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No matter how bad a fellow
feels there is happiness, if we
but find it . . . Our mail box
has been filled with so many
wonderful “Get Well” Cards . .
ao many loving letters that
boost us to the skies . . and
frankly, you friends, are the
best tonic a fellow ever had!
All the goodies ... all the gifts,
flowers and what-haveyou, to
gether with visits lift you sky
high , . . and, well, sometimes
we worry about illnesses . . .
But after all did not you learn
that verse “He maketh me to
lie down” He knows when the
body is tired and we have a
lot of time for meditation . .
thoughts of loved ones and
friends . . . but like me,
Blanche Anderson’s fingers are
still too shaky, to pen notes to
each of you . . . notes of love
and appreciation. She is still
at Piedmont Hospital, in At
lanta . . . and I take this means
of thanking you for her for
your sweet thoughtfulness of
her . . your every kindness,
until she is able to do so her
self. She wants you to know
of her love and appreciation
. . . and until she can tell you,
p’ease know that I am taking
this means of “my card of
thanks for her” ... in my fee
ble way.
Appreciation . . . let's talk
about my favorite subject . . .
the young people of this com
munity. Covington is blessed
with Churches . . . I’ve spent
the better part of my life work
ing with young people. From
our particular churoh, the First
Baptist, we have had many of
our young men go uot into the
world as Ministers . . . This
week I had a letter from, the
press (I suppose) in Halevville,
Alabama, where Rev. Walter
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Dr. Shannon Receives Orders
For Active Dufy In Air Force
Dr. Robert O. Shannon, pop
ular veterinarian of Coving
ton, has been called to active
duty with the U. S. Air Force
Reserve for an indefinite pe
riod. Dr. Shannon will report
to Otis Air Force Base, Mas
sachusetts on November 25,
1961.
Dr. Shannon had formerly
served in the Air Force at Do
ver Air Force Base Delaware,
from 1957 to 1959 at which
time he returned to Covington
and his practice of veterinary
medicine.
He is a graduate of Coving
ton High School, class of 1945,
and the University of Georgia
School Os Veterinary Medicine
in 1950. He practiced in Cov
ington from 1950 until 1957
when he reported for active
duty.
An active member of the
North Covington Methodist
Church. Dr. Shannon also took
part in many civic and fratern
al activities in the county. He
is a member of the Covington
Kiwanis Club and is presently
a vice-president in that orga
nization. He also holds mem
bership in the Masons, Elks
and the American Legion.
Dr. Shannon is married to
the former Cora Jane Glanton
and they are the parents of
three children: Kay, age 8, Bob
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The Covington Entf 'se, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 97
ROTK GOVERNOR TO VISIT COVINGTON CLUB
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Eki 'y Expects 205 New Students Saturday
10 Newton Students Are
Enrolled; Classes Next Week
Approximately 205 new students will arrive on Satur
day, September 16 for a week of orientation at Emory at
Oxford before formal class work for the 1961 - 62 academci
year begins on Friday, September 22.
DCT Barbecue
Friday Evening
5:00 to 7:30 P. M.
The Newton County DCT
Club is sponsoring its annual
barbeque just before the New
ton County High-Tucker foot
ball game Friday evening,
September 15 at the NCHS
cafeteria.
Advance tickets are being
sold by the DCT Club mem
bers and tickets will be avail
able at the door. Adult ticket
will be $1.25 and children un
der twelve years of age 75c.
Serving time will be from
5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Everyone is
invited to enjoy a good old
fashion barbeque dinner just
before the football game.
Carry out plates and bruns
wick stew will be available.
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Otis Air Force Base is an
Air Defense Command Base
and is very essential in the
preservation of the defense of
the East Coast. Dr. Shannon’s
duties will be the inspection
of all food supplies and pre
ventive medical inspection of
the base.
Dr. H. Donald Briscoe will
continue veterinary practice on
the Madison Highway during
Dr. Shannons’ absence.
