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COMMENTS
National Hospital Week
National Hospital Week is an annual observance
established by the American Hospital Association
to focus attention on the work that hospitals are
performing in providing high-quality year-round
care in the community,
In 1921 leaders in the health field recognized the
importance of telling the public about the human side
of hospitals, For thispurpose National Hospital Day
was initiated, May 12 was designated the Day be
cause it is the anniversary of the birthof Florence
Nightingale, whose efforts led to the improvement
of the hospital system in both England and Ameri
ca, In 1953 National Hospital Day was extended to
a week-long observance and since then we have
had National Hospital Week,
This is National Hospital Week -- May 12-18 --
and we pause to recognize and express apprecia
tion for our own Newton County Hospital, its doc
tors and staff, and the excellent service that it
provides for Newton County people,
This year’s slogan is ‘‘Your Hospital -- People
Caring For People”’, Scan today’s headlines and
the impression is that we live in a self-serving
society, We are, it might appear, a people ded
jcated to fulfilling our personal whims at the ex
pense of any who stand in our way,
It only appears that way, In truth, we area
nation of people who care about others, And
nowhere is this concern for others more evi
dentl than in the nation’s more than 7,000 hos
pitals,
A Disappearing DBreed
It is gratifying to note that rugged individualism
still lives, An AP dispatch from Cedar City, Utah,
reports that a Utah rancher has sent uncashed So
cial Security checks totaling $4,437 back tothe U, S,
Treasury, because he cound think of no church or
charity which needs the money more, Ina letter ac
companying the checks, the rancher said, ‘I am in
fiood health and I am able to carry on the small
vestock operation I have been able to puttogether
over the year5,.....1 have attempted tofind a worthy
cause or some charity or church into whichl could
direct these checks, So far I have been unable to
You Finance The Spenders
Until people finally see the inexorably close
relationship between government spending, taxa
tion, debt and inflation, they can hardly be ex
pected to insist on financial responsibility in
government, Inflation is eating away the value
of our money, mainly because for more than a
generation advocates of big government spending
have enjoyed popular public support,
The mania to spend is outrunning productivity
and the taxpaying ability of the nation, A recent
study by the American Enterprise Institute shows
why responsible citizens should be concerned,
Federal spending has more than quadrupled in
the past 20 years, Even when allowance is made
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FIFTEEN COUSINS BAND students participated in the recent Clinic Band at Fort Valley State College,
Ft. Valley, From left to right are: Thurman Henderson, tympanies, Guy Perry, drums; Wayne Cody,
tuba; Harris Barnes, tuba (not shown); Jean Henderson, bassoon; Delores Stewart, saxophone; Sarah
Smith, clarinet (not shown), Janice Jones, clarinet (not shown), Herman Key, French Horn; Almond
Turner, trumpet; Rosemary Clements, flute; Ronald Jefferson, trombone; Charles William, trombone;
Earnest Griggs, baritone horn; Bobby McKibben, string bass (not shown), (Photo by Oxford Photo
Service, Oxford),
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15 Cousins Band Students
Take Part In Clinic Band
On Thursday, April 18, R, L,
Cousins Band was represented
by 15 band students, who partici
pated in the Class A Clinic Band
at Fort Valley State College, Fort
Valley,
The clinic band is composed of
Class A Band students selected by
their band directors to play in this
band, The music performed by
this group has not been prac
ticed by any of the members be
fore coming to the clinic, All
rehearsing is done about one to
two hours before the band is to
perform before the public, which
consist of bands from most ev~
ery county in Georgia, band dir
ectors and other students and
visitors,
The short rehearsal consists
of: instrument tuning, playing and
observing dynamic markings.
The music is practical in por
THE COVINGTON NEWS
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Editor and Publisher
LEO S. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
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Within these hospital walls is an army of dedi
cated men, women and teenagers working in con
cert toward a common goal -- the provision of the
highest quality patient care, The patient seldom
sees the majority of the hospital people, but they
are there in force, Hospitals now empioy more
than two million persons, and hospital-based oc
cupations are among the fastest growing in the
nation,
The people who fill these occupations come
from every walk of life and from varying edu
cational backgrounds, High school graduates,
through on-the-job training, fill such jobs as
nursing aide, electrocardiograph technician, food
service supervisor, dietary aide, laboratory tech
nician, psychiatric aide, or surgical technicalaide,
Professional nurses complete at least three years
of education and training beyond high school in
preparation for their work.
