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The hearts of, not only the
close friends of Mrs. Jack
Gibbs, but our hearts at the
Covington News, and all the
readers of this paper, go out in
loving sympathy to her fine
family. Cancer struck again,
and took, this time, one of our
fine correspondents of the
News. Her articles were inter
esting and right up to date. She
will be missed in this entire
community, in her church and
everywhere. To her husband
and children, who will miss her
most of all . . . (we know the
heartache of it) there can be
just one consolation! She is out
of that pain, at rest in that
home not made with earthly
hands.
Our Saviour has planned
many ways, in this new age we
are living in, whereby each of
us may be of greater service to
mankind. One way is in giving
blood that other lives may be
saved. As in the Cancer Fund
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Ministerial Assn.
Meets Monday 9 AM
The regular monthly meeting
of the Newton County Minis
terial Association will be held
at the First Baptist Church in
Covington on Monday, May 11,
at 9 a. m.
Bloodmobile Unit Here Today
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Cov
ington at the First Baptist Church today between the hours
of 12 and 6 p. m. The visit is being handled by the Cov
ington Service Guild under the chairmanship of Mrs. Moncey
Pratt.
The Covington News, WGFS.
and the Service Guild mem
bers are all working together
to notify the residents of New-
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TWO REGULAR BLOOD DONORS are shown in the picture
above with Marshall Elizer (right), Newton County Blood
Donor Chairman. Mrs. Mel Waggoner is a two-gallon donor
and Billy Smith (center) will donate his 16th pint today
when the Bloodmobile visits Covington from 12 noon until
6 p. m. at the First Baptist Church. j
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DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS SALE STARTS TODAY
C Os C Asks For County Planning Commission
Small Industry Coming To
Gainer Dry Kiln Property
Covington-Newton County Chamber of Commerce held
its May meeting Monday at the Teen Can building with 55
members present for the meal and program. President Greel
ey Ellis presided at the session.
Reports from two study com
mittees were given during the
business session. Ed Robinson,
named to head the C. of C.
Committee to promote the
establishment of a Newton
County Planning Commission,
read a resolution stating the
merits of a planning commis
sion and why one is needed in
the county. It was approved by
a unanimous vote of those
ton County of the time and
the need for keeping the coun
ty coverage. “We need about
300 pints of blood to send to
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present. The entire resolution
is carried in this article today.
Another committee, headed
by Dean V. Y. C. Eady, Ray
Reece and Hugh Harris, asked
President Ellis to make their
report for them as they were
all unable to be present for
the meeting Monday. This was
relative to Covington being in-
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the Atlanta Blood Center to
keep our end of the bargain
made with the Red Cross. They
agreed to furnish blood free of
charge for the blood itself, in
any amount to any resident of
Newton County wherever they
might be at the time of need.
In return we as a county must
furnish a total of 730 pints
each year in 6 visits to the
county,” a Blood official stated.
As of this date the County
is 109 pints behind in this
quota. We have a visit quota
of 150 pints for this time at
Covington and 100 pints for
। the visit on May 18th in Por
■ terdale. These visits will com
plete the year.
It will then be up to the
I discretion of the Atlanta Blood
! Center whether ar not to con
| tinue this arrangement. If
I they decide that we have not
i met our part of the bargain,
| then only the donors and their
j families will be covered under
) this agreement.
This means that for approxi
' mately 350 pints of blood the
needs of the whole county or
! 21,000 people will be covered.
। This seems a small number but
| it will take the efforts of over
400 people to arrive at this
number.
Everyone between the ages
of 18 and 60 are urged to come
and offer their blood. If you
can’t make it today between 12
I and 6 p.m. at the First Baptist
Church then come on the 18th
to Porterdale at the Anderson
'Building between 11 am. and
j 5 p.m.
COVINGTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. MAY 7. 1964
Sunday Is Mother's Day
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Kiwanians to Hear
Law Day Speaker
Covington Kiwanians will
hear Atlanta Attorney Bill
Gibson at their regular weekly
luncheon meeting at Legion
Home today -(Thursday) at 1
o’clock. Greeley Ellis is in
charge of the program today
and he will introduce the
speaker.
Mr. Gibson will speak on the ।
‘‘State Constitution”. He is a
prominent attorney and a
member of the law firm of,
Hansell, Post, Brandon and
Dorsey in Atlanta. The program
today is in keeping with Law
Day in Georgia. Annually the
Covington Kiwanis Club has an
observance program during the
week.
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Students whose fathers are i
members of the Covington Ki- i
wanis Club were guests of the i
club at the weekly luncheon
meeting Thursday at Legion
Home. Sutton Hardy of the
Vocational Guidance Commit- |
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Parents Council
Steering Group
Meets Tonight
A meeting of the Newton
County Parents’ Cou nc i l’s
Steering Committee has been
called tonight at 7:30 p. m., at
the REA Auditorium, by the
organization’s president, Sutton
Hardy.
