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Well! We’ve actually been
out of Newton County! Time for
the state Press Convention, you
know. We met on Oglethorpe
Island, but. .Wow! how this old
heart throbbed with memories
of the long ago as we passed
through Savannah. .We love every
old building, every street, the
age old trees; the roads border
ed with pink, or rose colored
Oleanders and every other one
a white one. MEMORIES? Yes,
we can remember back when we
were about three years old be
tween "Mother and Dad”, .st
anding up all the way to Tybee
. . .how we listened to Riem
"000. .and AH.” The smell
of the marshlands! Then in
later years we lived in N. C.
. .and dreamed of the old days
as a little child, .and how we,
In our heart worshipped our Fat
her. . .and Alas! He ordered,
at Tybee, a huge plate of red
CRAWFISH (as we thought), since
in the creeks around DeSoto,
and Americus, we fished with
Crawfish, .black ones, .but these
were Red. We were timid, hurt
and our mind was made up. .
"NEVER AGAIN WILL I KISS
MY DADDY”. But in later years
cruising up and down the marsh
lands and rivers from Savannah
to Miami, .or New York to Mi
ami. .we learned to enjoy those
same kind of "CRAWFISH”. .
as well as every other kind of
Sea Food. .Delicious Shrimp!
The Oglethorpe Hotel has been
made all over, .it is now the
"SAVANNAH INN and COUNTRY
CLUB”. From New York to
New Orleans we have never seen
more luxurious rooms. . .the
place is fabulous! If you want a
nice vacation, good fishing, shr
imping, swimming in surf, or a
dream of a pool.. .then, we are
not advertising, but you go to the
Savannah Inn and Country Club
. . .Service? Excellent! Meals.
Well about the meals, .we are
not going to even weigh for a
month!
We stopped at Sandersville and
saw Mary Mallard Deal. . .
Leo’s sister. . .whose husband
is in the hospital. . .and found
him some better, even tho’ ser
iously ill. They were about as
glad to see us as we were to
see them!
It’s as good to be back home,
as it was to anticipate that trip
we so enjoyed. After all. . .
no matter how vacant the- home
is. .it is home. We really
missed Belmont on this special
occasion for he was a Past Pres
ident, and there were several
affairs for the Ex-Presidents
and wives. TTiat’s when you
have to smile thru your tears..
and hold them back too (if you
can).
We brought back for the Cov
ington News, and all co-workers,
who helped to make the News
paper Supplement on Total-El
ectric Living a beautiful walnut
plaque with Bronze Face, en
graved: "FIRST PLACE AW
ARD TO THE COVINGTON NEWS
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NEWS Wins First Place In |
GPA For Electric Edition
The Covington NEWS was a
first place winner in the 1969
Georgia Press Association’s
Better Newspaper Contest. The
NEWS award was for its public
ation of the 1968 “Total Electric
Living” Edition, a 24-page tab
loid supplement in color.
Featured in the “Total Elec
tric” edition were many stories
and pictures on total electric
homes in Newton County. Last
year’s special issue wasthesec-
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MRS. BELMONT DENNIS and Kirk Sutlive of Savannah hold the First Place plaque for an All-Electric
Edition awarded The Covington NEWS at the 1969 Georgia Press Association banquet dinner at the
Savannah inn and Country Club July 4. Shown in the photo are (from left): GPA President Thomas
Friar, Leo S. Mallard, Mrs. Dennis, Mr. Sutlive, Mrs. Leo Mallard and Leo Mallard.
A Prize-Winning!
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BEST COVERAGE OF NEWS, Pl r ' 'E S, AND FEATURES OF ANY WEEKLY IN GEORGIA
The Georgia Enterprise, Established 1865-The Covin' Wished 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
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Local Red Cross
Board Has Meeting
The Board of Directors of the
Newton County Chapter of the
American Red Cross held a call
ed meeting at the local Hercules
Plant on Wednesday, July 2, at
8:00 P. M. William K. Barnett,
Chapter Chairman, presided over
the business session which in
cluded discussion about "ditty
bags” for servicemen serving
in Viet Nam.
A project for furnishing mat
erial for construction of the bags
and filling them with useful art
icles was adopted. Herbert Katz
related some of his experiences
at the recent National Convention
held in Atlanta to the Board.
