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ATTENTION ALL FARMERS,
or persons living on farms near
the highway! Your Office Boy
has just come across the answer
to a dream. We always see,
in riding over the beautiful Cou
nty of Newton, so many lovely
farm homes on the Highway. We
know farmers do not always want
to spend the money for the beaut
ification, of all the ground be
tween their homes and highways
. .sometimes they cannot afford
it. NOW COMES TO OUR AT
TENTION. . a booklet published
in Dec. 1966 for Georgia 1967.
It is from the U. S. Department
of Agriculture Stabilization and
Conservation Service. Do go to
the Newton County Court House
and get one of these books at
once!
This is not only a beautific
ation but a Conservation prac
tice too, establishing a cover
of trees, shrubs, flowers, grass
and legumes for beautification
and soil protection. Maximum
cost-share rates; 70 percent of
the actual cost of (1) grading,
(2) liming material, (3) fertil
izer, (4) mulching, (5) seed, and
(6) planting material and plant
ing it. This must be on a farm.
Practice eligible on areas of
farmland adjacent to the edge of
public road right-of-way. To
qualify for cost sharing, the
plantings must show soil and
water conservation as well as
beautification benefits. Here
are some of the eligible seed
ing, or planting materials; Aza
lea, Bahia, Bermuda, Burford!
holly, Bush rose, Crepe myrtle,
Crimson Clover, Day lilies, Dog
wood, fescue, Iris, Ivy Jonquils,
Ligustrum, Liriope, Pine, Py
racantha, Red Bud, Red cedar,
Red Maple, Running rose, Thrift,
White clover, Serecia and others.
Think of Newton County farms
on all highways planting these
beautiful flowers with Govern
ment help! Too the Beautific
ation-Conservation Practice in
cludes control of undesirable
plants, briars, and shrubs on
farmland for the beautification
of fence and hedge rows, farm
yards and permanent pastures.
Maximum Federal Cost-share 50
percent of the actual cost of
chemicals, Including the applic
ation. Federal cost sharing will
be allowed on FENCE and hedge
rows, barn yards and permanent
pastures. Go to the Court House
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Interest Mounts
In Nominations
For PYC Awards
Interest continues to mount
in the “Newton County Father,
Mother and Teen-Agers of the
Year” project, sponsored by the
local Parent-Youth Council.
Some sixty nominations have
been entered by various organ
izations of the county, who were
mailed forms for the selection
of their entries, some few have
failed to completely fill out these
forms, according to Mrs. Leo
Mallard, Nominations chairman;
who urges that names be sub
mitted In every category - Mot
her, Father, NCHS Girl and Boy,
and Jr. High Girl and Boy.
The awarding of trophies to
those named as Newton County’s
outstanding parents and High and
Jr. High students of the year,
will be one of the highlights of
the PY Council’s annual banquet,
which Is to be held Thursday,
April 13, at Ficquett Cafetor
ium.
Kindergarten
Registration
Set March 23
The Jack and Jill Kindergar
ten will hold its registration
for the year 1967-68 on Thurs
day, March 23.
Parents may register child
ren from 11 A. M, to 3 P.M.
The fee for registration is $6.
This is used for materials for
your child during the year. No
other payments are due until
the first day of the school year.
The school is open from 9
A. M. to 12 o’clock each school
day. The address is 503 N.
Emory Street, Oxford.
Anyone interested may call
Mrs. Sybil Ellington at 786-2430
for more information.
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Merchants Insure 2 New Parking Areas
DOWNTOWN PARKING Committee of the Covington-Newton County
Chamber of commerce raised $18,400 from merchants and property
owners for two parking lots near the city Square. Sam Ramsey
(right) chairman of the committee, is shown presenting the check to
Covington Mayor Walker Harris so that the city may operate the
two parking areas. One of the areas will be on the lot where the old
Covington Auto Service building now stands, and the other Is the lot
formerly used by Big Apple and Kroger just off the southeast corner
of the city Square.
Newton County Girl Scouts
Have 219 Members Enrolled
The week of March 12-18 in
Newton County is being observed
as Girl Scout Week, along with
the organization’s many mem
bers over the State of Georgia
and around the nation. The na
tional theme of the week is
“Values To Hold — Worlds To
Explore.”
