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THE COVINGTON NEWS
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor And Pvblishw
LEO S. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNIT
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Welcome, Boy Scouts of Atlanta Area
To Newton County’s ‘Bert Adams Camp’
The entire citizenry of Newton and
surrounding counties extend a hearty wel
come to the Atlanta Area of the Boy Scouts
of America to the new Bert Adams Camp
which was opened to Scouts this past Sun
day.
This camp, when completed will be
the largest in the state, and certainly one
of the very best in the entire Nation.
We extend a sincere and hearty welcome
to “Country” Gorman and his entire staff
of workers who are busily engaged in
getting this tremendous camp underway.
It is a titanic job and will take many months
of intensive work to get it fully organized
and into full operation.
The Bert Adams Camp for Boy Scouts
is located approximately eight miles south
of Covington off the Jackson highway. It
is composed of approximately 1,500 acres of
land and they have an option on six hun
dred additional acres if it is found necessary
or advisable to purchase same.
The fine 65 acre lake which was con
structed last fall is almost full of water
due to the heavy rains this year. When this
was built it was estimated it would take
approximately eighteen to twenty-four
months to fill the lake to its capacity but
to date It lacks only a few inches of being
full. These last few inches however, will
come slowly as each inch requires a tre
mendous amount of water due to the size of
the lake.
Two of the “camps" are ready and be
ing used. These camps are built to handle
250 Boy Scouts and their advisers and camp
workers. Two more of these camps are to
be constructed and will be ready for oc
cupancy next year, this making the capa
city of the camp 1,000 Boy Scouts each week
of the camping season. The camp will also
be used throughout the entire year at va
rious times for special weekend and holi
day camping.
Much credit is due to those workers in
Newton County who secured this fine camp
for Newton County. There were twelve lo
cations throughout the State offered to
the Boy Scouts for the Bert Adams Camp
Vote This Saturday For
Bond Issue To Help Keep
You Warm This Winter
This Saturday, July Bth, has been set
aside as a day to vote for a bond issue to
provide a better gas system for Coving
ton. Just to keep the record straight the
bond issue is for SIOO,OOO in case you are
interested in figures.
The bond issue will cost the individual
citizen nothing whatever but will provide
he and his household with better gas pres
sure during the winter months when the
gas system of our city is hard pressed.
The city owns the gas system as well
as the electric light and water system. By
selling you electric current, gas and water
the city profits thereby and necessarily
your taxes are low. Were it not for these
utilities which the city owns and operates
your taxes would be much, much higher.
This money provided by the bond issue
is badly needed now to assure the city of
enough gas storage facilities and gas pres
sure to service the people of our city.
So let’s see why we should vote:
First — It costs you not one thin dime
to vote in favor of this bond issue. The
profit from the sale of gas will pay for the
bonds.
Second — Unless at least half of the
registered voters in the city vote, the issue
will not carry if every one voted for same.
Third — Half the registered voters of
the City of Covington must vote and out
of that’ half that is voting a majority of
the voters must vote in favor of the bond
issue to be able to issue the bonds and se
cure the money necessary to enlarge our
gas system.
Fourth — You don’t need any other
reason. Just exercise the privilege few
people on earth enjoy and go to your polls
and Vote. Do your duty as a citizen of
this dine city.
Roswell Magill of the Tax Foundation
tells us where the federal government gets
its money. Last year the income tax, in
dividual and corporate, accounted for 73
per cent; the estate and gift taxes, 18 per
cent; tobacco taxes, 2.1 per cent; liquor
taxes, 3.5 per cent; other exc’se or sales
taxes, 7.3 per cent; employment taxes, 12.2
per cent.
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when it was decided the Bert Adams Camp
in Fulton County was too small and there
was no chance to buy additional land to
enlarge the camp.
