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With all our homes, all our
business houses, all our chil
dren, loved ones, friends get
ting ready for a Happy Holiday
Season . . .Let us remember one
thing. . .That is, let us “KEEP
CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS!” There
will be all kinds of temptations.
Don’t tell me “The Grass grows
greener” in some pastures. ..or
that “Your invitation to 'this or
that’, was not the right place to
go, but it was just so “Tantal
izing”. . .and “All the Crowd”
was going; all “my schoolmates
went.” Sure there will be all
kinds of invitations, that have
never come to you before as you
grow up, and begin to mingle with
various social groups, .and es
pecially at Christmas time!
Our suggestion is to make a
firm resolution, young and old
alike. . .to “PUT CHRIST IN
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS” . . .
after all it’s HIS birthday WE
are celebrating, and we some
times forget He is looking, wat
ching each of us, to see just
which pathway, of life, we will
choose. Will it be the pathway
HE mapped out for us, which
can culminate only in everlast
ing joy with Christ as our com
panion, wherever we go. .OR
will you follow the crowd, .sure
the biggest crowd will follow the
leader into the beautiful, gay and
tantalizing pathway. . . which
surely leads to total destruc
tion. . .
Now don’t you say: “That Old
Office Boy don’t know what he’s
missing.” You, along with your
parents, make a firm resolution
to make this the Happiest Christ
mas you ever spent, BECAUSE:
YOU put CHRIST in Christmas,
and spent your time in serving
those who might not have food,
clothing or what have you. . .
maybe no way to heat their cold
houses. Alright, if you take
this pathway you will not only
be blessed but you will find the
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THE GIANT TREE (pictured above) at Porterdale was made of
steel and chicken wire by Bibb’s Machine Shop employees. It is
27 ft. high and was placed in the center of the gym for the program
Thursday.
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THIS LITTLE BOY looks astonishingly at Santa Claus as the bearded old gentleman sips a soft drink at
the Mobil Chemical Christmas Party at the Strand Theater, Saturday. Note the youngster clutching
the sack of "goodies” and the Christmas box. (Other pictures of the party inside The NEWS today).
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VOLUME 104 NO. 9
'Big 4’ Meet Here Friday-Saturday
Income Gains In County Offset Inflation
To what extent has the rising
cost of living affected residents
of Newton County?
Have incomes in the local
area increased sufficiently in the
last few years to enable the av
erage family to absorb these
higher costs and have something
additional left over?
During the past four years,
according to the Bureau of La-
Watch Night
Service At
Porterdale
A Watch Night service will be
held at the Porterdale Baptist
Church on December 31, starting
at 11 o’clock, and continuing un
til after the ushering in of the
New Year.
A period of fellowship will be
followed by an inspirational ser
vice of songs, prayer, testamon
ies of accomplishments of the
past year and challenges of the
year ahead.
The pastor, Rev. H. N. Ear
nest, will lead in a devotional
period commenting on the Cru
sade of the Americas. The ser
vice will be climaxed with every
one in prayer as we enter the New
Year of service for Our Lord.
Rev. Earnest and the members
of the church extend a cordial
welcome to every one to attend
this service and usher in the
New Year in the church.
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bor Statistics, prices have been
moving upward at an accelerated
rate.
Whereas the cost of living
rose 1.7 percent nationally in
1964, the 1968 rise has been
nearly three times that much,
or almost five cents on the do
llar.
A calculation based upon the
overall figures shows that New
ton County residents must spend
$6,024,000 more per year than
they did four years ago to pur
chase the same amount of goods
and services.
The increases have been
across the board, from the cost
of mailing a letter to the price
of a man’s haircut and a meal
in a restaurant. Hospital ser
vices, physicians’ fees, in
surance rates, apparel and trans
portation have been among the
2-Cent Gas Tax
Increase Will
Bring $42-Million
ATLANTA - To the State High
way Department a proposed two
cent-a-gallon increase in Geor
gia’s motor fuel tax will mean
more than $42 million a year in
badly-needarnew revenue.
What JHI it mean to the av
erage drergia motorist?
