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Salem Baptist Church Held Homecoming On Sunday
Mrs. Lula Costley, 93,
Oldest Member Present
The Rev. Mr. Randy Peek of Atlanta, was guest speaker
at Salem Baptist Church’s Homecoming, Sunday, when some
200 members and guests assembled to observe the annual
event of the nearly a century and a half old church.
Final Rites For
Mrs. Polly Glass
Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs.
Polly Glass of 30 Pine Street,
Porterdale, were held Satur
day, September 10 at 2 p.m. at
the Porterdale Baptist Church.
Rev. Walter P. Perry Jr. of
ficiated with interment in the
Fairplay Cemetery in Walton
County.
Mrs. Glass, 70, died Septem
ber 8 at the home of her son.
Survivors include her hus
band, Holly G. Glass; one son,
Evans W. Glass of Porterdale;
three daughters, Mrs. Eva
Glass Hogan of Monroe, Mrs.
Collie Simms of Winder and
Mrs. Annie Sue Fowler of
Whitehall; two sisters, Mrs.
Sally Atkins and Mrs. Francis
Harris, both of Madison.
Serving as pallbearers were
Hershel Norris, James Hogan,
John Hogan, Willis Jenkins,
Eugene Barriet and John Col
lins.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family. Caldwell
and Cowan Funeral Home were
in charge of arrangements.
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Squire Carlton Writes
About Hurricane "Donna"
Arcadia, Fla.
Sept. 12, 1960
Mr. A. B Dennis
Covington, Ga.
Dear Mr. Dennis:
As I lay awake, unable to
sleep tonight, the idea came
to me that perhaps you and
some of the other readers of
The Covington News might be
interested to hear first hand
of some of the “didos” or “Ca
pers” that Donna cut as she
reversed her field and made
her way through the cattle and
citrus country. She had splen
did press agents and take is
from me, she fully lived up to
her billing. “I was there”, or
here.
We thought we had something
In the way of a mess after our
ice storm of last winter. Our
streets in Oxford and Coving
ton seemed by comparison with
the havoc wrought by Donna
like avenues littered with brush
by children at play. One of my
high school class mates told me
the wind was clocked at 140
miles per hour, and I’m not
disputing an inch of it. It was
the most awe-inspiring sight
I’ve ever experienced: the most
wonderful display of power. I
was never scared at all. But
I’m not a candidate for an en
core right away, not until the
roof is nailed back down and
the windows replaced.
I’m writing by the light of
a “good-old” kerosene lamp
which I got up to light “when
the idea struck". This is the
third night we’ve been with
out electricity. We were with
out telephone or train service
2 or 3 days and without water
(to drink or bathe) about 12
hours. We are having to boil
drinking water still.
For about 3 hours or a little
longer on Saturday P. M. ap
proximately 3 to 6. the storm
raged with unabated fury from
the N. E. My sister and I were
kept busy as could be mop
ping and emptying tubs. pans,
etc. as the water continued
wington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established M 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Estai
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A cordial welcome was ex
tended the congregation by the
Rev. Mr. Calvin D. Watson,
pastor, who also presented the
Homecoming speaker.
Rev. Peek based his message
on Acts 16, Paul’s Mars Hill
Sermon, with “The Unknown
God’’ as his text.
Describing a hugh, prone sta
tue of Budda in Japan as a
sleeping god, the speaker point
ed out the fact that our God,
Jehovah, never sleeps; but is
always available when we need
Him. The same God whom
Paul and Silas strove to re
veal to the Athenians who had
erected a statue to the “Un
known God”, lives today as
universally as in that day, and
is still waiting to be recogniz
ed by the world.
Every man’s life is a blank
tablet of stone, whereupon he
writes his own epitaph. The
life we live shall leave one of
two inscriptions — “To the Un
known God” or “In Memory of
the All Powerful God”: which
inscription are we writing, he
asked. Is America, he continu
ed. building a memorial to an
Unknown God, or to multiple
material gods?
He concluded his remarks
with the thought that we are
living in a day when strong,
active faith, and unequivocal
Christian witnessing is vital.
