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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.”
From Atlanta, our "New York
of the South," come Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Chastain, Jr., and chil
dren, Kenneth 13, and Janet 11,
to make their home on County
Line Road.
Mrs. Chastain, a native of Tate,
finds cooking her most interest
ing homemaking task; and enjoys
flower gardening and ceramics
as hobbies. Mr. Chastain, a
Cleveland native, with J. A. Jones
Construction Company, finds re
laxation in fishing, outdoor re
creation and spectator sports.
The Chastains are Baptists.
The J. A. Mclntoshes, and son
John, Jr. 21, are by no means
strangers in our midst. Mrs.
Mclntosh is a native of Porter
dale, and Mr. Mclntosh is a
Walton County native. They
have recently arrived from Se
lfridge AFB, near Detroit, Mich.,
where SM Sgt. Mclntosh was
formerly stationed, and are now
at home at 4182 Newton Drive,
N. E. They had spent 3 years
in Hawaii, prior to being stat
ioned at Selfridge.
Mrs. Mclntosh names reading,
music and spectator sports as
hobbies. Sgt. Mclntosh is an
Air Force Career man, and will
be leaving shortly for a tour of
duty in Alaska, Spectator sports
and gardening claim his leisure
time. John, Jr. is a student at
the University of Georgia; and
they have a married daughter,
Mrs. Larry Castle, who lives
in Kalamazoo, Mich. They are
members of the Alcovy Metho
dist Church.
Another family we are happy
to "welcome home" is the Jo
hnny Schell family, who have re
cently returned from Tampa,
Fla., to make their home at
1101 Asbury St. Oxford.
Mrs. Schell, nee Linda Stan
dard, was born in Salem Comm
unity. She combines a business
career with homemaking, and is
an office personnel member of
MacGregor Co. In leisure time,
she enjoys music, tennis, fishing,
and spectator sports. Mr. Sch
ell, also a Newton County native,
shares his wife’s interest in
spectator sports, fishing and te
nnis; and also likes to hunt. He
recently completed his tour of
duty at Me Dill Air Force Base
in Tampa; and is currently with
Kroger. The Schells are also
Methodists.
Each newcomer, or home
comer, brings Newton County a
new potential for progress in its
many facets of community life;
and these new residents will find
a cordial welcome awaiting them
in the churches of their choice,
and various other groups which
claim their interest.
Rummage Sale
Set Saturday
The Covington Woman’s Club
will sponsor a rummage sale
December 14, 1968, at the club
building on the corner of College
Avenue and Elm Street.
The sale will begin at 10:00
A. M, and last until sold out.
Plenty of parking space is avail
able right behind the clubhouse.
Come early and get the best sel
ections.
Lucilles Circle
Met December 9
PORTERDALE—Ten members
were present when the Lucilles
Circle met at the Julia A. Porter
Memorial United Methodist Ch
urch on Monday, December 9,
for a covered dish luncheon.
Bright Christmas arrangements
beautified the setting.
Mrs. Cleo Hatfield returned
thanks.
During a business session,
plans were made for remem
bering a local shut-in as well
as the circle’s adopted patient
at the Central Hospital. Mrs.
W. C. Ivey presented dish towels
to each guest.
Satiety
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Engagement Os Miss Melody Barker,
Jack H. Morgan, Jr. Is Announced
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Barker
of Porterdale announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Me
lody Beth, to Jack Hays Morgan,
Jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Hays Morgan of Route 4, Coving
ton.
The bride -elect is the grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gro
ver King of Oak Hill Road and
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Barker
of Newborn.
Miss Barker is an honor gra
duate of Newton County High Sch
ool in the class of 1968 and is
presently attending Middle Geor
gia College in Cochran.
Mr. Morgan is the grandson of
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Turner of
Covington and Mrs. E. P. Davis
of Florida.
He is a graduate of Newton
County High School in 1967. He
attended Middle Georgia College
for one year prior to entering
the Military Service at Fort Leo
nard Wood, Missouri.
The wedding will take place
at 4 o’clock in the afternoon on
January 12, at the Church of Our
Lord Jesus Christ in Porterdale.
A reception will be held at the
church following the service. No
Wesleyan Service Guild Meeting
Held Tuesday At The Church Annex
The Wesleyan Service Guild of
the First United Methodist Ch
urch held its regular Christmas
meeting on December 3rd at the
church at 8 P. M. with a covered
dish supper, inviting the families
and friends of the Guild members.
