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I am very sure that every Ch
urch has missionaries in foreign
fields. Monies are collected by
the Ladies of all Churches to
help support these Missionaries,
and for them to use in helping
materially, as well as spirit
ually, these unfortunate people
who are starving, ill from various
illnesses. . .leprosy, T. B. and
what have you. . .but mostly from
malnutrition. That’s what brings
about these illnesses.
We get the names, each month,
from various countries, of our
very own missionaries, whom we
have sent to foreign fields. We
are wondering how they live as
they do, on so little food? Among
such disease. Yet, they are so
dedicated to walk in Christ’s foot
steps, in serving “the least of
these” that they would give their
entire lives in hard work, ex
posure, a little food, far too
little, just to take care of the
great need there. They come in
contact with babies born so pale
and thin from the mothers mal
nutrition, that it seems impos
sible for them to live. With
their knowledge in the nursing
field, and the help of faithful
missionary Doctors and Minis
ters of the Gospel, their prayers
are answered and little ones and
their mothers survive, and in
the meantime they are learning
more and more about the Father
who made them, their Lord and
Saviour Christ Jesus. They are
learning that He made the
supreme sacrifice, in giving His
life on the Cross that we might
find the way, and live Christian
lives.
The one thing we want to ask
ourselves is: In our Church
periodicals, from our pulpits and
from messages from afar, they
are pleading for us to PRAY for
this or that Missionary serving
abroad, in foreign lands with so
little of worldly goods like food,
raiment, etc., including medi
cines. The one question we pose
for you, and for me, to answer
is this: “How many of us are
kneeling daily to offer a prayer
for these dedicated people who
are spending their lives in this
service?” Do we forget? Are
we so callous that we never think
of them as we should, by day
and by night?
Too, how many people are
without clothes adequate to stay
in school right here in Newton
County? If you, in cleaning out
your wardrobes have anything
to spare, that you may cast aside,
in the way of good men’s cloth
ing, from shirts to socks, suits,
warm coats, etc. .shoes, wo
men’s, teenagers and childrens
clothes, please call this Office
Boy and bring them by, or teH
us where we can call for them.
We had an appeal about a week
or 10 days ago for clothes for a
family, man and wife with six...
or was it 8, children DESPERAT
ELY in need of clothing. The
man made $75 per week. . .
but, there was rent, and did you
ever try to pay rent, clothe
and feed 10 in the family on
$75.00 per week. We had no
sooner called one friend than she
brought a box full of washed, st
arched and ironed, beautiful cl
othes for the little girls, .also
shoes and other things. They will
have to be used for some others
in line for them now, since this
family had to pick-up and go back
to the town they came from,
leaving this $75.00 per week job,
because it was not enough.
Unless you work along this line
as some of us do, you do not
know the joy of seeing the faces
of little children you present a
beautiful, expensive winter of sp
ring coat, like they have never
had before. This, because some
Mother was gracious enough, and
loved her fellow man enoueh, to
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Paul Phillips and Edgar Cunard at the Jasper County Masonic Convention held at the Mansfield Com
participants on the program which followed a delicious barbecue supper were left to
STjan^s JuE Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Georgia; Paul Phillips, recipient of
snsw»r nirr Henrv T Hooper Presiding Officer and Junior Grand Deacon; Edgar R. Cunard, 50 year
s ?n y Mrc Pl %in Costle'y theYlaughter of Mr. Cunard, who pinned his award on his coat lapel; and Rev.
Sme^W Wters G^ the Grand Lodge’ of Georgia and pastor of the Mable White Baptist
Church Yn mcon? who gave a most Interesting talk combining both humor and seriousness to entertain
the approximately 200 attending.
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BEST CO V NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
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MOONWARD BOUND are these three American astronauts who are the crew of the Apollo 11 lunar-land
ing mission that will place a man on the moon. From left to right: Neil A. Armstrong, commander;
Michael Collins, command-module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., lunar-module pilot. Sunday is the
date set for the actual landing on the moon.
