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Newton-Rockdale Scout Leaders
Held A Retreat At BSA Camp
Cow Shot And
Butcnercd In
Hays' Pasture
A Hereford cow was shot
and butchered in a hap-hazard
way sometime over the week
end on the farm of the A. E.
Hays in Mansfield.
A. E. Hays, Jr. and Sheriff
John Berry reported that
someone definitely shot the
cow and cut off one hind
quarter and left the remainder
of the animal on the scene in
the pasture.
Mr. Hays said that the GBI
is also investigating the crude
method of slaughter as the
manner in which the cow was
stabbed after shooting was ap
parently done by amateurs.
The cows had been placed
in the pasture only Saturday.
Thus far no definite clues have
been uncovered but Sheriff
Berry stated that his office
has a slim lead to work on.
Olin Presley
Named To 'Who's
Who In Colleges'"
OLIN PRESLEY
Twelve Georgia Southern
College seniors have been
named to the 1961-62 edition
of "Who’s Who in American
Universities and College s.”
They are: Jerry Bennett, Al
pharetta; Diane Brannen.
Statesboro; Milton Callaway,
Sylvester; Sandra Cox, Lenox;
Sue Ellis, Statesboro; Jeanette
Hatcher, Arlington; Midge
Lasky, Savannah; Juanda
Newbern, Brunswick; Jim Pol
lak, Statesboro; Rick Osburn,
Atlanta; Olin Presley, Coving
ton; and Gayle VelDink, Gain
esville.
The following qualities gov
erned the selection of these
twelve Georgia Southern stu
dents this year: the student’s
excellence and sincerity in
scholarship, lea de r s hip and
participation in extra-curricul
ar activities; citizenship and
service to the school; and a
promise of future usefulness
to business and society.
Olin Presley from Covington
is a mathematics major. He
graduated from Newton Coun
ty High School in 1958. He has
been president of the Kappa
Phi Kappa national honorary
educational fraternity for men,
a Cone Hall house council
member, and is a member of
the Organizational Presidents
club, and Regulations commit
tee. Olin is now practice teach
ing in the Marvin Pittman
school.
Olin is an honor graduate of
Newton County High School,
class of 1958. He is majoring in
mathematics at Georgia South
ern. He has been president of
the Kappa Phi Kappa, national
honorary educational frater
nity for men, a Cone Hall
house council member and is
a member of the Organization
al Presidents Club and was
corresponding secretary of the
club for 1960-61. He is cur
rently president of the Senior
Class.
Ola Turkey
Shoot Saturday
The Ola Athletic Club will
sponsor a turkey shoot on Sat
urday, November 18 from 10
to 12 at the Ola Baseball Dia
mond.
All proceeds will go to the
baseball fund.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
Boy Scout Leaders 54 strong
met at the Scout Reservation
Sat. Nov. 11 for a weekend of
food, fellowship, and scouting.
Spence Ramsey, activities
chairman for Newton-Rockdale,
reported the event a hugh suc
cess with the following men in
attendance: George Hutchin
son, Jack Meadors, Howard
Brooks, Joe Haymore, Howard
Milligan, James Hutchins, Fos
ter Hudson, Alvin Rape, E. G.
Lassiter, Jr., B. B. Snow, Ho
mer Sharp, Joe Bennett, Charles
King, Bill Hoffman, Dick Bel
lairs, J. T. Smith, Willie Camp
bell.
Tony Wilkie, Cecil Brown,
James Pinson, Jack Welch. An
dy Autry, Leo Mallard, C. D.
Ramsey, W. R. Galt, Charlie
Patterson, B. C. Crowell, Si
mon Smith, E. M. McCart, J.
Bowen, Rev. Charles Poole,
Don Ballard, Elmer Blanken
ship, S. J. Morcock, Buddy Ba
ker, Tommy Broderick.
Cecil Allgood, Charlie Bur
nett, John Burson, Melvin Con
rad, Carey Allgood, Bob Mc-
Kibben, Bill Morris, Charles
Ellis, Jack Christian, Lamar
Callaway, Billy Aiken, Charles
Ewing, Julius McElroy, Doyle
Bailey, Ward Mobley, and Billy
Smith.
After a wonderful dutch sup
per prepared under the direc
tion of Charlie Burnett, Julius
McElroy, Willie Campbell and
Alvin Rape the group toured
the newly completed Woodruff
Dining Hall which has a ca
pacity of 500 people.
