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Athens Banner-Herold
Honors Bob Arnold For
Work As Regents Chairman
Below we are pleased to reprint an
editorial from the Athene Banner-Herald
published Thursday, June 29th. 1961.
The editorial speaks highly of our fine
crjMO. R. O tßb) Arnold, who has he d
the posiuwn of Chatman of the Board of
Regent# of the Ur.:venkty System of Geor
gia for aMEty years
We agree heartedly with the sentiments
expressed tc th* edttoxtal and only regret
it 'id 00c nicer Sally give the details of
tse sptieood aruck wh.ch he has accomplish
ed, for the ICaaversMy System since he has
jeer Cu ot the Board ^e too honor
' - ■;/ - s e-nd c-5..:.-atron- of lead
e«T&Hr acjeJiah public service in thia
nu rac ■ Lekis of endeavor in the
uriHrsw or true c mens of our great state.
— TEI EDOOR.
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Regents Chairman Gets
Vs e I-Deserved Honor
The recent award by Mercer University
of an honorary doctor of laws degree to
Chairman Robert 0. Arnold of the Board
of Regents of University System of Georgia,
has local interest, over and above the edu
cational significance of this richly deserved
honor.
Bob Arnold, as the older members of
this community pleasantly remember, at
tended the University of Georgia, was
once in business here, and was mayor of
Athens back in 1916-17. He has many
friends here and elsewhere who were cheer
ed to see his good work recognized by
Mercer with this complimentary evaluation
of his achievements.
“Born in the state of Georgia, educated
and trained in her institutions, he has given
back to state and institutions alike a unique
measure of service, accomplishment, and
leadership; business executive of prophetic
insight and judgment; churchman of en
during commitment and support; commun
ity leader and friend with unique qualities
of loyalty, imagination, and modesty; an
educational statesman of such significant
purpose and patience that his direction
has enabled every aspect of tax-supported
higher education in Georgia to advance
solidly, thereby encouraging and strength
ening both public and private educational
endeavor.”
To the foregoing may be added the fact
that Mr. Arnold has been chairman of the
B jard of Regents during a decade of great
expansion and development of the Uni
versity System — in all areas: instruction,
research, professional services, facilities.
This, too, has been a period of problems
as well as opportunities. With full credit
to the administrative heads, faculties, and
staffs of all the units of the System, and to
all others having a part in the onward
progress of higher education in Georgia —
the Chancellor and other Regents — the
fact remains that Bob Arnold has been and
is Chairman of the Board, and as such has
given the System guidance of a quality
meriting the accolade which Mercer has
so wisely bestowed.
Another Step To
Make Our Highways
Safer For All
The greatest contribution to highway
safety since the invention of the traffic
light goes into effect on all trucks and
buses under jurisdiction of the Interstate
Commerce Commission on July Ist. Under
the order issued by the ICC last Septem
ber 30, and allowing the interstate carriers
of goods and people nine months for com
pliance, affected vehicles must have the
means of signalling their plight to oncom
ing traffic immediately they become dis
abled on the travelled highway.
Actually, this warning system is not as
complicated as it sounds — and it is long
overdue. What is involved in providing
protection against one of the most common
and deadly of our traffic hazards in day
light or darkness is simply a switch that
will start all four turn signals (presently
required by law) to flashing simultaneous
ly the moment the truck or bus is halted on
the travelled road.
This protection of the public against
rear-end collisions - and protection for
truck drivers, many of whom have been
killed while setting out on the highway and
taking in the flares or other “portable de
vices” previously required to mark disabl
ed commercial vehicles - has been urged
by the truckers themselves and their na
tional and state organization* since 1955;
and by the International Association of
Chiefs of Police for the past two years.
Unfortunately, however, July first will
aot mark the end of this deadly traffic ha-
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Civil Defense Program
To Be Stepped Up
starting In July
Now we are going to have some Civil
Defense — S2O billion worth, to be provided
under a four year plan starting in July -
or so goes the word along the Potomac.
As everyone knows, there have been
big plans for CD before now, but they have
uniformly been greeted with yawns by the
body politic, whose attitude toward atomic
attack is understandably fatalistic. A re
cent survey shows that only 1,565 Ameri
can households out of about 50 million have
provided themselves with bomb shelters,
while the Government, for all its advice,
has constructed but 14 for the protection of
our teeming bureaucracy.