College graduates pursue careers in hospital
engineering, purchasing, public relations or per
sonnel, Persons with postgraduate training work
as occupational therapists, physical therapists,
medical social workers, hospital administrators,
health science librarians, or speech pathologists.
The 1968 observance of National Hospital Week,
sponsored by the American Hospital Association,
is May 12-18, It is a fitting week in which to
recognize the vital contributions made by these
rarely seen -- and too often forgotten -- hospital
employees,
think of any place whichneeds this money more than
the U, S, Treasury in spite of the fact our govern
ment is mismanaging its money supplies so badly
that these dollars may be wasted,””
If there were more people like the Utahrancher,
there would be far fewer of the political breed that
seeks to stay in office by buttering up their con
stituency at the expense of U, S, solvency, The
problems of inflation, the depreciating dollar, and
the rising cost of living would be solved almost
overnight,
for population growth and inflation, it has more
than doubled, Outlays by the federal govern
ment measured in 1965 dollars rose from $333
per person in 1948 to $776 per personin the current
1968 fiscal year, State and local government
spending has increased even more rapidly than
‘ederal spending.
No matter how worthy the objective of govern
ment spending programs, they are not worth
the price when they lea(f toward unmanageable
debt and a breakdown in monetary stability, What
good are government benefits paid in dollars
of rapidly diminishing value,
tions, at first, in order to let
the band hear the different mel
odies and help them become fa
miliar with the rhythm, After
all of the above things have been
considered, the band plays the
music through completely about
two or three times before per
forming for the public,
The guest conductor for Class
A Clinic Band was, Mr, Thomas
Lyles, Director of Bands, Ala
bama State College, Montgomery,
Alabama,
The students from Cousins
participating in the band were
Thurman Henderson, Guy Perry,
Wayne Cody, Harris Barnes, Jean
Henderson, Delores Stewart, Sa
rah Smith, Janice Jones, Herman
Key, Almond Turner, Rosemary
Clements, Ronald Jefferson,
Charles Willlams, [Earnest
Griggs, and Bobby McKibben,
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By Rev. Claud Healan, Jr., Pastor
Calvary Baptist Church
It was in September 1961, that
I was taken up the elevator at
Reidsville State Prison by the
Warden and Chaplain to the row
of tiny cells that is known as
““Death Row.”” Several people
were occupying cells there and
were awaiting execution. Many
thoughts will go through your
mind as you enter a place like
this. What is it really like?
Why are these people here? When
will they die? All of these
questions have answers but, only
the individuals there know them.
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
LEO MALLARD
Advertising Manager
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
OUR WEEKLY LESSOR
FOR
Sunday School
The Duty of All Men
Devotional Reading: Eccles
iastes 12:1-8,
Memory Selection: Fear God
and keep his commandments; for
this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13.
Intermediate-Senior Topic:
What God Expects of Us.
Young People-Adult Topic:
What Is Man’s Duty to God?
We have had occasion to re
mind ourselves that the Jews
created and cherished a parti=
cular type of wisdom known as
wisdom literature; and beginning
after Easter Sunday (April 14)
the lessons through June pre=
sent the nature, content, and pur
pose of this literature.
Whereas ethics may deal with
problems of good and evil quite
apart from any religious faith,
the wisdom literature is based
on the contention that wisdom
is the gift of God and that all
true wisdom is tied up to faith
in one true God.
Last week we considered wis=-
dom and family living, empha
sizing the importance of home
and family and setting forth the
truth that wisdom begins in ree
verence for God and issues in
respect and love for members
of the family.
Today we study the duty of all
men, and this lesson emphasizes
man’s relationship to God and to
his fellowmen. Consideration is
given to the place of money and
work in people’s lives, thus em=
phasizing the duty of stewardship.
The book from which this les=
son is taken, Ecclesiastes, is
one of the most unique in the
oOld Testament. The name “Ec=-
clesiastes’’ means ‘‘Preacher.”
It has usually been assumed that
the author is King Solomon, who
in his old age reviews his com=-
pleted experience and speaks
from the standpoint of his fin=
ished course. The writer com=
pares wisdom and folly and con
cludes that nothing is of more
value than the homely rewards
of honest labor. He points out
that there is a fixed and un
alterable time for the exercise
of each power of body and mind.
He denounces formalism and dis=-
honesty, speaks of the value of
a good name, and in general
maintains that godliness is the
best policy.
The preacher maintains that
man finds his most satisfying
pleasure in the common, humble
joys of life.
