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By the Office Boy
We are a DEMOCRAT„.but we
certainly were NUTS about one
Republican from Illinois, namely
Senator Everett Dirkson. Senator
Richard Russell, one of our very
favorites in Washington, as well
as our friend Senator Herman
Talmadge, expressed our senti
ments exactly, about this great
man Dirkson...they too were both
Democrats. We may be a Demo
crat but we do respect our honor
able, capable Republicans too.
Our T.V. Programs are just
ruined!..Those happy days when
Senator Dirkson was on the
Air..was when Iwas really “Tun
ed In.” We read all his articl
es..Oice a couple of years ago
we wrote in this Column some
thing to this effect. If we ever
do get in any kind of deep dark
trouble, such trouble that we had
to have someone to defend
us..we’d go get Senator Dirkson,
Republican or what! He is a man
who can convince me that black
is white..that this person was
guilty..or he was not..whatever
the case might be. Anyway he
was the very joy of our lives to
listen to his arguments..his con
vincing speeches on the Senate
F100r... Truly we were anxious
to know Mr. Dirkson personal
ly for he was a Darling. Every
body in Washington respected
him, Republicans and Democrats
alike..and we were pained to know
he had the lung cancer, and
praying for his recovery..but then
came the heart attack! Yes, we
were very fond of the Senator,
just from seeing and hearing him
on T.V. and reading of his great
work.
One time, after the first col
umn I wrote about him, I had the
nicest letter from him. He thank
ed me for my confidence and sup
port of his programs, and said
lots of things about how he ap
preciated my faith in him. WE
WERE FLABBERGASTED! WE
did not know what had happened!
Months later a friend from 111.,
who takes the Covington News,
wrote me that she sent my col -
umn to the Senator! So that solv
ed it all.
We were a guest at the Cham
ber of Commerce meeting Tues
day, luncheon, when the speaker
was our state Commissioner of
Agriculture. He spoke general
ly about many things. One thing
which impressed me most of all
was the fact that it costs our
Cattlemen 30 Million Dollars to
ship their cattle out West to be
fattened and $8 million to get
the meat back here. He is work
ing on better transportation fa
cilities for this section. He has
many responsibilities but consi
ders the greatest responsibility
the protection of the people of
Georgia in being sure the people
of Georgia get values due them.
We were grieved at the pass
ing of the dear Mother of Mrs.
Mildred Allen. She was a beauti
ful and wonderful Mother, and just
as beautiful in death as in life.
She lives on in her dear child
ren, who reflect the beautiful
Christian Character of this be
loved Mother.
Heartrending was the tragic
death of a young man, not too
long returned from Viet Nam.
He was so happy to be at home,
had just secured a nice posi
tion. It seems he picked up a
gun, it went off, and death came.
He was the grandson of Mrs.
Bill Harwell. A. B. Junior grew
up with some of the Harwell
children, Bitsy and Ralph were
in Miami when we used to stay
down there, on the boat during
the Winter months. A. B. en
joyed seeing them again, so much,
after they all grew up.
Our heartfelt sympathy cannot
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Mother Os SPS James T. Cofer Receives Medals
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Covington. (See other picture inside NEWS today).
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VOLUME 104 NO. 46
5 Enter City Election
Two Covington City Council
men have entered the Covington
Mayor’s race and two former
City Councilmen are seeking their
former seats on the council, along
with a newcomer, in the Decem
ber race for city offices.
Already qualified to enter the
various races are mayorality
candidates E. E. (Buck) Callaway
and Dr. W. L. (Bill) Dobbs. The
present mayor, Walker Harris,
has intimated that he will not
be a candidate for re-election
this year.
Post one on the City Council
Covingtonian’s Brother
Held By North Koreans
One of three crewmen of an
American helicopter shot down
over North Korea is the brother
of Mrs. Foy Smith of Covington.
He is Capt. David Crawford of
Pooler, Georgia, and is being
held prisoner by the Koreans.
Mrs. Smith lives at 5196 For
est Drive, Covington, and has
resided here with her husband
and children for the past two
years. Mr. Smith is Training
Supervisor of the local Hercules
Inc. plant. Mrs. Smith is a
Registered Nurse and works
part-time at the Newton County
Hospital.
She told The Covington NEWS
Monday that her brother was in
jured when his helicopter was
shot down. The other two mem
bers of the aircraft were not
injured.
