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THE COVINGTON NEWS
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor And Publisher
LEO S. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNI Y
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Food Surplus Problem
Is Not Nearly As Big
As Publicity Says
America’s much-publicized food surplus
is not nearly as big a problem as most
people believe it to be. As a matter of fact,
a number of far-seeing scientists are be
coming increasingly concerned that the
present surplus may turn into a shortage
in the not-too-distant future.
The population of the United States,
according to the latest conservative esti
mate, will increase by 27 million to 208
million in 1970, when 80% of us will be
living in metropolitan areas. By the year
2,000, there will be 300 million Americans.
All these people will have to be fed
from the same or fewer farm acres. In ad
dition, we will also have to produce some
surplus for our friends and uncommitted
neutrals overseas lest sheer hunger force
them to Communism.
As Dr. Robert H. White-Stevens, an
American Cyanamid Company scientist,
pointed out in a speech to the nation's food
editors, our current surplus, even of grain,
is not as huge as many believe.
“Our production is only about 4 r < above
consumption,” Dr. White-Stevens said. “We
are not nearly as well prepared today as
was the Biblical Joseph when he stored
grain for the prophesied seven lean years.
In this land of plenty, we are, in fact, only
a few months away from starvation should
food production suddenly be curtailed.
In view of this, can we feed the new
millions being born?
Men like Dr. White-Stevens, Dr. W. J.
Darby of Vanderbilt University and Dr.
C. G. King, executive director of the Nu
trition Foundation, say “yes” — if scien
tists can continue to apply the results of
laboratory research to farming and farm
products.
New fertilizers and other test tube
products, the New York Times reported
recently, have increased farm output as
much in the last two decades as the mec
hanical revolution did in a century.
The addition of tiny quantities of vital
chemicals to food has improved health,
as Dr. King points out. For example, the
routine iodization of table salt has changed
goiter from a major to a minor health prob
lem. The enrichment of flour and bread
with vitamins, in the opinion of Dr. Elmer
L. Henderson, former president of the Am
erican Medical Association, accounts for
“a very important part of the more buoyant
health and increased mental and physical
vigor the American people enjoy.”
And at a recent Washington symposium
of the Food Protection Committee of the
National Academy of Sciences, Chairman
Darby and every one of the other speakers
agreed that our food is the best and safest
in the world — the envy of less forunate
nations.
We take this for granted, of course,
often without realizing the constant scien
tific effort that has made it possible.
Here's A Persuasive
Argument For Those
Reflective License Tags
In these days of multi-billion dollar
government budgets, the spending of $25,-
000 by a public official normally would
pass unnoticed.
But when a public official spends $25.-
000 so wisely that it results in a saving
to the taxpayers of more than $400,000 in
one year, the story merits a fanfare of
trumpets to call it to the attention of every
custodian of public funds in the land.
Such an investment was made in Polk
County, lowa, when State Highway Com
missicner James Statton a year ago order
ed distribution of a limited number of
special reflective license plates to determine
their value in preventing accidents.
The year-end report of the Polk County
experiment indicated the reflective plates
were so effective in preventing rear-end
collisions at night that citizens of the county
saved more than $400,000 that normally
would have been the costs of these acci
dents. The plates were particularly effective
in reducing the number of rear-end col
lisions involving parked or stalled cars at
night
So successful was the Polk County test
that Commissioner Statton has recommend
ed the adoption of reflective license plates
by the entire state. It’s an idea that might
be considered by public officials in other
states.
It would be a relief if certain so-called
friendships could be amicably and perman
ently terminated.
Candor prompts us to observe that
those with the most money aren't having
the most fun.
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Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
President Kennedy's
Six-Point Medical Care
Program Coming Up Soon
Uncle Sam is going into the health busi
ness in a big way if President Kennedy
can sell Congress on his six-point proposal
for Federal intervention in the fields of
medical and nursing services and educa
tion, hospitalization, medical research, vo
cational rehabilitation and “Youth Fitness.”
The most controversial item is a revival
(with some revision) of the medical care
for the aged program that was rejected
by Congress last year. Under the new speci
fications, the estimated cost of $1.5 billion
to be met by a hike in Social Security taxes.
The five other programs to be paid for
with increased outlays of tax money are
loosely figured to cost something over $56
million for the first year and $l7O million
the second year and include construction
of nursing homes and medical and dental
schools, Federal medical and dental schol
arships.
The health plan for the aged, if passed
this year, would be available on July 1,
1962 to 14.2 million Americans over 65 and
provide up to 90 days of hospitalization
($lO deductable the first nine days), up to
180 days of nursing home care and up to
240 days of visiting nurse service.
