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March Winds! WheeeeW! This
is the firsttime we ever longed so
earnestly for Warm Weather!
What kind of ¢¢Sitis’? do you have..
seßur’’ or “Neu’?! or ‘Arthrl”’
makes no difference we have ’um
all, and Wintry winds sets them
off to making you howl like all for
ty.eeegroan, grunt,...rub with this
and thatand everything inthe cab
inet....take a few pills,..but just
keeping inside is the bestyoucan
do! We wish to extend our deep~-
est, and understanding sympathy
to YOU, and YOU, and YOU who
have it!
Now, Miss Pearl Burney, the
‘‘Sweetheart’’ of the Baptist
Church, and especially the M, M,
Missionary Circle, is in Newton
County Hospital! She’s going to
be a real joy to every Doctor,
Nurse, Maid, Auxiliary worker
and Candy Striper out there, She
scatters sunshine....the kind you
can’t just stand out in the garden
and get,..but the kind that warms
your heart to the extent that you
just have to Love ’er,that’s all!
Your Office Boy is grunting
and has been for the past two
months Aunt Pearl..butwe will be
seeing you the first daythe wind
behaves! :
Do hope my dear friend Miss
C. B. Brannon is better...she’s a
love..and well, I can’t start callin’
names but I’ll be out to see all of
you just as soon as the wind stops
blowin’,
Well, you didn’t know I'd moved
again,l did! I moved righthere in
the same house. Inever couldget
straight...everything piled up...
crammed in,too much to go in
this size house, which islargeer
plenty, for sure...but I can’t find
anything so I just got busy and
pulled everything out of the two
closets,..the dresserdrawers the
wardrobe and cedar chest,,(allin
my bed room) NOW..there’s
something wrong? It won't allgo
back after throwing tons of it
awayY...it's no good..but you hold
on for memories sake,..because
you “‘just have to reduce” be
fore you can wear it again, and
it’s too good to throw awayeeee
Well, you can see me sleepin’
on half of it tonight for sure!
But tomorrow OUT IT GOES!
We do have to have room in
this room to put your hands
on what you want without emp=-
tying every drawer, closet, etc,
to find it, OH...HELP! What a
MESS.,...Warning....do not ever
move unless its a case of life
or death!
Mr, Horace Lunsford has made
arrangements to leave next week
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Hearing Set For
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Discontinuance 2
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Passenger Trains
The Georgia Public Service
Commission has announced that a
hearing has been assigned relat
jve to the discontinuance of pas
senger trains Number 3 and 4
between Atlanta and Augusta. The
two trains come through Coving
ton daily.
The Public Service Commis~
sion will hear arguments for or
against the passenger discontin
uance on Thursday, March 14,
at 10:00 a. m. in the Commis=-
sion’s Hearing Room, Room 177
of the State Offices Building,
244 Washington Street, S. W.
Atlanta, according to A. O, Ran=-
dall, Commission Secretary.
Train No. 3 arrives in Coving=
ton at 5:45 a. m. enroute to At
lanta from Augusta. Train No.
4 arrives in Covington at 9:57
p. m. enroute to Augusta from
Atlanta.
If these two passenger trains
are taken off the line, then Cov
ington would have only one train
each way from Atlanta to Augusta.
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THE GEORGIA SENATE recognized Coach Ronald Bradley and enior members of the Ram basket
ball team Monday at the State Capital in Atlanta, Senator Brooks Pennington of the 45th Georgia Dis=
trict is shown at the mike eulogizing Coach Bradley and the te for its 129=-game home court rec
ord, Also present from left to right: Newton County Rep, Don 11d Ballard, Phil Shaw, Richard Allen,
Terry Schell and Coach Bradley,
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RAMS In State
AA Tournament
Four games were played in
the State AA Tournament in At
lanta Tuesday and four were to
have been played Wednesday
(yesterday) as The News went
to press Wednesday afternoon.
All eight teams of the upper
bracket (opposite the Rams)were
in action Tuesday and the scores
were as follows: Carver 172,
North Springs 68; Wills 59, Dodge
County 50; Berrien County 49,
West Fannin 46; Troup County
59; Forsyth County 51.
