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What a delightful occasion the
reception at Emory College at
Oxford was! The great dining
hall, thrown open for the oc
casion, was too beautiful for
words! There is a story, else
where In our paper about this
event. . .but we want to say it
was a joy to meet the faculty
again, and all the new memliers
and their wives. This College is
taking on the image we have al
ways coveted for it! And your
"Office Boy” is overjoyed! (We
know you jest ’aint seen nothin’
yet). . ."the best is yettocome!’’
Too, we never had such a won
derful time greeting friends from
far and near! All here; to not
only see this great new complex,
but to meet, some of the col
lege personnel for the first time,
our new Dean and his gracious
wife, along with all the faculty.
It is here that many of our New
ton County youth will be getting
a solid foundation for their lives
. . .with their first two college
years. Yes, Newton County is
justly proud of this wonderful
college and its fine leaders; as
is all Georgia. Here we met
friends from far and near, from
this section of the State. We lin
gered to admire the new build
ings, chat of old times, and get
acquainted with our new friends.
The grounds at the College are
taking on a beautiful new look. ..
with hues of rose and old gold,
especially in the mass of dog
wood trees; their red seed shine
in the sunshine like plastic beads,
and vie with other autumn colors
. . .especially the beautiful new
holly Wees. Yes, Old Emory. . .
and New Emory will ever be dear
to our hearts. Memories of days
gone by, and thankful for the pre
sent, never fearing for the future.
We are especially grateful for the
fine young men and women our
College trains. . .to become out
standing figures of the tomorrow.
Friends are remembering
Mrs. Linton Smith, Howard Br
ooks, Miss Bobbie Lou Biggers
and many others. . .(in fact every
patient) in our hospital, in pray
ers that they will soon be well
. . .not only that. . .but that they
may FEEL our prayers, and the
touch of the Father’s Hand in
theirs, as they suffer in various
ways.
Have you planted those Pansies
you love so much? We did a cou
ple ’o weeks ago and there are
two great big blossoms on them
right now. Better get yours be
fore the supply is exhausted!
It may be a little late for you
to make one of those Sweet Sm
elling jars of Potpourri.. .unless
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United Fund Drive Now
Underway In Newton
United Fund Drive workers from business and industry arose
early Tuesday morning to attend the Kick-off Breakfast for the
1967-68 campaign in Newton County.
Approximately 75 persons at
tended the breakfast which was
hosted by R. O. Arnold of Cov
ington and served by Clarence
Henderson.
The 7:00 a. m. breakfast mee
ting launched the fourth annual
United Fund Drive In Newton
County under the leadership of
E. G. Lassiter, president, and
Ed Robinson, drive chairman.
The United Fund campaign
plans were outlined for the group
by Mr. Robinson and he urged
workers to strive to complete th
eir solicitation of pledges during
the first week of the campaign
if possible and for sure by the
October 31, deadline for the clo
sing of the campaign.
The Rev. Tom White, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church
of Covington, gave a short inspi
rational talk to the group of men
who would be responsible for ra
ising the $68,000 goal of this
year’s fund.
Since its organization in New
ton County the United Fund has
helped more than 3,000 per
sons through its agencies. The
one big fund drive each year
saves time for volunteer workers
who serve without pay and saves
money by holding the campaign
costs to a low three percent.
In this way, those who give can
be assured that the money Is
being spent where It Is needed
most.
Chairman Ed Robinson has de
scribed the United Fund Drive as
“one big, business-like, well or
ganized fund drive where hund
reds of citizens give their time
Bloodmobile Will Be In Covington Monday
A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
I 1967
Better Newspaper
Contests
AGE OF NEWS PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
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The Geor .dished 1865—The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
VOLUME.
