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What’s the matter with YOU!
What’s the matter with me?
What’s the matter with the whole
world! We have our heartaches...
disappointments in human beings.
But the heartache of all heart
aches seems the worst, when we
lose faith in our fellow man. We
have Illnesses, sorrows, pain,
down life’s pathway... Many are
maimed in some way...But let’s
think of the real cure...there is
but one...and Bartimaeus had it...
“FAITH!” He was a blind man,
who sat in one place, on the high
ways and begged. Did he like
that place fate had handed him?
Would you?
They came to Jerico. As Jesus
was leaving with His disciples
and a large crowd, a blind man
named Bartimaeus, was sitting
and begging by the road. When
he heard it was Jesus, of Na
zareth, he began to shot, ‘Jesus
Son of David, have mercy on
me!” “Cheer Up”. “Getup”,
they said, “He is calling YOU!”
He threw off his coat, jumped
up and came to Jesus, when Je
sus asked “What do you want of
me?” “Teacher,” The blind man
said, “I want to see again.” Je
sus answered him and said; “Go,
Your faith hath made you well.”
At once this man was able to
SEE again, and he followed his
Lord down the road, seeing all
the beauty of the countryside, and
best of all seeing his Lord and
Saviour.
What kind of Faith do you and
I have? I have actually heard
people say: “He does not ans
wer my prayers, he does not even
know me.” They do not know the
Father...and they do not Pray,
Believing! It takes the faith of Job
...or, Bartimaeus. It would be a
wonderful thing IF each, of us
would check up on our FAITH,
our SERVICE to the Lord, to His
children..the blind, the ill, the
maimed and those who cannot help
themselves. . .in fact our service
to our fellow man, our sharing
and caring!
Check up on our time, our
talents, and the monies that pass
thru our hands. Where do we
spend most of our money? Is
it on SELF..others, "foolishfan
cies”, riotous living, drink and
what-have-you? How do we spend
the Sabbath Day? In Church,
in Hospitals to cheer the ill peo
ple; in homes witnessing, where
there Is need of a.friend; in ser
vice for the Lord somewhere?
Are we letting our light so sh
ine for HIM that others may find
the way? The time is late for
some, or many, or all. We must
build our lives on firm foundat
ions... You would not build a house
on the sands of the seashore...
the tides would come in, the sands
would move from under your
house and it would soon crumble.
So it is with my life and yours,
they must be built on the Solid
Rock, which is Christ Jesus,
else the sands of time will cr
umble underneath our life, and
maybe take our family down with
us. . .because every father and
mother sets the example for the
little ones God blesses them with.
Like Father like son; Like Mot
her like daughter. There is
nothing finer than Christian pa
rents who provide a Godly home
for their children...whose path
way they are not afraid for their
children to trod; whose FAITH,
instilled in every child, will lead
them to Christian Service.
We get to B.T.U. every Sunday
night a half hour early. . .why?
no weary waiting! There is mad
ness within our method! A Joy
our Madness for the Alan Mit
chells are there with their ado
rable new baby girl God brought
them so recently...and while they
are helping with supper for the
Young People, and eating... That
darling is ALL MINE..for those
fleeting moments. She looks into
my eyes and I look into those
bright new blue eyes of hers,
and thank the Heavenly Father
for the Christian home I know
she will have, being brought up
from birth in the Church where
her Father is Minister of Music
and Education. God was good to
send them to us, for they have
done a marvelous work with Ch
oirs from the grown-ups to the
tiny tots. Just look what we
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Participants In Fashion Show Held Tuesday At The NCHS Auditorium
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in the finale as they gathered on the local stage Tuesday night following the show
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*74,550 UNITED FUND BUDGET APPROVED
Polk Named Director Os
State Building Authority
Capt. Steve Polk of Newborn,
Chief Security Officer and driver
for Georgia Governor Lester
Maddox, has been appointed Dir
ector of the State Building Autho
rity. Gov. Maddox announced
the appointment recently to the
newly-created office.
