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Oh! What a joy to be able
to get up early and be in tt
Church of your Choice at 7:3c
each morning, to have a Christ
ian Minister deliver . . . just
the message you need to make
life really worth living! Many
parents are really cheating their
children, and themselves, when
they do not attend these services.
Oh, sure we know Johnnie or
Mary and Sue are sleepy of morn
ings . . . Think tho’ of the price
we pay! How will our child
ren turn out? We, by not get
ting to these services, are not
setting the example for them . ..
the very message they missed
could have been a turning point
in their lives ... We some
times find Christ the hard way;
later in life. If we bring up
a child in the way he should
go . . . what a blessed assur
ance that can be! When you
read this on TTiursday morn
ing .. . there will yet be one
more morning for you to be at
Church, First Baptist, at 7:30
A.M., and 7:30 P.M. before the
revival will close. A little child
shall lead them, and last night
a darling little girl surrendered
her life to God’s guidance and
care. What a blessing she will
be in that home!
We want this pastor who has
come some distance to be with
us, to know that we sincerely
appreciate his coming, and the
messages he has brought will
ever live in the hearts of Cov
ington Baptists. We trust that
some great blessing may come
to him, along life’s pathway for
the spreading of the gospel at
home, and abroad.
This year the Easter Seal So
ciety of Newton County will stage
a “Coffee Break”. Mrs. Terry
Avery is Chairman of this. In
all restaurants, and places where
coffee is sold . . . you will buy
a B.A.C. Button ... that means
“Brace A Child . . .” Your
money will buy braces for crip
pled children . . . and you will
have free coffee in this place
of business, in appreciation of
your CARING! Help the girls
on this committee put over this
part of the program. They are
depending on YOU! Drink coffee
for our maimed Children and
Grownups (whether you like it
or not .. . The coffee, we mean).
Mrs- Jerrv Aldridee will be
working on this committee as
well as others. YOU START
DRINKING ALL THE COFFEE
YOU CAN DRINK! Don’t let
these girls working so hard,
fail to raise their quota .. . be
cause YOUcare, and THEY CARE
enough to give their time and
talents. Mrs. Avery has a sick
babv too ... so let’s be say-
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Scholarship Awards Announced
Newton Federal Savings, Loan
Herbert H. Vining, Executive
Vice-President of the Newton
Federal Savings and Loan Asso
ciation, announced this week that
the Association’s Board of Di
rectors has approved two $500.00
scholarship awards to be pre
sented to honor students of the
local high schools during their
commencement programs.
At the Newton County High
School the Newton Federal Award
will go to the Second Honor StiM
dent - the student with second
highest academic average in the
senior class. At the R. L.
Cousins High School the First
Honor Graduate will receive the
Scholarship Award from Newton
Federal. The Ijpard of Direc
tors made this distinction in the
recipients of its awards because
Newton County High School’s top
graduate will be recognized as
the recipient of the Billy Porter
Newton Federal To Give Two $500.00 Grants
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NEWTON FEDERAL Savings and Loan Association of Covington will award two $500.00 scholarships
at local high school graduations in June. Herbert Vining (center), Executive Vice-President of the
firm is shown explaining the scholarship grant to Homer F. Sharp (left) of Newton High, and Robert
Stewart (right), Principal of R. L. Cousins School.
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PYC Tickets, Nominations g
k / - NOMINATIONS for the Newton County Mother,
Father, NCHS and Jr. High Boy and Girl
S: “Os the Year” must be in the hands of Nomin-
ations Chairman Mrs. Leo Mallard.
g: APRIL 1- TICKETS for the Parent Youth Council
Banquet to be held Thursday evening, April 4,
will not be available after Monday, April 1. ig;
State Patrol
Head To Speak
At CofC Meeting
The April luncheon meeting of
of the Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce will be
held Monday, April 1, 1968 at
the Teen Can Building on New
ton Drive, at 12:30 p.m.
Colonel R. H. Burson of the
State Department of Public Safe
ty will be the guest speaker, ac
cording to John Dickens, program
chairman.
