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All Newton County rejoices
with Mrs. E. G. Martin at the
I great honor which has been ac
[ corded her son, John Edward
< Martin, recently. Mr. Martin
I will have bestowed upon him
i honorary doctor of laws (LL.D)
J during the University of Toledo’s
I June commencement, ending its
85th academic year.
Mrs. Martin, knowing in the
’ heart of a Mother, wedocongrat
। ulate you, as well as your son.
Your contribution, of your won
j derful Christian family, and a
family that has made it’s place
I throughout the States, surely
must swell your heart, in a very
special way. We need more
I homes like yours, dear, to re
build America. We believe the
. period in which you, as well as
your family, came up, was the
great Christian era. We re
member our own family, as a
child. The Church and it’s teach
ings came first, along with the
Golden Rule being kept all along
the way. Each home (almost)
adhered to the teachings of
Christ. Let uspray that America
wakes up before it is too late.
Please look under “Letters to
the Editor”, and you will find one
from one of our Baptist Boys,
who has dedicated his life in
God’s service, to become a Min
ister of the Gospel. That is none
other than H. B. Adams (Henry)
son of the Bert Adams. He has
just spent a 10 day vacation at
home. He said he was really
having a wonderful time right
now in California, before going
over seas, .because he had found,
and is located near, another won
derful Covington Boy, who is very
dear to the Office Boy. . .he used
to work at the Covington News,
and is none other than our Harry
Tuck! It’s about time he was
paying us another visit to Cov
ington. We know he and his fine
wife are enjoying H. 8., and all
the news from home. We wanted
to go back with H. B. but we had
no uniform! Luck, and lots of it
H. B.
Congratulations to our States
newest TV Station located on
Highway 26, eight miles N. E.
of Cochran. Read the story else
where in today’s paper. Gov.
Lester Maddox was the Keynote
Speaker at the Dedication last
evening.
Who wants a good Governor?
Well, if you are a dedicated
Georgian you will join helpful
hands, with every elected offi
cer down thru the years, and help
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City Council Had
Short Meeting Mon.
The Covington City Council
extended a contract with the Sou
theastern Power Administration
for five years to furnish part of
the city’s electric power at a
short meeting Monday night.
A low bid of $3,355. was ap
proved to purchase a Wayne chip
per for the street department.
This machine will be used to cut
up bushes and limbs on trash
pick-ups and pack the debris on
trucks thus eliminating several
trips to the city dump dally.
The Council also approved the
widening and curbing of College,
Oak, and Conyers street from
Church to Davis street.
After discussion of other minor
matters the meeting was ad
journed at 8:45 p.m.
7VI/ks Ram Pageant’ Was Gala Affair
At NCHS, Rita Dimsdale Is Winner
Friday evening, May 17, a to
tal of 41 charming and excited
girls from Newton County High
School took part in the second
annual Miss Ram Pageant. The
girls were judged first on their
personality and ingenuity as they
modeled their selected sports
outfits. The outfits were des
criptive ofeach girl’s personality
and ranged from sailor suits to
cowgirl outfits.
In the evening gown competi
tion, the contestants were judged
on their poise, charm, and beau
ty. A handsome group of Senior
boys escorted the young ladies.
Then, while the judges Kenley
Jones, WSB-TV news commenta
tor, Miss Maurine Roberts,
WQXI-TV news commentator,
Miss Liz Collins, Holiday Magic,
and Miss Jeri Hammond, Model
at John Robert Powers Finishing
School were narrowing their sel
ection to the top ten contestants,
Maridel Meyer and Tony Cordell
presented a selection of folk
songs and Tony Baker entertained
the audience by his musical abil
ities.
The air was tense as Mr. Joe
Sears and Mrs. Jerry Aldridge
announced the Top Ten: Clau
dia Edwards, Rita Dimsdale, Lin
da Hoffman, Mary Dobbs, Caro
lyn Head, Susan Kirkland, Sand!
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Grices Qualifying Dates Announced
Soil Conservation
Official To Speak
At Kiwanis Club
In keeping with the annual ob
servance of Soil Stewardship
Week in Newton County and Geor
gia, the guest speaker for the
Covington Kiwanis Club meeting
today (Thursday) will be W. H.
Harber, Watershed Party Leader
of the Soil Conservation Office,
Athens. The meeting will be
held at the Teen Can at 1 p. m.
