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Thursday, November 7, 1968
THE
CHATTER
.80Y...
home again. . .the bottom sorter
drops out when I lose me "Little
Sister”.. .Brother! That makes
her mad for me to call
her LITTLE. . .but she can’t get
mad with me now, she’s too glad
to see me.
We are not supposed to do
free advertising, but perhaps a
good plug would win for Mrs.
Richard George and the Office
Boy, another good luncheon of
tempting, tender, tantalizing gulf
fresh as tommorow shrimp as
we had at the "Top-0 the
Mart.” Yum! Yum! Yummy!
How we wish we had more of
them this minute. We had a
wonderful luncheon, and fine day
in Atlanta, .especially for your
Office Boy was this trip some
thing extra, for it was the first
one in about 6 months, .just to
Atlanta. The season’s leaves
were of that Rose and old gold
that seemingly no artist can
paint. . .No artist can compare
with God’s beautiful handiwork
when He chooses to make this
old world a dream of artists
colors. We plucked leaves from
our own Silver Maple... Gold with
sections of nile green’ Gold with
a splash of old rose; Green and
red; orange and red. . .you name
it. .then we took a ride Monday
evening with Barbara, Leo and
the three babies, .gathered more
beautiful leaves which Barbara
is going to wax, and mount, for
Bubba and Lisa. They love
coloring them, .but they are ex
perts, believe me, in putting
puzzles together. Never saw
anything like it. .except Gerald
Joyner who also is an expert
at this Puzzle business. Little
Jud just stands in his play pen
and watches his bro and sis
lovingly. . .until finally he gets
out and plays with us. OH NO, the
Office Boy has not lost his head
completely. . .just his heart!
Well, now, don’t you laugh, they
are our babies too! They were
happy indeed to see "Grandmo
ther and Granddaddy” home from
Florida.
Your Office Boy had the plea
sure of spending Tuesday after
noon at the Woman’s Club helping
take care of the children of mo
thers, while they went to the
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Cpps. .we better get to our job
of jest. ."SWEEPIN’ UP.”
So glad "Phil” is able to be
around a bit now, and praying
his hand will soon be as good
as new!
Science)
A COUPLE of ordinarily very
faint stars that have suddenly be
come much brighter, so bright
that they are visible to the un
aided eye, are being closely wa
tched by a University of Texas
astronomer. He has been ob
serving the stars, called novae,
with the aid of the university’s
82-inch telescope. He says na
ked-qye-novae are not uncom
mon. One usually appears about
every five years and fades after
about three months. But it is
a rare event for two to' be visi
ble at the same time. One of
the stars, in the constellation
Delphinus, has now remained
bright for eight months. The
other, in the constellation Vul
pecula (Little Fox), has been
bright for about four weeks.
A NEW WAY of identifying
ballpoint pen inks, a discovery
that could bring Important legal
evidence before the courts, has
been developed by Georgetown
University chemist.
Temperatures
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Covington temperatures dur
ing the past week, according to
local Weatherman Jack Chap
man, were:
High Low
Wed., Oct. 30th 66 32
Thurs., Oct. 31st 76 39
Fri., Nov. Ist 81 48
Sat., Nov. 2nd 80 48
Sun., Nov. 3rd 76 50
Mon., Nov. 4th 73 58
Tues., Nov. sth 63 49
Week’s total ranfall was .88
inch.
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NEWTON HOSPITAL Auxiliary is currently selling honorary memberships to raise money for hospital
projects. Mrs. Cleon Dial, Membership Chairman, is shown receiving a check from Robert Mitcham,
Hospital Administrator, for his membership in the organization.
How To Stay Alive While Hunting
By Dean Wohlgemuth
(Ga. Game and Fish Comm.)
Statistics can be dull, or they
can be Interesting. They can be
misleading, or in some cases,
they can provide a lot of factual
information.
Looking at statistics of cau
ses of shooting accidents can save
your life. It can tell you what
things to be the most aware of,
to avoid an accident. Let’s look
at nationwide figures for last
year, reported by the National
Rifle Association.
Oddly enough, for example, by
far the highest number of the ac
cidents involve a victim within 10
yards of the muzzle.. .and in most
cases, the cause .of the accident
was blamed on the victim being
out of sight of the shooter.
This does not mean, however,
that the victims out of sight were
all within 10 yards. However,
statistics do prove that the clo
ser a person is to the careless
shooter, the more danger there
is of being a victim. More than
80 per cent of the hunting ac
cidents in 1967 involved victims
within 50 yards of the gun invol
ved. Only about five per cent
of shooting accidents occurred at
distances greater than 100 yards.
And nearly half of the accidents
occurred at ranges of less than
10 yards.
This would seem to indicate
that "brush shooting” (shooting
at a movement in the underbrush
"in case” there is game there)
might be one of the leading cau
ses of gun accidents.
The type of cover being hunt
ed has only a slight affect on
the number of accidents. Most
happen in open fields, but dense
woods are more likely accident
scenes than light woods. How
ever, the variation from one type
of cover to another was slight.
And remember, now, the out-of
season victim is still the one in
greatest danger, while most ac
cidents occur in open fields, wh
ere view is unlimited.
