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This is a joyous time of year
for our young people in college
and in high schools everywhere.
It is always a sad time for folk
like your Office 80y...We fall
head over heels in love with
every one of our young people!
We love them from that first
smile they give us, cuddled up
in their Mother’s arms until they
enter Kindergarten, until they
make the Ist Grade and on up
until such times as this season...
when that Senior Class has to
scatter...
Some will go to a college here,
some there, and a few will not
make college and their hearts
will be sad over this. We talk
ed many times of a Class Re
union...but it did not materialize.
Young People, you plan that re
union each year if possible...for
you will get together, and KNOW
those High School Days were the
very happiest of your life. The
ties of loving friendships made
during your schooldays, at home,
are the dearest ever. Ever so
often we read in Atlanta papers
of the death of one of our class
mates. Our hearts are grieved,
and we wonder why we do not
get back to Americus oftener.
Sometimes as we grow older
(who’s old??) we become truly
married to the home we do have,
and especially when you are alone
in this big world. We see fri
ends, our age, running around the
world, visiting gay foreign coun
tries, and their stories of their
wonderful trip thrills us ...but do
not make us budge! We have
become in love with the people
of this wonderful City in which
we live, and it’s wonderful peo
ple...it’s Churches all over the
County and the people in all
Newton and nearby counties.
We’ve watched, with great joy,
your children grow up...their
graduations, weddings and now
we are enjoying recording the
new arrivals in their families.
Yes, this is definitely home, and
your young people have always
been our greatest joy. I’m afraid
your Office Boy is just the same
age of every group we associate
with...we KNOW we are the same
age of the members of the Band...
Basketball Team, Football folk
and Little “Bubba, Lisa, Judd
and David’’, my little next door
neighbor...and the Cradle group
at our church.
Back to High School Graduation
Day. Unless you have class Re-
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C Os C Meets
Monday 12:30
The regular luncheon meeting
of the Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce will be
held Monday, June 3, at 12:30
p.m., at the Teen Can Building.
Jerry Walker of the Public
Relations Department of Oxford
Industries will show a film strip
during the program after which
a question and answer period
will follow. Olin Allen of Cov
ington Manufacturing Company
is in charge of the program.
All Chamber members are
urged to attend, according to the
president, Bill Hoffman.
Wayne Rooks Is Named World Youth Delegate By Lions
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COVINGTON LIONS CLUB has chosen Wayne Rooks of Covington as the State of Georgia delegate
to the World Youth Congress in Dallas, Texas on June 23-29. The local Lions committee is shown
making the presentation of an Airline ticket to Rooks (second from left) at the club meeting Thursday
at the Lions Club Pavilion. From left: Melvin Allen, Rooks, President Amos Miller, Jim Deas and
Neal Banks, all committee members. Rooks is a freshman at Georgia Tech and was the top Honor
Graduate at Newton County High School in 1967.
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VOLUME 103
Newton High Graduation Monday
Honors Day At Oxford Monday
Honors Day at Oxford College of Emory University is scheduled
for Monday, June 3 at 11 A.M. in Allen Memorial Auditorium.
Students will be publicly re
cognized for distinction in scho
larship, military, athletics, and
campus community life. Dean
Bond Fleming will preside, the
Memory, the College Annual, will
be dedicated, and awards will be
made to students and faculty
members.
Scholastic honors include The
Merit List (comparable to the
Dean’s List on other college
campuses), Alpha Epsilon Up
silon (comparable to Phi Beta
Kappa on other college camp
uses), Honor List (equal to Phi
Beta Kappa), and The National
Methodist Scholarship Award.
Departmental awards will be
made in Chemistry, German, and
History-Social Science.
Honorary organizations who
will announce students they have
selected for Eta Sigma Psi and
Circle K. The Air Force
R.O.T.C. will announce honor
awards and change of Command.
Athletic awards to be made
include Blue Key members, Let
termen’s Club, Intramural Cups
and Lettermen’s Club Hall of
Fame Athlete.
The Campus Community Hon
ors will include The Spokesman
Award and The Sophomore Ser
vice Awards.
