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Now. .we are right! It is
not raining rain, for tn Cov
ington we are needing a cherry
welcome to all tourists, as well
as friends here, with golden daff
odils! We missed our “ka-zlpp”
a week ago when we made such
a statement. We listened to the
weather report. . .and had a
pretty sunshiny day when the
column came out with the above
statement.
Covington is truly alive with
these beautiful flowers, and
hyacinths, .that Is the Roman
type, and their delightful frag
rance, to make you know that
Springtime weather will soon be
here.
We are advised that dormant
roses may still be planted, but
we must hurry about it. It is
the best time for planting Dog
wood and Magnolias. Spray your
lawns and gardens for wild
onions. Now you ask me “with
what?” Your county agent is
no further than the ‘phone to
advise you on any subject, call
him. It is time now, as the
Camellias drop their blooms to
give them a good dose of
Camelia and Azalea Fertilizer.
Do not treat the Azaleas yet,
wait until they have finished
blossoming. The Dogwoods must
have a dose of the Camelia and
Azalea treatment right now too.
If you have a garden you can
plant English peas and many
other things. Call the C. A. and
have a good garden..We are just
“itching” to plant some mustard,
peas and other things but no
place now to plant a garden!
There is nothing better than
garden fresh English peas!
We actually went out of town
for first time this year! The
Press Institute in Athens, at
the Continuing Education Build
ing was jointly sponsored by the
Ga. Press Association and the
Henry Grady School of
Journalism. . .and a grand
success. Our room overlooked
that beautiful new coliseum.
Everything was perfect!. .It was
so wonderful to see friends of
the “Fourth Estate” we’ve met
with for 34 years.
The program was outstanding!
One of the highlights was William
Emerson, who is Managing
Editor of the Saturday Evening
Press. He was not only a man
who brought the press a great
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Small Engine Clinic
Starts Monday at
Newton Co. High
Small engine owners, how
many small gasoline engines do
you have? Do they give you
any trouble? Would you like
to learn to do your own re
pairs?
If so, you might be interested
in attending a Small Engine Clinic
to be held in the vocational ag
riculture department of Newton
County High School, beginning on
Monday, March 8, at 7:00 P. M.
The course will include the
operation, care and repair of
small engines. Those attending
will be requested to bring to
the first class one 4 cycle small
engine which should not be taken
from the implement it is running.
J. D. Smith and H. M. Pulliam
will be assisted by Robert Allen,
area teacher, in conducting the
course.
Since the class members will
be limited, please contact Mr.
Smith or Mr. Pulliam.
Newton County Girl Scouts
Join In National Celebration
The 23 103 girls and 5,251 adult volunteers registered in 1,156
troops within the 22 county area of Northwest Georgia Girl Scout
Council will join with almost three and three-quarter million Girl
Scouts throughout the country in celebrating Girl Scout Week from
Sunday, March 7, through Saturday, March 13.
“A Promise in Action” is the
theme of Girl Scout Week and of
the Girl Scouts’ 53rd birthday
which occurs March 12. This date
marks the anniversary of the first
troop meeting organized in
Savannah, Ga., by Juliette Gordon
Low, founder of the movement in
the U. S. A.
Since that first troop of a few
girls, more than 20 million mem
bers have made the Girl Scout
Promise to do their duty to God
and country, to help other people
at all times, and to obey the Girl
Scout laws of loyalty, honesty,
courtesy, cheerfulness, useful
ness, kindness and thrift.
This year, Girl Scouts are
paying special attention to the
“bridges” which give continuity
to their program. Hence the
secondary theme of: “Girl
Scouting — A Bridge to the
Future”. The program adapts
activities related to the arts, the
home, and the out-of-doors, to
the changing interest and needs
of girls ages seven through 17,
thus “bridging” the four age
levels: Brownie Girl Scouts
(ages 7 and 8) to Senior Girl
Scouts (ages 15 through 17).
Special days are earmarked
throughout Girl Scout week to
illustrate the various aspects
of the Girl Scout program. They
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COVERAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
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DEED FOR 7 LOTS adjoining Newton County Hospital is presented officials of Newton County Hospital
Authority by Robert W. Smith (right), president of Lowenstein Cotton & Storage Corp, of Anderson,
S C Accepting the gift is B. B. Snow, chairman of the Newton County Hospital Authority. Also
n’resent were Mrs. Helen Dickinson, hospital administrator, and Herbert Vining (left), secretary of
the authority. The lots front on Highway US 278 and are valued at $10,500.00 and was deeded by
M. Lowenstein & Sons of New York.
Mansfield To Dedicate New
Post Office Building Sunday
Mansfield’s new post office
will be dedicated at 2:00 P.M.,
Sunday, March 7th. The formal
program will be held at Mans
field Methodist Church with C£en
House at the new facility to
follow.
