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THE COVINGTON NEWS
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor Aad Publisher
LEO S. MALLARD
Assiftent to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNI Y
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
L. J. (Dinty) Moore,
Beloved Newton County
Citizen, Will Be Mourned
The citizens of Newton County learned
the sad news of the death of L. J. “Dinty’
Moore Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Moore died in the Newton County
Hospital to which he had given many hours
of planning and service in promoting its
building and efficent operation for the
benefit of the citizens of Newton and sur
rounding counties.
At the time of his passing at 4 p. m.,
Saturday, he was surrounded by his family
and loved ones and we sympathize with
them in their great loss of a splendid hus
band and father.
Mr. Moore came to Newton County in
1944 and purchased 1.500 acres of mostly
waste land in the southern part ol ^the
county approximately 14 miles from Cov
ington.
Being a heavy machinery dealer and
having at his command much heavy ma
chinery he went about improving this land
in a scientific manner bulldozing where
necessary, smoothing hills and making
fields of same, and in general creating an
ideal cattle farm. He was one of the most
successful stock raisers in the state special
izing in purebred Herefords. His cattle
won prizes throughout the nation in Chi
cago, Kansas City and other places where
he exhibited them.
Mr. Moore was generous with his means,
contributing toward the welfare of people
of Newton County and the Church of the
Good Shepherd (Episcopal).
Many young farmers in Newton County
were assisted in their start in stock rais
ing by Mr. Moore selling them purebred
Hereford cattle at much less than they
would bring on the market and he gave some
of his prize stock to help some of the farm
ers in this county to get started in the
raising of cattle.
Mr. Moore was a charter member of
the Little White House Memorial Associa
tion honoring Franklin D. Roosevelt. He
w r as appointed in 1947 when the Memorial
Association was organized.
Mr. Moore was Chairman of the New
ton County Hospital Authority and this
was one of the projects which was dearest
to his heart. He served from the inception
of the Hospital Authority until his death
and gave of his time and means to the
promotion of the Newton County Hospital
in every way.
Mr. Moore visited the Hospital often and
personally supervised many details of plan
ning and construction.
Mr. Moore could be referred to as “big
businessman” as he was a man of much
means, heading the Tri-State Equipment
Company with headquarters in Atlanta,
Macon. Augusta, Savannah, Columbus,
Valdosta and Birmingham, Alabama, but
to the people of New'ton County he was
just plain “Dinty” Moore and loved by
all who had the pleasure of knowing him.
Mr. Moore will be missed by those who
were his friends in Newton County but he
will be remembered by all for the splendid
memorial he has left in the Newton County
Hospital for which he gave of his time and
means and was such a great power in
organizing, maintaining and operating.
U. S. Chamber Os Commerce
Stop Downgrading Schools
Supporters of federal intervention in
public school education are downgrading
the achievements of American teachers,
school boards, and communities in building
the finest education system the world has
ever known.
That is the view of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States. It supports it
by pointing out that there are more class
rooms, more teachers, a lower pupil-teacher
ratio, lower pupil-classroom ratio, and a
higher level of education in this country
than ever before in history.
Statistically, the story goes like this: In
the last 10 years the number of public
school pupils increased 48 per cent, while
the number of classrooms jumped 60 per
cent and the number of teachers 51 per
cent. Teacher’s salaries rose 72 per cent,
to an average of $5,389 a year. Money spent
per pupil boomed from $224 a year to $390.
On top of that, American communities
approved the highest volume of school bond
Issues hi history during 1960
All this has been done without federal
Intervention, federal dictation — or the
federal control that would inevitably fol
low federal subsidy of local schools.
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Associate Editor
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of Mie Second
Class.
Channing Cope, Author,
Broadcaster, Farmer
Writes Last Chapter
Citizens of Newton County and the
State of Georgia suffered a great loss this
past week in the passing of Channing Cope,
lovingly called the “Front Porch Farmer.”
Mr.. Cope was widely known throuhgout
the entire state as for many years he was
the personal representative of Preston Ark
wright, President of the Georgia Power
Company and also president of the Atlanta
Street Railway System.
Mr. Cope accompanied Mr. Arkwright
on visits throughout the year, smoothing
out the rough spots throughout the state
and entertaining and visiting members of
the Georgia House and Senate. Through
this association, he learned the vast need
of the State of Georgia to stop erosion of
the soil and for many years he devoted
himself and all his spare moments to this
wonderful projects.
Mr. Cope came to Newton County in
1927 purchasing a farm which he called
Yellow River Farm and then began his
campaign of planting Kudzu to stop erosion
of the soil.
