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VOLUME 96
News Employees, Correspondents
Guests At Christmas Party
Monday evening marked a
festive occasion at Bill’s Res
taurant, where members of the
Covington News personnel en
joyed their annual Christmas
party.
A beautifully trimmed and
lighted Christmas Tree key
noted the occasion’s theme, and
was surrounded by colorfully
wrapped gifts.
The focal arrangement of the
white overlaid tables was an
ecclesiastic composition con
sisting of a white angel posed
before a styrofoam, gothic pla
que, etched With gold glitter,
which was thrown into relief
by a large, gold candle, flecked
with glitter. The base arrange
ment was formed of cedar,
clipped pine, gilded holly, ber
ries, and ivy, and gold tipped
white flocked gypsophilia, with
gold glitter balls. Flanking the
centerpiece were crystal Christ
mas hurricane candles, base
garlanded with cedar, gilded
ivy and clusters of gold grapes.
Arrangements of cedar, gilded
ivy and holly, interspersed with
green and gold glitter balls
formed the base for green,
Christmas hurricane lamps, used
at intervals of the side lengths
of the U shaped table.
Various heads of depart
ments and staff members were
introduced by Leo Mallard, af
ter guests were cordially wel
comed by Editor Belmont Den
nis. The Rev. Mr. Leon An
thony offered the invocation
prior to the delicious turkey
dinner. During the program
which ensued, News Correspon
dents and special guests were
introduced; Mrs. Henry Odum,
Sr., whose poems have appear
ed in the News for some 60
years, gave a delightfully hu
morous reading: gifts were dis
tributed, and Christmas carols
were enjoyed by the group,
with Mrs. Leo S. Mallard pian
ist, accompanying.
Editor Dennis made a brief
talk expressing appreciation to
the personnel members for their
cooperation, loyalty and team
work.
Covers were laid for approxi
mately fifty-five News person
nel members, the following cor
respondents, and their hus
bands: Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Yancey, Mr. and Mrs. Obie Par
ker, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kimble,
Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Butler. Mrs.
E. G. Switzer, Mrs. J. D. Wyatt
and guest, Mrs. G. P. Adams,
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Binford, Mr.
and Mrs. Vester Maughon, Miss
Irene Harvey; and Mrs. Henry
Odum, Sr. and Mrs. George
Cherry, special guests.
Welcomed as new members to
the News family were James
Haney, member of composing
room; Leo S. Mallard, assistant
to the publisher; Franklin Cart
ledge, member of the mailing
room department; and Clifford
Branan, member of the press
room department, who was not
present.
New community correspon
dents included Mrs. Vester
Maughon; and Mrs. Herman
Holifield and Mrs. Sara Town
ley who did not attend the par
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BELMONT DENNIS. Editor and Publisher of The Covington New*, i
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Christmas Party Monday night at Bill's Grill. Looking on at left
is Mrs. Belmont Dennis, and at right: Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mallard.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
Economy To
Maintain Its
Present Rate
Business in 1961 will take its
cue from the present trend, with
no spectacular surges and no
prolonged downturn, according
to Changing Times, the Kip
linger Magazine.
The current issue of the mag
azine in its “Months Ahead,” a
regular monthly feature, pre
dicts that some lines will be
more sluggish than others, but
there will be no severe upsets.
The editors report that trends
for the early part of the year
are set, and from them can be
read the probably business
mood for the months to follow.
“Production will sag some in
the first few months of t h e
year, a trend that is partly sea
sonal and partly a result of
missing stimulants,” according
to the column. “Christmas busi
ness will zip things up this
month, of course. It always puts
a kick in year-end activity. But
the zip won’t last and the post-
Christmas letdown may be a
little more painful than nor
mal.”
The article notes that good
news for shoppers is the fact
that prices are under pressure
and competition is feverish in
many areas. This is interpreted
to mean that January sales will
feature good buys. But the im
portant fact, noted for shop
pers, is that prices won’t bounce
back much — price levels will
remain fairly stable.
Capsuling all areas of busi
ness, the editors foresee:
New products: Many are like
ly to be introduced before the
year is out — in appliances,
housewares and even clothing.