The dedication of the Year
Book, Memory, will be announced
by Miss Cassie Johnson of West
Palm Beach, Florida, Memory’s
Editor.
Hie public is cordially invited
to attend this Honors Day pro
gram.
Jaycees Seek Soil
For Athletic Field
Anyone wishing to donate soil
for the Jaycees Youth Center ath
letic field on Brown Bridge Road
are asked to get in touch with
Jaycees Wayne Hunt (786-8272)
or Cliff Rogers (786-2021).
The club is starting the ath
letic field and needs the soil. The
field is located near the Porter
dale Golf Course.
Cake Sale Sat.
At Courthouse
Parents of the Newton County
Varsity cheerleaders will spon
sor a cake sale Saturday morn
ing at ten o’clock at the court
house.
The money will go to the cheer
leaders for new uniforms and
equipment. A variety of cakes
will be sold.
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Covington NEWS
Paper Dispenser
Box Is Stolen
The Covington News had a
newpaper dispenser box stolen
Thursday morning, May 23, from
in front of the E and R Super
ette. The box was taken some
time between 12 midnight and 7
a. m. The papers, taken from
the box, were found in Jack
Morgan’s Woodyard behind the
Superette. The box, which is
provided for the convenience of
NEWS readers in securing papers
without coming to the NEWS of
fice, is still missing.
Anyone finding this box and
returning it to the NEWS Office
will receive a SIO.OO reward,
even if damaged.
Jack Morgan, Mrs. Vaughn
Announce For Offices
During the past week nine new
candidates have announced for of
fices in Newton County subject
to the Democratic Primary on
Sept. 11, 1968.
In the county-wide race for of
fices in the Newton Courthouse,
Jack H. Morgan has entered the
race for Chairman of the newly
created Board of County Com
missioners against Walker
Harris, who qualified two weeks
ago.
Mrs. Bill (Lula) Vaughn is
seeking the office of Tax Com
missioner. Her opponent is the
present Tax Commissioner B.
L. Johnson.
Two candidates are aspiring
for District Posts on the Newton
County Board of Education in a
county-wide vote on Sept. 11.
H.M. Pulliam is a candidate for
the District 6 office, and James
E. Hardman is a candidate for the
District 7 office.
Others who announced during
the past week for Posts on the
Board of Commissioners are;
Sam H. Savage in District 2 ag
ainst C. Alton Jolley and James
L. Hayes; W. Thomas Greer, Jr.
in District 5.
New announced candidates for
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1968
Newton Schools
Get $62,099 For
Title I Projects
Disadvantaged school children
in Newton County will benefit
from nine special programs un
der Title I, ESEA, during the
fiscal year 1968, according to
State School Superintendent Jack
P. Nix. J. W. Richardson is
Newton County School Superin
tendent.
Funds of $62,099 will finance
projects in business education,
English-speech, health-physical
education, driver education, edu
cation for the handicapped, food,
psychological services including
testing, and dissemination.
Title I funds under the Ele
mentary and Secondary Educa
tion Act are distributed locally
on the basis of the number of
school-age children in the school
system from families with less
than $2,000 annual income. School
leaders plan their own projects
to fill locally determined needs,
then submit them to the State
Department of Education Title
I Coordinator, R. C. Beemon,
for approval.
the Board of Education: Leonard
Standard against J. Paul Alex
ander for District 2; Marshall
R. Elizer and Wiley Allgood for
District 3.
Laseter Announces
For JP Re-Election
Joe W. Laseter of Covington
has announced for re-election to
the Justice of peace office in the
City of Covington.
Mr. Laseter stated Monday:
“I hereby announce my can
didacy for re-election to the of
fice of Justice of the peace,
462nd Town District.
Your vote and influence will
be highly appreciated.”
Rooks Selected As Delegate
World Youth Congress
Wayne Rooks, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Rooks of Covington,
has been named as Georgia’s
World Youth Congress delegate
at Dallas, Texas, June 23-28.
Rooks was selected by the Cov
ington Lions Club for that honor,
and the announcement formally
made Thursday evening at the
club’s meeting at the Lions Club
Pavilion.
