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The Count-down is on for the
Annual American Red Cross
Drive in Newton County, with
Chairman Lewis Caldwell and
his competent staff of co
workers poised for the launch
ing of “Mercy 78”, which will
go into orbit around the world
to radiate relief of human suf
fering. It was 78 years ago in
1881 that the American Branch
of the American Red Cross was
organized through the efforts
of sixty year old Clara Barton,
who had become known as the
*Angel of the Battlefield”, as
she nursed wounded and dying
troops during the War Between
the States. About that same
time, 1864, fourteen nations
drew up and signed the Geneva
Convention, under which those
engaged in care of the wounded
would be given protection on
their missions of mercy, The flag
under which they would be pro
tected was a Red Cross on a
white background—the flag of
Switzerland in reverse — and
was so designated as a tribute
to Henri Dunant, whose horror
at the suffering of soldiers dur
ing the Battle of Solferno in
1859 moved him to wage a one
man campaign for care of troops
in war,
It was a one man affair then,
which has spread to all corners
of the globe, and which today
involves far more phases of al
leviation of human suffering
than even Dunant dreamed of
at the time. Prisoners of War,
war refugees and orphans, and
the wounded in War; fire, flood,
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Five Newton
Girls Awarded
The Newton County FHA
held an impressive ceremony
last Tuesday evening, February
24, at the Newton County High
School Auditorium honoring
members receiving chapter de
grees.
Sandra Cawthon, vice presi
dent, presided over the meeting
and extended a cordial welcome
to all members and their par
ents.
The devotional was given by
Sandra Hayes. .
The purposes of Future
Homemakers of America were
explained by eight girls, as
each gave a purpose the presid
ing officer lighted a white can
dle.
Qualifications for the degrees
were read by the Historian,
Jan Sears. The secretary, Caro
lyn Freeman, presented the
candidates for the Junior Home
maker degree, Linda Bates, Di
anne Johnson, Karlean Smith,
Madelyn Bates and Delores Tol
bert. Silver keys were awarded
each.
The Historian then presented
the candidates Pam Laster and
Frances Parker, for the Home
maker Degree. These were
awarded a scroll.
The president, Pam Laster,
was presented a gold gavel for
her pin guard.
A social period in the Home
making Department followed
the presentation of awards.
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VOLUME 95
LEC .#“.nD AUXILIARY 40TH BIRTHDAY PARTY
Local Red Cross Fund Drive Starts On Monday
Community Chairmen Are
Announced By L Caldwell
Monday, March 9, has been designated as the kickoff
day for the American Red Cross Drive for funds in Newton
County, according to an announcement by Lewis Caldwell,
County Overall Chairman. The -general chairman of the
drive is Mrs. C. T. Haynes of Oxford.
The two directors of the
drive have announced the com~
munity chair
men for the
various sections
of the county.
They are as
follows:
Covington
(residenti a 1):
Mrs. R. Pat
Campbell and
Mrs. Lee Ste
phenson. 2
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Covington (business): Leon
Cohen.
Porterdale: B. B. Snow.
Covington Mills: George Jol
ley.
Mansfield: Mrs. Melba Spears.
Newborn: Miss Mellie Pitts.
Starrsville. Mrs. James An
derson.
Oxford: Dr. W. J. Dickey.
Salem: Ollis Lunsford.
Colored People: Thelma
Lackey.
The remainder of the month
of March will be utilized by
these Red Cross workers to seek
contributions for the local
drive. Last year, for the first
time in many years, the quota
was exceeded under the guid
ance of Mr. Caldwell.. >~ .
Newton County’s quota for
this year is $4,500.
“Let’s get behind the effort
and put it over in a big way.
We have been blessed in this
county in a number of ways and
this is a chance to show others
how much we appreciate it and
how thankful we are,” Mr.
Caldwell stated.
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Mansfield Bar-B-Q
Wednesday at The
Community House
" There will be a big Mansfield
barbecue next Wednesday,
March 11, from 5:30 until 8:30
at the Community House.
Mansfield’s reputation for
fine barbecue, stew and delici
ous homemade cakes, is well
known throughout the county
and it’s a mighty good gather
ing-place for meeting old
friends and acquaintances.
