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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.”
From Macon come Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Kinney, to make
their home on Salem Road.
Mrs. Kinney, a native of Jack
son, is one of those versatile ho
memakers who manages to pur
sue a business career, in addi
tion to "keeping the home fires
burning”. She is with American
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany; but in leisure time likes
flower gardening, fishing, wat
er sports; and says cooking is her
favorite labor of love. Mr. Kin
ney, a Phoenix City, Ala. native,
who is a divisional operator with
Georgia Power Co., shares his
wife’s interest in water skiing
and fishing, also enjoys golf and
hunting as hobbies. The Kinneys
are of the Baptist denomination.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Wil
liams and children, David 17, Ri
cky 13, Christine 8, and Geof
frey 6, paid tribute to Covington
by making it their home through
choice: and now reside at 5106
<E.
Mrs. Williams, native of Char
lotte, in the Tar Heel State, is a
statistician with the Executive
Office of Sears in Atlanta. She
enjoys church activities; and
finds needlepoint and bridge re
laxing hobbies. Mr. Williams,
whose hometown is Hickory, N.
C. is an accountant and field
office supervisor with J. A. Jon
es Construction Co. He parti
cipates in church activities, in
cluding choir work; likes to pro
ve his culinary prowess, (for
which his wife considers her
self most fortunate); writes poe
try; and is keenly interested in
civic affairs. The Williams at
tend the Methodist Church.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald W. Cobb
and little son Jeff, ten months
old, who just perfected the art
of walking Tuesday evening, come
to us from Atlanta. And, Mrs.
Cobb confides that they are quite
happy in the slower tempo of a
smaller town. They are at home
at 323 Bonnell St., in Oxford.
Mrs. Cobb, a native Atlantan,
enjoys a good game of bridge;
horseback riding; reading; and
water sports, when she finds lei
sure from the care of little Jeff,
and homemaking. Mr. Cobb, also
an Atlanta native, owns and ope
rates the Apco Company in At
lanta. Art, hunting -and camping
are among his favorite hobbies.
The Cobbs are of the Episcopal
faith. .
A cordial welcome is extended
these new residents in the ch
urches of their choice, their
neighborhoods, and the various
social, civic, school and bus
iness groups which claim their
interest. It is now their pri
vilege to lend their efforts to
ward making Newton County se
cond to none; and our obligation
to meet their high challenge.
Miss Maloy
Feted A t Party
Crowell Home
Miss Carlyn Maloy, bride
elect, was honored Friday even
ing with a Coke party at the Cro
well home on Brown Bridge Road.
Hostesses for the occasion were
Miss Sherrill Crowell and Mrs.
Steve Coggin.
Miss Maloy was attractively
dressed in a beige and brown
knit sheath with an empire waist
and beige pumps. A white daisy
corsage was presented to her by
the hostesses.
After much fellowship ana re
union of old friends a series of
interesting bridal games were
enjoyed by the guests and the
honoree.
The refreshment table, which
carried out the yellow and green
color scheme, was attractively
covered with a white linen
embroidered cloth and centered
with a flower arrangement of da
isies and greenery. Completing
the arrangement were a cutglass
dish and silver trays holding
chips, cookies, and mints.
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In a mid-afternoon service ch
aracterized by reverence and
beauty, Miss Mildred Carlyn Ma
loy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl B. Maloy, of Porterdale was
married to Joel Thomas Bowen,
Jr., son of Mr, and Mrs. Joel
Thomas Bowen, Sr., of Covington
on Sunday, August 24, at three
o’clock in the Porterdale Baptist
Church.
Emerald fern trees intersper
sing two seven branched candel
abra, which flanked a pointed arch
of fourteen white tapers, and
satin bows beautified with pom
pons and daisies for the family
pews perfected the setting.
The Rev. Walter P. Perry
performed the sacred double ring
ceremony and was assisted with
prayer led by the Rev. H. N.
Earnest.
In prelude, Johnny Farmer of
Covington presented a program
of organ nuptial music. He
accompanied Mrs. Claude Mad
den who sang “O Perfect Love”
prior to the service and “The
Lord’s Prayer” in conclusion.
Usher groomsmen were Wil
son Martin, the groom’s bro
ther-in-law, and Randy Collier,
Decatur; Tony Farmer, Gary Mo
seley, Covington; Vance Per
kins, Waverly Hall. Ken John
son and William Shaw of Coving
ton and Columbia, South Caro
lina, respectively, lighted the
candles.
Mr. Bowen chose his father
as his best man.
