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Pastorium Open House Marks
Milestone In First Baptist History
Sunday held especial signi
ficance for Covington First
Baptist Church members,
when an open house at their
recently completed pastorium
at 645 Legion Drive, marked
another milestone in the
church's history and progress.
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
A. Callaway, pastor and his
wife, were joined as hosts for
the occasion by Building Com
mittee and Church Officials.
Dedication of the pastorium
was held at the church, at the
close of the morn worship ser
vice. with the pastor in charge.
Opened with the congregation
singing, “Blest Be the Tie’’; ■
the impressive Dedication was
lead in responsive reading by
the membership, by Lanier
Hardman, Building Committee
member; followed by the Ded
icatory prayer by the Rev. Mr.
Callaway, and a ’’o, "Bless
This House’’, by rs. Hugh
McDonald. In conclusion, the
congregation joined in offer
ing the Lord's Prayer, in uni
son.
Mrs. N. S. Turner, Open
House Chairman,' wearing a
sheer wool and lace costume
in Wedgewood blue, greeted
guests from three until four
o’clock; and Mrs. S. A. Ginn,
Building Committee member,
who wore a sheer wool sheath
in gray, welcomed arrivals, at
the door, from four until five.
Decorative features of the
living-dining area, where the
receiving line formed, consist
ed of beautifully executed,
twin piano arrangements of
podocarpus and osmanthus in
gold and alabasta compotes;
and a sideboard arrangement
of frosted fresh fruit, in a milk
glass compote, with cascading
Funeral Held
Tuesday For
Mrs. Mitchel!
Funeral services for Mrs.
Cora Waltrip Mitchell of Route
3, Conyers, were held Tuesday
afternoon. January 24. at the
First Presbyterian Church with
Rev. Thomas J. White, pastor,
officiating.
Mrs. Mitchell. 83. died ir a
private hospital Sunday after
a short illness.
Surviving are three daugh
ters, Mrs. H. P. Kietzman, Los
Angeles, California; Mrs. Wal
ter C. F. Lemke, Conyers: Mrs.
A. S. Andereck. Starke, Flori
da; three grandsons, one grand
daughter and six great-grand
children.
Interment was in Lawnwood
Memorial Park. Covington,
with Caldwell and Cowan Fu
neral Home in charge of ar
rangements. Serving as pall
bearers were Mel Waggoner,
Cleo Tolbert, Tom Skinner, S.
J. Morcock, Charles Kitchens
■nd Bert Adams.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in extend
ing deepest sympathy to them
in their sorrow.
Oxford Amitie Club Makes $350.00 Donation To Boy Scout Hut Fund
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ford Bov Scout hut fund at a meeting Thursday night. Shown in
Iha ohoio above, from left to right are: Mrs. Claire Ellis, socre-
Ury of the club: Mrs. Elisabeth Ellis, chairman: Mrs. Robert Bv.ld,
The Covinaton Enterprise, Established in 18M — The Covington Star Established in 1374 and The Citizen-Observer, Established in 1953
clusters of grapes, effectively
duplicated in the overhanging
goldleaf mirror, and flanked by
tall white tapers in crystal
candelabra. The refreshment
table, overlaid with lace trim
med Madeira, held the pede
stal, silver punch bowl of green
tinted punch with floral ice
ring. Balancing the punch bowl
was a five branched, silver
epergne holding twin arrange
ments of pink and white snap
dragons, snow flake chrysan
them um s. gypsophilia and
leatherleath fern tips, and three
tall white tapers. Silver trays
of dainty cookies perfected
the attractive appointments.
Mrs. Lanier Hardman, who
wore a sheer wool sheath with
black, cobalt and forest green
floral print, poured punch
from three until four o’clock,
and Mrs. Guy Evans, wearing
a wool sheath in violet, poured
from four until five.
Receiving with the pastor
and Mrs. Callaway, who wore
a chic navy costume, com
plimented by a corsage of
cymbi diu m orchids, were:
Building Committee Chairman
and Mrs. Alvin Rape; Board
of Deacons Chairman and Mrs.
Bert Adams; Mrs. James Bird
song, W.M.U. President; Bap
tist Training Union Director
and Mrs. Bill Austin; S. S.
Superintendent Rucker Ginn
and Mrs. Ginn.
