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Have your children all scat
tered...to college...married...or
working in distant places? Is
your home rattling for the patter
of little feet? Sure you miss
them! Are you strong and well,
and would you like to be "Play-
Parents”, or Foster-Parents, to
one, two or maybe three tots,
whose homes have met with mis
fortune, and there are so many
in the family that they would let
you keep one or two of their
children for several months; until
Dad could get a job; until Mother
came from the hospital, or until
the family could get on it’s feet,
and buy proper food to nourish
little bodies?
Are you willing to do a little
sharing and caring? In so doing
you will be rewarded in some
money each week for essentials
and food...in loving little arms
about your neck...and all the joy
that little children can bring to
a home where there are no child
ren? Oh no, you can’t KEEP
them forever, this is just a hol
iday, of LOVE, for you to keep
them! You are rewarded by
their love and the patter of little
feet around the home; you are
rewarded in that the Father said:
“Unto the least of these unto
Me.” You are rewarded because
YOU ARE about your Father’s
business of "Caring and Shar
ing”.
You do not have to keep them,
in fact you cannot keep them
longer than the family can get
on its feet again. We know of
just one family who would grant
you this joy now if you qualify!
Give your Office Boy a ring, if
you are willing to share your
home with at least two of these
children for a short time; feed
them, (with some pay from the
State) love and nourish them,
and God will bless you! Maybe
you have just one little lonely
child who needs the companion
ship of others. Anyway, think
it over for this is an opportun
ity afforded by the Master.
We sometimes wonder if He
does not test our faith in many
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Philen Named
Vice-President,
Cashier At Bank
Don Philen
R. Don Philen was recently
elected by the Board of Direc
tors to the office of Vice Pre
sident and Cashier of First Citi
zens Bank. Mr. Philen was
previously employed by The First
National Bank of Atlanta for ele
ven years.
Mr. and Mrs. Philen and family
are presently residing at 5926
Old Stone Mountain Road, Stone
Mountain, but expect to move
to Covington in the near future.
Kiwanis Ladies Night Program
Tonight At Oxford Cafeteria
Covington Kiwanis Club Ladies Night program will be held tonight
(Thursday) at the Oxford College Cafeteria at 7 ;30. This will be
the club’s first Ladies Night affair held at Oxford for some five years.
Main speaker for the program
will be Kiwanian Bond Fleming
who is Bean of Oxford College
of Emory University. Master of
Ceremonies for the evening will
be club President Philip Cohen.
He will introduce the main speak
er.
Dean Fleming has announced
that his subject will be "Tall
Oaks From Little Acorns Grow."
His talk is designed to see our
selves in a new light as Mo
ther’s Day and National Family
Week approaches (May 12-19).
Dean Fleming came to Oxford
College in September of 1967
and succeeded Dean V. Y. C.
Eady, another Kiwanian. Dean
Fadv retired in September of
Bloodmobile At First Methodist Church, 1-6 P. M,, May 6
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VOLUME .
Mayor Gives Answer To Resolution
SCHOOL BOARD
MEETS TODAY
The Newton County School
Board will meet today at the
Board of Education Building to
determine the course of action
to be taken to satisfy the Depart
ment of Health, Education and
Welfare to keep from losing Fed
eral funds for county schools.
Last week HEW announced that
action has been taken by their
attorneys to cut off the Federal
money due to certain non-com
pliances with integration of the
schools.
Newton Demo Executive Committee
To Set Qualifying Fees May 18
A meeting of the Newton County
Democratic Executive Commi
ttee has been called for Satur
day, May 18, according to an
announcement by Chairman
James Benton of Mansfield. The
33 members of the committee
will meet at Covington City Hall
Courtroom at 1 p. m.
Col. W. J. Dingus, Jr., Ex
ecutive Secretary of the com
mittee, said that 16 of the mem-
Covington Lions
To Name Delegate
To Youth Congress
The Covington Lions Club
earned the honor of selecting
the young man to represent the
State of Georgia at the Lions
World Youth Congress in Dal
las, Texas for the week of June
23-29. This honor was announc
ed by District Governor Ed Over
street at the Dist. 18F Cabinet
Meeting Sunday, April 21. The
basis for this award was mem
bership increase from July 1,
1967 to February 29,1968. First,
District 18 F had the overwhelm
ing lead in membership Increase
among the various districts of
multiple District 18 (State of
Georgia). Second, the Covington
Lions Club was leader in mem
bership growth, both in percent
age and actual number, of all
clubs in District 18F.
