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Pete Wheeler Is Legion Birthday Speaker Tuesday
Banquet And Program At
Legion Home I P. M.
Pete Wheeler, Director of the State Department of
Veterans Service, will speak to the members of the Ameri
can Legion Post 32 and Legion Auxiliary in Covington on
Tuesday evening, March 8. The occasion is the birthday
anniversary dinner of the American Legion. Starting time
is 7 P. M.
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PETE WHEELER
Corro Costley
Is Candidate For
WGC Office
CARROLLTON — Politick
1s the order of the day among
students of West Georgia Col
lege as campus elections draw
near.
Seven students are compet
ing for four offices at stake in
the election scheduled for Tues
day, March 8.
Ronald Jackson, Junior from
Newnan, is unopposed as a can
didate for president of the stu
dent body.
Three students-Glenn Green,
Atlanta, Joan Nix, Bremen, and
Corra Costley, Oxford — are
competing for the presidency
of the Voluntary Religious As
sociation.
Jerry Ingram. Acworth, and
Nona Wood, Decatur, are
seeking the vice-presidency of
the student body; and Ruth
McAfee of Marietta is unoppos
ed as candidate for secretary -
treasurer.
Tastee Freez
Adds Complete
Menu For Public
Tastee Freez, located on the
Porterdale - Covington road,
has announced that they are
now featuring a complete menu
of short orders, sandwiches,
pizza, and hot and cold drinks.
According to a full - page ad
vertisement in this issue of The
Covington News, the Tastee
Freez will prepare orders to
take out just by telephoning
7900.
For the complete menu of
delicacies offered by the Tas
tee Freeze, we suggest that you
turn to their ad in today’s pa
per.
NCHS Delegates To Youth Assembly
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DELEGATES TO THE YOUTH ASSEMBLY from Newton County
High School for 1960 are fint row left io right: Elizabeth Ann
Greer, Michael Budd and Camilla Diets. Back row left io right:
Ginger Knight, Jack Edward* (who 1* running for Youth Gover
nor for the State for the Hi-Y), Laurie Cook, Mike Lott, Stephanie
Ginn and Lee Campbell. Not shown is Grier Stephenson, House
Message Clerk.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer Established in 1953
Wheeler will show the Le
gionnaires photographs recent
ly made at old Hospital 48 in
Atlanta which show the condi
tions of the buildings, which
are partially over 70 years old.
He will also explain to the
veterans the provisions of the
New veterans pension law
which goes into effect on July
1.
Fourth District Commander
Ty Cason will introduce Mr.
Wheeler. Mrs. Jack Chapman
will have charge of the musical
program during the evening.
The public is invited to hear
Mr. Wheeler’s speech, which
will be held in the main au
ditorium of the Legion Home
about 8 o’clock, following the
banquet
Pete Wheeler, a native of
Crawford, Oglethorpe County,
is a graduate of the University
of Georgia. After receiving a
BS Degree at the University,
he earned the LLB and LLM
Degrees in Law from the John
Marshall Law School and the
Atlanta Law School. The lattdr
bestowing upon him the Doctor
of Laws Degree for his efforts
in establishing a veterans home
at the Milledgeville State Hos
pital. A similar home has also
been established for veterans at
the Battey State Hospital in
Rome, Georgia.
Wheeler was appointed to the
position of Director of t h e
Education and Rehabilitation
Division of the Department of
Veterans Service in 1949, a po
sition he held until his pro
motion to the position of As
sistant Director of that De
partment in 1951.
He was aopointed Director of
that Department in June of
1954 by U. S. Senator Herman
Talmadge, then Governor of our
State.
Recently elected to another
four-year term in office,
Wheeler is held in high esteem,
both Regionally and National
ly, for his devotion, ability, and
perserverance in administering
the duties of his office. On the
National scene he is regarded
as one of our country’s out
standing champions of veterans
rights and benefits, and has
held many of the nation’s high
est offices in veterans affairs
and has been called upon to
testify before various U S.
Congressional Committees con
cerned with veterans legisla
tion.
On the local level, due to his
■ ability and leadership of his
Department, hundreds of thou
sands of Georgia veterans, their
' dependents and/or survivors
! have ecquired the rights and
• benefits accorded them by law.
! Without Wheeler and his out
standing work a great percent
s age of them would be in dire
■ circumstances at this very
i moment.
A veteran of World War II
and a Major in our Georgia Na-
Or Ovingintt News
Mrs. Capell Is
Inferred In
Lawnwood, Sat.
Funeral services for Mrs. Et
hel Holcomb Capell, 63, of Ma
con were held Saturday after
noon, February 27, at the
Church of Our Lord Jesus
Christ with Bishop J. T. Payne
officiating. He was assisted in
the services by Rev. Walter P.
