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' forget the big Christ
n^'ne which will be held
* f'h' in Covington. .
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■ ■ adiaror' streets and
beautiful floats... the
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GXntttnginn News
VOLUME 88
EMPTY STOCKING DRIVE OPENING FRIDAY
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EAO Glee Club’s Christmas Program Dec^Jth
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Last Riles For
Earl A. Rhoads
Held Saturday
Funeral services for Earl A.
Rhoads, member of the Emory
at-Oxford business staff, were
held Saturday at 3 P M . in the
Park Street Methodist Church
in Atlanta. The Rev. J. Hamby 1
Barton Jr., of Oxford, and the
R^v. D. C. Starnes, of Atlanta,
officiated. Interment was at
Westview Cemetery.
A native of Muncie. Ind.. Mr.
Rhoads went to Atlanta in 1919 •
and was associated with Murray ;
Gin Co., becoming superintend- !
ent and production manager. In '
1935 he was employed by R G.
Le Tourneau Co., of Toccoa,
where he served first as pro
duction manager and later as
superintendent and public re
lations officer.
Mr. Rhoads founded the
Rhoads Sundav School class at
Park Street Methodist Church
in 1925. and was teacher for
many years. At Toccoa and at
Oxford, he was also very active
in the work of the church.
As a member of the Emory-as-,
Oxford staff, he was highly
respected and admired by the
students and faculty.
Surviving are his wife, the
। former Miss Nell Carmichael, of
■ Muncie; a daughter, Mrs. James
I Knight, of Covington; two
. brothers. Ralph Rhoads, of Ft.
Lauderdale. Fla, and L. Rhoads,
of Portland, Ore.; five grand
children and several’ nieces and
nenbews.
Members of the Rhoads Sun
day School ejass of Park Street
Methodist Church served as
honorary pallbearers. The pall
bearers were: James D. Ed
wards. Prof. W. R. Raker. Prof.
W. J. Dickey, Mark Johnson.
Hewitt Chambers. Bill Bullard,
and Louie Maness.
Faculty Members
Attend Conference
Dean Virgil Y. C. Kady.
Administrative Assistant C. Lee
Harwell, Academic Assistant
W. R. Raker, Registrar M. C.
Wiley, and Business Manager
A. W. Jackson are attending the
57th annual conference of the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools being held
in Memphis, Tennessee, Nnv. 30-
Dec. 4
Outstanding speaker for tho
five-day conference of 1,300 j
educators are: Dr William H.
Kilpatrick, Dr. Pierce Harris.
Dean E C. Colwell, and Editor
Ralph McGill.
According to Dr. Guy H. Wells,
। of Milledgeville, association presi
dent, the convention will seek
means tn re-emphasize moral
, values in th" classroom.
New Finance Plans
For Stone Mt. Park
The on-again-off-agam Stone
Mountain Memorial Park is off
again, temporarily, at least.
New plans for financing th
project are reportedly under way
following disclosures that state
funds were not immediately avail
able for the development and
that previnu ly planned bond :s
nue would have to be J pdu ’^
But those who are pushing
। movement say thev J
given up hope and of m > -
jit financed will continue. I
24tn Annual
Program At
Allen Church
For the 24th year the Emory
at-Oxford Glee Club will present
its annual Christmas program at
Allen Memorial Church. Sunday,
Dec. 7. at 4:45 P M This year
' the glee club, composed of 60
voices, will give a program of
meditative Christmas music, set
in an appropriate liturgical
framework, so as to prepare the
minds and hearts of those at
tending for a truly religious ob
servation (or memorial) of the
birth of Christ. The glee club
will be directed by Harold W.
> Mann and accompanied by
George Williams, of Atlanta.
They will be assisted by William
R. Raker, organist, academic as
sistant at Emory-at-Oxford. and
the Rev. J. Hamby Barton Jr.,
pastor of the church.
This program uses the occa
sion of Advent (first Sunday in
December) to bring new
strength to the Christian char
acteristics of faith, hope and
purpose, and love. The colors of
these virtues, white, green, and'
red. will be' used in decorating
the church. Mrs. Virgil Y. C.
Eady and the officers of the
club are responsible for the dec
orations.
The three groups of the music
al program each contain three
numbers to expand in song the
ideas of the short statements by
the minister to precede each
group. The choral selections are:
The Christ Child." Cornelius,
arranged by Sodero; “How Still
and Tiny.” Polish carol, arrang
ed by H. R. Miskin; "Ye Watch
ers and Ye Holy Ones." German
melody arranged by R. W.