All Chamber members are ur
ged to attend this meeting.
Judge Strozier
Handles 80
Cases In Court
A two-weeks resume of pro
ceedings in Judge E. W. Stro
zier’s Covington City Court
shows that the Judge handled 80
cases in the two sessions. Twen
ty-nine of the 80 cases involved
persons charged with drunken
ness and disorderly conduct.
Many unusual cases were
called for trial by Judge Stro
zier, with the charges ranging
from drag racing and shoplift
ing to driving under the influ
ence and carrying a gun with
out a license.
Heaviest fine of the session
Monday was against one person
who paid a $225.00 assessment
for reckless driving, speeding,
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Grand Jury Recommends County-Wide
Fire Protection, Legal Liquor Sale
Memorial Award, whereas there
is no established award for the
top graduate at the R. L. Cou
’sins High School.
The purpose of the $500.00
scholarship awards is to assist
these two outstanding young high
school graduates in continuing
their education at the college
level. The $500.00 will be paid
to the colleges attended by the
award winners to help defray
their college expenses.
Although present banking re
gulations necessitate the awards
be made on a year-to-year ba
sis, it is the desire of the Board
of Directors that the Newton Fed
eral Scholarships become annual
awards. It is their hope that
these and similar grants will
challenge all local students to
strive toward higher standards
of scholastic achievement during
their years in high school.
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, Established 1865—The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
Band In Dress
Rehearsal Mon.
Evening At 7:30
Basil Rigney, Band Director
of the Blue Rambler Band of New
ton County, announces this week
there will be a dress rehearsal
by the band on Monday evening,
April 1, at 7:30 at Sharp Field,
prior to the band’s departure on
Wednesday, April 3, for Washing
ton, D. C. The precision drill
and performance of the band
will be held at the gym in case
of rain and the public is Invited
to attend.
The band members will leave
by train from Atlanta next Wed
nesday evening to participate in
the Cherry Blossom Festival to
be held in Washington. During
their time spent in the Capi
tol City they will enjoy sight
seeing tours of Important and
historical places. They will re
turn home on Sunday night.
Downtown
Merchants
Easter Sale
A 16-page Tabloid of excellent
values is carried in this issue
of The Covington News. Many
of the Downtown Merchants are
offering Easter Parade values
which starts today (Thursday)
and continues through Easter.
Throughout these colorful Eas
ter Parade pages of advertise
ments in todav’s Tabloid the
firms of Cohen’s, Harper’s,
White’s, J. C. Pool, White’s Fire
stone, Allen’s, Ramsey’s Furn
iture Co. and Wood Dickinson
The Newton County Grand Jury
has recommended action on at
least three major topics that have
been discussed in the county
in recent weeks. County-wide
fire protection, sale of legal
liquor through county-owned
package stores, and revision of
voter list according to militia
districts in which a voter actua
lly lives, are among the present
ments.
A committee appointed from
the March Term of the jury was
assured by Commissioner Tom
Bates that a plan is now un
derway for Newton County and
Covington jointly setting up a
fire protection program.
The up-to-date voter registra
tion in Newton County is a must
and should be revised at once,
according to Newton County Rep
resentative Donald Ballard.
“Many voters in the county cast
their ballots in militia districts
in which they do not reside,”
Mr. Ballard stated.
As to the legal liquor sale
in the county, it would require
a referendum from the voters
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1968
Interest Mounts In Parent
Youth Council’s Awards
Parent-Youth Council Banquet
April 4 At Ficquett Cafetorium
Interest continues to mount in the “Newton County Father,
Mother and Teen-Agers of the Year” project, sponsored annually
by the local Parent Youth Council. Because of the high qualifica
tions set for winners, the “Os the Year” Award has come to
symbolize a signal honor, and is a distinct tribute to the recipients.
