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Carmel Baptist Church WMU Met
At Home of Mrs. C. L. Loyd Tuesday
W. M. U. of the Carmel Bap
tist Church, met in the home of
Mrs. C. L. Loyd and daughter,
Mrs. C. R. Goodrich Tuesday
evening, February 12, with eight
members and two visitors pre
sent.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. Glenn
Adam^. who offered prayer. The
minutes? of the previous meeting
were read and approved, which
was followed with the treasurer's
report.
Following the business session,
Mrs. Bennarr Adams and the lo
cal Y. W . A. girls presented an
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• | interesting and delightful pro
!' gram. The girls participating in
j the Y. W. A. dedication were the
| Misses Barbara Adams, Shannon
| Spears. Adell and Stella Hender
son, Nancy Polson, Malinda
Wyatt, Catherine Lazenby and
j Patricia Runyon.
Mrs. Eula Carson, an out-of
town visitor was welcomed to the
. meeting.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram, the hostess served ice
cream and heart-shaped cookies,
in keeping with the Valentine
season.
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Covington Legion Auxiliary Entertains
Veterans At Hospital With Party
The Covington Unit 32,
American Legion Auxiliary, held
| its annual party at Atlanta Vet
: erans Hospital on Wednesday
'night, February 13.
Approximately 30 members of
the Post and Unit participated
in a wonderful evening of en
tertainment for 125 patients.
Mrs. Jack Chapman, music
chairman, acted as mistress of
ceremony and the Variety Show
consisted of the following: Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Chapman, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Hay, Mr. and Mrs.
Bonham Johnson, Mrs. Lmar
Sallie Fowler Circle WSCS Met At
Home of Mrs. Carl Smith on Monday
The February meeting of the
Sal Ilie Fowler Circle of the
W. S. C. S. of the First Methodist
Church was held Monday after
noon February 18th in the home
of Mrs. Carl Smith. There were 14
members and one visitor present.
Mrs. Casey, circle chairman,
opened the meeting by reading
the beautiful poem. “Do You
Known.” Author unknown.
Mrs. A. H. David, sunshine
chairman, reported 5 convales
cence and sympathy cards sent.
Mrs. Grady Smith announced
there would be a joint study of
Missions U. S. A. by North Cov-
Circle Chairmen Give Reports At
Porterdale V/MS General Meeting
PORTERDALEi—The General
meeting of the Porterdale Bap
tist Church W.M.S. was held in
the church on Monday evening,
February 11, at seven-thirty o’-
clock with Mrs. Virgil Norwood
presiding. The opening hymn,
“O Worship the King” was led
by Mr. Frank Sailers, after which
the Rev. Allen Redd led in pray
er.
The minutes of the January
meeting and the Executive Board
meeting were read by Mrs. Ines
Buckalew, secretary. There was
also an interesting letter from
Mrs. R. L. Mathis regarding the
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Callaway, Wallace Edwards and
the Chapel Echoes including Mrs.
Daisy Lord, Miss Opal Watkins,
Miss Carolyn Deaton and ac
companied by Mrs. Sidney Gra
ham.
The Valentine motif was car
ried out in the refreshments of
ice cream and cookies.
Door prizes were given to the
patients, consisting of a portable
radio, an electric razor, foun
tain pen and pencil set, 3 pocket
knives and a Ronson cigarette
lighter.
ington W. S. C. S., Covington
W. S. C. S. and the Wesleyan Ser
vice Guild, at the First Methodist
Church, Covington, March the
4th. Mrs. Ben Banks will give the
study.
Mrs. Grady Smith presented
Mrs. W. R. Porter from Newborn.
Mrs. Porter, in a most inspiring
and thought provoking manner,
gave our study of Pauls letters
to the Thessalonians.
During the social hour the hos
tess, Mrs. Grady Smith and Mrs.
Carl Smith, served delicious re
freshments.
Home Mission Week of Prayer
and Offering.
Chairmen of the circles gave
informative reports.
It was suggested that members
visit the hospital for the com
munity mission work for the
month of February.
Mrs. Nina Day, Stewardship
chairman, stated that only twen
ty-one of the members were tith
ers. She axpressed her desire for
each member to practice tithing.
