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5,600 Georgia
DECA members
During Nov. 14-20, 5,600
Georgia Distributive Education
Clubs of America (DECA) students
in 123 schools and colleges will
observe DECA week, reports Dr.
Russell S. Clark, assistant superin
tendent, Office of Adult and Voca
tional Education, Georgia Depart
ment of Education. The clubs, in
which members learn skills they
will need to enter careers in mar
keting and distribution, are spon
sored by the department.
Gov. George Busbee has signed a
DECA week proclamation. The
official action praises young men
and women in high schools,
colleges and vocational schools
throughout Georgia who are
members of the association, noting
that efficient and effective market-
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Mrs. Harold Morrow
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Our community was saddened by
the death of Mr. Horace Lowe of
Lithonia, who died Oct. 31. Mr.
and Mrs. Lowe made their home
here for many years, moving to
Lithonia only a short time ago. Our
sincere sympathy is extended to
members of the bereaved family.
Mrs. Joe Franklin visited her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Jeffares in
Smyrna Monday.
Jessie Murphy was slightly injured
in an automobile accident on Hwy.
278 in Covington Thursday of last
week. Best wishes to him from
everyone in the community.
Mrs. Betty McCullough and chil
dren of Conyers spent Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Murphy
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Duncan
visited Mrs. Horace Lowe and
family in Lithonia Sunday evening.
Mrs. J. A. Waters attended
Homecoming football game at
Woodward Academy in College
Park Friday night as the guest of
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Hyde.
Mrs. Erma Baggett and daughter
of Bayminette, Ala. spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McMillan
spent Sunday in Macon with their
daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
James Harrington, and attended
Homecoming at Lynmore Metho
dist Church.
Mr. and Mre. Arthur Foster and
son of Eatonton visited Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Day and family
Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Franklin and Mrs.
Harold Morrow attended the
Homecoming football game at
Woodward Academy in College
Park Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Downing,
Jeff and Chris of Conyers spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Day and family. Mrs. Day
gave a party for Chris on his first
birthday. Grandparents and friends
were invited to enjoy this time with
him.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Murphy and
Frank Jones visited Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Wright last Sunday in
Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Green spent
Thursday and Friday visiting their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Darrale Jeffares of Hiram.
They also visited Mrs. Lene
Thomas in Mableton and Mrs.
James Rainwater in Lithia Springs.
Jeans Tip
Cotton blended with nylon or
polyester makes blue jeans more
durable, say Extension Service
clothing specialist. They add,
however, that this combination is
not as soft as 100 per cent
cotton.
Turkey Shoot
Every Saturday
11 a.m. til
Porterdale
Goff Course
Sponsored by
Covington
Moose Lodge 773
ing and distribution of goods and
services are essential to the
economy and well-being of the
citizens of Georgia.
State high school DECA officers
this year are Billy Hancock, presi
dent, Crisp County High School,
Cordele; Laverne Knight, vice
president, Southwest High,
Atlanta; Rhonda Coleman, secre
tary, Northside High, Warner
Robins. Jeff Curtis, Central Gwin
nett High, Lawrenceville; Anne
Dukas, Crestwood High, Fulton
County; and Tony Holcomb,
Dalton High, Dalton, all three
serve as district chairpersons; and
Bo Parker, Monroe Area Compre
hensive High, Monroe, is historian.
Ricky Scarborough is president of
the junior college association. He is
a student at Abraham Baldwin
College, Tifton. Lee Fouraker, also
an Abraham Baldwin student, is
vice president.
DECA members gain an oppor
tunity to develop leadership quali
ties, social intelligence, civic con
sciousness and an increased under
standing of marketing and distribu
tion in United States’ private enter
prise system,” says William J.
Brady, DECA advisor with the de
partment of education.
“Activities are designed to in
crease the student's interest in mar
keting, merchandising and manage
ment of goods and services in
retail, wholesale and service-sales
businesses.