The Rams’ first-round game
“Win With The News’’
“Win With The News’’ is the
name of the game=-=-and you will
do just that! In fact, you may
win $25.
During March The Covington
News will give a total of SSO
to three lucky subscribers in the
local trade area. This includes
Newton, Rockdale, Morgan, Wal
ton, Jasper, Butts and Henry
Counties.
Drawing for the winners will
be held March 31 in the news=-
paper office. A new subscriber
will receive $25 and two re=-
newal subscribers will receive
checks for $12.50 each. These
will be made out to any local
advertiser of the winner’s choice
and may be cashed there or taken
out in trade.
“Act now,’” urged Mrs. Bel
mont Dennis, editor and publish
er, ‘even if your subscription
oT Y S A AR A STVIA LSO
Otis Nixon
Has Surgery
Otis Nixon of Covington,
former Clerk of the Newton Coun=
ty Superior Court for 40 years,
underwent heart surgeryat Pied
mont Hospital Monday morning,
Mr, Nixon recently observed
his 80th birthday, For more than
a half century he had beenprom=-
inent in city, county and state
affairs, he retired in the late
1950’5,
Newton Refail
Retail sales in Georgia during
1967 totaled $7,827,797,000, an
increase of 9,09% over 1966, a
Georgia State Chamber of Com=-
merce survey showed today.
Sales during the 1966 period
totaled $7,175,433,000 according
to the survey.
““The increase of $652,364,000
over 1966 is indicative of the
economic prosperity that Georgia
continues to enjoy’’, said Harold
Clotfelter, President of the State
Chamber, ‘‘We are optimistic
that this economic growth will
continue throughout the current
year”, he stated,
Only four counties - Dawson,
Glascock, Heard and Pickens
registered decreases during
1967,
Newton County retail sales in
1967 showed a 7 1/2% increase
over the year 1966,
The Couvinnton News
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% Q‘;‘:""’"ise' Established 1865—The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
Wednesday was against Russell
High of East Point. If Coach
Ronald Bradley’s NCHS team
survives that tilt the Newtonboys
will meet the winner of the Crisp
County=-Murray County game to=
night (Thursday) at 9 p. m. at
The Big Dome on the Georgia
Tech campus.
Semi-finals will be played Fri
day night at 7 and 8:30, and
the finals on Saturday at 7 and
8:30. (See NEWS Sports Page
today for more tournament news),
doesn’t expire this month you
still have a chance to win. Send
us your check and we’ll continue
your present subscription.”
““We think that everyone wins
with this special,’”” she added.
‘“Because The Covington News
is your Ilocal paper full of lo
cal news, pictures and messages
from your hometown merchants.
No other news media in the world
is as interested in the events
of this county as we are,” she
pointed out. ‘“We are always in
the process of improving our
local coverage and want every
person in the county to know
we are interested in him,”?
Subscription rates are $5.15
per year in Georgia and $7.21
outside the state. Subscribers
save $2.65 per year over the
newsstand price of 15 cents per
issue.
Burson Tells Chamber of
Commerce Os Family,
Children Services Work
William Burson, head of the
Georgia Department of Family
and Children’s Services, prais
ed as outstanding the public as
sistance program in Newton
County, ‘‘under the expert di
rection of Miss Rebecca Penn
ington and her able staff,’”” and
commended County Commission=
er Tom Bates for constructing
“one of the finest and most
modern headquarters buildingsin
the State for the Newton County
Department of Family and Child
ren’s Services’ at the Thurs
day meeting of the Covington Ki=
wanis Club.
Mr. Burson explained that the
local welfare program is pre=
sently providing for the subsis
tepce needs of 1,221 citizens
in Newton County who cannot
Home Im:rovement Edition
To Be Published April 4
The Second Annual Home Im=-
provement Edition of The Cov
ington News will be printed Ap
ril 4, 1968, and mailed to homes
and boxholders in an effort to
reach every resident in Newton
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1968
Covington Lodge Observed Family
Night As Tuck, Dearing Honored
Golden Fleece Lodge No, 6 of
Covington, observed Family Night
with a supper and program at the
Masonic Hall on Saturday even=-
ing, March 2, with three members
of the Lodge being specially hon
ored, P, M, Dearing received his
50 year pin, J, D, Harper received
a 25 year pin and Col.R, M, Tuck
was honored with a plaque in rec=
ognition of his 25 years of faithful
service as secretary and seven
years as Master of Golden Fleece
Lodge.
