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Well, we thought we were
just about as low. in spirits, as
a feller could get. . . . flat on
the bed for over a week with
something that never has
killed me yet. .... and it comes
along ever so often in these dry
seasons. ... no rain. . . . pro
fusion of flowers. . . pollen in
the air as well as dust. It's
worse than pneumonia, of
course, to hear the feller who
has it tell it. but not as deadly.
Oh you think you are slowly
ebbing away. . . . you cough un
til your brains (what few you
have left) are about to shoot
out at your ears. . . something
did! You spend more money on
“tissues” than you use all the
year. . . cause you blow. . .you
sneeze. . . . you cough and
wheeze and something comes up
from everywhere ail at t h e
same time. It’s JUST ARFUL
fellers, if you ain’t never had
it! Your ribs get so sore from
coughing until you can’t touch
them. And so much is involv
ed when you start to sneeze
you grab two tissues. . . . and
your nose. . . . with the other
hand you hold your ribs and
side. . . . for here comes a
cough. . . . and you gotter take
care of all that stuff coming up
too. . . . OH DOCK! It’s too
much to happen to even a pore
old DOG! I’ve swallowerd so
many capsules they float up
against my throat and kick
every bite I try to swallow. . .
now folks HOT soup will get
by um, if it’s hotter nough to
melt um. Try it. Mrs. Jack
Elliott will agree with every
word I’ve told you folks. . . I
know she will for I tell you I’m
so sorry for that sweet woman
I could just cry. , . ahe's got
the same thing. There just ain’t
no end to it, until you’ve let it
run it’s course and it quits. They
sent me to the hospital with it
last year in Atlanta to Dr. Ab-
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Kindergarten
Program Monday
Night at 7:30
The Covington Service Guild
Kindergarten in the Little Red
Schoolhouse will hold its Grad
uation Exercises on Monday
mght, May 28 at 7:30 at the
E. L. Ficquett Cafetorium.
Thirty-eight children will
receive their diplomas from
their teacher, Mrs. Hugh Mc-
Donald and Mrs. Robert Budd.
Mrs. Dan Clower, president of
the Guild, cordially invites
the public to attend.
Kindergarten will follow the
school’s schedule and continue
through Friday, June 1. On
Friday, the children will be
given a wiener roast by the
Kindergarten Committee at the
Legion Park before going home
at their regular time.
Those serving on the Kin
dergarten committee for this
year are Mrs. James Purcell,
Mrs. Frank Nesbit. Mrs. Tom
Freeman, Mrs. Al David, Mrs.
C. D. Ramsey, Mrs. Ed Ricker
and Mrs. Guy Evans.
Newton High Band Awards Made at Spring Concert Friday Evening
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NEWTON BAND Awards were made at the Spring Concert
of both bands Friday enening at the NCHS Auditorium.
Michael Budd (center) is shown receiving the John Philip
Sousa Award from Homer F. Sharp, Supervising Principal.
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The Covington E established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
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Fic^ ett School Graduation Program Is Set
Banquet And Class Night
Friday; Graduation June 1
The E. L. Ficquett School graduation program schedule
has been announced by G. B. Hutchinson, principal. The An
nual Class Night program will be presented Friday evening,
May 25, at the school cafetorium at 7:30 o’clock.
Kiwanians to
Hear Report of
Visit to Russia
Covington Kiwanians will
hear a first-hand report of
the 55 Georgia Agricultural
leaders trip to Russia and oth
er European countries at the
club’s weekly luncheon meet
ing Thursday (today) at 1 o’-
clock at Legion Home.
Henry Stephens of Social
Circle, a former member of
the Covington Kiwanis Club,
will be the speaker and he will
also show color slides of the
scenery and events taken while
on the tour. Ben Banks is in
charge of the program today
and he will introduce Mr. Ste
phens.
