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THE COVINGTON NEWS
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor And Publisher
LEO S. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Businessmen Devote Time,
Plea For Better Approach To
Economic, Political System
Advertising is an age-old institution.
Through the centuries it has taken many
forms — from the town crier to the sky
writing airplane. It is commonly associat
ed with promoting the sale of goods and
services. But to an increasing extent the
“ads” are seeking more than the sale of a
product or the promotion of a name. In
dividuals, companies and institutions rea
lize, as never before, that such material
considerations as product promotion, sales
and profits — important as these are —
are dependent upon preservation of cer
tain requisites.
For example, a heavy equipment manu
facturer recently published an advertise
ment, having nothing to do with its pro
duct, in the Oregon Voter. It is entitled
“The Pursuit of Happiness” and is a brief
discussion of personal liberty and the
“proposition that the individual must have
the right to own and use property and to
trade without the restraints of kings and
parliaments.”
Another advertisement in a similar
vein, sponsored by the medical profession,
appeared in the February, 1961 issue of
Today’s Health. Medical men are not busi
ness men yet this advertisement stressed
ten freedoms in the economic field — such
as freedom of choice, freedom 'to own
property, freedom to trade, freedom to
make a profit, freedom of money.
Other examples of advertising dealing
with fundamental issues of personal liber
ty under representative government could
be cited endlessly. They are one means
through which millions of private citizens
are showing alarm over the trend toward
nullification of basic principles in the Uni
ted States. Surely it must be a danger
sign when so-called practical business men
devote time and resources to a plea for bet
ter understanding of the American econo
mic and political system. The danger
should be doubly apparent when federal
authority imposes tax penalties to curb
their efforts.
Man Is Born To
Misery of Germs and
Disorders, It Seems
It is only human, we suppose, to feel
when we have the miseries that we probab
ly deserve this suffering, and, one way or
another, have been asking for it.
But this stoic theory falls apart com
pletely when the victim is a new-born
babe or an infant below the years of in
discretion. Rather, must we face up to
the saddest fact of human existence —
that man is born to misery and germs and
disorders attack the innocent as fiendishly
as the sinner.
Thus we may wonder how the race sur
vived long enough to develop something
more effective than witch doctors and ma
gic charms to keep us alive. But, consider
ing the steady decline in infant mortality
in our own time, the genus homo must have
come through by a narrow squeak.
Os the diseases that attack before we
are old enough to be aware of them, diar
rhea (both acute and chronic) remains one
of the most common, most stubborn and
potentially dangerous in depriving infants
of essential nourishment, salts and min
erals. Treatment in the old days was
largely by narcotics, usually paregoric.
More recent remedies involved blocking
agents that, in causing constipation were
likely to substitute one disease for another.
But medical progress has now moved
forward another step with a good-tasting
syrupy preparation called Entoquel that is
available on doctor’s prescription only. It
is non-narcotic, non-constipating and avail
able with and without antibiotic.
Experience to date with this new re
medy gives us some reason to hope that one
more of the dread, widespread plagues of
infancy may now be at least brought un
der control. And we hope, too, that the
research scientists, the pharmaceutical
people and our physicians keep working
toward the day when only those of us who
deserve the pains get them.
STRICT CENSORSHIP has been clamp
ed on the White House domestic staff since
the uproar over the report from London
that the Kennedys coveted the cook of the
French Ambassador to the Court of St.
James. The purpose, says Press Secretary
Salinger, is to “insure the President’s pri
vacy”.
Some one should have told Senator Ken
nedy the President is a public figure.
Next to no friends, I suspect it’s worse
to have too many friends, especially on
a hot and humid Sunday.
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1 Cold War In The Deep-
Freeze Implies That There
Will Be No Conference Soon
With US Ambassador Llewellyn E.
Thompson, Jr., back in Moscow after two
weeks of State Department and White
House huddles in Washington, the word is
there will be no summit conference in the
foreseeable future.
The message to Khrush, which Ambas
sador Thompson carried back with him
from President Kennedy expresses the us
ual pious hope for more cordial relations
between the US and its avowed enemy but
is also reported to say in effect: “Don’t
talk to me, talk to my boy, Lew”. The
Ambassador is expected to tell the Krem
lin’s current bully boy that Washington is
working on a new plan for an effective
ban on atomic weapons testing to be pre
sented late in March to the three-power
nuclear clambake when it resumes sessions
in Geneva. Mr. Thompson is also to men
tion discreetly, if repeatedly, says the
Washington grapevine, that we are still
actively concerned with a workable dis
armament arrangement, but maybe it had
best be discussed through diplomatic chan
nels and not in public — as in (for instance)
the UN.
