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Welcome
&
Neighbor!
M. S. M.
be e R eR S
“If from cherished -child
hood scenes
Fate and fortune have
brought you here,
And your heart still home
ward leans; i
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 Life,
with open heart;
Welcome Neighbor! We're
glad you are here.”
We sincerely appreciate the
interest of those who think to
tell us about new residents mov=
ing into their neighborhoods, so
we may have the privilege of pre=
senting them in the ‘“Welcome
Neighbor’”’ column, Somehow,
it makes the day one we’re glad
we didn’t miss, when we have
the pleasure of ‘welcoming” a
newcomer who has joined us on
our segment of Life’s Highway!
There are times when we are
unaware of the arrival of new
neighbors for longer than we like;
but, that does not keep the ¢‘wel=
come’ from being just as sincere!
Such is the case with the Dave
Thraens and daughters, Cathy 9,
Jane 8, and Barbara 7, who have
already made a wide circle of
friends, They came to us from
Elton, Ill,; and are now at home
at 5226 David Circle,
Mrs, Thraen, a native of Tra=-
cy, Minn,, finds bridge, specta=-
tor sports, bowling and sewing
her most relaxing hobbies, Mr,
Thraen, in the en%ring de
partment of Mobil Chemical, and
a Sioux Falls, S, D, native, shares
his wife’s hobbies of bowling and
spectator sports; and like most
men, enjoys fishing and hunting,
The Thraens are members of the
St. Augustine Mission,
From Aiken, S, C.come Mr.
and Mrs. Harold C, Weaver and
little daughter, Laura who is just
six months old, to make their
home at 6125 Indian Creek Cir
cle,
Mrs. Weaver, a native of Al=-
derson, W, Va,, names bridge,
sewing and reading as interest=-
ing hobbies, when she has lei=
sure from her labors of love
in homemaking and the care of
little Laura, Mr, Weaver, As
sistant Personnel Manager of
Mobil Chemical, who claims Cha
pel Hill, N,C, as his home town,
enjoys photography, woodwork
and camping as hobbies, The
Weavers are of the Methodist
denomination,
Both of these new families are
finding a cordial welcome in their
neighborhoods, the churches of
their choice, and various civic,
social and school groups to which
they will be valued additions.
Engagement Os Miss Repeiske,
Myr. Christie Is Announced
Mr, and Mrs, Joseph Repetske
of Oxford, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss
Donna Kay Repetske, to James
Edward Christie, son of Mr, and
Mrs, Clarence Robert Christie of
Batavia, Ohio,
The bride-elect is the grand
daughter of Mrs, Ora B, Cowan
of Oxford, and the late Mr, C C,
Cowan,
Miss Repetske is a senior at
the University of Georgia and will
complete her degree in chemistry
in June, Mr, Christie is also a
senior at the University of
Georgia in the School of Forestry,
A March wedding is planned,
Gene Riegler Is Fiancee Os Glenn Hale
Dr, and Mrs, Eugene Papp of
Athens announce the engagement
of their daughter, Eugenia Papp
Riegler, to Prince Glenn Hale
son of Mr, and Mrs. F, Derst
Hale of Social Circle,
The bride-elect is a Registered
Histology Technician for the An
atomy Department of the Univer=
sity of Georgia School of Vet
erinary Medicine, She received
her ASCP (HT) registry at the
Medical College of Georgia in
Augusta, She is also taking Com=
mercial Art courses at the Un
iversity of Georgia.
The future bride-groom will
receive his B, S, degree from
the University of Georgia School
of Pharmacy in June, Mr, Hale
is a member of the Kappa Psi
Pharmaceutical Fraternity atthe
University.
Miss Lajuna Jeanette Payne,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Bi=-
Ily Payne, of Decatur, and Doug=
las Anthony Garner, son of Mr,
and Mrs, Guy Garner, of Cov=-
ington were united in marriage
in an impressive candlelight ce~
remony at the Porterdale Hotel
on Saturday afternoon, January
18, The four o’clock ceremony
was performed by the Rev, Gra=-
dy Eberhardt using the double
ring rites in the presence of
friends and families.
A program of nuptial music
Covington Service Guild will
meet Monday, January 27 at
3:30 p. m, at the REA Building.
Hostesses for this month are
Mesdames Everett Pratt, Ro
bert Mizelle, ILeo S. Mallard.
