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She was a tiny tot of about
three years old when I first
knew her. Beautiful brown eyes,
black curley hair, fair skin, dain
ty and loved by all who knew
her. . .adored by her big brother.
This brother was a teenager. . .
in the Young People’s Depart
ment of the First Baptist Church,
here where we served as Director
of the Baptist Training Union.
We have never seen such
adoration as this young man had
for his baby sister, unless it
was ours for our sister. There
were other children in his family,
but this baby was his life. One
day, World War II came along!
This young man was then Presi
dent of the B. T. U. and was
drafted. His farewell message
to the Training Union is one we
will never forget! Christian
that he was, he stood before that
sad eyed group, who wondered
If he would come back home from
service! There were mingled
feelings of emotion in our own
heart as we listened to him,
young and a little bashful in
pouring out his heart as he did. .
lifting his weight from one foot
to the other, as he talked. “I
hate to leave my Mother and
Father, family and my little sis
ter, but I hate to leave the B. T.U.,
more than anything else.” it had
meant that much in his life, and
can mean that much in yours if
you will but let it! God does
wonderful things for young peo
ple who give themselves over
to him in service at their church
and in their Community.
We spoke to the Union then and
told them their President would
take the B. T. U. with him!' He
would find many boys in the ser
vice and he would get a group
together to study and worship
God there. . .many who had never
done so before. Ah! The joy
that came into my heart when
he wrote that he had some 41
young people together for a little
worship service! God brought
him home too, and he still serves
his church here.
However, this is our story
today: That little girl grew up
and had a nice family. . .and
NOW that dread word “CANCER”
came to her! The same thing
we have been warning you about..
the same thing that took my
loved one, and many of yours.
She has had to die with it! We
have not been to see him at this
writing but will before you read
this. Our hearts beat as one in
our great losses!
Cancer has struck in so many
homes where the family did not
know the seven danger signals
to watch for. There is a cure
IF you watch for these warning
signals, which we carried in the
paper several times—once re-
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Rams Meet South Hall Friday
In 4AA Tournament Finals
BY 808 GREER
(News Sports Editor)
The big basketball tournament of the year will be held right here
in Covington Friday and Saturday evenings at the NCHS gymnasium
when the powers of Region 4AA square off for positions in the state
Tourney slated for March 10-13 in Atlanta. Girls and boys will take
part in the seven games here starting with a 5 p. m. affair on Friday
and a 6 p. m. game on Saturday evening.
Sub-Region 4AA West champ
ion Newton and 4AA East Hart
County, along with Tucker and
South Hall, offer fans the great
est attraction of boys teams in
this area. Girls teams entered
here include Hart County and
Forsyth county, champs of their
sub-regions, and runners-up
Tucker and Winder-Barrow.
When the firing is over here
on Saturday evening four boys
teams will be placed in the state
meet, and two girls teams. This
year the Georgia High School
Assn, has delegated four boys
teams from each region and two
girls teams from each region,
Newton Seniors In Final Home Games
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NEWTON RAM SENIORS and Coach Ronald Bradley are shown at the NCHS gymnasium this week in
preparation for the Region 4AA tournament slated here Friday and Saturday. Appearing before the
homefolks for the final time are Rams from left to right: Stan Harris, Tim Christian and J.W. Rutledge.
Newton meets South Hall Friday night at 9:30.
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Futu • rmers Week
Undei ay In County
This week, the week of Febru
ary 22, is celebrated as National
Future Farmers of America
week. This week, because it is
the week of George Washington’s
Birthday, known as the father of
our country and a good farmer.
He kept farm accounts, practiced
rotations, loved country life and
Theater Production
Reset March 18-19
The Band Booster-Community
Theater joint production has been
re-scheduled for March 18-19 at
the NCHS auditorium.
Two former dates for the play
were cancelled due to other
activities.
Coach Bradley,
Cooper To Speak
Kiwanis Club
Members of the Covington Ki
wanis Club will hear speeches
by Newton High coaches Ronald
Bradley and Stone Cooper at the
club’s regular luncheon meeting
today (Thursday) at 1 o’clock at
Legion Home.