In general, the feeling seems to be that
the chiefs of state of both countries have
plenty of homework to do — what with
Russia having failed to produce enough for
the country to eat, and the US being in an
economic spin as a result of bleeding its
own taxpayers during too many years of
minding other peoples’ business — and
President Kennedy is inkling strongly for
a truce in which to bind up domestic
wounds.
So don’t be fooled if we are short-ration
ed for a while on Kremlin insults. It won’t
mean that Khrush has changed his ideas of
burying us.
CART BEFORE THE HORSE
The duty-struck House Ways and Means
Committee dutifully passed along to the
House for predicted early passage the bil
lion dollar Administration bill for exten
sion of unemployment compensation to
cover three million jobless.
Other “relief” measures to follow will
doubtless include that increase in the
minimum wage and — if things get bad
enough —a SIOO income tax cut for wage -
earners.
What seems to be missing thus far are
measures to relieve and stimulate business
— and put workers back on productive
wages.
Per Capita Tax
Burden Now $715
According to figures just released by
, Tax Foundation, Inc., the per capita burden
of federal, state and local taxes was $lO9
in 1940, $369 in 1950 and $715 in 1960.
In virtually all state and local govern
ments, no less than the federal govern
ment, proposals are advanced for more and
more tax revenue. Unless the people re
strain their demands on government, and
put their foot down on unnecessary govern
ment expenditures that curry favor with
pressure groups, Karl Marx’s plan “to
wrest all capital from the bourgeoisie”,
may become a reality in the United States.
If socialism engulfs our country, it will
be due to the cupidity of people who think
they can get something for nothing from
government.
"Project Mercury"
Slated To Get Off
The Ground In April
In April, we are told, one of those Project
Mercury astronauts now in training at
Langley Field Va., will get the first ride
in a nose cone that any man has ever had.
The trip will be brief, only 16 minutes in
duration and 130 miles each way— up
and down! By the end of 1961, according
to present plans of the National Aero
nautical and Space Administration, the
first astronaut will be sent into orbit.
Additionally, according to President
Eisenhower's state-of-the-union message,
the “near future" will see the landing of
instruments on the moon and reconnais
ance of Mars and Venus — via instruments
in unmanned rockets.
How near this future may be, however,
appears in some doubt since a Kennedy
task force on space matters has recom
mended de-emphasizing Project Mercury
and the more fanciful space probes to put
more heat on the missile program and de
velopment of king-sized rocket engines.
Note to Secretaries: If the boss is out or
on a holiday, why not say so instead of
asking Who is This?
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
SOUR WEEKLY OIESSON FOR
unday School
Bible Material: John 13. i
Devotional Reading: 1 John I
2:7 - 11: Memory Selection: A
new commandment I give to
you, that you love one another;
even as I have loved you, that
you also love one another. John
13:34.
Intermediate - Adult Topic:
Young People - Adult Topic:
A Test of Discipleship.
This chapter of John’s Gos
pel is part of the Lord’s minis
try to his disciples at the Last.
Supper, and the foot-washing
episode is his last ministry of
love to them prior to the res
urrection. It is also a living wit
ness to the meaning of self-sac
rifice. Thus, the whole passage
is to be seen in relation to the
Last Supper, which in itself
declared the meaning of the
cross.
The new commandment Je
sus declared unto them was a
very old one, as old as revela
tion and Scripture, new only
in that it was seen now not
only as a commandment from
God for man but as a revela
tion of God in Christ Jesus.
The new commandment thus
ceased to be an abstract re
quirement but became first of
all a demonstration of the love
of God in Christ. Love, Jesus
Christ commanded his follow
ers, “as I have loved you’’
(v. 34); that is, in terms of the
revelation of God’s love as
manifested in my life. The es
sence of God’s law is thus seen
to be the essence of God’s na
ture.
This love of God in Christ
has a twofold aspect. First, it
is unique, beyond imitation and
beyond all repetition in its re
demptive, atoning aspect, in its
expiation of man’s sin by the
death of Christ on Golgotha’s
cross. Our love can never
make atonement. Second, this
love is mandatory for all.
Christians, who must manifest
it daily, not in the original,
creative and redemptive man
ner of Jesus Christ, but reflec
tively, as the moon manifests
and reflects the sun’s light, and
derivatively, as the leaves re
veal the life and vitality of the
vine.
Wherever this distinction is
obliterated or obscured, Chris
tianity is destroyed.
This verse is an introduc
tion, not merel to the episode
that follows, but to the entire
teaching of Chapters 13 - 17.
The teaching and event oc-i
curred “before the feast,” that
is, the Passover, on the evening
of the commencement of Ni
san 14 of the Hebrew calendar.
“When Jesus knew” is better
rendered “Jesus Knowing.”
The foreknowledge and deli
berate movement of the Lord
is emphasized. He knew that he
would soon leave the world.
His disciples would need all the
strength, encouragement and
knowledge possible to meet
their forthcoming trials. Loving!
them, he loved them to the end J
(or uttermost, or completely)
by preparing them for their I
trials.
