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“WE SELL THE BEST PART OF THE WORLD”
AT
AUCTION
Rain or Shine Under the BIG TENT
WEDNESDAY MARCH Ist
AT 12 O’CLOCK
PROPERTY OF
Money and Everett Pratt
560 Acres To Be Sold At Auction
Terms -1/3 Cash - Bal. in 30 days
Located 4 ,/2 miles northeast of Covington, at Alcovy Station, on the Georgia
Railroad, this large acreage, known as the Lemond Place, has a road front
age of several miles, and fronts the Alcovy River for a mile and one half.
Plans have been made to pave the highway that runs through the property,
with contract scheduled to be let in March. When this highway is complet
ed, it will be the shortest route from Covington to Monroe, and the most
accessible route from Atlanta to Athens.
125 Acres of this gently rolling land is the finest in this area for cultivation.
There are three natural lakesites, and three all-weather springs, which offer
an abundant water supply the year round. The pine and hardwood saw
timber on the place is valued at several thousand dollars, and there are sev
eral hundred units of pulpwood.
MR. EXECUTIVE: If you have been looking for a factory site where there is
plenty of water, a railroad frontage, ample labor available in surrounding area,
THIS IS IT!
MR. SPORTSMAN: Hunting nor fishing have been allowed on this property for
ten years, so, if you have been wanting a weekend place where you can go for
these sports and have good luck, THIS IS IT!
MR. INVESTOR: If you agree with the experts that the best way to hedge a
gainst inflation is to put your money in good farm land, look no further, THIS IS
IT!
MR. PROSPECTIVE HOME OWNER: If you have been looking for a homesite that
is beautiful, exclusive, incomparable, with magnificent oak or pine trees, on a
high, wide plateau overlooking Newton and surrounding counties, or in a peaceful,
secluded spot near the riverside, and only minutes from Covington, THIS IS IT!
Drive out and walk over this property before sale day, and be prepared to
buy. It will be sub-divided into 10, 20, 30, 40, and 100 acre tracts, or baby
farms, so everybody will have the same opportunity to buy. It will also be
offered as a whole.
For further information, call or write our office, or see Mr. Pratt at Pratt
Realty Company, Covington, Georgia.
Free-Barbecue Dinner to all Attending Sale-Free
Butler Auction Company
15. E. Second Ave. Rome, Ga. Phone 234 6962
Harry J. Butler
(Licensed Bonded Insured
List your property with us for best results
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
News Notes From
Hocky
Plains
By Miss Irene Harvey
“For there is not a word in my'
tongue, but, 10, O Lord, thou
knowest it altogether.” Ps. 139:4.
Miss Ruth Davis had as her
dinner guests Sunday Dr. and
Mrs. T. B. Mcßride and Miss
Martha Mcßride of Decatur and
Miss Sue Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Weldon Sr. I
spent Saturday with the W. D. Webj
dons Jr. near McDonough. They
accompanied the W. D. Weldons to
Emory University with Miss Opal
Weldon, who is a student there.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wilson
had as their dinner guests Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Carter of!
Atlanta.
Edward Boyd of McDonough was
a visitor Sunday of Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Stewart. Sunday evening,
their guests were Miss Sue Mc-
Donald and Billy McDonald of
Snapping Shoals.
We are glad to hear Mrs. Cal
vin Knox has returned from Emory
Hospital. We trust she will soon .
be restored to good health.
Mrs. W. B. Harvey and Aubrey
Harvey motored to Conyers Sun
day and were the dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. G .D. Smith and
children.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Tomlin and
i Mrs. Eudora Watkins motored to
Stewart Saturday afternoon where
they visited Mr. and Mrs. L. P.
Fincher and Mrs. Effie Reynolds.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ellington of,
i Rome were the weekend guests of I
; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ellington and'
Fay.
Mrs Ola H. Thacker and Miss
Irene Harvey with Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Hearn of Decatur visited
Mrs. Neal McDonald, Mr. and
। Mrs. Walter H. McDonald Thurs
| day afternoon in Covington.
Gary Chesnut was a patient at
i Newton Hospital over the weekend.
| We are glad Gary was able to re-
I turn home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Tomlin. Allen,
Junior and Phil of Atlanta spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. O. C.
| Tomlin and Mrs. Eudora Watkins.
I _____
Tommy Castleberry of Coving
ton spent Saturday with his grand
mother, Mrs. W. B. Harvey.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Malcom of
Bostwick were dinner guests Sun
day of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Elling
i ton. This was the birthday of Mr.
News Notes From
Newborn
By Mrs. T. W. Binford
Those having dinner with
Mrs. Paul Harwell Sunday
were: Mr. and Mrs. Marion T.
Corley and Freddie Nix of Li
thonia, Mr. and Mrs. M. S.
