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Really you will have to ride
out to the park the colored peo
ple are clearing and putting
into shape to see the tremen
dous amount of work they have
done, in spare time to ready
it for the building of various
things. . .like a swimming pool
and ball park to begin with.
They are appreciative of the
land and all the help given
them by the city and county
and even the publicity and pic
tures in the News. It pays to
advertise in the NEWS and
thats what I'm doing this min
ute for free for that park we
have wanted so long.
WANTED All the extra
brick, (new or old) around
your home, just left overs you
have not used and probably
never will; all the extra con
crete blocks you have left over,
and all you have to do is to
call George Jefferson at 786 -
7482 and tell them you wish to
have a part in this wondersu 1
park by donating these brick,
whether Ihe arount is large or
small. He and his co-workers
will come, or send out to your
place and clean up that corner j
all piled up with brick or con- i
Crete blocks which is an eye
sore anyway in your yard. An
other thing, many people have
land which is just hardly us
able on account of the stones of
some size on it. . . stones that
they will gladly truck in (and
just think how glad you will
be to have them picked up off
your land).
What do they want with
bricks, stones and concrete
blocks? "Well to build every
thing from barbecue grills to
■walls, and well whatever they
may need. There will be some
atone needed for low corners
to keep the land from washing
and many things you can name
better than a mere office boy.
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Wesleyan Church
Revival Here
April 26, May 6
Revival services are sched
uled at the Covington Wesley
an Methodist Church to begin
April 26 and continue through
May 6. The Rev. C. T. Bryant
of Greenville, South Carolina
will be the evangelist.
Rev. Bryant is pastor of the
First Wesleyan Methodist
Church of Greenville, and also
vice-president of the South
Carolina Conference.
Services will be held daily
at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday ser
vices at 11:00 a.m. The pub
lic is invited to attend these
services. The Rev. M. L. Arn
old is pastor.
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ENROUTE TO RUSSIA — Local area citizens are shown above as they boarded a trans-
Atlantic Jet in New York on the first leg of a 20-day "People to People Goodwill Tour"
of countries behind the iron curtain. Pictured front to rear are Julius Bishop, L. W. Eber
hardt, Jr., and Malcolm Rowe of Clarke County; J. Henry Stephens of Walton County and
A. E. Hays, Sr., of Newton County.
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VOLUME 98
CITY ONAGER ELECTION SET WEDNESDAY
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Eas. Sunrise Service At NCHS Auditorium
Rev. Irving Rudolph Is
Speaker At 6-30 A. M.
The Newton County Ministerial Association is again
sponsoring an Easter Sunrise Service for the people of the
county. The Service this year will be held in Newton County
High School Auditorium at 6:30 this coming Sunday morning.
The Reverend Irving Ru
dolph, pastor of the Porterdale
Presbyterian Church, will bring
the message. The Newton Coun
ty High School Band, under the
direction of Basil Rigney, will
furnish music at the opening
and at the close of the program
and also during the program.
Mrs. Hugh McDonald is solo
ist.
According to a spokesman for
the association, it is felt that
the people who worship the
Living Christ desire on these
special occasions during the
Christian Year to go beyond
the ordinary, and especially so
at this season of the year when
the Resurrection of the Lord is
celebrated by Christians
throughout the world.
This service is now a tradi
tion in Newton County, hav
ing been held at various places
during recent years. It is felt
that the High School Auditor
ium will serve as an excellent
place for the program.
The public is cordially in
vited for this period of com
munity worship. Beginning at
6:30 the program will con
clude by or before 7:15 A. M.
"Hat Party"
Today from
3-9 O'Clock
“The Hat Party” will con
tinue today (Thursday) at Le
gion Home, Covington, from 3
p.m. until 9 p.m. It is sponsored
by the American Legion Aux
iliary Unit No. 32.
Officials of the Auxiliary
Unit say that “no hat over
$3.98 and no two alike” and
also many other items on sale.
