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We are still enjoying an eariy
Spring, and wondering what
March will do to us . . . but.
when the Methodist Church was
building their great Education
Department we could talk about
nothing else . . . now let's talk
about the First Baptist Church
and their new Education De
partment.
* On Tuesday night, we hated
to mils the Music Club with
‘Teaser Eady’s” niece as the
guest artist . . . but there was
■ meeting at the Baptist Church
of Sunday School workers . . .
ro we went to it, knowing we
might learn more of what we
could do in Kingdom work. I
believe it is to have about 43
Sunday school rooms, but we
will tell you more about that
later. Interest is growing with
a new Church Home or S. S.
Home. New members are com
ing in. All Baptists, who have
their letters elsewhere are urged
tn come and worship with us!
See that your children are in the
Sunday School. That 'goes for
all Churches. Do not stay away
beceuse your letter is elsewhere
but go to the Church of your
choice.
The Baptist Training Union is
g. owing, and they will have a
full study course early in March.
When we say Baptist Training
Union so manj' think its for
•'the children’’. There is an
Adult Union, for you to study
and know more about kingdom
work . . . this is a part of our
Church School where everybody
has a part in building it. So
many think "nobody will miss
me if I'm not there because I
do not teach” . . . but you are
NEEDED in the Training Unions
of all Churches . . . you LEARN
here to walk in the path made
the hard way by the Savious
for u*. He blazed the trail . . .
now who would dny HIM by
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lions Club
Set "Ladies'
Night" Tonight
Thursday evening (tonight)
February 28, the Covington Lions
Club will hold "Ladies Night” at
Louis Lang's Fish Camp. Supper |
of either fish or chicken will be
served at 7:30 p.m. after which
a program will be held.
The main sneaker will be W.
H. (Tubby) Walt on. He has
spoken before several of the
civic and service clubs in Newton
County and has mtny friends in
this area.
New members recently added
to the club are: Tom Blair. W.
H. DeLong, Rev. Alfred Key,
Julius Johnson and Ed Holmes.
Five Members Selected for All-State Band
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FIVI NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL BAND members were honored this week by their selection for
the All-State Band which will present a concert at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium, Friday even
ing, March 22. Shown in the photograph ebove are, left to right, front: Miss Sue Pratt, clarinetist;
Miss Gloria Willis, clarinetist. Back, Hubert Wilbanks, trombone; Elliott McElroy, trumpet; and
Henry Odum 111. saxophone. Henry is an altern ate.
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VOLUME 93
GEO r A GLEE CLUB CONCERT HERE TUESDAY
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5 r Members Selected For All-State Honors
To Fiu, .n Band's Concert
At Atlanta Auditorium
By FAYE GREER
On February 9, at Madison, when the 10th District Band
Clinic was held, try-outs for the All-State Band were given
by Mr. Hawkins from Warner Robins. Five Newton Band
students tried out at that time for the All-Stale Band. Re
cently the instrumentation Committee for the Georgia Music
Education Association, headed by
Mr. Boyd McKeon, met and
made the selections for the All-
State Band. Only a few days ago
we received a letter listing the
selections from all over the state
and giving details about the im
portant event.
When we received our letter
from the All-State Committee,
imagine our excitement when
we found that ail five of our
students had been placed in the
All-State Band. Those who will
represent our band include: Miss
Sue Pratt and Miss Gloria Willis,
clarinets; Elliott McElroy, trum
pet; Hubert Wilbanks, trombone
and Henry Odum HI, saxophone,
is an alternate delegate.
The honor of playing in the
All State Band is the highest
honor in the State of Georgia
that can come to a band student.
This year the three-day clinic
will be held in Atlanta. March
20-22. The climax will be Fri
day night, March 22. when the
group will present a concert at
the Atlanta Municipal Auditor
ium for the Georgia Education
Association. Mr. Manley Whit
comb of Florida State University
will be the guest conductor.
To qualify for such an honor
requires much musical training
and skilled musicianship. To ac
quaint you with these outstand
ing students and some of their
accomplishments, we give you
the following sketches:
Miss Sue Pratt has been the
solo clarinet in the Varsity Band
for four years. In 1954 she was
in a clarinet ensemble which
won a superior rating at the
State Music Festival and in 1956
she won a superior rating on a
solo at the State Music Festival.
