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Thursday, February 1, 19C8
Nicolo Marionettes To Present
Two Shows Here Monday, Feb. 5
The Nicolo Marionettes have
been called Broadway-in-Mini
ature and it is so, for all the
preparation in arranging for a
legitimate Broadway production
is necessary, too, before a cur
tain goes up on a NICOLO show.
The Nicolo Workshop is an ideal
model for measuring the amount
of study, work and artistry that
goes into a marionette produc
tion.
When the NICOLO company
decides on the title for a new
production, a complete theatrical
company swings into action. The
marionettes are designed and
carved by the NICOLO staff. The
script writer adapts the original
story into a play geared speci
fically for marionette product
ion. He works with the scene
designer, the composer, the ch
oreographer and the costume de
partment.
When the marionettes are com
pleted and painted and have the
perfect balance which will later
allow the puppeteers to achieve
the subtle and life-like move
ments that are characteristic of
all NICOLO productions, the cos
tumer is ready to have fittings,
the cobbler is waiting to make
the little shoes, and no detail
is left undone. The puppet then
receives its strings. This pro
cess of stringing is known “in
the trade’ as tuning. It is so
named, because, even as in a
musical instrument, a string that
is a fraction too tight or too
loose, can turn a marionette
into a very poor actor or dancer.
When the costuming is com
pleted, the script finished, the
music arranged and the lighting
effects planned, the casting taken
place. It is often necessary for
a puppeteer to assume more
than one character in a play.
Lines are to be learned, and
after long hours of rehearsal
and fitting their words to the
manipulation of the “Little Peo
ple”, the puppeteers are ready.
The production is mounted, the
music and choreography is plot
ted into the show. A lavish,
musical adventure story is ready
for audiences all over the coun
try, and the players leave the
New York studios. Travelling
by station wagon, the company
arrives at its first engagement
of the season. The auditorium
is darkened, the lights and mu
sic come up. . .and finally, the
wonderful world of make-believe
comes true. . .for THE SHOW
IS ON!!!!!!!!
Technically, this is one of Ni
colo’s most ambitious efforts
in many years of producing for
Children's Theatre. The ma
rionettes, specially articulated to
provide a truly human flexibility,
and stylized to fit the fantastic
elements in the story of the WI
ZARD OF OZ, give a sparkling
performance.
The heroine, DOROTHY, and
her dog TOTO, in their travels
through the Land of Oz, meet
a LION who can roll his eyes,
a Strawman who takes off his
head along with his hat, and the
WIZARD has a scientific control
panel capable of producing thun
der, lightning or jelly beans, at
the twist of a dial, and many
others.
The audience will enjoy the
sight of a huge mask floating
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on a bed of green flame, and a
full-scale, thunderous tornado in
turbulent action, and many stage
effects never before seen on the
marionette stage.
The NICOLO Marionettes will
be here in town on Monday, Feb
ruary sth, performing under thb.
sponsorship of the Pilot Club.
Curtain goes up at 3:45 P. M.
and 7:30 P. M. at the Newton
County High School Auditorium.
Plan to have the whole family
enjoy the antics of the marione
ttes performing in THE WIZARD
OF OZ.
S' News Notes From y
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k By Mrs. Frank Moss
Christian sympathy is extend
ed the bereaved in our midst.
We want to especially remember
the families of Paul Jones and
Carl Bailey in their sorrow.
♦* ♦ *
Misses Mary and Christine
Taylor of Warm Springs spent
the weekend at their home here
with Misses Nora and Grace Tay
lor. It was very good to see
them after sickness due to the flu.
** * *
Dr. I. W. Bowen was the guest
speaker at our church Sunday.
Dr. Bowen brought a very
inspiring sermon.
♦* * *
Miss Diane Johnson spent the
weekend at home with Mr. and
Mrs. Curtis Johnson.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
Mrs. Spence Henry spent the
weekend in Atlanta with rela
tives. * * * *
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Parks were
weekend visitors of their parents,
the Clarence Hendersons.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Speer had
as thejr weekend guest his
brother from Forsyth.