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Dr. Nell Strozier
Presents Cancer
Project Paper
Dr. Nell Strozier of Oxford
and Baltimore, Maryland, is in
Atlantic City, New Jersey this
week attending the Annual
Convention for Cancer Re
search. Dr. Strozier was invited
by the American Association
for Cancer Research to present
her findings on a special re
search project that she has
carried out in connection with
her work at the Johns Hopkins
Medical Center in Baltimore.
Dr. Strozier, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Walton Strozier of
Oxford, is a graduate of Duke
University and of the Medical
College of Georgia. Since com
pleting her specialized train
ing in pediatrics she has been
with the Johns Hopkins Medi
cal Center for the past two
years.
Homer Sharp, Jr.
Gets Science
Teaching Grant
Homer F. Sharp, Jr. of Cov
ington is the recipient of a Na
tional Science Foundation fel
lowship as a teaching assis
tant this summer at the Uni
versity of Georgia, it has been
announced from the office of
Senator Herman Talmadge.
Homer, Jr. is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer F. Sharp of
Covington.
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1962
Four Prominent Newton County Teachers to Retire
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FOUR NEWTON COUNTY TEACHERS are retiring after the present school term. They
were honored at the Newton County Education Association meeting Thursday at the NCHS
auditorium. Pictured above left to right (standing) are those teachers: Miss Ruby Lane, Mrs.
W. K. Swann, Miss Ruby Jordan and Mrs. W. R. Porter. NCEA officers seated, left to
right are: Mrs. C. C. Hood, treasurer: Eugene D. Whatley, president; Mrs. Charlotte Ad
ams, vice-president.
Good Friday
Service al
Episcopal Ch.
The public is invited to the
three hour Service on Good
Friday at The Episcopal Church
of The Good Shepherd. This
Service, “A Watch by the
Cross,” is from 12 noon to 3
p.m. and consists of seven med
itations on the last Words from
the Cross with scripture, hymns
and prayers.
It is requested that people
enter and leave only during the
singing of the hymns.
The Holy Saturday Service
will be at 5:30 p.m. as prepara
tion for Easter and the Bless
ing and Lighting of the Paschal
Candle.
The Easter Services are 8
a.m., Holy Communion, 10
a.m., Children’s Service, 11
a.m. Holy Communion, Ser
mon and Special Music.
A. E. Hays, Sr. in Russia
With Georgia Farm Group
MOSCOW, USSR — A. E.
Hays Sr., of Newton County
completed a four day flight
from Atlanta to this Soviet
capitol on Friday, April 13, and
was met by representatives of
the American embassy here.
Part of a group of 55 Georgia
farmers on a 20-day “People to
People” goodwill tour of Ru s
sia, Poland, Hungary, and
other European countries, the
Georgians moved into this his
toric city after a two-day stop
over in Brussels, Belgium dur
ing which they were given the
“red carpet” treatment by
American Embassy Officials.
On Wednesday evening,
April 11, the Georgians en
joyed a gala dinner at the fam
ous Brussels restaurant “Le
Cygne” along with guests from
the American Embassy and Bel
gian Ministry of Agriculture.
The next day, Thursday, the
group toured agricultural areas
around Waterloo assisted by
representatives from the Bel
gian Ministry of Agriculture
and then boarded a Russian jet
Friday morning for the flight
to Moscow with a brief stop
at Amsterdam, Holland.
On Saturday, the day after
arrival in Moscow, the Geor
gians visited the Kremlin in
terior, the Lenin Mausoleum,
the giant G.U M Department
store on Red Square, Moscow
"Patriot's Day"
Observance Asked
In Newton Co.
“Patriot’s Day”, April 19th
(today), which commemorates
the famous ride of Paul Re
vere in the Revolutionary War,
will be observed in Covington
and Newton County, according
to an announcement by C. T.
