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Pilot Club Civic Night Banquet
Nancy Carter Was Main
Speaker At Gala Event
Over one hundred Pilot Club members and guests, in
cluding county and civic leaders and husbands of Pilots,
assembled at Welaunee Hotel in Porterdale, Thursday eve
ning, for one of the club's annual highlights, their Civic
Night Banquet. Nancy Carter, nationally known Colonial
Stores Home Economist, was guest speaker for the occasion.
Green and gold, club colors,
were keynoted throughout the
spacious dining room's decora
tive features. Fruit and vege
table arrangements, in the
chosen colors, and floral com
fa nations of yellow daffodils
and forsythia, were spaced ef
fectively upon center green and
gold satin ribbons which ex
tended the length of the ta
bles. Gold fujji chrysanthe
mums, yellow snapdragons and
Bells of Ireland formed the
centerpiece of the speaker’s ta
ble; and were flanked by three
branched, silver candelabra of
green tapers, entwined with
tendrils of ivy.
Mrs. Dan Deigel. President,
graciously welcomed guests,
following the invocation by the
chaplain, Mrs. Louise Kitchens.
Miss Ruth Tanner, Chairman
of the Coordinating Committee,
was in charge of the program.
Among guests for the club
were Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Tur
ner, Mr. George Hutchinson,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Vaughn, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Fowler, Mr.
and Mrs. C. T. Bohanon, Mr.
and Mrs. Luke Hill, Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Clower, Mrs. L. A.
Patrick, Mr. and Mrs. Otis Spil
lers, Rev. and Mrs. H. H. Dil
lard, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mal
lard, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Hoff
man, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Bates,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. MeGahee,
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Miion of six new units in the two cov/ities. The picture above was taken at the
"Together We Serve" meeting at the Atlanta General Depot Officers Club recently
•nd was sponsored by Brig. General R. C. Kyser. From left to right are: Howard
Brooks, organisation end extension chariman; Bill Hoffman, leadership training
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
Mr. Walker Harris, Dr Vilda
Shuman, Pilot Club of Way
cross, Miss Mildred Mealor,
Pilot Club of Gainesville, Miss
Bea Sutton, Pilot Club of De
catur, Mrs. Frances Ford, Pi
lot Club of Monroe, Miss Dor
othy Foster, Pilot Club of Mon
roe, Mrs. Mary Homan, Pilot
Club of Decatur, and the mem
bers bosses and their wives.
In greetings brought by Se
cond Lt. Governor, Mrs. Fran
ces Ford, appreciation of t h e
District for the splendid
achievements of the Covington
Pilot’s was expressed. The
speaker stated that she had
never seen such a spirit of co
operation between the town and
community and a Pilot’s Club.
Other participants in the
program were Mrs. Hugh Mc-
Donald, accompanied by Miss
Jordye Tanner at the piano,
who sang “Scarlet Ribbons”
and “Eternal Life”; Mrs. Fran
ces Allen who read the Code
of Ethics; and Mr. C. N. Craw
ford, who introduced the guest
speaker.
In Miss Carter’s delightfully
humorous discussion of “Food
Fads, Fallacies and Facts”,
many time honored, accepted
facts were disproved. Among
these: brown eggs are more nu
tritious than white eggs; milk
and cucumbers, fish and milk,
milk and lemons are dangerous
food combinations; and coffee
at night keeps one awake.
She further pointed out that
fried foods, cooked at proper
temperatures were quite diges
tible, nothing in research proves
there is a high level of choles
terol in fats; frozen citrus jui
ces are almost the same in vi
tamin content as fresh; bana
nas are easily digested when
fully ripe; canned vegetables
are as nutritious as fresh, if
properly cooked: canned food
stored in its can is entirely safe
if kept refrigerated; that no
harm could result from cook
ing in aluminum; and that
cheaper cuts of meat are just
as nutritious as expensive. The
speaker also stated that there
were no tough cuts of meat —
meat was tough because of the
manner in which it was cooked;
and that certain cuts required
specific methods of cooking.
Miss Carter refuted claims of
many Health Food promoters;
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MISS NANCY CARTER, Director Home Economics. Colonial Stores, and guest speaker at the Pilots
Club Civic Night banquet held at Wealunee Hotel, is shown above explaining the versatility of the
lowly spud to Mayor Nat S. Turner. Left to right are pictured: Miss Ruth Tanner, Pilot Club Program
Chairman, Mayor Turner, Miss Carter, Mrs. Edna Weigel, Pilot president: Mrs. Hv.gh McDonald and
Miss Jordye Tanner, who rendered a musical program as a feature of the evening's entertainment.
and assured her hearers that the
very best way to eat the pro
per foods, was to adhere to a
well balanced diet.
