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Now that we all have the
same president, despite what
ever political views we hold;
we may well applaud one fact
pointed up in the election. With
over 61,000,000 votes cast, in
dications are that at last Amer
icans are beginning to look up
on the ballot as a great privi
lege, rather than an unnecessary
duty. Let us hope that the in
dication will soon reach the
status of a firm conviction; and
we may come to know that
Freedom, in its final analysis,
is the responsibility of every
individual.
No one is in better position
to verify this fact than our
disabled Veterans, who lie on
hospital beds throughout our
nation. To them Freedom was,
and is, a very personal matter.
To help preserve it many have
suffered the loss of limbs, sight,
mental capacity, and the very
ability to enjoy the Freedom
they fought for. On Veterans’
Day, Friday November 11, you
and I will be given an oppor
tunity of showing our gratitude
to those who gave up so much
of the joy of living: that we
might continue to know its
fullness. The annual Poppy
Sale for the benefit of these
Disabled Veterans is sponsored
by the American Legion and
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Mental Health
Fund Drive
Is Underway
The 1960 Newton County
Mental Health Association
fund drive is now underway in
the various communities of the
county.
W. J. Dickey, newly - elected
president of the local mental
health association, stated yes
terday that those who have not
been approached will be con
tacted during the next few
days. “Any contribution, large
or small, will be greatly ap
preciated,’’ he added.
The greater part of the mon
ey raised in the county will be
used by the local association.
The money will be used for
prevention and treatment of
mental diseases.
Brrr! It's Getting
Cold In County
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week were:
High Low
Wed. Nov. 2, 75 38
Thurs. Nov. 3, 65 41
Fri. Nov, 4, 69 33
Sat. Nov. 5, 75 32
Sun. Nov. 6, 65 34
Mon. Nov. 7. 55 32
Tues. Nov. 8, 58 29
Mrs. Hazel Malone Awarded H. D. Distinguished Award
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THESE GEORGIA HOME DEMONSTRATION agents were presented Distinguished Service a
vrards on Nov. 9 by the National Home Demonstration Agents' Association during their annual meet*
inq in Chicago. The Georgia agents are. left to right: Miss Helen Estelle Autry, Walker County;
Miss Juanita Stevenson, Toombs County; and Mrs. Hasel B. Malone, Newton County.
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VOLUME 96
KEf M-JOHNSON TICKET IS VICTORIOUS
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Veterans Day Parade, Program Here Friday
Downtown
Parade Starts
At 2 O'dock
Newton County Post 32
American Legion will sponsor
a “Veterans Day” parade and
program in Covington at which
time the Honorable Jimmy
Powers of Macon, a candidate
for the National Commander of
the American Legion, will be
the main speaker.
The parade will form on Col
lege Avenue near the Coving
ton City Hall prior to the start
of festivities at 2 o’clock. The
route of the parade will be the
same as former years, westward
around the City Square and on
out Floyd Street to the Newton
County High School gymna
sium. Parade marshal is Charles
C. King, a former commander
of Post 32.
Edgar Wood, also a past
commander of Post 32, will be
the Master of Ceremonies dur
ing the program. Ty Cason,
Junior Vice - Commander of
the Department of Georgia, will
introduce the guest speaker.
During the program Mrs.
Larry Greer, President of t h e
Newton County American Le
gion Auxiliary Unit, will recog
nize and introduce the Gold
Star mothers. The Auxiliary
will also have charge of t h e
music on the program.
Introduction of dignitaries
and visitors will be handled by
Post 32 Commander C. T. Bo
hanan.
Commander Bohanan has
issued an invitation for all Le
gionnaires to take a part in the
parade and be present for the
program.
American Legion members
will attend a supper affair at
Legion Home at 6 P. M., Com
mander Bohanan stated. Mr.
Powers will speak in t h e
Legion Auditorium at 6:45 P.
M.
Mr. Powers is presently serv
ing as National Executive Com
mitteeman and has served in
the past on many Department
and National Committees of the
American Legion. He has been
a member of Macon Post No.
