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I just must share my trip to
California with you. It was the
hardest thing I ever did to leave
my shadow and room mate, but
I tore myself away to attend the
National Convention of the Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy
for the first time as Past Presi
dent General. Not wanting to get
up at around six o’clock to catch
the 8 o'clock train in Atlanta, my
room mate drove me to Atlanta
on Monday night three weeks
ago. and had dinner at the Athle
tic Club where I spent the night.
The next morning the “Girruls”
there, and the Bell Captain had
me on the way to my train, after
slipping me into the dining room
real early for a nice breakfast. I
had my ticket in my purse, but
so help me I did not even know
which way I was going. All I
knew I was leaving all so dear
to me at home. First thing of all,
not traveling on the train in
years, I found myself in one of
those new fandangled roomettes.
It was cozy and nice, and not
nearly so bad as so many have
pictured it to me. But I had gone
a couple of days early, so I could
rest up and not a single UDC
member on the train. I found I
was on the West Point Route
which took me through Newnan,
LaGrange etc. I got real home
sick when I looked out and saw
a great sign across the sky say
ing GRAYSTONE HOTED. My
room mate and I had stopped
there so many times in Montgom
ery, Alabama in the years of
long ago. The most exciting view
of all was the sunset down on
the Gulf Coast. The room mate
and I had passed along the gulf
by Biloxi, Gulfport etc. so many
times in the car. but this time
il seemed I was right in the
water for you could see nothing
but water . . . and no artist could
paint such beautiful colors as
portrayed in the skyline with a
huge sun sinking into the gulf
of Mexico ... and between the
train window and that sunset
were thousands of sea gulls tak
ing a last flight to their resting
place for the night. Never have
we seen such a beautiful picture.
We rolled into New Orleans on
time, which was about 6:30. I
was told I had to change there,
but it was right in the same
station, and so help me they have
erected the most beautiful rail
road station I have ever seen
there with beautiful park and
monuments in front of it. I hand
ed everything over to the red
caps, received my checks and
was a"ured that my bags would
be in my roomette on the next
train. So, having three and one
half hours there, I thought I'd
just wander around and see the
sights, which would not be too
much fun, alone, but Alas’ Here
came one of my dear friends who
could not go to California she
had met the train the day before,
and expected to until she found
me for she just knew I'd be go
ing this way. She had her car
and took me to the beautiful new
dining room, just completed at
the Roosevelt Hotel for Dinner.
Then she wanted to take me to
ride, but I said “Please let s just
walk up and down canal street,
for I’ve been sitting all day long.’’
That we did. and saw the beauti
ful shop windows, and 1 have a
very special invitation to be a
guest there for Mardi Gras. She
had me on my train, and never
having traveled much alone, to
my utter surprise, when I ar
rived in my roomette there were
all my belongings with the Red
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Covington Mills Methodist
Church Dedication Sunday
All friends and members are
urged to attend dedication serv
ices of the Covington Mills
Methodist Church Sunday, No
vember 18. 1956, at 11 a.m. The
church building was donated to
the people by the Lowenstein
company owners of Covington
’Mills. Dr. J. Walker Chidsey,
District Superintendent of the
Decatur-Oxford District, will be
in charge of the dedication serv
ice.
Rev. Alfred Key pastor states
that “Sunday, November 18, will
also served as quarterly confer
ence meeting and dinner will be
served at the noon hour.” A part
of the dedication service will be
honoring of the oldest active
member in point of service to
the church.
Rev. William P. Trobaugh is
responsible for a great deal of
the progress being the pastor al
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VOLUME 92
CONGRESSMAN JACK FLYNT URGES VIGILANCE
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Elever rospective Candidates For City Council
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Wedne.. ,
November 21
The election for City Coun
■ cil on December sth is creat
| ing much interest due to the
I number of candidates who
have announced for the three
I places which will be vacant on
the first of the year.
| Ten candidates have announ
ced officially and Carl Smith,
one of the present councilmen,
told your reporter he would
announce before closing date
which is Wednesday noon, Nov
ember 21, 1956
W. A. Childers, Sr., of Cov
ington Mills, newly joined sub
urb, made his announcement
this week. In making his an
nouncement Mr. Childers brought
out he had been a resident of
Covington for forty-two years
and promised best efforts for
city.
