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VOLUME 97
Charlie Childs, Monty Laster Cop Outstanding Awards
(Editor's Note — The Covington NEWS Sport Page
would like to wish all its readers the Merriest Christ
mas ever, and much happiness throughout 1962.
The message below (author unknown) expresses our
wish for you.)
In this year 1961, the world is not everything we
would like it to be. We have a talent for organization,
and a positive genius for making things — machines
that are marvelously intricate and precise. Yet, among
ourselves, we have never been able to fashion any
thing except the uneasiest kind of peace on earth, a
hesitant, suspicious attempt at goodwill toward men.
But once a year, at Christmas, the vision is avail
able to us. Dimly we catch a glimpse of what the
world might be if our ability to produce could be
matched by an ability to understand.
Our shortcomings are many and glaring. Even
‘today, half the world goes to bed hungry every
night. And over us all streak the rockets. We live
under the fearful shadow of our new-found ability
to make the earth a dead and shattered star, drifting
lifeless through empty space.
And so, for each one of us individually, we make
- this Christmas wish. May we capture aid hold
throughout the New Year that spirit of love and peace
and brotherhood that we can all glimpse at Christmas
time. As the vision grows brighter, so will our world.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
PO RLCLRNODSRNOOCNNCET
Ram Football Team to Leave Dec. 29
For Gator Bowl Game at Jacksonville
Members of the Newton County football teum, managers,
coaches and members of the Newton Touchdown Club, will
board a chartered Greyhound Bus Friday morning, Decem
ber 29th for the trip to the Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.
The game will be played the next day, Saturday at 2 o'clock
and will pit Georgia Tech against Penn, State.
Headquarters of the NCHS team in Jacksonville will be
the Jefferson Hotel. Many fans of Newton County will also
stay at the Jefferson.
Dr. E. W. Exley, vice-president of the TD Club, will
be the club’s official representative on the bus with the
team and coaches.
The trip this year for the Ram varsity players is being
paid for by the Newton TD Club. Tickets were purchased in
one section at the Gator Bowl and all the players and coaches
will sit in that section of the 50,000 capacity bowl.
THIS AND THAT!
Gail Haralson has perhaps set a lady’s bowling record
here. Last week while practicing at Gold Crown Lanes she
had a 223 game. Man, that’s good for a woman bowler! . . .
Billy Shaw’s record breaking 41 points in the Ram-Central
Gwinnett game Tuesday of last week wasn’t a complete sur
prise to many cage fans. Only a week ago against Baldwin
County he had 36 and the game was called at 10 p. m. with
more than three minutes to play. He could have possibly
broken it at that time, had the game been played to a finish
. . . Gordon High’'s 80-piece band and drill team consisting
of 30 members, will be the only high school band from Geor
gia at the Gator Bowl game December 30. Band parents have
raised $2,000 to send the band and drill squad to the game.
The American Bowling Congress reports that a recent
survey among some 20,000,000 bowlers revealed that the
average of the group was 153. . . . Francis Tarkenton had a
new experience Sunday as he played in a game where his
team had 52 points scored on them. The Bears beat the Vik
ings 52-35, but Tarkenton threw four TD passes in the
game:. | .
What’s the record in a basketball game for points scored?
The Celtics (Pro) beat the Lakers 173 to 139 in 1959 . . . High
single game scoring record that we know of was by Frank
Selvy of Furman, who scored more than 100 points in a single
tilt. And by the way, Coach Ronald Bradley came very near
enrolling at Clemson instead of the University of Georgia.
In fact he visited the Clemson campus when he was a high
school cage star at Avondsle. . ..
Another Rutledge In The Making
Mike Rutledge, a guard on Coach Ronald Bradley's Ram
team this year, is a brother of the late Billy Dean Rutledge,
one of the all-time greats at NCHS. Mike, like his brother,
nas an uncanny eye for that basket. He had 25 points Friday
night against Loganville.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
Che Covington News
SPORTS
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Merchants League
(At Gold Crown Lanes)
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National Neon 25 7
Ray Jewelers 2% 10
Meadors Freight 21 11
Ginn Motor 20 12
Marine Bldg. & Sup. 19 13
Morgan Ins. 5 13
Home Builders 19 . 14
Covington Furniture 18 14
Meadors Laundry 15% 1612
Whites Ent. 8 .17
Covington Electric 13% 1815
Sou. Discount 12 20
Evans Drug 12 ' 20
Kroger 12 : 20
Piper Hardware 15 A
Latham Grocery ¥ e
High Game: J. Gates 216.
