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Annual Newton-R'dale Banquet
Installation Scout Officers Held
Wins Cash Award
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Albert S. Mask of Covington
receives additional cash award
for prize - winning suggestion
from Brig. Gen. J. R. Ranck. com
mander, Atlanta General Depot.
Initial award of $45 was in
creased by additional sls after
two other Depots adopted Mr.
Mask’s suggestion.
Albert S. Mask
Wins Cash Prize
For Suggestion
Mr. Albert S. Ma.«k of Coving
ton has recently been presented
an additional cash award for a
prize-winning suggestion he made |
some time ago in connection with
work improvement at the Atlanta
General Depot.
An employee of the storage
Service Section. Mr. Mask sug- |
tested a method for removing
•crap portions from serviceable
material used in making cartons.
As a result of his suggestion, it
is estimated that the Depot will
realize an annual savings of $832.
The suggestion was adopted by
the Atlanta Depot more than a
year ago and forwarded on to
Washington for consideration for
possible wider adoption.
Information has now been re
ceived that his suggestion has
been put into operation by both
the Philadelphia Quartermaster
and the Fort Worth General De
pots.
Since Mr. Mask's suggestion
was adopted elsewhere, thus re
sulting in a further monetary sav
ings to the government, he has
just received an additional cash.
A native of Covington. Mr.
Mask has been a Depot employee
for more than five years.
'57 Buicks Now
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On Display At
Digby & Skinner
Digby and Skinner, Buick
Agents, introduced a new line of
Buick cats for 1957 packed with
more engineering and styling
changes than any previous model
in Buick history.
The new line features all-new
roomier bodies, boldly designed in
smart new “dream car” styling,
new and more powerful V-8 en
gines. and a completely new
chassis with improved ride and
handling.
All of the new cars have been
reduced in height. Some models
are as much as three and three
eighths inches lower than last
year, without any sacrifice in
ground clearance. Headroom re
mains the same and legroom has
been increased in the four-door
ha rd tops.
A brand new estate wagon, de
signed in the same racy, hardtop
styling as the other models in
the line, is offered in the Century
•nd Special series.
A new 364-cubic inch V-8 en
gine,' with 10-to-l compression
ratio, generates 300 horsepower
in the Roadmaster, Super and
Century series, an increase of
45 horsepower over last year. The
Special, which also has a 364-
eubic inch engine, with 9:5-to-l
compression ratio, has a maxi
mum horsepower rating of 250,
compared to 220 last year.
The variable pitch Dynaflow
transmission, which has proved
such a spectacular success, is
continued as standard equipment
on the Roadmaster, Super and
Century, and optional on the
Headmaster. Super and Century,
and optional on the Special.
The new styling presents dra-
The annual banquet of the
Newton-Rockdale District of the
Boy Scouts of America was held
Tuesday, November 6th, at the
Porterdale Cafeteria. One hund
red and sixty persons attended
the enthusiastic meeting and
enjoyed the delicious dinner serv
ed.
George B. Hutchinson, district
chairman, presided and welcom
ed those in attendance. The invo
cation was pronounced by Rev.
Sidney Anderson, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of Porter
dale.
After the banquet Chairman
Hutchinson introduced B. B.
Snow, Bibb Agent, and host to
the meeting. Mr. Hutchinson con
gratulated Mr. Snow upon be
ing named Vice President of Bibb
Manufacturing Company and
those assembled gave him a round
of applause on his promotion.
S. J. Morcock, assistant district
commissioner, was then intro
duced and he presented two a
wards honoring two men who
had given specific services to
the Boy Scouts of Newton Coun
ty-
The first award known as the
■‘Scouters Award”, was presented
Homer Sharp. This was given for
a three year training period which
Mr. Sharp had completed.
The other award, the ‘'Scouters
Key” was given to Joe M. Burch,
neighborhood commissioner of the
Newton-Rockdale District.
Lester Dollar, the district exe
cutive, spoke briefly of the many
achievements of the Newton-
Rockdale District, stating they
now had the largest registration
in history and were doing some
of the greatest work of any dis
trict in the Atlanta Area.
He stated when he began work
ing with this district they had
only 101 scouters and budget was
S4OO a year. Now they have in
excess of 500 and this year's bud
get was $4,800.00.
Mr. Dollar also complimented
Mr. Snow on his promotion and
paid tribute to him for the splen
did work he had done fbr Scout
ing and for his spirit of coopera
tion with the Scouts.
B, C. Crowell then installed the
officers for next year in a very
impressive manner using a Cub
Csout, a Scout and an Explorer
Scout, a Scout and an Explorer
part of the installation.
M. Bernard Shaw was installed
as District Chairman, H. F. Sharp
and John Booth as Vice Chair
men and J. T. McKay as District
Commissioner.
