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Seldom has any community our
size, lost so many friends, in
death, of natural causes, during
one week. Hearts are saddened
throughout the County, in every
walk of life, at the deaths, as
listed elsewhere in our paper,
during the past several days.
The entire city mourns, and
extends heartfelt sympathy to
every family involved. We know
this heartache and only wish that,
in just holding your hand, we
could express, in that hand cl
asp, our love for our neighbors,
and our heartfelt sympathy.
In the passing of Mr. George
Hutchinson, our hearts are
grieved not only personally, and
for the family, but for the hun
dreds of young people he has
taught, in school, worked pat
iently with, through good times
as well as difficulties and hard
ships, down through these years.
He has made his place within
the hearts of all teachers and
parents, members of the Chur
ches, and Civic Clubs. He was
known throughout this State for
his beautiful voice, and was loved
by every member of the Metho
dist Church, where he sang in
the choir, and the Churches of
the Community, where he so gen
erously shared that beautiful
voice with them.
He has left his footprints, not
only in the Churches, and Com
munity projects, but greatest of
all he taught hundreds of young
people the les sons from the books
required them, but also to walk
in the paths of righteousness.
We never know how fruitful a
seed planted for Christ, may be
when it is dropped into the well
of a young heart, or that of an
older person. But with a prayer,
that seed may be more far rea
ching than we, on earth, can
ever realize.
Our hearts bleed with that dear
little wife and son, but even tho’
the clouds are about us, at this
moment, there will come a day
when they, as well as we, who
knew George, can start counting
our blessings, which fruitful
seeds strewn along life’s path
way, by him, in word, song and
every personal contact with him
produces. We pray the Heavenly
Father’s tender watchful care in
his home. Your loss is ours
also.
What a challenge to you, and to
me, as we walk down life’s path
way! Do we see happiness in
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Tony Bennett
Killed In Auto
Wreck Tuesday
Tony Lee Bennett, 19, of David
Circle was instantly killed in an
automobile accident on Tuesday,
January 7, on Highway 81. A
student at Newton County High
School he was employed by Mo
bil Chemical Company. He was
a native of Newton County and a
member of Porterdale Baptist
Church.
Also injured in the accident was
Mrs. Raymond Cook of Mc-
Donough Road. She was taken to
Newton County Hospital following
the wreck.
Funeral services for Bennett
will be conducted today (Thurs
day) January 9, at 2 o’clock at
Porterdale Baptist Church with
Rev. H. N. Earnest officiating.
Interment will be in Lawnwood
Memorial Park with Caldwell
and Cowan Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
Surviving are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Norman Bennett,
brother, Randy Bennett, sister,
Miss Kathy Lenora Bennett, all
of Covington; grandmothers,
Mrs. Lizzie Johnson and Mrs.
Jewell Bennett, both of Porter
dale.
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SIX OF THE SEVEN members of the Newton County Board of Education are shown in the photo above
Tuesday at the initial meeting of the newly-elected body. Only Ralph Spears was absent due to ill
ness Seated left to right Sam B. Hay. 2 year term; Leonard Standard (chairman), 4 year term;
Marion Piper ’ 6 year term. Back Row; James Hardman, 6 year term; Wiley Allgood, 4 year term;
and H. M. Pulliam, 2 year term. Both Hardman and Pulliam were elected county-wide; the others
from districts.
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The Georgia ' ned JB6s— The Covington Star, established 1374 —The enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, established 1953
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NEWS Plans County
Progress Edition
The Covington NEWS is mak
in plans to publish a Newton
County Progress Edition Janu
ary 30, 1969.
This special issue of the pap
er will reflect the growth and
progress in the city and coun
ty during the past 10 years. Spe
cial emphasis will be placed on
the past two years of industrial
growth in the county,,
Planned for the pages of this
special edition will be news sto
ries, features, pictures and ad
vertisements of businesses and
industries here. Emphasis will
be placed on the impact of in
dustry on the economy of Cov
ington and Newton County.
Letters to community leaders
and officials of the various in-
Crudup Named March Os
Dimes Campaign Director
Edward A. Crudup, Jr., 3182
Elm Street, N. E,, Covington,
has been named Campaign Di
rector for the annual March of
Dimes fund-raising campaign ag
ainst birth defects, according to
Troy R. Thigpen, 1969 campaign
chairman. The March of Dimes
campaign will be conducted dur
ing the month of January.
