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VOLUME 97
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North Georgia College at
Dahlonega will begin its 90th
Academic Year on Sunday, 17
September, with a record en
rollment of 942 students. The
opening of a new Dormitory
Wing to Gaillard Hall has en
abled the college to accept a
record 366 new men students.
New women students number
110.
Freshmen students will re
port to the Campus on Sunday,
17 September, to begin a week
of Orientation, testing, and reg
istration. Selected upper-class
men will also report at that
time to assist with the Orien
tation program. Other upper
class students will report to
the Campus on Wednesday, 20 |
September.
Students from Covington en
tering North Georgia College
as Freshmen this year include:
Edwin C. Harris of Kt. 3 and
Miss Helen Masten of 1324
Flovd St.
Upper class students return
ing to North Georgia College
this year from Covington in-|
clude: Henry H. Fitzpatrick of |
301 Conyers St., James M.
Johnson, Jr. of 717 E. Conyers
St., Robert L. Reynolds of 1410
Newton Dr. and William Rob-l
ertson of 206 Elizabeth St.
Book Club
Met At Home
Mrs. Patterson
The Covington Book Club
met Monday afternoon, Sep
tember 11 at the home of Mrs.
R. H, Patterson with 12 mem
bers present.
Mrs. Donald Stephenson, vice
president, presided in the ab
sence of Mrs. Lee Stephenson.
Mrs. Charles King Sr. was
welcomed as a club guest.
Mrs. Wendell Crowe was in
charge of the program. She
gave a delightful account of
her Caribbean Cruise. Her vivid
and informative description of
the islands, natives and cus
toms was thoroughly enjoyed
by all.
The friendliness and hospi
tality of the natives of the
American tourist was empha
siz~d as a major impression.
Mrs. Patterson invited the
guests into her attractive Luau
Room where delicious refresh
ments typical of the island
theme were served.
Georgia ranked second only
to Wisconsin in the production
of paper and board products
during 1960, with an output
of 2. 047.379 tons. Other South
ern states which’'produced more
than a million tons each were
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana,
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Virginia.
Chiropractors Celebrate 66th Birthday
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SOUTHERN HISTORIAN Dr. E. Merton Coulter and Kathy
Kelleher of Macon blow out the candles on the chiropractic
profession of Georgia's birthday cake for the healing art’s
66th birthday being celebrated this month. Dr. Coulter gave
the chiropractors a history lesson on Georgia's 228 years up
to 1895 when chiropractic was discovered.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
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Cadet William 1. Robertson, |
a College Senior from Coving
ton, has been promoted to Ses
ond Lieutenant in the North
Georgia College Cadet Corps
for the 1961-62 Academic Year.
He will serve as a Company
B Platoon Leader. The promo
tion and duty assignment was
made by the Military Depart
ment and was approved by the
College President.
Cadet 2nd. Lt. Robertson is|
majoring in Physics at North
Georgia College.
A 1958 graduate of Newton
County High School, he is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Rob-;
ertson of 206 Elizabeth Street,
Covington.
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THE U. S. ARMY SHIP AMERICAN MARINER. Taken from World War Il mothball fleet status,
and converted into a seaborne laboratory, this ship is serving the nation in the field of ballis
tic missile re-entry body research. In operation since February 1959, the American Mariner
recently underwent refitting and installation of new electronic equipment. It tokes measure
ments and readings of nose cones and other parts of intermediate and intercontinental ballistic
missiles fired down the Atlantic Missile Range from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Solely a scientific fa
cility, the unarmed ship travels as a merchantman although under operational control of the
Army. It operates as part of DAMP (Downrange Anti-missile Measurement Program), a research
program of the Advanced Research Projects Agency. :
Butts County Industrial Day
Civic-Sponsored Event, Wed.
Butts county’s eighth Indus
trial Day will be a gala event
| of Wednesday, September 27,
beginning at 1 p.m. Perpetuat
ed for seven years by the Butts
| County Jaycees, this is Geor
| gia’s first and oldest continu
our salute to industry.
