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Well! We have it on you by"“-.,
hop, skip and jump! What!
Well our very good friend, voi
ande Guinn, of the promotion
department of the Atlanta
Journal and Constitution, has
sent us an advance issue of the
Fiftieth Anniversary issue of
their MAGAZINE Section of
the paper, which you will
receive Sunday.
Really we were very busy
when the postman brought it,
but we sat right down and
thrilled over every page of ii
until] we came to the section of
Old and new recipes on page
64. Recipes are my downfall! 1
read every one carefullv until
on top of page 69 I saw one
“Emory’s Chess Pie.” Now all
of you who have eaten as
Emory University know they
have the best Chess Pie in the
world! |
So I dashed to the kitchen
and said: “Eula, we have time!
Get a piece of waxed paper
and roll me out a pie crust and
quick!” It was only about 40
minutes until lunch but we hadl
to make that pie! The mixer
started humming. . .we follow-!
ed each step carefully.. .until
it was finished...and we werel
ready to pour it into the crust
...then we were crust and
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Wesleyan Revival
Set October 29th 1
Through Nov. 4th
i
The Wesleyan Methodist |
Church of Covington will be- |
gin & revival on Monday Oc-!
tober 29tli, to continue throug-hi
November 4th. Services will
begin each evening at 7:30. !
Serving as evangelist will be |
the Rev. P. C. Lusk, pastor of |
the Greer, South Carolina, Wes
leyan Methodist Church. The
pastor will have charge of the
singing, with Mrs. Daisy Lord
and Miss Barbara Smith pro
viding the music at the instru-l
ments, Special music and sing- !
ing at each service, ‘
The Rev., M. L. Arnold, Pas-!
tor, extends a cordial welcome
to evervone to attend these ser
vices.
Halloween Costume Parade in
Covington Wednesday as 1 PM
A Halloween Costume Pa
rade will be held in Covington,
Wednesday night, October 31
at 7 o'clock under the spon
sorship of the Newton County
Chamber of Commerce.
The Newton County High
School Blue Rambler Band wii!
participate in the parade as
will the Air Force ROTC of
Emory-At-Oxford under the
command of Lt. Col, Allen C.
Hart. Basil Rigney is director
of the NCHS band.
Nine categories have been
lsted for prizes in the parade
and will include those in all
age groups. The valuable prizes
will be donated by downtown
merchants of Covington and
those of the Covington Mea
dows Shopping Center, accord
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the Covington Post Office and are shown above with
Postmaster E. L. Stephenson and the carriers. From left
to right: Gene Walden, Andrew Walden, Marvin Cason,
A Prize-Winning
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1961
Better Newspaper
Contests
_9IERS TO DECIDE TAX REVALUATION ISSUE
Stroke Program Fall Sessions To Start Nov. 9
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! dessions At
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|C. H
(ity Hall Un
dfa
rriaays i
| The Newton County Heart
| Council announces plans for
| eight sessions on Stroke Edu
;lcalion to begin Friday, Novem~-
ber 9, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at City
Hall. The sessions will be in
‘|similarity to the stroke pro
tgram of last year (popularly
| known at the Stroke Clinic).
The sessions will be under
the direction of the Stroke
Education Committee with
Mrs. Helen Hardman, Public
!N’urse. serving as director.
{ Other committee members are
‘Dr. Goodwin Tuck, Dr. Thom
| as Crews, Dr. Wilmotine Jack
{son and Dr. Harry Faulkner.
! The Newton County stroke
| program evolved from the rea
,lization of the need for home[
{ training in management and
| rehabilitation of stroke patiemsj
}in areas where major rehabili
!tation centers and facilities are
| not available. Newton County
| was the site of the first stroke
education center serving rural
areas. Persons active in the
Newton County program have
;helped launch similar eenters
throughout the state.
! The success of the program
{ has been overwhelming-—hav
‘ing received national recogni
ition. Stroke patients and their
families from Newton County
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ing to John Hall, C, of C. Ex
[ecutive Secretary.
{ Winners in the various con
| testss will be chosen as follows:
' (1) Best all-around cost
| ume (Grand Prize Winner),
| (2) Best costumed girl.