Unemployment. Currently up,
but employment also is high.
The real concern, according to
the editors, is that unemploy
ment will go over the 6 per
cent mark next year. “The pa
radoxical picture of high em
ployment at a time of rising
employment will be one of the
first problems to challenge the
new administration.”
Tax cuts. None likely. Only a
deepening recession would pro
duce a tax cut.
Interest rates: Have been
dropping slightly in recent
months and will continue to go
down next year. “This means
easier financing for buyers of
new houses. It will also reduce
slightly the cost of financing
new cars and other installment ■
purchases.”
Construction. "As of now. it
looks as if the worrisome slow
down in home-building will
persist, despite easier money.”
The article predicts that busi
nessmen will pull back on plans
for new factories, offices and
warehouses, but government
construction will expand —a
result of stepped-up spending
for defense and road building,
a calculated stimulant to ease
recession blues in many areas
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mas tree-party at Legion Field Sunday afternoon. Here he is be
ing welcomed by George Jolley, plant manager. Soon after this
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MINISTERS OF THE DECATUR - OXFORD DISTRICT of the
Methodist Church were guests of Dr. and Mrs. Delma Hagood at
a Christmas Dinner at Emory-Oxford College Monday evening.
Shown in the photo above are some of the ministers and their
wives. Seated at the head table in the background of the picture
are from left to right: Dr. Horace Smith, Mrs. Delma Hagood, Dr.
of the country.
In short, the outlook for bus
iness, jobs, interest rates, prices
and other key factors of the
economy is to maintain the pre
sent pace.
Rotary Club...
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throughout the year.
“When we give joy and hap
piness to children and old peo
ple that are less fortunate than
ourselves, God will bless you
and yours, and bring joy and
happiness to your hearts. No
empty stockings on Christmas
Morning will make Newton
County a better place to live.”
Gamma Tri-Hi-Y
Names Delegates
The Gamma Tri-Hi-Y dele
gates to the Youth Assembly in
Atlanta will be Joyce Huds
peth and Marjorie Robertson.
They were selected by the fac
ulty of Newton High from the
ones chosen by the club mem
bers.
COVINGTON NEWS EMPLOYEES, OFFICIALS AND CORRES
PONDENTS enjoyed their annual Christmas Party at Bill's Grill
Monday evening. Shown in the two photos above are employees
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1960
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piciv«re was made Santa sat down and talked to the boys and
girls who came io the annual occasion. Gifts of candy, toys, fruits,
etc. were distributed to the children.
Delma Hagood, Rev. Charles Williams, Mrs. Charles Williams.
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Mv.rphy are shown at the upper right, and
Dr. and Mrs. J, W. Veatch at far right. From left to right seated
in the center are: Mrs. C. D. Reed, Mrs. Virgil Y. C. Eady, Dean
V. Y. C. Eady, Rev. Randall Williamson, Mrs. Randall William
son, Mrs. Larry Bauman and Larry Bauman.
and correspondents who were present for the occasion. Seated at Rev. and Mrs. Leon Anthony, J>.
the head table (not shown) were Mr. and Mrs. Belmont Dennis,
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mallard, Mr. and Mrs. Leo S. Mallard, and
Visit Best
Yule Gift For
VA Patients
State Veterans Director Pete
Wheeler offers this Christinas
gift suggestion to Georgians:
Visit a hospitalized or confined
veteran sometime during the
holiday season.
“A visit would be the very
best gift of all for our many
veterans in hospitals and vete
rans’ homes throughout Geor
gia," Wheeler commented.
He said hospital and domici
liary staffs do all they can to
lighten the burden of loneli
ness during Christmas time,
“but there’s nothing quite like
a veteran seeing a friend or
relative.”
If a visit can’t be made,
Wheeler recommends a long,
newsy letter or maybe a VA
Canteen Coupon Book.
A canteen Coupon Book can
be used by patients in VA hos
pitals to purchase a wide va
riety of articles at reasonable
prices at the hospital canteen.
They’re on sale in denomina
tions of 50 cents, $1 or $5.
If not bought directly from
the hospital canteen, money can
be sent to the manager of the
VA hospital, along with the
name of the patient, for t h e
coupon book. The gift will be
acknowledged by the hospital
and the veteran will know he’s
being thought of.
