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We attended the Hospital Auxi
liary meeting at Ficquett School
Monday evening and it is a thril
ling thing to know just what the
ladies of this group have meant
to the hospital!
If you do not know what these
ladies do, at the hospital, we will
tell you a few of the things. They
relieve the busy nurses in such
ways as taking the morning mall
around to the various patients;
they take the beautiful flowers,
sent the patients by loving fri
ends, to them in their rooms.
That is such a pleasure to do!
Then they take care of a table
In the entrance where they can
tell visitors just what room the
patient they wish to see Is in,
and if they are having company,
or whether they will just have
to go by the room and sign
their name on a sheet of paper
on the door to let them know
they have been.
They sell you candles, maga
zines, etc. They have a show
case of permanent flower ar
rangements where, if you have
not ordered flowers, you may
select a small gift for them.
The gift cart Is taken by the
rooms where the convalescent
patients may select their maga
zines, etc.
Frankly we feel the ladies
serving receive a greater re
ward than even the patients. It
is a work of love.
If you can sew a straight seam,
the Auxiliary has bought a ma
chine where you may mend sheets
or linens. You will be taught to
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NCHS Announces
'A’ Students
Those students making all A’s
for the second nine weeks period
at Newton County High School
are:
Ninth grade: Johnny Gregory,
Danny Harwell, Teresa Ison.
Tenth grade: Doug Jolley, Ches
ter Parker, David Parker, Glenda
Repetske. Eleventh grade: San
dra Allen, Jimmy Blankenship,
Phil Jones, Gwen Stubbs, Vir
ginia Thomas. Twelfth grade;
Judson Caldwell, Sally Hardman,
and Joyce Wilbanks.
211 Businesses
Firms In County
Dun-Bradstreet
The growth and industrial de
velopment of Newton County is
reflected in statistics released by
George F. Hurayt, district man
ager of the Atlanta office of
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. A phy
sical count of the Dun & Brad
street Reference Book for Jan
uary, 1965 revealed 211 busi
nesses—manufacturers, whole
salers and retailers—in this
area—lo% over the 191 busi
nesses listed in 1964.
Mr. Hurayt stated that during
January, business concerns in
all parts of the United States
are asked by Dun & Bradstreet
for copies of their financial state
ments. This year requests are
being sent to approximately three
million business concerns — to
the corner grocery worth a few
thousand dollars as well as to
businesses worth millions.
The Dun & Bradstreet Refer
ence Book lists those manufact
urers, wholesalers and retailers
who seek or grant commercial
credit, but it does not include
some of the service and profes
sional businesses such as beauty
and barber shops, security deal
ers, and real estate brokers.
Therefore, the figures for total
business in the United States
would be higher than the three
million quoted above.
Back of each listing of a busi
ness in the Reference Book is
a Dun & Bradstreet credit report.
The report includes the following:
a history of the business (who
owns it, who runs it, and how
long it has been operating); a
description of what the business
does and how it does it; a fin
ancial section which usually in
cludes the latest financial state
ment; and a record of how the
business pays Its bills.
Summer Activity Planned
By Girl Scout Leaders
The Brownie Scout and Girl
Scout leaders of Newton County
held their regular business meet
ing at the Girl Scout Hut, with
Mrs. W. S. Cook, neighborhood
chairman, presiding. Reports of
each troop’s activities were
given.
The most important subject
brought before the leaders was
the Summer Activity Program
for the Brownie and Girl Scouts
of the County. It was decided
to have a two week activity, in
order to give the scouts a broad
er experience in camping, etc..
Instead of the usual one week.
A tentative date was chosen for
July 6 through July 16. More
details will be given each leader
to present to her troop.
