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We lovingly dedicate this
column today to the memory of not
only one who was very dear to
our heart, but one of the most
beloved women in our city--Mrs.
R. M, (Louise) Tuck.
Mrs. Tuck was a person who
reared a family of two fine sons,
one now a doctor and the other
a lawyer.
She was a devoted wife and
noted for her fine culinary art,
a gracious hostess and loving
friend. Louise Tuck was loved
by all who knew her for she
radiated a spirit of joy and hap
piness which was contagious. She
was an accomplished musician
and shared her beautiful talent
unselfishly. She was organist
at the First Baptist Church for
many years. Her duties there
required much of her time play=-
ing on Sundays, mid-week Prayer
Meeting and practicing with the
Senior and Junior Choirs.
Just to be near her was a
real tonic for her presence any=-
where radiated happiness, which
permeated the atmosphere. One
of the sweetest scenes, which
we will always remember, was
the young people of the church
and tiny tots, gathering around
her at the organ, after each ser
vice. She was never too tired
or rushed to sit there and talk
with them.
During her long . illness she
was a real challenge to all who
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Winder Kiwanians
On Local Program
Today At 1 P. M.
Members of the Kiwanis Club
of winder will furnish the pro=-
gram at the Covington Kiwanis
Club today (Thursday)at 1 o’clock
at Legion Home. Col. Gordon
Greene of Winder will have
charge of the visiting program.
Col. Greene is a noted after
dinner speaker and it is expected
that he will bring some four
or five other Kiwanians with him
for the meeting here.
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Seized In County
Newton County deputy sheriffs
confiscated 210 gallons of whisky
late Friday night on the Snapping
Shoals road in the westernpart of
the county.
A 1949 pickup truck was ob
served on the highway and when
the officers closed in, two men
jumped from the vehicle and
fled, The truck contained 35
cases of liquor, which amounted
to 210 gallons,
The illegal whisky was seized
about 9 p. m., the deputies said.
Shirt Mfg. Official
Rotary Speaker Tues.
T. K. Patterson, General Man
ager of the Shirt Manufacturing
Operation of the Oxford Manu
facturing Company, which is the
parent concern of the Covington
Manufacturing Company, will ad
dress the Covington Rotary Club
on Tuesday, February 9 at 12:30
at the Teen Can.
A native of Tupelo, Mississip
pi, Mr. Pattersonwas a Chemical
Engineer major, a member of the
varsity football team, and alter
nate captain in his senior year
at Vanderbilt.
Two years after graduation
from Vanderbilt, he joined the
oxford Company. In 1952 he
moved to Vidalia tobecome Plant
Engineer there. In 1955 he be=-
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BLUE RAMBLER BAND members Danny Hay, Edgar Callaway, Charles Reynolds, James Hunt (on
drums), H, B, Adams, Hugh McDonald and Mike Beyer are shown above as they I ractice for Clinic
Band and ““‘The Battle of Drums’’ to be presented at the clinic. This group attended Band Clinic last
year and will again participate in the clinic to be held at Newton County High School this year on Friday
and Saturday, February 5 and 6.
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False v. .arm
Brings Calls
To City Hall
A Civil Defense alarm Thurse
day afternoon brought dozens of
telephone calls to the local CD
Office at City Hall and shock and
burns to CD Chief R, T, Floyd
as he attempted to stopthealarm
before it made its complete cycle,
The alarm, a series of blasts
which means ‘‘Take Cover’’, was
apparently caused by the system
shorting out in the control box,
Mr. Floyd stated that such an
alarm would be the real thing
unless the people were notified
in advance otherwise, When the
alarm is heard you should turn
on your radio to the local station
and receive directions and in=-
formation, he stated.
The local CD director again
stressed the need for family
fall-out shelters at home. He
said that any information needed
on fall-out and its effect on food,
water and air could be obtained
by contacting the local CD Office
at the Covington City Hall,
However, he asked that incase
an alarm of any type is heard
locally, please do not call the
CD Office. He asks that you
turn on your radio for information
and directions.
