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Thursday, Apr!! 11, 1963
PORTERDALE
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Church
and Jill of Athens, Georgia
Suppose you had
627 tax bills to pay!
You’d never make the April 15 deadline, that’s
for sure! It probably would take you every
waking hour for a month to do all the frantic
figuring and check-writing, and you still might
not get it all done.
The Georgia Power Company has quite a task
every year about this time. You see, in addition
to federal income, state income and state prop
erty taxes, the company pays taxes to 151 coun
ties, 445 cities and 25 school and fire districts
throughout the state. For the year 1962 alone,
Georgia Power’s 627 tax bills amounted to more
than s3o^ million.
These payments help to provide schools for
your children, police protection for your family,
fire protection for your home, streets and high
ways, health and welfare programs and many
other community services.
Our taxes last year amounted to almost
$84,000 a day. They exceeded our operating
payroll by nearly 43 per cent
Yes, like you, we pay taxes — in full measure.
It’s part of being a good citizen.
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were visitors of relatives in
I Porterdale on Sunday. April 7.
and were luncheon guests of
Miss Mary Cason and Mrs.
Luc.lle Ray.
Sincere sympathy is extend
ed to the family of Mr. Grady
Capes who passed away after
a long illness.
Miss Mae Hardman and Miss
Jordye Tanner attended the
Tenth District meeting of the
PTA at Social Circle, Georgia
on April 3.
Mrs. M. B. Shaw and the Rev.
and Mrs. A. D. Whittemore
accompanied young people of
the Junior Department of the
Julia A. Porter Memorial
Methodist Church to the Peach
tree Road Methodist Church in
Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday
where they heard Bishop J. O.
Smith speak to the Membership
Classes. Those who attended
were: Larry Allums, Glynn
Clegg, Sylvia Hardegree, Gene
Johnson, Marcia Johnson, Kay
Moore, Bobby McGee, Barry
Mathews, and Susan Stone.
Mr. Dewey Dyer remains
quite ill at the Newton County
Hospital. He is wished an early
recovery and return to his
home.
Mr. Guy Costley is recover
ing at the Newton County Hos
pital from recent illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cook,
Cheryl and Neal of Macon were
Sunday afternoon and Sunday night
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs.
R. B. Sealock and Mr. and Mrs.
M. G. Williams.
Mrs. Bernice Dodd spent the
weekend with her son and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Dodd and
Scott of Oxford.
News Notes From
Covington
Mills
By Mrs. J. E. Row*
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dennis of
Greshamville were overnight gue
sts on Sat. of the Ed Rowe fam
ily. Mrs. Grace Duke of Atlanta
joined them for Sunday dinner.
She will stay with Donald's mo
ther, Mrs. Robert Dennis, who
underwent surgery at the hos
pital in Greensboro today. Our
get well wishes go out to her,
as she improves.
Mrs. Essie Butler and grand
children, Arnie and Linda Dunn
of Griffin; Mr. and Mrs. Emory
Bowen and Mrs. Mamie Sue and
Billie Sue Duval were among those
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Butler, Sunday.
Those attending the Interme
diate G. A. House Party at Rock
Eagle from Calvary Bapt is t
Church were Kathy Pratt, Levetta
Yarbrough, Toni Bellew, Brenda
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Ga. Speed Limit
On ILane Roads
Fixed at JO MPH
ATLANTA — Despite what
road markers may say, the le
gal daytime speed limit on
Georgia’s interstate highways
is now 70 miles per hour, ac
cording to state officials.
Col. H. Lowell Conner, di
rector of the Georgia Depart
ment of Public Safety, said 70
miles per hour became the of
ficial speed limit on these par
ticular roads when the gover
nor signed the bill passed by
the 1963 Legislature, and that
state patrolmen will observe
it.
This is true despite the fact
that 60 mile per hour signs are
still up in most areas. High
way Department officials say
signs marking the new speed
limits will be put up as soon
as possible. They should be up
all over the state within 60
days, it was stated.
The bill increasing the speed
limit from 60 to 70 miles an
'Parents' Day'
Easter Sunday
At Berry School
MOUNT BERRY—The scenic
campuses of Berry College and
the Mount Berry School for
Boys will be on public display
Easter Sunuay, April 14, in ob
servance of two Berry tradi-
I tions.
Parents of Berry students
will visit the campuses on
Easter for the annual Parents’
I Day, which will begin at 9
' a.m. The parents are invited
i to worship with the students
I at Frost Memorial Chapel on
the school for boys campus and
at the Mount Berry Chapel on
the college campus. Both ser
vices begin at 11 a.m.
Picnic tables for tne Parents’
Day observance will be set up
near Victory Lake, “Valhalla”
on the college campus, and at
the school for boys store.
Also scheduled on Easter
day from 2 to 5 p.m. is the tra
ditional Spring Tour co-apon
sored by the Rome - Floyd
County Berry Alumni Club
and students, faculty, staff and
friends of Berry College and
Mount Berry School for Boys.
