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ARMED FORCES NEWS
Walter J. Smith Makes Warrant Officer
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CONGRATULATIONS were in order as Colonel William C. Painter,
Jr., (left), 217 Westchester Drive, Decatur, commanding officer
of the 449th Field Depot, shakes hands with Walter J. Smith, Route
2, Covington, upon his promotion to chief warrant officer, grade 2,
and presents him with his promotion certificate. (Photo by Spec
ialist Four Frazier E. Tliarpe).
Kenneth Penn
U. S. ARMY, VIETNAM
(AHTNC) —Army Specialist Four
Kenneth D. Penn, 23, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Penn,
8205 Lakeview Drive, S. W.,
Covington, Ga., was assigned to
the 9th Infantry Division in Viet
nam, March 5.
Spec. Penn’s wife, Nancy, lives
on Route 5, Covington.
Walter L. Grier
AIC Walter L. Grier, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Grier of
4308 Carroll Street is home for
thirty days after completing
eighteen months of active duty on
Okinawa. After completing his
leave, AIC Grier will be stationed
at Holloman Air Force Base in
New Mexico.
Airman Grier is a 1965 grad
uate of R. L. Cousins High School.
Sam D. Ramsey
Samuel D. Ramseyof 709 Floyd
Street, Covington has been pro
moted to Captain as a Reserve
of the Air Force as of June
2, 1968 according to Roscoe Sto
vall, CWO, Director of Adminis
trative services USAF Personnel
Center, Denver, Colorado. Ram
sey served as Material Control
Officer, Sawyer Air Force Base,
Michigan, for three years.
He was recipient of the Air
Force Association Award at
Emory University and named as
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How NOT to put up
a TV antenna.
by Reddy Kilowatt
Do NOT put up a television antenna near
electric wires. Do NOT try to raise or
lower the antenna by yourself. Do NOT
run or anchor guy wires near electric
wires. If the antenna starts to fall into
electric wires, turn it loose before contact
is made. Do NOT attempt to remove it.
But the best rule is: Do NOT put up a
television antenna yourself. Call a quali
fied television serviceman. You’ll find his
telephone number in the yellow pages. He
has the equipment and experience to put
up an antenna safely.
And that’s how to put up a TV antenna.
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Outstanding Officer in USAF in
1963. He Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. D. Ramsey of Cov
ington.
Gary Price
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Pvt. Gary Price, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Price of Coving
ton, entered the Marines on Jan
uary 8, 1968. He received his
basic training at Parris Island,
South Carolina and then was
transferred to Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina. He is now sta
tioned at Camp Pendleton, Cali
fornia and will be leaving for
Vietnam sometime this month.
Danny Hammond
FT. ORD, CALIF. (AHTNC)—
Army Private Danny P. Ham
mond, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Larry R. Capps
In ceremonies conducted at
Long Binh, Republic of Vietnam,
Captain Larry R. Capps was
presented the Army Commenda
tion Medal.
"Hie citation read: “As As
sistant Operations Officer, 64th
Ordinance Company and later as
Commanding Officer, 116th Or
dinance Detachment and 575th
Ordinance Company, Captain
Larry R. Capps, 098625, Ordi
nance Corps, United States Army,
distinguished himself by out
standing and meritorious service
during the period January 1965
to May 1967. With dynamic
leadership and keen managerial
sense, he directed and supervised
the accomplishment of an ex
tremely important reorganiza
tion of the Sergeant Missile Sys
tem Support under the Theater
Loglsticial Guided Missile Gen
eral Support realignment In an
outstanding manner. His vigor
ous, continued efforts to provide
the best possible service to the
Sergeant Missile units he sup
ported resulted in an exceed
ingly harmonious relationship.
His energetic and resourceful
execution of very complex mis
sile maintenance and supply pro
grams requiring meticulous
planning and coordination great
ly enhanced the readiness posture
of the command. Captain Capps’
outstanding achievements and
meritorious service reflect
great credit upon himself and
the United States Army.”
Captain Capps, a native of Cov
ington, graduated from Newton
County High School in 1958, at
tended North Georgia College
and graduated from the United
States Military Academy at West
Point, New York in 1963. He
is presently serving in Vietnam.
He is married to the former
Brenda Bailey of Covington, and
they have one son, Barry Scott,
and they are residing in Hunts
ville, Alabama.
Johnny P. Hammond, Route 2,
Covington, Ga., completed eight
weeks of advanced infantry train
ing May 29 at Ft. Ord, Calif.
