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SO! Fathers, Sons, Brothers,
Husbands, Cousins are being
killed by the hundreds daily. A
notice comes to some mother,
young wife, sister or brother,
that her relative, or companion
has been killed. . .God did not in
tend this! We have stood silent
as long as possible,
Some few months ago we went
to one of our funeralhomes in re
spect to a friend who had died.
Alas! Before we came to the
room where the friend was. ..
the beautiful face and form of one
of our fine young, very young men
loomed up before me, . .but he
was in his casket! Sure, he was
just back from ¢‘over there,’”’
They shot him and sent him back
to his dear parents and family,
This child, so to speak, was fight=
ing on foreign soil for YOU and
for ME, To look upon his face,
calm, serene, young but hand
some, , ,we wanted to say:¢‘Son,
we are the guilty ones! Why are
we sending you over there to fight
our war? It was too late! He
had counted the days, and looked
forward to the time he could
come home, see his family and
friends; eat more of his mo
ther’s good food, see his young
sweetheart, . .but it had to be
like this!
Friends what are we thinking
of? How much longer will this
last? If every person wrote our
newly elected President, and I
mean everybody, pointing out the
fact that he had now been elected
and we WANTED PEACE ON
EARTH AND GOOD WILL TO
WARD ALL MANKIND, ....
Would it help? Would you do it,
or cast the idea aside as coming
from a mere Office Boy, .Don’t
treat this lightly! We have had
two sons over there fighting, .
one was maimed, or warped, .
he was Lieut, Commander in Air
Corps. . . .went thru that war,
but came home with tensions
from which he never recovered,
prior to his death in an automo
bile accident, Yes, many come
home maimed for life, . no legs,
no 4rms, . ..no real future, What
are you and I waiting for? Have
we complained to the ones we
elect from time to time? Just
where shall we start?
Let’s let this fine new Pres
ident, who must have had great
experience as Vice President,
under General Eisenhower,
KNOW in no uncertain terms,
that we are expecting Peace, and
soon! Webelieve that witha little
team work right now between
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Kiwanians To
Hear About
Farmers Market
The Kiwanis Club of Coving
ton, noting Farm-City Week No
vember 10-16, will hear talks
today (Thursday) by two State
Department of Agriculture offi
cials, Emory Brenson and Roy
McKinney., They will discuss the
functions of the State Farmers
Market,
Ed Hunt, Newton County Agent,
and Kiwanis Chairman of the Ag=
riculture and Conservation Com=
mittee, will have charge of the
program today.
The program today will follow
the meal at 1 p. m, at the Teen
Can on Newton Drive.
Dr. lavinia Wood, Education
Specialist for Newton County sc
hools, was the guest speaker at
the Covington Kiwanis Club meet=-
ing Thursday. George Hutchin
son was the program chairman
for the week and he introduced
the speaker.
Dr. Wood told the Kiwanians
of the many phases of her work
with elementary school children
of the county.
Visitors at the meeting inclu=
ded Ike Hay of Covington, Chuck
Murphy of the Mobil Chemical
plant here, and Jimmy Hutchins
and Bobby Burnett of the Newton
High Key Club.
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ing are, L=R: Dr. Sam B, Hay, Moncey Pratt, Herbert Vining, Jack Christian, Gov. E. Lawson Hawes,
guest speaker; President Jim Morgan, Dr. Bill Cook, Ted Stroud, and Dr. Robert Faulkner.
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TheG &% ~ Established 1865—The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
VOLUMF
Lott Anu /h Recommended
For PO Carnier Appointments
Congressman Robert G, Ste
phens, Jr, of the 10th District
of Georgia has recommended the
appointments of Herbert Lottand
Art Booth for postal Routessand
6 in Newton County. The Con
gressman’s recommendation is
tantamount to permanent appoint
ment 'which is expected in the
near future, according to infor
mation received at the Covington
Post Office,
Mr, Lott will then become the
carrier on Route 5 out of the
Covington Post Office., Mr, Booth
will take over the carrier job
on Route 6, At present time
Wallace Received 3,017 Votes
In Election In Newton County
The official vote in Newton Co
unty in the November General
Election for president gave
George Wallace, American Party
candidate, a plurality vote of
3,017, Democratic nominee Hu
bert Humphrey polled 1,966, and
Republican. Richard Nixon had
1,660,
In other contested races onthe
ballot, the vote in Newton County
was:
Herman Talmadge, U, S.
Senate, 5,657 against Earl Patt
on’s 675.
