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Hunters’ Er^iencedCamille’s Fury
Editor’s Notes Bob Hunter,
staff member of the NEWS, and
his family were visiting with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
Hunter, in Biloxi, Mississippi
this weekend when hurricane Ca
mille struck the Gulf coast. They
left Biloxi for an evacuation cen
ter 25 miles inland at Perklston
six hours before the hurricane
struck after they learned that
Camille had changed course and
was heading their way. Bob,
his Dad, and brother Rick took
pictures as the two families re-
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Our heart is sorely torn over
the great havoc storms have play
ed over our beloved states of
Mississippi, Louisiana and other
states. These states, every inch
of them, are sacred ground to
us; for we have visited In every
town from Alabama through Lou
isiana and Missippi. Mr. Dennis
traveled seven states for the
sale of newspaper equipment,
when we were first married. Then
since we have lived here, Con
federate Orginazions, of which
he was National Commander of
the S.C.V., and we served as
President-General of the U.D.C.,
we visited everyone of these towns
again. On my desk now is an
invitation from Mrs. John L.
Heiss, a noted historian, of Gulf
Port, invitating me to attend a
gala party at the Gulf Port Ho
tel. As a past National Presi
dent she knew I would love to be
there to greet our new President-
General who was also to be a
guest. We wrote a Day Letter
of regrets as our sister was not
well at the time. NOW, comes
this great storm. We do not
know if our friends along the Gulf
Coast are safe or not. Tele
graph wires are down. No way
of communication! We are pray
ing with all our heart that all
our friends are safe! IS that not
a selfish wish...but a natural
one? We pray God’s tender mer
cies upon each family touched
by this storm..all along the full
pathway it took.
We pray that our little chum,
we grew up with, now a fine phy
sician in New Orleans is safe,
as well as all our newspaper
friends, U. D. C. and s. C. V.
friends who entertained us so
beautifully when there. We have,
in our grief, traveled over every
inch and mile of this territory,
with a prayer In our heart for
all we knew, and those we did
' not know. We know not why death
has to come in such away, and
why great cities are wrecked In
this way. Neither do we ques
tion..except we did wring our
heart and hands saying, “Why!
OH! WHY!” We do not know
how to begin to communicate
with friends along the way. Only
time will tell.
We have been blessed in this
community, and do we, OH do
we know how to be thankful! Sounds
selfish to ask that this happen
not to us...when we stop and
wonder why we deserve Ks ten
der care, which has been Ivaish
ed upon each of us so generous
ly. These things happen, per
haps, as a reminder that each of
us should, daily, be about our
Fathers business..and ready when
he calls!
Hello! Our good gr lends over
at the City Hall. Watch out for
sure! We are scheming schem
es! We can see, now, huge 15
foot rose pink crabapple trees
blossoming on your beautiful gr
ounds. We can see dogwoods
planted this fall, the 3 to 4 foot
size, down every newly paved
street in town..and eventually all
others. There are those resi
dents, if approached, who own
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VOLUME 104 NO. 43
15 Girls Vie For ’Miss Newton County’
Newton Jr. Symphonic
Practices Scheduled
Pre-school practices for the
Newton junior Symphonic Band
have been scheduled for Monday
thru Friday, August 25-29, from
9:00 until 11:00 a. m., in the
Ficquett School Band Room.
Students eligible will be those
in the seventh or eighth grades,
during the 1969-70 school year,
who attend E. L. Ficquett, Liv
ingston, Palmer-Stone or Por
terdale schools, and who have had
previous band experience. Those
students who have had previous
experience In Instrumental music
and who will be attending the
schools mentioned above are
asked to contact Band Director,
James Bell, at 786-8678, before
Monday, August 25.
The band room will be open
each morning before 8:00 o’clock
for the convenience of those band
members who may have to arrive
early as their parents go to
work.
(Closing Features Os Salem’s
141st Camp Meeting
Dr. Jason Shlrah delivered the
final sermon on Friday evening,
which marked the close of Salem
Camp Meeting, held August 8-
15, deemed by many "tenters”
to have been one of the most
successful and spiritually re
warding In recent years.
Piano Presented
Prior to the beginning of the
worship service, C. D. Ramsey,
president of the Board of Trus
tees revealed that the piano used
during the week had been pre
sented by Mrs. C. O. Nixon, in
memory of her late husband,
who was for many years a mem
ber of Salem’s Board of Trust
ees. Mr. Ramsey expressed, in
behalf of the Board, sincere ap
preciation for this fine contrib
ution to Salem, which will elim
inate piano rental fees each year
for the Camp Meeting, formerly
necessary. Appreciation was
also expressed to all of those
participating In and contributing
to the success of the Camp Meet
ing.
New Board Members
Welcomed as new members of
Salem’s Board of Trustees at
their annual meeting held in the
Tabernacle, were W. M. Pate,
Decatur, J. R. Head and Roland
Reagan, both of Conyers.
