Newspaper Page Text
IHE
CHATTER
oimh«Mdt<
f' tin hn
It seems that the Heavens have
joined all Newton County Friends
in weeping this week! The County
grieves over a wrecked car full of
it’s beloved citizens. In that car
were some of the finest Christian
citizens to be found anywhere.
It seems only days ago, but It
was about three months ago, that
we were in the home of Mrs.
Maggie Williams, at Newborn.
Our sister and I had gone for a
visit and while there saw her
pet dog play the piano. . .the
most unusual thing we ever saw
.. .and was she proud of herself!
We carried the story in the News.
Our sweet friend, Mrs. Wil
liams, was killed in that wreck;
her sister, Newton County’s be
loved friend, Miss Mellle Pitts,
is at Emory Hospital with a bro
ken leg; a niece, Mrs.
Louise Carson, also at Emory,
is in more serious condition.
You will find the story in todays
NEWS.
While visiting Mrs. Williams,
we spied her lovely flower ar
rangements. One was worthy of
any flower show. Tucked within
it was the daintiest little bird
nest with four tiny (real) light
blue bird eggs. We liked it so
much that Mrs. Williams said;
“I have three more eggs Fil
give you, to make you an ar
rangement, and she did, with the
promise of getting me a tiny
birdnest to put them in. I be
lieve it was at the Hays Reunion
“Miss Mellle’’ told me, Mrs.
Williams had found me a bird
nest! She also gave me some of
her fine Iris plants which she had
out of the ground. Here they
are sprouting and growing now in
loving memory of her. It just
can’t be realized! We are stun
ned as is the entire County.
Our earnest prayers are for
those dear friends at Emory.
You know Mrs. Williams had
lost her dear husband not too
long after we lost ours. So,
living alone, as her sister Miss
Mellle did. . .they spent one
night at Miss Mellle’s and the
next night, together at Mrs. Wil
liams’ home. . .God, in His great
Wisdom, takes care of these
wounds of body, spirit and within
the bleeding hearts of those left
here. They need the prayers of
all Newton County; not only pray
ers, but our tender care and con
cern, for our hearts do bleed for
each of them, and the families
left behind. Mrs. Mellle Pitts
Davis, is the daughter of Mrs.
Carson, and the namesake of her
aunt, Miss Mellle Pitts. Lets
remember all in earnest prayer
that the Heavenly Father will ho
ver very near them In this grief;
and especially near the ones in
the hospital to restore them to
their health, families and friends.
Are you one of these young la
dles (or young or old, married
ladies) who can’t sew, cook, make
beautiful flower arrangements
for the home, weave beautiful
articles.. .make fabulous purses
and sew and knit sweaters, coats,
dresses or other articles. . .in
cluding all your clothes from
Coatsuits to undies? Opportunity
knocks at your door my friends!
(Ours too) One of the greatest
works of the University is it’s
adult education program for the
homemaker.
How can you get this course?
Right here in Covington we have
a fine Home Extension Program.
It is the Home Economist, in the
County Extension office, who car
ries this educational program to
homemakers In Covington, and
throughout the County. How many
homemakers, young and old, also
newcomers, take advantage of
this program offered you FREE?
The "Teacher’’ is at the City
Hall once each month teaching a
class. Don’t let that fine young
husband be disappointed in you
that you can’t cook, make your
own clothes, the childrens. . .
make your drapes, kitchen cur
tains, make your handbags. . .
YES SIR! They teach you all
kinds of Craft.
The Extension Home Eco
nomist reaches the homemaker
and her family with an educat
ional program designed to ref-
(Continued Page 7)
'Back To School’
Sale Now On It -
Covington Stores
Most Covington merchants are
starting this week their annual
sale of "Back To School” mer
chandise. The Downtown Mer
chants and the merchants of the
Covington Meadows Shopping
Center have extensive advertis
ing in this issue of The Covington
NEWS.
The merchants around the Co
vington Public Square are feat
uring many ‘Back To School’val
ues in their tabloid (in color)
in The NEWS today.
