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VOLUME 96
Interest Has Increased In
Industrial Arts At NCHS
Newton National
Guard Recruiting
Campaign Begun
The local National Guard
Unit has begun a recruiting
campaign which has increased
the strength of th» unit bu 10
men since September 1. T h e
Guard Unit commander, Capt.
Oliver Morgan, said this week
that there are now 21 vacancies
remaining in his unit. At pre
sent, there are 84 enlisted men
and 5 officers in the Newton
Countv unit, which is Company
B, 248th Signal Battalion.
Capt. Morgan stated that
under the new recruiting regu
lations, young men without
prior service will be required
to take 6 months active duty
training. However, if thev en
list before they are eighteen
and one half years of age, their
military obligation mav be cut
to 3 years in the National
Guard plus the 6 months ac
tive duty training. The re
mainder of their military obli
gation may be completed in the
stand by reserve.
Those enlisting after age
18-1/2 are required to sei-'e
5-1/2 years in the National
Guard nlus 6 months active
duty. New members who are
reouired to complete 6 months
training may have this train
ing deferred for as long as 4
months after enlisting or, in the
case of high school students for
as long as twelve months.
Since the unit here in Cov
ington Is a Signal Corps unit.
Capt Morgan pointed out that
most all training the men
would receive would be of a
technical nature. Included in
some of the training would be
courses in radio repair, radar
renair, telephone lineman, tele
tyoe operator, switchboard op
erator, fnlenhone carrier re
pair. and message center spe
cie h’ sts.
The recruiting campaign ends
on December 1, and Captain
Morgan invites anyone inter
ested in joining the National
Guard between the ages of 17
and 35 to visit the National
Guard Armory. The armory is
located on Carroll Street in
Covington and the unit meets
on Thursday night from 7:30
P. M. til 9:30 P. M.
Ag College
Alumni Plan
Annual Meet
Members of the University of
Georgia College of Agricultur
al Alumni Association — near
ly 2,000 strong — will hold
their sixth annual membership
meeting in Athens Saturday,
October 29, preceding the
Homecoming football game.
The membership meeting will
be at 10:30 a.m. in Conner Hall.
It will be followed by a chic
ken barbecue for members and
their families in Hardman Hall.
Dr. Harry L. Brown of Moun
tain City, president of the as
sociation, said that new offi
cers and directors will be elect
ed during the meeting and that
plans will be made for next
year’s work of the association.
Accomplishments in 1960 also
wi'l be reviewed, he added.
One major project which the ,
association has promoted, Dr.
Brown said, is the building of;
a coliseum on the University
campus. Construction of this
facility is expected to get un
derwav in the near future
Dr. Brown pointed out that
the association was formed to
promote development of the
College of Agriculture and to
keep citizens of the state in
formed on the continuing im
portance of agriculture in the
state’s economy.
The group, which is organiz
ed into district and county
chapters, also encourages stu
dents to enroll in the College
of Agriculture and promotes the
strengthening of the college
program and improvement and
enlargement of it* facilities.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
A recent surge of interest has
been shown in the Industrial
Arts department at Newton
County High School.
A man who has been side-by
side with the department at
the local high school is t h e
instructor L. M. Burke. He
came to NCHS some 10 years
ago and inherited a shop in a
Ouoncet hut just off the cam
pus at the school. There were
only 30 students in his t w o
courses — shop and mechani
cal drawing — at that time.
Today there are 127 students
enrolled in the two courses.
It is interesting to note that
there are two girls in t h e
mechanical drawing class this
year. Ginger Knight and Patsy
Porterfield are now enrolled in
first year drawing.
At the time Mr. Burke setup
shop in very meager surround
ings 10 years ago he had some
S4OO worth of tools and ma
chinery with which to teach
his classes. Today he values
the equipment and tools at
NCHS at approximately $lO.-
000. A new building addition
to the school was completed in
1957 and today Mr. Burke
teaches six classes a day, four
in shop and two in mechanical
drawing. The second - year stu
dent has a choice of mechanical
or architectural drawing.
