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By the Office Boy
How many times have you
picked up the local or other
paper and read your party to
find the lino operator had
goofed . . Lee Aikman told of
one instance . . it could not have
been one of the Atlanta papers
(?) where in a wedding they
had described the “noses were
pink” ~ . , the proof reader
caught the error and had it
eorrected and they goofed again
it came out in the paper that
“The roses were punk.”
He told of a journalism pro
fessor at the U. of Ky. com=-
piling the most persistent wed
ding typos and putting them
into one story and it came out
like this. “The bride was given
in marriage by her father,
wearing her mother’s wedding
gown, The couple when to high
scholl together and their mar
riage will stop a romance be
gun there. The bride wore a
strand of tiny matched pears.
Her gown was of vile green. Her
accessories were plain punk.
The bridegroom’s mother was
attired in a lace dress which
fell to the floor. The maid of
horrow wore yellow tulle. The
bridesmaids carried tiny nose
bags. The flower girl wore a
maize gown with puffed sleeves
touching her ankles. The bride’s
mother wore a dawn blue chif
fon and a black stay hat. The
nuptials took place in a setting
illuminated by lighted roman
candles. The couple exchanged
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William Cowan
Named Vice-Pres.
Law Student Group
ATHENS, Ga. — Denny
Galis of Athens has been
elected president of the sec
ond-year law students at the
University of Georgia.
Other officers are William
W. Cowan, Oxford, vice presi
dent; and Julian Freeman, Sa
vannah, secretary-treasurer.
Lindsay Hamilton Bennett,
Rossville, and Ben Mills, Fitz
gerald, are new associate jus
tices in the Law School Honor
Court.
Pilot Club “‘Bellringers’
To Canvass Homes Fridav
Covington Pilot Club mem
bers, all decked out in Mental‘
Health bell buttons and edu
cational literature will make a
house-to-house ecanvass of the
city of Covington Friday even
ing, May 2 between the hours of
Jack Chrisfi
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Promofed To
Whife's Manager
Yhlie S Manager
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E. G. Lassiter Jr., general
manager of White’s Enterprises,
has announced the promotion
of Jack S. Christian to Manager
of White’s Tire and Auto Sup
ply in Covington effective May
Ist. Jack succeed Johnny Pres
cott, who resigned to enter the
insurance field.
Mr, Christian joined White's
Enterprises four years ago and
served as salesman before be
ing named Manager of the Bud
get Department, the position he
held at the time of his recent
promotion.
Mr. Christian is married to
the former Miss Dorothy Bax
ter. They have two children,
Warren and Jan.
The many friends of Mr.
Christian are congratulating
him on his promotion.
A Prine-Winning
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VOLUME 9%
800 EX¥" <, TED EMORY-OXFORD PARENTS’ DAY
1952 Zittle League Season Starts Wednesday
By 808 GREER
(News Sports Editor)
Newton County’s 10 Little
League teams will swing into
action next week with the
American division starting play
on Wednesday evening, May 7.
The National sector will follow
play on Friday night.
League President Billy
Crowell reported Monday that
all plans have been completed
for the operation of a 6-team
loop in the American League
and 4 teams in the National
League. Games will be played
in the American on Wednes
day and Saturday afternoons
and evening; in the National
on Tuesday and Friday.
Final meeting of managers
and sponsoring representatives
will be held Monday evening
at the Board of Education
Building on Newton Drive at
7:30, according to President
Crowell. Opening game cere
monies, umpire - assignments
and other necessary last min
ute details will be worked out
at that time. Those present at
this meeting will also diseuss
the proposed new Pony Lea
gue for the county towns and
communities.
Opening games in Little
League action of the American
will pit the defending cham
pions Covington Mills against
the Covington Braves on the
Old Junior High Field on Con
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7 and 8:30 o'clock.
The bell is the symbol of the
Mental Health Association and
the church bell of the First
Methodist Church in Covington
will be tolled at 7 o’:lock to de
note the starting of the drive.
Some 31 members of the local
Pilot Club will cover the resi
dential areas of the eity in an
effort to secure much-needed
funds for the association here
and %o aid m the functions of
the state association. ‘
Miss Ruth Parker, Presiden”
of the Pilot Club, said that the
membership fee 1o join the
| Newton County Mental Health
Association is only a dollar.
John L. Jernigan is the associa
tion’s funds eampaign chair
man.
