showing a loss,
with figures for last year shown
in parenthesis include: Oxford,
134 (139); Livingston. 148 (176),
and Newborn. 72 (99).
Superintendent Ficquett an
nounced Wednesday that the
Georgia Accrediting Commis
sion, for the first time has
awarded perfect cards for the
| following county schools for
195057: Newton County High
! School, Covington Junior High
I School, Porterdale Junior High
i School, Livingston Junior High
School, and Palmer-Stone Junior
( High School.
C l vin ^ on ' s ONLY HOME ' °^ NED and HOME - OPERATED Newspaper
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 30, 1956
' FIRST ROW, Jest to Tight: Sil
ver Star 372 — Elizabeth John-
I son. Marshal; Ruby Lee Cason,
soloist; Mrs. Mattie Long, Esther;
Mrs. Opal Henry, Martha; Lucile
Milner, Chaplain; Cov. Chap-
| ter—Mildred Costley, Ruth; Ger
; trude Niblett, Associate Conduct
i ress; Inez Lemke, Conductress;
| Ruby Allison, Martha; Leigh
I Skinner, Soloist.
SECOND ROW, left to right:
Silver Star — Mrs. Annie Lee
Day, Sentinel; Mrs. Ines Bucke
। lew, Ruth: Mrs Lois Cason.Electa:
Legion to Meet
Tuesday Night
The American Legion Newton
County gost No. 32 will meet
Tuesday night, September 4, at I
the Legion Home. A hamburger
supper will be served promptly
at 7 o’clock. An important bu
siness meeting will follow.
This is the last regular meet
ing before the Newton County-
Fair will be held and it is very
important that all members at
tend. Commander Hill will ap
point chairmen for all commit
tees for the coming year at this
meeting.
Mansfield Lions
To Sponsor 'Cue
The Mansfield Lions Club will
sponsor a barbecue on Wednes
day, September 5 at the Mans
field Community House from, 6
p.m. to 8 p.m. Adult plates are
| $1.25 and children 75c.
Brickstore Community Improvement and HD Club in Annual Picnic at R. T. Smith Lake
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- Mrs^. Gladv*w. Associate
- Conductress; Covington Chapter
. — Mrs. Claire Ellis, Marshal;
; Mrs. Lois Tolbert, Secretary; Mrs.
■ Charlotte Johnson. Chaplain:
j Mrs. Roxie Harper, Warder; Mrs.
i Mary Johnson, Esther.
THIRD ROW, left to right: Mrs.
Rosie Bailey, Adah; H. V. John
son, District Deputy of District
i 8; Mrs. Lucile Shaw, Secretary;
Mrs. Rachel Caldwell, District
Deputy of District 8; Mrs. Betty
Strawn, Treasurer; James Ed-
j wards, Worthy Patron of Silver
Revival Begins
Sunday at North
Covington Meth.
I A series of revival services be
gins at the North Covington
Methodist Church o.i Sunday.
(September 2, and extends
through Friday, September 7.
The Rev. Hunter Bassett, pastor
of the West Rome Methodist ;
Church. wiH conduct the preach- ;
: ing services.
The song service will begin
each evening at 7:30 with Jack
Standard and Jack Gibbs Jr. I
, leading old revival hymns with
| Mrs. Jack Gibbs Sr., pianist.
The North Covington MYF
। Choir, with Jane Mask at the ।
piano, will render specials each
evening. Mrs. Dan Simpson is
soloist.
The Reverend Newton Scott is
pastor of the church and joins
the membership in extending an
invitation to the public to at
tend these services.
’ ■Star; Mwv-Kate Patterson, Con
’ ductress; Mrs. Lucile Berry. Wor-
I thy Matron of Silver Star; Mrs.
I Maude Jenkins, Worthj' Grand
Matron of Georgia; Mrs. Eliza-
I beth Waggoner, Worthj’ Matron
I of Covington Chapter; Melvin H.
' Waggoner, Worthy Patron Cov
ington Chapter; Mrs. Janette
Johnson. Adah; Mrs. Addie Mae
King. Associate Matron; Mrs. An
nie Sue Stokes. General Pro-tern;
Mrs. Bea Tribble, Electa; Jack
Ellis, Sentinel: Mrs. Reba Whel
chel. Organist; Charles Geiger,
Associate Patron.
