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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 the Tarheel state of
North Carolina comes one of our
new families, whom we are happy
to welcome, to what we think of
as the “Garden Spot” - Newton
County! Mr. and Mrs. Rex P.
Kelly have recently arrived from
Concord, N. C., to make their
home at 106 Mill St.
Mrs. Kelly, a Charleston, W.
Va. native, is one of those ver
satile people, who can success
fully combine a career and home
making. She is a registered
nurse, and was immediately con
scripted in the office of Dr. Pul
liam. Music and spectator sports
are among her most relaxing hob
bies, in leisure moments. Mr.
Kelly, a Raleigh, N. C. native,
majored in Poultry at the Uni
versity of N. C.; and is now with
Eggland, Inc., at Newborn. He
shares his wife’s interest in
spectator sports; and is also a
golf and fishing enthusiast.
The Kellys are being cordially
welcomed into the Methodist con
gregation, of which they are
members; in the younger mar-
Woman’s Club Fashion Show Models
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THE COVINGTON WOMAN’S CLUB was guest of the Covington
Service Guild Monday at the February meeting held at the REA
building. The clubs enjoyed a fashion show staged by members
of the Guild entering the Georgia Federation of Women’s Club’s
sewing contest. Winners shown in the picture are: left to right: Mrs.
David Dodd, Ist place; Mrs. Paul Adams Jr., 2nd place and Mrs.
Tom Crenshaw, Jr. third. Mrs. Dodd will represent the Guild
in the 10th District competition. The district winner will compete
for state honors at the GFWC convention in Atlanta in April
at the Regency Hotel.
Officers Os Newton Service Guild
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OFFICERS OF THE COVINGTON Service Guild at meeting Monday at REA Building. Front row, left
to right: Mrs. David Dodd, President; Mrs. Paul Adams, Jr., Ist Vice President; Mrs. Joe Reeves,
Secretary. Back row: Mrs. Lou Courchaine, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. Tom Crenshaw, Jr.,
2nd Vice President, Mrs. W. D. Partee, Treasurer; and Mrs. C. D. Ramsey, Parliamentarian, were
not present when picture was taken.
Qlmmigtmi New
Society Section
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Society Editor Phone 786-3401-3402
Home Os Mrs. Patterson Was Scene
Covington Garden Club Meeting
The Covington Garden Club
met in the home of Mrs. R. H.
Patterson on March 1. Mrs.
Arthur David Jordan and Mrs.
Porter MacMahon served with
her as co-hostesses. The lovely
ante-bellum New Orleans type
cottage was a perfect setting for
the program theme of the month,
“Time For Birds.’’ From the
entrance to the luau, birds, bird’s
nests and bird feeders were seen
everywhere. Before going up
stairs, the hostess invited the
members and guests into the
dining room where coffee and
tarts (birds nest shape and the
bird!) were served. After a
social half hour, the members
were seated in the broad central
hall upstairs for a business ses
sion and program.
Mrs. Spence Ramsey, presi
dent, greeted club members and
Mrs. Fred Kitchens, a guest,
and used as a devotional the
Garden Club of America Collect
ried set, and other local circles
which claim their interest.
Tennessee has given us many
of our fine citizens - teachers,
coaches, band leaders, and the
News’ own Bob Greer, news and
sports editor. This week we wel
come another family from our
sister, southern state. Mr. and
Mrs. James E. Hastings and
children, Larry 13 and Rita 9,
who have arrived from Atlanta,
to make their home on Capes
Drive.
Mrs. Hastings, originally from
Shelbyville, is a flower lover;
and also enjoys golf, bridge and
bowling. Mr. Hastings, whose
hometown is Lynchburg, Tenn.,
is material manager of the local
Brunswick plant. He too, enjoys
bowling, bridge and golf, in add
ition to hunting and all outdoor
sports.
The Hastings are members of
the Church of Christ, where they
are valuable additions; and are
being extended a warm welcome
in various other activities of the
community, of which they are now
a part.
repeated in unison.
The minutes were read, cor
rected and recorded. Fifteen
members answered the roll call.
The treasurer reported $86.74
on hand, and she asked each
member to please report their
new house number to her as
soon as it was received.
Mrs. Trammell, Workshop
Chairman, reported a program
on Table Settings would be given
in April on the regular date if
possible.
Mrs. R. H. Patterson spoke
for a few minutes on birds in
general, after which several
reels of birds, native to this
area, were shown.
Horticulture drawing blue rib
bons were camellias brought by
Mrs. Claude Jordan.
Mrs. Joyner
Had Program
At Hays Club
The Hays District Extension
Home Economics Club met Mar
ch 1 at the clubhouse. The pres
ident, Mrs. George Patton, pre
sided at the meeting and
welcomed visitors, Mrs. S. J.
Harlin and Mrs. Charles Ewing.
