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Young People! Well, all of
you know you are my very hea
rt! We watch you grow up from
first grade to graduation. Each
year we regret to see you sepa
rated and scattered among stran
gers, all over the U. S. in var
ious colleges, of your choice.
Sometimes you are a little up
set also..strangers in a great
sea of young people from various
walks of life. Some are Ch
urch orientated, some have not
come up in Christian homes. De
cisions have to be weighed care
fully in making our choice of
friends. Sure! The most in
teresting, and ones who are the
most fun, seem to be the very
ones we should not cultivate.
Your Office Boy reminds you
that he’s not a "Sissy” when he
says, follow the group that seeks
out the house of the Lord on
Sunday mornings., instead
of sleeping late, so you can stay
out late at night. With the
"amount to nothings.” You are
out on your own for the very first
time, to make decisions for your
selves. You have to develop the
cecret of Courage, and also Self
confidence.
Some of your own teachers
may be toiling along striving
to have courage and self-confi
dence at their first assignment
to teach... You may be timid.,
(believe-it-or-not) I was., and
I drew back and was perfectly
miserable for a long time. That
is why we warn you..Do not let
anything frighten you! God has
been on your side..KEEP HIM
WITHIN YOUR HEART..He will
guide you and you will feel his
guidance..for that "Still small
Voice,” as we call it, will quiet
troubled doubts within your heart,
when you sorter just want to turn
with the fun loving crowd. Be
lieve me there are more of
them than of the ones who want
to make fine men and women,
whom God can trust to command
this Universe He created for you
and for me. HE WILL GUIDE
YOU ALL THE WAY..If you but
let HIM have HIS way within your
heart.
When there is any doubt, within
your heart, or any question like:
"Should I go, or do this, or
that, some of my friends are
joining them., and they are good
church members???? Brother
if you feel the least shadow
of a doubt as to what is right
or wrong..or leads to it.. Don’t
you skim along the outside fringe
of that line... Clear your skirts
entirely..by going the right road,
and letting nothing frighten you,
for Christ hears the prayers of
your loved ones, so longing for
you, and praying that God will
so guide you that you will walk
with Him..that you will talk with
Him and let Him have His way
within your heart.
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Superior Court
Starts Monday
Newton Superior Court will
convene Monday Oct. 28th for
pleas of Criminal cases. The
Traverse jury will report for
trials of criminal cases on Tues
day morning, October 29th.
Civil Court was held the Ist
Monday in October.
Chorus To Present
The Newton County Civic Cho
rus will resume regular rehear
sals Monday, October 28, 1968,
meeting at the First United Meth
odist Church of Covington at 8:00
P.M.
The Chorus, under the
direction of Alan Mitchell, Min
ister of Music at First Baptist
Church, will present THE MESS—
PLANS ARE BEING made for the presentation of “The Messiah” in Covington on December 15. Look
ing over the musical score is Mrs. Wayne Rumble, organist, and Alan Mitchell, who will direct the
chorus.
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VOLUME 103
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NEWTON COUNTY Spelling Champions are shown Monday morning with Supt. J. W. Richardson after
the finals were held at the Newton Vocational High School. From left to right: Janis Greer, champion
of grades 4-5-6; Debbie Jackson, runner up of grades 4-5-6; Susan Chester, champion of grades 10-11-
12; Brenda King, runner up of grades 10-11-12; Biff Hutchinson, runner up of grades 7-8-9; and Hugh
Steele, Jr., champion of grades 7-8-9.
Trick Or Treat For UNICEF
Each year the churches, sc
hools, civic groups and indivi
duals throughout our great coun
try concern themselves with a
Halloween program called
"TRICK OR TREAT FOR UNI
CEF” (United Nations Children’s
Fund) to collect money for the
poor, sick and uncared-for child
ren around the world. It has
always been gratifying that so
many citizens of Covington and
Newton County wish to partici
pate in the work of this con
structive and humanitarian pro
ject.
The Covington Service Guild
International Affairs Committee,
with Mrs. Everett Pratt serving
as Chairman, has volunteered its
assistance in coordinating the
1968 program so that every ci
tizen and organized group in this
area will have an opportunity to
make a contribution to this fund.
Plans have been worked out for
hundreds of children and teen
agers to don their costumes, ring
doorbells and collect money in
official orange and black Trick
or Treat Containers, printed with
the UNICEF symbol of a mother
and child. Although October 31
is officially designated as UNI
CEF Day, and most of the groups
will be out collecting on the even-
IAH, an oratorio by George F.
Handel, on Sunday, December 15,
1968. The time and place of
the performance will be announ
ced later. Mrs. Wayne Rumble,
Organist at The Church of The
Good Shepherd will be the acc
ompanist for the Chorus.
