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Bill Grantham (r) and Pit Hicks, teachers of a course on self
protection, demonstrate techniques women can master with a lit
tle practice.
'Little Mary Sunshine 1
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"Little Mary Sunshine," the
musical spoof which won a place
as one of the biggest hits in New
York's off-Broadway history, will
be the n^xt attraction at The
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presented June 10 through July
1«.
This production will mark the
return of the “Where’s Charley"
cast which opened The Harlequin
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One of the most successful off-
Broadway musicals ever written
"Little Mary Sunshine" pokes
gentle fun at the Jeanette Mc-
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Self-defense course
Little Mary, an orphan, runs the
Colorado Inn, and is all sweet
ness and light. She is courted by
the brave Capt. "Big Jim" War
rington, who promises to marry
her U[M>n his return from a most
dangerous mission dealing with
the evil Indian, Yellow Feather,
and other assorted bad types.
This hilarious spoof of damsels
in distress rescued by heroic, al
though slightly demented forest
rangers and threatened by evil,
dastardly villains, features songs
like "Colorado Love Cail" in
place of "The Indian Love Call"
and "Look for a Sky of Blue",
instead of "Look For The Silver
Lining".
One will recognize all the take
offs and be totally enthralled by
this fun-filled, romping satire of
the old operettas. With waltzes,
marches, love calls, grand
operatic duets and Egyptian
temple dances lall occurring at
the drop of a music cue I, "Little
Mary Sunshine" is a delight for
the entire family.
Performances will be a Saturday
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Self-defense is
one class away
A young man under the in
fluence of drugs recently choked
his mother to death in a large
Georgia city.
R. H. Grantham of Atlanta
believes the women still would be
alive today if she had learned a
few simple techniques of self
defense.
Grantham, a retired Delta
Airline employe, presently is
teaching a course in self-defense
to women and youth on Thur
sday evenings at Snapping Shoals
EMC. The series of classes is
being sponsored by the Newton
County Extension Service under
the direction of Mrs. Lottie B.
Johnson, extension home
economist.
Grantham, a soft-spoken man in
his sixties, designed the course,
which includes actual practice of
such techniques as how to take a
gun away from an assailant when
you know he’s going to pull the
trigger and how to cross your
arms above your head if an
attacker has an object such as a
broken bottle in his hand.
The instruction method is a
combination of lecture and
practice by participants in the
class. Grantham is assisted by
Bill Stewart who has had five
years of experience in self-defense
instruction and Pat Hicks who
also had been involved in self
defense for five years.
Grantham said the course enable
young girls and women of all
ages to learn to defend them
selves in the event of attack
without using extra strength or
having had long years of practice
and exercise.
“You will be able to conquer
the fear that strikes when you
don't know what to do in your
own defense. And once the fear
is gone, woe to the attacker when
matinee at 11:30 a.m.; Sunday
family day at 5 p.m. and evening
performances Tuesday through
Saturday, with dinner at 7 and
curtain at 8:30 p.m. For further
information and reservations, call
202-1552.
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•/> cup butter or margarine
Salt and pepper to taste
Scrub squash in cold water;
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coarsely. In a 10-inch skillet over
high heat stir together the butter
and squash just until barely
cooked and thoroughly hot —
about 5 minutes.
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one of the students turns her
newlx learned power loose.” said
Grantham.
Through techniques developed
by Grantham over the years,
women are able to inflict pain to
an attacker and even hold down
an adult man or permanentlx
injure him.
The course covers safety in the
use of the telephone, how to deal
with an immediately attack,
problems of dating, protection at
home and on the street and
protection in apartment houses,
parking lots, shopping centers and
other public places.
Grantham and his aides teach
tecnhiques of Judo. Jui Jitsu.
Akido and Karate and other
martial arts which they say are
easily learned by women.
Participants in the class also are
given instruction in Georgia law
in order to avoid litigation as a
result of using their new-found
skills.
Among the groups Grantham
has instructed are student nurses
at Grady Hospital, the Atlanta
Girls Club. Girl Scout groups.
Jaycettes. Hapeville High School
students. Delta Air Lines em
ployes. Piedmont Hospital nurses.
South Fulton Hospital nurses and
home economists in the Georgia
University System. Grantham has
just completed a course of in
struction for Atlanta and Douglas
county school system coaches,
who will pass along the self
defense skills to students.
Cost of the course is $2 for two
hours of instruction each
Thursday, and Mrs. Johnson said
those who have missed the first
three sessions may still enroll if
they hurry. For registration infor
mation. call Mrs. Johnson at
786-2574.
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Place them on a flat dish or
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with a damp tea towel. They will
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THE COVINGTON NEWS — TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1976
Pat Hicks, instructor in a self-defense course for women, uses a
rubber knife to teach class participant how to fend off attack by
assailant.
Names in
®l|e News
Dr. and Mrs. Robert M.
Stephenson Jr. and children,
Cindy and David Lee of
Columbia, S.C., were Friday
overnight guests of the Lee
Stephensons.
Get that knife!
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henderson
returned Thursday from Pickens,
S.C., where they enjoyed a ten
day visit with their son and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Henderson.
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