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VOLUME 97
Number Os Forest Fires In
State Increased by 2,000
Georgians’ record in prevent
ing forest fires is nothing to be
proud of, declares Forester
George D. Walker of the Uni
versity of Georgia Cooperative
Extension Service.
There was an increase of
nearly 2.000 fires reported to
the Georgia Forestry Commis
sion last year, Mr. Walker says.
The commission reported 8,335
fires during the year, compar
ed with 6,422 during 1959.
These fires burned over an
area of 62,948 acres.
“Prevention is the problem,
not control,” he emphasizes.
“The Georgia Forestry Com
mission is doing an excellent
job of controlling fires. This
is pointed up by the fact that
the average area burned by
this large number of fires was
held to 7.55 acres.”
James Pinson. Newton -
Rockdale Ranger, reported that
Newton County had almost
twice as many fires as a year
•go. There were 131 fires in
1960 and only 70 in 1959.
Carelessness is the ever -
present danger that is grow
ing worse, the forester says.
Among the most common caus
es of fires is trash and leaf
burning.
Even if actual losses from
these fires were only a f e w
dollars per acre, this would
amount to several hundred
thousand dollars lost needless
ly. In addition to actual tim
ber and property loss, there
were also loss of wildlife and
loss of valuable organic mat
ter which adds to fertility of
soil and is essential for good
soil and water conservation,
Mr. Walker says. Growth rate
of trees not killed by fire is
slowed, thus adding to t h e
fire loss.
“Even the smallest fire can
become a vicious destroyer of
property and life,” he adds in
urging everyone to use care
in burning trash and leaves.
Taxpayer Is
Responsible For
Own Return
Each Federal income tax
payer is responsible for the
facts and figures entered in the
return he signs, even if it is
prepared with the assistance
of an Internal Revenue Ser
vice agent, District Director
A. C. Ross said today.
“In advising taxpayers of
this responsibility,” Mr. Ross
eaid, “we must remind them
that they are responsible un
der law for all entries and all
supporting documents in their
returns no matter who pre
pares it.”
The Revenue Service, he
eaid. welcomes returns pre
pared by competent profession
al persons, but such assistors
can only rely upon informa
tion provided by the taxpayer.
“The taxpayers themselves
are the persons primarily and
finally responsible,” he said.
“About all the United States
is getting to see of the dove of
peace is the bill.” — Alex Dre
ier.
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to at the controls listening for a long distance station in the United States. At right, S/Sgt. Lauris
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The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
5 Emory-Oxford
Students Have
Poems Published
In an announcement releas
ed recently by Alan C. Fox,
Executive Secretary of the
American College Poetry So
ciety at Los Angeles, Califor
nia. five Emory - at - Oxford
students have had their poems
accepted for the January pub
lication of the anthology. The
poetry contest was open to stu
dents from colleges and uni
versities in the United States
and Canada.
Barbara Adams, Oxford, sub
mitted the winning poem,
“Rosses Bloom.” Judy Brown,
Monroe, “A Child of Three”;
Ina Thompson, Good Hope,
“Deserted”; Diana Huchingson,
Atlanta, “Lost Splendor”; and
Frank Jenkins, Jacksonville,
Fla., “Life.”
These poems were written as
required work in Prof. John
W. Gregory’s Humanities 102
(World Literature from 1650
to the Present).
Newton Dairyman
Receives Award
Melvin King from the Oak
Hill Community for Newton
County has added another
award to those he has received
in the past. This time Mr. King
received second place in the
1960 Georgia DHIA Efficient
Production Awards Program.
He received a plaque and $25.
This program is sponsored
by the National Dairy Pro
ducts Corporation, Sea 11 es t
Southern Dairies Division, At
lanta, Georgia and conducted
by the Agricultural Extension
Service, University of Geor
gia College of Agriculture,
Athens, Georgia.
Mr. King in his Bth year of
dairying reached a herd aver
age of 13,283, lbs. of milk and
495 lbs. of butterfat per cow
per year with 52 cows. During
the seven years of DHIA rec
ordkeeping, he has increased
the level of production of his
herd every year.
