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fice Boy is back on the job!|
Sounds pretty cheery? Well
T've missed chatting with you
recently, but my shadow had
represented The Covington
News at the National Editorial
Association, and in addition to
bringing back a fine award
from that organization for The
Covington NEWS . . . they
brought back memories of all
the beautiful places they had
visited enroute there and back
<+ . since we were so busy
wrecking the home, with its
wonderful memories -of 30
years . .. we not only did not
feel like chatting, but we want
ed her to share that wonder
ful trip with you, and with me,
in this column. And believe-it
or-not we had letters from as
far away as Crescent City,
California telling how wonder- |
ful it was not to "Sing-along-i
with Mary” but to travel alongl
with them. This person hap
pened to be our “other moth
er”, a beloved Aunt of Bel
mont’s ... who has really been
one of the dearest relatives |
anyone could have to me al-|
Ways.... ... and. now such @
source of comfort. She is a
wonderful Christian and altho|
sn her 80's she is as young as|
any teen-ager . . . and her
friends are young people. We
look forward to her letters as |
the most wonderful letters thati
come to us. The Shadow talked
to her from Seattle before she
left, and “Aunt Emma”
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Downtown Firms
To Organize Trade
Promotion Group '
Merchants of the downtown
section of Covington in a meet
ing Monday afternoon at City
Hall decided to function as a
sub-committee of the Trade
Promotion Committee of the
Covington - Newton County
Chamber of Commerce.
Moderator of the meet
ing was James Hutchins
who is chairman of the steer
ing committee making the plans
for the downtown business
firms around and near the
Public Square. Other members
of the steering committee are:
Robert Fowler, Paul Fedder,
Fred Harwell and Sutton Har
dy.
Eighteen business firms were
represented at the meeting
Monday. : l
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Newton County Unit Cancer Group
Elects Officers; Reece Is President
On Monday evening, October
28th, the Newton County Unit
of the American Cancer So
ciety met at City Hall with a
nice group present from Cov
ington and surrounding com
munities.
Vice-President, The Rev. Mr.
Gordon Mann opened the meet
ing with prayer, after which
he called upon Mrs. James
Rogers, Recording Secretary,
for the minutes of the Feb
ruary 6th meeting. The min
utes were approved as read.
The report of the nominat
ing .committee, The Rev. Mr,
Mann, Chairman, Mr. Ben
Banks and Mrs. James Rogers,
was given as follows by Mrs.
Rogers: Mr. Ray Reece, Presi
dent; Dr. E. J. Callaway, Vice-
President, (Dedical), Rev. Irv
ing Rudolph, Vice - President
(lay), Mrs. Belmont Dennis,
Secretary; Mr. Grady Coleman,
Treasurer.
The entire slate, as present
ed by the nominating commit
tee was unanimously elected
as read. Mr. Donald Stephen
son, Chairman of the Board of
Directors, explained some of
the duties of the officers to the
group.
Miss Mae Hardman, Crusade
Chairman for 1963, gave an in
spiring talk, and thanked the
volunteers for signal service in
“Bettering our Best” in 1963.
She stated that the amount
raised in Newton County was
$3.715.91. She also thanked
them for the privilege of serv
ing the Unit and brought a
mimeographed copy of her re
port for the year giving each
member present a copy of
same. This was a copy of the
report sent to the Georgia Di
vision ACS.
Mrs. Belmont Dennis report
ed on the State Meeting, she
attended as Delegate, at the
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‘ The first 1963-64 membership meeting of the Covington-
Newton County Chamber of Commerce will be held Monday,
November 4, at the Teen Can building on Newton Drive at
112:30 p. m., according to an announcement by President
| Greeley Ellis. Lunch will be served. :
' President Ellis requests all
members of the C. of C. to be
| present’ for the meeting and to
bring a prospective member.
Main speaker on the program
will be Bob Arnold whose sub
| Ject will be “Needs and Pur
poses Os A Chamber of Com
merce.”
| First item for consideration
| on the program Mocnday will be
| an amendment to the by-laws
which will permit two addi
tional members to be added to
the board of directors. Presi
dent Ellis said this would be
discussed first and probably
voted on. Present members of
the board of directors are: Dean
Getz, Ed Robinson, E. G. Las
| siter, Jr., Dr. Bill Dobbs, Bill
Hoffman, Tony Wilkie, Bill Mc-
Dowell, S. J. Morcock, Greeley
Ellis, and two ex-officio mem- ‘
bers Nat Turner and Tom Bates.
Appointment of committees
will also be announced Monday
by the president of the C. of C.
Mr. Ellis will also make a state
ment on plans for the year 1964
in the local chamber. ,
The local Chamber of Com
merce has operated since July
without the services of a full
time executive director. How
{ever, the secretary’s duties
have been assumed by Atty.
