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God does things in mysterious
ways His wonders to perform!
Now, we all KNOW that, but it
happened to me Monday after
noon. Sitting here alone, dream
ing of the days gone by..Happy
Day s...sorter weary ..wondering
maybe, what it was all about..why
we are left alone like this...and
the telephone rang! It was one
of the dearest, sweetest voices
I know. “Mabel can you run over
here a minute?” Sure I could
and did..she had not been too
well in the days gone by...and
I rushed “as-is” right over there.
There she was with that beautiful
smile! “So glad to see you.”...and
then presented me with the most
beautiful, huge, fruit and flower
and nut arrangement ever. It had
been made by one very dear to
her, just for me, in a Wedge
wood container, in which we had
carried her flowers sometime
ago. HOw’s that for cheering a
fellow up?
God truly does do so many
things that we sometimes fail to
give Him credit for. He gave
this precious friend (More pre
cious to me than she can ever
know) the real joy of bringing
such happiness into my heart
and home..at just the time we
needed a little “cheering up”
more than anything else. It
sits on the dining table, as a
constant reminder of one we love
devotedly, and her dear friend
who made it for her...for me.
The Heavenly Father will bless
them both..(Sorter glad I didn’t
just break down and cry ..“cause
she is not one to cry when the
days are dark, or bright...she
smiles through trials the same
as gladness. Never was one just
like her. They threw the pattern
away. .We have never told her how
much the blesed example she has
set, in her daily living, thro
dark days and happy days.Jias
meant in our life... Surely good
ness and mercy shall dwell with
her forever!
If we had more people like
her who smiled instead of tak
ing life so seriously that no
pleasure came to them, or those
about them, this would be a grand
old world. Norman Vincent Peale,
Minister of Marble Collegiate
Church, on Fifth Ave., New York
City..is Presbyterian. Tom
White, as you and all in New
ton County, now know, once said
I wu.s -Part Presbyterlan”..weli
I know that too..and perhaps it
came from reading so many books
by Dr. Peale, and the wonder
ful booklets, actual sermons he
has preached at his Church. His
last one.. “Give Living All You’ve
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Braves Tickets
On Sale Until
Tuesday 5 PM
Last call for Atlanta Braves
baseball tickets for Covington-
Newton County Community Night
on Friday night, June 20th!
Tickets will be on sale until
5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, af
ter which they are turned in to
the Braves office in Atlanta.
The game, beginning at 8:05,
will be the Atlanta Braves vs
San Francisco Giants. Tickets
are $2.50 and $3.50 each.
Tickets may be purchased at
the Chamber of Commerce office,
1121 Floyd Street, or Evans Drug
Store, Newton Federal Savings
and Loan Association, Steele-
Prescott Insurance Agency, Mor
cock-Banks Insurance Agency,
Walker Harris Autos and Standard
Pharmacy in Porterdale.
Join the Chamber of Commerce
in saluting Covington and Newton
County at the Stadium, June 20.
Fred Harwell Is New Jaycee President
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FRED HARWELL (left), newly installed President of the Newton
County Jaycees, is shown above accepting the gavel from Frank
Bailey, Installing Officer and State President of the Jaycees, at
the Installation service Friday night.
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VOLUME 104 NO. 33
County Recreation Program Begins
OFFICERS AND PARTICIPANTS In the Oxford Area Emory Club program held at the cafeteria at Oxford
are (seated) Grant Lewis and Carey Chlldrey, who spoke to the group. Standing left to right: Dean Bond
Fleming, Oxford College; President Sanford Atwood of Emory University; Dr. John Maloney, newly
installed President of Oxford Area Emory Club; Sam Ramsey, outgoing president of the Emory Club;
and Virgil Eady, Jr., newly installed vice-president.
Maloney Is President
Oxford Area Club
Oxford Area Emory Club held
their annual banquet at Oxford
College Cafeteria on Saturday
evening, June 7, with president
Sam Ramsey of the class of
19618, presiding. Dr. Myron
Wicke, Division of Higher Edu
cation of the United Methodist
Church, gave the invocation pr
ior to the delicious meal.
The following meeting was con
ducted by Ramsey with a wel
come extended to all present and
distinguished guests Introduced.
Dean Bond Fleming ’33-’36T,
also extended a welcome and
presented guests. A most in
teresting talk was given by Pr
esident Sanford S. Atwood and he
brought greetings to the school
from Emory University.