Gordon Bellew also announced
as a candidate for City Coun
cil. He stated he was in favor
of dividing the city into wards.
He also stated he would work
for the publishing of a financial
statement quarterly and work
for new industries.
Those in the race now are:
Don Wood, Guy Evans, “Rip”
Collins, Bud Dennison, Wm. E.
Daughtrey, James Rogers, W. A,
Childers, Sr.. Gordon Bellew.
T. A. Rape and Tom Greer have
announced as candidates for re
election and Carl Smith has
stated he would announce for
reelection.
This should make a very in
teresting race with so many an
nounced candidates. In the Gen
eral Election approximately 1.500
voted in the City and Coving
ton Mills. According to this 200
to 300 votes would elect with
this number on the ballot.
Newton High
Open House
Tonight at 730
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all parents and friends of
Newton County High School to
be present at Open House on
Thursday evening (tonight), No
vember 15 at 7:30 o'clock.
Parents are requested to regis
ter as they enter the auditorium
since special recognition will be
given by the Student Council to
the class and to the homeroom
with the largest percentage of
parents present.
A special program is being
planned followed by a time for
j parents-teacher discussions and
I for a social hour.
1 the time the church was made
■ a full time charge. His efforts
and spiritual guidance were of
great value during the early
। stages of this great venture.
i In a little over two years since
, becoming a full time church, a
’ parsonage has been purchased
and paid for at an approximate
cost of SB,OOO.
The church grounds have just
| been graded, soiled and grass
seed sown. Minor repairs have
i "ready been completed on the
building and several larger jobs
are being prepared for now. Ap
proximate value of the church
building has been set at $60,000.
W. A. Cheders, Sr., has served
as church school superintendent
j for many years. Mrs. Jacque
Farr is in charge of music and
jW. A. Childers, Jr., serves as
! chorister. An MYF organization
| for the young people is part of
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SHOWN AT Sharp Field, where Congressman Jack Flynt. Jr.
was guest speaker at the Veterans' Day Program, Monday after
noon following the parade, are Legionnaires and other partici
pants. left io right: Commander Luke R. Hill, Legion Post
No. 32; Charles C. King. Jr., who introduced the speaker: Con
gressman Flynt, of Griffin Poet No. 19: M. C. Wiley, vice
commander Post No. 32. and overall program chairman; R. P.
Campbell, master of ceremonies, and past commander of Post
Justice of The
Peace Election
Election will be held in every
militia district in Newton Coun
ty on Saturday, December Ist.
1956. for the office of Justic of
the Peace for the four year term
beginning January Ist, 1957.
Those persons who wish to of
fer as candidates for the office in
their respective districts must
qualify in writing with Donald
G. Stephenson. Ordinary of the
county, not later than Friday
November 16th. The requirement
that all candidates qualify in
writing applies to justices offer
ing for reelection as well as to
persons offering for election for
the first time. There is no fee
required to qualify.
Atlanta Fellowcraft
Degree Team Here
Saturday Night
Golden Fleece Lodge will hold
a special communication this
Saturday. November 17, to con
fer the Fellowcraft Degree.
The degree team of the Green
field Lodge, of Atlanta, will con
fer the degree in full costume.
All Master Masons are cordially
invited to attend.
I the church activties and the lad
ies of the church support an ac
tive WSCS circle.
The following is a brief his
tory of the church prepared by
W. A. Childers, Jr.:
HISTORY
Church services were first held
at Covington Mills in a small
frame building located at what
is now 20 East Street. The build
ing served as both a schoolhouse
and a church. As best could bp
ascertained, these services be
gan about 1902.
। During the year of 1903, a
1 frame building was erected at
a site which is now 608 East
Street facing Blair Street. This
structure, also, served as a
church building and a school
house. The officials of Coving-
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Covington's ONLY HOME - OWNED and HOME - OPERATED Newspaper
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1956
Newton County
Business Men's
Assn. Meets
The Newton County Business
Men s Association met Monday
over the Masonic Temple and
a tasty Thanksgiving dinner was
served by members of the Eastern
Star.
Guy Evans, president, presided.
The minutes were read by Don
Ballard, secretary, and approved.
Frank Meadors called attention
to the association of the affairs
scheduled honoring Veterans
Day.
