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PAGE TWELVE
Prof. Carlton Meditates Upon
Becoming A Septuagenarian
By W. A. CARLTON
(AswHnte Professor Emeritus,
Emory-At-Oxford)
My “zero hour” was Decem
ber 29, 1890. So one readily
tees that on December 29, 1960
my “quota” was filled. On that
date I began operating on
“overtime,” or, as the common
expression has it, living on
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“borrowed time.” Now I am
entering upon those years dur
ing which “strength, labor and
sorrow” are involved, accord
ing to the Psalmist. Strength
win be necessary to endure the
labor and sorrow that lie ahead.
One thing that amazes me as
I review in retrospect these
three score and ten years is
this: How is it possible for one
Georgia Baptists
Show Big Gain
In Year's Work
Membership in Georgia Bap
tist churches increased 20,178
during 1960 for a total mem
bership of 885,376 in 2940
churches, Dr. Searcy S. Gar
rison, Atlanta, Georgia Con
vention Executive Secretary-
Treasurer, revealed today in a
summary report.
The 2940 churches in 94 as
sociations reflected a net gain
of 33 churches during the year.
There were 33,278 baptisms
reported for the calendar year,
and as of January 1, there
were 2375 Baptist ministers in
‘ so undeserving to have lived
70 years with practically no
i sorrow or suffering? The only
j possible answer is that only
I the goodness and mercy of God
' have been responsible.
Our progress along scientific,
economic and social lines has
been tremendous. But our fail
ure to keep pace morally is a
cause for grave concern. In my
early years I took a trip in a
wagon drawn by oxen which
made the unbelievable speed of
two or three miles per hour. On
the evening of my 7th anni
versary we took to the air in
Oakland. California, and in ten
hours and five minutes we were
at the post office of our little
town of Oxford, Georgia. Dur
ing flight at one time we were
traveling over 10 miles per
minute at an elevation of over
six miles. And I understand
that study is being made for
the construction of a plane in
which one will be able to fly
around the earth and get back
home yesterday.
At the age of 14 years I got
a job delivering meat and
groceries on a bicycle, and my
wage was $2.50 per week,
working from before daylight
till after dark. A large part of
the deliveries had to be made
over unpaved roads. Let’s com
pare that situation with pres
ent-day condition. In the first
place, I doubt that a fourteen -
year-old boy could get a job.
It’s against the law to hire one
that young, I understand. In
the second place, he’d not be
riding a bicycle if he did get a
job. He would have a motor
scooter or a motor cycle. In the
third place, he would be mak
ing at least about $5.00 per day
instead of $2.50 per week. In
the fourth place, he would be
working eight hours per day
instead of up to 17. And fin
ally he would be making de
liveries almost exclusively over
paved streets.
At the age of six years I saw
my first train. We had lived
eight miles from the railroad
but moved to town when I was
six. There were no paved
streets, no electric lights, no
telephones and no automo
biles. And such things as radio
and television had hardly been
dreamed of. And of course we
had no refrigeration or plumb
ing. Someone may ask him
self, “Where in the world was
that benighted town?” My
friend, that was no “hick
town.” It was an up-to-date,
“regulation” community, Ar
cadia. Florida.
Upon finishing high school
my roommate and I came up
to Old Emory College and en
tered the sophomore class. The
cost at that time was about
S3OO per year. I don’t know
what the cost is at Emory to
day. But it would be my guess
that a student “getting by” on
that amount per quarter would
be performing a major and im
possible miracle. We had no
pavement, no electric lights, no
plumbing, no dances, no radios,
television or coeds (Bless their
hearts!). But we had some
things that are missing today.
But while we as a nation
have made such wonderful
I progress in some ways, we've
! been standing still or marking
time in the most important
I field. In fact there seems to be
some evidence that we have
! lost ground in the field of
j morals. We have only to re
view our Roman and Greek
history to see the handwriting
on our national walls unless we
i speedily reverse this trend.
But everything considered,
| this is a pretty fair world in
which to “live, move and have
| my being.” And I’m in no hur
ry to leave it. It's the only one
with which I have any degree
of familiarity. I entered it
without my consent, and it’s
barely possible that I’ll leave
it the same way.