All of those who have sung with
the Chorus are invited to come
Qhnmujtmi News
B r .o £ RAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
ing of that day, a few of the gr
oups have chosen to make their
collections on evenings other than
October 31. However, all groups
will be accompanied by a respon
sible adult and will be properly
identified as to their purpose.
In addition to these collections,
all churches and civic organiza
tions are being requested to make
group contributions. You may do
this by sending your check to
Mrs. Sam Hay at the Clerk’s Of
fice, Newton County Court House.
Educational material and sup
plies are available to all groups
and may be obtained from Mrs.
Victor Johnson at Belk-Gallant.
Please respond with a spirit
of charity and good will to make
New Time
Starts Mon.
Newton Countians and all Geor
gians are reminded that Eastern
Standard Time comes back Mon
day, October 28. Clocks should
be turned back one hour »n Sun
day night as the new time starts
at 2 a. m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
has been in obeyance throughout
the summer months.
Oratorio
to this rehearsal, but a very
special invitation is Issued to
all who have sung and/or would
like to sing THE MESSIAH. "We
feel that there are those in our
community,” said Mr. Mitchell,
"who can and would like to be
a part of the presentation of
this great masterpiece of beau
tiful, inspiring music. We would
especially welcome newcomers
to Covington and Newton County.”
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1968
this nation-wide 1968 UNICEF
program the most productive sin
ce its beginning 12 years ago.
Your generous cooperation is
urgently needed.
Elks Club
Gives SIOOO
To Aidmore
Covington Elks Lodge No. 1806
made another donation of
$1,000.00 to Aidmore Hospital
in Atlanta.
The presentation of the gift
was made by Past Exalted Ruler
Jack McGiboney at the State Elks
Club Convention at Augusta Sun
day.
The local Elks Club has been
one of the most liberal contri
butors to Aidmore, which is a
children’s hospital. Other than
the proceeds from the club’s
Annual Barbecue, the club makes
other donations during the year,
according to Exalted Ruler Wen
dell W. Crowe.
KIWANIS CLUB PREPARES
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Covington Kiwanis Club Presi
dent-Elect Bond Fleming insti
tuted plans for committee assign
ments for the coming club year
at a special called meeting of
committee chairmen and direct
ors at the Teen Can building on
October 17 at noon.
Some 21 committees handle
functions of the local Kiwanis
Club. Membership of the com
mittees will be announced later.
The name of the committee,
chairman and director (in that
order are given as follows:
Boys and Girls, George Hutch
inson, Charles Strickland.
Key Club, Sam Gainer, Rucker
Ginn.
Vocational Guidance, Wayne
Guidance Clinic
Open Meeting
Set October 29
A public meeting to discuss
the function of the Clara Mae
Hays Guidance Clinic will be
held Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at
Snapping Shoals auditorium.
The United Fund will sponsor
the meeting which will feature
a panel discussion of all phases
of clinic work. Representatives
of schools, clinic volunteers,
local mental health association,
United Fund and professional
staff will compose the panel.
A question and answer period
will follow their talks.
"The meeting is planned be
cause so many people are int
erested in knowing how the clinic
functions. We will discuss how
patients are referred to the cli
nic and how they are being hel
ped. The public is invited to
attend this meeting,” Mrs. R.
M. Paty, clinic committee chair
man, said today.
At the system-wide Spelling
Bees conducted on Monday morn
ing, October 21, Susan Chester,
Hugh Steele, Jr., and Janis Greer
won top honors in the Senior
High, Junior High, and Element
ary Grade contests respectively.
Second place winners in the
contests were Brenda King, Biff
Hutchinson, and Deborah Jack
son.
The six best spellers in the
County will receive awards from
local civic clubs. First-place
winners will receive $20.00 and
students who placed second will
receive $5.00. The Covington
Klwanis Club sponsored the Sen
ior High Contest, Grades 10-12;
the Junior High Awards for Gr
ades 7-9 were provided by the
Covington Lion’s Club; and the
Covington Service Guild supplied
the awards for the Elementary
Contest, Grades 4-6.
The county bees were the cul
minating events in a series of
spell downs which were conduct
ed in grades 4-12 in all local
schools during recent weeks.
Each school sent its champion
spellers to the county contests
which were held simultaneously
in the Vocational Department at
the Newton County High School.
Susan Chester, the top speller
from grades 10-12, has been a
consistent winner since she was
a fifth grader at Palmer-Stone
School. She is the 15 year bld
daughter of Mrs. Virginia V.
Chester, Haygood Avenue, Ox
ford. Susan, a tenth grader at
Newtpn County High School, is
very outstanding in the Blue
Rambler Band and considers
chemistry her favorite subject
this year. She is active in the
Beta and Gamma Tri-Hi-Y Clubs.
Reading and music are her chief
hobbies.