Melvin has used his DHIA
records to guide his manage
ment and feeding program. He
says that to him “Dairying
without production records is
like driving a car without a
steering wheel”. The feed pro
gram consists of 7 tons of corn
silage and 1,670 lbs. of hay
per cow per year, plus excel
lent temporary grazing. The
roughage program is supple
mented with one lb. of weigh
ed grain for each 3.5 lbs. of
milk, guided by grain feeding
charts adjusted monthly.
Through his ingenuity and
lauor, Melvin has planned and
built barns and equipment
which contribute to hig most
efficient dairy operation.
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Long Distance Telephone Communications Is Explained At Salem Facility
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OPEN HOUSE AT THE TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS Center
at Salem Saturday afternoon and evening saw 2.537 people visit
the SB-million facility from 3 until 8 p. m. Shown above viewing
one of the displays during the tour are a grot.o of Newton and
Dairy Management
Course Scheduled
For Feb. 16-17
A short course on manage
ment of dairy farms will be
conducted for Georgia dairy
men at Rock Eagle 4-H Club
Center near Eatonton on Feb
ruary 16 - 17, J. W. Fanning,
chairman of the division of
agricultural economics of t h e
University of Georgia College
of Agriculture, announced this
week.
All dairy farmers and agri
cultural workers in dairying
sections of the state are invited
to attend the short course, Mr.
Fanning said.
Dairy farming probably has
as many opportunities for im
provement in efficiency as any
other agricultural enterprise in
the state, and this course is be
ing held to help dairymen im
prove their efficiency, accord
ing to S. J. Brannen, head of
the Extension economics de
partment at the College of Ag
riculture.
The short course is sponsor
ed by the division of agricul
tural economics, in cooperation
with the dairy department of
the College, the Georgia milk
Producers Association and the
Farmers Home Administration.
Registration will be at 9:30
a. m., Thursday, February 16,
and the program will begin at
10:00 a. m. The final session
will end at noon Friday.
Cooperating in presenting
the program will be represen
tatives of the Extension Ser
vice. Experiment Stations and
faculty of the College of Agri
culture. the Farmers Home
Administration and Georgia
Milk Producers Association.
Other speakers will include M.
C. Cooper, manager of Wells
Dairies, Columbus, and C. C.
Herren, secretary - treasurer of
the Madison Production Credit
Association.
Anyone interested in attend
ing the meeting can obtain fur
ther information about the
program from his county agent,
Mr. Brannen said.
ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
COVINGTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1961
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By Joseph H. Baird
Georgia Press Association
ATLANTA — Passage by
the General Assembly of Gov.
Ernest Vandiver’s “packet” of
bills to meet the school inte
gration clash with Federal
courts is not likely to mean
much race - mixing of Georgia
pupils for a long time to come.
In some rural counties with
large Negro populations it may
be years off — if ever.
That is why many legislators
who are bitter foes of integra
tion consented to go along with
the Governor’s program after
he strenously urged it to avoid
a direct conflict between the
state and the Federal courts.
It is possible that a few Ne
groes may enter previously all
white schools in Atlanta next
fall, but that system is t h e
only one now under a Federal
order. And the plan of integra
tion drafted by the Atlanta
Board of Education and approv
ed by the U. S. District Court
here provides many “loop
holes”. A Negro child whose
parents apply for a transfer to
a white school may find him
rejected on grounds of geogra
phy, educational ability, over
crowded conditions in the school
he seeks to enter and for other
reasons. But he can not be re
jected solely because he is a
Negro.
Acceptance of the Atlanta
plan by the Federal court sets
precedent for approving simi
larly restrictive plans in other
cities. And under the Vandiver
- sponsored legislation any
school district, city or county,
may vote to close the schools
entirely rather than permit any
degree of integration. If they
are closed pupils may receive a
direct state grant to help pay
their tuition in private schools.
