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Whew! After a whirlwind of
the entire staff of the NEWS
shoving, they finally forced me
into going to the Georgia Press
institute, held in connection
with the Henry Grady School
of Journalism, at the Continu
ing Education Bldg., Athens
. . . the University of Georgia.
Yes, we are glad we went.
There is going to be many first
times ... in walking alone . . .
going places you have always
been together . . . but every
person there, friends of some
thirty-two years . . . the news
paper editors and wives and
families of the State . . . along
with all the heads of the Henry
Grady School of Journalism.
It’s truly just ONE BIG FAM
ILY . . . and our professional
family made this FIRST a re
warding one for us.
There were many wonderful
speakers from New York to the
deep south . . . and our fine
young Governor who brought
a challenging message. But
you have read all the program
in the papers by now . . . for
this was just the beginning of
a full week for us.
Enroute home on Saturday
morning, a real highlight of
the trip was stopping in Rut
ledge to see our dear friend
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Fox Invades
Downtown Store
A fox was found in the hallway
upstairs over White’s Department
Store Sunday afternoon by Fred
Harwell, when he went to t h e
store and upstairs to check on a
leaking pipe to see if it was fixed.
On going upstairs Harwell saw
the live fox crouching in the back
end of the hall way. Frank Ridling.
of the city police force, answered
his call and shot and killed the
fox.
legion's 44th
Birthday to Be
Observed Tues.
The Newton County Ameri
can Legion and Auxiliary, Post
and Unit No. 32, will celebrate
the American Legion’s Forty-
Fourth Birthday on Tuesday,
March sth, 7:30 o’clock at the
Legion Home on Legion Drive.
This will be a joint occasion
and the Auxiliary will be host
for the event. Dinner will be
served at 7:30.
American Legion and Auxi
liary State officials have been
invited to help celebrate the
birthday of the Legion.
Mrs. Alice Penick, Mrs.
Jimmy Cason, Jan and Rickey
Cason will present the music
program.
Legionnaires and Auxiliary
members are urged to attend
and to bring their wife or hus
band with them.
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Members of the troop in colorful costumes, from left to
right around the table: Kathy Alexander, Lindy Blasingame,
A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
i 1962
Better Newspaper
Contests
The Covington Enterpr * in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 99
OXFO' i d PROF. EDWIN J. BROWN IS DEAD
Newto i Girls Are Region 4AA Champions
Record Is 31-0 For Year;
State lournament Next
BY 808 GREER
(News Sports Editor)
Newton County girls basketball team copped the overall
Region 4AA crown Saturday night at the South Hall gym
nasium with an impressive 53-50 victory over previously
undefeated Hart County. The win for Coach Stone Cooper’s
sextet was their 31st of the year without a defeat.
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Newton Girls Will
Meet College Park
March 7, 7:45 PM
Newton County High girls
cage team, champions of Reg
ion 4AA, will meet College
Park in a first-round game of
the State Tournament Thursday
evening, March 7th at 7:45
o’clock. College Park is the
Number Two team of Region
2AA.
The first day of the tourna
ment at the Alexander Memor
ial Coliseum will see four girls
games and four boys games in
the opening action. The field
will be cut to four teams for
the Friday semi-final games.
Finals in boys and girls play
will be held Saturday evening
at the Big Dome.
Coach Stone Cooper said
yesterday that “College Park
has a fine team with their pivot
girl as tall as Nancy Rice of
Elbert County.” Miss Rice is
6-5.
The complete schedule of
games for the first day (Thurs
day) of the A A tournament at
the Alexander Memorial Coli
seum follows:
12 Noon, Calhoun vs Coffee
Continued On Page 6
REGION 4AA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Pos. Newton 53 Hart County 50
F—Jordye Bailey 18 M. Yeargin 34
F—Day Morcock 20 W. Reynolds 4
F—Rosemary Laster 14 G Thornton 12
G—Carol George A. Carpenter
G —Betty Faith Jaynes S. Yeargin
G—Sandra Lester L. Wilson
Subs. Newton County — Lynda Satterfield 1. Hart
County — Reed.
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This marks the first time in
the history of NCHS since the
county high schood was consoli
dated in 1949 that the girls
team has gone up with a per
fect season. The road now
points to the State AA Tourna
ment at Alexander Memorial
Coliseum in Atlanta next week.
The Region crown for the local
aggregation is the second that
Coach Cooper has enjoyed in
eight seasons. His 1957-58
team won the first regional title
over Smyrna high at Roosevelt
gymnasium in Atlanta.
In the semi-finals and finals
at South Hall which drew the
two top teams of each sub
region, the Newton girls down
ed a fired-up Elbert County
team Friday night by a 56-54
score. Hart County, in getting
to the finals disposed of Forsy
th County, 46-45.
Not enough could be written
or said about the Newton girls
overall play in the two games
at South Hall. The entire start
ing team, all seniors, performed
like champions they were dest
ined to be. In fact all six girls
outfought and outscored their
opponents in the tourney.