In announcing the appointment
of Mr. Crudup, Covington atto
rney, Mr. Thigpen said that Mr.
Crudup is among the outstanding
young men of Newton County, and
his assistance at this time will
do much to insure success of the
annual drive.
Mr. Crudup said: “In view
of the great need to continue
our mission of preventing the
physical and mental abnormal
ities that strike 250,000 babies
each year in our country, we have
to have the knowledge and as
sistance of as many interested
citizens as possible. Newton
County’s record of support for
the March of Dimes has always
been excellent.”
Campaign collection goals total
many thousands of dollars
throughout the nation, he
explained, to finance research
and to support more than 100
March of Dimes Birth Defects
Richardson Elected
School Superintendent
Newton County School Super
intendent J. W. (Whit) Richard
son was re-elected for another
term of office Tuesday by mem
bers of the newly-elected County
School Board. Under the new
system in the county the Supt. of
Schools is elected by the seven
members of the school board.
An act of the Georgia Legis
lature authorized the election of
district and county-wide school
board members in Newton
county. Heretofore, the county
superintendent was elected by a
county-wide vote and the mem
bers of the school board were
appointed by the Grand Jury.
Mr. Richardson was first ele
cted to the superintendency in
1955 and took office in January
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dustries of the county have been
mailed out by The NEWS, ex
plaining the purpose and aim of
the first annual Progress Edi
tion.
Leo S. Mallard, Assistant
to Publisher of the NEWS, stat
ed that: “This Progress Edi
tion, with your help, can become
a yearly “mirror” of the grow
th and progress of Newton Coun
ty and Covington.”
Mr. Mallard said that the
deadline for advertising and news
stories for the January 30th edi
tion would be Monday, January
20 at 12 noon.
Information pertaining to the
1969 Progress Edition may be
obtained by calling The Coving
ton NEWS, telephone 786-3401.
Ed Crudup
Centers from coast to coast.
The Newton County Chapter has
contributed to the Emory Birth
Defects Center since its incep
tion, and its services are avai
lable to residents of Newton
County.
The campaign chairman expre
ssed gratitude to those county
citizens who have expressed wi
llingness to aid the March of
Dimes in its fight to insure
each child a heritage of sound
health at birth.
1956. He had been re-elected
since that time.
Leonard Standard was elected
chairman of the board at Tues
day’s meeting. All members of
the board were present except
Ralph Spears who is recuperat
ing from a heart ailment.
On the board with Mr. Standard
are: James Hardman and H. M.
Pulliam, county-wide members;
Hay, District 3; and Marion
Piper, District 5.
The board has not yet named a
principal of E. L. Flcquett Sch
ool. Principal George B. Hut
chinson died unexpectedly Mon
day morning at Emory Hospital
of a heart attack.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1969
REINSTATED MANAGER
New Commissioners Take Oath Os Office
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ORDINARY DONALD STEPHENSON (right) administers the oath of office to the new Commissioners
of Newton County. From left: E. M. McCart, District 1; Alton Jolley, District 2; C. E. Trainer,
District 5; Harold Dobbs, District 3; Oliver Capes, District 4; and Jack Morgan, Chairman.
Board Os Commissioners
Holds First Meeting
The newly-sworn in Board of
Commissioners of Newton County
has held its first meeting after
taking office. The six- man board
was elected at the September
primary in the county. There
are five district commission
ers and a chairman.
Jack H. Morgan is the chair
man, and the district commiss
ioners are: E, M. McCart,
District 1; Alton Jolley, District
2; Harold Dobbs, District 3; Oli
ver Capes, District 4; and C. E,
Trainer, District 5.
The initial meeting of the co
unty governing-body was briefed
on county affairs by Commiss
ioner Tom Bates, who is retir
ing after 16 years as the sole
commissioner of the county.
Also, County-Attorney Pat Ca
mpbell briefed the commission
ers on laws pertaining to their
duties and responsibilities in re
lation to their office.
The financial condition of the
county was a major topic of
discussion at the meeting. Mr.
