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Welcome
Neighbor!
M. S. M.
‘lf 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 L.fe,
with open heart;
Welcome Neighbor! We’rt
glad you are here’
Mr. and Mrs. Billy J. Thom
pson and daughters, Carla 5 and
Karen 3, have recently arrived
from Opelika, Ala., to make their
home at 6151 Floyd St., N.E.
Mrs. Thompson, a LaGrange
native, combines homemaking
with a career. She is a per
sonnel member of Mobil Chem
ical Company; but, in leisure
moments enjoys gardening and
swimming as hobbies. Mr.
Thompson, a native of Ediston,
Ala., now with Hercules, likes
fishing, hunting and spectator
sports. Methodists will be glad
to learn the Thompsons are of
that denomination.
From Atlanta come Mr.
and Mrs. Robert J. Collins and
sons, Travis 10, and Stewart 7,
to reside on Highway 81, op
posite Morris’s Store.
Mrs. Collins although born in
Toledo, 0., spent her child
hood in Oglethrope County, which
she thinks of as home. She en
joys gardening, fishing, camp
ing and hunting. Mr. Collins
although an Indiana native, feels
like his wife, that Georgia is
home, since he was reared in
Madison County. An instructor
in mechanical engineering at Ge
orgia Tech, his hobbies are
fishing, hunting, spectator sports
and taxidermy, which are also
family hobbies. Mr. Collins plans
to open a taxidermy shop in his
home in the near future. The
Collins are enjoying services at
Macedonia Baptist Church.
To Mrs. George Sumner we
extend a cordial “welcome
home”, for she is a native of
Hayston, and was reared in New
ton County. She still has her
home here; but returns to us from
Alexandria, Va., to be with her
sister Miss Mae Greer, at 2124
Williams St., N.W.
Mrs. Sumner for many years
taught in Newton County schools,
is a past president and life mem
ber of the American Legion Aux
iliary; a member of Covington
Woman’s Club and of the First
Methodist Church, and is enjoying
renewing her activities therein.
She is being welcomed home
by a wide circle of friends and re
latives since her recent return.
Both of the new families and
Mrs. Sumner are finding a cordial
welcome in the churches of their
choice; their neighborhoods; and
the many phases of local comm
unity life which claim their in
terest.
Brick Store Home Economics
Club Held Wednesday Meeting
The Brick Store Home Econo
mics Club met Wednesday, April
10, with seven members and two
visitors present at the meeting.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, Mrs. Jim
Knight. Everyone stood for the
pledge to the flag after which
the Home Economics Creed was
repeated and the club song sung.
Mrs. Reuben Housworth gave
a lovely devotional about Easter.
Mrs. Charles Sherod, club sec
retary, had a roll call and then
gave the minutes of the last
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Hostesses and the honored guest, Miss Kay Shaw, shown left to right at the tea Saturday afternoon
given in her honor, are Mrs. J. G. Hunt, Mrs. J. A. Jeffries, Mrs. W. R. Childers, Mrs. J. L. Coggin,
the future bride-groom’s mother; Miss Kay Shaw, honoree; Mrs. M. B. .Shaw, her mother; Mrs. J. H.
Brooks, Mrs. B. F. Bennett and Mrs. W. M. Shaw, who kept the guest book. Mrs. H. V. Johnson, not
shown, was also one of the hostesses.
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Satiety Section
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Society Editor Phone 786-3401-3402
Miss White, Mr. Coffee Are
Married A t April 6th Ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Ramon A. White
of Porterdale announce the marr
iage of their daughter, Phyllis,
to William S. (Sip) Coffee, son of
Mrs. John W. Coffee, Sr. and the
late Mr. Coffee of Rhine.
Mr. and Mrs. Coffee were
married Saturday, April 6, by
Judge Bob Rollins in Ringgold.
Attendants were Mr. and Mrs.
Philip S. Miller of Atlanta.
