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Daffodils, paper white nar
cissi, crocus, Christmas honey
suckle, yellow jasmine, thum
bergia spirea, camellias, and a
few other impatient harbingers
of Spring have taken the big
ehance and won! And, what a
lift it gives winter-weary spir
its!
Spring, so like hope, is the
leavening agent akin to Faith,
which miraculously lifts the
minds and souls of men, when
oftimes they have reached the
very depths of hopelessness and
despair. It is God’s own invi
tation to man to look up. and
behold His power and love,
with which he so lavishly
clothes this world of His, and
which we have in our selfish
blindness, been unable to see.
Os course, that does not al
ways mean that suddenly the
heart will sing again, or prob
lems disappear as if by magic.
But, it can mean that the re
vealing light of His love and
concern will reveal the hind
rances to our happiness in the
garden of our hearts. It can
search out the poisonous weeds
of hatred, selfishness, greed,
ambition and jealousy that
thrive there. And if we with
the implements of Faith. His
love and example are willing
to dig them out, and let the
blossom* of altruism, nutured
by our tears of repentance,
prayers and obedience to His
will, burst into the fullness of
beauty and glory, then we shall
find that “Peace that passeth
understanding”; and our lives
become radiant, and a challenge
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Pilot Club's
"Boss, Civic"
Program 7:30 PM
Nancy Carter, director of
Horn* Economics for Colonial
Stores, Inc., will be the prin
cipal speaker tonight when the
Pilot Club holds its Bosses and
Civic Night. The dinner meet
ing will be at the Welaunee
Hotel, Porterdale, Georgia at
7:30 o’clock.
She received her home eco
nomics degree from Purdue
University and has been the
food editor for the Atlanta Con
stitution. She has been the on
ly food editor to win two top
national awards two consecu
tive years. The awards were
the Famous London Bowl and
the bronze Vesta Statuette.
The Pilot Club is a classified
service organization of repre
sentative business and profes
sional women in a community.
Guests of the club will include
employers of the Pilot mem
bers, Co-Pilots, clubs from
neighboring towns and District
I officers.
COVINGTON NEWS
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♦he Red Cross blood program at Porterdale. Awarded special pin* recently were, left to right:
if Sears, a three-gallon donor; J. C. Edge, two-gallons; and Manson Miller, two-gallon*. Jame*
E Hardman i* the Porterdale Chairman of the local blood program.
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Newspaper
1961
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The Covington T ablished in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 98
ME’’ & HEALTH ASSN. SETS PLANS FOR 1962
Byrd - rothers,
Girl Sentenced
To Life Terms
A one-day trial Monday saw
a Rockdale County jury find
Richard Byrd, 15, guilty of
helping his 20-year-old brother
Charles Byrd murder Wayne
and Tommy Henderson, teen
age brothers of Newton Coun
ty on a lonely wooden area of
Rockdale County the night of
December 27. Young Byrd was
sentenced to a life term.
The verdict Monday marked
the end of a nightmarish story
of two boys and a girl charged
with kidnapping the Hender
son boys and Mike Flanagan,
also of Covington, and shot
gunning them down in the
lights of their parked car.
Flanagan had been the state’s
chief witness in the trials of
the three charged with murder
all of whom got life sentences.
Charles Byrd, 20, pleaded
guilty to murder last Wednes
day after legal moves were
made to insure he’d never go
free.
Byrd’s 14-year-old fiancee,
Dorothy Sue Bradford, was
found guilty of murder with a
recommendation of mercy Fri
day and was also given a life
sentence. The Bradford girl’s
trial ended Friday.
The jury began deliberations
at 3:47 p.m. and returned its
verdict one hour and 20 min
utes later. The prosecution, led
by Sol. Gen. Richard Bell, at
tempted to prove that Dorothy
Sue knew right from wrong
and was aware of what she
was doing when she led the
Henderson boys to their date
with death.
