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Thursday, March 27, 1969
Personals
Mason Stephenson and a Uni
versity of Chicago Law School
classmate, Bob Misner of Port
land, Oregon, returned to Chica
go Tuesday, after spending the
spring holidays with Mason’s pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Step
henson.
Dr. and Mrs. Grier Martin of
Davidson, N. C., Mrs. Mike Mar
tin and children, Noah and Eva,
of Spartanburg, S. C. were guests
during the weekend of Dr. Mar
tin’s mother, Mrs. E. G. Mar
tin. On Sunday, the Donald Step
hensons were dinner hosts to the
family group.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Coker and
children, Heather and Richard,
were weekend visitors in Wat
kinsville, as guests of Mrs. Cok
er’s parents, the Rev. and Mrs.
Henry O’Bryant.
Mayor and Mrs. Walker Harris
have returned from a delightful
Carribean Cruise, on which they
joined a group of Chrysler-Ply
mouth dealers. A flight to San
Juan initiated their cruise, which
began when they boarded the
Stella Maris n there. Among
ports where they docked were
St. Croix, with a tour of Fred
erlcksted, Sugar Bay and Chris
tiansted; Guadeloupe, with a visit
to Soufriere Volcano, St. Marie
de Capesterre, and the black
volcanic beaches; Barbados; St.
Lucia, Antigua, and St. Thomas.
Southern Bell Sets New
Records In ’6B Expansion
Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany set new records in 1968
for construction expenditures and
telephone growth, according to
Ray Reecs local manager.
In releasing the Company’s
Annual Report today, Mr. Reece
said Southern Bell invested more
than $351.7 million for new and
improved facilities in its four
state area during 1968, surpass
ing 1967 by almost $64 million.
The company added 450,000
telephones, ending the year with
5,969,038 in service. This com
pares with a gain of 384,000 dur
ing 1967.
Mr. Reece said that Southern
Bell gained some 127,000 tele
phones in Georgia and spent a to
tal of almost $lO7 million on
improvement and expansion dur
ing 1968.
In the report, Southern Bell
President Frank M. Malone
termed 1968 as the most event
ful year in the company’s his
tory.
“The single most outstanding
occurrence of 1968 was the or
ganization of a new corporation,
South Central Bell Telephone
Company, to serve five states
which were formerly part of our
operating territory,” Mr. Ma
lone said. The new company
operates in Alabama, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi and Tenn
essee. Southern Bell now serves
Georgai, Florida, North Caroli
na and South Carolina.
Mr. Malone cited other acti-
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RAY REECE, Manager of Southern Bell and Mrs. Sharon Wallace of the Plant Department, Covington,
examine new multi-position test board presently being installed In the new toll center located at 1135
Pace Street, N. W„ Covington.
(Best Coverage. News, Pictures, and Features)
At all ports of call, the group
enjoyed Interesting side trips to
various points of scenic and his
torical interest.
♦♦ * ♦
Misses Randy and India Fuller
were among those enjoying spr
ing holiday visits with friends.
India returned Saturday from
Birmingham where she had been
the house guest of Mr. and Mrs.
James O. Screven and family;
and Randy was the holiday guest
of Miss Cecilia Brower and par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Brower,
in Pohokee, Fla.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. (Woody)
Morcock, Jr. and children, Deb
bie and Scottie , will arrive
Thursday to spend the Easter
Holidays with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. J. Morcock.
** * *
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Freeman,
Jr., Bill and Kimberly have re
cently returned, via Delta Air
Lines, from Los Angeles, Calif.
Highlights of their trip included
a visit to Disneyland and Knotts
Berry Farms.
* * *
Friends of Mrs. C. G. Hender
son will be glad to know she is
improving at her home following
a recent illness. Among the out
of town recent guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Henderson have been Mrs.
and Mrs. Kenneth Tucker and
children, Commerce; Mr. and
Mrs. Barron Fullerton, Miss In-
vities and developments which he
said helped make the year a
special one.
“During 1968, we added more
telephones, handled more caHs,
and served more customers than
ever before,” he noted.
Long distance calling reach
ed an all-time high, with more
than 380 million messages be
ing handled.
Southern Bell’s operating ex
penses and taxes in 1968 totaled
$736,809,000.
