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disgruntled, cantankerous, of
fended, eituperous, vitriolic and
Just plain mad Boss substituting
fee the Office Boy today .... the
reason .... housecleaning . . . . !
the invention of Old Nick him
■elf . . . why is it that a house
looks elean to a man .... he sees
nothing wrong .... his bed is
made up . . . elean towels ar*
m th* bath room ... the kitchen
•ink kt edear of dishes .... and
hw feed is palatable .... the
bona* suits him .... he can
drop cigarette ashes on the floor
and kind of rub his foot over
them and think nothing of it . . .
his tomfortabl* easy chair is
clear of clothes .... he can sit
eomfortable with his ash tray
near and look at television, or
read things look good to
him .... he is proud of his home
.... he sees nothing wrong with
it .... it looks good to him ....
and . ... Io ... all of a sudden
his roommate rises up and begins
to be a thorn in his sid ....
♦ven * pain in the neck .... the
reason .... the house is dirty
«... cell the cleaning woman
.... get Bobby down here ....
get Mr. Mask on the yard ....
and then all hades breaks loose
.... there is going to be a meet
ing at our house .... several
dozen women are converging up
on the dirty domicile?’?? ....
•he proches must be scrubbed
.... why .... they will only
get dirty again .... the walls
must be eleaned . . . why ....
they look elean to the Boss . . .
ehairs must be moved .... ta
bles ehanged .... and on and on
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Band Members
To Attend 10fh
District Clinic
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’ fetwday. February 9. some
fifteen Newton High Band stu
dents will journey to Madison
tn attend the 10th District Band
Clinic. Host for the occasion will
be Madison Band Director,
James Williamson.
The program for the day will
begin at 9 o’clock and the stu
dents will spend the morning
and afternoon in rehearsals. At
7:30 in the evening the students,
composing about a 90-piece band,
will present a concert in the
high school auditorium in Madi
son.
Newton band members who
will be attending the Band
Clinic include: Sue Pratt. Gloria
Willis. Nealus Wheeler, Steve
Reynolds. Faye Greer. Hubert
Wilbanks, Monty Wilson. Elliott
McElroy, Irene Blalock, Bob
Hinton. Grier Stephenson. Corra
Oostlev. Rita Thompson. Lin
Bearing and Henrv Odum HI.
Coming up in the near future
if th* All State Band, this in
ebides a weekend of music study
fbr the most outstanding stu
dents in Georgia Bands. Those
from the Newton Band that will
try out for the All State Rand
*r»: Sue Pratt, Gloria Willis,
Hubert Wilbanks. Henry Odum
HI. Elliott McElroy and Steve
Reynolds.
EAO Celebrates 120th Anniversary of Founding of Emory U.
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ABOVE IS PICTURED the officers of the Monroe. Covington and Oxford Alumni Association of
Emory University at the dinner celebrating the 120th Anniversary of the founding of Emory Univer
j|_ fho(« in the picture are, left io right: Mrs. Moody Summers, Jr.; Mr. Moody Summers, Jr., of
Cevmoton wh ® w “» alerted President of the Monroe. Covington and Oxford Emory Alumni Associa
tion: Mrs. Garland Radford. Mr. Garland Radford, of Monroe, retiring President; Mrs. W. A. Carlton
sH M>- W. A. (Squire) Carlton, of Oxford, Secretary of the Association.
A Priw-Winning
Newspaper
1956
W&jfeSfy Better Newspaper
VOLUME 93
TINYIT PARADE AT THEATRE WEDNESDAY
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Ja’ */^s Name Standard ‘Young Farmer Os Year’
Dairy. .>ming Is Salem
Resident's Main Operation
Newton County Junior Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
night named Leonard Standard, of the Salem Community
as “The Young Farmer of The Year in Newton County.”
He was honored at a banquet Tuesday evening at Bill’s
Restaurant when he was presented a Bronze Plaque and
some >2BO in cash and services.
Mr. Standard owns a dairy
: farm and has made many out
standing contributions to his
profession and his community.
His selection came after three
competent judges screened the
entries. The judging was by
County Agent W. H. McKinney,
James Knight and John Bob
Weaver.
Newton Jaycee President Bob
Campbell. Jr., said that the
club’s Agriculture Committee
had worked long and hard to
put over the project which is th*
1 first such undertaking in the
county’s history. Mr. Standard
i will be the club’s standard bear
er m th* State contest m At
' lanta in the near future. A Na
. tional “Young Farmer” will be
■ selected later.
J The local Jayce* Agriculture
I committee is composed of
iThomas Greer. Jr., Lowell Alex
| ander. Hugh Steele. Jim Corry,
Jernes Anderson and Charlie
Robinson.
Numbered among Mr. Stand
ard’s accomplishments as a farm
er are: President of Newton
County Farmer's Cooperative.