Nix of Conyers, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Nix, Miss Nell Nix of
Conyers, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Nix of Macon, Mr. and Mrs.
5 Guy Jones and Mr. and Mrs
I Gray Hinton of Newborn.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gunnells
■ and son of Stewart visited Mr.
: and Mrs. Alfred Grant Sun
| day.
Mrs. Corrine Davis has re
' turned home after a two week
I visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Greer of Atlanta.
—
Mr. and Mrs. Barron Davis,
' Mrs. Herbert Carson and Miss
Dianne Carson visited Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Baker and Mary
Wayne of Chicamauga Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Binford
attended the funeral of Lewis
Almand in Covington, Satur
day.
Miss Mellie Pitts Carson of
Atlanta and Kenneth Davis a
student of University of Geor
gia spent the weekend at home
with their folks.
Mrs. T. C. Berry spent last
I weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
I Max Williams and daughter of
। Monroe.
—
1 Mis Linda Baker of Atlanta
I spent the weekend with her
family.
—
Harry Watson of Shadvdale
I spent the weekend with Bruce
11 Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Davis vis
' ited their brother Doshier Da
vis at Georgia Baptist Hos
i! pital, Sunday.
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Ellington. Best wishes to you,
Mr. Ellington, for many more
happy birthdays.
The W. D Weldons Sr., Mr. and
Mrs. John Weldon and Gay motor
ed to McDonough Sunday after
noon where they were visitors of
1 Mr. Lon Nail.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harvey and
Glenda visited little Lee Wheeler
at Newton Hospital Sunday after-
I noon.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Chesnut,
Mrs. C. E. Chesnut. J. W Ches
nut and Mrs. C. S. Chesnut visited
Gary Chesnut at Newton County
Hospital over the weekend.
I ■
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Tomlin and
Mrs. Eudora Watkins visited Mrs.
Calvin Knox Sunday afternoon.
Mrs R. E. Cowan of Covington !
visited Mrs. Ola H. Thacker and
Miss Irene Harvey Sunday after
| noon.
Mrs. R. L. Ellington and Fay
attended services at Porterdale
Baptist Church Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Thacker,
Ronnie and Linda Ann motored to
Decatur Sunday afternoon where
they visited Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Hearn.
James Harvey was the dinner
guest Sunday of Phil Harvey.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Stewart,
• Mrs. W. S. Chesnut, Mr. and Mrs.
Grier Chesnut were the dinner
guests Sunday of Miss Martha
Jane Stewart and brothers at
Snapping Shoals.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harvey visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Mc
, Donald Sunday afternoon in Cov
ington and Mr. and Mrs. Ira L.
Wheeler at Snapping Shoals.
Miss Margaret Yancey was carri
ed from Newton County Hospital
. to the Georgia Baptist Hospital the
I i last of the week. Her many friends
hope she will soon be bette.
k Mrs. Pressley (Effie) Boyd
underwent an operation on M o n
[ day at Emory Hospital. We wish
| for her an early recovery, and to
- all others who are ill best wishes
for your early recovery.
R. L. Cousins
NHA News
■ The local meeting of the N.
1 H. A. met February 8, 1961 in
• room 2 of the Home Ec. Dept.
with president presiding the
meeting was called to order
and the Sect, was asked to
read the minutes were proper
ly adapted and received.
f We went into the discussion
of old and new business.
We made plans for our an
nual N. H. A. and N. F. A. Ban
- quet which will be held in
May, at the R. L. Cousins
school Covington, Ga.
We are now in the process
of making plans to raise mon
ey to contribute to the erecting
of a building at Camp John
Hope, Fort Valley. Georgia in
honor of Miss Daisy Lewis,
State N.H.A. adviser and State
1 Supervisor of Homemaking
Teachers.
Further plans are being
made to select delegates for
■ the State N. H. A. meeting
■ which will be held in Fort
f Valley, Ga. Fort Valley State
[ College.
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your outdoor equipment is in
valuable, the Mercury outboard
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something that is easily for
gotten with the passage of
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Tax Help,
Federal income taxpayers of
Georgia who seek professional
assistance in preparing their
1960 returns should consult
only qualified and competent
firms or individuals, A. C.
Ross, Director of Internal Re
venue for the Atlanta District,
advised today.
Members of the accounting i
and legal professions usually
provide top-notch assistance,
Mr. Ross noted.
Frequently, taxpayers find
business associates in their
bookkeeping and accounting.
departments, and in banks or
other financial institutions are
qualified to help them, he
pointed out.
Mr. Ross suggests that tax
payers seeking assistance of a
tax advisor in the preparation
of their returns should:
1. Be sure the advisor has a
permanent place of business or
address.
2. Insist that the refund
check be sent to you, except
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