Oak logs burning in the mas
sive fireplace of the den, con
tributed an additional note of
hospitality and cheer; as did
green potted plants, a TV ar
rangement of yellow into
bronze gladiolus and chrysan
themums, and a brass compote
arrangement of camellias.
A brass container of euca-
First Art
Appreciation
Class Feb. 6
Plans have been completed
for an Art Appreciation Course
to be taught at the Newton
County Library on Conyers
Street in Covington. First class
in the 10-weeks course will be
held Monday, February 6.
Dr. Joe Guillebeau will con
duct the course. First he will
give a lecture on the subject
being considered for that par
ticular program and then a
brief and informal discussion
will follow and all are urged
to take part in the discussion.
Anyone interested in art and
learning more about art is in
vited to enroll in the course.
The 10-week program will
continue through April 10th.
It is hoped that many New
ton Countians (of all ages)
will avail themselves of the
opportunity to attend these
Monday evening classes.
Nematodes cost farmers mil
lions of dollars each year
through yield reductions and
sometimes complete h>ss of
crops, according to Dr. Luther
Farrar, Extension plant path
ologist.
During the next decade, 25
million yo"'”’ f olks will enter
the labor fore*.
Whr (totiujtim News
lyptus foliage lent floral in
terest in the pastor’s study; and i
in other rooms of the pastori- ।
um, red gladiolus in a ceramic
horse container; orchid serys
anthemums with heather and
purple statis in a small iron
stone pitcher; and the master
stone pitcher; and the master
bedroom arrangement of talis
man roses, added charm and
color to the attractive setting.
Miss Lila Jo Callaway, who
wore a blue wool sheath, com
plimented by a pink rosebud
corsage; Mrs. Olin Costley,
Church Hostess, wearing an
Elise Goode, Arlene Hargrove
"Band Members Os she Month"
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ELISE GOODE ARLENE HARGROVE
Elise Goode is the month's
Band Member of the Month.
Elsie has done outstanding
work in the band for the past
two years. She plays first chair
clarinet. As well as playing
with a group, she is also an ac
complished soloist.
Elise is going to clinic band
in Forest Park Friday, January
27. She will also audition for
All-State Band.
The “Rookie of the Month.”
Arlene Hargrove, is a very good
flute and piccolo player. She
played a solo on the Christmas
Concert.
Arlene has only been playing
the flute since the summer, but
she is doing wonderful. Arlene
will also go to clinic band and
audition for Allstate Band.
We congratulate Elise and
Arlene for acquiring these hon
ors.
Savings Bonds
Goal Fall A
Little Short Here
Here’s how Newton County
came out last year in Savings
Bonds sales, according to offi
cial U. S. Treasury figures re
leased by John Bob Weaver,
County Savings Bonds Com
mittee Chairman.
1960 Goal was $116,000. To
tal Sales was $114,718. Percent
Attained was 98.8 per cent.
The State, with sales of $46,-
591,539, reached 94.3 per cent
jof its $49.4 million goal.
I Mr. Weaver advises the
president: Mrs. Cary Allgood, treasurer; Cecil Allgood, treasurer
of the Scout Hut fund; Clyde Webb, scoutmaster of Troop 211;
Frank Gwin, post advisor: Andrew Autry, president of Oxford
Lions club.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1961
azalea wool sheath; Mis. Hugh
McDonald, a Building Com
] mittee member and Choir Di
rector, in charge of the after
noon’s program of classical and
i sacred recordings, who wore
a batik print wool sheer model
'in shadow green; and Mrs.
James Hutchins, whose hus
band was a member of the
I Building Committee, also as
; sisted in entertaining.
■ Approximately two hundred
I members of the congregation
were received during rhe open
, house calling hours of three
until five o’clock.
Episcopal
Church Noles
This is the Third week in
Epij^any and the appropriate
Gospel is St. John 2:1 - 11.
The Brotherhood of St. An
drew will meet tomorrow
(Friday) noon at the Parish
House.
The Right Reverend Ran- ।
dolph R. Claiborne. Bishop of
the Diocese of Atlanta, will
preach and confirm candidates
for Church membership at the
Morning Praver service on i
Sunday at 11:00 a. m.
Choir practice will be held
under the direction of M r s.
