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Thursday, January 26, 1961
March Os Dimes
Seeks Funds
For Research
One of the targets of t h e
New March of Dimes is birth
defects — the largest unmet
childhood medical problem in
the United States, according to
Basil O’Connor, president of
The National Foundation.
March of Dimes contributions
made this month will help in
the effort to prevent crippling
birth defects, he predicts.
Birth defects cripple more
children in this country every
year than any other cause ex
cept accidents, Mr. O’Connor
exolained.
Now for the first time in
history a national voluntary
organization is attempting to
solve the mystery of why some
children are born with a de
formity. . . why 250,000 Ameri
can children are born each
year with significant birth de
fects. . . why a quarter-of-a
million families experience the
heartbreak of a child that is
different, a child that will not
be able to run and play as
other children do.
Substantial funds have been
awarded by The National
Foundation to medical scien
tists for research to find the
answers as scientists found the
preventive for paralvtic polio.
Polio research has already led
into this new area.
Also in its attempt to find
the answers, The National
Foundation, with March of
dimes funds, has established
birth defects clinical study cen
ters at Children’s Hospital, Co
lumbus. Ohio, and at Vander
bilt University Hospital, Nash
ville, Tennessee during the
past year. Another center is be
ing established at the Univer
sity of Oklahoma Medical Cen
ter in Oklahoma City, Okla
homa.
A number of countv chap
ters of The National Founda
tion have had sufficient funds,
after meeting polio obligations,
to begin a patient aid program
for children afflicting with open
skull, open spine or water on
the brain.
“We hope Georgians will give
so generously to the 1961 New
March of Dimes that many local
chapters will have sufficient
funds to extend patient aid not
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M. E. Aiken Is "Wildlife Ranger 01 The Month"
Morris Eugen® Aiken, Wild
life Ranger for Newton and
Rockdale counties, was tabbed
as the first subject of a feature
article in the “Georgia Out
doors” news bulletin which
was issued this week. The bul
letin is being published by the
Georgia Game and Fish Com
mission.
Featured in the Volume I,
Number 1 issue of the bulletin,
the story on Mr. Aiken fol
lows:
COVINGTON, Ga.—“A good
law enforcement ranger is one
who knows thoroughly the
area in which he works.”
This one facet of a wildlife
ranger’s job was described by
Law Enforcement Division
Chief Cliff P. Palmer. It fits
snuglv on Morris Eugene Ai
ken, 46 who is assisted to New
ton and Rockdale counties.
Aiken, known as “Bill” to his
friends in these counties, not
only is familiar with his area,
but has a working knowledge
of game and fish laws and how
to enforce them.
“Bill” is a native of Newton
County and currently resides
near Covington, the county
seat.
He joined the Game and Fish
Department last July and since
then — thanks to strick en
forcement — has enioyed see
ing the rise of hunting and
fishing license sales in the two
counties. “When T go out into
the field nowadays,” he de
clares, “I find that everyone I
check has licenses.”
That wasn’t the case a little
over a year ago. Violations were
on the rampage in the coun
ties and several persons whom
Aiken checked told him it was
the first time in 15 years that
a ranger had asked them for
their licenses.
“Bill” was emnloved by the
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Committee in
Newton County for more than
10 years, which explains his
ant knowledge of the county’s
topogranhv. He also farmed
during this period.
Aiken was one of the many
rangers who patrolled Jackson
Lake during the summer
months in search of violators of
the new boating law.
only to children under 19 with
birth defects, but also to those
in that age group with crip
pling arthritis”, said Jack Min
ter, Georgia’s 1961 March of
Dimes chairman.
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M. E. AIKEN
Chief Lewis P. Cotton of the
Pine Mountain District, who is
Aiken’s immediate superior,
described the husky ranger as
being a conscientious worker,
devoted to his duty. Two words
can be used to describe Aiken.
Cotton said. These are “hard
worker.”
“Bill” is a member of t h e
Methodist Church and is mar
ried to the former Miss Inez
Padgett of Butts County. He is
the father of two sons, M. E.
