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VOLUME 99
Forest Fire Here Destroys 200
Acres Timber; Threatens Homes
The worst forest fire of the year swept through 200
acres of wodland north of Covington Tuesday afternoon and
burned within 50 yards of the Addison Terry home before the
Newton-Rockdale Forestry Unit and units from two other
districts brought the blaze under control.
Investigation by the Georgia
Forestry Commission was in
the process Wednesday to de
termine the cause of the blaze.
James E. Pinson, forest rang
er for the Newton - Rockdale
Unit, said that this was the
worst fire in this area since
March of 1962. It took fire
fighters five and one-half hours
to subdue the blaze and the
Butts-Henry and Pike-Spald
ing-Lamar Forestry Units had
to be called in to aid the local
unit
Changing Winds
The fire was reported at 2:28
p.m. and the local unit arrived
shortly thereafter. Strong
wind, which continually
changed direction, whipped the
blaze causing it to jump roads
and fire-breaks which were
plowed by the five tractor un
its that were in operation.
Assisting the ground crews
was a plane from the Forth
District Forestry Air Patrol
which spotted the fire jump
overs and directed the tractor
units so that they could cut
off new areas of danger.
Back-fires were set along
roads and fire-breaks to help
contain the blaze and a truck
from the Covington Fire De
partment stood by at the Ter
ry home to hose down the
area if the fire had endanger
ed the house.
Mr. Pinson said that 11 men
and five tractor units of the
Georgia Forestry Commission
were in service and approxi
mately 25 volunteers were
present to aid in extinguish
ing the fire.
Fires To Date
There have been 103 forest
fires in the Newton-Rockdale
District thus far this year. Mr.
Pinson has warned that ex
tremely dry weather condi
tions prevail at this time and
that the woodlands are just
like “tinder boxes.”
Mr. Pinson urges that any
burning be done in the early
morning or late evening and
night.
Georgia law requires that
persons who plan to burn trash
in the open woods report to
the local forestry unit before
setting the blaze. The penalty
for failing to report plans for
burning is SIOO fine or six
months in jail.
Frank Lazenby
Named to Dean's
List at Middle Ga.
Frank Lazenby of Mansfield,
was named to the Dean’s List ‘
at Middle Georgia College, 1
Cochran, for the winter quar- 1
ter.
The list comprises the names 1
of students who made an aver- ‘
age of 85 and above, according !
to an announcement by Dean
J. T. Morris.
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PALMER • STONE P-TA officers aided the school in staging the annual Open House
program Monday evening. Shown in the photo above, left to right: E. D. Whatley, Prin
cipal: M»s. Jack Neely, President; Mrs. Jack Ellis, Secretary; Mrs. Bob McKibben, Vice-
Preside”!; and Jay Higgins, Treasurer. The P-TA has contributed liberally to the pur
chase ci science and library equipment at the school.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 7874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
County Project
Achievement
Day Saturday
This is to remind all New
ton County 4-H Club boys and
girls who qualified for partici
pation in County Project Ach
ievement that it is this Satur
day, April 20th, at E. L. Fic
quett School.
Ed Hunt and Sara Groves,
Extension Agents, request that
the boys and girls make every
effort to be on hand early so
that the demonstrations can
begin promptly at 9:00 a. m.
Parents are cordially invited to
attend this very important day
in the lives of their 4-H’er.
Remember that the first place
winners in each project will be
selected to represent our co
unty at Rock Eagle for District
Project Achievement.
A fine panel of judges will
be on hand to help make the
final selections. These judges
will be local 4-H adult leaders
and interested adults who work
with the Extension Agents.
4-H’ers giving demonstra
tions should recall that they
will be judged on their appear
ance, equipment, method of
presentation, subject matter
and practicability of demon
stration. Also the completion of
the demonstration within the
time limit and the ability to
answer questions competently
will affect the total score.
Records, as we all know, are
due in the office, and count 40
points towards the total score.
Sara Groves and Ed Hunt both
state, “They are very enthus
iastic over the participation of
4-H boys and girls in the school
elimination contests and would
like to remind each one of
these to be on hand Saturday.”
They further state that, “The
demonstration the boys and
girls will present Saturday
will not be in the final form
for District competition, but
that it will be a good begin
ning and that there is approxi
mately two months time left
for polishing the demonstra
tions of those selected to re
present Newton County at Rock
Eagle.”
