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People from all churches
have been invited, and are at
tending the Revival Services
at the First Baptist Church, in
Covington. People who are not
members of any church are
coming, at 7:30 each morning
and 7:30 each evening. Parents
are getting up a little early and
bringing their children to hear
the dynamic messages brought
bj’ a young minister of God,
Rev. Robert Jackson, of Dal
ton, Ga. This man stops preach
ing on the dot, at 8 o’clock, so
children may get to school, and
men and women who work in
all Covington's business estab
lishments may go to work on
time. He truly is a minute
man! Services started Sunday
evening and will run through
Friday. If you have missed ONE
of them it is your loss! But,
now that you know this man
has a message just for YOU.
and YOU and YOU . . . don't
you miss another sermon this
week.
Sometimes when we have sor
row, financial reverses, illness,
fworry of any kind about life’s
problems, we try to handle
them ourselves. God does not
intend this. He is a God of
mercy . . . God IS Love. So
come join the throngs at the
First Baptist church, that we
may find the way, the light
unto our pathway and the
truth. He is the way to all
your problems, to happiness on
earth, and to life eternal. These
services are offered to the en
tire county.
April Bth to 14th is National
Library Week. Newton County
is blessed with one of the fin
est libraries in the State. It is
manned by women who serve
well. Whose time and talents
are of “superior rating”. We
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Talent Revue
At Porterdale
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PORTERDALE — The Por
terdale Woman’s Club is spon
soring the 1962 Talent Revue
at the Porterdale School Au
ditorium, Thursday and Friday
evenings, April 13 and 14. re
spectively, at seven - thirty
o’clock. This is not all! There
will be a Tiny Tot Parade cul
minating in the crowning of a
King and Queen on Saturday
evening at the intermission.
Contestants in the Tiny Tot
Contest are: Girls: Joy Capes,
Suzanne Cowan, Marcy Coody,
Vickie Bowen, Gina Gates,
Sherry Coggins, Debbie Par
ker, Penny Parker, Gail Price,
Paula Price, Cindy Richardson,
Nancy Tolleson. Boys: Mark
Beam, Bud Cason, Timmy
Blankenship, Scott Childers,
Allen House, Johnny Hender
son, Jim Hardman, Mike Lind
sey, Larry Mills, Jr., Mark
Ogletree, Christopher Peters,
Tracy Renee, Mark Wells.
Everyone is urged to be pre
sent to see the talent which
exists in Newton County.
Tickets will be sold at twen
ty-five cents for children and
fifty cents for adults.
Hiss Connie Tale Chosen
"Miss Newton County of 1%2"
Miss Connie Tate, a student
at Emory-at-Oxford Junior
College, was chosen “Miss New
ton County of 1962’’ at the
Fifth Annual Newton County
Beauty Pageant held Saturday
night.
Miss Tate is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Tate of At
lanta. She is a Sophomore at
Emory-at-Oxford where she is
a member of Phi Gamma Hon
orary Sorority. Her hobbies are
dancing, skiing, swimming, and
horseback riding.
In the talent contest Miss
Tate did a dance routine which
featured the “Charleston,” a
“Latin American” number, and
the “Peppermint Twist.” She
was sponsored in the pageant
by the Covington Kiwanis
Club. , ...
Miss Lisa Hardeman and Miss
Sally Brooks, also Emory-at-
Oxford students, were first
place and second place runner
up contestants respectively
Miss Hardeman sponsored by
the Newton County National
Guard, did a ‘nantonume” num-
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Cr / .on City Manager Election Set April 25
City's Recti.. Growth Is
Cited; Budget is sl-Million
An election will be held in the City of Covington on
Wednesday, April 25, for approval or rejection of a Mayor
and Council-City Manager form of government.
Open House Fri.
At Covington
Waler Works
Open House at the Covington
Water Works plant and sewage
disposal plant will be h e 1 d
Friday, April 6th, according to
officials of the City of Cov
ington.
By proclamation of Mayor
Nat S. Turner. April 6th has
been designated as “Water
Works Day” in Covington.
Purpose of the event is to fo
cus attention of the community
on the importance of maintain
ing and improving the city’s
present water treatment and
distribution facilities, Mayor
Turner explained.
“Constantly increasing use
of water by homes, business
and industry puts a continuing
strain on our water facilities.”
he said. “This increased use will
continue as the population ex
pands and new uses for water
are discovered. Consequently, it
is important that every citizen
realize the importance of ade
quate water supply facilities,
adequately staffed with well
trained personnel. The com
munity must realize, also, that
plans must be made to expand
these facilities to meet the in
creased demands that are sure
to come.”
David McCullough
Suffers Burns in
Accident Here
David McCullough, an em
ployee of the Covington City
Water Works, suffered first and
second degree burns about the
face and eyes Saturday while
mixing chemicals at the local
plant.
