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As the Holy Season appro
aches (and it has just dawned ।
upon me, it is next Wednesday!) I
there are prayers of Thanks- I
giving for the Saviour, for,'
even tho most people use the
day to just celebrate, “eat,
drink, be merry and exchange
gifts”, it is the anniversary
of the day God gave to the
world a Saviour.
As this sacred day appro
aches there are many in hospi
tals, some very ill . . . families
with hearts breaking; there are
those who have just lost loved
ones; there are those with i
other heartaches . . . maybe I
disappointment in a child; a
friend; ones own illness, great
losses of one kind or another.
We realize how such people
feel for we too have had our j
heartaches, our disappoint-I
ments, the loss of a companion i
on Christmas morning, of all
days . . . but let us look up
and not down with selfpity, j
Sometimes we wish we could i
just run away somewhere for
Christmas, even as you, in
order that we might not be a
reminder to our families of our
lonelines . . . even tho we
can put a smile on our face I
during that day with the fam
ily .. . Oh yes you can smile ,
thru the tears within your i
heart for God makes it so.
Let’s count our blessings at I
this season. Some think they
have had nothing but trouble
. . . well folks we could write |
a BEST SELLER on troubles, •
heartaches, disappointments ...
but the ending each time would
be the Light of Faith glowing
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Auto Accident
Claims Life of
Mrs. Presley
Mi-s. J. P. (Ann Waters)
Presley of Maple Street, Cov
ington, was killed in an auto
mobile accident on Collum
Road Monday night. December ■
16. A native of Covington, she
was 29 years old.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon, Decem
ber 18. at the Church of God
with Rev. Roland McDaniel
and Rev. R. Hudson Moody
officiating. Caldwell and Cow
an Funeral Home were in
charge of arrangements, with
interment in High Point Ceme
tery.
Surviving are her husband,
James P. Presley, parents Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Waters, brothers,
Tom Waters, Billy Waters, sis
ters, Mrs. Jack Parker, Mrs.
Ralph Harper, Mrs. Michael
Capps, Mrs. Lovell Coe and
Mrs. Buddy Dodd, all of Cov- I
ington.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in ex
tending deepest sympathy to
them in their sorrow.
Covington News
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■ Today
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Deadlines For General News,
Society and Sports
EFFECTIVE JANUARY I, 1964
Sports News 5:00 p. m. Tuesday
General News — 12:00 noon Tuesday
News with Advertising 12:00 noon Tuesday
Society News
Weddings 12:00 noon Tuesday
General Society News 5:00 p. m. Tuesday
News Correspondents must have news in Post Office
no later than Monday afternoon at 5:00 p. m.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
fcdwßS 1963
Better Newspaper
Contests
I VOLUME 98
BUYEKS SOUGHT FOR COVINGTON MILLS
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Two Bands In Christmas Concert Tonight
Performance
Starts At 8
Newton County High School
; Blue Rambler Band and the
Cadet Band will present their
annual Christmas Concert at
। Newton County High Audi
torium tonight (Thursday) De
cember 19, at 8 p.m. A high
light of the program tonight
according to Basil Rigney, Band
Director, will be the Blue
Rambler Band in their brand
i new’ uniforms for their first
appearance and the Cadet Band
■in new uniforms, the former
Blue Rambler uniforms, which
i are now cut down for the Ca
det Band.
To be presented by the Ca
det Band will be “Little
: Champ”, Mesang; “Air and
I Finale From the ‘Water Mu
sic’ ”, Handel arr. Gordon; and
“Air for Band", Erickson.
Members of the Cadet Band
this year are: Oboe — Susan
Lott; Flute —Glenda Chapman,
Nancy Parker, Jeannie Walton.
Phyllis Ward, Dianne Walton;
Bb Clarinet —Cathy Day, Elaine
Wood, Randy Williams, Kathy
Klimaszewski, Anne Klimas
zewski,-Gayle Purcell, Kathy
Dennis, Dale Jeffries, Tony
Piper, Eugene Whatley, John
Daniel, Vicki Savage, Jane Cor
ry, Gail Wood, Patricia Allen,
Martha Ellen Banks, Debra
Meyers, Susan Fedder, Beck
Coker.
Bass Clarinet—Becky Strawn,
, Kay Henderson; Alto Saxo
: phone-Connie Bailey, Philip
Owens, Mack McKibben, Lynn
Rainey, Ricky Pratt; Tenor
Saxophone—Joe Capell, Bry
ant Steele. Reggie Henry, Bob
Mobley; French Horn, Jimmy
Coker; Trumpet — John Mell
Callaway, Ricky Edwards, Gary
Price. Clark McDaniel, Mike
Whatley, Do u g 1 a s Hargrove,
Ricky Colquitt, Dennis Darby,
Tim Williams, Bobby McDon
ald, Jerry Mclntosh, Billy
Dawkins, Danny Garcia.
Trombone-Archie McDaniel,
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NEWS TO PRINT
NEXT TUESDAY
The Covington NEWS will
be printed a day early next
week due to the Christmas
holiday Wednesday, December
25. The NEWS plant will be
closed Christmas in order that
our employees may spend the
day with their families.
All correspondents and per
sns with news articles are ask
ed to have same in the News
Office by Monday evening.
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/VERAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
/ Established 1865—The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
Brunswick President Hanigan Visits Local Plant
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BRUNSWICK CORPORATION officials visited Covingion Tuesday as the new president
of Brunswick Corp. John L. Hanigan was introduced to local plant personnel and Coving
ton City officials. Shown in the photo are, from left io right: Mayor Nat Turner of Cov
ington; Dean Getz, local plant manager of Brunswick Sports; Mr. Hanigan; Al R. Said,
Group Senior Vice-President of Sports; Jim A. Nelson, Vice-President of Manufacturing,
Sports Division; and Covingion Mayor-Elect Walker Harris. (See article in today's
NEWS).
