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Pitts Chapel Methodist Church Homecoming Held Sunday
Rev. W. H. Lunsford,
Pastor, Was Ihe Speaker
BY MARY S. MALLARD
An unusually fine attendance marked the observance of
Fitts Chapel Methodist Church annual Homecoming Sunday,
when the pastor, Rev. W. Hollis Lunsford brought the mes
sage at the morning worship service.
Special music, including a
solo, “Others”, by Miss Hannah
Wyatt with Miss Malinda Wyatt
at the piano; and an opening
prayer by Huion Henderson of
Stone Mountain, preceded the
gracious welcome extended
those present by the pastor.
Visitors and descendants of the
founding families of Pitts’
Chapel were also recognized.
In his Homecoming message,
based upon scripture from Gen.
28: 10-19, Rev. Lunsford drew
a graphic comparison between
Jacob’s yearning to return to
the home of his childhood, and
the Christian’s desire to return
to his spiritual home, and the
soul’s restlessness until it finds
itself in God. His personal
testimony was a moving witness
to Christ’s power to give us
“The Peace that Passeth Under
standing”.
Like many rural churches,
Pitts’ Chapel served a dual role
as school and church almost
from the time of its founding in
1903, when Bishop J. S. Key
and Presiding Elder J. W. Heidt
were serving this Southern
Conference, until 1919.
Organized beneath a brush
arbor, about 1/4 mile east of
its present site, its first pastor
was Rev. T. C. Edwards, who
served until the following De
cember, when Rev. Charles C.
Elliott took over the charge.
The Chapel’s first recorded
marriage was that of Chloe Da
vis and Stanley Dick; and its
first christening, Lovett Lee
Speer, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Speer, in 1905.
In 1904, the late Dr. J. T.
Pitts of Newborn donated the
land for the site of the present
building, which was completed
with volunteer labor in the
same year. He also furnished
the timber and made other con-
Temperatures
In Covington
During Week
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week were:
HIGH LOW
Wed. Sept. 8. 85 65
Thurs. Sept. 7, 85 71
Fri. Sept. 8, 85 68
Sat. Sept. 9. 84 67
Sun. Sept. 10, 83 67
Mon. Sept. 11. 85 69
Tues. Sept. 12, 85 69
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Sunday night at the evening service. Mrs. John I. Alford presented the
Awards io the girkwho made advancements. Left io right are: Barbara Har-
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen ■ Observer, Established in 1953
tributions in effort and means
toward the errection of t h e
Chapel which now bears h i s
name; and served a superinten
dent. of the Sunday School for
42 years, until his death in
1945.
According to the original
church register, 26 members of
the Gaston, Hardeman, Loyd,
Kinard, Walton, Bishop, Love
joy and Womack families made
up the first church roll in 1903.
Like many small churches,
Pitts’ Chapel went into a de
cline during the depression fol
lowing World War I. In The
early 19505, Rev. T. W. Tay
lor and his successor, the
; present pastor, Rev. Lunsford,
were instrumental in giving
; I new impetus toward a com
; plete renovation of the church
building, including new win
dows, aisle runners, pulpit fur
niture, exterior and interior
painting and Venetian blinds.
Among major contributors to
’ ward the church’s restoration
. were W. C. Kinard of Columbia,
S. C., Mrs. J. D Wyatt, Rev.
' Taylor, J. D. Henderson of
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Stone Mountain and Rev.i
Lunsford.
Among ministers who have
filled the pulpit of the Chapel,
other than those named, have
been the Rev. Messers Charles
Hearsy, Tierley Baum, James
D. Milton, J. T. Pendley, H. B.
Landrum, Martin, Allen and
Trammell.
Maintenance of the Chapel,
which now has regular services
each second Sunday of the
month, is a tribute to the loyal
ty and efforts of the 17 mem
bers which make up its present
roll; and a definite challenge
to larger churches.
Among early members who
had attended school and church
at Pitts’ Chapel, when Miss
Julia Chandler, Bruce Chand
ler, Jamie and Miss Lucy Bin
ford were teachers, present for
the day, were: Mrs. R. J.
Kinard, Mrs. Wood Cargile, Mrs.
Julia Bailey, Charlie Bailey,
Mrs. Mattie Blackwell, and Mrs.
Exie Thomason.
i A delicious basket lunch was
served on picnic tables in the
r churchyard, where the Rev.
James C. Poole offered the in
vocation, at noon.
The afternoon program con
sisted of group singing by the
congregation, in which the Rev.
Mr. Charles Poole assisted; and
reminiscences of the nostalgic
■ yesteryears.
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pictiwed above in the church's sanctuary, Sunday, when descen
dants of the founder assembled from far and near in observ
ance of the day. Left to right are: Mrs. Leroy Wyatt, stewardess:
Mrs. J. D. Wyatt, pianist; Mrs. Hughie Womack, stewardess, and
| church’s charter members were
also present, among whom were
Mr. and Mrs. Hulon Henderson
and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hen
derson of Stone Mountain; Mrs.