Charles Byrd’s brother, Rich
ard 15, is scheduled to go on
trial for murder Monday.
Dorothy Sue was a witness
in her own behalf. She said she
aided in taking the boys to the
spot where they were slain be
cause she was frightened and
did not think Charles Byrd in
tended to kill them.
Byrd pleaded guilty to the
murder of the Henderson youth
earlier this week. He, too, re
ceived a life sentence.
Defense attorney Greeley
Ellis of Covington, said he will
file a motion for a new trial
for Dorothy Sue. Rockdale
County Sheriff J. T. Wallace
said Dorothy Sue was lodged
in the Rockdale jail after sen
tencing and he did not know
when she would be transferred
to prison.
Dorothy, speaking haltingly
and nodding her head as she
gave her unsworn statement
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Covington Mill
Employees to
Get Pay Raise
J. J. Lyons, President of Grey
Mills of M. Lowenstein and
Sons, Inc. has announced from
his office in Anderson, S. C. an
increase in wages for all em
ployees which will be in line
with that given by the textile
industry.
The firm operates plants lo
cated in North Carolina, South
Carolina, Alabama and Georgia
and has about 8,000 workers.
The Covington Mill of t h e
organization employs around
400 people.
News to Print
Early Next Week
The Covington News will
come to you a day early next
week due to Washington’s
Birthday, February 22
(Thursday) on which there
will be no mail deliveries on
the routes as the Post Office
will be closed.
All correspondents and
persons having news for the
paper next week are asked to
submit same by Tuesday
morning. Advertising copy is
also requested by Tuesday
morning as the paper will be
printed that evening.
Your cooperation is urgent
ly requested for next week’*
Covington News edition.
P. W. Pratt is
Injured in Wreck
P. W. Pratt of Covington, was
injured in an automobile wreck
on Captiva Island, Florida,
Friday where he was vacation
ing with friends from Coving
ton.
Mr. Pratt is now hospitalized
at Piedmont Hospital in Atlan
ta having been flown there
from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Mr.
Pratt was alone in his car when
the wreck occurred on t h e
island.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1962
Covington Businessmen Elect Officers for '62
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COVINGTON BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION held its annual stockholders meeting Monday at
the Buck-N-Kid Restaurant and elected officers for the coming year. Shown in the photo seated,
are from left to right: Herbert Vining, secretary; Robert Fowler, president; and Ed King, vice-presi
dent. Standing left io right: Otis Spillers. Marion Piper, Jimmy Morgan. E. G. Lassiter, Jr., and Don
Wood, all members of the board of directors.
Hospital Auxiliary Re-Elects
Mrs. R. R. Fowler President
The Newton County Hospi
tal Auxiliary held its fourth
general meeting Wednesday,
February 7 at 'the Welaunee
Hotel, Porterdale. Luncheon
was served to approximately
50 members.
Mrs. R. R. Fowler, president,
opened the meeting with pray
er. Mrs. Dorothy Neal, state
president of hospital auxilia
ries, Mr. B. B. Snow, chairman
of hospital authority and Mrs.
Helen Dickinson, Hospital Di
dector, gave brie’ talks in be
half of the accomplishments of
the auxiliary for 1961. R. R.
Fowler, Jimmy Morgan, Mrs.
Aubra Sherwood and S. A.
Ginn, members of the hospital
authority, were introduced and
welcomed as guest.
Minutes of the previous meet
ing were read by Mrs. Laverne
Cowan, secretary. Mrs. Fowler
summarized the years’ work
and its importance to both the
hospital and the auxiliary
members. Annual reports were
given by the following officers
and committee chairmen: Mrs.
Sam Gainer, treasurer; Mrs.
James Purcell, membership;
Mrs. Ruth Taylor, service: Mrs.
Godfrey Trammell, projects
and Mrs. John Fuller, ways
and means.
