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All Newton County wa.
dened at the passing of Mr.
Nixon, for his friends were
gion, not only in Newton Coun.y
but over the State. The hun
dreds of people who called to
pay tribute to him, from far
and near, and the telegrams along
with a mass of beautiful flowers
which literally filled the home
and the church at Old Salem
Camp Ground. Mr. Nixon was
a former Trustee at Salem, it
was his old home, and his fa
mily is buried in the old Ce
metery, where his body now
rests.
Mr. Nixon was a political power
in his home town and county and
the State. He was positive in
his thinking, and actions. Every
political figure makes friends
and enemies . . . many wor
shiped him and many disliked
him because Mr. Nixon usually
knew what was best for his town
and county and worked diligently
for same. He was afraid of
no man, nor did he ever fail
to help every man, when in need,
in any way . . . whether fi
nancial, illness in the home, or
plain failure.
Mr. Nixon loved little child
ren and they loved him. He
did much for children, but the
1 tenderness of his heart led him
to send baked hams and great
boxes of food to all homes where
there was a death in the fam
ily, and sorrow prevailed. He
visited and helped all newcomers
to our city. He was loved by
many, who always received a
lovely fruit cake at Christmas
time. Mr. Nixon rests now in
the Old Salem Cemetery, where
so recently we gathered at the
Old Church and saw a beautiful
organ dedicated and. presented
to the church by Mr. Nixon.
This same organ brought the
beautiful music at his funeral.
Yes, Newton County mourns the
death of a man who loved his
County and his friends. We ex
press heartfelt sympathy here, to
his wife, and his entire family
of nieces and nephews he adored.
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5 Cousins Students
Nominated oung
Leaders Os America
The following students have
been nominated by their prin
cipal or senior class advisor
for inclusion in the 1968 edition
of Young Leaders of America.
These students were nominated
because they have used their tal
ents, energy, and ability and
whose past achievements have
contributed to their school and
community.
From R. L. Cousins High
School, Covington, students nom
inated are: Linda Reed, Ruthella
Sawyers, Rosemary Clements,
Leon Chaney, Jean Elizabeth
Henderson.
Scout "Weenie Beanie”
Banquet Saturday Night
The Annual Boy Scout “Weenie
Beanie” Banquet for scouts,
leaders, and scouting families
of the Newton-Rockdale District
will beheld Saturday night, March
23, 6:00 p.m. at Woodruff Hall
on the Bert Adams Scout Reser
vation.
Edgar Chandler. All-American
football star from the Univer
sity of Georgia, will speak and
show film highlights of the 1967
Bulldog season.
Ticket sales show that approx
imately 500 persons plan to attend
the “Weenie Beanie” Banquet
this year. Some tickets will be
on sale at the Scout Camp Sat-
| Dr. Myers Is Civic Night |
Speaker For Pilot Club
The Pilot Club of Covington
will observe Civic Night at the
E. L. Ficquett School cafetor
iu’m on Thursday evening (to
night), March 21, at 7 o’clock
with Dr. T. Cecil Myers, Pastor
of Grace Methodist Church in
Atlanta, as guest speaker. Dr.
Myers will be introduced by Rev.
E. Owen Kellum, Jr., pastor
of the First Methodist Church
in Covington.
Dr. Myers is a prominent and
well received speaker on col
lege campuses for Religious Em
phasis Week, at Camp Meetings,
revivals and as an after dinner
speaker. He is the author of
three books, “Faith for a Time
of Storm”, “Thunder on the
Mountain”, "When Crisis
Comes”, as well as contributing
items to magazines on prayer,
youth work and work of older
adults.
A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
o 1967
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Covington Brunswick Plant Receives Safety Award
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PRESIDENT’S SAFETY TROPHY of Brunswick’s Consumer Division was presented to the Covington
Plant Monday with appropriate ceremonies here. Brunswick President J. L. Hanigan (left) presented
the award to James L. (Wally) Hastings, Plant Manager. The plant has operated for 901,000 hours
without a lost-time injury.