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Newton County Civil Defense
personnel were on the alert and
stand-by Tuesday from 3 until
9 p.m. on an ‘‘Operational Test”’
called by the State of Georgia
Civil Defense Office.
Newton CD Director R, T,
Floyd said yesterday that the
operation was ‘‘a real success,
according to the State Civil De
fense officials.” Three officials
were in Covington from the State
office. They were: Jack Grant
ham, Deputy Director of Geor
gia CD; Col. Tom Bohannon,
Operations Officers; and Lewis
Hightower, Area Director State
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The test here involved ser
vice chiefs of Newton County
Civil Defense Association. Floyd
said everyone cooperated 100%.
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Mansfield Masons
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To Meet Tonight
The regular communication of
Mansfield Lodge No, 489 will be
held on Thursday, February 4
(tonight) at 7:30.
All qualified Masons are in
vited. Refreshments will be
served,
came Plant Manager of the Dublin
Garment Company and in 1962
was promoted to General Man
ager of the Shirt Manufacturing
Operation of the Oxford Manu=-
facturing Company.
A member of the Presbyterian
Church and a member of the
Board of Directors of the Dublin
Rotary Club, Mr. Patterson will
speak to the Covington Rotary
Club on operation of the Coving
ton Manufacturing Company and
other activities of the parent
company.
The program is another in the
series to keep Rotarians abreast
of the industries and businesses
in Newton County.
Che @Couington News
ST COVERAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
Enterprise, Established 1865—The Covington Star, Estoblished 1874—The Enterprise, Estoblished 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
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OFFICERS OF COVINGTON Businessmen’s Association for 1965 are shown in the photo above after
their election at the annual stockholders’ meeting Monday at the Teen Can, Seated, left to right: Herbert
Vining, secretary-treasurer; Robert Fowler, president; Marion Piper, vice-president, Standing:
Don Wood, Otis Spillers, E, G, Lassiter, Jr, and Jimmy Morgan, directors., Ed King, the other director
was not present for the picture.
Morcock Appointed Membership
Chairman Ga. Alumni Society
S. J. Morcock of Covington,
has been appointed the 1965 New=
ton County membership chair
man of the University of Geor=
gia Alumni Society. The an
nouncement was made by Tyus
Butler, Director of Alumni Re
lations for the University of
Georgia Alumni Society along
with Uly Gunn of Athens and
John D, Capers of Augusta, vice=
presidents for the Society in the
10th District,
Mr, Morcock will head the
local organization in contacting
the approximately 173 Georgia
alumni in Newton County, He
points out that friends of the
University as well as alumni
are invited to join in this tangi
ble support of the University’s
program,
The 1965 goals for the Newton
County Chapter are 51 active
members and S6OO in contribu
tions, Last year’s totals were
41 members and $482,59.
The Georgia Alumni Society in
1964 had the largest membership
in its 130-year history when more
than 10,300 alumni and friends
joined, Goal for 1965 is 10,500
active supporters.
Georgia alumni in Newton
County are urged to cooperate
with Mr. Morcock by sending in
their 1965 contributions or
pledge to him or to the Georgia
Alumni Society at their earliest
convenience,
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“Weenie-Beenie”
At Scout Cumn
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Saturday Night
Hundreds of Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts, Explorers and their
parents will go to the Bert Adams
Scout Reservation this Saturday
for the big annual ‘“Weenie=-
Beenie.”’
The 6:30 p.m. dinner is plan
ned to kickoff Boy Scout Week,
February 7-13, which will be
celebrated all over America as
the 55th anniversary of the Boy
Scouts of America.
A movie, ¢ Life’s Higher
Goals,”” will be shown. Billy
Nalls will be the song leader.
Tickets are 60 cents each.
