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Along with you, who have to stay
at home,. . .that is, the ones who
cannot drive across country. . .
to the beautiful Mountains, . .to
see the ‘‘Rose and Old Gold”
God has provided for us. . .at
this season of the year,. . .we
just almost envy you as you
bask in the beauty of every lit
tle tree in that section. Sure. . .
we can name them one by one.
Those lovely Silver Maples
down the lefthand side of the Ist
Baptist Church, are just out of
this world right now. Have you
stopped, Nat Turner, and basked
in their beauty? It was when you
were mayor of our fair city that
this project, of outlining Coving=
ton’s streets with trees, was st=
arted to bring beauty from year
to year.
We longed. . .OH! How we
longed, for a drive up to the
beauty of Western North Caro
lina’s autumn beauty. We are
partial to those gold and old rose
Chestnut Trees. . .the shrubs
and trees of every kind, making
a Heavenly Picture one never
forgets.,
However, beauty is where you
find it. . .even on a small scale.
We had occasion one night re=-
cently, when aneighbor’s dog was
barking like mad. . .(around One
A.M,) to get up. . .ease into the
dark kitchen and turn onthe flood
lights in the backe Wow! Wehad
seen our Dogwoods and other
beautiful leaves. . .and basked in
their beauty. . .but fellers! You
jest ¢“ain’t seen nothin’ yet’, .
until you turn on your flood lights
to a scene undescribably beauti=
ful. . .with God as the Artist. ..
especially when you are looking
for a burglar. . .and this comes...
God’s handiwork. «.to remind you
that He is in His Heaven, yet He
is very near. . .to watch over
His Children. We could hardly
go back to sleep. . .just basking
in the beauty of that scene. . .
and realizing He was SO VERY
NEAR. . .when you were frigh
tened by the noise.
We planted two of those Sil
ver Maples in front of this place
when we moved over here. They
were the same size, . sbut did not
grow up together, . .one is large
the other ¢‘poking along’’. . .but
their leaves are beautiful. . .We
love the Dogwoods in front of the
Baptist Church and down Floyd
Street, Oxford has been beauti
£, . .in fact, . e all know God
is near the entire year. . sbut He
reminds us in a very special way
ail year. . .Spring. . .when his
flowers and trees blossom out to
bring us a reminder of Hisnear=-
nesse. « «Summer when the Flo
wers and Trees blossom and br
ing forth delicious fruits, nuts
and what have you?
Sometimes when days are dark
« o oand you are alone. . .Well
He is always near. . .to remind
you that you are His Own. You
truly have to walk this ¢‘Alone
Pathway’’ before you can fully
learn how many there are alone
who truly need you. Even if you
are not alone it is a challenge
for YOU to visit the Hospitals,
and work in them; visit the nur
sing homes where little flowers,
in their shadows of the life that
was. . .separated from their fa
milies for a time, only those ti
mes when loved ones come ViSite..
¥ you are shut-in, children
gone, companion also. . .then
find yourself by visiting others
who are shut-ins. They need
you, and all of us, more than
you can realize. We are so pre
one to forget, when we have work
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COVINGTON ELKS LODGE No. 1806 has made another generous
donation to Newton County Hospital. Fred Lott (left), Exalted
Ruler, is pictured making the presentation of 2 check to Hospital
Administrator Robert Mitcham, Jr.
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PICTURED ABOVE is some of the stolen loot recovered by City of Covington Police recently. Patrolman
Buddy Allen said that the goods above were stolen in six burglaries in the city within the past four
months. In the photo are: one 30-30 Winchester rifle, .22 Winchester rifle, tape recorder, three Polaroid
cameras, one suitcase, five .32 pistols, two .22 pistols, two .25 automatic pistols and one .38 pistol.
A suspect has been arrested in the burglaries.
“Mr. And Miss Blue Rambler”
To Be Announced Friday Night
As a climax to Band Week in
Newton County, the first award
of ¢“Mr, and Miss Blue Rambler’’
will be awarded to a senior boy
and girl band member. Trop=
hies will be awarded to 2 boy
and girl who best depict the spi=
rit of the Blue Rambler Band.