** * *
Visitors in the Frank Moss
home have been Jim Harris of
Covington, Joe Moss, Charlie
Mills, George Moss and family
of McDonough, Edwin Moss, Di
ane and Joan Little of Oxford, the
Pete Campbells, Nita, Ernie and
Glynn Darby.
** * ♦
Mrs. Emory Thompson enter
tained Timmy and Tony with a
birthday party on their fourth
birthday. A number of their
young friends joined in the fun.
♦* ♦ *
Mrs. Frank Moss and Jimmy
called on Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Thompson Sunday evening. Fri
ends of Mr. Thompson are glad
to know he is feeling much better.
** ♦ ♦
Get well wishes to all the sick.
Especially would we like to re
member Mrs. Curtis Johnson,
Mrs. Emma Lassiter, George
Seabolt, Mrs. Charlie Mills, Tom
Speer and Mrs. China McCart.
*♦ * *
Miss Cindy Steele was a week
end visitor at home with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
Steele. * * * ♦
Mrs. Frank Moss and Jimmy
called on Mrs. Herbert Moss
Saturday morning.
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Mr. and Mrs.W. E. Scarbrough
had as their supper guests on
Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Scarbrough of Atlanta and Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Summer and boys,
Robin and Mark of Decatur.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jones and
Lynn and Mrs. Jimmy Hays, Ed
die and Vicki visited Mr. and Mrs.
Acie Smith of Jackson on Satur
day evening.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
Mrs. William Crawford, Mel
anie and Ed visited their mother
and grandmother, Mrs. Mattie
India Sigman, a while on Monday
afternoon. Others calling on Mrs.
Sigman on Sunday were Miss
Pauline Hardman of Porterdale
and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Har
well of Covington.
** * *
Mrs. W. P. Hays visited her
brother, Ambros Goins, who was
on the sick list on Friday. Get
well wishes go to Mr. Goins.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
Word has been received that
Corporal Bob Langford was killed
in Vietnam. He was the son of
Mrs. Ruth Moody Langford,
formerly of Mansfield; also the
grandson of Mrs. Kate Moody and
the late Reese Moody, former
residents of Mansfield.
** ♦ *
A large crowd attended the
YMCA Youth Service at the Mans
field Baptist Church on Sunday
night.
♦* ♦ ♦
Little Lee Rawlins is spending
some time with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Hill Patrick, while
his mother is recuperating from
recent surgery. Mrs. Rawlins
is the former Katherine Patrick
of Mansfield.
** ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cox of At
lanta were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Evans on Monday afternoon.
** * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Scarbrough
visited their son-in-law, W. A.
Staples, in Rockdale Hospital on
Sunday afternoon.
♦* ♦ ♦
Wilbur Jones is a patient at
Newton County Hospital at this
time. We sincerely hope he can
return home soon.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Jones
had as their guests on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Don Wood, Jr. and
sons, Trey and Jim, Mrs. J. A.
McClure, Miss Bess McClure
and Mrs. Terrell Goins, all of
Covington.
** * *
Almond Lazenby and son
visited their aunt, Mrs. E. C.
Evans, on Sunday afternoon.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Turner
visited Mrs. Turner’s brother
in-law, Richard Savage, in New
ton County Hospital on Sunday af
ternoon.
** * *
Floyd Hays of Lawrenceville
visited his aunt, Mrs. Mary Hays,
on Saturday.
** * ♦
Mrs. Jim Hitchcock called on
Mrs. Louise Cardell a while on
Monday afternoon.
** * *
Hercules Announces Promotions
5
Harris Loyd
This week Hercules Incorpora
ted, here in Covington, announced
two promotions of local people
effective February 1, 1968.
Harris Loyd of Covington, has
been promoted to Production Fo
reman in the Spinning Depart
ment. He lives at 6219 Collins
Street, with his wife, Karen, and
four children. Mr. Loyd is a
graduate of Newton County High
School. Prior to joining Her
cules he was with the Coving
ton Fire Department.
