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Thursday, January 19, 1967
Light Police
Docket Heard
By Strozier
One of the lightest police doc
kets in many months confronted
Covington City Judge E. W. str
ozier Monday at the weekly court
session at City Hall. Only 15
cases were called for trial by
the judge.
Two of the cases involved per
sons charged with driving under
the influence of intoxicants and
they asked for their cases to be
transferred to the Newton Sup
erior Court. One of those has
multiple charges against him.
The charges are reckless driv
ing, DUI driving without a li
cense and speeding.
The Judge fined one subject
$50.00 on a charge of leaving
the scene of an accident, other
traffic cases heard Monday in
cluded four for speeding, two
for reckless driving, one with
having a wreck, and one for op
erating a vehicle with an ex
pired sticker. Four drunk cases
were also heard Monday.
Four out of five ordinary
policies bought in 1965 provided
permanent, lifelong coverage.
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Covington Meadows
Barber Shop
Mann's Barber Shop
Moon's Barber Shop
SChurch St. Barber Shop
Capes City Barber Shop
Meek's Barber Shop
Porterdale Barber Shop
Nichols Barber Shop
we honor the Jaycees!
for Helping to Make Our Town
fa Better Place to Raise Families . . .
In the challenge and responsibility of building a bet
ter community, Jaycees take a leading part, to make
our town an even better place to live, work and raise
a family. We salute and thank them for their out
standing service ... on the job . . . in the community.
National Jaycee Week . . January 15-21
HARDMAN'S
PRESCRIPTION SHOP
Tate Drive Phone 786-7033
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community leaders by F Il Tli I kri/M?!
their service today in 1 Q fyy ®fji
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CHRISTIAN PAINT CENTER
Highway 278 East Phone 786—5386
(Best Coverage: News, Pictures, and Features)
Elks Leadership Awards Are Presented At NCHS
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AWARDS were presented at the Newton High chapel program Friday morning.
A Hom * P rT winn ® rs are seated—Rissa Spears (girls) and Doug JoHey (boys). Back row, left
hnvc Mc Giboney, Exalted Ruler of Covington Elks Lodge; Chester Parker, second place
ys, Faye Carter, second place girls; and Jimmy Gardner, Elks Chairman of Youth Activities.
AIG OFFICIAL
(From Page 1)
school students as a joint pro
ject of the Kiwanis clubs of
greater Atlanta, coordinated with
the boards of education. This
project was recognized with an
award from Freedoms Foundat
ion At Valley Forge.
Mr. Dudley is a member of
the Georgia Bar Association, an
active member of the Atlanta Real
Estate Board, the Kiwanis Club
of Atlanta, and Atlanta Athletic
Club. He is a member of the
Peachtree Christian Church.
The Covington club heard the
remainder of committee chair
men give reports for the year
1967 at the club meeting Thurs
day. Ed Hunt, agriculture and
conservation; Andy Pate, Circle
K; and Don Briscoe, public re
lations, were heard.
Also appearing on the program
Thursday was Newton County Sc
hool Supt. J. W. (Whit) Richard
son. Homer F. Sharp, supervis
ing principal of Newton County
High School, was on the pro
gram and he introduced Supt.
Richardson.
Mr. Richardson displayed arc
hitect’s sketches of expansion
plans for the schools of the
county, One of the drawings show
ed plans of the various depart
ments of the new vocational high
school to be built at the rear
of the present NCHS. The new
vocational school will contain de
partments of trowel trade, elec
trical construction, welding and
drafting, Diversified Cooperative
Training, business machines,
typing, bookkeeping, and chemis
try-physics laboratory.
Mr. Richardson enlightened the
club members on the present sc
hool situation and gave his views
on many of the problems con
fronting the Newton County school
system. He emphasized that “the
greatest problem facing our
school system today is the need
of good teachers.”
Visitors at the meeting Thurs
day included two Mobil Chemical
officials, Frank Hart and Irving
Krantz of Macedon, New York.
Also, present was Al Paul of
Covington, a Kiwanian and air
liner pilot and Circle K mem
bers, Jim Cole and Larry Minick;
Key Club members, Parks Pratt
and Pat Yancey of NCHS.
SUNDAY SERVICE--
(From Page 1)
o’clock.
The program topic is “Christ’s
Call to Youth”. Artie Hays,
who is president of the Y Coun
cil, will preside. Margaret Ben
ton will serve as organist and
Betsie Robinson as pianist. Ot
hers, in addition to the choir,
who will participate in the pro
gram are: Emily Morgan, Sammy
Ozbum, Fran Tuck, Tami Burts,
Jimmy Alexander, Larry Miller,
Mary Lewis, Cathy Edwards, El
aine Wood, Chester Parker, and
Carol Hood.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
To save sewing time, use
cotton iron-on tape to hem
trousers for growing boys.