This new facility is part of
the Post Office Department’s
lease construction program.
Under this program, Investment
financing is used to obtain needed
facilities which remain under
private ownership, pay local tax
es to the community, and are
leased to the Federal Govern
ment.
This new facility will be a link
with a postal system that today
has over 45,000 postal installa
tions. This system serves more
than 180 million Americans and
handles over two-thirds of the
world’s mail. Our 580,000 pos
tal employees are handling about
67 billion pieces of mail a year,
including over a billion parcels.
“Our patrons will derive more
enjoyment from doing business
here, and this building with its
up-to-date equipment will enable
Meeting Os
P-Y Council
Committee
A meeting of the Parent-Youth
Council Steering Committee has
been called by the President Sut
ton Hardy for Thursday (this)
afternoon, at 4:00 o’clock at New
ton County High School, in the
homeroom of Mrs. Jerry Ald
ridge.
Important discussions of emi
nent plans for Council activities,
will be held; and all committee
members and chairmen are urged
to be present to participate.
are: - Girl Scout Sunday; Mon
day — Homemaking; Tuesday—
— Wednesday — Health
and Safety; Thursday -- Inter
national Friendship; Friday —
Arts; Saturday - Out-of-doors.
237 members of the North
west Georgia Girl Scout Coun
cil in Newton County will ob
serve Girl Scout Week in a variety
of ways:
Sunday, March 7, the Girl
Scouts will attend the church of
their choice in uniform, with their
leaders.
From March 8, through March
13, the Oxford troops numbers
1066, 1065 and 395 will have
craft exhibits at Covington Manor
Furniture Store. The Junior
troop 1066 will also present a
program to their sponsor, the
Amitie Club, telling of their Scout
accomplishments.
Brownie troops in Covington,
numbers 414 and 823 will observe
Girl Scout Week by making pos
ters to place in their yards,
stating that a Brownie Scout or
leader lives there. Brownie
troop 414 will also make favors
for the trays at Newton County
Hospital. Brownie troop 343 will
have craft exhibit at King Hicks
Hardware.
Junior troop 207 in Covington
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our postal employees to work
under the best of conditions,”
Miss Hays, the postmaster said.
Since its establishment in 1894,
the Mansfield Post Office has oc
cupied four different buildings but
this is the first new facility.
Guests will include Congress
man Robert G. Stephens, Jr. and
Postal Service Officer E.D, Huth
nance, both of whom will address
the audience. You are cordially
invited to attend.
Two Car Thieves
Caught As Police
Had Busy Week
Five persons were fined In
Monday’s session of Covington
City Court for reckless driving
in the city during the past week.
This number of cases took up the
major part of Judge E. W.
Strozier’s court session which
disposed of the week’s cases.
Three persons were appre
hended for Illegal possession of
liquor and another three persons
were convicted of being drunk,
City Police records show.
Single cases during the week
involved those charged with shop
lifting, driving under influence
of alcohol, running a red traffic
lierht.
Two persons were apprehend
ed for stealing automobiles dur
ing the past week in Covington.
One was taken from the used
car lot of Byron Churchill at the
corner of Pace and Usher Streets.
This automobile was found in the
Covington Meadows Shopping
Center parking lot the next day.
The other car belonged to E. J.
Shannon and was a 1964 Plymouth
Fury. Covington Police said that
car and the person who stole it
were picked up in Atlanta and
returned to Covington the same
day.
has a continuous project in aiding
two needy families. They will
also exhibit posters in their yards
stating that a junior scout or
leader lives there. Junior troop
147 will have a craft exhibit at
Hutchins Department Store.
Covington’s Cadette troop No.
655 will have a recorded pro
gram on WGFS. Portions of
their program will be heard at
intervals throughout the week.
The troops of Porterdale have
made a special effort to help the
sick. Brownie troop No. 704 has
made favors for the hospital and
will visit there. Junior troop No.
766 has made gifts for many
shut-ins and the Cadette troop
No. 193 will make a contribution
of fruit for the sick.
Senior troop 745 of Newton
County has 17 girls. They have
collected postage stamps as their
year’s project. The profit from
their sale has aided an orphanage
in Germany. The seniors also
baked 42 dozen cookies and
stuffed 32 animals for needy
children during Christmas.
