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The Covington Garden Club
members are in for a rare treat
on Wednesday afternoon at their
May meeting, yes, Wednesday,
May 3rd, at 3 p.m., at the home
of Mrs. Charles Strickland, with
Mesdames Leon Cohen, Alvin
David and Belmont Dennis as
co-hostesses. We trust all gar
den club members can be pre
sent. The Chairman, upon find
ing the program was on “slides”
immediately thought of the won
derful pictures made in the Holy
Land by “Western-Electric” (we
believe) with Ray Moore as marr
ator.
We have always wished we
could go to the Holy Land. Dr.
Richard Hall, of Decatur, and
Mrs. Hall, have extended invit
ations on two occasions for us
to join them on one of these
trips. . .and how we hated to
say no. .but we just can’t get
these feet that high in the AIR
. . .we can’t persuade them to
FLY.
When we called Ray Moore
of WSB-TV. Jie referred me to
Mr. Dave Riggs, of their pro
motion Department. . .for he
was not sure we could use their
film on May 3rd. After calling
twice, sending one telegram and
walking my feet off. . .Mr. Dave
Riggs finally called me and said
that film would be available on
May 3rd, and they would mail it
from Marietta, where it was
being used, and he trusted it
would reach us on time. So
all of you Garden Clubbers be
present to see this film, .get
your arrangements and horticul
ture in by 12 noon please. You
wiH have a REAL SACRED
TREAT in store for you at this
meeting.
We have just closed a most
successful Revival at the First
Baptist Church. Rev. I. B. Hall,
the visiting minister was a char
ming person, with a contagious
smile and a God-Given message
twice daily. AND. .he knew so
many of our friends in Florida
. .Mrs. Haggard and others who
have visited us here. We want
to thank all who came from other
churches to hear him. Needless
to say, new members were add
ed upon profession of their faith,
for baptism. . .some with their
letters from other churches, and
those who have recently moved
here. A CORDIAL welcome to
one and all. Seven Thirty o’clock
is the time.
Visitors and members are in
vited to the Baptist Church on
May 3, at 7:30 to see that won
derful moving picture "The Holy
Land”. . .it will be presented
with a 16 MM Sound projector
with Ray Moore W.5.8.-TV as
Narrator. YOU just CAN’T miss
this picture, .you of every faith
are invited to see THE HOLY
LAND. Yes, come! See the
Holy Land! When you study
your Bible it will be easier to
place things, for truly you have
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Conservation
Program Set
For C-C Mon.
Members of the Covington-
Newton County Chamber of Com
merce will hear and see a pro
gram pertaining to Soil and Water
Conservation at the club’s reg
ular monthly meeting Monday
May 1 at 12:30 at the Teen Can
building.
In charge of the program wiH
be Leon Sisk of Athens, Field
Secretary of State Soil and Wa
ter Conservation. He will pre
sent a program of slides on the
Little Tallapoosa Water Shed.
Presiding at the meeting will
be Grady Coleman, President
of the C. of C.
Busy Weekend For These Tax Office Officials
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THESE FOUR staff members of the Newton County Tax Office will be rather busy through Monday,
May 1 the deadline date for purchase of vehicle tags at the Courthouse. Looking over some of the
application forms are, from left to right: Mrs. E. L. Smith, Mrs. Sonny Benton, Tax Commissioner
Bonham Johnson, and Mrs. Jake Hooten.
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VOLUME
SKJAL COUNTY REFERENDUM WEDNESDAY
Bloodmobile Here Tuesday
The Newton County Hospital
needs the help of Newton County
citizens! The next visit of the
American Red Cross Bloodmo
bile will be on Tuesday, May 2,
at the First Baptist Church Edu
cational Building in Covington
from 1 to 6 PM.
Blood donors are urgently
needed. Red Cross Officials
stated that 150 pints are needed
to give Newton County complete
coverage. The Bloodmobile’s
last visit was on Jan. 30th, but
the quota was not met, and the
Unit’s visit to the County prior
to this in September, 1966, had
to be cancelled. So the Blood
mobile’s visit here on Tuesday,
May 2, is most Important.
