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THE COVINGTON NEWS
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor And Publisher
Official Organ of
Newton County
and the
City of Covington
Take Advantage of Salk
Polio Vaccine And Be
Safe from Dread Disease
One of your neighbors will soon visit
your home to explain how you can join
the 1957 March of Dimes and help finish
the polio job. This neighbor of yours is
called a marching mother and she is one of
the unsung heroines in the fight against
polio. Last year she and others like her
raised 21 percent of Georgia’s $191,850 con
tribution to the March of Dimes.
Chances are that this marching mother
has been coming to your door for some
years. You have welcomed her with a
lighted pordhlight and a generous contri
bution.
In past years you gave because you
knew that the March of Dimes has pledged
that no polio victim would have to go
without needed care for lack of funds. And
because you knew that something was be
ing done about a polio vaccine. The funds
backing this vital research work were
gathered by marching mothers in towns
and cities all over the country.
In April 1955, the word came that there
was scientific proof that the Salk polio
vaccine effective against this crippling
disease. Then the marching mother added
a new job to her duties. She volunteered to
help in the clinics where children lined up
to get polio shots.
As a result, the U. S. Public Health Ser
vice recently released statistics showing
that polio incidence in 1956 was half o
that in 1955.
Soon the marching mothers will be at
your door again to ask you to help finish
the polio job, for much remains to be done.
You can help in two ways. Give to the
March of Dimes to remember the thou
sands of children and young people now
disabled by polio who still need care. And
get vaccinated against polio. She will leave
a card on which you can jot the date of
your three Salk shots. Use it so you won’t
wind up a polio statistic on next summer’s
health department records.
Ernie Rogers, noted columnist of the
Atlanta Journal, spoke at the Rotary Club
last week on the subject of polio. He is
state chairman of the Polio Drive for
funds.
Mr. Rogers has been a victim of Polio
since the age of 17 months when Polio de
prived him of the use of one leg. He has
demonstrated this is not a serious handi
cap since he has earned fame in his chosen
field.
He urges everyone under the age of 35
to take advantage of the Salk Vaccine, ex
plaining there is no after effects from the
shots whatever and common sense should
prompt citizens, not only to insure their
children against this crippling disease, but
take the shots also if they are under 35
years of age.
Aubra Sherwood, Newton County
Chairman, explained that two cases have
been reported from Newton County this
year and neither of these have had Salk
Vaccines. He especially urges the citizens
of Newton County to take advantage of
this immunization as early as possible.
Mr. Sherwood says every child in New
ton County should have these shots im
ipediately, especially before the hot sum
mer months, when Polio claims its greatest
number of victims.
We join with Mr. Sherwood in urging
the citizens of Newton County to take ad
vantage of these shots for themselves and
their children. The shots are harmless and
leave no effect whatever upon the person
receiving them, but, it does place a barrier
between them and the crippling effect of
Polio.
Georgia Cotton i
Allotment Is
904,813 Acres
Georgia has an allotment of
904.813 acres available for distri
bution to State cotton growers on
which to produce the 1957 crop
of upland cotton, Mr. James L.
Morgan, Chairman of the State
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Committee, an
nounced today. For purposes of
the acreage-allotment program,
this acreage for 1957 is compara
ble to the 903.221 acres the State
was allotted for the production
of the 1956 upland cotton crop.
The Chairman also reminded
farmers that the referendum on
marketing quotas for the 1957
crop of upland cotton will be held
on Tuesday, December 11. At least i
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Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Accomplishments in County
Cited During Jaycee Week
A group of young men composing one
of the most progressive organizations in
the country — the Junior Chamber of
Commerce — observed “Jaycee Week” last
week. Newton County is fortunate and
proud to have a Junior Chamber of Com
merce which was chartered in 1954 and re
organized last year.
The Jaycees take pride in its civic ven
tures and there are several which have
been accomplishd here in our county.
Most recently the local club sponsored a
Santa Claus Parade and Party on the
Public Square in Covington at which 2,700
treats were distributed to young girls and
boys.
Twenty underprivileged children were
conducted on a Christmas shopping tour in
the city and each child was given money
to spend as they saw fit.
jaycee work in Newton County hasn’t
been confined wholly to the young and un
fortunate of the area. The local club aided
in the automobile parking at the football
games last fall, sponsored and worked in
the “Get Out the Vote” campaign in the
elections last year, took an active part in
securing blood donors and will honor “The
Young Newton County Farmer of The
Year” next week. They also plan to spon
sor a Little League baseball team this
summer.
Officers of the local Jaycee club are:
Bob Campbell, Jr., President; John Fuller
and Jay Brown, Vice-Presidents Jack
Gibbs, Secretary; and Terry Avery, Trea
surer.
We would like to take this opportunity
to wish the Jaycees well in their obser
vance, and to say that their ideals and ob
jectives are truly in the American way of
life.
