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By THE OFFICE BOY
Once each year we of Newton
and Rockdale Counties pause in
the inad rush of atomic age exist
ance, deliberately turn our backs
on temporal duties, and ‘draw
aside” at historic Salem Camp
Ground for a period of refresh
ment of body and mind and soul.
Here we sense the “peace that
passeth understanding”. Material
things begin to assume their
proper proportions, and our
hearts quicken as we hear anew
Ihe “Old, Old Story” as top
speakers of the various denomin
ations “rightly divide the word
of truth” beneath the hand hq^vs
beams of the more than a cen
tury old Tabernacle.
The early devotional each
morning is led by the Rev. Mr.
S. J. Hull of Salem Methodist
Church, and sets the spiritual
pace for the day, in the sheer
joy of trying to walk in the steps
of the Saviour. The Rev. Messers
Howard Giddens of Athens First
Baptist Church, and Frank Craw
ley of Decatur First Methodist
Church, alternate for the morn
ing and evening worship services.
Both are able Messengers, and
have spread a spiritual feast for
their hearers, as they daily break
the “Bread of Life”. The Rev.
Mr. John Tate of St. Mark's
Methodist Church in Atlanta, who
so ably leads the singing, with
the assistance of Miss Fletcher
Lou Lunsford, capable pianist,
has the happy faculty of induc
ing you to sing, when you know
you can't! The Rev. Robert
Franklin of, Lithonia, who has
led the morning adult Bible
study, is one of our younger pas
tors, and has evoked deep inter
est and appreciation of the course
studied. On Sunday, Bishop Ar
thur J. Moore, one of Method
dism's Greats, brought an in
spiring message to a well filled
Tabernacle.
“Tenters” were delighted to
see two new "tents” or cabins
among those grouped about the
Tabernacle, this year. Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Hicks of Conyers,
have recently completed the one
which they are occupying this
year with their children. Beth,
Jimi and Tillman; as have the
Aaron Kemps, with their chil
dren Dana Sue, Martha Ann and
Laura, and Mr. and Mrs. George
Ramsey, Jr. and children. Bill and
Mack, of Milwaukee, Wis.
Another tent, occupied for the
first time by its new owners, is
the Gailey-Evans tent, next door
to their brother and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. E. T. Hicks, Jr. of Con
yers. and children, Peggy and
Emory 111. and their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. T. Hicks of Conyers.
Nostalgia overwhelmed Mrs. Gai
ley of Conyers, and Mrs. Evans
of Covington, after they had let
the "tent'’ they loved so in child
hood go. So after negotiating its
re-purchase, this year finds the
W. H. Gaileys and children, Ward
and Joe .and sister and brother
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Evans and
children, Linda and Vincent,
making a spiritual haven of the
old tent, which will hold many
happy memories in their tomor
rows.
In the Druid Hills Tent, where
Ihe Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Gibson of Conyers M. E. Church,
are chaperoning the teen-ager^
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Homecoming Sunday Launched
Revival at High Point Baptist
Annual revival services for
High Point Baptist Church were
fittingly launched Sunday with
a ‘ Homecoming,” which was a
spiritual as well as physical feast
for some 191 members, former
members and friends.
The Rev. Ed L. Aikrn of Toc
coa, will conduct the worship
services, with the Rev. Girod
Cole of Conyers leading the sing
ing. each (evening at 7:45 this
week.
The pastor. Rev. R. Hudson
Moody, extended a cordial wel
come to visitors and paid spec
ial tribute to Mrs. W. H. Parker,
who will soon be 85, and is the
church's oldest living member,
and Freddy Cross. 8, who is the
youngest member.
Rev. Moody chose as his Home
coming message, "God is Call
ing, Come Home,” in which he
cited the Eternal Home as the
Christian’s true “Homecoming.”
Following the message, a boun
tiful basket lunch was enjoyed
by those present, on picnic tab
les under the churchyard oaks;
with a delightful period of fel
lowship and reminiscing ensu
ing. Mrs. Parker recalled the
organization of the church, of
which she is a charter member,
in a Brush Arbor in 1893, under
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Nev Schools Start New Term August 27
Teachb. report Aug. 23;
Record Enrollment Seen
It will be back-to-school for Newton County youngsters
Monday, August 27, according to E. L. Ficquett, superin
tendent of the County Board of Education. Teachers, ac
cording to Mr. Ficquett, will report for pre-planning activ
ities on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday preceding the
। opening day.