Don Ballard, temporary sec
retary, explained he would soon
have to go to the Legislature and
would not be able to continue to
hold the position and asked some
one be elected in his place.
John Jernigan requested Ro
bert Fowler to explain the trou
ble they had been having in se
curing various plants to locate in
Covington.
Mr. Fowler talked on the ef
forts they had made and the de
mands several firms had made
upon them, explaining why vari
ous plants had located elsewhere.
John Jernigan also informed
the club of the prospects which
he had contacted recently. A di
rectors meeting was called upon
adjournment of the regular meet
l ing.
Those present were: Dr. W. S.
Cook. C. D. Ramsey, Philip
Cohen, Frank Meadors, Dan
j Clower, Bernard Greer, S. J.
I Morcock. Ed King, John Jerni
gan, Earl Tribble, Howard Mil
ligan. E. J. Lassiter, Otis Spillers,
Moncey Pratt, Carl Smith. Ham
| lin Callahan. Herbert Vining,
Guy Evans. Robert Fowler. Don
Ballard. Belmont Dennis, Alvin
Rape, Jack Elliott, Nat Turner,
Tom Hay. Moody Summers. Ma
rion Piper, Everitt Pratt, Al
David. Don Wood and W. E.
Daughtery.
Covington Choral
Group to Practice
Sunday Afternoon
The Covington Choral Group
will practice at the First Bap
tist Church Sunday afternoon
at 3 p. m. for the Chirstmas
musical program to be held at
this church on Sunday evening.
December 9, at 7/30 p. m.
32. Seated in foreground; Mn. John Chesnut president Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary, Unit 32; Mrs. Dan Clower. immediate past
Dept, of Georgia Auxiliary, and national Executive Committee
woman: and Rev. Frank Prince. Covington First M. E. Church
pastor. In Background are flagbearers, left to right: Jackie
Pickett, National Guard Reserve Unit; past Commander Edgar
Wood, Post 32; Jimmy Knowles, and Neal Banks, Post 32.
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Church Scene Os
Holiday Service
A joint Thanksgiving Sendee
will be held at the Presbyterian
I Church on Thanksgiving mom
j ing. November 22 at 9:30 am.
Rev. Frank Prince, pastor of
the First Methodist Church of
j Covington, will be the guest !
speaker.
Members and friends are cor- ।
> dially invited to attend
I
Methodist Church
Sermon Topics For ;
Sunday Announced
“The World Upside Down.” will 1
be the sermon topic at First
Methodist Churcu Sunday morn- '
, ing, according to Rev. Frank
Prince, pastor.
The topic Sunday evening will
be “Life Under God's Owner-
' ship.” The services will be at 11 i
a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
There will be warm fellowship, ;
great singing, and spiritual clean
sing in these worship hours.
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SHOWN ABOVE at Thursday's Lions Club Ladies Night Program,
which featured the Ground Observer Corps, at the American
Legion Hall, are Club officials and guests, left to right: Joe
B. Haymore, President; Sidney Graham, Director, W. R. Galt. Jr.,
Supervisor local Ground Observer Corps; Earl Tribble. Co-s%per
visor, local GOC; Captain John Craig, Commander GOC of the
Covington
On TV Program
Covington will be featured on
the Zack Cravey Program over :
WLWA Television Sunday, No
vember 18, at 3 o'clock in the af
ternoon.
Mayor Jack Elliott, Rodney
Floyd and Homer Sharp will be
the speakers for the city in the
Fire Prevention Program which
is a regular feature on WLWA.
Zack Creavey, Fire Commis- j
sioner, sponsors this program
weekly for the benefit of the
various cities over the state and
this Sunday Covington will be
featured.
Oxford Councilman
Election Monday
An election will be held in
Oxford Monday, December 10,
to elect 3 councilmen for a 2-
year term. Polls will be open
from 12 noon until 7 p. m. En
trance fee for candidates is $2.50 I
Urges U. S. Maintain Moral,
Spiritual, Physical Defense
Congressman Jack Flynt, in a Veteran's Day address,
stressed the fact that America must keep herseld, morally,
physically and spiritually strong with unremitting zeal if
we are to continue to be strong and resist Communistic
pressure. Congressman Flynt spoke at the Newton County
High School Athletic Field im- p
mediately following the parade
which was the feature of the j
I day’s celebration.
