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Almon Shiloh Methodist Church Observes Homecoming
Robert W. Dobbs Has
62-Yr. Record As Member
Almon’s Shiloh Methodist Church concluded its annual
revival, led by the Rev. Grady A. Lively, pastor Covington
Methodtist Church, with Sunday’s Homecoming Service,
which paid tribute to its founding fathers, who established it
112 years ago, in a little school house. It was the congregation
Mrs. Harwell
Final Rises Held
Al Sfarrsville
Funeral services for Mrs.
Pearl (Nell Skinner) Harwell
of Mansfield, were held Thurs
day afternoon, September 22,
at Starrsville Methodist Church
with Rev. H. B. Landrum of
ficiating. Assisting him in the
services were Rev. Asbury
Craft and Rev. W. O. Dinkins.
Mrs. Harwell, better known
to her many friends, as Miss
Nell, was 81 at the time of her
death at the local hospital
where she had been a patient
for three weeks. A native of
Newton County, she was the
daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. William Skinner. Her
husband, Pearl Harwell, also
a native of Newton, passed
away in 1940, she was a faith
ful member of Starrsville Meth
odist Church until ill health
forced her retirement from ac
tive service.
Surviving are one son,
Howard R. Harwell, Redan;
two daughters, Mrs. Clarence
Hays, Mansfield; Mrs. W. L.
Dyer, Pensacola, Florida; four
sisters, Mrs. Lee Marks, Mans
field; Mrs. Gladys Marks, Mi
ami, Florida; Mrs. A. L. Har
well, Atlanta; Mrs. Ross J.
Hays, Wrens, three grandchil
dren and six great-grandchil
dren.
Interment was in Starrsville
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Serv
ing as pallbearers were Joe
Marks, Gene Marks, Thomas
Skinner, Berto Skinner, Ron
ald Cook and Bill Grimes.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in ex
tending deepest sympathy to
them in their sorrow.
Graveside Rites
Held Thursday
Tor Mills Infant
Graveside services for Mark
Anthony Mills, the infant son
of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mills,
were held at Covington Mills
Cemetery on Thursday morn
ing. September 22, with Rev.
Walter P. Perry, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Por
terdale officiating. The baby
died on September 21.
Surviving besides his par
ents are one brother, Larry R.
M : lls Jr., grandparents Mr. and
Mrs. John Brown, Covington;
Mrs. Modine Tidwell, Porter
dale; greatgrandnarents Mr.
and Mrs. Elton Brown, Cov
ington and Mrs. Etta Lindsey,
Porterdale.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family.
Temperatures
Drop Here
.Tack Chapman announces
the following temperatures for
Covington during the past
week.
High Low
Wed. Sept. 21. 90 62
Thurs. Sept. 22, 82
Fir. Sept. 23, 80 59
Sat. Sept. 24, 83 58
Sun. Sept. 25. 77 61
Mon. Sept. 26, <0 6.
Tues. Sept. 27. 64 60
Rainfall during this period
totaled .31 inch.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established bi 1974 and The Citizen-Observer, Esta
of this church that heard the
first sermon of that “Giant
Against the Sky”, the late Bis
hop Warren A. Candler, while
he was a student at Emory at
Oxford.
Some 178 members, former
members and guests were wel
comed by the Rev. Mr. Herbert
Owen, pastor, who was in
charge of the Homecoming Pro
gram. In recognizing records of
service of members, it was re
vealed that 11 had 40 year re
cords; 8 had 50 years; 4 had
55 years, and Mr. Robert W.
Dobbs who holds a 62 year
and longest record of church
membership.
Homecoming speaker, the
Rev. Mr. H. M. Driver, pastor
Grantville Methodist Church,
and a former Shiloh pastor, was
introduced by Rev. Owen.
“Jesus Christ, the Light of the
World” was his chosen topic of
his message. Pointing out that
we as Christians fail to follow
Christ as we should, this Divine
Light has become perhaps more
of a warning light than a Bea
con Light to the lost.
He deplored the fact that
America has built up a veri
table cult of leadership; to the
point that even in religion we
seek to be the leaders who will
include Christ, rather than dis
ciples who will follow Him. The
next ten years, he continued,
could be a decade of dynamic
discipleship, if we as Christ
ians would only heed His com
mand, “Follow Me”.
He revealed the establish
ment of a Buddhist Monastery
in Little Rock, Ark., as a rep
rimand to Christian America.
