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Good Gracious Alive! Wattle’s
Beauty Parlor is not the same
without everybody’s good friend
“Red”, as Mrs. John Mask is
lovingly known. She’s home and
sick! She’s not one to give up
for anything so we know she is
SICK, or she would not be in
bed. Her fine work, her genial
personality. . .and jokes keep
everybody in a jovial mood. Yes,
it’s a sad place to behond with
operators and customers all gri
eving and her illness. However,
with so many of her friends
pulling for her, we know she will
be coming back to her station
soon, all well and bubbling over
with her happy mood that keeps
the shop a pleasant place to
visit.
Yes, Sir’e! They are reading
the Covington News up in Rome,
Georgia. This nice letter from
Mrs. Emmett Banks of 26 Elm
wood Street, Rome, Ga., 30161
wrote us a nice letter. She
even reads the Chatterbox too!
She said some nice things about
the News. .But she had seen in
the Chatterbox our article about
the new equipment for Newton
County Hospital.. .So in addition
for a renewed subscription to the
Covington News. . .she wanted
to have a small part in that
Equipment at Newton County Hos
pital. . .So $2.00 she sends,
which will be added to the amount
on hand.
We know members of the Aux
iliary will want to thank her for
this gift, but we are thankful
for the giver. If every person
in Newton County, now living
here, would send $2.00. . .just
think how many lives we could
save of your loved ones and
ours. . .for it would pay for
more fine equipment than you can
imagine. We challenge you to
do just that! We won’t miss
that $2.00 when we have the
glorious feeling that God gave you
and gave me, the privilege of
giving that $2.00. . .and added to
all our friends, and loved ones,
$2.00, that it has meant the sav
ing of the lives of many Mothers,
Fathers, Children, Sisters, Bro
' thers and Cousins. . .to say no
thing of the lives of our friends
so dear to us.
One of these days we hope to
write this: “SAVED. .A LIFE
TODAY. . FATHER (OR MOT
HER) OF A LARGE FAMILY OF
CHILDREN BECAUSE YOU AND I
C ARED!” WHO will be the first
to start this ball rolling with
their $2.00 contribution!, .Come
on fellows, ladies, children,
white, black or whoever you may
be. .Newton County or elsewhere!
Today is the time!
We are proud of every member
of the Newton County Hospital
Auxiliary, .they worked hard
during Fair week, and sold many
things, contributed. These ladies
have worked out there every
year. . .and you know how cold
and damp it gets out there.
Our hats are off to them, .and
a great big heart full of sin
cere appreciation.
Our hearts go out to Mrs.
Will Heard, in the loss of her
dear brother, Mr. Ellington; the
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Guidance Clinic Depends On United Fund Success
By Helen Jenkins
As Newton County sets about
to raise $74,550 for the United
Fund, the Newton County Mental
Health Association will be deep
ly interested in its success.
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GENE CALLAWAY poses as a substitute patient for one of the tests given at the Clara Mae Hays
Guidance Clinic by Dr. Thomas McConnell, psycologlst.
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VOLUME
N /ton Homecoming Friday Night
i United Fund Campaign
Now Underway Here
Gerry Wendel challenged vol
unteers to “sell the United Fund
because you believe in it” when
the Covington-Newton County Un
ited Fund Campaign kicked off
on October 15 with a breakfast
hosted by R. O. Arnold at the
Teen Can Building in Coving
ton.
Literature was distributed and
volunteers were given tentative
dates for check-up with Mrs.
Patsy Britt, Secretary of Unit
ed Fund.
The Rev. Thomas J. White
gave the invocation. Since its
beginning, he has served ef
ficiently as the chairman of the
Newton County Heart, Cancer
and Emergency Relief Commi
ttee. One hundred per cent of
these funds are utilized right
in Newton County.
In addition to this committee,
other agencies participating and
benefiting from United Funds’gi
fts include: The Salvation Army
Service Unit Team of Newton Co
unty, which handles simple emer
gencies in addition to those wh
ich are “covered” by the Emer
gency Relief Committee.
