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S. R. Campbell
Former Mansfield
Mayor, Dies
Sherrod R. Campbell Sr„ 83.
of Mansfield, died in an At
lanta hospital on Saturday, De
cember 17, after a short ill
ness. He was born in Jasper
County, but had lived most of
his life in Mansfield where he
was a prominent farmer and
dairyman. He was mayor of the
town for many terms and also
served as councilman for many
times. He was a faithful mem
ber of the Mansfield Metho
dist Church and was a direc
tor of the Bank of Mansfield.
Funeral services were held
at the First Methodist Church
in Mansfield on Sunday after
noon with Rev. Asbury Craft,
pastor of the Methodist Church
of Mansfield, and Rev. Walter
Murphy, pastor of the Allen
Memorial Methodist Church,
Oxford, officiating.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
S. R. Campbell Sr., Mansfield:
one son, Sherrod Campbell Jr.,
Covington: daughters, Mrs.
Doyle Tatum. Griffin; Mrs.
Walter Sheppard, Jacksonville,
Florida; Mrs. Ben Gibson, Mrs.
Ann Mitchell, Atlanta; Mrs.
Robert Brinson, Wrightsville;
Mrs. Charles Brown, Mansfield;
14 grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
Interment was in West View
Cemetery in Monticello, with
J. C. Harwell and Son Funer
al Home in charge of arrange
ments. Serving as pallbearers
were A. E. Hays, James Ben
ton, Carter Robertson, Guy
Jones, Melvin Bledsoe and E.
M. Hays Jr.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in extend
ing deepest sympathy to the
members of the bereaved fam
ily.
Episcopal
Church Notes
This Is the Fourth Week in
Advent and the appropriate
Gospel is John 1:19-28.
Holy Communion was cele
brated Wednesday at 10:00
a.m.
The Brotherhood of St. An
drew meets Friday at 12:00 at
the Parish House.
A children’s service will be
held at 5:00 p.m. on Christmas
Eve.
A Christmas Eve Service will
be held at the Church of the
Good Shepherd at 11:00 p.m.
A musical program of Christ
mas hymns will be sung and
Holy Communion will be cel
ebrated. All are welcome.
The Episcopal Churchwo
men will meet at the Parish
House on Tuesday, December
27th, at 10:00 a m.
ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
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NEWTON COUNTY STROKE CLINIC Christmas party was held Friday at City
Hall and presents were distributed to the patients, some of whom are shown in
the picture with their gifts. Miss Peggy Jaynes, of the Newton County Hospital
Mrs. J. C. Moore
Is Interred At
Starrsville
Funeral services of Mrs. J.
C. (Ola) Moore Sr. of McDon
ough were held Tuesday, De
cember 20 at 2 p.m. at the
Sharon Baptist Church near
McDonough. Rev. Carl Stand
ard and Rev. J. M. Flanders of
ficiated with interment in
Starrsville Cemetery.
Mrs. Moore, who had been
ill for several weeks, died Sun
day night, December 18.
Survivors include her hus
band, J. C. Moore Sr. of Mc-
Donough; daughters, Mrs. W.
B. Mason, Mrs. Marvin Wil
son of McDonough and Mrs.
T. E. Joyner of Houston, Tex
as; four sons, W. L. Moore and
J. C. Moore Jr. of McDonough,
H. L. (Roy) Moore and J.
Howard Moore, both of Coving
ton; one sister, Mrs. Ada Mar
tin of Covington; several
grandchildren, nieces and ne
phews.
The grandsons served as
pallbearers.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family.
Georgia’s corn crop is ex
pected to total 85,536.000
bushels, about four percent
more than last year’s, according
to Georgia Crop Reporting
Service statistics.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN
IN THE COVINGTON NEWS
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Christmas Candle, Joy Gift
Program Held At Presby. Church
The First Presbyterian
Church of Covington held their
special Christmas candlelight
and Joy Gift Program at the
church Sunday afternoon, De
cember 18, with the following
program being presented.
The Prelude, Mrs. E. W. Ex
ley; The Call to Worship, by
the minister, Rev. Thomas
White; Christmas Carol. “O
Come, All Ye Faithful”, by the
congregation.
Mankind - Yearning for the
Light, a Prophecy, taken from
Isaiah 9:2-7. given by the min
ister. A recitative, “God —Pre-
paring to Give Light”, by Mrs.
B. L. Johnson. The Annucia
tion, from Luke 1:26-33, by
the minister. “Tidings of Great
Joy”, the choir; The Fulfill
ment, from Luke 2:1-14, min
ister; “Sleeps Judea Fair”, by
the choir.