Proceeds will go toward the
beautification of the Mansfield
Methodist sanctuary. A new or
gan and stained glass windows
have already been installed and
a new carpet is needed.
~ Come next Wednesday and
enjoy “All You Can Eat” for
$1.50, 75¢ for children
Che Uouington News
Ham Auction l
am Auction
Today At 1:3)
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Legion Home
Prize winning hams and
shoulders will be auctioned af
ter the regular weekly lunch
eon meeting of the Covington
Kiwanis Club today (Thursday)
at Legion Home. The auction,
open to the public, is expected
to start about 1:30 o’clock. This
will be the program for the Ki
wanis meeting today.
Ed Hunt, County Agent and
Chairman of the local Kiwanis
Club Agriculture Committee,
|has announced that the Ham
and Egg Show, held at the
Washington Street School, was
|a most successful event. The
| auctioneer for sale at Legion
|Home will be Jim Knight.
The show has been under the
| guidance of J. W. Horne, Ne
| gro County Agent. He says that
the exhibit at the Washington
| Street School is open to the
public today (Thursday) and
that the awards to the winners
|will be made today about 11
| o’clock. Judging was completed
yesterday by an Extension Spe
cialist from the University of
Agriculture College.
Covington Kiwanis Club an
nually sponsors the show and
contributes the prize money for
the wvarious classifications.
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John Alford, a member of
the Georgia Tech and South
ern Tech faculty, was the
speaker at the Kiwanis meeting
Thursday. He was introduced to
a capacity attendance by Rob
er O. Arnold.
Mr. Alford, a past president
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Palmer-Stone P-TA
Meets Monday
The Palmert Stone P.T.A. will
meet Monday Night, March 9th
at 7:30 o’clock at Palmer Stone
School.
Mr. E. D. Whatley will have
charge of the installation of the
new officers for the new year.
Mary Anne Harwell and Madelyn Bates. Standing left to right:
Tommy Wiley, Jack Edwards, Lin Dearina, Nolan Nesbit, Grier
Stephenson and L. M. Burke, advisor. Not pictured, Lucy Morcock.
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“Tag Day For Tallulah Falls School” will be observed here Satwday, March 7, sponsored by the
Covington Service Guild in cooperation with the Senior Tri-Hi-Y and the Alpha Tri-Hi-Y of New
ton County High School. In the picture, working on plans for the observance are, left to right: Miss
Adrian Bledsoe, President, Senior Tri-Hi-Y: Mrs. S. M. Hay, 4th District Chairman T. F. School,
Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Dan Clower. representing the Guild, and Miss Mary
Anne Harwell, President Alpha Tri-Hi-Y.
Junior High Tournament
Starts Tonight At P’dale
_Action in the girls bracket of
the Newton County Junior
High School basketball tour
nament will start the round ball
event off tonight at the Porter
dale gymnasium with the first
of two games starting at 7:30
o’clock.
Porterdale’s defending girls
team will engage the strong
Livingston sextet in the first
game and top-seeded Palmer-
Stone will take on the E. L.
Ficquett team of Covington in
the second game at 8:30.
Tomorrow night (Friday) the
four boys teams will play and
the two winners of those tilts
Newfon Jurors Are Drawn
For March Term Os Court
Jurors have been wrawn for
the March term of Newton
County Superior Court which
starts on the third Monday
Grand Jurors, drawn for
March Term 1959 Newton Su
perior Court, are as follows:
Don J. Wood, S. L. Vaughn,
B. W. Harwell, R. K. Christian,
Henry Anderson, W. F. Jones,
Moody C. Summers, Jr., T. L.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 5. 1959
) will. advance to the finals on
Saturday night. Palmer-Stone
plays Porterdale at 7:30 Friday
and the Covington boys will
meet top-ranked Livingston at
8:30.
The two consolation games
for third and fourth place will
be played Saturday night with
the first girls game starting at
5:30 and the boys’ consolation
affair at 6:30. The two champi
onship tilts will get underway
at 7:30 (girls) and 8:30 (boys).
Trophies will be awarded all
four teams according to their
‘finish in the annual meet.
Marks, Wiley Allgood, P. G.
Neely.
Doyle H. Smith, L. C. Gibson,
John E. Fuller, Glenn S. Con
ner, H. L. King, L. S. Polk, G.