Alcie Jenick Tuesday at 6:45
p. m.
Another Teachers Training
session will be held at the Pa
rish House Wednesday night
at 7:30.
Holy Communion will be
celebrated Wednesday at 10:00
a. m.
Sunday Services are: Holy
Communion — 8:00 a. m.; Sun
day School — 10:00 a. m.;
Morning Praver and Sermon —
11:00 a. m. The public is invit
ed.
County’s Savings Bonds sales
quota for 1961 is $125,000 and
for the State $50.7 million.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
UN THE COVINGTON NEWS
SHOWN AT THE FIRST BAPTIST Church Pastorium open hovne.
which marked its dedication on Sunday, are grouped at the tea
table, left to right: Alvin Rape, Building Committee Chairman.
Belk-Gallant
Starts 9-Day
Sale Today
A “Big Storewide Sale’’
starts this morning (Thursday)
at the Belk - Gallant Company
in Covington, and will continue
for nine days, according to a
six-page advertising section
(in color) in The Covington
News today.
Joe Webb, store manager,
says that this sale is the “Sale
of sale at Belk’s and will af
ford our customers savings of
values unbelievable.”
All items in every depart
ment of the Belk - Gallant
store are marked down for
sale during the nine - day
event. For further particulars
on the sale we suggest that you
turn to their advertisement in
the paper today.
Death Claims
Brother Os
Mrs. A. Arnold
Funeral services for E S.
Smith, brother of Mrs. Alonzo
Arnold, were held Saturday af
ternoon in Calhoun, at Pine
Chanel Methodist Church. In
terment was in Fain Cemetery.
Mr. Smith. 78. was a native
of Franklin County: and had
spent most of his life in Cal
houn, where he was a joint
owner of Smith Contractin'*
Comoanv. He was a Mason, and
a member of Pine Chapel
Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
the former Miss Sara Kerr, of
Tennessee; four daughters, Mrs.
C. L. Tatum, Dalton; Mrs. H.
W. Middleton, Calhoun; Mrs.
1 Norman Brown, Columbus; and
Mrs. Earl Watkins, Panama
City, Fla.; four sons. Deryl,
Mack and James Smith of Cal
houn; and Capt. William H.
Smith, Talledega, Ala.; one
sister, Mrs. Alonzo Arnold; one
brother. H. T. Smith. Detroit,
Mich.; and twenty • six grand
children.
The News joins many friends
in extending deepest sympathy
to the family in their bereave
ment.
Local Livestock
Market Report
Tri-County Livestock Auc
tion Company sold 363 head
I of cattle and 26 hogs for a to
tal of $32,394. 15. Milk cows
and springers topped at $255.
Price ranges were: hogs,
$14.50 to $17.50; calves. sl7-
to $29.50: heifers, sl6 to $25.-
50; steers, sls. to $26.; light
bulls, $14.50 to $22.: heavy
bulls, $18.50 to $20.40; can
ner», $11.50 to $14.; cutters.
sl4. to $15.50: and fat cows,
$15.50 to $17.50.
There were 137 shippers and
157 buyers, including 9 pack-
I ers.
Duncan Sees Appointment As
Chance To Serve Farmers, Hation
John P. Duncan. Jr., appoint
ed to the important post of As
sistant Secretary of United
States Department of Agricul
ture by President John F. Ken
nedy declared the appointment
an opportunity “to improve the
lot of the farmer and the
entire nation.”
The national post assignment
in the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture places the
Georgian in charge of v a s t
operations of national and
international importance.
A native Brooks Countian. an
active farmer. Duncan will be
Assistant Secretary of Agri
culture in charge of Agricul
tural Marketing and Foreign
Agriculture. The high post in
cludes operation of the Agri
cultural Market Service. Com
moditv Exchange Authority,
I and Foreign Agricultural Ser
vice. The latter operations in
clude export and import of
American farm products, op
erations of P. L. 480 program,
and foreign agricultural attache
offices around the globe.
Duncan’s foreign market op
erations will be important to
the nation’s economy as well as
farmers’. United States agri
cultural exoorts now approxi
mate $4.5 billion. One out of
every six acres of harvested
crop land must move into for
eign markets.
