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WOW! But we have a great
opportunity for YOU! Sorry, but
only two people can have the joy
of fulfilling this wonderful great
need at our Newton County Hos
pital! First come, with the best
desk for the Hospital Auxiliary
Room, first served. You might
give this desk in memory of a lo
ved one. It must be a desk. ..
flat top; ample drawer space that
can be locked. Os course, we
would like to have a desk that
will compliment our beautiful
new Hospital Auxiliary Room.
Everybody wants a part in ful
filling the needs of this hospital.
Many look at the wonderful nur
ses in uniform. . .dedicated...
beautifully trained, efficient in
every way. . .when they observe
the skill of our fine physicians
at work; when they look at the
capable Office Force; when they
observe the Hospital Auxiliary
Workers and every Maid, Por
ter. . .and those darling little
Candy Stripers. It makes you
wish you had some special part.
Alright fellers and girruls! This
is IT. You may give a beautiful
desk to the Hospital Auxiliary,
which is desperately needed...
and you may give it in Memory
of a loved one; you may give it
In honor of some dedicated nurse
or doctor.. .or whomsoever you
choose.
No, that’s not all. The hospi
tal has to have a sewing room.
They have two little portable
machines for patching all those
hospital linens and keeping them
in good shape. However, they
need a table right now for one of
the machines, in order that they
might use same. Will you have
the joy of presenting that table?
. . .Any individual can donate it
in memory of a loved one, in ho
nor of a dedicated worker or
friend. . .even put a little plate
on same giving the name of the
person you honor. Our furni
ture stores may have just what
is needed and take a great joy
In presenting just such gifts as
listed. Friends may wish to pur
chase and present the gifts. Let’s
see who will have this honor! We
do not ask for such gifts very
often. . .and we know they will
be forthcoming when you read
this!
Just one more item we need
desperately ... A nice candy
showcase which can be locked.
This will be the greatest help
the Auxiliary has ever had we
think. . .Because you know we
have that little tray to keep
candy in on a table now. All
of our darling children have to
FEEL of every piece to decide
which they want, for It is stack
ed in the tiny long basket af
fair. If we had a show case wh
ere they could see it all.. .and
not have to handle it all.. .ser
vice could be better. We could
put a dozen or so more kinds
of candies, gum, and articles
for sale, which are needed by
patients. . .if we only had this
show case. We would like one
which opens from the back and
it must be one that can be lock
ed when the Auxiliary worker
is not on duty. Here is your
chance at three opportunities to
serve your Hospital. Who will
be the first to call? Don’t you
say “I wanted to, but I was too
late.’’
The hearts of all Covington,
Mansfield, and surrounding towns
of Newton County mourned the
passing of Mrs. Sibyl Marks
Turner, of Marietta, formerly
of Covington. We know of no
finer Christians anywhere than
Sibyl, her Mother and family.
The services were in last weeks
paper. Our hearts are sorely
grieved for the family, and we
pray God’s richest blessings upon
them. Only those who have suf
fered such loss, truly know how
to sympathize with them.
Calling all Patriotic People;
How many of you would like to
see our Park where the Lions
Club Picnic Pavillion and the
Boy Scout Hut is located?
The Garden Club and City once
had the little pond across the
lower end of the park built, and
planted in Water Lilies and the
grounds around it in Tulips and
other bulbs. This was a good be
ginning. YOU know, and I know,
and all Citizens know that we do
not have one beautiful park with
in Newton County... That is where
it is planted in flowers, well kept,
. . .with concrete Benches or pl
aces where people can go and
rest. . .or read.. .or just enjoy
the beauty of the Park. It would
be something to point to with
Pride. We do believe the tiny
tots of our city would like to go
there and see the flowers. Hie
Boy Scouts would help keep it
clean. . .that we know without
asking them. . .The City keeps it
cut now. . .we do believe every
civic club in town would cooper
ate in the making of this beauti
ful park. Please express your
selves, after taking it up with
your Clubs, the City Council and
business men of the City. AH
would take pride in showing this
park (we dream of) to their re
latives and guests visiting them.
Their children would enjoy this
park.. .the tiny tots also.
Many who have followed the co
lumns of Drew Pierson win re
gret to learn of his death.
Wow. . .here’s that broom...
we better get to our job of. . .