The tables were laid with white
cloths, decorated with holly and
red candles and the center ar
rangement was that of large wh
ite mums, very effectively ar
ranged.
There were 46 present and
after the delicious meal of
all kinds of Christmas food the
group was entertained by Miss
Fay Hamby of Jersey, Ga. and
Vera Lynn, Glenn and Natalie
Kellum. Miss Hamby did se-
Unique Yule Calendar
Is Full Os Meaning
By Helen Jenkins
Christmas is a time for sen
timentality and Mrs. E. G. Tram
mell’s red felt Christmas calen
dar is full of sentiment.
Mrs. Trammell of 301 Church
St. says that the idea for the uni
que calendar came from Mrs. O.
C. Harper, her neighbor, who re
ceived one from Florida last
year.
The calendar hangs from an in
serted dowel pin and features a
gold braid tree outlined on red
felt. Two tiny rows of 12 pock
ets are stitched across the bot
tom of the calendar. Each pock
et is dated from Dec. 1 through
Dec. 24. On each pocket is pin
ned a small sentimental memento
of the season. Into each pocket
goes a chocolate Santa Claus
wrapped in gay colored foil. Mrs.
Trammell cut all the calendar
dates from white felt and glued
them on the pockets.
Mrs. Trammell made her cal
endar for her son, Godfrey and
his wife Pat who live in Washing
ton, D. C. where he works at the
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WHEN COMPLETED DEC. 24, this attractive Christmas tree
will be decorated with the ornaments now pinned across the bot
tom. There’s an ornament for each day of the Christmas season.
This calendar was made by Mrs. E. G. Trammell, 301 Church
St., Covington.
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formal invitations are being sent,
however, all friends and rela
tives of the couple are cordially
invited to attend.
Following their wedding Miss
Barker and Mr. Morgan will re
turn to Middle Georgia College
where they will continue their
college work.
veral numbers from "My Fair
Lady" and the "Sound of Music”
and other Christmas songs such
as "White Christmas” and "Tw
elve Days of Christmas”. Na
talie Kellum did very ably "San
ta Claus is Coming to Town”
even tho she is barely 4 years
of age. Vera Lynn did "Frosty
the Snowman” and Glenn "Ru
dolph the Rednose Reindeer”.
All numbers were accompanied
by Mrs. Owen Kellum at the pi
ano.
There was no business at this
meeting. Gifts were brought for
the shut-ins of our Church.
All went away feeling that this
had been the best Christmas
party that the Guild has had.
Oceanographic Laboratory. Ev
ery calendar would be different
and highly personal because each
would feature a collection of
mementoes that had meaning to
the recipient.
The calendar Is usually sent
before Dec. 1 so that the owner
can be ready during the days of
Christmas to take each day’s
memento from the pocket at the
bottom and pin it on the tree.
When Dec. 24 arrives the last
item to go on the tree will be
a jolly bearded Santa.
Among the items to decorate
the tree are many that Godfrey
will remember from other years.
There is the little blue angel that
has gone on so many trees in the
past. There is a little black an
tique car that has decorated many
family occasions. A toy pistol
and cracker jack code ring will
remind him of boyhood days.
For Pat there is a familiar tiny
gold soft drink bottle to remind
her of the company she worked
for before her marriage. There
are small drums, horns and oth
er musical instruments, a rein-
Miscellaneous Shower Honors
Miss McDonald, Bride-Elect
Miss Judy McDonald, bride
elect, was honored on Monday
evening, December 2, with a
miscellaneous shower at the
Covington Presbyterian Church
fellowship hall. Hostesses for
the happy occasion were Mrs.
Paul Dyer, Mrs. Clara Biggers
and Mrs. Clarence Trainer.
For the occasion Miss McDon
ald was attractively dressed in an
aqua shift with which she wore
black accessories. A yellow
carnation corsage, presented to
Little Chris Smith Is Christened
At First Methodist Church, Sunday
Christopher Robin Smith, six
months old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Billy Sims Smith, was chris
tened at the First Methodist
Church, preceding the Sunday
morning worship service. The
Rev. E. Owen Kellum, Jr., off
iciated in the impressive cere
mony.
At the altar, the center wr
eath of boxwood foliage was fla
nked by Advent candles, two of
which were lighted in keeping
with the Yuletide Season.