Many organizations have al
ready forwarded their nomina
tions; but, Council President Art
Hargrove reminds those who have
not, that the deadline for sub
mitting nominees has been set
for March 31. All nominations
must be forwarded to Mrs. Leo
Mallard, Nominations Chairman,
3111 Monticello St., S. E., not
later than March 31, in order
that they may be placed in the
hands of the panel of judges, on
that date. Mrs. Mallard urges
organizations to be sure to sub
mit names in every category,
Mother, Father, NCHS Girl and
Boy, and Jr. High Girl and Boy.
The awarding of the beauti
ful, engraved trophies to those
named as Newton County’s out
standing parents and High and
Jr. High students of the year,
will be one of the highlights of
the PY Council's banquet, to be
held at 7:30 on Thursday even
ing, April 4, at E. L. Ficquett
School Cafetorium. Presentation
of awards will be made by the
Furniture So. are offering “Bar
gains In Fresh New Merchan
dise.”
These merchants are stressing
that it is now time for smart
shoppers to get a start on Eas
ter Shopping needs for all the
family.
We suggest that you turn to the
Downtown Merchants Tabloid in
today’s News*
for that to happen.
The complete Grand Jury pre
sentments for March are as fol
lows:
GRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS
MARCH 1968 TERM
NEWTON COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURT
We, the Grand Jury selected
and sworn for the March 1968
term, Newton County Superior
Court make the following pre
sentments.
We thank Judge Frank Guess
for his able charge to the Jury
and the efficient manner in which
he discharges the duties of his
office.
We thank Solicitor Richard Bell
and his assistant, Leonard
Rhodes for their Invaluable aid
in our deliberations.
We appreciate the aid of the
Sheriff’s department and Bail
iffs for bringing the witnesses be
fore this body, thereby prevent
ing any delay or loss of time.
We pay tribute to the memory
of Mr. C. O. Nixon, whose re
cent passing brought sorrow to
our County and State. His gen
erous nature and willingness to
help others endeared him to all
who knew him. The fact that he
served for 40 years as Clerk of
Newton Superior Court and 2
years as State Senator Is evi
dence of the esteem in which he
was held by all. Our sincere
sympathy Is extended to his be
reaved family.
We express our appreciation to
Mr. J. Henry Anderson for his
30 years service as a member
of the Newton County Board of
Education. As Chairman most
of this time, great progress was
made, bringing recognition to
Newton County as having one of
the best school systems in the
State.
We appoint Ronald Cook as a
member of the Newton County
Board of Education to fill the
unexpired term of Mr. Anderson
who recently retired.
We appoint Col. W. J. Din
gus, Jr., as Ex-Officio Justice
of Peace Town District 462, the
post formerly held by the late
Mr. C. Ed Pierce.
We recommend that the Rep
resentative from Newton County
Introduce legislation in the next
General Assembly, requiring the
Sheriff, Ordinary, Tax Commis
sioner and Clerk of Court to sub
mit their proposed budget not only
to the Grand Jury as now re
quired by law, but also to the
Board of County Commissioners,
not more than 60 days, not less
Rev. Edgar A. Callaway, pastor
of Covington First Baptist
Church.
Deadline for ticket sales for
the banquet has been set for
Monday April 1, according to
Council President Art Hargrove,
who said, “No tickets will be
sold after that date, and no tick
ets will be available at the door
on the night of the banquet.”
Special rates have been obtained
for the banquet tickets, and Mrs.
Arthur Hargrove, ticket chair
man, must have an exact count
to give the Ficquett School staff,
on the designated date.
Banquet tickets may be ob
tained from E. G. Lassiter,
White’s; Sutton Hardy, J. C.
Poole’s; Donald Stephenson,
Newton County Court House; Mrs.
Jerry Aldridge, Newton High;
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Covington
News, or 3111 Monticello St.;
Art Hargrove, Brown Bridge
Road; Rev. Owen Kellum, Mrs.
John Burson, Mrs. Vic Ison,
Mrs. Joe Marks, Mrs. Jack
Spears, Mrs. Hugh Sams, Mrs.
