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Thursday, January 19, 1967
NEWTON HIGH NEWS .
President Johnson Proclaims
Feb. American History Month
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Pre
sident Johnson proclaimed Feb
ruary, 1967 as American History
month and invited the people of the
United States to observe that
month with appropriate ceremo
nies.
In issuing the proclamation,
the President made the following
remarks:
Our Nation’s history is far
more than a mere record of long
ago events. For it is only th
rough knowing and understanding
the sources of our common heri
tage that we become aware of
ourselves as being, in truth, one
people.
Law or Government alone could
never bind two hundred million
Americans together in common
citizenship: this can only be
the result of shared dreams, of
common convictions, of the sense
of kinship and fraternity which
comes from a deep appreciation
of our people’s history.
Nor is that history merely a
Telephone
Talk
By A
RAY REECE
Your Telephone Manager
When the telephone was first
invented, there were
no phone numbers.
It was several years later that they came into being, out of
sheer necessity.
It seems a New England town had been hit with a severe
measles epidemic, and the local doctor realized that phone
service would practically stop if the town’s four operators
should get sick. The four had memorized the names of the
200 local subscribers, but what would substitutes do? The
doctor proposed using numbers to make it easier to place
calls in case of such an emergency.
Today there are over 90 million phones in the United
States. Can you imagine the confusion we’d have if nobody
had ever thought of phone numbers?
♦ * * *
QUESTION: What’s the shortest distance
between two cities ?
ANSWER: Five-and-a-half inches.
That’s the distance between one end of your
telephone receiver and the other. It’s also
the distance between you and the voices of
your friends across the country. . .or the
world! And remember you can dial them
direct, and get low station-to-station ra
tes. Why not call an out-of-town friend
today? It’s almost like phoning next
door. . .Dial direct!! If you haven’t tried
dialing direct see the front of your tele
phone directory for directions. It’s sim
ple and easy.
♦ * * *
AND NOW, TO CALL OUR NEXT WITNESS ... A
telephone made legal history recently when a witness,
stranded by road conditions, gave his evidence by Long
Distance. Both prosecution and defense agreed to the pro
cedure, the judge administered the oath by phone, and the
court reporter listened on an extension to take the tran
scription of the testimony. Which just goes to show that
Long Distance really is “the next best thing to being there.”
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INFORMA TION ABOUT
Clubs, Teams, Band, And Social Activities
chronicle of battles won or lost:
it is the sum of all our art
and science, our philosophy and
politics, our religion and our law.
It is all these woven together
which make up the fabric of
American life as we see it and
live it today.
Finally, it is through the study
of history that present gene
rations can best honor our debt
to the wisdom, faith, and sacri
fice of those who came before
us.
In recognition of this, the Con
gress by a joint resolution ap
proved November 5, 1966, has de
signated February 1967 as Amer
ican History Month and has re
quested the President to issue a
proclamation inviting the people
of the United States to observe
that month with appropriate cere
monies. I am proud to honor
that request.
Now, THEREFORE, I, LYN
DON B. JOHNSON, President of
the United States of America,
invite the people of the United
States to observe Feburary 1967
as American History Month with
appropriate ceremonies and re
lated activites in our educat
ional, civic, fraternal, and pat
riotic organizations and in other
suitable places.
Faye Carter Is
Honored By NCHS
For the month of December,
the Student Council chose Faye
Carter as Good School Citizen.
Faye recently added another
honor to her list; she was chosen
second place winner in the Elk’s
Youth Leadership Contest.
Congratulations, Faye!
Richard Allen
Chosen 'Good
School Citizen’
Richard Allen, an outstanding
boy in the junior class, was cho
sen Good School Citizen of the
Week on January 11.
This year, Richard is a mem
ber of the Key and Beta Clubs,
and for the past three years, he
has played varsity basketball.
The Student Council congrat
ulates Richard Allen for his fine
work.
