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Myl Oh ME! How wonderful
to be back in lovely Covington,
after a vacation in Florida. You
just have to stay away from
home, and this town for a lit
tle while to realize that this is
the most wonderful place in
the world to live . . . We were
greeted by nodding daffodils,
hyacinths, camellias and shrubs
in blossom. Yes, it was 85 there,
and all the nasturtiums and ge
raniums, azaleas and what have
you were in blossom ... but I’m
not going to tell you about the
trip this week. I just read an
editorial in the Atlanta Journal
.... which sorter fits in with
my trip too.
For many years we have gone
to Miami in January. We have
been so busy having fun with
our friends there, swimming,
seeing the beauty spots etc . . .
that we nevetr dreamed of all
the ugly things they have there.
By tha/t, I mean, we listened to
radio and television more than
usual this trip . . . One night I
exclaimed :“I want to go home!”
It was murder, death in the
streets, robbers, thieves . . .
gambling . . just anything you
Shudder at here in our peace
ful city. Too, we rode around
town much, on this trip. We
knew they had night clubs . . .
but ... Oh Well! New York has
just moved to Miami; And,
frankly from what I read in the
newspapers they are becoming
alarmed over the crime situa
tion there . . . let’s get to the
Editorial . . . from the Journal;
“Keep Minors Dry” . . . “IT IS
GOOD to see city officials get
ting tough with dealers who sell
alcoholic beverages to minors.
The handling of alcoholic drinks
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Miss Johnson
Is Named Chief
VA Nurse in Fla.
Triends of Miss Lelia John
eon will be interested to learn
that she has been named Chief
of Nursing Staff, V. A. Hosoi
tal. Lake City, Florida. I/iss
Johnson assumed her new du
ties in February.
Daughter of Mrs. B. L. John
son, Sr. and the late Sheriff
Johnson, she is a graduate of
Macon Hospital. Following gra
duation she did private duty in
Newton County and was affili
ated with Huson Memorial Hos
pital and Crawford W. Long
hospital.
In 1942-1945 Miss Johnson
served as a First Lieutenant in
the U. S. Army Nurse Corps
in Africa, Italy and France.
For the past thirteen years
she has been assistant Chief
Nursmg Service at the V. A.
Hospi f al in Atlanta and Cham
blee, having been with the old
Lawson Hospital prior to this
assignment.
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L Porterdale and the twmi represented here shared
L «he honors as evidenced by the trophies in the pic
fe.r. FRONT ROW. left io right: Danny Criswell.
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The C rise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 95
COr -SIGNER CAMPBELL DAIRYMEN SPEAKER
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Ram^ Spring Football Game Friday At 8 PM
Fans Io Get A Preview
Os The 1959 NCHS Team
The 1959 version of the Newton County Rams football
team will be previewed Friday night on Homer Sharp
Field at 8 o'clock. Many new faces will be seen in the
lineup as eight of the first eleven from the ’SB Rams will
graduate this spring.
A squad of 46 boys has been
evenly divided into two teams,
the Blues and the Whites, for
Friday’s encounter, according
to Coaches Milton McLaney and
Bobby Way. Game scrimmages
have been ueld for the past two
Fridays.
In tuneup tilts for the clash
Friday the Whites edged the
Blues in the first game 13-6,
then the Blues won last week’s
engagement by a 2-0 score.
Johnny Capes tackled Ronald
(Beany) Carter in the end
zone for the safety in the 2-0
game.
Members of the team are sell
ing tickets to the game for
which the entire proceeds will
be used to purchase a movie
outfit to film the Ram games.
Lettermen from last years
team who will see action in the
game Friday are as follows:
Blues — johnny Capes. Rus
sell Hinton, Charles Turner,
Fat Carter and Phillip White.
Whites—Larry Wagner, Doug
Dooley, Larry Studdard, Beany
Carter, Billy Strickland and
Melvin Capes.
The complete personnel of the
। two teams:
I White— Ends: Larry Wag
ner, Charles Childs, Billy Fin
ley. Roy Steadham.
Tackles: Doug Dooley. Larry
Haves, Ronnie Kitchens, Joe
Strickland.