Mrs. Sandra Plant, our field
director, reminded all that the
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Man, * Post Office Building Is Completed
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MANSFIELD’S NEW POST OFFICE building has been completed and is now being used. Shown above
is Mrs. Mell T. Prather (left) whose husband built the structure, and Miss Annie C. Hays, postmaster
(right). The building contains approximately 1,200 sq. ft. of floor space, a box lobby, service lobby,
has electric heat and air conditioning. Personnel, other than Miss Hays is Clerk Fred B. Hays, rural
carrier Olin S. Bohanon, Jr. and substitute carrier W. P. Hays. Formal dedication of the new edifice
will be held within 90 days.
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United Fund Drive
Reaches 40% Os Goal
The first annual Covington-Newton County United Fund drive has
reached forty percent of its total 1965 goal of $51,000. This goal
is the necessary budget to service the eleven participating agencies
for the calendar year of 1965. At a meeting of the campaign com
mittee Monday, Fund Chairman Grady Coleman reported a total
of $20,230.75 had been received to date in pledges for 1965.
The commercial section re-
ported an eighty per cent com
pletion of Its total calls. The
professional section reported it
lacked only nine call backs out
of its original forty three as
signments. There were still two
of the large Industrial prospects
Dr. Hamby Barton
To Preach Sunday
At Oxford Church
DR. BARTON, SR.
Dr. J. Hamby Barton, Sr., re
tired Methodist Minister, will
preach at the Morning Worship
Service Sunday, January 31, at
11:00 o’clock at Allen Memorial
Church in Oxford. He has a
splendid record as a Methodist
Minister and has served some
of the largest fellowships In the
North Georgia conference and
has also served as a District
Superintendent.
Dr. and Mrs. Barton now live
in College Park. Both are still
active in the work of the church
and both continue to serve ef
fectively. Mrs. Barton does a
great deal of work with the youth
of the conference. Dr. Barton’s
son, Dr. J. Hamby Barton, Jr.,
was for five years pastor of
Allen Memorial Methodist
Church, and Is now Associate
Dean of Oxford College of Emory
University, Oxford.
Dr. Barton will preach on the
topic, “Choose That Which Is
Vital’’. You are cordially invited
to hear this great man of the
church.
Girl Scout cookie sale will start
on March 12 through March 19.
Mrs. Walker Harris is the neigh
borhood cookie chairman.
Suggestions were discussed for
celebrating Girl Scout week, be
ginning Sunday, March 7. The
annual •‘lnternational” Party will
be held on Friday, March 12, at
E. L. Ficquett. Mrs. Roy Peter
son was appointed chairman.
The meeting was concluded
by Mrs. Plant demonstrating
various unusual craft ideas for
the scouts. The leaders in at
tendance were Mrs. J. S. Pres
cott, Mrs. Roy Peterson, Mrs.
Roger Mclntosh, Mrs. H.G. Hop
kins, Mrs. Clarence Williams,
Mrs. Fred Taylor, Mrs. Foster
Hudson, Mrs. B. J. Matocha, Mrs.
Ben Banks, Mrs. Grady Hubbard,
Mrs. Edgar Phillips.
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yet to report, which it was hoped
would put the campaign much
nearer to its final goal. The
special gifts section is still mak
ing contacts with local and out
of town based organizations and
hopes for a final report soon.
President Ed Robinson called
for a final reporting date of
February 10th, 1965, as the wrap
up of the official 1965 campaign.
It was noted by President Rob
inson that the campaign had got
ten off to a late start and the
10th of February would be the
final date for tabulation and re
porting. He urged all section
leaders to have their workers
make the necessary call backs
and pick up the reports for a
final report to the public. It
was also discussed that this type
organization would continue
throughout the year to make con
tacts for pledges and to sign
up new companies and employees
as the need might arise. It
was noted at the meeting that
the office of the United Fund
had moved to the Fowler build
ing on Floyd Street and would
retain the same phone number.