This sentence is the intro- :
duction to the whole section and |
is basic to its understanding.;
Christ loved his own. Me loves ।
us. not by taking us away from
troubles, trials, and testing, but
by preparing us for them in ad
vance. He gives us the strength,
knowledge, and grace needed
to meet them.
All Christianity which hopes
to escape tribulation and test
ing is false Christianity: by
trying to evade the reality of
life, it evades also the com
fort of Christ and the strength
of the Holy Spirit.
None of the promises of this
great discourse, the Holy Spirit,
answered prayer, or anything
else, has anything to say to the
escapist of the insistently com
fortable church member. All
are spoken to those who as
sume their responsibility and
place in this world under Christ
and accept in faith whatever
comes their way, be it ill or
good.
The words “to the end” here
mean utterly, completely, or
perfectly. Christ’s complete
and perfect love thus does not
spare us from trouble but
equips us to meet it in him.
We are told in verse 2 that
“the devil having now (or bet
ter, already) put into the heart
of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son,
to betray him,” that Jesus dis
missed Judas (v. 21-30). First,
the Passover meal was celebrat
ed, concluding with a ritual
cup (Luke 22:17), then follow
ed, after some discourse, by the
ritual bread and wine of t h e
Last Supper (Luke 22:19,20).
In verse 3 we have a mag
nificent and confident as
sertion of the absolute
sovereignty of Jesus
Christ.He knew beyond all hesi
tancy or doubt that the Father
had given, from all eternity,
“all things” in heaven and on
। earth “into his hands.” Every
I step, including hit deliverance
। into the hands of men to be
mocked and crucified, had been
foreknown of God. Jesus knew,
moreover, that he had come
from God, had become incar- I
' nate, and would soon return
to God in the ascension.
In terms of this eternal pur- I
pose and his eternal kingdom, i
he took the step announced in
verse 4. The eternal power and
। knowledge are thus made basic,
: to the foot-washing. It was a i
demonstration of his nature,
love, and kingdom.
Normally, such a foot-wash
ing was a part of the reception
of guests and preceded a din
ner. On this occasion, servants
being lacking, the disciples pre
viously commissioned to pre
pare the meal were responsible
for this courtesy but had ap
parently felt it beneath them,
hence Peter’s subsequent em
barrassment. Jesus laid aside
his outer garment and prepar
ed himself for this menial task.
Having done this, he began to
wash their feet.
The self-humiliation of this
act was not lost on the disciples,
nor was it religiously unknown
to Israel, although ignored.
Rabbinic commentators had
noted the significance of Eze
kiel 16:9, declaring, “Among
men the slave washes his mas
ter; but with God it is not so.”
They had been content to let
it be so. Men have always de
sired God to serve man, and
men to serve them as well. This
sense of lordship Jesus blasted
with his deliberate act of ser
vice. He both shamed them,
taught them self-sacfirice and
humility, and made them
aware that they could not fol
low him unless he truly wash
truly washed or cleansed them.
The washing was a type of
t that regeneration and cleansing
which only he could effect,
transforming them into minis
ters of God unto men. This act
of foot-washing was an instruc
tion, a preparation of the dis
ciples. Their strength to meet
tribulations would come from
this daily fellowship and
cleansing. These disciples were
given into his hands, and he
was now instructing them for
their continuing strength af
ter his departure.
In verse 4 - 17, the foot -
washing is described, and our
Lord’s interpretation of it. His
i interpretation is essential if we
are to understand the meaning
of his example. In verse 10,
Jesus spoke of his disciples as
already “washed” and there
fore only in need of foot-wash
ing. They were, except for Ju
das (v. 10,11), “clean every
whit.” Jesus meant that his
disciples were saved, ritual
purification and baptism tok
ening regeneration. But foot
washing was necessary; if re
jected, it meant “thou hast no
part with me.”
Rainfall Was
Heavy During
Week in City
Temperatures in Covington
during the past week were:
High Low Rain
Wed. Feb. 22, 54 45 1.00
Thurs. Feb. 23, 73 53 .43
Fri. Feb. 24, 64 47 .02
Sat. Feb. 25. 67 37 3.09
Sun. Feb. 26, 65 33
Mon. Feb. 27, 70 34
Tues. Feb. 28, 75 48 .10
Covington rainfall for the
week totaled 4.69 inches; for
the month of February 10.41
inches and to date for the year,
! 13.50 inches.
Letters Io
The Editor
Covington News
Dear Editor:
March Ist opens the 1961
Easter Seal Campaign in Geor
gia.
You have always supported
■ our campaign with good cover
age. On behalf of the entire
board of directors, we thank
you.
We would like your help
again this year. We are en
’ closing our first statewide re
lease.