Despite these safegards the
breach in the segregation wall
by the General Assembly was
a momentous and dramatic ac
tion which few expected to see
at the present session. Most
thought that the issue would
not arise until next fall after
the possible temporary closing
of the Atlanta schools because
of a now-repealed law that
would have made it mandatory.
Os course, what brought the
matter to a sudden and unex
pected climax was the order of
Judge W. A. Boodle of the U. S.
District Court in Macon that
two Negroes, Charlayne Hunter
and Hamilton Holmes, be ad
mitted to the University of
Georgia and forbidding the
state to withhold money from
the university. Once that pre
cedent had been set. Federal
court action probably would
have been the same in a n y
public school system that de
nied entrance to a Negro sole
ly on racial grounds.
As the Governor told the
General Assembly: “The die
has been cast.” But most legis-
Rockdale countians. At upper left are Ray Reece. Covington man
ager of Southern Bell office, and J. D. McCall, AT&T employee
who explained the workings of this particular display of the Dew
Line system of early air attack warning.
lators were amazed that it hap
pened so soon.
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CAPITOL CHATTER — Des
pite one of the worst blizzards
Georgia has experienced about
45 legislators made the sche
duled trip to Chattanooga.
Tenn, last Friday which took
the place of the usual “junket”
to Jekyll Island.
Official reason for the trip
was to inspect Georgia - owned
property there including the
A. and W. railroad terminal.
Few may know that the state
owns this line, although it is
leased to the N. C. and St. L.
railroad.
One of the main points of in
terest to tourists in the capitol
musemum is a giant stalk of
cotton with around 200 bolls,
said to be the largest ever
grown.
House and Senate galleria
this year have been strictly en
forceing the card - admission
rule, possibly because of t h e
fear of mass demonstrations
during the consideration of
school integration legislation.
Cousins* One-Act
Play Fourth In
State Contest
R. L. Cousins High School’s
One-Act play “Andante” was
judged fourth in the state Class
A contest at Fort Valley State
College at Fort Valley, Friday,
February 3, 1961.
Students participating in
“Andante” were: James Free
man, Smithie Tuggle, Martha
Russell, Thomas Kimball, Way
mon Cooksey, Annette Allen,
Janie Reese and Lillie Chaney.
Mrs. Ruth B. Smith and Miss
Josephine Davis were over
joyed with the announcement
of the judges decision. Mrs.
Smith and Miss Davis were the
directors.
Billy H. Jordan
Now Stationed
In Puerto Rico
Marine Sgt. Billy H. Jordan,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Jordan, of 3 Soruce St.. Porter- ।
dale, and husband of the for
mer Miss Buna M. Woodruff,
of Atlanta, Ga., is undergoing
six weeks of training exercises
on the island of Vieques, Puerto
Rico with the Third Battalion,
Second Marine Regiment, an in
fantry unit of the Second Ma
rine Division from Camp Le
jeune, N. C.
The battalion is scheduled to '
receive training in the latest
infantry tactics with the use of:
helicopters.
Periodic tours of the island
and the historic city of Isabella
Segunda are scheduled.
Livestock Report
From Tri-County
Tri-County Livestock Auction
Company sold 361 head of cattle
and 31 hogs for a total of $31,373.41
Milk cows and springers topped at
$350.00: baby calves at $21.00: and
pigs at $ll.OO. Stockers sold from
$55.00 to $135.00
Price ranges were: hogs, $15.50
to $18.75; cattle. $14.50 to $35.00;
heifers, $15.50 to $25.00; steers,
sl6 00 to $26 00; light bulls, $14.00
to $21.00: heavy bulls. $16.50 to
$19.10: canners. $11.50 to sl4 00:
cutters, sl4 00 to $15.50; and fat
cows, $16.00 to $lB 50.
Auto Insurance
'Package' Proposed
For Motorists
An economy - type policy
has been proposed for Georgia
motorists by two national auto
mobile insurance rating organ
ization on behalf of their more
than 200 companies.
The National Bureau of Cas
ulty Underwriters and t h e
National Automobile Under
writers Association filed the
plan with State Insurance Com
missioner Zack D. Cravey,
along with a proposed “Safe
Driver” rating plan. Commis
sioner Cravey has held a pub
lic hearing on the proposals.
