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THE COVINGTON NEWS — THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1975
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Montessori Open House
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6 cups white bread cubes
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Montessori Childrens' House, 4127 Newton Drive,
will hold an open house from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at
the school, according to Emily Herrington, as
ministrator. Persons wishing to register their pre
schoolers or those interested in the Montessori
method are welcome to attend. Childrens' House
accepts children between the ages of 2V4 and 5.
Mary Elizabeth Barrett, directress, is pictured
above teaching shapes to (1-r) Carson Bicknell,
Jennifer Royston and Matt Nelson.
oysters, drained
2 teaspoons seasoning blend
% teaspoon poultry seasoning
% cup chicken broth
1-4 cup melted butter or salad oil
I tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
Remove giblets from each hen.
Wipe inside and out with paper
towels. Sprinkle cavity of each hen
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In large bowl, combine bread,
oysters, 2 teaspoons seasoning
blend and poultry seasoning. Toss
with a fork to mix. Add broth and
remaining ingredients. Mix lightly.
Loosely pack stuffing into hens,
using about 1-4 cup for each.
Skewer loose flap of skin shut over
cavity.
Farmhouse in Oxford
'The Lord Put Us Here,'
Says Mrs. George Verhey
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When their first tenant moved out, the Verheys had
to make a decision.
They could either continue to rent the house or
move in themselves. First, though, they would have
to sell their expensive home in Atlanta during a
period when the real estate market was depressed.
Some houses in their neighborhood had been for sale
for a year.
Well, the Verheys are religious, and they decided to
pray.
“We put it in the hands of the Lord,” recalled Mrs.
Verhey. “We both prayed over it.”
As a result, they contacted areal estate agent. He
was pessimistic, however, and said their chances of
selling were slim.
Two weeks later the house was sold and the
Verheys found themselves living in the Crest Motel
here as their home was being remodeled to suit their
needs.
Since they purchased the house, Mrs. Verhey has
discovered that her uncle, Carl Butler, former sheriff
of Newton County, once owned the land where the
house is now located.
Mrs. Verhey also treasures the story she has since
learned about her mother sitting up all night in the
front bedroom nursing Mrs. George Day’s sister, who
was ill with cancer.
And other strange things have happened as a result
of the Verhey’s purchase of the house.
Mrs. Verhey’s son Dan, who holds an engineering
degree from Georgia Tech, helped with the remodel
ing of the house.
Mrs. Verhey believes hard work in the country and
renewed family togetherness account for the fact that
Dan, who had not been to church in 10 years,
received a direct call to become a missionary and
now is enrolled in Bible school.
Added to all these surprises was the discovery by
workmen of an urn containing the cremated remains
of a baby tucked away in a closet in the family room.
The urn stayed in the house for several months after
its discovery until it was claimed by its owner.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Verhey, who said she is a born
again Christian and does not believe in ghosts,
cannot easily forget the nights she has awakened to
the sound of breaking crystal and the falling of a
mirror in the living room.
But in the midst of all the excitement the Verheys
have done some hard work making changes in the
house to suit their needs.
The biggest changes have been made in the hall,
which once extended the length of the house, and in
the kitchen, which used to be the sleeping porch at
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the back of the house.
A stairway has been added in the hall and leads to
a cozy little bedroom that once was attic space. To
provide light and ventilation in the guest bedroom,
the Verheys added a gable.
“Now, everyone who comes here wants to stay in
this room,” said Mrs. Verhey. It has a kind of en
chantment about it.”
In the middle of the hall is a door to close off the
foyer from walk-in closets on either side and a bath,
which has remained in its original location.
Behind the front bedroom, now is in the process of
furnishing with old furniture to carry out the country
look she likes, is the master bedroom with a new
second bath.
The living room to the left of the hall is decorated
with valences and curtains made by Mrs. Verhey and
furnished with bargains the couple has restored to
suit the country farmhouse atmosphere.
Behind the living room is a sunny family room with
working fireplace and here, as in the rest of the
house, Mrs. Verhey has furnished the room with
antiques and old furniture she has been fortunate
enough to find at bargain prices.
Behind the family room, the former kitchen was
converted to a dining room, one of the few modern
features of the house.
The Verheys decided to lower the ceiling to cover
the grease stains from years of cooking, and although
Mrs. Verhey would have preferred wooden floors, the
room is carpeted to cover the original creosoted
boards.
A kitchen was created from the sleeping porch and
contains all the modern conveniences needed to en
tertain frequently, which the Verheys enjoy.
Behind the kitchen the couple has added a room for
the washer and dryer, two freezers and a small gas
stove Mrs. Verhey finds convenient for use when she
cans and preserves food from the garden.
Throughout, the walls previously covered with thin
wooden strips have been redone in wallboard but
only some of the floors have been carpeted. The rest
have been stripped, refinished and accented with
oriental-design area rugs.
The Verheys did all the color selection, wallpapering
and the little extras, with Verhey and Dan converting
an old chicken coop into a barn for storage and a
garage.
Now that she’s survived remodeling, Mrs. Verhey
advises adventuresome couples who yearn to redo an
old house to somehow “find one spot in the house to
live in and work around it.”
She said being in the house as workmen are making
changes avoids costly mistakes.
