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We are all looking forward to
the Newton County Fair this
week. . .and we have something
very special to tell you! SHHHH!
It’s about a Lady At The Fair!
You know what! She is something
special. . .and after the Fair she
is going to live right here. . .
and she is going to mean much
to this community and County!
She’s a dream girl! She is one
to help you when in need! Her
name is “Resus-Ci-Anne”. . .
you wonder at such a long name?
She’s right after the heart of
every person far and near. . .and
she is the best tonic any heart
ever had. . .we mean that for
sure! We are s 0 elated over
her coming to stay at the New
ton County Hospital for frankly
she is a new heart Resuscitator.
This expensive piece of equip
ment, costing around $1,500.00
will be the means of saving many
lives. We have the crash cart,
and it’s paid for, because so
many cared. With this piece of
equipment and the crash cart...
we will be equipped to save many
lives. We do have to equip that
crash cart and this is a part of
that program. lam sure the
decision to purchase this equip
ment is heart warming to our
fine new Administrator, Mr. Mit
cham.
Now, this “Lady” we speak
of, is holding out her hand to the
fine citizens of Covington, and all
Newton County . . . Why? and
“What” for? For cash, is the
“what”-of-it and for one of the
finest DONATIONS you ever
made! She has to be paid for,
and we have found that the people
of this county, believe in their
hospital and it’s fine work. We
all want to have a part in LIFE
SAVING! This is your time now!
Send your contributions to
NEWTON COUNTY HOSPITAL
AUXILIARY please. . . and we
would not seem to be rushing you,
or begging,. . .but confidentially,
the Office Boy says “make it a
good contribution right away”...
for that life you save might be
mine or yours. OH!
The Covington Woman’s Club
has many plans up their sleeve..
it feels the street around the Wo
man’s Club Building needs a little
attention. Just watch those gr
ounds and see what they do! They
have a wide-er-wake group of la
dles, they tell me, working on
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Editor Parkman
Kiwanis Speaker
Today At 1 P.M.
Stanley Parkman, Editor and
Publisher of two newspapers, will
be the guest speaker at the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club’s regular
weekly meeting today (Thursday)
at the Teen Can at 1 p.m. Mr.
Parkman heads the Carroll
County Georgian and Carrollton
Free-Press, both of Carrollton.
Program chairman of the week
is Leo S. Mallard of the Cov
ington News. He will introduce
the speaker.
Mr. Parkman is a past presi
dent of the Georgia Press Asso
ciation and has long been active
In that organization and the Nat
ional Newspaper Association
(NNA). His appearance before
the local civic club is in keeping
with National Newspaper Week
which is being observed October
6-12.
A new film just released by
the Bell System laboraties, “The
Conquest of Light,” was shown
to members of the Covington
Kiwanis Club Thursday by pro
gram chairman Ray Reece,
manager of the Southern Bell
Office in Covington. Mr. Reece
also exhibted a model of the
Laser Beam.
Two visitors attended the
meeting Thursday at the Teen
Can. They were Newton High
Key Club members Fred Alex
ander and Pete Carter.
Community Booth Os Brickstore Was Winner
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BRICKSTORE COMMUNITY Club took first place for this booth at the Newton County Fair. The theme
was "No Weeds Shall Seed."
A Prize-Winning!
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b Os 10-Year-Old Boy
Newton County authorities are
holding a 13-year-old Negro boy
charged with the fatal shotgun
killing of a 1 O-year-old white
playmate, Alvin Wilkerson. The
killing took place at a Brown
Bridge Road home Wednesday
afternoon, Sept. 25 about 1:30
o’clock.
The Juvenile Court hearing
for the accused was held Mon
day and Juvenile Judge Jim Mor
gan bound the youth over to the
Newton County Grand Jury for
further action. The Grand Jury
meets in October.
Coroner Sam Cowan’s report
stated that the Wilkerson boy had
been shot in the mouth with a
.410 gauge shotgun which was
found in the closet of the home by
Newton County Sheriff Henry Od
um, Jr. The report stated that
the Negro boy ran to a neighbor’s
house and asked that police be
called and that he had just shot
Alvin Wilkerson.
Nixon To Visit
Atlanta Today
Republican Presidential Nomi
nee Richard Nixon and his family
will visit Atlanta today (Thurs
day), according to an announce
ment by Mrs. Wendell Crowe,
Newton County Republican Ch
airman.
