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Now that you have had a
“MERRY CHRISTMAS”. . .we
are wishing you a “HAPPY NEW
YEAR”. . .and may it be the very
happiest you have ever had be
cause YOU make it so. Others
can bring much joy, but our real
happiness begins within our own
hearts.
A few years ago I had a book
written by Charles Allen, “As a
Man Thinketh In His Heart So
Is He.” This book sets you
thinking along right lines. We
wish we could hand each of you
this book, and we wish we could
find ours to read once each
month anyway. It’s a very small
book, but it has a powerful effect
upon right thinking, within your
heart, about yourself.
Did you know we ARE what
our THOUGHTS make us? Do
we think positively, or do we
think negatively? Do we nour
ish hate within our hearts or
love? I’M sure this is not
Allen’s way of expressing it. ..
but let’s think on these things.
Beauty in a person comes from
within. We know what evil th
oughts have done to many of our
young people. . .they have lost
their way. Clear, clean, Godly
thinking can make not only a
beautiful person within. . .but
the ugliest face is beautiful when
that thinking within our heart and
soul is beautiful. Have you not
had friends that others wonder
ed how you could even like them,
they were so very ugly. Yes,
we are judging people we do
not know. The Bible tells us to
Judge not lest we be judged.
Yes, all this wrong thinking
and being critical of others,
warps our own nature. So within
this New Year, God so gracious
ly lets us live, let’s make a re
solution to keep our soul and body
beautiful by clean, honest
thinking; Godly Thinking; and love
for our fellow man, white, red,
black, yellow.. .all God’s child
ren. . .all whom He expects us to
call “Our Brother.” We will
strive to remember that “As a
Man Thinketh, So Is He!”
We are thinking of Covington’s
Marshall Edwards, pastor of a
church in Austin, Texas with
more than 1000 in Sunday School.
We found a letter from his love
ly wife yesterday, written after
their visit here, thanking us for
having her family out to lunch at
Henderson’s, where they were so
afraid they would not get to go.
Sure she ate Catfish!.. .she added
a postscript to her letter saying:
“Don’t you know those catfish are
glad I’m not coming back real
soon?” They not only returned
home in time for much work,
but she was keeping a Missionary
in their home for the Summer.
They are truly working for the
Lord. All their friends in Cov
ington, and Marshall’s former
pastor, Mr. Callaway, are proud
of them.
We hear from former Coving
tonian Rev. Guy Walton, through
his mother. We are very proud
of him. . .and Rev. Pete Nunn...
MY. . .how we all loved those
boys as we watched them grow
in faith, and give themselves to
Christ. . .all the way into His
Ministry. “As a man thinketh
in fiis heart so is he.” We hope all
Baptists read the Devotionals,
in the “Christian Index”, for the
past month. . .written by none
other than our Guy Walton. We
have some fine young men com
ing up in our Churches now, and
I am sure there will be more of
them giving their lives complete
ly to Christ in His Service.
About Christmas! We hope each
of you had a happy and sac
red one. . .it is often a sad one
for many who are ill, or who
lose their loved ones at this sea
son. . .and our heats go out
doubly to them, because it was
on Christmas day that we lost
our companion. It must be more
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C. R. BARD OFFICIALS discussing plans for 1969 are shown in the Covington office recently. From
left to right: R. M. Woronoff, Production Manager, Vigilon Products Division; J. Richard Capatch,
president of C. R. Bard, Inc., Hospital Division; and Norbert D. Thompson, General Manager of
C. R. Bard plant In Covington.
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AN AUTOMOBILE wreck on US 278 in front of the Buck-N-Kid Restaurant and the Dairy Queen saw
this car damaged as Covington Fireman Edward Curtis washes the gasoline off the highway. Three
persons were injured in the Christmas Eve accident. The two vehicles were driven by Herbert B.
McGinnis of Social Circle and Eugene Ingram of Porterdale.