A place to park, and how to
reduce were cited as perhaps
two of our most important cur
rent day problems. She assur
ed her hearers of the hard cold
fact that we are overweight be
cause we overeat; and that dis
pite all the claims of reducing
pills, etc., the only sure way
to lose weight was to eat less.
The ever increasing demands
for fresh vegetables and fruits
at all seasons, for re-useable
and dual purpose containers,
fancy foods, and packaged for
convenience foods are the prime
reasons for increased food pri
ces, according to Miss Carter.
As a case in point, she exhibit
ed 61 ways in which the lowly
spud is packaged, canned fro
zen, cooked and processed, all
of which the modern cook could
handle and purchase without
soiling her white gloves. De
mands for food packed for con
venience of the modern home
maker were rapidly changing
the high cost of living to the
cost of high living, she said.
Built in maid service, and
serving containers for packag
ing food, inevitably run the
cost of any food up, she con
cluded.
The festive program was
closed with singing the Pilot
Club's song, “Sail On Interna
tional.”
chairman: Charles Patterson, district executive; Lt. Col. James Bagg; E. G. Lass
iter, Jr. district chairman; and Cecil Allgood, district commissioner. Mr. Brooks
is heading the "Together Plan" in Newton-Rockdale counties. Institutions and
clubs will be contacted prior to a 'Together Meeting the latter part of March.
(U. S. Army Photo)
COVINGTON. GEORGIA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 22. 1962
Federal Aid Highway Program in
Georgia Ahead of Sister-States
The latest report from Washing
ton on the status of the Federal
aid highway program shows that
Georgia is well ahead of her neigh
boring states in the dollar value
of Federal-aid work under con
struction, ranking tenth in the na
tion on active Interstate projects
and ninth on Primary, Secondary
and Urban work in progress.
The U. S. Department of Com
merce report, dated February 7
and showing the status of the pro
gram as of December 31, 1961,
credits Georgia with 128.7 million
dollars in active Interstate con
struction and 79.7 million in work
under the other Federal-aid pro
grams.
The dollar value of work in pro
gress in neighlxiring states is as
follows: Florida. Interstate 32 8
million dollars, other Federal pro
grams 31.1 million dollars; Ala
bama, Interstate 79.5 million, other
Federal programs 50.7 million;
Tenessee, Interstate 85.3 mil
lion, other Federal programs 43.5
million; North Carolina, Interstate
36.7 million, other Federal pro
grams 47.2 million; and South Car
olina. Interstate 42 6 million, other
Federal programs 44.4 million.
States leading Georgia on active
work are: California, New York,
Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, Michigan,
Pennsylvania. Texas, and New
Jersey on Interstate; and New
York, California, Ohio, Pennsyl
vania, Texas, Illinois, Michigan,
and Massachusetts on Federal-aid
Primary, Secondary, and Urban.
The report showed 151.8 miles,
or roughly 13.7 per cent, of Geor
gia’s 1103-mile Interstate System
complete to 1975 standards, with
an additioal 75.2 miles complete to
standards adequate for present
traffic.
Nationally, 6,923 miles, or ap
proximately 16 8 per cent, of the
41.000-mile nationwide system have
been fully completed, with another
3,070 miles adequate for present
traffic needs. A total of 2,303 miles
of existing toll facilities have also
been incorporated into the national
system: but none of this mileage
is in Georgia, a state which has
traditionally avoided toll road con
st ruction.
More than 12.4 billion dollars has
been put into Interstate work na
tionally since July 1. 1956. and an
other 12.3 billion dollars has been
spent or obligated on contracts for
Primary, Secondary, and Urban
work. Geargia has completed 76 6
million dollars worth of Interstate
work since July 1, 1956, involving
Held At Porterdale
Mrs. P. T. Austin
Funeral Today
Funeral services for M r s.
P. T. (Amelia) Austin of Wash
ington Street, will be held to
day (Wednesday), February 21.
at 10:30 a. m. at the Chapel of
Caldwell and Cowan Funeral
Home. Rev. Edgar A. Calla
way, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, will officiate at t h e
last rites.