Mrs. Coffee is a graduate of
Newton County High School and
is employed as a secretary in the
office of William H. Burson, Di
rector of the Georgia Department
of Family and Children Services.
Mr. Coffee is a graduate of
Middle Georgia College, Coch
ran and has attended Georgia In
stitute of Technology. He is em
ployed by the Georgia State High
way Department. Ite also serves
with the Air National Guard.
Miss Kay Shaw, Bride-Elect,
Feted At Porterdale Shower
PORTERDALE—Miss Kay
Shaw, bride-elect, was honored
at a lingerie shower on Saturday,
April 6, by three former college
classmates: Miss Brenda West
moreland of Fort Valley, Miss
Herma Jean Ivey of Wrightsville,
and Miss Carlyn Maloy of Por
terdale, at the home of the latter.
A gift table overlaid with white
linen was sprinkled with daisies,
which was the keynote of attrac
tion in the living room. A yell
ow paper umbrella centered this
table. A bouquet of yellow and
white daisies formed a lovely
Porterdale Woman's Club Hears
Mrs. Annie Day A s Speaker
PORTERDALE-Mrs. Annie
Day chose gems from the Bible
to illustrate her message at the
Morning Division meeting of the
Porterdale Woman’s Club on
Tuesday, April 16, immediately
after Mrs. M. B. Shaw served
delicious cake, nuts, and Cokes.
Fourteen members and guests,
including two honorary members,
Mrs. Day and Mrs. Nina Day,
were welcomed.
W. A. Childers of Oxford re
minded his audience that “happ
iness is an inside job” as he
urged that they practice the art
of being happy in a talk which
both entertained and inspired.
He was introduced by Mrs. T. C.
Christian.
Porterdale Tea Saturday
Honors Miss Kay Shaw
The wedding band was empha
sized from decorations to re
freshments as the theme for a
shower tea honoring Miss Kay
Shaw, bride-elect, on Saturday,
April 13. Friends of the hon
oree’s mother who entertained
at the Porterdale Hotel from
three to five were Mrs. Ben Benn
ett, Mrs. James Brooks, Mrs.
W. R. Childers, Mrs. Julian Hunt,
Mrs. James Jeffries, and Mrs.
H. V. Johnson, Jr.
In the foyer beautified with
Easter lilies, white carnations,
and a fountain complete with rain
fall, Mrs. Billy Shaw kept the
guest book at a table overlaid with
white satin and net having a bas
ket of daisies and a single white
meeting.
Mrs. Knight then reminded the
members of three important up
coming dates; April 17, the trip
to Callaway Gardens, April 23,
Rich’s VIP Day, and May 21, a
demonstration on how to antique
furniture.
Mrs. James Coggin, Comm
unity Service Project Chairman
and Third Vice President, gave
a report on the progress of her
two projects. The first one,
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Mr. and Mrs. Coffee will make
their home in Atlanta.
arrangement for the mantel.
The honoree was presented
with a corsage of daisies.
While opening the gifts, one of
the hostesses was recording
Kay’s remarks and then read
them back to the guests. After
much chit-chat of college exper
iences, the guests assembled in
the dining room for refresh
ments.
The dining table was overlaid
with a lace cloth with a flower
arrangement of yellow glads and
mums. Punch, fruit parfait,
cakes, and nuts were served.
Minutes were read and app
roved and the roll was called.
A report from the Evening Di
vision meeting shared highlights
and plans for the entire member
ship.
Mrs. Henry Whitfield read
roommates for the Atlanta trip
set for April 19-21 and outlined
final preparations.
Members took the opportunity
to suggest names for a store in
which they will feature Bibb pro
ducts for employees convenience.
Mrs. Albert Fincher was
named chairman of the program
for May. Miss Mae Hardman and
Mrs. Ellison Wilkerson will pre
pare refreshments.
taper. For her sister-in-law’s
party, Mrs. Shaw wore a yellow
sheath with daisy corsage. Love
birds holding miniature wedding
rings, perching on the fountain,
created an effective setting from
which guests received individual
wedding band momentos.
