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Know all of you, who hav<
heard of H. O. Whelchel, Jr.’s
election as president of th
Georgia Water and Sewerag'
Association, will he congratu
iating him, as we are. He i
following in the footsteps of hi
beloved father, lovingly known
throughout this county as “Mr.
Ott.”
We predict great things for
this young man, whose father
who trained him in this work,
and who gave us the finest
water system, of any town,
much larger than ours. What a
rewarding experience for a
father! Nothing is more grati
fying than to see a son follow
in his father’s footsteps and
go to the top.
While we are tossing orchids
about, we want to say we are
still missing the good Presby
terians, The Garrisons, in Cov
ington. I had a little clipping,
from a far away paper, and
can’t find it to save my life
. . . but I want you to know
that Webb Garrison has writ
ten another wonderful book,
which is receiving wide ac
claim. And guess who he dedi
cated that fine book to . . .
none other than his dear Moth
er, Yes, the Garrisons reared
some fine children, in a
CHRISTIAN home, where
Christ was the head of the
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Newton School
Enrollment
Is W 5
The initial day of the 1960-
61 school year in the Newton
County school system saw 4,-
835 students enroll in both
white and colored schools.
However, that figure is expect
ed to increase within a week or
so as many students will have
to complete work in the crops.
Top white school enrollment
this year is the E. L. Ficquett
Junior high school of Coving
ton with 781 students reported
for the first day of the term.
The enrollment at Newton
County high school is 761. Por
terdale Junior high is third
with 560 students.
The largest enrollment in the
colored schools tis at the R. L.
Cousins elementary and high
school with 1,078 enrolled on
the first day of school. In the
other two Negro schools the
East Newton school has 384 and
the Washington Street school
349.
Miss Clara Mae Hays, visit
ing Teacher, reported that
the total enrollment is some
what below that of a year ago
in the white schools but that
the 1,811 enrollment figure in
the Negro schools is more than
that of a year ago.
Other first-day enrollment
figures reported were: Palmer-
Stone 440, Livingston 250,
Mansfield 129, and Heard-Mix
on 103.
Airport Runway Completed
Covington officials have an-'
nounce that the local air
port landing runway has been
completed and that aircraft
will be using the facility for
commercial and private planes
in the near future.
Mayor Nat Turner reported
that the blacktop work has
been completed and that a Fed
eral Aviation official inspected
the strip Monday.
Citv officials and Ordinary
Donald Stephenson have issued
a warning to would-be drag
sters that anyone caught using
the runway for a drag strip
will get a stiff fine and will
automatically lose their driver’s
license. This is in accordance
with a new Georgia Law on
drag racing. Ordinary Stephen
son stated.
Roth city and county 1 a w
enforcement officials will pa
trol the airport in an effort to
keep hot-rodders out of the
area, it was announced.
Some odds and end work re
mains to be done in the air
port area, Mayor Turner add
ed. He said that some trees
would have to be trimmed so
■s to make the approaches saf
er.
The Airport is located on
City Pond Road.
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Pore „rdale School Starts TV Class Program
Science, Spanish, Math
On Classroom Schedule
By Miss Mae Hardman
PORTERDALE — When ten classes at Porterdale School
turned their television dials to Channel 8 at nine-fifteen on
Monday morning, September 12, they were just as real
pioneers as the American settlers in Conastoga wagons.
Everyone was ecstatic with excitement as “Signals for Learn
ing’’ made its debut.
Simply and graphically, Miss
Sue S. Ormiston, the teacher
of this elementary science pro
gram, explained the five sen
ses, beginning with sound and
continuing through taste,
touch, smell, and sight. All
eyes were attentive as 313
children of grades four through
eight and their teachers sat
spellbound while thirty min
utes literally sped away. Al
though WGTV, which is t h e
Uniyersity of Georgia non
commercial station with stu
dios on the University campus
in Athens, has been on t h e
air since May 23 offering pro
grams aimed principally for
adults, this first classroom pre
sentation was most significant.
Porterdale School is to be
commended on being the first
school in Newton County to
avail itself of the oportunities
which this medium of teaching
offers. Title 3 of the National
Defense Education Act made
funds available for the purchase
of supplementary materials in
the fields of science, modern
foreign languages, and mathe
matics, and fifty per cent of
the cost of the ten sets in this
school came from these funds.
Twenty - five per cent was
paid by the Newton County
Board of Education. Earning
the additional twenty - five
per cent became a sort of family
affair with teachers, parents,
students, the P-TA, and the
Bibb Manufacturing Company
cooperating.