Jr., 24. who is a vocational
teacher in Twiggs County, and
Joe Aiken, 19, a junior at the
University of Georgia.
Dave Smith Is
"FFA Member
Os The Month"
At our recent F. F. A. meet
ing Dave Smith was chosen
“FFA Member of the Month.”
At present, he and his Dad
have 1500 layers. Dave has
four purebred Jersey Heifers
and is growing out two beef
calves for home consumption.
He also has a young forest of
Slash Pine that he set out about
eight years ago.
Dave is vice president of
Newton County FFA Chapter.
This, plus his other activities,
doesn’t keep Dave from being
an “A” student.
Larry King, Reporter
Cousins Library
Assistants Attend
Gainesville Meet
The members of the Slags of
the R. L. Cousins School met
on January 19, for the purpose
of hearing the reports of the
delegates to the Librarians and
Slags Meeting held at the Fair
Street School, Gainesville, on
Jan. 14.
The students who attended
were our president Rosa Bur
dette, vice president Dorothy
Mullins and Rosie Eubanks.
They gave a very good report
about the Regional Project
“Making Friends Abroad
Through Books”. Our guest
speaker at the meeting was a
student at Morehouse College,
Atlanta, and a native of Kenya,
Africa. Mr. Phillip Mindu gave
us information about the life
and customs of the people in
Kenya, after which we were
permitted to ask questions.
Rosa Burdette was elected
assistant secretary of the Slags.
We hope that more of our
Slags will be able to attend
our next meeting for the rich
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Newton Band
Members To
Attend Clinic
Several local band students
have been chosen to partici
pate in the District 4 Clinic
Band on January z7 and 28.
The Clinic Band will be held
at Lake City Elementary
School in Forest Park.
The students chosen to go
are Mada Patterson, Oboe;
Elise Goode, Clarinet; Eliza
beth Anne Greer, Bass Clari
net; Eddie Smith, Contra Bass
Clarinet; Carol Woodruff, Alto
Saxaphone; Mike Budd, Trom
bone; Billy Skinner, French
Horn: John Jordan, Cornet;
Charles Wilbanks, Bass; Arlene
Hargrove, Flute; Lee Camp
bell, Cornet; Jimmy Hender
son, Alto Clarinet and Tom
my Brown, Trombone.
Some members will also au
dition for Allstate Band. They
are Arlene Hargrove, Mada
Patterson, John Jordan, Lee
Campbell, Elise Goode, Mike
Budd, Tommy Brown, Carol
Woodruff, Jimmy Henderson
and Billy Skinner.
The annual Band Festival
will be held March 10. The
band wdll journey to Griffin
to participate in the Festival.
March 17, the solo and en
semble festival will be held.
Solos will be presented by
nine students. John Jordan
will play “Haydn Concerto”;
Mike Budd, “Maiden of the
Mist”; Tommy Brown, “Brass
Bangles”; Tony Hodges, “Ro
mance”; Jimmy Patrick, “An
dante et Allegro”; Lee Camp
bell, “All Antica”; Billy Skin
ner, “Noctumo”; Mada Patter
son, “Scheherezado”; and Elise
Goode, clarinet solo.
Ensembles to be played will
be a horn trio by Billy Skin
ner, Billy Blair and Oliver
Bowden; a trumpet quartet by
Gary Budd, Billy Blair, Tony
Hodges and Thomas Whelchel;
Clarinet quartet by Sheilah
Graham, Jerry Huff, Tommy
Allgood and Marguerite Horst
man; Woodwind ensemble,
Elise Goode, Tommy Scar
borough, Jimmy Henderson
and Elizabeth Anne Greer.
Very good ratings from the
band as well as soloists and
ensembles are being hoped for.
William Kitchens
Is Assigned To
6th Battalion
mL <
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Recruit William G. Kitchens,
son of Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Kitchens, 96 Spruce St. Por
terdale, Ga. is presently assign
ed to Company A, 6th Bat
talion, 2d Training Regiment
of the U. S. Army Training
Center, Infantry, at Fort Jack
son, S. C. where he is under
going eight weeks of Basic
Combat Training.
