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Cousins Elementary-High School Dedicated Sunday
odern $300,000 Building
Has 1,004 Students Enrolled
Newton County’s brand spank-new $300,000 plus R. L.
Cousins Elementary and Senior High School for Negroes
was formally dedicated last Sunday afternoon. The*new
modern educational plant is located only two blocks off
North Emory Street on the outskirts of the Covington
Last Rites For
Mrs. Harwell Sr.
Final rites for Mrs. C. L. Har
well, Sr., 79, who died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Sam
T. Crapps in Ft. Gaines, Sunday
night following an extended ill
nezs, were held at 3:00 o'clock
Monday afternoon, at Ft. Gaines
Methodist Church, Interment was
in Ft. Gaines Cemetery.
Mrs. Harwell, mother of C. Lee
Harwell, Emory at Oxford Ad
ministrative Assistant, and
widow of the late Mr. Harwell,
was a native of Newton Coun
ty. She was the former Miss An
nie Heard, daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Heard, New
ton County pioneers.
She was a graduate of Masonic
Female Academy, formerly lo
cated in Covington; and was for
a few years affiliated with the
Newton County school system,
prior to moving to Ft. Gaines,
where she has made her home
for the past twenty years.
The deceased was a member
of Ft. Gaines Methodist Church.
Survivors include her son, Mr.
Harwell; two granddaughters,
Mary Ann and Kathy Harwell;
and a daughter, Mrs. Sam T.
Crapps of Ft. Gaines.
The NEWS joins hosts of other
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the Harwells in
their bereavement.
Christian Rit
Friends and acquaintances of
Augustus Christian of Oak Hill
will be saddened to know that
Mr. Christian died suddenly Mon
day. Services were held Wednes
day at the Prospect Methodist
Church, with interment in the
Salem cemetery.
Mr. Christian is survived by
his wife, Nell; and his children;
brothers Carl, Percy, Dudley and
Postell; sisters, Mrs. Homer
Strickland, Mrs. Frank Bunn,
Mrs. Earl Harper, and Mrs.
Knight.
The Covington NEWS extends
deepest sympathy to the bereav
ed family.
Leonard Bowman Re-Enlists in Navy
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PENSACOLA, FLA. — Leonard R. Bowman, pipe fitter
first class. USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Bowman., and
husband of the former Miss Estelle Andrews, all of 26
Poplar St., Porterdale, Ga. is sworn in by his command
ing officer upon re-enlisting for six years.
Navy Cdr. S. M. Dunn, Fersonnel Officer of the Naval
Air Station. administered the oath December 14, 1956 at
Pensacola. Fla. Before entering the service in August, 1954,
Bowman attended Rockmart High School in Rockmart, Ga.
‘and was employed by the Bibb Manufacturing Co., in Bibb
City, Ga.
Georsia Enterprise, Established 1864 __ The Covinston Star, Established 1974 ‘COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 24, 1957
city limits.
More than 800 persons witness
ed the dedicatfon program and
|visited the various rooms of the
school during open house which
followed the ceremonies.
| The program included a pre
lude concert by the High School
| band, then Prayer by Rev. G. N.
Jones, and scripture reading by
Rev. L. W. Strickland.
The High School chorus and
'the Teachers Chorus rendered
vocal selections during the after
| noon.
| Greetings from the school was
|extended by Rev. J. H. Cleve
|land with a response by Mr. Nat
| Turner, member of the Newton
| County Board of Education.
| Mr. Turner gave several per-
Itinent facts about the new school
and told of the construction of
| the Washington Street School
some 20 years ago.
Main speaker of the dedica
tion was Rev. S. S. Tatym, pas
tor of the Rust Chapel Metho
|dist Church (Negro) of Oxford.
His subject was “Majoring in
'Minors.” He presented a chall
enge to the students and parents
present*to make the most of the
'new school and its facilities.
} Mr. J. W. (Whit) Richardson,
| Superintendent of Newton Coun
[ty Schools, made a brief speech
jas did former Supt. E. L. Fic
quett,
The past and present superin
|tendents traced the history of
|the new educational addition
lfrom the ground breaking in late
| 1955 to the present academic
!home for 1004 students.
| Mr. Richardson pointed out
|that the wvery latest and most
modern equipment is used in
' the school which includes radiant
heat, fluorescent lights, latest
|efficient kitchen and cafeteria
lequipment, best individual desks
| obtainable and accessible rest
lrooms to every class room in the
| wings.
| Mr. Ficquitt told of the pur-
Ichase of 86 acres of land from
| Tom Greer on which the school
| building is located. He said that
'plenty of space was acquired
|for future expansion. He also re
!vealod that after the East New-
Iton Elementary School is built
{there will be three good Negro
|schools in the county as com
pared to 28 some 30 years ago.
| Principal of the school is R. L.
