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Ah! That group of Jaycees!
What a joy to see them not only
taking their places in the building
of a better community, county and
State, in which to live, but to
sit and listen to their reports
for the year. The Installation
of officers for the new year was
a thrilling experience. We had
watched the retiring President
during the past year; his ambit
ions, his inspiration to others,
and his work for the organiza
tion. Now comes a new one, and
the response from these young
men of our community should be
a challenge to the senior group.
They surely must not let their
sons work in the Junior organi
zation take the lead! (Or will
they?) Stop them if you can!
They are building character for
the older citizens they will be.
They meet every challenge fear
lessly, with the knowledge that if
this has been done anywhere be
fore, “we can do it better!”
They put themselves into their
organization! They give of their
BEST, while we sit comfortably
by and watch. They are a chall
enge to every organization in the
city to “get to work”! So many
of us almost make our organi
zations a social club where we
get together to eat.. .talk about
the weather, and our grandchild
ren! (That’s me too.) No re
flection on any club for they all
do good work. . .but let me tell
you one thing for sure! If you
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Newton Federal
Issues Savings
Certificates
The Board of Directors of New
ton Federal Savings and Loan As
sociation at their regular June
meeting declared another quar
terly dividend at the annual rate
of 4 1/2% per annum to be paid
to all saving account holders.
This was the 78th consecutive di
vidend that Newton Federal Sav
ings and Loan has paid its sav
ers.
The Board, also, authorized
the Association to issue Savings
Certificates in multiples of
SIOOO.OO for a term of six months
or more, to bear 5% per annum
dividends to be paid every six
months.
Herbert Vining, Executive
Vice - President, reported that
Newton Federal had helped over
200 families to become home
owners during the past 12 months.
He reported that the assets of the
Association were over ten mil
lion dollars, and this was an in
crease of more than a million dol
lars during the past year.
Members of the Board are:
Leon Cohen, A. H. David, Greel
ey Ellis, S. M. Hay, Jimmy Mor
gan, J. R. Sams and Herbert H.
Vining.
Only 654 Cast Vote In
Newton School Bond Issue
Probably the lightest vote in
the history of Newton County
was recorded June 22 when the
school bond issue involving some
$360,000 was at stake at the polls
in the 16 voting districts of the
county. In fact, an aggregate to
tal of SBII,OOO in school building
funds were at stake in the
election.
A total of 654 citizens voted
with 474 casting their ballot for
the issuance of the bonds, and 180
voting against the bonds. Three
districts voted against the bonds:
Brewers 31-6, Brick Store 12-7
and Gum Creek 10-5. Rocky
Plains recorded a 9-9 vote.
The complete tabulation of the
voting follows:
Newton County Jaycees Install 1966-67 Officers
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NEWTON COUNTY JAYCEES installation of officers for 1966-67 took place June 22 at Henderson’s
Restaurant Shown left to right are: Jerome Jones, State Director; Bobby Patrick secretary; Jimmy
Edwards Chaplain; Mike Witherspoon, External vice-president; Frank Malcolm, president; Lee Grogan,
Javcee State President, installation official; Paul Ketchem, treasurer; William Womack, Internal vice
president; Jack Harwell, immediate past president. Not present for the picture: Dave Morrison, di
rector, and Jerry Aldridge, director.
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Covington Rotary Installs 1966-67 Officers
The Covington Rotary Club held
its annual Installation service and
Ladies- Night at the Porterdale
Hotel Tuesday night, June 28.
Dallas M. Tarkenton was in
stalled as president and D. M.
Johnson, the outgoing president,
was presented with the diamond
past president’s pin. The other
officers for the year are: D.M.
Johnson, vice - president; James
W. Morgan, secretary; John Mor
ford, treasurer; Jack Christian,
Sargeant - at - Arms; E. G.
Lassiter, Bill Hoffman, Alvin
Rape, and Ted Stroud Director-
Chairmen.
