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By The Office Boy
We called Jack Harwell Tues
day tc see If the Office Boy
could get In the Junior Chamber
of Commerce. . .He laughed!
Twasn’t so funny! But. . .
after all the Office Boy as
sured him that we just called
him, as President of this group,
to TIP OUR HAT, in grateful
appreciation of the Jaycees in
terest in a group of young people.
This is something badly needed
for every group, of all ages, with
in our city. I believe the Jaycees
are sponsoring this entertain
ment once each month. Do you
know of anything FINER, . .
even in "My Carolina”? Yes
siree! We are with you 100
percent in local entertainment
for our teenagers.
If all schools, City Fathers,
Clubs, Etc., would get together
in each settlement, or com
munity, and plan some regular
entertainment for our young
people throughout Newton County
. . .these young people would not
be out hunting a place to go,
and sometimes get into places
which lead them far from the
Church and the Christian home
in which they were reared.
Our young people come into
this world pure, fine, eager to
grow into fine Citizens. . .un
less we create that atmosphere
they should grow up in, they will
not only bring heartache to us,
but to the Heavenly Father, who
entrusted them in our care. He
expects us to set the example
in the home, at work, and at
recreation time.
Thank you from the depths of
our hearts Jaycees! No finer
work could you do than build
fine Citizens, to make a fine
Community and a Christian Com
munity.
Speaking of young people. The
First Baptist Church is lucky to
have the Baptists, or some of
them from Emory College. It
has boosted the Baptist Training
Union in every Department.
Every Group has taken on new
life! We want them to know we
are welcoming them into our
hearts and our Church, as well
as our homes, while away from
home. You have put new lif'-
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Historical
Material Still
Being Sought
The Centennial Issue of the
Covington News has come and
gone; and the deadline was met.
We are sincerely grateful for
the numerous kind comments re
lative to the edition which cele
brated the 100th anniversary of
the founding of the News.
We are also grateful to the
many friends who furnished pic
tures, information and other mat
erials for use in this historic
Centennial Issue. All of these
materials are being carefully
sorted and preserved for return
to those sending them. These
may be picked up at the News
office; or, other arrangements
for their delivery may be made
upon request.
There were many other things
we should have liked to included
in the Centennial Edition, had we
been able to secure them. If
you have other historic material
pertaining to Newton County, we
should greatly appreciate your
bringing, or sending such pic
tures or items, to Mrs. Leo
Mallard, The Covington News,
for filing with material being
compiled for a history of New
ton County, with your name at
tached, or written on back of
each item.
i Rev. White Re-Elected President
= County Ministerial Association
Meeting last Monday, Novem
ber 1, at the Salem Methodist
Church the Newton County Min
isterial Association elected its
officers for the coming year.
The Rev. Thomas J. White, Min
ister of the Covington Presby
terian Church was elected to
serve a second term as president
of the association. Rev. Edgar A.
Callaway, Minister of the First
Baptist Church in Covington, was
elected to the office of Vice
President and Rev. James W.
Thurman, Jr., Pastor of the
Methodist Newborn-Starrsville
Charge to the office of Secretary
and Treasurer.
The following ministers were
elected to serve as chairmen of
their respective committees:
Hospital Chaplain’s Program,
The Rev. George Home, Rector
of The Episcopal Church of the
Good Shepherd; Radio Devotion
als, The Rev. Owen E. Kellum,
Jr., Minister of the First Metho
dist Church of Covington; News
paper Devotionals and Publicity,
The Rev. Mr. Irving G. Rudolph,
Minister of the Porterdale Pres
byterian Church.
Among other items of business
plans were completed for the pro
posed visit of the county minis
ters to Milledgeville State Hospi
tal on Monday, December 6. It is
hoped that this tour conducted by
the Chaplains of the State Hospi
tal will better acquaint our local
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Elks Civ Another Gift To Hospital
Al
COVINGTON ELKS Lodge No. 1806 delivered a $505.00 check to
Newton County Hospital Administrator Mrs. Helen Dickinson (center)
as one-half of the proceeds from the club’s annual summer bar
becue. Making the presentation of the gift is Robert Hodges (left),
Exalted Ruler of BPOE No. 1806. Jack McGiboney, Aidmore
Hospital Trustee of Covington, looks on as a similar amount of
mon^j will be donated to the Aidmore Hospital for Crippled Children
in Atlanta.