R. J. Kinard, Mrs. Mattie Black
well, and Mrs. Zack Patterson.
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Dewey Loyd
Harvests A
42-lb. Pumpkin
Dewey Loyd, who lives on
the Holly Springs farm on the
Covington - Jackson highway,
may be the champion pumpkin
raiser in Newton County. He
harvested one last week that
weighed 42 - pounds.
Mr. Loyd said that he had
“10 or 12 which weighed about
40 pounds.
Now all Mr. Loyd needs to
do it send over to Birmingham
and get a giant kettle in which
to cook that pumpkin!
A sixth of the food energy
and 75 per cent of the calcium
needs of the nation come from
dairy foods. Milk products al
■ so are prime sources of vita
. mins — furnishing nearly half
1 of the national intake of ribo
: flavin, a fifth of the Vitamin A.
and significant quantities of
>' thiamine and ascorbic acid.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1961
W. R. (Will) Greer Observes
9kd. Birthday At His Home
Sunday was a memorable oc
casion for Mr. W. R. Greer,
when his children, grandchil
dren, other relatives and
friends gathered at his home to
' celebrate his 93rd birthday,
j which was September 12.
Mr. Greer has lived in New
ton County the major portion
of his life and has been active
in everything for the better
: ment of his community. Up un
til a few months ago he has
been able to walk to town from
his home and chat with his
courthouse friends and others
। “around the square”.
A delicious covered dish
; luncheon was enjoyed at noon.
The central decoration for the
table was a beautifully deco
rated cake embossed in laven
der and green and topped with
the number 93.
Those present in addition to
the honoree and his daughter,
Miss Mae Greer, were Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Greer Sr., Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Greer Jr., Mr. and
Mrs. Larry Greer and Tommy, i
! Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Greer, Mr. I
crow, Lavonne Allen, Cathy Day, Kathy Pratt, Shelia Smith, Toni Bellew Lanetha
Yarbrough, Sandra Orburn, Debbie Kirkley, and Sheha Head. On the back row
are: Mrs. Buddy Bellew, Mrs. Alford, and Mrs. Walter H. Harris.
wife of treasurer, who was unable io be present: Rev. W. H.
Lunsford, pastor; Huion Henderson, son of a charter member;
Roscoe Speer, steward; and Mrs. J. T. Pitts, wife of the late Dr.
Pitts, whose name the Chapel bears.
■ । and Mrs. Dan Greer, Bonnie
, and Beth Greer, Decatur; Mr.
• and Mrs. Mort Ewing, Starrs-
I ville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert
i Greer, Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs.
Brooks Greer, Elizabeth Ann
and Ted Greer, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Turner, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Turner, Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Roqutmore, Forsyth: Mrs.
Lillie Greer, Mrs. Glenn Adams,
Mansfield; Mrs. L. A. Patrick,
Mr. Fred Greer, Mrs. Jessie
Thompson and Miss Clara Wil
liams.
Homeroom 9A
Elects Officers
September 4. 1961, Home
। room 9A of Newton County
High School elected the follow
ing officers for the new school
year: President, Barbara Allen:
vice- president, Freeman
Batchelor; treas., Janie Bow
■
man: secretary, Lola Bankston
land reporter, Jane Autry.
Doan Retires
After % Years
e With Colonial
t
i R. L. DOAN
R. L. Doan, meat buyer for
i' the Atlanta Division of Co
lonial Stores Incorporated, has
retired after 36 years service
with the super market chain.
Mr. Doan reached his 65th
birthday in August and retired |
under Colonial’s regular re
tirement plan.
Mr. Doan formerly was man- |
ager of the Colonial store in i
Covington.
During the 18 years which
he served as A Colonial buyer, i
Mr. Doan became wideiy j
known throughout the South
east for his interest in devel
opment of the beef cattle busi
ness. He represented Colonial
at hundreds of 4-H Club and
Future Farmers of America
Fat Cattle Shows, purchasing
thousands of club calves at
premium prices as an encour- 1
agement to boys and girls to ■
learn the cattle business.
A native of Sparta, Tenn.,
and a graduate of Tennessee ]
Polytechnic Institute, Mr. Doan ।
taught school for 10 years be
fore becoming associated with ]
Colonial as a meat cutter in ;
Atlanta in 1925. Shortly there
after, he was promoted to mar- ]
ket manager and served sue- ;
cessively as store manager and
market supervisor before be- |
coming a buyer in 1943. One ]
of his first assignments as buy- ]
er in Colonial’s Atlanta office
: was to assist in the setting up
of buying offices throughout
j the Colonial chain.
I Mr. Doan and his wife, the i
This Paper Is Covington's
index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Cohen's 69th Year Anniversary
Sale Starts This Morning
W. Cohen Company’s 69th
year Anniversary Sale will
start this morning (Thursday)
and will continue for 10 days
at their store on the Square in
Covington.
In a special 6-page advertis
ing section (in color) in T h e
Covington News today Cohen’s
has listed hundreds of items
drastically reduced in price for
this special event. The Cohen
anniversary sale, which is an
annual event of September,
features thrifty buys in all de
partments.
