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My, Oh Me! Wouldn’t I love
to be at that Gator Bowl Game!
Ive bragged on our Newton
County Band, until I’m afraid
they are going to have to have
larger uniforms for them. . .
they will be two tight across
the chest. . . but it’s time for
all our shirts to be puffed out
tight with chests swelled be
yond recognition. . . because
our Band has been invited to
play at the Gator Bowl. Con
gratulations to Band Members
and to the Director! Illness
keeps us in yet. . . but we will
be there at your side in spirit
if not in person. Lots of luck
. . . and lots of Fun.
And, by the way. The Newton
Community Theatre is doing a
repeat performance TONIGHT
. . . Go by all means, for you
not only see that fine play,
for your money, but guess
where the money goes? To help
send the Band to the Gator
Bowl. It costs money and this
is one time you can get more
than your money’s worth in
seeing the play. . . and then
the satisfaction of knowing
YOU personally, helped to make
this trip possible. . . in other
words you have your cake and
eat it too.
Another Opportunity of the
Week is yours on this very
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NEWS To Print
Early Next Week
Next week’s issue of The
Covington News will be printed
early in order that the paper
may reach our readers in time
for Thanksgiving shopping.
All correspondents and per
sons who have copy for the
paper next week are asked to
have their articles in the News
Office by Monday noon, No
vember 21. Merchants who de
sire advertising in the paper
next week are urged to sub
mit their copy by Monday noon
also.
Downtown stores who are
members of the Newton Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce will
elose for Thanksgiving day
only. Also offices at City Hall,
the Covington Post Office, and
offices in the Newton County
Courthouse will take Thanks
giving day only as a holiday.
The three downtown super
markets will also be closed
Thursday.
Mrs. Callahan
Named To MH
Bd. of Directors
At the recent annual meeting
of the Georgia Association For
Mental Health in Atlanta Mrs.
Dorothy Callahan of Covington,
was elected for a three year
term as a member of the Board
of Directors.
For the past eight years this
organization has worked as
siduously and unceasingly for
better care and treatment of
Georgia’s mentally ill. We are
beginning to see much improve
mi . taking place in this field.
They deserve your continued
support.
Oxford Baptist Mission Has First Meeting
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nHST MEETING OF OXFORD BAPTIST MISSION was held
Sunday with an attendance of approximately 8S persons at wor
ihip service and Sunday School. Shown tn front of the building
at the initial service are part of the officials and workers of the
new mission. Front row. left to right: Howard Taylor. Oliver
Meador Frank Davis, Rev. Hudson Moody, pastor of the High
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VOLUME 96
PHIL r ^/BELL IS KIWANIS SPEAKER TODAY
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New. -Rockdale District BSA Banquet Monday
Ivan Allen, Jr. Speaker
Annual Affair 7 O'Clock
The highlight occasion of the year in Boy Scout work
of the Newton-Rocwdale District will be spotlighted Monday
evening at the E. L. Ficquett Cafetorium when the district’s
annual banquet will be held. Starting time is 7 o’clock.
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Eastern Star
Cake Sale
Set Saturday
Covington Chapter No. 337,
Order of the Eastern Star, will
have a cake sale in front of the
Covington Court House Satur
day, November 19. Proceeds
from this sale of homemade
cakes will go to help finance
the furnishing of a room in the
new addition of Newton Coun
ty Hospital. The Chapter is al
so selling fruit cakes wich may
be purchased Saturday or any
time by calling Mrs. Olin Cost
ley, Mrs. Mel Waggoner or Mrs.
Tom Skinner or getting in touch
with any member of the Eastern
Star.
Hayston Revival
Starts Sunday
Revival services will begin
at Hayston Presbyterian
Church Sunday, November 20
at 3 p.m. Services will begin
Sunday night at 7:30 and con
tinue each night through Wed
nesday night.
The public is cordially invit
ed to come to the worship ser
vices.
Rev. Ray Conine, the pastor,
will be in charge of services.
News
Main speaker for the affair
will be Ivan Allen, Jr., Presi- |
dent of the Ivan Allen Com
pany of Atlanta, and co-chair
man of the Camp Bert Adams
Development Fund Campaign ।
which was an outstanding sue- ■
cess in the 12 - county area of !
the Atlanta Area Council.
The introduction of the guest ■
speaker will be handled by B.
B Snow, Vice-President of
Bibb Manufacturing Company.
Mr. Snow was the chairman of
the Newton - Rockdale Camp
Development Drive.
Presiding at the banquet -
program will be Bill Hoffman,
Newton - Rockdale District
Chairman. He will give the
welcome and Charlie Patterson.
Newton - Rockdale District
Scout Executive, will make his
annual report.
Topping the program agen
da will be the election of dis
trict officers for 1961. Other
than the chairman, two vice -
chairmen and a commissioner
will be elected. The instal
lation of the new officers will
be under the direction of Har
ry Maner, Director of Field
Services, Atlanta Area Coun
cil Boy Scouts of America. Mr.