For the occasion, little Chris
wore an intricately sash-
Miss Barker
Feted A t
Shower
Miss Melody Barker, bride
elect, was honored with a sur
prise miscellaneous shower at
Middle Georgia College at Coch
ran, on Wednesday evening, De
cember 4. Hostesses for the oc
casion were Misses Cindy Car
ter, Catherine Cowan, Suzanne
and Laurianne Hall.
The refreshment table was ov
erlaid with a white linen cloth with
a pink umbrella serving as the
centerpiece. Punch was served
by Miss Cindy Carter.
Twenty five friends of the hon
oree enjoyed the happy oc
casion.
Summerour’s
Anniversary
Fete Sunday
Friends and relatives of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Daniel Summer
our are invited to a reception
being given in their honor on Sun
day afternoon, December 15,
from three until five o’clock at
the Alexander Memorial Presby
terian Church, 1706 Candler
Road, Decatur, in observance of
their 50th Wedding Anniversary.
deer and toy wrist watch.
Since Godfrey and Pat love to
ski there are two miniature pairs
of skis and since they spend their
summers sailing, there is a toy
boat. When completed the tree
will be festively loaded with sen
timent and meaning.
Mrs. Trammell finished the top
of the calendar with a red and gold
silk cord which she raveled and
tasselled at each end.
Pilot Club Committee Hosts
Senior Citizens Party, Nov. 2 7
The Co-ordinating Committee
of the Pilot Club of Covington
was hostess to the Senior Ci
tizens Club for a Thanksgiving
party on November 27, at the
Womans Club Building.
The welcome address was gi
ven by Mrs. J. B. Dial. She then
introduced Rev. Kent Anglin,
Pastor of Oxford Baptist Church,
Newborn WSCS
Has Pre- Yule
Program
The WSCS of Newborn United
Methodist Church met recently.
“There’s a song in the Air”
was the opening song. Followed
by prayer.
Mrs. T. W. Binford, president,
presided over the meeting.
Mrs. Doyle Smith, Secretary,
read the minutes and Miss Mellie
Pitts, treasurer gave the
financial report and dues were
collected.
An offering was sent to Rev.
Wrighly in Brazil, and an off
ering was sent to Georgia Cen
tral Hospital. The sick and
shut-Ins were all to be remem
bered for Christmas.
The next meeting will be Jan
uary Bth Instead of the regular
date.
Mrs. Gray Hinton gave a very
interesting talk on the subject
“How to Keep Christmas” and
dismissed with prayer.
Mrs. Hinton’s home was lovely
with Christmas decorations. She
served punch, cookies, sand
wiches and nuts.
her by the hostesses, perfected
her outfit.
Following several interesting
games and contests the honoree
opened and displayed her many
beautifully wrapped gifts.
The refreshment table was co
vered with a white linen cloth and
centered with an arrangement of
variegated colored chrysanthe
mums. The crystal punch bowl
and trays of petits fours, mints
and nuts perfected the appoint
ments.
ioned lace trimmed batiste Ch
ristening Robe, handmade by his
maternal great-grandmother, the
late Mrs. J. D. Persons, Sr. of
Monticello, for the christening
of his maternal grandmother,
Mrs. Guy Robinson. The robe
was also worn in the christen
ings of his own mother, and ol
der sister, Fleeta Smith.
Among relatives present for
the Christening were Chris’s
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Smith, and Mrs. Guy Robinson;
and sister, Fleeta.
Kellums To Entertain
Woman’s Club Meeting
The Pilot Club of Covington
will have a Christmas party for
the Senior Citizens Club on Fri
day , December 13, at the Wo
mans Club Building from 3:30
until 5 o’clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Kellum
and children will present the pro
gram. Everyone is urged to at
tend and enjoy this occasion.
Personals
Dickey George, who has spent
the past two and a half years in
Brazil with the Peace Corps, ar
rived home Sunday for the Christ
mas Holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard George.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bowden
and son Brent were weekend vi
sitors in Columbus, where they
visited Mr. Bowden’s father, J.
F. Bowden, who underwent recent
surgery at The Medical Center.
** * *
Mrs. Derrell Carnes and little
son, Rod, were Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. James Carnes,
in Eatonton.
** * *
Mrs. Paul Yarborough of Cum
ming was the recent guest for the
day of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Clower.
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Lance Corporal Danny Clower
of Presidio, San Francisco,
Calif., will arrive Sunday for the
Christmas Holidays with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan M. Clo
wer.
