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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 L.fe,
with open heart;
Welcome Neighbor! We’re
glad you are here.”
We are always glad to wel
come newcomers to the garden
spot of Georgia, but are espec
ially glad to welcome former re
sidents, who for a time have
resided in other sections of the
country.
Mr. and Mrs. William W.
(Billy) Laseter and their family
are not strangers as they are na
tives of Covington and Mansfield
and are very happy to be back
home. They have purchased a new
home at 7130 Indian Creek Cir
cle after selling their Floyd St
reet home when they moved to
Millbrook, Alabama two years
ago.
Billy, as he is known to his
friends here, is a staff super
visor in Area Training with
AT&T. Judy, the former Judy
Marks, considers herself a
housewife, however she says she
spends a great deal of her time
transporting their children, Bon
nie 12, Bill 11, Timmie 8 and
Larry 7, to and from school and
to Cub and Boy Scouts, Girl Sc
outs, Choir practice and football
practice. Ibis family and their
mother, Mrs. Gladys Marks, are
all being welcomed at the First
Baptist Church, where they have
moved their membership and are
again taking an active part.
This entire family enjoys spe
ctator sports, boating, skiing and
camping trips and Mrs. Laseter
enjoys a good book, when she finds
time for a few minutes relaxa
tion. Mr. Laseter has already
assumed the position of Cub Mas
ter for Pack 222 of the Cub Scouts.
Prior to their moving to Alabama
he assisted in Scout work and on
Betty Mozley
Circle K
Sweetheart
Betty Mozley of Marietta, was
selected 1968 Circle K sweet
heart at Oxford College recently.
Betty is a Soccer Team Cheer
leader, Student Director of Wo
men’s Intramurals Athletics, and
President of Dooley’s Dolls.
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. T. N. Mozley, Jr.
and a sophomore at Oxford Col
lege.
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The Estherian Sunday School
Class of the First Baptist Ch
urch will hold their October bus
iness and social meeting tonight
(Thursday) at 8 p.m. at the home
of Mrs. S. J. Harlin. Members
of the class will meet at the
church at 7:30 for the trip to
the Harlin home on Dixie High
way.
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HOSTESSES AND HONOREES at the coffee Tuesday morning at the home of Mrs. Wendell W. Crowe
are left to right: Mrs. Thomas C. Crenshaw, co-hostess; honorees Mrs. John Cauble, Mrs. Earl Patton,
Mrs. Richard Thidabeau, Mrs. Crowe and seated is Mrs. Wendell B. Crowe.
their return home, was again
quickly given a job he enjoys,
working with boys, which would
seem very natural since he has
three. Mrs. Laseter is also
assisting in Girl Scout work.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Tabor of
5141 Martin Street, are being
extended a special welcome,
since they chose Covington after
visiting here and liking this sec
tion of the country enough to want
to make it their home.
Natives of Virginia, they had
made their home in Melbourne,
Florida for the past six years
where they enjoyed gardening
and the citrus trees around th
eir home. They are members
of the Baptist denomination and
will be welcome additions to
the church of their choice here.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Tabor enjoy
music and choir work as well
as fishing, bowling and garden
ing. Mr. Tabor is an employee
of Mobil Chemical Company.
These families are finding a
warm welcome in their neigh
borhoods and it is hoped the
Tabors will enjoy their resi
dence here as much as they an
ticipate and will soon feel very
much at home In Covington, as
evidently they do, as they are
expecting friends from West Vir
ginia, who have recently visited
them, to also come to Covington
to make their future home.
Engagement Os Miss Capes And
Richard L. Kitchens Announced
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Capes
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Glenda Dianne Capes,
to Richard Lewis Kitchens, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Kitchens of Lithonia.
The bride-elect is a 1965 gra
duate of Newton County High
School and is presently employed
with Colonial Mobile Homes, Inc.
in Conyers.
Mr. Kitchens attended Lithonia
High School and is employed with
Long Plumbing Company in Stone
Mountain.