Coach Bradley’s Newton Rams
are presently undefeated in 31
games this season and are de
fending State AA champions. The
overall Region 4AA tournament
finals open here on Friday even
ing, with the Rams meeting South
Hall on opening night.
In charge of the program to
day is Bob Greer, News and
Sports Editor of The Covington
News. He will introduce the
program participants.
A color film of the 1964
National Boy Scout Jamboree at
Valley Forge, Pa. was shown at
the Covington Kiwanis Club
meeting Thursday at Legion
Home. Ted Waller, Camping
Director of the Atlanta Area
Council (BSA) was in charge of
the program.
Scout leaders who are
members of the local Kiwanis
club were recognized and s. J.
Morcock, Newton-Rockdale
District Chairman, thanked them
for their efforts in the program.
Visitors at the meeting
Thursday included Irby Edwards,
of Camp Bert Adams, Covington;
Mrs. Fred Harwell and Mrs.
Jack Morgan, whose sons
attended the National Jamboree
last year;
for the State Tournament at
Alexander Coliseum in Atlanta.
NCHS Principal Homer F.
Sharp and Coach Ronald Bradley
have stated that they are making
plans to accommodate all the fans
tnat possibly can squeeze their
way into the gym. Doors will open
on Friday at 4 p. m. and 5 p. m.
on Saturday, one-hour before
game time each day. It was
announced that the doors would
be shut when the gym is filled
each evening.
Two concession stands will be
installed during the tourney. The
present one in the West lobby and
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lived the life of a country gentle
man.
This year at N,C.H,S. there
are 82 boys enrolled in vocation
al agriculture, 41 of them being
members of the FFA, with one
other an associate member.
Home projects range from poul
try to beef and dairy cattle, and
from home gardens to corn and
cotton projects.
Last year the total investment
in projects was $7,554.42 with
expenses of $5,038.31, showing
a labor Income of $2,516.11. The
projects varied last year as well
as this year, and also varied in
labor income.
Many awards programs are
offered to FFA members, but
of course it would be almost
impossible for a chapter to enter
all of them. This year we have
entered, Public Speaking, Soil
Judging, The Forestry Field day,
One-acre Cotton, One-acre Corn,
and others that fit into our pro
gram.
Vocational Agriculture is an
integral part of the regular school
program and is treated as such
and naturally we think it is a good
course for those who want it,
need it and can profit from it.
Officers in our chapter this
year are: President Jerry
Wheeler; Vice Pres. Aaron Var
ner; Sec. Jerry Tilson; Treasur
er Joe Parker; Reporter Lanier
Reynolds; Sentinal Harold Ayers
and Advisor H. M. Pulliam.
7 Fined For
Reckless Driving
Seven persons were fined for
reckless driving in the City of
Covington at Monday’s Session of
City Court under Judge E. W.
Strozier. This number were
given tickets during the past
week by members of the City
Police department.
In disposition of other cases
at Monday’s Court, five were
convicted of being drunk, four
for speeding, four driving under
the influence of alcohol, and two
illegal whisky possessors.
Single cases were those in
volving driving without a license,
one disorderly, one carrying a
concealed weapon, one operating
a dive. One escaped fugitive from
DeKalb County was apprehended
here and returned to authorities
there.
the other in the school’s hallway
at the East door. New speakers
are also being installed for the
PA system during the tourna
ment.
Here is the schedule for the
Friday session:
GIRLS:
5 p. m. Hart County (No. 1 East)
vs Tucker (No. 2 West).
8 p. m. Forsyth County (No. 1
West) vs Winder-Barrow (No. 2
East).
BOYS:
6:30 p. m. Hart County (No. 1
East) vs Tucker (No. 2 West).
9:30 p. m. Newton County (No. 1
West) vs South Hall (No. 2 East).
(Third-place game Saturday at
6 p. m.)
