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Miss Spring came Up-toeing
in Tuesday night, with a gen
tie caress for every venture
some blossom and bud, which
had escaped her watchful eye
and raced ahead of her en
trance. Forsythia, spirea, daf
fodils, flowering quince, hya
cinths, crocus, jonquils, snow
flakes, and even a few daring
azaleas and iris have braved
wintry encores to give their
Queen a royal welcome. But
Spring has left the door behind
her open for a fast exit —for
well she knows Old Man Win
ter's aversion to sharing the
spotlight with her, and his all
too often assaults of delaying
action in his inevitable retreat.
But, in the meantime mere
mortals, weary of top coats,
sniffles and sneezes, look long
ingly to the permanent arrival
of spring, and welcome its
every harbinger.
Good news from Emory Uni
versity Hospital, w'here we
learn that our good friend, Dr.
Virgil Eady is making satisfac
tory progress! Also ‘Tom New
ton County Hospital comes the
good word that Mrs. Nat Turn
er and Horace Lunsford, among
other friends, are progressing
nicely. If good wishes were
“cure-alls”, they would be well
on the way to health again,
and this is what hosts of friends
are wishing for these neigh
bors and friends.
Response to the call for do
nations to the Bloodmobile
last week was below the anti
cipated amount, according to
compiled reports. Few other
programs pay such large divi
dends as does the Bloodmobile.
Donating only 1 pint of blood
assures available blood, if
needed, for the next six
months. For the donor of 16
pints of blood, a life-time sup-
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Mrs. Nat Turner
Is Patient in
Newton Hospital
Mrs. N. S. Turner, wife of
Mayor Turner, is a patient at
Newton County Hospital, fol
lowing an emergency appendec
tomv on Monday night.
Stricken on Monday after
noon, Mrs. Turner was taken
to the local hospital, and tests
indicated the need for immedi
ate surgery. Her condition is
listed as good, by the hospital.
Mrs. Turner is a past presi
dent of the Garden Clubs of
Georgia, and of the Covington
Garden Club: and is currently
a member of the Executive
Board of the Garden Clubs of
Georgia. She is also a past pre
sident of the Baptist Church
WMU; and is well known
throughout the state in Club
and religious circles.
Many friends are wishing her
an early recovery and return
home.
COVINGTON NEWS
Pa S es
Today
Covington Kiwanis Club Honors Members with Long Records
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KIWANIS CLUB LEGION OF MERIT Citations were awarded
eight members of the Covington Kiwanis Club Thursday at a
Ladies Night program at Ficquett School cafetorium. Those mem
bers of Kiwanis receiving the award and the number of years
In Kiwanis are from left to right: Al David, 25 years: Nat Turner,
25 years; Godfrey Trammell, 25 years; Robert Fowler, 25 years;
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The Covington Ente' Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 98
VOTF -OMMENDED ON 3 LOCAL QUESTIONS
Ne\ z . Hospital Gets A 3-Year Accreditation
Efficient Operation Cited
By Joint Commission Report
Newton County Hospital has been notified that the hos
pital has received full accreditation for three years following
a survey from the joint commission on eccreditation.
What is unique about the
Commission’s Accreditation
Program is that it is entirely
voluntary. There’s no law or
regulation that says a hospital
must seek accreditation. It is a
decision, voluntarily made by
the individual hospital. But be
cause hospitals are conscien
tiously working to improve the
quality of their services, more
and more institutions are seek
ing to earn accreditation.
Though the scope of t h e
services a hospital offers var
ies, an accredited hospital must
conform to commission stand
ards in every area in which it
functions, in other words,
everything the hospital does, it
must do well.
When a hospital desires ac
creditation it asks the com
mission to make a personal sur
vey and compare its activities
with commission standards for
an accredited hospital. This
survey is made by a physician
throughly trained in all phas
es of hospital work.
