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MRS. MILTON MCLANEY, Mr. Me Laney, James Bell and Rev.
Jim Luke are shown in this train shot as the hand with these
chaperones were enroute to Washington.
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CHAPERONES ACCOMPANYING the Blue Rambler’s to Washington
are shown in front of the Jefferson Memorial, left to right: Mrs.
Curtis Bankston, Mrs. Garland Williams, Mrs. Gene Whatley,
Mrs. P. M. Mclntosh and Gene Whatley.
BAND RETURNS HOME EARLY
FROM WASHINGTON, D. C. TRIP
Newton County Blue Rambler
Band members with their chap
erones returned to Covington late
Saturday night after their trip to
Washington, D. C. where they
participated in the Cherry Blos
som Festival on Thursday. How
ever, due to the rioting in Wash
ington the parade, scheduled for
Saturday, was canceled and the
band returned home one day ear
lier than scheduled.
The group left Covington on
Wednesday afternoon for Atlan
ta where they departed by Sou
thern Railway train at 7 o’ clock.
After an enjoyable, and for some
almost sleepless night, they arr
ived in Washington at 9 a. m.
Thursday morning. Touring bus
es carried them to the White
House for their first sight-see
ing trip, then along Embassy Row,
to the Washington Cathedral and
to the Lincoln and Jefferson
Memorials.
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A delicious lunch was enjoyed
at the Washington Zoological In
stitute after which they were
carried to their hotel, the Man
ger Hamilton.
A refreshed group in full uni
form reported to the Sy Ivan Thea
tre on the Washington Monument
grounds for contests in both
marching and concert. For their
marching performance the Blue
Rambler’s exhibited The Fin
landia Show and for the concert
they performed“ The Festive Ov
erture”, by Shostakovich. High
winds made this portion of their
performance a herculean task,
according to Rigney, who said
It was almost Impossible to keep
the music from completely blow
ing away in the strong gusts of
wind.
It is not known how the group
placed in either of these cate
gories, however Rigney said they
did learn thev had placed in the top
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PART OF THE Blue Rambler Band members are shown on their
arrival at the station in Washington at 9 o’clock Thursday morning,
preparing for their first sightseeing trip in the Capital prior
to their participation in the Cherry Blossom Festival.
$531,000 Spent LocallyForMedicine
Documents
Should Be
Kept Safely
Family documents such as
birth certificates should be kept
where they can be readily found,
A. W. Tate, Manager of the Unit
ed States Veterans Administra
tion Regional Office, Atlanta,
Georgia, advised veterans and
their dependents today.
Mr. Tate said documents of
this sort may be needed to sup
port claims for veterans bene
fits and for other purposes.
For veterans and their fami
lies, important documents in
clude military discharges or sep
aration papers, as well as death
certificates, divorce decreesand
guardianship or child custody ev
idence, he said.
Veterans claims which may re
quire these documents include
disability or death compensation
or pension and burial benefits.
section in marching. No report
has been given on the concert
performance, nor is It known just
how the group stood in marching.
Rigney said he was well pleased
with their performance in both
classes and especially in the
concert as this was such a diff
icult task in the wind.
Supper was enjoyed at the Wax
Museum Theatre after which they
toured the museum, toured parts
of the Pentagon, visited the Iwo
Jima Marine Memorial and law
the lights of Washington by night
before returning to the hotel by
train.
Friday morning their first trip
carried them to the Capitol Build
ing and then to Washington Monu
ment. After lunch a visit was
Action being taken by two government agencies concerned with
consumer protection is expected to affect many of the medica
tions now being sold in Newton County.
The Federal Drug Administra
tion, in cooperation with the Fed
eral Trade Commission, is mov
ing to bar from the market a
large number of drugs that it
considers to be of no medical
value.
The action is based upon ev
aluations, by the National Aca
demy of Sciences, of more than
3,000 drugs that are in common
use.
It judged about 10 percent of
them to be ineffective for what
they were intended. They will
be ordered off the market.
Various other medicationswill
Georgia Heart Association
Supported 17 Research Projects
The Georgia Heart Associa
tion has this year received a re
cord number of research appli
cations requesting support. The
40 applications request a total of
$407,835.48, roughly twice the
number of applications and 2 1/2
times the amount invested last
year. During 1967-68, GHA sup
port amounted to $146,943.10, for
17 research projects.
According to Dr. Haywood N.
Hill, Atlanta internist and Pres
ident of the Georgia Heart Asso
ciation, the number of research
proposals received this year re
flects not only the professional
concern for cardiovascular dis
eases, but the extent of interest
in this field that exists in Geor
gia medical centers.
made to Arlington Cemetery
where the tombs of President
Kennedy and the Unknown Sold
ier were most Impressive in the
watching of the changing of the
guard. Following a tour of Al
exandria, historical Mt. Vernon
proved most Interesting.
During this time so many fires,
with looting and rioting had Wash
ington so unsettled the group
could not return to their hotel un
til 9 o’ clock. The Cherry Bloss
om Parade, scheduled for Satur
day, was cancelled due to the un
rest and danger In the city and the
band departed for home on Sat
urday morning, April 16.
Rigney stated he was except
ionally proud of the conduct of
the group on this trip, and though
the festival was cancelled due to
the aftermath of the announce
ment of the assassination of Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., he felt
this group of students were to be
commended fortheir mature con
duct during this trying experi
ence and they had really grown
up after witnessing the events
of their last hours in Washing
ton.
