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VOLUME 99
State Future Homemakers
Convention Set for April 25-27
When the jonquils bloom and
spring pushes winter off the
calendar, can State FHA Con
vention be far behind? No one
needs to tell a member of Fut
ure Homemakers of America
the answer to that—especially
the hundreds of them who are
right now sounding the eternal
wail of the female of the
species: “What will I wear?”
Old dresses are being refurn
ished, new ones stitched up,
and accessories bought.
Far more important to the
overall success of the Conven
tion is work of another kind.
They’re writing speeches, prac
ticing skits, designing stage sets
and props, and rehearsing the
parts they will have during the
three-day event. Over 1200 re
presentatives from 325 high
schools in Georgia will attend
along with their home econo
mics teachers.
The dates circled on all FHA
calendars are April 25, 26 and
27. Site of the Convention is
Atlanta, and headquarters will
be the Dinkier Plaza Hotel.
Highlight for many will
come when Governor Carl San
ders rises to address them. This
happens on Convention BIG
NIGHT, Friday night, April 26.
In his inaugural address, Gov.
Sanders stated that if he was
to be a star in his program it
would be the Georgia school
child. While FHA’ers don’t
consider themselves children,
they know their governor
shares their interest and enth
usiasm for one of their present
projects, “Stay In School.”
On banquet night, Gov. San-
Mrs. Robinson
Is Inferred
At Atlanta
Mrs. Carrie Belle Robinson,
93, of Rt. 3, Conyers (Salem
Community) died on April sth
at the residence of her daugh
ter after a lingering illness.
Mrs. Robinson was a native of
Jones County.
Funeral services were held
on Sunday, April 7th at 2:30
p. m. at the Graveside in Crest
lawn Cemetery with Rev. Ken
neth P. Craig, pastor of Inman
Park Presbyterian Church, off
iciating.
Interment was in Crestlawn
Cemetery, Atlanta with J.. C.
Harwell and Son Funeral Home
in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include one daugh
ter, Mrs. Jesse D. Byrd, Con
yers and two grandsons, Don
ald R. Byrd, Conyers and Jesse
D. Byrd, Covington.
The NEWS join friends of
the family in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family.
Mrs. Luke Lassiter Is Double Winner in Flower Show
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Wednesday at Ficquett School. Mrs. Lassiter (right) won the Tri-Color and Sweepstakes
ribbons. At left are Mrs. James Hardman, winner of a blue ribbon; and Mrs. Fred Harwell
(center), also a blue ribbon winner. Other blue ribbon winners not present for the pic
ture: Mrs. T. C. Crenshaw, Jr., and Mrs. Bud Dennison. Mrs. Frank Stone won the Award
es Merit, and Mrs. Blake Armstrong was the runner-up.
The Covington Enterprise, Established in 1864 — The Covington Star, Established in 1874 and The Citizen - Observer, Established in 1953
ders will be preceded on the
program by greetings from a
“school man” who is delighted
to see FHA’ers get behind the
problem of the school drop-out.
His name is Jack P. Nix and he
is director of Vocational Edu
cation. Seated at the speaker’s
table, and there to perform im
portant duties, will be Anne
Dozier, Thomson, State FHA
president, and Jo Evelyn Whit
worth, Stephens County, prog
ram chairman, District 111.
Registration begins Thurs
day, April 25th. Rich’s will give
a tea for them at 3:45 going to
the tea will be Sally Hardman,
Betty Jean Spears, Mrs. Lanier
Hardman and adviser, Mrs.
McKinsey. Going on Friday,
April 26th, the Newton FHA
delegates are Jane Coggin, Ar
lene Martin and Miss Ruth
Tanner. Going from the Cov
ington FHA Chapter will be
Sandra Hodges, President; Mary
Jane Odum and Mrs. J. D. Mc-
Kinsey, adviser.
The annual President’s
Breakfast will be Saturday
morning and Sallie Sanders,
Royston, 1961-62 president,
will speak. She will be intro
duced by Gail. Sandra Hodges,
President of Covington FHA
will attend.
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Benefit Dance
For Cancer Fund
At Elks Club
All Elk Club members and
their guests, are invited to a
Big Benefit Dance at the Elks
Club on April 20th.
