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FIVE PICTURES ON THIS PAGE show various snow scenes of Friday, March 11 th
when the deepest snow of many years visited Newton Co. Above is the new City
Hall covered with a blanket of white for the first time since the edifice was open
ed io the public in December.
Porterdale Presbyterians Plan
Preaching Mission and Revival
In keeping with their 1960
denominational theme: “Re
newing The Life Os The Con
gregation,” the congregation of
the Porterdale Presbyterian
Church, in Porterdale, is now
engaged in a program of re
newal and revival which will be
climaxed by a series of revival
services which will begin Sun
day, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. and
continue each evening at this
same time through Friday,
April 1, 1960.
The Rev. Mr. Max Milligan,
Jr., Minister of the Claremont
Presbyterian Church of Deca
tur, will be the great preacher
for these revival services.
As a part of the preparation
for these services the people of
the Porterdale Presbyterian
Church will conduct an intra -
congregational visitation on
Sunday, March 20. As every
church family takes part in this
visitation by either visiting or
being visited it is hoped that
the congregation will experi
ence a deepening of its fellow
ship.
During the week proceeding
the week of the revival services
the congregation will partici
pate in a series of four special
prayer meetings which will be
conducted by members of t h e
Session of the Church. The first
of these prayer services will be
led by Mr. E. A. King on Tues
day, March 22: the Wednesday
service will be conducted by
Mr. Lester Martin, the Thurs
day prayer service will be led
by Mr. T. C. Parker and the
final service will be led by the
minister, Mr. Irving G. Ru
dolnh. Each of these services
will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the
chapel.
This season of renewal i
through congregational visita
tion, prayer, and worship will
be concluded with the service
of Holy Communion during the
regular morning worship on
■unday, April 3.
The public is cordially invit
ed to participate in any or all
of these services of worship.
Dr. Tuck Speaks
To Rotary Club
Dr. Goodwin G. Tuck of Cov
ington, spoke to the Covington
Rotary Club Tuesday noon at
the Teen Can in opposition to
the “Forand Bill” now in Con
gress. The bill concerns gov
ernment insurance for sick
ness.
Rotarian Bud Dennison in
ducted a new member into the
local Rotary Club. He was Em
mett Earl Nichols, manager of
the local Sears, Roebuhk and
Company store.
Visitors at the meeting Tues
day were as follows: Charlie
Davidson, Rotarian; Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Hasserman of Illi
nois; Kenny Johnson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Johnson of
Covington; and Camilla Dietz,
of Covington.
Ice cream was first produced
commercially on a large scale in
Baltimore in 1851.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
Biggest Snow In A Quarter Century Falls On Newton County Friday; NEWS Photographer Brings Scenes To Our Readers
Cotton Acreage
'Release' Date
Is March 21st
Cotton growers were reminded
today of the importance of either
using or releasing their cotton
allotments this year in order to
prevent reduced allotments for
future years. The deadline for
releasing cotton farm allotments
in Georgia is March 21. 1960.
According to John F. Bradley,
Administrative Officer of the Ag
ricultural Stabilization and Con
servation State Office, the 1961
cotton allotment ftr a farm will
be reduced if certain conditions
are not met in 1960. So a farmer
who knows that he will not plant
at least 75 percent of his farm’s
cotton allotment in 1960 can help
himself and also other cotton
farmers by releasing his allo
ment before the deadline. This
will assure mim, as well as the
county and state, of history acre
age for future allotments.
Under a recent amendment to
the law, Bradley explains, the
1960 allotment is required to be
used as the farm’s allotment base
in determining the 1961 cotton
allotment if at least 75 percent
of the farm’s 1960 allotment is
planted or “regarded as planted.’
Otherwise, the base for deter
mining a future allotment will be
reduced to the average of (I) the
regular (Choice A) allotment for
the year, and (2) the acreage
planted or “regarded as planted ’
in that year.
Acreage may be “regarded as
planted” if it is released to the
ASC County Committee or if it is
included under the Conservation
Reserve or Great Plains Pro
gram.
