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Deacon Johnson
Funeral Held
Al Porterdale
Funeral services for James
Oliver Johnson were held Sun
day, February 8, at Good Hope
Baptist Church. Springhill,
where he was a deacon. Rev.
H. G. Gilbert and others offici
ated.
“Deacon” Johnson, besides
being one of the outstanding
negro farmers of his commun
ity had a 21 year record of
service with the Bibb at Por
terdale. Not only a faithful
church worker, he took an ac
tive part in all phases of com
munity work.
Deacon Johnson was admired
and respected by all who knew
him. Testimony to this fact was
borne out by the beautiful but
sincere eulogies paid to him
and countless floral tributes
and the overwhelming crowd
that attended the funeral.
He passed away February 4,
after being ill since the past
August.
Survivors who mourn his
passing include his mother,
Mrs. Cora Mae Webb Johnson
and wife, Mrs. Marion Zachery ■
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plause of the members present.
Among the selections were
“Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,”
“Brahm’s Lullaby,” “Bless This
House,” and “Let Me This Day.”
She was accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Robert Fowler.
Serving in the president’s
chair for the program was Dr.
Guy Evans. President Ed Rob
inson, Vice-President Don Wood
and Secretary Harold Rice were
out of town.
S. J. Morcock introduced the
visitor for the program, The
Reverend Edgar A. Callaway,
pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Covington.
Johnson of Covington; ten
children Mrs. Essie Mae Adams
of Fort Knox, Kentucky; James
Curtis, Misses Deloria and Mar
ion Annette, Arthur Richard,
Jacquelyn, Willie Harold, Altha
Teretia, Charles Wayne and
Harriet Belinda all of Coving
ton; three grandchildren James
Robert, Anita and Marie Adams
of Fort Knox; five brothers R.
D. of Cleveland, Ohio; Robert
of Atlanta: Ernest, Wiliie Louis
and Richard Jr. of Covin^.on;
three sisters, Mrs. lola White
of Detroit. Michigan; Mrs. Fan
nie Scofield and Mrs. Margaret
Price both of Covington; one
aunt, Mrs. Maude Roberts of
I Atlanta.
Tallulah Falls
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founded for mountain children '
it has become a state wide in- i
stitution of learning. In 1958
students from 29 counties in the
state attended Tallulah Falls
School. The Georgia Federa
tion has gained world-wide re
cognition as the only state Fed
eration of Womens Clubs to own
and operate a school.
The original school started
with five acres, one instructor
and 22 students. Today there
are approximately 250 students
and a faculty and staff of 29. {
The present plant has 23 build- !
ings and 500 acres with the
school.
The school is managed by
a board of trustees, all women,
who are members of the Geor
gia Federation. Mrs. Gretrude
Harris of Atlanta is president
of the Board of Trustees. Dr.
Kermit J. Harris, a former resi
dent of Covington, is director
of the School.
Safety Council
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braries of all county schools.
(3) To investigate the erec
tion of a “Traffic Scoreboard”
on Federal Highway No. 278,
giving the public current statis
tics on Newton County’s traf
fice accidents.
(4) Set up the sum of SSO
for support of the activities of
Newton County Teen-Age Safe
ty Council.
(5) To secure and distribute
5,000 pamphlets on 4-Lane
Highway driving rules.
(6) To sponsor 10 members
of the school safety patrols in
attending the annual Safety
Patrol Camp.
Anti-Litter Week
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pick-up by City trucks will en
hance the entire city’s attrac
tiveness,
I, Nat S. Turner, Mayor of |
Covington, do hereby proclaim 1
the week of February 28 to:
March 6, Anti-Litter Week for
the City of Covington: and urge
the full cooperation of all citi
zens in this endeavor.
WHEREUNTO, I do hereby
set my hand and seal, this 26th
day of February. Nineteen Hun
dred and Fifty-Nine.
(SIGNED)
Nat S. Turner, Mayor
CITY OF COVINGTON;
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wife, and mother of one daugh
ter, Margo 19. who is studying
to be an anthropologist. Her
mail from those seeking help
and advice runs to 16,000
monthly; and her postage bill
alone amounts to $2,000. Be
cause she realizes she is ren
dering a service to her fellow
man, Ann takes her work quite
seriously. Much of the world’s
misery stems from alcohol,
with one woman in 6 account
ing for America's alcoholics,
she stated. High in her praise
for Alcoholics Anonymous and
their service in reclaiming men
and women to useful lives, Mrs.
Lederer revealed that she did
not drink — and never had. We
were glad she said that — it
pointed up something we have
long believed — that a well ad
justed person, with even aver
age intelligence did not have to
drink to be gay and charming.