Guards: Larry Studdard,
Doug Wheeler. Virgil Costley,
Frank Lazenby.
Center: Anthony Ozburn.
Sardis Barbecue
Saturday Starts
At 5 O'Clock
Sardis Church will have a
barbecue supper Saturday even
ing, March 14. Serving will start
at 5 p.m. and continue until all
are served. The supper will be
held at Harvey Eddleman Fel
lowship Building three miles
above Oxford.
Plates will be $1.25 for adults
and 75 cents for children with
proceeds going toward the
building fund of the church.
(Unmitginti
Sammy Womack.
Quarterback: Ronald Carter.
Fullback: Ralph Martin, Ter
ry Rowe.
Halfbacks: Billy Strickland,
Melvin Capes, Mickey Goins,
Tip Alexander, Ronald Martin.
Blue — Ends, uchnny Capes,
Continued On Page 17
Mrs. IJ Ramsey
Funeral Today
Salem Church
Funeral services for Mrs. T.
J. (Clifford Nixon) Ramsey will
be held Thursday (today),
March 12, at 3 p.m. at Salem
Campground Methodist Church.
Officiating at the services will
be Rev. Edgar Callaway, pastor
of the First Baptist Church and
Rev. Sam Heslip. pastor of
Bethany Presbyterian Church.
“Miss Clifford”, ?s she was
known by her many friends,
was born in Henry County and
moved to Newton County when
a child, living in the Salem
Community. She was the
daughter of J. C. Nixon and
Dora Burns Nixon, who were
prominent citizens of the county
prior to their death. She moved
to Covington around 1905 and
after her marriage to the late
Wesley G. Turner, also a native
of Newton County, she moved
to Macon where they made their
home for a number of years.
After his death she, with her
children, moved back to Cov
ington where she was manager
of Roninson Five and Ten Cent
Store and in later years a beau
ty parlor.
Mrs. Ramsey, 72. has been
the wife of T. J. Ramsey also
a prominent native of Newton
County, for a number of years
and he has been a most faithful
Continued On Page 17
Henderson and Charlie Williams, with Palmer-Stone
second-place trophy; Terry Rutledge. E. L. Ficquett
first-place; Sandra Laster and Sara Ann Standard
with Livingston first-place; Carol George and Cecilia
Haulk with Palmer-Stone second-place. BACK ROW:
Porterdale Coach Billy Crowell; Linda Kite, holding
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1959
Guy Rutland, Sr
Is Guest Speaker
Kiwanis Club
Guy Rutland. Sr., of Deca
tur, will be the guest speaker
at the Covington Kiwanis meet
ing today (Thursday) at Legion
Home at 1 o’clock. He will be
introduced by Wendell Crowe,
who has charge of the program
today.
Mr. Rutland is an outstand
ing church, civic and business
leader of Decatur and has been
prominently identified with the
state Cancer Crusade for a num
ber of years. His main theme
of discussion today is expected
to center on the Cancer situa
tion.
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Kiwanis Club program
Thursday consisted of the an
nual auction of the prize-win
ning hams of the Ham and Egg
Show for Colored citizens of the
county both acu’t and 4-H
members.
Ed Hunt, chairman of the
Kiwanis Agriculture and Con
servation Committee, had
charge of the program. Jim
Knight, Soil Conservationist for
the county, was the auctioneer.
He was aided in his chores by
three Kiwanians — Don Wood.
John Fuller and Mr. Hunt.
Before the main program got
underway a new member was
inducted into the local club.
He was Walker Campbell and
the induction ceremony was
handled by Homer Sharp. Mr.
Campbell is the first new mem
ber to be taken into the club
during 1959.
Edgar Wood introduced the
Continued on Page 17
Last Cotton Call
Monday, March 16, is the
last day operators of upland
cotton farms may elect a
choice (in writing) between
the 1959 (A) and (B) allot
ments and price supports for
their farms.
If a choice is not made, the
(A) allotment automatically
applies. Notices should be fil
ed by mail or in person at the
County ASC Office before the
deadline. Office hours are
from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Porterdale third-place trophy; Pahner-Stone Coach
James Bohannon; Covingion Coach L. G. Carney; Liv
ingston Coach Melvin Criswell; Bob Wheeler, Livings
ton fourth-place trophy; Livingston Coach B. M. Paden;
Day Morcock, Covingion fourth-place; and Covingion
Coach Roy Pierce.
