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for countless families
throughout the nation summer
tiir ^ means Family Reunions
with kith and kin, and “cousins
b.v the dozens” from far and
near.
For those who are nearing,
or have passed thier three score
ten, it is perhaps the highlight
of the year. For those of us who
are at lifespan’s zenith, the oc
casion takes on new meaning,
as lovely young ladied and
stallward young men, who were
mere children but yesterday
make us suddenly aware of the
silver in our hair, and that the
years grown shorter as they
mount. The new brides and
grooms for whom the day holds
mainly the satisfaction of pro
perly meeting obligations to the
family of which they are now
a part ... . the children down
to the stroller set, who revel in
the not too closely supervised
fun and frolic, and the bounti
ful tables of everyone’s prize
receipes found at no other
time or place . . . Such was the
day for the J. J. Owens Family
Sunday, with nearly two hun
dred present; with the J. W.
Wiley Family, and with many
others throughout the Pied
mont section.
In our own family circle, Sun
day marked the traditional
gathering in Bulloch County at
Westside School, where descen
dants of the Carter Smith Fam
ily assembled with 150 pres
ent. It was a joyous day, and
our hearts were grateful for
the privilege of sharing with
so many other families a tra
dition whi^h is so definitely a
part of pure “Americana’.
Certain moments have away
of gripping our hearts and en
shrining themselves in our
thinking . . . Enroute to States
boro via Eatonton and Dublin,
repercussions from Hurricane
Audrey lashed out in gusty
downpours until shortly before
our arrival. Turning off the
modern four-lane highway, we
circled by the cemetery and
made our way to the family
plot where my husbands fath
er and brother slept. As we
sVjod there in the City of Si
lent Men, he retold some of the
childhood incidents taking place
on the very ground which is
now a beautiful, landscaped,
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Have A Social
Security Problem?
A representative of the U. S.
Dept, of Health, Education and
Welfare, Social Security Ad
ministration, is a regular visitor
to the Newton County Court
house on Tuesday from 9:00
a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
Any citizen of the county
who has a problem pertaining
to his Social Security card, ap
plication or information as to
his benefits under the law, is
invited to see the representative
on any of the Tuesday mornings
during July, August or Septem
ber.
Jgycees Build Fence Little League Park
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NEWTON COUNTY JAYCEES, ever alert to help in any city
of county community project, are shown in the picture above
after their member* put up a wood fence around the outfield
of the local Little League Baseball field at the Old Covingion
Junior high school on East Conyers street. Jaycee members are,
from left io right: Joe Anderson, Jim Pound, John Fuller, Jim
Gaston and Bob Campbell. Mr. Campbell is the immediate past
president of the Jaycees.
A Priae-Winning
Newspaper
^O9 1956
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Contents
VOLUME 93
GUY.VANS INSTALLED JAYCEE PRESIDENT
2^ # lewton Boy Scouts To Attend Jamboree
Gruu, jves Saturday For
Valley Forge, Pa. Camp
Officials of the Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of
America, said today that its contingent of 204 Boy Scouts,
Explorers and adult leaders are ready for their “once in a
lifetime” experience at the Fourth National Jamboree to
be held July 12 to 18 at historic Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
Jamboree Troop 15 person
nel, which includes Scouts
from Newton and Rockdale
County, making the trip to
Valley Forge, are as follows:
Scoutmasters S. J. Morcock and
Spence Ramsey of Covington,
and Luke Allgood of Conyers;
Scouts include Lin Dearing,
Jimmy Ramsey, Perry Hay
more, Henry Fitzpatrick, Billy
Skinner, Tommy Alexander,
Johnny Capes, Jimmy Johnson,
Pat Campbell, Jack Harwell,
Sidney Cook, Seaborn Hard
man, Godfrey Trammell, Monty
Wilson, Eddie Smith, Alvia
Spillers, Bubba Pratt, Charles
Hornbuckle, John Richardson,
Tommy Rape, Steve Dav and
William Trammell, all of Cov
ington.
Those from Conyers making
the trip, other than Scoutmas
ter Allgood, are: Don Ham
monds, Wayne Robinson, Al
bert Plunkett, and Pepper
Stowers. Robert Budd, of Ox
ford, completes the list of local
scouts.
The local Jamboree party
will leave at 4:30 P.M., July
6th, from Emory Station and
go to Valley Forge by train.
Enroute they will visit Wash
ington, D. C.
They will reach Valley Forge
on July 9th and immediately
set up their camp in Section 4.
