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VOLUME 97
Boys Age 6-10 Have Unfil Monday
To Enter Local PP & K Confest
There is lots of latent foot
ball talent in Newton County,
according to Wendell Crowe,
who along with Jack Jennings
1s in charge of the Punt, Pass
and Kick contest for Newton
County.
The PP&K contest is a na
tional contest for all boys in|
America in the ages of 6-7-8
9 and 10 years. |
This means that a 6 yvear old |
boy competes only against those
7= e ee G e s
(See Picture And Advertise-'
ment On Sports Page) |
of his age group while a 10!
year old boy competes only|
against 10 year olds. |
The contest on which Ford!
Motor Company and its dealers
are spending millions of dollars|
is a part of President Kennedy’s‘
Physical Fitness of Youth Pro
gram. [
The 5 boys who win their
District Championship will be|
James Pace, Sr.
Dies As Ho
On Newton Dr.
James R. Pace Sr. of 909
Newton Drive, died at his home
on September 14. Mr. Pace, 81,
was a native of Newton Coun-i
ty. l
Funeral services were held |
Saturday, September 16, at
Bostwick Methodist Church|
with Rev. Sam Lewis, pastor of\
the Bostwick Methodist Church
and Rev. Eugene Holder, pas
tor of Open Bible Tabernacle,
Marietta, officiating at t h e
services.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Salley Amerson Pace, Coving
ton; sons, Cariton Pace, Colum
bus: J. R. Pace Jr., Atlanta;
Duvall Pace, Martinsville, Vir
ginia; W. H. Pace, Covington;
Elmer Pace, Marietta; step
son, George Amerson, Rome;!
daughters, Mrs. Clara Hudson,!
Walnut Grove; Mrs. Ralph Mal- |
colm, Bostwick; Mrs. Lincoln|
Ellington, Covington; step =
daughters, Mrs. Willie Collier,
Grayson; Mrs. Fred Massingill,
Rome; brothers, C. M. P a ¢ &,
Mansfield Hamp Pace,
Gray; 19 grandchildren and 26
great-grandchildren. |
Caldwell and Cowan Funer
#! Home was in charge of ar
rangements with interment in|
Bostwick Cemetery. Serving as
pallbearers were Sammy Pace,
Richard Pace, Billy Pace, Ken-i
neth Pace, Dean Ellington and
Thurman Hudson.
The NEWS joinsthe m a n y
friend of the family in extend
ing deepest sympathy to t h e
members of the bereaved fam
ily. "
Holliday Lanes Opens First
Bowling Center in Covington
Holliday Lanes opened the
first bowling center in Coving- |
ton and the popular family
sport returned to the local |
scene after an absence of 19
years. An estimated crowd of]
600 - 700 attended a “sneak pre
view” Thursday evening. i
The 16-lane establishment,’
built at an approximate cost of
$250,000 is located at the cor
ner of U. S. Highway 278 and|
North Elm Street. 1
Thursday evening may digni-|
taries and bowlers from other
nearby towns were on hand to|
see Covington Mayor Nat Tur-|
ner roll the first ball and it was|
a perfect strike. ;
Master of Ceremonies for the|
occasion was Russell Dollar,‘i
manager of Holliday Lanes. He|
introduced the owners of the
lanes — Addison Terry, Locke
Glenn, Lanier Hardman, E. E.
Callaway, Dr. E. W. Exley, Dr.
Laverne Cowan, Dr. Jordan
Callaway and Claud Jordan —
before free bowling was per-.
mitted following a tour of the
facilities.
Miss Anne Pratt, accompan
fed at the organ by Mrs. E W.
Exley, sang the appropriate
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
Igiven a trip to Washington D.
| C., with their Daddy to see a
'National League football game,
| meeting the President of the
| United States, and have all ex
| penses paid.
Os course, in Newton County,
|our local Ford Dealer is giving
|a number of prizes consisting of
| football uniforms, warm - up
|jackets, and official National
| League footballs.
| Young Crowe emphasizes
there is nothing to be bought
for a fellow to enter this con
test. When he brings his Dad
{in to register, he will be given
’an official pro football guide,
Eand a book on passing, punting,
’vand place kicking, written by
'Yale Larry of the Detroit Lions.‘
| Johnny Unitas of the Baltimore‘
| Colts, and Paul Horning of the
| Green Bay Packers.
‘ Entries for Newton County
will close on the 25th of this
|month, so fellows if you want
|to take your Dad to meet the
| President and see a fine foot
ball game, hurry and get regis
tered.
