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Left the Statler-Hilton Ho
tel, Detroit, 3:30, November 12.
Came under the Detroit River
through a beautiful long tunnel
which brought us out in Can
ada. It’a wonderful in Novem
ber to see the beautiful gardens
outlined in white sweet Alys
sum, wonderful color chrysan
themums and geraniums yet
untouched by cold weather—
and Apples! My, oh, me, that’s
my favorite fruit. You should
taste these delicious Canadian
Apples. We are traveling on
Highway 401 and No, 2, super
highway—four lane of course
and no traffic at this time of
day. Corn in this flat, fertile
land has been harvested and
great yellow wire bins of it
like a great silo (maybe that’s
it) are beautiful sight! Cattle
everywhere, and fields of
asparagus—the best I’ve ever
tasted — steaks out of this
world! Gray’s China Hall,
Chatham, Canada. Snow fences
start near Chatham, Canada,
no snow, radio says snow about
4 inches tonight??
My goodness, we are on the
way to London! Again! But
this is London, Canada. Passed
a huge firm —beautiful build-
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Wayne Jones
Tapped For
Blue Key Honor
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WAYNE JONES
MACON, Ga. — Blue Key
honorary fraternity today tap
ped three Mercerians for mem
bership, during special chapel
ceremonies today. Blue Key is
the highest honorary group a
male student at Mercer can at
tain.
Tapped today were Wayne
Jones: Lambda Chi Alpha,
president, treasurer, parliamen
tarian: Inter - fraternity Coun
cil, sport council; Kappa Phi
Kappa, president, vice presi
dent, treasurer; M Club; Clus
ter staff; basketball manager.
Bob Hearn: Sigma Alpha Ep
silon, president, vice president;
Scabbard and Blade, captain;
cadet lieutenant colonel, ROTC;
Distinguished military student;
PMS&T student council chair
man: Student Government As
sociation, senator; German
Club; Phi Eta Sigma.
William H. Brantley: Kappa,
Alpha president, vice-pres., re
cording secretary, historian:
Circle K Club, president, board
of directors; Alembic Club;
Pershing Rifles; rifle team.
Jones is from Covington,
Hearn from Macon and Brant
ley from Nashville, Tenn. All
three are seniors.
Thanksgiving
Union Service
Presby. Church
The Annual Thanksgiving
Service will be held at The
Covington Presbyterian Church
on Thanksgiving Day, Novem
ber 26th at 10 A.M. Rev. Delma
Hagood, District Superinten
dent of the Decatur - Oxford
District of The Methodist
Church will be the preacher.
This is a union service held
by all the central churches of
Covington with the Oxford
Churches joining in the service.
A very cordial invitation is
extended to all of Covington to
join in this service. The service
is held early enough so that it
will not interfer with your
Thanksgiving dinner. Yon will
profit by your attendance.
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VOLUME 95
MUS fJR DYSTROPHY FUNDS DRIVE TONIGHT
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Newton High Basketball Season Starts Saturday
Ceremony
Will Honor
Rutledge
By 808 GREER
(News Sports Editor)
The round ball will start
bouncing on the Newton Coun
ty High School gymnasium
floor Saturday night, Novem
ber 21, when the local girls
and boys meet the Loganville
teams. Starting time is set for
7:30 o’clock.
A Herculian task faces the
two local teams as their regu
lar season slates last year
showed that the boys record
was 21-1 and the girls 20-2.
The Newton girls made the trip
to the State Class AA tourna
ment at Macon as a result of
their runner-up position in the
region meet. The Rams were
tripped up by the Gainesville
five in the region semifinals.
Coach Ronald Bradley’s boys,
with only two lettermen who
saw considerable service last
season, will be aided by a 1957-
58 letterman Center Mac Mc-
Cants. The veteran performers
from last year are Allan Rowe
and Johnny Capes, along with
Billy Shaw and Bob Mitchell.
These five players will proba
bly answer the starting bell.
However, Terry Evans has
shown much promise in the
early practice sessions and he
may open in place of Capes.
Coach Stone Cooper’s girls
will start the season with six
girls who played a lot of ball
last year. They are forwards
Cynthia Harris, Carol Bryant
and Dianne Moore, and guards
Jean Hammonds, Mary Jo Hale
and Gwendolyn Kitchens. How
ever, Coach Cooper will be
minus his leading scorer last
year and two stalwart guards.
They are, respectively, Shirley
Ruth White, Harriette Johnson
and Hilda Biggers.
