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By THE OFFICE BOY
BR-R-R.R; When ol’ Man Win
ter statrs spreading his snow and
ice around we always say a little
extra prayer for gratitude for
having had the good fortune to
be born in the Deep South. Suh!
Not only because the climate
doesn't often give us the cold
shoulder, but because its people
seem to have stored much of the
Sunny South's warmth in their
hearts. Altho our tempo has been
stepped up as our beloved South
land flexes its muscles and be
comes aware of its economic and
industrial strength, that warmth
of feeling for our fellowman is
a Southern heritage which we do
not. forget.
When sorrow and catastrophe
strike, neighbors pause in the
midst of pressing duties to lend
a hand, and share the load of
those with odds against them so
great they cannot carry on alone.
Near tragedy came to an Ox
ford family Sunday night, when
five children narrowly escaped
being burned to death in their
home which was completely des
troyed by fire. The parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Thompson were
away at their respective night
jobs. The eldest daughter, 18,
awakened by smoke, was barely
able to rouse the four younger
girls, aged 2, twins 8, and 14,
and get them to safety in their
night clothes, before the building
collapsed. All of their worldly
possessions, including clothing,
Christmas bicycles, coats, every
thing save the gown they had
on and the parents’ clothing they
wore, went up in flames.
Here again, we take time out to
share the burden of loss. Mer
chants of Covington came forth
with dishes, some clothing, items
of furniture. Rotary and other
ciyic clubs lent a helping hand.
Neighbors shared clothing and
other items. There remains a
need for a stove, cooking utensils,
any kind of household furnish
ings, underwear and sox for girls,
sizes 7, 14, and 18. shirts size 15,
pants 30 by 32, blankets, sheets,
pillow cases, any kind of canned
goods, staple groceries, rugs. The
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E. M. Piper
Suffers Injuries
In Store Mishap
E. M. Piper, founder of Piper
Hardware Company, and long
time civic leader is reported rest
ing as comfortably as possible at
his home, following painful in
juries sustained in an accident at
the Piper Warehouse on Wash
ington St., on Monday of last
week.
According to information from
the family, Mr. Piper was in the
warehouse with a colored em
ployee, Harvey Freeman, on Mon
day afternoon, when a stack of
plate steel, weighing approxi
mately 400 pounds, overbalanced
and fell against Mr. Piper,
throwing him to the floor and
pinning his legs beneath it.
With Freeman's help. Mr. Pip
er was able to extricate himself;
and fortunately, no major frac
tures were indicated in the acci
dent, which inflicted painful cuts
and abrasions to his feet and legs.
Hosts of friends join in wishing
Mr. Piper a rapid and pleasant,
convalescence.
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VOLUME 93
COUNCIL NAMES E. E. CALLAWAY TO VACANCY
Grand jry Recommends Building Courthouse
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Comments
Among the presentments of the
Newton County Superior Court
Grand Jury last week was the
recommendation to build a new
Courthouse. The jury mention
ed the possibility of constructing
a combination County Courthouse
and City Hall building in its re
port.
The presentments, as filed in
the office of Superior Court
Clerk. Sam Hay, also recommend
ed the appointment of N. S.
Turner to membership on the
Newton County School Board of
Education, a position which he
now holds, for a period of five
years. Other members of the
Board are J. Henry Anderson. W.
R. Porter, Wiley Allgood and W.
B. Corry.
The jury made an inspection
of the Newton County High
Schools (White and Colored), and
the Newton County Hospital, and
found each institution to be in
excellent condition and manned
by capable and efficient person
nel.
All county officials’ offices and
their records were found to be
“handled in an excellent and ef
ficient manner.” An Advisory
fioard to the Commissioner of
Roads and Revenues was named
and included, W. P. Hays, A. S.
Ellington Jr., and Earl Avery.
Foreman of the jury was P. W.
Pratt. Assistant foreman was E.
G. Lassiter, Jr., clerk was James
M. Johnson and the assistant
clerk w as C. E. Robertson.
The complete text erf the pre
sentments follow':
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
JANUARY TERM 1957
NEWTON SUPERIOR COURT
Georgia. Newton County:
We, the Grand Jury selected
and sw'orn for the January 1957
I term of Newton County Superior
I Court submit the following pre
sentments:
We recommend the appoint
ment on N. S. Turner to member
ship on t;he Newton County Board
of Education for a term of five
years.
We fix the salary of the Com
missioner of Roads and Revenues
of New’ton County at $6000.00 per
annum effective January 1, 1957.
