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VOLUME 92
Legion Auxiliary
Makes Plea For
New Members
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If you are the wife, mother,
. ister daughter of a member
o^ The American Legion, or of
someone who served in the World
Wavs or Korean War but is now
dead — or if you were in Ihe
service of your country — You
are invitea to become a member
of the American Legion Auxili
ary, Newton County,' Unit 32.
Give your Legionnaire a help
ing hand by doing the part of
Legion work that needs a wo
man s touch. Help to care for his
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THURSDAY • FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 6 -7
—- Double Feature —
Jack Kelly in
"Night Holds
T error"
Also —
Frank Lovejoy in
"Crooked Web"
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 8
— Double Feature —
Johnny Weissmuller in
"Devil Goddess"
Also —
Loretta Young in
"Farmer's
Daughter"
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SEPTEMBER 9-10
Spencer Tracy in
"Bad Day At
Black Rock"
TUESDAY- WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 11 ■ 12
Shirley Booth in
"About
Mrs. Leslie"
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Steam Cart a Reality at Newton County Hospital
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THE NEW STEAM cart is a joy at the Newton County Hospital. Mrs. Linton Smith is pictured on
the extreme left, Mrs. Anna Laura Reid in center, and Mrs. E. E. Callaway Sr. at right.
'Meal-On Wheels' Carl Newest
Addition to Newton Co. Hospital
One of Newton County Hos- ■
pital's cherished dreams became
a reality recently, when the stain
(less steel “Meals-On-Wheels”
‘ food cart to facilitate meal ser-
I vice to patients, arrived.
However, this wa» definitely |
not the kind of dream which 1
I evolved from sleeping. Quite to
j the contrary, it required the dili- j
gent efforts of most of the wak
ing moments of Mrs. E. E. Calla
: way. Sr. and Mrs. Linton Smith,
co-chairman of the project, "as
well as Mrs. Anna Laura Reid, I
Newton Hospital Supervisor, to I
whom the Food Cart means great
er efficiency and a step forward
in the hospitals splendid pro
gram. >
, No longer can this ultra modern ,
equipment be termed a "steam j
cart”; for in addition to electri
cally-heated units to preserve the
heat in hot foods and hot coffee,
dispensed with a spigot; but a
refrigerated unit keeps the de
sired chill in salads, iced bever
ages and frozen salads and ice
cream.
In addition to its value in serv- j
disabled comrades, give aid to
their families — their children so
they aren’t left in need. Help j
your Legionnaire to make your !
community a better place in :
which to live. Your interest, en- :
couragement and help can mean !
a lot to him.
A guiding principal of the
American Legion Auxiliary is,
"Service, Not Self,” so the organ!
ization offers its members noth
ing for themselves except —
Friendship. Opportunity. Person
ality, Achievement and Happi
ness.
Our membership drive is on.
Mrs. Luke Hill is our member- |
ship chairman, if you are inter
' ested in becoming a member call ’
her or let some member know i
! for we are interested in you.
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This Paper Is Covington's Index To Civic Pride and Prosperity — Not Just A Newspaper But An Institution
ing patients more palatable meals.
Mrs. Reid especially appreciates
the features of noise elimination,
saving of time in serving meals,
the simplicity of operation and
cleaning, and the elimination of
food waste.
The overall cost of the Food
Cart was $1,265.00. With $909.00
in hand, through contributions
from various organizations and
individuals of Newton County,
$356.00 remains outstanding io
clear the indebtedness on this vital
piece of hospital equipment.
Expressing the entire Hospital’s
appreciation, as well as that of
those working on the Food Cart
project, of the response already
made toward the purchase of the
Cart, Mrs. Reid added that fur
ther contributions would be most
welcome, and may be sen to Mrs.
E. E. Callaway, Sr., Chairman of
Hospital Volunteer Services, and
of the Food Cart Fund.
Vernon Moore
Funeral Held
Al Stewart
Funeral services for Vernon
William Moore of Route 1, Cov
ington, were held Wednesday
afternoon at Stewart Baptist
Church. Rev. O. D. Mullinax was
assisted by Rev. Willis Foster
in conducting the services.
Mr. Moore, 44. died suddenly
Monday, September 3. He* was
self employed in operating a
filling station on the Atlanta
Highway in Covington. He was
a member of the Ancient York
Lodge No. 127 at Worthville and
the Lodge was in charge of
Masonic services at the grave
side in Stewart Cemetery.
Mr. Moore, a native of Newton
County, Miss, had made Coving
ton his home since 1948. and had
engaged in saw milling and agri
cultural pursuits, as well as the
operation of a Gulf Service Sta
tion. He was a member of Stew
art Baptist Church, and was a
Mason.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. V. W. Moore. Covington;
three sons. Charles Moore, Doug
lasville; Willie Moore, James
Arthur Moore, three daughters,
Mrs. Carroll King, Miss Peggy
Moore, Miss Patricia Moore all
of Covington; parents Mr. and
Mrs. M. W. Moore, Chunkey,
Mississippi and two sisters, Mrs.
