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Annual Newton County 4-H Awards Banquet Monday
L W. Eberhardt, Extension
Official, Is Main Speaker
Newton County’s 4th Annual 4-H Awards Banquet will
be held Monday evening at the Ficquett School cafetorium
at 7 o'clock. Main speaker for the occasion will be L. W-
Eberhardt, Associate Director, Agricultural Extension Serv-
ice, University of Georgia.
The program, which annual- -
ly highlights the activities of
4-H club members and adults
in Newton County, honors
many leading club members
as well as outstanding citizens
and friends of 4-H work in our
county.
Presiding Monday evening
will be Carol Hitchcock, 4-H
Senior Council President. In
troduction of the guegts will be
handled by Alton Jolley, 4-H
leader, after which Bruce
Brown will give the past presi
dent’s report.
Presentation of awards will
be made by Mrs. W. R. Porter,
Newton County school leader,
and Mrs. Hazel Malone, Dis
trict Home Demonstration
A gent, Agricultural Extension
Service, Athens. Mrs. Malone is
a former Home Demonstration
agent of Newton County.
Ronnie Elliott, 1960 Junior
Northwest District Public
Speaking winner, will intro
duce Mr. Eberhardt.
Officers of the Senior 4-H
Council in the county are as
follows: Carol Hitchcock, pres
ident; Tommy Brown, boy’s
vice-president; Arlene Har
grove, girls’ vice-president;
Betty Kent, secretary-treasur
er; Joey Hackett, reporter; and
Bruce Brown, parliamentarian.
Junior Council officers are:
Wayne Robertson, president;
Arthur Hargrove, boys’ vice
president; Suzan Elliott, girls’
vice-president; Virginia Thom
as, secretary-treasurer; Rob
b e Ann Fincher, reporter; and
Alvin Whisnante, parliamen
tarian.
The Extension Staff for New
ton County includes: Mrs. Carol
McGiboney, home agent; Ed
Hunt, county agent,; and Mrs.
Louise Sams, secretary.
Dr. Delma Hagood
Preaches Sunday
At First Methodist
DR. HAGOOD
Dr. Delma L. Hagood, Super
intendent of the Decatur-Ox
ford District Methodist Chur
ches, will preach at the Cov
ington First Methodist Church
next Sunday, January 28th at
the morning worship service at
11 a. m.
This is an opportunity for
everyone to hear a great gos
pel preacher.
This service and the services
each Sunday morning through
January, February and March
will be broadcast over Radio
Station WGFS.
My Neighbors
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The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
Clarence Wood
Succumbs After
Long Illness
Clarence Thomas Wood of
RFD, Covington, died on Jan
uary 20, in Winder after a
lingering illness. A native of
Newton County, he was 74 at
the time of his death.
Funeral services were held
Monday afternoon at the Chap
el of Harwell Funeral Home
with Rev. Leon Anthony, Jr.,
pastor of Macedonia Baptist
Church, and Rev. Albert Bruce
of Rome, officiating.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Ethel Stewart Wood, Coving
ton; brother, Lawrence Wood,
Orlando. Florida; sisters, Mrs.
J. M. Beam. Columbia, South
Carolina; Mrs. Fred Frank,
P.irmingham. Alabama; Mrs. C.
N. Hill, Covington; Mrs. C. P.
Tee. Decatur.
Interment was in Oxford
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Serv
ing as pallbearers were Jay
McCord, Harry McCord, Nat
Hill, Tom Williams, Grey Wil
liams and Jack Bruce.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family.
legion Auxiliary
Membership
Drive Now on
The American Legion Auxili
ary of Newton County is again
launching their annual drive
for membership. Mrs. Luke
Hull, president of the organi
zation, is asking every member
of the organization to help the
membership committee bring
the drive over the top. She
states all the membership com
mittee are past presidents and
know the task involved in se
curing new members. She stat
ed during her previous tenture
as president and chairman of
the membership committee the
Auxiliary went over the top.
As everyone knows mothers,
wives, sisters and daughters of
the Legionnaires are eligible
for membership in the Auxili
ary and are invited to become
members and help carry out
the program for Veterans and
their families. Among the im
portant activities are helping
the disabled Veterans in the
VA hospitals as well as their
families. The money taken in
from the sale of poppies as well
as the small amount paid for
dues goes entirely for the
help of the Veterans, and
there are a large number in
Newton County.
Help is given the families
with food and clothing as well
as education and scholarships,
in which both the Legion and
Auxiliary assist. The Auxiliary
is the largest womans patriotic
organization in the world but
more and more members are
needed to carry on the work.