The wedding will take place on
November 23, at Shiloh Metho
dist Church, Almon at 7:30 p.m.
No formal invitations are being
sent, however, all friends and
relatives of the couple are cor
dially invited to attend.
Covington Woman’s Club Enjoys
Color Slides Os Tallulah School
The Covington Womans Club
met October 8, 1968, at the
Club House at 3:30 P.M. with
the president, Mrs. Richard Ge
orge, presiding.
One new member was wel
comed to the Club. She is Mrs.
Barron Davis of Newborn. Mrs.
W. K. Lunsford was welcomed
as a visitor.
Several club members made
plans to attend the 10th District
meeting to be held on October
23rd at the First Presbyterian
Church in Athens, Georgia.
Mrs. Homer Sharp announced
that Dr. Louvenla Wood would
be the speaker for the next
Mesdames Crowe, Crenshaw Hostesses
At Covington Tuesday Morning Coffee
Mrs. Wendell W. Crowe and
Mrs. Thomas C. Crenshaw were
hostesses Tuesday morning for
a coffee honoring Mrs. John
Cauble of Canton, Republican Na
tional Committee Woman of Ge
orgia; Mrs. Earl Patton of At
lanta, the wife of Republican
candidate for US Senate and Mrs.
Richard Thidabeau of Decatur,
the wife of the Republican can
didate for Judge of Superior Co
urt of the Stone Mountain Cir
cuit.
A table arrangement in the
living room of the attractive home
held an arrangement of gold mu
ms in a silver urn. The hon
orees greeted friends wearing
shoulder corsages of large white
Miss Head And Mr. Williams
To Be Married On November 2
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Head
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Carolyn, to Billy Will
iams, son of Mrs.W. W. Johnston
of Covington and W. C. Williams
of Jacksonville, Florida.
The bride-elect is a 1968 gra
duate of Newton County High
School and is now employed by
Dr. R. D. Remes in Covington.
Mr. Williams is now empl
oyed by W. H. Weaver Construc
tion Company and will be ent
ering the Navy in early March
of 1969.
The wedding will take place
at Lovejoy Methodist Church on
November 2, at 8:00 P.M. No
invitations are being sent,
however, all relatives and friends
of the couple are cordially invited
to attend.
Greg Ketchum Celebrates His
4th Birthday Party On Oct. 5
PORTERDALE-Greg Ketchum
was honored with a party whose
theme was Indians and Cowboys
at his home on October 5 in cele
bration of his fourth birthday. The
yard of his home was transformed
month’s program. Mrs. Allan
L. Ratter, President of the Geo
rgia Federation of Women’s
Clubs, will also be a guest at the
November meeting.
The program for the day was
a showing of slides of the Tall
ulah Falls Schools. Mrs. Hugh
Adams introduced her sister
in-law, Mrs. Joe Whitehead, who
gave the presentation of the
slides.
Hostess s for the day were
Mrs. Hugh Adams, Chairman,
Mrs. T. M. Bates, Mrs. Rene
Murrelle, Mrs. W. L. Porter
and Mrs. Barron Davis.
mums tied with red, white and
blue ribbon bows, presented to
them by the hostesses.
The refreshment table was co
vered with an Italian lace cloth
and held as its center arrange
ment an arrangement of laven
der mums. Silver coffee ser
vices at either end of the table
and silver trays of dainty sand
wiches, cheese straws, petits
fours and compotes of mints and
nuts perfected the appointments.
Pouring coffee and assisting
in entertaining were Mesdames
Bill Cook, Moody Summers, Jr.,
Wendell B. Crowe, John Fuller,
Everett Pratt, Frank Stone, J.
W. Morgan, P. W. Pratt, Jr. and
Jordan Callaway.
into the TGK Ranch and Indian
hats with feathers were in evi
dence among his guests.
Karen Bone won the prize for
pinning the tail on the donkey
in that game, with other games
being enjoyed by the children.
