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Left New York City at 10:30
Wednesday, November 18. Cold,
my, oh me! It was around 4
Tuesday. We met an Atlanta
friend in the lobby just before
a luncheon Sn Astor Motel
Hunting Room by Miss Desiree
Franklin of New York City,
formerly of Augusta, and our
dear friend. Judge William Zd.
Beard of Westfield, New Jer
sey Lobster dinner at New
Yor City’s lovely Athletic Club
and on to see “My Fair Lady”
which we had never seen -
and by the way, all of you know
Chan’s No, - son on T. V.. he
had a leading role in “The Flo
wer Drum Song” play, and had
dinner Tuesday night at At
hletic Club next table to us.
He’s really a darling in the
play and had a charming per
sonality. We left the theatre
after My Fair Lady, and holy
smoke! We went in with tem
perature in 40’s and walked out
at 12 midnight into 26 degree
weather and a cold wind going
through you until you felt like
an iceberg! I know it’s cold
weather when I wrinkle my
nose up and it won’t come
back down. Boys and girls, I
couldn’t even wrinkle it in the
first place. Scared to touch ear
lest they chip off — when we
did get to the Astor, I took
me two good old Thephorin-
AC’s and no cold!
We are riding along as warm
as toast through New Jersey
now, beautiful sunshine, as we
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Kiwanis Prog.
Today (Wed.)
At 12:15 P.M.
Covington Kiwanis Club’s
program for this week will be
held on Wednesday, Novem
ber 18 at 12:15 o’clock. The
weekly luncheon meeting was
moved up a day because of
Thanksgiving Day. The time
was also setup to 12:15 instead
of the usual 1 o’clock.
Program for the meeting
Wednesday will be presented
by Dr. J. B. Mitchell. Jr., who
is presently compiling and
writing a history of the local
Kiwanis Club.
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Guest speaker at the Kiwanis
club Thursday of last week was
J. W. Fanning, Chairman of
the Agriculture Economics De
partment of the University of
Georgia College of Agricul
ture. Athens. He was intro
duced by Newton County
Agent Ed Hunt.
Many farmers of the county
and several persons connected
with farming were guests of
the club because of the local
observance of National Farm-
City Week. Present for the
dinner and program were:
Roy Aiken, ASC Office Mana
ger; Mrs. Roy Aiken, president
Home Demonstration Council;
James P. Knight, Soil Conser
vationist; Vickie Whisnante,
president Newton County 4-H
Council.
Dairy farmers present were:
Leonard Standard, Aubrey C.
Ewing, James Anderson; gen
eral farmer Fred Greer.
Community club presidents:
J. C. Robertson, Pine Grove;
Mrs. H. G. Jones, Heard-Mix
on: W. G. Hotsman, Brick
Store.
Also present were: W. H. Mc-
Kinney, Extension Specialist of
Athens; Dr. Tom Crews, guest
of Dr. Faulkner: Mason Wil
liams, of Monroe, guest of
Donald Stephenson: and Key
CJubbers Dickie George and
Ja o k Harwell.
The new District Governor
of Kiwanis, Tom Brown of Mc-
Donough. was also a guest at
the meeting and spoke briefly.
Pace Lodge 558
Will Confer Four
Master Degrees
Pace Lodge No. 588 will have
a called communication on Sat
urday, November 28, at sev
en o’clock at which time the
degree team from Nelms Lodge
No. 328 of Smyrna, Georgia
will confer the Masters Degree
on four candidates.
All qualified brethren are
invited to attend.
A Prize-Winning
Newspaper
1959
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VOLUME 95
CLAUS TO VISIT COVINGTON WEDNESDAY
Annual Thanksgiving Services In City Churches
Services At
9,10 AM At
Iwo Churches
The Annual Thanksgiving
Church Service in Covington
will be held at the First Pres
byterian Church, Thursday
morning starting at 10 o’clock.
