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“Come Along With Us” oh
eur Dream Trip to the Nation
al Editorial Association’s con
vention in Salt Lake City,
Utha; and on our ensuing va
cation to other points west! It
is the only way we can share
it, as we so yearned to do,
with every member of the
News staff, and our fellow
citizens of Newton County, who
contributed so much toward
winning the NEA 2nd Place
Award in General Excellence
for the local paper.
To the travel-wise a train
trip is just a means of convey
ance; but to those of us who
live at home and stay at the
same place”, and have, most of
their lives, used an automobile
as the shortest distance be
tween two points, it was no
thing short of an adventure.
We marvelled at the comfort
and convenience of the com
pact bedroom of the L and N’s
“Georgian”, which we boarded
for Chicago on Monday even
ing.
On thru the nite—Chatta
nooga, Tenn., Kentucky, In
diana —the motion and rhythm
of the train were a veritable
lullaby. Os course, the fact that
I beat my better half to the
lower berth could have ac
counted for my tranquil slum
ber, and his cat-nappish nite!
We found ourselves coming in
to the agricultural areas of Il
linois—and feasted our eyes on
the black loamy soil and rich
vegetation, reminiscent of our
own beloved South Georgia.
Since dressing is definitely
a “one at a time” affair, in
these modern miracles of uti
lized space, we preceeded our
sleepy companion to the diner,
to order breakfast. Time and
distance sped by until we be-
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Hopewell Revival
Service Starts
Tuesday, July 18
The annual revival services
will be held at Hopewell Pres
byterian Church July 18 - 23.
The Rev. L. L. Dattler, pastor
of the Tucker Presbyterian
Church, will be guest minister.
Services will be held at 8 each
evening, with two services on
Sunday. Following the Sun
day morning worship the Lord’s
Supper will be observed.
The pastor. Dr. T. B. Mc-
Bride, and the congregation,
extends to you an invitation to
attend these services. May we
ask you to remember this re
vival in your prayers.
A covered dish supper will
be held at the Educational
Building of the church at 6:30
on Tuesday evening, July 18.
Flag Raising Ceremony Starts The Annual Girl Scout Day Camp
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way Monday at the Girl Scout Hui in Covington is shown above.
Borne 200 girl Scouts are participating in the annual day camp
A Prise-Winning
Newspaper
1960
Better Newspaper
Conteato
The Covina to' rise Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 97
CH' -iBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSES TRAIN CUT
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American Legion Post 32 Re-Elects Officers
Bohanan To Serve Second
Term As Post Commander
Newton County Post 32 American Legion re-elected its
present slate of officers to serve another term. The election
to^v "'-no Tuesday evening at the Legion Home.
Jaycees Name
Committees For
Coming Year
Newton County J u n i o r
Chamber of Commerce has
announce the appointment of
key committees for the year
1961 - 62, according to Presi
dent James Anderson.
The following committees
have been named:
Membership: Greely Ellis,
Cloud Abernathy.
Public Affairs: Hugh Steele,
Jack Chandler.
Ways and Means: Greely El
lis, Warren Kirkland, Don
Ballard.
Youth Activities: Bobby Way,
Billy Adams.
Publicity: George Patton.
Scrapbook: Kenneth Davis.
Program: Milton McLaney,
Philip Cohen.
Social Activities: Walker
Campbell.
Orientation Chairman: John
Fuller.
Outstanding Farmer: John
Fuller, Howard Spears.
Fair Booth: Tony Wilkie. Don
Hopkins, Cloud Abernathy.
Football Parking: Jimmy
Pound.
S. P. O. K. E. Awards: Philip
Cohen.
Traffic Safety: Franklin
Moss.
Fire Safety: Joe Mills.
Little League: Bobby Way,
George Patton.
Parliamentary Procedure
Greely Ellis, Don Ballard.
Plans are underway for a
bicycle safety program and de
tails will be announced later.
This is part of a National Safe
ty Program.
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Presenting the recommenda
tions of the nominating com
mittee was Charles C. King,
Jr. The five officers who will
be serving a second term are
Commander C. T. Bohanan,
Senior Vice - Commander Bill
Hoffman, Junior Vice - Com
manders Rembert Kitchens and
Lewis White, and Adutant Ri
chard Lord.
Commander Bohanan imme
diately appointed Rev. Carl
Standard as Chaplain of the
post for 1961 - 62. Billy Ed
wards and Charles Savage were
appointed as Sergeants - At -
Arms.
J. Darrell Harper and Edgar
Wood were elected to serve on
the House Committee for five
and one-year terms respec
tively. They will succeed J.
Lawton Skinner and Frank
Meadors. Other members of the
present house committee are:
Ty Cason, Charles King, Luke
Hill and Bernard Greer.
During the business session
Tuesday it was reported that
the membership for the past
year was 316. The 1961 quota
was 279.
A Memorial Service was held
during the program in respect
to the recent death of a mem
ber of Post 32 - Grady Law
son. Commander Bohanan led
the service and Edgar Wood of
fered the prayer.