“In both courses and part-time
jobs, DECA members work hard in
marketing fields. High school
seniors with this background can
graduate with some basic know
ledge of marketing principles and
techniques, and, if they choose,
often find full-time jobs immediate
ly on graduating,” he said.
School
Lunches
MONDAY, NOV. 8
Manager’s Choice
TUESDAY, NOV. 9
Sloppy Joe, Bun
Sliced Dill Pickles
F.F. Potatoes
Green Peas
Jello w-Fruit
Lettuce
Milk
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10
Beef <S Veg. Soup
Saltin es
PNB <S Jelly Sand.
Fruit Salad
Lettuce
Cinnamon Rolls
Milk
THURSDAY, NOV. 10
Pizza w-gr. Beef
Buttered Corn
Tossed Salad
Saltine w-PNB
Chocolate Nut
Clusters
Milk
FRIDAY, NOV. 12
Hot Dog, Bun
Mustard, Ketchup
Tater Tots
Baked Beans
Apple Sauce
Gingerbread
Milk
NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE
There will be an election in the town of Porterdale on December 8,
1976, for the purpose of electing three Councilmen. Posts No. 3,4,
and 5. Any qualified citizen wishing to qualify for these posts should
come by the City Clerk's Office beginning November 1, 1976 at 8:00
A.M. Deadline 4:00 P.M. November 15,1976.
Qualifying Fee ’50.00
Also Council Post No. 1 will be open as Councilman has resigned due
to illness. This post will be for the one year term only.
Qualifying Fee $25a00
J. D. Smallwood, Mayor
Town of Porterdale
LaGrangers to present ’Winnie The Pooh'
The Children's Theater production, “Winnie the Pooh" will be
presented by the LaGrange College Drama Dept, for the public at
7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 8-9) at the Price Theater.
The annual production is sponsored by the Junior Service
League of LaGrange. Scott Price (left) of Covington, plays
Christopher Robin; Donna Reeves (c) of Summerville, is Piglet,
and Scott Snyder of Hogansville, is Winnie.
Covington student in "Winnie the Pooh"
LaGRANGE — The children’s
classic, “Winnie the Pooh,” will be
presented by LaGrange College
students Monday, Tuesday, and
Wednesday (Nov. 8, 9 and 10) as
the annual Children’s Theater
production sponsored by the Junior
Service League of LaGrange.
The joint production of the Junior
Service League and LaGrange
College Drama Department will be
open to the public at 7:30 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 8 and
9) at Price Theater. Admission is
sl.
The LaGrange College actors,
dressed in colorful animal
costumes, will present an additional
nine performances for children in
the LaGrange School System,
second through sixth grades. The
shows will be at 9 and 10:30 a.m.
and 1 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday
and Wesnesday at the Price
Theater.
The play is based on the original
story of “Winnie the Pooh,” by A.
A. Milne and tells of the adven
tures and misadventures of
Christopher Robin and his animal
friends Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore
the donkey, Owl, Piglet, Kanga,
Roo, and a half-dozen more
woodland creatures.
Mrs. Tom Curry, chairman of the
community arts committee of the
Junior Service League, said
“Winnie the Pooh” is the fourth
annual Children's Theater produc
tion sponsored by the organization.
"We try to have the children see a
professional theater production
once a year,” Mrs. Curry said.
"This is the major project for the
community arts committee for the
year. Each member volunteers ser
vices; our members will be ushers
at the performances. We really do
feel like this is a very worthwhile
project.”
Members of the cast are taking a
children’s theater course offered by
the Drama Department and they're
prepared to play to a tough
audience.
“The biggest problem with
children productions is that people
think children are easy to play for,
but children are really the hardest
audience to play for,” said student
director David Castle of LaGrange.
"Children know what’s good and
what’s not, and they’ll let you
know it too.”
However, Castle said he’s confi
dent the play will be a success.
“I really think the play is written
better than the book as far as
action line and plot. She has taken
two or three episodes from the
book and works them into a play.
She’s caught the essence of Winnie
the Pooh; the play has ben suc
cessful everywhere.