Jest.. ."SWEEPIN’ UP.”
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VOLUME 104 NO. 45
Newton-Rockdale Game Friday
Newton Coaches
Speak Today At
Kiwanis Club
Football coaches of the New
ton County Rams will be speak
ers today (Thursday) at the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club meeting at
the Teen Can building at 1 p. m.
Head Coach Wilbur Fisher and
assistants Perry Haymore and
Tom Wortman will tell the civic
club members about the 1969 team
personnel and the scheduled up
coming games on the Ram slate.
Fisher will be starting his third
season as head man at the local
school on Friday evening at Con
yers when the Rams will open
the season against the Bulldogs.
Covington News and Sports Edi
tor Bob Greer is the program
chairman for the week and he
will introduce the coaches.
Owen Forrester, Assistant U.
S. Attorney for the Northern Dis
trict of Georgia, was the main
speaker at the Kiwanis Club
meeting Thursday. Mr. Forres
ter told of the functions of his
office and staff relative to crime
in the Northern section of the
state and also in Atlanta.
Kiwanian Rob Fowler IH was
the program chairman of the
week.
Guests at the meeting includ
ed Jack Glisson of Covington,
Lt. Gov. Flynt Langford and his
son Rocky, of Griffin; Rev. Owen
Kellum, Jr., of Covington; Sam
Laird of the Druid Hills Kiwanis
Club; and an interclub group
from Griffin: Grady Norton, Ron
nie Massey, Roy Fleming, Ivan
Taylor, and Flynt Langford.
Labor Day Was
No Holiday In
Covington Court
Monday was Labor Day and a
legal holiday for many citizens,
but Covington City Judge E. W.
Strozier held the weekly session
of the court as usual. In fact,
some 43 cases were disposed of
at the regular Monday session.
One man had five charges lodg
ed against him during the week
and his case came up for trial
Monday. The charges were: driv
ing under the influence, driving
without a license, disorderly, re
sisting arrest and having a loud
muffler on his car. He forfeit
ed his S2OO cash bond and did
not appear for trial.
Another subject was ticketed
for an Illegal tag on his auto,
and not having an inspection stick
er. He was fined $25 or 15 days
in jail. Late Tuesday he had not
paid the fine.
Other cases called for trial
Monday by Judge strozier involv
ed persons charged with drunken
ness 11, disorderly 7, DWOL 6,
DUI 4, speeding 5, and reckless
driving 4.
School Os Care
Enrollment Now
The Civitan School Os Care
for Exceptional Children will open
September 16 at the Oxford Bap
tist Church with registration-at
10 a. m.
Classes will begin on Tues.,
Sept. 23 from 9:30 a. m.-12;00.
Anyone interested who has not
been previously enrolled should
contact Mrs. Kent Anglin at 786-
7146 or Mrs. Stuart McCanless at
786-2437.
Covington lions Donato food
COVINGTON LIONS Club members with some of the canned food
they donated for Mississippi flood victims are shown above. Hons
President Jim Deas, Jim Luke and Joe Haymore are pictured from
left to right.
News
Youth Center Was Dedicated And Opened Sunday Afternoon
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YOUTH CENTER was dedicated Sunday afternoon by officials of the
Newton County Jaycees. Cutting the ribbon at the main entrance
of the building on Brown Bridge Road is Wayne Hunt, Chairman of
the building committee. Others in the photo are (from left): Rev.
YOUTH CENTER OPENS
The Youth Center on Brown
Bridge Road near the Golf Cou
rse was formally opened after
a dedication ceremony Sunday
afternoon by officials of the New
ton County Jaycees, sponsors of
the facility.
President Fred Harwell, Bu
ilding Chairman Wayne Hunt and
the Rev. Kent Anglin, pastor of
the Oxford Baptist Church, con
ducted the dedicatory program
prior to the Open House held
during the afternoon. Mr. Hunt
cut the bright red ribbon to
open the front doors to the at
tractive interior of the spacious
building which has some 4,800
sq. ft. of floor space.
Rev. Anglin offered a short
prayer and then gave a most
appropriate poem “Building A
Bridge” by W. A. Droomgoole.
