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DCT Students, Employers Are Honored At Banquet
Charline Hyatt 'Outstanding
Student' For Scholarship
Members of the Diversified Cooperative Training class
at Newton County High School and employers of the stu
dents were honored at the club’s 12th Annual Banquet Fri
day evening at the Welaunee Hotel dining room in Porterdale.
Cleveland Davis
Succumbed al
Mansfield Home
G. Cleveland Davis, 78, of
Mansfield, died at his home on
Tuesday after a lingering ill
ness. He was a native of Jas
per County.
Funeral services were held at
Carmel Baptist Church, where
he was in member, on Wednes
day afternoon. April 11. Rev.
James A. Lester officiated at
the last rites.
Surviving are his wife Mrs.
G. Cleveland Davis, four sons
Louis Davis, Leonard Davis, all
of Mansfield; Day Davis, Roy
Davis, Monticello; one brother,
E. B. Davis, Porterdale and six
grandchildren.
Interment was in Carmel
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Serv
ing as pallbearers were Robert
Mclntosh, Hugh Pannell, Her
bert Carson, Ed Nickerson, Bob
Nickerson and Julius Lazenby.
The News joins friends in ex
tending deepest sympathy to
the members of the bereaved
family.
Hiss Reams,
Aunl of Mrs.
Osman, Dies
Miss Nena Reams, the aunt of
Mrs. M. M. Osman, passed away
in a private hospital in Kala
mazoo, Michigan, Sunday, April
8.
Miss Reams had visited in
Covington several times in the
past few years and had gain
ed many friends who are sad
dened to hear of her death. She
had made her home in Kala
mazoo since a young lady,
teaching in Kalamazoo.
Surviving are two nieces,
Mrs. M. M. Osman, Covington;
Mis. Virginia Tedder, Atlanta;
two great nephews, Jack Lee
Tedder and Virgil Tedder of
Atlanta.
The news joins friends in ex
tending deepest sympathy to
the family in their sorrow.
ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
Covington Elks Club installs Officers for 1962-63
COVINGTON ELKS CLUB OFFICERS lor 1962-63 were
installed at the Elks Home Thursday evening. Seated, from
left to right: Jerry Capes, Esquire: Bill Galt, Esteemed Lead
ing Knight; Walker Harris, Exalted Ruler; Dan Clower,
Esteemed Loyal Knight; Bill Crawford, Esteemed Lecturing
The Covington enterprise, established in 1864 — The Codhsfon Stor, established in 1874 and The Citizen ■ Observer, established in 1953
The Outstanding DCT Stu
dent of The Year award, a
$150.00 scholarship from the
Covington Lions Club, went to
Charline Hyatt. The presenta
tion of the award check was
made bv Bill Vaughn, Presi
dent of the Lions Club.
Annually the DCT club
names Honorary Members of
their organization. At the ban
quet Friday seven were made
honorary members of the club
—Jack Shelton of Dodge Wire
Corp., Arthur Henderson of
The Covington News, George
Jolley of the Covington Mills,
Inc., N. J. Piper of Bibb Man
ufacturing Co., Tommy Brode
rick of Covington Mills, Inc.,
Ed Hertwig of Bibb Manu
facturing Co., and Bill Vaughn
of the Covington Lions Club.
Prize money for the other
Outstanding Student awards
was donated again this year by
Mrs. M. M. Osman of the
Strand Theater. Second place
went to Phyllis Milligan, third
place to Evalyn Eingley, and
fourth to Gloria Wilson.
Toastmaster for the program
was Ronnie Kitchens, President
of the DCT Club. Others hav
ing a part on the interesting
program included: Rev. Jimmy
Edwards of the Canaan Bap
tist Church; Brenda Williams;
B. B. Snow. Vice-President of
Bibb Mfg. Co.; H. F. Sharp,
Supervising Principal of NCHS;
E. G. McCants, DCT Coordi
nator; Delores McMullen; Jim
my Byrd: Phyllis Milligan;
Johnny Hoad; Carolyn Darby;
J. W. Richardson, Supt. of
Newton County Schools; Eddie
Najjar of Newton High; Mark
Davis of the State Vocational
Office; and Bill Vaughn,
Lions Club President.
