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Many friends send me clip
pings, in which they think I
might be interested. One clip
ping wends it’s way from lovely
Miami, and you will be inter
ested in this, for it’s about a
former Covingtonian, H. Brice
McDonald, and his lovely wife
“Tony,” Brice of couse is the
eon of our lovely neighbor, Mrs.
Nellie McDonald. She by the
way is going down for a visit
soon.
Helen Wells, Society Editor
of the Miami Herald headed
her special column this week
with: “Lovely Home is McDon
alds’, “Centerpiece.”
There were many ‘ohs’ and ‘ahs’
as Tony and Mac (H. Brice)
McDonald’s guests strolled
through their beautiful Brickell
Ave. home on Monday. Occa
sion was a buffet the McDon
alds gave for 100 friends. The
beautiful rug in the spacious
living room, with its high ceil
ings, is a warm beige with
floral design. This was a con
versation piece and Tony said
she’d been told by experts that
it was Chinese and others that
it’s French. Two superb Sevres
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Paul Alexander
Is Candidate
For Rep. Post
J. PAUL ALEXANDER
J, Paul Alexander has en
tered the race for Newton
County Representative in the
Georgia General Assembly in
the Democratic Primary of
Sept. 12, 1962. Mr. Alexander
seeks the office now held by
W. D. (Donald) Ballard which
has been designated as Post
No. One. Newton County will
have two representatives in
the upcoming house of repre
sentatives.
Mr. Alexander was born and
reared in Newton County and
was graduated from the old
Livingston high school, and
the Atlanta Law School with
an LLB degree. He is present
ly Field Representative of the
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American Legion Auxiliary Dedicates Poppy Anchor in Covington
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LEGION AUXILIARY POPPY ANCHOR Dedication ser
vice was held in Covington Sunday afternoon at the First
Methodist Church. Shown above prior to the ceremony are,
front row, left io right: James Powers, National Executive
Committeeman; Mrs. William Martin, Department Auxiliary
President; Mrs. Ty Cason, Poppy Anchor Chairman; and
Mrs Luke Hill, President Unit 32 Auxiliary. Middle row:
Rev Carl Standard, Post 32 Chaplain; Mrs. Sherman Eley,
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CANUTES ANNOUNCE FOR ASSEMBLY POSTS
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Em y-Oxford College Parents Day Held Friday
Alumnus Ernest Rogers
Was Ihe Main Speaker
Emory at Oxford s Parent’s Day proved to be an out
standing finale to the Junior College’s annual Fine Arts
Week. Atlanta Journal Columnist Ernest Rogers was guest
speaker for the occasion, which assembled 450 parents and
friends.
Entertainment features of
the day’s program, in addition
to Chapel services at 10:45
a.m., were tours of the cam
pus, dormitories and library,
where Fine Arts Week Prints
were on exhibit in the morn
ing: and Air Force ROTC Pa
rade, Drill Team and Angel
Flight Exhibitions, presenta
tion of sponsors, Awards Cere
mony; and a tennis match be
tween Oxford and Young Har
ris, won bv the local team.
The Chapel Service, presid
ed over by Student Judiciary
Council president, Brent Pich
ard, was opened with the
hymn, “Come Thou Almighty
King”, and the invocation by
the Rev. Mr. George L. Zorn
of Tifton, father of an EAO
student.
A splendid rendition of the
“Hallelujah Chorus” by the
EAO Chorus, under the direc
tion of Dr. J. E. Guillebeau,
was followed by President
Pichard’s cordial welcome to
parents and guests, responded
to by Mrs. C. S. Tuggle of
Stone Mountain.
Prof. Curry T. Haynes was
presented with a beautiful
“Bluejay” drawing, done by
Ross Piper, by Bill Tovell, in
token of esteem from the stu
dent body. A lighter note was
introduced by Nathan Atkin
son, who read a humorous mes
sage from Emory’s famed
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Scout Roundtable
Tues, at Pavilion
Roundtable for May will be
held on May Bih at the Lions
Club Pavilion at 7 PM. A ham
burger cook-out is planned.
Because of the uncertainty of
who will attend, each person is
asked to bring his or her own
hamburger meat.
All troop and Pack leaders,
including Den Mothers, com
mittee chairmen and advance
men chairmen are urged to at
tend.
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Bloodmobile Visit
Set for Porterdale
Next visit of the American
Red Cross Bloodmobile to New
ton County will be at Porterdale
on Tuesday, May 15, according
to James Hardman, area blood
chairman.
The unit will be setup at the
Porterdale gymnasium and
will be open from 11 a. m. un
til 5 p. m.