Oxford Police Chief Peters
Succumed July 9 From Wounds
Oxford Police Chief C. Hugh
lon peters died July 9 in an At
lanta hospital from complicat
ions arising from a pistol shot
wound suffered on March 29.
Chief Peters was attempting to
arrest a man when he sustained
two bullet wounds.
The 57-year-old law enforce
ment officer was a native of
Walton County who had served
as chief of police at Social Cir
cle for eight years before com
ing to Oxford in February, 1964,
as Town Marshal.
He was an active member of
the Oxford Fire Department and
Oxford Lions Club. Ids hobbles
consisted mainly of hunting and
fishing.
NEWS Cook Book In
Paper Next Week
The Covington News 1969
Cook Book will be Inserted in the
News of July 24, with judging
of the recipes to be Friday,
July 18. Some lucky culinary
artists of Newton County will be
the lucky winners of four useful
prizes in this year’s contest.
Judges for the recipes appear
ing in the Cook Book for this
year will be Mrs. Walter Pope
of 6190 Linwood Drive; Mrs.
Fred Kitchens of Floyd Street
and Mrs. Dungan McKinsey of
Route 2, Covington, the Almon
Community. Both Mrs. Pope
and Mrs. McKinsey are Home
Economic specialists and Mrs.
Kitchens, a fine cook, is con
nected with the grocery business
with her husband and has had
many years of experience in food
handling.
Housewives who did not send in
recipes this year are invited and
urged to participate in the Cook
Book contest next year. Share
your favorites with other friends
and neighbors and plan now to try
to win a prize next year when
The News publishes the annual
Cook Book.
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Funeral services were held 'at
Allen Memorial united Metho
dist Church on Friday afternoon,
July 11, with Dr. John Tate and
Rev. Claud Healan officiating.
Interment was in Lawnwood Me
morial Park, Covington, with
Caldwell and Cowan Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Serving as pallbearers were
members of the Covington Police
Department with Honorary Escort
being the Newton County Sheriff’s
Department, Oxford Fire Depart
ment, and Porterdale Police De-
Tift President Dr. Jackson To
Speak At Baptist Church Sunday
Dr. Robert W. Jackson, newly
installed president of Tift Col
lege, Forsyth, will be the guest
speaker at the First Baptist Ch
urch Sunday morning and Sunday
evening.
Dr. Jackson was formerly pas
tor of First Baptist Church of
Dalton, and several years ago
came to the Covington Church to
lead in a revival. He has many
friends here and many Tift Alum
nae will be happy to meet him
and hear him.
He succeeds Dr. Carey T.
Vinzant, who retired Monday af
ter 17 years of service to Tift
College. His longtime tenure
is a record in the history of
the college.
Dr. Jackson was the unani
mous first choice of the Tift
College Presidential Selection
Committee. Willis H. Newton
of Forsyth, committee chairman,
said of Dr. Jackson: “He real
izes the important role of Tift
College.”
Dr. Jackson, 49, is a native
of Atlanta. His wife was the
former Jean Barron of Thomas
ton. The Jacksons have two sons,
David, 14, and Bobby, 17. Bobby
will be a freshman at Mercer
University this fall.
Dr. Jackson is a graduate of
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JULY 17. 1969
partment.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Ruby O. Peters, Oxford; three
sons, James Donald Peters, East
Point; Hughlon Ransom Peters,
Monroe; Rolf Allen Peters, Con
yers; one daughter, Miss Peggy
Gail Peters, Oxford; brothers,
John Henry Peters, Social Cir
cle; Harvey Peters, Covington;
sisters, Mrs. Paul Darby, Social
Circle; Mrs. H. E. Ozburn, At
lanta; Mrs. W. N. Hawkins,
Madison and two grandchildren.
Emory University. He received
the B. D., Th. M., and Th. D.
degrees from Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Louis
ville, Ky. Mercer University
awarded him an honorary doctor
ate in 1967.
Before moving to Dalton in
1955, Dr. Jackson was on the
faculty of Furman University,
Greenville, S. C.
Vice president of the Georgia
Baptist Convention, Dr. Jackson
is a member of the Georgia Bap
tist Education Commission and of
the executive committee of the
Georgia Baptist Convention.
