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Don Ballard Named Easier
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Don Ballard
Final Rites For
Mrs. Julia Head
Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Julia Frances Head of 70 Pop
lar Street, Porterdale, were
held Saturday, March 7 at 4
pin. at the Julia A. Porter
Methodist Church with Rev. H.
H. Dillard, officiating. Inter
ment was in Liberty Cemetery,
Porterdale.
Mrs. Head, 47, died Friday,
March F in a private hospital
following a lingering illness.
She was a native of Newton
County.
Survivors include her hus
band, S. Marvin Head; one son,
Gene Head, all of Porterdale;
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
E. Savage of Starrsville; five
brothers, William, Sam and F.
E. Savage Jr., all of Covington,
Ray Savage of Starrsville and
Ralph Savage of Rex; on sister,
Mrs. Mozelle Day of Covington.
Serving as pallbears were: F.
E. Savage Jr., Ray Savage, Fred
Stapp, William Savage, Gene
Hunt and Samuel H. Savage.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family. Caldwell
end Cowan Funeral Home were
in charge of arrangements.
Famed Hebrew
Christian To
Speak at P'dale
Rev. Joseph Cohn, author of
the book “The Jew and Pales
tine.’’ will be the special speak
er each night in a series of
services tonight (Thursday),
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
at the Church of Our Lord
Jesus Christ, located on Hem
lock Street in Porterdale. The
Rev. J. T. Payne is the church
pastor.
Rev. Cohn has spoken in some
of the larger churches and he
is expected to speak on such
important subjects as “What’s
Next in Palestine,’’ and “The
Day That Changed The World.”
Rev. Payne has announced
that a special service will be
held on Sunday morning.
IH Leaders To Attend Florida
Pinning Cnference March 18-22
Invitations have been mailed
to about 75 persons to attend
the annual 4-H Club leaders
training and planning meeting
al Zig’s Lodge, Daytona Beach,
Florida, March 18-22. The guest
list includes district and state
4-H Club officers, local and
atate volunteer leaders, county
and home demonstration agents
and several members of the
staff of the Agricultural Exten
sion Sei vice.
Miss Rhonwyn Lowry, state
4-H Club leader, said this is
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the eighth year
Mr. Zig Calla
way, Covington
— known tc
hundreds of 4-
H’ers as “Papa
Zig”—has been
been host to the
group. The
event enable® 4-
H’ers to work
out plans for
better 4-H meetings and, at th*
same time, to have a wonderful
vacation together, Miss Lowry
said. , ,
In addition to working oast
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
W. D. Ballard of Covington,
prominent community leader,
was named this week as New
ton County Chairman of the
1959 Easter Seal Campaign by
H. C. Seaton of Carrollton, Dis
trict Chairman. C. G. Hender
son, Jr. of the Bank of Coving
ton will serve as County Trea
surer.
Richard H. Rich, President,
Rich's, Inc., State Campaign
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Mr. Henderson
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for Cr ip p 1 e d ;
Children and
Adults, Inc., is '
one of the 1700
state and local
Saster Seal af
filates of the
National Socie
ty for Crippled
Children and
Adults, Inc.
Some 60,000 private citizens are
serving as Easter Seal Chair
men or are active on boards
and committees for Easter Seal
Societies across the nation.
Mr. Ballard will direct acti
vities in the letter appeal, pub
licity and special events for this
campaign during March, em
phasizing an educational pro
gram outlining existing services
and future needs for the physi
cally disabled children and
adults of Georgia.
Mr. Ballard states: “The pri
mary emphasis of this year’s
Easter Seal drive is to raise
funds for maintaining and ex
tending services to Georgia’s
212,300 handicapped. We are
urgently requesting everyone
who receives an appeal letter
to send a contribution. Large or
small, it will help and will be
appreciated.”
Legion Auxiliary
Clothing Drive
Underway Here
The American Legion Auxili
ay Unit No. 32. in Covington,
will join the units throughout
the nation in the “Save the
Children Federation” during
the months of March and April,
Mrs. Luke Hill, local child wel
fare charman, announced this
week.
This project was started
several years ago and has been
very successful in bringing
warm clothes to children and
adults throughout the world.
It is sponsored by the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliaries through
ut othe nation and clothes arc
sent to desperate familie,
through the United States and
other countries.
The Newton County High
School and Covington Junior
High are cooperating in this
worth while project.