“All these years we have
been dancing for Dimes, now
we will dance for dollars! The
price is $3.00 per couple, we
know every Elk member in
this, and surrounding counties
will be there, and bring some
guests, to swell the Cancer
Fund,”
April is the month for the
Crusade, and it’s enough said,
when we say the “Dixie Swin
gettes” will furnish the music.
“All proceeds will go to the
Newton County Cancer Fund.
This will not be your donation
to the fund, but meet your
friends here, the price is $3.00
for each couple.. .and what a
wonderful time! You will get
your money’s worth!”
Let’s join hands and hearts
in raising this money, and help
the wonderful volunteer work
ers make 1963 the best year
ever! We do not want a single
Elk member to be absent! SEE
YOU THERE.. .APRIL 20th
from 9 o’clock to 12 o’clock.
Nice clean fun, and the know
ledge that we are helping save
lives with this dread disease!
Place? The Elks Club, of course!
Covington.
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Lee, New Jersey, shopped early for her Easter bonnet. The attractive “Miss" was named
for her "Aunt" Clara-Belle Robertson, and "Grandmother" Ella Louisa Robertson, both
of Social Circle.
Newton Countians
Attend GOP
Meeting, Atlanta
Mrs. Wendell W. Crowe,
chairman of the Republican
Party in Newton County, and
Mrs. Laverne Cowan, president
of the Republican Women’s
Organization in Newton Co
unty and its affiliated group
working for a two party system
in Georgia, led the group that
attended the Republican work
shop held in Atlanta on April
sth.
Ray Humphries, National
Organizer for the Republican
National Committee, was one
of the key speakers. During
his talk he stressed the fact
that “only with a free competi
tive system of politics like a
free competitive system of
business will we build a st
ronger, better community”.
Using the average figures for
a county unit in Georgia, he
pointed out that in the average
county 588 eligible citizens are
not registered to vote; and out
of the 1,291 registered voters,
only 400 bothered to vote in the
last presidential election. We
need “good candidates, good
issues, and good organization”
he said. “There is no greater
power or incentive for a better
product than competition.”
Alec Stevens, who spoke on
the value of publicity, emphas
ised that “publicity must be a
continuing campaign for indiff
erence kills”. One million three
hundred thousand registered
voters have to be reached
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1963
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR
APRIL 11-17:
Thursday, April 11
1:00 p. m. Kiwanis Club al Le
gion Hail.
Monday, April 15
7:30 p. m. Porterdale Woman’s
Club Meeting.
Tuesday, April 16
12:00 Rotary Club Meeting at
Teen Can.
If you have any announcements of
meetings, banquets, etc., that you
would like printed in the Calendar
of Events each week, please con
tact the Covington - Newton Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce at Box
168 or telephone 786-7510.
"Jamboree" to
Be Presented at
Porterdale School
PORTERDALE—James Vin
ing as “Preacher Short” and H.
V. Johnson as “Mr. Jones” are
two characters worth seeing at
the 8 o’clock Jamboree on Fri
day, April 19, and Saturday,
April 20, at Porterdale School
Auditorium.
Entertaining skits will be:
“An Awful Appetite”, “Over
the Back Fence”, “Coon Creek
Courtship”, and “Black Clouds”.
The characters will be named
next week in the announce
ment. Watch for it!
Sponsored by the Porterdale
Woman’s Club to swell their
Trip Fund, this event will be
gin at eight o’clock and the
tickets are thirty-five cents for
children and fifty cents for
adults.
If you want to relax and
laugh, join the crowd which
views “The Eight-O-Clock
Jamboree.”
Sardis Baptist
Revival Starts
Easter Sunday
Revival begins at Sardis
Baptist Church, Henry County,
on Easter Sunday. Services
will begin each evening at 7:30
p.m.
Pastor Cecil Gilmer will be
preaching and Hal Chapman
of Macon will conduct the
singing.
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“It’s better to give than
receive. Besides, it’s deduct-
I ible.”
Four Students
Honored by
Student Council
The Student Council of New
ton County High School elected
the following students as “Sc
hool Citizens of the Week” for
the weeks of March 4-April 5:
Day Morcock, Denny Dobbs,
Dana Kemp, and Marilyn Lord.
The D. A. R. Citizen for this
year is Day Morcock. Day is
secretary of the Beta Club and
Student Council. She was elec
ted “Miss N. C. H. S.” and Most
Intelligent” senior. She is pro
jects chairman for the Senior
Tri-Hi-Y and a member of the
Covington FHA. She was chosen
“Most Outstanding Player” at
the 4-AA Region Tournament
at South Hall High.
