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Sunday was one of those rare
tfays of fulfillment and rejoic
ing for Mansfield and Shiloh
Baptist Churches, who conven
ed at Mansfield Baptist Church
for “ ‘Chuck’ and Betty Evans
Day”, observed in tribute to the
Rev. Mir. and Mrs. Charles E.
Evans, who with their two lit
tle girls Susan 4, and Kathleen,
almost two, are answering the
call as missionaries to East Af
rica.
Mr. Evans, who is now pastor
at Dearing, has twice served
the Mansfield-Shiloh charge;
and his call to the “fields white
unto harvest” brings joy to his
congregations, who know his
ability and zeal in proclaiming
the Gospel Message. It will not
be an easy assignment. There
will be 9 months for the Evans
in a language school before he
takes up his initial duties as a
Hospital Chaplain, in addition
to his vocation of soul-winning.
Mrs. Evans, who is a laboratory
technician, and who like her
husband holds a degree as Min
ister of Music, is the ideal mis
sionary’s wife—we join Mans
field, Dearing and Shiloh in
good wishes and thanksgiving
for this young couple as they
obey the Master’s command
ment, “Go ye into all the
world . . .”
Poor old man Winter —it’s
bad to be the target for critici
sm. Occasionally all of us find
ourselves in his position—and
like him, we often are reluctant
to bow out gracefully without a
parting thrust. No doubt, tho,
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Newton County
Representative
Kiwanis Speaker
Newton County's Represen
tative in the Georgia General
Assembly Don Ballard will be
the main speaker at the Coving
ton Kiwanis Club meeting to
day at 1 O’Clock at Legion
home.
C. D. Ramsey, Jr. is in charge
of the program today and will
introduce the guest speaker.
Mr. Ballard, curently serving
his second term in the Georgia
House of Representatives, is ex
pected to give a first-hand re
port on the recent 1959 Geor
gia legislative session.
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Guy Rutland. Sr. was the
guest speaker at the Kiwanis
meeting Thursday. He brought
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Newton-R'dale
District Scouts
Meet Tuesday
Members of the Newton-Rock
dale District Boy Scouts of
America Committee and District
Commissioners will meet Tues
day evening, March 24 at the
Lions Club Pavilion at Academy
Springs in Covington.
Homer F. Sharp, District
Chairman, states that the meet
ing will be preceded by a dutch
hamburger supper at the Pavi
lion which has facilities for
cooking and serving. Starting
time is set for 7 o clock.
Many important phases of
the two-county scout program
will be discussed at the meet
ing Tuesday and therefore all
persons connected with the dis
trict organization are urged to
be present.
Don't Overlook
These Deadlines
ATLANTA (GPS) — This is
the season of deadlines for
many Georgians. Here’s a check
list for those who are still pro
ciastinatiug: , ~,
March 31 is the deadline for
(1) renewing driver’s licenses;
(2) buving automobile license
tags, and (3) registering to vote
in the next elections if you are
not already a registered voter
Not far behind is the April
15 deadline for filing federal
end state income tax returns.
There may be other deadlines
at the local level. Better check
with your tooai officials and
make sure.
A Pr»e- Winning
Jiewapeper
1958
Better Newspaper
Conteete
The Co uprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 95
COr STARTS NAMED FOR BEAUTY PAGEANT
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New ion Band Gets ‘Excellent’ Rating At Festival
Three Judges Praise Our
43-Piece Musical Group
On Friday, March 13, the Newton County High School
Band traveled to Carrollton to participate in the Fourth
District Musical Festival. After their performance in the
West Georgia College Auditorium the band received the
rating “Division II” or “Excellent”, by all three judges.
The band played “His Honor”
march, by Henry Fillmore, and
“Traversinfonie”, by Wagner,
then played the judges’ choice
of “Military Symphony in F”,
by Gossec.
The biggest criticisms of the
band were faulty intonation in
spots, not enough little changes
in volume for better expression
and occasional lack of strict
precision. The band was praised
for its tone quality, style, in
trepretation and individual mu
sicianship. In particular the
judges cited the march as play
ed quite well. The performance
was tape recorded, and may be
replayed here in the near future.