Mr. Harber wiH speak on the
progress and plans of the Al
covy River Watershed develop
ment in Newton and surrounding
counties. Brown Nevels, local
Soil Conservationist, will intro
duce the speaker. The program
chairman for the day is Newton
County Agent Ed Hunt.
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Damon King, Administrator of
the Hall County Hospital, Gaines
ville, and president-elect of the
Georgia Hospital Association,
was the guest speaker at the
Covington Kiwanis Club meeting
Thursday. The past week was
designated National Hospital
Week over the nation.
Visitors at the meeting in
cluded Tom Payne of Gaines
ville; Sam Gainer of Covington;
and Key Club members James
Hutchins and Fred Alexander.
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KIWANIS KETTE:
Edgar Wood of the Kiwanis
Scholarship Fund Committee,
gave a report of the fund act
ivities for 1968. He said that
16 applications have already been
received. This will involve more
than $6,000, he stated.
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Ben Banks, Kiwanis program
chairman for May, gave the in
troduction of Mrs. Helen Dick
inson, who in turn introduced the
guest speaker, Mr. King. Banks
also stated that since the pro
gram was spotlighting National
Hospital Week, it should be noted
that three members of the Hos
pital Authority are members of
the Kiwanis Club. Someone im
mediately corrected him, inas
much as the fourth member is
M. B. Shaw. Banks named S. A.
Ginn (chairman), Leon Cohen and
Robert Fowler.
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The Covington News will be
published early next week due to
Memorial Day, and a US Post
Office holiday on Thursday.
All correspondents, advertis
ers and persons having news or
ads for the paper are asked to
please turn their copy in by Mon
day at 5 p. m. Papers will be
delivered on Wednesday, May 29.
Ison, Debbie Carswell, Janet
Burson, and Sherry Thompson.
Each of these girls were then
asked to give their meaning of
certain words, such as person
ality, sincerity, beauty, honesty,
friendship, love, and charm.
The judges again retired to
make their selection for the Top
Five. They were: 4th Runner
up, Miss Carolyn Head; 3rd Run
ner-up, Miss Claudia Edwards;
2nd Runner-up, Miss Sand! Ison;
Ist Runner-up, Miss Susan Kirk
land; Miss Ram, 1968, Miss Rita
Dimsdale.
The contestants not including
the top ten are: Brenda Herring,
Melody Barker, Nancy Mask,
Connie Coleman, Carolyn Caul
kins, Rebecca Slaughter, Alexis
McDonald, Deborah Henderson,
Betsey Jolley, Judy Childs, Bar
bara Johnson, Susan Neeley,
Gayle Purcell.
Claudia Davis, Kim Puckett,
Linda Digby, Carol Hood, Janice
Tillman, Dale Jeffries, Sylvia
Hardegree, Becky Strawn, Le
tice McGaughey, Michelle Thom
pson, Sheila McCart, Baxter
Pratt, Sandra Kitchens, Donna
Faye Aaron, Debbie Hayes, Jac
kie Matthews, Delaine Durden.
Glnutngtntt New
OVERAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
(Se, Established 1865—The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
Newton First Graders To Be
Tested Before School Starts
The Newton County Board of
Education announces that all
1968-69 First Graders are to
be tested prior to August 29,
1968.
The following schedule has
been arranged. Parents are
requested to plan to have their
child at the designated school
for the full time scheduled. Pro
per supervision will be provided
for the children during this
time.
May 22 — All children who
are to be in the First Grade
at Mansfield will be tested from
1:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.
May 23 — All children who
are to be in the First Grade
at Heard-Mixon will be tested
from 1:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.
May 27 — All children whose
last name begins with A through
M will be tested at Livingston
from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
All children whose last name
begins with N through Z will
be tested at Livingston from
1:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.
May 28 — All children whose
last name begins with A through
H will be tested at Palmer Stone
from 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.
All children whose last name
begins with I through P will
be tested at Palmer Stone from
10:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. All
children whose last name begins
with Q through Z will be tested
at Palmer Stone from 1:30 P.M.
to 4:00 P.M.
May 29 — All children whose
last name begins with A through
Mrs. Allen Dies Os Injury
12 Newton
Countians In
Ga. Graduation
ATHENS, Ga.—Twelve Newton
County students are scheduled to
be among about 3,100 persons
receiving degrees here June 8
Newton County students sche
duled to receive degrees include:
Denny Michael Dobbs, Bachelor
of Science, Rt. 2, Covington.
