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VOLUME 99
Cancer Workers Attend State Planning Conference
Official Says Fund Crusade
'To Cure More, Give More'
Delegates of the Newton County Chapter of the American
Cancer Society, Georgia Division, attended the Arch Avary
Planning Conference at Baconsfield Club House in Macon,
on February 20, 1963. Mr. Bill O’Shaughnessey, Bibb County
Board of Directors member and their Education-Funds
Chairman for 1963, presided over
the informative and inspiring
meeting which began at five
o’clock.
Each speaker seemed individu
ally inspired and dedicated to his
or her position in the fight against
cancer. Mr. Arch Avary, Vice -
President of the Trust Company
of Georgia Associates and the
Georgia Education Funds Chair
man for the 1963 Cancer Crusade,
challenged the group with a slo
gan: "To Cure More, Give More”.
As long as 1 of 4 people and 1 of
3 homes is plagued by cancer,
the fight must be intensified.
"The Overall Program of the
American Cancer Society” was
outlined by Dr. Thomas Harrold,
a long-time enthusiast against this
dreadful enemy. He attributed
great credit to Eric Johnson who
stimulated the re-organization of
the Cancer Society through h i s
affiliation with the National Cham-
Mansfield Rites
Are Held for
Leonard Hays
Funeral services for Lucius
Leonard (Beck) Hays of Mans
field, Route 1, were held Mon
day afternoon, February 18, at
the Chapel of Harwell Furner
al Home with Rev. T. J. White,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, Covington, officiating.
Mr. Hays, 69, was a native
of Newton County and a mem
ber of Luther Hays Presby
terian Church as well as a
member of the Mansfield Ma
sonic Lodge. He died on Feb
ruary 17, in a private hospital
where he had been a patient
for 10 days following a linger
ing illness.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Nora Dobbs Hays, one son,
Jimmy Hays, both of Mans
field: sister. Miss Ethel Hays,
Mansfield and two grandchil
dren.
Interment was in Hays Fam
ily Cemetery, Hayston, with J.
C. Harwell and Son Funeral
Home in charge of arrange
ments. Serving as pallbearers
and honorary escort were
members of Mansfield Mason
ic Lodge.
The NEWS joins the many
friends of the family through
out this section in extending
deepest sympathy to them in
their sorrow.
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CARICATURE OF MISS RUTH TANNER, President of the Pilot Club of Covington, as
drawn by 'Baldy' of the Atlanta Constitution, is the focal point of this picture taken at the
Annual Civic Night program Thursday at Ficquett Cafetorium. Looking at the drawing
from left to right: Miss Ann Woodward, First Vice-President of the local club; Miss Tan
ner: and Cliff Baldowski (Baldy), guest speaker for the event.
The Covington Enterprise, Established io 1364 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
: ber of Commerce in 1945 - 46. An
independent crusade is important,
he pointed out, because the edu
cational features are essential for
individuality.
With a quote: "A Need Must Be
Felt; A Need Must Be Met”, Dr.
Hoke Wammock, Medical Vice -
President of the Georgia Division,
American Cancer Society, present
ed information concerning re
search. His attentive listeners
heard him reiterate that cancer
though costly, can be cured. Dr.
i Wammock, a prominent physician
iin La Grange, Georgia, told of
I Professorships in Research and
Clinical Professorships. He em
phasized the importance of virus’,
hormones, and immunology, and
even the likelihood of industrial
causes of cancer which is the No.
2 killer in spite of the fact that
deaths from cancer are increasing
six times faster than heart di
seases.
Crusade leaders in four areas
। spoke out of their rich, rewarding
) I experiences. Their areas and
names were: Special Contacts,
Johnny Jones; Trades and Indus
tries, J. V. Skinner; Residential,
Mrs. Chester Chaffin and Mrs. H.
E. Ruark; Mass Media, Mrs.
George Landry.
The film, "Town With a Hole
Funeral Held
Friday for
James Wilson
James Ervin Wilson of Cov
ington, formerly of Tennessee
died at his home on Wednes
day, February 20, after a short
illness at the age of 77.
Funeral services were held
Friday, February 22, at the
Chapel of Harwell Funeral
Home with Rev. John Lance,
pastor of Porterdale Baptist
Church officiating. Interment
was in Wimberly Hill Ceme
tery, Cedartown, with J. C.
Harwell Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Nep
hews served as pallbearers.
Surviving are one brother,
W. O. Wilson, Covington; sis
ter, Mrs. J. F. Casteel, Forsyth
and a number of nieces and
nephews.