He is past president of the
Georgia Baptist Pastors’ Con
ference and was formerly a mem
ber of the Georgia Baptist Hos
pital Commission.
Dr. Jackson is past president
of the Rotary Club, the Whitfield
County Mental Health Society,
the Dalton Ministerial Associat
ion, and the Dalton High School
P-TA.
Golf is Dr. Jackson’s hobby,
and he also enjoys gardening.
The Jacksons are looking for
ward to being in the peach-grow
ing section of the state. They
have been invited to visit the
orchards of Fort Valley farmer
Bobby Ray.
The Jackson family also en
joys travel. They will make a
world tour with a group led by
Dr. Jackson in the summer of
1970.
FHA Girls
Attend Camp
July 7-11
Nine Newton County F.H.A.’ers
attended the F.F.A.-F.H.A. Camp
at Covington the week of July 7-
11. They were accompanied by
Sarah Ann Hamilton and Jeri Ses
sions, sponsors of the Newton
F.H.A.
These F.H.A’ers joined in the
fun and competition with several
other Georgia chapters. They
came home with the honor of
second place In competitive sp
orts. In team competition they
came out second in softball and
volleyball. The following were
the winners in individual and team
competition: Jerry Sue Johnson,
First in Free Style swimming,
Second in Breast stroke; Jerry
Sue Johnson, Teresa Layson,
Carol Moody and Gay Wade First
in the swimming relay; Gay Wade
second in back stroke; Teresa
Layson second in diving; Linda
Knight second in Ping Pong; Te
resa Layson second in basket
ball shooting; Jerry Sue Johnson
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Japanese Students To Visit
Newton County This Week
On July 18, fifteen boys and
girls from Japan will arrive at
the Atlanta Airport and Newton
County will play hosts to three
boys and two girls from this
group. They will be visiting our
country on a people-to-people
program and “sister-school”
program in cooperation with the
Georgia Department of Agricul
ture. They will be met by a Wel
come Committee from Newton
County and will return to our
county for a weeks visit.
After a visit to Japan, in Dec
ember, 1966, Governor Carl E.
Sanders initiated a “sister
state” program with the Governor
of the Kagoshima Prefecture state
in Japan. This was another first
in this type of personal diplo
macy and understanding between
nations of the world, and the first
such program set up by any State.
In 1967, Glenn Segars, Deputy
Commissioner, Georgia Depart
ment of Agriculture, and a group
of Georgians on a “People-To
people” tour visited Kagoshima.
The Governor of Kagoshima ex
pressed a desire for a “sister
school” program because Geor
gia’s climatic and agricultural
conditions are so similar to those
in Kagoshima. Five Georgia high
schools set up a “sister-school”
relationship with five agricultural
schools in Kagoshima, Japan.
In March, 1968, correspon
dence between Robert R. Arring
ton, Director of Vocational Edu
cation, Newton County High School
$1,993,000 In Federal Aid
To what extent is Newton Co
unty sharing in the distribution
of Federal funds going to states
and localities across the country
under the grants - in - aid
programs?
Os the nearly $lB biillon han
ded out by Washington in the past
year, how much went to the local
area?
Judging from figures released
by the National Industrial Con
ference Board and from a state
by-state analysis made by the
Tax Foundation, a non-profit or
ganization that does research in
public spending and taxation,
Newton County’s share was re
latively large.
An estimated $1,993,000 in gra
nts was awarded for local pur
poses under a number of aid pro
grams covering such needs as
housing, child welfare, hospitals,
Mansfield Lions Celebrate Birthday
An overflow assemblage of
Mansfield Lions members,
friends and neighbors, gathered
at the Community House Mon
day evening to observe the 25th
Anniversary of the civic organ
ization.
Program chairmen Bill
Zeigler and M. D. Bledsoe
arranged an entertaining and
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In City, County
An article in the June Issue
of "County Government Maga
zine,” published by the As
sociation County Commissioners
of Georgia, gives the pro and
con of “Legal Beer.”
