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We are justly proud that
Georgia is beginning to come
into her own industrially. In
dustry, at last, sees the great
potentials of the Piedmont sec
tion, and we see more jobs for
our unemployed.
Augusta is to be congratu
lated, in that definite plans for
the construction of a $25 mil
lion chemical plant are under
way there.
Paper Mills have been com
ing our way, and now a $53
million paper mill is exoecled
to begin operations near Blake
ly in about a year.
I know our good friends, the
Le^'ords, of Vida'..a, are hap
py that a Mobile Home concern,
in their town, will provide
new jobs for 125 people. Mr.
Ledford is a past president of
the Georgia Press Association.
He and his wife operate the
newspaper there, and a fine
one it is. This couple is one of
the most popular at all the
pr?ss meetings.
Robert V. Ozment’s column
“Without Love, You are Noth
ing." w’as a lovely one. It is
something parents should re
member. He said “Children
need love, especially when they
do not deserve it.” He said, “I
can truthfully say that my
childhood is a book of golden
memories, not because we were
ihowered with things money
could buy, because that would
not represent the whole truth,
but because my mother and
father gave us the things you
cannot buy with all the money
in the world. I don’t mean to
say that we didn’t get our
share of toys. There is no ques
ton im my mind about this. I got
far more than I deserved. Love
was the cornerstone at our
house. Our parents taught us
to love each other, love God,
and forgive each other.
Love is the ladder one must
climb in order to achieve any
noble goal. Love is necessary
for survival. This is becoming
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Porterdale Church
Names 5 Deacons
The Porterdale Baptist
Church elected five new Dea
cons to serve for three-year
terms. They are Hubert Elkins,
J. T. Elkins, Frank Wise, Grady
Bowden, and Jimmy Preston.
All except Mr. Preston have
served as deacons previously.
Mr. Preston will be ordained
on Sunday evening, September
23. at seven-thirty o’clock. The
public is invited.
The men will take office on
October 1.
Chicken Barbecue
Precedes Game
Friday Evening
The Newton Touchdown
Club will sponsor and serve
a Chicken Barbecue supper
at the Newton High cafeteria
Friday evening preceding the
Rams-Rockdale County foot
ball game on the local field.
Serving will start at 5
o'clock.
Preparing the barbecue
chicken will be Bill Pitts of
McDonough. He served a pre
vious barbecue here in July
and the event was so success
ful he was asked to com*
back for the event Friday
evening.
TD Club President Frank
E. Christian said yesterday
that the barbecue is one of
the means the club has for
raising funds for the year.
Plates for adults will be $1.25
and for children under 12
years of age, 75 cents.
Candidates Seek Newton's Two Seats in State Legislature
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The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 98
FIVE cK COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE POSTS
Nev Xi Schools Have A Record Enrollment
High School, Porterdale,
Ficquett Show An Increase
Newton County schools enrolled 5,018 during the first
week of school which marks the first time the county enroll
ment in both white and colored schools has topped that
mark in the initial days of a new school term.
Salem Tenter
Seeks Data on
Stansell Kin
John Edwards, retired Fed
eral Security employee, of El
lenwood, who attended Salem
Camp Meeting recently, is
seeking information relative to
a great-grandfather, Rev. Joel
J. Stansell.
Mr. Edwards, 75, remembers
coming to Salem with an aunt
and uncle at the age of 5. His
parents lived in Conyers at
that time. He served with the
U. S. Marines until 1913, when
he joined the Security Division
of the U. S. Government, and
lived in Texas until 1941, when
he returned to Georgia.
In addition to his work with
the government, Mr. Edwards,
also a sculptor, was commis
sioned to carve a granit monu
ment —5 boys, 5 girls and two
teachers —as a memorial to the
284 pupils and teachers killed
in the New London, Texas
School explosion. The cause of
the tragic explosion remained
a mystery until last year, when
a dying robber in Oklahoma,
confessed tampering with the
gas main of the school, when
he was only 17 years of age.