We recommend that our Repre
sentative to the State Legislature
effect the necessary legislation
to increase the per diem of Jurors
to a limit of SIO.OO per day and
Foreman and Clerks to $12.00 per
day. The pay for Bailiffs is to be
set ,by the Grand Jury.
We recommence that when any
one proposes to burn off a field
or woodland, that they make
their intention knowrn to the lo
cal Representative of the Fores
try Service before setting the
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I The revival at the Porterdale
i Baptist Church will continue
through Wednesday, Ja nua r y
23rd. Dr. Jesse Hendley, noted
Southern Evangelist is doing the
preaching. On the first day of
the revival large crowds attend
ed and eleven made a profession
of faith in Jesus and many re
dedicated their lives.
Dr. Hendley is one of Ameri
can’s choice evangelist. Having
won 7.000 souls in a three-year
period — 1.600 in one revival.
Special nights will be observed
th^rthout the week. Wednesday
night, January 16t«h is Sunday
boiool night, Thursday night is
pack the pew night. Friday night
a fellowship supper will be held
at 6:30 preceding the meeting.
Saturday night services will ba
held and all who work on the
second shift at Bibb Manufactur
ing Company are given a special
invitation to attend
| Sunday Dr. Hendley will speak
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SHOWN AT Wednesday's luncheon meeting of the Northeast
Council of the Georgia Hospital Association are, seated: Mrs.
Carl Reeves, Royston; Miss Annabel Dean. Toccoa; Mrs. Wilma
Cosiellow Commerce, and Mrs. Anna Laura Reid, Hospital Ad
ministrators; Miss Dorothy Foster, R.N., Director of Nursing,
Walton Co. Hospital, Monroe; Miss Hovis, Consultant Dietary
Division Hospital Services, Ga. Dept. Public Health; standing.
Newton Invitational Cage Tournament
Starts Next Wednesday; 4-Day Event
Newton County's annual Invitational Basketball Tourna
ment will get underway here next Wednesday evening,
with the Loganville-Social Circle giris game starting at
6:00 o'clock.
Games scheduled for Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday will
afford fans a chance to see four
games each evening. Finals are
set for Saturday night with the
girls game preceding the boys
championship affair.
Eight teams have been lined
up this year by Homer Sharp,
Supervising Principal of NCHS
Palmer Stone P-TA
To Meet Monday
At Open House
The Palmer Stone P-TA will
hold open house at Palmer
Stone School Monday night, Jan
uary 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Following a business session,
parents may visit each room and
meet the teachers.
Refreshments will be served
by the PTA and the public is in
vited to attend.
During the open house, the new
school building as well as the
old structure, will be open for
parents and patrons of Oxford
and the community to visit the
class-rooms.
to the Sunday School and at both
worship services. Monday night
will again be Sunday School
night. Tuesday night will be
school night. All faculty members
and students from both the High
School and Grammar Schools are
invited to attend.
Wednesday night January 23rd
i will be the closing service at
which a red leather Bible will be
given to the person bringing the
■ largest number of visitors.
Everyone is given a corial in
vitation to attend these services
I each evening at 7:30.
Almon Baptist
Singing Sunday
The Almon Baptist Church will
hold their third Sunday night
singing this Sunday.
Marion Turner of Atlanta will
be in charge.
j The public is invited.
Covington's ONLY HOME - OWNED and HOME - OPERATED Newspaper
and tournament director. Other
than Newton High, schools to be
represented are Rockdale High
(Conyei s). Monroe. Morgan
County, Winder, Social Circle.
Loganville and Lithonia. This
w’ill be the first year that the
latter team has taken part in the
meet.
Drawing the number one seed-
Northeast Hospital Council Meets
Here; Hear Harvey Wallers of GPA
Newton County Hospital, it*
Chief of Staff Dr. E. J. Callaway
and Administrator, Mrs. Anna
Laura Reid were hosts on Wed
nesday to the Northeast Council
of the Georgia Hospital Associa
tion at. a luncheon meeting at the
Hospital.
Mrs. Reid, who presided over
the meeting, presented Leo Mal
lard of the Covington News, who
introduced Harvey ■ W'alters, Sec
retary-Manager of the Georgia
Press Association, who was guest
speaker for the occasion.
Mr. Walters made a most in
formative talk on Hospital-News
paper Relations, with emphasis
on mutual cooperation in hand
ling information to news media.
He presented a suggested code,
which originated in Oregon, for
channeling Hospital news; and
which was drawn up in strict, ob
servance of legal, hospital and
newspaper codes.