Mrs. Helen Dickinson, Newton
County Hospital Administrator,
stated that “the Newton County
Hospital Is at present living
off the generosity of the Red
Cross and that the Hospital could
be dropped at any time if the
blood quota is not met.”
Mrs. Dickinson requested that
two things be stressed: first,
citizens who suspect they might
be turned down because of a
cold or other minor ailment
should go, regardless, because
Newton County receives partial
credit for those who report but
are rejected; second, All citizens
District Scout
Banquet Set
For May 9th
The Newton-Rockdale District
Boy Scouts of America Annual
Banquet wiH be held at the Flc
quett School Cafetorium Tuesday
evening May 9th at 7:30 o’clock
according to Howard Brooks,
District Chairman.
The featured speaker for the
occasion will be Mr. Wade Mit
chell, Vice-President of Trust
Company of Georgia, and
manager of the Buckhead Branch.
He Is a former Georgia Tech
football star, and played in three
major bowls. He will be intro
duced by Mr. S. J. Morcock pro
gram chairman. Mrs. M. B.
Shaw is chairman of table ar
rangements and decorations. Du
ring the program the new slate of
officers will be installed. These
Include Sam Ramsey, District
Chairman, Bill Insor, Vice chair
man; W. A. Childers, Jr., vice
chairman; and John Burson, in
coming commissioner.
E. G. Lassiter, ticket chair
man for the occasion, states that
tickets for the banquet can be
purchased from any of the fol
lowing scouters: W. A. Child
ers, Homer Sharp, James Hutch
ins, Jack Meadors, N. H. Mit
chell, Jack Christian, Herbert
Vining, Ted Stroud, Walter Pope,
Jack McGiboney, Melvin Conrad,
Arthur Hays, Charles Robertson
and Johnny Prescott. In Conyers,
Hugh Settle and Bill Ensor.
This annual meeting is for vo
lunteer leaders, den mothers,
and parents of cubs, scouts and
explorers. Recognition of lea
ders and annual awards will be
made.
©hr fas
who are employed by industries
located outside of Newtor County
are requested to specify to Of
ficials that they are contributing
for Newton County when they are
giving blood through these plants
and industries.
Members of the Covington Ser
vice Guild are again making the
necessary arrangements for the
Bioodmobile’s visit and coordi
nating the procurement of pro
fessional help, Doctors, Nurses
and Nurses’ Aides etc.
“Newton Countlans, support
and respond to this vital program,
go to the Baptist Church Educa
tional Building on Tuesday, May
2, between the hours of 1 and 6
PM and contribute a pint of life
saving blood!”
"Buster” Gaither
Victim Home Fire
Willie Fred “Buster” Gaither,
about 56 years of age, was the
victim of a fire which destroyed
his home late Sunday night or
early Monday morning according
to Newton County Coroner Sam
Cowan and Sheriff Henry Odum,
Jr. Gaither was alone at the
time of the conflagration.
Investigation of the fire on
Gaither’s Road near Mansfield,
apparently showed that no foul
play was involved. Dr. Larry
Howard of the State Crime La
boratory told Sheriff Odums’ de
partment that shells found near
the scene of the fire had been
there for sometime, according
to witnesses who lived in the
area.
Sewing
Demonst rat i on
Here May 18
Would you like to learn how
to make pretty lingerie for your
self and your family?
A demonstration on making
your own lingerie, pillow cases,
and head scarves, will be held
on May 18th at 2:30 p. m. at the
Snapping Shoals EMC Building.
Mrs. Emma Ward from Jones
boro will give a demonstration
on sewing on nylon tricot which is
sold in 40 denier and 15 denier
and is used in making fine lin
gerie.
Miss Carolyn Joyner, Newton
County Extension Home Econo
mist, stated that this fabric is
three yards wide and learning
to sew with nylon tricot can help
lower the family clothing ex
penses as well as being crea
tive.
If you are Interested in at
tending this demonstration,
please contact the Extension Of
fice at 786-2574
Clubs To Meet
April 27, 2:00, West Newton,
Prospect Church.
