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Congratulations to our Chief
of State Ernest Vandiver, and
to Georgia Supreme Court’s
Chief Justic W. H. Duckworth
who are standing up to be
counted when the very ack
nowledgement of God in our
schools is threatened.
The U. S. Supreme Court
has agreed to rule on the New
Hyde Park, N. Y. case involv
ing objection of patrons of
four schools to the offering of
morning prayer. In such a rul
ing, our nation’s Supreme Court
has placed itself on trial.
The “Separation of Church
and State” cannot be consider
ed a basis of the issue, even in
the remotest sense. However.
It is being seized upon as a
battle cry by out and out Com
munists; or Communist indoc
trinated objectors, whose athe
ism is measured by the depth
of their loyalty to the Com
munist movement. One of Com
munism’s most successful
strategies is to destroy an in
dividual’s or nation’s Faith in
God. The deterioration of mor
als and morale quickly follow:
until the victim finds itself
the helpless puppet of the for
ces of atheism and Communism
without hope and without God.
If the Supreme Court of our
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Benefit Movie
Saturday A.M.
The Pilot Club of Covington
is sponsoring a benefit movie
at the local Strand Theatre on
December 9th, 1961 at 10:00
a m. The name of the movie is
“Courage of Black Beauty”
which is a favorite of the boys
and girls. The admission to see
the movie is a can of staple
food per child of any age.
The cans of food will be
used to replenish the pantry
ahelf in the welfare office.
There are many calls at this
time of year and the shelves
are bare.
Members of the Pilot Club
will be present to assist with
taking care of the supplies.
Mayor, Council Election at
Oxford Has Seven Candidates
The Mayor and Council race
at Oxford, Monday, December
11 has drawn seven candidates.
Two are in the mayorality race
and five in the council election
for the three posts.
Incumbent Oxford Mayor A.
W. Jackson is not a candidate
for re-election. Aspiring to the
office are two former mayors,
Aubra L. Sherwood and Wiley
Allgood. Each has also served
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Wagg< ’.er, Kitchens, Spillers Elected To Council
1,122 Votes
Are Cast
Mel H. Waggoner. Fred Kit
chens and Otis Spillers were
elected Covington City Council
men yesterday (Wednesday) in
the city election in which some
1,122 citizens cast their vote
on a rainy day.
Both Waggoner and Kitchens
are thereby returned to their
seats on the City Council. Spil
lers was elected to the third post
formerly held by E. E. (Buck)
Callaway.
Waggoner polled 719 votes,
Kitchens 685, Sipllers 641, Y. B.
(Buddy) Baker 592 and E. E.
(Buck) Callaway 582.
Mayor Nat Turner received a
complimentary vote of 1,053 as
he was unopposed.
C. of C Officers
To Be Elected
Monday, 12:30
Election of officers for the
Newton County Chamber of
Commerce for 1962 will have
the spotlight at the chamber’s
meeting Monday at 12:30 at
Buck-N-Kid Restaurant.
Bill Thompson of Dodge Wire
Corporation has been nomi
nated for the presidency of the
club for the coming year. All
officers elected Monday will
take office immediately.
Presiding at the meeting
Monday will be Dan Clower,
president.
on the town council.
Three incumbents on the
council have announced for re
election. They are Thomas W.
Dial. E. V. Moss and Garland
Williams. Other candidates in
the race are Carlos Meyer and
W. Ira Bowen.
Polls will be open at Oxford
Town Hall from 1 p. m. until 7
p. m.
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Newton-Rockdale District Boy Scout Officers Inducted for 1962
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NEV/TON-ROCKDALE District Boy Scout officers for 1962 are
shown in the photo above being inducted by Simon A. Smith
(right) Assistant BSA Executive of The Atlanta Area Council.
Left to right: Charles Patterson, District Executive: Cecil All
good. Commissioners; E. G. Lassiter, Jr., District Chairman; S. J.
Newton-Rockdale Boy Scouts
Had Successful Year in 1961
Adult leaders of the Boy
Scouts of America in the New
ton-Rockdale District gathered
at E. L. Ficquett School in
Covington Thursday evening
for the annual Newton-Rock
dale District Banquet. Speak
er for the occasion was the
Rev. Frank Crawley, pastor of
the First Methodist Church of
Decatur.
E. G. Lassiter Jr., prominent
Covington business man and
a devoted Scouter, was install
ed for a second term as dis
trict chairman of the Newton-
Rockdale District.
Upon acceptance of the chair
manship for 1962, Mr. Lassiter
expressed his appreciation to
the 1961 district officers, oper
ating committee chairmen, and
Boy Scout leaders for their
loyalty and devotion to the
Scouting cause which resulted
in a “grand year for the bovs”
in 1961.