Mr. Shaw spoke briefly express
ing his thanks for the honor con
ferred upon him and promising
his very best services in every
way and requested the coopera
tion of all in making next year
a banner Scout Year.
Bev. Frank Prince, pastor of
the First Methodist Church of
Covington was then introduced
and made a very entertaining ad
dress. After getting those present
in a good humor by relating sev
eral amusing jokes, he then im
pressed upon the audience the
beneficial training a boy receives
in the Scouting program. The
applause of those present evidenc
ed their appreciation of his re
marks.
Young Demos To
Meet In Atlanta
Garland T. Byrd, president of
the Young Democrats of Geor
gia, will be host to a conference
of national, state and regional
units of the political organization
in Atlanta this Thursday.
Featured speaker at the meet
ing will be David Bunn of Den
ver, Colorado, national president
of the Y.D.A. Also expected to
attend are officers representing
the Young Democrats of Florida,
Alabama, and North and South
Carolina.
The conference is scheduled
for 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 at
714 Fulton National Bank Build
ing in Atlanta.
Mr. Byrd, who has been active
in national party activities in
recent months, has invited all
members of the Georgia Young
Democrats’ organization to attend
I the conclave.
i matic new front and rear design,
I bigger panoramic windshields
with a more rakish slant to the
pillars, new bumpers both front
and rear, and three-piece back
, windows on the Special, Century
[and Roadmaster.
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This Paper Is Covington's Index To Civic Pride and Prosperity — Not Just A Newspaper But An Institution
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Shown at Newton-Rockdale District Annual Scout Banquet
Tuesday, November 6. at Porterdale Cafeteria are: left io right:
Joe M. Burch, Neighborhood Commissioner, awarded Scouters
Award: Durward Savage, Eagle Scout; Jerry Durden, Tender
foot Scout; S. J. Morcock, assistant district commissioner New
ton-Rockdale District; James Hardman, assistant Scout Master,
Troop 207; Randy Price, Cub Scout; G. B. Hutchinson, Newton-
"Checkerboard
News" Starts In
This Weeks Issue
J. W. Aaron, outside salesman
for Patrick Feed Store, has the
first of a regular series of ‘Check
erboard News” in this week s is
sue of The Covington NEWS
The column will feature news
about farm activities and peo
ple in this area with helpful
feeding, management and sani
tation tips for poultry raisers,
hog men, dairymen and folks
living on the farm. Also news
and activities in and around the
Checkerboard Store and through
out Newton County will be re
ported.
J. W. is well qualified to give
good sound advice on any feed
ing or management problems
whether large or small. He is a
graduate of Mansfield High
School where he completed four
years of vocational agriculture.
He has attended all feeding ad
visor and service schools'present
ed by the Ralston Purina Com
pany during his eight and one
half years experience with the
Purina dealer in Newton County.
The first of his articles appears
in this issue of the NEWS.
First Methodist
Presented Painting
Portrait of Christ
The First Methodist Church
of Covington has recently been
presented an oil painting for
the pastor's study. This painting
is a copy of Sallman’s Portrait
of Christ and was done by Miss
Lucy Banks, a very gifted art
ist, who is the sister of Mrs.
,S. J. Morcock and Mr. Ben
Banks.
The painting is the joint gift
i of Miss Banks and the Friend
■ ship Sunday School Class of
’ which Miss Banks is a member.
■ The portrait can be seen from
the sanctuary, and adds much
warmth and beauty to the wor
ship services. It is hoped there
will be a companion painting for
the choir room, which is to the
left of the altar, in the near
future. A dedication service is
being planned and our friends
are invited.
Wayne Jones Is
Named Treasurer
Os Mercer Group
According to a recent announ
। cement from Mercer University,
Wayne Jones, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Jones, and member
of the Freshman Lamba Chi Al
pha class at Mercer, was elected
to the office of treasurer of his
fraternity.
, Wayne, a 1956 Newton High
graduate, was a Beta Club mem
ber for three of his high school
years; and served on both the
Scribbler and Ram staffs. He is
being wished every success in
his new office by many local
I friends.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1955
Kitchens Near
Asphixiation By
Escaping Gas
Sub-conscious to their danger,
on the part of Fred Kitchens,
popular local merchant, was cre
dited with saving the lives of
Mr. and Mrs. Kitchens here early
Tuesday morning, when they
were overcome by escaping gas
in their home on Floyd Street.
According to Mrs. Kitchens, the
couple had suffered from early
morning headaches, from about
the time the gas floor furnace
had been put into use as a cen
tral heating unit for the house.
Tuesday morning about six
o'clock, Mr. Kitchens went into
the kitchen for a glass of water
with which to take medication
for headache, and Mrs. Kitchens
was awakened by the noise of
Mr. Kitchen's falling prone upon
the floor.