Frank B. Ellis, the Kennedy campaign
manager in Louisiana who was appointed
Director of the Office of Civil Defense in
January is said to have told the President
he will either do the job or look for another
one. The preliminary plan, already sub
mitted to the White House, calls for the
coordination of Federal, State and local ef
forts with the Federal Government meeting
half the cost. Expenditure for the first
year, beginning July 1, would be upwards
of S3OO million and devoted largely to re
search surveys. From there on, spending
would reach more respectable levels — on
the order of a billion for the second year
and five billions for the fourth.
Obviously, the thought of sheltering 180
million people from nuclear blast and fall
out is no less absurd this year than hereto
fore, but the Program would appear to be
under more determined direction and more
intrepid spenders. At the same time, the
threats of Mr. Khrushchev, emboldened by
easy victory in Cuba and Laos, grow more
ominous.
We are all for those research surveys —
by which we may hope to learn even be
latedly that there is no such thing as “civil
defense” per se, that actually, in a non
aggressive country like ours, and in times
like these, the only civil defense is military
defense. And the only defense worthy of
consideration is a system so alert, resource
ful and powerful that no adventurer will
resk its terrible retaliation.
We do not need to speculate on whether
or not a test of strength will ultimately
come. It is here now. We are undergoing
it now. That is what the cold war is. And
if we are to spend S2O billion on civil de
fense. we had better spend it where it will
privide the most defense for the greatest
number of civilians — and that is on the
Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air
Force and the tools of their trade.
Inflation Helps Start
Trend To Communism
Inflation is an unpleasant word in this
country, as well it should be. In only 20
years it has cut the dollar’s value by at
least half.
Now, as the president of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States warns,
a critical new inflationary threat is arising.
It is found in increased federal spend
ing. The prospect is that the deficit will
run to more than $6 billion during the
next two fiscal years. Additional spending
proposals already submitted to Congress
total more than $lO billion — and they
can’t be laid at the door of national defense.
Some $8 billion would go for non-defense
purposes.
Our Communist enemies will certainly
welcome a new wave of inflation, if it
comes. They have long argued that this
and other capitalist countries will destroy
themselves from within — and no weapon
has a greater destructive potential than
constant inflation. On the other hand, those
who want to keep America strong will op
pose inflation with every device we pos
sess — none of which is more important
than government economy and balanced
budgets.
zard, but only a beginning toward its eli
mination. While the ICC order extends to
the limit of that body’s authority, it does
not affect the vast bulk of highway traffic
that is composed of private automobiles, or
commercial carriers operating within the
boundaries of a single state or the com
mercial zone of a municipality.
It is of the utmost importance, therefore,
in the humanitarian interests of life-saving
if nothing more, that the motor vehicle
authorities of the various states — who ex
ercise complete authority over all traffic
flowing over all roads within the state -
follow the lead of the ICC and require the
warning provided by flashing turn signals
on all “sitting ducks” of every sort that are
disabled by the wayside.
The Commission has taken a giant stride
forward in public safety. And other au
thorities, if only in response to public de
mand, should make it unanimous!
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OF ALL WHO are injured by
the economic ravages of infla
tion, none is harder hit than
the retired person trying to eke
out an existence on a fixed pen
sion.
The continuing erosion of the
purchasing power of the dollar
Bhas made it
increas
ingly difficult
for Americans
depend
ent solely up
on Social Se
curity benefits
for their live
lihood to make
First Session of
the 87th Congress, in its most
meritorious action to date, un
dertook to alleviate that prob
lem by passing a bill* to bring
Social Security m line with the
present inflated state of the na
tional economy through both
increased payments and broad
ened eoverage. It was a respon
sible action which maintained
the actuarial soundness of the
program by coupling the in
creased benefits with a modest
payroll tax increase to finance
them.
THESE CHANGES, which
will assure more adequate
means now for hundreds of
Georgians presently retired and
in the future for the many
thousands of Georgia workers
who are looking forward to re
tirement, will become effective
within 30 days after they are
signed into law by the Presi
dent. They are:
1. an increase from $33 to
s4# in the minimum payment t
to persons retiring at age 65
(Kot prepared or printed at government expense)
SOUR WEEKLY LESSON FOR
unday School
Matthew, the Converted
Publican
Bible Material: Matthew
9:9-13; 10:1-4; Luke 5:27-22.
Devotional Reading: Psalms
116:12-19.
Memory Selection: He left
everything, and rose and fol
lowed him. Luke 5:28.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
Matthew Left All.
Young People-Adult Topic:
Matthew: Salvation for the
Outcast.
The man whom we shall
consider today was a man who
left all to follow Jesus. In one
sense he gave up more than
the other disciples. They could
always return to their homes
and work, to their family and
friends. Matthew could never
return, for his post at the seat
of custom would be immedi
ately filled when he answered
the call to Jesus: “Follow me.”
