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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 Life,
with open heart;
Welcome Neighbor! We’re
glad you are here.”
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Strick
land and little daughter, Pierette
5 1/2 months old, have recently
arrived from Atlanta; and now
reside at 5127 David Circle, S.W.
Mrs. Strickland, a Cedartown
native, expressed her pleasure
in their new surroundings; and
feels they are going to be quite
happy here. She is adept at sec
retarial work, but is currently
concentrating on homemaking.
Bridge, sewing, music and water
sports are her most relaxing
hobbies. Mr. Strickland, a Cairo
native, is a Process Engineer
with Hercules. He also enjoys
a game of bridge; and finds hunt
ing and fishing interesting hob
bies. The Stricklands are Bap
tists.
From Decatur come Mr. and
Mrs. John C. Segars, • who are
now at home at 109 George St
reet.
Mrs. Segars a native Atlantan,
has previously lived in Covington;
and is glad to return, she con
fides. She loves growing flowers,
and enjoys music and cooking.
Mr. Segars, a Carnesville native,
is retired. He enjoys <‘do-it
yourself” carpentry; gardening;
and a quiet lakeside with a rod
and reel. The Segars are also
of the Baptist denomination.
Each new family contributes to
our community with various int
erests, talents, skills, initiative
and efforts; and they will find a
warm welcome awaiting them in
the various church, civic and
social groups, of which they
choose to become a part.
“Patio Party” Fetes Miss Partee,
Mr. Rooks At Amos Miller Home
Among the many delightful
rounds of parties being given for
Miss Jimmie Ruth Partee and
Wayne Rooks in honor of their
forthcoming marriage, was a
“Patio Party” given by Mr. and
Mrs. Larry L. Miller at the Amos
L. Miller home on Nelson Drive.
The theme of the party being a
“gidget-gadget” shower, was ap
propriately carried out by having
guests, as they arrived, place
their gifts for the couple in a
large wheel barrow decorated
with red and yellow streamers.
Mrs. Larry Miller, wearing a
red and navy striped knit summer
model, greeted guests. Upon their
arrival, Miss Partee, wearing a
red and blue flowered sports
dress, was presented by her
hostess with a corsage of white
daisies with miniature measuring
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its 60th Convention May 25-29, are left to right: Chairman Herbert Norton, Hash Club Executive Com
mittee; Burma Davis, “Miss Georgia”; RI President-Elect James F. Conway, Rockville Centre, N. Y.;
Linda Garrett, “Miss See Georgia First”; and Wilbur Lewis, Chairman RI 1970 Convention to be held
in Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mallard of Covington attended the Rotary Convention as delegates from
the Covington Club.
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County Line Baptist Church
formed the setting on Saturday
night, May 24, for the double ring
wedding ceremony uniting Miss
Rita Yvonne Stokes, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnathan
Stokes, and Wardell Alfred Reed,
Jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wardell Alfred Reed, Sr.
The double ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. Charles Moo
dy before an altar arrangement
of four arched seven branch
candelabra of white tapers and
a backdrop of emerald fern. Twin
side baskets held mass arrange
ments of white gladiolus, mam
oth chrysanthemums, pompons
and fern and white satin bows,
marking the family pews, per
fected the scene.
Mrs. Jimmy Peugh rendered
a program of appropriate nup
tial selections and accompanied
Mrs. Johnny Curry, soloist, as
she sang “Because”, “Whither
thou Goest” and “The Wedd
ing Prayer”.
Freddie Stokes, brother of the
bride, served as best man with
usher-groomsmen being Donald
Byrd, brother-in-law of the
bride; Russell Coleman and Rev.
Johnny Curry, both brother-in
laws of the groom. David Wil
son, a cousin of the bride, serv
ed as ring bearer and carried
the rings on a white satin pil
low.
Little Miss Judi Carole Stok
es, niece of the bride, as flow
er girl, wore a floor length mint
green dotted Swiss dress with
puffed sleeves and round neck
line. She wore a green satin
bow in her hair and carried
a white basket from which she
scatted flower petals.
