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Just think of the money in
vested in the Churches of Cov
ington and all towns! I couldn’t
tell you how much money. We
take such pride in them, and
yet, with all that money in
vested in God’s houses of wor
ship. . . had you ever stopped
to think that they are open
to us only one day per week
for Sunday School, morning
worship, young peoples meet
ings and night services. . . .
•nd on Wednesday evening for
prayer meeting? Too, had you
ever thought of how many of
us. . . I’d rather say “our peo
ple” instead of “us”. . . find
that Sunday is the time to work
around the house after a long
week at our vocation. Or, to
take the family to Atlanta. . .
or to some fishing spot? How
many church members in our
County attend services on the
one day per week, and one
evening per week that the
houses are open? Let’s take this
seriously, each one of us! Where
are we on Sunday and on Wed
nesday evening? Is that the
night your Bridge Club meets
(or something else) . . . and the
only night the gang can get
together? Or do you have a TV
Program you just can’t miss?
We go somewhere, for the
Churches would be filled to
over flowing if we were all
there. Those two days. . . our
great opportunity to hear God’s
will for us. . . to learn to serve
Him. . . as well as our fellow
man, and yet we deny His call
to worship! How can we afford
to miss!
All this comes about for the
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J. F. Touchstone
Hospital Patient
In Massachusetts
J. Fleming Touchstone, prom
inent Covington resident, is a
patient at Massachusetts Gen
eral Hospital in Boston, Mass.,
where he underwent eye sur
gery on Wednesday.
A wide circle of friends will
be wishing Mr. Touchstone
every success in the operation,
and an early recovery and re
turn home.
Covington Lions
"Cracker Jack"
Sale Sunday
The Covington Lions Club
will conduct their first sale of
Cracker Jacks Sunday April
2rd from 12:30 to 7:30 p. m. at
intersection of Emory St. and
Highway 278. Please remem
ber the date.
The Lions Club of Covington
has been most active during
the past 12 months in their
sight conservation work. School
children needing glasses and
examinations, have been help
ed by this club. Many adults,
unable to buy glasses from
their own funds, have been as
sisted with new glasses and
much needed treatment.
Sure this is worthwhile work.
We know you want to help and
keep this service in our com
munity. Look for the Lions
wearing the Gold Caps and
Jackets. All profits go toward
sight saving and community
improvements.
Little League
Meeting Monday
A meeting of managers and
representatives of Newton
County Little League teams
will be held Monday night at
the New City Hall building
at 7:30 o'clock. President Dan
Clower said that many items
are on the agenda for dis
cussion at the meeting
Bailey Given Life
In Palmer Death
John Wesley Bailey, 39-year
old pulpwood worker, was giv
en life imprisonment Tuesday
afternoon in Newton County
Superior Court for the January
19th slaying of his father-in
law Lambert Palmer.
Judge H. O. Hubert, Jr. pro
nounced the sentence Tuesday
afternoon after a day’s trial.
The jury recommended mer
cy in the case.
Attorneys representing Bail
ey were Charles C. King, Jr.
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VOLUME 96
CEM^ STARTS IN NEWTON COUNTY FRIDAY
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Em. y-At-Oxford Prepares For Fine Arts Week
Dr. Malcolm Dewey Heads
Event; Dr. White Lectures
For the eleventh year Dr. Malcolm H. Dewey, professor
emeritus of the fine arts department and former director of
the glee club, Emory University, will direct Fine Arts
Week at Emory-at-Oxford, April 4 to April 8.
DR. DEWEY
DR. WHITE
Newton Post 32
Meets Tuesday
Newton ' County Post 32
American Legion will have
their regular April meeting at
Legion Home, Tuesday evening,
April 7th, starting with the
supper at 7 o’clock.
Commander Charles C. King,
Jr. stated that the program
will be in charge of Fourth
District Commander Ty Cason
and that the event will honor
charter members and past of
ficers of the local post.
During the program a cita
tion will be presented to J.
Bernard Greer, chairman of
Post 32 Rehabilitation Com
mittee. The award will be made
by Pete Wheeler, State Direc
tor of Dept. Veterans Service.
Mr. Greer, a past commander
of Post 32 and also a charter
member, has accomplished
much worthwhile work in the
field of veterans rehabilitation
in Newton County.
The program will also con
sist of a review of the histoid
of Post 32 by Commander Ca
son. All members and veterans
are invited to attend the meet
ing Tuesday.
and W. Donald Ballard of Cov
ington. Representing the state
in the case were Solicitor and
Richard Bell and Assistant So
licitor Dennis Jones.
Bailey, after the shooting at
the Palmer home the night of
January 16th, escaped the
clutches of the law for almost
a month until he was captured
asleep in a Negro church just
North of Oxford on Saturday
night, February 13.
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<o r prise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
Lectures will be given each
morning at 10 O’clock in t h e
Allen Memorial Auditorium.