Meanwhile, North Koreans said
Temperatures
k:
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week, according
to local weatherman, Jack Chap
man were:
High Low
Wed., Sept. 3rd 84 67
Thurs., Sept. 4th 84 68
Fri., Sept. sth 86 68
Sat., Sept. 6th 86 70
Sun., Sept. 7th 88 64
Mon., Sept. Bth 88 67
Tues., Sept. 9th 84 63
Total rainfall for the week
was .09 inch.
Mrs. Cofer Receives DFC
For Son, SPS James T. Cofer
HEADQUARTERS, THIRD
UNITED STATES ARMY, Ft. Mc-
Pherson — The Distinguished
Flying Cross (DFC) has been
presented to Mrs. Mary F. Co
fer for her son, Specialist 5 Ja
mes Therrell Cofer, who died in
Vietnam May 18, 1969.
Mrs. Cofer, Route 3, Coving
ton, the mother of Specialist Co
fer, was presented the DFC and
other awards by Captain Ronald
O. McCown, U. S. Army survi
vor assistance officer.
The citation for the DFC sta
ted in part that “Specialist 5
Cofer distinguished himself while
serving as a Door Gunner. On
May 18, 1969, Camp Enari, the
4th Infantry Division Base Camp
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1969
Better Newspaper
Contests
has drawn two < -as Don
J. Wood, a forn .uncilman,
and C. O. Hall, th. new man as
piring for the spot, have announc
ed. J. E. Loyd, also a former
councilman, has announced for
the Post Three seat. No candi
date has yet offered for the Post
2 office, which comes up for elec
tion in December.
Post 1, 2 and 3 seats at the
present time are held by Calla
way (Post 1), Fred Kitchens (Post
2), and Dobbs (Post 3).
The 1969 City Election is set
for Wednesday, Dec. 3.
last Thursday that it will not
release the three crewmen of an
American helicopter shot down
Aug. 17 unless the United States
admits they were on a criminal
mission.
The United States said it would
admit only that the helicopter
had entered Communist territory
inadvertently in violation of the
Korean armistice agreement, and
would give assurances that such
an incident would not recur.
Maj. Gen. Lee Choon-sun, rep
resenting North Korea ata meet
ing of the Military Armistice Co
mmission called to discuss the
release of the three Americans,
demanded an “unconditional
apology” admitting that the heli
copter was on a “criminal miss
ion,” as well as a written as
surance that there will be no
more such incidents in the future.
U. S. Marine Maj. Gen. Arthur
H. Adams replied: “It is pre
posterous to state that we dis
patched the unarmed helicopter
willfully or with any hostile in
tention.”
Adams repeated the U. S. con
tention that the helicopter stray
ed over North Korea acciden
tally while on a training flight,
and that it had no weapons or
’ advanced navigational equipment
aboard.
He said the U. S. government
1 is prepared to express regret
’ over the intrusion, but that it
[ was ridiculous for the North
Koreans to claim that they shot
1 the helicopter down in self-de
k sense.
Lee told Adams, “There will
came under enemy rocket and
mortar attack. With complete
disregard for his personal sa
fety, Specialist Cofer volunteer
ed to fly on a mission to seek
out the enemy rocket and mor
tar positions. During the mis
sion an aerial mishap caused
Specialist Cofer’s craft to crash
into the side of a mountain fa
tally injuring him.”
Other medals presented in
cluded the Bronze Star Medal;
the Air Medal (Ist through 4th
Oak Leaf Cluster); the Good Con
duct Medal; the Purple Heart;
the National Defense Service Me
dal; the Vietnam Service Medal;
the Republic of Vietnam
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Mrs. David Dodd Named 10th
District Homemaker Os Year
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Washington — Capt. David H.
Crawford of Pooler, Ga., is one
of three crewmen of a helicop
ter downed in North Korea Aug.
17 who are being held captive.
North Korea’s demand for an
American confession that the
helicopter was involved ina“cr
iminal act” apparently has com
plicated negotiations for the re
lease of the crewmen.
be a quick settlement if you give
us a document frankly admit
ting your criminal acts. You
must admit your criminal acts
and stop talking nonsense. You
are creating artificial difficul
ties to the settlement of the
question.”
Despite the refusal of Adams
to offer any more than an apol
ogy, there was speculation that
eventually the United States would
secure the release of the air
men by the same device that
freed the crew of the U. S. spy
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Campaign Ribbon with Attached
Device, 1960; the Aircraft Crew
man Badge and the Expert Marks
manship Badge with Rifle Bar.