Allgood Named
To IAPES Board
Bill Allgood. Oxford, has been
na’pied on the editorial and pub
lication board of the Internation
al Association of Personnel in
Employment Security (IAPES),
according to Georgia’s Commis
sioner of Labor Ben T. Huiet. The
appointment was made by W.
Garnett Johnson, Frankfort, Ken
tucky, the Association’s president,
Huiet stated.
Allgood, who is Chief of In
formation for the Employment
Security Agency, Georgia De
partment of Labor, succeeds Rich
ard B. Davis, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
Huiet said Allgood was named
to the important committee post
because of his continued interest
in the activities of the world
wide professional organization
and his qualifications in the field
of journalism.
Well-known in this area. All
good was named Chief of Infor
mation of the Georgia Depart
ment of Labor by Commissioner
Huiet on June 1 of this year.
Weekend Store
Hours Changed
The Newton County Busi
nessmen's Association Monday
approved a resolution for a
change i n closing hours for re
tail business establishments in
Covington. The change is effec
tive Friday, August 17.
Under the proposal stores
will remain open until 6 p.m.
on Friday, and will close at 6
p.m. on Saturday. Present
hours for closing are 5 p.m. on
Friday, and 7 p.m. on Saturday.
The change, spokesmen point
ed out, is designed io assist
weekend shoppers. Hours of
food stores and drug stores will
not be affected.
the direction of the Rev Tom
Greer, father of Will R. Greer
of Covington. Complete organi
zation followed in 1894, with a
building on the present site.
Mrs. L. W. Callahan, who was
not present, is the only other
known to be a charter member,
in 1928 the original building was
destroyed by fire; but the mem
bership met the challenge and
the building was soon replaced.
The late, beloved Rev. Walker
Combs was pastor of High
Point for approximate'y 30
years.
Under the splendid leadership
of Rev. Moody the church and
its program have continued to
move forward. The fine new
Sunday School annex whi ih con
tains an apartment for the pas
tor and family and was com
pleted last year, has recently
been re-painted on the interior.
The Sunday School program,
under the capable direction of
Mrs. Bryant Steele. S. S. Super
intendent is one of which any
church might take just pride.
It was a day of ‘‘going back
to Bethel’’ for members and
friends alike, who had the priv
ilege of re-newing ties of spir
ituality, friendship and fellow
ship.
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A record enrollment is expect
ed for the next school term. A
total of 3,200 white children were
enrolled in county schools last
year. Negro enrollment totalled
1,875.
Several vacancies exist in the
school system, according to Mr.
Ficquett, but are expected to be
filled within the next few days.
Superintendent Ficquett stated
Wednesday that expanded school
facilities, made possible through
the mammoth building program
now underway, are not complete
for the opening of the new school
year. However, it is expected
that the new Negro high school
and the addition to Washington
Street School will be ready for
occupancy during the month of
September.
Other additions and facilities
included in the building program,
with the exception of the new
Covington Junior High School,
are expected to be ready before
the end of 1956.
The veteran Newton County
1 school official reported additions
I and improvements at the Newton
I County High and Palmer-Stone.
New buildings are under con
struction at Livingston and Mans
field.
The building program is an
original expenditure of one mil
lion and four-hundred-fortv
thousand dollars. The biggest out
lay for one project, $450,000, is
for the new negro elementary
and high school.
The new Covington Junior
High School, located near the
high school, will cost in the
neighborhood of $300,000.00.
Cov. Mills Meth.
Revival Services
To Start Sunday
Revival services start Sunday,
j August 19, at the Covington Mills
i Methodist Church, and will con-
I tinue through Sunday, August
. 26.
The Rev. Alfred L. Key. pas
■ tor, will conduct services. W. A.
i Childers Jr. will serve as song
| leader, and Mrs. Jacque Farr
| will be the pianist.
Morning services will be held
at 10 a.m.; prayer service at 7:15
p.m.; song service at 7:30 p.m.,
and evening worship at 8 p.m.
A cordial invitation is extend
ed everyone to attend this series
of services.
