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By the Office Boy
At the dawning of this Thanks
giving Day of 1969, let each of us,
as a Christian people, kneel and
thank the Heavenly Father for the
many blessings of this glorious
year; thank Him for His many
blessings, and the leading of us
in the paths of righteousness, as
a Nation.
The beautiful heritage which
Is ours in America is a rare
and priceless thing. We should
walk hand in hand with our ma
ker, and our Lord and Saviour,
for our tender guidance down a
rugged pathway. We have seen,
with heartbreak, many of the fine
young people, both white and
black, turn their backs on their
parents, their Father in Heaven,
and all else, to travel the pathway
of so called “Hippies.” We have
had much rioting, slayings, Hate
Marches, and other uncalled for
events even to the burning of
homes, business houses and mur
dering its occupants. These
things have not brought them the
satisfaction, and happiness they
thought they set out to demand
and take from a civilized nation.
We only wish we could talk with
each one of them individually
and SHOW them the Leader we
depend upon to lead us down the
paths of righteousness. . .and
teach us to love our fellow man
as our selves.
Let us pray, without ceasing,
that the Father In Heaven, will
come to the aid of all His child
ren and show each of us the an
swer to the situation we are In
at home and abroad. Tilings are
not going as He would have them
go. They are not panning out as
He, who gave His only begot
ten Son, to die on the Cross,
and rise again to show us His
love for us, and hope for us.
Yes, at this Thanksgiving Day
1969, let each of us pray, ear
nestly, that there might be peace
on earth and good will toward
all men. Each of us know the
Father as a loving Father who
created us in HIS image, and lo
ves us no matter what we do but
we have a choice. . .we may
live as He planned and inherit
His Kingdom. . .or our enemy,
Satan, will cunningly ensnare us
in that grasp He so cleverly
makes look glamorous, and cause
us to fall along the pathway in
sin. -
There is but one pathway, and
we are so thankful on this sac
red day, that God is still show
ing us the Way, the Light and
the Truth, that we may inherit
the kingdom of Heaven, and live
with Him everafter. . .or we
will burn with the Satan who Is
tantalizing our older and young
er people with all kinds of drugs,
strong drink and many means of
winning them.
Tills Thanksgiving Day will be
one that many of us have lost a
beloved member of our family...
a precious friend or acquain
tance. How can “I” be thankful
you ask? Oh, but what if you
never had a sister, brother or
child; a mother or father to lose
in death. Let’s not call this go
ing away, when God calls one of
His children home. They are
dwelling in the Kingdom of God,
as we will, someday, if we only
keep the faith and serve God in a
manner He has directed.
Thanksgiving with our hearts
so grieved, you say? Yes,
Thanksgiving not only for our lo
ved ones that God did give us for
so long, but for the privilege of
serving Him here on earth. We
thank Him for the joy of telling
others of the Christ we know;
of so living that we may let the
light of Christ, who dwells with
in our hearts, reach out and
brighten dark corners of hearts
who have never known the bless
ed experience ofholding Him clo
se within their hearts and lives.
Let us pray, day by day, that
we may have a closer walk with
the Master, and when New Years
Day comes, if not before, let us
proclaim Christ to our neighbors
and to the entire world. It is a
glorious feeling to have God dwell
within your heart.
Some of our young people, and
YOU and I, get discouraged! Well,
what does that word mean? Just
drop the “dis” off that word and
use “Couraged.” Let’s never
use that "Dis’’ again. Throw it
in your waste paper basket. Know
that God is with you all the way,
in every fine, Christian endea
vor. He will guide each of us,
lighten our burdens, and LEAD
us into the paths of righteousness,
with a great future before us. ..
IF we but on this Thanksgiving
Day, BE THANKFUL FOR LIFE
HE HAS GIVEN YOU. . .for your
loved ones, friends and every
human being with whom you come
In contact. Do not ever be a sel
fish Christian. ..Share the Christ
with others, and that is where
your greatest joy, and happiness
bounces right back at you.
On Thanksgiving Day, seek out
a lonely person, living alone with
no one to care. Have them over
to dinner. . mt take them a little
piece of your cake, or send them a
little gift. Taking that gift Is the
best thing. . .for YOU lose much
joy in not giving. Sharing and
Caring is what the Master ex
pects us to do. I’d just love to
know how many in Newton Coun
ty did just that on this Happy
Thanksgiving Day.
