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Well I just want you to g e t
a real thrill! Drive out to the
Colored Recreation Park and
see what’s going on. This morn
ing, Tuesday, there are about
thirty colored women and child
ren out their working like mad
to help with the grounds!
Many white people have been
most generous in their dona
tions toward this project and
the peoole who are to enjoy
this park, and see their child
ren off the streets with nothing
to do. are so grateful, they do
not know how to adequately
thank you who have given. If
there is one white person who
has not given, or made up a
sizable purse for this project,
please get busy and know tha l
you had a part in making it
possible for them to have a
swimming pool, baseball, soft
ball and other grounds. Right
now in progress, from dona
tions, is a small housing pro
ject similar to the lovely place
the Lion’s Club furnished at
Acadamy Springs park, to be
used by them, and by Church
Groups for meetings and pic
nics.
Just send vour check out to
THE COLORED RECREATION
CENTER, and make it to Geo
rge Jefferson, Lee Street, Cov
ington, Ga. If you do not live
in Covington and read this, you
will be glad to know you had
a part in this project. Oh yes,
there will be a swimming pool
too. Here in this park, with a
recreation manager, these young
people will become fine citi
zens, as well as building
citizens, as well as building
fine strong young bodies.
If we keep our young peo
ple busy all over these United
States, with clean wholesome
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Dean Virgil Eady
Returns to Duty
At Emory-Oxford
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DEAN RADY
Dean Virgil Y. C Eady, Dean
and Division Executive of Em
ory at Oxford, returned to his
duties as of July 2,1962.
Stricken suddenly by a heart
attack on the night of March
8. 1962 enroute home from the
Mary Costa Concert in Glenn
Memorial Auditorium at Emory
University, he has been serious
ly ill for weeks. This, and an
other condition diagnosed later,
took the educator out of h i 3
office for nearly four months.
Picking up the reins of lead
ership again of Emory at Ox
ford, the Dean is once again
going strong. This is, of course,
good news to the administration,
faculty, staff, student body, and
friends.
Dearly beloved and highly
respected. Dean Eady joined
the Emory at Oxford faculty in
September 1929. became Dean
and Division Executive in Sep
tember 1944. and has been ac
tive in other educational lead
ership during these years.
This educational leader is
quite anxious to lead the ef
fort to raise the needed $600,-
000 in the campaign to im
prove Emory at Oxford by an
additional investment of over
a million dollars.
A new drmitory for women,
included in this improvement
and enlargement project, is an
urgent need. Dormitory space
for men and women is full, but
we hope some arrangements
may yet be made to accommo
date the students seeking ad
mission to Emory at Oxford.
The other items included in this
effort are long overdue.
With Dean Eady at his desk
®ga!n, all of the personnel and
Jr ends of Emory at Oxford are
pleased.
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The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
VOLUME 98
DR. Ff .KNER RETIRES FROM M.D. PRACTICE
PC A Annual Meeting Held Friday
Anderson di.v
Jolley Named
62-63 Officers
The Madison Production Cre
dit Association (PCA) thought
nothing of choosing Friday, the
13th as the day for their an
nual meeting at Madison. And
as General Manager C. C. Her
ren said “it’s dividend time.”
Some 300 people gathered for
the meeting.
The program during the day
included election of officers,
awarding a 25-year Certificate
of Appreciation to Overton
Lawrence, and the appearance
of Miss Marilyn Smith of Ea
tonton, 1962 Georgia Dairy
Princess.
Dr. Bob Long, head of the
Animal Husbandry of the Uni
versity of Georgia, was the
main speaker for the day.
Dr. Long stressed agriculture
as one of Georgia’s finest eco
nomic assets. He brought out
the fact that in our bid for in
dustrial development, we often
lost sight of the fact that we al
ready had an unparalleled po
tential for economic improve
ment, through development of
local agricultural enterprises,
through the application of re
commended practices proven by
Experiment stations at the Uni
versity of Georgia, Tifton and
Griffin.
“We already have,” he stated,
“the very same requisitessites,
land, available labor and po
tential markets in agriculture,
that any industry demands be
fore locating in any commun
ity.”
Officers of the Madison PCA
include: E. R. Lambert, presi
dent; J. H. Anderson, vice-pre
sident; C. C. Herren, general
manager; R. P. Hull, C. A. Jol
ley, James Meriwether, direc
tors; T. Hugh Aiken and H. A.