Gibb; "Break Forth. O Beaute
ous Heav'nly Light,” Bach;
Sleep of the Child Jesus,”
Gevaert, arranged by Channing
Lefebvre; "Glory to God in the
Highest,” Pergolesi; "Lo. How a
Rose E'er Blooming.” Praetorius;
■ "In the Bleak Midwinter,” a
hymn tune by Holst arranged
by Leslie Woodgate, and “Ad
este Fideles," the harmonization
of Novello, arranged by Howard
Barlow. In addition there will
be sung two congregational
hymns, "Come. Thou Long-Ex
pected Jesus,” and “O Come
Immanuel.”
Members of the Glee Club
; are: Otho W. Bell, acting presi
dent, Irwinton: Homer Summer
our. secretary, Cumming; Sidney
Meltzer business manager. Pa
latka. Fla.; Charles E. Boynton,
Atlanta; James E. Burnes, Co
! lumbus; Jack Cook, Tennille;
John Cooke, Jacksonville, Fla.;
H. W Cooper. Bessemer. Ala.;
Joe Edwards, Zebulon: Richard
i Edwards, New Smyrna Beach.
Fla ; Rem Edwards. Crawford;
Irvin Fulmer, Leesburg. Fla.;
James Gentry. Marietta; Thomas
Harper. Florala. Ala.; Paul Haw
kins, Covington; Bob Hollis,
Wrightsville; Mike Houser. Jack
sonville, Fla.; Lioneal Howard.
Smyrna; Richard Hutchinson Jr.,
Carrollton; Johnny Jones, Co
lumbus; Richard Jones, Warner
Robins: Morgan Kerr. Anniston.
Ala : Melvin Kersey. Thomaston,
Charles King, Lakeland, Fla.;
Jerry Lanier. Rome; Hal Laugh
ridge. Albany; Walter Leonard,
Miami, Fla.; Ted Leßoy, Roca
Grande. Fla.; Sam Lewis, Hape
ville; Ray McCord. Manchester;
j C McGinty Jr.. West Point;
Ed McKinley. Sanford. Fla.;
Robert Maddox. Tallassee, Ala.;
Prescott May. Leesville, S. C.;
Melvi’le Moore, Sandersville;
Hovt Oliver. Thomaston; L. P.
: Owens. Calhoun; Herman Pal
mer. Nicholls; Gorden Perkins.
Neptune Reach. Fla.; Lucius
Powell, Columbus: Thomas
Prather. Covington; Larry Ray,
Tampa. Fla.; Johnny Rhodes,
Woodland, Ala.; J. H. Sears,
Porterdale: Luther Simmons,
Albany; Herbert Smith. Pem
broke; Lester Smith, Dalton;
David Stnne, Fernandina, Fla.:
Ronald Storey, Molena. Ed
Strickland, Calhoun: Paul Trav
iis, St. Augustine, Fla.; J, W.,
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1952
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EMORY AT OXFORD GLEE CLUB
Will Present Annual Christmas Concert
Parade To Feature Santa Claus
(Continued from page 1)
Covington Police Chief E R.
Bouchillon this week asked
motorists to co-operate with the
sponsors by moving their auto
mobiles off rhe Public Square by
3:30 Fridav afternoon. Chief
Bouchillon said that the Square
will be roped off at 3:30 and no
cars will be allowed to enter or
leave the Square after that
time, until the ceremonies on the
Square are completed.
All traffic will he routed around
the Square, he added.
Christmas decorations on the
Square are being planned by
members of the Covington Garden
Clubs.
According to a spokesman for
the Businessmens Association,
units in the street parade will
line up as follows:
1. Covington Police Car carry
ing Chief Bouchillon, Covington
Mayor J. L. Elliott, and the three
judges.
2. Newton High School Band.
3. Covington Furniture Com
pany.
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Seales Hilton Bob Crews Wallace Edwards
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Fred Maples Charles Key
Wallace Edwards And Harmoneers
Will Sing Here On December 11th
Th® Harmoneers quartet, with
Covington's own Wallace (Hap
tenor voice and stage antics
py) Edwards, whose silvery
have entertained millions, will
be among throe gospel quartet
groups who will be m this city
for a Loy McCormick concert
the n'ght of Dec. 11.
Along with the Harmonrerr,
Vinson, Mclntyre; Frank Walk
er. Dunwoody; William Watkins.
Jacksonville, Fla.; Gene Wea
therup. Coral Gables. Fla.; Al
fred Wilkinson. Dawson; James
Williams. Chattahoochee. Fla.;
Henry Wingard. Anniston. Ala,
and William Wong, Decatur.
f 4 Hawkins Motors. r
! ' 5. Bibb Manufacturing Compa
ny (schools).
6. Drake-Wood Furniture Com- j
pany.
7. Oxford Lions Club and
Amitie Club.
8 Emory at Oxford Air Corps
Reserve.
9 Newton County Four - H;
; Clubs.
10. Covington Auto Service. I
11. American Legion.
12. Colonial Stores.
13. Newtor. County Boy Scouts.
14. Richardson Truck and Trac-
, tor Company
15. Covington Rotary Club.
16. McGuire Motor Company. I
it. Covington Service Guild.
