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Wow! We’re just missi r
everything by being shut-in
cold weather. . .Meeting M
Missed the Study Course
church but glad it was so succ
fyl. . .Tuesday I missed the t»
to Atlanta to one of the pretty
new hotels where the Directors
and County Officials of the Am
erican Cancer Society met to
make plans for Georgia in 1968
Crusade. . .Mr. Banks, Mr. Ray
Reece, Mrs. James Rogers and
maybe some others attended and
stayed for the beautiful Dutch
Dinner that evening. We’ll let
them tell you about the plans for
our Crusade. Then Wednesday
the Mary Mallard Circle of Wo
man’s Missionary Society of
First Baptist Church met with
Mrs. David Dodd. . .and we did
get to this lovely meeting.
Were you as proud of our
Basketball players as we were?
Boys beat Gainesville 59 to 41
and Girls beat Gainesville 36-35
. . .and Saturday night here. . .
Boys beat Baldwin 84 to 50 and
girls beat Baldwin 40 to their
39! WOW! But we are proud
of every last one of you!!! There
will be a Tournament at Gaines
ville Friday and Saturday night...
Both teams from Newton County
will play. . .and ARE WE PULL
ING FOR YOU, BOYS AND GIRLS!
’Cause if you win in this and the
next you go to State Tournaments
. . .and THIS OFFICE BOY IS
SIMPLY “TARING HIS SHIRT”
to see you win!! And that Band
Boosters pre-festival Concert!
Cadet and Blue Rambler Bands...
Can’t you still see our hat flying
up in the air, we were so proud?
We are ROOTIN’ AND WILL BE
TOOTIN’ OUR HORNS, ETC.,
FOR YOU TO WIN AND GET TO
GO TO THE State Festival. YOU
know we love and appreciate you
for the long hours you prac
tice. . .and are justly proud of
you anywhere you go. . .and
everywhere! Don’t you forget
that! And the D.A.R. meets
Wednesday with Mrs. Fleming
Touchstone.
Everybody read about the re
tirement of Mr. Henry Anderson
last week. . .and after all the
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2 Men Draw
800 Fines
In City Court
Two men, who had multiple
charges placed against them for
violation of city ordinances
during the week, drew S3OO fines
in Judge E. W. Strozier’s City
Court Monday morning. One of
the men was behind bars Tuesday
and the other was out on bond.
One of the subjects was charged
with reckless driving, speeding,
driving without a license, and dis
orderly conduct. The other man’s
charges included drunk, disorde
rly conduct. The other man’s
charges included drunk, disord
erly, shooting at another, discha
rging firearms in the city, and
stabbing another.
Among the other cases called
for trial Monday 12 were on
drunkenness charges, eight for
disorderly conduct, four for
speeding, two driving without a
license, two reckless driving and
two for operating a car without a
proper sticker.
Three persons were arrested
for shoplifting in Covington stor
es, with two of those having their
cases transferred to Judge Jim
Morgan’s is Juvenile Court. The
other subject drew'a SSO fine from
Judge strozier.
Boy Scouts On Kiwanis Club Program
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IN OBSERVANCE of Boy Scout Week, the Covington Kiwanis Club’s weekly program was devoted to Boy
Scouts and adult leaders. This photo was taken at the expiration of the interesting program. Front, left
to right: George Hutchinson, Kiwanis Boys and Girls Committee Chairman: Richard Moore, Darrell
Huckably and Tim Carnes, who had parts on the program: and Roger Zuercher, Newton-Rockdale Dis
trict Executive. Back: Tom Rowland, Troop 222 Scoutmaster: Chris Moore, Post 222: Charles Robert
son, Cubmaster Pack 222; W. V. Elder, Explorer Post 222 advisor: Kiwanis President Philip Cohen;
and Sam Ramsey, N-R District Chairman and Program Chairman for the week.
A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
1967
Better Newspaper
Contests
jss Deas, Najjar STAR Honorees
Savings Up $2,082,000
In Local Area
Special to the News
Residents of Newton County
saved a record amount of money
during the past year.
Attracted by the high interest
rates paid by banks and by sav
ings and loan companies, they
salted away a larger than us
ual proportion of their income in
such institutions. They also put
more into investments and into
other savings.