Bohanan, Commander of New
ton County American Legion
Post 32.
A Student Council officer at
Newton County High School
will inform the student-body
via the PA system at 11:50 a.m.
that the ringing of bells is part
of the day’s celebration.
Churches, schools and other
organizations who have access
to a bell are asked to ring that
bell at 1 P.M. which is the
time set for a nation-wide
ringing, according to Com
mander Bohanan.
Radio Station WGFS will
broadcast a short program of
the ringing of the county’s old
est bell, located at Emory-At-
Oxford, today at 9 a. m. and
at 1 p. m.
State University arid a per
manent agricultural exhibit of
the Soviet World’s Fair.
Sunday was devoted mostly
to free time and a visit to the
American Embassy followed by
flights to Krasnodar on Tues
day and Rostov on Wednesday
to inspect farming operations
in these two agricultural cen
ters.
Highlighting the Russian farm
j visits were on-the-farm lunch
eons with farm managers and
l members of their staff during
; which the Georgia farmers had
the opportunity to get to know
their Russian counterparts on
an informal, hospitable basis.
From Rostov the group is
scheduled for the flight back ‘o
Moscow on Friday, April 20
followed by a flight to War
saw, Poland on Saturday. Two
days will be spent visiting
farming operations in Poland
I move to Hungary for similar
visits. After two days in Hun
gary, the group will continue
on to Berlin for a two day stay
before two final days in Paris
and then home via England
and New York.
The Georgia group is t h e
largest single group of Ameri
cans to ever tour Russia under
the “People to People” goodwill
program and throughout the
trip, elaborate plans have been
. made for their visits.
I Revival al
Calvarv Set
> April M
Calvary Baptist Church will
’ begin a week of revival servic
* es Sunday, April 22, continuing
’ through April 29. Services will
■ begin each evening at 7:30 p. m.
with the pastor, Rev. Carl E.
1 Cassidy bringing the messages.
Frank Smith, the music di
-1 rector of the church, will be in
1 charge of the song service.
' Everyone is invited to attend
■ the services.
Presbyterian
t Good Friday
Service 8 PM
The members and friends of
The First Presbyterian Church
I of Covington will hold a Good
’ Friday Service at 8 P. M. at
. which time the Lord's Supper
will be observed.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed to the general public to at
tend this service on Friday
evening, April 20th. to com
memorate the death and passion
of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Mrs. Standard
Easter Speaker
Sun., Porterdale
PORTERDALE — The Julia
A. Porter Memorial Methodist
Church will have an Easter
: Sunrise Service at seven o'clock
'on Sunday, April 22, at Porter-1
dale. Mrs. Leonard Standard I
will be the speaker, and the |
| public is cordially invited to be
I be present.
Midway Revival
Next Week
Revival services at Midway
i Baptist Church, on Flat Shoals
Road, begin this Sunday and
continue throughout next week.
The Rev. J. P. Sheffield will
bring the messages each even-ri
ing at 7:45 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. |
Henry Whitehead Jr. of Stone
Mountain, wiU be in charge of
the musical program. Every
one is cordially invited to at
tend. 1
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READERS WEEKLY
Jaycees Cite Need For
Manager sl-Million Budget
Citizens of Covington will be asked to express their
opinion at the polls next Wednesday, April 25th, as to whether
or not a City Council-City Manager form of government will
be instituted in the city. Polls at City Hall will be open
from 7 a. m. until 7 p- m.
The Newton County Junior
Chamber of Commerce has
strongly backed the adoption of
a City Manager for the city
anti that organization has ask
ed that the merits of the pro
posal be carefully considered.
In a full page advertisement in
the Covington News today the
Jaycees are giving some per
tinent information on the re
ferendum.
If passed, an act amending
the city chatter will enable
the Mayor and City Council
to hire a City Manager who
will conduct the affairs of the
city as a business organiza
tion. The amendment will also
require that the city hire a
man with experience in city
management.
