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WOMENS SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
— CLAYTON COUNTY —
MRS. FRANCES COLLINS Forest Park • MRS. CORINNE BLALOCK, Jonesboro
Social Notes
By MRS. FREDERICK LEE
PHONE: DAYS POPLAR 7-5811
Or PO. 7-6859 -
Johnette Turner is home from
Crawford Long Hospital, after a
tonsillectomy. She is almost well
again now. and is so happy it is
all over. Nasty things, tonsils,
says Johnette, and parents, the
N. H. Turners of 106 Birch Street,
quite agree.
Mr. N. H. Turner of Jonesboro
is ill at Emory Hospital as the
result of a heart attack. His son
and daughter-in-law, the Ned
Turners of Birch Street, tell us
he is improving, but is still de
tained in the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Patterson
of 110 Ash Street were hosts for
dinner last Sunday (April 7)
night to Mr. and Mrs. E. Stroud
and their two daughters, Teressa
and Susan. Mr. Stroud is the new
high school principal, and will
take up his duties in September.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Childs of
Ash Street were happy to have
Mrs. D. O. Woodward of Jenkens
ville and Mrs. J. B. White of
Jackson to spend the day with
them last Tuesday. The ladies are
Mrs. Childs’ mother and sister.
The beautiful new home of
Mrs. Earl Van Houten, in its
lovely setting on Sequoia Drive,
was the scene of the Bridge Club
meeting last Wednesday. Those
playing were Mrs. Milton Wor
sham, Mrs. Malcomb Huie, Mrs.
Bryon Hollaway, Mrs. Fred
Farmer, Mrs. Art. Lindstrum,
Mrs. A. L. Jeffry, Mrs. Fred
Durden, and the hostess, Mrs.
Van Houten.
Mrs. Paul J. Evans of Jackson,
Ga. has been a guest for the past
two weeks, of her daughter and
son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Worsham. A happy time for them
all—they enjoy each other so
much.
Mrs. M. R. Stone and Sylvia
have all recovered from a bout
of the prevalent colds, and were
able to lunch one day last week
with Mrs. John McTyre of Moun
tain View. Later in the week,
they were hosts to visitors from
Knoxville, Tennessee, Mr. and
Mrs. Hoyt Steed and their three
children, Pam, Paige and Verne.
And to dine with them, came Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Williams and
Vickie, and Mr. and Mrs.
Laurence Gibbs, Joanne and
REVIVAL
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Forest Park, Georgia
EASTER SUNDAY through APRIL 28th
DAILY 10 A.M. AND 8 P.M.
PREACHER
HOYT G. FARR - Pastor
SINGER
JULIAN WILSON
MINISTER OF MUSIC AND EDUCATION
NURSERY PROVIDED
Jeffrey. The three ladies are
.; friends from their college days,
i Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Jeffrey Os
; 105 Ewing Drive are spending an
,! Easter vacation at Sarasota,
1 1 Florida, with Mrs. Jeffrey's
, mother, Mrs. Bernice Pond. The
j three girls, Jennifer, Jamy and
। Janet, are looking forward to
1 1 having a grand time—as they
11 always do with Grandma.
Mrs. R. O Barnette was happy
:, to have as her guests for a few
I days last week, her brother and
I sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John
। T. Medlock of Ocean City, New
Jersey. This was their first meet
! ing over the past five years, and
was so much enjoyed by them
all, including their father, 91-
ycar-old Mr. Medlock, Sr., who is
making his home with Mrs. Bar
nette.
i Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lindsey
[ of Locust Grove were guests last
| Saturday at the home of their
I brother and his wife, the S. O.
! Lindseys of Bridge Avenue. An
। other recent guest of the S. O.
I Lindseys was Mrs. E. D. Carlock,
wife of the pastor of Lincolnston
; । Methodist Church, who had din
■ । ner with them.
' । Our deepest sympathy goes to
': Mrs. Mark B. Porter, formerly of
■ Forest Park and now living at
.' Morrow, on the death of her hus
-1 band.
:! Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Haynie are
I spending some time at their
■ i cabin in Cleveland, where the
| change of air and scenery appear
■ to be so good for Mrs. Haynie.
, who has been ill at her home for
11 some time. Mr. and Mrs. Zipper
1 of Bradenton, Mrs. Haynie's par
-1 ents, are with them; and last
1 week-end their daughter-in-law
and grandson, Mrs. Richard
Haynie and David, visited them.
Mr. Whit Phillips of Finley
■ Drive is ill at home. His many
friends are wanting so much to
see this grand young man out,
, and about again. Mr. Phillips is
85 and still young at heart.
Mrs. Earl Hill, Mrs. Herman
Price and Mrs. Ralph Pinnell vis
। ited Mrs. Frank Singleton in
: Copperhill, Tenn, last Saturday,
i The three ladies also attended a
i banquet and installation of
I 1957-58 officers in Beulah Chap-
Jackson - Rainwater
The marriage of Miss Doris
Jackson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Jackson, of Jonesboro, 1
Ga., to Thad Rainwater, son of i
Mrs. W. C. Rainwater and the !
late Mr. W. C. Rainwater, of
Fairburn, Ga., took place Friday 1
evening, March 29, at 8 o’clock
at the Corinth Baptist Church,'
the Reverend P. R. Mowell offi- j
ciating at the double-ring cere- ■
mony.
i The church was beautifully I
decorated with palms, white ■
gladioli and snapdragons flanked '
by two seven-branched can- i
delabra holding white tapers, i
The pre-nuptial music was ren- ;
dered by Mrs. Marc Bramblett,l
organist: and Miss Barbara
Kerlin, soloist, sang “Always.”
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a ballerina
gown of white lace. Her finger
tip veil of illusion was attached
! to a tiny lace cap embroidered
; with seed pearls. She wore lace
i mitts belonging to Mrs. Char
। lotte Darnell and carried a bou
quet of white carnations.
Miss Catherine Jackson, sister
of the bride, was maid of honor
and only attendant. She wore a
ballerina gown of powder blue;
lace. The scooped bodice featured i
an insert of net with tiny lace ,
medallions accented with rhine
stones. A cummerbund of pleated
I taffeta extended in two winged
NORTH CLAYTON
2ND IN BMEET
AT THOMASTON
North Clayton made a good
showing in the 4th district Class
B track meet at Thomaston, with
five first places, two second
places and three third places.
First and second place winners
will enter the state meet at Ma
con April 26 and 27.
Those who go to Macon: Eu
gene Nelms, Ist in high hurdles;
Herbert Manders, second. Ron
nie Jones, second in low hurdles;
ter O.E.S. at McCaysville. Ga.
Cradle Roll
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Baker of
Whiteoak Drive are happy to
announce the birth of a son on
: April 6. at Georgia Baptist Hbs
i pital. Eugene W. If weighed in
! at 9 lbs. 15 ozs., and has two sis
ters, Cheryl, who is 13, and
I Cathy, 4 years old.
THE FOREST PARK FREE PRESS-NEWS
panels the full length of the
skirt. She carried a nosegay of
1 pink carnations.
Bill Rainwater, of Fairburn,
Ga., was his brother’s best man.
, The ushers were Charlie Dooley,
of Stone Mountain, Ga., and
Marvin Teet, of Fairburn, Ga.
Mrs. Jackson chose for the oc-
I casion a gown of navy blue, the
bodice featuring dyed-to-match
inserts of lace. Her accessories
were navy and white and she
I wore a corsage of white carna
tions.
The reception was held in the
Church Recreation Center, which
was decorated with arrange
ments of magnolia and white
gladoli. The three-tiered wedding
cake was centered on a table
overlaid with a linen cloth. Crys
tal candelabra, holding white
tapers, were used on each end
of the bride’s table. Miniature
bouquets of lilies-of-the-valley
tied with white satin ribbon
graced the base of the can
delabra.
Presiding at the punch bowls
were Mrs. Nell Lester and Mrs.