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The Georgia Enterprise, Established 186 r jtar > Established 1874—The Enterprise, Established 1902, and The Citizen-Observer, Established 1953
VOLUME 105 NO. 5
Municipal sections On Monday, Wednesday
Oxford’s Dean Eady Dies
Dr. Virgil Young Cook Eady
died Monday night at Emory Uni
versity Hospital. Dr. Eady, the
former Dean and Division Exe
cutive of Oxford College of Emory
University, retired August 31,
1966 after serving 37 years as
teacher and administrator.
Upon retirement, he was cal
led to the local ministry as pas
tor of Alcovy United Methodist
Church and Mt. Pleasant United
Methodist Church. Also, he join
ed Eady Associates of Covington
as president of the business firm.
Born in Hardy, Arkansas, May
9, 1898, the son of Mr. John L.
and Mrs. Dora Eady, Dr. Eady
held degrees from Hendrix Col
lege (A.8.), Emory University
(M.A.) and LaGrange College
(LL.D.).
In 1929 he came to Oxford
College (then Emory at Oxford)
as director of the Glee Club and
teacher of English. In 1944 he
was appointed Dean and Divi
sion Executive, hi honor of his
outstanding leadership in edu
cation, the Oxford students de
dicated their yearbook to him in
1931 and 1966.
The dedication in 1931 pays
tribute to him as a leader who
“won the wholehearted admira
tion of the entire Student 80dy...
as a man of the greatest ability
. . .as a true Christian gentle
man. . .” hi the 1966 yearbook,
Editor-in-Chief Wynona Repass
writes: "We watch you and are
inspired by your Christian prin
ciples. . .” This edition, on the
occasion of Dean Eady’s retire
ment, featured statements of high
praise by Chancellor Goodrich
C. White, President Sanford S.
Atwood, Associate Dean J. Ham
by Barton, Jr.andHegistrarDal-
Baby-Sitters
Service Here
Next Wednesday
The Education Committee of
the Covington Woman’s Club, un
der the chairmanship of Mrs. W.
L. Campbell, urge all respon
sible citizens to vote in the city
election on December 3rd.
The members of this commit
tee will provide free baby-sitt
ing for parents while they vote.
This service will be available
between 9 a. m. and 5 p. m. at
the Woman’s Club Building which
is located on the corner of S.
Elm and College Streets.
Other members of the Educa
tion Committee are Mesdames
Homer Sharp, Eakes Fort, J. R.
Gillette and Rene Murrelle.
Covington-Covington Meadows
Merchants Staging Big Sales
The Covington Retail Mer
chants and the Covington
Meadows Merchants Association
are starting two giant sales
events this week.
The Retail Merchants of down
town Covington will hold
an “After - Thanksgiving Sales
and Clearance” this weekend,
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 28-29.
Covington Meadows Mer
chants, in preparation for
Christmas, will have its Annual
Tree Lighting, Friday night, Nov.
28th at 7:30 o’clock. Santa Claus
arrives at the shopping center
Jr. Symphonic Band Members Get All-State Honors
JUNIOR SYMPHONIC BAND MEMBERS receiving All-State honors are left to right first row: Dan
Bohanan Bill Callaway, Fern Waldrop. Standing left to right are James Bell, Junior Band Director;
alternates for All-State Band, Charles Robertson, Biff Hutchinson, Clay Bailey and Basil Rigney, Band
Director of the Blue Rambler Band.
QJnuitt^tnn Nema
las Tarkenton.
In a feature article Frank Wells
of the Atlanta Constitution, in
commenting about the Oxford
educator’s long experiences with
students, quotes Dean Eady:
“To the best of my know
ledge we only had one since I’ve
been here who really went
wrong,” he said, his face sad
dening. "I don’t know what
was the matter with that boy
, . .we just couldn’t reach
him.”
In 1969 the students established
the Sophomore Service Award in
honor of Dean Eady. Annually a
student receives this award and
his name is engraved on the pla
que.
During his long service to
Emory university, Dean Eady
gave remarkable leadership to
improvements in every area at
Oxford College. Diring his ad
ministration, the institution
reached the highest enrollment
in its history. The development
of the physical plant included the
four men’s dormitories (Stone,
Bonnell, Dickey, and Dowman)
and the new complex (dininghall,
women’s dormitory and infir
mary). He began plans for the
new library and the restoration
of the chapel.
In student affairs he inaugura
ted the student body government
and honor system. He guided the
faculty in Oxford’s Liberal Arts
Program, which became a pilot
program for all Methodist Junior
Colleges. He established the
World Affairs Institute and the
Fine Arts Week, both of which
have contributed tremendously
to the cultural growth of this
area.