High Series: S. McDonald
556.
High Team Game: National
Neon 886.
High Team Series: National
Neon 2445.
200 Games: J. Bates 216, S.
McDonald 210, T. Walden 202,
Bouchillon 202, Fisher 202.
Fobloc’ Women’s Bowling
League
(At Holliday Lanes)
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{Evan's R. & B. Pills 15 5
Hardman’s Prescrips 13 8
S. & B’s. Alley Cats 12 8
Red Devils 10 10
Rebel’s 10, 10
Morgan Misfits g il
Tate St. Tigers B 12
S’s. Grease Monkeys 7 13
Hight Team: Sappy & Ben’s
Alley Cats 523. |
High Individual: Car ol
George, 170. i
INDUSTRIAL 4
(At Gold Crown Lanes) |
Ideal Dairies 16 8
Bibb P’dale Welaunee 16 B
Lithonia Lt. No. 2 15 9
Lithonia Lt. No. 1 15 9
Dodge Wire No. 2 14 10
Brunswick No. 2 13% 10%
Austex Foods 12 13
Bibb Osprey 11 13
Dance Freight 8% 15%
{ Dodge Wire No. 1 8 16
| Grunswick No. 1 8 B
| Coca Cola .17
i High Game: Joe Nnrwood}
[ 209. |
High Series: Neal Wheeler{
556. |
High Team Game: Dodge]
Wire No. 2 794.
High Team Series: Ideal Da
iries 2278. i
’ 200 Games: Joe Norwood 209.
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Hoffman Attends 1
Three-Day AJBC
A |
Training Course
Harold Hoffman, manager of
|the Gold Crown Lanes, has re-l
|turned to Covington after at
|tending a 3-day training a n d
instructor school staged by the‘
National Office of the American
Junior Bowling Congress in Sa
vannah, Ga., December 14-15-‘
16.
| Mr. Hoffman received train- |
ling in teaching boys and girls
|of all ages the latest method
| of How To Bowl. He also receiv
led training on establishing an
{overall bowling recreational
program for youths of 8 to 19.
The course also included good
{ conduct, sportsmanship, polite
lness, etc.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1961
Bouchillon, Lynch And
Meadows Also Honored
End Charlie Childs and Fullback Monty Laster were
honored Monday evening at the Newton County Ram football
banquet as the Outstanding Lineman and Back of The Year
on the local high school football team.
~ Also honored at the annual
banquet fete Monday at t h e
NCHS Cafeteria were Jerry
Bouchillon, Most Improved Line
man; Ronnie Lynch, Most Im
’proved Back; and Randall Mea
‘dows, Sportsmanship Trophy.
'All five trophies were given by
the Covington Elks Lodge
Number 1806 and Exalted Rul
er Walker Harris made the
presentations during the pro
gram,
' Guest speaker for the pro
gram was Dallas M. Tarkenton,
Registrar of Emory-At-Oxford.
His subject was ‘“Values Os
Football.” Mr. Tarkenton was
introduced by Homer F. Sharp,
Master of Ceremonies for the
program.
Mr. Tarkenton, father of
‘former All-SEC quarterback
Francis Tarkenton, gave three
‘points in his speech which made
‘a lasting impression on all the
players and football fans pre
sent at the annual affair. He
enumerated (1) Physical fit
ness of football, (2) Life val
ues of football; and (3) Moral
and Spiritual values of foot-‘
ball.
The program, always the
highlight of the past football
season when players, cheer
leaders, fans and all parents
come together for a review of
lthe season and awarding of the
‘"honors, was most entertaining
this year.
Awards during the evening
were made by Mrs, Miriam
Gardner, “B” team cheerleaders |
and varsity cheerleaders;
Coach Stone Cooper “B” team
football; Walker Harris, Ex-|
alted Ruler of the Covington
Elks, trophies for five out
standing players; Coach Milton
McLaney, varsity letters.
