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READERS WEEKLY
VOLUME 98
Summer Reading Program Awards Made By Library
Bev George,Carole Crawford
H.Steele, Jr Read 100 Books
Reading certificates were awarded this week to children
who read in the Summer Reading Program, according to
an announcement by Mrs. Harry Dietz, librarian. T he pro
gram was sponsored by the Newton County Library.
“November 11-17 is Nation
al Children s Book Week. These
special days serve to empha
size our young people's need
for good books and their de
light in finding them,” Mrs.
Dietz stated.
Beverly George. Carole
Crawford and Hugh Steele, Jr.
read one hundred books each.
Seventy-five books were
read by: Marshall Ginn, Faye
Hopkins. Kay Adams Janice
Tuck, Marigene Banks, Gail
Costley, Bobbie Wrenn Banks.
Fifty books were read by:
Cynthia Bryant, Luan ne Bel
lew, Sherrie Ann McDaniel,
Deborah Hall, Vince Evans,
Hamp Vining, Ted Greer,
Dan Porter Pat McDaniel,
Katby Wicks. Richard Moore,
Kim Jones, Mary Ellington.
Twenty-five or more were
read by: Chip Crawford, Ted
Kitchens, Curtis Tarrance,
Richard Cain, Shelby Jean
Farnow, James Harvey, Carol
E. Thomas, Cindy l*ee Hull,
Rhonda George, Donna Jean
Harville, Cheryl! George,
Steve Harville. Sheila Mitchell,
Viki Ann Cody, George Mills.
Wesley Persall, Wynona Per
sall, Janice Aylor. Debbie Gar
ner, Linda Layfield, Kathy
Roper, Mary Bruno, Randy Wil
liams, Jerry Little, Donna Wil
liams, Sammy Williams, Jim
my Garner, Gaylor Lynn Dial,
George Barton, Ardis Adams.
Billy Daws, Eddie Niblett,
Margie Durden. Ann Casey,
Nicky Sammons. Judy McDon
ald, Barbara Harcrow, Judy
Forrester, Dianne Massey.
Ricky Colquitt, Leslie Reece.
Jeannie Walton, Andy Howell,
Tommy Payne, Reba Kent,
Jane Corry, Tommy Arm
strong, Cat h y Dobbs, Pat
Johnson, Denise Edwar d s,
Martha Johnson, Ronnie Jones,
Huanne Moore, Judy Granger,
Ronnie Dial, Charles Jordan,
Billy Dawkins, Johnny Baker,
Dianne Walton, Wallace Christ
ian, Terrell Kitchens, Jane Ex
ley. Deborah Patrick, Belva
Booker, Barbara Johnson,
Rmce Haralson, Hugh Hudson.
Jan Hardy, Nancy Dial, Nita
Darby, Marcia Johnson, Marla
Mason, Sally Irwin, Becky
Hutchins, Walker Kent, Charles
Kesler, Kevin Howell, Nancy
Hood, Kathi McDaniel, Jim
Anderson, Renee Meadors, Joe
Bennett, Elaine Parrish,
Gary Budd, Dana Edwards Are
"Band Members of she Month"
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The two Band Member* o!
the month have been chosen
because of not only their musi
cal ability but leadership abili
ty as well.
Gary Budd, son of Mi. and
Mrs. Robert Budd, is a senior
at Newton County H.gh School
and is a member of the Allen
Memorial Methodist Church in
Oxford. He plays fust cornet
in the band as well as in the
dance band. This > h.s fourth
year in the high .school band
but he also p.ayed in the Ca
det band.
He is vice-president of the
Band, secretary of the Key
Club, member of Lhe Hi-Y
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
Claudia Cowan, Kathy Walden,
Andrea Pinson. Carol Dobbs,
Lissa Tuck. Donna Colquitt,
Biff Hutchinson, Ricky Rooks,
Yvette Mason. Jeff Reece,
Brenda Croom. Jerry Patrick.
Sherri Ogletree, Dawn Harris,
Harriet Jordan, Darlene Con
; ner, Nancy Armstrong, Norma
• Snipes, Ricky Neely, Mike Pin-
I son, Wade Culbertson, Ronnie
Williams. Virginia Thomas.
