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HAPPY THANKSGIVING
DAY TO YOU! Some of God’s
children, here on earth are
hungry, some have heavy
hearts over illness, some over
reverses, over the lack of god
liness in the hearts of some
member of the family, and a
thousand worries I could men
tion.
There is one answer to all of
these things, and no matter
what kind of a good Christian
you think you are, because you
love God, go to S.S., Church
and are there singing with the
group ... we have to REALLY
“LET GO AND LET GOD”
take us, use us, live for HIM
and go out and seek those we
can help . . . by loving, caring
and sharing, letting not your
one hand know what the other
does . . . only then is it that
we really FEEL and know His
loving care . . . But . . we must
lose our worldly desires . . just
turn over our hearts to HIM
and seek to do HIS will. . . .
We, some of us . . . seek for
tune to stack up where moth
and rust doth corrupt . . . some
of us seek popularity . . . some
think only of our selfish selves
and how we can get for “me
and mine” the best there is to
outshine the “Joneses” .... If
we are clothed in the finest
things, if our children are bet
ter dressed than all the rest in
town . . . and we are thinking
only of them . . . then we bet
ter stop . . . Count our many
blessings, count them one ( by
one, Count our many blessings
and see what God hath done
FOR US . . . and start thinking
how that suit, that dress, the
boys clothes could have been
alright at half the price we
paid, in order that we might
buy a coat, a dress or shoes for
«ne whose body is cold and
there has been illness. What
have we and what are we doing
for HIM in return for all our
blessings?
Do we go around thinking
we are Mr. and Mrs. Gotrocks
. . . to walk over everybody
who eomes near us ... do we
feel so grand that we can’t
emile and pat a ragged urchin
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Benefit Movie
At Strand Theater
Saturday, Dec. 3
Saturday morning, Decem
ber 3, will be a special day at
the Strand Theatre in Coving
ton. At 10:30 o’clock in the
morning an hour of amusement
will be furnished to all who
bring some item of food.
Mrs. Osman has announced
that cartoons and another pic
ture will be shown.
The items of food will be
used to replenish the pantry
shelf in the welfare office.
There are many calls and the
shelves are empty.
Members of the Pilot Club
of Covington will be present
to assist with taking care of
the supplies.
We Are Grateful
On this Thanksgiving Eva our heart is filled with
gratitude and love to our legion of friends who have
been so kind and thoughtful to me and my loved ones
during the severe illness and major surgery from which
we are now recovering.
Your prayers, in groups and individually, interced
ing for me with petitions to God, the Great Physician,
were responsible for my recovery and we know we will
soon be restored to health and strength through these
petitions to Almighty God.
Our love and devotion to you all Is increased in
heartfelt appreciation for your many acts of kindness
and the fact of your remembrance in sending us cards,
flowers and gifts. The loving hands which have pre
pared food and either brought or sent to us during my
convalescence will always have a place in my heart.
May we have the opportunity, as time passes, io re
turn to each of you in some manner service beyond the
call of duty and go with you the extra mile.
Our sincere thanks and appreciation also goes io
our loyal and faithful group of employees at the News
Office who have performed their tasks so faithfully
and well, often under many difficulties.
May each of you, employees, merchants, subscribers
and friends throughout Newton County enjoy this
Thanksgiving Day to the fullest, surrounded by your
loved ones in health, happiness and contentment. May
the Peace of God which passeth all understanding rest
and abide with you all forevermore.
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor, The Covington News
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VOLUME 96
LASS^A NAMED DISTRICT BSA CHAIRMAN
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Spe y. Thanksgiving Eve Service Baptist Church
Rev. Whiit
Is Speaker
A special union Thanksgiv
ing church service will be held
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the
First Baptist Church, Coving
ton. Preaching the holiday ser
mon will be the Reverend
Thomas J. White, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Covington.
The downtown churches of
the city, along with the Allen
Memorial Methodist Church .of
Oxford, are uniting for t h e
service again this year. An
nually the service is sponsored
by the Newton County Minis
terial Association.
Reverend Edgar A. Callaway,
pastor of the host church, will
preside at the service Wednes
day. Special music will be fur
nished by the members of the
First Baptist Church.
A union service has also
been announced for the Bap
tist, Methodist and Presbyterian
churches of Porterdale. This
service will be held Thanksgiv
ing eve (Wednesday) at 7
o’clock at the Julia A. Porter
Church.
Speaker for the Porterdale
service will be the Reverend
Homer Johnson of Convers,
who is the supply pastor of the
Porterdale Baptist Church.
Members of choirs of the three
churches will render special
Thanksgiving music.
In keeping with the Thanks
giving season in the county, all
offices in the Courthouse will
observe the one - day holiday.