The membership supplies both
workers and funds with which
to carry out the great program
of Americanism, child welfare.
Civil Defense, rehabilitation
and other worth-while activi
ties.
If you are eligible for mem
bership in the Auxiliary, please
do not fail to honor your hus
band, father or son and join by
calling Mrs. Luke Hill, chair
man; Mrs. Ty Cason, Mrs. John
Chestnut, Miss Christine Ellis,
Mrs. Larry Greer, Mrs. Volley
Parr, Mrs. Victor Johnson or
Mrs. Dan Clower.
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Newton High Band to Represent
Georgia in lowa Music Festival
Newton County High School
Blue Rambler Band has started
work on praparatory activities
for the much anticipated trip to
Mason City, lowa, where they
will participate in the march
ing band Competition Festival
on June 19, 1962.
One select band from each of
the various states will parti
cipate in the festival for the
world premier of the Warner
Brothers film. “The Music
Man”. The festival is being
sponsored by the Mason City
Chamber of Commerce, War
ner Brothers and Roth Band
Instrument Company, honor
ing Meredith Willson, composer
of the Music Man. Mason City
is the home town of Willson.
Application blanks were sent
to various bands throughout the
state, however, since Georgia
does not have marching band
competition, the Blue Rambler
Band decided to invite several
of the state’s band men to ob
serve the band. Among these
were Roger Dancz, director of
the University of Georgia Band,
Athens. It was on the basis of
these recommendations that
the Newton Band submitted its
entry for the festival.
The local band was selected
along with other bands from
the various states by a selec
tion committee, which screened
all the applications and made
selection of one participating
band from each state, with
Newton County band selected
to represent Georgia.
The only expense for each
band will be travel cost to and
from Mason City, as room and
Board are furnished while
there. However, it will be ne
cessary to purchase additional
uniforms in order for the band
to make the trip, as there are
not enough uniforms to outfit
the size band being planned to
make the trip and participate
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F-105D Thunderchiefs during tests of terrain avoidance radars. Aircraft will depart and
return Eglin AFB, Fla. Tests will be conducted by Air Proving Ground Center. Four flights >
will be conducted daily during daylight hours and in good weather conditions. Tests will
start on January 24 and conclude February 15, 1962. Altitude of aircraft during low-lsvel
portion of flights will range from 500 to 2,000 feet above ground. (U. S- Air Force Photo) |
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25. 1982
in the festival at Mason City.
Each town represented will
have a store window decorated
in its honor. The participating
bands will be seen by musi
cians, show people from New
York and Hollywood. There will
be three days of competition
with five finalists being se
lected to receive prizes, with
the first prize SIO,OOO. worth
of musical instruments.
Mrs. W L. Bates
Passes Away
Al Mansfield
Funeral services for Mrs. W.
L. Bates, 34, of Mansfield, were
held Friday afternoon, Janu
ary 19, at the Chapel of Har
well Funeral Home with Rev.
Bob Blasingame, pastor of
Gaithers Methodist Church, of
ficiating. Mrs. Bates died sud
denly at her home on Thurs
day. She was a member of
Gaithers Methodist Church and
a native of Newton County.
Surviving are her husband,
W L. Bates, sons, William
Henry Bates, Joel Bates, daugh
ter Amanda Jane Bates, all of
Mansfield; parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Yancey, Coving
ton; brothers, Paul Yancey
Charles Yancey, Covington;
Lester Yancey, Atlanta; sisters,
Mrs. Robert Cunard, Mrs. John
Neal Cunard, Mansfield and
Mrs. Joe Bohanon, Covington.
Interment was in Bates
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Ne
phews eserved as pallbearers.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in ex
tending deepest sympathy to
them in their sorrow.
Mrs. Hicks, 8Z
Funeral Held
Sun,. Belhany
Mrs. Ophelia King Hicks, a
native of Newton County, died
at the home of her son. D. K.
Hicks Sr., on January 20, after
a lingering illness. One of the
oldest members of Bethany
Presbyterian Church, she was
82 at the time of her death.
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon, January 21,
at Bethany Presbyterian
Church with Rev. Melvin J.
Turnage, pastor of the church
officiating. Assisting him in the
last rites was Rev. Thomas J.
White pastor of the Covington
First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are two sons, A. L.
Hicks, D. K. Hicks, brothers,
Chester King, H. L. King. J.
