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Thursday, March 6, 1969
Gen. Throckmorton To Head
Huge Scout Stadium Show
ATLANTA—Lt. General John
L. Throckmorton, commanding
general of the Third United St
ates Army, has been named gen
eral chairman of the 1969 Scout
Stadium Show here, a spectacu
lar two-hour program of scout
ing set for May 10 in Atlanta
Stadium.
More than 10,000 Cubs, Boy
Scouts and Explorers from thr
oughout the 12-county area of the
Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts
of America, will stage the seven
act show.
Entitled “Action Guys in the
Space Age,” the show will fea
ture youngsters from Pickens,
Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Rock
dale, Newton, Clayton, Fulton,
Carroll, Douglas, Haralson and
Paulding counties.
A native of Kansas City, Mo.,
Gen. Throckmorton assumed
command of the Third U. S. Army,
headquartered at Ft. McPherson
here, in August, 1967. A 1935
graduate of the United States
Military Academy at West Po
int, Gen. Throckmorton has
held numerous high posts during
his Army career.
He has served as instructor,
chief of staff, superintendent and
as commandant at West Point.
In addition to service at the
Pentagon, Gen. Throckmorton
has commanded the 18th Airborne
Corps at Ft. Bragg, N. C., and
for 18 months, he served in Viet
nam as duputy to Gen. William
Westmoreland.
Among his many honors, Gen.
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Throckmorton has received the
Distinguished Service Cross,
Distinguished Service Medal, Sil
ver Star, Legion of Merit and
the Bronze Star.
S.S. Benefits
Are Retroactive
Claims for social security
benefits have a limited period
of retroactivity, according to
Nell W. Quarles, social secu
rity field representative serv
ing Newton County.
Individuals whose entitlement
was made possible by the 1967
amendments were first eligible
for benefits in February 1968.
But in order to receive bene
fits for February 1968 they must
file an application no later thin
February 1969. This is because
a social security application
may be retroactive for no more
than 12 months.
Following are the major cate
gories of benefits provided by
the 1967 amendments:
(1) The children of deceased
women workers who formerly
were not eligible because their
mother had no recent work prior
to her death. It is now possi
ble to pay these children if the
mother was fully insured at the
time she died. This is also
applicable to children of women
workers receiving disability or
retirement benefits.
(2) A disabled worker who
became disabled before age 31
may qualify now with less than
Covington Church On April 20 Tour
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5 years work. In fact a worker
disabled before age 24 may qua
lify with as little as 11/2 years
work.
(3) A disabled widow age 50
or over may lose benefits If
she became disabled before Au
gust of 1967. This is true
because of the six month wait
ing period in disability cases.
This also applies to widowers.
(4) A widow, widower or step
child can now qualify If the
marriage had been In effect for
9 months (and in some cases 3
months) before the worker’s
death or disability. Prior to this
change a marriage had to be
In effect for 12 months.
If anyone is in one of the
above categories a claim should
be filed with the local social
security office this month to
prevent loss of benefits. The
office servicing Newton County
is located in the Decatur North
Professional Building in down
town Decatur, telephone 373-
7254.
For the convenience of resi
dents of Newton County a so
cial security representative is
at the Courthouse in Covington
each Tuesday from 9:30 a. m.
to 12:00 noon.
Attend Church Sunday
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Decorative Beans,
Seeds Can Poison
Some of the necklaces made
from beans and seeds, so much
in fashion among young people
today, are potentially hazardous
and dangerous, University of
Wisconsin doctors have found.
Skin contact with certain beans
often used In these necklaces can
cause severe allergic reactions,
and eating the beans “can cause
serious poisoning and even
death,” the doctors report.
Newton Girls Basketball
Team Has Celebrations
A supper at Henderson’s Res
taurant honored Coach Tom
Wortman, the girls Basketball
team and the NCHS cheerleaders
on Tuesday, March 5. At this
time each girl was presented a
charm from their parents which
said Lady Rams, 1968-69.
The seniors chose this time
to present Coach Wortman a
plaque in honor of his fine coach
ing job this year. Afterward a
delicious supper was enjoyed.
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The girls varsity basketball
season having now come to an
end, have been rewarded in seve-
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Kiwanis To Hear
Os Achievements
Ed Robinson, chairman of the
Covington Kiwanis Club Achieve
ment Committee, will be the
speaker at the club’s meeting
today (Thursday) at 1 p. m. at
the Teen Can Building on New
ton Drive.
Mr. Robinson will discuss his
committee’s work and future
plans.
