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As this Holy Season approaches
we have just finished reading
Norman Vincent Peale’s book,
“The Amazing Results of Posit
ive Thinking.” He wrote also,
a wonderful book on “The Power
of Positive Thinking.” These
books should be in everybodys
library. They should be read
often! You’ll be amazed your
self at what they can and will
do for you. In the last book
mentioned Dr. Peale revealshow
the philosophy of confidence ch
anged the lives of countless rea
ders. . .how it can help you, or
me, enrich our lives beyond mea
sure. They are worth your time!
Dr. Peale tells a story, which
could apply to even us today. He
was out walking with his beloved
father one day. They had been
shopping and “Norman” a small
boy was loaded with packages. ..
It must have been just before
Christmas. They came to a bl
eary eyed, dirty old man with
his beard grown out, unshaven
who came up to little Norman
and touched him, saying "please
give me some money.” The boy
withdrew from that grimy, dirty
beggars hand and brushed him
aside. As they walked on Nor
man’s father told him he should
n’t have acted as he had. He
reminded his father that this
dirty old man was nothing but a
bum. He told Norman that there
was no such thing as a bum,
that every human being was a
Child of God. The old man had
not made the most of things,
but that was no reason to con
demn him. He ran his hand in
his pocket, as I remember the
story, and pulled out a dollar
bill. He told young Norman to
go back to this man, hand him
the dollar and speak kindly, with
feeling, and tell him you want
to give him this dollar in the
name of Christ!
Dr. Peale said he, that little
boy, objected saying he just did
not want to do that, but his
father saw that he went. So he
ran after the old man and said:
“Excuse me sir. I give you
this dollar in the name of Ch
rist. Os course the old man
was surprised but a wonderful
smile came over his face. It was
so very radiant that it made Nor
man forget he was dirty and un
shaven. His nobility came forth
and ha bowed graciously and said
“Kind sir I receive this gift in
the name of Christ.” That little
boy Norman Peale never forgot
that. He held that man in high
esteem. He went on to say that
since that time he has tried to
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Zion Baptist
To Present A
Christmas Cantata
The Christmas Cantata “Night
of Miracles” by John W. Peter
son, will be presented by the
Choir of Zion Baptist Church on
Sunday night, December 17,1967,
at 7:30 p. m.
You are extended a cordial in
vitation by the Pastor and Ch
urch to join with us to hear in
song the story of an unforget
table night. . .a night when cen
turies old prophecy came mi
raculously true, a night when
shepherds were awe-stricked by
a gloriously brilliant heavenly
host that told of the birth of the
Prince of Peace; a night when God
sent His only begotten Son to be
born of a virgin for the redem
ption of a world of sinners. This
last fact was the most miracu
lous of all! Here, too, is a
story of Love, but not love as
natural man knows it. This
Love knows no bounds. It is
limitless and absolute, and it
was first manifested on that won
derful night so long ago. . .a
NIGHT OF MIRACLES.
Music is under the direction
of Mr. Lewis G. Norton, Jr.
Zion Baptist Church is lo
cated at the intersection of Ge
orgia Highways 20/212.”
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KIWANTANS WITH OUTSTANDING prefect attendance records were cited at the club’s
Ladies Night program Tuesday at the Ficquett School Cafetorfum. Virgil Y. C. Eady
presented citations to the members shown above (left to right): S J. Moreock, 25 years:
W. J. Dickey 21; Edgar Wood 20, Frank Meadors 21; Godfrey Trammell 17; Mel Wag
goner 17 and Rucker Ginn 15. Another Klwanlan was not present for his award, S. A.
Ginn 17 years.
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Band In Christmas Concert Tonight
Bibb’s Annual Christmas
Tree Monday At 5 P.M.
PORTERDALE — Excitement
is mounting in Porterdale as the
date for the Annual Community
Christmas Tree Party for the
employees' Children of Bibb
Manufacturing Company ap
proaches. That date has been set
for December 18 with the pro
gram at five o’clock.
Jerry Aldridge, Principal of
the Porterdale School, with other
committee members, Misses
Pauline Hardman and Elizabeth
Willis, and Mrs. J. W. Loyd,
will be assisted by the entire
Porterdale School in the present
ation.
The giant tree beautifying the
Courchaine, Callaway Are
Rams Top Award Winners
BY 808 GREER
(News And Sports Editor)
Laurels for super-efforts were given out at the 1967 Ram football
banquet Thursday evening at the NCHS cafeteria. Louis Courchaine,
John Lamar Callaway, Jim Allen, Andy Howell and Slade Exley
carried home the trophies for their overall performance during
the past gridiron campaign.
