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By The Office Boy
The Newton County Fair opens
the last week of this month, of
September! Many plans are being
made right now, that the Fair
might be the best ever. We
have in mind one special group
• . .The members of the Newton
Count}’ Hospital Auxiliary are
planning some wonderful buys
for visitors to the Fair, in the
way of homemade cakes, Jellies,
jams preserves, candy, cookies,
tea aprons, kitchen aprons; Ch
ristmas decorations, etc. You
will find just what you want, at
a price which will tickle the
very cockles of your heart. . .
and your purse. . .besides you
will get REAL QUALITY in every
article, for they are made by the
Auxiliary members themselves.
Right here and now, the Auxiliary
members are reminded to make
some of the above things, and
others, and have them ready to
sell at the fair. . .the last week
in September! Many other things
than mentioned, you can make—
like what? Baby’s crocheted
caps, bibs and many other ar
ticles. "Your make’um-we’ll
sell um!
What will go with the money
made by the sale of these ar
ticles and garments. Well, half
the patients and visitors at the
hospital have no idea what the
sale of candy bars and chewing
gun, 5C articles will mean. The
profit on a 5? article is oh so
small . . . BUT. . .the Auxiliary
has purchased many things for the
hospital for your use when you
are ill. . .for Instance the latest
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Rotary Official
Speaker At Local
Club On Tuesday
Leßoy H. Williams of Swains
boro, Ga., First Vice-President
of Rotary International, will be
the guest speaker at the Cov
ington Rotary Club, Tuesday,
Sept. 14 at 12:30 p- m. at the
Tenn Can building. Program
chairman for the day is Aubra
Sherwood, and he will introduce
the speaker.
Mr. Williams has been an act
ive Rotarian in his own club,
the State of Georgia and in the
International organization since
1958. In 1962-63 he was Dis
trict Governor, District 692, Ro
tary International.
Last year he was elected first
vice-president, Rotary Internat
ional, and also was named Chair
man of the Executive Committee
of Rotary International.
Mr. Williams is also prominent
in church and civic work in Swain
sboro and Emanuel County. He
is manager of the Chamber of
Commerce of Swainsboro and
Emanuel County, and is president
of the Southern Industrial Project
Service, Inc. (a factory locating
service).
The Williams’ are members
of the First Methodist Church
and he is a teacher of the Chapel
Adult Class.
Band Booster Club Held
Initial Meeting Thursday
The Band Boosters of Newton
County held their first meeting
Thursday night with their new
president, C. T. Bohanan, pre
siding. Other officers for the
1965-66 year are vice president,
Blue Rambler Band, J. T. Owens
Jr.; vice president Cadet Band,
Mrs. Goodwin Tuck; secretary,
Mrs. Betty Burts; treasurer,
Hugh Kesler; Chaplain, John
Rooks.
Mr. Bohanan appointed three
committee chairman, Mrs. Good
win Tuck, advertising; Mrs. D. M.
Johnson, membership and Mrs.
Matt Klem, publicity.
It was decided during the meet
ing that a committee should be
appointed to draw up a constit
ution and by-laws for the club.
A budget was presented and adop
ted by the club.
Band Boosters Club Officers For 1965-66
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OFFICERS OF THE BAND BOOSTER CLUB for the year 1965-66 are left to right: C. T. Bohanan, presi
dent; Mrs. Betty Burts, Cadet Band secretary; Hugh Kesler, treasurer; Mrs. D. M. Johnson, membership
chairman; John Rooks, chaplain; Mrs. Goodwin Tuck, vice president Cadet Band and advertising chairman;
Mrs. Matt Klem, publicity chairman. J. T. Owens Jr., vice president of the Blue Rambler Band, was not
present for the picture.
A Priie-Winnin 4k
Newspaper
1965
Better New Cr
Cont/ * Q
VOLU'
Por^ action Called For
Streets, . j Equipment Bonds
Newton Sales Up
$531,000 In Second
Quarter Os 1965
The Georgia State Chamber
of Commerce announced today
that the retail sales In Georgia
during the second quarter of
1965 totaled $1,836,404,671 as
compared to $1,672,374,560 dur
ing the same period in 1964 an
increase of $164,030,111.
"This healthy increase is in
dicative of the burgeoning grow
th Georgia is enjoying,” said
Charles R. Yates, State Chamber
President, "We are optimistic
that the present trend will con
tinue and the state will record a
banner year in economic pros
perity,” he added.