The climax of the Girl Scout
Week will terminate on Friday,
March 12, at Ficquett Auditorium
where the Scouts of Newton Coun
ty gather for their annual pro
gram. Mr. Charles McLendon,
State 4-H vice-president from
Conyers will show slides of his
recent European trip. Girls will
also make contributions to
Juliette Low World Friendship
Fund.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1965
‘World Day Os
Prayer’ Set
Here March 5
World Day of Prayer in its
79th yearly observance will, on
Friday, March 5, 1965, unite the
community of Covington with the
world community in prayer.
Mrs. Frank Easterlln, chair
man of the local World Day of
Prayer, has extended an invita
tion to all persons interested to
join together in worship at the
Church of the Good Shepherd at
7:30 p.m., March 5.
World Day of Prayer, spon
sored by the United Church wo
men, is a time of prayer for
peace and brotherhood when
Christians give witness through
re-dedication and mission.
The theme for World Day of
Prayer is “What does the Lord
require?”.
Assisting in the service will
be the Rev. Edgar Callaway,
First Baptist Church, Rev. Tom
White, First Presbyterian
Church and the following wo
men: Mrs. Graham Davis, Allen
Memorial Methodist Church;
Mrs. D. O. Shirah, Porterdale
Presbyterian Church; Mrs. Her
bert Burch, Porterdale Baptist
Church; Miss Carolyn Campbell,
First Baptist Church; Mrs. B. B.
Snow, Porterdale Methodist
Church; Mrs. L. A. Patrick,
First Presbyterian Church; Mrs.
Ben Banks, First Methodist
Church; Mrs. Charles King, Mrs.
Jerry Bray, Mrs. Ed Crudup,
Mrs. Greeley Ellis, Mrs. Wm.
Womelsdorf and Mrs. Frank
Easterlln, Church of the Good
Shepherd.
A nursery will be provided in
the Parish House for parents who
wish to leave their children dur
ing the service.
4 Outstanding
Students Cited
At Newton High
J. W. Rutledge was selected
as “School Citizen on The Week”
on February 8. As a senior
member of the varsity basket
ball team he has shown much
Improvement ability and effort
as he helped the Rams to their
numerous victories.
Mary Carol Jolley, an out
standing member of the senior
class, was honored as Citizen
of the Week on February 15.
Her wide range of activities in
cludes Beta Club, Senior Tri-
Hi-Y, Fine Arts Club, and Pep
Club.
On Monday, February 22, the
Student Council honored Cathy
Callaway. As a member of the
Service Council it is her job
to assign lunchroom helpers each
week, a job which she does will
ingly and conscientiously. Cathy
is also a majorette in the Band,
a member of the Beta Club,
and was elected “Most Depend
able” by the Senior Class.
The “Jolley Team” was an
unusual selection by the Student
Council for February School Cit
izens of the Month. Mary Carol
and Doug have contributed much
to NCHS in their total of six
years there.
Eddie Hinton was elected
Citizen of the Week on March
1. As a sophomore, he serves
as treasurer of his class, is
a member of the Spanish Club,
and is also a varsity basketball
player.
Census Bureau Reports
47% Retail Trade Increase
221 Establishments Had $ 22.4-Million In
’63 Sales; Food Stores Led With ’6.8-Million
.Newton County’s 221 retail establishments had $22.4 million
in sales in 1963, an increase of 47 percent from 1958, The U.S.
Bureau of the Census has just reported after tabulating data gather
ed from all firms In the 1963 Census of Business. The last pre
vious business census conducted by the Census Bureau, an agency
of the U.S. Department of Commerce, was in 1958.
Retail trade In the county meant
jobs (exclusive of proprietors)
for 709 men and women and a
yearly payroll of $2 million.
In volume ofbusiness the coun
ty’s food stores had sales of
$6.8 million an Increase of 30
percent from 1958. In other re
tail business—the county’s eating
and drinking places had sales
of $443 thousand, and gasoline
service stations had sales of $2.5
million. Auto dealers and related
retail trade establishments had
sales of $4.6 million; general
merchandise group stores had
sales of 1.9 million; and lumber,
building materials, hardware and
farm equipment dealers had sales
of $1.3 million.
For the state as a whole,
the Census Bureau reported 36,
987 retail establishments with
sales of $4,570.0 million, up
30 percent from 1958.
Census reports to be issued
during the next few months will
give state and county figures
on wholesale and service trades,
manufacturing and mineral in
dustries.