Georgia Kiwanis Lt.-Gov.
Flynt Langford of Griffin was
the guest speaker at the regular
weekly meeting of the Coving
ton Kiwanis Club, Thursday.
Lt.-Gov. Langford’s speech
was especially aimed at members
of Kiwanis. His talk was titled:
“The Care and Feeding of A
Klwanlan.” He outlined an in
teresting program for all Kiwan
lans to follow, not only the new
members, but those who have been
in Kiwanis for many years.
Guests at the meeting Included:
John Hays of C. R. Bard, Inc.,
Joe Siry and Mark Lipham of
Circle K at Oxford, Clay Sum
mers and Pete Carter of the
NCHS Key Club, Henry Barrow
(teacher) and Randy King of the
Newton FFA, and an Inter-Club
group from Griffin: Jack Lang
ford, Dr. Guy Woodruff, P. Y.
Luther and Roy Hill.
Decatur S.S.
Marks Its
Anniversary
February 15 marked the first
anniversary of the opening of the
Decatur Social Security District
Office. The Decatur office, with
a staff of 31 employees, serves
the counties of Gwinnett, Henry,
Newton, Rockdale and most of
DeKalb.
Twenty-one thousand, eight
hundred fifty-eight residents
of the area currently receive
monthly benefits totalling
$1,772,481. (These figures do
not Include lump sum death pay
ments made to residents nor
hospital and medical Insurance
benefits paid under the Medi
care program.)
District Manager Edward M.
Womack, In summarizing the first
year operation, stated that use of
the new office by the public has
increased steadily month by
month as area residents have be
come aware of its existence. “In
fact, many residents of nearby
areas not actually in the Decatur
district come to us for service,
stating that It Is more convenient
for them to do so,” Womack
said. He also thanked local
newspapers and radio for their
cooperation in helping to inform
the public of the new office and
about the social security law.
The office is located in the
Decatur North Professional
Building In downtown Decatur and
Is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
ral ways for their great effort
and fine performances this year.
On Saturday, February 28, the
girls presented a huge cake to
the three seniors Judy Clay,
Phyllis Cooksey, and Jackie
Mathews. It was given by their
mothers, Mrs. Dorothy Clay,
Mrs. Mathews and Mrs. Tom
Johnson.
The cake was decorated with
“Lady Rams 1969”; In the cen
ter was a big basketball. This
cake was enjoyed by all the
players on Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom John
son.
| NEWS Home Improvement |
| Edition On April 3,1969
The Covington News will publish its third annual Home Improve
ment Edition on April 3, 1969. This issue will be circulated county
wide into every home whether or not the resident is a subscriber.
The press run on the 1969 Home Improvement Edition will exceed
9,000 papers, of Which 8,300 will be circulated in Newton County.
’ This edition will feature several new and remodeled homes, home
beautification tips, landscaping suggestions, and many other hints
that will be helpful as spring clean-up and fix-up time arrives.
All advertising for this issue, including currently running classified
ads, will be sold at a rate of $1.25 per column inch for this issue only.
New display ads running for the first time April 3, 1969, will be
charged at $1.75 per column inch; regular classified ads, that week
only, will cost $1.50 per column inch.
The NEWS is working toward a March 28, advertising deadline
for this issue. Advertisers will be contacted early and are urged
to cooperate with us in getting ads in early for this large edition.
The 1968 Home Improvement Edition contained 48 pages. There
were 8,900 copies printed and all but 700 were distributed in Newton
County. Current plans are to print at least 56 pages in the 1969
edition as we welcome in spring with the third annual Home Improve
ment Edition.
Legion’s Golden Anniversary
Dinner-Program Tuesday 7:30
American Legion Post No. 32
will celebrate the Golden
Anniversary of the Legion with a
dinner at the Legion home on
Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m.
The speaker for the evening will
be Lt. Bobby G. Rutledge, USN,
who is a native of Newton County.
Lt. Rutledge was born and
reared in Newton County and is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ruben
Rutledge of Covington. He is
married and the father of four
daughters and is presently living
in Covington.
He is a veteran of 21 years in
the Navy and is also a veteran
of Korea and Vietnam.
Lt. Rutledge’s remarks should
be interesting and most timely
for this occasion.
All Legionnaires and their
wives are Invited to attend this
program and help the Legion ce
lebrate its 50th birthday, accord
ing to an announcement by Com
mander Charles Smith.
p.m. Monday through Friday and
until 7:30 on Tuesdays. Persons
wishing information about social
security, to apply for retirement,
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