The champion speller at the
Junior High Level, Grades 7-9
Hugh Steele, Jr., is a ninth gra
der at the Newton County High
School. Hugh is the 14-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Steele, Sr., Brookwood Circle,
Covington. Hugh attributes his
spelling with ease and ability to
his interest in reading. He
says "I read a lot.” Biology
comes first in his academic pur
suits and football and basket
ball are tops with him in the
area of sports. Scouting is im
portant in Hugh’s activities. He
now holds the rank of Life Scout.
Janis Greer, the 11-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ro
bert C. Greer, captured the
top award in the Elementary
Contest for Grades 4-6, with a
perfect score in the very first
Rumble, Henry Caullkins.
Agriculture & Conservation,
Ed Hunt, Sutton Hardy.
International Relations, V.Y.C.
Eady, Sr., Edgar Wood.
Public Relations, Bob Greer,
Spence Ramsey,
Reception, Leo S. Mallard, Jo
hnny Maloney.
Public & Business Affairs, Ro
bert Fowler, 111, Jordan Calla
way.
Support of Churches, Martin
Goode, Sutton Hardy.
Circle K, Andy Pate, Jordan
Callaway.
Achievements, Don Wood, Edg
ar Wood.
Finance, Mel Waggoner, Terry
Avery.
House, Guy Evans, Spence Ra
msey.
Inter-Club Relations, Bill Dic
key, Johnny Maloney.
Kiwanis Educ. & Attendance
S. J. Morcock, Rucker Ginn.
Membership, Sam Hay, Char
les Strickland.
Special Projects, Donald Step
henson, Edgar Wood.
Programs & Music, Ed Robin
son, Henry Caulkins.
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P. 0. Positions
Now Open Here
Announcement has been made
by the Board of US Civil Ser
vice Examiners, Atlanta, that the
Postal Service has openings for
postal clerks and city carriers
in Covington, Oxford and Porter
dale.
Applications for these posi
tions will be accepted until
further notice, the Post Office
department stated. Application
forms may be obtained from any
Post Office.
By Louise Reeves
Curriculum Director
round of the bee. Janis, a
sixth grader at the Ficquett Sc
hool, enjoys social studies, art,
and all sports activities. She
attributes her ability as a top
speller to observanceof the rules
for spelling that she has learned
in school.
Participants in the contests
other than the first place win
ners were: Ficquett, Grades 4-8,
Deborah Jackson, Wanda Hodges,
Brenda F. Pullin, Biff Hutchin
son; Heard-Mixon, Grades 4-7,
Andy Davis, Mary Lynn Dicker
son, Patricia Ann Shields, Amy
M. Shields; Livingston, Grades
4-8, Lisa Carole Brewster, Mar
sha D. Knight, Georgia L. Wil
kerson, Carmen M. Nipper, Joy
Y. Wright; Mansfield, Grades
4-7, Patricia A. Bowen, Judy
A. Callaway, Billy E. Hester,
Jr., Kathy A. Davis; Palmer-
Stone, Grades 4-8, James N. Ash
more, Ann B. Crudup, Patti J.
Forrester, Mary S. Veil; Mark
A. Byrum; Porterdale, Grades
4-8, Judy E. Crowe, Mary S.
Kitchens, Butch Stanton, William
R. Fincher, Barry K. Williams;
R. L. Cousins Elementary, Gra
des 4-7, Catherin Brown, Caroly
Y. Bryant, Darrell Syphoe, Deb
bie R. Hillman; East Newton,
Grades 4-8, James Butler, Cathy
Y. Perry, John L. Williams,
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Apollo 7
Spectacle
Seen Here
Several Newton Countians re
ported seeing the burning re
entry package of Apollo 7 as It
descended from outer space
Tuesday morning and headed for
its splash down in the Atlantic.
One of these was Mrs. Dot
Parish who was driving to work
in Covington from her home In
Almon.
"The sky was just beginning
to turn pink and I saw a big flash
In the sky like an explosion,”
she reported. "Then it left a
large cloud of white smoke. Later
the smoke began trailing down
but the big white cloud remained
in the sky for a long time. I
watched it all the way into Cov
ington.”
Later she told her coffee cus
tomers at The Crest Restaurant
and they all—to a man—pooh
poohed at the idea that she had
seen Apollo 7’s re-entry package.
But the story was different Wed
nesday morning when it was
learned that other Georgians
throughout this section had also
seen the phenomenon.
The capsule, trailed by its re
entry package, entered the
earth’s atmosphere at a point
which appeared to be between
Savannah and Jacksonville, one
pilot observed. The re-entry
package burned up as a meteor
when it reached the atmosphere.
3 Pennsylvania Boys Caught
Here As Robbery Trail Ends
A robbery and car-stealing
spree ended in Covington about 3
a. m. Monday for three Pennsy
lvania boys who face multiple
charges In at least three states.