The public is invited to drive
on the campuses and to visit
various points of interest where
campus hosts will provide ad
ditional information concern
ing the tour.
Visitors are encouraged to
bring their cameras. There is
no charge for the tour.
Pern, Wanda Reagan and Mr i.
Larry Studdard, Counselor.
A few more days and Easter
will have come and gone. Next
to Christmas, I love Easter.
Christmas is the time of the
Saviour’s birth and everyone loves
a baby. Easter is the time of
His resurrection and He has gone
to prepare a place for each of us,
that we may one day dwell in
Heaven with Him.
We extend sympthy to all of
our friends that are heavy-heart
ed from the loss of loved
ones.
We’re sorry to hear Claud Hag
gard is ill and extend get well
wishes to him today.
We’re glad Mrs. Jim Hopkins
will be home tomorrow (Tuesday)
and our get well wishes go out to
her, as she improves.
We’re sorry to hear Ben Glanton
is at Emory University Hospital.
Our get well wishes go out to
him, as he improves.
Mrs. Lillian Colley Is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Durden and
family in Atlanta.
We’re sorry to hear Mrs. Mar
garet Gilbert is ill at Georgia
Baptist Hospital. We extend get
well wishes to her today.
Mrs. J. C. Roquemore and dau
ghter and Mrs. Ray Barfield of
Decatur visited Mr. and Mrs. De
witt Hamby, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Swords
and family of Atlanta were Sun
day visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Law
-1 rence Brown. Miss Marion Brown
and a friend were weekend visit
ors, week before last.
Little Mark Piper of Decatur,
son of Rev. and Mrs. Piper, was
weekend guest of the Bill Pratts
I and Kathy.
Mrs. Nena Reynolds. Wiley, Bob,
Robin and Mrs. John Smith were
j weekend visitors of Mrs. Annie
Mae Clayton and family in Ros
j well.
Don't forget the pre-Easter ser
i vices at Covington Mills Metho
dist Church. Friday and Saturday
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j 6:30 a. Sunday.
hour in the daytime was sign
ed by Gov. Carl E. Sanders
Feb. 18. The night speed limit
was increased from 50 to 60
miles per hour.
Col. Conner pointed out that
only interstate limited-access
highways are affected. The
new speed limits do not apply
to the Atlanta - Marietta and
Atlanta-Griffin highways be
cause they are not a part of
the interstate system, the safe
ty director said.
Highways affected which are
partically open include 1-75
from Valdosta to Chattanooga:
1-85 from Atlanta to Green
ville, S. C.; 1-20 from Augusta
to Birmingham, Ala. and 1-16
from Macon to Savannah.
The law also sets a mini
mum speed limit of 40 miles
per hour both in the daytime
and at night. These highways
have four lanes or more.
Weeds in cultivated crops
cost the average American
farmer about $6 an acre. Loss
es due to weeds are reflected
in reduced yields, lower quali
ty, difficulty in harvesting and
in storage problems.
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The National Road Test confirms that
on concrete your smooth ride lasts.
Sponsored by the American Association of State
Highway Officials, this was the most scientific test of
pavements ever made.
At a spacial site, sections of concrete and asphalt
arranged in 5 loops were subjected for 2 years to
various truck loads.
The chart tells the story at end of test. On loops
carrying loads typical of Interstate highways, surviv
ing concrete still averaged “very good” for riding
smoothness, asphalt averaged "fair."
Concrete’s durability assures better riding and less
upkeep on Interstate highways—and roads and streets.
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Peacetime Vets
Are Eligible for
Some VA Benefits
ATLANTA — Peacetime vet
erans are eligible for some of
tire benefits granted wartime
veterans, Pete Wheeler, Direc
tor, Georgia Department of
Veterans Service, said today.
Peacetime veterans may be
eligible for compensation for
disease or injury incurred or
aggravated on active military
duty. The rate of compensation
is 80 per cent of the wartime
schedule, Wheeler said. Peace
time veterans with pronounced
employment handicaps are eli
gible for vocational training,
if the disability is service-con
nected.
A peacetime veteran may be
buried in a national cemetery,
his grave marked by a head
stone and his casket draped
with a flag—at no cost to his
survivors.
Survivors of a peacetime vet
eran may receive up to $250
for burial expenses, if the vet
eran was receiving compensa-
tion at the time of his death.
Compensation may be paid
to a peacetime veteran's wid
ow and unmarried children,
and in some cases his parents,
if he died from a disease or
injury incurred or aggravated
in line of duty or if he died
from a disability otherwise
compensable, Wheeler said.
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These are the major peace
time veteran benefits, Wheeler
said, adding there are others.
He said for assistance, a vet
eran who believes he has a
justifiable claim should con
tact the nearest field office of
the Department of Veterans
Service, which is located at the
Courthouse. Office manager is
Mrs. Dot Cason.