Delicious refreshments of can
dy, gum, punch, and ice cream
were served to his guests, in
cluding: Greg Curtis and his mo
ther, Dwayne and Darlene Elkins
and their mother, Jimmy Rowe,
Laurie and Jason Wallace and
their mother, Timmy Evans and
his mother, Tracy Preston and
his mother, Jeff Sellars, Karen,
Kevin, and Mrs. Joel Bone.
Greg’s cake featured cowboys
and Indians on an appropriately
decorated chocolate cake.
On Sunday, October 6, Greg
shared honors again with his
cousins, Lisa Preston, who was
eight on October 6, and Tammy
Hiers, who had a first birthday
on October 8. This was a family
affair held at the home of Greg’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ket
chum.
Three cakes significantly cele
brated this occasion and were
baked by Mrs. Bill Preston. Bal
loons and hats added to the festi
vities with bubble gum and cake,
punch, and coffee as refresh
ments.
Mrs. Ben Banks Was Hostess To
Friends At Dessert-Bridge Party
Mrs. Ben Banks was a gra
cious hostess on Wednesday
evening, October 9, when she en
tertained at her home on Forest
Road with a dessert bridge for
a group of friends.
The entrance hall of the home
was most inviting with a large
urn of greenery. The living
room, where tables were assem
bled for the games, held several
bowls of autumn flowers. Ade-
Miscellaneous Shower Honors
Mrs. Douglas Moss,Recent Bride
Mrs. Douglas Moss, recent
bride, was honored with a mis
cellaneous shower on Friday,
October 4, at the thome of Mrs.
Charles Moss with Mrs. Sidney
Green as co-hostess.
A color scheme of yellow and
white was used in decorations
throughout the home with the re
freshment table covered with a
white lace cloth posed over yel
low satin. Centering the table
was a crystal punch bowl with
yellow punch, surrounded with
Trees In North
Georgia Now In
Fall Shades
In mid-October, the trees in
North Georgia form a patchwork
quilt of brilliant shades of yellow,
red, purple, gold, orange and
brown.
Jack Frost comes first to the
highlands where the Appalachians
spill into Georgia, and moves as
far south as Callaway Gardens,
Pine Mountain, Americus and
Savannah.
Mountain elevations approach
a mile high, and in the remote
coves, you find bits of mountain
life that remained unchanged for
centuries until the advent of the
auto and paved highways.
Rounding a curve on a mountain
highway, you suddenly glimpse
a rustic farmhouse in a fantastic
color setting with smoke lazily
curling from the chimney, com
In shocks and the peaceful air of
autumn everywhere. There are
covered bridges still standing —
the majority of Georgia’s are in
the mountains — and what is
more autumnal than a rustic
bridge in a setting of riotous
colors?
In addition tc the Chattahoo
chee National Forest there are
state parks. Particularly beaut
iful during the fall are such parks
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Mrs. Lancaster
To Lecture On
Jasper County
“New Ways to Find Your Jas
per County, Ga., Ancestors’’ is
the subject on which Mrs. E. M.
Lancaster will address the free
public meeting of the Georgia
Genealogical Society, Saturday,
October 19, at the Atlanta Pub
lic Library, 126 Carnegie Way,
N. W.
A resident of Shady Dale in
Jasper County, Mrs. lancaster
will discuss her forthcoming book
which has 136 pages of cemetery
inscriptions and 150 pages of fa
mily Bible records, all on Jas
per County.
Jasper County has more graves
of American Revolutionary pat
riots than any other Georgia
County, except Chatham County,
(Savannah), according to Lucian
Lamar Knight, late Georgia his
torian. The Revolutionary vet
erans from Virginia who settled
Jasper County named their coun
ty seat “Monticello’’ for Thomas
Jefferson’s Virginia home.
