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There's nothing — but, NO
THING, which can so con
vince anyone after life begins,
(at 40), of the sad but inevita
ble fact that his "get up and
go, has got up and went”, as
about a week s siege of gard
ening fever.
Hope isn't the only thing
which springs eternal. With
the arrival of the first spring
Flower Catalogue, with its
panaroma of beauty and color,
which you are assured hap
pens by magic—all in the
world you have to do is send
the $4.95, follow the simple
planting instructions, and then
await for a rainbow of blos
soms to prove you the best
gardener in town —you are off!
It matters not a whit that last
year’s double flowering red
peach brought forth a minimum
of anemic, pale pink single
blooms; or that the giant, dou
ble marigolds shrank into the
dwarf, border type. That was
last year, so, loaded down with
hoe, shovel, rake, fertilizer,
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Dennis Still
Hospitalized
A. B Dennis, Jr. is slightly
improved following serious in
juries sustained in an automo
bile accident last week. He re
mains a patient in a Valdosta
hospital.
Many local friends of Mr.
Dennis are wishing for him a
speedy recovery.
Mrs. McDonald
Resigns as
Kindergarten
Mrs. Dan Clower, President
•f the Covington Service Guild,
announced Tuesday that Mrs.
Hugh McDonald has resigned
as Kindergarten teacher in the
Little Red Schoolhouse for the
1962-63 Kindergarten term.
“Mrs. McDonald has done an
excellent job as Kindergarten
teacher these past four years
and it is with regrets that the
Guild accepts her resignation,"
Mrs. Clower said.
Mrs. Robert Budd has been
elected to teach both sessions,
morning and afternoon, for the
coming year. The Guild mem
bers feel very fortunate in hav
ing Mrs. Budd accept this po
sition. She has worked with
Mrs. McDonald for four years
and Mrs. Lee Stephenson be
fore that time in the Kinder
garten work.
Mrs. Claude Jordan has been
elected to serve as Mrs. Budd’s
pianist and assistant for both
sessions. Mrs. Jordan has been
associated with children in
various capacities and here
again the Guild members feel
very fortunate in being able
to acquire her assistance.
The morning session will op
erate from 8:30 until 11:30 a.m.
and the afternoon session will
operate from 2 until 5 p.m.
There are a few vacancies in
the afternoon session, so if
anyone would like to register
their child, they may do so by
contacting Mrs. Guy Evans,
Kindergarten Chairman, at
786-3055.
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PORTERDALE MAY DAY FESTIVAL Queen and her
court are shown in the picture above taken at Snow Field
Monday. Youngsters who were the mascots are shown at
left. Joy Capes and Sherry Coggins; and at right, Paula
Price and Donna Davis. Members of the queens court
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VOLUME 98
HA V JESCRIBES TRIP TO SOVIET UNION
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Jc Recreation Program For City And County
Board lo
Hire Director
In Near Future
Newton County has made
plans to join with the City of
Covington in the recreation
program now underway for all
age groups in the county.
Tom Bates, Commissioner of
the county, and members of the
city recreation council met last
week and started the ball roll
ing to get the program started.
A recreation director for the
program is included in the
plans, it was understood.
A board will administer the
program w r ith the membership
being appointed by the County
and City. The naming of the
board and the appointment of
a recreation director is ex
pected within the next two or
three weeks, according to City
Councilman Otis Spillers who
is chairman of the Covington
City Council recreation com
mittee.
Piano Students
Os Mrs. Goode
To Give Recitals
Mrs. M. E. Goode will pre
sent her piano students in two
recitals to be held next Monday
and Tuesday nights. The high
school students will present
their program on Monday night
at the Newton County High Au
ditorium at 8 p. m. and the
Junior High students will pre
sent their program at the E. L.
Ficquett Junior High Auditor
ium on Tuesday night at 8 p. m.