The office will be maintained
all year on a part time basis
with an answering service avai
lable at all times from nine
to five dally. Billing for the
pledges will get underway the
Ficquett School
Honor List Given
Students attaining the honor
roll at E. L. Ficquett for the
second quarter in the seventh
and eighth grades were;
Eighth Grade: Jim Gainer,
Sheilah Head, Sand! Ison, Susan
Kirkland, Debbie Lott, Barbara
Mitchell, Lynn Parker. Seventh
Grade: Karen Meadors.
Newton County, City Officials Hear EOA Speaker
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PRESIDENT JOHNSON’S program to combat poverty was explained to a group of Newton County officials,
mayors and club representatives at a meeting Tuesday morning at City Hall. Shown looking over
a “Guide To Community Action” is Jerry Moore (left), Area Consultant for the Economic Opportunity
Act and (L to R.): J. W. (Whit) Richardson, Supt. of Schools; Walker Harris, Mayor of Covington;
and’ Tom Bates, County Commissioner. Another public meeting is set for Monday, Feb. lat City Hall
Courtroom at 11 a. m.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, JANUARY 28 * 1988
latter part of January and will
continue throughout the year
1965.
President Robinson called for
a meeting of the Board of Trus
tees on Friday afternoon at 3;30
at Snapping Shoals R. E. A.
building, January 29, 1965. The
Trustees will study the closing
of the 1965 campaign and the
disbursement of the pledges to
the participating agencies, Boy
Scouts of America, American
Red Cross, United Service Or
ganization, Empty Stocking Fund,
Georgia Sheriffs Boy Ranch, Girl
Scouts, State YMCA of Georgia,
Newton County Emergency Re
lief Fund, salvation Army, Plan
tation Manor and Newton county
Mental Health.
It is worthwhile to note that
Newton County has, through a
united effort, combined and uni
ted eleven worthwhile drives into
one major campaign. The Board
of Trustees hopes that the com
ing years will add more partici
pating agencies to the list of the
United Fund thereby cutting fur
ther the number of campaigns
to be conducted in Newton County.
Legion Meeting
Tuesday 7 PM
American Legion Post No. 32
will meet at the Legion Home on
Tuesday, February 2, at 7 p.m.
February is “Back to God”
month in the American Legion and ■
the Chaplain, Rev. Irving Rudolph,
will have charge of the program.
All members are urged to be
present. Supper will be served.
Porterdale Scouts
To Have Bake Sale
The Cub Scouts of Porterdale
will have a bake sale on January
30, on the sidewalk in front of
the stores in Porterdale, start
ing at 9:30 a.m. Proceeds from
the sale will go for the Cub
Scout fund of Pack 60.
Ki wani s 5 0 th Anni versary
Banquet Tonight 7 P.M.
Covington Klwanis Club will observe the Golden Anniversary
of Klwanis International, Thursday (tonight) at the E. L. Ficquett
School Cafetorlum at 7 o’clock. The banquet and program is a
highlight of the year In local club work of the service organization.
The ladles night program has
been elaborately planned and will
Include musical entertainment by
Mrs. Melba Spears and Mrs.
James Benton of Mansfield. Also,
Mr. Basil Rigney and a Musical
Group from the Newton County
High School Blue Rambler Band
will render several special num
bers.
Main address of the evening
will be delivered by Dr. Earl
(Rip) Savage of Griffin, Lt.-
Governor of the 12th Division of
Georgia District, Klwanis Inter
national.
Preceding Dr. Savage’s speech,
Edgar Wood will make a talk on
the meaning of the “Golden Anni
versary.” The Lt Governor will
then award the “Legion of Honor”
awards to 11 Covington Kiwanians
who have records of more than
25 years as members of the or
ganization.
The “Legion of Honor” group
Is led by Robert O. Arnold, who
has 40 years service; Leon Cohen
and Dr. J, R. Sams with 35 years;
S. A. Gin, Nat Turner and Robert
Fowler with 30 years; V. Y. C.
Eady, Ed King, S. J. Morcock,
Buddy Rheberg and Edgar Wood,
25 years.