A report of the nominating
committee was given with the
following officers elected for the
coming year: Dr. Johnny Malon
ey, President; Virgil Eady, Jr.,
Vice-President; Charles Strick
land, Secretary-Treasurer and
Sam Ramsey, Past President.
Miss Dorothy Glass of De
catur, gave a humorous reading
“Cinderella”, which was enjoy-
Gum Creek Revival
Set June !5-20th
Gum Creek Presbyterian Ch
urch Is planning to hold Revival
Services starting on Sunday, June
15 th. and continuing through Fri
day evening, June 20th.
Rev. Lane Erwin, pastor, will
do the preaching and a very cor
dial invitation is extended to the
general public to attend these
meetings. There will also be
good singing for all to partici
pate in.
dauingtnn
ed by the group. Carey Child
rey, elected to serve as Presi
dent of the Oxford Emory Stu
dent Body for next year, from
Grayson, spoke on “Oxford Br
idges the Gap” and Grant Lewis
from Cedartown, who will enter
Emory University next fall, sp
oke on “Oxford Stimulates Sch
olarship”. It was agreed by all
attending these were two of the
finest speeches ever delivered
by students at the school.
The theme of the entire meet
ing was that Emory University
could not be a great University
unless It realizes where its true
MacGregor Receives "Award Os Merit”
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THE NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL announced that the MacGregor/
Brunswick Plant located on Industrial Boulevard In Covington has
been awarded the Council’s “Award of Merit’’ for its excellent
safety record. The award is presented only where an establish
ment’s record satisfied rigid requirements laid down in the Council’s
Award Plant for recognizing good industrial safety records. Pic
tured on the left is Mike Krikorian, Safety Director for the Bruns
wick Corporation, who presented the award plaque to Wayne Rumble,
Plant Manager of the MacGregor Plant. Howard Pyle, President
of the National Safety Council, stated that the MacGregor Plant quali
fied for the award as a result of its injury-free period of 1,207,796
man-hours from September 13, 1966, to December 31,1968.
Flag Day Stressed
In Newton County
All members of the Newton
County Civitan Club are urging
the people of our area to observe
National Flag Day (June 14) by
displaying the Flag of Our Coun
try during this time proclaimed
by mayors of five cities of the
county.
The official proclamation was
signed by Covington Mayor Wal
ker Harris, Mansfield Mayor
Mell T. Prather, Porterdale Ma
yor Jimmy Cason, Oxford Mayor
A. W, Jackson and Newborn Ma
yor Guy Jones.
“When we read about, and
see pictures and films of the
disrespect with which the sym
bol of our unity and freedom is
being subjected, we, as patriotic
Americans are greatly disturb
ed,” stated Civitan President
Herbert Lott.
“We, as Civltans, Intend to
bring attention to Our Flag. We
are asking that everyone display
The Flag in a proper manner,
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1969
strength lies, and that is in a
power stronger than man’s po
wer; that students, faculty and al
umni must seek God’s holy spirit
to guide them day by day.
Charles Candler of Madison
was honored for being on the
Candler Jcnool of Theology Co
mmittee of 100, a committee
formed to strengthen the ties
between the Methodist Church
and Emory University.
Following the benediction given
by Rev. Graham Davis, the meet
ing was closed with the group
singing of the Alma Mater.
and that we let it be known that
people in Newton County do love
and respect the emblem of Our
Country,” he added.
Members of Civitan will be
around the business sections of
the county on Friday and Satur
day with free Flag decals.
People will be asked to accept
these Flags and display them In
different ways. Suggested are:
In a window of your home, In
or near the entrance of your
place of business, on a window,
or in a safe place of your auto
mobile.
The Pilot Club of Covington
will also have small Flags for
sale during the weekend at $1
each. They are 12x15 Inches in
size. Anyone desiring a Flag,
may contact any member of the
Pilot Club.
Meanwhile, the text of the Co
unty Mayors Proclamation on
Flag Day, follows:
In view of the fact that Satur-
The Newton County Summer
Recreation Program went Into
full swing on June 9. The pro
gram includes all age groups
from six to sixty with such acti
vities as Kickball, Marbles, Bas
ketball, Softball, Volleyball, Bad
minton, Horseshoes, Touch Foot
ball, and many others. The afore
mentioned will be organized Into
league competition if enough par
ticipation is evidenced.
Also planned are many special
events such as a trip to the At
lanta Zoo, a trip to Stone Moun
tain, a Closed Newton County
Tennis Tournament, an Archery
Tournament, and a Jr. Olympics
Track and Field Meet.
