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fhursday, February 22, 1962
* Society Newm
‘ =r MRS. LEO MALLARD, Society Editor
PHONE 786-3401 - 3402 PHONE 786-3401 - 3402
l ovely Home of Mrs. J. W. Richradson
Scene of First Baptist WMS Meeting
The W. M. S. of the First
Baptist Church met Tuesday,
February 13 at 7 p. m. in the
lovely home of Mrs. J. W. Ri
chardson for a mission study.
The meeting opened with the
group singing “We’ve A Story
To Tell”, after which Mrs.
Frank Burney led in prayer.
Mrs. Nat Morgan, W M. U.
president, welcomed the visi
tors and members. Mrs. Ed
Phillips, mission study chair
man, introduced Mrs. Richard
son as the teacher for the book,
“Glimpses of Glory”. Mrs. E. A.
Callaway read scripture pass
ages, Matthew 16:13 - 18; Luke
24:44 - 49; Matthew 9:36-38;
Philippians 3:12-14 and He
brews 11:8 - 10 during special
intervals in the program and
the group sang hymns, “Mine
Eyes Have Seen the Glory”.
"America” and “I’ll Go Where
You Want Me to Go”.
Mrs. Richardson, in the first
part of the program, pointed
out that the primary purpose
of the 30,000 movement is sy
nonymous with the Great Com
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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 24
Hugh O'Brien—Nancy Cates—Raymond Burr in
"THE BRASS LEGEND"
plus
Jeff Richards—Margia Dean in
"THE SECRET OF THE PURPLE REEF"
Also Cartoon, "Honorable Cat Story"
"THE BRASS LEGEND"—7:I 5 and 10:30
"THE SECRET OF THE PURPLE REEF"—9:OO
’ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 ’
BRIGITTE BARDOT IN
"THAT NAUGHTY GIRL"
plus
Walter Reed—Ziva Rodann in
"MACUMBA LOVE"
Also Cartoon, ”D' Fightin' Ones"
"THAT NAUGHTY GIRL"—7:IS and 10:20
"MACUMBA LOVE"—B:SS
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to reach, teach and win people
to Christ, then to train and use
them to set forward his King
dom on earth.
During an intermission, deli
cious refreshments were served
by the social committee. In
closing, this thought was
brought out; our primary task
is to build new Testament
Churches to meet the desperate
needs of our time. In our own
strength, we fail at the task
but if people will pray enough
offering themselves on the al
tar of service, there is no limit
to what God will do in and
through us.
Mrs. Richardson closed t h e
program and meeting with
prayer. Mrs. Frank Burney was
a most welcomed visitor.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Churchill
and baby, Leland, of Miami,
Florida returned to their home
last Saturday after visiting his
mother, Mrs. S. L. Waites,
weekend guests of Mrs. Waites
were Lt. and Mrs. Don Hen
derson and children of Fort
Gordon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Wilson, Sr. Honored
On Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Wilson
Sr. were honored with a re
ception by their children at the
home of their son and daugh
ter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ran
dle Wilson on Sunday, Feb
ruary 18. in celebration of
their Golden Wedding Anni
versary.
Receiving the guests with
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Sr. were
Mrs. Randle Wilson and Mrs.
Oscar Walker.
Miss Katrina Ramey, grand
draughter, kept the guest book.
Two large gold wedding rings
on a gold heart with a minia
ture bridal bouquet of yellow
mums adorned the guest reg
ister table, which was over
laid with Queen Ann's lace
over yellow Linen.
The living and dining rooms
were opened together for the
occasion and gifts were put on
display in an adjoining room.
The colors yellow and green
were used in floral decorations
throughout the home.
The four-tiered wedding
cake, topped with a gold “50”
in numerals and flanked with
two three branched silver can
delabra with yellow tapers,
was the focal point on the din
ing table, which was overlaid
with an Irish lace cloth over
yellow linen.
Mrs. Robert Smith, grand
daughter, cut and served the
cake. Two other granddaugh
ters, Mrs. R. H. Gazaway and
Miss Lynda Wilson served
Marilu Pittman Circle Meeting Held
At Home of Mrs. Milford Johnson
PORTERDALE — Mrs. Mil
ford Johnson welcomed mem
bers of the Marilu Pittman Cir
cle of the Julia A. Porter Me
morial Methodist Church into
her home on Rebecca Street in
Covington for their monthly
meeting on Tuesday, February
13. Twelve members and one
visitor were present.
Miss Larue Chapman opened
the meeting with prayer. Mrs.
Travis Johnson presided over
the business session.
