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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.”
Mr, and Mrs. Willard Askew,
who have recently moved their
residency from Madison to 12
Brookwood Apartments, are by
no means strangers in our mid
st, since Mrs. Askew has been
one of Newton County Hospital’s
capable technicians for about a
year and a half.
Mrs. Askew Is a native of
Jeff Davis County, and in lei
sure time from hospital duties,
enjoys fishing, music and bow
ling as hobbles. Mr. Askew,
with the Georgia State Patrol,
shares his wife’s Interest In
fishing and bowling; and likes
hunting and all out-door recrea
tions.
From Athens, Ala., come the
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E.
Butts, Jr., who have moved into
the parsonage of Mansfield Met
hodist Church, of which Mr. Butts
is the new pastor.
Mrs. Butts, a Gadsden, Ala.
native, names sewing, swimm
ing and church activities as her
most enjoyable pastimes. Mr.
Butts, originally from Hanover,
Penn., likes to sit on a lake
side with a rod and reel; and en
joys hunting, when he finds time
for hobbles from pastoral duties.
Both of these young couples are
finding a warm welcome in the
Methodist churches of which they
are members; in the younger
married set, and various other
Newton County groups which cl
aim their Interest and talents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Ting
ler, with their daughter, Dale 13,
come to us from Covington, Va.,
to reside at 5147 David Circle,
S. E.
Mrs. Tingler, a native of Ron
cebert, W. Va., names swimm
ing, music, reading and flower
gardening as hobbies. Mr. Tin
gler, a Covington,Va., native, is
a mechanical supervisor with
Hercules Chemical Company. His
favorite hobbles are hunting,
fishing and baseball. The Tin
glers have a son, Roger, who
Is currently stationed at Ft. Ben
ning, after completing a tour of
duty in Viet Nam.
Members of the Christian Ch
urch, the Tinglers will be cor
dially welcomed into the church
of their choice; and will be val
uable additions to civic, school
and social circles of the com
munity of which they are now a
part.
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Miss Anita Louise Walden dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Walden of Covington, and William
Manuel Head, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Head of Porterdale, were
united in marriage on Friday af
ternoon, June 30, in a 5:30 ser
vice at the study in the First Bap
tist Church in Porterdale. Rev.
H. N. Earnest, pastor of the ch
urch, officiated at the double ring
service performed in the pres
ence of the immediate families.
The groom’s brother, J. W.
Head, served as best man and
only attendant for the groom.
Miss Teresa Walden, sister of
the bride, as maid of honor was
her only attendant. She wore a
white crepe two piece dress with
white accessories and a yellow
cymbldlum orchid corsage.
The bride was attractively dr
essed in a white silk three piece
suit with the short jacket fea
turing short sleeves. She wore
white accessories and a white
orchid corsage.
Mr. and Mrs. Head are making
their home on Maple Drive in
Covington. Mrs. Head is em
ployed at the City Hall with the
City of Covington and Mr. Head
Is employed by C and D Bat
tery in Conyers.
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Society Section
Mrs. Leo Mallard, Society Editor
Loyd- Hanprer Medding Veows
The First Baptist Church in
Covington, formed the setting on
Saturday evening, June 24, for
the eight-thirty candlelight wed
ding service uniting Miss Pat
ricia Anne Loyd, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Wesley Loyd,
to Hugh Harper of Atlanta, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ranze W.
Harper of Ocilla.
The Rev. Edgar A. Callaway,
pastor of the church, perform
ed the double ring service before
a background of palm and fern
trees with six seven branched
candelabra holding long white
tapers. Centering the altar were
twin arrangements of white glad
iolus, white butterfly daisies and
yellow Marguerite daisies in
petal vases. Completing the bea
utiful setting were white satin
bows with center sprays of fern
and daisies, marking the family
pews.
Mrs. T. A. Rape, organist, re
ndered an appropriate program of
nuptial music and accompanied
Miss Laura Wisner, soloist, as
she sang, "Because” and as part
of the wedding service “Wedding
Prayer.”
Elmer Harper of JekyH Island,
brother of the groom, served as
best man with usher-groomsmen
being Walter P. Bailey, Peter M.
Schmidt of Decatur; Edward Car
ter, James Puckett of Conyers,
and Larry Laster, cousin of the
of Covington.
Mrs. William Ottls Nunnally of
Atlanta, served as matron of ho
nor, with, bridesmaids being
honor, with bridmids being
Mrs. James D. Arp, Fayette
ville; Mrs. Jerry Bray, Mrs.