Because of her untiring ef
forts and faith, Mrs. Mary
Grubbs, Co-ordinator of Edu
cational Television for the
State Department of Education,
has been the leading pioneer in
this great project, and she has
“sold” it to Dr. Claude Pur
cell, State Superintendent of
Schools, and other educators.
Last spring, she and the Span
ish teacher, Mrs. Yvonne
Wright, visited the Porterdale
School and shared their en
thusiasm with the faculty to
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Covington-Monroe Pilot Clubs Are Hosts At Fall Council Held At The FFA-FHA Camp
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PILOT CLUB FALL COUNCIL was held at the FFA-FHA Camp at Jackson Lake
during the past weekend. The above picture was taken at one of the banquets.
At the speakers table, from left to right are: Miss Dorothy Foster, Monroe, co
chairman of the council; Mrs. Edna Weigel, Covington, co-chairman of the council;
Mrs. Selma Thornley, Governor District Four; Mrs. Mamie K. Taylor. Atlanta, Past
International President; Miss Alice Na, student from Indonesia; Mrs. Pauline
Hurst, Tifton, District Chairman International Relations; Edward Hunter, Port
Washington, N. Y., speaker at the banqvpt; Mita Barbara Calhoun, Macon, Ist
The Co' /-prise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
Livestock Sale
Hits M
At Tri-Counfy
Monday’s sale at the local
Tri-County Livestock Auction
Company at the Hub Junction
was one of the biggest days in
the history of the sale organi
zation.
Tri-County Company sold
825 head of cattle and 40 hogs
for a total of $60,335.95. Milk
cows and springers topped at
$280.; baby calves at $26.00:
and pigs at $7.50. Stockers sold
from $58.00 to $145.00.
Price ranges were: hogs, sl2.
to $17.25; calves, $12.50 to
$29.25; heifers, $14.50 to $25.;
steers, $14.00 to $24.50; light
bulls, $12.00 to $18.50; heavy
bulls, $16.00 to $19.70; can
ners, $10.50 to $13.50; cutters,
$14.00 to $15.00; and fat cows,
$15.00 to $17.30.
There were 256 shippers and
85 buyers, including 10 pack
ers.
Hypnosis
Demonstration
At Kiwanis
Hypnosis as used in the prac
tice of Dentistry will be de
monstrated at the Covington
Kiwanis meeting today at Le
gion Home at 1 o’clock.
Dr. E. L. (Peaches) Smith of
Covington will have charge of
the program and will give the
demonstration. Dr. Smith is al-
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COVINGTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 15. 1960
Touchdown Club Organized
A Touchdown Club was or
ganized Tuesday night at an
open meeting at the Newton
County High School auditori
um. Ed Hertwig, Sr. was elect
ed president of the new club.
Other officers named to
serve with President Hertwig
are Don Wood, vice-president;
Jimmy Gardner, secretary; and
Jimmy Pound, treasurer.
Directors of the club are. B.
B. Snow, Melvin Criswell, N.
J. Piper, Jack Hinton, Harold
Dobbs, James Benton, Joe
Webb, Jr., C. P. McAllister,
George Jolley, Guy Evans and
Aubra Sherwood.
Ex-officio directors are: J.
W. Richardson, H. F. Sharp,
Milton McLaney, Bobby Way
and Billy Crowell.
By-laws: Jimmy Pound, Don
Ballard. Publicity: Bob Greer
and Bill Hoffman. Finance: Nat
Turner. Program: Aubra Sher
wood and Lanier Hardman,
and Welfare: Dr. J. W. Purcell.
Membership: Guy Evans.
Transportation: Jack Meadors.
The meeting was attended
by some 50 sports-minded men
of the county. Also the foot
ball, basketball, baseball and
track coaches of the county
were present for the session
which followed the showing of
the Ram-Madison County foot
ball game.
The first regular meeting of
the newly-formed club will be
held next Wednesday night at
8 o’clock at the NCHS auditor
ium. An invitation is extend
ed to everyone to attend the
meeting.
It was also announced at
the meeting Tuesday (not a
project of the Touchdown
Club) that the members of the
Ram football squad will be
tendered a T-Bone steak sup
per at the Teen Can Wednes
day evening. Several of the
businessmen of the county are
picking up the tab for the
football boys’ feed. The meal
will be served in ample time
for all interested persons to
attend the Touchdown Club
meeting at the high school at
8 o’clock.
During the basketball sea
son a similar club will be
former for that sport, it was
understood.