Then he complimented the local
Jaycees for doing something for
Girl Scouts Are In Need
Os Adult Leaders Here
Mrs. Cecil Brown, acting Nei
ghborhood Chairman, for Girl
Scouts in Newton County, an
nounces that three Junior Troops
in Covington will meet on Tburs
day evenings at the First Metho
dist Church in Covington. There
is the problem of leadership,
and some mothers who work are
willing to give some “overtime”
by leading girls on these even
ings. However, there is still a
crucial need for leaders, and Mrs.
Brown would appreciate anyone
who is willing to assume some
responsibility for the Girl Scout
Program to get in touch with her,
786-6082.
It is hoped that the troops at
R. L. Cousins can continue the
good work carried out last year
also.
A call has gone out in the Cov
ington area for Brownie leaders,
and there has been some res
ponse. In this age area also,
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1969
the youth of our community in
the construction of the Youth
Center. The cost of the Center
is estimated at about $50,000.
The drive for ths building funds
had been underway for the past
three years under several pro
minent Jaycees including Mal
colm Kessinger, Wayne Hunt,
jerry Aldridge, Fred Harwell,
R. T. Smith, Jr., Nelson Allen,
jack Harwell, and many others.
Many heads of local civic clubs
were present for the cutting of
the ribbon on the front door at
2 p. m. They were: Miss Ruth
Parker, president of the Cov
ington Pilot Club; Donald G. St
ephenson, Ordinary and Presi
dent-Elect of the Covington Ki
wanis Club; Jack Christian, Pr
esident of the Covington Rotary
Club; Hugh Steele, president of
the Covington-Newton County Ch-
leaders can be utilized wonder
fully. If your daughter is seven
or eight or in the second or
third grade and wishes to continue
this program, mothers willing to
assist either at R. L. Cousins
or Flcquett are asked to contact
Mrs. Brown.
In the Porterdale area, Miss
Mae Hardman is Troop Organi
zer and welcomes contacts from
parents who are willing to give
a few hours each month to the
Girl Scout Program there.
Mrs. Lee DeLoach and Mrs.
Betty McFadden will be leaders
of the Cadette Troop in Coving
ton. Other Cadette troops will
be re -a ctiv at e d if leaders th
roughout the county and girls
are Interested.
Remember the contacts: Mrs.
Cecil Brown, 786-6082, Miss
Mae Hardman, 786-5980.
Plans for troops in the Liv
ingston and Oxford areas are
progressing well.
Covington NEWS
Football Special
Next Thursday
The Covington NEWS will print
its Newton Ram Football Review
and Preview next week, which
marks the opening of the gridi
ron season in Covington. Mor
gan County, an arch rival, is
the opponent on Sharp Field, Fri
day night.
Many articles, pictures, and in
teresting information will be
carried in the tabloid this year.
Also, schedules of the Georgia
Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow
Jackets and Atlanta Falcons will
be Included in the special issue.
Business and professional
people will also have advertise
ments In the football section.
In fact, these folks are real sup
porters of athletics In our coun
ty.
Kent Anglin of Oxford, who gave the invocation followed by a short
speech; Jeff Benton, Wayne Hunt, Fred Harwell (President), Mike
Witherspoon, Malcolm Kessinger and Nelson Allen, all Jaycees.
amber of Commerce; Walter
Partee, Covington City Manager;
Harold Dobbs, Commissioner of
Newton County; and the Rev. Tom
White, pastor of the Covington
Presbyterian Church.
Newton Jaycettes served as
hostesses during the afternoon.
Refreshments were served to
those who viewed the new build
ing.
Ag Commissioner Irvin Is
Chamber-Commerce Speaker
Guest speaker at the monthly
meeting of the Covington-Newton
County Chamber of Commerce
meeting Monday, Sept. 8, at the
Teen Can will be Georgia Ag
riculture Commissioner Tommy
Irvin. Monday’s meeting will
get underway at 12:30 p. m.
Program chairman for the C of
C is Tom Bailey. County Agent
Ed Hunt is in charge of the pro
gram today and he will Introduce
the speaker.
Chamber President Hugh
Steele urges all members to
attend the Monday meeting.
Commissioner Irvin has head
ed the Georgia Agriculture de
partment since his appointment
in January 1969 after Phil Camp
bell accepted a position in the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Mr. Irvin was formerly Assistant
Administration Floor Leader In
the House of Representatives
(1967), and In April of that year
was named Executive Secretary
to Governor Lester Maddox.