Mildred Edwards, Nashville,
Tennessee and Mrs. F. B. Mur
phy, Washington, D. C.
The NEFS joins the many
friends of the family in extend
ing deepest sympathy to them in
their sorrow.
J. C. Harwell and Son Funeral
Home were in charge of funeral
arrangements.
Dynel fabrics are easily damag
ed by heat. Clothing Specialist
Miss Avola Whitesell, Agricul*
tural Extension Service, recom
mends using the lowest setting on
the iron and protecting the fabric
with a dry pressing cloth.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1956
Council Gives
OK for Parking
Permit Trial
Sale of parking permits, on a
trial basis, was approved by
i Mayor and Council at its regular
! monthly meeting last Friday
1 night at City Hall. The meeting,
i scheduled for Monday, was
changed due to the observance of
! Labor Day.
Parking permits will be sold
for $5 per month. A sticker for
the windshield will serve as iden
tification for permit holders. The
plan is expected to be put into
effect within the next several
weeks.
The city governing body ap
proved permit for the Newton
County Library to use the two
front rooms in the Covington
Junior High School gymnasium.
This action, of course, will not
become effective until formal re
lease of the building is made. It
is understood that the Porter
Fund will finance the cost of
building alterations for library
requirements.
In other action Council approv
ed the adoption by ordinance of
a Fire Prevention Code. Grady
Berry, chief, will serve as inspec
tor, and Rodney Floyd, assistant
inspector.
Mayor Jack L. Elliott presided. |
Councilmen W. T. Greer, Alvin
Rape. Fred Kitchens, and Carl
I Smith Jr. attended, with City I
Clerk Clyde Castleberry. Coun-!
cilmen John Bob Weaver and
j George Alien were absent due to
illness.
Grady Brooks
Funeral Rises
Held Saturday
H. Grady Brooks. 57. native of
Newton County, died at his home
in Orlando, Florida. Wednesday,
August 29. Funeral services were
held Saturday. September 1, in
Orlando.
Mr. Brooks attended Emory at
Oxford. Piedmont College, and
| Emory University, Atlanta.
I He resided in Atlanta for sever
al years, and was associated with
the Travelers Insurance Com
pany. He was later transferred to
Philadelphia.
Mr. Brooks joined Marsh an?
McLennon Insurance Company
and lived in New Jersey and
New York for the past 15 years.
He retired from the company and
moved to Orlando last December.
Survivors include: his wife the
former Helen Ashton Brooks
four brothers. Howard Brooks.
Covington, James C. Brooks, At
lanta, Joe R. Brooks, Silver
Springs, Maryland, and Roy T.
Brooks, Pensacola,*Florida: five
sisters, Mrs. Paul Mostello. Chats
worth. Mrs. James Stapp, At
lanta, Mrs. Robert W1 it* Con
yers, Mrs. G. H. Rockmore, Jer
sey, and Mrs. Edwin Harris, Jer
sey.
The NEWS extends deepest sym
pathy to the members of the be
| reaved family.
Sardis Church
Observe Annual
Homecoming
A typical bit of Americana
permeated the Homecoming of
Sardis Congregational Church,
Sunday, when approximately 175
friends, members and former
members of the beloved little
Church gathered for the annual
day of spiritual and physical fel
lowship and feast.
Not only because Homecoming
is a tradition among rural Ameri
can churches; but because Sardis
is a direct descendent of the Pil
grims’ original Congregational
Church founded in 1620, after
their landing at Plymouth Rock.
For in 1838 the Pilgrim's Congre
gational Church gathered mo
mentum in an organizational
drive in Georgia, with the result
that several churches of that
faith were established. Sardis,
whose present supply pastor is
the Rev. Mr. Hubert Shelton of I
Decatur, was organized under the j
direction of the Rev. Sulivah H.
Gale, on October 4. 1888. The 1
church records show the follow
ing charter members? Americus
V. Poole, Thomas H. Smith,
James H. Carroll, John R. Bird;
Mrs. Elizabeth Poole, Mrs. Aman- ।
da W’hitley, Mrs. Martha E. Car- [
roll, Mrs. Melissa M. Carroll, Mrs. I
Ann R. Smith, Mrs. Sarah A.
Ellis, Mrs. Polly Ewing. Miss ;
Eliza Ellis, Miss Amanda R. i
Smith and Miss Harriett R. ।
Smith. Rev. James C. Forrester j
was ordained as the church’s first
pastor, on the day of organiza- I
' lion, and served as such for some !
27 years, until the infirmities of
age necessitated his retirement.
One minister, the Rev. George
W. Penn, son of one of Sardis’s
pastors, the Rev. S. M. Penn,
1 went forth from this church of
i the Pilgrim's faith, which is now
। included in the Congregational
Parish composed of Macedonia
Church at Hoschton, Liberty
Church at Dewey Rose, Duncan
Creek, Lawrenceville and Sardis.