The standards sei up by the
commission are those that medi
cal and hospital authorities
consider necessary to insure
high quality medical care. They
call for application of certain
basic principles of organiza
tion and administration for ef
ficient patient care and require
that the hospital meet certain
standards in its physical fa
cilities. Accreditation is like
sterling on silver. To you and
your family, As patients — To
physicians, and to our Com
munity — the seal of accredi
tation granted to our hospital is
like the “Sterling” mark on
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Swimming Pool
Seeks Applicants
For Manager
The Kiwanis Club swimming
pool on Newton Drive will be
completely renovated through
out in the next few months.
This renovation will include
bath house, pool, and all equip
ment.
The club has several appli
cations for manager of the
pool. Anyone interested in ap
plying, please contact Fred
Harwell, chairman of the pool
committee.
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Beauty Pageant
1 In Covington
Sat,, March 31
The Newton County Junior
Chamber of Commerce is work
ing out plans for the presenta
tion of the fifth annual “Miss
Newton County Beauty Pa
geant” at the Newton County
High School Auditorium on
Saturday night, March 31, at
8:00 p.m., according to Mr.
Charles Sherwood, pageant
chairman.
Eight young ladies have sub
mitted their names for the
competition as of this date.
; The contestants are: Elizabeth
Ann Greer, Charlene Hicks,
; Hannah Reynolds, Mildred
। Bowen, Connie Tate, Lisa
Hardman, Sally Brooks, and
Stevie Cullens.
, The contestants will compete
in evening dresses, talents,
. bathing suits, and in a ques
’ tion and answer period con
, ducted by Mr. Eddie Najjar,
master of ceremonies. Enter
-1 tainment for the evening will
be furnished by the Newton
’ County High School Glee Club
—consisting of 30 girls under
1 the direction of Mrs. Hugh Mc-
Donald, H. O. Whelchel and the
“Elks Trio”, members of the
“Dixie Swingettes, and special
numbers by “Pat and Bonham”
Johnson.
Crowning of “Miss Newton
County of 1962” will be per
formed by James O. Anderson,
president of the Newton Coun
ty Jaycees. The winner will
receive a weeks free vacation
in Daytona Beach, Florida for
herself and chaperone, SSO ex
pense money, an engraved
trophy, and all participants
will receive identification bra
celets.
Working on the pageant are
the following committee chair
men: Tony Wilkie, judges: Bil
ly Smith, contestants; Harry
Cowan and Bill Bibb, staging;
Greeley Ellis, awards; Cloud
Abernathy, advertising; Joe
Mills, refreshments; and Leo
■ S. Mallard, publicity.
Mrs. R. M. Paty and Mrs.
Lamar Callaway are working
with the contestants and su
pervising the stage settings
S. J. Morcock, 25 years; S. A. Ginn, 30 years: Leon Cohen, 35
years and a charter member of Covington club; Dr. J. R. Sams, 35
years and also a charter member; and Edgar Wood, who made
the presentations. Six of the eight recipients are past presidents
of the Covingion club.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1962
Ham and Egg
Show Auction
Today 1:30 PM
The Annual Ham and Egg
Auction will be held today
(Thursday) at Legion Home
following the regular luncheon
of the Covington Kiwanis Club
at 1 o’clock.
Auctioning of the hams, sides
and shoulders, all best grade
nroducts from the Ham and
Egg Show held yesterday at the
Washington Street School, will
be under the hammer of Jim
Knight. County Agent Ed Hunt
is in charge of the Kiwanis pro
gram today. J. W. Horne and
Mrs. Lottie Johnson have su
nervised the show at the local
Negro school.
Included in the auction today
is expected to be prized hams
from 4-H’ers and adults of the
county. Some 20 hams were
sold at the auction last year.
The show’s top price last year
was $4.00 per pound.
WSG to Sponsor
Study Course
The Wesleyan Service Guild
is sponsoring a study “Edge of
the Edge”, at the First Metho
dist Church on March 25
through 28. All members a r e
urged to attend.
