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OUR NATION
“One Nation, under God,
indivisible!" Read and listen
to the news! Republicans and
Democrats fighting a life
and death battle! All of them
within our Nation. That’s
the way it has always been.
One condemning the Presi
dent of the United States,-
who was thrust into the of
fice by the assassination of
our President! Yes thrust into
office without one moments
notice . . . Having to take
over the reigns of this na
tion, needing the help of
every man and woman in
the country. No time to start
a campaign for reelection for
the threat of war among
other nations was staring
him in the face. It is no time
for bickering and assuca
tions.
BEST MAN
Who is the best man for
the place? We personally
like both of them. We have
been weighing their words.
Everybody should do that.
Every person should go to
the polls and vote, after
much prayer. God does an
swer prayers! We would not
try to sway our readers. We
must go to the Heavenly
Father in prayer to lead us
to vote for the man God
would have direct our Na
tion . . . even as he chose
Moses to lead the Hebrews
out of Egypt. God should
have his way within the
hearts of the people. He
knows, and He alone knows
what is best for this Na
tion.
Bankrupt Morally
We as a Nation, from year
to year have become more
immoral. We, as a Nation,
have strayed further and
further away from God’s
Church, and the command
ments He gave to us. Mur
der, theft, alcohol, loose liv
ing, greed, selfishness have
led to our condition as a
Nation today.
What are we to do about
it? Let’s forget Democrats
and Republicans! Let’s
PRAY individually, as peo
ple of God’s Nation (it is
not ours) to do His will, and
vote for the man we think
will bring us back to God’s
house to carry out His com
mandments, with liberty
and justice to all God’s peo
ple.
Let us not vote the Dem
ocratic or the Republican
ticket because our fore-
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Pancake Supper
Friday Night
At Cafeteria
A Pancake Supper will
be staged Friday evening,
September 2 at the Newton
County High School Cafe
teria from 6 until 8 o clock.
The supper is sponsored by
the Covington Rotary Club.
Tickets are on sale by
members of the Rotary Club
and will be on sale at the
door. Adult ticket is 75 cents,
and 50 cents for children.
This event is one of the
annual projects by Rotary.
Serving will be started at
6 o’clock so that patrons
may attend the Ram-Tucker
ball game at 8 P.M. on
Sharp Field.
Dr. Ralph Decker Speaker At
Emory At Oxford Convocation
Dr. Ralph W. Decker.
Director of Educational In
stitutions of the Division of
Higher Education of the
Methodist Church, was the
Convocation Speaker for
Emory University’s Oxford
Division at Oxford, Septem
ber 30.
Dr. Decker has served in
the Methodist Division of
Higher Education since 1959.
He came to the department
from the presidency of
Wyoming Seminary, Kingst
on, Pennsylvania. He was
educated at Wesleyan and
Boston, earning the Ph. D.
from Boston University. He
has done post-graduate study
at Boston University, Harv
ard University, and the Uni
versity of Berlin.
While on the Oxford
campus for his two-day visit,
Dr. Decker had conferences
with various faculty com
mittees and students groups.
Just prior to the convoca
tion on Wednesday evening
at 8, he had dinner with the
faculty and spoke to them on
higher education.
Announcing the official
opening of the 129th year of
Emory’s educational program
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SAr xRS, CAMPBELL TO SPEAK HERE
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He. J-Mixon, Gum Creek Top Booth Winners
Democratic Rally Monday 8 P.M.;
Campbell Rotary Speaker Tues.
Governor Carl E. Sanders
will be the principal speaker
at a Newton County Democ
ratic Rally at the Newton
County Courthouse, Monday
evening, October 5, at 8
o’clock.
The Georgia Governor’s
appearance in Covington was
announced by V. Y. C. Eady
and Harold Dobbs, co-chair
men of the Newton County
Steering Committee of the
Democratic Party. He will
be introduced by Covington
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GOV. SANDERS
Mayor Walker Harris.
Gov. Sanders has taken
the lead in the South for the
Johnson-Humphrey Democ
ratic ticket for president and
vice-president in the Nov
ember General election.
All Newton Countians are
invited to attend the rally
Monday.
Meanwhile, Gov. Sanders
has kept a busy schedule
speaking in the State and
over the South for the John
son-Humphrey ticket. He
has continued to hit hard at
the Republican party and its
presidential nominee Barry
Goldwater. Gov. Sanders re
cently declared in a speech
in North Carolina:
“The Republican leader
ship which opposes us in this
election is the greatest ex
ample of organized and
frightened confusion that has
ever crept into an American
election.