His condition at Newton
County Hospital Wednesday
was described as “good” by hos
pital attendants.
David was nicknamed “Hog-
Jaws” by his teammates on the
Ram football team in the early
19505. In 1953 he was named
on the all-region 4A team at
a guard position.
ber for her talent, and Miss
Brooks, sponsored by the
Mansfield Lions Club, did a
“dramatic reading.”
Other contestants and their
sponsors were: Elizabeth Ann
Greer, American Legion; Han
nah Reynolds, Covington Lions
Club; Irene Robinson, Porter
dale Men’s Club; Stevie Cul
lins, Covington Rotary Club;
Charlene Hicks, Chamber of
Commerce; and Mildred Bowen,
Covington Elks Club.
Judges of the contest were:
I Harry Renz, president of the
Monroe Rotary Club; Ross Rus
sell, talent scout for Allied Ar
tists; Mrs. Jane Moon, presi
dent of the Rockdale Jaycet
. tes; and Britt Fayssoux, news
editor of The Rockdale Citizen.
Miss Newton County will go
to the Miss America Pageant
; State Finals in Columbus,
Georgia on April 13 - 14, to
compete for the Miss Georgia
' title. The “Miss Georgia” con
l test will be held at the mu
- । tucina* auditorium.
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If passed, an act amending
the city charter will enable
the Mayor And City Council
to hire a City Manager who
will conduct the affairs of the
city as a business organization.
The amendment will also re
quire that the city hire a man
with experience in city man
agement.
The manager would be ap
pointed for a year and will be
accountable to the Mayor and
Council. They will have pow
er to replace him at any time
for any valid reason. No local,
or former local resident of
Covington, will be hired. Also,
no member of the Mayor and
Council can be hired until a
period of two years will have
elapsed after being out of of
fice.
Sometime ago the City
Council unanimously passed a
resolution asking the legisla-
Voter registration for the
April 25th election in the
City of Covington closes
Saturday, April 14.
ture to amend the city charter
and Newton Representative
Don Ballard introduced the bill
at the 1962 session of the Geor
gia General Assembly.
City officials have pointed
out that the adoption of the
City Manager form of govern
ment will enable Covington to
operate as a big business. The
budget for this year entails
well over $1,000,000.
Covington Junior Chamber
of Commerce has undertaken
the city manager question as
an educational project for gov
ernmental affairs for the year.
They will disseminate informa
tion on the subject during the
month of April. (See the Jaycee
Advertisement in Today’s Cov
ington Neks.)
City officials have announced
that any civic club who wish
es further information on the
City Manager form of govern
ment they may contact City
Clerk Harry Cowan or Mayor
Nat Turner at City Hall. It was
also stated that local civic
clubs may invite a city offici
al to their regular or called
meeting for the purpose of ex
plaining the questions asked.
Scene at Fifth Annual "Miss Newton County" Beauty Pageant
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0. Anderson, president of the Newton County Jaycees, and Miss Ann
Rainey, "Miss Newton County of 1961." Left to right are: Hannah Reynolds,
Irene Robinson, Charlene Hicks, Lisa Hardeman, first runner-up; Mr.
Anderson, Queen Connie Tata- Miss Ann Rainey, Sallv Brooks, second
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5,1962
Oxford's New Town Marshal
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OXFORD'S NEW TOWN MARSHAL E. C. Beckham is
sworn in by Judge J. O. Lovern at City Hall Monday eve
ning. Marshal Beckham comes to Oxford from Thomson,
Georgia, and has been an active law-enforcement official
for many years.
Salem Camp Trustees Make
Plans For 1962 Meeting
The board of trustees of the
Salem Camp Ground met Sun
day at the Salem Hotel, at
one o’clock. As the group ga
thered in the lobby with it’s
big log fire lending a cozy at
mosphere, there were greet
ings of old friends. The dining
tables, with pretty arrange
ments of spring flowers, were
laden with fried chicken and
all the trimmings.
Before the luncheon C. D.
Ramsey, chairman, asked that
a minute of silence be observed
in memory of two board mem
bers, J. L. Elliott and A. B.
Dennis who have passed since
the last meeting. He also
named Mrs. Ophelia Hicks and
Miss Cara Lou Elliott two
tenters at Salem for many years
who have gone to their re
ward. He asked prayer for two
ill members, Dr. V. Y. C. Eady
and Bob H. Elliott. Edward
King returned thanks after the j
prayers.
After the luncheon, the la
dies retired and the members
of the Board held a business
session. Guy Rutland opened
the meeting with prayer. M. W.
Hull of Conyers was elected to
runner-up: Elizabeth Ann Greer, Mildred Bowen, and Stevie Cullins. The
Miss Newton County Beauty Pageant is sponsored annually by the New
ton County Junior Chamber of Commerce. (See other picture on Second
Front Page).