Figures on number of es
tablishments and sales volume
for major types of retail estab
lishments in each county are pro
vided in the printed report: 1963
Census of Business, Retail
Trade, Georgia, available at $.50
from Superintendent of Docu
ments, Washington, D. C. 20402
and at U.S. Department of Com
merce field offices.
Hospital Auxiliary
To Buy Cardiagram
The Newton County Hospital
Auxiliary Executive Board held
a meeting Tuesday, March 2,
at the hospital. The meeting
was opened with the Hospital
Auxiliary Prayer.
Mrs. Betty Purcell presided
during the business session. It
was voted to buy a cardiagram
machine for Newton County Hos
pital to be presented to the hos
pital.
Members of the Auxiliary are
reminded the 1965 membership
dues are due.
Rams Will Meet LaFayette In
State AA Meet Wednesday 9:30
BY 808 GREER
(News Sports Editor)
Newton County Rams, defending champions of AA basketball
in the State of Georgia, will meet LaFayette in a first-round game
of the 1965 meet Wednesday, March 10 at 9:30 p. m. at Alexander
Memorial Coliseum in Atlanta. Thursday’s games:
Eight boys games are on the
schedule for the first day of the
1965 state tournament with action
starting at 11 a. m. when Troup
meets Dublin. Other games in
volving Region 4 teams list Tuck
er vs Murray County at 5 p. m.,
Cass-Hart County at 6:30, and
West Rome and South Hall at
8 o’clock.
On Thursday, the second day
of the tourney, there will be four
boys games and four girls tilts.
The Rams are listed for another
9:30 tipoff on Thursday if they
dispose of the LaFayette five.
Wednesday’s games:
(All boys)
11 a. m. Troup vs Dublin
12:30 p. m. Newnan vs Cairo
2 p. m. Sandy Springs vs Thomas
ville
3:30 p. m. College Park vs Ware
County
5 p. m. Tucker vs Murray Coun
ty
6:30 p. m. Cass vs Hart County
8 p. m. West Rome vs South Hall
9:30 p. m. Newton County vs
LaFayette.
COVINGTON
TEMPERATURES
High Low
Wed. Feb. 24, 51 36
Thurs. Feb. 25, 54 24
Fri. Feb. 26, 50 19
Sat. Feb. 27, 69 24
Sun. Feb. 28, 68 37
Mon. March 1, 69 41
Tues. March 2, 68 47
Athens Exchange
Student To Be
Kiwanis Speaker
Miss Carol Clum, a senior at
Athens High School, who spent a
year in New South Wales Austra
lia as an exchange student, will
be the guest speaker at the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club today
(Thursday) at Legion Home at
1 o’clock. County Agent Ed
Hunt is in charge of the pro
gram today.
Miss Clum was a selectee of
the American Field Service In
ternational and was one of 265
young students to spend a year
abroad from January 1964 until
January 1965. She will describe
her experiences during that year
to the Kiwanians here today.
She lived with a family in the
city of Cowra, which has a popu
lation of some 6,000 persons.
Newton Bands Take
3 Superior Ra tings
Newton County Blue Rambler
Band and the Cadet Band attend
ed the 10th District State Music
Clinic Saturday, February 27 at
Washington, Ga., and returned
home having earned three Su
perior ratings. The Blue Ramb
lers received a Superior in both
concert playing and sight reading,
while the Cadet Band received a
Superior in Concert playing.
They are not judged in sight
reading.
Basil Rigney, director of the
bands, stated he was indeed
pleased with the performance
of both bands and especially the
comments on the judges sheets.
Judges for the clinic were Vascar
Williams, James D. Pritchard,
William H. Hill and S. Tarpley.
Comments on the Cadet Band
included the statement, “a very
fine looking group, very artistic
performance and very good job
for this age group”. This group
11:20 a. m. Forsyth County vs
Calhoun (girls).
Region 4AA Finals Drew Large Crowd At Newton Gym
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REGION 4AA CHAMPIONSHIP game got underway with this tipoff between the Rams and Hart County
Saturday night at the NCHSgymnasium. Ramplayers in white uniforms: Stan Harris (14), Tim Christian
(50) Wayne Hall (30), Gary Bloodworth (far left) and J, W. Rutledge (far right). Hart County starters
shown are Billv Kidd (55), Doug Burdette (43), Lyle Martin (31), Freddy Ethridge (13), and Larry
Bailey (behind referee). The Rams won the tilt 54-48 before a capacity throng.