The speaker will be the Rever
end Delma L. Hagood, District
Superintendent of the Decatur-
Oxford District of the Metho
dist Church.
This will be a union service
held by all the central churches
of Covington with the Allen
Memorial Church of Oxford
joining in the service.
Church of the Good Shep
herd, Episcopal, of Covington
will have an early morning
service also on Thanksgiving
morning at 9 o’clock with the
Reverend Mr. Peyton Splane,
Rector, in charge. This will be
a communion and sermon ser
vice.
Rev. E. P. Nichols, pastor of
the host church for the 10 A.
M. service, has issued a cordial
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REV. HAGOOD
invitation for all of Covington to
join in the service. Mrs. Alvin
Rape will be the organist.
Rev. Hagood assumed his
position as Superintendent of
the Decatur - Oxford District
this past summer. He formerly
was pastor of the First Metho
dist Church in Dalton.
Both services in the city are
held early enough so that they
will not interfere with your
Thanksgiving dinner.
Dr. T. H. Runyon
Speaks At Emory
Chapel, Monday
Dr. Theodore H. Runyon, As
sistant Professor of Systematic
Theology at Emory University,
will be the speaker at the
Emory-at-Oxford chapel as
sembly on Monday, November
30, at 10 a.m., in the Allen Me
morial Auditorium.
A native of Wisconsin. Dr.
Runyon attended Lawrence
College and Drew Seminary. He
received the doctorate from the
University of Goettingen in
Germany. Before coming to
Emory in 1958, Dr. Runyon
had served as Minister to
Youth, Hanson Place, Central
Methodist Church, Brooklyn.
New York, and as pastor of
Christ Methodist Church, Phil
adelphia, Pa.
The public is cordially invit
ed to hear Dr. Runyon speak.
Rabbi Alfred L. Goodman,
spiritual leader of Temple Is
rael in Columbus, Georgia will
be the chapel speaker on Thurs
day, December 3.
I he ^ nter P r,se > Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in J 874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in J 953
Newton County Winners In Soil Conservation Essay Contest
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NEWTON COUNTY WINNERS in the Upper Ocmulgee River
Soil Conservation District essay contest and officials of the local
soil organization are shown in the photo above. From left io right:
Libby Wright, second place winner of $25: Brenda Chambers,
fifth place $10; Marjorie Robertson, fourth place sls: Elizabeth
Ann Greer, third place S2O: Randy Prosser, first place winner
Covington Rescue Workers Find
Body Farmer Missing 5 Days
Covington rescue workers,
most of whom are regular and
volunteer firemen of the city,
found the body of a 70-year-old
Douglas County farmer just be
low the Campbellton Road
Bridge Sunday afternoon about
1:15 o’clock.
The man, Amos A. Newburn,
had been missing for the past
five days and it was thought
that he may have been a
drowning victim in the river.
Covington rescuers had helped
drag the river all day Saturday
and Sunday as it was feared
another man may have been
with Mr. Newburn when he
drowned.
Capt. Calvin Fincher and Otis
Parish hooked the farmer’s
body Sunday afternoon. Also
taking part in the rescue and
dragging operations from New
ton County were Chief R. T.
Floyd, Joe Hunt, Sr., Joe Hunt,
Jr., Jack Parker, W. J. Lane,
Ralph Harper, Grady Berry,
Billy House, Kenneth Johnson
and J. P. Presley. Clayton Bai
ley was the radio operator for
the rescue unit.
Mr. Floyd said yesterday that
the Newton County and Cov
ington men worker from 7 AM
Saturday until 7 PM and from
1 AM Sunday until 9 PM Sun
day night.
During the past year the lo
cal rescue team has answered
10 calls, Chief Floyd reported.
Dennis Dixon Is
Selected for S3OO
Foun tion Award
ATHENS, GA. — Dennis B.
Dixon, of Covington, a student
at the University of Georgia,
has been awarded the S3OO
Borden Foundation Award.
