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Wake Up Newton County (as
well as all surrounding Coun
ties!) Listen to this! Our Ci
vic Chorus. . .our Community
Theater and the Band Boosters
Club all join hands to bring you
two of the best evenings enter
tainment you ever had. Both
Thursday and Friday nights. The
price? Only SI.OO, Time? 7:30,
each evening for adults and 50?
for children!
We enjoy the plays, Civic Cho
rus, Home Bands and what have
you EVEN more than we do an
evening In New York, or any other
City. . .for THESE are OUR own
People. . .our neighbors and our
“kin folks from down around
Mount Idle” as Charlie Weaver
sez. I’ll be lookin’ for you,
and the price is right!. . .We get
double our moneys worth. . .and
more’n that. . .where do the pro
ceeds go?. . .to OUR own New
ton County Band. . .and OUR own
Children benefit from It. B
There!
Does anybody ever quit losing
loved ones and, if their family
most all goes. . .then our hearts
bleed with the grand friends we
have, who lose their loved ones
one by one. . .We are so sad
over their deaths that we forget
He said; ‘‘Let not your heart be
troubled, Ye believe In God, be
lieve also in me. In my Fathers
house are many Mansions. I go
to prepare a place for you, and If
I go and prepare a place for you I
will come again and receive you
unto myself, that where I am
there ye may be also.”
To comfort our hearts we
MUST remember that and know
the separation Is not for long, If
we so live that we can meet
them In that home. He went to
prepare a place for us. We
miss them. . .SURE.. .but most
of them set an example for us
. . .they carved out of some
thing, as lasting as granite. .a
pathway for us to follow, that we
might not be lost along the way.
So it behooves us to cling to the
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Child Guidance Clinic
Starts Work In Newton
The Clara Mae Hays Child
Guidance Clininc of the Newton
County Mental Health Associa
tion after many months of plan
ning, got underway on Saturday,
November 4, 1967. At its In
ception, it will be in operation
two days a month, offering the
services of Dr. John B. Griffin,
Jr., Associate Professor of Child
Psychiatry at Emory University
Medical School. Dr. Griffin is also
Chief Child Psychiatrist at the
Georgia Mental Health Institute
in Atlanta. He is a native Geor
gian, is married, has one child
and lives in Decatur.
The primary purpose of the
Clara Mae Hays Child Guidance
Clinic is to aid school children
In need of psychiatric help. Al
though emphasis will be placed
on these children, Interviews for
pre - school children with pro
blems may be arranged through
the Newton County Schools’ Vi-
Rep. Stephens Is Veterans
Day Speaker Monday
The annual observance of Veterans Day In Newton County will be
held Monday, November 13 at Leeton Home starting at 7:30 p. m.
The affair will be a joint meeting of Newton County Post 32 Ameri
can Legion and the Auxiliary Unit No. 32. The occasion also marks
the birthday of the Auxiliary.
Guest speaker will be 10th Dis
trict Congressman Robert Step
hens. Jr. of Athens. Rep. Step
hens has long been interested in
Veterans affairsandhis record in
the U. S. Congress shows that he
has continually supported Geor
gia veterans legislation over the
past years.
A banquet meal will be served
at 7:30 and the program will fol
low immediately.
Alcoholic Seminar Set
Here November 16-17
Already 40 people have signed
up for the Alcoholic Seminar,
sponsored by the NC Mental Hea
lth Association, to be held the
16th and 17th of November. Min
isters, plant personnel, nurses,
police are among those regis
tered. The deadline for regist
ering is November 10.
The personnel from Georgian
Clinic, the State Alcoholic re
habilitation center, who will be
leading the Seminar are as fol
lows: Dr. Melvin Drucker, cl
inical psychologist; George Dom
inick, Chief Chaplain Supervisor,
Georgian Clinic; John Crow, Cl-
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"World Os Fred L” Tonight,Friday
Newton’s Tax Millage
Set At 26.75 For 1967
Newton County’s tax millage
has been set at 26.75 mills for
1967 Tax Commissioner B. L.
Johnson announced this week.
This represents a decrease in
the county millage of 23.5 mills
In comparison with the 1966 mill
levy.