Those reading ten books or
more were: Chuck Robbins,
Donald Chambers. Monte Al
lums, Dennis Broderick. John
Mark Burson, Faith Moody,
Danny Hay, Becky Henry, De
lores Seabolt, Sue Ellington.,
Don Underwood, Ricky Lester,
Sharon Lester, Jane Lester,
Frieda Taylor, Lynn House,
Mayron Fuller, Randy Higgins,
Joyce White, Russell Repetske,
Glenda Repetske. Patricia Wil
liams, Janet Burson, Christy
Stubbs, Brenda Armstrong,
Sandra Kitchens, Sandra Hal
stead, Bobby Patrick, Glenda
Chapman, Deborah Henderson,
Cindy Corley, Lynn Rainey,
Gail Halstead, Wayne Vaughn,
Steve Colquitt, Joe Parker, Pa
tricia Allen, Rick Easterlin,
Randy Forrester. Patricia Hes
ter, Dean Broderick, Charles
Chapman. Terry Harwell. Gary
Massey, Larry Allums, Jimmy
I Halstead, Mike Morgan, Jerry
Sue Johnson and Vicky Moody.
Mrs. Day, 90 r
Died Friday
Mrs. Olivia Moore Dav of
• Hokesbluff. Alabama died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Ina Johnson, on November 9,
after a short illness. A native
of Newton County, she was 90
at the time of her death. Fun
eral services were held Sun
day, November 11, in Ala
bama.
She is survived by two
daughters and six sons all of
Alabama, a sister, Mrs. J. R.
Crawford of Covington, two
brothers, Earl Moore. Coving
ton and Crate Moore of Mc-
Donough and a number of
nieces and nephews.
The NEWS joins friends of
the family in extending deep
j est sympathy to them in their
sorrow.
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DANA EDWARDS
Club, an Explorer Scout and
secretary of the Atlanta Area
Council Explorer Cabinet.
Dana Edwards. aon of Mr.
and Mrs. Rudolph Stanton, is
a sophomore at Newton Coun
ty High School and is a mem
ber of Porterdale Baptist
Church. He has just moved
here from Atlanta where he
played first cornet at Lake
shore H.gh School in College
■ Park.
He was originally from Por
terdale and is now residing
there. He shows great potential
as a musician and student.
We congratulate these two
band members for this honor.
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Ficquett Students' First Place Winners in Book Week
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Students at E. L. Ficquett School who won first places in the National Book Week pro
gram are first row left to right: Karen Meadors. Jane Hamilton and Deborah Henderson.
Standing left to right: Smitty Callaway, Jack Morgan, Ivy Summers, Dotty McKay. Tony
Piper and Jimmy Hutchins.
Newton Voters
Rejected Three
State Amendments
Newton County voters cast
their ballot against three con
stitutional Amendments in the
General Elecetion held Nov
ember 6th, according to the off
icial tabulation released to The
Covington NEWS. The sth, 9th
and 13th were the amendments
rejected by local voters.
The fifth amendment was for
. or against the ratification of an
amendment to provide that
certain compensation of peace
officers shall be deemed to be a
subsistence allowance.
The ninth concerned author
izing the General Assembly to
delegate to counties the right to
levy taxes for public transport
ation, and declaring the same
to be essential government
function. *
The 13th amendment would
have extended the power of
taxation over the whole staie
exercised by the General As
sembly to include a tax for
■ school lunch purposes.
Voting on all the amend
ments in Newton County fol-
I lows:
For Against
No. 11 113 526
No. 1 A 1046 510
No. 2 984 559
No. 3 1093 439
No. 4 954 583
No. 5 655 933
No. 6 1096 449
No. 7 861 688
No. 8 959 563
No. 9 684 849
No. 10 787 782
No. 11 686 645
No. 12 727 628
No. 13 7?2 804
No. 14 1108 451
No. 15 931 584
Beta Club Plans
To Attend Meet
The October 24th meeting of
the Newton County High
School Beta Club was opened
with devotional by Carol
George.
After the minutes were read
and approved and the roll call
ed. business was discussed. This
included the reports of the
committee for planning a party
and the possibility of the entire
club attending the State Beta
Club Convention.
Ronnie Elliott
Reporter
! COVINGTON
TEMPERATURES
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week were:
High Low
Wed. Nov. 7, 64 28
Thurs. Nov. 8, 62 46
Fri. Nov. 9. 60 45 i
Sat. Nov. 10, 62 42
Sun. Nov. 11, 70 32
Mon. Nov. 12. 59 39
Tues. Nov. 13, 64 42
Rainfall during the week 1
totaled 1.53 inch
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1962
Rockdale Co. Children's Home
Starts New Life Under Owners
The new operators of the
children's home in Rockdale
County were busy Friday with
plans to reshape the establish
ment into an exemplary haven
for destitute youngsters.
Plantation Manor, formerly
the Jolley Home, has a new
resident manager and a medi
cal dispensary. Its new board
of directors also were looking
for a superintendent for the
home.
The home's former superin
tendent, Clarence E. Oister, re
signed “under protest,” Dr. W.