To Sponsor A
Fishing D
The Band Boosters Club will
|sponsor a Day Os Fishing at
!Mayor Nat Turner’s lake on
| Saturday, September: 30, ac
| cording to an announcement by
{Neal Banks, chairman of t h e
club’s ways and means com
\mittee. The lake is located just
beyond the intersection of
|Clark Street and the new
| Brown Bridge Road on the spur.
Tickets to the day of fishing
will be SI.OO and may be pur
|chased from all band members,
Mr. Banks stated. He said that
the project is expected to bring
in much - needed money since
|the band has more members
‘this year and the cost of up
| keeping the instruments is more
!too. More music and new in
| struments must be purchased
lalso, Mr. Banks emphasized.
| Prizes will be offered for the
‘biggest fish caught during the
|day and a concession stand will
' be operated by members of the
|Band Boosters. The lake will
be open from 8 a. m. until 6
|p. m. for the day, September
1 30. |
| Specialty products known as
inylon whiteners or brighteners
|are available. They are effec
itive aids in maintaining t h e
| whiteness level of nylon gar
|ments when used repeatedly,
‘and can also be used to improvel
{the appearance of use-discolor
ed nylon, according to Miss
'Leonora Anderson, head of the
'Extension clothing department.l;
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“Bless This House.” The Rev
erend Thomas White, pastor of
the Covington First Presbyter
ian Church, gave the invoca
tion.
Gray Hammond of Atlanta, a
member of the AMF advisory
bowling staff, was on hand and
gave a demonstration on the
proper bowling procedure for
beginners. Hammond and Don
Carter of Oxford, then bowled
‘a line on the new lanes. Ham
‘mond had a score of 195.a n d
Carter 147.
~ During the evening MC Dol
lar interviewed many persons
from Covington, Porterdale,
!Madison, Conyers, Monticello,
‘Monroe, Social Circle and other
inearby towns.
! Winners, of various prizes
‘awarded at the grand opening
| were: SIOO Savings Bond; Glo
'ria Moore of Porterdale; gift
certificates: Ronald Barnes,
Covington and Louise Greer,
|Covington; bowling s h o es:
|Steve Martin, Covington a n d
|Charles Ken Pace, Martinsville,
|Va.; bowling ball, Mike Lott:
Covington: bowling bag: Larry
'Wagner, Covington.
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HANDIWORK OF THE PORTERDALE Eighth Grade in their
study of The War Between The States is shown in the picture
above. Standing by the display, are from left to right: Beatrice
Michael Pulliam
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Enfers Georgia
Medical College
Morris Michael Pulliam of
Covington has been enrolled as
a member of the 1961-1962
Freshman Class at the Medical
College of Georgia. The n e w
medical student is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Henley Morris
Pulliam, Route 1, Covington.
He is a graduate of Newton
County High School and attend
ed the University of Georgia
where he received his B. S.
degree in June.
During his basic four years
int h e medical curriculum,“
young Pulliam will undertake
studies in a wide variety of
Biological and behavioral scien
ces under the school’s excep
tional faculty. His work will in
clude studies an anatomy, Bio
chemistry, Physiology, Phar
macology, disease - producing!
organisms, the processes of di
sease, surgery, and other related'
specialties. i
Pulliam is one of 100 Fresh-|
man students admitted to the
Medical College of Georgia this
year. Following acceptable com- ‘
pletion of the prescribed four
vear medical curriculum in the
excellent laboratories and clin
ics of the school, he will intex'n]
for a year and will then he eli
gible to establish his pre # e as%
a physician. ‘
Georgia’s ' Rapid population
gains are resulting in a growing
need for more physicians, nur
ses, Medical Technologists, and
other qualified health profes
sionals. Throughout the state,
as a result, capable and Bright
young men and women are be
ing encouraged to consider ca
reers in The Medical and Par
amedical fields.
Faced with the responsibility
of accepting students who de
monstrate the greatest potential
for the practice of medicine, the
school gives careful an d
thorough consideration to all
applications for Admission. Al
ready, officials are preparing to
review applications for admis
%sion next year.
|
; Temperatures
~ In Covington -
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week were:
High Low
Wed. Sept. 13, 85 66
Thurs. Sept. 14, 77 68
Fri. Sept. 15, 75 85
Sat. Sept. 16, 11 =SO
Sun. Sept. 17, 71 49
Mon. Sept. 18, %1 .50
| Tues. Sept. 19, 69 58
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2i, 1961
Gold Crown Lanes Plan Formal
Opening Around October Ist.
| Construction of the new
Gold Crown Lanes on High
way 278 is progressing on
schedule, Harold Hoffman re
ported yesterday.
