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By the Office Boy
Mercy Me! Back from Florida
and the bells are ringing in
my ears ... it's press time and
I've had such a rest that I for
got my shadow, who has been
doing this column is now in
Florida . . . and the dead line
passed and they screamed for
the Chatterbox, and fergoodness
sakes! Well, I can’'t think of a
thing, and, well, you know if I
stopped long enough to think
I would not write this colymn
in the first place.
First thing I want to say is
“Thank you! Each of you who
found out that I was in the
Newton County Hospital for
yvour sweet thoughtfulness of
me . .. your lovely cards etc...
especially the various Sunday
School Classes of my church...|
I did not even let my next door I
neighbors know I went . . . be
cause I thought I was about‘
well when the Doctor sent mel
anyway . . . however, hel
thought it better to have me |
there for Xrays etc. . . . and 5o |
some of those pretty httlex
nurses could stick needles in my l
fingers and get some of my
blood . .. and just test around
and see what made me so all
fired ugly! Twant no use . .. I
look just the same and the Doc-
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Lucy Morcock |
Injured In Car
Wreck in N.C.
Miss Lucy Floyd Morcock, a
senior at Newton County Highj
School and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. S. J. Morcock, was injured‘
in an automobile wreck near
Davidson College, North Caro-1
lina, Saturday night. |
Miss Morcock was expected
to return to her home in Cov-l
ington yesterday (Wednesday).
Her injuries were not consider
ed as serious. She was hospital
ized at Charlotte for a few days.
Mel Waggoner
Elected Comm.
Knighiis Templ
nigh:s Templar
Covington St. Barnard Com
mandery No. 25 Knights Temp
lar elected officers for the en
suing year and installed them
last week.
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The New Of
ficers are: M.
H. Waggoner,
Commander;
Y. B Brooks,;
Generalissimo; ‘
W. J. Dingus,]
Jr, Caplain
General; C. HI
Geiger, Senior
Warden; W. H.
Milligan, Junior Warden; H. L.
White, Prelate; H. F. Meadors,
Treasurer; J. L. Skinner, Re
corder; J. T. Bowen, Standard
Bearer; J. H. Latham, Sword
Bearer: Carl Smith, Jr., War
der and A. Q. Wyatt, Sentinel.
Officers installed by H. F.
Meadors and J Oliver Capes.
Living Past Commanders: J.
M. Allison; M. L. Davis; P. M
Dearing; W. J. Dingus, Jr.; J. C.
Harwell, Jr.; H. F. Meadors;
P. H. Ponder; J. L. Skinner.
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ALMON MEN'S CLUB has recently secured a fire iruck through the Civil Defense deparitment.
Some of the volunteer personnel and the truck are shown in the picture above. Seated in the
vehicle is Neely Hammond. Standing at the side, left to right are: Jack Neely, vice-president
of the club; Arthur Ewing, Ralph Wyatt and Rev. Herb Owens. Not present for the picture, Jim
Guritz, president; Don Helms, secretary-ireasurer,
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Tk ~ ~ton Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, EWM
VOLUME 85
MF 2'AL HEALTH CANVASS FOR FUNDS TONIGHT
M. “ton High Band Spring Concert Friday 8 PM
Cadet Band, Emory-At
Friday night (tomorrow) May 15, the Newton County
High School Band and the Cadet Band will present their
annual spring concert at 8 pm. in the High School Audi
torium. The emphasis is on listening entertainment this
year and the program lists many light numbers which will
appeal to all ages.
The program opens with the|
Newton County Cadel Band, a
newly-formed young band that
has drawn warm praise from
concert audiences all year. They
will play “I Know Where I'm
Going”, an Irish folk tune by
Kinyon and “Carnival Day”, a
variety of familiar songs that is
sure to bring visions of carni
val excitement to everyone.
During this part of the program
the first annual Cadet Band
letter awards will be made to
certain of the members.
The High School Band will
present the second part of the
program beginning with the
pompous “Triumphal March”
from Verdis “Aida”. A quiet
melody entitled “Song of Ju
piter”, better known as “Where
E'er You Walk”, by Handel is
next, followed by the dashing
“‘Serenata” by Leroy Anderson.
Immediately following this
is the ever beautiful “Warsaw
Concerto”. This haunting num
ber will feature the artistic per
formance of Mrs. Josie Goode
at the piano, accompanied by
the band.
Just before intermission, re=
cognition of various<band mem~.
bers and awards will be made.