High school students to be
presented are: Sally Hardman,
Linda Vaughn, Lougenia Pul
liam, Dianne Kirkus, Dianne
Allgood, Sherrie Thompson,
Cathy Callaway, Nelda White,
Carol Burch, Judy Mobley,
Jane Richardson, Michael Budd,
Billy Blair, Norma Wilson,'
Elizabeth Ann Greer, Day Mor
cock and Elise Goode.
Junior High students to be
presented Tuesday night are: I
Gail Wood, Jane Exley, Martha
Ellen Banks, Jill Heard, Becky
Banks, Elaine Wood, Mike
Pratt, Sara Haynes and Hugh
McDonald.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend these programs.
Livingston P-TA
Supper May 25
A Ham Supper will be held
at the Livingston School, Fri
day, May 25, at the school. It
is sponsored by the Livingston
P-TA.
Serving will start at 5:30.
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Type 111 Oral
Polio Vaccine
. Given in Fall
। The Newton County Health
Department had tentatively
promised Type 111 oral polio
vaccine to the people some time
in May. This was dependent
upon whether type HI was li
censed or not.
Type 111 oral vaccine was
licensed in April and approval
was given two pharmaceutical
houses to manufacture the vac
cine. It is now being placed on
the market for general use.
"The U. S. Public Health Ser
vice, who supplied oral vac
cine for type I and 11, tell us
that there is insufficient vac
cine at the present time to
complete the vaccination pro
gram began last January in the
eleven county area, with type
111 vaccine,” stated Dr. Stevens
Byars. “They also state that
the emergency is over under
which they were operating.
What little type 111 vaccine
that is now available will be
held for polio epedimics that
may occur any where in the
United States.”
It is also becoming too late
in the season to give oral vac
cine on a mass scale. To gain
maximum effect oral vaccine
should be given during the cold
months, Dr. Byars added.
So, type 111 oral polio vaccine
will not be offered until next
fall. In the meantime, we will
depend upon Salk vaccine for
protection. Those of you who
have had less than 4 shots of
Salk vaccine, should continue
your shots up to this point. The
present advice is that with 4
Salk shots and type I and II
oral vaccine you will have good
protection until type 111 be
comes available.
Your Health Department has
Salk vaccine available and will
be glad to serve you any Sat
urday morning as in the past.
Covington Mills
Church Sets
Homecoming Sun.
The third annual Homecom
ing of Covington Mills Metho
dist Church will be held May
27. Rev. Frank Barfield of
Rome, a former pastor, will
bring the 11 a.m message.
Bring a basket lunch for the ।
noon hou-- dinner on the
ground. There will be bruns
wick stew for everyone.
There will be a singing in
the afternoon for all to enjoy.
Everyone is invited to attend
this all day gathering.
are, from left to right: Janie Bowman, Carolyn Maloy,
Barbara Farmer, Betty Faith Jaynes, Kay Shaw (queen).
Sherry Jeffries, Carolyn Holder, Sherrill Crowell and
Anita Walden. The event was sponsored by the Porterdale
Woman’s Club.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1962
Kiwanians Awarded Perfect Attendance Pins
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COVINGTON KIWANIANS were awarded Perfect Attendance pins at the club meeting
Thursday at Legion Home. Those with 10 or more years are shown in the photo above.
From left to right, seated: Godfrey Trammell, 15 years: Edgar Wood, 16; Frank Meadors,
16; S. A. Ginn, 12; C. D. Ramsey, 15; W. J. Dickey, 16. Standing, left to right: Mel H.
Waggoner, 12; E. S. (Buddy) Rheberg, 17; Al David, 17; and S. J. Morcock, 20 years. Not
present for the picture, Rucker Ginn, 10 years.
Newton Bands to Present
Spring Concert Friday
The Blue Rambler Band of
Newton High School and the
Cadet Band, both under the
direction of Basil Rigney, will
present their Spring Concert
tomorrow (Friday night), May
18, at the high school audi
torium at 8 p.m. Admission for
the concert is 25 and 50 cents,
and the public is cordially in
vited to attend a night of good,
light music, more in the pops
line. This will be a shirt sleeve
concert for the pleasure of both
old and young.