Since his retirement in 1957,
Mr. Edwards has made his
home at 4006 Panthersville
Road, Rt. 2, Ellen wood, Ga.
Anyone having information
they wish to furnish Mr. 'Ed
wards, in relation to the
Stansell Family, may contact
him at that address.
Walton Man
Given Life in
Sheriff-Slaying
A Walton County jury de
liberated seven hours here Fri
day before convicting Mal
colm Conner, 34, of murder in
the death of Walton Sheriff C.
J. (Doc) Sorrells.
The jury recommended mer
cy, and Conner was sentenced
to life in prison, Solocitor Gen
eral Marshall Pollack said.
The trial began Tuesday
morning and the jury retired
to deliberate at 1 p.m. Friday.
The jury returned its verdict
at 8 p.m.
The sheriff was struck by a
shotgun charge May 28 when
he sought to arrest Conner on
a wife-beating charge.
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Record enrollments were
registered by New’ton County
high school and the E. L. Fic
quett school of Covington.
NCHS had 847 and the Ficquett
school 860. The enrollments in
each of these schools for the
first month of a year ago were
808 and 810 respectively.
Two other schools were
above the enrollment of the
first month of a year ago, ac
cording to Miss Clara Mae
Hays, Visiting Teacher. At
Porterdale 566 were on hand
as compared to 555 last year
Palmer-Stone had 443 as com
pared to 442.
Declines in enrollment in the
other three white elementary
schools, Livingston, Mansfield
and Heard-Mixon, were attrib
uted to cotton opening so fast
and hence many of the stu
dents are picking cotton.
The three Negro schools of
the county enrolled 1,816 on
opening day with the break
down as follows: R. L. Cousins
School, 1,032; East Newton,
382; and Washington Street,
402. The total for the first
month a year ago was 1,931.
Miss Hays said that there
are 17 new teachers in the
white schools of the county
this year, and seven new Ne
gro teachers.
Miss Hays also stated that
“because of our increase in
ADA in 1961-62 over 1960-61
we have been allotted two new
teachers, one white and one
Colored.”
Newton-Rockdale
Scout Roundtable
Tuesday, 7:30 PM
AU Scout and Cub leaders
are urged to attend the Round
table to be held at E. L. Fic
quett School at 7:30 PM. on
Tuesday, September 11. Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Alexander will
conduct the Cub section of The
Roundtable.
This being the first meeting
since summer vacations began
makes it a most important
meeting. All leaders who are
concerned with the operation of
a unit should make a great
effort to be present.
Revival Services
At Carmel Baptist
Sept. 9 Thru 14th
Revival services will be held
at Carmel Baptist Church in
Mansfield beginning Sunday
night, September 9, at 7:45,
continuing through Friday
night, September 14.
Rev. James A. Lester is the
minister who will be in charge
of the services. You are cor
dially invited to attend.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1962
Allen's Is 100th Chamber of Commerce Member
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MRS. W. H. LAWSON, manager of Allen's 5-10 Store in Covington, is shown presenting
the firm's membership application to John Hall, executive-secretary of the Covington-
Newton County Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Lawson and W. H. Kitchens will be Allen's
representatives in the C of C. Allen's 5-10 Store became the 100th member of the Chamber
of Commerce as a result of the intensive membership drive that is now underway.
Blood Chairman
Gives Status of
Local Program
“Word has come to us from
the Administrator, Atlanta Re
gional Blood Center, American
National Red Cross, that New
ton County is on probation,”
stated Marshall Elizer, local
chairman. Probation means that
on the next Bloodmobile visit
the citizens of Newton County
should donate 160 pints of
blood — failing to provide this
number will force Newton
County onto “immediate fam
ily coverage” until the deficit
is eliminated in subsequent
Bloodmobile visits,” Mr. Elizer
added.
Following is the schedule of
Bloodmobile visits before
Christmas:
Covington, First Baptist Ed
ucational Building, September
27, quota 160 pints.
