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Hoffman Elected President
Covington Rotary Club
A. E. Hays, Sr.
To Visit Russia
V/ith Georgians
A. E. Hays, Sr., Mansfield
farmer, will be a member of
the Georgia agricultural lead
ers people-to-people goodwill
delegation to Europe, includ
ing the Soviet Union, in April.
The 48-member delegation
will carry a message of good
will to agricultural leaders, of
ficials and associated trade
people in Europe, especially in
the communist dominated areas,
during their 20-day trip.
Glenn Segars, administra
tive assistant to Commissioner
of Agriculture Phil Campbell,
and L. W. Eberhardt, Jr., as
sociate director of the Univer
sity of Georgia Cooperative
Extension Service, will serve
as hosts and leaders for the
delegation.
In addition to Soviet Russia,
the delegation is to visit two
other countries behind the Iron
Curtain, Hungary and Poland,
as well as East Berlin.
“This is not a journey de
voted to tourism. It is an in
formative educational good
will mission dedicated to im
proving relations and under
standing between American
and the people of Eastern and
Western Europe,” the delega
tion leaders stated.
The Georgia delegation will
visit on farms and with agri
cultural educators, leaders and
officials in Belgium, Hungary,
the Soviet Union, Poland, Ger
many and France. It will leave
Atlanta Tuesday, April 10, and
return April 29.
The tour is designed to im
plement the aims and purposes
of the People to People Foun
dation and the United States
Government Cultural Visita
tion Exchange Program. Dele
gates will be assisted by U. S.
embassies in the countries vis
ited.
Local Livestock
Market Report
Tri-County Livestock Auc
tion Company sold 268 head 1
of cattle and 16 hogs Monday l
for a total of $25,723.84. Milk
cows and springers topped at
$218.00; baby calves at $50.00
and stockers at $195.00.
Price ranges were: calves,
$19.90 to $33.75; heifers, SIB.OO
to $23.50: steers. $19.00 to $26.-
80; light bulls, $17.00 to $24.50;
heavy bulls, $16.50 to $21.00:
canners. $ll.BO to $12.60; cut
lers, $12.80 to $16.00; fat cows,
$17.40 to $19.10; and hogs, sls
to $17.50.
There were 110 shippers and
71 buyers, including 9 packers.:
Lougenia Pulliam, Betty Spears
"Band Members of the Month"
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The Band Member and Band ।
Rookie for the month of Feb- ;
ruary are Lougenia Pulliam ■
and Betty Jean Spears.
Lougenia is a junior in New- !
ton County High and plays the
drums in the band. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.
M. Pulliam and attends the
Red Oak Methodist Church.'
Lougenia is also very active in ;
school work, being a membe: i
of the Future Homemakers of I
The Corington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Corington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen ■ Obserrer, Established in 1953
Bill Hoffman, popular radio
owner and operator, was elect
ed president of the Covington
Rotary Club for 1962-63. He
will succeed Otis Spillers.
Other officers, for the com
ing club year elected recently
were: secretary, Ira Dickerson;
treasurer, Herbert Vining; di
rector for two years, Dick Bel
lairs and Dr. William S. Cook,
Jr. Mr. Spillers is the new vice
president.
Mr. Hoffman has been active
in civic, church and community
affairs in Covington for the past
several years. He is a member
of the Covington Elks Club,
First Baptist Church in Coving
ton, and is a past district chair
man of the Newton-Rockdale
District Boy Scouts of Amer
ica. He is also a director of the
Newton Mental Health Associa
tion and is a member of the
Newton County Chamber of
Commerce, and Newton County
Post 32 American Legion.
The new slate of officers will ;
be installed at a special pro- I
gram by the Rotarians in June.
John B. Reid
Funeral Held
At High Point
Funeral services for John B.
Reid of 409 Church Street,
were held Monday afternoon,
March 12. at High Point Bap
tist Church with Rev. R. Hud
son Moody and Rev. Ivan Juhan
officiating.
Mr. Reid, 43, was a native of
Putnam County. He was self
employed as a painter. He died
suddenly on March 12.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Myrtle Reid, parents Mr. and
Mrs. B. A. Reid, son John
Reid, daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Putnam, all of Covington; sis
ters, Mrs. Louise Patrick, At
lanta; Mrs. Willie Mae Kirk
patrick, Monroe; Mrs. Noma
Lee Bloodworth, lowa and
Mrs. Jewell Cochran, Jackson.
Interment was in High
Point Churchyard Cemetery
with Caldwell and Cowan Fu
neral Home in charge of ar
rangements. Serving as pall
bearers were Otis Parish, Bob
Studdard, Charles Sappington,
Bobby Sheppard, Linton Pit
tard and George Lackey.
The NEWS joins the friends
of the family in extending
deepest sympathy to them in
their sorrow.