The company paid $193,480,-
000 in taxes during the year, an
increase of nearly $26 million
over 1967. In addition, telephone
customers paid out almost SBB
million in excise and sales tax
es on telephone services, which
Southern Bell collected for fe
deral, state and local govern
ments.
Wages, salaries and related
costs for the company’s 50,-
000 employees totaled more than
$365 million in 1968.
Earnings on the company’s st
ock were $1.94 a share, com
pared with $2.19 for the preced
ing year.
Mr. Malone described “the in
flationary trend in the nation’s
economy” as paramount among
the challenges the company fac
ed in 1968.
“It took our best efforts to keep
rising costs of construction,
equipment and operations from
having a greater effect on our
earnings,” he said.
dia Fullerton, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Stuckey and Amy, Mrs. Odell
White, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Sam
mons, Hillsboro; Miss Saralyn
Sammons, Valdosta; Mrs. Clay
ton Hargrove, Eatonton; Mr. and
Mrs. E. B. Henderson and Alan
O’Neal, Decatur.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Lancaster
are visiting their children in Col
onial Heights, Virginia, Major
and Mrs. H. Dean Combee. The
Combee’s are leaving May 1, for
Oslo, Norway where Major Com
bee will be stationed with the
Air Force for the next three
years. Mrs. Combee and their
children, Dean, Lane and Laura
will accompany him on his flight
to Norway.
* * *
Dr. and Mrs. Richard N. Godin
and children, Deborah and Scott,
of Eatonton were the Sunday
guests of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Kitchens.
♦ * *
Mrs. Lula Vaughn, Georgia
Elks State Parliamentarian, and
Mrs. Lewis White were recent
guests of the Winder Elks Aux
iliary. Mrs. Vaughn gave a short
talk on the needs of Aidmore Hos
pital and encouraged the Winder
Auxiliary to have a membership
drive and participate in local Co
rn munity Welfare whenever pos
sible. Mrs. Bill Reeves, State
vice-president of Griffin, was
also a visitor.
* * *
Mrs. Joseph Jordan entered
Crawford long Hospital in At
lanta Monday and underwent sur
gery Tuesday. A host of friends
extend best wishes to her for an
early and complete recovery.
* * *
Mrs. Newell Crawford and
Carol with Mrs. Lula Vaughn and
Wayne spent a few days recently
at Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Otis Parish, Jr.
attended a dinner party Saturday
evening at the Plantation Restau
rant near Stone Mountain. The
Fred Gordens and the Pat Mc-
Nallys of Decatur were co-hosts
for this delightful occasion.
* * *
Kenneth Johnson returned
Tuesday to Carrollton to resume
his studies at West Georgia Col
lege, after spending the spring
holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. D. M. Johnson.
** ♦ *
Capt. Everett Pratt, Jr. and
Mike Pratt spent the weekend
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Pratt. Dr. and Mrs.
Charles Lewis of Columbus joined
the family group on Sunday. Capt.
Pratt left Sunday for Vietnam,
where he will be stationed for a
year, and Mike returned to his
studies at the Eastman School
of Music in Rochester, N. Y. on
Tuesday.
Ite Old li/m&z,
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“A bachelor is a fellow
who failed to embrace his op
portunities.”
First Baptist Morning WMS Presents
Thursday ’s Week Os Prayer Program
Thursday’s program In the
Annie Armstrong Week of Prayer
for Home Missions was presented
at the church by the Mary Mallard
WMS of the Woman’s Missionary
Union, of the First Baptist
Church, with the president, Mrs.
Richard George presiding.
Following the invocation by
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Mrs. George
graciously welcomed those pre
sent, including Mrs,, Rembert
Kitchens, WMU Director; and ex
tended a cordial welcome to Mrs.
A. C. Low, a new member of the
WMS.
Porterdale—Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland Digby of Conyers, an
nounce the arrival of their twin
daughters at the DeKalb General
Hospital on Sunday, March 16.
The young ladies have been named
Beverly Lynn and Susan Elaine.
Mrs. Digby is the former Miss
Amanda Gattis, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. B. T. Gattis, of Mil
stead, Georgia. Mr. and Mrs.
Eddie Lee Digby of Porterdale
are the paternal grandparents.
