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My Goodness Gracious Me!
Me’n My Room mate missed the
beautiful “Civic Night” obser
vance held by the Pilot Club.
They tell me it was an out
standing event. . . Why not?
Everything that club does IS!
Thanks for the invitation, and
our loss, I understand was my
shadow’s and her room mates
gain. Mr. and Mrs. Mallard
really enjoyed the beauty of
this occasion, and praise to the
skies everything these fine wo
men are doing, and what this
club stands for. Too, we regret
missing Dr. Noah Langdale, the
speaker. He is a wonderful
person, and leaves a challenge
wherever he speaks.
This is National Brotherhood
week . . . and immediately we
think of “Love Thy Neighbor
as thyself.” We think so little
of who our brother is! It’s our
neighbor across the street . . .
across the town, county, nation
and world. If we could only
learn to do a little more shar-
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Dr. Lee Harwell
Guest Speaker
Al Kiwanis Club
Dr. C. Lee Harwell, Associate
Professor of Social Studies and
Administrative Assistant at
Emory-at-Oxford, will be t h e
guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the Covington Ki
wanis Club today (Thursday).
His subject will be in the area
of his recent historical re
search which led to his Ph. D
degree at Emory University. He
is a member of the Newton
County Civil War Commission.
Dr. Harwell will be introduc
ed by Kiwanis Program Chair
man Charles C. King, Jr.
Boy Scouting was the theme
of the Covington Kiwanis meet
ing Thursday at Legion Home.
Newton-Rockdale District Ex-
Continued on Page 20
Covingion Mill Employees
To Get Wage Increase
M. Lowenstein and Sons,
Inc., large textile manufactur
ers with plants in most Sou
thern states has announced
that they are following pat
terns for a general wage in
crease set off today. They have
posted notices at all plants to
the effect there will be an up
ward adjustment of wages ef
fective February 29th.
M. Lowenstein and Sons, Inc.
is one of the largest manufac
tures of varied lines of textile
products employing 18,000 peo-
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ASC OFFICE MANAGERS of Disiricl 4 held their bi-monthly meeting in Coving
ton Friday at Bill'i Restaurant and Truck Stop. W. Roy Aiken, manager of the
Newton County Office, was host for the meeting. During the session an award was
made to Harold Malcolm of the Monroe Office for a "suggestion resulting in im
proving operations in county ASC offices so that they may render better service
io the farmers." Shown in the center of the picture holding the certificate are Mr.
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VOLUME 96
NEV // J HIGH BAND CONCERT TUESDAY 8 PM
Date. Report Shows Business Gains In County
Fiscal Year Reveals 6.5%
Gain Over 12 Mo. Period
Just how well and how rapidly has business in Newton
County bounced back since the recession? Some direct
light on the subject is cast by the Standard Rate and Data
Service, which has just issued the first breakdown figures
on how much people earned and how much they spent
Painter Injured
In Fall From
High Ladder
Charles T. Whitten, 53, of
Route 2, Covington, was injur
ed Tuesday afternoon when he
fell some 18 feet from a ladder
while painting at the Coving
ton First Methodist Church.
He was rushed to the Newton
County Hospital where x-rays
showed that he suffered a frac
tured right arm. He was then
transferred to Emory Hospital
in Atlanta.
Mr. Whitten fell from the tall
ladder while he was helping
paint the large white columns
in front of the church. He land
ed on the concrete below. The
full extent of his injuries was
not determined when the News
went to press Wednesday after
noon.
Tans Appreciation 1
Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the “Fans’ Ap
preciation Banquet” to be held
Monday, March 7th, are now on
sale in the various communities
of the county. For details, turn
to the News’ Sport Page.
, pie throughout the South with
an annual payroll of $65,000,-
000.
This general wage increase
follows a wage increase given
last February.
George C. Jolley, General
1 Manager of Covington Mills,
Inc., a Division of M. Lowen
stein and Sons, Inc., has given
notification to the mill employ
ees of the above wage increase.