Present for the ceremony were
Specialist Cofer’s sisters, Mrs.
Vivian McCullough and Misses
Marian and Donna Cofer, all of
Covington.
A 1965 graduate of Newton
County High School, specialist
Cofer attended the Falls School
of Automation. Prior to leav
ing for Vietnam in 1968, Spe
cialist Cofer was stationed at
Fort Benning; Fort Rucker, Ala.;
Fort Knox, Ky.; and in Germany.
At the time of his death, Spe
cialist Cofer was assigned to
Company B, 4th Aviation Bat
talion, 4th Infantry Division.
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<, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1969
The Southeastern Fair, on
Homemaker Day, October 2, will
salute Mrs. D. A. Dodd (Beverly
Green) as the 1969 Homemaker
of the Year for the Tenth Dis
trict. Mrs. Dodd’s flair for
home decorating enables her to
“do anything that can be sewed,
painted or papered,” and who is
a community leader with a spec
ial knack of enlisting others in
her efforts.
Wife of the manager of a tire
and appliance store and mother
of two children — Anthony Ray
(Tony), eight; Rheba Marie, four,
she was nominated for 1969
homemaker honors by the Cov
ington Service Guild, headed by
Mrs. E. H. Pratt, an organizat
ion which Mrs. Dodd has served
“inspiringly and faithfully.” In
her two terms as president of
the Guild, the club won district
citations in every department
of work and was recognized at
the state convention for outstand
ing achievement in International
Affairs. Under her leadership,
the Adult Education Steering Co
mmittee started six classes in
the county schools for education
ally-deprived adults. When the
Guild entered the sewing contest
of the General Federation of Wo
men’s Clubs, Beverly was local
winner.
Two-time winner of the Club
woman of the Year trophy (1968
and 1967) she has done much to
stimulate civic interest and im
provement. Some of her pet pro
jects are the adult education
classes, “Get-Out-The-Vote”
campaign, volunteer library and
Red Cross work. A member of
the Economic Opportunity Action
Committee, she has also enthus
iastically supported her hus
band’s efforts during his two
years’ service as Lion’s Club
president.
Among the Dodds family pro
jects is the backyard garden —
about 25 feet x 75 feet — which
they plant, work and harvest to
gether. From its yield, Mrs.
Dodd freezes and cans as much
food as possible.
An expert seamstress, she
makes almost all her own clo
thes and those of her daughter,
including winter coats and jac
kets. She has made drapes and
curtains for every room of her
house (she’s also made curtains
for the Sunday School rooms at
her church), including formal
draperies, sheers, cornices, Ro
man and Austrian shades. Fri
ends report that the bedspreads
and slipcovers Mrs. Dodd has
made “are lovely.” She makes
unique fringe burlap flowers (for
her home, she has arranged them
in a container fashioned from a
coconut shell). She has antiqued
furniture, papered two rooms in
her home and always has her own
artistic flower arrangements
throughout the house.
The Newton County Home
maker, who “dreams of having
an electric ironer in the distant
future,” is an active leader in
her church, where she teaches a
Sunday School class of eight
year-olds, is a Sunbeam leader
for seven-year-olds, was super
intendent of the Bible School
Primary Department, has held
numerous offices in the W.M.U.
and frequently chaperones youth
groups on parties and picnics.
Concrete Blocks Torn Away At E-R Superette
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CONCRETE BLOCKS were tom away in the E-R Superette building
in Covington early Wednesday morning and the robber or robbers
made their entry into the building by this means (shown in the
photo). Mrs. Ruth Campbell, part owner of the business, said she
closed the store about 11:30 Tuesday night and the robbery took
place after that time.
The Dodd children, who were
adopted when they were infants,
are taught to be self-reliant.
They are assigned to do the
chores of which they are cap
able and have learned they are
expected to do them without con
stant surveillance, but they know
they will receive praise for work
well-done. They are encouraged
to work out any problems with
their playmates without “ running
to mother for every little thing.”
Mr. and Mrs. Dodd, who ad
here strictly to a family budget
they work out for themselves
each year, believe the family
should share wholesome recre
ation. Some of their favorite
such activities are picnics,
swimming, boating and spectator
sports. They also enjoy such
indoor games as Monopoly, etc.,
and have several favorite tele
vision shows they watch together.
