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By THE OFFICE BOY
Gracious! Mercy! Me! We who
have had just a week’s vacation
in Florida during the Winter
came home to ice and freezing
weather . , weather colder than
we usually have here . , . but
we just have to quit going to
Florida and wishing for that
kind of weather because our
wishes came true righ; here in
the middle of Winter ... Ba Jmy
spring weather, with what re
sults. We enjoyed it and are still
enjoying it, but as I said, our
flowers, blubs, trees and fields
can't read the papers . . . they
just take it for granted it's spring
and the iris is blossoming here
and there, all bulbs are up with
many daffodils in full blossom.
My oriental magnolia is in full
blossom, and camellias every
where, azelias in blossom, thrift,
and here we are now moaning
and groaning! I sorter think Lee
Aikman was right in his joke
about how some of these com
munist nations managed their
people ... If you express your
opinion ask me and I will tell
you what to say . . . but they, the
flowers can’t ask us. Leo Aikman
and Ira were down for the La
dies Rotary night. They have
been friends for some twenty
years, but in the meantime Leo
has grown from the Manager of
the Marietta paper to a great
columnist on the Atlanta paper,
and not only that, he has de
veloped into a great Rotarian
. . . and the "most in demand’’
person as an afterdinner speak
er in the South. He was just back
'rom Richmond. Virginia . . .his
wife looked prettier than we
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Local Students
Serve As Pages
Kight Newton County High and
Covington Junior High School
students have enjoyed a valua
ble experience during the cur
rent lession of Legislature, as
House pages, appointed by New
ton County Representative Don
ald Ballard.
On Tuesday and Wednesday
of last -week. John Richardson,
on of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rich
ardson. and Newton High fresh
man; Mike Caudill, son of Mr.
end Mrs. Solomon Caudill, and
Newton High Junior; and New
ton High Soohomore Billy Han
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Hanson were introduced to the
complex procedure of our State's
laws in the making, as pages.
Also serving on Tuesday, Jan
ette Remley, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. .J. M. Remley. Jr., and Lau
rie Cook, daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. W. S. Cook, Jr., both seventh
grade studenls of Junior High.
On Wednesday, Beverly Booth,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Booth, and Beede Campbell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. R.
Campbell, Jr., seventh grade Jr.
high student-, were appointed as
pages.
Rill Allgood, Jr,, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. 1. Allgood, Jr. High
:.rh grader, is serving through
cut this week as a page.
All of those named as pages are
Government, Civics or History
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The United Daughters, and friends gathered at the Confederate Cemetery for the unveiling es a
beautiful marker, made possible by C. E. Gregory, of the Historic Commission, and the inscription
■written by Col. Spenser. The Marker was unveiled by Mrs. Belmont Dennis, Ex-President General
U. D. C. and the president of the local chapter, Mrs. T. A. Rape, shown holding the Confederate
Flag which veiled the Marker; Mrs. Dennis on left and Mrs. Rape on Right. Pictured on extreme
left is Mrs. R. H. Patterson, who later, with Mrs. R. M. Mobley, Recorder of Crosses. U. D. C.
awarded a Military Cross of Service for World War 11, to Col Charles Chester King, shown io Mrs.
Pattersons left. On extreme right. Mr. Pitts Robertson, Newton County's member of the State
Highway Department, who erected the marker for the Chapter.
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COUNTY MOTHERS POLIO MARCH TONIGHT
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Naj;^ and Griffin Named Theatre Chairmens
Itr A Stranger' Is
N Eduction of Group
’ll. ion Community Theatre, at a business meeting
recently, jllowing a covered-dish supper, transacted the
greatest variety in the way of an “agenda”, of any meeting
in its two-year history.
Reluctantly accepting the res
ignation of H. A. Zinser, Chair
man, and Mrs. Goodwin Tuck,
Vice-Chairman, it was necessary
to elect both officer. It was at
once obvious to the group that
only one choice for chairman
was possible. All eyes turned to
the founder and guiding spirit
of the Theatre Group from the
time when it was in the talking
stage: Mr. Eddie Najjar. Hav
ing served as director and help
ing hand in every capacity, it
was with a round of applause
that he was swept into office.
His eo-worker as Vice-Chair
man will be Dr. Maurice Griffin,
set-builder-extraordinary, actor
(Goodbye, My Fancy) of high
calibre, sound- effects expert
(Dial “M” for Murder”), and pres
ently studying a role in the new
est production: Love From A
Stranger.