Dependents—Genera)
You are entitled to an ex
emption of S6OO, on your 1961
Federal income tax return, for
each person who qualified as
your dependent.
You may not claim the addi
tional exemptions for age or
blindness for a dependent.
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Betty Jean is the daughter
■ of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Spears
;of Mansfield. She is a fresh
i man and plays clarinet in the
band. She is a member of the
FHA and Latin Club.
We would like to congratu
j late these people for their out
s standing work in both band
I and high school.
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COVINGTON ROTARY CLUB aave SIOO.OO to Newton County Hiah School to buy science
eauioment for the school throuah the National Defense Education Act. Shown oresentino
the check is Otis Spillers (left). President of the Rotary Club. Others are, from left to
rioht: Lauree Cook, vice-president of the NCHS Student Council: Mike Budd, president of
Student Council: and Joseph Croom, teacher of chemistry and physics at Newton High.
This SIOO will buy S4OO worth of science equipment under the NDEA-
Mrs. Gravley,
Salem Native,
Died Suddenly
Mrs. Annie Treadwell Rat
cliffe Gravley of Salem Com
munity, died suddenly on
March 7. A native of Newton
County, Mrs. Gravley was 74
years old at the time of her
death.
Funeral services were held
on Friday, March 9, at the
Chapel of Caldwell and Cowan
Funeral Home with Rev. Carl
Standard and Rev. Wayne
Fears officiating. Interment was
in Lawn wood Memorial Park
with Ray Moore, Charlie Ber
ry, Chester Treadwell, Slade
Ellington, Jesse Treadwell and
Melvin Criswell serving as
pallbearers.
Surviving are one son, H. L.
Ratcliffe, Hapeville; three
brothers, E. H. Treadwell, C.
D. Treadwell, Atlanta; L. T.
Treadwell, Covington; two sis
ters, Mrs. E. C. Smith, Cov
ington and Mrs. Nell Brad
berry, Atlanta.
The NEWS joins the friends
of the family in extending
deepest sympathy to them in
their sorrow.
Deposit-Free
Motor Oils
Now Available
Standard Oil Stations are
now offering Southern motor
ists a line of revolutionary new
motor oils, it was announced
today by W. C. Smith, president
of Standard Oil Company
(Kentucky).
Sold under the brand name
RPM, these new motor oils
contain an ashless detergent
that halts engine wear, Smith
stated. This detergent leaves
no ash deposits; keeps combus
tion chambers clean and mov
ing parts free of sludge so that
engines perform better, last
longer and require less main
tenance.
“These new RPM oils have
been thoroughly road-tested in
other marketing areas and mil
lions of miles of customer driv
ing have proved that ashless
detergents do a remarkable job
of halting engine wear,” the
Standard spokesman said.
With the introduction of new
RPM Motor Oils. Standard’s re
tail outlets will offer the only
complete line of deposit - free
oils in the South.
FOREST INCOME
Diversification of forest
products can often result in
substantial increases in income
from timberland. Markets for
various products should be
evaluated before making tim
ber sales, according to Exten
sion Forestry Marketing Spe
cialist C. Nelson Brightwell.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1962
High School Gets NDEA Check
Newton County 4-H'ers to be
On TV Program Sat., 73!) AM
The video tape of “The 4-H
Hour”, recorded at WAGA-TV
by Newton County 4-H Club
members will be telecast on
Channel 5, Saturday at 7:30
A.M.
The program consists of four
demonstrations given by New
ton County junior 4-H mem
bers and a piano solo. Robbie
Ann Fincher, Heard Mixon 4-H
Club will give a demonstration
on preparing and serving cook
ed and raw vegetables.
A beach bag is one of the
things the Cloverleaf girls in
the Clothing Project are learn
ing to make, so Kay Mc/Jiister,
a junior 4-H member from
Heard Mixon will give instruc
tions for making a beach bag.
April is still three weeks
away but Linda Standard from
Livingston 4-H Club will give
a piano, “Fool No. 1”.
For those of you that are
interested in planting tomatoes
in your garden, listen to Alvin
Whisnante from Mansfield 4-H
Club who has some tips for
you.
Bobby Marks from Mansfield
4-H will be giving you dairy
farmers some tips on how to be
successful with your dairy.
Mrs. Louise Greer and Ar
thur Hargrove, Newton Coun
ty Adult 4-H Leaders, talk
with Tom Davis, District 4-H
Club Supervisor and Newton
Extension Agents about Adult
Leader Training Program.
Also, the State 4-H Officers
will be introduced in the pro
gram with Harold Darden and
Rhonwyn Lowery, State 4-H
Leaders.
