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One of the finest occasions of
the past week was the Jaycee Ban
quet last week. . .Many distin
guished guests were invited. It
has already been written up in the
News. . .but your “Office Boy”
just has to say, in our own words,
how proud we are of that fine
group, and their wives who work,
truly, hand in hand with them in
their every undertaking.
We too, are grateful to Bibb
Manufacturing Company for that
fine tract of land deeded to the
Jaycee’s for a Youth Center.
Bibb means much to our county!
We will keep right up with hap
penings out there, and hope
everybody can have at least a
small part in this plan for the
youth of our city. . .and County.
Everybody should, and I believe
will, when the time comes, give
generously to the Jaycees pro
ject. We enjoyed the progress
of this organization, it’s reports,
high standards, enthusiastic un
dertaking of such a great project
. . .one of our greatest needs!
Have no fear! These plans will
materialize, and rapidly, for th
ere are many who will give and
give. . .it’s almost income tax
time and this would, I am sure
be deducted. . .but that’s “not
my line’’. It’s the young peo
ple, the Jaycees working for
the Jaycees of tomorrow!
Thank you again and again for
the lovely award you presented
us for the small part we, THE
COVINGTON NEWS, had in the
promotion of your years work.
We shall cherish it in our of
fice. . .and of course that beau
tiful corsage will ever live with
in our heart!
Woman’s Club, Garden Club,
Bridge Clubs, D.A.R., U.D.C.,
Churches and every lady in New
ton County. You can’t go into bat
tle in Vietnam ... but YOU
CARE?? Well, we have a fight
right here in Newton County. . .
you are needed. . .it won’t cost
you one cent! There is a battle
on here to win over CANCER!
This is where you come in. The
Linen Closet. . .as it is called
at Porterdale, is where ladies
of the county gather on every first
Tuesday of the month to make
bandages for Newton County can
cer patients being treated within
their homes.
You may be going to Porter
dale and working with this pro
ject. If you are not then you are
invited to work morning or af
ternoon. Just two hours would
mean much, not only to the pat
ient, but even more to you, just
knowing you were caring and gi
ving that much time for the com
fort of your fellow man, who was
with Cancer and desperately
needs bandages. Yes, bandages
made of old worn sheets. We,
of the Cancer Society in Newton
County, are calling on every
home within the county to bring
us your old worn sheets. We
cannot make bandages of new
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Persons Arrested
In City Are
Not Mistreated
Persons arrested or given tic
kets in the City of Covington by
City Policemen are not mistreat
ed, according to Chief of Police
Hinton Bailey. His reply was gi
ven after the Bi-Racial Commit
tee of Covington and Newton Cou
nty had requested a statement of
arresting proceedures by city
policemen.
Chief Bailey stated that “we
use such force as it takes after
an arrest as some subjects are
often unruly. However, most
traffic offenders are given tickets
on the spot, while others may
be extreme disorderly cases and
they are brought to the station and
then allowed to post bond.”
Chief Bailey said that Coving
ton used practically the same
arresting procedures as other
towns and cities in this area of
the state.
Rotary’s Impromptu Quartet members, L-R, David Morrison, Howard Brooks, John
Morford and Lynn Maxwell spiced the program with traditional favorites.
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Newton County Spotlighted In
County Government Magazine
The January issue of “Georgia
County Government Magazine”
featured Newton County in its
“Focus On Progress” section.
The heading of the fine feature
article is “The Secrets Os A
Winning Combination”.
The article, well-written and
documented, gives concise facts
and figures and interesting data
on the county and the towns and
cities of Covington, Oxford, Por
terdale, Mansfield and Newborn.
Interesting excerpts from the
article include:
“Created in 1821 from parts
of Baldwin, Henry, Walton and
Jasper counties and originally
consisting of 330 square mi
les of land, Newton is thickly
coated in the patina of antiquity.
Its reverence for its past is
genuine, but it has not blinded
its people to the advantages of
modernization.
“Public opinion, more sensed
than polled, favors very strongly
the preservation of the more im
portant sites, certainly the ho
mes, and the retention of the ch-
SPECIAL
NOTICE
The City of Covington has con
tracted with The Davey Tree Ex
pert Company to trim out all
limbs overhanging the electric
lines in the system. It is very
important that this be done, sin
ce 90% of power failures are
caused from falling limbs when
icy conditions exist.
“We would like to take this
opportunity to notify all con
cerned that these men will be
working in your neighborhood.
We would like very much to have
your fullest cooperation in getting
this job done,” stated Walker
Harris, Mayor of Covington.
“I Saw Your Name 3,000 Miles
Away . . ” Writes Californian
Name Game winner Henry Ja
mes of Rt. 1, Oxford received
an air mail letter this week from
Louis Stovall Perry of Stockton,
Calif, informing him that he was
a winner in the popular contest
that has run for the past three
weeks in The Covington News.
