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VOLUME 97
Candler Road-Lithonia Highway Dedication May 26
Conyers-To-Covington Section
Contract Letting In Summer
Emphasizing that Georgia is undergoing the greatest
highway constructio nand improvement program in its his
tory, Governor Ernest Vandiver has proclaimed the week
of May 21-27, as “Highway Week in Georgia.”
The governor, pointing out
that President John F. Kennedy
has proclaimed the same week
as “National Highway Week,”
railed on all Georgians to ob
serve and recognize the week
with appropriate proceedings'
and ceremonies.
Invited for the signing of the
proclamation were State High
way Board Chairman Jim L.
Gillis of Soperton; State High
way Board Member Willis N.
Harden of Commerce; M. L.
Shadburn, Chief engineer for
the State Highway Department,
and Paul Andrews, executive
director of the Georgia High
way Contractor’s Association,
who Is chairman of the Coor
dinating Committee for “High
way Week in Georgia.”
The contractor’s association,
the Better Highways Informa
tion Foundation and other pub
lic - spirited groups are join
ing with the State Highway
Department in an effort to use
the observance to improve
public understanding of t h e
road building program and its
tremendous impact on the life
©f each Georgia citizen.
Climax of the week - long
observance will come at 10
a. m. on May 26. when Gover
nor Vandiver will officially de
dicate a 10-mile stretch of In
terstate Highway 20 - East, be
tween Candler Road and Li-
Henson Opens
Record Shop At
Local Store
A Record Shop has been op
ened at the Henson Furniture
Company store in Covington,
according to an announcement
in an advertisement in The
Covington News today.
Bill McDowell, store mana
ger and vice-president of the
Henson Company, said that the
shop has a complete line of
RCA-Victor LP Records. Decca
LP - Records and Columbia LP I
Records.
In addition the store also]
carries record players, Hi-Fi
sets and equipment.
Covington Girl Scouts Receive Their Curved Bar Awards
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The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
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Georgia stands to gain net
benefits of some $2.6-billion
in federal highway money
if the state completes its in
terstate highways by 1972,
according to Chief State
Highway Engineer M. L.
Shadburn. Any serious slow
down in the program would
be extremely costly to Geor
gians, he said. The chief en
gineer based his comment on
figures contained in a recent
study made by the American
Manufacturers Association.
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thonia, which has been paved
and is in use. However, the
road has not officially been
opened to traffic.
At the time of the dedication,
contracts will have been let for
installation of directional and
informational signs on the new
stretch, and for the painting
of lane markers.
The section of roadway is
being built by Ledbetter-John
son Construction Company of
Rome.
DeKalb County Commission
Chairman Charles O. Emmerich
will be master of ceremonies
for the dedication, which will
be held in the vicinity of the
Candler Road - Interstate 20
intersection in DeKalb Coun
ty. State Highway Board Mem
ber Clarke Duncan of Buena
Vista will introduce Governor
Vandiver. Other State Highway
Board members will also at
tend.
Also invited will be city and
county officials from Fulton.
I DeKalb and Rockdale coun
ties — the counties through
which the roadway to be dedi
cated passes, state legislators
from the three counties, and
news editors.
The section to be dedicated
is part of a 17 - mile stretch
of Interstate 20 extending from
Hill Street in Atlanta to Li
thonia, which is under con
struction and is expected to be
: completed this year. The sec-
I tion from Hill Street — near
I the State Capitol — to Candler
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Amitie Club Installs Officers At Tentth Anniversary Program
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AMITIE CLUB OF OXFORD observed its 10th Anniversary last
week. The photo above was taken at the home of Mrs. Herbert
Katz as the officers for 1961-62 were installed. Left to right: Mrs.
Eugene Whatley, treasurer; Mrs. Charles Ellis, vice-president;
Girl Scout Troop 1062 Holds
Court of Awards Ceremony
Girl Scout Troop 1062 par
ticipated in the Court of
Awards held at the Presbyte
rian Church in Covington on
Tuesday evening May 9, at 7
o’clock.
Sarah Haynes, president of
the Troop, gave a brief sum
mary of the activities of the
Troop. It takes two years to
complete the First Class Rank.
