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Welcome
Neighbor!
M. S. M.
“If from cherished child
hood scenes
Fate and fortune have
brought you here,
And your heart still home
ward leans;
Remember — New friends
with time grow dear.
Your joys, your sorrows are
of ours a part,
So, help us to know you
that we may share
This experience of Life,
with open heart;
Welcome Neighbor! We’re
glad you are here.”
From Stone Mountain come
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Phillips
and their daughters, Dana 3 1/2,
and Sherie 2 1/2, to make their
home at 1204 E. Conyers St.
Mrs. Phillips, a native of Knox
ville, Tenn., enjoys her role as
"homemaker”; and finds read
ing, sewing and bridge her most
interesting hobbies. Mr. Phil
lips, a Decatur native, is the
local representative of Liberty
National Life Ins. Co.; and is
already an active member of Cov
ington Lions Club. He is an avid
spectator sports fan.
The Phillips are being extended
a cordial welcome in the Metho
dist church, of which they are
members; and in various other
circles, which claim their in
terest in the community.
There is much joy in know
ing our own, who “know all our
faults, and love us still”, choose
to come back to us! Such is the
case with the Buddy Browns, who
have recently returned from De
catur, with their children, Regina
8, and Scott 6, to reside at 111
Middlebrooks St.
Mrs. Brown, the former Miss
Norma Smith, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Smith, was born in
Rockdale County, but made Cov
ington her home prior to her
marriage. She is one of those
lucky ladies who knows how to
combine “business and pleas
ure”, for she is a personnel
member of Decatur clinic. Cook
ing is her first labor of love in
homemaking; and she enjoys bow
ling and music as hobbies. Mr.
Brown, a Walton County native,
is a dispatcher with Krafts Foods,
in Decatur. He shares his wife’s
interest In bowling, likes fishing;
and is a “participating” sports
fan.
The Browns’ denominational
preference is Methodist; and they
are being warmly welcomed into
that congregation, as well as into
other activities of Newton County,
which, they confide, they are very
happy to again become a part of.
Engagement Os Miss Cofer,
Wayne Smith Is Announced
Mrs. Mary Frances Cofer an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter, Vivian Arleta Cofer,
to Ralph Wayne Smith, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Smith of
Oxford.
Miss Cofer is a senior at New
ton County High School.
Mr. Smith graduated from
Newton County High School, and
is now serving with the United
States Army and stationed at
Fort SIU, Oklahoma.
The wedding will take place In
early April.
Starrsville Club
Elects Officers
The Starrsville Community
Club met Tuesday, January 24.
New officers were elected for
1967. They are as follows:
President - Mrs. Guy McGiboney,
Vice-President - George Patton
and James Anderson, Secretary-
Reporter - Mrs. Olin Pickens
and Treasurer - Mrs. Alene
Mann.
Mrs. McGiboney announced
that a meeting of new officers
will be held shortly to discuss
plans for this year.
Mr. Guy McGiboney present
ed a very informative program
concerning the importance of
telephone communications to Na
tional Defense.
Elks Dance
Saturday
There will be a dance Saturday
night, February 4, 1967 at the
Covington Elk’s Lodge 1806 from
9 til 12. The Rhythm Rockers
from Athens will furnish the
entertainment. All members and
their guests are Invited.
ffinuingtnn Nws
Society Section
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Society Editor Phone 786-3401-3402
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Miss Nettis Sue Harper, daug
hter of Mr. and Mrs. George D.
Harper of Porterdale, and Jack
Lanier Childs, son of Mrs. Mary
Lou Childs and the late Mr. A. H.
Childs of Porterdale, were uni
ted in marriage on January 20
at the Porterdale Baptist Church.
Rev. H. N. Earnest performed
the impressive double ring cere
mony in the pastor’s study in the
presence of the immediate famil
ies and close friends.
The groom chose for his best
man, William C. Finley, Jr.
The bride’s sister, Mrs. Jack
Gilbert, served as her matron
of honor and only attendant. She
wore a pink lace dress and pink
veil and carried a nosegay of pink
carnations.
The bride was traditionally
gowned in a full length white
wedding dress featuring a Chan
tilly lace bodice with long lily
point sleeves and a below the
shoulder net bridal veil. She
carried a wedding bouquet of
white carnations which were ar
ranged on a white Bible that was
given the bride by the Y.W.A.’s
of the Porterdale Baptist Church.
Mrs. Harper chose for her
daughter’s wedding a two piece
blue knit suit with which she wore
a white carnation corsage. Mrs.
Childs, mother of the groom,
wore a brown floral jersey knit
dress and a white carnation cor
sage.