Derrell R. Carnes, Mrs. Robert
A. Patterson, Covington and Miss
Betty Guthrie of Atlanta. They
wore identical floor length lime
green linen dresses with the bo
dices featuring square necklines
and short sleeves with a Dior
bow marking the empire waist
lines. They carried identical
bouquets of white Marguerite da
isies and yellow gladiolus florets
with long yellow streamers.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a traditional
white peau de sole floor length
wedding gown featuring a low
neckline and long Illy point sl
eeves. Appllqued medallions,
outlined In seed pearls and se
quins extended down the front
and around the full hemline. A
large flat bow in back held the
full chapel train which was also
outlined with medallions to mat
ch the hemline. Her elbow length
Imported veil of Illusion was at
tached to a headpiece fashioned of
alencon lace. She carried a bridal
bouquet fashioned of Easter li
lies and lily of the valley with long
eggshell satin streamers. Her
wedding dress served as her
something borrowed, in keeping
with the tradition of something
old, new, borrowed and blue, with
the six pence In her shoe.
Mrs. Loyd selected for her
daughter’s wedding a pearl cream
beige crepe with reembroidered
peau ’dange waist and three
quarter length sleeves. With this
she wore matching shoes and a
green cymbidium orchid corsage.
Mrs. Harper, mother of the
groom, chose for the occasion a
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Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Harper
two piece azure blue crepe with
matching shoes and a yellow
cymbidium orchid graced her
shoulder.
Mrs. James W. Laster kept the
bride’s book at the entrance to the
fellowship hall, where the recept
ion was held immediately follow
ing the service. The small round
table was covered with a white
cutwork linen cloth and held a sil
ver candelabra with burning white
tapers and lily of the valley and
gladiolus.
The round bride’s table was co
vered with a white cutwork linen
cloth and centered with the six
tiered wedding cake beautifully
decorated with white and yellow
daisies and topped with large
white wedding bells with satin
bow.
The long refreshment table was
covered with yellow over which
was placed a white cutwork linen
cloth. Twin arrangements at
Miss Diane Carter Weds
Douglas Eugene Dickson
Miss Martha Diane Carter, da
ughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Car
ter, and Douglas Eugene Dickson,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Dickson, were united In marriage
on Friday evening, June 30, at the
Phone 786-3401-3402
either end of the table held white
daisies and fern with silver can
delabra holding white burning ta
pers. Silver platters of decora
ted cake squares, compotes of
mints and nuts and the silver
punch bowl completed the ap
pointments. Serving at these
tables were Mrs. Larry Laster,
Mrs. Monty Laster, Miss Carol
yn Henslee and Miss Margaret
Rape. Miss Lorri Laster and
Miss Mary Lee Laster of At
lanta, cousins of the bride, dis
tributed miniature rice bags from
small white baskets.
For their wedding trip the br
ide changed to a three piece gr
een suit with yellow and orange
trim on the jacet. A green cy
mbidium orchid graced her sh
oulder.
Mr. and Mrs. Harper are mak
ing their home at 3975 Covington
Highway, Apartment H-7, De
catur.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dickson
Salem Methodist Church with
Rev. Wayne Fears performing the
double ring ceremony.
The altar before which the cou
ple took their wedding vows held
a mass arrangement of white gl
adiolus and mums flanked by palm
trees and candelabra holding wh
ite tapers.
Bonnie Knight
To Present
Pilot Program
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The Pilot Club of Covington
will entertain its members and
guests at the Annual Picnic on
Thursday, July 6, 7:30 P.M., at
the Lions Club Park Pavilion,
Covington.
The Community Service Com
mittee with Mrs. Cecile Dial as
Chairman, Brownie Osman and
Lou Daws, members, will present
the program.
Miss Bonnie Knight will pre
sent the program for the even
ing, She will do selections of
folk songs on her guitar.
Bonnie, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James P. Knight, Route 1,
Social Circle, is a recent grad
uate of Newton County High Sch
ool and plans to attend Valdosta
State College in the fall where
she will major in speech and dr
ama. Since her family has al
ways taken great Interest in mu
sic and dramatics, she followed
in their footsteps by participat
ing in two one-act plays, the se
nior play, and a community th
eatre production. She attended
the state literary meet for the
past two years In Girl’s Decl
amation and had the honor of
attending the Governor’s Honor
Program in dramatics last sum
mer. Bonnie, her brother and
sister have performed folk mu
sic for Newton County High Sc
hool and have presented various
folk programs with friends th
roughout Newton County.
Meeting
The Wesleyan Service Guild
of the First Methodist Church
will meet on Tuesday, July 11,
at the home of Mrs. Paul Ad
ams at 8:00 P.M. with Mrs.
Glenn Jones as co-hostess.
Miss Diane Klrkus, organist,
rendered a program of appro
priate nuptial music including
“Prelude in E Minor”, “Medi
tation”, and “O Perfect Love”.