The Rotaryannes have or
ganized themselves into active
participation for the new year
and will be directed by four lead
ers for the year: Frances Pratt,
Margaret Rape, Dot Christian,
and Ruth Lassiter.
W. A. Sutton, Vice-President
of the Citizens and Southern Na
tional Bank, gave the address for
the evening. In introducing his
speech Mr. Sutton, who had just
returned from a trip with 82
bankers and agriculturalists,
said he was like the young dele
gate oil the fourth day at the Na
tional 4-H Club Congress in Chi
cago who said: “I’m overfed,
underslept, overwalked, over
whelmed, outtalked, and tired of
wearing white shirts.”
“The American Citizens Hand
book gave me the launching pad
for my talking this evening,” the
speaker said. Then he quoted:
“The aspirations that bring hap
piness and achievement to
American citizens are—(l) To
be a good father, mother, brother,
Oxford College
Receives Grant
For Lab Equipment
The Office of Education has
approved a Federal grant to Ox
ford College in the amount of
$7,056 to be used to purchase
laboratory and special equipment
for the local college.
The Covington NEWS was not
ified of the grant by Congress
man Robert G. Stephens, Jr. of
Athens; and U. S. Senators Rich
ard Russell and Herman Tal
madge.
It was understood that the
money would be used under a
Higher Education Act and that
Oxford College would use the
amount toward undergraduate in
structions.
For Against
Covington 217 35
Cov. Mills 17 11
Oxford 44 8
Porterdale 34 7
Stansells 30 6
Almon 17 11
Mansfield 14 13
Brewers 6 31
Downs 15 3
Brick Store 7 12
Leguinn 13 3
Gum Creek 5 10
Hays 22 6
Rocky Plains 9 9
Newborn 20 13
Gaithers 4 2
Totals 474 180
The Covington News
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nterprise, Established 1865 —The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
sister, friend. (2) To be depend
able. (3) To be intelligent, ho
nest. . .with faith in God and love
for fellow man. (4) To recognize
the brotherhood of man and live
by the golden rule.”
Mr. Sutton then spoke of see
ing young people in the Willa
mette Valley of Oregon, ranging
in ages from 10 years to 17
years, who were picking straw
berries and rigging poles for
string beans. The growers in
that 30 by 150 mile valley pay
5 million dollars annually to
students and their teachers work
ing in the valley.
The speaker then observed, “It
is a badge of honor to work
and learn. Even though so many
young people prefer to march,
protest, wear long hair and be of
dirty mind and body, the young
people I saw out there prefer
to have dirt on their hands rather
than dirt on their minds. They
prefer to bend their knees and
backs than sniff glue and run
and fight and rob on the dark
streets of our cities.”
The evening’s affair literally
sparkled with humor, interest
and enthusiasm. Leaders and re
presentatives from other civic
clubs were in attendance. Many
of them caught up in the en
thusiasm of the meeting were
heard to remark, "This makes
me want to be a Rotarian and to
go to work for Rotary and for
Newton County.
President - elect Tarkenton
then presented a Rotary Infor
mation Sheet to every Rotarian
and Rotaryanne giving detailed
information on every member
and his family in a program to
"build a great Rotary feHow
ship and friendship.”
Goodrich Official
Kiwanis Speaker
Today At 1 P.M.
Guest speaker at the Covington
Kiwanis Club luncheon meeting
today (Thursday) at Legion Home
at 1 p. m. will be George W.
Devine, Petroleum Sales Repre
sentative of The B. F. Goodrich
Company. His Office is in At
lanta.
Mr. Devine’s subject will be
"The Invisible Salesman.” He
will be introduced by Dean V.Y.C,
Eady, program chairman of the
week.
Mr. Devine’s career in sales
and management commenced in
1935 with B. F. Goodrich in At
lanta, in the Budget Department.
In subsequent years he went into
the commercial selling end of the
business which led into ter
ritorial management, them to Re
tail Store Manager. In 1958
he was appointed to the staff.
A native of Tuckermore, Ar
kansas, Mr. Devine attended Ark
ansas College.
