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You know somethings bub
bling somewhere . . . just what
is it . .. or why is it that very
suddenly people get so very
upset over Milledgeville State
Hospital, and the terrible con
dition it is in. If you are one
of those persons who care, and
visit the hospital regularly
from month to month, year to
year, or week to week . . .
working there in various ways
. . . then you realize what has
been done there within the past
few years to make things bet
ter.
The first time we became
interested, really, in wanting
to help down there was when
the Ga. Press Convention was
taken on a tour of the Hospital.
We had never been there be
fore, What a shame that you
have not (if you have not been)
We were petrified! We couldn’t
sleep for weeks . .. we dream
ed of the horror of it. Crowded
conditions, people penned up
behind bars mingling with each
other, scrapping a little .. . but
all confused ecrying out for
somebody to care. More are
going in each day. They do
need more help all the time!
From year to year conditions
have been made better . .. but
not good enough. It's like a
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Porferdale P-TA
“Facing Facts”
PORTERDALE — “Facing
Final Facts” will be the theme
of the PTA program at the
Porterdale School Auditorium
on Thursday evening, April 23,
at seven o'clock. New officers
will be elected and installed.
The Seventh Grades of Miss
Pauline Hardman and Mrs.
Carter Robertson will present
the devotional. The Rev. A. J.
Bruyere will be their guest in
spirational speaker. A Girls
Chorus of Seventh Grade girls
will sing. Miss Judy Higgin
botham will render a piano
solo.
Mr, D. O. Shirah, Sr., Presi
dent, and the Rev. Irving Ru
dolph, Program Chairman, will
attend the State Convention in
Savannah, Georgia April 14-16
and will bring an informative
report to the members at their
April meeting.
Mansfield To Get
New Post Office
Congressman John J. Flynt,
Jr. informed - The Covington
News Tuesday the Post Office
Departmeént will advertise for
bids for construction of a new
Post Office at Mansfield, on
April 17, 1964. Bids will close
May 18, 1964, and should be
submitted at the Federal An
nex Building, Atlanta, Geor
gia.
It is desired that the new
facility be located in the vi
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THESE THREE VOLUNTEERS will greet Porterdale area
people Sunday. April 13, when the third and last Polio Sugar
lump will be offered the public in the local immunization
program. Dr. James B. Miichell is flanked by Mrs. Annie
Lee Day (left). Bibb nurse, and Mrs. Peggy Moss (right).
supervisor of nurses at Newton County Hospital, Covington.
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All Persons Need Three
Feedings For Immunization
Newton County citizens will have their third chance to
receive a Sabin Oral immunization lump of sugar Sunday,
April 19 as the Type II vaccine will be offered the public
in the four locations in the county from 12 noon until 5 p. m.
E. E. (Buck) Callaway an
nounced that facilities will be
setup in Covington at the
NCHS cafeteria and at the R. L.
Cousins School cafeteria, in
Porterdale at the school cafe
teroa and at the Mansfield
Community Center in Mans
field.
The Type I feeding in Feb
ruary saw 14,607 Newton
Countains avail themselves of
the opportunity of the vaccine.
In March the Type 111 vaccine
drew only 13,228 residents.
This was more than a thousand
less than the first feeding, Mr.
Callaway stressed.
“To be fully effective a per
son must take all three types of
the Sabin Vaccine,” Mr. Calla
way stated yesterday. “Each
type is for a certain type of
polio and when you have all
three sugar lumps you will not
need a booster or followup
feeding ever,” he emphasized.
“This immunizes you for life.”
Representatives of Newton-
Rockdale Medical Society the
campaign emphasize that all
persons over six weeks of age,
including adults over 40, should
be immunized with the com
plete Sabin dosage in order to
stop the chain of transmission
of the polio Virus.
To do your part in protecting
yourself as well as others from
polio, keep your date with the
Sabin Oral Sunday, April 19
and April 26. The latter date
is for those who cannot get to
a center this coming Sunday.
jcinity of the present Post Of
fice at Mansfield. The new
building will be rented on a
5-year lease with three (3) 5-
year renewal options.
The following specifications
| are desired for the new facility
‘at Mansfield: 1,000 sq. ft., in
lterior space; 96 sq. ft, plat
form space; 3,500 sq. ft., park
’ing area.
{ Miss Annie C. Hays is the
'Postmaster at Mansfield.