Prior to the boys game a
program will be held at which
the late Billy Dean Rutledge’s
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Emory - Oxford
Holidays Set
Thanksgiving holidays at
Emory-at-Oxford will begin at
the close of classes on Tuesdav,
November 24, and run until
Monday, November 30, at 8:00
a.m., according to Registrar
M. C. Wiley.
Dignitaries Who Took Part On American Legion's Veterans Day Program Here In Covington
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VETERANS DAY was observed in Covington with a parade and progam at
which the main speaker was Phil Campbell, Commissioner of Agriculture of the
State of Georgia. Taking part on the program were the persons shown above.
From left io right: Rev. Carl Standard, American Legion Post 32 Chaplain;
prise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
Newton County Heart Council Organizational Meeting in Covington
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PICTURED ABOVE are members of the Newton County Heart
Council who attended the organizational meeting last Thursday
evening at the Teen Can. Front Row, left io right: Mrs. Helen
Dickinson, chairman; Dr. Jeff Richardson of Atlanta, who led
a discussion on "Heart Disease — Past, Present and Fuivre";
Mrs. Harry W. Faulkner, Educational Com. Chairman. Back
Mayor, Incumbent Councilmen
Announce For Re-Election
Mayor Nat S. Turner and
City Councilmen Fred Kitch
ens, Mel Waggoner and E. E.
(Buck) Callaway this week
announced their candidacy to
succeed themselves in office
at the city election scheduled
for Wednesday, December 9.
Candidates for either of the
city governing offices may
qualify at City Hall until the
deadline date which is Tues
day, November 24 at 12 noon.
Mayor Turner, who is serv
ing his second year as the city’s
chief executive, was elected
without any opposition in 1957.
He succeeded Mayor Jack El
liott at that time when Mr. El
liott retired from office.
Councilmen Waggoner and
Callaway are presently serving
their first term while Mr. Kit
chens has been a member of
the city government for sev
eral years.
Three councilmen are elect-
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1959
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Turner Waggoner
ed each December at the polls.
Presently in the midst of a two
year term are Don Wood, Ruck
er Ginn and Otis Spillers
Polls at City Hall will be
open election day 7 am to 6 pm
Golden Fleece
The regular communications
of Golden Fleece Lodge No. 6
F. & A. M. will be held No
vember 25 at 7:30 p.m. Mem
bers urged to attend. Visiting
Brothers welcome.
Donald Ballard, who introduced the guest speaker; Charles C. King, Jr., Com
mander of Poet 32; Commissioner Campbell; Mrs. Dorothy Cason, Georgia Fourth
District Legion Auxiliary Unit President; M. C. Wiley, Master of Ceremonies;
Ty Cason, Fourth Distrct American Logon Commander.
Row, left to right: Mrs. Jeff Richardson of Atlanta: Mrs. John
Fuller, Heart Fund Chairman: Philip Cohen, treasurer and Miss
Ruth Parker, secretary. Not present for the picture were Miss
Rebecca Pennington, services com. chairman and Mrs. Charles
C. King, Jr., publicity director.
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Bloodmobile
At Porterdale
The Red Cross Bloodmobile
will be in Porterdale Monday,
November 30 from 10 a.m. un
til 4 p.m.
Facilities will be set up at the
Porterdale gymnasium for do
nors. Every person from 18
through 60 is urged to be pres
ent and help in this cause.
Ag Economist Is
Kiwanis Speaker
Here Today
J. W. Fanning, Extension
Economist of the University of
Georgia Agriculture Service,
Athens, will be the main speak
er at the Covington Kiwanis
meeting today (Thursday) at
Legion Home at 1 o’clock.
Newton County Agent Ed
Hunt is in charge of the pro
gram today and he will pre
sent the speaker to the assem
bled members and guests. The
program is in line with the lo-
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National Guard Personnel
lo Visit Homes 6:30 -9
Tonight (Thursday) the National Guard in Newton
County marches for Muscular Dystrophy. Approximately
80 members of the local National Guard Unit will be visit
ing homes in the county area on behalf of the Muscular
Dystrophy Campaign.
Oxford Election
December Bth
The Town of Oxford will
hold an election on Tues. Dec.
Bth. for the purpose of elect
ing a mayor and 3 councilmen.
Polls will be open on that date
from 12 Noon until 7 P. M.
Those wishing to qualify for
the office of mayor or coun
cilman must do so no latqr
than Saturday Nov. 28th, noon.
Members whose terms ex
pire in December are Mayor
A. W. Jackson, Councilmen
John W. Burson, Thomas Dial
and Garland Williams.