Jerry Fields, County Blood
Chairman, reported on the re
cent bloodmobile visits to the
community. Contributions am-
Oxford Lions
To Dedicate
Scout Lodge
The Oxford Lions club will hold
a formal dedication of the David
Burson Scout Lodge Thursday
evening, July 17th, at 8:15. The
lodge is being dedicated to the
memory of David Burson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Burson of
Oxford.
All Eagle Scouts in the Newton-
Rockdale district will participate
in the dedication ceremony. Mr.
Tom Uffelman, Executive Direc
tor of the Atlanta Area Council
will attend the dedication.
The public Is invited to attend
the ceremony. The lodge is lo
cated on the end of Moore St
reet in Oxford.
Rev. Home
Takes Atlanta
Pastorate
The Rev. George Home, rec
tor of the Church of the Good
Shepherd here in Covington is
leaving on the 13th of this month
to take over the pastorate at St.
Dunstans in Atlanta.
Rev. Home has been in Cov
ington for the past four years.
He is a former Chairman and
member of the Human Relations
Council, member of the Alcoho
lic Clinic Staff, and member
of the Mental Health Clinic Staff.
Rev. Home and his family will
be residing in Atlanta after the
13th of this month.
ond annual endeavor by The
NEWS.
Kirk Sutlive, of Savannah, a
past president of the Georgia
Press Association, was the mas
ter of ceremonies at the Awards
Banquet. He presented the pla
que to Mrs. Belmont Dennis,
Publisher and Editor of The Cov
ington News.
Georgia Power Company fur
nished the attractive plaque wh
ich stated: “First-Place Award
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ounted to approximately 175 pints
out of a 250 pint quota. Mr.
Fields expressed the hope that
greater success would be en
joyed at the next visit in Sep
tember.
Carlos Myers, Red Cross Wa
ter Safety Chairman, reported
that a W. S. I. course, taught
by Charlie Burnett, had been
completed recently at Oxford
College, and there were fifteen
senior life savings graduates.
Disaster Control Committee
Chairman, Rodney Floyd, re
ported on the appointment of Mr.
Sutton Hardy and Mr. Howard
Brooks to his committee.
Bill Barnett reported that a
copy of the original charter had
been secured by Mrs. Aylor,
Chapter Secretary.
Earth-To-Moon
Laser ‘Ruler’
To Be Tried
One of the longest and most
accurate "rulers” in existence
will attempt to measure the dis
tance from the earth to the moon.
The ruler is actually a laser
beam that will be bounced off a
reflector to be placed on the
moon’s surface by Apollo 11
astronauts Neil A. Armstrong
and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. July 20.
Instruments for generating the
beams are now being installed
at the University of Texas’ Mc-
Donald Observatory atop Mount
Locke in West Texas. Cooper
ating in the experiment are the
NASA Goddard Space Flight Cen
ter and the University of Mary
land.
to Ihe Covington News for the
Best Weekly Newspaper Supple
ment on Total Electric Living,
Published In Georgia during
1968.”
A Total Electric Award of
Merit went to The Madisonian,
Madison; and the Wayne County
Press, Jesup.
Attending the GPA convention
as representatives of The News
were Mrs. Dennis, Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Mallard, and Leo S. Mallard.
.t CRASH TAKES 14 LIVES
Set Os Plane’s Wheels Are Barely Visible
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A SET OF WHEELS and a portion of the aircraft identification number from the Air South D-99
Beechcraft which crashed near Monroe Sunday evening killing 14 people is shown above. (More
pictures on Page 10).
"Something’s Gotta Be Done”
If you know a person who
needs a drink the “morning
after,” likes to drink alone, los
es time from work because of
drinking, needs a drink at a de
finite time each day, forgets
things during and after drink
ing...lf you know someone who
finds his efficiency and ambi
tion decreasing, drinks to relieve
shyness or fear or inadequacy,
finds his drinking is harming or
worrying his family, finds him
self more moody, jealous or irri
table after drinking.. When the
answer to some or many of these
statements is "yes,” you pro
bably know a person who is suf
fering from alcoholism.
The Newton County Alcoholism
Clinic is different from any
thing that the alcoholic has ever
Girl Loses Leg
In Water Skiing
Accident Here
A water skiing accident on Lake
Jackson, Friday, July 4, has re
sulted in the amputation of a
young Decatur girl’s leg, accord
ing to the Newton County Sheriffs
Department. The girl is Jan Eli
zabeth Moody, about 20, of a Bea
con Hill Drive address in Deca
tur.
