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My Oh Me! The Baptist Young
Peoples Onion is growing. The
Office Boy meets with them each
Sunday night and we have some
friendly enemies among the
Group Captains now to see which
group ean enlist the most young
people between the ages of 17
and 25. If you are not coming to
B.T.U. you are really missing a
wonderful program, staged en
tirely by the group. We are stu
dying for the Month of February
the Power of Faith. Sunday
night’s program with Burney
Sloan in charge, and Elaine
Hornbuckle, President presid
ing waj really one every body
should have heard. Truly our
young people of today are an
inspiration to all! Their faith is
growing in Kingdom Work, and
their entire future lives will ba
enriched by this beautiful work,
which is their part in helping
carry on the work of the Church
to which they belong. Come join
us! We need you. and the Church
needs you, and w'e feel you need
the inspiration of the beautiful
work we are doing.
In speaking of real faith Sun
day night, and what faith is, this
little story came out. A Mission
ary, in foreign fields, working
hard for sometime wrote home
and asked for a Communion Ser
vice, “We do not have any con
verts as yet, but. we will need it
soon.” That is faith! There are
aome young people at Newton
County High School who have
faith in this Community also.
The Newton County High
School Band won Superior Rat
ing as a group last year, and
several individuals earned a Su
perior Rating in Solo parts at
the STATE FESTIVAL! Were we
PROUD of them! They are in
trouble bow. Their caps have
been worn over five years and
cannot, be worn out of town on
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White’s Enterprises Have
Modernized Their Stores
Ik keeping pace with modern
trends of displaying merchandise
and making their stores more
convenient for shopping comfort.
White's Enterprises with stores
in both Covington and Porter
dale. have redecorated, remodel
ed and added new equipment.
White's Department Store in
Covington has a newly decorated
interior. Fouu beautiful new
mannequins have been added to
their display windows.
White's Auto Parts have re
cently added new fluorescent
Lghing fixtures and installed a
new heating system.
White's Firestone Store has
completely redecorated the walls
and fixtures throughout the en
tire store and added new fluores
cent lighting fixtures and a new
heating system.
White's Department Store in
Porterdale have completely re-
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COVINGTON'S NEW 117,500 FIRE TRUCK is shown in the
picture above with several of the volunteer and regular firemen
present for the photo. Left to right, on the ground, are A. R.
Hooten. Howard Potts. Clayton Bailey. Jack Parker, Ralph
Batchelor (sitting mi fender). Bud Dennison, Bill Austin, Joe
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VOLUME S 3
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Gar Clubs’ Joint Flower Show Plans Made
Covington, jreen Thumb And
Miniature Committees Set
In the first venture of its kind, the Covington. Miniature
and Green Thumb Garden Clubs are working out details for
a joint Flower Show, to be held at the Covington Junior
High Gymnasium on Wednesday, April 24, from 3:00 to 7:00
o’clock in the afternoon set as the tentative hours of exhibi-
Second Income
Tax Fact Article
In NEWS Today
| .The second article on Income
Tax Facts, prepared in coopera
tion with the Internal Revenue
Service, is carried in the Cov-
I ington NEWS today on the Edi
torial Page.
Installment Number Two con
cerns the selection of the correct
form for filing your tax return.
It especially deals with a return
i to be filed by a married couple
and whether or not to itemize
your deductions.
We are sure you will find
these articles helpful and inform
ative in getting your income tax
return ready for mailing to Uncle
I Sam. Why not turn to the Edi
torial Page and read Income Tax
' Facts!
modeled the giftware depart
ment, remodeled and redecorated
the Ladies Read-to-Wear, adding
two new fitting rooms for the
convenience of customers. All
interior store fixtures have a new
decor by departments. White's
Porterdale has also added four
beautiful new mannequins to
their display windows.
White's Super Market in Por
terdale now completely modern
throughout has recently added a
new larger frozen foods counter
and a self-service Refrigerated
Island Meat Displayer. New
equipment has recently been ad
ded to the Lunch Counter which
has also been redecorated.
All the stores in White’s En
terprises in both Covington and
Porterdale invite their many
friends and customers to visit
them and see the many new im
provements.