Most folks don't like mosquitos,
but swallows and murtins do.
And a single bird can gobble ’em
up at the rate of 300 per hour. And
so, a martin house to hold 50 birds,
times 300 per hour, times a 12-
hour day, times a seven-day week
— and you sit on the lawn in your
shirt sleeves. — Sports Afield.
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Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Committee Meeting
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COVINGTON - NEWTON COUNTY Chamber of Com
merce's Industrial Development Committee held a called
meeting Thursday at the Snapping Shoals EMC building
to hear an informal talk by Allen H. Douglas, Manager In-
Cousins Band Tops
In District Meet
Thursday April 11, 1963 the
R. L. Cousins Band under the
direction of T. K. Adams jour
neyed to the E. E. Butler High
School in Gainesville, Georgia
to compete in the District Fes
tival.
The festival turned out to be
one of the best in years; it was
well attended and the perfor
mances of such stature that it
will certainly be a treasured
part of everyone’s memory in
years to come. As for the out
come of the festival, it was un-
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First Graders
To Register at
Porterdale April 26
PORTERDALE—ApriI 26 at
eleven-thirty will be a red
letter date for all boys and
girls who plan to enter the first
grade of Porterdale School in
September 1963. They with
their parents are invited to
come to the Porterdale school
for a “get-acquainted” session
with the principal and first
grade teachers at the School
Auditorium. At twelve-thirty,
the children will be served
lunch in the lunchroom just as
on any ordinary day of school.
A child who will be six years
old before December 1, 1963 is
eligible to enroll for the com
ing school year.
Mrs. Annie Day, Bibb Clinic
Nurse, will give immunization
shots and vaccinations begin
ning immediately after lunch
is finished for those persons
wishing to avail themselves of
her facilities.
Parents are urged to bring
their Birth Certificates for the
students when they come for
this annual visit.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1963
Marilyn Lord,
David Rainey
Rotary Speakers
Two Newton County High
School students who placed in
the 4AA Declamation Contest
were speakers at the Covington
Rotary Club meeting Tuesday
at noon at the Teen Can build
ing.
Miss Marilyn Lord, daughter
of Mrs. Larry Lord and the
late Larry Lord, won the Reg
ion 4AA contest and will com
pete in the State Meet at Ma
con on Friday. Miss Lord is a
freshman at NCHS.
David Rainey was the second
place winner in the 4AA Boys’
contest. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Rainey. He is
a junior at the local school.
The program Tuesday was
introduced by Dr. Maurice
Griffin, program chairman for
the week.
One visitor was present—
Hulon Kitchens of Monroe.
Buddy Daniel Now
Salesman for
Ginn Motor Co.
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BUDDY DANIEL
Buddy Daniel has joined the
sales force of Ginn Motor
Company, Covington.
Mr. Daniel is a native of
Newton County and was grad
uated from Porterdale High
School. For the past three
years he has been manager of
the Thrift Oil Company service
station on U. S. 278 Covington.
Mr. Daniel is married to the
former Jean Avery of Coving
ton.
He invites his many friends
to visit him at Ginn Motors.
Newton Glee Club
Has Busy Schedule
The Glee Club of Newton
County High attended the Sun
rise Services on Sunday morn
ing at 6 o’clock at the Lawn
wood Memorial Park and pre
sented special music.
Also on Sunday afternoon,
the Glee Club presented a pro
gram of special music at the
Mansfield Methodist Church at
5 o'clock.
The first get-together the
Glee Club has had this year
was held at Bailey's Roller
link on Thursday night at ।
7;30. Joe Sears is the director.
dustrial Development Dept., Trust Company of Georgia.
Shown at the speaker's table with Mr. Douglas (right), is
Ed Robinson, President of the Chamber of Commerce. The
speaker gave many pointers on securing new industry.
Covington Women Attended State
GFWC Convention in Savannah
The Georgia Federation of Wo
men’s Clubs held its sixty-seven
th annual convention in Savan
nah, Ga., on April 10 - 11th. Dele
gates from the Covington Wo
men's Clubs were Mrs. Henry
Odum, Sr., Miss Leila Gardner,
Miss Eva Gardner and Mrs. Les
lie C. Gibson.
