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By the Office Boy
Friends of the Fourth Estate
regret to learn of the passing
of Ralph McGill, publisher of the
Atlanta Journal, who would have
been 71 years old Wednesday.
Mr. McGill and his wife had
attended a dinner party, In cele
bration of the birthday, two days
later. As they were leaving the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Law
ton, he collapsed.He was rushed
to an Atlanta Hospital and pro
nounced dead upon arrival.
Mr. McGill was a native
Tennessean, and began his news
paper career on the Nashville
Banner, where he served as
Sports writer and Reporter.
Mr. McGill’s opportunity for
signal service was when he be
came affiliated with the Atlanta
Constitution before it merged
with the Atlanta Journal. In 1938
he was named executive Editor
and later became Editor of the
Journal. During his service with
the Constitution Mr. McGill was
always present at the Georgia
Press Associations, and became
well known among the 4th Estate
of Georgia. When he had a speak
ing engagement anywhere in this
section of the State, he would
bring Carolyn Carter, a wonder
ful Photographer, connected with
the Journal, with him. They never
told us they were coming, but
just at lunch time our door bell
rang and there they were. We
do not know how they got by
on a cup of coffee and cookies,
or sandwich, for they really liked
our black eyed peas, snap beans
and fresh country vegetables. Os
course our dear cook, Eula
Daniels, the best cook in Geor
gia, had much to do with their
racing to our home. He and Bel
mont were both Tennesseans
however, and both had worked
on the Nashville Banner. So they
always had much to talk about.
Carolyn Carter was a dear
little friend of ours. She attend
ed classes at the University of
Georgia, and one of her friends
"Don Carter” brought her over
almost every Sunday, for the day
with us. Carolyn McKenzie she
was at that time. One day we
met them in a drug store in
Atlanta. She said; "Oh Don,
shall we show them, the very
first ones, what we bought to
day? He nodded approval., and
she held up her little hand and
guess what? There was a beauti
ful diamond., on the right finger.
They have lived happily ever af
ter..
Now..let’s talk about the Can
cer Fund!
Save up your dimes and dollars
cause we’ll be around..selling
things like cakes, doughnuts they
say, and just about anything we
can get...We are losing so many
Newton Countlans with Cancer...
Attend every form of meeting you
are invited to...there will be
Picture Slides and a lecture with
them telling you how to detect
Cancer in the very beginning.
That is the only way your life,
or mine, can be saved when can
cer hits., is EARLY DETEC
TION..and Correction. See a Doc
tor Immediately if you flnd...oh,
well, you attend some of or all
of these meetings that will be
coming up. We lost the Editor
of the Covington News, Our be
loved husband, with Cane er..not
detected in time... Mrs. Dewey
Biggers has just lost her dear
husband and many, many, more
you know of here in Newton Coun-
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| STAR Honors To Piper, Mrs. Aldridge
Lee Piper, son of Mr. ana mts. Marion Piper of Covington, has
been named the 1969 STAR STUDENT at Newton County High School
in a release from Principal Homer F. Sharp. Lee, in turn, has
named Mrs. Jerry Aldridge as STAR TEACHER, the teacher who
has contributed most to his development.
In this state-wide program,
which is sponsored locally by
the Kiwanis Club of Covington,
the senior who scores highest
on the November or December
testing of the College Entrance
Examination Board SAT and
maintains an average in the top
10% of the class during the first
semester earns this honor. Lee,
as system winner, will next com
pete for 10th District honors.
The STAR STUDENT has dis
tinguished himself in areas other
than scholarship in his four years
of high school. Football fans will
recall with pleasure Lee’s kick
ing skill; he serves the Rams
as basketball statistician; and he
has held many positions of leader
ship in his class and in school
organizations.
Mrs. Aldridge, better known as
“Mrs. A”, has been on the New
ton High faculty for six years,
teaching Biology and Physical
Science and sponsoring many and
varied student activities. She is
a former graduate of Newton
High and she has received num
erous honors, most recent of
which was the Jaycee’s Out
standing Young Educator for 1969.
Kiwanis President Bond Flem
ing and the membership of the
club have extended congratulat
ions to the STAR STUDENT and
to the STAR TEACHER and wish
them luck in the district com
petition.