Palmer-Stone PTA
Meets Monday
The Palmer Stone PTA will
have its first meetmg Monday
night, September 19 at 7:30.
Open House will be held for
the new teachers after the
meeting.
All parents are urged to at
tend and to join the PTA.
Lt.-Gov.; Mrs. Geno C. Goslee. Atlanta, Governor District 1; Miss Ruth Parker,
President of Covington Club; Mayor Booth Williams of Monroe, who gave the
welcome; Mrs. Rachel Caldwell, President of Monroe Club; Mrs. Francos Ford,
Monroe, chairman of luncheon; Mrs. Katy Caldwell, Monroe, who gave the in
vocation; Dr. Vilda Shuman, Waycrosa, Pilot International Director; Mrs. Emmie
Murray. LaGrange, 2nd. Lt.-Gov. District 1. Some 288 attended the council and
43 towns in Georgia were represented.
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"Donna" Caused
CD Alert Here
Covington and Newton Coun
ty Civil Defense Director R. T.
Floyd reported Monday that
the local CD organization was
on stand -by here from Satur
day afternoon until 4 p. m.
Sunday afternoon.
Local CD personnel had
been expected to go to South
east Georgia in case Donna
struck the coastal area as fore
cast. However, the hurricane
missed our state and struck the
Carolinas.
Quarterly
Conference
Sunday 7:30
The First Methodist Church
of Covington will have the
First Quarterly Conference of
this Conference Year next Sun
day, September 18th. 7:30 P. M.
Dr. Delma L. Hagood, Supt.
of the Decatur - Oxford Dis
trict will preach at the wor
ship hour and conduct the busi
ness of the Conference immedi
ately following.
Everyone is urged to come
for the worship hour and stay
for the Conference.
Pitts Chapel
Revival Thursday
Through Sunday
Revival services will begin
at Pitts Chapel Methodist
Church Thursday night, Sep
tember 15. The services will
begin each night Thunklay
through Sunday at 7:45.
Come and worship with us.
There will be a guest speaker
each night.
Bloodmobile
At Hospital
Today 12t06
The Red Cross Bloodmobile
will be at the Newton County
Hospital today (Thursday)
from 12 noon until 6 p. m.
Marshall Elizer, local official
of the American Red Cross is
in charge of the blood procure
ment program in Covington
and he urges all persons be
tween the ages of 18 and 60 to
volunteer as a blood donor to
day.
Mr. Elizer said that citizens
of Newton County used 359
See Article on the Third
Front on the Blood Program.
pints of blood over the past 12
! months. However, only 285
। pints were donated during the
same period.
School News
Back This Week
Interesting articles, pertain
ing to our schools of the coun
ty are making their fall ap
pearance in The Covington
News today. It is the regular
school news carried in our pa
per during the school year.
Activities of the various class
es in the elementary schools of
the county are reported week
ly in The News. We welcome
back this interesting informa
tion for students and parents,
as well as the general public.
It was announced that this
will be the final visit of t h e
Bloodmobile to Covington un
til next spring.
Vote Is Light
In Primary Here
Three contests in the Newton
County Democratic Primary
drew a light vote yesterday
(Wednesday).
For Public Service Commis
sioner Ben T. Wiggins polled 343
votes in seven of 18 precincts
reporting last night. His oppon
ent, Franklin Rogers polled
110. For Justice of The Supreme
Court, Benning M. Grice had
226, Frank B. Stow 79, Vance
Custer 75, and Al Henson 61.
Pledged electors carried over
free electors 265 to 162 in the
tabulation of the 7 precincts.
MORE TH AM
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Faculty Conference Today;
Classes Start On Sept. 21
Emory-at-Oxford begins the new academic year with a
Faculty and Staff Pre-School Orientation and Planning Con
ference scheduled Sept. 15-19. New students will arrive Sept.
21 for a week of orientation before regular classes start on
Sept. 27.
R.T. Smith
I
Awarded Road
Contract Here
State Highway Department
of Georgia announced Friday
that the apparent low bidder on
the Federal-Aid Secondary
Contract for grading and paving
the Brown Bridge Road in
Newton County is the R. T.
Smith Construction Company
of Decatur. The amount of the
bid was $253,277.45.
The length of the project is
5.777 Miles and extends from
Clarke Street in Covington to
the Salem Community.