Born In Hall County, Mr. Ir
vin lived much of his life on a
farm in White and Habersham
Counties. He is the eldest of
five children and had to assume
New Ways Sought To
Teach The Disadvantaged
ATHENS, Ga.—University of
Georgia educators will play a
key role in the search for ef
fective ways of teaching the dis
advantaged—and about the disad
vantaged—through anew resear
ch project underway here.
The project, which will receive
about $40,000 in federal funds,
is leading to a thorough purusal
of all educational research in
teaching underpriviledged child
ren, and in teaching students about
deprived peoples.
For the next six months facul
ty members In the University’s
Department of Social Science
Education will be trying to pull
together a decade’s research
work in the field. What they
hope to gain from the undertak
ing is an assessment of where
social studies Instruction stands
now and the development of rec
ommendations for state and local
school supervisors for Improve
ment of social studies instruc
tion relating to the disadvantag
ed.
The task won’t be an easy one,
says Dr. Jonathon C. McLendon,
head of the project. He and his
Motorcade Set
To Friday’s Game
There will be a motorcade
leaving the Newton County High
School Gym, Friday night at 7
o’clock, going to Conyers for the
Newton High-Rockdale County
football game. This is the first
game of the season, so come
out to the gym early enough to
join the motorcade and give these
boys the fine support they de
serve.
Tommy Irvin
much of the livelihood for the
family when he was 16 years of
age after his father was killed
in an accident.
He now holds the office of
Chairman of The Stone Mountain
Memorial Association, and has
taken an active role in many
other capacities in public and
civic life.
fellow researchers have sent
more than 400 requests for in
formation to research groups,
individuals and school systems
across the nation.
Within their limited project
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Band Boosters
Meet Monday
The Newton County Band Bo
oster Club will hold their first
meeting Monday, September 8,
1969, at 7:30 p. m., at the First
Citizens Bank hospitality room
on Highway 278.
A musical program will be
presented by band students and
band director, Basil Rigney. The
1969-1970 project calendar will
be presented along with a "Get
ting To Know You” social hour.
The new officers are: Jay
Higgins, President; Cecil Brown
and Mrs. Julia Burt, Vice-Pres-
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Editorial . - 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports 13
Legal 2 3
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8 O’clock Kickoff At Conyers
Pits Arch-Rivals In Opener
The Newton County Rams and
the Rockdale County Bulldogs will
open the 1969 football season Fri
day night in Conyers. Kickoff is
set for 8 o’clock.
Each team aspires for abetter
record than the past season when
the Rams had a 5-3-2 slate, and
Rockdale County posted a 6-4
mark. The Bulldogs downed the
Rams in the 1968 season-opener
here by a 27-0 score.
For the NCHS eleven Coach
Wilbur Fisher will be fielding
his third team after serving as
an assistant coach here and at
Monroe Area fflgh. The mentor
of the Rockdale County team is
Earl O’Neill. He has 14 letter
men returning against the Rams’
eleven.
If Coach Fisher can keep his
first eleven players healthy, the
team should do well during 1969.
He will count on ends Gerry Katz
and Bill Brooks, both of whom
saw some service last year on
offense and defense. The tack
les this year will be George La
zenby (shifted from center), and
Rusty Creech.
Probable starting lineups of Rams-Bulldogs Friday night:
Rockdale Co.
LE—Gary Kirkus
LT —Alan Treadwell
LG—Anthony Norton
C—Danny Gardner
RG—Tony Lucas
RT—Ronnie Conner
RE—Ralph McGourick
QB—Joe Kelley
RHB—Jerry Edwards
LHB—Wales Barksdale
FB—Eddie Shirley
Blue Rambler Band Has
Special Show For Friday
The Newton County Blue Ram
bler Band will make their open
ing appearance for the 1969 foot
ball season September 5, at Con
yers when the Rams meet Rock
dale County.
Band Director Basil Rigney,
beginning his eleventh season with
the Ramblers, has just received
his Masters of Music Education
from the University of Georgia.
The Band will make their en
trance to “My Hero” by Victor
Herbert, do a mld-fleld drill to
a crowd favorite “This Is My
Country” by Don Raye. A spe
cial number featuring the Majo
rettes will be “Dixieland Rock”,
composer Johnny Warrington.