The Fulfillment Continued,
from Luke 2:15-17, by the
minister; solo, “What Child is
This?”, Mrs. E. L. Stephenson;
“Blow Ye Winds Softly”, the
choir; A Christmas Medita
tion”, the pastor, Rev. White.
The Joy Gift Offering and Of
fetory prayer, after which the
choir sang “Sing Gloria”, fol
lowed by the benediction and
the postlude.
For best results in freezing
lamb, use only high-quality
cuts and prepare and freeze as
soon as possible after purchase,
advises Miss Nelle Thrash, Ex
tension food preservation spe
cialist.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1960
nursing staff, is shown at the right. The work of the local stroke clinic has been
lauded by the medical profession from all parts of Georgia and the South for its
outstanding work in rehabilitation and treatment. _
Samuel Fuller
Succumbs In
Tampa, Fla.
Funeral services for Samuel
M. Fuller of Tampa, Fla. were
held Sunday, December 18 at
3 p.m. at the Chapel of Har
well Funeral Home with Rev.
Leon Anthony, Jr., officiating,
assisted by Rev. Calvin Corley.
Interment was in the Oxford
Cemetery.
Mr. Fuller, 58. died sudden
ly Friday, December 16 in
Tampa, Fla. He was born in
Missouri.
Mr. Fuller, a former resi
dent of Covington, had been
living in Tampa for the past
twelve years. He was a paint
contractor in Tampa. He was a
veteran of both World War One
and World War Two.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. S. M. Fuller of Tampa;
step-mother, Mrs. D. P. Fuller
of Covington; four sons, Sam
B. Fuller, James P. Fuller and
Edwin E. Fuller, all of Tampa
and Bobby E. Fuller of Phoen
ixville, Penna.; one daughter,
Mrs. Dallas Chapman of Tam
pa and one brother, J. L. Ful
ler of Tampa.
Serving as pallbearers were
Dan W. Fuller Jr., C. D. Ogles
by, E. A. Oglesby, T. J. Ogles
by, S. R. Green and J. R.
Green.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family. J. C. Har
well and Son Funeral Home
were in charge of arrangements.
Covington Rotary Club Has Family Night And Christmas Tree Program Tuesday
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Christmas Tree and Party at Ficqueti School cafeteria Tuesday evening. Group
singing was one of the many highlights of the program. Here Rotarian Bill Craw-
11-Yr.Old Boy
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FRANKLIN HALL
Funeral services for Frank
lin Hall, the 11-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hall of
Route 1, McDonough, were held
Friday, December 16, at Canaan
Baptist Church with Rev. Jim
my Edwards officiating.
Franklin was accidentally
killed with a 410 shotgun while
playing with three other boys
on Wednesday, December 14.
Surviving besides his pa
rents Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hall
are three brothers, George,
Billy and Bobby Hall, all of
Mc-Donough, and grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Gregory of
Sumertown.
Interment was in Baptist
Cemetery at Porterdale with
Caldwell and Cowan Funeral
Home in charge of arrange
ments. Serving as pallbearers
were Ray Amerson, Wayne Un
derwood, Ike Hall, James Gre
gory, Artis Crowe, Earl Capes
and Herbert Tucker.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in extend
ing deepest sympathy to them
in their sorrow.
Joint Christmas
Program At Salem
December 29th
On Thursday night, Decem
ber 29, all members and form
er members of Salem Home
Demonstration Club, all mem
bers and former members of
Salem Lions Club and their
families, will meet at Salem
Club House for a final Christ
mas party.
Each family will bring a
basket of food, supper will be
served at 7 o’clock and after
the supper a program of enter
tainment will be given.
A very interesting and en
tertaining program has been
arranged and it is hoped that
each family will be present.
The H. D. Club will take care
of coffee and soft drinks for
the children.
"M" Night Goal
Is Reached
Final tabulation today show
ed that 80,450 Georgians from
2116 churches in 94 associations
attended sessions of the annual
Training Union “M” (mobili
zation) Night held earlier this
month. The 1960 figure is an
increase over the 73,510 re
corded for Georgia in 1959, ac
cording to Dr. Gainer E. Bry
an, Sr„ Atlanta, Georgia Bap
tist Convention Training Un
ion Department secretary.
Coleman Sigman
Assigned Heavy
Attack Squadron
Coleman R. Sigman, airman.
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. G.
E. Sigman of 711 Thompson
Ave., Covington, Ga., is serv
ing with Heavy Attack Squad
ron Three at the Naval Air Sta
tion, Sanford, Fla.
Before entering the service
in August 1959, he attended
Loganville High School.
ford directs a Christmas Carol while the children lend their voices io the occasion.
Rotarian Zig Callaway, Rotariannes Polly Richardson and Katherine Callaway ar
ranged the program.