Faye Greer Is Awarded A Scholarship
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MISS FAYE GREER, a sophomore at Emory at Oxford, has been
awarded a SIOO Scholarship by the Newton County Teachers As
sociation io be used io further her educational endeavors. E. D.
Whatley, president of the Newton County teachers, is shown here
presenting the check to Miss Greer Wednesday at Newton County
High School. Miss Josie Smith was chairman of the teachers'
scholarship committee. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Greer
of Covington, the recipient is a graduate of NCHS class of 1957.
She expects io enter Georgia State College for Womsn, Milledge
ville, in the fall.
Newton High Y Delegation Has
Big Part in 'Youth Assembly'
By GRIER STEPHENSON
If a few Georgia citizens had
I visited the beautiful State Cap
itol in Atlanta on March 5,6, 7,
they probably would, for a few
moments, wondered at what was
taking place—Georgia teenagers
holding their own legislative
sessions true-to-form. These
teenagers consisted of 657 of the
State's finest young citizens —
members of the Hi-Y and Tri
Hi-Y Clubs of Georgia. The
purpose of this gathering was to
attend the 14th annual Youth
Assembly sponsored by the
YMCA of Georgia.
The Youth Assembly is held
not only for educating the young
people of Georgia, but for mak-
I ing better citizens of the citi
zens of tomorrow The State
YMCA is aware of the fact
' that our country’s future de
pends upon today’s youth.
Each Youth Assembly is con
ducted and carried out exactly
like the corresponding General
Assembly of Georgia. A bill in
: troduced, for example in the
House of Representatives, first
j goes to one of the House com-
Continued on Page 18
Examinations
For Post Office
Positions Set
Applications will be accepted
by the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission at 100, Old
Post Office Building 56 For
syth Street, NW, Atlanta, for
the examination for substitute
clerk and substitute carrier at
Covington and Porterdale, ac
cording to an announcement by
Covington Postmaster E. L.
Stenhenson.
These two post offices in
Newton County, which are first
and second class offices, will
pay $2.00 per hour.
Applications will be rated and
certification made as the needs
of the service reouire, the an
nouncement stated.
Covington Garden Club
Sponsors Anti Litter Drive
The members of the Coving
ton Garden Club took their 1
phase of the “Anti-Litter Week’’
to the young folks of the coun
ty and sponsored a Litterbug
Contest In both white and col
ored schools of Newton Coun
ty.
Classifications in the con
test were in categories concern
ing posters, jingles and Litter
bug drawings. Mrs. Leslie Gib
son and Mrs. R. Pat Campbell,
co-chairmen of the projects,
announced the winners in the
various contests.
At the E. L. Ficquett School,
1 Dianne Jones won the first
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READERS WEEKLY
James Anderson Awarded
Loral DHIA Trophy, Prize
Phil Campbell, Commissioner of Agriculture, was the
featured speaker at a dinner meeting of the Newton County
Dairy Association held Tuesday, March 10, 1959, at Hen
derson Restaurant.
Ben T. Wiggins:
Main Speaker 1
Mansfield Lions
Ben T. Wiggins, Member of
the Georgia Public Commission,
was the speaker at the Mans
field Lions Club meeting last
Monday night at their regular
meeting in the Mansfield Com
munity House.
J. L. Davis, President, presid
ed during the meeting. There
were approximately 40 mem
bers who attended and the de
licious meal was prepared and
served by the Girl Scouts of
Mansfield with Mrs. J. B.
Spears, Jr., the Girl Scout lead
er and Mrs. Ralph Spears As
sistant Scout leader, in charge.
A. E. Hays, Jr., was in charge
of the program and he intro
duced Robert L. Stanton, Jr.,
who introduced the speaker.
Mr. Stanton spoke very com
plimentary of the service Mr.
Wiggins it rendering and stated
he was his very good friend and
co-worker when they served
together in the House of Repre
sentatives.