The book ends with an exhorta=
tion to young men to rejoice in
their powers, knowing full well
that they live and work under
the will, power, and benevolence
of God,
Chapter twelve, with which Ec=
clesiastes ends, is particularly
appealing, calling upon youth to
remember the Creator before
the evil days come or the years
draw nigh when one may say,
‘I have no pleasure in them;..."”’
Vanity, vanity, all is vanity,
East Newton Pays Tribute To
Miss Curry, Teacher Os Year
The East Newton Elementary
PTA enjoyed one of its finest
hours Tuesday night, May 7,
Miss D, J, Curry, second grade
teacher at the East Newton Ele
lfilinrhfifiin
Liue By
After a few moments in this
section of the prison the Warden
said, ‘““Preacher it’s time togo’’.
Well, for a second my heart
stopped until I remembered that
I was only a visitor. We took
only a few steps to a door that
led us out into the long hallway
that is called ‘“The Last Mile’.
You will never know how I felt
as [ took this walk., I thought
of how many had come this way
never to return. How many have
come this way thinking Oh, if
I could just live my life over.
What a price to pay.
I was startled when I looked
up and saw that there was no
roof over this hallway, only bars,
Through the bars I could see
the blue of God'’s Heaven. How
peaceful it looked. The last
mile took only a few steps but
in this short time I had a chance
to look up and see God. At
the end of the hall we entered
the executionchamber. The elec=
tric chair was in the center of
the room. It sat high on a
platform. It was a rather large
wooden chair with belts and
wires., I walked upon the plat
form and sat down in the chair.
The Warden explained to me
the procedure of execution but,
I don’t really think the full ime
pact of this experience hit me
until I looked to my right and
saw the embalming table, Oh,
God, I thought, do people really
have to come this far to know
that you can’t do wrong and get
by? Won’t people ever learn?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we
could live in a world where
THE COVINGTON NEWS
cries the preacher in closing.
But there is one thing to which
humanity may cling with assur=
ance and one requirement which
is essential: ‘‘Fear God, and
keep his commandments: for this
is the whole duty of man, For
God shall bring every work into
judgment, with every secret
thing, whether it be good, or whe=-
ther it be evil” (Eccl. 12:
13-14),
“Keep thy foot when thou goest
to the house of God, and be more
ready to hear, than to give the
sacrifice of fools: for they con=-
sider not that they do evil.
The admonition “Keep thy foot
when thou goest into the house
of God ...’ may best be trans
lated by a modern slang expres=
sion, ‘Watch your step .. .”
From the beginning to end,
the Bible emphasizes the neces=
sity for sincerity in every aspect
of life, This is particularly
true in the matter of worship.
If the ancient brought a sacri=-
fice to God, yet in his heart
was designing, cruel, dishonest,
or without love, he need not
expect that God would smile upon
him and his gift.
Then, as now, one of the most
basic of moral offenses was to
preach one thing and practice
another,
And go to the temple (or the
synagogue) ‘‘and be more ready
to hear, than to give the sacri
fice of fools.” In ancient syn=-
agogue and temple, as well as
in the modern church, expres=-
sions of a moral and religious
character were set forth. The
preacher urged his readers to
listen attentively to what is said
and take to heart the good coun=
sel he hears, for to let truth
of any kind go in one ear and
out the other is a mistaken po=
licy which the insincere wor
shipers will probably live torue.
Thus our lesson today begins
with certain advice about the
use of church attendance. We
are to regard it as a privilege.
We are never to forget that
membership in a church places
upon us the responsibility to
live up to what that churchteach=
es.
Rare indeed is the occasion
when one goes to church and
comes away without receiving any
benefit. He listens to what us=-
ually is—and always should be—
a well-prepared sermon., The
reading of the Bible and pray=-
ers led by the minister are
matters that should touch his
soul and raise it to higher le=
vels. He will sit in church
with a group of imperfect but
aspiring people and will mingle
with them after the service.
All this is good. Church at=-
tendance is a thing of vast im=
portance for every Christian.
But be sincere. ¢‘Watch your
foot”” as you enter the church.