In a listing of the counties
and cities in the state figures
were given for Covington and
Newton County as to the number
of licenses Issued and the esti
mated revenue received from
beer sales In 1967.
There were 25 licenses Issued
by the county and the estimated
revenue was $75,000. In the
city of Covington, there were 13
license holders and the estimated
revenue was $60,000, the article
stated.
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Temperatures
Temperatures In Covington
during the past week, according
to local weatherman Jack Chap
man, were:
High Low
Wed., July 9th 84 72
Thurs., July 10th 90 73
Frl„ July 11 92 71
Sat., July 12th 92 74
Sun., July 13th 95 72
Mon., July 14th 96 69
Tues., July 15th 92 72
Weeks rain totaled .16 Inches.
and Jack Hashiguchi, Kagoshima
Vocational Senior High School in
Kagoshima City, Japan began.
This correspondence was due to
the contact made by Robert P.
Campbell of Covington. Mr. Ca
mpbell visited in Kagoshima, Ja
pan In 1967 and spent a most
enjoyable visit with Mr. Hash
iguchi and he expressed at that
time a desire for his school to
join a “sister-school” with one
in Newton County, Georgia.
Hosts for the five students will
be: Mr. and Mrs. James Ander
son, Mr. and Mrs. Mort Ewing,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Ar
rington. Alternate hosts will be:
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Camp
bell and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
W. Hart.
Mr. Arrington has coordinated
a week of visits to Industries,
civic organizations, farms, and
schools. Many of our Newton
County citizens having children
the ages of the visiting students
will be entertaining with cook
outs, swimming, and letting the
guests see our American home
in action.
Since 1968 our Vocational
School has exchanged school edu
cational publications, curriculum
materials, news publications,
local newspapers, student hand
books, Chamber of Commerce
material with the Kagoshima
school. This Is a big event in
the history of our school and
county.
schools, roads, education and
urban renewal.
Throughout the State of Georgia
as a whole, the grants totaled
$438,700,000 as compared with
the previous year’s $396,200,000.
The figures refer only to
grants-ln-aid and do not cover
Federal spending in local areas
for goods and services, it is
noted. Nor do they include the
matching funds that must be pro
vided locally to qualify for many
of the grants.
The cost of the benefits Is met,
In whole or In part, by each com
munity through Federal income
and excise taxes that are al
located to the grants-in-aid pro
grams.
Newton County’s contribution to
the programs In the past year was
approximately $1,395,000, ac
cording to a breakdown of the
interesting evening for the club
members and their Rotariannes.
Especially honored were the
charter members of the club
which was founded on June 6,
1944. W. C. Benton was the first
president of the club, and he and
Mrs. Benton were present for
the occasion.
Guest speaker was former
State senator Jimmy Carter of
Plains, now Lt. Governor of
District 18-C Lions of Georgia.
Mr. Carter did not present a
prepared speech, but instead
told the Lions of some of the
work the International Organiz
ation Is accomplishing. He at
tended the International Con
vention last year as Georgia and
Plains delegate.
President M. O. Campbell
was the master of ceremonies.
Jimmy Carter Was Speaker At Mansfield lions Dinner
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ttmmv CARTER was the guest speaker at the Mansfield Lions Club’s 25th Anniversary Dinner Monday
eS Sat the 1^ table, from left to right: M. O. Campbell, president of the club; Mrs.
Campbell; Rep. Donald Ballard of Newton County; and Mrs. Ballard.
Editorial 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports 13-14
Legal ..... .... ... 27
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Jimmy Carter
Club Speaker
Former State Senator Jimmy
Carter of Plains, Ga., will be
the guest speaker at the Coving
ton Klwanis Club meeting today
(Thursday) at the Teen Can at
1 p. m.
Program chairman for the
week is Robert O. Arnold, for
mer chairman of the. State Board
of Regents. Mr. Arnold will
introduce the speaker today.
Mr. Carter ran a commend
able race for Governor in 1966
having entered the campaign at a
late date. He was third in the
statewide balloting behind Gov
ernor Maddox and Ellis Arnall,
former Governor of the state.
