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Covington we tip our hat to
you again! Why? Well, besides
just saying she is the finest
■town in the South ... we should
say why . . . and here are some
of the whys: Best white and
colored schools that can be had
. . . ultra modern ... no stone
left unturned to see that our
boys and girls have the best to
start out on lifes pathway with
to make a success. You know
SUCCESS does not just fall in
your lap, young people, with the
facilities you have you and you
only can make a success or a
failure of your life ... to begin
with we have the best Churches :
with the best pastors, and prob- I
ably more of them in this j
County than any other . • • j
■“Seek YE FIRST, young people
the righteousness of God.’’ . . . '
Do all things to HIS glory, and
the world, and happiness, suc
cess and peace is yours. We
have the most wonderful cul
tural center . . . Emory-at-Ox
ford is one of our great assets
. . . some of the greatest men in
the Nation received their back
ground at Emory . . . Barkley,
as you know went to the Vice
President of the United States,
a graduate of Emory University
when at Oxford often came
back at “Commencement” time.
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Snapping Shoals
Employees Help
Rescue Attempt
Two employees of the Snap
ping Shoals Electric Member
ship Corporation, Wilber Wood
ward and Joe Hunt, aided the
rescue of a 5-year-old boy from
a well in Rockdale County
Thursday but their efforts were
to no avail as the youngster had
apparently drowned a few min
utes earlier.
Mr. Woodward and Mr. Hunt
were in the Smyran community
in Une of duty when the call
came for help from the William
W. Parker family. Their son
Milton Terry Parker had acci
dently fallen into the well on his
father’s dairy farm about 3
o’clock, according to Mr. Wood
ward.
Artificial respiration was giv
en the boy for some 30 minutes
after he was hauled out of the
well by means of a rope, Mr.
Woodward said. Helping in the
life-saving attempt to revive the
boy were Sam Potts and Bobby
Mann, both of Rockdale County.
Woodward and Hunt both
said that they believed that the
boy must have been in the well
some 15 minutes when they ar
rived.
Surviving the youngster are
his parents Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam W. Parker; three sisters,
Frances, Diane and Dadren
Parker; and seven brother.
Lamar, Randy, Alvin, Michael,
Anthony, Barry and Eddie.
Funeral services were held
Saturday at the Philadelphia
Baptist Church. Interment was
in the church yard.
Josephine Heard Is Crowned " Miss Newton County" At Beauty Pageant
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PARTICIPANTS IN THE 1959 "MISS NEWTON COUNTY" Pag
•ant at the NCHS auditorium Saturday evening are shown in the
nhoto above taken after the final judging. From left to right:
Brenda Bailey, Linda Bledsoe, Jackie Pickett, Margaret Autry,
aecond-place winner; Myrna *"■« 1958 "Miss Newton County";
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[ 1958
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The Cr ''rton Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 95
MR^RLTON, NOLAN NESBIT STAR HONOREES
E : ’ y-Oxford Glee Club Concert Here Sunday
Prograni Starts At 830
Prof. Mann Is Director
The Emory-at-Oxford Glee Club will present a concert
at the First Methodist Church in Covington, on Sunday,
April 5 at 8:30 P. M., according to the Reverend Frank
Prince, pastor of the church. _
The choral group, composed
of approximately fifty voices,
is under the direction of Prof.
Harold W. Mann. Present offi
cers of the club are: Robert
Horton, Jesup, president; Bill
Chesser, Hueytown, Ala., vise
president; Tom Grier, Blakely,
business manager; and Loyd
Williamson, Macon, representa
tive to the Student Activities
Council. Section leaders are:
Ray Otwell, Bremen, Tenor I;
See picture on Page 9
Dale Zorn, Florala, Ala.; Tenor
II — Tom Owens, Newnan; Bass
I — and Jo Olliff, East Palatka,
Fla., Bass 11. Miss Julia Crum,
Emory-at-Oxford coed from
Tifton, is soloist. J. R. Miller, of
Plant City, Fla., is accompanist,
and Stephen Johnson, Jr., of
West Point, is assistant accom
panist.
The Emory-at-Oxford Glee
Club is entirely a voluntary or
ganization. It has become one
of the most popular groups on
the Oxford campus. Its aim is
to introduce students to good
music In addition to the presen
tation of local programs, the
Glee Club travels throughout
Georgia and into some adjoin
ing states.
The following cities were in
cluded on the February tour:
Douglasville, Cedartown, Huey
town, Ala.; West Point, and
Manchester.
