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VOLUME 96
500 Attend Newton High
Open House and Program
A record attendance of near
ly five hundred patrons and
friends marked the success of
Newton County High School’s
tenth annual open house, held
at the school on Thursday
evening. The Student Council
Attendance awards went to the
Sth Grade and the 9A Home
room, for largest percentage of
parents present.
Student Council President
Dave Smith opened the pro
gram in the auditorium, with
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the audience’s participation in
the Pledge to the Flag.
After extending a cordial
welcome to parents, patrons
end friends, the president pre
sented Tommy Wiley, Student
Council Chaplain, whose devo
tional was based upon Ist Cor.
13. In his remarks Rev. Peter
Marshall’s oft quoted statement,
“If we don’t stand for some
thing, we may fall for any
thing”, pointed up the theme.
The final challenge of his mes
sage to his contemporaries was,
‘Be part of the answer, and
tot part of the problem’’ in to
day’s world.
Supervising Principal Homer
F. Sharp added words of greet
ing to those of the Council Pre
sident; and expressed apprecia
;ion of the fine work of t h e
student council, for their as
sistance in staging the annual
open house, as well as f o r
sponsoring chapel devotionals
*nd other projects throughout
tach school year.
Mr. Sharp then introduced
she Newton High Faculty and
Staff, naming their respective
categories of service, as fol
lows: County School Superin
tendent J. W. Richardson; Miss
Louise Reeves, Instructional
Supervisor; Miss Nell Mitcham,
Board of Education secretary;
English and Languages — Mes-
James Bill McDowell, Sam B.
Hay, E. G. McCants, J. T. Mc-
Kay, Misses Chloe Hearn, Sadie
Downs, Mary Ellington, and
W. R. Galt; Social Studies —
Woman's Club
To Meet At
P'dale, Monday
PORTERDALE — The Por
terdale Woman’s Club, Night
Division, will meet on Monday
evening, November 21, in the
clubroom in Porter Gymnasium
at seven - thirty o’clock. Mrs.
James Brooks, Mrs. Robert
Lummus, and Mrs. Archie Pat
terson will be in charge of the
program. Mrs. Hubert Grier
and Miss Robbie Finley will
decorate the clubroom for the
occasion. On the refreshment
committee with Miss Ruth Tan
ner as chairman are: Mrs. Hen
ry Whitfield, Mrs. Earl Tid
well, Mrs. Homer Huckaby,
Mrs. Wyman Bowden, and
Mrs. John Carter.
The Morning Division of the
elub held its monthly meeting
on Tuesday morning, November
15, at ten o’clock.
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final performance for this hilarious comedy will be presented
tonight (Thursday) at Bp. m Show. .-»•* a~ Hom« Rh.rn
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
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Mesdames Ronald Bradley,
Hugh Settle, R. H. Patterson,
Dan Moore, Miss Lois Gray;
Mathematics — Stone Cooper,
J. D. Smith, Bobby Way and
Mrs. L. M. Burke; Science —
Milton McLaney, Mrs. James
Gardner, Jr., and Joseph
Croom.
Pointing out the fact that
with 20 to 30 per cent of NCHS
graduates going on to college,
Special Departments of train
ing of the school were making
a fine contribution to the fu
ture of the remaining 70 to
80 per cent, Mr. Sharp intro
duced the following instructors
and their department: Typing
and Bookkeeping Mrs. Howard
Brooks; Shorthand — Mrs.
Bobby Way; Home Economics,
Mrs. J. D. McKinsey and Miss
Ruth Tanner; Industrial Arts
and Mechanical Drawing — L.
M. Burke; Agriculture — H. M.
Pulliam and J. D. Smith; DCT
— E. C. McCants; Physical Ed
ucation — Mrs. Mary W. Jay,
Ronald Bradley and Milton Mc-
Laney; Librarian — Miss Josie
Smith; Music — Mrs. M. E.
Goode and Band Director Basil
Rigney; Office— Mrs. W. L.
Campbell; Cafeteria — Mrs.
Tom Blair, Mrs. Julian Owens;
Custodians — J. T. Owens and
James Benton.
