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Oxford Lions Club Officer Installation Held Thursday
Melvin Conrad President
Organization For 1961-62
Melvin Conrad, a member of the Emory-At-Oxford faculty,
is the newly-installed president of the Oxford Lions Club.
He was installed at the club’s regular meeting Thursday
evening at The Community House in Oxford.
Miss Huson, 78,
Dies Following
Long Illness
Miss Frances Brownie Huson,
78, a native of Covington, died
at her home on Monday, July
10, after a lingering illness.
She was a faithful member of
the First Baptist Church until
ill health forced her retirement
from participation in all ac
tivities.
Funeral services were held
en Tuesday afternoon, July 11,
at the Chapel of Harwell Fun
eral Home with Rev. Edgar A.
Callaway, pastor of the Baptist
Church, officiating.
Surviving are one brother,
George Huson and one niece,
Miss Bessie Joe Huson, both of
Covington.
Interment was in Covington
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Serv
ing as pallbearers were N. S.
Turner, S. M. Hay, I. T. Wiley,
Guy Rogers, Bill Simmons and
Grady Reynolds.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in extend
ing deepest sympathy to them
in their sorrow.
Brother Os
Mrs. F. B. Hill
Died Friday
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon for Harmon
B. (Pete) Turner of Mc-
Donough at Turner’s Methodist
Church. Mr. Turner was a bro
ther of Mrs. Fletcher B. Hill of
Covington.
Other survivors include bro
thers, Harry G. Turner, Greens
boro. N. C., and J. Frank Tur
ner, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Also several nieces and nep
hews.
Mr. Turner was a veteran of
World War 1 and had been in
ill health for many years.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family.
Three Newton Boys Attended 1961 Boys State at Athens
SHOWN ABOVE ARE 317 of Georgia's most outstanding high school students who par
♦irinated in the 1961 session of Georgia Boys State recently at the University of Georgia
, Athens. Also shown are the 29 members of the staff, made up of Legionnaires, Armed
Fatc.« nersonnel and representatives of the various departments of State government.
Thu nroaram is sponsored by the American Legion and is dedicated to teaching these out
9vounq men the operation of local, County, and State government. This Amencan
sianamg x b y Wm. B. Steis, of Hamilton, who serves as Director. Newton County
k^.PJttpndina the session were: Henry Baker, Lee Campbell and Tommy Brown. Covington
Kiwania Club sponsored on. of th. Newton boys.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen ■ Observer, Established in 1953
Handling the installation
ceremony was Robert (Red)
Stanton of Mansfield, the 1961-
62 District Governor of Geor
gia Lions.
Other officers serving dur
ing the coming club year in
clude: Jay Higgins, first vice
president; Clyde Webb, second
vice - president; Charles Bur
nett, third vice-president;
Charles Ellis, secretary Trea
surer; E. J. Brown, Tail Twist
er; George Lummus, Lion Ta
mer; Walter Murphy, Cecil All
good, Nelson Hoffman, Frank
Gwin and Andrew Autry,
board of directors.
Presiding at the meeting
Thursday was Andrew Autry,
outgoing president. He gave a
short resume of the year’s
worK of the club and expressed
his appreciation for all the help
he had received from the mem
bers during the year.
Secretary - treasurer Charles
Ellis read his report for the
year 1960-61 and it showed that
the club is in excellent finan
cial condition with a sizable
surplus in the bank.
Melvin Conrad made a re
port on the construction of the
Oxford Scout Hut. He said that
the roof would be put on the
building in the near future and
he asked all members of the
club to help when the call is
issued.
Leroy Willson told the mem
bers about the upcoming col
lection of items for the “Good
will Industries”, which is one
of the main projects of t h e
Oxford Lions. He asked that
members encourage their
neighbors to contribute any
thing of value, or repairable, to
the local Goodwill drive.
Russell Dollar reported on the
July 4th “Holiday For Hos
pital” in which the Oxford
Lions operated a booth for the
project.