The Steering Committee of
I the Council consists of general
officers, the Youth Committee,
parents representing the coun
ty’s various schools; faculty
members: and members of the
Interested Citizens’ Committee.
President Hardy stressed the
j importance of tonight’s meet
ing, in that it would deal with
i the Council’s immediate goals,
। duties of committee members,
and promotion of social activi
ties honoring this years NCHS
Graduates.
In the announcement, Pres
ident Hardy stated that many
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Off Parnell Io
Refire June I
Ott L. Parnell, City of Cov
ington Superintendent of
Streets and Sanitary Depart
ment, plans to retire on June 1.
Mr. Parnell has been under
the care of an emphysema
specialst, Dr. William A. Hop
kins of Atlanta, for the past
three years and he (Dr. Hop
kins) has advised him to retire.
Covington Mayor Walker
Harris said yesterday that he
wanted to clarify any rumor
concerning the retirement of
Mr. Parnell and the Mayor and
Mr. Parnell asked that portions
of a signed letter from Dr.
Hopkins be published in The
News.
The letter stated: “The pati
ent has been under my pro
fessional care and treatment for
the past three years because of
pulmonary emphysema, ad
vanced ... It is my strong re
commendation that he be con
sidered for retirement inas
much as I consider him physi
cally unable to assume any
vocational duties . . .”
Judge Wm. Dean
Masonic Speaker
The regular communication
of the Mansfield Lodge No. 489
will be held on May 7, at 8
p.m. Judge William T. Dean
will be the guest speaker.
All qualified Brethren are
invited to attend this meeting.
T. P. Lawrence, Sec.
James D. Hays, W. M.
Fowler’s School Presents Its
“Fun-Arama USA” Friday at 8
On Friday night, May Bth, at
eight o’clock, in the Newton
High School Auditorium, Fowl
er’s School of Recreation will
present Fun-Arama USA.
This is a Dancing and Tumb
ling exhibition, that will take
you on a pleasure trip over
the USA. You will see the Cir
cus in Madison Square Garden,
the Mardi-Gras in New Or
leans, the World Series in St.
Louis, the Rose Bowl in Cali
fornia, the Kentucky Derby in
'Sell-Abration Sale’ For
3 Days At 20 Stores
Twenty merchants of the Downtown Business section of
Covington are staging, for the next three days, a gigantic
Spring Sell-Abration Days Sale. The event starts this morn
ing (Thursday) and ends Saturday night, May 9th.
The Sell-Abration features
quality merchandise at drasti
cally reduced prices just for
this event. A 24-page tabloid
section (in Color) in The Cov
ington NEWS today lists hun
dreds of items on which you
can save money and buy qua
lity at the same time.
These merchants are coope
rating in the Sell-Abration:
McConnell’s 5 and 10c Store,
Wood-Dickinson Furniture
Company, Evans Drug Store,
Piper Hardware Company,
Cohen’s, Hutchin’s, Economy
Auto Store, Harper’s 5 and 10c
Store, Peoples Drug Store,
Allen’s 5 and 10c Store, White’s
Tire and Auto Supply, Cov
ington Supply Company,
White's Department Store,
Dietz’s, J. C. Pool Company,
Sears, Roebuck and Company,
Covington Furniture Company,
Belk-Gallant Company, Adams
Shoe Store and King-Hicks
Heard-Mixon School
Pre-School Children
To Register May 8
All parents who have chil
dren to enter Heard - Mixon
School in September are urged
to bring their children to the
school Friday, May 8, between
one and three p.m. for regist
ration.
i Louisville, and a Texas Rodeo
' with Cowboys and Indians.
As a climax to the tour, you
will visit the World’s Fair of
1964 in New York City.
“We would like to have
everyone come and enjoy all of
these wonderful places with
us. The Show is free to the
Public and everyone is invited
to come and see Fun-Arama
USA., Friday night at 8 o’clock,
Newton High School Auditori
um,” Miss Louise Fowler
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NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL 4
OBITUARIES , A
SOCIETY 4
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LEGALS _22
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Hardware Company.
All these merchants will re
main open Friday night until 9
for the convenience of the
public. Closing time on Thurs
day will be 5 p. m., and on
Saturday at 6 p. m.
With Mother’s Day coming up
next Sunday (May 10) and
high school and college gradu
ation in the next few weeks,
many of the Downtown Mer
chants feature excellent gift
selections for every purse. Each
merchant invites the public to
visit their store anytime during
the next three days and really
see if this isn’t a “Sell-Abration
Sale.”
Dropout Club to
Start New Class
Monday, May 11
The Newton - Rockdale Drop
Out Club has announced the
beginning of a new class this
month in English. Registration
will be held Monday, May 11
at 7:30 p.m. at Newton Coun
i ty High School.
Classes will begin on May
19th and will be held two
nights weekly (Tuesday and
Thursday). Anyone interested
in enrolling in the class is in
vited to come to NCHS on
Monday evening.
■ stated.
Director of the school is Miss
Fowler; assistant director is
Mrs. Marianne Ivey and pi
: anist is Mrs. Louise Tuck.
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