Allen Memorial Church School Bldg.
Dedication And Homecoming Sunday
Allen Memorial Methodist Ch
urch will celebrate the dedication
of the Church School Building,
observe Homecoming and Open
House on November 7, 1965.
Bishop John Owen Smith will
be present to preach and dedi
cate the Church School Building
during the Morning Worship Ser
vice, at 11 o’clock.
After the Morning Service
there will be a Homecoming feast
on the lawn of the Church School
Building or in the Fellowship
Hall. All members^ former mem
bers, former pastors and Dis
trict Superintendents, and friends
of Allen Memorial are cordially
invited to the Homecoming and
the other day’s activities.
Following the Homecoming
lunch everyone is invited to an
Open House in the Church School
Building. Each classroom will
be open for guests.
Several former ministers will
be present to assist in the Morn-
Loan Approved For
Oxford Dormitory
The Covington NEWS has been
advised by Tenth District Con
gressman Robert G. Stephens, Jr.
that the Housing and Home Fin
ance Agency in Washington, D. C.
has approved a $1,500,000 college
housing loan for Oxford College
at Oxford.
Congressman Stephens stated
that this loan will permit con
struction of dormitory facilities
for 202 women students, a 9-bed
infirmary, and dining hall for
entire student body of the col
lege. He said that construction
is expected to get underway in
four months.
ministers with the program and
facilities of this important state
institution. Ministers in the
county who are interested in mak
ing this tour should contact Rev.
Edwin L. Worstall as soon as
possible.
Rev. Kellum announced the
availability and urged the usage
of educational materials for the
forth coming Cancer Week which
will begin on Sunday, Decembers.
The December meeting of the
Association will be incorporated
into the tour to the State Hospital
on December 6.
Inter-Agency
Meets Friday
The Newton County Inter-
Agency Committee will meet at
the Parish House of the Church of
the Good Shepherd on Friday,
November 5, at twelve noon. The
Newton County Department of
Public Health will present the
program outlining their services
to the community.
Mrs. Curry Haynes will be in
charge of the meal and should be
contacted by Thursday, Novem
ber 4, if members are not com
ing.
(Unutttniiin faa
ing Worship Service. There will
be the combine choirs of Allen
Memorial Church and the Oxford
Chorus to lead the music of the
Morning Service and render sp
ecial musical selections one of
which will be Handel’s “The
Hallelujah Chorus”.
The congregation of Allen
Memorial has responded gener
ously in a fall campaign to pay
off the Church School debt sev
eral months in advance and to
redecorate the building and
rooms and to better equip each
classroom with audio visual in
struments.
The pastor, G. Robert Gary,
and members of Allen Memorial
Church give thanks to God for the
privilege of being in the Church
and doing Christ’s work in Ox
ford, Georgia.
Bloodmobile To
Visit Porterdale
On Hovember 15
PORTERDALE — The Red
Cross Bloodmobile will be in
Porterdale at the Anderson
Building on Monday, November
15, from eleven to five o’clock,
giving all interested citizens an
opportunity to share life-giving
blood with someone else. If you
would be interested in serving
as a volunteer at the Canteen,
please contact Miss Mae Hard
man, 786-5980.
A quota of 90 pints has been
allocated for this trip and it is
believed that Newton Countians
will want to maintain the excell
ent record performance at the
previous visit in Covington at
which time the quota was met.
Covington-Oxford Exit From Interstate 20
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COVINGTON-OXFORD EXIT from Interstate 20 is now marked plainly at the Interchange near Bill’s
Truck Stop and Capes’ Service Station. Highway signs have been placed along the route near Covington
in the past two weeks showing the various exits.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1965
Covington Water Filtration
Plant To Double Capacity
The City of Covington is apparently looking to the future in
matters concerning the water supply for its residents. At present
time the local Water Filtration Plant adjacent to the City Water
Works on Williams Street is being expanded to double its capacity
for a day’s output.