Eddie Najjar, NCHS Student
Guidance counselor, introduced
by Mr. Sharp, gave a compre
hensive resume of the many
phases of his department’s fa
cilities for guiding and coun
seling students. Among these
were discussed Preliminary
Scholarship Aptitude Tests for
juniors: sample tests of Col
lege Entrance Board Examina
tions; National Merit Scholar
ship Qualifying Tests for
seniors; Mental Maturity: Ach
ievement; and Vocational Ap
titude Tests. Further services
of Student Guidance Counsel
ing, made possible through the
National Defense Education
Act. Mr. Najjar stated, include
personal conferences on per
sonal. scholarship, vocational,
job placement nroblems of the
student; and even conference
and counseling when sought by
parents.
Mr. Najjar stressed the fact
that the purpose of Guidance
and Counseling was to help
students make choices for
themselves.
An informative discussion of
the school’s unit requirements
for graduation; and the Annual
College Day when representa
tives of various colleges are
present to talk with students
and parents relative to their
future plans for college, was
given by Mr. Sharp, in con
clusion.
A tour of the school’s var
ious departments and home
rooms, conducted by Student
Council members, with teachers
as hosts in their respective
rooms, was enjoyed prior to the
social hour in the cafeteria;
where Mrs. Tom Blair, and
Mrs. J. T. Owens were assisted
in serving punch and cookies,
by Mrs. Wallace Scarborough.
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Annual Veterans Day Parade And Program Held Here In Covington
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ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PROGRAM was held in Covington
Friday with the Legionnaires above appearing on the program
at the NCHS gymnasium and Post 32 meeting at Legion Home.
From left io right: Rev. Carl Standard, Post 32 Chaplain; C. T.
Bohanan, Commander of Post 32; Hon. Jimmy Powers of Macon.
Last Call
Issued For
STAR Students
Time is rapidly running out
for all those Georgia high
school seniors who wish to
compete for the Georgia State
Chamber’s Student - Teacher
Achievement Recognition
(STAR) awards. Applications
must be in by Saturday, No
vember 19th. in order to be
certain of being able to take
the college Scholastic Aptitude
Test (SAT) on December 3rd.
Seniors wishing to compete
should see their school princi
pal and secure an application.
Information regarding the
nearest place where the tests
will be given can also be re
ceived from the principal.
The STAR program was
started in 1958. It is an effort
on the part of industry to honor
and reward scholastic ability.
A winner is selected in each
high school on the basis of SAT
test scores and current year
scholastic averages. These win
ners then name as their STAR
teacher —the still active teach
er who contributed most to
their scholastic success.
STAR students are next se
lected for each school system
and school district area solely
on the basis of test scores alone.
Finally on April 7th., the state
wide winner is named at the
annual meeting of the State
Chamber in Atlanta-
The 22 district STAR stu
dents and teachers plus five
additional STAR students will
receive a free week-long edu
cational tour of Georgia as their
reward.
Remember to apply this
week in order to take the De
cember 3rd test so that you
can participate in STAR.
Joe Guillebeau. Standing left to right: Sara Clyde Pat’-r.on,
Margie Cline, Margaret Campbell, Betty' Knight. Sallie King.
Louly Fowler and Mary Ann Murphy.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1960
Local Firm To Offer Idea
Center For Building Needs
A unique new home build
ing and remodeling idea ser
vice is now available to the
residents of Newton County.
Better Home and Gardens
magazine announced today that
Campbell Lumber Company is
now operating a Better Homes
and Gardens Idea Center in
the Newton County area.
The Idea Center is designed
specifically for the family that
is looking for a fresh approach
to building a new home or re
modeling its present one. The
center affords families the full
advantage of ideas and aids to
better living developed by the
editors of Better Homes and
Gardens and the magazine’s
advertisers.
By opening the Idea Center,
Campbell Lumber Co. becomes
an idea-stimulating place in
which a person may browse
and “window shop” for the
latest concepts in new home
designs, modern home im
provement ideas, and “how-to
do-it” methods for doing the
work himself.
A new 144-page book—
especially - prepared for the
Idea Center —is found on the
display unit of the Idea Cen
ter. This book. “Better Homes
and Gardens Portfolio of Ideas
for Your Home,” offers 40 pages
of new home designs.
The remainder of the infor
mative manual is a categorized
portfolio idea presentation of
remodeling and home improve
ment suggestions. The final
page contains lists of useful
products literature available
National Executive Committeeman, main spaeker: Ty Cason. De
partment Junior Vice-Commander of Georgia; Charles C. King,
Jr., parade marshal. Mr. Powers is a candidate for National Com
mander of the American Legion.
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■ and coupons for ordering the
5 literature.