Mrs. Austin, 73, died at a pri
vate hospital on Monday, after
a lingering illness.
Surviving are a step-son,
Herschel Austin, Tifton: step -
daughter, Mrs. Grace Hamil
ton, West Palm Beach, Florida;
three brothers, John E. Wil
liams, Sanford Williams, Cum
ming; I. E. Williams, Alpharet
ta; one sister, Mrs. Edith Tho
mas, Buford and several niece*
and nephews.
Interment will be in Coving
ton City Cemetery with Cald
well and Cowan Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Serving as pallbearers will be
A. R Hooten. Johnnie Hackney,
Donald G. Stephenson, Jay Mc-
Cord, Bill Austin and C. W.
Collins.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the family.
Mrs. Shoepe
Rites Were Held
Al Mansfield
Mrs. Rebecca Davis Shoepe,
411, of Lakeland, Florida, died
in a Lakeland Hospital on Fri
day, February 16, after a short
illness. She was a native of
Newton County and a member
of Carmel Baptist Church in
Mansfield.
Funeral services were held
on Sunday, February 18. at
Carmel Baptist Church with
Rev. James Lester officiating.
He was assisted in the services
by Rev. John Meeks, pastor of
the Mansfield Baptist Church.
Surviving are her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. Cleve
land Davis, four brothers, Louis
Davis, Leonard Davis, all of
Mansfield: Ray Davis, Roy Da
vis, Monticello and several
nieces and nephews.
Interment was in Carmel
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Serv
ing as pallbearers were Fred
Hays, Rabun Prosser, James
Elliott, Herbert Carson, Gray
Hinton and Ed Nickerson.
The NEWS joins the many
friends in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family.
Heart Proaram
Set for WGTV
Tonight at 6:30
Some of the dramatic but little
known work of men and women
cardiovascular research scientists
at Georgia medical centers will be
highlighted in a special television
show on Thursday, February 22.
This program, presented through
the cooperation of Station WGTV,
Channel 8. at Athens and the Geor
gia Heart Association, will be tele
vised live from 6:30 to 7 p.m.
Scientists scheduled to partici
pate include Dr. J. Edwin Wood
and Dr. William F. Hamilton of
the Medical College of Georgia at
Augusta and Dr. Robert C. Schlant
of Emory University.
Drs. Wood and Schlant are the
recipients of several research
grants, including support by the
Georgia Heart Association. Dr.
Hamilton, a veteran scientist, is
I an internationally known physiolo
’ gist and holder of an American
Heart A ;sociation Gold Heart
I Award for contributions to the
knowledge of heart disease and
the physiology of circulation.
I 64 8 million in Federal funds. On
i the Primary, Secondary, and Ur
ban programs, Georgia has com
pleted projects valued at 202.4
1 million dollars since July, 1956, of
which 101 3 million was in Federal
1 funds.
Kindergarten
Registration
March Ist
Kindergarten registration for
the afternoon session and Open
House for all the children who
will enter Kindergarten, morn
ing and afternoon sessions, in
the Little Red Schoolhouse this
fall will be held on Thursday,
March 1. from 3 until 5 p.m.
The September fee of $lO is
payable at the time of regis
tration.
An article was placed in the
Covington News the first week
in December s'ating that the
Guild u’ould operate two Kin
dergartens this fall and that
anyone desiring to ore-regist
er their child con’d do «o by
contacting Mrs Guv F”ans,
Kindergarten Chairman. Since
that time the morning session
registration has been comnlet
ed with 32 enrolled. The after
noon session will also accept
up to 32 children
Mrs. Hugh McDonald wi’l
operate from 8:30 until 11:30
teach the morning session which
will operate from 8:30 until 11:-
30 Mrs. Robert Budd will tench
the afternoon session which
will operate from 2 p.m. until
5 p.m. Anyone desiring anv
further information mnv call
Mrs, Guy Evans 786-3055.
Self-Employed
Should Report
Net Earnings
Correct reporting of self -
employed net earnings every
year is all-important for so
cial security purposes, said Eu
gene L. Rawls, district mana
ger of the Atlanta social se
curity office.
Mr. Rawls joins with Mr. Au
brey C. Ross, District Director
of Internal Revenue in re
minding people who work for
themselves — alone or in a
partnership — that Federal in
come tax returns (Form 1040)
for 1961 must be filed on
or before April 15, 1962. This
must be done and the self-em
ployment tax paid if net earn
ings for the year were as much
as S4OO, even if no income tax
is payable.
