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OBITUARIES
The NEWS extends deepest sympathy to members of the
bereaved families.
Samuel R. Rush
Final rites for Samuel Roy
Rush 76, of Boca Raton, Fla.,
who died Monday afternoon, fol
lowing a heart attack while visit
ing relatives here, were held
at Harwell’s Chapel, at 2:00 p.m.,
Wednesday afternoon. Brother
Gene Stinson, pastor, Boca Raton
First Christian Church was as
sisted in officiating by the Rev.
Edgar A. Callaway, pastor, Cov
ington First Baptist Church.
Mr. Rush, son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Marion Rush, was bom
in London, Ky. He and his wife,
the former Miss Elizabeth Felk
er, had made Florida their home
since his retirement some years
ago, from the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Co. of Vir
ginia. Mrs. Felker has a sister,
Mrs. Bert Adams, and brother,
Branham Felker, living here; and
it was while at the home of Mr.
Felker that Mr. Rush was st
ricken, and rushed to Newton
County Hospital, where he died
a short time later. The Rushes
had planned to establish a sum
mer residence in Covington, dur
ing their visit.
An active member of Boca Ra
ton Christian Church, of which he
was a trustee, Mr. Rush was also
a Mason, Shriner, World War I
veteran, and member of the Am
erican Legion.
Interment was in Covington
niiir
A funeral director doesn’t simply decide to join the Order
of the Golden Rule (OGR) one day and then do it the next.
First, he has to receive the written approval of people in
his community. Families he’s served. Clergymen. Business
men. Civic leaders.
These people must attest to his firm's high ethical con
duct, professional ability, and integrity. They must confirm
that his service Is considerately and skillfully given, and
that his prices are suited to every income.
In other words, continuing OGR membership for a firm in
your community Is actually a tribute to you...the local-area
residents The member attained the standards necessary to
become a member because of a certainty that you would
want nothing less...and OGR acceptance was granted be
cause you were willing to state in writing that you found
the firm to be worthy.
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City Cemetery with J. C. Harwell
and Son Funeral Home in charge
of arrangements. Serving as
pallbearers were David Butler,
Frank Teal, Wesley Mitchell,
James Hutchins, Rucker Ginn
and S. M. Hay.
The NEWS joins a wide cir
cle of friends in extending sin
cere sympathy to the survivors,
who include his widow, a daugh
ter, Mrs. Chester Marksberry,
Waddy, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs.
Lucy Frazier, London, Ky. and
Mrs. M. C. Bales, Tampa, Fla.;
two brothers, Joe Rush, Con
nersville, Ind. and Ed Rush, Lon
don, Ky.; one grandson and two
nieces.
Holy Communion
Sunday At St.
Augustine Church
The First Holy Communion of
the St. Augustine Mission, was
held Sunday, May 18, at the 9:30
Mass. Rev. Hogan officiated at
the Mass, Sisters Kevin and Jan
ice of St. Peters and Paul
Church In Decatur Instructed the
children who participated.
They are as follows: John
Robinson, Steve Klem, William
Thompson, David Daniels, Bar
bara Thrane, Cindy Harris, Va
landa Davis, Margaret Thompson.
Refreshments were enjoyed by
all afterwards.
Co|. Ren Thorne
Col. Ren A. Thome, Sr., age
67, of 1006 Asbury St., Oxford,
passed away at his residenpe
May 14. Funeral services were
held at Allen Memorial United
Methodist Church, Friday, May
16, at 2:00 p. m. Dr. John B.
Tate officiated at the services.
Col. Thorne was a native of
Havelock, New Brunswick, Ca
nada, where his education was
obtained at Havelock Superior
School, his AB Degree was ob
tained at Acadia University,
Wolfvllle, Nova Scotia and his
MA Degree was received at
Mercer University, Macon.
Col. Thorne served as Inst
ructor and Asst. Head Master
of Plunkett School, Thomasvil
le, from 1925 to 1930. From
1930 to 1935 he was an In
structor at Georgia Military
College, becoming Dean of the
College In 1935 and remain
ing in that position until 1941.
In 1941 he came to Emory
at-Oxford as Registrar and As
sociate Professor, remaining
there until 1949. Col Thome
returned to Georgia Military
College as Vice-President in
1949, and assumed the Presi
dency in 1950, a position he
held until his retirement in
1968, when he and Mrs. Thome
returned to Oxford to make
their home.
