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* National Y.M.C.A. Week
gives us a distinct opportunity
of paying tribute to one of our
country’s finest organizations
for the training of America’s
Youth in spiritual values and
Christian Citizenship.
It is a privilege to express
our gratitude to the Young
Men’s Christian Association;
and to congratulate them upon
their splendid program of
building character —a com
modity which seems to have
I been “sold short” in some
strata of not only our youth,
according to college surveys;
but of world leadership, upon
■which the destiny of mankind
teeters.
Today’s Y. M. C. A. member
ship of over 2,000.000 in fifty
plus countries of the world is
a tribute in itself, to the Chris
tian principals upon which it
was founded by a young En
glishman, George Williams. He
was a rural youth, who had
come to London to seek h i s
fortune in the dry goods busi
ness. Then, as now, he found
the temptations of “self-ex
pression,” “independence,” or
whatever term of that day was
used, to condone the casting
aside of inhibitions and Christ
■ ian training. In June of 1844 he
organized a group of 12 young
men into a club for the “im
provement of the spiritual con
dition of young men in the dra
pery and other trades”. From
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Allgood Attends
White House
Conference
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BILL ALLGOOD
Bill Allgood of Oxford at
tended the White House Con
ference on Aging in Washing
ton. D. C. earlier this month.
“Congress in 1958 passed a
law setting up the conference
for people from all parts of
the nation to exchange ideas
and formulate plans and pro
grams. The problems confront
ing our senior citizens are
becoming increasingly greater
because our population is ac
tually getting older.
“The conference considered
problems concerning: social and
economic aspects of aging,
health and medical care, social
services, housing, education,
role and training of profession
al personnel to work with
aging, avocation and recrea
tion, religion, medical research,
and community organization. A
full week of work resulted in
several concrete recommenda
tions which will be given ser
ious consideration by the cur
rent session of Congress,” All
good reported.
He said Fourth District Con
gressman John J. Flynt Jr.
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Oxford Rummage
Sale Saturday
The Oxford Lions and Amitie
I Clubs will jointly sponsor a
Rummage and White Ele
phant Sale on the lot across
I from the Oxford Post Office
on January 28, 9 a. m. until 6
p. m. All proceeds to go toward
the completion of the Boy
Scout Hut.
COVINGTON NEWS
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KEIrl 1960
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The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
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DISTRI' 3Y SCOUT OFFICERS MAP PROGRAM
4-H X .rds Banquet Set Tuesday
Miss Ross b. ain Speaker
At Ficquett School 7 PM
Newton County’s second annual 4-H Club Awards Ban
quet will be held Tuesday evening, January 31 at the E. L.
Ficquett School cafeteria at 7 o.’clock.
Highlighting the program
will be the presentation of
awards to 4-H Club members
and adults, immediately pre
ceding the main speech of the
evening by Miss Eddye Ross,
State Home Demonstration
Leader of the Extension Ser
vice.
Miss Ross is a former home
demonstration agent of New
ton County. She will be intro
duced by Miss Sandra Hodge,
Newton County 4-H’er.
Toastmaster on the program
will be Dickie George, Newton
4-H Council President. Other
4-H club members who will
appear on the program are:
Ruben Whisnante, Mary Del
la Robertson, Ronnie Elliott,
Bruce Brown, Vickie Whist
nante, Arthur Hargrove, Ar
lene Hargrove and Eddie Hin
ton.
Heading the county winners
in the National 4-H Awards
Program will be four local
4-H’ers receiving honors in
each of the following catego
ries: Agricultural, Clothing,
Food Preparation, and Health.
The local extension staff
includes: Mrs. Hazel Malone,
home demonstration agent; Ed
Hunt, county agent; and Mrs.
Louise Sams, secretary.