The privilege of selecting the
young delegates went to districts
and, in turn, their clubs which
produced the highest percentage
of net gain in members between
July 1, 1967 and February 29,
1968. Guidelines set up by In
ternational program planners
call for outstanding youngsters
who are excellent students, ac
tive in the affairs of their com
munitites and of good moral char
acter.
The club’s selection will be
one of the 153 outstanding young
men, between ages 17 to 19,
who will represent the 50 states
and 103 foreign areas of the
world.
It is expected that the club’s
selection of the young man will
be from Newton County. Basis
for selection will be all around
scholastic achievement, leader
ship in extracurricular activi
ties, and moral integrity.
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, prise, Established JB6s—The Covington Star, Established 1874 —The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
Supt. of Schools Whitlow Rich
ardson said that “conflicting op
inions have arisen since those
published in The Atlanta Jour
nal were not the same as he has
been given by HEW.”
The Journal article Thursday,
April 25, stated that the new
three school systems (Newton,
Winder and Candler) brought the
number of Georgia school sys
tems to 59 who have failed to
meet the Federal guidelines.
ners are precinct chairmen, and
the other 17 are at-large mem
bers.
The May 18 meeting will be
principally for setting the qual
ifying fee for the various offices
in the county. This year the
Democratic Primary will beheld
statewide on Wednesday, Sept.
11. This year in Newton County
a county commission chairman
will be elected in the primary,
as will also 6 members of the
board of education in the county.
Those six board members will
then elect the County Superinten
dent of Schools.
Col. Dingus stated that the
qualifying fee for State Senator,
County Representative, Judges of
Superior Court and Solicitor Gen
eral is set by the State Commi
ttee.
Most political talk around the
county has continued to center
around the race for the County
Commission Chairman who will
be elected by a county-wide vote.
It was understood that several
men have shown an interest in en
tering this race.
Present office holders in the
county include: Tom Bates, Com
missioner; Henry Odum, Jr.,
sheriff; S. M. Hay, Clerk of Su
perior Court; Donald G. Steph
enson, Ordinary; B. L. Johnson,
Tax Commissioner; Whitlow
Richardson, Supt. of Schools; Sam
Cowan, Coroner; W. D. Ballard,
Newton County Representative;
and Brooks Pennington, State
Senator.
Elks Club
Initiation
Set Tonight
Thursday night (tonight) is In
itiation Night at the Covington
Elks Lodge on Rainbow Lake.
The Decatur Degree team will
handle the initiation following an
old-fashion "Chicken and Dump
ling” meal at 6:45 p.m. Stone
Mountain Judge H. O. Hubert
is a member of the Decatur
Degree team and he will be
present for the evening.
Exalted Ruler Wendell Crowe
invites all Elks to attend the
meeting tonight.
1967 at Emory-At-Oxford.
Group singing will also be
a part of the program tonight
WINNERS DIVIDE MOO
Six happy subscribers will col
lect and divide SIOO this weekend
as winners in The Covington News
subscription game for April.
The two first place winners
who will receive $25 checks are
Mrs. Jesse Byrd of Rt. 3, Con
yers and Fannie Mathis, Rt. 1,
Oxford. These names were drawn
from the new subscribers to The
News.
Four winners who will receive
checks for $12.50 each are Em
mett Parish, Rt. 6, Covington;
T. J. Kelley, Box 386, Porter-
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1968
"H. M. Pulliam Day” Observed At Newton High
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“H. M. PULLIAM DAY” was declared at Newton County High School, Friday, April 26 by the Fu
ture Farmers of America chapter. Shown above is Principal H. F. Sharp (left) congratulating Mr.
Pulliam upon his retirement after teaching in Georgia schools for the past 42 years. Assistant Prin
cipal Milton Me Laney (right) looks on. Mr. Pulliam has taught in Newton County schools for the
past 31 years, at Heard Mixon and at Newton High. He is loved, admired and respected by the stu
dents, faculty and members of the community.
Annual Newton-Rockdale
Boy Scout Banquet Tuesday
The Annual Newton-Rockdale
District Boy Scout Banquet will be
held Tuesday evening at the Fic
quett School cafetorium in (xrv
ington and will start at 7 o’ clock.
Guest speaker for the occasion
will be Representative KiliaenV.
R. Townsend of Atlanta. This is
the annual event when Boy Scouts
and adult leaders are honored and
recognized.
During the program Tom Uff
elman. Chief Scouter of the At-
Rotary To Fete
West Germany
Visitors Sun.
