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The Robert Navarre Family,
injured in last week’s wreck,
remain hospitalized at the lo
cal hospital. Never have we
witnessed such beautiful faith
and acceptance of their Injuries,
and the loss of the baby, in the
wreck.
Each member of the family
seems overwhelmed with thank
sgiving for kindnesses shown
them by Covington residents and
hospital personnel. The wife,
expressed her eternal thanks to
the people of this community.
She stated she had never wit
nessed anything like It, and she
wanted to LIVE. here, dod was
good and merciful to spare them
all except the baby. That was
a great heartache, but they have
accepted It as God’s will, and as
the father expressed It: “My
little boy will not have to go
through a war as I did and
suffer many hardships of this
world.” And, he knows that
baby is in the Heavenly Fat
her’s tender care.
We came to Covington 35 years
ago and still feel the same way
about this town and Newton Coun
ty, we just would not live any
where else. In time of sorrow
or need people care! In time
of illness, they are there. And
they always make you feel that
you would live nowhere else!
It is the sweetest large family,
this Newton County, we have ever
known. . .it seems. Os course
we felt the same way about the
County in which we were reared
and all of Sumter County.. .but
we moved here as strangers and
you made us at HOME too.
Our little friend, Mrs. Estelle
Boswell, mother of Mrs. Lucile
Reynolds, a member of our Cov
ington News staff, slipped away
during the week-end, and was bu
ried in our City Cemetery. She
was so beautiful with God’s own
flowers in beautiful hearts, wr
eaths and what-have-you, filling
the end of the ChapeL We could
look at her sweet face and see
that peace and perfect under
standing. . .and the blessed
release from illness. Yes, she
had truly gone home, and her
sweet face radiated an expression
for her children.. .that she was
freed from pain and illness and
rested In her home eternal, not
made with hands. Heartfelt sym
pathy goes to all her family and
friends from the News, and Of
ficial Staff.
Mrs. Howard Piper was anot
her, who had lost her husband
some years ago, before we lost
ours. She was our Emoy Street
neighbor, and such a sweet per
son. We were so sorry for her
. . .but you can never truly
sympathize until you have per-
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Plans Abandoned For
Fieldstone Country Club
Plans have been abandoned in
the attempt by interested parties
in Newton and Rockdale Counties
to organize Fieldstone Country
Club as a private member op
erated club.
Grady Coleman, who has hand
led the applications for member
ship to the club, said Friday that
present plans had been halted due
to the financial aspect of the op
eration. Application forms and
checks will be returned by the
Fieldstone Country Club Com
mittee to submitting parties with
in the next few days.
Neil Edwards, Jack Williams,
and Harold Zink, owners of the
property now being developed,
have announced the opening of a
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APPEARING ON THE Newton Mental Health program recently at the Snapping Shoals REA building
were officers and officials of the local and state organizations. Seated front, left to right: Dr. Robert
McDonald, newly-appointed Newton Psychiatrist; Mrs. Mort Ewing, president of Newton County MH
Assn.; and Mrs. R. M. Paty, clinic chairman. Back (L to R): Ben Mosely, Executive Director of the
Georgia MH Assn.; Mrs. Robert Faulker and Rev. Kent Anglin, co-chairmen of Mental Health Month
here.
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VOLUME 102
Blue Rambler Band Concert Friday Night
Don Heald, Georgia Cancer
Official, Speaks Here Monday
Volunteers of the Newton Cou
nty Cancer Unit, Georgia Divi
sion of ACS, have a treat in
store when Don Elliot Heald, Gen
eral Manager of the WSB-Tele
vislon In Atlanta, speaks at the
Covington City Hall on Monday
evening, May 22, at seven-thirty
o’clock.
Mr. Heald, who Is the 1967
Georgia Education Funds Cru
sade Chairman, will help Newton
Don Heald
County’s Board of Directors cite
the achievements of her volun
teer workers during their cur
rent Crusade.
