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COVINGTON, GEORGIA
THE COVINGTON NEWS
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Official Organ of Newton County and The
City of Covington.
The People Speak
After many weary days of campaigning, days of;
heated words and charge and countercharge, the people of
Georgia spoke in no uncertain voice their choice for Gov
ernor.
Many people tried to convey the idea that there was
little interest in the governor’s race but the people of
Georgia proved them to be false prophets. The fact of the
matter was that there was little doubt as to the result for
the last three months.
When Mr. Howell withdrew from the race there
wasn’t even a gambler’s chance on any other result than
was so emphatically spoken by the people. We don’t be
lieve the result \yould have been other than what it was
even if Mr. Howell had been in the race, but his withdraw
al eliminated all doubt as to the outcome.
As to the other two candidates, one of them, the Hon.
Abit Nix, was very ill advised when he was persuaded to
enter the race. We have the highest respect for him as a
fine gentleman but we had no hope of his triumphing in
an election for Governor. Mr. Nix made a serious mistake
in ever making an announcement of his candidacy.
Mr. Roberts made a splendid race. He had a fine or
ganization which worked smoothly and efficiently. He
made one mistake in the earlier part of his race which left
him without hope of election. He was offered the support
of a very influential group of people in the state, but due
to some of his campaign directors, this offer was not ac
cepted.
Mr. Roberts is a man of many fine qualities. He is a
Christian gentleman and there is no doubt of his sincerity
in anything which he undertakes. However, the one chance
he had was muffed and it is very doubtful if he will ever
enter the political again. !
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We wrote an editorial many mcmths before the cam
paign began, before any announcement of any canciiuute ,
was made, entitled, "Talmadge Has the Green Light.”
That this editorial was prophetic the results of the election
proves. We believed at that time and there was no doubt
in our mind at any time but that Mr. Talmadge had the
green light, or GO signal and there is no doubt in any
body’s mind at this time.
We believe Mr. Talmadge will make a good governor.
We believe he will keep his campaign promises and see to
u it that there is money to pay . the 4 -u teachers j- their ,i ■ Claries > , .
each month of the year. His campaign slogan was “Tal
madge M ill Keep His Promises” and we believe that he
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While there were many charges of figure juggling,'
we believe the next two years will be years that will bring
'this state to some semblance of order as far as the financial
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affairs are concerned.
■ That there must be additional income of some kind is
I a foregone conclusion. To pay the old folks their pensions
,and keep the sick and the maimed, the halt and the blind,
in food and shelter, must take considerable income. This
:an be insured only by additional funds m our estimation.
i ^ here is one war in which this could be insured and
it very little, if any expense to the underprivileged. We
should emulate the example of South Carolina and place a
penny tax on each bottle of Coca Cola sold and place an;
:xtra tax on each gallon of syrup sold and let the distrib-:
itor or the soda founts govern the price at their pleasure.
( A bottle each Coca
. penny a on Cola sold will bring in a
evenue of several million dollars to this state each year.
/his is a painless tax and can only be paid by those who
suffer less. A hungry man doesn’t spend his last
h 1 ickle, or any nickle, for that matter, for Coca Cola. Only
he man, or woman, who can afford to do so spend their
ioney for soft drinks. This tax of a penny on each bottle
f soft drinks sold would be ‘‘Pennies from Heaven” to the
i ick and aged of our state and would be the least offensive
r /ay of raising money.
. i A tax of this kind will be hard to pass we admit, for
has been said there would never be a tax placed on Coca
ola in this state. However, ’ we believe r au/nmig anything is is pus pos
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manner.
We were talking with a gentleman today who owns a
pod tough deal he of stock in Coca Cola and he stated that al
owned much stock, he thought this to be one
ay in which the state should raise additional revenue.
We suggest our legislators take this means of raising
iditional funds for our state under consideration. We
j lieve Governor Talmadge will institute an economical
r 1 of government, but even at that he will need addi
•nal income to properly care for the underprivileged and
‘ believe this a sure and painless way to raise this addi
i >nal revenue.
If you want to live long be careful not to exceed the
ed limit.
■ A man is getting old when he figures that nothing is
)rth the price of being elbowed by a sweaty crowd.
A republic is a land where big men won’t rebuke
, ift because they need the support of the grafters.
We usually get what we ask for. If we didn’t laugh
l itely the smart-aleck wouldn't keep trying to be funny.
Of course you are opposed to war, but do you refuse
keep a gun in the house because you are opposed to
glars.”
l! Waiting on good times is hard on modern youngsters
o were never even taught to wait for the second table.
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Sunday School Lesson
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The Voice of Wisdom
Lesson: Proverbs 4.
Golden Text: Keep thy heart
• ith all diligence; for out of it
are the issues of life.—Proverbs
4:23.
It might be well before begin
ning the study of this passage of
Scripture to read that section of
the introduction to the third quar
ter which deals with the book of
Proverbs.