Newton County Jaycee Officers
Installed At Banquet Meeting
The Newton County Jaycees
held their Installation Banquet
Wednesday, June 22 at Hender
son’s Restaurant. The meeting
was called to order by President
Jack Harwell. The invocation
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1966
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SHOWN ABOVE at Welaunee Hotel, where Rotarians held their Installation of new officers, Tuesday
evening, are left to right: Alvin Rape, Director; Jack Christian, Sgt.-at-Arms; Ted Stroud, Director;
President Dallas Tarkenton; E. G. Lassiter, Director; Guest Speaker W. A. Sutton; Jim Morgan,
Secretary; Retiring President Mack Johnson; Bill Hoffman, Director; and John Morford, Treasurer.
Mrs. Mouchet To Receive
Medical Technology Award
A Covington woman will re
ceive national honors during the
American Medical Technologists
28th Annual Convention, July 12-
16, at the Fontainebleau Motor
Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Exceptional Merit Award
in Medical Technology will go to
Mrs. Juanita Mouchet who re
sides at 828 Washington Street.
The award is given to members
who have made outstanding con
tributions at the State and Dis
trict levels of the organization.
40 Cases Called For Trial
Monday In City Police Court
Forty cases were called for
trial in Judge E. W. Strozier’s
Covington City Court session
Monday morning. However, many
were not brought to trial as the
charged person forfeited a cash
bond.
Exactly half of the cases (20)
involved traffic cases, with six
persons being charged with reck
less driving. Four were charged
with driving under the influence,
four for driving without licenses,
two for running stop signs, two
for speeding, for running a red
light and another for hit and run.
One man charged with driving
under the influence and dis
orderly conduct forfeited a S2OO
bond as he did not appear for
trial Monday. Another motorist
was given by Jimmy Edwards,
chaplain after which a delicious
meal was enjoyed.
Following the meal, Bill
Wheeler welcomed and intro
duced the guests. William Wo
mack, vice-president, then pre
sented the outgoing president,
Jack Harwell, with a plaque of
appreciation from the club. Susan
Harwell, outgoing president of
the Jaycettes was also presented
a plaque by Ruby Womack. Bobby
Patrick gave an outline of act
ivities and achievements of the
Jaycees for the year 1965-66.
Larry Kersey, past National
Director, introduced the speaker
for the evening, Lee Grogan,
State Jaycee President. Mr.
Kersey has worked very closely
with the Sixth Region Jaycees
during the past year.
President Grogan then gave an
inspiring talk on “The Dedicated
Jaycee”. After his talk, he in
stalled the new officers for the
coming year. They are: Frank
Malcolm, President; William
Womack, Internal Vice-Pre
sident; Mike Witherspoon, Exter
nal Vice - President; Bobby
Patrick, Secretary; Paul Ketc
hem, Treasurer; David Morri
son, Director; Jerry Aldridge,
Director; Jerome Jones, State
Director; Jimmy Edwards, Chap
lain; and Jack Harwell, Im
mediate Past President.
After the installation of of
ficers, Frank Malcolm, pre
sident, thanked everyone for
coming and adjourned the meet
ing.
Only six of more than 10,000
technologists registered with the
national registry of the Amer
ican Medical Technologists have
been selected to receive the
award. Presentation will be made
at the Awards Banquet on Satur
day, a social highlight of the four
day educational seminar, whose
theme this year is "Unity of
Purpose - Excellence in Medical
Technology”.
Since joining the American
Medical Technologists in 1944,
who did stand trial drew a $225
fine from Judge Strozler and had
Ms license suspended for one
year. He was charged with DUI,
disorderly and resisting arrest.
Others who had cases in court
Monday morning were 10 charged
with drunkenness, eight with dis
orderly conduct, one with re
sisting arrest and one with pos
sessing non-tax paid whiskey.
The latter was fined $l5O on the
whiskey charge.
18 Road Deaths
Predicted Over
July 4 Weekend
ATLANTA—Another annual
holdlay weekend is coming up.