Jay Higgins told the members
present about a Boy Scout
Camping trip to North Georgia
in the near future. He also in
formed the club of the Broom
Sale that will be conducted in
the residential section of the
town. Mr. Higgins asked that
the membership inform all
housewives and prospective
buyers of brooms that the Ox
ford Club will be around to
see them soon.
The Oxford Lions Club is
r” of four clubs in Newton
County. The charter for the
Oxford club was granted in
1951. Mansfield Club was
founded in 1945, and the Cov
ington Club in 1952. The Sa-
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tha picture above at their installation ceremony Thursday at the vin Conrad, president; Charles Ellis, aecretary - treasurer. Stand-
Community House. Seated, left to right: Fred Adams of Mans- ing: Charles Burnett, third vice - president: Cecil Allgood, direc
field, Lions Cabinet secretary - treasurer; Andrew Autry, im- tor; George Lummut, Lion Tamer; Walter Murphy, director; and
mediate past president and now member board of directors: Ro- Jay Higgins, first vice - president.
Jem Club was sponsored by the
Oxford Club and it was start
ed in 1958.
Visitors at the dinner meet
ing Thursday included Fred
Adams of Mansfield, Lion
Cabinet sec-treas.; Troy Thig
pen, of Covington; and Bob
Greer, of Oxford.
Brother Os
Mrs. King Dies
Miss Lois Stanley of Univer
sity Park, lowa arrived in Cov
ington on Monday, July 3, for
a visit with her sister, Mrs. E.
A. King, and family.
On Wednesday, she and Mrs.
King learned of the death of
their brother, Mr. Earl Stan
ley, in Hartford City, Indiana,
and they left on Thursday,
July 6, to join other members
of their family there. They are
expected to return to Coving
ton this week.
Over 20 million homemakers
in the United States do some
home canning, according to
Miss Nelle Thrash, Extension
food preservation specialist.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1961
FFA National Past President
To Address Farm Meeting
The first Georgian to win the'
office of National President of
the Future Farmers of Ameri
ca will address the members of
the Federal Land Bank Asso
ciation of Madison and the
Madison Production Credit As
sociation at the annual joint ,
stockholders meeting which
will be held in the Morgan (
County Court House on Fri
day Morning, July 21, at 10:00 '
o’clock.
Jim Thomas, 21 year old '
public speaking champion and :
Former State FFA President ’
from Patterson, Georgia, will
discuss his experiences as Na- (
tional FFA President, and will .
also discuss FFA work and]
objectives. Jim is a graduate of (
Patterson High School and is ;
presently attending the Uni
versity of Georgia.
A large number of farmers in '
Newton and surrounding coun
ties are members of these co- i
operative lending associations I
and many of them are expected ,
to attend this meeting.
Reports on the operations of
both associations for the past
fiscal year will be given, and
directors for each association
will be elected. The FLBA of
Madison makes and services
long term mortgage loans in
Morgan and 16 other counties
in this area. The Madison PCA
makes and services short term
production and livestock loans
in Newton and four other coun
tries in this area.
Mr. J. Booth Williams of
Monroe is president of the
FLBA of Madison, and Mr. E.
Roy Lamber of Madison is pre
sident of the Madison PCA. Mr.
Williams is also a director of
the Farm Credit Board of Co
lumbia serving the Third Farm
Credit District composed of
Georgia, Florida, and the two
Carolinas. Mr. James P. Hat-
Mrs. Lee Ozbirn
To Appear On
"Today" Show
The Covington Womans C[ub
and Covington Service Guild
members will be interested to
know that Mrs. E. Lee Ozbirn,
president of General Federa
in terviewed on the “Today
tion of Womans Clubs will be
Show”, Friday. July 14.
Tune in on the Dave Garra
i way Show and hear Mrs. Oz
| birn tell about her recent tour
lof South America. The show
I is on NBC at 7 a. m. EST.
chell is Manager of the FLBA
of Madison, and C. C. Herren
is General Manager of the
Madison PCA.
