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Cub Scouts of Pack 182 at the Children's
Development Center in Covington received their
Bobcat awards Wednesday afternoon from Scout
Training Director Jerry Aldridge. Left to right
Columbus Hospital to host 'Clergy Day'
West Central Georgia Regional
Hospital, 3000 Schatulga Road
Columbus, will sponsor a “Clergy
Day” Wednesday from 1- 4
p.m. Pastors are invited from the
29-county West Centra) District
for Mental Health and Mental
Retardation of the Department of
Human Resources served by the
hospital.
Chief Clinical Chaplain Paul
Wheeler blasts VA plan to
close 110 hospital beds
The proposed closing of one-fifth
of the Veterans Administration
hospital in Atlanta has drawn the
fire of Georgia Veterans Service
Director Pete Wheeler.
"If there is anything we don't
need at this time," said Wheeler,
‘it is to have 110 beds vacant
ind unstaffed when so many
veterans already are being turned
iway from VA hospitals across
:he nation."
Upon learning of such plans
from "very responsible sources"
Wheeler sent a personal letter to
P. K. Whiteside, director of the
Atlanta VA hospital, asking if
meh a plan was being considered.
"I hope my information is
wrong,” Wheeler’s letter read,
‘for it seems inconceivable that
we would be spending over $55-
nillion to build a new VA
rospital in Augusta and, at the
tame time, plan to close beds at
1 practically new VA hospital in
Atlanta.” (The Atlanta VA
rospital was opened in 1966;
{roundbreaking for the new
Nelson Allen
attended
bank school
Nelson Allen, vice president,
The Bank of Covington, was
imong the 1,225 bankers at
ending the 27th annual two-week
Session of the School of Banking
>f the South held at Louisiana
hate University.
Classes started May 17 and
:ontinued through May 29,
revering advanced study in all
ihases of banking, economics,
ind finance.
The school, sponsored by
winkers association of 15 south
•rn states, requires attendance at
■.ampus sessions for three years,
>lus extensive home study work
hiring the remainder of the year,
tn outstanding faculty of 125
tankers, businessmen, economists,
ind educators teach courses
iealing with bank management,
service, and operations.
During their three years at LSU,
tanker-students receive a total of
180 hours of classroom instruc
ion. 30 hours of review, organ
zed evening study, and written
inal examinations at the end of
rach year.
"Bankers participating in this
nurse receive a broader under
standing of the relationships be
ween all aspects of banking and
he economy," said Walter B.
Stuart 111. Director of the
School. Stuart is vice chairman of
7 irst National Bank of Com
nerce. New Orleans.
Fishing is one of Cape Cod's
Idest industries, dating from its
arly inhabitants, the Wampanoag
ndians. National Geographic
ays.
Cubs get awards
are: Anthony Smith, Aldridge, Melvin Stowe,
Michael Jones, Arbie Morris, Freddie Gaither. Al
Stanfield and Charlie Bryant. The boys proudly
wear the Bobcat pins on their shirts.
Kapp will welcome the clergy
and will be in charge of the
program. Tours of the campus
and patient areas will be offered.
The pastors will visit on the
patient units and speak with both
patients and staff.
The purpose of Clergy Day is to
afford the ministers an op
portunity to become better
acquainted with the hospital and
facility in Augusta is set for
July.)
Apparently, Wheeler's informa
tion was correct; Whiteside con
firmed that "such a move is
under active consideration." No
date was given, however, for the
proposed closing of the beds.
Meanwhile, Wheeler is informing
all veterans organizations in the
state of the planned bed-closings,
and urging them to contact the
members of the Georgia congress
ional delegation in Washington in
an effort to have them stop such
a move.
"The Atlanta VA hospital is one
of the better hospitals in the
entire VA system," Wheeler said,
"and it would be a flagrant
waste for 110 beds to stand
vacant. Any plan to close these
beds should be stopped now and
not allowed to be implemented."
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the treatment programs as well as
patients and staff members.
Chaplain Kapp will inform the
visitors about the educational
program available to clergy and
church members and plans for
building a non denominational
chapel on the hospital campus
will be announced.