Thank you in advance for
j your usual fine cooperation and
generosity in giving newspaper
■ space to the Easter Seal cam
paign.
Sincerely,
Edgar J. Forio,
11 President
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In The State)
Landrum Sees
Serious Threat
Os "Laborism"
The American people are
being offered a choice between
our present system of “social
ly tempered” free enterprise
and some form of “Laborism,” '
Congressman Phillip M. Land
rum of Georgia, co-author of
the Landrum - Griffin Act, de
clared in a speech in the na
tion’s capital. He was addres
sing the 1961 annual meeting
of the Board of Directors of
the National Right To Work
Committee in the Mayflower
Hotel.
Congressman Landrum said
that if the people permit re
peal of Section 14 (b) of t h e
Taft - Hartley Act, which gives.
states the right to outlaw com
pulsory unionism, “we would
then be at a point where we
could not choose. Powerful la
bor would not allow a choice.
They would have power to con
trol every job, every industry
in our nation; and this would
be a form of ‘Laborism’.”
The Georgia Congressman,
one of the nation’s top author
ities on labor legislation, said
that if the American people
are given and will accept the
facts involved in this issue of
compulsory vs. voluntary uni
onism, and if they stay alert,
“we can prevent repeal of Sec
tion 14 (b). He noted, however,
that the Democratic presiden
tial platform called for the
repeal of Section 14 (b) a n d
that some union leaders al
ready were demanding that
the Party carry out this plat
form plank.
The future of freedom, said
Congressman Landrum, de
pends upon a properly inform
ed electorate, “the people at
the grass roots of America, and
their actions.” He praised the
National Right To Work Com
mittee “for the part you have
played in bringing about a
saner situation in labor - man
agement relations.” The Com
mittee is a coalition of employ
ees and employers dedicated to
the elimination of compulsory
union membership in the
United States.
Approximately 150,000 ap
pliance servicemen are em
ployed this year. They general
ly receive from $95 to slls for
a 40-hour workweek, accord
ing to the U. S. Labor Depart
ment’s Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics.
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Man In Space , . .
J
April 1%1?
By LEO $. MALLARD
For 27 months the U. S. Mercury man-in-space program
has been moving forward. There have been many setbacks,
but with each failure additional knowledge has been gather
ed that helped to make the next step successful. The first
man-in-space shot may come sometime in April.
Man’s first space flight has
been designed as a 15 minute
soar from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
High over the Atlantic ths
rocket carrying its passenger
will travel at a speed up to
4000 mph along a 120 mile
course. At the end of the journ
ey the first astronaut will re
turn to earth in his space
capsule via parachute. This
space flight will be a duplicate
of the trip made by “Ham”
the space chimp.
Who will be the first man in
space? The answer still is not
know even though the num
ber of astronauts has been
narrowed down to three. Three
days before the space shot this
number will be narrowed down
to two —the designated first
man in space and his alternate.
These two men will be in top
physical condition because
they will have undergone the
most thorough medical exams
in history.
Both men will be in their
“prime” of life, under 40. hold
ers of college degrees in en
gineering or related sciences,
pilots with at least 1,500 hours
of flight time, and family men.
They will not be glory seek
ers for they have already
proved themselves as men of
courage and bravery in the
past. These pioneers will be
ready to give all, if need be,
to help conquer the new fron
tier of space.
As the day of the first man
in-space shot approaches, the
example that is being set by
these two select astronauts
should make the words of Pres
ident John F. Kennedy’s In
augural Address ring in the
hearts of every American —
“And so, my fellow Americans:
Ask not what your country
Thursday. March 2. 1961
B r JI
will do for you—ask what you
can do for your country. My
fellow citizens of the world:
Ask not. what America will do
for you. but what together we
can do for the freedom of man.”
Competition in space be
tween the United States and
the Soviet Union is indeed stiff.
Russia seems to hold the lead
in its ability to project heavier
objects into space because of
its superior rocket fuels. On
the other hand, the United
States seems to be launching
smaller space vehicles but
gathering greater technical
data which will be invaluable
in Her effort to put the first
man in space.
Although the space shots by
both countries may eventually
have some military signifi
cance. at present they serve
‘ only as data gathering labora
tories. Rocket ships of today
: serve as “wagon trains” into
the new wilderness that lies
within man’s reach. Russia and
the United States continue to
make strides in space explora
, tion because both countries
i are motivated by sea of
. inferiority in scientific tech
nology in a new age, and fear
' of loosing face before their
' fellow nations of the world.
! A man in space is just an
-1 other step toward a common
■ goal—a goal that may require
the combined efforts of both
nations in order to succeed and
survive on the planet Earth.
Surveys of employment con
-1 ditions and employer hiring
plans in the Nation’s major in
dustrial areas are made bi
! monthly by the U. S. Labor De
partment’s Bureau of Employ
ment Security and the Stat*
■ employment security agencies.