The business volume in Newton
County totaled $7,992,494 in the
second quarter of 196 5 as against
$7,461,408 during the same quar
ter of 1964. This is more than a
half-million dollar increase over
a year ago.
Hie retail sales figures are
based on the actual bank deposits
of the Georgia State Sales and
Use Tax collection and are furn
ished through the cooperation of
the Georgia Department of Re
venue, Sales and Use Tax Unit,
the Georgia Department of Labor
and the Georgia State Chamber
of Commerce.
In some cases, the figures
may not reflect an entirely ac
curate economic picture of a
particular county because of col
lections of delinquent taxes, lump
sum tax payments on large pur
chases of building material, in
dustrial machinery, equipment,
etc. The figures represent only
the taxable, sales within any given
county.
Youth Revival
At Canaan Church
Sot Sept. 15-18
A special call is issued to
the youth of Newton County at
Canaan Baptist Church on Salem
Road. Services will be held
September 15, 16, 17 and 18 at
7:30 P. M.
Special messages will be given
be Rev. Jimmie Moore, who is
a teenager and a brilliant pre
acher. Mother! Daddy! Please
come bring your children.
"With all die crime and sin
advancement in our county, there
is a special need for warning
them as to what they will have
to face. We ask that ever}’
pastor come and help us in this
youth revival, and bring the youth
of your church,” stated the pastor
of Canaan Baptist Church, Rev.
W. M. Atha.
Mr. Rigney, band director,
announced that the Cadet Band
will appear at the University of
Georgia for Georgia Band Day,
September 25, which is a big
event for the children to part
icipate in.
The Band Boosters Club con
sists of all parents of children
of both the Blue Rambler Band
and the Cadet Band. The club
would like for the citizens of
Newton County to know that those
who are interested in the band
program for the county, even
though they have no children in
the band, should also be given a
membership.
The next Band Booster meet
ing will be announced in the Cov
ington News. Those interested
are invited to attend.
The Covington news
COVERAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
.erpnse, Established 1865—The Covington Star, Established 1874— The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
Porterdale citizens will be
asked to okay bonds for $33,000
for street improvements and fire
equipment in a Municipal Bond
Election on October 12, 1965,
according to a legal in this issue
of The Covington News.
Mayor Billy C. Crowell and
the Town Council have called the
election for the fire equipment
bonds and street improvement
bonds in order that these two
questions may be decided by the
voters of Porterdale. Polls will
be open at the regular voting
place from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
on the day of the election.
Street improvement bonds in
the election call for $23,000 and
the fire equipment need is listed
at SIO,OOO.
Jury Lists Announced
For September Court
The list of grand jurors and
traverse jurors for the Sept
ember Term of Newton County
Superior Court has been ann
ounced by Clerk S. M. Hay.
Newton Superior Court will
convene on Monday, September
20. A heavy docket of cases is
forecast for the session to fol
low.
Members of the Grand Jury
are as follows:
R. O. Arnold, Roy Davis, Clif
ford Capps, E. B. Rogers, V. G.
Downs, Homer Holifield, Obie
Parker, Moody C. Summers, Jr.,
Rabun Prosser, J. W. Horne,
J. B. Doster, Carl Lundgren,
C. C. Hood, Jr. G. D. Lancaster,
Ira Dickerson, Otis Spillers,
Lonzo Chaney, W. Pitts Robert
son, N. J. Piper.
C. D. Ramsey, Jr., Calvin
Smith, Robert C. Greer, John
A. Kemp, J. W. King, Jr., Julius
F. Lazenby, Moody T. Yarbrough,
John Morford, Sutton Hardy, Joe
Wall, Grady Berry, B. B. Snow,
James P. Knight, Charles Mask,
J. Z. Capes, Richard Lord, C. N.
Hill, M. D. Bledsoe.
Traverse Jurors drawn for
September term.
Glenn S. Conner, Duress Mar
tin, E. S. Rheberg, E. J. Capes,
E. S. Bowen, C. V. Autry, W. E.
Moss, Joel T. Bowen, James
P. Benton, R. J. Moore, Harold
Byrd, James C. Grant, J. D.
Harper, C. P. McAllister, Mort
Ewing, G. L. Dennison, C. C.
Mason, Nick McLendon, Harold
Lawson, David L. Fincher.
Robert H. Mask, Jack Neely,
Robert S. Mclntosh^ J. B. Church
hill, Otis E. Cook, William J.