Stewart. He reported that of the
11004 students presently enrolled,
367 of those are in the high school.
Stewart has a staff of 31 teach
ers. There are 27 classrooms in
the three wings of the structure.
Stewart is aided by the Jeanes
Supervisor, Mrs. Cassie McDaniel.
Average per capita consump
tion of fluid milk in the United
| States is just a trifle over three
‘fourths of a pint a day, reports
| John Conner, Extension dairy
marketing specialist at the Col
"lege of Agriculture,
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Che Couington News,
This Paper Is Covington’s Index To Civic Pride and Prosperity — Not Just A Newspaper But An Institution \
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DEDICATION OF THE NEW R. L. Cousins Elementary and Senior High School for Negroes was
held Sunday afternoon in the auditorium of the $300,000-plus building. In the picture above are
principals who were present for the dedication program and open house: R, L. Stewart, Principal |
of the school, Rev. §. S. Tatum, pastor of Rust Methodist Church of Oxford and principal speak- |
er, Nat §. Turner, member of the Newton County Board of Education, J. W. (Whit) Richardson,
County Supt. of Schools, Don Ballard, Newton County Representative in the State Legislature,
Tom Greer, member Covingtan City Council, E. L. Ficquett, former Supt. Newion County Schools,
Guy Evans, member Covington City Council, Tom Bates, Newton County Commissioner, and
Dor Wood, member Covington City Council. |
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THIS PICTURE WAS taken soon after the new R. L. Cousins
Elementary School and Senior High School building was opened
to the public. The school was named for R. L. Cousins, who is
State dirfctor of Negro education.
Frank Day, M. J. Cason Honored
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{ PORTERDALE — Mr. Frank
|Day and Mr. M. J. Cason were‘
'honored at the Steak Dinner giv
{en by the Electricians Crew at
the Elks Club on Saturday even
ing, January 19, at six o'clock.!
Both men having reached their
sixty-fifth birthdays are retir
-ling from active work with the
| Bibb Manufacturing Company on
|January 31.
Two beautiful pound cakes
decorated with pink icing were
served, with delicious ice cream
embossed with the figure 65 as
the dessert.
Mr. Day has lived in and near
Porterdale all of his life, many
|years of which he has been em
ploved by the Bibb. Mrs. Day,
!better known as ‘“Miss Annie”,
has been on duty for twenty
‘seven years as Bibb Nurse, either
|in the Clinic or as Visiting Nurse
\in the community. They reside
at their home “The Happy Days”
‘on the Covington-Porterdale Road
where Mr. Day plans to spend
his time improving his gardens
‘and especially enjoying his straw
berries. Their only son, Frank
Stanley, is married to a Navy
Nurse, and resides in California
where he is attached to the Fleet
Marines.
Covington Explorer Scout
Post 222 Has Remarkable
School Activities Record |
! By JOE RAINEY
' Secretary
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|| On Monday night, January 21,
;'Explorer Post 222 of Covington
|hc ats first meeting of the year,
| The program for the evening
was a summary of the activity of
| the members of the Post. Here is
. 'a summary of the reports with
| the Explorer who made the re
. 'porl:
)’ “A” students — Cooper Har
lwell, 20 out of 34 registered mem
For fifty-four years, Mr. Cason |
'has worked as a member of they
| Bibb Family. There have been |
;few idle moments in his entirel;
ilife as he is an ardent fisherman '
|and hunter. He plans to spend |
ihis leisure time pursuing these |
| interests to his heart’s content.|
' Mr. and Mrs. Cason are proud |
parents of three children, Mr.‘
| Marvin Cason of Covington, Mr.?
