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VOLUME 97
Old Newton
BY MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
On the crest of a hill, almost on the Walton County line,
on the Covington-Madison Highway No. 278, the arveler’s
imagination, as well as his eye, is caught and held by one
of this section’s landmarks —a once white, ante-bellum
mansion. Despite the ravages of the years it still reflects
the charm and graciousness of
the Old South.
Ancient cedars stragglingly
mark the long circular drive on
which carriage wheels once I
heralded the arrival of wel
come guests. It passes to t h e
left of the family burying
ground, protected by a four foot
3 Covingtonians
Receive Honors
At Emory Univ.
The Covington students of
Emory University in Atlanta
were among the honorees yes
terday (Wednesday) at the!
Annual Honors Day program. |
Sam Ramey received the
Air Force Association Award;
Herbert A. Owen was the senior
with the highest average; and
Joe S. Rainey was among the
Phi Beta Kappa honorees.
Thomas B. Clegg of Decatur
won the Marion Luther Brit
tain Service Award for “signi
ficant, meritorious, and devoted
service to the university with
out expectation of award or
recognition.”
Dr. Charles Lester, dean of
Emory’s graduate school, urged
the students not to be ashamed
to use talents or ability they
have. “Use them in the most
creative way possible,” he said,
“without being concerned what
other people, perhaps less tal
ented, may say in criticism.”
The Honors Day speaker in a
talk entitled “Will Success
Spoil Your Life?” spoke out
strongly for emphasis on indi
vidual action and achievement
rather than undue concern with
group adjustment.
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wall of native stone and a
hedge of slow - growing box
wood, which is now some 15
feet high. Fern grows among
the moss which shrouds the
wall of the plot where monu
ments mark the resting places
of Alexander and Pemelia
Pharr, and Sallie Pharr (wife
of Alfred Oliver), members of
the Pharr family ,who chose the
site to establish their home prior
to 1850.
The exact date of construc
tion of this unique example of
upland plantation home with
its hanging belcony is not
known; but according to archi
tectural experts, it is estimated
between 1840 and 1850. A
childish scrawl inside one of
the “built-in wardrobe” doors,
reads” (illegible) Pharr, May
13th, 1853, according to later
occupants.
The long avenue leading to
the big house is flanked by 60
boxwoods which almost meet at
points; and whose 14 foot height
would indicate their age at ap
prximately a century. Stately
two-story, Doric columns of
concrete covered brick, with
base measurements of 32 inches
in diameter, stand like sentin
els of time across the width of
the house’s front. The porch, 12
feet deep, is undergirded by 14
inch, hand hewn oak beams,
and three and a half foot pillars
of brick. Fading green shutters
flank the paned windows,
whose casings are joined with
wooden pegs, as is much of the
original construction.
Some of the 14 rooms,
(counting pantries and an of
fice once used by a doctor, who
later lived there), are 20 feet
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SHOWING THE RAVAGES OF TIME and the weather the old Pharr House on U. S. 278 near the
Newton-Walton line still stands as a landmark dating back to 1840-1850 period of Newton County
history. Giant columns have apparently withstood the time, but the house is in need of repairs.
Dobbins - Navy - Lockheed Armed
Forces Open House Saturday
Army parachutists will de
monstrate a “controlled fall”
from two miles up as one of
the highlights of the Dobbins-
Na vy - Lockeed Armed Forces
Day Open House on Saturday,
May 20.
The Skydivers, demonstration
team of the 82nd Airborne Di-
I vision, Fort Bragg, N. C., will
I climax a 90-minute air show
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY 18. 1961
which will include flyboys of
Air Force and Navy jet fighters
and an assault landing demon
stration.
Ground displays at North
Georgia’s only Armed Forces
Day open house will include the
Navy Polaris missile, the Army
Honest John Missile, and an
array of fighters, bombers, car
go planes and helicopters from
all the services.
Besides the military displays,
visitors will be able to tour the
Lockheed plant where C-130
Hercules transports and the
Lockheed Jet Star are in pro
duction. There will be refresh
ment stands on the ramp.
Open house hours will be
10 a. m. to 4 p, m. Visitors
should not attempt to enter
through the gates to Dobbins
or Naval Air Station Atlanta,
but through Lockheed Head
house 4 off South Cobb Drive,
where there will be ample free
parking. Roadway signs will
direct drivers to the entrance.
Bloodmobile To ।
Visit Porterdale
Monday, May 29
PORTERDALE—On May 29,
1961 from eleven o’clock to
five o’clock, there will be a
BLOODMOBILE VISIT to the
Anderson Building for the pur
pose of receiving necessary,
life-giving blood from every
willing and able donor!
There is going to be a
BLOODMOBILE VISIT! So
what?
Why is blood so essential?
Well! it makes a man amiable
and amicable, congenial and
understanding.
Blood makes and keeps a
man healthy. He gets excited
seeing wild doves flying or
feeling a fish nibbling on his
line.
A healthy man hears the call
of the bob-whites and smells
the spring rain falling on warm
earth.
Good health intensifies his
taste for turnip greens and
“pot licker” and fried chicken.
Rich blood surging through
his veins urges him to build a
fence or plant a tree. It en
livens his wrestle with a hear
ty five year old youngster, and
he whistles while he mows
that unending, unretarded
grass. It inspires a man to work
hard today and plan for the
future tomorrow.
A healthy body encourages
many decent man to be more
grateful: for air to breathe;
work to do; a family to sup
port; a life to live.
A healthy man is happy!
YOUR BLOOD can help to
Mason Stephenson And Lanier Forrester
Newton 'Band Members of Month'
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MASON STEPHENSON
Mrs. Dot Cason
Attends Veterans
Service School
“To make our work more
effective, those of us providing
service to veterans and their
families must continually stay
abreast of new laws and regu
lations.”
This was the main theme of
speakers at the Annual State-
Wide Service Officers’ School
held in Savannah May 8-11.
Among those attending event
was Mrs. Dot Cason of Cov
ington.
keep you and hundreds of oth
ers well and happy. Give the
most valuable, tangible thing
you own to fight disease.
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LANIER FORRESTER
This month’s Band Rookie 1|
Mason Stephenson gave an in
son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald
Stephenson of Madison High
way, Covington. Mason is 14
years old and plays baritone.
He attends the First Presby
terian Church and is also a
member of the Latin Club, Hi-
Y and president of his home
room.
Band Member of the Month
is Lanier Forrester. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Forrester of Jackson Highway,
Covington. Lanier is 15 years
old and is a sophomore at
NCHS. He plays drums in the
band. Lanier is also a member
of the Sharon Baptist Church
and is president of homeroom
10-B.
Congratulations to Mason and
Lanier for acquiring these hon
-1! ors.
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