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THE COVINGTOIi NEWS
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor And Publisher
A Georgia
Press Association
1954 Friso Winning
Newspaper
"As For Me And My House"
We Will Vote Democratic
Ticket Tuesday, Nov. 6th
Covington, Georgia
October 22, 1956
Mr. Belmont Dennii
Editor of The Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mr. Dennis, •
In about two weeks we will be
marking a small slip of paper that we
have always been very careful about
the way it is marked. This time, like
many thousands of others, I am very
confused about such a situation as
presents itself tn this election. All my
life I have been taught (and convin
ced) that the Democratic way is the
only way. I know too that in a Demo
cratic victory, the House and Senate
would very probably increase their
present majorities, but the big prob
lem is this: Can I vote for a president
whose principles and policies are so
different from those I so firmly be
lieve in? One part of me says ' Vote
the Democratic Way.” The other says
"Do not vote against your convic
tions."
As in other various editorials which
we have enjoyed to the fullest, please
help us to see the right and the light.
May we as a nation stay in constant
prayer and not neglect to keep vigil
lest we be utterly destroyed from
within.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Hoyt Bailey
Thank you. Mrs. Bailey, for your very
nice letter and the kind remarks about
our editorials. We have always endeavored
to speak truthfully through our editorial
columns and we will try to answer your
letter to the best of our ability.
As we see the matter as it stands to
day and read the different statements of
the various candidates we can see no
other course for the Southern people to
take than tn support Adlai Stevenson for
President on the Democratic ticket.
We admit Mr. Stevenson has made
some statements which do not correspond
with our way of thinking, yet when we
read of the interview which President
Eisenhower was said to have had with
Congressman Powell (negro) of Ne w
York last wefk in which he stated he
would use every power of deputizing Uni
ted States Marshall to enforce segregation,
and this has not been denied by the White
House, we see no other recourse than to
support the Democratic Ticket.
We believe if we can get a Democratic
President and a Democratic Senate and
Congress we will stand a far better
chance to be able to govern our own
affairs in the South as well as in the
North.
We honestly do not believe the color
ed people of the South want to give up
their own schools in the South. They may
want to do this in the North but not in
the South.
Segregation in the South would elim
inate two-thirds of the Southern Negro
School teachers. You will notice also in
the North with all their talk of segrega
tion, less than ten percent of the teachers
are negro teachers, where in the South
almost fifty percent of the teachers are
negro teachers.
We do not believe in the mixing of
the races and we have talked to many
Southern negroes and they do not either.
They want their own schools and churches,
and we believe they should have them.
With all the facts at hand we believe
the Democratic party will be more able
to cope with the situation if they ars
given a majority in the Congress and
Senate. No matter how large a majority
the Democrats may have in the Congress
end Senate, if there is a Republican in
the White House, little can be accom
plished in the matter of self-government.
The entire matter of segregation is
but a political football. The Republicans,
in our opinion, are endeavoring to get
the large negro vote in order to elect a
President.
We read in the papers last week where
» poll had been taken of the high officials
In the government, from the grandchil
dren of the President, the children of Vice
President Nixon, the children of the Cab
inet members and other high officials of
the Republican administration, and not
one of them were sending their children
to schools where integration had taken
place.
The South only desires the right to
govern themselves as “reserved to the
States" in the Tenth Amendment to the
Constitution. There is no ill feeling among
the races in the South. We respect our
colored brethren in the South and they
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Points out of Georgia, Tear S2.SO
Stevenson Compares
Approach to Enduring
Peace with Eisenhower's
In his television broadcast to the na
tion on the H-bomb. Adlai Stevenson made
sharp the distinction between his approach
to an enduring, safe peace, and that of
the Eisenhower Administration.
The distinction is between Stevenson’s
unwillingness to accept defeat in the
search for away to tame the H-bomb,
and the Administration’s unwillingness to
consider or discuss new ideas in this all
important field.
The key to Mr. Stevenson’s attitude is
contained in this paragraph:
‘This is one matter on which the
defeatist view that nothing can be done
must be rejected. I say that something
can be done, that the deadlock can be
broken, that the world can make a
new beginning toward peace.’’
Toward this end. Mr. Stevenson pro
poses to make it ‘‘the first order of busi
ness," if elected President, to seek an
agreement with the other atomic powers
on banning large H-bomb tests, “by con
ference or by consultation—at whatever
level—in whatever place—the circum
stances might suggest would be most fruit
ful."
Clearly, Mr. Stevenson intends not
only to make this “the first order of busi
ness,” but he also intends to give it his
personal attention as Chief Executive.