Club President, Greeley Ellis
will preside at the program.
Southern Pulpwood
Annual Meeting In
Atlanta Feb. 2-3
ATLANTA, GA.-“What to Ex
pect—l96s-75” will be the theme
of the annual meeting of the South
ern Pulpwood Conservation As
sociation to be held at the Dink
ler-Plaza Hotel in Atlanta Feb. 2
and 3. More than 500 persons
from 12 Southern states are ex
pected to attend.
H. J. Malsberger, of Atlanta,
general manager of SPCA, ex
plained that major emphasis will
be placed on what the South’s
pulp and paper industry will face
during the next 10 years in the
light of rapid economic and so
ciological changes already oc
curring and indicated for the
future.
“For the industry,” Mr.Mals
berger said, “we have defined
this next 10 years as ‘a decade
of challenge.’
“In line with this,” he con
tinued, “the speakers scheduled
for the 1965 annual meeting will
discuss what to expect from the
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Dr. Thomas Crews Speaks To
Porterdale P-TA on 'Smokers’
PORTERDALE—Dr. Thomas
L. Crews emphasized the dan
gers of obesity and smoking when
he spoke of “Preparing the Way
for Good Physical and Mental
Health” at the Parent Teacher
Association of the Porterdale
School on Thursday evening, Jan
uary 21. His attentive listeners
smiled as he related the kinds of
smokers, i. e. (a) the compro
miser; (b) the fibber; (c) the
Thursday’s regular weekly
luncheon speaker was George
Short, Sports Editor of The At
lanta Times. He was intro
duced by Edgar Wood, program
chairman.
Mr. Short told the Kiwanians
about his work as Sports Editor
of Atlanta’s newest newspaper.
He also answered several ques
tions about sports activities in
Georgia and over the country in
general.
Visitors at the meeting were;
Larry Lavender, Arthur Hender
son, Sr., Bill Hoffman and Jack
McGiboney.
Covington Lions
Hear Speech By
Mayor Harris
Covington Lions Club met at
the Welaunee Hotel in Porter
dale on Thursday, January 14,
with Walker Harris, Mayor of
Covington, giving a most inter
esting talk on City Government.
During his speech he gave a
vesumee of the accomplishments
of the City of Covington during
the past year.
During the business session the
club voted unanimously to have
Covington and Atlanta phones
connected for local instead of long
distance lines. The Lions feel
this improvement in service
would be acceptable to the citi
zens of Covington, according to
Olin Allen, President of the local
club.
Anyone interested in reserving
the Lions Club Pavilion in Aca
demy Park are requested to con
tact Lion President Olin Allen
at 786-2356.
NCHS Student
Council Elects.
Semester Officers
The Student Council of Newton
County High elected its officers
for the second semester as fol
lows: Secretary, Barbara Mor
gan; Treasurer, Frankie Schell;
Reporter, Marilyn Lord; De
votional Chairman, Bill Wood.
Judy Lassiter and Carol Cal
laway, elected by the Student
Body last spring as head officers
of the Student Body, also serve
as President and Vice - Presi
dent of the Student Council.
knower; (d) the filter man;
(e) the fatalist; (f) the “I can’t
live without cigarettes”. With
reference to mental health, which
he said cannot be separated from
physical health, he explained that
unhappiness is a prevalent cha
racteristic or symptom of poor
mental health. For good mental
health, “The church is the
starting point”, he said.
To preface the program, Miss
Mary Trippe’s Fifth Grade and
Mrs. Bruce Deese’s Fifth Grade
gave the devotional which was
Psalm 111, a prayer poem, and
individual recitations of Words
of Wisdom of Great Men for the
New Year.
Mr. D. O. Shirah presided at
the meeting. When the count
of votes was tallied, Mrs. Doug
las Robertson’s Fourth Grade and
Miss Mary Trippe’s Fifth Grade
were recipients of the attendance
award.
