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Emory-At-Oxford 124th Birthday Dinner Assembles 200
Dr. James T. Cook, Jr.
Main Speaker At Event
Some two hundred Monroe - Covington - Oxford Area
alumni of Emory at Oxford and Emory University were
guests on Saturday evening at Haygood Dining Hall, at the
124th Annual Birthday Dinner of Emory College. Dr. James
T. Cook Jr. of Marianna, Fla., an EAO Alumnus and native
Newton Countian, was guest
speaker for the auspicious oc
casion, for which Area Alumni
President Charles C. King, Jr.
was master of ceremonies.
The Emory colors of blue and
gold were featured in floral ar
rangements of the banquet ta
bles, overlaid with white da
mask. An elongated arrange
ment of yellow snapdragons,
forsythia, pompon chrysanthe
mums and blue beauty berries
in a brass container, flanked by
brass candelabra holding yel
low tapers, formed the center
piece of the speaker’s table.
Orange blossom sprays which
topped decorative compositions
tied with blue ribbon, payed
tribute to the speaker’s home
state.
Seated with the speaker and
Mrs. Ingram's
Funeral Held
At Lovejoy
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Funeral services for Mrs.
Roscoe C. Ingram of Decatur,
formerly of Covington, were
held Wednesday. February 15
at 2 p.m. at the Lovejoy Meth
odist Church with Rev. Hud
son Moody, pastor of High
Point Baptist Church, officiat
in'!, assisted by Rev. Bob
Blsingame, pastor of Lovejoy.
Interment was in the Lovejoy
Cemetery.
Mrs. Ingram, 74, died Mon
dnv. February 13 in Decatur
fc' wing a lingering illnes.
A native of Butts County, she
w: s a resident of Newton
County for most of her life but
h-d been living in Decatur for
the past eight years.
Survivors include five sons,
Marvin Ingham of Porterdale,
Walter Ingram of Orlando, Fla,.
Aubrey Ingram of Atlanta,
P f s Ingram of Miami, Fla.,
and Frank Ingram of Tucker;
21 grandchildren and 11 great
grandchildren.
The grandsons served as
pa'lbearers.
The NEWS extends deepest
.«■• "oathy to the members of
bereaved family. J. C. Har
-1 and Son Funeral Home
were in charge of arrange
menti.
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OXFORD CUB SCOUT PACK 211 Annual Blue and Gold banquet
was held at the Allen Memorial Annex dining room Thursday
evening. Members of the pack and adult leaders are shown in the
photo above. Left to right, seated: Johnny Baker. Corky Ballard,
Jess Buris, Hoke Blankenship, Jerry Mclntosh, Bobby Glase and
Jim Buri, all of whom received awards at the banquet. Second
row left io right: Jerry Kats, Bobby Hood, Don English. Mike
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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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Mrs. Cook, and President and
Mrs. King, were: EAO Dean,
Dr. and Mrs. V. Y. C. Eady: Na
tional Emory Alumni Vice -
President and Mrs. Robert
Fowler, who is Newton Co.
Centennial Commission Chair
man: EAO Trustees Committee
Chairman Dr. and Mrs. Lester
Rumble; Area Alumni V : ce -
president Rev. and Mrs. Harry
L. Wood: Emory School of Med
icine Alumni President Dr. and
Mrs. A. E. Hauk; Emory Medi
cal School Dean, Dr. and Mrs.
A. P. Richardson: EAO Trustee
and Mrs. Charles Candler; Area
Alumni Secretary - treasurer
and Mrs. W. A. Carlton; Mr.
and Mrs. John Tolan, sister of
the speaker; Emory U. Treas
urer and Comptroller and Mrs.
E. E. Bessent; Dr. and Mrs.
Coleman King; Emory U. De
velopment Director and Mrs.
Dyer Massey: Dr. and Mrs. Wm.
S. Cook, Jr.: Dr. Robert Allen,
Arrangements Chairman: Mrs.
Charles C. King, Miss Maude
Mobley and Miss Sallie Mae
Cook.
Mr. King cordially welcomed
guests, and presented Dr. Eady,
who also extended a gracious
welcome to those present.