Bob House Retires After 24
Years At Snapping Shoals
Bob House retired from Snapp
ing Shoals E. M. C. January Ist
after 24 years of continuous ser-
Kiwanis Chairmen
To Report Today
Committee chairmen of the
Covington Kiwanis Club for the
year 1969 will give a preview
report of their aims and aspira
tions for the first nine months
of 1969 at the club’s regular week
ly meeting today (Thursday) at
the Teen Can building at 1 p. m.
Vice-President Ed Robinson is
in charge of the program today.
He is also the program chair
man for the nine-month period
of Kiwanis.
President of the Kiwanis Club
for 1969 is Dean Bond Fleming
of Oxford College of Emory Uni
versity.
Bard Employees Feted
At Christmas Party
The C. R. Bard employees
had a Christmas Partyonlhurs
day evening, December 19th,
1968 at the Old Mill Restaurant.
Upon arrival at the restaurant,
the employees and their escorts
were greeted by Mr. and Mrs.
Norbert Thompson, and Mr. Pete
Randolph, Production Supervi
sor.
After the social hour, Mr.
Thompson introduced Mr. J. Ric
hard Capatch, President of the
C. R. Bard Hospital Division,
visiting from Murray Hill, New
Jersey. Mr. Capatch gave a
very brief talk regarding the
C. R. Bard Covington Operat
ion and praised the employees
for their contributions during
the past year.
Mr. Norbert D. Thompson then
spoke to the employees and their
escorts regarding the events of
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vice to you and your Coopera
tive.
“Mr. Bob” as he is known
by everyone, will be missed by
all connected with Snapping Sho
als E. M. C. and also by you,
the member-owners.
Mr. Bob came to work for
Snapping Shoals E. M. C. in
November 1944 as a lineman.
Prior to this he had worked
for the Georgia Power Company
for about 20 years. He later
was made service man. Doing
this job well is how he made
all his friends. At one time or
another he has assisted every
contractor or electrician and met
most of the people building the
homes. Because of this fre
quent contact with the homeowner
and home-builder he became
known to everyone as MR. REA.
Mr. Bob’s daughter, Mrs.
1968, commencing with the
plant’s first day of operation on
January 15th, 1968, to the present
time. Mr. Thompson’s speech
was highlighted with the presen
tation of some artistic charts
which were drawn and printed by
one of our Production Leaders,
Mrs. Jessie M. Wade.
At the conclusion of Mr. Th
ompson’s speech, Mr. John G.
Uzzell, Personnel Manager, was
presented several gifts from the
employees, as he will be leaving
the Covington Operation. Effec
tive January Ist, 1969, Mr. Uz
zell will be returning to the
C. R. Bard Sales Force.
Following the presentation of
gifts to Mr. Uzzell, everyone en
joyed a delicious dinner. The
rest of the evening, the employ
ees had a delightful time dancing
to the music of the Dixie Swing
ettes.
COVINC" UA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 1969
Betty Neal Cason, is married
to Dewey Cason, the General
Foreman for Snapping Shoals E.
M. C. Mr. Bob’s son, Robert
Sams House, and his wife and
daughter make their home near
Oxford.
Mr. Bob, his wife, Belle,
and stepson, Ronnie, make their
home here in Covington.
“We know all of you join us
in wishing Mr. Bob the best
of everything during his retire
ment. He will be missed by ev
eryone here at Snapping Shoals,
and I am sure by most of you
also,” stated Manager Ed Ro
binson.
City Manager Is
Chamber Commerce
Speaker Monday
Bob Mauney, City Manager of
Covington, will be the guest
speaker Monday (Jan. 6) at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Covington-Newton County Cham
ber of Commerce at the Teen
Can building at 12:30 p. m.
Tom Bailey, program chair
man for the C. of C. will intro
duce the speaker.
Mr. Mauney assumed his pre
sent position as City Manager of
Covington in November. He came
to Covington from Bainbridge,
Georgia, where he was city man
ager of that South Georgia city.