Mrs. Donald Byrd, sister of
the bride, as matron of honor,
with Misses Sherry Hopkins,
Brenda Armstrong and Jane Hac
kney, maids of honor, were
dressed identical in floor leng
th mint green dotted Swiss dress
es fashioned A-line with mint
green satin ribbon accenting their
empire waistlines. Flat satin
bows with long streamers en
hanced the beauty of the backs
of the dresses. They wore match
ing headpieces with brief veils
and carried bouquets of yellow
daisies.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore an antique
spoons attached with green rib
bon. Miss Beverly Hinton, wear
ing a brown and white flowered
sundress, presented Mr. Rooks
with a corsage of a dish mop
surrounded with white daisies and
green ribbons.
Further enhancing the party
scene were galley lighted Jap
anese lanterns along with an array
of red and yellow outdoor lights.
Approximately thirty-five cou
ples along with members of Miss
Partee’s and Mr. Rook’s family
gathered for the buffet supper
served from tables covered with
checkered damask cloths, cen
tered with arrangements of min
iature white daisies. Completing
the table appointments were red
and yellow place cards marking
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Mr. and Mrs. Wardell Alfred Reed, Jr.
white satin wedding gown with
lace bodice featuring long lily
point sleeves. Her chapel train
of satin was attached at the back
waistline with a flat bow. Her
fingertip veil of illusion was at
tached to a crown of satin, pearls
and sequins and she carried a
bridal bouquet of yellow sweet
heart roses centered with white
orchids. Her bouquet was fas
hioned on a white Bible with mi
niature white orchids tied into
the long white satin streamers.
Mrs. Stokes chose for her
daughter’s wedding a blue lace
suit with which she wore match
ing blue accessories and a white
orchid corsage.
Mrs. Reed, mother of the
groom, selected for the occasion
a pink lace outfit with pink acc
essories. She also wore a white
orchid corsage to compliment her
attire.
At the following reception in the
church annex, Mrs. Freddie Stok
es, sister-in-law. of the bride,
kept the bride’s book at a small
table covered with white satin
and overlaid with yellow lace.
Decorating the table was a sin
gle yellow taper in a silver hold
er.
The bride’s table was cover
ed with a white satin cloth with
yellow lace overlay. Suspended
above the center of the table was
a large wedding bell cluster from
which cascaded yellow satin st
reamers. Centering the table was
three tiered, beautifully em
bossed wedding cake decorated
with yellow roses and topped with
a miniature bride and groom.
The refreshment table was
covered similar to the bride’s
table and held a silver punch
bowl with silver compotes of
mints and nuts and imprinted
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Edwards-Hall Rehearsal Supper
Held A t Old Mill Restaurant
The Old Mill was the setting
on Saturday night for the rehear
sal supper given by Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Hall in honor of their
son, Kenneth, and his bride
elect, Miss Claudia Edwards,
prior to their wedding on Sun-
Sunday afternoon, June 1, at the
Porterdale Baptist Church.
Miss Edwards was attractive
ly dressed for the occasion in an
apricot A-line linen ensemble.
She and Mr. Edwards chose this
time to present their attendants
with mementos of the happy occa
sion.
Other than the hosts and the
honorees covers were laid for
Mrs. C.D. Ramsey Elected
President Os Wesleyan Guild
The Wesleyan Service Guild
of the First United Methodist
Church held their regular month
ly meeting on Tuesday night June
3rd, at the church. There were
sixteen members and three visi
tors, these being Mrs. Georgia
Watson, Rev. and Mrs. Owen Kel
lum, Jr.
Mrs. Tom Freeman, president,
opened the meeting with a wel
come to all and gave a lovely
meditation on us being termed
as flashlights—that we can be
turned off and on and that we
should always be turned on the
work of the church and those in
need.
The business meeting followed
with the reading of the minutes
of last meeting and the treasur
er’s report and reports from
committees given. The group
sang “Brighten the Corner Where
You Are” after which Rev. Kel
lum, very impressively installed
the/new officers, these are: Mrs.
C. D. Ramsey, Jr. President;
Mrs. M. H. Waggoner, Vice
The Miss Thompsons Entertain
For Miss Gardner's Birthday
On Saturday evening, May 24,
1969, Misses Lurllne and Mary
B. Thompson entertained their
aunt, Miss Bell Gardner, with a
surprise birthday dinner cele
brating her 93rd birthday at their
home on highway 162.