! (3) Best costumed boy.
(4) Best costumed couple.
(5) Best “Story Book”
Icharacter.
[ (6) Best historical charac
| ter,
! (7) Scarriest costume.
| (8) Youngest costumed
| participant,
(9) Oldest costumed parti
cipant,
The parade will be formed on
the Kroger Super Market park
“:ng lot at 6:30 p. m., and the
parade will start at 7 p. m.
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NEWTON-ROCKDALE DISTRICT Boy Scout officials are
shown at the head table Tuesday morning at the Scout
Fund Drive Kickoff Breakfast at Legion Home in Coving
ton. From left to right: H. V. Johnson, Jr., Porterdale chair
man: S. J. Morcock, Covington; B. B. Snow, Leadership
Gifts Committee chairman; C. T. Bohanan, District Cam
‘College Night" Here for Area
Studenfs and Parents Tuesday
The annual “College Night” is |
scheduled for Newton County High |
School auditorium Tuesday, Oc
tober 30 at 7:30 p. m., according
to am announcement by Eddie |
Najjar of the NCHS faculty. i
This year the meeting in Cov-l
ington will also serve some 10
schools other than Newton High.
Students and parents are urged
to attend the session at which
Warren Kirkland
Patient at Ga.
Baptist Hospital
It is learned with regret that
Warren Kirkland, popula:
manager of Pratt - Dudley
Builder Supply Co., is a patient
at Georgia Baptist Hospital
in Atlanta.
Mr. Kirkland entered Geor- |
gia Baptist on Thursday for|
observation and treatment, and
is currently undergoing a series
of clinical tests.
A wide circle of friends join
in wishing Mr. Kirkland a
rapid recovery and early re
turn home.
Vic Johnson and Postmaster Stephenson. These vehicles
will take the place of bicycles formerly used by the local
carriers,
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1962
more than 40 college, husiness
schools, schools of nursing a n d
technical training school repre
sentatives will be present to aid
both students and parents.
Mr. Najjar stated that students
in the freshman, sophomore, jun
ior and senior classes are urged to
aftend the meeting and make pre
parations for future enrollment.
Expected to attend the “‘College
Night”’ here are students and pa
rents from Rockdale County, Mor
gan County, Putnam County, Jas
per County, Henry County, Lo
ganville, Monroe and Jackson.
Masonic Meeting
Saturday 7:30 PM
There will be called com
munication of Golden Fleece
Lodge No. 6 on Saturday, Oc
tober 27th at 7:30 p.m. for the
purpose of conferring the Mas
ter Degree.
All members. are urged to
attend. Visiting brothers are
welcome. Light refreshments
will be served, |
paign Chairman; E. G. Jassiter, Jr., Newton-Rockdale Dis
trict Chairman; Charles Robbins, Newton-Rockdale District
BSA Executive; and John Riley Thompson, Porterdale
co-chairman. Some 50 other Boy Scout leaders were present
for the breakfast Tuesday.
. . '
Christian Men's
Assn. Makes Plans
In the Election
{ At a Monday night meeting
|of The Christian Men's As
lisociation of Newton County
| plans were discussed in con-
Inection with the continuing
efforts of public opposition to
|the sale of beer in Newton
Y|Count,v. ‘
| W. H. (Red) Harris, Chmn. of
the Election Committee, named
the group of men who will
| work in the various voting pre
| cincets of Newton County,
They are as follows: Almon,
| Harold Dobbs; Brewers, Harold
| Pickett; Brick Store, L. D.
| Dobbs: Porterdale, Rev. John
Lance; Covington Mills, W. A.
Childers; Gum Creek, Chester
Johnson; Hays, James Hayes;
Leguinn, James Tuggle; Mans
field, Etheridge Hays; New
born, Dewitt Loyd; Oxford,
Professor W. A. Carlton; Rocky
Plains, Rev. Charles Moody and
Wyatt, Pete McDonald.