In 1946 when the Covington News start
ed Radio Station WMOC, Mr. Cope broad
cast from his home every morning by re
mote control on what was known as the
“Farm Hour.’’ He -was broadcasting over
the local station every Saturday at the time
ot his passing.
Mr. Cope was called the “Kudzu King”
and through his efforts thousands of acres
throughout Georgia were planted in Kudzu
vine which, while stopping erosion, pro
vided a good feed for cattle and livestock.
While living at Yellow River Farm, he
wrote the “Front Porch Farmer” which sold
approximately 100,000 copies.
Mr. Cope was a faithful member of the
Episcopal Church of the Good Shpeherd
and was an active lay leader in this church.
He will be greatly missed by his congrega
tion for his effervescent, constant, appeal
for cooperation and good fellowship among
the men of his church.
Mr. Cope held half interest in a radio
station at Marietta and broadcast from there
regularly. He also wrote a column for the
Atlanta Constitution for a number of years.
His interests were varied but in later
years due to a heart condition he retired
to his Yellow River Farm and he and his
devoted wife resided there with an oc
casional visit to Florida, where he spent
the winter on a houseboat which he had
built.
We honor the memory of Channing
Cope and to his bereaved widow we express
our sympathy. The citizens of Newton
County and the State of Georgia have suf
fered a great loss in his passing.
Our Greatest Need
Today Is Understanding
Os Individual Freedom
If you were asked “What is the great
est single need in the world today” — what
would you say? Peace? Security? Happi
ness? These receive top priority in the
minds of many but are they our greatest
need?
There are people who do not think so.
They believe the greatest need is an under
standing of individual freedom and what
makes it possible. They believe that the
main purpose of any society or government
is to guard the sacred rights of the indivi
dual. Millions of people believe these rights
are being lost in the United States. The
more articulate, through speeches, adver
tising, radio and every other means of com
munication are striving to impart their
understanding of the freedom that makes
life worth living.
Typical of the efforts of these people is
an advertisement that appeared in a late
issue of the magazine, U. S. News & World
Report, over the name of a leading ma
chinery manufacturer. It addresses a mess
sage to everyone: “The all-powerful Wel
fare State does your thinking and worrying
for you; there is no room in it for ambition
— hie ambition to make a name for your
self. to do better than your father and your
neighbor, to build your family’s prosperous
future. Ambition and laws that encourage
it are what drive men ahead; they are what
made this country great, created millions
of jobs, gave America the world’s highest
standard of living, built schools and hos
pitals, created the wealth we have given
in billions to the free world.
“Restrict rewards, destroy ambition —
and you destroy those rich fruits; you de
stroy America.’’
THE COVINGTON NEWS
SOUR WEEKLY (OLESSON FOR
unday School
Mary and Martha
Friends of Jesus
Bible Material: Luke 10:38-
42; John 11:1-44; 12:1-8.
Devotional Reading: John
15:1 - 11; Memory Selection:
; (Martha) said to him, “Yes,
Lord; I believe that you are the
■ Christ, the Son of God, he who
, : s coming into the world.”
■John 11:27.
- Senior Topic:
A Family That Honored Jesus.
,oung People - Adult Topic:
Mary and Martha: Friends of
Jesus.
The home in Bethany was a
home which Jesus always en
joyed visiting. The home of
Mary and Martha and Lazarus
was one where Jesus was wel
come. There are many instan
ces in the Gospels which lead
us to believe that our Lord
took every opportunity to seek
out friends, and in the com
fort of their home and friend
ship to find the relaxation and
peace that he so desperately
needed to fortify his soul for
the tasks of future days.
The lesson today begins with
a scene where we find Jesus
being entertained in the home
of these fine friends whom he
loved dearly. We shall look first
at Mary, who found sheer en
joyment sitting at the feet of
Jesus and hearing his words of
wisdom. We shall also see Mar
tha as one cumbered with the
tasks of the household to whom
Jesus had to speak a gentle
word of chiding. Their brother
Lazarus also demands our at
tention today as we find Jesus
summoned to his home to min
ister to the sick man whose
death was imminent. These
three all came under the min
istry of Jesus, who, in the lat
ter part of the lesson, was
anointed by Mary as though
symbolic of the day of Christ’s
death upon the cross.
Jesus’ ministry to the family!
at Bethany indicates the value;
he put on family life and shows:
us the Christ as Lord and Sa
viour in the home.
The purpose of this lesson'
will be to illustrate that thoughl
personalities may differ, there j
is harmony and stability in
family life where God is loved
and trusted.
No home was ever more hon
ored than the home of Mary
and Martha and Lazarus. Each
of the occupants held Jesus in
high regard and deep affection.