~ “We appreciate everyone's
patience in waiting for us to
open. Our staff has been at
tending various schools and re
viewing all phases of bowling
information so we will be able
to provide the best service to
the bowling public. Our staff
has pledged to guarantee
everyone to bowl properly and
be able to teach everyone to
score the game properly,” Mr.
Hoffman stated.
Mr. Hoffman said he plans
to open the 16-lane center
about the first of October.
There will be a formal open
ing with special attractions for
all bowlers and the general
public before the start of regu
lar activities. ,
Several choice times for
league play are still available,
Mr. Hoffman said. He urged
those who wish to make a
league schedule reservation
and those who want to help in!
organizing a league to call him
at 786-7747.
The Gold Crown Lanes wi!lt
feature the complete line of
Brunswick Gold Crown bowl—l
ing equipment, includin gl
Brunswick Automatic Pinset
ters. ,
“With the house fully auto
matic, all lanes will be ready
for use at all times, except
12:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Sun-|
days, Mr. Hoffman said. Thisg
will enable bowlers to praticel
or compete when it’s most con
venient for them.” l
Gold Crown Lanes is being |
built at a cost of $300,000 |
which includes construction of |
the 150 ft. by 100 ft. building
and installation of equipment!
and furnishings. }
Watermelon Grown '
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On ‘Citron Vine' |
Mrs. Roy Kimble, who is the
NEWS' “Gum Creek Commun
ity” correspondent, recently no- |
ticed a “citron vine” growing!
in her dahlia flower bed. Since
she had not planted the vine,
she decided to move it away|
from her dahlias, so she took
the hoe and moved it to her’
zinnia bed.
Mrs. Kimble called the NEWS
Office last week and reported !
that she had a 50 lb. Stone
Mountain watermelon growing
on her ‘“citron vine.”
Ingram, Anita Walden, Sherrill Crowell and Kay Shaw. (Photo
by Bibb Recorder).
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MRS. McGIBONEY |
Mrs. Carol S. McGiboney has
officially taken the position of |
Home Demonstration Agent in|
Newton County. She succeeds
Mrs. Hazel Malone who has|
been promoted to Northwest|
District Agent. Mrs. MeGibo- |
ney, a native of Fort Myers,
Florida, Lee County, was rear- |
ed in Henry County. She is the!
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. L.
Stroud of Henry County,
Mrs. McGiboney received her
education from Abraham Bald
win College, Tifton, and t h e
University of Georgia. She at
tended Abraham Baldwin for
two years and the University
of Georgia for two years where |
she received her B. S. H. E. De
gree in June, 1959, with a ma
jor in Foods and Nutrition.
After her marriage to Guy
McGiboney, Jr. of Covington,
Georgia in June of 1959, they
made their home in Covington.
They resided there for a few
months and then moved to De-
Kalb County where she was
Assistant Home Demonstration
Agent., After her resignation in
August of 1960, they moved
back to Newton County mak
ing their home in Almon Com
munity where they still reside.
Mr. and Mrs. McGiboney
have a lovely daughter named
Lisa who is ten (10) months
old. Guy is employed with
American Teleohone and Tele
graph in Rockdale County.
Porerdale Rites
|
\ For Mrs. Smith
For Mrs. mit
| Mrs. Dorothy Faye Smith, 29,
|of 888 Ormewood Avenue SE,
| Atlanta, died at a private hos
fpital in Atlanta on September
| 14. She was a native of Walker
' County,
Funeral services were held
Monday, September 18, at Por
terdale Baptist Church with
Rev. John Lance officiating. In
terment was in Porterdale Bap~-
tist Cemetery with Caldwell
and Cowan Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Serv
ing as pallbearers were Gene
Corley, Otis Corley, T. Corley,
Tom Ashby, Coy Smith and
Wayne Smith,
Surviving are her husband,
A. A. Smith, son Alton Donald |
Smith, both of Atlanta; mother,
Mrs. Gaudie Kelley, Porterdale;
sisters, Mrs. Dorris Brannon,
Orlando, Florida; Mrs. Louise |
Boss, Loganville; and M r s.|
Myra N. Wheelis, Porterdale, |
The NEWS joins the many]
friends of the family in extend
ing deepest sympathy to t h el'
members of the bereaved fam-l
ily.