The recent Covington elec
tion concerning voting of gas
revenue certificates, which
failed by a vote of 95, was dis
cussed at the meeting Tuesday.
Homer Hall and Charles King
made speeches telling the mem
bers of the urgent need of ex
tending the expanding the gas
system in Covington.
The Legion members pre
sent unanimously passed a mo
tion that the local post exert
every effort to aid a get-out
the vote campaign when the
next election is set for the gas
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activities under the supervision of adult leaders. Mr*. Stone
Cooper is director of the 1961 camp.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1961
Newton Jaycees Present Check To Hospital Auxiliary
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NtWiON COUNTY JAYCEES presented ■ $50.00 check io the Newton Hospital Auxiliary as
their contribution to the recent "Holiday For os^ital" fund raising event. Shown above is Mrs.
Robert Fowler, Auxiliary President accepting the check from James Anderson. Jaycee President.
Gas System Certificates Fail
By 95 Votes At Saturday Poll
Voting in the Saturday elec
tion to authorize SIOO,OOO in
revenue certificates to expand
and improve the Covington
Gas system failed to muster
the necessary 51 percent of the
voters in the city to validate
the proposed bonds.
A total of 843 votes cast were
needed to permit the election
to be valid. However, 748 vot
ed in the referendum and only
20 of those opposed the cer
tificates.
City officials have stated
that they are hopeful that the
issue will be presented to the
voters again as soon as possi
ble. They stated that the gas
system is in dire need of im-
I provements and extensions by
fall.
Observers have pointed out
that the election on Saturday
probably kept some of the re
gistered voters from the polls.
Another day of the week has
been suggested for the next
election relative to issuing the
revenue certificates.
Farmers To
Vote By Mail
For Officials
The election of Community
Agricultural Stabilization and |
Conservation Committee in
Georgia will be conducted by
mail ballot this year, according
to an announcement this week
by William L. Lanier, Admin
istrative Officer of the Agri
cultural Stabilization and Con
servation Service State Office
in Athens, Georgia. The period 1
for voting in the county con
ventions to elect the County;
ASC Committees will be held
during the period of August 28
through August 30 in each
county.
The farmers in each com
munity will elect a committee
consisting of a Chairman, Vice-
Chairman. and regular mem
ber. In addition, First and Se
cond Alternates will be elected
in each community. The com
munity committee chairman
will also be the community i
delegates to the county con- i
ventions. A County ASC Com- :
mittee for each county con
sisting of a Chairman, Vice-
Chairman, regular member and
two alternates will be elected
at the county convention.
Voting for community com
mitteemen will be done again i
this year by mail, with t h e
County ASC Office sending a:
secret ballot and a return en- 1
velope to every eligible voter
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COVINGTON NEWS
OO Pages
Today
Newton Countians ’
Enrolled GSCW
Summer Quarter
A total of 663 students have en
rolled at the Georgia State College
for Women for the first term of
the Summer Quarter.
Newton County is represented by
Charlotte A. Bone. Mary Lee
Costley, Christine Harwell, Reba
L. Hutson. Libby Jo Johnson, Mari
lyn R. McKay, Annie G. Robert
son. Karen L. Stone. Edythe D.
Wright, and Maypearle W. Dobbs.
In addition to the regular grad
uate and under-graduate students
on the GSCW campus, 60 people
are engaged in studies at the off
campus Augusta workshop. A n
additional 60 French and Spanish
teachers are on the campus study
ing at the Foreign Language Insti
tute. The Institute is sponsored by
the National Defense Education
Act through the cooperation of the
U. S. Office of Education.
Kiwanis Family
Picnic This
Evening 6:30
Covington Kiwa ni s club
members and their families will
be guests at the club’s annual
picnic Thursday (today) at the
picnic area adjoining the
Swimming Pool on Newton
Drive. The meal is scheduled to
be served at 6:30 o’clock-
Delicious barbecue and all
the trimmings has been prom
ised those who attend the event
today. Some 180 are expected I
for the occasion.
Swimming will be permit
ted in the club’s swimming pool
as a part of the picnic program.
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Dr. Delma Hagood, Super
intendent of the Decatur-Ox
ford District, was the guest
speaker at the Covington Ki
wanis luncheon meeting Thurs
day at Legion Home.
Dr. Hagood was introduced I
by C. D. Ramsey, Jr., program!
chairman for the day. Also
taking part on the program
Thursday was Mrs. Hugh Mc-
Donald, soloist. She was ac
companied at the piano by Mrs.;
Martin Goode.
Visitors at the meeting in- ]
eluded the Reverend Tom >
White, pastor of the Coving- i
ton Presbyterian Church: John
Jernigan and Billy Shepherd,
co-manager and player of the
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MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Georgia Railroad Proposes
Dropping Trains No. 3-4
The two railroads in Newton County and Covington came
up for much discussion at the July meeting of the Newton
County Chamber of Commerce Monday at the Buck-N-Kid
Restaurant.