The parade formed promptly j
and was oarried out without'
a hitch, one of the best held re-1
cently in the county. The order |
of march was as follow’s: Gold ।
Star Widows. Gold Star Mothers i
I and widows of deceased veterans,;
and then came Brownies. Girl,
Scouts, Cubs, Boy Scouts, Ex-!
plorer Scouts, the Newton Coun- 1
Ity Band. Legion Auxiliary, Le
j gion. National Guard, Reserve I
Unit, ROTC Air Force, Emory at,
Oxford.
I The entire parade marched oo
ton Sharp Field and together
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with hundreds of citizens formed ,
>Ee audience for the speech of
Congressman Flynt.
Mrs. Daniel J. Clower. Geor- 1
gia’s State President of the Le-j’
gion Auxiliary, took a prominent!,
part in the observance of the
■ day, in the parade, and on the
speakers stand.
Others seated on the speakers
stand were: Charles J. King, who
introduced Congressman Flyjjj:
Pat Campbell. Prof. M. C. Wiley.!
Luke Hill, Commander Newton
County Post American Legion:
Mrs. John Chesnut, President
। Newton County Legion Auxili-I
ary; Neal Banks, Rev. Frank
Prince, who pronounced the in
vocation and two representatives
of Reserve Unit of ROTC Air
Force of Emory at Oxford.
The festivities of the day were :
brought to a grand climax that;
evening when the members of
the Newton County American ।
Legion Post entertained the |
members of the Legion Auxiliary ' I
and wives or husbands of each i
unit at a delicious banquet serv- I
ed in the American Legion Hail i
on Legion Drive. Approximaely i
200 Legionnaires, Auxiliary and <
their wives or husbands attend- )
ed. p
Congressman Flynt' spoke at (
this meeting also bringing a mes- |
sage of harmony and unity to c
all. The applause at the conclu- f
sion of his talk evidenced the
approval of those present. s
The full text of Congressman i
Flynt s speach is as follows: i
Thirty-eight years ago. at ele- I
ven o'clock on November 11, 1
1918, the first of the great World 1
Wars came to an end. Through- ' i
out the world in all nations, and
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Atlanta Air Defense Filler Center, guest speaker; J. D. Dial,
Lions Club 3rd vice-president; Sgt. E. A. Summerville of At
lanta Air Defense Filter Center; and Mrs. Anna Laura Reid,
local Civil Defense Director. On the table is a small scale replica
of a U. S. Ground Observation Post.
—MORE THAN
15,000
READERS WEEKLY
Covington Lions
Observe Ladies
Night Thursday
The Covington Lions Club ob
served Ladies Night Thursday
evening, when they entertained
their wives and guests at a din
ner at the American Legion Hall.
President Joe Haymore ex
tended a cordial welcome to mem
bers and the following guests
who were introduced by Lion
Jack Chapman, the evenings
Program Chairman: Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Bates;, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Tribble; Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Galt,
Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Milli
gan; Mr. and Mrs. Don Carter;
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rape; Fred
Kitchens; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mal
lard: Mrs. Anna Laura Reid, local
: Civil Defense Director; Capt.
John R. Craig. Commander of
Ground Observer Corps of the
Atlanta Air Defense Filter Cen
ler; and Sgt E. A. Summerville,
also of the Atlanta Air Defense
Filter Center.
Following the meal, W. R. Galt,
Jr., post supervisor of the local
Ground Observer Corps, intro
duced Captain Craig, who gra.
phically emphasized the urgent
need of over a million volunteers
for this vital task in the protec
tion of our nation against sur
prise air attack. Although every
precaution has been taken
through Radar Protective screens
manned by the U. S. Air Force,
hostile planes could still sneak
in through low-altitude gaps be
neath the screens; and volunteer
civilian plane spotters who will
give a few hours each month
will not only be rendering a’ patri.
otic service, but will play im
portant roles in the protection
of their own homes and families
from enemy air attacks.
Any adult who will volunteer
a few hours service each monih
in this program for America's
protection, is urged to contact
W. R. Galt, Jr., supervisor of th*
local Ground Observer Corps, or
Earl Tribble, the post's co-super
visor.
Approximately fifty Lions and
guests were present for the din
ner and program.
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