Many of these students who
are interested in pursuing their
careers through college enroll
at Georgia Tech, University of
Georgia and other schools
throughout the state. The cour
ses he teaches and the methods
he uses fully prepares the
student for engineering and
drafting in college.
The drafting course includes
many categories among which
are: lettering, geographical con
struction. theory of shop, read
ing and making drawings.
A systematic check of the
fon1« in the department is kept
hv way of a locked tool room.
The custodian is usually one of
the students and at the end of
each class the tools are return
ed to their places on the racks.
In connection with the shoo
there is a paint room in which
the students may finish their
jobs.
In future years Mr. Burke
hopes to have six classes in
shop and several classes in
mechanical drawing. However,
he is the only instructor in the
shop at the present time.
It now looks like technical
colleges may expect more New
ton County boys (and girls) in
the future from the NCHS In
dustrial Arts department.
Reidsville State
Prison Warden
Rotary Speaker
Warden R. P. Balkom of the
State Prison at Reidsville, Ga.,
was the guest speaker Tues
day at the Covington Rotary
Club meeting at the Teen Can.
He was introduced by Rotarian
and Newton County Represen
tative Don Ballard.
Among the visitors for the
Warden’s speech were Senator
Otis Nixon, Robert Fowler, Nat
Turner, Carl Smith, Walker
Harris, Jimmy Morgan, all of
Covington. Also present at the
meeting were Dave Smith,
President of the NCHS Student
Council, and Miss Janelle
Wood Vice-President of the
council; Charlie Patterson,
Newton-Rockdale District Boy
Scout Executive: Bob Starling
, and Jack Nyholf of the Mac
; Gregor Company; Adrian Nor
| ton of the Citizens and South-
I ern Bank, Atlanta; Jerry Field
I and Harry Hodges of Monroe
I Rotary Club; and Ed Nybosyl.
"No ipology is nee Jed for seeking
adequate school funds No tax dollar is
better or more honestly spent than the
a dollar for education, and no expenditures
; j contribute mote to the stability of the
economy and tlx improvement of the
1* ^ aiCr ^ welfare*
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above showing the students of one of the four classes at work on their individual
project lesson. The shop is now well-equipped with more than SIO.OOO worth of
MECHANICAL DRAWING Class of Newton County High School is pictured above
with instructor L. M. Burke supervising the lessons. The class is one of two iav^ht
Episcopal
Church Notes
This is the Nineteenth Week
after Trinity and the appro
priate Gospel is St. Matthew
9:1-8.
A corporate Communion of
the men of the Church was
celebrated last Sunday morn
ing at the Church and was
followed by breakfast at the
Parish House.
The Church welcomed at its
11:00 a. m. service Sunday a
number of doctors, nurses,
technicians and others of the
Newton County Hospital. The
Reverend Gordon Mann
preached on the Gospel of
Healing in honor of St. Luke,
the nhvsician.
The Episcooal Church women
met at the Parish House last
Tuesday at 10:00 a. m. The Fall
Ingathering of the United
Thank Offering was discussed.
St. Simon and St. Jude’s Day
was observed Wednesday at
10:00 a. m. Holy Communion.
The Brotherhood of St. An
drew meets tonight (Thursdav)
at the Rector’s office at 8:00
p. m.
Choir practice will be held
next Tuesday under the di
rection of Mrs. Aide Penick at
6:45 p. m.
Regular Sunday morning
services are: Holy Communion
8:00 a. m., Sunday School —
10:00 a, m., Morning Prayer
and Sermon — 1:00 a. m. The
public is invited.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1960
Debating At Emory At Oxford
By NANCY COOK
(President, Sigma Tau Sigma)
To originate an activity
which, with time, develops in
to a tradition is a worthy ac
complishment, but to renew
this tradition after years of in
ertia is a challenge.
In the early years of
ment, but to renew this tradi
tion after years of inertia is a
challenge. In the early years of
Emory College, debating served
as the major extracurricular
activity of the students. The
school officials recognized de
bates as an effective and heal
thy means of channeling the
students’ outlets of interest.
Thus, Sigma Tau Sigma, the
social studies organization pres
ently at Emory at Oxford, in
searching for away to empha
size the national campaign on
the campus, concluded that a
debate would allow sufficient
participation and would ac
complish the necessary impetus
for the student to “think be
fore voting.”
