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Our Boys ARE goin' to bas
ketball Region Finals! Just wish
the girls had made the last round
but you know I'm just a PIG
when it comes to wantin’ every
thing for our chillun! That’s not
right either for all these Geor
gia young people are OURS. . .
we are just a little partial to
Newton County for some very
good reason. We are pullin’ for
you boys to go to Atlanta. . .and
1 know one thing, your spirits
are dampened about the girls
hard luck the last minute!
Now that basketball is about
over for this season. . .I want
you to get real nice to your
coaches. . .sure you have hated
them at times (I know). But as
me mudder, bless her heart, has
said to her friends many times
when she forgot I was around,
that it hurt her worse to switch
me than it hurt me. Well, for
sure, at that time I knew it did
not hurt her (at least not in the
same place). . .but now, I know it
does hurt a parent more than
the child. . .for they do not want
to hurt you. . .If your coach
had not gotten as mean as. . .
well, as he did, I'll say. . .you
would not have won out! He made
some of you hate him, because
he had to get just that tough with
you to make you do your very
best. . .That’s what coaches have
to do (bless their lil’ ole hearts
too). Sure it hurts them worse
than it does you, if not in the
same place. Those he knows have
it in them, to put a game over,
get the worst lickin's from the
coach, to make you as mad as
hops, so you fire into the bunch
so mad you don’t care what hap
pens. . .YOU WILL SHOW HIM
YOU CAN WIN! That’s all he
wants sonny, and he loves you
more, sometimes than all the rest
for he knows you can do it if he
makes you so mad you hate him
.« +Ain’t I right coach? Youwon’t
cet mad with me now for tellin’
them this. . .cause [ know that
you are so tough with your best
players that you give 'um fits. ..
just to make them mad enough
to go in there and win in spite of
everything, Well we are just
as proud of our coaches as our
boys and our girls. So Mammas
« « «don’t you feel so keenly, the
fact that your boy is being hurt
by the Coach. . .that coach is
making a real man of your son!
Now, you men and young lad
ies. . .have you decided what
you expect to do in future life?
Now is the time to make your
decision. Sure, you may change
a bit before you finish college,
however, you practically know
now, what profession you prefer.
Set your heart and mind op it
now! Then believe in working
toward that end, and in yourself.
Now you are building the chara
cter you have always dreamed
of being. It is entirely up to
you now, so let nothing get in
your way. But above all you
have to BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU
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Collections
On Sunday afternoon, February
25th, between the hours of 2 and
5 P. M., roughly 35,000 volun=-
teers will call on residents ac=-
ross the State of Georgia.
Heart Sunday marks the cu=-
Imination of the 1968 Heart Fund
Drive, which seeks to raise a goal
of $760,000. Volunteerswilldis=
tribute information onpreventive
aspects of heart attack.
Funds raised during the 1968
Heart Fund Drive will support
the Georgia Heart Association’s
Research Program in Ceorgia
Dr. Stephenson Was Kiwanis Club Speaker
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DR. GRIER STEPHENSON (center) was the guest speaker at the Covingtol Kiwanis meeting Thursday,
Shown with Dr, Stephenson are (from left to right); Kiwanis President Philip Cohen, S, J, Morcock
(program chairman, Mrs, Donald Stephenson and Donald Stephenson, parents of the speaker,
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.n District Music Festival Here Saturday
Newton High FFA Chapter
Had A Busy Year Os Work
During National FFA Week, which is currently underway in Newton
County and across the nation, the work of the local Newton FFA Chap
ter is spotlighted. H. M. Pulliam of Newton County High School is the
faculty advisor for the local FFA chapter at that institution.
The Newton County Future
Farmers of America officers
are: Lewis Bailey, President;
Randy King, Vice - President;
Frankie Campbell, Secretary; Ji
mmy Ray, Reporter; Mitchell
Kitchens, Treasurer; Tim A, Br=-
uce, Sentinel and Tim E. Bruce,
Chaplain, and Brenda Herring,
Chapter Sweetheart.
Os the 67 boys enrolled in vo
cational agriculture this year, 36
have elected to join the FFA.
FFach member has some kind of
home project in livestock, field
crop, forestry or horticulture.
These projects are studiedinsc
hool and then the better prac
tices are carried out with the
home project, as far as possible.
Project record books are kept
on the projects and whenthe pro
ject is completed, the boy can
see whether he has a profit or
loss, and from his record book,
should there be a loss, what chan=
ges he might make to see if the
loss might be changed intoapro
fit. It doesn’talways work out but
it is worth a try. Some of these
boys will be in productive agri
culture some day, some willbe in
agri-business, while others will
pursue some aother vocation.
Whatever theydo they should have
a greater appreciation of rural
life and where their food and clo
thing comes from.
