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DO NOT FORGET THE
BLOODMOBILE WILL BE AT
PORTERDALE ON THE 20TH.
AT THE ANDERSON BUILD- )
ING FROM ELEVEN UNTIL
FIVE O'CLOCK! Blood is badly
needed. “Caring and sharing"
is one of the greatest privileges
we have.
Wouldn’t we love to have
that “Police School” to be built
“somewhere” in Georgia, right ;
here in Covington. Several ,
towns, including the city of I
Atlanta, are working to get |
same in their town. Atlanta is
crowing too rapidly, and sure
jv we would have the ideal
location, only about 40 minutes ■
out of Atlanta. Who has a sug- |
gestion? The Governor has not !
made his decision as to where '
it will go yet! Let's bid for it in
Covington!
We have the prettiest small
town in Georgia. We just have
an idea that the newly organ
ized Woman's Division of the
Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce can do
something about planting our
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Kenneth Davis
Undergoes Surgery
At Atlanta Hospital
Kenneth Davis, popular phar
macist of Hardman's Prescrip
tion Shop, is a patient at Geor
gie Baptist Hospital, where he
underwent foot surgery on
Thursday.
Mr. Davis is reported to be
making satisfactory progress,
and may be permitted to re
turn home during this weekend.
A wide circle of friends
throughout the county, are
wishing him a pleasant conva
lescence, and early recovery.
Heard-Mixon to
Register First
Graders Friday
Children eligible to enter the
first grade at Heard-Mixon
School for the 1963-64 school
year are requested to register
at the school any time Friday,
May 17.
Open House Sunday
At Reserve Armory
The men of Troop “C”, sth
reconnaissance squadron. sth
Cavalry invite their friends
and the public to an open
house at their armory Sunday
afternoon May 19th between
1:30 P. M. and 3:30.
The reserve armory is lo- ■
rated on the fairgrounds on I
Mill Street, just south of New
ton County High School.
The open house, which is in |
observance of Armed Forces |
Week, has a duel purpose: (1) |
tn display and demonstrate the
equipment and training which I
has made the Covington unit
Covington News
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New Officer Slate of Newton County Teachers Association
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OFFICERS OF NEWTON County Education Association
for 1263-64 are shown in the picture above at the NCHS
Auditorium recently. From left io right: Mrs. Charlotte
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VOLUME 99
NF AIN HOSPITAL IN SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
County Commissioner Change Is Defeated
668 To 312
Count in 13
Polling Plates
A Newton County Commiser
sioner referendum yesterday
(Wed.) went overwhelming
against changing to election of
three district commissioners in
the county by a vote of 668 to
312 in unofficial returns last
night as the News went to press
The county vote was light
with only 340 voting in the
Covington City precinct. The
tabulation showed that 209 vot
ed against the change and 131
for the change. In other voting
precincts, Porterdale rejected
the change by a vote of 109
to 11. These ere the only two
polling places reporting over
100 votes cast. Thirteen of the
16 polling places reported.
Almon was the only precinct
that voted for the proposal. The
vote at Almon was 39 for, and
10 against.
New Pilot Club
Officers to Be
Installed Tonight
The installation of the new
ly-elected officers of the Pilot
Club will be held this evening
at the regular monthly dinner
meeting at 7;30 o'clock.
The meeting is to be held in
Friendship Hall at the Allen
Memorial Methodist Church in
Oxford. Dinner will be served
by the Amitie Club.
an outstanding Army Reserve
Unit, and (2) the men of
Troop “C” wish to show their
appreciation to their families,
employers and the community
for the splendid cooperation
which they receive. Sacrifices
are made by the wives, fami
lies, and employers of Army
Reservist, as well as by the
reservist themselves in par
ticipation in the reserve pro
gram. Evenings, Sundays, and
vacations are frequently given
up to build “Power for Peace”
and "Strength in Reserve”.
Capt Pierce L. Cline, Com
mander of Troop “C” anounc
cd that the open house will in
clude a display of weapons,
communications equip men t.
mess, and supply equipment
and the units M-41 Tank.
There will be Jeep rides for
children accompanied by their
parents. Members of the unit
will serve as guides and hosts.
Sip (tumtigiun Krw
First Aid Instructors' Certificates Awarded in Covington
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CHARLES RICE (right) is shown presenting Red Cross
First Aid Instructors’ Certificates io Covington citizens
having completed the course here recently. Shown left to
riaht are Herbert Craig, Mrs. Ben Banks, Miss Frances
King, Mrs. Lee McDoris, Mrs. Blanche Jones, Rev. William
Lovern Resigns As Rec
Director; Fisher Named
Tom Lovern, Covington -
I Newton County Recreation Di
■ rector, resigned from his po
j sition Tuesday to accept a
position in Gulfport, Fla. as
recreation director.
Mr. Lovern assumed h i s
duties in Gulfport on Wednes
day and he plans to move his
family from Covington around
June 1.
Gulfport is a town of ap
proximately 10.000 population
and it has a full lime recrea
tion program with an annual
budget of $40,000.