Let’s go back to looking at cau
ses of accidents. In 1967, 399
victims were out of sight of the
shooter. In 249 accidents, the
shooter was swinging his gun on
game, that is following the game
with his muzzle, and fired when
the victim was in line. In 189
cases, the victim was mistaken
KIWANIS CLUB
(From Front Page)
Key Club members David Hays
and Joe Brown; George Pratt,
Ponder Parks, Grant Lewis, Doug
McAdams, Miss Betty Mozley
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Roy Hll, Grady Norton and P,
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for game. And in 136 instances,
it wasn’t the gun, but the victim
that moved himself into the line
of fire.
There were 253 instances of
hunters stumbling or falling with
a loaded weapon; in 107 cases,
the trigger caught on something,
discharging the weapon (the safety
should have been kept on until
the hunter was ready to shoot);
and 79 accidents resulted from
unloading a weapon, while 56 were
the result of loading a firearm.
Violation of laws and safety
rules were big causes of mis
hap. Here are some as listed
for last year:
Removing weapon from vehi
cle, 79; Weapon fell from inse
cure rest, 76; Riding with a loa
ded weapon, 55; improper cross
ing of obstacles, 51; clubbing co
ver or game, 27; and horseplay
with loaded weapons, 24.
One of the most interesting
comparisons is that of the age of
hunters, compared with the num
ber of years of hunting ex
perience.
The safest period for both the
shooter and the victim Is less
than one year of experience, and
the ages of nine and under. But
the next group, 1-5 years ex
perience and ages 10-19, are the
dangerous years. By far the
largest numbers fall in these two
categories. In both scales, the
figures taper down gradually with
more years of experience, and
more age of persons involved.
The middle of the day is the
most dangerous time, from 10
a. m., to 4 p. m., presumably
because more hunters are moving
around during those times. The
first two weeks of a season are
most dangerpus, again probably
because there are more hunters
out. Out of season hunters cause
more accidents than do hunters
in the second through fourth
weeks of season. Accidents are
lowest where seasons are open
all year.
Good weather breeds more
mishaps, too, with overwhelm
ingly most accidents occurring in
clear, bright weather, again pro
bably because more hunters are
willing to be out in such weather.
Partly overcast weather is the
next most dangerous time, fol
lowed by fog, rain, and similar
poor conditions. Darkness is the
safest time, but then again, in
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most cases it is illegal to hunt
during dark hours.
In about half the cases or
more, victims were not dressed
In clothing which Included bright,
distinctive "safety” colors, such
as red, yellow and blaze orange.
In a third of the cases, such co
lors were worn, and in about one
fifth of the cases, type of cloth
ing was unknown.
The most dangerous weapon,
according to figures, is the shot
gun, involved in 1,246 accidents
last year. Rifles, both small and
large, were Involved in 891 cases,
handguns in 132 incidents, bow
and arrow, 30, and there were 67
accidents in which the weapon
was unknown.
As for the type of game being
hunted when accidents occur,
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Bard Names Hicks Shipping, Receiving Clerk
C. R. Bard Company of Cov
ington has recently promoted
John Hicks as Shipping and Rec
eiving Clerk. Mr. Hicks started
his new duties on November 1,
according to an announcement by
Plant Manager Norbert D. Thom
pson.
A native of Covington, Mr.
Hicks was recently married to
the former Glenda Hutchinson of
Social Circle. He is a two
year veteran of the U. S. Army
and served in Viet Nam.
Mr. Hicks was graduated from
Newton County High School in
1965, and now resides in Cov
ington.
Minister Called
(From Page One)
vices will be Bible School at
10:00, morning worship at 11:00,
adult and youth study classes at
6:30 p. m., and evening worship
at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday evening
Bible Study is held at the home
of Roger Zuercher at 7:30 p. m.
All Sunday services are held in
the Community room of the First
Citizens Bank in Covington.
Fort Worth—(HK) —ln design
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rabbit hunting is the most danger
ous sport, involving 534 hunters
(rabbits are the most popular
game, sought after by more hun
ters than other game). Deer is
next on the list, with 494 deer
hunting accidents. Listing a few
other types of hunting, we find
this order; pheasant, 252, sq
uirrel, 349; duck, 96; woodchuck,
94; quail, 93; pigeons, 49; turkey,
30; crow, 27; elk, 25; coon, 17;
moose, 13; bear, 10 and ante
lope 3. Os course, there were
380 other accidents involving both
game and non - game species,
whether hunting was legal or not.
Now, you have the word. To
stay alive, hunt safely. . .and de
fensively.
John Hicks
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1967.
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Retiring Persons
(From Page One)
months, there was no particu
lar problem because his retire
ment benefits could be paid re
troactively for up to 12 months.
Now every person nearing age
65 must decide whether he wants
the doctor bill insurance part of
medicare. This medical insur
ance protection Is not retroac
tive and no one is covered auto
matically. A person must sign
up in one of the 3 months just
before he reaches 65 in order
to have protection as soon as he
becomes 65. A person may also
enroll the month he reaches 65
and during the 3 following months,
but his protection will not start
until 1 to 3 months after he signs
up.
For more Information on the
health Insurance program, get in
touch with your social security
office.
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