A thumbnail sketch of boys’
teams Is carried on the Sports
Page today in The Covington
NEWS.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1965
In-Service Workshop In Science,
Mathematics At Ficquett School
Newton High FFA Chapter Officers, Advisor
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FFA WEEK in Newton County is being observed February 20-27. Officers and advisor for the NCHS
FFA Chapter are shown in the photo above. Seated, left to right: Joe Parker, treasurer and student
council representative; Jerry Wheeler, president; Aaron Varner, vice president; and Harold Ayers,
sentinel. Standing: Charles Berry, chaplain; H. M. Pulliam, advisor; Jerry Tilson, secretary; and
Lanier Reynolds, reporter.
Dr. Drinkard To Lead Bible Study
At Oxford Church Feb. 28, Mar. 4
Allen Memorial Methodist
Church, Oxford, is planning a
Bible Study on “The Letters To
The Ephesians” which will begin
on Sunday, February 28, and will
end on Thursday, March 4, 1965.
Dr. Eugene Drinkard, pastor of
Glenn Memorial Methodist
Church, on the campus of Emory
University, will lead in the spec
ial series of depth adventures.
The Bible Study will have two
main emphasises. First, preach
ing: Dr. Drinkard will preach
three sermons based on Ephes
ians, two on Sunday, February 28,
during the Morning and Evening
Worship Services; and the third
one on Thursday evening, March
4, at 8:30, which will bring the
Study of Ephesians to a close.
The second emphasis in teaching:
Dr. Drinkard will lecture each
evening on Ephesians, beginning
at 7:30, Monday through Thurs
day.
The group will be divided each
evening into “Living Encounter
Groups” for the purpose of small
group discussion and personal
involvement.
The Circles of the Women’s
Society of Christian Service and
the Senior High Methodist Youth
Fellowship will serve refresh
ments each evening.
The Wesley Fellowship,
Methodist students attending Ox
ford College of Emory Univer
sity, will sponsor a Spaghetti
Supper on Wednesday evening,
at 6:00. The money received
will go into a fund for special
missionary causes.
The First Methodist Church,
Covington, will share in this
Bible Study. The Reverend Owen
Kellum, Jr., is pastor of First
Methodist Church, Covington, and
The Reverend G. Robert Gary is
pastor of Allen Memorial Metho
dist Church, Oxford.
COVINGTON
TEMPERATURES
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week were:
High Low
Wed. Feb. 17, 46 40
Thurs. Feb. 18, 65 37
Fri. Feb. 19, 63 40
Sat. Feb. 20, 55 30
Sun. Feb. 21, 64 38
Mon. Feb. 22, 5 7 23
Tues. Feb. 23, 55 27
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^Basketball Fans -Attention! |
• Newton County High School will act as host this weekend to ;
■ the schools of Region 4AA in the Regional Basketball Tourna- ■
• ment. This is an appeal to our very loyal fans to help us show ;
5 the best sportsmanship anywhere to our visitors.
S The reputation of our school and county is largely deter- Z
5 mined by the behavior of our fans. Our children and our young -
I people have a great tendency to follow the example of the -
S adults. >
£ This is a good time for us to remember that good sports- ”
■ manship is practicing the Golden Rule. May we count on each J
■ of you? “
; Let us resolve that we will refrain from booing at any time .
; during the tournament. Please do not boo when an opposing ■
5 team comes on the floor. Please remember that the referees ■
5 are trying to do a good job and do not make their job more ■
■ difficult by booing or by standing and making unbecoming ■
■ gestures when you disagree with a call. £
■ lam sure that our reputation is safe in your hands!
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Heart Sunday
Contributors
Were Generous
Heart Sunday gifts from the
residents of Newton County
totaled $775.86, with 20 percent
of the collection still being
counted, Mrs. Jimmy Pound,
Chairman of the Heart Sunday
door-to-door canvass, ann
ounced.
Tellers have counted $775.86
in 75 envelopes, Mrs. Pound
said. 85 Heart Fund volunteers
collected the gifts in the trad
itional door-to-door canvass,
high point in the month-long
Heart Fund drive each February.
A total figure will be announced
later, the Heart Sunday Chairman
said.
“I sincerely hope that every
resident who was away when a
Heart Sunday volunteer called
will mail in a ‘not-at-home’en
velope,” she added. “We want
to be sure that every family
in town has an equal opport
unity to support the research,
education, and community ser
vice programs of the Georgia
Heart Association that are help
ing to control the nation’s
number one killer — the heart
and blood vessel diseases,” she
continued.
