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’62 Homecoming Held Sunday At Pitts Chapel
Little Church With A Big
Heart Enjoys Gathering
A small Methodist Church with a big, warm heart held
its 1962 Homecoming Service Sunday and the occasion proved
to be another great day of fellowship for members and
fr iends. Pitts Chapel Church, near Newborn, was the scene
of the homecoming and dinner-on-the-grounds.
Luther Meadows
Succumbed in
S. C. Thursday
Luther Everett Meadows, 29,
of Columbus, South Carolina
died Thursday, September 6
Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon at St. An
drews Lutheran Church near
Columbia.
He is survived by his widow
•nd two daughters and two
sons of Blythewood, near Co
lumbia; mother, Mrs. O. R.
Henderson, Covington; father,
Tom Meadows, Covington; one
•ister and an adopted brother,
Richard Meadows, Covington.
The NEWS joins friends of
the family in extending deep
est sympathy to them in their
sorrow.
City Manager
Was the Rotary
Speaker Tues.
J. H. (Hank) Bryan, City
Manager for Covington, was
tre guest speaker at the Cov
ington Rotary Club meeting
Tuesday at the Teen Can build
ing. Mr. Bryan was introduced
by Otis Spillers, Rotarian and
also a member of the Coving
ton City Council.
Mr. Bryan spoke as a “new
comer and his observations
after being in the city only
three weeks.”
Guests at the meeting Tues
day included Mayor Nat Turn
er of Covington; Ralph Hoff
man of Boca Raton, Fla., fath
er of President Bill Hoffman;
•nd Fred Ayers of Athens.
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BOY SCOUTS OF TROOP 222 Covington are shown in the picture above taken in October
1960 after they had killed all the fish in tributaries flowing into Lake Bulow Campbell
at the Bert Adams Boy Scout Reservation in Newton County. The area where the boys
stood two years ago is now under 6 feet of water in the lake. The lake is now ready
for fi’hing by the various Boy Scout troops of the Atlanta Area Council. (Photo by Roy
A. Grizzell. Jr.)
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
The pastor. Rev. W H. Luns
ford delivered the homecom
ing sermon with some 100 per
sons present. His sermon was
based on “fear” and his text
was taken from the Book of
Matthew. He gave several gra
phic illustrations from every
day life when fear plays an
important part in our well-be
ing. He said that the only “way
to relieve that fear is to let
God come into your life.”
A bountiful dinner was serv
ed on the churchyard grounds
with many former members
present for the day.
Like many rural churches,
Pitts’ Chapel served a dual
role as school and church al
most from the time of its
founding in 1903, when Bishop
J. S. Key and Presiding Elder
J. W. Heidt were serving this
Southern Conference, until
1919.
Organized beneath a brush
arbor, about 1/4 mile east of
its present site, its first pastor
was Rev. T. C. Edwards, who
served until the following De
cember, when Rev. Charles C.
Elliott took over the charge.
The Chapel’s first recorded
marriage was that of Chloe Da
vis and Stanley Dick; and its
first christening, Lovett Lee
Speer, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Speer, in 1905.
In 1904. the late Dr. J. T.
Pitts of Newborn donated the
land for the site of the present
building, which was completed
with volunteer labor in the
same year. He also furnished
the timber and made other con
tributions in effort and means
toward the errection of the
Chapel which now bears his
name; and served as superin
tendent of the Sunday School
for 42 years, until his death in
1945.
According to the original
church register, 26 members of
the Gaston, Hardeman, Loyd,
Kinard, Walton, Bishop, Love
joy and Womack families made
up the first church roll in 1903.
Like many small churches,
Pitts’ Chapel went into a de
cline during the depression fol-
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GATHERED IN THE PULPIT of the Pitts Chapel Methodist
Church Sunday following the Annual Homecoming Service
are several elder members of the church and some of the
church officials. Front Row, left to right: Mrs. W. L.
Lewis, Mrs. Odessa Grinstead, Mrs. J. D. Wyatt, Mrs.
lowing World War I. In the
early 19505, Rev. T. W. Tay
lor and his successor, the pres
ent pastor. Rev. Lunsford, were
instrumental in giving new
impetus toward a complete ren
ovation of the church building,
including new windows, aisle
runners, pulpit furniture, ex
terior and interior painting
and Venetian blinds. Among
major contributors toward the
church’s restoration were W. C.