Covington Mills has 400 em
' ployees with an annual pay
roll of $1,250,000.
The C' a vise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
during the 12 months ending
July 1, 1959. The report cov
ers every section of the coun
try.
In Newton County, it ap
pears, the comeback has been
strong. Local retail merchants
■ accounted for a gross business
. volume of $16,487,000 in t h e
. period, exceeding the $15,611,-
. 000 registered in the previous
. fiscal year.
The gain in the period
, amounted to 5.6 per cent. It
; was bigger than the rise in the
. rest of the United States, 4.6
, percent.
I Nationally, the increase was
along a broad front, showing
I up in almost all lines of mer
; chandising. In nearly all areas,
; there was a pickup in pur
. chases of durable goods, such
> as cars, refrigerators and wash
; ing machines, which had been
; at a low level during the de
. pression.
The willingness of families to
take on new debt, which is in
' volved in buying most of these
expensive products, reflects a
return of public confidence and
optimism.
। The fact that incomes dipped
k only slightly for most people
. during the recession and that,
J since then, employment and
wages have been on the rise,
is the basis of much of t h e
Continued On Page 14
Absentee Ballots
For Primary
Now Available
i
Col. W. J. Dingus, Jr., Exe
cutive Secretary of the Newton
> County Democratic Committee,
, has announced that a supply of
absentee ballots for the Demo-
I cratic Primary March 9th in
the county, are now at the of
’ fice of the Newton County Or
-1 dinary in the Courthouse.
Persons who are qualified to
. vote in the special primary and
- desire ballots for absentees are
- advised that they may make
application at the courthouse.
(ULje (Snttingimt Nema
Malcolm (left) and Phil Hardman (right) District Fieldman, who presented the
award. Others in the photo are, from left io right: B. P. McWhirter, Clarke County;
Henry Garrard, Wilkes; H. T. O'Dillon, Oconee; M. O. Morion, Jackson; Richard
Carpenter, Madison: W. Roy Aiken, Newton; Robert Graham, Gwinnett; Norman
Smith, Rockdale; O. C. Dellinger, Oglethorpe; W. Q. Stribling, Elbert; J. U Ethe
ridge, Barrow.
COVINGTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1960
Ham and Egg
Show Next
Wed. -Thurs.
The annual Ham and Egg
Show and Auction for Color
ed 4-H Club members and
adults of the county will be
held Wednesday and Thurs
day, March 2 and 3.
As in the past the show will
be held at the Washington
Wednesday and us
Street gymnasium all - day
Wednesday and up until 1
o’clock Thursday afternoon.
The auction will be held at
the Covington Kiwanis Club
meeting, about 1:30 p.m. The
local Kiwanis Club is sponsor
of the annual event.
J. W. Horne, Negro County
Agent, and Lottie B. Johnson,
Home Demonstration Agent,
will have charge of the show.
Kiwanis chairman of the auc
tion is Dr. Robert Shannon. He
stated yesterday that Asa Mar
shall will be the auctioneer.
On display at the Washing
ton Street gym will be hams,
shoulders, middlings, eggs, lard,
cracklings, and all types of
pork canned products. The pub
lic is invited.
Police Chief To
Sneak To Lions
Club Tonight
Covington Chief of Police
Wendell Kitchens will be the
guest speaker at the Covington
Lions Club meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 7:30 at Ameri
can Legion Home.
Lion President Walker Har
ris has asked that all members
of the club make plans to at
tend the meeting tonight. Sup
per will be served prior to the
program.
Lion Jack Chapman is pro
gram chairman for the night.
Clover Farm
Store Celebrates
78th Anniversary
Clover Farm Store, owned by
the Prosser Brothers of Mans
field, recently celebrated its 78th
anniversary.
Among prize winners were
Mrs. C. R. Goodrich who won 78
silver dollars and J. L. Curtis who
won $25 worth of groceries.