In terms of immediate out-of
pocket cash it will mean $13.58
a year, less than $1.14 a month,
26.1 cents a week, or 3.7 cents
a day; based on recent U. S.
Department of Transportation
statistics.
A DOT publication, “Highway
Statistics 1966” shows that the
“average” passenger car owner
drives 9,506 miles a year and gets
14 miles to the gallon of gaso
line. That’s 679 gallons times
two cents for the $13.58-per
year cost to the average motor
ist of the proposed gas tax ln
c rease. The individual who knows
he drives more or less than the
“average” and gets better or
worse gasoline mileage, can eas
ily personalize this figure.
Putting it another way, DOT’S
statisticians say that atwo-cent
a-gallon increase in gas tax costs
the motorist about as much as
power steering and brakes or less
than one-fourth as much as auto
air conditioning, when the cost of
such popular accessories is pro
rated over the life of the average
car, as is the payment of gas
taxes.
When the initial cost and loss
of fuel efficiency of an automa
tic transmission are so prorated,
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Temperatures
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week according
to local weatherman Jack Chap
man were;
High Low
Wed., Dec. 18th 61 25
Thurs., Dec. 19th 61 40
Fri., Dec. 20th 60 40
Sat., Dec. 21st 52 34
Sun., Dec. 22nd 43 40
Mon., Dec. 23rd 44 37
Rainfall during the week totaled
2.10 inches.
VING TON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1968
leaders in the general move
ment upward.
As a result, normal living
costs in the local area are app
roximately 13 percent higher, or
SB7O more per family, than they
were in 1964.
That is the extent to which it
has affected families with net
incomes of $6,716, which was the
local average in the past year,
according to sales Management.
Christmas Boxes Ready For Delivery
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EMPTY STOCKING delivery day was Monday from the Teen Can building in Covington. Rotarians
present when this photo was taken Monday included (from left to right): Hugh Steele, Owen Kellum,
Jr., and Billy Smith, Empty Stocking delivery chairman. Glenn Kellum is helping his father lift one
of the boxes. More than 200 families were aided in Newton County through the Empty Stocking Program
this year.
Personalized Math
In-Service Education
By: Louise Reeves
(Curriculum Director)
An innovation in in-service ed
ucation was experienced by more
than 100 Newton County teachers
recently when Jack Custer, math
ematics specialist with Holt,
Rinehart, and Winston spent th
ree days working with a number
of individual teachers and small
committees.
This three-day program was
designed toprovideaid, guidance,
and direction for teachers on a
personal basis. In every session,
teachers were able to describe
problems in teaching elementary
mathematics to children in their
classrooms. All discussion dur
ing the conferences was focus
ed by Mr. Custer on solutions
to those particular problems.
Many concerns of teachers, re
lated to the coverage of material
in the new Elementary Mathema
tics - Patterns and Structure te
xtbooks, were quickly resolved
by the consultant’s explanation
of the multi-group content con
tained in the newer books. Prac
tical recommendations for solv
ing additional problems were
offered by the specialist.
On Tuesday, December 3, un
der the direction of Mrs. Cassie
M. Robinson, Jeanes Curriculum,
Director, Mr. Custer held con
ferences with a number of teach-:
ers from the Washington Street,
Cousins Elementary, and East
Newton Schools. All of these
conferences were held in the li
brary of the Washington Street
School.
On Tuesday, December 3, un
der the direction of Mrs. Cassie
M. Robinson, Jeanes Curriculum
Director, Mr. Custer held con
ferences with a number of teach
ers from the Washington street,
Cousins Elementary, and East
Newton Schools. All of these
conferences were conducted in
the library of the Washington St
reet School. Conference partici
pants were; Mrs. Ester Reuben,
Mrs. Arzetta English, Mr. Hor
ace Johnson, Mrs. Odessa Wash
ington, Mrs. Olivia Howard, Mrs.
Juanita Clay, Mrs. Jesse M. Ad
ams, Mrs. Elease Tiller, Miss
Loretta Smith, Miss Donetta Ch
ambliss, Mrs. Evelyn R. Jones,
Mrs. Ruth B. Burdette, Mrs. Nan
cy Jefferson, Miss Mary Graham,
Miss Geraldine Tolbert, Mrs.