There will be a parade, be
ginning at 12 noon from Five
Points to the Regency Hotel. Mr.
Nixon will speak at the Regency
to the public.
Later in the evening, from
8:30 until 9:30 a live, unrehear
sed telecast will be held which
will be telecast oyer the South
east region. WSB-TV will carry
the program as will stations in
Albany, Savannah, Augusta and
Columbus.
Alex Hodges Executive-Di
rector of the Republican State
Headquarters, said he expected
a large crowd at the Regency
for Mr. Nixon’s speech shortly
after the noon parade.
Almon Club Wins Prize At Fair
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FAIR BOOTH first place winner in the Civic Group category was
the Almon booth shown above with its theme "Sew Simple." It
won a cash prize of $50.00.
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re, Established 1865— The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
(Georgia laws prohibit publi
cation of juveniles suspected of
crimes.)
Alvin was a native of Newton
County and was 10 years old.
He was a student at Livingston
School, and a member of Zion
Baptist Church.
Funeral services were con
ducted on Friday, September 27,
at 11 o’clock at Zion Baptist
Church. Rev. Winford Daniel
and Rev. Edgar Williams off
iciated at the services which
were concluded at Zion Ceme
tery. Caldwell and Cowan Fun
eral Home were in charge of
arrangements with pallbearers
being J. W. Wilkerson, Arthur
Johnson, Harold Jones, James
Johnson, J. T. Sprayberry and
Spencer Johnson.
Surviving are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Clifford Wilk
erson, two brothers, Clifford
Wilkerson, Jr., Roger Wilker
son, sister, Laura Alice Wil
kerson and grandmother, Mrs.
Lila Johnson, all of Covington.
Scout Troop 58
Is Reorganized
Boy Scout Troop 58, sponsor
ed by the Covington Rotary Club,
has been reorganized with J. D.
Davis as scoutmaster and Leo S.
Mallard, assistant scoutmaster.
The troop will meet every Mon
day night at 7:30 p. m. at the
Teen Can building.
Members of the troop commit
tee this year are; Hugh Steele,
chairman; Jim Morgan, advance
ment chairman; Dr. Michael Pu
lliam, advancement committee
member; Robert Fowler 111, fi
nance chairman; Billy Smith,
camping chairman; and Herbert
Vining, institutional representa
tive.
Boys eleven years of age who
are interested in becoming Boy
Scouts are urged to come to a
troop meeting.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1968
Youth Center Day Saturday
Civitan Club Makes Donation To School Os Care
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CIVITAN CLUB made a gift of SIOO.OO to the School of Care For Exceptional Children at Oxford
Baptist Church Thursday. Making the presentation of the check on behalf of the Civitan Club is Bob
Hunter (left), while Mrs. Frances Waddleton, chairman, and Rev. Kent Anglin, treasurer, accept the
donation for the School of Care.
Mrs. Tom Bailey Elected
President Hospital Auxiliary
On Wednesday, September 25,
the Newton County Hospital Aux
iliary held its annual luncheon,
at which time Mrs. Helen Dick
inson, former administrator of
Newton County Hospital, instal
led the following officers: Pre
sident, Mrs. Tom Bailey; Vice-
President, Mrs. T. C. Crenshaw,
Jr.; Secretary, Mrs. B. A. Th
ompson; and Treasurer, Mrs.
Carl Pickering.
Miss Thelma Towns, past pre
sident welcomed Bob Mitcham,
Administrator of Newton County
Hospital, new members of the
auxiliary an 4 , yi. prospective
members present.
The Committee Chairman for
First Aid
Course Begins
On October 9
The Newton County Pre-School
Association Is sponsoring a Red
Cross First Aid Course begin
ning Wednesday, October 9, at
7:30 p.m. All those who work
with children under six years old
are urged to attend.
Dr. Carlos Meyer of Oxford
College will be the instructor.
For any further information call
Mrs. Robert Budd 786-2076 or
Mrs. Allan DeLoach 786-9345.
Brickstore Booths Are
Tops At Newton Fair
Newton County’s Brickstore
c lubs won two of the three top
prizes given at the local New
ton County Fair which is under
way this week at Legion Field.
The judging was completed Tues
day afternoon and the three win
ners announced.