H. Dobbs, W. S. Cook, R. R.
Fowler Jr., J. Olin Costley.
~ D. B. Dixon, Jr., Clyde B.
Davis, Clifford Ear] Tribble, W.
Howard Milligan, Fred M. Har
well, Carl Smith Jr., Barney
Mitcham, Tillman W. Towns,
Perry Kirkland, Jas. P. Knight.
Traverse Jurors, drawn for
March Term 1959, Newton Su
perior Court, are as follyws:
Daniel M. Clower, Chester
Clark, Julius Boyd, Oscar
Spears, J. W. Loyd, Clarence F.
Hays, H. L. Moore, Charlie Rob
ertson, J. B. Haymore, T. E.
Wood.
G. L. Williams, Wilson W.
Holifield, R. H. Eddleman, Mel
Hegewood, Ben S. Glanton,
Lewis Lang. Arthur Jones, J.
C. Vaughn, Charlie N. Jones.
A. L. English, Homer Ham
monds, L. H. Cook (Gum
Creek), Ralph C. Wyatt, H. F.
Stowe, .B. R. Fullet, T. G
Cowan, D. H. Kenerly, L. H.
Smith, J. E. Holcombe, G. L.
Dennison.
Roy Davis, Wm. E. Daugh
trey Sr., E. H. Elliott, Ernest
Gober, R. L. Ellington, Jessie
I. Dimsdale, Miss Clara Mae
Hays, Emmett L. Mohanon, J.
N. Bohannon.
T. W. Blair, Grady Berry,
Charles O. Benton, Joe M. Bell,
E. E. Callaway, Jr., Oliver J.
Capes, W. H. Butler, R. L. Var
ner, W. H. Corley Jr., R. A.
Cobb.
Marvin Johnson, E. M. Mec-
Cart, W. H. Newsome, B. B.
TLewis, Wilson M. Mask, Walker
‘Harris, N. G. Parr, W. S. Old
iham, Carl C. Johnson, G. D.
Lancaster, W. F. Hays.
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6-Yr.-old Girl
&
Is Traffic Victim
A six-year-old girl was killed
Friday afternoon about 5 o’clock
on Salem Road as she and an
older sister were crossing the
road on their way to their
home. The girl, Evelyn Hazel
Corley, apparently died instant
ly after being hit by a car
}driven by Jerry McElroy.
| The little girl, daughter of
|Mr. and Mrs. Otis Corley, had
been to the store with a sister
Mary and the two were on their
way home with items purchased
at the store. The accident hap
pened near the top of a hill, al
most in front of Russell Braden’s
home. Witnesses said that the
incident was unavoidable.
An ambulance from J. C.
Harwell and Son Funeral Home
rushed the girl to Newton
County Hospital where she was
pronounced dead upon arrival.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, March 1 at Porterdale
Baptist Church with Rev. J. T.
Widener of the Canaan Baptist
Church and Rev. Walter Perry,
Jr., pastor of the Porterdale
Baptist Church, officiating, In
terment was in the Baptist
Cemetery at Porterdale. }
Survivors, in addition to her
parents, include: three broth
!ers, Otis Lee Corley Jr., Larry
‘Donald Corley and Ricky Lewis
Corley; four sisters, Mary Jane,
IJohnm‘e Ruth, Judy Darline and
‘Catherine Corley, all of Coving=
ton: grandparents, Mr, and Mrs.
|Artie Corley and Mr. and Mrs,
| Lewis Crowe, all of Porterdale.
I Serving as pallbearers were
[Luke Knight, Lawrence Knight,
Grady Hammonds, Wayne Dos- |
ter, Michael Knight and Melvin
'C?r)es. ‘
| The NEWS extends deepest |
sympathy to the members of
:the bereaved family. Caldwell
and Cowan Funeral Home were
in charge of arrangements,
Snonsor Song
Concert, Mar. 12
Lovejoy M.Y.F. members will
sponsor the “Sons of Song” in
a singing at the school audi
torium on Thursday night,
March 12 beginning at 8 p.m.
Tickets are sl, for adults and
50c for children. The public is
invited to attend.
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Comm. Harrison Is Main
Speaker Banquet-Program
Newton County Post 32 American Legion and the local
American Legion Auxiliary Unit will stage a joint cele
bration of the Legion’s 40th Birthday Anniversary in Cov
ington Tuesday evenuing March 10. The main speaker for
the program will be State Commander Henry Harrison.
