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On the stationary of Yaarab
Shrine’s Sunshine Committee,
of which Mr. H. E. Tice is
Chairman, there is a little
printed notation about ‘‘Our
Sick’’ . . . and it would be well
for each of us to read and
practice it. “Please, let us re
member all of those who are
ill and bereaved. It takes so
little of our time and is such
a seemingly small task but one
never knows how much the
thoughtfulness is appreciated
until it reaches one's own
home.”
Yaarab Shrine chose wisely
in naming the chairman of this
Committee. Mr. Tice, wuh his
cheery smile, a word of com
fort, a little prayer, and many
times just a tiny something like
a few sticks of candy became a
close friend during our four
months at Emory, and think of
the thousands he calls upon in
a week, to bring cheer. He came
in as a member of the family,
you expected him, you looked
forward to his coming!
Mr. Tice wrote recently for
the Covington News . . . and
we have just had a letter say
ing his first issue of the NEWS
has arrived. He went through
it and found several names he
would call upon from this sec
tion, who are in Atlanta Hos
pitals. So YOUR LOCAL PA
PER SERVES where even we
sometimes do not realize.
The State Department of
Public Welfare states that ap
proximately 95,000 persons
over 65 years of age and re
ceiving Old Age Assistance are
eligible for provisions made un
der the Kerr-Mills law. Some
State Funds will be released to
make it possible to expand
Medical Care Program.
Two categories of assistance
eases will be included in this
new medicare program. The
Blind, and permanently and to
tally disabled people would re
ceive the same benefits as the
expanded Kerr-Mills medicare.
But you read the story else
where. I just had one come
back! “We believe that this
new program for our Old Age
Assistance recipient and dis
abled recipients will take care
of the vast majority of those
needing hospitalization and is
one of the finest programs of
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''Education in
Georgia" Subject
Os Kiwanis Speech
W. E. Pafford, Director of
Field Services, State Depart
ment of Education, will be the
guest speaker at the Coving
ton Kiwanis Club meeting to
day (Thursday) at Legion
Home at 1 o’clock.
Mr. Pafford will speak on the
subject “Problems in Educa
tion In Georgia.” He will be
introduced by W. J. Dickey,
•who is program chairman for
the day.
Covington News
0/1 Pa s es
Today
Covington Merchants Adopt New
Store Hours Effective Sept. 21
K steering committee o f merchants-around-the-square
in Covington met Tuesday ni ;ht at the City Hall and voted
in favor of a proposal which calls for changing the establish
eu business hours In the downtown area and promoting the
values that are offered to people who “shop in Covington.”
This proposal will be submit
ted this week to a vote of all
the downtown merchants for
their approval or disapproval.
It was decided by the steering
committee that a majority vote
would decide whether or not
this change of business hours
and promotion of ‘"shopping in
Covington” would be put into
•ffect. , A
The proposal calls for a later
epemng hour of 8:30 a. m.
Monday through Saturday and
a closing hour of 5:00 p. m. on
Monday, Tuesday, and Thurs
day. All stores will continue to
close at 12:00 noon on Wed
nesday. On Friday night the
stores will remain open until
9 00 p. m. and on Saturday
night closing time will be 6:00
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These business hours will go
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VOLUME 98
RAF >PEN AGAINST MORGAN COUNTY FRIDAY
Bru^wick Expands Covington Plant Production
All MacGregor Goll Balls
Now Manufactured Here
Dean Getz, Plant Manager of the Brunswick Sports
Plant in Covington, announced yesterday the expansion of
golf ball production capacity and inflated balls at the
Covington plant.
Golf ball production at the
Covington plant has already
been stepped-up and presently
all the MacGregor golf balls
are made right here in Cov
ington. Heretofore, the balls
were made in both Cincinnati
and Covington. More equip
ment is being installed daily
for the new schedule of golf
ball production here, Mr. Getz
stated.
Mr. Getz also announced that
all of MacGregor’s basketballs
are now being made at t h e
Covington plant. Also much of
the production of MacGregor
footballs, volleyballs and soc
cerballs are being made here.
New trainees for the leather
and lacing operations of these
balls are now being hired and
working in the big plant on
Industrial Boulevard.
“Our feelings of confidence in
the Covington area and the
work that has been accomplish
ed here causes us to look to the
future with anticipation,” Mr.