Miss Mae Hardman gave the
treasuere’s report in the absence
of Mrs. James Clegg. Mrs. Ide
Price read minutes of the pre
vious meeting.
Mr. Shirah expressed appreci
ation to those who participated
In the hamburger-hotdogcookout
whose proceeds were used to help
pay for the electric fans. He
reported a gift from Miss Ethel
Belcher, a former principal of
the school.
The Publicity Committee con
tinues to collect recipes for the
PTA Cookbook which will be a
fund-raising project to benefit
the school.
Mr. L. C. Gordon requested
that members cooperate in spon
soring a turkey dinner to benefit
the school lunchroom in order to
purchase needed equlpment.
Plans will be announced later.
At the Founders Day meeting
In February, the Founders Day
offering will be taken.
The meeting was adjourned
with prayer by the Rev. Irving
Rudolph.
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Oxford Historical
Cemetery Foundation
Is Granted Charter
The Officers W. A. Carlton,
Pres.; Walton strozier, Vice-
Pres.; Margaret Budd Stephen
son, Treas.; Charles Candler,
Chairman of the Board; W. D.
Ballard, Counselor, and Mem
bers of the Board together with
the towns-people and College of
Oxford, under the sponsorship
of the Oxford Woman’s Club wish
to call the public’s attention to
the charter of “The Oxford His
torical Cemetery Foundation,
Inc.” which has been granted by
the State of Georgia for the pur
pose of restoration and perpetual
care of the Oxford Cemetery,
called by many the “Westminster
of Georgia Methodism,” where
He buried many famous leaders
in the history of Georgia. Among
them eight Presidents of Emory
College, three of whom became
Bishops of the Methodist Church,
and many whose influence in the
religious and educational pro
gress continues today.
Interred here are the first
President of Emory College, and
many of its founders, the first
President of Georgia Tech, the
Father of Forestry in Georgia,
and men from all our wars who
fell defending our rights as they
saw them. We find there the
names of many great women,
wives and daughters of these
men, among Missionary Socie
ties, the D.A.R.s,the U.D.Cs
Colonial Dames, and from all
walks of the religious and edu
cational life of our country.
In love and reverence the aim
Palmer-Stone
Turkey Supper
Set February 5
Everyone is invited to attend
the turkey supper sponsored by
the Palmer-Stone P.T.A. on Fri
day, February sth at the Pal
mer-Stone School cafetorium
from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M.
There will also be home baked
pies and cakes. Tickets are
$1.25 for adults and 75? for
children.
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of this Foundation is to make
it truly a “Westminster of Geor
gia Methodism”, and a memorial
to all who sleep there.
Contributions are being re
ceived from individuals and or
ganizations. These funds will
be used to carry out the aims
of the Foundation. Any indivi
dual or organization who wishes
to contribute funds to this Foun
dation, please send same to:
The Oxford Historical Cemetery
Foundation, Inc., c/o Mrs. Mar
garet Budd Stephenson, Treas.,
104 South Emory Street, Coving
ton, Georgia, 30209.
Send Tax Return
Chamblee Center
Georgians who expect to get a
tax refund this year should send
their return and W-2 directly to
the Chamblee Service Center.
A. C. Ross, District Director
of Internal Revenue, said that
the new method of having all
refund returns going to the Cham
blee Service Center will “help
us to process refund checks more
quickly and efficiently”.
The Director indicated that
taxpayers who received the Form
1040 should use the special en
velope enclosed with it to mail
their refund returns. Also in
duced is the special double label
showing your name and address.
It is to be used on the Form
1040.
If you spoil one label, then use
the other one. Your return show
ing a refund is due should be
sent to ‘lnternal Revenue Service
Center, Chamblee, Ge org la,
30005,’ for faster handling.
Mr. Ross also said that tax
payers who find they owe taxes
should send a check or money
order along with their return and
W-2 to District Director, In
ternal Revenue Service, Atlanta,
Georgia, 30303.