“Its entire new philosophy
can best be thought of as a
rag-bag filled with bits and
pieces of old dogmas and
new provocations . . . dang
erous dreams . . . intoxicat
ing fantasies and irrespon
sible postures which bear
little resemblance to reality
and which sound more like
a call to a religious war then
a policy for peace.
“Theirs is a call for reac-
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at Oxford, was Dean Virgil
Y. C. Eady who is beginning
his 36th year on the campus.
The beyond-capacity student
body comes from sixteen
states. Georgia leads in num
ber of students with 314, and
Florida is second with 67.
Three students come from
other countries: Venezuela,
Japan, and Italy. One of
these is a Rotary sponsored
student. An important em
phasis of this International
Civic Club is to promote
favorable international rela
tions. In doing this, Rotary
International each year
brings outstanding students
from other countries to study
in Colleges and Universities
in the U. S.
Nine new people join the
faculty. Two of these are
additions, two are replace
ments for professors on leave
of absence, and five fill vac
ancies. All the faculty met
in a week-long study and
planning period highlighted
by addresses from Emory
President Sanford S. Atwood
and a dinner for all faculty
families. About 125 attended
the dinner at Ficquett School
Cafetorium.
GXnvtnnton
e ST COVERAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, ANO FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
• •Established 1865—The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citiien Observer, Established 1953
Georgia Commissioner of
Agriculture Phil Campbell
will be the guest speaker at
the Covington Rotary Club
Meeting Tuesday, October
6 at 12:30 p.m. at the Teen
Can building. Rotarian Otis
Spillers is in charge of the
program and he will intro
duce the speaker.
Mr. Campbell is present
ly serving his third term as
Commissioner of Agricul
ture. He is a native of
Oconee County, Georgia and
COMM. CAMPBELL
was graduated from the
University of Georgia Col
lege of Agriculture, Athens.
He is also a former State
Legislator, and is a past
president of the University
of Georgia Alumni Society.
One of the more impor
tant offices held by Mr.
Campbell at the present
time is that of Chairman of
the Stone Mountain Me
mo ri a 1 Association. This
multi-million dollar facili
ty is fast becoming one of
the greatest tourist attrac
tions in the Southeast.
Married to the former
Nan McCreery of Savannah,
the Campbells are parents
of three girls and two boys.
They presently live on the
Campbell farm near Wat
kinsville, Ga.
Mr. Campbell’s speech
here is expected to bring
out many interesting facts
in State and National poli
tics. He is a youthful, vigor
ous and successful campaign
er in state Democratic cir
cles.
His speech Tuesday will
follow the 12:30 p.m. lunch
eon meal. President of the
Rotary Club is Dr. James
W. Purcell.
House Damaged
By Fire At
Porterdale
The home of Gerald Mart
in at 82 Poplar Street, Por
terdale, was damaged by fire
Tuesday afternoon, accord
ing to an announcement by
Fire Chief A. J. Bruyere.
Most of the damage was
confined to the kitchen and
a back hallway of the house.
However, quick work by the
Porterdale Fire Department
saved further damage to the
building.
Meanwhile, Covington
Fire Chief R. T. Floyd said
that his department answer
ed four calls on Monday,
three of which were brush
fires. He said that brush fires
are generally started and re
ported around October Ist
in the city.
During the past week the
Covington Fire Department
has answered seven calls,
two of which were house
fires. “Everyone is asked to
use caution during this ex
treme dry spell in our city
and county,” Chief Floyd
stated.
4-H Program Today
At Kiwanis Club
Nat ion a 1 observance of
4-H Week will be spotlight
ed today at the Covington
Kiwanis Club. County Agent
Ed Hunt is in charge of the
urogram at Legion Heme at
j o’clock.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1,1964
Champion Spellers Os Newton County Schools
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CHAMPION SPELLERS OF NEWTON County are shown above getting some point
ers from Mrs. Edward A. Manley (left). Director of Curriculum. Newton County
schools. The county-wide spelling bee was held Thursday with these first and second
place winners in the contest. Left to right: Susan Chester of Palmer-Stone School,
first place elementary schools; Richard Allgood of Newton High, first place; Barbara
Morgan, second place. NCHS; and Jim Peay of Ficquett School, second place.
United Fund
Drive Subject
Kiwanis Talks
Officials of the Coving
ton-Newton County United
Fund, Inc. wore guest
speakers at the Covington
Kiwanis Club meeting
Thursday at Legion Home.