Newton County High
"Y" Clubs Are An
Integral Part of School
National YMCA Week is being observed
throughout the nation this week and here
in Newton County the observance will be
climaxed Sunday night with members hav
ing charge of the service at Allen Memo
rial Church, Oxford.
There are three “Y” clubs at the local
high school and each is headed by a presi
dent and faculty adviser. Their work in
extra curricular activities is numerous and
their projects are entered into whole heart
edly by all the membership of the organi
zation.
The three sponsors of the clubs at
NCHS are to be commended for their ex
pert advice and guidance in the work of
these young people. Mrs. Neil Mooney is
adviser to the Alpha Tri-Hi-Y, Mrs. W. E.
Smith to the Senior Tri-Hi-Y, and L. M.
Burke to the Hi-Y.
It behoves the citizenry of our city and
county to offer a pat on the back to these
“Y” club members and their efficient su
pervision at Newton High.
The News joins the nation in paying
honor to the YMCA organizations this
week.
Denver, Colo., Mining Record: “Human
labor is the greatest expense item in the
production of anything. Big business can
not purchase labor at any less cost than
can Small business — and in many in
stances Small business can secure labor
cheaper than can Big business.”
two-thirds of those voting must
approve tne quotas if they are to
continue in effect. Whether grow
ers approve or disapprove the
quotas. Mr. Morgan explained, the
1557 cotton acreage allotments
will remain in effect as a condi
tion of eligibility for price sup
port.
The total 1957 allotment availa
ble for distribution within the
State will be apportioned among
counties and the county allot
ments among farms according to
provisions of the law and regula
tions issued by the Secretary of
Agriculture, Mr. Morgan said. In
dividual farms acreage allotments
will be mailed prior to the ref
erendum.
Several provisions of current
law have the effect of increasing
the State cotton allotment over
what it otherwise would have
been. Mr. Morgan declared. He
explains that the Agricultural Act
of 1956 provides:
(1) That the 1957 national al
lotment for upland cotton should
be the same as for 1956:
(2) That if the apportionment
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associat* Editor
1 MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
to any State from the 1957 na
tional acreage allotment was less
than the 1956 State allotment by
more than 1 percent, such appor
tionment should be increased to
that the 1957 State acreage allot
ment would be 99 percent of the
1956 State allotment; and
(3) That the national acreage
reserve of 100,000 acres be appor
tioned among States on the basis
of the estimated needs of each
State for additional acreage to
establish minimum farm allot
ments.
Both the national reserve and |
the additional acreage required
under the “99-percent” provision I
are in addition to the 1957 na
tional acreage allotment.
Rehabilitation of patients suf
fering from heart diseases is a j
primary objective of the Geor- '
gia Heart Association. The or- '
ganization sponsors the 1957 :
Heart Fund which provides the
funds needed for expanded heart
research, education and commun
ity services.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
SOUR WEEKLY LESSON FOR
unday School
MISSION OF THE TWELVE
I Background Scripture:
Matthew 9:35-10:42.
; Devotional Reading:
Matthew 10:34-42.
Memory Selection: The harvest
is plentiful, but the laborers
are few; pray therefore the
Lord of the harvest to send
out laborers into his harvest.
Matthew 9:37-38.
j The ninth chapter of Matthew
| deals with healing. Last week we
considered the healing of the man
sick of the palsy. Following that
is an account of the healing of
the daughter of “a certain ruler,”
the woman with “an issue of
of blood,” two blind men, and “a
dumb man possessed with a
devil.” Then we come to the
Scripture passage assigned for
study today and find Jesus going
about everywhere, through cities
and villages, “teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching toe
gospel of the kingdom, and heal
ing every sickness and every dis
ease among the pople.”
Teaching, preaching, and heal
ing still remain functions of the
church.
New life came into the world
when Christ came into the
world. His mission was to give ■
men life —a quality of life so
exalted that man would be fit
to enjoy fellowship with God for
ever. His teaching had to do with
God's will for man and with
man’s duty to God and to his
fellows. His preaching was the
announcement that, a new spirit
ual order was established upon
the earth — the kingdom of God,
into which men could enter by
faith in the Messiah.
In his healing, Jesus not only
relieved pain and corrected im
perfections; these acts also were
symbolic of the power of the Life
Giver and the glory of the king
dom he proclaimed.
We note that Jesus went every
where in his mission, and the
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message that thus comes straight
to our hearts is that Christianity
is intended for everybody. It can
j not be held within the boundaries
of a naUon or within the organi
zation of any one church. It is not
the privilege of any one race or’
of men of a certain color.