COVINGTON PLANS sl-MILLION BOND ISSUE
Oxford’s Virgil Costley
Admitted To Bor At Age 23
John Virgil Costley, Jr. re
ceived his Certificate of Admit
tance to the Bar from Stone Mou
ntain Circuit W. T. Dean of Con
yers, Saturday afternoon at the
office of S. M. Hay, Clerk of
Make Medicare
Plans Before
65th Birthday
A person reaching age 65 sh
ould enroll in Medicare during
one of the three months imme
diately preceding the month of
his 65th birthday, John H. Ingle,
Atlanta District Manager, said
today. Timely enrollment ensu
res that Medicare coverage will
begin with the 65th birthday, In
gle stated, but a delay beyond
this time will postpone Medi
care coverage. Enrollment made
the month a person is 65 or in
one of the three months after
wards will cause the person to
wait a month or more for his
health insurance coverage. An
extended delay in filing may pre
vent medical insurance coverage
indefinitely.
Persons already receiving so
cial security benefits will be ma
iled a card on which enrollment
may be made for the medical
insurance. This should arrive
about three months before the
65th birthday, and should be re
turned without delay in the en
velope enclosed with the card.
If the enrollment card is lost
or not received by the first of
the month before age 65, the
Atlanta social security office sh
ould be contacted immediately.
Even if the person is con
tinuing to work, an application
must be filed with the Social
Security Administration in order
to establish entitlement to Med
icare coverage.
The Atlanta District Office is
open from 8:30 a. m. to 4:30
p. m. Tuesdays through Fridays
and extra hours on Mondays from
8:30 a. m. to 7:30 p. m.
and talent so that the money given
by the people may serve the grea
test possible good.”
This year’s fund drive encom
passes fourteen different agen
cies. The largest agency of the
Breakfast Scene Tuesday As UF Drive Had Kickoff
VOLUNTEER WORKERS of the Covington-Newton County United Fund Drive are shown in this panoramic
view of the 1967 Kickoff Breakfast Tuesday morning at the Teen Can. Toastmaster at the fete was
E. G. Lassiter, President, shown at the speaker’s table. Robert O. Arnold was host for the occasion.
(Couhujimt
Newton County Superior Court.
Costley is 23 years of age and
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Virgil Costley, Sr., 602 Emory
Street in Oxford.
The new lawyer took the bar
examination recently and passed
all qualifications. He is present
ly a student at the Walter F.
George School of Law, Mercer
University in Macon. He will
graduate in June 1968.
Costley attended elementary
school at Palmer-Stone, and was
graduated from Newton County
High School in 1961. He atten
ded Emory-At-Oxford for two
years and received his AB degr
ee from Emory University in
Atlanta in 1965.
Upon graduation from Emory
University he received his com
mission as a 2nd Lt. in the U. S.
Air Force. He is a member
of Chi Phi Social fraternity at
Emory, and Delta Theta Phi le
gal fraternity at Mercer.
Atty. Costley is married to
the former Janice Faye Johnson
of Macon. They are presently
residing at 2007 Adams Street,
Macon.
Dr. Kopp Speaks
At Kiwanis Club
Dr. Charles Kopp, Head of the
News-Editorial Sequence of Study
at the University of Georgia Sc
hool of Journalism, was the guest
speaker at the Kiwanis Club Th
ursday. The week of October
8-14 was National Newspaper
Week and the program was in
keeping with that occasion.
Guests at the meeting Thurs
day included: Rob Fowler and
Charles King of Covington; Jolin
Cramer of Atlanta; Nash Wil
liams of Madison; and Pete Car
ter and Sammy Ozburn of the
NCHS Key Club.
Leo S. Mallard had charge of
the program. Mrs. Belmont Den
nis, Editor And Publisher of
The Covington News; and Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Mallard, also of the
News, attended the meeting.
drive is the Newton County Heart,
Cancer, and Emergency Relief
Fund, Inc., a local agency sup
ported 100 per cent by this fund
drive.
Other agencies covered by the
1967-68 Covington-Newton Coun
ty United Fund Drive are: Empty
Stocking Fund, Girl Scouts, Geor
gia Sheriffs Boys Ranch, Georgia
First Baptist Church, 1:00 P.M. To 6:00 P.M.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1967
William T. Dean (right), Judge Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, congratulates John Virgil Costley, Jr.
of Oxford, and presents him with certificate of admittance to the Bar immediately after he was sworn
in at the Newton County Courthouse Saturday by S. M. Hay (left), Clerk of Superior Court. Virgil is
now attending the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University and recently passed the State
Bar Examination at the age of 23.