Clearly, too, he did not rule out the pos
sibility of a conference at the highest lev
el —a summit conference of the heads
of the three atomic powers, the United
States. Great Britain and Russia — in
an effort to reach an agreement on the
banning of future hydrogen-bomb tests.
The heightened possibility of such an
agreement is emphasized by the fact that
since Mr. Stevenson made his first test
ban proposal last April, both Russia and
Great Britain “have declared their will
ingness to join us" in halting future tests,
as Mr. Stevenson pointed out in his broad
cast.
In contrast to Mr. Stevenson's willing
ness to confer "at whatever level, at what
ever place” necessary, is President Eisen
hower’s flat assertion that he has said
his "last word” on this subject which af
fects the very future of mankind. As
Mr. Stevenson said, "This is one subject
on which there cannot be. there must
not be, any last word."
Mr. Stevenson’s views were given au
thoritative reinforcement by two Senators
who hold key positions in the U. S. atomic
and military security fields, and who par
ticipated in the broadcast with Stevenson.
Senator Clinton Anderson of New Mex
ico is the Chairman of the Joint Congres
sional Committee on Atomic Energy,
which by law is entitled to all of the
information on atomic energy that is avail
able to the President himself. Senator
Anderson gave eloquent testimony both
as to the necessity of halting H-bomb tests
as soon as agreement can be reached to do
so, and as to the safety of such an agree
ment from the point of view of U. S.
security.
Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri,
former Air Force Secretary and more rec
ently chairman of a special Senate Sub
committee that held extensive hearings on
U. S. airpower, is well qualified to point
out that it has been the Eisenhower Ad
ministration that has endangered U. S.
security with its deep cuts in the Air
Force and Army budgets, despite the per
sistent efforts of Democrats in Congress
to maintain proper defense forces.
As Adlai Stevenson said. "We cannot
brush the hydrogen bomb under the rug."
By his proposal to make a fresh assault
on the barriers to world disarmament and
world peace, he has given America the
opportunity to "put the world on a new
path to peace”
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in turn respect us. We can still continue
to live harmoniously together as long as
we are left alone. This is what both races
desire.
We admit, dear lady, both Mr. Steven
son and Mr. Kefauver have made state
ments in which we cannot wholly agree,
yet we believe the Democratic Party is
the lesser of the two evils.
There is one fact which cannot be
denied. The South has always made great
er strides under a Democratic administra
tion than it has under a Republican ad
ministration. There is no disputing this
fact, and we might also add. so has the
rest of the Nation.
So, Dear Lady, we will continue to
vote the straight Democratic ticket. Others
may do as they choose and we will not
fall out with them for that is their priv
ilege. As for me and my House, we will
continue to vote Democratic.
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Asiociat* Editor
’ MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
SOUR WE2 KL Y LESSON fO R I
unday School
THE SHEPHERD PSALM
Background Scripture:
Psalms 23.
Devotional Reading:
Ezekiel 34:11-16.
Memory Selection: The Lord is
my shepherd, I shall not
want. Psalms 23:1.
, One of the most familiar names ;
applied to God by Scripture is I
that of shepherd. The writer of j
the Twenty-third Psalm has given •
us a personal application of the
: idea of God as Shepherd, and
Psalms 80:1 speaks of God as “the I
Shepherd of Israel.” Speaking I
through the prophet Ezekiel, the '
i Lord declares that He will seek '
| and save his lost sheep (Ezek.
■ 34:11-19), and in Zechariah 13:7
,He speaks of the death Os his
{shepherd, “the man that is my
fellow,” Jesus Christ. Isaiah 40:11
speaks prophetically of this same
man who "shall feed his flock like
a shepherd: he shall gather the
lambs with his arm, and carry
them in his bosom, and shall
gently lead those that are with
young.”
When Jesus declared, therefore,
“I am the good shepherd: the
good shepherd giveth his life for
the sheep ... I am the good shep
j herd, and know my sheep, and '
am known of mine” (John 10:11, i
114), he clearly claimed to be both
. God manifest, the Shepherd of
{ Israel, and the fulfillment of the :
: prophetic hope.
Because of the importance of ■
this designation of God and
Christ, it is especially necessary j
: that we understand its meaning. {
: Why does Scripture call the Lord
{shepherd and believers the sheep ।
{of his pasture (Ps. 74:1)?
One of the greatest drawbacks
in understanding Scripture dcal-
I ing with the idea just mentioned
: is our ignorance of sheep. In the
I mind of the average modern man,
I sheep have a story-book char
j acter: they are clean, soft, and
I woolly creatures, whose frisky
{ innocence graces a magazine cov
{er depicting springtime. In actu
ality, sheep are very different.