Che @Couington News
BEST COVERAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
Newton High ‘A’
Student List
uaeni LISt
Is Announced
| The Student Council of
t Newton High has released the
{ following list of all “A” stud
{ents at N, C. H. S
! 9th Grade: Stella Hinton,
fDouglas Jolley, David Parker,
{ Steve Piper, Judy Peterson,
| Glenda Repetske, Sheila Smith,
ißissa Spears, Nona Spears,
Linda Standard, Patricia Tem
ples.
10th Grade: Dale Jones.
| 11th Grade: Judson Caldwell,
tCathy Callaway, Terry Cofer,
| Patsy Fleming, Sally Hardman,
Linda Ivy, Carol Hudson,
Clarice Henderson, Wanda
Nolan, Donna Kay Repetske,
Frankie Schell, Bobby Stand
ard, Ruth Watts.
12th Grade: Ronnie Elliott,
Bob Travis.
Covington Lion
' Elect gOfl'ce
‘ Covington Lions Club have
{ elected officers to guide their
club for the next 12 months.
Olin Allen is the new president
and he will succeed James
Lord.
The newly- elected officers
will assume their duties on July
1. Named with Mr. Allen are:
{ Ed Clark, first vice-president;
|J. D. Dial, second vice-presi
| dent; Dr. Robert Reems, third
vice-president; Melvin Allen,
secretary-treasurer; Lion Tam
er Bill Vaughn. Directors elect
'ed . were: Louis Lang, J. L.
Skinner, Walter Day and Hugh
‘Jones.
At the meeting on April 9th
the members cleaned the Pavi
lion and set it in order for use
by the public this summer. The
members enjoyed a steak cook
ed on the large grill inside the
Pavilion. The Pavilion is for the
use of the public (donations
appreciated). To obtain use of
these facilities, call Lion Sam
Cowan at Caldwell and Cowan
Funeral Home.
The Lions reported that dur
ing recent months a lot of da
mage had been done at the
Pavilion and playground. A
window was broken out of the
ladies rest room, a large hole
cut in screen wire around the
Pavilion, five swing seats were
taken or borken, one glider
swing destroyed, and four flood
lights broken.
Ficquett School
7th-Bth Grade
Honor Roll Given
G. B. Hutchinson, principal
of E. L. Ficquett School an
nounces the honor roll for the
seventh and eight grades as
follows:
Seventh Grade
Lynn Parker, Debra Head,
Sheilah Head, Susan Kirkland,
Joan Laseter, Emily Morgan
‘and Fran Tuck.
Eighth Grade
~ Carol Hood, Elaine Wood,
Charles Bohanon, John Lamar
‘Callaway and Scott McMichael.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1964
Eagle Scout Rank Bestowed on E. G. Lassiter 111 |
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E. G. LASSITER 111 is pinned with his Eagle Scout citation by his mother Mrs. E. G.
Lassiter, Jr. at the Covington Rotary Club meeting last week. At left is S. J. Morcock,
Newton-Rockdale District Chairman, and at right is E. G. Lassiter, Jr.
President Parents’ C ]
In an enthusiastic organizational meeting of the Newton
County Parents’ Council, held Thursday night at Newton
High Auditorium, Sutton Hardy, prominent local merchant,
was named president of the Council. Miss Audrey Morgan,
head, Extension Family Life Department, University of Geor-
gia, was guest speaker for the
event, which assembled over
300 parents, young people,
school, civie, church leaders,
and interested citizens.
A cordial welcome was ex
tended to the group by Newton
Principal Homer F. Sharp.
Sutton Hardy, as = acting
chairman, presided over the
meeting, which opened with
the singing of “America”, led
by Ficquett Principal George
Hutchinson, followed by the
invocation offered by the Rev.
Mr. Grady M. Lively, presi
dent Newton Co. Ministerial
Association.
Mr. Hardy also added words
of welcome, especially to the
young people, who will parti
cipate, and whose interests are |
the prime concern of the Coun- |
cil. i
Mrs. Leo Mallard, presented |
by Mr. Hardy, expressed her
appreciation, and that of the
Covington News which spon
sored the Council’'s organiza~
tion, to Mr. Sharp, Bill Hoff
man for radio publicity, Mrs.
Sara Groves and Ed Hunt, |
County Extension Agent, and |
others who had lent their ef-|
forts toward the pre-organiza
tion plans of the Council.
Mrs. Groves, Newton Coun
ty HDA was accorded the pri
vilege of introducing the even
ing's speaker, Miss Audrey
Morgan, of the University of
Palmer Stone
Pre-Registration
Day April 22nd
Pre Registration Day at Pal
mer Stone School will be h-eldl
Wednesday, April 22, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. This registration
is for those children who will
be entering the first grade
next fall, and will reach their |
sixth birthday before Decem-,
ber 1, 1964.