Dennis Lee Fordham, Bachelor
of Science, 6144 Dearing St., Cov
ington.
Larry Dennis Hammonds,
Bachelor of Science in Education,
12 North Broad St., Porterdale.
Arlene Louise Hargrove, Bache
lor of Music, Rt. 2, Box 529,
Covington.
Homer Grier Holifield, Jr.,
Bachelor of Science in Agricul
ture, RFD 1, Covington.
Marguerite Beth Horstman,
Bachelor of Science, RTE 1, Box
203, Social Circle.
Virginia Deane Knight, Bachelor
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WINNERS AND CONTESTANTS in the Miss Ram Contest held at Newton County High School auditor
ium Friday night are first row left to right: Sand! Ison (second runner up); Susan Kirkland (first
runner up); Rita Dimsdale (Miss Ram 1968-69); Maridel Meyer (Miss Ram 1967-68 presenting the
cup to Miss Dimsdale); Carolyn Head (fourth runner up); Claudia Edwards (third runner up). Back
row left to right: Debbie Carswell, Linda Hoffman, Mary Fran Dobbs, sherry Thompson and Janet
Burson.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1968
M will be tested at Porterdale
from 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.
All children whose last name
begins with N through Z will be
tested at Porterdale from 10:30
A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
May 30 — All preregistered
children are to be tested at East
Newton from 8:30 A.M. to 10:30
A. M.
June 3 — All children whose
last name begins with A through
M will be tested at Washington
Street from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30
A.M. All children whose last
name begins with N through Z
will be tested at Washington
Street from 1:00 P.M. to 3:30
P.M.
June 4 — All children whose
last name begins with A through
M will be tested at R. L. Cou
sins from 9:00 A.M. to 11:30
A.M. All children whose last
name begins with N through Z
will be tested at R. L. Cousins
from 1:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.
June 5 — All children whose
last name begins with A through
F will be tested at E. L. Fic
quett from 9;00 A.M. to 11:30
A.M. /UI children whose last
name begins with G through K
will be tested at E. L. Ficquett
from 1:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
June 6 — All children whose
last name begins with L through
P will be tested at E. L. Ficquett
from 8:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
All children whose last name
begins with Q through Z will
be tested at E. L. Ficquett from
1:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.
Mrs. Tony (Carol Frix) Allen
of Covington, died Tuesday morn
ing in Emory Hospital from in
juries received in an automobile
wreck near Jackson Friday night.
The wreck took place about
10:30 p. m. and Involved another
car approaching the highway from
a side road in Butts County.
Also in the Allen car were Mrs.
Allen’s husband, 18-months-old
son and a sister of the vic
tim, 8 years of age.
Funeral arrangements for
Mrs. Allen is carried in The
NEWS obituary page today.
of Fine Arts, Rt. 1, Box 204,
Social Circle.
Nancy Roma Spears, Bachelor
of Business Administration, Box
7, Mansfield.
Alva Jerome Spillers, Bachelor
of Business Administration, 1340
Floyd St. Covington.
Dinah Davidson Spillers, Bache
lor of Science in Education, 1340
Floyd St. Covington.
Clifford James Townsend,
Bachelor of Science in Forestry,
Route 3, Covington.
Marjorie Anne Wheeler, Bache
lor of Science in Education, 5156
Hartsook Dr., Covington.
McMichael Receives Pharmacy Grant
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NEWTON COUNTY Pharmaceutical Association has awarded three
quarters tuition (about $350) to Larry McMichael (right) at a
recent meeting at Roger’s Red Room Restaurant. Making the
presentation is Walter Pope, a member of the association.
Soil Stewardship Week
The 22nd annual observation
of Soil Stewardship Week is be
ing observed in Newton County
the week of May 19-26 this year.
The purpose of this annual event
is to emphasize that conserva
tion of our soil and water re
sources is of vital concern to
all Americans.
Rural and city dwellers alike
are dependent on our soil and
water resources for the food we
eat, the water we drink and use
and most of the clothes we wear.
If either soil or water were to
bet. me scarce, a National cala
mity could quickly follow. This
is the reason every individual
has a stake in the preservation
of these resources.
Soil and water conservation
and preservation measures are
expensive. The people who can
perform these measures best are
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Man Shot At
Farewell Party
Bobby Brown, 23, of 2116 Con
yers Street, Covington, was pro
nounced dead upon arrival Mon
day night at Newton County Hos
pital from a .22 rifle shot, ac
cording to the Covington City
Police Department.