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Kennedy And Johnson Elected
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PRESIDENT-ELECT JOHN F. KENNEDY
New Baptist Mission
Started At Oxford
The new Oxford Baptist Mission will become a reality
Sunday morning, November 13 when the preaching service
will be held at 9:45 o’clock. Sunday School will be held at
11 a. m. following the worship service.
Under the sponsorship of the
High Point Baptist Church,
the new mission will have ser
vices at the second house above
the Oxford Post Office on
Emory Street. The Reverend
Hudson Moody, pastor of the
High Point Church, will bring
the morning message Sunday.
Many Baptists who live in
Oxford have worked diligently
for the past two months taking
a church survey in preparation
for the mission and eventually
a Baptist Church.
Two meetings were held
j, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
during the past week before the
announcement was made that
the first service would be held
Sunday morning. Wilbur Noles
is the Sunday School Superin
tendent, and Rass Wilson is
Baptist Training Union Direc
tor.
The church census revealed
that there are 43 families in
the Oxford area and that en
grosses some 134 persons who
will attend and support the
new mission. Ninety - seven
other persons stated that they
are Baptist and 98 students of
Emory-At-Oxford College are
Baptists. Seventy - five people
stated that they are not nem
bers of any church.
Plans for Sunday evening
services will be announced af
ter Sunday School this coming
c.^a av A n open invitation has
been extended all persons in
tue area to attend the misson
services.
Local Kiwanis
Club Receives
District Award
The Covington Kiwanis Club
received the Orange Division
1959 Achievement Award
Plaque at the recent Kiwanis
District Convention held at
Jekyll Island.
Orange Division in Kiwanis
consists of clubs whose mem
bership is between 60 and 70
members. Other award win
ners in the state were: Gold—
Thomasville; Blue —Quitman —
Brooks County: White—Rock
mart.
Covington Kiwanis Secretary
Don Wood received the plaque
at Jekyll from District Past
Governor John W. Jacobs of
Gainesville.
Basis for the judging of
points toward the honor is
achievement reports for the
club during the year.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1960
President, Vice President
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Open House
Tonight At
High School
Open House is to be held at
Newton County High School
tonight (Thursday) at 7:30
o’clock. Parents and friends of
the school are urged to come.
“In Newton County High
School is to continue to make
progress in meeting the needs
of the boys and girls of this
county, the parents must know
what the school is striving to
accomplish. Then they will be
able to cooperate more fully
with its program.” a school of
ficial stated yesterday.
Open House furnishes an op
portunity to learn more about
the school, and the administra
tion, faculty members, and stu
dents insist that parents take
advantage of it.
Xmas Mailing
Overseas Deadline
Is November 15
The deadline for mailing
Christmas packages to mem
bers of the armed forces over
seas this year is November
15th. reminds Georgia Veterans
Service Director Pete Wheeler.
He said November 15th is
the final date for sending
Christmas gifts by surface mail.
Deadline for sending packages
by air is December Bth.
Wheeler also reports there
are limitations on the weight
and size of packages. The limi
tation for some New York APO
numbers is 50 pounds. The lim
it is 70 pounds for all others.
Soecific limitations are post
ed at local post offices.
“Many Georgians are serv
ing our country overseas,”
Wheeler commented, “so let’s
make sure they won’t be for
gotten during Christmas.”
Bloodmobile To
Visit Porterdale
Today 10am.-4pm.
The American Red Cross
Bloodmobile will be at the
Porterdale gymnasium today
(Thursday) from 10 a. m. until
4 p. m., according to an an
nouncement by Newton County
Red Cross officials.
James Hardman, chairman of
the blood program at Porter
dale, has urged that all persons
who are physically able to come
to the gymnasium today and
donate blood to the local cause.
A deficit in the blood program
is still confronting the local
citizenry, he stated.
Tickets For Boy
Scout Banquet
Now On Sale
Tickets are on sale in Newton
and Rockdale counties for the
Annual Boy Scout Banquet on
November 21 at the E. L. Fic
quett School cafetorium at 7
o’clock.
Spence Ramsey is in charge
of the ticket sales in Covington.
