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EstherianSS Class Held August
Meeting, Cookout At Nixon Home
The country home of Mrs. C.
O. Nixon at Green Valley Farm
was the scene on Thursday even
ing of a delightfully Informal
meeting and cook-out, of the Esth
erian S. S. Class of Covington
First Baptist Church. The hos
tesses, Mesdames S. M. Hay, J.
C. Johnson and Joe Thomas were
assisted in entertaining by Mrs.
Nixon.
The spacious patio, encircled
with vivid geraniums and other
garden flowers in full bloom,
formed the setting for the cook
out, at which husbands of the
members were guests. Ed King
and Alvin Rape demonstrated
their culinary skill by joining
the hostesses at the grill to as
sist in charcoaling hamburgers,
at which they proved themselv
es quite adept.
The delicious supper was serv
ed from the patio buffet table,
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Thur., Frl., Aug. 28-29
Double Feature
“THE DEVIL’S 8”
With
•Fabian’ Leslie Parrish
Also
“FIVE MILLION YEARS TO
EARTH”
With
James Donald-Barbara Sheley
to Color
Saturday, Aug. 30
Double Feature
“MARY JANE”
With
•Fabian’ Diane Mcßain
In Color
Also
•'SHOTGUN WEDDING”
With
Pat O’Malley-Jeannie Maxwell
In Color
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
Aug. 31 - Sept. 1, 2
Would you
give a home
to a
girl like Luci?
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Wed., Thur., Fri., Sept. 3-4-5
Double Feature —Bbth Ist Run
“RIOT”
With
Jim Brown Hackman
Also
“FOR SINGLES ONLY”
With
John Saxon —Mary Ann Mobley
In Color
BINGO FRI. & SAT.
PUBLIC NOTICE
To All Persons Engaging In Blastings And/Or
Excavation Within The Jurisdiction Os The City Os
Covington Gas System.
The Provisions Os House Bill No. 128 As Passed By
The 1969 Georgia General Assembly Shall Become
Effective On September I, 1969, And Any Blasting
And/Or Excavating Subsequent To Said Date Must Be
In Accordance With The Provisions Os Said Bill.
Applicants For Blasting And/Or Excavation Should
Be Made To City Building Inspector At City Hall In
Covington,Georgia.
BETTY L. SCHELL
CITY CLERK
(Best Coverage: News, Pictures, and Features)
covered with red checked linen,
following the invocation offered
by Leo Mallard.
Mrs. Walter D. Stokes, pre
sident of the class, presided over
the brief business session which
followed the supper. Among sug
gestions for current projects was
a contribution to victims of the
Mississippi hurricane, which has
been forwarded to the Red Cross
for baby food, one of vital needs
of the stricken area. Mrs. stok
es named as the nominating com
mittee for the ensuing year’s sl
ate of officers, Mesdames J. C.
Carter, chairman, Ernest Allen
and Herschell Loundermilk, who
will serve with the teacher, Mrs.
Leo Mallard. Mrs. Paul Ben
nett, a new member of the class,
and Mr. Bennett were welcomed
as guests for the evening.
Some twenty members of the
class, and their husbands enjoy
ed the al fresco gathering.
Mr. And Mrs. Byrd Were Hosts
To Pilot Club Meeting, Thurs.
The Pilot Club of Covington
met at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Byrd on Crestview Drive,
Thursday, August 21. The Mem
bership and Pilot Information
Committee Chairman, Mrs. Jim
Brooks, committee members,
Mrs. Harold Byrd, Miss Eleanor
Moss and Mrs. Hoke Randall,
were in charge of the meeting.
Mrs. Brooks welcomed the
members. Invocation was given
by Mrs. Helen Ivey, Chaplain,
after which the Pledge to the Flag
was repeated in unison.
Members enjoyed a delicious
Bar-B-Q served by the commit
tee members, which was held in
New NCHS Students
Urged To Register
All new students in the county
who plan to enter Newton Coun
ty High School, and who have not
yet registered, are asked to do
so Friday morning at the NCHS
Office between the hours of 8:30
and 12 noon.
Kiwanis Speaker
(From Front Page)
lldren. The title of the film is
“Teamwork For Miracles.”
Visitors at the meeting in
cluded Lee and Ross Piper,
guests of their father Marlon Pip
er; Earl Wright of Atlanta, guest
of Ed Robinson; and Rev. Owen
Kellum, Jr., also the guest of
Marlon Piper. Milton McLaney
operated the movie projector at
the meeting.