VA hospitals in Georgia are
located in Atlanta, Augusta and
Dublin. Domiciliaries ‘are in
Dublin and Thomasville. Many
veterans are also patients at
the Rome Battey State Hospital
and at the Georgia Veterans
Home in Milledgeville.
Kiwanis Meeting..
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French Algerian relations in re
gard to the economic welfare of
Algeria.
Guests at the meeting Thurs
day included: Dr. W. J. Dickey,
Jr. Houston, Texas; Sammy Dee
of Atlanta; Don Wood, Jr., Stu
dent of Auburn University; Si
mon Smith, Boy Scout Execu
tive, of Atlanta; Charlie Foster
of Atlanta; Tommy Wiley and
Tommy Alexander, both Key
Club members of Newton Coun
ty High School.
One new member was formal
ly inducted into the club. He is
the Reverend Gordon Mann,
Rector of the Church of The
Good Shepherd Episcopal.
Handling the induction cere
mony was Greeley Ellis.
Kiwanis “Kettle” . . .
Food was short at the Kiwa
nis meeting Thursday as more
members and guests attended
the meeting than were expect
ed. Some of the latecomers had
to take Brunswick Stew in
stead of the Fried Chicken. Ex
tra tables were utilized to take
care of the overflow.
Homer Sharp, always ready
to make any announcement
about ball games in which the
local high school team is a par
ticipant, told the members
about the “two fine teams we
have this year.” He invited the
Kiwanians to attend the local
basketball games. Game time
this year is 7 P. M.
ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
A Prise-Winning
Newspaper
1960
Better Newspaper
Contests
Lockheed
Reviews
10 Work
In a year of versatile activi
ties, Lockheed’s Georgia Divi
sion in 1960 developed new
type aircraft, made first de
liveries of planes to two
friendly nations and two addi
tional U. S. military services,
experimented in human factors
in space travel and atomic ra
diation, and saw its prop-jet
Hercules Transports set new
world aviation records.
The plant at nearby Mariet
ta enters 1961 with orders for
new version C-130 airplanes
which are expected to increase
production next fall or win
ter. after a year in which
sharp cutbacks in employment
were experienced.
Reviewing the closing year
and forecasting the future 12
months, W. A. (Dick) Pulver,
Lockheed vice president and
general manager of the Geor
gia Division, reported:
1. First flights were made in
1960 by the “Boundary Layer
Control” C? 130, a giant aircraft
capable of short-short field
performance (100,000 - pound
transport stopping in less than
500 feet); the production
model Jet Star, first jet utility
transport designed for military
and corporate use; the LASA
60, small “bush-type” plane
designed for manufacture in
Mexico, Argentina, and Italy,
and the QB-47, a huge pilot
less aircraft developed from a
B-47 bomber to test America’s
air defense system. (The QB
-47 was flown by remote con
trol over the Gulf of Mexico
while the Air Force fired mis
siles at it).
2. First deliveries of aircraft
built here were made to Can
ada, Indonesia, and the U. S.
Navy and Marines. Canada and
Indonesia received the prop
jet C-1308. The Navy received
and sent into Antarctic opera
tion the ski-equipped prop
jet C-130BL. The Marines re
ceived the prop-jet GV-1 tank
er for use in inflight refueling
of jet fighters.
3. The U. S. Air Force or
dered a new strategic airlift
transport for the Military Air
Transport Service (an extend
ed range version of the Her
cules which it designated the
“C-130E”), and it placed ita
first order for the JetSTAR.
As the year neared a close,
the Military Air Transport
Service and the Air Materiel
Command gave Lockheed the
“go-ahead” on an initial order
for 16 extended range C-130E1.
A follow-on order for an ad
ditional 34 is expected.
“Development of this version
of the C-130 means the mili
tary services will be flying
this airplane until 1970 or
later,” Pulver commented.
Pulver said Lockheed is
looking for follow-on orders
from the Air Force for the
Jet Star.
Reinstatement of subcontract
work on the B-70 program is
expected.
Lockheed is competing for
an Air Force order for devel-
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