The President insisted in his message
that: “This is not a program of socialized
medicine.” It “guaranteed,” he said, free
dom of choice of doctor and hospital and
is “in accordance with the traditional Am
erican system of placing responsibility on
the employee and the employer rather than
on the general taxpayer, to help finance
retirement and health costs.”
We had somehow felt the “traditional
American system” involved looking out for
oneself and one’s kith and kin. Nor is there
any “freedom of choice” regarding pay
ment of the increased Social Security taxes
— even among those who are providing
their own health insurance. Nor can we
conceive of the Government barging into
the healing business in any large way with
out regimenting the medical profession and
entailing the customary extravagance, in
efficiency and bureaucratic arrogance.
Railroad Hearings Now
Underway May Well
Affect All America
That special 15-man Presidential Com
mission appointed by President Eisenhow
er on December 22, nearly two years after
Dan Loomis, president of the Association
of American Railroads suggested such an
inquiry, has now begun hearings on rail
road work rules that could well determine
the future course of the nation.
Presidential action was in specific re
sponse to a formal request by representa
tives of railroad management and the op
erating unions on October 17 for an im
partial board to study and recommend re
visions in archaic practices that are cost
ing the railroads at least S6OO million a
year in pay for work not done or not need
ed.
The initial rail management suggestion
brought denials from the unions that there
was such a thing as featherbedding and
charges that management was trying to
destroy the unions. Now that the hearings
are actually under way, however, in what
has been described as a “spirit of coopera
tion and good will”, any doubts about the
gigantic and inexcusable waste and inef
ficiency imposed on the railroads by work
rules designed for operating conditions of
50 years ago, should be dispelled — once
and for all.
The significance of this inquiry goes far
beyond the fate of the railroads. In the
first place, what hurts the railroads hurts
all industry and weakens the nation’s de
fenses. Secondly, featherbedding is by no
means restricted to the rails — as may be
seen in the recent statement of Commerce
Secretary Hodges that foreigners are “run
ning rings around us" in economic pro
duction.
The Commission, headed by former La
bor Secretary James P. Mitchell, is due to
report by December 1. Any settlement it
can reach internally for its public recom
mendations will be of the utmost signifi
cance to every American, whatever his job
may be. The Commission’s labors will in
dicate whether the railroads are to survive
as a vital industry of free enterprise —
and whether the work rules and work at
titudes of the whole nation are to be
modernized in this hour of decision.
This inquiry finds America at the cross
roads. It may well decide whether we are
to resume the high road of economic
productiveness and industrial leadership,
or yield up our hard-won position in an
increasingly competitive world.
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SOUR WEEKLY (Q LESSON FOR
UNDAY SCHOOL
Jesus Faces the Cross
Bible Material: John 12.
Devotional Reading: Mat
thew 16:13-23: Memory selec
tion; He who loves his life loses
it, and he who hates his life in
this world will keep it for
eternal life. John 12:25.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
Jesus Chooses the Cross.
Young People - Adult Topic:
The Challenge of the Cross.
John 12 gives us some of the
closing incidents of Jesus’ pub
lic ministry. These episodes are
carefully selected by John in
order to give, briefly and rep
resentatively, the relation of
Jesus to the disciples, to t h e
Jewish multitude, and to t h e
larger world of the Gentiles.
All this is shown against the
dark and ugly background of
unbelief and the plotting to kill
him. Then, in verses 37-50, two
prophetic judgments of t h e
outcome of Christ’s ministry
are cited.
The reaction of Judas is seen
in the supper at Bethany (12. -
-9). Many alone saw that the
significance of Jesus’ coming
was to be viewed in terms of
his crucifixion and resurrec
tion. Accordingly she witnessed
to it by her beautiful tribute,
while Judas — and perhaps
others of the disciples — failed
to understand either the vur
pose of his coming or Mary's
act.
The reaction of the multitude
is seen in the triumphant entry
on Palm Sunday, an accclama
tion (12:12 - 18), but an ignor
ant one, having not Christ’s
calling in mind but his miracle
-working power and their na
tional hopes. Thus, the accla
mation was not true praise of
Jesus, but an expectation con
cerning their own hopes.
All too much ostensible wor- |
ship is comparable to this, be
ing an apparent praise of the
Lord but in actuality a self -
seeking hope.
In the third section of o u r
text, the Greeks, representative
of the entire world of the Gen
tiles, came seeking Jesus. John
cited this as the climax of the
threefold typical reactions, not
because these Greeks came with
any superior hope or know
ledge. but because Christ’s
death and resurrection were to i
have a worldwide significance I
and redemptive power. The in
cident of the Greeks gave'
Christ the opportunity again to
declare the meaning of his:
coming.