Prior to the delicious meal
served in the dining areaof the
Lodge, the invocation was given
by Charles Geiger, Chaplain,
Following the supper hour and
fellowship with the large crowd
attending, the group gathered in
the lodge room where Dr, R, D,
Remes, Worshipful Master, wel
comed members and visitors and
introduced the distinguished
guests and their wives. Included
in this list were Grand Master of
Georgia, Raymond Muse and Mrs,
Muse of Carrollton; Senior Grand
Deacon Ralph James and Mrs,
James of Madison; Grand Tyler
Mallory Duncan and Mrs, Duncan
of Carrollton; State Sunshine
Man, Harry Tyce and Mrs, Tyce
of Atlanta, who visits sick and
disabled members throughout the
state; and members of the fam
ilies of the local Mason’s being
honored at this time,
Grand Master Muse, assisted
by Jim Morgan of Golden Fleece
Lodge, presented Dearing and
Harper with their 50 and 25 year
help themselves.
¢¢This number includes 537
aged, nine blind, 155 totally and
permanently disabled citizens
and 398 children and 122 adults
in 131 families with dependent
children,’’ Mr. Burson said.
These figures represent a
monthly welfare payroll of al=
most $50,000 of which 79 per
cent comes from the Federal
Government, 17 per cent from
the State Government, and four
per cent from the Newton Coun=-
ty government.
“In addition, Newton County
has accepted its responsibility to
see that the hungry are fed by
accepting a Surplus Commodity
Distribution Program financed
through the Office of Economic
Opportunity,’”” Mr. Burson said.
Using the latest figures avail
County.
Over 8,500 copies of the Home
Improvement issue will be distri
buted in the county, Advertising
rate for all regular display ads
in this issue will be $1.,00 per
column inch, Naional adsand
Classified Ads will be billed
according to the regular sch
edule,
The advertising rate for the
1968 Home Improvement Edition
will be the same as the 1967 rate,
Last year’s issue contained 48
pages of features, news, and ads
geared to home improvement,
new homes, general spring clean
up and home-lot beautification,
Present plans are for the 1968
edition to be 56 pages or above,
For this reason weare askingfor
the cooperation of advertisers in
helping us to meet a deadline of
Thursday, March 28, for their
ads wherever this is possible,
Your cooperation will be appre
ciated!
The 1968 Home Improvement
Edition will be full of pictures and
stories about local people and
their homes which are either new
or have been remodeled to pro=-
vide more comfortable living,
New development areas in
Newton County will be featured,
Ideas for building or remodeling
homes will be supplemented with
tips on decorations and landscap=-
ing. ‘
Advertising from local mer=
chants, financial institutions, de
velopers, realtors, and builders
will stimulate hundreds of ideas,
products, and proposals for the
homeowner and prospective home
owner, Look for this issue on
April 4,1968...... it will be in
teresting and informative as well
as full of money saving ideas for
you,
pins after which Morgan presen=
ted Col, Tuck witha plaque in hon
oring him for his faithful and un
tiring service to the Masonic Or
der throughout his long member
ship as a Mason,
Following the presentations
Col, Tuck was also honored when
he was informed that an annual
scholarship for a qualified stu=-
dent from Newton County High
School in the amount of $500.00
yearly would be presented to
Golden Fleece Lodge by the trus
tees and would be called ‘‘The
Reuben M. Tuck Scholarship
Fund,”” Through the efforts of
some of the members and espec=
ially the Committee Chairman,
Oliver H. Meadors, a brief out=
line of qualifications necessary
to obtain the scholarship award
has been drawn up, Applications
for the scholarship may be ob=
tained at the office of H, F, Sharp
at Newton High, The scholarship
will not be limited to college
work, but for any training beyond
high school, suchas nurses train
ing, technical school, ete, The
money will be payable to the reg=
istrar of the school ona quarterly
basis, or however the school op
erates and not payable to the stu
dent, A committee will be ap
pointed for investigation of app
licants by the Worshipful Master,
This scholarship is something
every Mason and the community
at large can be veryproud of, In
formation concerning the sch
olarship, or Masonic Award, will
be available through the local high
able, which were for November,
1967, the 0.E.0. Program pro
vided necessary food for 1,709
persons who otherwise would not
have had enough to eat.
