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4 MRS. LEO MALLARD, Society Editor *
PHONE 786-3401 . 3402 PHONE 786-3401 - 3402
Myrtle Combs Circle Had Program
On Christmas Story December 20
The Myrtle Combs Circle of
the Covington First Baptist.
Church met Wednesday, Decern- j
her 20, at the home of M r j.
Nat Morgan. The home was
beautifully decorated in the
Christmas theme.
The meeting was opened.
with the repeating of the •
Watchword. The song “O Lit
tle Town of Bethelehem" was
sung followed with prayer by
Mrs. John Bush.
Mrs. Bush, circle chairman,
presided over the meeting. Re
ports were heard from each
committe chairman.
It was voted to send a Christ- ,
mas card to the shut-ins. Post-.
cards were given out to each'
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THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. DECEMBER 28-29
"THE SINS OF RACHEL CADE"
IN COLOR
with Angie Dickinson—Roger Moor*
Plus "Color Cartoon"
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30
"BLAST OF SILENCE"
with Allen Baron—Molly McCarthy
Plus
"PRISONER OF THE VOLGA"
Also "Color Cartoon"
SUNDAY, MONDAY TUESDAY—DEC. 31 - JAN. 1-2
Rock Hudson—Sandra De* in
"COME SEPTEMBER"
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Steve McQueen —Brigid Brazlen in
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IN COLOR
Also Cartoon, "Kid From Mars’*
FIRST SHOW—7:OO SECOND SHOW—B:SO
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30
Curt Jurgens—Orson Wells—Sylvia Syms in
"FERRY TO HONG KONG"
IN COLOR
plus
Glenn Ford—Debbi* Reynolds in
"THE GAZEBO"
Also Cartoon, "Tin Can Concert"
FERRY TO HONG KONG"—7:OO and 10:45
"THE GAZEBO"—9:OS
SUNDAY AND MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, JANUARY 1
J*an Hawkshaw—Johnny Walsh—Mary Ann Webb in
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IN COLOR
plus
Jimmy Clanton—Rocky Graziano—Zasu Pitts in
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IN COLOR
Also Cartoon "Abominable Show Boat"
"WILD WOMEN OF WONGO"—6:SO and 10:05
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TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2-3
Steeve Reeves—Georgia Moll in
"THIEF OF BAGHDAD"
IN COLOR
Also Cartoon, "Way of All Pest"
FIRST SHOW—7:OO SECOND SHOW—B:SS
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. JANUARY <-5
Susan Hayward—Dean Martin in
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IN COLOR
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member present to be sent to
members that were absent. The
I business session of the meeting
I was dismissed by Mrs. Luns
ford.
Mrs. Morgan brought a very
: interesting program on t b e
Christmas story.
Mrs. Bush dismissed the
meeting with prayer.
For social hour the hostess
served Christmas cookies and
punch.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Durden
and son Charles of Carrollton
were the Sunday night and
, Monday guests of Mrs. Andrew
I Henderson and Mrs. Lamar
■ Fincher and children.
Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Nesbit Were
Hosts at Yuletide Dinner Party
Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Nesbit
were hosts to a dinner party on
Wednesday night. December 20
at their home, in honor of Miss
Demaris Humphries of Atlanta
and Conyers and Jimmy Miller
of Conyers prior to their wed
ding on Friday night.
The table was centered with
a replica of a bride and groom
which was a big fat snowman
an d a tiny angel with a veil.
Home of Mrs. Lyda Sue B. Hall
Was Scene of Class Meeting
The home of Mrs. Lyda Sue
Hall, lovely with Christmas
decorations, was the scene of
the December meeting of the
I Charles Porter Class of t h e
First Methodist Church. Mrs.
Robert Campbell and Miss Flor
ence Bower assisted Mrs. Hall
as co-hostesses.
Mrs. Hiram Ellis opened the
meeting with a prayer, followed
by silent prayers for the fam
ily of Mrs. Irene Dupree, a be
loved member who had just
passed away’. Minutes of the
November meeting were read
by Mrs. G. C. Watson. After
the treasurer’s report by Miss
' Sallie Mae Cook. Mrs. C. C.
Estes reported 33 cards and let
ters sent to sick and shut-in
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gay Were Hosts
To Adult Fellowship Class Party
Mr and Mrs. C. M. Gay en
tertained the Adult Fellowship
Sunday School Class in their
home on December 10.
The home was beautifully
decorated with Christmas ar
rangements in keeping with the
holiday season.
Informal Tea
Sunday to Honor
Mr., Mrs. Wynn
The daughters of Mr. and
i Mrs. Robert S. Wynn will hon
■or their parents with an infor-
I mal tea in celebration of their
Golden Wedding Anniversary,
iNo formal invitations are be
! ing sent but relatives and
I friends of the couple are in
: vited to call at their home near
McDonough on Sunday after
i noon, December 31 between the
hours of three and five o'clock.