The echolarship is given an
nually to the student in ^he
University’s College of Agricul
ture who has the highest scho
lastic average and who has
taken at least two courses in
the dairy department.
Presentation of the award was
made in ceremonies on campus
this week. At the same time
that Dixion received his scho
larship, S2OO awards were made
to 15 other dairy students.
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COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1959
Mother of Mrs.
Fitzpatrick
Succumbs Here
Funeral services for Mrs.
Emily H. Padgett of 301 Con
yers Street were held Sunday
afternoon, November 22, at the
First Baptist Church in Cov
ington with Rev. Edgar A. Cal
laway officiating.
Mrs. Padgett, 81, was born in
Hayesville, North Carolina but
had made her home in Coving
ton with her daughter and
family for a number of years.
She was a member of the First
Baptist Church and until ill
health forced her retirement
was active in both civic and so
cial activities of the communi
ty. She died Saturday afternoon,
November 21, in a private hos
pital, where she had been a
patient for about three weeks.
She is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Henry Fitzpat
rick, with whom she made her
home: two grandchildren Hen
ry Fitzpatrick Jr. and Eliza
beth Fitzpatrick all of Coving
ton and several nieces and ne
phews.
Interment was in Madison
City Cemetery with Caldwell
and Cowan Funeral Home in
charge. Serving as pallbearers
were Guy Robinson, Jimmy
Morgan, C. G. Henderson, N. S.
Turner, Arthur Jones, Guy
Rogers and S. M. Hay.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in ex
tending deepest sympathy to
them in their sorrow.
Olin Presley
Is Pledged To
Kappa Phi Kappa
Olin Presley, son of Mrs.
Lillie Mae Presley of Coving
ton, recently pledged to Kap
pa Phi Kappa fraternity at
Georgia Teachers College, Col
legeboro.
Olin was chosen as one of
five boys out of 500. He is a
sophomore at G. T. C.
Olin graduated from Newton
County High School in 1958.
S3O: Charles Ewing district director who made the check presen
tation at chapel exercises Friday morning. A. E. Hays. Sr. (rear
left), director of the soil district: and Jim Knight, Newton County
Soil Conservationist, attended the exercise at NCRS. Prosser is
now eligible for the District and State Essay Contest at which he
may win a $50.00 prize and an SBOO scholarship.
Roy Varner To
Receive Award
For Salesmanship
Roy Varner, salesman em
ployed by Anderson Tractor
Company, local Ford Tractor
and Implement dealer, will be
honored this week for outstand
ing sales achievements during
a sales competition conducted
by Ford Motor Company’s Trac
tor and Implement Division.
Mr. Varner will be presented
with charter membership in the
Ford Tractor and Equipment
Salesmen’s Club, a national
merit organization for top
dealer salesmen.
The Awards Dinner will be
held at Heart of Atlanta Mo
tel, Atlanta, Georgia, at 6.00
p m., on Nov. 27, 1959.
Lions Auction
December 4th
Covington Lions Club mem
bers are currently busy pre
paring for their annual Auction
Sale at the Conyers Street
gymnasium on Friday, Decem
ber 4. The sale will start at 7
p.m.
J. B. Dial is the overall chair
man of the sale this year.
Newton - Rockdale District Boy Scout Officers For Year 1960
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NEWTON-ROCKDALE DISTRICT Boy Scout officers tor 1960
are shown in the picture above taken at the annual banquet last
week at E. L. Ficqueti School cafeiorium. Left to right are: Bill
Hoffman, chairman; Charles C. King, Jr. eice-chairman; James
Thanksgiving
Holidays
Many of the business firms
of downtown Covington have
announced their schedule for
the coming Thanksgiving holi
days in regards to open and
close.
Members of the Newton
County Chamber of Commerce
have announced that they will
be closed this afternoon (Wed
nesday) and all-day Thanks
giving, Thursday. However, the
three supermarkets of the
downtown section will be open
this afternoon (Wednesday)
for the convenience of grocery
shoppers. These are Big Apple,
Colonial and Kroger.
