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Thursday, July 23, 1964
(Jouington
BLAB SLAB
Out of all animals hunted in Georgia, quail are the
most popular, followed by squirrel, rabbit, dove and
deer . . . the opossum is the only pouched animal na
tive to the Western Hemisphere (Americas). Newborn
opossums are about the size of a kidney bean . . . John
Rooks of Covington deserves a big vote of thanks for
his PA system at the Little League ball park.
An indication of the demise of minor league baseball
is this fact: The New York Yankees, a few years ago
had 26 minor loop teams; now they have only 8 . . .
NBC-TV will carry the NCAA college football game of
the week this fall. This system will air an unprecedented
three games on TV New Years Day, 1965, cappd that
night with the Orange Bowl game from Miami.
One thing about Major League baseball in Atlanta
next year will be the quality of the TV coverage of
the games. No doubt, it will be much better, picture-wise,
than the telecasts this year . . . Two beer firm executives
are leading the fight to keep the Cardinals of the NFL in
St. Louis . . . Robin Roberts, Orioles hurler, may get
a chance to pitch against his former teammates, the
Phillies, if both win their pennants this fall.
Porterdale’s softball team now boasts a season record
of 22 victories and only eight defeats . . . The Atlanta
Crackers will be on the road until August 3. The series
they concluded at Ponce de Leon Sunday saw the Crax
take a 6-4 home stand . . . LL President Dud Childers
says that when the dugouts are built at the local Con
yers Street field we will host the Area Little League
Tourney. The meet this week is being held in Monroe.
Maybe Ole Bear Bryant isn’t so bad after all! When
he was coach at Texas A&M he signed Bobby Nichols
of Louisville, Ky. to a football scholarship. Nichols was
soon thereafter in an auto wreck and had to give up his
grid scholarship. Bryant, however, did see that Nichols
got a golf scholarship at A&M . . . And how’s this for
a hole-in-one? An 11-year-old boy in England used a
3-iron toe ard an ace on a 165-yard hole.
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AID WILDLIFE; DIM LIGHTS
If you come upon a deer or other animals at night,
dim your headlights and blow your horn. Bright lights
blind a deer; dim ones allow it to decide which way to
flee from the road.
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PUTTER WITH WHEELS
A putter with wheels is being touted by its manu
facturer as the answer to the golf duffer’s putting prob
lems. The mobile club, with a set of removable wheels, is
said to help the player learn to keep the putting head
square and close to the ground.
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Any time you get to thinking how hard it is to meet
new people, pick up the wrong golf ball.
♦ * * *
Architects cover their mistakes with ivy, gardeners
with sod, but wives resort to mayonnaise.
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As an example illustration that “pro” is the opposite
of “con,” the student replied: “Progress and Congress.”
— (Journeyman Barber)
Rev. Bruyere’s Father’s Baseball
Wood Carving In 'Hall Os Fame’
When Rev. A. J. Bruyere, pastor of the Julia A.
Porter Memorial Methodist Church at Porterdale, visits
the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York
he can point to a wood carving with pride as having
been made by his father, August J. Bruyere of Milwau
kee, Wisconsin.
The 12-figures ana eight
foot square board with sur
rounding fence shows a life
like appearance of a double
steal at a baseball game. It
took the elder Bruyere 12
years to carve out the mast
erpiece. At the time he was
living in Green Bay, Wiscon
sin. He completed the work
in 1920 and only recently
offered it to the Baseball
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Hall of Fame. It was accept
ed this spring.
The figures represent 12
players, two coaches and one
umpire. The complete dis
play includes an eight foot
square board with a fence,
built of 16 one-foot squares,
surrounding it. The figures
are arranged to depicta
double steal in action.
True baseball scenery
Coach Bradley
Will Assemble
Squad Tuesday
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COACH BRADLEY
Coach Ronald Bradley will
assemble his North Georgia
high school All-Star basket
ball squad Tuesday, July 28
on the Georgia Tech campus
in Atlanta and after physical
examinations by the 15-
player squad they will buck
le down to drills for the an
nual game.
The NCHS mentor, head
man this year for the North
Stars, has one player from
his own Ram team. He is
Guard Terry Smith, who 1.
an 11-point average in the
scoring column. Besides,
Smith’s value lies mainly in
his superb floor work. He
helped lead the Newton
Rams to the State Class AA
title this past March at the
Alexander Memorial Colise
um.
Aiding Bradley with the
reins of the North team will
be Coach Bill Ensley of Hart
County, also a veteran in
state tournament play. His
boys and girls both won
championships in 1963.
Manager of the North
Stars will be Stanley Harris
of Covington.
The game is set for the
Coliseum the night of Aug
ust 5 (Wednesday). Coach
of the South All-Stars is Joe
Sparks of Columbus High.
even dominates the outer
garden ot the display, as
Bruyere included advertise
ments on his fence, including
several from his native
Green Bay. “I made certain
too, that none of the ads con
flicted,” he said witji a sales
man’s technique. Mr. Bruy
ere worked for the Green
Bay Gazette for many years
and was a printer by trade.