Newton County was picked out of these
twelve locations as the ideal location for
the camp and those citizens of this county
who worked long and faithfully to secure
the land and influence the officals to choose
Newton County are to be congratulated in
doing a fine service for the county as well
as the Boy Scouts of America.
S. J. Morcock, who holds the distinguish
ed title of Silver Beaver, the highest award
an adult can receive, handled the securing
of the land, which was a tremendous task
as there were eight parcels which had to
be secured. E. M. McCart gave him much
assistance in this task.
B. B. Snow was chairman of the fund
raising drive in Newton County and due
to his efficient management Newton County
subscribed over 100 percent more than its
quota. E. G. Lassiter, Jr., also devoted many
weeks of his time in securing the location
of the camp in and for Newton County.
Newton County has the distinction of
having the best Scout organization of any
of the counties in this district and also can
boast of six men who have given of their
time and effort to the extent they have
been given the Silver Beaver award. Those
who have been given the highest award an
adult can receive are: B. B. Snow, Billy
Crowell, Frank Meadors, Homer Sharp, C.
D. Ramsey, Jr., and S. J. Morcock.
With the FFA and FHA camp almost
adjoining the Boy Scout Camp this will
bring to Newton County hundreds of young
people each week during the summer
months and our citizens are proud to wel
come each of them.
We might add it would be a good deed
if the citizens of our county should drive
even more carefully during the summer
months that none of these future citizens of
tomorrow may suffer any injury during
their stay in our county. Let’s all exert
every effort in every way to assure them
of a hearty welcome and a safe journey
back to their homes.
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.
Linotype Machine Was
Introduced 75 Years Ago
July 3, 1886 is a date that ranks close
to July 4, 1776.
Seventy-five years ago, just 110 years
after the Declaration of Independence, the
first successful typesetting machine, opera
ting in the composing room of Horace
Greeley’s New York Tribune added a new
emancipation to the freedom enunciated
in the Declaration — liberation from 400
years of hand-setting of type and the gift
of wings to news!
Observing the still nameless machine
in action under the nimble fingers of its
inventor, Ottmar Mergenthaler, Whitelaw
Reid, then publisher of the Tribune, ex
claimed in amazement: “It sets a line of
type!’’ Thus, to this day, the machine that
set most of the Tribune’s priceless editorial
page of July 3, 1886, is known as the “Lino
type.”
Since that day. more than 100,000 other
Linotypes have gone to work across the
nation and in every part of the world, cast
ing type for newspapers, magazines, books
and practically every job-printing need.
Mergenthaler type matrices — in 900 lan
guage and dialects, plus a wide variety of
styles and sizes — have helped to inform
and educate peoples in every country on
the globe.
It is only human and natural, perhaps,
that we look upon this still amazing ma
chine as the minor miracle that gave Am
erica — all of America —a truly free and
vigorous press; that paved the way for the
wire services that followed and made it
possible for the small town editor to in
form his public as effectively as the readers
of the great metropolitan dailies.
We would never deny that “the hand
that rocks the cradle rules the world.” But
we believe the fingers that operate the
linotype guide the thoughts of the cradle
rockers — and sooner or later the cradle
occupants.
Possibly a third of what is testified to
under oath in court are plain tarradiddles.
For diabolical evasiveness in the man
agrement of the language. I offer a prize
to those who interpret and forecast the
stock market.
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SOUR WEEKLY 4^ LESSON FOR
unday School
Andrew, a Fisher of Men
Bible Material: Matthew 4:18-
20; Mark 3:14-19a; John 1:35-
44; 6:8-9; 12:20-22.
Devotional Reading: 2 Corin
thians 5:11-20.
Memory Selection: (Jesus
said) Follow me and I will
make you become fishers of
men. Mark 1:17.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
A Man of Action.
Young People-Adult Topic:
Andrew: Bringing Men to
Jesus.
The lesson today presents an
other great personality of the
New Testament, Andrew,
brother of Peter.