Mr. Burson explained to the
Kiwanians that in addition to
mailing out welfare checks, his
department also administers the
State Officé of Economic Oppor=
tunity and provides technical and
advisory services for its local
governing bodies, like the Upper
Ocmulgee Economic Opportunity
Commission.
He explained the other duties
of the Department of Family
and Children Services as fol=
lows:
“‘We operate three State Youth
Development Centers in Atlanta,
Augusta and Milledgeville and are
building a fourth in Macon.
We are establishing a sys
fem of six Regional Youth De
velopment Centers at Sanders=-
ville, Augusta, Albany, Way=-
cross, Rome and Gainesville to
get children out of the common
jails and we participate in the
cost of operating County Youth
Development Centers in our se=
ven largest metropolitan areas.
We certify the needy to re
ceive food through the surplus
commodity and food stamp pro
grams,
We arrange family planning
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ing Monday at the Teen Can, shown with th State Director of the Dept, of Family and Children Ser
vices (second from right) are : John Dickens, C of C Program Chairman who introduced the speak
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here are left to right first row: Col. R, M, Tuck, State Grand Master Raymond Muse of Carrollton;
Perino Dearing, J, D, Harper, Back, left to right: Grand Tyler, Mallary Duncan, Carrollton; Ralph
James, Sr, Grand Deacon of Madison; Dr. R, D, Remes, Worshipful Master of Golden Fleece Lodge;
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inscription to Col, Reuben M, Tuck, for his 25 years faithful service as secretary of the Lodge and
seven vears as Worshipful Master, Dr, R, D, Remes, Worshipful Master, (right) looks on approvingly.
Parent-Youth Council Plans Annual
Banquet And ‘Of The Year’ Awards
The annual Newton County Pa
rent=-Youth Council Banquet will
be held on Thursday, April 4th
at 7:30 p.m., at the E, L. Fic=
quett School Cafetorium. Again
this year the Parent-Youth Coun=
cil is sponsoring the annual se=
lection of Newton County’s Fa
ther, Mother, High School, and
Junior High School Girl and Boy
of the Year. PYC President
Art Hargrove stated, ‘‘We deem
it a privilege to recognize pa=-
rents and youth who strive to
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strengthen Citizenship, Family
Unity, and Christian Principles;
and to present those awarded
top honors with trophies, at our
Annual Banquet. We shall need
the cooperation of all of New=-
ton County’s leading organiza
tions, since nominations for this
outstanding honor will be made
by them,”?
Qualifications upon which
choices are to be based have been
set up as follows:
“ 1. Adult nominees must be pa-
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Nomination
Form
rents of High School or
Junior High School students
of Newton County Schools.
2. Mutual understanding and
respect must exist between
parents and children; and
family unity must prevail
in the home of nominees.
3. Sound religious training
must prevail in the home
of the nominee,
4, Nominees must actively
participate in church,
school, youth and commu=
nity projects.
5. A brief resume of quali~
fying activities of those
chosen should accompany
your nominations.
6. Nominations do not have to
come fromthe same family.
A father of one family; a
mother of another; a High
School and Junior High
School Girl or Boy from
still other families may
be nominated.””
Mr. Hargrove further stated,
“The time element is most im=
portant since winners cannot be
confirmed until all nominations
are in and passed upon by the
panel of judges. Nominations
should be made and forwarded
to Mrs., Leo Mallard, Nomina=
tions Chairman, 3111 Monticello
St., Covington, Ga. 30209, AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE.”” You may
use the form appearing in this
issue of The Covington News.
Tickets will be available Sat=
urday, March 9th. Contact Art
Hargrove, 786-7906 for availa=
bility of tickets throughout the
county.