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Salem Camp Ground begins
FRIDAY. . .That’s tomorrow you
know! Here, it is, that once each
year, friends from far and near,
as well as relatives, meet for a
week of sacred reunion, fellow
ship and Christian Services under
the “Old Tent”. There is sim
ply nothing like this one outing
each year! This huge group of
people is as one family, eating
together, worshipping together
and refreshing their souls. Be
sure and go out for as many
services as you can, if you can
not stay the entire week. See
you there!
Mrs. B. E. Lunsford, of Jack
son, is the house guest of her
daughter, and family, Mrs. H. B.
Potts, on Davis Street. Mrs.
Lunsford is 76 years YOUNG. . .
and we mean just that! Spark
ling, young, beautiful brown eyes,
with the twinkle of a teen-ager
and the spirit that makes life
worth living. Life has not been
the same since she lost her dear
husband, but she makes the best
of it. Sometime ago she had a
fall and broke her hip. . .her
doctor marvels at her activity,
and the miles she walks each
day. . .not miles now. . .but in
two months, she said: “The
doctors told the nurses to get me
on my feet.. .and walking.. .some
each day. “So, I got up and I’ve
been walking ever since.” Now
that is the SPIRIT OF THE 76!
So many of us are too frightened,
after a fall, and break, to ven
ture out on our limbs that we
become invalids. Os course,
many cannot walk again. . .but
“the spirit of the 76” with that
faith “which passeth all under
standing” in our hearts. . .OH!
What God can and will do, when
we meet Him just half-way. ..!
Mrs. Lunsford and I have a nice
sidewalk chat each morning. ..
long before the other folks get
up. . .for we are early risers.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce and their ladies had a
fine dinner party this past week,
and business meetings. The
men had as their speaker one of
the Division Directors of J.C.’s,
who lives in Macon and knows
many of our friends there. After
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Roy Simmons Os
Lockheed Speaks
At Kiwanis Today
The guest speaker for the reg
ular weekly meeting of the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club today
(Thursday) will be Roy Simmons,
Public Relations Coordinator of
the Lockheed-Georgia Aircraft
Corporation, Marietta. The
meeting will be held at the Teen
Can at 1 p.m.
Mr. Simmons is expected to
tell the Kiwanians about the many
features of the new CSA Aircraft
built by Lockheed. Ray Reece
is in charge of the program to
day and he will introduce the
speaker.
Internationally-famous Gemo
logist Gilbert Withers of Atlanta
was the guest speaker at the
Covington Kiwanis Club meeting
Thursday at the Teen Can build
ing. Mr. Withers operates an
import-export company in At
lanta dealing in precious and
semi - precious gem materials
from 38 countries.
In his speech Mr. Withers
stressed the abundance of prec
ious stones and gems to be found
in Georgia, especially in the
mountains of North Georgia. He
displayed samples of gems and
stones found in Georgia.
Ray Reece of Southern Bell
had charge of the program and
he introduced the speaker.
Woman Killed
In Argument
Over Money
An argument over some mo
ney Saturday afternoon resulted
in the fatal shooting of a Negro
woman at a home in the County
Line community. The Newton
County Sheriffs Department said
that Lucille Little, about 40, of
Conyers was shot five times af
ter the argument started at the
home of Ada Johnson.
Held in Newton County Jail
on a murder charge is Mimmie
Hicks, 57, of Route 2, Covington,
according to the Sheriffs Dept.
Another Negro, Johnny Johnson,
of Route 3, Conyers, was criti
cally injured in the affray and
remains in serious condition at
Newton County Hospital.
The Little woman was shot
five times with two bullets in
the breast, one in the head, and
one in the arm.
Sheriff Henry Odum, Jr. said
that some of his deputies had to
leave the scene of the auto-truck
wreck on Interstate 20 (about
3:15) in order to make the in
vestigation and arrest at the
County Line fracas. The truck
wreck on 1-20 happened shortly
before noon and took the life of a
truck driver, Joseph Gainey of
Doraville. A fire engulfed the
highway and traffic had to be re
routed for some eight hours.
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SALEM CAMP MEETING STARTS FRIDAY
Truck Driver Burns ToDeath In Wreck
Joseph Gainey, Father Os 12,
Is Victim Os 1-20 Accident
One of the worst highway accidents in the history of Newton
County took place Saturday morning at 11:20 on Interstate 20 just
beyond the Covington City limits. A fuel tanker truck and an auto
mobile collided and the driver of the truck was burned to death as
the gasoline fire raged for more than two hours.
The charred body of Joseph
Henry Gainey, 31, of Doraville
was pinned in the cab of the
truck. Newton County Coroner
Sam Cowan and Sheriff Henry
Odum, Jr. pulled the man’s body
frjm the truck cab about 1
o’clock.