Many of the well-known
Better Homes and Gardens
' books and publications are a
part of the center. The Deco
" rating Book, Handyman’s Book
’ and Garden Book are placed
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I ence.
’ Os special interest to civic
1 clubs and women’s groups is a
1 new and colorful filmstrip with
' synchronized sound entitled
! “Ideas to Improve Your Home.”
1 This 15-minute filmst ri p
’ provides interesting informa
! tion concerning the problems
I of home improvement, whether
the need is for expansion by
adding more space to a home,
or to improve existing space
; by remodeling. Local groups
interested in obtaining this
filmstrip for use at their meet
ings should contact the local
Idea Center.
EAO Student
Council Group
Is Honored
Members of the Student Ju
diciary Council and the Stu
dent Activities Council were
honored at a recent chapel as
sembly program at Emory-at-
Oxford. In recognition of their
outstanding campus leadership
these students were presented
pins by their faculty advisers.
Four members of the Student
Judiciary Council were given
pins with guards, signifying
that they are members of both
the Student Judiciary Coun
cil and the Student Activities
Council. These students are;
Waights G. Henry, 111. Nancy
Cook, Marvin Hardy, 111, and
James Milton. Other Student
Judiciary Council pins were
awarded to Max Austin. Jr.,
and James Youngblood. Prof.
Dan C. Moore, adviser to the
S.J.C., made these presenta
tions.
Prof. M. R. Elizer, Director
of Student Affairs and Adviser
to the Student Activities
Council, presented these badges
of distinction and honor to the
following members of the Stu
dent Activities Council: Roger
Williams. Edgar Smith, Lynn
Harris. Patsy Kline, Pat Wol
cott. Jim Black. Jo Hardy,
Barbara Bowles, Diane Huch
ingson, Susan Aufranc, Mary
Helen Price, John Edwards,
Sam Hornsby, Sara Jane Free
man. Burgess Walker, Neal
Purcell, and Lucian Holtzen
dorff.
It is the purpose of the Stu
dent Judiciary Council to ad
minister the honor code at
i Emory-at-Oxford. Four regu
. lar members and two alternates
I are elected to th is council each
Georgia Patrol
To Be At Top
Strength On
Thanksgiving
A massive traffic enforce
ment drive will be carried out
in Georgia by the State High
• way Patrol during the Thanks
giving holiday period, it was
announced by Col. William P.
Trotter, director of the Geor
gia Department of Public Safe
ty
It will begin at 6 p. m. Wed
nesday, Nov. 23. and continue
through midnight Sunday, Nov.
27, a total of 102 hours.
Based on traffic accident ex
perience in Georgia over past
Thanksgiving holidays and on
present trends, the State Pa
trol predicts that at least 18
persons will be killed and 235
others injured in approximately
650 accidents occurring this
year.
“We most certainly hope our
prediction is wrong,” declared
Col. Trotter. “We’ll be out on
the roads at maximum strength,
working around the clock for
102 consecutive hours, doing
everything within our power to
prevent even one serious ac
cident from occurring.”
spring.
The Student Activities Coun
cil is the organization which
directs all student activities.
Each organization on the cam
pus has representatives to this
council, giving equal represen
tation to all. It is through the
efforts of this group that Em
ory-at-Oxford is able to have
succesful extra-curricular ac
tivities.
Boy Scout Ranger Tells Kiwanians About The Local Camp
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JIMMIE HEATLEY, BOY SCOUT RANGER of the new Camp Bert Adams BSA Reservation near
Covington, was the guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club Thursday afternoon. Seated left to right are
Kiwanians Homer F. Sharp and S. J. Morcock, ooih local Scout leaders, and Rocker Ginn presi
deni of the club. Mr. Heatley told the Ch.'s members about the faci liti.s that would be avail
able at the camo durino th. inrome- 1.61
Porterdale P-TA
To Hear State
Child Consultant
PORTERDALE — Parents
and friends are reminded of
the P-TA meeting to be held
at the Porterdale School Au
ditorium on Thursday evening,
November 17, at seven o’clock
when the subject of t h e pro
gram will be “Pioneering and
Progressing”. Miss Marilyn
Butler of the State Department
of Education where she is a
Consultant f o r Exceptional
Children, will be introduced by
Miss Clara Mae Hays as the
guest speaker.
The Membership Drive now
underway will be concluded,
and an award of five dollars
given to the room having the
highest percentage of paid
members in the P-TA for the
year.
This will be an informative
and interesting meeting, ac
cording to the President, Dr.