The State Highway lists the
project as:
NEWTON — 5.777 miles of
j grading and paving, one bridge
culvert on Uie Pace - Coving
ton Road, Beginning at FAS
Rt. 922 at Pace and extending
northeasterly to Clarke St. in
Covington. Apparent, low bid:
$253,277.45, R. T. Smith, Deca
tur, Ga.
Rotary Troop 58
To Organize At
Teen-Can Tonight
E. G. Lassiter, Jr. Institu
tional representative of the
Covington Rotary Club which
sponsors Boy Scout Troop No.
58 has announced that Prof.
Tom Rowland, member of the
faculty of E. L. Ficquett school
will serve as Scoutmaster with
Sidney Graham as assistant, for
the year 1960-61.
Members of the Rotary Club
who will serve on the com
mittee are Hugh M. Harris,
Treasurer, Bill Crawford, Ad
vancement, Howard Milligan,
Camping and John Hackney
and Emmett Nichols complete
the committee.
Mr. Lassiter urged all dads
of Scouts, and boys scout age
interested in joining Troop 58
for the coming year to attend
this important meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 8:00 P.M. at the
Teen-Can.
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Cub Scout Pack 58
Reorganizational Meeting
Loyd A. Alexander, Cub
master of Pack 58 has called
a meeting at 7:30 tonight at the
teen-can to organize for the
new year 60-61.
Mr. Alexander urged all Den
Mothers and prospective Den
Mothers together with all in
terested parents of boys 8,9,
and 10 years old to attend this
important meeting.
J. Hugh Steele will serve
again as Secretary-Treasurer
of the Rotary sponsored unit
and the pack committee will
be named at the meeting to
night.
Frank Ridling
Undergoes Surgery
At Ga. Baptist
Covington Policeman Frank
Ridling is a patient at Georgia
Baptist Hospital, Atlanta, and
was scheduled to undergo an
operation yesterday (Wednes
day).
Policeman Ridling has been
suffering from a back ailment.
If the operation is successful
he is expected to return home
in the near future.
NUMBER 36
Dr. Virgil Y. C. Eady, Dean
and Division Executive at
Emory-at-Oxford, has an
nounced the following new fa
culty and staff members: Dr. J.
Hamby Barton, Jr., Academic
Administrator; William B. Bo
hanon. Registrar; Robert Du
rant England, humanities; Wil
liam B. Stubbs, 111, social stud
ies; Nelson M. Hoffman, Jr.,
soqial studies; Wesley M. Ste
vens, social studies; Fred J.
Landt, mathematics, and Ma
jor John Edwards, Instructor of
Air Science and Commandant
of Cadets in the AFROTC pro
gram. Mrs. W. A. Pratt, of Cov
ington, has been appointed
Secretary to the Dean.
At the opening session on
Thursday afternoon Rev. Wal
ter Y. Murphy, Bible teacher
at Emory-at-Oxford and pastor
of Allen Memorial Methodist
Church, will conduct the wor
ship service. The Dean’s ad
dress at 4 p. m. is entitled “Ed
ucational Policy at Emory-at-
Oxford.” Division meetings at
7:30 p. m. will be concerned
with the question: “How does
our division carry out the gen
' eral policy?” On Friday Dean
Eady will explain the Adminis
trative Structure and members
of the Central Planning Com
mittee will discuss the Oxford
Curriculum. Various commit
tee chairmen will give purposes
and procedures of their groups.
At 2 p m. Friday, One E.
Myers, Director of Personnel,
Emory University, will speak
on “The University Family.”
During the session on Satur
day morning, Business Mana
ger A. W. Jackson will report
on the Oxford Building Pro
gram, and Registrar W. B. 80.
hanon will brief the faculty
and staff on College Records. A
family “outing” for faculty and
staff members will be held at
Salem Camp Ground on Satur
day. The recreational program
will begin at 3 p.m. Supper will
be served at the hotel at 6 p. m.
A new dormitory for men
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Belmont Dennis
Is Democratic
Fund Chairman
Belmont Dennis has been ap.
pointed Fund Raising Chair
man for Newton County for
the National Democratic Par
ty ticket in the November Gen
eral Election. The appoint
ment was announced by Quim
by Melton, Jr. of Griffin,
Chairman of fund raising for
the Fourth Congressional Dis
trict.
Newton County has been as
signed a quota in the drive
and Chairman Dennis requests
that all donations be made to
the National Democratic Com
mittee. Letters should be mail
ed to local chairman, care of
The Covington News.
Funds for the National Dem
ocratic ticket are urgently
needed and all donations, large
or small, will be most welcom
ed in Newton County and
Georgia.
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