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VOLUME 96
Charlie C. Hood
Rites Held At
Gum Creek Ch.
Funeral services r nr Charlie
Claud Hood of RF ', Oxford,
were held Sunday, November
20 at 3 p . m. at the Gum Creek
Presbyterian Church. Rev. Da
vid Daniel, pastor, officiated,
assisted by Rev. Thomas White,
pastor of Covington First Pres
byterian Church. Interment was
in Lawnwood Memorial Park.
Mr. Hood, 78. died November
18 at his residence following a
lingering illness.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Donae Mitcham Hood of
Oxford; two sons, Charlie C.
Hood Jr., Covington and Robert
H. Hood of Loganville; five
daughters, Mrs. Robert Cason
of Monroe, Mrs. Howard Brooks
of Covington, Mrs. Hoke El
lington of Dearborn, Michigan,
Mrs. Harvey Ellington of New
nan and Mrs. Michael Bliss of
Wheeling, West Virginia.
Serving as pallbearers were
P. G. Neely, Clint Polk, Julius
Lazenby, Neal Banks. J. L. El
lington and Jimmy Costley.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family. J. C. Har
well and Son Funeral Home
were in charge of arrange
ments.
A. D. Floyd, 81
Funeral Held
Al Rock Creek
A D. (Gus) Floyd of RFD,
Covington, died Thursday, No
vember 17 following a short
illness.
Funeral services were held
Saturday, November 19 at 2
p. m. at Rock Creek Baptist
Church with Rev. Alton Miller,
officiating. Interment was in
the Rock Creek Cemetery near
Monticello.
Mr. Flovd. SI. was a member
of Rock Creek Church and was
a former Deacon and Sunday
School Superintendent.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. A. D. Floyd of Jenkins
burg; son, J. Dozier Floyd of
M'>con; step-sons, Harold Cook
cif Macon and Wilmer Cook of
Shau'mut, Alabama; s t e n
daughters, Mrs. Laura Lindsey
of Macon and Mrs. Alice Par
ker of Oxford; brother, Jim
Floyd of Jenkinsburg; sister,
Mr«. Phiny Kitchens of Cov
irmton.
The NEWS extends deepest
gvmuathy to the members of
the bereaved family. J. C. Har
well and Son Funeral Home
w’ere in charge of arrange
ments.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE COVINGTON NEWS
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■AflTßim OF TWO OF GEORGIA'S leading political figuree were unveiled recently at the
Talmadae Memorial Hoepital in Augurta. Preeent at the ceremony were thoie per»on»
® rXtVbove who had a part on the program which unveiled portraits of Eugene and Herman
Smadg. nom Mt to right: Senator Herman Talmadge Senator Richard Russell, and Mrs.
Eugene Talmadge view the portrait of former Governor Eugene Talmadge.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
Music Club To
Hear Trio And
Grieg Concerto
The Covington Music Club
will meet Tuesday evening,
December 6th, at eight o’clock
at the Covington Methodist
Church, in the Sanctuary.
A program of special interest
will be given. A Beethoven trio
for piano, clarinet and cello
will be presented by Mrs. Mar
tin Goode, Miss Elise Goode,
and Dr. Robert Allen.
Mr. Harold Mann, organist,
and Mr. Jimmy Youngblood,
pianist, will present a Grieg
concerto for piano and orches
tra, as arranged for organ and
piano.
The public is cordially in
vited to join Music Club mem
bers in enjoying this rare op
portunity to hear several out
standing artists in one memo
rable program.
'Doc' Shaddix
Is Victim Os
Long Illness
F. B. (Doc) Shaddix, 86, of
Covington died Friday, Novem
ber 18 at his residence follow
ing a lingering illness.
Funeral services were held
Sunday, November 20 at 2 p.m.
at the Chapel of Harwell Fu
neral Home with Rev. Charles
Poole, pastor of North Cov
ington Methodist Church, offi
ciating, with interment in the
Starrsville Cemetery.
Survivors include nine cou
sins, the last of the immediate
family, Mrs. Tom Morgan of
Covington, Mrs. Frank Dooly
of Monticello, Bill Roseberry
of Avondale, Mrs. Carrie Kelh
ely of Atlanta, Mrs. Stony Hays
of Hayston, Whit Morgan of
Covington. Rance Morgan of
Atlanta, Mrs. Lottie Dial of
Atlanta and Mrs. Alma Hen
derson of Atlanta.
Serving as pallbearers were
C. G. Henderson, Whit Mor
gan, Luke Lingold, Stony Hays,
Allen Johnson and B. A. Bou
chillon.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family. J. C. Har
well and Son Funeral Home
were in charge of arrange
ments.
First Baptist WMS
'Week of Prayer'
Nov. 28 - Dec. 2
The W.M.S. of the First Bap
tist Church will have a Week
of Prayer for Foreign Missions
November 28 through Decem
ber 2.