Awards
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in the minds c . the
Hunter families , spent
Sunday night in -vacuation
center 25 miles inland from wh
ere Camille struck the coast with
winds ranging between 200 and
210 miles per hour.
Bob, his wife Vicky, Beth, 8,
and Stephanie, 4, returned to Cov-
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Gail Williams
Ficquett School Plans Announced
The faculty of E. L. Ficquett First Grade: Mrs. Ben Banks,
School this year will be: Mrs. Mark L. Davis, Miss Mary
Principal: E. D. Whatley Jane Dixon, Mrs. H. L. Entre-
As is the annual custom, Rib
bon, Certificate and Bible Awards
were presented following the Fri
day Morning worship service,
with Chairman of Youth Activit
ies Parks Warnock, in charge.
Mr. Warnock, executive secret
ary of Druid mils Baptist Chu
rch, Atlanta, has ably filled this
post on the Board for the past
30 years.
Requisites for ribbon awards
are as follows; Gold - For at
tending all morning devotionals,
all Bible class periods, and one
preaching service Monday thr
ough Friday; Blue - For 12 or
more of these periods; Red -
For 8 or more. Certificates
are given those having received
any ribbon for 3 consecutive
years; and Bibles to those having
received a gold ribbon for 3
consecutive years.
Bible Recipients - Johnny Ad
dison; Renee and Rhonda Chap
man; Beth and Sherrie Cook;
Ronald Copeland; Mrs. Madie
Flowers; Joe and Todd Ogletree;
Eddie Potts; Janet and Tim Smith;
Mrs. Leonard standard; Mrs.
Lena Owens and Robin Standard.
Certificate Recipients, (in ad
dition to those receiving Bibles
and Certificates) Cindy Aldridge;
Mrs. Alice Alford; Mesdames
Marion Chapman; Van Freeman;
W. S. Hicks; Leo Mallard; Benny
Potts; J. L. Potts; C. D. Ram
sey, Jr.; Mrs. L. S. Rice; Pat
ricia Vaughan, Lisa Potts, Ron
nie and Terry Hicks.
Rack From Biloxi Safely
ington Tuesday night after the
weekend ordeal that started out
as a short visit with his parents
and an extra week’s vacation
for Beth, who was to stay with
her Grandfather and Grandmot
her when her parents returned.
The family arrived in Biloxi
at the grandparents home Sat
urday morning. They followed
the build-up of Camille in the
Gulf by radio during the day and
that night.
Sunday morning about 7;00 a.
m. they learned that Placker
man’s Parrish near New Or
leans was being evacuated. From
this they knew that preparations
needed to be made for the high
winds their area might get as
the storm passed farther west.
Bob, his dad, and brother Rick
boarded up the windows of the
Hunter home, gassed up all three
vehicles, and stored water in
the bath tub, and all available
containers.
Vicky and Mrs. Hunter cook
ed up all the food In the house,
collected bedding, clothing, and
made other preparations to ride
out the winds of the hurricane.
This took most of the day.
The hurricane was supposed
to hit west of Gulfport, but at
5:30 p. m. Sunday afternoon Bill
McManus, a neighbor whois reg
ional manager for a gas com
pany, told the Hunters that he
had been in touch with Civil
Defense headquarters and they
had Informed him that Camille
had changed course and was
headed for Gulfport.. .“Get Out
Quick!”
Food, water, bedding, clothing
and the two families were packed
into Mr. Hunter’s pick-up truck
camper and Bob’s car. Shortly
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1969
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Ribbon Recipients; Gold -
Mesdames Douglas Robertson,
Lena Owens, B. H. Martin, sr.,
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Miss Glenn, 103-Years-Old, Talks With Salem Ministers
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PARTICIPATING MINISTERS in Salem Camp Meeting are shown sharing experiences with Miss Layona
Glenn, 103-year-old Missionary emeritus, on the porch of Salem Hotel. L-R are; Rev. Phillip DeMore,
Dr. A. Jason Siirah, Miss Glenn, Dr. John Tate and Rev. Tom White.
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Marilyn Johnson
kin, Mrs. Jack Meadors, Mrs.
C. D. Ramsey, Mrs. W. H. Th
ompson.
Second Grade: Mrs. Miller
Dial, Mrs. H. G. Handley, Mrs.
Jim Luke, Mrs. Robert Stanton,
Jr., Mrs. L. M. Willson.
Third Grade: Mrs. W. I.
Allgood, Mrs. L. L. Harwell,
Mrs. J. D. Smith.
Fourth Grade: Mrs. Floyd
Allen, Mrs. Russell Dollar, Mrs.
G. B. Hutchinson, Miss Rachel
King, Mrs. James L. Pound.
Fifth Grade: Mrs. George
Elliott, Mrs. J. D. Harper.