All members of the Legion
and Auxiliary and their hus
band or wife are invited to at
tend the dinner and program at
Legion Home at 7 o'clock.
_lnvited guests for the occa
sion includes Legion Junior
Vice-Commander Bill Pitts of
McDonough; Mrs. Chris Vatsios,
State President of the L.egion
Auxiliary, of Savannah; Mrs, V.
P. Mitcham, First Vice-Presi
dent of the State Legion Aux
fliary, of McDonough; Mrs.
John M. Crawford, Second Vice~-
President, of Toccoa; and many
local dignitaries.
Commander Harrison has a
long and illustrious record with
American Legion activities. He
is a native of Macon and is pres
ently Chief of Employee Ser
vices, Warner Robins Air Force
ißase, near Macon, |
He is a member of Post 74 at
iMacon and was commander of
that post in 1951, 1952 and
1957. Mr. Harrison was com
mander of the Sixth District in
1952 and 1953. He was Depart
| ment Junior Vice Commander
lin 1955 and most recently
| (1958) was Senior Viece Com
.mander of the Georgia Depart
ment. ‘
Since 1947 Com. Harrison has
|been an active member of Voi-
Iture 1145, Macon, and is a Past
Chef De Train.
Fraternal and civic organiza
tions in which Com. Harrison
has membership are as follows:
DAV, VFW, Moose, Mason,
Scottish Rite, Shrine, RAFD
Management Assn., Macon-
Bibb County UGF, Past Pres.
Bibb County TB Assn., Ameri
'can Management Assn., and
'Vice President Middle Ga.
'Chapter of Credit Unions.
Phil Campbell so
Phil Campbelt so
ress Dairy
Group Here
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PHIL CAMYPBELL !
Phil Campbell, Georgia's
Commissioner of Agriculture, |
will be the speaker for the New~ }
ton County Dairy Assocmtion'sj
regular meeting, Tuesday night,
March 10th, at 7:30 p.m. at
Henderson’s Restaurant. A |
large group is expected at this |
meeting. !
Another special event will |
take place at this meeting also.!
The annual Newton County Es-?
ficiency Awards will be made |
to three top D.H.L.A. dairymen
in the county.
Southern Dairies will present
a placque to the first place win~-
ner and local firms will provide
prizes to the winners also.
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Commander Harrison
March of Dimes
Drive Is Short
Aubra Sherwood, Newlon
County Chairman of the March
of Dimes, has announced that
the 1959 drive of much-need
ed funds is some SI,OOO short of
the proposed goal for the vear.
Mr. Sherwood stated Tues
{day that “1958 was the worst
{year ‘polio wise’' that we have
|ever had in our county. Our
laverage collection for the past
| few years has been around $3,-
[SOO and the 1959 collections
{(thus far) is about a SI,OOO
{ short of that figure.”
| Four new cases of polio from
| Newton County were sent to
the Warm Springs Foundation
'and are still patients there. The
[cost of the four, to the present
{time, is $10,902.17, according to
| bills received by Mr. Sherwood
| from the foundation.
| “The fact that only the month
lof January is considered the
{March of Dimes month does not
mean that contributions will
not be needed and accepted. So
if you happened to overlook
sending in your contribution at
the regular time, won't you
please stop right now and put
your check in the mail for the
Newton County March of Dimes
and address it to Herbert Vin
ing, Treasurer,” Mr, Sherwood
added.
Nafional Guard
«
All-Day Drill
Sunday, Armory
Members of the local Nation
|al Guard unit will meet at the
:Armox'y Sunday, March 8, for
an all-day drill. The drill will
‘begin at 7 a.m. Sunday and will
end at 4 p.m.
| Tank platoons will get traifi
'ing in tank tactics, while the
'maintenance section, the mess
'section and other headquarters
troops will be taking part in
on the job training. All day
drills are scheduled about twice
each year, and, along with field
training, give the Guardsmen an
opportunity to actually apply
the theories which they learn
in class room work on drill
nights.
The noon meal will be pre
pared at the Armory by the
unit cooks, and served to the
members.
Anyone who is interested i
joining the National Guard wm
be welcomed at the Armmory