Morgan said that the total out
standing bond indebtedness of the
county if $374,000. This inclu
des the latest hospital bond issue
of $375,000. He emphasized that
this is exclusive of the Newton
County school bonds.
Discussed at the meeting were
rural roads of the county. Each
commissioner will present a pri
ority list of roads to be improved
in their district. It was ann-
Bloodmobile Visits
Covington Monday
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Covington Monday,
January 13 from 1 until 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Annex,
according to an announcement by Jerry Fields, new Newton County
Blood Chairman.
The unit will be setup shortly
after noon, and donors are asked
to report to the church annex
anytime during the afternoon.
A quota of 150 pints has been
set for the visit Monday. In
recent visits of the blood unit
Region BAA
One-Act Ploy
Contest Today
Newton County High School will
host the Region BAA One-Act
Play contest on Thursday, Jan
uary 9, 1969, beginning at 4:20
in the afternoon and continuing
through the evening after a sup
per break about six-thirty. This
year’s contest will offer the st
rongest competition in many
years, with eight entries includ
ing comedies, serious dramas
and musicals.
The Newton County entry, "The
Ugly Duckling” will begin about
7:00 P. M. This production is a
comedy and should provide plea
sure for the eye and the ear.
Other schools in order of their
presentations are: South Hall
High School, Franklin County
High School, Burney Harris High
School, Baldwin High School, Ga
inesville High School, Elbert
County High School and Hart
County High School.
Judges for the event will be
from Georgia State College in
Atlanta.
General admission is 50? for
any or all of the plays. Anyone
who is interested in drama, en
tertainment or school activities
is urged to attend as many of
the plays as possible.
ounced that deeds have been com
pleted on the Cornish Mountain
road and the Smith Store road
in the Salem Community. Fur
ther action now depends on St
ate followup.
Also, on the priority list of
roads, is the road beginning at
King’s Store westward to Hen
derson Mill, plus Big Woods road.
A Federal-State Aid road which
is pressed for completion is SR
212 from Pott’s Store to Snapp
ing Shoals.
Otiier topics discussed at the
meeting included:
Plans are underway to enforce
the county building permit reso
lution now on record.
Garbage dumps may be est
ablished in each district of the
county.
Board elected Mrs. Hoke Ran
dall, clerk to commissioner, and
R. Pat Campbell, County Att
orney.
Board voted to not permit the
sale of wine in the county.
County Attorney’s office is now
moved out of the Courthouse and
that room will be used as a
conference room by the comm
issioners, Juvenile Judge’s con
ference room, and as a general
meeting room. The Federal
Home Administration (FHA) off
ice will move out of the Court
house and that room near the
entrance of the Courthouse will
be utilized by the Tax Assessor.
to Covington, Porterdale and Ox
ford, the number of donors need
ed has fallen short.
The Covington service Guild
members will handle the clerical
and staff work connected with
the visit of the unit. Service
Guild members will type the
cards, keep records and serve
refreshments to the donors. They
will also make telephone calls
to prospective donors Monday
morning.
Mr. Fields succeeds Leo S.
Mallard as head of the Blood
procurement program in the co
unty. He served as chairman
of Bloodmobile visit to Hercules
In Covington recently and the
success of that visit was most
encouraging.
Safety Supervisor of the Her
cules plant here, Mr. Fields has
taken an active role in comm
unity affairs since joining the
local Hercules affiliate.
"Rocketry” Is
Topic At Kiwanis
Meeting Today
A timely topic is scheduled
for the regular weekly meeting
of the Covington Kiwanis Club
today (Thursday) at the Teen
Can building at 1 p.m. The
program will be on “Rocketry”
and will feature a film on that
subject.
Henry Caulkins, Plant Man
ager at Hercules in Covington,
will be In charge of the program
this week.
Covington Kiwanis Club com
mittee chairmen gave short re-
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Mr. Morgan said that the entire
first floor of the Courthouse will
be used by county officials.
Members of the commiss
ioners board will attend the Leg
islative Breakfast in Atl
anta, Monday, January 21. At
this meeting the new commiss
ioners of the state will be adv
ised of their duties and respon
sibilities.
Mr. Morgan stated that the
“County is in excellent finan
cial condition. We wish to th
ank Mr. Bates and his Board
of Directors, R. E. Avery, A.
