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Local-County-State
By the Office Boy
Th* shadow of gloom has
hung over, not only Georgia,
but the entire world since the
beauty of the Sabbath Day,
with all Christians wending
their way to the house of God.
was palled by the heartrending
news of the Air Lines greatest
catastrophe within history.
Just back from the hospital,
and in bed, I listened day and
night to the news, and s a 'w
lists of names including many
I knew personally, and all we
knew by their works for their
community and the State. My
great sorrow of losing my deaf
husband, and the critical ill
ness of our son has constantly
been with me. But with this go
ing away of so many members
of. and in some cases entire
families, there seemed to be a
oneness. Numb at first we are
now beginning to feel the sting
of it. Sunday came and went,
then Monday, and Tuesday
morning brought the sad news
of the sudden death of Mr. A.
Edward Smith, Republican
Candidate for Governor, and
his wife lingering within a hos
pital. Then at ten o’clock last
night (Tuesday) a long dis
tance call from Rutledge. Kath
leen Wallace had her son call
me. Yes, her dear husband had
gone away!
Kathleen and Roy Wallace
were too close within my heart
to explain. He and Belmont,
went into Emory Hospital at
the same time. Kathleen and I
had hearts that beat as one. . .
we talked together, we ate' to
gether for four months, we
prayed together. Yes, we were
on the Cancer Floor! We knew
the odds! Christmas was the
sad day here for me. I’ve writ
ten and called occasionally, but
never felt I could ride down
there, for we talked of it, and
she agreed with me, that just
seeing me for the first time af
ter my sorrow might upset
him. Those upsetting days are
over for suffering like the good
soldier Roy was he has gone to
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Pilot Meeting
Tonight at 8
The Pilot Club of Covington
will meet tonight (June 7) at
the Board of Education Build
ing. The Executive Board will
meet at 7:15 P. M. and the Busi
ness Meeting will be held at
8:00 P. M.
Members are asked to bring
their groceries for the Pantry
Shelf.
3 from Newton
Receive Degrees
At Woman's Col.
Three Newton Countians
were among those graduating
from The Woman’s College of
Georgia, Milledgeville, Sunday,
June 3rd at Russell Auditorium.
Mrs. Jane Greer Anderson of
Starrsville, and Miss Frances
Louise Mitchell of Porterdale,
received their Bachelor of Sci
ence Degree in Education. Miss
Katrina Elizabeth McKay of
Covington received the Bache
le-.' oi Science in Home Eco
nomics.
Newton's Retiring Teachers Honored at Rotary
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COVINGTON ROTARY CLUB honored the retiring teachers of Newton County during
the regular club luncheon meeting at the Teen Can Tuesday. Shown in the photo with
Supt. of Schools J. W. (Whit) Richardson are, from left to right: Mrs W. R. Porter, Miss
Ruby Jordan, Mrs. W. K. Swann and Miss R iby Lane. Not present for the program. Miss
Dorothy Lee. The awards were presented to teachers present by Rotarians E. G. Lassiter,
Jr.. Billy Smith, Guy Jones, Maurice Griffin.
A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
1961
Better Newspaper
Contests
The Covington F tablished in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 98
EM .-AT-OXFORD GRADUATION SATURDAY
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Brenda Chambers Heads High School Honor List
Miss Barker Is Runnerup
As 124 Receive Diplomas
Top honor graduate of the 1962 Newton County High
School graduating class Monday evening at the high school
gymnasium was Miss Brenda Chambers of Covington.
Runner-up for the high honor award was Miss Judy Barker
John H. Hall
Executive Dir.
Chamber-Com.
The Newton County Cham
ber of Commerce will hold its
regular monthly meeting Mon
day, June 11 at 12:30 p. m. at
Buek-N-Kid Restaurant. The
theme of the meeting will be
“Community Vitality” and
members of the local C of C
will have an opportunity to
meet the newly - acquired full
time Executive Director John
H. Hall.
Allen Stephenson, Executive
Director of the Athens Cham
ber of Commerce, will be one
of the featured speakers Mon
day. Mr. Stephenson will dis
cuss the goals and activities of
a chamber of commerce and
how the chamber can spark
Community growth and
velopment through its member
ship.
All members are urged to at
tend the meeting Monday, ac
cording to an announcement
by President Bill Thompson.
A biography and news ar
ticle pertaining to the new
Newton C of C Executive Di
rector Hall will be carried in
The News next week.
Annual Newborn
Barbecue Set
Sunday, June 10
The Annual Newborn Com
munity Center Barbecue will
be held Sunday, June 10th
from 12 noon until 2:30 p.m.