Rotarians To Honor Top 10
Seniors At Tuesday Banquet
Scholastic achievement will be
the keynote on Tuesday evening,
March 26, when Covington Ro
tary Club will signally honor the
top ten percent of Newton County
High’s Senior Class at a banquet
and Ladies Night program, at
E. L. Ficquett Cafetorium, at 7:00
p. m.
The Top Ten Seniors, who will
in reality be thirteen Top Tons
this year, since there was a three
way tie for tenth place, are: Donna
Allgood, Mary Margaret All
good, Charles Bohannon, Janice
Deas, Kathryn Elizabeth Dennis,
Karen Dillingham, John Gregory,
Daniel Harwell, Teresa Ison,
Becky Sue McElreath, Donna
Moore, Nancy Parker and Clara
Wood.
Other special guests will in
clude parents of the honor guests
and NCHS class instructors.
Dr. Dallas Tarkenton, the ev
ent’s program chairman, reveals
that a unique program, spotlight
ing the Top Tens, is in store for
those attending.
urday night on a first come
first serve basis.
Scout leaders in charge of
ticket sales are reminded that
a final ticket sale report is to be
made to Leo S. Mallard, ac
tivities chairman, Thursday,
March 21, by 5:00 p.m. so that
the Bert Adams Staff will know
how many people to prepare for
Saturday night.
Tickets for the Weenie Beanie
are being sold by the Cub Mast
ers, Scout Masters, and Explor
er Advisors of each unit in New
ton and Rockdale County. Tick
ets are 75 cents each.
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Dr. Cecil Myers
IST COVERAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
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High Creek
Waters Claim
60-Yr. Old Man
The body of a 60-year-old man
was found Thursday morning
about 11 a. m. near the Wild Cat
Creek bridge in the Snapping
Shoals area of Newton County.
Luther Morris, formerly of
Charleston, S. C. was living with
his daughter and her husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Wesley Reeves, nearby,
when he wandered from home
sometime Wednesday, according
to County Coroner Sam Cowan
and Fire Chief R. T. Floyd of
Covington.
Mr. Morris is presumed to
have attempted to cross the small
bridge that spans the creek. High
waters were over the bridge
which did not have guard rails.
His body was found Thursday by
a passerby some 50 feet below
the bridge in the water.
The Covington Fire Depart
ment and Deputy Sheriffs of New
ton County answered the call to
the scene about 11:30. Coroner
Cowan ruled the death accidental.
The body was returned to Char
leston, S. C. Thursday where the
funeral and burial took place on
Friday, March 15.
Mr. Morris was 60 years old
at the time of his death from
accidental drowning. Caldwell
and Cowan Funeral Home and J.
Henry stuhr Funeral Home of
Charleston, South Carolina were
in charge of arrangements and
interment in Magnolia Cemetery
at Charleston.
He is survived by two sons,
Luther M. Morris Jr., Ander
son, South Carolina; James W.
Morris, Vaca Ville, California;
two daughters, Mrs. Mary Sue
Reeves, Covington; Mrs. Eliza
beth McElveen, Atlanta; brother,
Wilson Morris, Miami, Florida
and one sister, Mrs. Minnie
Smith, Savannah.
He was born in. Trenton (Dade
County) on October 25, 1919.
He is a graduate of Gordon Lee
High School, Chickamauga; Young
Harris College, the University
of Chattanooga, where he re
ceived his A.8.; Emory Univer
sity, Candler School of Theol
ogy, B.D. and received his D.D.
at laGrange College.
During his years of service
he has served as Conference
Director Youth Work, North
Georgia College, two years,
Brookhaven Methodist Church,
seven years; Trinity Methodist
Church of Atlanta, pastor for
six years; Sam Jones Methodist
Church at Cartersville, pastor
for three years and has served
as the pastor of the Grace Meth
odist Church in Atlanta since
September 1960.