Mr. Dickson served as his
son’s best man with Marvin Mc
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Allen Memorial Chapel for
med the appropriate setting on
Saturday evening for the eight
o’clock nuptials in which Miss
Glennls Elizabeth Bankston.dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Bankston, became the bride of
Randy Hugh Price, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Price, The Rev.
Dr. John B. Tate officiated in
the impressive, double-ring ce
remony.
A pedestal basket of mammoth
white chrysanthemums and glad
iolus, Interspersed with emerald
fern, formed the focal point of the
altar before which the young cou
ple exchanged their vows. Flank
ing the basket were potted palms,
with seven branched, convex can
delabra of glowing white candles
marking the terminals. The white
chancel runner and white satin
bows, which marked the family
pews, perfected the bridal sc
ene.
Mrs. John B. Tate, pianist,
rendered a beautiful program
of favorite wedding composit
ions, in prelude.
Gary Price, brother of the
groom, served as best man, and
usher groomsmen were Jerry
Wheeler, Keith Bailey, brother
in-law of the groom; and Clif
ford Alexander, the bride’s bro
ther-in-law.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a traditional
white wedding gown of silk orga
nza over taffeta, designed In prin
cess style with Chantilly lace
softening the scooped neckline,
and forming the puff sleeves.
The fullness of the skirt emer
ged Into a graceful chapel train.
Her shoulder length veil of Il
lusion was caught to a lace cr
own. She carried a white Bible,
topped with a cluster of pink sw
eetheart roses and maline puffs,
centered with a white orchid,
and showered with sweetheart
rosebuds tied In pink satin st
reamers. The bride honored the
wedding traditions of "some
thing old, something new, some
thing borrowed and something
blue - and a six-pence In her
shoe.”
The bride’s sister and mat
ron of honor, Mrs. Clifford Al
exander, wore a sleeveless, flo
ral brocaded taffeta In pink, with
scooped neckline. Her pumps,
and bow with circular veil worn
in her hair, were of matching hue;
and she carried a nosegay of
shasta daisies and white pompon
chrysanthemums, with pink sa
tin ribbon showers. Miss Gay
Bankston, also a sister of the
bride, who served as brides
maid, wore a costume and car
ried flowers identical to those
of the matron of honor.
Mrs. Bankston chose for her
daughter’s wedding a textured li
nen sheath, in yellow, with which
she wore white accessories and a
white orchid corsage. The gr
oom’s mother, Mrs. Price, wore
a two piece costume In powder
blue peau de sole, with matching
lace jacket and accessories. A
white orchid corsage also com
plemented her costume.
Following the ceremony, gu
ests were greeted by the newly
weds In the church’s vestibule,
where the bride’s book was kept
by Mrs. Keith Bailey, sister
in-law of the groom. She wore a
flattering organza over taffeta
model with pink floral sprays,
fashioned with fitted bodice and
cap sleeves; and a white carnat
ion corsage. The table was co
vered with pink net, festooned
with clusters of wedding bells
and maline puffs, showered with
pink satin ribbons, over white
linen; and held a silver candle
stick with white taper.
Upon their return from Gatlin
burg, Tenn., where they are sp
ending their honeymoon, Mr. and
Mrs. Price will be at home to
friends, on Jackson Highway.
Miss Noami Smith, Bride-Elect, Feted
A t Lingerie Shower A t Reynolds Home
Miss Noaml Smith, July bride
elect, was the central figure on
Friday evening at a lingerie sho
wer, for which Mrs. A. C. Rey
nolds and daughter, Mrs. Bill 11-11 g,
11g, were co-hostesses at the for
mer’s home on Newton Drive.
Pink and white predominated In
decorative features of the attra
ctive setting. Mrs. nilg, who
wore a yellow shift In textured
linen and Mrs. Reynolds, wear
ing a lace trimmed dacron sheer
In peach, greeted guests. In the
Burchs Visited
Ringling Museum
Sarasota, Florida—Mr. and
Mrs. William O. Burch, Route
1, Covington, visited the state
owned Ringling Museums while
vacationing on Florida’s lower
west coast.
The Ringling Museums are the
foremost cultural center In
southeastern United States. Sit
uated on 45 tropically landscaped
acres in Sarasota, they were a
gift of John Ringling to the state,
and are operated in the cultural
and educational Interests of Flo
rida residents and visitors.
They consist of the Museum of
Art, famed for Its outstanding
collection of Baroque art; the
Asolo Theater only original 18th
century Italian theater In Amer
ica; the Ringling Residence, a
$1,500,000 Venetian Gothic pal
azzo; and the Museum of the
Circus, the first museum dedi
cated to the history of the circus.
