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i Mrs. Wilbur Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Henry Har
well, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Miller
and boys, Tommy and Carl of
Atlanta, spent Saturday with their
mother and grandmother, Mrs.
Rose Harwell.
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Lanier Shropshire of Covington
visited his grandparents, Mr.and
M rs. Carey Copeland and attended
church with his grandmother on
Sunday morning.
* * *
Carroll Vaughn and Bryan and
Mrs. Larry Smith of Flovilla,
visited Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Jones
and Lynn Sunday afternoon.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Adams and
little daughter, Kelley are visiting
their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Adams. Mr. Adams Is
enroute to Vietnam for a tour of
duty.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Morgan
visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lewis and children of Monticello
on Sunday afternoon.
* • *
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis, Mr.
and Mrs. Mell Prather were sup
per guests of Mrs. Guy Morgan
on Thursday night.
* • *
Mrs. Fred Morgan of Dora
ville was the weekend guest of
her mother, Mrs. T. G. Turner.
On Sunday afternoon others visit
ing the Turner’s were Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Campbell and boys
Chris and Danny of Conyers, and
Mrs. Jane Abbott and children of
Covington.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Scarbrough
spent Saturday with their children
in Atlanta.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Davis at
tended the funeral of Dr. Sammy
Speer in Bogalusa, Louisiana on
Saturday. Dr. Speer was the uncle
of Mr. Davis.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hitchcock
visited their children Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Pace and family
in Decatur on Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday they visited Glynn
Jones at Crawford Long Hospital
who suffered a heart attack on
Saturday morning.
* * *
Mrs. Hannah Dooley Is a pat
ient In Newton County Hospital.
Best wishes for a complete and
rapid recovery are being wished
for Hannah.
* * *
Little Debra Betts spent sev
eral days last week In Newton
County Hospital. She returned
home on Sunday. We hope she
continues to improve.
» * *
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Skaggs of
Birmingham, Ala. are visiting
Rev. and Mrs. Tommy Betts for
a few days. Mr. Skaggs is a
brother to Mrs. Betts.
• * *
Mrs. W. E. Scarbrough visited
her brother, Claud Hulsey of At
lanta on Thursday and was spend
the night guest of Mrs. Ruth Jones
on Thursday night. Mrs. Jones
is a sister to Mrs. Scarbrough.
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Mrs. Rose Harwell will be in
Atlanta with her grandchildren,
Don and Tammy Anderson while
their mother undergoes sur
gery at Emory University Hos
pital. Mrs. Anderson will enter
the Hospital on Tuesday.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Morgan, Jr.
of Middle Ga. College, Cochran
visited their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. G. Turner a while
on Thursday night.
• * *
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Waggner
and children of Atlanta spent
Sunday with their mother and
grandmother, Mrs. E. C. Evans.
* * *
Kathy Davis was spend the night
guest of Bobble Loyd Saturday
night.
• * •
Mansfield Lions Club met on
Monday night at the Community
House. Ladies of the Methodist
WSCS served supper.
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Dean Milton visited relatives
in Atlanta on Sunday.
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VICA Masonry Contest Held At Newton Vocational School
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NEWTON VICA STUDENT Gary Armistead (left) was the winner of the Masonry contest held at the
Newton Vocational School Thursday afternoon. Shown with Gary after the contest was judged are (from
left to right): Newton Masonry Instructor Weston Brown; Donny Moore who was Armistead’s helper;
Mark Davis, Assistant State supervisor of Vocational Education; Robert Arrington, principal of the
Newton Vocational School; Garland Winders, Vocational Supervisor of Rockdale Area Vocational
High School; Thomas Wilson, Rockdale helper; and Phillip Dooley, Rockdale County, runnerup.
Rev. Nosh Will
Speak At Calvary
Baptist Revival
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Rev. Nash
Crusade of the Americas Re
vival at Calvary Baptist Church
begins March 30th and continues
through Sunday, April 6th. Ser
vices will be held each evening
at 7 ;30 p. m.