Also attending the meeting
will be A. E. Hays, Sr. of
Mansfield, who was a member
of the touring farm group vi
siting the Soviet Union recent
ly-
George R. Fellows, South
eastern Manager of Fritzche
Bros, Company, Inc., was the
guest speaker at the Coving
ton Kiwanis Club weekly meet
ing Thursday at Legion Home.
He was introduced by S. J.
Morcock.
Mr. Fellows is an advisor for
the Atlanta Area Council Ex
iplorer Scouts. His speech Thurs
day centered around the work
that the Explorers are doing
and their future program in our
area.
Visitors included Tommy Le
vin of Rome, Ga.; Jimmy Booth
of Monroe; and Bob Travis and
Butch Woodruff, NCHS Key
Club members.
Livingston P-TA
Supper Friday
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.
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Graduation program for the
87 members of the eighth
grade class will be held on Fri
day evening, June Ist at 8
o'clock at the cafetorium.
Those having a part on the
Banquet and Class Night pro
gram May 25th, include mas
ter of ceremonies Bill Wood;
invocation, Judy Moseley; din
ner toasts, Nelson Hoffman,
Barbara Morgan, Betty Ben
ton, Gwen Stubbs and Lou Ann
Tuck; athletic review, Susan
Yarbrough; saxophone solo,
Phil Waters; class history,
Margie Brown, Marilyn Lord;
piano duet, Mitsi Moon and
Mrs. Patterson; class prophecy,
Barbara Stubbs and Sandra
Ozburn; piano solo, Lou Ann
Tuck; Clarinet solo, Hugh Mc-
Donald; who’s who in the Bth
grade, Bill Wood.
Master of ceremonies of the
graduation program will be
Nelson Hoffman; invocation,
Barbara Morgan; trombone
solo, Edgar Callaway; class
welcome, Betty Benton; dou
ble piano duet, Lou Ann Tuck,
Sarah Haynes, Betty Benton,
Marteal Dial; trumpet solo,
Nelson Hoffman; class address,
Gwen Stubbs; piano duet,
Marilyn Lord and Linda Kaye
Tuggle; class address, Lou Ann
Tuck.
Presentation of diplomas
will be handled by G. B. Hut
chinson, principal.
"Happy Days"
Program Set
Tuesday, 7:30
Mrs. Ben Banks will present
the children of the Happy Days
Kindergarten in their gradua
tion program on Tuesday, May
-29, at 7:30 p. m. in the E. L.
Ficquett Cafetorium.
The name of the program will
be, “Babes in Toyland”, and
everyone is cordially invited to
come and enjoy the children as
they show many of the things
they have learned in school this
year.
Looking on are, left io right: Basil Rigney, Band Director;
Allen Barnett, who received the "Rookie of The Year"
award; Mada Patterson, runner-up for the Sousa Award;
and Phil Stone, runner-up for Rookie honors.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MAY 2A 1962
George Jolley
Georgia Textile
Safety Chairman
George C. Jolley, manager
of the local Covington Mills,
has been named 1962-63 chair
man of the Safety Committee
of the Georgia Textile Manu
facturers Association, Inc.
Mr. Jolley’s appointment
was announced by G. H. (Jack)
Smith, newly elected president
of the Association and general
manager of the Lindale (Ga.)
Division of Pepperell Mfg. Co.
The Safety Committee's
principal project is the opera
tion of the Association’s safety
contest, now in its 14th year.
Some 130 Georgia textile mills
participate in the contest.
In addition, the committee
arranges educational programs
for the membership on acci
dent prevention and prepares
and distributes monthly bulle
tins on safety topics.
Sandy King is
"Citizen of Week"
At Newton High
Miss Sandy King was chosen
‘School Citizen of the Week’ at
Newton County High School'.
Sandy has kepi a busy schedule
during her Senior year at
NCHS.
She Is devotional chairman
of t h e Student Council and a
member of the Senior Tri-Hi-Y,
Covington FHA and Beta Club.
She participated in the one-act
play and Senior play.