Mr. Wiggins gave a very in
formative talk of the work of
the Georgia Public Service
Commission, mentioning the
fact that Georgia had a Public
Service Commission seven years
before the National Public Ser
vice Commission was organized.
He related how the work of
the commission had increased
but stated they had only added
five employees in the last 25
years. His remarks were thor
oughly enjoyed by those pres
ent as evidenced by the ap
plause at the conclusion of his
speech.
President Davis thanked the
Girl Scouts for the delicious
dinner and splendid service and
stated the Girl Scouts were
planning a camp next week and
asked the members to contri
bute toward this worthy pro
ject A collection was taken and
a handsome donation was made
toward the camping trip.
Little League
Meeting Mar. 23
A meeting of managers and
all persons interested in the
Newton County Little League
has been called by President
Billy Crowell for Monday even
ing. March 23.
The meeting will be held at
the Boy Scout Hut at Academy
Springs in Covington and will
get underway at 7:30 o’clock.
prize in the poster contest.
Jingle first prize winner was
Emily Morgan and Sylvia Galt
was second. First prize in the
Litterbug drawing was Sarah
Haynes and second prize went
to Brenda Bonner.
Winners at the East Newton
Elementary School were: post
er, Wilson Williams; second,
not signed. Jingle first prize,
Willie Marie Kelley. Litterbug
drawing, first, Johnny Terrell;
and second, Estella Williams.
Washington Street School
winners were: poster first prize,
John Robert Hammonds: sec
ond, Hazel Dianne Mitchell.
Jingle first prize, Walter Bent-
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Dairy Herd Improvement As
sociation Awards were also
made at the meeting. These
awards are made for the best
improvement of herds and milk
production over a period of one
year, corresponding with the
production of the year previous.
Those entitled to compete are
dairymen who have kept a
complete record for at least two
full years. Prizes were also
given by local fertilizer and
feed merchants.
James Anderson received the
first prize which was a bronze
figure of dairy cattle given by
Sealtest Dairies and presented
by James Quintrell, Southern
Dairies and also a ton of Fer
tilizer given by the Fowler
Fertilizer Company.
D. B. Dixon was awarded the
second prize and a half ton of
dairy feed by Farmer Mutual
Exchange of Covington, Inc.
Jack Chandler was awarded
third prize and a half ton of
dairy feed by the Patrick Feed
' & Seed Company.
! Gene Marks President of the
’ Newton County Dairy Associa
» tion, presided at the meeting
and then turned the program
’ over to Ed Hunt, County Agent,
• who acted as toastmaster.
I Don Ballard, Newton Coun-
ty Reoresentative, introduced
Phil Campbell, Georgia Com
missioner of Agriculture. In in
troducing Mr. Camnbell Don
Ballard stated he was not only
doing a splendid job as Com
missioner of Agriculture but he
considered him a warm person
al friend.
Mr. Ballard said Commission
er Campbell, was his kind of
a Commissioner of Agriculture,
a farmer, a dairyman and a
snlendid organizer and admin
istrator. He comolimented Mr.
Campbell on the wonderful
work he had done since being
elected Commissioner of Ami
cu’ture and pin-pointed many
of his achievements.
M". Campbell as he began his
address in turn comolime^'ed
Mr. Ballard on the fine job he
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W. C. Benton Is
New Owner Os
Tractor Firm
W C. Benton has recently
purchased the Richardson Truck
and Tractor Company on the
Madison Highway in Covington
from J. W. (Whit) Richardson.
Mr. Benton formerly owned
the firm and is now back in
business once again and he in*
vites his friends and former
customers to vist him in the
near future.
Tne firm is local dealer for
International Harvester Trac
tors, Truck and parts.
lev; second, Delores Bentley.
R. L. Cousins School awards
went to: poster, Melond Ann
White, first; Ruth Freemon,
second. Litterbug drawing, first,
Johnny Shepherd; second, Di
anne Sime.
The Covington Garden Club
awarded cash for first prizes
and Mrs. M. M. Osman gave
the second place winners thea
tre tickets.
The elub hoped, by sponsoring
these activities in the local
schools, to make the children
more aware of t-he—
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