Bill Sells requests that repre
sentatives from the various New
ton County Communities contact
him by Saturday, June 14, 1969,
if they wish to enter teams in
Softball, Basketball and/or Vol
leyball. nils can be done by
Neighborhood Clubs Members
Visit Board Os Education
Representatives of six neigh
borhood clubs presented to the
Newton County Board of Educat
ion at its meeting on June 3rd
three requests: Additional per
sonnel to help enforce school at
tendance; improvement in the bus
schedules In order that children
get to school on time; and action
to provide enough transportation
to keep buses from being over
crowded. Those presenting the
requests were: Mrs. L. Strong,
Mrs. R. Johnson, Mrs. V. Clark,
Mrs. M. Clements,Mrs. A. Bald
win, Mr. W. Nolley, Mr. C. Ran
dell, Mrs. C. Johnson and Mrs.
P. L. Norrington. Mrs. Nor
rington was spokesman for the
group.
During the presentation it was
brought out that poorer counties
than Newton with smaller school
population have more than one
visiting teacher and that in New
ton County there are children who
Kiwanis To Give
More Scholarships
At Meeting Today
The remainder of the Coving
ton Kiwanis Club’s scholarships
for local high school seniors will
be awarded Thursday (today) at
the club’s meeting at the Teen
Can building at 1 p.m.
Kiwanis President Bond Flem
ing awarded scholarship certifi
cates to five seniors at Cousins
High School graduating exercises
June 3. The Cousins students
receiving Kiwanis scholarships
are; Carrie Ann Franklin, Gloria
Nell Graham, Bettye Griffin,
Rosemary Reed and Dianne Roby.
Newton High seniors who will
receive their scholarship certif
icates today at the Kiwanis meet
ing are: Nolan Caln, Pete Car
ter, Linda Digby, Glenn Hudson,
Debbie Jones, Greg Jones, Jac
kie Mathews, Barbara Mitchell,
Tana Morris, Terry Savage, Te
resa Walden, Charles Willing
ham, Debra Head and Fran Tuck.
James Hutchins is chairman of
the Kiwanis Scholarship Com
mittee this year. Committee
member Edgar Wood will have
charge of the program today.
Each of the recipients will make
a short speech on his aims and
aspirations and will tell some
thing of their school which they
will attend.
The “surprise program” at
last week’s Kiwanis club meeting
proved to be most entertaining.
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day, June 14, has been proclaim
ed, Nationally, as “Flag Day”,
We, the Mayors of Newton Cou
nty, do resolve that we, the citi
zens of our area, should, from
today through Sunday, June 15,
show our love, respect, and ad
miration for all our Flag re
presents by using every opport
unity to publicly display the Flag
of Our Country.
Also, be it resolved that we
recognize The Newton County
Civitan Club whose members
urge that every person that can
possibly do so, display, with the
proper respect, The Flag of Our
Country during this period.
Walker Harris,
Mayor of Covington
Mell T. Prather,
Mayor of Mansfield
Guy Jones,
Mayor of Newborn
Jimmy Cason,
Mayor of Porterdale
A. W. Jackson,
Mayor of Oxford
calling 786-8907.
The central locations for this
years Summer Recreation pro
gram are at the old gym direct
ly behind the library and the field
directly across from the City
Hall with Bill Sells supervis
ing and at R. L. Cousins School
with Gilbert Turman supervis
ing.
Both, Mr. Turman and Mr.
Sells invite participation In the
various sports this summer th
roughout the county.
The Covington-Newton County
Recreation Committee, appoint
ed by the City and County, in
cludes: Mel Cagen and Dr. Car
los Meyer, co-chairmen; Bill
Barnett of Hercules, Jeff Cubb
age of C. R. Bard Inc., Robert
Fowler 111 of Hie Bank of Cov
ington, and Bill Briggs of Mobil
Chemical and Jim Williams of
Hercules, Engineering Consul
tants.
have never attended school and
many who do not attend school
as much as half the school days.
The representatives of the
clubs were assured that all three
requests would be carefully con
sidered by the School Board.
The following clubs were re
presented: Stone Mountain-West
Street, Harristown, Spring Hill,
Washington Street, Petty Hill,
Nelson Heights, and Needmore-
Rivers Hill.
Young Man Drowns While
Swimming In Alcovy River
A young man, Sammy Lee Kn
ight, 24, of Mansfield, was drown
ed Saturday afternoon while
swimming near the Old Newton
Factory in Newton County. His
body was recovered by divers
from the Covington-Newton Co
unty Rescue Team about 5:45
p. m.