18. Covington Kiwanis Club.
19. National Guard.
20. Miniature Garden tlub.
21. Newton County High
School.
23. Covington Businessmens
Association float, carrying Santa
Claus.
• 24. Georgia State Patrol car.
who for years were recording
artiits for RCA-Victor and now
work for Bibletone, will be the
Revel-Aires and the Happy
Goodman family. They will all
ne in the Newton County High
School Gymnasium.
The concert will start at 8
o'clock and. like all McCormick
sings, it will last as long as
anyone wants to remain for the
big night’s entertainment.
. The concert is sponsored by
the Newton County Band Par
ents and tickets for the big
sihg and show may be obtained
j bv inquiring of any member of
tlie parents' group here in Cov
iuigton or the surrounding areas.
Mrs. Odum Wins
Top Honors
With New Poem
Mamie Ozburn Odum, poet
laureate for the City of Coving
, ton and Newton County, re
ceived new honors this week
when the Poets’ Corner Inc., of j
Indianapolis, Ind., presented her
with their International Violet j
Award, the highest award for
I poets.
Mrs. Odum won the coveted
award in a three-way tie that
saw a lady from Wisconsin and
j a gentleman from England also
receiving top honors. She had
, previously been awarded two
| national honors by the organiza
tion. and in addition she has
won wide-spread acclaim for her
writing.
Mrs. Odum received the Vio-
I let Award for her recent poem
। “Coin of the Realms—The Sil
ver Dollar,” published below in
j full:
I hold within my hand a sil
ver disk;
j The "Evil root” portraying bad
and good.
It makes or breaks a Nation's
brotherhood,
This “love” for which mankind
will honor risk!
“In God we trust” is carved
upon itj face,
! A God that brings to ruin a
weaker man,
And cuts his meted span to
shorter space.
i Yet, gives the stronger man a
nobler race.
The turn and see a Queen
that rules the Earth—
A picture there, a scowling
lady's face,
She looks afar, no mercy, joy '
or mirth.
Who can she he? What Nation, ;
creed or race?
Crowned with a laurel leaf, so
meek, so mute,
Still at her trick of turning inen ,
to brute.
Twenty Draw Fines
On Gambling Charges
Twenty cases of gaming were
disposed of m city court here
Monday, nne defendant drawing
a fine of $100.70, with 19 others
paying fines of $6 70 each.
Disposition of other cases was
as follows: three cases of drunk
enness, a fine of sl6 70, a fine
of $11.70, and a S2O bond for
feited; possession of non tax
paid whiskey, fine of $35 70;
forfeited; speeding. sls bond
forfeited, and running a stop
. sign, $lO bond forfeited.* ।
Rotary Club Sponsoring
Annual Christmas Project
The annual Empty Stocking Fund drive will get undet"
way tomorrow morning (Friday) at 9:30 o'clock when the
Rotary Club goes on the air over WMOC with an opening
message. The drive this year will open Friday and close
Saturday night, December 13th. Headquarters will be locat
ed in the WMOC Radio booth in
front of Consolidate 10 cent
Store on the Public Square. The
booth will have complete radio
broadcast facilities, telephones,
public address system, and
music facilities.
Empty Stocking Fund com
mittees will be on duty all day
every day beginning Friday and
continuing through the follow
ing Saturday. Erich committee
will plan their program for the
: day and use their own methods
of raising money. Buttons will
be provided tn pm on all per
sons who donate and everyone
will be urged to wear this but
ton until the drive closes. A
special show will be held at the
school auditorium Saturday
night. Dec. 13.
Plans are also being made to
form 100 percent clubs and
stickers will be provided for all
I who reach this goal Employees
in all stores will be asked to
wear special badges advertising
the drive. All stores in Cov
ington and Newton County are
urged to have their radios tuned
to WMOC for this series of
I broadcasts each day.
Rotary Club committees for
the various days are as follows:
Friday, Dec. s—Hugh Harris.
Alvin Rape. Edgar Callaway,
and Guy Robinson.
Saturday, Dec. 6—John Jerni
gan, Guy Jones, Jim Knight.
Jim McKay, and Tom Hay.
Monday, Dec. B—Aubra Sher- i
wood, Moncey Pratt. Dan Clow
er. Sam Dietz, and Otis Spillers.
Tuesday. Dec. 9—Walter Me-
Gahee, Hugh King. Joe Webb, I
। Shelly Harlin, and Reginald
Robinson.
Wednesday, Dec. 10 — Leo
Mallard, Howard Brooks, E. G. :
Lassiter Herbert Duke, and
Howard Milligan.
Thursday, Dec. 11—Pete Me- i
Niven, Whitlow Richardson. 1
Sidney Waites, Maurice Griffin,
and Mark Davis.