Courchaine took the Out
standing Lineman award, Call
away the Outstanding back aw
ard, Howell the Most Impro
ved, lineman, Allen the Most
Improved back, and Exley was
presented the Sportsmanship tro
phy. Presentations were made
by B. C. Crowell, acting in the
absence of Dan Clower, Exalted
Ruler of Covington Elks Lodge
No. 1806. The local Elks have
sponsored these awards for many
years.
Recognitions and citations
were also made to the NCHS
Varsity Cheerleaders, the “B”
team cheerleaders, and to the two
outstanding members of the New
ton High “B” team, Bruce Ly
nch as the Outstanding Back,
and Gerry Katz, Outstanding Li
neman. Faculty sponsor Mrs.
Bill McDowell and Mrs. Jerry
Aldridge presented the cheer-
JayceesTo Give
Phone Call To
Viet Serviceman
Newton County Jaycees are
giving a telephone call to a New
ton County family of a Service
man or Servicewoman In Viet
Nam during the Christmas sea
son. A drawing will be held
on the Covington City Square
by Jaycees on December 23 at 3
p. m.
Any member of a family in
the county may submit the name
of a relative in Viet Nam for the
phone call. The deadline for en
tering a Serviceman or Service
woman’s name in the contest is
December 21, midnight. Names
should be sent to:
Newton County Jaycees
c/o Nelson Allen
6114 Floyd Street
Covington, Georgia
The call will be of five- min
ute duration and will cost the
Jaycees about $20.00. The win
ner is responsible for the cost
in excess of S2O, Jaycee Cliff
Rogers stated Tuesday.
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center of the basketball court
of Porter Memorial Gymnasium
has become a tradition and is
synonymous with the Christmas
Season.
Fruit boxes will be distributed
immediately after the program
until eight o’clock. On Tues
day, they will be distributed from
six-thirty A. M. to eleven o’clock
A. M.
All children of employees from
ages one through twelve are in
cluded in the guest list and every
one in the community is invited
to enjoy the program.
leader awards to the young lad
ies.
As the program unfolded, an air
of appreciation permeated the ca
feteria as glowing tributes from
coaches, players and faculty
members met with much app
lause. Homer F. Sharp, Super
vising Principal of NCHS, was the
MC. The invocation was deliv
ered by David Henderson, Pre
sident of the NCHS Student Body.
Coach Perry Haymore gave the
welcome address, and the words
of appreciation were delivered
by Ram Head Coach Wilbur Fis
her.
Four seniors on the 1967 Ram
team gave a short speech on the
subject "What Football Means To
Me.” Those speaking were Louis
Courchaine, John L. Callaway,
Matt Crowell and Slade Exley.
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TWD TRACTOR-TRtILER outfits collided on State Route 142 between the Pony Express and Newborn
Thursday morning in a dense fog. The result is shown above as the cargo from both vehicles was nrewn
over the road. One of the trucks had a load of oil and the other bleach bottles, (see More Pictures of
Wreck on Page 7)
Kiwanis Club Os Covington Had Ladies Night Program Tuesday At Ficquett School Cafetorium
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1967
Bibb Donates Land For Jaycee Youth Center
FUTURE home
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JAYCEES YOUTH CENTER building site is pictured above on Brown Bridge Road near the Golf Course.
M B. Shaw (second from left), General Supt. of Bibb Mig. Company at Porterdale, presented the deed to
5.2 acres of land for the building, to Wayne Hunt, Building Committee Chairman of the Jaycees. Shown
at right are Jaycees Ronald Carter and Larry Newton (left to right).
FIRST METHODIST CHOIRS TO PRESENT PROGRAM
The three choirs of the First
Methodist Church, Covington,
will present a service of Ch
ristmas music Sunday, Decem
ber 17, at the 7:30 P. M. wor
ship hour. This program, under
the direction of Mrs. Owen Kel
lum, Jr., and with Mrs. Martin
Goode at the organ, will begin
as the seventy-five voices en
ter in the processional from
the narthex. The pastor, E.
Owen Kellum, Jr., will lead the
congregation in the invocation
and the carols to be sung by the
entire group. The special mu
sic presented by the choirs will
include the music of Johann Se
bastian Bach, Michael Praeto
rius, George Frederich Handel,
Felix Mendelssohn, Everett Tit
comb, Alta Faircloth, Margrethe
Hokanson, and thirteenth century
plainsong, as well as well known
Two Tractor-Trailers Collided In Fog Thursday
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DR. TOM HAGGAI of High Point, North Carolina, was the guest speaker at the Covington
Kiwanis Club Indies Night program at Ficquett Cafetorium. Shown at left are Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Ranks. Mr. Banks is president of the Kiwanis Club
carols of the Ukraine, Poland,
Germany, France, England, and
America. The public is invited
to this service of worship at First
Methodist Church on Sunday
evening, December 17.