Movements include impor
tant crons of the south, and en
tire nation. Recent movements
have taken about one half of
IU. S. rice production. 2/3 of
cotton, wheat and tallow, about
1/3 of tobacco, and 1/5 of soy
bean production. The nation’s
farmers supply about 17 per
cent of the world’s exoort vol
, ume and represents output from
57 million acres.
But other resnon«ibili*’“s will
concern the Georgian. His op
eration will include coordina
tion of marketing research,
marching fund programs of
S’ate Denartments of Agricul
ture. economic statistics, inter
nal audit division, and numer
ous other functions involving
visually all farm commodities.
farmers are the nation’® ’ar
or-t users of steel, automobile,
ne’roleum and other equip
ment. and Duncan sees a
’’rong farm economy as t h e
determining factor in the
farmers’ ability to buy the pro
duetg.
The Georgian, President of
the Georgia Farm Bureau Fed
eration. President of the Geor
gh Farm Bureau Mutual Tn
gurance Comnany, member of
the Board of Directors of t h e
Cotton Council International
and other posts — accepted the
Presidential assignment after
serious deliberation. An active
farmer. Duncan’s ambition was
to serve rural people and build
a strong voice for farm fam
ilies.
i IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Mrs. Rape: the Her. Mr. Edgar A. Callaway, pastor: and Mrs.
Callaway who is being served a cup of punch by Mrs. Olin Coat
ley, church hostess. _____
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JOHN DUNCAN
Thieves Break-In
Sherwood Flower
Shop, Tuesday
Thieves entered Sherwood’s
Flowers And Gift Shop some
time Tuesday night and stole
a small amount of cash from
the store’s cash register.
Aubra Sherwood reported
Wednesday that the culprits en
tered the building from a rear
entrance after they apparent
ly broke a glass in the door
and then unlocked the door. He
said that the cash was the only
thing missed when he opened
the shop Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Sherwood, who also
helps her husband in operating
the shop, is confined to t h e
Newton County Hospital with
a broken hio suffered in a car
wreck Monday noon.
Moody Summers'
Are Attending
Furniture Mart
Mr. and Mrs. Moody C. Sum
mers, Covington Furniture Co.,
Covington, who are attending
the Southern Furniture and
Rug Market, High Point, N. C.,
said manufacturers have made
imnortant contributions tc the
refinement of furniture for the
American Consumer. Os par
ticular importance is the stress
put on the finishes, where the
true values have been brought
out in woods to give added
warmth and charm. The Mar
ket runs until January 20 and
is for dealers only.
Exhibits in the huge 14-acre
Southern Furniture Exposition
Building parade the full talents
of designers with styles in
cluding Classic. Contemoorary,
Traditional. Modern, Early
American and Foreign deriva
tion.
I ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
NUMBER 4
Atty. Etheridge
Speaker At The
Rotary Club
Mr.. John C. Etheridge, an
attorney of Elberton, Ga., and
daughter of the Reverend and
Mrs. Henry Dillard of Porter
dale, was the guest speaker at
the Covington Rotary Club
meeting Tuesday at the Teen
Can.
Mrs. Etheridge spoke on the
subject “Juvenile Delinquen
cy.” She is a juvenile court
judge.
Mrs. Everett Pratt a n d Ed
die Najjar were guests at the
meeting and explained to the
club a project to present the
Newton High one-act play as
a money - raising venture. Mrs.
Pratt represented the Service
Guild and Mr. Najjar is t h e
coach of the Region 4AA-play
winner.
Other visitors at the meeting
included: Joe Davis, Hugh
Sams and J. R. Ozburn, all
guests of Guy Jones: Charlie
Patterson, BSA Executive; Jor
dan Maynard, Kiwanian of De
catur; Nelson Servinhouse, also
a Kiwanian of Decatur.
Charlene Hyatt
is DCT Student
For January
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CHARLENE HYATT
Charlene Hyatt has been
selected Student-of-the-Month
by the Newton DCT Club. Thia
contest is sponsored by the
club to determine contestants
for the outstanding DCT stu
dent for the year.
There are nine students-of
the-month selected on good
citizenship, scholastic achieve
ment, club participation, atti
tude and cooperation at school
and on the job.
This places Charlene in line
for the outstanding student
award which is a $250 scholar
ship sponsored by the Coving
ton Lions Club.
Jimmy Martin,
DCT Reporter