As one of the captains of the
girls basketball team, Sandy
was an outstanding player and
received the honor of making
All-State. She was also chosen
Senior Superlative, “Most Ath
letic”. Congratulations, Sandy,
on your many accomplishments
this past year.
Golden Fleece
Communication
Saturday, 7 PM
Golden Fleece Lodge No. 6
will hold a called communica
tion on Saturday, May 26th at
7:00 P. M.
E. A. Minor Lodge will con
fer the 3rd degree. Supper will
be served at 7 p. m. All regu
lar Master Masons are cordial
ly invited.
Dr. Faulkner Receives Heart Medallion
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LEADERSHIP IN THE FIGHT againxt heart diwaM is re
warded as Dr. Harry W. Faukner (left) of Covington received
the Georgia Heart Association's Bronxe Meritorious Service
medallion for his devoted leadership and service In the
Stroke Rehabilitation Program for the State. Presenting the
award is Dr. Goodloe Y. Erwin of Athens, Past President of
Georgia Heart Assn, and Chairman of its Awards Commit
tee. The presentation took place at the recent Annual Meet
ing of the Heart Association's Northeast Georgia Chapter
in Athens.
Midshipman William C. Benton 111
In Naval Acad. Graduating Class
Midshipman First Class Wil
liam C. Benton, 111, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Benton,
Jr., of Mansfield, is scheduled
to be graduated June 6 from
the U. S. Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Md.
Graduation exercises for the
1962 class will follow colorful
“June Week” ceremonies at the
academy.
Upon graduation Midn. Ben
ton will receive a Bachelor
of Science degree and be com
missioned an ensign in the U.
S. Navy. He is to report to
Pensacola, Fla., for flight train
ing following leave.
He entered the academy
after graduation from Newton
County High School in Cov
ington.
Girl Seoul
Council Sei
The Neighborhood meeting of
the Newton County Girl Scout
Council met Tuesday, May 15,
at the Girl Scout Lodge.
Mrs. Bill Cook, Neighbor
hood Chairman and also an ac
tive member of the Board of
Directors of the Greater At
lanta Girl Scout Council, gave
a splendid talk on how much
she had enjoyed working with
Girl Scouts for quite a num
ber of years and how much
we need interested mothers to
help carry on the Girl Scout
program in the Covington area.
Anyone who is interested in
being a leader, assistant lead
er, committee member or could
help with Girl Scouting in any
capacity, please contact Mrs.
Cook. Her phone number is
786-2883. There will be leader
ship training classes around the
last of August.
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MIDSHIPMAN BENTON
Veterans Service
Office Closed
May 28-June 1
The Veterans Service Office
in Covington will be closed
from Monday, May 28th to
noon Friday, June 1,1962. Mrs
Dorothy Cason, Manager, will
be attending the Poppy An
chor Ceremony, Annapolis,
Maryland.
Emergencies, please call or
contact Mr. Evan Jordan, Mon
ticello Veterans Service Off
ice, phone number 4281
Rev. Jack Childers
Speaker Sunday
Reverend Jack Childers of
Scottsboro. Ala. will deliver the
Homecoming Sermon message
at 11 a. m. at the Covington
Mills Methodist Church, Sun
day, May 27th.
Rev. Chi’ders is a native of
Newton County and is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Child
ers, Sr. of Covington.
"MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Parachute Jumps, Aircraft,
Helicopters On Program
A mammoth air show will be held Sunday afternoon at
the Covington Air Port from 2 until 6 o’clock under the
sponsorship of the Covington Rotary Club and the Band
Boosters Club. All proceeds from the event will go to the
Newton High Blue Rambler band’s trip to Mason City, lowa
on June 17th.
Dry, Hot Weather
Prevails Here
Jack Chapman, Covington
weatherman, says that six
weeks has elapsed since New
ton County and Covington has
had any rain to speak of. "The
last good shower the city had
was April 12,” Mr. Chapman
stated.