Director of Newton County Ar
tificial Breeders Assn., Director
of Dairy Herd Improvement
Assn., member of the County
Agricultural Committee, mem
ber of Newton County Dairy
Assn , member of Georgia Milk
Producers Assn., Supt. of the
Sunday School at Salem Metho
dist Church; member of The
American Legion and Woodmen
of the World.
His farming operation is pri
marily confined to dairy cattle.
He has a herd of 72. of which
46 are milk cows. There are 99
acres in his farm, and Leonard
lives on the same land on which
his parents lived. He is the
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Prof. C. Jay Smith To Speak
At Kiwanis Meeting at 1 P.M.
Professor C. Jay Smith of the
Univeristy of Georgia, who has
just returned from a trip to Rus
sia will be the speaker at the
Covington Kiwanis Club today
(Thursday) at their regular week
ly meeting at 1 O'clock. Professor ,
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Rev. Griessman
Resigns At
Mt. Zion Baptist
Mt. Zion Baptist Church mem
bership has reluctantly accepted
the resignation of their pastor,
the Rev. Mr. Gene Griessman, as
of March Ist.
Mr. Griessman, who assumed
the Mt. Zion pastorate in Janu
ary of 1955, revealed plans at th*
time of his resignation for con
tinuation of his studies toward a
doctorate in Theology.
An alumnus of Tennessee Tem
ple College Mr. Griessman has
been enrolled at th* University
of Georgia in post - graduate,
work, while serving as pastor of
Mt. Zion.
According to a church spokes
man. Mr. Griessman will pur
sue his studies at Baylor Uni
versity in Waco. Texas. Mrs.
Griessman. the former Miss Mary
Lutz of Orlando, and a gifted pi
anist, plans to join her husband
as a Baylor student and pursue
her studies in music.
The young pastor and his
wife have made a splendid con
tribution to the progress of Mt.
Zion, in all phases of the
Church's development. It is with
regret and good wishes for their
future success and happiness
that the membership sees them
go into wider fields of education
in Kingdom Work.
Appointed on the pulpit com
mittee to secure a pastor for Mt.
Zion are: Luther Cook, Chairman
of the Board of Deacons. Roy
Dial. O. S. Brooks and Carswell
Mason.
Smith is a native of Newnan. Ga.
His father is President of the
Newnan Bank.
He will be introduced by R. 0.
Arnold, Chairman of the Board of
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Newton County's Young Farmer Os The Year, Leonard Standard
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LEONARD STANDARD, of th* Salem Community, th* Newton
County Junior Chamber of Commerce's choice as "The Young
Farmer Os The Year" is shown in the three pictures above on
his dairy farm. In the first picture, left to right, Mr. Sia^^rd is
looking ever some of his prise mlk cows; in the second photo
Long Lines Await
Late Tag Buyers,
Johnson Says
“Persons who wait until the
final days before the deadline to
buy their vehicle license plates
may have to stand in long lines
outside our office,” said Bonham
Johnson, Newton County Taix
Collector, yesterday.
Johnson revealed that only
1,242 license plates had been sold
during the first five weeks in
which they were available in his
office. He said that toipe 6.000
tags would be sold in Newton
'Western Hoedown' Stage Show
At Newton Auditorium Saturday
“Western Hoedown” a stage
production with talent from Por
terdale. will be presented at
Newton High School auditori
um. Saturday. February Sth, at
7:30 P. M.
The event is sponsored by the
Young Adult Class of the Coving
ton Mills Methodist Church. It
is being presented by the Porter
dale Woman’s Club.
Characters from Radio. TV
and the Screen, will be portrayed
by the cast, which is headed by
th* Master of Ceremonies Bißy
Crowell. Ke plays the part of
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ShUVvN IN the long dreamed of Covingion Scout Hut,
completed in 1951. with financial aid from Covingion
Kiwanis Club, are key figures in the Newton-Rockdale
District. Atlanta Arei Council. Boy Scouts of America.
Left io right:; George Hutchinson, Immediate past
Council Approves Airport
Plan; Two Firemen Added
Covington Mayor and City
Council, in a meeting Monday
evening at City Hall, approved
the addition of two new regular
( members of the Nr* department.
; This brings to four the number of
) । firemen employed bv the city,
i There are 24 volunteer members
Georg* Gobel.
Others in th* cast are: Roy
Rogers and Dale Evans: Jack and
Ann Norwood: Calamity Jane:
Euphie Christian; Ann Martin:
Ann Martin; Teresa Brewer:
Saleta Lunsford.
