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One of the most pleasant sur
prises came to me on the 16th,
our wedding anniversary. It was
a new book to be released by
Exposition Press of New York
by your friend and ours, Count
Gibson. We bought the Thomp
son colonial home we live in
some 23 years ago, where Count
Gibson, his wife, Julia Thomp
son lived with her mother, Mrs.
Thompson and where their sons
were born. We miss them in
Covington. Two of the sons are
now doctors and the third is a
professional psychologist.
This book “Figures in the
Straw” is an allegorical novel.
I had an oppointment and al
most missed it when the book
arrived. The author has away
of making you fail right. in and
live the novel as you lead —
I could not put it down.
“Figures in the Straw’ is one
of those rare novels that appeal
t« two types of readers — to
casual readers as a compell
ing piece of fiction, and to the
more preceptive reader as a sti
mulating excursion into the by
ways of marality, religion and
philosophy.
The locale is a plantation in
Georgia’s Kinchafoone Swamp
in the 189 O’s and the central
figures are the widow Ursula
Maclay, her eight-year-old son,
William, and a mysterious el
derly man named Prince who
comes to play a surprising role
in their lives. Oh, well, you
must read it.
Mr. Gibson describes this
books as an allegory, which
means the story will have as
many interpretations as it has
readers. Perhaps the majority
of American readers will see it
as the maturing of the United
States of America and its emer
gence from isolation. The basic
message is that the individual
is willing to assume you may
delve, in this book for hidden
meanings — but if you are
looking for a brisk and provo
cative story — your old neigh-
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Wm. M. Berry
Gets Forestry
Degree at Ga.
William Madison Berry, son
of Mrs. T. C. Berry and the late
Mr. Berry, was among those
who received diplomas at the
University of Georgia, Athens,
graduation on June 10.
“Bill” as he is known by
friends, received a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Forestry. He
finished the course in Decem
ber but received his diploma m
June.
Since last December he has
been in the Armed Forces serv
ing with the Signal Corps in Ft.
Gordon, Ga.
BMI ic maaried to the former
Miss Fay Corley of StarMville.
American Legion, Auxiliary Unit Officers Are Installed
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NEWTON COUNTY POST 32 American Legion and Auxiliary
Unit hold their annual installation of officers Monday night. June
10, at the Legion Home. The installing official for the Auxiliary
was Mrs. C. T. Hovis, first vice-president of the Georgia Depart
ment of Legion Auxiliary; and Fourth District Commander Bill
Pitts for the Legion officers. FRONT: left to right: Mrs. Dan
Clower. secretary; Mrs. John Chesnut, historian; Mrs. Luke HilL
Priwe-Winning
Newspaper
1956
Better Newspaper
Contest!
VOLUME 93
1.440 'LS.
Nev ^/V'ins
Judg^ ji In Praise
Os Covington, Conyers News
Judges in the Georgia Press Association's 1957 Better
Newspaper Contest were high in their praise of the Coving
ton NEWS for their entries in three divisions of the annual
newspaper competition. The GPA’s 71st Annual Convention
was held Thursday through Saturday at the Bon Air Hotel
in Augusta.
In the 1956 Better News
paper Contests The Covington
NEWS had two first- place win
ners and two seconds Thereby
the NEWS was ineligible to
win any of those contests this
year. The awards last year
were for General Advertising
Excellence, Best Sports Page,
Fearless Editorial and General
Excellence.
In the all-impotant General
Local News Coverage contest
this year in which there was a
first prize only, the judges com
mended the Covington NEWS
and Dalton Citizen as follows:
“The Covington NEWS and
the Dalton Citizen should also
rate high on the list and I feel
the residents of those two com
munities must be well satisfied
with the coverage they are re
ceiving from these publications.
Would appreciate it if you
would pass my compliments on
to the editors of all three of
these publications”. The Cobb
County Times was awarded
First Place with the above tie
for Second. The judges letter
was signed, Owen B. Brice,
Publisher, The Lake Wales
(Florida) News.
In the Best Editorial Column
(regular column appearing In
a weekly) Contest, the NEWS’
Chatterbox was singled out for
praise by judge Michael Chance
of Naples, Florida, thusly
“Since only one column is avail
able for award in this classifi
cation, please make it a matter
of record hat everyone assist
ing me were loud in their praise
of this entry.” The first place
winner in this contest was the
News and Farmer, Louisville,
Ga.
Only a first place award was
Con tinned on Page 29
$l5O Needed for Cancer Quota
Jamns Hutchins, chairman of the Cancer Drive in Newton
County, says that the quota for the county is only $l5O short
of the figure for 1957. This is the finest record of any county
and Mr. Hutchins is anxious io make the full quota as research
money is badly needed. Send checks io him today and place
Newton County in first place.