MISS ROSS STARTED
CAREER IN NEWTON
Miss Eddye Ross, as State
Home Demonstration Leader
for the Agricultural Exten-
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Mrs. Sherwood
Injured In
Wreck Monday
Mrs. Aubra Sherwood was
severly injured Monday at noon
when the car she was driving
colided with a truck at t h e
corner of Stone and Emory
Streets in Oxford.
Now a patient in the New
ton County Hospital, Mrs. Sher
wood suffered a broken hip
and thus far has had two op
erations to re-set the fracture.
Wednesday her condition was
reported as good. However, she
expects to remain in the hos
pital for about six weeks.
The driver of the truck was
John Lee Smith, 20, of Hiram,
Georgia. He was apparently
making a left-hand turn from
Emory Street, Marshal Bill
Cook reported.
Newton-Rockdale District Boy Scout Officers' First Meeting Os New Year
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DISTRICT OFFICERS of th* Newton-Rockdale District, Boy Scout* of America,
are ihown at their fint meeting of th* year held Tuesday night at th* T*en-Can
Building in Covington. S*at*d left to right ar*: S. J. Morcock, vic*-chairman:
Howard Allen of Conyer*, vice-chairman: E. G. Lassiter, district commissioner;
Charles Patterson, district scowt executive: Billy Crowell, district Commissioner, and
Jordan Maynard, field director. Standing are: Carroll Vaughn, institutional re-
(Unuingtor* Nms
Rev. Pollock
Takes Mission
Assignment
The Rev. Charles Pollock has
announced his resignation from
the pastorate of Calvary Bap
tist Church in Covington, ef
fective February 1. Rev. Pol
lock has accepted an appoint
ment by the Southern Baptist
Home Mission Board to serve in
the pastoral missions in Hart
ford, Connecticut.
Rev. Pollock's official orien
tation and appointment by the
Home Mission Board was on
January 11-12. Os added in
terest is the fact that the Pol
lock’s will be the first to be
appointed to work in the State
of Connecticut by the South
ern Baptist Home Mission
Board.
Rev. Pollock is a 1958 gra
duate of New Orleans Baptist
Seminary. He came to Calvary
Church in September 1959,
from Jacksonville, Florida
where he was pastor of the
Heckscher Drive Baptist
Church.
Rev. and Mrs. Pollock are
originally from Bainbridge.
Mrs. Pollock is the former Miss
Dorothy Drinkwater. They
have three children, Laura,
Timothy and David.
The Pollock’s will be honor
ed with a farewell party on
Sunday afternoon, January 29,
in the church educational build
ing.
Revival At The
Church of God
A revival will be held at the
Church of God on Newton
Drive beginning Friday, Jan
uary 27, 1961.
The Reverend David Me
Brayer, pastor of the North At
lanta Church of God will be
the speaker. There will be spe
cial and congregational sing
ing each evening.
Services will commence each
night at 7:30. The pastor, Ro
land McDaniel, and members
cordially invite the public to
attend.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1961
Pilot Club Dinner Meeting Held at Porterdale
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COVINGTON PILOT CLUB January dinner meeting was held Thursday evening at the Porterdale
School cafeteria. Those having a part on the program are shown in the picture above. Seated, left to
right: Nelson Hoffman of the Emory-Ai-Oxford faculty: Mrs. Nelson Hoffman; Shlomo Baroon. Stand
ing, left to right: Miss Ruth Tanner. clv«b publicity chairman: Lucian Hotsendorff: Edward Sells: M
iss Ruth Parker, club president.
Jaycee Beauty
Pageant April 8
Preparations are already un
derway for the annual Miss
Newton County Beauty Page
ant to be held April 8. The
winner of this pageant will au
tomatically be entered in the
Miss Georgia Contest to be held
this spring in Columbus.
Through the efforts of the
Jaycees the franchise for the
local pageant, which is a divi
sion of the 1961 Miss America
Contest, was obtained for New
ton County.
