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NEWTON HIGH NEWS
Emily Morgan
School Citizen
Os The Week
Emily Morgan, an industrious
sophomore, was chosen Good
School Citizen of the Week by
the Student Council.
Emily’s activities include ser
ving as president of the Alpha-
Tri-Hi-Y, membership in the
Art Club, working on the "Ram
Speaks" staff, and membership in
the Latin Club. Student Coun
cil congratulates Emily for her
good work this year.
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£$ of being “your Ford place”. Therefore, our used car lot is almost g
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I 1967 GALAXIE 500 FORDOR SEDAN I
g 390 Motor, Vinyl Trim, Cruise-o-matic List $3840.80
J Selectaire Conditioning, Power Steering SALE $3214.39
I 1967 GALAXIE 500 TWO DOOR HARDTOP I
I Big 6 Cylinder, Radio, Vinyl Trim, White List $2999.22
■ Sale Special SALE $2564.10 I
I 1967 FAIRLANE TWO DOOR HARDTOP I
I Big 6 Cylinder, Cruise-o-matic, White List $2898.57
Tires, Radio, Tinted Windshield S^ALE $2576 77
I 1967 FAIRLANE FORDOR SEDAN I
I List $2492.99 I
B Radio, All Standard Factory Equipment SALE $2199.00
I 1967 MUSTANG COUPE I
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■ White Tires and Wheel Covers SALE $2344.14
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B price for nice used cars. Be ready for Spring, come down to “The g
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Emily Morgan
Newton Government Classes Make
Annual Pilgrimage To State Capitol
By Stan Jordan
Wednesday, February 15, was
an extremely Interesting and in
formative day for the government
students at Newton County High
School. Under the supervision
of Mrs. D. C. Moore and Mrs.
Robert Peay, the 112 juniors and
seniors embarked from the
school at about eight-thirty last
Wednesday.
After arriving at the Capitol,
the students were greeted in the
rotunda by Mr. Donald Ballard,
representative from Newton Cou
nty. Mr. Ballard was successful
in getting Governor Lester Mad
dox to come out and shake hands
with and welcome the government
classes to the Capitol. He and
Mr. Ballard posed for pictures
with the Newton group.
Much of Wednesday morning
was spent touring the Capitol
and visiting many of the Interest
ing offices and committee rooms
that make up the Capitol. Many
of the students were lucky enough
to observe first hand how pro
posed laws and constitutional
amendments are discussed and
voted on in the various commit
tees. Others toured the State
Museum, which has in it stuffed
replicas of almost all wildlife
found in Georgia, many rocks and
other mlnerologlcal objects from
Georgia counties, and many his
toric items, such as Georgia’s
first constitution.
Lunch was enjoyed by all in the
Capitol cafeteria located In the
State Revenue Building. The
meal was paid for by Mr. Jack
Morgan, Newton County bus
inessman. Many state workers
commented on the students’ ex-
cellent behavior not only in the
cafeteria, but throughout the Cap
itol during the entire day.
GOVERNORS RECEPTIONIST
INTERVIEWED
Linda Ayers, receptionist to
the Governor, was Interviewed
and asked questions about
her feeling toward the newly
Inaugurated governor. Miss Ay
ers assumed her position during
the last years of the Sanders
administration. She stated that
there is much difference in fin
ishing up an administration and
beginning a new one. She stated
the fact that Governor Maddox
was the first governor In Geor
gia history to be elected by the
General Assembly, and thus he
didn’t have the usual four month
period before his Inauguration to
pick his staff and plan his ad
ministration to the best of his
ability. She said that he had
made tremendous gains in both
areas since he came to office.
Miss Ayers stated that Gov
ernor Maddox usually arrives at
the Executive Office about eight
o’clock every morning and re
mains until after dark, and often
until midnight. Even at the age of
fifty-one, Miss Ayers said the
Governor is very hard to keep
up with.
