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Life to a young person seems
like an eternity. Somehow they
always see it as having no end
ing. . .not realizing that our days
are numbered, and therefore it
behooves us to spend, not just
every day, but every minute of
every day as the Lord and Sa
viour outlined for us. That is,
being “about our Father’s bus
iness.”
Shoot! you say, ‘‘we have to
make a living.” Well, young
people, the time is later than we
think, from the very beginning.
Some of us are without a job
in February of this New Year. ..
Why? “We just do not know
which way to turn”, you say.
Too, perhaps you did not have
an opportunity to go further than
high school. Is that right? You
got off on the wrong foot, and did
things you should not have done
as a teenager, and “God has it
in for you?” NOT SO! God is
our LOVING HEAVENLY FAT
HER. We have to LEARN to LEAN
on Him. He is ever ready to for
give our mistakes along life’s
pathway. Read Romans 3:23 “For
all have sinned, and come short of
the glory of God.” We all make
our mistakes down life’spathway.
The sooner we realize this, and
turn to God for help the happier
we will be for He and He alone
can completely forgive. When
our estrangement from God be
comes so heavy upon our hearts
that we turn back to him for
forgiveness. . .then is the time
that He really blesses you, and
opens paths of opportunity for
you. He knows Your every need
and ours. He watches over us by
day and by night. How patient
He is to do all this, and love us,
even tho we are not perfect.
“God so loved the world that He
gave his only son, that whoso
ever believeth in him should not
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Fowler Re-Elected Covington
Businessmen’s Assn. President
Robert Fowler, President of
The Bank of Covington, was re
elected president of the Covington
Businessmen’s Association which
is the legal branch of the Cov
ington-Newton County Chamber
of Commerce. The C. of C.
held its monthly meeting Monday
at the Teen Can and the Business
men’s group met immediately af
terwards.
During the Chamber meeting
two new members were intro
duced and recognized by
Sergeant-At-Arms Carl Smith.
New members are: Harry Canon,
Porterdale manager of Georgia
Power Company, and V. Y. C.
Eady, Eady Associates. Mrs.
Hoke Randall representing New
ton County Commissioner; Mrs.
Spence Ramsey of Peoples Drug
Store; and Melvin Allen, who is
now in charge of sales at wood-
Dickinson Furniture Company,
were visitors.
C of C President Grady Cole
man was in charge of the meet
ing and two announcements were
made before the Businessmen’s
meeting was held. Rev. George
Home said that the March meet
ing of the group would hear a
State official speak on alcoho
lism. Sam Ramsey gave a report
on the proposed parking lots for
Officers Elected By Covington Businessmen’s Association
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COVINGTON BUSINESSMEN’S Association, the legal branch of the Covington-Newton County Chamber
of Commerce, elected officers for the year 1967 at a meeting Monday at the Teen Can building. Shown
left to right: Don Wood, member board of directors; E. G. Lassiter, vice-president; Herbert Vining,
secretary-treasurer; Robert Fowler, president; Marlon Piper, Walker Harris and Frank Meadors,
board of directors. Board members not present for picture: Ed King and Otis Spillers.
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VOLUME 102
BOY SCOUT WEEK IS UNDERWAY IN NEWTON
PYC Awards Banquet
Set For April 13
In a Steering Committee meet
ing of the Newton County Parent
Youth Council, held Thursday
evening at Newton County High
School, plans were formulated
for the annual Awards Banquet,
to be held at 7:30 p.m., on Thurs
day evening, April 13, at the E. L.
Flcquett Cafetorium, according
to an announcement by the presi
dent Maj. Venon Ison.
E. G. Lassiter, Jr. was named
as program chairman for
the event, which will be the finale
of the Newton County Mother,
Father, High School and Elemen
tary School Boy and Girl of the
Year project. Various clubs
and organizations of the county
will make nominations, as early
as possible after receiving
forms, listing qualifications of
candidates and rules of the con
test.
Mrs. A. E. Hays, Jr. was
named ticket chairman for the
banquet; Sutton Hardy, trophy
chairman, and Jerry Bray, Jud
ges chairman.