Each senior member of the band
composed an essay entitled
¢“What t Has Meant To Be A
Blue Rambler?’, The essays were
judged on sincerity, content and
form., Miss Louise Reeves, Cur=-
riculum Director for Newton
County Schools, is Chairman of
the Essay Committee.
The Band Booster Club is spon=
soring the award, which they hope
to make an annual event and an
other tradition at Newton County
High School.
For the 18 senior members of
the band Friday night’s perfore
mance will be a sentimental mar
ch as they perform for the last
time at Sharp Field, when the
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Otfice In
Courthouse To
Close Tuesday
Public offices in the Newton
County Courthouse will be closed
Tuesday, November 11, inobser=-
vance of Veterans Day,
All the offices will be open for
business as usual on Monday and
again on Wednesday,
Che Couington News
Rams meet Burney Harris. Se=
nior members of the band are:
Kim Allen, Debbie Anderson, To=-
mmy Armstrong, Becky Ballard,
Gay Bankston, Susan Chester,
Kae Henderson, Lynn Jones, Rac=
hel King, Randy Kirkus, Jerry
Mcintosh, Jim Peay, Kim Puck
ett, Lynn Rainey, Robbie Rape,
Deborah Scarborough, Bryant St=-
eele and Henry Unger.
Band officers are: Susan Ches=
ter, president; Paul Jernigan,
vice - president; Rachel King,
secretary; Kae Henderson, trea
surer; Jerry Mclntosh and Randy
Kirkus, drum majors; Kim Puck=
ett, head majorette; Gay Bans
ton, Deborah Scarborough, Don
na Morgan, Gaylor Dial and Deb=
bie Phillips, majorettes; Rose=
mary Robertson, voice of the Blue
Ramblers.
The finale to the 1969 marche
ing season for the Ramblers will
be their second performance at
City Property Leased
For Jr. Football Field
Many problems were discuss=
ed and acted upon by the Covington
City Council Monday evening at
the regular meeting of the body,
One of the items that came
up for action pertained to the
City of Covington’s part in sup
porting a full-time probation of=-
ficer for Newton County Juven=-
ile Court, Final disposition has
not been made as yet,
Some 25 parents, coaches, and
members of the executive com=
mittee of the Newton Junior Foot=
ball League came to the council
meeting Monday night asking that
the city lease them property to
build a Junior Football League
field.
After discussion, the Council
offered the league two acres near
the city pond above Oxford, or a
25 acre tract of land on Jackson
Highway that could be developed
as a recreation area for all
sports. The league accepted the
city pond property.
Charles King, representing the
American Legion, came before
the Council asking that a site
United Fund To
Elect Officers
The annual meeting of the Cov
ington-Newton County United
Fund will be held Tuesday, Nov=-
ember 11, 1969, at 2 P, M,
The meeting will be held at the
Snapping Shoals EMC Building.
The nominating committee,
composed of E, G, Lassiter, Ed
Robinson and Rev. Tom White,
will nominate officers and board
members at this meeting.
Each contributor to the United
Fund is a member of the Corpor=-
ation for the year he contributes
and is invited to be present at this
meeting. :
Ted Stroud, First Vice-Presi
dent, urges all members, trus
tees and officers to be present
for this annual meeting on Tues=-
day.
OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
S—The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, Thursday, November 6, 1969
the Atlanta Stadium on Novem
ber 16, when the Falcons take on
the Chicago Bears. The Band
was the guest of the Falcons
during the Falcon’s first season
in Atlanta in 1966. In the sum=
mer of 1968 the Ramblers en
tertained before and during a
Braves’ game.
On Friday night Ram fans will
have a preview of the Stadium
show when the Ramblers close
their season at Sharp field with
the show they will perform atthe
Stadium., The Band will enter
to ‘“March Grandioso’’ by Sietz,
midfield drill ¢‘Beguine for
Band”?, marching arrangement by
Basil Rigney, Blue Rambler Di
rector, down field drill to ‘“En
try of the Gladiators?’, the diffi
cult long oblique exit to the finale
to the ¢New World Smypthony’’
by Dvorak, closing to their own
special Blue Rambler arrange=-
ment of ‘“Georgia On My Mind”’.
be made available to place a
¢“Flame of Freedom?’ honoring
the war dead of Newton County.