His brother Simon has some
times been called “the big fish
erman.” In many respects Si
mon stood head and shoulders
over Andrew, but this does not
discredit “the little fisherman”
who was responsible for bring
ing his brother to Christ.
Andrew and his brother were
of Bethsaida on the Sea of
Galilee. They had a house at
Capernaum. “The little fish
erman” was a disciple of John
the Baptist, but being directed
by John to Jesus as the Lamb of
God, he obtained in interview
with Jesus and became con
vinced that Jesus was the
Messiah. Thus he induced Si
mon to visit Christ. Later An
drew was called to permanent
fellowship with Jesus and was
appointed an apostle.
The big man cannot do with
out the little man who is often
considered of no consequence.
The final test of our religion
is to be found in what we do
rather than in what we know.
Though Andrew was not so
quick in thought or speech as
his brother Simon, he was re
sponsible for his brother's con
version and his affability help
ed him to bring others to the
Lord.
It is evident that Andrew
and another of the disciples of
Jesus were the first disciples
of John who has been called
“the forerunner of Christ.” Af
ter Jesus had been baptized by
John, he had retired into the
wilderness where he submitted
to three temptations. In the
meantime John had continued
to bear testimony to him and
to tell the people about him.
Our lesson today opens as we
find Jesus returning from the
wilderness. He returned to
John who was preaching and
baptizing.
We find that John was wit
nessing concerning Christ, and
there were four things especi
ally that he had to say. Jesus
is the Lamb of God who takes
iway the sin of the world. This
■as the pre of whom John had
. poken. He was the one upon
whom the Spirit descended
from heaven like a dove. He is
the Son of God.
No greater witness has ever
been made to the identity of
the Christ than that made by
John the Baptist.
John took every opportunity
to lead people to Christ. He
“stood looking upon Jesus as
he walked.” It would seem that
John had retired from the mul
titude and was in close conver
sation with two of his disciples,
Andrew and another. He saw
Jesus walking at some distance,
yet he did not go to him him
self since he would not do any
thing to let the people compare
him with Jesus or to combine
the two in any way.
He looked steadfastly upon
Jesus. He had seen him before
but now he looked upon him
in even a different way. See
ing him as God’s sacrifice, he
said, “Behold the Lamb of
God!” This was the same testi
mony which he had given be
forehand in public and which
he is now repeating in private.
John turned over to Christ his
‘two disciples in order that they
might leave all to follow the
Lord, though it meant leaving
him.
John did not reckon that he
had lost his disciples when he
turned them over to Jesus, for
he had gathered followers for
the Lamb of God.
John’s testimony was so
strong that Andrew and the
other disciple were convinced
by his message. They left John
to follow the One whom the
Baptist had proclaimed. These
two thus became the first
fruits of Christ's disciples and
show us the smallness of the
Church's beginnings. This par
ticular day was the dawning of
a new day in the world when
the first followers were won
for the kingdom of Christ.
It is interesting to note that
doubtless these two disciples
had heard John give testimony
to Christ the day before, when
he had spoken so eloquently
concerning the Lamb. Perhaps
it was the personal contact
which John made or his repe
tition which won them to
Christ’s way.
The most positive argument
which can be made to convince
a person that he should follow
Jesus is to set forth the fact
that it is Christ, and Christ
alone, who takes away sin.
As they followed Christ, he
had his back towards them.
Nevertheless he was aware of
their presence and “turned, and
saw them following.” He said,
“What seek ye?” This was not
a reprimand for their boldness
in intruding into his company.
Rather it was the Master’s in-
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i vitation for them to become
acquainted with him and iden
tified with his mission.
Their answer was brief,
“Rabbi, where dwellest thou?”
Recognizing him to be a teach
ing master, they came as pu
pils to learn from a great
scholar. To be the “Lamb of
God” as John had said meant
that he was worthy to impart
to them the greatness of his
wisdom. In asking where he
dwelt, they intimated their de
sire to become better acquaint
ed with him. He was a strang
er in this country, and it was
important to them to find out
where he lived so that they
could seek him out and learn
more from him than they could
possibly do at the roadside.