Emory-At-Oxford
Library Open
On Wednesdays
The Emory - at - Oxford Li
brary will be open on Wednes
day afternoons from 1 to 5
o’clock for the remainder of
the summer, July 12—August
30.
In addition to materials of
interest to students, this library
has a collection of books on
loan from the Decatur-De-
Kalb-Rockdale-Newton Region
al Library. People of the Ox
ford community especially are
invited to make use of this
regional deposit.
Children’s books are not in
l eluded, but adult readers and
teen-age readers will find in
this collection books which ap
peal to a variety of interests,
including mysteries and other
fiction, science, travel, and bi
ography.
Hopkins Again
Named Director
Vo-Tech School
James D. Hopkins, son of
Mi's. A. S. Hopkins, 919 North
Emory Street, Covington, has
again been appointed director
of the Radford (Virginia) new
River Vocational Technical
School.
Mr. Hopkins had headed the
school since its organization
two years ago. This year he
will have five full-time in
structors assisting him at t h e
Vo-Tech school.
In the recent “AH - America
City Souvenir Edition” of The
News Journal, Radford, Mr.
Hopkins was given a front-page
article commending him for
the work that the Vo-Tech
school has done in Radford.
Look Magazine named Rad
ford as “An AU - American
City” in a recent issue of the
nationally popular magazine.
The article credited much of
the progress made by the city
to the Vocational Technical
School headed by Mr. Hopkins.
Advance Payments
Possible On GI
Home Loans
Veterans with GI homes can
make extra payments to mort
gage holders anytime or they
can pay off the entire loan
without a penalty charge.
Pete Wheeler, Director of
the Georgia Department of
Veterans Service, says this
clause is provided in each GI
home loan mortgage and must
be agreed on before the VA
will approve the loan.
He says the minimum ex
tra payment a veteran may
make on his GI home loan is
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Homecoming At
Mt. Tabor Sunday
Homecoming will be held at
Mt. Tabor Church on Sunday,
July 16. Services will begin at
11 a. m. Brother Charles Cowan
will deliver the homecoming
sermon.
After a basket lunch every-'
one is invited to stay for the |
singing.
NUMBER 28
The Georgia Railroad has
asked the Public Services Com
mission for permission to dis
continue two trains between
Atlanta and Augusta, Numbers
3 and 4. The eastbound train
from Augusta to Atlanta pass
es through Covington at 5:45
a. m. and the Atlanta to Augus
ta train comes through the city
at 10 p. m.
A motion was made and pass
ed that the Chamber of Com
merce oppose the discontinu
ing of the trains and that a let
ter be sent to the Public Ser
vices Commission stating that
stand.
Recently, Southern Railway
has proposed buying the Cen
tral of Georgia RR. Many of
the Chamber of Commerce
members are apparently opti
mistic that the sale will go
through since many present
voiced their opinion that it
would help all towns along the
, Central system.
Don Ballard stated that the
• State Highway Department has
Okayed the building of a me
dian across U. S. Highway 278
leading to Industrial Boulevard
in Covington. At present there
is no cross - over for a left -
hand turn on Industrial Boule
vard.
Presiding at the meeting
Monday was C of C President
Dan Clower. One visitor, Roy
Hensley of the State High wav
Department, was on hand and
was introduced by Carl Smith,
Some 36 members were pre
sent for the regular luncheon
meeting.
One of the first items on the
agenda was a report of t h a
City Gas System revenue cer
tificates election held Satur
day. Mayor Nat Turner told
the members the sad news and
he said that the total votes
needed for the SIOO,OOO propo
sal was 95 short to make t h •
election legal in Georgia.
The C of C passed a resolu
tion urging that the revenue
certificate election be brought
back before the voters at the
earliest possible time. Mayor
Turner said that he thought
this would take at least six
weeks.
Ed Ricker, newest member
of the chamber’s Industrial
Development Committee, macle
a report on a new industry
which is considering building
a plant in this area of Geoi
gia. He said that the firm is
expected to work some 35 em
ployees.
Mr. Ricker also gave a pro
' grass report on the MacGregor
r.ant in Covington. He said
that much skilled labor s
needed in work on leather goods
and sewing machines.
Church Music
School Set For
Atlanta, July 17-21
The Georgia Baptist Con
vention’s Statewide School of
Church Music will be held at
| the First Baptist church in At
i Janta July 17-21. Dr. Paul Mc-
Common, secretary of t h •
Church Music Department, an
, nounced today.
The week - long “school”
will attract several hundred
I Baptist church musicians from
: throughout Georgia for inten
j sive training in methods and
advanced music programs.
Dr. William C. Bushnell, pro
fessor of Music, Southern Bap-
I tist Theological Seminary,
Louisville, Ky„ and Dr. Wai
ter Ehret, director of public
school music, Scarsdale, New
. York, are among faculty mem
bers for the week.
McCommon will serve as
■ school director.