He will be taught rifle
marksmanship under the U. S.
Army’s TRAINFIRE program
which enables the modern sol
dier to become a better rifle
man in less time than previ
ous methods.
During his seventh week of
training, he will live in the
field under conditions similar
to those in the forward areas of
a battle zone. He moves over
rough terrain on foot and in
tactical vehicles and partici
pates in numerous combat sit
uations of a realistic nature.
experience that these delegates
received.
Mrs. J. McLaughlin,
Advisor
Miss M. G. Owens,
Librarian
Priscilla Hardeman
Pilot Club Has An Interesting
International Relations Program
The January dinner meeting
of the Pilot Club of Covington
was held in the Porterdale
School lunchroom Thursday
evening, January 19 President
Ruth Parker presided.
Because of the wonderful
cooperation of faculty members
and students from Emory at
Oxford, the Publicity and
Public Relations committee
presented an interesting
International Relation
ship program. Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Hoffman who represent
ed the Methodist Mission Board
in India for eight years pre
pared an exhibit consisting of
items which they brought from
India. Mrs. Hoffman demon
strated how the women wear
the sari. She said that the eco
nomic condition of the family
would determine the number
of sari's which the Indian wo
man owned. She also told how
the woman who had only one
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that beginning, thousands of
young people have been help
ed to hold to the tenets of their
Faith, and learn the practical
advantages to be gained from
practiced Christianity, taught
them by their parents and their
churches. The first U. S.,
Y. M. C. A. was organized in
Boston in 1851.
In Georgia, Y-Club Director
David C. Jordon, of Monroe,
does a solendid job with the
various Boys Hi-Y and Girls
Tri-Hi-Y Clubs in high schools
of the state. Locally, Newton
County High has three Girls
Tri-Hi-Y Clubs, Gamma, with
Joyce Hudspeth as president,
and Mrs. S. B. Hay. Jr. as ad
visor; Alpha, Day Morcock nre
sident, and Mrs. Jim McKay,
advisor; and Senior, with Jack
ie Latham president, and Mrs.
Ed McCants, advisor; and one
Boys Hi-Y Club, with Dickv
George president and L. M.
Burke, advisor.
These young people are dedi
cated to their task of promot
ing “Clean Soeech, Clean
Sportsmanship. Clean Scholar
ship and Clean Living”. They
realize the value of the clean
heritage which has been pass
ed on to them. Their lives will I
be monuments to this Chris- j
tian heritage, if they, when '
faced with life’s decisions, con- i
tinue to make the right choices, j
and live by the rules. Because !
of them, and their influence, '
the world will be a better I
place in which to live.
The only way to spell the
“review of the Covington Mu- I
sic Club’s presentation of t h e
Emory at Oxford Chorus in i
Mendelssohn’s “Elijah”, Tues- '
day evening at Allen Memorial |
Church, would be - “RAV-iew”
—for those attending, d i d
nothing short of “rave”! This
presentation is always one of
the local highlights; and our
regret at having to miss it con- 1
tinues to mount with every re
port we hear of the outstand
ing performance. Bass soloist)
Thomas Mayton of Columbus
gave an inspiring performance
in the star role of “Elijah”, and
George Hutchinson, was unus
ually good in a tenor aria.
Many others won praise for
their performance; none more j
than Mrs. Martin Goode, ac
companist, whose perception
and musicianship always con- >
tributes to the success of any
musical presentation.
Good wishes surround Mrs. :
Aubra Sherwood, who is a pa- I
tient at Newton County Hos- 1
pital, following an automobile
accident on Monday. “Ruth”, |
as she is affectionately known
to scores of friends, will be ;
very much in their prayer*
and thoughts during her re- !
covery.