Mrs. George Patton, Miss The
lma Towns and Mrs. Louise Mut
imer had an afternoon of spring
cleaning at the club, and it was
gaily decorated to compliment
St. Patrick’s Day by co-hostesses
Mrs. Grace Ewing and Mrs. Mort
Ewing.
Home Economist, Miss Caro
lyn Joyner, presented a very in
formative demonstration on
Laundry Methods and Techniq
ues.
Refreshments of Cokes, punch
and toasted pecans were enjoyed
by all present.
YIO Association
Has Meeting A t
Porterdale Church
The January Y.W.A. Associ
ational Meeting of the Stone Mou
ntain Association was held at the
Porterdale Baptist Church. The
meeting was opened by everyone
singing the Y.W.A. song, “O Zion
Haste.” Miss Sally Smallwood
of the Porterdale Y.W.A.’s then
told about the Y.W.A.’s Window
and their Y.W.A. room.
The roll was called by Mrs.
Nell Pedigo from Stone Moun
tain, and she asked each presi
dent of their group to give a
report on the work of their Y.
W.A.’s. The different churches
present at the meeting were Roc
kdale, Lithonia, Stone Mountain,
Zion, High Point and Conyers.
Present was Mrs. Joseph Gal
tin from Tanganyika, East Africa
to present the program. After
the wonderful program, everyone
joined hands and sang “Blest Be
The Tie.”
At the social hour, refresh
ments were served by Miss Sa
die Polson, Miss Lulu Farrow,
Mrs. James Jenkins, and Mrs.
J. P. Allen.
Covington Service Guild Has
Joint Meeting With Womans Club
The Covington service Guild
held its February meeting at the
R.E.A. Building at 3;30 o’clock.
The tenth district president of
the Georgia Federation of Wo
men’s Club, Mrs. Charles C.
Royal, Jr. of Augusta, was the
guest speaker.
The social hour began with
delicious refreshments served
by hostesses Mrs. Tom Crenshaw
Jr., Mrs. Lanier Morris and Mrs.
Tom Bailey.
A delightful spring fashion show
entertained the guests with mod-
DAR Award To 4-H’er Tommy Curtis
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DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN Revolution (DAR) award for conser
vation in Newton County 4-H work went to Tommy Curtis of Oxford.
Pinning the award on Curtis is Mrs. E. Lee Stephenson, Regent of
the Sergeant Newton Chapter DAR. Tommy was a district winner
as well as the recipient of the DAR Good Citizenship Award.
First Methodist WSCS Hostesses
Were Mesdames Milligan, Watson
The woman’s Society of Chr
istian Service of the First Met
hodist Church held their regular
meeting on Tuesday morning,
February 21, in the Christian
Fellowship classroom of the chu
rch. On arrival, members were
served coffee and cookies by Mrs.
Howard Milligan and Mrs. George
Watson of the Georgia Elliott
Circle.
Mrs. Dan Clower, president,
called the meeting to order by
the group singing “Help Some
body Today,” with Mrs. Owen
Kellum at the piano. Mrs. Cio
wer presented Mrs. Jack Mor
gan, program chairman for the
meeting. Mrs. Morgan then in
troduced Robert Shrider, Exec
utive Director of the Bethlehem
Center in Atlanta. Mr. Shrider
gave a most interesting and in
formative program being carried
out at the center. He spoke on
the outstanding recreation pro
gram for children and showed
films of the work there. Among
the interesting facts were their
health program, supervised rec
reation, dramatics and arts and
craft as well as civic work taught
the children at the center.
After the program, Mrs. Ja
mes T. Williams, secretary, read
the minutes and correspondence.
The treasurer’s report was given
by Mrs. A. D. Jordan, treasurer.
Mrs. Clower announced the mem-
els Mrs. David Dodd, Mrs. Paul
Adams and Mrs. Tom Crenshaw
displaying garments fashioned
and made to enter the Spring sew
ing contest sponsored by the
G.F.W.C. Winning outfit, de
signed by Mrs. Dodd, will enter
District Contest to compete with
other entires throughout the
state. Commentator for the
fashion show was Mrs. Johnny
Maloney.
The Guild president, Mrs.
Dodd, led the group in the pledge
to the flag and Mrs. C. D. Ram
sey gave a devotional that was
an Inspiration to the group.
Club guests were warmly wel
comed by Mrs. Dodd, Mrs. Cha
rles C. Royal and Mrs. T. A.
Maxwell Jr., both from Augusta,
Ga., and Mrs. W. C. Wright,
president of the Covington Wo
mans Club and all Its members
attending the annual event.
A motion was made and passed
for the Covington service Guild
to give a college scholarship
In the amount of $200.00 to a de
serving high school graduate, to
donate four dollars per member
to the Dormitory at Tallulah
Falls School and a final motion
was made and passed to pur
chase caps and gowns for grad
uation at the Uttle Red School
house.
