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Thursday, August 21, 1969
Ray Amerson On
Thailand USO Tour
Sgt. Ray Amerson was rec
ently granted leave from the U-
Tapae Airfield in order that he
might engage in an expense paid
tour of Thailand with Country
Music singer Tex Williams and
his party as they entertained
service men at various USO
Clubs.
On a previous occasion Ray
accompanied Country Music sin
ger Bobby Lewis during his en
gagement at U-Tapae Airfield,
USO Club, where Ray had been
singing for several months.
Ray is a 1964 graduate of New
ton County High School and is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Amer
son, Jr. of Route 5, Covington.
Ronnie 0. McCart
SP4 Ronnie O. McCart, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Okanus McCart
of Route 1, Oxford, has been
awarded the First Cavalry Divi
sion (Airmobile) Certificate of
Achievement In Vietnam. The
certificate Is for outstanding ser
vice and covers the period 15-21
of JUne 1969,
The citation stated:
“His perseverance under the
stress of hostile action and hard
ship conditions in the Republic
of Vietnam exemplifies great cou
rage and devotion to duty.
“SP4 McCart’s professional
competence and outstanding ach
ievements are In keeping with the
highest traditions of the military
service and reflect great credit
upon himself, the Ist Air Caval
ry Division and the United States
Army.”
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Pupil Population Seen Rising
When school bells ring this
fall more than one-quarter of
the nation is going to respond.
m all, reports the Health In
surance Institute, 58.6 million
young people—7oo,ooo more than
a year ago—will be going to sch
ool.
According to government es
timates the greatest number—
-36.9 million youngsters—will be
in the primary grades, kinder
garten through eighth grade.
That’s about 100,000 more than
last year. This relatively small
increase in primary pupil popu
lation stems from the low birth
rates of recent years.
The biggest enrollment in
crease will be at the high school
level. It’s expected that high
school enrollments in the com
ing school year will add up 14.6
million youngsters, 400,000 more
than last year.
At the same time, college en
rollments will also rise. It’s an
ticipated that 7.1 million students
will show up for registration.
That’s 200,000 more than were
enrolled during the 1968-1969
school year.
With all this educational ac
tivity, parents, of course, may
be concerned about the health
and safety of their youngster
while at school.
In general, the nation’s stu
dents constitute a very healthy
segment of the population. Re
search has produced Immuniza
tions for most of the most dan
gerous communicable diseases
of childhood. And schools are
usually well supervised.
Still, there are unforseen ac
cidents. Its estimated by the
American Public Health Asso
ciation that 17,000,000 young peo
ple under the age of 15 suffer
accidental Injuries requiring
medical attention each year.
And, while most accidents oc
cur at home, or Involve vehicles,
there are some that have come
to be associated with student
activities.
Here are a few tips for
parents:
♦ If your child participates
in athletics, be sure he’s prop
erly equipped for such hard-hit
ting sports as football and ice
hockey.
♦ If your youngster is one of
the 17,000,000 boys and girls
who go to school on a bus,
make sure he’s aware of poten
tial travel hazards. No rushing
to the bus stop. No horse
play aboard the bus. Obey the
driver.
* If your youngster rides a
bike, he should be taught the
rules of the road. He should
never give anyone “a lift” on
the handlebars. One million peo
ple, mostly youngsters, are in
volved in cycling accidents each
year.
* Teach your child that some
seemingly harmless objects—
even a pencil—can be hazardous.
Children frequently puncture
themselves when they fall with
pencils in their mouths, hands
or pockets.
* Check your family health
insurance. Generally, young
sters are protected under family
plans at least until they are 19.
Still, you should go over your
policy to be sure your depen
dents are covered and that bene
fits are in line with current med
ical and hospital fees in your
community.
Judge Fines
Man 300
On 4 Counts
Covington City Judge E. W.
Strozier fined a man S3OO or
150 days in Jail Monday at City
Court session on charges of dr
iving under the influence (DUI),
reckless driving, resisting ar
rest and driving without a lic
ense. This was one of 32 cases
called for trial by the judge.
Thirteen cases on the docket
involved persons charged with
being drunk during the past week
in the city. Most of the cases
called saw the person so char
ged forfeit his cash bond.
A young boy charged with lit
tering had his case remanded to
Newton County juvenile Judge
Jim Morgan’s court for a future
hearing.
Also, there were six cases
of persons charged with DUI dur
ing the week. Many forfeited
their bonds rather than face Judge
Strozier.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Newton-Rockdale Chapter BSA Order Os The Arrow
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of the Arrow are shown in a meeting at the REA building last week.
They are from left to right: Martin Thornton, Troop 209; Tim Mock,
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Church And Campus Events
Signal College Openings
ATLANTA—“On to College” 1
Day In Baptist churches and cam
pus pre-school planning sessions ‘
by Baptist Student Unions are s
signs of preparation for the fall c
terms at Georgia colleges, uni- '
versltles, and specialized sch- ‘
ools. ,
Many local Baptist churches
will spotlight their students In ’
special services on Sunday, Aug.
31. - A On-to-College” Day honors 1
students who live at home while
attending classes, as well as th
ose who go “off to college.”
The college emphasis Is spon
sored by the Department of Stu
dent Work of the Georgia Baptist
Convention. The Rev. Aubrey
L. Hawkins, is secretary of stu
dent work.
Baptist Student Union officers
at most Georgia campuses will
meet before the round of official
college activities begin for times
of planning and devotion.
Hawkins reports pre-school
BSU sessions for the following:
Columbus College, Columbus,
Sept. 6-8; Shorter College, Rome,
Sept. 12-13; Truett-McConnell
College, Cleveland, Sept. 18-20;
Young Harris College, Young
Scientist Will Sift
Lake For Sand, Silt
THERE MAY NOT BE GOLD
in the hills of New York state,
but there may be valuable sand
and silt deposits In the waters of
Lake Ontario. That's what geo
logists from four universities
will try to find out in the first
extensive sedimentological study
of the lake to be carried out by
U. S. researchers. Samples fr
om an underwater beach area
near Rochester will be tested
to determine whether they are
usable for construction mater
ials.
Such commercially valuable
deposits off the Ohio shore of
Lake Erle provided about 400,-
000 cubic yards of sand a year
from 1948 to 1960.
It’ll take more
than wisdom
money more-for
his education!
So you’d better start saving here, with
safety plus interest, right now ... or
next and every payday!
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Covington, Georgia Phone 786-5383
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Harris, Sept. 19-20.
Also West Georgia College,
Carrollton; Tift College, For
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dosta, Sept. 19-21; Georgia So
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21-23; North Georgia College,
Dahlonega; and Piedmont Col
lege, Demorest, Sept. 22-24; So
uthern Tech and Kennesaw Col
lege, Marietta, Sept. 29; and Ge
orgia Tech, Atlanta, Sept. 27-28.
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