Miss Moody was skiing with a
companion boat driver, Bobby
Standard of Newton County. She
apparently fell off her skis and
was in the water when another
boat, driven by a local 13-year-old
boy ran over her.
Rushed to Newton County Hos
pital, Miss Moody was given
emergency treatment and taken
immediately to Georgia Baptist
Hospital in a Caldwell & Cowan
ambulance. Mrs. Vivian Moo
ney, a nurse at Newton Hospital,
accompanied the young lady to
Atlanta in the ambulance and ad
ministered blood enroute. Coro
ner Sam Cowan said that Mrs.
Mooney apparently saved the
girl’s life by attention to the pat
ient during the trip. She was in
critical condition from loss of
blood upon arrival at Georgia
Baptist.
Tbe accident happened about 1
p. m. Friday near James Adams’
cabin on the lake.
Hot And Humid
Continues In
Covington
The weather condition in Cov
ington and Newton County conti
nues to be “hot and humid” as
temperatures remained at a daily
high of above 90 degrees during
the past week, according to local
weatherman Jack Chapman.
In fact, for the past three
weeks every day has seen the
thermometer above the 90-degree
mark. Less than one-fourth of an
inch of rain fell in Covington dur
ing the past week.
Temperatures
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Temperatures during the past
week were:
High Low
Tues., July Ist 91 69
Wed., July 2nd 90 69
Thur., July 3rd 91 70
Fri., July 4th 92 70
Sat., July sth 93 72
Sun., July 6th 95 72
Mon., July 7th 94 73
Tues., July Bth 92 71
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known—it is neither a jail nor
mental institution. It is a place
where the alcoholic finds an ac
ceptance he will find In no other
setting. The Clinic works with
sober alcoholics seeking long
range rehabilitation. The treat
ment involves all known techni
ques of medical management, so
cial work and religion. Group
therapy is most vital for reha
bilitation. The family is en
couraged to maintain a contact
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mat in Covington Thursday afternoon. Mr. Allen said his brakes apparently gave way when he attempt
ed to stop.
C Os C Members Tour Telephone Building Here
Members of the Covington-
Newton County Chamber of Com
merce were taken on a tour of
the southern Bell Dial-Toll
Building in Covington during the
C of C meeting Monday. Ray
Reece, Covington Office Manager
of Southern Bell, arranged the
special tour with the aid of sev
eral staff members of Southern
Bell In Covington.
After the regular short bus
iness session of the chamber
Monday at the Teen Can, Pres
ident Hugh Steele and Program
Chairman Tom Bailey asked Mr.
Reece to give the plans for the
tour. The Dial-Toll Center here
Is a new three-story facility at
the comer of Pace and Usher
Streets.
Southern Bell’s Miss Connie
Phelps, Chief Operator; and Buck
Buchanan, Supervising Service
Electricity To
Be Off Sunday
From 2-4 P.M.
Electric lines in the City of
Covington will be out of service
Sunday afternoon, July 13, from 2
until about 4 p.m., according to an
announcement from City Hall.
This will include all Unes in the
city.
The power cutoff will be due to
a major sub-station change by
Georgia Power Company.
If weather prohibits the change
Sunday afternoon, the change will
be made on Sunday, July 20 from
2 until 4 p.m.
with the Clinic through family
therapy groups.
The time to seek help is now—
not after one has reached the
bottom. It certainly is no dis
grace to search for and get treat
ment—it is a disgrace to have
the problem and continue to live
with it.
Call for an appointment or bring
this Invitation to the Newton Co
unty Health Department on Tues
day mornings (10-12 noon) or
Thursday evenings (7;00 p.m.).
The telephone number Is 786-
9086.
Foreman, and Mr. Reece con
ducted the group through the
ultra-modern building.
Visitors at the meeting In
cluded: Fred Bush of Orlando,
Florida; Tom Davidson, former-
Mrs. Amerson Is First Resident Os Housing Project
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MRS. J. C. (Granny) AMERSON (right) was the first person to move into Covington’s New Low Rent
Housing Project, located just above the Covington Meadows Shopping Center. Shown with Mrs. Amer
son is Mrs. Dorothy Parr, Secretary of the housing project. There are 180 units in the complex and
Mrs. Parr said that already some 40 families have moved in.
Editorial 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports .13-14
Legal 23
Classified 21-23
No Survivors In Sun. Tragedy
25 Mi. Northeast Covington
A Beechcraft Turbo-Prop commuter airliner enroute from Atlanta
to Sumter, S. C. crashed Sunday night about 9:20 five miles north of
Monroe in Walton County. The crew of two and 12 passengers all
lost their lives in the tragedy.