Ella Forrester, and Misses Sara
' and Eleanor Mitchell served the
! cake. The bride’s book was kept
‘ by Mrs. Charlotte Darnell.
After a brief honeymoon, the
couple will reside in College
Park.
DOROTHY HARRIS
(Contihued From Page 1)
ing her a lifetime member of the
Parent Teachers Association in
I appreciation for her devotion and
unselfish interest in the school
and PTA. The lifetime certificate
I was signed by Dr. Knox Walker,
state president of the Georgia
Congress of Parents and Teach
ers.
Mrs. Boswick expressed the de
sire of everyone present when
she said she hoped Mrs. Harris
would be on the faculty for at
least a hundred years; even then,
there will be a great need for
other Mrs. Harrises.
Danny Jones, first in the mile.
Charles Massengale, first in 880;
Bobby Henson, first in 440; Lance
Adcock, first in shot put.
Ewell Stallings fired for third
. in the pole vault, and* L>s»vid
Burdette was fourth in the
discus.
Manchester won the meet with
52 >2 points, North Clayton sec
ond with 37 */2-
Jaycettes Give
Surprise Shower
For Ann Sligh
The Jonesboro Jaycettes held
their monthly meeting at the
Horse Shoe Supper Club in honor
of Ann Sligh, treasurer. The
members gave her a surprise
| baby shower and she received
i many beautiful and useful gifts.
; The president, Marjorie Purdy,
complimented the girls on their
co-operation and help which
they gave toward the Variety
Show presented last month with
the Jaycees.
All proceeds were given to help
sponsor the Little League base
ball team. The members elected
a new publicity chairman, Dor
othy Putnam. Discussions and
letters were read by the members
about the State Jaycee Conven
i tion which is to be held next
month at Lookout Mountain. It
was voted by all members that
after this month square dance
i lessons would cease until next
fall and everyone expressed their
appreciation to Mr. Lewis R.
Camp for his co-operation in this
project.
FP Garden Club
Names Officers
The regular meeting of the
Forest Park Garden Club was
held Friday, April 12th, at the
home of Mrs. A. L. Lundstrum
on Maple Drive.
Three guests were welcomed by
the president, Mrs. L. R. Hottum,
and are Mrs. T. E. Smith of For
est Park and Mrs. and Miss Bag
ley, mother and sister of Mrs.
Jack Anderson, who are visiting
here from Miami, Florida.
New officers for 1957-58 were
elected at this meeting, and are:
President, Mrs. E. Van Houten;
vice president, Mrs. Robert Sulli
van; recording secretary, Mrs.
Martin Burks; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Wiley Kite; treas
urer, Mrs. Fred Farmer.
At the business meeting fol
lowing, the club’s entry at Rich’s
was discussed. The club also
voted to accept an invitation
, from the May Davis Club here,
|to have entries in their spring
: show on May 7.
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Social Briefs
By MRS. CORINNE BLALOCK
- Phone 3721 or 6641
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Whaley
were visitors in Covington, Geor
gia on Sunday.
Judge and Mrs. Carlton Crow
of Camilla and Mrs. Jimmy
Hutcheson of Senoia were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. P.
Chambers.
Mrs. W. L. Matthews and Mrs.
Joyce of Decatur were visitors in
Jonesboro on Wednesday of last
week.
N. Clayton Socials
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Smith and
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Lively were
guests at a wedding Sunday
(April 7) at Breman, Ga. The
bride was Miss Betty Lou Hayes,
a friend of the two local fam
ilies, who spent a charming
week-end with sons, Tom and
Frank Smith, and their wives at
Bremen.
If you missed Mrs. Abna last
Thursday, she was spending the
day with her parents, the C. T.
Smiths, at their new home down
below Fayetteville. She tells us
they are settling down there with
joy at being back again in the
country of which they are so
fond.
Little Cathy Vaughn took a
real tumble the other day. She
was just playing in the yard—
but it took three stitches to mend
the hole in her head.
