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THE PICTURE above was taken last June as the winners in the
Snow Open Golf Tournament received their trophies. The late
Cotton Harwell (second from right) is holding his "B" Division
championship trophy. Others in the picture are from left: Moody
Summers, 1960 champ; B. B. Snow, Bibb vice-president, who pre
sented the trophies; and Hugh Newsome, championship runner-up.
Local Golfdom Has Lost A Friend
Branham (Cotton) Harwell, local young man who enjoyed
golf perhaps more than anyone in Newton County, passed
away at his Oxford home Wednesday night, February 1, 1961.
The nickname “Cotton” was pinned on the affable links
man early in life and it stuck with him until his death. Cotton
had been ill for some two months and had undergone emer
gency surgery at an Atlanta hospital several weeks ago.
He had recovered sufficiently that he returned to his home
and on one occasion (a sun-shiny Sunday afternoon) had
visited the Porterdale Golf course.
His cheerfulness in his grocery store business in Oxford
as many of the townspeople gathered around the little stove
in the center of the big room, was always a trade-mark of
Cotton. In discussing any subject whether it be sports,
current events or whatever, he was always considerate of
the other fellows’ opinion.
Many of Cotton’s golfing buddies will also feel a keen
loss in his passing. He actually had more invitations to play
golf on local courses than perhaps any other young man in
Newton County. Whether he won or lost, he was always
the same cheerful Cotton.
Last year in the Snow Open tournament at Porterdale
Cotton won the “B” Division Championship and we’ll never
forget the words that Mr. B. B. Snow said to Cotton when
he came forward to receive his trophy: “Cotton, I just hope
that I can present the main championship trophy to you
next year.”
Mr. Snow’s words were echoed throughout the crowd
as Cotton received the biggest applause of the day.
BLAB SL/iB
We notice that the NCHS teams will play again Saturday
night which, marks the second straight Saturday of action
for the local aggregations. Let’s let ’em play every Satur
day night from now on through March 11th. That would
mean that both teams would be in the finals of the Region
and State tournaments.
Billy Crowell, manager of the Porterdale Golf Course,
informs us that plans are underway for a memorial bridge
near the 7th tee and will be dedicated to the memory of
the late Cotton Harwell. In two tournaments at the course
last year Cotton was a winner in both events.
Local basketball scorers will probably be driven nuts
in a year of so when the second Carol George entres high
school. One is the stellar guard on the present NCHS team
and the second is a forward at Livingston Junior High. They
are no relation, I am told.
How’s this for a ctchy name of the last moniker of our
Newton County high school guards: “King-George-Jaynes.”
That would be Sandy King, Carol George and Betty Faith
Jaynes.
Don January in 24 years of golf finally made a hole in
one last week and it was worth $50,000. In contrast another
player in the tournament, Art Wall, has made 35 in his
career that spans a quarter-century . . Who was the first
major league baseball player to draw SIOO,OOO a year? See
bottom of this column for the answer . . . The mother of
Ronnie Collins, South Carolina freshman basketball star,
has confidence in his fist-throwing as well as his cage prowess.
In a free-for-all with Wake Forest last week Mrs. Collins
was on the floor and later exclaimed: “I didn’t want Ronnie
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
Stye (Unuington iritis
SPORTS
808 GREER, Editor
(Lmmutfnn Nms
Junior High
Cane Scores
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Girls Gaines
Ficquett 21, Palmer-Stone 13
Livingston 24. Porterdale 21
Porterdale 19. Ficquett 15
Livingston 49. Palmer-Stone 19
Boys Games
Porterdale 42. Livingston 30
Ficquett 35, Palmer-Stone 7
Porterdale 35. Ficquett 27
Livingston 38, Palmer Stone 23
In the big game of the past
week in Newton County Junior
high school basketball play the
Porterdale boys ended the
Livingston school’s win streak
by a 42-30 score. This leaves
all the teams in the county with
at least one defeat.
