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A great thrill comes to the
Grammar School graduates, who,
next school term will enter High
School. They have four wonder
ful years to look forward to. ..
then what comes? Graduation
from High School. The pages
of Life’s history have turned so
rapidly that they, and we, some
times wonder at it! Where has
time gone. . .Here we are. Gra
duates from our County High
School! We "useter” look at
those boys and girls in their
caps and gowns, receiving their
diplomas. . .and "Brother, will
I be glad when my school days
are over. . .and I can go to
college!” Yes, that’s just it.
That picture of the High Sc
hool Graduates on the platform
is a beautiful one. . .but do you
know, it almost brings tears to
our eyes.. .for that happy class,
working together, growing up to
gether from Sunday School, our
first school, then Grammar and
High School. . .Do you know what?
"We realize, for the first time
that tonight is the last time EVER
and that WE, as A CLASS, or oth
erwise will ever be in one group
again? 800 Hoo! Your Office
Boy enjoys your graduation days,
but how well do we remember the
next year! Everybody hustles
around, not many going to the
same college, where we can be
together. . .not many of us com
ing home, (except during the sum
mer) at the same time. . .Yes,
life begins for us! After college
we accept positions, or get mar
ried. . .move to various states
and cities; seldom see each ot
her, OH! Your sentimental Of
fice boy will always remember
the beautiful picture of your ha
ppy faces this last night together
as a Class!
We challenge each one of you,
to select the College best for
YOU, Go, with the determinat
ion to get the best education any
body ever did get. In other
words remember this is your
last chance to make a real man
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Legion Seeks Viet
Nam Servicemen’s
Parents Addresses
Newton County American Leg
ion Post 32 is seeking the name
and addresses of'parents and
wives of Newton Countians who
have served or presently are
serving in Viet Nam.
A listing of the parents and
wives is being compiled by Post
32 American Legion and all those
persons should send this infor
mation to: Newton County Post
32 American Legion, P. O. Box
310, Covington, Georgia 30209.
The post has requested that
parents and wives addresses are
all that is needed by the local
veterans organization. The ser
viceman’s address Is not needed.
Rotary’s "White
Elephant Sale”
June 14-17
The Rotary Club Is having a
"White Elephant Sale”, as their
project for the month of June,
with proceeds to go toward the
remodeling of the Teen Can Bu
ilding. Co-chairmen for the up
coming event will be Paul Beyer
and Ted Stroud.
The “White Elephant Sale”
will take place on June 14, 15,
16 and 17 from 6 p.m. until 10
p.m. on each of these dates.
This is not a junk or rummage
sale, and the chief objective is
to raise money for the Teen Can
Building through the sale of High
Class "antiques” and "repro
ductions”, according to the co
chairmen for the event.
This sale will be slanted tow
ard the connolseur, collector,
decorator and the “do-it-your
selfer”. Remember, one man’s
(woman’s) junk Is another man’s
treasure. Donations for this
sale may be made to E. G. Lass
iter, Alvin Rape, co-chairman of
collection and storage commit
tee, with Billy Smith and David
Morrison also serving with them.
Remember these dates and
anyone having any items they
would like to donate for this
cause, please get in touch with
one of the above members or
any member of the Rotary Club.
Kiwanis Pool Now
Open For Summer
The Kiwanis Club Swimming
Pool was opened yesterday (Wed
nesday) for the summer season
of 1967 under the guidance of
L. G. Carney, pool manager.
Marion Piper is Kiwanis Club ch
airman of the pool.
Misses Judy Peterson and
Carol McKenzie will be the life
guards at the pool this summer.
Miss Peterson was one of the
life guards at the pool last year.
Mr. Carney announced that the
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VOLUME 102
Ficquett Slut ats Guests At Kiwanis Meeting
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FICQUETT SCHOOL’S TOP 10% of the eighth grade class were guests at the Covington Kiwanis Club
meeting Thursday and three of the students had a part on the program. Seated, left to right: Huanne
Moore, Gail Wood, Patricia Allen, Beverly George, Judy Granger. Back Row: Dennis Kane, Dennis
Veale, Ann Gregg, Amy Chastain, Deleda May, Deborah Patrick, Hugh Hudson, Bobby Burnett, and
Principal George Hutchinson, who had charge of the program.
Now’s The Time To Send In That Recipe
Do you have a favorite recipe
that you think might be a win
ner in The Covington NEWS Best
Recipe Contest for 1967? If so,
scribble It down or type it out
and mall it now to The NEWS
and you may win one of the
four valuable prizes given In
our contest this year.
