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TIME FLIES: Can you tell me
where It goes? It gets faster
and faster by the day. Every
minute of the day is filled. . .so
filled that we dash in and swab
a little mayonnaise on a piece
of bread. . .look in the pantry
and the ice box.. .put anything we
can find on it, and call it a sand
wich. . .Dinner time comes. . .
we are starved. . .we were too
busy to get to town, the groc
eries are closed. . .well there
are some apples. . .so you eat
Two of them! Then whatter
you-know? The ’phone rings
and the niece says. . .Mother
Mary says “Come on!’’ Come
on where? “why to my birth
day dinner!” There they were
waiting.. .a sweet neighbor from
across town, and his little girl
out there. . .trimming my roses,
getting cuttings. • .and me? Well,
I was booped. . .not dressed to
go. . .1 just had to say “I can’t
come!” I forgot it! A lot ’o
friends I’ll have!. . .and so help
me the ’phone rings. . .another
sweet friend as I get along this
far. . .don’t forget the Woman’s
Club this P. M. and the D.A.R.
tomorrow! The postman brings,
or special one, all the posters
for the Easter Seal Month of
March! Gotter get that finished
up. . .the organization I mean. ..
Wanted to go to the Little Thea
tre Meeting. . .Just missed um
all. . .but hope to be at Legion
Meeting. . .and by that time we
will have the paper out andl’ll
be in the hospital Saturday Morn
ing at 8 o’clock! Sure will. . .
no joking, .but no flowers please
for I’m just working there. ..you
know. . .with the Legion Auxili
ary. That’s a joyous way to
finish the week, come home and
get your Sunday School Lesson...
Baptist Training Union Program
. . .and get ready for a relaxing
day Sunday in God’s House. What
a privilege that is! We realize
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Rep. Ballard To
Speak At Rotary
Covington Rotarians will hear
a timely speech by Newton Cou
nty Representative Donald Ball
ard at the club’s regular weekly
meeting Tuesday at the Teen Can
building at 12:30 P.M.
Otis Spillers is program chair
man for the week and he will
introduce the speaker.
PYC Nomination
Deadline Set
For April 1
Deadline for selection of no
minees, by organizations to whom
forms for their entries have been
mailed, for the Parent Youth
Council’s “Newton County Mot
her, Father and Teen-Agers of
the Year’’, has been set for Ap
ril 1.
To date, 38 nominations have
been returned. Since the PYC
Awards Banquet will be held on
Thursday evening, April 13, all
entries should be in the hands of
the judges, not later than April
1, according to PYC President
Venon Ison. This will greatly
facilitate the work of the jud
ges; and organizations not hav
ing returned their entries are
urged to do so as early as pos
sible.
Tickets for the banquet may
be obtained from any of the fol
lowing: Mrs. A. E. Hays, Jr.,
Mrs. J. B. Spears, Jr., Mrs.
Ted Neely, Mrs. John Burson,
Mrs. Carlos Meyer, Mrs. George
Patton, Mrs. Hugh Sams, Miss
Mae Hardman; Doug Jolley, Sut
ton Hardy, Jerry Bray; Mes
dames Venon Ison, Ed Robinson,
Henry Odum, Jr., Sam Gainer,
Leo Mallard, Donald Stephenson,
Jerry Aldridge, and George Jol
ley.
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FIRST SHOVEL of dirt for the new C. R. Bard, Inc. plant at Covington
was turned Monday morning by president Roland F. Simons (center)
of Murray Hills, New Jersey. Looking on are Harris L. Willits
(left) Chairman of the Board of Bard; and Covington Mayor Walker
Harris (right).
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T^C * v ,se, Established 1865 —The Covington Star, Established 1874 —The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
VOLUME
Bard Breaks Ground For Covington Plant
Country Music
Night Mar. 17
If you like country music at
its best then you should begin
to make plans now to attend this
Big Event. Four Big Country
Bands will put on an evenings
performance on Friday night
March 17th at 8:00 P.M. In the
Newton County High School Aud
itorium.
Appearing on the show will be
“E. J. Shannon and the Country
Lads”, “Tommy Millwood and
the Outlaws,” “Gordon Hall, the
Western Misfits and Bogey Pay
ne”; and Billy Wilson and the
Country Boys”.
The Country Music night is
being sponsored by the Covington
Rotary Club. Tickets may be
purchased from all Rotarians,
SI.OO for adults and 50? for all
students. All proceeds derived
from the show will be used to
recondition the Teen Can Build
ing.
Gov. Maddox Stresses Americanism
And Patriotism In Speech Here
Two ’isms that we don’t hear much about any more “Ameri
canism” and “Patriotism” — were the theme of Governor Lester
Maddox’s address to the American Legion and the American Legion
Auxiliary 44th Anniversary Banquet Tuesday night at the E. L. Fic
quitt cafetorium.
The Governor told the
gathering that he was delighted
to be back in “Maddox Country”
and that he wanted to report that
he had been busy in Atlanta try
ing “to put state government
back in the hands of the people
where it belongs.”