Counties which are served by
the hospital are: Fayette, Henry,
Newton, Pike, Lamar, Butts,
Wildlife camps planned in Mtn.
The National Wildlife Federa
tion, a nonprofit conservation
education organization, is offering
eight outdoor education oppor
tunities for youngsters ages 8 to
16 in the scenic Blue Ridge
Mountains of North Carolina.
The Wildlife Camp program,
now in its sixth year, offers a
blend of educational and camping
activities on 1,300 acres near
Hendersonville, N.C. Open to
children 8 to 12 years old, the
camp provides scenic hiking trails
in forests, freshwater streams, and
a spring-fed lake as an outdoor
laboratory for environmental
learning. The ratio of counselors
to campers is 1 to 5, assuring
close attention to the needs of
each camper. The four sessions of
Wildlife Camp scheduled for
1976 are:
Session I — June 1.3-24, ages 8-
12.
Session II — July 4-15, ages 8-
12.
USDA to eliminate use of
Food Stamp vouchers
State Welfare agencies adminis
tering the food stamp program
will not be able to authorize the
acceptance of vouchers as
payment for food stamps after
April 30. 1977. under an amend
ment proposed by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Under the current voucher
system, operating in several
states. eligible food stamp
recipients may be issued vouchers
by their local welfare agency.
These vouchers are redeemable
for food stamps by issuance
agents. The local welfare agency
then reimburses the issuance
agent in cash for the vouchers.
In effect, the local agency is
using the voucher system to pay
Upson. Spalding. Taylor, Marion,
Macon. Schley. Webster, Sumter.
Dooley, Crisp, Carroll, Coweta,
Troup, Meriweather, Heard.
Harris, Talbot, Muscogee,
Chattahoochee, Stewart. Quitman,
Randolph , and Clay.
For further information call the
hospital chaplain's office 563-
7110 ext. 229 or the Volunteer
Services office at the same
number, ext. 256.
Session 111 — Julv 18-29, ages
10-12.
Session IV — August 1-12, ages
10-12.
Teenagers ages 13 to 16 can get
close to nature during a 12-day
backpacking trip through the
Blue Ridge Mountains in NWF’s
other youth program, Environ
mental Adventures. The four
session dates for these supervised
camping trips are the same as for
the Wildlife Camps.
For further information, write
to: Wildlife Camp-Environmental
Adventures, National Wildlife
Federation, Department CO, 1412
16th St. N.W., Washington.
D.C., 20036; or call 202-797-
68.38.
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THE COVINGTON NEWS — TUESDAY. JUNE «. 1976
for the recipient s food stamp
allotment. Once the touchers have
been converted to cash, the
issuance agent deposits the funds
in a Federal Reserve Bank for
credit to USDA's account within
the Treason Department.
USDA regulations require local
agencies to convert vouchers into
cash within a specified lime.
However, in some areas using
this system, there have been
delays in the conversion of
vouchers into cash. These delays
result in late depositing of food
stamp revenues bt issuance
agents and loss in interest value
of the funds to the Federal
Government.
Ihe April 30. 1 0 . 4 deadhn<
will give state agencies sufficient
time to phase out voucher*
programs without undue adminis
trative hardship. Local agencies
tl
lilt wish to continue assistmo
households in paying for food
stamps may use alternative
methods, such as direct cash
payments to recipients.
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I’he proposed amendment was
published in the Federal Register
of Max 18. 1976. Comments,
suggestions and objections should
be sent to Mrs. Nancy Snyder,
director. Food Stamp Division.
Food and Nutrition Service. U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Washington. D.C.. 20250. no
later than June 21. 1976.
WEATHER
Covington weatherman Jack
Chapman has issued the following
information on recent weather in
Covington and Newton County:
High Low
Wed.. 26th 77 55
Thurs., 27th 72 61
Fri., 28th 78 62
Sat., 29th 74 60
Sun., 30th 84 58
Mon.. 31st 88 60
Tues., Ist 85 62
Total rainfall for the week was
2.80 inches.
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