Judge of Stone Mountain Jud=-
icial Circuit: Dennis Jones 4,911
- Rotary District Governor
. Guest Os Covington Club
Covington Rotary Club acti
vities for the week were high=
lighted on Monday and Tuesday
by a visit from District Gover=
nor E. Lawson Hawes, of Thom=-
SOn.
Governor Hawes, president of
Hawes-Knox Company, is a past
director and president of Thom=
son Rotary Club, former council=
man of the City of Thomson, past
chairman of McDuffie County
Heart Fund American Cancer
Society, Advisory Board of
Thomson Ten Sixties; is a cur=-
rent director of Thomson Ten
Sixties, president of Wrights
boro Quaker Preservation Foun
dation, associate S. S. Superin
tendent and president of the Men’s
Bible Class of the First Baptist
Church.
On Monday evening Rotarians
held a Club Assembly and oyster
supper at the Teen Can, at which
Gov. Hawes heard reports from
the Club and counseled with mem=-
bers relative to current projects
and goals.
At the regular Tuesday
luncheon meeting of the Club,
Gov. Hawes gave an inspiring
and constructive resume of ace
complishments and aims of Ro
tary International, which consists
of more than 623,000 members
in some 13,052 Clubs in 137 coun=
tries. The first Rotary Club was
formed in 1905 in Chicago, 111,
with ‘‘Service Above Self’’ as its
motto, manifested in thoughtful=-
ness of and helpfulness to others.
He reminded his hearers of Ro
tary’s ideals of participating in
community-betterment underta
kings; promoting high standards
in business and professional life;
and advancing international un
derstanding, goodwill and peace.
The speaker termed world con
ditions as the ¢‘best of times and
the worst of times a wonderful
world in a troubled state of af=
fairs.’”” With more laws en
acted than ever before, we have
more disregard of law than ever
before, he stated; and point
have more disregard of law than
ever before, he stated; and point
ed up the fact that it had become
much easier to underwrite the
cost of Luilding churches, thanto
The Covington News
Herbert Carson has been the
carrier on Route 5, and Bill
Austin has been the carrier on
Route 6.
Route 5 starts just beyond
Porterdale and includes Living
ston and the Oak Hillarea, Route
6 includes parts of Flat Rock
valley and Puckett Street inCov=-
ington, and parts of the Jackson
Highway, and some of the area
in the High Point community,
It was announced that the Post
Office Dept. will notify Covington
Postmaster Lamar Callaway
when the appointments will take
effect.,
against Richard Thibadeau’s 873.
Public Service Commission:
W. H., (Bill) Kimbrough 4,986,
against Al Stakely’s 570.
Voting for or against the 23
Constitutional Amendments in
Newton County saw all but three
of the proposals getting a ‘yes’
vote. Thethree amendments get
ting a ‘no’ vote were Number 12
(four-year terms for members
of the General Assembly), Num=
ber 13 (changing jurisdictions
for Justice of Peace in civil
cases), Number 14 (creation of
a new Game and Fish Commiss~
ion)
build their membership.
Gov. Hawes dwelt upon the out=
standing role Rotary Internationl
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JERRY ALDRIDGE, (left), President of the Newton County Education Association and Mrs. Louise Adams
(center), President of the Newton County Teachers Association, receive from Mr, Tom Bates, Newton
County Commissioner, a proclamation for American Education Week, November 10-16.
Newton County Is Proud Os Schools
The theme for American Ed
ucation Week which is being ob
served this week throughout our
Nation — ¢America Has a Good
Thing Going - Its Schools’’ may
appropriately be adopted by our
local community. Even a quick
bird’s-eye view of several of the
multiple facets of the Newton
County School System reveals
that Newton County truly has a
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1968
i Error In News :
The Covington News was in
error last week in a front page
article concerning arson char
ges against eight Newton Coun
tians.
The eight have not been in
dicted, only charged in warrants
for arson and other felonies,
The Newton County Grand Jury
does not meet until January 1969,
and no trials can be held until
those charged have been indicted
by the Grand Jury.
The News regrets this mistake
in legal procedure,
3 Entries In
Post 4 City
Council Race
Three candidated have qualified
at the Covington City Hall for Post
4 on the Covington City Council
in the upcoming election Dec
ember 4,
The incumbent J, E, Loyd is
being challenged by L, B, (Duck)
Atkins and Lamar Sowell,
Incumbent Moody Summers has
also announced for re-election
to Post 6 on the City Council,
The other race to be held on
December 4 is that of Post 5
councilman, Luke Savage is the
incumbent.