It Pays To Advertise
MOONLIT
CON YIM, GIORGIA
Thu., Frl., Aug. 28-29
Jim Brown —Gene Hackman
“RIOT”
Also
Elvis Presley
“PARADISE
HAWAIIAN STYLE”
Saturday, Aug. 30
John Wayne—Dean Martin
“THE SONS OF
KATIE ELDER”
Also
Marshall Thompson
Dave LaLle
•'THE MIGHTY JUNGLE”
Sunday, Aug. 31
John Wayne—Dean Martin
“THE SONS OF
KATIE ELDER”
Mon., Tue., Sept. 1-2
Suzanne Pleshette
•'IF IT’S TUESDAY THIS
MUST BE BELGIUM”
Wed., Thu., Frl., Sept. 3-4-5
Rhodes Reason —Linda Miller
“KING KONG ESCAPES!"
Also
Robert Burns—Fawn Silver
“TERROR IN THE JUNGLE”
69-70 Newton County High
Faculty List Is Completed
The faculty members of New
ton County High School have been
announced this week for the sc
hool year 1969-70. They are;
Principal, H. F. 9iarp.
Asst. Principal, Milton Mc-
Laney.
Mrs. Jerry Aldridge, Mrs. G.
L. Aten, Henry Barrow, Jr., Miss
Marjorie Blair, Ronald Bradley,
Mrs. Howard Brooks, L.M. Bur
ke, Mrs. L. M. Burke, Mrs.
Edgar Callaway, Tommy Cham
pion, Mrs. Jacob Clodfelter, Joe
Croom, Wilbur Fisher.
Mrs. Henry Fitzpatrick, Mrs.
James Gardner, Miss Sarah Ann
Hamilton, Perry Haymore, Jim
Honeycutt, Mrs. Malcolm Kes
singer, Miss Clara Jones, Mrs.
C. H. King, John Mask, Mrs.
Bill McDowell.
Mrs. J. T.-McKay, Mrs. Bob
the attractive yard of Mr. and
Mrs. Byrd.
Following the dinner, Mrs. Br
ooks led the members in a de
lightful game, “Let’s Make a
Deal”, quiz on Pilot Interna
tional. Mrs. Jack Allen was
the winner.
An attractive yearbook was given
to each member by First Vice
President, Miss Martha Ram
sey.
President Ruth Parker expres
sed appreciation to the commit
tee members for an evening of
fun and fellowship. Chairman,
Mrs. Jim Brooks thanked Mrs.
Byrd for her hospitality.
Auto Inspection
Program Boosted
By Federal Funds
ATLANTA (GPS) — Georgia’s
motor vehicle inspection pro
gram has received another shot
in the arm.
Gov. Lester G. Maddox announ
ced that the National Bureau of
Highway Safety has approved a
$65,112 grant to be used by the
Georgia Department of Public
Safety for training and certify
ing mechanic-Inspectors in the
state’s inspection program.
This grant, the second of its
kind, brings to $126,653 the am
ount of federal funds Georgia has
received to carry out the pro
gram, according to Col. R. H.
Burson, state public safety di
rector. The first grant of $61,-
541 was received in January,
1968, he said.
Ben A. Jordan, State Coordin
ator of Highway Safety, pointed
out that under this project four
uniformed state troopers are as
signed fulltime to train and cer
tify the approximately 1,600 mec
hanics remaining who have not
been reached yet by the Safety
Department’s Division of Motor
Vehicle Inspection.
“Georgia has some 7,000 mec
hanic-Inspectors, and this grant
will enable us to reach, not only
those who have not yet been tr
ained and certified, but will speed
up the annual re-certificatlon of
mechanic - inspectors, he said.
STRAND
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COVINGTON. GIORGIA
Thurs., Frl., Sat.—
Aug. 28, 29, 30
Double Feature
“THE ODD COUPLE”
Plus
“BAREFOOT IN THE PARK”
Due to the length of these two
pictures, there will be no Sat.
Matinee on them. There will be
a Sat. Matinee for children at
3 o’clock.
Sun., Mon., Tues.—
Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 2
“GUNS OF THE
MAGNIFICENT SEVEN”
George Kennedy
Merchants tickets accepted on
this picture.
Me Ree, Mrs. Carlos Meyer, Mrs.
R. H. Patterson, Robert Peay,
Mrs. James Prosser, Benny Rod
gers, W. T. Scarborough, Mrs.
W. T. Scarborough, Joe Sears,
Miss Jeri Sessions, Miss Glorl
anne Smith, J. D. Smith, Mrs.
Bob Wheeler, Tom Wortman.
Librarians; J. Frank Walker,
Pierce Sanders.
Counselors: Eddie Najjar,
Mrs. Dan Moore.
Disabled Widow May Now
Draw Pension When 50
“We have some good news for
Newton County widows due to ch
ange in the social security Law,”
Neil W. Quarles, field represen
tative of the Decatur social se
curity office said today. This
concerns social security pay
ments for disabled widows after
age 50.