Main speaker for tne pro
gram was Jack Nix, State Di
rector of Vocational Education.
James Anderson's
Phillips "66"
Opens Friday
Friday is the opening date
for the Nev Anderson Oil
Company and Anderson Ser
vice Station on the Jackson
highway across from Anderson
Tractor Company, according to
an announcement in The Cov
ington News today.
James O. Anderson, jobber
for Phillips “66” petroleum
products, will have a four
county area for his products.
Other than Newton he will ser
vice Butts, Rockdale and Jas
per counties.
The announcement of the
opening of the firm is carried
today in an advertisement in
The Covington News.
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DCT Club Award Winners Honored at Banquet
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DCT CLUB AWARD winners are shown in the picture above with the guest speaker at
the 12th annual banquet Friday evening at Porterdale. Left to right: Gloria Wilson, Bren
da Williams, Phyllis Miligan, Ronnie Kitchens (DCT Club President), Jack Nix (State
Director of Vocational Education), Charline Hyatt, Evalyn Singley, and Jackie Tomlin. (See
article elsewhere on this page)-
He was introduced by Supt.
Richardson.
The dedication of the scrap
book for the past year in DCT
work was made to the late
Wayne Henderson, who had
been employed at White’s Tire
and Auto Supply at the time of
his death in December. This
ceremony was handled by DCT
students Phyllis Milligan,
Johnny Head and Carolyn Dar
by.
The climax of work accom
plished during the past year in
Diversified Cooperative Train
ing was spotlighted during the
program. Winners of various
cash checks were announced.
In the Speaking Contest Jan
Patterson won first place and
Brenda Williams took second.
In the Essay Contest Phyllis
Milligan was first and Char
line Hyatt second. For Note
Book, Charline Hyatt was first
and Phyllis Milligan second.
Job Project awards were won
by Charline Hyatt (first) and
Gloria Wilson (second). The
Ginn Motor Company award
($25. check) went to Jackie
Tomlin. It was also announced
that Mrs. Belmont Dennis will
give a SIOO scholarship next
year to the “Best All-Around
Citizen.”
During the program Mr. Da
vis, a former DCT Coordinator
at Newton High, announced
that Mr. McCants was taking
a position as head of a new
Area Vocational Trade School
at Thomaston, Ga. Mr. McCants
has been the coordinator here
for the past five years.
Some 36 students are enroll
ed in the local DCT program
this year. They are as follows:
Steve Biggers, David Brooks,
Jimmy Byrd, Carolyn Darby,
David Davis, Stanley Edwards,
Mike Flanagan, Mickey Goins,
Grady Hammonds, Joyce Har
per, Cornelia Haulk, Johnny
Knight; and Bonham Johnson, Treasurer. Standing, left
to right: Thomas Bailey, Inner Guard; Jack Allen, Tiler;
James Johnson, Organist; James Hardman. Secretary; and
Olin Costley, Chaplain. The entire slate of officers are now
beginnina their second year of service.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1962
Porterdale Baptist to Have
Dedication and Revival April 15-22
Bob McGaughey
Presented Eagle
Scout Award
The Sunday morning wor
ship service at Mansfield First
Baptist Church on April 1, in
cluded a special ceremony in
which Bobby McGaughey was
presented his Eagle Scout
award. Rev. John Meeks, pas
tor, opened the ceremony with
a brief talk on the merits of
becoming an Eagle Scout and
introduced Watt McDonald of
Monroe, Bobby’s former Scout
Master, as the guest speaker.
Harvey Kitchens, advisor of
the recently organized Explorer
Troop of Mansfield, presented
the Eagle award.