Also the Post Offices of t h e
county. City Hal! and Bank of
Covington will close for the
day.
Newton County schools will
be dismissed after classes on
Wednesday, November 23 and
will not re-convene until Mon
day morning, November 28th.
Emory-At-Oxford College will
also observe the Wednesday
through Sunday holiday.
Home Important In
School Success
The home plays an important
part in a child’s school success,
says Miss Audrey Morgan, head
of the Extension family life de
partment, University of Geor
gia College of Agriculture. She
says that parents should be
sure the child gets necessary
vaccinations, a dental examina
tion and eye examination be
fore entering school.
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1961 Officers Os Newton - Rockdale District Boy Scouts Installed Monday
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NEWTON-ROCKDALE DISTRICT Boy Scouts of America officers
for 1961 were installed at the District Banquet Monday night at
the Ficquett School Cafetorium. Officers in tha background, from
left to right are: S. J. Morcock, vice-chairman: E. G. Lassiter, Jr„
chairman; Billy Crowell, commissioner; and Harry Maner, Direct
or of Field Services of the Atlanta Area Council BSA, who in-
Spillers Seeks
Re-Election
Otis Spillers, an incumbent
Covington City councilman has
announced his candidacy for re
election in the December 7th
City Election. Mr. Spillers is
presently serving his first two
year term on the city governing
body.
The other
two incumbent
city council
men, Don Wood
Wood and
Rucker Ginn,
have already
entered the
race for an
other term.
Deadline for
Mr. Spillers
candidates to qualify for t h e
forthcoming city balloting is
noon Wednesday, (today), No
vember 23rd at City Hall.
Three of the city’s six coun
cilmen will be elected at the
December voting. Mayor Nat
Turner and councilmen Fred
Kitchens, Mel Waggoner and
E. E. (Buck) Callaway have
another year to serve on their
present term.
Monty Willson
Selected For
Eta Sigma Psi
Four students were selected
for membership in Eta Sigma
Psi, honorary society at Emory
at-Oxford, at a tapping cere
mony held in a recent chapel
assembly. Eta Sigma Psi mem
bers are selected on the basis
of their scholastic achievement,
leadership ability, and devotion
and service to the school.
New members selected are:
Ina Thompson, Good Hope;
Monty Willson, Oxford; Wood
dow W. Jarrell, Jr., Butler;
and Jimmy Youngblood, North
Augusta. S. C. Student mem
| bers, who were elected to this
society last year, are: Eddie
Drane, Jacksonville, Fla.; Nan
cy Cook. Decatur; Waights
Henry, LaGrange; and Marvin
| Hardy. Elberton.
Monty Willson is the son of
I Mr. and Mrs. Leroy M. Willson
of Oxford. In addition to his
outstanding academic record
at Emory-at-Oxford. he par
ticipates in many extracurricu
lar activities.
He has the rank of Cadet Ist
Lt. in the AFROTC Cadet
Squadron. He serves as Assis
tant Flight Commander with
additional duty as Band Mas
ter.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1960
Phil Campbell Makes Hit
With Kiwanians and Guests
Phil Campbell, Georgia Ag
riculture Commissioner, made
an iindeliable impression on
Covington Kiwanis Club mem
bers and their guest at the
club’s annual Farm-City Week
program Thursday at Legion
Home.
Mr. Campbell, who is one
of the most popular figures on
the public scene in Georgia,
spoke with ease and recounted
his many pleasant experiences
in Newton County with civic,
business and political persons
in Covington and the county.
He was introduced to the large
gathering of farm and city
Newton Countians by Dr. Rob
ert O. Shannon, chairman of
the agriculture and conserva
tion committee of the local Ki
wanis organization.
Among the visitors at the
meeting Thursday were New
ton Representative Don Bal
lard; W. G. Horstman, presi
dent of the Yellow River Live-
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Phil Campbell Was Farm - City Week Speaker At Kiwanis
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GEORGIA AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER PHIL CAMPBELL was th. main
speaker at th. Covington Kiwanis Club program dv.’ing Farm-City Week Thursday
at Legion Hom.. Many Newton County agriculture leaders were Present for he
dinner and program. Shown in the pictw. from left to right, front row Alton
Jolley, president Newton County Dairy Association; Ed Hunt, County Agent, Com-
ducted the officers. Shown at the speakers table in the foreground
are, from left to right: B. B. Snow, Bibb Manufacturing Company
Vice-President who introduced the main speaker; Mrs. B. B.
Snow; and Ivan Allen, Jr., of Atlanta, main speaker for the
banquet program. Howard Allen of Conyers, vice-Chairman, was
not present for picture.
stock Association; Alton Jolley,
president Newton County Dairy
Association; Joe Marks, presi
dent local Farm Bureau; Jim
Knight, Soil Conservation Ser
vice; Tom Dowdy, Tri-County
Livestock Sales at Hub Junc
tion: H. M. Pulliam and J. D.