W. King. E A. King all of
Covington: Rev. Charles L.
King. Houston, Texas and one
sister, Miss Maude King. Cov
ington.
Interment was in Rethanv
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Serv
ing as oallbearers were Rev.
Lamar Hicks. D. K, Hicks Jr.,
Thomas Rowland. C. C. Hood,
Les’ie Mote and Bill King.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in ex
tending deenest sympathy to
t’rem in their sorrow.
PRODUCING TERRITORY
Southern Pine lumber is man
ufactured in 12 states; Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Lou
isiana, Mississippi, North and
South Carolina, Oklahoma, Ten
nessee, Texas and Virginia.
Remember the old joke about
the kid who claimed Johnny hit
him in the knuckles with h i s
nose? Well, just think — today
that little shaver has grown up
to be premier of the USSR. —
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AIG PRESENTS GEORGIA MEDAL PLAQUE TO STATE—
Governor Vandiver receives The Georgia Medal Commom
oratory Plaque presented to the State of Georgia by Mr. Har
vey Booth. Vice President —Public Relations, Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company and Vice President Asso
ciated Industries of Georgia- The plaque will be given a
place of honor in the State Capitol and will record each
year the annual recipient of The Georgia Medal. John A.
Sibley of Atlanta received the first medal Tueaday.
Georgia Heart
Official is
Rotary Speaker
Guest speaker at the Coving
ton Rotary Club’s weekly
luncheon meeting Tuesday,
January 30th will be Bruns
wick A. Bagdon, Vice-Presi
dent Executive Committee,
Georgia Heart Association.
Hotary Club meets at the Teen
Can building at 12:30 o’clock.
The program Tuesday a 1 ! Ro
tary is one of three scheduled
by the Newton County Chap
ter of the Georgia Heart Asso
' ciation this week in Covington.
A dinner meeting is set for
Monday evening at the Elks
Club and a GHA official will
sneak at the Kiwanis Club
Thursday (today).
Dr. Thomas L. Crews, New
ton County Heart fund chair
man, will introduce M. Bagdon
Tuesday.
Mr t Bagdon Is a native of
Chicago but has been associat
ed with the U. S. Department
of Labor since 1941 and has
served as regional director of
the Bureau of Labor Statistics
in Atlanta since 1948.
In 1957 he was chosen from
among 16.000 federal employees
as Atlanta’s “Civil Servant of
the Year” for his role in
government and civic Jife. In
1955 he received the Atlanta
Variety Club’s “Special Gu.v”
award, and the same year he
was presented a Meritorious
Service Award by the Depart
ment of Labor.
Also in 1955 Mr. Bagdon was
chairman of the United States
delegation to the United Na
tion’s Conference on Textiles,
hold at Geneva, Switzerland.
He is the author of numerous
professional papers and is s
member of several professional
and educational organizations.
Local Livestock
Market Report
Tri-County Livestock Auc
tion Company sold 339 head
of cattle and 41 hogs Monday
sot a total of $35,869. 60. Milk
cows and springers topped at
$302.00 and baby calves at
$24.00. Stockers sold from $66.
to $147.00.
Price ranges were: calves,
$17.50 to $31.25; heifers, sl7.
to $25.00; steers, sl7. to $26.;
light bulls, $16.50 to $22.00;
heavy bulls, $16.50 to $18.50;
canners, $ll.OO to $13.50; cut
ters, sl4 to $15.; fat cows,
sl6. to $18.50; and hogs, sls.
to $18.60.
There were 141 shippers and
77 buyers, including 8 packers.
Stainless steel foil, rolled
thinner than paper, was used
as heat insulation in the space
vehicles of America’s two ast
ronaut!.
This Paper Is Covington's
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Rainey Listed
On Emory
Dean's List
Joe Rainey of Covington was
among students in Emory Uni
versity’s College of Arts and
Sciences who have been named
to the fall quarter Dean's List.
The announcement was made
by Dr. John C. Stevens, Dean.
Among requirements for
Dean’s List honors is a B plus
academic average. The Emory
Dean’s List was inaugurated
during the 1959-60 school year
to recognize students of out
standing scholastic achieve
ment.
WAC Personnel
Presented IL
Pilot Program
The Pilot Club of Coving
ten held its regular monthly ;
program meeting on January
18, 1962, 7:30 PM., at the
Porterdale Hotel. The guests
for the meeting were seven
ladied from the organizing club
in Conyers, Georgia.
A most delicious dinner was
served by Mrs. Effie Boyd.