It is not hard for us to ima
gine that it was a hard task
for a publican to find employ
ment among the Jews. Publi
cans. or tax collectors, were
despised people since they were
regarded as traitors by their
people and were usually cruel
extortioners. Exacting more
than the law required, they be
came infamous for the riches
they possessed. Matthew, po
tentially rich and economically
secure, was i poor, unhappy,
and hopeless man at heart. It
took an encounter with the
Master to save him from the
dire plight into which he had
fallen as a servant of the Ro
man overlords.
It took the power of Christ
to change the lot of this un
happy man into a state of men
tal security and social well-be
ing.
We shall see that the decision
of Matthew to become a disci
ple of Christ involved many
personal hardships and sacri
fices. Only through his personal
commitment and his sincere
conversion did he find himself
saved from the condition of
being despised by his fellows.
Because Christ loved the
outcasts of society Matthew
was saved, and his gratitude
was expressed in life-long ser
vice in the cause of Jesus
Christ.
“And as Jesus passed by
from thence, he saw a man,
called Matthew, sitting at the
place of toll: and he saith unto
him. Follow me.”
The Gospel which bears the
name of Matthew tells us of
the conversion of the author
from the life of a publican (tax
I collector) to that of a disciple.
| or upon permanent disability.
2. an increase in widow's,
widower's and surviving par
ent’s benefits from 75 to 82'1
per cent of the covered work
er’s benefit.
3. permit men the same op
tion as women of retiring at
age 62 on 80 per eent of the
benefit they would receive at
age 65.
4. reduce the minimum cov
erage time required to qual
ify for benefits from one out
of three to one out of every
four quarters since 1950.
5. an increase from $1,350
to $1,450 in the amount a re
tired person can earn each
year without losing any bene
fits.
* • •
THE IMMEDIATE effect of
these amendments will be to
give new or increased benefits
amounting to almost SBOO mil
lion to about 4.5 million people.
It is particularly gratifying
that they will include aged
widows who are among the
neediest groups in our popula
tion today and will permit men
who are in ill health or who
cannot find jobs to retire at an
earlier age.
Through Social Security, the
United States has made it pos
sible for its citizens to face the
future without fear, secure in
the knowledge that they ean live
their twilight years in dignity
and comfort. It is a perfect ex
ample of the fruits of freedom
which only a society such as
ours ean produce.
Between the narration which
tells of two groups of miracles,
Matthew tells us how he was
saved by Christ. In order to
point out the validity of the
miracles wrought by the
Saviour, Matthew inserts the
story of his own conversion as
though to bolster his position
that the divine power of Christ
could be seen not only in the
stilling of the storm, in the
casting-out of demons, and in
the forgiveness of sins, but in
the touching of such a life as
his.
His occupation had placed
him in a class of social out
casts. Since the publican was
in such disrepute with his fel
lows, he lived a solitary life,
finding companionship only
among those whom he served;
which in Matthew’s case were
the citizens of a cruel totali
tarian state. Taxation was the
prime way in which Rome
could show its power over the
Jews, and to collect taxes the
state employed Jewish citizens
who were willing to sell their
honesty cheaply and who felt
that they could sacrifice per
sonal integrity for the cause of
a well-paying job.
It is a tragic state of affairs
when a man can so deaden his
conscience that his inhumanity
to man becomes his chief oc
cupation.
It was only as Matthew
came in contact with Christ
that he became a saved individ
ual. Thus Matthew tells of his
own conversion and sets forth
the details between the narra
tion of two groups of miracles,
as though to say that he who
could cleanse the leper and
heal the paralytic was also able
to transform a despised publi
can into an apostle, an evange
list. and a saint.
The faith of Matthew in
Jesus as they encountered each
other is testimony not only to
the power of Christ to change
lives, but also to the sincere
desire of this man to have his
life transformed from that of
despair to that of honor. Mat
thew’s response to our Lord
was immediate. He gives us no
indication that there was any
hesitation on his part as though
he must first weigh the conse
quences and count the cost.
It may be difficult for us to
imagine how one like Matthew
could become a follower of
Jesus simply by hearing Christ
say, “Follow me.” Matthew
does not give us any indication
that there was more to Christ’s
invitation than the speaking of
his word. Matthew would sug-
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Att: Mr. Leo S. Mallard
Dear Leo:
In behalf of all the Boy
Scouts and Scouters in our area,
I want to thank you for t h e
generous coverage The Cov
ington News gave the fornwl
ooening of the New Bert Adams
Scout Reservation last Sun
day.
