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Thursday, November 7, 1968
Telephone Courtesy Taught To Third Graders
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TELEPHONE COURTESY is being taught in many of the Newton County schools to third graders.
Shown above are Southern Bell officials visiting Mrs. W. L Allgood’s third grade at Flcquett School.
Students operating the telephones and looking on are (from left to right): Genl Walker, Edna Morgan,
Ricky Miller (seated), Lidden Pate, Thurman McCullough (seated), Lori Gruenhut. Standing: Ray
Reece, Covington Southern Bell Manager; Miss Nancy Banfield, North Ga. Division Public Relations;
Mrs. Allgood; and George Bates, Georgia Commercial Manager for Southern Bell.
Bard Attains Record High Sales
MURRAY HILL, N. J., OCT
OBER 24, 1968 - Record high
sales and earnings were attain
ed by C. R. Bard, Inc., for the
nine months ended September
30, 1968, it was announced to
day by President J. Wendell Cr
ain. The outlook in the fourth
quarter remains favorable, he
reported.
Bard To Acquire
Phila. Company
J. Wendell Crain, president of
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill,
New Jersey, and Thomas P. Hagy,
president of Lowndes Products,
Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
jointly announced today that they
have signed an agreement pro
viding for the acquisition by Bard
of the assets and the business of
Lowndes.
Lowndes is a closely held man
ufacturer and converter of non
woven products widely used in
the health industry. Its head
quarters and production facility
are located in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, with an operating
plant in Easley, South Carolina.
Among its principal products are
underpads, diapers, patient com
fort kits, thermometer kits, elas
tic bandages, surgeons’ caps and
masks and sanitary nonwoven
products sold to selected major
manufacturers.
The transaction would involve
approximately 90,000 shares of
Bard’s capital stock.
Mr. Crain emphasized that
Lowndes would continue its pre
sent operations under its exist
ing management headed by Mr.
Hagy.
Know Your Newspaper Better
Dear Editor:
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■i
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Plenty of Topics
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THE
COVINGTON NEWS
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Sales for the first nine months
of 1968 Increased 20% to $28,-
636,000 from $23,905,000 in the
like 1967 period, while net in
come rose by 26% to $2,680,-
000 from the $2,182,000 earned
in the comparable 1967 period.
The 1967 results were restated
for last February’s acquisition
of The Mac Bick Company. Net
income per share equalled 72
cents a share for the 1968 per
iod, based on 3,717,155 shares
outstanding, against 62 cents a
share in the year-ago period,
based on 3,510,906 shares then
outstanding, adjusted for Mac-
Bick’s acquisition.
Mr. Crain reported that the
company is presently completing
work on a combined 196,000
square feet of new manufacturing
facilities In Murray rail and in
Covington, Ga., site of a 92,000
square-foot facility constructed
last year.
C. R. Bard, Inc., founded in
1907, is a leading manufactur
er and supplier of hospital and
surgical products. The com
pany’s capital stock has traded
on die New York Stock Exchange
since September 30th under the
symbol BCR.
“No man is an island entire of
itself; every man is a piece of the
continent, a part of the main: if
a clod be washed away by the
sea, Europe is the less, as well
as if a premontory were, as
well as if a manor of they friends
or if thine own were; any man’s
death diminishes me, because I
am involved in Mankind: and
therefore, never send to know
for whom the bell tolls; It tolls
for thee.’’
Recent S. S.
Law Changed For
Woman’s Children
A recent change In the social
security law now permits pay
ment of benefits to the child
ren of a woman who is receiv
ing social security retirement
or disability benefits, or who
was insured under social securi
ty at the time she died, whether
or not she had worked recently,
according to Nell Quarles, Fie
ld Representative of the Decatur
Social Security Office.
Quarles explained that under
the law In effect before this
change, the mother must have
worked enough to have earned
6 quarters of coverage (about
1 1/2 years work) during the
13 quarter period (about 3 1/4
years) prior to the time she
retired, became disabled or di
ed.