‘ PR ———————
Key Club, Circl
’ ey Club, Circle
K Presidents so
|
Speak at Kiwanis
Presidents of the Circle K
Club at Emory-at-Oxford and
Key Club at Newton County
High School will be guest
speakers at the regular week
ly meeting of the Kiwanis Club
of Covington Thursday (today)
at Legion Home at 1 o'clock.
James Knight, president of |
the NCHS Key Club, and Thu-‘
mas Milton of EAO Circle K'i
will appear on the program |
Thursday. In charge of the pro
gram are Greeley Ellis, Kiwan
ig chairman of the Key Club.
and Dr. J. Hamby Barton, Jr.,
Kiwanis chairman of the Cir
cle K.
This week is officially desig
nated as Circle K-Key Club
Week.
Glenn MeCullough, Secreti
ary-Manager of the Georgia
Press . Association, was the |
guest speaker at the Kiwanis
Club of Covington meeting
Thursday at Legion Home. Leo
S. Mallard was in charge of the |
program and he presented Mr.
McCullough to the assemblage.
Mr. McCullough’s speech wa.
in keeping with the local and
National observance of “Nat
lional Newspaper Week.,” A
| visitor at the meeting was Mrs
Belmont Dennis, Editor and
‘Publisher of The Covmgtoni
News, \
"Mailsters™ Are
Now Serving the
Local Patrons
The Covington Post Office
has received four new vehicles
known as “Mailsters,” These
Mailsters will be used on three
of the four existing City routes.
The three regular carriers
operating the Mailsters will be
Vie Johnson, Marvin Cason
and Andrew Walden. The sub
stitute carrier is Gene Walden,
Covington. Postmaster E. L.
Stephenson stated that it is the
aim of the local Post Office
and the Post Office Depart
ment to give patrons the best
possible seérvice. |
“This new addition to the
facilities for mail delivery is
definitely a stride forward wnthi
the progress of our city and
county,” Mr. Stephenson stated.
The Mailsters will take the
place of the bicycles which
have been in use in Covington.
The Mailsters will also be
used, when practical, so: mail
collection from street boxes,
and for the delivery of Special
Delivery mail and packages.
Newton Countians Express
Views On Kennedy Action
President John F. Kennedy, in a stern mesage to the
nation via television monday at 6 p. m., alerted the entire
populace of the United States to the dangers of Cuban-
Communist missile buildup on the islands of Cuba.
In his speech the President
said that he js issuing (and has
since been signed) a quaran
tine against all ships bound
for Cuba which may have nu
clear arms or missile materials[
aboard. |
Tuesday night Secretary of|
Defense Robert S. McNamara|
announced that he has extend
ed the tours of duty of all Navy |
and Marine Corps personnel|’
until further notice. ]
He said that his orders to|]
the Navy, issued 10 minutes as- |}
ter President John F. Kenne- |
dy’s proclamation of a quaran- |
tine, at 6 p.m., contained in
structions to sink if necessary ||
any vessel that refused to com- |
ply with the terms of the|
quarantine. ;
These are, McNamara stress- |
ed, that ships must either turn
away from Cuban ports, submit |
C | | ]- H
V t 0 E I. t'
A campaign for tax revaluation and equalization is being
spearheaded in Newton County and the movement has gain
ed the endorsement and support of prominent groups and
civic organizations throughout the county. The issue will
be placed before voters of the county in the November 6
general election, according to Tom Bates, Commissioner.
B R ee AR ety R- TS
The movement is aimed t,o-l
ward bringing county tax rec=
ords up to dale and revaluat
ing taxes so that taxpayelsl
will be insured of “equal tax
ation” on their properiy in
Newton County.
Tax revaluation and equali
zation has becn recommended
by the Newton County Grand
Jury each year for the past two
years and the movement has
been endorsed by the Coving
ton-Newton County Chamber
of Commerce; Newton County
Board of Education; Covington
City Council; Newton County
Jaycees; Covington Rotary
Anita Walden
Honored; NCHS
AT )
A’ List Named
The Student Council m et
Monday and elected Anita Wal
den “S¢hool Citizen of t he
Week.” Anita is president of
her Sophomore homeroom and
a member of the Alpha Tri -
"Hi-Y and Latin Club. She also
belongs to the FHA, the Ram
page staff and plays B-team
basketball. Congratulations fto
Anita for this honor.