The group then assembled in
Gorman Headquarters for ses
sions in all phases of scouting
intersporsed with good sing
ing led by George Hutchinson.
The group then made their way
to their “bunks” to have a few
hours sleep before a 7:00 break
fast after which B. B. Snow
taught the S. S. Lesson and
gave a real challenge to t h e
group.
The retreat was concluded by
viewing a color film of the 1960
World Jamboree held in Den
ver, Colorado attended by 56,-
000 scouts.
Hugh S. Allen
Funeral Held
Sunday, Oxford
Funeral services for Hugh
Suggs Allen of Oxford, were
held Sunday afternoon. Novem
ber 12, at Allen Memorial
Church with Rev. Walter Mur
phv officiating.
Mr. Allen, 80, died at his
home on Friday after a linger
ing illness. He was a member
of the Allen Memorial Church
where he was active in the
Manning Bible Class. A native
of Thomaston, he was the son
of the late Col. Joseph Young
Allen, who was a distinguished
lawyer and Baptist minister.
His mother was Rebecca Pruitt
Allen. He formerly worked in
Atlanta with the Central Bank
and Trust Corporation and the
State Banking Department of
Examiners prior to his accep
tance of a position of Auditor
in the Hellman Commercial
Trust and Savings Bank in Los
Angeles, California. He later
served as bookkeeper at Emory
at Oxford, where he retired in
1953.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Mary Paine Allen and a mem
ber of nieces and nephews.
Interment was in Oxford
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of services. Serving as
pallbearers were Wiley Allgood,
Bill Allgood, Cecil
Allgood, Gene Whatley,
Franklin Dick and Curtis Bank
ston. The professors at Emory
at Oxford served as honorary
pallbearers.
The NEWS joins the large
circle of friends in extending
deepest sympathy to the family
in their sorrow.
Palmer Stone P-TA
Meets Monday
Palmer Stone P-TA will
meet Monday evening at the
school gymnasium at 7:30.
The school’s two Fourth
Grades will present the pro-
I gram.
The Covington news
Oglethorpe University Booster Club Is Organized Here
NEWTON-ROCKDALE OGLETHORPE Boosters Club was organized in Covington Wed
nesday evening prior to the Oglethorpe University basketball team's clinic at the NCHS
gymnasium. Stormy Petrel Coach Garland Pinholster and the officers of the club are shown
in the photo. From left to right: Coach Pinholster; Ben Banks, Vice-President; Billy Crow
ell, President: and Wendell Crowe, Secretary-Treasurer. This is the first Oglethorpe Booster
club to be organized outside the immediate Atlanta area. Some 30 members have joined
thus far.
Methodists To
Take Special
Offering Sun.
Georgia’s 1,500 Methodist
churches will take a special of
fering on Sunday, Nov. 19. for
mission and relief work in
Cuba and Miami. A goal of
SBO,OOO is being sought by all
Methodist Churches in the
nine state Southeastern Juris
diction.
Sponsored by the Southeast
ern Jurisdictional Council and
College of Bishops, the offer
ing will be used for the Meth
odist ministry in Cuba and for
emergency work among Cuban
refugees in Miami.
Bishop James W. Henley,
leader of Methodist work in
the Florida and Cuba Confer
ences, said the Methodist
Church “is still very much alive
in Cuba.” “Worship services
are held regularly, attendence
is good and every pulpit is
manned by an ordained min
ister, ministerial student or lay
preacher,” Bishop Henley said.
Bishop Henley said that the
Board of Missions has ways
of getting money to Cuban
Methodist leaders. He empha
sized that the Nov. 19 offer
ing is for emergency needs and
will be money “above and be
yond” what the Methodist mis
sion board is now spending in
Cuba.
About one-half of the an
ticipated SBO,OOO goal has been
earmarked for the Cuba Con
ference. Because of Fidel Cas
tro’s seizure of most church
property, the Cuban Metho
dist Church depends primari
ly on American Methodists for
its livelihood.
Other funds will be used to
minister to more than 80,000
Cuban refugees in Miami. Cu
bans are fleeing to the United
States at the rate of more
than 300 daily, and an esti
mated 100,000 refugees have
fled since Castro took control
of the Cuban government.
Several agencies including
the U. S. government, the state
of Florida, and most major re
ligious denominations are op
erating refugee programs for
Cubans.
