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Three more days and we ce
lebrate Christmas Day of 1967.
Another year has passed and we
are wondering If we are think
ing wholly of “me and mine”
at this Holy Season or are we
reaching out to help some of God’s
children who have not been quite
as fortunate as some. Sure, th
ese are our brothersand sisters,
children of God. We are to re
cognize them as such, and help
them to think positively; help
the less fortunate to be clothed
sufficiently, that they may enter
God’s house when the doors are
open on Sunday or during the
week. How many of us are about
our Father’s business in helping
others to find their way to the
Churches, because they are wan
ted and needed there? These
Houses of God belong to every
person within the County or vi
sitors without. The doors are
wide open and everybody who
reads this column should realize
that God is calling His children
to "Come unto me, all ye that
are weary and heavy laden, and
I will give you rest.”
Peace, perfect understanding
and success comes through dwel
ling with the Lord in His House
of Worship, and abiding by His
laws. He forgives our sins if
we ask, and believe! He, like
your earthly parents, pleads for
each of us to Come to Him. Our
lives change completely when we
truly find Him and recognize
Him as the giver of all good
things. He will not turn a sing
le soul away, even as your earthly
father and mother will not turn
you away. He holds His arms
out pleading for you to come Into
them.
There are many Church mem
bers who have found It more
comforting to stay at home and
read the Sunday papers, go to a
picture show in another city or
something. . .maybe a ball game
. . .but things surely average out
. . .it is the one who is truly
worshiping the Heavenly Father
and lets nothing come between
them In worship, in service to
others, to the ill, needy or the
poor who are the happiest people.
Yes, let’s each one open our
hearts and let Him in more clo
sely, during this New Year, than
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Bill Vaughn
Hospitalized
William W. (Bill) Vaughn, who
with his wife owns and operates
Newton Finance Company, is a
patient at Newton County Hos
pital, where he was taken last
week following a heart attack.
His many friends are extending
him best wishes for steady and
complete improvement and hopes
that he will soon be able to be
out again.
Hercules Plant Here Makes Initial Shipment
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week. Shown above (left to right) as the two large cartons were dispatched: Paul Johnstone, General
Manager of Fiber and Film Division of Hercules; Louis Karman, Plant Manager; and George Sullivan
and Cecil Adams of Meadors Freight Line. These two shipments were made to Bigelow Sanford,
Inc., Georgia Rug Mills Division, Summerville, Ga. (11,000 Lbs. of yarn); and Air Control Products,
Inc., American Carpet Division, Cartersville, Ga. (9,500 lbs.).
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VOLUME 102
City Approves $1,852,428 Budget
Newton Tax
Notices To Be
Mailed Soon
Newton County Tax Commis
sioner Bonham Johnson has an
nounced that the County Tax No
tices will be mailed next week.
Mr. Johnson stated that, due to
Newton County having a revalua
ted tax program, the Tax Office
did not receive the books until
well up in December. Mr. John
son also stated that there will
be a 60-day extension of the
tax deadline.
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Mobil Employees
Will Receive
Bonus Checks
Mobil Chemical Company’s Pl
astic Division has announced its
seventeenth consecutive bonus
for plant and office employees.
The amount of the bonus depends
on the length of service with the
company and rate of pay. In
certain cases, the bonus can
amount to an equivalent of two
weeks’ pay.
The Plastic Division employs
about 275 persons in its Coving
ton plants. The Division is head
quartered in Macedon, New York,
and operates two plants in each
of four states: California, Geor
gia, Illinois, and New York.
Yule Music On
Kiwanis Program
Yuletide music will be featu
red on the program today (Thurs
day) at Covington Kiwanis Club
at the Teen Can building at 1
p. m. Rev. John Tate, pastor of
the Allen Memorial Church In
Oxford and a Klwanlan, will have
charge of the program.
Traditionally this Is a club
participation program during the
Christmas season. Special num
bers will be rendered during the
program today as well as the Holy
Season favorites.
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Services Sun.
Episcopal Church Christmas
Services will be Sunday, Decem
ber 24 at 11:00 A. M.; 6:00 P.M.
Christmas Vespers; and 11:00
P. M. Holy Communion.
There will be no 8:00 A. M.
Holy Communion on December
24 or 9:45 A. M. Family Ser
vice. On December 25, Christ
mas Day, at 10:00 A. M., Holy
Communion.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1967
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"I LOVE YOU, SANTA” may well be what this little boy said to Santa Claus at the Mobil Christmas
Party Saturday at the Strand Theatre as he received a gift from the Jolly Old Man. Mobil’s party is
held annually at the Theatre for children of employees of the two plants here in Covington. (More pic
tures are on an Inside page today in The NEWS).
Section 32-1 Unlawful
The controversial Section 32-
I 1 of the City of Covington Char
-1 ter has been found by City At
torney W. D. Ballard, to be un
lawful because It is in violation
of Section 26-5002 (a), Georgia
Code Annotated.
The City Charter section deals
with the right of municipal offi
cers to do business with the City
of Covington.
In an opinion issued to the
Co vington City Council In writing
Attorney Ballard states:
It Is the opinion of the under
signed that existing City Charter
Section 32-1, Attached, is not
lawful and ought to be repealed.
