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Well it is quite an innova
tion to find the retiring Gover
nor of Georgia and the incom
ing Governor working hand in
hand for toe Progress of our
fair State.
Governer Ernest Vandiver
and Governor-elect Carl San
ders. will fly to California on
October 10th to sell West Coast
firms on Georgia’s industrial
advantages. This trip is spon
sored by the Industrial Devel
opment Council of the State
Chamber of Commerce, and the
group will be made up of Coun
cil members and Directors of
the State Chamber.
How thinkful we are for the
Sta‘e Chamber of Commerce.
"This is not a ‘pirating’ ex
pedition", said John W. Last
inger, Council Chairman and
Executive Vice President of
the Georgia Power Company.
"Experience shows that a ma
jority of our industrial pro
gress results from the expan
sions of growing industry, thus
this effort to attract branch
plants to Georgia to serve the
growing Southeastern market,”
he said. He said that the group
will “tell the Georgia story”
at luncheons sponsored by
prominent leaders in the host
citys, San Francisco and Los
Angeles. Ransom Cook, Presi
dent of the Wells Fargo Bank,
will host a luncheon Oct. 11.
The group will then go to Los
Angeles for another such meet
ing hosted by Clifford Tweter,
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Bloodmobile at
Baptist Church
Today 12-6 PM
Today the Red Cross Blood
mobile will be in Covington at
the Educational Building of the
First Baptist Church, from
noon until six o’clock.
At the time of donation, do
nors will have their credit -
cards brought up to date. Mar
shall Elizer, chairman of the
b’ood program of the Newton
County Red Cross chapter, em
phasizes that donors will be
welcomed at the church in
work clothes as well as in<
business attire.
If 160 pints are contributed
today, Newton County citizens
will be fully covered.
If the quota is not reached
only the families of doctors will
be adequately protected here
after. “The importance of this
facility cannot be overestimat
ed,” Mr. Elizer said. “No one
knows when someone he loves
will be in an emergency re
quiring blood of a certain
type.”
Covington News
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Today
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a very soecial bench. For further details we suar’e t that you
turn to Fifth Front Page in The Covington NEWS today.
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VOLUME 98
COV’ TON MEADOWS GRAND OPENING TODAY
N z .on County Fair Set For Next Week
Legion Post
32 Sponsor
Annual Event
Newton County’s 1962 Fair
will get underway Monday,
October 1 and continue through
Saturday, October 6 at Legion
Field in Covington.
American Legion Post 32
Commander Lewis White has
announced that final plans are
being rushed to completion for
one of the best fairs ever pre
sented here.
On the midway of Legion
Field during the week will be
the James H. Drew Shows
which has added more rides
and a top - notch minstrel
show to the organization. The
Drew Shows are known over
the Southland as one of the
cleanest midways that caters
to family fun and entertain
ment.
Commander White said that
the usual two school days will
be observed when a reduction
in prices for rides and shows
will be in force. Wednesday
will be white school children’s
day, and Thursday will be col
ored school children’s day.
In the exhibit building again
this year will be many club
community booths and com
mercial displays. Also the pro
ducts of farm and home will
be on exhibit throughout the
week. Cash prizes and ribbons
in all exhibits will be given
the winners.
The Georgia Department of
Agriculture will have a unique
display at the fair this year.
Central point of focus will be
a Giant Rooster.
Complete information and
entry blanks which are neces
sary for entering may be ob-
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Novelty Gift Sale
Thursday-Friday
Hat and Novelty Gift Sale
by the Covington Service Guild
will be held Thursday and
Friday, October 4th and 5th —
10 A.M. to 9 P.M. at the Home
of Mrs. James Purcell, Legion
Drive, Covington.
Hats and More Hats, Novelty
Gifts. Gift Wrappings will be
on sale.