S. Compton, chairman of the
board of Plantation Manor, said
Friday.
Dr. Compton and several
other citizens in the area pur
chased the home from the Free
Methodist Church for $75,000,
after the church leaders an
nounced they planned to close
the home.
The officers of the owners of
Plantation Manor are as fol
lows: Dr. Compton, president;
Wilson G. Busby, Decatur, vice
president; Mrs. Lettie Nixon,
Atlanta, secretary; Harry P
Cowan. Covington, treasurer;
John A. Davis. Decatur, cash
ier; Mrs. Billie Palmer, At
lanta. cashier. Also named to
the board of directors was John
H. Hall, Covington, and the of
ficers listed above.
The purchasers working with
Jaycees and other civic or
ganizations. have a drive to
Mrs. Soradlin
Funeral Held in
Gwinnett Co.
Mrs. W. R (Audrey Ethe
ridge) Spradlin of Bedford.
Virginia died on Monaay, Nov
ember 12. at the age of 49. She
was a native of Gwinnett Co
unty. She died in a private
hospital where she h«d been a
patient for five days, following
a lingering illness.
Funeral services were heid
Wednesday. November 14. at
Mt. Zion Baptist Church in
Gwinnett County with Rev.
Andrew Johnson officiating.
Interment was in Mt. Zion
Cemetery near Lawrenceville,
with J. C. Harwell and Son
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Surviving besides her hus
band. W. R. Spradlin of Bed- j
ford, Virginia are Mrs. Ruth
Ayers. Bedford. Virginia;
Bobby Jones, Mrs. Tommy
Girrard. Mrs. Elmer Landers.
Mrs. Ada Reece, all of Atlantia;
Mrs. C. E. Harper, Newborn; i
W. P. Etheridge. Hiram Ethe
ridge and J. T. Etheridge all of
Lawrenceville.
The News ax Lea da sympathy.
-1 raise $30,000 by Nov. 1 to make
the down payment on the home.
Brenda Lee, a popular sing
ing star, is making radio and
television appearances in the
Atlanta area to raise money for
Plantation Manor.
Severay Jaycee organizations,
including the Newton County
Jaycees. are participating in
the drive and aiding in reno
vating the home
The new resident manager
of the home is Jason L. Carney
of Atlanta, a retired city de
tective in the police depart
ment's juvenile division. Carn
ey also has been adult leader
in Boy Scouting for the past
14 years and holds the highest
award given in scouting, the
Silver Beaver.
Dr. Compton, a Lithonia phy
sician, has installed a medical
- dispensary at the home and set
up a system for keeping medi
cal records. He said the home,
which once housed more (han
100 children, never has had
any dispensary and or medical
records.
The home presently has 30
children.
Newton County High "Rampage" Staff Memberss Visit NEWS
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STAFF MEMBERS of the Newton County High School
newspaper "Rampage" visited the Covington News recently
and were conducted on a tour of the local newspaper facil
ities. Shown at the Linotype are front, row left to right:
Brenda Moon, Dianne Carter. Carole Hud«nn Jennife- n: »
Long Illness
Is Fatal to
P. J. Roquemore
Paul J Roquemore of Mans
field died Saturday, November
10, after a lingering illness. He
died in Dublin Hospital at the
VA Hospital, where he had
been a patient for the past two
years. A native of Newton Co
unty he was 71 years old. He
was a member and Past Master
of Mansfield Masonic Lodge
and a member of the American
Legion Post No. 32 of Coving
ton.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at 3 p. m. at
Carmel Baptist Church with
Rev. John Meeks, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Mans
field, officiating.
Surviving are one brother,
C. E. (Gene Hat) Roquemore,
Mansfield; Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Roquemore, Major and Mrs.
Jones Epps, Atlanta.
Interment was in Carmel
Cemetery, Mansfield, with J.
C. Harwell and Son Funeral
Home in charge of arrange
ments. Serving as pallbearers
. were Aldine Kitchens, Lee
Hays, Anson Prosser, Ewell
Lunsford, Leonard Davis and
Wilbur Jones.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in extend
ing deepest sympathy to them
in their sorrow.
Miss Fannie Webb
Interred Here
Funeral services for Mist
Fannie Webb. 86. of Washing
ton. D C. were held at the
graveside in Covington Ceme
tery on Friday, November 9.
with Dr. Merie C. Patterson,
pastor of Druid Hills Presby
terain Church, Atlanta, off
iciating Miss Webb died in a
Washington hospital on Tues
day, November 6, after a lin
gering illness. J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home were
in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are two sisters,
Miss Maggie Webb, Miss Annu-
Webb, Atlanta, and a number
of nieces and nephews.