The NEWS joins friends in
extending deepest sympathy to
the members of the family in
their sorrow.
Sip fflnmtuttim Nrms
Fred Krenson,
Former Editor of
Bibb Paper Dies
Frederick Krenson. 73, form
er editor of The Bibb Record
er, Bibb Manufacturing week
ly newspaper, died Wednesday
evening, Feb. 20 at a Macon
hospital.
Mr. Krenson became editor
of the Bibb Recorder Dec. 16,
1943 and continued in t/his ca
pacity until his retirement
Nov. 1, 1959.
A member of the Presby
terian Church, Mr. Krenson
was also a veteran of World
War I. He attended the Geor
gia Institute of Technology, At
lanta.
From 1934 to 1944 he served
as a probation officer in the
U. S. District Court, and be
fore his retirement a few years
ago he was associated with the
Bibb Manufacturing Company.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Leonora Neel of Ma
con; one son, William Day
Krenson of Atlanta; a sister
in-law, Mrs. Campbell McDon
ald Krenson of Atlanta; and
three grandchildren, William
Day Krenson Jr., Frederick
Campbell Krenson Jr., and
Leonora Krenson, all of At
lanta.
Funeral services were held
in the First Presbyterian
Ch u r.c h at 3 p.m. Friday
Burial was in Riverside Ceme
tery.
The NEWS extends deepest
sympathy to members of the
family.
In It", graphically presented or
ganizational methods for Inde
pendent Businesses.
Following a delicious chicken
dinner served in the adjacent din
ing room. Dr. Bonham Stewart,
Macon physician, chose for his
timely message the subject "The
Value of Education in Our Fund
Crusade”.
Interesting posters and mater
ials were exhibited. The announce
ment of “Man Against Cancer”,
the Seattle World's Fair "HIT”
Exhibit, which is to be shown in
Atlanta was noteworthy. Eight
thousand persons daily visited this
exhibit commemorating twenty -
five years of cancer research by
the National Cancer Institute and
American Cancer Society, Inc.
From March 2-15, it will be open
to the public at the Georgia Power
Company Building Lobby, 270
Peachtree Street, Atlanta.
Perhaps the most significant im
pression of the conference was the
intimate, personal interest mani
fested by each participant.
Those in attendance from New
ton County were; Mr. and Mrs. A.
E. Hays, Jr., Miss Mae Hardman,
Robert Stanton.
COVINGTON, GEORGIA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1963
Women's Bureau Opens Regional Office in Atlanta
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THE WOMEN'S BUREAU of the U. S. Department of Labor recently established a South
ern regional office in Atlanta, to serve the Southern states. Mrs. Esther Peterson. Assist
ant Secretary of Labor and Director of the Wosnen's Bureau, Washington, D. C., was on
hand to greet visitors to the office and open house held by the Regional Director, Miss
Dianne McKaig. Shown left to right are: Mrs. S. M. Hay, President of Georgia Federation
of Women's Clubs, Covington: Mrs. Peterson; Mrs. Howard Nix, Atlanta, and Miss McKaig.
Newton County Traverse Jurors
Drawn for March Term of Court
Grand and Traverse Jurors have
been drawn for the March term of
Newton Superior Court, according
to S. M. Hay, Clerk of the Court.
GRAND JURORS for March 1963
Term Newton Superior Court are:
E. L. Hays, W. N. Zeigler, T. G.
Cowan, H. 0. Whelchel, J. T.
Jaynes, W. A. Childers, J. T.
Owens, Jr., Chester H. Jones, J.
C. Capes, J. Sam Gainer. W. C.
(Billy) Crowell, Herbert T. Car
son.
James Oliver Byrd, Grier Holi
field, J. B. Greer, Grady Berry,
Eugene Marks, Gilbert Gober,
Charles A. Burnett, Herman
Adams, Oscar Spears, J. A. Kit
chens, Joe Wall, Don J. Wood, H.
M. Harris,
Jessie H. Ellington, W. W.
Crowe. C. Mack Gay, T. R. Ginn,
John F. Hackney, B. B. Snow. T.
C. Castleberry, Barney Mitcham,
Terrell Goins, H. S. Randall.
TRAVERSE JURORS for March
Term 1963 Newton Superior Court:
R. L. House, Emmett J. Calla
han, M. H. Waggoner, W. G. Free
man, T. A. Haney, Paul Fedder,
Arthur Henderson, W. B. Corry,
George J. Elliott, D. A. Clower,
Lamar Elder, Edward H. Fincher,
C. Gip Davis, Curtis Rowe, Troy
Hodge, J. Leonard Davis, J. C.