“I’m about 3,000 miles away
from you.” Mr. Perry wrote,
“but, for fear that you might not
see your $5 hidden away so
neatly in that Newton Federal
Savings ad, I’m writing you air
mail to inform you that I saw
it.”
This was the farthest distance
that any of the lucky Name Game
winners have been informed from
but all the winners report that
plenty of people right here at
home have seen their names and
called or dropped by to be sure
they knew about their good for
tune.
“I hope that someone closer to
you than I am informed you of your
good luck in time for you to col
lect your reward.” Mr. Perry
continued, “Five dollars may not
mean much to one in Georgia now
but $5 bills are getting powerful
scarce in California these days.”
Mr. Perry, a writer, was born
in Covington March 16, 1892.
He attended Emory College in
1907-108 and spent some of the
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arm of the towns, though exten
sive renovation is inevitable.
Without its square and its 19th
century buildings, Covington wo
uld be simply another town.
“Hercules Corporation, said to
be the largest single industrial
develovment in Georgia in the
last 12 years, is one of the three
(new industries). Producing a
synthetic fiber used in manufac
turing of carpets, Hercules ex
pects to spend $56,000,000 on just
its plant and equipment. A si
milar plant in Covington, Vir
ginia, employs 1,800 workers.
The one here presently employs
one-tenth that number.
“Mobil Chemical’s Foam Pro
ducts Division has begun opera
tions with a force of 275 workers
and expects to have as many as
1,000 persons working for them.
“Now there is a cry for county
wide fire protection, which will
mean a county-wide water sys
tem. So demands multiply (or.
the county government).”
The article also cites the pro
gress of plants now located on In
dustrial Boulevard: Brunswick-
MacGregor, Dodge National Sc
reening Corporation, and the Sou
thern States Spring Company.
Many facts are given on county
government, historical land
marks, places of interest and
personalities in the spotlight in
Newton County.
Temperatures
Wed., Jan. 24th 55 32
Thurs., Jan. 25th 36 29
Fri., Jan. 26th 49 20
Sat., Jan. 27th 57 26
Sun., Jan. 28th 65 28
Mon., Jan. 29th 71 38
Tues., Jan. 30 70 40
Total weeks rainfall was 1.02
inches with 1 1/8 inches of snow.
happiest days of his life in Ox
ford. He is now working on his
second novel to be entitled
“Cush.”
Last week’s winners were H.
V. Johnson, Jr., Porterdale; C.
V. Ray, Adams St; Rev. Ro
bert Blackshear, Oxford; Mrs.
A. G. Bellew, 3127 Sockwell St.
and Mrs. L. J. Pharr, Newborn.
Mr. Blackshear, a retired Pre
sbyterian minister, found his
name in the Kentucky Fried Chic
ken ad. He asked that his $5
check be made out to that bu
siness.
“You all must know how pre
achers like fried chicken,” he
laughed.
This is the last week of the
Name Game. Five names of lo
cal residents are tucked away
in ads this week. If you find
your name you can have a $5
check, it will be made out to
any advertiser in The Covington
News. Take it to that adverti
ser and cash it or take it out in
trade.
It is not necessary to come to
the News office. We’ll mail you
the check if you like.
If you don’t find your name
but find the name of someone
you know it’s all right to let
him know about it. It’s ass
favor he’ll appreciate.
Covington Rotary Club Ladies Night Program Held Tuesday At Teen Can Building
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1968
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA President Dr. Fred Davison was the guest speaker Thursday at the Coving
ton Kiwanis Club. He is shown above (second from left) with (L to R) Dean Bond Fleming, program
chairman; Philip Cohen, , Kiwanis president; and Rucker Ginn, Kiwanian who was a classmate of Dr.
uavtson at Emory-At-Jxford in 1946-47. The speaker told the Kiwanians of many of the future plans
for the University of Georgia.
Deputy General Counsel Hay Retires
I. K. Hay, Deputy General
Counsel, has retired from the
Interstate Commerce Commis
sion after 34 years in Federal
service, of which 28 years have
been spent with the Commission.
Born in Covington, Mr. Hay re
ceived his LLB degree from the
University of Georgia in 1928.
Immediately thereafter he enter
ed the practice of law as a part
ner in the firm of King & Hay,
at Covington.
Beginning in 1931, he served
as Executive Secretary to Senator
Richard B. Russell throughout
his term as Governor of Georgia.
Mr. Hay became Associate State
Counsel of the Home Owners’
Band Booster
Meeting Tues,
The Band Booster Club will
meet Tuesday, February 6, at
8:00 p. m. at the “Teen - Can
teen” building on Newton Drive.
