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DAR Chapter Holds Flag Day Meeting
Allen C, Pritchett, Jr., guest speaker at Flag Day meeting of local DAR
is shown here with his mother, Mrs. A. C. Pritchett, regent of the local chapter
and his two children who acted as Flag Bearers; holding the American flag is
Candler Pritchett and holding the DAR flag is Miss Janna Pritchett
PARTIES HONOR
M/55 SIMPSON
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Hunt
onored Miss Julia Ann Simpson
md Bill Elliot with a cook-out
md gadget shower at their home.
The guests assembled in the
lack garden. The individual
ables were covered with red
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checkered cloths and centered
with green hurricane lamps.
Boxes, marked His and Hers,
containing the gift gadgets, were
presented the couple who re
ceived a lounge chair from their
hosts.
Twelve friends joined them
for this delightful alfresco af
fair.
On Friday evening Miss Simp-
son was honored with a lingerie
shower given by Mrs. A. E.
Hagaman, Miss Sherry Hagaman
and Miss Rita Carney at the
Hagaman home.
Pink and white was the color
scheme carried out in the ar
rangements of garden flowers
and in the delicious refresh
ments.
The gifts were presented Miss
Simpson in a pink chest attrac
tively decorated with miniature
pink roses and pink and white
ribbons.
A salad course was served
the 20 guests by the hostesses.
Macon Junior
Adds 3 Teachers
Macon Junior College has add
ed three new faculty members
in preparation for opening in
September.
Dr. James O. Richards has
been namsd associate professor
of history and chairman of the
Division of Social Sciences at
Macon Junior College. He will
take up his duties in September,
coming to Macon from Kentucky
Southern College in Louisville.
Dr. Richards was awarded the
B. A. degree in history by
Georgetown College in 1958,
the M. A. by the University of
Illinois in 1960 and the Ph. D.
by Illinois in 1962. He was a
Woodrow Wilson Fellow and a
University of Illinois Fellow.
Dr. Brent S. Rushall has been
named assistant professor and
head of the faculty of Physical
Education. He took the Diploma
of Physical Education with
honors from Sydney Teachers’
College (Australia) in 1960,
the M. S. with honors from In
diana University in 1967, and
will complete his Ph. D. work
at Indiana University in Human
Performance before arriving in
Macon.
Dr. Polly Cabe Roberts has
been appointed to the position
of assistant professor of Physi
cal Education at Macon Junior
College and will assume her
duties here in September. She
look the B. S. in physical edu
cation at the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro in
1954 and the M. A. at Columbia
University in 1959. She is
presently completing work toward
the doctorate at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and expects to receive the de
gree this summer.
Hospitals in increasing
numbers are utilizing compu
ters to perform many functions—
but one function that cannot be
programmed into a computer is
caring. And this is the dis
tinguishing feature of a hospi
tal—People Caring for People
The hospital will always need
people to care for people.
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Beltista Club
Completes Bth
Year of Activity
With the annual June luncheon
the Beltista Club ended its Bth *
year of activities. ‘
In September the club began '
holding its monthly meetings at '
the newly completed Ocklahat- '
chee Club House. The programs *
for the year carried out the <
theme of the civic-oriented club <
with svch guests as Dr. Jack 1
Carlton, who spoke on the new '
Macon Junior College, and Mayor I
Richard Ray who spoke on <
“Perry’s Past and Future." <
Furman Cliett gave a talk on the
“Stay and See Georgia” program;
Mrs. Snow of Warner Robins on ]
the “Pink Ladies Auxiliary”, ]
and Mrs. Lawton Miller of Macon (
presented an enlightening film j
on cancer research.
The 1968 Antique Show and
Sale proved to be extremely suc
cessful and a rewarding experi- ,
ence for each Beltista member, j
Since the first show and sale in
1963 the club has worked to im
prove and expand each phase of j
this project, with proceeds go
ing to various charities.
In 1964 the Beltista Club be
gan awarding a scholarship each
year toward the college educa
tion of a deserving high school
senior. The recipient for the
1967- scholarship was Alyce 1
Gutzke, who attends Belhaven
College in Mississippi; and the
1968- recipient is Susan 1
Thomason who will enter the <
University of Georgia in Septem- I
ber, and plans to major in jour
nalism.
Besides the many monetary !
contributions, the Beltista Club ’
has given of its time and energy '
toward the betterment of the ;
community. The door to door
Cancer Drive, for example, with
emphasis on research and educa
tion, has been successfully
headed for the past few years by,,
the Beltista Club.
A new project undertaken at
the end of this year has been the
formation of a new club. The
young club has not yet decided
on a name, but the eleven char
ter members elected as their
officers Mrs. Lurry Walker,
president; Mrs. Freddy Lewis,
vice president; Mrs. Jerry Hor
ton, treasurer; and Mrs. Leon
McWhite, secretary.
The newly elected officers
of the Beltista Club include Mrs.
Billy Beckham, president; Mrs.
Jim O’Neal, vice president; Mrs.
