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READERS WEEKLY
VOLUME 93
Mrs. W. E. Smith Is Named
Newton High Teacher of Year
Mrs, W. E Smith, teacher of I
American History in Newton
County High School, was named I
Teacher of The Year in the high 1
■chool recently.
Mrs. Smith will bear the
banner of the high school in the
competition for the title of
Teacher of all Newton County.
The new local high school teach-
Os the year was born in Bolivar,
Missouri. She was graduated from
Mercer University, Macon, and
taught in the Porterdale Elemen
tary School for seven years prior
to taking a position in the Cov- '
ington High School in 1947.
Mrs. Smith has been active in
Church, Civic and High School
elub work since 1949. She is the ■
dviser of the Senior Tri-Hi-Y i
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•nd teas been the guiding force of ,
the elub for the past seven years. I
One of the phases of her work at
the school has been her work
with the Varsity Cheerleaders
In church work. Mrs. Struth has
token an active part in religious
achvitiee »nd is a teacher in the
Young Peoples department of the
Sundav School of the First Bap
tist. Church. Covington. She also ;
is a memer of the Adult Choir
and has been a solo vocalist on
many occasions at the church. ,
Other offices she now holds in t
•hureh work includes that of Mis
sion Chairman of the Womens;
Missionary Union, and Music Di- J ;
rector of the Stone Mountain As- '
sociation. She is also secretary of
the Newton County Education 1
Association.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith reside at 1
1328 Floyd Street, Covington, and I 1
are the parents of a 10-year-old <
daughter. Pam. ,:
Dr. Lassiter
Initialed Into
Gridiron Group
But. Fame* W Lassiter Ph D..
A teems, tormerly of Covington
was among the honorary neo
phyte« recently initiated into '
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NEWTOK COUNTY 4-H girls appeared on the "4-H Hour" over WAGA-TV recently and gave a
demonstratiMl on ‘Getting The Most Out Os Your Sewing Machine." Shewn in the photo above
are, left io right: Betty Bogers, Sandra Hodges, Mrs. J. P. Knight (4-H leader). Ginger Kniaht.
Haiti Malone (Home Demonstration Agent), Gale Hinton and Carol Hitchcock. March 2-9 is being
everted a. National 4-H Week.
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G«orri» SnUrprlw. ZitabHshrd ISM _ Th. Covinrton Mar, BitaMilhtd >«l< COVINGTON GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1957
Mrs. Ty Cason's
Father Dies;
Interment Here
Sincere sympathy is extended
to Mrs. Ty C. Cason and family
in the death of Mrs. Cason’s
father, Mr. R. J. Kinard of Mon
ticello. Mr. Kinard died Sunday
afternoon, March 3, at Atlanta
VA Hospital No. 48.
Funeral services were held in
Monticello. Tuesday, March 5
at 11 a.m. at the First Methodist
Church. Interment was in Lawn
wood Memorial Cemetery near
Covington.
Mrs. Cason is the manager of
the Veterans Service Office in
the Courthouse.
W. E. Bonner, 80,
Dies Suddenly
Yesterday
W. E. Bonner. 80, of RFD. Cov
ington, died suddenly yesterday
(Wednesday), March 6.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mre. J. E. Bonner of Cov
ington and Mrs. Dessie Davis of
Tampa. Fla.; one brother, Wat
son Bonner of Griffin: two sis
ters, Mrs. Bell Hill of Covington
and Miss Mattie Bonner of At
lanta.
Funeral arrangements will be
announced later by J. C. Har
well and Son Funeral Home.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of the
bereaved family.
the Gridiron secret society of
the University of Georgia.
This is deemed quite an honor
and is given to outstanding men
in their chosen profession. Dr.
Lassiter’s mother and two broth
ers, E. G. Lassiter. Jr., general
manager of White’s Enterprises
and Luke Lassiter, Manager Cot
ton States Mutual Insurance
Company, and three sisters re
side in Covington.
Others receiving the initia
tion were: Dr. Charles Murphy
of Atlanta, Granger Hansell of
Atlanta. C. E Monfort of Law
renceville, John J. Sullivan of
Savannah, Howard L. Stillwell
of Atlanta. Roy Dorsey of At
lanta and George M. Scheer of
Eatonton: Clair Harris of Win
der, JMdge Mayion Clinkscales
of Commerce, Ralph I. King of
Columbus, Daniel L. Sinkler of
Atlanta, Capt. R. M. Bowstrom
of Athens, and Jesse Outla-r of
Atlanta.