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tion. In an enthusiastic meeting
of some twenty-six chairmen of
the vafious committees of the
joint Show, held at the home of
Mrs. S. L. Hardman, Tuesday
morning at 10:30. overall chair
men. their co-chairmen and com
mittee members were named as
follows: Flower Show Overall
Chairman Mrs. R. P. Campbell,
with Mesdames S. L. Hardman
and Tom Freeman as Co-Chair
man and committee members
Mrs. F. C. Nesbit, Covington
Club, Mesdames E. E. Callaway,
Jr. and E. W. Exley, Miniature,
and Mrs. Clint Patrick. Green
Thumb.
Overall Schedule Chairman
Mrs. L. W. Masten, with Co-
Chairmen Mrs. John Fuller and
Mrs Olin Costley, and committee
members Mesdames Al David
and Charles Starling, Covington,
E. G. Lassiter. Jr. and Dave Bo
hanan Miniature, Foster Hudson.
James Hutchins and W. W.
Vaughn, Green Thumb; Overall
Awards Chairman Mrs. Fleming
Touchstone with Co-chairmen
Mrs. D. K. Hicks and Mrs. Ruc
ker Ginn; Overall Judging Chair
man, Miss Sarah 'White Callaway,
with Co-chairmen Mesdames Nat
S. Turner and Carl Smith, Jr.;
Overall Publicity Chairman Mrs.
C. C. King, Jr., with co-chairmen
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Mrs. Bud Den
nison, and committee members
Mesdames George MacMahon and
R. H. Patterson, Covington, Whit
low Richardson. Miniature, and
Fred Lott, Green Thumb.
Overall Ticket Chairman Mrs.
W. B. Travis, with co-chairmen
Mesdames C. D. Ramsey, Jr., and
Derrell Harper, and committee
members Mesdames Harry Dietz,
Covington, Jordan Callaway and
Jay Brown Miniature, and Jean
Remley, Green Thumb; Overall
Staging Chairman Mrs. John Jer
nigan, with co-chairmen Mes
dames Leon Cohen, and J. B.
Mitchell. Jr. and committee
members Mesdames Moony Sum
mers, Jr., Frank Williams. Good
win Tuck, Edmund Jordan,
Spence Ramsey, Covington; S R.
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Hunt, Junior Odum and Dan Gibbs. On the truck are James
Bolton (holding ladder). Red Pulliam, Jack Gibbs, Joe Hooten.
D«w.y Biggers, Donald Mobley., Chief Grady Berry is in the
seat. Standing in front of the fire truck are Calvin Fincher
and R. T. Floyd, engineers.
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Coach Bobby Dodd Is Covington Kiwanis Speaker
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COACH BOBBY DODD of Georgia Tech (third from left) was the main speaker at the Covington
Kiwanis meeting last Thursday afternoon at the Legion Home. Thirty-one guests at the luncheon
meeting swelled the attendance to the largest number in many months. Coach Dodd was introduced
by Robert O. Arnold, Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Shown
in the photo are. left io right, Howard Ector. Business Manager of Athletics at Georgia Tech: Mr.
Arnold; Coach Dodd: and Everett Pratt, president of the Covingion Kiwanis Club. (See Sport Page).
Red Cross Makes Plans
For Annual Funds Drive
The Annual Red Cross Drive
will get underway approximately
March, Ist in Newton County,
according to Nat S. Turner,
chairman for the Newton Coun
ty Chapter.
A meeting of the directors and
committees was held Tuesdav at
Bill's Grill to
make prelimin
ary plans. Miss
Frances Felton,
state Field Rep
presentative at
tended the meet
ing and explain
ed the project.
Chairman Nat
Turner stats d
the goal this veer is 65.028.00 for
Mansfield Barbecue
Mansfield Methodist Church
will hold its barbecue Wednes
day, February 27, from 6 to 8:30
at the community house. The fine
barbecue and stew that the Mans
field men cook, and the delicious
cakes that the ladies bake are
known far and wide.
Newton County of which approx
imately 50 percent will remain
here, Mr. Turner said he felt
sure the people of Newton Coun
ty would respond liberally to the
drive for funds.
Ben T. Banks was named Fin
ance Chairman: Fleming Touch
stone, Bloodmobile Chairman:
Hug'h Steele. Disaster Chairman;
Robert Campbell, Swimming and
Water Chairman; Mrs. Grady
Benton, Treasurer; Herbert Katz.
Home Service Chairman and
Mrs. Charles Starling, Nurses Aid
Chairman.