Charles Strickland, who is also
the treasurer of the organiza
tion. Dean Getz, plant manager
of the local Brunswick Sports
affiliate, is the newly installed
vice-president of the C. of C.
Mr. Ellis stated that many
inducements are being made
enroll more members in the
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itembm' 11-12. At the close of |
{the report she presented Miss |
| Mae Hardman a beauhful]yi
framed Citation from the|
State Unit for signal se:‘viccf
rendered the organization. Mrs.
| Dennis stated that Georgia was
one of nine States “Bettering
their Best” in 1963, and came |
{second only to Texas. She
thanked the Unit for the pri-|
vilege of representing them at
{the State Meeting, and ex-|
{ pressed regrets that due to an|
| attack of pneumonia, Miss |
| Hardman, the other Delegate, |
could not be present to receive
lher award, at the Awards Ban
[ quet. ‘
| The group voted to hold the
next meeting at City Hall on|
the first Monday night in De
cember. f
| Meeting was adjourned |
| lowed with coffee and cake be- |
The Covington News
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Chamber. Dues have been re
duced in an effort for more
business firms to become a part
of the local organization.
Merchants and professional
men of the country who wish to
become a part of the local C. of
C. are asked to come to the
| meeting Monday at the Teen
Can at 12:30.
‘D f Fire
Here Sfill Threat
Most Newton Countians have
been very cautious as to fire
danger in the county during the
| past week, according to a report
secured from various sources by
the Covington News yesterday
(Wednesday). However, the
danger still exists in the county
as no rain is forecast through
Sunday in a long-range pre
diction by the local Newton-
Rockdale Forestry Unit,
Covington Fire Chief R. T.
Floyd said his department ans
wered some 10 calls during ths
past week with eight of those
being of the brush and leaf ori
lgin. Fortunately, little damage
l was done as each blaze was ex
tinguished quickly after they
| were reported. Two houses
burned during the week, Chief
Floyd added.
Oxford reported that their
fire department answered one
call during the week and that
was when an old garage build
ing burned on East Bonnell
Street early one morning.
Porterdale had no grass or
brush fires during the week.
However, the fire department
answered one call to a house
fire but little damage was re
ported to the structure.
Mansfield firemen were not
called out on any fires during
the past week, stated Lee Hays.
The Newton-Rockdale Fores
try Unit, faced with a powder
keg situation as long as the dry
spell continues in the area, had
two large forest fires Tuesday
and both encompassed about 30
acres. One of the fires was just
off the old Rocky Plains Road
on the Yellow River, and the
other was near the Newton-
Walton County line. Only two
other fires were reported since
October 23, the local unit stated
yesterday.
Rev. Maze Jackson
To Hold Canaan
Baptist Revival
Revival services will start at
Canaan Baptist Church on
| Salem Road in the new building
Sunday, November 3 and will
continue through Sunday Nov
ember 10.
Rev. Maze Jackson of At
| lanta will do the preaching
| commencing Tuesday night.
| The pastor, the Reverend Will
| iam Atha, will do the preaching
‘Sunday and Monday evenings.
Special singing will be held
| each night starting at 7:30.
| Pauline Phillips of Atlanta
‘ will be the special singer Mon
| day night.
| Rev. Eugene Calhoun and
' family of Warner Robins Bap
| tist Church ;?ill be present Fri
%day night, November Bth and
will have a part on the pro
* gram.
l The dedication of the new
| sanctuary will be held on Sun
' day, November 10. The time
Iwill be announced later. |
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1963
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FfLOOKING OVER material on mental illness subjects are these Newton Countians who
.| helped plan a meeting Tuesday at Covington City Hall which was well-attended. From
,|left to right: Rev. Carl Cassidy, President of the Newton County Ministerial Association: |
.| Mrs. R. M. Paty, member of the board of directors; Mrs. Pierce Cline, President of the
, | Newton County Mental Health Assn.: Eddie Najjar, Assistant Principal of NCHS, who
. |showed a film: Miss Sara Gordon, of the Newton Health Department. Sixty attended the |
.%open forum-type discussion of <dlueal mental illness problems at the meeting.
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| Mayor Nat S. Turner an
| nounced yesterday that he does
_lnot plan to seek reelection in
‘the up-coming city election.
| “I think I've had the mayor’s
jcb long enough,” Mr. Turner
said, and “I think six years is
long enough for any man to
| hold that post.”