The driver of the automobile
was Norman Miller of 503 Hack
ett Street, Covington. His son
Ray, about 30 years of age, was
in the car with Mr. Miller. They
escaped the wreckage by climbing
out of the car windows. Mr. Mil
ler said that the truck attempted
to pass him and apparently hook
ed the bumper, causing both ve
hicles to overturn and crash
through the fence separating In
terstate 20 and U. S. Highway 278.
Both vehicles were completely
demolished and burned during
the holocaust. Civil Defense per
sonnel, City firemen, State High
way Patrolmen, City and County
law enforcement officers worked
to remove the wreckage until late
at night Saturday. Traffic was
blocked off U. S. Highway 278,
which runs parallel to Interstate
20, for the entire day and night
due to road conditions and sm
ouldering debris along both
roads.
The fire was so intense and
raging that electric power lines
Tanker-Truck Burns After Wreckage On Interstate 20
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SMOKE BOILS up from the gasoline tanker truck-car wreckage on Interstate 20 near the Covington City
limits Saturday morning as this photo was taken a few minutes after the impact. U. S. Highway 278 is
shown on the left of the fence and the two Interstate lanes are on the right with traffic stopped for a long
distance. Joseph H. Gainey of Doraville was burned to death in the cab of the truck.
Charred Ruins Os Truck And Car After Accident
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THE SMOULDERING wreckage of the truck-car accident is shown in this closeup photo about 1 p. m., an
hour and a half after the accident at the city limits of Covington Saturday. The truck attempted to
pass the car when bumpers apparently became entangled, Covington Police reported. Two occupants of
the car escaped serious injury, but the truck driver was burned to death as he was trapped in the cab.
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and telephone lines were cut and
the service out most of the after
noon.
Driver of the car, Mr. Miller,
described the accident Monday,
“I looked back through the mir
ror and saw the truck coming
upon me very fast. Then as I
looked back at the road he was
passing me and then we wrecked.
I told my boy to open the door
and get out quick. He said he
couldn’t open the door and then
I told him to climb out the win
dow.
“When we got out of the car
1 saw the truck burning, and it
made me sick,” he added. The
Millers were not injured ser
iously.
Mr. Gainey was the father of
12 children, two of which were
step-children. His survivors
include his wife, eight sons and
four daughters; also, his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gain
ey of Sumter, S. C., and four bro
thers and two sisters.
Caldwell & Cowan Funeral
Home of Covington transferred
the body Sunday to Brown & Pen
nington Funeral Home, Harts
ville, S. C. for funeral services
and burial.
Gainey was employed by Bla
lock Hauling Company of Dora
ville, Ga.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1967
Salem Camp Meeting Prepares For 139th Session
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THE MAIN ‘TENT’ is shown above and has served as the focal point for preaching services and many of
the activities at Salem Camp Ground. This year marks the 139th session of Salem Camp meeting, which
starts Friday, Aug. 11. This building is more than 100 years old and has much of the original timbers in
the structural work.
Rev. Jean Greer Heads
Ohio Baptist Convention
The Rev. Jean M. Greer, pas
tor of Roselawn Baptist Church
in Cincinnati, 0., has been named
president of the Ohio Baptist
Convention, and will nreside over
sessions of the Annual Convention
to be held in Dayton, 0., October
11-13.
Mr. Greer is a native of New
ton County, the son of Mrs. Clif
ford Greer, nee Miss Lillie Gran
ade, and the late Mr. Greer of
Rev. Greer
Mansfield. He is a descendant
of the pioneer Hays family, his
paternal grandmother being the
late Mrs. Mary Jane Hays Gr
eer.
Prior to entering the ministry
Mr. Greer was a high school
teacher and coach for three ye
ars; and says, ‘‘The lessons I
learned as a teacher and coach
have stood me in good stead thr
oughout my ministry”. He at
tended Mansfield School; and was
ordained into the ministry at
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THE BODY of Joseph H. Gainey, 31, of Doraville, is on the stretcher at right after the truck-car wreckage
fire was finally put out Saturday on Interstate 20 at the Covington City limits. The wreck happened about
11:20 a. m. in front of the Baptist Tabernacle. Firemen and law enforcement officers were on duty for
more than 12 hours following the holocaust as gasoline flames spread on the two highways.
Mansfield Baptist Church, Dec
ember 28, 1938. In further pre
paration for his life work, his
training included Furman Uni
versity; Southern Baptist Theol
ogical Seminary; Andover Newton
Theological School, Newton Cen
ter, Mass.; and additional grad
uate studies at Harvard Univer
sity Divinity School and Epis
copal Theological School, Cam
bridge, Mass.
Mr. Greer has served on Bap
tist Boards of Trustees in South
Carolina, Massachusetts and
Ohio State Conventions. He is
currently on the resolutions com
mittee of the American Baptist
Convention for 1967. For six
years he served as camp pastor
and faculty member of the New
England Baptist Youth Confer
ence, and the Royal Ambassador
Camp for Boys at Ocean Park,
Me.
Since going to Ohio Mr. Greer
has given creative and aggres
sive leadership to his own chu
rch, association, and the work
and ministry of the Ohio Baptist
Convention.
