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By the Office Boy
Wonder if you and I ever have
time to stop and see just where we
are going-Just what this old world
is all about? Just the why and
wherefore of it all! We know
we have much happiness, for God
has made this possible. . .
and how? You ask. Through
friends, fine neighbors (all’er
round the town) All the sweet
and thoughtful things they CAN
think up to do, just for you!
Their sharing of your sorrows,
your joys, your prosperity and
your failures. Yes, through thick
and thin, there is no place on earth
finer to live than in a staall com
munity, which really is growing
in leaps and bounds.
The newcomers are amazed at
the warmth of the Churches, the
friendly handclasps, the court
esies of our business houses; the
wonderful care, and service
beyond the line of duty in our
hospital and nursing home; the
Hospital Administrator, the fine
physicians, nurses and co-work
ers at the hospital, from the
maids, kitchen personnel, diet
ician (the best in the land) to
the orderlies, and Office force
and last, but not least, the
friendly, and eager to serve mem
bers of the Hospital Auxiliary
Officers and members.
That is the reason so many
people are coming to Covington
and Newton County to live.. .the
people here, in all walks of life,
make you feel AT HOME, and that
they really want you here. In
dustry gets the same feeling of
warmth and “we-are-proud-to
welcome you-as-our-neighbor”
. . .into our homes, Churches,
Civic and Patriotic Clubs and
what-have-we. That’s why we as
a small city are already bursting
at the seams and running into the
beautiful territory of our sur
rounding forests and woods,
where homes of every type are
springing up over night. Colonial
Homes, English Type. . .every
type of the yester year.. .and then
come those ultra modern ones
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Civic Chorus
To Make Record
The Newton County Civic Cho
rus, in answer to many requests,
is planning to have the recording
of their performance of MESSIAH
which was presented at the First
Baptist Church this past Christ
mas put on a 33 1/3 Long Play
ing album. Century Records will
press as many records as the
people of this area request. The
Chorus needs to know, how
ever, about how many records
to order.
If you would like to have one
of these albums of the Newton
County Civic Chorus’ presenta
tion of George F. Handel’s
MESSIAH, please call Miss
Christine Ellis at 786-2992 or
Mr. Alan Mitchell at 786-9031
as soon as possible. The num
ber of requests will, naturally,
affect the cost of each album,
but if enough people are interest
ed in owning one of the albums,
the cost will be minimal, pro
bably between three and four
dollars.
This is not a money making
project, and the records will be
made available at the price they
will cost the Civic Chorus.
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Miss Linda Faye
WQXI-TV Weather Girl
Kiwanis Ladies Night
Program 7:30, Oxford
Hie Covington Kiwanis Club
will stage a Ladies Night pro
gram tonight (Thursday) at the
Oxford College Cafeteria at 7:30
o’clock. Linda Faye, the WQXI
TV Weather Girl, will be the guest
speaker following the banquet
meal.
Miss Faye, a brown-eyed
blonde, has captivated audiences
on Channel 11, Atlanta, for sev
eral years. She is presently
seen at 7 and 11 p.m.
Miss Faye is married to Donald
Kiwanis Inducts
3 New Members
Covington Kiwanis Club induct
ed three new members into the
local civic organization Thurs
day at the club’s regular weekly
meeting at the Teen Can building.
New members are Marshall
Elizer of Oxford College faculty;
Ike Hay, a retired Government
employee who has returned to
Covington to live; and John C.
Buchanan, of Southern Bell Tele
phone and Telegraph Company.
Kiwanian S. J. Morcock handled
the induction ceremony.
Major Billy Aiken of Newton
County, who recently returned
to the States from duty in Viet
Nam, was the guest speaker at
the Kiwanis Club meeting Thurs
day at the Teen Can on Newton
Drive. Kiwanian Rucker Ginn was
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Newton FFA Chapters Have 175 Members
Future Farmers of America in
eorgia High Schools will join
FFA members throughout the nat
ion in activities to focus attention
on the importance of agriculture
during National FFA Week, Feb
ruary 15-22.