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VOLUME 104 NC
City Budget Approved By Council
Fowler Re-Elected Covington
Businessmen’s Assn. President
The Annual Meeting of the Cov
ington Bus iness men’s Asso
ciation was held Monday follow
ing the regular monthly meet
ing of the Covington-Newton
County Chamber of Commerce
at the Teen Can building. Ro
bert Fowler was re-elected pres
ident of Businessmen’s group,
which Is the legal arm of the
C. of C.
Other officers of the Associa
tion were re-elected also. Her
bert Vining is the secretary,
and E. G. Lassiter is the vice
president. Members of the board
of directors are: Don Wood, Wal
ker Harris, Otis Spillers, Marlon
Piper, Ed King, Frank Meadors,
E. G. Lassiter, Herbert Vining
and Robert R. Fowler.
C. of C. President Hugh Steele
was the presiding officer at the
Heart Fund Project
Chairmen Are Named
Mrs. Neal Banks and R. H.
Patterson, Jr. have been nam
ed to key Heart Fund Chair
manships in Newton County.
M rs. Banks vill serve as com
munity Chariman, and Mr. Pat
terson will be in charge of the
Annual Heart Fund Basketball
Benefit game. Kenneth Davis
is chairman of the Newton Co
unty Heart Unit.
The annual campaign for sup
port of research, education and
community service activities
of the Gerogla Heart Associa
tion will be held during Feb
ruary, designated as Heart
Month.
Mrs. Banks and Mr. Patter
son’s acceptance of this ap
pointment is particularly for
tunate,” the Unit Chairman
said. “We feel that such ap
pointments assure the success
of a drive that Is becoming
increasingly important to eve
ryone. With diseases of the
heart and blood vessels ac
counting for more than half the
deaths in the country each year,
a campaign to fight those di
seases deserves the best pos
sible leadership.”
Accepting the appointment,
the chairman said, “We invite
every person in this communi
ty to join in the most Impor-
George Allen
Enters Hospital
George S. Allen, of George
Allen Cleaners, re-entered Pied
mont Hospital in Atlanta, Thurs
day.
Mr. Allen, a former Covington
city councilman, has been 111 for
several months; and had returned
home from Piedmont on Saturday
prior to his re - entrance on
Thursday. A wide circle of
friends join in extending good
wishes for Mr. Allen’s early re
covery.
Thousands of high school sen
iors throughout Georgia began
the long but rewarding road to
becoming STAR Student of Geor
gia by taking the College Board
Scholastic Aptitude Test in No
vember or December, 1968.
To be eligible for STAR con
sideration, scores for each part
of this test must be at least
equal to the latest available na
tional average, and students must
be regularly enrolled seniors In
one of Georgia’s accredited public
or private high schools, un
married, and in the upper 10
per cent scholastically of their
class for the first semester of
their senior year. The quali
fied student In each high school
making the highest SAT grade
will be named High School STAR
Student.
Each High School STAR Stu
dent will name either an ele
mentary or high school teacher
who In his opinion made the
greatest contribution to his sch
olastic acmevement. The teach
er must be a faculty mem
ber of’a public or private ac
credited Georgia school when se
lected. Teachers so named will
be designated STAR teachers and
will share the recognition acc
orded the STAR students naming
them.
School System Recognition
Meetings are the next step after
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chamber’s meeting following the
buffet luncheon, Monday.
Reports were given concerning
the recent activities of the Area
Planning Development Com
mission. Dean Bond Fleming
stated that one meeting had been
held and that another Is planned
for the future. Newton County
is Included in a five-county area
in the development project. Wal
ker Harris is the representative
of the City of Covington, and
Newton Commissioner E. M. Mc-
Cart will represent the county.
President Steele welcomed a
new member to the C. of C. He
is Attorney Ed Crudup of Cov
ington. Guests at the meeting
Monday included: Mike Milligan
of the 3-M Furniture Mart, Con
yers; and Lawerence Bridges of
Hardman’s in Covington.
tant civic endeavor.”
The Georgia Heart Associa
tion is the only organization
in the state devoting full time
to fight against heart and bl
ood vessel diseases. GHA spon
sors a system of clinics for
indigent patients in Georgia,
supports its own program of
research in Georgia Instltu
tions, and conducts numerous
programs of public and pro
fessional education.
All Georgia Heart Associa
tion programs depend on the an
nual Heart Fund drive for sup
port.
UF Meeting
Tuesday 2 PM
The regular quarterly meet
ing of the Covington-Newton
County United Fund will be held
Tuesday, February 11, 1969 at
2 P.M., at the office of the Fund
1121 Floyd Street.
All officers and trustees are
urged to attend this meeting,
according to Gerald Wendel,
President of the United Fund.