Mr. Najjar brings to the office
an exceptional amount of talent
and the indefinable quality call
ed "Theatre-sense". His success as
director of the Newton High
School Dramatic productions has
brought pleasure to the commun
ity as well as fine learning-ex
perience to the stedents.
Graduated from Cedartown
High School, he went, on to Geor
gia Teachers’ College at States
boro for his degree, earned the
Masters’ degree tn education at
Peabody College, and has attend
ed Columbia University in New
York several summers, working
toward a Doctorate in Education.
While there, he studied Drama,
both acting and directing in that
department
Under his leadership, the Thea
tre Group looks forward to com
tinuing success and service to
this community in the presenta
tion of high-quality drama.
Under his direction, the New
ton High One-act play, SUP-
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Rev. E. P. Nichols Is Named
Commissioner Presby. Assembly
It is learned with interest that
the Rev. Mr. E. P. Nichols, pastor
of Covington Prsbyterian Church
has been elected by the Atanta
Presbytery as Commissioner of
the General Assembly, to be held
in Birmingham, Ala. in April.
The election was held at the
meeting of the Atlanta Presby-
Covington's ONLY HOME - OWNED and HOME - OPERATED Newspoper
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Auto Wreck in
Rockdale Claims
J. W. Stallworth Jr.
James Wesley Stallworth Jr.,
21, of Milstead, was killed in
stantly about 12:30 Sunday morn
ing when the car in which he was
a passenger overturned about six
: miles from Conyers at Irving
Bridge.
Sheriff McCart stated the 1957
Ford, owned and being driven
by Billy Charles Nix, home on
leave from the service, ran into
the bridge, bounced off and land
ed upside down. Stallworth was
killed instantly from being crush
ed in the overturned car and
from a broken neck, reports from
the hospital stated.
Others in the car with Stall
worth and Nix were Charles
Young, Harold Kirk and Marion
Kirk, all of Rockdale County.
Both the Kirk boys and Young
were shaken up and received
■ cuts and bruises. They were giv
en first aid at the Rockdale
I County Hospital and dismissed.
McCart stated Nix was given
first aid at the local hospital
and then transterred to Fort Mc-
Pherson Government Hospital.
He is reported to have an injur
ed back with other less serious
| injuries.
McCart said this was toe sec
ond death on the roads of Rock
dale County for the first month
i of the year. The first was that of
a colored man from Lithonia
killed on Highway 12 three weeks
ago.
Stallworth was the only son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Wee ley Stall
worth Sr. of Milstead. He has two
sisters, Miss Becky Stallworth,
Milstead and Mrs. Marion Rooks,
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tery which convened at Ingle
side Presbyterian Church in
Sottdale, last Tuesday.
Rev Nichols was joined in at
tending the meeting in Scottdale
by S. J. Morcock. who is an eld
er in the local Presbyterian
h Church.
Rotary Club Hears March of Dimes Speakers
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ERNEST ROGERS, fourth from left. State Chairmen of the March of Dimes, was the main speaker
at the Covington Rotary Club's regular luncheon program at the Teen Can last week. Ha is also
a popular columnist of the Atlanta Journal. Also shown in the picture are, from left, Gen Alvin
Gillam (Ret.) permanent State Chairman of the Marh of Dimes: Mrs. Charles Burnett, Newton
County Mothers March on Polio chairman; Aubra Sherwood, Rotary President and Newton Coun
ty March of Dimes chairman; Mr. Rogers; Bill Ferry, North Georgia representative of the March of
Dimes; and A. Belmont Dennis, publiher and editor of the Covington News, guest of the club.
D. W. Brooks is Speaker
At Kiwanis Meeting Today
D. W. Brooks, President Cotton
Producers Association, of AMan-
I ta, will be the featured speaker
'at the Covington Kiwanis meet
ing at one o'clock today at the
I American Legion Home.
; Mr. Brooks has just returned
from the last leg of an around
the world trip with his wife and
■ family. He will speak of this
trip.
Mr. Brooks is a native of Roy
' ston where he and S. A. Ginn, of
Ginn Motor Co., were classmates
in both grammar and high school.
They also attended the University
of Georgia and were roommates
there.
Mr. Brooks has been with the
Cotton Producers Association
since its organization, working in
various phases of the organiza
tion and is now its president. He
is married and has one daughter
and one son, who is now in medi
cal college.