With earnings higher than the
year before for most local peo
ple, they were able to put away
the increased amount without re
ducing their customary rate of
spending for goods and services.
The result was that total sav
ings by Newton County residents
during 1967 came to approx
imately $2,082,000.
The local estimate is based up
on national data compiled by the
Federal Reserve Board and other
governmental agencies and upon
income and sales figures report
ed for each area of the country.
They show that the amount a
Porterdale PTA
To Make Award
Tonight 7 P.M.
PORTERDALE — Awards will
be given to the oldest member
and the youngest member of the
PTA for 1968 at the Porterdale
School Auditorium at seven o’-
clock on Thursday, February 15,
at their observance of Founders
Day. All former presidents and
principals have been invited to
attend the program entitled “A
House To Live 7 In.” It will be
presented by Miss Martha Ram
sey’s Sixth Grade.
All those who have not yet
joined are urged to bring fifty
cents to this meeting and affili
ate with this most important or
ganization.
Mayor Proclaims Heart
Month In Covington
A proclamation designatinf
February as American Heart Mo
nth, and pointing out that the hear
and blood vessel diseases are re
sponsible for more deaths hen
than all other diseases and cau
ses combined, was signed Monday
by Mayor Walker Harris of Cov
ington.
In his proclamation, the Mayoi
called upon local citizens to hel]
speed their Heart Association’:
research, education and comm
unity heart programs througl
Heart Fund contributions and vol
unteer service.
Qloutngtnn New
BEST COVERAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
‘erprise, Established 1865—The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
family saves depends principally
upon how much it has left after
paying its bills for essential
Civil Defense,
Fire Department
Had Busy Weekend
The Covington-Newton County
Civil Defense and Rescue Squad,
and the Covington Fire Depart
ment had a rather busy weekend,
according to Chief R. T. Floyd
who heads both local organiza
tions.
Starting Thursday night the
Rescue Unit was called to the
Newton County Hospital area to
search for a patient who abrupt
ly left the hospital clad only in
his pajamas. Floyd said that
Henry Hardy, 33-year-old Negro,
left the hospital about 9:30 against
the protests of Dr. Jim Purcell.
Floyd said the man had a high
temperature and “could have
been out of his head.”
Hardy was reported to have
headed in an easterly direction
and had been pursued for a block
or two by Dr. Purcell. The Civil
Defense Unit continued its search
for the man Friday and Saturday.
No reports of his whereabouts
had been received Monday, Chief
Floyd stated. Hardy had been
employed by the City and worked
with the cemetery department.
Two grass fires Saturday and
Sunday also saw the local fire
department on the scene. The
fire Saturday burned some 5
acres on Herring Street, North
of the Covington Meadows Shop
ping Center. This fire broke out
about 12:20 p. m. The other
grass fire burned about one
half acre on Geiger Street Sun
day afternoon about 3:50.
Civil Defense and Rescue Unit
workers also were called to a
home on Bohannon Street about
5:45 Sunday to search for a
5-year-old child who was report
ed missing from a home.
Chief Floyd said that the child
was found by an elderly woman
about 7 p. m. and returned to
its mother. Chief Floyd did not
reveal the name of the youngster.
ig The month-long Heart Fund
>- Campaign will reach its high
rt point on Heart Sunday, February
>- 25, when over 100 volunteers will
■e call on their neighbors to distri
i- bute heart-saving literature and
iy to receive Heart Fund contribu
r- tions.
>r Present when the Mayor signed
Ip the proclamation were Kenneth
's Davis, Heart Fund Chairman;
'* Mrs. Neal Banks, Vice Chairman;
■ h Mrs. P. W. Pratt, Jr., Publicity
I- Chairman and Miss Mary Alice
King, Heart Fund Treasurer.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1968
items.
Another factor that determines
the family’s savings program is
the extent of its concern about
taxes, inflation and Vietnam.
The survey shows that there
is a direct relationship between
earnings and savings. Families
at the bottom of the income scale
live from hand to mouth and are
unable to save anything.
Families that have $4,500 left
after taxes put aside 2.8 percent
of it, on average, and those with
net incomes of $7,500, about 5.9
percent.
In Newton County, where net
after-tax income was at the rate
of $6,610 per household, at last
report, savings were at the es
timated rate of 5.0 percent. An
average of $330 was put aside
per unit.