To the right of the foyer, Mrs.
James Jeffries, wearing aqua
dacron with daisy corsage, in
vited guests to view the lovely
gifts displayed on long tables ov
erlaid with yellow with a large
wedding bell as centerpiece. A
chest arrangement of white mums
was reflected in an overhanging
mirror.
Mrs. James Brooks chose mint
green with daisy corsage to intro
• duce guests to the receiving line
in the formal dining room. Mrs.
M. B. Shaw, the honoree’s mo
ther, was attired in blue sheer
Iwith white embroidery trim on
'long sleeves and skirt. Her cor
sage was cymbidium orchids.
Miss Shaw wore a becoming
aqua sleeveless sheath with white
accessories and a shoulder cor
sage of yellow cymbidium or
chids.
The groom-elect’s mother,
Mrs. J. L. Coggins, selected a
beige linen model with comple
mentary scarf and green cym
bidium orchid corsage.
Nearby, Mrs. Ben Bennett, in
a floral creation with daisy cor
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Emelyn Ruth Brand To Wed
Thomas B. Mitcham In July
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Brand
of Oxford, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Emelyn
Ruth, to Thomas Seymour Mit
cham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sey
mour Mitcham of Oxford.
Miss Brand is a gruduate of
The Woman’s College of Geor
gia and is employed by the New
ton County Board of Education.
Mr. Mitcham graduated from
Newton County Hgh School and
attended DeKalb Technical
School. He is employed by Qual
ity Equipment and Seed Com
pany in Covington.
The wedding will take place
in July.
Mrs. Joe Jefferson Gracious Hostess
To Club Members At Bridge-Luncheon
Among interesting events mar
king the current social calendar
was the bridge luncheon on Wed
nesday, at which Mrs. Joe Jef
ferson entertained members of
her club at her home on Sham
rock Drive.
Yellow roses in a footed brass
and crystal container lent floral
interest in the entrance hall. The
Easter motif was charmingly ef
fected in the living room, with
end table compositions of decor
ative, windowed egg shells, hous
ing Easter scenes.
In the rounds of bridge enjoyed
Smith-McMichael Troth Told;
May 11 Wedding Plans Made
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thomas
Smith, Jr. of Chamblee announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Elizabeth Lee Smith, to William
Robert McMichael, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Robert
McMichael, Sr. of Covington.
The bride-elect was graduated
from Hram Hgh School and at
tended Bauder Fashion College.
She is presently employed as
secretary to the Controller of
Retail Credit Company and is
a member of the American Bu
siness Women’s Association.
Mr. McMichael was graduated
from Newton County Hgh School
and served four years in the Uni
ted States Air Force. He is em
ployed by CTC Finance Com
pany and is attending Georgia
State College.
The wedding will be May 11
Mrs. Harry Dietz Hostess To
Sergeant Newton DAR Meeting
Mrs. Harry Dietz was the hos
tess to the Sergeant Newton Chap
ter, Daughters of the American
Revolution on Wednesday, April
10. Eleven members answered
roll call, despite the rainy after
noon. Mrs. E. L. Stephenson,
Regent, called the meeting to
order and read a short prayer
pertinent to the Easter season.
Instead of singing the National
Anthem, all members stood,
while Peggy Arrington, a Chil
dren of The Revolution member,
recited all four stanzas of the
patriotic song and remained
standing to salute the Flag of the
Republic.
Mrs. Lancaster, Director of
C. A. R., then asked Ann Ander
son to tell of the C. A. R. Con
vention the three delegates att
ended at Stone Mountain Park
Flint Hill Home Economics Club
Met Thursday At Clubhouse
The Flint Hill Home Econo
mics Club met Thursday, April
11, at the clubhouse with twelve
members present, The pre
sident, Mrs. Miriam Hall, cal
led the meeting to order and led
the members in the pledge to
the flag and “The Homemaker’s
Creed.” Mrs. Nan Bohanon gave
the devotional in keeping with
the Easter season.