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CHAMPION SPELLERS of Nowion County achools aro
shown in th* picture above with officials who conducted the
bee here Tuesday. Champions of the elementary schools are
seated, from left io right: Stanley Owens, Porterdale, third
place: Susan Chester, Palmer Stone, second; and Linda Moon,
Girl Scout Fund Drive
Kickoff Here Today
A kickoff breakfast was held
today (Thursday) at the Buck-
N-Kid Restaurant and plans an
nounced for the 1962-63 Drive.
Mrs. Kittie Love of the At
lanta Area Council outlined
the program for the workers
and guests present.
There will not be a house to
house canvass this year, and
concentrated efforts will be
made on the business houses
for this very worthwhile pro
ject.
The Business Division Chair
men are as follows: Ed Robin
son, B. B. Snow, George Jolley,
Bill McDowell, James Hutch
inson, Fred Harwell, Ben
Banks, Jack Meadors, Edgar
Wood.
Special Contributions Group:
Mrs. Louise Cook and Mrs.
Wendell Crowe.
Booth Committee: Volunteer
leaders will man booths at
Chain Grocery Stores.
Kroger — Mrs. Rob ert
Churchill, Mrs. Troy Thigpen
and Mrs. J. O. Costley.
C o 1 o n i al — Mrs. Bonham
Johnson, Mrs. Curry Haynes
and Mrs. Cecil Allgood.
Big Apple—Mrs. W. J. Her
ring, Miss Mae Hardman and
Mrs. Charlie Mitchell.
Grants — Mrs. Estelle Hop
kins, Mrs. W. W. Crowe, and
Band Boosters
To Meet Monday
The Band Boosters Club of
Newton County High School
will meet Monday evening, Oc
tober 1, at 7:30 p. m. at t h e
Band Building.
All parents of band mem
bers in the Blue Rambler Band
and the Cadet Band are asked
to please attend.
Rummage Sale
Saturday 9 to 5
The Church of the Good
Shepherd will have a rummage
sale Saturday, September 29.
"rom 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on
Washington Street, acrors from
Colonial Stores.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1962
Mrs. Thos. Huff. Thursday
booth at Grants will be Mrs.
Clyde Webb and Mrs. Robert
Churchill.
Mrs. Love complimented the
Newton County Girl Scout
movement for their progress in
recent years, and the wonder
ful reception by Newton Coun
tians to all youth movements.
Ray Reece, Fund Chairman,
commented that advance con
tributions were already being
received. He urged the work
ers to request our donors to
give generously to this very
worthwhile cause for the girls
of Newton County. The goal
for 1962-63 for Newton Coun
ty is $2,700.00.
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COVINGTON MEADOWS SHOPPING CFNTER on h^hway U. S. 278
will have its Grand Olenina today (Thursday) t’ riu^h Sa+urdty. This is
a panoramic view of a portion of the center showing the parking area
Heard-Mixon, first. Standing, left to right: J. W. (Whit)
Richardson, Supt. of Schools; Nelson Hoffman, NCHS, first
place; Troyanne Thigpen, NCHS, second; Marguerite Horst
man, NCHS, third; Miss Lucille Lynch, Director of Curri
culum; and Miss Clara Mae Hays, Visiting Teacher.
City Manager Io
Speak Today al
Kiwanis Club
Covington City Manager J.
H. (Hank) Bryan will be the
guest speaker at the Covington
Kiwanis Club meeting today
(Thursday) at Legion Home at
1 o’clock.
In charge of the program to
day will be Wendell W. Crowe
and he will introduce the
speaker.
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Atlanta Journal Prep Editor
Jack Doane was the guest
speaker at the Covington Ki
wanis Club meeting Thursday.
Wendell W. Crowe was pro-
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Livestock Sale
Here Brings
Total of $54,161
Tri-County Livestock Auc
tion Company sold 601 head of
cattle, 19 hogs, 20 sheep and
4 goats Monday for a total of
$54,161.43. Milk cows and
springers topped at $275.00;
baby calves at $33; and pigs at
SB. Stockers sold from SSO to
S2OO.