Named to head the nominating
committee for officers for the
ensuing year, were Sutton Hardy
and Donald Stephenson, respec
tive chairman and co-chairman.
Current officers of the Council
Include: venon Ison, president;
Jerry Bray, vice-president; E.
downtown Covington.
Also, two interesting reports
were given in connection with re
cent sales of bonds in the county.
Robert Fowler reported that the
hospital bonds were sold at
a 3.61% Interest rate. Grady
Coleman told the group that the
bonds for the giant Hercules
building in Covington had also
been sold. He did not give the
interest rate figure, however, it
is believed to be less than 4%.
During the Businessmen’s
meeting the number of directors
was increased from eight to nine.
One member, asked that he not
be re-elected. Frank Meadors
was elected to take the place of
Jimmy Morgan. The ninth mem
ber of the board is Walker Har
ris.
The board elected officers for
the year 1967 with Fowler the
unanimous choice. Herbert Vin
ing was re-elected secretary
treasurer and E. G. Lassiter was
elected vice-president. Other
board members are: Don Wood,
Marion Piper, Otis Spillers and
Ed King.
Vining gave a glowing finan
cial report of the association
for the past year. The member
ship accepted the report by a
unanimous vote at the suggest
ion of Phillip Cohen.
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COVERAGE OF NEWS, PICTURES, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
r/se, Established 1865—The Covington Star, Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
G. Lassiter, treasurer; Mrs.
Jerry Aldridge, secretary; Rev.
T. J. White, Chaplain; Donald
Stephenson, parliamentarian;
Mrs. James P. Benton, member
ship chairman; Mrs. Ralph Ada
ms, High School Parents Chair
man; Mrs. Hugh Sams, Elemen
tary School chairman; and Miss
Mae Hardman, Interested Citi
zens chairman.
Tech Has’fly-In’
At Local Airport
Members of the Georgia Tech
Flying Club held a “Fly-In” at
the Covington Airport Saturday.
Twenty of the club members en
gaged in the precision flying con
tests during the day here.
Tom Kllkelly, manager of the
local airport facilities, said that
the members stage the “Fly-In”
every three months and they bring
their picnic lunches for an all
day affair. He said that con
tests were staged Saturday by
landing and taking and dropping
of small bags of flour on a de
signated circled area.
Among the Tech flyers Satur
day was President Edwin Har
rison.
Temperatures
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week, according
to Jack Chapman, were:
High Low
Wed. Feb. 1 71 51
Thurs. Feb. 2 62 42
Fri. Feb. 3 59 40
Sat. Feb. 4 57 37
Sun. Feb. 5 63 31
Mon. Feb. 6 53 40
Tues. Feb. 7 48 28
GOP Women
/Meet Friday
The Newton County Republican
Women will hold abusiness meet
ing on Friday, February 10, at
10;00 A.M. at the home of Mrs.
Wendell W. Crowe, 407 Church
Street. Mrs. John Fuller, presi
dent, urges all members to be
present. Officers will be elected,
and also delegates for several
district and State Meetings of
Republican Women.
Mrs. Fuller states that the
group weldomes new members.
“If you are Interested in fur
thering good government and the
two party system at all levels,
please join with us,” she stated.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1967
Hunter Joins
NEWS Staff
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Bob Hunter
Bob Hunter of Oxford has join
ed the staff of The Covington
NEWS In the advertising depart
ment.
Hunter is a 1960 graduate of
Newton County High School and
attended East Central Junior Col
lege, Decatur, Miss., for one
year. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. F. Hunter, who now
reside in Anchorage, Alaska. Bob
Is married to the former Vicki
Hooten and they are the parents
of two children, Beth 5, and
Stephanie 1 1/2 years old.
Prior to coming to The NEWS
Hunter was employed by General
Motors Corporation’s Chevrolet
Division in Atlanta. He formerly
worked for the Lithonia Lighting
Products Company of Conyers.