Marion Piper, who has re-1
turned from Georgia Baptist i
Hospital, is also being wished |
a pleasant convalescence from !
surgery; and many friends are
As a climax to this first
phase of training, he will
march with his battalion in a i
review before the command- I
ing general of Fort Jackson. .
This ceremony is witnessed by
relatives and friends of the
trainees who attend the “open 1
house” held by each company
on graduation day. I
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sari could take a bath and
wash her one garment.
Mr. Shlomo Barnoon from
Jerusalem, Israel gave most in
teresting facts about the rapid
development in his native
country since they gained their
independence in 1948. He said
that Jews from many countries
are rapidly returning to Israel.
He stated that the people of
his country were grateful to
the United States for their
generous aid in helping to build
homes, for providing materials
and money so that industrial
and agriculture working con
ditions could be improved. Af
ter graduation from Georgia
Tech, Mr. Barnoon plans to re
turn to Jerusalem as an in
dustrial engineer. He is spon
sored by Atlanta Rotary.
Ted Sells, whose parents are
with the Methodist Mission
Board in Rhodesia, showed
some interesting slides. From
Student Council
Elects Officers
At the regular weekly meet
ing of the Student Council of
Newton County High School,
the following officers were
elected to serve with president
Dave Smith and vice-president
Janelle Wood for the second
semester: Secretary, Sandra
Seabolt; treasurer, Dickie Geor
ge; reporter, Lanelle Hutson;
devotional chairman, Tommy
Wiley; patrolmen, Dickie Geor
ge, Tommy Wiley and Grady
Budd.
The Student Council repre
sentatives elected by their re
spective home rooms are: 9A,
Nancy Blankenship; 98, John
Cason; 9C Ronnie Elliott; 9D,
Diane Hooten; 9E, Faye Knox;
9F, Gary Rooks; 9G; Cindy
Richardson; 9H, Bob Travis;
91. Lynda Satterfield. 10A,
Grady Budd; 108, Carol Geor
ge; iOC, Curtis Jackson; 10D,
Rosemary Laster; 10E, Day
Morcock; 10F, Carolyn Strange.
11 A, Michael Budd: 118, Har
riet Dietz; 11C, Gerry Lott;
11D, Laura Mitchell; 11E, Jack
ie Smith. 12A, Madelyn Bates,
Kathryn Corley; 128, Dickie
George, Lanelle Hutson; 12C,
Bobby Lassiter, Jackie Latham;
12D, Merie Paden, Sandra Sea
bolt; 12E, Tommy Wiley, Phy
llis White.
eagerly awaiting his return to
the “square”.
The way the broom is lean
ing our way, it looks as tho, it
too, is eagerly awaiting some
thing — could be, it is the in
evitable — “SWEEPIN’ UP”.
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the slides we learned much
about the schools, the habits of
the natives and living condi
tions.
Mr. and Mrs. William B.
Stubbs could not be present
but Mrs. Stubbs gave the club
a recipe for Old-Fashioned
Raspberry Buns which she
brought from Wales. It was
Brightest spot
in her budget
TRYING TO BALANCE a budget can put a lady
in the darkest kind of mood. But there is
one item that always makes the job easier—
low-cost electricity.
Over the years the price of electric service
has been generally downward. In fact, the
average price per kilowatt-hour of electricity
paid by our residential customers has
dropped more than 65 per cent since 1930.
That’s quite a contrast to the over-all cost
of living, which has jumped 46 per cent.*
For instance, the cost of food has increased
52 per cent; rent, 21 per cent, and clothing,
48 per cent.
Count all the jobs electricity does for you
— cleaning, cooking, washing, lighting, heat
ing, cooling, even entertaining. Then, think
of how little you pay.
You haven’t known another bargain like
this in 30 years!
• w res o) natiuual figures on over-all cost of living,
clothing, rent and food is the U. S. Department of
Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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printed on the back of the pro
grams.
The lunchroom was decorat
ed with flags from various
countries and small flags an
chored in styrofoam extended
the length of the guest table.
Several dishes from various
countries were served during
the meal.