The Cadet Band, now in their
reorganization level, will fea
ture students of the 4,5, 6
and 7th grades. Eight grade
students having been added to
the Blue Rambler Band in pre
paration for the anticipated
trip to Mason City, lowa, where
they will participate with the
high school band.
Numbers to be pl ay eh by the
Cadet Band are from Class C
band music used at the
Festival. Opening number will
be a march. “Salutation”, by
Seitz; “Air in Finalle”, a re
quired Festival number taken
from The Water Music Suite
by Handel, and as their final
number “Canadian Sunset”, by
Heywood.
The Blue Rambler Band will
open their part of the program
with the traditional, “Tara
Theme”. Other numbers will
be “Bequine For Band”, Os
ser; “Colorama”, by Peter De
Rose, which features many
well known melodies; “Ex
cerpts From Die Meistersing
er”, by Vogner; music of the
west in Morton Gould’s Sum
phonic Composition, “Cowboy
Rhapsody”; from the popular
NBC production of the same
name music from “Victory at
Sea”, by Richard Rodgers and
as a climax, “Dry Bones”.
Three student directors will
be featured on the program.
They are Mada Patterson, Jer
ry Huff and Mason Stephen
son. Also a highlight of the
evening will be the presenta
tion of the Sous? Award and
Rookie of the Year Award.
Fred Greer, Jr.
Receives Honor
Al U. of Ga.
Fred W. Greer, Jr. was re
cently elected to Aghon at the
University of Georgia. Aghon
is the highest honor that a
student can attain in the Col
lege of Agriculture, School of
Forestry or School of Veteri
nary Medicine while attending
the University of Georgia. Its
standards are among the high
est set for any honorary soci
ety.
Fred was recently elected to
Phi Kappa Phi national honora
ry society. Phi Kappa Phi recog
nies superior scholarship in all
fields of study by electing sen
ior students who have out
standing scholastic records.
Fred has made the dean’s
list both quarters thus far
during his senior year. He at
tained a 93.0 average fall
quarter and a 94.7 average
winter quarter at the Univer
sity. In addition to holding
several offices including presi
dent of the Agricultural Eco
nomics Club, he is also an ac
tive member of Alpha Zeta na
tional honorary fraternity.
Fred is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred W. Greer, Sr. of Rt.
1, Mansfield. He is majoring
in Agricultural Economics and
will graduate June 2,1962.
Jack and Jill
Kindergarten
Program Monday
The Jack and Jill Kindergar
ten of Oxford, will present “A
Day at School” for their com
mencement exercises on Mon
day night, May 21, at 7 p.m.
The program will be held in
the Fell wshio Hall of Allen
Memorial Methodist Church
Sunday School Building.
Mrs. Sybil Ellington, teach
er of the kindergarten children
of Oxford, invites all parents
and friends of the girls and
boys to attend this very im
portant event in the lives of
the children. Mrs. Earl Rhoads,
pianist for the kindergarten,
will assist Mrs. Ellington with
the 26 children. An interesting
program is planned and every
one is invited to attend the pro
gram and presentation of
graduation certificates to the
group.
Pilot Club to
Install Officers
Tonight at 7:30
The regular monthly dinner
meeting of the Pilot Club of
Covington will be held Thurs
day, May 17, at 7:30 P. M. at
the Porterdale Woman’s Club.
The new officers for 1962-
63 will be installed. All mem
bers are urged to be present
for this most important meet
ing.
Jackie Smith is
'Citizen of Week'
We congratulate Jackie Smith
on being chosen Good Citizen
of the Week at Newton Coun
ty High School. She is a mem
ber of the Senior Tri-Hi-Y, Pep
Club, Ram Staff and Student
Council.
Serving as cheerleader cap
tain, Jackie led the school with
her pep and enthusiasm. This
year she has received the hon
ors of Homecoming Queen and
Miss NCHS. Congratulations,
Jackie, for your many accom
plishments.
