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By The Office Boy
WELL! You’ve heard that
familiar voice many times, and
so have I . . . .but not 72 miles
out from Amsterdam, Holland!
It happened like this. Ralph
Pritchett, son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. D. Pritchett (who used to be
on the staff of the Covington News)
and his lovely wife, flew to Paris
for a visit there; on to London
for a wonderful stay then to
Holland. They took a fine trip
out 72 miles from Amsterdam.
While dining at a fabulous place
one evening, that cherry voice we
all know so well LOOMED out
above others. Ralph: “It can’t
be! It was! Sure’n you know
it was none other than Robert
Fowler and Louly. Can’t you
Imagine the joy of those four
people, from Covington, meeting
up in a foreign country...after
traveling “all-over” and wishing
everybody could enjoy things with
them. Somebody from home is
just out of this world when you
meet up in a strange land. Ralph’s
letter to his mother just had joy
and happiness all between the
lines. You can bet they had
some good times together, for
some of the rest of the time.
Ralph is retired and lives in
New London, Connecticut...but
Covington is still home. He re
tired from (scuze me if I’m
wrong) the Coast Guard or Navy
Band after many years of ser
vice...and is now connected with
some fine organization in an
executive position... and your
office boy just can’t remember,
in our own excitement of these
friends meeting so far from
home, what he does! We know one
thing for sure! They always come
by to see the “Office Boy” every
time they come home, even for a
few days. There is no finer
couple anywhere...and do they
have a lovely daughter? My Oh
me! You should know her!
They are talking about a “big
ger and better Atlanta” all the
time. We like it as it was.
Sure, we may be old fashioned,
but the beauty and tranquility of a
but the beauty and tranquility of a
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Rotary Club
Hears Lithonia
Lighting Executive
Donald H. Devine, Director of
Industrial Relations of Lithonia
Lighting, Inc., of Conyers, was
introduced by Bill Cook, in charge
of the program for the Tuesday
meeting.
Mr. Devine traced the phenom
inal growth of his company in the
field of Flourescent lighting,
which started in 1946 and has
grown to become the largest man
ufacturer of flourescent lighting
fixtures in Its field. At present
Lithonia Lighting, Inc., employs
some 1300 people and produces
some 27 million dollars in sales
annually.
Approximately 600 employees
of this fine company, located in
Conyers, live in Newton County.
There is a need for some 150
employees at present by this
company.
The need for a low cost housing
project in this area was pointed
out as an aid to employees of
the company and in general.
Judge Clarence Peeler was
welcomed as a guest.
Next week Mr. Wilbur Tom
berlin, president of Tomberlin
Associates, Inc., Architects in
Atlanta, will be the guest speaker.
Chamber-Commerce Official Gets Pointers
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GRADY COLEMAN (right) of the Covington-Newton County Chamber
of Commerce Industrial Development Committee, gets some pointers
from Ross H. Pittman, Jr., North Ga. Representative of the Georgia
State Chamber of Commerce, when Mr. Pittman visited the local
C. of C. last week during Its September meeting. Conversation
between the two men centered around techniques used to lure indus
tries to a city or county.
A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
i 1965
Better Newspaper
Contests
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Newton Sheri'
Investigate
Hits A Snr
The Newton Coui..
Office reported last w^.
there were no new developn.
or arrests In the case of a».
Itinerant house painter who was
found by the side of a county
road and brought to Newton Cou
nty Hospital for treatment on
September 7.
Sheriff Henry Odum, Jr. said
that B. H. Baughcum, 30, has
been turned over to the Madison
County Sheriff Seagraves on a
prior charge to the alleged ab
duction here.
Baughcum told law enforce
ment officers he had been ab
ducted and branded with a heat
ed tire tool and tied up hand
and foot. He said he had start
ed up his truck at the Covington
Meadows Shopping Center Tues
day night when a man with a
sawed-off shotgun slipped into
the truck beside him. Baugh
cum said the man forced him
to drive to a secluded area about
one-half mile north of Covington
before three other persons, in
cluding two women, joined them.
Baughcum said his hands and
feet were tied, some of his cloth
ing torn off, and he was brand
ed several times with the tire
iron. He said one of the women
had a voice like a man. Sheriff
Odum said he found a partially
burned wig at the spot during
his investigation.
The victim said he did not
know any of the four persons.
Baughcum was found by two men.
who took him to the hospital.
When released from Newton
County Hospital, Mr. Baughcum,
was uncooperative in aiding the
Sheriff’s Office in their invest
igation as to the identify of the
culprits.
