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I OBITUARIES I
■ The NEWS extends deepest sympathy to members of the ■
bereaved families. ■
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William E. Simmons
William E. Simmons, 71, of
932 Boulevard Dr. S. E., Atlanta,
passed away Monday, August 18
in a private hospital. Funeral
services were held Wednesday,
August 20 from the Chapel of
Caldwell and Cowan Funeral
Home, with the Rev. William B.
Johnson, pastor of Northwoods
Presbyterian Church In Cham
blee officiating at the services.
Mr. Simmons had been a resi
dent of Porterdale for many
years, where he was employed
by Bibb Manufacturing Company.
Since his retirement, he has
made his home in Atlanta. He
There will be a revival at Canaan
Baptist Church on Salem Road
August 17th through 22nd. The
Rev. H. E. Chandler will be the
evangelist and great things are
expected. Services will begin
each evening at 7:30 with special
singing each night. Everyone is
cordially invited to attend. The
Rev. Jake Cash is pastor and Paul
Long will be in charge of the song
service-
E‘ ‘Holding Forth The Word
Os Life” COVINGTON, GA.
THE BAPTIST
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SUNDAY
R■ Hudson AUGUST 24, J 969
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was a member of Grant Park
Methodist Church, and a native
of Greene County.
Survivors Include his wife,
Mrs. Allie Lynch Simmons, At
lanta; sons, Ellis Simmons, Gary
Simmons, Felton Simmons, all
of Atlanta; and W. C. Simmons,
Covington; daughter, Mrs. Louise
Suddath, Forest Park; sisters,
Mrs. George Allen, Mrs. Alvin
Shepherd, Mrs. Alec Pace, all
of Madison; and Mrs. H. G. Bry
an, Rutledge. He was also sur
vived by 12 grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
Interment was in Lawnwood
Memorial Park, with Caldwell
and Cowan in charge of arrange
ments.
Canaan Radio
Program Change
The Canaan Baptist Church
Radio Program will be heard
each Sunday morning at 8 ;15 a. m.
Instead of 7:30 a. m. starting,
Sunday, August 27. Rev. Jake
Cash is pastor.
USDA Buvs Canned
Peaches For Needy
ATLANTA, Ga.—The U. S. De
partment of Agriculture’s Con
sumer and Marketing Service
has bought 461,000 cases of can
ned peaches for distribution to
needy families.
The peaches are U. S. Choice
grade, sliced and halved, packed
In light or heavy syrup.
The Consumer and Marketing
Service said the purchase was
made with funds authorized under
Section 32, Public Law 74-320.
Shipments of canned peaches
In cases of 24 No. 2 1/2 cans
are to be made from Sept. 15
through Dec. 15. Cost of the
purchase, exclusive of trans
portation, amounted to $1,966,-
965.
All of the successful bidders
are California firms.
SCHOOL TIME IS SAFETY TIME
Homecoming Launched Mt. Zion Revival
The highlight occasion for the
year came Sunday for the mem
bers of the Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, located just above Ox
ford at the Intersection of Raid
Rock Road and Mt. Zion Road.
It was Homecoming Sunday and
also saw the start of the annual
revival at the church.
The Rev. Dennis Petty, who
has been the pastor of the church
for the past 18 months, did the
preaching at the 11 o’clock ser
vice Sunday. He Is also speak
ing at the 1969 revival services
which continue through Friday
night at the church.
Present for the 1969 event Sun
day was Mr. Luther Cook,
almost 82 years of age. He has
been a faithful member of Mt.
Zion for the past 64 years. Mr.
Cook is an Inactive deacon of
the church. The church was
founded In August, 1879, when
Mr. Cook was a little boy grow
ing up In the community.
Sunday most of the officials of
the church were present for the
homecoming service and “Din
ner On The Grounds.” The din
ner was spread on the long table
under the shade of the trees in
the church-yard. Many former
Wrong Name
Through error the name of
Mrs. Owen Banks has been ap
pearing on the Mansfield News
heading in The Covington News
instead of the name of our cor
respondent Mrs. Wilbur Jones.