He taught printing at Boys
Tech in Milwaukee for 21
years as well as other
schools in that section of the
country.
His display, carved from
basswood to prevent split
ting, has been shown
throughout the state of Wis
consin. His work was dis
played in a store window in
downtown Milwaukee for
sometime.
“It always amused me to
be in a group of people look
ing at my baseball carv
ings,” he said. “I’d hear
them say ‘Why he must be
nuts to spend that much time
carving those’. I’d identify
myself then and tell them
that I still knew my way,
home, that it was better to
spend my extra time whittl
ing with a penknife than in
a tavern. No one ever de
bated further. They would
be embarrassed though.”
A life-long baseball fan.
He says that he used to go
from Green Bay to Chicago
to see the White Sox play.
“That was before World War
I, which in those days was
quite a trip,” Mr. Bruyere
said. “The Braves are now
my favorite team,” he added.
Not long ago the Green
Bay newspaper carried a
picture and article on Mr.
Bruyere’s work.
School Is Out
Drive Safely
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Summer Fun in Georgia
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Enjoying one of Georgia’s many summertime recrea
tional activities is pretty Martha Jo Logue. The comely
Milledgeville lass and her inflatable friend play in the
cooling waters of Lake Sinclair in Middle Georgia. The
15,000-acre lake, second largest located wholly within
Georgia, is one of 18 reservoirs formed by hydroelectric
generating stations of the Georgia Power Company.
Bill McDowell Is Named Booster
Club 1964-65 Membership Chmn.
Bill McDowell, manager Henson Furniture Co., Cov
ington, has accepted the chairmanship of the member
ship drive of the Newton Ram Booster Club for 1964-65.
Officers of the Booster Club met Monday evening at
the Caldwell and Cowan Funeral Home with President
Lewis Caldwell as host.
The membership drive
will start around August Ist,
and it was also announced
that Billy Crowell would
serve as Porterdale chair
man. The dues for the year
will be $5 for the first mem
ber of a family and $2.50
for the second member. It
was announced that this
membership will entitle a
person to a free chicken bar
becue dinner on August 26th
at the Lions Club Pavilion.
The officers of the club
voted to discontinue the
trips for this year; instead
the club intends to furnish
equipment for the additional
dressing room space which
will be built at Newton High
gym.
Officers also voted to re-
County Agents Column
By Ed Hunt
Farm Safety Week
The 21st National Farm
Safety Week is July 19-25.
This week is sponsored by
the National Safety Council
and the United States De
partment of Agriculture
with the cooperation of other
agencies promoting safety
among farm people.
The theme for this year’s
observance is Safer Ameri
can Families Everywhere.
I would like to urge you to
make sure that you are fol
lowing the correct, safe pro
cedures in all you do around
the farm.
This year stress is being
placed on safety at home,
with agricultural chemicals,
with falls, with rural high
way safety, with farm mach
inery, and with recreation
safety.
Let’s keep Newton County
free of farm accidents, and
to do that, it takes your help.
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Cotton Defoliation
It’s too early to defoliate
those cotton plants, but it’s
not too early to think about
it.
If you expect to harvest by
machine it is a good idea to
defoliate. Machines will ope
rate on cotton that has not
been defoliated, but the lint
grade is lowered and the
cotton stays wet longer each
morning.
Defoliation allows sun
light and air to penetrate
dense cotton, allowing faster
drying and picking. The
total benefits derived from
defoliation will vary with
the plant conditions, met
hods of harvest, and the
weather conditions.
About one-third of the
bolls should be open with a
minimum of immature bolls
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cognize each outstanding
scholastic student in each of
the following sports: foot
ball, basketball (boys),
basketball (girls), baseball
and track. This has never
been done before at NCHS.
Mr. Caldwell said that the
quota membership in the
Booster organization this
year has been set at 600.
Tickets for the chicken
barbecue will be sold by
members of the club. Adult
tickets will be $1.50, and 75
cents for children under 12
years of age. “Os course this
barbecue will be open to the
public and we hope to have a
large turnout of sports fans
for the event,” President
Caldwell stated.
less than 30 days old when
defoliation is started.
For additional informa
tion, please contact me.
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Oats for Grazing
It won’t be too long until
you will be planting those
oats for grazing.
Let me encourage you to
plant the recommended
varieties. For the correct
varieties for Newton County
may I urge you to contact
my office.
For grazing you need to
plant four bushels per acre.
Planting dates should be
September l-15th.
Ferti liz er requirments
should be met, and to do this
you need to follow those soil
test recommendations.
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Ram Football Target Dales
Are Announced By Coaches
Newton High football
coach Milton McLaney has
announced the dates for his
gridiron aspirants to set
their targets on for the com
ing campaign of 1964.
The first team meeting
will be held on August 9 at
4 p. m. Then on August 10
two-a-day drills will start
with the first week in shorts.
The annual football camp at
the FFA-FHA Camp will
start on August 19 and will
continue for a week.
First game of the season is
set for September 4th at
Morgan County. The first
game in Covington will be
on Friday night, September
11 at 8 o’clock.
MdLaney will have the
two same assistants as last
Gold Crown
Reopened Tri.
