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Thursday, February I. 1959
Newton County, Covington Kamec
For Heroes Os The Revolution
In a series of articles current
ly running in The Atlanta Con
stitution, Newton County was
soodighted Monday as the ser
ies gives a short history of the
various counties in alphabetical
order.
The article titled, "Know
Your County", is reprinted
here:
Newton County, in north cen
tral Georgia, was created from
Henry, Jasper and Walton coun
ties in 1821, ranking 53rd in
order of creation. It was named
for Sgt. John Newton, a com
panion of the Revolutionary
hero Sgt. William Jasper in a
rescue of American prisoners.
Covington, the county seat, was
named for Gen. Leonard Cov
ington. a soldier of the Revolu
tionary War.
Two miles north of Coving
ton is Oxford, home of Emory
Junior College, a preparatory
school for Emory University.
The school was opened in 1835
at Covington as Georgia (Meth
odist) Conference Manual Lab
or School, moved to Oxford in
1839 as Emory College, and to
Atlanta in 1919 as Emory Uni
versity. Dr. Isaac S. Hopkins is
said to have started Georgia In
stitute of Technology in a small
workshop at his home on the
Oxford campus where he taught
handicraft work to a few stu
dents. He was Tech’s first presi
dent.
Newton County has 21,400
residents (1957 estimates),
ranking 43rd in population
(1950 census). Covington has
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Phone 3412 - 722 N. Emory St. - Covington, Ga.
ADAMS
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AT 14 WEST SQUARE
WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6th
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6,100 residents (1957 estimate).
Other towns in the county are
Porterdale, Mansfield. New
born, Starrsville, Oak Hill, Al
mon, Bricks Store and Stewart.
I Jackson Lake extends into the
south part of the county.
Newton County covers 273
square miles, ranking 113th in
size. There were 984 farms, av
eraging 133 acres, in the county
in 1955. About 45 per cent of
the farm acreage was in wood
lands and 23 per cent in har
vested croplands. Main crops
were cotton, com and hay. A
bout 50 per cent of the farm in
jeome is derived from livestock
Elks To Sponsor
Heart Fund Dance
The Covington Elks will
sponsor a dance to be held at
the Elk’s Club on February
14th from 9 *til 12 p.m.
The dance is for Elk Club
members and their invited
guests. The theme is “Hillbilly”.
All members and guests will
come dressed as their favorite
"hillbilly”. The music will be
furnished by a local band.
All profits from the Heart
Dance will be donated to the
j Newton County Heart Fund
Drive. Co-Chairmen for the as
. fair are Mesdames J. M. Rem
-1 ley, Jack Allen. Mrs. M. S. Lott
| is Chairman for the Elkadettes.
Tickets will be SI.OO per per
' son.
These Memories which I
mention in these items cover
a period of almost 80 years.
All of the ao-called "Old Peo
ple” whom I first met have
passed on to the beyond and
the middle aged ones have tak
en their places. Today is Janu
ary 9, the day of the week, Fri
day, when my Covington NEWS
arrives and in this issue I have
read a rare and a most beautiful
tribute paid by Professor W. A.
Carlton, Emory graduate of
1913, to Miss Lynn Branham of
Oxford, who passed away at
her home in Oxford on Decem
ber 13, 1958.
I have read many articles writ
ten in memory of beloved per
sons but this tribute comes near
er describing the true character
than any that I have read with
in a long time. I was never a
student at Emory but I was a
young teacher in the Newton
County School System and lat
er the Superintendent of the
System and certainly I never
received more encouragement
in my efforts to succeed than
I received from “Miss Lylnn”
and I shall revere her memory
always.
There have been other per
sons of Newton to pass on re
cently whose lives are a part of
mine. Mr. John L. Stephenson
of Covington. There were none
who did not love and respect
him. Mrs. Henry Boggus lived
at Flint Hill. She was before
her marriage Miss Rena George,
a member of that prominent
Georgia family of Flint Hill
School and Macedonia Church
in North Newton. Mrs 1 . Boggus
was the mother of several fine
Circle No. One
Os Presbyterian
Church Met Tues.
Circle No. 1 of the Coving
ton Presbyterian Church met
Tuesday morning, February 3,
at the home of Mrs. Rodney
Floyd. The meeting was called
to order by Mrs. John Hackney
leading in prayer. Nine mem
bers answered roll call with
two visitors welcomed for the
meeting.