Walls, representative inspec
tors.
The counties of Newton, Rock
dale, Putnam, Greene, and
Morgan are served by the PCA.
Report Denver
Trip, on Kiwanis
Program Today
Phillip Cohen, Covington
Kiwanis Club delegate to the
1962 International Convention
of Kiwanis at Denver, Colo
rado, in June, will be the guest
speaker at the club’s luncheon
meeting today at Legion Home
at 1 o’clock. Wendell W. Crowe
is program chairman for the
day.
Mr. Cohen will give an ac
count of his trip on which he
was accompanied by his wife.
He promises an unusual type
program for today.
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Interstate highway construc
tion and officials of the Geor
gia Highway Dept, comprised
the program at the weekly
meeting of the Covington Ki
wanis Club, Thursday.
H. A. Groves and T. R. Led
ford of Tennille and Atlanta
respectively, were the speak
ers and a color-film “Building
a Highway” was shown to the
civic club.
Mr. Groves, in his remarks
before the film was shown,
said that the next section of
Interstate 20 between Conyers
and Covington’s west city lim
its will be under construction
in the near future. He said that
acquisition of rights-of-way
for that stretch “is about 90-
95 percent complete.”
Two visitors were present
for the meeting Thursday. Rev.
Bob Gary, pastor of the Allen
Memorial Methodist church at
Oxford; and J. C. Corry of the
State Highway Dept., were
guests.
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MADISON PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION, serv
ing Newton, Rockdale, Putnam, Greene and Morgan coun
ties, held its annual meeting Friday at Madiaon. Pictured
above, left to right are: C. C. Herren, general manager PCA:
J. H. Anderson of Newton County, vice-president; E. R.
Lambert, president; R. P. Hull, director: Overton Lawrence,
retiring director, who is shown holding his 25-year certi-
Sewells Methodist
Homecoming and
Revival Scheduled
The Sewells Methodist
Church Homecoming and Re
vival will begin on the 22nd of
July. Rev. Rouark will preach
Sunday night through Tuesday
night. Visiting preachers will
conduct the services the rest of
the week.
All members, former mem
bers and friends are invited to
attend the Sunday morning
service and bring a basket lunch
for the noon meal which will
be served following the ser
vice.
E. M. C. Changes
Telephone Number
Effective immediately the
correct telephone number for
calling the Snapping Shoals
Electric Membership Corp, is
786-3484.
Cooperative members and
other interested parties are
requested to make a note of this
change so that calls may oe
completed quickly and without
confusion.
Alcovy Church
Homecoming,
Revival Planned
The Alcovy Methodist Church
of the North Covington Charge
is having its annual Home
coming Day this Sunday, July
22. The highlights of the day
will be the 11:00 A. M. wor
ship hour with the message
delivered by the Rev. Mell Si
mons of the Douglas Street
Methodist Church in Carters
ville, Georgia, and the basket
lunch which will be served at
noon.
The week of revival will fol
low the Homecoming Day
festivities with the services be
ginning each evening at 8:00
P. M. The Rev. Grady A. Live
ly of the First Methodist
Church, Covington, Georgia,
will bring the messages and Mr.
W. A. Childers, Jr. will lead
the congregational singing.
AH friends and former mem
bers of the Church are invited
to participate in the Homecom
irg Day ceremonies, July 22.
and the week of revival, July
23 through the 27.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1962
Chamber-Commerce Membership
Drive Meeting Reset for July 30th
John H. Hall, Executive -
Director of the Covington -
Newton County Chamber of
Commerce has announced that
the chamber’s special meeting
set for Monday July 23rd has
been set up one week and that
the meeting will be held at the
Teen Can building, Monday
July 30 at 12:30 p. m.
This will be a luncheon meet
ing with all members urged to
bring at least two prospects
with them to the affair. The
luncheon is sponsored by the
C. of C. All interested business
men and women are invited to
the meeting at which time they
will learn about the activities
of the local chamber of com
merce. Mr. Hall suggests that
members and guests should call
the C. of C. office prior to Mon
day. The telephone number is
786-7510.
Main speaker for the meeting
will be Bill Hoffman, owner and
manager of Radio Station
WGFS, Covington.
