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VOLUME 98
Both Newfon Bands Awarded
'Excellent’ Rafing at Festival
Newton County Cadet (Jun
for) Band and the Newton
County Blue Rambler Band
participated in the State Mu
sic Festival last Friday at
Griffin, with both bands re
ceiving Excellent ratings.
The Cadet Band is composed
of students from the sth
through the Bth grades. They
competed with junior high
bands of much larger propor
tion and on full scale band
practice with full time direc
tors. Judges in the festival
competition gave them very
high praise on their accom
plishments and marked them
down because the band was
not fully balanced. This is due
to the fact they do not have
the students trained, due to
lack of time, in playing French
horn, oboe, bassoon or timpani.
The Cadet Band is to be con
gratulated in their fine job.
Compositions played by this
group were: “Storm King
Mareh”, Finlayson; “Larghet
to”, Handel and “Spiritual”, by
Gillis.
Basil Rigney, director of the
Cadet Band and the Blue
Rambler Band, stated he was
indeed pleased with the Ex
eellent rating of both the bands,
and especially the Excellent
received by the Blue Rambler
Band as they participated in
Class A for the first time and
only a very few of the bands
throughout the state entered in
Class A as the music for this
group was on a college level.
Much larger high school bands
fell by the wayside or entered
in a lower class. The Blue
Rambler Band was the smallest
school and band so enter in this
group. Rigney stated several
music directors advised against
this program as it is only two
years old, but he was indeed
pleased in receiving as the
judges classed it, “a very
strong excellent”.
For the Festival the Blue
Ramblers played, “Proud Her
itage”, by Latham; “Psalm for
Band”, Persichetti and “Five
Movements of the Water Move
ment Suite”, by Handel.
It was quite an achievement
for the Blue Ramblers to re-
Tallulah Tag
Day Here
On Saturday
The Alpha Tri-Hi-Y girls at
Newton County High School
w ill be working Saturday,
March 10, for the children at
Tallulah Falls School as they
will conduct Tag Day for Tal-
Julah, announced Robin Denni
son, project chairman for the
Alpha Tri-Hi-Y.
This school is owned a n d
operated by the Georgia Fed
eration of Womens Clubs of
Georgia, and the girls Saturday
will be cooperating with t h e
Covington Service Guild in in
viting you to have a part in
helping operate the school with
your contributions.
A beautiful film of the school
and its students in their every
day walk of life was shown
recently to the Covington Ser
vice Guild, the Rotary Club, the
Kiwanis Club and other open
meetings.
“We hope vou will be gen
erous in your contributions
when the girls of Alpha-Tri-
Hi-Y contact you,” was the re
quest of G.FV&:C _me:n‘bers.
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SHOWN ABOVE ARE ROBIN DENNISON, projects chairman,
and Ann McKay, president of the Alpha Tri-Hi-Y of Newion County
High School, who will be in charge of the Tag Day for Tallulah
Falls School on March 10.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
ceive an Excellent in the Fes
tival and each one of them as
well as their director and the
Cadet Band members deserve
this honor for their wuntiring
efforts in bringing home more
honors for the local schools.
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Henry Olin Womae of Al
mon Community, died sudden
ly at his home on Saturday,
March 3, at the age of 53. He
was a native of Newton Coun~
ty and a Newton County
school bus driver.
Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon
at the Chapel of Harwell
Funeral Home with Rev.
J. W. Fields of Atlanta, offici
ating at the last rites. Inter
ment was in Salem Camp
Ground Cemetery near Cov
ington, with J. C. Harwell and
Son Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements. Newton Coun
ty school bus drivers acted as
pallbearers and honorary es
cort.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Annie Beal King ~Womac,
daughter, Jane Womac, brother, |
Willie T. Womac, two sisters,
Mrs. P. G. Neely, all of Cov
ington and Mrs. Grady Orr,
Madison, and a number of nie
ces and nephews,
The NEWS joins the many
friends through the county in
extending deepest sympathy to
the members of the bereaved
family.