There was no question about
Jesus’ facing the cross. From
the beginning, it was the call
ing and direction of his life
and ministry. The problem was
to bring his disciples, the mul
titudes, and the world to face
the cross of Christ js the only
means of salvation.
Jesus faced the cross: have
we?
Between the triumphal en
try and the evening of the last
supper, John records no other
event. This event, therefore,
and its meaning is given in iso
lation from all other events of
those days because of its tre
mendous import. John allowed
the other evangelists to record
the other events, all important
in terms of our Lord’s ministry
and of Israel’s destiny. This
event looked to the future, and
it was with the future in mind
that John selected certain key
evsnts.
The wise men had come from
afar at the beginning of o u r
Lord’s earthly life; this, Mat
thew recorded. Now John re
cords the end. and again the
world comes to worship Jesus.
Tradition and early church his
tory record other visits, not
unlikely in view of the import
of his ministry.
These Greeks are described
as being “among them that
came up to worship at t h e
feast,” clearly indicating that,
although they were foreigners,
they were proselytes of t h e
gate, converts who could enter
and worship in the outer courts
of the temple. These Greeks
came to Philip. This disciple
had a foreign or non-Jewish
name which suggested foreign
connections; furthermore, his
place of origin, Bethsaida of
Galilee, had a large Greek po
pulation. Whatever their past
associations, the attitude of the
Greek questioners towards
Philip indicated their respect
for his master, in that Philip
himself is called “sir.” They
asked to “see” Jesus, that is, to
have an appointment with him,
an opportunity to meet him
apart from the crowds around
him at the moment. Some of
the Jewish exclusiveness and
jealousy appeared immediately.
Despite their earlier experience
with Gentile faith in Samaria
(4:42), the disciples still
thought of the Messiah as for
the Jews. Thus, Philip was un
willing to bring these Gentiles
to Jesus without consulting an
other disciple, Andrew, who as
sented. so that together they ap
proached Jesus. “Andrew and
Philip tell Jesus,” John wrote,
indicating that Andrew now
took the lead, although it was
a joint action.
The appealing words, “Sir,
we would see Jesus” have a
justly famous attraction for
men through the centuries, and
I yet, as Jesus quickly pointed
out, there is no seeing him ex
: cept on his own terms. The
basic question therefore is, will I
we see Jesus as he saw himself?
Moreover, will we then see our
selves as he sees us — sinners
who cannot be saved except by I
his grace’
We are told nothing about the
interview with the Greeks. The j
esse.ice of that was stated by
Jesus in answer to Andrew and
Philio, and through them, to
the Greeks. Jesus declared the
significance of their request in
terms of his work. “The hour
is come, that the Son of mam
should be glorified.” It was the
apnointed time, Jesus said, in
a double sense.
First, he was to be glorified
through his atoning death and
his resurrection. Second, he was
to be glorified by the coming
of the Gentiles into the king
dom of God, an event of which
these Greeks with their query
gave token. Soon the whole
world would see Jesus present
ed as the glorified Lord. Jesus
spoke of himself as “The Son
of man,” here meaning the
Son as the representative of
humanity, overcoming the pow
er of sin and death in his own
person for all who believe on
him and become members of
his new humanity. This was his
glory — to bring all men to
himself by his crucifixion and
resurrection.
This glorification Jesus now
formulated more specifically.
Men’s minds were turned to
the analogy of nature (v. 24 to
illustrate the principle of new
life. The old form must die to
give life to the new. The old
humanity' must be condemned
and crucified that the new
might be resurrected.
Every new life involves a!
parting with that which pre
cedes it; the corn of wheat, the
grain, must fall into the
(Largest Coverage Ady Weekly In The State) Thursday. February ». IW
Letters To
The Editor
... .— —
February 15, 1961
Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Editor:
The 1961 March of Dimes is
now complete. Once again the
American people have pooled
their dimes and dollars through
a national voluntary health
agency to attack some of their
mutual health problems.
A quick check of tear sheets
and clips indicates clearly that
the weekly press of the nation
has been in the forefront of the
American people’s fight to pre
vent crippling disease — birth
defects, arthritis and polio. In
fact, the tear sheets show that
the weekly press support of
these aims has been just about
the best in the 23-year history
of the March of Dimes.
This is my personal note of
appreciation to you for your
splendid services in the Jan
uary campaign. This is to say
“thank you” on behalf of the
literally millions of people who
will benefit, directly or indi
rectly, from the funds contri
buted to the March of Dimes.