Covington Meadows Shopping
Center merchants have a two
page spread in the paper today,
spotlighting the 'Back To Sch
ool’ theme. Also, the Meadows
firms are starting a contest en
titled "Mispelled Wurd Contest.”
All the merchants of the shop
ping center are taking part in the
contest.
A Prize-Winning
. Newspaper
) 1967
Better Newspaper
Contests
The Georgia
VOLUME 102
NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOLS START AUG. 30
Rams Open At Rockdale Friday
New Head Coach Fisher Is
Optimistic About ’67 Team
BY 808 GREER
(News And Sports Editor)
The thud of the shoe against the leather of the football will usher
In the 1967 high school football season at Conyers Friday night at 8
o’clock as the Newton County Rams and the Rockdale County Bull
dogs battle. For the Rams, Friday’s game will mark the first start
of the local team under new head coach Wilbur Fisher. Milton
McLaney, now the assistant principal at NCHS, guided the local
eleven for the past 11 seasons.
Fisher’s squad this year con
sists of 26 players, small in
number for a Class AA school.
However, he Is optimistic about
the caliber of the fellows on his
team. The squad and coaches
have spent a week at Lake Jack
son’s FFA Camp and conducted
two-a-day drills. The team re
turned to Covington Tuesday.
The Rams will probably open
with Matt Crowell and either
Billy Williams or Jerry Fisher
at the flank positions. Crowell,
son of Porterdale AD Billy Cro
well, logged some time at the end
spot last season until he broke
an ankle. Williams is a conver
ted back and is touted as an
excellent pass catcher.
At the tackle spots the NCHS
players who will start are Andy
Howell and Tommy Davis. Ho
well weighs 190 and is a co
captaln of the term. Davis tips
the scales at 210 and played
intermittedly last season.
Manning the guard spots will
be Captain Louis Courchaine,
and either Kenneth Dial or Dil
mus Fuller, both facing their
first season of action. Courc
haine has been an- outstanding
lineman on the team for the
past two campaigns.
Center this year will be Jabo
Cowan with Slade Exley in re
serve. Cowan is also one of the
team’s linebackers and much of
the team’s success depends on
his savvy.
Starting at quarterback will be
Jim Allen, who operated at a half
back spot last year when the
team had a 5-5 record. Allen
had a fine spring game and ap
pears ready to fill the general
ship spot.
The two halfbacks in the Con
yers tilt will be John Lamar
Callaway and Terry Dyer. Both
are small but they can get the
yardage once they are past the
line of scrimmage. Callaway
was a regular last season.
At fullback will be Tony Moon,
one of the better athletes on the
squad. Tony had to slt-out the
1966 season due to an illness but
he appears to be ready for the
coming gridiron season. Tony
was a cage star on the NCHS
Newton Ram Squad And Coaches For 1967 Football Season
JV w i * dl aBB Iff* i ■kMiß mw JU w Ax « Y
Vikl]R~Pl
V
NEWTON HIGH RAM team for 1967 and the coaching
staff are shown above. Front row, left to right:
Lee Piper, Paul Hackett, Jim Allen, Nippy Harcrow,
John Lamar Callaway, Bob Lunsford, Dilmus Fuller
and Bobby Freeman. Middle Row: Assistant Coach
Perry Haymore, Kenneth Dial, Billy Childers, Billy
George, Andy Howell, Bobby Hood, Terry Dyer,
~ New
OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
>ed 1865 The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
five last campaign.
Lee Piper is back again and
will handle the PAT tries and
field goal attempts. He booted
11 of 12 points after TDs last
year.
Rockdale’s Head Coach Earl
O’Neill is In his third season at
the Class A Conyers school.
The Rams downed the Bulldogs
last year 14-0, but the two teams
fought to a 0-0 tie at Conyers
two years ago. Richard Moore,
a Newton County product, and
Bill McCord are the assistants
at Rockdale County.
Coach Fisher will have as his
assistant this year Perry Hay
more, a former star guard on
the NCHS teams of 1957-58. Hay
more comes to Newtom from
Evans High where he was the
assistant to Bobby Way for the
past three years.