Porterdale, Anderson Build
ing, November 9, quota 110
pints.
Oxford, Methodist Church
School Building, November 19,
quota 100 pints.
Each family is urged to have
a ‘representative’ obtain a do
nor’s card at the location most
convenient to you.
“If you have questions atout
the blood program pleas» ad
dress them to me — Chairman,
Newton County Blood Program,
Oxford, (Phone: Covington
786-2138) and I will answer in
next weeks paper, if possible.”
Ray Reece Named Chairman of
Local Girl Seoul Fund Drive
Ray Recce, district manager
of the Covington Office of
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany has been named chair
man of the Newton County
Girl Scout fund drive sche
duled to open Sept. 27 and con
tinue through October 4, it was
announced today by Mrs. El
gin Wells, president of the
Greater Atlanta Girl Scout
Council and Mrs. W. S. Cook,
Jr., Neighborhood Chairman
tor Newton County.
Mr. Reece came to Coving
ton in January 1960 and prior to
that he held positions in the
General Office in Atlanta, and
at Austell, Ga.
He attended Presbyterian
College and is a graduate of
the University of Georgia. Mr.
Reece is the father of three
children: Michelle, age 15;
Deere, age 11; and Jeff, age 7.
Volunteer workers, under the
leadership of Mr. Reece will
seek to help raise $158,768.00
This is the basic amount neces
sary to maintain the day-to
day operation of the council
and to meet its new needs dur
ing the coming year. The coun
cil’s priorities for next year
are serving the 1,580 girls now
on waiting list, training all
adult volunteers in the new
and exciting Girl Scout pro
gram, offering quality pro-
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gram to all girls.
“I have accepted the chair
manship of this campaign,” Mr.
Reece said, “because Girl
Scouting is for ALL girls from
seven to 17 years who want it,
and the program benefits both
the girls and the community.”
“Through Girl Scouting,” he
asserted, “girls enjoy whole
some recreation, form reward
ing friendships, develop prac
tical skills and healthy attitudes
that may well determine the
direction their lives will take.”
The campaign theme is
“Honor the Past — Serve the
Future” which the Girl Scouts
have adopted for their birthday
years of 1960-1963. This per
iod will begin October 31, the
centennial of the birth of Ju
liette Low, founder of Girl
Scouting, and will run through
the organization’s fiftieth an
niversary year of 1962.
Walker Campbell
Hospital Patient
Walker Campbell, young
businessman of Covington, has ’
been a patient at Newton Coun- >
ty Hospital for the past several
days.
His condition yesterday was
somewhat improved I
MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Democratic Primary Wed.
To Name State Officials
Newton County voters will go to the polls Wednesday,
September 12th to help name state officials for the next
four years and also to elect two Newton County representa
tives in the 1963 Georgia General Assembly.
Newton Coaches
Speakers Today
Al Kiwanis Meet
Members of the Newton
Rams coaching staff and play
ers will be guests of the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club today
(Thursday) at 1 o’clock at Le
gion Home. NCHS Principal
Homer F. Sharp will have
charge of the program today
and he will present the grid
iron visitors to the assemblage.
Head Coach Milton Mc-
Laney and Assistant Coach Wil
bur Fisher will give a resume
of their personnel for the 1962
season. The Rams open the
home schedule Friday night
against the strong Bulldogs of
Rockdale County.
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Kiwanis Club members
heard W. E. Patford, Director
of Field Services, State Dept,
of Education, at the regular
weekly meeting of the club
Thursday. He was introduced
by a long-time friend and
classmate, W. J. Dickey.
One guest was present for
the meeting. He was J. W.
(Hank) Bryan, newly appoint
ed City Manager of Covington.
Former members welcomed
back to the local Kiwanis cir
cle and present Thursday were:
Troy Thigpen and P. W. Pratt.