Mr. Knight was swimming with
a companion Cecil Millford. Res
cue officials said that the men
had been using some Innertubes
in the water.
The Covington-Newton County
Rescue Team received the call
for the search about 4:45 p. m.
Members of the Rescue Team
were assembled and arrived on
Newton Retail
Sales Shows
11.6% Gain
Retail sales during the first
quarter of 1969 totaled $2,277,-
430,000 compared to $2,008,-
456,000 during the same period
last year, an Increase of 13.4
per cent, according to a recent
survey by the Georgia chamber
of Commerce.
Thirteen of Georgia’s 159 coun
ties reported decreases in retail
sales; Calhoun, Echols, Glascock,
Henry, Jones, Mitchell, Pierce,
Pulaski, Randolph, Screven, Ste
wart, Webster and Worth.
In Newton County the retail
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Police Car And Motorist Wreck In Chase
B** IP :
THESE TWO CARS one a Covington Police cruiser, were wrecked early Sunday morning on SR 81
above Oxford after ’ a high-speed chase. Patrolmen Herman Bradford and Douglas Digby were in the
Patrol car and Otis Gibbs of 8157 Eberhardt Street, Covington, was the driver of the 1969 Pontiac,
according to Police records. Both cars were wrecked after Gibbs’ automobile left the road and stirred
up a big cloud of dust. The two patrolmen were treated for minor injuries at Newton County Hospital.
The wreck happened at 2:20 a.m. Sunday. Gibbs has been charged with driving under the influence,
speeding, reckless driving and refusing to stop for a police car.
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Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports .17-18
Legal 30-31
Classified 28-30
Diving Team Found Man’s Body
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COVINGTON-NEWTON COUNTY Diving Team, Steve Biggers (left)
and Captain Buddy Allen, participated In the rescue Saturday after
noon of Sam Knight at the Old Newton Factory In Newton County.
This diving team Is the latest addition to the Rescue Squad, under
the direction of Fire Chief R. T. Floyd, who Is also the Civil
Defense Director. Mr. Knight’s body was recovered In some 15
minutes after the divers arrived on the scene.
the scene at approximately 5:30.
Through the efforts of the squad
Mr. Knight’s body was found
about 5:45 p. m. by diver Steve
Biggers.
Members taking part In the
rescue were: Director R, T.
Floyd, Assistant Fire Chief Jack
Parker, Firemen Carlton Wil
son, Oble Parker, Patrolman Bu
ddy Allen who Is also a diver,
and Howard Potts, Rescue Team
member.
Funeral services for Mr.
Knight were held Monday after
noon at the Mansfield First Met
hodist Church with Rev. Tommie
Betts In charge of the service.
Burial was In the Carmel Ceme-
First Baptist
Announces VBS
Class Schedule
The First Baptist Church of
Covington will begin its Vacation
Bible School tomorrow morning,
June 13, at 9:00 A. M. with Pre
paration Day Activities. This will
include a Parade through Cov
ington announcing the School, and
a Picnic lunch served in the Fel
lowship Hall of the Church.
This year’s school will be a
ten day School, beginning Mon
day, June 16, and concluding on the
Friday of the following week,
Monday through Friday of each
week.
The hours will be 9:00 A. M. -
12 Noon each day for ages 3-11,
and 7:00 P. M. - 10:00 P. M.
each evening for ages 12-13 and
ages 14-16.
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tery, Mansfield.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Jeanette Davis Knight; one
son Michael, 17 months old; mot
her Mrs. Maggie Dalton; two
brothers, Kenneth Knight of
Mansfield and Larry Knight of
Covington; and four sisters, Mrs.
J. C. Pilgrim, Thomson; Mrs.
Gene Lemmonds, Social Circle;
Mrs. Jimmy Denny, Porterdale;
and Mrs. Buddy Berry, Coving
ton.
E. L. Almand Company of Mon
roe had charge of the funeral
arrangements.
Car Theff Ring
Investigation
Now Underway
A car theft ring investigation
Is presently underway In several
counties in this area of Georgia,
according to the Sheriffs Depart
ments in Walton and Newton coun
ties. Also working on the case is
the Georgia Bureau of Investi
gation (GBI).
It was understood that several
subjects may be apprehended and
Involved in the ring that markets
stolen cars in Georgia and at
least one other Southern state.
Walton County Sheriff Frank
Thornton and Newton County She
riff Henry Odum, Jr. are aiding
in the case which has widespr
ead coverage In the Atlanta area.