Bobby is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. McGaughey of
Mansfield. He is 16 years old
and a 10th grade student at
Newton County High School.
Head, Richard Hewitt, Carolyn
Holder.
Charline Hyatt, Johnny
Johnson, Sandra Johnson, J. C.
Johnson, Thomas Kimbrell,
Ronnie Kitchens. Eddie Kite,
John Massey, Delores McMul
len, M. C. Middlebrooks, Phyl
lis Milligan.
Linda Mitchell, Francine
Motes, Jan Patterson, Terry
Reed, Evalyn Singley, Ann Tol
lerson, Jackie Tomlin, Brenda
Williams, Gloria Wilson, Gail
Womack, Tommy Womack.
f The Porterdale Baptist
Church will observe a week of
Dedication and Revival April
15-22. Services will begin each
night at 7:30.
The Rev. G. Merrill Mea
dows, Pastor of the Orchard
Knob Baptist Church of At
lanta, will speak each night.
Rev. Meadows is well known in
this area. He was the Baptist
Associational “M” Night speak
er last December.
Mr. Herbert Burch of Cov
ington will lead the music. He
will be assisted by the Porter
dale Baptist Church Choir. The
Julia A. Porter Memorial
Methodist Church mens choir
will bring special music on
Wednesday night.
The week will be climaxed
on Sunday afternoon, April 22
at 2:30 when the new $90,000.
Educational Annex will be
dedicated. The Rev. T. M. Un
derwood, Jr., Baptist Area Mis
sionary will bring the Message
of Dedication. Former Pastors,
Rev. Walter Perry and Rev.
Allan Redd, will participate.
Ficquett School
Thanks Public
The students, faculty and
principal wish to thank parents
and friends of E. L. Ficquett
School for the unusually large
attendance at Open House. It
is estimated that at least 1200
attended, and that 900 ate
dinner.
“We heard many very com
plimentary remarks about the
whole affair, the individual
rooms, the dinner, the flower
show, etc. We appreciate this
show of interest in what we
are doing. We expect to make
this an annual affair and hope
to see jou again next year. Our
special thanks to all who help
ed make it a success.” stated
George Hutchinson, principal.
Newton 4 Hers
To Show Steers
Six Newton County 4-H
Club members will show their
prize beef animals in the 15th
annual Georgia Livestock Ex
position in Atlanta April 16-
18. County Agent Ed Hunt re
ported this week.
Several hundred Georgia
4-H Club boys and girls and
FFA members will be compet
ing for several thousand dol
lars in premiums in the quality
cattle show, the county agent
said. The Exposition is spon
sored by the Livestock Com
mittee of the Atlanta Cham
ber of Commerce and the
Southeastern Fair Association.
Mr. Hunt praised the 4-H
members “for the many long
hours worked in feeding,
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Honorary Members of Newton DCT Club for 1962
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HONORARY MEMBERS OF THE Diversified Cooperative Training club of Newton High
are shown in the photo above with Supt. of Schools J. W. (Whit) Richardson (left) after
receiving the citation Friday evening. In the photo with Mr. Richardson are, from left to
right: Bill Vaughn, N. J. Piper. Ed Hertwig and Jack Shelton. Others who received the
honor Friday were George Jolley, Arthur Henderson and Tommy Broderick, not shown in
the picture.
R. S. Ellington
Rites Are
Held Thursday
Funeral services for R. Star
key Ellington of Route 1, Ox
ford, were held Thursday af
ternoon, April 5, at the Chapel
of Harwell Funeral Home with
Rev. David Daniels officiating.