I For a more realistic appraisal any
I western cattleman or cowboy can
jbe consulted. The hatred of cattle
men for sheep is proverbial, and
there are good grounds tor the
cowman's contempt for sheep.
Sheep, first of all, have justly
। been called stupid animals. Not
{even the most devoted sheepman
|is able to make a good case for
j their intelligence. One of their
{many irritating habits is their
i tendency to trail aimlessly. Roads
{constitute a problem in sheep
country, the greater the need for
: watchfulness to keep sheep from
aimless trailing.
To call a man a sheep has never
| been regarded as a compliment
■to his intellgence but rather an {
insult. God calls us sheep, know- ,
: ing us for what we are.
Second, sheep are easily misled.
{ Because they so readily follow
their leader without any at
tempt to ascertain the pur- {
' pose of their following, they |
can only be said to follow blindly. {
They will follow as readily to |
{their destruction as to green pas
tures. To declare, as David does,
that we are sheep is to declare
that of ourselves we have no I
c. pacity to determine a true j
course of action or wav of life J
land must be led by God.
Third, sheep are very dirty ani- {
mats. Unlike the picture-book:
representations their fleece is nev- :
er white but generally a dirty!
gray. The Jong matted wool is a !
perfect catchall for dirt, burrs,
{grit, ticks, bits of brush, and any
thing else the sheep may get into
or tangle with. The fleece, heavy
i with dirt and the natural oil of
i the sheep, is not sweet smelling.
■Sheep are picturesque When seen {
from a distance, but a closer ex-
{ amination gives a rather different {
picture. To call a man a sheep is !
{ to declare, therefore, that he is {
definitely unclean.
Fourth, sheep are helpless. They
are a ready prey to predatory
j animals like bears, lions, coyottes,
and wolves.
They cannot defend themselves
or clean themselves. The domestic
{ sheep requires a shepherd for his
■very existence or else close pro-
{ tection in a fenced pasture near !
a farmhouse. To call a man a
sheep, therefore, is to deny his {
capacity to care for himself or ’
effect his own welfare.
David, as a shepherd, knew all
these things. His daily life «as
filled with responsibilities and
chores which were the result of
the sheep s stupidity, their habit
of following blindly, iheir natural
filthiness, and their helplessness.
The psalm is therefore a great
{confession of David's recognition
{of his own nature. David decla'r- {
; ed that man, and himself specifi
ically. is no better than the sheep
| of his pasture. Man is utterly help
j less apatt from God and a prey
: to the world's evils.
Man has a natural affinity for
all manner of evil and filth, be
• cause he is by nature a sinner.
{ Man proudly claims godlike attri
jbutes, but he blindly follows men ,
man, who boasts of his intclli- ।
who, like himself, are blind. And ,
gence and points proudly to his !
science, cannot solve the simplest {
problems of human relationships ;
and progressively creates a worse j (
hell on earth. To call ourselves {
j sheep, as did David, is to say
{that in us th^re is no good thing i'
(Rom. 7:18), that all we like sheep {
[have gone astray (Isa. 53:6), that {'
'we cannot therefore save our- :
: selves but must be saved by God. !■
‘This was David's great confession, j
■ and it must be ours.
j But with this confession comes j
the glorious confidence: because,
{the Lord is my shepherd. I shall {
। not want. I am now in the care of
। the Almighty God and the per
fect Redeemer.
To acknowledge that we need to 1
be led, and to allow the Lord to
lead us, goes against the grain of
the old Adam in all of us. But
only as we submit to his leading
{ do we know the joyous experi
ence David so beautifully des
[cribes — to rest in green pastures,
surrounded by more abundant
; provision than we can use, and to
be led beside still waters. The
beasts of prey may be all around
us, but when we are under tbe
: watchful eye of the divine >shep
i herd, we both rest and move in
: peace. As Jesus said. “These
' things I have spoken unto you.
: that in me ye might have peace.
In the world ye shall have tribu
: lation: but be of good cheer; I
: have overcome the world” (John
16:33).
Living in this faith, Paul could ;
i write from prison that he could,
both abound — that is. prosper — I
and be abased, both be full and
be hungry, because he could un
dergo "all things through Christ
, which strengtheneth me” (Phil.
;4:12 f.). When we are in Christ,
{ we have “the peace of God. which
passeth all understanding” (Phil.
4:7), because we can be complete
ly confident of the outcome: we
know He leads us, and all his I
leadings are good.
But, in the course of following j
Him, at times the threats of the i
world and its tribulations tend to '
distress us. To this David an- :
swers, “He restoreth my soul.”
One of the most important sen- '
tences in all Scripture is to be
found in the latter half of the {
third verse: "He leadeth me in the |
paths of righteousness for his !
name’s sake.” What are the paths I
of righteousness?