J. B. Mitchell, Jr.
Challenge Match
To Headline
Wrestling Card
A special challenge match
that promises to be a thriller
will Headline the all star
wrestling card at Covington
National Guard Armory next
Monday night when Fred Blas
sie tangles with the clever
Indian chief Little Eagle.
Eagle has promised that he
will be on the war path when
he faces Blassie Monday night
and that he intends to take
the Southern Title and belt
along with Blassie's scalp. The
match has been carded for the
best two out of three falls with
' a 60 minutes time limit.
The other feature event on
the big wrestling card will pit
popular Benny Matta, one of
the most scientific grapplers to
come to this area in some time,
against roughhouse Jan Ma
drid. This match is also over
the best two out of three falls,
and promises plenty of action
from both men.
Action gets started at 8:00
P.M. at the National Guard
Armory next Monday night.
Tribute To
Mrs. Callaway
It is with love and sadness
that we, the Women of The
Covington Presbyterian Church,
pay tribute to the memory of
Mrs. Mary Griffiths Callaway,
who nassed away on October
25. 1960.
Mrs. Callaway was a loving
and unassuming servant of the
Lord whose cheerful spirit im
pressed us with memories that
we shall always cherish.
She was a quiet, sincere and
faithful Christian attending
manv of the activities of t h e
church, never failing to do all
she could in her Master’s work.
After faithful service in t h e
Druid Hills Presbyterian
Church in Atlanta and the First
Presbyterian Church of Or
lando. she became a member of
our church in 1941 and served
A Prise-Winning
Newspaper
1960
Better Newspaper
Contests
NUMBER 4'
28 Blood Donors
Answer Call
At Porterdale
PORTERDALE — Twenty
eight donors answered th*
call for volunteers when the
American Red Cross Bloodmo
bile visited the Anderson
Building in Porterdale on
Thursday, November 10. They
were: Ellis Adams, Franklin
Bennett, Mrs. Leonard Bow
man, Joe Cartledge, Franklin
Dick, Donald Dimsdale, Miss
Lula Farrow, Jack Lee Gates,
Mrs. Lonnie Guthrie, Oscar D.
Harcrow, Grady Hawkins, Mrs.
Richard Henderson. Edward J.
Hertwig, Mrs. Olin Layson, Ho
mer Long. Elvin H. Loyd. Mrs.
Annie Belle Maxwell, Manson
Miller, Mrs. Ersie Mitchell,
Charlie Phillips, Mrs. Gertrude
Pickett. Raymond Roseberry,
M. B. Shaw. James Singlev,
Donald Stephenson. Thomas
Stubbs, Rollie C. Thompson,
and Mrs. Georgia Watson.
Volunteer workers in addi
tion to the staff from the
Red Cross Blood Center in At
lanta included: Mrs. Ellis Ad
ams, Mrs. John Blankensbin,
Mrs. Frances Cason, Mrs. T. C.
Christian, Miss Mae Hardman,
Mrs. Jim Hughes, Mrs. L. H.
Reid. Raymond Roseberry, Mrs.
Lewis Q. Shaw, Sr., and Mrs.
R. C. Thompson.
James E. Hardman. Chair
man Porterdale Blood Program,
would like to express appre
ciation to each individual who
cooperated in making this pro
ject a success.
our Lord well in so many
phases of church work.
With her desire for all child
ren to know and love God. she
organized and led an outpost
Sundav School for many years.
As a Housemother of The Meth
odist Children’s Home in De
catur, she had further oppor
tunity to lead children to
Christ.
For manv years she was a
teacher in the Sundav School,
both of the voung and old. Her
outstanding Bible teachine was
an inspiration to us all. She
served as President of the Wo
men of the Church, as Commit
tee Chairman and Circle Chair
man and her personal Chris
tian witness was a challenge
to all who knew her.
We are grateful for h e r ex
ample of devotion to her Mas
ter. Her consecrated life will
ever be an inspiration to us.
All who knew her will testifv
that she lived justly, loved
mercy and walked humbly with
Him.
We extend deepest sympathy
to her loved ones.
We are placing a copy of this
tribute in the records of t h •
Women of the Church, in The
Covington News and sending a
copy to her children.
The Women of the
Church of the First
Presbyterian Church of
Covington.
PROTECTION
According to the Southern
Pine Association, the dry con
dition resulting from proper
seasoning of lumber is a pro
tection against insect attack
and decay.