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“Do we, in the United States,
need a quicker diffusion and
acceptance of worthwhile edu
cation innovations throughout
our total educational system?”
This is the question C. G.
Harrington, Vice President of
the Humble Oil and Re“nino
Company brought before the
Pensacola Florida Kiwanis
Club. He noted an upsurge n
education experimentation and
in the exchange of information
among educators and the pub
lic which, he said, “gives pro
mise of increasingly Dbetter
adaptation of the educational
process to the nation’s needs.”
Mr. Harrington attributed
this upsurge in part to current
critical comparisons between
education here and abroad and
to current debate in education
al circles upon theory, methods,
organization, curriculum a n d
relations between the wvarious
levels of education.
Pointing to numerous experi
ments in curriculum reorgan
ization, in the use of teaching
machines and programmed
training, in the improvement
of teaching training and in the
introduction at lower grades of
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As Membership
The Newton County Farm
Bureau todav reported plans to
strengthen the local unit. Tha
chapter, affiliated with the 43,-
000 family member State Farm
Bureau and the 1,600,000 Farm
Family Member American
Farm Bureau Federation, seeks
economic, social and education
al opportunity for the rurzal
people.
A balanced service-to-mem
ber program, set up in recent
years, has been -zapid growth
oi the Newton Counfy Farm
Bureau Chapter. The program
includes group insurance ser
vices, letter writing services
for members, assistance in Fed
eral and State on farm used
gas tax refunds, income tax
filling assistance, legislative
and numerous other services.
Jack Chandler, President of
the Newton County Farm Bur
eau, reported today that t h e
Newton County farmers would
be invited to join the local
Farm Bureau unit. The Fam
ily membership for 1963 would
be an increase of 20 over t h e
148 farm families supporting
the Newton County Farm
Bureau chapter during 1962.
Chairman of the Newton
County Farm Bureau member
ship Committee is Bernard
Greer.
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Covington News
Today
Mike Lassiter Is State Winner for Poultry Chain
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Poultry Show in Atlanta last week Shown heore is Lassiter and County Agent Ed Hunt
looking at two of his Bhode Island Red hens.
A Prize-Winning
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1961
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The Covington Enterp'fsb ished in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 88
TWO ‘% cK 45TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT POST
“Sno./drift And 7 Flakes”’ Set October 18
Hospital A
Product
“Snowdrift And The Seven
Flakes” is a gala production
sponsored by the Newton Coun
ty Hospital Auxiliary and di
rected by Mr. Eddy Najjar
and Mrs. Lamar Callaway to
be presented at the high school
auditorium, Thursday evening,
October 18, at 8:00 o’clock.
This show features home town
talent under home town di
rection for the benefit of a
service organization.
The lovely Mrs. Greely Ellis
will be cast as Snowdrift. And
wait till you see her seven
flakes: Messrs. Whit Richard
son, Bill Hoffman, Jim Pound,
Ad Terry, Jim Morgan, Lamar
Callaway and James Anderson.
The inimitable Dr. Joe Gille
beau will be the swashbuckling
Prince Charming.
The statuesque beauty of
Mrs. John Fuller will support
her in her reign as “Queen”.
Mrs. Charles King, whose
theatrical talent has made her
a favorite with Covington au
diences, will be cast as the
wiich in the piece.
Pheehorus line will " TEEWRe
the following banhished beau
ties: Mesdames E. E. (Lib) Cal
laway, Addison (Tommie)
Terry, La Verne (Gail) Cow
an, Troy (Ginger) Thigpen,
Harry (Jinx) Faulkner, Basil
(Gloria) Rigney, Jack (Louise)
McGiboney, Bill (Betty) Hoff
man, Jim (Faye) Morgan, Jor
dan (Caroline) Callaway, Bon
ham (Pat) Johnson, and War
ren (Virginia) Davis. Starring
will be Mrs. Bonham Johnson
in a Dorothy Shay “Take-
O, |
And last but certainly not
least ballet devotees will be
thrilled as they watch the re
nown group of male ballet dan
cers: Messrs. Lanier Hardman,
E. E. Callaway, Basil Rigney,
Rucker Ginn, Bill Vaughn, Zig
Callaway, Bonham Johnson
and Warren Davis.