Also. Uncle Sipe and Aunt
Sap: C. T. Bohanan and Susie
Williams; Little Annie Oakley:
Hay Shaw; Minnie Pearl: Lu
cille Shaw; Dorothy Collins:
Frances Mitchell; Lou Childree:
Howard Williams: Elvis Presley:
Tommy Millwood; Jordan Airs
Quartet:
Boy Scouting Is 47 Years Old Today “Duty to Country" Is Soecial Theme
COVINGTON. GEORGIA. THURSbAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1957
he regulates irrigation equipment in his pasture field; and third
picture, working on his pump in his farm pond. Mr. Standard
will be the Newton County entry in the State Jaycee Young
Farmer Contest in the near future.
| of the organization. y
Clayton Bailev and Elbert J
Parker are rhe new members of
the department on a regular work
; schedule. B. T. Floyd and Calvin
Fincher have been regular mem
bers of the department for some
time. Employing four firemen
was on the recommendation of
the Southeastern Underwriters
। Assn, in order to maintain the
present fire insurance rates for
th* eity.
Action in regards to the pro
posed airport for Covington came
before the Mayor and Council
and it was decided to go ahead
j with definite plans for building
an airport with a runway of I
asphalt construction 75 x 2.500
feet. Federal funds are available
at the present from the Civil
Aeronautic Administration, it was
stated by William Crawford. Cov
ington City Clerk.
Other action by the city gover- i
ning body included new work :
hours for the City Hall employ
ees. Beginning March Ist the of- .
fice will be open from 8 a. m.
until 4 p.m.. Monday through Sat
urday, except Wednesday when 1
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District Chairman; John Booin, Area Program Vice
chairman; Jim McKay, District Commission; Explorer
Scout Henry Fitrpatrick, recent recipient of the Bronte
Palms; Homer Sharp. Area Administration Vice-chair
man; M. Bernys Shaw, District Chairman; S. J. Mor-
wtmrr thaw
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READERS WEEKLY
Dr. Callaway
Hospitalized
Friends of Dr. Jordan Calla
way; prominent nrvihglon doc
tor, will regret to learn that he is
a patient at Newton County Hos
pital where he will be hospdaliz
ed lor approximately 10 days.
Th* NEWS joins friends in wish-
Dr. Callaway a speedy recovery.
Master Masons
Meet Tuesday
The regular communication of
Goiden Fleece Lodge No. 6, F. &
A. M. will be held Tuesday even
ing February 12, at 7:30 p.m. The
E. A. degree will be conferred.
All qualified brethren urged to
attend. Visitors welcome.
Bv order of: Jack L. Meadors,
W.M.
ELKS DANCE SATURDAY
A dance at the Covington Elks
Club has been set for Saturday,
February 9, from 9 until 12
midnight.
cock. past Scout and Cub Master and holder of Silver
Beaver Award; Frank Meadors, Member Council
Executive Board, and Jamboree Chairman; Willie
Campbell, Covington Scout Master; and Billy Crowell,
longtime Porterdale Scout Master,
NUMBER 6
King, Queen
Io Be Crowned
Ciowning at the Mid
Queen of Hearts wiM b« the high
light of the Tot Parade at
the Strand Theatre, Wednesday,
February JB, Starting time for
the festivities will be 3 p m. Ap
proximatehr 200 girls and boya
from age one through five are
entered in the contest for the
kin^ and queen title, according
to Mrs. Jake Hooten, president of
the Green Thumb Garden Club,
sponsor of the parade.
Mrs. Hooten said proceeds de
rived from the program will be
used to beautify the grounds nt
the New Ficquctt Elementary
SrlWoL Recently the club donat-
rd <l5O to help landscape th«
grounds at the new addition to
the Newton County High School.
The program at the Strand
wiul be in charge of Master of
Ceremonies, Zig Callaway. The
H?ppy Days and Service Guild
Kindergarten boys and girls will
!ha ve a part on the program-
Pianist will be Mrs. Milford
Jc'mson. During the Parade.
th-ee out-of-town judges, will
pi k the young bov and girt for
th n king and queen title.
Mter the parade and program,
M s. M. M. Osman will be hna
tr s to a film showing of "Car
tom Capers.”
Mrs. Luke Lassister and Urs.
Fester Hudson have been in
charge of the entry list for the
p; rade contestants.
The Green Thumb Club was
founded in 1953 and their etvie
accomplishments have been
n imerous since that time.
Officers of the club, other
than the president. Mrs. Hooten,
are: Mrs. D. K. Hicks, Jr., first
vice-president; Mrs. J. B.
Mitehell Jr., seeond vice
president; Mrs. Stone Coop
er, recording secretary: Mrs.
Loyd Alexander, assistant sec
retary; Mrs. Fred Lott, corre
sponding secretary; Mrs. Luke
Lassiter, treasurer; Mrs. Foster
Hudson, reporter; Mrs. Frank
Stone, scrap book Chairman;
Mas. Don Wood, parliamentar
ian: and Mrs. Lanier Hardman,
advisor.
Committees for the Green
Thumb for the current year are:
Year Book; Mrs. Walter Day,
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