Friday. Dec. 12—James Rogers, ;
C. G. Henderson, Lewis Cald- ■
well, and Rill Cook.
Saturday. Dec. 13 — John
Hackney, Jim Cook, Ross Cham
bers. Paul Ferren, and Zig Cal- ,
laway.
Girl Reserves Met
Monday Afternoon
PORTERDALE — Twenty-two
members of Group No. 2 of «he
Maud King Girl Reserves met in
Mrs. Ellington’s schoolroom Mon
day. November 24. The roll was
called and the minutes were read.;
Ophelia Wheeler was in charge
of our program as follows: story,
Dianne Moore; song, Saleta Luns
ford; poem Saleta Lunsford;
poem. Linda Henry: poem. Phyl
lis White; story, Patricia Tread
well: Rible story. Barbara Martin,
and the Lord s Prayer, all.
We drew names for Christmas.
Then, when we put on our golden
gloves, we went home.
BARBARA MARTIN,
Plan Demonstration
Os Meat Processing
A meat cutting and curing
demonstration will be held Wed
nesday, December 10, at 1:30
o'clock, in the Fair Exhibit
Building, according to J. W.
Horne, Colored County Agent.
"The loss of meat due to
spoilage is still high in the
county. Proper methods of cur
ing can help avoid such losses.
Therefore, farmers and all in
terested persons are invited to
attend the demonstration and
see improved methods of cut
ting and curing meat," he said.
The demonstration will he
given by K. C. Childres, special
' livestock agent for the Georgia
| Agricultural Extension Service.
THIS PAPER IS COVINGTON'S
INDEX TO CIVIC PRIDE
AND PROSPERITY
Awarded ihe Fourth Best Weekly In
The Entire Nation By National
Editorial Association In 1945
Junior High
Cage Teams
Play Friday
Newton County's junior
high school basketball ‘teams
will open the current cage sea
son Friday night, December 5,
when Palmer-Stone meets Cov
ington Junior High in the Cov
ington Gvmnasium and Porter
dale meets Livingston in the
Livingston Gym. Both games
get underway at 7:30 .P. M.,
with two games—boys and girls
—rcheduled.
The Covington boys team ; s
composed of: John Dearing. Irby
Edwards. Joe Sharp, Joseph
Morris, Kent Campbell, Larry
Capes, David Bryan, and Wen
dell Crowe, forwards; Henry
Odum. Jefferson Dial. Cooper
Harwell. Bobby Savage. Billy
Daughtrey, and Billy Harwell,
guards, and Willie Parker and
Sam Ramsey centers. Team
managers are Olin Pressley and
Lee Milligan.
Players for the Covington girls
are: Suzanna Weigel, Emalyn
Cook. Mary Lee Costley, Elaine
Hornbuckle. Jeanne Johnson,
; Sue Pratt, Mary Bo Strozier, and
Ann Tribble, guards; Peggy
Crews, Ann Masten. Ann Wood
ward, Josephine Heard, Davilyn
Bohannon, Katrina McKay,
Sarah Stephenson, Sandra Bracp
well, Mary Meadows. Ellen
W’eaver. and Mary Johnson, for
wards, and June Thompson and
Irene Robertson, team managers
E.A.O. Faculty
j Meeting Today
The Emory-at-Oxford faculty
will hold its third seminar meet
,ing on general education Thurs
day at 2 P M. Prof. John W
Dixon, art historian, will lead tha
discussion of Alfred North White
head's “The Aims of Education ”
The purpose of the seminar ac
cording to Chairman, W B.
Baker, is “ s he creation of a
faculty community with a com
mon goal.”
The various phases of general
education to hp discussed during
seminar meetings are: (1) theory
of general education. (2) cutri
cular of othei colleges, and (3)
religion and education. During the
first meeting Dr. Leroy Loemk“r,
chairman of 'he Department of
Philosophy ot Emory University,
led the group in the discussion bf
. Robert M Hutchins. "Education
for Freedom." The second meet
ing was conducted by Prof. Currv
T. Haynes. The hook diacuss e d
j was "Education at the Cross
roads,” by Jacques Maritain.
i Under the leadership of Dean
Virgl Y. C. Eady, the Emory-at-
Oxford faculty has been working
for several years on a program of
general education. At the open
ing of the 1952-98 aeademie year
the first class was enrolled in the
four-year curriculum of general
education at Emory-at-Oxford.
Sgt. Calvin Hawkins
Now At Fort Benning
Sgt. Calvin Hawkine, son M
Mr. and Mn. Earl Henry Haw
। kins, of Covington, is a member
of the Combat Training Com
mand at Fort Benning, Ga.
Hawkins' unit plays an active
part in demonstrating battle
tested techniques to student* at
the world famoua Infantry
~ School.
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