Mrs. John Carter, Literature
chairman, reported that the
books for the study course had
been purchased. She urged each
member not a subscriber to the
Royal Service to begin enjoying
the magazine by subscribing im
mediately.
Mrs. Eloise Ragan, Young Peo
ples Director, told of the good
work of the various organizations
in this department of the church’s
work. The Hostess report was
given by Mrs. Henry Whitfield.
The count of circles was as fol
lows: Laura Thompson—l7; Sal
lie Sowell—10; 8.W.C.—1; Y.W.
A.—lo members and 3 visitors.
Thus, there was a total of forty
present.
Mrs. Norwood asked that the
library and Shrubbery Commit
tee give a report at the March
meeting.
Mrs. Rosa Bailey and Mrs.
Inez Buckalew were named to
the Linen Committee.
Th* members voted to cook a
supper for the Men’s Bible Class.
The Sallie Sowell Circle will
place flowers in the ehurch dur
ing this month.
Mrs. Claire Bennett, Program
Chairman, introduced Mr. Frank
Sailers who brought an inspir
ing meditation.
In observance of their Focus
Week, members of the Young
Women’s Auxiliary presented the
program for the meeting. Mrs.
James Head, who is the Y.W.A.
leader, gave the Highlights of
the Y.W.A. the Y.W.A. De
dication was presented by Miss
Peggy Cofer, Miss Lorna Elkins,
Miss Peggy Haynes, Miss Betty
Maddox, Miss Sandra Whitfield,
Miss Jackie Jeffares, Miss Joann
Kitchens, Miss Glenda Dawkins,
Miss Gail Maddox, and Mrs. Ann
Norwood.
Mrs. Ragan Jed She closing
prayer.
The members were invited to
the basement for games which
were directed by Mrs. Joe Burch
and Mrs. Grady Bowden. Mr.
Sailers was surprised when
many useful gifts were present
ed to him in appreciation of his
contribution to the life of the
church and the community.
The refreshment committee
served eakes, nuts, and coffee,
using the Valentine motif.
CHANGING FARM FOOD
BUDGET
Georgia farm families today
continue to produce much of the
food they eat, but they have been
steadily increasing the amount
they spend at the grocery store,
Miss Willie Vie Dowdy, home
economist. Agricultural Exten
sion Service, reports. Some of the
increase was for food bought in
restaurants.
GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY
GARDEN CLUB NEWS
Garden Club members and del
egates from eleven southern
states gathered in Williamsburg,
Virginia, February 10-13 for a
meeting of the South Atlantic
Region, National Council of Sta>
Garden Clubs.
Attending from Georgia were
Mrs. Shelby Myrick, of Savannah,
President of the Garden Club of
Georgia, Inc.; Mrs. Hubert Owens,
of Athens, National Council
chairman of Landscape Design;
Mrs. Rafe Banks DuPre, of Mar
ietta South Atlantic Regional
Chairman of Radio-TV; Mrs.
George Ray, of Savannah, chair
man of Junior Gardening for the
Garden Club of Georgia; Mrs.
Herbert L. Pond, of Savannah,
state chairman of Flower Show
Schools; Mrs. Lemon M. Aw
trey, Jr., of Acworth, State Con
servation chairman; and Miss
Elizabeth Mason, of Atlanta mem
ber of the Conservation Commit
tee of the Garden Club of Geor
gia.
Mrs. Charles J. Sanders, of
Nashville, Tennessee, the Re
gional Director, presided over the
business sessions. In these ses
sions the meeting, delegates rat
ified a resolution urging ‘their
representatives in Congress to
support federal legislation requir
ing protetive measure and scenic
easement from the edge of the
right-of-way on each side" of the
planned federal super highways.
Garden Club members are ask
ed to write their representatives
in Washington soliciting their
support of bills — 5963 and
HR3977 which deal with the pro
tection from unsightliness along
these super highways.
Also passed was a resolution
commending the United States
Department of Agriculture and
its agency, the Forest Service,
for the recently released “Opera
tion Outdoors” which recognizes
the inadequacy of the existing
recreational facilities and pro
vides adequately for the 66 mil
lion recreational visits annually,
by the year 1962.
The educational aspect of the
convention was highlighted by
workshops. The Landscape Design
workshop was conducted by Mr.