At this time the coveted “John
Philip Sousa Award” and the
Rookie of the Year awards
will be made. Winners are se
lected by secret band ballot and
the names are not revealed until
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Legion Nominates
Officers For
Coming Year
Newton County Post 32
American Legion, in their reg
ular May meeting Tuesday
evening at Legion Home, nomi
nated officers for the year
1959-60. However, the namina
tions will remain open until
the election of the officers in
June.
Nominated Tuesday were:
Charles C. King for command
er; to succeed Ty Cason; W. J.
Dickey for senior vice comman
der: Bill Hoffcan, for junior
vice-commander; Lee Harwell,
adjutant; and Ty Cason for 5-
year membership on the house
committee.
During the meeting a reso
lution was adopted praising the
Covington Service Guild for
helping sponsor andl stage the
{first annual Covington Horse
' Show.
| Che Covington News
D. Gib
Rev. D. Gibson
Kiwanis Meeting
The Reverend Douglas Gib
son, pastor of the First Metho
dist Church, Conyers, will be
the guest speaker at the Cov
ington Kiwanis club’s luncheon
meeting today (Thursday) at
1 o’clock. Rev. Frank Prince is
in charge of the program today
and will introduce the speaker.
Rev. Gibson is expected to
talk on the use of hypnosis in
pastoral counseling. Recently
he has been the subject of a
feature article in the Atlanta
newspapers.
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Covington Kiwanians Thurs
day saw a film of the 1958 All-
American Soap Box Derby with
its Akron, .Ohio hag)gground.
The film tied in-with the Kick
off of the local Soap Box Derby
for 1959 which will be held
sometime in July.
Dan Clower, director of the
derby here, was in charge of
the program. He was introduc
ed by Don Wood.
Also appearing on the pro
gram was Steve Biggers, the
}champion from the Covington
area last year. Steve made the
trip to Akron as the represent-
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Voter Registration
Deadline Is Friday
} Newton Countains whe
have not voted in a primary
’ or general election in the past
two years have until tomor
row, May 15, to apply in per
son at the Tax Collector’s
Office in the Courthouse and
request that their name be
left on the eligible list.
The county Board of Regis
trars has mailed out some
6,000 notices to persons who
have not exercised their vot
| ing privilege in recent elec
tions. It is hoped that the
new law will help eliminate
many names on the rolls who
| have moved away from the
| county, or are now deceased.
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1959
Covington Elks Youth Banquet Program Was A Big Affair
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COVINGTON ELKS YOUTH BANQUET focused the spoilight on the persons shown in the photo
above. From left to right: Tonto Coleman, assistant football coach at Georgia Tech, main speaker
for the local program: Lucy Floyd Morcock, Elks Leadership award winner at NCHS; H. V| John
son, Jr. Exalted Ruler and master of ceremonies of the program: and Harriette Johnson, Elks
Scholarship award at the local high school. The banquet was the third annual affair held by
the local Lodge Number 18086.
Newton Recreational Council
Names Officers for Coming Year
Officers, directors and com- |
mittee heads of the Newton
County Recveatiqnal Council
have been elected for the eom
ing year, according to an an
nouncement by Carlos Meyer,
chairman of the group for the
past year. |
Mr. Meyer, director of ath
letics at Emory at Oxford Col-{
lege, was again named chair
man of the council. Other offi
cers to assist him are as fol
lows: Dan Clower, vice-presi
dent; Mrs. C. B. Meyer, secre
tary; Gilbert Gober, treasurer;
Mrs. Jim Guritz, program chair
man; Gilbert Gober, finance
chairman; Mrs. Oscar Harper,
public relations chairman; J.
D. Dial, area and facilities
chairman; John Jernigan and
Charles C. King, Jr., legal ad
visors.
Members of the various eom
mittees are:
Program Committee: Milton
McLaney, Co-Chairman, Mrs.
Gardner, Mrs. Tom Wiley,
Harold Rice, Harold Dobbs,
Billy Crowell, James Benton,
Rucker Ginn.
Finance Committee: Tom
Bates, Nat Turner, Otis Spillers,
James Hutchinson.
Public Relations: Bob Greer,
Guy Evans, Mrs. Everett Pratt.
Area and Facilities: J. W.
Richardson, Dave Bohanan, Oti
Parnell, James Dobbs, Arthur
‘Haynes, S. J. Morcock, James
'Johnson.
Rev. Lamar Hicks
Accepts Call To
Decatur Church
Rev. Lamar Hicks, a native
of Covington and son of Mr.