Sincerely,
George P. Voss
Vice President for
Public Relations
Mr. Belmont Dennis
Editor Covington News
Covington. Georgia
The entire Board of Direc
tors of the Georgia Society for
Crippled Children and Adults
wishes to thank you for your
excellent cooperation in help
ing to publicize all our ser
vices and programs provided
for crippled children and
adults —serving the needs of
those who look to Easter Seals
for help.
Once again, thank you for
your willing assistance in pub
lic service.
Most sincerely,
George A. Haas
President
Dividends Payable
Only on Certain
G. I. Policies
The recent announcement by
the President for a speed - up
in payment on 1961 GI life in
surance dividends has caused
some misunderstanding among
Georgia veterans.
Many believe a special divi
dend will be paid to all exser
vicemen who formerly held GI
insurance, reports Georgia Ve
terans Service Director Pete
Wheeler.
Wheeler explained, however,
that annual dividends will be
paid only to those veterans who
, currently have participating
, National Service Life Insur
' ance or U. S. Government Life
Insurance in force on a pre
mium - paying basis. Policies
which have lapsed because of
non-payment of premiums will
not draw dividends.
He added that dividends
aren’t provided to Korean
veterans issued insurance fol
lowing April 26. 1951. Policies
I after that date are of the non
-1 participating type and don’t
receive dividends from the
; surplus premiums.
Normally, dividends are
paid out over a full 12-month
period. This year, at the Presi
dent’s direction, the VA hopes
to complete all payments on or
before June 30th.
Wheeler estimates that more
■ than 89.000 former Georgia
servicemen will share in t h e
di vid ent payment program.
ground. The essence must be
separated from the chaff and
stalk, and the essence must then
be separated from all that it
was before and die, in order to
become alive and bring forth
fruit.
Unless this takes place, the
grain abides alone as the stalk
—in isolation from life by din
ing to life — and is fruitless.
The analogy of nature was
dropped in verse 25 to present
the matter more directly in fa
miliar terms (Matt. 10:38 f.,'
Luke 17:33). He who tries to
withstand the decay of life by |
clinging to its every form, and
refusing to surrender these
things for the Lord, destroys his ।
life for time and eternity. The
words “shall lose it” can also
be translated “shall destroy it”
or “destroyeth it.” making clear
that the natural man brings
about h : s own destruction.
Life apart from God is a
form of suicide. Every attempt
of man to live apart from Jesus
Christ is suicidal and will soon
manifest every sick trait of the
will to death. Life apart from
the Lord is thus in essence a
hatred of life itself.
Congo
Where Tribalism
Counts
By LEO $. MALLARD
Belgium’s blunder of granting independence to t h •
Congo before her people were prepared to take over t h e
giant responsibilty of self-government has thrown a hot
potato into the lap of the United Nations that no one seems
to be able to cool off. The U. N. policy in the Congo has as
its goal “unity” — an impossible feat in a country where
tribalism, witchcraft, cannibalism, and slavery of t h e re
cent past still controls the political present.
The worst mistake that west
ern powers can make is to view
the Congo’s problems through
western eyes or judge the com
motion there by western stan
dards. The six Congo provinces
—Leopoldville, Equator, Ori
ental, Kivu, Kasai, and Ka
tanga — were established by
the Belgians during their rule
over the Congo. These divisions
are meaningless to the Congo
lese. Tribal loyalties and hat
reds are the only political di
visions that are real to t h e
Congolese.
A leader who rises to power
in the Congo rallies the sup
port of his tribesmen and other
tribes that are friends of h i s
native tribe. It makes no dif
ference to the average Congo
lese citizen — 90 per cent of
the people are illiterates who
live in the bush or jungle —
whether this leader is a Com
munist or an advocate of de
mocracy. The important ques
tion in the mind of the Congo
lese individual is: “What tribe
does he belong too?”
This “unity” that the U. N.
is seeking is a farce. The only
spark of light, in favor of a
union of any sort, is a loose
federation of states built upon
tribal boundries.
At present, the U. N. recog
nizes the Kasavubu regime
with its headquarters in Leo
poldville. Kasavubu recently
appointed General Mobutu as
commander-in-chief of the
Congolese army, but since his
appointment, his hands have
Old Lands And New People
By Dr. Irvine S. Ingram
(Editor’s Note: Dr. Ingram,
president emeritus of West
Georgia College, is nearing the
end of a 3 1/2 month journey
around the world. Following is
one of the reports he has been
making regularly concerning
the trip.)
ATHENS, GREECE — Guide
book states that Greece is the
“cradle of civilization and the
birthplace of the gods, land of
legend and beauty which has
inspired centuries of art and
the essence of philosophy.”