In the Community Club cate
gory the Brickstore booth, with
its theme “No Weeds Shall Seed,”
won the blue ribbon. In the
Home Economics Club division
the Brickstore Home Ec. club
also took the blue ribbon with
their display of “A Treasure
Trove of Christmas Ideas.”
The other first place winner
Brickstore Home Ec Club’s Booth Was Winner
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FIRST PLACE booth at the Newton County Fair for the Extension Home Economics Clubs was the
Brickstore Home Ec. Club. "Christmas Ideas" was the theme.
the year 1968-69 are as follows;
Volunteer Service Chairman,
Mrs. T. C. Crenshaw, Jr., Ways
and Means Chairman, Mrs. Jack
Jennings, Hospitality, Com. Co.
Chairmen, Mrs. Terry Avery and
Mrs. Jordan Callaway, Publicity
Chairman, Mrs. W. K. Hancock,
Membership Chairman, Mrs. Cl
eon Dial, Telephoning Commit
tee Chairman, Mrs. Sadie Pat
rick, Hospital Projects Chair
man, Mrs, Olin Costley.
last spring the Newton Coun
ty Hospital Auxiliary presented a
full nursing scholarship to a lo
cal graduate and want very much
to be able to give another full
scholarship next spring.
Realizing the need in our hos
pital for a Heart-Lung Resus
citator and a Resusci-Ann (life
size dummy for learning and
practicing, mouth to mouth re
suscitation), which will cost in
the neighborhood of SISOO. all
proceeds from fund raising pro
jects this year will be donated
to the hospital for this purpose.
Everyone in Newton County
is urged to visit at the Newton
County Auxiliary booth at the
fair this week and see a demon
stration of this “life-saving” eq
uipment, which our doctors and
nurses feel is very much needed
in our hospital.
Last year through hard work
in the booth judging went to the
Almon Club for its exhibit of
“Sew Simple.” This was the
Civic Groups category of the
fair.
Newton County Post 32 Amer
ican Legion awards cash prizes of
SSO, $45, and S4O to the top
three winners.
Second place winner for Com
munity Booth went to Livingston,
and third was Spring MIL The
other winners In the Extension
Home Economics Club division
went to Gum Creek (second),
and Flint Mil (third). No second
and third place winners were ann
ounced In the Civic Groups div
ision.
and co-operation of friends and
neighbors in Newton County a
“Crash Cart” was purchased for
our hospital. This “Crash Cart”
has already paid for Itself in the
lives it has saved. The Heart-
Lung Resuscitator will attach to
the “Crash Cart”. We feel cer
tain that the people of Newton
County will respond to this need,
which is a personal need of all
of us.
Fanning To
Speak At
C-C Meeting
The regular luncheon meeting
of the Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce will be
held Monday, October 7, 1968 at
12:30 P.M., at the Teen Can
Building on Newton Drive.
J. W. Fanning, Vice President
for Services, University of Geor
gia, will be the guest speaker.
He will be accompanied by Frank
Hood of the Georgia Power Com
pany, Atlanta.
Hugh Steele, President, urges
all Chamber members to attend
this meeting and bring any int
erested person or persons
as prospective members.
kovington To Be?
Saluted On WSBI
The city of Covington will be
saluted on WSB Radio October 16,
1968 as the “7-50 Star
Community.”
The Station will highlight the
many interesting and outstanding
features of the city throughout
the day. Salutes will be broad
cast between 3-3:30 a. m., 6-
6:30 a. m., 8:30 - 9 a. m.,
10 - 10:30 a. m., 2 - 2:30 p. m.,
5 - 5:30 p. m. and various other
times throughout the day. Att
ention will be focused on his
torical, industrial, business, re
creational and other proud acc
omplishments of the community.
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Obituary . . . . 6
Society 9
Sports • • • 17 —lB
Legal 27
Classified 25-27
The Newton County Jaycees
will kick-off a fund drive to raise
money to complete the Newton
County Youth Center, now under
construction of Brown Bridge Ro
ad, on D-Day-Donation-Day-Sat
urday, October 5.
On D-Day Jaycees, in con
junction with local high school
students, will be knocking on
doors asking residents to supp
ort the project with their don
ations.
The Youth Center was under
taken as a project by the Jay
cees several years ago after a
local survey indicated the need
for a formal, supervised recr
eation for the young people of the
county. The idea of the pro
ject grew as several of the local
businessmen and other interested
citizens expressed support of the
project.