Mr. Hall aaid yesterday that
“we must have and need com
munity participation in cham
ber of commerce work. People
who are interested in the ac
tivities of the chamber of com
merce and for its program of
improvement and advancement
of Covington and Newton
County are urged to attend
the meeting Monday, July 30.”
Local Livestock
Sale Totals Are
$46,107 Monday
Tri-County Livestock Auc
tion Company sold 543 head of
cattle and 21 hogs Monday for
a total of $46,107.31. Milk cows
and springers topped at $250.;
baby calves at $36.; pigs at
$11.50 and stockers at $183.00.
Price ranges were: calves,
$16.00 to $28.00; heifers, $15.50
to $26.50; steers, $16.00 to $27.-
50; light bulls, $14.50 to $22.;
heavy bulks, SIB.OO to $19.80;
canners, SIO.OO to $13.00; cut
ters, $13.00 to $15.00; fat cows,
$15.00 to $17.80; and hogs,
$16.50 to SIB.OO.
There were 162 shippers and
80 buyers, including 10 pack
ers.
ficaie of appreciation; James Meriwether, director; Miss
Marilyn Smith, 1962 Georgia Dairy Princess, who was
presented a watch; C. A. Jolley of Newton County, dir
ector; Dr. Robert A. Long, head of Animal Husbandry
Dept., main apeaker; T. Hugh Aiken of Covington, repre
aentatlve inspector for Newton and Rockdale countlea.
City of Covington
Included on LIFE
Map of Ga. Tour
The editors of Life magazine
have included the Southeast in
their newbook Seven Great Au
to Tours of the United States.
This volume is a compilation
of a travel series which began
appearing in Life in 1958.
Besides our own region, the
New England states, Gulf
Coast area, Southwest, North
west, Rocky Mountains and
Great Lakes are examined. This
attractive publication has one
hundred color pages and re
commends a total of 476 things
to “see and do.”
Specifically mentioned sights
in Georgia are Savannah, the
Golden Isles — Sea Island,
Jekyll and St. Simons, Okefe
nokee Swamp Park, Macon,
Atlanta, Stone Mountain, Cov
ington, Madison, Warm Springs
and nearby Callaway Gardens.
There is a pictorial map out
lining this suggested tour and
a photograph of Atlanta’s Cy
clorama.
Final Tribute for Mrs. Elliott
Today at First Methodist Church
Final tribute will be paid
Mrs. Jack L. Elliott, beloved
Covington matron, who died
at her home Tuesday night, fol
lowing a coronary occlusion,
this morning (Thursday) at
10.30 o’clock, at Covington
First Methodist Church. The
Rev. Mr. Grady Lively will
officiate in the services, which
will be concluded at Coving
ton Cemetery, where interment
will take place.
Mrs. Elliott, 78, nee Miss
Georgie Smith, was a native of
Henry County, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Smith pio
neer settlers of this section.
Most of her life was spent in
Newton County. For a short
period after her marriage in
1905 to former Mayor Jack L.
Elliott, they made their home
in Atlanta, Athens and Oxford;
but for nearly half a century
they have lived in Covington,
Dr. Tully Smith
Succumbed Fri.;
Extended Illness
One of this sections most be
loved men, Dr. Tully U. Smith,
passed away at one o’clock Fri
day morning, July 13th, at his
home on Emory Street, after a
long illness.
Dr. Smith was a prominent
dentist in Covington for 52
years, and was known by all as
a person of gentle nature, with
love in his heart for all with
whom he came in contact
This section has a great sha
dow cast upon it in his pass
ing, but realize that this is not
his death, only his coronation.
Dr. Smith was an avid out
door sportsman, with hunting,
fishing and golf as his main
hobbies.
He was born at Starrsville,
six miles from Covington, De
cember 31st, 1882, the son of
James Middleton Smith and
Hester Ann Middlebrooks
Smith. Both parents were na
tives of Starrsville.
Dr. Smith graduated from
Watkinsville High School and
later from Southern Dental Col
lege in 1907, after which he
moved to Covington and set up
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at the homesite to which they
moved in 1916.
Devoted to her church and
family, Mrs. Elliott was a
Mother and homemaker in the
fullest scope of both roles. A
person of deep compassion and
understanding, she found the
good in those she knew, be
cause that is what she looked
for. Those who knew her best,
think of her as one who “walk
ed the Road of the Loving
Heart”.