Doughnut Sale
Saturday Here
The Covington Woman’s Club
will have a doughnut sale on the
square on Saturday, November
16, Proceeds from the sale will
go to help finance the activities
of the Ilocal Woman’s Club.
Good Thing Going — Its Schools.
Good schools mean good things
for children - more and more
good things for more children,
youth, and even adults. Each
year brings a steady increase
in enrollment in the Newton
County Schools. In September
of 1964 the total enrollment was
5,444, September, 1968, atten~
dance records revealed atotal of
6,123 students on roll, Superin
tendent J, W, Richardson antici=
pates an increase of 150 by Jan=
uary of 1969 and a total enroll=
ment of 6400 by September of
next year.
Along with the steady increase
in enrollment, the Newton County
School System is working dili=-
gently with other community ag=
encies to increase its holding
power, Through the services of
James N, Bohannon, Newton
County’s Visiting Teacher, there
were fewer dropouts last term
than in previous school years.
The Clara Mae Hays Child Gui=-
dance Center has been a means
of meeting the needs of 68 cli=
ents during the past 12 months
and keeping a large number of
them in school. Mr. Bohannon
and Dr, Lavinia R, Wood work
with Dr. John B, Griffin in iden=-
tifying and screening the child=-
ren for whom psychiatric ser=
vices are provided,
The Newton County Juvenile
Court is viewed by school peo=
ple as the realization of an ag=-
ency which makes constructive
use of authority instead of being
punitive. Students who need as=
sistance of this Court are refer=-
red by teachers and principals
to Mr. Bohannon, who in turn,
refers them to Judge James Mor=
VFW Voice Os Democracy
Program Friday 7:30 PM
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VETERANS OF -FOREIGN WARS Post # 9146 Commander Hugh
Sams looks on as Mayor Walker Harris signs proclamation de
claring November 15th, 1968 Voice of Democracy Day in Newton
County to be climaxed by Awards presentation on Friday night,
November 15th at 7:30, Newton High Auditorium.
gan. Judge Morgan’s staff in=-
ciudes Probation Officer Rev.
H., N. Earnest and three court
service workers,
Last year a notable increase
in the offerings at the Newton
County High School was made
possible through the opening of
the Newton County Vocational/
Technical School under the dir
ection of Robert Arrington, Stu=
dents at the R, L, Cousins High
School as well as those at the
Newton County High School may
now take courses in Drafting,
Welding, Electronics, Masonry,
CANDIDATES FOR JUNIOR MISS Newton County, sponsored by the
Newton County Jaycees, are shown above. Front, left to right:
Judy Beck, Eve Morris, Gail Willilams and Sherry Thompson.
Back: Marilyn Johnson, Linda Finley, Gayle Purcell, Mary Dobbs,
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: Election Set :
:For Dec. 9
Oxford Town officials have
announced that the Municipal Ele
ction to be held December 9,
1968, to elect three councilmen,
the qualifying fee for candidates
will be $5.00.
All wishing to qualify to vote
in the election must do so no
later than November 25, 1968,
at the Town Hall, stated Mrs,
V. L. Bankston, Town Clerk and
Supt, of Election,
County Gets
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First Snow
The first snow of the fall and
winter season fell on Newton
Countians Monday around noon,
The snow followed a rain and
therefore did not hang around
long in Covington and the im
mediate area,
About two inches fell in the
city during the afternoon and
early evening., However, the
Atlanta weatherman said that
some four inches were noted in
the metropolitan area,
and Related Theory, as well as
Business Education., At present
time night classes for adults
in all of these subjects are being
scheduled, and plans were initia~
ted last week to schedule night
classes at the elementary grade
levels for adults who want to
‘‘come back to school.” A Di=-
versified Cooperative Training
(DCT) Class has been added this
term to the Cousins High School
Program, Through participation
in this class a number of students
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‘“‘Students win more than awards and scholarships when they par
ticipate in the V, F. W, Voice of Democracy Program,’’ said Com=
mander Hugh Sams of Post 9146, in discussing the annual script
writing contest conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Through the close coopera
tion of Mrs. R. H, Patterson, Mr.
Bob Peay and Mr. Sanders, as
well as Principal H, F, Sharp,
ten Newton High Students record
ed 3 to 5 minute tapes on ¢‘Free=
dom’s Challenge,’” the winner to
receive a $50.00 Savings Bond
and will be eligible to compete
state wide for a five day, all
expense paid trip to Washington,
D. C. The national winner re=-
ceives a $5,000.00 scholarship.