Asked why Buddhists were
sending missionaries to Ameri
ca, a Buddhist monk answered,
“Because we consider your
Christianity a dead religion —
your people do not live it”.
In conclusion. Rev. Driver 1
stated that only w'hen we de- ■
termine to let our lights so
shine as Christians, that all ।
men would be drawn to Christ,
and are prepared to “defend
our faith which is within us”, i
will Christ become a Beacon
Light to the world.
At the noon hour, a delicious i
covered dish lunch was enjoyed I
in the Community Hou;e, where i
a perjod of fellowship ensued
with old, new and former mem
bers and visitors.
The beautiful brick structure
which is Shiloh’s sanctuary,
stands approximately 1 mile
north of the site of the origin
-1 al church of 1848, which was
BelkGallanl's Anniversary
Sale Starts This Morning
JOE WEBB
Sunday Singing
At Salem Road
Church 2-4 P.M.
A Singing will be held at
Community Church of Jesus
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PARTICIPANTS in Shiloh's 112ih anniversary Homecoming at
Almon Sunday are pictured above in the sanctuary, left to right.
Seated, Mrs. M. D. Hammond, president Ladies Bible Class; Mrs.
R. W. Dobbs, Mr. Dobbs, with a 68 year membership record: Mrs.
Troy Tuck, and Mrs. J. J. Owens, wives of two of Shiloh's late
leaders; and Mrs. Otis Maxwell, WSCS president, and S. S. teach
er; 2nd row, Jerry Roberts, MYF president; Charles Berry, Jr.
steward; Harold Dobbs, trustee; J. T. Owens, Church lay leader;
near the J. J. Owens home. The
1909 congregation of 79 mem
bers purchased the present site
of 1 acre of iand, from Mrs. M.
L. Candler for $50.00. The
present membership is 244; and
the intervening years have
seen vast improvements in mo
dern facilities; construction of
a S. S. Annex, with pastor’s
study; construction of a par
sonage; and the building of a
recreation field by the Church’s
Men’s Club, for spectator and
other sports. More recent im
provements include the paint
ing of the basement, and the
current project of renovation |
and painting of the church’s
sanctuary.
In the afternoon session, un
der the direction of the pastor,
Rev. Owen, who also led the
congregational singing, a mem
orable service was held for
those who had passed on.
Among those to whom tribute
was paid in dedicated songs
were: J. J. Owens, Frank Kin
nett, Mrs. Robert Boyd, Guy
Pippen, Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Neely, the John Dobbs Family,
Mrs. Tunie Chapman, Miss
June Dobbs, E. L. Campbell,
The Beck Family, and Mr. and
Mrs. Park Sockwell.
Belk - Gallant Company in
Covington will swing open its
doors today (Thursday) for
their Anniversary Sale which
is an annual event in all de
partments of the store.
Manager Joe Webb, starting
his 17th year at the Covington
store, states that this is t h e
store’s “greatest Anniversary
Sale.” In a 6-page advertising
section (in color) in today’s
Covington NEWS hundreds of
items are listed at tremendous
savings.
“Belk’s has tried to give their
customers great values in sav
ings and we are striving to give
even greater savings during
our Anniversary Sale this
year,” Mr. Webb stated.
We suggest that you turn to
their advertising section in The
News today for further parti
culars about the sale.
Christ on Salem Road, Sunday,
October 2, from 2-4 p.m. Carl
D. Cannon is pastor of the
church and everyone is cordi
ally invited to come and en
joy an afternoon of singing.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1960
Shiloh Church Holds Its 112th Annual Homecomin
Mrs. Aaron, 88
Succumbs After
Long Illness
Funeral services for Mrs.
Nannie Gibson Aaron, 88, of
Porterdale, were held Wednes
day, September 28, at the
Chapel of Harwell Funeral
Home with Rev. H. H. Dillard
pastor of the Julia A. Porter
Methodist Church officiating.
Mrs. Aaron was a native of
Newton County and a member ■
of Willow Springs Baptist
Church. She died in Decatur
on Tuesday after a lingering
illness. I
Surviving are four daugh
ters Mrs. W. J. Pickrell, Deca- i
tur; Mrs. Ellen A. Darby, Cov
ington; Mrs. Lottie Hamby,
Porterdale; daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Rabun Aaron, Covington;
brother Bob Gibson, Gaines
ville, Florida; three sisters, i
Mrs. Lula Florence, Decatur; J
Mrs. Kate Cavin, Madison; I
sister-in-law, Mrs. Ellie Gib- 'I
son, Monroe: 12 grandchildren
and 12 great-grandchildren. j
Interment was in Gibson
: Family Cemetery near Coving- J
ton with J. C. Harwell and Son 11
Funeral Home in charge of ar- I
rangements. Grandsons served I
as pallbearers.