Sam Nunn Jr., recording secre
tary; and Mrs. Charles Culpep
per, treasurer.
Now, at the close of another
club year, each Beltista member
looks forward to the new year
with renewed enthusiasm. Plans
are already underway to make
the next year, beginning in
September, bigger, better, and
more rewarding than ever.
Miss Way Honored
At Perry Parties
Miss Ella Am Way, hride
elect of Hawkinsville, was
honored with a luncheon at the
New Perry Hotel on Wednesday
given by Mrs. Stanley Smith,
Mrs. Mari m Brown and Mrs.
Cohen Walker.
The guests assembled in the
garden room for a delicious
lunch.
Yellow and white was the
color scheme used in the love
ly table arrangement of garden
flowers and in the place cards
featuring wedding bells.
A sterling dinner bell was
presented Miss Way by the
hostesses.
Fifteen guests joined the
honoree for this delightful affair.
On Thursday afternoon Miss
Way, was the inspiration for a
lovely seated tea given by Mrs.
Carlton Pierce Jr. and Mrs.
Tom Cater at the home of the
the former on Duncan Avenue.
Garden flowers were used in
the lovely decorations through
out the rooms.
The dining table held a beau
tiful arrangement of garden
flowers and on the individual
tables were miniature silver
bowl arrangements of similar
flowers.
A china handle cake knife was
presented the honoree by her
hostesses.
Out-of-town guests were
Mrs, R. G. Way, Miss Nell Way
and Mrs. Bob Massee of Haw
kinsville.
BY MRS. GORDON
SCARBOROUGH
Phone 953-3401
Mrs. D. E. Youmans and Mrs.
R. F. Stembridge of Lake Wales,
Fla. spent several days last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Scarborough and Mrs. J. D.
Stembridge, all attending the
Stembridge Family reunion, Sun
day, June 9, at the Baptist Tab
ernacle Park in Macon. Joining
them for dinner Sunday night
were, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Scar
borough Jr., and Rabun of Perry
and Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Scarbor
ough.
♦ * *
Mrs. Roger Davis, Mrs. Wood
row Smith Jr., Jason and Ingred,
Mrs. E. J. Bassett and Mrs. J.
C. Leverett Sr. spent last Friday
in St. Mary with Mr. and Mrs.
David Davis.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lawayne Hayes
and Oharla are visiting relatives
in Rogersville and Gadsden, Ala.
♦ * *
Mr. and Mrs. James Harrison,
Donna and Rita of Brandon, Fla.
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Berry and other relatives.
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Mr. and Mrs. Oran Martin, Ro
bin and Rita are visiting rela
lives in Lakeland, Fla. and Aia.
this week.
* * *
Mrs. Eddie B. Bryan has re
turned home after being a pati
ent in the Houston County Hos
pital.
♦ * ♦
Mrs. Laura Smith and Bob
Smith of Lakeland spent last
week with her daughter, Mrs.
Eddie B. Bryan, Mr. Bryan and
Debbie.
♦ ♦ ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams
and children, Mr. and Mrs. M.
L. McLain and children and Mr.
Financial Assistance Available
To Educate Trainable Children
School Superintendent, David
A. Perdue, announced that finan
cial assistance is now available
for the education of some train
able retarded children between
the ages of 6-18 years. The
1968 Georgia Assembly appro
priated $50,000 for this purpose.
Os the $5,000 allotted to each
Congressional District, $4,000
will he used to provide stipends
for children already enrolled
in private schools, and SI,OOO
has been designated for children
who have not previously been
enrolled.
Children eligible for these
funds must be legal residents
of the State of Georgia and able
to attend non-public programs,
either in or out of Georgia, pro
viding no appropriate State-sup
ported services are available.
The Georgia State Department
of Education has defined a train
able mentally retarded child
as one who will usually have
an intellectual ability of ap
proximately one-third to one
half that of the “average” child
of the same chronological age.
This individual will have an
intelligence quotient of 35 to
55, ns determined on an individ
ually administered intelligence
test. Such a child miy be ex
pected to benefit from a program
designed to further his socio
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Ag Research Grant
Discussion of a $125,000 ag research grant from
Southeastern Electric Exchange highlight! a tour of
University of Georgia agricultural engineering re
search facilities here. The group includes, from left.
Dr. Robert W. Brown, formerly of Perry, who is chair
man, agricultural engineering division. University of
Georgia; William B. Owens, Southeastern Electric Ex
change, and Joe B. Browder, SEE president-elect and
vice president, marketing, Georgia Power Company. ’
The utility is a member firm of SEE. Under the grant,
ag research leaders will conduct a regional research
program to explore the potentials of electricity as a
source of energy in agricultural pursuits.
and Mrs. Edward Bryan visited
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Bryan Sun
day afternoon.
• * *
Mrs. A. R. Bryant spent sever
al days last week with her son,
C. W. Bryant and Mrs. Bryant.
« • *
Visiting Mrs. Viola Garvin and
Miss Ha Garvin recently were
Elder W. H. Hancock, Mrs. Mat
tie Hancock, Mrs. Alma Han
cock, Rev. Brown and Julian
Tucker. Sunday visitors were
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Thomson
and Lin wood, Ellis Garvin and
Mrs. Edwin Aultman of Macon,
Mrs. Mae McOard, Roy Garvin.