Since Few and Phi Gamma
were originally founded as lit
erary, debating societies, these
organizations were invited to
present their views. Their
spokesmen mounted the rock
slab in front of Science Hall
and proclaimed in the pres
ence of their assembled class
mates. The resolution of the
morning was: “That American
undergraduates, due to their
apathy, do not deserve the
privilege of voting.” Phi Gam
ma, assuming the affirmative
position with Roger Williams
and Bill Collins speaking, claim
ed the decision of the judges.
Few, the negative, was repre
sented by Jerry Jarrell and
Bob Califf.
The idea of debating also
won on that Friday morning,
for students and teachers alike
realized the merits of organized
discussion. Few and Phi Gam
ma have begun to formulate
additional plans for airing top
ics before the student body
with each organization men
tioned taking its stand, repre
senting the segments of opinion
among the Emory at Oxford
machinery and tools for the students' use. Instructor of the classes is L. M. Bivke.
The four classes total enrollment is 127.
resident.
Although they will lack the
piano presentations and special
music by quartets that the
original debates featured, it is
hoped that student interest in
the art of debating will con
tinue and that the revival of
this tradition will further stim
ulate the yearning for free ex
pression.
Prof. Garrigues served as ad
visor for Few and Prof. Stubbs
for Phi Gamma.
William Harrison
Serving With
Armored Division
DON HARRISON
William D. Harrison, son of
Mrs. Ruth U. Harrison, is serv
ing with Company C., Ist Me
dium Tank Battalion, 66th Ar
mor 2d Armored Division, at
Fort Hood, Texas for eight
weeks training. This regiment
was first organized in 1918 and:
has earned 10 battle honors I
in World War 1 and II and the
Korean Conflict.
Average width of a seam
should be five-eights of an
inch, says Miss Peggy Ott, Ex
| tension clothing specialist.
in the Industrial Ari department of NCHS. The drafting course includes lettering,
geographical construction, theory of shop, reading and making drawings, etc.
Dennys' Christmas
Dinner Comes
Early For Son
PORTERDALE — Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Denny planned an
early Christmas dinner on Sun
day for their son who is in the
Navy, and who is now home on
leave from Great Lakes, Illi
nois. On October 30, he will
return to the New York Naval
Base from which he will sail
to Puerto Rico for two years
service.
Those enjoying the dinner
were: Herbert Denny, Jr. in
whose honor it was held, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Kent of Atlan
ta, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Harvey
and Carol of Riverdale, Mr.
and Mrs. Billy Johnson, Mar
sha and Denise of Covington,
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hewell and
Miss Emily Smith of Porter
dale, Miss Peggy Parker, Mr.
and Mrs. James Hewell and
Buster of Covington, and Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Denny and
children, Jimmy, Larry, and
Janice.
Ficquett School
Elects 1960-61
Cheerleaders
On September 21, the seventh
and eight grades of E. L. Fic
quett School voted for their
cheerleaders.
On September 23, Mr. Hut
chinson announced over the
intercom the following names,
Sandra Ozburn, Sue Meadows,
Cindy Steele, Kathy Mitchell,
Scotti Kirkland. Melanie Coody,
Jennifer Piper and Joan Dial.
That afternoon the cheer
leaders met together and elect
ed the captain and co-captain.
The captain is Joan Dial and
the co-captain is Jennifer Pi- i
per.
We have been practicing al
most everyday from 1:50 un
til 2:40. Everyone enjoys work
and learning new cheers.
We are all looking forward
to the excitement of basketball
season.
Joan Dial, Reporter
Salem Revival
Oct. 31 - Nov. 4
Revival services will begin
at Salem Methodist Church
October 31 and continue
through November 4 with ser
vices beginning each night at
7:30.
Rev. Charles Duffey, evange
list, will be the guest speaker.
There will be special singing
each night.
Rev. Wayne Fears is the pas
tor of the church.