Henry Barrow, Vo-Ag teacher
at N e w t o n High, and Eddie Mur
phy, Vo-Ag teacher at Cousins
High, say that 175 boys are en
gaged in FFA work in Newton
Officers of the Newton County
R. Ford and they live at Stone
Mountain. The Fords have one
son, Gary, age 6. Miss Faye
is a native of Avondale Estates.
In 1959-1960 she was under
contract to Jim Moran, assis
tant publicity agent for Stude
baker. In 1960 she taught the
second grade in the Lithonia Ele
mentary School. In June of 1960
she made a film for the Columbia
Broadcasting System. This in
cluded several Star Junkets.
From 1961-1963 she was em
ployed by Ivy Talent Agency,
where she did a lot of free lance
work in television.
For the past 11 years she has
been the Weather Girl on Chan-
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High School Chapter are: Randy
King, president; Terry Ozburn,
vice-president; Franklin Camp
bell, secretary; Ralph Spears,
treasurer; Jackie Spears, report
er; Gerald Fuller, sentinel; and
Leslie Fuller, parliamentarian.
“FFA. . .An Opportunity for
Youth” is this year’s FFA Week
theme. Hie message that these
young agriculturists are trying
to impart to the nation is simple.
They seek to inform the public
ehr Cnmtigimt New
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1969
Mayor Harris Says Cities
Badly Need Revenue
Mayor Walker Harris stated today that if the Georgia Legislature
does not act in the current session to provide Georgia munici
palities with revenue sources, many of Georgia’s municipalities
which are presently fighting for survival may go bankrupt.
Further, Mayor Harris stated
that the blame for the increasing
ad valorem tax on property, and
inadequate municipal services
and improvements must rest upon
the members of the General As
sembly, who failed to support
legislation to help pull the towns
and cities out of the financial
crisis they now face.
Facing Covington in the near
future are the following major
projects if we are going to grow;
1. Additions to the water and
sewer plants and lines.
2. Expansions of the electrical
and gas systems.
3. Four to five miles of new
street paving and widening
per year.
The Georgia Municipal Asso-
nel 11. Miss Faye holds many
honors, having been president
of the Professional Models As
sociation, and is a member Atl
anta Press Club, member Ame
rican Women in Radio and TV,
and member Atlanta Women’s
Chamber of Commerce.
Accompanying Miss Faye to
the Ladies Night program will be
T. C. Tucker, Georgia Public
relations Manager of Southern
Bell. Covington Kiwanian Ray
Reece is in charge of the pro
gram tonight and he will intro
duce Miss Faye.
Presiding at the dinner and
program will be Kiwanis Pres
ident Bond Fleming.
of the importance they place upon
the vast opportunities in Ameri
can agriculture. FFA members
find excitement in their role as
young partners in developing a
more prosperous agriculture that
will better serve a growing
American and an increasingly
complex world.
“Before a FFA member can
help conquer the battle of starva
tion halfway around the globe or
even increase profitability of
elation is sponsoring legislation
asking for a one cent Increase
in the statewide sales tax with
one-half of the additional re
venue going to Georgia munici
palities. This would mean about
SSO million for Georgia’s cities
and towns and $174,016.00 for
Covington, which figures about
$23.50 per capita.
“I plead with you to please
call, write, or go to see your
legislator, and tell him of your
interest and si pport in the Go
vernor's prot -am of a state
wide sales tax increase of one
cent, with SSO million going to
Georgia municipalities,” urged
Mayor Harris.
Mayor Harris went on to say
that property tax could triple in
the next ten years unless the
over - burdened municipal pro-
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Commissioners
OK Alcoholic
Clinic Budget
The Newton County Com
missioners, in a meeting Tuesday
morning at the Courthouse, voted
to setup an Alcoholic Clinic In
connection with the Newton County
Health Department. Hie sum of
$2,644 will be Included in the
budget for the clinic. This will
be in addition to services already
rendered by the Health Dept.
Several people appeared before
the Commissioners Tuesday and
spoke for the clinic. Included
were people from industries and
several private citizens.
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farming, he must first conquer
himself,’’ said J. L. Branch, State
Supervisor of Agricultural Edu
cation and State FFA Advisor,
“There is an urgent calling for
FFA members to grasp the op
portunities available in agricul
ture.”
