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“THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH
SHOP” IS CLOSED!
Forty years ago, it was, that
Mr. Jobe Allgood opened the
“Village Blacksmith Shop” on
Hunter Street, next door to Mea
dors Laundry. Here “Mr. Joe”,
as he is lovingly known by young
and old alike, served the entire
community with great concern.
He has been a good neighbor,
friend and Christian worker. His
work was a joy to his customers.
“Mr. Joe” has retired because
he is not well, and all his friends
are wishing him an early reco
very, and many years of good
health in his retirement. He has
been a blessing in his field of
work, and will be greatly missed
down on Hunter street. There
may be others, in time, but they
will make their own place, they
cannot fill the shoes of “Mr.
Joe.”
“Mr. Joe” came to Covington
in 1923 and has rendered a great
service to this City and County.
He is around 74 years of age,
and “The Village Blacksmith
Shop” is closed due to illness.
“Mr. Joe” has three children:
Mrs. Eva Johnston, Mrs. Mae
Young and Mr. Walter Allgood.
Your cards and letters, also
your visits, and your prayers
during his illness will bring him
great joy, for he is going to miss
all his loving friends who came
to “The Village Blacksmith
Shop” for service, and all who
dropped in just for a chat with
their good friend, whom they lo
ved and respected so very much.
We, went down, just before his
retirement, and he sharpened
our hedge clippers for us. We
are grateful for such dedicated
people within our community and,
we are sure we voice the senti
ment of all who know Mr. All
good, in praying for happiness
in his retirement, and the tender
care of the Heavenly Father, the
Great Physician, during his ill
ness. May he live many years
to bless this community, is our
prayer.
The American Legion Auxili
ary sold Popples In Memory of
our loved ones. . .on Poppy Day
. . .most of us had husbands, sons
and relatives In both World War
I and World War 11. ..Koreaetc.,
some were lost.. .some returned,
as is always the case. . .But the
people of Newton County wear
within their hearts that “Lest
We Forget” phrase. . .1 am sure
. . .for they never forget! This
Poppy day was the best ever,
bringing in fine proceeds to be
used in this great work of these
dedicated women.. .Veterans Day
(formerly Armistice Day) was
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Thanksgiving Service Set
November 22 At 7:30 PM
The annual Community Thank
sgiving service will be held at
the First Methodist Church on
Wednesday evening, November
22, at 7:30 p. m., according to
an announcement by the pastor of
the church, Rev. E. Owen Kei-
Shaw Elected UF President
The annual meeting of the Cov
ington - Newton County United
Fund was held Tuesday, Novem
ber 14 at 2 P, M., at the Snapping
Shoals EMC Conference Room.
M. B. Shaw of Bibb Manufac
turing Company, Porterdale was
elected 1968 President. Mr.
Shaw succeeded E. G. Lassiter,
Jr., who has served as president
the past year.
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ANNUAL MEETING of the board of directors of the Covington-Newton County United Fund, Inc. was
held Tuesday at the Snapping Shoals EMC building. When this photo was taken Incoming president M. B
Shaw was given a handshake by outgoing president E. G. I^ssiter. Pictured, left to right: Dr. Sam B
Hay, board member; Rev. Tom White, board member; Mrs. Marlon Britt, secretary; Mr. Lassiter; Mr.
Shaw; Miss Mae Hardman, fourth vice-president; Ed Robinson, campaign chairman and board member;
and W. J. Dickey, second vice-president.
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Newton Cage Teams Open Friday
Bloodmobile To Visit Oxford Monday
The American Red Cross Bl
oodmobile will make its regular
scheduled visit to Oxford on Mon
day, November 20, at the Allen
Memorial Church between the
hours of 10:00 a. m. and4:oop.m.
Blood quota for Oxford for this
visit is 100 pints. Dr. Fred
Landt and Mrs. Curry T. Haynes
will be in charge of arrangements
for the Bloodmobile on this visit
to the Oxford College Campus.
The policy of the Blood Center
is that each Red cross Chapter
must meet its quota at each
bloodmobile visit to stay on to
tal coverage. If it fails to make
quota the chapter will go on pro
bation until the next bloodmobile
at which time it must make quota
plus the deficit from the last
visit.
If the Red Cross Chapter fails
Band Boosters To
Sell Cakes Nov. 22
The Band Boosters will spon
sor a cake sale on Wednesday,
November 22, with cakes being
sold in front of the court house
on the city square, and at the
Covington Meadows Shopping
Center. Chairmen of the Thanks
giving Cake Sale will be Mrs.
Nat Morgan and Mrs. Olin Bo
han an.