Mrs. F. C. Nesbit, nominat
ing committee chairman, an
nounced the following slate of
Georgia Club
To Entertain
At Rotary Meeting
The Rotarians and their wives
and guests are looking forward
to a big treat on Ladies’ Night
next Tuesday at the Ficquett
School at 7 o’clock. At t h a t
time the program will be nre
sented by the Cosmopolitan
Club of the University of Geor
gia. This is a club organized
for the purpose of establishing
communication between ex
change students of different
nationalities, and it is very ac
tive this year at the Univer
sity of Georgia.
Program guests will include
a student from Argentina who
sings and plays guitar: an In
donesian girl who performs a
beautiful candle dance: a stu
dent from South Vietnam, who
sings Vietnamese folk songs
with guitar accompaniment: a
Korean who sings classical mu
sic; two young Spaniards who
will put on a comic bull fight:
a young German with his pup
pets: and an American folk
singer.
This will be an unusual pre
sentation, too delightful to miss.
Calling all Rotarians and Ro
tariannes!
officers for 1962. Mrs. R. R
Fowler, president; Mrs. E. E.
Callaway, vice-president; Mrs.
Sam. Gainer, treasurer; Mrs.
Laverne Cowan recording sec
retary and Mrs. Rucker Ginn,
corresponding secretary. They
were unanimously elected.
Those wishing to join the
auxiliary are asked to contact
Mrs. James Purcell, member
ship chairman, for application
forms. They may also be ob
tained at the hospital. Dues
for active members are SI.OO
per year, associate members
$2.00 per year, life member
ship is SIOO., and can be paid
in installments if desired.
Members wishing to obtain
uniforms may receive mail or
der address from Mrs. Rucker
Ginn. Emblems for the uni
forms have arrived and may
be obtained for 50c at the hos
pital.
S. J. Morcock
Is Hospitalized
S. J. Morcock, Covington
businessman, is presently hos
pitalized at Piedmont Hospital
in Atlanta after undergoing
surgery Saturday.
Mr. Morcock is expected to
come home in the near future
as his condition is “satisfac
tory.”
Newton County Hospital Auxiliary Officers Elected
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SHOWN ABOVE AT NEWTON County Hospital Auxiliary’* dinner
at Porterdale Hotel, which marked the completion of it* first
fiscal year, are officers for the ensuing year, with the event’s
guest speaker. Left io right they are: Mr*. Sam Gainer, treasurer;
Mrs. Rucker Ginn, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Charles Neal,
Dr. Parthemos
To Speak ai
Kiwanis Meeting
Dr. George S. Parthemos,
Professor of Political Science at
the University of Georgia, will
be the guests speaker at t h e
Covington Kiwanis Club meet
ing today (Thursday) at Legion
Home at 1 o'clock. Kiwanis Ro
bert O. Arnold is in charge of
the program today and he will
introduce the speaker.
Dr. Parthemos is a native of
Charleston, South Carolina. He
received his AB degree from
Erskine Cc’.iege, his MA from
the University of South Caro
lina and his Phd from the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
A veteran of tour years ser
vice in the U. S. Navy, Dr.
Parthemos has had several ar
ticles published in national
magazines including the En
cyclopedia Brittanica Yearbook
and Collier’s Yearbook. In 1959
he received a Rockefeller Foun
dation Fellowship to Harvard.
Recognized as one of t h *
outstanding young men on the
University of Georgia faculty,
Dr. Parthemos is an excellent
after-dinner speaker.
Prof. Homer Sharp of New
ton County High School and
Mrs. Martin Goode appeared on
the program Thursday at t h e
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READERS WEEKLY
Mrs. Cline Is President;
Committees Are Assigned
The Board of Directors of th* Newton County Mental
Health Association formally initiated their activities for 1962
at a meeting in the Amercan Legon Home on Thursday,
February 8, at 2 o’colck wth Mrs. Pierce Cline, President
elect, presiding. The Rev. Gordon Mann led the invocation.