For traveling the bride changed
to a pink wool dress with a pink
polka dotted smoke scarf, with
which she wore black accesso
ries and the corsage lifted from
her bridal bouquet. The couple
are making their home in De
catur.
Porterdale YWA ’s
Met A t Home Os
Barbara Head
The Y.W.A.’s of the Porter
dale Baptist Church met Tues
day, January 17, at the home of
Barbara Head on 9 Bay Street.
The meeting was called to
order by Patsy Fraser. Mrs.
D. L. Maddox opened the meeting
with prayer, after which the
Watchword was repeated. The
new business was called for, and
Miss Louise Savage gave a re
port on the House Party Regis
tration Sheet which she received.
Everyone was very happy to hear
the good news about the House
Party.
Focus Week, which will start
February 11-18, was then dis
cussed.
Patsy Stapp was in charge of
the program for the evening.
Taking part on the program were
Beverly Hughes and Sally Small
wood. The program was enjoyed
by everyone present.
After the program, delicious
refreshments were served by
Mrs. Head.
Miss Cofer
Mrs. Phillips
Was Hostess To
Bridge Club
Mrs. James E. Phillips was
a gracious hostess on Wednes
day when she entertained mem
bers of her bridge club at a
morning coffee.
An elongated container of green
growing plants lent floral interest
in the entrance hall; and a gold
and white jardiniere of tall, split
leaf philodendron was used to
advantage In the living room. The
refreshment table, where guests
were served coffee and sweet
rolls, upon arrival, held a cen
terpiece of colorful fruit.
In the games which followed,
Mrs. James Davis was top scor
er; and Mrs. Richard Hart was
consolation prize recipient. Ot
her club members playing in
cluded: Mesdames Bob Budd,
Jerry Capes, William Briggs,
James Patrick, and the hostess.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lanier Childs
Mrs. Ison Was Gracious Hostess
Covington Service Guild Meeting
The Covington Service Guild
held Its January meeting at the
lovely home of Mrs. Vernon Ison
on Forrest Drive with Mrs. Sam
Hay and Mrs. Goodwin Tuck as
joint hostesses.
The club president, Mrs. David
Dodd opened the meeting by wel
coming members and guests,
Mrs. M. B. Shaw and Dr. Bond
Fleming. Mrs. C. D. Ramsey
gave the devotional followed by
the pledge to the flag.
Mrs. Tuck Introduced the sp
eaker, Dean Fleming, of Emory
at Oxford. He chose for his
subject, “Peace in World Af
fairs”, which was both instru
ctive and inspirational.
During the business session
the roll was called by Mrs. Ron
ald Reeves, minutes read by Mrs.
Joe Reeves and the treasurer’s
report given by Mrs. Walter
Partee. Mrs. Johnny Maloney
announced several members have
planned to enter the spring sewing
contest. Contestants will model
their garments at the February
meeting. Belk’s will present an
award to the model winning first
place.
Mrs. James Purcell, chairman
of the Bloodmoblle, scheduled
workers and donars from the
Service Guild, industrial and
| Personals^ |
Mrs. Bill Vaughn was the over
night guest of Mrs. Paul Hill
house in Marietta last Thursday
night and attended the official
visit at the Elkadettes of Mrs.
Hillhouse, State president of Elks
Aidmore Auxiliary, at her home
chapter. Mrs. Vaughn is vice
president of Aidmore State Auxi
liary.
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Johnny Mask of Middle Geor
gia College, Cochran, spent the
weekend at home with his mot
her, Mrs. John Mask.
♦* * ♦
Miss Lou Anne Tuck of Wo
mans College of Georgia, Mill
edgeville, and Mrs. Luke Elkins
of Macon were the weekend guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Holland Tuck.
*• * *
Miss Sandra Allen of Womans
College, Milledgeville, spent the
weekend here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Allen.
•* * *
Mr. and Mrs. John Jay and
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jay and
Scott were the Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Isbell and
family In Thomaston.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Child
ers were among visitors to At
lanta hospitals to see Newton
County friends, Sunday. Among
those visited were Grady Rey
nolds, at Veterans’ Hospital;
Mrs. Ellison Wilkerson, Julius
Satterfield and DeWitt Hamby,
at Emory University Hospital.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Hill were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hill,
in Decatur, during the weekend.
The Hills are anticipating a visit
from their daughter and son, Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Mills, of Char
lotte, N. C., this weekend.
*• • *
Mrs. Godfrey Trammell, Jr.
of Washington, D. C., was the
Saturday overnight guest of Mr.
civic groups from Covington. She
stressed the Importance of filling
Covington’s quota and making this
Red Cross Bloodmoblle a suc
cess.