Amitie Club
Enjoyed Yule
Party at Hotel
The members of the Amitie’
Club of Oxford, their husbands
and friends enjoyed their an
; nual Christmas Party in the
festive atmosphere of the gailey
decorated dining room of the
Porterdale Hotel. The president,
; Mrs. Clyde Webb and the vice
1 President. Mrs. Charles Ellis
f were in charge of the enter
■ tainment.
After a delicious turkey din
ner with ail the traditional
trimmings the group enjoyed
seasonal contests and group ca
rol singing. The program was
; closed with a Christmas Read
l ing and Prayer from a collec
tion of Peter Marshall’s writ
। ings, given by Mrs. Walter Y.
Murphy.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Wilson
of Jonesboro were the week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Fincher and Judy. Mon
day they were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hitchcock
j and Mr. and Mrs. Ewell Hitch
i cock in Atlanta.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
t Those present were Mr. and
i Mis. Kenneth Hall, Miss Bem
I Hicks, Joe Cornwell of Conyers;
> Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Nesbit,
i Golden, Colorado, Miss Katrina
- McKay, Andy Summers of Con
■ yers, Miss Jimi Hicks of Con
yers, Jimmy Dickerson, Miss
i Karen Stovall of Atlanta, and
i Miss Lucy Morcock. Mrs. No
i lan Nesbit assisted the hosts in
. entertaining.
> friends.
5 Rev. Grady Lively, pastor of
■ First Church, used the story of
! Chfist and Christmas for an
“ inspiring devotional.
The program was begun by
' Mrs. George Cherry, who gave
two beautiful readings. Mrs.
Hugh McDonald, introduced by
' Mrs. Hall, sang two Christmas
selections, with Mrs. Claude
Jordan at the piano. After
group singing of carols, Mrs.
1 McDonald sang “Little Lord
। Jesus.
Guests were then invited into
s the dining room to enjoy delic
. ious refreshments in a setting
■ made beautiful by appropriate
i Christmas decorations.
The guests were invited into
the dining room where delicious
refreshments were served.
Everyone enjoyed the won
derful hospitality of Mr. and
Mrs. Gay. Mrs. Gladys Shan
non of Covington assisted her
sister in entertaining.
MEETINGS
The WMS of the First Bap
tist Church will meet Monday,
January 1 at 3:30 p.m. in the
Educational Building. The Myr
tle Combs Circle will be in
charge of the program and all
members are urged to attend.
♦ • ♦ *
The Covington Woman's Club
will meet at the clubhouse
Tuesday, January 2 at 3:30.
Mrs. A. D. Jordan's committee
will be hostess.
II P \ Craueliny
11 C g \ through
I I / Georgia
By Charles E. Hooper
Throughout the years, the
celebration of New Year’s Day|
in Georgia has been as varied
as its scenic wonders and na-!
tural beauty. . . According to
an old diary. New Year's Day
in Savannah in 1741 began
with the “prayers of the church,
and in the afternoon ,the gen
erality of the people traveled
to various sections of the young
town and diverted themselves 1
in active sports, cricket, and
quotes which put an end to the;
Holidays of this Season without
any offense or disturbance giv
en.”
In the January Ist issue of the
Savannah newspaper in 1804. >
articles dealt with shipping,'
auctions, advertisements for
the new almanac, and poems
for peace. However, a great
deal of space in the paper was
devoted to news about people
from the surrounding country
side traveling to Savannah to
see the two hit plays of t h e
season, “Everyone Has H i s
Fault” and “Drawing on Tight
Roue.”
Even today in Georgia, New
Year's Day is celebrated in a
variety of ways. Some attend
church, others take that long
awaited hunting trip that they
were unable to make because;
of the Christmas rush, resolu
tions are made, hog jowl and
black-eyed peas are customar
ily served in many homes, and
the return to school is made.
No matter how varied the
type of New’ Year celebration
or the time — 1741 or 1962, ।
there is one thing that Geor- <
^Personals
Mr. and Mr s . Kenneth Tuck
er and children of Commerce
and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Webb
Jr. and family of Mansfield
were the Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hender
son. Monday the spend the day
guests of the Henderson’s were
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Arden and
Francene of Macon.
• • * *
Mr. and Mrs. Caswell John
son and family of Eastman and
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ridling
and Susan were the Christmas
Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. W
C. Johnson.
♦ • • ♦
Mrs. John Smith is spending
this week in Naples and Or
lando, Florida, where she is
visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Greer
and Miss Mae Greer spent
Christmas Day in Decatur with
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Greer and
family.
0 ♦ • •
Mr. and Mrs. Moody Sum
mers with Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Budd left Wednesday for a
weeks vacation at the cottage
of L. J. Moore, at Reddington
Beach, St. Petersburg, Florida.
♦ ♦ * •
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Elkins
and Charles of Macon visited
relatives here for the Christ
mas holidrvs.