Rushing to his side. Mrs. Kitch
ens found her husband uncon
scious. When she stood up to go to
the telephone, she too was over
come by the gas, which being
lighter than air was thicker in
the upper portion of the room.
Mr. Kitchens vaguely remem
bers finding his wife unconscious
across his feet, and his efforts
to open the kitchen door. Approx
imately an hour elepsed before
either of the victims was able to
call for help by phone.
Fortunately Mr. Kitchens nor
his wife seems to have suffered
any permanent ill effect from
their experience, other than
bruises he suffered in the fall.
Maladjustment of the floor
furnace's gas supply is thought
to have been the cause of the
near tragedy.
Washington Street
Property Purchased
By T. B. Digby
A prominent Washington Street
property changed hands on Tues
day of this week when T. B.
Digby acquired the tract form
erly owned by H. P. Finch. The
lot fronts 200 feet on Washing
ton. and extends back on Car
rol Street over 900 ft to Wal
nut St. The old Finch residence
is on the property, as well as a
rock apartment building and the
j shop in which Mr. Finch con
ducted his business for many
years.
The sellers were his daugh
ters, Mrs. A. D. Moody of Cow
ington, Mrs. Frank Maddox of
East Point, and Mrs. Pauline
Townes of Stockbridge. All
parties in the transaction were
represented by George P. Mac-
Mahon. local real-estate broker.
Tri-County Sales
Tri-County Livestock Auction
Company sold 463 head of cattle
and 60 hogs for a total of $26.-
415.27. Milk cows and springers
topped at $185.00: pigs. $9.25;
calves, 20c! Stockers, 16-l/2c;
steers, 18c; bulls, 13c; fat cows.
11 70c; and canners and cutters,
110 c.
Rockdale District Chairman 1956; Willie Campbell. Scout Master
Troop 222: M. B. Shaw, Newton-Rockdale District Chairman
1957: Jim McKay, Newton-Rockdale District Commissioner: Bob
Mitchell, 2nd Class Scout; Billie Crowell, Scout Master Troop
207: Nealus Wheeler, Eagle Scout; Frank Prince, speaker, pastor
of First 'Methodist Church, Covingion: and Lester Dollar, New
ton-Rockdale District Field Executive.
First Polio Case
Newton County
Grady Hospital
Newton County’s First Polio
case of the year was discovered
last week and is now in Grady
Hospital in Atlanta, according
to Aubrey Sherwood, Chairman
I of the Newton County Polio or
ganization.
j Clarence Smith, colored, age 3,
the child of Lizzie Mae Smith.
i who lives on the Doyle Smith
farm in Newborn, was taken to
Grady Hospital in Atlanta last
Thursday. November Bth. where
he is now under treatment.
The child had not received
the Salt vaccine for Polio and
neither had any of the other five
children in the family.
The other five children in the
.family were brought to the ।
Health Department in Covington |
and given the Salt Polio Vaccine h
after the polio victim had been :
taken to the hospital.
Mr. Sherwood urges all chil- :
dren who have not received the
Salt vaccine to do so at once as <
it has been established that the :
vaccine will difinitely stop or
lessen the severity of the case. I
In an article published this
morning in the daily papers Mr.
Salt stated the vaccine had been
so effective he believed the na
tion would be polio free by 1957 ;
if the children will avail them- .
selves of this vaccine.
The vaccine is given free at
the Health Department or if
one prefers will be given by the
I family physician, he only charg- |
ing for his services as the vac
cine is furnished the physicians
free of charge, according to Mr.
Sherwood.
Stassen urges atom “discipline”
to avoid war.
Large Crowd Hear Congressman Flynt Speak on Veterans Day at Sharp Field
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Above is pictured a portion of the large crowd at Sharp Field
at Newton High School at the Veterans Day celebration io
Wendell Crowe
Is Chm. Newton
County FFFHA
Wendell W. Crowe has been
named Newton County chairman
for the Future Farmers and Fu
iture Homemakers of America
Camp Development Committee.
On a statewide basis, the com
mittee is seeking to obtain $220 -
000 for improvement and expan
sion of the FFA-FHA camp near
j Covington. Facilities at the camp
are used every summer by ap
proximately 5.000 members of the
two youth organizations.
Mr. Crowe is a Ford Dealer with
the Covington Auto Service.
State chairman is W. R. Bow
doin, vice president of the Trust
Company of Georgia, while E. S.
Papy, president of the South
eastern Fair, at Lakewood Amuse
ment Park in Atlanta, is district
chairman.
In accepting the county chair-'
manship, Mr. Crowe said he is
sure many Newton countians will
wish to participate in the Nov
ember effort to improve the camp
facilities. “This is an opportun
ity to invest in Georgia's future,”
he emphasized.