Telephone Lineman
Injured In Fall
A telephone lineman for South
ern Bell, Jimmy Cronan of
Covington, was injured in a fall
from a telephone pole early Sat
urday morning on the River Road
section of the county.
Cronan was first taken to New
ton County Hospital and then
transferred to Emory University
Hospital in a Caldwell and Cowan
ambulance. He is reported
to have suffered a back injury
in the 20-ft. fall. The ground
was wet and could have pre
vented a more serious injury,
an official stated.
The accident happened about
8:30 a.m. The line was being
run to the Grizzle home, which
is newly-constructed.
Adult Classes
To Start Monday
Newton County’s Adult Voca
tional Courses will begin Mon
day, January 6, 1969, at 7:00
P.M. in the Voc/Tech Build
ing.
Bookkeeping, Typing, Drafting,
Welding, Basic Electricity and
Masonry will be taught on Mon
day and Wednesday nights; Short
hand and Typing will be taught
on Tuesday and Thursday nights.
The one and one-half hour
classes will meet from 7:00 till
8:30 and from 8:30 till 10:00PM.
The three hour classes will meet
from 7:00 till 10:00 PM.
There are a few vacancies left
in some of the above areas and
those interested are encouraged
to obtain your application and
complete registration proce
dures Immediately.
| Visitors Asked To Limit |
| Visits At Local Hospital |
Flu, not necessarily the Hong
Kong variety, is taking its toll
this year among people in Newton
County. R. H^-Mitcham, Admini
strator of NeSvton County Hos
pital, reported Tuesday that even
the hospital staff had been hit
hard by the bug.
“We have had twelve to fif
teen members of our staff out
during the past two weeks and the
number seems to be increasing,”
Mitcham said.
Part time hospital workers and
nurses working double shifts have
been staffing the hospital. Only
flu patients with complications
are being admitted at this time.
“One of our main problems
is the number of visitors who
have been coming in,” Mitcham
VEHICLE TAGS NOW ON SALE
The 1969 Georgia vehicle li
cense plates will go on sale to
day at the Tax Office in the New
ton County Courthouse, according
to an announcement by B. L.
Johnson, Tax Commissioner.
Mr. Johnson stressed that the
vehicle owner should have the
1968 number of his tag in order
Report Shows Gains For
American Women
WASHINGTON—A report sho
wing “remarkable gains” for
American women on a wide front
over the past five years has been
übm .‘ted to President Johnson.
The report, “American Wo
men—’63 - ’6B”, catalogues sig
nificant progress for women in
the fields of education, employ
ment and training, jury service
and others.
Secretary of Labor Willard
Wirtz, chairman of the Cabinet
level Interdepartmental Comm
ittee on the Status of Women,
transmitted the report to the
President, who two years ago
said:
“Hie time has come for the
American women to take her
rightful place in American so
ciety.”
In forwarding the report to the
White House, Secretary Wirtz
noted the early efforts of Eleanor
Roosevelt. “Without Mrs. Roo
sevelt’s determined work in this
area,” he said, “we would not
have realized today’s acc
omplishments.”
For the last five years, the
Committee and a Citizens’ Ad
visory Council have carried out
the mandate given them by a
Presidential order.
The results of their efforts—
combined with those of other
citizens and groups concerned
with improving the status of wo
men—are reflected by these st
atistics;
— In 1963 72 out of 100 17-
year-old girls were high school
graduates; in 1967, 77 out of 100.
— In 1963, 300,000 women
were enrolled in junior and co
mmunity colleges; in 1967,
600,000.
— In 1963, 200,000 children
were cared for in licensed day
care centers; in 1968, 500,000.
— In 1963, 2.1 million women
were trained under the Vocational
Education Act; in 1967, 3.8 mil
lion.
— In 1963, the percentage of
women appointed to professional
positions in the Federal Gov
ernment was 18; in 1967, 35%.