Authur Almond of Porterdale,
»
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Davis and
little son, Wade, spent the week
end with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Row land.
♦* * *
Mrs. R. L. Epps, Mrs. Ethel
Franklin, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Lockhart of Atlanta visited rel
atives in Mansfield on Sunday
afternoon.
** * *
Mrs. C. F. Hays visited Mrs.
Lee Hays on Monday afternoon.
** * *
Mrs. C. E. Roquemore, Mrs.
P. W. Carroll and Mrs. James
Benton spent Tuesday in Atlanta
and visited C. E. Roquemore at
the Moody Nursing Home in De
catur.
COTTON SEED
The supply of high quality cot
ton seed this year is going to be
less than the demand. That’s the
word from Harvey C. Lowery, one
of our Extension agronomists
at the University of Georgia.
According to Mr. Lowery, ge
rmination of some lots is below
the minimum standard of 80per
cent. Due to this low germinat
ion and the shortage of good
seed, the Georgia Crop Improve
ment Association has lowered the
minimum germination require
ment on certified cotton seed
from 80 percent to 70 percent
for the 1967 crop. Tags labeling
seed between 70 and 70 percent
germination will carry a state
ment, “Substandard in germin
ation only.”
Georgia is not alone in this
situation. Mr. Lowery says ot
her states in the Southeast have
also lowered the minimum ger
mination requirement on certi
fied cotton seed to 70 percent.
** * *
SOYBEAN DEFICIT
Each year Georgia uses about
34 million bushels of soybeans
in poultry, livestock and dairy
feed. At a yield of 28 bushels
per acre, it would take more than
1.2 million acres to grow this
many beans.
I joined county agents all over
the state in surveying soybean
acreage in 1967. We found there
were about 624,840 acres planted
to this relatively new but fast
growing crop. At 25 bushels per
acre, total production last year
was about 15,621,000 bushels—
less than half Georgia’s needs.
So there is still room for ex
pansion of soybean acreage, and
I look for Newton County farmers
to take advantage of this situation
in 1968. We had about 800 ac
res of soybeans in the county
last year. Average production
was around 28 bushels per acre,
for a total of 22,400 bushels.
We are learning more every
day about how to grow this crop
in Georgia. Between now and
planting time, and throughout the
growing and harvesting season,
I’ll be using every means pos
sible to publicize up-to-date re
search information and latest
cultural practices. If you plan
to grow soybeans for the first
time this year, or if you were
not satisfied with your yields
in 1967, I invite you to come
by my office at the Courthouse
in Covington and go over the in
formation I have on soybeans.
♦♦ * ♦
THE DOG PROBLEM
No doubt about it, free-running
dogs are a problem. Dogs have
been much in the press lately
because of the attacks on young
children. They’ve been a pro
blem for Georgia cattlemen for
years, and the problem likely
will continue unless something
is done to control wild and free
running dogs.
You will recall that the Geor
gia Cattlemen’s Association
sponsored a survey last Spring
to determine the severity of this
situation. The results showed
that approximately 192,558catt1e
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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Authur Almond
has been promoted to Production
Foreman in the Bulk Continuous
Filament Department. He is a
graduate of Porterdale High Sc
hool. Mr. Almond resides at
48 South Broad Street, Porter
dale, with his wife, Clara Ruth,
and three children. He was with
Bibb Manufacturing Company be
fore joining Hercules.
Both Mr. Almond and Mr. Loyd
started out with Hercules as Pro
duction Machine Operators on
October 23, 1967.
Mrs. Emmett Banks celebrated
her 84thbirthday Saturday. Help
ing her celebrate were Mr. and
Mrs. Nelson Morris and daugh
ter, Nelsa Ann, and Donald Mor
ris of Rome and Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Dan Morris and daughter, Tanya
from Norcross.
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were disturbed or killed last year
by dogs, buzzards, bobcats and
other predators.
Dogs presented by far the most
serious problem. The survey re
vealed that 2,320 beef producers
—2O percent of all cattle grow
ers in the state—had experienc
ed trouble with dogs.
