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THE COVINGTON NEWS
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor And Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Dad May Squirm, But
After All, Rental Caps
And Gowns Are Cheaper
There's no doubt about it. Commence
ment is a big deal —for father as well as
for every high-schooler. In our own high
school days, we thought of it more as a
conclusion than a commencement — an
end to what seemed like endless years oi
mental drudgery. But, of course, when the
Big Day came, there was an orator (as
there always is) to explain what it was we
were commencing. This, in fewer words
than the speaker required, was to start
standing on our own feet and to begin
giving father a break.
And today, while we question whether
our so-called “higher” education is high
enough scholastically, every parent knows
it’s higher than ever in the economic sense.
In our day, for instance, an orchid was
something you found in the dictionary, not
at a high school dance. And an automobile
was a Family Possession that Junior might
be permitted to drive on very special oc
casions — provided father was sufficiently
opulent to have an automobile. And
“spending money”, a very precarious com
modity, derived from an outrageous
amount of spare-time toil per twenty-five
cent-piece.
Not only are the above appurtenances
pretty generally taken for granted by to
day’s Flaming Youth, but such humdum
items as paper and pencils and school
books, and the educational tax-bite have
also gone up, and can be expected to keep
soaring.
Even the rental cost of the graduating
cap-and-gown has gone up! In 1935 — the
year Huey Long was shot — the price of
this hour of glory went up 50 cents; and
now, only two dozen years later, comes
another boost.
This might well be considered that last
straw to break the back of the Family
Camel. That is, until poor old father con
siders the alternative —goes shopping with
the sweet girl graduate for other attire
equal to the occasion and discovers that
the dress is only a starter. There must be
“accessories” — from spike heels to the
kind of a hat you wouldn’t think of wear
ing later to the super-market. And what
the-other-girls-are-wearing (as father will
learn) consists of items that little daughter
must have something better than.
Os course, if it’s just one of the boys
that's graduating, the Old Man can buy
him a new blue suit for little more than
the young hopeful's weekly salary if and
when he lands a good steady job.
We suspect, however, that despite two
or three “outrageous” rental hikes — total
ling more than a dollar — in only 47 years,
the cap-and-gown is here to stay. As long
as these academic robes make the kids
feel a lot more important than store
bought finery ever could, Poppa might as
well shoot the works. Since they are now
starting the competition of life-on-their
own, it may be his last chance.
And. as we said, it’s father's gradua
tion, too.
Nuclear fuel costs for the initial opera
tion of four large-scale nuclear power
plants to be completed in the early 1960'5,
will probably be less than half the first
core fuel cost of the plant at Shippingport,
Pa., which went into operation late last
year as the world's first full-scale atomic
power plant devoted exclusively to peace
time uses.
Last year total cash dividends paid on
common stocks listed on the New York
Stock Exchange came to $8,711,482,860. This
was the second highest figure on record,
and was but one per cent below the all
time high established in 1957.
Dun & Bradstreet observes: “95 pct.
of all failures in business are from the
ranks of non-advertisers. Only 5 pct. of
those who fail are advertisers.”
Letters Io
The Editor
March 16, 1959
Mr. Belmont Dennis
Covington NEWS
Covington, Ga.
Dear Mr. Dennis:
The Green Thumb Garden
Club would like to thank you
for the space you gave us in
your paper to promote our
Cooking School.
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Dyeing Baby Chicks
And Ducks For Easter
Cruel and Inhuman
The young of any species (even humans)
are pretty cute. But a baby chick or duck
ling — even when it’s dyed blue or green
or pink — is no proper plaything for heed
less little humans. In many sections of the
country such Easter gifts have been out
lawed. In others, pet shops and stores have
voluntarily refused to have any part of
this seasonal cruelty. And everywhere,
humane societies have sought to curb this
misdirection of noble impulse.
But children should have pets. They
are important to the development of un
derstanding, responsibility, compassion and
in helping a child to understand his place
in the strange world he has come to in
habit. And, certainly, there is no more ap
propriate time than Easter for giving a
youngster a suitable pet.
G. Buell Culver, executive director of
French’s Pet Bird Institute at Rochester,
N. Y., recommends a cage bird, bred to
live happily and healthfully in human
habitat. A parakeet or canary, he says, is
the best choice, and these little birds come
in bright, natural, Easter colors — green,
blue, yellow.
“Parakeets make particularly good
pets,” says Mr. Culver, “since they are
hardy, inexpensive, simple to care for,
cheerful and friendly. With a little pa
tience and persistence, a parakeet can be
taught to repeat words and simple phrases
and to perform a variety of simple tricks
built around his natural skills.”
In view of the fact that there are about
ten million pet parakeets in the U. S. (ac
cording to the bird census of last Novem
ber), and residing in the homes of 13.5 out
of every 100 American families, Mr. Cul
ver would seem to be right. Nor should
we overlook the three million pet canaries
that are members of a million U.S. fami
lies.
“The injury and death of a little chick
or duckling is a sad way for a youngster
to end a happy holiday,” sighs Mr. Culver.
It is especially sad when the inevitable
end comes “just because the child was too
affectionate toward his new little pet.”