Mansfield Baptist WMU Held its
Regular Monthly Meeting Tuesday
I The Mansfield Baptist Wo
j man’s Missionary Union met at
the church February 13, for
' the regular monthly meeting.
The opening song “Bring
5 Them In” was followed with
I prayer by Mrs. Greer.
■ The watch words were re-
I peated in unison. Mrs. Davis
I read a number of old proverbs,
i she had collected that are good
j examples to live by.
The minutes were read and
I approved and the correspond
| ence was read by Mrs. Roque
। more.
All standing committees gave
reports. Mrs. Bledsoe, mission
| study chairman, urged all
: members to attend the study
Sallie Fowler Circle Met Monday
At Home of Mrs. Homer F. Sharp
The Sallie Fowler Circle of'
the Covington First Methodist
Womans Society of Christian
Service, met at the home of
Mrs. H. F. Sharp on Monday
afternoon, February 19. The
house guest of Mrs. Sharp, Miss
Fannie Lazenby, was present
ed to the circle members.
Prior to the brief business
session and program, Mrs.
Sharp served delicious refresh
ments carrying out the Feb- !
ruarv patriotic theme.
Mrs. Malcolm, circle chair
man, called the meeting to or- ■
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
punch from the buffet which
was garnished with ivy and
yellow daffodils. Other grand
daughters assisting with the
gifts and in serving were Miss
Joan Smith, Miss Freida Stone
and Miss Brenda Wilson.
For the occasion Mrs. Wilson
Sr. chose a dress of navy and
white silk crepe with three
quarter length sleeves and a
scalloped neckline with which
she wore a white carnation
corsage.
Each of the seven children
were identified by the yellow
carnations they were wearing.
The daughters-in-law and
and granddaughters wore white
carnations.
Over one-hundred guests
called between the hours of 2
and 5 o'clock. Special guests
were Mrs. Clara Smith Maloy
of Porterdale and Joe P. Mose
ley of Covington, who were the
attendants at the wedding on
February 18, 1912.
Mr. and Mrs. Randle Wilson
were assisted in entertaining
by the other children, Mr. and
Mrs. Franklin Smith, Coving
ton; Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Wilson,
Porterdale; Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Wilson Jr., Decatur; Mr. end
Mrs. Oscar Walker, Macon; Mrs.
Lynda Ramey, Gainesville,
Florida and Mr. and Mrs. Har
old King of Covington. There
were thirteen grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren
present.
Mrs. Milford Johnson, pro
gram chairman, presented Mr.
H. V. Johnson, Jr. as speaker.
His message entitled “Latin
America Speaks” was very in
formative and interesting.
Mrs. Lucile Ray invited mem
bers to her home on March 12.
Mrs. Leßoy McGiboney clos
ed the formal meeting with
prayer.
The hostess served delicious
coconut cream pie, nuts, and
coffee.
of the book “Glimpse of Glory”
to be held at the church on
Wednesday and Thursday. Miss
Annie C. Hays and Rev. Meeks
to teach on Wednesday and
Mrs. Bledsoe and Mrs. Rabun
Prosser on Thursday.
The Stewardship Choir asked
for a generous gift for Home
Missions in the near future.
Visitation was given as the
project for the month. Mrs.
Dennis will be responsible for
flowers in the church for March.
Mrs. Lunsford and Mrs. Au
try had the program on “Mig
rants”. Much information was
given on this neglected group.
Mrs. Davis dismissed the
meeting with prayer.
Piayer in unison. Announce
ments were made concerning
the Mission Study to be held
from March 4-7 at the First
Methodist Church. All ages are
included, children, youth and
adults. It was reported that
birthday gifts had been mailed
on time to young friends at the
Methodist Children’s Home in
Decatur.
Mrs. Sharp introduced Mrs.
R. H. Patterson as the guest
speaker for the afternoon. Mrs.
Patterson gave a most informa
tive talk on the subject for
the month’s study which was,
“The Why and How of Com
mu nis ti c Infiltration”. This
article was written by Bonard
W. Overstreet. Mrs. Patterson
also presented additional help
ful information from charts
and reference books. The group
enjoyed and appreciated this
talk given by Mrs. Patterson.
The meeting place for March
will be announced later.
CARD OF THANKS
Mrs. Ruth Bentley Rector of
Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Helen
Mae Brewster of Atlanta and
Miss Maybell Baker wish to
thank their many friends, rel
atives and neighbors for the
courtesies shown them during
the illness and bereavement of
their uncle, Charlie Hawdick.
Bede Campbell
Is 'Homemaker'
At Newton High
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Miss Barbara Anne (Bede)
Campbell, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. S. R. Campbell, Jr., of
1201 Conyers St., has been
named t h e Betty Croker
“Homemaker of Tomorrow” for
Newton County High School
and placed among the top ten
for the State.