Homemaker Key
Presented Seven
Newton F.H.A.
Seven members of the Newton
High F. H. A. Chapter were pre
sented the Junior Homemakers
key at their regular meeting last
week. The key is presented when
an active member meets require
ments which are set up by the
national headquarters.
Each girl made application for
her project last spring, each has
been working on her project since
that time. Recently a written re
port was made to the. degree com
mittee showing evidence of work
to carry the project to completion.
Those who received the degree
awards were Dorothy Snow. San
dra Moore. Peggy Moore, Sandra
Cawthon, Pam Laster, Corra Cost
ley and Jeanne Alexander. The
girls are now eligible to work
toward the Homemaker degree.
The decorations for the occa
sion were: a ^ ase of red rose and
white candles. The red rose is
the national flower and the eight
white candles represented the
eight purposes of the National
Chapter.
The Newton chapter plans to
have another recognition service
for members who hope to com
plete projects before January Ist.
Fifty eight members of the
chapter have affiliated with the
National chapter this year. This
is the greatest number that te
chapter has ever had to affiliate.
First Methodist
Church Services
The sermon topic forth e
morning service at First Meth
: odist Church will be: ‘ Wander
■ ing In The Wastelands." The
sermon will deal with modern
man's hungers and needs and
how he has prostituted these in
: false searching.
The sermon topic for the cve
ining service will be; “Our God
I Needs To Be Bigger Than We
Are.” This sermon will deal with
the need for a large faith in
God. At both services there will
be great singing and special
। music.
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Mayor Proclaims
Girl Scout
Appreciation
Covington Mayor Jack L. Elli
ott has proclaimed the week of
October 28-November 3 as. Girl
Scout Appreciation Week in Cov
ington. In his proclamation, the
first such issued locally, he point- {
ed to the Covington Service Guild j
as instrumental in Girl Scout
Work. i
The Proclamation follows:
WHEREAS: The Covington Serv
ice Guild has been active in
the furtherance of Girl Scout
work in Covington, and
WHEREAS- This fine girl's or
ganization has been an asset
to the young people in pro
viding training as well as
wholesome recreation, and
WHEREAS: The need for funds is
recognized to assure better
facilities and a more complete
program
THEREFORE, I do hereby pro
claim the week of October
28-November 3 as the first
annual local GIRL SCOUT
APPRECIATION WEEK and
appeal to the citizens of Cov
ington to give their full co
operation and support finan
cially and otherwise.
Ordered this 24th day of Oct.
1956:
J. L. Elliott. Mayor,
City of Covington,
Georgia.
First Baptist YWA
Met Monday Home
Carolyn Campbell
The YWA's of the Covington
First Baptist Church met Mon
day night, October 22 at the home
of Miss Carolyn Campbell.
The meeting was opened with
j the YWA Watchwords followed
with the business session presid
ed over by the president, Miss
Jackie Harris.
A very interesting program on
I “Missions” was presented. There
I were 6 members present.
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Mrs. Mary Boyd!
Funeral Held Al
Rocky Creek Ch.
Following an extended illness.
Mrs. Mary Boyd, age 80. passed
away at the hospital in Milledge
ville October 18. She was the
daughter of the late John Floyd
and Nancy Parker Floyd, promi
nent Eudora families. The fu
neral was conducted from the
New Rocky Creek -Baptist
Church, where the deceased had
been a member for 65 years,
Friday afternoon by the pastor.
Rev. James Brown, assisted by
Rev. O. S t Patrick of Covington.
Interment was in the Carmel
cemetery at Mansfield. The choir
rendered music with Mrs. Eugene
Middlebrooks of Monticello at
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I The esteem in which Mrs.
■ Boyd was held was shown by
Ihe large number of people at
tending the final rites and beau
tiful floral offerings. The pall
bea'-ers we.e Lon Layson, Larry
Allen, Thomas Hodges, James
Hodges, Donald Boyd and Robby
, Thompson, grandsons of tfie de
-1 ceased.
Mrs. Boyd is survived by five
sons, Homer, Floyd, Waller,
Clarence of Eudorn and Drawin
of Rocky Plains- five daughters,
Mrs. Homer Layson of Atlanta,
Mrs. Franklin Allen of Flippen,
Mrs. Prentice Thompson of Mc
! Dmiough, Mrs. Irene Cawthon of
Monticello and Mrs. Alvin Hod
। Iges of Leguinn; a sister, Mrs. J.
C. Kitchens of Covington, three
' brothers. A. D. Floyd of Eudora,
, Jim Floyd of Brick Store and
Ed Floyd of Chancey and 24
। grandchildren.
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