S. Ellington and W. P. Hayes,
for the efficient way in which
they discharged their duties in
office.”
Cason Re-Elected
Porterdale Mayor
James O. Cason was re-elected
Mayor of Porterdale in the re
gular annual town election held
on January 2, 1969. Five coun
cilmen were also elected at the
balloting. Recorder Ellis Adams
did not have any opposition for
that office.
Mayor Cason polled 181 votes
to H. Grady Bowden’s 114.
Councilmen elected January 2
were: J. T. Elkins 213, H. V.
Johnson 207, Jack Rawls 184,
Kenneth King 171, and Dewey O.
Shirah 163.
Other candidates in the election
were: Homer Hill 138, Render
Holder 112, Bobby Kittle 105, and
Arney Savage 87.
George Hutchinson
Heart Attack Victim
Final tribute was paid George
Brown Hutchinson, E. L. Flc
quett Elementary School Super
vising Principal, who died at
1:00 a. m. Monday, at Emory
University Hospital, in 4:00 p.m.
services, Tuesday, at Covington
First Methodist Church. The
Rev. E. Owen Kellum, Jr.,
pastor, was assisted in officiat
ing by the Rev. Frank Prince,
of Athens.
Mr. Hutchinson, a native of
Adrian, and son of the late Jo
seph Brown and Seffle Lucile
Fountain Hutchinson, was 57 yea
rs of age at the time of his death.
He had entered Emory Hospital
on Tuesday, following chestpa
ins, and suffered the attack which
proved fatal, on Thursday morn
ing.
He was a graduate of Emory
at Oxford, and attended Emory
University, where he was a mem
ber of the Emory Glee Club.
He received his A. B. and Mas
ter’s degrees from the Univer
sity of Georgia. His teaching
career included faculty posts in
Folkston, Meansville, Hogans
ville and Cartersville, where he
served as high school principal
prior to 1950, when he assumed
his duties as principal of Flc
quett School, where he had ser
ved for 18 years.
An active member of Coving
ton Methodist Church, Mr.
Hutchinson had served for 12
years as Sunday School superin
tendent; member of the Official
Board, the Chancel Choir and
chairman of the Commission on
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Obituary 4
Society 9
Sports • 17-18
Legal 22-2 3
Classified 21 -22
A whirlwind of events in the city government this week, growing
out of misunderstanding and rumors, saw 41 city department heads
and employees resign Monday morning; the Council ask for the re
signation of City Manager Robert G. Mauney; Mauney’s oral re
signation; and his re-instatement Wednesday morning as City Man
ager by the Council upon recommendation of Mayor Walker Harris.
Immediately after Mauney’s
re-instateinent a meeting of the
City Manager, Mayor, Council
and city employees was held to
iron out differences and separate
facts from rumors. City em
ployees, who had gone back to
work after Mauney’s resignation
Monday, chose to remain in their
positions with the city, after the
Wednesday morning meeting.
Walter Kimbrell, public works
superintendent, who had been
hired by Mauney and released by
the Council Monday morning, was
also re-Instated in his position
at a Council meeting late Tues
day afternoon.
Tom Skinner, stock clerk at the
City Plant and long-time em
ployee of the city, will also re
main in his position. Skinner had
been given notice of his release
by Mauney through a misunder
standing of the wishes of the
Council in carrying out new pro
grams that he had started.
“Looking back over the situ
ation, we now see mistakes made
by the Council, by Bob Mauney,
and the city employees,” Mayor
Harris said, and “although the
Council voted unanimously to ask
for Mauney’s resignation Monday
morning, we know now that the
hasty action was a mistake.”
Five different letters from city
departments, each with the same
content, were handed to Mayor
Harris early Monday morning gi
ving reasons for the employee
walkout. The letters read as
follows:
“Under the present City Man
ager form of government we
are unable to perform our duties
as required. Due to the constant
threats and pressures being plac
ed upon us, we, the undersigned,
feel that we can not carry out our
duties as required.
This is to inform you that as
of January 6,1969, we, the under
signed, are resigning from the
City of Covington.
We regret to take this action
but we feel It Is necessary to help
correct the situation.”
By departments, the letters
were signed as follows;
COVINGTON POLICE DE
PARTMENT: Chief Hinton Bai
ley, Frank Ridling, Harold Pic
kett, Clarence Lee Allen, R. E.