Newton County officials
whose offices are in the Court
house are taking a day and a
half for Thanksgiving as their
offices will be closed at noon
Wednesday and reopen on Fri
day morning. The City Hall will
also be closed at noon Wed
nesday and for Thanksgiving
day, as will the Post Office.
MORI THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Treats For Children On
Public Square At 2 PM
Covington and Newton County girls and boys are ex
pected en mass on the Public Square next Wednesdav
afternoon December 2 at 2 o’clock to welcome Santa Claus
who will arrive by Helicopter in front of the Courthouse.
The event, sponsored by the ’
Newton County Chamber of
Commerce, will feature several
free rides to boys and girls who
hold lucky tickets. There will
also be free “treats” to all
children attending the big par
ty-
Officials of the C. of C. were
not able to locate a Helicopter
in Georgia or the immediate
area. However, one was en-
Persons who drive their au
tomobiles to Covington on
Wednesday, Dec. 2 are asked
to park their cars on streets
adjacent to the Public Square
or parking lots. Chamber of
Commerce officials stated
that some 5.000 children are
expected on the Pub lic
Square prior to the arrival of
Santa Claus at 2 o’clock.
gaged in Philadelphia to make
the trip to the North Pole to
get Ole Santa and then pro
ceed to Covington Wednesday.
John Jernigan and Hy Sim
mons, committeemen making
plans for Santa’s visit here,
stated that the local radio sta
tion will broadcast from the
} Public Square starting soon af
। ter the noon hour.
Further particulars of San
ta’s visit to Covington are given
in an advertisement in today’s
issue of The Covington NEWS.
1958 Georgia
Farm Income
Hits New High
A record • breaking cash
farm income for Georgia in
1958 amounting to $769,122,-
000 has been announced by the
Georgia Crop Reporting Ser
vice. The total amount includ
es government payments.
The record 1958 income ex
ceeded the previous high of
$671,592,000 in 1955 by 98 mil
lion dollars. It was 105 million
dollars above the 644 million
dollar income in 1957,
Income from all crops total
ed 305 million dollars compar
ed with 271 million dollars in
1957. Livestock and livestock
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Hud mon, vice-chairman; Donald Stephenson, vice-chairman; Billv
Crowell, commissioner. The new officers slate was installed at
the banquet by John Clewlow, Newton-Rockdale District B”
ExeciWive;
NUMBER 48
W. Tom Greer
Announces For
City Mayor
W. Tom Greer, Sr., Covington
dairyman and farmer, Tuesday
announced his candidacy for
Mayor of Covington subject to
the city election, December 9.
Mr. Greer has a record 6f
eight years of service as a
member of the City Council.
His opponent in the forthcoming
election will be the present
Mayor Nait S. Turner.
“I wil’ appreciate your sup
port and influence if you see
fit to elect me. I am running
against a mighty good man. If
you can’t vote for me. we will
be friends right on,” Mr. Greer
■ stated.
The three incumbent coun
> oilmen up for re-election are
. unopposed in their races for
another two-year term. They
are Fred Kitchens, Mel Wag
goner and E. E. (Buck) Calla
way.
Pay-Patient Plan
Seen for Hospital
At Milledgeville
ATLANTA, (GPS)—Georgia
in future may be collecting
more than sl-million annually
in fees from the legal guardians
of patients at Milledgeville
State Hospital, in the opinion of
Baldwin County Rep. Culver
Kidd, chairman of the joint
mental health committee.
He said a proposal for a pay
patient plan will be placed be
fore the 1960 General Assem
bly. The new proposal would
enlarge on a law enacted at the
last session but not yet put into
effect; one which would allow
the state to collect nominal fees
from inmates with incomes of
their own, such as pensions and
retirement money, he exp la in -