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Georgia Extension Service.
In her informative message,
Miss Morgan discussed the
needs and purpose of a Coun
cil. She stated that a Couneil,
with all its committees could
serve as a direction of under
standing that all people could
follow. Not Rules, but guides,
a map of accepted, respected,
reasonable behavior, establish
ed by the Council, which can
help parents and young people,
in the solution of problems in
our complex social order of to
day. “It can bring greater un
derstanding and appreciation
Officers and Program Participants at Initial Parents’ Council Meeting
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SHOWN ABOVE ARE THE PARTICIPANTS and officers
elected at the Newton County Parents’ Council organiza
tional meeting on Thursday evening. Left to right they are:
Bob Travis, who as NCHS Student Council president will
serve as chairman of the Youth Committee; Donald Stephen
son, parliamentarian; Mrs. Leo Mallard, through whom the
of each other, and greater af
| section in families”’, she added,
'“without coercion or dictation”.
f “A reappraisal of prepara
‘ tion of youths to meet the needs
| of the future is paramount, be
| cause today’s world is having
lgreater impact on families and
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| Palmer-Stone PTA
Meets Monday 7:30
The Palmer - Stone Parent
| Teacher Association will meet
|in the school . cafetorium on
| Monday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m.
| The installation of officers for
!the new year will be a part of
the program.
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Rev. Amold Smith Speaker
130 AM. 7-45 PM Services
The First Baptist Church will begin its annual Spring Re
vival on Sunday April 19. The services will continue through
Friday, April 24. The Reverend W. Arnold Smith of Ate
lanta, will be the guest speaker and the Reverend Tucker
Singleton of Madison, will be in charge of the music. s
RS . o U R B R R o 2 8 S -
Friends of the community
are invited to attend the meet- ‘
ings which will be held at|
7:30 in the morning and at}‘
7:45 in the evening. The usual
time will be observed for the |
Sunday services, at eight-thir-|
ty and eleven in the morning
and at 7:30 in the evening.
Each service will be held in
the Fellowship Hall of the|
Educational Building due to|
the work of remodeling of the
santuary.
The preacher, W. Arnold
Smith, is a native of Carroll
ton, Georgia. He was educated
in the public schools, and
graduated from Emory at Ox
ford and from Emory Univer
sity in Atlanta, Georgia. He
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School Officials
Kiwanis Speakers
Today at 1 PM
Newton County Supt. of
Schools J. W. (Whit) Richard
son and Newton High Super
vising Principal Homer F.
Sharp will have the program
at the Covington Kiwanis
Club today (Thursday) at 1
O’clock at legion Home,
Each will speak on the New
ton County school situation. f
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Mrs. W. J. Dickey, Newton
County High School Librarian,
was the guest speaker at the
Covington Kiwanis Club meet
ing Thursday at Legion Home.
Accompanying Mrs. Dickey"
were two members of the NCHS
Librarian Club, Jean Smith
and Elaine Allen. They made
short speeches.
Currently across the nation"
Library Week is being observ
ed. Mrs. Dickey's talk stressed |
the importance of the library}
and gave many facts about the
NCHS Library. B I
Visitorg at the meeting in- |
cluded two Key Club members: l
Tim Christian and Jeff Hinton. !
News sponsored the Council’s organization: Miss Audry More
gan, guest speaker, of Athens: Sutton Hardy, Presideni
Mrs. Sara Groves, Newton HDA, who introduced the speaks
er; Mrs. Ed Robinson, High School Commitiee chairmang
and Rev. Grady Lively, Council Chaplain. %
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ATLANTA (GPS)—A $348.«
000 contract has been signad
by State Auditor Ernest Davis
with a national appraising
firm to conduct a property
valuation study throughout
Georgia, it was announced. .
The contract was awarded to
Cole-Layer-Trumble Co., wide=-
ly known specialists in the
field of property evaluation
and taxation, Davis said.
The firm will study every
|school district in Georgia to
| determine real property valua=
[tion and its ratio to the state
|as a whole, he explained.
The information will be used
to compute local financial sup
| port required of each scheool
| district as its share of the Min
limum Foundation for Educa
| tion program.
| The auditor pointed out that
| the study was required by the
inew education law which
changes the method of comput
ing local support to an equaliz=
ed digest. A complex economic
digest is now used.
~ Davis emphasized that the stu
dy will not result in any changes
in local tax digest. He said the
valuation will be used only in
computing local support.
The study lis scheduled to be
completed by next February.
Its results will be needed to
implement the equalized tax
digest law in 1965-66.