Every child, as well as every helpless
little animal, should be protected from
this travesty on the message of Easter.
Cold War Is Rising
Swiftly To Fever Heat
With the temperature of the cold war
rising swiftly to fever heat we can no
longer ignore the possibility of explosion
by May 27, the Soviet deadline for Allied
evacuation of West Berlin and for turning
over to the Red puppets of East Germany
control of access to that unhappily situated
city.
The abject failure of the MacMillan
mission of cajohnent, collaboration, ap
peasement (or whatever it was intended
to be) to Moscow, crowned by the insult
ing Khrushchev rejection of a foreign
ministers’ meeting on Germany, his de
mand for a summit conference and his
naked threat of “the beginning of war”
and capped by President Eisenhower’s
press conference assurance that the west
ern powers are “not going to give one
inch” all add up to a world crisis of the
first magnitude.
In the light of these swift-moving
events (and whether or not it develops
that the suspect Soviet trawler Novoros
sisk has been busily cutting our Atlantic
cables), the Senate should act upon and
the public should endorse the plea of
Senator Thomas J. Dodd. Connecticut Dem
ocrat, for “a 90 day program of the ut
most urgency that will prepare the Amer
ican people, the American economy and
the American defenses for whatever de
mands may be made upon them”.
We can hope that Khrushchev is bluff
ing, but we can not afford to gamble on
it.
We would also like to thank
the merchants of Covington for
the lovely door prizes which
they gave us.
Thank you again for helping
make this project a success.
Sincerely,
Hughie K. Hudson
Corresponding Secretary
• Green Thumb Garden
Club
Mr. Belmont Dennis
The Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mr. Dennis:
We would like to express our
appreciation for the splendid
support and cooperation you
have given us this past year.
It has meant much to us in our
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
JIARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
first year of Pilot work in Cov
ington.
We deeply appreciate the in
terest you have shown in our
club and the wonderful publici
ty you have given us through
The Covington News.
Sincerely,
Mary Banks, Chairman
Publicity Committee
Pilot Club of Covington
March 13, 1959
Mr. Belmont Dennis
Editor Covington News
Covington, Ga.
Dear Editor:
Your cooperation has been
one of the outstanding contilbu
tions to the success of the 14th
TKf COVINGTON NEWS
(OOUR WEEKLY OtESSON FOR
Sunday School
JESUS ON THE CROSS
Bible Material:
Luke 2fl:18-49.
Devotional Reading:
I Corinthians 1:18-25.
Memory Selection: Jesus said,
"Father, forgive them; for
they know not what they
do.” Luke 23:34.
Intermediate-Senior Topic:
Jesus on the Cross
Young People-Adult Topic:
Forgiveness Through the
Cross.
“What shall I do then with
Jesus which is called Christ?”
Matthew (27:22) records this
utterance by Pilate. And the
world has been asking the same
question ever since. For what
the world does with Jesus
Christ is the determining factor,
facing one’s life either in the
direction of righteousness and
triumph or in the direction of
deterioration and ruin.
Today we study the cruci fix
ior of Jesus Christ. This event
is at one and the same time the
low point and the high point of
human history. It is the low
point in that iniquity has never
descended to such low levels as
on that day; it is the high point
in that the death of Christ on
the cross constitutes the su
preme act m the ministry of the
God-Man. It becomes the source
of the forgiveness to a fallen
race.
Without the crucifixion and
the resurrection. Christianity is
only an interesting and com
mendable system of morals.
With these two events, it be
comes the power of God unto
salvation.
Matthew, Mairk, and John
used the Aramaic term, Gol
gotha, in describing the hill on
which Jesus was crucified. Luke
alone uses the Latin word. Cal
vary. Both words mean “skull.”
The place probably took its
name from the contour of the
land, which resembled a human
skull. Or it might have been
called the place of the skull be
cause it was a spot where crim
inals were executed.
The world is a cruel place,
but ancients and modems are
unanimous in their assertion
that of all ancient cruelties, cru
cifixion was the worst. Pilate
was amazed that the death of
Jesus took place in such a short
time — six hours. Crucified
malefactors sometimes hung on
the cross for a number of days,
dying at last of exhaustion, pain,
hunger, and thirst. There are
even records of friends taking
crucified men from the cross
and of these men surviving.
Hence a guard was placed at
the foot of the cross to see that
the disciples made no such at
tempt.
It was unlawful to crucify a
prisoner within the city walls.
Jerusalem was a holy city and
could not be thus defiled. Jesus
was crucified outside the city
walls, causing the writer of the
Epistle to the Hebrews to de
ciare that by so doing, Jesus
sanctified the people with his
own blood; and the writer of
Hebrews adds the exhortation,
‘Let us go forth therefore unto
State YMCA Youth Assembly.
The State YMCA of Georgia
is very appreciative to your as
sistance in providing publicity
for this important event.
By giving projects of this kind
space in your paper, you are
helping the young people of our
State to see that the “right
things” are the popular things.
Thanks you again for your
help. We shall continue to send
you news of ir terest to you and
your community.