Mrs. Gary Moseley was mat
ron of honor and wore a floor
length gold crepe gown whose
bodice had an empire waistline,
oval neckline, and short sleeves
outlined with Venice lace. A
watteau panel extended from a
self flat bow at the waistline
in back and was outlined by the
matching lace. Her headpiece
of gold leaves and bouffant il
lusion composition and dyed to
match shoes complemented her
dress. She carried a single
long stem gold-beribboned br
onze mum.
Bridesmaids dressed identical
with the same single bronze fl
owers were: Mrs. Steve Coggins,
Miss Pam King, Atlanta; Mrs.
Tommy Rackley, Auburn, Ala
bama; Mrs. Jim Bugansky, St
atesboro; and Mrs. Wilson Mar
tin, the groom’s sister, of De
catur.
Little Stacy Moseley, as flo
wer girl, wearing a white em
broidered organza dress whose
floor length skirt was composed
entirely of tiers of ruffles with
a tiara and illusion net, scattered
petals from a white wicker
basket.
The epitome of happiness, the
bride entered the sanctuary with
her father who presented her in
marriage. Her peau de sole
traditional wedding gown featured
a mock-turtle high neckline as a
continuation of the Venice lace
bodice with the lace extending
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County Line Baptist Church
formed the appropriate setting
for the Friday evening nuptials
in which Miss Janice Rebecca
Slaughter, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard E. Slaughter, be
came the bride of James Rich
ard Moyers, son of Mrs. Mc-
Daniel Moyers and James Ed
ward Moyers of Greenville, S.C.
The Rev. Charles Moody officia
ted in the eight o’clock double
ring ceremony.
A central, pedestal basket ar
rangement of mammoth white ch
rysanthemums and gladioli, with
fern fronds formed the focal point
of the altar, before which the bri
dal couple exchanged their wedd
ing vows.
Miss Rita Fisher, organist
rendered a beautiful program of
wedding compositions, Including
"Because”, “I Love You Truly”,
and "The Wedding Prayer”.
Gilbert Moyers was chosen as
his brother’s best man.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore a white peau de
soie wedding dress in street len
gth, fashioned along empire lines,
with jewel neckline, embellished
with Chantilly lace, as were the
bodice and full length sleeves. Sie
carried a colonial bouquet of yel
low and shasta daisies, showered
with white satin ribbon st
reamers.
Mrs. Jimmy Ralph, sister of
the bride and matron of honor,
wore a yellow A-llne costume in
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Mr. and Mrs. Joel Thomas Bowen, Jr.
the length of the long sleevesand
down the sides of the A-line
skirt. Venice lace encircled the
hemline. Her full chapel train
was caught to a self flat bow and
her long French illusion silk
veil was fastened to a pillbox
with Chantilly lace motifs.
She carried an old-fashioned
Colonial bouquet of long stem
med all white flowers of carnat
ions, gladioli, cushion pompons,
and mums tied with white ribbon.
Cleverly concealed were two sin
gle red rosebuds which she pre
sented at the chosen time to her
mother as she entered the church
and to the groom’s mother as
the couple left the sanctuary.
In her attire, the bride honored
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Mr. and Mrs. James Richard Moyers
the ageless tradition of some
thing old, new, and borrowed
with her blue garter fashioned
for this occasion by a friend.
From her young friend, Stacy
Moseley, she borrowed a lace
handkerchief, a gift from her
grandmother’s trip to Europe.
She wore a six pence in her
shoe#
Mrs. Maloy chose a blue lace
skimmer whose high neckline
was embellished with rhinestones
and pearls. She wore a matching
blue hat and shoes with a white
cymbidlum orchid corsage on her
shoulder.
For her son’s wedding, Mrs.
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Mrs. Ison
Hostess To
WMS Group
Mrs. Venon Ison was a gra
cious hostess on Thursday morn
ing, when she entertained mem
bers of the Mission Group of the
Mary Mallard WMS of the First
Baptist Church.
A mass arrangement of Fle
mish flowers in an Indian brass
bowl lent floral Interest in the
entrance hall. A milk glass com
pote of Flemish blossoms was
used to advantage on an occasio
nal table in the loving room,
where a gold lavabo held ivy and
minature marigolds, and an Afri
can violet in full blossom form
ed the coffee table arrangement.
Upon arrival, guests were in
vited into the dining room for
refreshments, where the table
was overlaid with an antique
gold lace cloth, and centered with
an artistic composition of Flem
ish flowers. The silver punch
bowl, silver trays of petits fours,
coconut fingers and other confec
tions, and silver compotes of
toasted nuts completed the ap
pointments. Mrs. John Rick
man assisted in pouring punch.