Lovejoy Methodist
Begins Revival
Revival services will begin at
the Lovejoy Methodist Church
Sunday evening, August - 19. at
7:30. The services will continue
each evening through Friday,
August 24. at 8:00 o’clock. One
feature of the services will be
a “Sw-ord Drill," a Bible contest,
in which the championship is de
cided the last night. The pastor,
Rev. Derrel Santee, will bring
the messages. The public is in
vited.
Stewart Baptist
Homecoming And
Revival Services
Homecoming will be observed
next Sunday, August 19 at the
Stewart Baptist Church. Dinner
will be ^rved on the church
grounds worn 12 to 1:30. Regu
lar services will be held with
Sunday School at 10 am. and
and preaching service a; 11 a.m.
The annual revival service
will begin Sunday night at 7:30
and will continue nightly through
Saturday night.
Rev. O. D. Mullinax of the
Cascade Heights Baptist Church
will bring the revival messages.
Covington's ONLY HOME - OWNED and HOME - OPERATED Newspaper
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THE ABOVE PHOTOGRAPH was made Sunday at the High Point Baptist Church Homecoming
and includes :FRONT ROW, left io right: Freddy Cross, youngest member of the church; Mrs.
Ben Lewis, Ben Lewis, elder members of the church; Mrs. H. M. (Sallie) Parker, oldest member
of the church. SECOND ROW. left io right. Mrs. Bryani Steele, Sunday School Superintendent;
R, E. Whatley, president of the Brotherhood: J. J. Steele, deacon; Dewey Steele, chairman of
the board of deacons; J. C. Cargile, deacon and superintendent of the adult department; J. T. Bo
hannon. deacon and only licensed member of the church: Miss Helen Loyd, pianist. THIRD
ROW, left to right: Carl Johnson, deason; Rev. R. Hudson Moody, pastor of the church: F. E.
Savage Jr., deacon and RA leader; and James A. Johnson, chorister and church treasurer.
Miss Haymore
Wins Methodist
Scholarship
Miss JoAnne Haymore. a soph
omore at LaGrange College, has
been awarded a National Metho
dist Scholarship by the Board
of Education of the Methodist
Church. Miss Haymore is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
B. Haymore, 1101 Odum Street,
Covington, and a member of the
First Methodist church in Cov
ington.
National Methodist Scholar
ship Awards cover tuittion and
fees up to S4OO and are granted
on the basis of superior academ
ic standing, leadership ability,
active churchmanship, character,
personality and need.
About 500 such awards are
given annually by the Methodist
Board of Education in its nation
wide scholarship program. More
than 5.000 National Methodist
Scholarships have been granted
since the program was started in
1945.
Funds for the support of Na
tional Methodist Scholarships
are received from local Metho
dist churches on the basis of a
church-wide offering on Metho
dist Student Day, the second
Sunday in June.
Tax Levy For
County Set
. Commissioner Tom Bates and
the Newton County Advisory
Board Tuesday set the state and
county tax rate for 1956 at 39-1/4
mills, the same as last year.
The county rate for ajl pur
poses is 39 mills, and includes
schools, school bonds, and hospi
tal bonds. The remaining 14
mill is a state levy.
R. Earl Avery, Covington. W. P.
Hays, Mansfield, and A. S. El
lington, Salem, comprise the Ad
visory Board which met with
Commissioner Bates.
County Tax Collector Bonham
L. Johnson Wednesday, started
preparing tax notices. He report
ed the 1956 digest totalled $lO,-
575.064. However, homestqad ex
emption of $2,684,060. and per
sonalty tax exemption of $521-
091, reduced the net to $7,369,-
913.
The gain over last year in
the net digest is $293,671.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST-»n956
Dr. Garrison To
Fill Presbyterian
Pulpit Sunday
Dr. Joseph M. Garrison of
i Greensboro. North Carolina, will
! be the guest minister at the Pres
byterian Church Sunday morn
ing, August 19, at the 11 a.m.
worship service.
Dr. Garrison is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. P. J. Garrison of Cov
l ington.
The public is invited.
WSCS and Guild
Slate Meetings
The Woman’s Society of
Christian Service of North Geor
gia wiH hold a five day school
of missions and Christian service
Aug. 20-24 at Emory University.
The annual weekend confer
ence of the North Georgia Wes
i leyan Service Guild will follow
I Aug. 25-26, also at Emory.