In past contests many recipes
with a zingy taste or unusual
ingredients have won prizes.
However, the old standbys that
have been in the family for years
have won prizes too! So, why
not get out your favorite and
send it in today.
Here are the categories for this
year’s contest:
(1) Meats and Fish
(2) Vegetables and Salads
(3) Baking and Desserts
Then, there is the grand prize
and the award this year is a
’Midsummer Magic’
Summer Reading
Theme At Library
Isn’t that an exciting thought!
We think so and are looking for
ward to an interesting and busy
summer. "Midsummer Magic”
is the theme of the Vacation
Reading Club sponsored by the
Newton County Library for the
summer of 1967.
The vacation reading club be
gins Friday, June 2, and will
end on August 28. To be a
member you must have attended
school one year. Titles must
be selected from the library
collection.
If you read 10 books you will
receive a certificate and if you
read 25 or more your certificate
will have a gold star placed on
it.
IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE!
WHEN YOU COMPLETE YOUR
FOLDER WHICH WILL BE FUR
NISHED YOU BY THE LIBRARY
RETURN IT TO THE LIBRARY
AND YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR
CERTIFICATE THEN AND YOUR
LIST WILL BE RETURNED TO
YOU!
You might like to take your
list to school with you in the
fall and show your teacher how
you have spent part of your sum
mer.
Remember the library hours
are 9:30 to 12 and 3 to 6 every
day except Wednesday and Sun
day, and 7 to 9 on Thursday night.
We are also planning a story
hour for three mornings a week
during August for two weeks.
If you attended kindergarten this
year or planning to attend this
fall you are eligible to attend
this. More will be announced
later about this.
The library is very apprec
iative of two books that have
been recently presented. “The
Treasure Chest” by the Alpha
Tri Hi Y of Newton County High
School and "Rabbit Hill” by
Brownie Scout Troop 823.
hours the pool will be open are
the same as last year: 10 until
12 noon and 2 until 6 p. m. dally
Monday through Saturday. Sunday
the hours are 2 until 6 p. m.
He also stated that the facility
will be open two nights a week:
Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30
until 10:30.
Other than the main pool, there
is a kiddy pool at the Newton
Drive layout.
(tomgtnn New
Hoover 7-Speed Electric Blen
der. Other prizes to be award
ed include: an Electric Toast
er, Electric Can Opener and New
England Kitchen Clock.
Be sure and list your name
and address with each recipe
you send in. Mail all entries
to: The Covington News, Box
431, Covington, Georgia 30209.
Piano Pupils Os
Mrs. Caldwell In
Two Recitals
Mrs. Lewis Caldwell will pre
sent one group of her piano stu
dents in a recital on Friday even
ing, June 2, at 8 o’clock at Fic
quett auditorium.
Those appearing on this pro
gram are: Jenny Elliott, Jan
Ballard, Vicki Allen, Iris Dial,
Deelene Gibbs, Deborah Smith,
Mark Morford, David Bailey,
Marty Gazaway, Molly Manley,
Cindy Daws, Susan Rldllng, Clau
dia Webb, Kerry Cannon, John
Moody, Billy Simmons, Rhonda
Mobley, Sharon Tuggle, Ivy Car
glle, Alisa Johnson, Carol Ed
wards, Debbie Prescott, Brenda
Pullin, Donna Cason, Andrea Pin
son, and Susan Bowden.
A second group of piano stu
dents will be presented on Tues
day evening, June 6, at 8 o’clock
at Ficquett auditorium.
Those appearing on this pro
gram are: Biff Hutchinson, Bill
Callaway, Wayne Shadlx, Nancy
Lott, Sally Pat Robinson, Susan
Whatley, Crystal Luke, Norma
Stipes, Libby Callaway, Deborah
Dickens, Bob Burnett, Bob Mob
ley, Wayne Vaughn, Deborah
Morford, Carol Crawford, Susan
Lott, Kay Adams, Belva Booker,
and Patricia Allen.
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Newton High Graduating Class At Tuesday Program In The Newton County Gymnasium
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1967
Honors Day At
Oxford College
Honors Day at Oxford College
of Emory University Is scheduled
for Monday, June 5 at 11 A.M.
in Allen Memorial Auditorium.
Students will be publicly rec
ognized for distinction in schol
arship, military, athletics, and
campus community life. Dean
Bond Fleming will preside, the
Oxford College Chorus will sing,
Memory, the College Annual, will
be dedicated, and awards will be
made to students and faculty
members.
Scholastic honors include The
Merit List (comparable to the
Dean’s List on other college
campuses), Alpha Epsilon Upsll
on (comparable to Phi Beta Kappa
on other college campuses), Hon
or List (equal to Phi Beta Kappa),
and The National Methodist Sch
olarship Award.