However, all BSA Committee
men in the two counties will
have tickets for the annual af
fair.
Main speaker for the 1960
banquet will be Ivan Allen, Jr.
of Atlanta.
Officers for the Newton-Rock
dale District will be named.
Claudius E. Roquemore Honored For 50-Years Os Masonry
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CLAUDIUS EUGENE ROQUEMORE (center) was honored with the 50-Year Grand Lodge Award
of Masonry at Mansfield recently. Shown at the ceremony, from left to right are: Parks Law.
rence, Secretary; Mrs. C. E. Roquemore; John A. Dunaway, Grand Master of * T eorqia Masonrv'
Jack Banks. Worshipful Master. * «°nry.
MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Georgia, Newton County
Remains Solid Democratic
Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts was swept
into the office of President of the United States Tuesday in
a close ballot tabulation over Vice-President Richard M.
Nixon of California.
In the electoral count over the nation Wednesday
YMCA Club
Officers On
K. Program
Officers of the Hi-Y and
Tri-Hi-Y clubs of Newton
County High School will be
heard on the Covington Ki
wanis program today (Thurs
day) at 1 o’clock at Legion
Home.
Kiwanian Robert O. Arnold
is in charge of the program to
day and he will present Club
Achievement .Plaques to the
officials of three girl clubs and
one boys club of the local high
school.
Also appearing on the pro
gram will be David Jordan,
Secretary, Northeast Georgia
District of the YMCA.
Other speakers on the pro
gram will be representatives
of the five Y clubs.
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Guest speaker at the Ki
wanis meeting on Thursday of
last week was Jim Heatley,
the Boy Scout Camp Ranger
at new Camp Bert Adams in
Newton County.
The program was in charge
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Claudius E. Roquemore Receives
His 50-Year Masonic Pin
One of the most enjoyable as
well as unusual occasions were
held at the Mansfield Commun
ity House on November 2. When
the Masons of the Mansfield
Lodge honored one of their fel
low brothers, Claudius Eugene
Roquemore with a chicken bar
becue.
At this time Mr. Roquemore
received his 50 - year pin which
was presented by the Most
Worshipful Grand Master of
Georgia, John Dunaway.
Jack Banks local worship
master presided over the meet
ing and Parks Lawrence Sec
retary introduced the speaker
Mr. Dunaway.
His message was an inspira-
NUMBER 48
noon Senator Kennedy polled
310 and Mr. Nixon 185. The
state that clinched the victory
for the Democratic nominees
Kennedv and Lyndon B. John
son of Texas was California.
The 32 votes of California was
practically assured Kennedy
early yesterday (Wednesday)
morning.
Georgia and Newton Countv
went overwhelming for the
Democratic ticket but the Re
publican ticket did carry some
of the counties in the state. Tn
Newton County Kennedy poll
ed 3,185 votes to Nixon’s 708.
Os course all county and
state office posts were n o t
contested in Newton Countv.
Only the 19 proposed amend
ments created any interest
other than the Presidential race.
The vote in Newton Countv
on the proposed amendments to
the state constitution were as
follows: (All 17 precincts in
cluded):
Amendment Number O n e:
For 1700. against 571.
Amendment Number Two:
For 1166, against 767.
Amendment Number Three:
For 712, against 1470.
Amendment Number Four;
For 1420, against 692.
Amendment Number Five:
For 1146, against 857.
Amendment Number Six: For
616. against 1488.
Amendment Number Seven:
For 1121, against 871.
Amendment Number Eight:
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tion to all as he explained tha
meaning, strength and firm
foundation on which Masonry
is founded.
Mr. Roquemore is the only
Mason that has the honor of a
50 year record in this district.
His wife stood with him for
congratulations and his child
ren Mr. and Mrs. Jack Roque
more and Mike and Mrs. Jones
Epps and Susan of Atlanta wero
also present.
The room was beautifully
decorated with baskets of flo
wers sent to the honored guest
from friends.
Quite a number of out of
town visitors as well as local
friends. Masons and their wives
enjoyed the occasion.