"Seafood” To
Be Spotlighted
At 2 Classes
On Tuesday, October 24th and
Thursday, October 26th, Miss
Mildred Huff, Field Home Eco
nomist, Florida Board of Con
servation, will be In Covington
at the Snapping Shoals EMC
Building from 10:00 a. m. to
11:30 a. m„ to present a series
of two classes on seafood.
Tuesday, the 24th, she will
teach how to buy and how to
prepare fresh and canned sea
food.
Thursday, the 26th, she will
teach the second class on how to
buy and how to prepare frozen
seafood.
Spaces are still available for
those interested in attending
Industrial Home, Boy Scouts,
Newton County Mental Health As
sociation, Salvation Army, State
YMCA, U. 5.0., Plantation Manor,
Red Cross, and the Georgia Chap
ter Arthritis Foundation.
The United Fund goal of $68,-
000 will enable the fourteen agen
cies to continue serving you and
your loved ones. This goal can
be attained only if you and your
Costley Admitted To Bar
these classes. For more infor
mation on these two classes, pl
ease contact the Newton County
Extension Home Economist, Miss
Carolyn Joyner, 786-2574.
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GIVE THE UNITED WAY
neighbors pledge your fair share.
The following is a guide to help
you discover your fair share: (1)
hourly, one hour’s pay per month;
(2) salaried to $7,000, 6/10 of
one per cent of annual Income; (3)
salaried over $7,000 one per cent
of annual income; (4) corporate
based on generous giving of your
trade group.
Chairman Robinson Gives Plan
UF GENERAL Chairman Ed Robinson explains certain phases of the
fund drive to committeemen and workers at the Kickoff Breakfast
Tuesday at the Teen Can building. Robert O. Arnold, host at the
breakfast, Is at right. Mrs. Marion Britt, secretary, and Mrs. Helen
Dickinson are seated at the speaker’s left.
University Center
Group Met At
Oxford, Tuesday
The University Center Health,
Physical Education, and Recrea
tion Group held its fall meeting
on the Oxford College campus,
Tuesday night, October 10.
Dr. Carlos Meyer, Oxford Col
lege Physical Education Chair
man, welcomed some forty-five
educators representing the Uni
versity of Georgia, Agnes Scott
College, Georgia State College,
Emory University, Georgia Tech,
Morehouse College, and Oxford
College.
Dr. Marilyn Vincent, Associate
Professor of Physical Education,
University of Georgia, presided
over the business meeting and in
troduced the two University of
Georgia Graduate Students who
presented the results of their re
cent research to the group. Miss
Dorothy Plehler summarized "A
Study of the Effect of Student
Identification By Name on Attit
ude and Achievement in a Physi
cal Education Activity Course,”
and Mrs. Ernestine Moody Copas
presented “A Comparative Study
of Three Exercise Programs In
the Lessening of Obesity.”
Family Night At
Masonic Lodge
There will be a family night
at Golden Fleece Lodge #6, Cov
ington, on Thursday, October 19,
1967, 7:00 P. M.
Supper will be served and en
tertainment will be furnished by
Buddy Farner of Fun Town for
the children, and some members
of the Newton County Blue Ram
bler Band will furnish music.
All masons and their families
are Invited to attend.
Editorial 2
Obituary &
Society 13
Sports 16-18
Legal 22
Classified 228z23
City Council Okays Final
Plans For Housing Project
Final plans for Covington’s Low rent housing project and a motion
calling for $1,000,000 bond issue to expand the city’s natural gas and
electrical services were voted unanimously by the City Council at
their Monday night meeting.
Plans for the housing project
were approved on the recommen
dation of the Covington Planning
Commission and the City Building
Inspector. The next step on the
project will be the letting of bids.
Approximately 3 million doll
ars has been allotted to build the
180 unit development. In addition
to the housing, the development
will contain a community admini
stration and maintenance building
with a recreation and assembly
area, ample space for several
playgrounds, and It will be ser
viced with city gas, water, and
sewerage.