‘Jack Cason of Miami, Florida,
and Mrs. Billy Hooper of Stock- |
| bridge. No doubt, they will spend |
'much time enjoying their five |
| grandchildren. l
| Those enjoying the fellowship |
|on Saturday evening, included: |
;Mr. and Mrs. Claud Cason, Mr.l
|and Mrs. Oliver Day, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Day, Mr. and Mrs.‘
M. J. Cason, Mr. and Mrs. Gibson |
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Harveyi
I Smith, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Beams, i
EJr.. Mr. R. G. Thompson, Mr,i
|and Mrs. W. H. Walden, Mr Ever- |
| ett Moody, Mr. and. Mrs. W. H‘
iLunsford. Mr. John N. Hinton,
| Mr. and Mrs. Hulon G. Jones, Mr. |
| Wayne Bailey, and Mr. and Mrs. |
' Doyle McCullough. |
| Finding away to live a simple |
life is today’s most complicated |
'job. i
bers (3 in college). Monty Will
]son reported on Newton ~High
| Student Council members and
| there were 5.
| Key Club, Sam Ramsey, 20
| members, 2 of which were offi
cers. This is 60 percent of the
| Key Club. Hi-Y, Hénry Odum
JIII, 24 members with 6 officers,
|73 percent of the Post belongs
ito the Hi-Y Club.
Football, Don Wood, 16, 11 of
|which are lettermen. Basketball,
Mrs. J.B. Downs’
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Sister Funeral
Jister Funeral
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Mrs. Mary Thacker (Chalmers
'Quigg) Cowan passed away
'quietly in her sleep early Sat- |
\urday morning, January 19, at
iher home in Griffin, at the age
| of 83.
Mrs. Cowan was a long time
iresident of Newton Coumy,:
|having lived here until her health |
| became impaired. She spent most |
of her time recently with her
son's family in Griffin. She was |
a life-long member of the Pres- |
byterian Church, having joined |
the Bethany Presbyterian Church
at an early age. She was a lovely |
'character—gentle, sweet and un- |
'assuming and will be greatly |
'missed by Her many friends and |
relatives.
- She is survived by two sons,
C. L. Cowan, Macon, F. D. Cowan,
Griffin; one daughter, Mrs. W.
'B. Bailey, Rockmart; one sister,
Mrs. J. B. Downs, Covington; a
number of grandchildren, great- |
grandchildren, nieces and ne
_phews.
Funeral services were -«held
Sunday afternoon at the Hope
'well Presbyterian Church, with
the Reverend E. P. Nichols of
'Covington . Presbyterian Church, !
'officiating. Interment was in the
' Hopewell Church eemetery. ‘
- The News extends deepest sym
pathy to the bereaved family.
‘Former Resident
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0f Porferdale
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Dies in Indiana
. PORTERDALE — Friends of
‘John B. Gulledge, a former resi- |
. dent of Porterdale, will learn of
his recent death with deep re- |
' gret. A resident in Indianapolis, |
Indiana, Mr. Gulledge suffered a |
cerebral hemorrhage on F‘riday.‘
January 11, and was taken to the
. Community Hospital. He passed
away on January 14. ‘
Funeral services were conduct- |
! Kent Campbell, § varsity, with
| 4 of the starting squad; 5 B-team; |
| one manager. |
| Band, Eliiott McElroy, 7, three
of which are officers. Five have |
;been Band Members of Rookie]
|of the Month. {
| Higher Scout Ranks, Joe Sharp,
| Eagles, 10; Life, 8; Star, 14. We |
| have 12 members of the Order of
the Arrow.
After a short business session,
we were dismissed with the
| Scoutmaster’s Benediction. i
Newion Rep. Don Ballard Opposes
Unfreezing Educational Fued
Representative Donald Ballard | «
has come out strongly against a|
bill unfreezing charge back funds |
of the Newton County Educa- |
tional System, which Bill is urg- |
ed by Governor Griffin and the |
Administration Floor Leaders. If
these funds were unfrozen, it |
would mean a 17 percent increase ]
in the cost of our educational |
system as borne by our count_v.!
“It is understood that any such
increase at this time would |
greatly hinder the development:
of our wonderful school system |
at this time, and put a hardship
on it,” Mr. Ballard stated. |
~ Representative Ballard intro- |
duced a bill into the state legis- |
‘lamre on Monday which would |
increase the maximum daily payi,
of grand jurors and court bailiffs |
from $6.00 to SIO.OO, thus leaving
it up to the grand jury first sit
‘ting each year to determine what |
compensation they, succeeding
grand juries, and court bailiffs |
shall receive during that year. |
This being a general bill, it
would set the minimum at $2.00 |
and the maximum SIO.OO through- )
out the state.
