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— COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S REPORT —
APRIL, 1958
GEORGIA, NEWTON COUNTY:
I herewith present the number and amount of checks issued
by the Commissioner of Roads and Revenues of Newton County
for the month of March 1958.
T. M. Bates Agnes M. Randall
Commissioner Clerk
Check Nos. 929. 933, 935. 975. 977. 983. 991. 1000, 1004.
1005, 1006. 1007. 1008. 1009. 1011. 1012, 1014. for 49
Pair Fox Ears At $2.50 each $ 122.50
Check Nos. 928. 974, 986, 993, 1010. J. D. Dial, Weekly
Payroll Road work 4.893.80
930 Hazel Malone, Home Dem. Agent. — Opr. Expenses
for Feb. 7.48
931 Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co. — Prof. Group
Emp. Ins. . .... .... 21.00
932 J. A. Allgood, Feb. Acct. Repairs 2.25
934 John L. Berry, Sheriff — Support of Prisoners and
Other Expense ..... 402 55
936 C. N. Hill Garage — Feb. Acct. Repairs 19.00
937 Colonial Life Ins. Co. — Employees Group Ins. 69.00
938 City of Covington — Feb. Utilities 409.12
939 Gulf Oil Co. — Feb. Acct. Gas and Oil „ 736.10
940 W. C. Ivey, Porterdale Registrar — Jan. Vital Sta-
tistics . 3.00
941 D. G. Stephenson, Ordinary — Jan. Vital Statistics 44.25
942 Covington Auto Service — Feb. Acct. Repairs 17.80
943 Orkin Exterminating Co. — Feb. Jail Acct. 6.00
944 Wood & Company — Jan. Acct. Supplies, Ord. and
Co. Agents 6.92
945 Governmental Guide — 1958 Edition 4.00
946 Piper Hdw. Co. — Repairs, Co. Police & Roads . 22.01
947 Kitchens Market — Groc., Mary Giles, Supplies
C. H. and Jail . 18.75
948 Evans Drug Store — J. E. Robinson and Health
Dept. 4.48
949 Wood-Dickinson Furniture Co. — Flooring and
Blinds Health and Tax Ofc. 417.00
950 Amoco Service Station — Feb. Acct. Gas 9.76
951 Digby & Skinner Motor Co. — Feb. Acct. Co. Police 37.20
952 White’s Auto Parts — Feb. Acct. • — Repairs 60.91
953 G. A. Jones — 2875’ Bridge Timber 201.25
954 Ginn Tire & Parts Co. — Feb. Acct. Parts and
Repairs 87.27
955 Peoples Drug Store — Feb. Acct. Chas. Shepherd 9.69
956 Gober’s Concrete Pipe Co. — Feb. Pipe Acct. . 98.82
957 Robert Bush Welding — Feb. Acct. 6.00
958 Campbell Lumber Co. — Bridge Timber 1,789.58
959 Consolidated Quarries — Feb. Rock Acct. 961.65
960 Tri-State Tractor Co. — Feb. Acct. Repairs .. 75.51
960 William & Harvey Rowland — Feb. Acct. Parts . . 37.88
962 Trainer Motor Co. — Jan. & Feb. Acct. Repairs _ 270.69
963 Ginn Motor Co. — Feb. Acct. Repairs ... 1.05
964 King-Hicks Hdw. Co. — Feb. Acct. Repairs _. 29.83
965 Warren Farmer's Welding Shop — Feb. Acct.
Repairs 6.50
966 McCords Garage — Feb. Acct. Repairs 63.35
967 Zep Mfg. Co. — Court House Supplies 34.54
968 The Covington News — Feb. Account . 50.75
969 Covington Tire Service — Feb. Acct. — Tires and
Repairs . 391.41
970 Truck Equipment Co. — Parts ..... ... .... .... 39.84
971 Credit Bureau of Covington — March Dues 5.00
972 State Dept. Education — Civil Defense Surplus
Properties 60.58
973 Columbia Ribbon & Carbon — Tax Col. & Clerk
Ofc. Supplies 27.58
976 Association County Commissioners — Registration 60.00
978 Newton County Hospital — Clack Johnson (Jail) 7.00
979 The Covington News — Printing Clerk Superior
Court 15.00
980 Meadors Laundry — Feb. Jail Acct. 6.87
981 American Oil Co. — Antifreeze 13.02
982 Southern Bell T. &T. — Feb. Account 109.18
984 Jack E. Hinton — Plumbing Repairs C. H. 6.00
985 Covington Electric Co. — Service Court House 12.48
987 Federal Reserve Bank — Employees Feb. Income
Tax Withheld 513.17
988 J. A. Lunsford — Fence Posts . 195.00
989 Georgia Dept, of Revenue — Diesel Fuel Tax Feb. 41.89
990 Railway Express — Express on Machine Parts _ . 2.01
992 Newton Co. Dept. Welfare — County’s proportion
Awards April ... .... 1,544.00
994 Carter Robertson — 15352’ Bridge Timber 1,074.64
995 J. W. Purcell, M.D. — Visit J. H. Malcolm 5.00
996 Ramsey Furniture Co. — 12 Cane Chairs Court
House 48.00
997 Dr. G. G. Tuck — County Charity Patients _. ... 42.00
998 Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co. — Emp. Prof.