Ed Robinson, president of the
newly - organized UF drive
here, and vice-presidents
Grady Coleman and Dean
Getz were the speakers on
the program.
Mr Robinson told tne
Kiwanians of the progress
made thus far in the local
drive which, he said would
probably be held around the
middle of October. This drive
will be for funds for the
year 1965.
First vice-president Grady
Coleman, in charge of the
Campaign Section, told the
members about the plans for
the local drive. He said that
the drive will be concen
trated in a two-week period
in October.
Third vice-president Dean
Getz, who is in charge of
the Budget Section, out
lined plans for his phase of
the UF setup in the city ana
county. He also answered
many questions at the ex
piration of his talk.
Mrs. Helen Dickinson,
second vice-president in
charge of Social Planning,
was unable to be present due
to illness.
Frank Meadors presided
at the meeting Thursday in
the absence of Kiwanis
President S. M. Hay, who
was detained with Superior
Court Clerk duties at the
courthouse.
Hospital Auxiliary
General Meeting
Set October 22nd
A general meeting of all
members of the Newton
Countv Hospital Auxiliary
will be held at the Ficquett
School on Thursday, Octo
ber 22, 1964 at 7:30 p. m.
Two films will be shown
at the meeting. “P For Pink”
and "A Gift of Time.” In “P
For Pink” the P represents
the pink ladies and the per
sonal touch they provide for
patients and visitors, as well
as the partnership the auxi
liary has with the hospital.
In “A Gift of Time” the
role of the hospital auxiliary
is depicted. It describes the
duties performed by volun
teers in the various depart
ments of the hospital.
All auxiliary members are
urged to attend the meeting
on October 22nd, -and the
general public is cordially
invited.
Marilyn Lord, Bill Everitt Named
To Governor's Council On Youth
Two members of the
junior class at Newton
County High School have
been named to the Govern
or’s Council on Youth in
Georgia. Marilyn Lord and
Bill Everitt have been noti
fied by telegram of their ap
pointment by Gov. Carl
Sanders.
The Governor’s telegram
stated that the two students’
“o uts t anding accomplish
mens in youth activities” are
among the reasons for the
appointments.
Miss Lord is presently
secretary of Y clubs in Geor
gia, and Mr. Everitt is the
retiring chaplain of the State
Y organization.
They will attend a confer
ence in Atlanta on October
29, at which time the theme
will be “Troubled Children.”
Colonel Cannon Assumes
Command Ist Brig. Div.
FORT HOOD, Texas —
Colonel Charles A. Cannon,
Jr., a World War II veteran,
assumed command of the Ist
Brigade “Forerunners” Ist
Armored Division from
Lieutenant Colonel Edwin
Rambo in change of com
mand ceremonies at Brigade
Headquarters recently.
Colonel Rambo will re
sume his duties as Brigade
executive officer, a position
he held prior to being named
interim commander.
Colonel Cannon, a native
of Covington, Georgia, start
ed his military career as an
enlisted man at Fort Mc-
Pherson, Georgia, in 1936.
After serving one year he
was appointed to the United
States Military Academy by
the late Congressman Ernest
Owen.
Immediately after his gra
duation from West Point
(Class of ’4l), Cannon was
sent to Europe and World
War H. During the war, he
served in four campaigns in
the European Theater, as
executive officer and later as
commander of the 87th Ca
valry Reconnaissance Squad
ron, 7th Armored Division.
He participated in the in
famous defense of St. Viter,
Belgium, during the German
Ardennes Campaign. This
major United States victory
is better known as the Battle
of the Bulge. For his heroic
actions during World War 11,
Cannon was awarded the
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf
Cluster, for Valor. His unit
also won the French Croix
4-H Section
In News Today
A 4-H Club section (8-
pages) is in The Covington
NEWS today marking the
observance of National 4-H
Week.
Feature articles, pictures,
news articles, and an edi
torial (on page 2) are in
cluded on the pages along
with advertisements from
merchants and friends of
the 4-H organization in the
county.
Newton County is the
cradle of the 4-H move
ment as it was here in 1905
that Prof. G. C. Adams start
ed his Original Corn Club.
At present there are 1,135'2
club members in Newton
County and in the State of
Georgia the enrollment to
tals 147,000 members.
de Guerre, and the Distingu
ished Unit Badge.
Following World War 11,
Colonel Cannon served in
staff and academic capacities
in the Continental Command
and in Europe. He was an
Associate Professor in the
Department of Social Scien
ces at West Point, where he
taught and supervised in
struction in History, Geo
graphy and Political Science.
