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THE WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION of the Calvary Baptist Church sponsored a recent cor
onation service at the church. The photograph includes: FRONT ROW, left to right: Mrs. H. B.
Niblett, Mrs. N. C. Sammons, Marcia Ann Wells. Lou Ann Bellew, Linda Batchelor, Cecelia
Smith, Mrs. Ralph Batchelor and Mrs. L. M. Brown. BACK ROW, left to right: Jan Farr, Carol
Sammons, Mary Ella Smith, Mrs. John I. Alford and Cynthia Harris.
‘Get Out Vote” Campaign
The Covington Service Guild
nd The Newton County Junior
Chamber of Commerce announce
plans for joint sponsorship of
an active and vigorous “Get Out
The Vote” Campaign. Special
emphasis is on the September
12 Primary and the General
Election to be held on November
6. The object of this campaign is
to alert and encourage each and
every registered voter to exer
cise his voting privilege thereby
fullfilling his obligation to good
government. Serving as chair
man from the two sponsoring or
ganizations are Mrs. John L.
Jernigan and William Crawford.
The following citizens are act-
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WOOD-DiCKINSON
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i ing as'chairman for their respec
tive communities.
Oxford, Hamlin Callahan.
Almon, Edgar Wallace.
Porterdale, Mrs. M. B. Shaw.
Mansfield, Lee Hays.
Starrsville, Mrs. Henry An
l derson.
Newborn, Guy Jones.
Covington. All members of The
1 ' Covington Service Guild and
■ i Newton County Junior Chamber
Voters in the Town District
I who do not have transportation
• to the polls, please call 2675. b
e• tween the hours of 9 am. and
. 12 noon and transportation will
. be furnished by members of The
• I Covington Service Guild.
Qty? (tamgtnit News
This Paper Is Covington's Index To Civic Pride and Prosperity — Not Just A Newspaper But An Institution
Visiting Minister
At Kingdom Hall
This week the local congrega
tion of Jehovah’s Witnesses is
being visited by M. H. Leistikow,
an ordained minister of Brook
lyn, New York. Mr. Leistikow
is spending the week promoting
Bible education in the Covington
area. He will seek to arrange ad
ditional home Bible study classes
as well as having meetings every
night in various locations. Satur
day at 8 p.m. he will speak on
“What Does God Require of
You?” and Sunday at 3 p.m. his
subject will be “Has God’s Pur
pose for Mankind Failed?” The
meetings will be held at King
dom Hall located at East Square
in Covington.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 1956
Last Riles
Conducted For
Mrs. Jim Wilson
Funeral services for Mrs. Jim
Wilson (Anna Tuggle), of Cov
ington, were held Tuesday af
ternoon at County Line Baptist
Church with Rev. Loyd Lyle pas
tor of the church conducting the
services.
Mrs. Wilson. 87, was born in
Jasper County. She died at a
private hospital Sunday, Sep
tember 2, after an illness of
several weeks.
She is survived by two sons
Pleas Wilson, Covington; Walter
Wilson, Conyers; three daugh
ters, Mrs. Pearl Jones, Mrs. Lula
Lewis, Covington and Mrs. Eula
Harcrowe, Jackson.
Interment was in County Line
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the bereaved fam
ily.
Mrs. Lola Hodge
Funeral Tuesday
Mrs. Lola Hodge of Route 4,
Covington, died in a private hos
pital in Macon. Sunday, Septem
ber 2, after a short illness. Mrs.
Hodges, 86, was born in Jasper
County. Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon at Pros
pect Methodist Church, near
Monticello, where she was a
faithful member. Services were
conducted by Rev. Charles Pig
gott.
She is survived by two sons,
Joel A. Hodge, Carroll Hodge,
■ one daughter, Mrs. Emory N.
’ Ozburn, all of Monticello: two
1 brothers, Tom McClendon, Mans
f field! Jess McClendon, Cali
! fornia: 13 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren.
J. C. Harwell and Son were
in charge of funeral arrange
ments with interment in Pros
pect Cemetery.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending depest smy
pathy to the members of the
bereaved family.
J. N. Bradshaw
Commissioned
Army Captain
John Neill Bradshaw, who is
stationed at Gary Air Force Base,
San Marcos. Texas, was recently ।
promoted to Captain.
He entered the army in June
1951 and served in Korea one
year. He instructed at the Infan
try School at Ft. Benning for j
three years before being trans
ferred to Gary AFB, Texas.
He entered the Army primary :
pilot training in May 1956 and
will graduate on September 7. j
Following his graduation, he will ,
be stationed at Ft. Rucker, Ala
bama, for the 3 months advance
tactic courses.