Sixth Grade: Mrs. Hendra
Meadows, Mr. Tom Rowland,
after 6:00 p. m. the families
were headed north to Perklston
College, 25 miles inland, which
had been set up as an evacuat
ion center.
Bob said that to Beth and
Stephanie all the excitement was
a “lark” and they were having
a time. By 8:00 p. m. they ar
rived on the college campus and
were assigned to Harrison Hall,
a dormitory, for the night.
After checking in with their
things they went back out to the
camper to eat supper as the
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Mrs. Tom Rowland, Mrs. Tom
Stanton.
Seventh Grade: Larry E. Cor
ban, Mrs. E. W. Strozier, Mrs.
W. N. Zeigler.
Eighth Grade: Mrs. W. A.
Carlton, Mr. James Finlayson,
Mrs. Gene Marks, Mr. James
Pennington, Mrs. Aubrey Rowe.
Counselor and Teacher; Mrs.
Grace L. Thompson.
Librarian: Mrs. M. D. Mcßae.
Secretary: Mrs. Rita Maloy,
Mrs. Ward Mobley.
Lunchroom Mgr.; Mrs. Loyd
Alexander.
Custodian Supervisor: Mr.
J. T. Owens.
wind continued to rise. During
the meal a small twister hit
the trailer and slid it across
the parking lot for about eight
feet. Hurriedly the family fin
ished their meal and went back
to the dorm.
There was nothing to do now
but wait out Camille. The ch
ildren were bedded down about
9:00 p. m., but the adults began
the all night vigil that they would
not soon forget.
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Editorial 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports 13
Leg al 2 3
Classified , .21-23
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Janice Stowe
Plano Teacher: Mrs. Lewis
Caldwell, Mrs. J. H. Patterson,
Mrs. Frank Teal.
A schedule has been set for
testing first grade children who
will be entering In September.
Children whose last name begins
with A through M will be tested
Monday, August 25 beginning at
9:00 through 11:30, and children
with last names starting with N
through Z will begin at 1:30
through 4:00.
Parents are requested to plan
for their children to be at school
for two and one-half hours. All
first graders entering school
must take these tests before
being permanently placed In the
first grade.
All student names will be post
ed Friday, August 29 after 4:00.
Please do not call or come by
before this time.
City Approves
S3OO Budget Gift
To H.R. Council
Routine business and discus
sion of city projects occupied
the time at the short one and
one-half hour meeting Monday
night of the Covington City Coun
cil.
Only four councllmen and the
Mayor were present. Councll
men E. E. Callaway and Moody
Summers are on vacation this
week.
The Council approved a $300.00
per year budget request from the
Human Relations Council after
the Mayor read a letter from
Robert Fowler 111, local presi
dent. The Human Relations Coun
cil has also asked the county
government for the same amount.
A bond on the City Manager
In the amount of SIOO,OOO was
passed by the council at a cost
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Every young girl dreams of
becoming Miss America. The girl
who Is selected Miss Newton Co
unty Saturday night, August 23,
1969 at 7:30 at the NCHS audi
torium, could be the next Miss
America. Five prominent judges
will serve on a panel to select
the new queen.
They will score the points which
will determine the winner as the
lovely young ladies compete in
evening dress, swim suits, and
talent.
Girls and their sponsors are
as follows: Gall Williams, W.T.
Grant; Linda Digby, Belks; Bren
da Herring, The Hutch; Janice
Stowe, Benton Truck and Trac
tor; Susan Kirkland, Henson Fur
niture; Cathy Edwards, Davis
Pharmacy; Betsle Jolley, Coving
ton Auto; Rita Dimsdale, Barber
Lighting and Supply; Marilyn
Johnson, Handy Andy; Kathy Klim,
Bank of Mansfield; Martha Ann
Kemp, Brazier; Gayle Purcell,
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Newton Joins
Northeast Ga.
Planning Comm.
Newton County has joined the
Northeast Georgia Area Planning
and Development Commission as
the tenth county member of the
organization.
Mr. Burton Sparer, executive
director of the commission, re
cently spoke to the Covington-
Newton County Chamber of Com
merce and explained the research
and planning available for New
ton County through the organizat
ion which has headquarters in
Athens.
The initial membership fee is
$5,250, which is based on a 25
cent per person basis of popul
ation in the county. The annual
membership fee will be the same
based on Newton’s 21,000 pop
ulation.
Other member counties of the
Northeast Georgia Area Planning
and Development Commission
are: Bar row, Clarke, Greene,
Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oco
nee, Oglethorpe and Walton.
Members of the Newton Board
of Commissioners have been wo
rking out the details for county
membership and attending com
mission meetings to learn more
about its functions for several
months.
Letters have been sent out
to the different mayors of the
cities in the county asking them
to select a member of their
local council to serve with the
commissioners on the new com
mission. Each town that partici
pates will pay a share of the
membership expense annually.