This is bad. Nobody is call
ing Mrs. Jones and giving her
any news. Mrs. Banks was our
correspondent in Mansfield be
fore she moved to Covington.
Please contact Mrs. Jones and
give her any personal news that
you would like to have appear in
the Mansfield News column. She
will appreciate you calling.
THE DIFFERENCE
What’s the difference between
inspected and graded beef? Mrs.
Rita Waters, Extension Service
home economist at the Univer
sity of Georgia, says inspection
Is for wholesomeness and grad
ing is for quality. Inspection is
mandatory and grading is volun
tary.
THE COVLNGTON NEWS
members and friends of Mt. Zion
Church were present for the oc
casion.
Harold Day is the present
chairman of deacons at Mt. Zion.
Billy Jowers is the Sunday School
Superintendent.
The church’s history dates back
to August 31, 1879 when the Rev.
E. Jewell and some eight mem
bers started the Mt. Zion Bap
tist Church. For the first 22
years the church services were
held in a local schoolhouse. In
1909 the membership outgrew the
schoolhouse, and Mrs. Rachel
Wallis, one of the charter mem
bers, donated a one-acre plot
for the erection of a building.
Boy Seoul
Dale Book
The annual Program Planning
Roundtables for Cub Packs and
Scout Troops will be held tonight
at the Slapping Shoals REA bu
ilding at 8:00 o’clock. Kits for
Scoutmasters will be distributed.
The 1969-70 District calendar of
activities will be presented. All
Scoutmasters are urged to at
tend.
Members of the District Com
mittee are reminded of the Aug
ust meeting which will be held
Monday night, August 25, at the
David Burson Scout Lodge In
Oxford. A hamburger cookout
will be featured beginning at
7:30 p. m. Each Operating Co
mmittee Chairman is asked to
bring his committee members to
this meeting.
The August Court of Honor
for boys in the Scout Troops
who have advanced in rank will
be held next Thursday night, Aug
ust 28, at the Snapping Shoals
REA building In Covington at
7:30 p. m. Any troop having
awards to make should get in
Listed below is the schedule for Charter Review Day. This will
be held on October 1 at the Salem Hotel from 2:00-9:00 p. m. All
units due to re-register should come at the appointed time. Review
teams will meet with the unit representatives to discuss the plans
for the coming year.
TIME TEAM 1 TEAM 2 TEAM 3 TEAM 4
2;00 P- 58 P-197 T-189 T-320
2;30 T- 58 T-197 E-809 P-321
3-00 P-211 E-197 P-804 T-321
3:30 T-211 T-207 P-532 E-321
4-00 E-211 E-207 T-230 P-556
4*30 P- 60 E-805 P-141 T-556
5:00 T-815 T-805 T-141 E-556
7:00 P-222 P-209 P-276 P-807
7;30 T-222 T-209 T-276 T-807
8;00 E-222 T-806 P-813 P-808
8:30 T-178 E-209 T-813 T-808
9:00 T-226 T-532 P-811
P-Cub Pack T~ Scout Troop E — Explorer Post
Easter Seal
Camp Planned
ATLANTA (PRN) - The
24th semi-annual Easter Seal
Family Camp Weekend for
families with physically
handicapped youngsters is
slated for the weekend of
Friday, September 12 through
Sunday, September 14 at 4-H
Camp, Rock Eagle, Eatonton,
Georgia.
Family Camp, co-sponsored
by the Georgia Easter Seal
Society for Crippled Children
and Adults and the Kiwanis
Club of North DeKalb, is open
to any family in Georgia with
physically handicapped
children between the ages of
six to sixteen.
The weekend provides
recreation for the entire
family and includes three
2-hour sessions of counseling
for the parents. The
counseling sessions are
conducted by clinical
psychologists, social workers,
vocational rehabilitation
counselors and Easter Seal
therapists.
The youngsters are kept
happily busy with all kinds of
outdoor fun and games,
directed by the Kiwanians
with supervision from the
Easter Seal Society staff.