In order to fully protect the
allotment base for the farm’s 1961
and future cotton allotment, there
fore, the farmer should (1) plant
at least 75 percent of the 1960
allotment to cotton, or (2) release
at least 75 percent of the allot
ment to the ASC County Commi
ttee, or (3) include at least 75 per
cent of the allotment acres in the
Conservation Reserve, or (4) use
a total acreage equal to nt least
75 percent of the farm’s 1960 cot
ton allotment in all of these three
ways together.
Any cotton farmer in Georgia
, who now knows that his allot
ment will not be planted this year
should visit the local ASC office
immediately to discuss how the
new provisions of law will apply
to his farm.
Bradley also points out that
March 16 is another important
deadline-the last day for farm op
erators to elect the Choice (B)
allotment-price support program
for their farm’s 1960 upland cot
ton crop. The Choice (B) pro
gram provides an allotment 40 per
cent larger and price support at
15 percent of parity less than
under the “regular” Choice (A)
program.
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A BUDDING WHITE SPIREA bush against a backdrop held by
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Monticello Street, Covington, ironically appears
io have burst into a profusion of bloom in the three-inch snow
last Friday. The photo was taken in the Mallard's yard. (Other
snow picliwes at bottom of page).
Elliott Rites
Are Held At
Carmel Church
Funeral services for Earnest
Howard Elliott of Route 1,
Mansfield (Pine Grove Com
munity), were held Tuesday,
March 15, at the Carmel Bap
tist Church, Mansfield, with
Rev. Joe F. Hildreth of Atlanta,
officiating.
Mr. Elliott, 71 died suddenly
at his home on Thursday,
March 10. He was a native of
Newton County having spent
his entire lifetime in the com
munity where he was engaged
in farming.
Surviving are his wife Mrs.
Clara Mae Hawkins Elliott,
Mansfield; two sons, M/Sgt.
Earnest Elliott, U. S. Air Force,
Africa; Eugene Elliott, Mans
field; three daughters, Mrs.
Daisy Hanson, Rutledge; Miss
Elizabeth Elliott, Mrs. Lillian
Whisenant, both of Mansfield;
six grandchildren and three
great - grandchildren.
Interment was in Carmel
Cemetery, Mansfield, with J. C.
Harwell and Son Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Serving as pallbearers were
Parks Lawrence, John Carter
Robertson, A. C. Clay, Boyce
Hollis, James Elliott and Wil
liam Savage.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family.
Young Peoples Rally
A Young Peoples Rally will be
held Sunday, March 20 at 2 p.m.
at the Community Church of
Jesus Christ. The pastor, Bro.
Charlie Speer, extends a cordial
invitation for everyone to attend.
“People who criticize self -
made men usually haven’t been
able to make much of themsel
ves.” — O. A. Battista.
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SENEY HALL ON THE EMORY-AT-OXFORD Campus is shown in the photo
with ice and snow covered tree branches. Some three io four inches of snow fell
overnight Thursday at Oxford as it did in most of the communities over the entire
county.
Plans Underway
For Porterdale
Revival In April
PORTERDALE — Plans con
tinue to be formulated for the
forthcoming revival services to be
held at the Julia A. Porter Memo
rial Methodist Church the week
of April 24-29. The first in a
series of Cottage Prayer Service
was well-attended at the home of
the Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Dillard
on Tuesday evning .March 8. The
second was scheduled to be held
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.B.
Davis on March 15.
Sponsored by the Commission 1
on Membership and Evangelism
in the church, the prayer service
■ seek to prepare the members of
the congregation for the spisit
ual experiences afforded by evan
gelistic services such as those to
be led by the Rev. Larry Bow
man of Eatonton and the Rev.
Homer Brownlow of Stone Mtn.
Local Brownies
Observe Girl
Seoul Week
Last Thursday, the Brownie
1 Troops observed Girl Scout
Week by having a joint meet
ing at the Scout Hut directly
■ after school.
The meeting was opened with
a devotional by Jane Corry of
. Troop No. 1057, followed by a
' flag ceremony by Troop No.
1059. those taking part were
Mary Esther Murrill, Tana Mor
ris, Linda Maddox. Lynn Pig
. nolet and Janelle Tilson.
i Mexico was the theme for our
program. Many colorful articles
f from Mexico were brought to
the meeting by the Brownies
I and their leaders for display.
Mrs. Loyd Alexander gave us
a most interesting and infor-
• mative talk on her Mexican
i tour.