Turn under pants legs to
the desired length and iron
strips of tape over raw
edges. When you need to let
out the hem, just press the
cotton tape with a warm
iron and pull it off.
STRAND
THEATRE
COVINGTON. GEORGIA
Thursday - Friday - Saturday
January 19-20-21
Sean Connery
Joanne Woodward in
"A FINE MADNESS"
Monday - Tuesday. Jan. 23, 24
CLOSED
Wednesday thru Saturday
January 25-28
Jack Lemmon-Natalie Wood in
"THE GREAT RACE"
No Matinee on Thursday
MOONLIT
DRIVE-IN
CONYERS. GEORGIA
Thursday-Friday, Jan. 19-20
"DEATH CURSE OFTARTA"
All Star Cast
Also
"STING OF DEATH"
All Star Cast
Saturday, January 21
Michael Caine-Nigel Greer
Guy Doleman-Sue Lloyd
"THE IPCRESS FILE'
Technicolor
Also
Fred Beir-Donald Barry
"FORT COURAGEOUS"
Sunday, January 22
Lana Turner-John Gavin-Sandra
Dee-Dan O'Herlihy-Susan
Kohner-Robert Alda-Juanita
Moore-Mahalia Jackson
"IMITATION OF LIFE"
Color
Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday
CLOSED
Thursday-Friday, Jan. 26-27
James Garner-Dick Van Dyke
Elke Sommer-Angie Dickinson
"THE ART OF LOVE"
Technicolor
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Mrs. Dickinson Was Speaker
At Porterdale Club Meeting
PORTERDALE—Members and
guests of the Porterdale Woman’s
Club, Morning Division, united
in singing “America” to open
their meeting on Tuesday, Jan
uary 17, at ten o’clock. Mrs.
James H. MitcheH, Chairman,
welcomed members and special
guests, Mrs. Helen Dickinson,
Mrs. J. c. Edge, and Mrs. M. B.
Shaw.
Mrs. Dickinson, who is the
Administrator of Newton County
Hospital, was introduced by Miss
Mae Hardman, prior to giving an
important and thought-provoking
appeal to ladies to vote on Wed
nesday, January 18, for the bond
issue which would enable Newton
County Hospital to be expanded.
In addition to quoting figures
relative to the expansion and
Federal funds available for which
Newton County has a priority
position, Mrs. Dickinson brought
an architectural sketch of the
proposed expansion and improve
ments. She cited the splendid
work of the Hospital Authority
and announced that M. B. Shaw
will fill the unexpired term va
cated first by B. B. Snow and
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Gray. Mrs. Dickinson especially
emphasized the work, interest,
time, and dedication given to the
original Authority by B. B. Snow.
Ladies were interested that if
the expansion was possible,
forty-one beds will be added for
this hospital which has 90% oc
cupancy.
Mrs. M. B. Shaw led a prayer
beseeching improvement of “our
world and of ourselves.”
Minutes of the December meet
ing were read by Mrs. Modine
Tidwell in the absence of the
secretary, Mrs. WiHie Jeffries.
During a business session the
following matters were dis
cussed: (1) a Country western
Party for February 11; (2) Miss
Sadie Polson’s appointment as
chairman of the Cancer Linen
Closet and new hours to be 9-12
and 3-8 on the fourth Tuesdays
of the month; (3) Stanley orders
to be taken and given to Mrs.
Bert Martin; (4) calendars to be
handled personally by each mem
ber with emphasis on the im
portance of selling as many as
possible; Mrs. Leroy McGiboney
and Mrs. Jerry McLeroy have
sold 25 advertisements already;
(5) fund-raising with the Morn
ing Division responsible for SSO
or more; (6) announcement of a
play to be produced by the Pro
ject Committee for presentation
in February.
Bylaws as amended the prev
ious evening at the Night Division
meeting were read and there
was unanimous approval. They
will be typed for the members’
distribution at a later date.
Mrs. Henry Berry prefaced
her timely New Year devotional
by telling ladies of the work
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and challenge of the Newton Cou
nty Hospital Auxiliary of which
she is an active member. Mrs.
Berry used scripture and two
poems “This Is The Time” and
“Looking Ahead” to point up
the points she wished to make
for her meditation.
Delicious salad with cheese
ritz, daisies, and coffee were
enjoyed during the social hour.
About 1,225,000 people were
employed in all lines of the in
surance business in 1965. About
700,000 of them were in the life
insurance business.
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