Russell, Tom Williams, K. C.
Martin, W. H. DeLay, J. C.
Sewell, E. B. Savage, Howard
E. Pickett, W. H. Milligan, Emory
S. Bowen, Jr., Joe Davis, Marion
Britt, Herbert H. Vining, R. G.
Stewart, W. T. Knight.
Leon Starr, W. D. Collum,
George E. Patton, Arthur Wyatt,
Sam Ramsey, John L. Bush, John
Edward Brown, Philip Cohen,
Comm. Huiet Is
Moose Speaker
Sunday At 1:30 PM
On Sunday September 12th at
1:30 P. M. The Loyal Order of
Moose Lodge 2082 Covington,
Ga. will give a chicken barbecue
dinner commemorating its first
anniversart.
The Hon. Ben T. Huit, Com
missioner of Labor of Georgia,
will be the speaker of the day.
The public is cordially invited
to attend. Tickets will be $1.25
for adults, 75? for children and
can be obtained at the Lodge
the day of the barbecue.
The Lodge is located 5 miles
from Covington on the Jackson
Highway. .All proceeds will go
to Mooseheart Orphanage.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA SEPTEMBER 9, 1965
2 Negroes Held In Rape Os 15
Year-Old Covington White Girl
Two Covington Negroes were bound over to the Newton Count}’
Superior Court without bond and a third man ordered jailed under
a SI,OOO bond as a material witness in the rape of a 15-year old
white girl Sunday near Covington Mill in the city. The hearing was
held Wednesday morning before Justice Os The Peace Joe Laseter
in the main courtroom at the Newton County Courthouse.
Eddie Ray McKibben and James
English are charged with rape in
the case which took place on a
dirt street leading from the Cov
ington Meadows Shopping Center
to Covington Mill about 2 p. m.
B. L. Hardwick is being held as
the material witness. All are
Ray Sult, Wren Thompson, H. S.
Moss, Hollis S. Vaughn, W. E.
Wood, Boyce Piper, Thomas M.
Moss, Edward Mobley, Lee Gra
ham, Sam Reagan, H. Grady
Jones, Franklin Dick.
Cloud Abernathy, J. D. Huds
peth, W. E. Parker, Vermont
Pratt, Lucious L. Harwell, Don
J. Wood, J. A. Porter, J. P.
Walls, Wilson M. Mask, Char
les W. Haggard, jimes C. Coody,
Steve Polk, Ira G. Williams,
H. M. Pulliam, Hardeman Berry,
D. R. Colquitt, Luke R. Lassiter,
Roy Davis, Herman W. Kerbow,
Donald D. Helms.
L T. Wiley, Louis Lang, Dean
Getz, Robert D. Ballard, LaPrade
Vaughn, C. D. Williams, Herman
Adams, W. T. Greer, Jr., Charlie
Smith, Charles J. Tinsley, E. H.
Pratt, Denver Day, Elmer H.
Blankenship, J. P. Moseley,
Frank E. Teal, Jim Baker, J. W.
Jones, J. B. Greer, Walker Har
ris.
James P. Harvey, Herbert T.
Carson, Charles Knight, Archie
Key Polk, Curtis Rowe, L. C.
Gibson, Eugene Elliott, S. A.
Ginn, R. R. Fowler, C. H. Jor
dan, J. B. Dial, Jack Leon Law
son, W. A. Childers, Jr M L. J.
Owensby, Jr., Roy H. Gazaway,
Jr., J. P. (James) Knight, C. N.
Crawford, James Dobbs.
Herbert Katz, Raleigh Pitts,
C. H. Pennington, Jack Spears,
Harold W. King, Luke Savage,
J. B. Doster, A. R. Parker, John
S. Reagan, Guy Morgan, Richard
E. Savage, W. Grady Morgan,
John C. Burton, Jr., Zack John
son, Paul Jones, W. R. Kennerly,
Leo S. Mallard, C. A. Jolley.
Forestry Rangers Set
Meeting At FFA-FHA Camp
MACON—The annual four-day
training session for Georgia For
estry Commission field per
sonnel w’ill begin Monday, Sept
ember 13. The training session
will be held at the State FF A-FHA
Camp near Covington.
Ray Shirley, director, Georgia
Forestry Commission, Macon,
stated that the personnel will re
ceive instruction In all phases
of service rendered Georgia
landowners by the Commission.