New officers for 1969 Include:
Gerald Wendel, President; First
Vice-President, Ted Stroud;
Second Vice-President, Chuck
Murphy; Third Vice-President,
Billy Riley; Fourth Vice-Presi
dent, Jack Christian; Treasurer,
Robert O. Arnold and Secretary,
Patsy Britt.
Trustees, terms to expire 1969:
Mrs. Helen Dickinson, Donald
Stephenson, Dr. James Purcell,
Dr. Dallas Tarkenton.
Terms to expire 1970: Norbert
D. Thompson, Philip Cohen, Miss
Annie C. Hays, Ed Robinson and
E. G. Lassiter.
Terms to expire 1971; Robert
Mitcham, Henry Caulkins, Dr.
Sam B. Hay, Sr., S. J. Morcock
and Rev. Thomas J. White.
STAR Honorees Named For 1969
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STUDENT-TEACHER Achievement Recognition (STAR) honorees for 1969 were announced yesterday
(Wednesday) at Newton County High School. Pictured above are Mrs. Jerry Aldridge, STAR Teacher;
Lee Piper STAR Student; and Homer F. Sharp, NCHS Principal and Kiwanis Club representative.
Mr. Piper* chose Mrs. Aldridge as his teacher who contributed most to his success in school. She
teaches physical science and advanced biology at NCHS.
the high school level competi
tion in STAR and System win
ners receive an invitation to com
pete for District honors and also
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1969
Covington Businessmen Elect Officers
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OFFICERS OF THE Covington Businessmen’s Association, legal arm of the Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce, are pictured above after Monday’s annual election. Left to right: Otis Spillers,
Walker Harris, Marion Piper, Frank Meadows, members of the board of directors; Herbert Vining,
secretary; E. G. Lassiter, vice-president; Robert R. Fowler, president; Ed King and Don Wood, mem
bers of board of directors. The entire slate of officers were re-elected by the stockholders.
Local Mental Health Plans
Discussed At Thurs. Meeting
Sixteen members and two
guests at the Executive Board
meeting of the Newton County
Mental Health Association on
January 30 at the Health Building
in Covington heard W. J. Dickey
and Rev. Kent Anglin report on
Social Action in Legislation and
for Adequate School Services for
All, respectively, as official de
legates to the Annual State Con
vention of the Georgia Associa
tion for Mental Health. All were
particularly interested in the Bill
of Rights for Georgia’s mentally
ill, whose passage is pending
in the Legislature.
The budget report for 1969
as presented by Jerry Bray,
Treasurer, was indicative of an
ticipated progress and action.
Newton County’s MHA has be
come a sponsor of a pilot study
at Warm Springs under the au
spices of the Division of Voca
tional Rehabilitation with Jack
Crisler, former counselor of
Newton County, as director of
the research. At a meeting in
February, Mr. Crisler will
share developments and plans
with the association. Through a
grant of $9,707.45, non-profes
sional personnel will be trained
to serve more efficiently and ef
fectively inimplementingre
habilitation of the handicapped.
According to an announcement
to attend the Georgia Chamber
of Commerce State STAR Ban
quet, Friday, April 18, 1969, at
Atlanta’s Regency Hyatt House.
by Mrs. R. M. Paty, Clinic Chair
man, Miss Jane Price, Social
Worker, has joined the staff of
the Clara Mge Hays Guidance
Clinic. Because of the success
of the Covington-Newton Coun
ty United Fund, the clinic, one
of its fourteen agencies, Is reach
ing needs of local citizens through
combined efforts o f Dr. John
Griffin, psychiatrist, Dr. Tom
McConnell, psychologist, volun
teers in the Church of the Good
Shepherd and MHA, counseling
OEO Board
Meeting On
Monday 5:30
On Monday, February 10, at
5:30 P.M., there will be a Board
meeting of the Upper Ocmulgee
Economic Opportunity Com
mission, me., In the Health Cen
ter Conference Room In Jackson.
The change of location has been
requested by the OEO Atlanta Of
fice.
The Health Center is on 206
South Mulberry Street, one block
down from the Court House. The
entrance to the Conference Room
is on the side street.
Lee Roy O’Neal is chairman of
the commission.
District STAR Students and
Teachers and top System STAR
Students win a week’s educational
sight-seeing oTAR Tour of Geor-
ministers, school personnel (Dr.
Lavinia Wood and James Bohan
non), and physicians.