At the noon hour, a delicious
basket lunch was spread on
picnic tables underneath the
ancient oaks in the churchyard.
Among those enjoying the
following fellowship and re-I
miniscences were Mrs. Lula
Costley, who will soon be 93,
the church’s oldest member;
pouring through the roof. I be
gan to think we were fighting
a losing battle. I told my sis
ter, “We remind me of Na
poleon at Waterloo”. The water
was coming in sheets in hori
zontal planes, ahead of that
125 or 140 M. P. H. wind.
There is an open fireplace in
the room where I was engaged,
but no water at all came down
the chimney. However, the wa
ter gauge of a family friend
soon measured 5 inches and
ran over.
A little after 6:00 o'clock the
wind ceased, and the rain
also. We breathed more easily,
but not for long. The eye was
passing over us. Within an hour
or hour and a half the fury
came from the opposite di
rection, S. W. Some of the trees
that had been blown down
from N. E. were now straight
ened up from S. W.
When the storm was just
getting “limbered up”, I de
cided to write a letter to “the
girl I left behind” while en
joying the spectacle of nature
“on the loose”. I began some
thing like this, “Donna is really
kicking up her heels. She is a
bad girl. This old house is
trembling as if it had the
D. T.’s.” Pretty soon the water
began invading my private pre
serve, and I had to spend 3
hours or so mopping before
continuing. It was really a most
inspiring sight and experience.
It recalled to my mind Him
who said, “Peace! Be still.”
And The Wind and The Waves
Obeyed Him. A rd I thought of
and quoted to myself the open
ing sentence of the 19th Psalm.
And I sang the first part of the
little song, “Be Not Dismayed
What ’eer Betide, God Will Take
Care of You”. It was a great
experience but not recommend
ed for nervous women or little
children.
11:25 P. M.
Yours Sincerely,
Wilbur A. “Squire”
Carlton
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OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS of Salem Baptist Church are shown
above in the sanctuary on Sunday, when Homecoming Day was
observed. Left to right, seated are: J. E. Mann, Chairman Board
of Deacons: Mrs. Lula Costley, 93, oldest member; and J. M.
Mitcham, deacon; Second Row, J. O. Kimble, church clerk and
treasurer; Mrs. Nell Kimble, Mrs. Roy Kimble, Mrs. Theron Ciw-
and the Rev. Mr. T. L. Skel
ton, 80, who began coming to
Salem as a babe in his mother’s
arms. He is one of Salem’s min
isterial sons, having been call
ed to preach while a member
there: and has formerly serv
ed as Salem’s pastor for 24
years.
Homecoming would not have
been complete without the
oft-told story of “Uncle Isaac
Eubanks”, to whom Salem per
haps owes its survival during
the bleak reconstruction period
following the War Between the
States.
In this era, when the South
had lost everything except its
Faith in God and its indomi
table spirit Salem Church, as
many other rural churches had
h a d to discontinue services.;
That is, for all except one
man — Isaac Eubanks. With
out transportation, even a farm
horse, Uncle Isaac walked the
six lonely miles from his home
to Salem, not once, but every
meeting day for two years. He
held a one-man service there,
with only his Lord as witness.
But, because of his Faith the
church after two years was
re-organized, and is today one
of this section’s fine strong
holds of Christian Faith. One
has the feeling of trodding sa
cred ground, when the story
is told at Salem.
Organized in 1820 with five
charter members, James and
Grace Butler, George Fielder
and Elizabeth Welch, Salem
completed its first building in
1830 on land granted by L. D.
Echols in 1825. Family names
of Peek. Brooks. Costley, Mit
cham, White, Mims, Echols,
Mann, Skelton and Eubanks
have helped make Salem’s his
tory. Two of “Uncle Isaac’s”
descendants, J. O. Kimble and
Mrs. Theron Curtis are filling
offices in the church, current
ly-
In the afternoon, Roy John
son, chorister led the group in
favorite hymns, and the Rev.
T. L, Skelton brought a brief
message, to complete the pro
gram of the memorable day.
9-A Homeroom
Officers Named
Homeroom officers of 9-A,
Newton County High School
were elected on Monday, Sep
tember 5.