Maner is also a former district
BSA Executive of the Newton-
Rockdale area.
Two Covington ministers
will also have a part on t h e
banquet program. The Rever
end Grady Lively, pastor of the
First Methodist Church, will
give the invocation, and the
Reverend Tom White, pastor of
the Covington Presbyterian
Church, will pronounce the
benediction.
Palmer - Stone
Fall Festival
Friday Night
The Palmer Stone Fall Fes
tival, sponsored by the Par
ent-Teacher Association, will
be held Friday, November 18.
in the Palmer Stone gymna
sium at 7 p.m. A turkey will
be given away as a door prize.
The public is cordially in
vited to come and enjoy this
old fashioned Fall Festival.
Point Baptiit Church, who preached the morning sermon; Mrs.
R. H. Wilton, R. H. Wilion, BTU Director; and Wilbur Nole*.
Sunday School Scperiniendent. Back row, left to right: Mr*.
Tom Blair, Mr*. Joe Hooten, Mr*. Oliver Meador, Mr*. C. E.
David, and Mrs. Frank Davit.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1960
Newton County High School Open House I
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NEWTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL official* are pictured above in the Student Coiwielor* De
partment of NCHS at Thursday evening's open house. Seated, Dave Smith, Student Council presi
dent and Janelle Wood, vice-president; standing, left to right: Eddie Najjar, Student Guidance
Counselor; County School Supt. J. W. Richardson, Mrs. Richardson, Mrs. L. M. Burke, SC Advisor;
Mr. Burke, Hi-Y advisor; Mrs. Homer Sharp: and Mr. Sharp. NCHS Supervising Principal.
Final Performance Tonite
“Bull In A China Shop”
Tonight is your last chance
to see “Bull in a China Shop”
at the Newton High School Au
ditorium at 8 P. M. If you were
not a member of the enthusias
tic audience at last night’s
opening performance you must
not miss the final performance
tonight (Thursday).
This Newton Community
Theater play has created a
great deal of interest through
out the county because it is a
mystery - comedy with a tal
ented cast and able director,
and because it is being spon
sored by the Band Boosters
Club for the benefit of the
Newton High Band. Director
Eddie Najjar and the entire
cast have worked hard to make
tonight an evening of great fun,
mystery, and amusement for
you.
The ticket committee re-
ports a splendid and enthusias
tic response from the public.
Numerous interested theater -
goers expressed their intention
to attend both performances.
Tickets are one dollar for
adults and fifty cents for stu
dents. If you have not pur
chased your ticket you may do
so at the door.
The following cast is again
ready for the curtain to rise at
8 P. M. tonight: Margaret
Campbell, Sally King, Betty
Knight, Louly Fowler. Margie
Cline, Sara Clyde Patterson,
Mary Ann Murphy, William
Stubbs, Joe Guillebeau, and
guest stars, Homer Sharp,
Covington Area Meth. Worker's
Training School Nov. 27- Dec. 1
The Covington Area Chris-1
tian Worker’s Training School,
November 27 to December Ist,
is scheduled at First Methodist i
Church, Covington.
The Schedule:
Sunday Nov. 27, 3:00 to 5:00
P. M.
Monday, Nov. 28 — 7:30 -
9:20
Tuesday Nov. 29 — 7:30 —
9:20
Wednesday, Nov. 30 7:30 —
9:20
Thursday, December Ist.
7:30 — 9:20.
The Instructors: Teaching, |
Pre-School. Mrs. E. H. LeVert; I
Teaching Children, School Arc,
Mrs. Paul Wohlhemuth: Guid
ing Youth. The Rev. W. M Holt;
Helping Adults Learn, The;
Rev. Marion Pearson.
The Methodist Churches par
ticipating ar» as follows: Cov
ington First Methodist, North
Covington, Covington Mills,
Newton Circuit, Almon, Social ।
Circle, Newborn, Oxford, Por- |
terdale, Salem, Mansfield, Con
yers, Oak Hill, Milstead, Rut
ledge and Walton Circuit.
Martin E. Goode is Dean and
Rev. H. H. Dillard is Chmn.
Board of Managers.
Hutch Jordan, and Willie
Campbell.
Come early and you will en
joy hearing “The Townsmen”,
the Newton High Dance Band,
for thirty minutes prior to cur
tain time.
Your Newton High School
Band is one of the finest bands
in Georgia and deserves t h e
enthusiastic support of t h e
people of Newton County. Su
port your band! Come to see
the Newton Community Thea
ter play, “Bull in a China
Shop”, tonight at the Newton
High School Auditorium at 8
P. M.
Warm Springs
Doctor at Stroke
Clinic Friday
Dr. Haak, a physical medi
cine physician from Warm
j Springs, will be at the Newton
I County Stroke Clinic Friday at
j 1 o'clock at City Hall.
