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By the Office Boy
My! Oh me! We all have had
such fun working for our New
ton County Hospital, in various
ways, through our Clubs etc. . .
we take such pride in it . . .
but just wait until you get into
it. as a patient. I did just that
last week and it’s as wonder
ful as it looks . . and Food?
It’s out of the world . . . you
just eat and eat! Wish some of
the larger hospitals I have been
in could see what kind of food,
and how it’s cooked! The quie
tude and beauty of the pine
trees . . . the songs of the birds
. . . the beautiful, and tender
service by the nurses who know
you and really care . . . and that
goes from the Administrator of
the Hospital right down to the
maids and janitor . . . they all
care . . . they all let you know
they do . . . and you just have
to get well in a hurry with such
wonderful service, attention,
and the care of the finest of
physicians. I’m glad I'm home
. . . but I miss them all. Mrs.
Dickerson is really on her toes
out there, and the hospital is
A 1.
Yes and I’ve been to France
since I saw you . . not in my
dreams, but through a letter
to my shadow from Mrs. Lee
Stephenson . . . Margaret really
took me to Paris and all the
other places . . . wanter come
along . . . lets follow her just a
bit . . she says: “Sarah is now
enrolled at the Mediterranean
University Centre at Nice; a
beautiful Italian style architec
ture building facing the sea, a
few steps away from our Apart
ment, which also faces the sea.
(Another combination of edu
cation and fun!) This is a branch
of the University of Marseilles,
and her four teachers (one wo-
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Sidewalk Flower
Show Saturday
The Miniature C’rden Club
has completed p is for the
“Sidewalk Flower Show” to be
held in the city park on the
square Saturday, April 25, from
10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
The show will include both
artistic and horticulture divi
sions. The theme for the show
will be Town and Country".
Sherwood Flowers will work
with the decorating committee
In furnishing flowering potted
plants to be used with the deco
rating of the square.
The public is cordially invit
ed to attend the first Sidewalk
Show and there will be no ad
mission fee.
Georgia Summer
School Student
Early Deadline
ATHENS. Ga. — Applications
for the University of Georgia’s
summer school must be sub
mitted not later than May 27,
if the applicants have not pre
viously attended the University.
The summer quarter starts
June 15. and the early deadline
is made necessary by a 20-day
rule established for all units of
the University System by the
Board of Regents.
Persons who have attended
the University previously are i
urged to apply as soon as possi-1
ble. Registrar Walter N. Danner ;
said, but the 20-day rule does ’
not apply to them.
Voter Registration List
Being Revised In County
Citizens of Newton County
who expect to vote in a future
primary or general election, and
who have not voted in the past
two years, will have to make
known their intentions at the
Tax Office in the courthouse.
A recent session of the Geor
gia General Assembly passed a
Jaw that all persons who do not
exercise their voting rights in
a two-year period will have
their names stricken from the
official voter list.
The Newton County Board
of Registrars recently mailed
out some 6,000 notices to per
sons who have note voted in
recent primaries or general
elections stating that the dead
line is May 15 for persons to
apply in person at the Tax
Office and request that their
names be leept on the efcgibte
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1958
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VOLUME 95
NE’ JN SENIOR PLAY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
Elaborate Plans Made For Covington Horse Show
Committee
Assignments
Set For Event
Interest in the Covington
Horse Show, scheduled for Le
gion Field, Wednesday May 6, is
rapidly mounting as entries near
completion for the first annual
event here. The two chairmen
of the show as named by the
sponsoring organizations are Ed
Hunt, of the local Newton
County Post 32 American Le
gion, and Mrs. Hoke Randall, of
the Covington Service Guild.
Many local equestrians have
already entered their horses or
ponies in the show for the clas
sifications for Newton Coun
tians. Some 100 or more entries
will be on hand from a half
dozen Southern States in the
big classes of the show.
Early local entries include:
Jack Wright, riding a Tennessee
Walker owned by Mr. Moore of
Hampton, Ga.; little Linda
Mitchell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Carter, will ride
“Star” from the Ginn Pony
Farm: Cathy Callaway, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Cal
-1 laway, will ride “Trigger” a
Welsh pony and “Derby” a
quarter horse. Entered in the
local pleasure class will be Jack
Meadors, riding “Traveler” and
| Sidney Cook, son of Dr. and
Mrs. W. S. Cook, Jr., riding
“Flash” a Tennessee Walker.
Persons who plan to attend
the show should purchase their
tickets before May 6th in order
that seats may be reserved for
them. Advance tickets are on
sale at Wood and Company,
and at Pratt, Morcock and
Banks Realty Company, in the
Bank Building.
The various committees ap
pointed to help conduct the
show from the Covington Ser
vice Guild are:
Chairman: Mrs. Hoke Ran
dall.