Sites being considered are the
city square, the triangular park
out Floyd Street where it in
tersects with Martin Street, and
the park at the intersection of
Church and Monticello Streets.
If the latter site is chosen, city
gas will be available at nocharge
to the Legion.
In other action the Council
approved the electric contract
with the City of Covington Hou
sing Authority on the commer=-
cial B-10 rate,
A gas line extension to Ja
mes Hutchins Trailer Park on
Highway 142 was approved. The
extension will serve 50 new cus=
tomers when the park is filled to
capacity.
A pay increase to election poll
managers to S3O per day from the
present S2O figure was voted. A
poll manager’s day begins at 7:00
a. m, and ends when the last
votes are counted. . .sometimes
16 to 18 hours,
The Council voted to write
off $23.91 in uncollectable taxes
for the year and $1,315.51 in
uncollectable utility bills over a
three month period.
Kiwanis Meef
Newton County High basket
ball coaches Ronald Biadley and
Tom Wortman will be the spea=-
kers on the regular weekly pro
gram of the Covington Kiwanis
Club today (Thursday) at the
Teen Can building at 1 p, m,
They will discuss the NCHS
boys and girls basketball pic=
ture for the coming season wh=
ich gets underway November 22
against Jackson in Covington,
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Lest We Forgel,
Wear A Poppy
To Remember!
¢“lest we forget. « Wear a
poppy!”’
This will be the message of the
American Legion Auxiliary tothe
people of Newton County on Pop=
py Day, November Bin Covington.
Members of the Auxiliaryand co=-
operating groups of young women
will be stationed at numerous pl=
aces all day offering baskets of
Memorial Poppies and urging all
citizens to wear one of the little
red blossoms in honor of our
Nation’s war dead.
¢“We know that everyone in
Newton County will wish to ex
press remembrance and gra=-
titude by wearing a poppy on
that day,” said Mrs. Dan Clo=-
wer President of Covington Unit
of the Auxiliary.
‘“The memorial poppies have
been made for the Auxiliary by
disabled war veterans working
in hospitals and convalescent
workrooms,’’ Mrs. Clower said.
t¢The Auxiliary’s memorial pop
pies are fashioned from crepe
paper and wire stems and their
production provides an interest
ing diversion for many hospitali
zed veterans,’’ she added. ‘“The
work is considered valuable as
occupational theraphy, in addition
to giving the disabled men the
encouraging experience of earn
ing money once again. All ma
terials are supplied without cost
by the American legion Auxili
ary which pays the hospitalized
veteran for his work.”’
“An estimated 150,000 volun
teer workers from the Auxiliary
and cooperating groups are re
quired to distribute some 20 mil=-
lion memorial flowers on Poppy
Day. All contributions receive
ed from the public are used sole
1y for the rehabilitation and child
welfare programs conducted by
the American Legion Auxiliary.
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Newfon Arts,
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Here Fri.-Sat.
The Newton County Arts and
Crafts Class, which is sponsor
ed by the Brickstore Home Eco
nomics Club, will hold its first
arts and crafts show at the R,E, A.
Building this weekend. Hours on
Friday, November 7th, are from
12 p, m. to 4 p. m., and on Sat
urday, November Bth, from 10
a., m, to 4 p. m.
The exhibit will include beau
tiful ceramics, tole painting, dis=-
tressed wood, three-dimensional
build-up, and other crafts made
by the members of the class un=
der the direction of Mrs. Sue
Van Sant, of Atlanta.
Mrs. Van Sant has taught ce
ramics and interior decorating
in and around the Atlanta area
for some time, including a pe
riod of several years with the
Jacqueline Lea Studio. She has
studied under nationally and in
ternationally known teachers in
the ceramics field, and is more
than qualified to instruct this
local class.
Those members exhibiting in
the show are Mrs. Margaret
Campbell, Mrs. Nell Coggin,
Mrs. Julianna Hart, Mrs. Bet
ty Knight, Mrs. Betty Pickens,
Mrs. Dovie Rickman, Mrs. Loui=
se Strickland, Mrs. Margaret
Thomas and Mrs. Nelda Webb.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
No Oclober
Traffic Deaths
The State Patrol Post at
Madison has announced that there
were no traffic fatalities
in Newton County during the month
of October. Only one traffic ac
cident was investigated in the
county during that month,
according to Sergeant R, C,
Womack of the Madison SP Office.