Thursday of last week the
Ficquett school teams won both
games from Palmer - Stone as
the girls took a 21-13 triumph
and the boys 35-7.
Coach Rowland’s Ficquett
sextet was led in the scoring
department by Donna Dooley
with 14 points. Patsy Flana
gan of P - S had six points.
Billy Roberts and Stanley
Harris vanned the scoring in
the Ficquett boys’ win as they
had eight points each.
Tuesday of this week the
Porterdale girls won over Fic
quett 19 - 15 as Carlyn Maloy
had 10 points for the winner.
Donna Dooley and Carol Hud
son bagged 7 points each for
the Covington school.
Porterdale’ boys also turned
back the Ficquett five 35-27
as Larry Lee Womack, Coach
Crowell’s do-it-a 11 player,
banged home 22 points. Stan
ley Harris had 8 to lead the
Covington marksmen.
Livingston’s two triumphs
over Palmer - Stone saw the
highest single scoring perfor
mance of the year when Carol
George of Livingston sank a to
tal of 30 points in her team’s
49-19 win. The Livingston boys
also had another victory, this
time by a 38-23 count.
Games tonight are as fol
lows: Livingston at Ficquett,
7 PM — Porterdale at Pal
mer - Stone, 7 PM.
Bernys Shaw
Continued From Page 9
venture and through camping
boys grow in body, mind, and
spirit. Here new skills are
learned and boys become bet
ter prepared for the years
ahead.
Last summer 3009 boys at
tended Camps Bert Adams and
J. K. Orr of the Atlanta Area
Council.
Yet, while this record atten
dance was chalked up at the
local council camps, the Atlan
ta Area Council was well rep
resented by 166 Scouts, Explor
ers. and leaders at the greatest
single non-military encamp
ments in United States history.
This was the Fifth National
Jamboree which saw a new
to hurt anyone.” ... Ed Beck, now a ministerial student
at Emory University, took some dirty digs at Georgia Tech’s
style of basketball on a halftime radio interview when Tech
met Kentucky in Atlanta recently. Said that Tech played a
slow type game that *he fans fell asleep watching and that
everytime Kaiser was touched he fell down in order to
draw a free throw . . . (Answer to question above: Joe
DiMaggio).
That $50,000 prize for a hole-in-one in the Palm Springs
golf classic to Don January cost the tournament directors
only $4,800. That is the cost of taking out the insurance on
the gimmick . . . New York’s new entry in the National
baseball league seeks a nickname for the team. Some have
suggested that it be the “Rebels.” A World Series with the
Yankees vs Rebels would be a natural! ... I have many:
favorite athletes who are now attending and have attended
NCHS. Two of those Jakie Hooten (a cheerleader) and
Nelson Allen (a baseball player) have announced their mar
riage plans . . .
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1961
Newton Girls, Boys Win Again
Newton County High School teams, both boys and girls,
posted another win to their season record at Jackson Tues
day night. The local teams also won a doublebill over Briar
cliff Saturday night at Avondale 73-14 and 66-41.
Coach Stone Cooper’s team
enjoyed a halftime lead over
the Jackson sextet 23-17, but
the third quarter was somewhat
a different story as the home
team came on to knot the
count at 24 - 24. In the fourth
and final canto the NCHS
guards and forwards damned
down on the enemv and pulled
the game out 37-25.
A comparison of hot and cold
shooting in the last half saw
Newton girls get onlv one
point in the third period. That
was a free throw by Sherry
Jeffries. Jackson had only one
point in the fourth ouarter, due
mainly to the fine "uarding of
Misses Jaynes, King and
George.
The NCHS girls now have
won 20 games and lost only
three in th® season and In
vitational Tournament nlav.
This i« the fourth year in a
row that the local girls have
chalked un 20 victories or
more in a single season. The
third loss o* the 1960-61 sea
son was suffered at C’arkston
Fr’^ay night bv a 33-32 count.