The plant now will furnish some
1,500,000 gallons per day. The
new addition will make the cap
acity 3,000,000 gallons per day,
according to Charles H. Geiger,
Superintendent of Public Works.
Mr. Geiger said that the City
system was originally setup for
20 years in 1948. He stated
20 Nabbed For
Speeding In
City Limits
Judge E. W. Strozier’s Cov
ington City Court session Mon
day was more of a traffic court
than it has been In sometime,
according to the Police Record.
Twenty persons drew fines or
either forfeited their bonds for
speeding inside the City limits
during the past week.
Reckless drivers saw three
persons draw fines, three for
driving under the influence of
Intoxicants, two for running stop
signs, and two for driving with
out licenses.
Judge Strozler had five per
sons whose cases were called
for being drunk during the week
end. One man was booked for
having a wreck in the city and
two others involved were acquitt
ed.
STATE TROOPERS
ARRESTING MORE
ERRING DRIVERS
ATLANTA—The odds for a
motorist getting by when he viol
ates Georgia’s traffic laws are
steadily dropping. Latest evid
ence of this is seen in a nine
month State Patrol report re
leased by Col. H. Lowell Con
ner, director of the Georgia De
partment of Public Safety.
For example, during that per
iod 42,856 state patrols trav
eled 6,838,543 miles, an eight
per cent increase in both cate
gories, and arrested 69,209 tra
ffic violators, which also was an
eight per cent increase over 1964.
Here’s the result of this in
creased enforcement activity of
the State Patrol: Os the 68,479
cases disposed of in court, which
was a 25 per cent Increase,
57,939 culminated in convictions,
a gain of 23 per cent over a
year ago. Total number of pend
ing cases dropped by 10 per cent.
“This should be a warning
to foolhardy drivers in Georgia,”
declared Col. Conner. “Their
chances of violating our traffic
laws and getting by with it is
diminishing every day, every
week, every month. We hope
every driver, for his own good,
will learn to respect the law.”
Voter Registration
In City Election
Is November Bth
Citizens of the City of Coving
ton who expect to vote in the
City Election of December 8
should be registered by Monday,
November 8, the deadline.
The deadline date for qualify
ing in the City races is Wednes
day, November 24. Thus far,
Mayor Walker Harris and in
cumbent councilmen E. E. (Buck)
Callaway, Fred J. Kitchens and
W. L. (Bill) Dobbs have announced
their candidacies.
that this new facility would pro
bably handle the need until about
1980, according to engineers.
In the past 15 years the City’s
water customers numbered
1,153. This year the customers
served by the City system num
bers, 2,957.
City Manager George Jolley
stated that at one time this past
summer the gallon consumption
was 1,700,000 in the city. He
pointed out that this was above
the daily capacity and that the
new facility will take care of
situations like this in the future.
Completion date of the new
filtration expansion is set for
next February.
Meanwhile, the City has an
nounced that they will extend
the gas lines out Jackson road
to Henderson’s station, a dis
tance of about 6 miles. This
work will begin as soon as pos
sible.
Paving of the city streets is
just about complete and the work
of beautifying areas on the curbs
is now being done by the city.
These sections along the street
will be grassed, Mr. Geiger
stated.
Poppy Day Here
Saturday, Nov. 6
Poppy Day will be observed In
Covington and Newton County on
Saturday, November 6, according
to an announcement this week by
Mrs. Luke Hill, Poppy Chairman
of the American Legion Auxili
ary.
The money donated for a Poppy
worn on Poppy Day goes 100 per
cent for welfare work for service
men In both World Wars as well
as the Korean Conflict. These
popples are made by veterans in
hospitals in 40 states and have
been in use on this occasion
since 1921 when they were de
signed and adopted from the first
one made by Miss Moina Michael
as the memorial flower. The ma
terials for the flowers are furn
ished by the American Legion
Auxiliary and disabled veterans
are paid for each one they make.