Every high school graduate
feels that he knows several
citizens of ancient Greece. He
knows about Socrates and the
charge made against him of
corrupting the youth of Ath
ens. He told the youth: Know
thyself; seek truth. For this
he was forced to drink the
hemlock or be banished. To be
banished in those days was
worse than death.
But he developed a great stu
dent, Plato, who in turn taught
Aristotle who ruled the world
of thought for two thousand
years.
Despite this ancient heritage,
Greece needs help. One fourth
'of the population carry cards
j which entitle the holders to
j food donated, in the main, by
' our government. The volume
jof food given by us is such
that should it be sold by us the
| financial sum would approach
ten million dollars annually.
Athens is a city of more
than one and one half million
people. It is a beautiful city.
By night it is well lighted. In
। the center within view of most
of the city one sees the Acro
polis on the high spot of the
city. On this hill are the an
cient monumental buildings in
cluding the Parthenon which is
part of the Acropolis. Around
this center was the heart of
ancient Athens. One can see
the ruins of the ancient theatre,
the place where Socrates was
confined, the hill or forum
where St. Paul prea hed. The
fact, is, standing here at the
gate of the Acropolis, ancient
Athens comes alive.
Athen’s greatest achieve
ments in both art and litera
ture were accomplished under
her most famous statesman.
Pericles. This was around 440
B.C. We knew this in our high
school days as the Golden Age
of Greece.
Greece was more or less un
der Alexander the Great. But
his untimely death soon saw I
been tied by U. N. authority.
How?
Dag Hammarskjold, Secre
tary General of the U. N. Se
curity Council, placed Rejesh
-1 war Dayal, an Indian follower
of Prime Minister Nehru, in
charge of the U. N. operation
in the Congo. Dayal favor’s a
“neutral” policy for the Congo
and is an arch enemy of Gen
eral Mobutu as will as his su
perior. Dayal has limited Mo
butu’s actions in the Congo Io
1 “minor troop movements.’
Meanwhile, pro - Communist
forces of the deceased Premier
Lumumba have spread from
their headquarters in Oriental
■ Province into the neighboring
provinces of Kivu and Katanga.
U. N. forces in the Congo,
largely subsidized by the
' United States, have thus been
hampered in their aim of help
ing to influence and protest a
moderate, pro-western govern
ing body for the Congo. Be
sides the reco^iized regime of
1 Kasavubu, today there are
three other secessionist gov
ernments in the Congo. There
may be more to come!
The policy of the United
States in the Congo crisis evi
i .
dently needs to be examined
and changed from “full support
> of U. N. action.” American tax
payers are footing most of the
’ bill and they don’t seem to be
i getting their money’s worth of
> objective action that will lead
i to a road of recovery for th*
! Congo.
his empire subside. In 146 B.C.
the Romans subdued Greece.
Despite this the cultured Greeks
hellenized the Romans. Other
conquerors came and ravaged
and plundered what had been
left, by the Romans, particular
ly the barbarous invaders
known as the Goths, Vandals,
and Slavs.
Then followed the Byzantine
period. The temples of the Ac
ropolis were turned into Christ
ian churches. The capital of the
Byzantine Empire was Con
stantinople. Other invaders
came. Finally in 1456 A. D. the
Turks captured Athens, lost it
temporarily, but recaptured
Greece and held the country
intol 1820’s. The Turks were
Moslems. They set back the
country with their religion and
customs. So it seems Greece
has been the prey of conquer
ors and invaders.
Someone has said Greece
now needs badly three things:
1. Peace. The country needs
time to develop. Will fate
leave the people alone and
grant them their wish for
peace?
2. The people need to build
confidence in their govern
ment. While there are many
poor in Greece, there are also
some rich people. Confidence
in their government would lead
the people to put their savings
in the banks in order to devel
op capital for industry.
3. Much is needed in educa
tion. Unfortunately, the edu
cation of the priesthood on the
average is of poor quality This
is particularly true in the vil
lages. From this source educa
tionwise the people get little
help and inspiration. Schools
in the main are limited and
poor.
We like Greece. It is a beau
tiful country and a friendly
people. With friends we drove
to Corinth today. Here was the
ancient Temple of Apollo. We
walked through many of the
ruins which included the busi
ness section, forum and baths.
Here Saint Paul preached to
the Corinthians. We ran into
Saint Paul at Damascus in
Syria—walked up the street
called Straight and to the house
of Annanis. Now in faraway
Athens and Corinth, he is here
again. We have felt inconven
ienced at times, but think
about the travel and inconven
ience in his day. He was brave
and courageous. Paul left
Greece by slow boat for Rom«.
We fly tomorrow by jet in a
space of two hours.