Captain Bradshaw is the son
of Mrs. J. O. Bradshaw of Cov
ington.
Maj. Chas. King
Returns From
Fort Jackson
Major Charles C. King. Cov
ington attorney, has returned
from two weeks active duty train- i
ing with the Third Army Com- !
mand and General Staff School
at Fort Jackson, S. C.
This school, which was con- ;
ducted by the Miami Reserve :
School, instructs selected officers I
in the functions and responsibili- i
ties of the higher Army Com
mand levels. Major King was one
of more than 500 reserve officers ;
from seven Southeastern states '
who were students in this sum
mer raining phase.
Lt. Sid Hatfield
Member All-Star
Baseball Team
Army 2nd Lt. Sid G. Hatfield,
whose wife, Carol, lives in Fulda j
Minn., is a member of the 7th i
Infantry Division*all-star baseball
Milligan Heads
Senior Class
Al Newlon High
The 1956-1957 Senior Class of
Newton County High School met
Tuesday and elected officers. The
following were elected; Phil Mil
ligan, president; Quentiss Wells,
vice-president; Henry Odum 111,
secretary; Cooper Harwell, trea
surer; Sam Ramsey, reporter.
It was reported to the class that
the Ram Staff has begun work
ing on the 1957 annual, which is
expected to be the biggest and
best yearbook in the school’s
history.
Elaine Hornbuckle is editor;
Sue Pratt, asso. editor; Marsha
Lott, subscription manager; Sam
Ramsey, advertising manager;
and Ann’- Mae Mask, sports edi
tor. One shipment has already
been sent to the publishing com
pany and another is almost ready
to be sent.
Election of superlatives was
begun and Ihe entire list will be
published next week.
team, runners-up for the Korean
championship.
Lieutenant Hatfield is regular
ly assigned to the division’s 31st
Regiment. He was graduated
from the University of Tennessee
in 1954.
The lieutenant’s mother. Mrs.
Cleo L. Hatfield, lives in Porter
dale.
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Mansfield Lions
To Hear Huiel
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The Mansfield Lions Club will
hear Georgia’s Commissioner of
. Labor Ben T. Huiet on Monday
evening, September 10, at 7:30,
according to Robert Stanton, Jr.,
। program chairman of the civic
club.
Mr. Huiet will discuss the gen
eral economic condition of the
state as well as wage earners, Mr.
Stanton reports. The Commission
er of Labor will also talk about
I certain economic conditions in
I Newton County.
' GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY
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OWNED NEWSPAPER
Cub Seoul Pack
Registers 51
Cub Scout Pack 58 held its i
first meeting of the new year
Mpnday night at the American
Legion Home with 51 cub scouts |
registered and 20 adult leaders !
registered.
Jack Gibbs will serve as Cub
master for the year with Sidney
Graham and A. W. Crawford as
assistants. E. L. Rainey will again
serve as secret ary-treasurer.
The Pack Committee consists
of Rev. Fdgar Callaway, chair
man, S. R Campbell, Luke R,
Lassiter. W K Lunsford and E.
G. Lassiter serving as Institution
al Representative of the Coving
ton Rotary Club, sponsor of the
Pack.
The Den Mothers and their as
sistants registering were Mrs, D.
K. Hicks Jr., Mrs. Tom Wiley,
Mrs. S. R. Campbell, Mrs. John
Booth, Mrs. John Jernigan, Mrs. -
E. G. Lassiter Jr., Mrs. Whit Rich- 1
ardson, Mrs. Don Wood, Mrs.
Hugh McDonald, Mrs. Henry S.
Cogley, Mrs. H. O. Whelchel Jr.,
Mrs. Mac Johnson, Mrs. Grover
Myers, Mrs. Charles King and
Mrs. A. W. Crawford.
Mr. Gibbs urged all mothers
of boys Cub Scout age to consid
er serving as Den Mothers or as
assistants. Cub Master Gibbs i
stated some 40 other boys had
requested membership applica
tions but could not be accepted
* due to lack of Den Mothers. Mr.
1 Gibbs requested any interested
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GRAZING
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NUMBER 38
Webb Returns
From New York
.<*§os 4^4
Joe T. Webb. memager of ths
local Belk-Gallant Store, has re
turned from a buying trip to New
York markets
Mr. Webb's tr^ was for tin
purpose of purchasing speci-.l
merchandise for the Covingtc-i
store.
New arrivals of these offering;
are being receive,! daily, accord
ing to Mr. Web^>, and you aie
invited to visit tl; e store for br -
gains in every department.
mother to contact him for furth "
information abejdt organizing a
den.