Tom Wortman will handle the
backs this year, and may head
the B team as it plays a limited
schedule.
Failure To Stop
For Police Car
Costs 2 Drivers
Two motorists forfeited heavy
bonds Monday in City Judge E. W.
Strozier’s court on charges
growing out of trying to out
run a City Police car, and driv
ing under the influence of intox
icants. One of the men posted
bond of $225.00 and the other
a $175.00 bond.
Two other motorists also for
feited bonds on DUlcharges Mon
day. Eight speeders were either
fined or forfeited their cash bo
nds, and two cases were made
for drivers running red lights
in the city.
Drunks also took up most of
the trial session Monday as 11
persons were charged with im
bibing too much in the city dur
ing the past week. Five were
fined for disorderly conduct and
three were found guilty of re
sisting arrest.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1967
Intoxicants Poured Out By City Officials
t .... 4., -
*■-'.• *• "* *
* ■ - - ~•» < *
THIS ACCUMULATION of whiskey, wine and beer by the Covington Police department was destroyed
at the City Dump Friday by Chief of Police Iflnton Bailey (left) and Mayor Walker Harris (right). They
are shown pouring out the contraband taken from several Covington “joints” during the past several
weeks.
TROY L PUCKETT IS NEW
BANDBOOSTER PRESIDENT
Officers for the Band Booster
Club for 1967-1968 school year
have been announced by Troy L.
Puckett the new president. They
are as follows:
Vice President Rambler Band.
Don Ballard; Vice President Ca
det Band, Charles Robertson;
Secretary, Mrs. Lynn Maxwell;
Treasurer, Nat Morgan; Chap
lain, George B. Hutchinson; Exe
cutive Committee, T. A. Rape,
Chairman, Mrs. Matt Klimas
zewski, C. T. Bohannon, Homer
F. Sharp; Chairman, Ways and
Means, T. Rucker Ginn; Ad-Sales
Chairman, E. L. Rainey; Mem
bership Chairman, Mrs. James
Purcell; Program Chairman,
Mrs. Troy L. Puckett; Publici
ty Chairman, W. Alan Mitchell;
Refreshment Chairman, Mrs. Ja
mes Corry.
The Blue Rambler Band will
make its first football appearance
at the Newton County-Rockdale
County game this Friday evening
August 25, 1967 at Conyers.
Their entry to the field will
be done to “The Finale to the
New World Symphony” by Dvo
rak, arranged for marching band
Tommy Davis, Tim Allen, and Billy Entrekin. Back
Row: Johnny Moon, John Hammonds, Louis Cour
chaine, Tony Moon, Jerry Fisher, Head Coach Wil
bur Fisher, Jabbo Cowan, Billy Williams, Matt Cro
well, Slade Exley, and Assistant Coach Tom Wort
man. The Rams open the season tomorrow night
against Rockdale County at Conyers.
by McDonald; mid-field drill will
be “The Swing March” by Man
cini from the movie “What Did
You Do In The War Daddy”.
Additional drills will be done to
portions of “The Thunderer” by
Sousa. A new arrangement “The
Saints” will be played featuring
the band and the swing majoret
tes. Their exit number will be
the Ramblers marching theme
for 1967-1968 “My Hero”.
“The Band Booster Club in
vites Newton County to support
this fine band by contributions
of their time and talents to forth
coming programs designed to
keep our band “The Best in The
Land”. In order to become a
vital part in this outstanding
band program join the Band Boo
ster Club. Contact Mrs. James
Purcell 786-6134.
“The Blue Rambler Band is
under the capable leadership of
Mr. Basil Rigney, who has done
such a fine job for the band.
The Cadet band continues under
the baton of Mr. James Bell, who
promises great things from the
Cadet band this year,” Band Pre
sident Troy Puckett stated.