Veterans Found
Jobs Faster
During 1967
WASHINGTON — Military vet
erans returning to civilian life
found jobs faster in 1967 than
during any previous year since
1958, Secretary of Labor Wil
lard Wirtz has announced.
During 1967, ex-servicmen’s
longest period of unemployment
averaged 5.5 weeks, compared
with 5.9 weeks in 1966,7.1 weeks
in 1965 and 7.9 weeks in 1964.
The 1967 record is the low
est since the present unemploy
ment insurance program for vet
erans began in 1958.
During the final half of 1967,
the longest spell of joblessness
for discharged veterans fell to an
average of 5.1 weeks, compared
with 6.1 weeks during the first
half of the year.
CIVDAN CLUB
(Continued From 1)
by Rev. .Alan Mitchell.
The first regular meeting of
the organization was held Tues
day night, April 9, at the Wel
aunee Hotel during which time
the Civitan Club elected their
full slate of officers.
Serving for the year will be
President, John Ledbetter; pres
ident-elect, Herbert Lott;secre
tar, Bob Hunter; treasurer, Billy
Kitchens; Chaplain, Rev. Alan
Mitchell; Sergeant at Arms, Ward
Mobley. The five member Board
of Directors chosen are Otis Ell
ington, Fred Lott, Rev. H. N. Ear
nest, Cary Allgood and E. L.
Rainey.
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A GROUP of Blue Rambler’s are shown as they prepared to tour
the White House during their sightseeing of the Capital City.
have to be relabeled to limit
their claims to conditions for
which they are really effective.
Residents of Newton County,
who are spending more than they
ever did for pharmaceuticals,
have a vital interest in these
proceedings.
Their purchases of drugs are
estimated at $531,000 a year, on
the strength of regional data
gathered by the National Center
for Health Statistics.
Included in this total are med
ications prescribed by physicians
as well as the pills, salves,
nose drops and other products
The projects will be evaluated
by the GHA Research Committee
over the next five weeks; those
selected will be supported in the
form of grants-ln-aid. research
fellowships, cardiovascular
chairs, and senior investigator
ships. Applications for the fiscal
year starting July 1, 1968, have
come from the Medical College
of Georgia (Augusta); Emory Un
iversity School of Medicine;
Ferst Research Center (Pied
mont Hospital); St. Joseph’s In
firmary; Georgia Institute of
Technology; and the Department
of Pharmacology of the Univer
sity of Georgia (Athens).
Support is requested this year
for studies relative to character
istics of muscle fibers in a dis
eased heart; recovery of the heart
muscle from an attack; blood flow
in the heart; certain aspects of
heart disease in children; salt and
water retention by the kidneys;
hypertension; lung clots, and
many others.
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that are sold without prescrip
tions.
On the average, the survey
shows, people living in Newton
County’s geographical region
spend about $22.80 per capita
annually for medical supplies.
This compares with an aver
age of s2l per person in other
parts of the country.
Approximately $17.50 of the
local expenditure is for pre
scription drugs and the other
$5.30 for non-prescription.
The cost of medicines has been
rising steadily, the studies show.
So has per capita consumption,
especially in the upper age
groups.
The over-65 portion of the pop
ulation spends about $50.20 a year
for drugs per person, according
to a Public Health Service re-
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COVINGTON. GEORGIA
Thursday-Friday-Saturday
April 11, 12. 13
Audrey Hepburn in
"WAIT UNTIL DARK"
Sunday-Monday, April 14-15
Geo. Maharij-Martha Hyer in
"THE HAPPENING"
Tuesday, April 16
"MACBETH"
Orson Wells
Wednesday Thru Saturday
April 17-20
ELVIS PRESLEY in
"STAY AWAY JOE"
COMING
"The Bible"
"Happiest Millionaire"
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NO SLEEP for the weary seems to be the order of the night for
this group of Blue Rambler’s as they spent last Wednesday night
on the train enroute to Washington. A special train afforded
the local group a memorable trip of comfort and freedom.
port.
Those in the 15 to 24 ag.
group, on the other hand, spem
less than a quarter of that amount
$12.10 per capita.
Although the men and womei
in Newton County who are ove
65 constitute only 8.0 percen
of the local population, their drui
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Jason Robards-George Segal
Ralph Meeker-Jean Hale
"THE ST. VALENTINE'S DAY
MASSACRE!"
Both In Color
Saturday, April 13
George Hamilton
Suzanne Pleshette
"THE POWER"
In Color
Also
Audie Murphy
"TRUNK TO CAIRO"
In Color
Sunday, April 14
Mike Henry
"TARZAN AND THE
JUNGLE BOY"
In Color
Also
"THE POWER"
George Hamilton
Suzanne Pleshette
Monday-T uesday-Wednesday
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Thursday, April 11, 1968
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(Brought Back by Requests)
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Jeremy Slate & Jane Russell
ALSO:
“HELL’S ANGELS ON
WHEELS”
(Color) with Adam Roarke
& Jana Taylor
Saturday - April 13th
DOUBLE FEATURE
“THE LAWLESS” with
MacDonald Carey &
Gail Russell
ALSO:
“SECOND FIDDLE TO A
STEEL GUITAR” (Color)
with All Top Nashville Stars
Sun-Mon-Tues-April 14-15-16
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“WHO’S MINDING THE MINT”
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