Fisher Hired
। Wilbur Fisher, assistant foot
ball coach and teacher at New
ton County High School, has
been hired for the three sum
mer months to direct recrea
tional facilities for the young
people.
Mr. Fisher, a native of Por
terdale. worked last summer
with the DeKalb County rec
reation program and has had
experience with athletics and
recreation throughout Newton
County.
A full schedule of recreation
activities will be published
next week in the NEWS. The
summer program is expected
to offer swimming, softball,
tennis, vollyball, basketball,
and two teenage dances each
■ week.
Recreation Plans
Mayor Nat Turner said
i Wednesday that a joint study
Adams, president; Homer F. Sharp, vice-president; Mias
Clara Mae Haya, aecretary; Mrs. C. C. Hood, Jr., treasurer;
E. D. Whatley, immediate past president.
COVINGTOn/gEORGIA. THURSDAY MAY 16, 1963
I is being made by the Coving
| ton City Council, County Com
| missioner's office, and the
i Covington - Newton County
Recreation Committee to dc
j termine what is needed to op
: erate a full time recreation
I program for white and colored
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5 Palmer-Stone
Teachers Attend
Workshop Friday
Five Palmer - Stone teach
ers attended an Elementary
School Workshop at Rock Ea
gle on Friday, May 10. The
theme of the workshop was,
“Creatitivy in Teac hi n g”.
Classes were conducted sim
ultaneously on creativity in li
brary usage, written expres
sion, music and art, physical
education and teaching. Each
I teacher was privileged to par
ticipate in two different group
meetings, one in the morning
and one in the afternoon. Each
class was attended by at least
one member of the group.
Attending the workshop
I were Mrs. E. D. Whalley, Mrs.
T. C. Berry, Mis. N. H Mc-
Lendon, Mrs. M. D. Mcßae,
Mrs. F. M. Ellington and Miss
i Lucille Lynch. Curriculum Di-
I rector of Newton County.
Grady Griffin and Mr. Rice, Rad Cross Area Representa
tive. Not present were Mri. John Morford and Mrs. Dean
Getz. The awards were presented April 30, at the Court
Room of tha Covington City Hall.
4-Car Wreck al
Almon Sends 5
To Hospital
A spectacular wreck that
involved four automobiles and
I hospitalized five people Sat
• urday evening about 10 o'clock
'happened on US 278 three
: miles west of Covington near
the Almon community.
The State Highway Patrol
reported that an automobile
driven by Rupert W. Me
Laughlin, 18, of Savannah, was
traveling towards Atlanta and
' hit another car in front of him,
this one driven by Wyman Lo- ?
| renda Cooksey, 22 of Coving
ton Route 2.
Highway Patrolmen D. J
I Hawk and Roy Johnson and
Newton County Deputy Sher
iffs Junior Odum and E. C.
Beckham investigated the
wrecks with the latter two
law enforcement officials on
the scene some three minutes
after the first of the chain ac
cidents happened.
The officers said that Mc-
Laughlin's car continued on
toward Atlanta and hit an
other vehicle driven by Cor
bitt Andrew Liles, 32. of At
lanta, and then banged into
another car head-on: this one
driven by James Roland Tate,
। 23. of Chamblee who was tra-
I veiling East.
Mr. Tate and his wife, Stel
,la Jo Tate, and 9-months-old
J daughter Sherry Lynn, were
taken to Newton County Hos
| pital and then transferred to
Georgia Baptist Hospital in
! Atlanta Sundav morning
McLaughlin and Thoma Ld
. win Hubbard, both students at
i Emory University, were trans- |
ferred to Emory University
Hospital, Atlanta.
The State Patrol said that
charges placed against Mc-
Laughlin includes hit and run,
driving without license, driv
ing while intoxicated a n d ।
driving on the wrong side of
the road, and speeding
Meanwhile, Mrs. Cornelius ,
(Margaret) Collins returned to
her home in Covington from '
The Newton County Hospital ,
' yesterday (Wcdn sday). She
i had been hospitalized with
। chest injuries, cuts and lacer
! ations suffered in another
I head-on collision of two auto-
I mobiles on the Covington -
■ Jackson highway Thursday
afternoon at 5:15.
Mrs. Collins was a pa cngci
in a car driven by her hus
band Cornelius (Rip) Collin.
I some three miles south of ।
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Skeet Club Meet
Tonight at 7:30
Local sportsmen are invite I
to an organization and infor
mation meeting tonight
I (Thursday) at the City Hall
Court Room at 7:30. Prelimin
ary plans call for a survey of
local sportsmen to see if sup
i port can be generated for a gun
| club.
I The stated aim of such an
organization are (1) to provide
recreational year-round shoot
ing, especially skeet and/or
trap, (2) promotion of safe
' gun handling, affording a place i
that one's family can be safely j
instructed, (3) promotion of
young shooters with emphasis |
on dean sportsmanship, (4) in
| fluence the proper protection I
of fish and game, (5) foster
good fellowship among sports
men.