May 2, 1:30, Flint Hill, Club
house.
May 2, 4:00, Richards Chapel.
May 2, 7:30, Mansfield Club
house.
May 3, 2:30, Hays District,
Clubhouse.
May 4, 2:30, Heard Mixon,
Clubhouse.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 27. 1967
Mental Health Week Proclaimed Here
MENTAL HEALTH WEEK in Covington was given official sanction
Monday at Covington City Hall as Mayor Walker Harris signed the
proclamation as Mrs. Mort Ewing, President of the Newton County
Mental Health Association, looks on. Mental Health Week is April
30 through May 6.
Appointment Os Former Covingtonian
To W-R Bank Office Is Announced
Announcement of the appoint
ment of Lawrence H. (Larry)
Meadors, formerly of Coving
ton, to Assistant Cashier of the
Bank of Warner Robins, Georgia,
was made by Mr. C. L. Williams
Chairman of the Board of Di
rectors.
Mr. Meadors will be re
membered as the son of Mrs.
Rebekah Perry McDaniel of Cov
ington. He has been affiliated
with the C and S National Bank
of Macon, since 1961, most re
cently as Manager of the Account
ing Department.
He was graduated with honors
from Savannah High School and
after serving with the U. S. Air
Force In Japan and the Pacific
received his discharge with the
rank of Staff Sergeant.
Mr. Meadors received his A.B.
New Cub Pack
Organized
At Salem
A new Boy Scout Cub Pack
has been chartered In Newton
County. Pack BC4 Is being spon
sored by the Salem Methodist
Church and was organized by
W. A. (Dud) Childers, vice-chair
man of the Newton-Rockdale Dis
trict of the Boy Scouts of Am
erica.
The cub master of the new
pack is James G. Hamby and the
Den Mothers are Mrs. Cornelia
Melton and Mrs. Sarah Pope.
Harry Melton Is serving as In
stitutional Representative and the
chairman of the Pack is the Rev.
Charles Thomas. Other com
mitteemen are Edgar F. Wil
liams and John W. Chapman.
Cub Scouts who are charter
members of Pack 804 are John
W. Chapman, Jr., Jimmy Hodges,
Gregory Hamby, William Hooper,
Troy Hull, Harry D. Melton,
James Motes, Larry Pope, John
Rosser, Andy Walker, Tim Wal
lace, and David Williams.
Jaycees Set Open Forum
Meeting Monday At 7:30
An Open Forum Meeting has
been scheduled by the Newton
County Jaycees at the NCHS au
ditorium, Monday, May 1 at 7:30
p. m„ at which time the two Is
sues coming up for a referendum
vote on May 3 will be discussed.
Frank Malcolm, president of the
Newton Jaycees, says that the
public Is invited and urged to
attend the meeting.
Serving as moderator for the
panel discussion will be R. T.
Smith, Jr., Internal Vice-Pre
sident of the Jaycees. Two to
four members of the Newton
County Peoples Advisory Com
mittee will also be on the panel.
Questions and answers from the
audience participation will be
encouraged during the meeting.
All members of the Newton
County School Board and Supt.
J. W. Richardson and County
Commissioner Tom Bates have
been invited to attend the meet-
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Larry Meadors
degree from Mercer University
in Macon where he was a mem
ber of the Chi Alpha Omega hon
orary fraternity. He is married
to the former Phyllss Ellen Still
of Blakely and they have two sons,
Todd age 7, and Jeffry age 3
18 Traffic
Violators In
City Court
Judge E. W. Strozler’s City
Court Monday heard a total of
18 cases called for traffic viol
ations In the City during the
past week. The number Included
six speeders, five for driving
without a license, four for driv
ing under the influence, and three
for reckless driving.
The Judge also heard cases in
volving six for drunkenness, four
for disorderly conduct, one for
resisting arrest, and one for
carrying a pistol without a
license.
ing. Also, Rep. Donald Ballard
will be present.
The two proposals coming be
fore the voters of the county Wed
nesday are:
(1) Shall the people elect the
school board members or shall
the school board members cont
inue to be appointed by the Grand
Jury, with the superintendent of
schools elected by the people.