Needless to say, Director Bill
Priest is quite proud of the
band. “Graduation and drop
outs had burt the band a good
bit. but lots of hard wonk and
determination by the members
really paid off and it was a fine
demonstration of individual and
group cooperative effort. Many
of our people lacked experience
and some were on unfamiliar
instruments. I was as proud of
the things that were not
said about the band as I was
of the nice things that were
said,” Mr. Priest said. “We’ve
lost better than 20 people since
our last Spring Concert, and
took a 43-piece band to the
Festival, a fact that gave use to
an unofficial motto this year,
"Quality not Quantity”. We
have, at present, five seniors in
the band, so that while gradu
ation will take some good mem
bers out, most of the band will
be back for an equally good
year next year.”
“I think all of Newton Coun
ty should be proud of the band.
Those who attended our con
cert March 10, heard a fine per
formance by the Cadet Band,
as well as the High School Band.
Tt is hoped that each time the
band performs, the public will
come out and really show the
members that they have plenty
of support”, said Mr. Priest.
The present band roster in
cludes: Woodwinds: Sandra
Seabolt, Monty Willson, Jimmy
Henderson, Rita Thompson, Eli
zabeth Ann Greer, Barbara
Adams, Pasty Porterfield. Mike
Lott, Sandra Bowden, Penny
Collins, Peggy Pannell, Mickey
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are shown in the photo above taken soon after the
Newton County Spelling Bee was held Thursday at
the Board of Education Building. Lura Madden of
Palmer-Stone School defeated Eddie Smith of Cov
ington in the finals. Pictured seated are Miss Louise
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New 49-Star
Flag Raised at
P'dale School
PORTERDALE — Friday,
March 13, was a lucky day in
stead of an unlucky one for Miss
Trippe’s Fifth Grade Class. On
this day, we celebrated the
opening of the package contain
ing our forty-nine star flag.
This took place at our chapel
program.
Stan Freeman, who was in
charge of the devotional that
day, introduced Jimmy Blank
enship, class president, and
Insofar as The Covington
News has been ahle to learn
this is the first 49-star flag
to arive in the county.
John Dickerson, vice-president.
They opened the package and
proudly showed us our forty
eight star flag, our forty-nine
star flag, and the six foot pole
that we can hang from our
window.
Miss Mae Hardman was a spe
cial guest of the class on this
important occasion. She said
that she thought it was marvel
ous how we took thought of our
country.
Later, Kenneth Smallwood,
Dennis Lomax, Alvin Moore,
and Herschel Stokes put the
holder in the window, and our
president hung the flag from it.
In complete silence, our class
walked outdoors, looked at our
flag, and returned to our room.
Many saluted solemnly and
many others admitted they felt
a lump in their throats.
We were proud to have Mrs.
R. O. Payne visit us that same
morning. Terry Moore and Mike
Payne showed her our new flag.
Another thing that made this
a lucky day was: we were gett
ing out for Spring Holidays.
Mary Williams,
Sally Smallwood
Post 32 Gets Permanent Charter After 39 Years
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THE 401 h BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY of The American Legion was the occasion on which this
picture was taken at Legion Home in Covington. Until last fall Newton County Post 32 had
operated under a temporary charter from the Department of Georgia, American Legion. Through
the efforts of Commander Ty Cason a permanent charter for the local post was secwed. Shown
holding the certificate with charter members listed are from left to right. Commander Cason and
Frank Meadors (charier member). Holding the charter are Thomas Binford and J. Bernard Greer,
both charter members. Other charter members of Post 32 are: Dr. J. R. Sams, Brooks Pennington,
Leon Cohen, Count D. Gibson, C. Candler, Abram L. Loyd, Charles C. Clarke, James O. Brad
shaw Fred G. Barnes, Annie Mae Biggers, J. F. Wells, Thomas C. Swann, Wm. T. Greer, George
C. Harwell, B. L. Trapnell, Albert R. Presley, Ivy B. C. Smith, E. B. Rogers, J. G. Rogers, L. H.
Smith, W. Adams, W. R. Stillwell and Thomas C. Meadors.