Polk has been assigned to the
security and driving staff of two
Georgia governors, Carl Sanders
and Maddox. One year ago he
became chief security man under
Gov. Maddox and has acted as
a top administrative assistant as
well as handling security and
Evans Bags Deer With Bow And Arrow
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CHARLIE G. (Tex) Evans killed this deer early Friday morning with
a bow and arrow near the Covington-Jackson Highway in Newton
County. This was the first deer weighed at White’s Tire and Auto
Supply that was killed in Newton County with a bow and arrow. This
one weighed 126 1/2 pounds and was an eight pointer.
New City Manager Mauney
Starts Work In Covington
City Manager Robert "Bob”
Mauney attended his first Cov
ington Mayor - Council meeting
Monday night after taking office
on October 1, in his new position
with the city.
Upon Mauney’s recommendat
ion the Council voted to hire a
Gas Department superintendent
at a maximum salary of $8,500
per annum, and pay for the man’s
moving expenses to Covington.
The City Manager discussed
city automobile specifications
with the Council and it was then
voted for him to send out speci
fications to receive bids for four
vehicles—three police cars, and
one car for use by himself as
city manager.
A contract for extending na
tural gas to Newborn was tabled
until more surveys are made on
the feasibility of the project.
A petition from citizens on Be
rry and Vaughn streets for pav
ing, curbing, placing adequate
lighting and safety signs on the
streets was read to the Council
and then referred to the City
Manager for investigation and a
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driving assignments. He is cre
dited with apprehending a young
man carrying a pistol near Gov.
Maddox at the Cincinnati Gover
nor’s Conference. At the time
Capt. Polk was praised highly
by the FBI and Georgia officials
for his act of seizing the app
arent gun-wielder.
Capt. Polk is 34-years old and
the father of two children, Tray
and Mary Hazel. His wife is
the former Betty Ann Campbell
of Covington.
Polk’s new position pays an ap
proximate $15,000 annually.
report back to the Council.
The Council voted to accept
a low bid from C & G Grading
Company for extending the sewer
line to the site where Automotive
Moulding Company is building th
eir new plant on Industrial Drive.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1968
Covington-Newton County United Fund Board Os Directors
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the Covington-Newton County United Fund are shown at their meeting Wed
nesday evening, October 2, at the Elks Club. Seated left to right are: Miss Mae Hardman, R. O.
Arnold, Mrs. Marion Britt, W. J. Dickey, J. E. Hastings. Back row left to right: S. B. Hay, Sr.,
Rev. Tom White, Gerald Wendel, E. G. Lassiter, Jr., Dr. Dallas Tarkenton and Ed Robinson.
Chamber-Commerce Makes
Committee Assignments
Key committee assignments
have been made for the coming
year’s activities of the Coving
ton - Newton County Chamber of
Commerce by President Hugh
Steele. Monday was the initial
meeting of the C. of C. for the
coming year at the Teen Can Bu
ilding.
Guest speaker at the October
meeting was J. W. Fanning, Vice-
President for Services at the
University of Georgia, and Frank
Hood of the Georgia Power Com
pany’s Development Division.
They told the local civic organ
ization of the Area Planning and
Development programs being in
stituted over the state. Fanning
said that some 17 area planning
Commissions are in operation
over Georgia.
Meanwhile, President Steele
announced that the committees
for the club year are:
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
Guy Evans, Chairman, A. E.
Hays, Sr., Ted Stroud, Bond Fl
eming, Moncey Pratt, Philip Co
hen, Dr. Robert Faulkner, Rev.
E. A. Callaway, Grady Hubbard.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT:
E. E. Callaway, Chairman, Ro
bert R. Fowler, Walker Harris,
Another gas line extension, re
quested by William A. Coleman,
for an extension In Town and
Country sub-division in Oxford
was tabled due to lack of city
funds for the project at the pre
sent time.
The Council voted to request
that the Georgia Department of
Public Safety Install a traffic
light at the Intersection of West
Street and Highway 278. This Is
considered to be a dangerous
school crossing for children at
tending R. L. Cousins grammar
and high school.