Group Ins. . 21.00
999 Greer Hdw. Co. — Barbwire & Staples 168.00
1001 A. G. Potts — Gas & Oil Mitchell Const. Co. RR
PR 2639 _ 530.20
1002 American Oil Co. — Cr. OD. Acct. 28.01
1003 J. W. Laseter, J. P. — Trials & Bonds 33.75
1014 City Pharmacy — Christine Greer . ... 14.67
1015 T. M. Bates, Commissioner — March Net Salary " 415.45
1016 Agnes M. Randall. Clerk — March Net Salary 157.60
1017 Henry Odum Jr. Co. Police — March Net Salary _ 287.75
1018 Sam B. Holcombe, Police — March Net Salary 257.75
1019 John L. Jernigan. Co. Atty. — March Net Salary .... 25.00
1020 Sara A. Gordon, Health Nurse — March Net Salary 263.82
1021 Betty A. Edwards, Sec. Health Dept., March Net
Salary .... 154.93
1022 W. H. McKinney, Co. Agent March Net Salary 227.99
1023 Hazel B. Malone, Home Dem. Agt. — March Net
Salary _ ... 139 10
1024 Bette W. Carter, Sec. Co. Agt. — March Net Salary 39.75
1025 J. W. Home, Negro Co. Agt. — March Net Salary ‘ 118.75
1026 Lottie B. Johnson, Negro Hom. Agt. — March Net
Salary . .... „ 57 00
1027 W. H. Lewis, Clockkeeper — March Salary 10.00
1028 Mrs. Abbie Brown, Sec. Court Judge — March
Salary ..... .... 50 pg
1029 Mrs. Pauline F. Brewer, Court Reporter — March
Salary . 50.96
1030 Howard E. Worley, Court Reporter — March Salary 50.96
1031 Mrs. Ruth L. Harris, Sec. Court Judges — March
Salary — _ 39 75
1032 Dr. G. G. Tuck —1 Day Health Clinic . 15 00
1033 Sara A. Gordon, Health Nurse — March Car Ex-
pense Allowance 5g 0$
1034 Teachers Retirement System — March Employees
Retirement _... _ 78 4!
1035 Trustees F.&A.M. — Health Dept. Office Rent 25^00
1036 Guy V. Evans — March Ofc. Rent Negro Co. Agent 14.00
1037 Mrs. E. S. Rheberg, Treasurer — Newton Co.
Library Opr. Exp. 75 00
1038 Decatur-DeKalb Library— Regional Services for
Co. Library qq
1039 A. S. Ellington —1 Day Board Directors Net 7.00
1040 R. E. Avery —1 Day Board Directors 10.00
1041 W. P. Haye —1 Day Board Directors loioo
1042 C. M. Pace —1 Month board for Mae Wheeler 15 00
1043 Richard Bell, Solicitor General — Ist Quarter Sal-
ary 234 17
1044 Treasurer State Highway — Cattle Pass F. W.
Greer, Hayston Rd. 133 22
1045 Treasurer State Highway — Cattle Pass A. L. Jack
son Hayston Rd. 201 86
1046 Newton Co. Health Dept. — March Ofc. Expenses 15'41
1047 U. T. Smith — Right of Way Damages to Property 2,500'00
s2l 905.13
Clerk Superior Court Script, March ’B2LOO
Ordinary Script, March 195^00
TOTAL: $32,921.13
RECEIPTS MARCH 1956
March 5 Georgia Board of Health — Refund _ $ 287.05
Colonial Ins. Co. — Jack Heard Claim 73.32
D. G. Stephenson. Ord. — Feb. Fines & Fortitudes 789^25
March 7 Trustees F.&A.M. — Refund of Health Dept.
Floor - 195.00
State Trees. — Road Mileage Refund 2.293.31
State Treas. — Fuel Oil Tax — Refund ... 2,940.91
March 15 D. G. Stephenson, Ord. — Refund Lunacy
Trial .... 70.00
March 18 B. L. Johnson, Tax Col. — Balance Due 1957
Audit 9,830.65
March 26 Georgia Board Health — Refund 287.05
Colonial Life Ins. Co. — J. L. Price Claim 16.66
TOTAL: $16,788.20
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Fairyland Fantasy
Continued From Page 1
Young.