% Ballard is co-sponsoring &
(sanitarian) bill along with Rep
resentative Tamplin of Morgan |
|County to set up a board of|
'sanitarians which would require |
'all persons claiming the title of |
' sanitarian to have completed a
ifour-year course lin sanitary en
| gineering in an accredited uni- |
| versity or college. This would
take in such people as dairy in
| spectors, meat inspectors, and
| health inspectors who are now
| appointed often by political fav
“ oritism. This would cut out many
ipolitical jobs which are hand
| downs by the Governor and
,fothers to people who are not
| qualified for these positions.
,i It has been brought to the New
| ton representative’s attention
{that a bill has been introduced
into the legislature which would |
' do away with our present system |
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Last Rites For
Held in Atlanfa
Funeral services for Mr. Lem
ma Huss, 79, year old widow of
the late Dr. J. Frank Huss, who
died 4t her home in Atlanta Mon- l
day evening, following a linger- |
ing illness, were held at Spring
hill Chapel in Atlanta at 10:00
o'clock Wednesday morning. In- |
terment was in Westview Ceme- |
tery, there. 1
~ Mrs. Huss, the former Miss |
Lemma Jackson, daughter of the |
late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jack-i
|son. was a native of Newton
County, but had made her home |
in Atlanta for the past fifty |
‘years. Before moving to Atlanta,
Mrs. Huss who was a talented
musician, taught private music |
Jessons in Newton County. Dur- |
ing the past two years Mrs. Huss |
spent much of the time at New- '
ton County Hospital, where she
enjoyed contact with her family |
and a wide circle of local friends. |
She was a member of Druid Hills |
Baptist Church. |
Survivors include two broth—;
ers, Earl Jackson of Hayston,
and Dr. W. C. Jackson of Greens
boro. il
~ The NEWS joins hosts of
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the bereaved fami
.
ed at the Marshall Evans Funeral
Home in Duggar, Indiana on
Thursday, January 17, at two
thirty o'clock. Interment was at
Duggar, Indiana.
Survivors include: Mrs. Dewey
Womack of Porterdale, Mrs. To- !
bey Gilbert of Rome, Georgia,
Mrs. J. C. Chamblee of Atlanta,
Georgia, Mrs. Johnnie Mae New
man of Miami, Florida, Mr. Roy
Gulledge of the Army Air Force
in Fairbanks, Alaska, thirtecs
grandchildren, and seven great
grandchildren.
Dairy marketing specialist at
the College of Agriculture Ex
tension Service say there are
over 400 varieties of cheese avail
able in the United States. )
; COVINGTON'S ONLY
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of condemnation of private prop- |
erty for public roads Ny substi- |
tuting a single assessork?pbinted |
by the courti instead of e pres—‘
ent three man commisshon ap- |
pointed by the land owney, and |
the county or state. Ballar& said
this would take away one of |
our rights as citizens and proper- i
ty owners in Newton County pa{\d
the state of Georgia. 1
Ballard Opposes \
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"Charge Back” Os ?
- School Funds ‘
.~ (From The Atlanta Journal t
| . A Newton County legislator |
' Tuesday said the Griffin admini- |
'stration’s proposed fiscal change I
'in the Minimum Foundation Pro- I
'gram would cost his county |
money and he’s against it. l
. Referring to a proposal to “un- !
freeze” the charge-back on local |
' financial participation, Rep. W.
D. Ballard of Newton County de
;clared: !
| “They've been saying how|
much we'd be getting, but they |
haven't been saying how much |
we'd have to pay. My county |
would have to pay 17 per cent |
| more.” ‘
| The Newton County legislator |
said the proposed change, men- |
tioned by Gov. Griffin in his
| “State of the State” address, also
|would mean a tax incsease for
| other small counties. Larger
counties would lose some of the
| money they are now getting' from
- | the state.
| Gov. Griffin tied the proposal
L in with a suggested SIOO-a-y%
| pay raise for school ieachers. H
. said removing the present finan-'
| cial participation limit would
pave the way for such an in
crease.
| Newlon High Wins \h&\qion Ofie-Act
Play Contest; Enfer Stade Saturday
| Newton County High School
| won the Regional One-Act Play
| contest held at Newton Auditor
| ium last Thursday evening. Other
| schools reaching the finals last
| week in the Sub-Region were
| Newnan, South Cobb and Bald
win County of Milledgeville.
| State finals are scheduled for
| Saturday, January 26th in the
‘Fine Arts Building at the Uni
| versity of Georgia, Athens. New
| ton’s play will be a comedy and
**Moms For Peace’ Extibit o Come
Here Under Jaycee Sponsorship
, Anyong in Covington and New
|ton County interested in farming
|or gardening will be especially
|interested in visiting the U. S.