‘and Mrs. D. K. Hicks Sr., re
cently accepted a call from the
‘Spring Branch Presbyterian
{Church of Houston, Texas to
?{the Alexander Memorial Pres
|byterian Church of Decatur on
Candler Road, between Glen
'wood Road and Memorial
| Drive.
' He is to be installed on Sun
|day night May 17 at 7:30, at
the Alexander Memorial Church
by A Commission of Atlanta
Presbytery.
Rev. E. P. Nichols Pastor
of the Covington Presbyterian
Church has been invited to
serve on the Commission and to
Ipreach the sermon,
Local Terrier
Takes Top Honors
In Two Shows
The Staffordshire Terrier of
Mrs. J. M. Allison, which has
been entered in Dog Shows
lately has won top honors at
Pinebluff, Arkansas, North Lit
tle Rock, Arkansas and Mem
phis, Tennessee. At both major
shows held in Montgomery, Al
abama on Saturday, May 9, and
Birmingham, Alabama, Sunday,
May 10, he also took top honors.
Ruby’s Rebel Boy is nine
months old and showed for the
first time in Atlanta on April
11, winning a silver loving cup
for first prize. At this time he
has 11 points to his credit and
only needs four points to be
come champion. He is now on
vacation until September when
he will reenter the dog shows.
Trainer and handler for Ru
by’s Rebel Boy is L. F. Shelver
of Idlewild Kennels in Atlanta.
Dr. and Mrs. Allison attend
ed the show in Birmingham
last Sunday.
1959 Officers
The new officers for Newton
County High Schoel Future
Homemakers of America Chap
ter were installed at their last
meeting for this school year.
The services which were used
for he installation services of
State and National officers were
used by the outgoing president,
Pam Laster, and other officers
of the chapter,
Officers selected to guide the
activities of Newton High Fu
ture Homemakers for next year
are: president, Nancy Head:
vice-president, Marry Hertwig;
secretary, Ophelia Wheeler:
‘treasurer, Madelyn Bates; His
‘torian, Merie Paden; Parlia
‘mentarian, Dianne Johnson;:
projects, Jacquelyn Latham and
Ereporter, Brenda Chambers.
. Community Projects chair
man, Frances Parker; National
Projects chairman, Becky Hold
ler; State projects chairman, Ann
lMartin: Degree chairman, San
'dra Morris and Recreational
\chairman, Jackie Jones.
82 Give Blood
Here Tuesday
Ninety-five persons report
}ed to the Bloodmobile at New
ton’ County Hospital Tuesday
with 82 pints being donated to
the local blood setup.
The Bloodmobile was open to
{the public for donors between
|l2 and 6 p.m. This was the
iunit’s first visit to Covington
‘since last Winter when a rec
lord number of donors reported
|to the hospital.
! Sunday, May 17, the Newton
{County National Guard Unit
will observe Armed Forces Day
with Open House at the Arm
ory on Carroll St. in Covington.
Capt. Oliver A. Morgan, com
pany commander of the local
unit, has announced that the
Open House will be held from
2 P.M. until 4 PM., and the
| public is cordially invited.
Capt. Morgan also pointed out
that this would perhaps be the
last opportunity for people in
this area to inspect the equip
{ment and training of an Armor
unit, since his unit will prob
labl_v be re-organized in the near
| future and will no longer be a
itank company.
' Barbecue To Be
| Served by Pilot
- Club, Wednesday
% The Pilot Club of Covington
will sponsor a barbecue to be
{held Wed., May 21 at the Lions
l(?lub Reoreational Center, from
|5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are now on
'sale and may be procured in
ladvance from any Pilot Club
Imember, or may be purchased
|at the Recreation Center the
evening of the barbecue, Tic
|kets are $1.25 for adults and
|7s¢ for children under 12.
! The food will be prepared
by Mr. Tomlin of Riverside Bar
|becue near Monticello and so
[will be of the same high qual
ity and generous portions that
‘were enjoyed by those who at
{tended the Pilot barbecue last
{year. In addition, candy and
{home-made cakes will be offer
ed for sale — the latter by the
slice, half or whole cakes.
General armrangements are in
charge of the Club Service
Committee, Mrs. Edna Weigel,
¢hairman,
20000
Pilot Club In Covington;
Communities To Be Visited
Members of the Covington Pilot Club wili take up a
house-to-house canvass tonight (Thursday) to raise funds
for the Newton County Mental Health Association, accord
ing to an announcement by the chairman of the drive, Mrs.
Hamlin Callahan, Jr.