Covington bowling fans
turned out in large numbers
Friday evening to welcome
formally the re-opening of
Gold Crown Lanes in Cov
ington on U. S. Highway
278.
Rev. Owen Kellum, past
or of the First Methodist
Church, gave the invocation.
Newton County Represen
tative W. D. (Don) Ballard
cut the blue ribbon and made
the dedication address. He
also rolled the first ball and
it was a “strike.”
The new managers and
operators of the lanes, Jim
Hall and Sol Klug, were
^ell-pleased with the ac
ceptance of their recreation
al investment and they look
forward to serving the pub
lic here.
Representing Brunswick
Corp, was Ed Magnuson,
Sales Engineer of Bruns
wick’s Bowling Division.
CPI For May
Holds Level
WASHINGTON, D. C. —
The Consumer Price Index
in May remained at its April
level of 107.8 (1957 - 59 =
100), the U.S. Labor De
partment’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics announced. Slightly
lower prices for food and
housing offset fractional ad
vances for most other types
of consumer goods and ser
vices.
As compared with May
1903, the index was 1.5 per
cent higher, reflecting high
er prices for most consumer
items, except meats, bread,
and fuel oil.
Food prices declined 0.2
percent in May, primarily
because of lower prices of
eggs and meats Egg prices
dropped seasonally as pro
duction reached record high
levels. Prices of most types
of meats were lower, with
abundant supplies of beef
and pork, but lamb and cold
:uts were up a little.
Prices of fruits and veget
ables remained unchanged as
reductions in vegetable
prices offset generally higher
prices for fruits. Dairy pro
ducts prices were 0.2 per
cent lower, with seasonally
higher milk production.
Sugar prices also declined,
reflecting reductions of May
“white sales” and appliance
prices also were lower. Resi
dential rents were unchang
ed. Costs of maintenance
and repair of owner-occu
pied dwellings were up.
Transportation costs in
creased by ojl percent, large
ly because of higher prices
for used cars and gasoline.
Selling prices of new cars
declined as dealers increased
♦heir concessions.
year. Wilbur Fisher and
Stone Cooper. The team’s re
cord in 1963 was 5-4-1 but
numerous records were set
in offense and scoring.
The coaches have prepar
ed a booklet that gives all
the necessary statistics about
the 1963 Ram team. Among
the many records listed in
the booklet are:
Scored in every game
Highest score in one game,
58 points vs GMC
Most TD passes in season,
12
Most pass completions, 88
Most passing yardage,
1,562
Most points scored in sea
son, 61 Freeman Batchelor
Most pass receptions in
season, 26 Freeman Batchel
or
Most yards gained by pass
receptions, 581 John Glass
Most pass completions in
BOATING SAFETY
ALL HANDS ALERT!
Safety precautions should not be confined to saving
lives on the motor highways. It is just as important to
observe safety measures on the water. It would be well,
therefore, for all boating enthusiasts to adhere to the
following simple rules for safe boating prescribed by
Admiral E. J. Roland, Commandant of the U.S. Coast
Guard:
DON’T
• Overload your craft or allow your passengers to
move about in away that may change its balance.
• Leave shore in a leaky or badly constructed boat.
• Venture into dangerous or restricted waters.
• Operate near swimmers.
• Forget your wake can endanger others.
• Use gasoline stoves.
• Lie at anchor with a short scope of line.
• Mix liquor and boating.
DO
• Observe the rules of the road. Carry approved
life preservers for each person on board.
• Instruct at least one of your passengers in the
rudiments of handling your craft in case you are
injured.
• See that all hands know what to do in an emer
gency and where to find the safety equipment.
• Check weather and tides before going out.
• Check gasoline system, make sure all tanks are
vented, see that bilges are free of vapors, oil,
waste and grease.
• Be sure you have an adequate oil filter.
• Check your battery and maintain electrical
equipment in accordance with good marine
practices.
• Reduce speed through all anchorage areas.
• Reduce speed at night, and maintain a proper
lookout at all times.
• Take your time in buying a boat or equipment
for it; a bad “bargain” could cost you your life.
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IMPROVEMENT — ADDITIONS
Electrical - Plumbing — Custom Cabinets
Complete Building Supplies
Johnson Sea Horse Motors — Starcraft Boats
Cloud Abernathy, mgr.; Jack Allen, asst, mgr.;
Donald Johnson, cabinet maker; Benny Jen
kins, termite control; Aubrey & Hollis, floor
finishing, tile, inlaid floor goods.
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season, 87 Tim Christian
Most yards gained by
passing, 1,522 Tim Christian
Most TD passes thrown, 12
Tim Christian
88 pass completions for
1,562 yards and 12 TDs and
four extra points
288 running plays for
1,593 yards
Total offense, 3,155 yards.
IT'S A FOOTBALL FACT
JACKSONVILLE — Lu
Gambino, a balding halfback
from Maryland, established
the all-time Gator Game re
cord for ground-gaining in
1946 in a 20-20 deadlock
with Georgia. He racked up
175 yards.
Except for channel cats,
all catfish feed almost en
tirely by scent. — Sports
Afield.
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