Mrs. Jo Ann Manley, chair
man, announced the Covington Art
Show will be held April 7th and
Bth. The club business having
been completed, Mrs. Crenshaw
Introduced the prominent club
woman, Mrs. Royal.
The District President chose
as her subject, “Community Im
provement”, stressing develop
ment of a public image through
good work and publicity. “It
Is the acquisition of knowledge
of a mind stretched never re
turns to its original size,” sta
ted Mrs. Royal.
bers who were ill and hospital
ized.
Rev. E. Owen Kellum was wel
comed, and he reminded the
members of the Interesting and
busy program in the church, par
ticularly, “The Venture In Faith’’
program, March 5 through March
9, at which time Rev. William
Irwin of the Riverside Methodist
Church in Macon will be our
guest minister. Many teas and
other activities are being planned
for the visiting minister.
A motion was made and carr
ied that the Society send a dele
gate to Marietta to the Annual
Conference In March. A motion
was also made and carried that
the Society have a barbecue or
other project In the near future,
with Mrs. Clower appointing a
committee to work on this.
Mrs. Walker Campbell asked
the members to save bread wrap
pers and various coupons con
sisting of Colonial bread wrap
pers to be used to help obtain
helpful things for the Methodist
Children’s Home.
There being no further bus
iness, the meeting was closed
with prayer by Rev. Owen Kel
lum, Jr.
Hospital Auxiliary
Has 7 New Members
The Hospital Auxiliary Execu
tive Board met at Newton County
Hospital on Monday, March 6, at
10:00 A. M. The meeting was
opened with the hospital prayer
by Mrs. N. S. Turner. Mrs. Tur
ner, president, presided over the
business session. Mrs. Ruth
Taylor gave the treasurer’s re
port. She reported that the two
beds the Auxiliary had given the
hospital had been paid for.
Mrs. Nora Starling reported
that seven new members had re
cently joined the Auxiliary. Mrs.
Margaret Campbell, the Ways and
Means Chairman, told of the plans
being made to have a benefit card
party to be held in April. Mrs.
Turner then told of plans to get
a news letter to the members
by April 1.
Gum Creek Home
Economics Club
Sets Plans
The Gum Creek Home Eco
nomics Club held its February
meeting on Tuesday, February
28, at the Fellowship Hall. Mrs.
C. A. Cason called the meeting
to order. The club creed was
read and the club song sung.
Mrs. Cason read Hebrews 11
as the devotional and the Lord’s
Prayer was repeated in unison.
Mrs. Jesse Byrd called the
roll, read the minutes and gave
the treasurer’s report. We wel
comed Mrs. pat Middlebrooks as
a new member.
During the business session,
the VIP day to Rich’s was an
nounced as being on Tuesday,
April 25. Miss Carolyn Joyner
also announced that we would
take a trip to the Capitol in the
near future.
After an interesting demon
stration on tote bags and pocket
books, we enjoyed two games of
Bingo. Miss Carolyn Joyner
and Mrs. Roy Kimble were the
prize winners. Mrs. Cason,
hostess of the month, served
sandwiches, cookies and punch.
Suburban Club, welcome to the
group!
Estherian Class
Presents Gift
To Mrs. Mallard
The Estherian Sunday School
Class of the First Baptist Chu
rch met Thursday night, Feb
ruary 16, at the home of Mrs.
T. A. Rape for their regular
business meeting.
The meeting was opened by
the president, Mrs. Frank Rld
llng. Mrs. R. E. King gave the
opening prayer. Mrs. Rldllng
thanked Mrs. Rape for inviting
the class into her home for the
meeting. Mrs. Rldllng also wel
comed the nine members that
were present. The teacher, Mrs.
Leo Mallard, was presented with
a Valentine Gift of Love from
the class by Mrs. Rldllng. Mrs.
R. E. King gave a report on the
percentage of our class. Miss
Ethel Merck gave the treasurer’s
report.
Mrs. Ridling presented the de
votional which was about prayer.
There were discussions and test
imonies of known answers to
prayers. Everyone was asked to
remember the sick in the hospit
al. Mrs. Rape dismissed the
meeting with prayer.
We were then all invited into
the dining room for delicious
refreshments which were en
joyed by all.
Mrs. T. Binford
Was Hostess To
Newborn WSCS
The W.S.C.S. of Newborn Met
hodist Church met Wednesday
afternoon, March 1, in the home
of Mrs. T. W. Binford with good
attendance. Mrs. Binford, presi
dent, called the meeting to order.
Everyone then joined In and sang
“Give Os Your Best To The Mas
ter.” Mrs. D. W. Loyd led in
prayer.
Mrs. R. D. Murrelle, secret
ary, read the minutes of the last
meeting. The treasurer’s report
was given and dues collected.