W. Mallard
Again Candidate
For Assembly
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W. D. BALLARD
W. D. Ballard has announced
his candidacy for a fourth
term to succeed himself to the
Georgia House of Representa
tives from Newton County.
Ballard is presently chair
man of the Highway Commit
tee, member of the powerful
State of Republic Committee
and member of the University
System of Georgia Committee.
He is now representing the
state of Georgia to the Uni
form Laws Branch of the
American Bar Association.
He has been a life long resi
dent of Newton County, at
tending Palmer Stone Gram-
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Fourth District President; Mrs. John Crawford. National
Executive Committee woman; Mrs. Dan Clower, member
Poppy Committee; Mrs. V. P. Mitcham, Past Department
President; C. T. Bohanan, Post 32 Commander; William H.
Heule, Thomaston Post 81. Back row are color guard mem
bers from the U. S. Naval Air Station, Atlanta. Left to
right: Jerry Cooke AN, William H. Cumby, Jr. TD2, Wil
liam S. Greene MH, and James R. Gresham YN3.
COVINGTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY 3. 1962
Julia A. Porter Church Revival at Porterdale
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REV W. JACKSON LAMB, who will conduct the revival services at the Julia A. Porter
Memorial Methodist Church is shown seated on left of Rev. H. H. Dillard, pastor of the
church. Standing left to right are M. B. Shaw, Porterdale, Charge Lay Leader; J. G.
Hunt, Covington, Chairman of Official Board and N. S. Avery. Jr.. Covington, Chairman
of the Commission.
Newton High
'A' Students
The following have made all
A’s during the past six weeks
at Newton County High School:
Ninth Grade: Richard All
good, Judson Caldwell. Sally
Hardman, Anthony Malcolm,
Michelle Reece, Frankie Schell,
Anita Walden, Cathy Callaway.
Tenth Grade: Jess Barton,
Nancy Blankenship, Grady
Campbell. Ronnie Elliott, Noel
Hayes, Rita Harris, Gary Rooks,
Bob Travis, Lila Jo Callaway,
Marguerite Horstman, Jimmy
Patrick.
Eleventh Grade: Janet Bell,
Sandra Lester, Betty Jean Mc-
Elreath, Day Morcock, Troy
anne Thigpen, Eddie Smith.
Twelfth Grade: Jimmy Capps,
Judy Barker, Bede Campbell,
Brenda Chambers, Lauree
Cook, Mike Costley, Carol
Hitchcock, Sandy King, Morris
Jones, Linda Reynolds, Phyllis
Milligan, Mikie Savage, Evalyn
Singley, Tommy Brown.
Kroger's New
Store to
Open Tuesday
HOWARD MILLIGAN
Kroger’s new super market
will hold its Grand Opening
Tuesday, May Bth. It is locat
ed at the corner of Pace and
Usher Streets across from the
Covington News.
Manager of the new food
store will be Howard Milligan,
who has served as manager of
the local Kroger store for the
past 25 years. Mr. Milligan has
been employed by the Kroger
company for the past 29 years
in Atlanta and Covington.
The new store will be com
pletely departmentalized and
contains such features as a
self- service meat department,
frozen foods and ice cream, re
frigerated cases for fresh
fruits and vegetables, and even
a barbecue pit where ribs,
chickens, and hams will be
prepared.
Also ’the store will contain
a complete health and beauty
aids department, garden sup
plies and potted plants, along
with an assortment of food
and non - food items from
around the world—some 6,000
items in all, Mr. Milligan
stated.
An added feature will be an
express checkout lane for cus
tomers with six or fewer pack
ages. The parking lot will ac
commodate approximately 100
cars.
Mr. Milligan announced that
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Safety Seat
Belts Project
By Rotary Club
Covington Rotary Club has
taken on a project to raise
money for the NCHS Band trip
to Mason City, lowa in June.
The project is the sale and in
stallation of automobile Safety
Seat Belts.
The Belts will be installed at
White’s Tire and Auto Supply
in Covington and are nominal
ly priced at $14.99 (double) and
$8.95 (single).
The project will be conduct
ed during the month of May
which is “Safety Month.”
Presbyterian
Family Night
Supper May 9
A Family Night Supper will
be enjoyed by members and
friends of the Covington Pres
byterian Church on Wednes
day evening, May 9, at 7 p. m„
in observance of Christian Fam
ily Week.
Jack Pickett will conduct a
“song fest” of old and familiar
tunes following the supper.
Bring a basket supper,, your
family and friends, and enjoy
the evening.
Mrs. Sara Groves Is New
HD Agent in Newton County
Mrs. Sara Groves has assum
ed her duties as Home Dem
onstration Agent for Newton
County. She succeeds Mrs.