Remember that your Christian
profession puts upon you the re
sponsibility of living up to the
;notral requirements of Christian
aith,
mentary School, Covington, Ga.,
was honored as teacher of the
year,
A native of Orangeburg, South
Carolina, Miss Curry received
her early education there and
earned a degree in elementary
education from Clafin College,
Orangeburg, S, C, She has also
done further study in the area of
special education at Atlanta Un
iversity, Atlanta, Her teaching
career began at the East Newton
Elementary School four years
ago. Since that time she has ren
dered genuine service and ded
ication to the pupils of this com=-
munity,
Mr, R, L. Clements, princi=-
pal of the East Newton Elemen=-
tary School, presented her with
a lovely gift,
Other program participants
were: Mrs. R, B, Burdette, se
cond grade teacher, Mr, Luther
Key, PTA parent, Mrs, M, Cle
mons, PTA president 1967-68,
Mrs, B, Daniel, PTA parent,
Mrs., A, Bolden, PTA parent,
electric chairs or even prisons
were not necessary. It wasn’t
long until we took the elevator
back down and I thought, ¢How
lucky to be free’’,
In a few minutes I was on
my way home. What did I gain
from this experience? It re=
minded me once again that life
is so temporary and to some so
cheap, In fact it reminded me
once again that all of us are
living on “Deaths Row’’, 1t is
appointed unto man once to die.
Thus saith the word of God.
It also reminded me that every
mile could truly be our ¢Last
Mile’”, I can still remember
how blue and peaceful the hea=
vens seemed to be as I saw it
through the bars in the roof of
that long hallway. Another chance
to see God, I said, as I passed
that way.
God has given us so many
opportunities to see Him. In
life and, yes, even in death,
Well the day was ending and I
was almost home when I saw
a sign along the road which
said, “Prepare to meet thy God"’.
Yes, I said, This is the answer,
Prepare to meet thy God.
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May 10, 1968
Open Letter To The Editor
The Covington News
On behalf of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company, we wish to
thank our friends and customers
in the Covington=-Newton County
area served by our facilities in
this area,
Your patience and cooperation
were most gratifying to those of
us who work for the Bell System
during our emergency,
Our special thanks to The Cov~
ington News, Radio Station
WGF'S, City of Covington, Newton
County Sheriff’s Office,and many
others too numerous toname, for
their assistance during the hours
of interruption,
It is still a great feeling, part=-
icularly during times such as we
experience daily in todays trou=
bled world, that during times of
an emergency, we still work to
gether,
Yours truly,
Ray V. Reece
Manager
Dear Sir:
On May 9, 1968, I attended
the funeral of Governor Lurleen
Wallace in Montgomery, Ala=-
bama. There were 75 delegates
from Georgia aboard the Charter
Flight, that departed from At
lanta at 12:10 P,M. and returned
to Atlanta at 6:20 P.M, Among
the delegates aboard the flight
were Governor lLester G, Mad
dox’s mother, sisters and bro
thers.
We were greeted at Montgo
mery Airport by officials of Ala=
bama Governor Staff and given
a special escort to the church
and graveside.
I would like to express my
sympathy to Governor George
C. Wallace and family also to
the state of Alabama for the
loss cos a greatlady and governor.
Coleman (Bobby) Sigman
Chairman of Newton County
American Party
Dear Sir;
As parents of three school
age children, we are especially
anxious for dependable persons
to qualify and run for election
to the school board,
We hope that every citizen of
the county realizes that although
these positions pay nothing and
often criticized, they are, in
reality, more important than
many other county offices,
It is of utmost importance
that members who have a gen
uine interest in the education of
our children be elected to the
school board, Theseboard mem=
bers also need sufficient time to
spend investigating school pro
blems as they arise and the de=-
sire to represent the majority
of the citizens.