Girl Scouting has enjoyed phe
nomenal success in Newton Coun
ty during the past two score
years.
In February 1967, 219 girls,
from seven through seventeen,
registered for another exciting
year of fun and activity.
Brownie troops and their lea
ders are: Number 343, Coving
ton, Mrs. Harold Lunsford, Mrs.
Philip Milligan; #414, Covington,
Mrs. E. S. Bowen, Jr., Mrs.
Charles Robertson, Mrs. Burt
Adams; #823, Covington, Mrs.
Gerry Wendel, Mrs. Ray Fuss,
Mrs. James Chapman; #704, Por
terdale, Mrs. Thomas A. Gunn.
Each week, the four Brownie
troops are learning the Brown
ie “Be’s”: Be a Discoverer,
Be a Friend Maker, Be a Ready
Helper.
Junior Troops total five and
are: #147, Mrs. Ed Robinson,
Mrs. Goodwin Tuck, Covington;
#207, Mrs. Horace Hopkins, Mrs.
Joe Croom, Covington; #6lB,
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Girl Scouts
On Kiwanis
Program Today
Members of Girl Scout organ
izations in Newton County in the
various age groups will be on
the program of the Covington
Kiwanis Club at the Davis House
Restaurant at 1 p.m. Mrs. Es
telle Hopkins, leader of Troop
207, will be in charge of the
program today.
Program Chairman for the
week is Kiwanian Sutton Hardy
and he will Introduce the par
ticipants. Girl Scout Week is
being observed over the nation
during the week of March 12-
18, and many observances are
scheduled in Covington and New
ton County during this period.
The Girl Scouts appearing at
the Kiwanis meeting today will
tell of their work as scouts.
GIRL SCOUT WEEK
55th Anniversary Celebration
MARCH 12-18, 1967
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-ST COVERAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
nterprise, Established 1865—The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
Mrs. Jerry Aldridge, Mansfield;
#395, Mrs. James Burt, Mrs.
Herbert Katz, Mrs. E. J. Phil
lips, Oxford; #706, Miss Mae
Hardman, Mrs. Leila Bradford,
Mrs. Jewel Cheek, Porterdale.
The Sign of the Arrow and
the Sign of the Star appeal to
these fourth-sixth grade girls
as they also choose from a total
of 47 badges.
Three Cadette troops work on
challenges of Emergency Pre
paredness, Active Citizenship,
Social Dependability, and Girl
Scout Promise and a possible
60 badges. They are: #1066,
Oxford, Mrs. Fred Taylor, Mrs.
Leland Ellis; $513, Porterdale,
Mrs. Roy Capps, Mrs. Fred Scar
borough; #1261, Covington, Mrs.
Ben Banks, Mrs. Laverne Cowan.
Mrs. Michael Witherspoon is
the Neighborhood Chairman with
Mrs. Otis Parish as Publicity
Chairman. Mrs. John Plant is
the Field Representative from
the Northwest Georgia Girl Scout
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Benefit Movie Saturday Was Big Success
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BENEFIT MOVIE Saturday morning at the Strand Theater was sponsored by the Covington Pilot Club.
Some 640 cans of food were realized from the movie. Shown at right is Mrs. Brownie Osman, theater
owner and Pilot Club member, and Mrs. Jackie Brown of the Pilot Club. Mrs. Lx)u Daws (not pictured)
was Instrumental in staging the show for the Welfare Department’s Pantry Shelf for the needy.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1967
Parking Fund Campaign Completed,
Downtown Merchants Raise $18,400
On Tuesday morning, March 7th the Parking Committee of the
Downtown Merchants Committee of the Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce met and announced that $18,400 has been
raised from the merchants and property owners of downtown
Covington to provide additional convenient parking for shoppers.
The two parking lots will be
located right off the square in
the heart of Covington, one on the
lot where a vacant building now
stands at the corner of Clark
and Hendricks Street, where Cov
ington Auto Service was former
ly located. The other lot is an
existing parking lot on the cor
ner of Church and Reynolds Str
eet, the lot formerly leased by
Kroger and Big Apple Food
Stores. Both lots will be leased
for 10 years by the City of Cov
ington.
The funds campaign was high
ly successful, with over 86% of
the downtown merchants and/or
property owners paying their fair
share of their assessment. The
members of the committee high
ly praised the Covington mer
chants for their progressive at
titude and cooperation.