Kinard of Columbia, S. C.,
Mrs. J. D. Wyatt, Rev. Taylor,
J. D. Henderson of Stone
Mountain and Rev. Lunsford.
Among ministers who have
filled the pulpit of the Chapel,
other than those named, have
been the Rev. Messers Charles
Hearsy, Tierley Baum, James
D. Milton, J. T. Pendley, H. B.
Landrum, Martin, Allen and
Trammell.
Maintenance of the Chapel
which now has regular services
each second Sunday of the
month, is a tribute to the loyal
ty and efforts of the members
which make up its present roll,
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13. 1962
$55,979 Livestock
Sale Monday at
Tri-County Site
Tri-County Livestock Auc
tion Company sold 710 head
of cattle, 24 hogs and 6 goats
Monday for a total of $55,979.-
86. Milk cows and springers
topped at $250.; baby calves at
$28.; and pigs at $13.25. Stock
ers sold from SSO. to $lB5.
Price ranges were: calves,
$16.50 to $30.; heifers, $17.50
to $23.50; steers, $17.50 to
$28.; light bulls, sl4. to $23.;
heavy bulls, $16.00 to $18.50;
canners, SIO.OO to $13.50; cut
ters, $13.50 to $14.50; fat cows,
$14.50 to $18.00; and hogs,
$15.00 to $19.00.
There were 208 shippers and :
73 buyers, including 9 packers. ।
Scouts to Enjoy Fishing
At Newly Impounded Lake
On October 25, 1960 twelve
Boy Scouts from Troup No.
222, Atlanta Area Council did
their good deed for the day
by killing all fish in the streams
and branches feeding into what
was to become Lake Bulow
Campbell. They were assisted
in this task by Scout Master
Julian J. Thomas, Ranger Jim
Healthy and Work Unit Con
servationist James P. Knight of
Newton-Rockdale Counties.
During the fall of 1960 a
sixty acre lake site was clean
ed. a dam was constructed, the
gate closed and before 1961
sixty acres of clear blue water
appeared upon the surface of
the earth at Bert Adams Scout
Camp.
When the lake was about one
acre in size the wheels began
to turn and a truck appeared
from the Warm Springs Fish
Hatchery and stocked the area
with sixty thousand red ear
and blue gill bream.
After these bream had
spawned in 1961 six thousand
bass fingerlings were released.
Their food supply was in abun
dance, and they have indeed
grown to be ‘‘fat and sassy
over a two year period.
Lake Bulow Campbell is
now ready for heavy fishing
and twenty one thousand Boy
Scouts in the Atlanta Area
Council will be given the op
portunity to wet a line and
test their skill at frying fish.
What does a Boy Scout do at
Bert Adams Scout Camp? He
grows up loving the soil, water,
forest and wildlife. He hikes
the nature trails. He counts
and identifies the birds and
animals. He studies the trees
and small plants. He captures
snakes and makes pets out of
those that are non poisonous.
He rs made into a young Ameri-
Jasper Sutton, Mrs. Mary Pitts (widow of Dr. Thomas Pitts
for whom the church was named), Mrs. Woodfin Cargile
and Mrs. J. E. Robinson. Back Row, left to right Mrs. Billy
Jowers, pianist; Hughie Womack, treasurer; Rev. Hollis
Lunsford, pastor; Roscoe Speer, steward: and J. D. Wyatt.
Newton High Student Council
Makes Plans tor Coming Year
Alva Spillers, Student Body
President, presided over New
ton County High School’s first
i Student Council meeting, Sep
■ tember 10th. He and his Vice-
President, Rosemary Laster,
had already been working hard
on plans for the upcoming year
at Newton.
Newly elected council mem
bers representing each home
room were: Ninth grade, Toni
Bellew, John Dickerson, Ruth
Fields, Sarah Haynes, Marilyn
Lord, Dan Richardson, Bar
bara Morgan, Bill Wood, Lou
Ann Tuck. Tenth grade. Rich-
I ard Allgood. Twila Ellington,
I Sally Hardman, Scottie Kirk-
can who is not afraid to keep
the good earth good!
