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Thursday, August 28, 1969
Area Director For Labor Dept.
Wage-Hour Office Announced
The Hapeville field office of the
U. S. Labor Department’s Wage
and Hour and Public Contracts
Divisions has been upgraded to
an area office and its super
visor, Miss Marie Franks, has
been promoted to the position of
area director, It was announced
In Washington this week by Fed
eral Wage-Hour Administrator
Robert D. Moran.
The Hapeville area director is
responsible for administration
and enforcement of a number of
Federal laws and regulations cov
ering minimum wages, overtime
work, child labor, equal pay for
men and women, and age dis
crimination in employment.
Compliance officers working out
of the Hapeville area office are
responsible for obtaining compli
ance with these laws in all places
of employment to which they apply
in the 23-county area in middle
Georgia including Augusta.
Administrator Moran said he
decided to establish an area of
fice in Hapeville and to promote
Franks to area director because
of the Increased responsibilities
assigned to this office since Its
establishment. He noted that
much additional responsibility
has been delegated recently by
the Washington headquarters to
local area offices all over the
country in keeping with President
Nixon’s directive to get govern
ment as close to the people as
possible by delegating decision
making authority to Federal of
ficials located in certain key
areas.
Moran added that he was happy
to have a Department of Labor
Wage-Hour director located in
Hapeville for the first time in
the history of the Wage and Hour
and Public Contracts Divisions,
which began operations in 1938.
He said the office is available
to assist both employers and em
ployees to learn of their rights
and responsibilities under the
Federal laws administered and
enforced by the Wage and Hour
Division.
New Area Director Franks has
been employed by the Department
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Miss Franks
of Labor since August, 1940. She
Is the daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Walter H. Franks of
Sandersville, Georgia and has
two sisters, Mrs. T. P. Lang
and Mrs. Robert Thiele, who live
in Sandersville, and a brother,
Dan Wells Franks of Brunswick.
The area office of the Wage
and Hour and Public Contracts
Divisions serving this area is
located at 3420 Whipple Avenue,
Hapeville, Georgia 30354, tele
phone 404-526-7341.
Mrs. Billy Laseter Was Hostess
To Fidelis Sunday School Class
The Fldells Sunday School Cl
ass of the First Baptist Church
met Wednesday afternoon, Aug
ust 20, at the home of Mrs. Billy
Laseter, who served as cohostess
with her mother, Mrs. Gladys
Marks. The chairman, Mrs.
N. S. Avery, welcomed those
present and thanked Mrs. Las
eter for inviting the class to
meet at her home.
Mrs. Harry Dietz led the open
ing prayer with Mrs. R. B. Yan
cey calling the roll and the 11
members answering with a Bible
verse. Miss Louise Skelton re
ported on cards sent and two
shut-ins remembered with flow
ers. The treasurer’s report was
given and dues collected.
Mrs. Boyce Loyd Honored At
Special Party A t Porterdale
PORTERDALE — The Cloth
Room of Bibb Manufacturing
Company’s Osprey Plant hon
ored Mrs. Boyce Loyd on August
8, 1969 upon her retirement after
twenty-six and a half years of
active service at Porterdale.
Working for two years as a
Ball Warper Tender and for about
six weeks in X P Weaving, Mrs.
Loyd spent the remainder of her
career In the Cloth Room. Mrs.
Boyd exclaimed, “I enjoyed my
work very much, and I had six
outstanding bosses for whom to
work.”
“Who were they?” she was qu
eried.
“There were the late Pressley
Boyd and John M. Waddleton,
Henry Evans, Joe Davis, Frank
Woodruff, and the present Super
visor is Darrell Clark.”
Mrs. Loyd is an active mem
ber of the Salem Methodist Ch
urch and Wesleyan Service Guild
in this community where they
built a comfortable, modern home
five years ago.
This is truly a Bibb family,
for Mr. Loyd, who Is the Assist
ant Overseer of the Cloth Room,
Mrs. Laseter gave a most In
teresting devotional from the 91st
Psalm after which she read a let
ter from a soldier in Vietnam
asking for Americans to pray and
send Bibles to the boys In ser
vice. Mrs. Laseter had read
this letter to her Junior Sunday
School Class and they respond
ed by making up the, money to
buy 24 Bibles and put their names
and addresses In them. The
young boys and girls enjoyed the
letters they received from the
soldiers. The formal meeting
was dismissed by the reading of
a poem by H. H. Savage and
prayer by Mrs. Avery.
has completed thirty-seven
years.