Departmental awards will be
made In Chemistry, German, and
History-Social Science.
Honorary organizations who
will announce students they have
selected for Eta Sigma Psi and
Circle K. Tae Air Force
R.O.T.C. will announce honor
awards and change of Command.
Athletic awards to be made
Include Blue Key members, Let
termen’s Club, Intramural Cups
and Lettermen’s Club Hall of
Fame Athlete.
The Campus Community Hon
ors will Include the Drama Aw
ard, The Spokesman Award, and
The Sophomore Service Awards.
The dedication of the Year
Book, Memory, will be announced
by Miss Kay Hudson of Eatonton,
Memory’s Editor.
All the public is cordially in
vited to attend this Honors Day
program.
Wayne Rooks Top Honor
Graduate At Newton High
Honors And Awards Made
To 1967 Class Os NCHS
Wayne Rooks is the 1967 recipient of the Billie Porter Memorial
Scholarship which annually goes to the top honor graduate of Newton
County High School. The cash amount of the scholarship is approx
imately $1,000.00. Rooks and other honor graduates of NCHS
were recognized at the graduation program Tuesday evening at the
high school gymnasium. —
The son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Rooks of Covington, Wayne has
been an outstanding student at
NCHS for four years. He has
taken an active part In club work
and all school functions during his
high school career.
Newton Supervising Principal
Homer Sharp made the announce
ments of the various awards dur
ing the program Tuesday.
Other honors bestowed Tues
day Included:
DAR Good Citizenship: Dottie
McKay and Chester Parker.
Kiwanis Scholarships: Lanier
Adams, Jimmy Alexander, Bre
nda Armstrong, Tamle Burts,
Faye Carter, Benson Dial, Cathy
Edwards, Stella Hinton, Billie
Jean Kesler, Bonnie Knight, Dot
tie McKay, Chester Parker, Judy
Peterson, Pat Pickett, Joyce Wh
ite. (Amount of each scholarship
will be announced later).
Rotary Achievement Award:
Faye Carter and Doug Jolley.
Nursing Scholarships: Glenda
Repetske (Registered Nurses
Assn.), Cheryl Gregg (Newton
County Hospital Auxiliary). Ar
dis Adams (Newton County Med
ical Assn.). $500.00 each.
Christian Citizenship Award
(Porterdale Methodist Men’s
Club): Rlssa Spears and Artie
Hays.
National Merit Scholarships
David Parker, $1,450.00.
Newton County American Leg
ion Auxiliary: Dottie McKay.
$200.00.
Pilot Club of Covington Sch
olarship: Faye Carter, SIOO.OO.
Covington Service Guild Sch
olarship: Brenda Armstrong.
$200.00.
Lithonia Lighting Scholarship:
Linda MltchelL $200.00.
Parent Youth Council Senior
High Girl And Boy Os Year',
Rlssa Spears and Chester
Parker.
Also, special citations went
to perfect attendance records of
Randy Payne and Gloria Jean
Sheppard, 11 years; Nona Dell
Spears, 10 years.
(A complete list of other hon
ors and citations is carried on
the School Page today).
Band Booster
Club Meets
Tonight At 8
There will be a very Important
meeting of the Band Booster Club
tonight (Thursday) at 8 p. m. at the
Band Building. The organizat
ional meeting for the year 1967-
68 will also be an election meet
ing for officers of the club for the
next school year.
All members and prospective
members are urged to attend.
4-H MEMBERS WILL PRESENT
DAIRY PROGRAM FOR KIWANIS
Two Newton County 4-H mem
bers who are vitally Interested
In dairying will be on the pro
gram of the Covington Kiwanis
Club today (Thursday) at 1 p.m.
at the Davis House Restaurant.
The month of June is Dairy
Month In the State of Georgia and
the program is la keeping with
this theme, according to the pro
gram chairman today, County
Agent Ed Hunt.
The 4-H’ers who will speak
to the civic club today are Ben
Marks and Mark Hitchcock. Cou
nty Agent Hunt will Introduce
the young dairymen.
Honor students In the E. L.
Ficquett Elementary School’s
eighth grade were recognized
and honored at the Covington
Kiwanis Club meeting Thursday
at the Davis House Restaurant.
The program was In charge of
Ficquett School Principal Geo
rge Hutchinson.
Present were Huanne Moore,
Gall Wood, Dennis Veale, Deb
orah Patrick, Dennis Kane, Amy
Chastain, Beverly George, De
leda May, Judy Granger, Patric
ia Allen, Bobby Burnett, Ann
Gregg and Hugh Hudson.