Other officers and directors
of the FLBA of Madison are:
C. R. Mason, Madison, Vice
President, Ted Dunn, Eaton,
O. M. Dunagan, Lawrenceville,
Mr. T. M. Steele, Hampton, and
W. H. Breedlove, Watkinsville,
Directors; Mr. Reuben M.
Tuck, Jr. Assistant Manager,
and Mrs. Elizabeth H. Bald
win. Office Assistant.
Other officers and directors
of the Madison PCA are: J. H.
Anderson, Covington, Vice
President, R. P. Hull, Conyers,
Overton Lawrence, Mansfield,
and J. S. Meriwether, New
born, Directors; T. H. Aiken,
Representative Inspector and
Manager of the Covington Of
fice, H. B. Wall, Representative
Inspector and Manager of the
Greensboro Office, and Mrs.
Janet C. Baldwin, Senior Book
keeper.
Attending Stock-holders will
be eligible to win large cash |
prizes and several merchandise
awards. A cordial invitation is
extended to the general public
to attend this meeting.
William Wolfe
Joins Greenville
Sportswear Firm
The following article is re
printed from the Greenville
(S. C.) News:
William E. Wolfe, a veteran
in the apparel industry, has
joined Stone Manufacturing Co.
of Greenville as the firm’s di
rector of design, according to
announcement by Eugene E.
Stone 111, the company presi
dent.
Mr. Wolfe has previously
been connected with some of
the nation’s largest manufac
turers of underwear, knitwear,
' sportswear and lingerie. He
was formerly plant manager
' for Seamprufe. He did post -
I graduate work at George Wash
ington University and the Uni
versity of Chicago.
Stone Manufacturing Co. is
one of America’s largest man
ufacturers of children’s sports
wear, women’s and children’s
lingerie and men’s underwear.
Semper Fidelis (Always Faith
- ful) has been the official mot- j
to of the U. S. Marine Corps
since about 1880.
Mrs. Edna Weigel
Is Delegate To
Pilot Meeting
Mrs. Edna Weigel, President
of the Pilot Club of Covington,
has been named official dele
gate to the 40th annual con
vention of Pilot Club Interna
tional in Denver, Colorado,
July 16-20.
Miss Ruth Tanner. First Vice-
President, was chosen as alter
nate delegate.
Mrs. Bobbie Burnham of Al
buquerque, New Mexico, pre- i
sident of Pilot Club Interna- I
tional, will preside over con
vention, to be held at the Den
ver Hilton Hotel. Mrs. M. Vir
ginia Anderson of Joplin, Mis
souri, will succeed her as pre
sident on the final day of the
convention, theme of which is
“Forward With the Times.”
A feature of the convention
will be an Economic Seminar
whose aim is to give Pilots a
new insight into current glo
bal. national, local and personal
Mead Corp. Cottage Is Dedicated At FFA - FHA Camp
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DEDICATION CEREMONIES at which the Mead Corporation presented the keys to the
new dormitory it has constructed for the State FFA-FHA Camp near Covington attracted
500 Georgia youths and agricultural and business leaders from throughout the state. Fol
lowing the dedication. H. E. Whitaker, Mead chairman of the board, presented the chrome
plated shovel used at ground breaking ceremonies last summer. The grovp here includes,
left io right, John J. McDonough. Mead director and Pres. Ga. Power Co.; Don Thomp
son, Greenville, state FFA president; Carole Raines, Ashburn, state FHA president; Mr.
Whitaker, and N. S. Mead, director and r-esident. Mead paper sales. The cottage is named
iin honor of Mr. Mead's father, George H. Mead.
This Paper Is Covington’s
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Porterdale Presbyterian Service
Honors Vacation Bible Schoolers
PORTERDALE—Excited and
thrilled boys and girls at the
Porterdale Presbyterian Church
presented an inspiring program
at the Commencement Service
on Sunday evening, July 9.