This embraces Forest Pro
tection, Forest Management, Re
forestation and Administrative
and Forest Education pro
cedures.
RED HOT RACE!
IN THE
PRIZE SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST
A shining new 1966 Ford Fairlane, 4-door sedan, valued at
$2829.25 will be awarded to the participant in the contest obtaining
the most votes from selling new and renewal subscriptions in
this campaign. • Second place winner will receive $750.00 cash.
This paper will award 3rd, 4th, sth, and 6th cash bonus awards
in addition to “Weekly Payroll” 20 per cent commission checks.
Mrs. Luke Hill--- —-----------------------340,100
Mrs. Janet Wheeler 336,100
Mrs. Margaret A. Collins —— -329,000
Tommy Johnson 322,500
Mrs. Ernest N. Jones --—--------------------—---304,950
Mrs. Henry Berry— 303,000
Mrs. E. L. Tribble - - 290,000
Kenneth Seabolt------------------------------------- 27 9,300
Miss Vance Morris ——251,000
Mrs. Jo Ann Preston 239,000
Gary Satterfield 220,000
Mrs. Carol Virginia Kitchens—- — -217,000
Mrs. Dianne Herring-- —-— —-190,000
Mrs. Sara Townley —— 162,000
Larry Hodges —-— 121,000
Mrs. Lizza Griffin- — 5,000
Stanley Cook —— — —5,000
This Is “Booster Week”
During this week and ending Monday, September 13, the contest
department of this newspaper will issue 12,500 EXTRA VOTES on
each and every 3 year subscription to this newspaper (or extension
of a previous contest subscription payment to the full limit). Con
testants, make the most of this extra vote offer while it Is in
effect.
about 21 years of age and live
in Covington, according to infor
mation from the Newton Count}’
Sheriffs Office.
The young girl was the first to
testify at the preliminary hearing
yesterday. She said that she was
walking up the road with her boy
friend, also 15 years of age, when
English and McKibben came
walking up behind them. Both the
girl and her companion said they
thought the Negroes were going
to pass them on the road but
instead grabbed them and dragged
them into a w’ooded area nearby.
The young boy testified that
one of the Negroes drew a knife
on him and told him to "keep
quiet and you won’t get hurt.”
However he struggled and freed
himself and ran for help to a
nearby Negro home. Soon a
police car arrived.
The young lady was taken to
Newton County Hospital where
she was examined by Dr. James
Purcell and afterwards released.
GEI Agent D. C. Ghormley
testified that he obtained signed
confessions from all three Neg
roes in the case and that each
gave his story freely and vol
untarily. All three gave practi
cally the same story to the GBI
agent
Solicitor Richard Bell repre
sented the State in the question
ing and the defense attorneys
were appointed by Judge Frank
Guess. They were Greeley Ellis
and Jimmy Morgan.
About 50 people were present
in the courtroom when the hear
ing started at 9:30 a. m. Three
witnesses were called before the
state rested its case and Solicitor
Bell asked that rape charges be
placed against McKibben and
English. The hearing lasted
about 20 minutes.
Masons To Meet
Tuesday At 7:30
Golden Fleece Lodge #6 F. 4
A. M. will hold its regular com
munication on Tuesday, Sept. 14,
at 7:30 P. M. Members are
urged to attend and visiting bro
thers are cordially invited.
Highlighting this year’s school
will be special sessions on the
State Merit System, Retirement,
Health Insurance, and Electrical
Safety. Dr. Roy Fossett, chief,
Classification and Compensation
Division, State Merit System; W.
Frank DeLamar and E. W. Van
Houten, executive secretary and
deputy executive secretary, res
pectively, Employees Retirement
System; and Don R. Oeser, chief,
Health Insurance Service; are the
state officials that will speak
to the group. Electrical Safety
will be presented by H. E. Hat
field, general safety supervisor,
Negroes Arraigned Here In Attack Case
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THESE THREE NEGRO men were taken Into the Newton County Courthouse Wednesday morning for a
preliminary hearing on a charge of raping a 15-year-old Covington girl on September 5. James English,
Eddie Ray McKibben and B. L. Hardwick (left to right) are shadowed by Newton County Deputy Sheriffs
Robert Cook (left) and Tommy Lott (right). English and McKibben were bound over to Superior Court
without bond, and Hardwick was ordered held as a material witness under a SI,OOO bond by Justice of the
Peace Joe Laseter.
