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THE COVINGTON NEWS
•ELMONT DENNIS
Editor Art FaMbber
LEO S. MALLARD
Aisistent to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Our Garden Clubs
Deserve Much Credit
For Beauty of Our City
Much credit is due the three Garden
Clubs of Covington for the beautiful Christ
mas decorations which are bringing the
Christmas spirit to our city.
Mrs. R. Pat Campbell, overall chairman
and member of the Covington Garden
Club, was assisted by Mrs. Terry Avery
of the Green Thumb Garden Club, Mrs.
E. G. Lassiter Jr. of the Miniature Garden
Club and Mrs. Hazel Malone, Newton
County Home Demonstration Agent.
There are two very attractive greet
ing signs at the entrance of our city on
the Atlanta and Madison Highway. These
are lighted at night and give the weary
traveler Christmas greetings from Coving
ton as they pass along the highway.
The Garden Clubs of our city are a
great asset as they are always eager to
assist in every way such as in planting
shrubbery and beautifying the city in
every way possible.
The grounds around the hospital were
beautified by the Covington Garden Club
as well as the swimming pool and other
public places around the city, the other
clubs also assisted in other projects.
They are always eager and willing to
undertake any task which will improve
the appearance of our city and delight the
tourist who pass through.
We wish to tip our hats to the wonder
ful work which they are doing and trust
they will continue to continue the huge task
which confronts them of making beautiful
the eyesores around the city and planting
shrubbery wherever possible to make Cov
ington one of the beauty spots in this sec
tion of our state.
Mrs. L. W. Masten is president of the
Covington Garden Club, Mrs. E. E. Calla
way Jr. is president of the Miniature
Garden Club and Mrs. Luke Lassiter Jr.
is president of the Green Thumb Garden
Club.
"Bad Checks" Flourishing
Again In Newton County
Newton County Sheriff John Berry has
issued a warning to businessmen over the
county to be cautious in cashing checks,
especially at this time of year. Recently
an influx of “bad checks” has been prev
alent in our city and county.
* Armed with no more deadly a weapon
than a fountain pen, a veritable plague
of bad checks stands poised at this time
of year to move in a n d intensify their
alarmingly simple robbery of merchants
7 throughout the country.
Already nationally bilking businessmen
out of a reported SSOO million a year, or
a staggering SI,OOO a minute, check artists
seeking easy money will invade department
stores, supermarkets, drug stores, restaur
ants and other establishments during the
, year-end holiday seasons.
Taking advantage of new and tempo
rary clerks and the atmosphere of holi
day gaiety, these callous scavengers heart
lessly ply an evil trade which can be cur
tailed only if the public and businessmen
will alert themselves and join forces with
members of the law enforcement profession.
Indicative of how widespread the bad
check scourge has become is the fact that
during fiscal year 1960, the FBI Labora
tory received for examination 33,516 fraud
ulent checks having a total value of $5,-
415,708. These represent but a fraction of
the spurious checks passed, of course,
since many merchants accept their loss
without reporting it to appropriate law
enforcement authorities and many others
will accept restitution rather than insist
upon prosecution of the wrongdoers. They
forget that the greatest deterrent to crime
is to insure that it does not pay.
Until merchants and businessmen real
istically face the bad check problem, it
- will continue to mushroom. In a western
State, for example, an 11-year-old boy,
unaccompanied by an adult, succeeded in
obtaining transportation on a commercial
carrier by passing bad checks to ticket
agents in two different cities. In a mid
western State, police received a complaint
from a vicitm who had foolishly cashed a
check dated for the year 1920 and drawn
on a State bank which closed in 1932 never
to open again!
“When check passers are forcefully im
pressed with the fact that instead of profits
their nefarious deeds will net them only
commensurate prison terms, then, and
- only then, will we see this blight on the
American business world shrivel and be
gin to die away,” stated J. Edgar Hoover.
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investi
gation.
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MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
’MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
I Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
Most Fires In Homes
Are Caused By
Carelessness
At last report, losses from fire were
running 2.1 percent ahead of a year ago.
And considering how predictable fires and
their nature have become, this fact sug
gests that we are not, after all, getting
any smarter!
For instance, the National Board of
Fire Underwriters tells us flatly that if
there is a fire in our home, the chances
are three to one that it will be due to
carelessness or forgetfulness. Last year, ac
cording to this authority, seven fires out
of 10 were in homes and three out of four
of these need not have happened.