In the drive for Funds. Leon
Cohen will head solicitation with
the business men and John
Booth will head drive to solicit
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Mr. Turner
Billie Smith, Mark Davis Have
Leading Roles in Theatre Play
The second production of the
; third season of the Newton Com
munity Theatre carries the title:
"Love From A Stranger”. The
play is just as exciting as the
title, and guarantees an evening
of outstanding entertainment.
Mrs. N. S. Turner is directing
an excellent cast, carefully chosen
for roles suited to their talents.
Sally King is stage-manager.
Curtain time for the new pro
duction is 8:15 p.m. Friday. March
Bth at Newton High School Audi
torium. It will also be staged at
the same time. Saturday, March
9th at the auditorium.
Margaret Campbell is chairman
of the ticket committee for the
play. Bim Meyer is co-chairman.
Other committees already at
work are headed by Frances
Pratt, Personal Properties: Loy
Summers. Set Properties: Agnes
Randall, Costumes’; and Jo Mc-
Laney, Program Chairman.
Mark Davis makes his debut
in the group with the role of
Nigel, suitor for the hand of
Cecily, a lovely blonde who has
j the. added attraction of having
just come into a large sum of
money. Billie Smith plays Cecily.
She will be remembered from
I "Goodbye, My Fancy.”
Maurice Griffin, as Bruce, the
dramatic young stranger, brings
tension and excitement to his
i role of rival for the hand of
: Cecily, the heiress. He will be
[ welcomed by those who have
I clamored for his reappearance
since "Goodbye. My Fancy”.
The one and only Lois Hay
: plays the role of Aunt LooLoo,
and she needs no introduction to
' theatre audiences, who enjoy her
singing, accordion, and acting.
Her last appearance was in "The
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COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 31, 1157
the homes.
Belmont Dennis and Tom Hay
were appointed on the Publicity
Committee.
The directors are: Bill Dickey,
Homer Sharp, Wendel] Crowe.
E. G. Lassiter, Burrus Snow' and
Herbert Vining.
Those attending the meeting
were: Nat Turner. Ben Banks,
E. G. Lassiter, Whitlow Rich
ardson, Homer Sharp, Tom Hay,
Miss Frances Felton. Fleming
Touchstone, Belmont Dennis.
Some discussion was held re
garding organizing a Junior Red
Cross and Homer Sharp was
delegated to investigate the pos
sibility of organizing a Junior
i Chapter.
Miss Inez Rowe
Wins Covington
Furniture Prize
Miss Inez Rowe, of Covington
Mills, was the winner of a $69 95
Southern Cross Quilted matress
awarded by Covington Furniture
Company and Covington Furni
ture Exchange in a recent mat
tress sale at thy> two stores.
The furniture firm offered the
prize to all persons who made
purchases during the bedding sale
I which closed on Saturday, Febru
' ary 9. Miss Rowe's name was
i drawn for the fre gift.
New Office Hours
For City Hall
Patrons of the Covington City
Hall are reminded that new of
fice hours will go into effect on
March Ist. Monday through Sat
' urday, with the exception of
.Wednesday, the hours will be
from 8 a.m. uptil 4 p.m. On Wed
i nesday the office will be open
from 8 a.m. until 12 Noon, ac
cording to an announcement by
William Crawford. City Clerk.
Rev. Nichols To
Conduct Class
Reverend E. P. Nichols, pastor
of the Covington Presbyterian
Church, will conduct a “Commu
nicants Class” each Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock at the
church for those seven years of
age and older. It is hoped many
will avail themselves of this
I wonderful opportunity.
15,000
READERS WEEKLY
Edward Milligan Injured Og
Highway 278 Near Home\
Covington’s record of more than 13 years without a
death from a traffic accident was broken last Saturday
morning when a 13-year-old boy was fatally injured on
Highway 278. He was Edward Milligan, son cf Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. Milligan of Covington Mills. The driver of the automo-
bile which struck young Milligan r
was W. T. Meriwether. 78-year- |
old farmer of near Newborn. Mr. ’
Meriwether was enroute to a
Covington drug store to get
some medicine for his wife who
has been ill for sometime. The
accident happened just two ,
blocks east of North Mill Street,
near the boy’s home.
