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awarded the coveted Lorillard
Spencer Cup, Scouting Award
for outstanding work in keeping
Cub. Roy Scout and Explorer
Units active and growing. Geor- ’
gia boasts of 40.843 Scouts, with
15.000 adult, leaders There are
approximately 3.600,000 Scouts in
America, If these youngsters
live up to the fine principles and
ideals nf Scouting, we need have
no fear for the future of this
great Country of ours.
A few years ago a picture in
Time Magazine caught our at
tention. and tugged at our heart
strings. A little boy was gazing
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intently at his mother's face,
gently touching her features
with questing fingers. In his
eyes one could read joy and
wonder. The caption carried a
routine story of an operation
which had given sight to the
little boy, who had been blind
since birth. The vision of his
mother's face was a miracle, no
less, to his once sightless eyes.
A follow up on the story reveal
ed that the child’s sight had
been restored through the co
operation of the National Eve
Bank. Being unfamiliar with
this organization, we sought in
formation relative to its activi
ties.
‘ Another point went up on the
scoreboard for America's warm
th of heart and concern over the
burdens of its fellow man. Here
is an organization that performs
veritable miracles — the miracle
of sight! For here a “hank,” or
supply of corneas, ta-ken from
eyes that no longer need them,
are preserved, and rushed to
hospitals at points over the na
tion. where sightless eyes await,
with eagerness, the operation
that will bring them all the joys
of sight. The wonderful part of
this set up is the fact that each
and everyone of us, who has
unimpaired eyes, may partici
; pate in this great humanitarian
program, which is conducted
under the auspices of the Ameri- :
can Red Cross. For without cost, ’
’ in time, money, effort or physi
cal discomfort, it is within our
; power to impart sight, to hither
-1 to sightless eyes, if we so wish.
The Red Cross, upon request,
will furnish a form, stating that
it is your wish io donate the
corneas of your eyes, upon your
' death, to this Eye Bank. The
cornea is nothing more than a
protective transparent window,
covering the sight of the eye.
When this cornea becomes cloud
-1 ed or scratched, it obstructs
vision, even as a scratched or
clouded window pane shuts out
the light of a window What the
surgeon does is to transplant '
the clear, unclouded cornea, to
the eye that has become sight-1
less because of an opaque cornea. :
This of course, does not mean i
that every blind person could!
be made to see by such an
! operation. It does mean that'
where a person has suffered an‘
injury to the eye which causes;
scar tissue to form on the
, cornea; or, the cornea for any i
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number of reasons no longer
transmits light, this person may
regain his or her sight, through
a cornea transplant In some in
stances. where the retina of the
eye has suffered sufficient dam
age, to cause blindness, the
cornea is not in the least affect
ed; and, many persons so af
flicted have given the cornea
of an eye. before death, that
another might see There is
nothing gruesome involved in
such an operation. There is no
disfiguration of the eye itself.
Only a very small square of the
protective skin of the eye is
removed. carefully preserved
until such time as it may be
sped on its miracle working
journey. The cynical may say
the Age of Miracles has passed;
but as long as the blind are
made to see. we know that we
still live in the Age of Miracles;
and best of all, God gives us
the privilege of participating in
His perfection of Miracles. So.
here is an unsurpassed oppor
tunity of service to our fellow
man. Eye Bank Forms may be
secured at the local Red Cross
Office upon request: and, your
signature, bequeathing the corne
as of your eyes, at death, to the
Eye Bank, will mean the
“Miracle of Sight’ to someone
who walks in darkness. So, we
are happy in the thought, that
“The beauty of the world, that
brought such joy to me, May be
passed along that someone else
may see” — despite the fact
that the broom is getting very
definite ideas about my —
“SWEEPTN’ UP”
Churchwomen Plan
World Prayer Day
(Continued from page 1)
continent” but its theme is
“Walk as Children of Light.”
It was decided that the central
observance, to which all New
ton County churchwomen, (as
well as any others) are invited,
will be held in Allen Memorial
Church in Oxford at 3:30 P. M
It is hoped that evening services
will also be held in those com
munities that may prefer a
later hour. Groups planning ad
ditional meetings may secure
sample copies of the program
from Mrs. William Budd Jr., in
Oxford. Plans for May Fellow
ship Day were also discussed
and will be announced later.
A new project known as “the
Fellowship of the Concerned '
was discussed and adopted, the
object being to secure a list of
women, representing all of the
churches, "who will volunteer to
take their turns in visiting coun
ty courts when they are in ses
sion — that officers may know
that therg is a body of Christian
women fn the county who are
interested in proper law enforce
ment and in justice for all.
After a fervent prayer, by
Mrs. Aubra Sherwood, for God’s
blessing on all cooperative ef
forts in His name the meeting
ended with an enjoyable time of
fellowship and refreshments.