** * ♦
Miss Susan Barnett of Atlanta
enjoyed the weekend with her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bar
nett.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Dietz re-
who brought the devotional. Mr.
Alan Mitchell, Minister of Music-
Education, of the First Baptist
Church, brought a message in
song, “Bless This House”. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Neal
Banks at the piano.
Mrs. Jerome Jones presented
a most interesting program
showing and explaining films
from many parts of Georgia.
The meeting was closed with
the friendship circle after which
delicious refreshments were se
rved by the Pilot Club committee,
assisted by Miss Joan Dial.
Mr. and Mrs. John Houseworth
announce the birth of a son, John
Matthew Houseworth, born De
cember 7 at Newton County Hos
pital. The baby’s mother is the
former Marlene Van Sickle of
Wooster, Ohio. The maternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
J. Van Sickle of Wooster, Ohio.
The maternal great grandmother
is Mrs. L. F. Van Sickle of Mil
lersburg.
The paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben House
worth. The paternal great grand
mother is M rs. B. H. Willingham
of Covington.
Ift eetuiq
The Covington Service Guild
will meet Monday afternoon, Dec
ember 16th, at 3:30 at the home
of Mrs. Charles King, Jr. Mem
bers are to bring a wrapped gift
to be sent to the children at
Gracewood.
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Miss Kay Marie Mitchell, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey
W. Mitchell, and Richard Dwight
Hodges, the son of Mrs. Doris
Hodges and the late Mr. Onree
Hodges of McDonough, were uni
ted in marriage on November 15.
The Rev. Allan Martin performed
the double ring ceremony at the
Zion Baptist Church at 8 o’clock
in the evening.
The altar before which the
couple took their vows was de
corated with ivy entwined candel
abra centered with a large basket
of white chrysanthemums and
gladiolus.
Mrs. Morell Norton rendered a
program of nuptial selections and
accompanied Billy Boyd, soloist,
as he sang "My Own True Love”,
"Always" and "The Lord’s Pra
yer".
Ronnie Floyd, a cousin of the
groom, served as best man with
ushers being Bobby Moody, Ted
Moody and Alynn Plalnster.
The bride’s sister, Miss Lana
Bailey, served as maid of honor
with bridesmaids being Miss San
dra Capes, Miss Gall Floyd and
Mrs. Faye Robinson. They wore
identical dresses of pink crepe
with empire waists and floor
length A-llne skirts. They wore
matching brief veils and carried
a single long stem red rose with
pink streamers.
Little Miss Jennifer Turner
served as flower girl and was
dressed identical to the other at
tendants and carried a small
white basket from which she scat
tered petals. Scott Bailey, nep
hew of the bride, served as ring
bearer.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a white satin
wedding gown with empire waist
and A-line skirt. The bodice
of the floor length dress was
overlaid with lace, as was the
chapel train. Her shoulder len
gth veil of Illusion was attached
to a flower cluster and she car
ried a bouquet of pink roses cen
tered with orchids on a lace co
vered Bible.
Mrs. Mitchell chose for her
daughter’s wedding a green crepe
dress with a matching lace jac
ket. A white orchid corsage ad
orned her shoulder. Mrs. Hod
ges, mother of the groom, selec
ted for the occasion an aqua silk
turned home Monday night from
Dumas, Arkansas where they had
been the houseguests of their
children, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Heiman and family. While there
the family observed Thanksgiving
and the birthday of Mr. Dietz.
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Mrs. Harvey Campbell and
young son, Jay Tom, of Fairburn
were the Tuesday spend the day
guests of Mrs. Billy Skinner and
Kathy.
*♦ * ♦
Master Michael Piper of East
Point was the weekend guest of
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Moore.
*♦ * *
Mrs. Frank Walker returned
last week from a Rome visit,
where she was the houseguest
of Mr. and Mrs. William Pal
mer.
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Mrs. H. B. Evans, Jr., of Ce
dar Grove, N. J., who is arriving
next Monday, will be joined by Mr.
Evans on the following Saturday,
for the Christmas holidays with
Mrs. Evans parents, Dr. and Mrs.
W. S. Cook.
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The many friends of the Ralph
Spears regret to learn that Mr.
Spears was admitted to Newton
County Hospital Wednesday, fol
lowing a heart attack. His cond
ition is reported as much impro
ved; and he is being extended
good wishes for a rapid conval
escence.
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Mrs. Linton Smith left Tues
day for Gastonia, N. C., where she
will spend the Christmas Holi
days with her son and family,
Mr. and Mrs. John Heard Smith.