Dedicated to Christian edu
cation, Dr. Eady devoted him
self wholeheartedly to the Met
hodist church. He was con
ference lay leader, delegate to
the General and the Jurisdic
tional (1952-1968) Conferences,
member of the General Board of
Education (1952-1968), and mem
ber of the Commission on Wor
ship since 1960. Also, Dr. Eady
served as president of the Geor
gia Association of Junior Col
leges and president of the Na
tional Association of Two-year
Methodist Colleges.
Active in civic affairs, he was
governor of the Georgia District
ofKiwanis International. He was
In great demand as a speaker on
civic, educational and religious
programs. For a period he was
editorial writer for the Georgia
Wesleyan Christian Advocate. He
traveled in England, France, Hol
land, Mexico, Cuba, and in 1966
the same evening at 8 o’clock.
Christmas Concert music will
be furnished by the Newton County
Blue Rambler Band at 7:30.
Both merchants’ groups have
tabloid advertising supplements
in today’s Covington NEWS (in
color).
Stores in the city are jammed
with Christmas merchandise in
anticipation of supplying Newton
Countians with every Yuletide
requirement. Why not visit the
local stores and see the variety
of merchandise for gifts?
NGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1969
guided a group of students on a
European tour.
Among the significant honors
bestowed on Dr. Eady are the
following:
(1) plaque presented by Emory
University Student Ameri
can Dental Association on
March 4, 1963. “In Ap
preciation of His Outstand
ing Contribution to the Den
tal Profession.”
(2) Plaque presented by Air
Force R.O.T.C. on May 9,
1966. “In Appreciation of
Outstanding Service to the
United States Air Force.”
(3) Plaque presented in 1966
by the Georgia Writers As
sociation honoring Dr.
Eady.
(4) Award of Honor presented
in 1966 by The Alumni As
sociation of Emory Univer
sity which reads as follows;
This Award of Honor is pre
sented by The Alumni Associa
tion of Emory University to Vir
gil Young Cook Eady In appre
ciation of His unique Contribu
tions to, and Unflagging zeal
for, Alma Mater. Under His
Dedicated Leadership and Ef
fective Advocacy Oxford has truly
been Reborn. Purveyor of Un
rivalled Hospitality Moulder of
Loyal and Interested Alumni, and
Effective Ambassador in every
way, He has been in a very real
sense The Faithful Custodian of
Emory’s Heritage.
Presently, plans are being
made under the leadership of Dr.
William Matthews to establish
the Eady Humanities Lectureship
at Oxford College of Emory uni
versity.
His wife is the former Susanne
Stone of Oxford. Other members
of his family are a son, Virgil
Eady, Jr. of Oxford, and a dau
ghter Mrs. Bruce Herrington of
Naples, Italy, and five grand
children: Jonathan Eady, Vir
ginia Louise Eady, David Eady,
Jim Herrington and Beth Her
rington; two sisters, Mrs. Geor
ge Johnston, Pompano Beach,
Fla. and Mrs. Ed England, Win
der, Georgia; two nieces, Mrs.
Burge Johnson, MiHedgeville,
and Mrs. Alex Winn, West Mon
roe, Louisiana.
In a statement paying tribute
to Dr. Eady, Dean Bond Flem
ing said: “The Emory family
and Newton County have lost a
dedicated leader. He loved and
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Christmas
Decorations
On Display
Ladles! Are you interested in
new ideas for Christmas deco
rations? On Wednesday night,
December 3rd, at 7:00 o’clock
and December 4, Thursday
morning, at 10:00 a. m., Miss
Carolyn Joyner, Extension Home
Economist, will have a showing
of Christmas decorations. Both
of these meetings will be at the
Snapping Shoals EMC Building
and will last approximately one
hour.
The decorations will include
table and door arrangements.
If you would like more in
formation, please contact the
Newton County Extension Office
at 786-2574. The public is in
vited to attend and there is no
admission charge.
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Dr. V. Y. C. Eady
7 Topics Discussed By
Newton Commissioners
Representative W. D. Ballard
met with the Newton County Board
of Commissioners last Tuesday
to discuss the county’s respon
sibilities and legal aspects of
subdivisions, and proposed leg
islation before the 1970 General
Assembly that the Board had
requested.
Some of the topics discussed
were: (1) tax payment dead
line legislation; (2) placing
county Coroner on salary; (3)
speed limit on county roads;
(4) load limits on county bridges;
(5) the creation of a Newton
County Water and Sewerage
Authority; (6) the changing of
legislation to state that the Board
of Commissioner’s approval of
County Officials’budgetsbe man
datory; and (7) the Juvenile Court
of Newton County be placed under
the jurisdiction of the County
Commissioners.
