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^^l NEWTON
■^^MEMORIES
by
|MQg| J. O. MARTIN
During the past five and one
half years I have lived mostly the
life of a shut4n, this being necess
ary on account of a serious
heart condition. However. I have
had my physician’s permission to
attend the sessions of my Men’s
Bible Class and church services
when I felt well enough to do so.
Therefore. I have had time m
which to review my experiences.
Aside from my long experience
in school work — first as teacher
in the Newton County System,
then as Newton County School
Superintendent, and lastly as State
School Supervisor. 1 have enjoyed
travel. Mrs Martin and I have
traveled in the majority of the
countries around the world, after
having visited all of the states of
the union except Alaska. W v
have visited the main islands of
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans,
the main cities of Canada and
Mexico. We traveled in Europe
and Asia on an extended trip
around the world also into and
around South America.
Where we could, we bought pic
tures and descriptive literature of
countries visited and in addition
we made full use of our own
camera.
During one year following these
travels, we gave illustrative lec
tures, using slides in color made
from the pictures we took, to hun
dreds of thousands of school chil
dren find their teachers. It h a s
beep restful to review the scrap
books we made as records of
these travels.
However, there is an old adage
stating that the first experiences
of-life are the most lasting. Since
teaching in rural public schools
was my first experience in public
work, it occupies first place in my
memory. I began at the old
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Bostwick School in the northern
section of Newton County. The
name waa later changed to Gum
Creek since it was in the Gum
Creek Militia District. A new
building in a different location
was later built by the patrons.
The patrons and children, ns 1
remember them were: Mr. and
Mrs. John Bird and children,
Thomas. Maude. Cora. Jaff,
Cotte, Emily Mid Annie Bell. Mr.
Robert A. Bostwick and children.
Collie. Sadie. Lucile and Irene.
Mr and Mrs. Robert Cason and
children. Chartie, Fat. Clifford
and Robert. Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Dunoaa and children. Braatley,
Virgil, Lollie and Ivy Lee. Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Ellis and children,
Arthur, Harvey, Thomas and
Mary Mr. and Mrs. Josh Ellis
and children. Eva and Evie. Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Ellington and child
ren, Emana and Ellen. Mr. and
Mts. Robert Ellington and child
ren. Ross. Jennie, Robbie and
Pleas. Mr. S. R. Ellington and
children, Annie, Thomas, Ross,
Starkie, Kathleen and Grover.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dial and
children. Waver, Grover, Carl,
Velma and Parks. Mr. and Mrs.
John Giles and children, Gus,
Charlie and Albert. Mr. and Mrs.
Emanuel Kimball and children.
John. Peart and Frank. Mr. and
Mrs. Will Mann and children,
Elma and Bessie. Another Mr.
and Mrs. Mann and children,
Azzie and Octavia. Mrs. Sallie
McGraw and pupil, Fadie. Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Mitcham and
children. Barney. Jessie and
Mary. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jor
dan and children. Paiks, Pearl
and Seabie. Mr. and Mrs. Head
and children, Jennie and a son.
I had no assistant during this
term of 19G1-IM2
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By Harvey Walters,
Secretary - Manager,
Georgia Press Association
ATLANTA — The oft - re
peated criticism of Northern
tourists that Georgia has the
worst highways in the South
east won’t be valid a year or
so from now. Under the sl^o,-
000,000 road - repair program
approved by the General As
sembly some 8,000 miles of pri
mary and secondary roads in
the state will be repaved, and
some of them widened These
are the routes, according to
Chairman Jim Gillis of the
Highway Department, that car
ry 88 per cent of the tourist
travel.
The Vandiver administra
tfan’s highway bill — No. 1 on
the House calendar — passed
through the Assembly with
surprisingly little debate The
vote in the House was 185 to €
for it, and in the Senate 45 to
0, A few legislators, notably
the Fulton delegation, argued
there should be hearings on it,
but the administration stal
warts said everybody already
knew — or should know —
what was in the fell.
Although the H'»hway De
partment has manned out in
detail most of the work to be
done with the $100,000,000,
Chnirman Gillis declines to
make uubHc a full list of t h e
projects. Reason: he fears pres
sure from towns and counties
with certain roads that are not
included Tt can be said, how
ever. thit vrrtuMly everv
Georgia countv will share in
some part of the program.
Mr. Gillis, however, did tell
us some of the mitstandinr pro
jects to be undertaken. High
way 41 from Atlanta to Macon
and south of there will be nut
in first - class condition. This
is one of the most - traveled
highways in the state. Another
♦on-priority nwjiect W’H be the
■four - hme hinhwav from At
lanta tn Mvciettn, on which 169
"''ridents occurred in one year.