A huge tent city on 2,033
acres, loaned by the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, will
house the 50,000 inhabitants of
America’s newest, youngest,
and businest city .In effect it
will comprise 38 “villages” of
about 1,400 campers each.
Boys from all walks of life,
of all races and creeds, will
live together, exchanging skills,
swapping home-town products,
and learning about the customs
and traditions of many sections
of the nation.
Hie national jamboree will
also have an international fla
vor. About 500 Scouts and lead
ers are expected from Austra
lia, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada,
Chile, Cuba, Denmark, Great
Britian, Greece, Iran, Israel,
Peru, Phillipines, Sweden, Swit
zerland, and Venezuela. There
are 63 nations around the
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Kiwanis Meeting
Today at Noon
Covington Kiwanis Club has
moved up its regular meeting
for this week to today (Wed
nesday) at noon at the Ameri
can Legion Home, according to
President E. H. Pratt. By mov
; ing the meeting up it will not
; conflict with the Fourth of
July (tomorrow).
An informal meeting is plan
ned for the club. No out-of
town guest speaker is schedul
; ed for the meeting.
Business Firms,
Offices Close
For 4th July
All public offices in Cov
। ington, and business firms on
the Square, will observe the
Fourth of July holiday
Thursday (tomorrow) as is
customary in Newton County.
The offices at the Court
house will close for oneday
as will the Post Office and
other public establishments.
Merchants of the city will
re-open for business as us
ual on Friday, July sth.
' Guest Preachers
Methodist Church
During the absence of the
Rev. Mr. Frank Pince, who is
attending a three weeks Insti
tute on Religous Education in
New York, the First Methodist
Church pulpit is being filled by
guest pastors.
The Rev. J. Walker Chidsey,
Supt. Decatur-Oxford District,
filled the pulpit last Sunday;
the Rev. Y. A. Oliver, Ex. Sec
retary of he N. Ga. Conference
Board of Education, will be
guest speaker on Sunday even
ing.
On July 14, Dr. Mack Stokes,
Emory University professor,
will speak at the morning wor
ship service; and Dr. Arva
Floyd, descendent of one of
Newton County’s pioneer fam
ilies. an Emory University The
ology professor, will fill the
pulpit on Sunday evening.
Teddy Owens
Bitten By
Snake Monday
Teddy Owens, 10 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Julian T.
Owens, Jr., was bitten by a
highland moccasin Monday af
ternoon, in the front yard of
the home of his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Owens, near
Almon.
Mrs. Owens stated that Ted
dy was bitten by the reptile as
he stepped from his bicycle,
which he had been riding in
the yard, about seven o’clock
Monday afternoon. He was im
mediately rushed to Covington
for medical attention, where he
received anti-venom vaccine.
Teddy was allowed to return
to his home, and is thought to
be out of danger from the bite.
Vets Service
Office Closed
July 4th-sth
The Veterans Service Office
will be closed Thursday, July
14th and Friday July sth for
I Holidays.
Dr. W. S. Cook Installed Rotary President
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COVINGTON ROTARY CLUB'S new slate of officers for the year 1957-58 were installed at the
Club's Ladies Night Tuesday at the Teen Can. Shown in the photo above, shortly after the in
stallation ceremony, are, left io right: Johnny Johnson, Sergeant-At-Arms; E. M. McCart, Treas
urer; Aubra Sherwood, outlgoing president and now Vice-President; Dr. W. S. Cook, Jr., President;
Mrs. Count Gibson; Count Gibson, Past Disttrici Governor of Rotary and Installing Officer for
the evening; and Johnny Prescott, Secretary.
Troop 222 Boy Scouts Report
Successful Trip to Bert Adams
Boy Scouts of Troop 222 aV
tending Camp Bert Adams last
week, June 23-29, report one
of the finest camps yet held by
the group. Sports and various
types of recreation were en
joyed as well as advancements
and awards earned by the
group.
The annual parents night
program was presented Thurs
day evening with one of the
best Indian pageants ever pre
sented by the group the high
light of the evening.
Leaders from Covington at
tending during the week with
the boys were Willie Campbell,
Scoutmaster; Loyd Alexander
and Harold Dobbs.
Order of the Arrow was pre
sented to three Covington
scouts. They were Bubba Pratt,
John Richardson and Alvin
Rape.
Making the First Class Rank
at the camp was Lamar Booth.
Second Class was earned by
Walker Birdsong, Tim Exley,
Bill Lunsford, Hal Moss, Jim
my Patrick, Terry 'Smith, Ma
son Stephenson, Lewis Warren
and Grady Campbell.
