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NEW BAPTIST
SANCTUARY
Sunday was a sacred day
for members of the First
Baptist Church of Coving'
ton. The services were held,
for the first time, in the
newly renovated Sanctuary.
It is beautiful! A credit to
our Church and Community.
It has been redesigned, tak
ing in a large room at the
rear. There is a spacious
choir loft with the Baptistry
above that. The floors are
all new; new and beautiful
pews in walnut and white; a
handsome new lectern in
fine walnut with matching
communion table. The old
solid walnut chairs on the
dais were refinished and up
holstered in maroon velvet.
The new carpets are a mut
ed green. The windows of
the church (which we wish
ed could have been of stain
ed glass) were changed also
The Church, of old brick
structure, has been painted
snow white. The halls have
been covered with rubber
tile linoleum.
In 1957 the Church com
pleted a $150,000 Education
Building, of which we are
very proud. We are still
needing more Sunday school
rooms for our membership is
growing.
Sacred services were held
within this Sanctuary Sun
day morning. Sunday even
ing twenty-four young
people were baptised, and
after this the Lord’s Supper
was observed. The sacred
music for the occasion came
from a new organ.
There were many visitors
who were cordially wel
comed. Many were former
members of the church.
Among them was Mrs. Alli
son, of Atlanta, and we can’t
name them all but one who
was the wife of the pastor
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CD Gets Two Walkie-Talkie Radios
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TWO WALKIE-TALKIE Radios are being furnished the
Newton County Civil Defense by the Piedmont Citizens
Band Radio Club. Shown presenting the radios to two
CD officials is Emmett Chapman (right), president of
the Piedmont CB Club. R. T. Floyd (left) is director of
Newton County Civil Defense, and Tyrus Day (center) is
communications chief for the local CD organization.
Recommendation For A Bi-Racial Committee
WHEREAS: The recent
passage of the CIVIL
RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 into
law has precipitated many
problems within our city
and county necessitating the
immediate need for respon
sible citizens to take the lead
in bringing about an atmos
phere and community of
peace and order; and
WHEREAS: Individuals
and groups with vested and
humanitarian interests in
this matter have already
been meeting and working
together without co-ordinat
ed direction and organiza
tion; and
WHEREAS: Those inter
ested persons met and direct
ed the ministers who were
then present representing
the Newton County Mini
sterial Association and the
ministers of the various
churches in the Negro com
munity to make the follow
ing recommendation to the
Mayor and Council of the
City of Covington, Georgia.
THEREFORE, we, the un
dersigned ministers, respect
fully recommend to the
Mayor and Citv Council of
Covington. Georgia, that as
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VOLUME 99
CO ^CIL VOTES 81-RACIAL COMMITTEE
Snapping Shoals EMC Annual Meeting Friday
Object ‘Peaceful Compliance
With New Civil Rights Act’
The establishment of a Bi-racial Committee having
official sanction and made up of an equal number of
representatives from both racial communities was ap
proved by the Mayor and City Council Monday night
after being presented a recommendation for forming
such a committee.
Rev. G. Robert Gary,
pastor of Allen Memorial
Church in Oxford, repre
sented individuals and
groups with vested and
humanitarian interests as
spokesman before the Coun
cil.
It was explained that
the Bi-r aci a 1 committee
would have as its purpose
“maintaining effective and
open lines of communication
through free discussion and
negotiation with the intent
of helping to bring about
peaceful compliance with the
Civil Rights Act of 1964.”
Rec ommen da tion
The recommendation pre
sented by Rev. Gary and
adopted by the Council calls
for the setting up of sub
committtees that would be
effective in dealing with
every principal area of pub
lic life in the community.
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The following sub-commit
tees were named: local gov
ernment, public accommoda
tions, education, recreation,
public health, and church
cooperation.
Mayor Walker Harris
commended the persons from
both the Negro and White
races who have met in the
various groups and worked
together to draw up the bi
racial committee recommen
dation.
A statement from the
Council reads: “We do un
animously agree to form
such a committee having
the official sanction of the
city authorities, and shall
proceed immediately with
the appointment to this com
mittee to those persons who
have been recommended to
the committee by represen
tatives of both racial com
munities.”
Beer Ordinance
In other action Monday
night the Council approved
the first reading of an or
dinance regulating and con
troling the sale of malt be
verages within the city
limits.
The complete ordiance ap
pears in this issue of the
NEWS on the Legal Page
(20) in order that citizens
may be aware of the con
trols that have been placed
on the sale of malt bevera
ges.
The Council approved the
application for a licence to
sell malt beverages for Ho
ward Parish Grocery.
Other licenses that have
been approved are: W. Fir ley
Robinson Grocery, Economy
Market, Haralson Super
Market, L. Howard Cook
Grocery, J. T. Hooten Gro
cery, Fred Fincher Grocery,
Emory Street Market, and
Oliver J. Capes Grocery.
An application for license
to sell malt beverages was
refused Bernard Kitchen’s
Grocery due to the owner
not being in business for the
minimum period of one year
prior to the passage of the
resolution permitting the
sale of malt beverages in the
city.