Carol McGiboney.
Mrs. Groves a native Geor
gian, did Extension work before
going to Fairbanks, Alaska in
1957 where she and her hus
band, Lt. Colonel John Z.
Groves spent three years at
Ladd Air Force Base.
During this tour of duty Mrs.
Groves had her first flower
garden and enjoyed the excite
ment of being a Sweepstakes
Winner in a local flower show,
conducted workshops in self
improvement all over the State
of Alaska, and experienced the
real excitement of seeing 4-H
Club members from her district
become State and National win
ners. How she was able to do
this and the many other things
she does can perhaps be trac
ed back to her decision at the
early age of nine, to learn
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MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Deadline Saturday For
Entry In Demo Primary
Four candidates are making their announcements in The
Covington News today for the two posts in the Georgia Gen
eral Assembly, subject to the Democratic Primary Septem
ber 12, 1962. Those who have made known their intentions
for the Newton Representative posts are W. D. (Donald)
Ballard, the incumbent, J. Paul Alexander, Everett H. Pratt
and G. Harold Dobbs.
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Deadline is
May 5 for Vote
Registration
Newton Countians who
wish to vote in the September
Democratic Primary and the
November General Election
and are not now registered,
must do so by 12 o’clock
noon Saturday, May 5. Per
sons who have not voted in a
general election in the past
three years must also register
at the Tax Office in the
courthouse.
G. Harold Dobbs
Seeks Newton
Rep. Position
G. Harold Dobbs, Newton
County dairy farmer of the
Almon Community, has an
nounced his candidacy for
Post Two Newton County rep
resentative in the Georgia
General Assembly, subject to
the Democratic Primary Sept.
12, 1962.
Mr. Dobbs was born and
reared in the Almon communi
ty where he has resided his
entire lifetime. He is married
to the former Lucille Camp
bell and they have two chil
dren, a daughter Mrs. Ralph
Wyatt of Almon, and a son
Denny, a student at Newton
County high school.
A member of the Almon
Methodist Church, Mr. Dobbs
has been a member of Official
Board for the past 30 years.
He is also a trustee of the Al
mon church and is a trustee .of
the Salem Camp Grounds. Mr.
Dobbs is currently president
of the Almon Men’s Club, a
committee man for the Boy
Scouts of America, and a
member nf the Newton Coun
ty Dairy Assn., and the New
ton County Farm Bureau.
Mr. Dobbs is a Mason and a
member of the Covington Elks
Lodge. For many years he
managed the Almon Little
League baseball team. He is
also presently serving as an
ASG Committeeman.
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Mr. Ballard is being opposed
by Mr. Alexander for the de
signated Post One. Mr. Pratt is
opposed by G. Harold Dobbs
lor Post Two.
The Newton County Demo
cratic Committee met Saturday,
April 28th and set the entrant >
fee at $400.00 for the repre
sentative posts and $2.00 for
District Democratic Executive
Committeeman. The deadline
for entering the state primary
closes Saturday, May 5 at 12
noon (EST), according to Col.
W. J. Dingus, Jr., Secretary
Newton County Democratic
Committee.
Polls for the September pri
mary will open at 7 a. m. a n d
close at 7 p. m. in the various
voting places in the county,
Col. Dingus said that anyone
desiring to enter his name in
the primary must do so by noon
of May sth, 1962, al his office
at 306 Clark Street in Coving
ton. The candidate must state
which post he seeks in t h e
primary. Newton County will
have two representatives in the
1963 legislature according to
the 1960 census report and an
act of the General Assembly.
Everett Prafl
Seeks Newton
Assembly Seal
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EVERETT PRATT
Everett H. Pratt of Coving
ton has announced his candi
dacy for Post Number Two in
the Georgia General Assembly
as representative of Newton
County.
Mr. Pratt, a native of Butts
County, has lived in Coving
ton for the past 26 years. Mar
ried 24 years to the former
Miss Ruth Elliott, they are the
parents of three children: Sue
Pratt, a student at Piedmont
Hospital Scaool of Nursing;
Everett Pratt, Jr., a student at
Emory-at-Oxford; and Mike
Pratt, who is in the seventh
grade at E. L. Ficquett School.
A member of Covington
First Methodist Church, he has
served on the Official Board
for the past ten years, and is
serving now as a member of
the Board of Trustees for this
body. He is a member of the
Methodist Men’s Club, the
Covington Elk’s Club, a past
president of the Covington Ki
wanis Club, and has served
as a member of the City Plan
ning Commission since its crea
tion several years ago being
appointed to this position by
Covington’s Mayor and Coun
cil.
Mr. Pratt is associated in
business with his brother,
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