TMc fa f*,„ most hvav^v tra
vcTd stretch of road in Geor
gis
9nn» section of High wav 19
f rom Griffin to the Florida bor
der will be renaved. OtHer
high wav defic’telv on t h e
schedule are US. 60 from
Macon to Savannah (now only
20 feet wide), sections of ft. S.
41 in North Georgia and U. S.
78 from Atlanta west tn the
। Alabama border.
Readers should understand
[that there are two large cate
! gories of roads which are not
[included in the 9100,000,000
program. At one end are the
four-lane, limited - access su
\ nerhighways which are being
| built under the national high
, way program with the Federal
| Government contributing 10
' ner cent of the funds. At t h e
other are the so-called rural
roads, on which about $50,000,-
000 has been spent in the last
; few years.
No ea«oß*e sta<ie«m, store*
or other hni'd’wrs will be per
mitted alone the Ferfe-a] «w
--ner hiehwav svstrm. So. Mr.
Gillis poiats net. if is imwr
tant to Improve existing high
wavs so that more tourists will
travel them »nd leave some of
spending - money in
Georgia.
He estimates that Georgia
highway traff’c will, increase 5
ner cent vearlv, and that this
increase will take care of fund
ing the SO-vear bonds without
any additional taxes. Under a
Constitutional amendment ap
nroved by the voters last
November, the Rigtiwav De
partment will pet all revenue
from gasoline taxes.
All the work wA be done bv
private contractors, and the
whole 6.000 - mile project is
evrerted to be finished within
19 months after ft is started.
The first contracts will be let
eaHv in the spring.
Most nf Georms's primary
and seenndarv highways were
built 20 or 25 veers ago, and
have been allowed to deterior
ate throurh neglect Once thev
are out in good condition, it
will be cheaper to keep them
. that way.
Re< ord Sapptv Os Meats F*r YU
Food shoppers can expect to
find a record high supply of
red meats in retail stores this
year. U. S. Department of Ag
riculture reports indicate that
production of red meats in 1961
is expected to be almost 30 bil
lion pounds—enough to sup
o’v " msumer with about
165 pounds.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Georgia Traffic
Deaths Climb To
Four-Year High
Georgia motorists racked up
an unenviable record in 1960.
The record: 1,032 persons kill
ed as the result of traffic acci
dents throughout the state.
The 1960 death toll was the
highest since 1956 when the
total was Ll3B, according to
the latest consolidated statis
tics compiled by the Georgia
Department of Public Safety’s
Accident Reporting Division,
just released by Col. William
P. Trotter, director.
In between, the annual death
toll went like this: 1957—
1,013; 1958—973, and 1959—
995. The only other years of
record in which the total num
ber of fatalities went above the
1.000-mark were: 1936— 1,-
003; 1952—1,008, and 1955—
1,088.
In short, these statistics
point up the fact that 1960’s
traffic death toll was the third
highest since 1935 when the
| Department of Public Safety
was established and traffic re
cords became available on a
state-wide basis.
In the year just ended, there
were 37 more deaths reported
than in 1959, an increase of
four per cent. Rural area deaths
totaled 816 compared with 776
the previous year, an increase
of 40, or five per cent.
In urban areas (within cities
and towns of 500 population or
more) fatalities dropped by
three, or one per cent, from
219 to 216. Pedestrians killed
over the state decreased by
nine, or five per cent, drop
ping from 187 to 178, the re
cords show.
In the over-all 1960 pictuie,
only four of the 12 months
recorded decreases. Here’s the
month -by - month score of
Questionnaire
Mailed To Vets
Widow Due Jan. 31
Widows of deceased war vet
erans who get monthly pension
payments from the Veterans
Administration have received
important questionnaires from
the VA concerning their anti
cipated income for calendar
year 1961.
The tabulation-card ques
tionnaire, together with in
structions for completing it,
were enclosed with the check
received on or about January
1.
It should be returned with
in 30 days as the VA is re
quired to remove from the
pension rolls those who have
not returned the card by that
date. A. W. Tate, Manager. VA
Regional Office, Atlanta, Geor
gia. said today.
Death pension is payable tn
widows of wartime veterans
who die of causes not connect- ‘
ed with their military service. '
It differs from death, or de
pendency and indemnity, com
pensation, paid to widows of
veterans who die while in ser
vice, or following discharge, as
a result of a service-connected
disability.
Questionnaires are not sent
to widows drawing service
connected death benefits, nor
to widows of veterans of the
Spanish - American War, Mr.