If we do no better than last year (and
the statistics show we are doing worse)
it can be predicted now that one fire out
of every four will be caused by matches
and smoking and one out of five by the
misuse of electricity.
In money, losses for the first seven
months of this year totalled $656,969,000
or $13,769,000 more than for the same pe
riod of 1959.
But this is only money. It is estimated
that 11,3000 perished in fires in 1959 —
an average of 31 fire deaths each day,
one every 46 minutes. Many times more
persons who recovered from their burns
and other fire injuries suffered untold
"agonies and varying degrees of incapacity.
Over the years the fire death rate of those
over 65 has been about three times that
of all other ages, with infants under five
the second largest group of victims.
These stark facts should give us some
thing to think about at this season when
winter is setting in for real, and fire is
still essential to our comfort and health.
This is a time when it should be impressed
on all of us that most of this ghastly loss
of life, this cruel suffering and the greater
part of a financial drain of nearly SIOO
million a month are utterly unnecessarily!
To pledge ourselves to guard against
the carelessness that costs so much is the
smallest respect we can pay to those who
die — and continue to die —by fire.
Doctors Not Alone In
Lack Os Participation
In Public Affairs
A short time ago the American Medical
Association's House of Delegates met, and
passed various resolutions — one urging
physicians to take a greater interest and
more active part in public affairs at all
levels. It notes that “it has become ap
parent that the medical doctors in America
and their organizations are still not exert
ing the effective influence on local, state,
and national political affairs which is their
right and obligation.”
The doctors are not alone in this. Os
late it has been pointed out that business
men and business groups also have avoid
ed their political responsibilities. The in
evitable result is that the strength of their
voice in the debate over political decisions
which will vitally affect the future of this
country has been diminished, in some cases
to the point of virtual non-existence. Num
bers of business enterprises and organiza
tions have been urging that business people
take an active part in political matters, all
the way from the grass-roots to the na
tional level, and the response has been
heartening.
As for the medical men. the immediate
future will see all manner of proposed laws
influencing medical practice and the public
health. These will range the gamut from
the good to the indifferent to the bad,
and doctors have an obligation to help
separate the wheat from the chaff. Then,
in addition to this, it is the duty as well
as the right of the medical fraternity to
express their view on other legislation
which affects everyone. The AMA resolu
tion covered the problem succinctly when
it asked physicians to “work toward the
creation of policies which preserve repre
sentative government, free enterprise, fis
cal solvency and the integrity of the dol
lar.”
CAT SCRATCH FEVER
Cat scratch fever is a relatively com
mon disease caused by a virus which can
not be treated with modern antibiotics.
It is generally, however, a fairly mild dis
ease of a few day's duration. It causes low
fever and some swelling of the lymph
glands near the scratch. The virus does
not seem to cause any illness in cats.
— From Today's Hccllh, American
Medical Association Publication
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Neighborly Gifts
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MoM folks have gift lists that include neighbors, used-to-be
neighbors and others who are to be remembered with token gifts
during the holiday season For these friends food gifts, attractively
packaged, are an ideal solution to this problem.
Pictured hers are plastic refrigerator containers filled with
such goodies as home-made fudge, spiced walnuts and other items
that are easy to make at home, yet wonderful to receive. The plastic
boxes should be filled and overwrapped with saran and decorated
just before the gift is to be presented The decorative flowers are
made by wrapping attractive “store bought” candy in saran and
fastening several pieces together with wire, adding leaves or ribbon.
No one can help but be thrilled to receive such aa attractive,
wholesome gift Here's a candy recipe suitable for this use.
Oriental Fudge
1 pound light brown sugar % cup evaporated milk
Few grams salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon light com syrup V 4 cup finely cut candied ginger
1 tablespoon butter
Mix sugar, salt, syrup, butter and evaporated milk thoroughly
in heavy saucepan. Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
Then cook oyer medium heat to soft ball stage (237° F.), stirring
constantly. Cool. Stir in vanilla and finely cut candied ginger. Beat
until mixture thickens and begins to lose its gloss. Turn into
buttered pan. Mark in squares. Makes I'4 pounds. Keep candy
wrapped in saran until ready to pack. You can overwrap the whole
nan.
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The Compassion of Christ
Bible Material: Isaiah 61;
Matthew 11:27-30: Luke 7:18-
23.
