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Judges, Members of the Brickstore Community Club Improvement Association
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Pictured above are member* of the Brick Store Community
Club and the judges, who were entertained with lunch Wed
nesday, the day they were here to judge the work of the Brick
Store Improvement Club. They are, left io right, seated at table,
Mrs. R. P. Biggers, Mrs. Robert Stanton Jr., secretary; J. W.
Harwell, soil conservation service; J. H. Mitchell, vocational
education service; Miss Nelle Thrash, agricultural extension ser
vice; Robert Stanton Jr., president; Mrs.' Jim Knight, scrapbook
chairman. SECOND ROW, left to right: C. M. Jordan, R. P.
Brickstore Has
High Score In
Rural Contest
By MRS ROBERT STANTON Jr.
The Brickstore Community
hopes were high Wednesday, Oc
tober 31, when the judges ar
rived for the district judging in
the North Georgia Rural Com
m unity Improvement Contest,
sponsored by the Farmers Club
of the Atlanta Chamber of Com
merce and the Newton County
Businessmen’s Association.
Mr. Robert Stanton Jr., presi
dent of the Brick.'tore club, pre
sented and welcomed the judges
Miss Nelle Thrash, Agricultural
Extension Service; Mr, J. W.
Harwell, Soil Conservation Ser
vice; and Mr. J. H. Mitchell, Vo
cational Education Service. Mr.
Ed Parker of the Spencer Chemi
cal Co., who accompained the
judges, was also greeted.
The president then called for
the reports from Robert Stanton
Jr., Mrs. Robert Stanton Jr.. Mrs.
C. M. Jordan. Mrs. Robert Stan
ton Sr., Mr. Jim Knight, Mrs.
Porter MacMahon, Mrs. Jim
Knight, Mrs. L. A. Bowen and
John Knight. The program was
concluded with a brief but mean
ingful talk by Mr. Porter Mac-
Mahon on the friendship and fel
'owship of the club.
Following the reports and
orief program, a tour of the com
munity was made, showing the
judges the major improvements
made on the homes and farms in
the community. Visits were made
at the homes of Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Conner. Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Horstman and Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Adams explaining
the improvements, and as many
other homes were passed during
the tour, further explanation of
development and improvements
were descrived.
Following the tour, the judges
were entertained at the club
house with a delicious covered
dish lunch which had been pre
pared by the members of the
Brickstore Club. Each of the
tables featured unusual and in
teresting arrangements of color
ful variegated fall flowers.
This week the president of the
<lub received word that the club
has been rated among the top
three clubs in the district by the
district judges. Monday, Novem
ber 12, the Brickstore Communi
ty Club will again compete in
the final judging for top honors
in north Georgia. The community
winning high honors will win a
$1,000.00 prize and it is hoped
that it will be Brickstore Com
munity Club of Newton County.
Oxford Brownies
Met Wednesday
The Oxford Brownie Troop No.
1 met on Wednesday, October 31
at the Oxford Community Cen
ter and had • Halloween party.
The center was decorated with a
Halloween witch and lighted
pumpkin.
Brownie Troops
Join In Birthday
Celebration
By PATSY WARREN
Brownie Troops Nos. 2 and 3
| held a joint meeting Thursday,
November 1, to celebrate Juliet,te
Lowe's birthday. Donnie Dooley,
president of Troop No. 2 called
the meeting to order. We had
the salute to the American flag
and the Brownie flag, after which
we sang “America” and the
Brownie song.
We enjoyed the story of Juli
ette Lowe which was told us by
Cheryl Pan - and Amelie Spillers.
We divided into our patrols for
| our roll call and business.
After our business meeting, we
had delicious refreshments of
pop-corn and orange drinks.
When we finished our refresh
ments our leaders directed us in
some dances and games.
Charles F. Lang
Funeral Services
Held Tuesday
Charles Francis Lang of Route
1, Covington, died Sunday, No
vember 4 at his home following
a lingering illness. Funeral serv
ices were held Tuesday, Novem
ber 6 at 11 a.m. at the Red Oak
Methodist Church with Rev. J. W.
Eberhardt and Rev. Derrel San
tee, officiating. Interment was in
Red Oak Cemetery in the Stew
art Community.
Mr. Lang. 52. was a member
of the Red Oak Methodist Church.
He was a native of Waycross
but had made his home in Newton
I County for many years. He was
the owner of Lang's Boat Dock
at Jackson Lake.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Gertrude Shiver Lang; mother,
Mrs. Minerva Lang; one brother,
! Louis H. Lang; one sister, Miss
Eula Lang, all of Covington.
Serving as pallbearers were Roy
Burney, H. T. McDaris, Hollis
Vaughn. Moncey Pratt, Bill Aiken
t and Terrell Goins.