The entire family is invited.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 4, 1965
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Sen. Pennington Says Cities
To Benefit From Grants-In-Aid
Senator Brooks Pennington, Jr.
announced today cities and towns
in the 45th Senatorial District
would be eligible to receive State
Grants in Aid if the proposed
budget now being considered by
the General Assembly is passed
as proposed.
The towns and cites of New
ton County are listed below by
showing the amount they might
receive in 1965 and again in
1966,
Newborn, $1,698.00, $2,637.00,
Mansfield, $2,364.00, $3,671,
00.
Oxford, $3,000.00, $4,659.00.
Porterdale, $6,286.00, $9,761.
00.
Covington, $21,707.00, $33,
709,00,
Senator Pennington stated he
approves of the Grant in Aid
Program for our cities—but he
will support legislation to have
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Never have we liked the words of our Georgia Song, as they seem
to defame her instead of bringing the Glory she deserves. We have
heard complaints about this song for years.
Mr. Nelson Shipp, Informational Executive of Georgia Department
of Industry and Trade, whom your Editor has known for some 30
years has written words and music for a new Georgia Song. He has
named it ‘‘Georgia The Majestic.””
We will give you the words for the song that you may compare
them with the old Georgia Song and contact your Legislator urging
him to accept this song, or vote for it, if you approve,
GEORGIA THE MAJESTIC!
“God laid the Blue Ridge Mountains through a misty blue--The
English called it Georgia, now it belongs to you, and me and all
who love her, and here the pines grow tall. So when I wander far
a -way, I hear my Georgia call.
2nd Verse-Your lakes are so majestic--power dams great: They
turn the wheels of factories that send the world freight., We thus
become an empire in the industrial world, And trade and finance
build us strong--A proud flag we unfurl,
3rd Verse-Our golden isles are jewels Set in Ocean blue; And
if you’ve ever been there, You’ll hear them call to you, Our cotton
fields and meadows Are sights we love to see; And big white
houses still proclaim Our hospitality,
CHORUS: Oh Georgia land! Your hills are for me., Oh Georgia
Land! my Georgia Land! Here’s the fair country, For Georgia
Folk are kindly folk from the mountains to the sea., This is the
land we love so well, the land for you and me,”’
Mr. Ship, as an old friend of the family, sent me a tape of his
song as sung by 16 members of the Columbus Chorus before early
fall meeting of teachers of Columbus and Muscogee County schools.
It is being used by three other high schools, four radio stations
and two theatres.
It was played for three weeks at big Rialto Theatre in Atlanta,
and will be sung at a joint session of the Legislature on Tuesday,
February 9, with two other proposed new State Songs.
We are making a loan of our tape to Bill Hoffman of our local
radio station that it may be played many times here because
this is a matter we should approve if we like the song, and we
think it is wonderful.,
We heartily approve, for it is far superior to our present song.
We have a copy of the words and music of this song if our high
school would like to try it out, The music club and others interested
may hear it also. Listen for it over the local radio station.
Newton County May
Take Part In EOA
A local Community Action Pro
gram (CAP), in connection with
the recently passed Economic
Opportunity Act of 1964, is in
the formulating stages in Newton
County after two meetings have
been held at City Hall.
Spearheading the movement
here to find out if Newton County
is eligible and interested in the
poverty program of President
Johnson, is School Supt, J, W,
Richardson who called the first
two meeting sessions.
Jerry Moore, Area Consultant
for the Office of Economic Op
portunity, outlined the plans and
specifications for Community
Action at the initial meeting on
January 25. Another official from
the office was to have been pre
sent Monday, but he failed to show
up for the local meeting. Rich=-
.~ the Grants come from the Gen
. eral Funds rather than to have
. them come from county or high=
~ way funds.
High Low
Wed, Jan. 27, 59 33
Thurs. Jan. 28, 55 21
Fri. Jan, 29, 60 31
Sat, Jan, 30, 56 33
Sun, Jan, 31, 34 13
Mon, Feb, 1, 57 21
Tues. Feb, 2, 41 21
Rainfall for the week was .60
inches, according to local
weatherman Jack Chapman,
Dr. Crews, Rev. White
Heart Fund Chairmen
Dr. T, L, Crews and Rev.