Perry Jr. and Rev. E. L. Par
tee.
Mrs. Capell, who was born
in Fayette County, died Feb
ruary 25, at a private hospital.
Interment was in Lawnwood
Memorial Park, Covington,
with Caldwell and Cowan
Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Serving as pallbearers were
Larry Reynolds, Charles Ma
thews, Bobby Smith, Charles
Dukes, Tommy Reynolds and
Jack Mitchell.
Surviving are her husband
Charles B. Capell, Macon; one
son Clarence Capell, Covington;
daughters Mrs. Lillian Willis,
Covington; Mrs. Ruth Barrett,
Warner Robins; Mrs. Lucy Sav
age, Covington; Mrs. Carolyn
Gates, Macon; two brothers
Emory Holcomb, Miami, Flor
ida; Claude Holcomb, Milledge
ville; sisters Mrs. A. D. Young,
Greenwood, South Carolina;
Mrs. Cora Leatherwood, Colum
bus; several grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in extend
ing deepest sympathy to them
in their sorrow.
Rotarians See
Film On Rocks
And Stones
Covington Rotarians saw an
informative and interesting
film Tuesday at their regular
weekly luncheon meeting at
the Teen Can. The film was
titled “Meat And Bread From
Stones.”
Charlie Davidson, Jr. of Li
thonia presented the program.
R. A. Tribble was to have been
in charge of the program but
was unable to attend the meet
ing due his being hospitalized
Tuesday.
Visitors included Hulon Kit
chens, Rotarian of Monroe;
and Dr. G. F. Hoiser.
Palmer-Stone P-TA
Turkey Supper
Friday Evening
Palmer - Stone School Pa
rent - Teachers Association will
sponsor a turkey supper at the
school lunch room Friday even
ing, March 4th, starting at 6
o’clock.
The menu for the supper will
include roast turkey, dressing,
gravy, cranberry sauce, can
died yams, hot rolls, tea or
coffee. Pie and cake will also
be sold by the slice or whole.
Price of the supper will be
$1.25 for adults and 75 cents
for children.
tional Guard, Wheeler plays a
very active role in all veterans
organizations work, and is
highly respected and loved for
his unending battle to obtain
adequate V. A. Hospital fac
ilities for Georgia’s sick and
disabled veterans.
Mr. Wheeler takes a very ac
tive part in the following asso
ciations and organizations:
Georgia Bar Association, Uni
versity of Georgia Law School
Association, Kappa Sigma Fra
ternity, Sigma Delta Kappa
Legal Fraternity, Gridiron Hon
or Society, National Guard As
sociation. He is also a Mason,
Shriner, and an Elk.
He is married to the former
Geraldine Wheeler and the
proud father of two youngsters.
Developing plans for pro
viding satisfactory living ar
rangements for senior citizens
is a major problem of commun
ity leaders, points out Miss Au
drey Morgan, family life spe
cialist, Agricultural Extension
Service.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1960
Eminent War Historian Speaks At
Emory-At-Oxford Chapel Today
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DR. BELL I. WILEY, noted historian, is shown standing
beside one of the cannons at Chickamauga National Bat
tlefiled near Chattanooga, Tenn. Dr. Wiley will speak at
the Emory-At-Oxford Chapel Assembly this morning at
10 o'clock.
Dr. Bell Irvin Wiley, Profes
sor of History. Emory Univer
sity, will speak at the Emory
at-Oxford chapel assembly to
day (March 3) at 10:00 a.m.
in the Allen Memorial Auditor
ium.
A native of Halls, Tennessee,
Dr. Wiley holds degrees from
Asbury College (A. B.), the
University of Kentucky (M.A.),
and Yale University (Ph. D.).
In 1959 he received an hono
rary degree (Litt. D.) from Lin
coln College. His former posi
tions include Professor of His
tory and Chairman of the De
partment at Mississippi South
ern College, at the University
of Mississippi, and at Louisiana
State University. During World
War II Dr. Wiley served as As
sistant Historical Officer and
Executive Officer of the Histor
ical Section, Headquarters of
the Army Ground Forces in
Washington, D. C. a n d rose
to the rank of Lt. Colonel.
Among the Fellowships,
Scholarships and awards which
he has received are the follow
ing: Currier Research Fellow
(post doctoral), Yale Univer
sity; Recipient of Social Science
Research Council Grant-in-Aid;
Rosenwald Fellow; Rockefeller
Foundation Post-War Fellow
Huntington Library Grant-in
aid: research fellowship, anony
mous Foundation; and Guggen
heim Fellow. He received the
Mrs. Simon Baruch Prize of
SIOOO in 1935 for his manu
script “Southern Negros, 1861-
65.”