The NEWS extends deepest
'spmpathy to the members of the
: bereaved family. J. C. Harwell :
and Soo Funeral Home were in
i charge of arrangements.
Basketball Game
Livingston Junior
High School Gym
If you are looking for a pleasant
evening, then come to Livingston |
'Junior High Schoo! Gym on Fri
day night November 9 at 7:00.
The mothers in the community
are going to play the ladies on
the faculty a game of basketball
1 and the school boys are going to
play the men of the faculty.
| This evening of entertainment
promises fun and excitement for ।
| all. So come out and enjoy your
selves and at the same time help
1 your school. j
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This Paper Is Covington's Index To Civic Pride and Prosperity —, Not Just A Newspaper But An Institution
Biggers, Mrs. Glenn Connor, Mrs. C. S. Brooks, Mrs. Hugh
Hitchcock, John Knight, Miss Polly Haralson, Mrs. Porter Mac-
Mahon, reporter; Mrs. Hazel Malone, county home demonstration
agent; Mrs. C. M. Jordan, Mrs. Robert Stanton Sr., and Jim
Knight. THIRD ROW, left io right: L. A. Bowen, C. S. Brooks,
Tom Stubbs, Mrs. Grady Adams, Mrs. L. A. Bowen, Mrs. Buddy
Rheberg, Porter MacMahon, vice president: W. H. McKinney,
county agent; A. D. Barnett, Grady Adams and Robert Stanton Sr.
Valve Failing
To Open Cause
Os Gas Failure
The failure of the Gas main
caused a serious condition to re
sult this past week in the city.
The extra valve on the main gas
line used for extra consumption
was not properly installed and
did not open and this caused the
gas to fail all over the city.
The city crews supplemented
by all the appliance dealers and
plumbers in the city gave yoeman
service when the emergency a
rose. The gas connections had to
be closed in nearly 900 users
homes and then reopened l*ter
when the valve was repaired and
functioning properly.
Extra precautions were taken
throughout the city to leave no
cause for injury to anyone. The
houses were checked first and
then j-echecked again to see if
every valve had been closed. Then
when the gas line was flowing
again men had to go into every
. home and see that ail gas pilot
j lights were lighted and every-
I thing working properly.
Mayor Jack Elliott issued a
statement thanking the citizens
of the city all these assisting and
expressing his appreciation for
a job well done. He stated the
Transcontinental Gas Company
flew men in here from other
states and gave every assistance
in restoring service with safety. .
Mayor Elliott stated every per
son in the city handling gas ser
vice volunteered their services in
working to see no accident oc
curred and that all gas lines were
turned off and on again properly.
There were ten crews working
throughout the day checking and
rechecking. The failure was due
to a valve which did not turn on
when the overload came. This
valve has been reset properly and
an occasion like this may never
occur again.
Mayor Elliott stated it was just
an unfortunate oversight which !
occurred when the valves were
installed and that the Transcon- ,
tinental Gas Company had taken ’
steps to insure no repetion of such 1
an occurance again.
D.C.T. Club Will
Hold Coke Sale
A cake sale will be held in
Coyington, sponsored by the D.
C. T. C lub of Newton County
High school on November 10,
: from nine to 12 A. M.
There will be three stands.
One in front of the courthouse,
j Kroger’s and Cohen’s.
If you would like to buy a
cake and have it delivered to
you, call 3135 or 2245.
Home made cakes will be
isold.
The 127 corn mills that are
equipped to enrich meal grind ,
। over 80 percent of Georgia’s corn 1
meal supply, John Noland, Ex
tension Service nutrition spctial-
i Ist, reports. |
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1956
Leo Mallard, Jr.,
Pledged to Kappa
Alpha Fraternity
f Leo Mallard, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Mallard, has pledg
ed Kappa Alpha Fraternity, ac- ,
cording to recent announcement. ■
Leo, A 1956 Newton High Gra
duate. was an active participant
in various school organizations.
and clubs, and served as Student
Body president in his senior year.
G. W. Goodson
Funeral Services
Held Friday
Funeral services for George
Washington Goodson of Route 1.
Covington, were held Friday, No
vember 2 at 4 p.m. at the High
Point Baptist Church with Rev. |
Hudson Moody, pastor, officiat
ing. Interment was in High
Point Cemetery.
Mr. Goodson. 76, died Wednes
day, October 31 in a private hos
pital following a short illness.