The NEWS joins the many]l
friends of the family in extend- I
I ing deepest sympathy to them I
in their sorrow. I
Girl Scouts I
Celebrate 15th
Birthday Here
On Wednesday afternoon I
September 21, all Girl Scout I
Troops met at the Girl Scout I
Lodge for the annual birthday I
, party, commemorating the!
i 15th Birthday of Girl Scouting I
in Covington. A beautiful birth- I
day cake decorated with the I
Girl Scout Emblem and the I
number 15, denoting the num- I
ber of years, was furnished by |
Troop 1062.
The program for the after- *
noon was opened with girls g
from Troop 1064 having the de- «
votional. These girls were Lin- t
da Hoffman and Kathy Acuff. a
BiUy Leison, S. S. superintendent; and W. E. Stallworth, MYF .
counselor; Back row, J. C. Capes, Jeff Smith, J. T. Wallace, and '
James Dobbs, stewards; Rev. H. M. Driver, guest speaker and
former pastor; Rev. Herbert Owen, pastor; Charles Kitchens, S. S.
and church treasurer; Rev. B. L. Bowen, a ministerial son of
Shiloh, G. M. Williams, Membership and Evangelism chairman;
and J. T. Polk, trustee.
Sam Ramsey Is
Appointed Judge
'Traffic Court'
Sam Ramsey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Ramsey of Coving
ton, has been appointed by the
Deans of the various divisions
of Emory University in At
lanta as Judge of the Traffic
Court for the 1960-61 school
year.
Sam will be a Senior at Em-
Troop 1066 had the flag cere
mony with girls in the color
guard being Betsy Robinson,
Susan Smith, Lisa Callaway
and Sandra Kitchens. Troop
1063 presented a most enjoy
able program of skits and a
summary of the History of
Scouting in Covington.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram each troop was served re
freshments in their troops by
the leaders.
Newton County High School Student Officers For 1960-61
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PRESIDENT OF THE VARIOUS CLUBS and organisations at
Newton County High School for the school year 1960-61 are
shown first row left to right: Jackie Latham, Senior Tri-Hi-Y;
Sandra Malcolm, 4-H Club; Lynn Clower, Newton F. H. A.; Patsy
Loyd, Pap Club; Bede Campbell, Covington F. H. A.: Joyce Hud
speth, Gamma Tri-Hi-Y; Merie Paden, F. T. A. Back row left to
Service
ory this year and will also
serve as treasurer of the Em
ory Christian Association. He
has maintained a high scholas
tic standing and is active in
many eampua activities. He
। completed a training course at
Eglin Air Force Base for Em
, ory Cadets and holds the rank
of Cadet Captain in the Em
ory ROTC unit.
Sam was an honor graduate
of Newton County High School,
served as Key Club president,
Hi-Y officer, was advertising
manager of the annual and
played basketball all four
years.
“The promises of today’s po
liticians become the taxes of
tomorrow.” — Dr. Orlo M.
Brees.
“Walking is the best exer
cise, if you can dodge those
who aren’t.” Herbert V. Pro-
' chnow.
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
ilished in 1953
Porterdale Woman's Club Names
Committees For Coming Year
PORTERDALE — Seventy- j
five people attended the first ,
meeting of the Porterdale Wo
man’s Club. Night Division, on
Monday evening. September 19,
at seven - thirty o’clock. Mrs.
Frank Day presided in her in
imitable way and welcomed
each one. The group united to
sing “America” led by Mrs.
। Henry Whitfield.
The Rev. Jimmy Edwards,
| pastor of the Canaan Baptist
Church, brought a devotional
I message based on a selected
jpassage of scripture from Paul’s
letter to the Colossians and
closed with prayer. The Canaan
Quartet consisting of Mr. Ed
wards, Jack Norwood, Lanier
Smallwood, and Bobby Gene
Rogers, rendered a program of
gospel music which was enjoy
ed and appreciated.
Mrs. W. W. Yancey was re
cipient of the attendance award.