Mrs. E. J. Callaway, Auxil
jary Ways and Means Chair
man and her committee report
full co-operation from auxil
jary members and citizens of
the county in supporting the
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SHOWN AT REHEARSAL of the "Banished Beauties from
Newtonia,” for the play “Snowdrift and the Seven Flakes,”
as they practiced at the home of Mrs. Troy (Ginger) Thig
Revival as Manstield Bapfist
Church Set for October 14-11
| The revival meeting of the
Mansfield Baptist Church wiil
be held the week of October
14-21 with services each even
ing at 7:30 P. M. The Rev. John
B. Burch, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Forsyth, will
be the visiting speaker. The
| singing will be led by the past
ior, Rev. John S. Meeks. Mrs.
Larry Parnell is the churca
organist.
‘ The first service will be
|Sunday evening, October 14th
iwith Rev. W. A. Anderson of
the Georgia Baptist Convention
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1962 s
Sunday School Department as
the guest speaker. This will be
a joint service with the Carmel
Baptist Church, :
Special musie for the week
includes the Porterdale Baptist
Church choir under the direct
ion of Herbert Burch, brother
of the guest minister. Other
special music will be furnished
by the choir of the Mansfield
'Baptist Church and their guesis
of other local churches.
. Rev. Burch is a native of
’Newton County and a graduate
of Porterdale and Newtion
'County High, He is a graduate
of Mercer University and
Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary. He has served as a
minister in Statesboro, Claxton,
Savannah and Forsyth. He s
the president of the Forsyth
Lions Club this year.
The public is cordially in
vited to attend all of these ser
vices. 5
Nelson M. Hoffman
Fifth in State
Spelling Contest
. Newton County is proud of
Nelson M. Hoffman, 111 who
did so well in the Spelling Bee
in Atlanta on October 5. Nelson
won fifth place and an award
of S2O in the high school divi
sion of the state-wide “Dr.
Collins’ Spelling Bee” an an
nual event sponsored by the
Southeastern Fair Association.
| Nelson, a freshman at New
ton County High, represented
lthe county in the competition
held in honor of Dr. M. D.
Collins, State School Superint
endent, Emeritus. Dr. Collins
was presnt to assist in present
ing the awards.
{ Each participant in the con
test received a cash award don
ated by the Southeastern Fair
| Association.
pen (seated), are left to right: Mrs. Helen Dickinson, dir
ector; Mrs. Pat Johnson, Mrs. Carolyn Callaway, Mrs. Gail
Cowan and Mrs. Gloria Rigney.
OES Chapter to
Observe 14th 1
Birthday 8 PM
‘ Covington Chapter No. 337
Order of the Eastern Star will
observe the Chapter's 14th
Birthday and honor charter
members as well as part Mat
rons and Patrons tonight
(Thursday) October 11, at the
regular meeting at 8 p.m.
During the special program
to be presented will be scrip
ture and prayer by the Chap
lain, Mrs. Gertrude Niblett;
History of the Chapter, Doyle
Bailey; lighting of the candles
on the birthday cake and solo
“Another Year is Dawning”, by
Mrs. Leigh Jay; special recog
nition of charter members,
| Past Matrons and Past Patrons.
| Welcome addresses will be
given by Mrs. Reba Whelchel.
Worthy Matron; Mrs. Janette
{ Johnson, Associate Matron;
Mrs. Janette Johnson, Associ
ate Matron; Mrs. Grace Ed
wards, Conduciress; Mrs. Mary
{ Johnson, Associate Conduc
| tress. The response to wel
comes will be given by Mrs.
Louise Kitchens, Past Matron.
To conclude the program Mrs.
Leigh Jay will sing, “Our Best”,
’with the closing prayer by
| Charles Geiger.
{ All members are asked to
| attend this Birtnday meeting
ia-nd all Past Matrons and Pa
{trons are especially invited to
attend,
- Newton Countians
{
At No. Ga. College
|
| Seven students from Covington
‘are enrolled at North Georgia
j College, Dahlonega, for the 1962-63
sagademic year
| They are: Cadet Forrest Oliver
| Bowden; Cadet William Lee
| Champbell; Cadet Herbert Wilson
‘Duke, Jr.; Cadet Henry Harris
| Fitzpatrick; Cadet Edwin Clay
| Harris; Cadet William Fred Lott,
Jr.; and Miss Helen Leonora
' Masten,
Teen-Age Rec
Fridga Evening
| The Covington-Newton Rec
| reation Department plans to
iupen the Teen-Canteen build
ing for teen-age recreation ac
tivities, Friday night, October
1 12th,
The program at this time
{will be only on Friday and
| Saturday nights from 7:30 till
ill:OO p.m. under the direction
‘of Tom Lovern, with a record
player and sound sysiem, rec
‘lords, ping pong tables, check
lers, cards and other quiet
| games available for use.