Winning letters as members
of the Ram varsity were:
Jerry Bouchillon, Randall
Meadows, Thomas Glanton,
Charlie Childs, Steve Coggin,
Drake Sammons, Butch Shel
Newfon Girls, Boys Confinue
Season’s Undefeated March
Both Newton County High
School basketball teams con=-
tinued their unbeaten pace in
the regular cage season this
past week with three victories
in less than a week of play.
Friday evening the NCHS
girls trimmed Loganville, Sat
urday they turned back Mon=
roe 56-25 and Tuesday even
ing on the local floor they
beat the Mary Persons girls
32-22. Ram victories in their
past three games were o v e r
Loganville 58-37, Monroe 81-
42 and Mary Persons 76-29.
Each Team through games
Tuesday, December 19th, have
scored 10 straight victories this
year.
In the Mary Persons game
Tuesday the NCHS girls throt
tled the scoring power of a
good offensive team with Carol
George playing her best game
of the year. The other two
guards on Coach Stone Cooper’s
sextet also played bang-up
games, especially on the back
board.
Jordye Ruth Bailey, quick as
lightening, was the leading
scorer of the game with 17
points. She had 13 of those 17
in the last half.
Coach Ronald Bradley’s Rams
now have weom 33 straight games
here in Covington and have lost
only one game in the past two
years of play. That loss was to
Headland in the State Class AA
semi-finals last March.
Billy Shaw and Mike Rut
ledge were the standouts in a
game that saw several of Coach
Bradley’s boys play exception
ally well. Jimmy Jordan, Hen
ry Bowen, Butch Farr and the
first-line subs did a commen
dable job in the 10st straight
ton, Bob Wheeler, Bobby Wil
banks, Johnny Chesnut, Dennis
Hammonds, J a m e s Knight,
Monty Laster, Ronnie Lynch,
Dwight Rutledge, Terry Rut
ledge, Lanier Crawley, Charles
Hunt, and Jeffrey Hinton. Man
agers awarded letters were:
Judson Caldwell and Mickey
Wilkerson.
Players who were awarded
gold-plated minature footballs
were: Tim Exley. Wendell Tar
kenton, Buster Moore, Danny
Long, and Walker Birdsong.
Coach McLaney, as he award
ed each player his letter or
football, gave some personal
achievement of the player dur
ing the past year.
In his words of appreciation
earlier in the program Coach
’McLaney said that the team
‘had played before the most
fans this year than in any year
‘past. “We had good crowds and
g ood weather for all our
games,” he stated.
At the outset of the program
Coach Way welcomed the play
ers and fans to the banquet.
The invocation was given by
Mike Budd, President of t h e
NCHS Student Council.
Ram Notes—
Billy Hooper, timer for the
Jocal high ~school basketbail
games, has been certified as a
cage refree by the Georgia
high school association. Billy
received his card from Secre
tary Sam Burke last week.
* * * *
Billy Shaw scored 17 points
in 5 1/2 minutes Saturday
night against Monroe. Shaw’s
hot spree came in the third
quarter. Then he was given a
rest by Coach Bradley.
* - * *
The Rams had their hottest
shooting of the season in the
first half of the Ram-Monroe
game. The score at the half
was 46-18.
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AROL GEORGE™
win of the 1961 - 62 season
Tuesday.
Both teams were to h a v e
played in Covington last night
(Wednesday) in the final games
before the schools take the
Yuletide holidays. Winder was
the opponent last night.
GIRLS
Pos. Newton 32 Mary-P. 22
F—Jeffries 12 Lord 12
F—Bailey 17 Brasher 2
F—Laster 3 Stair 8
G—George Vedder
G—Jaynes Childs
G—King Lancaster
Subs: Newton -— Morcock.
Mary Persons — Tingle a n d
Grant.
BOYS {
Pos. Rams 76 Mary P. 29
F—Shaw 30 Bowdon 15
F—Jordan 10 Pritchett 4
C—Farr 8 Burkes 6
G—Bowen 11 Griffin 0
G—Rutledge 13 McGee 4
Scoring Subs: Newton -
Smith 2, Dobbs 1, Christian 1.