As chairman of the Newton-
Rockdale District Boy Scouts
of America I would like to ex
press appreciation to all those
who made this Reservation
possible, our city and county
officials, civic, patriotic and re
ligious groups; the parents and
friends of boys, and the many
hundreds of people in our dis
trict who volunteerer their
time and gave their money to
make this great outdoor adven
ture in democracy possible.
Our community, state and na
tion owes much to the character
and leadership qualities of the
Boy Scouts of America and this
great camp will continue for
generations to come.
With every good wish.
Sincerely yours,
E. G. Lassiter, Jr.,
Chairman Newton -
Rockdale District At
lanta Area Council Boy
Scouts of America
gest to us that the divine en
counter was sufficient and that
coming face to face with Christ
was all that was necessary for
him to respond. Matthew states,
“And he arose, and followed
him.” He uses, not the first
person, but the third to tell of
what Christ did for him, indi
cating that after he was saved
he was touched with humility
and a sincere desire solely to
be a disciple of Jesus.
The response of Matthew to
the call of Christ should stir
us to re-examine our own dis
cipleship and our personal de-
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W/7/ There Be War
Over Berlin?
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By LEO S MALLARD Km
Mr. Khrushchev does not want an all - out war over
Berlin any more than do the nations of the West. This seems
to be the feeling of the governments from all parts of the
free world. These same nations however, believe that Khru
shchev’s “bluff” of nuclear war will be calmed by Western
compromises in order to insure peace in Berlin.
Recognition of the East Ger-1
man government does not seem i
to be out of the question as a
compromising step to any na
tions except the United States,!
France, and West Germany.,
The general feeling is that no |
“shooting war” will evolve from I
the threats made by the Com-.
munists and the Western pow- (
ers. Reports from around thel
world show that other coun
tries expect the United States
to back down, just as we did
in Laos, rather than risk total
war.
West Berliners fear a gra
dual weakening of the Allied
stand on the Berlin issue. After
Khrushchev signs a separate
peace treaty with East Ger
many, Berlin expects the Reds
to start pushing for “small”
concessions. In West Germany
there is little knowledge about
how the United States and the
Allies are planning to handle
incidents to come. Uncertainty
prevails throughout the little
“freedom state”, but words of
devotion from London, Paris,
and Washington still make the
newspaper headlines.
Prime Minister Harold Mac
millan of England views the
coming crisis as a war of ner
ves that will end in negotia
tion. The British people are not
sire to follow the One who
came to seek and to save that
which was lost.
It is not until we read on in
Matthews’ Gospel that we learn
the true nature of Matthew’s
trouble. Matthew goes on to
tell us that Jesus and his dis
ciples were entertained in his
home together with publicans
and sinners. It is probable that
after Matthew had made his
discision to follow Christ, this
publican invited Christ to par
take of his hospitality. Doubt
less he was anxious to introduce
his friends to the Master in or
der that they too might come
under his influence, and prob
ably with the hope that they
would accept him, and
follow him, even as he had
done.
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willing to risk war over minor
disagreements or the recogni
tion of the East German re
gime. wh ; ch they feel would
be only the acceptance of an
existing fact. The majority of
the British people feel that only
physical interference with
western troops in Berlin or
Western traffic to Berlin would
justify the risk of war.
General Charles de Gaulle of
France sees the Berlin risk of
all - out war as a “must”. He
feels that if the West stands
strong, Khrushchev will back
down. The French are defini
tely against the recognition of
East Germany by the West.
General de Gaulle is willing
to back up his pledge by send
ing more troops into Berlin and
by placing European forces of
the North Atlantic Treaty Or
ganization on a “war alert” ba
sis
The Japanese people look at
Khrushchev’s threats over Ber
lin as a means of creating a
split between the Western Al
lies through mass hysteria
about nuclear war. However,
■ the Japanese do not feel that
Berlin will trigger World War
111. Japan has pledged only
moral support to the West, but
her people feel that a “back
down” in Berlin would have
the effect of a chain reaction
in Asia.
World opinion is that the
United States and the Western
Allies are playing the “bluff
ing game” the same as Khru
shchev. Concessions rather than
a risk of war is our policy as
other nations of the world see
it. Will this policy’ change? Our
“big stick” will have to back
up our mighty words of defense
for West Germany and Ber
lin. Yet, a line must be drawn
somewhere! Khrushchev is tra
veling the same road as did
Hitler in 1939. To back down
now before Khrushchev will
only make the inevitable de
cision to take a firm stand and
fight if necessary even harder
at a later date. The American
people have evidenced that they
are ready to take this stand
now in Berlin.