To strengthen information ob
tained in the first survey, the
Cattlemen’s Association is now in
the process of preparing a se
cond one. Should you receive one
of the questionnaires, I urge you
to complete it. When enough
information is available on just
how serious this problem is,
some action is bound to be taken
that will result in better control
of free-running dogs.
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f By Mrs. Roy Kimble ?
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Middle
brooks, Danny Ray and Holly Sue
of Porterdale and Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Middlebrooks, Janetand Jen
nifer were Saturday night guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Middle
brooks.
** * *
Mrs. Roy Kimble and Douglas
and Mrs. Thomas Kimble spent
Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Farmer, Warren, Connie and
Gordon of Conyers.
♦* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Byrd were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Byrd.
** * *
Little Jennifer Middlebrooks
spent Thursday with her grand
mother, Mrs. Walter Middle
brooks.
** ♦ *
The Billy Byrd family of For
est Park were Tuesday night sup
per guests of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Byrd.
** ♦ ♦
W. V. Duncan visited Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Farmer and child
ren Sunday morning.
♦* ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Middle
brooks visited Mr. and Mrs.
Erwin Sorrow and son Sunday
afternoon. Everyone is extending
deepest sympathy to Mr.and Mrs.
Sorrow in the death of their little
daughter.
♦* * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kimble
visited friends and relatives in
Porterdale Sunday.
♦* ♦ ♦
Miss Jane Little spent the
weekend with Diane Moss.
*♦ ♦ ♦
Mrs. Floyd Byrd spent Wed
nesday with Mrs. Alic Moon in
Milstead.
♦* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moss,
Frankie, and Diane visited Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Farmer and
children Sunday afternoon.
** * *
Jessie Byrd and Miss Grace
Byrd of Salem community visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Walter Middle
brooks Sunday afternoon.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moss
and Diane visited Mr. and Mrs.
Buddy Roberts Thursday night.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kimble
and Riley of Loganville visited
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kimble and
Douglas Sunday afternoon.
*♦ * ♦
Mrs. L. C. Hays of Coving
ton spent Wednesday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hays and
children and Mrs. C. L. Bost
wick.
KIWANIS CLUB
( From Page 1)
one new member was Inducted
into the club. He is Roger
Wooden, Superintendent of Dis
tribution and Controls at Mobil
Chemical Company, Covington.
The induction ceremony was
handled by Kiwanlan S. J. Mor
cock.
Guests at the meeting included
Bob Cobb of Athens, and Bill
Hoffman of Covington.
Porterdale Missions Study
Includes Film Strip, Sunday
THE WORLD IN A WORD, a
missions filmstrip, will be shown
at the 7:00 p.m. worship service
at the Julia A. Porter Memorial
Methodist Church Sunday, Febru
ary 4.
This film carries the same
theme, “Christian Unity” which
was the title of the Study pre
sented at our Church January 24
by the Rev. Harold Lyda, Jerry
Aldridge, H. V. Johnson, and Mrs.
Betty Belairs.
Mrs. Henry Berry, chairman of
the Comission on Missions, feels
that all who heard the Rev. Lee
Branham, Pastor of the Belve
dere Methodist Church, Decatur,
who spoke on January 21, or
participated in the Mission study
will want to attend this session
also. Any other interested per
sons are invited to attend.
All interested Individuals and
church groups are invited to
our final session of the mission
study at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday,
February 14. The Dr. Claude
H. Thompson, Professor at the
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Candler School of Theology, will
be presenting slides taken during
his recent trip to Viet Nam. A
time for questions and discussion
will follow.
Mrs. R. A. Tribble
To Speak To Nurses
The regular monthly meeting of
the Newton County Registered
Nurses Association will be held
in the dining room of the Newton
County Hospital on Monday night,
February 5, at 7:30 P. M.
The guest speaker will be Mrs.
R. A. (Beal Tribble R. N.,
former resident of this county,
and now a member of the educat
ional staff of the Central State
Hospital in Milledgeville. All
registered nurses of the county
are urged to attend this meeting.
Attend Church Sunday
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