Price of the tickets are $1.25
for adults and 75 cents for
children.
The barbecue will again be
cooked and served by Fred
Greer, Chester Jones and Wil
bur Jones.
An advertisement in The
Covington NEWS today gives
further particulars on this bar
becue.
Gnutiujfnn
Diplomas were delivered to
124 members of the class by
Homer F. Sharp, Supervising
Principal, during the evening's
activities.
Miss Chambers’ award was
the Billie Porter Memorial
Scholarship, valued at SI,OOO.
This award is an annual gift
from the Trust Fund set up by
the will of the late James H.
Porter of Porterdale.
Other awards made at the
graduation exercise Monday
included: Rotary Achieve
ment Award (trophy), Bede
Campbell and Jerry Bouchil
lion; DAR Good Citizenship
Award, Brenda Chambers and
Mike Budd; Lithonia Lighting
S2OO Cash Scholarship, Mike
Budd; Kiwanis Club SSOO
Scholarship, Judy Barker;
Pilot Club SIOO Nurs
ing Scholarship, Gloria Wilson;
American Legion and Legion
Auxiliary SIBO Scholarship,
Elizabeth Ann Greer; Thomas
Chalmers Swann 111 (Tuition
Scholarship to Emory-At-Ox
ford), Kenneth McAllister.
Meanwhile, at the Honors
Day program at the school
many students were recognized
for their various records dur
ing their school career.
The following students re
ceived certificates for work in
the school Library:
Sherry Jeffries, Laura Mit
chell, Dorothy Ward, Clara
Watson, Annette Cannon, Tom
my Haynes, Becky Barr, Louise
Lance, Cornelia Durand, Judy
Freeman, Shirley Stapp, Gail
Duncan, Pat Stapp, Elaine Al
len, Pam Betts, Joyce Brook
ing and Jean Smith.
Scholastic Pins were award
ed to the following for 93 or
above for first 5 grading peri
ods of year:
Richard Allgood, Judy Bark
er, Janet Bell, James Benton,
Nancy Blankenship, Jerry
Bouchillon, Tommy Brown,
Mike Budd, Beverly Butler,
Judson Caldwell, Cathy Cal
laway, Lila Jo Callaway, Bede
Campbell, Grady Campbell,
Jimmy Capps, Brenda Cham
bers, John Cody, Terry Cofer,
Lauree Cook, Wetona Cook,
Mike Costley, Sherill Crowell,
Frankie Day, Michael Dennis,
Donna Dooley, Teresa Elder,
Ronnie Elliott, Tim Exley, Rob
ert Fuller, Carol George, Sally
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COVINGTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. JUNE 7.1962
Award Winners at Newton High Graduation
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SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS in the 19G2 Newton County High School Graduating Class
are shown at graduation exercises Monday night at the local high school gymnasium. Left to
right are: Bede Campbell, Girl's Rotary Achievement Awards; Brenda Chambers, Billy
Porter Memorial Award and the DAR Citizenship Award; Elizabeth Ann Greer, American
Legion Auxiliary Award; Gloria Wilson, Pilot Club Nursing Scholarship; Judy Barker,
Kiwanis Scholarship. Second row: Michael Budd, Lithonia Lighting Scholarship and
the DAR Citizenship Award; Jerry Bouchillon, Boy's Rotary Achievement Award; and
Kenneth McAllister, the Thomas Chalmers Swann 111 Scholarship.
Band Fund Trip Nears Goal
The success of the Campaign
to raise funds for the Blue
Rambler Band of Newton Coun
ty High School to participate in
The “Music Man” Marching
Festival, June 19, in Mason
City, lowa was assured this
week as the audit committee
reported the foilowing contri
butions in the order received
at the Bank.
The members of the Band
and the Band Boosters wish to
acknowledge with sincere ap-
Flag Day
Ceremony Set
In Covington
Covington Elks Lodge No.
1806, cooperating with the
Grand Lodge of The Benevo
lent and Protective Order of
Elks, will publicly observe
Flag Day on Thursday, June
14, 1962. A short program,
which it is felt will be infor
mative and interesting, will be
conducted in front of Newton
County Court House at 11:45
A. M. The public is cordially
invited and urged to attend
this program.
This time is planned in par
ticular with the hope that it
will come soon after dismissal
of Vacation Bible School
groups, and that many of our
young citizens, along with adult
workers of these groups and
parents that might be calling
for children about this time,
might be able to attend.