Johnson, James M. Johnson, W.
C. Ivey, Julian R. Ellis, R. R.
Fowler.
Donald C. Carter, Franklin
Gray, Harry Cowan, Roy Davis,
Beatie White, Leland K. Ellis,
Jack Standard, Charles Robert-
Scene at Pilot Club's Annual Civic Night Program Thursday
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PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS at the Covington Pilot Club
Annual Civic Night occasion are shown at Ficquett Cafeto
rium Thursday. Left to right: Mrs. Louise Kitchens, cor
responding secretary: Mrs. Frances Allen, Second Vice-
President; Mrs. Ruth Sherwood; Aubra Sherwood, who in-
son. James E. Adams, J. T. Polk,
C. D. Biggers, John Sherrod, R.
M. Rutledge, Horace E. Holmes,
Paul Stewart, C. J. Morris, E. B.
Rogers, G. F. Costley, Emory L.
Kinnett, G. D. Lancaster, Jack
Neely, Chester Bunn.
G. Dewey Cason, Jim Hitch
cock, C. R. Henderson, Jack E.
Hinton. E. M. Hays, Jr., A. Clif
ford Studdard, W. C. MeGahee,
Harold Byrd, Adell Digby, Daniel
M. Clower, Marshall R. Elizer,
Emory M. Smith, C. N. Hill, Don
ald D. Helms, J. B. Haymore,
Walker Harris, Guy Robinson,
Mark L. Davis, Clyde B. Davis,
M. M. Allums, L. D. Dobbs, Otis
E. Cook, Randolph Harris,
J. E. Miller, John A. Addison,
Howard E. Pickett, Clarence F.
Hays. Robert L. Cook, Edgar Wal
lace, Teddy S. Brown, E. R. Har
ris, J. R. Parnell, Joe E. Bohan
an, Troy Stubbs, Ted W. Chancey,
J. H. Brown, Glenn S. Conner, R.
T. Hull, James H. Gates, J. W.
Jones, R. L. Ellington, John E.
Fuller, H. Guy Crowell, William
0. Burch, W. B. Ficquett.
E. M. Hays, Sr., William Craw
ford, A. G. Grove. W. Roy Aiken,
Jr., Cloud Abernathy, J. Robert
Adams, Ronald Cook, T. W. Bin
ford, J. S. Gardner, Jr., E. L.
Patrick, B. W. Harwell, Conrod T.
Reynolds, Dewey Steele, Hugh
McDonald, W. H. (G) Horstman,
Jr., Zack Johnson, D G. Hamby,
Brasher Bentley, Julian Stubbs,
Irvin Coady, W. D. Collum, W. R.
City Had Four
Fires During Week
Only four minor fires have been
reported during the past week,
according to Fire Chief Rodney
Floyd.
Last Friday a barber shop locat
ed at 815 Washington Street was
. swept with flames that took fire
men an hour and a half to bring
under control. It was not known
how the blaze started and actual
damages have not yet been de
termined.
A faulty drop cord set fire to
curtains, bedding and clothing in
an apartment at 704 Cannon
Street Friday. The fire was
brought under control before it
did much damage.
Two grass fire calls were ans
wered this week One of the fires
was on Dearing Street and the
other call was outside the city
limits on South Dearing Road.
Neither fire did exlentive damage
to property.
World Day of
Prayer Service
Friday 3:30 PM
The annual World Day of
Prayer services will be held
Friday, March 1, at the First
Methodist Church at 3:30 p. m.
All members of all churches in
the community are invited to
join in this Interdenominational
Porter, D L. Chambers, D. R.
Colquitt, Ben T. Banks, J. Rufus
Edwards.
troduced the main speaker: Mrs. Frances Ford of Monroe.
First Lt. Governor; Clifford Baldowski (Baldy), main speak
er; and Miss Ruth Tanner, President of the Covington Club.
Some 100 Pilots and Co-Pilots, civic leaders and businessmen
attended the event.
Calendar of Events
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
FOR FEB. 28-MARCH 6:
Thursday, Feb. 28
7-9:00 p. m. Advanced First
Aid Class
Tuesday, March 5
12:00 noon Past President’s
Parley Meeting at Gold
Crown Bowling Lanes.
3:30 p. m. Covington Wo
man’s Club Meeting at Wo
man’s Club House.
Catholic Census
To Be Taken Here
On Sunday afternoon, March
3, members of Saint Augu
stine’s Catholic Church in Cov
ington, will conduct a door to
door census in the Covington-
Oxford city limits area. This is
part of the census of all Cath
olic people of the Arch-Diocese
of Atlanta which is being con
ducted at the same time.