It is my humble wish and
prayer that I may have suffi
cient m olr a 1 and phy« ic a
strength successfully to cope
with whatever problems, labors ■
or sorrows that lie ahead. j
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Charles Porter Class Os Methodist
Church Met at Home Os Mrs. Watson
The January meeting of the
Charles Porter Class of t h e
First Methodist Church met in
the home of Mrs. G. C. Watson
with Mrs. Otto Briscoe, Mrs.
H. B. Smith and Mrs. Felix
Wright as co-hostesses.
Mrs. Hiram Ellis opened the
meeting with prayer after
which she gave a welcome and
greetings to all present.
Mrs. G. C. Watson read the
minutes of the December meet-
Georgia. Calvary Temple, Sa
vannah, reported 186 baptisms,
the most for any single church,
with Warner Robins Second
reporting 180.
Sunday School enrolment
stands at a record 620,015, an
increase of 6098 for the year
with Training Union reporting
enrolment of 211.360, for a gain
of 8165.
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OPEN SUNDAY Btolo 12t07 Bio Washington street
ing. Miss Sallie Mae Cook gave
the treasurer’s report after
which Mrs. C. C. Estes report
ed 23 cards sent to sick, be
reaved and shut-in friends.
There were 25 ladies present,
four of them visitors. They
were Miss Julia Aiken, Mrs.
Mamie Collier, Mrs. Henry
Odum and Mrs. Blichington of
Augusta.
Mrs. Glenn Jones gave a bea
utiful devotional which was
an inspiration to all.
Mrs. Henry Odum entertain
ed the ladies with several hu
morus readings and closed with
. a poem.
After the program the guests
were invited into the dining
’ room for punch, cookies, cakes
and sandwiches which were
served by the hostess commit
tee, assisted by Miss Carolyn
' Watson.
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In The State)
Tribute To
Mrs. Thornley
Mrs. W. E. Thornley, the
former Sara Celeste Fisher,
daughter of Agens Jane and
James Shedrick Fisher, was
born on April 17, 1881 in Ab
beville, South Carolina, and
died on October 13, 1960 in a
private hospital in Atlanta,
Georgia.
She was married to William
Elwood Thornley of Abbeville,
South Carolina. This union was
blessed by three children, Lynn
Elwood now Mrs. Jack Irwin
of Nashville, Tennessee; Lois
Kathleen, Mrs. S. M. Hay of
Covington; and James Flemon
Thornley now Major in Signal
Corps U. S. A. Pentagon, Wash
ington, D. C.
Mrs. Thornley lived in Toc
coa for thirty years and, upon
the death of her husband in
1935, she and her young son
came to Covington to live with
her daughter, Lois, an employe
of Postal Telegraph Company
at that time.
She was a lifelong member
of the Baptist Church and par
ticipated actively in every
phase of her church’s work -
even teaching an adult Sun
day School Class until a short
time before her death.
Therefore be it resolved: I.
That we give thanks to God for
having permitted us to enjoy
her friendship and reap the
reward of her many talents,
knowing that her contribution
has greatly enriched our lives
and left an indelible print upon
our memory.
2. That a copy of this tri
bute be sent to each of h e r
children; that a copy be placed
on the minutes of the Coving
ton Woman’s Club; and a copy
sent to the Covington News
for publication.
Mrs. J. H. Anderson
Mrs. Fred Ketchem
Mrs. L. A. Patrick
Committee: Covington Wo
man’s Club
Thursday. January 19. 1981
In Legislature.
Continued From Page 9
One of the first bills introduced
was House Bill 104 which is an
act making it unlawful for any
person, “under any circum
stances”, to operate a motor ve
hicle for the purpose of draj
racing on the streets or high
ways of Georgia.
Several bills providing foi
legislation to deal with inte
gration in Georgia’s school*
were scheduled to be introduc
ed before the end of the week
Some of these bills provide sot
scholarships or other forms oi
state supplement to Georgia
children in order to enabla
these children to attend non
mixed schools.
A bill providing forth»
placement and assignment of
pupils to the various publie
school districts is scheduled for
introduction in the House dur
ing the latter part of this week.