Police said that witnesses told
them that a “farewell party’’
was underway at a Negro home
when the shooting started. Ilie
assailant is still being sought
by City and County law enforce
ment officials.
Brown was shot in the heart,
according to Police reports. The
affray took place about 11 p.m.
the people who live on the land.
The burdensome financial aspect
of this problem was recognized
over 30 years ago by our Na
tional Congress. As a result,
the law creating the Agricultur
al Conservation Program was
passed in 1936.
The ACP has provided finan
cial assistance down through
years through cost-sharing pay
ments to farmers to help per
form needed soil and water con
servation practices on their land.
This cost-share assistance is ap
proved by county ASC committees
for on-farm conservation mea
sures which are considered nec
essary and which will generally
not be done within the finan
cial resources of the farmer
making the request. In general,
the assistance provided by the
ACP represents about fifty per
cent of the cost of the extent ap
proved by the county committee.
The farmer pays the balance of
the cost and, in addition, fur
nishes the necessary labor and
machinery.
All counties annually develop
a program which contains ade
quate conservation practices to
meet the more urgent local soil
and water conservation pro
blems. Some of the 1967 con
servation accomplishments in
Newton County under the ACP
are: permanent vegetative cov
er established on 1326. acres,
permanent pasture and hay land
improved on 2093. acres, winter
and summer cover seeded on
1832. acres.
In performing these practices
188 County farmers earned $52,-
195 in ACP cost-sharing assist
ance.
First Grade
Registration
At Ficquett
All parents of children ex
pecting to enter the first grade
at Ficquett School next year must
come to the school office before
May 30 to register the child.
Having mailed in the free choice
is not sufficient. Parents must
bring the birth certificate of the
child and know the birthdays of
all children in the family under
18 years of age.
The child entering must be 6
before December 1, 1968. A hea
lth form will be given to each
parent to be completed by the
family physician and brought in
by the parent the first day of
school next fall.
Avert Auto Theft
By Locking Car
Lock your car before leaving
it!
That’s standard advice by the
National Automobile Theft Bur
eau for outwitting car thieves.
The theft of automobiles—one
of the major crimes againstpro
perty In this country—reached
an estimated 556,985 in 1966, an
average of one every 57 seconds.
Most stolen cars are taken by
non-professional thieves—chief
ly juvenlles--the NATB points
out. For many of these youths,
it launches a life of crime.
The NATB, therefore, urges
that when you park, be sure to
lock your ignition, lock your
doors and take the key.
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Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports 13-14
Legal ..6-23
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S7OO Fee Set For Most Newton
Offices At Executive Meeting
Qualifying fees for the various Newton County offices in the
September Democratic Primary was the main item on the agenda
of the Newton County Democratic Executive meeting Saturday after
noon at the City Hall Courtroom in Covington. Chairman James
P. Benton of Mansfield presided at the meeting.
Also, the dates in which a
candidate may qualify and the
deadline for same, were dis
cussed and setup by the commit
tee. All office seekers may
qualify at 1198 Clark Street,
Covington, at the home of Col.
W. J. Dingus, Jr., until 12 noon,
Wednesday, June 12, 1968.
Col. Dingus, the Executive-
Secretary of the local Demo
cratic Executive Committee,
stated that the following fees
would be charged each candi
date:
Ordinary, Clerk of Superior
Court, Sheriff, T^x Commission
er, and Chairman of The Board
of Commissioners, S7OO each;
Coroner $25; District County
Commissioners $25 per year
(some 2 and some 4 year terms);
District Commissioners Board
of Education members $25 per
year; and Justice Os Peace of
the militia districts $2. It
was emphasized that no part
of a fee will be refunded under
any circumstances.
If three or more candidates
12 Announce For
County Offices
A total of 12 Newton Coun
tians have announced for var
ious offices in the upcoming De
mocratic Primary, September
11, according to Col. W. J. Ding
us, Jr., Executive-Secretary of
the Newton County Democratic
Committee,
Incumbents Donald G. Stephen
son, Ordinary; S. M. Hay, Clerk
of Superior Court; Henry Odum,
Jr., Sheriff; B. L. Johnson, Tax
Commissioner; and Sam Cowan,
Coroner, have qualified for re
election to their specific offices.