William Ballinger, Mrs. Elmer
Hitchcock, Mrs. Alton Jolley,
Mrs. Don Ballard, Mrs. Ruck
er Ginn, Mrs. Jack Neely, Mrs.
Otis Spillers; and the following
Board of Governors members
of the Parent-Youth Council:
Mike Morgan, Gerald Pitts, Joan
Williams, Julius Hays, Mary El
lington, Jane Polk, and David
Henderson.
than 30 days before first day of
fiscal year, for their consider
ation and final approval.
We recommend that a sys
tem of fire protection for the
County at large be considered.
Since it is apparent that the
Sheriff’s office, Clerk of Court,
Tax Commissioner and Ordinary
have sufficient personnel, we
recommend that the offices be
open during lunch hour on all their
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Radiological
Course At
Cov. City Hall
There will be a Radiological
Monitoring Course on April 6
and 7 conducted at Covington
City Hall courtroom. This will
be a slxteen-hour course.
Anyone Interested in taking this
course call 786-7575 for further
information.
Bishop John O. Smith To Lead
Covington Holy Week Services
Bishop John Owen Smith, res
ident bishop of The Methodist
Church in Georgia, will take a
prominent role in the Lenten
Spiritual Renewal Empasis of the
First Methodist Church in Cov
ington. Bishop Smith will be pre
sent in Covington beginning with
the seven-thirty worship service
on Palm Sunday evening, April 7.
In addition to preaching, he will
confirm the young people into
church membership who will pre
sent themselves for confirmation.
They have been members of the
class on church membership
during the Lenten season. This
class has been taught by the pas
tor of the church, the Rev. E.
Owen Kellum, Jr.
Biship Smith will preach each
evening through Maundy Thurs
day at the seven-thirty hour. On
Maundy Thursday evening Bishop
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Top Ten Seniors are shown above with some of the Rotary Club’s Banquet participants. Left to right
are: Dr. Bond Fleming, dean, Oxford College; Karen L. Dillingham, Janice Deas, Teresa Ison, John
Gregory, Jr., Nancy Parker, Co. School Supt. Whitlow Richardson, Rotary President Hugh Steele,
Kathy Dennis, Elaine Wood, Mary Margaret Allgood, Danny Harwell, Dr. Dallas Tarkenton, Oxford
College registrar; Sue McElreath, Donna Allgood and Charles Bohanan, Jr. Top Ten Donna Leigh
Moore was not present.
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At Rotary’s Annual 'Top Ten Banquet’
Thirteen Newton County High
Seniors were signally honored,
Tuesday evening at Covington
Rotary Club’s Top Ten Banquet,
at E. L. Flcquett School Cafe
torlum. The Top Ten had to be
extended to the Top Thirteen this
year, due to a three way tie for
tenth place in scholastic aver
ages. They were: Donna Jean All
good, Mary Margaret .Allgood,
Charles Thomas Bohanan, Jr.,
Janice Virginia Deas, Kathryn
Elizabeth Dennis, Karen L. Dill
ingham, John Willis Gregory, Jr.,
Olin Daniel Harwell, Teresa Jane
Ison, Becky Sue McElreath, Nan
cy Carol Parker, Donna Leigh
Moore, and Clara Elaine Wood.
Rotary President Hugh Steele
cordially welcomed guests and
Crowe Elected Exalted Ruler
Covington Elks Lodge 1806
Wendell W. Crowe has been
elected Exalted Ruler of Coving
ton Elks Lodge No. 1806 for the
coming club year 1968-69. Mr.
Crowe will succeed DanM. Clow
er in that position.
Other officers elected to serve
with Mr. Crowe are as follows:
Roy Peterson, Leading Knight.
Glenn Holland, Lecturing
Knight.
Billy Wiley, Loyal Knight.
James Hardman, Secretary.
B. L. Johnson, Treasurer.
Felton Jones, Tiler.
James Anderson, 5-year Trus
tee.
Other officers are appointees
and have not been announced at
this time.