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This Paper is Covington's Index To CMc Pride and Prasperi ty — Not Just A Newspaper But An Institution
Cast of Newton Theatre Production "Love From A Stranger"
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CAST OF "Love From A Stranger" is shown in the picture above
during one of the rehearsals last week. Left to right, seated:
Miss Kathryn Reeves, Maurice Griffin and Mrs. Joe Smith.
Standing: Mark Davis, W. R. Galt, W. J. Dickey end Mrs. Neil
Emory Hospital To Be Featured
On National TV Network March 18
ATLANTA. GA. March 10, —
A coast-to-coast program on ra
diology will be telecast hve Sun
day from Emory University, as
a feature of the ABC-TV series,
'Medical Horizons.” The program
will be shown at 4:30 p.m. on
Channel 11 (WLW-A> in Atlanta,
and on other ABC outlets
throughout the country.
The telecast will deal with
uses and values of X-ray in med
icine. Participants are to include
Dr. H. Stephen Weens, chairman
of the radiology department, Dr.
Ted Leigh, associate professor,
and others in the Emory medical
school, together with patients.
The purpose of the program is to
explain how radiology assists m
diagnosis and treatment of ill
nesses, according to Dr. Weens.
Research at Emory will be de
picted. and X-ray movies shown.
Narrator for the teleeast will
be Don Goddard, nationally
known announcer.
'Medical Horizons” is produc
ed in cooperation with the Amer
ican Medical Association, and
was recently given an award by
the AMA The program is spon
sored by Ctba Pha maceutica I Pro
ducts, Inc,, Summit, N. J.
Southern Bell
Had Greatest t
Year - Booth"
John N Booth. Manager for
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany here released his Com
pany’s annual report for 1956 to
day. The company serves Coving
ton and 132 other cities, towns,
and rural areas in Georgia.
“The Company had its great
est year of expansion m 1956.”
Mr. Booth said. “Our report
shows that we spend over one
million dollars per working day
for telephone construction dur
ing the year,” he added.
Fred J. Turner, Chairman of
the Board, made the report for
the directors, revealing that the
Oompenv added 462.000 tele
phones in its mne-atate service
area during 1966 Tt was oper
ating 5,358.000 telephones at the
year’s end.
In Georgia, about 80.000 tele
phones were added during 1956.
Southern Bell’s Georgia con
struction program was the larg
est in Company history, bring
ing the Company’s telephones in
the state to a total of 780.000.
Southern Bell has over 11,500
employees in Georgia.
The company has over 69.000
employees in the South. These
men and women earned a total
of $206,000,000 in 1956 an in
crease of nearly $32,000,000 over
1955.
“As a result of increase eosts
and the increased investment
per telephone, rates paid by
customers do not meet today’s
costs of providing service”, the
report shows. “Consequently the
overall company earnings in
1956 were not what they should
have been and were lower than
those of business in general in
the South ”
Southern Bell's expansion pro
gram is expected to continue
during the next several years.
NOTICE
Troop No. 226 of the Boy Scouts
in Porterdale will be selling
Brunswick Stew on Saturday,
March 9. It will be delivered to
the homes of customers in quart
containers at SI.OO per quart.
Scouts will aporociate the sup
port of all friends in this pro
ject. ,
Mooney. Mrs. Sam Hay was not present for the picture. The
production will be ataged Friday and Saturday nights at New
ton County High Auditorium. Curtain time is 8:15 o’clock
Final Tribute
Paid Mrs. Prall
On Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Parks
Winfield Pratt, beloved, local
matron, who died Tuesday about
noon, at Newton County Hos
pital following an extended ill
ness, were held Wednesday af
ternoon at 3:00 o'clock, at Cov
ington First Methodist Church.
The Rev. Mr. Frank Prince of
ficiated in the final rites, con
cluded with interment in Cov
ington Cemetery.
Mrs. Pratt, 57, the former Miss
; Emma Thomson, daughter of
Graham and Laura Hammack
Thomson, was a native of Hou
i ston County. Much of her girl-
I hood was spent in Savannah,
where she received her education
and was affiliated in a supervis
ory capacity with Southern Bell
I Telephone Company.
After her marriage io Mr.
Pratt, they made their home in
Macon for several years prior to
their move to Covington, some
twenty years ago.
“Mtss Emma", as Mrs. Pratt
was affectionately known to
hosts of friends, harbored a deep
love of her fellowman, which was
evidenced in eountlees acts of
generosity end altruism which
touched the hves of many. Os
reticent nature, her talents were
devoted to her home, family and
friends, with rare loyalty. She was
a member of the Covington Meth
odist Church. Covington Garden
Club and Woman's Club, in which
she took an active interest until
she was incapacitated by her ill
ness approximately a year ago.