Dr. and Mrs. O’Brian of Thom
aston, Ga. were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Lively at their home
on Bostwick Drive, over the
week-end. The two ladies are
sisters, and of course love get
ting together for a visit.
Miss Donna White was hostess
to "spend-a-night” guests last
week. Her first guest was Tena
Sweeny, and later in the week,
Bobbie Jean Patrick came over.
We send our sincere sympathy
to Mrs. L. P. Stanley of 1702
Dan Hansell of the U.S.A.F.,
Albany, Georgia, was a recent
guest of Mrs. C. R. Chesney and
Mrs. W. T. Dodd.
The many friends of Mrs. Kate
Davis wish for her an early re
covery, after an operation in
■ Piedmont Hospital.
Doug Callaway of Forest Park
was a guest of his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Callaway, last
; week.
Riverdale Road, on the death last
Tuesday of her father, Mr. Chap
pel of Hampton.
Mrs. D. Young of 4050 Wash
ington Road was happy to en
tertain her Sunday School class,
the Friendship Class, of her
church last Monday night (April
8). Mrs. Wilmer Light gave a
very lovely devotional, and the
19 members present enjoyed a
social hour and refreshments
served by the hostess.
Have you heard about the won
derful new grill which Mrs. Fay
Hopkins and Mrs. Cornelia Hop
kins have opened? It’s called the
North Clayton Grill, and is on
Riverdale Road where the old
Community Grill used to be.
They serve a wonderful meal for
75 cents, using two vegetables
and meat, and are open 6 days
a week from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
It's home cooking at its best
with emphasis on “freshness.”
The two Hopkins’ families are
well-known in their districts for
their interest in civic affairs and
their work in the church. So, get
into the swim. Have breakfast, or
lunch, or dinner, at the North
Clayton Grili and be in the
fashion.
The W.M.U. met on Tuesday,
the 9th, at the home of Mrs. B.
S. Davis on Mt. Olive Road, with
12 members present. This is the
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1957
Lillie Steele Circle, cnairmpn,
Mrs. D. Young. The program was
given by Mrs. Clyde Kilpatrick,
who gave a most interesting dis
course on the book “Practice on
Prayer.” Coffee and cake served
by the hostess concluded this
session. •
Mr. and Mrs. S. Yancey of 310
Persley Drive, were real busy last
Wednesday night. As dinner
guests, they entertained Dr. and
Mrs. Dunn and the children from
Jasper, and their son and his wife
from College Park. A happy fam
ily dinner was enjoyed by them
all.
Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Bonner were
happy to have visiting with them
last week, Mrs. Bonner’s brother
and his wife from New Jersey,
They had a grand time together,
but it had one sad point — it
wasn't long enough. Like all
good things, they would have
liked it to last longer.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Thomas' of
Flat Rock Road enjoyed last
Sunday (April 7) so much. Mr.
and Mrs. E. A. Holmes of Cov
ington spent the day with them.
Mr. Holmes is brother to Mrs.
Thomas.
Mr. George Hewitt of Oliver
Street is in Chicago for a few
days. He plans to attend a con
vention there, and will probably
be there over two week-ends.
A group of young people from
St. Andrews Methodist Church
were among those spending last
week-end in retreat at Camp
Glisson. Among them are Bar
bara Barrett, Beth Oliver, San
dra Agnew, Janet Hart, Robert
Barrett, Raymond Wilkins, Shel
by Thomas, Judy Oliver, Elenor
Jones, Rachel White, Margaret
Ragsdale; and all of them had a
wonderful time of spiritual up
lift, gaining strength from
deeper understanding of God's
way of life. *
Miss Carole Hancock enjoyed a
“spend-the-night” guest last
week. Visitor was Miss Evelyn
Grayson—and did those girls
have fun!
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Rector and
the boys enjoyed a trip last
week-end to Florida. They visited
Melbourne and Cocoa and en
joyed the beauties of spring in
that perfect setting which surely
| is Florida's own.
: General hospitals are urged
i to treat mental ills.