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Chapel Building Dedicated At FFA Camp
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" XTW CHAPEL building at the FFA Camp at Jackson Lake was dedicated Thursday. It Is a gift
™ Dennard Hughes (left) and Miss Henrietta Hughes of Magnolia Plantation, Twiggs County,
Ga The $40,000 edifice seats 65 people and was built as a memorial to former Congressman Dudley
Hughes.
Newton High
Library Has
Great Record
The library for this final month
of the school year had a total
attendance of 4473 students and
faculty members, with 986 books
checked out. The largest single
day of attendance was May 15th,
when 332 students used the lib
rary and the largest single day,
circulation-wise, was May sth,
when 80 books were checked out.
“We had a total of 10,944
books checked out for the year,
and during the entire school year
a total of 49,944 students and
faculty members used the facili
ties of the library.
“We have added 741 books
during the year, from all sourc
es, giving us a total of over 9,-
000 books now In the library.
“We wish to express our sin
cere appreciation to the many
who have contributed to the Im
provement of the library, and we
are looking forward to the next
school year with genuine antici
pation,” a library official said.
Registration
Sat. For Girl
Scout Day Camp
Registration for the Covington
Day Camp, June 23-27, Girl Sc
out Hut will be held Saturday,
June 7 from 9:30 to 12:00 for
Girl Scouts and non-scouts.
The Girl Scout program in the
out-of-doors, rain or shine,
9 a. m. to 3 p. m. to girls of
all four age levels who share
excitement, fun, learning and ad
venture.
Camping is a vital part of your
daughter’s Girl Scout experience.
What she does, how she does it,
and what happens to her in the
doing, are all equally important
in giving her a safe happy camp
ing experience. The combination
of these three factors, with the
Girl Scout program, are the uni
que contributions of Girl Scout
camping.
The Girl Scout camp is set
up so that each girl Is a part
of a small group, known as a unit.
Under the unit plan, from six
teen to twenty-eight girls live and
work—and plan and carry out the
program—with their leaders or
counselors. Units are establish
ed according to age, Interest,
and camping experience. In her
unit your daughter will find a
group in which she can work
and play happily.
And in a Girl Scout camp,
your daughter will find time to
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corralled at The Covington News Office. FOUND—Keith Woods of
Spillers Drive found Blinky at the News Office and took him home
k to his anxious owner, Keith’s younger sister, Carol.
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Pvt. omra L. Kitchens visit
ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Omra Kitchens on Friday and
Sunday. Pvt. Kitchens Is In train
ing at Fort Benning.
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On Saturday night, June 7th the
young people will go to Calvary
Baptist Church, Tucker to see the
film the “Restless One”. Also
that weekend Ted Moody, our
youth director will be assisting
In a weekend youth revival at
this church.
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Be sure to listen to the church
program on the radio 9 AM., Sun
day.
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Our vacation Bible School will
begin June 23 rd.
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Our pastor had the morning de
votion with Gov. Lester Maddox
at the State Capital recently.
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We want to wish the very best
to the newly weds, Mr. and Mrs.
Wardell Reed.
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Mr. and Mrs. Omra Kitchens
and Mrs. Polly Kitchens visited
Mrs. Kitchens’ brother, Mr. Olen
Gordon In Doctor’s Hospital at
Tucker on Thursday.
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Mrs. Alva Cody visited Mr.
and Mrs. Omra Kitchens on
Thursday.
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We are glad to report that
Mrs. Alva Cody Is still Improv
ing from an eye operation.
** * *
Little Mary Kitchens is spend
ing a few days with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Omra
Kitchens. Mary Is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Kit
chens.
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Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Kitchens,
Mary and Roxen spent the night
with Mr. and Mrs. Omra Kit
chens on Monday.
** * *
Mr. and Mes. Omra Kitchens
visited Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Gar
rett recently.
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Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dial,
Jimmy and Patricia, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Cagle, Steve, Rob
bie Ann and Robb, Mrs. Dorothy
Slaughter, Rebecca, Scott and Ri
chard visited Mr. and Mrs. Omra
Kitchens and Lamar over the
weekend.
talk with new friends, to dream
a little, to try new things, to
dangle her feet In the stream,
to sit and look at the sky, to
enjoy foods she never liked be
fore.
Veterans attending school un
der the G. I. Bill can take a
summer vacation without losing
any of their VA educational entit
lement.
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Rivers Hill Community
Club Elects Officers
The Rivers Hill Community
Club met May 27 in the R. L.
Cousins school library with 18
members present., The club was
organized on May 20 under the
leadership of Mrs. Perry Lee
Norrington and Mrs. R. M. Paty,
who work with the Economic Op
portunity Commission.
The following officers were
elected: President, Willie K.
Nolley; Vice-president, Mrs.
Mattie Mitchell; Secretary, Mrs.
Ella R. Jones; Assistant Secre
tary, Mrs. Jeanie Kelly; Trea
surer, Calvin Randall; Chaplain,
Lindsey Shepherd; Reporter,
Mrs. Sarah Syphoe; Refreshment
Committe; Mrs. Lottie Reid,
Mrs. Odessa Horton and Mrs.
Essie Aiken.
Project Committee: Garland
Hillman, Ebbie Syphoe and Levi
Day.
Mrs. R. M. Paty told of com
munity services available and
plans were made to invite var
ious agency representatives to
speak to the group in the future.
Many other projects that might
Improve the community were dis
cussed by the group.
The club will meet on the
2nd and 4th Tuesdays in each
THE COVINGTON NEWS
month at 8 p.m. in the R. L.
Cousins School Library.
All Interested citizens of the
Rivers KU Community are
asked to come join the club and
help Improve the community and
county.
Donald Bailey
Gets Pharmacy
Scholarship
On May 16th Donald Keith
Bailey received scholarship
Honors from the Gamma Phi
Chapter of Kappa Psi Pharmace
utical Fraternity. The certific
ate was presented in recognition
of his outstanding scholastic ac
hievement for the year 1968-
1969; thereby, reflecting credit
on Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical
Fraternity and his chapter at the
University of Georgia.
Keith is a 1963 graduate from
Newton County Kgh School. He
is married to the former Miss
Retta Price and is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Claude W. Bai
ley of Route 5, Covington.
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Tommy Whelchel
Receives Degree
At Auburn Univ.
Thomas Whelchel, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Whelchel,
Jr., graduated Tuesday after
noon, June 3, from Auburn Uni
versity. Graduation services
were held at Auburn Memorial
Colosseum.
A graduate of Newton Kgh he
of tended Middle Georgia College
prior to going to Auburn, where
he has been a student for the
past three years. He received
his degree in Aero Space Engin
eering and has accepted a posi
tion with General Electric in Cin
cinnati, Ohio, where he will re
port July 1.
Carole Hudson
Named To Dean’s
List At Valdosta
Miss Carole Hudson, a 1965
graduate of Newton County High
School, has been named to the
Dean’s List Spring Quarter at
Valdosta State College, Valdosta.
She is majoring in education
and will receive the Bachelor of
Science Degree in August.
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nine shows weekly, beginning mid-June through the first of
September, in the Beach area. Performances at 4 p.m. daily
except Monday and at 4 and 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday. (PRN)
Thursday, June 5, 1969