The study, “The Meaning of
Regeneration’’, was given by
Mrs. Helen Patrick. Mrs. D. K.
Hicks Sr. closed with prayer.
During an enjoyable social
hour the hostess served delici
ous refreshments.
IN MEMORIAM
In loving memory of our lit
tle son and baby brother,
Charles Wayne Lawson, who
left us three years ago this
January 31, 1956.
We had a little treasure once,
He was our joy and pride.
We loved him, oh, perhaps too
well,
For soon God called him and
he died.
Our loving memory never
dies,
Deep in our heart is a mem
ory kept.
Os a loving baby and little
brother,
We loved and never shall for
get.
Mama and Daddy,
Sisters and Brothers
THE COVINGTON NEWS
NEWTON
/MEMORIES
BY
J O MARTIN
■ children one being Miss Eva i
Boggus, a prominent teacher in |
the Atlanta School System.
Mrs. Eugene Hall died bi San
Bemandin. Calif., at the home
of her daughter, Miss Allene
Hull, but she was from Weati
Newton and was a Miss Hicks,
sister of Mr. Weyman Hicks I
before her marriage. She was
the mother of a family of out
standing children. She had sev
en grandchildren and five,
great-grandchildren. She and
her family have been valuable
members of Prospect Methodist
Church where she was buried.
Mr. Albert Ellington, as was
Mrs. Boggus, a school patron
of mine and a good one he was.
He gave the teachers his entire
and his children always obedi
ent and studious.
There are others w'hom I
should mention but not now.
The Atlanta Constitution and
also the Atlanta Journal, as
combined with Constitution on
Sunday, is doing a most inter
esting and worthwhile project
in giving the history together
with an outline of the counties
of Georgia. A Mr. Charles
Moore is writing the articles.
They are appearing alphabetic
ally. The first one was Appling
County and appeared on Sep
tember 21, 1958. Up-to-date 111
have appeared. The history of
Newton came on Monday, Jan
uary 5 and it contains valuable
information. I am keeping a
copy of each article and will
have them bound in book form
when the project is finished.
The Constitution will perhaps
have them framed for sale.
Happy New Year to all who
read my Memories.
IN MEMORY OF
DAISY MASK DOWNS
Two years ago you left us
and we miss you so. It has been
said that Time heals an aching
heart, we know that isn’t true,
our hearts still ache.
May God give us strength to
face it, and courage to bear the
blow. What it meant to lose
you, no one will ever know.
Friends may think we have for
gotten when at times they see
us smile, but little do they
know the heartache, that is
hidden behind our smiles.
We remember how far you
were away from us, and we
could not say “goodbye”.
There is another land we
know,
A land beautiful and fair,
And each day we try to love
and live
And prepare to meet you
up there.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Mask,
Mr. R. D. Downs.
Eddie Najjar Is
Senior Tri-Hi-Y
Speaker, Wed.
The Senior Tri-Hi-Y held its
monthly afternoon meeting, ■
Wednesday, January 28.
After a thought - provoking >
devotional and preliminary
business, the meeting was turn- ।
ed over to the speaker, Mr. Ed- i
die Najjar. Mr. Najjar gave'
very entertaining readings on
the universal subject: Love. All!
the members thoroughly en
joyed this program.
After being dismissed with
prayer, the members were
I served refreshments by the en-
I tertainment committee. While
enjoying the refreshments,
George Little of Scotland gra
ciously consented to tell the
club about life and the customs
| in Europe. Mr. Little is at pres
: sent a student at the University
| of Florida.
—
Pilot Club To
Meet Tonight
Pilot Club will hold its regu- I
lar business meeting Thursday
I (tonight) at 8 o’clock at the
। Newton Federal Building.
The Board of Directors will
meet at 7:15 preceding the busi
ness meeting. President Ruth
Parker urges a full attendance.
The Pilot Club of Covington
• would like to thank the people
I for their support to the Mothers
: March on Polio held last Tues
' day night. Final reports on col
i lections are incomplete but will
| be published as soon as the re
port is finished.
Last year Newton County
i treated three patients through
I the National Foundation for
o at a co~ f a— ’
000.
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