Brunswick President Hanigan
Visited Covington Plant Tues.
John L. Hanigan, President of i
the Brunswick Corporation, was <
a visitor to the Covington plant of i
Brunswick Sports on Tuesday i
morning. He was accompanied by I
Al R. Said. Group Senior Vice- ,
President of Sports and School
Furniture Division, and Jim A.
Nelson, Vice-President of Manu- ,
facturing, Sports Division. '
The trip to Covington and Geor- 1
gia introduced Mr. Hanigan to the ;
various Brunswick Sports facili- i
ties of which Covington was his i
first stop. From here he flew to
Albany at noon and then took a I
plane in the afternoon to visit I
other sports plants in Connecticut ;
and Massachusetts. He assumed
Honored Ram Football Players and Program Participants at Annual Banquet Thursday
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NEWTON RAM FOOTBALL players who were honored Thursday eve
ning at the annual banquet are shown with program participants. The five
top gridiron superlatives are holding their trophies. From left to right:
Homer F. Sharp, NCHS principal and master of ceremonies for the affair;
Coach Milton McLaney, who awarded letters to the players: Elliott Hewitt,
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1963
the presidency of Brunswick De
cember 1. Mr. Hanigan's head
quarters is in Chicago with the pa
rent corporation office.
Upon arriving at the local plant
the three Brunswick executives
were conducted on a tour of the
facilities by Dean Getz, Plant
Manager. When he was interview
ed on Radio Station WGFS he said
that he was “pleased with the over
all picture in Covington as the
attitude of the people impresses
me as what it should be.” He
laughingly said that the only
thing he didn’t like down here
was the weather (it was 17 de
grees Tuesday).
On hand to greet Mr. Hanigan
was Mayor Nat Turner of Coving
ton and Mayor - Elect Walker Har-
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Commanderv to
Meet Christmas
Covington Saint Bernard
Commanderv No. 25, K. T.,
will meet at the Covington Ma
sonic Temple at 11 a.m. Wed
nesday, Christmas Day. Decem
ber 25, to kneel at the altar
and offer up prayer to tne I
Deity. All Sir Knights are
urged to attend.
W. J. Dingus Jr., Prelate
most improved lineman; Freeman Batchelor, outstanding back; Lanier
Crawley, outstanding lineman; Tim Christian, most improved back; Jeffrey
Hinton, sportsmanship award; Wilbur Fisher, assistant coach; and C. T.
Bohanan, Covington Elks Club Exalted Ruler who presented the trophies
on behalf of the Elks Club.
Ballard Says Other Firms
Interested In The Buildings
Newton County Representative Donald Ballard stated
yesterday that “negotiations are underway with several dif
ferent prospects as to the outright purchase of Covington
Mills as a textile mill.” Mr. Ballard said that he and Rep.
Jack H. Morgan had received many requests from the De-
j partment of Commerce for
“pertinent information to the
Covington Mills holdings” at
the Covington plant.
Meanwhile, some “other pros
pects have shown an interest in
the Covington Mills property
for other industrial uses,” Rep. j
Ballard stated.
Monday a meeting was held
in which representatives of the
Georgia Railroad. Industrial
Development Committee of the
Covington - Newton County
Chamber of Commerce,
City and Newton County offi
cials discussed particulars per
taining to new industries and
freight rates in Newton Coun
ty-
The Atlanta Constitution
carried an article yesterday to
the effect that the U. S. La
l bor Department was urged
| Tuesday to give Covington, Ga.,
| “emergency classification” as
Rep. Ballard to
Speak Kiwanis
Meeting Today
Newton County Representative
Donald Ballard will be the guest
speaker at the Covington Kiwanis
Club meeting today (Thursday) at
' Legion Home at 1 o’clock. Pro
; gram chairman for the week is J
Ed Robinson. W. J. Dickey will
i introduce the speaker.
Mr. Ballard is expected to dis
cuss several issues that will come
before the 1964 Georgia Legisla
ture including the educational pro
gram, taxes and Constitutional re
vision.
• * • •
Rev. Charles Reeve, pastor
lof the Loganville Methodist
Church, was the guest speaker ।
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OBITUARIES — 4
SOCIETY — 3-15
EDITORIAL -10
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NEWTON COUNTY HIGH 31
: LEGALS _ _44
CLASSIFIED 47
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an area of substantial unem
ployment to qualify the com
munity for preferential treat
ment under federal public
works, loan and related pro-
I grams.
“The filing of the applica
tion came just one week after
the community had learned
Covington Mills, its second
largest industry, would soon
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Rotarians Hear
District Governor
Rotary District Governor
1 Ralph M. Snow of Athens, was
• the guest speaker at the Cov
ington Rotary Club meeting
Tuesday at the Teen Can. He
was introduced by club Presi
dent Dick Bellairs.
Governor Snow challenged
I the members of the various'.
I committees to serve Rotary
with their utmost ability. He
especially cited the many
worthwhile aspects of the In
ternational Service committees.
Rotarians held their Assem
bly Monday night at the Teen
Can with Mr. Snow in charge.
Classified Ads
Effective January 1, 1964,
deadline for classified ad
vertising will be 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, Cost of classi
fied advertising will be 95c
per column inch. Deadline
for display classified adver
tising will be 5:00 p.m. Tues
day. Cost of classified dis
pl a y advertising w ill be
81.00 per column inch. Clas
fied display advertising that
runs weekly for a period of
at least six months will cost
85c per column inch.
NUMBER 5)