He was born it Tennessee and
was a member of the Christian
Church in Pickens County, Geor
gia.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. G. W. Goodson of Coving
ton; one son. Elmer Goodson of
Miami, Fla.; three daughters,
Mrs. Cora Pack and Mrs. Alma
Robertson, both of Albertville,
Alabama and Mrs. Lelia Dean of
Miami, Fla; two brothers. Grady
Goodson of Mobile, Alabama and
Charlie Goodson of Houston,
Texas.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of the
bereaved family. J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home were in
charge of arrangements.
Franklin Smith
Funeral Services
Held Tuesday
Master Franklin Hoyt Smith,
ten-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hoyt A. Smith of Route 2. Cov
ington. died Sunday, November
4 in a private hospital.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday, November 6 at 3:30 p.m.
at the Wesleyan Methodist
■ Church with Rev. Ralph Day,
officiating. Interment was in
Lawn wood Memorial Park near
Covington.
i The child fell from a tree on
Saturday, November 3. He was in
the fifth grade at Palmer-Stone
i School in Oxford.
Survivors in addition to his
parents include his grandmothers. I
Mrs. Emma Stanton of Conyers
and Mrs. Allie Smith of Coving- ,
| ton.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of the ■
bereaved family. Caldwell and
Cowan Funeral Home were in
I charge of arrangements. j
Newton County High School Homecoming Queew and Her Court
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PICTURED ABOVE is the Newton County Homecoming Queen
and her court. Left to right. Miss Josephine Heard. Miss Marsha
Lott. Miss Sue Pratt, queen. Miss Elaine Hornbuckle and Miaa
Council Meeting
Discusses Many
1 Business Matters
Several matters of importance
came before the monthly meeting
of the City Council held Monda> r
night at the City Hall.
An ordinance was read and
caused to be published relative
to establishing Civil Defense and
Disaster Relief organization.
The council passed a resolution
requesting the City Attorney to
draw up a bill to present to the
Legislature raising the salaries of
Mayor and Council and City Re
■ corder.
The resolution called for the
salaries of Councilmen to be in
creased to $300.00 per year and
the Mayors salary to be increas
ed to $1,000.00 per year. The Re
corder’s salary will be increas>ed
to $600.00.
This resolution has to be pre
sented to the Legislature as an
amendment to the City Charter
before it can be effective.
John Booth, Hamlin Callahan
and Dan Clower appeared before
the Council in the interest of
the Youth Recreational Program
and requested no disposition be
made of the Junior High Gymna
sium and Athletic Field until the
commitee had a chance to com
plete their program and make
suggestions to Council regarding
the use of these facilities.
Two merchants appeared be
fore the Council requesting re
lief from a parking situation
which has developed since the
parking meters were installed.
They stated cars were being park
ed in the rear of their store and
blocking their loading platforms.
They requested the policing of
their store so the loading plat
forms would not be blocked.
The matter of the Air Field for
the city was discussed and it was
brought out that the government
was willing to invest $16,000 on
a share and share alike basis to
build an air field. The city could
contribute this amount in labor
and land and a suitable airfield
much need in the city could be
constructed with the funds furn
ished by the government. This
was tabled by th* Council for
the time being, probably until
after the election for city council.
The Mayor end Council an
nounced they have recently re- j
tired $28,000.00 worth of Water
works Improvement Bonds and
$35,000.00 in Revenue Water
Certificates Bonds.
| CM3 TO CHURCH SUNDAY
Mrs. E. B. Rogers
Patient in Hospital
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Hosts of local friends will re
gret to learn that Mrs. E. B.
■ Rogers is a patient at North
| Broward General Hospital in
Ft. Lauderdale. Fla.
Mrs. Rogers’ hospitaliization is
reported to be relative to in^
! juries in a fall at their Cov
ington home a few years ago.
i For the past turn winters, Mr.
and Mrs. Rogers have spent the
cold months at their home in
Fl Lauderdale, where their
daughter. Mrs. Robert Hamilton,
Jr. and family also live.
W. H. Satterfield
Funeral Held At
County Line
Funeral services for William
Henry Satterfield were held Sun- |
day, November 4 at 4 p.m. at
■ County Line Baptist Church with
the Rev. Loyd Lyle, pastor, offi
ciating. Interment was in County
Line Cemetery.
Mr. Satterfield, age 82, died
Friday, November 2 at the home
of his son. Roy Satterfield. He
had been ill for several weeks.
He was born in Hall County,
Georgia.
Survivors include four sons,
Roy Satterfield of Covington,
Nathaniel Satterfield of Porter
dale and Willie and Simon Sat- |
terfield, both of Columbus; three j
daughters, Mrs. Anna Perkins of
j Cedartown. Mrs. Mary McHan of
Jesup and Mrs. Lizzie Nobles of
Plant City, Fla.; four brothers,
John and Charley Satterfield,
both of Greensboro. Arthur Sat
terfield of Social Circle, Noah
Satterfield of Chattanooga, Tenn.;
and two sisters, Mrs, Evie Patrick
and Mrs. Daisy Byce, both of
Greensboro, Ga.