This is the first vear a Men
tal Health drive has been con
ducted here in the county as
the local chapter was only re
cently organized. The Reverend
E. P. Nichols is president of the
local group.
Flsewhere in The News to
day is an article naming the
committees and areas in which
the Pilot Club members are to
seek funds Friday night. Their
slogan will be “With Your Help
The Mentally 111 l Can Come
Back.”
Here are four ways your con
tribution will held: (1) save
someone —— perhaps a neighbor
— from hopeless years as a
| mental patient: (2) save some
|one from a serious mental ill
-{ness; (3) will support research
‘|for new treatment; (4) reha
| bilitate and help a recovered
‘| patient to stay well.
Science Exhibit
| At Newton High
| Tuesday Evening
| A Science Exhibit will be
{held at the Newton County
High School on Tuesday even
| ing, May 6 from 7:30 to 10
.| o’clock.
,| The classes taking part in
clude General Science, Biology,
Chemistry and Physics.
;| The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
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Dr. F. C. Nesbit, Donald Stephenson, Belmont Dennis, Mrs.
Annie Laura Reid, Mrs. W. E. Wolfe, Tom Bates. James N, Dobbs.
Masons Church
Service Sunday
Golden Fleece Lodge No. 6
FAM will attend Masonic
Church services at Shiloh Meth
odist church at Almon Sun«
day, May 4, at 7:30 p.m, Mem
bers are urged to attend. The
public is invited. |
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PICTURED ABOVE is Mrs. Charlie Daniel, of Covington who is a muscular dystrophy victim,
being presented with a hydraulic lift by Lt Williams L. Dawkins, Newton Counity Chairman of
the Muscular Dysirophy Drive, and Capt. Oliver A. Morgan, Company Commander of Company
A, 16lst Tank Battalion, Georgia National Guard, sponsors of the Muscular Dystrophy Drive of
Newton County. This lift was given by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc. of America, |
Che Covington News
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY, 1, 1958
Local Traffic Safety Rally
Hears City, County Officials
~ Covington Woman’s Club
sponsored a Safety Rally Mon
day evening at the Newton
County High School Gymnasi
um with a large crowd present.
Sam Hay, Clerk Newton Su
perior Court, acted at toast
master and introduced the en
tertainment and the speakers.
Mrs. William E. Wolfe, Chair- ‘
man of the Safety Drive for the
Standing, Bam Hay, George Jolley, Homer Sharp, John Jernigan,
Capt. F. M. Davies, superintendent of drivers license division,
Georgia State Patrol; Nat Turmer, 8. L. Hardman, Whitlow Rich
ardson and B. B. Snow.
Woman’s €lub, was responsible
for the fine program which was
presented.
Miss Anne Pratt, accom
panied by Mrs. W. C. MeGahee,
rendered two beautiful 'solos,
“Remember” and “I'l see You
Again.”
After Miss Pratt's solos, a
safety film, “Safe As You
Think” was presented. This
film brought out how accidents
could be prevented and illu
strated how little thought peo
ple give to preventing acci
dents.
Mrs. Bonham Johnson, ac
companied by her husband,
Bonham Johnson, Newton
County Tax Collector, enter-
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Swiss Consul
The Honorable Michael Hack,
Swiss Consul stationed in At
lanta, will be the main speak
er at the Covington Kiwanis
Club luncheon meeting today
(Thursday) at the American
Legion Home.
Nat 8. Turner is in charge of
the program today and he will
introduce the speaker.
Mr. Hack, besides his talk
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Red Cross Drive Is Over
The Top In Newton County
Newton County’s 1958 quota
in the American Red Cross
drive for funds has been top
ped, according to an announce
ment by Lewis Caldwell, over
‘all funds chairman for the lo
cal campaign.
Mr. Caldwell reported that
$4,443.22 had been raised by |
last Friday. The quota for the |
county was $4,415.00. This |
amounts to an oversubscribing |
of some $28.22.
It was understood that the |
campaign this year marked the |
first time that the quota had
been met.
Mr. Caldwell said that a large
portion of the money given was
donated in the business section
of Covington with Leon Cohen
as the chairman for that sec-|
tion of the city. However, Mr. |
Caldwell emphasized, that all|)
communities of the eounty gave |
most generaously to the drive. |]
The chairmen of the various ||
RE THAN————
l 20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Dr. Nat Long To Be Main
Guest Speaker For Service
Approximately 800 people are expected to attend the
annual Parents’ Day at Emory at Oxford on Friday, May 2.