Forwards Day Morcock, Jor
dye Bailey and Rosemary Las
ter played practically both
games, with Lynda Satterfield
aiding the cause immensely
Saturday night in the final min
ute and a half of play. She cooly
dropped in a free throw in the
waning seconds to seal the ver-
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Nancy Hood, Gail Costley, Becky Hutchins, Janice Tuck,
Mary Jean Banka, Shirylene Moore, Becky Freeman and
Renee Meadors. Mrs. Olin Costley, leader, is shown at
left, Mrs. Goodwin Tuck, assistant leader, is at right.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1963
Newton Girls Receive Championship Trophy
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NEWTON'S STARTING TEAM received the Region 4AA Championship trophy at South
Hall Saturday night after defeating the Hart County team 53-50 in the finals. Left to right
holding the trophy are: Carol George, Day Morcock, Sandra Lester, Jordye Bailey. Rose
mary Laster and Betty Faith Jaynes. (Other pictures are on Sports Page today).
Stray Dogs in
Covington to Get
Tranquilizer Shot
A new tranquilizer gun has
been purchased by the City of
Covington to aid in the capture
of stray dogs that are presently
roaming the streets.
City Clerk Harry Cowan
pointed out that the use of this
gun, which fires a dart con
taining a knock-out serum,
provides the city with a more
humane way of capturing the
dogs.
The tranquilizer gun has an
effective range of approxi
mately 100 feet and its dart
causes animals to go into an
almost instant unconcious state.
Shooting animals was previ
ously the only way that the
city had to rid its streets of
stray animals.
Rev. John lance Accepts Call
To Sylvester Baptist Church
Sylvester Baptist Church’s gain
in calling the Rev. John M. Lance
as its pastor is the keen loss of
the congregation of the Porterdale
Baptist Church and the entire
community.
Many tangible evidences reflect
the success of his pastorate which
began in April 1961. Eighty - four
additions have been made to the
church membership. The Building
Program, underway on his arri
val, culminated in the erection of
the SBO,OOO Educational Building,
which was dedicated on April 22,
1962. Improved and enlarged fa
cilities have enabled the church
to have a graded Sunday School.
The sanctuary has been air
conditioned and an automatic cen
tral heating system installed
throughout the church. Other ex
tensive remodeling has been bene
ficial.
A substantial increase in t h e
annual budget and Improved at
tendance testify to his leadership
qualities.
Serving as a teacher of t h e
Mercer University Extension
Classes in both 1962 and 1963, Mr.
Penalty in Store
For Delinquent
Licenses, Taxes
To date the City of Covington
has collected almost SIO,OOO in
city business licenses for 1963,
but City Clerk Harry Cowan re
ports that there are still approxi
mately 150 businesses that have
not purchased licences.
Deadline for buying a business
license is April 1, 1963. After this
date executions will be issued for
payment which will bear a 5 per
cent penalty for each month that
the payment is delinquent.
Delinquent Taxes
After April 1. 1963, fi fa’s on de
linquent general city taxes for
1960 and 1961 will be issued to the
police department for collection.
The taxes will bear a 7 per cent
penalty from the date that they
were due.
A penalty of $1 00 will also be
charged for collection cost.
Mansfield P-TA
Meets March 7
The Mansfield P-TA will meet
on Thursday night, March 7, at
7:30 o'clock. All parents and
friends of the school are urged to
attend.
Lance has been a real asset to the
Stone Mountain Association. This
honor enabled him to extend h i s
Christian influence over a wide
field.
Mrs. Lance has also been a val
uable member of the church
where she serveo as Training
Leader in the Junior Department
and as teacher in the Adult De
partment of the Sunday School.
On Sunday, March 3, Mr. Lance
will preach his final sermon be
fore moving with his family to
their new pastorate in Southeast
Atlanta.
The congregation will honor this
family at a tea on Sunday after
noon, March 3, from four to six
o’clock. All members are urged
to attend along with friends in the
community, who will share in this
fitting tribute.
Your Thumb
Can Be Green
March 6th at 2:00 p. m. at
the Snapping Shoals E. M. C.
Building, you can learn many
ways to be successful in grow
ing ornamental plants. This
will be the first in a series of
four workshops sponsored by
Newton County Home Demon
stration Clubs. Anyone who is
interested is cordially invited
to attend any or all of the
meetings.
Gerald Smith, a native of
Georgia, will be the guest spec
ialist March 6th. He will discuss
soil preparation, fertilization,
planting procedures, pruning,
etc. He received his Masters
Degree from the University of
Georgia. As an Extension
Specialist, his duties pertain
to commercial production of
flowers and nursery stock. He
also is responsible for infor
mation pertaining to home
grounds maintenance by home
gardeners.
“Gerald Smith has a definite
‘know-how’ with ornamentals
and a knack for explaining the
‘how to’ to home gardeners. We
are fortunate to have him come
to Newton County”, stated Mrs.
Sara Groves, Newton County
Extension Agent. Mrs. Groves
further stated, “You will want
to be sure that you don’t miss
this first horticulture work
shop”.