*♦ ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Malcom
of Manchester announce the birth
of a son, Howard Kirkland, at the
Columbus Medical Center on
March 19. Mrs. Malcom is the
former Miss Laura Mitchell, dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Mitchell. The paternal grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Malcom.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Cox HI
of Waynesboro announce the birth
of a son, Jackson Elliott Cox
H^ on March 25. The new
arrival is the brother of Sidney
Elliott Cox and Ria Revels Cox.
His paternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Cox, Jr.,
Mrs. Cox being the former Miss
Emily Elliott of Covington.
♦* ♦ *
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Digby
announce the birth of a daughter,
Terri Ellen, on March 16, at
Newton County Hospital. Mrs.
Digby is the former Lee Ellen
Lawson, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Lawson. The
paternal grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Hubert Digby of Por
terdale. The baby’s maternal
great-grandparents are Mrs.
Dora Butler and the later Carl
Butler of Covington and the pater
nal great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Willie H. Horton of
Porterdale.
Free Time
For Newton
Co- Wives?
Are Newton County women
freer than their husbands? Is
their life one of relative leisure,
with plenty of time each day for
fence conversation, naps and gen
eral time killing?
That’s what the men think. But,
according to their wives, that is
a very distorted picture. Act
ually, they claim, they are so
busy with their household tasks
that they have very little more
free time than their husbands
have.
To sort out these conflicting
views and set the record straight,
the University of Michigan’s Ins
titute for Social Research con
ducted a survey among a repre
sentative sampling of people in
each section of the country.
It sought to find out just how
the average married person
spends his day.
On the basis of these general
findings, it appears that the
typical working man in Newton
County devotes 9.2 hours per day
to work-connected activities.
This includes 8 hours actually
on the job plus about 3/4 of an
hour on work breaks. The rest
of the time is taken up with
traveling to and from his place
of employment.
If he drives to work, it takes
about 20 minutes, on average,
but nearly twice as long as that
if he uses public transportation.
According to the latest govern
ment statistics covering Newton
County, less than 2 percent of the
people use public transportation
to get to work.
As for the average housewife
who has no outside employment,
her household chores take 5 1/2
hours a day, with 30 percent of
the time taken up with cooking
and dishes, 40 percent with
cleaning, 25 percent with laundry
and 5 percent, miscellaneous.
Then there is marketing, mend
ing, caring for the children and
incidental duties.
For the 2,780 or so working
wives In Newton County, equiva
lent to about 55 percent of all
married women locally, their
time Is apportioned differently.
Because of their outside em
ployment, although many of them
work part-time, they spend two
hours less per day on housework.
They make up for It, to an extent,
on Sundays.
After accounting for the amount
of time spent in sleeping and in
personal care, the general con
clusion reached In the survey Is
that the average housewife with no
outside job has only about one
hour more time per day for lei
sure than her husband has.
Ten Times Older
Although nickel was only iso
lated as an element 200 years
ago, coins minted in Bacteria
more than 21 centuries ago were
similar in composition to our
present-day copper-nickel coins.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Mrs. Kitchens brought greet
ings to the group, and revealed
plans for an overall Evaluation
Meeting of the WMU, to be held
at the church, Monday evening
March 31, and urged members
to be present. She also announc
ed Inspirational Meetings of the
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Stone Mt. Association, to be held
on Monday March 24, at Redan
Church, and on Tuesday 25, at
Philadelphia Church.
Among other matters acted
upon in the brief business sess
ion, was the appointment of Mrs.
Robert Greene as chairman of
the Easter project, which was
designated as a bountiful basket
for a needy family.
Mrs. Joe Thomas, presented
by the program chairman, Mrs.
John Rickman, brought a thought
provoking devotional from var
ious scripture passages, keynot
ing service above self in Chris
tian Witnessing; and after the
prayer list of Home Missionar
ies was read, asked Mrs. Kit
chens to lead in an intercessory
prayer for those named, and
their efforts in various Missions.
Mrs. Rickman Initiated the pro-
gram on “The Living Church,
At Work, Encountering the World,
Declaring the Gospel, Minister
ing in Love, and The Church Vic
torious”. Others participating
were Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. C. C„
King, and Mrs. Low, who gave
the benediction.
The group meeting for March
will be held at the home of Mrs.
C. C. King, on Thursday morn
ing March 20, at 10;00 o’clock.
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