The dues collected at this
. meeting amounted to $7,10
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SNOW MEN POPPED UP ALL OVER Newton County, towns
■nd communities Friday when the deepest snow of the past 24
years came to the area. In the photo above Mike Prince (left) and
Barry King put the finishing touches on this big snowman on the
lawn of The Covington First Methodist Church
Breedlove Buys
Callaway Studio
W. T. (Whitey) Breedlove of
Monroe has purchased the Lar
ry Callaway Camera and Re
cord Shop, 30 East Reynolds
Street in Covington.
Mr. Breedlove has already
assumed active management
and operation of the business
and the new name of the firm
will be “Breedlove Studio.” The
Breedloves, who are the parents
lof a four - month -old son,
। Phillip, plan to move to Coving
' ton in the near future. Mrs.
Breedlove is the former Miss
Robinette Waters of Waycross,
Ga.
• Mr. Callaway has taken a po
■ sition kith the Monroe radio
station and the family will take
up residence in Monroe in the
immediate future.
Mr. Breedlove has had exten
sive experiences in the photo
graphic field having worked
for the Tooley Myron Studios
in the Jacksonville, Fla. area
in recent years. An advertise
ment relative to his business in
Covington is carried in today’s
Covington NEWS.
Kiwanis Club
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Continued from Page 1
. Thompson is a former member ■
, of the club.
Kiwanians Donald Stephen
son and Tom Bates were receiv
ing congratulations on their
. victories in the recent Newton
County Democratic Primary.
Each had opposition in his bid
for re-election. S. M. Hay and
Bonham Johnson, also Kiwan
ians, were re-elected without
, opposition. i
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which will be sent to the Juliet
te Low World Friendship Fund. 1
Delicious refreshments, pre
pared by the committee mem- i
bers of the troops, were served -
and a happy fellowship was en- i
joyed by all.
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RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF COVINGTON were blanketed with snow as the pic
ture above shows. This photo was taken Friday morning at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Belmont Dennis on Usher Street in Covington. Rain soaked shrubbery and
trees held large clumps of snow practically all day.
County Friday
Mrs. Griffin, 83
Funeral Held
In Decatur
Mrs. Margaret Long Griffin, 83,
of 615 E. Ponce de Leon Avenue,
Decatur, who moved to Decatur
in 1938 from Covington, died Fri
day night in a private hospital
after a two weeks’ illness.
Funeral services were held on
Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Decatur
First Baptist Church Chapel, Dr.
D. H. Hall officiating. Burial was
in the Decatur City Cemetery.
Born in Morgan County, near
Madison, Mrs. Griffin later lived
in Covington. She was the widow
of Alexander Means Griffin, a re
tired salesman, who died in 1951.
She was a member of Woman’s
Missionary Society and the T.E.L.
Sunday School Class of Decatur
First Baptist Church.
Miss Muriel Griffin, a daughter,
is secretary to William H. Fields,
managing editor of The Atlanta
Constitution.
Other survivors include daugh
ters, Mrs. John T. McGaha. Co
lumbia, S. C., and Miss St ah
Griffin, Decatur; sister, Mrs.
Claude A. Miller, and brother, the
Rev. W. E. Long, Atlanta.
Easter Seals
Are Mailed
This Week
With the luck of the Irish
with them, thousands of sheets
of 1960 Easter Seals went into
the mails this week carrying a
“Please Help Us” from crip
pled children and adults.
The mailing was the first
step in the annual Easter Seal
Appeal sponsored by the Geor
gia Society for Crippled Child
ren and Adults to raise funds
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Area Boy Seoul Camp Fund
Reaches The Halfway Mark
Newton County 4-H
Presented Program
On TV, Saturday
Newton County was saluted
on “The 4-H Hour” on Atlanta’s
WAGA-TV, Channel 5, on Sat
urday, March 12th at 1:00 P.
M.
The program was introduced
by Miss Para Lee Brock, Pro
ducer of the Program, in a dis
cussion with Hazel Malone H-
See picture* on third front
page
Demonstration Agent, Mrs. Ma
lone presented Vickie Whis
nante, Newton County 4-H
Council President, who presid
ed over the program.