Covington
Temperatures
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week were:
High Low
Wed. Oct. 19. 78 52
Thurs. Oct. 20, 69 54
Fri. Oct. 21, 64 39
Sat. Oct. 22, 67 41,
Sun. Oct. 23, 73 42
Mon. Oct. 24, 73 46
Tues. Oct. 25. 70 361
Central Os Ga. Railway Receives Award
f ■ r i ■ " w
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY has received an E H Harri,
man Memorial Award for safety, the Company's fourth national
safety award in the past eight years. Central had previously won
Award * <or outstanding safety records in 1952 1954 and
1957. The award represented the outstanding safety performance f n »
a C1... I railroad in Group B - South, which ou Them
railroad, having 3-million to 15-million locomotive miles of .ervicZ
during th. ye.r. Presenting the .ward (left) at ceremonies in N^w
York recently is Joseph Kuxia. executive editor of Railway Am
maga.ine, and receiving the award (center) is O D P«~ .
of safety for Central. Other, pictured ar. A. O. FrS.mT C of £
...tern traffic manager. New York, and H. C. Ortum. XS
claim agent for the railway. jenerai
A Prise-Winning
Newspaper
1960
Better Newspaper
Contests
NUMBER 44
154 At P-TA
Meeting Hear
Panel Program
PORTERDALE — One hun
dred and fifty - four parents,
teachers, and friends were re
gistered at the P-TA meeting in
the Porterdale School Auditor
ium on Thursday evening, Oc
tober 20, when Dr. J. B. Mit
chell, Jr. called the meeting to
order at seven o’clock. Mrs. Al
cie Penick led the group in
singing “America The Beauti
ful”.
The Seventh Grades of Miss
Pauline Hardman and Mrs. Car
ter Robertson presented the
inspirational. Mike Payne read
the First Psalm, and the Rev.
Irving G. Rudolph, pastor of
the Porterdale Presbyterian
Church, led in prayer. A girls
Chorus sang “Evening Prayer”
and “Lift Up Your Voices”. Re
gina Thompson and Linda Dal
ton rendered the piano solos,
“The Gay Cavalier” and "Som
brero,” respectively.
Minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
The treasurer gave her report.
Minutes of the Executive Com
mittee were also read.
When the Grade County was
made. Mr. Sailer’ Sixth Grade
and Miss Sue Thompson’s Se
cond received awards for most
votes.
The membership Committee
Chairman, Mr. M. B. Shaw, re
ported membership between 150
and 175 members with plans
for increasing it.
Mrs. Leroy McGibonev, Pub
lications Chairman, told of the
20 subscriotions to the Nation-
, al Parent Teacher Magazine.
1 "It’s High Time” was the
theme of the program which
featured a panel composed of
the following: Mrs. Frank Dav,
| Bibb Clinic Nurse: Miss Louise
Reeves. Director of Curricu
lum: Miss Jordve Tanner, Prin
cipal of Porterdale School; Miss
Clara Mae Havs, Visiting
Teacher of Newton County
Schools; Miss Ruby Jordan,
First Grade Teacher: Miss Mary
Trippe, Fifth Grade Teacher;
Mrs. James E. Hardman, Pub
lic Health Nurse; Miss Rubv
Lane, First Grade Teacher and
Chairman of P-TA Study
Grouns; Mr. Whitlow Richard
son, Superintendent of Newton
County Schools: Miss Mae
Hardman. Social Worker, who
was Moderator. Parents who
participated by asking ques
tions which the panel answer
ed were: Mrs. Jimmy Payne,
Mrs. Alfred Cordell. Mrs. John
Blankenship, Mrs. Walter All
good. Mrs. Julius Johnson, Mrs.
C. B. Maloy, Mrs. B. C. Cro
well, Mrs. Vivian Armistead,
Mrs. J. B. Mitchell, Jr., M. B.
Shaw. Horace Goodman, Au
brev Barnes, Fred Stone, Dew
ey Sears, James E. Cason, Rev.
I. G. Rudolph, Ellis Adams,
Weidman Dalton, Hugh Price.
This interesting program was
very informative,
An announcement was made
relative to the November pro
gram which is being planned
under the supervision of Miss
Clara Mae Hays at which time
the inspirational will be given
by the Sixth Grades.