In the fall of 1967, Bibb Man
ufacturing Company deeded five
acres of land on Brown Bridge
Road to the Jaycees to be used
for the Youth Center project.
As the contributions increased
and the dream of the Youth
Center began to become a de
finite reality, the Jaycees, real
izing they had enough money on
hand to complete more than half
of the project, began construct
ion with the belief that the cit
izens of the county would aid In
its completion.
Today the Youth Center is more
than 60 per cent complete. More
than $25,000 has been raised for
the project in money, real es
tate, and materials. To finish
the building as it was orgin
ally designed will require an add
itional $20,000. It is this money
that the Jaycees will be raising
as they launch the D-Day fund
drive Saturday.
The Jaycees feel that this
money will be given by the
citizens of the county, for New
ton county young people, if they
are offered the opportunity to
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MEDICAL HISTORY record of the Blood donor is important to
doctor and nurses in charge. Here W, G. Avery (left) talks with
Dr. E. E. Callaway and Nurse Gerrie Pate during the Bloodmobile
visit to the local Hercules plant.
Hercules Employees Donate
121 Pints Blood To Red Cross
The American Red Cross Bl
oodmoblle making Its regular
visit to Newton County Monday at
the Hercules Plant in Covington
attained its set quota of 120
pints.
The Newton County quota is
150 pints, leaving Newton County
just 29 pints short.
Some 145 persons presented
themselves to give blood and of
| Newton County |
| Consumer Debt |
I S9OO Per Family i
In Newton County, how big
a role does installment credit
play in consumer spending for
goods and services? How much
of a debt load are local fami-
Jaycettes To
Sell Hot Dogs
The Newton County Jaycettes
will hold a Hot Dog sale on
Saturday, October 5, from 9a,m.
until 5 p.m. on the Covington
City Square. All the proceeds
from this sale will go to the
Newton County Jaycees for their
Youth Center building fund.
Everyone is urged to enjoy
Hot Dogs with the Jaycees Sat
urday, as well as Cokes, for
the support of this project. The
cooperation of citizens of Cov
ington and Newton County will
be appreciated.
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participate.
The Jaycees have asked for the
support of the people of Newton
county in the form of donations
when a Jaycee or teenage high
school student calls upon them
on Saturday, October 5—D-Day.
Donations may be mailed to:
Youth Center, Box 131, Coving
ton, Georgia.
Phillip Pruitt,
NEWS Pressman
Hurt On Press
J. Phillip Pruitt, head web off
set pressman at THE NEWS, is
reported in good condition at De-
Kalb General Hospital after un
dergoing surgery on his left
hand following an accident on
the press Friday afternoon.
Mr. Pruitt was washing off
the ink rollers on one of the
offset units of the press in pre
paration for a run when the rag
he was using caught between the
rollers and pulled his hand into
the press up to about four in
ches above the wrist. Ite man
aged to hit the “stop” button
and cut off the press himself.
Quick action by pressman Cl
aude “Tip” Vaughn and other
staff members helped Pruitt to
free his hand in a matter of min
utes. The Caldwell and Cowan
ambulance and members of the
Rescue Squad arrived within min
utes and he was taken to Newton
County Hospital where Dr. Mic
hael Pulliam gave him emergency
treatment.
Pruitt was then rushed on to
DeKalb General Hospital where
a specialist was waiting to see
him. He underwent surgery for
five and one-half hours. The
doctor reported that his hand wo
uld be saved and gave him a
good report concerning near nor
mal use in time.
these, 65 were "first timers".
There were 24 rejections. In
all, there were 121 pints ofblood
donated.
The Newton County Red Cross
would like to establish an Indus
trial Chapter of the Bloodmobile
in an effort to more easily at
tain the yearly quota and to get
better participation from all
Newton County residents.
lies carrying at the present time?
Locally and in other parts
of the country, there has been
a steady Increase in installment
credit. The amount of money
outstanding on purchases of au
tomobiles and other consumer
goods is at a higher level than
ever.
Most credit executives feel
that the public has the situa
tion well in hand. They point
out that rising incomes and st
eady employment justify the big
ger debt.
Those who express doubts are
fearful of what would happen If
the economic expansion that has
been In progress for so long a
time were halted for an extend
ed period.
Contlnuntng studlesby the Fed
eral Reserve Board, the Depart
ment of Commerce and others
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