Mr. Heald is Director of Geo
rgia Association of Broadcast
ers, Vice-Chairman of the Geo
rgia 4-H Club Advisory Commit
tee, and Chief, Public Information
Section of Atlanta Metropolitan
Civil Defense.
In the Episcopal Cathedral of
St. Phillip, he Is a Junior War
den. A native of Lakeland, Flo
rida and a graduate of the Uni
versity of Florida, Mr. Heald
brought with him to Atlanta his
talents and enthusiasm. Here,
where he and his wife, Sara,
enjoy their three sons, he has
served as President of both the
Klwanls Club of Northside At
lanta and the Atlanta Tubercul-
club to be named the Fieldstone
Golf and Country Club. Limited
memberships will be taken by
application.
The owners believe that the
swimming pool will be finished
by July and their present plans
are to open the golf course July
Ist.
"We plan to operate Field
stone as a community club and
have facilities which will include
a swimming pool, tennis courts,
picnic and cook-out area, and pa
tio around pool. Club house fa
cilities, other than golf accom
modations, will Include ballroom,
private party accommodations,
ladles card rooms, and health
club type locker rooms,” the
owners stated.
^nuingtnn New
osis Association. Other offices
were Director of Sales and Mar
keting Executives and Trustee
of Episcopal Radlo-TV Found
ation.
Frank Malcolm, Education Fu
nds Crusade Chairman, Invites
all Interested citizens and par
ticularly board members and
crusade volunteers to this im
portant meeting.
Reports wiU be given by the
chairmen who have guided the
Education Funds Crusade activ
ities, according to an announce
ment by Ben Banks, Chairman of
the Board of Directors.
Piano Students
Os Mrs. Goode In
Concert Sunday
Mrs. M. E. Goode will present
her piano students In their spring
recital on Sunday afternoon, May
21, at 3:30 at Newton County
High School.
The program to be presented
Is as follows: Duet, “Norwe
gian Dance”, Grieg-Mac Lachlan,
Jane Exley and Martha Ellen
Banks; “Theme from Concerto”,
Tschalkowsky - Frey, Regina
Morton; "Shadows of the Night”,
Podeska, Denise Edwards; "Ar
ogonaise,” Massenet, Melinda
Hays; Duet - “Spanish Dance,”
Moszkowskl, Karen Meadors, Ja
net Burson.
“Prelude”, Chopin and “Rus
tic Dance,” Creston, Linda Mad
dox; “The Merry Farmer,” Sc
humann-Hartl, Karen Meadows;
“German Dance,” Beethoven,
Janet Burson; “Waltz”, Chopin,
Phyllis Ward; “Contra Dance I ’,
Beethoven, Lucia Relly; “Val
se”, Godard, Celia Relly;
“Moonlight Sonata” (Ist Move
ment) by Beethoven, Cindy
Corley; “Hungarian,” McDowell,
Debra Watkins; “Concerto Th
eme,” Grieg-Richter, Carol Mc-
Kenzie; “Prelude”, Chopin, Bet
sy Robinson; "Nocturne”, Grieg,
Kathy Dennis.
Vocal Solo - "Come to the
Fair”, Martin, Kay Kerbow;
"Whims”, Schumann, Debra
Head; “Minstrels”. Debussy,
Kay Kerbow; Duet-" The Fantas
tic Horseman”, Fernandez, Lu
cia Relly and Celia Relly; "Pre
lude”, Gershwin, Margaret Ben
ton; Vocal Trio, "A Little Song
of Life,” Malotte, Kay Kerbow,
Celia Relly and Lucia Relly.