Governor Maddox blasted the
Federal government for Its
guidelines that are reaching all
the way from Washington into
the lives and Institutions that the
people of Georgia and America
hold sacred.
Creeping socialism, moral de
cay, apathy and indifference of
the people to Federal restrictions
that are slowly taking away their
rights and freedoms that our
forefathers have fought and died
for were things that the Governor
urged the Legion members to
fight against in their community.
In paying tribute to the Legion
and Auxiliary members, Gover
nor Maddox praised them for
their individual roles in pro
tecting the hard won freedoms
Rams Edge Cairo In Overtime;
Newton Meets Russell 4:30 Today
Horse-shoe, fourleaf clover, rabbit’s foot! Maybe the Newton
County Ram basketball players and Coach Ronald Bradley could
“walk on water.” Anyhow, they pulled a long-to-be-remembered
game out of the fire Tuesday afternoon in the State AA Tournament
at the Alexander Coliseum. The NCHS squad took defending champ
Cairo in two overtimes 45-42 in a first-round game.
Trailing by three points with
less than two minutes remaining
in the regulation game, the Rams
worked Terry Schell open for a
one-hander from the side. With
C.R. Bard, Inc., Manufacturer Os Surgical And Hospital Specialties, Is Covington’s Newest Industry
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COVINGTON PLANT of C. R. Bard, Inc. is shown in this archi
tect’s drawing. The facility will have 92,000 square feet of floor
space and will be built on Industrial Boulevard in Covington. Com-
that we enjoy in America today.
“Freedom and liberty is not
won easily and we need not think
that we will continue to have it
just because it has been ours for
so long,” Governor Maddox said.
“Freedom has a high price and
it is being paid by many of our
country’s youth in Southeast Asia
today,” said Maddox.
Speaking pointedly at the issue
of county consolidation and the
effort in its favor to save money,
Governor Maddox reaffirmed his
stand against such consolidation
and warned the gathering that this
money could be saved only at the
sacrifice of taking local govern
ment away from its present
closeness to the people.
“The stronger your local
county government is, the strong
er your state government will
be,” Maddox said, and “this is
the only way to continue to keep
the government of Georgia and
this nation in the hands of the
BY 808 GREER
(News And Sports Editor)
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two seconds showing on the clock,
Gary Wilkerson was fouled In the
act of shooting and drew two
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CEREMONY AT CITY HALL preceded the breaking of ground on
Industrial Boulevard Monday for the C. R. Bard plant. Talkbig over
plans for covington’s newest Industry are, from left to right; Nor
bert Thompson, plant manager; Roland F. Simons, President of Bard;
and Covington Mayor Walker Harris.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1967
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS at Newton County Post 32 American Legion’s 49th Birthday Dinner’Banquet
at the Ficquett School Cafetorium Tuesday are shown in the photo above. Left to right: Post 32 Com
mander Luke Hill; Sheriff Henry Odum, Jr. who received a plaque from the American Legion; Mrs.
Bernard Starke President of The American Legion Auxiliary; Governor Lester Maddox, main speaker
for the occasion; Mrs. Hugh Sams, Newton Auxiliary Unit President; and Newton County Rep. Donald
Ballard, who Introduced Gov. Maddox.
charity tosses. He missed the
first, but plunked in the second
toss to tie the game 40-40.
In the first three-minute over
time period neither team scored.
However, the second extra period
brought on the fireworks and an
ultimate victory for the Rams.
Cairo controlled the tip and
worked the ball around the horn
a few times to setup a 5-footer
by Forward Gerald English. Sec
onds later Phil Shaw, who enter-
pletion date is set for August. About 80 employees will be on the
payroll of Covington’s newest industry. (Drawing Through Cour
tesy of Warren Epstein, Architect).
ed the game in the first overtime,
was fouled and made good on
one of his free tosses. That
made the scoreboard read Cairo
42, Newton County 41.
The South Georgians came
down the court and missed a shot
from sidecourt and the Rams
(with 38 seconds on the clock)
worked the ball downcourt and
Thad Blankenship arched In a
two-polnter from 20 feet. Cairo
came storming back but the tight
few
TWO CITIZEN & SOUTHERN Bank officials who were instrumental
in formulating plans for the C. R. Bard Covington plant are shown
(above) on Industrial Boulevard during the groundbreaking cere
monies. They are Adrian Norton (left) vice-president of Industrial
Development; and Harold Dlffenderfer, Assistant
defense of the NCHS quint forced
a traveling violation and Coach
Bradley’s boys had the ball and
a one-point bulge. Blankenship
was fouled In the last second of
the game and he made good on
both shots.
In three engagements with
Cairo in state tournament play
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Editorial 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports ~17
Legal 20
Classified ,22-23
Will Employ 80-100 In
92,000 Sq. Ft. Building
Top officials of the C. R. Bard, Incorporated organization were
in Covington Monday for the breaking of ground for their Covington
plant which will take in some 92,000 square feet of building space
for the assembly and distribution center serving the South and
Southeast. Construction of the plant started Tuesday and the com
pletion date is set for August or early September. Norbert Thompson
is the local plant manager.