From 1958-62 he served on
the Army General Staff and
in the Organization of the
Joint Staff, J-5, Plans and
Policy.
His last assignment, before
coming to Fort Hood, was as
Chief of Plans and Opera
tions in the Joint United
States Military Mission foi
Aid to Turkey, where he ad
vised and assisted the Turk
ish Armed Services.
COVINGTON
TEMPERATURES
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Wed. Sept. 23, 88 65
Thurs. Sept. 24. 81 60
Fri. Sept. 25, 75 46
Sat. Sept. 26. 80 50
Sun. Sept. 27, 82 65
Mon. Sept. 28, 85 68
Tues. Sept. 29, 86 71
Rainfall during the week
was .10 inch with 1.60 for
the month, according to Jack
Chapman, weatherman of
Covington.
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Livingston First Place Winner Also;
Fair Underway ’Til Saturday Night
The 1964 Newton County Fair is presently underway
at Legion Field in Covington and will continue through
Saturday night, Ocotober 3. Judging of the booths and
the various exhibits was completed Tuesday morning.
Newton County Post 32 American Legion sponsors the
local fair.
More space is available in
the Exhibit Building this
year due to the Army Re
serve moving to a down
town location. Therefore,
added booth space was made
available by legion officials.
Heard-Mixon Community
Club took top honor in the
community club booth com
petition and a first place
prize of $50.00 Starrsville
was judged second and Flint
Hill, third. Their prize mon
ey was $45 and S4O respec
tively.
In home demonstration
club booths, the Gum Creek
HD club won first place.
Second was the Town and
Country HD club, and
Heard-Mixon HD was third.
Livingston Club was also
a first place winner for their
booth in the Negro com
munity division. Springhill
was second and Oxford,
third.
All other clubs who en
tered booths in the fair re
ceived consolation prizes of
$35.00 each.
Attending the fair yes
terday (Wednesday) were
the white school children of
the county. Colored school
children will be guests of
the fair this afternoon
(Thursday) until 6 pm.
Dr. Charles Teal
District Health
Commissioner
Public Health District No.
29, comprised of Newton,
Walton, Gwinnett and Bar
row counties, has a new
Commissioner of Health. He
is Dr. Charles B. Teal of
Fitzgerald.
Dr. Teal is a graduate of
the University of Georgia
and the University of Syra
cuse School of Medicine. His
wife, Arline is also a gradu
ate of Syracuse. They are the
parents of two young daugh
ters, ages 12 and 14. He was
previously with the Stare
Health Department at Battey
State Hospital as Senior
Staff Physician. Prior to that
time, he was engaged in
private practice in Ellijay,
Georgia.
Dr. Teal is now residing in
Lawrenceville. His time will
be prorated to the above
four counties. His tentative
plans are to be in Covington
each Thursday. He will be
glad to discuss your health
problems at that time.
Covington Chief Takes Aim
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COVINGTON POLICE Chief Wendell Kitchens takes
aim at target practice as FBI Agent James Ponder (right)
looks on during the recent FBI Quarterly Qualification
held at the Covington Pistol Range. The firearms event
was held for three days at the local range.
NUMBER 40
Oral Vaccine
Is Available
Health Dept.
Oral polio vaccine is now
available in the health de
partment for children 9
months through 9 years of
age.
There is no charge for this
vaccine.
The vaccine is frozen and
must be kept in frozen state
until ready to administer,
therefore, it can be given on
scheduled dates only.
Please keep the following
schedule if you are interest
ed in receiving this vaccine:
Saturday, October 3, 9:00
to 11:30.
Saturday, November 7,
9:00 to 11:30.
Saturday, December 5,
9:00 to 11:30.
A new schedule will be
published at the beginning
of 1965.
Pilot Club To
Sponsor Cook
School Oct. 22
The Pilot Club of Coving
ton announces an outstand
ing attraction for October
22. Wood-Dickinson Furni
ture Company and the Pilot
Club are co-sponsoring a
cooking school which will be
held under the guidance of
General Electric’s Home
Economist. The eVent will be
held at 7:30 P.M. in the High
Sc h 00l Auditorium. Door
prizes will be awarded.
Tickets are SI.OO each and
may be purchased from any
Pilot Club member.
Watch your Covington
News for further details of
this coming attraction!
Pilot Club To
Meet Tonight
The Pilot Club of Coving
ton will meet Thursday
night, October 1, at the
Court Room in City Hall.
The Official Board will
meet at 7:15 P.M. ana the
regular monthly Business
Meeting is scheduled for
8:00 P.M. All members are
urged to be present