Also discussed was the estab
lishment of a county police force
to be under the supervision of
the Sheriff.
Rise In County
Auto Population
Newton County’s auto popula
tion is large and is steadily
growing larger, according to the
latest figures on car registra
tions.
Local residents, enjoying
better incomes in recent years,
have been going for the
new models in a big way, trading
in their older ones or keeping
them as second cars for them
selves or for their teen-age
children.
As a result, the family car has
been having a greater impact
than usual on the local economy.
It commands a sizeable share
Kiwanis Meets
Today 12=30
The regular weekly meeting of
the Covington Kiwanis Club will
be held today (Wednesday, Nov.
26) at 12:30 at the Teen Can
building on Newton Drive. The
club normaHy meets on Thurs
day, but the meeting this week is
moved up one day due to Thanks
giving tomorrow.
President Donald Stephenson
says that there will not be for
mal program at the pre-Thanks
giving meeting. The meal will
.be served buffet style as usual.
The Kiwanis program last week
featured Junior Achievement, an
organization for juniors and se
niors of high school age. Bill
Ballenger had charge of the pro
gram and the guest speaker was
Marvin L. Butts, Vice-President
of Junior Achievement, Inc. of
Atlanta.
Mr. Butts explained the work of
Jr. Achievement and the many ad
vantages of the organization in a
neighborhood.
Prior to the start of the pro
gram Thursday, Kiwanian Char
les Strickland inducted a new
member into the local club. He
is Walter Partee, City Manager
of Covington.
Visitors at the meeting includ
ed: Supt. of Schools J. W. (Whit)
Richardson, Vocational Director
Robert Arrington of NCHS, Paul
Banks of Jr. Achievement of At
lanta, Circle K members Sam
Chapman and David Henderson,
and Key Clubbers David Hays and
Lynn Rainey.
Covington, Porterdale And
Oxford Voting Wednesday
Three Mayors in five Newton
County municipalities are not
seeking re-election in balloting
in town and city elections next
week. Mayor Walker Harris of
Covington, Mayor Jimmy Cason
of Porterdale and Mayor Mel
Prather of Mansfield are not of
fering for another term of office.
Two councilmen in Covington
are running for mayor of the
city. They are Dr. W. L. (Bill)
Dobbs and E. E. (Buck) Callaway.
At Porterdale the two candidates
are Leroy Bailey and H. V. John
son. Rufus M. Spears is unop
posed at Mansfield. The other
two incumbent mayors of the
county towns are A. W. Jackson
at Oxford and Guy Jones at New
born. Jackson is opposed by
Herbert Katz, a former coun
cilman at Oxford. Mr. Jones is
unopposed.
The schedule for the county
municipal elections are as fol-
It was brought to the attention
of the Board that the county tax
books were being left under a
counter in the hall of the Court
House and available to the public
without supervision of tax office
personnel.
The Board voted unanimously
to have the County Attorney rule
on the county books leaving the
Court House to be worked on, and
suggested that all county books
should be locked up when not in
use during office hours.
Pierce Cline appeared before
the Board and requested that the
county accept the responsibility
of upkeeping the roads in resi
dential developments that he had
developed in the county.
The Board requested Mr. Cline
obtain right-of-way deeds to Al
covy and Duval Developments in
Newton County since these two
are not paved.
The Board adjourned at 1:15
p. m. after a three and one
quarter hour meeting.
of the household budget.
Not only is more money being
spent today for the purchase of
cars. More money is being spent,
also, to maintain and service
them.
The expenditures in local
service stations alone, for gas,
oil, repairs and incidentals in
the past year added up to $3,~
869,000. Byway of comparison,
five years ago it was $1,745,000.
The facts and figures on auto
populations and operating costs
are given, for all parts of the
country, by the standard Rate and
Data Service.
ft shows that there were 144
passenger cars in use in Newton
County for every 100 families at
the beginning of this year,
a relatively high ratio.
hi addition to the better Incomes
earned today, which have brought
car ownership within the reach
of most families, other factors
that have contributed to the
increase in the auto population
are the better roads that are now
available and the greater need
of the automobile for trans
portation, now that so many more
people are living in suburban
areas.