The schedule of the meetings
is as follows: Monday 7:30
p.m., May Livingston Circle in
charge: Tuesday 7:30 p.m.,
Sara Thornley Circle in
charge; Wednesday 7:30 p.m.,
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Newton County Soil Conservation Essay Contest Winners Are Named
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SOIL CONSERVATION ESSAY WINNERS WERE ANNOUNCED
at chapel exercises at Newton Coiwity High School Friday. Checks
were presented the winners by Charles Ewing, District Soil Con
servation Supervisor of Newton County. Shown in the photo dis
playing their awards are. from left to right: Mr. Ewing; Merie
Paden, first prize of $30.00; Marilyn McKay, second prize $25.00;
Wilson Holifield
Succumbs After
Short Illness
Funeral services for W. Wil
son Holifield were held Friday,
November 18 at 4 p. m. at Sa
lem Methodist Church. Rev.
Carl Standard, officiated, as
sisted by Rev. Wayne Fears. In
terment was in Lawnwood Me
morial Park near Covington.
Mr. Holifield, 47, died Thurs
day, November 17 in an Atlan
ta Hospital following a short
illness. He had been confined
to the hospital for one week.
A native of Newton County,
he was a member of Salem
Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Eudell Kimble Holifield;
two daughters. Mrs. Donald Da
vis and Mrs. Phillip Lewis; pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hol
ifield; three brothers, Herman,
Grier and Gibson Holifield: one
sister, Mrs. T. C. Bryant; two
grandchildren, all of Covington.
Serving as pallbearers were
Jack Standard. Donald Cham
bers, Bill Standard, Gene War
ren, J. W. Thompson, Franklin
Gray and Irie Holifield.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family. J. C. Har
well and Son Funeral Home
were in charge of arrange
ments.
members to attend prayer
meeting; Thursday 3:30 p.m.,
Myrtle Combs Circle in charge;
Friday 3:30 p.m., Mrs. Rob
ert Hodges and Junior G. A.'s.
COVINGTON. GEORGIA. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1960
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* felt rejoicing in the blessings of home, family, peace and
S plenty. It's a time to be joyful .. . and a time to be quietly, nl
prayerfully grateful because the abundance and freedom । [ I VW
our forfathers dreamed of are ours in realty. On t h i s J, y
Thanksgiving, we join in giving thanks, and among our bless
ings we count the opportunity of serving you during the past v
year. May we continue to serve you in a manner that will
ever deserve your patronag.
"W/th thanks to all our customers and friends"
Henson Furniture Company n
"Covington's Leading Furniture Store"
Tim Prosser, tie for third $12.50; Tommy Wiley, tie for third
$12.50; Michael Budd, fourth prize $10.00; and Sandy King, fourth
prize SIO.OO. Looking on in the background are A. E. Hays, Sr.
(left), Newton County member of Upper Ocmulgee Soil Conserva
tion District; and Jim Knight (right). Newton County Soil Con
servationist.
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Final Tribute
Paid Mrs Barker
Fri. Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs.
Florence G. (Nina) Barker of
Porterdale were held Friday,
November 18 at 3 p. m. at the
Chapel of Harwell Funeral
Home. Rev. Hudson Moody, of
ficiated, with interment in the
Tabernacle Cemetery near
Mansfield.
Mrs. Baker, 70, died Wednes
day, November 16 at her resi
dence following a lingering ill
ness. She was a member of the
Church of Our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Mrs. Barker was a native of
Jasper County.
Survivors include one son. W.
D. Barker of Brunswick; three
daughters, Mrs. Roy Webb of
Porterdale, Mr s. Leonard
Barnes of Covington, Mrs. Ce
cil Wade of Macon: four bro
thers, Pete and Welcome Wal
ton, both of Porterdale, E. F.
Walton of Gastonia, Charlie
Walton of Mansfield: 9 grand
children and 6 great - grand-
NUMBER 48
Me Elheney Rises
Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. J.
M. McE I heney of Eatonton
were held Tuesday, November
22 at 4 o. m. at the Imperial
Mill Methodist Church with
Rev. Reese Few. officiating. In
terment was in the Pine Grove
Cemetery, Eatonton.
Mrs. McElheney, 59, died
Monday. November 21 at her
i residence following a linger-
I ing illness. She was a native of
Putnam County.
Survivors include husband;
two sons, J. D. and E. D. Mc-
Elheney: one brother. W. B.
Schell: two grandchildren, all
of Eatonton.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family. J. C. Har
। well and Son Funeral Home
were in charge of arrange
ments.
children.
The NEWS extends deepest
symnathy to the members of
the bereaved family. J. C. Har
well and Son Funeral Home
were in charge of arrange
ments.