Items needed for both chil
dren and adults include blan
kets, bootees, cloth coats, cot-
plans for better 4-H work, the
boys and girls will have plenty
of time for swimming, sunbath
ing, and dancing.
The 4-H delegation will be
headed by State 4-H Club Coun
cil President Georgianne Brown,
Clayton Co. Other state council
officers and leaders invited are:
Ned Hamil, Carroll, and Roxie
Mangham. Butts, vice presi
dents; Jo Anna Parker, Camden,
secretary; Bobby Whitaker,
Henry, treasurer; Melvin Davis,
Floyd, reporter — Local leaders
Mr. E. A. Gandy, president,
Grady; Mrs. Mays Venable, vice
president, Jackson, Mr. A. A.
Childs, secretary-treasurer, Ir
win.
Northwest District officers
(of which Newton County is a
member), listed in the same or
der as the state officers, are as
follows:
Jimmy Tate, DeKalb; Annete
Tass, Muscogee; Donald John
son, Clayton: Karen Sue Fow
ler, Meriwether; John Knight,
Newton; Martha Curtis, Harris;
Mrs. J. B. Johnson, Clayton, and
Mr. Earl Manaatt, Fwlion.
(Hnvinginn Nms
Dodgen Funeral
Held Wednesday
At Austell
Funeral services for William
Arthur Dodgen Sr., 76, of Mc-
Donough Highway were held
Wednesday afternoon, March
11, at Mt. Harmony Baptist
Church in Austell with Rev. G.
W. Southard officiating.
Mr. Dodgen was born in Cobb
County and died at his home
Monday after a lingering ill
ness.
Surviving are his mother Mi’s.
Georgia Dodgen, Austell; wife,
Mrs. W. A. Dodgen Sr., Cov
ington; two sons. Marion A.
Dodgen, Huntsville, Alabama;
W. A. (Dub) Dodgen Jr., Al
bany; one daughter, Miss Dor
othy Dodgen. Covington; three
brothers T. L. Dodgen, G. E.
Dodgen, Atlanta and H. C. Dod
gen, Austell, and eight grand
children.
Interment was in Mt. Har
mony Cemetery with Caldwell
and Cowan Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family.
Auction Hams
Bring High
Prices Here
The local Ham and Egg Show,
sponsored annually by the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club, was cul
minated Thursday afternoon at
the American Legion Home with
the auction of 12 of the top
prized hams in the show.
Grand Prize winner of the
show was a choice ham which
weighed 18 1/2 pounds and ex
hibited by Darrell Love of the
Rocky Plains community. His
ham was purchased by Wendell
Crowe of the Covington Auto
Service at $3.25 per pound. The
total price of the ham was $60.-
12.
The reserve champion ham of
the show was bought by Leon
Cohen of W. Cohen Company
at $1.85 per pound. This was a
17 1/2 pound piece of meat and
was also graded choice. The
third-place winner of the show
was a 12 1/2 pound ham and
was purchased by Wood-Dick
inson Furniture Company for
$1.65 per pound.
Other hams in the show and
their weight and purchaser in
cluded:
Bank of Covington 15 lb ham
at $1:60; Morcock and Banks,
Agency, 14 lb. at $1:65; Coving
ton News, 11 lb. at $1.90: Tom
Bates, 15 lb. at $1.85: S. M.
Hay. 11 1/2 lb. at $1.60; Holly
Spring Farms. 10 Tb. at $160;
Covington Auto Service. 15 lb.
at $1.60; Pratt, Morcock and
Banks. 22 lb. at $1.30;
and Campbell Lumber Com
pany. 22 Tb. at $1.30: and
Campbell Lumber Company, 17
lb. at $1.25.
Jim Knight was the auction
eer, and his helpers were Don
Wood, John Fuller and Ed
Hunt.
Road Surfacing
Bid To Be Let
ATLANTA—Bids totaling an
estimated 14-1/2 million dollars
will be opened by the State
Highway Department on March
20 and 61 contracts covering
road work to be initiated In 56
Georgia counties, according to
an announcement by State
Highway Board Chairman
James L. Gillis, Sr.
Scheduled for inclusion In
this letting are 13 Bridge Build
ing Authority contracts, three
Interstate Highway contracts,
one Federal-Aid Primary con
tract, three Federal-Aid Sec
ondary contracts, and 41 Rural
Roads Authority contracts.