King, T. G. Norwood, Talmadge
Cawthon, Lonnie Gleaton, Walter
Usher.
Asst. Chief Horace McKinley,
Charles H. Bradford, William
H. Edwards, Charles Rutledge,
Homer Marks, Junious Clark,
Robert Cook, Philip E. Johnson,
William T. Ewing, Douglas H.
Digby and H. J. Wheeler.
COVINGTON ELECTRIC DE
PARTMENT: A. R. Parker, Jes
sie Ronald Smith, Willie T. Da
vis, Harold J. Ayers, Sam Jack
son, Jack W. Moss, and Charles
Woodward.
COVINGTON STREET DE -
PARTMENT: J. L. Milford, J.
George Hutchinson
Education. He was a World War
11 veteran, past president of Cov
ington Kiwanis Club and Newton
County Educat ion Association;
and had served as Newton Coun
ty delegate to GEA and NEA.
Other activities Included mem
bership in the Newton County Ci
vic Chorus, American Legion
Post 32, Honorary Education So
ciety, Kappa Delta Pl, Georgia
Education and National Educa
tion Associations. Keenly in
terested in youth, Mr. Hutchin
son had served as Chairman of
the Newton-Rockdale District
BSA, Atlanta Area Council, in
which he had been awarded the
Silver Beaver; and had been con-
Price 15£
C. Milford, Allen Vaughn, Lut
her Hale, and E. M. Carson,
Covington Cemetery Depart
ment.
COVINGTON WATER DE
PARTMENT: Charles H. Geiger,
H. O. Whelchel, Jr., Preston
Johnson, W. J. Rucker, Ray Gei
ger, Herbert Moss, and Doug
Banks.
COVINGTON GAS DEPART -
MENT: Hulon D. Ray, and Sam
B. Walton.
“The Council, Bob Mauney,
and the city employees are re
lieved and pleased that we were
able to work out our problems at
the meeting Wednesday morning,
and all of us feel that the best
interest of the City of Coving
ton has been served by the de
cisions that have been made,”
Mayor Walker Harris said.
Bill Barnett
Hercules Names
Barnett Assistant
Plant Manager
William K. Barnett has been
promoted to Assistant Plant Ma
nager of Hercules’ Oxford, Geo
rgia olefin fibers plant.
Mr. Barnett, a native of St.
Catherines, Ontario, Canada, at
tended the University of Mon
treal and McGill University, Mo
ntreal.
He came to Oxford as Plant
Engineer in March 1966 from
Hercules’ Covington, Virgina
Plant, where he was Assistant
Plant Engineer.
Mr. Barnett is an active mem
ber of the First Presbyterian
Church in Covington, and is a
member of the Covington Rotary
Club where he serves as one
of the Bulletin Editors and as
a Committee Chairman.
Bill, his wife Irma, and their
son Billy reside on Forest Dr
ive in Covington. Their older
son, Steve, is a freshman at
Clemson University.
sistently engaged through the
years as Scout Master, and chair
man of various Scouting Com
mittees.
His love and understanding of
children which won the esteem
of students and parents; a deep
concern for others and his will
ingness to become Involved were
reflected in his many contribu
tions to the life of his commu
nity.
Services were concluded at Co
vington City Cemetery, where
burial took place, with J. C.
Harwell and Son in charge of
arrangements. The Covington
Kiwanis Club served as hono
rary pallbearers; andactive pall
bearers were: Floyd Allen, Jack
Meadors, J. W. Richardson, Wal
ton Strozler, Tom Rowland, Spen
ce Ramsey, Loyd Alexander and
C. D. Ramsey.
Survivors include his wife, the
former Sara Ellen Whatley; a
son, George Brown (Biff) Hut
chinson, Jr., four sisters, Mrs.
C. T. Smith, Mrs. J. W. Sheri
dan of Jonesboro, Mrs. J. F.
Eberhart, Chamblee, Mrs. J.
B. Hunter, Fitzgerald; and two
brothers, Curtis M. Hutchinson,
Decatur and James L. Hutchin
son, Dublin.
The News joins hosts of other
friends in extending deepest sym
pathy to the family in their berea
vement.
IN MEMORIAM
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