Dr. Wm. Baxley
Claimed By
Heart Attack
Dr. William Ward Baxley,
Macon Surgeon .died of a heart
seizure Saturday while attend
ing the Georgia - Auburn game
in Athens.
Dr. Baxley as a resident of
Porterdale for many years be
fore he moved to Macon.
Funeral services were held at
the Vineville Methodist Church
at 3 p.m. Monday. Dr. King Vi
vion officiated. Burial was in
Riverside Cemetery.
A graduate of the Augusta
Medical College, he had lived
in Macon since 1927. He was a
member of the Bibb County
Medical Society, the Medical
Association of Georgia, the
American Medical Assn. He was
a fellow of the American Col-
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NEWS To Print
Early Next Week
Next week’s issue of The
Covington NEWS will be print
ed early in order that the pa
per may reach our readers in
time for Thanksgiving shop
ping.
1 All correspondents and per
sons who have news copy for
the paper next week are asked
to have their articles in the
NEWS Office by Monday noon.
Merchants who desire advertis
ing in the paper next week are
urged to submit their copy by
. the same time as news copy.
Downtown stores of Covin g
| ton will observe Thursday, No
vember 26 as a holiday and all
public offices in the Court
house and City Hall as well as
the Post Office will be closed
the one-day Thanksgiving. The
city’s three supermarkets will
be closed Thursday only.
Heard-Mixon P-TA
Turkev Sunoer
Nov. 19,5-8:30 pm.
The Heard Mixon P. T. A
will serve a turkey supper
Thursday night, November 19,
from 5 until 8:30 p.m. at the
school house.
The menu will consist of
turkey, dressing, giblet gravy,
green beans, candid yams, ap
ple salad, cranberry sauce, hot
biscuits, tea or coffee and cake.
Plates will be $1.50 for adults
and 75c for children.
MORZ THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
The military March Chair
man for Newton County is Lt.
Hugh Steele, and the civilian
March Chairman is Rodney
Floyd, Covington Fire Chief.
The National Guard and the
fire departments in Georgia
have worked together for sever
al years in Georgia in conduct
ing this campaign.
This year, the state Cam
paign Chairman is Coach Wal
lace Butts, and the state March
Chairman is Adjutant General
George J. Hearn.
Twenty five per cent of all
funds contributed here will be
sent back to the local chapter
area, for the Patient Service
Program. Patient service in
cludes wheel chairs, braces,
lifts, orthopedic devices, hos
pital beds, transportation and
educational and recreational fa
cilities. The most ambitious
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single project of the Muscular
Dystrophy Association, the $5.-
000,000 Institute for Muscle
Disease, has been completed and
is now in operation. There are
I currently 51 M D A A clinics
' and more are being established.
They furnish diagnostic facili
ties. physical therapy, expert
medical advice, and psychologi
cal counselling.
There will be some people In
Newton County who will not
be contacted during this fund
drive and Lt. Steele, March
Chairman, has suggested that
the people who wish to contrib
ute may do so by mailing their
contribution to: Newton Coun
ty National Guard Unit, P. O.
Box 270, Covington, Ga.
“This is the third year the
National Guard has conducted
the March for Muscular Dystro
phy in Newton County”, Lt.
Steel added, “And each year
the citizens of Newton County
have been most generous to this
very worthy cause.
The march will begin tonight
at 6:30 and will end at about
9 P.M. If you are not at home
when a member of the Nation
al Guard calls, a self-address
ed envelope will be left at your
door in order for you to mail in
your contribution.
Decafur-Oxford
Dist. Laymen's
Rally, Monday
On Monday, November 23. at
7:30 PM, a District-Wide Lay
men’s Rally will be held at
First Methodist Church in De
catur. One thousand Metho
dist Laymen are asked to
crowd First Methodist Church
for this important meeting.
The District Lay Leader, Dr.
Virgil Eady; the District Su
perintendent, the Rev. Delma
Hagood: the Conference Exe
cutive Secretary of Church Ex
tension, Dr. Claud Haynes, and
Bishop Arthur J. Mocre will
lead in the program from 7:30
to 9:00 P. M. The two- fold
purpose of this meeting is to
organize a Decatur - Oxford
District Board of Missions and
Church Extension, and to for
mally set up a “$lO Church
Extension Club.” ,
“It is hoped that this dub
will be supported by 1,000
Laymen in the Decatur - Ox
ford District. Special recogni
tion will be given to the Church
having the largest delegation
from outside the Decatur area,
and the largest delegation from
the Decatur area will also be
recognized.
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