Saturday, May 19th was the
hottest day of the year, ac
cording to his records at his
office. The thermometer reach
ed a 97 then, and since the
reading has been above the
90-mark all this week. Yester
day (Tuesday) was 95 degrees.
Checking back over his rec
ords, Mr. Chapman said that
the rainfall totaled 4.76 inches
during April. On May 12th
there was ■ small dripping of
.09 inches —and that has been
the precipitation total for the
past six weeks
Temperatures during the
past week were;
Hi Low
Wed., May 16 93 64
Thurs., May 17 «9 60
Friday, May 18 93 64
Sat., May 19 97 65
Sun., May 20 94 66
Mon., May 21 93 64
Tues, May 22 95 67
Covington Elks
Win Trophy for
Scrapbook
Five Covingtonians attended
the State Elks Convention held
in Savannah, May 17-19. Elks
Lodge No. 1806 Exhalted Ruler
Walker and Mrs. Harris, Mrs.
Jack Allen, Elkadette Presi
dent, and Mr. Allen; and Mrs.
Bill Vaughn, Vice-President of
the Elkadettes, were present for
the three-day meeting.
Covington Lodge No. 1806
won the State Trophy for the
best Scrapbook entered, and
the Elkadette Club won third
place for their Scrapbook. The
Elkadette Club aLo won a
Meritorious Award for Compil
ing Their Yearbook.
Tom English of Decatur is
the new appointed district
Grand Exalted Ruler for t h e
Northeast section of the State.
Mansfield Methodist Revival
And Homecoming Scheduled
The Mansfield Methodist
Church will celebrate home
coming, Sunday. May 27.
The Rev. Walter Murphy,
pastor of Allen Memorial Meth
cdist Church in Oxford and a
former pastor of Mansfield
Church, will be the guest
speaker at the 11:00 o’clock
hour.
A spread dinner and bar
b-que are planned following
the morning service.
The Rev. Asbury Craft, Pas
tor, extends an invitation to all
former members and friends to
attend.
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Included on the program will
be 12 parachute jumps by the
"Lanier Sky Divers Club” of
Gainesville, a display of heli
copters and air craft and a
band concert by the NCHS
Blue Rambler Band.
Rotarian Aubra Sherwood
announced that the price of ad
mission is a low 50 cents for
adults and 25 cents for child
ren. Free parking area will be
available.
The air show marks the first
time such an event has been
scheduled for Covington's new
air port, which is near t h •
City Pond just above the
Town at Oxford.
Ample safety precautions will
be taken at the airport area as
Civil Defense Rescue units, fii a
department officials, fire trucks,
and police will be on hand for
the show, Mr. Sherwood stated.
Cotton Ginning
One-Day School
Here, Wednesday
One - day cotton ginning
schools to aid farmers and gin
ners preserve fiber quality
during the coming season have
been scheduled in four loca
tions in Georgia for late May.
Dates and places for these
schools are: Swainsboro, May
28; Vienna, May 29; Coving
ton, May 30, and Rockmart,
May 31. All meetings will be
gin at 9:00 a.m. and end at
3:30 p.m.
Appearing on the program at
Covington will be County Agent
Ed Hunt: Byron Dyer, District
Agent; Paul Ponder of Madison;
Tom Murray, Grant Moselev,
Roscoe Reynolds, H B. Gools
by, Richard Long, Warren De
viney and Art Bond. Discussion
Group Leader will be Warren
Garner, of the Southeastern
Gin Laboratory. Mr. Garner
will be aided by Ray Jones of
the National Cotton Council.
These schools will be con
ducted by the Cooperative Ex
tension Service, University of
Georgia College of Agricul
ture. Representatives of the
ginning and manufacturing in
dustries, Extension and re
search personnel, merchants &
trade associations will take a
part in the programs.
These programs are planned
to be of interest to anyone
concerned with the market
ing of cotton fiber from the
grower to the manufacturer.
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