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Covington's ONLY HOME - OWNED and HOME - OPERATED Newspaper
COVINGTON, GEORGIA,THURSDAY, JUNE 20. 1957
KiwaniansTo ;
Hear Musical
Program Today
Covington Kiwanis club mem
bers will be treated to a musi
cal program today at the noon
luncheon meeting at the Ameri
can Legion Home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bonham John
son will be in charge of the
program and their artistry in
music and entertainment is well
known in Newton County. Pro
gram chairman for the club is
the Rev. E. P. Nichols.
Last Thursday the main
speaker at the luncheon-meet
ing was Emory University’s
new president S. Walter Mar
tin. He was formerly dean of
Arts and Sciences at the Uni
versity of Georgia, Athens.
Newton Federal
57th Dividend
Newton Federal Saving and
Loan Association, of Covington,
this week is declaring its 57th
Semi-Annual Dividend, accord
ing to a full-page advertisement
in this issue of Covington News
The current rate of interest
is 3 1/2%. W. C. MeGahee is
President-Director of Newton
Federal.
The building has been re
modeled since the fire and will
soon be completed. The office
force is back in the building
while repairs are being finished
president; Ty Cason, commander; and Mrs. Henry Allen, first
vice-president. BACK: Luke Hill, past-Legion commander; C. T.
Bohannon, adjutant; Mrs. C. T. Bohannon, corresponding secretary;
Miss Christine Ellis, treasurer; Mrs. Bennell Myers, second vice
president; Mrs. Grady Walton, chaplain: Mrs. Lee Green, ser
geant-at-arms; A. R. Hooten, first vice-commander; John Chesnut,
sergeant-at-arms.
MOONSHINE WHISKEY CAPTURED
Several Awards At Press Meeting
Governor Marvin Griffin and Presidents At Press Convention
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GOVERNOR MARVIN GRIFFIN S Stale of the Stale Address at the 1957 Georgia Press Association's
71st Annual Convention at Augusta, last Saturday, highlighted the closing day session of the
newspapermen. Shown al the speaker's table immediately after the new GPA officers were installed
are, Wt io nghi: R. E. Ledford, outgoing president of GPA, Governor Marvin Griffin, C. J. Broome,
newly elected president of GPA, and Mrs. R. E. Ledford, wife of the immediate past president.
Maxine Kitchens
Named to Dean's
List At Georgia
Miss Maxine Kitchens, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kit
chens of Covington, was nam
ed to the dean’s list last quarter
at the University of Georgia,
Athens, with an average of 93.
Miss Kitchens received the
Bachelor of Science degree in
Hone Economics at the Univer
sity at its commencement exer
cases held June 10.
Wheat Marketing Farmers To
Cast Quota Vote Today
A last-minute reminder about
this month’s wheat marketing ,
quota referendum was issued to
day to Newton County growers i
‘by A. E. Hays, Chairman of the i
County Agricultural Stabliza- 1
tion and Conservation Commit
tee. The referendum will be 1
held on Thursday, June 20 m 1
the Newton County ASC Os- 1
fice. ;
Farmers eligible to cast bal- (
lots in the referendum are all (
those farmers who are entitled
to share in the 1958 wheat crop ,
from a farm in the commercial .
wheat area on which the wheat
Businessmen f s Association Asked
To Aid FFA, United Fund Appeal
Newton County Businessmen’s
Association, meeting Monday
noon at the Masonic Hall, heard
per tin en t information and
speakers relative to incorporat
ing all funds drives in Newton
County into “one united ap
peal’’, and the sponsoring of
the Newton FFA Chapter sale
of attractive mail box stands.
Businessmen’s president
Moody Summers, Jr., had
charge of the meeting and im
mediately following the delici
ous cold-plate dinner, intro
duced Bernard Greer, who in
turn presented the visiting post
office officials who were pres
ent.
FFA Advisor at Newton
County High School, H. M.
Pulliam, vocational agriculture
teacher, explained the club’s
project of building sturdy, con
crete based mail box stands
which the club members hope
to sell to all urban and rural
acreage to be harvested, plus
any acreage to be placed in the
wheat Acreage Reserve, will be
more than 15 acres. Quotas do
not affect farmers with smaller
wheat acreages.
Farmers are urged to inform
themselves fully before casting
their ballots, and those who
have questions about the oper
ations of the wheat program or
about the referendum should
get in touch with the County
ASC Office. All growers in
the County have received no-
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residents needing them. He
said that the price of the stand,
which is practically at cost, is
$3.50 each, and with the name
$4.00.
Mr. Pulliam said that the
club had already sold some 60
boxes to residents of the Jacl r
son Highway section of the
county. This has been a nation
al project of FFA all over the
country for a number of years,
Mr. Pulliam emphasized. The
letters “FFA” are on the ver
tical part of the stand.
It was understood that the
Businessmen’s Association
would sponsor advertisements
in the two county newspapers
in the campaign to sell stands
to mail-box holders whose old
boxes are in need or repairs or
replacement.