— 285,000 unemployed and un
deremployed women have recei
ved job-skills through institutio
nal and on-the-job training since
passage of the Manpower Dev
elopment and Training Act in
1962.
Among measures to benefit
women workers cited by the
report is Executive Order No.
11375 which becomes fully eff
ective October 13. Signed in
October 1967 by President Jo
hnson, it prohibits discriminat
ion based on sex in Federal
employment, in employment by
Federal contractors and sub
contractors, and in employment
under Federally-assisted con
struction contracts.
A series of “substantive” leg
islation in which “the women of
America rank high among bene
ficiaries of new opportunity was
passed between 1963 - 68, the
report states.
Included were;
1. The 1964 Civil Rights Act,
which under title VH prohibits
discrimination In employment on
the grounds of sex, as well as
color, race, religion, or nat
ional origin.
2. The 1966 amendments to
said, “if they would realize that
they not only expose themselves,
but also our patients and staff they
would try to limit their visits.”
Mitcham pointed out that any
time a group of people get toget
her when the flu bug is on the
prowl the chance of the flu sp
reading is increased. He has ur
ged that people limit their visits
to the hospital during the “flu
season” to protect themselves,
the patients, and the hospital
staff.
“Normally we appreciate vi
sitors, but we would certainly
appreciate the cooperation of vi
sitors during this time in order
to keep the flu from spreading
to anyone else,” Mitcham said.
to facilitate the purchase of the
1969 tag. All other records are
kept at the local courthouse, he
added.
In order to purchase a tag
this year the owner must pay
the tag fee and the tax on the
vehicle.
the Fair Labor standards Act,
which extended the minimum
wage provisions of the law to
about 10 million additional work
ers, many of them women.
3. The Social Security Am
endments of 1967, which enabled
women to obtain family planning
information and services and,
provided benefits to certain dis
abled 50-62 year-old widows and
widowers of deceased workers.
4. The Manpower Develop
ment and Training Act and the
Economic Opportunity Act, wh
ich expanded vocational training
opportunities.
5. The Vocational Education
Act of 1963 and the National
Vocational Student Loan Ins
urance Act of 1965, which pro
vided a work-study program and
a low-interest loan program.
6. The Nurse Training Act of
1964, which provided loans, gr
ants, and traineeships to help
meet the nursing shortage
through Improved and expanded
training programs.
7. A series of new laws lea
ding to new opportunity, Including
the Economic Opportunity Act of
1964, the Adult Basic Education
Act of 1966, the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965,
the Higher Education Facilities
Act of 1963 and the Higher Edu
cation Act of 1965. Women and
girls have benefltted immeasur
ably from this legislation.
8. The Maternal and Child
Health and Mental Retardation
Planning Amendments of 1963,
which provided for expansion and
strengthening of maternal and
child health and crippled chil
dren services.
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A FLASH FIRE at the Phillips 66 Service Station on US 278 West in Covington Christmas morning
about 10-.45 brought Covington City firemen to the scene to extinguish the blaze. Police Chief Hin
ton Bailey is shown looking on as firemen complete the job in the lubricating department.
Editorial 2
Obituary . . . . 4
Society 6
Sports 9
Legal 14-15
Classified 13-14
Tom M. Bates, Newton County Commissioner of Roads and
Revenue for the past 16 years, has retired after a combined 20-
year record of service as Sheriff and Commissioner. Hie new
Newton County Board of Commissioners have taken the oath of
office. Mr. Bates was not a candidate for re-election.
Jack H. Morgan is chairman
of the County Commissioners.
The other members of the com
mission are: E. M. McCart,
District 1; Alton Jolley, Dis
trict 2; Harold Dobbs, District
3; Oliver Capes, District 4; and
C. E. Trainer, District 5. The
first official meeting of the new
governing body of the county
will be held Sat., Jan. 4, 1969.
Mr. Bates had been the sole
commissioner of the county since
taking office on January 1, 1953.