The Crusade of the Americas
is a joint evangelistic effort of
many Baptist groups In North
and South America. The theme
of the Revival is “Christ the
Only Hope.’’
The Evangelist will be Rev.
Robert N. Nash.
The upcoming Spring Revival
at Calvary Baptist Church will
have Rev. Robert N. Nash of the
Philippines as the guest speaker.
Rev. Nash, Southern Baptist
missionary to the Philippines,
supervises 12 Baptist churches
and chapels in northern Cotabato
Province, on the Island of Mind
anao. Each year he directs revi
val meetings In each church and
four training Institutes for lay
workers in the area. Some of
the places he serves are so re
mote that they are accessible
only by foot.
He also works with the Cota
bato Baptist Association, which
helps to finance the opening of
new ministries In the region.
Mr. and Mrs. Nash and their
two sons live in Cotabato City,
where he helped to establish a
Baptist student center. He lias
the distinction of being the first
Protestant member of a local
civic club in the predominately
Roman Catholic and Muslim city.
A native of Jackson County,
Georgia, Mr. Nash graduated
from Truett McConnell Junior
College, Cleveland; Mercer Uni
versity, Macon; and Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary,
Wake Forest, N. C.
He was pastor of Arlington
Street Baptist Church, Green
ville, N. C. prior to missionary
appointment in 1964.
Mrs. Nash is the former Janet
Carpenter, of Cornelia, a Bap
tist minister’s daughter.
Ronald Cavitt, minister of
Music at Calvary Baptist Church,
will be leading the Revival music.
Rev. Claud Healan, Jr. is Pas
tor of Calvary Baptist Church.
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By Mrs. W. T. Thompson
Mrs. Pauline Turlington at
tended the Allen-Geiger Cookout
on Jackson Lake Saturday after
noon.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hull of
Columbia, S. C. and Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Carrington of Decatur
visited Mrs. Clara Smith and
Mrs. W. C. Johnson Thursday.
* * *
Visitors of Mrs. Franklin
Parker and family the past week
were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Parker
of Athens and Mrs. Fred Martin,
Pleas Fincher and Flem.
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Visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Troy
Stubbs last week were Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Carrington of Decatur,
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Washington
and family of Morrow, Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Hull of Columbua,
S. C. and J. M. Aiken of Starrs
vllle.
♦ * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Parker
visited Mr. and Mrs. Few Parker
the past weekend.
* * *
Mrs. John Jones and great
granddaughter Melissa Parker
spent Friday and Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cunningham,
Sharle and Scott in Atlanta.
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Visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Aiken the past week were
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Aiken, Mes
dames Paul Janes, W. F. Jones,
and J. M. Aiken.
* * *
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
John Jones were Mr. and Mrs.
Archie Cunningham, Sherrie and
Scott of Atlanta and Mrs. Char
les Parker and Melissa of Flat
Shoals Road.
* * *
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Thompson the past week
were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Aiken,
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Bailey,
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Parker,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Aiken, R.
L. Kirkpatrick, Mesdames Her
bert Fincher, Hollis Edwards,
John Jones, and little Melissa
Parker.
* * *
Get well wishes for a complete
and rapid recovery go to those who
are ill and sincere sympathy to
those who have lost loved ones.
Half Os Traffic
Deaths Involved
Only One Car
Nearly half the traffic deaths
in Georgia in 1968 occurred with
only one vehicle involved. This
has prompted the Georgia Safe
ty Council to caution all driv
ers to slow down and make
sure a safe speed is maintained
at all times, and that control
of the car is constantly in
the hands of the driver.