Dianne Moore’s accurate
shootmg from outs’de and the
free-throw marksmanshin of
Sherry Jeffries vanned t h e
point - making for the NCHS
combination at Jackson.
The Rams, although hang
ing up their 22nd win of t h e
camnaign without a loss, look
ed like a tired and listless
t“am. Manv fans wondered
Tuesday night if the team is
tapering off and actually on
the down - grade now that the
big tournament is coming un at
Danielsville on February 22.
Coach Bradley commented
after the game, “Our boys
played one of their poorest
games since I have been coach
at Newton. Unless we snap out
of it we may not get by t h e
first game in the Region tour
nament.”
Perhaps the two biggest hur
dles for the Rams are two of
the final games of the regular
slate — at Milledgeville Fri
day night and with Forsyth
County (Cumming! here next
Friday. February 17.
Baldwin Countv is now on a
10-game winning streak and
practically the same team beat
the Rams here last season.
Tuesday night they downed the
2.500 acre tented city spring up
at Colorado Springs, Colorado.
There last july 22 to 28 some
58.986 boys and leaders camp
ed together.
On the weekend of the jam
boree. some 2000 other Scouts
who remained home took part
in the many jubilee camporees,
camping overnight. These were
held in all Districts.
A total of 4000 Cub Scouts
held - one day outings with pa
rents participating. These were
conducted in schoolyards, play
grounds, parks, and private
sites.
O'der boy members, known
as Explorers, staged their own
field day, featuring contests and
demonstrations. Some 255 Ex
plorers and leaders took part
at Lake Spivey.
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“All people wile in the
lame language.’'
BY 808 GREER
(News Sports Editor)
Jones County team 64-38 for
their 10th straight.
GIRLS’ 20TH
Newton 37 Jackson 25
F—Moore 21 Polk 19
F—Bryant 6 Morgan 4
F—Jeffries 10 Sanders 2
G—King Gray
G —Jaynes Smith
G —George Vaughn
BOYS’ 22ND
Newton 49 Jackson 32
F—Evans 6 Harper 4
F—Mitchell 12 Byars 3
C—Rowe 10 Blue 3
G—Shaw 13 Bryant 7
G—Bowen 4 Crider 3
Score at half: Newton 32-21.
Scoring Subs: Newton —
Bowen 4. Farr 2, T. Rutledge 2.
Jackson — Pelt 2, Comer 4,
i Turner 6.
Oglethorpe
Hosts Stetson
Tonight 8 P. M.
Oglethorpe Petrels, led by sopho
more Bobby Nance, trampled
Shorter College 83-45 on Wednes
day. February 1. It was the
Petrel’s fourteenth victory against
a single set-back.
Nance, who sunk 23 points
against the University of Chatta
nooga last week in his first full
game for Oglethorpe, duplicated
the feat against Shorter to take
top scoring honors.
The 6’ 4” forward from Calhoun,
Ga., also pulled in ten rebounds.
Oglethorpe controlled both
boards, out rebounding the Shorter
squad 44 to 16. Roger Couch,
Petrel forward, almost equalled
the oppositions total rebounds by
grabbing 14.
Jerry Stubblefield, a sharp shoot
er guard, was Shorter’s high point
man with 14.
In addition to Nance, three
other Petrels shot in double figures.
Tommy Norwood sunk 12. Buddy
Goodwin 11. and Morris Mitchell
ten.
Oglethorpe will meet Stetson
University in the next home game
on February 9 The Hatters
defeated the Petrels twice last
season, once in the NAIA, District
25 play offs. The Petrels will be
pointing toward a different ending
on Thursday.
The game has also been pr o
claimed “George Luther Night.”