Science Guides for Ga. Schools Studied
DR. W. B. BAKER (left), head of the Biology Department of
Emory University, and Miss Louise Reeves, Instructional Super
visor of the Newton County Schools, are shown above examining
copies of the Science Guides for Georgia Schools. Dr. Baker spoke
to the Newton County teachers Wednesday on how to use the
guides effectively in their classrooms.
Camp Fund Drive
Kickoff March Ist
B. B. Snow area chairman
for Newton-Rockdale counties
to raise funds to acquire and
establish a 1500 acre Boy
Scout reservation to be located
7 miles south of Covington has
announced general solicitation
for pledges will begin with a
kick-off rally March Ist 7:30
P.M. at The Covington Elks
Club.
The enlistment in Covington
and surrounding communities
with Howard Brooks and E.
G. Lassiter, Jr. Co-chairman is
complete with the following
men serving as solicitors.
Covington Community: Dr.
W. S. Cook, Jr., Terry Avery,
Ben Banks, Lanier Hardman,
E. E. Callaway, Sam B. Hay,
Herbert Vining, Walker Har
ris, George Hutchinson, Ed
Robinson, Dan Clower, George
Jolley, Homer Sharp, Ham Cal
lahan, Howard Milligan, Otis
Spillers, Sam Hay, Mr. Don
Wood, Sr., Mr. T. Alvin Rape,
S. J. Morcock. Charles C. King,
Jr., Dr. J. W. Purcell, Mark
Davis, Luke Lassiter, John
Preseott, Jack Christian, Dr.
W. L. Dobbs, C. D Ramsey,
Frank Meadors, Loyd Alexan
der, James Hutchins, Sam
Gainer, Sam Cowan, Walter
Day, Joe Haymore Olin Allen,
Terrell Goins, Gilbert D. Gober,
Bill Hoffman, John Jernigan.
B. L. Johnson, D M. Johnson,
Fred Lott, A. W. Crawford,
Olin Costley, Fred Harwell,
Continued On Page 5
Red Oak Church
To Sponsor Turkey
Supper, March 3
Red Oak Methodist Church
will sponsor a Turkey Supper
on March 3 at the Heard-Mix
on Cafetorlum.
Proceeds from the supper
will be used toward building an
Educational Building.
The menu will consist of
turkey and dressing, gravy,
beans, congealed salad, can
died yams, tea or coffee, plen
ty of hot biscuits and delicious
cake for dessert. Tickets are
$1.25 for adults and 75 cents
for children.
Serving will begin at 5 p. m.
until 8 p.m.
Joseph I. Smith, Former
Band Dir., Guest Conductor
Basil Rigney, Band Director, will present the Newton
County High School Symphonic Band in their Winter Con
cert next Tuesday evening, March 1, at 8 o’clock at the NCHS
auditorium. Guest Director for the occasion will be Joseph
T. Smith of Tullahoma, Tennessee, now band director of
Jackson Youth
Electrocuted
After Car Wreck
An 18 - year -old Jackson
youth, Edward Campbell, was
accidently electrocuted Friday
afternoon when his car left
State Route 162 and crashed
into a power line pole about
one mile West of the intersec
tion of State Routes 36 and
162.
The young man had appar
ently crawled out of the wreck
car and was walking around
in an apparent daze when he
accidently came into contact
with a high tension wire. New
ton County Deputy Henry Od
um, Jr. investigated the wreck
and said that the man aparent
ly died instantly.
A Negro woman who lived
nearby said she heard the
wreck and looked toward the
scene to see the young man
walking around. Then she said
that a fire broke out and en
gulfed the victim and car.
Young Campbell was the
step-son of the Frank Town
sends of Jackson.
5 Local Boy Scouts To
Get Eagle Awards Monday
The first Court of Honor for
the Boy Scouts of the Newton-
Rockdale District for 1960 will
he held at the Church of the
Good Shepherd on Monticello
Street in Covington on Monday
night, February 29, at 7:30
p.m., according to Bill Hoff
man, district chairman. Five
scouts in the county will be
eligible for the Eagle award at
the court: Godfrey Trammell,
William Trammell, Mike
Prince, Bobby Travis, and Cur
tis Jackson.