A breakdown of the total levy
shows a county levy of 10 mills
which is 16 mills less than 1966;
county hospital bonds levy of 1/2
mill or the same as 1966; main
tenance and operation of schools
levy of 14.5 mills or 5.5 mills
less than 1966; school bonds levy
of 1.5 mills or 2 mills less than
1966; and state levy of 1/4 mill
DAY CARE
CENTERS TO
BE DISCUSSED
Mrs. Mort Ewing will lead a
discussion with representatives
of agencies and organizations in
Newton County regarding the pro
bable needs for Day Care Centers
at the Interagency Committee
meeting of the Newton County
Mental Health Association on
Monday, November 13.
The meeting will be a noon
luncheon meeting at the Newton
County Health Center and those
members of the committee who
do not plan to attend are asked
to notify Mrs. Curry Haynes on
or before Friday, November 10.
Dr. John B. Griffin
siting Teacher, James Bohanan.
Mr. Bohanan will serve as a
joint co-ordlnator of the pro
gram with Dr. Lavinia Wood,
Education Specialist fortheNew-
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Commander of local Post 32 of
American Legion is Charles Sm
ith. President of the Auxiliary
Unit is Mrs. lewis White.
Veterans Day is Saturday, No
vember 11, this year. The local
program and observance is sch
eduled for Monday in order that
all legionnaires and their wi
ves and Auxiliary members and
their husbands may attend the
fete.
inical Chaplain Supervisor,
Georgian Clinic.
The Seminar will be oriented
toward acquainting the commun
ity with the problem of alcoho
lism, and how the community
can work together to help the
Alcoholic.
The Seminar will be held at
the Methodist Church of Coving
ton, beginning at 10:30 each day.
The Rev. George Home of the
Mental Health Association ur
ges those who wish to be a part
of this seminar to get their re
gistrations in now.
Cauuigtmt News
aA G E OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
or the same as 1966.
The state authorities set the
state rate. The County Commi
ssioner and the Advisory Board
set the county rate. The County
Board of Education sets the sc
hool rate, and the Tax Commis
sioner computes the millage as
ordered from the above author
ities.
Mr. Johnson said that he feels
certain that the Newton County
assessment wj.ll meet the appro
val of the State Revenue Depart
ment since the local assessment
complies with the 40 per cent
state standard for the assessment
value of property in Newton Coun
ty and throughout the state.
The Newton County tax digest
is expected to be completed by
the end of next week, according to
Mr. Johnson.
The next step will be state re
venue department approval of the
local assessments. Tax bills
cannot be sent out until the local
assessment is approved by the
state.
OXFORD RAC
STUDENTS TO
DISCUSS FAITH
Members of Oxford College’s
Religious Activities Council
(RAC) will present the program
today (Thursday) at the Coving
ton Klwanis Club meeting at the
Teen Can at 1 o’clock. Dr. John
Tate of the Oxford faculty will
have charge of the program.
Several students of the coun
cil will discuss the subject
“Meaning Os My Faith.’
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Officers of the Circle K Club
of Oxford College presented the
program Thursday at the Kiw
anis Club’s regular weekly ses
sion. Prof. Andy Pate, chairman
of the Circle K Committee, pro
vided the program for the week.
Circle K President Richard
Yancey was the main speaker as
he told the Klwanians of the pro
gress and problems encountered
by the local collegiate club, which
is sponsored by the Covington Kl
wanis. Accompanying Mr. Yan
cey to the meeting were: Bill
Horn, vice-president; Chris Dr
ake, secretary; and Wayne Smith,
treasurer.
Prior to the program one new
member was Inducted Into the
Klwanis Club. He is Rob Fowl-
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Rep. Stephens
Extension Office
Sets 'Open House 1
Visit your Newton County Ex
tension office during “Open
House” on Friday afternoon, No
vember 10th from 1 to 5 p. m.