Major changes will be made
this year to improve the local
pageant. This is because much
interest has already been ex
pressed by severals clubs and
student groups since the New
ton County winner last year
placed in the top ten contests
during the 1960 Miss Georgia
contest. Urofessional help in
presentation of this year’s pa
geant will be obtained. Joint
ly with a local Master of Cere
monies the Jaycees have been
fortunate to obtain Robert M.
(Bob) Wester to perform in
this capacity. Mr. Wester, a
member of the Atlanta Toast
masters Club, is known
presentative of Troop 232; Cecil Allgood, institutional representative of Post 211;
Andy Autry, institutional represenative of Troop 211; Julius McElroy, leadership
training chairman; B. B. Snow, finance chairman; Howard Brooks, organisation
and extension chairman: H. F. Sharp, camping chairman; Donald Stephenson ex
ploring chairman; Spence Ramsey, activities chairman: Bill Hoffman, Boy's Life
chairman; and George Hutchinson, advancement chairman.
throughout Georgia for his en
tertaining unit. A high fidelity
loud speaker and sound system
has also been obtained.
Prizes for the Newton Coun
ty winners are Savings Bonds
for the runners up. The first
place winner receives a trip to
the Miss Georgia contest plus
an expense paid weeks vaca
tion for two in Daytona Beach,
Florida.
Girls interested in entering
the pageant can obtain more
information by contacting Mr.
Matt Klein, Jaycee President,
Telephone Number 786-7006.
Aptly Spoken
— And Printed
“The freedom we enjoy
eame dearly to this Nation;
bought in blood, and tears,
and sacrifice. It has given us
a truly magnificent system
of justice, and of government,
and of commerce, and of so
cial institutions, and a stan
dard of living which is the
highest ever recorded by any
civilization.”
J. Edgar Hoover
Count D. Gibson
Dies in Boston
Count D. Gibson, a former
resident of Covington, died in
Boston. Mass., Friday night.
He had made his home at St.
Simons, Island, Georgia for
the past several years.
A noted author and teacher,
Count Gibson had written
many books. He was instru
mental in starting the Boy
Scout movement in Covington
and Newton County some 40
years ago.
Funeral services wiil be held
at the Baptist Church, St. Si
mon Island, this morning
(Thursday) at 10:30 o’clock.
Edo Miller and Sons Funeral
Home is in charge of the ar
rangements.
Mrs. E. L Baskin
WMS Speaker
Mrs. E. L. Baskin, State
Stewardship Chairman, will
be the guest speaker at the
general Womans Missionary
Society meeting on Thursday,
February 2, in the education
al building of the First Bap
tist Church. A covered dish
supper will be served at 6
p.m. All members are urged
to attend.
MORE THAN “
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Newton-Rockdale Counties
Had Fine Record In 1960
Enthusiastic Scouting officials of the Newton-Rockdale
District, 8.5.A., held their first meeting of 1961 Tuesday
night at the Teen-Can Building in Covington and mapped
out plans for the biggest Scouting year ever.
Prof. Hoffman
Kiwanis Speaker
Today 10'clock
Covington Kiwanis Club
members will have an oppor
tunity to hear a talk on India
today (Thursday) at the regu
lar weekly luncheon meeting at
1 o’clock at Legion Horne. Prof.
Nelson Hoffman, of the Emory
at-Oxford faculty will be the
speaker.
Mr. Hoffman, a native of
New Jersey, spent eight years
in India as a member of the
Methodist Church Mission
Board. He is professor of his
tory and psychology at Emory-
Oxford.
Dean V. Y. C. Eady will in
troduce the speaker today.
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Dr. Harry Faulkner was the
main speaker at the Coving
ton Kiwanis meeting Thursday
at Legion Home. The subject of
Dr. Faulkner’s speech dealt
with the work of the Newton
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Brother Os
Mrs. Joe Webb
Succumbs Here
Graveside services for James
I. Meadors, brother of Mrs.
Joe T. Webb Sr., were held
Monday, January 23 at 3 p. m.
at the LaFayette, Alabama,
cemetery. Rev. C. C. Sanders
officiated.