Those choir members partici
pating will be Mrs. Lewis Archer,
Mrs. W. S. Cook, Jr., Mrs. Ro
bert Fowler, Mrs. Charles El
liott, Jr., Mrs. Tom Harwell,
Mrs. Tony Wilkie, Mrs. Stuart
McCanless, Mrs. Ronald Brad
ley, Mrs. Boa Banks, Mrs. Bill
Briggs, Mrs. S. W. Randle, Mrs.
Everett Pratt, Mrs. Raymond
McFadden, Mrs. John H. Pound,
Cecil Brown, George Hutchin
son, Jim Deas, Bill Briggs, Cha
rles Elliott, Jr., David Rainey,
Mike Pratt, Mrs. Martin Goode,
and Mrs. Owen Kellum, Jr., all
members of the Chancel Choir.
The Chapel Choir, composed
of young ladies from the youth
division includes Nancy Arm
strong, Bobbie Wrenn Banks, Ma
rigene Banks, Martha Ellen
Banks, Libby Callaway, Susan
Fedder, Anita Hays, Sally Irwin,
Marci McLaney, Karen Meadors,
Renee Meadors, Huanne Moore,
Kathy Partee, Kathy Shepherd,
Vickie Shepherd, Gall Wood, and
Lyn Caulkins. The Carol Choir,
with boys and girls from grades
three through six has as mem
bers Chris Adams, Tim Adams,
Vicki Bowen, Brad Bradley, Bre
nda Bradley, Gene Callaway, Cla
udia Campbell, Walker Campbell,
Joy Capes, Daronne Cheek, Ch
arlene Elliott, Jenny Elliott, Gil
Gainer, Pamela Handley, Alma
Hays, Amanda Irwin, Andy Ir
win, Glenn Kellum, Vera Lynn
Kellum, Greg Maloney, Scott Ma
loney, Elizabeth Marett, Diane
Martin, David McFadden, Sharon
McFadden, Melinda Mclntosh,
Leslie Mclntosh, Elizabeth Mea
dors, Melissa Norton, Laura Po
und, Melody Savage, Angela Sh
arp, Alan Shepherd, and Al Th
ompson.
Cantata Sunday
At Covington
Baptist Church
The Adult Choir of the First
Baptist Church will present
“Love Transcending”, a Christ
mas Cantata by John W. Peter
son, at the Sunday evening ser
vices December 17, at 7:30.
The choir is under the dir
ection of Alan Mitchell, Director
of Music at the church, and ac
companist will be Mrs. T. A.
Rape.
School Holidays
Dec. 19-Jan. 2
Newton County schools, both
elementary and highschools, will
close for the Yuletide holidays
on December 19, and reopen on
Tuesday, January 2.
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THE CHAPEL CHOIR of the First Methodist Church In Covington presented special
music at the Kiwanis Ladies Night program Tuesday. The group, pictured above, was
directed by Mrs. Owen Kellum, Jr., who accompanied the group at the piano.
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The Blue Rambler Band will present its annual Christmas Concert
on December 14, at 8 p. m. at the Newton County High School au
ditorium. In this presentation the band will combine traditional
and religious Christmas works with the ever popular year round
compositions. The band proudly acknowledges the accompaniment
of the Civic Chorus in a portion of the “Messiah”.
To be presented on the pro
gram will be John Phillip Sou
sa’s “Fairest of the Fair”; He
brides Overture, better known
as Fingal’s Cave. This work by
Felix Mendelssohn was compo
sed in 1830 and is one of two
works which was Influenced by
Mendelssohn’s tour of Scotland.
The transcription for band was
made by Seredy. “Lawrence of
Arabia”, by Jarre is the theme
song from the award winning
movie of the same name.
“Elsa’s Procession to the Ca
thedral”, from the opera Loh
engrin, by Richard Wagner. This
great number preceds the well
known Wedding March which was
written for the scene where Elsa
meets her groom, the Holy Knight
of Grail outside the Cathedra.
Next will be a traditional favorite
of both the band and the public,
“The Christmas Festival,” by
Leßoy Anderson.
To place a dynamic and dra
matic ending to the concert, the
band will present the Hallelujah
Chorus from the “Messiah”, by
Handel. The Civic Chorus com
bines with the band in this pre
sentation. “The Messiah”, is
based on the biblical text of the
birth, sacrifice and resurrect-
Mayor Jackson
Is Re-Elected
At Oxford
Oxford Mayor A. W. Jackson
was re-elected in the voting Mon
day at the Community Center
building and one new councilman
was named in the annual voting.