Ring Hostess: Mrs. Frank
Stone, Chairman.
Ribbon Marshals: Mrs. Al
David. Chairman.
Program: Mrs. Guy Evans,
Chairman. Mrs. D. M. Johnson.
Mrs. J. W. Purcell. Mrs. Harold
Mann, Mrs. Edgar Callaway,
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First Service In
Canaan Building
The first service will be held
in the Canaan Baptist Church’s
Sunday School building Sunday
on Salem Road. The church,
formerly known as the Zion
Baptist Mission, was started in
October of 1957.
Pastor of the church is the
Reverend J. T. Widener. The
new Sunday School part of the
building has been constructed
by members and will be ready
next Sunday.
list. Board of Registrar mem
bers are Wiley Allgood, Harold
Dobbs and W. S. Cook, Sr.
The purpose of the drive,
other than to comply with state
laws, is to eliminate many per
sons names from the list who
have moved away from the
county. Then too, there are
many names on the list who
। are now decreased.
B. L. Johnson, Tax Collector
for the county, said that there
|are some 11,000 names kept on
the list in the Tax Office but
there is seldom more than
4,500 voters in any one primary
or general election in the coun
ty.
The old law stipulated that
persons not voting in a five
year period would lose their
eligibility. That law is now on
a bwo-year basis.
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MEMBERS OF THE CAST of "Aaron Slick From Punkih Crick."
Newton County High senior class play to be presented tonight
(Thursday) and Friday at 8:30 o'clock are shown in the picture
above. From left io right, front: Lucy Morcock, Vena Lou Smith
Emory-A t-Oxford
Day Set For May
Basil Victor Lucas, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Earl H. Lucas, of New
nan, will preside at the chapel
assembly on Parents’ Day, May
1, at Emory-at-Oxford. Mr.
Lucas has served as president
of the Emory-at-Oxford stu
dent body for 1958-59. He also
served as chairman of the Stu
dent Activities Council and the
Student Judiciary Council. He
is a member of Eta Sigma Psi,
honorary leadership society, and
the Lettermen’s Club.
O. B. Johnson, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. O. B. Johnson, of
Waynesboro, will give the stu
dents’ welcome to the parents.
Mrs. H. P. Crum, of Tifton,
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following initallaiion services at their Thursday evening banquet
at the Teen-Can. Left to right, seated are: Mrs. Beatrice Tribble,
second vice president: Miss Nell Mitcham, treasurer; Mrs. Agnes
Randall, and Mm. Louise Kitehem. director*. Standing. Mes.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1959
mother of Julia Crum, Emory
at-Oxford coed, will give the
response for the parents.
The guest speaker will be
Boisfeuillet Jones, vice presi
dent and administrator of health
services at Emory University.
The assembly will be held in
the Allen Memorial Auditorium
at 11 a.m. Emory-at-Oxford
choral groups will furnish
special music for the occasion.
Certain student organizations
will be given recognition.
Parents arriving before the
assembly hour will have
the opportunity of at-
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and Hannah Reynolds. Seated: John Knight. Rear: Jvdy Davis,
Henry Fitzpatrick, Mozelle Biggers, Linda Bates, Linda Patrick,
Lin Dearing, and Linda Bledsoe.
Parents
Ist
j Presbyterian
General Assembly
; Begins Today
[ The annual General Assembly
[ of Presbyterian Churches of the
t U. S. (Southern) will begin to
day (Thursday) at the Druid
. Hills Church and will be at
tended by some 516 delegates.
' The assembly will be preceded
: by a conference on evangelism
with speakers from all over
the United States participating.
France* (Jack) Ford of Monro*, th* Installation Officer; Mn,
Dorothy Caton, firtt Tic* president: Mn. Dorothy Callahan, pres
ident: Mist Ruth Parker, immediate pat* president; Mn. Ruth
Cowan, corresponding secretary; and Mr*. Frances Allen, record
in* secretary.
Three 50-Year
Masons To Be
Honored Tuesday
You are cordially invited and
urged to be present at the next
regular meeting of Golden
Fleece Lodge No. 6 F & A. M..
to be held on the 4th Tuesday
Night, April 28th., at 7:30 P.M..
at which time three 50 year
buttons will be awarded to three
members of this lodge, who
have been masons for over 50
years. These members are
Brothers Charles Chester King,
John Henry Wood and Runie
Lee Epps.
Rt. Worshipful John A. Duna
way will make the presenta
tions. Other Grand Officers
will be present to take part in
the ceremony. This invitation
is especially directed to the
older as well as the younger
members. Come and witness
and take part in the ceremony.
Refreshments will be provided.
"Aaron Slick From Punkin
Crick" Has 8:30 Curtain
“Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick,” 1959 Senior Play,
opens tonight at Newton County High School at 8:30, and
will be repeated tomorrow night at the same time. This
later hour has been set to allow the audience time to at
tend revival meeting before coming to the play.