Porterdale Womans Club
Observes 47th Anniversary
PORTERDALE — Spontan
eous gayety and touching sen
timent pervaded the atmo
sphere at the Forty - Seventh
Anniversary Banquet of t h e
Porterdale Woman’s Club on
Friday evening, March 16,
1962. A Spring color scheme
of yellow, green, and white
was executed throughout the
O. S. Porter Memorial Gymna
sium, the beautiful setting for
the gala occasion honoring the
past presidents of this strong
and spirited organization.
Long banquet tables overlaid
with white were each beauti
fied with two attractive ar
rangements of yellow and white
carnations base garlanded by
ivy tendrils from which groups
Mrs. Jay with Revue Solo Performers
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MRS. MARY JAY (center) and two membtrt of her physical
education class at Newton County High School ara shown in the
picture above Friday at the NCHS gymnasium. Judy Fincher
(left) did a Charleston dance, and Robin Dennison (right) per
formed a clown-dance routine. (See other pictures on 3rd Front
Page.)
|of five green lighted tapers
I emerged. Green place maU,
napkins appropriately engrav
ed with “Porterdale Woman’s
Club 1915 -1962”, and lovely
booklets with shamrocks and
the dates superimposed on the
cover marked each place. In the
center of the officers’ table was
a four tiered white cake em
bossed with symbolic decora
tions and candles.
Charter and honorary mem
bers, past presidents, and their
guests were seated in particu
lar places of honor. The t w o
basketball goals were disguis
ed by white placards bearing
the program theme and the
motto, “Strength United Is
Stronger” and club flower, the
petunia, respectively.
The Rev. John Lance, pas
tor of the Porterdale Baptist
Church, had the invocation.
Guests were greeted warmly by
Mrs. J. T. Jaynes. President of
the club.
A delicious d nner consisting
of Southern baked ham, coco
candied yams, petit limas,
spring salad, hot rolls, butter,
olives, pickles, apple crunch a
la mode, and coffee was serv
ed under the supervision of
Miss Ruth Tanner and Miss
Jordye Tanner assisted by stu
dents at Porterdale School and
Newton County High School.
Introductions of guests were
made by Mr. B. B. Snow. Vice-
President of the Bibb Manu-!
Dr. Claud Haynes
Guest Preacher
Here Sunday
Dr. Claud M. Haynes will:
preach at the First Methodist |
Church of Covington next Sun- l
day. March 25'lh, 7:30 P.M. Dr.
Haynes as a former pastor here !
had a successful ministery and
a host of friends who will want
to come and hear him.
Dr. Haynes now resides in
Atlanta and is the Director of
Church Extension in the North
Georgia Methodist Conference.
facturing Company at Porter
dale.
The program, “As The Years
Go By”, whose original script
was written by Mrs. M. B.
Shaw outlined the highlights in
the club’s history. Mrs. J. H.
Brooks and Mrs. Robert Lum
mus also served on the com
mittee who presented this most
interesting narrative. One end
of the gymnasium was trans
formed into a replica of the
Woman’s Clubroom as it now
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93 Gave Blood Here
Thursday; Total Now 529
Ninety three pints of blood
were collected last Thursday
at First Baptist Church School
Building in Covington. This
brings the total number of un
its collected since last July 1
to about 529, some 250 pints
short of our goal by July of
this year. Newton County is in
debted to the people listed be
low for the showing made on
Thursday:
C. F. Knox, George Bell,
John Bell, E. A. Callaway, Mrs.
E. L. Smith, Mrs. Agnes Ran
dall, Mrs. J. E. Guillebeau, Jr.,
Glenn L. Dennison, Jerry W.
Henderson, J. B. Hutchins, Mrs.
Ralph Sherod, Don J. Wood,
Sr., Tony Wilkie, Don J.
Wood. Jr., Walker Campbell,
Allen Gilbert, James R. Smith,
Ellis Patrick Campbell, Mrs.
Gray Hinton, John Dearing,
Gilbert Bradford, John Hogan,
D. L. Chambers, Thomas E.
Garner, Dan Sammons, Charl
es Sherwood, Mrs. Jessie Mae
Jones, George H Bailey, Thom
as L. Cook, G. G. Tuck, Marvin
Stubbs, W. L. Dobbs, Mrs. M.
