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Dr. Carlos Meyer Honored
Robert R. Fowler recently told the Covington Kiwanis Club
members that Jim Luck of Americus was probably "the greatest
baseball player to ever perform in Covington.” Fowler said that
Luck was a member of the famous “Million Dollar League” in
our area. He was such a long-ball hitter that a neighboring house
near the Conyers Street field constantly needed roof repairs from
Luck’s homers. Mr. Luck was the County Agent here from 1919-
1923 ... Dr. Carlos Meyer of Oxford College was honored last
month by the Southern District of the American Assn. For Health,
Physical Education and Recreation. He was named Chairman
of Men’s Athletic Section of that 8,000-member association.
Ensley Does It Again!
BiU Ensley’s Hart County girls basketball team won the State
AA Tournament Saturday night in Thomaston with a 33-31 win
over Wheeler of Atlanta. This was Enslev’s second State A A
championship for his girls. They beat Stone Cooper’s Newton High
team in the finals of the 1963 Tourney. . .Sometimes third best
winds up on top, as the Temple Owls did in the NIT tournament
in New York. Both Villanova and LaSalle were rated in the Nat
ion’s Top 10 and all three schools are located in Philadelphia.
Little Man In Baseball?
Does the little man have a place in Major League baseball?
Welt the immortal Rogers Hornsby, stood only 5 ft. 11 1/2 inches
and weighed less than 135 pounds when he broke into big time
baseball. . .Jack Norworth wrote baseball’s famous song "Take Me
Out To The Ball Game.” He was not a baseball fan and it was
40 years after the song was introduced that he saw his first big
league game. . .This fact came to light last week; Baltimore of
the NFL has lost only three regular season games in the past
two years, and that’s an NFL record.
Cepeda Has Been In 3 World Series
The Atlanta Braves have apparently plugged a weak spot on the
infield when they traded Joe Torre for Orlando Cepeda. First base
should now be in good hands. . .If you want security with one team
in the Major Leagues it might be in New York. The Mets are holding
on to most of iheir young players in hopes of a near-future pen
nant. . . .Newton’s Jim Gamer may go alter ms second straight AA
State tennis title soon. . .The Eden (N. C.) News says: “There’s
only one thing left that will give you more for your money than it
did 10 years ago — the penny scale at the corner drugstore.”
Schell Hurls Oglethorpe Victory
Terry Schell of Covington, one of the greatest left-handed hurlers
in Newton High history since Bobby Hopkins and Lee Campbell,
strode to the mound for Oglethorpe College Tuesday with his team
behind Milligan College 6-8 in the fourth frame. He gave up one
hit in four innings and stroked a double to plate a run and help
Coach Tommy Norwood’s team to a 9-8 victory. Schell is attending
Oglethorpe on a basketball scholarship.
Rams Rated Second In State
Coach Bradley’s Newton Rams received a bouquet in the At
lanta Journal’s final basketball ratings. The Rams were Number
2 behind the State Champs Carver High. . .Vanderbilt has signed
a football high schooler, John Hoover of Bosse High of Evans
ville, Ind. That high school was named for a man who also gave
a baseball field to Evansville. He coined the phrase: “When
Everybody Boosts, Everybody Wins.”
The biggest bass caught in Florida fresh waters last year weighed
19 pounds. Recently at Lake Jackson near Tallahassee some bass
weigldng 14 and 15 pound have been caught by Georgia fishermen. . .
Orlando Cepeda, recently acquired by the Atlanta Braves, has
played on three pennant winners with two teams in the National
loop-San Francisco and St. Louis. . .Tennessee’s Bill Justis must
have enjoyed the Vols participation in the NIT in New York last
week. Only four years ago he was one of the All-American high
school players given a free trip to New York City by Sport and
Athlete magazine. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bradley were the chap
erones on that trip.