’ Among those introduced by Dr.
Eady were: Emory U. Dean of
Alumni Dr. and Mrs. Prentiss
Miller; Emory U. Alumni Di
rector Walt Davis, who also
brought greetings; Mrs. Annie
Laurie Dobson, Emory U. Li
brarian Emeritus. Others ac
corded especial recognition
were; Miss Maude King and
Mrs. Warren Stillwell, former
teachers of the speaker; Mrs.
Milton Brogdon, one of EAO’s
first co-ed students: Dr. a n d
Mrs. Sid Herring of Conyers;
former EAO, Emory U. and
Medical School classmates and
Faculty members of the speak
er; his Phi Delta Theta Frater
nity brothers present; parents
of current students at Emory
lat Oxford University; and the
speaker’s son and daughter,
Miss Karen Cook, and James
Cook, 111.
Among towns represented by
Emory Alumni who were pre
sented in groups were: Monti
cello, Madison, Monroe. Law
renceville, Conyers, McDon
ough, Oxford, Atlanta, Coving
ton, Social Circle, Uvalda,
Greenville, Sparta, Decatur and
Rome.
President King in his intro
duction of the speaker, point-
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PICTURED AT EMORY-AT-OXFORD'S 124ih Annual Birthday
dinner at Haygood Hall, Saturday evening, is the newly elected
slate of officers for the Monroe-Covington-Oxford Alumni, guest
speaker for the occasion, college and alumni officials and their
wives. Left to right, seated, are Mesdames V. Y. C. Eady, C. C.
King, Jr., James T. Cook, Jr., Harry L. Wood, and Gibson Ezell:
Episcopal
Church Notes
Yesterday was the first day
of Lent and the appropriate
Gospel is St. Matthew 6:16-21.
World Day of Prayer will be
ovserved at the Church of the
Good Shepherd at 7:30 p.m
Friday.
Choir practice will be held
Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. under the
direction of Mrs. Alcie Penick.
Holy Communion will be
celebrated Wednesday at 10:00
a.m.
The teacher training course,
concluded last Wednesday, will
be succeeded by a series of
studies of Church History.
There will be seven of these
meetings, each held in the
parish house at 8:00 p.m. Wed
nesdays. AU who are interested
are invited.
Regular Services on Sunday
are: Holy Communion — 8:00
a.m. Morning Prayer and Ser
mon—ll:oo a.m. The Public is
invited.
Aikens Attend
Armory Dedication
Captain and Mrs. Billy
Aiken attended Open House
and Dedication of the Nation
al Guard Armory at Forsyth
Sunday.
A barbecue dinner was serv
ed.
Whatley, Ronnie Myers, David Anglin, Jerry Layfield, Jimmy
Anglin and Randy Dearing. Back row: David Burson, Troop 211
Boy Scouts: Robert Ballard, Pack treasurer; Mrs. P. M. Mclntosh,
program director; Mrs. James Anglin, den mother; Mrs. Elmer
Blankenship, den mother: Mrs. Jv<’ia Burts, Bob Baker, Pack
Chairman; Elmer Blankenship, cubmasier.
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COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1961
4-H Cub Has
Chanel Program
At Hioh School
The 4-H Club was in charge
of the Chapel Program at NCHS
last week. Gail Duncan gave
the devotional. Arlene Har
grove introduced the speakers
from Emory-At-Oxford Col
lege.
Joyce Adams spoke about the
local 4-H level of work. John
Simmons spoke about District
Achievement and the election of
s^ate officers. Brenda Brown
explained the State and Na
tional level of 4-H work.
Their main topic was: 4 - H
Success - National, State, Dis
trict and Local.
We were sorry Burges Walk
er could not be with us.
Betty Kent, Reporter.
Livingston P-TA
Hears Jernigan
The Livingston Parent-
Teacher Association met on
Monday night, February 6, at
the school. The inspirational
was given by the seventh grade
class.
Tentative plans were made to
have a fish fry in April.
After the tnisiness meeting
John L. Jernigan, guest speak
er, gave an informative talk
on the Georgia Sheriff Boys
Ranch.
During the social hour re
freshments were served by the
first grade mothers.