In the following meeting, pre
sided over by Mrs. Richard
George, president, Mrs. Leo Mal
lard offered the opening prayer.
In the ensuing business session
reports of interest were heard
from various committee chair
men. Among projects presented
for action were: continuance of
collection of clothing for dis
tribution where needed; investi
gation of Corneal Transplant Pro
gram in cooperation with the
Lions Clubs; and ministry to the
County jail.
Mrs. Belmont Dennis pre
sented a constructive program
on "Transplanted Missionaries”,
with Mesdames C. C. King, Joe
Thomas and Walter Loden parti
cipating.
At the program’s conclusion,
Mrs. George reminded members
of the date of the regular WMS
meeting to be held at the church,
Thursday September 4; and the
group was adjourned with prayer
by Mrs. Loden.
Clay-Davis Wedding Date
Set For December 7, Oxford
Mrs. Dorothy Williams of Cov
ington and Mr. George Clay of
Loganville announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Judy El
aine Clay, to Marshall Cllngman
Davis, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Davis of Madison.
Miss Clay is the granddaughter
of Mrs. Etta Clay and the late
Mr. Clay of Walnut Grove, and
the late Mr. and Mrs. Jessie
Moon.
Mr. Davis is the grandson of
Mrs. Annie Singletary and the
late Mr. Singletary of Bladen
boro, North Carolina and Mrs.
Sophie Lewis and the late Mr.
Cllngman Davis of Bladenboro,
North Carolina.
The bride-elect Is a graduate
of Newton County High School
and is employed by Southern Bell
Telephone Company In Coving
ton.
Mr. Davis Is a graduate of Tar
Heel High School in North Caro
lina and is employed by Hill Top
Dairy in Madison.
The wedding will take place
Bridesmaid Luncheon Held At
Porterdale Hotel On Saturday
Climaxing the pre-weddingac
tivities honoring Miss Carlyn
Maloy and Joel Bowen, Jr., prior
to their wedding on Sunday after
noon, August 24, was a brides
maid luncheon on Saturday at
noon at the Porterdale Hotel, gi
ven by Mrs. Wilson Martin, Jr.,
sister of the groom of Decatur,
and the rehearsal supper, also
held at the Porterdale Hotel on
Saturday night. Hosts for the re
hearsal supper were the groom’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Bo
wen, Sr.
The bridesmaid luncheon table
was covered with yellow overlaid
with white with a center arrange
ment of yellow and white mums,
pompons, gladiolus and daisies
flanked by silver candelabra with
yellow tapers entwined with Ivy,
yellow bows and wedding bells.
For this occasion Miss Maloy
chose a hot pink knit dress with
a white carnation corsage com
plimenting her outfit.
Those attending were Mrs. St
eve Coggins, Decatur; Miss Pam
King, Columbus; Mrs. Jim Bu
gansky, Wrightsville; Mrs. Tom
my Rickley, Auburn, Alabama;
Mrs. Garey Moseley, Mrs. C.
B. Maloy, mother of the bride
elect and Mrs. Joel Bowen, the
groom’s mother.
At the rehearsal supper the
tables for seating the 30 guests
were covered with white over
yellow and the head table was
centered with a mass arrange-
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Miss Robbie Ann Fincher, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ro- j
bert Fincher, and Thomas Wayne
Hall, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Hall, were united In marrl- j
age on Saturday night, August 23, ’
at Red Oak United Methodist Ch
urch with Rev. Jim Luke offi- ■
elating at the double ring, can- I
dielight service.
The altar of the church was |
decorated with twin floor baskets I
of white gladiolus, mums, pom- ,
pons and fern with a backdrop I
of four, seven branched candela
bra and fern balls. A white .
prayer bench and white satin '
bows marking the family pews
perfected the nuptial scene.
Miss Annise Potts rendered a
program of appropriate selec
tions prior to and during the ser
vice and accompanied Miss Cathy
Edwards, soloist, as she sang
"Because”, prior to the ser
vice and "1116 Lord’s Prayer”,
as part of the service.
Kenneth Hall, brother of the
groom, served as best man with
usher-groomsmen being Ron Ri
ley of Gainesville and Kenneth |
Hale of Monroe.
Miss Kay McAllister, maid of
honor, wore an apricot Saki dress
with Venetian lace trim at the
empire waistline, with scooped
neckline and elbow length sleev
es. Her four tiered veil of Illu
sion was caught to an apricot
headpiece of net and she carried
a nosegay of white and yellow
shasta daisies tied with apricot
streamers.