Mrs. Lancaster is the former
Miss Jewel Moats of Fairburn,
Ga., from which she commuted
for 15 years to her Atlanta posi
tion as medical secretary to the
late Drs. James E. Paullin and
H. Cliff Sauls. Herself the widow
of a Jasper County physician, the
speaker is historian for Geor
gia’s Central Baptist Associat
ion, member of the Georgia Hall
of Fame Committee, the Gover
nor’s Staff, five patriotic socie
ties, and is membership vice
president of the Georgia Genea
logical Society.
James M. Edwards of Atlanta
is president of this four-year
old Atlanta-based society of fa
mily history enthusiasts who are
learning to do their own research.
Os its 400 members, half live out
side Atlanta in Georgia and in 21
other states.
This article Is about Jasper
County history. Doubtless many
Newton Countians are descend
ants of Jasper County pioneers...
and will be interested in hearing
this talk. Newton Countians who
are members of the Georgia Ge
nealogical Society Include Mrs.
E. L. Stephenson, of 2108 Emory
St., S. W., Covington, and Mrs.
Sarah Anderson Dixon of Starrs
ville.
llcious sweet course with coff
ee was served prior to the en
joyable evening of bridge.
Mrs. C. D. Ramsey, Jr. was
high scorer for the evening wi
th Mrs. Jack Meadors recipi
ent of the consolation prize. Oth
ers enjoying this delightful oc
casion were Mesdames Jimmy
Pound, W. H. Thompson, John
Bob Weaver, Bill Martin, Mark
Davis and Ed Robinson.
yellow and variegated shades of
fall leaves before which a minia
ture bride and groom stood. Per
fecting the appointments were
crystal trays of petits fours de
corated with yellow and topped
with white wedding bells, cheese
straws and compotes of mints
and nuts.
Contests were enjoyed by the
guests prior to Mrs. Moss open
ing her many beautifully wrapped
gifts and displaying them for
her friends to admire.
Flint Hill
Club Met
On Thursday
The Flint Hill Home Econo
mics Club met Thursday, Oct
ober 10, with eleven members
present. The president, Mrs.
Jimmy Hall, called the meeting
to order and led the pledge to
the flag and the club creed. Mrs.
John Jordan presented the de
votional from the twelfth chapter
of Mark on “Love.”
The secretary read the minutes
of the previous meeting and cal
led the roll. The treasury bal
ance was given with nice pro
fit being made on the cake sale.
Prize money was received for
3rd place on the Fair Booth.
Miss Joyner announced Rich’s
VIP day for October 22. Any
member desiring to attend con
tact Mrs. Hall about tickets.
Trees will be available this year
at a modest cost. Miss Joyner
also told the club to start pre
paring their list for certifica
tion of the club Standard of Ex
cellence.
Mrs. Jimmy Hall and Mrs.
John Jordan were elected dele
gates to the State Homemakers
Convention to be held at the
Biltmore Hotel December 3 thru
5.
facCoi
Miss Judy Rose Walker, daug
hter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Walk
er of Forsyth, and Douglas Eu
gene Moss, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas M. Moss of Cov
ington, were united in marriage
on September 27, at the home of
the bride’s brother, C. E. Walker,
Jr., in Jackson. Rev. T. J. Thax
ton officiated at the double ring
ceremony.
The background of the altar
before which the couple took their
vows was banked with greenery
before which was placed an arch
of burning white tapers tied with
white satin bows and flanked by
jade fern balls.
Sidney Green served as the
groom’s best man with Mrs. Sid
ney Green serving as matron of
honor and only attendants for the
couple.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a street len
gth dress of yellow lace over
yellow satin with matching ac
cessories. She carried a nose
gay of white carnations centered
with yellow rose buds. As her
only jewelry she wore a single
strand of pearls.
Following the wedding ser
vice the bride’s sister-in-law
entertained with a reception. The
bride’s table, In the dining room
of the home, was covered with a
yellow satin cloth overlaid with
white lace. The three tiered wed
ding cake, centering the table,
was baked by the hostess and
decorated with yellow rosebuds
and topped with a miniature bride
and groom. The crystal punch
bowl at one end of the table held
yellow punch. Napkins and plates
In the wedding design perfected
the appointments.
