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■ jb. 1 ■ s B '< s jH Hr -HL. tKftf JWI STATEWIDE WINNERS—CJC students Melanie Mitchell (1) of Fayetteville and Sandra Kay Howard (r) of Hampton go through their winning paces for faculty advisor Mrs. Frances F. Bowen at Clayton Junior College. Miss Mitchell won second place in the “Executive Typist” division of statewide competition for Phi Beta Lambda, and Miss Howard captured first place in “Executive Secretary” Competition. Miss Howard will represent the state in national competition at Denver, Colo, in July. Roll Call Report By Roll Call Report WASHINGTON—Here’s how area members of Congress were recorded on major roll call votes April 28 through May 4. HOUSE AMBASSADOR YOUNG— Rejected, 91 for and 318 against, an amendment to prevent United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young from increasing the staff of his Washington office by 5 persons, to an estimated total of 168. The amendment sought to delete $90,000 for the 5 staff salaries from the fiscal 1978 State Department authorization bill (HR 6689), later passed and sent to the Senate. Debate centered on Young’s performance as ambassador. Rep. Lawrence McDonald (D --7) voted “yea.” Reps. Bo Ginn (D-l), Dawson Mathis (D-2), Jack Brinkley (D --3), Elliott Levitas (D-4), John Flynt (D-6), Billy Lee Evans (D-8), Ed Jenkins (D-9) and Doug Barnard (D-10) voted “nay.” VIETNAM AlD—Adopted, 266 for and 131 against, an amendment preventing any money in the fiscal 1978 State Department authorization bill from being spent to negotiate reparations payments to the Vietnamese. The bill (HR 6689) was later passed and sent to the Senate. Ginn, Mathis, Brinkley, Levitas, Flynt, McDonald, Evans, Jenkins and Barnard voted “yea.” STRIP MlNlNG—Passed, 241 for and 64 against, a strip mining bill requiring surface miners of coal to restore land to its approximate original condition. Among other provisions, the bill (HR 2) would tax mining companies to REGULAR or EXTRA CRISPY WEDNESDAY SPECIAL ] 9 pc. Family Pack Slaw ■ Potato - Gravy Rolls . $4.89 Cell And Your Order Ml Be Reedy 131 East Solomon Street — Phone 227-3678 1477 West Mclntosh Road — Phone 228-2432 CALL US ABOUT CATERING YOUR NEXT FAMILY OR GROUP MEETING Kmtudty fried Winners raise money for such reclamation and protect certain areas such as national park lands from strip mining. States would administer the federal law. A similar bill is nearing floor consideration in the Senate. Ginn and Levitas voted “yea.” Mathis, Flynt and McDonald voted “nay.” Brinkley, Jenkins, Barnard and Evans did not vote. SENATE COACH OR FIRST CLASS?- Rejected, 43 for and 45 against, an amendment to require congressmen and other federal officials to fly coach rather than first-class. Also, the amendment was aimed at private businessmen who claim first-class air travel as a business deduction. It sought to disallow as a deductible expense the difference between the cost of first class and coach tickets, leaving only coach tickets fully deductible. The amendment was proposed to HR 3477, the Carter Administration’s economic stimulus package, later passed and sent to conference. Sen. Sam Nunn (D) voted “yea” and Sen. Herman Talmadge (D) voted “nay.” STANDARD DEDUCTION— Rejected, 33 for and 55 against, an amendment preserving the |2,400 maximum standard deduction for single taxpayers. The amendment unsuccessfully sought to change a provision in HR 3477 (see above vote) which lowers the singles’ maximum deduction to $2,200, while raising the standard deduction for married taxpayers. Nunn and Talmadge voted “nay.” HOUSlNG—Adopted, 57 for and 39 against, an amendment increasing by $6.2 billion the budget authority for low-income housing assistance payments, known technically as “Section 8” assistance. The vote, coming during consideration of the Senate’s fiscal 1978 budget resolution (S Con Res 19), raised to $32.8 billion the projected Section 8 outlay over the multi-year life of Section 8 contracts between HUD and private landlords. Nunn and Talmadge voted “nay.” Happy Birthday! lit Janeen Mathis Janeen Laretta Mathis, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Mathis, celebrated her ninth birthday with a party at her home. Games were played and prizes were given to Tarsha Mullins, Twanna Mitchell, Sonya Buchanan, Jocelyn Stringer, Susan Buchanan and Hope Grayson. Refreshments of hotdogs, potato chips, punch and cup cakes were served. Goodie bags were given the guests. Those attending the party were Stefan Mathis (brother), Bryan Smith, Yolanda Brooks, Jocelyn Stringer, Jan Stokes, Trina Head, James Drake, Tarsha and Leah Mullins, Twanna Mitchell, Diane Williams, April and Hope Grayson, Chris Hunter, Keith Starks, Ann Parks, Susan and Sonya Buchanan, Selina and Area girls claim statewide titles Two Clayton Junior College students, Sandra Kay Howard of Hampton and