Those enjoying this delightful
occasion were Dr. R. R. Mc-
Gregor, a former supply pastor
of the Hopewell Associate Re
formed Presbyterian Church, his
wife and son, Rob Roy 111, Ander
son, South Carolina; the Gard
ners, the Witherspoons, and the
Thompsons, Covington; the War
es, Doraville; and Miss Ida Black
and friend, Mr. E. L. Howell,
Atlanta. The Thompsons from
Memphis could not attend, but
sent flowers, and the McDaniels
from Milledgeville sent a gift.
Brooks Reunion
Was Enjoyed /I 1
Almon, Sunday
The Brooks Reunion was held
Sunday, June 1, at Almon Com
munity House with 43 relatives
and four visitors enjoying the an
nual occasion.
President Claud R. Bailey call
ed on Jack Lawson to return th
anks prior to the delicious and
bountiful basket dinner enjoyed
by everyone.
Following the meal Mrs. Sara
(Day) Corder from Alabama, gave
a very enlightening reading on
early settlers. Mike Smith gave
the devotional on “Thankful
ness’ and read a poem entitled,
“Thanks Be To God” and the
eighth Chapter 10th verse of Deu
teronomy.
The history of Mars Hill Bap
tist Church in Oconee County,
was read by Dot Smith. This
was the church where the mother
of the Brooks Family (Leila
Langford Brooks) attended ch
urch for years. Her grandfather,
Hilyer Langford, was pastor of
that church for 21 years. The
program was closed with prayer
by Al Smith.
Those attending the reunion
were: Lola and Otis Lawson,
Almon; Sara and Wilson Corder,
Albama; Nina Day and Gladys
Brooks, Porterdale; Hattie Mae,
Brenda and Sally Smallwood,
Porterdale; Penny and Claud Bai
ley, Covington; Jimmy,Betty,
Terri and Scott Thomas, Litho
nia; Robert, Nancy, Judy, Kenny
and Elaine Thomas, Conyers;
Junior and Betty Thomas, Cov
ington; Jack, Renee, Lisa and
Cheryl Lawson, Almon; Gene,
Betty Jean, Vickie, Denny and
Mark Maughon, Oxford; Reba,
Patricia-and Susan Reynolds,
Morrow; Al, Dot, Mike and Joey
Smith, Covington; Nellie Thomas,
Milstead; Clayton, Elaine, Jim
my and Denise Bone, Coving
ton. Jack, Mary and Michael
Clark of Almon and Miss Pam
Bohannon of Covington were vi
sitors.
Rev. and Mrs. H. N. Earnest,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Key, Rev.
and Mrs. Jimmy Edwards, Mr.
and Mrs. M. L. Moore, Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Edwards, Wal
lace Edwards, Jr., Misses Cathy
Edwards, Sherry Hopkins, Rita
Dimsdale, Brenda Smith, Robbie
Ann Fincher, Mrs. Sheila Cunard,
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Hopkins,
Mike Hopkins, Mrs. Terry Hen
derson, Angie Henderson, Wayne
Hall, Douglas Bledsoe, James
Bledsoe, Tim Hopkins, Steve
Austin, Terry Schell, Whitey
Boyd and Mr. and Mrs. James
Head.
President; Mrs. Lois Smith, Se
cretary; Mrs. Joe Haymore,
Treasurer; Mrs. Ila Randall, Ch
airman Christian Social Rela
tions; Mrs. Edna Miller, Chair
man Sunshine; and Mrs. Clyde
Castleberry, Chairman Music.
Following the Installation
ceremony Mrs. Freeman passed
out copies of a song used at the
Womens Society of Christian Ser
vice Conference held recently In
Atlanta and with Mrs. Kellum
at the piano the group sang
“They’ll Know We are Chris
tians by our Love. ” Mrs. Free
man was presented with a love
ly silver tray by the members
for her outstanding service as
president during the past three
years. Then followed the bene
diction by Rev. Owen Kellum,
the group repeating after him
the words.
A social period with refresh
ments served by the hostesses,
Mrs. Willie L. Campbell, Mrs.
M. H. Waggoner and Mrs. Lois
Smith was enjoyed.
The dinner consisting of all
sorts of “goodies”, which is
typical of the meals served by
the Miss Thompsons, was serv
ed on the back porch and terr
ace.