Congress Hears
Ike's Message
By A. SIDNEY CAMP
Member of Congress
President Eisenhower deliver
ed his State of the Union mess
age promptly February 7 as sche
duled. This hour-long address
covered every phase of govern
ment activity and was even more
inclusive than had been antici
pated. We were surprised that he
really announced no significant
changes in policy. He did in
dicate that more cooperation and
participation jn building up
European defenses will be dem
anded of those countries to whom
we have been giving aid. but he
announced no great changes even
in that program.
He announced that the U. S.
Seventh Fleet would be ordered
not to prevent the Nationalist
Chinese on Formosa to make raids
,on the Chinese mainland Nn one
' expects any great benefit or
result from this announcement as
the Chinses Nationalists have no
fleet of their own or sea trans
portation worth noting to en
able them to make raids hut the
message did ring true and the
country can he assured that the
new President has gone to work
with his usual vim and vigor.
Georgia s new Congressman
from the 2nd District arrived this
week He is John L. Pilcher, of
Meigs, and is a highly respect
ed and successmul businessman of
that section nf Georgia. Hr was
at one time head nf the Purchas
ing Department of the state
government.
The Senate has finally con
firmed all nf the new appointees
to the ( ahinet and key positions
in the government, and we ean
now settle down to our real pre
gram.
Since 1910, more than 20.000.-
000 boys and men have been
members of the Boy Scouta ®f
America. i
Tax Problems
Solved By
New Volume
Federal income taxpayers of
Newton County need not worry
again this year about what is
deductible from their 1952 in
come taxes, or just who should
he exempt. Uncle Sam has figur
ed it out for them again in his
Along with the booklet “Your
Federal Income Tax,” available
at Department of Commerce
field offices in the Southeast.
The publication “Your Federal
Income Tax” is one of the na
tion's "best sellers” and each
year thousands of orders for it
are sent to Commerce Depart
ment field pffices, according to
Merrill C. Lofton, southeastern
regional director of that agency
in Atlanta.
The 1952 edition of the book
let. which will again be avail
able for 25 cents despite rising
costs of other things, will in
corporate any changes made in
the internal revenue act.
Along with the bocklet “Your
Federal Income Tax,” the Com
merce Department is offering
other publications and material
designed to assist business men
and other interested persons in
making their 1952 income tax
returns to Uncle Sam. The others
include “Bulletin ‘F’ ” on the
subject, nf drprication and ob
solescence, which is priced at
30 cents, the pamphlets “Your
Rights of Review When the
Government Questions Your In
come Tax” and “The Small
Businessman and His Declara
tion of Estimated Tax," which
sell for 10 cents each, and the
leaflet Basic Tax Information
for Small Business Enterprises.”
for which there is no charge.
Orders are now being taken
for these publications at U. S.
Department of Commerce of
fices at 716 Forsyth Building,
Atlanta.
C. B. Drennon 111
Is Contest Winner
ARMY CHEMICAL CENTER.
MD. — C. B. Drennon. 111, son
of Col. and Mrs. C. R. Drennon,
was one of the winners in the
American History contest spon
sored by the Hearst newspapers.
C. B. (as he is called), a high
school junior, was awarded two
SSO bonds, one for winning 3rd
place in the Maryland state
competition and the other for
winning a place in the national
contest.
The tests were open to all
high school students throughout
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'Keep Georgia Green Week' Set
For Feb. 15 - 21 By Gov. Talmadge
Mounting importance of Geor
gia's forestry activity and forest
products will be highlighted here
February 15-21 as Newton County
citizens observe the state’s an
nual keep Georgia Green week.
Proclaimed as special week this
year by Governor Herman Tal
madge, the dates will mark the
sixth year in which keep Geor
gia Green activities have been
given offical recognition.
The Governor's proclamation
pointed out that while reforesta
tion and fire suppression have
forged ahead, our greatest need is
the nation. The winning contest
ants were honored with a din
ner at the Sheraton Belvedere
in Baltimore and congratulated
by the Governor of Maryland,
Theodore R. McKeldin. Among
those present, paying tribute to
the brightest history students,
1952 edition, the booklet, “Your
mayor of Baltimore and school
principals of both Maryland and
Virginia. ,
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for fire prevention, and forest
first still destroy thousands of
acres of woodlands annually and
th eby deprive landowners of
that cash return, as well as
reducing benefits from the state's
25 million acres of forest land.
Newton County Forester Rob
Aycock called upon all Newton
County citizens to place special
emphasis during Keep Green
week on forestry programs stres
sing the value of protecting arid
developing Georgia’s great forest
wealth.
Keep Georgia Green Week
activities are sponsored annually
by the Georgia Forestry Associa
tion. The Association, composed
of representatives of Georgia's
many wood-using industries,
represents an industry chain
carrying on a S6OO million a year
business. The Association is cur
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