Mr. Ellington, 71, was a na
tive of Newton County. He died
at his home on Wednesday af
ter a lingering illness. He was a
retired employee of Bibb Man
ufacturing Company.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Starkey Ellington, Oxford; son,
Robert Ellington, Hapeville;
two daughters, Mrs. W. C. En
glish, Oxford; Mrs. J. F. Con
oly, Waycross; three brothers,
J. T. Ellington, Thomasville;
Archie Ellington, Decatur; Hoke
Ellington, Dearborn, Michigan;
sister, Mrs. Edgar Keller, De
troit, Michigan and seven
grandchildren.
Interment was in Ellington
Family Cemetery with J. C.
Harwell Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Serv
ing as pallbearers were Jeff
Bird, Mack Criswell, Dewey
Mann, Max Williams, Floyd
Byrd, Thurman Ellington and
Felton Ellington.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in ex
tending deepest sympathy to
them in their sorrow.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE COVINGTON NEWS
Former Governor Griffin Was Speaker at Rotary Club
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COVINGTON ROTARY CLUB Speaker Tuesday was former Governor Marvin Griffin
(center). Shown in the picture, left to right are: Otis Spillers, Rotary President; Jim
Knight, who introduced the speaker: Gov. Griffin; Otis Nixon, former State Senator of
the 35th District; and J. W. (Whit) Richardson, Newton County Supt. of Schools.
This Paper Is Cov Eton's
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Tiny Tol Parade al Porterdale
PORTERDALE — A Tiny Tot
Parade and Talent Revue at the
Porterdale School Auditorium
on Friday and Saturday nights,
April 13 and 14, respectively
will occupy the spotlight on this
week’s calendar. Boys and
girls who will parade as pro
spective king and queen are:
Mark Beam, Timmy Blanken
ship, Bud Cason, Scott Child
ers, Jim Hardman, Johnny Hen
derson, Allen House, Mike
Lindsey, Larry Mills, Jr., Mark
Ogletree, Christopher Peters,
Tracy Renee, Mark Wells, Vic
kie Bowen, Joy Capes, Sherry
Coggins, Marcy Coody, Suzanne
Cowan, Gina Gates, Debbie
Parker, Penny Parker, Gail
Price, Paula Price, Cindy Rich
ardson, Nancy Tolleson.
Both nights of the presenta
tion, the childdren will be
presented, and the King and
Queen crowned on Saturday
evening. Sponsored by the
Porterdale Woman’s Club, this
program which was written by
Mrs. James H. Brooks, will fea
ture Mr. Walker Harris of Cov
ington as the Master of Cere
monies.
Tickets will be on sale among
members of the Woman’s Club
at twenty - five cents for child
ren and students and fifty cents
for adults. A variety of talent
acts will guarantee an evening
of wholesome entertainment
for every member of the fam
ily.
Remember: The time is Fri
day and Saturday; the hour is
seven-thirty; the place is the
Porterdale School Auditorium,
the admission is twenty - five
and fifty cents.
NUMBER 15
Griffith Speaks
At Rotary
Club Here
Former Governor Marvin
Griffin was the guest speaker
at the Covington Rotary Club
meeting Tuesday noon at th*
Teen Can building.
In charge of the program
was Rotarian Jim Knight and
he introduced the speaker.
Mr. Griffin stressed the need
of new industries for Georgia
and said that the tourist in
dustry should be more thoro
ughly publicized and made at
tractive to those who seek a
vacation land. He particularly
emphasized the magnitude of
the Stone Mountain Park, now
underway.
Visitors at the meeting Tues
day included former State Sen
ator Otis Nixon, Cliff Rogers
of Sociail Circle, J. R. Step
hens, Toby Dowdy of Bain
bridge, Jim Pippen, Billy Hes
ter, Gene Cox, Ed Jones, Billy
Meneor and Gene Marks.
Mrs. Helen Dickinson, Bon
ham Johnson, Hulon Kitchens,
H. M. Lokey, Bill Thompson,
Herb Bwice, Charlie Davidson,
Sr., and Arthur Hays.
Meat animals account for
about one-third of U. S. farm
income, according to Extension
animal husbandmen.