Edgar J. Forlo, Chairman
of the Board of the Georgia Sa
fety Council, has released 1968
figures compiled by the Safe
ty Council and the State High
way Patrol. Among the 1,765
Georgia traffic fatalities in
1968, 625 died in the “mystery
crash’’. This is the type of
crash In which only one car
is involved, and it runs off
the road out of control and
hits a solid object or turns over,
or both. In addition to the 625
who died In “mysterycrashes”
another 229 died in pedestrian
mishaps, and here again only
one car was Involved in each
fatality.
Mr. Forlo, In commenting on
these deaths said, “It is diffi
cult to deal with the driver
who refuses to adjust his driv
ing to prevailing conditions.
Some of these ‘mystery crash*
fatalities occurred at speeds
well within the posted limit,
but the driver lost control be
cause he didn’t adjust to condi
tions.” The Safety Council exe
cutive added, “It’s deplorable
that 625 lives were lost last
year in what is probably the
most preventable of all colli
sions. The driver who exposes
himself to this type of colli
sion by being under the influ
ence, or not paying 100 per
cent attention to the control
of his car is very foolish, and
Is risking not only his own
life but the lives of others.”
Dealing with pedestrian fata
lities is also difficult, as in
most of the cases, it was deter
mined that the victim walked or
ran into the path of the motor
vehicle, almost without warn
ing. Mr. Forlo has advice on
this problem, also. He said,
“Each driver must always be
alert to the possibility of a
pedestrian suddenly darting into
the traffic lane. In addition,
s mall children must be watched
more closely by parents, and
these youngsters must be train
ed and re-trained in the dang
ers of playing near the streets
and highways.”
Parents, School
Key To Child’s
Future-Maddox
ATLANTA (GPSp’Two of the
most Important Influences on a
child are his parents and his
school” and “of course the
church,” declared Gov. Lester
G. Maddox in a speech to the
Cedar Grove Parent-Teacher As
sociation.
“In our lifetime we have seen
God kicked out of our schools,”
he said. “But, although our chil
dren will not start out their day
in school with a prayer for guid
anace and help, we can make
sure that the Christian Influence
is felt in the community, and es
pecially in the home.”
The governor also said that a
feeling of pride and a feeling of
hope and opportunity were impor
tant influences in the growth and
development of the child. He
elaboarated;
“By pride, I mean a feeling of
pride in the heritage of our coun
try. An understanding of the
sacrifices that were made by so
many men and women so that we,
today, might experience the free
doms and the liberties that make
our todays worth living and our
tomorrows worth looking forward
to.”
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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JUDGES OF THE VICA masonry contest held at the Newton Voca
tional High School Thursday are shown above scoring the contest
between Newton and Rockdale VICA members. From left to right:
Virgil Piper, James Carnes, P. W. Pratt, Jr. and Barney Nunn (con
test chairman).
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS
REQUIRE ADEQUATE PROOF
Griffin, Ga.—Failure of some e
taxpayers to substantiate their t
charitable contributions caused c
the loss of all or part of the
amount they claimed as a deduc- k
tion last year. *
Substantiation of charitable ?
contributions Is one of the most 5
frequent problems encountered In ,
the audit of tax returns.
E. T. Woodruff, Local Rep
resentative of Internal Revenue
Service, reminded are taxpay
ers today.
Another problem In the con
tribution area that appeared on
last year’s returns was the claim
of the full amount paid for a tic
ket to a charity ball, theater
benefit, or banquet as a chari
table contribution.
Mr. Woodruff said that only
that part of the ticket price In
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excess of the value received by
the buyer may be considered a
charitable contribution.
“When $lO is paid for a tic
ket at a charity banquet and
the meal would normally cost
$4, then only $6 may be con
sidered a charitable gift,” he
Auto Accident Costs Soar
To All-Time High During 1968
The price Americans paid for traffic accidents in the first
eleven months of 1968 soared to a record $12,986,427,000,
exceeding by $544 million the previous record figure of
$12,442,413,000 for the whole year 1967, the Insurance Infor
mation Institute reported.