Wilson D. Irb
ilson D. Irby,
Newfon Nai
ewion Native,
Died March 3
Wilson Davis Irby, 70, pass
ed away on March 3, in a Sa
vannah Hospital. He was a na
tive of Covington and received
his education at Covington
High School and Palmer Stone
in ‘Oxford. He was the oldest
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Coleman Irby and the grand
son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson Wright Davis and Mr.
'and Mrs. David Irby, pioneer
families of Newton County.
Mr. Irby was an engineer for
the Central of Georgia Rail
road for 40 years. After his re
tirement he made his home in
Savannah.
Surviving are his wife, two
daughters, Miss Bartha Gaye
Irby, Mrs. Joe Whittle, Bruns
wick; two sisters, Mrs. J. Oli
ver Vining, Atlanta, Mrs. Ce
cil Jay Olmstead, Jacksonville,
| Florida and a number of
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Interment was in Savannah
lon Monday. The NEWS joins
friends in extending sympathy
to the family.
| Social Security Numbers
Social Security numbers
should be entered in the space
| provided on 1961 Federal in
| come tax returns.
| If a joint return is being
{ filed, also enter the So-ial Se
| curity number of the wife.
Che Couvington News
Covington School Second Grade Class Visits Fire Department
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FICQUETT SCHOCL SECOND GRADERS visited the Covington
Fire Department at City Hall Thursday. The class is studying
“Community Helpers and Good Citizenship” and the trip was
part of their course. Pictured are, first row, left to right: Debbie
O’Kelly, Dan Chambers, Johnny Roberts, Pam Anglin, Lynn
House, Jimmy Halsted, Marvin Johnson, Rusty Welch, Mickey
Jas. Smallwood
Funeral services for James
W. Smallwood, 43, of Porter
dale were held Monday,
March 5, at' Porterdale
Baptist Chureh with Rev.
John Lance and Rev. Ivan
Juhan officiating. Mr, Small-‘
wood, a native of Newton
County, was an employee of
Bibb Manufacturing Company.
He died on March 4.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
James W. Smallwood; daugh
ters, Brenda Marie, Martha
Elaine, Sally Mae, parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Smallwood,
brothers, J. D. Smallwood, Roy
Smallwood, Cecil Smallwood,
all of Porterdale; Theron
Smallwood, Covington; Billy
Joe Smallwood, Athens, sisters,
Mrs. Helen Hodges, Mrs. Hazel
McKinley, Covington.
Interment was in Lawnwood
Memorial Park, Covington,
with Caldwell and Cowan Fu
neral Home in charge of ar
rangements. Serving as pall
bearers were Bob Martin, Ellis
Coody, Sam Sowell, James
Clegg, Johnnie Hodges and
Leon Hodges.
The NEWS joins friends of
the family in extending deep
est sympathy to them in their
SOITOW.
Griffies Rit
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Funeral services for J o h n
Whitfield Griffies Sr., 43, of
791 Marshall Drive, Macon,
were held Saturday, February
24, in Macon with Rev. Ha
rold Beaty officiating and in
terment in Riverside Cemetery.
Mr. Griffies, District Clerk
for Southern Natural Gas, died
suddenly at his home. He was
born in Tunnel Hill, the son of‘
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph A. Grif-|
fies Sr., and had lived in Ma
con for the past ten years. He
was a member of Riverside
Methodist Church.
He is survived by his widow,
the former Miss Laura Jones of
Macon, two children J o h n
Whitfield Griffies, Jr., and
Laura Beth Griffies, two step
children., Robert E. Melton and
Judy Melton, all of Macon; pa
rents, Rev. and Mrs. Joseph A.
Griffies, Sr., Oxford; two
brothers, J. A. Griffies, Jr,
Carrollton, Paul Griffies, Ox
ford: two sisters, Mrs. J. A.
Maultby, Whiteville, North Ca
lrolina: Mrs. W. B. Wilson,
Rosehill, North Carolina a n d
several nieces and nephews.
The NEWS joins the friends
of the family in extending
deepest sympathy to them in
their sorrow.
Joint Return
If you are filing a joint 1961
Federal income tax return, you
must include all the income,
exemptions and deductions of
‘both yourself and your wife.
| ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 8,1
Carolyn Holder, Sandra Johnson
DCT Students of the Month
CAROLYN HOLDER
Carolyn Holder and Semdru?