They say that Dorm Clendenon still has his eye on the balL-that
ball on the end of a Scripto pen. . .Gypsy Rose Lee is now an ex
cellent fisherwoman. We wonder if she specializes in catching
stripped) Bass?. . J)3 professional baseball players get too old
to play the game? Well, Cap Anosn, a really old-timer of the majors,
batted .302 his last year in the majors at the age of 46.. .Jim
Mcßee, the very fine basketball announcer for a Griffin radio
station, has returned to Atlanta’s Radio Station WYZE. Mcßee
attended the Class AA tourney Thursday at the Big Dome in At
lanta.
Here’s something I didn’t know before. Frank Robinson and Carl
Yaz are the highest paid American League baseball players, even
topped Micky Mantle and Ted WiHiams. The top figure is said to
be about $115,000 per year. . .We saw an article in The Chapel Hill
(N. C.) Weekly recently that had the headline: “Scott At Safety On
Gridiron? Dooley’s Willing.” Well, it concerned Charlie Scott of
North Carolina’s basketball team and Coach Bill Dooley of N. C.. .
The Covington - Newton County Chamber of Commerce is presently
setting a date for another Newton County Night at Atlanta Stadium,
most probably in June. Hugh Steele says that either the San Fran
cisco Giants or Pittsburgh Pirates will be the visiting team that
meets the Braves.
“The Bibb Recorder” reported last week that another
reader had written in that the Welaunee Hotel in Porterdale was
built • • i 920. There has been a hassle brewing that the hotel was
built in 1918 or 1920.
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Jackson, Sinclair Get Striped Bass
By Dean Wohlgemuth
(Ga. Game-Fish Comm).
Georgia’s efforts to establish
striped bass populations In as
many of the state’s reservoirs as
possible will soon get a tremen
dous boost, with the announce
ment that lakes Jackson and Sin
clair will be heavily stocked with
the popular saltwater game fish.
George T. Bagby, Director of
the State Game and Fish Com
mission, said Georgia was one
of three states In the twenty
state Southern Division, Ameri
can Fisheries Society which will
receive free striped bass from
the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice for study purposes, at the re
commendation of the Society’s
striped bass subcommittee.
Georgia Is the only state east
of the Mississippi to benefit un
der the program. The other two
states to receive stripers are
Texas and Oklahoma.
Selection of these two Geor
gia reservoirs was based on the
detailed amount of Information
available on fish biologists of the
State Game and Fish Commiss
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I News Notes From
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By Miss Irene Harvey £
" Let us therefore come bold
ly unto the throne of grace, and
find grace to help in time of
need.” Heb. 4:16.
»* * ♦
We will recall your attention
again that the Hopewell Spring
Revival will be held March 30 -
April 4. Services will begin each
evening at 7:30. Rev. E. Y. Press
ley, missionary to Pakistan will
bring the message Sunday even
ing through Tuesday evening. On
Sunday evening he will also show
slides of the work In Pakistan.
Rev. James Coad, Jr. of the
Due West, S. C. Presbyterian
Church will be guest minister
Wednesday evening through Fri
day evening. A cordial Invita
tion Is extended to you, to come
and hear these two ministers
preach the word of God.
*♦ * ♦
Rev. and Mrs. D. A. Turner
of Smyrna visited Mr. and Mrs.
T. B. Harvey and sons, Mr. and
Mrs. J. F. Harvey and family,
and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Harvey
and Holly Sunday afternoon.
** * *
Mrs. Joe (Frances) Stewart Is
a patient at Newton County Hos
pital. Best wishes go out to her
for an early and complete re
covery.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Anglin of
Hapeville were guests Wednes
day of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. No
lan.
♦* ♦ ♦
Mrs. John H. Downs of Cov
ington spent Wednesday with her
sister, Mrs. Lump Smallwood.
♦* * ♦
Miss Dianne Thacker of Salem
was Wednesday dinner guest of
Mrs. Ola H. Thacker and Miss
Irene Harvey.
** * *
J. W. Chesnut and mother,
Mrs. C. E. Chesnut recently
visited Mr. and Mrs. Bill Stroud.