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Miss Hays Named
President Local
MH Association
Miss Clara Mae Hays was |
elected president of the Newton
Count{’l Mental Health Associ
ation Monday night at a regu
lar meeting for the group at the
Newton Federal Building. She
succeeds the Reverend E. P.
Nichols, who had served the as
sociation since its founding a
year ago.
Other officers elected Mon
day included: Lanier Hardman,
vice-president; Mrs. Dorothy
Callahan, secretary; Mrs. Helen
Dickinson, corresponding sec
retary; and Donald Stephenson,
treasurer.
Main speaker at the meeting
Monday was John Scanlon, as
sistant director of the Georgia
Mental Health Association.
Kindergarien
] Program Thurs.
!
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| The graduation program for
{the Service Guild Kindergarten
will be presented May 21 at
|7:30 p.m. at the E. L. Ficqueti
{ Cafetorium.
The theme “Kindergarten
Melodies” under the direction of
Mrs. Hugh McDonald and Mrs.
Robert Budd, will climax a
most successful Kindergarten
|year.
{ The Service Guild wishes to
|extend a cordial invitation to
everyone.
The graduates are: Kay
Adams, Patricia Allen, Martha
Ellen Banks, Gregory Barnett,
Wallace Christian, Carole
Crawford, Billy Dawkins, Jane
fExley, Beverly George, Mar
|shall Ginn, Robert Griffeth,
Rhyse Griffin, Judy Granger.
Judy Lynn Hale, Joe Heard,
Sally Irwin, Paul Jernigan,
Barbara Johnson, Holly John
son, Gene Johnson, Susan Lott,
Debra Meyers, Cindy Meyer,
Billy Mooney, Bob Mobley,
Brad Morris.
Sherrie McDaniel, Sammy
Patrick, Susan Rice, Carol
Scarbrough and Gail Wood.
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Pilot Members Man Plans For Drive
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COViuiOn PILOT CLUB members are showr here mapping.
plans for the house-to-house canvass for funds to aid the Newton
County Mental Health Association’s operation for the coming year
Seated are Mrs. Lois Hay (left), chairman of the Pilot Club Com.
munity Service commitiee, and Mrs. Dorothy Callahan, elub presi
dent. Standing, from left to right: Mrs. Ruth Cowan, Miss Ruth
Parker and Mrs. Brownie Osman, community service committee
members. The club plans to solicit funds in the residential
of the county tonight (Thuwsday), sections
NUMBER 20
| Communities in the county
are expected to be covered by
volunteer workers of their area
in order to contact everyone
who wishes to donate to the as
sociation. It was stressed that
anyone who gives a $1 or more
will be enrolled as a member of
| the association.
Workers in the canvass will
wear the familiar “Bell” which
symbolizes the Mental Health
group in the county and state.
Literature will also be given to
the homes visited in the drive.
“Bell Ringers” who will aid
the drive this evening are:
i City of Covington (Residen-
Itial): Pilot Club of Covington,
| Lois Hay, Chmn, Community
| Service Committee.
i City of Covington (Business
, | houses): Kiwanis Club, Ed Rob
| inson, President.
!‘ Oxford; Mr. Richard Burnet
- | te, Chmn.; Cirele “K” Club, W.
1 |J. Dickey, Advisor; Amitie Club,
Mrs. Robt. Budd, President.
Dialtown: Mrs. William Atha.
Porterdale: Mr. A. G. Grove.
Covington Mills: Mr., George
Jolley.
Almon: Mrs. J. T. Owens, Jr.,
Chmn.; Boy Scout TroogcoNo.
178, Neely Hammonds, ut
master.
Salem: Mrs. J. T. Jaynes.
|| Heard-Mixon: Mrs. Hugh
: | Aiken.
. | Brickstore: Mrs. Pierce Cline.
Newborn: Mrs. Ralph N. Ad
, |ams, Mrs. Albert Ozburn, Jr.,
¢ | Mrs. Marion R. Sams.
Mansfield: Mr. A. E. Hays,
l"Sr,. Mrs. Jimmy L. Hays, Mrs.
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Pre-School
| Registration
| At Porterdale
| PORTERDALE — Al pre
" {school children who will enter
‘| the first grade in September are
- {invited to visit the school at
|eleven-thirty on Tuesday morn
|ing, May 19, and meet teachers
|land see the interesting class
- |rooms where they will “live” at
| school. Their parents are invit
|ed to accompany them and all
will have lunch in the school
"1 lunchroom at twelve-forty-five.
|| This will be a happy experience
| for everyone.