Service Guild
Awards Banauet
Tuesday 7:30
The Covington Service Guild
will hold the first Awards Ban
quet at the Cafetorlum at Ox
ford College, Tuesday, May 23rd,
at 7:30 P. M. Reservations
for members and guests should
be made with Mrs. James Pur
cell, Chairman.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos B. Mey
er of the Community Theater will
present scenes from “The Four
Poster”.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1967
Newton Cadet Band Members Honored At Concert
OUTSTANDING CADET BAND members recognized at their concert Tuesday evening are left to right:
Mary Thigpen, Donna Morgan, Janice Tuck, Doug Hargrove, Robert Budd, James Bell, Director of the
Band; Kim Austin, Dcleda May, Debbie Morford, Paul Jernigan and Phil Goins. Doug Hargrove received
the plaque In the shape of a music note given by the Band Box of Hapeville, to the most outstanding
eighth grade student. Kim Austin and Robert Budd received the trophies for the most outstanding
Rookies of the Cadet Band, given by the Band Booster Club. Mary Thigpen, Janice Tuck, Debbie Mor
ford and Donna Morgan, most outstanding woodwind players; Doug Hargrove, Paul Jernigan, Phil
Goins and Deleda May were named as most outstanding brass and percussion players.
Marital Rate Up
In Newton County
(Special to the News)
In Newton County, the institution of marriage has been growing
in popularity over the years. That is what the latest figures show.
As a result, a greater proportion of the local population is married
today than was the case a generation or two ago. This Is true despite
the rise In the divorce rate.
The trend disproves the
widely-held belief that this Is
an age in which the divorce rate
is increasing much faster than
the marital rate.
On the basis of data compiled
by the Census Bureau in a nat
ionwide sampling, the rever
se appears to be true.
It shows that, although the ac
tual number of divorces is much
greater in most parts of the
country than in earlier years, the
rise is not that sharp in terms of
population.
It has been more than offset,
furthermore, by the rising pro
portion of people In the “mar
ried” column.
Such has been the case in New
ton County. According to the lat
est government figures, no less
than 66.9 percent of the local
population, above age 14, are
married.
Some 69.3 percent of the men
in that age group and 64.4 per-
MENTAL HEALTH MEETING
WAS MOST INTERESTING
It takes people to help people
was pointed out at the excellent
Mental Health meeting held in
the REA Building Auditorium on
Friday evening, May 5, when Dr.
Robert McDonald was warmly
received by Newton Countians
as the psychiatrist for their new
Mental Health Clinic. Dr. Mc-
Donald, who began work early in
March, informed his alert aud
ience that he will be devoting
two days each month to Newton
County’s needs in the area of
mental health.
Already clinics are being held
for returned patients from the
Milledgeville State Hospital and
Dr. McDonald anticipates work
ing half time with those who deal
directly with children and their
problems. All contacts are
being handled by the local De
partment of Public Health by
Public Health Nurses, Miss Sara
Gordon and Mrs. James Hard
man, under the supervision of
Miss Marie Canada and Dr. C.B.
Teal.
It was significant to learn that
the Newton County Board of Hea
lth has approved the employment
of a psychiatric social worker
to begin work In the summer
with Dr. McDonald.
Mrs. Robert L. Faulkner gave
the audience an opportunity to
volunteer for services they could
render In the county In cooper
ation with the Newton County
Mental Health Association.
John Morford, Vice-President
of the MHA, gave facts regard
ing mental health in the county.
Mrs. Mort Ewing, President, ex
plained some of the projects in
which the association Is already
engaged. These included a dir-
cent of the women are listed as
married.
The Census Bureau’s survey,
which covers 1966, reveals that
3.2 percent of all women in the
country and 2.3 percent of all
men, above age 14, have been
divorced and have not remar
ried.
Byway of contrast, back in
1890 it was only 0.4 percent of
the women and 0.3 percent of
the men.
During that span of years,
however, the proportion of mar
ried women In the United States
Increased 8 percent and the pro
portion of married men, 9 per
cent.
Thus, the married group gained
about 8 1/2 percent while the
divorced portion was rising by
only 2 1/2 percent.
As elsewhere in the country,
Newton County’s divorce rate is
higher than it once was. With a
total of 67 men and 112 women
ectory of services and resources,
the Interagency Committee, lit
erature racks, a Milledgeville
project, scholarships for teach
ers of exceptional children, a
proposed teachers’ seminar and
talks to students in the county
schools.