The speaker's suggestions were
appreciatively received, and the
I code was adopted for presenta-
I tion to hospitals throughout
1 Northeast Georgia Council Mem
ber Hospitals.
Dr. R. C. Williams. Division Di
, rector of Hospital Services. Ga.
Department of Public Health, al
so spoke on a Ford Foundation
Grant which is currently being
offered at the Georgia State Col
-1 lege of Business in Atlanta. Ac
' cording to Dr. Williams, the
Grant is available to any hi;h
school graduate, preferably a
Home Economics student, who
shows aptitude in food prepara
tion; and trains the grantee as
Food Service Supervisors in Hos
pitals. The grant covers tuition
only for the first three months
of training; but the remaining
six months of the nine month
Steve Holmes, Hiawassee; Fred Walker, Jr., Gainesville; Arthur
Stewart, Greensboro, Administrators; Dr. R. C. Williams, Director
Division of Hospital Services, Ga. Dept, of Public Health; John
Burkett, Demorest; William Anderson, Winder; Ewing Barnett.
Monroe Administrators; Harvey Walter, Secretary-Manager
Georgia Press Association, who was guest speaker; and William
Thrasher, Administrator, of Athens.
ed spot in the girls bracket is the
strong Loganville sextet. They
are defending champs having
turned back the Newton girls
last year by a 52-46 score. Newton
was seeded number two. Other
teams were not seeded.
In the boys bracket the num
ber one seeding spot went to
Monroe, with Loganville as the
number two squad. Seasonal re
cords w'ere considered for these
pairings. Rockdale County (Con-
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training period, are spent intern
ing in gome hospital, with room
and board furnished. This offers
a splendid opportunity to high
school graduates to enter the
Hospital Service field in which
salaries are well above the aver
age.
In the election of officers,
which followed the talks and dis
cussions. Mrs. Anna Laura Reid,
local Hospital Administrator was
named as secretary-treasurer of
the Northeast Council of the As-
I sociation.
In addition to the hosts. Mr.
Walters and Mr. Mallard, Hospi
tal Association Members present
I were: Mrs. Carl Reeves, Admin
istrator Cobb Memorial Hospital,
, Royston: Miss Annabel Dean, Ad-
I ministrator Stephens County Hos
pital, Toccoa: Mrs. Wilma Costel
low. Administrator Commerce
Hospital, Commerce; Miss Doro
thy Foster. R. N., Director of
Nursing Walton Co. Hospital,
Monroe; Miss Hovis, Consultant
Dietary Division of Hospital
Services, Ga. Dept, of Public
Health, Atlanta.
Also, Steve Holmes, Adminis
trator Lee M. Happ Memorial
Hospital. Hiawassee; Fred Walk
er Jr, Administrator Hall Co. Hos
pital; Gainesville; Arthur Stew
art, Administrator Minnie G.
Boswell Memorial Hospital,
Greensboro; Dr. R. C. Williams,
Director Division Hospital Serv
ices, Ga. Dept, of Public Health;
John Burkett, Administrator,
Habersham Co. Hospital, Demor
est; William Anderson, Adminis
trator Winder Barrow Hospital;
Ewing Barnett. Administrator
Walton Co. Hospital. Monroe; and
William Thrasher. Administrator
Athens General HoepitaL
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1957
Dr. Sam Gibson,
Covington Native,
Sr. Medical Officer
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan 2—
Dr. Sam T. Gibson, director of
the blood program of the Ameri
can Red Cross, has been named
senior medical officer of the or
ganization.
Dr. Gibson will be responsible
for the formulation and supervi
sion of medical policies and prac
tices adopted by the Red Cross.
He will also represent the Red
Cross on all medical matters.
Dr. Gobson joined the Red
Cross in July 1949 as assistant
medical director of the blood pro
gram. He was named associate
director responsible for medical
ond technical phases of the pro
gram in November 1952 and be
came its director in June 1956.
A native of Covington. Ga., he
was graduated from Georgia In
stitute of Technology and Emory
University School of Medicine.
He interned at Peter Bent Brig
ham Hospital, Boston., and went
on active duty with the Navy in
1941. While in service, he served
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Newton High Sub-Region
Winner in One-Act Play
Newton High scored three
award Monday night in the Sub-
Region One-Act Play contest.
Their offering of “SUPPRESSED
DESIRES" by Susan Glaspell
won first in a field of five con
testants.
Elaine Hornbuckle captured
the “Best single actress" award,
and Marshall Edwards won the
award of honorable-mention as
best actor. Sue Pratt rounded
out the cast of highly praised
players.