Miss Anne Forester of Buena
Vista, and Mrs. Kenneth Hall,
bridesmaids, were dressed
identical to the maid of honor
with their bouquets being nose
gay arrangements of white dais
ies tied with yellow and white
streamers.
The bride, given In marriage
by her father, wore a bridal
taffeta dress with organza over
lay featuring long Illy point sleev
es with lace and pearl appliqu
es. The empire waist, with
scooped neckline, was alsoappll
qued with lace and pearls. Her
chapel length train was attached
at the shoulders and edged with
Chantilly lace and lace adorned
the center of the train. Her el
bow length veil of illusion was
caught to a petal headpiece of
lace and pearls and she carried
a bouquet of yellow sweetheart
roses centered with white orchids
edged with leatherleaf fern and
tied with white satin streamers.
The bride honored the tradition
of something old, new, borrow
ed and blue, with the lucky six
pence In her shoe.
Mrs. Fincher chose for her
daughter’s wedding a light blue
crepe sheath with round neckline
and matching long sleeved lace
jacket. With this she wore mat
ching blue accessories and a white
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December 7, at three o’clock at
the Oxford Baptist Church. No
formal Invitations are being sent,
however, all friends and relativ
es are cordially Invited to at
tend.
ment of the same flowers used
for the bridesmaids luncheon,
flanked by similar candelabra.
Wedding bells with candelabra
entwined with ivy, wedding bells
and yellow bows with appropriate
place cards and suspended wed
ding bells perfected the appoint
ments for this happy occasion.
Miss Maloy, who was attract
ively dressed In a black and white
sheer dress with white carnation
corsage, and Mr. Bowen chose
this time to present their at
tendants with mementoes of the
happy occasion and to present
their personal gifts to each other.
Mitcham Reunion
The Mitcham Family reunion
will be held Sunday, August 31,
at the home of Mrs. Otis Nixon
at Green Valley Farms. A bas
ket dinner will be served at the
noon hour.
Elks Dance Sat.
The Covington Elks Lodge No.
1806 will have another dance for
the enjoyment of all Elks and their
guests.
The Jack Butler Orchestra will
furnish the music from 9:00
P. M. - 12:00 P. M.
All members and their guests
are invited to attend.
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wayne Hall
orchid corsage.
Mrs. Hall selected for her
son’s wedding a beige lace dress
over a taffeta shift with long
peek-a-boo sleeves. She also
wore matching accessories and a
white orchid corsage to compli
ment her outfit.
Mrs. Mary Ruth Maloy, the
grandmother of the groom, chose
a blue and white floral crepe
dress with matching accessories
with a white carnation corsage
gracing her shoulder.
At the following reception, held
in the fellowship hall of the ch
urch, the bride’s book was kept
by Mrs. Terry Henderson at a
small table covered with white
satin and overlaid with mint green
lace. Decorating the table was
a memory candle encircled with
a base of yellow daisies.
The bride’s table was covered
with a floor length white satin
cloth with mint green lace over
lay. Centering the round table
was the three tiered wedding
cake topped with a traditional
bride and groom.
The refreshment table, cover
ed similar to the bride’s table,
was centered with a silver punch
bowl with garlands of yellow and
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MISS VIRGINIA KNIGHT of Covington and Social Circle, who will
soon receive a Master’s degree in Drama and Speech at the Uni
versity of Georgia, Athens, is shown as she portrays the title role
of Charity Hope Valentine in “Sweet Charity”, presented last week
by the Town and Gown Players at their new theatre in Athens. Miss
Knight is shown doing a hat and cane routine in one of her songs, “If
They Could See Me Now”, featured in the show. Miss Knight is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Knight.
white daisies extending the length
of the table on either side, with
silver candelabra holding yellow
tapers and arrangements of yel
low daisies. Serving were Miss
Charlene Stubbs, Mrs. Freddie
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Mrs. E.H. Biggers
Feted On Birthday
Mrs. E. H. Biggers, Sr. was
feted on Sunday evening by her
family, at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. H. Biggers, Jr. and
Chuck, on Madison Highway. The
occasion was Mrs. Biggers’ 70th
birthday.
The celebration included a
cookout, after which freezers of
homemade ice cream and a huge
birthday cake were enjoyed by
all.
Helping Mrs. Biggers cele
brate her birthday were Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Lott, Mrs. Ruby
Halley, Mrs. Gary Chambers and
Greg, Mr. and Mrs. Tharon St
ubbs, Rick Stubbs and Miss Vir
ginia Satterfield, Mr. and Mrs.
Murray McClure and Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Prosser, Beth and
Susie.