VFW Teen Dance
Set For Friday
There will be a VFW Teen
Dance at the Sports Palace, on
US Highway 278, Covington, Fri
day night, January 20. The time
is 9:30 until 11:30 p. m.
Music will be furnished by
The Mystics. The admission
is $1 stag or drag.
,The .Sports palace is the
facility formerly* kndwn as Hie
Gold Crown Bowling Lanes.
There is plenty of free parking
around the building and the Snack
Bar will be open.
Hi-Y Members
To Present
Program Sun.
In keeping with past years the
Newton County Hi-Y’ers will pre
sent their program at one of the
local churches on January 22, at
7:00 p. m., at the Julia A. Por
ter Memorial Methodist Church,
in Porterdale.
Artie Hays, president of the Y
Council, will preside and he will
be assisted by Margaret Benson,
Betsie Robinson, Emily Morgan,
Sammy Ozburn, Fran Tuck, Tami
Burts, Jimmy Alexander, Larry
Miller, Mary Lewis, Cathy Ed
wards, Elaine Wood, Chester
Parker and Carol Hood. Mr. and
Mrs. L. M. Burke are the adult
supervisors of the “Y” Clubs at
Newton County High School.
Other guests of the church will
be members of Newton County
High School Key Club. The past
or, Rev. A. J. Bruyere, invites
the public to be present that
night
FOOD LABELS
Food labels can help you get
your money’s worth and guard
your family’s health. Extension
Service home economists points
out that the label contains infor
mation required by law for your
protection, but you lose that pro
tection when you fail to read the
label.
More Donated Foods
Enroute To Schools
Stepped-up purchases of farm
products the latter part of 1966
by the U. S. Department of Agri
culture now assure the nation’s
schools of substantially in
creased supplies of donated foods
for lunch programs the rest of
this school year, USDA’s Con
sumer and Marketing Service
reports.
On the way for January and
February delivery are some 229
million pounds of a variety of
nutritious foods, purchased at a
cost of $62.8 million, to help
schools maintain their food ser
vices for children at lowest pos
sible prices, the Consumer and
Marketing Service said. The
USDA agency anticipates that in
the next six months, increased
level of USDA school food do
nations will bring the total for
this fiscal year approximately
to that of last year.
Among the foods now enroute
to schools are sl6 million worth
of butter, sl2 million USDA
Choice grade frozen boneless
beef roasts, $lO million canned
beef in natural juices, $7 million
frozen chicken, $3 million canned
grapefruit sections. The sc
heduled shipments also Include
substantial quantities of ground
beef, cheese, raisins, fresh
pears, dry beans, non-fat dry
milk, rice, shortening, flour,
corn meal and grits, and rolled
wheat and oats.
The Consumer and Marketing
Service noted that the shipments
of flour slated for U.S. schools
in just the next two months amount
to 42.5 million pounds, and poin
ted out that foreign donations are
made only after there is as
surance of supplies for domestic
needs.
The Consumer and Marketing
Service has also announced in
tention to buy substantial quan
tities of frozen concentrated
..orange juice, pxubably^sUxting
this month, and supplies should
reach most schools by Match.
Since many schools frequently
run into the worst financial dif
ficulties in their lunch operations
in the late winter and spring,
these increased supplies of do
nated foods will be of maximum
timely help, C & MS officials
noted.
Normally, the largest food
shipments from C & MS to sc
hools are made in the first half
Tommy Whelchel
On Dean’s List
Middle Georgia
Dean J. T. Morris announces
that Thomas M. Whelchel made
the Dean’s list at Middle Georgia
College for the Fall Quarter.
Students earning an average
of 85 or better are placed on
the Dean’s list with certain
privileges.
‘Gripe Day’
Held At NCHS
The Alpha Tri-Hi-Y sponsored
Gripe Day as their December
project. Spot announcements
were made each morning warn
ing gripers of this upcoming
day.
A special poster was also put
up In Mrs. McKay’s room which
said, “i gripe constantly, but
I do my Latin anyway! ”
Thanks go to all who partic
ipated in Gripe Day.