Melanie Mitchell of Fayetteville, received outstanding honors in statewide competition conducted at the Phi Beta Lambda State Convention in Atlanta. Miss Howard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.H. Howard, Jr., of Hampton, won first place in “Executive Secretary’’ competition and will represent Georgia in national competition at the Phi Beta Lambda National Planning Conference, scheduled in Denver, Colorado July 5-8. Miss Mitchell, daughter of Mr. James L. Mitchell and the late Mrs. Wilmyrth Mitchell of Fayetteville, won second place in the “Executive Typist” division of the statewide competition. In other competition, CJC’s exhibit, prepared by Carolyn Folds of Conley, placed second in competition. The exhibit carried out the state theme: “We’re in Business All Over Georgia.” Miss Howard, 20, was an Ljm Ik * L * L F WLm Wt *w- jM w .I & - A little help ATLANTA, Ga.—Fontaine Wescott, 3, from Paducah, Ky., gets a boost from her mother, Lucreti, at the water fountain in Piedmont Park in Atlanta. The helpful assist frees Fontaine’s hands to deal with problem of her hair. And a cool drink of water can help to quench a young girls thirst after a hot afternoon of playing in the park on a warm spring day. (AP) Dee Dee Dukes, Andrea Mathis, Zina Butler, Omarc Hightower, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Butler, Mrs. Joyce Mullins, Mr. and Mrs. Larry B. Mathis and the honoree. 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Miss Mitchell, 19, was an honor graduate at Fayette County High School where she was treasurer of the Beta Club, president of Co-Y, and during her junior year, was recipient of the “Beginning Typing and Shorthand Award." She was a joint enrollee in CJC’s Freshman Scholar Program during her Senior year at Fayette County High, and was the recipient of a two year Secretarial Scholarship from the Clayton Junior College Foundation, Inc. At CJC, she is Historian of Phi Beta Lambda, Enjoy outdoor cooking and save energy, too, wim the new Flavor King gas grill by Arkla. — I Add fun and extra flavor to your meals this summer. Cook out on an Arkla gas grill fueled with clean, efficient natural gas. You’ll save energy, too, because the Flavor ' King grill uses only 3/4 as much I natural gas to cook a complete meal as some models. 'T Cooking out also helps save on U the energy it takes to keep your house cool in hot weather. R The grill shown here is Arkla’s . *7 »/■ Flavor King model. Lets you cook up to 16 hamburgers or eight one pound steaks, all at one time. Features three settings, briquettes steel cooking grid Terms are available. Enjoy cooking out with gas,yourbest-cooking,best-energy saving buy. s|| ' Model GRD-30 shown $169.00— includes normal installation. r&k Other models also available. Wm Atlanta Gas Light Company Wf -wWZ x wKI WL C ML aWJI JaS! < V mx S \ ** r ■ ! * , ;mL . *vr wwW aßii £ » «■■■■■■■■■■ MM ' MHMHL WMMMM The coronation of North Side Elementary’s king and queen will be the climaxing program for the school’s PTA meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. Pictured are (1-r) Angela Phillips, queen for the school year 1976-77; Shimanda Clark, new queen for 1977-78; Anthony West; new king and Jimmy Willis filling in for his brother, Roderick Willis, who was king during 1976- 77. and was recipient of the “Dictaphone Transcription Certificate.” Miss Mitchell, who works as a secretary in the Office of the President and the Dean of the College at CJC, will graduate in the college’s 2-year Legal Secretarial Program in June. A recipient of a “Scholarship Achievement Award” this year, she has been on the dean’s list for 4 consecutive quarters. She is a member of the Fayetteville First Baptist Church. Mrs. Frances F. Bowen, Assistant Professor of Business Education, is faculty advisor for Clayton Junaior College’s Phi Beta Lambda Club. THIS HOUSE ( AX BE BUILT FOB $28,500 32 f c* o >.L. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, country kitchen, rocking porch, fireplace, utility room, single story. 227-2283 Office Cw 227-2773 Home 515 W. Taylor St. realtor* Griffin, Ga. Page 7 Griffin Daily News Monday, May 10,1977 Kings and queens Buffington elected VP Jerry Buffington, area director of the Georgia Department of Labor, Griffin office, has been elected vice president of the International Slot machines found MONROE, Ga. (AP) — Five illegal slot machines were found in American Legion Post 531 and the Monroe Elks Club and the club managers arrested, Walton County Sheriff Franklin Thornton said. Thornton said an undercover officer on an unrelated investigation spotted the devices, which were confiscated in a Friday night raid. The two managers were charged with possession of gambling devices and released on SI,OOO bond each. Association of Personnel and Employment Security, a professional organization for Labor Department employes.