Newton Band
Free Concert On
Square Tonight
Newton County Blue Rambler
Band will present an evening
concert on the square Thursday,
August 24, at 7 p. m. This infor
mal program, the first to be pre
sented by the band for the new
year, will include music to be
used during the coming football
season in a wide variety. Pop
tunes, classical and various ma
rches will be used on this pro
gram for the entertainment of
local band fans, according to
Basil Rigney, band director.
Remember Thursday evening
and come to the square to hear
our local band members in their
initial performance for 1967-68.
TEMPERATURES
Covington temperatures during
the past week, according to Wea
therman Jack Chapman, were;
High Low
Wed., Aug. 16th 81 60
Thurs., Aug. 17th 84 60
Fri., Aug. 18th 87 66
Sat., Aug. 19th 88 66
Sun., Aug. 20th 85 68
Mon., Aug. 21st 75 67
Tues., Aug. 22nd 81 69
Editorial 2
Obituary 6
Society g
Sports 17-18
Legal 22
Classified 22-23
Principals Assignment
Announced For II Schools
Newton County school students will report for classes Wednesday,
August 30, to start the 1967-68 school term. Classes will be held
three days the first week, and then a holiday (Labor Day) will be
observed on Monday, September 4, according to an announcement
by Supt. of Schools J. W. (Whit) Richardson.
Most of the schools In the
county have completed their fa
culty assignments for the new
term except the principalship at
Mansfield School. Mansfield
principal last year, Jerry Ald
ridge, has taken that same posi
tion at Porterdale School suc
ceeding L. C. Gordon who has
returned to Rochelle, Ga.
Other principals of the schools
in the county include;
Homer Sharp, Newton Co. High
School.
George Hutchinson, E. L. Fic
quett School (Covington).
Robert Stewart, R. L. Cou
sins High School.
C. J. Tinsley, R. L. Cousins
Elementary School.
Gene Whatley, Palmer Stone
School (Oxford).
B. M. Paden, Livingston.
Larry L. Dial, Heard Mixon.
R. L. Clements, East Newton
Elementary School.
N. H. Mitchell, Washington St.
Elementary School.
Robert R. Arrington, Director
of Vocational School.
Miss Louise Reeves, Direc
tor of Curriculum.
Mrs. Cassie Robinson, Dir. of
Curriculum Cousins School.
Dr. Lavinia Wood, Education
Specialist.
James N. Bohannon, Jr., Vi
siting Teacher.
M. D. Mcßae, Coordinator of
Federal Programs.
»♦ ♦ »
NCHS Faculty:
Mrs. Jerry Aldridge, Mrs. Ro
bert L. Ashworth, Robert R.
Arrington, Miss Marjorie Blair,
Ronald Bradley, Mrs. Howard
Brooks, James Lynn Brown,
Weston Madison Brown, L. M.
Burke.
Mrs. L. M. Burke, Mrs. Ed
gar A. Callaway, Mrs. Willie
Campbell (Secretary), Tommy
Gene Champion, Mrs. Ronald
Cook, Joseph Croom, Miss El
len Daniel, Mrs. Wayne Dickson,
Miss Gwen Ellington, Wilbur Fis
her.
Mrs. Henry H. Fitzpatrick,
Mrs. James S. Gardner, Perry
Mrs. Fred Williams Killed
In Auto Wreck Near Griffin
A two-car wreck on Georgia
State Route 16, two miles east
of Griffin on Sunday afternoon,
August 20, claimed the life of
Mrs. Fred (Maggie Pitts) Will
iams of Newborn and injured
three others.
Miss Mellle Pitts, sister of
Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Luther
Carson, a niece, are patients at
Emory University Hospital, as
is the driver of the other car,
Stephen Bruce Bennett. Mr.
Carson was not seriously in
jured.
According to State Patrolman
Ellerby of Patrol Headquarters
Post 1, at Griffin, the two car
accident occurred at 5 p.m.when
the two vehicles involved hit
head-on at a curve near the VFW
Home with property damage am
ounting to approximately $3,500,
Southern Discount Buys
Henson Furniture Chain
W. King Grant Jr., Presi
dent of Southern Enterprises,
Inc. has announced the acquis
ition of Henson Furniture Com
panies, Inc. by Southern Enter
prises for an undisclosed amount
of cash.