The Publicity and Public
Relations Committee, Miss Ann
Woodward as chairman, was in
Nothing like Friends Saying
They'll Eat "Chitterlings”
In the January 12th issue nt
The Bibb Recorder the “Spool
ing Along” column written by
Lucille Hobbs tells about a
“Chitterling eating” supper at
her home in Phenix City, just
over the river from Columbus.
To many of you old-time
readers of the Covington News,
the victual “chittling" does
not need explaining. Anyhow,
here is the “Spooling Along”
account of the chitterling sup
pier:
Saturday night was “chitterl
ing eating” time in Phenix
City, at least it was at our
house! When we got home Sat
urday afternoon, we found a
note that had been left by
some friends saying, “you’ll
have a chit-ling eatin’ crowd
for supper and we’ll be there
about nine-thirty”. Now what
in the cat hair could we do
but get on-the-ball and try to
find some of the things? Check
mg over the list of chit-ling
hungry people we counted
eight besides the two of us and
of course — we knew the min
ute we had to cook up the
thinks that Jack Windham
would also be added to that
list. So our old black stew pot
had to set good and hot: After
about three hours of hunting,
NUMBER
Final Rises for
Mrs. Polson
At Porterdale
Funeral servicer for Mrs
Peaal Polson of 12 Spruce
Street, Porterdale, were held
Friday, January 19 4 p.m. at
the Porterdale Baptist Church.
Rev. John Lance officiated, as
sisted by Rev. Walter Perry.
Interment was in the High
Point Cemetery.
Mrs. Polson, 79, died Janu
ary 17 at her residence follow
ing a lingering illness.
Survivors include five sons,
J. A. Jolson of Porterdale, S.
E. Polson of Guam, J. F., R. A.
and W. J. Polson, all of At
lanta; five daughters, Mise
Sadie E. Polson, Mise Lottie
Polson and Miss Loraine Pol
son, all of Porterdale, Mrs.
Katie Mi lee of Rex and Mrs.
Ruth Bruce of Scottdale; three
brothers, Marion Yarberry of
Conyers, T. D Yarberry of Sa
rasota, Fla., and Carey Yar
berry of Winter Haven, Fla.;
sister, Mrs. Amie Lou Arneatti
of Thomasville; several grand
children and great-grandchil
dren.
Serving as pallbearers were
Hubert Elkins, J. T. Elkins,
Frank Wise, Grady Bowden, E.
P. Biggers and James Shu
make.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family. Caldwell
and Cowan Funeral Home were
in charge of arrangements.
charge of the program.
Mrs. Dot Moon gave the
Code of Ethics.
Miss Martha Ramsey intro
duced M/Sgt. Margaret Ram
sey 'to the members and guests
present. Then she turned a por
tion of the program over to
Pfc. Marion Ardme, Pfc. Elsie
Gibbons, Pfc. Patricia Locke,
Pfc. Karen Vogler and Pfc.
Pauline Gerlizki who sang sev
eral selections.
M/Sgt. Margaret Ramsey in
troduced Major Catherine H.
Coll of DeLand, Florida. Ma
jor Coll told the group about
the duties and the life in the
Women's Army Corps. Her
speech was thoroughly enjoy
ed.
After » few announcements,
the meeting was adjourned.
A method now used to form
steel is to place the piece to be
formed over a die of the de
sired shape, submerge it in
water, then sen off an explo
sive charge in the water above
it. Water transmits the force
of the explosive to the steel,
pushing it against the die and
thus shaping it.
preparing, and cooking two
pota full of the things, we fin
ally got the last batch of the
sixteen pound# to re-odorizing
the house up.
Well, it isn’t just everybody
that likes to cook ’em, especi
ally in these non-self-air-con
ditioned houses and then too,
it isn’t everybody who has a
taste for the things, and too—•
there are people who likes ’em
but don’t want other people to
know about it, so for that rea
scn we will not mention their
names, but we’re here to tell
vou that was the chit-ling eat
in'est crowd that we’ve seen
together in many a moon!
Os course Jack Windham or
yours truly are not ashamed
because we like ’em for either
of us could eat a piece as long
as from here to Chicago and
back with a maw at every sta
tion, eh. Jack? And pretty soon
now. we’ll try to organize a
chit-ling club and if any of
vou folks out there like” the
things, we’ll be just too g’ad
for you to join up with us. and
maybe before we know it. we
might join up with one of our
’ocal radio station* where
there’s always some one spout
ing off about their “chittling
Mtin’ club.”