GOVERNOR’S INNOVATIONS
Since Governor Maddox has
been in office, he has initiated
"People’s Day”, which is held
every first and third Wednesday.
On these days each month, the
governor’s office is open to all
Georgia citizens for observation
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and discussion with the Governor
and his staff. Governor Maddox
personally invited Newton Count
ians to visit the Capitol.
Another Innovation is the
morning prayer service which
Is held each morning in the Gov
ernor’s office. It Is open to the
general public and all state em
ployees. The all-denominational
services are conducted by the
governor’s personal Chaplain,
Rev. A. L. Kendrick of the Glen
wood Baptist Church in Atlanta.
in the words of Miss Ayers,
the Governor is "outgoing." He
loves young people and does all
he can to help them. He is hum
ble, he often gets down on his
knees to talk with crippled child
ren who come to see him. Des
pite public apprehension, he has
been accepted and has surpassed
everyone’s highest expectations.
REVENUE DEPARTMENT
Mr. James Dobbs, State Rev
enue Dept, employee from Ox
ford, lined up interviews with
revenue department heads. Mr.
Neimeyer of the State Motor
Vehicle Commission conveyed
some interesting facts about
Georgia transportation. He said
that due to the Ad Valorem Tax
being Imposed along with the
purchase of auto tags, that tag
sales have slowed down tremen
dously as compared with prev
ious years. From the fifty
three different tags used In Geor
gia, $24 million a year is brought
in In revenue.
The newly appointed State Rev
enue Commissioner, Peyton Ha
wes of Elberton, was caught only
long enough to say that State
Revenue is Georgia’s biggest
business and that he will execute
his services to the best of his
ability.
SUMMING UP
Mrs. Moore, who has carried
six groups to the Capitol in past
years, said thatas much is learn
ed in seeing government In action
in one day, as is learned in
weeks of study in the classroom.
Mrs. Moore continued, "There
is no substitute for actual ex
periences in learning. I believe
that this gives the students a
greater pride in state govern
ment as well as a better under
standing of the actual happenings
on the state level.”
Alpha Tri-Hi-Y
Sponsors Ram
Appreciation Week
As the Newton County Rams
travel onward and upward to
victory, the Alpha Tri-Hl-Y
showed their appreciation by
sponsoring the week of Febru
ary 20th as "Ram Appreciation
Week’’.
Each day of that week a small
token of appreciation was pre
sented to the Varsity basketball
players and cheerleaders.
The Alpha Tri-Hi-Y would like
to take this time to say, "Go,
Rams, Go.’’
Cotton is used to make a
host of items: cloth, food,
industrial materials, chemi
cals.
Mrs. Cook Was
Club Speaker
Mrs. Ronald Cook gave a most
interesting talk, contrasting Teen
life in the thirties to Teen life
in the sixties as the February
program for the Alpha Tri-Hi-Y.
One important point brought out
in her speech was that teens
need to grow not only physi
cally but mentally and spiritually
also.
One Important point physically
but mentally and spiritually also.
Emily Morgan then called on
each project chairman to give
her report. Jackie Mathews,
community project chairman,
told us about the February pro
ject which is to send useful ar
ticles to patients at Gracewood
In Augusta, We feel that this
project is very appropriate for
the month of February.
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drunkenness. Five speeders
were also called to face the Judge
with many of those forfeiting
their cash bonds.
In Other cases Monday, three
were charged with driving with
out licenses and two for running
stop signs In the city. One man
was found guilty of carrying a
pistol without a permit.
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Quill And Scroll
Hears Najjar Speak
Springtime Is "just around the
corner.” The Quill and Scroll
Society of Newton County High
School acknowledge tills fact on
February 22, 1967.
After president Bonnie Knight
had called the meeting to order,
Vance Morris, devotional chair
man, challenged the club with the
requirements necessary to be
come "a new person.’’
Margaret Benton, secretary
treasurer, completed the bus
iness as she called the roll and
read the minutes.