Mr. Turner said that he was
very grateful to the people of
Covington for their loyalty, co
operation, and support during
his administration.
| Looking back over the past
| six years that he has been in
!office, Mr. Turner said that he
| felt he had accomplished the
| things that he had promised the
’ people.
| “I am referring to helping
| Covington grow: seeing the ex
'pamion and remodeling of the
| city utility systems: and the in
| stallation of a city manager
| form of government, which I
!feel is needed by any town of
{ this size,”” Mr. Turner said.
| It has been rumored that
| Mayor Turner was going to
| seek the Covington city man
| ager post after his retirement
| as mayor but Mr. Turner said
{ that he had no plan whatsoever
lof doing this.
| Investigation by the NEWS
{revealed that the Covington
| City Charter prohibits a mayor
lor councilman holding the city
manager post for a period of
two years after retirement from
| office. |
Mrs. Osman Now
At Her Home
| Friends of Mrs. M. M. Osman,
| owner and manager of the Strand
lTheatre, will be glad to know she
|is improving after her recent hos
| pitalization at Newton County
| Hospital and returned to her
| home this week.
| Friends throughout the county
| are extending her best wishes for
| continued improvement and hopes
| she will soon be able to return to
! her duties at the local theatre.
Y Club Work
| un twor
Takes Spotlight
| A " " g
At Kiwanis Club
| Newton County High School
students who are engaged in
| YMCA work will be honored
| at the Covington Kiwanis club
lmeeting today (Thursday) at‘
|1 o’clock at Legion Home. The
| program is in charge of Rob
| ert O. Arnold and he will have
{charge of special award cere
| monies honoring the four local
IY’ clubs.
;’ The program today will be
| furnished by members of the
various YMCA clubs with the
| presidents of the three girls
| organizations—Senior Tri-Hi
| Y, Nancy Spears; Gamma,
| Carol Callaway; and Alpha,
'| Lou Anne Tuck—taking a part
on the program. Jim Benton,
| president of Hi-Y Club, will
| also speak. I
'| Bob Travis, Lt.-Governor ofi
| the State Youth Assembly;
| Bill Everett, State Chaplain;k
{and Mason Stephenson, Presi-l
(dent of the Northeast District |
‘Y Clubs, will appear on the|
| program today also. They will|
{be accompanied by L. M.|
’Burke, faculty advisor for the
| Hi-Y organization.
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| Dr. Robert Spiro, Jr., Dean of
the College of Liberal Arts of Mer- |
cer University, Macon, was the
| guest speaker at the Covington
| Kiwanis meeting Thursday at Le- |
| gion Home. Dr. Spiro was intro
|duced by Rev. Edgar A. Callaway,
| pastor of the First Baptist Chur
| ch, Covington. ' ,
| As October 24th is United Na
|tions Day, Dr. Spiro chose this
!theme for his speech. He formerly |
itaught history at several collegt:ss
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| MENTAL HEALTH
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| GROUP HAS AN '
| OPEN SESSION
| A called Newton County |
| Mental Health Associaticn |
| meeting Tuesday afternoon at |
| the Covington City Hall was
| attended by some 58 people
| who took part in a study of dis
| coveries in the county. Presid
ling at the open forum-type of
| discussion of mental illness pro
| blems on the local level was
Mrs. Pierce Cline, President of
the Newton MH Assn.
| The meeting was planned and
|| staged by the local Mental
Health Association, Newton
County Ministerial Association, |
and the Newton County Health |
!Department, Rev. Carl Cassidy |
| is president of the Ministerial |
"Assn., and Miss Sara Gordon |
|heads the Public Health Dept.
f Miss Rebecca Pennington of the
} local Department of Family and |
Children Services was alsoi
| present.
{ Taking part in the discus-‘
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Benefit Bridge
Party by Service
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uild Tuesday |
| The Fall Benefit Bridge |-
| sponsored by the Covington |
| Service Guild will be held |
| next Tuesday, November 5, at|
[7:30 p.m. at the Elk's Club. |
| Refreshments will be served|;
lduring the evening. There will!]
{be interesting table prizes, fa- £
|vors for everyone attending, [
{and many valuable door prizes|
| given away before the evening | ;
{of entertainment is concluded. |1
All proceeds of the bencfitl
will go to the support of the|:
Little Red Schoolhouse kinder- [ ¢
garten which has- been a pro-| (
ject of the Service Guild since | ;
both the kindergarten and the | (
Guild were founded. (1
Anyone desiring to purchase |
tickets or reserve a table may | g
do so by calling Mrs. John|c
Porter at 786-7758 or Mrs. Tom | ¢
Crenshaw, Jr., at 786-7350. l a
Tickets may also be pur-|s
chased at the door on the even- ' 1
{ing of the benefit. Service|t
| Guild members will be avail-| ¢
| able to fill in if your table is|q
l incomplete.
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Jaycees To Give Prizes For
lThg “Spookiest Costumes”
“Spooks” from all over Covington anr Newton County
will be marching tonight in the first annual Jaycee Hallo
ween Parade beginning at 6:30 p. m. at the Kroger parking
lot in Covington.