The Mental Health Week Com
mittee consisting of Mrs. Faulk
ner and Rev. Kent Anglin had ar
ranged for a film entitled “Plan
Ahead for Mental Health”. It
pointed to lines of defense as
well as types of illness which
may occur.
Mrs. R. M. Paty very approp
riately referred to the Interest
and dedication of the late Miss
Clara Mae Hays, a charter mem
ber of the association, to ach
ieving such a goal as the clinic
as a means of reaching child
ren’s needs. She introduced Dr.
McDonald with enthusiasm of the
Clinic Committee Chairman.
The Executive Director of the
Georgia Association for Mental
Health, Inc., Ben Moseley and
Mrs. Moseley from Atlanta were
particularly welcomed to this
meeting, which actually marked
a milestone in the association’s
history.
Officers of the Mental Health
Association were recognized, as
were leaders and representatives
of many communities throughout
the county.
At the conclusion of the formal
meeting, delicious refreshments
were served by Mrs. James
Hardman assisted by members
of the Allied Medical Careers
Club who had prepared posters
and worked diligently during
Mental Health Week.
who are divorced, according to
the statistics, approximately 1.2
percent of the local area’s adult
population are divorced.
This compares with an aver
age of 2.2 percent in the South
Atlantic States and 2.1 percent
In Georgia.
Circle K And
Key Club To
Present Program
The guiding officers of the Cir
cle K Club of Oxford College and
Newton County High School Key
Club will be featured on the pro
gram of the Covington Kiwanis
Club today (Thursday) at the
Davis House Restaurant at 1
o’clock.
In charge of the program will
be Dean Bond Fleming of Oxford
College of fmory University and
he will Introduce the speakers.
Those speakers who will explain
the functions of their clubs are:
Fred Shelter, outgoing president
of the Circle K, Richard Yancey,
new president of the Circle K,
and Chester Parker, president
of the NCHS Key Club.
Dean Fleming stated that the
three young men who have been
honored as presidents of their
clubs are from three different
states. Shelter is a native of
Havana, Florida; Yancey Is from
Kingsport Tenn.; and Parker is a
native Georgian.
World Is Really Getting Smaller Here
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“THE WORLD IS Getting Smaller” has been brought home to Covington most graphically as this pic
ture shows. This is the Central Os Georgia Railroad Depot at Covington, and as you can see the Depot
appears to be no longer than the “Caboose” RR car in the background. And, by the way, that’s a little
“compact” car on the right.
Editorial 2
Obituary 6
Society g
Sports 13
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Classified 18-19
Civic Chorus, Mrs. Goode To
Appear On Program As Guests
The Music Department of Newton County proudly presents In
concert the Blue Rambler Band under the direction of Basil Rig
ney. The band will present a varied selection of numbers on May
19th at eight o’clock in the Newton County High School Auditorium.
The following personnel will
perform: Oboe, Margerite All
good; Flute, Kathy Pratt, Glenda
Chapman, Glennis Bankston, Ar
dis Adams, Becky Ballard, Gay
Bankston, Barbara Harper; Bas
soon, Tamle Burts; Alto Clarinet,
Jane Corry; Bass Clarinet Cathy
Edwards, Becky Strawn, Kay
Henderson; B Flat Clarinet, Cat-
Teachers To Be
Honored Tonight
Cousins School
Teachers Honors night will be
observed at R. L. Cousins School
on Thursday night, May 18, in
the school cafetorlum. Teach
ers who have served the county
for ten years or more will be
given awards.
The speaker for this occasion
will be Dr. Horace Tate, Exec
utive Secretary to the Georgia
Teachers and Education Assoc
iation.
The public Is cordially Invited.
Mobil Official
Injured In Wreck
Earnie Grace, who came to
Covington from Canandaigua,
New York only a week ago, to
work in the new Foams Plant of
Mobil Chemical was Injured In
an automobile accident Saturday
In Lithonia. Mr. Grace is hos
pitalized at DeKalb General Hos
pital, having received a broken
leg and a number of other less
serious injuries.
