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Thursday, May 2, 19G8
One Store For Every
112 People In Newton
Competing for the consumer dollar in Newton County at the pre
sent time are no fewer than 202 retail establishments.
In terms of the local population,
it means that there is a store
for every 112 residents, which is
more than in many sections of the
country.
The average in the United
States is one store for every 114
persons and, in the State of Geor
gia, one for every 121.
The facts and figures were
derived principally from a na
tional survey of retail busi
nesses, conducted by the Depart
ment of Commerce.
The survey lists a total of 122
retail stores in the county that
employ one or more persons.
There are also a large number
of smaller stores, family-owned
and operated, with no employees.
Their total is estimated at 80.
In general, throughout the na
tion as a whole, there has been
a steady decline in the number of
small businesses, the reports
show. The butcher, the baker
and the candlestick maker are
getting scarcer and the chain
stores and self-service super
markets more numerous.
The net result Is that there
are 160,000 fewer stores now than
were in existence ten years ago.
The total has dropped from 1,-
897,000 to 1,737,000.
Notwithstanding the compe-
NOTICE!
All citizens owning dogs are advised to
have their dogs inoculated for rabies. A
concerted effort will be made to catch all
dogs that have not been inoculated this
year. On and after Mar. 1, 1968 those
dogs caught that have not been innocu
lated will be impounded for (5) days and if
not claimed during that period will be
destroyed.
We invite the cooperation of all our
citizens in carrying out this program of
protecting its citizens against rabies.
CITY OF COVINGTON
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Call No. 465 Charttr No Notional Bank Ration No
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE. Eirat .National Bank .of OF .....Covington
Newton County
IN THE STATE OF Georgia ... .AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON A P rl 1 A*?™ ...., 1968
PUBLISHED IN RESPONSE TO CALL MADE BY COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY,
UNDER SECTION 5211, U. S. REVISED STATUTES
ASSETS ,
1. Cash, balances with other banks, and cash items in process of collection L ...1 .3.3.9.. .8.8.5... ..9.Q 1
t .. .. I lob 25U, 13 o
2. United States Government obligations t None
3. Obligations of States and political subdivisions -| 69q 8’67 19
4. Securities of Federal agencies and corporations - r y 950 Q(j '
5. Other Securities ■ I None
6. Federal funds sold and Securities purchased under agreements to resell 2 357 22 l ^2b
". Loans and discounts “T Cf'ye'i Ths
8 Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing bank premises i 111 j 5119.1. 8
None i g
9. Real estate owned other than bank premises ’
.. . None io
10. Customers' liability to this bank on -ceptances outstanding • [ 135’ 73
11. Other assets, including $ 151,13^.98 direct lease financing ■ 4 " — ll
3i t 12
12. Total Assets F I |
LIABILITIES x q 7O 455 89
13. Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations *" ' qn
14 Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations I 2 T neo , ,
0 1 t j □ 11
16. Deposits of United States Government ’515 864 99
16. Deposits of States and political subdivisions t | 1
17. Deposits of foreign governments and official institutions, central banks and international None
institutions * ’
None j !8
18. Deposits of commercial banks '754
19 Certified and officers'checks, etc. «
20. Total Deposits — - • * - ■ "-1
(a) Total demand deposits 1 LIQlxlllAZ—
• ■ •. » I —O J O « ■ J ’ oJ • \ | ! (Q I
(6) Total time and savings deposits ♦ —: | None ’
21 Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase > , , i 21
। 1 None . 1 22
22. Liabilities for borrowed money None
23. Acceptances executed by or for account of this bank and outstanding
24. Other liabilities, including S nnnp mortgages and other liens on bank premmesj | None I [
and other real estate ' 3 606199. 25
25. Total Liabilities f '
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS None
26. (a) Capital notes and debentures
. ' None
(6) Preferred stock—total par value ""
No. shares outstanding 1000 00
(c) Common stock—total par value I (f)
No. shares authorised 7jQQ
No. shares outstanding 115 i 000 00
27
27. Surplus 12 7 I 957 63
28. Undivided profits “T” | qqq qq
29 Reserves J ' qQ7 (957 *63 ' ”
30 Total Capital Accoints 3^ « H qg | 064;62~ 3]
31. Total Liabilities and Capital Accounts
MEMORANDA 33 (
32. Loans as shown above are after deduction of valuation reserves of j None
33. Securities as shown above are after deduction of valuation reserves of **
. J. E. Dickens, Jr. Exec. Vice President of the gbove-named bank do hereby declare
(Name and title of offlcar authorlied to airn raport* x / / j
that this report of condition is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and M / '<L
We the undersigned directors attest the correctness of this leport of conditi</^d>Mar/that it has been^Xmmed by
us and to the best of our knowledge and belief ia true and correct.^-^, j /
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tition from the big stores, how
ever, some 700,000 Mom and Pop
stores still flourish in the United
States.