Participating in the parade will - ® M
be the Newton County High
School Blue Rambler Band at thel
lead and the R. L. Cousins High
School Band. The parade will bel
guided by a car from the Coving-‘
ton Police Department. ;
A judging for the “Spookiest |
Costume” will be held for both |
white and Negro children and a |
grand prize will be given to the |
winner in each group. There willi
also be four consolation prizes |
presented to both white and Ne- |
gro children who are runners-up
in the contest.
The Newton County Junior |
Chamber of Commerce is spon- |
soring this parade to give the |
youth of the community an op-;
portunity to have a gay time on!
Halloween night in the form of
good, clean fun and frolic, ac-|
cording to Leo S. Mallard, Jay- |
cee President. '
The parade will also feature a |
iJaycee truck display and cars |
for both white and Negro judges |
i as well as the children in costume |
|and the bands, The prizes that
are to be awarded will be Hal.lo-i
ween ‘‘Surprises.” i
The parade is expected to last|
| about two hours and will follow|
| a route that will lead around thet
| Covington Square, where the cos- |
| tume judging will take place, then
' Voter Registration
- In City November 2
| Deadline for registering to
| vote in the upcoming Covington
City election is Saturday, No
vember 2, according to an an
nouncement by Harry Cowan,
City Clerk.
Those wishing to vote in the
city election may register at the
clerk’s office. !
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2 From Covington |
Enrolled at Norman|
Two students from Covlngton!
|are enrolled at Norman College, |
lNorman Park, Georgia, for the |
fall term. They are Terry Den- |
nis Rutledge and Thomas Preston |
Wallace, Jr. '
Norman Park has an enrollment
of almost 500 students, according
to W. I. Jones, Director of Public
} Relations. !
United Nations Children Fund so
Benefit From Trick or Treas Here
- Community-wide participa- |
tion in the Trick or Treat for
UNICEF Halleween program on | |
October 31 (tonight) was urged
today by Mrs. E. J. Callaway,
local organizer of the nation- |
wide annual event on behalf of |
the United Nations Children's
Fund in Covington,
Tonight between the hours of |
6 and 8 o'clock the Covington[
residential areas, Covington |
Mill, Nerth Covington and Ox- !
ford will be canvassed by |-
groups of Sunday School child
ren who will be identified with |
an arm band or carton for |
UNICEF. f
“More and more churches, ||
schools youth groups and civic |
organizations sponsor the UNI- ||
CEF Halloween program each !
vear,” Mrs, Callaway told Theln
Covington NEWS. “Here in|
Newton County we have the.q
privilege of coordinating the |
greatest effort of all times by |
children to help children. Par
ents, teachers, church, youth
and club leaders are urged to
share our concern for the mil
lions of children who are still
the victims of hunger, disease,,
poverty and ignorance in the
underdeveloped world.” }
To express such concern, Mrs. '}
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NUMBER 44
lout Elm Street to Covington Mea
|dows Shopping Center where the
| Jaycees will announce the win
|ners that will be selected by the
| judges and present the prizes.
| J. H. Bryan, €ty Manager,
said Wednesday that the city
would have adequate policemen
on hand at the Highway 278 cross
ing to insure the safety of the
parading children and also after
the parade has broken up.
Everyone is invited to join the
parade and enjoy the fun tonight
as the Jaycees lead the way in
their first annual Halloween pa
rade.
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LAaSRINE. | |
| MEL H. WAGGONER
| Mel H. Waggoner, Covington
businessman and a member of
| the City Council for the past six
| years, announced yesterday for
the office of Maycr of Coving
'ton in the city election Wed=
nesday, December 4, 1963.
Mr. Waggoner has been pro
| minent in church and civic acti
vities in the city for a number
of years. He is the father of two
| daughters, Mrs. Jimmy Pound
'of Covington and Mrs. Mary
!Johnson of Ormond Beach, Fla,
‘Callaway said education mate
erials will be available to ac
quaint prospective Trick or
Treaters with the needs of their
less fortunate contemporaries,
Special collection cartons and
identification stickers will be
distributed to UNICEF Hallo
ween organizing groups, to be
given to the Trick or Treaters.
“UNICEF means the differ=
ence between hope and despair
for countless children in Africa,
Asia, Latin America, and the
Middle East,” she said. “Over
509 projects are currently being
assisted in 116 countries. This is
a tremendous task, and it must
be shared by many.”
The traditional fun of dress=-
ing up and ringing doorbells ca
Halloween will remain un
changed, Mrs. Callaway pointed
out, but this activity will ae=
quire new meaning through its
constructive, beneficent pur=
pose.
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