Mr. Grace’s family plans to
join him to make their home in
Covington In the near future.
TEMPERATURES
Temperatures during the
past week according to Jack Ch
apman were:
High Low
Wed. May 10 76 43
Thurs. May 11 83 54
Frl. May 12 83 69
Sat. May 13 85 62
Sun. May 14 87 62
Mon. May 15 82 63
Tues. May 16 71 44
Rainfall totaled .33 inch.
Correction
In Tbe Covington News story
last week of the auto wreck at
the corner of Clark and West Str
eets on May 7, It was erron
eously stated that the two 15-
year-old girls, Marilyn Freeman
and Debbie Shealy were passeng
ers In the Darrough automobile.
The girls were passengers in
the station wagon driven by Rob
ert A. Navarre of Lithonia.
NUMBER 20
hy Kllmaszewski, Cathy Day, Ji
mmy Alexander, Anne Klimasz
ewski, Elaine Wood, Kathy Den
nis, Lanelle Coggin, Debbie An
derson, Gayle Purcell, Debbie
Scarborough, Kim Puckett, Randy
Williams; Alto Saxophone, Susan
Chester, Lynn Rainey, Mack Mc-
Kibben; Tenor Saxophone, Reggie
Henry, Bryant Steel; Baritone
Saxaphone, Frances Teal; Horn,
Lynn Jones, Jane Hackey, Sand!
Ison, Henry Eller, Lenetta Yar
brough; Trumpet, Linda Mitchell,
Larry Miller, Rick Edwards, Da
vid Brown, Mike Whatley, Ray
Allgood, John Jones, Jim Peay,
Jerry Mclntosh, Tim Williams,
John Eller, Jeff Harder; Trom
bone, Charles Bohanan, Randy
Kirkus, Chris Moore, Kim Al
len, Henry Unger; Baritone, Pam
Jones, Wallace Sears; Per
cussion, Gary Carney, Claudia
Edwards, Billie Jean Kesler,
Robbie Rape; Bass, Wayne Rooks,
Leslie Fuller, Eddie Nolan, Allen
Peters; Tympani, Tony Cordell.
The Spring Concert will
commence with “United States
Field Artillery March,” a march
composed by John Philip Sousa.
The Covington Civic Choir will
perform with band accompani
ment, a rendition of "The Battle
Hymn of the Republic” by Peter
J. Wilhousky. To add to the
beauty of this concert the band
challenged itself to play a ver
sion of "The Sound of Music”
arranged by Robert Russel Ben
net. Mrs. M. E. Goode will per
form "First Movement of Piano
Concerto In A Minor” by Edward
Grieg and will be accompanied by
the band. "Second Suite for Mi
litary Band”, a number contain
ing four movements is a very
entertaining and. musical work
written by Gustav Holst.
The varied selection of works
will provide an entertaining even
ing for everyone. Tickets are
on sale by band members. Make
your plans to attend this pro
gram prepared by the band.
Piano Pupils Os
Mrs. Teal In
Recital Sunday
A group of piano students from
the class of Mrs. Frank Teal
will be presented in a recital at
Ficquett School Sunday afternoon,
May 21, at 4 o’clock.
The young performers will re
present different ages and levels
of piano study. Included on the
program, consisting of solo and
ensemble numbers, will be com
positions of the classic and ro
mantic periods and also some
of the more recent works of
American composers.
The following students will
play: Susan Aiken, Jim Ander
son, Alicia Grove, Susan Hunt,
Becky Hutchins, Scott Jay, Bar
bara Johnson, Kim Jones, Sharon
Jones, Judy Morrell, Terri Mote,
Penny Parker, Amy Shields, Pat
Shields, Lisa Smith, Dianne Wal
ton and Kenny Walton.
Another group will be present
ed on June 5. The public is
cordially Invited to attend this
program Sunday afternoon.