Public appeal is made by
Covington Elks Lodge for the
display of flags on this dav.
Concern has been expressed by
many during the last few years
of an apparent lack of interest
in displaying on proper oc
casions the American Flag.
The local Lodge earnestly re
quests that the citizens of our
county in particular, and
those adjoining that come un
der jurisdiction of Covington
Lodge, cooperate with us in
this endeavor and display their
flags on this date.
All civic groups are request
ed to announce this occasion at
their various meetings.
COVINGTON NEWS|
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"“R Today!
I preciation the publicity given
by the Covington News and
Radio Station WGFS, The
Chamber of Commerce in co
ordinating this drive, and the
business and professional peo
ple who have given their mon
ey to make this worthwhile ex
perience for our band a suc
cess.
Livingston School, $30.00,
Allen’s 25.00, McConnells,
10.00, Adams Shoes, 50.00,
Covington News 40.00, Cov.
Auto Service 30.00, Ginn Mo
tor Co. 50.00, Elks Club 100.00,
Dodge Wire 50.00, Pilot Club
100.00, Walker Harris, 50.00,
E. G. Lassiter 100.00, Donald
Stephenson 30.00, Meadors
Laundry 50.00 Jimmy Morgan
50.00, Henson Furn. Co. 25.00,
Gold Crown Lanes 30.00, Cov
ington Furniture 10.00, Kiwanis
Club 50.00, Cov. Lions Club
10.00, Cotton States Insurance
100.00, Luke Lassiter, 25.00,
Hugh Steele 10.00, White’s En
terprises 100.00, Tom Bates
10.00, Bonham Johnson 10.00.
Herman Holifield 60.00, Mac-
Gregor Sports 25.00, Nelson
Continued On Page 18
Portrayal of
Christ Set
Sunday, Lovejoy
An inspiring production, “The
Sermon On The Mount” will
be presented at Lovejoy Sun
day evening by The Rev. Frank
M. Roughton. This portrayal of
Jesus of Nazareth has received
wide acclaim in churches
throughout the Southeast and
in three countries abroad.
Mr. Roughton was a drama
major during college years,
and in his graduate studies in
New York. He traveled in the
U. S. and Canada for three
years playing the part of Caia
phas the High Priest, in an
American version of the fam
ous European Passion Play de
picting Christ’s suffering on
Calvary. He recently complet
ed his theological studies at
Emory University.
Mrs. Hazel Roughton nar
rates the program and provides
vocal solos, self-accompanied
with an Irish Harp. The dra
matic effect of the program is
heightened by the use of Holy
Land costumes and special
lighting and sound effects.
Lovejoy extends a welcome
to all to attend the “Sermon
on the Mount”, The time will ।
be 8:00 p.m.
Legion Nominates
Officers for
1962-63 Term
American Legion Post 32
held its regular monthly meet
ing Tuesday at Legion Home.
Main topic on the business pro
gram was nomination of of
ficers for the year 1962-63.
In the absence of the chair
man of the nominating com
mittee, Frank Meadors, Charles
C. King, Jr. read the list of no
minations for the various of
fices. However, Commander C.
T. Bohanan said that the offi
cer nomination will remain
open at the next monthly meet
ing of Post 32 for further no
minations.
Those nominated Tuesday
were: Lewis White for com
mander; Rembert Kitchens, se
nior vice-commander; Ty Ca
son, adjutant; Richard Lord,
junior vice - commander; T. W.
Binford, junior vice-comman
der.
It was also announced dur
ing the meeting that the 1962
membership of the local po;t
has now reached 311. This is
some 35 above the quota for
the year.
Edgar Wood, Chairman of
the Legion’s Boys State Com
mittee, reported that Denny
Dobbs, Billy Blair and Alva
Spillers will attend the 1962
Boys State at GMA, Forest (
Park, next week.
Vacation Bible School Set
Al Covington Baptist Church
Vacation Bible School at the
First Baptist Church will com
mence this Friday afternoon
with Preparation Day from
three o’clock until five. The
activity for the afternoon will
chiefly be that of enrollment
of the boys and girls. This is to
be followed by a parade.
The school proper will be
gin Monday morning and con
tinue through Friday. Each
day’s session will begin at 9
A. M. and will conclude at 12
Noon. Parents are urged to have
their children at the church at
least five minutes early and to
be on hand to pick them up at
twelve sharp.
The departments of the
schcxil are the Nursery for the
3 year olds, the Beginner for 4
and 5 year old, the Primary for
6,7, and 8 year old children,
and the Junior department for
MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
102 In Class; The Annual
Pilgrimage Also Saturday
Saturday, June 9 at 10:30
Campus of Emory University
Junior College.