The Covington news
From Monday through Thurs
day the schedule will include
testing programs for the pro
per academic placement of stu
dents: mathematics, English,
psychological, foreign language
and general culture tests. Var
ious night activities ii.elude a
welcome gathering on Saturday
at Allen Memorial Auditorium
and Community - Church pic
nic on Sunday. The Dean will
address the new students on
Tuesday night and The Honor
Code will be explained by the
Student Judiciary Council the
following night.
Also on the agenda are glee
club “try-outs” held by Dr. J.
E. Guillebeau and physical edu
cation motor ability tests by
Professors C. B. Meyer, C. A.
Burnett and Judy Greer.
The Newton County students
entering Emory at Oxford are:
William I. Allgood, Jr., Oxford;
Jack Leonard Edwards, Cov
ington; Curtis Kenan Jackson,
Oxford; James Thomas Mooney,
Jr., Covington: Roswell Marion
Piper, Covington; William Ed
wards Trammell, Covington;
Patricia Anne Beyer, Oxford:
Roberta Ann Elizer, Oxford;
Gloria Jean Malcolm, Coving
ton; Peggy Claudine PannelL
Covington.
The Freshrrmn Committee,
which plans the program for
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Palmer-Stone P-TA
Meets Monday
Palmer - Stone Parent -
Teacher Association will meet
Monday night, September 18.
at 7:30 p. m. at the school. The
program for the school year
1961-62 will be presented.
Parents of all Palmer Stone
students are urged to attend
and support the school to the
fullest.
Newton-Rockdale,
Tara Districts
Set Camporee
Boy Scouts of the Newton -
Rockdale District and the Tara
District will hold a joint Cam
poree at Camp Bert Adams this
weekend.
Checkin time for the Scouts
will be 3:30 p. m. Friday, Sep
tember 15th. The Campfire pro
gram will be given at 8 o’clock
Saturday night. Tara District
will be in charge of the Camp
fire.
mates in the picture are Thomas Glanton (far left) and Ronnie
Lynch (right). Madison County player Nr,-nber 14 is Danny Cronic.
(Another game picture in on Sports Page).
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1961
Newton Retail
Business Shows
Marked Increase
Retail sales in Georgia dur
ing the second quarter of this
year showed a decrease over
the same period in 1960, a
Georgia State Chamber of Com
merce Survey revealed today.
However, retail business in
Newton County showed a $214,-
455 increase in that period.
Sales during the second quar
ter of 1961 totaled $1,276,461,-
099 as compared to $1,291,733,-
100 during the same quarter
last year.
Second quarter business vol
ume in Newton County totaled
$5,314,917 in 1961, compared
with the $5,100,462 for t h e
same period in 1960.
Weston Walker
Awarded 10-Day
Trip To Hawaii
Weston Walker, manager of
the Western Auto Associate
Store in Covington, has been
awarded a 10-day all-expense
trip to Hawaii for two people.
Mr. Walker will be accompan
ied on the trip by his daughter
Mrs. Sasannah Jago of Macon.
Mr. Walker and Mrs. Jago
will leave Atlanta by jet plane
on September 24 and will fly j
to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles '
they will board a Pan-Ameri- j
can jet to Honolulu.
In Hawaii they will stay at
the world - famous Royal Ha
waiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach.
Mr. Walker won the trip for
his record here in Covington
involving sales based on high
est percentage of increased sales
among 4,000 Western Auto
Stores. He is one of 150 man
agers to win the trip.
Atlanta Voters
Elect Mayor
Voters of Atlanta were to
have elected a mayor yester
day (Wednesday) in a city
wide election in which a com
plete slate of aidermen were al
so to have been elected.
Five candidates were in the
race for Mayor to succeed Wil
liam B. Hartsfield who has
held that office since 1936. Can
didates were: Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Jim Aldredge, Charlie Brown,
Lester Maddox and M. M.
(Muggsy) Smith.
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NEW SIGNS pointing th* way io the Stat* FFA-FHA Camp at
Jackson Lak* have been installed in Covington and Jackson.
Pictured above admiring the sign near the corner of U. S. Highway
278 and North Emory Street in Covington is Thomas Glanton (left),
Newton High FFA member, and Bede Campbell, President of the
Covington FHA. The State Camp serves some 4,000 FFA-FHA
members, and more than 6,000 other youth and adult groups during
the year.