Saturday night, the parents
can enjoy a square dance with
baby-sitting provided.
Partial or full
“camperships” are available
through the Easter Seal
Society if families are
financially unable to pay all or
part of the weekend expenses.
For additional information,
contact Easter Seal
Headquarters, 1211 Spring
Street, N.W., Atlanta 30309.
Deadline for applications to
Easter Seal Family Camp
Weekend is Tuesday,
September 2.
The Cigar Makers Internation
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union label In 1874.
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i Fire destroyed that church edi
■ flee In 1951.
The building now used by the
t church was constructed within a
• year at Mt. Zion. Many addi
l tions and Improvements have been
added to the structure. Each year
c some improvements are made at
• the church property.
One of the section’s most pro
! gresslve rural churches, Mt. Zion
! continues to pay tribute to its
‘ founding fathers with the same
! kind of faith and religious favor
I which inspired that first little
group of eight charter members
to band together and establish
’ a House of the Lord.
Mrs. Boyd Buys
Porterdale Hotel
Mrs. Effie Boyd of Porterdale
purchased the Porterdale Hotel
and lot Wednesday morning from
Bibb Manufacturing Company for
an undisclosed amount.
She has been operating the
hotel and dining room for the
past eight years. Plans are to
remodel and paint the building
and continue seven day a week
service while the work is being
done.
touch with Ray Cox, District
Advancement Chairman, by call
ing 483-8874.
A meeting of the District Co
rn mlssioner staff is set for Th
ursday, August 28, at the Mobil
Films Plant conference room
’ at 8:00 p. m. All Neighborhood
Commissioners should attend to
report on progress with their
units. A training session on
Charter Renewal will be held in
conjunction with the meeting.
I The Fall Fellowship of the
Order of the Arrow will be held
i at the Bert Adams Scout Reser
vation Friday and Saturday, Sept.
12-13. Tentative cost per person
will be four dollars. Boys who
* are eligible for membership, but
• who have not taken the Ordeal,
can do so at the Fellowship.
September Is the month for
each unit committee to reorgan
ize and appoint its key leaders
for the coming year. The char
ters will be due on October 1
and will be reviewed at the Char
ter Review Day at the Salem
i Campground Hotel.
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County Line Baptist
To Open Kindergarten
The County Une Baptist Ch
urch Is happy to announce the
opening of a kindergarten and
day care center on September 2nd.
The church, located south of Por
terdale, on highway 162, will ac
cept up to 25 children In the
kindergarten program, from 9
a. m. to 12 noon each day.
The day care center will ac
cept children In the pre-school
age. The hours of operation
for the day care center will be
from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m.
If the demand Is great enough
the church will operate Its bus
in the transportation of thechild-
The South River Pentecostal Baptist Church
Is Having A Singing August 22nd.
At The Covington High School Auditorium
Beginning At 8.00 P.M. Till 12:00 P.M.
All Proceeds Go Toward The Building Os
The New SOUTH RIVER CHURCH
Admission : $1.50 Children Under Twelve Admitted Free
"SPECIAL SINGERS WIIL BE”
The Peach State Quartet The Phillips Quartet
The Joyful E’s And The Dixie Two From Athens, Ga.
EVERYONE WELCOME
An important purpose of the funeral
ceremony is to serve as an outlet for
the family's sorrow. Although primari
ly a religious ceremony, it does, at
the same time, have a sound psycho
logical basis one which leads to
healthy readjustment during life's most
trying time.
/^. C. J^ariuett ExSon
FUNERAL HOME
2157 EAST STREET COVINGTON, GA.
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Thursday, August 21, 1969
ren. For additional informa
tion concerning either the kinder
garten or day care center, call
the church office at 786-2637.
Revival Continues
At Canaan Church
Revival services at Canaan
Baptist Church are continuing
through Friday, August 22. The
Rev. Jake Cash, pastor, cordially
Invites the public to attend.
Rev. H. E. Chandler Is the
guest Evangelist.