Plans for the Covington Service
Guild Art Show are underway.
Mrs. Fran IsonandMrs. Ed Man
ley will advise the public at a
later date. It is hoped everyone
will have their exhibits ready for
the spring show.
Delegates from the Service
Guild and members of the Geor
gia Federation of Womens Clubs
were invited to “A Happening on
Capitol Hill”. This Included
breakfast and lunch, tours of
many of the State Capitol build
ings and Georgia’s new Archives
Building. Announcements were
made of the State Executive Board
meeting to be held at the Henry
Grady Hotel In Atlanta.
Mrs. Charles C. Royal, Tenth
District President from Augusta,
will attend the February meeting
as guest speaker. Mrs. Tom
Crenshaw Jr. and Mrs. Lanier
Morris will assist the Service
Guild in entertaining the Cov
ington Womans Club for this
festive occasion. The meet
ing will be at the new REA
Building in Covington. Every
one is urged to attend.
and Mrs. Godfrey Trammell.
** * *
Among Service Guild mem
bers attending the "Happening
on Capitol Hill” program spon
sored by the Georgia Federat
ion of Women’s Clubs in Atlanta
on Tuesday were the president,
Mrs. David Dodd, Mrs. Moncey
Pratt, and Mrs. Venon Ison.
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Numerous friends throughout
Newton County are glad to learn
that Mrs. w. R. Porter’s recent
eye surgery was entirely suc
cessful; and that she was per
mitted to leave the hospital
Thursday. She Is being wished
a rapid convalescence at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Con
ger, 412 College st., in Jones
boro, Tenn.
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A wide circle of friends are
extending good wishes for an
early recovery, to Grady Rey
nolds, who Is hospitalized at vet
erans’ Hospital, In Decatur.
♦* • *
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Godin
and children, of Eatonton, were
Sunday guests of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kitchens.
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Mr. and Mrs. Bill Vaughn had
as their weekend guests her sis
ter and husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred White of Toccoa.
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Mrs. Claud Haggard, Miss Vir
ginia Haggard, Mrs. Hollen Haw
kins and Mrs. Oscar Dickerson
spent a while Tuesday afternoon
with Mrs. Berta Keesee at Rut
ledge.
** * *
Mrs. George Bailey, Mrs. Am
os Miller and Mrs. Joe Kent
visited Mrs. Lucy Shepherd at
Monroe Rest Home Thursday af
ternoon.
** * *
Mrs. Oscar Dickerson spent
Wednesday afternoon in Social
Recent Bride
Honored At
Sat. Shower
Mrs. Larry Lundy, the former
Miss Karen Johnson, was honored
with a bridal shower on Saturday
evening, January 28, at the Por
terdale Womans Club with Mrs.
Winford Bailey and Mrs. Robert
Lummus as hostesses.
A color scheme of blue, pink,
yellow and green was carried
out In the decorations throughout
the spacious room. White linen
cloths covered the tables with
ribbon streamers extending from
center arrangements of yellow
rnums, white gladiolus and fern.
Punch with decorated sand
wiches, cakes, nuts and mints
were served from these tables.
The honoree opened her many
beautifully wrapped packages
from a table which was overlaid
In white linen and held as a cen
terpiece an arrangement of pink
gladiolus, roses and fern. Mrs.
Lundy was attractively dressed
for the occasion In a light blue
wool suit with which she wore
brown accessories and a pink
carnation corsage presented to
her by the hostesses.
Mrs. Stephenson
Entertained Her
Bridge Club, Fri.
Mrs. Donald Stephenson was
a gracious hostess on Friday
afternoon, when she entertained
members of her bridge club at
her home on Madison Highway.
The home was lovely with ar
rangements of camellia and acuba
in the living room and den where
tables were placed for the games.
A delicious salad course with
hot coffee was served prior to
J the games.
j In the rounds of bridge Miss
5 Sarah Mobley won high score
-for the afternoon and Mrs. Spence
Ramsey won the consolation
s prize. Others enjoying the oc
. caslon were Mesdames C. D.
- Ramsey, Jr., W. S. Cook Jr.,
i Fleming Touchstone, Martin E.
’ Goode, A. H. David, club mem
r bers, and Mrs. Wayne Rumble,
a club guest.
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} Wedding I Sows
f Spoken Dec. 15
Miss Donna Faye Hood, daugh
’ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E.
Hood, and Terry Wayne Thack
' er, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Thacker were united In marriage
1 on December 15, at the County
; Line Baptist Church with Rev.