The NEWS joins friends in
extending deepest sympathy to 1
the family in their sorrow.
As the Pilgrims struggled i
ashore at Plymouth Rock, they
left footprints of freedom. One
good way to defend that freed
om is with the regular purchase
of U. S Savings Bonds.
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Sherrill Crowell,
James Knight Are
'Citizens of Week'
On October 29 the Student
I Council elected James Knight
'las School Citizen of the Week
! for October 29 - November 2.
I James is co-captain of the
: varsity football team and has
i been chosen as “Lineman of the
Week". James also p ays var
sity basketball and is president
of the Key Club.
Last Monday the Council
selected Sherril Crowell as
“Citizen" for the week of Nov
ember 4-9. Sherril is the beauty
for the Alpha Tri-Hi-Y and
Slate project chairman for the
FHA. She is treasurer for the
Sophomore Class and her
homeroom reporter. Sherril i.;
secretary of the Spanish Club
and plays varsity basketball.
I Funeral Held
Friday for
Mrs. John Cox
Mrs. John Cox of Route 1, :
‘ Oxford, died at. her home on
Wednesday, Novembei 7, after
a lingering illness. She was a
member of the Cornish moun
tain Church and 70 years old
at the time of her death, having
1 been born in McMinn County,
Tennessee.
Funeral services were held
Friday, November 9, at Corn
j ish Mt. Baptist Church with
' Rev. Ernest Wilkins officiating.
Interment was in Cornish Mt.
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Surviving are five sons, Joe
. Cox, Oxford; Jun Cox. Engle
> wood. Tenne.sse; Albert Cox.
. Oxford; Luther Cox. US Army;
R. A. Casteel, Morristown.
Tennessee; two daughter, Mr.;.
Ida Mae Goss, Porterdale: Mrs.
Minnie King, Mississippi and
one brother, Arnold Casteel,
Athens, Tennessee.
The NEWS joins friends in
extending deepest sympathy to
the family in their sorrow.
Homebaked Cake
Sale Saturday
The WSCS of Salem Metho
dist Church will have a cake
and bake product sale in front
of Newton County Courthouse,
i Saturday, November 17, begin
ning at 9 a. m.
Come by and get your good
homebaked cake forthe week
end. Proceeds will go for mis- i
sionary life membership work.
er, Amelia Spillers, Dana Kemp and Emily Smith. Second
row: Joe Sears (faculty advisor), Joan Smith, Debra Floyd,
and aSndra Smith. Back: Mary Moyers and Brenda Mill*
wood. Joe Daniel is the Linotype operator.
NUMBER 48
Oxford Launches
Campaign to
Prevent Fires
Through the combined effortt
of the Oxford Fne Department
and the Oxford Lions Club •
conceited campaign is now
underway to prevent fires in
the town due to the burning of
leaves, vacant weeded lots, etc.
In a letter to the various
residents of Oxford six pointers
are given by Fire Chief Tom
Dial and Lion President Jay
Higgins. They are as follows: •
1. Examine the electrical
wiring in your house, or have
a competent person do this for
you, to be certain it is safe.
This examination should in
clude the wires and plugs tor
each electrical appliance.
2. If you own a vacant lot
and want it burned off, call
Tom Dial (phone dav 786-
2189. night 786-2859); and he
will arrange a time foi the fire
i department to be present and
keep the fire under control.
I DON’T WAIT UNTIL APTER
’ A FIRE BREAKS OUT!
3. Refrain from using com
i bustible cleaning fluids in or
very near your house.
4. Store oily rags in a tightly
closed metal container.
5 Inspect all coiners, closets,
attic and basement areas in
your house, as well as in out
buildings: then dispose of need
less paper, rags, etc. that mav
be potential fire hazards by
placing them in bundles near
the street for the town truck
to pick up.
6. Rake leaves and place
them in boxes near the street
■ to be picked up with the paper
and -rags.
“You may wish to discard
old clothes, repairable furni
ture, toys, tools, and appli
ances. The Goodwill Industries
can u>e such items to provide
employment for handicapped
persons. As in previous years,
members of the Oxford Lion«
Club will gladly collect these
items for the Goodwill Indust
ries on Saturday November 17.
Call Melvin Conrad (ro. 736-
I 6395) or Jay Higgins (no. 788-
i 2836), if you have something
I to be collected."
“Only YOU can help whue
help is needed. For your effort
in making Oxford a cleaner
i and safer town, we ara very
grateful.”
Destroy all cotton stalks after
harvest to help reduce the
number of boll weevils next
i season, advises Extension Agr
• onomist Larry Torrance.
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