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What is more beautiful than
the first day of Spring, .with all
the earths plants and trees, you
have so tenderly nourished and
cared for. . .bursting into blos
som, shedding their beauty and
fragrance afar?
Well, we know of nothing more
beautiful. . .except! The fine
young people of our America.
The "children” you have loved
and nourished; tenderly guided
and tried to prepare them for
life. Well, we saw the reward
of many parents on Tuesday ev
ening at the Jaycee Banquet!
The huge dining room was a
thing of beauty, in red and white
. . .red carnations and white. . .
red streamers centering the tab
les. . .all arrangements were in
terspersed with a beautiful Mag
nolia in full bud, "daintied up”
with Feverfew. State and Nat
ional figures were here for the
occasion. The speaker brought
a dynamic message and chall
enge!
Many invited guests beamed
at hearing the retiring Presi
dent, and incoming President
with their messages, reports and
ambitions for the new year! The
visiting officer, from Gainesville,
installing the officers challenged
them with their duties, and that
challenge brought the admonition
to give of his best or have the
stamina to quit! Jaycee’s duties
require the best. . .he was to pick
up the banner and go forward
"kissing his wife goodbye for
the duration”. . .for this was
a full time job and challenge!
We have watched, with pride,
the work of each President, and
his officers, and that organi
zation with pride, since it’s or
ganization. We can’t believe Am
erica can ever fail with such
young men as this throughout the
nation. Their ideals and ambit
ions are challenging! Funny
part, we want to get right in
there and "PITCH” with them. .
we may look a wee bit older
than they. . .but brother Your
Office Boy. . .is pitching from
this office for our Jaycees, and
their beautiful wives, .all the
way! They have me by the
heartstrings. . .and all they need
is to tell us what they want
and how we can help.
The RETIRING president had
a wonderful year, .we congrat
ulate him and every young man
who worked with him. We pre
dict a great year for the incom
ing President and his officers
. . .they know our ’phone num
ber, and our address, .all they
have to do is let us know what
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Downtown Merchants Are
Staging Father’s Day Sale
A number of Downtown Cov
ington Merchants are staging a
"Happy Father’s Day Sale.” to
advance of Father’s Day (June
18) the merchants have a tabloid
(In color) In The Covington NEWS
today.
Many of the items offered at
reduced prices in Downtown Sto
res are pointed to Dad and his
needs. Other members of the
family are also Included In the
sale promotion by the mer
chants of the city in the down
town area, according to the ad-
LT. 60V. 6EOR6E I. SMITH
PORTERDALE SPEAKER SUNDAY
Guest speaker at the Porter
dale Baptist Church Sunday mor
ning at the 11 o’clock service
will be Lieutenant-Governor Ge
orge T. Smith. The Rev. H.N.
Earnest, pastor of the Porter
dale Church, made the announ
cement Monday.
Mr. Smith formerly served as
Speaker of the Georgia House
of Representatives and has been
a member of the Georgia As
sembly since 1959. During the
runoff for the office of Geor
gia’s Lieutenant-Governor last
November, Mr. Smith defeated
the incumbent Peter Zack Geer.
A native Georgian, Mr. Smith
was born and reared on a farm
in Mitchell County, Georgia. He
attended public schools in Mit
chell County and after completing
the 7th grade, dropped out of
school to help on the farm. At
18 years of age, he resumed his
education in the Bth grade. He
graduated from Hopeful High Sc
hool and attended Middle Geor
gia College for one quarter and
then finsihed his junior college
by working his way through Ab
raham Baldwin Agricultural Col
lege before enlisting in the U.S.
Navy. After serving 5 years in
the Navy during World War n
and being discharged with the
rank of Lt. Commander, he re
turned to Georgia to attend Lump
kin Law School at the University
of Georgia. He was graduated
in 1948 with an L.L.B. Degree.
A Baptist and member of the
Board of Deacons of his church,
George T. Smith was Clerk of
Grady County Baptist Mission
Association for 9 years and Mo-
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VOMUNE 102
Oxford ^imencement Programs Sunday
Rev. Mitchell Is First Baptist
Minister Os Education Music
The First Baptist Church of
Covington, has recently added
one position to the staff, that of
Minister of Education-Music.
This is the first full-time work
beyond that of the minister of
the church. Rev. W. Alan Mit
chell has accepted this position,
and began his work June 5, 1967.
Rev. and Mrs. Mitchell have
moved to Covington and are now
residing on David Circle.