He is a past president of North
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1968
Rep. Ballard Will Speak
ToTGwanis Club Today
Newton County Representative
Donald Ballard will be the guest
speaker Thursday (today) at the
Covington Kiwanis Club meeting
at the Teen Can at 1 p. m. Mr.
Ballard is a member of the Geor
gia House of Representatives.
The speaker will give a report
on the 1968 Georgia General Ass
embly. Program chairman of the
week is Dean Bond Fleming of Ox
ford College and he will introduce
Mr. Ballard.
Jack Turner, City Manager of
Conyers, was the guest speaker
at the Covington Kiwanis Club
meeting Thursday at the Teen
Can. Sam Ramsey was program
chairman of the week and he in
troduced Mr. Turner.
The speaker told the Klwanians
how the Conyers-Rockdale Coun
ty Chamberof Commerce was or
ganized in 1954 and the progress
the civic organization has made in
the past 13 years. He said that
24 new industries had been att
racted to Rockdale County in that
span of time.
During the program Thursday
three new members were in
ducted into the Kiwanis Club.
They are John Riley Thompson,
superintendent of Porterdale Mill
of Bibb Mfg. Co.; Bill Ballenger, a
local business man engaged in
tire recapping; and Abe Carmich
ael, Chemist of Hercules, Inc. in
Covington. The induction cere
mony was handled by V. Y. C.
Eady, Sr.
Visitors at the meeting Thurs
day included an Inter-Club group
from the Jackson Club. They
were: President Frank Forehan,
Walter Matthews, Roger Starr,
Mack Davis and Harry Redmon.
Other visitors were: Rev. E.
Owen Kellum, Jr. and Don Gold
thwaite of the YMCA of Georgia.
Georgia Conference Board of Ed
ucation and Christian Social Con
cerns, a trustee of LaGrange
College, Young Harris College,
Reinhardt College, Methodist
Children’s Home, a former
chairman of the Board of Man
agers at Camp Glisson; a mem
ber of the Board of Education
SE Jurisdiction, Family Life
Committee and a member of the
Atlanta Optimist Club.
He is married to the former
Elizabeth S. McCurry of Hart
well and a graduate of Brenau
College at Gainesville. They
have two children, William
Thomas and Charles Judson.
HOME
IMPROVEMENT
EDITION
April 4, 1968
Covington’s MacGregor Plant
Receives Top Safety Award
The Covington MacGregor Plant of Brunswick’s Consumer Di
vision was presented the President’s Safety Trophy by Company
President J. L. Hanigan, at special ceremonies held on Monday
at the local plant.
The President’s Trophy, a
sleek tower of extruded alumi
num mounted on a rich oiled
walnut base, is presented to the
Brunswick Plant obtaining the
best safety record for the past
calendar year.
Mr. Hanigan congratulated the
Covington Plant employees for
their fine safety record and point
ed out that they were compet
ing against 51 other Brunswick
locations, both large and small,
located across the United States.
He further stated that while the
statistic of operating 559,000
hours last year without a lost
time accident, is impressive, it
also confirms the fact that ef
fective safety programs do pro
duce desired results - perhaps
the most important ofthesebeing
the safeguarding of Brunswick
employees, the Company’s most
important asset. He challenged
the Covington Plant employees
to continue the progress made in
1967 and set a new two year
record by working a safe 1968.
Mr. James E. Hastings, Plant
Manager, accepted the Presi
dent’s Trophy from Mr. Hanigan
on behalf of his Plant’s employ
ees, and answered that the re
sults were attained by the un
ited and diligent efforts of Corp-
Dingus Is New
Justice Os Pence
Col. W. J. Dingus, Jr., a prac
ticing attorney of Covington, was
named as Ex-Officio Justice of
the Peace for the Covington Town
District by the March Term
grand Jury. He succeeds C. E.
Pierce, deceased.