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Covington Chapter 337 Order
of the Eastern Star will meet
tonight (Thursday) at 8 p, m,.
at the Masonic Hall. Members
are urged to attend.
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The American Legion Auxil
iary meeting was held at the
American legion Post 556, Sun=
day, January 19, 1969 at 4:00
pe m. All other meetings will
be held every first and third
Sunday, at 4:00 p,m.,
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Milligan-Pratt
Marriage Vows
Mr, and Mrs. E, P, Milligan
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Jackie Gail Milligan,
to William Larry Pratt, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W, D. Pratt,
The wedding took place Jan
uary 17, 1969, in McCormick,
South Carolina,
The couple are making their
home in Norfolk, Virginia, wh=
ere Mr, Pratt is now stationed
with the U, S, Navy.
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The wedding willbe in the latter
part of the summer,
was presented by Miss Linda
Reynolds who accompanied Miss
Gracie Strawn, soloist, singing
¢‘Whither Thou Goest’’ and Rev,
Eugene Carr, singing ‘“True Lo=-
ve’’,
Presented in marriage by her
father, the radiant bride met the
groom before an improvised set=
ting created by white gladioli
in front of the large brick fire=
place, Her dress was fashioned
of embossed white satin in a
street length model with which
she wore a brief veil and carri
ed a nosegay bouquet of carna=-
tions,
The maid of honor, Miss Linda
Mellville of Decatur, wore a
yellow sheath with white carna=
tions as her flowers,
Douglas Garner was attended
by Mike Payne of Covington as
his best man,
For her daughter’s wedding,
Mrs., Payne selected an aqua
knit dress with carnation cor=-
sage, Mrs. Garner chose a yel=
low knit ensemble with white car=
nation corsage,
The paternalgrandmother,
Mrs., Clara Street, was attired
in a gray knit dress with car=-
nation corsage on her shoulder,
Mrs. Robert Herring wore a
gray knit suit with a shoulder
corsage of carnations for her
granddaughter’s wedding.
Guests were entertained at a
reception immediately following
the service,
Miss Regina Reynolds and Miss
Gracie Strawn presided at the
refreshment table overlaid with
yellow with a yellow and green
motif in the decorations.
Mrs. Ann Payne kept the bri=
de’s book to serve as a last=-
ing mememto of this experience,
The young couple will reside
in Conyers, -
Belcher Circle
Meeting Held
On January 13
PORTERDALE — The Ethel
Belcher Circle of the Julia A.
Porter Memorial United Metho=
dist Church met at the church
with ten present on the evening
of January 13.
Mrs. Harold Lyda opened the
business session with prayer, The
Chairman, Mrs. Jake Hunt,reada
thank you note from Miss Ethel
Belcher in response to a Christ=
mas remembrance, Also a letter
of thanks came from the adopted
patient whom the circle remem=
bers at Central State Hospital.
The Annie Lummus Circle
joined this group to hear an in
spiring message given by the pas=-
tor, the Rev. Harold Lyda. Mrs.
Agnes Clark preceded the mess=-
age with prayer. Speaking from
the Gospel of John, Rev. Lyda
opened with John 3:16. He chal
lenged his listeners to go out
and share the good news of the
living Saviour with the world.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostesses, Mrs.
Neal Wheeler and Mrs. Tillman
Allums.
In February, the Ethel Belcher
Circle will meet at the church
with Mrs. Doris Penn as hostess.
Project Reports
Heard By Club
At Porterdale
PORTERDALE — Nine mem=
bers united for the Morning Di
vision meeting of the Porterdale
Woman’s Club on Tuesday, Jan=-
uary 21, at ten o’clock when
delicious refreshments of gin=
gerbread and topping, cheese bis=
cuits, and hot coffee awaited their
arrival,
Following the refreshment
time, Mrs. Mellie Veal led the
members in prayer, after which
she presided over a business
session,
Reports regarding the Cancer
Line Closet, sale of cakes and
candies and cleaning sponges,
status of treasury, the Porter=
dale Woman’s Club Bibb Pro
ducts Store, calendar project,
Cub Scout Pack # 60, andby=-laws
were shared from the Night Di
vision meeting.
Members had the privilege of
suggesting in secret ballot their
choice of sites for the annual
trip which eligible members en=
joy.
Mrs. Rena Blankenship br
ought an inspiring devotional clo=-
sed with prayer by Mrs. W, C,
Ivey.