Sincerely,
(Mrs.) Martha Bryant
Publicity Director
State YMCA of Geor
gia.
The Covington News
Covington, Ga.
Gentlemen:
Some years ago I had a card
from Fitzhugh Lee, Genealogist, I
Covington, Ga., which said that i
the Covington News was pub
lishing each week, genealogy |
information on people of Vir- ;
ginia, the Carolinas and Geor
gia-
Is the Covington News still |
in print and this feature still '
being used in it? I would also
like to know if Mr. Lee still i
lives in Covingion?
I am connected to many of the I
old families who went to Ala
bama from the older states,
namely Lee, Neville, Lindsay, I
Prince, Heywood, MeDw, Law- |
rence, Greene, Fletcher. Me- i
Gehee (MeGee). McAlpine, ’
Seay and Monette.
Since I have retired from the
business world I now have more
time to search for information
on these lives.
Yours truly,
Mrs. Dovle Ramsav
p oute 2 P’" A Road
Toccoa, Georgia
him without the camp, bearing
his reproach” (Heb. 13:12, 13).
Christianity and the world’s
ways are always in conflict
with one another. The world
tries to thrust Jesus out — no
room for him in the inn, no
place foi him in the city. Chris
tian believers in every genera
tion belong to a minority party
of protest.
It is significant also that he
was crucified with one malefac
tor on his right hand and anoth
er on his left. Christ was where
he always wants to be — in the
company of sinners. He was
wh.ee he ought to be — bear
ing sin along with them.
Outside the gate and in the
company of sinners — this is a
picture which should be indeli
bly impressed upon the mind of
every believer.
"Then said Jesus, Father, for
give them; for they know not
what they do.”
We need always to remind
ourselves that the death of
Jesus Christ was the means by
which forgiveness has come to
the hearts of sinners. Our great
est need is the need of forgive
ness We keep telling ourselves
Uvat what we need is more
msney, more good luck, a better
station in liie, more personal
popularity. There is nothing es
sentially wrong with any of
these things, and he is abnormal
indeed who thrusts them aside
ana either scorns or pretends
to scorn them. But none of
these things can be first. The
first need of our life is the need
of forgiveness. Without that, we
are lost.
In away that we only partly
understand, the death of Christ
on the cross effected this for
giveness for men and women
of faith.
In a most dramatic fashion,
Jesus on the cross twice extend
ed that forgiveness for which
his crucifixion stands. First, he
forgave his tormentors. Among
the Jewish leaders there were
no doubt many who were ignor
ant, who believed this Jesus to
be an impostor, and who were
perfectly sincere in their effort
to rid the nation of him.
Bad men and mistaken men
can be sincere in their evil
folly. Wickedness frequently
takes a direct course and presses
on to its awful end.
But for the most part these
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Jewish leaders knew who Jesus
was. They pretended to be wait
ing to welcome the Messiah.
And so they were, provided he
was the kind of Messiah they
thought he should be. They
believed he would come in
heavenly glory. He would drive
out the Roman oppressor. He
would make the Jew master of
every man on earth, and the
Jewish hierarchy master of
every Jew.
But Jesus of Nazareth was an
appalling disappointment to
them. He was of humble origin,
from a despised city, and the
message he preached was not
one of social and political revo
lution but of the transforma
tion of men’s hearts through
love. All the things which the
Jewish leaders valued so highly
would be swept aside if this
Jesus came to triumph.
Most of the Romans, of
course, knew nothing about the
Jewish religion and cared less.
To them the Jews were a super
stitious people with strange.
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fanatical practices: and this
Jesus, who was being cruciiea,
was just one more Jew.
We can see how much Jesus
had to forgive. He would have
been justified in condemning
these men for their cruel in
justices. Instead, he cried out.
“Father, forgive them; for they
know not what they do. ’
By that utterance he forgave
not onN those men. but all of
us who in cur evil and folly
have been opposing and cruci
fying him ever since. Much of
the evil or our lives arises from
ignorance. More arises from
willfulness, as was also exhibit
ed by most of the Jewish lead
ers. Probably the greatest cause
of our evil is indifference,
which was also manifested by
the pagan Roman soldiers.
On the cross, Christ not only
forgave the men who put him
there: he forgave us who keep
him there.
“They parted his raiment and
cast lots ” This no doubt was in
accordance with God’s will, lest
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his disciples should gather to
gether these garments and they
later should become objects of
idolatrous veneration. John tells
’ (19-23) that the coat (or
tunic)' which Jesus wore “was
without seam, woven from the
top throughout.” This the sol
diers did not tear in pieces and
distribute among themselves,
but it was disposed of by lot.
The seamless gown is a sym
bolic representation of the per
fection of his ministry and
teachings. It was indeed “woven
(or wrought) from the top
throughout.” His gospel was
from heaven, and was perfect.
In 1947, about 320,000 bales
of cotton were used in the U. S.
for producing children’s and
infants’ clothing, says The Pro
gressive Farmer. Ten years lat
er, this had jumped to nearly
610,000 bales.
It now takes about 100 hours
to grow and hand-pick an acre
of cotton.