As Jesus went among the peo
ple, we are told that “he was
moved with compassion on them,
because they fainted, and were
scattered abroard, as sheep hav
ing no shepherd.” The Greek
words from which our English
version is translated are most
suggestive in this verse. We
speak today of the heart as the
seat of the emotions. The anci
ents were much wiser. They said
that the seat of the emotions was
the viscera — the stomach, intes
tines, and other vital organs in
the center cf the body. Science
today is bearing that out s for
stomach ulcers, colitis, and other
disturbances of the vital organs
in the center of the body arc
known to be chiefly caused by
emotional states which get out
of hand. The Greek word here
translated “he was moved with
compassion” is esplagchnisthe,
which literally means “his intes
tines were devoured.”
Jesus experienced physical dis
tress when he looked upon sin
and upon human beings deliber
ately or carelessly wandering a
way from their obedience to God.
And "they fainted.” The Greek
work here means “to flay” or “to
mangle.” This multitude, frus
trated, distressed, and confused in
mind regarding life and the God
who presides over it, were bruis
ed and mangled, literally being
skinned alive by the circum
stances of their everyday living.
Human life today is very little
different from this.
“And (they) were scattered a
broad, as sheep having no shep
herd.” Here the Greek means that
they had lain down — as express
ed today in slang, “to lie down
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।on the job” or “to lie down on
life,” implying discouragement
I and surrender.
Let us not miss the striking
significance of our Lord’s use of
the word “sheep” as synonymous
with the word “men” or “human
ity.” The sheep has to be shep
herded, else he strays from the
flock. He goes along with his
head down, nibbling where the
grass seems greenest, and seldom
looks up at the shepherd. It is
said that if a sheep becomes sep
arated from the flock and gets
into a pathway, it will keep run
ning along that pathway until it
falls down exhausted or meets
disaster.
Jesus realized that what sheep
need is a shepherd. In the figure
of the sheep, he sets forth the
weakness of humanity. In the fig
ure of the possibility of a plen
teous harvest, he sets forth men’s
divine possibilities. Most men
will follow the truth if they
know it. Man’s possibilities are
infinite. The fields are white un
to harvest, the plenteous har
vest of a hundredfold. But the
laborers — the people who know
; how to gather in that harvest
I—are few. Therefore the mission
■ of the church in every age is to
’ pray the Lord of the harvest
"that he will send forth labour
ers into his harvest.”
We are sent into the Lord's
work. We plunge into it on our
own account at. our very great
jeopardy. People are called to be
ministers or Sunday school
' teachers. By the same token they
: are called to be farmers, frocers,
I lawyers, businessmen, and me
‘ chanics. God wants every man in
■ his place, doing the work He put
I him into the world to do.
Mark tell us (3-14-19) that
j Jesus ordained twelve “that they
i should be with him, and that he
i might send them forth to preach,
■ and to have power to heal sick
' ness, and to cast out devils.” Luke
Isays (6:12-16) that after a night
1 spent on the side of some moun
i tain in prayer, "he called unto
I him his disciples: and of them he
I chose twelve, whom also he nam
ed apostles.”
"He gave them power.” That is
precisely what Christ gives
I everyone who has faith in him—
power. Christianity is not pri
marily a system of ethics of a
philosophy of life; it is the en
duement of the individual with
life, because that individual has
come in contact with the Source
of life, even Jesus Christ, to
whom God committed all power
(Matt. 28:18).
He instructed his disciples as
to how he wanted this power
used. They were to cast out un
clean spirite, “and to heal all
manner of sickness and all man
ner of disease.”
There is no a word in the New
Testament which indicates that
this commission given to the
Twelve was meant for them ex
clusively and not for other be
lievers. As toey did, we are com
manded to continue.
There is some slight variation
in the different Gospels regard
ing the list of the apostles, but
these differences can all be rec
onciled. Peter is chief of toe
apostles and remains so, and tra
dition has it that he met a mar
tyr’s death. Also tradition says
that his brother Andrew met
such a death, and we are told in
Acts 12:2 that Herod “killed
James the brother of John with
the sword.” Most of the apostles
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figure but little in the Biblical
narrative following our Lords
death, resurrection, and ascen
sion, but the few mentions mad*
of them are important Thomas
was a skeptic —for all the world
like the modern skeptic — and
our Lord's word to him was:
“Blessed are they that have not
seen, and yet have believed”
(John 20:29). Simon the Cana
anite was a radical, azealot, much
like some of our radical reform
ers today. Judas Iscariot was the
only city man among the Twelve
and the only one from Judea,
Jesus strictly charged the
Twelve that in their mission they
were to avoid both the Gentiles
i and the Samaritans and to go
only “to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel.” This was be
cause the Jew was to have the di
vine opportonity cr the gift offer
■ed first to him, which the Scrip
j ture assures us was God’s plan
from the beginning. Later, mis
sionaries would go to the Gen
tiles, but that was after the Jews
had rejected their opportunity.
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