The Council voted to draw an
ordinance regarding the signing
of checks since the new city
manager is now in Covington.
All payroll checks may be sign
ed by the city manager or the
city clerk; all other checks is
sued on the city treasury may
be signed by the city clerk and
countersigned by either the city
manager, Mayor, or Mayor Pro
Tern; or signed by the city man
ager and countersigned by either
the city clerk, Mayor, or Mayor
Pro Tern.
sponsored by the Covington Service Guild. Local stores cooperated with the Guild
by displaying clothing for the various ages participating In the show.
Johnny Prescott, Greeley Ellis,
Herbert Vining, Mel Cagen, He
nry Caulkins.
AUDITING:
Charles Strickland, Chairman,
W. M. Winn, Jr., John Dickens.
MERCHANTS COMMITTEE:
Don Wood, Chairman, Tony
Wilkie, E. G. Lassiter, Robert
Hodges, James Hutchins, How
ard Milligan, James Callahan.
PROGRAM:
Tom Bailey, Chairman, R. O.
Arnold, Ray Reece, S. M. Hay,
Ed Robinson, Charles Elliott.
Visitors at the meeting in
cluded five of the six members
of the newly - elected Newton
County Board of Commissioners:
Oxford Professors Address
The Newton County Teachers
Dr. N. Bond Fleming and
Dr. Dallas M. Tarkenton of Ox
ford College were guest speak
ers at the opening session of
the October 4 In-Service Educa
tion Program for teachers and
administrators of the Newton Co
unty Schools. Dean Fleming and
Dr. Tarkenton stressed the im
portance of continuing education
and discussed numerous oppor
tunities for professional growth
which are available for all ad
ults.
The all-day meeting held at
Newton Superior
Court Underway
The October Term of Newton
County Superior Court got under
way in Covington Monday morning
with Judge Clarence Peeler on
the bench. Cases called for the
first few days of the session
are civil cases.
Monday morning the assemb
lage was called to order by Sh
eriff Henry Odum, Jr. with Rev.
H. N. Earnest, pastor of the
Porterdale Baptist Church and
Newton County Juvenile Court
Probation Officer, giving the in
vocation.
Superior Court Clerk S. M.
Hay and Solicitor Richard Bell
then empaneled the Grand Jury
and Judge Peeler made his char
ge to the jury as to their duties.
W. J. Dickey was elected fore
man of the Grand Jury.
Clerk Hay and solicitor Bell
then empaneled the traverse ju
rors for the civil cases.
Criminal session of the court
is scheduled to start on Monday,
October 21.
C. E. Trainer, Alton Jolley, Oli
ver Capes, Harold Dobbs, and
E. M. McCart. Chairman Os the
Commission Jack Morgan was
unable to be present.
Other visitors were: Nash
Williams of Georgia Power Com
pany; Mrs. Eula Lee De Loach
of Covington; Bob Mauny, Cov
ington City Manager; Ken Da
vis, Arsonist Investigator; Ge
orge Hoffman of Mobil Chemical
Company.
Two new members were offi
cially Inducted into the C. of C.
by President Steele and given
plaques. They are Mack John
son and Dr. Johnny Capes.
the Newton County High School
gave emphasis to nine areas of
Instruction. The staff for the
program was composed of local
educators and visiting consult
ants. Dr. Lavinia R. Wood, New
ton County’s Education Specia
list, taught the classes in Con
temporary English; Mrs. Cass
ie Robinson, Jeanes Curriculum
Director, conducted a class In
Teaching the Culturally Disad
vantaged; and Mr. Jack Short,
State Department of Education
Consultant In Health, Physical
Education, and Recreation, had
charge of the classes In physi
cal education. Six of the work
shop Instructors were from the
Macon County Area Instructio
nal Services Center at Montez
uma, Georgia. Mr. Lester R.
Herman, Director of the Center,
served as consultant In Social
Studies; Mrs. Louise D. Jordan -
Reading; Mrs. Lawrence L. Fal
lon - Mathematics; Mr. Charles
G. Henderson - Science; Mrs.
Elmer J. Carson - Phonics; and
Mr. Robert N. Dentlth - Spec
ial Education.