Newton-Rockdale Boy Scout
Fund Drive Slated For October
Newton - Rockdale District
of the Boy Scouts of America
will open their fund drive for
the 1962 operation budget of
the Atlanta Area Council with
a "Kickoff Breakfast’’ on Tues
day morning, October 10, at the
Teen Can Building in Coving
ton, according to W. S. Cook
Jr., district fund drive chair
man.
Mr. Cook announced the
kickoff date Thursday night at
the district training meeting
held at the Teen Can Building
in Covington. The goal set for
the Newton - Rockdale District
is SB,OOO.
On a community level, the
following goals have been set:
Covington, $4,500; Oxford, $300;
Almon $100; Mansfield, $250;
Salen, SSO; Stewart, $100; and
Rockdale County, $3,000.
A campaign training com
mittee from the Atlanta Area
Council under the supervision
of Fred Stokes, council fund 1
drive chairman, was present to
help with the planning of the
district drive. Also attending
were O. B. “Country” Gorman,
Chief Scout Executive, and
Harry Maner, Deputy Chief
Scout Executive..
Campaign workers who will
be serving in Newton County
are: Howard Brooks, Coving
ton; George Jolly, Covington
Mill; W. J. Dickey, Oxford; M.
B. Shaw, E. J. Hertwig, and
B. B. Snow, Porterdale; C. H. 1
Berry, Almon; James Benton,: 1
Mansfield; Doyle Bailey, Sa- : ■
lem; and E. M. McCart, Ste
wart.
Serving on t h e advanced I
gifts committee in Newton
County will be E. G. Lassiter
Jr., Newton - Rockdale Dis
trict Chairman, N. S. Turner,
Mayor of Covington, and Frank (
: | Meadors, prominent Covington
।: business man.
B. B. Snow of Porterdale
: vice - president of Bibb Manu
facturing Company and district
1 finance chairman, and Charles
Patterson, Newton - Rockdale
! District Scout Executive, will
also assist in the direction of
the campaign.
Rockdale County Committee
Chairmen, under the direction
■of Col. W. E. Cowden, chair
man, are; S. C. Herring, spec
ial gifts; J. T. Hicks, prospect
and rating; Howard Allen, ar
rangements; Ladd Gray, gen
eral solicitations; Tom Hay,
I publicity; and Dorsey Fountain,
audit.
William Womack
Has Made Dean's
List For 3 Quarters
William L. Womack, son of
Henry Lee Womack of Oford,:
achieved the Dean’s List of the
School of Business Administra
tion, Georgia State College of
Business Administration, for
the Winter Quarter. 1961,
Spring Quarter, 1961, and
Summer Quarter, 1961. This
list is comprised of those in the
upper five percent of the en
tire School.
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Mr. Womack is currently em
ployed by the Federal Govern- I
ment, Income Tax Division.
COVINGTON NEWS
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"MORE THAN
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Gen. Joseph Harper Was
Guest Speaker Tuesday
Covington Rotary Club will
Rotary Governor District 692,
week. District Gov. Towill wil
Monday at 7 o’clock and will
club’s regular weekly lunche
General Motors
PR Official Is
Kiwanis Speaker
Main speaker for the regu
lar luncheon meeting of the
Covington Kiwanis Club today
(Thursday) will be James L.
Tolley of Atlanta, Regional
Manager Public Relations Staff
of General Motors. The pro
gram today is in charge of
Tony Wilkie and he will in
troduce the speaker.
Mr. Tolley will speak on au
tomobile safety and his sub
ject will be “How Much Safe
ty Do You Really Want?”
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Kiwanians and guests Thurs
day were privileged to enjoy
a musical program by Miss
Florence Fowler (vocalist) and
Mrs. Martin Goode (pianist).
Many visitors were present
for the program among whom
were Mrs. Leon Cohen, Mrs. R.