In 1954 she attended the All
State Band Clinic and that sum
mer attended the Summer Music
Camp at the University of Geor
gia. Last summer Sue attended
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' Ticket Sales
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Brisk For
Theatre Play
Margaret Campbell and Jim
Meyer, Co-chairmen of the New
ton Community Theatre ticket
committee, have reported an un
usual degree of interest in the
forthcoming production, “Tx>ve
From A Stranger.” The advance
sale of tickets is progressing
smoothly and satisfactorily.
Furniture, set properties and
personal properties are being a
' massed on schedule by Frances
Pratt and Loy Summers and
their efficient committees. These
will provide a background of
I professional calibre to surround
the cast, which v headed by
Maurice Griffin, Billie Smith and
Kathryn Reeves.
According to director Martha
Turner, the rehearsals are pro
ceeding on schedule and thea
tre-goers can anticipate superior
entertainment on Friday and
Saiurdav. March 8 and 9. The
show will be a splendid combin
ation of the sinister scenes of
Dr. Griffin and Mrs. Smith and
the solid performances of Mark
Davis. Bill Galt and Bill Dickey.
WSG Meeting Is
Postponed to Mor. 12
The monthly meeting of the
Wesleyan Service Guild of the
First Methodist Church has been
, postponed to March 12, due to
: the WSCS and WSG Mission
(►Study program on Monday night,
March 4.
The place for the WSG meet
ing will be announced m the
I church buMetin.
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Newton County Red Cross Funds Drive Mapped At Meeting
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NEWTON COUNTY PLANS lor the local Red Crete fundi drive
were formulated at a meeting last week at Bill’i Grill. County
Chairman Nat Turner revealed that the county hae a goal of
55,028 fhii year, of which approximately SO percent will remain
in the county. Shown in the picture above are. left te right: Ben
Porterdale P-TA Meeting Has
Interesting Program on Thursday
Presbyterian
Programs On
TV Sundays
The Presbyterian Church.
United States, is sponsoring a
senes of religious programs over
WSB-TV each Sunday at 12
noon featuring outstanding Lay
men.
This Sunday, a well-known
Asheville surgeon. Dr. Nelson
Bell, will be the featured speak,
er. The re will be men from all
walks of life featured on she pro
grams such as Coach Bobby
Dodd. Dr. J. Ross McCain, form
er president of Agnes Scott Col
i lege, Fred Wilkinson, peniten
■ tiary warden, and many others.
Dr. Bell's subject for this Sun
i day will be “A Christian Lay
, man's Witness.”
Livingston Junior
High Open House
Monday Evening
The public * cordially invited
to attend open house at Livings
ton Junior High School, Monday
evening March ,4th at 7:00
o'clock.
It * hoped that all parents
will come to see the new build
ing and meet the eochers.
Sam Holcomb Is
New Newton
County Policeman
Sam Holcomb will take up his
duties as a new Newton County
Policeman, Friday, March 1, ac
cording to an announcement by
Tom Bates. Commissioner of
Newton County.
Mr. Bates said that it was ne
cessary to add another county
policeman as there was too much
work for the one policeman who
is now on duty. The othef mem
ber is Junior Odum.
Mr. Holcomb is a well-known
law enforcement offiqer in the
County, having served for some
! time as county policeman several
years ago. He is also a former
U. S. Revenue Agent.
Dept. Os Labor
Representative
Here Friday
A representative of the Geor
gia Dept, of Labor will be in Cov
i ington on Friday, March 1, to
; discuss job insurance with ap
। pl leant*.
- PORTERDALE — February
events were emphasized when
another in a series of programs
based on the theme, ‘‘Children —
Our Investment", was presented
at the P. T. A. meeting in the
Porterdale Jr. High School audi
torium on Thursday evening.
February 21. Pupils in the second I
Grade presented the devotional
; and first half of the program. !
! Under the supervision of their
* teachers, Mrs. Miller Dial and
Miss Sue Thompson, children re-
! cited the 121st Psalm and sang a
prayer l)ymn. They were: Brenda
Fisher, Brenda Harper, Debbie
Cason. Judy Hayden. Wanda
Daniel. Kay Kerbosv. Gayle Al
len, Mary Beam. Rhonda Jeff
ries, Pat Floyd, Diane Watson.