On November 5. 1955,
WAGA-TV initiated “The 4-H
Hour” as the nation’s only
weekly television program de
voted entirely to 4-H Club
43rd Anniversary of American i
Legion Observed in Covington
The American Legion Post
No. 32, Newton County were
host to approximately 225 per
sons, in celebration of the
American Legion’s 43rd Birth
day, on Tuesday, March 6, in
the Legion Home, Covington.
The guests were Auxiliary
members, local Civic leaders,
friends of the American Legion
Post, City and County Offi
cials. Commander C. T. Bohan
nan presided over the meeting. |
Pete Wheeler, Director of the |
State Department of Veterans |
service, spoke on Communism ।
and Americanism, the survival
of the United States in t h e
“Cold War”.
A Bar-B-Q supper was serv
ed to the group. Introductions
and recognition of all guests.
Out-of-town guests were, Mr.
work. Presented continuously
every Saturday since then, the
program is dedicated by
WAGA-TV as a public service
for the entertainment, instruc
tion and insp\'ation of 4-H
Club members and their rural
and urban friends everywhere.
More than sixty counties in
Georgia participate in the pro
gram. Miss Para Lee Brock,
who produces the program for
WAGA-TV in cooperation with
the University of Georgia’s
Agricultural Extension Ser
vice, visits each county in ad
vance to work with County
Extension Agents in rehears
ing the demonstrations and
talent numbers to be given by
their 4-H’ers. The following
week, the group goes to At
lanta for additional rehearsing
in the studio at WAGA-TV. A
videotape recording is then
made. This enables 4-H’ers to
stay at home and watch them
selves on the day their program
is telecast.
The Newton County Pro
gram will be on WAGA-TV,
Channel 5, this coming Satur
day at 7:30 A.M. Relatives and
friends of 4-H’ers will join
them in watching with special
interest.
This program was originally
scheduled for last Saturday.
There was a mix-up in tapes on
the program Saturday March
10th.
So-called “dividends” paid
on deposits or withdrawable
accounts by mutual savings
banks, cooperative banks, sav
ings and loan associations and
credit unions should be report
ed as interest in Part 11, Sche
dule B of Form 1040 when fil
ing a 1961 Federal income tax
return.
Pete Wheeler, State Department
of Veterans Service, Mr. James
G. Van Sant, State Department
of Veterans Service, Atlanta.
Fourth District Auxiliary Pre
sident, Mrs. Sherman Eley and
Mr. Eley from Franklin, Fourth
District Commander of the Le
gion, Wilson Bevil, from Grif
fin and Legionnaires from
Griffen accompanied Mr. Be
vil. Jr. Vice Commander of the
Dept, of Ga., American Legion,
Herman Spokn and Mrs. Spokn
from College Park.
A musical program was
presented by the Auxiliary Mu
sic Committee. Mrs. Jack Chap
man, Chairman, and others
were: Mrs. A. R. Hooten. Mrs.
Ty Cason. Mrs. John Chesnut
and Mrs. Fred Lott.
Elmer George
Soeaker at
C of C Meeting
More than 60 members of the
Newton County Chamber of
Commerce were on hand Mon
day at the March meeting of
the organization at Buck and
Kid Restaurant. Main speaker
for the occasion was Elmer
George, Executive Secretary of
the Georgia Municipal Associa
tion.
Mr. George's speech was on
the subject of "Tax Re-Evalu
ation." He was introduced by
Covington Mayor Nat Turner.
At the conclusion of Mr.
George’s speech a question and
answer period was conducted.
Two new members of the C.
of C. were welcomed to the
meeting. They are Frank
Christian and Col. Gerald Mor
ris. The latter is owner and
operator of Cov-Air at the
Covington Airport.
The chamber went on rec
ord unanimously as endorsing
the recent action of the Cov
ington City Council in institut
ing a recreation program for
the city.
Visitors at the meeting were:
Cliff Adams of Atlanta, and
। A. E. Hays, Sr. of Mansfield.
Lt. Jos. Chambless
Completes 8-Week
Course at Ft. Knox
Army Ist Lt. Joseph H.
Chambless, 24, whose wife,
Margaret, lives in Covington,
Ga., Completed the eight-week
officer orientation course at
The Armor School, Fort Knox,
Ky., March 3.
Lieutenant Chambless re
: ceived instruction in the fun
damentals of armor warfare,
armor equipment, tank gun
-1 nery, field engineering, auto
■ motive maintenance, communi
i cations, instructor techniques,
leadership principles and pla
, toon and company level armor
’ tactics.
The lieutenant, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hiram C. Chambless,
Richland, Ga., was graduated
from Richland High School
in 1955, and from Mercer Uni
versity, in Macon, in 1961. He
is a member of Alpha Tau
Omega and Phi Alpha Delta
fraternities.
Before entering the Army,
Lieutenant Chambless was an
attorney at law in Macon.