His civic Interests were many
and varied. Among the posi
tions he held were: past pre
sident Georgia Association of
Collegiate Registrars and Ad
mission Officers, past secre
tary and treasurer American
Association of Military Schools
and Colleges, past member of
Executive Committee Southern
Association of Junior Colleges,
past president Old Capitol His
torical Society, Milledgeville,
past president Milledgeville
Rotary Club and Elde^ln First
Presbyterian Church, Milled
geville.
His survivors Include his
wife, Mrs. Katherine Lewis
Thorne, Oxford; sons, Monty
Thorne, Glenrock, New Jersey;
Ren Thorne, Jr., Decatur; daug
hter, Mrs. Robert Dorns, Bal
timore, Maryland; brother, Dr.
Fred Thorne, San Antonio, Te
xas; sister, Mrs. Clyde Perry,
Havelock, New Brunswick, Ca
nada. He is also survived by
nine grandchildren.
Serving as Honorary Escort
were members of the Board of
Trustees, and Faculty of Geor
gia Military College and mem
bers of Milledgeville Rotary
Club. Serving as active paU
bearers were Cadets of G.M.C.
Interment was In Milledge
ville City Cemetery, with Rev.
John D. Campbell, Jr., offi
ciating at the graveside ser
vice. In Heu of flowers, con
tributions were made to Geor
gia Military College.
* Caldwell and Cowan funeral
Home was in charge of arrange
ments.
Canaan Singing
Saturday Night’
There will be a singing at
Cannan Baptist Church on Salem
Road, Saturday, May 24th at 7:30
P.M.
The Ambassadors Quartet and
the Crisp Family from Dalton
will be featured.
Everyone is urged to come out
and enjoy these two fine groups.
There will be lots of good sing
ing and fellowship for all.
Mrs. Bertie Kirkus
Funeral services for Mrs.
Bertie H. Kirkus, age 79, of
Porterdale were held Friday,
May 16, at 11:00 a. m., at the
Chapel of Caldwell and Cowan
Funeral Home. Rev. Harold Lyda
officiated at the services.
Mrs. Kirkus was a member of
Julia A. Porter Methodist Chur
ch. She was a native of Che
rokee County, and the widow of
the late Walter (Boss) Kirkus.
Survivors Include a daughter,
Mrs. J. F. Watson, Jr., Char
lotte, N. C.; brothers, Hayley
Kirkus, Dublin; Jack Kirkus; and
Bill Kirkus, Indianapolis, India
na. She is also survived by
one grandson.
Interment was in Lawn wood
Memorial Park. Caldwell and
Cowan Funeral Home was In
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Frank Thompson
Funeral services for Mrs.
Frank L. (Virginia) Thompson
were held Wednesday, May 14,
at Cascade Hill, with Rev. Car
lisle J. Ramcharan officiating.
Survivers include: her hus
band; daughter, Miss Alice Lynn
Thompson; sons, Jerry Calvert
Thompson, East Point; Donald
Lloyd Thompson, Ft. Bliss,
Tex.; Robert Dexter Thompson,
Atlanta; mother, Mrs. Ellie Mae
Aaron; sisters, Mrs, Jeanette
Pratt, Mrs. Roy Lee Varner,
Mrs. Floyd D. Johnson, all of
Covington; brothers, Dan Aaron,
Covington; J. W. Aaron, Alberts
vllle, Ala.; and several nieces
and nephews.
Interment was held at West
view Cemetery, with J. M. Pat
terson and Son in charge of ar
rangements.
Mary Pearl Aaron
Miss Mary Pearl Aaron, 82
of Covington passed away Fri
day, May 16, in an Atlanta Hos
pital after a lingering illness
and hospitalization of 15
months. Funeral services were
held Sunday, May 18, at 3:30
p. m. at the Calvary Baptist
Church with Rev. Claude Hea
lan officiating.
Miss Aaron was a native of
Newton County. She was also a
member of the Calvary Baptist
Church.
Survivors Include a brother,
C. A. Aaron, Covington; a sis
ter, Mrs. Beatrice Williams,
Covington and a number of nie
ces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Walter
Harris, George Bailey, Odls
McDougald, George Studdard,
Bill Pratt and Nell Sammons.
Mterment was held in Cov
ington Mills Cemetery. J. C.
Harwell and Son Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.
Alvin W. Hedge*
Alvin W. Hodges, 72, of Route
2, Covington, passed away Thurs
day, May 15, in a private hospital
after a lingering illness. Funeral
services were held Saturday, May
17, at 2:30 p.m. at the Chapel of
Harwell Funeral Home. Rev.