Mr. Mitchell is a native of
Talbot County, Georgia. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Mitchell. He attended Woodland
Elementary School, where he
started his study of music, piano
and band in the third grade.
He attended Manchester High
School, where he was student
director of the high school band,
accompanyist for the glee club,
held several offices in the class,
graduating third in the class of
1962.
In the summer of 1960, he
dedicated his life to full-time
Christian vocational service. For
two years he was Minister oi
Musi at the Northside Baptist
Churv.i in Manchester, Georgia.
Cm Sunday, June 4, 1967, he
was graduated from Mercer Uni
versity with an A.B. Degree, with
a major in Sociology and a minor
in Music. At Mercer he served
on the Executive Council of the
Baptist Student Union, was an of
ficer in the Ministerial Associat
ion, Vice-President and Student
Director of the Mercer Choir.
While attending Mercer, he ser
ved as Minister of Music at the
Cross Keys Baptist Church, Por
terfield Baptist Church in Macon,
and the Byron Baptist Church,
Byron, Georgia. While at the
Byron Church he was ordained
to the Gospel Ministry.
In August, 1964, he was mar
ried to the former Miss Carolyn
Cochran of Decatur, who was a
student at Mercer at that time.
Mrs. Mitchell was graduated
from Mercer University, magna
cum laude, in 1965. She is now
employed with the Newton County
vertlsements In the special sec
tion today.
On the cover of the tabloid
today there is a special tribute
to "Dad.” It reads (In part);
"DAD ... Everybody depends
on Dad ... to solve problems
and end worries, to encourage
effort and applaud triumphs, to
share sorrow or happiness and to
be there always, when he’s need
ed. Dad has the strength to
do it all: he’s a pretty wonderful
guy. On Father’s Day, show
him how special he is . . .”
Si
Lt. -Gov. Smith
derator for 4 years, and Past
President of the Grady County
Baptist Association of Brother
hood. He is a member of the
University of Georgia Alumni
Association and past president
of the ABAC Alumni Association.
He served as past District Gov
ernor of Kiwanis and is also a
member of the American Legion
and V.F.W.
Among his civic activities,
George T. has served as Vice
President of the Chamber of
Commerce In Grady County, hea
ded up the Community Chest
Drive for 1 year and the Cancer
Drive for 2 years. In 1963, he
was chosen by fellow Grady citi
zens as "MAN OF THE YEAR’’.
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Rev. Mitchell
Department of Family and Child
ren’s Services, having transfer
red from the same department
In Bibb County.
The First Baptist Church wel
comes these two young people to
the membership and to Its ser
vices. According to the pastor,
Edgar A. Callaway, this is one
of the finest and most progres
sive moves the church has made.
Mr. Mitchell will be working not
only with the music, but also In
the areas of promotion of exist
ing organizations at the church.
During the summer months he
will be giving special attention
to the work of the young people
and children.
Driver Education
Course Planned
For Summer
A Driver Education program
is planned for this summer at
Newton County High School. The
course is for persons 15 years
of age with Learner’s Permit,
and for persons over 15. A fee
of sls will be charged for the
course.
The course will consist of 30
hours of lecture and six hours
of practical driving. Persons
interested in taking the course
should contact H. F. Sharp or
Wilbur Fisher at the Newton
High office, telephone 786-3465.
The time and date the pro
gram will start depends on the
number enroHing, Mr. Fisher
stated.
An automobile driver who has
taken Driver Training usually
gets lower insurance rates than
the non-driver education student,
according to statistics released
by insurance companies.
Dairy Essay Contest
Open To Georgia
Youth Competition
Junior and senior boys and
girls may win for themselves
and parents a weeks vacation
at a popular vacation spot plus
SIOO in spending money.
The Georgia Farm Bureau Fe
deration has announced a weeks
vacation at Callaway Gardens
plus SIOO for meals and inciden
tals will be awarded to the jun
ior or senior boy or girl in the
state submitting the best essay
on “Nutritional Value of Dairy
Products.” The 500 word essay
should Include a recipe using a
favorite dairy product. The re
cipe may be attached or in
cluded as a part of the essay.
As a part of Georgia’s state
wide June Dairy month program,
the Georgia Farm Bureau in co
operating with participating
County Farm Bureaus are co
sponsorers of the essay project.