Serving as pallbearers were
Morris McHan, Robert Blair, J.
W. Perkins, Bennie Lee and Bil- 1
lie Ray Satterfield and John Per
kins.
The NEWS expends deepest
sympathy to the members of the
bereaved family. Caldwell and
Cowan Funeral Home were in
charge of arraflgements.
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Covington Elks
Dance Saturday
The Covington Elks Club will
have a dance on Saturday night.
November 10 from 9 p.m. to 12.
Music will be furnished by H.
,O. Whelchel’s band.
' COVINGTON’S ONLY
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OWNED NEWSPAPER
Betty Roberts. In the foreground it Mik* Whatley and Cind)
Meyer, mascots. k
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, Poppies Sale
Next Saturday
, “Those who have died for
i America in this century's three
wars against aggression will be
' given a salute of honor next
► Saturday November 10 by the
many citizens of Newton County
who will wear poppies in their
memory.” said Mrs. V. G. Parr.
'Chairman of Poppy Day of the
American Legion Auxiliary, with
: volunteers from the Auxiliary
distributing the little red flowers
of remembrance on the streets
and receiving contributions for
the disabled and children. The
Auxiliary is sponsoring a poster
contest in the Junior High School.
Announcement of the winners
will be made next week.
Wearing the poppy is a person
al tribute to the men who gave
their lives that free America
might live. It is something every
one of us can do to show that
we remember and honor their
supreme sacrifice. Disabled .vet
erans of the three wars make the
poppies. Contributions go entirely
to aid war veterans and needy
childrens of veterans.
On Saturday November 10th. '
when you are asked to buy a
poppy please give a little “For
Those Who Gave A Lot."
Will H Kelley
Funeral Services
Held Sunday
Mr Will H. Kelly, of 930 Mc-
Donough Blvd., Atlanta, died
suddenly Friday, November 2 at
him home. Funeral services were
conducted Sunday, November 4
at 2:30 p.m. at the New Hope
Baptist Church in Atlanta, with
Rev. J. W. Williams and Rev. J.
W. Fields, officiating. Interment
was in West View Cemetery, At- 1
lanta.
Mr. Kelly was a member of
the Baptist Church. He was a
native of Newton County, but
had made his home in Atlanta
for a number of years.
Survivors include two sons, C.
D. Kelly and L, L. Kelly, both of
Atlanta: one daughter. Miss Em
ma Kelly of Atlanta; and 7
grandchildren and several great- ।
grandchildren.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of the
bereaved family. J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home were
in charge of arrangements. ।
NUMBER 45
W. H. Thompson
Funeral Services
: Held Friday \
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t Funeral services for William
’ Harold Thompson were held Fri
day, November 2 at 4 p.m. at the
Hopewell Presbyterian Church.
Rev. R. R. McGregor, officiated
with interment in Hopewell
‘Cemetery. \
Mr. Thompson\62. du^d sudden
ly at his home Thuksda", Novem
ber 1. He was a number, and
Elder of the Hopewell 'Rre.'b’Jfer
-1 ian Church. He was a vd^eran\of
World War I. \
Survivors include his wife,\Mrs.
Jessie Bennett Thompson; cme
son. John Riley Thompson, botll
of Covington; one brother, J.
Ralph Thompson of Methohis,
Tenn.; two sisters. Misses E4ll
- and Mary Thompson, both\pf
Charlotte, N. C. v
Serving as pallbearers: C. G.'^
Henderson, P. G. Neely, Stewart
Thompson, Brice Thompson, Paul
Stewart and Lincoln Ellington.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of the
bereaved family. J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home were in
charge of arrangements.
Choral Practice
Held Sunday
The first choral practice of th*
Covington Music Club Choral
Group was held last Sunday un
der the direction of Dr. J. E.
Guillebeau of Emory at Oxford.
Practices will continue to be held
each Sunday at 3 p.m. the next
one being this Sunday, Novem
ber 11 at the home of Mrs. R. R.
Fowler Jr.
The choral group is practicing
a program of Christmas music
• which will be presented at the
| Covington First Baptist Church
in December.
The response of individuals to
participate in the Christmas pro
gram has been very satisfying.
Among them are the Emory Glee
| Club, students of Emory at Ox
ford and Newton County schools,
church choirs and others interest
ed in choral singing.
It pays promptly and without
red tape! That’s just one of the
many features of the Covington
and Conyers News Ruralite per
sonal accident policy. Make appli.
i cation today.