For those at the $12,000 level,
the loss in buying power due to
inflation in the four-year period
amounted to $1,560, it is esti
mated. Those with incomes of
$9,000 had a loss of $1,170. Fa
milies at the $5,000 level, on the
other hand, had a drop of only
$650, but they felt the squeeze
to a greater degree.
Despite the inroads of infla
tion, however, residents of New-
Equlla James, Mrs. Sarah Syp
hoe, Mrs. Ossie L. Hamm, Mrs.
M. C. Jones, Mr. James Robin
son, Mrs. Gaynell Byrd, Miss Ne
vada Stevenson, Mrs. Thelma
Taylor, Mrs. Fannie B. Grimes,
Mrs. Jimmy D. McCord, Miss
Frances McCord, Mrs. Emma
Peasant, Mr. Raymond Beale,
Mrs. Willie B. Lee, Mrs. Jo
sephine Brown, Mrs. zelma Hil
lman, and Mr. Richard Jefferson.
Wednesday, December 4, the
mathematics specialist met with
grade-level representative tea
chers at Palmer-Stone and Liv
ingston. The teachers whoparti
cipated in those conferences in
cluded Mrs. E. D. Whatley, Mrs.
Tommy Mitcham, Mrs. J. N.
Dobbs, Mrs. T. C. Berry, Mr.
C. N. Hurst, Mrs. Charlie Mae
Bailey, Mrs. Paul Turner, Mrs.
Elinor Fletcher, Mrs. Julius
Johnson, Mrs. Alva Spillers, Jr.,
and Mr. Dwight Hodges.
Conferences during the morn
ing on December 5 were held at
the Ficquett School and small gr
oup sessions for representative
teachers from Heard-Mixon,
Mansfield, and Porterdale were
provided during the early after
noon. Teachers who attended the
COVINGTON KIWANIS CLUB officers were installed at the club
meeting Thursday at the Teen Can building. Seated, left to right:
Flynt Langford of Griffin, 12th Division Lt. Governor who installed
the slate; E. E. Callaway, treasurer; Johnny Prescott, secretary;
Bond Fleming, president; Terry Avery, vice-president; and_ Ed
ton County made out quite well
in the four years.
The average income of local
families rose from $4,905 to
$6,716 in the period, an incre
ase of 37 percent. It more
than compensated for the 13 per
cent rise in the cost of living.
What lies ahead, with regard
to inflation, is the big question.
It will be a major problem for
the new administration.
Thursday personalized confer
ences were: Mrs. W. H. Thomp
son, Mrs. Jack Meadors, Mrs.
Alma Handley, Mrs. L. M, Will
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Bond Fleming Is Installed
Covington Kiwanis President
The Kiwanis Club of Coving
ton will not have a regular pro
gram and meal today (Thursday)
at the Teen Can building. In
stead a Roundtable will be held
at the Teen Can from 12:30 un
til 1:30, according to an announ
cement by President Philip Co
hen. He emphasized that there
would not be a meal served today.
At the club meeting Thursday
special Christmas music was
furnished under the direction of
V. Y. C. Eady, Sr. The group
was composed of Mrs. Donald
Stephenson, Mrs. R. R. Fowler,
Mrs. Goodwin Tuck, Mrs. Owen
Editorial . 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports ......12-13
Legal 19
Classified 17-19
BY 808 GREER
(News And Sports Editor)
Newton County’s Rams will
meet two of the best area high
school basketball teams in the
“Big 4” meet scheduled for the
NCHS gym Friday and Saturday
nights. Opponents for Coach
Neiv Year's Eve
Service At Canaan
A New Year’s Eve service
will be held December 31,at7;30
p. m. at Canaan Baptist Church
on Salem Road.
Lots of good preaching and five
groups of special singers. Some
of the state’s greatest singers
will be there. The public is cor
dially invited to attend this ser
vice. Paul Long, Song Direc
tor and Jake Cash, Pastor.
Homer Sharp
Hospitalized
Homer F. Sharp, Supervising
Principal of Newton County High
School, was admitted as a patient
to Newton County Hospital,
Friday, suffering from an attack
of bronchial pneumonia.