The Ramblers will exit to the
Georgia Classrooms
Short 837 Teachers
When Georgia public schools
open this fall, there will be 837
classes without teachers, ac
cording to Jack P. Nix, State
Superintendent of Schools. Ac
cording to the superintendent,
reports received from 178 of
Georgia’s 191 school systems in
dicate such a shortage exists.
With the same number of systems
reporting last year, the teacher
vacancy total was 780.
"There are two reasons for
most teacher vacancies,” said
Ted R. Owens, the Department’s
associate director for teacher
certification. "Most of the young,
certified teachers want to live
in a major city. Metropolitan
Atlanta, for example, has an ex
cess of qualified teachers. We
suggest teachers accept an open
ing in a city with a population
of 30,000 or less, but they usual
ly decline.
"We never get 100% response
to our annual survey because sys
tems that do not need personnel
seldom respond to our survey.”
"Secondly, when a future tea
cher enters college he often fails
to inquire about which fields are
City Fire Dept.
Has 37 Calls
During August
The Covington Fire Depart
ment answered 37 calls during
the month of August, according
to a report at City Hall. The to -
tai estimated damage during the
month was $17,790.
Included in the calls and ac
counting for most of the damage
were four dwelling house fires.
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Billy Childers and Tony Wat
son are two of the finest guards
NCHS has had in many years.
Anchored at center will be Scott
Byrd, who is also a fine line
backer on defense.
Two of the four backs are ex
perienced and both were starters
last season. They are fullback
Johnny Moon and left-halfback
Sidney Norton. Roy Callaway,
the other halfback, will be the
starter Friday night at right
halfback.
Three quarterbacks are vie
ing for the signal-calling posi
tion. They are Jack Lunsford,
Ricky Schell and Freddie Adams.
Fisher has intimated that either
Lunsford or Schell will get the
starting call Friday at Conyers.
The Bulldogs have an experi
enced QB in Joe Kelley. The
other three backfield starters
are all inexperienced.
In the line for Rockdale will
be two fine tackles in Captain
Ronnie Conner and Alan Tread
well. Danny Gardner Is also a
good center for Coach O’Neill’s
clan.
Newton Co.
Gerry Katz
George Lazenby
Billy Childers
Scott Byrd
Tony Watson
Rusty Creech
Bill Brooks
Jack Lunsford or
Ricky Schell
Roy Callaway
Sid Norton
Johnny Moon
theme from "The Magnifleant se
ven” by Elmer Bernstein, better
known as the Marlboro theme.
A special driU performance
will be held at Sharp Field on
Thursday September 4, at 6:30
p. m. Parents and spectators
are Invited to attend.
The 1969 Band Officers are;
President, Susan Chester; Vice-
President Paul Jernigan; secre
tary, Rachel King; Treasurer,
Kae Henderson. Drum Majors
are, Randy Klrkus and Jerry
Mclntosh; Head Majorette, Kim
Puckett. Majorettes for 1969;
Gay Bankston, Deborah Scarbo
rough, Debbie Phillips, Gaylor
Dial and Donna Morgan.
in demand. Instead the student
selects subjects which he enjoyed
when attending high school,”
Owens said. “Georgia has more
than enough certified teachers
in social studies and English,
but not enough elementary edu
cation, science and mathematics
teachers. There is also a shor
tage of industrial arts instruc
tors.”
“My office has had reports that
due to Federal court orders re-
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State Patrol
Has 256 Traffic
Arrests In Month
Sergeant R. C. Womack of the
Madison State Patrol Post an
nounced today that his post has
investigated three traffic acci
dents, made 256 arrest and is
sued warnings in Newton County
during August.
Commenting further he said no
persons were Injured in the three
accidents along with one killed.
Estimated property damage
amounted to $2,050.00.
Also the post commander said
a total of 115 pending traffic ca
ses were disposed in the courts
with the following dispositions;
nine guilty pleas, 97 bond for
feitures, one dismissed, two no
record, and five nolo contendere
pleas.
Also Sgt. Womack pointed out
that fines and forfeitures amoun
ted to $4,422.00. which were paid
to the Courts of Newton County.
Total Cases pending in Newton
County, 192.