(2) Shall the people elect
a multl-county commission or
continue to elect a single county
commissioner as is the case at
the present time.
The September 1966 and March
1967 Grand Jury of Newton Coun
ty recommended that a commit
tee be appointed by Rep. Don
Ballard to study the possibilit
ies of: (1) Electing a multiple
county commission by the people
of Newton County. (2) Electing
the school board members by
the people rather than the Grand
Davliaht Time School Board, County Commission
Starts Sunday P "" wsed B » Bills
Newton Countlans along with
other citizens of the State of
Georgia will go on Daylight
Savings Time Sunday morning,
April 30. Clocks should be set
on Eastern Daylight Savings Time
at midnight Saturday.
An act of the Georgia General
Assembly set the Daylight Time
for the state as have many of
the other Southern states.
Cancer Sunday
Set In Newton
County April 30
Sunday, April 30, has been
designated as Cancer Sunday in
Newton County and will climax
the emphasis during this year’s
Cancer Control Month when vol
unteers visit every home and
offer life-giving, life-saving in
formation.
When only one of every three
cases is being cured and one of
every two cases COULD be cur
ed, it is past time to do some
thing about it.
Captains have been named in
each community by Mrs. Jack
Jennings, Residential Crusade
Chairman. They are: Coving
ton-at-large-Mrs. Grady Car
gile, Mrs. Robert Dean, Mrs.
Wilton Cheek, Mrs. James Rog
ers, Mrs. Harold Harper, Mrs.
E. E. Callaway, Mrs. Cleon Dial,
Mrs. B. V. Morris, Rev. George
Bretherlck, Mrs. Grady Berry,
Mrs. John Burton, Mrs. Otis
Parish, Sr., Mrs. Lewis Lin
gold; Newton-County -at - large-
Mrs. Jimmy Hall, Mrs. Paul
Gilbert, Mrs. Bert Adams, Mrs.
Cbajtes Ewing, Mrs. Arthur
Hays, Mrs. Doyle Smith, Mrs.
Wallace Jones, Mrs. Jim Car
glle. Miss Glenda Yancey, Miss
Mae Hardman, Mrs. Frank Har
vey, Mrs. Edgar Williams, Mrs.
Billy Knight, the Amltie Club in
Oxford, Mrs. A. A. Gurltz, Mrs.
John Burson, and Mrs. Dewey
Cason.
Read the materials you are
offered and give if you can to
this very important crusade.
Citizens Meeting
At Livingston
Thursday Night
There will be a citizens’ meet
ing at Livingston School Thursday
night (tonight) at 7:30.
Newton Rep. Donald Ballard
will explain proposed changes in
Newton County government in
cluding the school system. All
citizens are urged to attend.
18.6% Local Revenue
From Federal Funds
(Special to the News)
How great an Influence do Federal dollars have In the operation
of the Newton County government?
Jury appointing them.
Rep. Ballard appointed this
committee from all parts of New
ton County and Immediately began
holding meetings.
These meetings were well at
tended and with much enthusiasm.
The issues were studied and
discussed thoroughly.
The committee resolved that
with the anticipated growth of
Newton County and with the many
changes In the school system,
that these proposed changes
should be seriously considered.
The committee Instructed Rep.
Ballard to introduce these Issues
to the 1967 legislature and then
let the people of Newton County
vote on these issues at a refer
endum that will be held on May
3, 1967. If these issues pass,
each district will elect It’s own
commissioner and school board
members.
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Citizens of Newton County will be asked to pass or reject two
proposals in a county-wide referendum Wednesday, May 3. The
two proposals concern the method of electing members of the
Newton County School Board and election of members of a Multi-
County Commission. Revenue is elected by the people
At the present time the super- an( j ^g appoints his advisory
Intendent of schools In the county committee.
Is elected by the voters and the Polls of the 16 voting precln
members of the board are c ^ s o f county will be opened
appointed by the Grand Jury. from 7 a . m , unm 7 p . m .