He received specialized in
struction In small unit tactics
and in firing such weapons as
the M-14 rifle, the M-60 ma
chine gun and the 3.5-inch rock
et launcher.
Robert Phillips
Cadet Robert L. Phillips re
ceived the ROTC Certificate of
Meritorious Achievement at the
Annual North Georgia College
Awards Night on May 30, 1968.
The award was presented by
Colonel Prewitt.
Cadet Phillips is a Senior at
North Georgia College and Is
the son of Major Claude R. Phil
lips, 70 Stone Rd., Oxford.
Johnnie Manuel
BKk Twk
SAN ANTONIO—Airman John
nie Manuel, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Williams of Rt. 1, Ox
ford, Ga., has completed basic
training at Lackland APB, Tex.
He is now assigned as a fire
protection specialist with a unit
of the Military Airlift Command
at McGuire AFB, N.J.
Airman Manuel Is a graduate
of R. L. Cousins High School
Covington, Ga.
Clifton Nolley
SAN ANTONIO—Airman Clif
ton Nolley, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clifton Nolley of Rt. 1, Oxford,
Ga. has completed basic train
ing at Lackland AFB, Tex. He
is remaining at the Air Force
Technical Training Center for
specializes schooling as a se
curity policeman.
Airman Nolley is a 1967 grad
uate of R. L. Cousins High
School in Covington, Ga.
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Mason Stephenson
Commissioned
2nd Lieutenant
DAVIDSON, N.C. —One hun
dred Davidson College seniors
have been commissioned U. S.
Army second lieutenants, and an
other 39 will receive commiss
ions upon completion of training
camp this summer.
The total group of 139 stud
ents, who have completed four
years of ROTC training at David
son, were recognized in a formal
commissioning exercise June 1
at the college. The presentation
address was delivered by Brig.
Gen. Grank Meszar, commanding
officer of the U.S. Army Flight
Training Center, Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Col. Frederick B. Outlaw, Pro
fessor of Military Science and
head of the Davidson ROTC De
partment, delivered the oath of
office. Gen. Meszar presented
the commissions to the students.
The ceremonies were held one
day prior to the seniors’ grad
uation from Davidson. The 39
students who have not yet at
tended training camp will spend
six weeks at Ft. Bragg this sum
mer learning about all phases
of Army life and operations.
Students from this area rece
iving commissions include Mason
W. Stephenson, Military Intell
igence, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don
ald G. Stephenson of Covington.
Samuel Wilson
BITBURG, GERMANY—Staff
Sergeant Samuel H. Wilson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Wilson
of Walnutgrove, Ga., has been
named Outstanding Noncommiss
ioned Officer of the Quarter in his
unit at Bitburg AB, Germany.
Sergeant Wilson, an adminis
trative specialist, was selected
for his leadership, exemplary
conduct and duty performance. He
is a member of the U. S. Air
Forces in Europe.
The sergeant , a graduate of
Loganville (Ga.) High School, at
tended the Air Force Language
School at Syracuse (N.Y.) Uni
versity.
His wife is the former Ursula
Bodenschatz from Germany.
Capt. Goody To
Attend Air Force
Tech School
Captain Marcus H. Coody has
been selected to attend the Air
Force Institute of Technology.
Capt. Coody will be participat
ing in the Education With In
dustry program with General Dy
namics, Fort Worth, Texas.
The Fort Worth Division of
General Dynamics is one of the
world’s largest aircraft factor
ies. General Dynamics was the
manufacturer of such famed mili
tary aircraft as th< B-24. B-36,
B-58 and now the F-111. The
F-11l is the multi-purpose su
personic tactical fighter.
The purpose of the Industrial
Planning and Procurement pro
gram, to which Capt. Coody was
selected, is to prepare officers to
meet Air Force requirements in
industrial organization and oper
ation, management of raw ma
terials and finished products,
production and assembly, re
cording and accounting, indus
trial and public relations, legal
department activities, service
and maintenance department act
ivities, and inspection of all
phases of production. Uris pro
gram strives to develop manage
ment qualities and technical lead
ership abilities in select officers
and to provide them with in
dustrial comprehension and
knowledge of methods used in
research, development and man
ufacture of Air Force hardware.