’ Charles Moody performing the
' ceremony before relatives and
friends.
’ Both Mr. and Mrs. Thacker
attended Newton County High
’ School.
Following their wedding trip
In the mountains, they are at
home in Covington with the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hood.
Mrs. Jennings
Was Surprise
Party Honoree
Mrs. Jack Jennings was hon
oree at a surprise birthday party
Monday morning, at the home of
Mrs. Jack Wilkerson. On the
arrival of the guests they were
Invited Into the dining room where
the table was centered with a
beautiful birthday cake embossed
In white and decorated In pink
and white. Coffee was served by
the hostess, with the cake.
Mrs. Jennings was then pre
sented her beautifully wrapped
gifts which were opened for
everyone to see. Those helping
her enjoy the special occasion
were Mesdames Grady Carglle,
Doyal Head, Blake Armstrong,
A. R. Hooten, Fred Taylor, C.G.
Henderson and the hostess, Mrs.
Wilkerson.
Attend
Saadocf
Circle with friends.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Mad
dox of Griffin spent Sunday with
Mrs. Oscar Dickerson.
** • *
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Pratt
returned Monday from St. Louis,
Missouri where they had accom
panied their son, Mike, for an
audition on Saturday. En route
home, they visited friends in
Marked Tree, Arkansas.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Arnold
plan to leave by plane, Sunday,
for Barbados, British West In
dies, where they will spend the
next three weeks at the Greens
leeves Hotel.
** * *
Mrs. John Bob Weaver spent
several days last week in Mon
ticello, with her mother, Mrs.
W. A. Lane
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The Wesleyan Methodist chu
rch formed the setting on Sun
day afternoon, January 29, for
the wedding service uniting Miss
Bobble Jean Roberts, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Roberts,
to Thomas Lee Parham, the son
of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Parham.
Rev. A. C. Clemens, pastor
of the church, performed the
double ring ceremony before an
altar with a background of palm
leaves and fern before which
was placed a center arrange
ment of pompon chrysanthe
mums and gladiolus flanked by
candelabra holding long white
tapers. Completing the beaut
iful setting were large white
satin bows with flower clusters,
marking the family pews.
Mrs. Betty Clemens, organist,
rendered a program of nuptial
music which included, “The
Sweetest Story Ever Told”, “I’ll
Be Loving You Always”, and
“Romance”. She accompanied
Mrs. Eunice Smith, sister of the
bride, as soloist, as she sang,
“Because”, “Whither Thou Go
est”, and as part of the service
“The Wedding Prayer”.
Joe Parham served as best
man for his brother, with usher
groomsmen being, Johnnie Rob
erts, brother of the bride and
Bill Smith, brother-in-law of the
bride.
Little Miss Joy Smith, niece
of the bride, as flower girl, wore
a full length white dress of lace
and taffeta and a headpiece of
lace and net. She carried a
white basket from which she
dropped flower petals.
Miss Carolyn McElreath, maid
of honor, with Mrs. Betty Brown
and Mrs. Carolyn Bunn, sisters
of the bride as bridesmaids, wore
Identical floor length dresses of
mint green satin with attached
trains and circular headpieces
of mint green net attached to
satin bows. They carried bouq
uets of white chrysanthemums
with a single mint green chry
santhemum In the center and
mint green streamers.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a traditional
wedding gown of white lace of
taffeta and net fashioned with a
jewel neckline, Illy point sleeves
and fitted bodice. The full skirt,
worn over hoops, formed into a
train with the bands of lace.
Her shoulder length veil was
attached to a coronet of seed
pearls and she carried a white
satin covered Bible topped with
roses and Ivy and centered with
a white orchid with satin stream
ers. She honored the tradition
Miss Willingham Is Dessert-Bridge
Hostess To Members Os Club
A dessert-bridge, on Wednes
day, at the Monticello St. apart
ment of Miss Mary Willingham,
was among Interesting events
marking the current social cal
endar.
A Flemish arrangement in a
bronze container on a chest, and
similar Flemish flowers in a
beige ceramic compote, on a
drop leaf table, enhanced the
attractive living room setting.
Guests were served a tasty
Tips On Magnolia Culture
By Gerald E. Smith
Extension Horticulturist
The Southern Magnolia has
been selected fur emphasis dur
ing the Make Georgia Beautiful
campaign in the month of Jan
uary, 1967. Few trees adapted
to Georgia equal the Southern
Magnolia in beauty of both fol
iage and flowers. The winter and
early spring months are Ideal
for planting this tree. Here are
some tips concerning the selec
tion of magnolia plants;
Almost all Southern Magnolias
that are available from Georgia
nurseries are grown from seed.