Grid Banquet Notes
Among the lettermen on the
1961 Ram football team only
two were avarded letters for
the thira straight year. They
were end Charlie Childs and
fullback Randall Meadows.
The players traditionally
present Coach Milton McLaney
and Bobby Way with a gift at
the banquet but Co-Captain
Meadows had to repeat his.
statement of last year when he
said “It happened again this
year; we ordered the coaches'
presents and they haven't ar
rived yet.” ’
John Jernigan, president of
the Newton Touchdown Club
this past season, introduced the
new slate of officers for the
TD Club next season. They are:
Frank Christian, president;
Tom Wiley, vice-president; Dr.
E. W. Exley, secretary; and
Lewis Caldwell, treasurer.
John Jordan, president of the
NCHS Key Club, made a pre
sentation to Coaches McLaney
and Way. Tim Christian, speak
ing the the Newton “B” team,
presented a gift certificate to
Coach Stone Cooper. And by
the way, the “B” team lost on
ly one game this year, an 18-13
loss to Central Gwinnett at
Lawrenceville.
Mr. Dallas M. Tarkenton,
main speaker at the banquet,
is the father of Dallas Tarken
ton, Francis Tarkenton and a
present member of the Rams
squad, Wendell Tarkenton.
Everyone knows about the ex
ploits of Francis when he was
at the University of Georgia.
‘He is now the QB for the Min
’nesota Vikings of the NFL.
One busy person during the
football season just past was
Mrs. Jimmy Gardner, Jr. who
was the faculty sponsor of both
the NCHS Varsity and “B”
team cheerleaders. Os course,
“The Voice of The Rams” Jim
my helps out a lot in the trans
portation, ete. ‘
While speaking of the Gard
ners, it was fitting that Coach
McLaney said “Jimmy is ac
tually the same as a coach to
our team.” Besides his help to
the coaches and school officials
he has handled the PA system
at home for all three football
teams—Baby Rams, “B” Team,
and the Ram Varsity. This has
gone on for some eight years
and he hasn’t missed a game.
Quite a record!
Mrs. Tarkenton: attended the
banquet with her husband Mon
day. She confided after the
program that she “didn’t know
| a thing about football until my
boys started playing. Now the
]first thing I read in the news
paper is the Sport Page.”
GIRLS GAME
Pos. Newton 56 Monroe 25
F—Jeffries 15 Malcom 18
F—Bailey 8 Richardson 3‘
F—Laster 15 Davis 3‘
G—King Parnell
G—Jaynes Burke
G—George Cochran
Scoring Subs: Newton—
Morcock 10, Hopkins 2, John
son 3, Satterfield 3. Monroe—
Hearn 1.
BOYS GAME
Pos. Newton 81 Moviroe 42
F—Shaw 30 Eckles 5
F—Jordan 8 Ash 2
C—Farr 11 Malecom 14
G—Bowen T Doster 4
G—Rutledge 9 Jones 1
Scoring Subs: Newton—
;Smith 6, Campbell 3, Knight 3,
' Harris 3, Christian 1. Monroe—
‘Manning 9, Long 7, Brown 2.
RAMS-LOGANVILLE
Uos. Newton Lo'ville
F—B. Shaw 19 L. Shaw 22
F—Jordan 4 G. Shaw 35
C—Farr 4 Nelson 1
G—Bowen 6 Swords 6
G—Rutledge 25 Johnson 3
CHRISTMAS came from a
light that glowed in a manger;
shone in a star; and illuminat
ed the soul of humanity. Christ
mag again sheds its gentle
blessing. Let us again rededi
cate ourselves to Peace on Earth
—Good will Toward Men.
The Tom Wileys Awarded Trophy
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MR. AND MRS. TOM WILEY of Covington are shown at
they received a trophy as the Top Couple in the recent Cov~
ington-Augusta mixed couples match held Sunday at Gold
Crown Lanes. Presenting the trophy (left) is Harold Hoff
man, manager of the lanes. Mrs. Wiley had a high single
game of 169 and Mr. Wiley had a 192 game. Covington mixed
couples will go to Augusta on January 21st for another inter.
city match. Augusta won the match here with two victories
in three games. — Photo by Ed Ricker).