Members who had been away
due to family illness and grief
were welcomed to the meeting,
Others were absent due to pre=-
sent illness.,
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Bradford - Moss
Vows Spoken
Mr., and Mrs, Clarence J,
Bradford of Covington announce
the marriage of their daughter,
Sharron Ann, to James Franklin
Moss, the son of Mr, and Mrs,
Frank W, Moss of Covington,
Mr, and Mrs. Moss were mar=-
ried on January 11, at Mc=-
Cormick, South Carolina,
Flint Hill Club
Has Program On
Pattern, Style
The Flint Hill Home Econo
mics Club met Tuesday after
noon at 1:30. The meeting was
called to order by the presi=-
dent, Mrs Miriam Hall who
led in the homemakers creed and
the pledge to the flag. Mrs.
Alice Helton led in devotional
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Miscellaneous Shower Fetes
Miss Butler, Bride-FElect
Miss Kathy Butler, bride -
elect of February 9, was hono
red on Friday evening, January
17 with a miscellaneous shower
at the First Citizens Bank Build=
ing in Covington. Hostesses for
the occasion were Mrs. Inez Ad
amson, Mrs. Barbara Hamilton,
Mrs. Dot Jones, and Mrs. Glo=-
ria Chamlee,
For the occasion Miss But
ler was attractively dressed in
a black and white dress with
matching accessories. A yel
low carnation corsage presen
ted to her by the hostesses com=
pleted her outfit.
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Griffin-Capes
Troth Is Told
Mrs, Luneal P, Griffin of Rocky
Plains Road, Covington, announ~
ces the engagement of her daugh=
ter, Linda Delane Griffin, to Sgt,
Tillman Adel Capes, son of Mr,
and Mrs, Lester Capes of Cov=
ington,
Miss Griffin is presently a
senior at Newton County High
School,
Mr, Capes is now serving in
the U, S, Air Force and is
stationed at Pope A, F, B, in
North Carolina. He is a 1966
graduate of Newton County High
School,
Plans for the wedding will be
announced later,
Birth
Mr, and Mrs, Michael Autry
of Covington announce the birth
of a son, Michael Henry, Jr., on
January 7th at Newton County
Hospital, The maternal grand=-
parents are Mr, and Mrs. Sam
Cofer of Covington,
Mrs.McLaney
Fetes Club
At Luncheon
Among delightful, informalga=
therings marking the current so=
cial calendar was a bridge-lun=-
cheon on Friday, at which Mrs,
Milton McLaney was hostess to
members of her club,
Focal arrangement of the liv
ing room, where tables were set
up for the games, was a pewter
washed copper basket of philo=
dendron on a cabinet,
In the rounds of bridge enjoy=-
ed throughout the morning, Mrs.
Moody Summers, Jr, tallied high
score; and Mrs, P, W, Pratt, Jr,
was consolation prize recipient,
At the conclusion of the games
the delicious luncheon was serv=-
ed at small tables overlaid with
white linen,
Auxiliary Unit
Held Monthly
Meeting Jan. 13
The American Legion Auxili
ary Unit No. 32, Covington, held
their regular monthly meeting in
the Legion Home on Monday,
January 13, 1969, 7:30 p. m.
The meeting was opened by
Prayer.
Mrs. Stone Cooper, Unit Pre
sident, called the meeting to or
der., The Pledge to the Flag was
repeated in unison, Star Spangled
Banner sung by the members and
the Preamble repeated by the
members.
Mrs. Cooper presided over the
business meeting., Minutes were
read by Mrs. Lewis White, Se
cretary. Mrs. C. T. Bohanan,
Treasurer gave the Treasurers
report. Reports from Standing
Committee Chairmen were gi=
ven and discussed.
Mrs, John Chesnut spoke on
Civil Defense, National Security
and Legislation which all topics
were most interesting and enjoy=-
ed by the members.
The meeting was adjourned
with singing of the Blue and Gold,
after which refreshments were
served by Mrs. T. W. Binford
and Mrs. John Chesnut.
Several games were enjoyed
prior to the opening of the many
beautifully wrapped gifts for the
honoree’s future home.