For the local population, the
grand total was nearly $22,082,
000.
Assumed is that the rate of
saving locally corresponds, at
each Income level, with the av
erage rate nationally at that le
vel.
Just when and to what extent
consumers will decide to bring
out their accumulated savings and
start spending them is the big
unknown in the business picture.
Once it happens, the stimula
tion to the economy will be en
ormous, say the conomists.
Covington Mayor Signs Heart Proclamation
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WALKER HARRIS Mayor of the City of Covington, signed the proclamation Monday designating the
month of February as Heart Fund Month. Shown with him are Kenneth Davis (seated), Heart Fund
Chairman; left to right standing, Mrs. John Neal Banks, vice-chairman; Mrs. P. W. Pratt, Jr., pub
licity chairman and Miss Mary Alice King, Heart Fund Treasurer.
Grier Stephenson Is Speaker Today At Kiwanis
Guest speaker at the regular
weekly meeting of the Covington
Kiwanis Club today (Thursday)
will be Grier Stephenson, son of
Judge and Mrs. Donald Stephen
son of Covington. The meeting
will be held at the Teen Can build
ing on Newton Drive and will start
at 1 p. m.
Program chairman for the
week is S. J. Morcockandhewill
introduce the speaker.
Mr. Stephenson received his
PHD degree in Political Science
from Princeton University in
October, 1967. He also is a grad
uate of Davidson College, David
son, N.C.
He is presently awaiting orders
for military service at Ft. Ben
ning, Ga. Stephenson is a Lt. in
the US Army Reserve.
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The local observance of Boy
Scout Week (Feb. 7-13) served
as the incentive for the weekly
program of the Covington Kiwanis
Club Thursday at the Teen Can.
Sam Ramsey, chairman of the
Newton-Rockdale District BSA,
was the program chairman of the
week.
Covington Kiwanis Club spon
sors all three units of Cubs, Sc
outs and Explorers. Leaders
and scouts of each of these units
appeared on the program Thurs
day,
Charles Robertson and Cub
Scout Tim Carnes of Pack 222,
Student-Teacher Honorees At HCHS
NEWTON HIGH’S Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR)
honorees far 1968 are shown in the photo above with school officials.
Seated is Miss Jan Deas, STAR Student, and Eddie Najjar, STAR
Teacher. Standing (L to R) is Milton Me Laney, Assistant Principal
of NCHS, and Homer Sharp, Principal and sponsoring Kiwanis Club
representative. They are looking over a college yearbook selected
by Miss Deas.
Tom Rowland and Scout Richard
Moore of Troop 222, and W. V.
> Eller and Explorer Christ Moo
re of Explorer Post 222, each
spoke briefly of their Scouting
activities. Also, Eagle Scout
Darrell Huckaby was introduc
ed as was the Newton-Rockdale
District Scout Executive Roger
Zuercher.
Guests at the meeting includ
ed: Chester M. Smith and Eley
I Wagnon of John H. Harte Asso
? elates of Atlanta; and Key Club
members Pete Carter and Sammy
Ozburn.
Temperatures
Covington temperatures during
the past week, according to local
Weatherman Jack Chapman, were
as follows:
High Low
Wed., Feb. 7th 56 28
Thurs., Feb. Bth 44 28
Fri., Feb. 9th 48 29
Sat., Feb. 10th 49 29
Sun., Feb. Uth 42 26
Mon., Feb. 12th 44 17
Tues., Feb. 13th 44 26
Total weeks snowfall was 3/4
inch.
Burke Named Ga. Industrial Arts Teacher Os Year
L. M. BURKE (right) of Newton County Highschool has been named "Georgia Industrial Arts Teacher Os
The Year.” At the NCHS chapel program Friday morning Principal Homer F. Sharp officially notifies
Mr. Burke of this honor. The NCHS students are shown in the background of the auditorium at the as
sembly.
Editorial 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports 17-18
Legal 12-27
Classified 24-27
Will Represent Newton County
In The State STAR Competition
Jan Deas, senior at Newton County High School, has been selected
as the Newton County STAR Student for 1968. This program, spon
sored by the State Chamber of Commerce, is designed to recognize
and honor outstanding Seniors throughout Georgia. local sponsor
for the program is the Kiwanis Club of Covington.