Quarles added that there are
now many children In this area
who could be eligible for bene
fits under this change in the
law if application is made for
them.
Quarles urges anyone having
custody of a child whose mother
Is retired, disabled or deceased
and who has worked under social
security, to contact the Social
Security Office if any of the
following condition exist:
Ollie child is under age 18 OR
(2)1716 child is over age 18 but
has a mental or physical Impair
ment that began before age 18 OR
(3)Hie child is under age 22,
is unmarried and is a full time
student.
Attend Sunday
? News Notes From J
| By Mrs. Roy Kimble
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Middle
brooks, Janet and Jennifer, Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Middlebrooks,
Danny, Ray and Holly Sue, were
Wednesday night supper guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Middle
brooks.
»♦ ♦ »
Mrs. William Kimble visited
Mrs. Edwin Moss Wednesday
morning.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Farmer
and children of Conyers and Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Kimble were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Kimble and Douglas.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Moss
of Milstead spent Saturday night,
and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
win Moss and Diane.
** ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kimble vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kimble
and Douglas Tuesday night.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moss
and Diane visited Mr. and Mrs.
Buddy Roberts Tuesday night.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Tick McElreath,
Mrs. Margaret Pittman, Mike and
Melonie of Atlanta spent the
weekend at the cabin on the lake.
♦* ♦ *
Mrs. Ernest McElreath and
Veeda enjoyed a footbaU game in
Atlanta Friday night.
♦* * *
Mrs. Tick McElreath, Mrs.
Margaret Pittman, and Melonie
visited Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kim
ble awhile Sunday afternoon.
*♦ * *
Sincere sympathy is extended
to Mrs. Ollie Rogers and child
ren and other relatives In their
bereavement in the death of Ollie
Rogers last Wednesday.
♦* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moss and
Diane visited Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Kitchens Saturday night.
♦♦ * *
Linda and Darrell Kitchen of
Athens spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kitchens of
Cornish Mountain Community.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Moss and
Diane, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moss
attended the wedding of Miss Pau
lett animate Sunday afternoon at
Alcovy Baptist Church near Jer
sey.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Nick McElreath
and Kim of Atlanta were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
McElreath and girls.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McEl
reath and boys of Atlanta spent
Saturday at Tick Cabin at the
lake.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. William Kimble,
Randy, Robin and Ricky spent the
weekend in the North Georgia
Mountains.
♦♦ ♦ *
Sick list in our community
this week are Carolyn and Vicky
McElreath, Mrs. Thomas Kim
ble and Heather, and Roy Kim
ble. We wish them a speedy
recovery.
I News Notes From §
By Mrs. T. W. Binford §
Layman’s day was observed
in our church Sunday. Mr.
Homer Sharp, Jr. was speaker
and gave a very inspirational
talk, Mrs. Sharp, Angela and
Frank accompanied him. Mr.
Luther Carson is church lay
man.
*» ♦ ♦
Mrs. D. W. Loyd and Mrs.
Doyle Smith were dinner guests
of Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Burton
and Bobby Sunday.
** ♦ ♦
The children enjoyed Hallo
ween and were very nice.
♦* ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Conger and
daughters of Johnson City, Tenn
essee visited Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Porter from Thursday to Sun
day. They attended church here,
Mrs. Porter returned home with
them for a visit.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Chamber
lain, Jack and Sallie of Atlanta
spent the weekend with Guy Jones
and Mr. and Mrs. Gray Hinton.
They attended church here.
*♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Fogarty
of Macon spent the weekend with
her father, R. O. Sams.
** * *
Wayne Sams spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Marlon Sams.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Gay 111 of
Watkinsville spent the weekend
with Mrs. Mac Gay Jr.
•* * *
Rev. and Mrs. Charles
Williams of Atlanta and Mrs.
Kenneth Davis of Covington visi
ted Miss Mellle Pitts Sunday
afternoon.
** * *
Mr. Clarence Hays and Rev.
Landrum visited friends here.
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