Georgia’s Future Farmers will
be observing FFA Week by holding
special school and civic club pro
grams, FFA parent-son banquets,
radio and television programs and
Edgar Wood Re-Elected
Bulldog Club President
“Mr. Bulldog” himself, Edgar
Wood of Covington, was re-elect
ed Newton Bulldog Club presi
dent at the organizations annual
meeting Tuesday night at the Cov
ington Elks Club. Mr. Wood has
been the headman of the club
since it was organized three
years ago.
Main speaker for the program
Tuesday night was Assistant
Coach Billy Kinard of the Bull
dog staff. Kinard handles defen
sive secondary personnel for the
Georgia team. Also present aao
speaking briefly was Dan Magill,
Sports Information Director of
Georgia athletics. Accompaning
the program participants was
Jimmy Peacock, Assistant Sports
Information Director.
Coach Kinard, a member of a
great Mississippi family of foot
ball players both in college and
pro ranks, recounted the 1968
season which the Bulldogs won
the SEC title and lost only one
game, that in the finale at New
Orleans’ Sugar Bowl.
Kinard’s proteges Jake Scott,
Mark Stewart and Penny Penn
ington, drew a lot of praise from
the mentor Tuesday. He said
that much of the success was also
due to a lot of other people at
Ice And Sleet Cause
I Some Damage In County
A three-day visit of ice, sleet
and snow was an unwelcomed
visitor to Covington and Newton
other special activities.
Membership in the FFA is made
up of students of vocational agri
culture in high school. The or
ganization’s activities are de
signed to help develop rural lead
ership and good citizenship and to
stimulate the students to better
achievement in their study and
work toward successful estab
lishment in farming and other
agricultural occupations.
In their classes of vocational
Athens. He named President
Aderhold, President Davison,
Head Coach Vince Dooley, AD
Joel Eaves and "Thetremendous
team moral” as Important fac
tors In the seasonal play.
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DEFENSIVE SECONDARY Coach Billy Kinard of the Georgia Bulldogs
was the guest speaker at the Annual Newton Bulldog Club meeting
Tuesday at the Elks Club. Coach Kinard reviewed the 1968 season
and told of some of the plans for 1969.
County during the past weekend.
Freezing temperatures icy
road conditions were here from
Friday night until late Monday.
Newton County schools were
closed Monday when it became
apparent Sunday afternoon that
travel would be hampered the
following day. Supt. J. W. Rich
ardson announced that the schools
would be closed Monday. How
ever, the weather cleared con
siderably Monday and classes
resumed Tuesday.
The City of Covington electri
cal department, Snapping Shoals
EMC, and Southern Bell Tele
phone Company, kept most of
their service Intact despite the
heavy ice and some snow. Ser
vices for both electricity and
telephone was interrupted in
some areas of the country.
Ray Reece, Southern Bell Man
ager for Covington, said that a
cable across a road North of
Oxford was cut and that caused
service Interruption on Sunday.
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agriculture these young men study
the practical, scientific princi
pals of agriculture. Each mem
ber is required to conduct a
supervised practice program
under the direction of his teacher
of vocational agriculture, thus
receiving practical experience to
supplement his study.
As a result of their project
programs last year, Georgia FFA
members had a total combined
labor Income of $4,220,926.50.
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In speaking of Coach Dooley,
Kinard stated: “He’s dynamic,
he’s resourceful and he’s dedi
cated.”
On the darker side of the pic
ture (for the coming season) Kin
ard said that 11 of the 22 start
ers will be lost.
Nominating committee chair-
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He stressed that the service
would not have been knocked out
If the cable had been left across
the road until some of the service
crews could visit the scene.
Albert Parker and his crews
of Covington City Servicemen
worked incessantly during the
weekend to restore service where
falling trees and limbs had caused
a breakage.
Ed Robinson reported that
Snapping Shoals in the Jackson
Lake area had service tempor
arily cut off due to the condit
ions of tree limbs falling.
Oxford, which was hard-hit
in March of 1960 by ice and
the big freeze, escaped with
out major Interruptions during
the past weekend. Many belie
ve that the town’s tree-cutting
crew along the streets had hel
ped the lines withstand the heavy
load of sleet and ice. The Ox
ford trees were trimmed only
recently.
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