Those students having re
ceived all A’s on their report
cards for the first six weeks
are:
Ninth Grade: Beity Benton,
Sandra Allen, Phil Jones, Mari~
lyn Lord, Barbara Morgan,
Ruth Roberts, Gwen Stubbs,
Juanita Virginia Thomas, and
Lou Ann Tuck.
Tenth Grade: Diane Carter,
Judson Caldwell, Donna Doo-]
ley, Altha Middlebrooks, Mi
chelle Reece, Donna Repelske,
Frankie Schell, and Ruth!
Watts. “
Eleventh: Jim Benton, Nancy
Blankenship, Grady Campbell,
Ronnie Elliot, Robin Dennison,
and Bob Travis, 1
Twelfth: Janet Bell, Mar
garet Bell, Sandra Lester, and
Betty Jean McElreath. |
Band: Nelson Hoffman, Bar
bara Stubbs, Cathy Callaway,
Robert Fuller, E. G. Lassiter,
Lila Jo Callaway, Arlene Har
grove, Marguerite Horstman,
Arlene Martin, Jimmy Patrick,
‘Mason Stephenson, and Troy
anne Thigpen.
to search and seizure if they
intend to reach Cuba, and obey
orders to alter their destination
if they are carrying offensive
weapons.
A tipoff to the apparent cri
ses was evident in Newton
County last week when the
Russian Embassy in Washing
ton cancelled a tour of 26 Rus
sians to Newton County on
Tuesday, October 23rd., A. E'i
Hays, Sr. of Mansfield, was
handling the local arrange
ments for the Russians’ visit w}
our county, and he was noti
fied of the cancellation.
Mr. Hays and a group of
Georgians visited the Russian
nation early this year and the
return visit of the Soviets was
a similar gesture of goodwill,
it was understood.
Gravity of the Cuban situa
tion weighed heavily on the
“MORE THAN"
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Club: Covington Kiwanis Club
land the Covington Lions Club,
VOTERS WILL DECIDE
Commissioner Bates stated
| Tuesday that if the referendum
is passed by voters he will seek
the money set aside by the
state to put tax revaluation and
tequalfzution into effect “if we
can have the money made
avalable to us from the state.”
When asked if he would em=
ploy an outside professional
firm to come into Newton
County and do the tax revalu=
ation job, Commissioner Bates
said: “We will have to if we
borrow money from the state.”
He pointed out that an outside
professional firm must be hired
if state money is used. This is
required by law.
TAX RECORDS SHOW
A check at the county tax
office showed that the net di
| gest is presently $9,480,866.
| Added together with $1,240,380
| of taxable utilities (this figure
[| is set b{ the state) this gives a
| total of $10,721,246 worth of
| taxable real estate, personal
| property, and utilities in New=
| Continued On Page 7
| e et 2 et e e———
Personal Survival
Course Now Being
Formed Here
Newton County Supt. of
Schools, J. W, (Whit) Richard=
son has announced that a Per«
sonal Survivor In Disaster
course will start in the couniy
next week,
All persons interested in en=
rolling in the course should
contact the Supt. of Schools’
offize on Newton Drive. Each
class will consist of some 28
| members.
| The teachers for the classes
will have completed special in=
| structor’s training sessions,
| They are certified by the State
Department of Education to
| conduct classes in Civil Defense
| Adult Education. ’
| This state-wide project is
| administered jointly by the
| State Dept. of Education and
| the local schools.
‘ It was emphasized that this
is a free adult education course,
hearts and minds of leaders in
all phases of Newton Counly's
community life, as evidenced
in their reflective commenis,
some of which we quote:
Covington Mayor - pro tem
Fred Kitchens—*“lt looks bad,
but it seems the time had come
when some action had to be
taken. It possibly should have
been taken when U. S, prope:=
ty was being confiscated in
Cuba, and political purges were
in progress. It is highly regrete
table; but seems to be the on
ly alternative left open to us.”
Chairman R. O. Arnold,
Board of Regents, University
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