Land for the project, 27 1/2
acres, has been purchased from
the Covington Businessmen’s As
sociation at a cost of $32,528.
The property forms a triangle
and is bordered by New Alcovy
Road on the east, the Georgia
Railroad spur track leading to
Hercules on the north, and Tur
ner Street on the south.
The units in the development
will be of different designs and
will contain from one to four
bedrooms. The smallest units
will be duplex apartments, some
will be two-story structures with
several apartments, and other
apartment buildings will have
town house design.
BOND ISSUE
Acting upon the recommenda
tion of the City’s natural gas
consulting engineers, Welker and
Associates, Inc., the Council vo
ted to call for a million dollar
Scout Camporee
Friday-Saturday
The Newton Rockdale District
Scout Camporee will be this
weekend, October 20-21 at
Cline’s Ranch near Covington.
Scouts wIH camp by the Alcovy
River on a beautiful 476 acre site,
described by District Scouters as
one of the finest camp sites in
this section of Georgia.
Dr. Carlos Meyer will serve
as Camporee Chief, according to
Charlie Burnett, District Camp
ing Chairman. Sam Ramsey,
District Chairman, stated that
with such fine leadership as these
two men and about twenty-five
other men will give at the camp,
it should be one of the best
ever and It hoped that as many
Scouters as possible in the Dis
trict will be able to enjoy what
will certainly be one of the high
lights of Scouting activities. Ex
pert training In many Scouting
skills will be provided.
Troops are asked to check In
and set up camp between 3:30
and 6:00 p. m. Friday afternoon.
The camporee officially closes
after the campfire Saturday night.
Homer Sharp, Jr.’ will be the
Camporee Judge and the Campo
ree Banner will go to the best
troop at camp, based on the
Scouting spirit and skills shown
during the Camporee.
UF President Lassiter Speaks
E. G. LASSITER, President of the Covington-Newton County United
Fund, outlined UF plans Tuesday morning at the Annual Kickoff
Breakfast at the Teen Can building in Covington. Shown at left Is
Dr. James Purcell and Dr. Dallas Tarkenton. The goal of the 1967
drive is $68,000.
NUMBER 42
Final
bond issue for the expansion of
the natural gas and electrical
services of the city.
Projects' that will be included
in the bond issue for gas service
will be: (1) a new supply main
from a point near Walnut Grove
into the new industrial area
around the east side of Covington
and connecting to the four inch
main on Jackson Road south of
Covington;
(2) The extension of Coving
ton’s service facilities south al
ong Jackson Road to serve app
roximately 120 new customers;
(3) A proposed propane air
peak shaving plant for the City
of Covington; and
(4) A proposed gas service
line running east of Covington,
and a line along Jersey Road into
Walnut Grove to serve some 182
potential customers.
Electrical projects to be com
pleted with money from the bond
issue will be disclosed after the
Council meets with its electrical
consulting engineers.
UPDATING
The Council authorized the
Mayor and City Clerk to nego
tiate a contract with Hunnicutt
and Associates, Inc., the company
that re-evaluated the taxes in the
city, for the 1968 city tax main
tenance service.
This is an annual project where
the firm evaluates the taxes on
new homes and properties sold
or transferred within the city.
AIRPORT
The Council was advised that
Kelair, Inc. had given up the op
eration of the Covington Munici
pal Airport. Until new arrange
ments are made for the manage
ment of the airport, Detective
Wendell Kitchens will be placed
in charge of the airport’s oper
ation.
TRAILER PARK
In compliance with Sec. 21-3,
item F, of the City Code of Or
dinances, the Council upheld a
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Civic Chorus
Names Dr. Tuck
As President
At the meeting of the Covington
Civic Chorus, held at the First
Methodist Church last Tuesday
evening, October 10, officers for
the new year were elected. Those
chosen to serve this year are,
Dr. G. G. Tuck, president; Harry
Moore, vice-president; Miss Ch
ristine Ellis, secretary and trea
surer.
The time set for the presentat
ion of the Messiah will be the
first Sunday in December, or
December 3, at 8 o’clock. The
place for this annual Christmas
program will be announced later.