Jackson defeated Herbert Katz
by a vote of 111 to 85.
J. T. Kirkley was elected to a
council post along with incum
bents James N. Dobbs and Tho
mas Dial. Kirkley will fill the
vacancy created when J. T. Lo
vern moved out of the Town of
Oxford.
Voting in the council race was
as follows: Dobbs 151, Dial 148,
Kirkley 111, Joseph (Rip) Repet
ske 93, and Virgil Y. C. Eady,
Jr. 64.
"Born A King” Cantata Sunday
At Porterdale Church 7:30 PM
“Born A King”, a Christmas
cantata, will be presented by the
choir of the Porterdale Baptist
Church on Sunday, December 17,
at 7:30 P. M.
This great cantata, written by
John W. Peterson, Is an expres
sion In song of the great event
In history when Christ the Lord
was born in a lowly manger in
the midst of the most humble
surroundings, yet, He was born a
King!
This contata contains scripture
narrations with solo and choral
music which brings to our reali
zation the tremendous Impor
tance of having the King of Kings
be the King of our lives.
The choir, consisting of
twenty-seven voices, will be di
rected by the music director,
Herbert Burch, and accompanied
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ion of Christ and was composed
in only 24 days. The band tran
scription for this was made by
Chiaffarelli.
Members of the Blue Rambler
Band this year are: Flutes-Gl
enda Chapman, Gay Bankston,
Becky Ballard, Barbara Harper,
Cindy Maxwell. Oboe - Debby
Morford. Bassoon-Steve Luke,
Clarinets - Cathy Klimaszewskl,
Cathy Day, Cathy Dennis, Anne
Klimaszewski, Debbie Anderson,
Jane Corry, Kim Puckett, Debo
rah Scarborough, Gayle Purcell,
Beverly George, Bob Budd, Sa
mmy Williams.
Bass Clarinets-Becky Strawn,
Ray Henderson, Lanette Coggin.
Contra Bass Clarinet-Randy Wil
liams. Alto Saxophone-Susan
Chester, Lynn Rainey, Randy Hi
ggins, Karan Phillips. Tenor
Saxophone-Bryant Steele, Reggie
Henry. Horn-Sandi Ison, Lynn
Jones, Henry Eller, Doug Har
grove. Cornet-Jim Peay, David
Brown, Ricky Edwards, Jerry
Mclntosh, Mike Roseberry, Daryl
Allen, Otis Criswell, Tim Wil
liams, Luanne Bellew, Rhyse Gr
iffin, Del Brandenburg, Terry
Wilson.
Fluegelhorn - Mike Whatley,
John Jones. Barltone-Pam Jo
nes, Raymond Hammonds, Rachel
King. Bass-Leslie Fuller, Ed
die Nolan, Paul Jernigan, Tommy
Armstrong. Trombone-Charles
Bohanan, Randy Kirkus, Deleda
May, Henry Unger, Kim Allen,
Chris Moore, Marshall Ginn.
Percussion-Gary Carney, Tony
Cordell, Robbie Rape, Mike Wal
den, Ricky Cordell, Frank Dyal
and Randy Forrester.
Mansfield Re-Elects
Mayor Kd Prather
Mayor Prather and the two
high councilmen, J. O. Hitch
cock and C. J. Prosser will
serve two-year terms. The next
three highest will serve one year
terms; John W. Kinard, Jr.,
Leonard Davis and E. L. Hays.
Robert S. Peck 51
E. W. Patrick 68
Waymon R. Loyd 65
Ralph Mask 36
J. O. Hitchcock 126
C. J. Prosser 114
J. W. Kinard, Jr. 103
Leonard Davis 95
E. L. Hays 91
Mayor Prather received 134
votes.
by Miss Debra Head, church or
ganist and Don Kent, church pi
anist. It will be narrated by
Clack Stubbs. The choir mem
bers are, bass: Virgil Nor
wood, Billy Skinner, Harvey
Campbell and Kenneth Hall;
tenor; Frank Wise, Joe Norwood,
D. L. Maddox, Wallace Edwards
and Jack Norwood; alto: Evelyn
Earnest, Anne Norwood, Mary
Burch, Sally Smallwood, Vickie
Norwood and Claudia Edwards;
soprano: Betty Madden, Gordy
Mae Norwood, Alice Rawls, Ma
cel Lindsey, Betty Stanton, Carol
Kent, Louise Savage, Beverly Hu
ghes, Kay Kerbow, Cindy Moss,
Jackie Rldllng and Cathy Ed
wards.
The pastor, Rev. H. N. Earnest,
cordially extends an Invitation to
all.