In Newton County, it has
produced an increase in auto
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Stale C Os C
Official To
Speak Here
The Covington-Newton County
Chamber of Commerce will hold
its regular meeting on Monday,
December 1, 1969, at 12:30 P.M.
at the Teen Can Building in
Covington.
Bob Arnold, Chairman of the
Program Committee, will intro
duce the speaker, Mrs, Mozelle
Christian who is Manager of the
Travel and Education Counsel of
the State Chamber of Commerce.
She also heads the Star Pupil
Program and the Stay and See
Georgia contest held annually.
All members are urged to at
tend, according to President
Charles D. Strickland.
Editorial 2
Obituary 6
Society 9
Sports ..... -21-22
Legal 31
Classified . .29-31
lows:
Monday, December 1, Newborn
Wednesday, December 3, Cov
ington, Porterdale and Ox
ford
Monday, December 8, Mans
field
Candidates in the various bal
loting for the offices follow:
City of Covington:
For Mayor:
E. E. (Buck) Callaway
Dr. W. L. (BH1) Dobbs
Council, Post 1:
Harold Cobb
Clarence O. Hall
Don J. Wood, Sr.
Council, Post 2;
Allene C. Burton
Fred J. Kitchens
Council, Post 3:
W. Thomas Greer, Jr.
J. E. Loyd
Grover C. Owens
Town of Oxford:
For Mayor:
A. W. Jackson
Herbert Katz
Council, Post 1:
Thomas Dial
Council, Post 2;
James N. Dobbs
Council, Post 3:
Henry Lamar Weldon
Town of Porterdale:
For Mayor:
Leroy Bailey
H. V. Johnson
Council, Post 1:
Jack Rawls
Grady Bowden
Council, Post 2:
Kenneth King
Council, Post 3;
J. T. Elkins
Council, Post 4:
Dewey Shlrah
Aubrey Savage
Council, Post 5:
James E. Cason
Homer Hill
♦ ♦ ♦
Town of Mansfield:
For Mayor:
Rufus M. Spears
Council, Post 1;
Robert W. (Bob) Goins, Jr.
Council, Post 2:
Hoke Autry
Waymon R. Loyd
♦ ♦ ♦
Town of Newborn:
For Mayor:
Guy Jones
For Council:
(4 To Be Elected)
Hugh Sams
R. D. Murrelle
Sheridan Davis
Luther Carscn
Mrs. Steve Polk
Woman’s Club Offers To Baby-Sit
FREE BABY-SITTING AT THE WOMAN’S CLUB ON DECEMBER 3.
Mrs. Homer Sharp and Mrs. L. A. Patrick are prepared to care for
any little tot while the mother is voting.
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Thanksgiving
Service Tonight
The Annual Union Thanksgiving
Service of the Covington down
town churches win be held tonight
(Wednesday) at 7:30 o’clock. The
service this year will be at the
First Baptist Church.
Speaker for the service win
be the Rev. E. Owen Kellum, Jr.,
pastor of the Covington First
United Methodist Church.
Special music will be provid
ed by the First Baptist Church.
Presiding as host pastor will be
the Rev. Edgar A. Callaway.
Rev. Tom White, pastor of the
Covington Presbyterian Church,
will not be able to take part in
the service this year as he will
be in Savannah during the Thanks
giving Season.
The public is invited to attend
this special service during the
Thanksgiving Season.
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Council Rescinds
Action On Mobile
Home Parks
At a special called meeting
of the Covington City Council
Friday afternoon the Council
voted to rescind its Monday night
vote to change the city’s Trailer
Park Ordinance.
The ordinance, which present
ly requires that property owners
within 300 feet of a proposed
mobile home site be notified by
r igistered mall, was to be changed
to eliminate the notification by
any other means than legal
advertisement.
Also, the change would have left
the final decision of allowing a
mobile home or development of
mobile homos to the judgment of
the City Planning Commission.
Presently, an objection by any
adjoining landowner within 300
feet is all that is needed to keep
a mobile home out of a proposed
area.
Art Show
Dec. 3-7
The Covington Service Guild
and the First Citizens Bank are
staging the second annual art
show at the First Citizens Bank
from December 3 through the
7th (Wednesday through Satur
day.) We would be very happy
if you would allow us to show
one or several of your paintings.
Prizes will be given to the win
ners ($25 for first place, sls
for second place, $lO for third
place. For young people, sls
for first place, $lO for second
place, $5 for third place).
“If you decide to enter the
show, please bring your art work
to the First Citizens Bank on
Tuesday morning from ten to
twelve o’clock, December 2. If
you have an easel, we would
greatly appreciate your bring
ing it.