At press time Mr. Sharp’s con
dition was reported as much im
proved, and it is hoped that he will
be able to return home in the near
future.
Hie News joins a host of friends
in extending good wishes to Mr.
Sharp for his early recovery.
Pennington Cites
Farm Machinery
Tax Exemption
Senator Brooks Pennington
today made the following an
nouncement regarding farm ma
chinery being exempt from sales
tax. “On and after January 1,
1969, dealers making sales, to
persons primarily engaged In
producing farm crops for sale,
of rubber-tired farm tractors
and attachments thereto which
will be used exclusively in till
ing, planting, cultivating and har
vesting such crops, shall be re
lieved from collecting sales or
use tax thereon provided the deal
er secures Certificate of Exemp
tion (Form ST-FMI), executed
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Kellum, John Tate, George Hut
chinson, Owen Kellum, and Good
win Tuck. The accompanist at
the piano was Mrs. Martin Goode.
Many Christmas carols were
rendered during the program.
Mrs. R. R. Fowler sang a solo:
“Sweet Little Jesus Boy.”
The meeting also marked the
installation of the 1969 Coving
ton Kiwanis officers. Dean Bond
Fleming is the new president of
the club. He succeeds Philip
Cohen.
Other officers installed during
the meeting by 12th Division Lt.
Governor Flynt Langford of Grif
fin were: Terry Avery and Ed
Robinson, vice-president. Back row: Philip Cohen, immediate
past president; Charles Strickland, Johnny Maloney, E. J, Callaway,
Sutton Hardy, Rucker Ginn, Edgar Wood, Spence Ramsey and Henry
Caulkins, all members of the board of directors.
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Ronald Bradley’s boys will be
Stephens County on Friday night
and Woodward Academy on Sat
urday night.
The preliminary games on each
of those nights should also be
interesting inasmuch as Rock
dale County will take on Wood
ward Academy on Friday and
Stephens County on Saturday. Co
ach Richard Moore’s team shows
signs of rapid development this
season in view of the fact that he
lost his two tall boys of the last
year State A runnerup RCHS club.
Clyde Fore is now a freshman
at Georgia Tech. Marvin Dooley
the other 6-6 Conyers player last
year, was lost via graduation.
Bradley said that both Stephens
County and Woodward are unde
feated thus far this season. Step
hens Is actually picked as the
team to beat In Region BAA.
Woodward Academy is coached
by Tom Church, who formerly
built great teams at Clarkston.
Bradley’s teams have met Ch
urch’s teams on several oc
casions and that series drew
large crowds to their respective
gymnasiums.
In commenting on the Stephens
County team, Bradley said that
“the Stephens personnel is so
good this year that a regular
on the team last season has fail
ed to make the starting five.”
Gene Mcßee is the mentor of the
Stephens County team.
The first game each night in
Covington will start at 7 o’clock.
There will be no girls games
during these two days.
News Ad Deadline
Monday 3 P. M.
The Covington NEWS will have
an early deadline for advertis
ing and news next week due to
Wednesday being New Years day.
The NEWS next week will be made
up and printed on Tuesday, Dec
ember 31, because of the Wed
nesday holiday.
Readers of THE NEWS will
receive their copy on Thursday
morning as usual as the post
offices will be closed on New
Years day.
All advertisers and country
correspondents, and others who
may have news articles for the
paper next week, are asked to
turn in their copy by Monday,
December 30, by 3 p.m. Your
cooperation will be appreciated.
Robinson, vice-presidents; John
ny Prescott, secretary; and E. E.
(Buck) Callaway, treasurer.
Members of the Board of Dir
ectors are: Philip Cohen (past
president), Jordan Callaway,
Henry Caulkins, Rucker Ginn,
Sutton Hardy, Johnny Maloney,
Spence Ramsey, Charles Strick
land, and Edgar Wood.
Visitors at the meeting includ
ed: Charles Parker of Atlanta;
Mason Stephenson of Covington;
Jim Gainer and Lee Piper, Key
Club members; and an inter-club
from Griffin: Ed Kelly, Ray
Fleming, Fred Watkins and Roy
Hill.