Typical of her thoughtfulness
of others was her request that
friends not send flowers, but
make contributions to the Geor
gia Cancer Fund, in her mem
j orv.
Covington Kiwanis Club served
as an honorary escort, as did R.
O. Arnold, Fletcher Dudley, Leon
Cohen, Wendell Crowe, J. B.
I Weaver, Jimmy Morgan, Dr.
Clarence Palmer, R T. Smith of
Atlanta, Otis Nixon, L. J. Moore
and John Bush.
Active pallbearers were: Dr.
Tom Hopkins, Warren Kirkland,
W. N. Moore. Jr., Albert Pratt,
Royce Pratt, Everett Pratt. Mon
cey Pratt, and W. E. Dunnavant;
with J. C. Harwell and Son in
charge of arraiv nr.-nts.
In addition to her husband.
Mrs. Pratt is survived by four
daughters. Mrs. Tom Hopkins of
Griffin. Mrs. Warren Kirkland of
Augusta. Miss Anne Pratt. Cov
ington. and Mrs. W. N. Moore. Jr..
Columbus; four sons, William ,
I Albert Pratt and P. W. Pratt, Jr. |
Pancake Eaters’
Take Notice
Here's a aba nee for persons
. who take pancakes to gorge
themselves, and for only 50c.
I Covington Rotary’ Club is
sponsoring a Pancake Supper
tat the Teen Can building, EYi
; day evening. March 15th prior
to the Spring Football game at
[Sharp Field. They’ll pile ’em on
your plate til your heart s con
' tent.
Hours for serving the delici
: mas supper wiki be from 5:30
until 7:30. The game starts at
8 O’Olock.
Rites For Mrs.
Hutchinson's
Father Held
Funeral services for Malvern
H Whatley of Concord were
1 he4d Friday, March 1 at 3 p.m.
at the New Hebron Baptist
Church near Concord with Rev.
T. P. Watson, pastor of the First
> Baptist Church. Coneord. of
। floating Interment was m
; Hebron Cemetery.
f Mr. Whartey, 66, died Thurs
-1 day, February 28 at the home of
' his daughter, Mrs. George Hut
‘ chmson in Covington, following
I a short illness.
' Mr. Whatley was a native of
Fayette County. He was a re
‘ tired farmer.
i Survivors in addition to his
daughter include tivo sons,
Robert Whatley of Daytona
Beaeh. Fla. Hugh Whatley of
i Atlanta, five sisters. Miss Buren
Whatley and Miss Collen What
ley, both of Atlanta, Mrs. Hugh
Travis and Mrs. Lillian Jones,
both of Fayetteville and Mrs.
R E. Mayo of Daytona Beach,
Fla.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family. J. C. Har
well and Son Funeral Home
were in charge of arrangements.
Ga. Tech student of Covington, j
Hugh Kenneth Pratt and James j
Donald Pratt of Augusta; one I
sister. Mrs. W. E Dunnavant of 1
Augusta; one brother, Leon '
Thomson. Atlanta: three half I
sisters, Mrs. Leila Davis and Mrs. 1
Allie Chunn, Jacksonville. Fla.,
and Mrs. R. R. W’hite of Macon; .
and thirteen grandchildren.
The NEWS joins their many
other friends in extending deep
est sympathy to the family in
their bereavement.
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COVINGTON'S ONLY
NEWSPAPER
Merit Badges, Awards Presented
Scout Members at Court of Honor
"d
Newton-Rockdale Diikrict Boy
Scouts of America held\ ’ts se- |
cond Court of Honor of t^je year
at Covington Mills M^hodist
Church Thursday evening, , Feb- ;
ruary 27, with Julius Mcllroy, •
Advancement Chairman in enlar
ge. i I
Troop 223 of Covington Mi^s
were hosts for the evening w > l %'
Tommy Broderick, Scoutmastek
in charge. A candlelight devo-\
tional was given by the members \
of the Troop with 12 of the group !
giving the Laws of the Scout 1
movement as they lit the candles
on either side of the altar. Bud
Childers of Troop 223 served as
i Master of Ceremonies. He is a
, Committeeman and Chairman of
Organization and Extension for
I the group. The welcoming ad
dress was given by George C.
Jollev.
Budy Baker of Troop 223 pre- j
sented Merit Badges to the fol
| lowing boys: Troop 211, James
I Smith. Troop 222. Johnny Ches- [
nut Sidney Cook Seaborn
Hardman, Lee Campbell. Curtis ’
Jackson, Charles Loyd, Bubber ।
Pratt, Billy Skinner, Roy Stead- |
i ham. William Trammell. Explor- '
er Post 222. Lin Dearing. Grier
Stephenson. Post 207, Donald
i Carter, Ronald Carter, Wayne
Elkins, Ed Hertwig. Russell Hin
-5 ton and Larry Mills.
| Roy Elder presented the Se
cond Class Award to: Troop 207.