They are: president, Brenda
Armistead; vice-president,
Lynn Barker; secretary, Bud
dy Baker; treasurer, Pam
Betts; reporter, Joyce Brook
ing and Student Council, Nan
cy Blankenship.
The siscowet is a form of
lake trout peculiar to Lake
Superior. It rarely ascends
above a depth of 300 feet. In
fact it’s generally caught much
deeper.—Sports Afield.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1960
Church of Chris!
Meeting Goes
Thru Sunday
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FERRELL JENKINS
The gospel meting at t h e
Covington Church of Christ on
the Atlanta Highway (West)
will continue through Sunday
evening, September 18. Evan
gelist Ferrel] Jenkins of St.
Louis, Mo., is doing the preach
ing nightly at 8 o’clock.
Mr. Jenkins, who is one of
two ministers serving the
Spring and Blaine Church of
Christ in St. Louis, has done
extensive evangelistic work in
Canada and the United States
in recent years. He most re
cently held a meeting at Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla.
A native of Huntsville, Ala.,
Mr. Jenkins is a graduate of
Florida Christian College, Tam
pa, Fla. He also attended Wes
tern Kentucky State College,
Bowling Green, Ky.
Sermon subjects for the re
mainder of the meeting are
as follows: Thursday— “Christ
Came To Save The Lost.” Fri.-
“3 Questions About Baptism.”
Saturday — “Ask Your Preach
er.” Sunday Night — “Jesus
Christ — The World’s Only
Saviour.”
DCT Barbecue
Fri. Sept. 23rd
The DCT of Newton County
High School will sponsor a
barbecue on Friday afternoon,
September 23, between the
hours of 5-7:30 p.m. at the high
school cafeteria. Everyone is
invited to enjoy a delicious
meal prior to the football game
and help the DCT in t h e i r
money project for the year.
tis, Mrs. Knox Costley, S. S. teachers; Mrs. Jesse Costley, BTU
Director; Jesse Costley. S. S. secretary-treasurer; and Buddy Cost
ley, pianist; Background, Rev. T. L. Skelton, former pastor; Roy
Johnson. S. S. superintendent and chorister; Rev. Randy Peek,
Homecoming speaker; and Rev. C. D. Watson, pastor.
Open House
At Porterdale
P-TA Meeting
PORTERDALE —Open
House and a Reception will be
a definite part of the first P-TA
meeting of the Porterdale
School on Thursday evening,
September 15. at seven o’clock
in the school lunchroom. The
theme which has been chosen
for this meeting is “Parents
and Teachers As partners”, and
the eighth grade will present
the inspirational.
Membership of all parents
and teachers is urged for a
successful year, and everyone
is asked to come prepared to
join at this first meeting.
Membership is available at the
nominal fee of fifty cents per
person per year.
'Mr. Will' Greer
Passes Another
Milestone
One of the most prominent
citizens of Newton County has
passed another milestone in
his journey through life. He is
William Robert “Mr. Will”
Greer, whose birthday Sunday
marked the 92nd event of his
life.
“Mr. Will” is still active
around Covington and may be
seen anyday, visiting in the
public offices and stores of the
town.
He was born on September
12, 1868 near Covington, and
has lived here in Newton
County all his life. Mr. Greer
is the father of seven children:
Bernard, Tom, Miss May,
Brooks, Robert, Mrs. George
Sumner and Mrs. Paul Turner.
“Mr. Will” is the son of a
pioneer Baptist preacher of the
county, the Reverend Thomas
H. Greer. “Mr. Will’s” mother
was Mary Jane Hays Greer.
Officers Named
For Cloverleaf
4-H Club
The Cloverleaf 4-H Club met
at the Flint Hill Community
House on September 5, 1960.
The officers of the club are:
Jeffrey Hinton, President;
Edna Fisher, Vice - President;
Dewey Fisher, Secretary -
Treasurer; Eddie Hinton, Re
creation Chairman and Cather
ine Cowan, Reporter.
Plans were made to make
tier trays at a later meeting.
Refreshments were served.