They are as follows:
Monday, April 4- “Inspira
tion and Craftsmanship,” Dr.
Dewey. Dr. Dewey joined the
faculty of Emory University in
1919 as professor of romance
Languages. He served as direc
tor of the glee club for 37 years
and has been the moving spirit
of the fine arts department at
Emory since its beginning on
the campus in 1927.
Dr. Dewey received the
bachelor of arts degree and the
honorary doctor of humanities
degree from Alleghany College.
He was awarded the M. A. de
gree from Harvard University
and the Ph. D. degree from the
University of Chicago.
At Emory he organized and
aii ected the Emory Little Sym
phony Orchestra. He and Mrs.
Dewey have taken the Glee
Club on several European tours.
The group has also sung for
President Eisenhower in Wash
ington. Dr. Dewey retired in
1950 as professor, but contin
ued as glee club director until
1957. In 1954 Dr. Dewey was
given the “Brenda” award of
the Atlanta Theta Sigma Phi
for “a unique Public Relations
job through his famous Emory
Glee Club.”
Dr. Dewey is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa (scholastic
honorary), Omicron Delta Kap
pa (leadership honorary) and
Delta Tau Delta (social frater
nity). He is trustee of the
Atlanta Art Association, and a
member of the Board of Direc
tors of the Atlanta Symphony
Guild. He is on the program
committee of the Atlanta Sym
phony Orchestra and has been
program annotator since the
orchestra was organized.
Tuesday, April 5 - “Liberal
Education and the Fine Arts,
“Dr. Goodrich C. White, Chan
cellor of Emory University. A
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Math Exhibit At
Mansfield School
Thursday, April 2
Parents and friends of the
Mansfield School are invited
to Open House and an Arith
metic Exhibit at the Mansfield
School on Thursday night
April 7, at 7:30.
Those who attended Open
House and the Science Exhibit
at the Mansfield School two
years ago, will remember what
a delightful experience it was
to see the remarkable work
that had been accomplish
ed by the pupils in all the
grades.
Last year stress was placed
on Language Arts.
This year the emphasis is on
mathematics.
Recently when Dr. Backman,
Specialist in the Field of Math
ematics with the United States
Office of Education and Mrs.
Gladys Thomason of the Geor
gia State Department of Edu
*ation, who is a Consultant in
Mathematics, were among those
who visited the Mansfield
School, they were delighted
with the instruction in math
that is being done by all teach
ers and pupils in the Mansfield
school.
The P. T. A. is sponsoring
the Open House and urging all
who are interested in the
school to indicate their interest
by attending this worthwhile
exhibit on Thursday night,
April 7. at 7:30 in the Mans
field school.
COVINGTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MARCH 31. 1960
Newton STAR Student, Teacher Are Honored By Kiwanis
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COVINGTON KIWANIS CLUB honored the Newton County STAR Student and STAR Teacher of
the year at their Ladies Night program Thursday at the Porterdale Cafeteria. Shown in the pic
ture above, left to right are: Mrs. Jim McKay, STAR Teacher and member of the NCHS faculty;
Robert O. Arnold, local Kiwanian and Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University Sys
tem of Georgia who made the presentations during the program; and Miss Camilla Diets, STAR
Student. Miss Diets is now eligible for state honors in the contest.
Basic Rescue Training
Course To Be Taught Here
A basic rescue training course
connected with Civil Defense in
Newton County will be taught
at the Covington Fire Depart
ment, underneath the City Hall,
starting Monday night, April
4th, according to a joint an
nouncement by Covington Fire
Chief R. T. Floyd and Ameri
can Legion Commander Charles
C. King. Jr.
Teacher of the eight - week
course, with two- hour class
es held each Monday evening,
will be Al Smith, Forest Ran
ger, of Newnan. He will be aid
ed in the class work by James
Pinson, Newton - Rockdale For
est Ranger. The Monday class
es will start at 7:30 o’clock.
Chief Floyd stated yester
day that the purpose of t h e
course is to train rescue teams
from the local Newton County
Post 32 American Legion. Any
further particulars about the
course or registration can be
obtained by contacting either
Chief Floyd or Bill Galt of the
American Legion.
It was emphasized that the
course is offered free to t h e
public and all persons who are
interested in rescue work may
enroll. Firemen of the city of
Ficquett School's
7th-Bth Grade
Honor Roll List
The honor roll list for the
Secenth and Eighth grades of
the E. L. Ficquett School in
Covington has been announc
ed by the school.
Those students of the Sev
enth grade named to the roll
are as follows: Diane Allgood,
Carol Callaway, Cathy Calla
way, Teresa Elder. Debra Jo
Floyd, Sally Hardman, Linda
Sue Ivy, Brenda Lott and Wan
da Nolan.
Eighth graders on the honor
roll are: Lila Jo Callaway, Ro
bin Dennison, Tim Exley, Gary
Rooks, Larry Simmons and
Mason Stephenson.