At the completion of this train
ing program, Capt. Coody will
be reassigned to one of the Air
Force major air commands as
a procurement officer. The pro
curement management officer
procures supplies and services;
they award contracts for con
struction, supplies, mortuary,
utilities, and laundry services;
and they inspect and direct pro
curement activities. Included are
supervisory and technical re
sponsibilities for negotiating, re
negotiating, and administering
contracts. This involves price
redetermination, contract term
inations, and budget estimates.
Capt. Coody is presently serv
ing as an instructor in the acade
mics of flying, at Sheppard .Air
Force Base. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Coody of
Covington.
"It s said we re approach
ing a moneyless society. Some
of us are already there."
THE COVINGTON NEWS
3 Brothers Visit Parents At Porterdale
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THREE SONS OF Mr. and Mrs. Lester Capes of Route 5, Covington, were home on short leave during
the past weekend. Pictured above (left to right): Cpl. Earl A. Capes, Army; PFC F. L. Capes of the
Marines who will leave for Vietnam on June 20; and AIC Tillman A. Capes, Air Force.
Mask Nears End Os Duty In Vietnam
SGT. CHARLES ANTHONY MASK (shown above in Vietnam) of the
United States Marines will be coming home soon from his second
tour of duty in Viet Nam. He is stationed in Mag-13 Security
Guard for the Air Base of Chu Lair. Sgt. Mask graduated from
Newton County High School in 1964 and joined the Marines. He
will be discharged July 14, 1968. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Mask of Route 1, Covington.
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FORT BENNING GEORGIA—Edgar D. Fisher Jr., center, of Oxford is the 150,000th receptee at
the Reception Station. Col. Herbert E. Wolff, right, USATCI commander, and Lt. Col. Walter W.
Gemmill, Reception Station commander, welcome Fisher. (Photo by PFC William Stewart.)
Scales Installed
At
Georgia Kraft Pulpwood Yard
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Scales have recently been installed at Georgia Kraft Company’s Covington Wood
yard located on West Washington Street. This has been a company owned and oper
ated woodyard since January 1, 1968. We purchase pine and hardwood pulpwood dir
ectly from producers at this yard.
These scales enable wood to be purchased by weight. All Georgia Kraft Company
owned and operated woodyards, including the three mill woodyards, at Macon and
Rome, Georgia and Mahrt, Alabama purchase pulpwood by weight.
Paul Roberts is the Timber Buyer and Charles Funderburke is the Woodyard
Foreman at this yard.
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Wood & Woodlands Div.
Porterdale Rd. Phone 786-8509
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Fisher Was 150,000th
Receptee At Ft. Gordon
FORT BENNING, GEORGIA—
Edgar D. Fisher Jr., Oxford,
Ga. was the key person in set
ting a milestone at the U. S.
Army Reception Station. He be
come the 150,000th receptee
since the Reception Station was
established at Fort Benning Sept.
15, 1965.
Lt. Col. Walter W. Gemmill,
Reception Station commander,
noted that Fisher’s Regualr Army
enlistment was one of 488 for the
month, breaking the previous re
cord of 435 set in August 1967.
Since last July the Reception
Station has led Continental Army
Command with the highest per
centage of Regular Army enlist
ments.
The record number of con-
Thursday, June 13, 1968
ABOUT
YOUR
U.S.ARMY
RESERVE
• Members of the U.S.
Army Reserve repre
sent a wide array of
civilian occupations.
They are executives,
bankers, bus drivers;
they are teachers, doc
tors, salesmen; they
are policemen, clerks,
lawyers; they are Amer
icans from all over the
world.
versions from two year obli
gatory service to three year en
listments, he added, are due to
the outstanding orientations by
career counselors stressing the
value of the Army’s specialized
training and educational op
portunities.
After completing initial pro
cessing, he was assigned to Com
pany D, 7th Battalion, 2nd Bri
gade, U. S. Army Training Cen
ter, Infantry.
Fisher is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. Fisher Sr., Route 1,
Oxford, Ga. A graduate of New
ton County Eigh School, Coving
ton, Ga., he was a lineman for
Southern Bell Telephone and Te
legraph before entering the
Army.
Air Right-Of-Way
Rules governing rights of way
in the air are similar to those
in effect on the high seas, where
sail generally takes precedence
over steam. Under Federal Avia
tion Administration regulations,
a balloon has the right of way
over every other category of air
craft. Next in the order of pre
cedence are the glider and air
ship directable lighter-than-air
craft.
In addition, an aircraft towing
or refueling another has the right
of way over all other engine
driven craft.
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