Sgt. Womack said that 83 traf
fic cases were disposed of during
the recent term of the Newton
Superior Court with the following
dispositions: seven guilty pleas,
72 bond forfeitures, four
dismissed.
The officer also pointed out that
the fines and forfeitures amounted
to $3,517,50 which were paid to
the courts of the county.
Total cases pending in Newton
County number 237 at the present
time.
During October 84 persons
were arrested and 79 were issued
warnings by members of the State
Patrol in the county.
The American Legion Auxil=
iary will observe Veteran’s Day
and the Birthday of the American
Legion Auxiliary on Tuesday
evening, November 11, at the
Porterdale Hotel, Dinner will
be served to all Auxiliary mem=
bers and their husbands and Leg
ionnaires and their wives at 7:30
p. m.
Guest speaker for this occasion
will be Honorable Lt. Governor
George T, Smith and Tenth Dis
trict President, Mrs, E, D, Smith
of Lincolnton with other guests,
All members and wives and hus
bands are urged to attend this
meeting,
Lt. Governor Smith, lawyer
and statesman, has devoted 18
out of his 20 working years to
public service at the city, county
and State levels,
A prototype of the ‘new breed’
of dedicated, younger politicians,
Lt. Governor Smith represents
the forward thinking, progressive
but moderate public servant,
Born and reared in Mitchell
County, he graduated from Hope=
ful High School, and worked his
way through Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College in Tifton,
A 5-year Navy stint interrupted
his education; but he returned to
Lumpkin Law School at the Uni
versity of Georgia, from which
he graduated in December, 1947,
Commissioned an ensign inthe
Naval Reserve, the Lt, Governor
received all three war theatre
ribbons, and was awarded the
Secretary of the Navy Citation,
the Victory Medal, and Father
land of War Medal (Russian),
He was discharged as a Lit.
Commander in October, 1945,
Although his political career
officially started in 1949 when
he was elected City Attorney of
Cairo, Georgia, he exhibited his
first signs of leadership in High
School as President of FFA, and
in college as President of the
Student Body., For nine years,
he served as City Attorney and
County Attorney of Grady Cou
nty. In his ‘spare’ time, he
served eight years concurrently
as Solicitor of the City Court of
Cairo ~ . . and carried on his
private practice of law,
In 1958, Lt, Governor Smith
defeated two opponents, and be
came Grady County’s State Re=
presentative to the Legislature,
where he ultimately was appoint=
ed Chairman of the powerful Ap~
propriations Committee, Hewas
highly instrumental in formulat
ing Georgia’s present budget
Volunteers Asked For Welfare
Work In Newton County Arec
The Newton County Department
of Family and Children Services
will begin an intensive campaign
to recruit volunteers to help solve
welfare problems,
Miss Rebecca Pennington,
Newton County Director, urges
all interested Newton citizens
to offer their services in this ef=
fort,
¢““There are many people who
are interested in solving the
problems of welfare dependency,
1 hope they will volunteer their
time and talents to help the less
fortunate,” she said,
Part of the statewide Volunteer
Services Program of the Depart=
ment of Familyand Children Ser
vices, the Newton County Pro=
gram will focus its volunteer ser=
vices on three major areas of
need: Transportation of wel=-
fare clients to receive medical
services under the Medicaid Pro=
gram and to get food help under
the Commodity Distribution Pro
gram, Other services will be
added 2s the Program expands,
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VOTER RLGISTRATION at Covington City Hall was held two nights a week in October, This photo was
taken cn the final night of the registration (Thursday), Some 259 new voters registered for the Decem=
ber city election,
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laws,
In January, 1963, the Grady
County Democrat was elected Sp=
eaker of the House of Represen
tatives, and was re-electedagain
in 1965 and 1966,
For the past several years,
he has traveled the State with the
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
on the Pre-Legislative Forum
Tour,
Equally as interested in civic
and community affairs, George
T, Smith has long been actively
identified with Kiwanis, having
served as Governor of the Geor=
gia District. Other positions of
leadership he has held include:
Director, Grady County Cancer
Drive; Director, Community Ch~
est Drive for Grady County (2
years); 1968 Chairman of the At~
lanta Development Committee of
the Georgia Foundation for In
dependent Colleges, In 1964 he
was named Grady County’s ¢‘Man
of the Year,”’ In April, 1968,
he was recipient of the Medical
Association of Georgia Award
for his leadership to provide
emergency relief for the ‘for
gotten children at Milledgeville,’
and for his help in passing health
and welfare legislation, includ
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Snnp[mg Shoals
EMC Loan Approved
An announcement was made
Tuesday by 10th District Con=
gressman Robert Stephens that
the Snapping Shoals Electric
Membership Corporation, Cov=-
ington, has beengranted approval
of a loan of $1,275,000 by the
Rural Electrification Adminis
tration,
Congressman Stephens said
that the ¢““Loan will finance 86
miles of distribution lines to
serve 1,520 new customers and
finance improvements in 276
miles of existing lines and fac
ilities.”