Entry can be made only th
rough participating County Farm
Bureau chapters. Each County
Chapter winner submitted for
state competition will compete
for the state award offered th
rough Georgia Farm Bureau. The
Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual In
surance wIH award the SIOO pr
ize money to the state winner.
Juniors and seniors Interested
In the program should contact
the County Farm Bureau chap
ter or office for details and
deadline for entry.
Booster Club
Meeting Tonight
The Newton Ram Booster Club
wIU meet tonight (Thursday) at
the Newton County High School
Auditorium at 7:30.
President Lamar CaHaway re
quests that all interested boost
ers of athletics in the county,
please be present for this meet
ing.
'TON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1967
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Worthville Masons
Family Night Set
Friday, June 10
A corner stone laying cere
mony and family night will be
held at Ancient York Lodge #127,
Worthville, on June 10. Grand
Lodge officers will open the Gr
and Lodge at 6:00 P.M. for the
corner stone laying ceremony.
Immediately following the cere
mony, there will be family night
and supper.
TTie public Is cordially invited
to come, and all Masonic fam
ilies are urged to bring a weH
filled basket.
Terry Rutledge Killed In
Automobile Wreck Tuesday
Terry Rutledge, age 21, a sen
ior at West Georgia College and
a popular athlete at Newton
County High School from 1959 un
til 1963, was killed in an auto
mobile accident Tuesday after
noon on Interstate 20 about 6
miles East of Douglasville.
Rutledge was alone in his car
and was returning home after
taking an examination earlier
in the day at West Georgia. His
car apparently went out of con
trol and turned over several
times, throwing him out of the
vehicle, according to a Sheriff’s
report at Douglasville. The wr
eck happened about 5 o’clock.
Terry graduated from Newton
High in 1963 and enrolled at
Norman Park College in South
Georgia that fall. He trans
ferred to West Georgia after two
years at Norman Park. Rutledge
Kiwanis To Award
Scholarships Today
Scholarships will be formally
awarded to 15 Newton County
High School seniors today at
the regular weekly meeting of
the Covington Kiwanis Club at
the Davis House Restaurant at
1 p.m.
In charge of the program today
will be Edgar Wood and Rucker
Ginn, chairman, of the club’s
scholarship committee.
Those NCHS seniors who will
receive their scholarship certif
icate and learn of the amount of
each, are as follows:
Lanier Adams, Jimmy Alexan
der, Brenda Armstrong, Tamle
Burts, Faye Carter, Benson Dial,
Cathy Edwards, Stella Hinton,
BHlle Jean Kesler, Bonnie
Knight, Dottie McKay, Chester
Parker, Judy Peterson, Pat Pick
ett, Joyce White.
nils educational fund comes
from contributions of Individual
Kiwanis members and Is supple
mented by a grant from a bene-
Famed Huson Hospital Is Torn Down
THESE TWO GOTHIC columns are all that remains of the famed old
Huson Hospital at the corner of North Emory Street and U. S. High
way 278 in Covington. A decade ago this was the only hospital in
Covington and many Newton Countlans remember the facility as
their birthplace. Jack Morgan, local contractor, has torn down the
building and Is presently gradingoff thelotfor commercial purposes.
The columns are made of brick.
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Terry Rutledge
had planned to work at Porterdale
this summer and finish his col
lege education at. West Georgia
factor who prefers to remain
anonymous.
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Two Newton 4-H junior dairy
men, Ben Marks and Mark Hitch
cock, along with County Agent
Ed Hunt, conducted the program
at the Covington Kiwanis Club
Thursday afternoon. The pro
gram spotlighted Dairy Month
In Newton County and across
Georgia.
Marks gave his demonstration
on the "Milking Meter,” and
Hitchcock’s demonstration was
on "Mastitis Control.” Both
ably and Intelligently made for
ceful talks and answered many
questions concerning the dairy
industry In our county.
Visitors at the meeting in
cluded: Charles Ewing, E. M.
McCart and Dixon Hays, all da
irymen of Newton County; Lynn
Maxwell, Art Booth, Ross Piper
and Butch Noah.
Dr. Arnold
next fall.
A member of the NCHS foot
ball, basketball and baseball var
sity teams here, Rutledge had
also been a leader In academics
and athletics at E. L. Ficquett
School In Covington.
Funeral services will be con
ducted today (Thursday), June 8,
at 4 p.m. at the First Baptist
Church, where he was a member.
Officiating at the last rites will
be his pastor, Rev. Edgar A.
Callaway.