Bloodmobile To Be In
Covington, September 30
The American Red Cross
Bloodmobile will be in Coving
ton at The First Baptist Church
on Floyd Street on Thursday,
September 30th, from 2:00 P.M.
until 7:00 P.M.
The Bloodmobile has previous
ly been in Covington from 12 noon
until 6:00 P.M. However, the
hours have been changed for the
convenience of those who desired
to donate, but could not be present
during the former hours.
Newton County has not been on
the Red Cross Blood Program for
the past several visits because
the quota has not been met. One
hundred and fifty pints of blood
are needed to meet the quota.
The actual donation takes only
approximately five minutes, and
the body replaces the fluid with
drawn within a short time and
the blood cells begin regenerating
immediately. By giving blood
one serves his neighbor in
the highest sense. Working with
others in achieving a goal gives
much satisfaction, and when the
goal is the saving of a human
life, the satisfaction is multiplied
many times. Every man, woman
and child is a possible recipient
of blood. All persons between the
ages of 18 and 59 are eligible
doners.
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LOOKING OVER material in connection with the September 30 Red
Cross Bloodmobile visit to Covington are Mrs. F. C. Nesbit (left),
Newton County Chairman of the Bloodmobile program, and Mrs. John
Porter, Covington Chairman. One-hundred-and-flfty pints Is needed
on the Bloodmobile’s next visit in order to meet the quota here.
All persons able and willing to
give a pint of blood are urged
to be at the Baptist Church
between the hours of 2:00 P.M.
and 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, Sep
tember 30th. Upon the volunteer
donor rests the responsibility of
again placing Newton County on
the Blood Program.
NOTICE
Effective immediately
Cards of Thanks and In Mem
oriams will be charged for
at the following rates: a
minimum of SI.OO will be
charged for 50 words or under,
all words over 50 will be
two (2?) cents per word.
Signatures will be Included
in number of words.
Monday Deadline For Highest
Votes In The NEWS Campaign
By Bob Bullard
Contest Manager
More general and concerted
action has taken place during the
last few days in the big “Every
body Wins’’ prize subscription
contest than at any other time
since the race began.
And, with honors almost equal
ly divided between several con
testants for leadership in the
race, the “battle royal” now in
evidence is attracting area-wide
attention.
Thousands of votes were cast
by the various contestants. First
one, then another, would hold
sway for supremacy, battles were
fought, won and lost, and the race,
waxed fast, and furious.
So closely arrayed are present
leaders, in fact, it depends large
ly upon individual efforts of con
testants and the unstinted support
of loyal friends during the balance
of this week - while the Maximum
number of votes are Issued on
subscriptions — as to who will
ultimately be winners of grand
capital prizes.
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The critical test Is now at
hand for potential grandprize
winners. And next Monday night
will, to a considerable extent, tell
the story. The matter of success
lies entirely in the hands of the
contestants themselves. We can
help you only by telling you how!
Now is the time, unquestion
ably, to secure an unsurmoun
table high vote; now is the time
to make reasonably certain of the
prize you most desire.
Not to do so, means that you
will have to redouble your ef
forts during remainder of race
to make up for lost opportunity.
Just a good big bunch of “full
limit’’ subscriptions now might
be the very ones needed to
“cinch” that beautiful grand
prize new Ford Fairlane 4-door
sedan soon to be on display at
Covington Auto Service here In
Covington.
A striking feature of the past
few days is the personal pride
COVINGTON. GEORGIA SEPTEMBER 23, 1965
Rummage Sale
Saturday 9-5
The women of the Episcopal
Church are holding a rummage
sale Saturday, September 25,
from 9 until 5, across the street
from the former Colonial Store
building on Washington Street.
Proceeds from the sale will be
used for funds for projects of the
church women.
Newton Remains In Running For
Giant A-Project, Russell States
WASHINGTON—“ We have won
the first skirmish and now the
main battle begins.”
that is becoming so noticeable.
One contestant declared that to
accept defeat would be a lasting
disappointment and she doesn’t
want that to happen to her. Anoth
er says she “owes it to her fri
ends who have responded so
promptly and wholeheartedly thus
far to put forth her best efforts
hereafter and to call upon every
resource from now until the fin
ish-just three weeks from Friday
— so that everything possible will
have been done, and nothing left
undone to better her chances to
win.
WATCH ’EM GO!