Tate explained.
Widows of World War I,
World War II and Korean Con
flict Veterans are not eligible
for pension if their annual in
come exceeds certain limita
tions. For this reason, infor
mation concerning the widow’s
income, also the status of her
dependents, if any. must be re
viewed at the beginning of
each year.
In cases where widows them
selves are ineligible (or have
died) but minor children re
main, the guardian or foster
parent of the child should re
turn the questionnaire prompt
ly. Mr. Tate pointed out.
Under the old pension law,
an outside income of more than
SI4OO from any source would
render a child ineligible for
penswm. Under the new law, I
the income limitation has been
raised to SI,BOO and, in addi
tion, the child’s own earnings
are not counted m income.
In addition to prompt re
turn, questionnaire recipients ,
are asked by the VA not to
bend. tear, staple or otherwise
mutilate the cards which are
machine-processed for speedy
handling.
And be sure the card is sign
ed. Mr. Tate emphasised. Un- [
signed cards must be returned
for signature.
Jaycees' Governmental Affairs
Conference Sei January M
Georgia Jaycees will con
verge on Atlanta the weekend
of January 23-30 for their
2nd annual Governmental Af
fairs Conference with state
legislators.
Governor Ross Barnett of
Mississippi will open the three
day meeting with a speech at
a banquet Saturday night,
January 28. Attempts were be
ing made to secure a speaker
to debate the racial situation
with Governor Barnett.
Purpose of the conference is
to acquaint members of t h e
Junior Chamber of Commerce
clubs in Georgia with the op
erations of the state govern
ment, said Jim Wesberry, Jr.
;of Atlanta, Conference Chair
man.
“By meeting and talking with
state legislators and actuaHy
seeing state government in op
eration. Jaycees will have a
better understanding of t h e
complex processes of govern
ment and will be better pre-
Kennedy First
President Who
Was Boy Scout
When he takes the oath of
office as President of the Unit
ed States at noon Friday, John
F. Kennedy becomes the first
President, who in his youth,
was a Boy Scout.
This was announced by O. B
Gorman, Scout Executive, of
deaths and the percentage
from 1959:
January (94), plus eleven;
February (75) plus 25: March
(69), minus 22; April (82),
plus fire; May (83) minus
nine; June (72), minus 13; July
(100). plus 15; August (100),
plus one; September (102),
plus 32; October (83), plus
nine: November (71), minus
15, and December (101), plus
16 per cent.
While all this was going on,
an estimated 75,000 more mo
tor vehicles were traveling
gome 500-million more miles
over Georgia roads during 1960
than in 1959, according to Sgt.
H. C. English, chief statistician
of the Accident Reporting Di
vision.
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pared to support and help
maintain good government,”
said Wesberry.
The second day of the con
ference will begin Sunday af
ternoon, January 29, when
Jaycees will be welcomed at
the State Caoitol by U. Gov
ernor Garland Byrd and Speak
er of the House George L.
Smith H, (a former Georgia
Jaycee president himself)
There will then be form dis
cussion groups on subjects con
cerning organization and func
tions of the Senate and House
and how laws are made, then
tours of major offices in t h e
Capitol.
On Monday, January 30, Leg
islators will observe “Jaycee
Day in the State Legislature”
and Jaycees will attend the
■ House and Senate sessions in
: progress.
A movie on the importance
of good government, entitled
“Where Were You?” will ba
shown at the conference.
the Atlanta Area Council, Boy
Scouts of America whose head
quarters are at 167 Walton
Street, N. W., Atlanta 3, Geor
gia.
President Kennedy was a Boy
Scout in Troop 2. Bronxville,
New York from October 1929
to June 1931.
He has been active in t h e
Boston Council since 1946, first
as a District Vice Chairman in
1946, member of its Executive
Board for more than four years,
Vice President one year, Na
tional Council representative
two years and local council
member since 1955.
President Kennedy is t h e
third President to have had an
active relationship with the
Boy Scouts of America before
entering the White House.
President Franklin D. Roose
velt was President and one of
the organizers of the Greater
New York Council before his
election in 1932. President Ei
senhower, now Honorary Vice
President, has been a member
of t h e National Executive
Board of the Boy Scouts of
America since 1948 and be
came a Life Member on that
board last October on reach
ing his 70th birthday.
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until twenty years ago when
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purchase of Series E bonds.
Americans now own $37 1/2
billion worth of these bonds,
and hold six times as much in
individual savings as in 1941.
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Since the nation’s first saw
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Virginia, in 16GB. the manufac
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