As slips of paper were dis
tributed, each member was asked
Andre Bruyere
Named Good
School Citizen
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Andre Bruyere
The Student Council selected
an outstanding senior boy as Good
School Citizen of the Week. An
dre Bruyere, known for his abil
ity on the football field, was also
chosen for the Senior Hall
of Fame.
As a member of the Hl-Y and
Golf Team, Andre has developed
his leadership ability. Newton
County High School congratu
lates Andre Bruyere for his good
work.
Rev. Moody
Was Speaker
At Hi-Y
The members of the Hi-Y
Club of Newton County High Sch
ool were honored to have Rev.
Hudson Moody of the Baptist
Tabernacle as their guest speak
er at the meeting February 15,
1967. Rev. Moody gave an in
spiring talk, reminding us that,
in most ways, the teenagers of
today arq. very much like the
teenagers of twenty or thirty
years ago. He said that In all
generations, there have been the
"good” and the "bad.” He re
minded us that the Bible instructs
us to remember our creator in
youth.
Chaplain Slade Exley read Ec
clesiastes 12:1 as scripture. He
told us that the teenagers In ear
lier days were much like us, but
that now we sometimes tend to be
less faithful, and that we should
try harder to be more faithful.
President Artie Hays ex
pressed appreciation to the club
members for their cooperation in
the project of selling and taking
tickets at all home games dur
ing the basketball season.
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to contribute several original
springtime thoughts for use in the
school newspaper. A request
for short poems and stories was
also given by Bonnie to club
members, encouraging them to
submit their writings for public
ation in "The Ram speaks.”
Marldel Meyer was selected
as Quill and Scroll delegate to
participate in a "Miss Ram”
contest later in the school year.
Needing no introduction, Mr.
Eddie Najjar spoke to the club
on Increasing opportunities In
journalism. He emphasized the
many types of writing, the broad
fields open to aspiring writers.
Mr. Najjar closed with words of
encouragement and challenge in
the statement: "Hard Writing
Makes For Easy Reading.”
Judy Peterson Cited
Homemaker Tomorrow
Judy Peterson, by finishing
first in a written homemaking
knowledge and attitude examinat
ion for senior girls, became
Newton County Highschool’s 1967
Betty Crocker Homemaker of
Tomorrow.
Judy Is now eligible for poss
ible state and national scholar
ship awards. General Mills spon
sors the event annually in high
schools throughout the nation.
Judy, as local winner, will now
go on for state consideration,
and if selected, will receive a
$1,500 college scholarship. The
state winners from all over the
United States will join In an
expense paid tour of Williams-
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Thursday, March 2, 1966
FFA Program
Held At NCHS
The Chapel program on Fri
day, February 17, was present
ed by the Future Farmers of
America Club. The program,
which consisted of Newton High
Students talent, was emceed by
Leslie Fuller.
Mrs. Bim Meyer of the faculty
amazed all by her agile song and
dance routine^; Tony Cordell,
Elaine wood ■'and Kathy Edwards
sang several popular songs; Mar
idel Meyer and Mr. Eddie Najjar
performed amusing readings;
Gayle Purcell did an Intricate
tumbling routine while Becky
Hutchins accompanied her on the
piano; and Sheila Bates, the club’s
sweetheart, sang the famous songt
from Mary Poppins "Chim Chlm-
Cheree.” She was accompanied
by Bonnie Knight.
This student participation pro
gram was welcomed by everyone
with much enthusiasm.
burg, Virginia and Washington,
D. C. next spring.
In 1962, Bede Campbell won
local and state honors and was
recognized in National compet
ition. Newton County has always
been represented well In the
competition. This year a rec
ord number of 582,000 girls from
almost 15,000 schools registered
for the test.
Judy was presented a sterling
silver charm from General Mills.
Newton County High School sal
utes Judy on her achievement
and wishes her continued
success.
Stan Jordan