Three of the students had a
Editorial ‘ 2 I
Obituary I
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Classified 26-27
OTT WHELCHEL, 40-YEAR I
EMPLOYEE OF CITY, DIES I
Funeral services for Henry
Otto (Ott) Whelchel of Coving
ton, will be held today (Thurs
day), June 1, at 3 p. m. at the
First Methodist Church. Rev.
E. Owen Kellum, Jr., pastor of
the church, will be assisted In
conducting the services by Rev.
George Home and Rev. Tom J.
White.
Mr. Whelchel, or "Ott”, as
he was known to his many fr
iends, was 78 years old at the
time of his passing on Tuesday,
May 30, at his home on College
Avenue. A native of Murray
County he had made Covington
his home for most of his life
time. He was a member of
the First Methodist Church and
a member of Golden Fleece Lod
ge of the Masonic Order for over
50 years, having received his
50-year pin In services at the
Masonic Hall last October.
He was superintendent of the
Street, Light and Water Depart
ment for the City of Covington
part on the program Thursday.
They were Huanne Moore, Gall
Wood and Deborah Patrick, and
each spoke briefly.
During the program two mem
bers of the Cadet Band rendered
two numbers. Deleda May and
Paul Jernigan were the duet.
Cadet Band Director James Bell
Introduced the members.
A "Plaque Os Excellence” was
presented to Director Bell on
behalf of the Covington Kiwanis
Club In recognition of the band’s
excellent rating at the Augusta
Band Festival. President Ben
Banks made the presentation for
the club.
Visitors at the meeting
Included Kiwanis Lt.-Governor
Rogers Starr of Jackson, and
the 12 th Division. Others were
Bill Hoffman, owner of Radio
Station WGFS who was the guest
of Ben Banks. Mr. Hoffman
was presented a "Certificate Os
Appreciation” by President
Banks in recognition of Radio
Month. Dick Wilson of Mac-
Gregor Company; Earl Wright
of the REA; Rev. Owen Kellum,
Jr., pastor of First Methodist
Church; and Gene Wllmuth of
General Tire and Rubber Co.
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Mr. Whelchel
for 40 years and prior to this
was an employee of the Geor
gia Power Company, stationed in
Covington. Following his retire
ment from active full time duty
with the city he was placed in
charge of the city lake upkeep,
until he suffered a stroke se
veral months ago. He observed
his 50th wedding anniversary on
January 27, the day he was car
ried home following his hospita
lization.
During his years of service
with the city he endeared himself
to many Covington citizens in his
assistance in anything that he
could do for his fellowman, be
it business wise or personal.
His love and understanding as
well as his Christian character
had far reaching affects on all
that he came in contact with.
He was a true friend to all
he knew, and had the love and re
spect of those that worked with
him during his many years of
service.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Reba Berry Whelchel, Coving
ton; two sons, Hardman O. Whel
chel, Covington; Aubrey S. Wh
elchel, Atlanta; two grandsons,
Thomas M. Whelchel, John O.
Whelchel, Covington; one bro
ther, Gordon Whelchel, Athens;
three sisters, Mrs. J. M. Hul
sey, Mrs. Mellle Poore, Murray
ville and Mrs. Lorena Parker,
Smyrna.
Interment will be in Covington
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell and
Son Funeral Home in charge of
arrangements. Nephews will
serve as pallbearers.
The NEWS joins a host of fr
iends of the family in extending
sincerest sympathy to them in
their bereavement.
Dr. Virgil lady
Is Patient At
Emory Hospital
Dr. Virgil Y. C. Eady, former
dean of Oxford College, and Cov
ington Insurance executive, is a
patient at Emory University Hos
pital, in Atlanta, where he was
taken last week, following a heart
attack.
According to a family spokes
man, Dr. Eady’s attack was min
or; and he is progressing satis
factorily.
The News joins hosts of friends
in extending good wishes for an
early recovery to Dr. Eady.
Drug Official
To Speak At
Cos C Meeting
The regular monthly meeting
of the Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce will be
held Monday, June 5 at the Teen
Can building at 12:30.
Guest speaker will be Manley
Gaines of the Pfizer Company,
manufacturer of pharmaceutic
als. He will be introduced by
Dr. Lanier Hardman. Mr. Ga
ines is expected to enlighten the
Chamber of Commerce members
on new drugs and what’s In the
future in the pharmaceutical fi
eld.
President Grady Coleman will
be the presiding officer and short
reports will be given by many
committee chairmen.