Devotional Reading: Isaiah
42:1 - 10: Memory Selection:
Take my yoke upon you and
learn from me; for I am gentle
and lowly in heart, and you
will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 11.29.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
The Greatest Friend.
Young People - Adult Topic:
The Greatest Servant.
Background Scripture: Isaiah
61: Matthew 11:27-30.
Last week’s lesson dealt with
the promise of the Saviour’s
coming. Today we find that Sa
viour described. Next Sunday
(in the Christmas narrative) we
shall find the Saviour actually
presented to the world. “The
Word was made flesh, and
dwelt among us, . . . full of
grace and truth’’ (John 1:14).
The word ‘compassion’ is used
in today’s lesson topic to des
cribe the nature of the Saviour.
This word comes from two La
tin words which mean “to suf
fer with” or “to feel with.”
By the time we come to the
end of today's lesson, we should
be fully aware that Jesus
Christ, the Saviour and Uni
versal Spirit, has the capacity
to feel, experience, and suffer
with every human being in
every situation in which he may
may find himself.
This capacity constitutes, of
course, a prodigious superna
tural reality. But we should not
be in the least bewildered or
made incredulous by the super
natural. The Bible deals with
the life of men impinged upon,
permeated with, and dominated
by inexplicable supernatural
powers.
We read in Luke 4:16-30,
that Jesus at the beginning of
his ministry visited Nazareth
“where he had been brought
up: and, as his custom was, he
went into the synagogue on the
sabbath day, and stood up for
to read.”
He chose the passage of
Scripture which constitutes the
first part of our lesson text to
day. We call it the sixty-first
chapter of Isaiah. Whether this
chapter was the reading for the
day of whether Jesus selected
it, we do not know; but he read
it, commented upon it, and so
enraged his hearers by the way
in which he applied it to them
in their spiritual obtuseness
that they ‘‘were filled with
wrath” and, taking him to a
precipice outside the city, at
tempted to “cast him down
headlong. B u t he. passing
through the midst of them, went
his way.”
We can hear him as he sol
emnly read these words in He
brew. To be sure, he took con
siderable liberty with the text.
We understand from ancient
Jewish writings that a person
reading from the prophets
might interject material not
found in that particular pass
age, provided he did not get it
from the book of another pro
phet. Jesus declared that the
Spirit of the Lord God was upon
him because He had anointed
him to preach good tidings to
the poor (the original text says
"meek"); He had sent him to
S LESSON FOR
CHOOL
bind up the brokenhearted, “to
preach deliverances to the cap
f-vc ” and recovery of sight to
the blind, “to set at liberty
them that are bruised” (bound”
in the Hebrew text), “to preach
the acceptable year of t h e
Lord.”
Here he stopped. Isaiah had
said “to proclaim . . . the dav of
vengence of our God.” This,
Jesus omitted.
Christ came not to terrify
men — although there was
much warning in his preaching
— but to try to persuade them
to embrace the destiny to which
God had appointed them.
We note in this passage that
everything the prophet Isaiah
d>d (and after him, Jesus
Christ) was inspired of the
Spirit of the Lord. This Spirit
lav behind the writing of t h e
Bible.
The Spirit of the Lord must
motivate, fill, and empower all
witnessing we do in his name
— all preaching, all Sunday
school teaching, all writing.
The Old Testament is often
called a hard, harsh book.
There are passages in it which
fill us with agonizing forebod
ing. But yet, because it is God’s
word, it is a book of tenderness.
Isaiah declared that it was his
privilege, under God’s inspira
tion, to give to his contem
poraries “beauty for ashes, the
oil of joy for mourning, the
garment of praise for the spirit
of heaviness.”
God is not pursuing us; ra
ther, He is persuading us. He is
not intent on wreaking ven
geance: he is committed to sav
ing us by the insistent power of
his love.
Isaiah declared that those
upon whom the Spirit came
would “be called trees of
righteousness, the planting of
the Lord.” A tree is a living
thing characterized by strength,
and it puts forth fruit or seed
of some kind. So everyone
touched by the Spirit of God
is made alive to righteousness,
given strength, and made fruit
ful.
Such persons — now that the
Spirit of the living God has
been mediated to us through
Jesus Christ — build up waste
places and restore areas made
desolate. They do this through
out the world. They do it most
effectively in the broad reach
es of the human heart.