Planned programs will be
| come part of the overall teen
| program as the facility becomes
| used and accepled by the teen
| agers. Future plans call for
|starting a teen-club with the
| purpose of more and better
‘lrecreation activities for this
| age group.
| Dances, parties, hayrideés, out
| ings, games, etc. will be plan
'ned by the Supt. of Recreation
|and. teen-club members. A
| monthly paper will be given
lto the members informing
| them of the coming months ac
[tivities and any news items
| that members would need to
[ know.
lLooking towards the future,
more equipment will be in
| stalled at the teen-can; T. V.,
table shuffleboard and plans
for lighting the tennis court
area for use as an athletic area
{for all age groups for tennis,
basketball, volley ball and out
door games, |
| “Recreation for the Coving
| ton-Newton County people ig
something new, and as in any
thing new, we are having our
growing pains. Activities for
all age groups are planned for
the future with athletics and
social recreation for our youtn, |
teens, young adults and golden
age groups. This is not an|
overnight project but one n° -
ned to improve with experi
ence and age, and with facili
ties and equipment being used
i Continued on Page 7
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In 5 COUfltY Pr IMary Tues.
Two candidates have qualified for the 45th Senatorial
post created by the recent special legislative session of the
Georgia General Assembly. The new district now comprises
five counties: Jaspgr._;\l«‘»rgan, Newton, Putnam and Walton,
C. Otis Nixon qf Covington
and Brooks Pennington, Jr. of
Madison are opponents in the
October 16th special Democrat
ic Primary in the five-county
area,
Polls will be open in the 16
voting places in Newton Coun
ty Tuesday from 7 a.m. until
7 pm, according to an an
nouncement yesterday by Col. |
W. J. Dingus, Jr., secretary of
the Newion County Democrat
ic Executive Committee. Col.
Dingus has also requested the
various poll managers to tele
phone their tabulation in to
the Courthouse as soon as the
count is finished Tuesday
evening. The phone number is
786-2634.
Mr. Nixon formerly served
as Senator from the counties of
Newton, Henrv and Walton in
1959-60. He was the Clerk of
the Newton County Superior
Court for a number of vears
land has been a member of the
State Board of Corrections since
1949,
Mr. Pennington is the grand~
son of Mrs. W. B. R. Penning~
ton of Covington, His family
founded the Pennington Seed
and Grain Company in Madi
gon. Mr. Pennington has been
chairman of his County Com=-
Continued on Page 7
Scout Pow Wow
- At Bert Adams
- October 20th
Attention all Cub Scout
Leaders and Den Mothers! Big‘
news for this month., There is
going to be a Pow Wow at
Burt Adams Scout Reserva
\tion in Camp Garmon. It will
'be on the 20th of Oclober from
',nine until nine. 1
There will also be a Den
iChief’s Conference that day al
the Camp. We are looking for
a big turn out from Newton
County.
Pack 222 Covington and Pack
209 Conyers will have a booth
together on the midway for
' the theme “When Dad Was A
Rubinoff and His Violin Signed
For Concert Here December 6th
[ " Newton County residents
were assured today of a musi
cal highlight on Dec. 6th when
lflubinoff and his violin, inter=-
‘nationally famed popular con
cert artist, appears at Newton
‘High auditorium, here under
sponsorship of the Kiwanis
Club, it was announced by
George Hutchinson, president.
“We feel indeed fortunate in
being able to bring such a
great artist to Newton County,”
Mr. Hutchinson said today in
making the announcement,
“and we are all aggressively
determined to make this one
of the outstanding events of
the season.”
Pointing out that special
committees and ticket sgelling
locations would be announced
soon, the local chairman urged
all organization members “and
others interested in civic bet
terment” to join in making the
concert a huge financial success
for the benefit of Kiwanis boys
and girls work.
RUBINOFF AND HIS VIOLIN,
a long favorite American com
bination, is well-known to mil
lions both from his current
concert appearances, nation
wide radio broadcasts withl
Eddie Cantor, television guest
ings, and his motion picture
enoagements, This tour is her=
alded as a concert “in tune
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The famed musician will
bring here for his concert the
| fabulous Stradivarius violin
which, insured for SIOO.OOO. is
eputed to possess the most
beautiful tonal qualities in the
lentire world; and a brand new
program of famous favorites
oved. by people everywhere,
such as Warsaw Concerto, Cho«
| pin’s Polonaise, Deßussy’s Claie
| de Lune, and Gershwin's Rhap=
sody in Blue. These composi«
{tions will have their premier
performance as violin solos are
ranged and played by the mae
stro.