A memberof the Newton County
Jaycees, Bob is also a member
of the Covington First Baptist
Church where he teaches a Sun
day School class (Junior depart
ment). Hunter is also a member
of the church adult choir.
While he was a student at
NCHS, Hunter was a member
of the varsity in both football
and basketball.
Hunt Has Program
Newton County Agent Ed Hunt
was in charge of the program
at Kiwanis Club meeting Thurs
day. He showed color slides
of his 1966 trip to the Hawaiian
Islands. Ed Robinson was pro
gram chairman tor the week and
he introduced Mr. Hunt.
Visitors at the meeting in
cluded Charles Held of Atlanta,
guest of-Carl Smith; Tom Bail
ey of Covington, guest of Virgil
Eady; Coach Ronald Bradley,
guest of Ben Banks; and Key Club
members Jud Callaway and John
Lamar Callaway.
World Day Os Prayer Set
Friday At Methodist Church
When millions of persons in
127 countries, Including those In
Covington and Newton County
unite in prayer on the same day,
It is a remarkable event. This
occasion, World Day of Prayer,
will take place on February 10,
sponsored by United Church Wo
men who invite all of the com
munity to join In this observance.
Written by a South Sea Island
queen —a Christian woman who
knew she had only a few months
to live — the prayer service is
bound to fill a need for every
Christian woman, for it em
braces praise and thanksgiving,
supplication for forgiveness, and
entreaty for God’s help for all
who suffer and for all who are
working toward making a better
world.
The local service will be at
3;30 p.m. at Covington First
Methodist Church. Participating
in the observance will be mem
bers from Baptist, Methodist,
Presbyterian, and Episcopal con
gregations.
No barriers of denomination,
Welaunee Mill
Wins Safety
Contest Award
The Welaunee Mill of Bibb
Manufacturing Company, of Por
terdale, is one of the winners in
the 1966 Annual Textile Safety
Contest conducted by the Georgia
Textile Manufacturers Associat
ion, Inc., according to an
announcement from Frank L.
Carter, of Atlanta, the Executive
Vice President of the Associat
ion.
This local textile manu
facturing plant went through the
entire year without a single lost
time accident or disabling Injury
in spite of the fact that its em
ployees worked a total of 196,-
573 manhours during the 12-
month period.
Carter said that the overall
results In the 1966 Contest show
the state-wide average frequency
rate for the Georgia textile In
dustry to be a low 5.97 lost time
accidents per million manhours
worked, this being the fifth year
In a row during which the state’s
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are recognized when women come
together for this prayer day,
which has a history of nearly
80 years.
Nor do the women stop at
supplication. They bring mon
etary gifts to help support Chr
istian Interdenominational col
leges and literature & literacy
programs in many countries
abroad and to support national
projects such as educational, re
creational, and child-care help
for migrant workers and ser
vices to Indian youth.
More than a program, World
Day of Prayer Is planned pri
marily for the purpose of lead
ing the participants Into an act
ive experience of prayer. It is
always observed on the first
Friday of Lent and each year
extends beyond still more nat
ional and religious lines in con
cern for the needs of all people
for the message of the Christian
gospel.
Hercules Building Will Be Giant Structure In Covington
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HERCULES CORPORATION’S $50,000,000 installation Is progressing rapidly in Covington as this aerial
photo shows. The steel and concrete structure will go skyward some five-stories and will cover seven
acres of land north of the Covington Meadows Shopping Center. The name of the plant will be Hercules
Oxford Fiber Plant, Covington, Ga. and It will produce Herculon fiber and materials for other Indus
trial uses. The general contractor for the giant plant here Is J. A. Jones Construction Company.
Editorial 2
I Obituary 6
Society 9
I Sports 17-18
1 Legal 24-26
Classified 26-27
700 Scouts And 335 Adults
Engaged In 2-County Scouting
The Boy Scout movement In Newton and Rockdale counties Is
being spotlighted this week as National Boy Scout Week Is observed
across America during the February 7-13 period. More than
700 Scouts and 335 adult leaders are engaged in the BSA movement
in the two-county area here.