Attending the wedding from
Covington were Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas M. Moss, Mrs. Char
les Moss, Terry, Tim and Todd.
Other out of town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Horton, Mrs.
Ann Johnson, Glenda and Glenn of
Macon; Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Wal
ker, Roger, Mike and Suellen of
Forsyth and Harry Manville of
Monticello.
Mr. and Mrs. Moss are making
their home In Covington.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jones
announce the birth of a son,
Donald Scott, at Newton County
Hospital on October 6. His mat
ernal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Hawkins and his
paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Tom S. Jones, all of
Covington.
♦♦ * *
Mr. and Mrs. James O. Hodges
announce the birth of a son,
James Scott, born at DeKalb
General Hospital, on September
21. His maternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Guthrie
and his paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hodges.
Little Scott has three older sis
ters, Marie, Sherry and Michelle.
*♦ * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Whi
taker announce the arrival of a
son, Lewis Harold, at Newton Co
unty Hospital on October 1. Lit
tle Lew is the grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Madden of Cov
ington and Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Whitaker of Madison.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Jay of
Atlanta announce the birth of a
daughter, Allca Lane, on October
10, at DeKalb General Hospital.
Mr. Jay is presently stationed In
Germany with the US Army. Little
Allca Is the granddaughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Jay of Avon
dale, formerly of Covington. The
great-grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. John Jay of Covington and
great-great grandmother Is Mrs.
Will Jay of Madison.
♦♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Edwards
announce the birth of a son, Mic
hael Lanier, at Piedmont Hos
pital in Atlanta on October 11.
The baby’s grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Elder and Mrs.
Thelma Edwards of Porterdale
and Samuel Edwards of Atlanta.
♦* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Mea
dows announce the birth of a son,
Darren Guy, on October 13, at
Newton County Hospital. Hie
baby’s grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. C. G. Meadows and Mr. and
Mrs. James L. Standard and the
great-grandmother Is Mrs. Tom
Treadwell, all of Covington.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Newton
announce the birth of a son,
Isaac Culver Newton, born Mon
day, October 14, at Emory Uni
versity Hospital. The baby’s
maternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Kapers P. Domingos of
Milner and the paternal grand
parents are Mrs. Cecil B. Tho
rnton of Illinois and the late
Capt. L. C. Newton, Jr.
Offlclers were elected for 1969
as follows: President, Mrs. Jim
my Hall; Ist Vice-President,
Mrs. John Jordan; 2nd Vice-Pre
sident, Mrs. Robert Helton; Sec
retary-Treasurer, Mrs. Chessie
Brooking; Finance Chairman,
Mrs. William Kimble; and Pro
jects Chairmans, Mrs. Melvin
Speight and Mrs. Walter Loden.
Miss Joyner presented an in
teresting demonstration on add
ing color to our homes, demon
strating making paper popples
and swistraw ribbon flowers.
A social hour followed with
Mrs. Melvin Speight and Mrs.
William Kimble hostesses.
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Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Eugene Moss
Bride And Groom-Elect Honored At
Rehearsal Party Tuesday Night
Miss Karen Dillingham and
Wayne Johnson, bride and groom
elect of Thursday, October 18,
were honored with a rehearsal
party Tuesday night at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John G. John
son. Hosts for the occasion
were the groom-elect’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Pearsall.
The enjoyable occasion was held
following the honorees rehearsal
at Zion Baptist Church.
The dining room table was co
vered with a white linen cloth and
Miss Cheryl Sue Gregg Is
Trothed To Leon F^ambrough
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Gregg an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Cheryl Sue, to Frank
lin Leon Fambrough, son of Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Fambrough.
The bride-elect was graduated
from Newton County High School
and Is presently attending De-
Kalb Area Technical School.