Scouts making various other
badges were: Roy Steadham,
rowing, canoeing; Bubber Pratt,
rowing, canoeing, leatherwork;
John Richardson, Indian Lore,
woodcarving; Steve Coggin,
Indian Lore, woodcarving,
leather work; John Richardson,
leatherwork; Lee Campbell,
first aid, cooking; Jack Harwell,
camping, leatherwork; Seaborn
Hardman, leatherwork, camp
ing; Grady Campbell, swim
ming; Johnny Freeman, first
aid, cooking; Steve Biggers,
swimming, leatherwork; Snuffy
Turner, leatherwork, camping;
Freddy Lott, leatherwork; Jim
my Patrick, leatherwork; Butch
Farr, swimming, first aid; Hal
Moss, basketry; Denny Dobbs,
basketry and Lewis Warren,
basketry.
Attending the annual camp
from Troop 222 were: Tommy
Alexander, Steve Biggers, La
mar Booth, Lee Campbell,
Grady Campbell, Steve Coggins,
Denny Dobbs, Herbie Duke,
Tim Exley, Butch Farr, Johnny
Freeman, Freddy Lott, Charles
Loyd, W. K. Lunsford, Seaborn
Hardman, Jimmy Patrick, Bub
ber Pratt, Mike Prince, John
Richardson, Terry Rutledge,
Terry Smith, Roy Eteadham,
Mason Stephenson, Bobby Tra
vis, Snuffy Turner, Lewis War
ren, Jimmy Wilson, Hal Moss,
Walker Birdsong and Jack Har
well.
Among those attending Par-
ents’ Night and the Indian Page
ant at Bert Adams Scout Camp
on Thursday evening were:
Mrs. Willie Campbell, Mr. and
Mrs. H. H. Fitzpatrick and
Henry Jr., Spence Ramsey,
Jimmy Ramsey and Godfrey
Trammell, Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
Lanier Hardman, Mrs. W. B.
Travis, Mr. and Mrs. Everett
Pratt, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Camp
bell, Jr., John Booth, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Harwell, Dr. and
Mrs. E. W. Exley and children,
Jane and Slade, Mr. and Mrs.
Loyd Alexander, Mr. and Mrs.
E. L. Patrick, Mr. and Mrs. Don
ald Stephenson, their son Grier,
and Monty Willson: Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Richardson, Mrs.
Harold Dobbs and Alvin Rape.
State Offers
Many Services
To Communities
ATLANTA, (GPS) Once a
Georgia community makes up
its mind it wants new industry
and earnestly goes after it,
there are many state services
available to that community
which could materially help in
the process.
These services, according to
Secretary Scott Candler, of Hie
Georgia Department of Com
merce, include:
1. Surveys of labor supply
and classification as to age,
education, skill and the like by
the State Department of Labor.
Also aptitude tests and other
checks to find proper workers.
2. Loans to help construct in
dustrial buildings.
3. Programs to train labor
force to operate newly estab
lished plants. The State De
partment of Education will pay
three-fourths of the cost, the
community paying one-fourth.
4. Research findings available
from state experimental sta
tions and the University of
Georgia in Athens.
5. Assistant by Gov. Marvin
Griffin in having a road con
structed to a new plant, if that
becomes necessary.
6. Free preparation and ad
vertisement of available build
ings for industry paid by the
Georgia Department of Com
merce. The Commerce Depart
ment has a SIOO,OOO advertis
ing budget
Ike Robertson
Enters Hospital
Ike Robertson, former Com
missioner of Newton County,
has entered the Newton County
Hospital due to a diabetic con
dition. He is expected to be a
patient in the hospital for ap
proximately five days, accord
ing to information received
from a member of his family.
Mr. Robertson, a native of
Mansfield, has been engaged in
farming since retirement from
public life several years ago.
First Cotton
Bloom Arrives
At NEWS Office
John Edward Brown, color
ed, of Route 5, Covington,
brought the first cotton bloom
to the NEWS Office on Thurs
day morning, June 27.
The bloom was brought from
his father’s farm.
Golden Fleece
Lodge To Hold
Communication
The regular communication
of Golden Fleece Lodge No. 6,
F.&A.M. will be held Tuesday
evening July 9 at 8:00 p.ra.
The F. C. degree will be con
ferred. Visitors welcome.
Jack L. Meadors, W.M.