|Atomic Energy Commission’s new
i“Atoms for Peace” exhibit which
swill be shown in Covington,
Monday, February 4th. Ome of
gthe display panels that make
lup this “nutshell” exhibit is
| concerned with the use of r?io
| active materials in the field of
iagriculture. which may surprise
' many persons who think of atom
ic energy only as a source of
| power.
| The mobile exhibit is shown
here under the sponsorship of
the Newton County Junior Cham
ber of Commerce. The Jaycees
| public affairs commitiee headed
by Director Rucker Ginn and
Chairman William Crawford, urge
| the people of Newton County
to avail themselves of the op
portunity to see this educational
exhibit.
| Atomic energy has many ag
ricultural uses. The use of radi
oactive elements and compounds
'in fertilizers, for example, has
provided much valuable infor
mation on the value of these fer
tilizers for many types of crops.
Studies with ‘“‘tagged” phosphate
fertilizer used with corn, for ex
ample, showed that growing corn’
plant absorbs all the phosphate
necessary to its growth only for
the first several weeks, and thea
jonly in a radius up to two in-
NUMBER 4
W.D. Anderson,
Former Bibb
President, Di
resiaent, vies
William Dickson Anderson, for
many years President and Chair
man of the Board of Bibb Manu
facturing Company, died in Ma
con, January 20. He was 83 years
of age and had been in declining
health for a number of years.
| Mr. Anderson was president
;of Bibb and served on the Board
from 1920 until 1947 in an active
%‘apacity. In 1954 he became hon
rary chairman of the board.
MHe entered the University of
G«fl‘gia at the age of 14 and was
adritted to the Bar before he
was %0 years old. He was later
promment in textile and educa
tional Yields and held numerous
active ?\\:d honorary positions be
fore his passglg Sunday.
~ Mr. Anderson is survived by
his wife, Aae former Miss Jennie
Loyall; a dgughter, Mrs. McKib
ben Lane of Macon; three grand
children anci‘ four great-grand
_children; five\ sisters, Mrs. Fred
'P. Marget, Neywnan; Miss Liela
| Anderson and Mrs. George D.
“Anderson. both ok Marietta; Mrs.
R. D. Cantrell, Cedagown; and
Mrs. James Anderson, <Macon.
Funeral services were held at
| Vineville Methodist Chure Ma
con. at noon Tuesday, and rial
| was in Riverside Cemetery. Dr.
King Vivion and Dr. Edmund\F.
Cook, officiated.
| COCA-COLA R
‘ Dr. John Styth Pemberton, na
' tive of Knoxville, Georgia, de
vised the formula for Coca-Cola
| in Atlanta in 1886. The next year
- he sold two-thirds of his interast
\ for $1,200. Soon after that he
\ sold his remaining third for $330.
¥em‘gia Historical Commission.
s‘,‘f YOU IN CHURCH SUNDAY
[ will start at. 0\ o'clock.
| Eddie Najja), head of the
| Speech and Drama Dep-riment
|of Newton High blys issued an in
| vitation for an dience from
lour county to ac&ympany the
| players to Athens, Rhere is no
iadmission charge. ;
| Members of the cast Na'urday
will be Elaine Hornbuc?:\‘. Sue
| Pratt and Marshall EiNards.
These three won the sub-l\%fion
| and the Regional. \\
|ches from the plant. Knowing
' these facts, farmers with corn
|crops have been able to save
Marge amounts of money on ferti
| lizer, and derive more benefit
| from its ecorrect application. And
| the same type of research can be
| applied to other food-producing
| plants.
| This use of material “tagged”
| with radioisotopes—or “tracer
atoms,” as they are frequently
~ called—has also been of value
| in other studies connected with
plant growth, such as the impor
tance of trace elements to plang
nutrition, the absorption of sere
" tilizers through the leaves and
|stems as well as the roots, and
the efficacy of various types of
|insecticides in protecting plants
from the multitudinous garden
pests.
| The rays givean off by radio
active substances have been
used iin genetic tests to produce
'new and different types of plants
| —disease-resistant wheat and
'corn, and strains of garden flow
,ers completely unlike their an
eestral types. Work is even now
in progress on the use of this
same radiation to Kkill the baec
teria that cause food spoilage,
thus opening up a whole new field
(in the preservation of foodstuffs
" without refrigeration.
| During its visit to Covington,
the exhibit will be shown on the
Public Square. There is no ad
| mission charge. :