Assisting Mrs. Hill, Poppy
Chairman, will be Miss Poppy,
Martha Parr and her helper,
Miss Patricia Sams. Members
of the committee this year are
Mesdames John Chesnut, Ty Ca
son, A. R. Hooten, Hugh Sams,
Dan Clower and Horace Day.
Remember our service men
and buy a poppy on November 6.
Bill Vaughn Is
Patient At Ga.
Baptist Hospital
Friends of Bill Vaughn will
be sorry to know he is a pat
ient at Georgia Baptist Hospital
In Atlanta, where he was taken
Saturday, from Newton County
Hospital.
He is being wished a speedy
recovery by a large circle of
friends here.
Commissioner Bates
Returns To His Home
Newton County Commissioner
Tom Bates returned to his Cov
ington home Tuesday from Emory
Hospital where he underwent
major surgery on October 20.
COVINGTON’S Water Filtration Plant Expansion Is shown In the picture above as work progresses on
the steel and concrete work adjacent to the City Water Plant. When completed the filtration system
will supply 3,000,000 gallons of water per day to Covington residents. The present capacity at the
plant on the left Is 1,500,000 gallons per day.
Atomic Energy Site Selection
Team To Visit County Mid-Nov.
U. S. Senators Richard B.
Russell and Herman E. Talmadge
have advised The Covington
NEWS that the Site Selection
Team of the U. S. Atomic En
ergy Commission will visit Geor
gia and Newton County on Nov
ember 15 through November 19.
It was understood the team
will first visit the Bainbridge
site on Nov. 15 and then will
survey the sites in the Atlanta
area, Forsyth County and Fulton
County, completing their work
in this respect by Friday, Nov.
19. They will return to Georgia
at a later date to survey the
Savannah site, it was stated by
Russell Predicts Interstate
Augusta-Columbus Route
ATLANTA — Senator Richard
B. Russell predicted tonight that
a new superhighway linking Aug
usta, Macon and Columbus will
be authorized in the first act of
Congress expanding the present
Interstate highway system.
Speaking at a meeting of the
Georgia Association of County
Commissioners here, Russell
said the 41,000-mile Interstate
system presently authorized is
almost half-way completed. He
said Congress will soon consider
expanding the system--perhaps
as early as in the next session.
"I can state with reasonable
confidence to you tonight that the
first act of Congress authorizing
an expansion of the system will
provide for a new east-west in
terstate route in Georgia, linking
our Fall Line cities of Augusta,
Macon and Columubs,” he said.
Russell praised the federal-aid
highway program as one that
“strikes a happy and beneficial
balance between state and federal
authority.’’
“This program has operated
with conspicuous success for
many years through federal co
operation with the states rather
than by federal domination of
the states,” he said. “This is
a far cry from some of the new
concepts of federal assistance
now being enacted.”
Russell pointed out that
United Fund Meeting
Tuesday At REA Bldg.
The annual meeting ofthe Cov
ington-New ton County United
Fund, Inc., will be held on Tues-
Defense Merger
Awaits Decision
ATLANTA (GPS)—Adj. Gen.
George J. Hearn, commander of
Georgia’s National Guard, said
as yet nothing has been done
toward absorbing Army Reser
vists into National Guard units
in the state.
Georgia’s 81st Infantry Divi
sion is listed as one of six
Abmy Reserve divisions to be
disbanded by the Defense Depart
ment.
However, a spokesman for the
12th Army Corps reserve units
said the reserve units will con
tinue to hold their drills “until
we get some kind of implemen
tation order from the Pentagon.’ ’
the Georgia solons.
Senators Russell and Talmadge
said that several sites in Geor
gia are currently in the runn
ing for the $300,000,000 Atomic
Accelerator. Other than those
mentioned above there are loc
ations in Barrow, Fayette and
Meriwether counties, It was
understood.
Members of the site selection
team who will visit our region
of the state are: Harry Tray
nor, team leader; Dr. Daniel R.