Contributions also may b e
mailed or delivered in person
to Mrs. Jimmy Pound, Heart
Sunday Chairman.
Mrs. Foster Hudson
New Teacher At
Cov. Kindergarten
Mrs. E. H. Pratt, Kindergarten
Chairman for the Covington Ser
vice Guild, announced this week
that Mrs. Foster Hudson has
been added to the teaching staff
of the kindergarten for the com
ing 1965-1966 term. Mrs. Hud
son has served as substitute
teacher for the kindergarten for
the past several years. She also
serves the Children’s Sunday
School Department of the Coving
ton Presbyterian Church and is
active in the annual Summer
Vacation Bible School of her
church.
“With this vast experience and
her innate love for children,
the Guild members are confi
dent that she will be a valuable
addition to the staff of teachers
of the Kindergarten,” Mrs. Pratt
stated. She will serve as an
Assistant Teacher along with
Mrs. Claude Jordan, who has
served as Assistant Teacher for
the past three years. Mrs. Robert
Budd will continue to serve as
the Teacher.
Kindergarten Registration for
the 1965-1966 term will be held
on Saturday, March 6, from 10
a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The Septem
ber fee of SIO.OO is due at the
time of registration. A supply
and workbook fee of $5.00 may
be paid at this time or at a
later time. Children who will
be 5 before December 1, 1965
are eligible to attend.
The morning session will be
from 8:15 unitl 11:15 and the
afternoon session will be from
12:30 until 3:30. For further
information you may call Mrs.
Pratt at 786-2509.
C. of C. Meets Monday
Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce will meet
Monday, March 1 at the Teen Can
building at 12:30 p.m.
Jane Stinchcomb Ranks High Homemaker Contest
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JANE STINCHCOMB (center) has been rated “superior,” placing her in the top iWb ot scorers in
Georgia in the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow Contest, shown with her at NCHS are home
economics teachers Mrs. J. D. McKinsey (left) and Miss Ann Nichols (right). Miss Stinchcomb is now
eligible for state honors in the Homemaker of Tomorrow contest.
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Saturday Sessions Set For County
School Teachers—B AM to 3PM
Teachers of grades 1 through 8 in the Newton County Schools will
attend an In-Service Workshop in Science and Mathematics at the
E. L. Ficquett School on Saturday, February 27, from 8;00 A.M.
to 3:00 P.M.
Mrs. Edward Manley, Director
of Curriculum in the Newton
County Schools, has secured the
services of outstanding con
sultants and the splendid co
operation of local school per
sonnel.
County School Superintendent
J. W. Richardson will welcome
the participants. Mr. Fred
Blackmon, Area Representative
with the State Department of Edu
cation, will give the Invocation.
Science consultants will be
Mrs. Inez Tanner of the Allyn
and Bacon Company; Mr. Glen
Bradshaw of McMillan Company;
Mr. Joe Pearson of D. C. Heath
Company; and Mr. Grady Starnes
of Harper-Row Company. Two
demonstration lessons will be
taught to some pupils of the
third and fifth grades in the
Ficquett school. Hostesses for
the Science Demonstration will
be Mrs. M. D. Mcßae and Mrs.
George Elliott.
The following teachers are
members of the science com
mittee to evaluate science books
that are on the State Adopted
List and to recommend a text
book for county wide adoption:
Mrs. Wallace Scarborough, Mrs.
Bryant Steele, Miss Eva Mask,
Miss Jolene Whitaker, Mrs. M. D.
Mcßae, Mrs. George Elliott,
Mrs. L. L. Harwell, Messrs.
Julius Johnson, Melvin Criswell,
and M. D. Mcßae. They are
ably assisted by Mr. Joe Croom,
of the Newton County Highschool
Science Department, who is serv
ing as consultant to the science
committee.