Lura Madden Is Champion
Speller Os Newton County
Lura Madden, an eighth grade
student at Palmer-Stone School,
Oxford, is the 1959 spelling bee
champion of Newton County.
She won the title over five
other contestants at the Board
of Education building Thurs
day morning.
The 13-year-old girl, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mad
den. defeated Eddie Smith of
the E. L. Ficquett School, Cov
ington, in the finals of the local
bee. Each contestant in the bee
Thursday was champion of their
respective schools.
Other entries in the contest
were: Brenda Moon of Heard
Mixon; Margaret Bell of Por
terdale; Peggy Anne Whitley of
Livingston; and Mary Della
Robertson of Mansfield.
In charge of the Newton
County contest was Miss Louise
Reeves, Instructional Supervis
or, and Miss Clara Mae Hays,
Visiting Teacher. Miss Reeves
Reeves (left. Instructional Supervisor who pronounced
the words, and Miss Clara Mae Hays, Visiting Teachar,
who aided with the contest. Contestants in the second
row, left to right, are: Brenda Moon, Heard Mixon:
Mary Deila Robertson, Mansfield; Eddie Smith, E. L.
Ficqueit of Covington; Lura Madden. Palmer-Stone;
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 19. 1959
was the pronouncer for the
eliminations.
Tr.e local bee is a part of The
Atlanta Journal Spelling Bee
contest and that newspaper will
present Miss Madden with a
$25.00 Savings Bonds for her
victory here. She is eligible for
the Fiftn District meet at Deca
tur on April Bth and if success
ful there, will enter the State
Finals in Atlanta on May 1-2.
Soon after the contest got
underway Thursday it was evi
dent that all the contestants
had a vast knowledge of words
and their correct spelling. For
fourteen rounds all words were
spelled correctly. The first word
to be missed was “immense.”
Other tricky words that caused
elimination for contestants in
cluded: “evidently”, “hygiene”,
and “bookkeeping.”
When the contest narrowed
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Margaret Bell, Porterdale; and Peggy Ann Whitley,
Livingston. Faculty advisors in the back row are:
M. D. Mcßae, Heard Mixon; L. T. Alexander, Mans
field; George Hutchinson, E. L. Ficquett School: E. D.
Whatley, Palmer-Stone; Mrs. Charlotte Adams, Por
terdale; and B. M. Paden, Livingston.
Big Barbecue
At Starrsville
Wed. 5:30 - 8:30
Starrsville Community will
stage a barbecue at the Starrs
ville Club House on Wednesday
afternoon, March 25th from
5:30 to 8:30 o’clock.
In addition to the barbecue,
the dessert course will consist
of delicious homemade cakes,
which will do justice to the cul
inary skill of Starrsville’s good
cooks.
According to those in charge,
the public is cordially invited
to attend on an “all you can eat”
basis, with adult tickets at $1.50
and children’s tickets 75c. The
proceeds from the barbecue will
be used for improvements to
the Community Club House.
MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
"Miss Newton County"
Contest Jaycee Sponsored
Eight talented and popular beauties have been accepted
by the entrants committee of the Newton County Junior
Chamber of Commerce to represent the various civic groups
who will sponsor them in the 1959 “Miss Newton County
Pageant” on March 28th at the NCHS auditorium.
Southern Bell
Marks (2nd Year
In Covington
March is the 62nd birthday ■
for Southern Bell Tellephone
Company in Covington, March
15 to be exact.
In Covington the Telephone
Company established business j
here in 1897 with 23 subscrib- !
ers. At the time there was a
competing company known as
the Covington Telephone Com
pany which operated in com
petition with Southern Bell for
over 10 years. Southern Bell
purchased the Covington Tele
phone Company 1908 for SB,-
325.00 which also included Ox
ford.