Purpose of the missions school
is to give emphasis to the world
mission of the church through
an intergrated program of mis
sionary education, Christian so
cial relations, spiritual life cul
tivation. and program building.
Miss Florence Chen, president
of the Methodist Woman’s So
ciety of Christian Service on
Formosa, will speak to the Wes
leyan Service Guild assembly on
Saturday night, August 25. She
is in the United States to attend
the World Federation of Metho
dist Women, meeting at Lake
Junaluska N. C. Aug. 27-31.
The 7:30 Saturday evening
meeting will emphasize the work
of missionaries and deaconesses
and the work of the World Fede
ration of Methodist Women, of
which every Methodist woman
becomes a member when she
joins the Woman's Society or
the Guild. Mrs. Ottillio de
Chaves, of Brazil, president of
the World ederation, will be
present.
Tri County Auction
Lists Monday Sales
Tri-County Livestock Auction
Company. Monday sold 629 head
of cattle and 34 hogs for a total
of $29,909.57. Milk cows and
springers topped at $222.50; pigs, j
$5.50; calves, 19.40 c; Stockers, I
15c; steers, 16.80 c; bulls, 12c; fat ;
cows, 11.90 c; canners and cutters,
10-l/2c; and hogs, 17c. I
P'dale Church
Joins in Assn.
Youth Revivals
PORTERDALE — Young peo
ple of the Porterdale Baptist
Church united with all young
people in the Stone Mountain
Association for the Youth Re
vival in the Conyers Baptist
Church from August 6-11. In
preparation for the services, cot
tage prayer services were held
in the following homes: Sandra
Whitfield was in charge at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Norwood on Thursday evening,
August 2; Patricia Bennett was
the speaker at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Elkins on Fri
day, August 3; Miss Peggy Cofer
directed services in the home of
Mrs. Claire Bennett on Saturday
evening, August 4.
Rev. Charles L. Rice, youth
evangelist from Costa Mesa,
California was the speaker for
the revival. He is the pastor of
the First Baptist Church in Ira
dale, Texas while he is a stu
dent in the sophomore class at
Baylor University in Waco. Tex
as. The revival song leader was
Mr. John Trublood of Decatur,
Illionis, who is a junior at Bay
lor University.
The Rev. Rice used as his
theme for the week of services,
‘Love Demands.” This was
chosen from the line of the hymn
which says, “Love so amazing,
so divine, Demands my soul, my
life, my all.”
Each nigh during the revival,
young people from churches of
the association gave their testi
monies. Those speaking were:
Quntiss Wells of West End Bap
tist Church; Kent Anglin of Cal
vary Baptist Church, Covington;
Ann Starr of Conyers First Bap
tist Peggy Cofer of Porterdale
Baptist; Marshall Edwards of
Covington First Baptist; Minor
Gouge of Stone Mountain Bap
tist.
On Friday night “My All For
Christ" pledge cards were dis
tributed. Those willing to dedi
cate all of their lives to Christ
signed these cards.
Those young people who at
tended the services received an
inspiration and a closer walk
with God.
We are already anticipating
the services again next year.
—Patricia Bennett
MORE THAN
15,000
READERS WEEKLY
Shrine Chanters of Atlanta
Feature Closing Program
Concluding services for the 128th annual meeting at
Salem Camp Ground will be held tomorrow (Friday) night.
A special feature of the closing service is the appearance
of the Shrine Chanters from Atlanta. Beginning last Fri
day, when the meeting opened, throngs have been in at-
tendance at the daily sessions. -
Rev. Howard P. Giddens, pastor
First Baptist Church of Athens,
and Rev. Frank Crawley, pastor
First Methodist Church of Deca
tur, have brought messages at ■
the morning and evening serv- |
ices.
The Rev. Mr. Giddens will
preach this (Thursday) morning,
and the Rev. Mr. Crawley will
bring the message tonight (Thurs
day). Friday’s preaching sche
dule finds the Rev. Mr. Crawley
filling the pulpit in the morning,
with the Rev. Mr. Giddens bring
ing the closing message of the
annual meeting tomorrow (Fri
day) night.
The Shrine Chanters will be
special guests tomorrow (Friday;
night, and will start a special
musical program at 7:45.