Co-sponsored for the first
time by the Jaycees, Jackson
Kiwanis Club, Jackson B &
PW Club, and the Butts Coun-
E ty Champoer of Commerce, Inc.,
| the day’s program begins at
! noon with a barbecue. Other
| events include: 12:35—Invoca
| tion; 12:40—Welcome by Jack
| son Mayor W. M. Redman;
12:45—Introduction of guests
by Master of Ceremonies Mil
ton Daniel; 1:00—Roll Call of
Industries; I:ls—Beauty Con
test; 4:oo—Parade; B:oo—Dan
ce at Armory; B:3o—Crowning
of “Miss Industry” and court,
and awards.
Beauty contestants from
Butts, Spalding, Henry, Jasper,
Lamar, Newton, Pike, Monroe
and Meriwether counties will
vie for the coveted Miss In
dustry title and the SIOO bond
first prize.
Festivities actually begin
with a Talent Show on Tues
day night at 8 o’clock at the
auditorium with contestants
from this area competing for
attractive prizes in two divi
sions—children (7th grade and
under), and adults (Bth grade
and beyond, with no age limit).
Bands and floats will com
bine with other units to make
up the parade at 4 o’clock.
Foremost among the bands
will be those of Gordon Mili
tary College and Griffin High
School. Floats will be entered
by every local industry as well
as by many businesses.
Music for the Industrial Day
dance will be furnished by the
Berner Heard orchestra of Ma
con.
Billy Leverette, Jaycee pres
ident, is general chairman, and
heading committees from his
club are Alan Brittain, Gerald
Davis, Henry Lee Gilbert. Rep~
resenting the Kiwanis Club on
the Industrial Day committee
are P. H. Weaver, Judge Rich
ard W. Watkins, Jr. and Doyle
Jones, Jr. Named from the
B & PW Club are Mrs. Winnie
Moore, Mrs. Hugh Polk and
Miss Dorothy Thomas, B & PWI
president. ‘
Homeroom 10-A !
Elects Officers
Homeroom 10A elected ]
homeroom officers September
10 for the following year.
The officers for 1961-62 are
{as follows: Student Council,
| Nancy Blankenship; president,
| Lynn Barker; vice president,
| Grady Campbell; secretary, |
|Elaine Allen; treasurer, Daisey |
l(?agle; reporter, Joyce Brook- |
ing.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1961
| 1
- Lt. Spencer Boyd
! Completes M. P.
' Course, Ft. Gordon
\ Army 2d Lt Speneer S.
| Boyd, son of Mrs. Effie S.
{Boyd, 22 N. Broad, Porterdale,
;Ga., completed the =~eighth
| week military police officer or
)iemation course under the Re
| serve Forces Act program at
| The Provost Marshal General's
!Schoo], Fort Gordon, Ga., Sepl.
| 6.
i Designed for newly-commis
isioned officers, the course in
structed Lieutenant Boyd in
ipersonnel management, law
' enforcement, traffic control and |
'military leadership. |
. Lieutenant Boyd is a 19.’)‘i|‘
graduate of Newton County |
High School, Covington. He|
received a B. S. degree in 1960 |
from North Georgia Collego,'
Dahlonega, Ga.,, and a M. E.
degree in 1961 from the Uni-f
versity of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, N. C. ‘
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Charles D. Pickett |
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CHARLES PICKETT |
Pvt. Charles D. Pickett, 18, |
son of Mr. and Mrs. James E.|
Pickett, Route 1, Covington,|
recently completed the teletype
operation course at the Army’s
Signal Training Center, Fort
Gordon, Ga.
During the eight- week
course Pickett was trained to
receive and disseminate com-|
munications using the stand
ard teletype set with militar}
keyboard. The former Newton
County High School student
entered the Army last April
and completed basic training at
Fort Jackson, S. C. )
Mansfield P-TA
Met Thursday
At Cafetorium
‘ The first fall meeting of the
Mansfield Parent-Teacher As
. :lation was held in the school
cafetorium on Thursday night,
September 7, Mrs. Harvey
Kitchens, President, read
“Rules for Making a Delin
quent” which we certainly do
not wish to follow.
Mrs. Eugene Elliott report
ed a balance of $377.87 in the
treasury. Mrs. J. H. Dennis,
chairman of the budget com
mittee, read the proposed bud
get, which calls for an expen
diture of S7OO for school sup
plies, NDEA matching fund,
library matching fund, ete. The
budget was adopted as recom
mended.