There are 18 girls in this Troop
and all received their First
Class Badge and the following
proficiency badges:
Betty Benton — Bibliophile,
Journalist, Adventurer and
Farm Safety. Toni Belle —
Skating, Athlete. Home, Health
and Safety, Sports, Communi
ty Safety, Home Nurse, Hos
pitality. Backyard Camper,
Player and Dabbler. Brenda
Bonner—Drawing and paint
ing, Architecture, Magic Car
pet, Story Teller. Journalist,
Active Citizen, Salt Water
Life, Hospitality, Wood. Tree,
Bird, Insect, Star, Rock and
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1961
Mineral. Weather, Health Aid
and Athlete.
Susan Cooper — Dabbler,
Campcraft, Athlete, Canoeing,
Adventurer and Housewoman.
Marteal Dial-Athlete, Skating,
Community Safety. Tree, Mam
mal, Dabbler and Sports. Mar
gie Brown—Journalist, Home
maker and Mammal. Sarah
Haynes, Drawing and Painting,
Photography, Tree, Athlete,
Wild Plant, Bird and Sports.
Mary Beth Hill — Reader,
Child Care, Bird, Homemaker,
Hospitality, Cyclist and Out
door Cook.
Marilyn Lord—Glass, Magic
Carpet, Writer, Journalist,
Backyard Camper, Pen Pal,
Home Gardner and Tree. Sue
Meadows — Cook, Needlecraft
and Hospitality. Barbara Mor
gan-Dabbler, Glass, Needle
craft, Pottery, Mammal, Seam
stress, Farm Safety, Journal
ist, Reader, Writer, Active
Citizen. My Country, Backyard
Camper, Community Safety
Melaine Coody. Middle Row: Carol Callaway, Judy Laseter, Teresa Elder,
Diane Allgood, Nancy Smith, Amelia Spillers, Brenda Lott and Cornelia
Durand. Back Row: Pam Carson, Mrs. Thomas Lott, Mrs. Weldon Canon.
Mrs. Jordan Callaway, and Nancy Lewis.
Mrs. Clyde Webb, president; Mn. Woodrow Light of Barnesville,
first president of the club, and installation official at the meeting
Tuesday; Mrs. Robert Budd, immediate past president; and Mrs.
Cecil Allgood, secretary.
and Clerk. Judy Moseley—
Journalist, Backyard Camper,
Campcraft, Hospitality, Mam
mal and Dancer.
Peggy Porterfield —Drawing
and Painting, Weaving, Sports,
Athlete, Health Aid, Bird,
Garden Flower, Seamstress,
Backyard Camper, Housekeep
er, Tree, Cyclist and Hospital
ity. Donna Sammons— Back
yard Camper, Cyclist, Tree,
Home-Health and Safety, Out
door Cook, Reader, Dabbler,
Personal Health, Architecture,
Magic Carpet, Player. My
Troop, Rock and Mineral,
Campcraft, Health Aid, Child
Care and Hospitality.
Barbara Shropshire—Home
maker, Hospitality, Dog and
Cat. Bird and Housekeeper.
Gwen Stubbs — My Troop,
Community Safety and Animal
Raiser. Bell Thigpen — Magic
Carpet, Reader. Story Teller,
Writer, Cat and Dog. Rambler,
Horsewoman, Child Care,
Housekeeper and Hospitality.
Lou Ann Tuck—Dabbler, Jour
nalist, Reader, Active Citizen,
Salt Water Life, Backyard
Camper. Community Safety and
Hospitality.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE COVINGTON NEWS
Paul Cowan, 85
Former Bibb
Employee, Dies
Funeral services for Mr. Paul
Cowan of Covington, were held
at the Chapel of Harwell Fun
eral Home on Monday after
noon with Rev. H. H. Dillard
officiating.
Mr. Cowan, 85, was a retired
employee of Bibb Manufactur
ing Company. He was a native
of Newton County. He died at
his home here on Saturday,
May 13, after a lingering ill- i
ness.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Paul Cowan, Covington; one
son, Aubrey Cowan, Lanett,
Alabama and one daughter Mrs.
C. D. Eiseman of Covington.
Interment was in Porterdale
Baptist Cemetery with J. C.
Harwell and Son Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Serving as pallbearers were
Russell Braden, Buster Mills,
Shorty Hinton, Newt Hinton,
Roy Piper and R. P. Smith.
the NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the bereaved fam
ily in their sorrow.