Johnson have been selected
Students-of-the-Month in the
D. C. T. Club. This places Ca
rolyn and Sandra on the eligi
bility list to compete in t h e
D. C. T. Studeni-of-the-Year
Contest.
This contest is designed to
encourage students to partici-
Albert Ozburn, Jr.
Is Rural Mail
Carrier, Newborn
Albert Ozburn, Jr., is the
new rural mail carrier at New
born. He was recently appoint
ed to that position due to the
retirement of D. W. Loyd in the
fall of 1961.
Mr. Ozburn had been in pri
vate business in Newborn for
a number of years. He is mar
ried and the Ozburn’s are the
parents of two children, Sammy
10 years of age, and Julianne,
age 5.
Mr. Ozburn is a member of
the stewards of the Methodist
Church, a veteran of the U. S.
Army, and is a graduate. of
Reinhardt College.
Mental Health
Officers Attended
A Worship
The Newton County Mental
Health Association was repre
sented by Mrs. Pierce Cline,
President, and Mrs. James E.
Hardman, Secretary, at the Ac
tion for Mental Health in Geor
gia Communities Workshop
held at the State Department
of Public Health, February 14-
16, 1962.
. Prior to this meeting, each
\local association was asked 1o
!prepare a report of accomplish
ed and proposed projects which
information was utilized in
making the workshop more ef
fective and meaningful.
The three phases discussed
in the meetings were: (1)
Community Information and
Education Programs; (2) Com
munity Leadership Reinforce
ments and Developments; (3)
Singley, Tony Johnson, Debbie Denham, Freida Young, Mary
Leonard, Gary Satterfield, Roger Brown, Wayne Williams, Tim
Digby, Danny Blankenship, Lanier Johnson, Calvin Fincher (Capt.)
and Jack Parker, Covington firemen, Back row: Wendell Kitchens,
Chief of Police; Mrs. Aileen Burton: Mrs. W. L. Rick, teacher;
Becky Freeman, Teresa Steele and Jean Daniel.
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| develop leadership ability, as
well as, to improve scholasti
cally.
Congratulations to Sandra
and Carolyn for winning this
honor,
Delores McMullen
D. C. T. Reporter
Experiment
Doyle Wood of Cedartown, a
psychology student at Emory-
At-Oxford, staged an interest
ing experiment at Cohen’s
Store in Covington Thursday
afternoon.
Two live mannequins, fellow
students at Emory - Oxford,
David Wallace and Margo Ken
nedy, were the focal point for
the experiment in the window
of the Cohen Store. Wood ob
served the reactions of passers
by from a window across the
street in Dr. Fitterman’s den
tal office.
Wood plans to write a report
of his findings which will in
clude the reactions of people
who stopped to look at the life
like mannequins.
The mannequins changed
motions at intervals and there
by caused many people to stop
and observe their gestures, Mr.
Wood said.
Inter-Agency Coordination In
Offering Service.
To be of most benefit to
each association participating
in this state-wide endeavor in
behalf of improved mental
health, the areas of interest
were explored in three groups
selected according to the size
of the counties represented by
delegates. Thus, people hav
ing similar problems and pop
ulations were able to share
practical, applicable data de
rived from experiences.
Time is growing short for
taking soil tests for spring
crops,
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Meet as Aidmore
Covington Elks Club Exalted
Ruler Walker Harris and Carl
Smith, Elks Aidmore Hospital
Trustee, attended a Trustee
meeting at the hospital Sunday.
During the past year 13 pa
tients from our area have been
treated at the Elks Aidmore
Hospital. The average occu~
pancy of the hospital is 72 per=
cent, according to Mr. Harris.
March was the biggest month
ever with 62 patients at the
charitable hospital, he stated.
Dedication of a new addi
tion to the hospital will be held
Sunday, April 29th, at which
there will be a luncheon at 12
noon and the dedication piov
gram at 1:30 p.m. Past Grand
Exalted Ruler, Judge John Mc-
Clelland, will make the dedica~
tory address.
Covington Elks Lodge is
planning a motorcade to the
hospital on April 29th. All Elks
and their wives are urged to
make the trip.