Georgia Alumni
To Have Banquet
At Porterdale
The University of Georgia
Alumni Society of Newton
County is going to have a
Banquet on April 9 at 7:30
p.m. at the Welaunee Hotel in
Porterdale.
The speaker will be Louis
Griffith, assistant to the presi
dent of the University.
The meal will be prepared
by Mrs. Effie Boyd.
Newton Education
Association to
Meet April 11
The Newton County Educa
tion Association will meet at
the Newton High School Audi
torium on Wednesday after
noon, April 11, 1962 at four
o’clock. Everyone is urged to
keep this date in mind and be
present.
Royal Arch Masons
To Meet, Madison
Eighth Masonic District Roy
al Arch Masons meet in the
City of Madison, Ga., 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11th, 1962.
Very important business to be
handled. A resolution has been
introduced to discontinue the
fall meeting after this year.
The Royal Arch Degree will be
conferred by experts.
All officers will be elected
and installed. Regular Dinner
will be served (dutch) about
6:30 p.m. The Captain of the
Host is W. J. Dingus, Jr.
act as Secretary for this meet
ing in the absence of Mr. El
liott. Mr. Hull also gave the
financial report for Mr. El
liott.
C. O. Nixon, chairman of the
Building and Grounds Com
mittee presented plans for a
new bath room in the hotel
and remodeling of outside bath
houses. This was approved. Mr.
H. Y. McCord, finance chair
man, gave a report from his
committee.
Parks Warnock of the Youth
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MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Rev. Gordon Mann And
Kenneth Davis Chairmen
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GORDON MANN KENNETH DAVIS
Newton County’s fund drive for the American Cancc
Society starts this week in the various sections of the county
according to an announcement by Rev. Gordon H. Mann
chairman, and Kenneth Davis, co-chairman.
DR. COLLINS IS
KIWANIS CLUB
SPEAKER TODAY
Guest speaker at the Coving
ton Kiwanis Club luncheon
meeting today (Thursday) will
be Dr. M. W. H. Collins, Direc
tor of Institute of Law and
Government, U n i v e rs i ty of
Georgia. The program today is
in charge of E. S. (Buck) Cal
laway.
“State Government’’ will be
the subject of Dr. Collins’
speech today. He has conduct
ed many studies and courses
for county ordinaries, sheriffs,
county commissioners and leg
islators in recent years.
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Dance band music was on the
program at the Covington Ki
wanis luncheon meeting Thurs
day as the “Townsmen”, com
posed of musicians from the
Newton County high school
band performed for the club.
NCHS Principal Homer Sharp
introduced Band Director Ba
sil Rigney, who in turn hand-
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NUMBER 14
April has been designated as
Cancer Control Month and the
local campaign will come to a
climax the week of April 23-
28, according to Rev. Mann. He
said that the local drive will
be handled by seven divisions
among which are: Special Con
tacts, Mrs. Lanier Hardman;
Trades and Industry, William
Bibb; Business, Tony Wilkie;
Residential, Mrs. Charles C.
King, Jr.; Communities, Ken
neth Davis; Publicity, Mrs. Bel
ment Denis; Negro Chairman,
Mrs. Sara Frances Hardman.
Mr. Davis said that the va
rious communities in the
county will be handled by the
following persons: Porterdale,
Miss Mae Hardman; Oxford,
Mrs. William Bibb; Mansfield,
Arthur Hays, Jr.; Newborn,
Guy Jones; Salem, Mrs. Doug
las Yancey; Covington,
Mrs. Charles C. King;
Hays District, Mrs. W.
L. Barber; Heard-Mixon, Mrs.
Billy Aiken, Jr.; Gum Creek,
Mrs. C. A. Cason; Dial Town
and Flint Hill, Mrs. Jack Hin
ton; West Newton, Mrs. Roy
Kirkus; Almon, Mrs. James N.
Dobbs; and Brickstore, Mrs.
Mike Emmel.
Rev. Mann said that a Train
ing Meeting will be held at the
Covington City Hall, April 17th
at 8 P. M. All workers in every
division is urged to attend this
meeting, the chairmen stated.
A movie will be shown at
the training program “The
Other City” Mrs. C. M. Preston,
Field Worker, will present the
film at the session.
The American Cancer So
ciety has launched a new edu
cational program aimed at sav
ing many thousands of lives
from a specific type of cancer.
The target is cancer of the
colon and rectum, according to
Dr. Thomas Harrold, who is a
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Chamber of
Commerce Meets
Monday 12:30
The April meeting of t h e
Newton County Chamber of
Commerce will be held Mondav
at the Buck ’n Kid Restaurant
at 12:30, according to an an
nouncement by Bill Thompson,
president.
Regular business session will
follow the luncheon. President
Thompson urges all members to
be present.
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