** * *
Mrs. James Smith of Forest
Park and Mrs. Watson Smith
of Hapeville were Wednesday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
O. C. Tomlin.
♦♦ » »
The family of Mrs. George
Cochran honored her on Mon
day evening, March 17 with a
birthday dinner. Those present
for the occasion were Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Malory of Coving
ton, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Thack
er, Ronnie and Linda, Mr. Coch
ran and two sons, Kenneth and
Randy. Mrs. Cochran received
many gifts; and wish for her
many more birthdays. Mrs.
Cochran left Tuesday March 18
for Talmadge Memorial Hospi
tal, Augusta, where she will un
dergo surgery. Our prayers are
she will have an early recovery.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Knox
were visitors Saturday evening
of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Tomlin.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Statum
of Marietta were weekend guests
of Mrs. R. E. Chesnut and Gary.
** * *
Those who visited Mrs. Ola
H. Thacker and Miss Irene Har
vey Sunday afternoon were Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Hearn and Miss
Robbie Harvey of Decatur, Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Harvey, Phil and
Kenneth.
** * «
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crumbly
of Kellytown were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Riley
Stewart.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harvey,
James and Glenda had as their
Sunday dinner guests Rev. and
Mrs. Wayne Dickson and Carla
Marla.
** * *
We are sorry to hear Mrs.
Paul Stewart is on the sick list.
Our best wishes are that she
will have a speedy recovery.
** * *
Mrs. Riley Stewart visited
Mrs. Joe (Frances) Stewart Mon
day at Newton County Hospital.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Thacker,
Ronnie and Linda, George Coch
ran, Kenneth and Randy motored
to Talmadge Memorial Hospital,
Augusta Sunday where they visit
ed Mrs. George Cochran.
these two reservoirs be consi
dered was submitted to the strip
ed bass sub-committee late last
year.
Sinclair, a reservoir of 16,000
acres, will receive as many as
72,000 striped bass fingerlings,
two to four inches in length,
putting the stocking rate at four
and a half fish per acre.
Jackson, 4,500 acres, will re
ceive up to 23,000 ten inch sub
adult fish (one-fourth to a half
a pound in size), stocking that
lake at the heavy rate of six
fish per acre, four times as
many as Georgia lakes stocked
this spring with fish raised by
the State Game and Fish Com
mission.
Striped bass grow rapidly in
freshwater lakes, reaching sizes
up to 55 pounds. The world’s
record freshwater striped bass
weighed 63 pounds, and was
caught In the Oconee River near
Dublin in 1967.
The fish will be provided by
the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice’s hatchery In Edenton, Nor
th Carolina, at no cost to Geor
gia. The exact numbers of fish
to be received will depend upon
their availability from the hat
chery.
Georgia’s part of the bargain
will be to conduct studies on the
success of the stocking. This will
Include keeping figures on the
survival rate, the rate of growth,
and similar factors, and will be
used to determine how many fish
per acre should be stocked and
what size fish can be most suc
cessfully stocked, in similar lak
es in the United States In the
future.
Also, since the lakes will be
stocked at different times of the
year with different size and age
fish, a comparison will be made
to determine which season may be
the best for stocking. Sinclair
will be stocked about June of
this year, while Jackson will re
ceive its stripers this fall.
Leon Kirkland, Chief of Fish
eries for the State Game and
Fish Commission, said the se
lection of Jackson and Sinclair
was based on the fact that ex
cellent research background in
formation was available on fish
populations and conditions on the
lakes because of regular stud
ies conducted for several years
by the State Game and Fish Com
mission.
§ News Notes From §
I Salem i
K Mrs. J. r Burns
Mr. and Mrs. Bankston Elling
ton spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Jim R. Ellington at
Austell.
** * *
Nirs. James L. Post of Deca
tur visited her parents Mr. and
Mrs. George Kimball recently,
also her little niece, Laura An
derson who was rushed to Egles
ton Hospital on Friday. She
came home Saturday afternoon.