Bede is a senior, former Pre- I
sident of the Covington FIIA |
chapter, now Degree Chairman,
President of the Tri-Hi-Y and
a member of the Beta Club.
She is planning to enter the
University of Georgia in Sep
tember and will major in Home
Economics Education. Her out
side interests are sewing, swim
ming, dancing and tennis.
Mobley Circle
Met Monday with
Miss Sockwell
The Carrie Mobley Circle of
the First Methodist Church met
Monday afternoon, February 19
at 3:30 o’clock w'ith Miss Sallie
Mae Sockwell. In the absence
of the chairman, Mrs. H. O.
Whelchel, Miss Sara Mobley
presided. For her devotional,
Miss Sockwell read the 103
Psalm and spoke of how thank
ful we should be for our many
blessings. She closed with ail
relating the Lords Prayer.
Minutes were approved as
read. The treasurer gave her
report. Eight members were
present and one visitor. Miss
Ethel Belcher made an an
nouncement about where “The
Twelve” would meet. Miss Sara
Mobley talked on the book of
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden. It was
very informative and much en
joyed.
The hostess assisted by Miss
Sara Mobley served a delicious
dessert with coffee. Place of
next meeting will be announced
later.
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Porterdale Baptist YWA's Has Meeting
At the Home of Miss Gwen Kitchens
PORTERDALE—The YWA's
of the Porterdale Baptist
Church, Porterdale, met on
February 6 at the home of Miss
Gwen Kitchens. Our meeting
was called to order after which
Miss Nettie Sue Harper led us
in prayer. We repeated our
Watchword, Daniel 12:3.
The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
Mrs. Asbell, our counselor,
discussed with us and helped
us to plan YWA Focus Week.
We decided on the following
events for each day:
Sunday: Serve as ushers for
the worship service.
Monday; Have meeting and
community mission project.
Tuesday: Have Mission Stu
dy at church taught by Mr.
Jack Asbell and then to take
valentines to Newton County
Hosni tai to put on trays of pa
tients.
Wednesday' Attend prayer
meeting together.
Thursday: Visitation.
Grace Baptist
News Notes
By Mrs. J. T. Horton
Our Sunday School starts at
10 o’clock. Our Sunday morn
ing service begins at 11 o’clock.
We extend to you a warm wel
come.
The WMU monthly meeting
will be held at the home of
Mrs. C. L. Smallwood, Saturday
evening, February 24 at 7:30,
16 Elm St., Porterdale. All the
women are urged to attend.
The Brotherhood meeting
will be held at the home of C.
L. Smallwood, Saturday even
ing, February 24 at 7:30, 16
Elm St., Porterdale. All the
men are urged to attend this
meeting.
Our sick are Bobby Martin in
Newton County Hospital. Jack
Hodghcr underwent eye sur
gery in Birmingham, Ala. Bill
Johns underwent surgery in
peKalb General Hospital. Wish
you all a speedy recovery.
Our Wednesday evening
prayer service is being held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Mills at 7:30. We are studying
the Book of Acts.
Don’t forget visitation Thurs
day evening at 7 o’clock. We
would like to have more peo
nle come and visit with us.
Meet at the church.
Training Union begins at
6:15 Sunday evening, Church
service Sunday evening begins
at 7:30 Everyone is welcome.
ATTEND CHURCH SUNDAY
Friday: Have a banquet at
the home of Mrs. Asbell.
We decided to go see Mrs.
Sallie Sowell and take a pot
plant as a remembrance of her.
The name of our Mission
Study book is entitled “Steeples
Against the Sky”. We were
delighted to learn that Mr.
Jack Asbell could teach it for
us.
We discussed the Friday night
banquet. The theme of the
banquet will be “The Roaring
Twenties" Ever one will wear
costumes of that decade.
Miss Annette Preston was in
charge of the program. “Trials
of the Trials" was the title of
this interesting program. It
was about migrant workers and
the conditions in which they
live and the work which they
do and what is being done to
help them. The program was
made very effective by the
girls wearing costumes to fit
their part on the program.
Those participating were: Miss
Annette Preston. Miss Vickie
Wise, Miss Patsy Stapp, Miss
Carol Burch, Miss Nettie Sue
Harper. Miss Robbie Asbell,
Miss Jo Mitchell, and Miss
Gwen Kitchens.
We were served very delight
ful refreshments after which
we were dismissed.
Barbara Farmer,
Secretary
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23
"HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL"
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Plus, "Color Cartoon"
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24
"MAGIC BOY"
FEATURE LENGTH CARTOON IN COLOR
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