Mrs. Day introduced officers
i for the coming year. They
were: Vice - President — Mrs.
iC. T. Bohanan: Secretary —
( Mrs. Leßoy McGiboney; Assis
tant Secretary — Mrs. Reu
ben Rutledge; Treasurer —
Mrs. Ellison Wilkerson; Assis
tant Treasurer — Mrs. B. B.
iSnow. She also named the of
’ficers of the Morning Division.
Standing Committees who
will serve during the coming
year are: HOSTESS — Mrs.
Erma Jeffries, Mrs. Josie Hay
nes, Night Division. Mrs. T. D.
Trainer, Mrs. Martha Nichols.
BYLAWS — Miss Pauline
Hardman, Miss Ruby Jordan,
Night Division, Miss Mae Hard
man, Morning Division. FLO
RAL — Mrs. Henry Berry,
Miss Robbie Finley, Osprey
Mill; Mrs. Ines Buckalew, Mrs.
James Adams, Porterdale Mill;
Mrs. Jake Hunt, Standard Phar
macy; Mrs. Ilene Alexander,
Welaunee Mill; Mrs. Exie
Thomason, Mrs. Willie Jeffries,
Morning Division.
SCRAPBOOK — Mrs. Guy
Costley. MEMBERSHIP — Mrs.
Henry Whitfield. Mrs. J. T. El
kins, Night Division; Mrs. Ez
ra Hayes, Mrs. Mae Criswell,
Mrs. Arthur Loyd, Morning
Division.
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT —
Mrs. W. C. Ivey, Mrs. Add
O’Bryant, Night Division; Miss
Jordye Tanner, Miss Alice Cur
tis, Morning Division; LI
BRARY— Miss Mae Hardman,
PROJECTS — Mrs. Ed Hert
wig, Mrs. B. C. Crowell, Night
Division; Mrs. T. C. Christian, ■
right: Mike Budd, Band; Tommy Wiley, Key Club; Dickie Georg*
Hi-Y; Jerry Bouchillon, Latin Club; Phyllis White. Editor of Ramr
Floyd Crost, French Club and Bata Club; Day Morcock Alnha
Tri-Hi-Y; Frank Malcom, F. F. A.; Margaret Yancey FuturZ
Nva-iea; Dare Smith, Student Body and Marion Savage, D. C. T.
NUMBER 40
Morning Division.
Mrs. Alma Patterson, teacher
of Fourth Grade, was introduc
ed by Miss Jordye Tanner,
Principal of Porterdale School.
Mrs. Leßoy McGiboney. Sec
retary, read minutes of t h •
previous meeting and corres
pondence.
The treasurer reported on th«
status of the treasury.
New members who were
voted into club membership
were: Mrs. Howard Williams,
Mrs. Claire Bennet, Mrs. Vollie
Parr, Mrs. Harold Pair, Mrs.
James Ragan, Mrs. Seaborn
Farmer, Mrs. Richard Chap
man, Miss Gladys Stone, and
Mrs. Alma Patterson. Transfer
members from the Morning D'-
vision were: Mrs. Earl Tidwell,
Mrs. Madeline Huff, and Mrs.
Herman Kerbow.
Mrs Henry Whitfield an
nounced the decision of judges
in the summer contest for at
tractive yards. Winners were
Mr. and Mrs. Seaborn Farmer,
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Thompson,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Shaw. Sr.
Mrs. Ed Hertwig made a re
port concerning the distribu
tion and sale of merchandise
to earn money for the summer
trip to New York City. She an
nounced plans for future fund
raising projects.
Mrs. Claud Cason was named
as chairman of the Thanksgiv
ing tray rememberances for
shut-in friends.
Interesting matters relative
' to club membership and the
» spending of club funds were
■ referred to the by-laws com
■ mittee which will join the Exe
■ cutive Board and Projects Com
mittee for an important busi
ness session on Tuesday even
ing, September 27, at sever,
o’clock in the clubroom.
Committees for the October
meeting to be held on 17 were
named as follows: PROGRAM:
Miss Ruby Jordan, Mrs. M. B.
Shaw. Mrs. Rav Potts. DECOR
ATIONS: Mrs. W. C. Ivev. Mrs.
Henry Whitfield. REFRESH
MENTS: Miss Ruth Tanner,
Mrs. E. L. Digby, Mrs. James
Brooks, Mrs. Leonard Bowman,
Mrs. Erma Jeffries, Mrs. Louis*
Berry.
A delicious salad course was
served by Miss Ruth Tanner
and her committee.
U. S. manufacturing export
in 1959 were $1 billion less
than in 1956, while imports
were $2.6 billion greater.