Hubert Owens who stressed the
need for a large army of able
critics familiar with the princi
ples of landscape design and the
working pattern of garden clubs.
The workshop of Junior Gar
dening was conducted by Mrs.
Sam Peebles of Vicksburg, Miss.
National chairman of Junior Gar
dening, whose main challenge
was for more leaders of junior
groups.
Mrs. John Salois, of Dallas,
Texas , National chairman of
Flower Show Schools, in work
shop session, delved deeply and
capably into the problems of jud
ging. A special plea was made for
more and more capable horticul
ture judges.
Mrs. R. Banks DuPre held a
Radio-TV workshop with Mrs.
Shelby Diehl, national chairman
of Radio-TV, as a special guest.
Tape recordings were played and
criticized constructively. Script
writing and program diversifica
tion were other important points
discussed.
Miss Elizabeth Mason staged a
Conservation exhibt.
Program and theme of the en
tire meeting was “Put Gardens
back in the garden clubs” Fea
tured speakers to this theme were
Mrs. Bradley Morrah of Green
ville S. C. President of the Na
tional Council of State Garden
Clubs and Mrs. Claud R. Givens,
President of the Tennessee Fed
eration of Garden Clubs.
A memorial resolution was
read on the death of Mrs. Lucile
K. Smith a former member of the
South Atlantic Region and past
president of the Garden Club of
Georgia. Also it was voted to en
scribe her name in the Golden
Book at Permanent Headquart
ers in St. Louis.
A silver bowl was given, to the
South Carolina Federation of
Garden Clubs for first place in
the School Ground Improvement
Contest sponsored by the South
Atlantic Region.
A certificate of merit for achi
evement in the Landscape Design
School Ground improvement con
test was presented to the Garden
Club of Georgia for the work
done on the Miller Junior High
School of Macon.
It was voted to continue this
contest next year and to call this
award The Hubert B. Owens
Lanscape Design Award.
Mrs. Claude Carter, Chairman
Garden School writes: “The 22nd
Annua) Garden School, sponsored
jointly by the University of Geor
gia and the Garden Cub of Geor
gia, will be held at the Continu
ing Education Center in Athens
on March Bth, 157. This date is
later in the organizational year
than is customary for two rea
sons. We were awaiting the com
pletion of the Center and we also
felt that early spring might be a
better time than the busy Fall
months.
Prefesser Hubert Owens, Di
rector of the school for the Uni
versity, has arranged a program
that will be of great interest and
benefit to gardeners, concentrat
on Landscape Design and Horti
culture.
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We would like to see entire
clubs in the surrounding area use
this occasion for their March meet
ing. The sessions will be from
10 A.M. until 3:30 P.M. with
lunch obtainable in the Center
Cafeteria.
At the close of the program the
Founders Memorial Garden and
the State Headquarters will be
open for inspection. We hope
that many or all of your members
will attend this for our continu
ing education in Gardening.”
Heart diseases accounted for
16,023 deaths in Georgia in 1955,
according to the Georgia Heart
Association. This is 52.0% of all
deaths in the State.
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Brickstore Clubs Continue Their Many
Projects in 4-H, Improvement Phase
The Brickstore 4-H Club met
last Thursday at the Brickstore
Community clubhouse with 11
members present. Barbara and
David Adams were welcomed as
new members.
John Knight presided over the
business session, and it was ded
cided to complete the project of
putting up 4-H signs at all en
trances to Brickstore Community,
and to make rock beds around
the clubhouse. Anthony Oxburn
was appointed to give a demon
stration on Tractor Care at the
next meeting. A special meeting
was called for Saturday and all
the girls were asked to attend in
order that work could be start
ed on individual projects.
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At the Brickstore Improvement
Club meeting immediately af
terward the 4-H members put on
a skit entitled, "Everybody
March!” All 4-H’ers took part,
some doing the speaking parts,
and all the rest joining in the
square dancing. Then the 4-H
club began its march on polio,
and all Improvement Club mem
bers joined in, contributing 100
percent to the March of Dimes.
Ginger Knight,
Reporter
The Georgia Heart Asseeiatiem
says: “Some forms of heart di
sease can be prevented, some own
be cured, and almost all eon be
helped with early diagnosis and
proper treatment”