In addition to students, parents, and faculty, the group will
include among its special guests representatives from Emory
University, city officials of Covington and Oxford, New
ton County officials, and representatives from the civie
clubs in Covington and Oxford,
The planned activities ac
cording to Prof. C. Lee Har
well, faculty chairman in
charge of Parents’ Day, will
formally begin with the as
sembly in Allen Memorial Au=~
ditorium at 10:30 a.m. Perry
Leavell, of Lithia Springs,
president of the student
body, will preside. James
Rawls Flanders, of Atlanta,
will give the students’ wel
come to the parents. Mrs,
W. W. Brown, of Bowman,
will give the response for the
parents.
The guest speaker will be
Dr. Nat G. Long, District Sup
erintendent of the Atlanta East
District of the Methodist
Church. A musical program
will be presented by the Em
ory at Oxford Mixed Chorus
under the direction of Prof.
Harold W, Mann, A group of
students will be presented for
honor recognition. l
A special feature of the
program is the “Service of
Rededication” of the ecollege
to the ideals and the program
of Christian Higher Education.
Participating in this part of
the program will be Dr. Vir
gil Y. C. Eady, Dean and Divi
sion Executive of Emory at
Oxford; President S. Walter
Martin, of Emory Universitp;
Dr. Lester Rumble, who will
represent Bishop Arthur J.
Moore, and the Honorable
Henry L. Bowden of Atlanta,
Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of Emory University.
A complimentary luncheon
will be served on the campus
at approximately 12:30 p.m.
The afternoon entertainment
will include an R.O.T.C. and
Angel Flight formal parade,
athletic activities, and the re
opening of the Emory at Ox
ford museum.
Emory -at Oxford students
from Newton County include:
Marcus Coody, Augustus
George Grove, Jr., Brown W.
Scott, the Reverend Carl
Standard, Mellie Pitts Carson,
Jeanne Parker, Glenda Gayle
Potts, Georgia Sue Pratt,
Elaine Hornbuckle, Martha
Faye Greer, Ralph Davis Har
well, Jr., Samuel David Ram
sey, Joseph William Sharp,
William Walter Pope, William
Erskine Smith, Jr., Emma Jean
Johnson, the Reverend Alfred
Luther Key, William E.
Daughtrey, Jr., and Mrs. Doro
thy Rockmore Watts.
communities and areas were:
Covington residential, Mrs.
Mcncey Pratt; Covington busi
ness, Leon Cohen; Porterdale,
B. B. Snow; Covington Mills,
George Jolley; Mansfield, Lee
Hays; Newborn, Miss Mellie
Pitts; Oxford, Dr. W. J. Dickey;
'Salem, Mrs. Hollis Lunsford;
Rocky Plains, Miss Eva Gardn
er; Almon, Tom Wallace; Color
ed people, Thelma Lackey.
The Newton County Chapter
Chairman of the Red Cross is
Miss Anne Pratt.
Band Boosters i
To Meet Monday
A Band Boosters meeting
will be held Monday night,
May 5 at 8 p.m. in the band
building. This is a very im
portant meeting all Band
Booster members are urged to
be present, _
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Newton High Future Home
makers of America Chapter re
ceived a State Honor Roll
award at the State Convention
in Atlanta last week.
Sixty chapters, approximate
ly one-fourth of all chapters,
made Honor Roll for this school
year. The award was earned on
the basis of fulfilling require
ments. Corra Costley has served
as president of the chapter this
year,
Three members of the chap
l ter, president-elect Pam Laster,
| Sandra Cawthon, Merry Hert
wig and their advisor, Miss
Ruth Tanner, were delegates
to the convention.
Spring Carnival
At Mansfield
Friday Night
Spring Carnival will be held
at the Mansfield School on Fri
day night, May 2 from 6 to 9
p.m.
Admission will be 15 and 25
cents. A concession stand will
be provided along with other
entertainment.
DCT Off
|
| By Doris Jefferies
{ Carolyn Roberts was elected
{ First Vice President over
three male opponents in a
’very lively political eampaign
at the Twelfth Annual DCT
Conference held at Epworth-
By-The-Sea at Brunswick last
Saturday.
Doris Jefferies was also
elected Seeretary of the state
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