4-H Livestock
Judging Team
Takes 2nd Place
Newton County 4-H Club
boys attended the Northwest
Georgia District Project
Achievement Livestock Judg
ing Contest on Saturday, May
13th at the University of Geor
gia in Athens. There were three
teams of boys judging at this
event. They were Bill Wood,
Mac Gay, 111, Bob Richardson
and Ruben Whisnante on t h e
E. L. Ficquett team; Wayne
Sams, Bill Marks, Ralphie
Spears, and Travis Towns on
the Mansfield team; and Wayne
Robertson, Kenneth Hodges,
Bobby Marks, and Alvin Whis
nante on the Pine Grove team.
The E. L. Ficquett team was
second place team in the jun
ior division at this judging
contest. Congratulations to this
group of boys and for a job
done well.
Transportation was provided
for the boys to attend this
event by Miss Vickie Whisnante
and Ed Hunt, County Agent.
Local Temperatures
Hit 80's Mon.-Tues.
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week were:
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Wed. May 10, 63 50
Thurs. May 11, 63 55
Fri. May 12, 68 55
Sat. May 13, 79 51
Sun. May 14, 83 55
Mon. May 15, 84 60
Tues. May 16, 79 58
Rainfall during the week to
taled 2.82 inches and for the
month 3.46 inches.
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Mrs. Glower Is Named Associate
Manager of Brunswick Lanes
Mrs. Dan (Montine) Clower ■
has been named Associate Man- H
ager of the new 16 Brunswick I
Gold Crown Bowling facility, I
it was announced today by I
Harold Hoffman, Manager.
Mrs. Clower needs no intro- I
duction to the community of |
Covington, and we are very I
pleased to have her on our staff. I
Mrs. Clower will handle all I
publicity, promotions, and!
public relations for our new I
facility and she will coordinate I
all women’s activities, including
the two supervised nurseries,
Mr. Hoffman stated.
Mrs. Clower is now President
of Covington Service Guild, I
Chairman of Newton County
American Red Cross, State
Vice President of Georgia Elks
Auxiliary, Girls State Chair
man of American Legion Aux
iliary, and is an active member
of the First Methodist Church,
Covington.
She has been active in civic
and fraternal work during the
past several years. She is a
Past President of Green Thumb
Garden Club, Past State Presi- .
dent of American Legion Aux
iliary, Past President of Cov
ington Elks Auxiliary, Char
ter Member of the Covington
Order of Eastern Star.
Mrs. Clower resides at 903
Floyd Street here with her
husband, Dan, and children
18, and Danny 13.
At the present time the 16
lanes are being built on U. S.
Highway 278 across the street
from the Buck-N-Kid Drive-
In, and is scheduled for com
pletion sometime in August.
Boy Scouts To
Sell Light Bulbs
PORTERDALE — Boy Scout
Troop No. 207 will have a Light
Bulb Sale. These bulbs are
guaranteed for two years. If a
Scout asks you to help with a
purchase, it is hoped everyone
will cooperate.
Accidents in farm homes
killed 2,700 persons in 1959,
Two Centennial Programs Held
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“OLD SOUTH" scenes formed the setting for the Newton County
High School Junior-Senior Prom Friday night at the NCHS gymnas
ium. Shown standing on the porch of the ante-bellum home are
Mrs. R. H. Patterson and Homer F. Sharp of the school faculty who
were dressed for the occasion in the century-old setting. Decorations
were elaborate and were used by the schools Centennial Extrava
ganza Saturday night also. Both affairs were said to have topped
the schools' calendar for the year and the Centennial program was
one of the best staged public events ever held in the county. Mrs.
Mary Jay's NCHS Physical Education Class and the high school
band helped make the Extravaganza a success before a gym-packed
house Saturday.
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MRS. DAN CLOWER
Mrs. McElroy Is
Attending Gossard
‘ Forum, Atlanta
, Mrs. Julius McElroy, an em
ployee of W. Cohen, Co., is
5 currently attending the Gossard
■ Foundation Forum sponsored
i by The H. W. Gossard Co., one
of America’s leading manutac
_ turers of foundation garments.
The Gossard Foundation
Forum is being held in Dinkier
Plaza Hotel Atlanta. The tw:o
' day Forum includes instruction
and open discussions on custo
mer fitting, fashion, sales tech
niques and fashion merchan
dising ideas.
Mrs. McElroy will return
to W. Cohen Co. with a degree
> of Graduate Corsetiere a n d
। with added knowledge in mer
, chandising and profitable de
partment store operation. She
was enrolled by Cohen’s in line
with their merchandising pol
icy of increased customer ser
vice.