After this delicious meal came
the picture taking, the jokes and
the wonderful fellowship which is
always true when the Gardner
family has a reunion.
The sun came down all too
quickly and the different famili
es were on their way to their
respective homes.
Dr. and Mrs. McGregor
came earlier in the afternoon
to the Gardner home for a visit
with the three sisters who had
been invited to dinner at the
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The Porterdale Baptist Church
was the setting on Sunday after
noon, June 1, for the first of the
June weddings when Miss Claudia
Jean Edwards, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Eugene Ed
wards, and James Kenneth Hall,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Hall, were united in marriage
by the pastor of the church,
Rev. H. N. Earnest. He was
assisted in the double ring ser
vice by the uncle of the bride,
Rev. Jimmy Edwards.
Forming a backdrop for the al
tar arrangement were palm trees
and three seven branched cand
elbra with white tapers. Two
tree candelabra flanked the cen
ter arrangement of white gladio
lus, chrysanthemums, astors,
snapdragons and fern. Lighting
the candles prior to the service
were Wallace Edwards, Jr., bro
ther of the bride, and James
Bledsoe, a cousin of the bride.
Charles Key, a lifelong fri
end of the bride’s family serv
ed as organist and rendered a
program of appropriate selec
tions prior to and during the ser
vice and accompanied Mrs.M. L.
Moore, a cousin of the bride, as
she sang “Ave Maria” and “The
Lord’s Prayer”.
Wayne Hall, brother of the
groom, served as best man with
usher-groomsmen being Douglas
Bledsoe, Tim Hopkins, Steve
Austin, a cousin of the bride;
Terry Schell and Whitey Boyd.
Mike Hopkins, a cousin of the
bride, served as ring bearer
and carried the rings on a white
satin pillow.
Miss Angie Henderson served
as flower girl and wore an identi
cal dress to that worn by the
maid of honor and bridesmaids.
She scattered flower petals from
a small white basket.
Miss Cathy Edwards, sister of
the bride, was maid of honor with
bridesmaids being Misses Sherry
Hopkins, cousin of the bride; Rita
Dimsdale, Brenda Smith, Robbie
Ann Fincher and Mrs. Sheila
Cunard. They wore identical
yellow linen sheaths with lace
trim at the empire waistlines
and short lace trimmed sleeves.
Their dresses were fashioned
with lace trimmed chapel trains
and their headpieces were yellow
petals with net. They each carr
ied a bouquet of yellow rose
buds with green cymbidlum or
chids tied with yellow satin
streamers.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father, wore a floor leng
th wedding gown of chiffon and
lace with fitted bodice featuring
a square neckline and lily point
sleeves. Her tiered lace edged
full skirt formed in a cathedral
train. A pearl and crystal bead
ed petal headpiece held her sh
oulder length veil of illusion and
she carried a bridal bouquet
of white roses centered with three
white orchids.
Mrs. Edwards chose for her
daughter’s wedding a blue lace
coat over a crepe sheath dress.
Miss McElreath
Central Figure
At Lovely Shower
Miss Connie McElreath was
central figure at a miscellaneous
shower given by her aunts prior
to her coming marriage In June.
Guests assembled at the First
Citizens Bank on May 23 at seven
o’clock for a delightful evening.
Many Interesting games were
played. Lovely gifts were placed
beneath a pink and white unbrel
la emphasizing the chosen color
scheme for the occasion.
Miss McElreath wore a be
coming pink and white dress ac
centuated by a white corsage pre
sented by the hostesses, Mrs.
Bill Herring, Mrs. Sherry Her
ring, Mrs. Bobby Herring, Mrs.
Albert Christian, and Mrs. Bobby
Jean James.
Delicious cup cakes, mints, and
nuts were served with tinted punch
from a table overlaid with lace.
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Miss Sheila Karen Dlmsdale,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. O. Dlmsdale of Porterdale,
and Roger Milton Cunard, the
son of Mr. Elliott Cunard and
the late Mrs. Cunard of De
catur, were united in marriage
on May 14, at the Oxford Bap
tist Church.
Rev. Kent Anglin, pastor of the
church, performed the double
ring ceremony in the presence of
the immediate families and a few
close friends. The altar was de
corated with a center basket of
white gladiolus and fern, behind
which was place a fourteen branch
arched candelabra of burning wh
ite tapers.