H. Irwin, H. D. Briscoe.
D. M. Johnson, James W.
Day, Raymond W. Kent, Betty
Purcell, C. R. Henderson, Dan
iel W. House, Jimmy Stone,
Ralph Aiken, Mrs. Dorothy
MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
lax Equalization, Beer,
Courthouse Repair Listed
Newton County Grand Jury for the March term of Superior
Court has recommended that three questions be submitted to
the voters of the county in a referendum involving tax
equalization, sale of packaged beer in the county, and re
modeling of the present courthouse or building a new one.
Oral Polio
Vaccine is
Still Available
The Newton County Health
Department is still in the busi
ness of passing out sugar lumps
to the citizens of the county.
They have finished with the
schools and are now holding
special clinics for small chil
dren and adults. School offi
cials gave them their usual ex
cellent cooperation, and most
of the children in the school
who were present took the
vaccine. Those who were ab
sent are expected to attend the
most convenient special clinic
and receive their vaccine.
Up to Saturday March 17th
4,680 dosee have been given.
Most of these were school chil
dren and school personnel. The
first clinic for non-school peo
ple was held Saturday, March
17th and it was well-attended.
Again the vaccine is being
furnished by the U. S. Public
Health Service, through the
Georgia Department of Health.
The Newton county Board is
furnishing the man power and
equipment to make it conven
ient to all of the people of the
county. All of these organiza
tions would urge every one
between the ages of 6 weeks
and 50 years of age to take
advantage of this opportunity.
As you know Newton is one of
11 counties around Atlanta
that are being offered the vac
cine at this time.
It is not yet known when
type three will be offered. As
soon as U. S. Public Health
Service is able to purchase
this same 11-county area.
“Those who missed type one
last January are urged to take
type two now. Type One will i
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Smith, Rucker T. Ginn, Lenord
Kines, Charles RoberUon, Mrs.
Betty Polk, Elmer Harper, Ma-
Continued On 3rd Front Page
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NUMBER 12
The Grand Jury released its
presentments yesterday after
being in session Monday and
Tuesday of this week. The
foreman of the jury is E, A.
King, clerk is Cecil Allgood
and assistant clerk is Carl
Smith, Jr.
The Jury recommended that
architects be employed to give
estimates of cost of remodeling
the present Courthouse build
ing or constructing a new
building. Relative to the re
. evaluation of the property of
the county for the purpose of
. tax equalization the jury re
commended “that the County
’ Commissioner proceed to con
tact a qualified Board of Ap
praisers for the purpose."
The entire presentments are
as follows:
March 20. 1962
GRAND JURY PRESENT
MENTS MARCH TERM 1962
NEWTON SUPERIOR COURT
We, the Grand Jury selected
1 and sworn for the March 1962
■ term of Newton County Super
ior Court submit the following:
1. We recommend that N. S.
Turner be re-appointed to
1 County School Board for a term
of five years as of Jan. 1,1962.
2. We recommend that Dr.
Goodwin Tuck be re-appointed
to Medical Board of Newton
County for term as prescribed
by law.
3. We recommend that three
of the following six men be ap
pointed to the Board of Regis
trars:
Wiley Allgood, W. S. Cook,
Harold Dobbs, Henry Adams.
A. E. Hays, Sr. and W. C. hey.
4. We recommend that the
County Commissioner appoint
immediately a committee of
three to advise with Commis
sioner concerning the re-model
ing of present Courthouse or
building of a new Courthouse;
That architects be employed to
give estimates of cost of each
plan.
5. We recommend that Coun-
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Covington
Temperatures
Temperatures In Covington
during the past week were:
H I,
Wed. March 14, 56 36
Thurs. March 15, 60 40
Fri. March 16, 58 33
Sat. March 17, 56 30
Sun. March 18, 61 26
Mon. March 19, 73 34
Tues. March 20, 67 42