Youth organizations; the Boy
Scouts of America, the Girl Sc
outs of America, the Y Clubs
of Georgia and Newton County,
specifically, of the YMCA of
Georgia.
Homes for children; Plantation
Manor, the Georgia Industrial
Home for Boys, and the Sheriff's
Boys Ranch, all of which offer
Highway Employee Killed
On Interstate 20 Accident
An accident involving a
tractor-trailer truck and a State
Highway truck on Interstate 20
Tuesday morning claimed the life
of a 61-year-old State Highway
worker. J. D. Johnson of Con
yers was the victim of the wreck
age about 11:30 a.m., some three
miles west of Covington near the
State forestry station.
The driver of the tractor
trailer was 45-year-old Arthur
Lester Mitchell of Augusta. The
report of the accident said that
the truck was traveling at a high
rate of speed.
Newton County Sheriffs’ de
puties and the State Highway Pat
rol investigated the wreck.
Funeral services for Mr. John
son of Highway 212, Conyers, will
be held today (Thursday) October
17, at 2:30 p.m. at Honeycreek
ted Fund does, ” one mental hea
lth leader said today. “The fund
relieves all member agencies of
the obligation to raise money and
allows us to concentrate full at
tention and efforts on the work
we want to do for the com
munity.’’
The mental health association
Qty? QJnuin^tnn
facilities for children in need
of appropriate and adequate hom
es for their growth and develop
ment.
The USO ministering to the
needs of servicemen around the
world; the Red Cross which lo
cally handles at least 2,000 calls
each year for emergencies and
contacts between servicemen and
their families.
The Mental Health Association,
which Initiated and now partially
supports an Adult Psychiatric Cl
inic where returnees from Cen
trial Hospital have benefits of
local assistance through the ser
vices of Dr. Robert McDonald
and the Newton County Depart
ment of Public Health; this gr
oup has also pioneered with the
Clara Mae Hays Child Guidance
Clinic, which has reached sc
ores of children and their pa
rents through a psychiatric team
with Dr. John Griffin, psychia
trist.
An Arthritis Clinic was found
ed and met regularly at the
Health Building as long as It
could function effectively. Th
rough the Arthritic Foundation,
sucn a clinic can and will be
executed as citizens express th
eir needs for it.
The Empty Stocking Fund with
the direction and supervision of
Rotarians reaches Indigent fami
lies at Christmas each year in
Newton County.
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Baptist Church with Rev. Harvej
Singleton officiating.
Mr. Johnson was born in Henry
County but had made his home
in Rockdale for his entire life
time. He was a member of
Honeycreek Baptist Church and
an employee of the State Highway
Department. At the time of his
death following Injuries sustained
in an automobile accident near
Almon, he was 61 years old.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
J. D. Johnson, two brothers,
Willie Johnson, Conyers, Eugene
Johnson, Covington; three sis
ters, Mrs. Mary Lou Kitchens,
Mrs. Minnie Wooley and Mrs.
Pearl Crumbley, all of Conyers.
Caldwell and Cowan Funeral
Home of Covington were in charge
of arrangements.
is one of 14 agencies that re
ceives financial benefit from the
annual fund drive. Some of Its
projects are:
—in service scholarships for
teachers.
—teacher scholarships for
special training to work with
exceptional children.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1968
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COVINGTON-NEWTON COUNTY UNITED FUND “Kickoff Breakfast” was held at the Teen Can bu
ilding Tuesday morning. Robert O. Arnold (left) was the host for the occasion. Others shown In the
photo are (from left) : Gerald Wendel, 1968 president; Ed Robinson, past president; Mrs. Marion
Britt, secretary; and E. G. Lassiter, who holds numerous offices in the local united Fund campaign.
GRAND JURY SAYS NO WHISKEY REFERENDUM
Hie October Term Newton
County Superior Court Grand
Jury has recommended that a
Misdemeanor Court be establish
ed and be composed of a judge
and five jurors.
Also, the Grand Jury voted ag
ainst holding a referendum in the
county for the purpose of legal
izing the sale of tax-paid whis
key.