Getz stated.
Two shifts are now working
at the Brunswick Plant in Cov
ington. The day shift operates
from 7 a. m. until 3:30 p. m.,
and the second shift runs from
3:30 p. m. until midnight. Pre
sent. employees number 170 and
it is expected that some 250
will be employer within a mat
ter of months, Mr. Getz added.
The Brunswick Plant initiat
ed operations a little over a
year ago in it’s new 82,000 sq.
il. building on Industrial Boule
vard. Since that time, it h a s
experienced a steady growth.
Mr. Getz expressed the feeling
that this expansion is the re
s ult of the company’s confidence
m it’s employees and area.
Since April of this year, the
local plant has also added ad
ditional staff specialists in the
areas of Accounting, Produc
tion Control and Engineering.
The plant has added a Plan
ning, Scheduling and Purchas
ing department ir recent chang
es in Covington. It has also en
larged its Industrial Engineer
ing department and established
an Employee - Community Re
lations Department. These have
been st?Uod with specialists in
their fields.
Mitcham Reunion
Sunday, Sept. 2
The Mitcham Reunion will
be held Sunday, September 2,
at the Lions Club Pavilion.
into effect on Friday. Septem
ber 21. and continue for a per
iod of six months.
Two business men from each
side of the city square were
appointed by Herbert Katz,
chairman, to contact all busi
ness establishments on their
side of the square and receive
votes on the proposal by the
steering committee.
Business leaders in Covington
have been discussing for some
time the need to alter the ore
sent business hours which
range from 8:00 a. m. until
5:00 p. m. each day except
Wednesday, at which time all
stores close at 12:00 noon.
It is the general opinion of
the steering committee that
these longer hours on Friday
will allow more families to shop
together In Covington.
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Grand, Traverse
Jurors Drawn
For Sept. Court
Members of the Newton
County Superior Court grand
and traverse jurors for the
September term have been
drawn and announced as fol
lows:
Grand Jurors drawn to serve
September term, 1962, Newton
Superior Court:
J. F. Touchstone, D. L. Cham
bers, S. R. Campbell, Jr., A. S.
Ellington, S. J. Harlin, James
Bryant Steele, R. L. House, J.
S. Gardner, Jr., G. A. Jones, A.
H. David, James Anderson,
Henry Harwell, Wales E. Ellis,
James L. McGiboney, W. J.
Dickey, Joe L. Marks, Frank
H. Williams.
Hoke S. Lord, Brooks Greer,
H. F. Meadors, James E.
Rogers, J. T. Dennard, Fred B.
Hays, Emory Willis, J. Olin
Costley, Julius F. Lazenby, J.
B. Haymore, S. A. Ginn, H. M.
Pulliam.
September term 1962, Tra
verse Jurors, Newton Superior
Court:
Howard Davenport, Albert
Ozburn, Jr., Albert R. Dial,
Rabun H. McDonald, Olin S.
Bohannon, C. P. Hammonds,
Benny Barber, A. D. Yancey,
J. C. Vaughn, J. Pierce Ham
monds, R. E. Avery, W. C.
Bouchillon Sr., George E. Mc-
Cullers, Wren Thompson,
George Ramsey, Cecil T. All
good, R. W. Dobbs, C. E. Train
er, E. Floyd Allen.
W. A. Pratt, G. Edward
Aiken, LaPrade Vaughn, Jack
Cooper, H. O. Whelchel Jr., W.
J. Walker, Harold Hays, C. P.
McAlister, Felton W. Heard, N.
G. Parr, Wallace Aiken, W.
Firley Robinson, Edgar J. Phil
lips, L. H. Cook, J. W. Richard
son, J. Neal Banks, Irman L.
Treadwell.
Emmett L. Bohannon, J. P.
Knight, R. C. Kitchens, G. C.
Martin, J. H. Autry, L. A.
Bow'en, E. H. Underwood, C.
Mack Gay, Clifford E. White,
N. Hugh Sams, James C. Coody,
Andrew J. Taylor, Jr., R. M.
Henderson, Roy F. McCart,
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Rev. Joe Rainey s
To Preach Here
Sunday Evening
The Pastor, Rev. G. A. Lively
of the First Methodist Church,
announces that the Rev. Joe
Rainey will preach at the wor
ship service, next Sunday
night, September 2nd at 8
o’clock.