Standing, Dr. Eady, Emory at Oxford Dean: retiring President
Charles C. King, Jr., master of ceremonies: Dr. James T. Cook. Jr.,
guest speaker; the Rev. Mr. Harry L. Wood of Monroe, named as
pres : dent; Gibson Ezell of Mont>c»J)o. secretary-treasurer: and
W. A. Carlton, vice president for the ensuing year.
Oxford Cub Seoul Banpuet Is
Hioliliont of Local DSA Week
3 Highlight of the National
. Boy Scout WVek observant at
5 Oxford was the Annual Blue
. and Gold Banquet staged at the
A Hen Memorial Church Annex
» dining room Thursday evening
i by Cub Pack 211.
t Pack 211 members and adults
f who have had a part in BSA
1 work in Oxford and the sur
. rounding community were on
hand for the interesting pro
[ gram at which several awards
were made. Seven Cubs receiv
ed Gold Arrow Points, Wolf
Badges and Bobcat Pins.
Two members of Cub Pack
211 received two badges. They
were Jerry Mclntosh and Hoke
Blankenship, each received the
Wolf Badge and Gold Arrow
Point from Cubmaste r Elmer
Blankenship. Others who re
ceived badges were: Jim Burt,
Corkv Ballard. Jess Burts. Bob
bv Glaze and Johnny Baker.
Three members had received
their awards prior to the pro
gram Thursday: Don English,
Dilmus Fuller and Jim Burt.
Sgt. Bob Baker, pack chair
man, got the program under
way by directing a songfest in
which everyone joined in a n d
enioyed very much.
In observance of events dur
ing the month of February
three of the Cubs read papers
on George Washington, Abra
ham Lincoln and St. Valentine’s
Day — Bobby Hood, Don Eng
lish and Jerry Mclntosh.
Mike Whatley gave a report
on the Januarv activities of the
pack. John Burson, who for
merly served as Cubmaster,;
snoke briefly as did the Rev
erend Thomas White, pastor of
the Covington Presbyterian
Church.
\mitie Club President Mrs.
Robert Budd was present as the
head of the sponsoring organi
zation of Cub Pack 211. Robert
Ballard is treasurer of t h e
pack and he made a report as
to the finances of the pack.
The delicious dinner menu
included roast turkey, dressing,
giblet gravy and all the trim
mings. Mrs. P. M. Mclntosh.
Anthony Myers and several
F nory-At-Oxford students aid
ed in staging the dinner by do
nations of food and money and 1
services.
Den mothers of the two dens
of Cub Pack 211 are Mrs. El
mer Blankenship, Mrs. James
Anglin, and assistant Mrs. Dan
ny Fuller.
The evening program was
brought to a climax by the
cubs forming the “Living Cir
e’e" and singing “Goodnight
Cub Scouts”.
Joe S. Rainey
Frat Officer
Newly elected officers of Del- ।
ta Tau Delta fraternity at (
Emory University include: Joe
S. Rainey, son of Mr. and Mrs. ]
E. L. Rainey, Covington, i
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Javcees Seek
Entries For
Beauty Pageant
Entries Committee of the
Newton Junior Chamber of
Commerce has begun seeking
contestants for the Miss New
ton County Beauty Pageant to
be held on April 8. Heading
the committee as chairman is
J. Hugh Steele and working
on the committee with him
are James Anderson, Mrs. Mil
ton McLaney, John Carter
Bledsoe, and Mrs. James An
derson.
Contestants, to be eligible,
must be single and never have
been married, divorced, or had
marriage annulled. They must
be 18 by Sept. 4, 1961 and not
more than 28 by this date. If
they are high school students,
they must graduate by Sept. 4,
1961. Also, they must be resi
dents of this locality. This rule
does not apply, however, to
students attending college here
who live elsewhere. These girls
will be eligible to participate.
In addition to the local
prizes, the contestant selected
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BOY SCOUT TROOP 211 of Oxford helped celebrate the 51st Birthday of the Boy Scouts of America
during the past weekend by pitching camp on the lot across from the Post Office. Shown at work on
the variotv assignments are: Front foreground: Ray Allgood (left) making a checkerboard; Stevo
McMullen (right) holding the checkerboard paint. David Adams (center left) is carving an Eagle em
blem for his patrol, while David Burson (seated right is working the telegraphers' Morse code.