A check was presented Mayor
Walker Harris and the City will
proceed with the project as soon
as possible. Chairman Sam Ram
sey praised the members of the
Parking Committee for their fine
work. Members are; Sam Ram
sey, Chairman; Moody Summers,
Vice Chairman; Marion Britt,
Ed King, Robert Fowler, S. A.
Ginn, Paul Fedder, and Philip
Cohen. Mayor Walker Harris,
Commissioner Tom Bates, and
C of C President Grady Cole
man are ex-officio members.
Mrs. Marlon Britt is secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce
and served as secretary for the
Parking Committee.
The two parking lots will ac
commodate 128 cars. Parking
will be available up to 5 hours,
with the rate being 5? per hour.
Easter Shopping Tabloids
In Covington News Today
The Downtown Covington Mer
chants and the merchants of Cov
ington Meadows Shopping Center
have special Easter Shopping tab
loids in The Covington News to
day. These special sections are
printed in‘ color and values ga
lore are offered by merchants
of the city’s two sections.
Those whose advertisements
appear in the Downtown Coving
ton Merchants “Easter Parade Os
Values” are: White’s In Coving
ton and Porterdale, Wood-Dick
inson Furniture Co., Cohen’s,
White’s Tire and Auto Supply,
Harper’s 5 and 10(1 Store, Hut
chins Dept. Store, Henson Fur-
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Revenue from the parking meters
will be used to pay the expenses
of the parking lots, with any sur
plus going to a special fund to
further improve parking In Cov
ington in the future.
“The outstanding response re
ceived by the Parking Commit
tee of the Downtown Merchant’s
Association of the Covington
-Newton County Chamber of
Commerce from the merchants
and property owners in securing
parking for the downtown area
is a sure sign of continued pro
gress in keeping Covington the
trading center for this area of
the state,” Sam Ramsey, chair
man of the Parking Committee,
stated this week. He said that
over 86% of the merchants and/
or property owners paid their
share in raising the $18,400 ob
tained for the project.
“The Mayor and City Council
of Covington also showed great
foresight in voting to lease the
parking areas for 10 years and
allocating revenue from parking
meters to acquire additional con
venient parking for the citizens
of Covington.
“The welfare of a city depends
in large measure on the success
of its local merchants. The local
businessmen and the City of Cov
ington have helped all citizens by
taking this progressive step to
keep Covington one of the most
convenient and attractive places
to shop to be found anywhere,"
Mr. Ramsey emphasized.
niture Co., and Economy Auto
Store.
Covington Meadows Shopping
Center merchants whose ads are
in their tabloid “Wonderland Os
Easter Values” are as follows:
W. T. Grant Co., The Hutch,
Davis Pharmacy, Southern Ma
nor Furniture Co., Pratt’s Good
year Store, Covington Meadows
Barber Shop, and Southern Dis
count Co.
Easter values this year offers
a wide variety in Covington sto
res. Prices are lower at homo,
too, and ample parking space is
available at the Shopping Center
and around the Public Square In
Covington.
New Parking Lot To Take Place Os This Building
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THIS BUILDING at the corner of Clark and Hendricks Streets In Covington will be torn down in order
to make a new parking lot for Downtown Covington. Located near the City Square, the lot will ba one
of two parking areas which the City will operate via parking meters at a nominal fee.
New Home-Improvement Edition
To Be Published By News April 6th
A special “New Home and
Home Improvement Edition” of
The Covington News will be pub
lished on April 6th to highlight
the opening of Spring and the
building and remodeling boom in
Newton County.
This issue will be sent into
every home in Newton County.
There will be approximately
6,200 copies printed. Advertis
ing in this issue will be sold at a
flat rate of SI.OO per column
inch.
The New Home and Home Im
provement Edition will be de
signed to benefit local business
men who are appliance dealers,
bankers, builders, building sup
ply dealers, carpenter contrac
tors, flooring dealers, electrical
contractors, furniture stores,
general contractors, glass deal
ers, hardware stores, home Im
provement contractors, kitchen
modernization centers, lumber
dealers, masonry contractors,
plumber - heating - cooling con
tractors, and gardening supply
dealers.
