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Thursday, December 15, 1960 (Our Advertisers Are Assured Os Results)
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man who died was Lt. (jg)
Ralph (Red) Hollis, Chief
Communications Officer of the
U. S. S. Arizona, husband of
a former Newton County girl
who is the sister of Mrs. Ruth
Sherwood.
The story relates that Mrs.
Hollis now has two grown
daughters who are married
and in the article she states
that someday she would like to
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visit Honolulu and see the
place where the U. S. S. Ari
zona sank.
The other article Mrs. Good
rich sent was a program of the
Lake Worth Playhouse which
her daughter, Mrs. Pansy
Galambos is vice-president and
her husband, Ray Galambos, is
a past president. The program
also stated that Ray and Pan
sy Galambos designed the set
and decorations and Pansy was
also on the advertising and
program committee which evi
dences the fact that Newton
Countians are active in the
civic life of Lake Worth
Florida, a sister city adjoining
West Palm Beach where Mrs.
Hollis lives.
One of the highlights of the
week was the Christmas party
given by Covington Mills last
Saturday night at the E. L.
Ficquett Junior High Cafeteria.
Elsewhere in the paper is a
complete story with pictures of
the affair.
George Jolley, Plant Man-
ager, invited all the former
owners of Covington Mills to
be present at the banquet and
also Editor Belmont Dennis,
Robert Fowler and News Edi
tor Bob Greer. R. O. Arnold
and Nat Turner were honor
guests representing the form
er owners as E. B. Rogers and
others were unable to attend.
Fifty-three employees re
ceived 10 year awards, 50 em
ployees received 15 year
awards, 20 employees received
20 year awards, 26 employees
received 25 year awards, 12
employees received 30 year
awards. 18 employees received
35 year awards and 18 em
ployees received 40 year
awards.
I am now able to make fre
quent night trips out and was
one of those who enjoyed the
affair.
Newton County Community
Theater will stage another
play soon. Their costumes will
be old-fashioned and must be
velvet. Will you please search
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Teen Age Theft
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pawn a small radio at one of
the local Colored pool rooms.
An employee of Wood-Dickin
son Furniture Company was in
the pool room at the time and
he recognized the radio as one
stolen from the local furniture
store. The Covington Police
were notified and the case took
on gigantic repercussions.
Several of the tires and cans
of oil were taken from the
local Gulf Oil Distributor M.
H. Waggoner. Some of the
young men of the gang admit
ted that they also took gaso
line from the Gulf tanks on
several occasions.
One of the boys apprehend
ed said that on one occasion
particularly he remembered
that they filled their automo
bile gas tank at Mr. Waggon
er’s location and then drove to
Jackson, Georgia and broke
into the Gulf Oil Distributor
over there. At this point one
of the local Policemen quipped:
“That’s Going Gulf All The
Way, just like the motto says.”
Hub cap thefts around Cov
ington has become so prevalent
lately that many of the local
automobile dealers do not put
them on their cars that they
leave parked outside their
buildings. Ginn Motor Com
pany, on one occasion put a
new set on one of their cars
and they were stolen that
night.
Jack Felty, an employee of
The Covington News, had his
car parked on Pace Street just
below the News office one
Wednesday afternoon and
when he completed his day’s
work at 5 p.m. two of the caps
were stolen.
Police said that the boys ap
prehended this past week ap
parently were not involved in
the Palmer - Stone School
break-in recently, or the New
ton County High School cafe
teria about a year ago.
your closets and attic for old
velvet drapes as it is too ex
pensive to buy velvet for cos
tumes. Call Mr. Najjar if you
find any, Please remember
that the proceeds go for wor
thy causes.
We are wishing for each and
everyone a happy and Merry
Christmas and hope the Office
Boy will be back by New Years
to do the . . .
“Sweepin’ Up”
Judging Os
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and the City Hall.
Christmas Trees of other
lands are featured this year in
the public square, with the
Covington Garden Club having
erected a Japanese Tree; the
Miniature Club, one represent
ing Poland; the Green Thumb,
a German Tree; and the H o m e i
Demonstration Clubs, an “Old
Fashion” American Tree.
Serving with Mrs. Campbell,
overall Christmas Decorations
Chairman, as a committee, are
Mrs. E. G. Lassiter, of the Min
ature Club; Mrs. Terry Avery
of the Green Thumb Club; and
Mrs. Hazel Malone, for the
Home Demonstration Clubs.
Census...
Continued From Page 1
as 8,167. The population of the
city in 1950 was 5,192. How
ever, an annexed area includ
ing Covington Mills some four
years ago helped boost the lo
cal census to the present fi
gure.
Porterdale’s population for
the town area is 2,365 and for
the Porterdale division it is
listed as 5,097, according to the
report. The 1960 census showed
that Porterdale town had 3,207
persons.
Oxford’s population took a
big jump over the 1950 figure.
At that time the population of
Oxford was 817. The 1960 cen
sus report shows that Oxford
now has 1,047.
Mansfield division population
is 2,568 with the town of Mans
field having 394 persons. New
born town’s population is pre
sently listed as 262.
Newton County’s population
gain has meant much to t h e
representation that the county
will get in the Georgia Gen
eral Assembly. Newton now
takes over the 38th spot in the
county population shift. The
county was 43 since the 1950
census. Two representatives will
be forthcoming in the General
Assembly instead of the pre
sent one.
Nearby counties and their
new number for license plates
are:
Walton (40) 20,481; Was 42
Spalding (21) 35,404; Was 21
Henry (54) 17,619; Was 60
Barrow (66) 14,485: Was 75
Rockdale (89) 10,572; Was
114
Morgan (92) 10.280; Was 83
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Naval Air
Veterans
Program
A representative from the
Naval Air Reserve will be in
Covington at the Post Office on
the third Monday of each month
to give advice and information
concerning the Naval Air Re
serve’s famous “Week - End
Warrior” program.
Almost every Navy Veteran
is eligible to participate in this
program which allows him to
earn extra pay and earn a re
tirement income. There is no
Active duty involved in this
program. A Navy Veteran par
ticipates only one week-end a
month and takes one two-weeks
training period a year during
the summer months.
The Naval Air Reserve has
programs for the non-veterans,
one of which requires only six
Butts (102) 8,976; Was 107
Jones (107) 8,468; Was 124
Putnam (117) 7,798; Was 122
Gwinnett (16) 43,541; Was 20
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TV personality, does some seri
ous talking on radio about
Christmas Seals and their part
In the fight against TB.
PAGE ELEVEN
Tri - County
Sale Report
Tri - County Livestock Auc
tion Company sold 414 head of
cattle and 18 nogs for a total
of $35,388.61. Milk cows and
springers topped at $282.50,
baby calves at $20.00; and pig*
at $9.50. Stockers sold from
$55.00 to $147.50.
Price ranges were: hogs, $ 15.
to $17.50; calves, $13.00 to $24.-
50; heifers, $14.50 to $23.50;
steers, $15.00 to $24.50; light
bulls, $13.00 to $21.00; heavy
bulls, $17.50 to $19.50; can
ners, SIO.OO to $13.00; cutter*.
$14.00 to $15.50; and fat cow*,
$16.00 to $18.30
There were 145 shippers and
59 buyers, including 10 pack
ers.
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The first to be established wag
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employees, In 1908.
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