The Town District has two
JP’s, one elected (Joe Laseter),
and the other is appointed by the
Grand Jury.
FINAL TRIBUTE PAID
OTIS NIXON SATURDAY
Final tribute was paid Carl
Otis Nixon 80, former state sen
ator and Newton County Superior
Court Clerk, in 3:30 p.m. ser
vices Saturday, at Salem Metho
dist Church. The Rev. Messers
Thomas J. White and Edgar A.
Callaway officiated in the last
rites.
Mr. Nixon had been in de
clining health in recent years
and had for the past month been
a patient in an Atlanta Hospi
tal, prior to his passing on Fri
day morning.
He was a native and lifelong
resident of Newton County, the
son of the late James C. and
Dora Burns Nixon. He played
a prominent role in the civic
and political life of his county,
serving as clerk of Newton Coun
ty Superior Court for forty years,
from the time of his election in
1917 until his retirement in 1957;
and served as state senator from
Newton in 1959-60. In addition,
he engaged extensively in agri
cultural and forestry pursuits.
Mr. Nixon served as a mem
ber of the State Democratic Com
mittee from 1944 until 1964; on
the State Board of Corrections
for 16 years; on the staff of
three of Georgia’s governors;
as a member of Newton County
Selective Service Board; and was
awarded medals from the Ameri-
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Film Festival
Oxford College
Is Announced
Dr. Lewis Archerand Mr. Tom
Murphy of Oxford College
Lyceum Committee announce
the schedule for the spring quar
ter Film Festival:
March 26 — Patch of Blue
April 2 — Becket
April 16 — Spy Who Came
in From the Cold
April 23 — Lord of the Flies
April 30 — Loneliness of the
Long Distance Runner
Tickets are 50? each and a book
for the entire series is $2.00.
All features will be shown at
8:00 P.M. in Few Hall.
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DEAN GETZ, Manufacturing
Manager of Hard Goods for the
Consumer Division, spoke to the
MacGregor Plant personnel Mon
day. Mr. Getz is a former man
ager of the local plant.
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BRUNSWICK PRESIDENT J. L.
Hanigan addressed the plant per
sonnel of Brunswick-MacGregor
Monday here.
orate Management, Covington
Supervision, and the fine work
habits of the employees at Coving
ton. He then informed the gath
ering that at the time of this
meeting the plant had operated
901,000 hours without a lost time
Injury and very shortly would
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INFORMAL LUNCHEON at Oxford College Cafeteria on March 13 honored Dr. J. Frank Walker,
Radiologist for Newton County Hospital. Seated, left to right: Dr. J. R. Sams, Dr. Jordan Cal away,
Dr. Frank Walker, Dean Bond Fleming, Dean Emeritus Virgil Eady. Standing, left to right. Dr.
Robert Faulkner, Dr. F. C. Nesbit, Dr. J. W. Purcell, Dr. Goodwin G. Tuck, Professor A. W. Jack
son, Dr. R. M. Paty, Professor Emeritus “Squire” Carlton, and Professor Emeritus W. J. Dickey.
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Parent-Youth Council
Banquet Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the Annual Newton
County Parent-Youth Council
Banquet to be held on Thursday,
April 4th, 7:30 p.m., at the E. L.
Ficquett School Cafetorium, may
be purchased from the following
listed sources:
Ficquett School - Mike Morgan,
(786-7497) Member Board of
Governors. PYC.
Heard Mixon School - Gerald
Pitts, (786-7679) Member Board
of Governors. PYC.
Livingston School - Joan Wil
liams, (786-3746) Member Board
of Governors. PYC.
Mansfield School - Julius Hays,
(786-6296) Member Board of
Governors. PYC.
Palmer Stone School - Mary
Ellington, (786-6920) Member
Board of Governors. PYC.