Covington Postmaster E. Lee
Stephenson said that there are
around 2,400 mail boxes in the
•ounty and that half of those
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READERS WEEKLY
Officers Say Trailer Truck
Load Biggest In History Here
Biggest load of moonshipe whiskey ever captured in
Newton County was taken into custody Monday afternoon
at 1:30 o’clock by State Revenue Agents on the Snapping
Shoals Road some five miles South of the Rockdale-Newton
county line. 1,440 gallons of the illicit liquor was seized.
Robi. 0. Arnold
On Press Gallery
Sunday al 4:30
Robert O. Arnold, Chairman
of Board of Regents of the Uni
versity of Georgia System and
prominent Covington citizen,
will appear next Sunday- after
noon on WSB-TV’s Press Gal
lery. The program comes on
channel at 4.30 p.m.
This fine television program
appears every Sunday after
noon and discusses affairs in
teresting to the entire State.
The discussion on next Sun
day’s “Press Gallery" will cent
er around the University and
no one is more familiar with
this subject or devotes more
time than Mr. Arnold. His in
terest in the University is evi
denced by the fact that he de
votes pratically all of his time
to his duties as Chairman of
this v^ry important Board.
The citizens of our communi
ty are invited to tune in on
Channel 2 WSB-TV Sunday af
ternoon at 4:30 o’clock to learn
of those things relative to plans
for the University System of
Georgia.
Jack Spalding, Editor of the
Atlanta Journal will be mod
erator and other prominent men
will be on the program.
Porterdale Bond
Issue Passed
By >0 Vote
A special election for the is
suance of $50,000 in bonds for
the town of Porterdale was held
last Saturday and the vote was
unanimous for the bond sale.
Thre were 207 votes cast for
the bonds and no votes against
the proposal.
The Mayor and Council au
thorized the election by an or
dinance of May 14, 1957. The
money is to be used for the im
provement of streets and alleys
in the town.
were probably in need of re
pair.
Other postmasters at the
meeting were Miss Annie C.
Hays, of Mansfield; Wilbur N.
Harwell, of Oxford; and Mar
ion R. Sams, of Newborn.
Nat Turner, chairman of the
Newton County Chapter Amer
ican Red Cross, spoke briefly
on the proposed plan of “giv
ing once annually for all the
various funds drives in Newton
County.” He explained that
some ground-work had been
laid for this venture in the
past.
Miss Frances Harris, of the
Area Council of the American
Red Cross, Atlanta, was then
presented to the assemblage
and explained the advantages
of a united fund for all the
major drives. After her talk
several pertinent quest ions
wane asked as to the diutanbu-
NUMBER 25
State Revenue Agent B. R.
Hamilton and H. S. Whitting
ton made one arrest as the
huge Dodge Tractor Truck with
Fruehauf trailer was apparent
ly being partly unloaded into
a 1949 Plymouth automobile
in the Oak Hill community.
Coley Turner, 27, Negro, of At
lanta was lodged in the Newton
County Jail by Sheriff John L.
Berry, who was also instru
mental in capturing the big
haul of spirits.
The officers said that an
other man fled the scene when
they drove up. He made his
exit so fast, Sheriff Berry said
that he ran out of his shoes,
b’ack and white dress pair.
The contranband was in half
gallon jars and in cases. The
trailer truck was about two
thirds loaded and had a tar
poulin over the tail gate. It
took the State men approxi
mately four hours to break all
the jars at nearby Snapping
Shoals creek. Sheriff Berry
said that there were 2.880 jars.
He said that the present mar
ket value of the liquor would
be about 510 per gallon. The
value thusly would be some
$14,400.
Sheriff Berry said that the
whiskey was probably made in
some other county in Georgia
or in nearby Alabama as the
trader truck bore an Alabama
license, and the Plymouth car
had a DeKalb County license
plate.
Sheriff Berry said that he
and the state men had been
expecting the big haul but thev
had not idea it would be 1,440
gallons.
The agents said that the job
of breaking the jars was more
than they had bargained for
when they reached the branch
with Agent Whittington driving
the big Trailer truck. It took
them some four hours to break
the jars. The contraband was
confiscated about 1:30 and the
officers reached the jail with
the truck and the Plymouth
car about 6 o’clock.
A neighbor living in the
community where the jars were
broken said that the scent was
so strong that he smelled it
some one-quarter of a mile
away.
After Sheriff Berry called
the Atlanta Constitution a
photographer was dispatched
to Covington to make a photo
of the truck and pile of jar-lids,
glass and small puddles.
The truck was driven back
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tion of funds and the different
drives sharing in same. She
said that the local board, com
posed of members from all the
local agencies, would have to
work that out as many coun
ties had done recently. She
cited Spaulding County and
Griffin as the latest to take
on the united appeal status.
In speaking as a member in
favor of the untied appeal, S.
J. Morcock, prominent busi
nessman of Covington, empha
sized that it would undoubtedly
be the best for all concerned to
adopt the plan for Newton
County.
President Summers appoint
ed a committee of three mem
bers and himself from the
Businessmen’s Club to further
investigate the feasibility of
getting the plan started to the
county. They are Nat Turner.
S. J. Morcock, Charles King.
Jr., and Summers. • #