Any Catholic people resid
ing in Newton County who
might not be contacted during
this census are requested to
call Mr. James Harris, Phone
No. 786-5393.
Singing Sunday
At Midway Church
A singing will be held at the
Midway Baptist Church on Flat
Shoals Road, better known as
Collum Road, on Sunday, March
3, at two o'clock. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Carither's Rises
Held Tuesday
Al Danielsville
Funeral services for Gallo
way Carithers, 63, of Porter
dale, were held Tuesday after
noon, February 26, at Moon’s
Grove Baptist Church, Daniels
ville, with Rev. Charles L.
Moody officiating. He died sud
denly at his home on February
25. Mr. Carithers was a native
of Madison County.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Myrtle Carithers, daughters,
Mrs. Carrie Sullivan, both of
Porterdale; Mrs. Hershleen
Evans, Anderson, South Caro
lina; brothers, Amon Carithers,
Athens; M. E. Carithers, Char
lotte, North Carolina and five
grandchildren.
The NEWS joins friends in
extending deepest sympathy to
the members of the bereaved
family. Caldwell and Cowan
Funeral Home were in charge
of arrangements.
Service.
The main speaker will be
Mr. Reynolds Green of Decatur.
Special music will be sung by
Mrs. Hugh McDonald of Cov
ington.
Best Coverage
News, Pictures,
and Features
8:00 p. m. Amitie Club of
Oxford Meeting.
Wednesday, March 6
3:30 p. m. Covington Garden
Club Meeting.
Any meetings, banquets, etc.
that you would like printed in
the Calendar of Events each
week, please contact the Cov
ington-Newton County Cham
ber of Commerce (by mail or
phone) Box 168, Covington,
Ga. Telephone: 786-7510.
Porterdale P-TA
Makes Awards
Al Meeting
PORTERDALE —Mrs. E. B.
Morris’ Sixth Grade presented
a delightful devotional at the
Parent-Teacher Association of
the Porterdale School on
Thursday evening, February
21. The entire class recited the
Twenty-third Psalm, a pray
er, and the poem, “America
For Me”. The girls united in
singing “Wake Up America”
written by Mabel N. Almand
of Sandersville, Georgia.
The grade count was con
ducted by Miss Jordye Tanner.
Recipients of the loving cups
and the cash awards were:
Mrs. Charlotte Adams’ First
Grade and Mrs. E. B. Morris'
Sixth Grade.
Mrs. J. B. Mitchell, Jr.,
Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, reported that plans
were underway for a fund
raising project to be engaged
in during the coming months.
Mr. W. H. Walden asked
Mrs. M. B. Shaw. Secretary, to
read the articles from the Con
stitution and by-laws govern
ing the election of officers and
a nominating committee. Elect
ed to this committee were:
Mrs. B. C. Crowell, Chairman,
Mrs. J. B. Mitchell, Jr., and
Miss Mae Hardman.
Mrs. Annie Day introduced
Mr. W. A. Carlton, retired pro
fessor at Emory - at - Oxford,
who spoke on the subject,
“Matunty Through Remem
bering Our Heritage". He out
lined some of the things which
Americans have inherited,
namely, homes, institutions,
people, discoveries, inventions,
architecture, natural resources,
government, religious heritage,
and racial heritage.
An offering to commemorate
Founders Day was taken at the
conclusion of his message.
Mr. Walden announced that
there would be no meetin - ’ in
March because of Spring Holi
days from school.
Mrs. Robs. Peek
Is Inferred d
Local Cemetery
Mrs. Robert Lee Peek of
Chattanooga, Tennessee died at
h<r home on February 20, after
a lingering illness. A native of
Newton County, she was born
on October 8, 1873, the daugh
ter of the late Thomas and
Frances Ann Freeman Cosby.
She was a member of the Con
cord Baptist Church in Chatt
anooga, where she had made
he home for the past five
years.
Funeral services were held
Saturday afternoon at the
Chapel of Harwell Funeral
Home with Rev. Charles Tur
ner, pastor of Almon Baptist
Church, and Rev. Weyman
Fields officiating.
Surviving are two sons,
Charles David Peek. Chattan
ooga, Tennessee; Robert A.
Peek, Columbia, South Caro
lina; sister, Mrs. Nell Harper,
Garfield, three grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Interment was in Covington
Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Ser
ving as pallbearers were Har
old Dobbs, James Bruce, C. H.
Berry Jr., Johnnie Archer, Ru
fus Edwards and Billy Letson.
The NEWS extends deepest
I sympathy to the family.
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