Mr. Fambrough was graduated
from Newton County High School
and Is presently employed by
The Southern G F Company In
Atlanta.
The couple plan a late No
vember wedding.
Sergeant Newton DAR Chapter
Held October Meeting Wednesday
The October meeting of Ser
geant Newton Chapter, DAR, was
held at the Womans’ Club Build
ing on October ninth, with twelve
members and one visitor present.
Hostesses were Mrs. D. B. Dix
on, Miss Mary Jane Dixon, Miss
Ethel Belcher, and Mrs. J. F.
Biggers.
A warm note of welcome was
the massive arrangement of fu
jjl chrysanthemums In shades of
yellow and gold, accented by
deep red Starfly mums, placed
on a centrally located table.
Mr. Lee Stephenson, Regent,
presided over the business sess
ion, which Included the opening
devotional, led by Mrs. A. Bel
mont Dennis, the pledge of al
legiance to the flag of the Uni
ted States of America, and read-
Bulletin Offers
Tips On Growing
Azalea Varieties
Need some help growing aza
leas in your yard? Perhaps you
are planning to plant or trans
plant some azaleas this fall.
Help is available from at least
two sources. All a homeowner
needs to do is ask and he can
get professional advice on grow
ing one of Georgia’s most popu
lar shrubs.
Two horticulturists with the
University of Georgia Coopera
tive Extension Serlvce have pre
pared a new publication entitled
“Azalea Culture For Georgia
Gardeners.’’ In this publica
tion Gerald E. Smith and Troy
Keeble, Extension horticul
turists, discuss the adapted va
rieties which offer good possi
bilities in Georgia.
In addition, the home gardener
can find Information on buying
plants, planting sites, planting,
soil preparation, mulching, wa
tering, fertilization, pruning,
common Insect pests and cold
protection.
Home gardeners may also ob
tain help with growing azaleas
from their local county Exten
sion agent. Copies of “Azalea
Culture For Georgia Gardeners”
may be obtained at his office.
centered with a crystal candela
bra with burning pink tapers. Hie
crystal punch bowl, at one end
of the table, with crystal trays
of dainty sandwiches, petits
fours, peanuts and mints, per
fected the appointments.
For the occasion Miss Dilling
ham was attractively dressed in
a grey and beige A-llne knit with
matching shoes.
Sixteen members of the
wedding party and family mem
bers enjoyed the evening.
Ing In unison the Americans’ Cr
eed.
Mrs. Arthur David Jordan,
secretary, called the roll and
read minutes of the September
meeting. She and Mrs. W. R.
Porter, Vice-Regent, reported
several additions to the Research
Shelf in the Newton County Li
brary: History of Baldwin Co
unty, Georgia’s Roster of Revolu
tionary Soldiers, by L. L. Knight,
founder of Georgia Archives; Ex
tracts of Early Georgia News
papers; Land Lottery of 1827;
and other valuable research so
urce materials.
Mrs. Guy Rogers presented
a message from The President-
General of D. A. R., Mrs. Erwin
P. Selmes. She noted a reference
in the National Magazine un
der NEWSWORTH DAUGHTERS
Department, to our member Mrs.
Hugh Harris’ having been non
ored as the first Agent who is
a woman, of The Standard Oil
Company of Kentucky.
Mrs. W. C. Wright gave the
program on National Defense, ur
ging all members to vote in the
coming election.
Mrs. James L. Bowen, Sr.-
President of C.A.R. reported wo
rk planned for the coming year
by their enthusiastic members.
Transfer of Frances Murrah
from Lady Elizabeth Oglethorpe
Chapter, Atlanta, has been com
pleted.
Mrs. Stephenson reported that
Sergeant Newton had been award
ed State and National Honor Roll
Certificates, National having the
Silver Ribbon. Only four states
equalled Georgia’s record num
ber of National Honor Roll A
wards.
BOY SCOUTS Say
Be Proud That
You’re An American