Then the meeting adjourned.
Newton Co.
Poultry Chain
Show Friday
Newton County 4 H Chib mem
bers who have received chickens
through the poultry chain sponsor
ed by the Sears, Roebuck Founda
tion, will compete for awards at
the Poultry Chain Show at Coving
ton on the Courthouse Square on
September 16th at 2:30 p. m.
County Agent Ed Hunt said that
three youngsters from this county
will enter the show.
Those who will enter are Arthur
Hargrove, Arlene Hargrove, and
Eddie Hinton.
The two top winners in this
county will be eligible to compete
with 4-H Club winners from other
counties in the state poultry chain
show at the Southeastern Fair.
October 3-8, the county agent said.
Objectives of the program are
to train boys and girls in poultry
flock management, to replace mon.
grel spring egg flocks with pure
bred birds of high egg laying abil
ity in order to get eggs for the
family year-round, to increase
farm income from the sale of
eggs, and to cause Georgia to be
come an export state in commerc
ial eggs instead of an import state
as it is at present.
The Foundation has spent $140.-
000 on this project since it started
Best chickens available have
been bought and shipped out to
county and home demonstration
agents, who in turn pick the fami
ly or 4-H Club member with whom
they will be placed.
Each spring Extension poultry
men conduct schools for the 4-H
Club members, their parents, a
gents and advisors.
County shows will be judged this
year by Extension Poultrymen
Henry Massey and James C. Man
ess.
County Agent Ed Hunt pointed
out that all chicks given to 4-H
members in this county came from
the same hatchery, and the con
dition of the birds at the time of
the show will depend completely
upon the feeding and management
of individual flocks.
Newborn MYF
The Newborn M.Y.F., met
Sunday, September 4 at the
Newborn Methodist Church.
The president called the
meeting to order. The secre
tary read the minutes and
gave the treasurer’s report. We
have $11.40 in the treasury.
Dianne Carson, Dianne
Holmes, Ellen Sams and Patsy
Sams had the program. The
meeting was dismissed with
the benediction.
Dianne Carson
Reporter
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
dished in 1953
First Baptist WMU Officers
Installed; Mrs. Birdsong Pres.
Canaan Revival
Scheduled For
Sept. 25 -Oct. 1
A Revival Meeting at the
Canaan Baptist Church will be
held the week of September
25th through October Ist. Cana
an church is located on Salem
Road.
Guest evangelist for the re
vival is the Rev. Loyd Llye,
formerly pastor of the County
Line Baptist Church. Jack Nor
wood will lead the singing dur
ing the meeting. Special sing
ing will be by the Canaan
Quartet, composed of Rev.
Jimmy Edwards, Jack Nor
wood, Bobby Rogers and La
nier Smallwood.
Services will begin each
evening of the meeting at 7:30
o’clock. Pastor of the church is
the Rev. Jimmy Edwards.
Obie Moore,
Veteran Bibb
Emp’oyee, Dies
Funeral services for Obie Ro
bert Moore were held Wednes
day afternoon, Sept 14, at Ju
| lia A. Porter Methodist Church
'in Porterdale. Officiating at
the services were Rev. H. H.
I Dillard, pastor of the church
and Rev. Bob Blasingome, pas
tor of the Lovejoy Methodist
Church.
Mr. Moore, 60, was a native
of Gwinnett County. He was I
an employee of Bibb Manufac
turing Company at Porterdale
for 40 years and was a faithful
member of the Julia A. Porter
church. He died at his resi
dence in Covington on Tuesday,
after a short illness.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Grace Parnell Moore. Coving
ton; mother, Mrs. Nena Wil
son, Stone Mountain; one son
Obie R. Moore Jr., Falls
Church, Virginia; daughter,
Mrs. William L. Bowden, 29
Palms, California; three bro
thers, J. T. Moore, Smyrna: E.
L. Moore, Atlanta; one - half
brother. Ralph Wilson, Stone
Mountain and four grandchild
ren.
Interment was in Lawnwood
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Serv
ing as pallbearers were C. H.