He was appointed by President
Dwight D. Eisenhower to the
advisory board of the Agricultur
al program, serving with the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
President Everitt Pratt presid
ed over the meeting last Thurs
day and welcomed the visitors
present. Miss Frances Felton was
a guest of Fleming Touchstone.
Miss Felton is state organizer for
the Red Cross.
Crawford Garren, of Clemson,
S. C., was the guest of George
Jolley, general manager of Cov
ington Mills.
C. D. Ramsey, Sr., program
chairman, introduced Harold
Mann, director of Emory-at-Ox
ford Glee Club, who, with the as
sistance of Miss Sybil Pate, of
Hapeville, and Miss Dolores Sit
ler, of Brookhaven, members of
his choral group, presented a de-
Atty, Leon Cohen Authors
Article in Va, Law Review
George Leon Cohen, attorney
at-Law, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Cohen of Covington, was signally
honored by having an article in
the January issue of “The Vir
ginia Law Review.”
“The Virginia Law Review” is a
publication for attorneys and is
rated second only to the famous
Harvard Law Review in authen
ticity and information for prac
ticing attorneys.
Mr. Cohen has only been prac
ticing two years and for a young
■ attorneys of his experience to be
I requested to write an article of
. this nature is a distinct honor,
as well as recognition of his abil
ity.
j Mr, Cohen is a member of the
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 31. 1957
lightful series of songs.
Miss Pate sang the “Desert
Song". "Make Believe" and "Mys
tery of Life", and Miss Sitler
favored the club with "All the
Things You Are”, “Can't Help
Loving That Man” and "And To
Sleep Again" with Mr. Mann ac
companying them at the piano.
The applause of the club and
the words of President Pratt
expressed the appreciation of rhe
club for toe program.
Joe Bales Is Chosen "Mr. OCT"
Newton County High for December
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JOE BATES
Virginia Bar Association as well
as the Georgia Bar Association
and is associated with the fam
ous law firm of Sutherland, As
bill & Brennan, of Atlanta. He
is a graduate of Virginia Mili
tary Institute where he received
his B. A. degree in 1951. He re
ceived his L. L. B. degree at
University of Virginia Law
School in 1956.
The foreword referring no the
article in the Virginia Law Re
view stated:
“G. L. Cohen discusses in this
issue the Clifford doctrine as
it applies to transfers and lease
backs to trusts. Mr. Cohen first
analyzes leasehacks of family
trusts add conclude* that recent
Almon Singing
The members and friends of
the Almon Baptist Church will
be interested in noting the "time
change" of toe "regular singing”
of the Almon Baptist Church
from the third Sunday evening
of each month to the first Sun
day' afternoon of each month, be
ginning Sunday, February 3 from
12:30 to 4:00 o'clock.
1 Michael Joe Bates, a Newton
County High School Senior and
a member of the Diversified Co-
i operative Training Club has been
(chosen by his fellow-members
(as "Mr. DCT” of Newton High
for the month of December 1956.
As a part of the program of
work, the local club adopted a
I resolution earlier in this school
I year to so honor members whose
i service merited the award.
Joe is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Bates formerly of Coving
ton and who now are residing in
Albany, Georgia.
Because of his love for his
school and work Joe chose to
remain here and complete his
high school training at Newton
High. At present he is making
his home with his sister Mrs.
Robert W. Prince of Covington.
Joe is a second year DCT stu
dent. His first year of training
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developments should put the tax
bar on notice that the Commis
sioner will in all probability con
test any deduction for leaseback
rent paid a family trust, even
I where the leasebgck arrangement
’is made with an independent
trust. Controlled corporations
present problems similar to those
I encounted with family trusts
though adequate businesa rea
sons will frequently make a de
duction valid. The article con
cludes with a consideration of
planning devices, drawn from the
I previous analysis of cases, which
may guide the practitioner con
| sidering a leaseback arrange-
I mens.”
WOKE iMAH
15,000
READERS WEEKLY
Community Residences To
Be Contacted From 6-830
। Plans were completed yesterday by Mrs. Charles Burnett,
: chairman of the Mothers March on Polio for Newton Coun
ty, for the annual collection of funds Thursday in the
various communities of the county. This is the first year
that a county-wide Mothers March on Polio will have been
staged.