Thieves Steal
Air Conditioning
Unit al Church
Thieves or vandals again
picked the Lovejoy Methodist
Church on the Covington-Jack
son highway as their target
Friday night as they stole an
air-conditioning unit and left
another unit beside the church
. building. The two units were
installed on windows at the
church.
C. H. Pennington and L. B.
Smith discovered the theft Sat
urday morning when they went
to the church to clean the
buildings. They found one of
the units near the building
where it apparently had been
left by the thieves in their
haste. The other unit has not
been recovered as yet.
E. M. McCart, a member of
the board of stewards at the
church, said yesterday that he
hopes the person or persons
who took the other unit will
return it to the church so that
it may again’be placed in the
window.
Mr. McCart said that he be
lieved that both units were too
much of a load for whoever
tore them from the church
windows. He hopes that the
unit missing will be returned
by Sunday morning.
Church Group to
Meet at Sardis
Church, Sunday
The North Georgia Associa
tion of Congregational Church
es meets at Sardis Church on
Saturday, June 9. Registration
will begin at 10 a. m. with the
session closing at 3 p. m.
James H. Lightbourne of At
lanta, will bring the morning
message. The young people will
have charge of the afternoon
service. Rev. Jack Morrow, pas
tor, urges all members to be
present.
Band Boosters
Please Note
There will be a Band Boos
ter’s meeting on Monday even
ing, June 11, at 7:30 p. m. at
the Band Building. All Band
parents are urged to attend as
the final plans for the Mason
City, lowa tnp will be dis
cussed.
boys and girls 9 through 12
years.
There will be a nursery pro
vided for the children under
three years of age and whose
parents are members of t h e
faculty. Mrs. Julia C. Burt is
i .'uperintendant of the Nursery,
j Miss Mary Alice King of the
| Beginners, Mrs. Nat Morgan of
I the Primaries and Mrs. C. G.
I Buttram of the Juniors. The
pastor, Edgar Callaway, wiil
serve as Principal with Mr s.
James Hutchins as associate
Principal and Mrs. Ward Mob
ley as Secretary.
There will be no work for
the Intermediates at this time.
However, at a later date during
the summer there will be pro
vision made for this age group
and other young people lor an
evening session.
NUMBER 23
) in the morning, the Oxford
y will graduate 102 from th®
Located on the original cam
pus of Emory, Emory at Ox
ford provides the first two yean
of the liberal arts college pro
gram.
I These students come from a
I wide area, but most of them
are from Georgia and Florida.
Most of these students will go
on to the Atlanta Campus of the
Emory University system to
l continue their studies. Many of
them will go on into the Emory
School of Medicine, Emory
School of Dentistry, Emory
School of Business Administra
tion, Emory Law School, Emory
, School of Nursing Candk r
k | School of Theology. A few will
. transfer to other Universities
to complete their education.
The graduation exercises on
Saturday will follow this sche
; dule:
A Coffee Hour 9:30 to 10 for
[ graduates, their parents, th*
, faculty and their wives.
। Graduation at 10:30. The
Honorable Hugh Howell is the
I speaker for the occasion.
At 12 noon luncheon will be
f served on the campus under the
e trees in the picturesque qua
e drangle.
s The class of 1907 will hold a
1 reunion at Dickey Dormitory.
t The entire day will feature
, the annual pilgrimage back t>
the historic campus.
Listed among the graduates
, are the following Newton
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Prof. Carlton Has
Book Published on
Emory-Oxford Life
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PROF. CARLTON
Prof. W A. Carlton, Asso
ciate Professor of Latin, Emeri
tus member of the faculty,
Emory-at-Oxford, has just
published a book “In Memory
iOf Old Emory.”
The foreward to the book
I stated: “This little volume, mv
I quasi biography and a history
of Emory during my college
days, has been written in or
der that the Emory student.’
way of life in the early part
of the 20th Century may no,, ua
entirely forgotten. As far as
my knowledge goes, no one
else has ever gone to the trou
ble or taken the time to record
the ordinary, commonplace
things we did or the varied ac
tivities in which we participat
ed. . . ”
The book contains many 0.-d
photos of people and places
at Oxford as well as old build
ings on the Emory-At-Oxford
campus.
The Amitie Club of Oxford
is sponsoring a sale of the book
at the Emory-Oxford Library
and on the campus from 9 un
til 11 a.m. and from 12 until
3 p.m. Saturday, June 9th.