Selection for the program is
based on Scholastic Aptitude Test
scores on the November or De
cember College Entrance Exam
ination Board tests. The STAR
student must earn the highest
score on this test, be in the upper
10% of the senior class, be re
gularly enrolled and unmarried.
Jan was given the opportunity
to select the Georgia teacher who
has contributed most to her de
velopment. She chose Mr. Eddie
Najjar, Counselor at Newton
High, as STAR Teacher.
Jan is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James E. Deas of Cov
ington, Georgia. She entered
Newton County High School this
year from Alleghany County High
School, Covington, Virginia, when
her father was transferred here
as Technical Supervisor for Her
cules, Incorporated. Jan is a
member of the “Ram Speaks,”
the school newspaper, Senior
TRI-Hi-Y, Vice President of the
Art Club, and the Beta Club. She
is a member of the First Metho
dist Church of Covington where
she is active in the MYF.
During the summer before co
ming to Covington, Jan was cho
sen to attend a National Science
Foundation course in Mathema
tics in Richmond, Virginia. She
also won National Merit Scholar-
NEWS To Print
Early Next Week
The Covington NEWS will come
to you early next week due to
Washington’s Birthday Anniver
sary (Feb. 22) being a National
Holiday and the post offices will
be closed on that day. There
fore our paper will be delivered
on Wednesday morning of next
week instead of Thursday.
The NEWS felt that this ser
vice would enable shoppers to
plan their weekend more effi
ciently, especially buying gro
ceries prior to Friday or Sat
urday. Advertisers and cor
respondents are asked to pre
pare their copy a day early for
next week’s paper.
Newton's L. M. Burke Named
Industrial Arts Teacher Os Year
On February 8, news was re
ceived that Lawrence M. Burke,
industrial arts teacher at Newton
County High School for the past
seventeen years, has been select
ed as the Outstanding Industrial
Arts Teacher of the Year for the
State of Georgia by the American
Industrial Arts Association.
Mr. Burke received his B. S.
Ed. degree from Georgia South
ern, his M. Ed. from the Univers
ity of Georgia, and will complete
requirements for his six year
certificate inthe summer of 1968.
He has thirty years of teaching
experience in Georgia schools.
He participates in both com-
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ship Commendation. Her hobbies
include painting, drawing and
dancing.
The STAR Teacher, Mr. Eddie
Najjar, has been teaching at New
ton County High for the past 17
years. He first came here to
teach Commercial Subjects and
became counselor three years la
ter. In this capacity, he has wor
ked with students in assisting
them with vocational, educational
and personal problems. He has
done much work with senior plays
and one-act plays. For the past
two summers and for the coming
summer he has been selected to
serve as a counselor at the Go
vernor’s Honors Program in Ma
con, Georgia. He has been a dir
ector for the Newton Community
Theatre and he has been instrum
ental in the development of the
fine arts in Newton County.
Civil Defense
Health Services
To Be Discussed
A status report on civil de
fense health services in Geor
gia is on the agenda for consi
deration by members of the St
ate Board of Health at their
February meeting to be held in
Atlanta Thursday, Feb, 15.
Lyndon Beall, director of the
State Health Department unit re
sponsible for provision of health
services in event of civil defense
emergency, will present the re
port.
Scheduled for committee atten
tion, and possible action by the
full 18-man health group, are
discussion of improved commu
nications between the State Board
and local boards of health; a re
view of 1967 amendments to the
Medicaid program; proposed ru
les and regulations governing the
operation of “eye banks;” and a
review of the projected role of
Central State Hospital
Dr. P. K. Dixon of Gainesville
is Board chairman. The group
will convene at 9:00 a. m. in
room 519, State Health Building,
munity and church activities. He
Is an elder in the Bethany Presb
yterian Church where he is cur
rently serving as Sunday School
Superintendent.
In addition to his teaching dut
ies at Newton, he serves as adv
isor for the Industrial Arts Club.
He is also advisor of the Hi—Y
Club which for the past sixteen
years has received the highest
rating given by the State Y.M.C.A.
Mr. Burke plans to attend the
Convention of the American In
dustrial Arts Association in Min
neapolis, Minnesota, April 30 -
May 3. He will receive an award
at this time.