“On my honor. I will do my
best, to do my duty,” was the
oath administered, to the 1962
district officers by Simon A.
Smith. Deputy Scout Executive
Legion-Auxiliary
Christmas Party
Monday at 7 p.m.
Members of Newton County
Post 32 American Legion and
the American Legion Auxiliary
Unit will have their annual
Christmas party Monday even
ing, December 11 at Legion
Home. The party will start at
7:30 o’clock.
Auxiliary members will have
charge of the festivities and
several games will be played
during the evening.
Each person attending the
event Monday is asked to bring
a non-perishable food item to,
be given to some needy fami- ■
ly or families for Christmas. j
Mrs. Luke Hill, Auxiliary j
President, and Commander C.
T. Bohanan urge all Legionair- i
es and Auxiliary members to j
attend the Christmas Party i
Monday evening.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1961
of the Atlanta Area Council.
Serving with Mr. Lassiter
will be S. J. (Sappie) Morcock
and B. C. (Billy) Crowell as
vice-chairmen, and Cecil All
good as district commissioner.
Mr. Crowell replaced Howard
Allen, who served as vice
chairman in 1961, and Mr. All
good succeeded Mr. Crowell in
the commissioner’s post. Mr.
Morcock served as a district
vice-chairman last year.
Chairmen of the 1962 operat
ing committees who will serve
the district are: Charlie Bur
nett, activities; James Hutch
ins. Boys Life; Homer Sharp,
camping; Howard Brooks, or
ganization and extension; Leo
S. Mallard, publicity: George
Hutchinson, advancement; B.
B. Snow, finance: Charles
King Jr., exploring: Bill Hoff
man, leadership training; and
Dr. Joe Brown, health and san
itation.
Assistant commissioners for
the coming year are Clyde
Webb, L. A. Alexander, and
Col. W. E. Cowden. Working
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Golden Fleece to
Elect Officers
Tuesday, 7:30
The 135th annual communi
cation of Golden Fleece Lodge
No. 6 Free and Accepted Ma
sons, will be held Tuesday, De
cember 12, at 7:30 p.m. The
election of officers for 1962
will be held.
All members are urged to
attend and visiting brethren
are welcome. Oyster stew will
be served.
Charles B. Kitchens WM
Reuben M. Tuck, Sec.
COVINGTON NEWS
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Morcock, Vice-Chairman; and Billy Crowell, Vice-Chairman. Seat
ed at the head table are Mrs. Edgar A. Callaway (left) and Mrs.
E. G. Lassiter (right). The induction of the officers was a pari of
the Annual Banquet Program Thursday at Ficqueti School Cafe
teria.
The Day's Chuckle
The Moville (Iowa) Rec
ord recently printed this an
ecdote:
“A farmer bought a paint
ing, took it home and hung
it first one way and then an
other. Each time the effect
was confusing. Finally his
wife asked, “What in the
world is that supposed to be?’
‘Why’, said the farmer, ‘it’s
realistic picture of the farm
situation. No matter how you
look at it, it just don’t make
sense.’ ”
Annual Bibb
Christmas Tree
December 19th
PORTERDALE — The An
nual Community Christmas J
Tree sponsored by the Bibb
Manufacturing Company for
children of employees will be
held on Tuesday afternoon, De- ।
cember 19,1961.
Children of white employees
will come at five o’clock. Child
ren of colored employees will I
come at six o’clock.
Tickets will be given in the
mills by the overseers for child
ren of employees who do not
attend the Porterdale School.
Tickets will be given at the
Porterdale School by the teach
ers to those children in school
and for pre-school sisters and
brothers at home.
Tickets will be given at the
school office for pre • school
children of employees living in
Porterdale whose parents will
call for them either on Friday, J
December 15, or on Monday.
December 18, from 8:00 A. M.
to 4:30 P. M.
For those children who can- ’
not attend the party on Tues- i
day, boxes will be exchanged
for tickets at the Porter Gym- I
nasium on Wednesday morning, .
December 20, from 7:00 A. M.
to 11:00 A M. only.
Jordye Tanner, Principal i
Joint Music
Program Sun.
Baptist Church
The choirs of the churches of
dovington and the Emory-at-
Oxford Music Club will pre
sent a Christmas program,
“Christmas for Christ”, to be
given at the First Baptist
Church on Sunday night, De
cember 10, at 7:30 o’clock.
The choirs of the Baptist,
Methodist, Presbyterian, and
Episcopal Churches of Coving
ton, the Newton County High
School Glee Club and the Ox
ford Chorus, with some 75
voices, will participate in this
program. Separate selections by
each group will be given and
the program will be concluded
by the Emory Chorus, who will
render a part of a lovely
Christmas Cantata. Congrega
tional singing of some Christ
mas Carols will also intersperse
the program.