Prices ranges were: calves,
$16.50 to $33; heifers, sl6 to
$26; steers, $16.50 to $31.50;
light bulls, sl4 to $23.50; heavy
bulls, $14.50 to $19.00, canners,
$lO to sl3; cutters, $13.50 to
$15.00; fat cows, $15.00 to
$17.40; and hogs, sls to $17.50.
There were 184 shippers and
71 buyers, including 8 packers.
and several of the stores. The mall is located at the break in the cental
of this ni-ture. The ribbon-cutting cermony will be held this morning
at 9 o'clock.
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READERS WEEKLY
Rep. Flynt Is Guest Speaker
At 9 AM Ribbon-Cutting
U. S. Rep. John J. Flynt, Jr., Congressman from Geor
gia’s Fourth District, will be speaker this morning at the
Grand Opening of Covington Meadows — new million-dollar
shopping center complex serving the seven-county area
surrounding Covington.
NEWS Has 55
Pages Today
The readers of today’s Cov
ington News have an opportun
ity to see and read the largest
single issue of the paper in
history. There are 56 pages in
The NEWS today.
An eight-page section (in
color) contains advertisements,
news articles and pictures of
the new million-dollar Cov
ington Meadows Shopping
Center which has its three-day
Grand Opening today through
Saturday.
A 12-page advertising sec
tion by the W. T. Grant Com
pany is also in The Covington
News today. This section is al
so in color.
Also in the paper today is a
half-page advertisement by the
Newton County Junior Cham
ber of Commerce on tax re
evaluation and beer in the
county.
Many other features, new.;
articles, pictures and adver
tisements by local merchants
are in today’s Newa. We sug
gest that you take your time
and read the entire 56 pages
in our paper today.
Downtown Firms
Observe New Hours
Covington’s downtown mer
chants were favorably impress
ed with their new store hours
started last week, especially
the Friday evening opening un
til 9 p.m.
Store hours on Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday are
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wed
nesday the hours are
from 8:30 am. until 12 noon.
Saturday the stores on and
near the Public Square will
be open from 8:30 a.m. until
6 p.m.
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Congressman Flynt is t»
speak at a 9 a. m. ribbon-cut
ting ceremony on the Coving
ton Meadows mall. The cere
mony heralds three-day open
ing festivities to include clowns
performing on trampolines, Pa
tricia Stevens models handing
out candy and balloons, a pri
vate aircraft fly-over, and i
gala fireworks display at 9:15
p. m. Friday, Sept. 28.
Covington Meadows for the
first time offers Newton coun
tians and residents of t h a
neighboring six counties t h e
one-stop shopping convenience
they until now have had to
travel some 39 miles or more to
obtain.
Covington Meadows offers
ample parking, some 13 mod
ern retail and service facilities
and a 16-lane bowling center
Holliday Lanes, complete with
snack bar. It is specifically de
signed to provide modern, plea
sant and complete shopping fa
cilities.
Several prominent business
and civic leaders are being
flown in for the opening and
include many bankers, finan
ciers and industrialists. Among
those expected are:
A. R. Tandy of the Tandv
Co., Tulsa, Okla.; Bob Stewart,
president of Mid-Continent
Life Insurance Co., Oklahoma
City, Okla.; Jim Donovan an 1
Bill Burnett, both vice presi
dents of the Dallas, Texas, Re
public National Bank; Howard
Starks, assistant to Citizens
and Southern National Ban c
President Mills B. Lane Jr., and
Warren Woolsey, vice presi
dent, First National Bank, At
lanta.
Opening events over t h »
three-day period will inclu.a
clowns performing on trampo
lines.
Other events were still in
the planning stage, and addi
tional merchants are planning
to join those who already have
announced their intention tn
provide free gifts and gift cer
tificates.
Facilities at Covington Mea
dows include a spacious Granl’a
variety store; a modern, super
drug store, Meadow Park Phar-
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