Consultants in Mathematics
will be Mrs. Gladys Thomason,
Math Consultant with the State
Band Members, Rookies Selected
For Months January And February
The members of the Blue Ram
bler Band have chosen the or
ganization’s outstanding mem
bers for the months of January
and February. The Reed, Brass
and Rookie Members for January
are, respectively, Charles Rey
nolds, Edgar Callaway, and Pam
Jones. Those chosen for Feb
ruary are Edmund Hackney,
James Hunt and Cathy Day.
Charles Reynolds, son of Mr.
and Mrs. O. J. Reynolds of 1349
Floyd street in Covington plays
tenor saxophone in the band.
Charles is a senior at Newton,
18 years old, and has been drum
major of the band for the past
two years. He is President of
Explorer Post 222, a member
of the Fine Arts Club, and has
been in the One-Act Play for the
past two years. He attends the
First Baptist Church in Coving
ton.
Edgar Callaway, son of Rev.
and Mrs. Edgar Callaway of 645
Legion Drive in Covington plays
the trombone. He is 16, a junior
and is in his fifth year of band.
Edgar is president of the band,
and an active memberof the Hi-Y
Club, Beta Club, Latin Club and
Explorer Post 222. He is a
member of the First Baptist
Church in Covington.
Pam Jones, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. O. Jones of Rt.
1, Covington, plays the baritone.
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Department of Education; and
Miss Nancy Moore, of the Holt,
Rinehart, Winston Company. The
SMS and the Holt, Rinehart, and
Winston films on the teaching of
mathematics will be shown.
Serving as chairmen of grade
groups in math will be Miss Edith
Johnston, Mrs. Paul Alexander,
Miss Jolene Whitaker, Mrs. Nick
MacLendon, Miss Mary Trippe,
Mrs. John Riley Thompson, and
Mr. B. M. Paden.
The following teachers of the
Ficquett faculty will serve as
hostesses: Mrs. W. H. Thomp
son, Mrs. H. G. Handley, Mrs.
Charles Thomas, Mrs. Floyd
Allen, Mrs. J. D. Harper, Mrs.
Edgar Wood, and Mrs. W. A.
Carlton.
Mrs. S. R. Campbell, 111, and
Mrs. Robert Stanton, Jr., will
be responsible for flower arran
gements.
Mrs. William Allgood will
serve as Chairman of Primary
teachers and Mrs. Mell Bonner
will serve as Chairman of Ele
mentary teachers. They will
report at the last session.
Mrs. Dan C. Moore, Sponsor
of the F. T. A. Club of Newton
County High School and the fol
lowing Future Teachers will be
present to assist in many ways:
Anita Walden, Sherrill Crowell,
Carolyn Maloy, Diane Carter,
Amelia Spillers, Kay Shaw, Janie
Henderson, Paul Jones, Tony
White, BiU Wood, Billy Shep
herd, and Bob Richardson. Bill
Wood will operate the projector.
Mrs. Loyd Alexander and her
lunch room staff will serve lun
cheon at twelve o’clock, at the
cost of seventy-five cents per
person.
Pam is a freshman at NCHS, and
this is her first year in the
band. She is a member of the
Alpha Tri-Hi-Y, Latin Club, and
Newton FHA. She attends the
Red Oak Methodist Church.
Edmund Hackney, son of Mrs.
John Hackney and the late Mr.
John F. Hackney of Dearing
Street, Covington, plays tenor
saxophone in the band. Edmund
is an 18 year old senior at
Newton and plans to attend Mer
cer University this fall. He is
Secretary-Treasurer of the
Allied Medical Club, a member
of the Latin Club, Key Club,
and Explorer Post 222. He is
a member of the First Presby
terian Church of Covington.
James Hunt, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Hunt, of 1012 Wash
ington street, Covington, plays
drums in the band. James is
18, a senior at NCHS and in
his fifth year of band. He is
Vice-President of the Industrial
Arts Club and attends the Julia
A. Porter Memorial Methodist
Church in Porterdale.
Cathy Day, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Day of Oxford, plays
the clarinet in the Blue Rambler
Band. Cathy is a freshman and
a member of the Latin Club,
Alpha Tri-Hi-Y, and Newton
FHA. She attends the Oxford
Baptist Church.