Mr. Harris said that Grey
hound buses will be furnished
by the Georgia Elks Assn. for
transportation to the event
from all sections of Georgia.
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THESE THREE NEWTON HIGH Seniors have had an important part in the NCHS girls’ 28-game
record victories this past year. In the photo above they are shown taking a look at the basketball
before the State Class AA tournament got underway yesterday (Wednesday) in Fitzgerald. From
left to right are: Connie Hopkins, forward: Sherry Jeffries, forward; and Sandy King, guard. The
team met Ringgold in the first round at Fitzgerald.
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
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Wilkerson Boy
Funeral services for Master
Donald Albert Wilkerson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy G.
Wilkerson of Route 1, Coving=
ton, were held Sunday after
noon, March 4, at County Line
Baptist Church with Rew,
Charles L. Moody, pastor
of the church and Rev.
J. B. Cawthorn officiating at
the last rites.
Donald was six years old at
the time of his death, due to
injured received in an auto ac
cident on Friday, March 2. He
was a student at Livingston
School.
Surviving besides his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy G.
Wilkerson are a twin brother
Davis Wilkerson, one sister,
Karen Wilkerson, all of Cov
ington; grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Wilkerson, McDon
ough and Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
Seabolt Sr., Locust Grove.
Interment was in County
Line Cemetery near Rocky
Plains Community with J. C.
Harwell and Son Funeral
Home in charge of arrange
ments.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the family in their sorrow.
Mrs. W. A. Muse
Succumbed in
Balfimore, M
alfimore, Md.
Mrs. W. A. Muse (Meida
Athon) died February 26 at
the home of her daughter, Eli
zabeth Muse Smith in Balti
more, Maryland.
She was cremated and her
ashes were interred in the Cov
ington Cemetery,
She is survived by two
daughiers, Mrs. Roy L. Cug
gan, Jackson, Georgia; Mrs. J.
F. Smith, Baltimore, Maryland;
and two sons, T. O. Muse,
Great Neck, Long Island, N, Y.
and W. A. Muse, Jr. of Tucson,
Arizona.
Deepest sympathy is extend
ed to members of the bereaved
family, |
Approximately 98 percent c:fJ
the 4-H Clubs in Georgia are
organized in the public schools,
according to Dr. Tommy Wal
ton, State 4-H Club leader.
NUMBER 10
Cake Sale
Saturday
The Student Council parents
of Newton County High School
will hold a cake sale Saturday
morning, Mar. 10, at 9 a. m. in
front of the Court House,
Proceeds from the sale will
buy scholastic pins that will be
awarded to students with a 93
or above average. :
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Virgil W. Veal
irgil W. Vea
Virgil W. Veal of Route 1,
Covington, died Sunday, March
4, in a private hospital after a
lingering illness. Mr. Veal, 73,
was a native of Newton Coun
ty and a prominent farmer and
‘dairyman of Bethany Com
‘munity. He was a member of
Bethany Presbyterian Church
and a member of the Pace
Lodge of the Masons in Porter
dale over 50 years.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon, March 5, at
Bethany Presbyterian Church
with Rev. Melvin Turnage, pas
tor of the churech, officiating.
Interment wa s in Bethany
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements a n d
members of Pace Lodge acting
as honorary excort with Mason
ic rites at the graveside.
Surviving are three sons,
Virgil W. Veal, Jr., East Point;
Thomas A. Veal, Knoxville,
Tennessee; Billy Veal, McDon
ough; daughters, Miss Julia
Veal, Covington; Mrs. Herbe:t
Bryant, Mrs. Bob Johnson, Al
lanta; sisters, Mrs. Ruby Co
wan, Covington and Florida;
Mrs. Minnie Dickson, Conyers
and Mrs. Ollie Stallworth, Cov
ington,
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in extend=
ing deepest sympathy to them
in their sorrow.
Covington
Temperatures
Jack Chapman announces
the following temperatures for
Covington. during the past
week:
High Low
Wed. Feb. 28, 78 59
Thurs. March 1, 59 39
Fri. Mar, 2, 51 33
Sat., Mar. 3, 37 31
Sun, Mar. 4, 46 326
Mon. Mar 3J, 47 33
Tues. Mar. 6, 40 23