Other projects that will be in
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ton dresses, diapers, dungarees,
hats, knit caps, overalls, over
shoes, pajamas, pants, sheets,
shirts, stockings, sweaters, un
derwear, work shoes, low-heel
ed shoes are especially request
ed.
Anyone wishing to partici
pate in this project by donating
the above items may send them
to either the schools mentioned
above or call Mrs. Luke Hill ■
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MARCH 12, 1959
Harriette Johnson Wins Elks Scholarship Award
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HARRIETTE JOHNSON (center) is shown receiving a SIOO.OO check from local Elks Club officials
for her having won the title of Most Valuable Student at Newton County High School. Hugh
Harris (right) chairman of the Elks Scholarship Committee, presents the check io Miss Johnson
while Otis Spillers, Exalted Ruler, looks on. The recipient is now eligible for State and National
Elks Scholarship competition. Harriette is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Johnson of
Covington.
Mrs. Jarrell's Song May Be
Recorder In National Album
A resident of Oxford, Mrs.
Charles C. Jarrell, wife of a
retired Methodist minister, may
gain national recognition
through a song she has submitt
ed for recording and publica
tion.
The Star-C rest Recording
Company of Hollywood, Calif.,
has notified Mrs. Jarrell that
they are planning to record her
“Rain, Rain” in a national al
bum release in the near future.
Mrs. Jarrell wrote the words
to the song, which., is scheduled
to be in a children’s album, af
ter observing a little boy stand
ing at the window looking out
at the rain.
The California recording firm
has advised The Covington
News that sales and other in
formation pertaining to Mrs.
Jarrell’s song will be forth
coming.
Cowan and Cowan
To Hold Open
House Saturday
Cowan and Cowan Electric
Company, Pace Street in Cov
ington, is having an Open
House Saturday, March 14 in
order that the general public
may see the new Hot Point
Built-In Kitchen which they
will have on display.
Free orchids will be given
to the ladies visiting Cowan
and Cowan Company Saturday.
Lanier Cowan and Joseph fte
petske, partners in the firm, also
invite the public to see the
many Hot Point electric appli
ances that they have on dis
play in their showroom.
A large display advertisement
in The Covington News today
further explains the Open
House scheduled for Saturday.
Retail Sales In
County Jumps
During 4th Qtr.
Retail sales in Newton Coun
ty totaled $4,622,728 during the
fourth quarter of 1958 as com
pared to $4,065,519 in the same
period of 1957, according to the
Georgia State Chamber of Com
merce in its latest report based
on sales-use tax collections.
For the State as a whole,
fourth quarter business showed
an increase of $141,423,741
over the fourth quarter in 1957.
The 1958 State totals were $4,-
514.104,935 compared to $4,-
319.681,100 in 1957. This in
dicates an increase for the year
of $194,423,835.
“There can be no question
but that the nearly $200,000,000
increase in Georgia business in
1958 was strongly influenced
by the record industrial growth
our State was experiencing”
commented E. A. Yates, Jlr.,
chairman of the Georgia State
Chamber’! Industrial Depart
ment.
eluded in this letting includes
Newton County—4.lßs miles of
base and surface on the Cov
mgton-Alcovy Rd.
Ann Hawkins Is
DCT Student
For February
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ANN HAWKINS
Ann Hawkins was selected
as D. C. T. “Student of the
Month” for February.
Each month a student is se
lected as D. C. T. student of
the month. They are selected
according to club activities, at
titude and co-operation, and
his or her scholastic records.
And bein gselected, Ann, a
mong the other students select
ed, is eligible to compete in the
student f the year contest. Only
the nine students who have
been selected will compete in
this contest.
Mary Sue Motes Phil
lips, (Club Reporter)
Mrs. T. J. Ramsey
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husband and companion during
the nine years she has been an
invalid after suffering her first
stroke in May 1950. She died at
her residence here Tuesday.
Surviving are her husband,
T. J. Ramsey, three sons J. C.
Turner, Cleon Turner, both of
Covington; Jack Turner, Phila
delphia, Penns y1 v a ni a; two
daughters Miss Annie Laurie
Turner, College Park; Mrs. R.
H. Kimbrell, Athens; one bro
ther C. Otis Nixon, Covington;
nine grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren.
J. C. Harwell and Son Fun
eral Home will be in charge of
arrangements with interment
in Salem Campground Ceme
tery. Serving as pallbearers will
be Spence Ramsey, John Berry,
Henry Odum Jr., Ted Neely,
Aaron Kemp and Tom L. Burns.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of this family in ex
tending to them deepest sym
pathy in their bereavement.