The champion homemaker
maintains a busy schedule, but
neighbors report she apportions
her time wisely, keeping a heal
thy balance between family and
outside activities.
Mrs. Dodd and her family wiU
be special guests of the South
eastern Fair on Homemaker Day.
The Georgia Homemaker Pro
gram is sponsored by the South
eastern Fair in cooperation with
the Georgia Home Economics
Association, Georgia Federation
of Women’s Clubs, Georgia Farm
Bureau and the Georgia Exten
sion Home Economics Council.
Strickland Elected Head
Chamber Os Commerce
Charles Strickland, an attor
ney-at-law in Covington, has been
elected president of the Coving
ton-Newton County Chamber of
Commerce. Mr. Strickland was
elected at the organization’s
September meeting at the Teen
Can Monday. He succeeds Hugh
Steele in that post.
Mr. Strickland served as se
cretary of the local C of C for
a number of years before the club
hired a full-time secretary. He
has also been active in other
capacities connected with Cham
ber work in Covington.
Greeley Ellis served as chair
man of the nominating committee
MH Agency To
Meet Monday
Hie Interagency Committee of
the Newton County Mental Health
Association will meet at the Ox
ford College Infirmary for a Dutch
luncheon on Monday, September
15, at twelve-thirty, according to
R. L. Clements, Chairman.
Dr. Lavinia Wood, Education
Specialist for Newton County Sc
hools, win share with the group
what Newton County is doing in the
area of testing and utilizing find
ings with pre-school children in
what is known as the “preschool
program”. She will be introduc
ed by Miss Louise Reeves, Cur
riculum Director for Newton Co
unty Schools.
Mrs. David Dodd
and he gave that group’s report
at the meeting Monday. Others
elected unanimously for the fis
cal year 1969-70 are: Vice-
President Ray Reece, Secretary-
Treasurer Mrs. Marion Britt,
and new directors, Wayne
Rumble, A. J. Spillers and Ed
Crudup.
Seven new members of the
Chamber of Commerce were re
cognized by President Steele and
presented wall plaques. They
are Oliver Capes, Harold Dobbs,
Alton Jolley, E. M. McCart, Wer
ner Gruenhut, Alva Spillers and
Gerald Dimsdale.
Guest speaker for the meet
ing Monday was Georgia Agri
culture Commissioner Tommy
Irvin. He was Introduced by
NeWton County Agent Ed Hunt.
Commissioner Irvin has serv
ed as head of the State Agricul
ture Dept, since January of this
year. He said that there are
some 800 employees of his de
partment on a statewide basis.
He told the local civic organi
zation that “Although the Agri
culture Dept, is thought of as a
farm organization, over half of
our budget is used for consumer
protection.” He also cited the
meat-inspection program which
he hopes to make “the best in
the nation.”
Three visitors were present
for the meeting. They were Mrs.
Superette Safe Robbed Os $4,000
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; sometime during the early hours of Wednesday (yesterday) of some
> $4,000 or more. Owners of the business, Mrs. Evelyn McCord (left)
> and Mrs. Ruth Campbell (right), are shown looking over the safe
; which had its door ripped off by the culprits.
Editor ial 2
Obituary . . . . 6
Society 9
Sports .13-14
Legal 26-27
Classified . .24-26
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Belmont Dennis, Publisher and
Editor of The Covington News;
Jerry Clipes of Covington; and
Roy Kelly of Monticello, who
accompanied the speaker to the
meeting.
Dan Magill Is
Kiwanis Speaker
Dan Magill, the Sports informa
tion Director of the University of
Georgia, and Tennis Coach at
Georgia, will be the guest speak
er and have charge of the pro
gram today (Thursday)at the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club at 1 p. m.
at the Teen Can building. The
weekly program chairman for the
club is Edgar Wood.
Mr. Magill will MC the pro
gram today which consists of
“Hot Line Telephone” talks with
Georgia Head Coach Vince Doo
ley and Atlanta Journal Sports
Writer Jim Minter. Covington’s
Ray Reece of Southern Bell has
arranged for the phone hookup so
that these men may talk to the
members of the Kiwanis Club.
Coach Dooley and Minter will
tell the local club members about
the Georgia team and the upcom
ing football campaign in the Sou
theastern Conference. Minter has
just completed the SEC Skywrit
ers tour of the various schools
in the SEC.