The Henson chain includes st
ores In Covington, Conyers (2),
Greensboro, McDonough and
Newnan. Mr. Grant stated that
Henson sales last year were
about $1,700,000.
The president of the parent
organization told The NEWS Wed
nesday that no personnel changes
are planned at either of the sto
res in Covington. Southern Dis
count owns and operates Southern
Manor Home Furnishings in the
Covington Meadows Shopping
Center. Mr. Grant also stated
that present plans now call for
the operation of the two stores
in Covington.
Southern Enterprises Inc. is a
subsidiary of Southern Discount
Company, a 30-year-old Atlanta
headquartered firm which opera
tes 60 consumer finance offices
in five Southeastern states and
NUMBER 34
Hay more, Mrs. Perry Haymore,
Miss Priscilla Keith, John Allert
Long, Mrs. Arie Mayo, Mrs. Don
McDaniel, Mrs. W. O. McDowell,
Mrs. James T. McKay, Milton
McLaney, Mrs. C. B. Meyer,
Mrs. D. C. Moore, Eddie Najjar.
Mrs. Wayne Newton, Barney P.
Nunn, Mrs. R. H. Patterson, Ro
bert E. Peay, Mrs. Walter Pope,
Mrs. James A. Prosser, H. M.
Pulliam, Basil Rigney, Benny E.
Rodgers, Joe H. Sears, H. F.
Sharp, J. D. Smith, J. Frank Wal
ker, Tom Wortman.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
Palmer Stone
Elementary School
Palmer Stone School will of
ficially open its doors for stu
dents on August 30. The school
day will begin at 8;20 and end
at 3:30. The first day of school
will be a regular day in length
except for first graders. Par
ents of first graders may pickup
their children at 1:00. A schedule
of dismissal time for first grad
ers will be given to parents on
this day.
The teachers of grades two
through eight will also give par
ents information concerning sch
edules, supplies, and will answer
any questions.
The lunchroom will operate the
first day for all grades. The fee
will be .30? for each lunch. Ple
ase send .90? for the first three
days of the first week, and $1.20
on Sept. 5 for the four days of
that week. (Monday, Sept. 4th,
will be a holiday.)
Students who live in the Pal
mer Stone School area who have
not registered should register
immediately. The parents of
these children should come by the
school office on Thursday, Aug
ust 24, Friday, August 25 or
Monday or Tuesday of the follow
ing week. If your children at
tended this school last year it
Continued On Page 7
for the two cars which were com
pletely demolished.
Driver of the second car was
Stephen Bruce Bennett of Jack
sonville, Florida, a student at
Gordon Institute at Barnesville.
Patrolman Ellerby stated the
Carson car was traveling east
and the car driven by Bennett,
traveling west, came around a
curve on the wrong side of the
road, hitting head-on.
Pittman-Rawls Ambulance an
swered the call and rushed the
injured to Spalding County Hos
pital at Griffin from where they
were transferred to Emory Hos
pital in Atlanta. Mr. Carson
was the only one being released.
Mr. and Mrs. Carson with
Mrs. Williams and Miss Pitts
Continued On Page 7
also operates Consumers Insur
ance Company and Southern In
surance Agency, a general insu
rance agency.
The subsidiary, Southern En
terprises, Inc. operates a chain
of retail furniture stores under
the name of Southern Manor Home
Furnishings. The acquisition of
Henson’s seven units brings the
total number of stores to eleven,
all located in Georgia. Stores
are in Conyers, Covington, Dal
ton, Fairburn, Greensboro, Mc-
Donough, Newnan and Sanders
ville.
Henson has long been an In
stitution in this section of Geor
gia. The chain was founded and
operated by W. A. Henson for
many years prior to his death
in 1956. His widow has con
tinued to head the chain
since that time as president of
the organization.
In looking to the future of the
merged furniture stores Mr.
Grant stated: “We plan to have
more expansion in the future,
whether we open the stores or
acquire them is a matter of
time.”