Before the change in the law a
widow could receive full monthly
payments at age 62, based on the
work record of her husband, or
slightly reduced monthly checks
as early as age 60. Now, mon
thly payments at a reduced rate
can be made to a disabled widow
age 50 or over even though she
has never worked in employment
covered by social security. To
be eligible, she must be at least
age 50 and must have become
disabled within seven years of
CATARACT:
THE ANSWER IS SURGERY
Surgery Is the only known cure
for cataract. It is safe and
successful 95 times out of 100.
Why does it remain the leading
cause of blindness in the United
States? The Georgia Society for
the Prevention of Blindness sta
tes that the primary reasons
are because the cataract sufferer
does not know that his condition
can be treated, that sight can be
restored; or because he is afraid
or apprehensive of surgical tr
eatment.
In the normal eye, the trans
parent lens acts as a focusing
agent for incoming light rays,
directing the rays to the retina,
where the “visual message” is
sent to the brain for interpretat
ion. The condition called cata
ract occurs when this lens be
comes cloudy or opaque, and
the light rays are prevented,
partially or entirely, from rea
ching the retina. Loss of vision
is the result.
Cataract occurs either be
cause of liquid retention by the
lens or a breakdown of the lens
protein. Why it occurs is not
known. The most common type
of cataract is that which occurs
in the eyes of people past mid
dle age. When the lens is hard
and completely opaque, it is kn
own as a “ripe” cataract, which
is ready for surgical treatment.
Though of course surgery on
the eye is a delicate procedure,
the essential description of what
occurs in cataract surgery is
simple; The cataract, that opa
que lens, is removed, allowing
light transmission once again.
To replace the focusing powers
of the missing eye lens, the per
son wears cataract eyeglasses
(a double-convex lens) or con
tact lenses.
The mission of the Society is
to convince persons with cata
ract, or those concerned with
their welfare, of the promise of
surgical treatment. The Society
is making particular efforts to
reach the state’s older citizens,
since cataract accounts for 40
percent of all visual problems
of those 65 and over.
The Society’s information pa
mphlets on cataract are sent out
to the public upon request; and
are distributed to physicians,
visiting nurses, public health
nurses, facilities serving the
aged, and other organizations
which serve this age group —
in cities and towns across the
state.
A cataract is noticeable as a
milky grey or whitish color of
the eye’s pupil. There are sev-
East Newton
Has Breakin
Robbers broke into the East
Newton Elementary School dur
ing the past weekend and stole
some school equipment.
Newton School Supt. J. W. Rich
ardson reported to the Newton
Sheriffs Office that the robbery
of one typewriter, one micro
phone and two record players
took place between Friday, Aug
ust 22 and Monday, August 25.
Entry was made after glass had
been broken in a door on the
west side of the building.
The school is located near the
Starrsville Community.
Human Heart Best
The advantages of heart tr
ansplantations are greater than
those of mechanical hearts, says
Dr. Christian Barnard. “When
Dr. Blaiberg, the world’s first
successful heart transplant case,
was first visited by his wife after
his operation, his new heart
pumped extra blood to accom
modate his emotion,” Dr. Bar
nard said. “A mechanical heart
wouldn’t do this.”
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Secretaries: Mrs. Willie
Campbell, Mrs. John Burson.
Dietician, Mrs. Huie Moore.
Chief Custodian, John Harper.
Band Director: Basil Rigney.
Vocational Division: Director,
Robert Arrington, James Brown,
Weston Brown, Barney Nunn, Ja
mes T. O’Neal.
Secretary, Mrs. Foster Hud
son.
the date of her husband’s death
or within seven years after she
last received social security pay
ments.
Quarles invites any interest
ed Newton County widow to visit
the local social security office in
the Decatur North Professional
Building in downtown Decatur.
He suggested that it would be a
good idea to call the office be
fore visiting it to find which
papers they should bring with
them. Claims can be handled
more quickly this way.
For the convenience of re
sidents of Newton County t a So
cial Security representative is
at the Courthouse in Covington
each Tuesday from 9;30 a. m. to
12:00 noon. Interested widows
may contact him there if they
prefer.
eral symptoms of cataract (tho
ugh persons with any of these
signs may not have cataract)
which indicate the need for a th
orough eye examination by an
eye physician:
Blurred vision. The person
may complain that the light is
not bright enough to read by;
or finds that he must hold ob
jects closer to his eyes.
Double vision or spots. Par
ticularly when looking at lights,
the person may see two or more.
He may see spots and loss of
detail in areas of whatever he
is looking at.
Changing eyeglasses frequen
tly. A person with cataract near
the center of the lens may find
that even though he gets a chan
ged or stronger eyeglass pre
scription, it doesn’t help his
vision.