Heading the BSA movement
In the local Newton-Rockdale
District Is BSA Executive Dick
Walters and Chairman Howard
Brooks. Sam Ramsey Is the dis
trict commissioner of Newton
and Rockdale counties.
Klcklng-off the activities of
local Scouting was the Weenie
Beanie Banquet Saturday evening
at the Camp Bert Adams Reser
vation on the Covington-Jackson
highway. More than 700 scout
ers and members of their famil
ies attended the dinner and pro
gram. The University of Geor
gia’s George Patton, All-Amer
ican tackle, was present for the
occasion and he spoke to the
assemblage. Music was fur
nished by Billy Wilson and His
Country Boys String Band.
Sunday, February 12 is Boy
Scout Sunday and all scouts are
asked to attend the church of
their choice in their uniform.
Many ministers of the two coun
ties have Indicated that they will
recognize the scouts of Cub
Packs, Boy Scout Troops and
Explorer Posts.
Two Covington civic clubs have
scheduled Boy Scout programs
during the week. The Covington
Rotary Club Tuesday spotlight-
Hercules Had Record Year
In 1966 In Sales, Income
WILMINGTON DEL.—For the
eighth consecutive year, Her
cules Incorporated established
record sales and Income during
1966, it was announced today.
Henry A. Thouron, chairman
of the board and president of
Hercules, reported a 15 percent
Increase in sales and a 23 per
cent Increase in earnings over
1965.
"Higher volume, better price
stability, and the continued Im
provement In productivity were
major contributing factors to our
1966 performance”, Mr. Thouron
said.
The Increase In total sales to
$610,000,000, compared with
$532,400,000 in 1965, was due
to the “healthy growth in the
company’s commercial business,
setting a new high of $492,-
000,000, an Increase of SBB,-
000,000 over 1965”, the Her
cules president said. As an
ticipated, space and defense vol
ume declined to $118,000,000
from $128,000,000, Mr. Thouron
added, “but sales in this area
are expected to hold or to Im
prove slightly In 1967”.
Net Income was $52,300,000,
compared with $41,600,000 In
ed the local Scouting program
as the club sponsors units in
BSA. Today (Thursday) the Cov
ington Klwanis Club will hear
of recent activities of scouting
in the two counties. In charge
of the program will be George
Hutchinson and Sam Ramsey,
Kiwanians who are heading the
club’s scout program.
Mr. Hutchinson stated that the
two winners of the “Operation
Patrick Henry” public speaking
contest will give their speeches
today when the Klwanis Club con
venes at the Davis House Res
taurant at 1 o’clock. Keith Con
nell, a sixth grader, and Gerry
Katz, an eighth grader, will speak
on the theme of “Americanism.”
Mr. Ramsey has asked that
sons of all Kiwanians who are
Scouts, please be present for
the Klwanis meeting today. Also,
present will be Dick Walters,
Newton-Rockdale District Exec
utive; Charles Robertson, Cub
master of Pack 222; and James
Pinson, Scoutmaster of Troop
222. Scouts from all three units
will be at the meeting. Both the
Klwanis and Rotary organizations
sponsor all three units In the
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1965. Earnings per share of
common stock after Class A
dividends were $2.67, compared
to $2.21 in 1965 which Included
15 cents from the sale of real
estate.
Dividends were Increased in
1966 by 10 percent to sl.lO
per share.
Capital expenditures during
1966 were $65 million, the same
as in 1965. Capital expenditures
for domestic operations already
approved by the Board of Direc
tors are in excess of SIOO mil
lion for 1967.
Sales from International oper
ations, not consolidated in the
Hercules annual report, which
will be sent to stockholders
within the next two weeks, reach
ed S4B million In 1966, $4 million
more than In 1965.
Net sales and operating rev
enues for the fourth quarter of
1966 were $156,700,000, com
pared to $133,900,000 for the
same period of 1965. Earnings
for the fourth quarter were $13,-
000,000, compared to $12,700,-
000 for the fourth quarter of last
year. The number of shares out
standing at year-end was 19,-
498,883.
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