From the Covington Service
Guild, Mrs. Sam M. Hay, Presi
dent of the Georgia Federation of
Women's Clubs, Mrs. Edgar A.
Callaway. President Covington
Service Guild, Mrs. F. C. Nesbit,
Mrs. Tom Freeman, Mrs. Frank
J. Stone and Mrs. Everett H.
Pratt.
“Hitch Your Wagon to a Star”
is the theme for Mrs. Hay's ad
ministration, and this celestial idea
was featured in the beautiful de
corations throughout the conven
tion. The opening featured a color
guard by the Girl Scout Council of
Savannah, Ga., and a tribute to
this organizations by Mrs. Chester
Martin of Atlanta.
Following this were introduc
tions of Georgia Federation offi
cers, reports by various district
presidents listing their twelve
months activities in Federation
work. A presentation of new clubs
and a stirring report by Mr. Ker
mit J. Harris on the accomplish
ments of Tallulah Falls School and
a plan for the new “trimester”
twelve month school term was giv
en. Florida, Hawaii and other
states have requested information
; from Mr. Harris and assistance in
patterning this forward moving
I plan in education.
Georgia's Governor Mr. Carl E.
Sanders addressed the group on
Wednesday evening, on “Your
Role in Building a Better Georgia”.
Governor Sanders promised a
greater emphasis on clean up and
beautification of the State and en
couragement of the tourist groups
and industry.
Prominence was given the jun
ior group at this time with var
ious awards and their idea on
“Winning Full Citizenship” was
carried out in placement of color
ful flags as table decorations
with red, white and blue carna
tions combined with white Gladio
lus and blue Dutch Iris in beauti
ful arrangements.
The Thursday session, with Mrs.
S. M. Hay presiding, included an
adoption of the Federation budget
presented by Mrs. Mamie K. Tay
lor of Atlanta, and a tribute to
Mrs. J. W. Gholston of Comer,
Ga., on her membership for fifty
eight years. The Nomination Com
mittee endorsed Mrs. Chester A.
Martin of Atlanta, Ga., for trea
surer - secretary of the General
Federation, whose convention
home is in Atlantic City. “Geor
gia Mother of the Year” was nam
ed as Mrs. Emmet O. Cabaniss,
Maxeys, Ga., and the “1962 Home
maker” was named Mrs. Florence
Seagraves, Hull, Ga.
The site of the next convention
in 1964 was announced as Augus
ta, Ga. next April 28.29 and 30th.
Mrs. Edgar A. Callaway assist
ed in an inspirational devotional
by saying grace and this was fol
lowed by soloist, Mrs. John R. Rei
ter, Savannah, who sang the
prayer of Club Women and their
Collect.
The Vice President of the Gen
eral Federation, Mrs. William H.
Hasebroock, selected as her sub
ject, “Tomorrow Is Today”.
Miniature wagons filled with
golden yellow flowers, gold tapers
and tiny golden “reins” were
attached to suspended stars that
furnished a perfect interpretation
for Mrs. Hay's “Hitch Your Wa
gon to a Star” theme.
Award winners for the year were
as follows: DISTRICT AWARDS:
Dora Hill Smith Cup, Tie: 4th and
sth Districts, 4th District: Mor
row Jr. W. C., sth District: At
lanta Suburban Jr. W. C.; Toombs
Oak Gavel, Tie: 3rd and 4th Dis
tricts, 3rd District: Civic W. C. of
Ashburn. 4th District, Morrow Jr.
W. C.; Susan Martin Gavel, Win
ner: Sixth District; CLUB
AWARDS: Louise C. Cabaniss Sil
ver Pitcher, Winner: Mrs. J. W.
Gholston, Comer Woman's Club;
Edith Adams Ritchie Education
Silver Vase, Winner: Augusta Jun
ior Woman’s Club, Honorable Men
tion: Brunswick Jr. Woman's Club,
Clayton Jr. Woman’s Club, and
St. Simons Woman's Club; Mary
Parker Burnett Fine Arts Trophy,
Winner: St. Simons Woman’s Club,
Honorable Mention, Toccoa Jr.
Woman’s Club and Brunswick Jr.