The entire text of the Grand
Jury presentments follow:
We, the Grand Jury selected
and sworn for the October 1968
term, Newton County Superior
Court make the following pre
sentments:
We thank Judge Clarence Pee
ler for his able charge to the
Jury and the efficient manner
In which he discharged the du
ties of his office. We thank
Solicitor Richard Bell and his
assistant, Leonard Rhodes for
their Invaluable aid in our de
liberations.
We appreciate the aid of the
Sheriff’s department and Bailiffs
for bringing the witnesses before
this body, thereby preventing any
—dispensing mental health li
terature.
—a forgotten patient program.
—an inter-agency committee
of public service workers
to help them better care for
the needs of children.
—the Clara Mae Hays Gui
dance Clinic.
The association is also deep
ly interested in counseling and
guidance services for returnees
from mental Institutions.
Through the forgotten patient
program various organizations
send spending money, greeting
cards and small gifts to other
wise forgotten patients at Mil
ledgeville State Hospital.
The Clara Mae Hays Clinic Is
one of the few fully staffed clin
ics In all Georgia. Until last
August 17 It was a child gui
dance clinic with patients drawn
from school-age children and th
eir parents. But a feeling de
veloped that there was need to
provide adults with professional
counseling. Clinic services were
expanded to fill this need.
The clinic is free to all pa
tients regardless of race or creed
but they must be referred through
the proper channels. . .either a
medical doctor, the health de
partment or the school system.
The clinic committee recently
recommended that three mini
sters trained in counseling be ad
ded to this list. They are the
Rev. George Home of the Church
of the Good Shepherd (Episco
pal); Rev. Kent Anglin of Ox
ford Baptist Church and Rev.
Owen Kellum of Covington First
United Methodist Church.
The clinic is open every Sat
urday with a psychiatrist here
two Saturdays a month and the
psycologist present every Satur
day. Until recently Mrs. Richard
Bellairs, a psychiatric social
worker, was the third member
of the team. She resigned due to
delay or loss of time.
We recommend that a study be
made by the county officials to
determine the advislblllty of es
tablishing a misdemeanor court
for the county composed of a ju
dge and five jurors. We feel
that this court could more eco
nomically and expeditiously
handle misdemeanor cases. At
present the grand jury must
handle these cases.
We recommend the appoint
ment of Mr. Gibson Holifield to
fill the unexpired term of Judge
Sam H. Savage as the Justice of
the Peace, 1261 District, Newton
County, Georgia and commend
Judge Savage for his fine ser
vice in this position.
We recommend the appoint
ment of Mr. W. C. Savage to fill
the unexpired term of Mr. Geor
ge Ramsey as the Justice of the
Peace In the Stansells District.
At present there Is a Georgia St
ate law prohibiting Blue Shield
from paying any part of the ser
vices of a podiatrist (foot spe
cialist). We recommend that our
Legislator introduce a bill in the
health reasons and the clinic
committee is talking to another
psychiatric social worker. Each
strengthens the work of the other
team members and each has spe
cific and different counseling
services to offer the patient.
During the past 11 months
some 60 patients and their fa
milies have received help at the
clinic. Funded as a community
project, the clinic helps persons
who could not afford private pro
fessional assistance. The clin
ic pays greatly reduced rates for
professional service and It sa
ves money In yet another way.
Who can estimate the saving In
human Ilves when persons can
grow to become wage earners
and tax payers and not wards
of the state?
Mental health leaders attri
bute the success of this remark
able clinic to three reasons:
—financial support of the uni
ted Community Fund.
—proximity to Atlanta in ob
taining services of a profes
sional staff
—participation of local citi
zens , the school system and
health department.
“Literally hundreds of local
citizens have combined efforts
to make the clinic a success,”
clinic officials point out. “These
include volunteer workers who
handle routine details. Other
volunteers bring In patients who
otherwise would be unable to
attend the clinic. The overhead
expenses of operating the clinic
Pledge now...one hour’s pay per month
Give the United Way
BY 808
(News And Si
Newton County’s offensive tear
running and passing as the Ram:
Hartwell Friday night and went o
dogs 14-7 in a Region BAA game.