The “Most Improved Player”
on our basketball squad this
year was Denny Dobbs. Besides
playing basketball, he also
participates in baseball. The
senior class elected Denny vice
president and “Most Friendly”.
He is President of the Beta
Club and member of both Key
Club and Hi-Y Club.
Dana Kemp, as editor of the
school paper, the “Rampage”,
has been an outstanding school
citizen the entire year by pub
lishing an excellent paper. Not
only is Dana connected with
the “Rampage”, but she is a
member of the Beta Club and
Gamma Tri-Hi-Y. She is also
serving as chairman of a com
mittee for the Junior-Senior
Prom.
The first place winner for
Girl’s Declamation in the Reg
ion 4-AA Literary meet is
Marilyn Lord. She is also a
member of the Alpha Tri-Hi-
Y, Latin Club, and FHA. Mari
lyn is an all “A” Student and
in coming years, we all expect
great things of this outstand
ing freshman.
Congratulations to these four
students for outstanding achi
evement.
Note: The following names
were omitted by accident in
the “All A List” for the fifth
six weeks: From the sophomore
class, Judson Caldwell and
from the senior class, Carol
George.
Nan Purdy Has
Champion Steer
Miss Nan Purdy. 10 year-old
daughter of Mr and Mrs Konrad
Purdy of Thomaston, and former
residents of Covington, entered the
champion steer in the Georgia
Livestock Exposition in Atlanta.
Nan's champion Hereford ani
mal is named "Babe" and weigh
ed 872 - pounds. Miss Purdy is
only the third young lady to bring
in the grand champion beef steer
in 16 years of the annual show s
history.
Mr. Purdy was the manager of
the L. J. Moore farms in Newton
County until the family moved to
Thomaston a few years ago. Mrs.
Purdy was employed by the Bank
of Covington and later at Coving
ton Mills.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
Final Rites for
Frank H. Miller
Held Here Fri.
Frank M. Miller, 66 of Cov
ington died on April 4th at an
Atlanta hospital, where he had
been a patient for three weeks.
Mr. Miller was born Novem
ber 17, 1896 in Elco, Illinois. He
attended Southern Illinois Nor
mal University, Carbondale,
Illinois, and Northwestern Uni
versity, Evanston, Illinois, and
served as a Lieutenant in the
Air Force during World War I.
Mr. Miller formerly lived in
Cairo, Illinois and in Chicago
for many years. Since 1959, he
had made his residence in Cov
ington. He was the retired
Eastern Regional Sales Director
for the United States Gypsum
Company. He began his career
with this company in 1923 and
held many positions in the Sa
les Department, covering the
Southeast for many years.
He was a member of the
Church of the Good Shepherd
in Covington. He was also a
member of the East Lake Co
i untry Club, Piedmont Driving
Club and Capital City Club in
Atlanta.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Julia Benton, Swann Mil
ler, a son, Edward Frank
Miller, a student at the Univ,
of Pa., Philadelphia, Pa.; two
sisters, Mrs. Fred Allimier,
Delphos, Ohio and Mrs. Will
iam Crouch, Bridgeport, Conn.;
and one brother. Dr. Edward
Miller, Cairo, Illinois.
Funeral services were held
Friday, April sth at 10:30 a. m.
at the Episcopal Church of the
Good Shepherd with Rev.
Gordon Mann, pastor of the
church, officiating.
Interment was in Thistle
wood Cemetery at Cairo, Illin
ois. J. C. Harwell and Son Fun
eral Home was in charge of ar
rangements here.
Serving as active pallbearers
were Messrs. Moody Summers,
Jr., W. B. Singer, L. B. Singer,
Virgil Steele, Jr., Charlie Po
well, Jr. and Al Colvin.
Serving as honorary pall
bearers were Messrs. Robert
Fowler, S. A. Ginn, N. S. Tur
ner, Leon Cohen, George Ell
iott, Mercer Lee, Ed Steinback,
Wally Weidman, Ken Hedrich
and Dr. Sams.
The NEWS joins friends of
the family in extending deepest
sympathy to the members of
the bereaved family.
Cake and Candy
Sale by O.E.S.