This provision Is objectionable
and we think unenforceable be
cause It purports to deny ab
solutely your right to do bus
iness with the City. No sound
reason exists why any person
should not do business with the
City, provided the transaction is
not In any way tainted with fraud,
favoritism, unreasonable or ex
cessive charges, “kick-backs”,
or promises related to other
matters. In brief, every bu
sinessman knows how fair bu
siness is conducted. Os course,
in order to afford every citizen
a fair chance to procure his sh
are of City business, as much bu
siness as possible should be tran-
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Covington City Council voted unanimously to approve a proposed
budget for 1968, not to exceed $1,852,428.00, and approved a 1968
City tax levy of 3.50 mills at the last meeting of the year Monday
night. /
The new budget shows an in
crease of $133,100 over the 1967
budget for the operation of the
city departments inorder to meet
the needs of a growing and more
demanding citizenry.
The 3.50 City tax levy was set
to make payments on outstanding
city bonds that follow: 1958 wa
ter and sewer improvement
bonds, .54 mills; 1958 municipal
building bonds, .27 mills; 1958
airport bonds, .06 mills; 1965
electric system improvement
bonds, .43 mills; 1965 street
improvement bonds, .61 mills;
1965 water and sewer bonds,
1.05 mills; and general purpose
bonds, .54 mills.
Actual revenue collected by
the City during the period of
10-1-66 through 9-30-67 was sl,-
852,428.89.
Captain Gunnells
Mayor Walker Harris read a
letter from Police Captain C. J.
Gunnells to the Council which
outlined his plans of retirement
as of December 31, 1967. Cap
tain Gunnells will retire after 25
years of service on the Police
force. He joined the force in
1942.
Official Returns
In other action the Council
adopted a resolution declaring
“official” the election returns on
the Gas-Electric Revenue Certi
ficate Issue which passed on De
cember 6, 1967.
Os the 2,533 registered voters
in the City of Covington there
were 1,628 votes cast on elect
ion day. Os this number of votes
cast, 1,277 people voted for the
Gas-Electric certificate issue,
218 against, and 133 votes were
thrown out.
4% Sales Tax
The Council unanimously ad
opted a resolution sponsored by
Dr. Remes Named
Golden Fleece
Worshipful Master
Golden Fleece Lodge No. 6
held its annual election on De
cember 19th, at which time the
following were elected for the
ensuing year.
Dr. R. D. Remes, W. M.; Ch
arles D. Strickland S. W.; J. C.
Corry, J. W.; C. G. Hender
son, Treas.; J. W. Morgan, Se
cretary.
The appointed officers: David
Dodd, S. D.; Gypsy Lee Smith,
J. D.; Bobby Lee Sigman S.S.;
Arthur Bellew, J. s.; Charles
Geiger, Chaplain; Paul Madden,
Director of Work.
CLASSIFIED AD RATES
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1968
Display Classified
Run I time $ 1.50 column inch
Run 2nd, 3rd, and 4th times $1.25 column inch
Run 5 or more times $1.15 column inch
Regular Classified $1.25 column inch
If run over three months $1.15 column inch
♦Regular Classified Ads are charged for to the nearest
1/4 inch for billing purposes.
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINES
Classified Display 1:00 p.m. Tuesday
Regular Classified 5:00 p.m. Tuesday
♦Effective with the January 4, 1968 issue of The Coving
ton News ads on the classified pages will be grouped
under category headings for reader conveniences.
NUMBER 51
the Georgia Municipal Associat
ion calling for a four per cent
sales tax in the state with one
half of every cent earmarked for
municipalities in the state.
If this one cent sales tax in
crease passes the state legisla
ture it would help relieve the
heavy tax burden now being sh
ouldered by property owners and
also give more money to muni
cipalities to pay for services
being demanded by the public.
If passed, this tax increase
would provide approximately
$120,000 in extra revenue the
first year to the City of Coving
ton to pay for expanding servi
ces and maintaining present ser
vices.
Garbage-Trash
A bid form for the "Collection
and Disposal of Garbage and
Trash” was adopted by the Coun
cil to be submitted to private bu
sinesses interested in bidding on
this service for the City of Cov
ington.
Section 32-1
The Council unanimously vo
ted to delete Section 32-1 of the
City Code, entitled'The Right
Os Municipal Officers To Do
Business With The City of Co
vington,” upon recommendation
of City Attorney W. D. Ballard.
This section was found to be
unlawful because it is in vio
lation of Section 26-5002 (a),
Georgia Code Annotated, (Acts
1964, pp. 261, 263.)
First Citizens
Bank Increases
Its Capital
Donald Fisher, Vice President
and Cashier of First Citizens
Bank, announced today that his
bank is Increasing its capital
from $78,000 to $300,000. This
will be accomplished by the sale
of stock to the public in the Co
vington area.
Mr. Fisher advised that the
bank would then be In a more
competitive position with other
local banks.
The original capital of First
Citizens was $78,000 which was
raised by sale of 260 shares at
$300.00 each. With this increase,
the stock was split 10 for 1 and
will be sold at $30.00 with a total
of 10,000 shares to be outstand
ing. This Increase will involve
7400 shares to be sold in quan
tities of one share minimum at
$30.00 each.
Mr. Fisher said “We believe
the bank will be a better asset
to the community if the owner
ship is spread to more of those
in the community.”