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
lor any valid reason. No local,
I or former local resident of Cov
ington, 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.
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
1 budget for this year entails
well over $1,000,000.
An interesting letter is car
ried on the editorial page of
The Covington News today from
Bill Statham, City Editor of the
Tyler (Texas) Morning Tele
gram and Tyler Courier-Times,
ton County, points out the many
Mr. Statham, a native of New
merits in a City Manager form
I of government. We suggest that
you read his letter in The News
today.
Newton Cancer
Society Met
Tues. Evening
The Newton County Chapter
of the American Cancer So
ciety met at City Hall, Tuesday
evening, April 17th, with thirty
five workers from all sections of
the county present.
The meeting was called to
order by Rev. Gordon Mann,
Chairman, who introduced his
co-chairman, Mr. Kenneth Da
vis; Mr. Greely Ellis, County
■ Chapter chairman and Mrs.
' Dot Cason, Secretary.
After words of appreciation
and welcome Rev. Mann pre-1
sented Mrs. C. M. Preston, of
Decatur, an area worker who
spoke on the dangers of can
cer, and the importance of de
tecting it in time for a cure by
a regular annual check-up.
It was announced by the pub
licity chairman that Danger
Signals of cancer would be' ,
found in the Covington News
this week, and that the mer
chants of Covington had res
ponded with enthusiasm in plac
ing Posters in their business
er ablishments.
Mrs. Preston, after a thought j
irocoking talk on cancer ]
how e d an interesting mov
ing picture, in color and with (
sound, with reference to the 1
dread disease of Cancer, and J
the toll it takes, when many i
lives could be saved by a re- t
gular check-up in time. I
Rev. Mann assigned ten to <
fifteen homes to each worker, I
for educational purposes, liter- <
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NUMBER li
Mayor Turner
Speaker Today
Covington Mayor Nat Tur
ner will be the guest speaker
at the Covington Kiwanis Club
today (Thursday) at Legion
Home at 1 o'clock.
The program is in charge of
Walker Campbell. Greeley El
lis will introduce the speaker.
Mayor Turner will speak on
the upcoming referendum a
Covington concerning the adop
tion of a City Manager form of
city government. He will be
accompanied to the meeting by
City Clerk Harry Cowan.
• • • •
Mrs. E. L. Stephenson pro
vided the program for the Cov
■ ington Kiwanis meeting Thurs
, day. She showed color slides
of her trip to Europe which
> was thoroughly enjoyed by all
I present.
। One visitor was present at
> the meeting. He was Chuck
Franklin of Allbany, a guest of
Kiwanian Bill Thompson.
Emory-af-Oxford
Seis Fine Arts
Week April 1311
HASH
DR. MALCOM DEWEY
Emory at Oxford will have
its annual Fine Arts Week
April 23-27, 1962. The activities
will be:
April 23—The Role of the
Fine Arts (Dr. Malcolm H.
Dewey).
April 24—What to Look for
in Painting (Robert F. England,
Dep a r t m e n t of Humanities,
Emory at Oxford).
April 25—How to Listen to
Music (Michael A. McDowell,
Jr., Chairman of Music Depart
ment, Agnes Scott College).
April 26- The Era of Ab
stract Art (Frederic B. Scud
der, Assistant Professor of Art,
Emory University).
Evening—Antigone by Jean
Anouilh—Presented by Ox
ford Drama Guild—Directed
by Dr. Joseph Guillebeau.
Colored prints and Original
Paintings will be shown in the
Library all week.
The week will end with Par
ent’s Day on Friday, April 27.
Mr. Ernest Rogers, author and
Atlanta Journal Columnist
will be the speaker. The par
ents of the students are invited
to attend the festivities. In ad
dition to Mr. Rogers’ speech,
there will be a complimentary
chicken dinner, an honors pro
gram, an ROTC parade and a
tennis match.