The book of Proverbs deals with
all conditions, good and bad alike,
in the light of God’s prefect right
eousness and love.
It teaches us that when we fear
to do evil and seek after the
righteousness of God, we shall live
our lives with satisfaction and ap
proach death unafraid.
In the list of Ten Command
mentS) the Fifth commandment is
called the commandment with
promise, it runs, “Honor thy
father and thy mother; that thy
days may be long upon the land
which the Lord thy God giveth
thee.” The belief that good living
and long life go together runs
throu s h lhe whole of the Old Tes
tament n 18 a den ‘ al ° * sa
ment so often heard that the good
die Very often the good
do pass away in the flower of
t heir youth, but taken by and
large .experience teaches us that
the more our lives conform to
models of goodness, the surer we
are to live many years and enjoy
such a life.
They who neglect the °° u ™i el
of u ’ ise P ar< r nt ® fal1 ‘ nto hablts
w * ,ch ear5y lead t0 the , S ra J e -
£ ^ Ta home Tnder G^d.
presided over by wise
who would pass on to their
dren the wisdom they
gleaned through the years,
Greater-than any public
system, academy, or university
a faithful Christian home.
dren are very largely what
parents make them. They
look back in later years
boast of the privilege of
studied under some great
But if they are wise, children
ways know that the
teachers under whom they
sat were father and mother,
God has put us in families
a purpose, and that purpose
educational in character,
P arents who assume that the
dren know as much as their eld
' prs are nrobablv riaht in their cj™
not
I such absurd i usion
conc .
home is the place where
is supposed to guide and
immaturity.
Here in America we have
ed over too many functions of
home to other institutions.
expect the school and the
to do for our children many
that God evidently intends
home to do for them.
Tf civilization is weakening
day, it is because human
are forgetting God. and most
them are forgetting God
they were never taught in
home to remember Him.
Obedience is necessary in
training of character because
is the first step in the direction
self-control. Learning to
orders from those who have
right to issue orders prepares
as nothing else can, to obey
voice of conscience and the
ing of good judgment.
, Therefore .the writer of
verbs says. “Take fast hold of
struction; let her not go.”
Jesus loved the figure of
two paths in life and used it
fectivr ‘ ,v in his preachings. In
the ^° Un ! i Ma th<
« ; 13. 14) he speaks of the u
gent and disobedient; and of
i narrow nath which leads to life.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Perhaps our Master borrowed
the figure of the broad and nar- j
row way from this passage of the j
book of Proverbs which we are
studying today.
Verses 16 and 17 describe evil
doers. This description, written :
thousands of years ago, has about
it the flavor of modernity. It de
clares that evil-doers cannot sleep
till they have done some wrong
and that their sleep is taken away
unless they cause someone to fall.
The diabolical ingenuity and glee
with which people hardened in sin
will head the innocent into ways
that will ruin them is one of the
most shocking and revolting sights I
in life.
Changing the figure, the sage
now declares tnat the path of the
righteous is as the dawning light.
Man at first catches only a gleam
of the truth, but if he keeps his
face turned toward that gleam, it
shineth more and more unto the
perfect day.
Start and follow the light you
have. It will lead you at last in
to the full glory of noontide.
The only wisdom in the world
which does us any good is that
which we take into our lives and
make part of us. Education is
something more than cramming,
for examinations and passing
them. We are educated only to |
the extent that some of God’s wis- >
dom has got into our hearts and
lodged there.
When he was asked to name
the greatest commandment, Jesus
began by saying, “Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy
heart.” No right act has any val
ue before God unless it comes
from a clean and upright heart.
The father’s final counsel to his
son is that he put away from him
a wayward mouth and preverse
lips.
There are times when the grow
ing boy feels it makes him more
manly to swagger and swear. But
a wayward mouth will never talk |
anyone into a good job, and pre- j
verse lips will never attract J
friends worth having.
Verses 25-27 have as their |
theme the matter of pressing on (
toward the goal. The wise man— j j
like the wise runner—looks neith
er to the right nor to the left but, j
having chosen the object which
he hopes to attain, he presses on j
unmindful of fascination or dan
ge ‘/ lon ^ t e pathway '
Verse 26 R advises H us to make lev
0. «* path be,or, our ,eet. We
are not to allow it to be cluttered
up with bad habits. We are to
keep it free of great mistakes j
which may, with the passing of I
time, impede us in our careers. [
lake out of your pathway, urges;
the writer of these proverbs |
| everything stumble. Beware that causes of men unquiet to
an
conscience. Let all your ways be
established in God—set upon the
firm foundations of his moral
principles.
Above a11 ’ never compromise,
Turn not to the right hand nor!
to the left - ■ •”
you know are ri § ht S° right ahead il ;. y ° ’ wil1 will j
you are you
keep yourself close to the Source;
1 of a11 wisdom through prayer,,
I Scripture searching, and the dady j
j pursuit of upright living
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