• « « •
Oglethorpe Is
Leading Nation
In Team Defense
Oglethorpe University is
leading the nation’s small col
leges in basketball team
defense for the third consecu
tive year. The first statistics
of the season released by the
National Association of Inter
collegiated Athletics show the
Petrels allowing their oppon
ents a miserly 46.5 points per
game—7.B points ahead of sec
ond-place Plattsburg College
in New York.
Shorter College, Rome. Ga.,
ranks fourth in the same cate
gory, holding their opponents
to 54.6 points per game.
Oglethorpe is also winning
games by the second-widest
margin. The Pe, rels have top
ped their rivals by an average
score of 27.6 points. The Birds
have a ten game average of
74.1 points.
Bobby Nance and Roger
Couch, both Oglethorpe for
wards. are ranked in the latest
statistics. Nance is a 6’4”
Sophomore who has recently
forced his way into the start
ing line-up. He is listed eighth,
nationally in individual field
goal shooting with 33 goals out
of 54 attempts for a 61.1 per
centage.
Couch is rated 23rd in in
dividual free shooting. The
6’2 1/2” senior from Decatur,
Ga., has made 30 free throws
in 35 attempts.
No other teams or proyers
from Georgia were included in
the report.
“College basketball coaches
are all interested in higher
education, and the closer they
come to seven feet the better
they like it.”—Finn B. Enk-
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808 MITCHELL, Newton Ram forward, gets off a jump shot in
the Rams-Jackson game Tuesday night. Other Newton players (in
white uniforms) are Allan Rowe (number 15) and Terry Evans
(number 24). The Rams posted their 22nd straight win of the year
Tuesday over Jackson 49 to 32.
Unique "Safety Circus” To
Visit Covington, Porterdale
The circus is on the way!
In this case it is a unique
sort of circus in which ele
mentary school children in
Covington and Porterdale will
learn about traffic safety
through efforts of a police of
ficer and his talented dogs.
Known as the Officer Pres
sley “Safety Circus,” the chil
dren’s show will be presented
February 14 at the Covington
Elementary School, at 9:30 a.m.
and at the Porterdale Element
ary School at 1:30 p.m.
Sponsored by American
Trucking Associations, the
show’s visit is made possible
by the Georgia Motor Truck
ing Association in cooperation
with the Georgia State Patrol.
The children are treated to
a free 40-minute circus, com
plete with music, performing
dogs, and ringmaster. Needless
to say, they go for it in a big
way, but even better, the
show’s lessons in traffic safe
ty habits are long-remember
ed.
Credit for originating this
novel method of teaching
safety to school children goes
to Ernest E. Pressley, a police
officer on leave from the Char
lotte, North Carolina Police
Department. He conceived the
idea while noticing the inter
est of neighborhood children
in tricks performed by his pet
setter. Pressley trained other
dogs to act out the safety rules
and started his tour of the
country.
Ten highly - trained dogs
make up the supporting cast
for his “Safety Circus”, keep
ing the rapt attention of the
children by performing a great
variety of tricks. Each act
demonstrates the importance
of traffic safety and brings real
meaning to Pressley’s slogan—
“ Walk Safe—Ride Safe—Play
Safe.”
Leading lady of the show is
Lassie, a collie thoroughly
familiar with safety habits.
According to Pressley, the chil
dren’s favorite is Elmer, an
other member of the troupe,
who manages to do everything
wrong at the right time.
The “Safety Circus" is en
dorsed by the National Safety
Council, the international As
sociation of Chiefs of Police,
J Edgar Hoover of the FBI,
and educators and civic orga
nizations throughout the coun
try.
Evidence of the “Safety Cir
cus" amazing success in im
pressing the importance of ob
serving traffic regulations on
the children, is the constant
flood of letters the American
Trucking Associations receives
from enthusiastic parents and
teachers. Thousands of parents
• • • •
and school officials hav° prais
ed the show’s effective method
of teaching safety.