Spirit of Candy land: Billy
Brooks, Marky Davis, Mary
Fan Dobbs, Lowry Hunt, Gene
Johnson, Gayle Purcell and
I Russell Sears.
Spirit of the West: Robbie
Rape.
Spirit of Spring: Judy
' Fincher.
Spirit of Summer: Barbara
Abbott, bay Henderson, Kay
; Henderson.
Spirit of Harvest: Susan
Cooper, Mary Anne Freeman,
Brenda Gibbs, Sherrill Hay
good, Sarah Haynes, Valerie
Young.
Spirit of the Peasants: Bon
nie Banks, Sandra Harwell,
Gwendolyn Hill, Linda Hitch
cock, Caroline Holifield, Jackie
Jones, Virginia Knight, Cath
erine Lazenby, Anita Millwood,
Linda Mobley, Dianna Shaw,
Sandra Smith, Karen Stone,
Betty Jean Warren.
Fairyland Visitors: Welcom
ed by the Castle Guard:
Lowry Hunt.
Prince and Princess: Marky
Davis and Gayle Purcell.
Visitors from the Alps,
Sarah Haynes, Tommy Haynes
and Candler Hunt.
Visitor from America: Mar
lyne Tate.
Visitors from the Orient:
Mary Margaret Allgood, San
dra Kitchens and Mary Esther
Murrill.
Visitor from Ireland: Char
les Bohanan.
Visitors from Scotland: Kay
Shaw and Brenda Womack.
Visitor from England: Mar
garet Rape.
Cossack Visitors: Tommy
Haynes, Candler Hunt.
Fairyland Entertainment for
the Visitors: Robin Hood and
his Merry Troup: Becky Banks,
Mary Anne Freeman, Judy
Fincher, Sarah Haynes, Judy
Moseley, Tony Byrd, Ricky
Pratt, Gary Sears, Danny
Standard.
Dance of the Fairyland Prin
cess: Sara Margaret Patterson.
Pinocchio: Judy Fincher.
The Court Jesters: Tommy
Haynes. Candler Hunt, Ricky
Pratt, Danny Standard.
Dance of the Fairyland
Princesses: Brenda Brooks,
Stephanie Ginn. Merle Paden,
Sara Margaret Patterson, Joyce
Peters.
Miss Louise Fowler is the
director of the program with
Miss Evelyn Cowan, assistant
director.
Mrs. R. M. Tuck will be the
pianist.
Covington Area
(Continued from page 25)
and race gravity-propelled
coasting cars of their own de
sign. Boys winning the local
competition go to Akron as
champions to race in the All-
American. As guests of Chevro
let, they are given a whirl
wind weekend of entertain
ment,, concluding with the
spectacular All-A mer i ea n
event on Sunday before a crowd
of more than 70,000.
The local area Derby is sche
duled for July 2.
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
Fine Arts
Continued From Page 9
Symphony, 1935-38. He won a
contest to appear in recital on
the Artist Series in Los An
geles 1938. He received an en
gagement to play as soloist with
the symphony in Los Angeles
from that concert. He gave fifty
concerts in two years, recitals,
soloist with orchestras and
i choral organizations. He was
I presented in recital by the army
during the war. He also played
for USO and in hospitals. He
I made his professional debut in
I Europe, June 1, 1950, Salle
Chopin-Pleyel, Paris.
There will be an exhibit of
colored prints in the library
throughout the week. These
prints are very interesting in
themselves and the display will
serve as a guide for those wish
ing to purchase prints for the
home or office.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend each of the lec
tures at 10 a.m. in the Allen
Memorial Auditorium and to
see the exhibit of prints in the
library.
Dr. Dewey joined the faculty
of Emory University in 1919
as professor of romance lan
guages. He was the moving
spirit of the fine arts depart
ment at Emory since its begin
ning in 1927.
Dr. Dewey received the bach
elor of arts degree and the hon
orary doctor of humanities de
gree from Alleghany College.
He was awarded the M. A. de
gree from Harvard University,
and the Ph.D. degree from the
University of Chicago.
At Emory he organized and
directed the Emory Little Sym
phony Orchestra. He and Mrs.
Dewey have carried the Emory
Glee Club on several European
tours. This group has also sung
for President Eisenhower in
Washington.
Prominently identified with
Atlanta cultural activities, Dr.
Dewey is a trustee of the At
lanta Art Association, a mem
ber of the Board of Directors
of the Atlanta Symphony Guild,
and a member of the program
committee of the Atlanta Sym
phony Orchestra. He has been
program annotator since the
orchestra was organized. Dr.