— An Appeal For Understanding
soon as is feasible there be
established a BI - RACIAL
COMMITTEE having offici
al sanction and made up of
an equal number of repre
sentative members from
both racial communities for
the purpose of maintaining
effective and open lines of
communication through free
discussion and negotiation
with the intent of helping
to bring about a peaceful
compliance with the above
mentioned Civil Rights Law.
We further suggest that
this committee be made up
of those necessary sub-com
mittees as would be effec
tive in dealing with every
principal area of public life
in the conununity. The fol
lowing sub-committees are
suggested:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PUBLIC ACCOMODA
TIONS
EDUCATION
RECREATION
PUBLIC HEALTH
CHURCH COOPERATION
We would also strongly
urge that those members ap
pointed to serve on this com
mittee irom the Negro and
white community be those
COVINGTON, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1964
First Baptist Church Sanctuary Completed
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COVINGTON FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH'S new sanctuary has been completed as
the first service was held in the building Sunday. Cost of the remodeling including
the furnishings and repairs to the interior was about $135,000.00.
Baptist Hold First Service
In Church’s New Sanctuary
A full attendance marked
the first service held in the
newly renovated sanctuary
of Covington First Baptist
Church on Sunday morning.
The membership was ful
ly compensated for the six
and a half months during
which services were held in
the chu r c h’s Fellowship
Hall, and the church’s pro
gram carried on in limited
quarters. Despite the utili
zation of the most modern
equipment and design, the
structure retains the beauty
and dignity conducive to
worship and spiritual medi
tation.
Begun December 26, 1963,
the sanctuary was designed
•by Elliott Dunwoody, Jr. Ar
chitects, of Macon, with M.
W. Buttrill and Sons of De
catur, as contractors. Cost,
including outside painting;
new pews, carpets, organ,
pulpit furniture, recessed
balcony baptistry; and in
creased seating capacity
from 350 to 600, was about
$135,000, according to the
Rev. Mr. Edgar A. Callaway,
pastor. T. Alvin Rape served
as chairman of the Build
ing Committee.
of that community’s own
selection in order that they
may be truly representative
and we further urge that all
members appointed to this
committee be responsible,
reasonable and influential
persons of good will who are
willing to reason together
and work out fair, just and
peaceable solutions of such
racial problems as have
arisen and may arise in the
community.
SIGNED:
G. W. Ransom
Thomas Kimball, II
A. L. Solomon
James A. Brown
E. L. Mitchell
R. H. Kelly
Irving G. Rudolph
E. Owen Kellum, Jr.
G. Robert Gary
Be it also known that the
following other ministers
would affix their signatures
to this recommendation:
Edgar A. Callaway
Carl E. Cassidy
Charles R. Thomas
James W. Thurman. Jr.
L. A. Lemons
J. H. Pullin
Among out of town guests
for the day were Mrs. Walk
er Combs, whose late hus
band, the Rev. Mr. J. Walk
er Combs was pastor of Cov
ington Baptist Church for
some 34 years; and her sis
ters, Miss Maude Mobley
and Mrs. James Wiley, Sr.,
all of Social Circle.
Blood Type Os
All Persons
Needed By CD
Newton County Civil
Defense Director Rodney
Floyd has announced that
the blood type of each
person in the county is
needed for the files of the
local Civil Defense office
at the Covington City
Hall.
Mr. Floyd asks that nil
persons notify the CD
office of their blood type
by telephoning 786-7575
anytime during the day or
night. This information is
needed in case of an emer
gency or disaster, Mr.
Floyd stressed.
We, the Mayor and Coun
cil, City of Covington, Geor
gia, meeting in Regular Ses
sion, July 20, 1964, do rec
ognize the immediate need
for the creation of a BI
RACIAL COMMITTEE to
maintain a spirit of com
munication and cooperation
and to work with the citizens
of our community in dealing
justly and effectively with
such problems as may arise
from the recent passage of
the CIVIL RIGHTS ACT in
to law.
We commend those persons
from both the Negro and
White races who have met
in the various groups and
worked together to draw up
the above recommendation,
which was presented to the
Mayor and Council for its
consideration.
We do unanimously agree
to form such a committee
having the official sanction
of the city authorities, and
shall proceed immediately
with the appointment to this
committee of those persons
GS Day Camp
Registration Set
Registration for Girl Scout
Day Camp has been set for
July 30 at the Girl Scout Hut
between the hours of 10 and
11 A. M. The Day Camp will
run from August 11-14 from
9:30 until 3:00 each day. The
following troops are parti
cipating: Brownie troops 823
(formerly 1), 414, 343, 774;
Junior troops 766, 1066, 207,
33-and 147; Cadette Troop
193. Many of the Senior
■Scouts sfre acting as program
aides.
The activities planned in
clude cookouts, group sing
ing, square dancing, hiking,
games, and arts and crafts.