Covington and towns in the
county are aiding in staging
the training course.
HD Dress Revue
Friday Afternoon
At Legion Home
The Newton County Home
Demonstration Dress Revue
will be held Friday afternoon,
at the American Legion Home
at 2:30 o’clock.
Garments in the following
group will be modeled by club
members who made their own
garments. House dresses, Play
clothes, Tailored or Street
Dresses, Special Occasion,
Church, Stylish Stout, and
Coats and Suits.
The public is invited to the
Newton County Dress Revue.
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most enjoyable affair at the Porterdale Woman's Club room at
Porterdale Tuesday night. A group of foreign students who are
enrolled at the University of Georgia, Athens, staged the pro
gram and it was a delightful presentation. Shown in the picture
above taken after the program are from left to right, front row:
Plans Underway
For 2nd Annual
Horse Show
Elaborate plans are being
made for The Covington Horse
Show scheduled for Legion
Field, Wednesday, May 4 as en
tries near completion for the
second annual event here.
The two chairman of t h e
show as named by the sponsor
ing organizations are Ed Hunt
of the local Newton County
Post 32 American Legion, and
Mrs. Everett Pratt of the Cov-
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READERS WEEKLY
Mrs. Stover Crew Leader,
Sherwood Field Reviewer
Newton Countains and the rest of the United States will
be counted in the 1960 census which starts Friday, April 1.
This marks the 18th time the census will have been taken
for the country.
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Kiwanis Speaker
Ray Reece, Southern Bell 1
manager of the Covington of
fice, will be the main speaker '
at the Covington Kiwanis Club
luncheon meeting today
(Thursday) at Legion Home at
1 o’clock.
Mr. Reece was recently ap
pointed to the Covington post
from Austell, Ga. where he
held a similar position. He suc
ceeded Harold Rice in the
Southern Bell system in the
county. Mr. Reece today is ex
pected to discuss the new dial
numbering system coming to
Covington in October.
Kiwanian Don Wood is in
charge of the program today
and he will introduce Mr.
Reece.
Covington Kiwanis Ladies
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Revival Begins Sunday Al
Calvary Baptist Church
Revival services will begin
Sunday, April 3 and continue
through Sunday April 10, at
Calvary Baptist Church. The
services will start promptly at
7:30 each evening.
Rev. Ed Hightower from
Rutledge is the evangelist dur
ing this week, and Ralph Bat
chelor will be in charge of the
music.
Throughout the revival, spe
cial emphasis is going to be
made in behalf of the youth.
On Monday, Wednesday and
Friday mornings at 7:30 a.m.
the youth will enjoy breakfast
together in the annex of the
church, and spend some mo
ments in prayer before begin
ning their school day.
Also on Saturday night there
well be fellowship for the
youth, after the services. On
Sunday, the Young People and
Intermediates will serve as
leaders in every phase of church
activity.
Calvary Church extends a
warm welcome to everyone. A
Valerie Green, England; Annemarie Beers, Germane- nr;— r
Israel; Valdina Eres, Israel; Claud. Guer.my Franc.® p /L”*
Loughlin, Ireland, Back: John Porter, program eh»';» P * ^ c "
the evening; Howard Brooks, club program chairman ^’ a ". ~ or
Dan Clower; B. B. Snow, Vice-President B?bb Ms ™ Co
Sal. Brasil; Pedro Campva, Brasil. 9 ' Co -' G>U»rt.
NUMBER 13
The Crew Leader of Newton
County is Mrs. Janice Stover
of Covington. Her assistant and
Field Reviewer is Aubra Sher
wood of Oxford. Personnel
who will aid Mrs. Stover and
Mr. Sherwood are presently un
dergoing training daily at the
National Guard Armory in
Covington.
Mrs. Stover has announced
the list of census takers who
will do the job in our county.
They are as follows:
Mrs. Geraldine Smith, Mrs.
Margie Cline, Mrs. Jewell Hit
chcock, William Aiken, Jr.,
Mrs. Ozella Allgood, Mrs. Lots
Thrash, Mrs. Edna Shiver, Mrs.
Jule Mask, Mrs. Doris Kirkland.
Mrs. Cecil Dial, Mrs. Susie
Smith, Mrs. Sarah Jernigan.
Mrs. Betty Moody, Mrs. Josie
McLaney, Miss Bettye Tribble,
Mrs. Mabel Prather, Mrs. Doro
thy Steele, Mrs.. Evelyn Hooten,
Mrs. Claudia Birdsong, Mrs.
Vivan Smith.
> Mrs. Stover estimates that
the Newton County census will
i take about two weeks to com
i plele.
The population of Newton
County was 20,184 in 1950 and
the population of Covington
s was 5,192 the same year. How-
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REV. HIGHTOWER
special blessing is awaiting
those who hear Rev. Hightower
preach God’s messages, and
participate in the old fashion
revival singing during this
coming week of revival.