Working through the Communi
ty Action Committee and Its
chairman, Mrs. Hoyt Oliver, the
First Baptist Church In Coving
ton sponsored a delightful party
in the Whittle Building at the
Central State Hospital in Novem
ber. Already, seven groups or or
ganizations in the county are
remembering "forgottenpatl
ents” each month.
Rev. Kent Anglin Is working
with the faculty at the R. L.
Cousins School to train group
leaders for “talks to students”.
Plans for the Alcoholic Clinic
were gratifying.
Mrs. Eddie Robinson, a rela
tively newcomer to Oxford, pre
sented an enthusiastic demon
stration regarding learning dis
abilities, behavior moderflcatlon
and programmed learning for all
ages. Training at the Houston
Medical Center and at Kansas
University plus personal experi
ences had convinced Mrs. Robin
son that she had exciting, work
able suggestions to share.
New Board members present
were: Robert Mauney, Mrs. John
ny Cearley, Robert Mitcham,
Mrs. Dan Moore, Jay Higgins,
and Miss Annie C. Hays.
gia as guests of the Georgia
Chamber and local businessmen
In Georgia. The 1969 State STAR
Student will win a trip to Europe
via Pan American Airways, SSOO
cash from the Atlanta Gas Light
Company and the STAR Stat
uette—presented by the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce.
The State STAR Teacher will
receive a SSOO Sears-Roebuck
Foundation Graduate Study Schol
arship and the Georgia Chamber
“A LF” Statuette. First runner
up to the State STAR Student
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Bulldog Club
Banquet Feb. 18
The Newton County Bulldog
Club will hold its annual meeting
and banquet at the Elks Club on
Tuesday evening, Feb. 18, ac
cording to an announcement yes
terday by Edgar Wood, club pres
ident.
Tickets will be available from
E. E. (Buck) Callaway, club sec
retary.
The program will feature
filmed highlights of the 1968
Georgia football season (In color),
Dan Magill, Sports Information
Director, and Assistant Coach
Billy Kinard will be present for
the meeting. Also, some of the
Bulldog football players are ex
pected to attend the meeting.
Editorial 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports . . . • 13-14
Leg al 19
Classified 17-19
A record breaking $2,380,813 budget for 1969 was passed
unanimously by the Covington City Council Monday night at their
regular meeting. The budget had been under study for two weeks
by Councilmen since Its presentation by City Manager Robert G.
Mauney at the last Council meeting.
The new budget includes
$150,000 to Install a merit system
and pay plan for all city
employees. These funds will be
used to provide pay Increases to
employees on a merit system
basis. The new system will be
reviewed by the Mayor and Coun
cil before becoming effective.
Also authorized In the budget
Is an office of full time building
Inspector for the city at a salary
of $9,735.
The budget allots $1,007,402
from the General Fund for Public
Works which includes street
paving, curbing, guttering, and
storm drainage. This is the
major area of expense Increase
In 1969, over the estimated
$834,833.29 spent in 1968.
New street lights along High
way 278 and replacement lights
throughout the City are the major
projects programmed for 1969
for the Electric System. The
budget sets aside $581,884 for
this work, plus another $51,275
which is earmarked under the
Construction Fund.
The addition of new customers
will consume the bulk of the Gas
System expenses in 1969. Funds
are deposited in the Renewal and
Extension Fund for extension of
the gas system to Newborn if
Elks To Honor
Exalted Rulers
The Covington Elks will honor
all past Exalted Rulers at the
Thursday night meeting at the
Lodge Home.
The membership of Elks 1806
is now some 600 since its be
ginning 20 years ago. Members
are urged to attend this meeting.
Newton Band
Members In Jr.
High Clinic
Ten members of the Newton
Junior Symphonic Band partici
pated in the annual Tenth District
Junior High Clinic Band held
last weekend in Athens.
The one hundred twenty piece
band was selected from lists
sent by directors from through
out the Tenth Congressional Dis
trict. The group was under the
direction of Dr. John Corina of
the University of Georgia music
faculty.
The Newton students Included:
Janice Rutledge, alto clarinet;
Warren Morgan and Jim Murphy,
trumpet; Peter Jones, clarinet;
Julie Thomas, flute; Biff Hutchin
son, French horn; Clay Bailey,
bass clarinet; Mark Rainey and
Charles Robertson, trombone,
and Keith Connell, bass horn.
Participating schools in add
ition to the local group were:
Clarke, Lyons and Hilsman Junior
High Schools of Athens; Murphy,
Sego, Tubamn, Glenn Hills Junior
High and Fleming Elementary of
Augusta; Baldwin of Milledge
ville; Evans, Greene County; Hep
hzibah, Oglethorpe County; Th
omson, and Washington - Wilkes
Scouts To Appear On Kiwanis
Club Program Today 1 P.M.