Joe is a member of the First
Methodist Church of Coving
ton. We all rejoice to have one
of our own young men, such
as Joe, in the Christian minis
try.
He received his Batchelor of
Arts degree at Emory Univer
sity last year and will enter
the School of Theology at
Drew University, Madison,
New Jersey this fall.
Rev. Rainey has worked as
Youth Director at the Metho
dist Church m Montezuma.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1962
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NEWTON RAM CO-CAPTAINS and coaches for the coming football season which opens
Friday night at Madison are shown in the picture above. From left to right: Line Coach
Wilbur Fisher; Ronnie Lynch, halfback: Terry Rutledge, halfback; James Knight, Guard;
and Head Coach Milion McLaney. First home game for the Rams will be September 7th
against Rockdale County.
Oxford Baptist Groundbreaking
Ceremony Held On Sunday
A Groundbreaking ceremony
Sunday, August 26, at 3:30 p.
m., on Haygood Street in Ox
ford, marked a milestone in the
history of Oxford Baptist
Church, as construction was
launched of their first church
building. Rev. Roy Head, pas
tor, was in charge of the pro
gram for the memorable event.
Assembled for the occasion
was a large group of the mem
bership and interested Baptist
laymen of other churches. The
ceremony was initiated with
prayer by Rev. Head. Building
Committee Chairman Oliver
Meadors spoke on the great
privilege shared by the mem
bership, in having an oppor
tunity to help in the building
of a House for God. He gave a
brief resume of plans for the
future building, grading for
which he stated would begin
this week. The present con
struction will consist of the
first unit of the church, and
will include a temporary sanc
tuary and six Sunday School
rooms, at an estimated cost of
some $8,500, with volunteer
labor of the men of the church.
The lot, on Haygood, be
tween Wade and Bonnell Sts.,
was purchased for $3,300, from
W. J. Dingus, with a ten year
option on the adjoining lot fac
ing Emory Street.
At the conclusion of Mr.
Meadors’ remarks, the first
shovelful of earth was turned
by the pastor, Rev. Head, fol
lowed by other officials; and
the benediction was offered by
the Rev. J. P. Sheffield, who
served as supply pastor of the
church.
Oxford Baptist Church be
gan as a Baptist Mission, spon
sored by High Point Baptist
Church, on November 13. 1960,
with the High Point pastor.
Rev. Hudson Moody, and Lay
man Bryant Steele, alternating
in the morning and evening
services.
From its beginning it was a
full time church, with fully or
ganized program. The first
Board of Deacons included Tom
Blair, church treasurer: Wilbur
Noles, S. S. superintendent;
Frank Davis, Brotherhood
oresident. Mrs. J. P Sheffield
erved as first WMU president;
Ross Wilson. BTU Director;
Mrs. Tom Blair and Mrs. Char
otte Adams. GA Leaders; Mrs
Oliver Meadors, Sunbeams, and
Rams 1962 Co-Captains and Coaches
Mrs. Frank Davis, church
clerk.
Their first revival was held
in April 1960, with Rev. J. P.
Sheffield of Oxford, a retired
minister, conducting. He con
tinued to serve the church as
supply pastor for the ensuing
three months.
The Mission was constituted
into Oxford Baptist Church,
June 4, 1961, with 45 members
on the roll. Rev. Roy Head as
sisted in services, with others,
as supply pastor, until August,
when he was called as full time
pastor.
The church began in the
home of the late T. D. Meadors,
where it held services until
March 26, 1961, when services
began in the former Harwell’s
Store, where it will continue
until the new building is ’eady
for occupation.
Groundbreaking for New Baptist Church Building at Oxford
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Shown obove during Oxford Baptist Church Groundbreak
ing ceremonies. Sunday afternoon, are: the Rev. Mr. Roy
Head, pastor, turning the first spadeful of earth: looking
on left to right, the Rev. Mr. J. P. Sheffield, former supply
Tri-County Sale
Totals
Tri-County Livestock Auc
tion Company sold 849 head of
cattle and 13 hogs this week
for a total of $79,848.03. Milk
cows and springers topped at
$280.00; baby calves at $30.00
and stockers at $170.00.