Mrs. Ralph Adams, chairman
of room representatives, read
the names of the grade mothers
for the 1961-62 term of school.
The sixth grade won the grade
vote for having the largest
number of parents and friends
present.
Mrs. Kitchens read sections
’of the PTA Constitution and
By-Laws.
Mrs. Rufus Spears and her
committee had secured the
services of Mr. Najjar, Coun
sellor of the Newton County
High School, to bring a pro
gram on the subject, “Juvenile
Protection and Recreation”. Mr.
Harvey Kitchens presented
Mr. Najjar, who in turn, pre
sented three high school stu
dents. Bootsie Hertwig, Sandy
King, and Charles Loyd, who
formed a panel, with Mr. Naj
jar as moderator. In a most in
teresting manner they discuss
ed the program topic from the
young person’s viewpoint:
“How Young People Fee!
About Juvenile Protection and
Recreation”. The audience par
ticipated in the discussion more
in the form of questions, and
some very refreshing ideas
were forthcoming. There is no
doubt in the minds of these
who were present as to the
seriousness with which some
young people are looking at
life.
A good number was presen'
at this first meeting.
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Homeroom 9-G |
Elects Officers |
Miss Ruth Tanner’s home-[
room 9G, of Newton County
High School, recently elected
officers for the coming school
year.
The officers are as follows:
Connie Mitchell, Student Coun
cil Representative; Brenda]
Millwood, president: Kathy
Mitchell, vice-president; Judy
Mobley, secretary; Mary Moors,
treasurer; Mary Jane Odum,
reporter.
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TECHNICIAN CHECKS the
connections in RCA's new
“electronic brain” called
RADAP (Radar Data Process
or). The computer was installed
on the U. S. Army Ship Ameri
can Mariner, a missile measure=
ment ship which gathers data
on the behavior of ICBM's and
IRBM's fired from Cape Canav
eral, Fla,
Porterdale Girl
Scout Troop
Met Tuesday
PORTERDALE — Troop No.
766, Girl Scouts at Porterdale,
met on Tuesday, September 12.
The meeting was called to or
der by our leader, Mrs. John
Thomas Mills.
Joyce Aaron read Psalm 100.
Mrs, Mills led us in prayer. We
had a song by Judy Childs,
Sally Kay Mills, and Jan Ca
son. We then called the roll.
We had twenty present.
We agreed to send a card to
Mrs. Hatfield who is sick. We
all hope she gets well soon.
We are glad to have a new
member, Carolyn Head.
After our business was over,
we made plans for the next
meeting and started on our
sewing. We are learning to hem
and blanket stitch before start
ing on some towels for a spe
cial project.
We all joined in singing
‘several songs we learned at Day
Camp this summer.
After giving our Girl Scout
Laws and Promise, refresh
ments were served by four of
the girls who brought them,
When we straightened up the
room, we were dismissed.
Sally Kay Mills
There are about 17.5 million
milk cows in the United States,
reports the National Dairy
Council. With current estimated |
human population at 180,000,- |
000, that’s about one cow for a|
little more than ten people. The | .
trend is toward fewer cows, butl
more milk per cow, NDC pointsl 1
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This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Newton High
Officers Named
The first meeting of the Stu
’dem Council of Newton Coun=
tv High School was held Mon=
day, September 4. Mike Budd,
president, conducted the meet
ing. Mrs. Jim McKay, faculty
advisor, explained the work of
the Council. The 1961 = 62 of
ficers are as follows:
President, Mike Budd; vice
president, Lauree Cook; Secre~
tary, Brenda Chambers; Treas
urer, Bobby Travis; Reporter,
G ail Robinson: Devotional
Chairman, Sandy King.
| The newly elected represen
tatives are: 12A, Jerry Bou
chillon, Brenda Chambers;
128, Bootsie Hertwig, Harriet
te Dietz; 12C, Gerry Loti, Sandy |
King; 12D, Laura Mitchell, Gail
Robinson, 12E, Jackie Smith,
Mikie Savage.
11A, Suzanne Adams; 118,
Carol George: 11C, Rose Mary
| Laster; 11D, Day Morcock; 11E,
Carolyn Strange.