Thomas White will head the 1965
Heart Fund drive in Newton
County, it was announced by State
Heart Fund Chairman Edgar J,
Forio,
The Annual Campaign which
supports the Research, Educa
tion, and Community activities
of the Georgia Heart Associa
tion will be conducted during
February which is designated
as HEART Month,
‘«“we feel particularly fortun=-
ate that Dr, Crews and Rev,
White accepted this appoint=-
ment,”” Chairman Forio said,
‘“‘because it assures the success
of the drive that is becoming
increasingly important to every=-
one. Diseases of the heart and
blood vessels account for more
than half of all deaths in Newton
County and the effort to combat
them deserves the best leader
ship available,”
In accepting the appointment,
Dr. Crews and Rev, White said,
We invite everyone in this com=
munity to participate in what we
consider the most important civic
endeavor of the twentieth cen=-
tury.’’
ardson conducted the session;
however,
After much discussion as to
what areas our county would be
eligible for the EOA program,
Mr. Richardson was asked to
appoint a ‘Study Committee” to
get the necessary information
for the next meeting on Monday,
February 15 at 11 a,m,
Named as chairman of this
committee was Mrs, R, M, Paty.
Other members of the committee
are: Mrs. Agnes Randall, Rev.
Hamby Barton, Rev. Irving Ru
dolph, George Jolley, R, L, Ste
wart, Mrs, Cassie McDaniel,
Miss Rebecca Pennington, Blake
Armstrong; Miss Clara Mae
Hays, Maj. Robert E, Peay, Mrs.
Helen Dickinson, J, W, Horne, Ed
Hunt, R, L, Clements and Miss
Mae Hardman,
Mrs. Grace Yancey,
GEA Official, To
Speak Here Tues.
Mrs. Grace B, Yancey, Di
rector of Professional Services
Georgia Education Association,
will be guest speaker at the
Newton County Education meet
ing, February 9. Mr, Homer
Sharp, President of NCEA will
preside at this meeting in the
Snapping Shoals REA Auditorium
at 4:00 P, M,
Mrs. Yancey isa former class
room teacher and Instructional
Supervisor in Jefferson County.
For a number of years she has
served as GEA Director Pro
fessional Services and is well
known in education throughout
Georgia and the Southeast. She
is an excellent speaker anda very
gracious and charming person.
Mrs. J. D, Harper, Program
Chairman, announces that Mrs.
yYancey will speak on GEA-NEA
Relations and a record atten
dance of Newton County Education
Association is expected.
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United Fund Issues Checks To Two Charities
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COVINGTON-NEWTON COUNTY UNITED Fund has dispersed part of its funds raised in the cam=-
paign thus far, Two participating agencies received checks last week, Seated (left) is Billy Nalls,
UF treasurer, and Rev., Thomas J, White, chairman Newton County Emergency Relief. Standing
(L to R): Grady Coleman, UF campaign chairman; Ed Robinson, president; Dean Getz, vice-president
budget section, presenting check to Capt. Steven Weaver of the Salvation Army; and E, G, Lassiter,
trustee and public information chairman,
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The Georgia Heart Associa
tion is the only organization in
the state devoting full time to
the fight against diseases of the
heart and blood vessels, It
sponsors a system of clinics
for indigent patients in Georg
ia, supports its own program
of research in Georgia institu
tions and conducts intensive pro
grams of professional and pub~
lic education, all of which de
pend on the HEART FUND drive
for their support,
Community and divisionchair
men named include: Newborn
and Mansfield, Mrs, Mell Prath=-
er and D, T, Vaughn; Salem,
Mrs. Helen Moore; and public
ity, Mrs, John Fuller,
«The acceptance of these out
standing civic leaders is evi
dence of the importance with
which our people view the fight
against heart disease,”” Dr,
4th District Band Clinic
Here Friday And Saturday
Friday, February 5, through
Saturday, February 6,the Newton
County High School Blue Rambler
Band will host theannual Georgia
Music Education Association 4th
District Band Clinic, Over 100
musicians from 13 high schools
will participate inthis event. The
participating schools are La-
Grange, Bowdon, Carrollton
(Central), Carrollton, Newnan,
villa Rica, Thomaston, Man
chester, Griffin, Jonesboro, For=-
est Park, North Clayton and our
local Newton High,
The out-of-town students will
begin arriving in Covington at
3:30 Friday afternoon. After
registration they will be audi
tioned for chairs in the band and
assigned to local band parents
who will be their hosts for the
evening.