At present, one class islearn
ing some of the skills in elec=-
tric wiring, running circuits with
three-way switches etc.; another
class is studying electric arc
welding. In this work the; are
learning how tostrike anarc, how
to run a flat bead, how to set
the amperage for different jobs,
and of course as progress is
made, other skills in welding will
be taken up.
We also have several good con
tests the members may enter.
At present some are working on
their speeches for the public sp
eaking contest. Also other con
tests, such as soil judging, for
estry skills, livestock judging,
and several others which make it
possible and convenient for each
member to enter at least one
contest. In addition to learning
the skills in these contests, there
is some sort of remuneration in
the form of money, a trophy or
if they are good enough and can
outdo their competitors in other
chapters possibly an all expense
trip paid to the National FF A Con
vention in Kansas City. College
scholarships are also offered.
Future Farmers of America
in Newton County will join FFA
members throughout the nation
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institutions, professional and
public education activities and
services which include the Geor=-
gia Heart Clinic system for indi
gent patients and the Georgia
Stroke Rehabilitation Program.
According to Louis W, Truman,
Lt. Gen. (Ret.), Director of the
Georgia Department of Industry
and Trade, and 1968 State Heart
Fund Chairman, current emphas
is is on the reduction of risk
factors, i. e., smoking, overea
ting, lack of exercising, etc.,
related to heart attack and st
roke.
Che Covington News
in activities to focus attention
on the importance of agricul=
STAR Student And Teacher At Kiwanis Meeting
STUDENT-TEACHER Achievement Recognition (STAR) program principals were reconized and honored
at the Covington Kiwanis Club meeting Thursday at the Teen Can, Kiwanian Bob Arnold (center) is
shown presenting the STAR student certificate to Jan Deas, Looking on, from left to right: Eddie
Najjar (STAR teacher); Homer Sharp, NCHS Principal; Philip Cohen, Kiwanis President; Mrs, Jim
Deas and Jim Deas, parents of Miss Deas,
At Kiwanis
Henry Bowden, City Attorney
for the City of Atlanta, and chair
man of the Board of Trustees of
Emory University, will be the
guest speaker at the Covington
Kiwanis Club meeting Thursday,
Feb. 22 at the Teen Can build
ing at 1 p. m.
Program chairman for the
week is Robert O. Arnold, andhe
will introduce the speaker.
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Covington Kiwanians heard an
interesting speech by Dr. Grier
Stephenson Thursday at the club’s
regular weekly luncheon meeting
at the Teen Can. Dr. Stephenson’s
subject was ‘‘The Generation
Gap.”” He had some thought
provoking information he depart
ed to the Kiwanians and several
cuests. He is the son of Ki
wanian Donald and Mrs. Stephen
son,
Two groups of,special guests
were on hand for the program,
including the Newton County High
School STAR selectees, Miss Jan
Deas and Prof. Fiddie Najjar. Ki
wanian Robert O, Arnold pre
sented STAR certificates to Miss
Deas and Mr. Najjar. Present
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1968
ture during National FFA Week,
February 17-24,
““Challenging Youthin Agricul=-
ture’’ is this year’s FFA Week
theme, The message that these
young agriculturists are trying
Bank Os Mansfield
Has New Cashier
M. O. Campbell of Woodbury
was recently elected cashier of
the Bank of Mansfield to replace
G. Barron Davis who plans to
retire. Mr, Davis has served as
cashier of the Bank of Mansfield
since it opened 27 years ago.
Mr. Campbell has been a Ge=-
orgia banker since 1939, except
for four vears military service
during World War 11. Mr. and
Mrs. Campbell plan to move to
Mansfield. Their family includes
Georgia Susan, a teller atthe C &
S Bank in Macon; Mickey, a junior
at Georgia Southern College in
Statesboro; and Nancy, a sopho
more at Georgia Southwestern
College in Americus.
Mr. Campbell’s hobby of cut
ting gem stones has earnedhima
southwide reputation. He is in
demand as a speaker onthis sub
ject before civic and culturalgr=-
oups. One of his outstanding
stones is on display inthe Smith
sonian Institute.
The Generation Gap
(Fditor’s Note: This speech
by Dr. Grier Stephenson, Jr.
was made at the February 15
meeting of the Covington Ki
wanis Club. We thought it
timely and appropriate today,
not only because it is the pro
duct of a native Newton Coun
tian, who is the son of Mr, and
Mrs. Donald Stephenson, but
the message it conveys is im
measurable today.)
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GENERATIONS AND GAPS
We Americans seem to have
a propensity for overworking
certain words in our language.
One of these words is ‘gap.”
G=——A—P, We use this tiny word
to describe a great deal, usually
things we know very little about,
Critics plagued former President
Fisenhower with the “missile
gap;’’ President Johnson smarts
occasionally today from what the
press terms the ¢credibility
gap;’' General de Gaulle suf=-
fers from a ‘/grandeur gap;''
and some claim that Hollywood
has only recently discovered a
‘‘passion gap’’ in its own back
yard.