The prophet Isaiah was a man
whose life was truly touched by
God. In terms of incomparable
beauty, he described how God’s
Spirit had come upon him. pro
ducing joy in his soul. For
God had clothed him with the
garments of salvation and had
covered him with the robe of
righteousness, “as a bridegroom
decketh himself with orna
ments, and as a bride adorneth
herself with her jewels."
Transfer this over into the
realm of Christian faith, into
the days in which you a n d I
[live, and we spiritual power
working mightily in the human
heart and bringing it joy.
One of the plainest teachings
of the Bible is that true and
sincere religion makes people
happy. Yet so preverse are we
that we look noon religion as
something glr v and respres
sive. It keep- us from having
a good time. Yes, it does, if by
(L.rg.« Cawr.g. A»r W“kly ” Th. S..LI
Climate Is Reflected In
The Character Os Lumber
Like all organisms, a tree is
affected by climate and weath
er.
As a matter of fact, climatic
conditions for the growth of
trees have a profound in
fluence on the strength and ap
pearance of lumber.
Every year, the tree acquires
an additional layer of girth,
known as a “growth ring.’’ The
latter has two components, the
darker, denser wood that
grows in summer and the light
er “springwood.”
The higher the density, the
greater the strength. Conse
quently, the strength of a tree
species is affected by the length
of the summers and degree of
exposure to rainfall and warm
a good time we mean plunging
along our own selfish pathways,
unmindful of others, breaking
the laws of God. thinking only
of the satisfactions of indul
gence. Religion rebukes such a
course of action, and, to this
extent of course, "keeps us
from having a good time ” But
by rebuking our selfishness,
real hapniness is made possible
for us, It saves us from our
selves. It strips us of the filthy
rags of sin and covers us with
the robe of righteousness.
When will we learn what true
happiness is and where it is to
be found? It does not consist in
■having our own way but in
i finding out what the ways of
| operating with the mighty pow
'er which lies behind all things.
I For this cooperation we were
j made — not for sin, not for sei-
I fishness, not for disobedience.
The prophet Isaiah saw this
j and proclaimed it. Jesus Christ
saw it and set it forth not only
in his words but in his acts and
in his gracious Person.
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th typical to that season.
Largely because of the long
er summers in the South, the!
species recognized in United ;
States Department of Agricul- '
ture tables as the strongest, is
Southern Pine. The latter is the j
predominant tree of its region
and a major structural species ;
naturally. It accounts for be-'
tween 7 and 8 billion board j
feet of lumber production each
year, or about two-thirds of
the South’s total supply.
While there are several dif
ferent species of Southern
Pine —Longleaf, Shortiesf, Lob
lolly and Slash —all are char
acterized by high strength.
The impression of climate is
also evident from appearance.
In the striking grain pattern,
parallel stripes of light and
dark gold are evenly blended.
There is also an occasional
brownish hue. The sharp con
trast of color and texture is
almost totally a reflection of
the alternating seasons.
The density that characterizes
the species is responsible for
two qualities of lumber. USDA
tables list it as the “hardest of
softwoods” and as the species
with the greatest nailholding
power.
The ability of Southern Pine
to grip nails, screws and other
fasteners has proven the salva
tion of many a home in the face
of a hurricane. Its hard wear
ing surface —highly resistive to
blemish and mar — is well
adapted for wall paneling, ex
terior siding and finish floors.
The distinction between
“softwoods” and “hardwoods”
is not '’’hat the terms indicates,
but rather a difference of fol
iage. “Hardwoods” are identi
fied by their broadleaves, while
“softwoods” are so labeled be
cause of their thinner, need
like leaves as a
of fact, Southern P m
is harder than many of the so
called “hardwoods. The so
woods” are also the kind most
generally used for structural
purposes. __ _
Letters To
The Editor
Hon. Belmont Dennis, Editor,
We would like to express to
you and your staff our appre
ciation for' the publicity your
paper gave to our 64rd anni
versary. We had so many ca,l
and telephone and expressions
from friends. We have really
enjoyed them, thanks to you
and vour paper. So again, we
say, Thank You. May you and
your paper have many moie
years and your last days be
your best, full of real joy and
happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. James S.
Gardner.
Newton County Teachers
Association
Covington, Georgia
December 6, 1960
Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Sir:
We, the members of the
Newton County Teachers As
sociation, wish to express our
। sincere thanks for the souve
nirs you gave us for our Re
gional meeting.
We are very grateful to you
' and your kind consideration
was highly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
S. F. Hardeman
• President