When the reporter contacted
Mrs. Loyd, she was happy to
share news of her children’s visit
from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
It was there, while serving In
the United States Army after
completing two years at West
Georgia College, that their only
son, Gibson, met and married the
former Barbara Ferber. At the
present time, he is Purchasing
Manager for Rea Derrick Drug
Company.
A native of Jackson, Georgia,
the former Marlon Andrews,
Mrs. Loyd certainly lived up to
the recommendation of her for
mer employer for whom she
served as a bookkeeper, who
said, “She will make you a good
employee.”
Engagement Os Miss McCart,
Archie Lee Ballard Announce
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McCart of
Oxford announce the engagement
of their daughter, Pamela Di
anne, to Archie Lee Ballard, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D.
Ballard also of Oxford.
The bride-elect Is the grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. De
mus Malcom of Social Circle
and the late Mr. and Mrs. Cla
rence McCart.
Miss McCart Is a student at
Newton County High School.
Mr. Ballard is the grandson
of the late Mr. Robert H. Bal
lard and Mrs. Eva Ballard of
Covington, and the late Mr. Ar
chie Helton and Mrs. Leah Hel
ton of Des Moines, lowa.
The groom-elect is a graduate
of Newton County High School and
is now employed by Trax incor
porated in Atlanta.
The wedding will take place
September 5, at North Coving
ton Methodist Church at 7 o’-
clock. No formal invitations
Club Members Enjoy Afternoon Os
Bridge At Home Os Mrs. Cook, Jr.
TTie Madison Road home of the
W. S. Cooks, Jr. formed the at
tractive setting on Friday after
noon for a dessert-bridge, at
which Mrs. Cook entertained
members of her club.
An occasional table in the liv
ing room held a colorful arran
gement of Llllputlan orange zln
neas In a beige ceramic contain
er. in the adjoining dining room,
the table’s centerpiece was of
yellow marigolds and euphorbia
Julia Porter Church IVSCS
Met Monday Evening At Church
PORTERDALE—-Mrs. Harold
Lyda presided at the meeting
of the Woman’s Society of Ch
ristian Service at the Julia A.
Porter Memorial united Metho
dist Church on Monday evening,
August 25.
Mrs. W. C. Ivey opened the
meeting with prayer. Mrs. Till
man Allums gave the treasurer’s
report and Mrs. Vivian Nall
kept minutes In the absence of the
secretary, Mrs. Walter Allgood.
When the circle count was
made, it was learned that eight
people represented the Ethel-
Annie Circle with two from the
Lucilles Circle.
Meetings for September 8 were
scheduled as follows: Ethel-
Annie at the church at seven
thirty with Mrs. Herman Allen
and Mrs. Tillman Allums as co
hostesses; Lucilles at the home
of Mrs. A. V. Maddox in Jack
son at ten o’clock.
Chairmen of various commit
tees reported on activities.
Cards for shut-ins were plann
ed. A report was made re
garding the supper which honor
ed the Rev. and Mrs. Lyda and
family upon their re-appointment
to Porterdale. It was also re
ported that Russell Godfrey from
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THE COVINGTON NEWS
Covington Elkadettes Program
Given By Misses Polk, Thompson
Hie Covington Elkadettes 1806
held their regular monthly meet
ing on August 25, at the Elks
Lodge. A delicious buffet din
ner preceded the meeting call
ed to order by President Mrs.
Ted Chancey. She led the auxi
liary members and guests in the
reading of the Club Collect. Mrs.
Chancey then gave a warm wel
come to all members and guests.
The meeting was then turned
over to Mrs. Nat Morgan, Pro
gram Chairman, who Introduced
Miss Mary Hazel Polk, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Polk of
Newborn, and Miss Vicki Thomp
son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Norbert Thompson of Oxford.
The girls presented a most de
lightful and enlightening program
on their visit to Girls State held
in June at the University of Geor
gia, Athens. Mary Hazel Polk
are being sent, however, all re
latives and friends are cordially
invited to attend.
in a cutglass bowl.
A tasty dessert course was
served with coffee by the hostess
prior to the games enjoyed th
roughout the afternoon.