In observance of the upcoming
National Boy Scout Week, mem
bers of the three units sponsored
by the Covington Kiwanis Club will
attend the club’s regular weekly
meeting today (Thursday) at the
Teen Can building at 1 p.m.
Klwanian Sam Ramsey who is
also the chairman of the
Newton - Rockdale District Boy
Scouts of America, will have
charge of the program today.
Also appearing on the program
will be N-R District BSA Exe
cutive Roger Zuercher.
Representatives of the Pack,
Troop and Post 222, who are
expected to attend the meeting
today are: Mrs. Bill Laseter,
whose husband Is Den Master;
Tom Rowland, Troop 222 Scout
master; and Explorer Advisor
Foster Hudson. Boys from each
unit will be present, as will
Andy Davis of Troop 58, who
participated In the recent Dis
trict Patrick Henry Public Speak
ing Contest. He will make a
short talk during the meeting
today.
Price 15£
such project Is approved in 1969.
The new budget allots $416,107
for the Gas System expenditures.
Budget funds for the Water and
Sewer System Include monies for
the relocation of the City’s raw
water line along Alcovy Road if
such relocation is required by
the State. Also included are
funds for the completion of the
1968 Improvement program
during 1969. Funds total $154,905
for operating the Water and Sewer
System, plus R and E Funds of
$44,000, and a Construction Fund
of $40,000.
In general summary the fol
lowing major capital Improve
ments are contained In the 1969
budget:
Reroof and repair Interior of
the City Hall Building; remodel
interior of Police Department;
install exterior awning to the
rear of the Fire Department;
Pave, install curb, gutter, and
storm drain on about four and
three quarter miles of city
streets; install new traffic lights
and replace 50 per cent of street
name signs; relocate City Shop
to Public Works Yard; renovate
and install central warehouse;
reroof public works building;
Expand Electrical Department
to Include area now occupied by
City Shop; provide additional
storage building to City Ceme
tery; remove dirt and provide
drainage for "T” hanger at
Municipal Airport; relocate park
ing meter posts and replace ap
proximately 225 meters;
Install 500,000 gallon stand
pipe or water storage tank in
the southwest portion of the city;
complete installation of booster
pump at the city reservoir; in
stall pump and reservoir level
monitoring equipment; replace
some "2” line with "6” water
line; begin sanitary sewer main
tenance and cleaning program.
Install new gas system in four
housing subdivisions; add some
250 to 300 new gas custorers
abutting existing gas lines; install
monitoring equipment at existing
gate stations;
Install mercury-vapor lamps
along Highway 278; replace about
200 bulb type existing street lights
with mercury-vapor lamps; and
complete expansion of electrical
challenges.
3 Men Held
In Burglaries
In 2 Counties
Three young Porterdale men
are being held in jail after their
arrest Monday on charges of bur
glary and car theft in Rockdale
and Newton Counties, according
to Information released by the
Newton and Rockdale County
Sheriffs office.
The suspects, Charles Henry
Tant, 20, Larry D. Tant, 24, and
Richard Lee Knight, 18, are also
charged with several breakins and
thefts in Newton County during the
past week. Law enforcement of
ficials said that the trio had con
fessed to stealing several items
from the Heard Mixon School,
Goins Barbecue and Jones’ Store
on the Jackson Highway. Also
Harbin’s Grocery Store on Oak
Hill Road and SR 212, on Jan
uary 24.
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Four of the six Newton Coun
ty Commissioners were pre
sent for the Covington Kiwanis
Club meeting Thursday at the
Teen Can. On the program were
E. M. McCart, Alton Jolley,
Oliver Capes and C. E. Trainer.
Chairman Jack Morgan and
Harold Dobbs could not be pre
sent for the meeting. The Ki
wanis program chairman for the
week was S. M. Hay, who is
also Clerk of The Newton
County Superior Court.
The Commission members
made short talks, and then the
program was opened to ques
tions from the floor. Some of
the future plans and projects
were discussed by each com
missioner.
Guests at the meeting includ
ed: Buck Buchanan of Southern
Bell; David Hays and Joe Brown,
NCHS Key Club members;
George Pratt and Ponder Parks
of the Oxford Circle K; and an
inter-club delegation from
Jackson: Henry Asbury, Cliff
Sanvldge, Mac Davis and Julian
Fletcher.