Mr. Bowdoin says the FFA
FHA camp has been in pse since
1938. He explained that it was
built because of the interest and
contributions of those who are or
have been members of the two'
youth organizations. The young
people who use the camp are
high school students of vocational
agriculture and homemaking. The
joint program during the sum
mer is aimed at social, physical,
spiritual and mental development
of the individual through exper- j
iences which are not provided
during the regular school term.
ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
COVINGTON’S ONLY
OWNED NEWSPAPER
Annual Antique Show and Bazaar
Sponsored By the Episcopal Church
The Third Annual Antique I
Show and Bazaar sponsored by I.
the Episcopal Church of the
Good Shepherd will be held on ।
Tuesday and Wednesday. Novem- ,
ber 27-28, Covington American
Legion Hall.
This unique Antique Sb tw and
Bazaar is becoming a tradition ;
in Covington and surrounding I
towns where discriminating wo- ;
men — and msn too — look for
iward eagerly to this rare oppor
tunity to see and'to buy unusual
items.
Outstanding antique dealers
from Atlanta. Macon'S Griffin and
other nearby points will bring
with them some of their finest
and most interesting merchan
dise, all of which is reminiscent
of the days of long ago. Spme of
these priceless bits will he for i
exhibit only, but there wiN be
a wide variety of sale pieces fipm
which to choose.
Mrs. Frank Williams. Ba z;yar\
chairman, is herself an antiqite i
enthusiast of note and is in perA
sonal contact with the various^
dealers, knowing those things
which particularly appeal to the
local patrons.
Os special interest also will
be the display of bells by Mrs. |
George Mayer of Atlanta who
will offer her famous handmade
aeolin Harp ‘o the Winds for
sale. This is a real collectors '
item w'hich has not been shown
before in this section.
A fabulous array of door prizes
will be given to those persons I
holding the lucky tickets. These I
tickets are 50c and the stubs will I
entitle the holder to participate !
in the prize awards whether he
।is present at the time of the
drawing or not. Many of the
prizes have been given by local
merchants who will gladly supply ,
. any further particulars.
I Bazaar items will include
. Christmas decorations and wrap- .
pings, gift aprons, homemade
) delicacies, toys and all the inter
. esting features one has learned
> to expect from the old fashioned
church bazaar.
Other chairmen working to
ward the success of the Bazaar
are Mrs. L. J. Moore, Mrs. F.
C. Nesbit and Mrs. Moody Sum
mers.
Luncheon and dinner will be
served on both days of the Bazaar !
and previous years have estab
lished the groups reputation for
generous and delicious servings.
Prices will be $1.25 for adults
Lions to Meet
Monday Night
According to an announcement >:
by Joe B, Haymore, Lions Club
President, the next meeting of
the Lions Club, which according
to the regular schedule, would
fall on Thanksgiving Day, No
vember 22. has been changed to ।
the following Monday evening.
November 26.
On Monday evening at 7:30, a
supper meeting will be held at
। the Legion Hall. All members of
j the Club are urgently requested
to be present, since business of
especial importance will be pre
sented for discussion.
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hea- Congressman Jack Flynt speak. The speaking occured im
mediately following the large parade in honor of the Veteran*
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and 75c for children under 12
years of age.
An interesting and rewarding
experience is in store for all who
visit the Third Annual ..Antique
Show and Bazaar.
Fifth Grades On
Television Mon.
TV Monday
The Fifth Grades of Covingtor
Junior High School will appear
on television Monday morning,
; November 19 over WLW-A TV,
Channel 11 from 10 a.m. to 10:30
a.m.
Teachers of the fifth grades in
clude Mrs. George Elliott. Mrs.
Leroy Willson and Mrs. J. D.
U Harper. Miss Louise Reeves, in
ytructional supervisor of Newton
(County Schools, and Mrs. Jim
P&Ctnd are also assisting.
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Barxd To Play
For &’k's Dance
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Hal Mclntyre and his band will
play for a Dance at the Cov
ington Elks Club. November
20th from 9 unlil 12.
Hal has a very fine band
and played with such famous
bands as Glen Miller and Ben
ny Goodman before forming his
own band.
First Methodist
Workers Council
The First Methodist^hurch
was the scene on Tuesday ^en
ing of an enjoyable occasion
when the Commission on f.duca!-
tion .headed by Mrs. C. D. Ram- 1
sey, Jr., and the Sunday School,
whose superintendent is George
Hutchinson, held their respective
group meeting and workers' con
ference jointly. ,
Following a delicious covered,
dish supper, served at tables fea
turing colorful arrangments of
vivid autumn leaves and yellow
into bronze chrysanthemums, the
two organizations attended dis
cussion sessions pertinent to
their various plans and programs.
• Approximately thirty - five
members of the two groups were
present.