10A, Nancy Blankenship;
108, Robin Dennison; 10C,
Noel Hays; 10D, Ann McKay;
10E, Cheryl Pannell; 10F, Bob
| by Travis; 10G, Mickey Wilker
son.
1 9A, Beverly Butler; 98, Me
| lanie Coody; 9C, Joan Dial; 9D,
‘Sal]y Hardman; 9E, Carol Hud
son; 9F, Scottie Kirkland; 9G, |
Connie Mitchell; 9H, Frankie |
Schell; 91, Anita Walden.
Band, Lee Campbell and Ma
| son Stephenson. l
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‘ Officers of the Newton?
§Cuunly High School Studem‘l
iCouncil are: Secretary, Brenda
Chambers; treasurer, Bobby
| Travis; reporter, Gail Robinson
and devotional chairman, San
| dy King.
.| September 18, Tommy Alex
ander, Laura Mitchell and Ju
| dy Fineher gave ifistiuctions 67
| fire drills. They were the
"| Newton County Representa
| tives at Fire Marshall Camp
this past summer.
The Freshman - Sophomore
Dance will be held September
29. The theme will be “Out of
Space”. The admission is 50
cents stag and 75 cents per
couple.
The Citizen of the Week is
John Jordan. He is the presi
dent of the Key Club and an
active member of the Band.
Gail Robinson, reporter.
Captain Wricht !
Transferred To |
Duty in Japan |
Captain John S. Wright, son
of Mrs. F. H. Wright of Cov
ington, has been transferred
from Gunter Air Force Base
in Montgomery, Ala., to the
Pacific Air Force in Japan
where he will serve a four
year tour of duty. |
He will be in charge of com=-
bat readiness training for the |
6143rd Air Base Group at
NUMBER 38
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i Cover Girl Revue
~ And Dance At
Elks Saturday
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. An exciting evening of en
tertainment is scheduled for
' the Covington Elks Club Sul‘—
urday, September 23rd, 9 til
|l2 midnight. “Cover Girl Re
| vue” featuring Jimmy Costel
‘slo, Marie Leslie and Dotty
| Jolly are the entertainers list=
|ed for the show.
| Also “The Elks Trio” will
| play for dancing during the
| evening. Admission will be $5
{ per couple and all Elk Club
| members and guests are invit
| ed.
| Costello is literally a one
lman show and is an expert
| impressionist, comedian, musi=
| cian and master of ceremonies,
| Mis impressions of Jimmy Du
| rante, Frankie Lane, Johnny
ißay and Eddie Cantor are ex
tremely realistic and humor
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| Cousins Band,
Chorus Elects
| 1961-62 Officers
he R. L. Cousins band and
€ | chorus announces their officers
- | for the 1961-62 school year.
)| Band officers are as follows:
President, Willard Brown; Vice
| president, Willie Shepherd;
| Secretary, Jacqueline Williams;
'| Treasurer, Isaac Henderson;
’,equipment crew, John Mullins
and Wiley Sims.
Chorus Officers are: Presie
dent, Annette Allen; Vice Pre=
sident, Arthur Franklin; Re
cording Secretary, Hawnethia
Mitchell; Financial Secretary,
Smithie Tuggle; Treasurer, Ola
Mae Pitts; Librarian, Miriam
Hardeman.
| The band and chorus will
"make their first appearance at
Grace Methodist Church Sune
day, September 24, 1961,
lHazuke Air Base in Fukuoka,
!Japan. His duties will include
flying C 47 transports and T 33
jet trainers.
Captain Wright will be joine
ed at an early date by his wife,
Barbara, and 18 toy French
Poodles. They are planning to
breed poodles and sell them to
other military personnel and
the Japanese people.
CALLED THE ARMY'S TORTURE
CHAMBERS, the three automo
tive test areas at Aberdeer
Proving Grounds, Md, evaluate
everything that moves on
tracks or wheels for the Army,
and often for its sister services.
The unique Ordnance Corps
activity has only one goal—
to insure that the combat
equipment of the Americon
soldier is the best in the world,
Above, the amphibious ca
pabilities of @ new aluminum
armored personnel carrier are
tested in the "bathtub™ of the
Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Left, a medium tank scales o
40-inch wall on another fest
course at the home of Army
Ordnance Cacps.