Smith will also preside over the
sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
Leading up to Holy Week the
Rev. Mr. Kellum of Covington
First Methodist has announced
other outstanding events in which
much of the community will par
ticipate, including members of
several other denominations. On
Monday, April 1 at seven-thirty
Mrs. Arthur Styron, former pre
sident of the Woman’s Society of
Christian Service of the North
Georgia Conference of the Meth
odist Church, will present the
dramatic presentation, "The
First Easter.” Mrs. Styron is
famed for her creative and spir
itually moving dramatic
readings. Mrs. Styron Is an el
ected lay delegate from the North
Georgia Conference of the Meth
odist Church to the General Con
ference of The Methodist Church
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presented the Rev. Thomas J.
White who offered the Invoca
tion. Guests were introduced
by Sgt.-at-Arms Paul Beyer, and
Included many civic and organ
izational leaders of the county.
Dean Bond Fleming, of Oxford
College of Emory University, who
with Mrs. Fleming was among
special guests for the occasion,
was assisted by Dr. Dallas Tar
kenton, registrar, in presenting
$l5O Academic Scholarships to
each of the Top Ten students. In
his remarks. Dr. Fleming stated
that although he in no way would
discount the merit of athletics and
the splendid record of NCHS
teams, he was particularly glad
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to meet in Dallas, Texas in April.
Occuring at this time will be the
uniting of two denominations, The
Methodist Church and The Church
of the Evangelical United Breth
ren. The new denomination will
be known as The United Meth
odist Church.
At seven-thirty on Wednesday,
April 3 the Covington community
will observe a Youth Emphasis
night at the First Methodist
Church. The speaker for this
occasion will be Josh Powell, an
Atlanta attorney. Mr. Powell
is the treasurer of the South
eastern Region of the Fellowship
of Christian Athletes. He was
captain of the Georgia Tech bas
ketball team in 1962,
On Saturday, April 6, following
a Prayer Vigil held on Friday,
there will be a Men’s Prayer
Breakfast that Saturday morning
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to see the Rotarians honor stu
dents who achieve high ratings
scholastically. "The primary
purpose of a school is learning,”
he said, "And, I congratulate
those who are here to be honored
among the Top Ten.”
County School Superintendent
Whitlow Richardson was acc
orded the privilege of present
ing the parents and NCHS instruc
tors of the honor guests. He payed
tribute to these parents, of whom
he said, "Behind every Top Ten
student are Top parents; and
commended instructors who had
played a large role in stimulat
ing students to higher goals. A
check on the 53 Top Ten stud
dents honored by Rotarians in the
past 3 years, revealed that 41
were still continuing their ed
ucation In various colleges.
Dr. James Purcell, Top Ten
Committee Chairman expressed
appreciation to his committee,
Whitlow Richardson, Lynn Max
well, Mack Johnson, Dallas Tar
kenton and Lou Karman; and the
many individuals who had assis
ted in the success of the banquet.
Dr. Tarkenton, in his inimita
ble manner, focused the spotlight
on each Top Ten student in de
lightful reminiscences of some
particularly humorous childhood
incident. Each interview with a
Top Ten was concluded with a
question relative to a present
day problem; and their answers
revealed a keen understanding of
life and their future roles in to
day’s world, as well as minds
that think.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram, the Top Ten students were
presented with potted azaleas by
Top Ten Committeeman Lynn
Maxwell, as living mementos of
the occasion; and Rev. Sam B.
Hay, Rotarian, offered the bene
diction.
under the direction of Mr. Ben
Banks, Church Lay Leader. Mrs.
Paul Adams, Chairman of the
Commission on Membership and
Evangelism of First Methodist
announces that at two o’clock
ten or twelve lay witness groups
will meet throughout Covington
and Oxford in which small groups
will seek to discover what their
individual and collective lives
mean in terms of spiritual re
examination.
Following Bishop Smith during
Holy Week, April 7-11, the Len
ten Emphasis on Spiritual Re
newal will come to a climax with
the service of worship on Easter
Sunday morning led bv the Rev.
E. Owen Kellum, Jr. pastor of the
First Methodist Church of Cov
ington.