* ♦ ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Harris
and family spent Christmas
Day in Atlanta at the home of
Mrs. W. C. Harris, for the an
nual family Christmas gather
ing.
• • ♦ ♦
Miss Rebecca Weldon and
Lamar Weldon enjoyed the
Christmas holidays in Atlanta
with Mr. and Mrs. John B.
Roberts and family.
» ♦ » *
M ; ss Libby Wright arrived
in Covington Tuesday for a
visit with her grandmothers,
Mrs. Felix Wright and Mrs.
Andrew Henderson and other
relatives.
* * • *
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Crews had
as their Christmas Day dinner
guests their children, Mr. and
Sirs. Joe Chambliss. Augusta,
Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Crews and
her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Rad
ford Smith o' A‘'ai 'a.
» • » »
Christmas guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Stone and family were I
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stone of'
Charlotte, North Carolina.
♦ ♦ • ♦
M 's. Howard Skinner, Mr. j
and Mrs. Berto Skinner, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Skinner and i
Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Jay and Scott joined other:
members of the Skinner fam
ily at the home of the David
Skinner’s in Decatur, Tuesday:
I gians had and still have in
common — and that is travel.
| The pleasures of driving in the
new year can be multipled by
I careful preparation and alert,
courteous driving. Planning
ahead is important even for a
short trip. Included should be
a safety check of the car’s tires,
brakes, lights, windshield wi
pers, battery and muffler. Am
ple time should be allow’ed for
’ the trip so as to avoid speed
) and reckless driving.
Once behind the wheel dri
vers should maintain a positive
frame of mind, staying alert to
road, weather, and traffic con
ditions and making allowances
I tor unpredictable actions by
other drivers and pedestrians.
The New Year of 1962 pro
bably has in store for you some
very exciting and wonderful
trips. . . .to the mountains, the
seashore, the beautiful pil
gramages in the Spring, to
hunting and fishing trips, to
the small and large cities. No)
matter where your travels take
you this New Year, keep tha
New Year's resolution be be
coming a more alert driver, and j
enjoy your trip even more so.
Fall Color
Fall color of trees should not j
be overlooked when planning j
color in the home grounds, i
points out Extension Land
scape Specialist T. G. Williams.
Some trees that provide good '
fall color are Red Oak. Hick
ory. Blackgum, Dogwood and
Ginkgo. |
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In Th» State) Thuraday, December 28, z^l
night for a family Christmas
dinner and tree.
• » • »
Houseguests this week of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Edwards and
Jack are Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Garner and daughter, Sandy of
Orlando, Florida and Rev. and
Mrs. Marshall Edwards of
Troy. Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Laseter
and family of Madison; Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Dooley, Mr. and
Mrs. Julius Laseter, Mr. and
Mrs. Billy Laseter, Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Schell and Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Laseter with their
families, were all the Sunday
night dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Laseter Sr. Monday
they were all the spend the
day guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bobby Laseter and
family.
• • • *
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Moss
and family had as their Sun
day guests Mr. and Mrs, Ray
Geiger and Miss Louise Big
gers. Monday guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Cadle and
children of Augusta,
• • • •
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Johnston
and children Joe and Jill of
Decatur and Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. McCullough of Columbia,
South Carolina were the Sun
day spend the day guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Rogers. Mon
day Mr. and Mrs. Rogers were
the guests of the Johnston’s in
Decatur.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cawthon
spent Christmas Day in Mc-
Donough with Mr. and Mrs
W. J. Allen.
• • • »
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Kitch
ens and daughter were Christ
mas Day guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Clinton Kitchens in Conyers.
• * ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer M.
Wicks, Nina and Kathy had as
their Christmas Day dinner
gues’Ls Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moore
of Leguin Community and Ral
ph Aiken. Other visitors dur
ing the day were Mr. and Mrs.
Huie Moore and family and
Mr. and Mi s. Herman R. Wicks,
Peggy Ann Wicks and Charles
Patterson of Atlanta.
♦ * ♦ •
Mrs. Will Jay of Madison is
the houseguest of her son and
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Jay and Scott. Their dinner
guests Su day were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Jay and family,
Madison; Mr. and Mrs. Lucius
Tucker and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Loudermilk, Atlanta: Mr.
and Mrs. William Jay and fam
ily, Decatur; Holland Jay and
sons Kenneth and Johnny, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Skinner and son
Billy..
• • * ♦
Guests of Mrs. S. L. Waites
for the Christmas holidays were
Mrs. B. T. Churchill, Mrs. Irene
Holman. Mrs. Joyce Ferrell and
children Angela and Teresa,
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Jean Coutu—Emile Genest and Nikki in
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MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JANUARY 1-2
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Swift of
Elberton were the dinner guests
of the C. D. Ramseys on Christ
mas Eve. Their dinner guests on
Christmas night were Mrs. S. I.
Cowan of Conyers and Miss Mar
tha Ramsey.
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