Attend Church Sunday
THE COVINGTON NEWS
of each school year. Part of
these supplies are the so-called
Section 6 foods —those bought
with national school lunch pro
gram funds specifically for par
ticipating schools. This year,
these foods are being supplied
at about the same level as in
the previous year.
Plenty Wrong With This Picture
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WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? Plenty, in the opinion
of safety experts. The cyclist and his pretty passenger (both models)
wear no protective gear like helmets, goggles, boots and sturdy
clothing. Their machine has no crash bars. And there’s no wind
shield or cowlings. The U. S. Public Health Service says youth,
too, is not always in favor of the cyclist. Young drivers (between
15 and 29) suffer more accidents than any other age group. And
beginning cyclists have twice as many accidents in the first six
months of driving as after.
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3 Newton Band Members
Accepted In Honor Band
Bright and early Saturday
morning, January 7, three New
ton County High School Band
members, Linda Mitchell, Kathy
Klem, and Cathy Day traveled
to the University of Georgia to
attend the annual Honor Band.
Honor Band Is composed of
top band students chosen from
the various high schools of Geor
gia. Out of approximately 500
applications, only 120 students
are selected. All three students
were rated in the top third of
their sections. All students are
required to audition, and from
these auditions, chair placements
are designated, it is Indeed a
great honor to be selected to
participate in this band and also
to rate so high among all the
students there.
Mr. Oliver Hobbs, director
of the Leon High School Band in
Tallahassee, Florida, directed
the Honor Band. He also dir
ected the All-State Band in 1965.
Linda Mitchell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Carter,
Is a senior at NCHS and plays
solo trumpet In the band. She
has been playing trumpet for
five years. Linda Is president
of the Blue Rambler Band, and
also takes part in various school
activities. She attends the First
Baptist Church of Covington.
Kathy Klem, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. Klimaszewski,
is a sophomore at NCHS. She
has been playing clarinet for five
years, and Is solo clarinet. Kat
hy is also a member of the Latin
Club, 4-H Club, Alpha Trl-Hi-
Y and Allied Medical Careers
Club. She attends the St. Augus
tine Catholic Mission.
Cathy Day, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Day, is a junior at
NCHS. She has been playing
clarinet since the fifth grade.
She also plays solo clarinet in
the band, and is vice-president
of the band. Cathy is a member
of the Gamma Tri-Hi-Y and Beta
Club. She is an active member
of Calvary Baptist Church.
These three girls deserve a
lot of credit for all the long
hours of practice and hard work
they have put In to bring honor
to their band and to themselves.
Newton Ram
Staff Receives
Yearbook Honor
The Newton County High Sc
hool Ram Staff has received an
honor. Two pages in the intro
duction of the 1966 yearbook
appeared in TAYLOR TALK, the
magazine published by Taylor
Publishing Company of Dallas,
Texas. The two pages were
chosen because of the excel
lence in lay-outs and copy.
The students on the Editorial
Staff responsible for these pa
ges were Barbara Morgan, Bill
Everitt, Sarah Haynes, Lou Ann
Tuck, Shelia Smith, Rita All
good and advisor, Mrs. Jerry
Aldridge of Newton County High
School.
Students are elected to the
staff in the spring of every sc
hool year. They begin work
In the summer and continue dur
ing the school term. There are
three staffs that cooperate on this
book — editorial, subscription,
and advertising. These staffs
are equally important for the
book could not be published with
out the combined efforts of all the
students. The students on the
other staffs included: Sandra
Allen. Prissy Prosser, Joyce
White, Faye Carter, Gwen Stubbs,
Sue Meadows, Brenda Bonner,
Marilyn Lord and Judy Moseley.
Cathy Day
Kathy Klem
Linda Mitchell
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To reduce the number of dol
lars you spend for food, Miss
Lora Laine, Extension home ec
onomist at the University
of Georgia, suggests that you
compare costs per serving In de
ciding between Items.
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