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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 • For County Commissionier O Republican s9*l Candidate | m For Post No. 4 ■ H. E. "Bud" SISSON "I stand for better government for all the people of Houston County" • when your (ASH NEEDS (ALL for fast action MR. J. E. WATWOOD delivers FAST-A(TION SERYKE! at Personal Thrift Plan ho? served cash f reeds in this t ea for many i • serve J, E. WATWOOD Ar.y season, any reason, Mr. Wat- >od invites his many friends to visit him where the service is .... Personal Thrift Plan Personal/ V thrift / 1026 Ball Street 'v PLAN / Perry, Georgia • ' w Phone 987-3100 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. [ E. F. BELLFLOWER MACHINE SHOP AND GARAGE TRUCK BODIES BUILT Complete Line of Hardware and Auto Parts ALL TYPES CONSTRUCTION Bridges, Culverts, Curbing All types cement work PHONE 987-1202 PERRY, GEORGIA ■ i .. i wmmmmmnm 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. * ♦ * 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. * ♦ ♦ 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 . 1— I B^fl 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 " •' fi 41 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. ♦ ♦ ♦ 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. J- I I- „■ New Perry Nursing Home, Inc. (formerly Houston Halls) 500 STANLEY ST., PERRY r NS* PHONE 987-3251 /v\ A Medical Care ■ v Nursing Home ED WILLIS Administrator h} IpOk E — Leaving town on business and your wife needs the car? Well,that’s a problem close to home. But so are we. So rent a new Ford from us. We specialize in turning minor household tragedies into happy events. All the little lady has to do is rent a Ford from us for the day. A sporty Mustang, per haps. Or a strong, quiet Ford to comfort her. They're all available, H|m|| the costs are reasonable and we in elude insurance in the price. Best of all, we're close to home, nrtrr A HAD Your home. ntNI'A’WUI MU(MU MMCMHI PTII 0< »0M NRIN MOODY MOTOR CO., INC. 1032 Ball St. Phono 987-2411 Parry, Georgia Dunning, Hulbert 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 Britain is attempting to hold wage increases to three percent. 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