Dewey was given the “Brenda”
award of Atlanta Theta Sigma
Phi in 1954 for “a unique Pub
lic Relations job through his
famous Emory Glee Club.”
Stanton Enters
Continued From Page 1
University in Atlanta. He also
took a law course from La
salle University in Chicago.
The Stantons have four
sons, Robert 111, age 10, Andy
3, Ike 7, and Billy 4.
Concerning his candidacy Mr.
Stanton issued the following
statement:
“I hereby announce myself a
candidate for Representative
from Newton County subject to
the Primary June 4, 1958.1 will
do all in my power to serve you
to the best of my ability and
will work for a better County
and a better Georgia. I will ap
preciated your vote and influ
ence from the bottom of my
heart.”
Mr. Stanton served in the
General Assembly in 1949 and
1950 as the representative of
County Official
I Continued From Page 1
character.”
In commenting on the world
situation in regards to wars and
threas of war, he declared,
“only by staying strong and
powerful will we be able to stay
out of wars.” The Swiss people
have not had a war during the
past 200 years, he added.
Introduction of the speaker
was by Mayor Kiwanian Nat
Turner who arranged the pro
gram for the day.
Visitors at the meeting in
cluded: Mrs. Grady Benton,
guest of John Bob Weaver:
Mike Milligan, Kiwanian of
Newnan, guest of Guy
Evans; Lawson Yow, Mar
ietta, guest of C. C. King. Jr
Rev. Lon H. Eakes, Ben Lo
mond, Calif., guest of Dean V.
Y. C. Eady.
Kiwanis "Kettle"
The Rev. Eakes, one of the
guests at the meeting last week,
i sa member of the Emory at
Oxford Class of 1897. He is a
retired Presbyterian minister.
Buck Callaway came in late
for the meeting and was try
ing to find a vacant plate at one
of the tables when he was greet
ed by visitor Lawson Yow 01
Marietta. Mr. Yow extended his
hand across the table to greet
Callaway and knocked over his
glass of ice tea. Jay Brown,
treasurer, had several checks on
the table and they all were
doused.
John Fuller, agricultural com
mittee chairman, took a poll by
ballot on whether or not club
members wanted to continue
the present basis or change the
format of the show. His findings
will probably be made at the
next meeting. .
One of the best attended meet
ings in quite sometime was
Thursday to hear Mr. Hack’s
speech and see the films of
Switzerland. Several members
who arrived late found it diffi
cult to locate a luncheon plate.
Ed Robinson gave the secre
tary’s report for the year 1957
in which the activities of the
club year were reviewed.
GOOD LANDSCAPING
Landscape Specialist T. G.
Williams, Agriculutral Exten
sion Service, offers a general
rule for good landscaping. If
you choose your own trees,
plant trees that will frame tte
house, giving it an air of spa
ciousness and stability.
Georgias grow more than
6,000,000 acres of crops which
require pollination for maxi
mum yields, says W. E. Neville,
apiculturist, Agricultural Ex
tention Service.
Newton County. He was suc
ceeded by Dan Campbell, who
died early in his term of office
and was replaced by W. C.
Ivey, who was elected in a
special election. Mr. Ivey then
served until the incumbent
Don Ballard was elected in
1956.
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LETTERS Til THE
EH I TOH
Mr. Belmont Dennis. Editor
The Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mr. Dennis:
May we thank you for the
fine coverage and publicity
which you gave President Noah
Langdale, Georgia State Col
lege, on his recent visit to your
city. We have received copies
of the printed news stories and
pictures.
As Head of the Journalism
Department, I commend you
upon the excellent newspaper
that you edit. It is a good rep
resentation of journalistic en
deavor and certainly one of the
best papers in your area of the
state. You have good makeup
and wide coverage. We are
glad to have the Georgia Press
Association in our College, and
they speak highly of your
work.
If we in the public Relations
Office may be of service to
you, please call us. And again,
thank you and your staff for
“covering” our President’s
speech.
Sincerely,
Dozier C. Cade,
Director of Public
Relations
Belmont Dennis, Editor
Covington News
Covington, Ga.
Dear Editor:
Thank you very much for
your wonderful cooperation,
and being so generous with
your space in your paper with
the Garden Club of Georgia Inc.
publicity.
All of this is such a help and
a boost to the Garden Clubs
Sincerely
(Mrs. W. T.) Bess D. Heard
Savannah Ga.
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Dear Sirs:
Would you please print the
following in the personal col
umn of your paper.
Mrs. Omar F. Moore desires
to correspond with anyone who
may be acquainted with the
Thomas J. and Anna E. Mc-
Donald family.
My home address is 947 No.
75 E., Oren, Utha.
Thank you,
Mrs. Omar F. Moore
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