Jerry Aldridge
To Receive Master
Os Educa. Degree
STATESBORO — Jerry Miller
Aldridge, a Sch. Adm. major from
Covington, will receive the Mas
ter of Education Degree during
the Twenty-Seventh Annual Sum
mer Commencement Exercises
of Georgia Southern College on
Tuesday, August 15, 1967, at
10:30 a. m., in the W. S. Han
ner Gymnasium.
Speaker for the occasion will
be Dr. Joseph A. Williams, Dean,
College of Education, Univer
sity of Georgia.
Editorial
Obituary &
Society
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Classified 22-23
Rev. Myers And Markley Are
Preachers For 139th Session
It's camp meetin’ time again! And that means the Annual Salem
Camp Meeting is ready for another year of spiritual enrichment for
all denominations. The session this year starts Friday, August 11,
and continues through August 18.
Three great preachers of the
gospel are on the program sch
edule this year and they follow
in the footsteps of many famous
preachers at Salem. Rev. T
Cecil Myers, pastor of the Grace
Methodist Church, Atlanta; Rev.
A. A. Markley 111, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, Ga
inesville; and Bishop John O.
Smith of the Methodist Church
in Georgia, will be the speakers
at the two services daily except
Friday, the opening day.
At the first session on Friday
at 8 p.m. Rev. Myers will bring
the message. For the rest of
the meeting there will be 11a.m.
and 8 p.m. services, with the
Rev. Messers Myers and Markley
alternating in the pulpit.
On Sunday, August 13, there
will be three services under the
main arbor at Salem. At 11
o’clock Rev. Myers will preach,
then at 3 p.m. there will be a
special music program featuring
the Glen Haven Baptist Church
Choir of Decatur. Delivering the
Speakers At 1967 Salem Camp Meeting
Rev. Markley
Three Charged For
Shooting Local Girl
Alert action by City Policemen
and County Sheriff officers re
sulted in the apprehension Sunday
night of two men and the subseq
uent capture of a third in the
shooting of a teen-age girl on the
Alcovy Road as the girl and her
teen-age sweetheart were parked
along the road. Newton County
Sheriff Henry Odum, Jr. stated
Tuesday that the three men are
being held for court action in
September.
Sheriff Odum said the girl was
dismissed from a hospital after
receiving treatment for a bullet
wound in the right side. “The
bullet missed a vital organ by
about one-half inch,” the sheriff
said.
According to Odum, one shot
was fired at the girl’s com
panion, a teen-age boy, when he
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8 p.m. sermon will be Rev.
Markley.
Many adult leaders will have a
part in the classes and instruc
tions during the meeting. There
will be classes for all ages thr
oughout the week.
Rev. Robert Gary, of Young
Harris Methodist Church, At
hens, is the music director, and
the pianist will be Mrs. Nat Long
of Decatur. The soloist will be
Mrs. Robert Gary.
Conducting the classes will be:
Mrs. C. D. Ramsey, Jr., be
ginners; Mrs. Bob Elliott, Jr.,
primaries; Mrs. Chester Robin
son, juniors; Mrs. Jerry Ald
ridge, intermediates; Rev. Char
les Thomas, young people; and
Rev. W. W. Byington, adults.
Special groups who will be on
the musical program at Salem
this year includes the famous
and renowned Shrine Chanters
of Atlanta. They will be present
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Rev. Myers
stepped out of a car parked o.
Alcovy Road to investigate air
escaping from a tire. The bullet
missed the boy, and then four
more shots were fired into the
car. One of the bullets hit the
girl.
The sheriff identified the ar
rested suspects as Bobby Rob
inson, 24; Pearl Harbor King,
23, and Marion Walton, 29, all
of addresses near Covington. He
said they were charged with as
sault and attempted murder.
Odum said two of the suspects
were captured less than an hour
and a half after the incident.
A description of the car and the
combined efforts of City and Cou
nty officers trapped the men in
Covington.
NEWS Has Lost
Market Bulletin
The contract for printing of
224,000 copies of the Georgia
Farmer’s Market Bulletin has
been awarded to the DeKalb New
Era Publishing Company for the
coming year.
The DeKalb New Era was low
bidder for the job with a bid of
$2,338, based on an eight page
tabloid paper. Other bids sub
mitted were: Decatur News Pub
lishing Company, $2,590.82; The
Covington News, Inc., $2,719.18;
and Foote and Davies, $3,567.
The Covington News has print
ed the Market Bulletin since
1937. The loss of the present
contract, which ends the week
of August 23, will result in the
lay-off of approximately nine em
ployees.
“We, of course, hate to lose
the Bulletin contract,” said Mrs.
Belmont Dennis, publisher, “but
the revolution of fast offset pres
ses and high speed automatic
mailing machines available to
most printing firms has reduced
long run publication work to an
almost “cost level’ production
margin.”
Under the new contract the
production of the Market Bull
etin, printing and mailing, will
be done at $10.43 per thousand.