Surviving are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Reuben M. Rutledge,
Covington; one brother, Lt. B. G.
Rutledge, Camp LeJeune, North
Carolina and grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Evans of Conyers.
Interment will be in Lawn
wood Memorial Park, with Cald
well and Cowan Funeral Home
In charge of arrangements. Pall
bearers will be Tim Christian,
Stanley Harris, Terry Smith,
Denny Dobbs, Grady Campbell
and Terry Evans, former Newton
High friends and fellow team
mates. Serving as honorary
pallbearers will be Coach John
West, baseball coach at West
Georgia and fellow teammates.
The NEWS joins a wide circle
of friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the family In their
bereavement.
Judge Cracks
Down On Two
Auto Drivers
Covington City Judge E. W.
Strozier fined one automobile
driver $40.00 and another $65.00
on multiple charges of driving a
car recklessly and with a loud
muffler. These were two of the
cases called for trial in Judge
Strozler’s City Court Monday
morning.
Other cases called for trial
in the weekly court session saw
12 persons forfeit their cash
bonds on drunk charges, five for
speeding and five for disorderly
conduct.
In other traffic cases ticketed
during the past week, the Judge
heard two cases of persons char
ged with driving under the influ
ence of intoxicants, and two ot
hers for driving without a lic
ense.
Vacation Supplement In NEWS Today
Vacation ’67, a special full
color supplement of The Coving
ton News, Included with this edi
tion Is aimed at boosting tou
rist travel In Georgia.
The 12-page supplement, being
distributed this week by some 100
Georgia newspapers, was pub
lished by Georgia Press Assoc
iation In cooperation with the
Georgia Department of Industry
and Trade, Tourist Division.
Governor Lester Maddox,
along with Mrs. Maddox headed a
delegation two weeks ago toW.R.
Bean & Sons, Inc., Atlanta prin
ters, which participated In spe
cial ceremonies which saw the
start of the press run of nearly
a million copies.
Governor Maddox, as he push
ed the button starting the huge
offset web press, commented:
"This newspaper supplement sh
ould do much to bring to the
attention of Georgians the vast
array of tourist attractions with
in our state. I hope everyone
who reads It will be inspired to
visit some of the attractions de
scribed in It.”
He had high praise for the
newspapers of the state for the
public service they perform by
Editorial 2
Obituary 6
Society ..... 9
Sports 14
Legal 18
Classified 18 & 19
Dr. Gordon G. Thompson And
Dr. Bob Arnold Are Speakers
The largest class to graduate at Oxford College of Emory Univer
sity will receive their certificates at the hand of Dean Bond Fleming
on Sunday afternoon, June 11 at 3:30. These 150 men and women will
continue their studies at Emory College of Emory University and
other colleges and universities.
Dr. Robert O. Arnold, a life
long resident of Georgia and a
citizen of Newton County for about
35 years, is a business man of
high achievement and a civic
leader who Is held In profound
respect. Upon receiving the B. S.
degree from the University of
Georgia In 1908, he entered the
grocery business In Athens and
from there has moved forward
and upward in the business world
In the top executive positions of
large companies. In 1961 Mer
cer conferred the LL.D degree on
him.
Married to Miss Florence Tur
ner in 1930, Dr. and Mrs. Arnold
make their home In Covington and
are beloved citizens of Newton
County.
In the citation to Mr. Arnold
on the occasion of awarding him
the Doctor of Laws degree, Mer
cer said: "Born in the state
of Georgia, educated and trained
In her Institutions, he has given
back to the state and her Inst
itutions alike a unique measure
of services, accomplishments
and leadership; business execu
tive of prophetic insight and jud
gment; churchman of enduring
commitment and support; com
munity leader and friend with uni
que qualities of loyalty, Imagin
ation and modesty; and education
al statesman of such significant
purpose and patience that his
direction has enabled every as
pect of tax-supported higher ed
ucation In Georgia to advance
solidly, thereby encouraging and
strengthening both public and pri
vate educational endeavor.”
Coming to the campus to de
liver the baccalaureate sermon
at 11 a. m. on Sunday, June 11
will be Dr. Gordon G. Thompson.
Dr. Thompson, a native of At
hens, Georgia, a graduate of the
University of Georgia and Cand-
Interest Mounts In Rotary
Club's "White Elephant Sale"
Covington Rotary Club’s
“White Elephant Sale” slated
for June 14, 15, 16, and 17, from
6:00 p. m. to 10:00 p.m. each
day at the Teen-Can, has trig
gered the curiosity of a large
segment of Newton County re
sidents.