Mrs. Pat Kimble, Finance
Chairman, reported on the dish
cloth sale and thanked everyone
for their cooperation. Mrs. Nan
Bohanon reported that a large
box of clothing was collected for
Vietnam and that the shoes that
were collected were distributed
in the county.
A cake sale is planned for
May 11 at 9:30 A.M. at the
courthouse. All members please
Mrs. Leonard Standard Was Speaker
At Porterdale Night Club Meeting
PORTERDALE-Mrs. Leonard
Standard brought “An After-Eas
ter Experience’’ as the devotion
al message for the Porterdale
Woman’s Club, Night Division,
on Monday, April 15. Mrs. Ben
ny Knighton, who owns and op
erates Knighton’s Knook near
Jackson Lake, presented a mar
velous demonstration concerning
ceramics. It also afforded many
of the club members, her pupils,
to display their handicraft of
which they were justifiable proud.
Mrs. M. B. Shaw reported a
by guests throughout the morning,
Mrs. Billy Smith was high
scorer; and Mrs. Tom Freeman
received consolation prize. At
the conclusion of the games, co
vers were laid for the delicious
luncheon for: Mrs. Roger Brom
ley, a club guest; Mesdames
Smith and Freeman and other
club members including Mes
dames Roger Mclntosh, Bruch
Donnigan, Frank Stone, H. D.
Stroud, Carl Smith, Blake Arm
strong, Donald Briscoe, Lou Kar
man and Walter Partee.
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at the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church in Atlanta.
in mid-March. The President
General’s message was read by
Mrs. Dietz after which Mrs. W. C.
Wright presented National De
fense articles.
Mrs. W. C. Wright, chairman
of the nominating committee, said
she and her committee had asked
the present officers and chairmen
to continue in office for two more
years. It was announced with
pleasure that Mary Lewis “our”
Good Citizen pin winner for 1967-
1968 had been chosen as Girl of
the Year at Newton High.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram and business session, Mrs.
Dietz invite the group to her
beautiful dining table where love
ly spring flowers vied with the
pretty punch bowl and cakes for
one’s attention.
contact Mrs. Miriam Hall if you
can participate. A Fair Booth
committee was organized.
It was announced that every
one should meet at 7:30 A.M.
at the courthouse for the trip
to Callaway Gardens on April
17. Rich’s VIP Day will be
April 23 and reservations should
be made by the 17th.
Mrs. Mary Lou Williams gave
a very interesting demonstration
on frozen foods. She gave many
tips on preparing Homemade TV
dinners and main dishes for the
freezer.
Mrs. Pat Kimble and Mrs.
Laura Felty were hostesses for
the social hour. Everyone en
joyed the delicious brownies and
punch and the beautiful dogwood
and honeysuckle blooms.
successful rummage sale which
netted over S2OO and plans an
other to be in June. Eighteen
ladles donated time and fifteen
members contributed clothing for
this Civic Improvement Project.
She also announced that petunia
plants will be available for mem
bers in the early future.
Sixty-six were present in
cluding seven visitors, all of
whom were welcomed warmly
by the President, Mrs. H. D.
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The home of Mrs. Ballev Gal
loway, in Eastwood Manor, At
lanta, formed the setting on Sat
urday April 6, for the impressive
double ring ceremony, in which
Miss Jordye Ruth Bailey, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Bailey,
became the bride of Charles
David Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Henry Cook of Decatur.
The Rev. Charles R. Thomas,
pastor, Salem Methodist Church,
officiated In the three o’clock
nuptials.
The Improvised altar, over
laid with white, before which
the young couple exchanged their
wedding vows, held an open Bible,
flanked by a basket arrangement
of white gladiolus and fern fronds,
and a single candlestick holding
a glowing white candle. A niece
of the bride, Judy Galloway,
wearing a petal pink polished
cotton with lace trimmed bodice,
complimented by a white carna
tion corsage, lighted the candle.
Marlon Cook, was chosen as
his brother’s best man.