Mr. Handley, of the University
of Georgia Speech Department,
in speaking for the three judges,
stated that the Newton presenta
tion was so expert in gesture,
movement on stage, and rhythm
of tempo that he scarcely could
criticize it at all. He commend
ed the inspired direction of Mr.
Eddie Najjar, head of the Speech
and Drama Department at New
ton High, as well as the excep-
r BOWK THAN
15,000
READERS WEEKLY
Mayor Makes Committee,
Assignments For This Year'
E. E. (Buck) Callaway was named this week by the
Covington Mayor and City Council to fill the councilman
vacancy created by the recent resignation of John Bob
Weaver. Callaway will serve until the next regular City
election in December.
Most Farmers
Must Pay
Self-Emp. Tax
Paul Cobb, district director of I
Internal Revenue, pointed out to
day that most self-employed
farmers are now covered by the
Federal Social Security law and
must pay a self-employment lax.
The rate of self-employment tax
for the year 1956 is three percent !
and for taxable years beginning ■
on or after January 1, 1957, the
: rate is increased to three and
three-eighths percent. This is in
addition to any income tax paya- I
ble.
Under the Federal Social Se
curity law, social security taxes
are paid by employees and their
employers, and a tax known as
the self-employment tax must be
paid by persons who are self-em
ployed. These taxes are placed
in special fund? by the U. S.
Treasury and are used only to
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FIRE DESTROYS
OXFORD HOME
Fire of an undetermined origin
destroyed the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Thompson in Ox
ford late Sunday night.
The structure, belonging to the
Covington Realty Company, was
of wood framework and had 8-
rooms. The blaze was discovered
about 10:30 o clock by one of the
Thompson's daughters. Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson, both employees
of Covington Mills, had reported
for work on the third shift at
10 P.M.
Thomas Dial. Fire Chief of the
Oxford Fire Department report
ed that the fire may have caught
in an attic or a closet When the
Oxford fire truck arrived at the
scene it had such a headway that,
the Covington fire department
was summoned in an effort to
save the nearby houses.
Dial said that, this was the first
time that the newly-acquired fire
truck at Oxford had been used
to combat a blaze in a building
in the town. The raging inferno
lasted for about two hours, ac-
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Miss Pratt Miss Hornbuckla Mr. Edwards
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tionally fine acting.
On Thursday (today) evening,
beginning at 6:30. at the High
School Auditorium, another con
test will be held, in w’hich New
ton will compete with winners of
the Newnan contest for Region
winner.
Winners and runners-up of
each Sub-Region event will com- I
NUMBER 3
Many observers had thought,
that a special city election would
be called to fill the vacancy, but
Col. Reuben M. Tuck. City At
torney, delivered an opinion as
to the law in regards to the meth
od of filling a vacated seat on
the council.
He said that Section 23 of the
City Charter states;
“That in the event there should
occur a vacancy in the office of
the Mayor, caus
ed by the death,
resign a t i o n or
removal of the
incumbent, the
City Council
shall immediate
ly call an elec
tion within 10
days. But in the
event of vacan
cy occurring in
the office of
CALLAWAY
। councilmen, the Mayor and City
Council of Covington shall so
soon thereafter as possible, elect
some qualified citizen to fill such
I vacancy and he shall hold office
until the next regular municipal
election.”
Col. Tuck said that this was
I the only provision in the charter
. pertaining to the filling of a vac
) ancy on the council. He further
stated, "I must rule that- there
is no authority authorizing the
calling of an election to fill the
present vacancy, nor would there
be any justification for the ex
penditure of any money for the
expense of holding such an elec
| tion.”
After the opinion of Col. Tuck
; w as read by the Mayor and Coun
cil members. Mr. Callaway was
named to fill the vacated post
until the December election.
Callaway is a young business
man of Covington and has serv
ed on the council on previous oc
casions.
Other action taken by the Cov
ington governing body recently
included the revamping of the li
cense fees table for the coming
year. In many cases the li
cense fee was raised for business
firms in the city in line with the
growth of Covington.
A final decision on the airport
was delayed until the February
meeting of the Mayor and Coun
cil. The option on the airport pro
ject does not expire until Febru
ary 19.
Parking permits were author
ized to be sold on a quarterly
basis.
Councilman W. T. Greer -was
named as the Mayor pro tern.
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pete in the contest tonight. New
ton High and Baldwin County of
Milledgeville, the second place
school here will compete against
Newnan High, the winner of the
other section of our region, and
South Cobb, the number two
school in the Newnan finals.
1 Admission m 25 and 50 cents.