Among the retail outlets in
Newton County that have sales
help, the Commerce Department
lists a total of 24 food stores,
11 eating and drinking placesand
29 automotive dealers and ser
vice stations. No such figures
are available for the family-run
stores.
Irrespective of the changes in
the store population, retail busi
ness in the local area has been
on the increase.
During the past year, retail
sales in the county reached an
estimated $30,433,000, about 3.2
percent better than ini' 66, based
on preliminary report .
Despite the risks involved In
starting a new business, many
people take the plunge each year.
For a large proportion of them,
the chances of success are not
good. Less than 60 percent sur
vive the first full year, the rec
ords indicate, and only one in
five lasts five years or more.
Truckers Pick
George Sullivan
As A Director
Georgia truckers have elected
Eugene C. Huber of Atlanta to the
presidency of the Georgia Motor
Trucking Association, Inc.
The new GMTA chief is pres
ident and owner of White Truck
Lines. He succeeds R. W. John
son, president of Atlanta-Ashe
ville Motor Express, who be
comes chairman of the GMTA
board after serving two terms
as president.
Other key officers elected to
serve with Mr. Huber include
A. J. Abernathy, Perkins Freight
Lines, Atlanta, first vice presi
dent; A. Dewey Williams, Harper
Motor Lines, Elberton, secre
tary; Robert O. Wood, R. C. A.
Truck Lines, Cartersville, trea
surer; and L. R. Schwall, Nation
al Trucking Co., Hapeville, state
vice president to the American
Trucking Associations.
H. D. Winship, Jr., Georgia
Highway Express, Atlanta, was
elected a director-for-life. He
is outgoing board chairman.
Charles L. Skinner heads the
GMTA staff as managing direct
or.
Directors-at-large for three
year terms include C. Scott Ak
ers, Akers Motor Lines; Fred
Allen, Clark Glass & Mirror Co.;
A. Smoot Langston, Great Dane
Trailers, Inc.; Branch Mosely,
General GMC Trucks, Inc.; Harry
L. Spring, Motor Service, Inc.;
Al Stox, Truck-Tire Division,
Sears; Howard Watkins, Standard
Oil of Kentucky; and James L.
Watkins, Atlanta Motor Lines;
all of Atlanta; and George Sull
ivan, Meadors Freight Lines,
Covington.
Ten district directors also
were elected:
John D. McCall, Akers Motor
Lines, Inc., Savannah; L. F. Hunt
er, Ryder Truck Rental, Atlanta;
Charles Langdon, Tom Huston
Peanut Co., Columbus; Nathan
Smith, Moss Trucking Co., Atlan
ta; Milton Zellner, J. N. Zellner
& Son Transfer Co., East Point;
J. H. Swanson, Bibb Manufactur
ing Co., Macon; R. C. Farr, Mar
ietta International Sales, Inc.,
Marietta; James L. Dowling,
Dowling Bag Co., Valdosta; Mrs.
Sarah Brock, Northern Freight
Lines, Gainesville and Claud
Brown, Brown Transport Co., At
lanta.
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Mrs. John Gregory
The Slags Os R. L. Cousins
Observed National Library Week
This year under the guidance of
M r. Willie Enus, the Library Staff
and the Slags have accomplished
many things:
(1) The officers were elected,
(2) the Slags and Librarian att
ended the District meeting held
at E. E. Butler High School in
Gainesville, Georgia, early in
March, (3) the Slags and Librar
ian attended the 11th State Meet
ing that was held in Atlanta, Geor
gia, at Paschal Brother’s Rest
aurant late in March for two days
and (4) on April 26th, the Slags
had their final event for this
school year which was an ass
embly program recognizing Na
tional Library Week, which was
from April 21st to April 27th.
Mrs. John Gregory, Librarian
of Emory University, was the
speaker for the occasion. The
students were motivated and
stimulated by Mrs. Gregory’s
address.
We, the Slags of R. L. Cousins
High School, were so deeply
touched that we have set as our
goal for next year to read 100
books and encourage others to
do likewise.
The Slags who appeared on this
program were Laura Camp, Ann
ie Kelley, Rena McElheney, Yv
onne Aikens, Willie Pearl Free-
Covington FHA,
Newton FHA To
Combine Next Year
The Covington F.H.A. mem
bers worked very hard in their
home, school, and community
during National F.H.A. Week.
Prizes were given in chapel to
the girl in each class who work
ed hardest during the week. The
Freshman girl was Kay Adams;
the Sophomore girl was Janice
Tillman; the Junior girl was
Betsy Jolley; and the Senior girl
was Patsy Dalton.
At the monthly meeting on April
3 the Newton and Covington mem
bers voted to combine the two
clubs next year and have only
one F.H.A. in the school. This
will permit the F.H.A. to have
a larger club with better pro
jects and programs. Officers for
next year will be nominated by
each club’s nominating commit
tee and then all nominations will
be presented to the members of
both clubs at a joint meeting
on May 1.