A spokesman for the Meth
odist Board of Missions said
that the Methodist Church’s
program for Cuba includes:
(1) a relief center for dis
placed Cubans operated by the
Methodist Committee for Over
seas Relief;
(2) a Latin Community Cen
ter operated by the Wowen’s
Division of Christian Service;
(3) relief projects carried on
by churches in the Miami Dis
trict:
(4) local churches which
sponsor language classes, cook
ing schools, and a full sched
ule of church school and re
lated activities designed for
Cubans, and
(5) eight Methodist church-
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1961
Covington Postmaster Offers
Christmas Mailing Suggestions
“It’s time to start planning
your Christmas card and gift
mailings:” Postmaster E. L.
Stephenson said today as ne
launched his 1961 “Mail Early
For Christmas” Campaign.
Looking ahead to what may
be the biggest Christmas sea
son ever, the Postmaster said
further, “Here are the things
to watch to help in getting
every Christmas card and
package delivered before De
cember 25 th—
CHECK your Christmas card
and gift lists carefully. Be sure
ea”h address is complete with
full name, street and number,
city, zone and state. Avoid ab
breviation of city and state
names.
FOR YOUR GIFT PACK
AGES, secure heavy wrapping
paper, sturdy corrugated car
tons, strong cord and adhesive
tape. Remember, also, that you
can include your Christmas
card or letter inside your gift
packages if you will add the
appropriate First Class mail
stamps to the postage for the
package itself.
STOCK UP ON POSTAGE
STAMPS—By doing this soon,
you’ll save lots of time that
might be spent standing in
line later on. When you go to
the Post Office, ask for a sup
ply of labels which read. “ALL
FOR LOCAL DELIVERY” and
“ALL FOR OUT OF T^WN
DELIVERY,” so that before
you mail your Christmas cards
you can sort them into two
groups, with the addresses all
facing one way, thus expedit-
Thieves Steal
Three Shotguns
In Break-In
Thieves broke into George’s
Trading Post on Brown Street
sometime Friday night and
stole three shotguns, according
to the owner-manager of the
firm George Buss.
Mr. Buss said that the three
guns, one an old time 12 gage
Winchester pump and two 16
gage Stevens single-Shot, were
the only articles missing. He
said that no cash was taken
from the cash register and that
other merchandise was appar
ently left untouched. Entrance
to the business was gained by
prying off the hasp on the
front door, Mr. Buss reported
Mr. Buss is offering a re
ward of $25.00 for information
leading to recovery of the guns
or the apprehension of the
burglars.
es in Miami which are spon
soring Spanish language wor
ship services.
ing delivery.”
FIRST CLASS POSTAGE IS
BEST for mailing your Christ
mas cards. All cards sent by
4c postage may include a per
sonal handwritten message,
they’ll be forwarded or return
ed, if that becomes necessary.
Be sure to put your return ad
dress on your Christmas card
envelopes. It’s socially correct
to do this, and enables both
your friends to keep your
mailing lists up-to-date.
Predicting that this year’s
Christmas mail will set an ail
time record, the Postmaster
pointed out the importance of
planning your Christmas mail
ings now to avoid a lot of
headaches when the Christ
mas rush comes in earnest.
He said further, that through
the excellent cooperation of the
public during recent Christ
mas seasons, he has been able
to get all of the Christmas
cards and packages disnatch
ed and delivered before Christ
mas Eve.
“We can all make the 1961
‘Mail Early For Christmas’
Campaign a big success,” he
continued, “if we’ll all take a
personal responsibility in plan
ning our Christmas mailings
so that cards and gifts pack
ages going to most distant
points are mailed by Decem
b"r 10th, and earlier, if pos
sible. Christmas packages for
local destinations should be
mailed by December 15th, and
be sure to mail your Christ
mas cards for friends and rel
atives in this area at least a
week before Christmas.”
Marvin Hammonds
Heads Newton
Civic Group
The Newton County Civic
Organization met at the R. L.
Cousins School, November 13,
1961 at 8:00 P.M. for the pur
pose of electing officers.
The following officers were
elected: Marvin Hammonds,
President; Garfield Broughton,
Vice President; Frank Nolley,
Financial Sec.; Issac Hender
son, Treasurer; Rev. C. G. Gis
sentanner, Reporter; L. S.
Shepherd, Chaplain.