Covington Lions
Light Bulb Sale
Now On Here
The Covington Lions Club
Light Bulb Sale started Sep
tember 3rd and according to
Chairman James Lord, the re
sponse has been very good.
Several homes were missed be
cause no one was at home.
If you were one of those miss
ed, and you would like to help
the club by buying bulbs from
them, you may get in toucn
with any Lion member and h»
will see that you receive your
bulbs.
The Lions will be in Porterdale
tonight (Thursday) from 6 P.
M. until 9:30 P. M Everyone is
asked to be on the look-out
tor a Lion, and please help by
buying a package of bulbs.
They are packed in a handy
pack, consisting of eight bulbs,
2 100 watt, 2 75 watt, and 4 60
watt, and sells for only $2.00.
24-Page Football Review
In Covington News Today
Another first is registered by
The Covington NEWS this week
with the publishing of a 24-
page (in color) section marking
the football season’s first game
in Covington.
Merchants, business and
professional men of the county
have made this “Football Re
view” possible. Their advertise
ments may be found through
out the 24-page tabloid this
week.
Other features of the “Foot
ball Review" this week includ
es: pictures and thumbnail
sketches on each of the three
coacheaction pictures and
squad pictures of NCHS foot
ball-related activities, scores of
la t years games, and sche
dules of many ‘area hign
NUMBER 38
According to the 1960 cen
sus and act of the Georgia Leg
islature last year Newton
County will have two repre
sentatives in the upcoming
state body. Five local candi
dates aspire for the two posts
listed on the ballot.
Seeking the Post One spot is
incumbent W. Donald Ballaid
and J. Paul Alexander. Run
ning for the Number Two Post
are G. Harold Dobbs, Jack H.
Morgan and Everett H. Pratt.
As usual, local interest is
high in the Governor’s race,
Lieutenant - Governor and
Comptroller - General election.
These are the most hotly con
tested races in recent years
over the state.
Aspiring for the Governoi -
ship are: Marvin Griffin, Cecil
L. Langham, Hoke O’Kelley,
Carl S. Sanders and Mrs. Grace
Wilkey Thomas.
Nine candidates are listed
for the Lieutenant - Governor
post. They are: Ed Marfield,
Dr. Winston Burdine, Peter
Zack Geer, Spence Grayson,
Peyton S. Hawes, Culver Kidd,
Lester Maddox, John E. Shef
field, Jr., Ed Wilson.
In the Comptroller-General
race are Joe Allen, Jimmy
Bentley, Zack Cravey and
Bruce Edwards.
Many of the other races are
uncontested as the incumbents
are unopposed. Judge W. T.
(Bill) Dean of the Stone Moun
tain Circuit, and Fourth Dis
trict Congressman John J.
(Jack) Flynt are without op
position.
In Newton County 17 voting
precincts will be open from 7
a.m. until 7 p.m. The various
polling places and the poll
manager are aa follows:
Covington (Courthouse),
Col. W. J. Dingus, Jr.
Covington Mills (Methodist
Church basement), Y. Buddy
Baker.
Almon (Community House),
J. T. Wallace.
Brewers (Potts Store), S L.
Vaughn.
Brick Store (Community
House), O. H. Spears.
Cedar Shoals (Porterdale
Mayor's Office), W. C. Ivey.
Downs (Bethany Store),
Jamie King.
Gaithers (Squire McDon
ald’s Home), R. W. McDonald.
Gum Greek (J. P. house), C.
T. Ellington.
Leguinn (Johnsen’s Trading
Post), J. A. Johnson.
Starrsville (Benton’s Store),
R. H. Cook.
Hays District (Hay’s Store),
J. D. Hays.
Mansfield (Hay’s Ware-
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schools and colleges.
Another feature is past re
cords of Newton High teams
and articles on former players
and coaches of the local hign
school eleven through t h e
years.
We suggest that you turn to
The NEWS’ special football sec
tion today and see for yourself
the tremendous gridiron spirit
present in Newton County.
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