Those of you who indulge a
few minutes weekly 'in the news
magazines are familiar with an=
other gap — the generation gap.
Now, what do we mean by the
“‘generation gap?’’ This term
refers to a chasm which sup
posedly separates the American
population into two large croups:
those of us thirty and under, and
the rest of vou., If we believe
to impart to the nation is sim=-
ple. They seek to inform the
public of the importance of the
agricultural industry to Ameri
ca and to the world, the value of
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some of the articles we see,
those over the hump are fright
fully concerned lest the pot
pushing, acid - burning, glue -
sniffing under-thirty crowdseize
control of things. To complicate
matters, idiocy seems to breed
idiocy, for the thirty-and-under
group refuses to trust its elders
—4a bunch of old fogies and pro
ducts of another time, The epi=
tome of the current state of idio=
cy is the popular recording, wh
ere father advises junior on the
latter’s duty to his country. With
the <¢Battle Hymn of the Repub
lic’”’ whinning in the background
father reveals his perverted pa
triotism and his warped sense of
love for his son. So, this is the
generation gap —two sides, each
standing opposite the other, but
with neither group making much
effort to understand,
My purpose today is to shed
some light on the younger gene
ration—the most analyzed gene=
ration in American history. But
despite the studies in books and
, magazines and on the radio and
television, the under=-thirty still
appear usually mysterious, often
exciting, and sometimes repul
sive. In talking about the action=
oriented generation, [aim my re=
marks primarily to those of you
who are concerned and interested
in young people, though perhaps
a bit bewildered at many of them
whom you see.,
The idea I want to get across
is a simple one: Today’s youn=-
ger generation has grown up in
surroundings and under circum=-
stances so substantialle different
Rural Carrier
Applications
Now Accepted
An examination for Rural Car
rier for the post office at Cov
ington will be open for accep=-
tance of applications until March
12, 1968, the Commission an
nounced today,
Applicants must take a written
test for this position, They must
have resided within delivery of
the office for one year immed
iately preceding the closing date
of the examination, In addition,
they must have reached their 18th
birthday on the closing date for
acceptance of applications,
There is no maximum age
limit., However, persons who
have passed the age of 70 may
be considered only for tempor
ary limited appointments of one
year,
Complete information about the
examination requirements and
instructions for filing applica
tions may be obtained at the post
office for which this examination
is being announced, Application
forms must be filed with U, S,
Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D, C, 20415, and
must be received or postmarked
not later than the closing date,
O 5 A S W AT P A ALI 5
Guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the Covington Rotary
Club to be held at the Teen Can
Tuesday, February 27, will be
John C, Spencer of Atlanta, He
is a former Trust Officer of
The First National Bank of At
lanta, and currently an officer in
The Roy D. Warren Company,
one of the larger Mortgage Bank~
ing firms in the United States.
Program Chairman for the
week is E. G. Lassiter, Jr. and
he will introduce the speaker.
Mr. Spencer received his MBA
degree from the University of
Pennsylvania. He is also a gra
duate of Auburn University and
has done graduate work at North
western University, University of
Florida and ¥mory University.
His subject will be ¢“Can You
Trust Your Will?"?
Miss Gisela Harlinghausen,
overseas student from Germany,
now attending Oxford College was
the principal speaker for the
weekly program held Tuesday
at the Teen Can. Other guests
included Mrs. Dorothy Steele and
Mrs. Ruth Lassiter.
Guests at the February 20th,
meeting were:
Bobby Gibbs and Terry Crouch,
guests of Lee Bronson; C, L,
peirson and Harold Hughes of
Columbus; Dan Saxon, guest of
Jack Christian; Harding Paine,
guest of Dr, Faulkner; Marsh
Perry, guest of Mel Cagan; Cl
arance ‘“Bud’® Daniel, guest of
Lynn Maxwell,
rom those of even thirty years
ago, that comparison would be
amusing, if it were not sotragic.
Today’s environment makes gr=
owing-up a hard job, and I am
convinced that many of the social
cancers which supposedly infect
young people stem from a failure
by parents to grasp the new cli
mate in which they are rearing
their children, and consequently
from an inability to understand
the children themselves. . ~
What is the like to grow-up
in the years since the Second
World War? First, the youth of
today are the first in Western
civilization to come of age un
der the threat of nuclear anni
hilation. The specialists tell
us that after the decisionis made,
inter-continental ballistic missi=
les from the Soviet Union will
take less than thirty minutes to
reach this side of the globe and
to level practically every popul=
ation center in the United States.
We have grown upduring the Cold
War, which has an unruly habit of
becoming quite hot on occasions,
And military conflict such as we
have in Vietnam appears both
depressing and insoluble. It is
indeed difficult to be enthusiastic
over & policy which evenour hig=
hest leaders are unable to explain
adequately,
What, then, does this military
condition do to one who is in
the process of forming an ime
pression of life and the world?