One candidate has announced
for Chairman of The Newton
John E. Martin To Receive
Honorary Doctor Os Law Degree
John E. Martin, chairman of
the Dana Corporation, and Ray
mon H. Mulford, chairman of
the board and chief executive
officer of Owens-Illinois, Inc.,
will receive honorary doctor of
laws (LL. D.) degrees during the
University of Toledo’s June com
mencement ending Its 85th aca
demic year.
The ceremonies are scheduled
for 7:30 p. m. on Wednesday,
June 5, in the University’s Field
House.
Mr. Martin, who received the
1967 Pacemaker Award from the
University’s College of Business
Administration Alumni Associa
tion, is a native of Covington
Georgia. He joined the Dana
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The familiar face of Thomas
E. Davis, better known as
‘•Lightning”, Is missing at the
Osprey Mill Gate because of
his retirement on May 1, 1968.
For the past eight years, with
out missing an hour of his sche
duled work week, Mr. Davis has
greeted employees, relayed mes
sages, and protected property as
a faithful and efficient watch
man for Bibb Manufacturlr
Company.
Prior to that time, he worked
in the Osprey Cloth Room and
Twisting Department, with his
continuous record dating back
to September 18, 1940.
Because "Lightning” is an un
usual nickname, he was asked
how he acquired it. When he
first learned to run quillers ahead
of a fellow employee with whom
he was working, the man dubbed
him “Lightning”, and it stuck!
How does he plan to spend his
leisure time? Hunting and fishing
will have priority after he com
pletes some painting and clean
ing jobs at the home he and Mrs.
Davis occupy on Ivy Street.
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aspire for the same office and
no candidate polls a majority
of the vote, the runoff for that
particular office will be held
two weeks after the regular De
mocratic Primary. The Pri
mary is Sept. 11 and the run
off date is Sept. 25.
Before the meeting adjourned
Saturday Chairman Benton thank
ed all the committeemen for
their presence and harmonious
attitude.
Incumbent officers in Newton
County are as follows:
Ordinary, Donald Stephenson;
Sheriff, Henry Odum, Jr.; Com
missioner of Roads and Reven
ue, Tom Bates; Clerk of Su
perior Court, S. M. Hay; Tax
Commissioner, Bonham L. John
son; Supt. of Schools, J. W.
(Whit) Richardson; and Coroner,
Sam Cowan.
Newton County’s Representa
tive in the General Assembly
is Donald Ballard. Brooks Penn
ington is the State Senator from
the 45th Senatorial District of
which Newton County is a part.
County Commissioners. He Is
Walker Harris.
Announcing for Commission
ers posts in the various districts
of the county are: Gene Marks,
District 1; C. Alton Jolley and
James L. Hayes, District 2; G.H.
Dobbs, District 3; Oliver J.
Capes, District 4.
One aspirant has announced for
a position on the Newton County
School Board. He is J. Paul
Alexander of District 2.
Members of the County Com
missioners and School Board will
be elected this fall from districts
of the county. This was author
ized in a referendum in the coun
ty a year ago.
John E. Martin
Corporation as executive vice
president In 1952. Previously
he had served in executive pos
itions with the Link-Belt Com
pany from 1927 to 1942; the Ar
my Ordnance Department’s Ar
tillery Division, where he was
deputy chief from 1942 to 1945;
American Type Founders, Inc.;
and the Firestone Steel Products
Company, a subsidiary of the
Firestone Tire & Rubber Com
pany, which he headed as pres
ident from 1947 to 1952.
He was elected president of
the Dana Corporation bi 1954,
and chairman of its board of
directors in 1966.
He currently serves as a mem
ber of the board of trustees of
The Ohio State College of Med
icine at Toledo; The Toledo Ho
spital; the Boy’s Club of Toledo;
and the Toledo Museum of Art.
Mr. Martin is also a director
and chairman of the executive
committee of Hayes-Dana Ltd.,
Thorold, Ontario, Canada; as well
as a director of Spicer-Perfect
Circle, S. A., Mexico City; Al
barus, S. A., Porto Alegre, Bra
zil; Ozvegy, Kiss and Cia, S. A.,
Buenos Aires, Argentina; and
Transax, S. A., Cordoba, Argen
tina.
Mr. Martin Is the son of Mrs.
E. G. Martin. His brothers are
Dr. Grier Martin, president of
Davidson College, and Gary Mar
tin, Treasurer of Mater Sprocket
and Gear Co. of Texas.