It is Independence Day, the Fourth
of July, the anniversary of the
adoption of the Declaration of In
dependence on July 4, 1776. In
Georgia and throughout America
it is a legal holiday.
This means that people every
where will be In a joyous mood
and literally thousands will be
traveling by car on the highways
in anticipation of a pleasant re
spite from the doldrums of day
to-day living. But for many who
anticipate a weekend of gaiety
the whole thing will end In
tragedy.
In Georgia, for example, the
State Patrol predicts that 18 per
sons will be killed and another
210 injured in a total of 465 traf
fic accidents occurring between
6 p.m. Friday, July 1, and mid
night Monday, July 4, the of
ficially designated 78-hour July
4th holiday period.
"Yes,” commented Col. Lo
well Conner, state public safety
director, "when it’s all over
there will be many cars in the
junkyards and in repair shops,
and many drivers and their pass
engers in hospitals and In fun
eral homes.
"Naturally, we’ll be doing all
that we can to maintain safety
on the roads, just as we do every
weekend and every day of the
year, but we cannot prevent ac
cidents. That is entirely up to the
person behind the wheel. His fate
and the fate of other motorists
are in his hands.
"We appeal to all drivers to
drive carefully and sensibly and
obey all traffic laws. If they don’t
they’ll be responsible for these
anticipated tragedies and heart
breaks. All we can do is pick
up the pieces.”
Mrs. Mouchet has been active
in the Georgia State Society of
the organization. She has held
all state offices and is presently
serving as Southern District Co-
Councillor of the organization.
Mrs. Mouchet is employed as
Chief Technologist at Newton
County Hospital, a position she
has held since 1957.
First National Bank of Nowton
County Declares First Dividend
J. Hugh Steele, Chairman of
the Board of Directors of First
National Bank of Newton County,
Covington, announced today the
Board had declared the Bank’s
first cash dividend. The divi
dend checks are being mailed
today to stockholders of the
bank and will be payable July
Ist, 1966.
The dividend is from accum
ulated undivided profits earned
by the bank during the two years
and ten months of operation. The
bank opened for business on Aug
ust 28th, 1963. Stockholders
will receive one dollar cash divi
dend for each share of stock
owned.
Chairman Steele also reports
the directors have increased the
banks Surplus by $3,500.00 from
undivided profits and now have
built reserves to over $2 5,000.00.
First National began operation
with $300,000.00 capital funds
paid in by the original stock
holders. The National Bank
Charter Issued to the group in
Covington was the first National
Bank Charter issued In Georgia
since 1961. The bank now has
deposits of over $2,200,000.00,
loans totaling over $1,500,000.00
and total resources of over
$2,500,000.00.
President J. Grady Coleman
says First National Bank began
operation In 1963 with six em
ployees and now has a total of
Covington Lions Install New Officers For Year
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OFFICER INSTALLATION of the Covington Lions Club for 1966-67 was held Thursday evening at the
Lions Pavilion with Charles Burnett, District Governor-Elect, as the installing Lion. Pictured above
from left to right are: Jack Chapman, second vice-president; Sam Cowan, first vice-president; Melvin
Allen, president; Mr. Burnett; Ed Clark, Immediate past president; Amos Miller, third vice-president;
Bill WTieeler, secretary-treasurer; and David Dodd, Lion Tamer and Tail Tw’ster.
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John B. Tote Succeeds
Gory At Oxford Church
The North Georgia Annual Methodist Conference, meeting last
week In Atlanta, announced six new pastor assignments in Newton
County which is part of the Atlanta-Decatur-Oxford District. All
the appointments in the North Georgia Conference were announced
Friday by Bishop John Owen Smith.
Slated to get new preachers
Sunday, July 3, are the follow
ing churches in Newton County:
Almon, A. Clay Kelley; Newborn-
Starrsville, J. Harold Lee; New-
2 Coving tonia ns
Received Degrees
At Georgia Toch
ATLANTA—Over 1,300 stu
dents were graduated from the
Georgia Institute of Technology
on Saturday, June 11, at commen
cement exercises In the Fox
Theatre.