IN THE
PRIZE SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST
A shining new 1966 Ford Fairlane 500 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. Margaret A. Collins---
Tommy Johnson - -
Mrs. Janet Wheeler ^,iuu
Mrs. Luke Hill - ”™,630
Mrs. Henry Berry - - -650,500
Mrs. Ernest N. Jones - - ''zrr’nAA
Mrs. E. L. Tribble 511 000
Kenneth Seabolt - 491,300
Miss Vance Morris - - 408,000
Mrs. Jo Ann Preston— “21,uuu
Gary Satterfield- 280,050
Mrs. Carol Virginia Kitchens 237,000
Mrs. Sara Townley - 228,000
Mrs. Dianne Herring -219,000
Larry Hodges - "JU’S?
Mrs. Peggy Thomas J 21,uuu
Mrs. Geneva Hayes -121, Ouj
Stanley Cook- - 5,000
Mrs. Lizzie Griffin - - 5.000
Additional entries are invited and names will be published
next week.
Be a Leader - Not a Trailer
Newton County Fair
Starts Monday, Sept. 27
American Legion Sponsored Event
At Legion Field Until October 2
Fair time has arrived again in Covington and Newton County, and
the week-long event is scheduled to get underway on Monday, Septem
ber 27 and continue through Satruday, October 2. The center of the
activity will be Legion Field in Covington.
Newton County Post 32 Ameri
can Legion Commander Richard
Lord said yesterday that the mid
way and exhibits will be the
biggest and most elaborate In
many years. He stated that the
James H. Drew Shows had added
many rides and shows and had
enlarged its midway this year.
James Drew told local legion
officials that he was bringing his
best show to Covington.
Booths and exhibits and dis
plays of home and farm pro
ducts will be open to the public
Monday evening, Commander
Lord stated. More space has
been provided in the Exhibit
Building and therefore more at
tractive things for the fair-goer
will be on view.
School days will again be ob
served on Wednesday and Thurs
day afternoons until 6 p.m. when
all students will be admitted
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Ticketed For
Violations
Covington City Police are con
tinuing their all-out drive on
motorists who violate traffic re
gulations Inside the city limits.
In fact, 17 answered their
summons or forfeited their bonds
Monday in Judge E. W. Strozler’s
City Court session.
Eight of the cases were made
for wreckless driving. Four
were cited for speeding, three
for running red lights, and two
for driving without a license.
One young man who was brought
before the judge had three
charges placed against him:
wreckless driving, speeding and
running a red light. He drew
a stiff fine.
Other cases in Judge Strozler’s
court Monday were of a routine
nature and were dealt with ac
cordingly.
That’s how Senator Richard B.
Russell summed up Georgia’s
prospects for winning the giant
S3OO million “atom smasher”
to be built by the U. S. Atomic
Energy Commission.
Russell, a member of the Joint
Congressional Atomic Com
mittee, announced earlier this
week that five Georgia localities
had survived the initial screening
of potential sites for the nuclear
research facility — formally
called a 200 billion electron volt
particle accelerator.
The Georgia sites that will
receive further consideration as
the location for the facility are
the Atlanta area (with suggested
sites in Fayette, Newton and
Bartow counties), Bainbridge,
Forsyth County, Fulton County
and Savannah.
These five localities in Georgia
are among 85 throughout the
country that will undergo further
extensive surveys and evaluation
free. On these days, parents
will be admitted for half-price.
Admission at the gate for the
entire week Is 50 cents for adults
and 25 cents for children.
Temperatures
Temperatures m Covington
during the past week, according
to Jack Chapman, were:
High Low
Wed. Sept. 15, 85 68
Thurs. Sept. 16, 84 68
Fri. Sept. 17, 85 67
Sat. Sept. 18, 85 67
Sun. Sept. 19, 86 64
Mon. Sept. 20, 86 64
Tues. Sept. 21, 86 67
Hutchins Elected President
Os Covington Kiwanis Club
James Hutchins, prominent
young businessman of Covington,
has been elected president of the
Kiwanis Club of Covington for
the year 1966. He will assume
office In January and will succeed
Greeley Ellis as head of the
civic organization.
Mr. Hutchins served as vice
president of the club In 1964
and this year serves as the
club’s chairman of the Reception
Committee. In 1962 he was a
member of the Kiwanis Board
of Directors.
Other officers elected to serve
with Mr. Hutchins in 1966 are:
first vice-president Grady Cole
man, second vice-president Dr.
Johnny Maloney, secretary Terry
Avery, treasurer E. E. (Buck)
Callaway, and board of directors:
Don Wood, Fred Harwell, Godfrey
Trammell, Dr. Laverne Cowan,
Ed Robinson, Rucker Ginn, Dr.
Goodwin Tuck and the immediate
as the site for the accelerator.
The 85 were chosen from about
200 formally proposed to the
A EC.