The balltoters of Coach Wilbur
Fisher started off the tilt by mar
ching 87 yards for the first TD.
The payoff dash was by Quarter-
legislature to abolish this law,
since podiatrists are now re
quired to have a four year course
for their degree and license and
their services are now covered
under Medicare and by most of
the states.
The Grand Jury voted against
recommending holding a referen
dum In the County to legalize the
sale of tax-paid whiskey in pack
aged stores.
We commend Mr. Thomas M.
Bates for the honest and efficient
manner in which he has operated
the County Commissioner’s Of
fice and wish for him success
as he retires from this position
that he has held in our County
for 16 years.
We commend Mrs. Helen Dic
kinson for her excellent service
as Administrator of the Newton
County Hospital and appreciate
the co-operation of Mr. Robert
Mitcham, new Administrator, for
appearing before the Grand Jury.
We wish to thank the new Com
missioner, Mr. Jack Morgan, and
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in their parish house are borne
by the Church of the Good She
pherd. Many of the volunteer
workers are members of this
church.
“TTie school system and the
health department have been won
derful in supporting the clinic.
The list of local supporters Is
long but none of It would have
been possible If not for the Uni
ted Community Fund. They were
with us every step of the way.”
Mrs. Robert Faulkner Is pre
sident of the Newton County Men
tal Health Association and Mrs.
R. M. Paty is chairman of the
clinic committee. Other mem
bers of this committee are Mrs.
Helen Dickinson, Donald Stephen
son, Mrs. Mort Ewing, James
Bohannon, Jerry Bray and Miss
Mae Hardman.
Juvenile Court
Probation Officer
Kiwanis Speaker
The Rev. H. N. Earnest, New
ton County Juvenile Court Pro
bation Officer, will be the guest
speaker at the regular weekly
meeting today (Thursday) at the
Covington Kiwanis Club. The
meeting starts at 1 p. m. at the
Teen Can building on Newton
Drive.
Program chairman for the
week Is Klwanlan Robert O. Ar
nold, and he will introduce the
speaker.
Editor ial 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports 17-18
Legal 26-27
Classified 24-26
GREER
>ports Editor)
m put on a dazzling first half of
is built up a 14-0 halftime lead at
on to down the Homecoming Bull-
back Jim Allen who skirted his
own right end 27 yards for the
six pointer. Lee Piper added
the PAT from placement.
Newton’s initial drive started
off with the two bulldozing tail
backs of the team, Bobby Hood
and Frank Cook, eating up the
yardage through the line. In
fact, Hood had 33 yards the first
three times he got his hands
on the ball.
Midway of the second quarter
Allen unlimbered his arm and
threw a strike to Tony Moon
just beyond midfield. Moon went
high Into the air for the ball and
then dodged two Hart defenders
who were closing In on him at
the 30. The play covered 57
yards for the touchdown play.
Earlier in the game Allen had
hit Bobby Thomason for a long
TD play but an offside penalty
nullified the spectacular run by
Thomason.
In the final quarter with the
Bulldogs knocking at the Ram
door (on the NCHS 20) Scott
Byrd made the game saving de
fensive play. He nailed Hart
QB Howard Neese for a 12-yard
loss on third down. This put the
home team back on Its heels
and the Rams took over on the
next down and killed the clock.
Defensively again it was Cap
tain Andy Howell leading the
way. However, Frank Cook saved
another enemy TD by his deadly
tackle of a Bulldog in the open
field. End Tony Moon also pre
vented a Hart score by commi
tting pass interference on the
6-yard stripe. Cook also Inter
cepted two passes In the game,
one on the Rams 6.
The game marked the second
straight trip to Hartwell In which
the Rams came back home with
a victory. However, this was
a bigger victory as it keeps the
Rams In running for a sub
region playoff spot.