Men’s Social League
(At Gold Crown Lanes)
Elks Orbiteers 71
Covington Lions 6 2
Rotary 5 3
Mixers . 4 4
Playboys 4 4
Gutter No. 1 2 6
Social Circle Lions 17
Oxford Lions 17
High Game: B. Barker 213.
High Series: H. Collier 533.
| High Team Game: Cov, Lions
848.
| High Team Series: Cov. Lion:
2396.
200 Games: B. Barber 213
1 H. Collier 210, N. Banks 208
| Millwood 200.
The Meadow Larks
(At Holliday Lanes)
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Team No. 7 10 2
Hotpoint Hotshots 13 3
Steel Shockers 8 8
Coca Cola 8 8
Team No. 8 1 5
Thrift Oil ¢ 10
Team No. § 5 11
Team No. 3 3 13
High Team: .Hotpoint .Hot
shots, 812,
High Individual: Jerry Pros
ser, 204, John Bledsoe, 204.
Thursday Nite Men's League
(At Holliday Lanes)
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Tri-City Slickers e 18
Jones-Lambert Agey. 22 14
Madison Lions 20 18
Morgan Stump J'pers 17 19
Oakside Farms 17 -18
Morgan Rebs 16 20
Piper Hardware 5.3
‘Morgan Missiles 12 24
High Team Game: Tri - City
Slickers, 711.
High Individual: Harry Co
wan, 214.
Monday Night Mixed League
(At Holliday Lanes)
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The Yah’s 26 18
The Go-Getter’s 25% 18%
The Hit & Miss / 24 20
The Bulldogs - L e
Alleycats 20 24
Foul Four 15% 18%
High Game: Go-getters, 850.
High Individual, Clarke Mc-
Culler, 253.
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Third Laster is
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Ram’s Outstanding
Back for 1961
Monty Laster, fullback on
the 1961 Newton County Ram
football team, is the third bro
ther in the family of Mr. and
.| Mrs. Tom Laster of Porterdala
.Ito be voted the Outstanding
$ | Back of the Ram gridiron team,
Monty was one of the five
'S | Rams honored Monday night at
) the Annual Football Banquet
B’ at the NCHS Cafeteria. Jimmy
'lwon the honor in 1953 when
the local team had an 8-1-1 re
cord. Larry took the honor in
1957 when the Ram record was
7-3.
Billy Crowell, Porterdals
Junior High Coach, who tutor=-
ed all three players, told those
assembled at the banquet Mon
day evening “this is the first
time that any family has pro
duced three all-star football
players in Newton County.”
Outdoor Tips
What but an idea exchange
could come up with this one,
It’s so simple! If you need hot
water this time of year or
anytime (for thawing out bait
now. for example), just run
your outboard motor and col
lect the hot water coming out
of the exhaust. Unlimited sup
ply, as long as the gas holds
out,
Can’t think of where this
would work but it's the kind
of problem that comes up. You
need to make a long cast and
the bait you are using hasn't
quite enough weight. Wrap a
sugar cube in the end of the
Iline above bait with a half
hitch. Sugar quickly melts in
water, leaves line free, but
gives vou enough weight to
reach the right spot.
Try this stunt the next time
your dog has to take a pill.
Disguise the evil thing in a
blob of peanut butter. T h e
strong taste masks the medicine
and Fido gulps it down. Thinks
you’re a prince instead of a
louse.
four million members of the
fraternity.
Mr. Bowen served as Master
of Golden Fleece Lodge of Ma
sons in 1959; High Priest of
Covington Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons in 1958; Master of
Covington Council, Royal and
Select Masters, in 1960; Com
mander of St. Bernard Com
mandery, Knight Templar, in
1961,
He was elected to member
ship in Cherokee Rose Priory
and his election confirmed by
Convent General of the Order
on December 11th. A certificate
of membership has been mail
ed to him.
There are sixty-two Priories
of the Order in North America
and the Philippines with a pre
sent membership of 6,000,
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