There Is considerable variation
In the magnolia seedlings In both
leaf characteristics and habit of
growth. For this reason there
Is an advantage of purchasing
three- to 6-feet plants that will
give a definite indication of the
future leaf size, shape and color
as well as whether the habit of
growth will be spreading or up
right.
Many gardeners prefer mag-
Mrs. Snow Receives Gift From Covington Mfg. Firm
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MRS NAOMI SNOW, who recently retired after 26 years as an employee of the Covington Manu^c-
Krlng Company organization, received a gift from the company and employees. Resenting the gift is
Claude Schlagenhauf, manager. Office and supervisory personnel are shown in the background.
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lee Parham
of “something old, new, borrow
ed and blue, with the six pence
In her shoe”.
Mrs. Roberts chose for her
daughter’s wedding a royal blue
double knit suit with which she
wore matching accessories and a
white carnation corsage.
The groom’s mother, Mrs.
Parham, chose for the occasion
a coat and dress ensemble of
cameo pink brocade with match
ing accessories. She also wore
a corsage of white carnations.
Mrs. T. C. West of Macon,
grandmother of the groom, chose
for her grandson’s wedding a navy
blue crepe dress with matching
accessories and a white carnation
corsage was also worn on her
shoulder.
A reception was held following
the service at the home of the
bride and groom on Blackwell
Street. The bride’s book was
kept at the entrance to the home
dessert course with coffee, upon
arrival, by the hostess. In the
ensuing games, Mrs. Linton
Smith tallied high score; Mrs.
B. C. Chapman and Mrs. Lil
lian Weaver were the respective
consolation and bingo prize re
cipients.
Other players Included: Miss
Dorothy Lee, a club guest; Miss
Eva Stephenson, Mesdames A. A.
Aenchbacher, of Social Circle,
Grady Hays and W, S. Cook.
nolias which have “brown back”
leaves. This again is a seedling
variation that occurs In a per
centage of the plants obtained
from seed. The condition is due
to the presence of brown hairs
(pubescence) on the undersurface
of the leaves. When this occurs
the uppersurface of the leaves
is also usually dark green in
color. Plants with the brown
back condition seldom show the
characteristics when young;
therefore, it is difficult to select
a small gallon can magnolia that
has brown back foliage.
Another point to consider when
planting magnolias Is that they
are not necessarily slow-grow
ing trees. Planted Improperly
and neglected, this may be true.
With proper soil preparation and
fertilization, however, the tree
will grow at an amazingly fast
rate.
Try the following if you want
a 20-foot tall magnolia in less
than ten years; (1) Purchase a
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by the bride’s niece, Miss Debra
Smith.
The home was beautifully dec
orated for the occasion in the
wedding colors of mint green and
white with the bride’s table cen
tered with the three tiered wed
ding cake topped with a miniature
bride and groom. Silver trays
of mints and nuts, the silver punch
bowl and napkins Imprinted with
“Bobble and Lee” and the date,
completed the appointments.
Mrs. Jane Lindsey and Miss
Shirley Parham, sisters of the
groom, presided over the
refreshment table.
For their wedding trip to Look
out Mountain and other points of
Interest In Tennessee, Mrs. Par
ham changed to a herringbone
suit of black and white with which
she wore black accessories and
the rose and orchid corsage from
her wedding bouquet.
Woman’s Club
To Meet With
Service Guild
The Covington Woman’s Club
will not meet in the library this
month, but will meet with the
Service Guild on February 27,
at 3;30 P.M., at the REA Build
ing. All members are urged to
attend.
Gum Creek Club
Has New Members
The Gum Creek Home Econo
mics Club held its first meeting
of the new year on Tuesday, Jan
uary 24. We were very happy to
be able to start off the new year
with four new members: Mrs.
David Byrd, Mrs. Ray Kimble,
Mrs. Harvey Farmer, and Mrs.
Thurmon Ellington.
The meeting was called to or
der by the president, Mrs. C. A.
Cason. After the reading of
the club creed, Mrs. Jesse Byrd
gave the devotional using as her
scripture 2 Peter 1.
The roll was called and the
treasurer’s report was given by
Mrs. Jesse Byrd, secretary and
treasurer. It was announced that
we had dogwood trees and red
bud trees to set out around the
Fellowship Hall. It was de
cided, since the grounds had not
yet been landscaped, to consult
the Deacons of the church as to
where to set the trees.
After the business of the meet
ing was dealt with. Miss Carolyn
Joyner gave an interesting de
monstration on landscaping, both
Inside and outside the home.