The plane, Air South Flight
168, smashed into a pasture on
both sides of a dirt road, dur
ing a violent thunderstorm and
lightening in the area, accord
ing to persons living in the vicini
ty. A team of National Safety
Board Members, with Ed Slattery,
Public Affairs officer in charge,
were on hand Monday starting a
long and arduous investigation
of the crash. It was understood
that it may take six months to
determine the cause of the bizarre
mishap.
Jack Melton and Mrs. Carl W.
Davis who live in the community
both said they heard violent nois
es like a mighty roar of engines
about the time the plane was said
to have gone down. Melton said
that It seemed "Like suddenly
the motors accelerated wide
open.” Mrs. Davis said she
"Heard a double noise and told
my husband it must be a truck
wreck. He commented that it
was like an airplane breaking a
sound-barrier.”
Many Newton County volunteer
organizations aided in the search
for Identification particles and
helped pick up the wreckage piec
es early Monday morning. CD
Director R. T. Floyd said that
his CD personnel and members
of the Covington-Newton County
Rescue Squad reported to the
scene at 6 a. m. Monday. Also,
members of the Piedmont Citi
zens Band Radio Club were on
the scene as well as several
members of Covington Boy Scout
Explorer Post 222.
Mrs. Peggy Hulsey, CD Direc
tor of Monroe and Walton County,
ly of Charleston, W. Virginia;
Glen Revis of Burroughs Corp.;
Lou Karman of Hercules in Wil
mington, Delaware, and Gene A.
Bramlett, of the University of
Georgia Institute of Community
and Area Development.
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also had several crews on the
scene. Walton County Sheriff
Frank Thornton and his deputies,
Ronnie Sorrells and Richard Rea
gan, were present with other law
enforcement officials early Mon
day. The entire area was seal
ed off from the public, and espe
cially the one-fourth mile area in
which the plane and passengers
went down.
The plane’s engines went down
In a rather small area adjacent
to an abandoned farmhouse. Frag
ments of flesh and parts of the
plane spotted the roof of the
house just as If It had been sp
rayed.
A CAA "Human Factors” offi
cial organized members of the
volunteer organizations into
search parties to comb the area
for any valuables or parts of
bodies that may help In the Iden
tification of the various passen
gers, which Included five ser
vicemen.
The names of all but one of
the 14 persons aboard the flight
had been released by Monday af
ternoon.
Five of the passengers were
Air Force personnel, apparently
returning to Shaw Air Force Base
near Sumter, S. C. They includ
ed Col. James M. Winterbottom
of Santa Monica, Calif., director
of intelligence for the Tactical
Air Reconnaissance Center at
Shaw.
Floyd Mcßae Jr., president of
the 33rd Photo-Reconnaissance
Squadron Association, said Col.
Winterbottom had served during
World War n as intelligence of
ficer of the organization and dur
ing the weekend had attended a
reunion of the group in Meri
dian, Miss., where It was form
ed. The unit served in England,
France, Belgium, Holland and
Germany during the war.
The other military personnel
were; Staff Sgt. John J. Bickel,
Indianapolis, Ind.; Sgt. Douglas
N. Swlckard, 22, Crawfordville,
Ind.; and Airman Ist. C. Michael
j. Flynn Jr., Chicago. The
name of the remaining military
passenger was not released.
Civilians aboard the plane
were;
Capt. Irwin W. Wood of Ma
bleton, the pilot.
Thomas M. Wagner of Forest
Park, the copilot.
Christopher Gibson, 18, 128
Eastwood Circle, Spartanburg,
S. C.
Miss Nancy Griffin, Sumter,
S. C., student at Agnes Scott
College in Decatur, Ga.
Lee J. Hobart, 54, 818 West
North St., Pontiac, 111.
Mark Woodruff Swaggart, em
ployed by Goodyear Aerospace,
Phoenix, Ariz.
Gregory Roscoe Damron, 9002,
Clayton Rd., Richmond, Va.
Miss Reba Roberts, 18, Hen
derson, S. C.
William Vogel of the Baltimore,
Md., area.
Life Saving
Course Here
Anyone Interested in enroll
ing in a senior life saving cou
rse to begin In the next few
weeks is urged to contact Mr.
Carlos Myers at 786-7051 or
786-8500.