We have people in each dis
trict who meet all these re
quirements., What we need now,
is for them to come forward
wanting to serve or for someone
to point them out to the rest of
us,
And we need this soon! Elec
tion time is fast approaching,
Sincerely,
Felton and Judy Jones
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Miss E. Dixon, eighth grade
teacher, Miss Betty J, Rhodes,
eighth grader, and pupils from
grades sth, 6th, 7th, and Bth,
Miss Curry gracefully ac
cepted the tributes bestowed upon
her and in closing she stated,
““This event will always serve
as a lingering reminder for me
to do a better job,’”’ The pro
gram gave ample testimony to
the service and dedication she
has shown in her role as a
teacher and a citizen,
Delicious refreshments were
prepared by Mesdames Anna J,
Banks and Mrs, Mary L, Mul=-
lins, This was the final PTA
function for the year,
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John Fleming
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Receives Award
At Honors Day
ATLANTA, GA,-Students from
this area were among those rec=
ognized at Emory University
Honors Day exercises May 11
on the Emory campus,
E, Smythe Gambrell, a prom=
inent Atlanta attorney and form=
er president of the American Bar
Association, gave the address to
the 400 students receiving hon=-
ors, Mr, Gambrell gave Emory
$1 million a year ago for the
construction of a new law build=-
ing to be named in memory of
his parents,
John Fleming of Oxford, sonof
Dean and Mrs, Bond Fleming, re
ceived the Eta Sigma Psi award
(Emory honorary society of lead=
ership),
COUNTY VOTING
REGULATIONS
There still seems to be some
confusion among the people of
the county concerning the Sept
ember 11, election for county
commissioners and school board
members,
In order to help clarify the
voting militia districts and the
number of persons to be elected
from each voting district, Mr,
R, G. Pirkle, member of the
Board of County Registrars, pro
vided us this week with the fol
lowing information about the up=
coming election,
Voting district No, 1, is com=
posed of Militia Districts 420,-
464, 477, 546, 1513, 1522, and
1618, By name these districts
are Brick Store, Brewers, Hays,
Gaithers, Leguin, Newborn, and
Mansfield,
The people in voting district
No, 1 will vote for one comm=
issioner and one school board
member from their district, two
school board members from
county-at-large, and one county
commissioner from the county=-
at-large as Chairman of the
board,
Voting district 2, is composed
of Militia Districts 461, 547,
567, and 1261 (Stansells, Downs,
Rocky Plains, and Cedar Shoals).
This district also votes for one
commissioner, one school board
member, from the district; two
school board members from the
David Brown Elected
Y Council President
The Y Council for the year
1968-69 met Monday, May 6,
to elect officers and begin mak
ing plans for next year,
The members of the Council
are made up of the President
and Project Chairmen of each
of the Y Clubs, For the com
ing year the members will be:
Alpha Tri-Hi-Y, Jane Exley,
Carole Crawford, and Judy Gran=
ger; Gamma Tri-Hi-Y, Gay
Bankston, Kim Puckett and Mary
Hazel Polk; Senior Tri-Hi-Y,
Carolyn Caulkins, Debra Head
and Karen O’Kelley; Hi-Y, David
Brown, Fred Alexander,and Chan
McDougald,
The following officers were
elected: David Brown, Presi
dent; Fred Alexander, Vice Pre
sident; Kim Puckett, Secretary;
and Carolyn Caulkins, Reporter,
For the month of September,
joint projects, both school and
community, were decided upon,
A committee consisting of the
Community Projects Chairmen
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COUNTY VOTING
REGULATIONS
By: Leo S. Mallard
county-at-large, and one com
missioner from the county-ate
large as board chairman,
Voting district No, 3, is made
up of 463, 1249, 1525, and 1717
(Wyatt, Gum Creek, Oxford, and
Almon), The same applies in this
district, People vote for one
commissioner, one school board
member, from their district; two
school board members from the
county-at-large and one comms=
issioner from county-at-largeas
board chairman,
Voting districts Nos, 4 and 5
are Covington and Covington
Mills voting places (462), Peo
ple in Districts 4 and 5 vote on
two commissioners and two
school board members from the
district; two school board mem
bers from the county-at-large,
plus one commissioner from the
county-at-large as board chair=-
man,
Voting districts No. 6and7are
the county-at-large voting dis
trictS.
Newton County voters must be
registered in the Militia District
in which they reside, Prospec
tive candidates and voters should
read the complete law in regards
to terms of office, chairman
ship, and other technicalities in
the coming election changeinor=-
der to be more familiar with fu
tur county governing regulations,
The voting place of the people
who are registered to vote has
been moved to the districtof res=-
idence in compliance to the new
Newton County voting regulation,
was selected to plan the pro=
ject, It will meet under the di
rection of the Senior Tri-Hi-Y
advisor, Mrs, L, M, Burke,
Another committee will meet
with L, M, Burke, advisor of
the Hi-Y, to plan the school
project for September, Those
on this committee are the School
Projects Chairmen from each
club,
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Donna Repetske
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Cited At Honors
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Convocation
ATHENS, GA,—Donna Kay Re
petske, student at the University
of Georgia and daughter of Mr,
and Mrs, Joseph Repetske of Ox=-
ford, was among those honored
for scholastic achievement at a
recent University banquet,
She was honored at the Uni
versity’s seventh annual Honors
Program Convocation and Ban=-
quet April 22,