Horning, Lee Graham, Charles
Hollingsworth, C. B. Maloy,
Douglas Yancey, Homer Grier,
Weyman Bowden and Lester
Martin.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family.
Hot Days,
Cool Nights
In Covington
Jack Chapman announces
the following temperatures for
Covington during the past
week.
High Low
Wed. Sept. 7, 88 71
Thurs. Sept. 8, 90 69
Fri. Sept. 9. 90 68
Sat. Sept. 10 92 68
Sun. Sept. 11, 87 68
Mon. Sept. 12, 85 64
Tues. Sept. 13, 83 55 1
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The following temperatures
for Covington were reported
during the past week.
High Low
Wed. Aug 31, 93 68
Thurs. Sept. 1 91 67
Fri. Sept. 2, 89 67
Sat. Sept. 3, 89 63
Sun. Sept. 4, 91 68
Mon. Sept. 5, 93 66
Tues. Sept. 6, 95 68
Rainfall during the week
totaled .23 inch.
NUMBER 38
The W. M. S. of the First
Baptist Church met Monday
September 12 at 7:30 in t h •
educational building.
The meeting opened with the
group singing, “Crown Hun
With Many Crowns.”
Mrs. J. L. Bush, presented
the devotional “Jesus Shall
Reign," with the scripture tak
en from Psalms 67. The medi
tation was closed with prayer.
In a brief business session
the minutes were read and ap
proved and reports from stand
ing committees given. It was
announced that the School of
Missions will be observed in the
church September 18 through
September 22.
Mrs. E. A. Callaway, using
the theme “Hands” installed
the following W. M. S. officers
for the coming year 1960-1961:
President: Mrs. James Bird
song: Enlistment Vice Presi
dent: Mrs. Fred Ketchem; Trea
surer and Corresponding sec
retary: Mrs. W. R. Nunn; Assis
tant Treasurer and Correspond
ing Secretary: Mrs. C. C. King;
Recording Secretary and Pub
licity Chairman: Miss Gene
Ketchem;
Community Missions Chair
man: Mrs. A. B. Dennis; Mis
sion Study Chairman: Mrs. W,
B. Thompson: Prayer Chair
man: Mrs. Frank Ridling; Pub
lications Chairman: Mrs. Tom
Blair; Program Chairman: Mrs.
Nat Morgan; Stewardship
Chairman: Mrs. Nat Turner;
Social Chairman: Mrs. Bert
Adams.
Circle Chairman: Myrtle
Combs; Mrs. J. M. Allison; Sara
Thornley, Mrs. R. E. King: May
Livingston: Mrs. T. R. Ginn;
Annie Armstrong: Mrs. Leo
Mallard; Y. W. A.: Miss C'ro'"n
Campbell; Intermediate G. A.;
Mrs. Charlotte Adams; Junior
G. A.: Mrs. Robert Hodges.
Sunbeam Leaders: Begin
ners - Mrs. Rembert Kitchens
Mrs. Hugh Settles. Primary -
Mrs. J. L. Bush, Miss Peggy
Bush. World Friends - M rs.
Felton Jones, Miss Beverly Mc-
Donald.
Intermediate R. A.- Mr. Jack
Edwards. Chorister - Mrs. Hugn
McDonald. Pianist - Mrs. Ray
Moore.
A lovely gift was presented
to the outgoing president Mrs.
E. A Callaway on behalf of
the W. M. U.
In closing members joined
hands in a circle and Mrs. Call
away dismissed the meeting
with prayer.
Dean V. Y. C. Eady
Attends Meeting
Dr. Virgil Y. C. Eady, Dean and
Division Executive of Emory
at-Oxford attended the initial
meeting of the Commission on
Worship of t h e Methodist
Church held Sept. 12-13 in
Chicago. This commission, com
posed of twenty-one members,
has the responsibility of study
ing the ritual, forms, and pat
terns of worship now in use in
the Methodist Church.
Your responsibility i s to pro
tect your youngsters from ac
cidents in the home. The East
er Seal Society warns that ac
cidents are the nation’s great
est cnppler. Make your home
safe and you will prevent need
less crippling to you and your
family.