Smith, Newton County High
School agriculture clubs: A. E.
Hays, Sr., Upper Ocmulgee
Soil Conservation District; Gor
don Dean, Breeders’ Service;
E. M. McCart, L. D. Hodges,
James Odom, Dickson Hays,
Hugh Aiken, Dick Schneider,
Slade Ellington, E. D. Cowan,
Guy Jones, Leo S. Mallard, Lee
Campbell and Jimmy Capps.
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KIWANIS “KETTLE”
Marion Piper, a member of
the Kiwanis Club for a num
ber of yegrs, was back at his
usual place Thursday for the
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Emory - Oxford
Holiday Starts
Wednesday
Thanksgiving Holidays at
Emory - At - Oxford College
will be observed from Wednes
day (tomorrow) until Mon
day morning, November 26th.
Classes will re-convene
Monday morning, according
to an announcement by col
lege officials.
Robertson Named
Band Platoon
Ist Sergeant
William Isaac Robertson
from Covington has received
a promotion to Sergeant Ist
Class in the North Georgia Col
lege Corps of Cadets. His duty
assignment is Band Company
Platoon Sgt.
His appointment was made
upon the recommendation of
the Professor of Military Sci
ence and Tactics and with the
approval of the College Presi
dent.
missioner Phil Campbell; Dr. Robert 0. Shannon, program chairman who introduc
ed the guest speaker. Back Row: W. G. Horstman, president Yellow River Livestock
Association; Jim Knight, Soil Conservationist; Rucker Ginn, Kiwanis Club pr.sl
dent; Joe Marks, president Newton County Farm Bureau.
more than
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Morcock, Allen, Crowell
Also On N-R District Slate
E. G. Lassiter, Jr., prominent business man and active in
Boy Scouting for a number of years, Monday night was nam
ed chairman of the Newton-Rockdale District Boy Scouts of
America. Mr. Lassiter succeeds Bill Hoffman to that post.
Rev. Tom White
Guest Speaker
Kiwanis Today
Guest speaker for the Cov
ington Kiwanis Club meeting
Wednesday at 12:00 noon at Le
gion Home will be the Rever
end Thomas J. White, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church in
Covington. He will be intro-,
duced by S. J. Morcock, Ki
wanis program chairman for I
the month of November.
Rev. White’s message Wed
nesday will be along the
Thanksgiving theme. Tomorrow
(Thursday) is Thanksgiving
day.
Kiwanis members are asked
to note the change in the meet
ing day and time this week on
ly. Due to Thursday being a
holiday, the club will meet on
Wednesday at 12 o’clock instead
of 1 o’clock on Thursday.
Coy M. Smith
Receives 10-Yr.
Pin at Ft. Benning
Fifty-nine civilians of The
Infantry Center Engineer Sec
tion at Fort Benning have been
awarded 10-year service pins.
The pins were awarded to
the recipients in recognition of
10 years of competent and de
voted service as employees of
the section.
Among those receiving the
award was Coy M. Smith of:
Covington.
COVINGTON NEWS
QC Pages
Today
NUMBER 48
Installation of the newly
elected slate of officers for the
Newton-Rockdale District and
the main speech at the ban
quet program by Ivan Allen,
Jr. of Atlanta, were the high
' lights of the Annual District
Banquet at the E. L. Ficquett
i School Cafetorium Monday.
I Aiding Mr. Lassiter in car
rying on the duties of the Dis
trict BSA will be S. J. Mor
cock, vice-chairman: Howard
Allen, of Conyers, vice-chair
man; and B. C. Crowell, com
missioner.
The dinner and program of
1 the local Boy Scout District,
See pictures on first and
fourth Front Pages
annually the highlight occasion
for all persons connected with
' Scouting, was well - attended.
Ticket chairman Spence Ram
sey said that some 200 person*
1 were present for the occasion.
Bill Hoffman, chairman of
the district for the past year,
presided at the affair. B. B.
Snow, vice-president of Bibb
Manufacturing Company, in
troduced the guest speaker.
The installation of the 1961
officer slate was handled by
| Harry Maner, Director of Field
Services of the Atlanta Area
Council. Mr. Maner is a former
Newton - Rockdale District
Scout Executive.
Charlie Patterson, District
Executive, gave his report of
the activities within the N-R
District during the past year.
He said that the district had
gone over the top in practically
all phases of BSA work during
the past year under Chairman
I Hoffman.
Two local ministers had a
I part on the program. Rev.
Grady Lively, pastor of tha
I Covington First Methodist
Church, gave the invocation;
and Rev. Thomas J. White, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian
Church, pronounced the bene
diction.