Covington Citizens Sends Christmas Gifts To Hospital
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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS for patients at Central State Hospital, Milledgeville, are shown at Covington Citv
Hall before the Mayor’s Motorcade left for Milledgeville on Wednesday. City Hall employees shown in the
picture (left to right): Mrs. Lamar Willard, Mrs. Maurice Gaither, Mrs. Moody Yarbrough, Mrs. Donald
Allen, and Mrs. Gene Walden. Citizens of the city bought and packaged the gifts for the patients.
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Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dwight Hodges
Shantung with matching jacket and
a white orchid corsage perfected
her attire.
The parents of the bride en
tertained with a reception im
mediately following the cere
mony, in the fellowship hall of
the church. The bride’s book
was kept at the entrance to the
spacious room by Miss Gayle
Klrkus and rice bags were hand
ed out by Misses Freida Martin
Covington Garden Club Members
In Christmas Workshop In Decatur
Thursday marked one of the
season’s highlights for Coving
ton Garden Club members, when
they held their annual Christ
mas Workshop, in Decatur, at
the home of Mrs. Paul Graves.
Mrs. Graves, an outstanding
figure in Garden Club, Flower
Show and Workshop circles th
roughout the state, directed the
day-long activities, which inclu
ded a luncheon break. Her
monologue, interwoven with de
monstrations in constructing ch
arming and colorful Christmas
decorations, stressed the true
meaning of Christmas, which
made it a day of inspiration as
well as instruction for those att
ending.
Garden Club members, who
formed a motorcade to Decatur
Baptist WMS
Gave Thursday
Prayer Program
The Church Fellowship HaU
was the scene of Thursday’s
Week of Prayer Program for
Foreign Missions, presented by
the WMU’s Mary Mallard WMS,
at their ten o’clock December
meeting.
Mrs. Richard George, WMS
Director, graciously welcomed
those present Including the over
all WMU Director, Mrs. Rem
bert Kitchens.
Miss Lois Gray, program ch
airman distributed names of Sou
thern Baptist Missionaries whose
birthdays fell on the date of the
meeting; and Mrs. Kitchens led
in an intercessory prayer for
those named.
Miss Gray continued with a roll
call of Baptist missionaries and
workers In Spain, Iran, Jordan,
and the Middle East; and gave a
revealing resume of various Mis
sion Projects and Drives, includ
ing education for children of mis
sionaries, translation of the Bible
and Kim Turner.
Assisting in cutting and ser
ving the bride’s cake, punch and
other refreshments from the
beautifully appointed bride’s tab
le, were Misses Linda Griffin,
Frances Martin and Mrs. Ann
Head.
Following their honeymoon Mr.
and Mrs. Hodges are making their
home in Rockdale County.
for the Workshop, Included: Mrs.
Fleming Touchstone, president;
Mesdames P. W. Pratt, Sr.,
Perino Dearing, S. A. Ginn, Sam
B. Hay, Harry Metz, Charles
Strickland, Walter Pope, N. S.
Turner, L. C. Gibson, Godfrey
Trammell, Ben Barker; Miss
Sarah Mobley; Mesdames C. G.
Henderson, Pat Campbell, Sp
ence Ramsey, Leon Cohen, A. D.
Jordan, Porter Mac Mahan, W. K.
Barnett, Mrs. Lanier Hardman,
and Claude Jordan. Among guests
attending were: Mesdames Do
nald Stephenson, Moody Su
mmers, Jr., John Rick
man, Everett Pratt, Mrs. Lucy
Moore of Decatur; Mrs. John
Boland of Winter Haven, Fla.,
and Mrs. Brooks Pennington of
Madison.
into native tongues, hospitals, sc
hools, orphanages, and other
phases of promoting the Gospel
through missions.
The program was concluded
with prayer for the Lottie Moon
Christmas Offering and its goals,
which underwrites projects of
the Foreign Mission Board.
Sunday School
Class Enjoys
Christmas Party
Mrs. Johnny Johnson and Mrs.
Henry Lester entertained Satur
day evening, December 7, with a
buffet supper at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lester. The occasion
was a Christmas gathering for
members of the Young Married
Couples Sunday School Class of
Honey Creek Baptist Church and
their families.
Christmas decorations were
used throughout the home with
the traditional lighted tree in the
living room with all Its glowing
beauty. The buffet table was cov
ered with a green cloth overlaid
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