Graveside Rises
Held For Infant
Sheppard, Thurs.
~ Graveside services for Judy
Lynn Sheppard, the one day old
‘daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Ed
‘ward Lamar Sheppard of Por
‘terdale, were held at the grave
side in Honey Creek Cemetery
‘in Rockdale County on Thurs
!day, September 14. Officiating
at the services for the infant
were Rev, Henry H. Dillard and
Rev. Olin Moon. ‘
Surviving besides the parents
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lamar
Sheppard are the grandparents,
Mr, and Mrs. E. L. Sheppard,l
Covington; Mr. and Mrs. Neal
W. Wheeler, Porterdale; great-[
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
J. Sheppard, Covington. |
Caldwell and Cowan Funeral
Home were in charge of ar
rangements.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in extend-’
ing deepest sympathy to them
in their loss. '
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
IN THE COVINGTON NEWS |
White's Enterprises Celebrate 3%h
Anniversary As Sale Starts Today
White's Enterprises with
stores in Covington, Conyers,
and Porterdale begins obser=
vance today of the firms 39th
anniversary with a fabulous
sale of exciting buys and spe
cial purchases in both Coving
ton and Porterdale Department
stores that have been planned
for months.
Howard Brooks, Merchan
dise manager and coordinator
of this tremendous annual sale |
event states the greatest bar-|:
gains ever are being offered in|
both stores. Mr. Brooks says|’
this gaint money saving sale
beginning today, Thursday,|
Sept. 21 will continue 10 days|
through Monday Oct. 2nd and
invites all friends and custo- |
mers to look elsewhere in, to
day’s issue of the news for six
(6) pages of real down to earth|
bargains for all the family.
E. G. Lassiter, Jr., Generai
Manager stated that White's
welcomes the opportunity to
express our sincere apprecia
tion for the business relation
ship you have made it our
privilege to enjoy, having re
cently ended another great year
of sales in the history of the
company and for this outstand
ing record each of the 45 em
ployees ar¢ humbly grateful to
the citizens of Newton and sur
rounding counties for it goes
without saying we could not
have reached our size without
the customer loyalty and con
fidence it has been our privi
lege to experience—as we re
view our 39 years of progress
we are also humble.
“We are aware of the re
sponsibilities the past has
placed upon us. We are aware
of the obligations we have to
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GERALD PEPPERS JIMMY GRANT
Ramsey Furniture Company
has announced the appointment
of Mr. Jimmy Grant and Mr.
Gerald Peppers as sales rep
resentatives.
Jimmy is married to the
former Peggy Coady and has
one daughter, Pam. His par
ents are Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Grant of Newborn. He resides
at 23 Elm Street, Porterdale.
Gerald is married to the
former Rebekah Patrick. His
parents are Mr, and Mrs. L. C.
Peppers of Social Circle. Ger
ald makes his home in Social
Circle.
Both of these men will be
at Rame<ey’s to serve their
many friends and invite you to
A Prize-Winning
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Contests
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Lassiter Brooks
you our customers. As we face
another year, we dedicate our=
selves anew to the principles
that have withstood the tests
of time,” he added.
“White's strives at all times
to have a staff of service mind
ed, civic and christian men and
women to serve you, our cus=
tomer, the most importart pere
son ever to enter our §* res.
“Looking forward, we 43
strong citizens of White's En
terprises reaffirm to our fellow
citizens to offer you, our cus=
tomers, the best in merchan
dise, the finest service, the
lowest possible price, guaran=
teed satisfaction, and to dem
onstrate to all vision, strength
and character,” Mr. Lassiter
stated.
Officers Elected
For Homeroom 10 D
The homeroom of Mr. Joe
Sears, 10-D, elected class offi
cers on September 4. They are:
president, Faye Knox; vice =
president, Eddie Johnson; trea«
surer, Dana Kemp; secretary,
Margaret Malcolm; reporter,
Bobby McGaughey and Student
|Council representative, Ann
| McKay.
'l come to Ramsey's to see them,
| I you cannot see them during
.| regular store hours, you ecan
.| make an appointment by call
ing Jimmy at 786-7336 or
| Gerald at 464-3335.
‘| Ramsey Furniture Co. is
‘|now celebrating its 42nd year
|{in the furniture = business in
Newton County, being one of
|the oldest and best known
|firms in the entire Piedmont
|area. The firm has constantly
grown through three genera
tions, having opened for busi
ness in Covington in 1919,
Ramsey’s is known far and
wide for its quality furniture
at the right prices.
NUMBER 38