Mrs. Elliott was a loyal
member of the First Methodlist
Church of which she was a
member. The Georgie Elliott
Circle of the church’s WSCS
of which she was an honorary
life member, bears her name.
She was a member of the
Charles Porter Bible Clsss; and
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"MORE THAN
20,000
READERS WEEKLY
Accepts Position As Assoc
Flight Surgeon In Atlanta
Dr. Harry W. Faulkner informed The NEWS that because
of reasons of health he would be unable to continue the
general practice of medicine. He hastened to add, however,
that his health has not worsened in recent weeks.
His retirement from practice
became effective July 15. Dr.
Faulkner stated that this de
cision was reached only after
several week's consideration;
it was made upon the advice
of his doctor.
Dr. Faulkner gave this state
ment to the NEWS: “1 regret
very much the necessity of giv
ing up the general practice of
medicine. The relationship I
have had with my patients is
an experience I shall always
cherish. It is a privilege not
afforded many; I shall miss it.
I am grateful to the people of
Newton County for the many
kindnesses shown me.”
Dr. Faulkner added, “The
medical record of any person
whom I have ever treated will
be in the possession of my
friend and former partner, Dr.
Thomas L. Crews."
Dr. Faulkner will begin his
new work as Associate Flight
Surgeon for the Southern re
gional office of the Federal
Aviation Agency in Atlanta on
August 1. Dr. and Mrs. Faulk
ner and Laura will continue to
live in Covington.
The Faulkners have taken an i
active part in church and civ- <
ic activities in Covington for
the past four years. They were 1
particularly active in the work
of the Newton County stroke
clinic for which Dr. Faulkner
was awarded a citation by tha
Georgia Heart Association.
Revs. Murphy, Sain Are Speakers
At Lovejoy Homecoming, Revival
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REV. MURPHY
Rev Walter Y. Murphy, pas
tor of St. James Methodist
Church, Athens, Georgia, will
be the revival speaker at Love
joy Methodist Church begin
ning Sunday night, July 22 at
8 o'clock.
Rev. Murphy and his wife,
Marianne, are natives of
Thomaston, Georgia and are
very well known in this area.
They have two children, Clare
and Julianne. He attended
Emory University and Candler
School of Theology in Atlanta.
Rev. Murphy has served as
assistant pastor at Decatur
First Methodist Church, pastor
of the Newborn Circuit in
Newton County, Starrsville,
Newborn, Mansfield, and Pen
nington, Skyland Church in
Atlanta. He was pastor of
Young J. Allen Memorial
Church before going to St.
James Methodist in Athens this
June.
The revival services will con
tinue through Friday, July 27
beginning each night at 8
o’clock. Lovejoy is located 7
miles out of Covington on High
way 36. Everyone is invited to
attend these services.
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Pilot Club to Hold
Annual Picnic at
7:30 P. M. Today
The Pilot Club of Covington
will hold its Annual Picnio
Thursday July 19 at 7:30 P M.
at Green Valley with their Co-
Pilots and children as guests.
The Monroe and Conyers
Pilot Clubs will also be guests
at this annual affair.
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REV. SAIN
Homecoming will be held at
t Lovejoy Methodist Church on
1 Sunday, July 22. Services will
. begin at 11 o’clock with Rev.
. Daniel Sain preaching the
t Homecoming Sermon.
Rev. Sain is a native of
Shelby, North Carolina. He
i holds an A.B. Degree from Le
, noir Rhyne College, B. D. De
’ gree from Duke University
; and a M. A. Degree from Em
। ory University. He has served
as pastor of Methodist Church
es in North Carolina for nne
years, professor of Bible at
> Spartanburg Junior College for
■ one year and is presently in
the Graduate School of Arts
। and Sciences in the division of
, Religion at Emory University
doing work leading to his Ph.D.
Degree in Biblical studies and
is teaching New Testament
Greek in the Candler School of
Theology. Before coming to
Emory in the present position,
he was professor of Newton
Testament Greek at Pfeiffer
College, Misenheimer, North
Carolina for two years.
Rev. Sain was pastor of
Lovejoy Church during the
conference year of 1957-58 and
at the same time served as pas
tor of the other churches on
the Newton Circuit, Red Oak,
Gaither’s and Austin’s ChapeL
Rev. Sain, his wife, Lavada,
their two children, David 6,
Danita 8, now reside at 322
Nelson Ferry Road in Decatur.
A big day is planned for
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