The public is cordially invited
to attend the award night cere
mony on Friday night, November
15th at 7:30 P, M, at the Newton
High Auditorium. The speaker
will be Mr. Randolph Medlock,
Mayor of Stone Mountain, Geor=-
gia and a past State Commander
of the V., F. W,
Some of the fringe benefits,
according to Cdr. Sams are in=-
creased self-confidence, greater
poise, the overcoming of certain
emotional problems and valuable
practice in expressing ideas cl
early. For the state winners,
there is also the broadening ex
perience of a five-day tour of
Washington, D, C., and the ch
ance of making lasting friend
ships among the other winners,
In the years that the Veter=
ans of Foreign Wars has been
sole sponsor of the Voice of De=
mocracy contest, more than 1,-
500,000 high school students have
participated. Entrants must
write and then tape-record a th=
ree to five minute broadcast
script expressing their person
al views on freedom. From
among the state winners, five
national winners are chosen to
receive a total of $13,500,00 in
scholarships.
t“One of the greatest benefits
to young people who take part in
the contest, is that through re
flecting seriously on freedom,
they gain a better appreciation
of their heritage of freedom,”
Commander Sams said.
R 0 A G O, eM e SSI AN
“Toys For Tots”
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Campaign Now
Underway Here
The Newton County Jaycettes
have begun their ¢“‘Toys For
Tots’”” Christmas project by
placing a large collection box
on Covington City Square last
week. They hope to collect
enough good used toys to give
eight children a joyous Christ
mas. The children range in age
from 4 to 13. There are boys
4,5, and 6, a girl 8, two boys
8 and girls are 9 and 13. With
your help this project should be
a big success.
For further information con
tact the project chairman, Mrs.
Jerome Jones., 786-6532,
Local Jaycees Junior Miss
Pageant Set For Nov. 23
The Newton County Jaycees are
sponsoring a Junior Miss Beauty
Pageant on November 23, 1968
at the Newton County High Sch
ool Auditorium at 7:30 p.m, This
is a branch of America’s Junior
Miss Contest, The winner from
the county will be the represent
ative in the state contest,
There will be 15 beautiful teen
agers of the county competing
for the title, They will be judged
on beauty, poise, physical fittness
and talent,
In a ““True Junior Miss’’, one
can quickly see a girl who is
youthful, refreshing, confident,
pleasant, poised, promising, and
Deborah Henderson, Janice Stowe, Betsie Jolley, Jackie Matthews,
Kathy Klem, and Sandi Ison. Not in picture, Susan Kirkland. The
pageant will be held at the Newton High Auditorium on November
23 at 7:30 P.M,
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Poppy Day
Saturday
Mrs, Hugh Sams, chairman of
the American Legion Auxiliary .
Poppy Day sales, has announced
that the Poppies will be sold in
the business areas of the city
Saturday, November 16, The
sale was to have been conducted
this past Saturday but rainy wea=
ther caused the postponement,
Disabled veterans in state hos
pitals and VA facilities make
the Poppies by hand, The saleof
the little red flowers aids the
veterans in all facilities, and
perpetuates the memory of those
who gave their life inservice for
our country,
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Voc. School
Whitlow Richardson, Supt. of
Newton County Schools, has an=-
nounced that Adult Courses in
Drafting, Electrical, Business
and Office Training, (such as
Typing, Shorthand, Bookkeeping,
Etc.) Masonry and Welding are
available through our new Voca
tional Technical School.
The beginning course date for
each area will be determined and
announced after we have received
twenty applications for a parti
cular course. No tuition is
required for State residents,
however there will be a SIO,OO
trimester supply fee, and stu
dents are required to purchase
their own books, pencils, paper,
etc.
These courses will be offered
Tuesday and Thursday nights
from 7 til 10 P, M, These classes
are designed for adults and out of
school youth who have the physi=
cal and mental ability necessary
to carry out all the requirements
of the job for which he is pre=-
paring.
For further information con=-
tact R, R. Arrington, Director
Newton County Voc=-Tech School
at the corner of Newton Drive
and Will Street or call 786«
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for her years, accomplished, She
is an ideal high school senior
girl, . .the type of girl who is
living and learning every day, She
is preparing herself for a good,
responsible, constructive life
while enjoying being a girl,
The girls in the Newton County
Junior Miss Contest are Judy
Beck, Cindy Corley, Mary Dobbs,
Patty Dyer, Linda Finley,
Deborah Henderson, Sandi Ison,
Marilyn Johnson, Betsie Jolley,
Susan Kirkland, Kathy Klem, Jac=
kie Matthews, Eve Morris, Gayle
Pursell, Janice Stowe, Sherry
Thompson, and Gail Williams,