Also, at the present time the Cou- The ballot Wednesday will state
nty Commissioner of Roads and j wo proposals as follows:
□ FOR approval of the Act proving for a new
Board of Education of Newton County and for
election of the members of the Board of Edu
cation of Newton County and fpr the appoint
ment of the County School Superintendent by
said Board of Education.
□ AGAINST approval of the Act providing for a
new Board of Education of Newton County and
for election of the members of the Board of Edu
cation of Newton County and for the appoint
ment of the County School Superintendent by
said Board of Education.
□ FOR approval of the Act creating a new Board
of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for
Newton County and a Chairman of said Board.
□ AGAINST approval of the Act creating a new
Board of Commissioners of Roads and Reve
nues for Newton County and a Chairman of
said Board.
The Peoples Advisory Com- an explanation of the bills as
mittee of Newton County gives follows:
Board Os Education
(1) School Board Members shall be elected by the voters of
Newton County.
(2) There shall be seven (7 ) members of the Board of Education.
(3) Members of the Board of Education shall be elected for
6 year terms. /*
(4) Newton County will be divided up into seven (7) districts
as follows;
(a) District 1 will be composed of the following Militia
Districts;
(1) Brick Store (420); (2) Brewers (464); (3) Hays (477);
(4) Gaithers (546); (5) Leguinn (1513); (6) Newborn
(1522) and (7) Mansfield (1618).
(b) District 2 will be composed of the following Militia
Districts;
(1) Stansells (461); (2) Downs (547); (3) Rocky Plains
(567); (4) cedar Shoals (1216).
(c) District 3 shall be composed of the following Militia
Districts;
(1) Wyatts (463); (2) Gum Creek (1249); (3) Oxford
(1525); (4) Almon (1717).
(d) District 4 shall be composed of all Town District (462).
(e) District 5 shall be composed of all Town District (462).
(f) District 6 shall be composed of the entire territory
of Newton County.
(g) District 7 shall be composed of the entire territory
of Newton County.
(5) candidates running for District one through five (1-5)
shall run from their District In which they reside and
shall be elected by the people of their District.
(6) Candidates running for District six and seven (6 &7)
shall run from any District In the county and be elected
by the voters of the entire county.
(7) To qualify for the School Board, the candidate must be
21 years of age, a free holder, a resident of the State of
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How much of the money needs
of the local area—for roads, sc
hools, police and fire protection
welfare and the like—come from
this source? Approximately
$1,300,000, it Is estimated.
Broad studies made by the Tax
Foundation, the Department of
Commerce and the National In
dustrial Conference Board show
that city and county governments
in Georgia, as well as In most
other parts of the country, rely
heavily on Federal funds.
This is based upon a break
down of the total revenues of each
state and its localities and a de
termination of the sources of
these revenues. It assumes that
there is an equitable distribution
within the state of the money re
ceived from the government.
The figures show that appro
ximately 18.6 cents out of every
dollar of revenue available to
Newton County to carry on its
functions and provide necessary
services comes from Washing
ton, directly or Indirectly.
In the State of Georgia, the
total receipts of all levels of
government, state and local, In
fiscal year 1965 averaged $306
per resident, the Commerce De-
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partment reports.
Os this amount, $57 are list
ed as coming from Federal funds,
SSB from property taxes, $132
from ooher taxes and $59 from
special assessments, tolls and
miscellaneous charges.
There Is considerable variat
ion, from state to state, In the
size of these Federal grants.
The smallest amount, $32 per ca
pita, goes to New Jersey. Except
for Alaska, the biggest benefi
ciary is Wyoming, with $234
per capita. The national average
is $57.
The Tax Foundation contends
that the growing size and com
plexity of grants made by great
er to lesser governmental bodies
poses a threat to the fiscal well
being and Independence of the
smaller units, which must depend
on the higher government’s lar
gesse.
State and local governments
need and feel compelled to ac
cept Federal funds when obtain
able, even though they may have
to modify their operations to meet
Federal requirements.
Despite this, local communi
ties have had to turn more and
more to Federal and state sour
ces for money, it Is noted, “be
cause their own effective power to
raise the necessary revenue has
lagged.”