Lion Jim Deas made the pre
sentation of a Delta Airline ticket
to Rooks Thursday evening. Deas
and Neal Banks and Melvin Allen
were members of this special
Lions selection committee.
The basis for this award was
membership increase from July
1, 1967 to February 29, 1968.
First, District 18F had the over
whelming lead in membership in
crease among the various dis
tricts of multiple District 18
(State of Georgia). Second, the
Covington lions Club was leader
in membership growth, both in
percentage and actual number, of
all clubs in District 18F.
Rooks is presently a fresh
man at Georgia Tech and has
been on the Dean’s List during
the past year. He was first
Honor Graduate at Newton High
in 1967, receiving the Billie
Porter Memorial Award.
His other extra-curricular
activities at NCHS reads like
a book of records thusly: three
years as a member of the Blue
Rambler Band, three years a
member of the Hl-Y club, four
years Scholastic Pin, three years
Key Club. University of Georgia
Covington Girls Will Attend Girls State
THE ABOVE GIRLS, NEWTON County High School Juniors, will
be leaving on Sunday, June 9, to attend the American Legion Auxiliary
Girls State which will be held at the University of Georgia, Myers
Hall, in Athens, from June 9th - June 15th. The Girls State program
is held annually and local clubs sponsor the girls in order that
they may attend this educational program which consist of Good
Government, Citizenship and Americanism. Left to right, the girls
and the name of their sponsors are: First row - Connie Coleman,
Service Guild; Gayle Purcell, Rotary; Jeannie Walton, American
Legion Auxiliary, Unit No. 32; Second row - Barbara Mitchell,
Jaycees; Carol Thomas, Elkadettes; Jane Corry, Masons; Third
row - Deborah Henderson, Rotary; Teresa Walden, Oxford Lions
Club; Mary Dobbs, Amitie Club; Fourth row - Martha Ann Kemp,
Pilot Club; Emily Morgan, Elks Club; Judy Beck, Covington Lions
Club; Back row - Ivy Summers, Kiwanis; standing with the girls
are Mrs. Lewis White (R), President of the Newton County American
Legion Auxiliary and Mrs. Ty C. Cason (L), Girls State Chairman.
Certificate of Merit (3), Latin
Club (3), Perfect Attendance (3),
Beta Club two years, American
Legion Boy’s State.
Guest speaker for the Lions
meeting Thursday evening, was
Rev. Wayne Dickson, pastor of
the Hopewell A. R. Presbyterian
Church. Program chairman was
Lion Sam Cowan and he intro
duced the speaker.
Rev. Dickson spoke of “Tal
ents” and used as a subject
Piano Pupils Os
Mrs. Caldwell In
Recital Friday
Mrs. Lewis Caldwell will pre
sent a group of her piano students
in a recital Friday evening, May
31, at 7;30 o’clock at Ficquett
Auditorium.
The students appearing at this
time will be Jenny Elliott, Ann
Crudup, Cathy Maddox, Cheryl
King, Carl Pickering, Steve
Stroud, Bill Freeman, Scott Go
ber, David Home, Lori Mizelle,
Becky Lunsford, Shari Dickens,
Lyda Griffin, Jan Ballard, Vicki
Allen, Deelene Gibbs, Iris Dial,
Sharon McFadden, Peggi Steele,
Claudia Webb, Cindy Daws, Deb
orah Smith, Gail King, Susan
Kitchens, Mark Morford, David
Bailey, Marty Gazaway, Sally Pat
Robinson, Nancy Lott, Crystal
Luke, Susan Whatley, Andrea
Pinson, Donna Cason, Biff Hutch
inson, Bill Callaway and Wayne
Vaughn.
basis scripture from the Bible.
He told the Lions that each has
his own talents
CB Radio Club Makes Donation To Hospital
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PIEDMONT CB RADIO CLUB has made a donation to the Newton County Hospital Auxiliary. Pictured
above when the check was presented (left to right): Robert Few, CB. Club Treasurer; Miss Thelma
Towns, President Hospital Auxiliary; T. L. Day, President CB Club; and Mrs. Helen Dickinson, Hospital
Administrator.