Those who really meet Christ
have a great desire to learn his
dwelling-place in order that
they may turn to him again.
“One of the two which heard
John speak, and followed him,
was Andrew.” Andrew and the
other disciple had been invited
to Jesus’ dwelling and had
probably spent the better part
of a day with him, and Jesus
had given the preliminary in
structions to the first disciples.
Andrew thus stands out in
Gospel history as being the
first one to have the honor to
be acquainted with Christ. The
interview with Jesus bore
fruit. Andrew followed him.
Andrew not only had the
honor of being the first of the
disciples mentioned as a follow
er; he also carries the distinc
tion of being the one who
brought his brother Simon to
the Master. Always identified
in Scripture as “Simon Peter’s
brother” and taking second
place, this man of modest tal
ents was responsible for win
ning Peter who carries the di
stinction of being the one who
had the sort of faith upon
which the Christian Church is
always built.
“He first findeth his own
brother Simon.” His “finding
would imply that Andrew
made it his business to seek Si
mon. Doubtless the other dis
ciples had gone to find some
friend too, but Andrew went
first. “He first findeth his own
broher Simon” and told him
what he had found.
“We have found the Messiah”
was his proclamation to Simon.
He spoke with humility. He
included the other disciple and
did not assume the honor of
the discovery for himself. As
we read these words of Andrew
to his brother, we can hear the
exultation in his voice. This
was the summum bonum of
his life.
Andrew also showed his
splendid intelligence as he told
his brother of his discovery
They had found “the Messiah,”
he said. The Baptist had pro
claimed Christ to be the “Lamb
of God,” but Andrew identi
fied him with the Messiah
promised to the fathers in th
Old Testa m e nt Scripture.
Who Has Killed
Independence Day?
By LEO $ MALLARD J
What does Julv 4th mean to the American people today?
That is a hard question to answer, but if you were traveling
or if you stayed at home you know that it doesn tmean today
the same sacred things that it meant to our forefatheis. this
is a disappointing sign and it may be a danger signal.
A final count showed that ■
453 persons lost their lives in (
highway, water, and other ac- (
cidents. What a celebration for
July 4th! We were celebrating
our independence as a free na- ।
tion. Almost everyone took a ,
holiday and went on an out
ing. Yet, in very few places
was the American flag flying. ,
Only a few of the larger cities ,
set time aside to pay tribute to
those of the past who worked,
fought, and died to make
America great. At these cele
brations only a moderate num
ber turned out for the festivi
ties.
Khrushchev, a man dedicat
ed to the goal of destroying
our freedom and our demo
cratic form of government, sent
a message of congratulations
to our president on this Inde
nendence Day. This message
was enough to make any intelli
gent person laugh and sneer
with anger. Kennedy answer
ed Mr. Khrushchev’s message
with a statement about the
American people’s dedication
to the Revolutionary principles
upon which our nation was
‘bunded. These were beauti
ful words from a man we can
consider to be a dedicated
eader. But, throughout the na
tion. was there evidence that
he had the backing of the peo
ple that he represents?
Times are prosperous and
the average person in America
Letters To
The Editor
To The Editors:
I am now in my 80s. At no
time can I recall anything that
causes unrest and confusion
and discord among the people
as what we are now facing in
the Supreme Court decision
which is in violation of the
Constitution where it says
freedom gives you the right to
choose your religion, your oc
cupation and your associates.
Neither does it show anyone is
to benefit from either source
socially, morally, or education
ally.
Our founding fathers intend
ed for a government of the
people, by the people, for the
people and not a two-pronged
government of the people by
the politicians, for the politi
cians, that was set up by the
Eisenhower Administration, by
calling out troops at Little
Rock High School, denying one
class their constitutional rights
to choose their associates, then
set up a committee to investi
gate the rights of another class
at the Ballot Box.