"All members of the cast will be
in full animal costumes which will
restrict movement; we have had to
work around that. But the
costumes look good and are
colorful and should delight the
children.”
The role of Winnie the Pooh will
be played by Scott Snyder of
Hogansville. Scott Price of
Covington and Joe Lewis of Athens
will alternate in the role of
(Christopher Robin. David Brown
of Edgewater, Fla., will play
Eeyore.
Other members of the cast include
Mark Smith of Columbus, assistant
director and narrator; Duane
Baker of Atlanta as Kanga; Mary
Lynn Owen of Atlanta as Possum;
Jane Strother of LaGrange, Owl;
Robert Brown of LaGrange, Frog;
Donna Reeves of Summerville,
Piglet; Susan Owings of Sum
merville as Turtle; Susie Whalen of
Griffin, Rabbit; Bill Fincannon of
Birmingham, Ala., Roo; and
THE COVINGTON NEWS — THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1976
Drop-out program
aids young students
A very unique six-week program
was sponsored by the Piedmont
Area Community Action Agency
this summer. It was a Cultural
Enrichment Program but was
known to the participants as
“SCALP” (Summer Cultural
Achievement and Learning
Program).
The purpose of the program was
to decrease the drop-out rate of
seventh, eighth and ninth grade
students by !4 during the 1976-77
school year by implementing a
program which would improve the
cultural aspirations, and academic
levels of a select group of par
ticipants.
The program (SCALP) had
twenty-seven participants who were
housed on a twenty-four hour basis,
at Henderson Junior High
Gymnasium; courtesy of the Butts
County Board of Education. The
twenty-seven participants whose
ages ranged from 13 to 15 were
recommended by teachers,
counselors and the visiting teacher.
Selection was based on ab
senteeism, academic achievement
record and general conduct.
Five days per week were devoted
to morning sessions designed to
improve reading and mathematics
skills. During the afternoons, they
were exposed to Industrial Arts,
pre-vocational training, physical
training and counseling.
The evenings were devoted to
preparing home work assignments.
Two adults spent the evenings with
the participants at the gymnasium.
During the weekends the par
ticipants experienced field trips to
places such as the Governor's
Sharon Hossack of St. Petersburg,
Fla., as Skunk. Hudson Lenfestey
of Tampa, Fla., is stage manager.
Scott Price is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. I. H. Price of Covington, and
a graduate of Newton County High
School.
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Mansion, Fernbank Science Center
and major league sport activities.
The six week program, under the
direction of George Tate, Jackson
High School Principal, realized
tremendous results. The par
ticipants were pre and post-tested,
using the Slosson Reading Test of
Basic Skills. As a result of the six
weeks intensive program, the
participants realized a cumulative
gain of nine months progress in
reading and one year’s progress in
mathematics.
This unique success is due to Mr.
Tate's leadership and his out
standing dedicated staff, the
positive relationships that they were
able to develop with the par
ticipants, and the positive self
awareness gained by the par
ticipants.
SCALP was funded by an ESAA
grant from the Office of Education.
Executive Director, Edluie D.
Walker said that he was “par
ticularly pleased with the results of
the pilot program and pleased to
receive the grant.” He further
stated that “ESA grants normally
are awarded to school systems and
rarely to non-profit organization,
such as PACAA. Only eight non
profit organizations received ESAA
grants druing F-Y 76 and PACAA
was the only Community Action
Agency in Georgia to receive one.”
Walker stated that there is a
follow-up program designed to keep
track and provide positive re
enforcement for the participants
during the regular school year.
The staff consisted of James C.
Lawson, Willie Cash, Curtis Gaye,
Menford Bellamy, Connie
McCrary, Mary Solomon, Betty
Evans, Larry Jester, Veronica
Barlow and Lucile Ross.
Nutrition Tip
Extension Service nutritionists
point out that food fiber is
needed for digestion, and they
remind consumers that refined
flours and cereals do not contain
as much fiber as whole grain
flours and cereals.
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