Harold Rice, manager for the
company found a letter in some
old files that was written on
March 20, 1897 that was ad
dress to D. I. Carson, Esq., Gen
eral Superintendant, New
York. The letter read “Coving
ton, Georgia Telephone Ex
change was opened on March 15
with 23 subscribers, we now
have 25. Yours respectfully,
John D. Easterlin—Supt:.” Mr.
Rice said there are now 4.304
telephones in Covington which
is certainlv a far cry from the
25 in 1897.
Stone Mountain
WMU Will Hold
Session, Tuesday
Stone Mountain Association
W. M. U. will hold its Soring
Inspirational meeting on Tues
day, March 24 at 10 a.m. at the
Porterdale Baptist Church.
Miss Janice Singleton, State
WMU Executive Secretary and
Miss Pearl Todd, Southern Bap
tist Missionary, will be the
special speakers.
Aikman Is Ladies Night Speaker
For Kiwanis Club, March 26th
Extensive plans are being
made for the Covington Kiwanis
Club Ladies Night program to
be he'd at the E. L. Ficquett
School cafetorium on Thursday
evening March 26th.
Main speaker for the program
will be Leo Aikman, editorial
assistant and columnist for The
Atlanta Constitution. Mr. Aik
man enjoys a wide circle of
friends throughout this section
of Georgia as he has appeared
locally at many social and fra
ternal gatherings during the
past eight years. His reputation
as an interesting after-dinner
sneaker is known throughout
Georgia and the Southeast.
The Ladies Night program
will mark the 32nd Anniversary
and Charter of the Covington
Kiwanis Club. The local club
w-'s founded in March 1927.
Kiwanis President Ed Robin
son said that he believed that
one of the largest assemblage of
members and guests would be
present, at the meeting. The
special events committee, com
posed of Sam Hay (chairman),
E. E. Callaway, Pat Campbell,
Leon Cohen and V. Y. C. Eady,
are handling the details of the
forthcoming social event.
The banquet will start at 7
o’clock.
NUMBER 12
This year marks the second
annual beauty pageant to be
held in Newton County. The
contest last year was won by
Miss Myrna Warren.
The contestants for the 1959
pageant, as announced by Terry
Avery, head of the enterants
committee are as follows:
Miss Sue Pratt daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Everitt Pratt will
represent the Kiwanis Club.
Miss Brenda Bailey daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Bailey
will represent the Elks Club.
Miss Margaret Autry daugh-
I ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Autry,
, Senioa, Ga., will be presented
under the sponsorship of the
I Emory R.O.T.C.
I Miss Laurie Dial daughter of
! Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dial is being
I sponsored by the National
Guard.
The Rotary Club will present
Miss Josephine Heard daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Heard.
Miss Faye Dyer, Emory at
Oxford student, from Com
merce, Ga. will be sponsored by
the Covington Lions Club.
Our Volunteer Firemen have
selected Miss Linda Bledsoe
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Bledsoe to represent them.
Miss Pamelia Laster daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. James Laster
will be under the sponsorship
of the American Legion.
All these talented beauties
will compete for the 1959 title,
March the 28th at the High
School auditorium. The winner
will go to Columbus, to com
pete for the title of “Miss Geor
gia” and the opportunity to rep
resent Georgia in the Miss
America” pageant.
Rucker Ginn, chairman of the
staging committee says, “the
auditorium will be hard pressed
to compliment our contestants
but we will have everything in
readiness. Matt Klimaszewski
has obtained a National vice
president of the Jaycees, a
drama teacher and a member
of our state government to judge
the contest.
“This Pageant, our second
one, has far exceeded our ex
pectations and will be a won
derful experience for the con
testants and Jaycees,” said Har
ry Cowan, co-chairman of th«
Beauty Pageant.
Sc.
LEO AIKMAN
Covington R&SM
Meet Monday
A regular assembly of Cov
ington Council No. 41, Royal
and Select Masters, will be held
in the Covington Masonic Tem
ple, Monday evening March
23rd, at 8:00 P.M.
Companions are invited to
attend. By order of: O L
Fincher, Master; W. J. Dwwus'
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