Rev. John Tate, of St. Marks
Methodist Church, Atlanta, has
served as director of music. Miss
Fletcher Lou Lunsford, well
| known in Covington music cir
cles, has served as pianist
। throughout the meeting.
Class awards will feature the
Friday morning schedule.
Area groups have attended the
meeting at evening services this
I week. On Monday night the Con-
I yers Lions Club attended service;
the Methodist Men’s Club were
guests Tuesday evening, and
Wednesday night was observed
as Decatur-Oxford District Night.
Absentee Ballot
Application To
Close Sept. Ist
Application for absentee ballot
in the forthcoming Democratic
' primary of September 12 must be
made on or before Saturday,
I September 1, according to New
i ton County Ordinary Donald G.
; Stephenson.
Application may be made to
Ordinary Stephenson.
Registration Next
Week for Newton
High Students
Homer F. Sharp, principal of
Newton County High School, an
nounces the following registra
tion days for high school students.
Registration hours; 9 am. to
12 noon daily.
Seniors — Tuesday, Aug. 21.
Juniors — Wednesday, Aug. 22.
Sophomores — Thursday, Aug
23.
Freshman — Friday, Aug. 24.
Regular high school classes will
begin Monday, Aug. 27.
Porterdale And
Covington OES
In Joint Meeting
There will be a joint meeting
of Silver Star Chapter No. 372
of Porterdale and Covington
Chapter No. 337, Eastern Star,
at the Covington Masonic Hall
in observance of the official visit
of Worthy Grand Matron Maude I
Jenkins of Macon and Worthy
Grand Patron. Jack Kelly, of At
lanta at 8 p.m. Thursday evening.
August 23. All members are re
quested to be present.
Court of Honor For
Boy Scout Troop 222
Boy Scout Troop 222 will hold 1
a Court of Honor at its annual
Parents Nights next Monday
night, August 20, at the Teen
Can. The program starts at 8 I
o'clock.
Willie Campbell is Scoutmast
er. assisted by Spence Ramsey. I
The public is invited to the I
ceremonies, and parents of mem- I
bers of the troop are particular
ly urged to abend. ।
NUMBER 32
Henson Funeral
Services Today
In Conyers
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WILLIAM A. HENSON
Funeral services for William A.
Henson, 60. president Henson
Furniture Co. Inc., which oper
ates a chain of Georgia furniture
stores, including Covington, will
be held today (Thursday) at 10
a.m. in the Conyers Presbyterian
Church.
Mr. Henson died early Tuesday
afternoon in Emory University
Hospital, Atlanta.
! Mr. Henson, who had made h:s
- I home in Conyers since 1927, was
a native of Chattanooga, Tennes-
. see. He was widely known in the
furniture industry as one of the
first to use installment selling in
I the furniture business.
1 He founded the Henson Furni
: ture chain in 1927. Besides the
Conyers and Covington stores,
the firm operates stores in New
nan, Greensboro, Hogansville,
and McDonough.
A veteran of World War I. Mr.
Henson was a member of the
Conyers First Presbyterian
Church, Conyers Lions Club, East
Lake Country Club, Druid Hills
Club, Rockdale County Chamber
of Commerce, American Legion,
and was a Mason.
Survivors include his wife and
'two daughters, Mrs. Clarence
Vaughn Jr., of Conyers, and Mrs.
Richard Herzog of Atlanta.
Pallbearers include the follow
ing associates of Mr. Henson: H.
F. (Mike) Milligan, Newnan;
Harry McElvany, Conyers; Bill
McDowell, Covington; Guy Horn
ing, Greensboro; B. B. Bradley,
McDonough, and B. W. Boswell,
; Hogansville.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the bereaved family.
Homecoming And
Revival At Mt.
Zion Baptist
Homecoming will be held at
Mount Zion Baptist Church next
Sunday. August 19 with revival
services beginning Sunday even
ing.
Rev. Bud Abbott, former pas
tor of the church, of Moultrie,
i will be the guest minister at the
Sunday morning service at 11
o'clock. The pastor, Rev. Gene
Griessman, will bring the Sun
day School lesson.
Revival services will begin on
Sunday evening with services
continuing through Friday even
ing beginning each night at 8 p.m.
: Special music will be provided
' throughout the week.
I All former members, former
I pastors and friends are invited to
the Homecoming ana revival
j services.