A special program will be pres
ented by the Primary Choir of
the First Baptist Church, under
the direction of Alan Mitchell,
Minister of Music-Education of
the church and Publicity Chair
man for the Band Boosters. The
choir will be singing at the Dist
rict Church Music Festival Feb
ruary 3, prior to their performa
nce at the Band Booster meeting.
There will be detailed and im
portant information given conc
erning the forth-coming trip by
the Blue Rambler Band to Wash
ington, D. C. for the Cherry Blo
ssom Festival in April. There
will also be Information and
projects discussed concerning
the District Music Festivals to
be held later this month at New
ton County. All members are
urged to attend this Important
meeting.
Several door prizes will
be awarded and refreshments
to follow.
Pinafore Girls whose “Musical Journey Through the Year*’ delighted the group are L-R,
Mesdames Nat Morgan, Jack Chapman and Charles Smith. Background decors keynoted
the theme.
University Os Georgia President Was Kiwanis Speaker
I. K. Hay
Loan Corporation In 1933.
He was appointed Assistant
United States Attorney for the
Northern District of Georgia, at
Atlanta in 1934, and the following
year was named First Assistant
United States Attorney. He re
mained in that position until 1939,
when he joined the Interstate
Commerce Commission as its
first Regional Counsel at Char
lotte, N. C. When the Charlotte
office was consolidated with the
Atlanta office, Mr. Hay became
Regional Counsel of the combin
ed offices, handling the Commis
sion’s enforcement litigation in
six Southeastern states.
He entered the United States
Army in 1942 as a Captain in the
Judge Advocate General’s De
partment. After completing a
course of study at the Judge Ad
vocate General’s School at the
University of Michigan he served
as Assistant Staff Judge Advocate
and Staff Judge Advocate in se
veral commands, and was disch
arged from the armed forces as
Lieutenant Colonel in 194 C.
He was transferred to the Was
hington Office of the Commission
in 1950, was named Assistant
General Counsel in 1951, and pro
moted to Associate General
Counsel in 1957. He was ap
pointed Deputy General Counsel
in March 1963.
Mr. Hay is admitted to pract
ice law before the United States
Supreme Court and the Supreme
Court of Georgia. He is a mem
ber of the American and Federal
Bar Associations. He is mar
ried and has one son, Ike, Jr. The
family resides presently at 9801
Wildwood Road, Bethesda, Md.
Mr. Hay’s wife is the former
Florice Caldwell of Covington. He
is a brother of S. M. Hay of Cov
ington and Tom Hay of Conyers.
Mr. Hay has argued many im
portant and complex cases for the
Commission in the Federal
Courts in 40 states. Friends and
associates of Mr. Hay at the Com
mission held a dinner in his honor
Saturday night. The Chairman of
the Commission said on the oc
casion of Mr. Hay’s retirement,
“You richly deserve the rewards
of retirement, but we at the Com
mission will sorely miss your
calm, gentlemanly manner and
wise counsel”. The Vice Chair
man said, “You have served long
and faithfully. I am greatly pl
eased that you will now have
some time for your family and
yourself. At the same time I am
distressed to think of losing your
valuable service. You will be
sorely missed and not soon for
gotten.”
Chamber-Commerce
To Hear Covington
Mayor Harris, Mon.
The regular luncheon meeting
of the Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce will be
held Monday, February 5, at
12:30 p. m., at the Teen Can
Building on Newton Drive.
Mayor Walker Harris will
present the program on the
Covington Airport, after which
the stockholders of the Coving
ton Businessmen’s Association
will hold their annual meeting.
All Chamber members areur
ged to attend this meeting, accor
ding to Bill Hoffman, president.
Rotary President Hugh Steele with Rotarianne Program Committee, L-R, Mesdames Bud
Dennison, Alvin Rape, accompanist, C. G. Henderson, chairman, Dallas Tarkenton and
Jim Purcell.
Editor ial 2
Obituary 6
Society 9-10
Sports . . . .... 17-18
Legal 23
Classified 20-23
Certificate Os Title Dates
Back To 1822 Deed To County
The Public square in the City of Covington is the property of New
ton County although the city has taken care of keeping the park clean
for many years the Mayor and City Council learned at their Monday
night meeting.
In findings prepared for the
body by Ballard and Thigpen,
city attorneys, the title reads:
“According to Newton Coun
ty Records since 1821, the do
wntown area of the City of
Covington is composed of Land
Lot 254 of Newton County, ori
ginally Henry County, and said
Land Lot was deeded to the
Inferior Court of Newton Coun
ty (the governing body of coun
ties prior to officers of today)
by one Leonard Fretwell, April
2, 1822, and recorded in Deed
Book “A”, page 156, Clerk’s
Office, Newton Superior Court
under Minutes of Inferior Court
dated April 15, 1822, et. seq.