The guests were served party
sandwiches, mints, nuts, chips,
party cakes, and punch from an
attractively decorated table ca
rrying out a yellow and green
color scheme,
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Miss Melody Beth Barker, the
daughter of Mr, and Mrs,
John P, Barker, and Jack Hays
Morgan, Jr,, the son of Mr, and
Mrs, Jack Hays Morgan, Sr,,
were united in marriage on Sun=
day afternoon, January 12, at
the Church of Our Lord Jesus
Christ in Porterdale, The pas=
tor of the church, Rev. J, T,
Payne, officiated at the sacred
candlelight service,
A center basket held a mass
arrangement of white gladiolus,
mammoth carnations and minia=
ture mums in a lilac shade, Be=-
hind this and to either side were
arched candelabra with white ta=
pers which were lit prior to the
service by Billy Daws and Ted
Moody. Perfecting the scene was
a backdrop of palms with palm
balls interspering the candelabra
stands.
Miss Linda Reynolds rendered
a program of nuptial selections
and accompanied Mrs. Gussie
Lou Payne a$ she sang ‘“‘More’’,
‘“Whither Thou Goest'’, and as
part of the service ¢‘The Wedd=
ing Prayer?’’,
The groom’s father, Jack H,
Morgan, served as his best man
with usher-groomsmen being
Sammy Bowen, Bo Willingham,
Lanier Adams and Dennis Thom=
pson,
Mrs. Don McDaniel, the bride’s
sister, as matron of honor, wore
a floor length lilac organza over
crepe, The dress featured long
organza sleeves edged witha ruf=
fle, as was the high neckline,
and embroidered with a band of
purple flowers, A sleeveless,
low necked bodice of deep pur=-
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Miss Sandra Jean Kitchens was
one of 64 student nurses at Geor=-
gia Baptist Hospital School of
Nursing receiving their caps in
a very impressive candlelight
ceremony at the Wieuca Road
Baptist Church on January 10,
Receiving of the nurse’s cap
marks the end of six months
training and entitles the student
to wear her cap during future
hospital duty,
Sandra is the daughter of Mr,
and Mrs, Julian Kitchens of
Oxford and is a graduate of New=
ton County High School in the
class of 1968,
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ple velvet was worn with this,
A short lilac veil was attached
to a lilac velvet bow and she
wore deep purple shoes and car=-
ried a single purple, long stem
rose,
Misses Faye Carter, Patsy
Jenkins, Emily Morgan, sister of
the groom; and Vance Morris,
as bridesmaids, were dressed
identical to the matron of ho=-
nor and each carried a single
long stem purple rose,
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a peau de
sole wedding gown featuring an
empire bodice with longlily point
sleeves embroidered with seed
pearls on lace inserts, The
round neckline was enhanced with
lace, also embroidered with seed
pearls, Her chapel train, which
was caught as the back waistline,
was adorned with lace medallions
embroidered with seedpearls and
outlined and embroidered with
lace and pearls, Her shoulder
length veil of illusion was at=-
tached to a flower petal outlined
with pearls and she carried a
bridal bouquet of purple roses
centered with a purple throated
orchid, fashioned on a white Bi
ble.
Mrs. Barker chose for her
daughter’s wedding a light blue
crepe dress with matching ac-~
cessories and a shoulder cor=-
sage of white orchids,
Mrs, Morgan, mother of the
groom, was attractively dressed
for the occasion in an aqua two
piece Shantung, With this she
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wore matching accessories and
a corsage of white orchids,
Mrs. Grover King, maternal
grandmother of the bride, chose
for her granddaughter’s wedding
a navy blue outfit with navy ac
cessories, Mrs, E, P, Davis of
Fernandina Beach, Florida, ma
ternal grandmother of the groom,
wore an aqua wool suit with mat=
ching accessories and Mrs, T,
G, Turner, paternal grandmother
of the groom of Mansfield, chose
a navy blue knit suit, Com=
plimenting the grandmothers’
outfits were white carnation cor=
sages,
Following the ceremony the
bride’s parents entertained with
a reception in the fellowship
hall of the church with the bride’s
book being kept by Miss Rhonda
George at a small table covered
with white satin and overlaid with
orchid net, Decorating the table
was a single candle holder with
an orchid taper surrounded with
minjature orchid colored mums.
The bride’s table was covered
with white satin and overlaid with
white net caught at the corners
with orchid mums, Centering
the table was the beautifully em=
bossed three tiered wedding cake
on a maline base ruffle adorned
with orchid mums and topped with
a miniature bride and groom,
Flanking the cake were single
silver candle sticks with burning
orchid tapers, Cutting and serv
ing the cake were Miss Cindy
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