Pre-School
Registration
Mon.-Tues.-Wed
Pre-school registration of
children who expect to enter the
first grade at E. L. Ficquett
School next year is set for
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednes
day of next week, April 27, 28,
and 29 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
If parents are unable to come
with their children at the sche
duled time, they should tele
phone the school at 2636.
Entrance age will remain the
same as it has been for the past
several years unless further ac
tion to change it is made by the
State Board of Education.
A child must be 6 before De
cember 1, 1959 to enter next
September. Each parent should
bring a copy of the child’s birth
certificate.
At the t ime of registra
' tion each parent will be given
a form outlining the shorts as
required by the action of the
Newton County Board of Edu
cation on the recommendation
of the doctors of Newton Coun
ty.
Callaway Dance
Students Recital
Friday at 8 pm.
Callaway School of Dance
will present its students in re
cital on Friday evening, April
24 at 8 p.m. at the E. L. Ficquett
I Cafetorium.
! Mrs. Mary Lucy Callaway,
instructress, invites the public
to attend. Mrs. Sara Kate Pratt
is accompanist.
Lions Family Night
Set For Pavilion
At Academy Spring
Lions Club will hold Family
Night tonight (Thursday) at
the Lions Pavilion on Legion
Drive.
A picnic supper will be serv
ed at 7:30 and all members and
their families are invited to at
tend.
Lion Neal Banks, program
chairman, annunces that an en
tertaining program will be pre- i
sen ted.
Dr. Grier Marfin Becomes
Davidson College President
—Dr. D. Grier Martin became
Davidson College’s 13th presi
dent on April 22 at ceremonies
on the campus of the 122-year
old liberal arts college.
Dr. Howard F. Lowry, presi
dent of The College of Wooster,
delivered the inaugural address.
Delegates from more than
250 American colleges and uni
versities were on the Davidson
campus and marched in the
academic procession.
The colorful academic pro
cession was one of the high
lights of Davidson’s first in
auguration in more than 18
years. The last inaugural cere
mony was in 1940 when Dr.
John R. Cunningham became
>Da’«dßon’» 12th president.
MORE THAW
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
This delightful play is proof
of the lasting quality of the
clean and the moral. The trend
in drama today is toward the
“natural” and the “realistic”,
which are words designed to
mask “immoral”. “Aaron Siick
Irom Punkin Crick” is wonder
■ ful entertainment aimed at your
i funny-bone, not your troubled
mind.
John Knight. Region 4AA’s
Best Actor, is appearing as
Aaron, the farmer who goes to
the city and outsmarts the
“slickers”. Henry Fitzpatrick
portrays the swindler without a
conscience and Lin Dearing is
a charming young man of many
talents.
On Thursday night Mozelle
' Biggers will be the Widder
। Berry, Vena Lou Smith will
cavort as Sis Riggs, Hannah
Reynolds will swoon repeatedly
as Gladys Mav Mcrridew, while
Judy Davis “vamps” the men
[as the Girl in Red. On Friday
i night, Linda Patrick. Linda
Bates, Lucy Morcock and Linda
Bledsoe will perform in the
same roles.
Rounding out the east will be
approximately twenty other sen
iors in musical numbers and
dances. Tommy Millwood and
his “City Slickers”, featuring
Freeman Rowe at the piano,
will provide accompaniment.
If you like intense drama,
psychological complications, and
emotional upheaval, don’t see
“Aaron Slick from Punkin
Crick”. The Seniors will pro
vide you with nothing but
Laughter, Music, Dancing,
Beautiful Girls and Scenery
and lots of good clean fun!
Rev. Splane To
Speak at Kiwanis
Meeting Today
The Rev. Peyton E. Splane,
rector of the Church of the
Good Shepherd, will speak to
the members of the Kiwanis
I Club on Thursday, April 23.
Mr. Splane’s subject will be
“The Modern Mind,” with par
ticular emphasis upon com
municating the Gospel of the
Word to the way in which
modern man thinks.
The following week, Mr.
Splane will be a guest of the
College of Preachers in Wash
ington, D. C„ at the Episcopal
Church’s National Cathedral.
He will give a preview of this
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President Martin, a native of
Covington. Ga., and a 1932
graduate of Davidson College,
gave up a successful business
career to return to his alma
mater in 1951 as treasurer and
business manager. The trustees
elected him to the presidency in
Mav of last year.
Dr. Martin is 48 years old and
has three children, Mike, a
graduate history student at
Duke University; D. G. Jr a
freshman at Davidson College,
and Mirny, a student at the
Davidson Public School. He is
married to the former Louise
McMichael of Quitman, Ga.
Davidson has more than 900
students who come from 24
etatec and 11 foreign mardrUs
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