Price ranges were: calves,
$15.50 to $26.; heifers, $16.50
to $22.50; choice feeder steers,
$27.00 to $28.35; good feeder
steers, $24.. to $27.; steers,
sl7. to $26.00; light bulls, $14.-
50 to $17.00; and hogs, $15.00
to $18.40.
There were 208 shiopers and
90 buyers, including 9 packers.
MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Kickoff At Madison 8 PM;
Home Opener Sept. 7th
Newton County High School Rams will launch their
1962 football season Friday night at Madison against the
always powerful Morgan County Bulldogs. Kickoff time is
set for 8 o'clock.
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Big Motorcade,
Ticket Sale
Friday Evening
A Big Motorcade to Madison
for the Rams opening game of
the 1962 football season is
scheduled for Friday evening,
August 31, according to plans
being made by high school of
ficials and Aubra Sherwood,
who has served as organizer
for many such events in past
years.
At least 50 to 75 cars are
expected to leave the high
school building in Covington at
7 o'clock. Members of the Pep
Club will be at the school be
fore 7 p. m. to decorate t h e
cars with NCHS colors.
Tickets to the game at Madi
son will be on sale at drug
stores in Covington and Por
terdale until the Motorc ad e
leaves for the encounter. Tic-
I kets purchased in Covington
and Porterdale will sell for $1
for adults, and 50 cents for
students. All tickets at the gate
at Madison will sell for SI.OO,
it was announced. In Covington
tickets may be purchased at
Evans Drug Store, Peoples Drug
Store and Hardman’s Prescrip
tion Shop, and in Porterdale at
the Standard Pharmacy.
Mr. Sherwood said yesterdav
that “we are upon the verge of
another football season and as
usual we want to have motor
cades to any games that we
play near us. We want to have
a big one for the trip to Madi
son.”
Covington City Police will
escort the motorcade to the city
limits and then the Newton
County Sheriff's Office will
furnish an escort on to Madison.
Region Football:
Games Aug. 31:
Newton County at Morgan Co.
Washington Co. at Baldwin Co.
Cross Kevs vs Chamblee at N.
DeKalb
So. Habersham at So. Hall
Stephens Co. at Commerce
Winder-Barrow at Central
Gwinnett
St. Pius at Lovett (Smyrna),
pastor; James Anglin. Bldg. Comm, member; Wilbur Noles
of the Finance Comm.; Ross Wilson, chairman Finance
Comm.; Charles Davis, Bldg. Comm., and Oliver Meador,
Bldg. Committee chairman.
NUMBER 35
Ram Coach Milton McLanev
and his new assistant Wilbur
Fisher, have a rough 10-gam , »
chedule to encounter from now
until mid-November and no
team on the card can compare
with the opponent Morgan
County as to strength and pos
sible championship caliber. Thu
Madison eleven is picked to
win the State Class B stall
championship this fall.
A trio of captains will lead
the ‘62 team into the game Fri
day evening. They are Ten*
Rutledge and Ronnie Lynch,
both halfbacks, and James
Knight, a guard. A total of
only seven lettermen are back
for the team this fall.
The team, tacking in weight
again this year throughout tin
line and backfield, has th*
nucleus for a fine eleven before
the season is concluded. Pro
mising sophomores and junior?
are members of the squad as
well as the seniors on the team
from the 1961 Ram outfit that
won 7 games and lost 3.
At ends the coaches have
two veterans from last season
in Dennis Hammonds and La
nier Crawley. Jimmy Wile/
and Reuben Whi.snante are
showing promise of crashin the
lineup after early season work
outs.
At tackle Coach Fi .her will
probably call upon John Ches
nut and Walker Birdsong, both
of whom saw a lot of actio.i
last campaign. Jeff Hinton also
is to be ranked with the best
prospects in the history of
NCHS, He’s a soph. Others in
the thick of the fight for the
tackle slot are Larry Darby
and Fred Stokes.
Co-Captain Knight is a fix
ture at one guard. Battling for
the other inner-line position
are Charles Hunt, Tim Exley
and Wardell Reed.
Two centers are expected to
divide the chores at that spot.
They are Alva Spillers and
Danny Tribble.
McLaney’s backfield may be
the bright spot of the year if
the ball-carriers can get day
light in the opponent secon
dary, Quarterbacks will be
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