Yet it appears some of our
high officials as well as some
ministers are sleeping so sound
they can be heard from the
mountains to the sea. It is to
be hoped they won’t out distant
Rip Van Winkle, as it will be
too late to became aroused, as
the saying goes, to try to mend
the dam after the water has
Thus he shows us that he had
truly understood the import of
John’s message concerning the
one “who taketh away the sin
of the world.”
It is one thing to know Jesus.
It is another, and far better
thing to identify him as the
Christ, the son of the living
God.
Andrew went one step fur
ther. He did not seek simply
to give Simon a word picture
of Jesus. “He brought him to
Jesus.” So great was Andrew’s
experience of Christ that he
wished to share the Master
with his brother by even more
than telling him about him. He
wanted Simon to see the
Messiah and talk with him
even as he had done. Simon js
called “his own brother” as
though to show us how much
Andrew loved him and in what
high regard he held this “son
of Jona.” Andrew became “the
first evangelist” or the “little i
man” who made a great man ]
out of Peter. j
Thursday, July 8, 195!
is doing belter than he has
ever done before. The behavior
of Americans has changed too.
People are Itving it U P hi much
the same way as a man who
comes into money overnight
and then forsakes what he ba
sically is and strives through
his greed to move ahead into
circles where he doesn’t belong.
Our nation is only as strong as
the people we breed. The
strength of our forefatheis
came from the Bible, love of
freedom, ambition to achieve,
and devotion to the cause of
defending America’s Declara
tion of Independence and Her
Constitution!
We are the grandchildren
that have been given these
gifts of whjch others have giv
en their all. If we are to b#
able to bequeath to our grand
children the same heritage we
had better wake up and take
stock of our present situation.
The people of this nation must
be as dedicated as the leaders.
If we fail to instill into our
children the ture meaning of In
dependence Day and discipline
ourselves accordingly we will
be failing future generations.
If the soldiers who have
died defending the American
way of life could have walk
ed the streets of their home
town on July 4th, I’m siire that
many of them would ask the
question “who killed Inde
pendence Day?”
gone over and so strangle our
freedom to where we ean no
longer United Stand. Are we
right or wrong?
B. A. Bouchillon
606 N. Emory Street
Covington, Georgia
June 27, 1961
Covington News
Covington, Ga.
Sirs:
Just want to let you know
the Covington News is being
received in Ottumwa. lowa on
Monday after it is published on
Thursday. I have just returned
from a weeks visit with mv
brother out there. Although it
has been quite a while since
Frank has lived in Newton
County he is keeping up with
it through the Covington News.
We are proud of our County
paper and for all those who
have a part in making it so.
Sincerely,
Nellie king
June 28, 1961
Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Editor:
The Board of Directors of
the Georgia Society for Crip
pled Children and Adults—the
Easier Seal Society—wishes to
thank you for the excellent
newspaper coverage given dur
ing our 1961 Easter Seal Cam
paign.
The news media is always
generous to Easter Seals. The
publicity your news paper gave
this year will help us to pro
vide care and treatment for
many more crippled children
and adults in Georgia.
On no onoin
vnee again, rpy owne per
sonal thanks for helping Easter
Seals to fight crippling.
Most sincerely,
Edgar J. Forio,
President
Fill Freezer With Beef
This may be the best time
for several months for home
makers to fill the home freezer
with beef, suggests Extension
Livestock Marketing Special
ist Harold Clum. Stores are
advertising carcass beef for
freezers at the lowest price in
a long time. This is a result of
heavy supplies of fed cattle in
the corn belt along with strong
competition from other meats
and the influence of the winter
recession, he explains.
Moisture of small grains
should be reduced to 12 per
cent or less if it is to be stored
for one year, and to 14 percent
for safe storage for a short
time, says Extension Seed Mar
keting Specialist Harvey Low
rey.