The concert program is in four
sections as follows:
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"April Varieties"
At Porterdale
On April 10th
April 10 has been chosen for
the April Varieties at the Por
terdale School Auditorium at
seven-thirty o’clock. This show
will feature hometown talent
and invited guest performers.
Elvis Presley will be on hand
in uniform as well beauty cele
brities. This will be an enter
taining evening and well worth
your money.
Admission will be twenty
five cents for children and fifty
cents for adults. Don’t miss
“April Varieties”.
Cnutttgtutt Nema
J. B. Whitworth
Is Kiwanis
Speaker Today
University of Georgia line
coach J. B. (Ears) Whitworth,
will be the guest speaker at
the Covington Kiwanis meet
ing today (Thursday) at 1
o’clock at Fie American Legion
Home. Dr. Lanier Hardman is
in charge of the program today
and will introduce the speaker.
Coach Whitworth returns to
Athens to take over the vacancy
created when Cal Stoll stepped
out during the winter. Under
Coach Wallace Butts, Ears
moulded several top-notch lines
for the Bulldogs during the 10-
year period 1939-1949.
J. B. Whitworth returned to
the University of Alabama as
head football coach December 2,
1954, where he w.as a guard
on the 1929, 1930 and 1931
Crimson Tide elevens. Coach
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W. J. Dingus, Jr.
Appointed City
Tax Receiver
Col. W. J. Dingus. Jr. was
named by the Covington Mayor
and Council at a recent meet
ing to serve in the capacity of
City Tax Receiver. His office
will be located in the Council
Chambers in the rear of the
present City Hall.
Office hours for Col. Dingus
has been set for 9 until 12 noon,
and from 1 until 4 p.m. Monday
through Saturday with the ex
ception of Wednesdays and Sat
urdays when he will be on duty
from 9 until 12 noon.
A spokesman for the city urg
ed people to make their own
returns so that it will insure a
Josephine Heard, winner of the title Saturday night; Sue Pratt,
third-place winner; Laurie Dial, Faye Dyer and Pamelia Laster.
John Fuller, President of the Newton County Junior Chamber of
Commerce, sponsor of the pageant is shown in the right back
ground.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1959
Student Teacher Achievement Awards To Mrs. Carlton, Nolan Nesbit
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KIWANIS AWARDS were presenid to the Newton County STAR
student and teacher as this picture was taken at the Kiwanis
Ladies Night program Thursday evening at Ficquett Cafetorium.
From left to right (standing): Nolan Nesbit, Student Teacher
Achievement Recognition student: Mrs. W. A. Carlion, STAR
Royal Arch Masons
Os Eighth District
To Meet at Lavonia
Regular Convocation of Eigh
th District Royal Arch Masons
will be held in Lavonia, Wed
nesday, April Bth. at 2:30 P.M.
All Degrees will be conferred.
Hon. W. J. Penn, Jr., Grand
Secretary of Macon and other
grand officers will attend. Com
panions welcome. —W.J. Din
gus, Jr., District Secretary.
fair assessment. Returns should
be made during April and May.
An advertisement pertaining
to filing taxes and the deadline
is carried in The Covington
NEWS today.
Kenneth Davis Is
Elected President
Beta Delta Chapter
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KENNETH DAVIS
Kenneth Davis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe W. Davis of Newborn,
was elected president of the
Beta Delta Chapter of Delta
Tau Delta Fraternity at the
University of Georgia, Athens.
Kenneth is a junior in the
School of Pharmacy. Other of
ficers elected were Robert Mills,
Milford, Ohio, vice-president;
Elbert Dewitt, Glenside, Pen
nsylvania, secretary; Sharon
Denny, Newnan, treasurer.
Baptist Cottage
Prayer Meetings
Tuesday, Thursday
First Baptist Church will hold
cottage prayer meetings on the
following dates in the following
homes:
Tuesday, April 7, Mrs. R. B.
Yancey, Mrs. W. R. Nunn and
Mrs. Cornelius Collins.
Thursday, April 9, Mrs. A. B.
Dennis, Mrs. Walter Gray and
Mrs. Robert Nash.
teacher named by Mr. Nesbit: Robert O. Arnold. Board of Regents
Chairman who made ihe certificate presentations; and Ed Robin
son, Kiwanis Club President. Seated in the foreground is Mrs.
F. C. Nesbit, mother of the honored student.
Mrs. Dorothy Biddle To Conduct
Garden Club Workshop Here
Mrs. Dorothy Biddle, eminent
Flower Arrangement Authority
has been secured to conduct the
joint Workshop of Covington
Garden Clubs to be held on
Monday April 6, from 11:00 a.m.
to 5;00 p.m. at the Teen-Can
Building, according to an an
nouncement by Mrs. Fleming
Touchstone, Chairman of the
Garden Club Council, co-ordi
nating organization of the lo
cal clubs.