Construction of New First Wesleyan Methodist Church
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW COVINGTON FIRST Wesleyan Methodist Church is progressing
rapidly as this recent pohtograph shows. In the right foreground are contractors of the building
going over plans with the pastor, the Reverend Ralph Day (center). Shown left to right, are
Hiram Ellis, Rev, Day and Julian Ellis. In the background workmen are busy laying the blocks.
The building when completed will include a sanctuary 64 feet by 32 feet, plus ihe Sunday School
Department whcih will have three large classrooms, pastor's study and rest rooms. Completion
of the building is expected by September L
MOKE THAN
15,000
READERS WEEKLY
Four New Members Also
Welcomed Into Local Club
Guy Evans, Covington druggist, was installed as the
new President of the Newton County Junior Chamber of
Commerce at ceremonies at Bill’s Grill Tuesday evening.
He succeeds Bob Campbell, Jr.
Funeral of Mrs. i
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Ben Banks, Sr.
In Culloden Fri.
Last rites for Mrs. Ben T.
Banks, Sr., who died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Jewett
Holmes in Culloden, early
Thursday morning, were held
Friday morning at eleven
o’clock at the Primitive Baptist
Church, with Elder Agean and
Elder T. O. Revels, Jr. officiat
ing. Interment was in the Cullo
den cemetery.
Mrs. Banks, a native of New
ton County, was born in New
born, the daughter of the late
Boykin S. Elliott, and Mrs. El
liott. Her girlhood was spent
in Newborn where she attend
ed high school. She also at
tended Monroe A. and M.
School.
Prominent in religious, civic
and business affairs of Monroe
County for a number of years,
Mrs. Banks widow of the late
Ben T. Banks of Forsyth, oper
ated a large dairy, and was
president of the Culloden Bank.
She was a member of the W.S.
C.S., the Primiive Baptist
Church, Culloden Garden Club;
and other civic organizations.
Survivors include her mother,
Mrs. B. S. Elliott, Sr., two sis
ters, Mrs. Jewett Holmes of
Culloden, and Mrs. O. D.
Cloakey, St. Petersburg, Fla.,
one brother Boykin S. Elliott
of Culloden; two stepdaughters,
Mrs. S. J. Morcock and Miss
Lucy Banks, and one stepson,
Ben T. Banks, all of Covington;
and other relatives in Newborn.
The NEWS joins hosts of
other local friends in extending
deepest sympathy to the be
reaved family.
Dr. E. J. Callaway
In Newton Hospital
Dr. E. J. Callaway, popular
physician-surgeon of Covington,
is presently a patient at New- (
ton County Hospital. His condi- (
tion was described as “much ,
better” as this issue of the Cov- '
ington News went to press *
Tuesday evening.
He is expected remain at the <
hospital for several days. ।
NUMBER 27
Four new members were also
installed in the club at the
banquet and installation service
by Jaycee Fourth District Pres
ident John Harkins of McDon
ough. New members of the club
are Julian Ellis, Carlos Meyer,
Jim Gaston and Gilbert Gober.
Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Direc
tor Jim Pullin
of Atlanta had
charge of the
installat i o n of
the new officers
for the Jaycees
for the year
1957-58. Other
than the new
president of the
club, Mr. Pullin
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Guy Evans
installed Jimmy Pound, Intern
al Vice-President; Matt Klim
aszewski, External Vice-Presi
dent; Terry Avery, Secretary;
Hugh Steele, Treasurer; and the
four directors of the club, Jay
Brown, Rucker Ginn, Dud Chil
ders, and John Fuller.
The program consisted of a
speech by the out-going presi
dent Bob Campbell, the instal
lation of the new members, in
: stallation of new officers and
? a short speech by the new pres
, ident Guy’Evans.
- Mr. Evans is active in church,
■ school and community activities
> in Covington. He is a past pres
ident of the Newton County
Businessmen’s Association, and
was- graduated from the Uni
versity of Georgia School of
Pharmacy.
The new Jaycee head is a
member of the First Baptists
Church, Covington, a member
of the Board of Deacons, and is
Supt. of the Young People’s De
partment of the Sunday School.
He is also a member of the
Covington Kiwanis Club and
the Masonic Order.
Dr. Felix Gear To
Conduct Meeting
Hopewell Church
Dr. Felix B. Gear, professor
of Theology at Columbia The
ological Seminary, will conduct
the Summer Meeting at Hope
well A. R. Presbyterian Church
(Hi-way 81 toward McDon
ough) each evening at eight
o’clock beg nning Tuesday, July
23 and running through Sun
day evening, July 28.
Everyone is invited to come
and worship with the congre
gation during the meeting.