All eligible girls are asked to
register on schedule so that
supplies and workers may
be arranged. -
The Day Camp director
will be Mrs. Ben Banks; the
assistant director, Mrs. Lav
erne Cowan. The leaders
will be Mrs. Johnny Pres
cott, Brownies; Mrs. Estelle
Hopkins and Mrs. J. V.
Garner, Juniors; and Mrs.
Ed Robinson. Cadettes.
A Council Appeal
who have been recommend
ed to the Council by rep
resentatives of both racial
communities.
The Mayor and Council
have taken this action with
the hope that through the
work of this committee,
there will be a peaceful and
lawful adjustment to the
recently enacted CIVIL
RIGHTS LAW. To this end,
we strongly urge every law
abiding citizen to recognize
that the burden of respon
sibility in carrying out this
law, or any other law, is
not solely the responsibility
of the few who are most di
rectly affected; every true
citizen is involved and as a
citizen, must assume his fair
share of the responsibility
of maintaining and encour
aging law and order.
Along with Governor
Sanders, Senators Russell
and Talmadge, we earnestly
appeal to the citizens of our
area for the peaceful com
pliance to this law.
Congressman Stephens Speaker
2:30 Program At Salem Camp
The annual membership meeting of the Snapping
Shoals Electric Membership Corporation will be held
Friday at the Salem Camp Grounds. Registration will
get underway at Salem around 11 a. m.
The meeting, which an
nually attracts some 1,500 to
2,000 members of the 7,208
member corporation, returns
to the Salem Camp site this
year after having the 1963
session at the new Snapping
Shoals building here in Cov
ington on North Emory St
reet.
Main speaker for the pro
gram at 2:30 will be Con
gressman Robert G. Steph
ens, Jr. of the 10th Georgia
Congressional District. Dur
ing the program the pres
ident of the EMC, R. O. Ro
bertson of DeKalb County,
and Ed Robinson, Manager
of the Snapping Shoals or
ganization, will give their
annual reports.
Also the election of mem
bers of the board of directors
will take place. Those who
have been nominated for an-
2nd Annual Recipe Cook
Bookin NEWS Today
The Covington NEWS 1964 Cook Book Edition is
included in the paper today and is a 20-page tabloid
containing all the recipes entered in this year’s contest.
Grand prize winning re
cipe was contributed by Mrs.
Jack Jennings of 709 Con
yers Street, Covington. Her
recipe was for a “Pumpkin
Cake.”
The other three category
prize winners are: Meats and
Fish: Mrs. L. J. Owensby,
Jr., Route 3, Covington;
Vegetables and Salads: Mrs.
Harry Dietz, 311 Church
Street, Covington; Baking
and Desserts: Mrs. Leßoy
McGiboney, Route 1, Cov
ington.
Mrs. Jennings’ award will
be a Dormeyer “Meal-Mak
er” Mixer, Mrs. Owensby
will receive a Sunbeam De
luxe Automatic Percolator,
Mrs. Dietz will get a GE
Custom Portable Mixer, and
Mrs. McGiboney a Toast
master Imperial Powermatic
2-Slice Toaster. All these
prizes are furnished by
White’s Tire and Auto Sup
ply of Covington.
The Annual Cook Book is
presented in magazine size
The Mayor and Council
express great hope and con
fidence in all the peoples of
Covington and Newton
County that they will show
the reasonableness, modera
tion and patience that the
times demand. Our strength
and endurance, both as a
nation and as a community,
depend on these things.
CITY OF COVINGTON,
GEORGIA
Walker Harris, Mayor
Y. B. Baker, Councilman
E. E. Callaway,
Councilman
Guy V. Evans,
Councilman
Fred J. Kitchens,
Councilman
R. Luke Savage,
Councilman
Don J. Wood,
Councilman’
Editorial 2
Obituary 7
Society 9
Sports 17
Legals ...... 20
Classifieds 21
NUMBER 30
other term are: Fred Greer
of Newton County, Robert
M. Potts of Rockdale County
and A. C. Sowell of Henry
County.
Present officers of the
Snapping Shoals EMC, other
than President Robertson,
are: Mr. Greer, vice-pres
ident; E. C. Ray, secretary;
J. Henry Anderson, trea
surer; and other board mem
bers from Newton County:
Commander W. C. Savage,
and J. T. Wallace.
The growth of the Snap
ping Shoals EMC has been
steady over the past several
years. The corporation has
1,083 miles of lines which is
an increase of 29 miles over
last year. Also 407 new
customers are being served
this year. Its service reaches
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and is filled with time-tested
recipes submitted by good
cooks from Newton and sur
rounding counties.
This is the second annual
Cook Book Edition (in Col-
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Savage Resigns
As Councilman
City Councilman R. Luke
Savage tendered his resigna
tion from the city’s govern
ing body this week with a
letter addressed to the
Mayor and Council.
His letter read as follow^:
“It is with sincere regret
that I tender my resignation
as Councilman of the City of
Covington. The reason being
that I have established my
residence in Mansfield,
Georgia, as of July 21st,
1964.
It has been indeed a plea
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