This program will be a high
light of the pre-Christmas sea
son uniting the five churches,
the high school glee club and
the Emory chorus. The public
is cordially invited to attend ■
and join in the promotion of'
the Christmas Spirit in New
ton County and Covington.
Good Shepherd
Bazaar Today at
Country Kitchen
The Bazaar of the Church of!
the Good Shepherd is in full I
swing in the dining room of ■
the Country Kitchen. It open- ■
ed Wednesday at 10 a.m., and I
will be open today (Thursday) ’
from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m.
The fabulous decorations;
from nut trees for the mantle ;
to wreathes for mirror or door, |
pin-up lamps, log baskets for j
the fireplace, stockings to hang ,
for Santa, have all been made
by Church members. There
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MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Hugh Harris Is Chairman;
Applications Accepted Now
Covington Rotary Club’s Empty Stocking fund drive
will get underway Saturday with the annual campaign
slated to care for the neds of many Newton County families
at Christmas time. Hugh Harris is again the over-all chair
man of the program with Jim Knight as co-chairman.
Application office will be
open in the Newton County
Courthouse this morning
(Thursday) in the Sheriffs'
space and will be open daily
from 9 a m. until 1 p.m. through
Thursday December 14th.
The Rotary Club has an
nounced that they are anxious
to know of all needy cases and
applications can be made by
the needy persons themselves
or by their friends and neigh
bors. Where cases require
clothing, shoes and other wear
ing apparel it is very necessary
that sizes of items be on the
application. It is also well to
give children’s ages and wheth
er for a boy or girl. No appli
cations can be accepted over
the telephone.
There will be a small house
erected on the Public Square
in front of King-Hicks Hard
ware store where contributions
can be made. A container for
donations will also be placed
inside the front door of the
Bank of Covington.
The list of committee chair
men for the 1961 Empty Stock
ing drive follows:
Hugh Harris, Chairman; Jim
Knight, Co-Chairman.
Advisor To All Committees,
President — Otis Spillers.
Advance Arrangements, Jack
McGiboney, Chmn., Hugh
Steele, Bud Dennison, Bill Hoff
man, Jack Christian.
Rotary Information, Bulletin
and Magazine, Jim McKay,
Mack Johnson.
Public Information (Radio),
Bill Hoffman.
Public Information (Newspa-
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Newfon Sales
increased in
Third Quarter
Georgia retail sales volume
for the third quarter of 1961
totaled $1,294,020,291 as com
pared with $1,281,551,995 for
the same period in 1960, an in
crease of approximately 1%, a
State Chamber of Commerce
report showed today.
One hundred and seventeen
counties recorded an increase
in business volume over this
period the report also revealed.
Third quarter business vol
ume in Newton County totaled
$5,231,924 in 1961, compared
with $4,917,658 for the same
period in 1960. The increase
totalled $314,266 in sales.
' 97th Annual Christmas \
; Shopping Edition Next WeekJ
1 The Covington NEWS will publish its 97th i
■ Annual Christmas Shopping Edition next week, .
‘ December 14. Be sure and read the many specials
which will be offered by our own local merchants.
You can know you will be pleased if you buy
from them. They have proven their value and the i
value of their mechandise. Shop at home this I
year. Read the many values offered in today's j
paper and be sure and get next week's paper also, >
the Great 97th Annual Christmas Shopping Edi- \
! tion and save and be pleased by buying at home ’
I where there is no parking problems and no long ’
I ride to tire you in the Christmas season. You will ■
, find anything you need right here in Covington I
why go elsewhere? ;
NUMBER 49
HUGH HARRIS
Kiwanis Ladies
Night Program
At 1 OTlock
> Covington Kiwanis Club will
' observe Ladies Night this even
ing at the Newton County High
School cafeteria at 7 o’clock
with an appropriate Christmas
Program scheduled.
Mrs. Martin Goode will have
charge of the program, and a
quartet composed of Mrs. R.
R. Fowler, Mrs. E. H. Pratt,
George Hutchinson and Harold
Mann will be featured. Mrs.
Goode will accompany the
quartet at the piano.
Everyone present for the
dinner and program will have
a chance to join in the singing
of several Christmas carols
during the evening.
Special guests at the ladies
night event will be members
of the Emory-at-Oxford facul
ty.
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Emory-O.xford Jean V. Y. C.
Eady w-as the main speaker at
the Kiwanis program Thurs
day at Legion Home. He gave
a report of the recent White
House Regional Conference
held in Nashville, Tenn, where
he was a member of the nanel
on “Youth Opportunities.”
Dean Eady was introduced by
Al David, program chairman
for the day.
During the program a new
member was inducted into the
Covington Kiwanis Club. He
was Wendell B. Crowe. His
father, Wendell W. Crowe,
handled the induction cere
mony.