Standing (left) is Gene Ellis, stirring the stew for supper and 'Jabbo' Cowan tieing a knot on the
Bamboo pole. At the top of picture are (left to right) Clyde Webb, scoutmaster: Cary Allgood,
assistant scoutmaster; Bradley Denman and George Barton carrying the stretcher. On the stretcher
is Jess Barton.
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
I Lewis Almand,
Veteran Bibb
Employee, Dies
Funeral services for Wey- ।
man Lewis Almand of Coving
ton were held Saturday, Feb
ruary 11 at 2 p. m. at the First (
Methodist Church with Rev.
Grady Lively, pastor, officiat
ing. Interment was in the Sa
lem Campground Cemetery.
Mr. Almand, 59, died Wed
nesday, February 8 at his resi
dence following a short ill
ness. A native of Newton Coun
ty, he was a member of t h e
Covington First Methodist
Church and a member of t h e
Covington Elks Club. He had
been employed by Bibb Manu
facturing Company for over 30
years.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. W. L. Almand of Coving
ton; one son, W. L. Almand
Jr. of Covington; two daugh
ters, Mrs. P. W. Baker of La
fayette and Mrs. W. K. Luns
ford of Stevens Point, Wiscon
sin; three brothers, Frank E.
Almand of East Point, Lear R.
Almand of Dallas. Texas and
John Zack Almand of Conyers;
j three sisters, Mrs. Dan H. Pat
? rick of College Park, Mrs.
। Robert Christian of Covington
and Mrs. A. T. Hind of Elber
ton; seven grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers were
J. W. Loyd, E. A Loyd, Madi
son Hollingsworth, C. D. Ram-
Isey, A. S. Ellington and Gib
,son Holifield.
The NEWS extends deepest
| sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family. J. C. Har-
I well and Son Funeral Home
were in charge of arrange
ments.
as Miss Newton County will be
eligible to participate in the
Miss Georgia Pageant, where
many valuable scholarships
and other prizes will be award
ed.
A contestant who is inter
ested, or anyone who wishes to
recommend a contestant, may
get an entry blank and fur
ther information from the En
tries Committee
Dr. Frances Hicks
Speaker At Pilot
Meeting Tonight
Members of the Pilot Club of
Covington will celebrate Civic <
Night in the Porterdale School
Lunchroom tonight, February i
16 at 7:30 o’clock. Dr. Frances I
Ross Hicks, head of the depart- I
ment of Psychology Georgia’
NUMBER 7
Seaborn Hardman
Named To McCallie
Highest Honors
Seaborn Hardman, son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. L. Hardman of
1121 East Conyers St., Cov
ington, has been named on the
first semester Highest Honor
roll at the McCallie School in
Chattanooga.
To be listed on this a student
must have an average of 92.5
or better.
Virgil Eady, Jr.
Life Os Virginia's
Man-Of-The-Month
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During January, Virgil Y. C.
Eady, Jr. was the leading agent
in Life of Virginia’s Atlanta
Ordinary Agency.
In recognition of his out
standing sales and service to
policy holders, he has been
named “Man-of-the-Month” by
W. T. Lyon, Manager.
The son of Dr. and Mrs. Vir
gil Y. C. Eady of Oxford, Vir
gil attended Emory at Oxford
and Emory University in At
lanta, having received his A B.
degree from Emory in 1958.
After a six month’s tour of
duty in The United States
Army, Virgil returned to Emory
for a year of post - graduate
work in the School of Business
Administration. He entered the
life insurance business in March
1960.
The Life Insurance Company
of Virginia was organized in
1871. Now in its 90th year with
over two and one-half billion
dollars of life insurance in
force, it is one of the nation’s
largest and strongest life
insurance companies.
State College for Women, will
be the guest speaker. She is a
charming speaker who is much
in demand. Dr. Hicks’ home ji
Oak Hill in Newton County.
County officials, president*
of various civic clubs of Coving
ton and neighboring Pilot
Club members have been in
vited as guests.