For her wedding the bride cho
se a white lace street length dr
ess featuring long full sleeves and
a scooped neckline. Her should
er length veil was attached to a
pearl tlera and she wore a white
orchid corsage.
Mrs. Dlmsdale chose for her
daughter’s wedding a pale blue
lace over taffeta three piece out
fit with matching accessories. A
white carnation corsage compli
mented her dress.
Following the wedding the br
ide’s parents entertained with a
reception at their home with a
color scheme of yellow and white
carried out In decorations in the
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Mr. and Mrs. James Kenneth Hall
Complimenting her dress were
matching blue shoes and hat and
a white orchid corsage.
Mrs. Hall, mother of the
groom, selected a green lace
sheath with matching accessor
ies for her son’s wedding. A
white orchid corsage also grac
ed her shoulder.
Mrs. Olivia Edwards, maternal
grandmother of the bride, wore
a beige and blue embroidered
linen with white accessories and
Mrs. Ruth Maloy, paternal grand
mother ofthe bride, wore a yellow
knit dress with white accessor
ies. Both the grandmothers wore
white carnation corsages.
Miss Cindy Corley, Bride-Elect,
Honored At Miscellaneous Shower
Miss Cindy Corley, June bride
elect, was honored with a mis
cellaneous shower at the Starrs
vllle Clubhouse on Wednesday,
May 28, with the WSCS of the
Starrsvllle United Methodist Ch
urch serving as hostesses for the
occasion.
A color scheme of pink and
white was carried out in the de
corations. Punch was served
from a crystal punch bowl with
crystal trays of petlts fours and
crystal compotes of mints and
nuts. Wedding motif napkins
perfected the appointments and
further carried out the theme
of the occasion.
Senior Citizens Met May 28
At Woman's Club Building
The Senior citizens held their
regular monthly meeting May 28,
at the Woman’s Club Building with
28 members attending. The Com
munity Service Committee of the
Pilot Club of Covington was In
charge of the meeting with Mrs.
Cecile Dial, Chairman, Mrs. Lou
Daws, Mrs. Brownie Osman and
Mrs. Jim Brooks.
Mrs. Dial welcomed everyone
and gave a special welcome to four
new members, Mrs. Clara Big
gers, Mrs. Porter Barnett, Mrs.
I. T. Wiley and Mrs. J. C. Amer
son. Others attending were Miss
Ruth Parker, new Pilot Club
President; Miss Rebecca Pen
nington, Director of Newton Co
unty Department of Family and
Children Services and Mrs. lola
Loudermilk, a Pilot member.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Milton Cunard
Mrs. Delano Harper, wear
ing a green brocade with orchid
corsage, kept the bride’s book at
the entrance to the reception
area, at a small table covered
with white satin and white lace.
Lynn Lance Harper distributed
net rice bags from a silver tray
at this table.
The bride’s table was covered
with white satin and'overlaid
with white lace with the corner
drapes caught up with green ribb -
on bows. The four tiered wedd
ing cake was decorated with yel
low roses and topped with a mini-
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Miss Corley was attractively
dressed for the occasion in a
blue sheath dress complimented
by a gardenia corsage.
Mrs. Guy McGiboney led the
group In several appropriate
games before the honoree opened
her many beautifully wrapped
gifts for their future home. The
gifts were then displayed on a
bridal table which featured as its
centerpiece a large doll appro
priately dressed In wedding at
tire.
Approximately 50 friends were
present to help the honoree en
joy this occasion.
Happy Birthday was sang to
Mrs. Hugh King, who celebrated
her birthday in May.
Mrs. Ruth Sherwood gave a
most beautiful and Inspiring dev
otional. She is a former Pilot
Club member.
Mrs. Perry Haymore, Choral
Director of Newton County High
School and Newton Singers pre
sented a most delightful and
enjoyable program. The Newton
Singers were Misses Cindy Moss,
Faye Hamby, Glenda Randall,
Phyllis Ward, Sherry Thompson,
Martha Ellen Banks and JanHar
ington with Huane Moore serving
as Page Turner.
Following the Mizpah benedic
tion with the Friendship Circle
refreshments were served by the
hostesses.