Covington Rotary Club will be
hosts on Sunday, from six to se
ven o’clock, at a reception hon
oring General and Mrs. Martin
Harlinghausen of West Germany,
at the Teen-Can.
Inspitation for the Georgia vis
it by the General and Mrs. Har
linghausen, is their daughter, Gi
sela Harlinghausen, a student at
Oxford College, who is sponsored
by the local Rotary Club through
the Georgia Student Program.
This program of exchanging stu
dents with other countries is one
of Rotary International’s major
projects; and has been given wide
acclaim as an instrument of good
will and understanding between
world neighbors.
General and Mrs. Harling
hausen will be houseguests of
Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Cook, during
their visit here.
Reception guests will include
members of the Rotary Club and
Rotariannes.
as Dr. John Tate will be the
songmaster. Accompanist at the
piano will be Mrs. Martin Goode.
dale; O. L. Boozer, Rt. 4, Con
yers and Mrs. Porter Barnett,
3113 Emory St., Covington. These
names were drawn from the re
newal subscribers during the
April contest.
All subscriptions postmarked
prior to May 1 were entered in
the April contest. The six win
ners will receive checks made
payable to any local News ad
vertiser of choice. The checks
may be cashed there or taken
out in trade.
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Rep. Kiliaen
lanta Area Council, will install
the officer slate for the coming
scout year in the Newton-Rock
dale District. Sam Ramsey has
been elected for a second term
as District Chairman.
S. J. Morcock, a Silver Bea
ver honoree himself, will intro
duce and recognize the unit lead
ers of the various scouting units
in the district. Ted Stroud will
introduce the four Eagle Scouts
of the district who have attained
that honor during the past year.
There are two in Newton County
Tax Office To
Refund April
Penaltycharge
Newton County Tax Commis
sioner Bonham Johnson’s office
has announced that refunds will
be made to persons who pur
chased their auto tags on Mon
day, April 22, since the Georgia
Revenue Department has issued
a directive to that effect. Many
counties considered the deadline
as Saturday, April 20 and con
squently charged the penalty on
purchases after that date.
State Revenue Commissioner
Peyton S. Hawes has announced
that he is concerned with the
confusion which has arisen in
connection with deadlines for
purchasing 1968 automobile li
cense plates.
The deadline for purchasing
1968 automobile tags was mid
night, Monday, April 22, 1968,
but in some counties penalties
and late fees were imposed on
those who waited until Monday to
purchase their tags.
According to Georgia law, pen
alties imposed upon late auto
mobile tag purchases include a
sheriff’s fee of $1 plus 20%
of the price of the tag. The
ad valorem tax penalty for a late
tag purchase is 10% of the ad
valorem tax or a minimum of sl.
and two in Rockdale County.
Roger Zuercher, N-R District
Executive, will give his report
of Scout activities since he has
held that position in this imme
diate area.
The speaker for the banquet,
Rep. Townsend was born in Gar
den City, New York October 6,
1918. He received his A. B. de
gree in 1939 from Williams Col
lege, and his L. L. B. degree from
the University of Virginia Law
School. Townsend served in the
U. S. Army from 1942 until 1946
where he was an officer in the
Counter Intelligence Corps.
An Episcopalian, Rep. Towns
end attends the Second Church of
Christ Scientist. He is also ac
tive in civic affairs and has
served the Boy Scouts of America
in many offices in Atlanta. He was
chairman of the 1966 Boy Scout
Stadium Exposition.
Tickets for the banquet and
program may be purchased dur
ing the next few days from E. G.
Lassiter at White’s Department
Store in Covington.
Oxford Slates
Faculty Lecture
Series In May
Oxford College takes pleasure
in announcing the second annual
Faculty Lecture Series, to be held
on successive Thursday nights in
May. The general topic for this
year’s lectures is "The Uses of a
University Education”.
On May 9, Mr. Theodore Davis,
Assistant Professor of History,
will speak on "Education: Pat
terns from the Past”. The second
lecture will be given May 16 by
Dr. Joseph E. Guillebeau, Asso
ciate Professor of Humanities,
whose topic is "Education: A
Waste of Time in the Present”.
The final lecture In the series
will be presented on May 23 by
Dr. Hoyt P. Oliver, Assistant
Professor of Social Science, who
will speak on "Education: Invent
ing the Future”.