The bride, given In marriage
by her father, wore a two piece
suit of white Chantilly lace over
silk, with lace covered buttons
and Peter Pan collar. Her ac
cessories and satin halo with
eye-level veil of Illusion were
in white; and she carried a white
Bible topped with a maline ruf
fed nosegay of white carnations
and stephanotis centered with a
white orchid, and showered with
stephanotis tied in white satin
streamers. The bride’s only
ornament was a strand of pearls,
which was her something bor
rowed. She also honored the
other wedding traditions of
“something old, new, blue, and
a six-pence in her shoe”.
For her daughter’s wedding
Mrs. Bailey chose a dawn blue
and white floral pattern in silk,
with which she wore black ac
cessories and a white carnation
corsage. The groom’s mother,
Mrs. Cook, wore an attractive
shell knit costume In horizon
blue, with white accessories,
complimented by a white carna
tion corsage.
Mrs. Jeffery Hightower, ma
tron of honor, wore a Butte
knit costume in jade green, with
black accessories. She carried
a single long stemmed, Ameri
can Beauty rose. The brides
maids, Mrs. Kenneth Adams,
wearing a two piece yellow linen
suit with white organdy trim,
and Mrs. Bailey Galloway, si
milarly attired, also carried sin
gle American Beauty roses.
Immediately following the ce
remony, the bride’s parents were
hosts at a small reception at
Mrs. Galloway’s home.
The refreshment table, over
laid with white lace, held a cen
terpiece of pompon and mammoth
white chrysanthemums and fern
in a white basket arrangement.
The cut crystal punch bowl, cry
stal trays of white embossed
petlts fours, and crystal bonbon
dishes of wedding motif mints
and toasted nuts completed the
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cook
attractive appointments. Mrs.
Galloway served punch.
For traveling, the bride chang
ed to an aqua Butte knit cos
tume, with which she wore white
accessories and a white orchid
corsage. Since their return from
Legion Auxiliary Unit Hears
Mrs. Brown Nevels As Speaker
The American Legion Aux
iliary Unit #32 held their regular
meeting Monday evening, April
15, at the American Legion Home.
Mrs. Lewis White, President op
ened the meeting and the Star
Spangled Banner was sung by the
group, after which the pledge to
the flag and The Preamble to the
Constitution were repeated In un
ison.
Mrs. Louella Stinchcomb,
Child Welfare Chairman for the
evening, introduced Mrs. Brown
Nevels, Director of Family and
Children’s Service in Newton
County. Mrs. Nevels presented an
interesting and informative talk
on the youth and their needs that
should be provided by the adults;
namely, Health, Education and
Christian Training In the home
and church, stressing the needs of
love, understanding and respon
sibility taught in the home.
A short business meeting fol
lowed at which time reports were
given by officers and chairmen
of standing committees. Mrs. Ty
Cason, Girls State Chairman,
reported eleven girls would be
a brief honeymoon, Mr. and Mrs.
Cook are at home to friends at
the Eastwood Manor Apartments
in Atlanta, where the groom Is
a personnel member of the branch
office of Texaco Oil Company,
in Doraville.
going to Girls State sponsored by
individual clubs.
It was voted to Investigate the
needs of the infirmaries at E. L.
Flcquett and Newton High School
and get supplies to donate to the
projects. Members were asked to
bring some articles to the next
meeting to take to the schools
for the Infirmary.
Mrs. Nat Morgan, Music
Chairman, announced that plans
were being completed for the
party the Unit would put on at
the V. A. Hospital in Atlanta in
May. All members were urged to
attend.
It was announced that Mrs.
Lewis White and Mrs. Hugh Sams
were elected District Sergeant-
At-Arms at the last district
meeting in Athens. Mrs. White
announced that the next district
meeting will be held in Lexington
and the State Convention in Aug
usta in July.
There being no further busin
ess, the meeting adjourned. De
licious refreshments of cake and
coffee were served by Mrs. John
Chesnut.