The Snapping Shoals EMC has
approximately 10,000 members
in the immediate area of Newton
County and Georgia, The head=
quarters of the EMC is located
in Covington,
Meanwhile, a telegram was
received yesterday (Wednesday)
from U, S, Senator Herman E,
Talmadge, chairman of the Sub-
Committee on Agriculture Credit
and Rural Electrification, who
said that the loan would help
finance two miles of new tie lines
and conversion of other lines of
the EMC,
The purpose of the Program
is to supplement the work of the
eight regular, professional case
workers in the County Depart
ment, Volunteers will enrich
the welfare program and improve
communication between the De
partment and the community,
Commenting on the statewide
Program State Welfare Director
Bill Burson stated, ‘“We need
the help of every housewife, every
business and professional man
and woman and every student in
this bold and exciting new under=
taking to involve the total com=-
munity in the solution of the prob
lems generating and perpetuating
welfare dependency,”
Individuals and groups wishing
to participate in this Program
are asked by Miss Rebecca Pen
nington to contact her at the
County Welfare office in person
or by telephone, The office is
located at 6119 Adams Street,
The telephone number is 786=-
8161,
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George T. Smith
Lt. Gov, of Ga:
ing new traffic safety laws, In
August, 1968, he received the
Georgia Municipal Association’s
‘““Key Citizen Award” for out=
standing service to cities and
citizens of Georgia,
Married to the former Eloise
Taylor of Camilla, Georgia, they
maintain their home in Cairo,
In May, 1966, he announced
his candidacy for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, The September 14 Pri=-
mary Election placed him in a
runoff election, which he won by
a majority of some 90,000 votes,
As an interesting sidelight of the
election, Lt, Governor Smith
picked up 137,000 votes in the
runoff against his opponent’s 368,
As Lieutenant Governor, he
serves as President of the Sen
ate, and has presided ably over
the sessions since 1967,
259 Registered
To Voteln Oct.
Two hundred and fifty-nine new
voters are now eligible to votein
the December 3 Covington City
election, Thatnumber registered
during October at City Hall, Th=
ere are now approximately 2,900
registered voters in the City of
Covington, according to an an
nouncement from City Hall,
The deadline for voter regis=-
tration was Monday., The dead=
line for those seeking office in
the upcoming City Election is
November 18, Three council
seats and the office of Mayor
will be filled at the balloting
December 3,
The only new candidate to an=
nounce in the past two weeks
is Harold Cobb, He joins Don
J. Wood and Clarence O, Hall
in the Post 1 race, Fred J,
Kitchens and Allene C, Burton
are candidates for Post 2, and
Grover T. Owens, J, E, Loydand
W, Thomas Greer, Jr, are seek
ing the Post 3 seat,
Candidates for MayorareE, E,
Callaway and Dr, Bill Dobbs,
New Law Tax
A new law will go into effect
in 1970 concerning making a tax
return, The new law, which has
been passed, states that if you
do not make a change (nothing
bought and nothing sold) you do
not have to make a return, ac
cording to Newton County Tax
Commissioner Bonham L, John=
son,
Mr, Johnson also stated that
vehicle tags will go on sale on
January 2, 1970 at his office in
the rear of the Newton County
Courthouse, The State has rai
sed the price of the tags next
year 50 cents per tag,