Young Milligan s parents said
that the boy had apparently pick
ed up a near-dead duck on the
side of the road and was cross
ing the street when the accident
happened. No charges were plac
ed against Mr. Meriwether, re
ported Covington Police Chief
E. R. Bouchillon.
The boy was first taken to
Newton County Hospital where
Dr. R. M. Paty examined him
and recommended that the youth
be rushed to Georgia Baptist
Hospital. Atlanta. He died just as
the J. C. Harwell and Son am
bulance reached the Atlanta hos
pital.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday afternoon at the
Church of God, on Newton
Drive. Officiating ministers were
Rev. Roland McDaniel, pastor,
and Rev. Ralph Day, pastor of
the Covington Wesleyan Metho
dist Church. Interment was in
the Mt. Creek Cemetery at
Campton in Walton County.
Survivors include, in addition
to his parents, three sisters. Car
olyn. Phyllis and Helen Milli
gan. all of Covington Mills;
grandparents. Mrs. L. D. Williams
of East Point and Mrs. Harold
Stone of Campton.
J. C. Harwell and Son Funeral
I Home was in charge of arrange
ments. Deepest sympathy is ex
tended to the bereaved parents
by the Covington NEWS.
The Milligan family has re
quested that the Covington News
thank their many friends and
neighbors for the kindness and
thoughtfulness shown them in
their bereavement.
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Young Milligan’s death was
the first motor vehicle fatality in
the city limits of Covington
; since July 26. 1943. Covington
had compiled the best safety rec
ord in the State of Georgia in
towns under 10,000 population
during the past several years.
Not long ago the City was
praised in a feature article in
the Atlanta Constitution-Journal
on the safety record made here
and the writeup heaped a tri
bute on the local Police force,
headed by Chief E. R Bouchil
lon. for their splendid work in
relation to the then state safety
record.
Rev. Van Horn To Become
Dean of Bellhaven College
Rev. Leonard T. Van Horn,
pastor of the Bethany Presby
terian Church tendered his re
signation at the Sunday morning
service. February 10th, to become
effective June 16, 1957. Mr. Van
Horn is resigning to accept an
appointment as D„ean of Students,
associate professor of the Depart
ment of Education and also as
Chairman of that department
with Bellhaven College in Jack- |
son. Miss. Dr. Robert McFerran
Crowe is the president of Bell
have College, which is maintained
an^| supported by the various sy- [
nods of the Presbyterian Church '
in Mississippi.
The Session and the Congrega- 1
tion voted to concur in accepting
the resignation of Mr. Van Horn
with deep regret. Since coming
to Bethany, Mr. Van Horn has
been an outstanding leader and
teacher. He has revitalized and
enriched both the Sunday School
and the Church with his tireless i
NUMBER 8
Rams Lose \
To Smyrna
Newton County Rams lost
their first game of the Region
4AA Tournament at Newnan
last night (Wednesday) by a
63-46 score. Kent Campbell led
the Newton scoring with 14
points. Score at the half was
34-26 in favor of Smyrna, the
Number Two team of the west
section of the Region.
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Dedicated
The 1957 edition of the RAM,
Newton County High School s an
nual. was dedicated at Chapel
Assembly Tuesday morning in
the school auditorium.
Editor of the 57 Ram was Miss
Elaine worn Muckle, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Hornbuckle,
of Covington. Other staff mem
bers were Sue Pratt, assistant
editor; Ellen Weaver, junior edi
■ tor; Sam Ramsey, advertising
manager; Annie Mae Mask,
sports editor; Mary Lee Costley,
typist; Marsha Lott, subscription
manager; Joe Sharp. Lee Milligan,
Henry Odum 111. Ernestine Mann,
and Dorothy Snow, advertising
staff; Quntess Wells. Brenda
Bailey and Katherine Polk, sub
scription staff.
The current Ram is the eighth
volume since the high school
was consolidated in 1949. This
year s edition is dedicated to Mr.
L. M. Burke. Ram photographer
and Hi-Y sponsor. He teaches
Industrial Arts at Newton High.
The list of superlatives in the
1957 Ram included Miss Betty
Roberts, Most Beautiful; Donald
Dimsdale, Most Handsome; Mar
sha Lott, Miss NCHS; Marshall
Edwards, Mr. NCHS; Lorna El
kins and Quinton Boyd, most in
telligent; Elaine Hornbuckle and
Phil Milligan, best leaders; Qun
tess Wells and Cooper Harwell,
most likeable.
Also Peggy Crews and Donald
Penn, most likely to succeed; Sue
Pratt and Sam Ramsey, most de
pendable; Betty Anne Masten
and Henry Odum 111, most tal
ented; Betty Roberts and Freddie
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REW. VAN HORN
efforts to beuld up the Kingdorr
of God by both his precept anc
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