Henry Roaers,
Tommy Wiley
Fraternity Pledges
Henry Rogers of Oxford and
Tommy Wiley of Covington,
have pledged the Sigma Chi
Fraternity at Emory Universi
ty, Atlanta.
Mr. Rogers attended Young
Harris College for the past two
years. Mr. Wiley was gradu
ated from Newton County High
School in June.
Elks Annual Golf Tournament Was
Dedicated to Lafe'Cotlon'Harwell
The annual Elks member
ship golf tournament was held
recently at the Porterdale Golf
Course. This year the tourna
ment was designated The Elk’s
“Cotton” Harwell Memorial
Tournament in honor of one of
the most faithful o' Elks and
one of the most popular golfers
ever to play in our county.
"To friends everywhere, to
know “Cotton” was to love
him. To Elks, to shake hands
with him was to respect him.
To golfers, to play golf with
him was to admire his good
humor, his integrity, honesty
and to enjoy golf and friend
liness as never befoi'e. Simply,
“Cotton” was everybody’s
friend and everybody's golfing
companion”.
This tournament marked the
first .in which “Cotton” did
not participate but most sure
ly the presence of this wonder
ful person was felt by all.
Great esteem for Branham
W. Harwell is typified in the
following words taken from a
telegram sent to him at the
time of his hospitalization.
“Life for us will be complete
only w-hen you again join us on
No. 1 tee.” The telegram bore
the signatures of over fifty
golfing buddies.
The tournament drew a fine
field of golfers and a large
gallery of spectators. Probably
the outstanding match of the
day was for the championship
trophy. This match pitted two
former champions. Moody Sum
mers and Dr. E, L. Smith. The
match was a tight one from
start to finish. At the end of
nine holes they were tied with
two under par and at the end
Carlton Penn
Named To Dean's
List at Ga. Tech
A total of 406 undergrad
uate students at the Georgia
Institute of Technology have
been honored for high scholas
tic achievement by being nam
ed to the Dean’s List for the
1961 Fall Quarter, it was an
nounced this week by Dean of
Faculties Paul Weber.
All of those whose names ap
pear on the list have an over
all point average of 3 or bet
ter out of a possible 4.
Named to the Dean’s List
from Covington was Carlton
Penn, 509 Washington Street.
He is a senior.
Donald Carter
Named Vice-Pres.
Phi Beta Lambda
Barbara Chafin of Atlanta
has been elected president of
Phi Beta Lambda, business club
at West Georgia College.
Named to serve with her in
the organization were Don Car
ter, Covington, vice-president;
Louise Reece, Marietta, secre
tary; Sandra Thompson, Se
noia, treasurer: and Jerry Roll
ins, Bowdon, reporter.
Donald was a Ram varsity
football player at NCHS in
1958-59.
Covingtonians
Attend Dinner
In Atlanta
Among those attending the
Republican Southern Regional
Conference Dinner at the Bilt
more Hotel in Atlanta Friday
night were Mrs. Stella Swan,
Rev. and Mrs. Tom White, Mrs.
Morris Paty, Rev. and Mrs.
Grady Lively, Dean and Mrs.
Virgil Eady, Miss Martha Bran
ham, Rev. and Mrs. Edgar Cal
laway, Mrs. Annie Laurie Dod
son, Mrs. Wendell Crowe and
Mr. and Mrs. Graham Ponder
of Madison.
A number of ladies are also
attending the Barry Goldwater
Day in Rome on Saturday,
among whom are Mrs. Sally
King, Mrs. Addison Terry, Mrs.
George MacMahon, Mrs. Gree
ley Ellis and Mrs. Wendell
Crowe.
Actual measurement has
shown that trees contain more
sap in fall and winter than in
spring and summer, contrary to
popular belief.
of eighteen they were still tied
at one under par. During the
final nine holes, the lead
changed several times -when
one or the other made excellent
recovery shots. Dr. Smith
eventually emerged victorious
a‘ the final green. A total
score of 108 was posted by the
first place winner with Moody
Summers posting 110 at run
ner-up.
Bud Dennison was consola
tion winner in this division. In
the “B” division of the cham
pionship flight, Billy Crow'ell
was winner with Carl Smith
as runner-up Charlie Smith
consolation winner.
Jack McGibboney was win
ner of the Ist flight, James
Hayes runner-up, Lamar Sow
ell consolation winner.
In the 2nd flight, Floyd Al
len was winner, Walker Camp
bell runner-up and Tom Free
man consolation winner.