Judy' Moore. Randy Payne, Ran
dy Digby. Mat. Crowell. Joe
Loyd. Danny Parks. Jerry Fish
er. Guy Mann, and Lewis Rice.
“The Twins' Surprise Party"
was presented by boys and girls
in Mrs. Bessie Bruce’ Second
Grade. The characters were: The
I Announcer — Mickey Head: Mr.
Keene—Don Martin. Mrs. Keene
— Rita Rutledge; The Twins — i
Myron Huckaby and Kathy But
ler; George Washington — Garry
Sears; Corporal — Danny John
son; Captain — Gary Wilkerson;
Soldiers — Gary Price. Ronnie
House, Tim Allen, Tommy Davis
Larry Holifield, Joe Capell: Mo
ther — Diane Wells: Child —
Gail Singley; Old Man — Tom
my Thomason; Other Children at
the Party — Mary Ann Dial,
Tony Bennett. Ronald Davis.
Paul Clegg. Don Evans, and Gary
Cook.
Parents of First Grade chil
dren entertained the audience
with their program patterned by
the television show "You Bet
Your Life”. Groucho was played
by Mr. C. T. Bohanan with his
helper. George, being Mr. Cole
man Henry. Contestants on the
show were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Allgood, Mrs. Ridgeway Durden,
Mrs. James Clegg, Mrs. Sybil El
lington, first grade teacher. Miss
Martha Ramsey, sixth grade each
er, Mrs. C. T. Bohanan, Mrs. Ber
nard Strawn, Mrs. Vivian Armi-
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High School
Workshop Robbed
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The Newton County High i
Industrial Arts workshop was I i
entered some time Monday night ( i
by thieves who took a valuable ,
paint sprayer. Homer F Sharp. .
Supervising Principal of the
school, said that the person or (
persons who entered the shop did
not take any other tools.
The break-in was the third ■ 1
such entry in the past two years i
•t the arhool. ■
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY M, 1»57
T. Banke. finance chairman; Wendel! Crowe, director; Nat Turner,
ehairman Newton County Chapter; Miee Franeee Felton, State
Field Representative; Homer Sharp, director; J. W. (Whit) Rich
ardton. director; E. G. Lassiter, director; and Fleming Touchstone,
Bloodmobile Chairman.
Legion's Fourth
District Meeting
Sunday at Jackson
Fourth District Meeting of the
American Legion and the Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary will be
’ held in Jackson, Sunday, March
3 at the American Legiort Home
Following the devotional ser
, vices, an address will be given
jby State Director of Veterans
Service, Hon. Pete Wheeler of
ALanta.
l unch will be served by the
| Jackson Post and Unit, after
I ;which a business meeting will :
be held.
All members of the Newton
County Post and Unit are urged
to attend.
Soil Bank's
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Closing Date
Is Extended
The deadline for signing Soil
Bank Conservation Reserve con
tracts to begin in 1957 is being ex
tended to April 15 from the ori
ginal closing date of March 15,
John F. Bradley, state administra
tive officer for the Agricultural
Stablization and Conservation
Committee, announced this week.
The action is being taken, Brad
ley stated, because of the increas
ed interest demonstrated by farm
ers in this phase of the Soil Bank
program, and due to the heavvJ
work load in the county ASC of-'
fices. In addition to Conservation
Reserve contracts, agreements are
now being signed in these offices
oh the spring planted allotment
crops of cotton, tobacco, and com
for the 1957 Soil Bank Acreage
Reserve program.
Four Merit Badges to Be Awarded
Wm. Trammell, Lin Dearing Tonite
Two boys are in line for four
Merit Badges at the Newton-
Rockdale . District Court of Hon
or Boy Scouts of America meet
ing tonight (Thursday) at 730
at the Covington Mills Metho
dist Church. They are William
Trammell, who will receive a.
wards in safety, public health,
reading and nature; Lin Dearing,
in citizenship in the nation, fire
manship. scholarship and safety.
The Mills Troop 223 will be
the host troop.
Merit badges will be presented
to the following:
Troop 211, James Smith, read
ing.