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Decatur-Oxford Ministers Are
Guests At Christmas Banquet
Two Special
Services At
P'dale Church
Regular church services at
Julia A. Porter Methodist
Church in Porterdale will be
held at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
Sunday. December 25. The pas
tor, Rev. Henry H. Dillard,
will preach on the text taken
from St. Matthew 1:23, “Be
hold, a Virgin shall be with
child, and shall bring forth a
son, and they shall call his
name. Emmanuel which being
interpreted is, God with us’ .
and St. Matthew 2:11. “And
when they were come into the
house, they saw the young
child with Mary his mother,
and fell down and worshipped
him: and when they had open
ned their treasures, they pre
sented unto him gifts; gold and
frankincense, and myrrh".
The public is cordially in
vited to attend both services
and join with us in worship
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
whose birthday we honor on
this day.
The choirs of the church will
provide special music for both
of these services.
Senator Talmadge,
Rep. Flynt Send
Gardners Greeting
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gardner,
Sr. are still receiving congrat
ulatory messages on the recent
celebration of their 63rd wed
ding anniversary.
Senator Herman Talmadge
and Fourth District Congress
man John J. (Jack) Flynt are
the most recent senders of best
wishes to the Gardners.
Hundreds of cards and let
ters have been received by the
Gardners since they observed
their anniversary on Novem
ber 25th.
Tri-Hi-Y Dance
At Elks Club
December 29th
The Senior Tri-Hi-Y is spon
soring a teen-age dance at the
Elks Club December 29 from
8 until 11 p. m. There will be
delicious refreshments for all.
Admission is 50c couple and
25c stag. All teen-agers are
invited. Dress informal.
Livestock
Sale Report
Tri-County Livestock Auc- :
tion Company sold 426 head of
cattle and 36 hogs for a total of
$38,029.13. Milk cows and
springers topped at $257.50; ba
by calves at $20.00; and pigs at
$7.50. Stockers sold from $55.00
to $147.50.
Price ranges were: hogs. sl4
to sl7; calves, sll to $26; hei-,
fers, $13.50 to $25.00; steers, ।
$14.00 to $26 50; light bulls,
$14.50 to $20.00; heavy bn’ls, I
$17.50 to S2O 00: canners, $9.50
to $13.00; fat cows, $15.00 to
$16.50; and cutters, $14.00 to'
$15.00.
There were 173 shippers and
61 buyers, including 9 packers.
NUMBER 52
The Decatur-Oxford District
Methodist ministers and their
wives attended a Christmas
banquet given them by Dr. and
Mrs. Delma Hagood, the Dis
trict Superintendent and his
wife. The banquet took place
at the Haygood Dining Room,
Emory - at - Oxford College.
Over 50 ministers and their
wives attended.
Also attending were Dr. and
Mrs. Virgil Eady, the Confer
ence Lay Leader. Rev. Charles
Williams, pastor of the Oak
Grove Methodist Church, pres
ident of the group, presided.
The program featured two
Christmas readings by Mrs.
Walter Murphy, Oxford, and a
sextet of ministers singing
Christmas Carols.
A highlight of the occasion
was when Rev. Randall
Williamson of Monticello, the
treasurer of the group,
presented Dr. and Mrs.
Hagood a silver carving set.
Immediately following this, Dr.
Virgil Eady on behalf of the
laymen of the District pre
sented them a lovely tea cart.
Haygood Dining Hall was
beautifully decorated for the
occasion. A sumptuous turkey
dinner was the fare.
Mrs. Yancey
Died Wed. At
Home of Brother
Funeral services for Mrs. W.
B. Yancey of Covington, were
held Thursday, December 15,
at the Chapel of Harwell Fu
neral Home with Rev. Charles
Poole, pastor of the North Cov
ington Methodist Church, of
ficiating.
Mrs. Yancey, 79. was born
in Morgan County, but had
lived most of her life in Cov
ington. She was the widow of
the late Dr. W. B. Yancey. She
died suddenly on Wednesday,
December 14, while visiting in
the home of her brother in
Madison.
She is survived by one
brother, Grady Orr, Madison
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
Interment was in Covington
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Serv
ing as pallbearers were Charles
Geiger, T. W. Force, Trevor
Granger, H. O. Whelchel, John
Orr and J. B. Orr.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the family in their
sorrow.
Golden Fleece
Lodge Meets
Tuesday, 7:30
Golden Fleece Lodge No. 6,
F. and A. M. will meet on St.
John's night, December 27, at
7:30 pm. New Officers for th*
new year will be installed. Th*
public is invited. Light re
freshments.
Arthur Morris Hilley,
W.M.
Reuben M. Tuck, See.