In a pre-ground breaking meet
ing at the Covington City Hall
Monday morning many of the
Bard officials spoke to Covington
business leaders concerning the
plant’s location in the city.
Harris L. Willits, Chairman
of the Board of Bard; Roland F.
Simons, President; Wendell I.
Wall, Assistant To The Presi
dent; and John Willits, Vice-
President, made speeches at the
meeting at City Hall. Covington
Mayor Walker Harris gave a
welcome address to the new com
pany.
This marks the third major
Industry to locate in Covington
within the past year. Mobil
Chemical and Hercules are pre
sently established here or con
structing facilities in the Indus
trial Boulevard section of the
city.
Bard’s new Covington facility
will be a fully integrated as
sembly operation for surgical
and hospital supplies, including
complete sterilization facilities,
quality control and packaging.
Initially, It will be devoted to
the production of pre-packaged,
sterilized packs and trays which
contain all of the necessary items
for specific hospital treatments
of surgical patients. The new
facility will also serve as a dis
tribution point for a wide range
of Bard products to hospitals and
clinics In the southeastern United
States. Approximately 80 people
will be employed initially in all
phases of the operation.
The plant will be located on a
35 acre site which was acquired
by Bard last July, construction
will be of pre-stressed, pre
cast white concrete with a facade
of vertical concrete ribs.
m explaining Bard’s decision
to locate in the Covington area,
president Simons said the ex
panding markets for Bard’s hos
pital and surgical specialty pro
ducts in the Southeast made ad
ditional manufacturing and ware
housing facilities a necessity for
Bard’s continued orderly growth.
The local availability of labor, the
proximity to Atlanta and the ex
cellent transportation and ship
ping routes in the area were
among the deciding factors cited.
Mr. Simons noted that the new
facility will in noway alter Bard’s
24 Traffic
Violators Had
Cases Monday
A total of 24 traffic cases were
called in the weekly City Court
session by City Judge E. W. Stro
zler Monday morning at the City
Hall Courtroom. Topping the list
of cases called were those char
ged with speeding (seven) and
driving under the influence of in
toxicants (six).
Four persons were charged
with reckless driving during the
past week, four with running red
lights, one for driving without a
license and one for failing to
grant right-of-way.
Other cases called for trial
Included one person charged with
having a wreck in the city, seven
with public drunkenness, and for
destroying public property.
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THESE THREE MEN will be in charge of the production and dis
tribution of Bard supplies at the Covington plant. Shown at the Mon
day groundbreaking ceremonies are from (L to R): Dan Kelly, Jon
Olver and Norbert Thompson. Mr. Thompson is the manager of the
plant which will have some 92,000 sq. ft. of floor space.
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plans to operate and expand at
its present locations. “The rapid
growth of our company and the
rising demand for its products
will undoubtedly require further
expansion of existing facilities,”
Mr. Simons declared, “partic
ularly in the areas of production
and distribution.” “Medicare
should greatly increase this de
mand in future years,” he added.
Since 1961 the company has
twice doubled the size of its
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Newton Advisory
Board Meets
Tonight 7:30
Meeting of the Newton County
Governmental Advisory Board
will meet at the City Hall, Cov
ington, at 7:30 P.M., Thursday
March 9, 1967.
All members are requested
to be present. Portions of local
Legislation will be discussed.
“The September 1966 and the
March 1967 Grand Jurors are
requested to attend,” stated Rep.
Donald Ballard of Newton County.
Alcoholism Was
Subject Os C-C
Meeting Monday
Charles Methvln, State Direc
tor For The Alcoholic Rehabili
tation Service, was the guest
speaker at the Covington-New
ton County Chamber Os Comm
erce meeting Monday at the Teen
Can building. Program Chair
man for the occasion was Rev.
George Home, Rector of The Chur
rch of The Good Shepherd, Epi
scopal.
Mr. Methvln explained that
there are some 100,000 al
coholics in the State of Georgia.
He said that only 10% of those
are receiving help to overcome
their problem. He also stated
that alcoholism Is the fourth
major health problem In the
United States.
“An alcoholic who has a reg
ular job can be expected to be
off from work 22 days per year,
and this is in comparison with
the non-alcohollc’s four days per
year,” he stated. “We are try
ing to help these people by our
self-education program,” Mr.
Methvln added.
Hugh Steele was president at the
meeting Monday due to the ab
sence of President Grady Cole
man. Charles Strickland read
the minutes of the February
meeting, and Sam Ramsey intro
duced the guests; Otis Ellington
of western Auto, Frank Malcolm
of Belk-Gallant, and Grier Step
henson who Is home for a few
days from his duties In the East.
Ramsey also gave a report of
the recent activities of the Down
town Merchants Parking Com
mittee. He said that some sll,-
668 had been raised to finance
the two parking areas downtown,
and that pledges have been re
ceived in the amount of about
$3,000. Mr. Ramsey stated that
the committee hopes to complete
the project this week.