Pilot Meeting
Tonight 7:30
The program meeting for the
Pilot Club of Covington will
be Thursday (tonight at the
Porterdale Hotel. The meeting
will begin at 7:30 P.M.
The Community Service
Committee, Mrs. Frances Al
len, Chairman, will be in
charge of the Civil Defense
program. All Pilots are urged
to attend.
Bloodmobile Sets
Oxford Visit
The next visit of the Red
Cross Bloodmobile in Newton
County will be at Oxford,
Wednesday, November 29 al
the Methodist Church Sunday
School Building.
Time for the visit of the
blood unit will be from 12
noon until 6 p m., according to
an announcement by Marshall
Elizer, County Chairman.
MRS. KING
Final Performance Tonight
Three One-Act Plays At H.S.
Tonight is the last chance to see “Three for 64”, the three
one-act plays the Newton Community Theater is presenting
for the benefit of the 64 members of the Newton High School
Blue Rambler Band. Curtain time is at 8 P. M. at the Newton
High School Auditorium. If you were not a member of the
enthusiastic audience at last
night’s opening performance
you must not miss the final
performance tonight (Thurs
day).
“Three for 64” has created
a great deal of interest
throughout the county because
of the three talented casts and
able directors, and because it
is being sponsored by the Band
Boosters. Directors Eddie Naj
jar and Sally King and the
entire cast have worked hard
to make tonight an evening of
hilarious comedy and gay en
tertainment theater goers will
long remember.
The ticket committee re
ports a splendid response from
the public, but if you have
not purchased your ticket you
may do so at the door. Tickets
are one dollar for adults and I
fifty cents for students.
The skit, “If Men Played
Cards as Women Do,” success- ■
fully played in Irving Berlin's I
Music Box Revue, and the al’
male cast. Joe Guillebeau. Fred
Landt, Bill Stubbs and Nelson
Hoffman, is agai" ready to
poke fun at the behavior of
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Newspaper
1961
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Mrs. Tankersley
Succumbs After
Long Illness
Mrs. Sam W. (Allie) Tank
ersley of Covington, died at
her home on November 13, af
ter a lingering illness. A native
of Henry County, she was 75
years old. She was a charter
member of the Porterdale Wo
man’s Club.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon, November
14, at Porterdale Baptist
Church with Rev. John Lance
officiating. Interment was in
Baptist Cemetery, Porterdale,
with Caldwell and Cowan Fun
eral Home in charge of arrange
ments. Nephews served as pall
bearers.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. I. S. Sharpton, Mrs. A. J.
Sharpton, Covington; brother,
Joe Y. Morrow, Porterdale; sis
ters, Mrs. Sallie Sowell, Por
terdale; Mrs. Anna Norwood,
Mrs. D. D. Hewell, both of
Covington.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the family in their bereave
ment.
Graveside Rites
For Dyal Infant
Graveside services were held
Friday at 11:30 a. m. at Lawn
wood Memorial Park in Cov
ington for Little Theresa Lee
Dyal, age six weeks.
The infant died at the home
of her grandparents in Hamp
ton, Ga. November Bth.
She is survived by her pa
rents Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Dyal,
who are building a new home
near Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
They plan to make their home
in Newton County in the near
future.
D. T. Carmichael & Son of
Atlanta were in charge of the
funeral arrangements.
women at t#e bridge table.
In “Littlel Bird of a Wo
man” Marianne Murphy, Bim
Meyer, and Muanne Burnett
play a trio of landladies who
prefer to be called house man
agers, whose chief interest is
reading their boarders’ mail
and trying to find excitement
in their lives. Jackie Heard
Sherwood and Bob McGuffey
portray two of the boarders,
one of whom has a most grue
some preoccupation.
The following cast of “Apol
lo of Bellac” is again ready to
delightfully en ter t a i n you:
Gloria Rigney, Jean Rick, War
ren Abbey, Tom Thoroughman,
Harold Mann, Bud Rick Sally
King, Homer Sharp. Willie
Campbell, Stone Cooner, Joe
Guillebeau and Gene Wallace.
“Your Newton High Schoo’
Blue Rambler Band is the fin
est high school band in Geor
gia and deserves the enthusias
tic support of the pcon’« of
Newton County. Support your
Band! Come to see "Three for
64” tonight at the Newton
High Auditorium at 8,” a Band
Booster official stated.
NUMBER 48
MR. NAJJAR