Dr. Wiley is a member of the
Society of American Historians,
the Southern Historical Asso
ciation (past president), and
the Mississippi Valley Histori
cal Association. In 1957 he was
appointed by President Eisen
hower as a member of the Ci-
Meadors Attends
Dry Cleaning,
Laundry Institute
Jack Meadors of the H. F.
Meadors and Son Dry Clean
ing and Laundry has just re
turned to Covington from Chi
cago where he attended a four
day school held by the National
Institute of Dry Cleaning and
American Institute of Laundry.
Mr. Meadors attended con
ferences and saw displayed the
very latest in dry cleaning and
laundry chemicals and sup
plies. Part of the exhibits were
shown at the Stock Yards’ Am
phitheatre building.
vil War Centennial Commis
sion. He is now a member of
the Executive Committee and
Chairman of the Sub-Commit
tee on Historical Activities. Re
cently he received the Gold
Medal Award, Civil War
Round Table of the District of
Columbia. Currently he is Pre
sident of the Atlanta Civil War
Round Table.
Prominent among Dr. Wiley’s
twenty books are: Southern Ne
groes, 1861-65; The Life of
Johnny Reb: The Common
Soldier of the Confederacy; The
Plain People of the Confeder
acy; The Life of Billy Yank:
The Common Soldier of the
Union; The Road to Appomat
tox; and They Who Fought
Here.
In addition to books publish
ed, Dr. Wiley has contributed
frequently to articles and re
views in historical journals.
Also he has written reviews in
such publications as the New
York Times, the Saturday Re
view, the Herald Tribune, and
the Atlanta papers.
The public is cordially invit
ed to hear this eminent war
historian speak. Dr. Wiley will
be introduced by a former
student of his. Dr. C. Lee Har
well of the Emory-At-Oxford
faculty.
Dr. Kirkoatrick
Speaks Monday
Dr. Dow Kirkpatrick, pas
tor of St. Mark’s Methodist
Church. Atlanta, will speak at
the Emory-at-Oxford chapel on
Monday, March 7, at 10 a.m.,
in the Allen Memorial Audi
torium.
Dr. Kirkpatrick holds the A.
B. degree from Asbury College,
the B. D. degree from Emory
University, and the Ph. D. de- !
gree from Drew University. He
also studied for one year at ,
Oxford University, England, on
a Theological Fellowship from
Drew.
A former member of the
Southern Illinois Conference,
Dr. Kirkpatrick joined the
North Georgia Conference in
1938. He served the Buckhead
Circuit, Young Harris, associate
minister at St. Mark’s and the
First Methodist Church
Athens. He has also served as ,
Extension Secretary of thej
Board of Temperance of t h e:
Methodist Church.
Dr. Kirkpatrick is a member
of the General Board of Mis-1
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N-R Scout Camp Fund
Kickoff Attended By 250
Adult leaders, civic, religious,
business and professional per
sonnel! attended the Newton-
Rockdale Kickoff dinner-meet
ing Tuesday night at the Cov
ington Elks Club. Some 250
persons were on hand to hear
an outline of the district’s plan
to raise its quota of funds for
the Boy Scout Camp to be lo
cated in our county.
B. B. Snow, District Chair
man of the Camp Development
Fund, was in charge of t h e
meeting and acted as Master of
Ceremonies. Main speaker for
the evening was William C.
Rain And Sleet
Engulfs County
Rain and sleet descended up-
on all sections of Newton
County Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning (yester
day) throwing a coat of ice
over roads and trees.
Jack Chapman announces the
following temperatures for the
past week in Covington.
DATE High Low
Wed. Feb. 24 59 33
Thurs. Feb. 25 51 43
Fri. Feb. 26 46 33
Sat. Feb. 27 48 26
Sun. Feb. 28 59 31
Mon. Feb. 29 59 38
Tues. Meh. 1 46 27
Rainfall for week .34; Total
rainfall for month 5.91; Total
for year 14.77.
Rev. Hagood To
Preach At Almon
Church, Sunday
On Sunday, March 6, at th<
11:00 A. M. service, Rev. Delms
Hagood, District Superinten
dent of the Decatur - Oxforc
District of the Methodist
Church, will preach at Shiloh
Methodist Church in Almon
This will be his first visit for a
Sunday morning worship ser
vice in Almon.
At the conclusion of the
morning service gifts for
Methodist Expansion Day will
be dedicated. Following the
service members and friends
will adjourn to dinner at t h e
Almon Community house. All
members and friends are urged
to be present.
Turkey Supper
At Heard-Mixon
Tonight 5-8 PM
Red Oak Methodist Church
will sponsor a Turkey Supper
on March 3 (tonight) at the
Heard - Mixon Cafetorium.
Proceeds from the supper
will be used toward building
an Educational Building.
The menu will consist of
turkey and dressing, gravy,
beans, congealed salad, can
died yams, tea or coffee, plen
ty of hot biscuits and delicious
cake for dessert. Tickets are
$125 for adults and 75 cents
for children.