First, of all, they ask, what
Is a "White Elephant Sale”?
And then, the fun begins! Have
you ever revelled In browsing
through a "Flea Market”, and
wondered where In the world
all those things came from? Or
found the exact chair, fern stand,
footstool, picture frame, you had
looked for for years, that some
one, unbelievably, did not want?
Well, a "White Elephant Sale”
Is something like that - with
nostalgia, amazement, charm,
refreshments, fun and fellowship
all Interwoven to assure an even
ing of festive entertainment, and
distributing the supplement as a
part of their own local news
papers. "The newspapers are
to be commended for this effort
In boosting our already bustling
I, 760 Newton Countians
Received Food Aid In April
ATLANTA, Ga.—The U. S. De
partment of Agriculture’s Con
sumer and Marketing Service
reports that 156,794 needy Geo
rgians received food aid during
April through its commodity dis
tribution and food stamp pro
grams.
This was 2,654 persons more
than the number that took part
in the two programs during Mar
ch.
The commodity distribution
program Is administered by the
Georgia Department of Educat
ion, and the food stamp program
Is administered by the Georgia
Department of Family and Child
ren Services, both In cooperation
with the Consumer and Marketing
Service.
Those persons In Georgia re
ceiving USDA food assistance
during April included 140,367
persons In 65 counties who re
ceived donated foods and 16,427
persons in 21 counties who took
NUMBER 23
ler School of Theology of Emory
University, and holder of a Doc
tor of Divinity degree from La-
Grange College, a former pastor
of Allen Memorial Methodist Ch
urch and faculty member at Ox
ford College, and now professor
of Homiletics at Emory Univer
sity’s Candler School of Theo
logy, has held several pastorates,
served on many boards, attended
state, national and International
conferences, and has authored
one volume, HIS WORDS OF HAP
PINESS.
Dr. Thompson’s younger
daughter, Martha, is an honor
student in Oxford’s 1967 class.
June 11 will be a busy day at
Oxford. In addition to the Bac
calaureate service at 11 and the
commencement at 3:30, there will
be a breakfast at 9 a. m. for
graduates and open house for
visitors during the day.
Oxford College of Emory Uni
versity has occupied for the first
time this academic year Its one
and three-quarter million dollar
complex, consisting of two re
sidence wings for women, a re
ception room, study hall and sun
deck areas in the center section;
an infirmary, guest rooms for
overnight visitors, a cafeteria
and snack bar.
TEMPERATURES
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week, according
to Jack Chapman, were:
High Low
Wed. May 31 81 65
Thur. June 1 77 57
Frl. June 2 61 51
Sat. June 3 64 58
Sun. June 4 70 61
Mon. June 5 71 63
Tues. June 6 78 61
Rainfall totaled 3.18 inches.
oft times, lucky purchases.
This "Sale” is by no means a
rummage or junk sale. Nor, does
it mean that the Rotarians ex
pect donations of one’s most pri
zed antiques for the sale, pro
ceeds of which will go toward re
modeling the Teen-Can which
has been a splendid youth re
creation and community activity
center, for many years. The Club
Is soliciting donations of useful,
interesting, attractive articles,
in furniture, artcrafts, such as
ceramics, paintings, picture fr
ames, woodwork, etc.; pillows,
sofa and otherwise; that beauti
ful old clock of grandpa’s that
can’t be happy with your home’s
modern decor; the old washpot
great-aunt Jennie left you, (and
you live In a trailer); or maybe
those beautiful draperies, which
were "out”, when you remode-
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tourist Industry and I offer my
own personal congratulationsand
as governor express the thanks
of our state for this fine ser
vice,” he said.
part in the food stamp program
for low-income families.
The Consumer and Marketing
Service offers available foods
to any state that has a commod
ity distribution program. USDA
pays for processing, packaging
and transporting the foods to
receiving points chosen by the
state agency. These donated
foods, which change in variety
from time to time, are Intended
to supplement and Improve the
diets of children and needy per
sons.
The USDA foods distributed
to the Georgia families during
April Included dried beans, mar
garine, corn meal, flour, lard
or shortening, chopped meat,
dried milk, peanut butter, rice,
grits, raisins, split peas and
rolled wheat.
In Newton County during April
there were 1,760 persons taking
part in the commodity distrib
ution program.