Editorial •• • 2
Obituary • • 6
Society 9
Sports 13
Legal . • . 13
Classified . • • . . 18 & 19
Chamber Os Commerce
Endorses New Street
The Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce went on
record as endorsing a plan for
the construction of a new road
from Pace Street to U. S. 278
and the widening, straightening
and resurfacing of Elm Street
from Pace Street to U. S. 278 at
the civic organization’s March
meeting Monday at the Teen Can
building.
Monday’s meeting of the C. of
C. endorsed the plans recom
mended by the Chamber’s Com
mittee of Street Marking, Ac
cess and Lighting. Members of
this committee are Marion Pi
per, chairman; R. R. Fowler,
W. W. Crowe, Tony Wilkie and
E. H. Pratt, members.
This group held a meeting on
February 4th at City Hall and
invited W. D. Ballard, Otis Spil
lers, W. T. Greer, Sr., James
Johnson, George Jolley, Walker
Harris, Charles Geiger and Ray
Geiger and went over plans for
the right-of-way, engineering,
costs and State participation.
It was understood that W. T.
Greer, Sr., would give the right
of-way for the road. This would
be a 100 ft. right-of-way and in
clude a 60-ft. street. The cost
of the culvert would be borne by
the State, it was understood.
Two new members of the C.
of C. were welcomed Into the
organization Monday. They are
played, “Storm King”, “Swedish
Folk Suite” and “Poor Way Far
ing Stranger”.
The Blue Rambler’s played
“Charter Oak”, “River Jordan”
and “Holst Suite”. Among the
judges comments on these selec
tions were: “A very fine per
formance on all three selections,
congratulations to a fine director
and the students on a job well
done, many difficult passages
handled very well and a very
fine musical group”. One of
the judges stated, “The best
yet—very good; this was good
enough for public performance,
a real fine job and it was a
pleasure to listen to you”.
Newton County citizens con
gratulate both the Blue Ramblers
and the Cadet Band on their fine
showing and Rigney for his splen
did job of teaching these band
students of the county.
12:45 p. m. winner of West Rome-
So. Hall vs winner Newnan-Cairo
(boys).
2:15 p. m. Douglas County vs
Lowndes County (girls).
3:40 p. m. winner Troup-Dublin
vs winner Tucker-Murray County
(boys).
5:10 p. m. Hart County vs Mur-
NUMBER 9
E. E. (Buck) Callaway and James
Kendall. Guests at the meeting
Monday included: Foster Massey
and L. C. Guise.
Everett Pratt made a talk on
the upcoming bond issue for the
Newton County Health Center,
and Robert O. Arnold spoke in
behalf of the bond issue for
Newton County education. Both
proposals were endorsed unani
mously by the chamber. The
election date for each is March
24th.
Brogdon To Spook
At Rotary Club
In the summer of 1964 Mr.
and Mrs. J. Milton Brogdon
visited Europe, including a trip
behind the Iron Curtain. With
the firsthand information ob
tained on this trip, plus additional
information assembled on a trip
to Europe in 1959, Mr. Brogdon
has prepared an informative and
entertaining address of “Behind
the Iron Curtain.”
On Tuesday, March 9, Mr.
Brogdon will speak to the Cov
ington Rotary Club about his
experiences in Europe and
particularly what he saw and
learned on his trip behind the
Iron Curtain.
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Mr. Brogdon is a Graduate
of Young Harris College, earned
an A. B. degree from the Un
iversity of Georgia in 1935 and
an M. A. degree from the same
University In 1938. He served
as principal of high schools for
14 years, including 11 years
in that position at Covington High
School.
He served in World War II
as a Meteorologist in the Army
Air Force.
A native of Uvalda, Georgia
he married Miss Hester Camp
bell of Covington. They have
two children: Sarah, a student
at Oxford College of Emory
University and Joe, a student
in the Uvalda schools.
While living in Newton County
Mr. Brogdon became one of the
charter members of the Rotary
Club, and a past president. The
Brogdons now reside in Uvalda
where he is President of the Bank
there, Director of the Cotton
States Mutual Insurance
Company, Director In the Cotton
States Life and Health Insurance
Company, and active In other
civic activities.
ray County (girls).
6:35 p. m. winner College Park-
Ware County vs winner Cass-
Hart County (boys).
8:05 p. m. Henry County vs
Dodge County (girls).
9:30 p. m. winner Newton County-
LaFayette vs winner Sandy
Springs-Thomasville (boys).