If sufficient interest develops, i
preliminary plans call for the ।
establishment of a skeet range '
in the,vicinity of the City Pol
ice Pistol Range, near the City
pond.
Those who cannot attend the
meeting are urged to contact
Gilbert Gober, Police Chief
Wendell Kitchens or Dr. G. G.
Tuck. More information on ■
sports page today.
Flint Hill Community Has 110-Year-Old Deed to Clubhouse
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MEMBERS OF THE FLINT HILL Community club display their HO year old deed to their
clubhouse and five acres of land. Holding the old document is Mrs. Nannie Boggus (see
ond from left) and Mrs. Lois Morris (secondfrom right). Looking on are Bob Byrd (left)
and A. W. Harper (right), trustees. The deed has been kept by Mrs. Boggus for more than
a half century. The land was deeded by Reuben Cook on October 8, 1853. Flint Hill will
stage a barbecue Friday, May 17th starting al 5 p. m. on the clubhouse grounds.
Efficient Operation, High
Standard of Service Cited
As the nation observes National Hospital Week. May 1?-
13, Newton County Hospital is brought sharply into focus as
one of the outstanding small hospitals in the country.
Prof. Hoffman
Kiwanis Club
Speaker Today
Guest speaker at the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club regular
weekly luncheon meeting to
day (Thursday) at 1 o'clock
at Legion Home will be Prof.
Nelson M. Hoffman, Instruc
tor in Social Studies at Em
ory-At-Oxford.
Prof. Hoffman will. be in
troduced by W J. Dickey,
program chairman. The sub
ject for Prof. Hoffman's talk
today will be ‘ Keeping Sane
In A Crazy World.”
Addison Terry was the
guest speaker at the Kiwanis
luncheon meeting Thursday.
Mr. Terry is president of Forest
Lanes, Inc. and maintains one
of his offices in the Covington
Meadows Shopping Center.
Program chairman for the day
was Dr. Laverne Cowan.
Visitors at the meeting
Thursday included Arthur Hen
derson of the Covington News,
■ jest of Leo S Mallard; Reu
ben Whisnante and Danny
Tribble, Newton High Key
club members.
"School Citizens
Os Week" Are
Named at NCHS
The Student Council of New
ton County High School elected
the following as “School Citi
zen of the Week” for the weeks
of April 8 through May 10: John
Glass, Troyanne Thigpen, Ma
son Stephenson, Toni Bellew,
and Carol Callaway.
Although John Glass Is a
new student at NCHS, he has
already added much to the
student body, John is a mem
ber of the Hi-Y Club and track
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Best Coverage
News, Pictures,
and Features
Not only is the local hospital
whose administrator is Mrs. W.
V. Dickinson, heralded by pat
ients having received treatment
and care there; but it has recei
ved national acclaim for i’s
efficiency of operation and hign
standard of »"rv:cc.
The Newton County owned
Hospital’s success is due to th’
dedication of those delegate I
with its responsibility. Th®
Newton County Hospital Aut
hority, composed of the Chair
man, B. B. Snow. S. A. Ginn,
। Leon Cohen, Herbert Vining,
Robert Fowler, Jimmy Morga >
and Mrs. Ruth Sherwood, mee's
once each month with the Ad
ministrator, Mrs. W. V. Dickin
son; and once a year with the
’ Medical Staff, to set policy an 1
direct operation of the Hospital.
‘ They give their services with
out remuneration.
The Medical Staff, consists of
1 its Chief, Dr. E. J. Callawa •,
• Dr. T. L. Crews, vice president,
Dr. Goodwin Tuck, secretai y
I and treasurer, forming the Exe
* cutive Board; Dr. R. M Pal •,
1 Dr. Jim Purcell, Dr. F. C. Ne<4
.. bu, Uts-J.-B. Mitchell. Dr. J. R,
/ Sams, Dr. Charles Brooks, D .
Wilmotine Jackson, and the
, following dentists: Dr. E. L.
’ Smith, Dr. LaVerne Cowan ah i
Dr. I. Fitterman.
Other departments contribut
. Ing to the Hospital's splendii
rating include: Nursing Ser
vices - Mrs. Jack Moss, Supt.;
Laboratory and X-ray, Mrs.
Juanita Mouchet, M. T.; Ope
rating Service, Mrs. Betty Hig
gins, R N.; Obstetrical Service,
Mrs. Virginia Davis, R. N ;
Maintenance Service, Engineer
Doyle Bailey; Dietary Service -
i Miss Elizabeth Branham, R. N ;
Medical Records - Mrs. Frances
Capps; Pathology Service - Dr,
Robert Peace, FACR; Radio,
logy Service - Dr. Frank Wal
ker and Dr. Albert Rayle,
FACR, and Office Manager
William Mikell, 111.
According to Mrs. Dickinsoit
the hospital requires 72 fuQ
time employees, for its 24 hour
per day, seven days a wee If
■ schedule. Despite the large ex*
pense in operating an institu
tion which never closes its
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