Naturally, daily existence takes
on a sense of urgency, for there
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1,100 Music Students Will
Take Part In All-Day Event
Newton County will be host to the Tenth District Music Festival
on Saturday, February 24. The Festival, which will concern over
1,100 music students, will be divided into two definite classificat
ions, the Choral Festival and the Band Festival,
The Choral Festival will be
held at the First Methodist Ch=
urch, starting at 9 a. m., and
continuing until 4:30 p. m. Fle
ven participating Junior and High
School Choral Groups will be in=-
cluded in this classification. The
judges rating the Choral Groups
will be Mrs. James P. Moore of
Atlanta, Dr. John Graham, Don
W, Northrup, both of Georgia Sou
thern College at Statesboro. Mrs.
Owen Kellum, Jr., of Covington,
will judge the sight reading in
this division.
Basil Rigney, Band Director
of Newton High, says the Band
and Choral group wish to ex
press their appreciation to the
First Methodist Church for ma
king facilities available for th
ese groups, and to the High Sc
hool Chorus for assisting in op
erating the Choral Festival. Also,
the cooperation of the city police
in their assistance in parking
cars for this occasion, whichisa
first time occurance for Newton
County.
The Band Festival will be held
at Newton County High School
from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m. Th
irteen Junior High and High Sc
hool Bands will participate inthis
classification. The Newton Coun
ty Cadet Band will perform at
9:30 and the Blue Rambler Band
will perform at 10 a. m.
I'he routine followed at Fes=-
tivals is a 30 minute warm-up,
followed by the performance of
three musical selections and the
sight-reading of several select
ions. The judges for this classi-
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Destroyed By Fire
Two Covington men lost their
lives early Saturday morning as
their frame house on Robinson
Street burned. Henry Shy, 56,
and his brother George Shy, 38,
were the victims of the blaze,
according to Covington Fire Ch
ief R. T. Floyd.
Chief Floyd saidthe Negro men
apparently tried to get out of the
house but the smoke overcame.
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The Eagle Scout Rank
Johnny Gregory, sonof Mr, and
Mrs, John W, Gregory, of Oxford,
was recently named an Fagle
Scout by the National Council of
the Boy Scouts of America,
In notifying Johnny of achieving
the highest rank in scouting,
Alden G, Barber, Chief Scout [ix
ecutive, said: ““Asan Eagle Scout
you assume added responsibility
for always maintaining the proud
tradition of our movement,’’
Johnny is president of Explorer
pPost 211 at Oxford, He attend
ed Philmont Scout Ranch the past
summer, Active in churchwork,
NUMBER 8
' fication will be Dr. Olin Parker
" of the University of Georgia, At
| hens; Joseph T. Smith of Middle
" Tennessee State University at
' Murfreesboro, Tennessee, afor
" mer band director in Newton
" County, and E. W. Woods of
' Jonesboro. Ronald Waln of the
: University of Georgia, Athens,
' will judge the individual bands
" in sight-reading.
: At the Festival each band and
' choral group. will be rated on
' their selections of music, their
_abilities to perform these se
lections and their overall sound.
l Since the performances will be
~ near professional in sound, they
will be most difficult to rate.
" The organizations do not com
' pete against each other, thus
"~ there may be many groups ob
" taining the same rating level.
' The rating levels are superior,
'~ excellent, good, fair and poor.
: Both the Blue Rambler Band
' and the Cadet Band would like
' to extend to you a cordial invi
| tation to attend this festival. No
admission will be charged. Come
| out and give the Blue Ramblers
- and Cadet Band your support in
attempting to achieve their fifth
" consecutive Superior rating.
. TEMPERATURES
High TLow
Wed., Feb, 14th 54 20
. Thurs., Feb. 15th 48 25
Fri., Feb, 16th 55 23
. Sat., Febylh 52 o
Sun., Feb, 18th 49 30
~ Mon., Feb. 19th 53 21
. Tues., Feb. 20th a0 26
" them., There were six persons
s in the house, and the other four
| escaped unharmed, Chief Floyd
, stated.
; It is not known just how the
~ fire started, but Chief Floyd
said it may have come from one
. of the bedrooms, possibly the
- room occupied by one of the
-victims.
he is president of the Senior
Class and the M.Y.F, at Allen
Memorial Methodist Church and
treasurer of the Sub-District
Methodist Youth Fellowship,
A senior at Newton County High
School, he plans to attend Oxford
College of Emory University,
Explorer Post2lladvisers are
John Gregory, George Lummus,
Robert Gregory and Herbert
Katz, The sponsor is the Ox
ford Lions Club, The Newton=-
Rockdale Scout Fxecutive is Rog=
er Zuercher,