In conjunction with his tra
veling show, Pressley has or
ganized a Junior Traffic Safe
ty Club, which now has a
membership of over 3 million
youngsters. School children be
come eligible for membership
in the club after correctly an
swering a series of questions
on traffic safety. The question
naires are passed out by Pres
sley immediately after his
show.
A certificate of membership
is sent to each member of the
club by the American Truck
ing Associations.
Will Your Boy
Be A Tall
Cage Player?
An interesting and informa
tive article was carried in a
recent issue of “Georgia's
Health”. It discussed a sort of
rule of thumb in determining
if your son (or daughter) will
be very tall when they are
grown.
The article is titled “How
Tall Will He Be?” and we are
reprinting it here:
Can parents tell what the
eventual height of their child
ren will be? The answer is
"Safety Circus" To Appear in County
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A LINEUP OF CANINE cut-ups is coining to town. Pictured above
are the members of Officer Pressley's "Safety Circus," which is
currently on tour under the sponsorship of the American Trucking
Associations, Inc. and the show is due to appear in Covington and
Porterdale on Feb. 14, at the elementary schools. For several years
these well-trained dogs have been demonstrating to the school
children of American the importance of observing the rules of safety.
(See article elsewhere in News today).
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| 1960
Better Newspaper
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NCHS Defeats
Briarcliff High
Both Newton High basket
ball squads took victories over
Briarcliff High of Atlanta Sat
urday night at the Avondale
gymnasium. The tussles were
postponed from a week ago due
to the icy condition of the
roads.
Dianne Moore and Carole
Bryant had a total of 48 points
in the girls victory by a score
of 73-14 Allan Rowe vanned
the Rams attack with 23 mark
ers in the locals’ victory 67-41.
The Rams Triumph was the
21st of the year without a de
feat. Each game the Rams win
from now on will set a new
high schoo' record foi consecu
tive victories in a season.
GIRLS GAME
Newton 73 Briarcliff 1 I
F—Moore 27 Cox 7
F—Byrant 21 Hobbs 2
F—Jeffries 12 Smith 5
G—Taynes L. King
G—Kins. S. Skypck
G—George H 11
Score a’ h"’f’ime: Newton
31. Briarcliff 8.
Scoring Subs: Newton —•
Masten 3, Hopkins 2, Jaynes 6,
Bailey 2.
• • • •
ROYS GAME
Newton 67 Briarcliff 41
F— Mitchell 11 Woodall 13
F—Evans 2 Montgomery 3
C—Rowe 23 Camuso 7
G—Shaw 19 Battle 2
G —Bowen 2 Kok'"o 3
Score at halftime: Newton
40. Briarcliff 16.
Scoring Subs: Newton —
Smith 2. Tim Evans 2, Jordan
6. Briarcliff — Sharp 4, Brad
ford 8
♦ • • •
NEWTON NOTES
The NCHS - Briarcliff gams
was played at the Avondal®
High gym. Several loyal New
ton fans journeyed over to see
the games.
• • • •
The Rams started their 1960-
61 victory - record streak
against Briarcliff back in No
vember and they haven’s lost
since. The string is n o w 21
straight without a loss.
“yes”, accordingto Dr. Nancy
Bayley of the Child Welfare
Institute. University of Cali
fornia. Dr. Bavley has worked
out a rough rule whereby, bar
rine unforseen situations such
as illness or poor living condi
tions. a child’s ultimate height
can be predicted within 2 or
3 inches.
Here is the rule: When ful
ly grown a bov will have dou
bled his height at two years
old. A girl will have doubled
her IR-month height. A girl of
five and a bov or six have
reached two-thirds of their full
height. By the age of nine a
boy has reached three-auartei s
of his final height, and the
same is true for a girl when
she is seven.
An inexpensive way to keep
nightcrawlers fresh and lively
[until need is to place them in
a thin layer of dirt and cover
with two thoroughly dampened
[ sections of newspaper. Keep
the newspaper damp at all
times; the worms feed on it. —
Sports Afield.
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