Mrs. Spence Ramsey tallied
high score, and Mrs. Claude Jor
dan, a club guest, was consola
tion prize recipient, other club
members playing were: Mesdam
es Martin Goode, Fleming Touch
stone, S. J. Morcock, Al David.
Donald Stephenson, and C. D.
Ramsey, Jr.
the Ethel Harpst Home at Ce
dartown had' spent two weeks in
the pastor’s home and homes of
other members.
Mrs. Agnes Hawk, Vice-Pre
sident, asked Mrs. Lyda, who was
a delegate to the School of Miss
ions at Oxford to share some
of the highlights. They were
both searching and Inspiring.
Mrs. Nail dismissed with pray
er.
For the effectiveness of the
meeting, an Open Bible in the
midst of greenery and a green
vase of white daisies with new
WSCS literature was the wor
ship center.
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was the representative sponsor
ed by the Covington Elks Club
and Vicki Thompson was spon
sored by the Covington Elkadett
es. This program Is under the
sponsorship of the American Le
gion Auxiliary each year here
in Newton County. The pro
gram was most interesting as the
girls presented it in such an in
teresting way and as they relat
ed their numerous experiences
during their week, the mem
bers of the auxiliary felt as If
they had really been there too.
The roll call and minutes were
given and all committee reports
were made. There being no fur
ther business to transact, the
meeting was adjourned until Sep
tember 22, at 7 P. M.
Slaughter -Moyers
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silk linen, with white lace trim
ming the scooped neckline and
brief sleeves. She carried a
nosegay of yellow painted and
shasta daisies.
For her daughter’s wedding,
Mrs. Slaughter chose an aqua lin
en model, featuring Mandarin
neckline, brief sleeves, and gen
tly flared skirt. She wore white
accessories and her corsage was
of white carnations. Mrs. Moy
ers, mother of the groom, wore
a white lace over pink costume
in princess style, with gently
rounded neckline and short sl
eeves. She also wore white ac
cessories, and a white carna
tion corsage.
At the conclusion of the cere
mony, the young couple greeted
friends In the vestibule of the
church; where Miss Jane Sulli
van kept the bride’s book at a
table overlaid with white lace.
She wore a sleeveless organza
model In yellow, complimented
by a white carnation corsage.
Upon their return from their
wedding trip to Maggie Valley,
N. C., Mr. and Mrs. Moyers will
be at home to friends on Capes
Drive in Covington, where the
groom is a personnel member of
Covington Glass and Electric
Company.
Fincher-Hall
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Reynolds, Mrs. Jerry Fowler
and Mrs. Kenneth Williams.
All those assisting at the recep
tion wore green dresses-with
white carnation corsages tied with
green ribbons.
For traveling Mrs. Hall chang
ed to an aqua knit coat dress
with fitted waist and drlndle skirt.
With this she wore brown alli
gator accessories and the orchid
corsage from her bridal bou
quet.
Following their honeymoon to
Nassau, Bahamas, Mr. and MTs.
Hall will make their home in
Americus where they are both
attending Georgia southwestern
College.
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Fincher-Hall Rehearsal Supper
Held Friday Night At Conyers
Mrs. J. W. Hall entertained
on Friday night, August 22, in
honor of her son, Wayne Hall,
and his bride-elect, Miss Robbie
Ann Fincher, with a rehearsal
supper at the Holiday Inn In Con
yers.
Tables for seating the 16 guests
were covered with white linen
cloths and decorated with arran
gements of yellow and white
mums.
For the happy occasion Miss
Fincher was attractively dress
ed in a green brocade fitted
dress fashioned sleeveless and
with low front and square back
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on campus-and her parents are mighty
pleased about that (if only Susan had
more time for letterwriting). Susan solves
that one with a call home each weekend.
It costs so little she can afford to pay
the bill out of her allowance. Less than a
dollar a call! Susan can tell you that’s a
real bargain and she’s not even taking
Economics.
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The honored couple chose this
time to present their attendants
with mementos of the occasion
and to present their personal
gifts to each other.
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In most pecan groves, hickory
suckworms will become numer
ous enough to be a real problem
during August unless they are
controlled. Extension Service
entomologists with the Univer
sity of Georgia remind growers
to get recommended control met
hods from local county agents.
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