Businessmen
Assn. Re-Elects
Robert Fowler
Covington Businessmen’s As
sociation held its annual stock
holders’ meeting Monday after
the Newton County Chamber
of Commerce’s regular Febru
ary meeting at the Buck-N-Kid
Restaurant.
Robert R. Fowler was re -
elected president of the organ
ization. Named as vice-president
was Ed King. Herbert Vining
was re-elected secretary. Mem
bers of the board of directors
were also re-elected. They are
E. G. Lassiter, Jr., Don Wood,
Marion Piper, Otis Spillers,
Jimmy Morgan, Robert Fow
ler, Ed King and Herbert Vin
ing.
Secretary Vining gave h i *
financial report for the year
1961 and he was commended
for the excellent manner in
which he keeps the records for
the organization.
President Fowler was also
commended for his service as
head of the association. He has
been the president for almost a
decade.
Woman's Club
Cake Sale Sat.
The Covington Woman’s Club
is sponsoring a home made cake
sale on Saturday, February 24,
in front of the court house. All
proceeds will go to Tallulah
Falls School, the main project
of the Georgia Womans Club.
Notice To All Subscribers
Th* POST OFFICE ha* Insisted that all SUBSCRIB
ERS to THE COVINGTON NEWS send in to th* NEWS
their CORRECT MAILING address. Street and Numbar.
This POSTAL regulation will bo strictly enforced. Ad
dresses must be changed or tha papers will not ba
delivered and will ba returned to the NEWS. Please
help us get your correct mailing addresa, STREET AND
NUMBER as soon as possible and we will get them
changed as soon as wo possibly csn. THANK YOU.
president Georgia Council Hospital Auxiliaries, of Demorest, whe
was guest speaker; Mr*. Robert Fowler, president; Mrs. Helen
Dickinson, Hospital Administrator; Mrs. Laverne Cowan, recordina
secretary; and Mrs. E. E. Callaway, vic* president. *
NUMBER 1
Acting upon challenges re
ceived at the Annual State
Meeting held in Atlanta, Geor
gia in December 1961 and at
tended by Mrs. Cline, Mrs. R.
M. Paty, and W. J. Dickey, th*
President named chairmen and
members to various commit
tees as follows:
Hospitalized Patients — af
ter care and rehabilitation: Mr*.
James E. Hardman, Chairman,
Mr. Cloud Abernathy, Mrs.
Curry Haynes, Mr. George Jol
ley, Rev. Gordon Mann, Miss
Ruth Parker, Mrs. R. M. Paty,
and Mr. Donald Stephenson.
Local Hospital Facilities: Mrs.
Helen Dickinson, Chairman,
Dr. Thomas Crews, M r s. Cur
ry Haynes, Miss Peggy Jaynes,
Dr. James Purcell, and Dr.
Goodwin Tuck.
Youth Committee: Miss Clara
Mae Hays, Chairman, Mr. W J.
Dickey, Dr. Nelson Hoffman,
Miss Lucille Lynch, and Mr.
Homer Sharp.
Fund Raising Campaign: Dr.
Lanier Hardman, Chairman,
Mrs. Hugh Aiken, Georg*
Grove, A. E. Hays, Sr., Mrs. J.
T. Jaynes, and Mr. Nat Turner.
Publicity: Miss Ma* Hard-,
man. Chairman, Mr. Donald
Ballard, Mr. Bob Greer, Mr.
Bill Hoffman, and John Jerni
gan.
(Specific plans were formu
lated concerning projects and
will be publicly announced in
subsequent articles.)
Mindful that Sunday, April
29, introduces May as Mental
Health Month, directors voted
to meet again on March 15 at th*
City Hall in Covington. Chair
men will present reports of in
vestigations and plans.
Mrs. Cline reported that the
Kiwanis Club tinder the lead
ership of Mr. George Hutchin
son, President, has agreed to
cooperate in maintaining a
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