Leon Cohen, manager of the
store, said that manufacturers
have cooperated by making
special prices to the Cohen
Company on many items of fall
merchandise in order to make
this their biggest sale ever with
many special bargains.
The sales force at Cohen’s
which numbers some 20 per
sons, extends a special welcome
to their friends, neighbors and
the general public to visit the
store during the next 10 days.
We suggest that you turn to
their special section in T h e
News today and find out fur
ther particulars about their
69th Anniversary Sale.
Jimmy Morgan's
Sister Dies,
Sparta Native
Funeral services for Mrs.
Cornelia Morgan Sharpe of
Sparta, sister of Jimmy Mor-
1 gan of Covington, were held
Saturday. Mrs. Sharpe died at i
the home of a sister in Augus
ta.
Mrs. Sharpe, 71. was with the '
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for years and retired in
1960 after 18 years with the
State Welfare Department in
Sparta.
Survivors, in addition to Jim
my Morgan, included three
brothers, Rob Morgan of Dear
ing, Frank and Hugh B. Mor
gan of Atlanta: two sisters,
Mrs. O. W. Anderson of Augus
ta, Mrs. Egip McGahee of Dear
ing and several nieces and
nephews.
The NEWS extends deepest i
sympathy to the members of.
the bereaved family.
'Family Fashion Show' Tuesday
Al High School Auditorium
Covington Pilot Club's
“Family Fashion Show” will be
' presented on Tuesday night,'
। September 19 at 8 o’clock at the
i Newton County High School:
i Auditorium. The following
I stores and models will partici
■ pate:
Belk - Gallant, Misses Carol
I Crawford and Amanda Ginn,;
Mrs. Amanda Digby and Mrs.
Nora Mobley.
Callaway’s Misses Glenda
Yancey and Gail Robinson, Mrs.
Dan Weigel.
Cohen’s, Claire and Julia
Anne Murphy. Miss Brenda |
Chambers, Mrs. Bill Dobbs/
Mrs. Frank Stone and Richard
Grey.
Parsons-Hutchins. Miss Pat
tie Kirkland, Misses Pesgy Pan
nell. Shirley Jeffries, Mrs. Mil
ton McLaney.
J. C. Pool. Misses Jan and
Kathy Hardy, Bob Richardson i
and Mrs. Clara Smith.
White’s Misses Bertha Dial, j
Delores McMullen, Kay Shaw
and Mrs. Bonham Johnson.
Other participants and added
feautres are: Mrs. Sam (Leis)
Hay, Commentator; Mrs. Aide
Penick, pianist; Mrs. Jack
former Miss Frances Gardner
of Locust Giove, Ga., reside at
243 Kings Highway in Deca-
i tur, Ga.
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LEON COHEN
Death Claimed
Whitaker Cook
On Tuesday
। Whitaker T. (Whit) Cook of
I Covington, died at his residence
on Tuesday, September 12, af
ter a lingering illness. A na
tive of Butts County, ha
was 73 years old. He was a
member of Covington Mills
Methodist Church and for
many years was an employe#
of the City of Covington, un
. til his retirement several years
f ago.
Funeral services will be held
i today (Thursday), September
14. at 3 p.m. at Covington
Mills Methodist Church. Offi
ciating at the services will be
Rev. William Kirby, pastor of
the church, and Rev. Ralph
Day. Interment will be in Cov-
I ington Cemetery with J. C.
' Harwell and Son Funeral
Home in charge of arrange
ments.
Surviving are three brothers,
J. Tom Cook, Otis Cook, John
Cook; two sisters, Mrs. Jam#
Lokey, Mrs. Annie Kitchens,
all of Covington, and a number
of nieces and nephews.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the family in their sorrow.
/Chapman, performer. Sam
Hay, during interludes will en
tertain with several magical
specialities. Misses Kathy Cal
laway and Sally Hardman, bal
let dancers, will present t h e
snonsors and features of t h •
show.
The “Minorettes”, under the
direction of Mrs. Milton Mc-
Laney, will participate in a doll
I and stuffed toy number, featur
ing toys from Parsons - Hut
chins. The Minorettes are: Les
lie McDowell, Elaine Parish,
Barbara Johnson, Gayla Dial,
■ Hugh Ann Moore, Becky Hut
! chins, Dinky Spears, Mary Ann
j Hays, Margaret Adams, Bar
bara Johnson, ■ Susan Neely,
Patsy Kinnett, Susan Lott, Deb
bie Wiley, Martha Ellen Bank-,
Jill Huff. Carol Crawford, Mar
cy McLaney and Sissy Mc-
Laney.
The “Family Fashion Show”
; is directed by Mrs. Sam Hay,
Misses Jordve and Ruth Tanner,
Pilot members. Proceeds from
the show will be used for
Covington Pilot Club projects.
Tickets are now on sale and
they are SI.OO for adults: 50c
for children over 12 (high
school students); no admission
for children under 12.
There will be free door prize#
to be given to lucky ticket
holders. "