In November, traffic deaths shot up to 5,440 —the most fatal
ities ever recorded for any one month and 15 percent above
the death toll of the same month in 1967, the Institute pointed
out.
The sharp rise in fatalities and increases of 3.5 percent in
traffic accidents and 5.4 percent in injuries, pushed the eco
nomic loss for the month to $1,388,149,000, the Institute esti
mated. This was $450 million above the $935,684,000 figure
for November 1967.
Estimated economic loss figures, the Institute said, include
such factors as lost wages, medical expenses, property damage
and the service costs of insurance. While the losses are paid
for largely through insurance companies, it was pointed out
that the ultimate cost falls upon those who pay insurance
• premiums.
Little Red School House
Kindergarten 24 Years Old
• Twenty-four years ago there
was no kindergarten in Coving
ton or Newton County. This
year, one of the prime reasons
for the beginning of the first
kindergarten in the area enrolled
his own child there, thus estab
lishing the second generation of
students to attend.
Nolan Nesbit brought his
daughter Mandy; to The Little Red
School Houss which his mother
Mrs. F. C. Nesbit, helped found
on his behalf.
While serving as President of
the Covington Woman’s Club,
Mrs. Nesbit called a meeting
in her home in 1945 for the pur
pose of organizing a Junior Wo
man’s Club whose main project
would be to establish and sponsor
a Kindergarten.
The Covington Service Guild
and The Little Red School House
Kindergarten are the results of
that first meeting. Mrs. Nesbit
and the dedicated charter mem
bers worked tirelessly to create
what is now one of the finest
kindergartens in the state.
The school first opened in the
fall of 1946 in the American
Legion Hall with an enrollment
of 27 pupils. It now operates
in its own building with 64 en
rolled pupils and a waiting list.
said.
To help taxpayers avoid this
mistake in 1968 returns, IRS
has requested all charitable or
ganizations selling tickets to fund
raising affairs to clearly indi
cate on the ticket the amount
that is deductible. Identifying
the deductible portion of the tic
ket price should end this pro
blem, Mr. Woodruff said.
Thursday, March 27, 1969
There are two sessions each day.
The Service Guild has raised
the funds in various ways through
the years to build the Kinder
garten Building and the Girl Scout
Hut on the adjacent lot.
The kindergarten is self-sus
taining. The service Guild supp
lies its needs and plans parties
for the children at Christmas,
Easter and other special occas
ions. Graduation exercises are
the highlight of the year, and the
club has furnished caps and gowns
for the ceremonies.
Registration for the 1969-1970
term will be held Saturday April
12th.
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Mrs. Raymond Smith, Ricky,
Susan, and Jarrard Jones of Ma
con and Mrs. T. L. Pinkerton
and Mrs. Jack Stack of Atlanta
visited Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Davis
on Thursday, March 20. Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Davis of the Salem
Community visited on Sunday.
Friends of E. L. Digby regret
that he has been a patient at
the Newton County Hospital dur
ing the past week and wish for
him an early recovery.
Ray Stapp returned on Sunday
to the Rabun Gap Nacoochee
School at Rabun Gap, Georgia
after spending the Spring holi
days with his grandmother, Mrs.
Nell Loyd.
Sincere sympathy is extended
to Mrs. Fred Boozer and fami
ly in their bereavement at the
death of her grandfather in Com
merce, Georgia on Wednesday,
March 19.
Sincere sympathy is extended
to Mrs.Maebelle Motes and fami
ly in their sadness at the re
cent death of her son-in-law in
an automobile accident in Flori
da.
Friends of Mrs. Gwendolyn
Wade, teacher of a first grade
at Porterdale School, will be
interested that she underwent
surgery on Saturday to correct
a neck injury suffered earlier
last week in an automobile acci
dent near Atlanta. She is wish
ed an early recovery.
Mrs. Lorene Rollins is be
ing remembered at the Atlanta
Eye Clinic where she underwent
eye surgery on Monday with an
additional operation scheduled
shortly.