Said Inferior Court would have
power of sale of said public
property, did order the build
ing of a county courthouse th
ereon and did advertise and
offer for auction and did sell
the properties of said Land
Lot excepting public square.”
In other action, James Hutchins
was appointed to succeed himself
for another five year term on
the Covington Housing Authority.
Approval was given by the
Council for renewing taxi ap
plications for Francis J. Wander,
Arthur Mahaffey, and J. W. King.
The Council continued a dis
cussion on garbage disposal ra
tes in the city and plans to have
a called meeting soon to make a
decision on the rates as soon as
other information is considered.
Minutes of a called meeting
of the Mayor and Council on Wed
nesday, January 24, were read.
The meeting was called to open
bids on two city trucks, a body
for an electric department tr
uck, and gasoline, oil, and die
sel fuel.
Low bidder on a 3/4 ton truck
for the electric department and
a 1/2 ton truck for the water
and sewer department was Cov
ington Auto Service.
On the 3/4 ton truck the bids
were: Covington Auto Service,
$1,547.87; Benton Truck and Tr
actor, $1,894.24; Ginn Motor
Company, $1,999.75; Walker
Harris Autos, $2,020.69; and Sk
inner Motor Company, $2,250.00.
On the 1/2 ton truck the bids
were: Covington Auto Service,
$1,667.15; Benton Truck and Tr
actor, $1,757.60; Ginn Motor
Mrs. Evie Gates Retires From
‘Work,’ Now Plays “Dolls”
PORTERDALE—Mrs. Marvin
(Evie) Gates may have retired
after working for thirty-four yea
rs at the Porterdale Plant for
Bibb Manufacturing Company, but
of all things, she Says she is
“playing doUs” again. Robin
Gunn, whose mother Is studying
Beauty Culture in Atlanta as a
commuter, spends the days with
her grandparents and between
Evie and Pop, she has one playing
dolls and another being Batman
much of the time.
With thirteen grandchildren,
the youngest of which Is five mon
ths old Michael Wayne Gates of
Monroe, this vivacious grandmo
ther keeps mighty busy entertain
ing and preparing those delicious
meals for which she is famous.
On Sunday, January 28, all of
the children with the exception
of Jack Lee and Linda Gates of
NUMBER 5
Company, $1,758.36; Walker
Harris Autos, $1,817.70; and Sk
inner Motor Company, $2,000.00.
On a body for the electric de
partment truck bids were; Mo
bile Equipment Company, $771.-
40; Pitman Manufacturing Com
pany, $720.00; Truck Equipment
Company, $864.30; and Holan Co
rporation, who was awarded the
job, $667.80.
Gulf Oil Corporation was aw
arded the contract for oil and
gasoline for the city with a bid
of 0.92 per gallon for oil and
.1298 per gallon for gasoline.
Phillips 66 was awarded the con
tract for diesel fuel with their
bid of .1300 per gallon.
Bard Official Is
Kiwanis Speaker
James Bringard, Manager Sa
les Service of the C. R. Bard,
Inc. organization, will be the
guest speaker at the Covington
Kiwanis Club today (Thursday)
at the Teen Can building at Ip.m.
Mr. Bringard is from the Mur
ray Hill, New Jersey office of
Bard, which is the headquar
ters for the firm.
Norbert Thompson, Manager
of the Bard Covington plant, is
in charge of the program today
and he will introduce the guest
speaker. Mr. Bringard will tell
the civic club about the Bard
organization. Before joining the
Bard firm some 10 years ago,
Mr. Bringard was associated with
General Electric, and prior to
that time was with National Car
bon.
** * *
Dr. Fred Davison, recently
named president of the University
of Georgia, was the guest speaker
at the Covington Kiwanis Club
Thursday. Program chairman of
the week was Dean Bond Fleming.
The speaker chose for his sub
ject “Higher Education”. He
especially emphasized the role
now being played by the Univer
sity of Georgia, Athens, and told
the civic organization of Integral
plans for the future.
During the meeting Thursday
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Chicago were home for a happy
time together. This is the us
ual, rather than the unusual hap
pening at this home, too. There
were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Gates,
Jr. and their children, Joey, Tr
acy, and Angle, of Macon; Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Gates, Gina and
Michael Wayne, of Monroe with
their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jim
my Gates of Covington; Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Henderson, Janie
Joann, Genean, of Smyrna; Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Brooks and Lisa
of Conyers; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
A. Gunn, Terri, Sherri, and Rob
in, Covington.
Mrs. Gates retired on Decem
ber 19, 1967afterworkingfor her
entire career either with braid
ers or in the ball winder depart
ment. Marvin Gates, Sr. retir
ed earlier and keeps her busy
frying all those fish he catches.