Porterdale School - Jane Polk,
(786-3815) Member Board of
Governors. PYC,
Newton County High School -
David Henderson, President, Stu
dent Body, Member Board of Gov
ernors. PYC. Mrs. Jerry Ald
ridge - (786-3122) Newton County
Cook Succeeds Anderson
On Newton School Board
Ronald Cook of the Starrsville
community was named to fill the
unexpired term of J. Henry An
derson on the Newton County
School Board Monday by the New
ton County Superior Court Grand
Jury. Mr. Anderson resigned
from the board recently due to
ill health.
Mr. Cook will serve until Jan
uary 1 at which time school board
members will take office after the
fall election for posts on that
F ree Measles
Vaccine Mar. 31
The Newton County Jaycees
and Jaycettes will be aiding the
County Health Department at its
Free Measles Vaccine Clinic to
be held at the Health Center,
5220 Highway 278 in Covington on
Sunday, March 31, from 12 to 4
P.M. The vaccine is available
for all preschool children from
age one. First and second grade
school children will receive the
vaccinations at school; but if they
are absent from school and miss
the vaccinations they too should
come to the clinic on Sunday.
If there is doubt whether >a child
has had the measles, it is ad
visable to receive the vaccina
tion regardless.
The Jaycettes will be complet
ing the registration forms and
coding grants necessary for ob
taining the vaccine.
The Jaycees will provide
transportation to anyone who re
quires it in order to attend., It
is hoped all who are eligible will
be able to benefit from this.free
clinic.
If there are any questionscon
tact the Jaycee Program Chair
man, Joseph Neely, 786-8326.
NUMBER 12
High School. Mrs. J. W. Bur
son - (786-2219) Newton County
High School.
Mrs. Vic Ison, Covington, 786-
5962; Mrs. Joe Marks, Mansfield,
786-6211; Mrs. Jack Spears,
Mansfield, 786-2982; Mrs. Hugh
Sams, Newborn, 786-5234; Mrs.
William Ballanger, Oxford, 786-
8043; Mrs. Elmer Hitchcock,
Mansfield, 786-6612; Mrs. C.
Alton Jolley, Covington, 786-
6524; Mrs. Donald Ballard, Ox
ford, 786-3326; Mrs. Leo Mal
lard, Covington, 786-2519; Mrs.
Rucker Ginn, Covington, 786-
3908; Mrs. Otis Spillers, Cov
ington, 786-2384; Reverend Owen
Kellum, Covington, 786-7827;
Mr. Art Hargrove, Covington,
786-7906; Mr. E. G. Lassiter,
White’s, 786-2319; Mr. Sutton
Hardy, Pool’s, 786-2381; Mr.
Donald Stephenson, Courthouse,
786-3532; and Mrs. Jack Neely,
Almon, 786-7795. Ticket prices
this year have been reduced for
students at $1.50 and adults at
$2.00.
• body. The primary election will
i be held in September for county
school board members.
i Georgia RR
Trains 3-4 To
' Be Discontinued
The Seaboard Coast Line Rail
road Company has advised the
Covington Post Office that the In
terstate Commerce Commission
has granted them permission to
discontinue the operation of Wil
mington & Augusta CP Train 53
after its operation on March 22,
1968, and Train 54 after its oper
ation on March 23, 1968.
With the discontinuance of
Trains 53 and 54, mails moving
in Augusta & Atlanta CP Trains
3 and 4 will be diverted to high
way transportation. Tractor
trailer service will be inaug
urated from Atlanta the night of
March 23, 1968, and from Au
gusta, effective the morning of
March 24, 1968, to operate dal
ly.
Georgia trains 3 and 4 had op
erated through Covington for
many years.
This route will handle malls
for Augusta and connections, and
malls for Charleston, South Car
olina, and SCF connections at that
point. The Charleston and SCF
Charleston mail should be loaded
in such a manner that it will be
made available for Immediate
transfer at Augusta.
On the return trip of the new
truck route, preferential mails
will be afforded tailgate separ
ation for prompt handling at the
Federal Annex, Atlanta.