Covington Chapter 337 Order
of the Eastern Star will have a
homemade cake and candy sale
Saturday morning, April 13, in
front of the Strand Theatre, st
arting at 9 a. m.
Anyone desiring a good
homemade cake for Easter dr
candy, come by the Eastern
Star stand and secure either.
Proceeds will go to projects of
the local chapter.
Stephens Was Mansfield Lions Speaker
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(Ronnie) Stephens (center). Extension Editor, Radio and Television, University of Georgi*.
Shown with Mr. Stephens are Fred Adams (left), club president: and Fred Greer (right),
(program chairman, who introduced the speaker.
Kiwanis Club Honors Members
For Perfect Attendance Record
Members of the Kiwanis
Clmb of Covington with per
fect attendance records were
honored Thursday at the club’s
regular weekly meeting at Le
gion Home. Edgar Wood, At
tendance and Reception Com
mittee Chairman, made the
awards.
Heading the veterans list
with the unbroken longest rec
ord of attendance was S. J.
Dr. R. T. Russell
Interim Pastor
At Porterdale
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DR. RUSSELL
PORTERDALE—Dr. R. T.
Russell has been called by the
Porterdale Baptist Church to
serve as their interim pastor.
Secretary of Evangelism for
the Georgia Baptist Convention,
Dr. Russel! has served in the de
partment for the past fourteen
years, four of which he has
been its Secretary.
Prior to assuming this valu
able and important position, he
served pas-torates in Florida
and Georgia. For twelve years,
he was pastor of the First Bap
tist Church in Waycross, Geor
gia, which was his last regular
pastorate.
Porterdale Baptists are gra
tified that Dr. Russel has con
sented to meet their current
need for a minister as his mes
sages are challenging and in
spiring.
COVINGTON
TEMPERATURES
Temperatures during the
past week in Covington were:
High Low
Wed. April 3, 85 55
Thurs. April 4, 78 56
Fri. April 5, 69 48
Sat. April 6, 59 44
Sun. April 7, 67 47
Mon. April 8, 77 43
Tues. April 9. 72 50
Rainfall during the week
totaled .75 inch.
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Morcock with 21 years. Al
David was next in line with
18 years. Three other mem
bers had 17-year records—
Frank Meadors, W. J. Dickey
and Edgar Wood.
C. D. Ramsey, Jr. has 16
years, Godfrey Trammell 13,
Mel Waggoner 12, Homer
Sharp 10, George Hutchinson
7, Ed Hunt 3, Bob Greer 2, Jack
Meadors and Tony Wilkie 1.
Former officers of the club
| were also presented their pins
by Chairman Wood. This cere
mony had been delayed for
some time until the pins ar
rived. Don Wood and George
Hutchinson each received a
past presidents’ pin. Phillip
Cohen and Tony Wilkie re
ceived a past presidents' pin.
Phillip Cohen and Tony Wilkie
received a past secretary pin.
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“Kiwanis Kettle”
John Hall attended the meet
ing Thursday for the first tiro*
since his automobile wreck
some three months ago. He wSs
on crutches.
Homer Sharp and two mem
bers of the Key Club at New
ton High were on hand to sell
season tickets to the Rams
baseball games. Jack Gibbs and
Jim Benton were Key Clubber*
present.
• • • •
J. Hamby Barton introduced
two of the Emory-Oxford Cir
cle K members —Al Algood of
Gainesville and John Hudson
of Eatonton. Mr. Barton said
that Hudson “will be the next
Governor of the Circle K in
Georgia.”
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’ Revival Starts
l Sunday at
Macedonia
The Macedonia Baptist
Church, located two miles
north of Oxford, just off High
way 81, will begin their an
nual spring meeting this com
ing Sunday, April 14, and will
continue through Sunday, April
21. Services will begin eadl
evening at 7:30 P.M.
The pastor. Rev. Jamea
West, Jr. will be preaching the
revival. Music will ba under
the direction of Mr. Edwin
Moss. He will lead the con
gregational singing, as well aa
present special music at each
service.
The Church Choir and the
Macedonia Quartet and other*
will assist in musical presen
tation.
Sunrise services will also ba
held at 6:30 A.M., with Rev,
W. H. Sheffield, pastor of Beth
el Baptist Church, Conyer^
Ga., bringing the message.
Everyone is cordially invite<
to attend the revival and aun
rise service.
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