Serving will begin at 5 p.m.
until 8 p.m.
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one united offering for ten major causes. Two of these are the new Theology Building at Emors n •
▼ersity and Methodist Assembly Grounds. Bishop’s Hall, left and Epworth-by-the-Sea right U> '’
made possible with the help of Expansion Day Funds. Other causes include new church enter
schools and colleges, scholarships, Wesley Foundations on the state university --n«es n P?"??’
tiona, relief in mission fields, hospitals, and public information. ' **
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Wardlaw, Jr. of Atlanta, Co -
chairman of the Atlanta Area
Council Fund Drive. Ivan Al
len. Jr. is the other co-chair
man of the area council.
The plan of solicitation to
be-used in Newton and Rock
dale counties was explained by
Howard Brooks and E. G. Lassi
ter, Jr., general chairmen of
the Newton County drive.
Mr. Wardlaw, a past presi
dent of the Atlanta Area Coun
cil and holder of the Silver
Beaver Award in Scouting, gave
the past history of the camp
plan. He said that Camp Bert
I Adams has been overtaxed for
campers for years and that the
new camp site, to be built just
South of Covington, will ac-
; Bishop George Henry To Conduct
Preaching Mission, Episcopal Ch.
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A Preaching Mission will be
conducted at the Episcopal Church ’
J of the Good Shepherd, Covington,
all next week by the Right Rev.
M. George Henry, Bishop of West
ern North Carolina. The public
is invited to attend all services,
according to the Rev. Peyton
Splane, rector.
The Preaching Mission is a ser
il ies of services in which the main
11 । beliefs of the Christian religion
are emphasized. Sometimes the
1 things that really matter most
i are forgotten in the busy busi
i ness of living. A Preaching Miss
ion helps us remember these
things, to hold on to them with a
tighter grasp in the future, and to
live by them. Here, for five
nights, is an opportunity to learn
>e again what it is that Christians
a believe in. There will be answers
i- to the questions that matter most,
d “Where did we come from?” -
;t “Where are we going?” “What is
h God like?” "What is the purpose
1 of life?”
a Bishop Henry, a native of
Chapel Hill, N. C., is widely
known as a dynamic speaker and
e is an outstanding leader in the
r Episcopal Church. The congrega
-1 tion of the Church of t h e Good
e Shepherd is looking forward eager
s ly to the privilege of having
e Bishop Henry in its midst and
] sincerely hopes that friends in the
j near-by communities, as well as
in Covington, will participate in
this invigorating and inspiring ex
perience.
All evening services begin at
7:30 and will be followed by an
informal “Coffee” at which time
the Bishop will discuss questions
of interest with those who wish to
talk with him. A Women’s Quiet
> Day is scheduled for Wednesday
r at 10:00 a.m.
; The Sermon Topics for each
day are as follows: Monday, Mar.
r 7. “What is Man?” Tuesday, Mar.
> 8. “How do I know God?” Part 1;
Wednesday. March 9, “How do 1
f know God?” Part 2; Thursday,
March 10, “What has God done?”;
. Friday, March 11, “How do I re-:
. ceive Salvation?”
j The nursery in the Parish House
> will be well staffed to take care 1
; of younger children Children
[ who wish to attend the services
are most welcome.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE COVINGTON NEWS 1
commodate some 1,000 boys per
week. He also stressed that the
camp will be a year - around
facility and many of the area
and district meetings and con
ferences will be held at the
camp.
In selecting Newton County,
Mr. Wardlaw gave many fac
tors that had an important
bearing on the camp coming
to our district. He said some
20 sites were inspected and in
vestigated before the choice
was made.
Included in the overall figure
of the Atlanta Area Boy
Scouts camping fund is some
SIOO,OOO which will go to make
improvements at Camp J. K.
Orr, the Negro scout camp.
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BISHOP HENRY
Covington To
Rockdale Right-
Of-Way Acquired
A ‘ representative of the
Georgia State Highway Depart
ment announced Tuesday in
Covington that the rights-of
way from the edge of the city
limits near Lawnwood Memor
ial Park and the Rockdale
County has been acquired for
the Interstate Highway pro
ject.
Pete Elliott stated that he
was most satisfied with the re
sponse and cooperation of the
landowners along the proposed
highway, and that he wished to
personally thank them for their
fine cooperation and help.
Mr. Elliott also stated that
he believed that the acquiring
of the rights-of-way from west
of the city of Covington and
eastward to the Morgan Coun
ty line would be underway in
about two months.
University and private re
search centers are expanding
their research for the American
Foundation for the Blind in
such areas as sensory percep
tion and special devices for the
blind to supplement their re
maining senses and aid them to
lead more active lives.
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