Extra Bonus Votes Given For
Booster Week In NEWS Contest
BY CHUCK REDDING
Going, going, going, going, the
opportunity of a lifetime for resi
dents of this area.
Are you one of those who con
sidered entering the big "Every
body Wins” prize subscription
contest but as yet have not start
ed? If so better act now or you
may wake up to find this golden
opportunity has slipped away
from you.
Failure to act immediately
could actually mean losing your
share in the nearly $6,000.00 in
commissions and prize awards
which this strictly local subsc
ription drive is making possible.
Although this interesting con
test is just starting, comment
from all sections of this large
trade area is mounting each day.
Residents of Oxford, Porterdale,
Social Circle, Mansfield and all
surrounding communities areal
ready talking about this big sub
scription drive and a number have
called the paper to ask why con
testants have not yet stopped to
take their subscriptions. This
fact alone would clearly indicate
that a real opportunity still ex
ists for those who wish to enter
the contest at this time. It
Georgia Power Co. All are of
Atlanta.
Other courses will be taught
by specialists from the Comm
ission’s Macon office and the U.S.
Forest Service Region Eight Of
fice in Atlanta.
"The aimofthe Forestry Com
mission’s training program is to
constantly strive to improve the
performance and service of the
Commission in its program of
forest protection, landowner as
sistance, nursery production and
other activities,” Shirley said.
10 More Miles of Interstate 20 Opened
INTERSTATE 20 FROM COVINGTON to the Morgan County line was opened to traffic Friday morning.
This picture shows the four-lane route (left) from Atlanta toward Augusta and the road at right is the
Covington exit. Tbe opening of this 10.2 miles now makes a total of 47 miles of Interstate 20 from
Atlanta to the Morgan County line now in use.
definitely is not too late to
enter and share in the big awards
on Friday, October 15, if you
start at once.
* * •
As yet there are many targe
fields that have not been touched
by contestants in this big race
and an energetic man or woman
could very easily acquire a pos
ition on equal footing with the
other contestants.
Enter now and share in the big
prizes to be awarded. Should you
not be one of the six who win
major awards, the unique plan
under which the contest is oper
ated affords all workers sub
stantial earnings for their
efforts. It is impossible for a
contestant to lose—The minimum
reward for any contestant is a
weekly pay check for 20 per
cent of all subscription coll
ections, sl. of every $5. coll
ected which could easily amount
to $25, SSO, or even $75 per
week.
Spare time can be made to
pay off in a big way during the
next few weeks but it will pay
off only to those who have the
foresight to get started now. En
ergy and ambition are the only
requirements, no special train
ing is necessary—make up your
mind today—ENTER NOW.
Just a few "Full-Limit” sub
scriptions during "Booster
Week” might be the very ones
needed to so "Over The Top”
with flying colors. Readers
should help their favorite while
subscriptions mean most in
votes.
Swinging into line, all a tingle
with high hopes to win one of
the many valuable prizes offered
by this newspaper, the small but
fairly representative list of act
ive contestants shown on this page
Editorial e 2
Obituary 5
Society . g
Sports .17
Legal
Classified
are beginning to hit their stride
in this exciting race and hence
forth the interest of all concerned
will grow by leaps and bounds.
• • •
The Grand Prize is one fea
ture alone enough to make it the
most talked of event In many
years. That feature is the offer
to award a brand new 1966 Ford
automobile worth $2,829.25 to
the man, woman or young person
of this vicinity obtaining the most
votes on new and renewal sub
scriptions to this area’s fastest
growing newspaper—The Cov
ington News—-by October 15th.
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Scout Roundtable
Set Wednesday
A Scout Leader’s Roundtable
will be held at the Ficquett School
in Covington on Wednesday,
September 15, at 7;30 p.m. It
is very important that all Cub
Leaders, Scoutmasters, and Ex
plorer Advisors attend this, the
first meeting of the new program
year, according to John Riley
Thompson, District Commis
sioner.
Literature for the new program
year will be given to each of the
Scout Leaders in addition to the
calendar of activities, training
courses, etc.
A Cub Scout Leaders Pow Wow
will be held at the Jones Memorial
Methodist Church, right behind
the Farmer’s Market, on Satur
day, September 25, from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. The cost is SI.OO
and you bring your own lunch. All
Den Mothers, Cub Masters,
Assistant Cub Masters and Pack
Committeemen are urged to
attend.
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