Any Interested citizen, not a
member of the Band Boosters,
who would like to donate a cake
for this sale and to help the band
are requested to contact Mrs.
Nat Morgan.
Remember the date and pur
chase your homemade cake for
Thanksgiving from the Band Boo
sters.
Mayor Harris Seeks Re-Election
Covington Mayor Walker Har
ris has qualified for re-election
in the coming City Election set
for Wednesday, December 6. He
has served two terms as the
chief executive of the City of
Covington.
Also, qualifying at City Hall
for another term on the City
Council are the three Incum-
lum, Jr.
Speaker for the combined ch
urch service will be Rev. Edgar
A. Callaway, pastor of the First
Baptist Church. Music will be
furnished by the First Methodist
Church Choir.
Other officers elected at the
meeting Included: First Vice-
President, Gerald Wendel; Se
cond Vice-President, W. J. Dic
key; Third Vice-President, J. E.
Hastings; Fourth Vice - Pre
sident, Miss Mae Hardman; Se
cretary, Patsy Britt and Trea
surer, Robert O. Arnold.
Trustees, terms to expire
1970, Included: Norbert D. Th-
Cnuington New
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se Established 1865 The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
to produce the required amount
at this visit then the chapter
goes on the Credit Card System.
The credit plan says that only
those persons who have given
blood in the last six months
and their Immediate family plus
parents and parents-in-law will
have their blood needs met.
Oxford, Covington, and Por
terdale, all part of the Newton
County Red Cross Chapter, have
fallen short of their quota in
recent Bloodmobile visits and
should presently be on the cre
dit plan. *
This action has not yet been
taken by the Blood Center, but
unless quota is met at future
Oxford Town
Election Set
For Dec. II
The annual Town of Oxford
election will be held on Monday,
December 11 between the hours
of 12 noon and 7 p. m., according
to an announcement by Mrs. Cur
tis Bankston, Town Clerk.
A mayor and three councilmen
will be elected this year. Those
whose terms of office expire are
Mayor A. W. Jackson, and coun
cilmen: Thomas W. Dial, James
N. Dobbs and John T. Lovern.
Deadline for candidates who
wish to enter for either office
will be 12 o’clock noon, Decem
ber 1. Also, the deadline for
voter registration Is December
*1 at 12 noon.
bents: E. E. (Buck) Callaway,
who now seeks the Post 1 posit
ion on the council; Fred J. Kit
chens, Post 2; and W. L. (Bill)
Dobbs, Post. 3.
The deadline for qualifying for
either of the two offices Is Tues
day, November 21 by 4 p. m. at
City Hall.
All the churches of Covington
participate In this annual service
at the Thanksgiving season and
everyone Is cordially Invited to
attend to give thanks to God for
the many blessings bestowed upon
us.
ompson, Lou A. Karman, Miss
Annie C. Hays, Ed Robinson and
E. G. Lassiter, Jr. Rev. Tho
mas White was also elected to
fill a vacancy on the Board of
Trustees and his term will ex
pire in 1968. Mrs. Helen Dick
inson was chairman of the nom
inating committee.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1967
visits county blood coverage may
be cut off.
The public is urged to respond
and give blood at this Bloodmo
bile visit at Oxford. People from
other towns in the county may
give blood in Oxford during this
visit.
Porterdale
Election Set
January 4th
Announcement has been made
of the Town of Porterdale an
nual election scheduled for Jan
uary 4, 1968. The Announcement
states:
“Under date of January 4,
1968, the annual election for Ma
yor, Recorder, and five Council
men for the Town of Porterdale,
to serve for the ensuing year, will
be held In the Council Chamber of
the Town of Porterdale.
“All persons who have been
bona fide residents of the Town
of Porterdale, for six months
preceding the date of election,
and who are qualified under the
Constitution and laws of the State
of Georgia to vote for County Of
ficers of the County of Newton
and the State of Georgia, and
none other, shall be allowed to
vote and run for office at said
Municipal Election. No person
shall be deemed a resident of
the Town of Porterdale by rea
son of being situated therein
for temporary purposes.
“The registration book for ap
plicants or candidates for the ab
ove offices will be closed Satur
day Noon, December 9, 1967,
after which time ballots for the
election to be held on the da .e of
January 4, 1968, will be prl ite l.
(Signed) James E. Adams, Re
corder, Town of Porterdale.
Traffic Arrests
Up As Troopers
Work More Hours
ATLANTA (GPS) — State pat
rolmen are working longer and
harder and getting better results
In their effort to ferret out traf
fic law violators.