The first rehearsal for this
fine band will be at 7 o’clock
Friday evening with Dr. Bodie
Hinton of the University of Au
burn as the clinician, Follow=
ing the rehearsal the students
United Fund Campaign
Nears Completion Here
The Board of Trustees of Cov=-
ington-Newton County United
Fund, Inc., met Friday, January
29th at the REA building with
President Ed Robinsonpresiding.
Secretary W, J. Dickey re
ported the office move to the new
location at 119 Floyd Street has
been completed.
vice-President Grady Cole
man and chairman of the cam=-
paign reported all team captains
would complete their canvas this
week with the campaign sche
duled to close Feb. 10th. Chair
man Coleman reported nearly
609 of the total quota has been
reported pledged or paid with
several major divisions with sub
stantial amounts yet to report.
Treasurer Billy Nalls report
showed some $10,000.00 having
been paid in advance and on 1965
pledges through Jan. 29. He
reported all current office ex
pense advertising etc., had been
paid to date.
President Robinson appointed
E. G. Lassiter as public infor
mation chairman for the fund,
along with Greeley Ellis and
Robert Fowler.
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Crews said, “Their willingness
to give leadership to this en=
deavor takes us one step nearer
our HEART FUND goal which is
to give every citizen in Newton
County an opportunity to join in
the fight against heart disease,
“The February HEART FUND
drive unites into a single appeal
a score of diseases which are
responsible for 54% of all deaths,
These diseases include heart at
tack, stroke, highblood pressure,
hardening of the arteries, rheu=
matic fever, inborn heart de
fects and many others”, the
Chairman pointed out,
A local heart fund official ex=
plained some facts about the
HEART FUND drive and United
Fund participation:
“Our effort to raise funds on
behalf of the heart program are
sometimes met with the question,
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will be entertained at a party
in their honor at the Rotary
Teen-Can.,
Saturday will be spent in re
hearsals preparing for Saturday
evening’s concert, which will be
held at 7:30 in the Newton County
High School Auditorium, Ad
mission is free for the concert
and everyone is cordially invited
to attend and hear this fine group
of students as they perform,
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Palmer-Stone
Turkey Supper
& ®
Friday Night
Everyone is invited to attend
the turkey supper sponsored by
the Palmer-Stone P, T A, onFri
day, February sth at the Pal
mer-Stone School cafetorium
from 5:00 to 8:00 P, M,
There will also be home baked
pies and cakes. Tickets are
$1,25 for adults and 75¢ for
children.
Vice-President Dean Detz,
chairman of the Budget Section,
announced that the January
checks would go out to all partici
pating agencies in accordance
with their budget allowance.
Vice-President Mrs. Helen
Dickinson, chairman of the Plan
ning section reported many pro
spective contributors had not
been contacted for their donation
or pledge, and urged all volun
teer solicitors to complete their
lists as soon as possible. If
you have been missed by one of
the workers you are urgedto call
any one of those listed in ad
(page 7) leave your name and
address. You will then promptly
receive a fact sheet and pledge
card.
In spite of the many problems
arising from this first campaign
of the United Fund, the Trustees
felt the goal for 1965 would be
reached and wished to thank all
the contributors as well as the
leaders in Industry and Business
for their splendid cooperation
and effort given to make the
drive successful.