Dr. Donald F. Horning, Spe
cial Assistant to the President
for Science and Technology,
Washington, D. C., delivered the
commencement address.
Bachelor and graduate degrees
were conferred in engineering,
science, architecture, and in
dustrial management by Pre
sident Edwin D. Harrison. The
program was concluded with
cadets of the Army, Navy, and
Air Force ROTC Units being
sworn in as commissioned of
ficers.
Two Covlngtonians were among
those receiving degrees. They
are: Michael H. Lott, 721 Le
gion Dr., B. S. in Industrial
Management; Francis D. Shiver,
Rt. 2, Bachelor of Civil En
gineering.
twelve full time employees.
President Coleman stated "that
as the Covington-Newton County
economy continues to prosper
and expand the Board of Direc
tors and Staff of the Bank will
expand the facilities and ser
vices of First National to meet
the financial requirements of the
individuals and business of the
area’ .
Melvin Allen Is New President
Os The Covington Lions Club
Installation of the 1966-67 slate
of officers of the Covington Lions
Club took place at the Lions
Pavilion Thursday evening. The
installing official for the occasion
was Charles Burnett of Oxford,
the Incoming Lions District Gov
ernor.
Named as president of the
Covington Club for the new year
Is Melvin Allen. He succeeds
Ed Clark. Mr. Allen is in the
sales department of Henson Fur
niture Company, Covington.
Other officers who will serve
with Mr. Allen are: Sam Cowan,
first vice-president; Jack Chap
man, second vice-president;
Amos Miller, third vice-pres
ident; Bill Wheeler, secretary;
David Dodd, tail twister and Lion
tamer; Bill Vaughn and Walter
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ton Circuit, James E. Luke; Oak
Hill Circuit, James Olivant; Ox
ford, John B. Tate; and Salem,
Charles R. Thomas.
Dr. Nat Long again is the dis
trict superintendent for the third
year. E. Owen Kellum, Jr. re
turns to First Methodist Church
in Covington and A. J. Bruyere
returned to the Julia A. Porter
Methodist Church in Porterdale.
These are two of the larger chur
ches in the county. Another
large church, Allen Memorial
at Oxford, saw Rev. Tate succeed
Robert Gary.
Salem Methodist has had Dr.
Dallas Tarkenton as supply
preacher since Rev. Gene Nease
returned to his native Oklahoma.
Rev. Thomas is the new preacher
at Salem. He was at Alcovy
during the past year.
Rev. Lee succeeds Jimmy
Thurmon at Newborn -Starrs
ville, and the Newton Circuit’s
James Luke succeeds Rev. War
ren Harbert. At Oik Hill Rev.
Olivant will take the place of
Rev. Thomas, who is now going
to Salem.
At least one of the ministers
will be well-known to many of
his members when Rev. Tate
occupies the pulpit at Allen Mem
orial Church in Oxford Sunday.
He was the music director at
Salem Camp meeting for several
years and has many friends in
Methodism here as well as other
denominations.
Chamber-Commerce
Moots On July II
The July meeting of the Cov
ington-Newton County Chamber
of Commerce will be held on
Monday, July 11 instead of July
4 which is the first Monday of
the month, according to an an
nouncement by J. Grady Cole
man, president.
An interesting program is
being planned and will feature
the new Kordlte Packaging plant
of Mobil Chemical Company.
Day, two- year - director; Neal
Banks and Olin Allen, one-year
director.
President Clark had charge of
the meeting which followed the
delicious meal. Bill Wheeler,
chairman of advertising, gave
his report of the sale of pro
gram ads for the Gospel Singing
which will be held here in July
under the sponsorship of the
Covington Lions. Mr. Clark then
introduced Lion Burnett for the
Installation ceremony.
Mr. Burnett refreshed the
Lions’ memory on the various
programs conducted by the zone,
district and state phases of Lion
ism. He complimented the local
club on having a fine attendance
percentage of its members pre
sent, 15 of the 16 club members.