Local Scouts
Leave Sunday
For Spring Trip
Boy Scouts and Explorer
Scouts of Newton County will
leave Sunday morning, March
15, for their annual spring
camping trip. This year the
group will meet at the Scout
Hut at 7:30 a.m. for an early
morning devotional and Sunday
School lesson by Rev. Edgar A.
Callaway, pastor of the First
Baotist Church.
At approximately 8 a.m. the
group will leave for Crooked
River State Park near St.
Mary’s, Georgia near the Flor
ida state line. They are expect
ed to arrive there around 4
p.m. and an evening church
service will be held under the
large moss covered oak trees
at 8 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday the
group will enjoy sight seeing
trips and fishing either in the
river or some deep sea fishing.
Some of the group will work
on advancement badges dur
ing their stay at camp. They
will leave Crooked River camp
site on Wednesday morning at
8 a m. and are expected to ar
rive back in Covington around
4 p.m.
In case of an emergency and
needing to reach any Scout or
leader in this group this mav
be done by getting in touch
with M. K. DeLoach, Superin
tendent cf Crooked River State
Park, telephone Tuxedo 2-3256,
St. Marys, Georgia.
In the group going to Crook
ed River will be Troop 222 and
Explorer Post 222 of Coving
ton, Covington Mills Troop, Al
mon Troop and Salem Troop
which will be approximately
140 boys. The Mansfield troop
will go to Jekyll Island this year
during this same time while the
Oxford troop will camp on the
Ogeechee River at a private
camp near Savannah. The Por
terdale troop will spend their
camping days working on their
permanent compsite on Bibb
Manufacturing Cmpany prop
erty on the Yellow River.
Adults that will accompany
the boys this year are: S. J.
Morcock, Camp Chief; E. L.
Rainey, Alvin Rape in charge
of Troop 222; Homer Sharp,
Explorer Post 222; Eddie Rowe,
Covington Mills Scoutmaster
Troop 223; Neely Hammond in
charge of Almon Troop; Doyle
Bailey with Salem Troop; James
Hayes, Mansfield and Cecil All
good with the Oxford Troop.
A full list of the Scouts at
tending the various camps will
be published next week as their
list was incomplete at time of
publication for this week.
THESE ARE THE GOOD DAYS
Economists at the Agricultur
al Extension Service point out
that the people of the United
States can now purchase more
food for an hour’s labor than
they could in 1929. Even though
1929 was a favored year for
the food buyer, one hour of his
earnings today buys more food
than he was able to purchase
in that good year.
This Paper Is Covington's
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Legion's 40th Birthday Party
Gaia Occasion Tuesday Evening
Members of the American
Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary in Newton County
did themselves real proud Tues
day at Legion Home as a 40th
birthday party commemorating
the birth of the organization
unfolded with a banquet and
program.
Main speaker for the occasion
was the State Commander of
the Department of Georgia
Henry Harrison of Macon. Dur
ing his speech he reviewed the
past history and accomplish
ments of the American Legion
since its founding in France on
March 15, 1919.
The banquet dinner was de
licious and the decorations
throughout the dining hall and ,
the main auditorium reflected
much work in the preparation ,
for the party. i
After the banquet, guests
were introduced prior to Com
mander Harbison’s speech. Miss
Christine Ellis. President of the
Newton Countv Unit American ,
Legion Auxiliary, and Com
mander Ty Cason of local Post
32, had charge of the program.
Making a short speech was
Mrs. Chris Vatisies of Savan
nah. State President of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. V. P. Mitcham of McDon
ough, First Vice-President of
the State Legion Auxiliary, was
also present. Other guests in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Rape, Mb. and Mrs. Leo Mal
lard. Mr. a^^ Mrs. Stone Coop
er, Mt. and Mrs. Tom Bates, all
of Covington; and Mr. Chris
Vatisies of Savannah; and Jun
ior Vice-Commander Bill Pitts
and Mrs. Pitts of McDonough.
The program in the audito
rium started with the Pledge to
The Flag, Jed by Mrs. CWotte
Johnson. Mrs. Inez WnHon.
chaplain of the local Au^d’ary
i Unit, offered a m aven and Mrs.
Evelyn Hill led the assemblage
in repeating the preamble of the
organization.