Mrs. Biddle, who in addition
to being one of the nation’s fore
most authorities on flower ar
rangement, is an author and
lecturer of note, and serves as
Garden Editor of several lead
ing gardening magazines. She
has made former appearances
in Covington, and her visit is
anticipated with much pleasure
by flower lovers and garden
club members.
A covered dish lunch will be
served at noon; with each
member bringing lunch with
the exception of drink and des
sert. Workshop tickets are SI.OO,
and each club member will be
responsible for one ticket,
which may be transferred to
someone else if the member
cannot attend.
Mrs. Biddle will judge 18
flower arrangements, six from
each of the three clubs. Mem
bers are urged to bring con
tainers and flowers for an ar
i rangement to be made at the
workshop, for constructive com-
I ments by Mrs. Biddle as time
I permits.
Presidents and Garden Club
Council members of the clubs
sponsoring the Workshop are:
Covington Garden Club —Mrs.
I Belmont. Dennis and Mesdames
S. A. Ginn, P. W. Pratt and
Fleming Touchstone, GCC
Chairman; Miniature Garden
Club —Mrs. Rucker Ginn and
Mesdames Charles Harwell, Cleo
Harris and Mrs. Ginn; Green
Thumb—Mrs. G. L. Dennison
and Mesdames Jake Hooten. J.
M. Remley and Jim Mitchell.
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Harmoneers To Give Concert
At High School Friday S PM
The Harmoneers Quartet,
whose personnel includes Cov
ington’s own Wallace Edwards,
will present a concert at the
Newton County High School au
ditorium, Friday evening at 8
o’clock. Sponsor of the Har
moneers appearance here is the
Covington Fire Department.
Fire Chief R. T. Floyd an
nounced that the proceeds from
the concert will be used to pur
chase miscellaneous site-sight
ing equipment. Advance dona
tions to the fire department will
entitle the contributor to free
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HARMONEERS QUARTET, one of the most popular musical groups
heard on TV and radio today, will present a concert at the NCHS
auditorium Friday evening, April 3 at 8 o'clock. The famous quar
tet with their accompanist is shown in the picture above. From
left io right, front: Charles Key and Seals Hilton. Back, Wallace
Edwards (of Covington), Bob Crews a'id Shorty Bradford. Sponsor
of the event is the Covington Fire Department.
NUMBER 14
Leo Aikman
Is Speaker
Ladies Event
Mrs. W. A. Carlton, member
of the Ficquett School faculty
in Covington, and Nolan Nesbit,
senior at Newton County High
School, were honored as STAR
recipients at the Kiwanis Club
Ladies Night program Thursday
evening at the Ficquett Cafe
torium.
The Student Achievement Re
cognition (STAR) program is
sponsored locally by the Cov
ington Kiwanis club and on a
State level by the Georgia State
Chamber of Commerce. An out
standing student is chosen and
the student’s designation of the
teacher who did most for them
during their school years is
named. Nesbit named Mrs.
Carlton for her untiring efforts
and help while he was in ele
mentary school.
Mrs. Carlton, who teaches
mathematics in the seventh and
eighth grades at the Coving
ton School, previously had been
honored by her fellow Newton
County teachers as she was
voted the “Teacher of The
Year” in the county in 1957.
Nolen has been active in
YMCA work at Newton High
and is presently serving as Sen
ior Hi-Y President. He is the
son of Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Nes
bit of Covington.
Presentation of the certifi
cates to Mrs. Carlton and Mr.
Nesbit was made by Robert O.
Arnold, Kiwanian and Chair
man of the Board of Regents
of the University System in
Georgia.
Ladies Night speaker Thurs
day was Leo Aikman, Editorial
Assistant and Columnist for The
Atlanta Constitution. He was
introduced by Edgar Wood.
Visitors at the program in
cluded Miss Jo Ann Merritt,
guest of Dr. and Mrs. Don
Briscoe; Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Nes
bit; Mrs. Leo Aikman, wife of
the main speaker.
admittance to the Harmoneers
concert Friday.
Other than Mr. Edwards the
personnel of the Harmoneers is
Charles Key, Seals Hilton, Bob
Crews and Shorty Bradford.
A long-time favorite of gos
pel and spiritual music lovers,
the Harmoneers have appeared
in all the Southern States and
many northern cities in con
certs. The program here Friday
evening will include all the
favorites which the group has
recorded over the past few
years.