This is your consumer educat
ion center which can provide you
with the latest research and sc
ientific information from the Uni
versity of Georgia’s research
specialist teams.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1967
Cast Os "The World Os Fred L" Set For Performances
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THEATER MEMBERS composing the cast for the presentation of “The World of F red L to be
presented tonight and Friday night are left to right, seated: Mrs. Jerry Aldridge, M rs. Jerry Wen. el,
Tony Cordell, Miss Marldel Meyer, James Bell, Miss Mary Flood, Miss Linda Rodgers and Mrs. Basil
Rigney. Standing left to right: Mrs. Carlos Meyer, Troy Puckett, Miss Meda Miller, Don Floyd, Jody
Webb, Art Hargrove and Basil Rigney. Joe Croom was not present for the picture.
Civic Chorus To Appear In Theater Production
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CIVIC CHORUS members on hand for their practice session Tuesday evening for the presentation of
“The World of Fred L ” are shown with three of the Theater members on left, Miss Jane Rugan,
Mrs. C. C. King and Mrs. James Knight (seated). Chorus members leit to right first row: Mrs. Jack
Chapman, M's. J. R. Danek, Mrs. Staurt McCanless, Mrs. Thomas Jay, Misses Bonnie Shelby, Judy
Boggs and Melllsa Vinson. Back row L. to R,, Alan Mitchell, Mrs. Otis Murphy, Otis Murphy, Harry
Moore, George Hutchinson and Ted Davis.
Mrs. Daniel Starts Work Here
As Field Representative ACS
Mrs, Charlotte Daniel, Field
Representative of the Carroll
County Unit, ACS, and newly ap
pointed Field Representative for
Newton County’s Unit, was intro
duced to Board members at their
Interesting meeting in the City
Hall Courtroom on Monday even
ing, November 6. Tne meeting
was opened with an invocation led
by Ben Banks, Chairman of the
Board of Directors, Newton
County Unit American Cancer
Society.
Ray Reece, Local Unit Presi
dent, presided over the session.
Miss Mae Hardman, Mass Media
Chairman, and Mrs. Henry Be
rry, Overall Chairman of the
Cancer Linen Closet, a project
sponsored by the Porterdale Wo
man’s Club, presented a progress
report regarding the activities
and outreach of this Important
phase of patient services. Th
rough this project, bed pads, pe
rineal pads, and sterile banda
ges are made available for every
cancer patient In Newton County
who finds the need for the Hems.
Members of the Porterdale Wo
man’s Club are divided Into four
specific groups which' meet on
the first Tuesdays in every month
with a schedule of twelve hours,
9:00 A. M. to 9:00 P. M. to pre
pare the items for distribution.
Needs may be requested from
either Mrs. Berry of Miss Har
dman.
Mrs. Daniel toldof activities in
other communities relative to
memorials to honor those who
have cancer. She gave an ani
mated report about the testimony
of Arch Avary, a cured cancer
patient, who Is devoting his time
to sharing the facts and seeking
to encourage others to watch
for the danger signals and heel
them If they arise. He further
urges that a yearly check-up
can often precede a person’s
actual recognition of these sig
nals.
Educational films and tentative
plans for Early Treatment Edu
cation were discussed under the
guidance of the president and
Field Representative.
Members expressed apprecia
tion for the work of Mrs. Lillian
Jones, former Field Representa
tive, who is now working in De-
Kalb County In a different area
of the cancer control program.
Stewart Bagged 12-Pointer Tuesday
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Stewart In the southwest part of Newton County. This Is one of many deer Pictured in The News today,
most of which are eligible for prizes at White’s Tire and Auto Supply In Covington.
Editorial 2
Obituary 6
Society 13
Sports 16-20
Legal 14-22
Classified -2 3
Thursday and Friday evening, November 9-10, the Community
Theater and Civic Chorus will present a musical play at the New
ton County High School Auditorium at 8:00 o’clock.
The play, “The World of Fred
L”, has been written by Eddie
Najjar and is under his direct
ion. The music for the play was
written by Joe Guillebeau of Ox
ford College.
Everyone in this area is invi
ted to witness this historial mo
ment in theatrical development -
who knows, first Gilbert and Sul
livan; then Rogers and Hammer
stein; and now, would you believe
. . .Najjar and Guillebeau?!
The cast includes: Gloria
and Basil Rigney, Betty Knight,
Jane Ragan, Ann Wendel, Bim
Meyer, James Bell, Troy Puck
ett, Joe Croom, Tony Cordell,
Maridel Meyer, Linda Rogers,
Art Hargrove, Don Floyd, Sally
King, Meda Miller, Mary Liz
Hudson, Jody Webb and several
Oxford students. Accompaniment
for this musical Is provided by
Julia Rumble.
