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B#v. and Afro. Ell Price
—50 yean of happiness
ED> Litte Price Celebrate
Golden Anniversary
' i * *ove tim# cannot
change, only to deeper and make
stronger its bond" describes the
love that is shared between Ell
and Lillie Price who recently cel
ebrated their golden wedding an
niversary. 'v
The couple renewed their wed
ding vowe at China Grove AME
Zion Church, the same church
where they , were first united in
matrimony. Fifty years ago, Rev.
I.C. Timms officiated the cere
mony, but this time the service
was officiated by Revs. Maxis L.
Houston and Wardall Hender
soo. .
Attired, in a beautifti], beige eat
in and laced long sleeve dress
with a matching headpiece, Mrs.
Price carried a yellow and white
bouquet. Rev. Price donned a
beige tuxedo, cummerbund, and
accessorise.
Maid-of-honor for the wedding
was the Prices' daughter, Cheryl
Price. Rev. Price's brother, Sa
muel was the best man. Other
bridal attendants were Charlotte C?
Ann Freeman and Mildred
Price. Nolley Freeman, Alflred
Richards, and Rev. Lennie Wil
liams were the groomsmen. Ush
ers were William Davis, James
Mille, John Smith and Bob Davie.
Providing the music fbr the
ceremony was Joyce Zimmer
man and the Clement Memorial
AME Zion Church choir. Other'
vocalists included Elfredie
Witherspoon end Timothy Mills.
Allis Clark, e long-time friend
of the Prices wrote "Golden Re
flections" which was recited by
Evelena M. Thompson.
witnessing this once-in-a -
lifetime occasion wore friends
and family including Mrs. Nel
Us Houston, Mrs. Leoma Ander
son, Rev. Charlie Pries, Mrs. Oe
Usha Pries, Mr. Willie Richard,
Mrs. Rosa Richard, Mrs. Bula
Richard, Mrs. Carolyn Locks
and the Price#’ foster daughter.
Following the ceremony, e re
ception wee held in the church fel
lowship hall. Ethel Neely made
the three-tiered cake, Carolyn
Cinyard designed end made all
the floral arrangements, Mrs.
Frankie Whits directed the occa
sion and her husband. Rev. J.T.
White, pastor of Walls Memorial
AME Zion Church did the video
taping.
And as if they had just been
married yesterday, Mrs. Prise
remembers that she and her hus
band started out on a solid fran
dation. Both recallsd the hard
times as wall as the good time*.
"We had to pinch pennies to
make ends meet, but there were
the exciting times of securing
their first non-farm related jobs
and of beginning a family and
providing a home for that fami
ly."
In an age where divorce runs
rampant, Mr. and Mrs. Price
both stated that their marriage
Black Alumni,' l
hat not only survived, but thrived
because, "We’ve come this ftor by
fhith, leaning on the Lord, trust
ing in Hie Holy Word; He has
never failed us yet"
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Marital Therapy Takes Time, Energy And Money
By Catherin* Macek
Duke Medical Cen*«r
Durham, NC - Why invest con
siderable time and money and
subject yourself to the painfbl ex
posure of intense feelings to save
your marriage?
People considering marital ther
apy need to answer these impor
tant and complicated questions be
fore taking the plunge, according
to Linda Rubin, a clinical associate
in the Department of Psychiatry
at Duke University Medical Cen
ter.
"Like most important commit
ments, there's no guarantee of out
come and no simple answer to the
question, “Why bother?" that will
apply to everyone who considers
treatment," said Rubin, a certified
marital and family therapist
Before starting marital therapy,
both partners must be ready to de
vote the necessary time, energy ad
money—without any assurances
of success. W
"In addition to believing that
their marriage is important, each
partner must be willing to look at
themselves, their personal history
and their relationship to one an
other," Rubin said.
“In my experience, patients rare
ly commit to treatment if the mar
riage is already over for one or
both of them," she added.
"Attempting treatment without
mutual agreements does not
work.
8oms couples adopt the pasaive
- and unrealistic- attitude that
once they are in therapy, the mar
riage will work. "The purpoee of
marital therapy ia not to kaep tha
marriage together, but instead to
help couples understand one an
other, clarify their'own needs,
wehee, thoughts and feelings, and
identify which traits in each other
meet their needs end which do
not," Rubin noted.
“They must then negotiate," she
continued. The therapist helps the
couple with these issues, but tha
marriage belongs to tha couple,
•nd the decision to remain mar
riad or to divorce also belongs to
the couple."
Another common misconception
is that one partner ia to blame for
all tha marital problems, and that
the therapist will halp the "weir
spouse straighten out the "sick"
one. "Marriages are complicated,
and it takes two to make tha rela
tionship what it ia. The experi
enced therapist will insist tha
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couple share the responsibility for
sorting out the dissatisfaction and
making tbs necessary changes."
"There is no single formula for a
successful marriage," Rubin add*'
ed. "Much is decided by the mate
we choose. With a divorce rate
suggesting that half the marriages
in the country fail to bring about
enough emotional satisfaction to
continue, it follows that attempts
to rectify the discontent can be
umM- _
“Marital therapy can help
couples examine their lives as indi
viduals arid as a couple, resolving
misunderstandings and tensions
in the process,* she maintained.
“Approaching therapy with a
hopeful attitude, motivated by a
genuine desire to make changes
necessary to resolve the difficulty,
will go a long way toward nego
tiating a contract that will satisfy a
couple's most important individu
al and marital needs."
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