Mrs. Hugh McDonald sang
two solos, accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Alvin Rape.
The introduction of the guest
sneaker. Commander Harrison,
was delegated to Junior Vice-
Commander Pitts.
Commander Harrison recao
ped his recent visit to the Na
tion’s Capitol in the mterests of
the American Legion and vet
erans of the three wars. He
complimented the congressional
and senatorial delegation from
Georgia “who are the best rep
resentatives any state could
have in our national govern
ment.” Mr. Harrison was high
in his praise of Congressmen
John J. (Jack) Flynt and
Fred Vinson and Senators Rus
sell and Talmadge.
Auxiliary members who were
in charge of the food prepara
tion were Mrs. Fred Lott,
chairman, and Mrs. John Ches
nut. Mrs. Dan Clower and Mrs.
Luke Hill. Decorations commit
tee members were Mrs. Char
lotte Johnson, chairman, and
Mrs. Loi” Hav, Mrs. Sara Hoot
en and Mrs. Evelyn Myers.
Dewey Womack
Is Winner Os
Reclining Chair
Wood-Dickinson Furniture
Company, Covington, has an
nounced that Dewey Womack,
Laurel Street. Porterdale, was
the winner of the $89.50 Reclin
ing Chair given away at their
store Friday evening, March 6.
The store’s "Lid’s Off’ Sale
wan held Thursday through Sat
urday of last week and Don
Wood. Manager and Co-Owner,
said that the event was a big
success and that he wished to
thank everyone who visited the
store on those days.
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visitors at the meeting. They in
cluded: Russell Parker, now
connected with Southern Bell
Telephone Company here in
Covington; Richard Moore and
John Knight, NCHS Key Club
members.
Announcement was mad* of
the next Ladies Night Program
of the c’ub which will be staged
at the E. L. Ficquett afetorium
on March 26. Key Club mem
bers will also attend this meet
ing and observe their annual
parents’ night.
NUMBER 11
Roy C. Rainey
Died Suddenly
Monday as Home
Roy Clifford Rainey of Ox
ford, died suddenly at his homa
Monday, March 9. Bom in Bar
row County he moved to New
ton County several years ago.
He was a member of the Naza
reth Methodist Church in Win
der and a veteran of World
War One. He was a retired em
ployee of the Georgia Power
Company and a member of the
Rockwell Masonic Lodge of
Hoschton.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon at the
Chapel of Harwell Funeral
Home with Rev. Otis McNeal
officiating. He was assisted in
the services by Rev. Hollis
Pinson. Members of the Cov
ington Masonic Lodge acted as
pallbearers and had charge of
Masonic graveside services at
Lawnwood Cemetery, with J. C.
Harwell and Son Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Surviving are his wife Mrs.
Roy C. Rainey, Oxford: five
sons, D. S. Rainey, Pendelton,
Oregon: Robert F. Rainey, At
lanta; Hiram R. Rainey, Cov
ington; Roy C. Rainey Jr.. War
ner Robins; Herman L. Rainev,
Sumter, South Carolina: one
daughter Mrs. J. D. Martin,
New Jersey; five brothers Ma 1 -
co'm Rainey. Milled’?ev’ 11 e: Otis
!p?iney, Covington; J. E. R"'n
’ ey, H. F. Priroy. both of D°-
catur: Loyd Rafney, CovX' 1 -
I ton: three sistas Mrg.
' Freeman, Dacula; Mrs. T L
Doster, Decatur and Mrs. W. P.
Cooley, Atlanta.
The NEWS joina the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family.
Cooking School
Tonight At The
Ficquett School
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MR*. NEWELL
Members of the Green Thumb
Garden Club and Covington
Furniture Company wish to re
mind the public that tickets are
still available for the cooking
school to be held Thursday
evening (tonight) at 7:30 p.m.
at the E. L. Ficquett School.
Admission for the school is 50
cents and a pleasant evenmg
is assured all those who attend.
Local merchants have been
generous with their donations
of beautiful and useful gifts to
be given away as door prizes
with a new Philco cooking
range to be given to the lucky
ticket holder. You do not have
to be present to win.
Mrs. Eva Newell, Home Dem
onstration expert of Atlanta,
will have charge of the school.
On March 14, 1»2», aircraft
from the Naval Air Station
Pensacola, Fla., completed 113
mercy flights in a 24 hour pe
nod, flying food, clothing and
Southern Alabama and Western
Bering badly
flood*,