Bill Cagle and Rev. Henry James
officiated at the services^
Mr. Hodges was a native of
Newton County, and was employ
ed by Bibb Manufacturing Com
pany until his retirement. He
was a member of the Mansfield
Masonic Lodge, and a member
of the Snapping Shoals Methodist
Church.
Survlvbrs include his wife,
Mrs. Susie Boyd Hodges, Coving
ton; sons, Thomas William Hod
ges, Ovington; James Odel Hod
ges, Orford; Earnest Mitchem
Hodges, Deland, Florida; daugh
ters, Mrs. Mary Margaret Bry
an, Covington; Mrs. Myrtle Bea
trice Beasley, Orford; Mrs. Nel
lie Elizabeth Allgood, Jersey;
brother, Will Johnson, Barnes
ville. Mr. Hodges also is sur
vived by 17 grandchildren.
Interment was held In County
Line Cemetery with the Mansfield
Masonic Lodge in charge of the
rites. J. C. Harwell and Son
funeral Home was in charge of
a r r ange ments.
Self Protection
The American Cancer Soci
ety urges all adult women to
• practice breast self-examina
tion for life-saving protection.
Cancer took the lives of about
4,500 children under 15 ac
cording to the American Can
cer Society.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Harwell & Son Named Again
To Order Golden Rule
For the eleventh straight year,
j. c. Harwell and Son Funeral
Home, 2157 East Street, has been
selected for membership in the
Order of the Golden Rule.
The Order is a non-profit,
world-wide organization which
investigates funeral directing
firms and accepts those which are
found to be worthy.
Membership is not automatica
lly renewable, for a firm is re
evaluated each year to assure
that it continues to merit the
public trust.
There are presently some 1,400
Order of the Golden Rule affil-
Students Need SS Number
Students were reminded today
of the importance of having a
social security number when
applying for summer employ
ment.
Nell W. Quarles, social securi
ty field representative serving
Newton County, pointed out
that an employer needs a record
of each worker’s social securi
ty number so that he can report
the wages paid to each indivi
dual’s social security account
and pay the taxes due. The
earnings credited to a worker’s
social security account, he point
ed out, are the basis for deter
mining the amount of benefits
payable to him and his family
when he retires—or earlier, if
he should die or become dis
abled.
If the employer does not have
a worker’s social security num
ber when he sends in his first
report after a worker is hired,
he must file an additional re
port when he does get if. To
avoid extra reports, some em
ployers have adopted the prac
tice of withholding wages until
the worker supplies his number.
A few have decided to refuse
employment if the job applicant
does not have his social securl-
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Every Sunday Morning at 7:30
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iates, with, in most instances,
only one to a community.
In officially notifying the Har
well firm of its reacceptance, a
spokesman for the Order said:
“It was the founding aim of our
organization to seek out in every
town and city one firm which
could be relied upon for modern
facilities, capable assistance, and
prices within the reach of any
family. Your organization has
again proved that you meet every
qualification, and it is therefore
with tremendous pride tnft we
continue our association for ano
ther year.”
ty number with him.
Quarles advised students to
call or write the social securi
ty office as early as possible
if they do not have social securi
ty numbers. By getting the num
ber early, you will save your
future employer time and avoid
the risk of being turned down
for a job. The social securi
ty office is located in the Deca
tur North Professional Build
ing in downtown Decatur. The
phone number is 373-7254.
§IE
“While it’s true, Miss Borst,
we don’t spell out proper fac
ulty attire...we do have
rules!”
Criteria Os Emotional Maturity
Having the ability to deal con
structively with reality
Having the capacity to adapt to change
Having a relative freedom from
symptoms that are produced by tensions
and anxieties
Having the capacity to find more
satisfaction in giving than receiving
Having the capacity to relate toother
people in a consistent manner with
mutual satisfaction and helpfulness
Having the capacity to sublimate,
to direct one’s instinctive hostile
energy into creative and constructive
outlets
Having the capacity to love.
THE MENNINGER FOUNDATION
AREASO^
Hired help could be used to carry
the casket at a funeral, so pallbearers
aren't necessary from a strictly practi
cal viewpoint. Serving as a pallbearer
is instead an honor. It enables a hand
ful of close relatives and friends to
perform one last earthly deed for
someone they loved and respected.
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FUNERAL HOME
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