Pilot Club
Barbecue Set
The Pilot Club of Coving
ton, Georgia is sponsoring a
barbecue on Wednesday, April
25, 1962 al the Lions Club
Pavilion. It is being prepared
by Fred W. Greer.
Serving will be from 5:00-
8:00 P.M. Tickets are now on
sale
Newton County Post 32 Celebrated Legion's 43rd Birthday
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NEWTON COUNTY POST 32 American Legion celebrated Its 43rd Anniversary at a din
ner-meetina at Legion Home recently. Pictured above admiring the framed conv of char
ter members of Post 32 are from left ot right: Mrs. Luke Hill. Newton Auxiliary Unit Pres
ident; Mrs. Sherman Eley, of Franklin, President of the 4th District Auxiliary; C. T. Bo
hanan, Commander of Post 32; Pete Wheeler, Director of State Dept, of Veterans Service
main sneaker on the program; and Wilson Bevil of Grifin, 4th District Commander Ameri
can Legion.
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Newton High Delegates at
Youth Assembly in Atlanta
Y-Clubbers from the entire
State of Georgia will gather
at the State Capitol on March
15-17 for the seventeenth an
nual Youth Assembly of the
State Y. M. C. A.
This meeting will be a
“mock” Assembly in action.
The young people elect their
own state officials and dele
gates from Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y
Clubs serve as senators and re
presentatives. They will intro
duce, debate, and vote on some
forty bills selected from the
ones prepared by the clubs le
presented. Many of these w.ll
be signed by the Youth Gover
nor and thus be enacted into
law.
Clubs from Newton County
High School will present Sen
ate Bill No. I which would
abolish capitol punishment in
the State of Georgia for per
sons seventeen years of age and
under. They hope their bill will
become a law.
Delegates from the Newton
Clubs include Joyce Hudspeth,
Carol George, Day Morcock,
Ann McKay, Bob Travis and
Billy Blair, Gail Robinson will
serve as press representative.
They will be chaperoned by
Mrs. Ed Robinson and Mrs. Otis
Spillers.
New USAF
Representative
Assigned Here
Sgt. George W. Allen has
been assigned to the Covington
area as the new USAF’ repre
sentative. Sgt. Allen is replac
ing Sgt. Kirk who was in this
area for approximately two
years. Sgt. Allen commenced
his duties officially today. His
office will still be in the Cov
ington selective service office
every Tuesday from 12 noon
to 3:30 P.M.
Sgt. Allen’s last duty as
signment was with 2nd Air
Force Shreveport, La. Prior to
that he was with the Military
Air Advisory Group in For
mosa, the stronghold of free
China.
Cousins Band
Members Attend
Atlanta Concert
March 11, members of the R.
L. Cousins High School Band
attended a concert held at
Booker T. Washington’s High
School in Atlanta. Their band
gave an excellent performance
in concert which was enjoyed
by all.
March 18, members of the
band are planning on attend
ing another concert which will
be held at Clark College in At
lanta.
Jacqueline Williams,
Secretary.
NUMBER 11
Dr. Delma Hagood
Guest Preacher
At Porterdale
Dr. Delma Hagood, District
Superintendent of the Deca
tur-Oxford District, will be the
guest preacher at the Julia A.
Porter Memorial Methodist
Church in Porterdale on Sun
day evening, March 18, at 7
p.m.
The Men's Choir will furn
ish special music for the ser
vice. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
Rotary Club
Hears Vo-Ag
State Director
Covington Rotary Club mem
bers heard an interesting and
informative speech Tuesday
noon a't the Teen Can by Jack
Nix, Director of Vocational
Agricultural Educ all on for
Georgia. He was introduced by
Ira Dickerson of the State
FFA-FHA Camp at Jackson
Lake.
Mr. Nix brought out five
major points in his talk. He
discussed (1) Vocational agri
culture education, (2) busi
ness education, (3) distribu
tive education, (4) Home eco
nomics, and (5) Trade Indus
trial education.
One new member was in
ducted into the club. He was
Billy Smith of Covington Elec
tric Company. Otis Spillers
handled the induction cere
mony, assisted by Howard
Brooks.
Visitors at the meeting Tues
day included: Charlie Patter
son and Charles Robbins, BSA
officials, guests of E. G. Las
siter, Jr.; Paul Ferrin, guest of
Aubra Sherwood; Leo S. Mal
lard, guest of Leo Mallard:
Herb Boice, guest of John
Thompson; and Walker Camp
bell, guest of the club.
Covington
Temperatures
Jack Chapman announces
the following temperatures for
Covington during the past
week:
High Low
Wed. March 7, 58 31
Thurs. March 8, 49 34
Fri. March 9, 48 40
Sat. March 10, 54 41
Sun. March 11, 48 44
Mon. March 12, 60 40
Tues. March 13, 61 35
Rainfall totaled 2.51 inches
with 13.46 inches for the year.