Mr. Meadors, who made his
home in Opelika, Alabama,
died Sunday, January 22 at
the home of his sister, Mrs.
Webb, while visiting here in
Covington. A native of Lee
County, Alabama, he was 73
years old.
Survivors, in addition to Mrs.
Webb, include: two nephews,
Joe Webb Jr., of Mansfield and
James Webb of Avondale.
J. C. Harwell and Son Fun
eral Home were in charge of
arrangements. The NEWS ex
tends deepest sympathy to the
members of the bereaved fam
ily.
Fashion Show, One-Ad Play
Wednesday At Newton High
Citizens of Newton County
who love good entertainment
have a real treat in store next
Wednesday night. Feb 1. at the
High School Auditorium. Be
ginning at 8 o’clock will be a
delightful informal fashion
show, featuring new spring
fashions from clothing stores
in Covington.
Outfits of various types will
be modeled by men, women,
and children, the costumes be
ing furnished by the ’following I
stores: Diet z’s, Callaway's,'
White’s Dept. Store. Parsons -
Hutchins, W Cohen Co., and
J. C. Poole Co. Background mu
sic and special lighting effects
will add to the enjoyable oc
casion, and narration will be
given by Mr. Eddie Najjar.
The evening’s entertainment
will be concluded with the
presentation of “Helena’s Hus
band”, the award - winning
one act play under the direc
tion of Mr. Eddie Najaar. This
hilarious comedy was the
first place winner when in com
petition with other High
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E. G. Lassiter, Jr., district
chairman, presided over the
meeting and called on the
chairmen of the other phases
of the scouting program to re
port on their proposed activities
tor the coming year.
District Scout Executive
Charles Patterson reported to
the groun of leaders that the
Newton District closed out the
year 1960 with a terrific re
cord. The report showed a
gain of two scout units and 60
more boys over the 1959 re
cord. thus giving the Newton-
Rockdale District 45 units and
750 Boy Scouts.
Patterson lauded the work of
the district officers and scout
masters and was very pleased
that the district didn’t drop a
single unit in 1960. He pointed
out that this record was “very
unusual.”
The goal set for 1961 for the
Newton - Rockdale District is
to carry Scouting to 845 boys,
an increase of 95 over 1960,
■ and to organize six more units
to give a total of 51 Boy Scout
I *nd Explorer posts in
this area.
“1 am happy to announce that
Iwe will not hold a Boy Scout
I Fund Drive in the Newton -
I Rockdale District in 1961.” B.
B. Snow of Porterdale, finance
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Bishop Will
Officiate Sunday
THE RIGHT REVEREND Ran
dolph R. Claihorne, Bishop of
the Diocese of Atlanta, will of
ficiate at Morning Prayer at
the Church of the Good Shep
herd next Sunday, January 29,
at 11:00 a. m. Bishop Clair
borne will preach and will con
firm candidates for Church
membership. The publie is in
vited.
Schools in Region 4AA. ana
will compete with other Region
Winners in Athens on Satur
day. Members of the excellent
cast are: John Jordan, Tonv
Hodges, Lee Campbell. Jack
Edwards. Marilyn McKay, Gin
ger Knight, Dickie George,
Jack Haney. Lanier Forester
and Lynda Holifield furnish the
off - stage music.
Wednesday evening’s enter
i tainment is being sponsored by
, two of Covington’s leading civ
ic organizations. The Coving
ton Service Guild, under t h a
leadership of Mrs. James Put •
cell: and The Covington Ro
tary Club, headed by Mr. J W.
Richardson. Mrs. F. C. Nesbit,
of The Service Guild, has been
named Co-ordinator of the per
formance.
Tickets are one sale by mem
bers of both organizations, and
will also be sold at the door
i proceeds to go to the service
> projects of the clubs. Admis
sion price will be 50c for child
-11 ren, and SI.OO for adults.