Having served in the Georgia
Senate from the 14th Senatorial
District for four years prior to
1966, Mr. Carter distinguished
himself In the General Assembly
by his forthright stand on many
questions confronting the state
at that time.
During his campaign for the
Governorship his statewide cam
paign manager was Senator Br
ooks Pennington of Madison.
A graduate of the U. S. Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Mr. Car
ter also attended Georgia Tech
and Southwestern College in Ge
orgia. He majored in nuclear
Tax Foundation’s figures. The
statewide total amounted to
$305,700,000.
In some states, the contribut
ions exceeded the aid that was
received and, in others, the re
verse was true. No attempt was
made to balance the two. Awards
were made on the basis of local
needs and requirements.
The reports show that the num
ber and the size of Federal grants
to states and communities have
been multiplying in recent years.
During 1968 nearly sl3 billion was
distributed, close to three times
the 1960 total.
The biggest expansions have
been for medical care, com
munity development, housing,
commerce and transportation and
aid to elementary and secondary
schools.
“God Bless America” was sung
by the audience as Lion Robert
H. Stanton, Jr. led the rendition
of the patriotic number.
Introduction of the guests was
handled very capably and en
thusiastically by Lion Stanton.
He used his own inimitable man
ner in presenting the long list of
guests. Stanton asked that each
guest be given one “clap” of
the hands only.
Pledge of Allegiance was led
by Lion Joe Marks. James
Benton, a charter member of the
club, was unable to be present
to present the “Welcome.”
Bill Zeigler then Introduced
Newton County’s Representa
tive W. D. Ballard. Mr. Ballard
gave some interesting bio
graphical information about the
main speaker, Mr. Carter.
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Is Kiwanis
Today 1 PM
physics.
Now a successful farmer and
raiser of certified cotton and
peanut seed, Carter’s family and
his predecessors have lived in
Plains for nine generations.
Mr. Carter is prominent and
devout in his Baptist Church
work having made two trips No
rth to help establish Baptist ch
urches in Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts. He also takes
an active part in the March of
Dimes drives in the state.
Kiwanis president Bond Flem
ing and Program Chairman Ed
Robinson appeared on the pro
gram of the club at its regular
meeting Thursday at the Teen
Can. They gave some interest
ing information and history about
Kiwanis on an International and
a local level.
Visitors at the meeting in
cluded an inter-club from Grif
fin: Grady Norton, David Gup
ton, Turner Davis and Marshall
Sims. Two other guests at the
club were also from Griffin,
Terry Green and Larry Waller,
of Southern Bell.
It was announced by Special
projects Chairman Ray Reece
that a change In date has been
made for the Kiwanis family pic
nic. The event will be held on
Friday, July 25 Instead of the
24th as previously announced.
The picnic will be held at the
Lions Club Pavilion this year.
Boy Suffers
Ski Injuries
Jackson Lake
A College Park boy suffered
multiple Injuries In a skiing ac
cident at Jackson Lake Sunday
afternoon about 12:30 p. m. He
Is Albion H. Golden, ID, about
15 years of age who was said
to have been an expert skier.
Reports showed that the young
man was coming In too fast and
skied Into a boat trailer. He
suffered a broken arm, lacerat
ions about the head and possible
Internal Injuries in the mishap.
Golden was taken to Georgia
Baptist Hospital In a Caldwell
& Cowan ambulance.
The attractive Souvenir Pro
gram contained the Lions em
blem and the dates 1944-1969,
marking the 25th year that the
club has functioned In Mans
field.
In side the front cover was the
list of past-presidents of the
club from 1944. It was Inter
esting to note that only three
past-presidents have died since
serving as the number one man
of the civic organization: J. B.
Spears, Jr., 1946-47; Parks
Lawrence, 1947-48; and Fred
Adams, 1963-64.
On the back cover of the pro
gram was the list of the present
members. Seven are charter
members: J. H. Adams, James
Benton, M. D. Bledsoe, J. L.
Davis, Fred W. Greer, E. L.
Hays and J. F. Lazenby.