The Social Security Admin
istration, Mr. Rawls said, wants
to remind self-employed per
sons that future old- age, sur
vivors, and disability insurance
benefits to them and their fam
ilies will be based on their av-
Newton High FFA Had Busy
Year in Vo.-Ag. Departments
The Newton County High
Vocational Agriculture Depart
ment reported the total labor
income of students enrolled in
Vocational Agriculture in 1961
; was $12,626.10. This is an in
ii err ase of S4OO over the totals
;[ reported for the previous year.
’ This figure was taken from
> the record books of the 68 boys
who were enrolled in the 5
> classes of vocational agricul
ture taught by H. M Pulliam
and J. D. Smith.
-i These 68 farm boys raised
14 dairy cattle. 16 head of beef
. cattle. 850 chickens. 12 swine,
I and 57-1/4 acres of crops.
f Included in these crops were i
i corn, cotton, Vegetables, Pea- j
। nuts. Watermelons. Hay Crops,
Sorghum.
These students of vocational
j agriculture spent $6,677.35 for
purchase, feeding, and caring
for these animals and crops.
They received a total of $12,-
' 626.10 from the sale of milk,
, eggs, beef, crops, and other pro
-11 ducts.
In addition the boys have
' built over 14 pieces of farm
equipment such as hog feeders,
trailers, feed bunks, and other
' equipment essential to farm-
J ing-
They also repaired 86 pieces
of farm machinery, repaired 17
’ farm homes, painted two farm
j homes, painted 37 pieces of
r equipment, repaired 30 pieces
1 furniture, constructed 18
I mail boxes, and wired two farm
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Carl Johnson
Funeral Held
At High Point
Funeral services for Carl C.
Johnson, a 57 year old native
of Newton County, were held
Thursday, February 15, at the
High Point Baptist Church
with Rev. Hudson Moody of
ficiating.
Mr. Johnson died in an At
lanta hospital on February 14,
after a three weeks illness. He
was a member and deacon of
the High Point Baptist Church
and a member of Golden Fleece
Lodge of the Masons in Cov
ington. He had been an em
ployee of Covington Mills for
the past 15 years.
Surviving are his wife. Mu.
Carl C. Johnson, two sons,
Thomas Johnson, Perry John
son, brothers, Preston Johnson,
Arthur Johnson, sister, Mrs.
Obie Parker and five grand
children, all of Covington.
Interment was in High Point
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. De -
cons of High Point Bapti t
Church served as pallheareis
and escort at the funeral.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family in extend
ing deepest sympathy to the
members of the bereaved fam
ily.
erage earnings. If those earn
ings are not reported or are in
correctly reported, benefit
amounts will be reduced — in
some cases lost entirely —-
when the worker retires, be
comes disabled, or dies.
He cited the case of a man
he called Tom Shun. T. Shun
was a young and prosperous
farmer with a large and grow
ing family. When self-employ
ed farmers were brought under
social security beginning with
1955, Tom didn’t give much
thought to it. He was a busy
man; there was a new baby.
Tom thought of social security
as something for older people
like his neighbor Jones who
had qualified for old- are
benefits because of his work in
the city. Tom thought that he
could just wait until his later
years before looking into this
social security business.
Quality has everything in its
favor including the price.
Best way to get in the swim
is to stay out of the dives.
homes.
The vocational agriculture
students also constructed 1,110
feet of farm fences, constructed
1 gate, improved 10 acres of
old permanent pastures, and
planted 20 acres of temporary
grazing.
In compiling this record, Mr.
Pulliam said these students of
vocational agriculture are con
tinually buying and bringing
into the community the be. t
breeding stock in dairy and
beef cattle, and hogs that are
available.
Mr. Pulliam further explained
। that these students are training
, for proficiency in farming
J with an opportunity to study
and practice the science of ag
i riculture. He also stated th it
their experiences tend to < i
cate them for other occupations
closely related to farming, to
develop leadership abilities
through their participation in
FFA activities, and to develop
realization of desirable general
educational values.
In addition to the in-school
; programs for high school boy>,
Mr. Pulliam held one class,
which totaled 10 meetings, with
adult farmers in the Newton
County High, and Heard-Mixon
Community.
Promlems dealt with in these
meetings included Livestock
and Food Processing. A total
of 48 adult farmers were en
rolled in these classes.
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