Evidence of this is seen in a
nine-month State Patrol report
released by Col. R. H. Burson,
director of the Georgia Depart
ment of Public Safety. Here are
some of the highlights of the
report:
A total of 50,597 patrols (up
7 per cent over a year ago)
spent 397,098 hours (up 8 per
cent) patrolling 8,500,738 miles
(up 6 per cent).
Colleae Night
Scheduled Here
Next Monday
College Night will be held on
Monday evening, November 20,
at 7:30 p. m. at Newton County
High School auditorium, accord
ing to an announcement from
Eddie Najjar, Counselor at the
school.
Approximately 40 colleges,
nursing schools and vocational
schools will have representatives
present for the program. Also
additional sessions for scholar
ships and In service college tr
aining will be held. During the
evening an opportunity will be
given students and their parents
to talk to three or four college
representatives,
All seniors and Juniors, with
their parents, are encouraged to
attend this program and sopho
mores and their parents will also
be welcomed.
Past high school students, not
having completed the required
course of study for graduation
and Interested In furthering their
education are also invited to at
tend this meeting. Programs are
now set up by which a person
Interested in doing so may com
plete their high school educat
ion and college work to enable
them to go further in the bus
iness world.
Newton County is the center
selected for the following schools
and counties for this College
Night program: Rockdale Coun
ty, Monticello, Loganville, So
cial Circle, Putnam County,
Jackson, Henry County and Mor
gan Cdunty.
Rams’ Tall Players And Coach Bradley
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THESE TWO RAMS, Thad Blankenship (left) and Terry Schell (right),
will carry most of the height for the Newton High team during the
coming year. Here they hold basketballs over the head of Ram Coach
Ronald Bradley who will start his 10th season at NCHS. The Rams
open the season Friday night here against the Henry County squads
(girls and boys). A complete tabloid review and preview of the 1967-
68 Newton High teams is carried in The NEWS today.
Bibb Has Raised $42,813 in
The United Fund Drive
The Covington-Newton County
United Fund campaign neared Its
goal Tuesday with the report by
Bernys Shaw, General Superint
endent of Bibb Manufacturing
Company in Porterdale, that two
of its three mills had 100%parti
cipation from employees together
with 100% from employees in the
test laboratory, paymasters of
fice, general superintendent of
fice personnel, cotton depart
ment, drayage, overhaulers,
Ram Coaches
Speakers At
Kiwanis Today
Basketball coaches of Newton
County High School will be the
guest speakers at the regular
weekly luncheon meeting ot the
Covington Kiwanis Club today
(Thursday) at the Teen Can at
1 p. m. Both NCHS girls and
boys open the 1967-68 season in
Covington Friday night against
the Henry County teams.
Ram mentor Ronald Bradley
and NCHS girls’ coach Tom Wort
man will tell the Kiwanlans about
their team personnel and the
highlights of the coming cage sea
son. Bob Greer, News and Sports
Editor, has charge of the program
today and he will Introduce the
speakers.
This season marks the 10th
year that Coach Bradley will
have handled the Ram team. For
Wortman this season marks his
third at NCHS.
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Members of the Oxford College
Religious Activities Council pre
sented the program at the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club Thursday at
the Teen Can. Rev. John Tate,
pastor of the Allen Memorial
Methodist Cnurch and a member
of the Kiwanis’ Support of Chur
ches committee, was inchargeof
the program.
Appearing on the program and
making short speeches on "What
My Faith Means to Me” were:
Linda Allen (Presbyterian), Sha
ron Sloan (Catholic), Jane Mid
dleton (Baptist), and Alan Mor
ris (Methodist).
For the first time in many
months there were no visitors
at the meeting Thursday.
President Ben Banks announ
ced that the club’s next Ladles
Night program will be held on
Tuesday, December 12 at Fic
quett School cafeteria. This
date Is a change from Decem
ber 5 as originally announced,
President Banks stated.
crew-village crew, social ser
vice department and the main
tenance department. A grand
total of $42,813.88 was reported.
Ed Robinson, Chairman of the
Campaign, In congratulating the
volunteers and donors for attain
ing this impressive goal, decl
ared, “Theagenciessupportedby
the United Fund affects every in
dividual and family in our county.
The support you have given in
this campaign makes our county
Mansfield Sets
Town Election
The town of Mansfield will
hold election on December 11 to
elect a mayor and five council
men. The mayor and two coun
cilmen will be elected for a two
year term, and three councllmen
will be elected for a one-year
term.
Registration at City Hall to
vote and run for office will be
open to all residents of Mans
field until 4:00 P. M., Decem
ber 1.
The polls will be open f rom 7:00
A. M. to 7:00 P.M. to give every
one a chance to vote.