*♦ * *
Morris Allen wishes to thank
his many friends that were so
nice to remember him during
his stay in the hospital and at
home with the many cards, visits,
and prayers. He is now able to
return to his job.
♦♦ * *
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Ellington
visited Mr. and Mrs. Dungan Mc-
Kinsey in the Almon Community
Sunday afternoon.
♦♦ * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Yancey
went to Rex Wednesday and spent
the day with Mr. and Mrs. Vic
Fincher.
♦♦ ♦ *
Deepest sympathy is extended
to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Fuss on the
passing of Grady Shepherd, bro
ther of Mrs. Fuss.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
A nice crowd attended Sunday
School and preaching at Salem
United Methodist Church Sunday
morning. Rev. Phil DeMore brou
ght a wonderful message.
♦* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Yancey’s
guests over the weekend were
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Laney of
Athens, Mrs. Millie Stroud,
Mrs. Deanle Poss and Mrs.
Myrtlce Piper of Atlanta.
♦♦ * ♦
Claud Young continues quite ill
at Newton County Hospital.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Pelham Hol
combe of Atlanta attended service
at Salem Sunday morning and had
lunch with their mother Mrs.
Sam Holcombe.
*♦ ♦ *
Those that had lunch with Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Miller and Mary
Alice on Sunday were Mr. and
Mrs. Palmer Sims and children
of Locust Grove and Mrs. T. W.
Miller of the Westbury Nursing
Home.
Porterdale Youth
Group Met Monday
The Porterdale Baptist Teen
Time met Monday, March 24, at
the church.
The meeting was called to order
by President Judy Savage. Debra
Head led tn opening prayer.
The meeting was turned over to
leader Herbert Burch and the new
and old business was discussed.
Beverly Hughes then dismissed
the meeting with prayer.
Anyone between the ages of 13-
24 Is welcome. The next meet
ing is set for April 14 at the
Porterdale Baptist Church.
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A VERY AMERICAN HISTORY OF SKIING
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Who were the first men to ski
in the United States? Well, if
you don’t count the Indians,
who used snowshoes, they were
probably a pair of miners
named Hamilton Ward and
James Murray from La Porte,
California.
Reports have it that the win
ter after they struck gold in Cal
ifornia, they were using barrel
staves as skis. In fact, winters
in the mid-1800s got so dreary
that residents of the isolated
mining camps devised races
among the miners for cish re
wards.
It was about then that the
fabled John (Snowshoe) Thom
son (rarely seen without his
webbed snowshoe) got beaten in
one of those races and the ski
was here to stay.
Probably one very inaccurate
account puts the number of
skiers in the 1920 s at around
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4,000. Today, that total has
risen to well over three million. ’
What were the skis like in i
the early 1900 s? Well, in 1903,
the Johnston Hardware Com
pany of Bangor, Maine, put out
America’s first» ski book and
catalog. Its~?»ages offered the
finest skis of solid, native ash,
complete with leather harness
for $2.95. The skis carried no
guarantee, but the expectancy
’ that they would provide a life
time of sporting pleasure was
implicit in the advertisements.
It’s a long schuss from then
’ to today, when skis sell for al
most as much as 100 times the
• price old timers paid. But be
■ fore we decide if it’s worth the
! price, let’s look first at what
i the early skis were made of.
i You guessed it.
Wood.
> In the thirties, a steel edge
t was introduced, and unprotect-
I ed wood bottoms were out.
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£ By Mrs. Roy Kimble
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Moss of
Covington visited Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Moss and Diane, Mr. and
Mrs. Franklin Moss Saturday
night.
♦* ♦ *
Mrs. Walter Middlebrooks vis
ited Mrs. Dan Byrd and family
last week.
** * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Tick McElreath,
Mrs. Margaret Pittman, Mike and
Melanie, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
McElreath and boys of Atlanta
spent Sunday at the cabin on the
lake.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Moss
visited Mr. and Mrs. Claud
Chandler of Milstead Sunday.
** * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kimble
and Heather visited Mr. and Mrs.
George Ballard and Margie of
Porterdale Saturday night.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Farmer,
Connie and Gordon were Friday
dinner guests of Mrs. Roy Kim
ble.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Roberts
visited Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moss
and Diane Tuesday night.
** * *
Mrs. Etta Kimble spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Loyce Allen
of Atlanta.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moss and
Then, in the late forties, lami
nated hickory began to appear.
Next, the enterprising Swiss de
veloped plastic edges. The un
dersurface could no longer wear
out.
And in the early fifties an
other breakthrough. The metal
ski.
Wood, that beautiful, roman
tic, traditional material had
been relegated to a secondary
role.
And then in the swinging
sixties another breakthrough —
one that took six years of re
search and experimentation.
It’s called the Voit Spectra CT6
and one of its principal features
is a core which is filament
wound with high-strength fiber
glass supplied by Johns-
Manville.
Unmatched for precision con
trol, whether you schuss or
snowplow, the skis are pro
grammed to help you ski with
more ease, freedom and confi
dence.
The Voit Spectra gives quick
response to every command,
making it remarkably easy to
turn and hold the ice and the
control of torque and the flex
characteristics mean carved
turns and tracking stability —
without swim or chatter.
All skis are guaranteed for
two years.
Now judge for yourself
whether the quality of the skis
is worth the difference in price.
It’s been a long jump from
the first skis to today’s, but at
least no skis were double crossed
to get there.
Thursday, March 2771969
& News Notes From §
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By Mrs. T. W. Binford §
We extend our most sincere
sympathy to the family of Mrs,
Tom Mitchell who passed away
Monday. She is the sister of Mrs.
Barron Davis.
** ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Chamber
lain, Jack and Sally of Atlanta
spent the weekend with their
father, Guy Jones and the Gray
Hintons.
** * *
We welcome Mr. and Mrs. L.
C. Funderburk and children to
our town. We are glad to have
people move into our town.
** * ♦
Mrs. John Dunhann of Dayton,
Ohio has spent several days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bar
ron Davis. She has been near
her aunt Mrs. Tom Mitchell who
has been critically ill.
** ♦ ♦
Miss Mellie Pitts has returned
home after having surgery at an
Atlanta Hospital.
** * *
Mrs. Joe Davis of Covington,
Mrs. Melba Duke and Miss Ruby
Mays of Macon had dinner Sun
day with Mrs. Paul Harwell.
They attended church here.
** ♦ ♦
We are sorry to report that
Mrs. Victoria Grant is critically
ill in Newton County Hospital.
Mrs. Grant is the mother of Al
fred Grant.
** * *
Miss Pauline Hardman and
Miss Willis of Covington joined
Mrs. Paul Harwell Sunday after
noon and went to Shadydale to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Banks and Miss Maizie Patter
son and had dinner with them
Sunday evening.
** ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Binford
visited Mrs. Annie Birdsong at
the Westbury Nursing Home in
Conyers Sunday afternoon.
** * *
The Hugh Sams family and
Jimmy Grant family had dinn
er with Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Grant Sunday in celebration of
Mr. Grant’s birthday.
♦* * ♦
Mrs. Mattie Malone and sister
visited Mrs. D. W. Loyd Fri
day afternoon.
** * *
Mrs. Doyle Smith spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Lee Childs and family in Deca
tur.
** * *
Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Burton
and Robby spent the weekend
in Ocala, Fla. They attended a
conference.
Dianne visited Mr. and Mrs. Claud
Chandler Sunday evening.
** * *
Mrs. Roy Kimble was Wednes
day guest of Mrs. Ray Kimble.
** * ♦
Mrs. Etta Kimble and family
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Kimble.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Fincher
spent the weekend in Porterdale.
♦* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Nick McElreath
and Kim of Atlanta spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Er
nest McElreath and girls.
** * *
Mrs. Ernest McElreath and
girls spent Saturday in Atlanta
Attend Church Sunday