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] Classified 36-38
Largest Class To Receive
Diplomas At Sharp Field
Newton County High School is expected to graduate a record
class during the coming weekend of activities at the school. Principal
Homer F. Sharp stated that “more than 180 seniors will receive
diplomas at the graduation program’’ on Monday, June 3 at Siarp
Dr. Wilson
To Speak
On Cancer
Members of the Covington Ki
wanis Club will have an oppor
tunity to hear an eminent cancer
surgeon speak Thursday, May 30
at the Teen Can, on “Cancer Ed
ucation.” He is Dr. John P. Wil
son of Atlanta, who is a member
of the American Cancer Society.
Program chairman for the
week is Ben Banks, and he will
introduce the guest speaker. The
meeting starts at 1 o’clock.
W. H. Harber, Watershed Party
Leader of the State Soil Con
servation Service, was the guest
speaker at the Covington Kiwanis
Club Thursday. During his talk
he showed color slides of water
shed problems and accomplish
ments in our area of the state.
He told the Klwanians that
the Alcovy River Watershed and
the counterpart Cornish Creek-
Flat Creek Watershed engrossed
some 166,000 acres of land in
the immediate area of Newton
County. He stated that both
watersheds are now in the “De
tail Planning stage.”
Among the visitors at the meet
ing Thursday was T. J. Lyon
of Brunswick Corp, in Canada;
Rev. Kent Anglin, pastor of the
Oxford Baptist Church; David
Sen. Pennington Announces
I wish to announce my candi
dacy for the State Senate from
District 45 composed of Jasper,
Morgan, Newton, Putnam, Rock
dale and Walton Counties.
I intend to run as a Democrat
unless the Democratic Party re
quires me to sign an oath to sup
port the nominee of the National
Democratic Party for President
regardless who he might be. If
the Democratic Party requires
me to take this oath I will run as
an Independent and like you, for
President, I will vote for the best
man, in my opinion.
The man I intend to support
for President will be the man I
believe will do most to protect
the rights not only of the min
ority but of the majority and will
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Field ceremonies at 8:30 p.m.
The baccalaureate service will
be held in the NCHS gymnasium
on Sunday evening, June 2 at
8 o’clock. The sermon will be
delivered by Dr. Chilton F. Thor
ington, pastor of the Northwest
Presbyterian Church, Atlanta.
The Anthem will be given by
the Newton County High School
Chorus, under the direction of
Mrs. Perry Haymore.
At Monday’s graduation, which
will be held this year at Sharp
Field instead of the NCHS gym
nasium, the main part of the
program will be conducted by
members of the graduating class.
Those who will have a part on
the program are: Slade Exley,
Sue McElreath, David Henderson,
Jud Callaway, Danny Harwell and
Richard Allen.
During the Monday program
the Newton County Blue Rambler
Band will render “The Proces
sional.’’
Awards and delivery of the di
plomas will be handled by Homer
F. Sharp, Supervising Principal
of Newton High.
It has been announced that the
graduation exercises win be held
in the gymnasium in case of
rain Monday evening.
Seniors expected to receive
diplomas are pictured on Page 10.
Hays and Fred Alexander of the
Newton High Key Club; A. E.
Hays, Sr., supervisor of the Al
covy Watershed project of New
ton County; and an inter-club
from Barnesville: Col. Wood
row Light, Charles Landon, Ho
ward Hagood, Bill Wallace, Kelly
Bowman and Eldon Gibbs.
stop the holding of lawless, use
less, destructive demonstrations
in our public streets and buildings
and on our college campuses. I
want to vote for a man who will
make the streets of Washington,
D. C. safe for Americans of all
races. The man who will make
Americans again proud to serve
in the Armed Forces of their
country. The man whose leader
ship will show the young people
of our nation what true respon
sibility in life and government
means and makes them all proud
to say once again, “I am an Am
erican.”
Very truly yours,
Brooks Pennington,
Senator
45th Senatorial District