This service marked the con
clusion of a very fine Vacation
Bible School held from June
26 through July 7 in which
seventy-nine children from
three years through fourteen
were enrolled.
Each Department presented
music, scripture, or messages
which revealed to parents and
friends what they had been
doing.
“My Family and Friends”
was the theme in the Kinder
garten where eleven children
maintained a perfect attend
ance record. Their leaders
were: Mrs. James Singfley,
Mrs. Whatley Curtis, Mrs. Ada
Harper, Mrs. Horace Lynch,
Mrs. W. S. Kite, Miss Scarlett
Harper, and Miss Peggy Chap
man.
Primaries studied “Love One
Another" with Mrs. Claud Ca
son, Mrs. Wyne Bailey, and
Mrs. James Mitchell as their
leaders. Seven boys and girls
had perfect attendance.
Misses Nora King and Mae
Hardman and Mrs. Hugh Mc-
Cart directed the Juniors as
they studied “Living and
Working Together as Christ
ians”. Seven in this group had
I perfect attendance.
Mrs. Guy Wilson and the
Rev. Irving G. Dudolph with
the Pioneers discussed “Making
Our Group Christian”. This
group had interesting field
trips to the Trappist Monastery
near Conyers, the Fire Tower,
and the Covington News office.
Three had perfect attendance
records.
On Friday aftenroon, July 7,
at five-thirty, Vacation Bible
School pupils, their leaders, and
parents met at the church and
traveled to the Lions Club
economic problems.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Joiner
of Tyler, Texas, is convention
chairman. Mrs. Wren Hewitt of
Sante Fe, New Mexico, is vice
chairman.
Pilots, Co-Pilots and guests
also will hear a concert by the
United States Army Air De
fense Command Choral Group.
Pilot Club International is
one of the five international
classified service organizations
for executive business and
professional women. There are
more than 430 clubs with 13,-
000 members in the United
States, Canada, England, Fran
ce, Bermuda and Japan. Head
quarters is in Macon, Georgia.
NUMBER 21
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Pavilion in Covington for a
delightful picnic. This picnic
has become an annual custom
to climax the formal sessions
and is one to which everyone
looks forward with real plea
sure.
Miss Maud King, who with
Mrs. R. C. Thompson provided
refreshments each day of
school, supervised plans for the
picnic which was termed very
successful.
Mrs. Guy Wilson, Mrs. Mel
vin Ogletree, Mrs. John N. Hin
ton, and Mr. Hugh McCart
made commendable contribu
tions to the school by assisting
in providing transportation.
Funeral Held
Friday For
Fred Bush, 63
Funeral services for Mr.
Fred Bush of Covington, were
held on Friday afternoon, July
7, at the graveside in Coving
i ton Cemetery with Rev. T. J.
1 White, pastor of the Coving
• ton Presbyterian Church, of
-1 ficiating.
Mr. Bush, 63. was a native
e of Covington. He died at a pri
-11 vate hospital on Thursday, July
gI 6, after an illness of about
s I three months.
d Surviving are two daughters
y Mrs. Hiram Folds, Forest Park;
-, Mrs. V. C. Wentworth, Au
•. burn, Washington; two sisters,
e Mrs. Lucy Barnes, Greenville,
Mississippi and Mrs. Laura
Heard Zeigler, Vidalia.
! Interment was in Covington
। Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements.
The NEWS joins the man y
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the bereaved fam
ily.
Broadnax Reunion
Sunday, July 23
Descendants of Samuel Ed
w-ard and Margaret Aycock
Broadnax are anticipating the
Family Reunion at Salem
Campground on Sunday, July
23. Each family will bring a
picnic lunch.
Colonel C. D. Livsey of De
catur, Georgia is Chairman of
the planning committee. He will
be assisted by Mrs. Annie Day,
Assistant Chairman.