Prior to that time he served as
Newton County Sheriff from Ap
ril 1, 1949 until elected to the
commissioner post. Mr. Bates
succeeded the late Sheriff W. G.
Benton to the sheriff post.
Taking an active part in ch
urch, civic and club work in the
county for the past several years,
Mr. Bates is a member of the
United First Methodist Church
of Covington and regularly att
ends the Bible Class. He is also
a trustee of Salem Camp Ground,
a member of the Covington Elks
Club, the Masonic Order at Mans
field, the Covington Kiwanis Club,
and the Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce.
For some 30 years he was the
agent in Covington for the Am
erican Oil Company.
Mr. and Mrs. Bates are the
parents of five children, all of
Farmer Not Given Fair Share
Market Dollar-Pennington
Senator Brooks Pennington,
Chairman of the Senate Agricul
ture Committee, recently ad
dressed the Annual Convention of
the Georgia Livestock Associat
ion held in Thomasville.
In his address, Senator Penn
ington stated, “Agriculture is one
of the few fields of endeavors that
the United States Is unques
tionably In number one position -
world-wide. Russia disputes the
United States as being the leader
in space, atomic and medical
research; however, no country
Scout Public
Speaking Contest
Set For District
Dave Thompson, Chairman of
the Newton-Rockdale Scout Dis
trict Operation Patrick Henry,
announces the public speaking
training program for Scouts in
this area will be held Saturday,
January 4, and Saturday, Janu
ary 11, at Columbia High School
in Decatur.
The Scouts will prepare five
minute speeches on “What Scout
ing Means To Me”, which is in
conjunction with the 1969 Scout
Anniversary Celebration. Dur
ing Scout Week, February 7-14,
Scouts will speak to the local
clubs, organizations and at local
churches on Scout Sunday, Feb
ruary 9.
Four coaches will instruct and
assist the Scouts for Operation
Patrick Henry. Assisting them
will be George Hutchinson, prin
cipal of E. L. Ficquett School;
Rev. Kent Anglin, pastor of
Oxford Baptist Church; Roger
Wooden of Mobil Chemical Com
pany and Bob Hunter of the Cov
ington News.
Further information on this
program can be secured from any
of these men, or from Scout Lead
ers of this Area.
Price 15£
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Mr. T. M. Bates
whom are now married. They
are: Mrs. Walter Day of Cov
ington, Mrs. Eloise Harris of
Tallulah Falls, Ga., Mrs. Jerry
Watson of Carthage, North Ca
rolina; Mrs. Betty Jo Marks of
Mansfield and Mrs. Tommie Ray
of New Orleans, La.
can dispute that the United Sta
tes leads in agriculture produc
tion.”
“This tremendous lead has
been brought about by the Am
erican farmer adapting quickly
to new technological changes.
Improved new varieties of seed,
new chemical fertilizers and in
secticides and fungicides that
are daily appearing on the Am
erican agriculture scene.”
Senator Pennington further st
ated, “The American farmer is
not given his fair share of the
American dollar in the market
place.” He gave these illus
trations: “On a $4.95 cotton
shirt, the farmer only receives
27? for the cotton In the shirt.
A 40? package of cigarettes br
ings the farmer 2.7? for the to
bacco. A loaf of bread that
sells for 30? brings the far
mer only 3.2? for the wheat.
Often times the package an ag
ricultural commodity Is packed
in cost more than the farmer
Is given for the product.”
Senator Pennington urged the
various agriculture organizations
to help rectify the agriculture
marketing situation that exists
in America today, thus allowing
the farmer to share in the econ
omic benefits available to the
other segments of our economy.
Most People
Think Don Ameche
Invented Telephone
Ninety years ago, Alexander
Graham Bell Invented the tele
phone. Twenty-eight years ago
a movie was produced about the
famous Inventor entitled “The
Story of Alexander Graham
Bell.” The star playing the role
of the inventor of the telephone
was Don Ameche.
Ray V. Reece, Southern Bell
Manager for Covington, said that
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