• * •
Mrs. Homer Long, Mrs. W. H.
Rape, Mrs. Lonnie Andrews,
Mrs. Joe Andrews and Mrs. J.
H. Brown spent the weekend in
Fort Myers, Fla., with Mrs. Mo
zelle Lowe.
* * *
Mrs. J, H. Peacock spent Sun
day in Macon with Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Arrington and family.
• • ♦
Mr. and Mrs. R. F, Scarbor
ough entertained with a family
dinner Sunday at their home. At- ~
tending were Mr. and Mrs. Mar
shal Scarborough and Julie of
Macon. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Scar
borough and Mrs. J. D. Stem
bridge.
* * ♦
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Garvin visit- 1
ed Mr. and Mrs. Julian Bass in 1
Macon Sunday afternoon.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Palmore Rape
of Brunswick spent last week
with her mother. Mrs. J. T. Ry
als and Miss Kathryn Ryals.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Waller H. Stem
bridge of Valdosta visited Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Scarborough
and Mrs. J. D. Stembridge last
Saturday.
economic usefulness in his
home and/or sheltered environ
ment or residential selling. At
maturity, the trainable mentally
retarded will he functioning at
approximately the second grade
level.
Perdue said that Houston
I County had received a limited
, number of application blanks '
j for these grants, and parents of
I trainable children may obtain
! blanks from the Educational
! Office in the County Huilding
in Warner Robins, or the Board
, of Education Office in Perry.
Completed applications, to
gether with the following items,
should be submitted to the Stale
Department of Education:
..A recent psychological ex
amination by a qualified psy
’ chologist
..A recent medical report,
I including vision and bearing
testing
..A statement from a State
approved private school the
child has been accepted
Additional information and
instructions to parents will be
included with the application
blanks.
Grants will be based on the
average amount spent from State
and local funds for each child
in public school during the
Thu Houston Homo Journal, Porry, Co.. Thursday, Juno 20, IMS
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BILLY ETHRIDGE, part
nor in Akin Drug Company,
has been elected third vice
president of the Georgia
Pharmaceutical Association.
The state-wide organization
of 1,400 members elected
the local pharmacist
through a mail ballot last
week. He defeated Herbert
Miles of Atlanta. •
Ethridge has been a part
ner in the local drug store
since 1961.
Traveler Dies
In Trailer Here
Mrs. Norine Lavou McCabe
Kyle, 62, North Whittier, Calif.,
died Tuesday morning in a camp
er here while she and her hus
band were en route to Florida.
Wntson-Hunt Funeral Home
will send the body to California
for funeral services and burial.
She is survived by her husband
Robert J. M. Kyle; two daughters,
four brothers and two sisters.
Lightning
Scientists estimate that
over the entire earth there are
about a hundred flashes of
lightning every second.
* * *
Bottoms Upl
In some parts oil the Arab
world, a man is considered a
weakling if he refuses to drink
dirty water.
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Metallic Yarns
Metallic yarns used today
consist of a layer of metal,
usually aluminum, bonded
between two layers of acetate
or polyester plastic film.
These yarns are more flexible
than those formerly made of
silver or copper, --hlch
tended to tarnisn.
preceding year.
Applications will be handled
in the order they are received
by a State Department appointed
committee. For those children
approved, tuition will be paid
directly to the school they will
attend.
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Win in Tournament
The Houston Lake Ladies Golf
Association played a "Tee To
Green” Tournament on Tuesday,
June 18. The winners were Jo
Dunning and Doris Hulbert with
low putts.
A Scotch Foursome will be held
on July 4. Be sure to keep the
date open.
ADOPTION NOTICE
The Superior Court for the County
of Houston, State of Georgia. ■
Civil Action, File Number A-467.
Ad pot lon. Bobby Charles Levens. In
Re. Randall Lamar Levens.
To: Edward Hilton Harper, greet
ings:
In Re. Petition of Bobb>* Charles
Levens to adopt Randy Lamar Har
per In the Superior Court of Houston
County. Case No. A-467, filed June
14, T9e2, and order for service by
publication dated June 18, 1968.
Edward Hilton Harper, father of
Kandy Lamar Harper, is hereby re
quired personally or by attorney to
be and appear before the Judge of
the Superior Court of Houston Coun
ty, Georgia, on the l3lh day of Sep
tember 1968, at 9:30 a. m. to show
cause it any, why the custody of the
said child should nut be awarded to
petitioner In the foregoing matter
and why the petitioner should not be
allowed to adopt said child.
Witness, the Honorable Geo. B.
‘■Culpepper, 111, Judge of Houston Su
perior Count.
This 18th day of June. 1968.
LOIS L. ATHON. Deputy Clerk
Superior Court
Aultman, Hulbert, Bulce & Cowart
Attorneys for Petitioner 4tc 6-20
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wage increases to three percent.
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