The hours of 6 until 8:30 ■
P.M. has been set for the March
in order that ail residents may ;
be contacted for their donation
to this vital phase of the polio .
drive. Mrs. Burnett said that the
Junior Service Guild was spon
soring the drive and that she
had designated a chairman in
each community for the door-to
door campaign. The community
chairmen in turn will select, their
own crew of workers to canvass
their neighborhood.
Mrs. Burnett stated that all
money collected locally may be
turned in at Newton Federal Sav-
I ings A Loan Association until
■ 10 P.M. Thursday night following
the Mothers March. Herbert Vin
ing is Treasurer of the March of
Dimes and it was announced
, that funds may be turned over
:to him at the Newton Federal
Office anytime.
"We would like to ask all resi
dents to turn on their porch light
for the workers but if the light
isn't on we will knock on your
door in order that you may have
a part in trie Mother March on
Polio,” Mrs. Burnett stated.
The community chairmen ap
i pointed are as follows:
Newborn — Mrs. G. B. Davis.
Mansfield —Mrs. J. B. Spears,
Jr. ■
Almon — Mrs. Hinton Bailey,
i High Point — Mrs. James H.
। Tuggell.
I Brickstore — Mrs. J. P. Knight.
Salem — Mrs. George Ramsey.
Oak Hill — Mrs. C. A. Jolley.
Pine Grove — Mrs. J. Carter
Roberteon.
Gum Creek — Mrs. Charlesi
Cason.
Flint Hill — Mrs. Tom Jones.
Starrsville —Mrs. James An
' derson.
I Dixie — Mrs. Charles Ewing.
Heard-Mixon — Mrs. Billy
■ Aiken, Mrs. Wallace Jones, Mrs.
I Hugh Jones.
Stewart — Mrs. Billy Jones.
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Scout Bill Hawkins of Newborn
To Attend World Jamboree
FORT BENNING. Ga. — Fort
Benning Explorer Scout Bill
Hawkins son of Chief Warrant
Officer and Mrs. William A.
Hawkins of Newborn, Ga., has
been selected to attend the Roy
Scout World Jamboree in Lon
don. England, in August.
Young Hawkins is the grand
son of Mrs. Paul Harwell of
Newborn. His mother is the form
er Sybil Harwell of Newborn.
Assigned to Fort Benning in
December, 1954, Mr. Hawkins is
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FORT BENNING. Ga. — Fort Banning Explorer Scout Bill Hawk
ina, center ton es Chief Warrant Officer and Mr». William A Hakw
ins of Newborn is ihown after being congratulated by Major Gen-
Herbert B. Powell, right, commander of the U. S. Army Infantry
Center, on his selection as Scout representative io the International
Boy Scout Jamboree in London England, August 1 io 12. The 15-
year-old Scout is one of two boys chosen by the Georgia-Alabama
Council of Boy Scouts of America to attend the meeting. Left is
Bill’s father Mr. Hawkins, food adviser for the Third Infantry Di
-1 vision. ’
number
A. S. Ellington
Among 52 Cotton
Farmers Cited K
1
Fifty-two Georgia farmers yes
terday (Wednesday. January 30)
became charter members of one
of agriculture's most exclusive
organizations, the Bale and A
Half Club.
A. S. Ellington of Newton
County was among the 52 honor
ed for his exceptional cotton
growing ability.
Representing 25 counties, tha
52 produced the necessary 750
| pounds of lint per acre on all
■ their 1956 cotton acreage to qual
i ify for membership. More than
t ( 1,000 farmers tried for the magic
r 1 yield, according to D. L. Bran
p yon and W. H. Sell, Extension
n Service agronomists-cotton, Uni
versity of Georgia College o£
Agriculture.
The 52 “cotton kings” of the
I state grew 1.077.6 acres of cotton
'• in 1.956, and they produced
1 1.853.9 bales. This is an average
of 1.72 bales per acre, or 860
pounds of lint,” according to
Branyon.
The Bale and A Half Club
members received keys and cer
tificates at a meeting at trie Rock
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Masonic Night Is
Scheduled for Tonight
All Masons and their families
are invited to attend Masonic
Night at the Masonic Hall on
Thursday evening, January 31, at
7 p.m.
Entertainment will be by the
Covington Chapter No. 337, East
ern Star.
food adviser for the Third In
fantry Division.
The International Scout Jam
boree will meet in London from
August 1 to 12. Representatives
’ from Boy Scout councils through
tout the U. S. will gather with
Scouts from a!) over the world
in the 12-day program. Two boys
from the Georgia-Alabama coun
cil were chosen on merit by the
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