Troop 322 Johnny Chesnut,
mime I mduatry, Sidney Coojt.
newt than
15,000
READERS WEEKLY
Maintenance
Course For
: Tractor Owners
A series of classes aimed a
helping farmers extend the life
of their tractors through propet
zn&intonsner and operation win
begin at the Newton County
High School vocational agricul
ture department next Tuesday
evening at 7:30.
Principal Homer F. Sharp says
that up to twenty fanners are
invited to take part in the work
shop sessions which will be
taught by H. M. Pulliam, voca
tional agriculture instructor. He
will be assisted in planning and
conducting the classes by Robert
Mien special vo-ag teacher who
has had intensive training in
tractor maintenance.
Four tractors of different makes
are being brougtvt into the vo-ag
farm shop and farmers will have
the opportunity to learn by do
ing. Stressing this. Mr. Pulliam
said:
"Our purpose is more than
just showing how the job should
be done. We want every man to
ha'e the experience of installing
and adjusting points, for exam
ple. That's the way to learn a
skill.”
Near the end of the workshop
sessions, farmers taking part may
' bring in their tractors and use
vo-ag shop facilities to work on
them. Too! kits for servicing
'tractors have been added to rhe
shop equipment, Mr. Pulliam re
veals.
The workshop study will cover
selection and use of lubricants,
the ignition system, carburetion,
air induction, cooling, brakes and
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public health. safety. animal in
dustry; Seaborn Hardman, citi
zenship in the nation; Lee
Campbell, animal industry; Cur
tis Jackson, first aid; Charles
Loyd, citizenship in the com
munity. soil and water conserva
tion. first aid; Bubber Pratt,
reading, athletics; Billy Skinner,
soil and water conservation,
woodcarving; Roy Steadham.
citizenship in the community,
safety; William Trammell, safe
ty, public health, reading, na
ture.
Explorer Post 122 Lin Dear
ing. citizenship in the nation,
firemanship, scholarship, safety:
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NUMBER 1
Sponsored By
Music Club \
University of Georgia Glee
Club will be presented in
concert at the Newton Coun
ty High School auditorium,
; Tuesday, March 5 at 8 p.m.
, The local concert is being spon
sored by the Covington Muaie
I Club.
It was announced this week
by Music Club officials that a
' covered dish supper will be
tendered the group in the high
I school cafeteria at 6:30 p.m. pri- .
or to rhe performance. All mem
bers are requested to bring a
covered dish at that time.
The Glee Club, composed of
some 46 members, is under the
direction of Byron H. Warner.
The concert will be given in
. four parts
In the first part of the pro
gram a College Medley will be
offered as well as excerpts from
| “Alice in Wonderland" and the
Cantata "Sleepers Awake.”
In the second part the club
will sing several Scottish Folk
songs. Kentucky Folk songs and
selections from the Folk-opera
"Michigan Dream”.
1 Many operatic excerpts will
be given in the third part of
the program. These will include
several favorites the Glee Club
has presented for years.
Operetta Highlights will con
stitute the latter part of the
evening and such familiar me’-
odys as "A Sailin' We Will Go”
, "If I Loved You,” and "June
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SAM DIETZ
Sam Dietz, former Covington
merchant, died Monday in Au
gusta after being in ill health
■ for many months.
He passed away tn Augusta,
where he had lived for the past
two year*. Funeral services
• were held in Augusta and inter
' ment was in Magnolia Cemetery
in Augusta.
Mr. Dietz conducted the Dietx
Department Store with his bro
her Harry until Harry’s death
approximately seieven years ago.
; After the passing of Harry Dietz,
his son Irving was associated
with him until the store was
closed m Sepember 1955. Irving
now operates a women's apparel
store on the square in this city.
Mr. Dietz was a member of
the Rotary Club and the Coving
ton Merchants Association.
He is survived by his wife,
who lives in Augusa. one son,
Irving H. Dietz, of Covington;
one grand daughter, Mrs. R. J.
Heiman, of Little Rock. Ark.;
and one great grandson, Jesse
Heiman, of Little Rock.
TOWN HOUSE DINING ROOM
WILL SERVE DINNER SUNDAY
Miss Bettye Tribble announces
the “Town House Dining Room”
will be open for business Sunday
and will serve dinner from noon
to 4 o'clock. She has remodeled
Wright's Store on Floyd Street
iwe m Pttwietjve dining room.