Johnson Wins
Trip to Miami
W’edell Johnson, manager New
ton Supply Company, local Cros
ley-Bendix dealer, leaves today
(Thursday) for Miami Beach and ।
। a “Millionaire’s Vacation” in
i Florida sunshine for his sales
achievement. This is the fourth
I consecutive year in which Mr. I
Johnson has won the trip.
The local dealer joins other
: winners in Atlanta for a charter
ed flight to Miami, where a series
of entertainment has been plan
i ned. He will attend the profes
sional football game between the
Detroit Lions and Cleveland
Browns in the Orange Bowl to
morrow (Fridav) night.
The contest was sponsored by
Thoben Elrod Company, Atlanta,
distributors for Crosley-Bendix
: in this district.
Officials and Friends From
1 Counties Visit Newton
Three Congressmen and officials and friends from the
seven counties of the Upper Ochmulgee Soil Conservation.
District toured Newton and Walton County Tuesday. The
tour began at Mansfield and included many farms in New
ton and Walton Counties, ending in Walton County. A. E.
Hays, of Mansfield, is president — V
of the association. Congressman
John J. Flynt, of the Fourth
District; Congressman Paul
Brown, of the Ten<h District and
Phil Lanham of the Ninth Dis- I
trict accompained friends and
officials throughout the tour. |
The meeting was held after;
lunch which was served in the i
American Legion Home in Mon-1
roe. President Hays presided and
welcomed all the officials and
friends. Mr. Hays read a letter
from Congressman James Davis,;
of the Fifth District, expressing
regret that a previous engage
ment prevented his attendance.
Mr. Hays then called upon
each of the seven counties for i
a report of the year’s work. Re
ports were read from Gwinnett,
Walton, Jasper, Newton. Rock
i dale, Henry and Clayton coun
ties. As each report was read it
was passed on to the Congress
man of that district in which
the county was located.
At the conclusion of the re- '
ports President Hays called upon
each Congressman and Belmont
Dennis for a talk.
Congressman Phil Lanham .
said he was Very proud indeed of;
the work of soil conservation
which he had witnessed during
the tour. He stated he was
especially soil conservation con
scious as every major river in
Georgia had its source in his
district.
Congressman Lanham said he
believed soil conservation should
be a Federal project as the in
dividual farmers could not af
ford to spend the money needed
for proper soil conservation.
Mr. Lanham complimented i
Jack Flynt on the fine record ;
he had made in Congress and
stated how well he was liked by
every Congressman in Washing-1
ton. He also paid a tribute to
Congressman Paul Brown, the j
Dean of them all, as the one ।
Congressman most genuinely re
spected in Congress.
Congressman Paul Brown ex- )
pressed his pleasure in being
here and how he had enjoyed ।
the trip throughout the counties.
He spoke of the fine job both
Congressman Flynt and Laham
were doing in Congress.
Congressman Brown deplored :
the work of the Republican ad- i
ministration this year and their
utter disregard of the fariaer.
He said if they had their way
they would wreck the entire
soil conservation and farm pro
gram with what they did and I
they tried to do. He said today’s I
intelligent farming was a far
cry from the, time he was on the
farm when they plowed straight)
rows and cotton was selling for
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READERS WEEKLY
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Bohanwan Wins
Lowenstern
Scholarship
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Donald Lamar Bohannan, son
'of Mr, and Mrs. Emmitt Lamar
Bohannan of Covington, has been
awarded the 1956 Lowenstein
Scholarship Award valued at $2.-
000.00, ?t was announced by the
Leon Lowenstein Scholarship
Foundation Committee.
Covington Milk, Incorporated
is one of the several Loweatein
plants which will give a scholar
ship each year to a deserving and
1 capable student. It was reported
that one scholarship is approved
for each of the Lowenstein plants
throughout the country each year
, which means there are 60 out
standing scholarships from all the
various plants.
Donald met all the require
ments of the scholarship awards
: inasmuch as he graduated frorft
: Newton County High School gra
j duating second in his class.
He is attending the Georgia
Institute of Technology and is
majoring in industrial engineer
ing.
A scholarship award from the
Lowenstein plant is made on the
I basis of: (1) Student must be of
high character. (2) Student, must
graduate in upper third of his
| class, (3) Student requested to
। study textiles in college, (4) Stu
। dent must have a close relative
, working for the Lowenstein plant
I and (5) Student’s need to finan
cial assistance.
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