As hostess for the day. Mrs.
W. D. Robertson of the Porter
dale School faculty, presented
the devotional during the opening
session and welcomed the out
of-town consultants.
Mr. H. F. Sharp, Principal
of the Newton County fflgh Sc
hool, had charge of all room
assignments and other uses of
the building during the day.
The coordinator of the pro
gram was Miss Louise Reeves,
Curriculum Director.
Voters Should
Know If Properly
Registered
Newton County Voter Regis
trar Robert Pirkle has announ
ced that a citizen should know
whether or not they are properly
registered to vote in the upcom
ing election. It could save time
and confusion at the polls, he
added.
He stated last week, "You owe
it to yourself to be properly re
gistered and vote—Newton Coun
ty Vote has been less than 50
percent of registrations. You
can recheck your registration by
mall or phone to tax office.
"Attempting to vote outside of
your registration district causes
unnecessary delay at polls.”
"Lists are changed regularly
before and after election-when
and if changes are necessary.
If you fail to vote within three
years you will be taken off the
list automatically.”
Mr. Pirkle added, "please as
sist registration officials to keep
records properly listed.”
Editor ial 2
Obituary . . . . 6
Society 9
Sports 17-18
Legal 27
Classified 25-27
A budget of $74,550.00 for 1969 was approved by enthusiastic
board members of the Covington-Newton County United Fund at an
important meeting on Wednesday, October 2.
Gerry Wendel, acting president
in the office vacated by the res
ignation of M. B. Shaw, who mov
ed to another city, presided and
presented the budget.
Members feel assured that this
goal can be reached through com
bined efforts of all Newton Co
untians who believe in giving one
gift to work many wonders.
Mr. Wendel also named a nom
inating committee consisting of
Ed Robinson, Dr. Dallas Tark
enton, and E. G. Lassiter to re
port at the annual meeting on
November 12, 1968.
Group captains and their tea
ms who have graciously vol
unteered to participate In the
United Fund Campaign of 1968
are as follows:
INDUSTRIAL SECTION: Bill
Creech and Bill Barnett, chair
men.
Bibb Manufacturing Company,
Bill Creech, H. D. Stroud, James
E. Hardman, John Riley Thomp
son, Herman Goddard, Ellis
Adams, Russell Kellett, Mau
rice Maddox, N. J. Piper, C.
T. Bohanan, Earl Gray, B. C.
Crowell, and Miss Mae Hard
man;
Brunswick Corporation, Billy
Riley and J. E. Hastings;
Dodge National Screening, W.
D. Childers and William Craw
ford;
Mobil Chemical Company, Bud
Daniel and Fred Kaempffe;
C. R. Bard, Inc., Bob Usell
and Norbert D. Thompson;
Covington Manufacturing Co
mpany, Olin Allen;
Hercules, Inc., Malcolm Kess
inger, Bill Barnett;
City of Covington, Mrs. Betty
Schell.
OUTLYING COMMUNITIES:
W. J. Dickey and Ed Hunt, chair
men. E. M. McCart, Ira Dick
erson, Darwin Vaughn, Miss Ann
ie C. Hays, A. J. Aylor, Ralph
Adams.
COMMERCIAL: (Furniture,
Hardware and Appliances)- Bud
Daniel, Chairman; Ed Clark,
Melvin Allen, Jack Christian, Ho
ward Brooks, T. A. Rape, and
Thomas Greer, Jr.
COMMERCIAL: (Department
Stores, Clothing, Variety, etc.) -
Johnny Prescott, chairman; Neal
Banks, James Callahan, Bert Ad
ams, Hugh Steele, and Marion
Britt.
COMMERCIAL: (Auto Supply,
Service Stations, Drugs)- Ch
uck Murphy, chairman; Lanier
Hardman, Guy Evans, Paul Fed
der, Fred Harwell, and Leo S.
Mallard.