Demonstrations given were an
All Purpose Brooder, by Arthur
Hargrove; Brooding Chicks by
Ed Hunt, County Agent; Egg
Cookery by Arlene Hargrove;
and Freezing Poultry by Gail
Duncan.
The program was concluded
by a discussion between J. W.
Aaron, Miss Marion Fisher,
State 4-H Club Leader of
Athens and the County Agent,
Ed Hunt. “The 4-H Hour", a
program of entertainment, in
struction and inspiration, is a
public service dedicated by
WAGA-TV to 4-H members and
their rural and urban friends
everywhere. The program is
produced for the Station by
Miss Para Lee Brock in cooper
ation with the Staff of the
State 4-H Office and Univer
sity of Georgia’s Agricultural
Extension Service.
for continuing and improving
services to the physically hand
icapped in Georgia. It will con
tinue through Easter Sunday,
April 17.
Ben S. Gilmer, State Chair
man for the drive, urged all
Georgians to watch for their
Easter Seals and to respond
generously. “Use the thirty-six
seals on Eastertime mail, “Gil
mer pleaded, “and help pro
mote the appeal; display the
sticker on your window or door
when contributions have been
made.”
Contributions provide the
main financial support for the
following programs and servi
ces: care and treatment in cen
ters located in Atlanta, Albany,
and Augusta; therapies for crip
pled children in Special Educa
tion school programs in Macon
and Griffin, equipment loan
pool, summer day camps, fam
ily camp weekends at Rock
Eagle for families with handi
capped children; year - round
swimming programs for crip
pled youngsters; professional
scholarships to train physical,
occupational and speech thera
pists. |
Goal for the 1960 Easter Seal ]
Campaign statewide is $250,-
000. i
The first locomotive head- 1
lights were bonfires built on
rolling platforms and pushed 1
ahead of the engines. s
NUMBER 11
Over 51 per cent of the goal
of the Boy Scout Camp Devel
opment Campaign, amounting
to $636,679.50, was reported to
day.
William C. Wardlaw, Jr. and
Ivan Allen, Jr., Co-Chairmen,
received excellent and out
standing reports from three of
the twelve Divisions who are
seeking a total of $1,247,500.
18. B. Snow, Newton - Rock
dale Camp Development Cam
paign Chairman, gave a most
interesting report of the activ
ities in the district.
Allen and Wardlaw acknow*
• ledged that seldom has a cam
paign been so completely ac-
■ See Editorial in today's
Covington NEWS
J cepted by the business firms
of the city. The outstanding
record of the Boy Scouts of
America has made possible
this tremendous response.
The report today represented
only the Advance Gifts Com
mittees which are soliciting
Corporation and Foundation
gifts. The next Report Meeting
is March 23.
The Individual Gifts Com
mittee is scheduled to begin its
work March 17. The General
Community solicitation is sche
duled for the month of April.
Ivan Allen, Jr., Co-Chair
man. told the volunteers at the
luncheon at the Henry Grady
Hotel today, “This is an excel
lent beginning, but a great deal
of work remains to be done.
The generous support we are
receiving from the Corpora
tions and Foundations of At
lanta gives us the base upon
which to build a successful
campaign.”
William C. Wardlaw, Jr., Co-
Chairman, stated, “I have work
ed on community projects in
one capacity or another all of
my life, but I have never seen
a program received as enthusia
stcally as the Boy Scout Camp
project has been. People are
interested in youth. If we tell
our story, we will receive ffie
financial support necessary to
make this campaign a success.”
The campaign to build a Bov
Scout Camp was announced
February 8. The Camp will be
built on a 1500 acre tract of
land near Covington and will
accommodate 1000 boys a week.
Many bui'dings will be winter
ized for year - round use, and
Scout leaders estimate 15.000
boys and adult leaders will use
the Camp facilities annually.
Dr. Harry Smith
Named President
Foundation Group
ATLANTA — Dr. Harry V.
Smith, Sr„ Atlanta, Georgia
Baptist Foundation Secretary *
Treasurer, has been named
president of The Association of
Baptist Foundation Executives
Smith was elected during a
meeting of Southern Baptist
Convention Foundation Execu
tives held in San Francisco.
“ as b ee n secretary of
the Georgia Baptist Foundation
since 1956.