Lake Bulow Campbell Now Ready for Boy Scouts to Fish
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LAKE BULOW CAMPBELL at the Boy Scout Camp Gorman at the left foreground, and water front area of
Bert Adams is shown in this aerial view picture taken dur-Camp Emerson is at right foreground, with the Reserva
ing the past summer. The waterfront area shown is Camp iion Arena in center. (Soil Conservation Service Photo).
' land, Judy Lassister, Kay Shaw
• and Jimmy Wiley. Eleventh
t Grade, Nancy Blankenship,
■ Robin Dennison, Ann McKay,
• Cheryl Pannell and Bob Travis.
, Twelfth Grade (two represen-
I tatives per room), Jordye Bai
' ley, Suzanne Adams, Carol
George, Denny Dobbs, Sandra
Lester, Day Morcock, Jane
Richardson, Rosemary Smith,
and Carolyn Strange. Band,
Carol Callaway and Mason Ste- j
phenson.
The new council elected the ;
remaining officers, who were:
Secretary, Day Morcock; Trea
surer, Denny Dobbs and Devo
tional Chairman, Bobby Tra- ,
vis.
A soc-hop was sponsored by
the Student Council last Fri
day night after the Newton-
Rockdale game. The soc-hop
held at the teencan was a very
successful one. These school
sponsored soc-hops will be
continued as long as the at
tendance and spirit is good.
The Student Council is also
This Paper Is Covington's
Index To Civic PRIDE and
PROSPERITY
Cohen's 70th Year Anniversary
10-Day Sale Starts This Morning
W. Cohen Company’s 70th
year Anniversary Sale will
start thia morning (Thursday)
and will continue for 10 days
at their store on the Square in
Covington.
In a special 6-page advertis
ing section (in color) in The
Covington News today Cohen's
has listed hundreds of items
drastically reduced in price for
this special event. The Cohen
anniversary sale, which is an
annual event of September,
features thrifty buys in all de
partments.
Leon Cohen, manager of the
stere, said that manufacturers
have cooperated by making
special prices to the Cohen
Company on many items of
fall merchandise in order to
make this their biggest sale
ever with many special bar
gains.
The sales force at Cohen’s
which numbers some 20 per
sons, extends a special welcome
to their friends, neighbors and
the general public to visit the
1 working on the Freshman So
phomore Dance, which is head
ed by Rosemary Laster. The
dance on September 28th will
have as its theme, “Fantasy
land".
School citizen of the week
will be continued this year by
the Student Council. Cindy
Richardson, one of Newton’s
vivacious varsity cheerleaders,
was elected this week. Be
sides this honor, Cindy is very
active in other school clubs.
She is president of the Gam
ma Tri-Hi-Y and a member
of the Pep Club and F.H.A.
She represents her school
well at all times by her won
derful spirit and sportsman
ship. We congratulate Cindy
Freddie Greenwood
Completes Recruit
Training in S. C.
Marine Private Freddie G. |
। Greenwood, son of Mr. and i
' Mrs. Ed Greenwood of Route 1,
Mansfield, completed recruit
training, Aug. 23, at the Ma
rine Corps Recruit Depot, Par- I
ris Island, S. C.
The indoctrination to Ma
rine Corps life include instruc
tion in basic military law, dis
cipline, physical conditioning,
and other military subjects.
NUMBER 37
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LEON COHEN
store during the next 10 days.
We suggest that you turn to
their special section in T h •
News today and find out fur
ther particulars about their
- 70th Anniversary Sale.
COVINGTON
TEMPERATURES
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week were:
Hi,h Low
Wed. Sept. 5. 94 69
Thurs. Sept. 6, 90 67
Fri. Sept. 7, 81 59
Sat. Sept. 8, 75 60
Sun. Sept. 9, 84 67
. Mon. Sept. 10, 91 68
Tues. Sept. 11, 93 69
Harry Davis, Jr.
Promoted to Major
Harry Q. Davis Jr.. 35, whos»
j wife, Eloise, lives at 224 Spring
i St., Smyrna, Ga., recently was
. promoted to major on Okinawa
I where he is a member of the
; 9th Logistical Command.
Major Davis is executive of
ficer of the command’s Ist Av
iation Company. He entered tho
Army in September 1950 and
was stationed at Fort Benning,
Ga., before arriving on Okina
wa in June 1962.
The major is a 1944 gradu
ate of Covington High School
and a 1950 graduate of North
Georgia College. His father lives
on S. Deering St., Covington.