Saturday marks the begin
ning of 4-H-Club Week, observ
ed nationally in tribute to the
thousands of members and
leaders of 4-H-Club Work
throughout America. The 4
"H’s” as most of us know stand
for “Head, Hand, Heart and
Health,” all pledged to cleaner
and better living, through their
motto: “To Make the Best Bet
ter”. We in Newton County
take especial pride in this won
derful movement, since a native
son, G. C. Adams, while Com
missioner of Agriculture insti
gated it with the original, New
ton County Corn Club. It has
been conceded that from this
Corn Club grew the national
4-H-Club Movement which has
with the help of Georgia and
other Extension Services of
State Universities, been an in
valuable factor in training
Rural Youth in Leadership and
Citizenship, and making Agri
culture attractive as a vocation
from an economic standpoint.
We join the nation in saluting
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Heard-Mixon
Club Enjoys
Demonstration
The Heard-Mixon Home Dem
onstration Club met Thursday,
February 5 at the Community
Building.
The meeting was called to
order by the vice president,
Mrs. E. M. McCart. The devo
tional was given by Mrs. E. G.
Ellington after which the Home
Demonstration Creed was read
in unison.
The roll call was made and
the minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
The treasurer’s report was giv
en by Mrs. Hugh Aiken and
club dues were paid and the
new club books given out.
Old and new business was
called for. Mrs. Malone re
minded that the dress revue
would be held in April. The
clothing chairman, Mrs. Billy
Aiken, asked each member to
model a new dress at the March
meeting.
Mrs. Malone gave a very in
teresting demonstration on food
and nutrition. Several recipe
books were given to the nine
members present.
At noon we were served a
delicious meal in the school
lunchroom. After lunch, year
books were filled out and for
recreation, Mrs. Earl Moore had
several interesting contests.
Mrs. Carlton and
Miss Reeves Attend
Math Conference
“Modernizing Our Approach
to Mathematics” was the theme
of the Second Annual Confer
ence on the Teaching of Mathe
matics which was held at Rock
Eagle 4-H Center on Saturday,
February 14. The conference,
which was sponsored by the
Georgia Mathematics Council,
was attended by approximately
200 teachers, principals, and
other educators from every sec
tion of the state.
Sessions were conducted to
meet interests of elementary
and high school teachers. Top
ics discussed in these sessions
were: “From Classroom to
Computer,” “Modern Develop
ment in Mathematics,” Modern
izing Our Approach to Mathe
matics i n the Elementary
. School,” “The Accelerated Pro
gram in Mathematics,” “Mod
'ernizing Mathematics Through
I Visual Aids,” Modernizing
1 Mathematics Through Test
's books,” “A High School Student
i Looks at Modern Mathematics,”
। “Introduction to Set Theory”,
I and “Mathematics and the Dig-
I ital Computer.”
Speakers for the conference
included: Miss Octavia Harvey
and Dr. Orrin Taulbee from
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation;
Mrs. Aletha Lynn, primary
this fine organization, and espe
cially our local 4-H-Club Boys
and Girls and their leaders, Ed
Hunt, County Agricultural
Agent and Mrs. Hazel Malone,
County Home Demonstration
Agent.
It is with regret that we learn
that Miss Sara White Callaway
is a patient at Emory Hospital
following surgery on Tuesday.
Something tells us that this
plucky little brunette will not
be grounded for long — it takes
more than mere operations to
thwart the vitality and vivaci
ousness, of one whose gaiety
and charm add zest to life
"around the square” as do hers.
And, if “wishes were horses”
she would be riding right out of
there, or. some of the manv
going her way from multiple
friends.
Tuesday was a day of inspir
ation for local Baptists who
convened in a Regional Con
ference at Covington First Bap
tist Church. Dr. Howard Gid
dens, President of Georgia Bap
tist Convention and many other
leading figures of the denom
ination were present to partici
pate in the constructive pro
gram dealing with all phases
of Baptist Evangelism and or
ganizational work. As we real
ize more keenly with the pas
sage of time that communism
is spelled A-T-H-E-I-S-M. we
see more plainly the challenge
with which the nations of the
Free and Christian world are
faced. No longer can we think
of America as secure in its
Christian Ideals — the time
has come to back up those ideals
with action, coordinate our ef
forts toward helping win the
War by Winning the World to
Christ. The beginning is not in
Russia, but in winning our
selves first, and then our next
door neighbor, to consistent,
Christian living. That’s a big
order, and we’ll be thinking
about it, while we finish the . . .
. . . “SWEEPIN’ UP”
State Employment
Representative Here
Fri. at Court House
A representative of the Geor
gia State Employment Service
will be in Covington on Friday,
February 27, 1959 at 9:30 a.m.,
in the Court House to discuss
Job Insurance with applicants.
East Newton
'Founder's Day'
Program Held
The Second Annual Foun
der’s Day Program was ob
served at East Newton Elemen
tary School on Tuesday Feb
ruary 17, 1959. This program
was held as one phase of the
Five Star Program of the Geor
gia Congress of Colored Par
ents and Teachers which was
organized by Mrs. Henry L.