The president welcomed all
members, and especially Mrs.
J. M. Lewis and Mrs. H. A.
Pannell as visitors.
Mrs. W. R. Porter, spiritual
Life Secretary, announced the
District Day which will be on
March 15 at Dodd Memorial Chu
rch. Mrs. W. R. Porter was
elected delegate and Mrs. Hugh
Adams alternate to North Geor
gia Woman’s Society Christian
Service on March 29 and 30 at
the First Methodist Church in
Marietta. Mrs. Gray Hinton
and Mrs. Doyle Smith were elect
ed to take money for Memory
and Honor Easter Lilies. Mrs.
Guy Jones, Mrs. P. Wilson and
Miss Ruth Duke were appointed
to the Nominating Committee.
T. W. Binford presented the
program. His subject was “Acr
oss The Atlantic.” He gave an
Interesting talk on British Met
hodism. Mr. Binford dismissed
the meeting with prayer.
The hostess served cake, cook
ies, and punch at the social hour.
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Eugenia Malcom To Wed
Harry McCord Gunnin, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Julius Mal
com of Social Circle, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Martha Eugenia, to Harry Mc-
Cord Gunnin, Jr., son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry M. Gunnin of Fort
Lee, New Jersey.
The bride-elect is the grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
A. Lloyd, Social Circle, and Mr.
Julius O. Malcom and the late
Mrs. Malcom of Social Circle.
Miss Malcom attended Tift
College and West Georgia Col
lege, The future bride is pre
sently employed by the State De
partment of Agriculture in At
lanta.
Mr. Gunnin is the grandson
of Dr. and Mrs. Homer A. Da
vis, Atlanta, and the late Mr.
and Mrs. John Cleveland Gunnin
of Atlanta.
The future bridegroom at
tended Mercer University and
West Georgia College. Mr. Gun
nin is presently stationed with
the U. S. Army at Fort Sam
Oxford Community Center Scene Os Gala
Party Feting Palmer-Stone BB Teams
A gala party at Oxford Com
munity Center, on Friday even
ing, given in honor of Palmer-
Stone Girls and Boys basketball
Teams, by mothers of the seventh
and eight grades, was a delight
ful finale of the current season.
Spearheading the hostess group
were; Mesdames Jack Hinton,
Curtis Bankston, William Atha,
A. J. Aylor, John McCart, Le
land Ellis; and Cheerleaders of
the teams, who were in charge
of decorations.
The teams’ colors, black and
gold, were used throughout dec
orative features of the setting.
Black and gold crepe paper str
eamers, caught to the center ceil
ing light, with Cheerleaders’ bl
ack and gold pompons, extend
ed to all angles of the center.
A large, gold wall banner, with
“Palmer - Stone Hawks” in
scribed in black, held terminal
clusters of gold balloons; and
gold basketballs, of poster paper,
tied with black ribbon, with names
and numbers of team members In
black, in a wall group, lent fur
ther festivity to the scene.
The refreshment table, over
laid with white damask, was cen
tered with a large crystal punch
bowl, base garlanded with an ivy
Betrothal Os Jane Martin Losey And
Lt. William C. Benton Is Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Jamie MacFar
land Martin, of Birmingham,
Michigan, announce the ap
proaching marriage of their
daughter, Jane Martin Losey, of
North Kingstown, R. L, to Lt.
William Chappel Benton HI, Uni
ted States Navy.
The bride-elect is a graduate
of Vernon Court Jr. College,
Newport, R. I. Lt. Benton, son
of Mr. and Mrs. William Chappel
Benton, of Mansfield, is a grad
uate of the United States Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md.; and is
currently assigned to Quonset
Point Naval Air Station, in Rhode
Island.
The wedding which will take
place In North Kingstown, R. L,
has been set for April 15th.
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Miss Malcom
Houston, Texas.
The wedding will be March 25
at the First Baptist Church, So
cial Circle. Friends and relat
ives are invited to attend.
garland, Interspersed with nose
gays of daffodils with black and
gold ruffs. A jet container of
golden daffodils, at one end of
the table, was balanced with a
mound of small basketballs, de
signed with black seams and
laces on oranges, with a base
garland of ivy. Crystal trays
of assorted sandwiches, chips,
cookies and confections com
pleted the attractive appoint
ments.
Games, contests and dancing
were enjoyed throughout the
evening, by the some forty-five
guests attending.
The Wesleyan Service Guild of
the First Methodist Church will
meet at the church at 8 o’clock
on Tuesday evening, March 14.
Mrs. Mary Frances Wofford and
Miss Ollie smith will be the co
hostesses.
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Covington Chapter 337 of the
Eastern Star will hold its reg
ular meeting on Thursday, Mar
ch 9, at 8:00 P.M. All members
are urged to attend.