During the week preceding
F.H.A. week, Kathy Hitchcock,
as Honor Roll Chairman worked
with other officers and submit
ted our honor roll application,
in hopes that our club will be
chosen as an Honor Roll chapter.
Six Covington members, Donna
Allgood, Marcia Johnson, Janice
Tillman, Virginia Satterfield,
Regina Simpson, and Carolyn
Hear, represented our club at
the District Meeting on March
30, in Newnan. At this meeting
programs and projects through
out the district were reviewed
and new district officers were
elected.
The Executive Council chose
Carolyn Head and Betsy Jolley
to go to the State Convention in
Atlanta, May 3-5. These girls,
along with their advisor, Ellen
Daniel, will stay at The Parlia
ment House for the weekend and
attend meetings with girls from
throughout the state.
Our latest project has been
the home economics room. Tab
les were refinished, cabinets
were painted and spring cleaning
was done.
F.H.A. members earned mon
ey for their club at the car
wash they had on April 6, which
ended a successful and profitable
week.
My Neighbors
...
"Either get a shave and a
haircut or stay a«ay from the
picture window!"
THE COVINGTON NEWS
man, Jeanette Shy, and Mamie
Green. The High School Chorus,
directed by Mr. Calvin Grimes,
also participated on the program.
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1105 Floyd St. Covington. Georgia
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ways? What would His answer
be to a little child? Or to a
family in need of this kind of
help, until they could get on their
feet. It’s possible that they have
had so much illness that they
are unable to care properly for
their own. All they need, and
want is to get back on their
feet...would you brighten your
home and have great blessings
come to you because you CARED
and SHARED? Please let us
know if you would, or call New
ton County Dept, of Family and
Children Services, Telephone
786-8161, asking for Mrs. Ne
vels.
There’s nothing like those La
dies of the Newton County Hos
pital Auxiliary! They stuck their
necks out, unafraid, to tackle
a job of making something over
$3,000 to buy, and EQUIP, with
fine life saving instruments, what
is a "Crash Cart.” We, per
sonally would call it an emer
gency cart...for it is the $3,000
cart, which has places for life
saving equipment, needed for a
heart patient who might be saved
within 10 minutes, or less, IF
the equipment is right there in
the emergency room...at the phy
sicians finger tips, at the time
needed.
We know that many heart cases
could die enroute to Atlanta for
this treatment...but as soon as
we get the rest of our money
for this project, "in the twink
ling of an eye” (sez the Office
Boy), and it’s true (almost), a
life can be saved which, other
wise could have been lost without
equipment, such as the Ladies
of the Hospital Auxiliary are
taking the streets selling Hot
Dogs, Cakes, and now it’s....
Tupperware....if you do not know
what it is...then call any lady
in this group and see a list
of all the pieces for sale....
There is one item that they
say is a "Dilly” and a must.
It is a "Lettuce Crisper”...you
know how wimpy your lettuce
can get in the Ice 80x...we1l
you can keep it about 3 weeks
in this crisper. This is only
a sample! Many say they could
not get along without the many
labor saving, and food saving
devices these ladies of the New
ton County Hospital Auxiliary
have to offer. We wouldn’t care
if you called the Office 80y...
for they expect even us to sell
our part...so don’t you let us
or any one of these ladies down...
they let met tell you about this,
and sell to you too, if you call
me.
Some people can sell Ice to
an Eskimo, but we can’t give
it away...so HELP in a big way!
Each of us has a full catalog
and prices...so come one come
all. That tray with cover and
handle like a basket to carry
deviled eggs to Home Comings
and picnics is really SOME
THING! Cake carriers and keep-
ers...also for pies there is one...
you don’t know until you SEE...
then you can’t believe your own
eyes! Come one come all! For
in helping buy this Well Equip
ped, and much needed "Crash
Cart” for the Hospital...the life
you save may be your neigh
bors, your own or a loved ones...
Please look at the Office Boy’s
one little row of Iris, on our
side lawn! It's the first we’ve
had since we lost ours in the
sale of our home...and it’s like
HEAVEN to behold early in the
morning with heaven’s morning
dew upon it. A dear, dear friend
of long standing gave this iris
to me, and she can never know
the happiness she brought...as
well as some from a dear friend
who is no longer with us, but
lives in my heart and garden...
Mrs. Williams, sister of Miss
Mellle Pitts, at Newborn... Bless
them both for all the happiness
their flowers have brought to us.
Here’s that Broom! Gotter get
to my job of ’jest..."SWEEPIN’
UP.”
Tech Student
To Tour Russia
The Iron Curtain will lift this
summer for 13 Georgia Tech stu
dents with a tour of Russia and
Eastern Europe sponsored by the
Tech YMCA Student Exchange
Program. Tech is one of the
few institutions in the country
which has its own cultural ex
change program with the USSR.
Attend Church Sunday
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