The boys, ages 15 and 16, were
turned over to Charleston, South
Carolina law enforcement offi
cials Tuesday afternoon, accord
ing to an announcement by
Covington Chief of Police Hinton
Bailey.
The youths were arrested on
Interstate 20 in Covington by Pat
rolmen Jerry Wheeler and Doug
las Digby when their manner of
driving was questioned by the
City Voter
Registration
November 4th
Citizens of Covington who wish
to vote in the 1968 City Election,
Wednesday, December 4, are re
minded to register at City Hall
by Monday, November 4. That is
the deadline for registration for
the upcoming election.
A person who Is not now regis
tered may do so at City Hall
between the hours of 8:30 a.m.
and 4 p.m. Monday through Fri
day. Saturday’s hours are 8:30
a.m. until 12 noon.
Editor ial 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports J 7-18
Legal ^6-27
Classified 24-26
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NEWTON HOMECOMING QUEEN, Brenda Herring, and her football
escort, Lee Piper, are shown at midfield Friday night in pre-game
ceremonies on Sharp Field.
Merchants
There will be a meeting of
the Covington Retail Merchants
Association Tuesday morning,
October 29, at 10:00 a.m. in the
City Hall courtroom.
Merchandising promotions for
the Thanksgiving and Christmas
seasons will be discussed and all
Walter L Kimbrell Named
City Gas Superintendent
The City of Covington has a
new superintendent of City Gas
Department. He is Walter Kim
brell who recently served as
Superintendent of Utilities at
Bainbridge, Ga. Mr. Kimbrell
will start his duties in Coving
ton on November 1, according
to an announcement by City Man
ager Robert G. Mauney.
Mr. Kimbrell succeeds Wil
liam (Bill) Daws who resigned
his duties with the City of Co
vington a month ago.
A native of Carbon Hill, Ala
bama, Mr. Kimbrell is the
father of four children, ages 11,
13, 14 and 16. He and his family
are Baptists.
His background Includes ex
tensive experience in gas, water
and sewer fields. He held the
position of General Supt. of
Municipal Services for Lumpkin,
Georgia, for five and one-half
years before taking the Bain
bridge position.
Mr. Kimbrell is a member
of the American Gas Association,
American Water Works Associ
ation, and Georgia Water Pollu
tion Association.
While at Bainbridge Mr. Kim-
Covington officers. The driver
did not have a driver’s license
and the three were taken to the
local police station.
Chief Bailey said they gave a
detailed account of their esca
pades since leaving their Kens
ington, Pa. home. Tbere they
robbed an Old Folks Home and
then caught a plane to Charlotte,
North Carolina.
They then took a bus to Ch
arleston, S. C. where they ran
low on funds and robbed a drug
store. One of the boys robbed
the store and all three used the
money to travel farther South,
Chief Bailey said.
The trio then took a bus to Au
gusta, Ga. and thence on to At
lanta. They spent one night in
Atlanta where they stole a red
Impala which quit on them soon
thereafter. They walked quite a
way in Atlanta and had intended
to rob a liquor store but lost their
nerve when they got to the door.
Needing a car for transportat
ion the boys stole a 1958 station
wagon from a used car lot and
headed east on Interstate 20.
Their journey was short as Of
ficers Wheeler and Digby caught
them in the early hours of the
morning.
Chief Bailey said that the boys
had a pistol in a suitcase, and a
silk stocking they had used in
one of the robberies. One of the
boys told Bailey that they had
NUMBER 43
merchants are urged to be repre
sented.
Don Wood, chairman of the
Covington Retail Merchants, has
urged merchants to participate
in this meeting In light of the
shorter shopping season before
Christmas this year.
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Walter Kimbrell
brell devised and instituted com
prehensive system for the ef
ficient operation of the gas, water
and sewer departments. This in
cluded setting up stock-control
records In order to keep ac
curate running Inventory of stock
materials. Also, set up repair
shop for repairing and testing
water meters, gas meters and
regulators.
planned to rob the new Shell
Station at Hazelbrand.
Tuesday Charleston law offi
cials came to Covington and took
the boys back to the South Caro
lina city to face trial on robbery.
Atlanta officials would not pro
secute the boys on crimes com
mitted there.
Monday morning the boys had
been tentatively bound over to
Juvenile Judge Jim Morgan’s
Court by City Judge E. W. Stro
zier.
United Nations
Day At Kiwanis
"United Nations Day” will be
observed at the regular weekly
meeting today (Thursday) of the
Covington Kiwanis Club. Oxford
College Prof. Ted Davis will
be the featured speaker on the
subject of United Nations.
V. Y. C, Eady, former Dean
of Emory-At-Oxford College is
the program chairman of the week
and he will introduce the speaker.
Newton County Juvenile Judge
Jim Morgan and Probation Offi
cer H. N. Earnest were the sp
eakers at the Kiwanis meeting
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