Alcoholic Outpatient Clinic
Scheduled For Newton County
On Tuesday morning, a gr
oup met to confirm plans for
establishing training sessions to
teach a staff to work with the
proposed Alcoholic Outpatient
Clinic in Newton County. The
clinic is scheduled to begin on
October 23, from 9 a. m. until
11, with the clinic being sc
heduled for each Wednesday mor
ning for the following three mon
ths, to be held at the Health Clinic.
The State Department of Health
operating through the Georgian
Clinic, will send the following
people each week to work In the
clinic: Dr. James Alford, M.D.
and Psychiatrist, well known th
roughout the country for his work
Loss Os Vote Faces
Newton Movers
How often do Newton County
residents move from one loca
tion to another?
How many of them will be in
eligible to vote in the next local
and Presidential elections be
cause of inability to meet the
minimum period -of - residence
requirements?
The mobility rate, locally and
In most other parts of the country,
has increased considerably in re
cent years. A current Census
Bureau report shows that 37 mil
lion people In the United States
were living at different addresses
last year than the year before.
And the expectation is that
about 8 million persons will be
Woman's Club To Care For
Small Children, Nov. 5
Members of the Covington Wo
men’s Club will be at the Club
House between the hours of 9:00
a. m. and 5:00 p. m. on Novem
ber 5, 1968, election day, to care
for the small children of the mot
hers who wish to vote.
The following ladies will serve
the hours shown:
NUMBER 42
Homecoming 7:30
Friday night the Rams will
meet the Winder-Barrow team
here at Sharp Field in the 1968
Homecoming game. NCHS has
had much success thus far In
“Homecoming” games-at Cum
ming and Hart County. The local
eleven won both games, downing
the Forsyth Countlans 45-7 three
weeks ago.
Homecoming festivities will
start at 7:30 on Sharp Field.
Princesses who will be candid
ates for the Homecoming Queen
title are: Jamie Henderson,
Brenda Herring, Sandl Ison, Su
san Kirkland and Karen Mea
dors. The Queen will be crowned
during this 7:30 pre-game acti
vity.
Also having a part In the
Homecoming program will be the
NCHS Cheerleaders, and the
Senior Class mascots, Terri Av
ery and Scotty Herring. The
flowers, gifts and crown will
again be sponsored by the New
ton County Jaycees. The pres
ident of the NCHS student body
Sammy Ozburn will crown the
queen. The Blue Rambler Band
will furnish the music.
Band Boosters
To Operate
Concession Fri.
The Band Boosters of Newton
County will be In charge of the
concession stand at the Newton
County Homecoming and football
game. In addition to the usual
refreshments, the club will also
be selling “sausage ’n buscult”,
a real cold weather treat.
The Band Boosters’ share of
the proceeds, of course, go to the
financial support of one of the
very best band programs in the
state of Georgia. “No brag
just fact,” On Friday night,
October 18, you can support our
school, our team and our band
by being at Sharp Field for the
Homecoming Festivities that
night.
with alcoholics; Miss Betty Ja
mes, R. N., of the State Health
Department; Mrs. Marjorie De-
Lozier, social worker with the
State Health Department who has
longtime experience at the Geor
gian Clinic; Chaplain John Crow,
trainer of clergy for work in the
alcoholic field; and Mr. Charles
Methvln, co - ordlnator for all
community alcoholic projects.
It Is hoped that after approxi
mately three months of training
and work with local ministers,
doctors, and nurses, that Newton
County will have a functioning
outpatient clinic to serve the
needs of alcoholics and their fa
milies in this community.
unable to vote In the next Presi
dential election because of re
sidence requirements.
In Newton County, the tendency
to pick up and move to locations
in other states is not as great
as it is among residents of most
other communities.
Approximately 94 percent of
the people now living in the local
area were born in Georgia and
have lived in the state all their
lives, the latest Government ta
bulation shows.
Compared with the amount of
moving about that has been tak
ing place in other parts of the
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9-11: Mrs. L. A. Patrick
Mrs. Homer Sharp, Sr.
11-1: Mrs. H. O. Whelchel
Mrs. Robert Nash
1-3: Mrs. Belmont Dennis
Mrs. Richard George
3-5: Mrs. Virgil Piper
Mrs. W. L. Campbell