Day Morcock, Reporter for
Student Council
COVINGTON NEWS
Pages
Today
MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
20-Day lour Covered
Six European Countries
(Editor's Note — A. E. Haya, Sr. of Manafield wa«
one of 55 Georgia agricultural leaders who recently took
a 20-day trip to the Soviet Union and other European
countries to observe their methods of farming. J. H.
Stephens of Social Circle was also a member of the
group. In the following article Mr. Hays gives a vivid
account of his trip to Europe).
• • • •
Georgia Agricultural Leaders People to People Goodwill
Tour — Belgium, Soviet Union, Poland, Hungary, Germany,
And France, April 10-30, 1962.
BY A. E. HAYS, SR.
The trip to Europe and the Soviet Union was one of the
greatest experiences of my life. It was a privilege to be
a member of the People to People Goodwill Delegation
sponsored by the People to People Travel Program. The 55
Georgia Agricultural leaders who made the trip went as
Dobbins Navy-
Lockheed Open
House Saturday
At 10 a m. next Saturday,
May 19. Lockheed's Headhouse
Four will open to the general
public to kick off the south
east’s largest Armed Forces Day
Open House - Airshow.
Dramatizing the nation’s
“Power for Peace,” the exhib
its will include a tour of "Air
lift Center USA” — the giant
plant where Hercules airlifters,
Jet Stars and C-141 Star Lifters
are being produced. Co-hosts at
Air Force Plant fl, operated by
Lockheed, are Dobbins Ai r
F’orce Base and the Naval Air
Station.
Skydivers, a glider-towing
demonstration, in-flight refuel
ing, and supersonic jets will
highlight an airshow. More than
25 different types of aircraft
will be seen in the air and on
the ramp at Lockheed.
All services — Army, Navy,
Air Force, Marines, Coast
Guard, Reserves, National
Guard, Civil Air Patrol, Civil
Defense and other defense
agencies — are in the 10 a. m.
to 4 p. m. displays and action
demonstrations. A fallout shel
ter will be shown. Aircraft of
all the services will join in fly
bys, plus helicopters. Four mili
tary bands, precision drill teams
and even Confederate cavalry
will be seen during the day.
Free parking is available In
the main Lockheed lot. Men,
women and children of all ages
are invited. Refreshment booths
will open in the display areas.
Lockheed Management Club of
Georgia members are hosts.
Federal regulations forbid
cameras at the plant.
Pilot Club Gives Check for Bond Trip
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COVINGTON PILOT CLUB made a generous donation to
the Newton County Band's trip io lowa by contributing a
check to E. G. Lassiter, Jr., fund raising chairman. Mrs.
Frances Allen, Pilot Club Community Service Chairman, is
shown presenting the check to Mr. Lassiter.
NUMBER 2b
ambassadors of Goodwill for
America, to tell ihe story of
free enterprise and the Ameri
can way of life, to help im
prove relations and under
standing between America and
the People of Eastern and
Western Europe, particularly
those in the IRON CURTAIN
Countries.
The tour company was Mau
pintour Associates, home of
fice in Kansas. Our tour lead
ers were Glen Segars, assis
tant to the State Commissioner
of Agriculture and L. W,
Eberhart, Jr., Associate Direc
tor of Extension Service of
the Stale College of Agricul
ture. Jack Gilchrist who is di
rector of Special Services for
the Georgia Department of
Agriculture also went with us
and kept you informed of our
travels through the newspa
per.
We left Atlanta by United
Airlines plane Tuesday, April
10 at 10 o’clock A. M. and ar
rived at New York’s Idlewild
Airport about noon where a
Maupin tour representative
greeted us. We went by bus to
the Waldrof-Astoria Hotel and
then to a briefing session at
the Information Center for
American travelers to the So
viet Union.
During the afternoon, we
visited the United Nations
Buildings which occupy an 18
acre—6 block tract of land
with the East River on the
east and the New York skyline
on the West. The land was do
nated by John D. Rockefeller,
Jr. and the city of New York,
The Secretariat Building is a
39 story glass and steel struc
ture that looks as if it is made
entirely of windows. The
blue-green windows are set in
aluminum frames as side falls,
and the end walls are Vermont
marble. This building contains
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