Local Homes and their resi
dents will be featured In stories
and many ideas for new homes,
remodeling, landscaping, and
gardening will be presented for
readers to ponder as they con
sider Spring building, painting,
clean-up and beautification.
Special four-color process
printing will brighten this issue
and emphasis will be placed on
practical methods to remodel
and beautify your home for bet-
Durward Savage
Is Awarded
A Gold Star
CHU LAI, VIETNAM—Marine
First Lieutenant Durward T. Sav
age, son of Mrs. D. F. Savage
of Oxford, Ga., was awarded a
gold star in lieu of his second
and third Air Medal while in
Chu Lai, Vietnam as a member
of Marine Attack Squadron
(VMA>-211.
His squadron Is a unit of Mar
ine Aircraft Group-12, First
Marine Aircraft Wing.
He received the Medal “For
heroic and meritorious achieve
ment In aerial flight. . .”
Personnel of VMA-211 fly the
A4 “Skyhawk” jet aircraft on
missions in support of U. S.
Marines, Army of the Republic
of Vietnam soldiers, and other
units engaged In operations
against the enemy.
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ter and more convenient living.
Advertisers are urged to start
planning their promotions for this
Issue in order to take advantage
of the extra circulation that will
literally “reach every home In
Newton County.”
We encourage our readers to
save this special New Home and
Home Improvement Edition and
use it as a guide in planning your
new home or Improving your pre
sent home for comfortable living.
Your home is “Your Family’s
Castle” and it’s Improvement
Is a wise investment for you and
TEMPERATURES
Temperatures in Covington
according to Jack Chapman,
weatherman, were;
High Low
Wed. March 8 60 27
Thur. March 9 69 34
Frl. March 10 63 48
Sat. March 11 77 54
Sun. March 12 85 57
Mon. March 13 81 57
Tues. March 14 81 53
Georgia Senate Rushes To
Complete Its Week’s Work
ATLANTA—The Georgia State
Senate moved rapidly during the
week to clear the 1967 slate of
its most Important—and some
times controversial—legislat
ion.
The senate passed the much
discussed reapportionment plans
of the senate and the House of
Representatives. The plan for
the senate adds two senators to
the present 54 member body, with
Fulton and DeKalb receiving one
each.
The House reapportionment
plan puts the membership at 195,
a reduction from the present 205
membership. It was drawn by the
House of Representatives and
passed the senate without change.
In the longest legislative day
of the current session, the senate
voted to turn the controversial
state-owned Western and Atlantic
Railroad lease back to the State
Properties Control commission.
This group had studied the lease,
which is currently held by the
Louisville and Nashville Rail
road and expires in 1969, and
had recommended accepting the
bld of the Southern Railway Sys
tem for an annual lease of
$995,000.
The Senate first voted to over
ride a committee vote of “do
not pass” then turned down the
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the community in which you live.
This Spring is the ideal time to
make those long awaited Im
provements that will modernize
your home for happier, healthier,
living in Newton County.
March Madness
In Production
The Newton Community Thea
ter has casted the two one
act plays, and the plans for the
spring production—March Mad
ness—is underway.
The Covington Rotary Club is
co-sponsor with the Theater for
this production, so buy your Jc
kets from a Rotarian.
There will be additional en
tertainment between the plays.
Go-go girls of today, yesterday,
and tomorrow will preview the
fashions.
Reserve the evenings of March
30 and 31, and be sure to attend
“March Madness.”
resolution that would have given
the lease to Southern. Instead,
they accepted an amendment that
would send the lease back to the
properties Control Commission
without instruction.
As the week ended, the Senate
moved through the always-trou
blesome appropriations bill. Af
ter committee deliberation dur
ing the session, the full senate
took Its own look at the bill then
gave Its approval, with minor
changes.
Lt. Gov. George T. Smith said
the Senate had discharged Its
duties with speed and efficiency
during the week and said “the
people these senators represent
can be proud of their elected
officials In the Georgia Senate.”
The Lieutenant Governor said
the Senate would complete its
actions during the final week with
no important legislation left with
out some action.
A special session to study the
thorny reapportionment problem
had been rumored in the early
days of the current legislative
session, but the passage of both
plans has halted this barring any
court action on the legislation.
Many local bills have also
cleared the Senate during the past
week and most of these should
have final action before the end
of the session.