In addition to exhibiting the
permanent collection, the Mus
eums’ functions include a diver
sified program of temporary art
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Mr. and Mrs. Randy Hugh Price
Miss Smith, Mr. Jeffries Plan
July 28 th Wedding A t Lovejoy
Mr. and Mrs. James Thomp
son Smith of Covington announ
ce the engagementof their daugh
ter, Noaml Lynne, to William Dee
Jeffries, Jr., the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Dee Jeffries of Sa
lem.
The bride-elect is a 1964 grad
uate of Newton County High Sc
hool and is presently employed
by the Covington News. She is
the granddaughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Darby and
the late Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Smith, all of Covington.
Mr. Jeffries is a 1961 grad-
Julia -A. Porter WSCS Has
General Meeting At Church
PORTERDALE—The Julia A.
Porter Memorial Methodist
Church was the scene for the
General Meeting of the WSCS
on Monday evening, June 26, at
seven-thirty with Mrs. Vivian
Nall presiding. She welcomed
all members to this, the first
meeting of the new conference
year and urged their Interest and
cooperation.
Mrs. W. W. Cawthon led In
prayer.
Minutes were read and ap
proved following a correction.
The treasury status was given.
A discussion was held relative
to the missionary family in Hong
kong which the society has helped
to support. Mrs. M. B. Shaw
made the motion which was
seconded by Mrs. John Clegg
that a local project take the place
of this one. Mrs. Richard Bell
airs was named chairman with
Mrs. Walter Allgood and Mrs.
Clark Hawk, assisting. The Rev.
Harold Lyda will be a honorary
member of this committee.
Food and flowers in cases of
death were discussed. Members
will follow the original plan re
garding food, and the two evening
living room, a coffee table ar
rangement was composed of pink
dahlias, white gladiolus and Queen
Anne’s lace. Roses were combin
ed with green grape clusters in
the piano composition; and an
elongated brass planter achiev
ed floral Interest on the mantel.
For the shower, Miss Smith
wore a chic, two piece navy cos
tume in silk, complimented by a
green cymbldlum corsage pre
sented by the hostesses.
At the conclusion of a contest
In which guests endeavored to
pack the bride’s traveling bag
for the honeymoon, the group was
invited into the dining room for
refreshments. The table, over
laid with embroidered white li
nen, held an arrangement of mag-
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Mrs. A. C. Reynolds, seated left, is assisting Miss Noaml Smith,
(right) honoree, as she opens her shower gifts. Shown standing
are Mrs. Illlg, co-hostess for the occasion with her mother, Mrs.
Reynolds; Mrs. W. D. Jeffries, mother of the groom-to-be, and
Mrs. J. T. Smith, mother of the bride-elect.
uate of Newton County High Sc
hool and Is employed by Madi
son Industries, Incorporated, In
Conyers. He is the grandson of
Mrs. Will Brannon and the late
Mr. Brannon and Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Jeffries, of Salem Com
munity.
The wedding will take place
on Friday evening, July 28, at
eight o’clock at the Lovejoy Me
thodist Church. No formal In
vitations are being sent, however,
all friends and relatives are cor
dially Invited to attend.
circles will continue sending
flowers In accordance with a de
cision recorded in minutes dated
August 22, 1966.
Mrs. Leroy McGiboney and
Mrs. Henry Berry had repre
sented the society at a district
meeting held in the Columbia
Drive Meothodist Church. Mrs.
McGiboney brought “Do’s and
Don’ts” from this experience.
Mrs. John Clegg will work
with the Wesleyan Service Guild
in Nursery plans for the next
seven months.
The count of circels was as
follows: Annie Lummus-8; Ethel
Belcher-7; Lucllle-2.
Upon the resignation of Miss
Grace Lummus from the Floral
committee, Mrs. John Clegg was
named chairman and will be as
sisted by Mrs. Grace Moore
and Mrs. Jake Hunt.
The Lucille Circle was or
ganized on June 20, and four
members had never joined the
WSCS previously. Mrs. M.B.
Shaw will serve as chairman.
The next meeting will be July
17.
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nolia foliage and white roses.
Mrs. Illlg served punch from the
large cyrstal bowl, which was
base garlanded with ivy intersp
ersed with pink sweet peas, wed
ding bells and stephanotls. Cor
ner sprays of valley lilies and
maline puffs, tied with white sa
tin rosettes, further accentua
ted the table’s bridal motif. Cr
ystal trays of shrimp canapes and
other delicacies, Including white
embossed petits fours topped with
pink spun sugar florets, and sil
ver compotes of toasted nuts
completed the appointments.
The opening and display of
the many beautiful gifts lent ad
ditional festivity to the delight
ful occasion, which assembled
some eighteen of the honoree’s
co-members of the Covington
News personnel; her mother,
Mrs. J. T. Smith, and the groom
elect’s mother Mrs. W. D. Jef
fries, Sr.