Jerry Duren: Troop 211. Robin
Dr. Glenn Reed Jr., Governor Os
Kiwanis, Io Attend Div. 11 Meei \
Dr. R. Glenn Reed. Jr., Gov
ernor of Kiwanis in Georgia, will
attend a Division 12 meeting of
Kiwanis elubs on Thursday
March 7. 1957, at the Officer's
club in Forest Park. The meet
ing will be presided over by Lt.
Governor Harri- W. Ball, of Jack
son.
Dr. Reed. Marietta dentist, was
named Governor of the Georgia
I District of Kiwanis International
at the organization's annual con
i vention, which was held in Sa
vannah in October of 1956. Prior
to his election to the governor
ship, Reed served as state trea
surer.
On the first of January, Dr.
Reed assumed leadership in
Georgia of the international com- i
munity service organization.
He joined the Marietta Ki
wanis Club >n 1948 and has had
perfect attendance since then.
Always an active Kiwanian. he
has led in the forming of many
new clubs both in his division
. and m the district. He has ser
ved as lieutenant governor of the
Hth Division, chairman of the
state committees on new elub
building, finance, and on to in
ternational convention and as a
member of the state achievement
| and redivisiomng committees. On
tee international level he has ser
i ved on the new club building
Young Farmer of Year Visits Assembly
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NEWTON COUNTY'S YOUNG FARMER of Th. Y.„, Leonard^
Standard (center), visited Newton's Representative Do. Ballard
(left) in the Georgia General Assembly recently and was intro,
duced by th. Speaker of the House Marvin Moat, (right). Stand, i
aro was named the County's young farmer of the year bv the ’
Newton County Junior Chamber of Cemmeee. . banket \
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Mangum. Troop 222. Johnny Ches
nut. Troop 223. Jimmy Batchelor,
Henry Baker, Tommy Brown and
Bill Studdard.
First. Class Awards were pre
sented by Pete Niblett to: Troop
207, Sonny Benton and Harris
Loyd. Troop 223, Dudley Haw
kins.
J. W. Day asked all Star Scouts
to stand in a line in front to wel-
V-ome into their ranks Bubba
Wangum of Troop 211.
McElroy introduced Lester Dol
)ak Field Executive of Atlanta,
wiW made a short talk. He an
nounced the Scout-O-Rama will
be hUdd at Grant Field in At
lanta \on May 11 at which time
the Niuwton-Rockdale Scouts will
set up A Jamboree campsite.
The r\?xt Court of Honor will
be held V Oxford with Troop 211
of OxforA as hosts, on March 28.
A Roun\ Table for Scout and
Explorer a\d Cub Scouts will be
held at Cov\ngton Mills for both
Pack and Troops on March 14.
Troops 223 wd 11 be hosts for this
meeting of ti^ leaders of these
i branches of Soauting.
Camping tri^ scheduled for
the Scouts will’ be the Spring
Camp. March 17-^l. to be held at
Crooked River St«te Park below
Brunswick and thelSpring Camp
oree on May 3-5 aADobbs Farm
when Tara District ^will be the
guests of the NewtWi-Rockdale
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j !<Y>mmittee and as vice-chairman
ifio'i the committee on elections.
•A professional man who be
lie\es in and practices active
_ I participation in civic affairs,
Reedy hat served in Community
Ches A Red Cross and other drives,
is a mXnber of the Cobb County
ChambA Commerce and the
5 First pX'sbyterian Church of
1 Marietta. \
1 He is native of Acworth,
Georgia, graduated from Ac
worth Higffi School, attended
Emorv at Ox^rd for two years,
and graduated from Emory Uni
versity of DentWtry in 1948. He
served in the nA v F 1944-45 and
1950-52. He has tVen a resident
of Marietta since
Dr. and Mrs. ReeX the former
Jean Stillwell of Cov^t™. have
three daughters, wh(V e names
are Glenda, Cathy and\ 1 ' : n.
FARM MACHINERY
SAFETY WITH \
Since many machine paid: X' ,n "
not be completely guarded, A'-
ways be alert and wear well fit
ting clothing when working withA
power machinery. That is th° ad
vice of H. B. Goolsby, engineer,
Agricultural Extension Service,
University of Georgia. Shields
and guards should be kept in
place, he said.