COMMERCIAL: Barber, Be
auty Shops, Dry Cleaning, Gro
cery, Printing) Malcolm Kess
inger, chairman; Howard Milli
gan, Joe Haymore, Doug Jones,
and John Dickens.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
AND INSURANCE AGENCIES:
Jerry Bray, Chairman; S. J. Mor
cock, Ben Banks, Herbert Vining,
Terry Avery, and Ray Reece.
PROFESSIONALS: Sam Ram
sey, chairman; Greeley Ellis,
Special Services Set At
First Presbyterian Church
The First Presbyterian Church
of Covington will hold Special
Services, starting at 11 A.M.
on Sunday, Oct. 20th. through
Wednesday evening, Oct. 23rd.
with Rev. Dr. George H. Vick
as the guest preacher. He will
also preach at 7:30 P.M. on Sun
day, Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday evenings.
Dr. Vick is one of the finest
preachers in The Presbyterian
Church, U.S.A, and has formerly
preached at Salem Camp Ground
during summer services. He
is well worth hearing and a very
cordial Invitation Is extended to
the general public to attend these
Special Services.
Rev. Lane W, Erwin, pastor
of Gum Creek Presbyterian Ch
urch will be the soloist and song
leader. There will be congre
gational singing each evening
which will add greatly to these
Special Services.
A nursery will be maintained
for those parents who wish to
bring their small children and
attend these meetings.
Boy Scout Troop
Enjoyed Weekend
In North Georgia
Boy Scout Troop 222 of Cov
ington, sponsored by the Cov
ington Klwanls Club, enjoyed a
weekend camping trip to And
rews Cove, near Helen, the week
end of October 4.
The group, with their leaders,
left Covington on Friday at one
o’clock and returned home Sun
day afternoon. Besides the re
gular activities of a Scout cam
ping trip, a highlight of this
trip was hiking from Andrews
Cove to the top of Troy Moun
tain and back.
NUMBER 41
Miss Sandi Ison
State 4-H President
Miss Sandi Ison
President Os
State 4-H Clubs
During National 4-H Week we
salute all 4-H Club membersand
especially Miss Sandi Ison, State
President of the 4-H Clubs of
Georgia, for their contributions
to the Ideals of the 4-H Club
program.
Miss Ison is a senior at New
ton County High School and the
first State President from New
ton County. She has achieved an
outstanding record in her many
years of 4-H work.
She is the daughter of Major
and Mrs. Venon H. Ison of Cov
ington.
NATIONAL
4-H CLUB WEEK
October 6th thru 12th
Johnny Maloney, E. W. Exley,
and W. M. Winn, Jr.
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES:
Mrs. Betty Schell, chairman;
Donald Stephenson, and Mr. and
Mrs. S. M. Hay.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIO
NS: Dr. Dallas Tarkenton, ch
airman, with all school prin
cipals participating.
RETIRED SECTION: Robert
O. Arnold.
HOSPITAL: Robert Mitcham.
These leaders and board mem
bers will be guests of R. O.
Arnold at the Kick-off Breakfast
on Tuesday morning, October 15,
at 7;00 A. M. at the Teen Can
Building in Covington.
Dr, George H. Vick
4-H’ers To Speak
At Kiwanis Club
Four members of the 4-H Clubs
in Newton County will appear on
the regular weekly program (to
day) of the Covington Kiwanis
Club at the Teen Can building at
1 p. m. The occasion is the ob
servance of National 4-H Week
In Georgia and across the na
tion.
County Agent Ed Hunt has ch
arge of the program today. With
him will be Sand! Ison, State
4-H President; Tommy Curtis,
State 4-H winner on his project
Agronomy Crop Improvement;
Jerry Mclntosh, poultry project;
and Carol Thomas, who recently
attended a citizenship confer
ence In Washington, D. C.
Guest speaker at the Kiwanis
Club meeting Thursday was St
anley Parkman, Editor and
Publisher of the Carroll County
Georgian and the Carrollton
Free-Press. The program and
speaker spotlighted the upcoming
National Newspaper Week across
the nation on October 6-12.