Miller, Site Evaluation Task
Group member; Frank E. Rutt,
Engineer; Dr. Ron Martin,
Georgia has received almost
$750,000,000 in federal - aid
highway funds in the past 10
years. Half of this amount has
gone for interstate highways
which is financed 90 percent by
federal funds.
Joint Revival
Speaker Is
Dr. Cannon
A joint revival for the Mans
field, Newborn, Starrsville, Al
covy and Mount Pleasant Met
hodist churches started on Mon
day night of this week. Rev.
James Thurman and Rev. Char
les Thomas are preaching the
services through Friday night.
Dr. William Cannon, Dean of
Emory Theological School, who
is one of the most outstanding
preachers and speakers of our
day, will have the services on
Saturday night, Sunday morning
and Sunday evening.
Rev. Wallace Roberts wiH be
in charge of the singing and spec
ial music during the entire week.
There will be a covered dish
supper at the Community House
at 6 p.m. on Sunday, and every
one Is cordially invited to come.
day, November 9, 1965, at 3 p.m.
at the Snapping Shoals Electric
Membership Corporation meet
ing room, according to an an
nouncement by Ed Robinson,
president.
The agenda calls for election
of officers and trustees to serve
for the coming year.
All officers, trustees and
members of the United Fund and
any other Interested persons are
invited to attend.
Christinas Parade Set Nov. 19
Plans are underway for the
annual Christmas Parade spon
sored by the Downtown Merchants
on Friday, November 19 at 4
P.M.
Firms, clubs or individuals
who would like to enter floats,
ponies, horses or especially an-
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Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports 17
Legal 4-10-18
Classified 18-19
Scientific Representative.
The Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce, Senator
Brooks Pennington of Madison,
Newton Rep. Otis Spillers and
many others have worked toward
the procurement of this giant
Atomic Energy installation for
our county and State.
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Newspaper Film.
Shown at Kiwanis
The Centennial of The Coving
ton NEWS, which came on Octo
ber 28, 1965, was the occasion
for NEWS personnel appearing on
the Kiwanis Clubprogram Thurs
day at Legion Home. Leo S.
Mallard, a Kiwanian and Assis
tant To The Publisher of the local
newspaper, was in charge of
the program.
Making short speeches before
a film was shown, were Mrs.
Belmont Dennis, Editor and Pub
lisher of The NEWS, and Mrs.
Leo Mallard, Associate Editor.
Also introduced at the meeting
were Bob Greer, News and Sports
Editor, and Doyal Head, News
Photographer.
The title of the film, produced
by the National Editorial As
sociation, is “Everyone’s Neig
hbor. Many of the scenes in the
picture were shot at Hartwell,
Ga. as well as towns in Ohio,
Mississippi and other sections
of the country.
Visitors at the meeting in
cluded Bubba Pratt of the Air
Force, Jimmy Alexander and Pat
Yancey of the Newton Key Club,
and an Inter-Club group from
Jackson: Doyle Jones, P. H.
Weaver, W. O. Ball and Cliff
Sanders.
Widow And Five
Children Seek Help
Mrs. Annie Seals, a widow
with five children, has had mis
fortune strike her home again.
She and the children lived in
one of Larry Greer’s houses,
and the house burned to the
ground on October 30th.
The children, who range in
age from 2 1/2 yrs. to 15 years
are all in need of clothing; and
Mrs. Seals said that any kind
of old furniture could be used.
Let’s all open our hearts to this
family by digging into our clos
ets, garages or what have you
and help this woman establish
another home for her children.
Anyone who has anything to
contribute contact Larry Greer’s
office at 786-2131.
'Open House’
Livingston School PTA will
meet Monday night, November 8,
with “Open House” being held at
6:30. A visitation of the class
rooms will be held from 6:30 un
til 7:30, at which time the PTA
will meet in the school lunchroom
for the business meeting.
tique cars are invited to con
tact Jimmy Callahan at Har
per's 5 and 10? Store (Tel. 786-
2030) or Paul Fedder at Econ
omy Auto Store (Tel. 786-7243).
This event annually marks the
start of the Christmas season
in Downtown Covington.
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