Each of the lectures will be
held in Phi Gamma hall on the
Oxford campus, and will begin
at 8:00 p. m. Following the
lectures there will be a time
for open discussion, and re
freshments will be served, cour
tesy of Mrs. John Austin.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these events.
Editor ial 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports 17
Legal 2 3
Classified . .20-23
Harris Says City Council Is
Diligently Seeking Manager
Mayor Walker Harris of Cov
ington has mailed a letter of
answer and explanation to the
82 business and professional
people who signed a resolution
last week recommending that he
and the City Council take im
mediate steps to hire a quali
fied city manager.
The letter from Mayor Harris
reads as follows:
Gentlemen:
The Mayor and Council wishes
to take this opportunity to thank
you and other interested bus
inessmen in Covington for your
Public Relations
Director Os Bibb
Is C-C Speaker
James M. Hale, Director of
Public Relations of Bibb Man
ufacturing Company, will be the
guest speaker at the Covington
Newton County Chamber of Com
merce meeting Monday, May 6
at the Teen Can building at
12:30.
Mr. Hale will speak on the
topic "Foreign Trade As It Af
fects Textiles.” Bibb is one of
the largest employers in the State
of Georgia with some 8,000 em
ployees. There are approx
imately 2,300 employees in
the three Bibb mills at Porter
dale.
"Bibb sells a lot of goods over
seas and the legislation pending
in Congress as to foreign trade
is most important to textile man
ufacturers in this country,” Mr.
Hale stated.
M. B. Shaw, General Superin
tendent of the Porterdale Divi
sion of Bibb Mfg. Co., is the
program chairman for the C. of
C. meeting Monday. He will in
troduce Mr, Hale.
C. E. (Chuck) Rowland, Trust
Officer of the Citizens and South
ern National Banks, was the guest
speaker at the Kiwanis meeting
Thursday. He reminded the
members of many problems that
could develop if a person did not
have an adequate will.
Many visitors were present for
the meal and program. An inter
club group from the Griffin club
were on hand, and they were:
Grady Norton, Roy Hill, Guy
Woodruff, and Doyle Tatum. Oth
ers present: Prof. John Austin of
Oxford College, Jeannie Lawr
ence, Hugh Randall, Prof. Jac
ques Benmoyal, Susan Harrison,
Bob Hanevold, Prof. Juan Rodri
guez, Susan Hagersbrom, and
Chester Brandes, also of Oxford
College; Jimmy Hutchins and
Lynn Rainey of the Newton High
Key Club.
Mrs. Courchaine Has GFWC Art Entry
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MRS. LOUIS COURCHAINE of the Covington Service Guild won fourth
place in the Member Art Competition at the Georgia Federation of
Women’s Club Convention at Callaway Gardens, April 22-24. She Is
pictured with her entry, “Risen.”
NUMBER 18
interest in the operation of our
City government. Your interest
is very pleasing to your Mayor
and Council since, as you know,
the Mayor and Council is made
up of businessmen and citizens
of our City.
We wish to report at this time
that we have at all times, since
the loss of City Manager, George
Jolley, been making an effort to
hire a qualified City Manager who
would be willing to work for a
salary in line with what the City
of Covington can pay.
We have reviewed a number
of applications, however, none
of these have met with the stand
ards which we like to place upon
such an employee for the City.
We have made constant and nu
merous inquiries for City Mana
gers through the Georgia Muni
cipal Association, the organiza
tion which has its finger on the
operation of cities and towns
throughout Georgia.
It has been the intention of
your Mayor and Council to hire
a City Manager; and we wish to
solicit your help and assistance
in locating a qualified person
who you feel would do credit
to our City, and who could be
hired without taxing our citizens
with an excessive burden of pay
ing an excessive salary.
In line with this, we have plac
ed a paid advertisement in the
Georgia Municipal Journal for
a City Manager and we will place
ads in other periodicals or jour
nals which could give us leads
to qualified personnel.
The Mayor and Council of the
City of Covington once again
invites you and the other bus
inessmen of Covington to take an
active hand in the operation of
your City and we wish to ad
vise that you are always wel
come at the meetings of our
City government and we will
always look to your outstretched
hand of assistance and support
for your City government.
Very truly yours,
Walker Harris,
Mayor
The resolution answered by
Mayor Harris was drawn up at
a meeting of business and pro
fessional people held Monday
morning, April 22. There were
25 persons at the meeting who
signed the resolution and a com
mittee was appointed to carry
the resolution around to the bus
iness establishments of Coving
ton to obtain additional signa
tures from persons who wished
to sign.