O. Arnold, Mrs. Orin Bowden,
V. Y. C. Eady, Jr., O. B. (Coun
try) Gorman, Charlie Patter
son, Harry Maynor, Martin
Goode, Bill Hoffman, and
Grier Stephenson.
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“Kiwanis Kettle”
“The handshaking dollar”
was finally won at the meet
ing Thursday as Marion Piper
awarded the money to S. J.
(Sappie) Morcock. Luckily for
Mr. Morcock he shook hands
with Mr. Piper before the
Rev. Waller Nunn, Former Resident
Returns From Tour of Holy Land
jf Rev. Walter G. Nunn, for
j merly of Covington and now
ie Pastor of the First Baptist
n Church in Haleyville, Alabama,
j has just returned from a tour
* of Europe, Africa, and the
Middle East including the Holy
■ Land. Countries visited are
■ Holland, France, Spain, Italy,
'< Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan,
'> Israel, Greece, Austria, Swit
zerland, Denmark, Sweden,
Norway, and England. He had
t h e privilege of preaching
through an interpreter in Bei
rut, Lebanon, and speaking to a
large congregation at the Gar
den Tomb and Gordon's Cal
vary in Jerusalem, Jordan. He
i currently showing colored slides
of this trip to the church in
I Haleyville on Sunday nights.
’ Since becoming pastor of the |
; , Haleyville church seven years
; ago, more than 600 members
have been added and the budget;
has been tripled. The church ■
has erected a new pastorium I
and a new educational building
and all the older facilities have
been air conditioned. In addi
tion, a church kindergarten has
i been established, a long with
I three missions.
Rev. Nunn, a graduate of
i Mercer University and t h e
| Southern Baptist Theological
। Seminary in Louisville, Ken
tucky, has served as first vice- ;
president of the 750,000 mem-
; ber Alabama Baptist State i
। Convention, and on many state ;
I convention committees. While
in Haleyville, he has served as 1
J president of the local Civitan j
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1 be host to John Bell Towill,
Monday and Tuesday of next
11 attend a Club Assembly on
1 be the guest speaker at the
eon meeting Tuesday at the
I Teen Can at 12:30 p. m.
i This will be the annual of
j ficial visit of District Gov.
Towill at which time he will
go over the plans for the local
Rotary Club with President
Otis Spillers and other offi
cers.
Guest at the Rotary Culb
meeting Tuesday at the Teen
Can was General Joseph H.
Harper, United States Army
Retired, of Atlanta. He was in
troduced by Rotarian Howard
Brooks.
General Harper made a stir
ring speech on Communism and
the speaker knew whereof he
spoke for he had many years of
duty in Communistic areas.
He told the Rotarians” that
the Communists plan to take
over our country by 1970 and
some think it will be sooner.
However, I don’t believe it.”
He described the various
ways that the Communists work
in order to put over their pro
gram. He listed four steps they
- have in their plan: (1) primi
/ tive tribes, (2) slaves, (3) feu
s dal system, and (4) dictorial
j materialism.
General Harper said there
are actually 36 - million dyed
in-the-wool Communists. “To
-1 day there is a Communist school
in Cuba where 20,000 are be
ing trained. And they are dan
gerous.”
The speaker outlined the me
thod of propaganda the Com
munist use. They plan their
course and set-up their objec
tives in a cold war just as we
do in a hot war.
He concluded his talk by say
ing that “It we compromise in
Berlin, it is the beginning of
the end. We should call a halt
to Soviet power now.”
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District Gov. Towill is a na-
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KEV. WALTER NUNN
Club, vice - president of the
Ministerial Association, mem
ber of the Park and Recreation
Board, Religious Affairs Direc
| tor of the Civil Defense, and
writes a weekly column for the
local newspaper. He has also
taught eight years in the Ho
ward College Extension Cen
ters.
In 1951 he married Miss Eli
zabeth Harbin of Greenville,
South Carolina, and a gradu
ate of Furman University and
the Carver School of Missions
and Social Work in Louisville
Kentucky. They have four
children, Betsy, David, Cheri
and Robert.
He is the son of Mrs. Walter
R. Nunn of 714 Newton Drive
in Covington.