The Georgia Society for the
Prevention of Blindness emph
asizes, as the title of one of its
pamphlets says, that cataracts
are “Shadows That Need Not
Be.”
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Temperatures
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Temperatures in Covington
during the past week, according
to local weatherman Jack Chap
man, were:
High Low
Wed., Aug. 20 88 72
Thur., Aug. 21 89 67
Frl., Aug. 22 83 61
Sat., Aug. 23 76 57
Sun., Aug. 24 81 58
Mon., Aug. 25 84 59
Tues., Aug. 26 88 61
Rainfall totaled 3.46 inches.
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DRYER ELECTRIC - Heating and Air Cycles 78.00
FREEZER CHEST - Hold 550 lbs. Food 138.00
Assortment Os Air Conditioners Cut to 25%
A -rone |ce Maker - Self Defrost Ref. Section
REFRIGERATORS 14.1 Cu. Ft. with Top Freezer 199.00
COLOR TV 23” Screen - Walnut Cabinet 379.95
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Health Board Defers Budget OK
An economy - minded State
Board of Health Thursday de
clined to approve public health
budget requests for fiscal year
1971. The full Board acting on
the request of its chairman’s
committee, headed by Carl Pru
ett of Griffin, returned the wei
ghty document to the Health De
partment for further study on
whether the “requested money
can be more wisely spent.”
Pruett remarked that “there
are scattered items all through
the budget that we’re not satis
fied with.” Dr. J. T. Mercer of
Elberton, the Board’s secretary,
added, however, that “reevalua
tion should cover every item.”
The members’ dissatisfaction
apparently stemmed in part from
what they felt were requests for
items that could be purchased at
lower quality levels. Pruett said,
“We believe that good quality,
long-wearing equipment can be
bought at less cost.”
The Board’s chairman, Dr. B.
W. Forester of Macon, supported
the committee position and gain
ed approval from the State Bud
get Bureau to defer passage of
the health budget proposal until
the Board’s next monthly meet
ing scheduled for Sept. 18.
In discussion of the fiscal re
quests Dr. Forester emphasized
that a “high priority item” in
the final budget would be the up
grading of community-based hea
lth care. To be included, the Ma
con physician said, will be im
proved district health services
and employee benefits, increas
ed mental health clinic care and
a step-up in environmental con
trol activities.
The Board heard from mental
health committee chairman Dr.
Albert Tuck of Thomasville what
he termed an “encouraging re
port” on the career activities
of graduates from the Georgia
Mental Health Institute in At
lanta. Dr. Tuck reported that of
the 27 psychiatrists who have
completed their residencies at
Public Payroll
(From Front Page)
cal government payrolls, 566 of
them on a full-time basis.
The remainder, who work part
time, were converted into their
full-time equivalent to permit
comparison with other communi
ties.
As to salaries and wages, New
ton County residents have been
paying less to operate their local
government than have people in
most parts of the United states.
Whether they got more for their
money, or less, is not indicated.
Their total payroll, for the
month in which the census was
taken, was $215,000, which am
ounted to a cost of $9.00 for every
local resident.
Nationally, the cost of meet
ing local payrolls averaged $15.-
75 a month per capita. In the
Southern States, it was $12.39.
In the five years since the
previous Census of Governments
was taken, total public employ
ment in the united states rose
by 1.9 million persons, or 23
percent, the figures show. Lo
cal governments accounted for
more than half of this increase.
The payrolls for public em
ployees rose at an even greater
rate, climbing 53 percent in the
period.
Department of Labor fore
casts indicate that by 1975 there
will be 11.5 million openings for
journeymen in the skilled trades
because of national growth, nor
mal attrition and replacement of
craftsmen who die or retire.
the Institute since it opened in
1965, “14 have remained in Ge
orgia, with 10 now in military
service indicating that they will
return to Georgia.” Three are
now practicing in other states,
Dr. Tuck said. His report also
indicated that 15 out of 18 In
stitute graduates in psychiatric
nursing were now serving in
Georgia.
In additional action, the Heal
th Board approved admission po
licies for the Georgia Retarda
tion center which will open in
Atlanta this fall and for an At
hens training unit of the Cen
ter which will receive its first
patients in early September.
Regarding the main unit of
Newton Federal
Pays
the
highest rate
available On
Insured Savings
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Thursday, August 28, 1969
the Center — eventually to pro
vide 1000 treatment beds —the
approved policy states, “Any re
tarded individual who is a legal
resident of the State of Georgia
is eligible for inpatient, out
patient and other services at
the Georgia Retardation Cen
ter.” ,
The policy for the Center’s
Athens unit, coordinated with
programs at the University of
Georgia, restricts admissions to
counties in the Athens area. Ad
missions are also selective as
to type of disability as the 40-
bed branch on the University
campus was established speci
fically for training and research
in mental retardation.