Adult tickets are SI.OO and
students .50, and are on sale
from Blue Rambler and Cadet
Band Members. The ticket-sales
chairman is Gail Cowan. The
play is being sponsored by The
Band Boosters with proceeds go
ing to the bands.
Poppy Day Set
Here Saturday
On Saturday, November 11,
members of the Newton County
American Legion Auxiliary will
be on the streets of Covington and
throughout the county offering ci
tizens the opportunity of wearing
the “Little Red Poppy” as we
observe Poppy Day in Newton
County.
“These little red poppies
bloom in the hearts of Americans
all over the world. They are
made by the veterans in the hos
pital. Some of the veterans have
made poppies carefully, pain
stakingly, with crippled hands;
others have worked entirely by
the sense of touch, their unseeing
eyes unable to guide their fin
gers. For many of these vet
erans their poppy earnings are
the only money they have been
able to earn during the year.
What a joy it is to a veteran
when he can send home to his
family money that he has earned
with his own hands.
“If we are to keep true faith
with those who sleep in “Flan
ders Field” we must sell every
one of these poppies on Saturday.
“There are very few families
in our community that have not
had loved ones who fought for
their country in one of the wars,
and each day our own boys here
and throughout the country are
leaving their homes and loved
ones to uphold and defend the
United States of America. What
are we doing right here in our
own community? We can join
hearts and hands in prayer and
work for those we love.
“As we offer you the Red
Poppy, Saturday, we also ask
that the entire community,
wherever you are, or whatever
you might be doing, will pause
at 11:00 A. M. for a moment
of meditation for our country,
and “Honor the Dead and Aid
the living,” states Mrs. Dan
Clower, Poppy Day chairman for
the Legion Auxiliary.
NUMBER 45
Annual Meeting
UF On Nov. 14
The annual meeting of the Co
vington-Newton County United
Fund, Inc., will be held Tues
day, November 14 at 2 P. M.
The meeting, in accordance with
Section I of Article VIII of the
By-laws, is held on the second
Tuesday in November of each
year.
Each contributor to the Co
vington - Newton County United
Fund, Inc., is a member of the
Corporation for the year he con
tributes and is invited to be
present at this meeting. The
meeting will be held at the Sn
apping Shoals EMC Building.
The nominating committee,
composed of Mrs. Helen Dickin
son, Chairman, S. J. Morcock
and W. J. Dickey, will nominate
officers and Trustees at this
meeting.
Ed Rot inson, Campaign Chair
man for this year's drive, will
report concerning the campaign
now in progress. Other reports
will include a treasurer’s report.
E. G. Lassiter urged all con
tributing members, trustees and
officers to be present for this
annual meeting on Tuesday.
5 Charges
Made On
Auto Driver
An automobile driver in the
City of Covington had five char
ges placed against him last week
and he failed to appear at the
Monday morning session of City
Court, thereby forfeiting a SSOO
bond. City Judge E. W. Strozler
ordered the bond forfeited when
the man failed to appear for a
hearing.
The charges Included; driving
under the Influence of Intoxicants
(DUI), disorderly conduct, dest
roying public property, resisting
arrest and assaulting an officer.
Most of the other cases heard
by Judge Strozler Monday Inclu
ded routine charges with many
forfeiting their bonds.
Thirteen cases were called
for persons charged with being
drunk, four for speeding, three
for disorderly conduct, four for
DUI, and three for running red
lights. Single cases were cal
led for persons charged with
DWOL, possessing non-tax paid
whiskey, running a stop sign
and reckless driving.
Temperatures
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week, according
to Weatherman Jack Chapman,
have been:
High Low
Wed., Nov. Ist 57 53
Thurs., NOv. 2nd 64 47
Fri., Nov. 3rd 66 35
Sat., Nov. 4th 55 40
Sun., Nov. sth 52 28
Mon., Nov. 6th 50 28
Tues., Nov. 7th 54 26
Total weeks rainfall was 2.10
inches.