Butler in 1919, in Atlanta,
Georgia. This organization is a
branch of the National Parent
Teacher Association and func
tions on the same basic princi
ples.
The program was opened by
singing “America” with Miss
L. M. McLaughlin at the piano.
Mrs. Elizabeth Freeman pray
ed a very inspirational prayer
which was followed by the
“Object’s of the PTA” in unison
as the scripture. “We Are
Climbing Jacob’s Ladder” was
sung very fervently by the au
dience.
Mrs. Corene Brown read the
“History of the East Newton
PTA”. This history was in the
form of a progress report, in
cluding the many successful
projects which had been spon
sored by the group. There was
an interesting panel discussion
with “Meeting the Needs of
Young Citizens for Spiritual
Education” as the theme. Mrs.
S. B. Moton served as chairman
of the panel with Miss Carrie
Freeman as co-chairman. Other
members of the panel were
Mesdames O. L. Hamm, Viola
Joiner and Rev. James A.
teacher from the Jeff Davis
Elementary School; Mrs. A. P.
Higginbotham, American Book
Company; Miss Nell Swint,
State Department of Education;
Rufus Godwin, Atlanta Public
Schools; Dr. Henry Sharp, Em
ory University; and Dr. Bert
ram M. Drucker, Georgia Insti
tute of Technology.
Mrs. W. A. Carlton, teacher
of mathematics in grades 7 and
8 at the E. L. Ficquett School,
and Miss Louise Reeves, instruc
tional supervisor, attended the
conference.
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Brown. Mrs. Bertie L. Marks
gave a wonderful rendition of
“Where Could I Go” with Mrs.
Zelda Rogers serving as her
accompanist. Rev. J. H. Cleve
land, President of Washington
Street School PTA and Rev. D.
E. Perry, President of
R. L. Cousins School
PTA gave very interest
ing remarks and special greet
ing from their respective
groups. Remarks were also
given by Mrs. Eliza J. Smith and
! Mr. R. L. Clements, President
of East Newton PTA and Prin
cipal respectively.
A very beautiful three tier
Birthday Cake with blue and
white trimmings was presented
which was baked by Mrs. Zelda
Rogers. This was served along
with other delightful refresh
ments. Mesdames Bertie L.
Marks, Mattie L. Woods, Co
rene Brown, Marie Jackson and
Anna Banks were in charge of
the refreshments. After the re
freshments were served the
group reassembled and recited
the “PTA Creed” was read in
unison for dismissal.
The Cafetorium was beauti
fully decorated with fresh green
house plants and other cut
flowers. The tables were artis
tically arranged in a horse shoe
design which was complimen
tary for a very pleasing infor
mal atmosphere. The Procedure
Book which was given a Third
Place rating in the Athens Dis
trict PTA meeting in Athens,
Georgia on February 14, 1959
was on display. It was stated
that this book was in competi
tion with others representing
23 counties and 56 schools. This
was the first attempt in prepar
ing a Procedure Book. The Sec
ond Place Rating was received
I by Washington Street School
PTA. which is also in this
county.
The next regular meeting of
the PTA is Tuesday March 3,
1959 at 7:30 P.M. The County
Health Nurse and the District
! Medical Officer have made
plans to attend this meeting.
Please make plans to attend so
that you may receive this vital
information that these persons
will have for us.
Wash-and-wear cottons are
not temperature sensitive and
can be washed in hot water, de
clares Miss Avola Whitesell,
clothing specialist, Agricultural
Extension Service.
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kidneys es you would the bowels.
Get 50c worth of juniper oil, buchu
extract, etc., mode into green tablets.
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HEALTH DEPT.
NEWS NOTES
Since we have all of the little
children almost ready for school
we need to discuss some other
things which your Health De
partment interests itself.
Rabies is a timely subject.
Our dog quarantine at Pace’s
Crossroad seems to be effective.
There has not been any spread
reported into the Health De
partment from it.
There is a law in Georgia
stating that all dogs must be
vaccinated in the State of Geor
gia 3 months or more old in
compliance with standard vet
erinarian practice. Failure to do
this constitutes a misdemeanor
in the eyes of the law.
There are some simple rules
to remember when bitten by a
dog that might have rabies.
(1) Do not kill the dog.
(2) Confine the dog for a
period of about 10 days, prefer-
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ably in a small animal clinle.
If the dog is well at the end of
10 days, the dog was not rabid
at the time of biting.
(3) Confer with your family
physician about whether you
need shots or not.
(4) If any thing happens to
the dog within this 10 days per
iod, consult with your veterin
arian and he will suggest what
should be done about the dog.
(5) If the dog is killed, call
the Health Department and
they will advise you what to
do next. Generally the head is
cut off and sealed in a contain
er, packed in ice and carried to
the laboratory for examination.
What I have written concerns
people who are bitten. If an
' other animal is bitten call your
veterinarian.
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