All patients who attended
past clinics are asked to be
present Friday. Anyone who
I knows of persons who should
। attend the free clinic are asked
to bring them to City Hall to
morrow at 1 PM.
Physicians and nurses of
Newton County are donating
j their time and talents to the
clinic and many patients have
shown a remarkable degree of
progress toward their normal
life by attending the clinics.
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Farm-City Week Io Be
Spotlighted On Program
Phil Campbell, Commissioner of Agriculture of the
State of Georgia, will be the guest speaker at the Farm-
City Week program of the Covington Kiwanis Club today
(Thursday) at Legion Home at 1 o’clock. Mr. Campbell will
be introduced by Dr. R. O. Shannon, Kiwanis Agriculture
and Conservation Chairman.
Annually one of the m o st
interesting and best-attended
meetings on the Covington Ki
wanis calendar, the Farm-City
Week program spotlights the
interdependency of the two
urban-rural groups. Many lead
ers in Newton County agricul
ture will be on hand to hear
Commissioner Camp b e 1 l’s
speech today.
Presently serving his second
four-year term as Georgia
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Mr. Campbell is a native of
nearby Clarke County. He lives
at Watkinsville.
Mr. Campbell was graduated
from Athens High School and
the University of Georgia
where he received his BSA. He
is also an undergraduate of
George Washington University
and the University of Virginia.
During World War II he served
as an Army Air Force Flying'
Officer.
Prior to his election as Com
missioner of Agriculture, Mr.
Campbell served six years in
the State Legislature (1949-
1954). During this tenure he
was named to the Agricultural,
Ways and Means, Appropria
tions and University System
Committees.
Mr. Campbell is married to
the former Nan McCreery of
Savannah. They have five
children — three girls and two
boys.
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The annual recognition of
Newton County Hich School
YMCA clubs comprised the
program at the Covington Ki
wanis Club Thursday of last
week at Legion Home. Robert
O. Arnold had charge of t h e
program and he was aided in
the introduction of the program
by David Jordan, Northeast
District Y Secretary, and Ho
mer F. Sharo. supervising prin
cipal of NCHS.
The president of the four
I Newton Y clubs were present
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Churches At
Porterdate In
Union Service
Thanksgiving Services for
the Porterdale Baptist, Metho
dist and Presbyterian Church
ers will be held in a union ser
vice at the Julia A. Porter
I Methodist Church on Wednes
, day evening, Thanksgiving Eve, I
; November 23, at 7 p. m. Rev. |
| Homer Johnson of Conyers, I
i supply pastor of the Porterdale |
Baptist Church, will bring the
message. Members of the]
choirs of the three churches ।
will provide the special 1
Thanksgiving music.
The public, members of the
congregations of the churches
and friends are all cordially in
vited to attend this Thanksgiv
ing Eve service.
Elks Club
Thanksgiving
Dance Wednesday
Covington Elks Lodge Num- ,
bcr 1806 will have their an-1
nual Thanksgiving D a n c e I
Wednesday night. November
23, starting at 9 o'clock.
An outstanding and famous
dance orchestra, Larry Elliott,
His Orchestra and Vocalist, will
be on hand to furnish the
music and vocal numbers. Miss
Elaine Powell is the featured
soloist.
Table reservations may be
made by calling Zack Johnson
at the Elka Club. i
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PHIL CAMPBELL
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Campbell Takes
Self Out Os
Governor Race
Agriculture Commiss ion e i
Phil Campbell, who had an
nounced his candidacy for the
Governorship race in 1962,
Tuesday announced that he
was withdrawing from the
race.
Mr. Campbell gave three
I main reasons for his withdraw
al from the Democratic Pri
mary. “The twin headaches of
the school crisis and the severe
financial problems of the State
Government, and the obligation
of my duty to my office of
Commissioner of Agriculture of
Georgia” were the reasons he
gave for his action.
He added: “I wish to thank
my many personal and politi
cal friends, including those of
the press, who had intended
supporting my gubernatorial
candidacy.”
Don Wood And
Rucker Ginn
Seek Re-Election
Don W ood Rucker Ginn
Two incumbent City Coun
-1 oilmen of Covington have an
-1 nounced their candidacy for
. re-election in the forthcoming
। City Election, Wednesday, De
। cember 7.
Don Wood and Rucker Ginn
have entered their name in the
race. The deadline date for
qualifying candidates is next
Tuesday
Wednesday, November 23 at
noon at City Hall.
Mr. Wood is seeking his third
term on the City Council and
Mr. Ginn is asking for a sec
ond term.
Three councilmen will he
elected at the December 7th
। balloting.
Wesleyan Church
To Have Missionary
Service, Tuesday
Wesleyan Methodist Church
will hold a special Missionary
Service on Tuesday evening,
November 22 at 7 p. m.
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Cal
houn, returned missionaries
I from Hiati,, will be in charge