Visitors On Oxford Campus Monday
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TWO VISITORS on the Oxford College Campus Monday were Dr. Thomas Fernandez of Monmouth (Ill
inois) College, and John D. Jernegan, of the State Department Shown during the visit Monday are,
from left to right: A. W Jackson, Business Manager, Oxford College; Mr. Jernegan; Dr I ernandet;
and Oxford Dean Bond Fleming
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The local basketball season will get underway Friday evening
at the NCHS gymnasium with the Henry County teams as the op
ponents of the Newton County High School squads. The girls
encounter will start at 7 o'clock.
More interest this year seems
to be prevalent as to the stren
gth of Coach Ronald Bradley's
Rams and Coach Tom Wort
man’s girls' squad. The Rams
last season had an overall re
cord of 29-5, and the girls re
cord was 21-7. Bradley’s boys
again went to the State AA tour
nament in Atlanta and was beaten
in the quarter-final round by Rus
sell High 45-41 after taking the
first test of the meet over Cairo
45-42.
Wortman will have two star
ters back for the coming cam
paign. Guard Melody Barker, a
senior, and Judy Clay, a junior,
are the starters from last year’s
squad. For Bradley’s team he
will start Thad Blankenship at
center, Richard Allen and Phil
Shaw at guards, and Terry Sc
hell and either Jim Gainer or
Tony Moon at forwards. Schell,
Blankenship and Allen were st
arters on the NCHS team a year
ago.
In spite of the annual problem
of a lack of height, the Rams ap
pear to be equipped to present the
fans with another in a long line
of great and exciting teams. The
word is already out that this team
may be one of the most Interesting
Ram teams in years due to the
return of the fast break.
For the first time in four years
the Rams will not open the sea
son as defending Region champs.
This is a fact which galls the
returning players, and they are
aware that the season ahead of
fers a chance to make amends.
The Rams are returning three
outstanding players from last
year’s team which had a 29-5
record. The three returness are
Terry Schell, Richard Allen, and
Thad Blankenship. Missing from
last year’s team are Gary Wilk-
a better place to live and raise
our families.”
Although accounting Is still
Incomplete, the drive will offi
cially close this week and a full
report will be available soon.
SEMINAR ON ALCOHOLISM
TODAY AND TOMORROW
A two-day Seminar on Alco
holism will be held at the First
Mrs. Anderson
Is Hospitalized
Mrs. Henry (Blanche) Ander
son is a patient at Newton Coun
ty Hospital where she was ad
mitted last Thursday. She has
been prominent in club work in
the county where she has gained
many friends In church and civic
activities through the years. Her
condition is reported as fair, with
hopes of some Improvement. A
host of friends throughout the
county are extending best wish
es for her Improvement and re
turn home soon.
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erson and Eddie Hinton.
The Rams will open with two
of the fastest guards in the state
this season in the person of Ric
hard Allen and Phil Shaw. Allen,
a 5-10 senior, is already being
acclaimed as one of the top jump
shooters in the state and at the
completion of the season could be
one of the most sought after col
lege prospects in Georgia. At the
guard opposite Richard will be
Phil Shaw, a 5-8 senior. Shaw
has speed to burn and is an ex
cellent defensive player and a
sparkling feeder on offense.
Terry Schell, who played guard
last season, will man one of the
forward spots for the Rams. The
6-2 senior has already been na
med to one pre-season all-state
team. Terry should be in for a
banner year due to his experi
ence and his attitude, which has
matured much over the past year.
Schell will have to bear much of
the rebounding burden for the
Rams.
A battle royal is currently be
ing wage- for the forward spot
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Basketball Tabloid)
News To Print
Early Next Week
The Covington News will go to
press early next week, due to the
Thanksgiving Holiday on Thurs
day, November 23. The paper will
be printed Tuesday night for dis
tribution to subscribers on Wed
nesday to enable them to take ad
vantage of holiday weekend spe
cials at the local grocery stores.
Correspondents and anyone ha
ving news items should have the
information In by Monday after
noon. All ad copy must also be
in by Monday at 5 p. m.
Otis Nixon Is
Hospitalized
Otis Nixon, prominent Newton
County citizen and former offi
cial, Is a patient at Piedmont
Hospital In Atlanta. According
to the family his condition seems
to be Improved and a host of fr
iends of Mr. and Mrs. Nixon are
extending best wishes to him for
continued Improvement
Methodist Church annex today
(Thursday) and tomorrow (Fri
day), beginning at 10 a. m. each
day, according to an announce
ment by Rev. George Home, Rec
tor of the Church of The Good
Shepherd (Episcopal) in Coving
ton. The seminar is sponsored
by the Newton County Mental
Health Association with funds
provided by many of the large
Industries of the county.
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-
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