Beloved Educator Served
Emory-Oxford For 38 Years
Funeral services were held Wednesday (yesterday), Feb
ruary 27, at 11 a. m. at Allen Memorial Methodist Church,
Oxford, for Prof. Edwin Jesse Brown, one of Newton Count’s
and Georgia’s most prominent and beloved professors. Dr,
Waights G. Henry Jr. and Rev. Walter Murphy officiated
at the services.
Prof. Brown, who was 70 years
old at the time of his death, Febru
ary 25, was born in Pulaski Coun
ty, near Hawkinsville, August 5,
1892, the son of a farmer. His mo
ther died when he was an infant
and he was reared by his father
and his old maid sister, known as
Aunt Em. They were both faithful
church members, and from earl
iest childhood he was reared in
the church. Though his father
passed away when he was only 12
his influence for Christian living
was fully embedded in the life he
was to live and his influence on
the lives of other young people.
After completing school he serv
ed as YMCA secretary in Screven
County from 1920 - 22. It was here
he met and married Mrs. Brown,
the former ReLee Mallory, the
daughter of the late Horace M.
I Mallory and Mrs. Laurie Mallory,
I of Sylvania and Oxford.
He joined the staff at Emory-at-
Oxford in 1922 as associate profes
sor of Social Studies. During h i s
years at Emory he served also
a:, director of student aid and di
rector of physical education. As a
holder of AB from YMCA College,
Nashville, Tennessee, Prof. Brown
engaged in “Y” work and taught
at Young Harris and Ernory-at-
Valdosta, a now discontinued di
vision of the University. For 27
years he was head of the Physical
Education Department at Emory,
having retired in 19(50.
After retiring from Emory-at-
I Oxford, Prof. Brown was named a
field representative for LaGrange
College, LaGrange. He had a de
gree in religion and physical edu
cation. was secretary of Young
Men’s Christian Association activ
ities for several years, worked in
areas of student counseling, stu
dent recruitment and public re
lations. He was a well - known lay
worker of the Methodist Church, a
member of Kappa Phi Kappa
(honorary educational fraternity)
a member of the Oxford Lions
Club, where he was named out
standing Lion for the year 1960 61
for having done the most for the
club during the previous year.
Besides his teaching positions at
Young Harris and Emory, during
the years 1931 - 32 he was director
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Golden Fleece
lodge Names
1963 Committees
Golden Fleece Izxtge No. 6 has
announced the standing committee
apjxiintments for 1963. according
to O. T. Lx>tt. Master.
They are as follows:
Auditing: T. H. Avery, D. C.
Carter, D. M. Johnson.
By-Laws: R. M. Tuck, W J.
Dingus, Jr., J. W. Morgan.
Charity - Relief: O. T. Lott, W
M , A. M. Jones, O. H. Meadors.
Educational: H F. Sharp, W. R.
Galt, Jr., W L. Dobbs.
Finance: H. F. Meadors, F. J
Kitchens. C. H. Geiger.
Memorials: B. M. Tuck, O. T.
Lott, A. M. Jones.
Publicity: A. J. Gilbert, Leo
Mallard, A. M. Jones.
Refreshments: 0. T. Lott. W M.,
E. S. Bowen, Jr., W. L. Dawkins,
Sr., W. G. Freeman, Jr., A. W.
Harper, C. G. Henderson, Jr., S.
T. Kendrick, C. B. Kitchens, F.
J. Kitchens, P. D. Madden, 0. H.
Meadors, S. P. Owens, A. H. Wag-1
ner, M. H. Waggoner, H. L. Wei-1
don.
Reception: W. J. Dingus, Jr.,
H. M. Harris, T. A. Skinner.
Sickness: J. T. Bowen, Herbert
Katz, Carl Smith.
Best Coverage
News, Pictures,
and Features
Ham Auction
Today at
Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis-sponsored Hara
and Egg Show’s Annual Auc
tion will be held today (Thurs
day) at Legion Home as part of
the Kiwanis Club regular
weekly luncheon meeting at
1 o’clock. The club’s Agricul
ture and Conservation Com
mittee is in charge of the prog
ram today.
Ed Hunt, a member of the
committee, and Newton County
Agent, will be in charge of the
program today. The auctioneer
for the hams to be sold to the
highest bidder, will again be
Jim Knight.
The meal today will include
Country ham from one of the
prized hams in the 1963 show at
Washington Street School, Mise
Betty Tribble stated.
County Heart Fund
Drive Has Setback
Due to Sickness
Donations in the Newton
County Heart Fund Drive are
lagging this year, according to
Harry Cowan, drive co-chair
man.
Sickness among the volun
teer workers cut down the
collection on Heart Sunday and
the collections are still a long
way from the $3,000 goal set
for this county.
Mr. Cowan urges those per
sons who were not called on foe
their donations to please mail
your check made out to Geor
gia Heart Association to: T. H.
Avery c/o The Bank of Coving
ton, Covington, Georgia.
Mrs. Leo Mallard
Is Patient at
Emory Hospital
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Vice-Presi
dent and Society Editor of t h •
Covington News, underwent minor
surgery at Emory University Hos
pital in Atlanta, Monday.
Mrs. Mallard expects to retuns
to her home in Covington today.
Covington News
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