Senator Russell said he was
“pleased and gratified” that
Georgia has met the basic re
quirements for the location of
the laboratory,
“It means we are off and
running for this tremendous ec
onomic and scientific prize,”
he said. “I must emphasize
and caution, however, that we
are up against formidable odds
in the final site selection com
petition.”
“I can assure the people of
Georgia that I and every other
member of our delegation in Con
gress will continue to do every
thing we properly and ap
propriately can to see that
Georgia receives fair and full
consideration by those re
sponsible for making the ultimate
decision,” Russell added. “We
will go the limit to try to bring
this facility to Georgia.”
Picturesque Interstate 20 Near Hub Junction
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INTERSTATE 20 highway between Covington and the Morgan County line has a lot of beautiful scenery
on both sides of the newly-opened four-lane route. This picture shows one of the stretches of the
road looking eastward toward the Hub Junction exit.
Latin America Labor Statistic
Group On Kiwanis Program Today
Some 12 government officials
of Central and South America
will appear on the program at
the Covington Kiwanis club today
(Thursday) at Legion Home at
1 o’clock. Dean Getz, Kiwanis
Chairman of the International
Relations Committee, is in
charge of the program today.
William I. (Bill) Allgood of
Oxford, Executive Secretary, Re
gional Staff, U. S. Department of
L abor, will introduce the partic
ipants on the program. Two
interpreters will accompany the
group.
These visiting officials, all
engaged in the 1965 Program of
Labor Statistics, are traveling
over the Southland and will soon
be in Puerto Rico for a training
session.
The group will arrive at the
Henry Anderson farm at the
junction of highways 36 and 213
about 9:30 a.m. this morning.
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JAMES HUTCHINS
past president Greeley Ellis. A
past-president of the club, S. M.
Hay, gave the nominating comm-
CENTENNIAL DEADLINE
All communities, clubs, churches and other organizations
who have not forwarded histories including: organization date,
charter members, achievements, leaders, any early pictures
of towns, buildings, etc., to The Covington News, c/o Mrs. Leo
Mallard, are urged to do so at the earliest possible minute.
Deadline for the Centennial Issue is fast approaching; and
it is not our wish to leave out items of historic interest; but,
this may happen without your cooperation! Please get this
material to us!
Much Progress On Interstate 20
The 10.2 miles of Interstate
20 between Covington and the
Morgan County Une which open
ed to traffic on September 3
affords a stretch of rolling pas
tu reland along the road that
makes for a beautiful country
side.
Work on the four-lane route
for the first two miles from
Covington’s cloverlead eastward
was under contract to the Shep
herd Construction Company of
Atlanta. The other 8.1 miles
was built by Hugh Steele Con
struction Co., also of Atlanta
and other Southern cities.
Within the past month the In
terstate route between Covington
and Conyers was opened. This
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At 11:15 a.m. they will visit the
Newton County High School where
Homer F. Sharp will be their
host.
After their program at the
Kiwanis Club the delegation will
visit the MacGregor Division of
Brunswick Sports in Covington.
Their hosts here will be John
Morford, personnel manager, and
Mr. Getz.
Around 4 p.m. the group will
• be at the Snapping Shoals EMC
building where Manager Ed Rob
inson will welcome them.
Those listed for the tour in
Newton County are as follows:
Alvarado, Gildo Francisco of
Costa Rica.
Beilina Salinas, Luis of Peru.
Callejas Ospina, Jaime of Col
ombia.
Galeano, Heriberto Ramon of
Paraguay.
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ittee’s report of the slate 01 off
icers and they were elected unan
imously.
Mr. Hutchins’ work In church
and civic work has been comm
endable in the past several years.
He holds a BS degree in chem
istry from the University of
Georgia and BS degree In Phar
macy from the Southern College
of Pharmacy In Atlanta.
In church work, Mr. Hutchins
Is a deacon In the First Baptist
Church of Covington and is super
intendent of the young people’s
department, is district chairman
of the activities committee of the
Newton -Rockdale District Boy
Scouts of America, a member
of the Covington Elks Lodge No.
1806 and a member of the Gol
den Fleece Lodge Free and Acc
epted Masons. He Is also a
member of Newton County Post
32 American Legion.
was a total of some 9 miles on
Interstate 20.
A motorist now leaving Atlanta
can travel 47 miles on Interstate
20 eastward to the Morgan County
line.
Meanwhile, Georgia Gov. Carl
E. Sanders said last week that
the State Highway Department
had reported that all Interstate
20 between Augusta and Atlanta
should be under contract by the
fall of 1966, when Sanders leaves
office.
“I am pleased to report that
Interstate 20 ... is making
excellent progress,” Sanders
told a meeting of the Central
Savannah River Area Planning
and Development Commission.
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