Woman's Club; Hellice Clark Citi
zenship Gavel, Winner: Brunswick
Junior Woman's Club, Honorable
Mention, Augusta Junior Woman’s
Club, LaVista Junior Woman’s
Club and Macon Junior Woman’s
Club; Peggy George Sammons Sil
ver Award, Winner: Brunswick
Junior Woman's Club, Honorable
Honored at GFWC Meetinq at Savannah
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MRS. E. O. CABANISS (left) of Maxeys, was honored at the Georgia Federation Os Wo.
men's Club Convention at Savannah as "Georgia Mother of The Year." Shown with
Mrs. Cabaniss ar* Governor Carl Sanders and Mrs. S. M. Hay of Covington, President
of the GFWA. Mrs. Hay presided at the convention.
J. W. Robertson, Newton Native,
District Agent of IH Programs
J. W. Robertson has been
named district agent—4-H pro
grams. He will work with
county and home demonstra
tion agents and local volunteer
leaders in 27 Southwest Geor
gia counties on the youth phase
of the Cooperative Extension
Service program that includes
agriculture, homemaking and
4-H.
Mr. Robertson's appointment
was announced this week by
W. A. Sutton, Cooperative Ex
tension Service director.
Associated with the Univer
sity of Georgia’s Cooperative
Extension Service since Feb
ruary 1, 1959, Mr. Robertson
was serving as county agent in
Schley county when named to
his new post. He previously
served as assistant agent in
Coweta county.
A 1943 graduate of the Uni
versity of Georgia College of
Agriculture with a major in
animal husbandry, Mr. Robert
son served from '43 to '46 as
a meat and dairy inspector in
the U. S. Army. Before joining
the Extension Service he had
13 years' experience in gener
al farming, cotton ginning and
sawmilling at Newborn, Ga.
Bom and reared in Newton
County, where 4-H began in
Porterdale's Final
P-TA Meeting Set
Tonight at 7:00
PORTERDALE—The final
meeting of the PTA for the
current school year will be held
at the Porterdale School Audi
torium at seven o’clock on
Thursday evening, April 18. Dr.
J. B. Mitchell, Jr. is scheduled
to speak and the devotional
will be presented by the second
grade pupils of Porterdale
School. The theme of the meet
ing is “Maturity Through Hea
lth”.
New officers for the coming
year will also be installed in an
impressive ceremony.
All parents and friends are
urged to be present and lend
their support to this worth
while organization.
Mention, Augusta Junior Woman’s
Club, Forsyth Woman’s Club, and
LaVista Junior Woman’s Club;
Georgia Federation Tallulah Falls
Award, Winner, Thomasville Jun
ior Woman's Club, Honorable Men
tion, East Point Woman’s Club.
Avondale Woman's Club and Toc
coa Junior Woman’s Club; Men
tal Health Silver Tray Award,
Winner: North Clairmont Wo
man's Club, Honorable Mention:
Lavista Junior Woman’s Club, Ma
rietta - Town and Country Junior
Woman's Club and Augusta Jun
ior Woman’s Club.
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Georgia in 1905, the new dis
trict 4-H Club agent attended
Covington high school and
Emory - at - Oxford junior col
lege before enrolling at the
University.
Mr. Robertson is married to
the former Miss Frances Moore
of Decabur. They have three
daughters: Eugenia, 16; Flor
ence, 11, and Joan, 6.
Mason Stephenson
Named "Band
Member of Month"
MASON STEPHENSON
Mason Stephenson has been
selected as Band Member of
the Month.
Mason has been in band since
the fifth grade when he played
the coronet. In the seventh
grade he switched to baritone,
and in the eighth grade he
joined the high school band.
Mason has served under
three directors: Mr. Smith, Mr.
Priest, and Mr. Rigney. He has
served as manager and libra
rian of the band.
The son of Mr. and Mrs.
Donald G. Stephenson of Cov
ington, Mason is a member of
the First Presbyterian Church.
He is also a member of the
Key Club, Beta Club, Hi-Y
Club, and Latin Club.
COVINGTON
TEMPERATURES
High Low
Wed. April 10 79 55
Thurs. April 11 79 56
Fri. April 12 76 54
Sat. April 13 71 44
Sun. April 14 66 40
Mon. April 15 71 36
Tues. April 16 78 38
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