He has indicated he would
welcome expressions of public
opinion on them.
Cegil R. Durden. Branch
Secretary, NAUA, Atlanta, said
a 10 per cent discount would
be available on automobile
comprehensive and collision
coverages to those qualifying
for the Special Automobile
Policy.
In addition, another 15 per
cent discount would go to dri
vers eligible under the pro
posed Safe Driver Insurance
Plan.
The true test of civilization
is, not the census, not the size
of cities, nor the crops — no,
but the kind of man the country
turns out.
—Emerson.
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U.S. ARMY'S NIKE ZEUS POISED FOR FLIGHT on ih R&D launcher during the final
minutes of the countdown. Tht man in charge of the test firing are at their places
in the blockhouse. NIKE ZEUS is the only anti-missile missile system under active
development in the Free World. The system incorporates radars of great range
and accuracy, ond electronic computers which will automatically issue commands
from the ground, steering the defending ZEUS to intercept intercontinental ballistic
missile warheads outside the earth's atmosphere.
Newton
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cussed that will be staged dur
ing the four-year period that
commemorates the war—l9sl
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Other than the museum pro
ject for the library, the tour
of homes will be revived in the
near future. Also it was men
tioned that a park may be
built at White Shoals, which
was an important area during
the war.
Stanley R. Smith, Staff Di
rector of the Georgia Civil
War Centennial, was to have
been the speaker at the meet
ing Thursday. However, he
didn’t show up for the meet
ing.
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Continued From Page 9
January report first. There
were several ties and Cohen
says that he is carrying the
prize over until March.
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Kiwanis club board of di
rectors meeting will be held
tonight (Thursday) at the home
of Lanier Hardman on East
Conyers Street.
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I Al David handled the intro
duction of guests Thursday.
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One of the few bachelor
members of the Covington Ki
wanis Club, will soon be mar
ried. He is Phillip Cohen and
bride-to-be is Miss Mary
Thacker, a member of the
Emory-At-Oxford faculty.
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Kiwanian Charles C. King
8 Ways To Avoid An Ulcer
1. Get enough sleep.
2. Put some relaxation into every day and every week
end.
3. Choose the right foods for your digestive tract to
handle easily — and don’t gulp them.
4. Lie down and rest for half an hour before and after
your evening meal.
5. Smoke and drink moderately or not at all.
6 Take a real vacation once or twice a year.
7. Stop worrying about your job. Take it easy, do your
best, and what you do will be good enough.
8. Find outlets or antidotes for the emotions that aet
off an ulcer — resentment, frustration, hurt, and
inadequacy. Blowing your top once in a while will
help, but you can often get the same effect by
talking things out.
From “Today’s Health”,
American Medical Association
A Prise-Win»in<
Newspaper
1960
Better Newspaper
Contests
Statewide Cotton
Meeting Set For
February 13th
Information vital to the fu
ture of cotton production in
Georgia will be presented to
those interested in the cotton
industry at Rock Eagle 4 - H
Club Center near Eatonton
Mondav, February 13. Charles
R. O’Kelley, state agricultural
leader for the University of
Georgia Cooperative Exten
sion Service, announced this
week.
This is expected to be a cri
tical year in the state’s cot
ton industry, and this will be
one of the most important cot
ton meetinss held in recent
: years, Mr. O’Kelley said.
He emphasized that every
one interested in cotton —•
growers, ASC representatives,
county agents, farm equipment
and supply dealers, ginners
and others — is invited to at
> tend the meeting. The meeting
i lis to begin at the auditorium
» at the 4-H Club Center at 10:30
a. m.
• has been elected chairman of
1 the Newton County Civil War
g Commission.
t.. . .
As reported two weeks ago
at the regular weekly meeting
of the Kiwanis Club, Dr. Har
ry Faulkner has been selected
to head the Newton County
' Heart Fund campaign. The an
nouncement was made official
* last week by Mrs. Helen Dick
-3 inson, who heads the Heart
v Council in our county,
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