Among those expected to
achieve merit badges are the
Five-Day Preaching Mission As
Episcopal Church in Covington
"What is Man?” “How do I
know God?” “Do we take
Christianity and Its Responsi
bilities for Granted?” These
questions will be explored dur
ing the five-day Preaching
Mission at the Episcopal
Church of the Good Shepherd,
Covington, March 7-11. This
is the first such project to be
held in an Episcopal Church
in this area, according to t h e
Rev. Peyton Splane, rector, and
the public is cordially invited
to attend.
The Right Rev. M. George
Henry, bishop of Western
North Carolina, will be the
missioner and conduct services
designed to reinvigorate and
revive the members of the par
ish as well as people of other
faiths.
Bishop Henry has visited
Covington and the Church of
the Good Shepherd on two pre
vious occasions. It was he who ।
consecrated the beautiful new
Church in September 1951 and
preached the first sermon. He J
returned a few months later to <
confirm the first class to be i
presented by the Rev. J. F. G. 1
MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
i Middle Tennessee State Col
lege in Murfreesboro, and a
j former director of the NCHS
Band.
Rigney announces the follow
ing program to be presented:
“Storm King”, Finla ys on;
“Psyche and Eros", Frank with
arrangement by Harding; “Tri
umphal March from “Aida”,
Verdi, featuring a trumpet
quartette composed of Lee
Campbell, Gary Budd, Billy
Blair and Tony Hodges; “An
nie Laurie”, Scott, featuring a
trombone quartette of Mich
ael Budd, Tommy Brown, Char
les Loyd and Jimmy Patrick;
“Fantasy for Band”, Erickson;
“Irish Tune from County Der
ry", arrangement by Kent.
“Sentimental Journey”, ar
rangement by Morrissey and
featuring a clarinet quartette
of Mike Lott, Penny Collins,
Rite Thompson and Elizabeth
Ann Greer; “Caprice in G Min
or”, Johnson, with a brass en
semble composed of John Jor
dan playing trumpet, Lee
Campbell on trumpet, Billy
Skinner playing French horn,
I Michael Budd on trombone and
Grier Stephenson playing bari
i tone; “River Jordan”, by Whit
। ney and to conclude the pro
gram “Ballet for Young Ameri
cans”, by Herman consisting of
“Day Dreaming”, “Prom Night”
and “First Driving Lesson”.
i Continued On Page 14
following scouts in the respec
tive troops. In Troop 58: H. Fk
Adams, Fishing, and First Aid;
E. Gee Lassiter, Art; Wardell
Reed, Athletics; Franky Schell,
Woodcarving, Public Speaking,
and Art. In Troop 222: Barry
King, Reading, First Aid, and
Swimming; Jimmy Patrick, Mu
sic; David Rainey, Music, Citi
zenship in Nation; Charles Rey
nolds, Reading, Safety, Fire
manship, and Swimming; Ma
son Stephenson, Music, Camp
ing, and Safety. Troop 276:
Continued on Page 7
Hopper, first rector. The con
gregation of the Church of the
Good Shepherd met together
originally in April 1950 and
held services in Phi Gamma
Hall. • Emory-at-Oxford, until
the Church building was com
pleted. It is entirely fitting that
Bishop Henry should be the
one to conduct the Good She
pherd’s first Preaching Mis
sion.
Bishop Henry Is a native of
Chapel Hill. N. C., and a gradu
ate of the University of North
Carolina, where his father was
professor of Latin and, later,
Assistant Registrar. He receiv
ed his Master’s degree in chem
istry before entering the Vir
ginia Theological Seminary
and served several N. C.
churches prior to his consecra
tion as Bishop of Western
North Carolina. He and Mrs
Henry have four children and
make their home in Asheville.
The services, Monday through
Friday, will begin at 7:30 each
evening and be followed by a
fellowship hour in the parish
House.
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