The pastor, Rev. Shelton, cor
dially welcomed those present for
. the Morning Homecoming serv
i ice. A beautiful arrangement of
yellow chrysanthemums paid tri
bute to the late Mr. Thomas Hen
derson.
The Homecoming sermon with
Jas. R. Dobbs,
Former Newton
Official, Dies
Funeral services for James
Robert (Bob) Dobbs of Starr,s
--| ville were held Sunday, Sep
' tember 2, at the Chapel of Har
well Funeral Home. Rev. Sidney
Anderson pastor of Hayston
Presbyterian Church and Rev.
Leon Piper, pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church conducted the
services.
Mr. Dobbs, 90. was born in
Newton County and has spent
his entire lifetime here. He was
a prominent farmer and for 45
years was Bailiff of Newton
County Superior Court. He was
la member of the Hayston Pres
i byterian Church and a member
of Mansfield Masonic Lodge No.
489. who had charge of the Ma
sonic service at the graveside in
Lane Cemetery near Starrsville.
He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Angeline Law'son Dobbs,
Covington; one son James Dobbs,
Hayston; two daughters, Mrs.
Ben Cochran. Smyrna; Mrs. L. M.
Brown. Covington; two broth
ers, John Dobbs, Shy Dobbs,
Starrsville; one sister Mrs. J. T.
Ward. Macon; eight grandchild
ren and two great-grandchildren.
J. C. Harwell Funeral Home
was in charge of funeral ser
vices with the following serv
ing as pallbearers: W. P. Hays,
Stoney Hays, Paul Roquemore,
Paul Hardman, Lee Hays and
Charlie Henderson.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending depest
sympath to the bereaved fami
ly.
Bates in Atlanta
For Check-up
Tom Bates, popular Newton
County Commissioner, entered
Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta, yes
terday (Thursday). Mr. Bates will
undergo a physical check-up, and
is expected to return within the
next several days.
Sunday Homecoming at Sardis Congregational Church
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SHOWN AT SARDIS Congregational Church's annual Homecoming Surkday are standing, left to
right: Roy Martin, member of the Eduaciional Building ■Committee, Toirk' Williams, S. S. secre
tary and Bldg. Com., Tommy L. Womack, Bldg. Com.; Harvey EdddlemVkn, S. S. superintendent.
Chairman of Board of Deacons and Bldg. Committee, and eldest living Sardis member; Jack
Hinton, deacon and Bldg. Com. treasurer; the Rev. Mr. Hubert Shleton. pastor; Albert Strick
land, Church Clerk, deacon and Bldg. Com. member; Thomas Henderson, ^Chorister, deacon and
Bldg. Com.; Alton Mann, deacon and Bldg. Com.; and Edgar Fisher, Church treasurer, deacon
and Bldg. Com. member. Seated left io right are: Mrs. C. B. Henderson an< Mrs. M. T. (Mag
gie) Ewing, who have been Sardis members since they were 15: Mrs. Jack Hinton, president of
the Women's Auxiliary, and Mrs. Albert Strickland, standing, pianist and Primary S. S. teacher.
the text, “Is Not This the Carpen
ter?", was adroitly adapted to
present day possibilities of the
dedicated Christian Life.
As the potentialities of human ;
clay in the Master Potter’s hand
were emphasized, the hearers 5
were gripped with challenge of ।
Gibraltar like Faith of the Pil- •
grim Fathers, which laid the
foundation for the children of
their children’s chilren. An anti
l que foot-pedal organ stood beside
a modern piano; and through the
windows of the white frame
church, one could see the walls of
a new concrete block educational
building, under construction. No
one needed to be told that here
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was a group of believers who j
treasured the Christian Heritage j
which wa? theirs.
Sardis’s oldest living member,
Mr. Harvey Eddleman. approach
ing his 75th year, is still one of
its most active members. In addi
tion to his duties as Sunday
School Supt., he is Chair
man of the Board of Deacons and
Chairman of the Building Fund,
toward which the Morning’s
offering went. Two other long
! time members, Mrs. C. B. Hen
derson and Mrs. M. T. (Maggie)
Ewing, who became members 58
i years ago at the age of 15; and
Mrs. G. H. White, a former mem
ber, of Atlanta, who reminisced
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about the construction of the
present building ttaon the site of
the original church\6s years ago,
enjoyed the Homeutrming.
At the noon hour*^a bountiful
basket lunch was enjoyed on pic
nic tables under the’’ shade of
the churchyard oaks.
During the afternoon\ session.
Mrs. Frank Day, affect'ilonately
known to hosts of frien\is as
"Miss Annie Lee", reviewed, the
i history of Sardis in her ownyni
■ mitable manner.
Concluding the significant day
was a song service led by Thomas
i Henderson, capable church chor
ister, with the assistance of Mrs.
Albert Strickland, pianist.