One cannot read the accounts
of Jesus’ visits to this home
without being impressed with
the fact that Jesus found, in
each of these, qualities which
ministered well to his tired and
weary spirit. It is not too much
to suppose that Jesus took
every advantage he could to
seek rest and peace across their
threshold.
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Many have taken opportunity
to evaluate the relative merits
of Mary and Martha. Some
have imagined that Martha was
unloving, yet energetie and
efficient, and the Mary was af
fectionate, yet sentimental and
indolent. To engage in such dis
cussion is useless, for Jesus
[found admirable qualities in
. each. Dear to his heart were
I both Mary and Martha.
Our Lord never evaluated one
human being agamst another,
but always directed each of
i God’s children to the infinite
I goodness of the Father.
We do not read far into
Luke’s account of Jesus’ visit
to the Bethany residence with
out finding that Mary was the
seeker. She was the sort of per
■ sonality who possessed a true
! intuition of what Jesus wished.
' She “sat at Jesus’ feet, and
heard his word.”
Mary knew that Jesus de
sired, not for his own sake, but
for theirs, to reveal himself and
to deliver his message. Con
sicious of the first rule of hos-
I pitality, Mary considered first
, the wishes of her guest and
' was thus doing more to enter
tain the Master than was her
sister Martha, who placed em
phasis on the physical and the
material ahead of the spiritual
and the eternal.
According to Christ himself,
Mary had chosen “that good
part, which shall not be taken
away from her.”
We should note that Jesus,
even before the physical needs
of the body were taken care of,
took opportunity to preach the
gospel. Mary immediately sat
down to hear her Master’s
words, indicating that she was
giving to him rapt attention.
Occasions like this were rare
enough and, finding Jesus will
ing to speak to her of eternal
things, she gave herself com
pletely to him. She was ready
to receive whatever he might
say and to absorb every word of
his wisdom.
Her actions met with the ap
probation of Christ.
If Mary was noted for her
desire to drink in the words of
Christ, Martha, her sister, was
conscious of the bodily needs of
her Lord. While she was to
come under the gentle chiding
of Jesus, our Lord would have
been the first to commend Mar
tha for her diligence and in
dustry. It was not that Mar
tha’s concern for his physical
needs went unnoticed by Je
sus. His criticism of her was
that she was overly concerned,
“careful and troubled”, about
“things.” Christ would point
out to her thpt Mary had cho
sen the better part and that it
“shall not be taken away from
her.”
Martha was “cumbered about
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much serving.” She was dis
tracted by the many things she
was trying to do to provide
what was doubtless a more than
adequate meal for Jesus. Such
action, and this is true for any
Christian who attempts too
much, led to a false sense of her
importance and to pride. The
result was a mood of irritation
and temper, and she showed
this in criticizing her sister,
thus humiliating her by rebuk
ing her in the presence of their
guest. “Lord, dost thou not
care that my sister hath left
me to serve alone?” With this
question put to tlie Master she
uttered an imperative. “Bid her
therefore that she help me.”
Bad temper always brings
forth the rebuke of the Master.
In his reply Jesus showed his
affection for this troubled wo
man when in rebuking her he
tenderly repeats her name,
“Martha, Martha.” Our Lord
revealed the cause of her an
xiety and bad temper by stat
ing, “Thou art anxious and
troubled about many things:
but one thing is needful: for
Mary hath chosen the good
part, which shall not be taken
away from her.”
Jesus would point out to this
good lady that there was no
need for an elaborate meal. A
few of the essentials would
have sufficed. It was not necej
-1 sary that Martha should tire
herself out in preparing many
fancy dishes, good as they were,
when a simple meal would have
been enough. “Yet one thing
was needful.” Martha’s sister
had chosen the good part; and
; Jesus would point this out to
: Martha who. after her elabor
ate preparations, would be too
worn out to enjoy the company
!of the one she was so bent on
entertaining so lavishly.
We are not to imagine for a
moment that our Lord does
; not appreciate all that we un
dertake for him; but he knows
that our greatest need is to sit
: at his feet and to learn his will.
If Martha had been as intent
: in feasting on the bread of life
: that Jesus was offering to Mary,
। she would have at once left off
her elaborate duties, and with
calmness, peace, and kindne ‘s
she too would have sat at the
feet of the Master to feast on
his every word.
Letters To
The Editor
July 12, 1961
Mr. Belmont Dennis
Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mr. Dennis:
Permit me to thank you for
the wonderful job which you
and your associates have been
doing in publicizing our camp
program at the new- Bert Ad
ams Reservation. The job which
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U.S. Space Efforts
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Space efforts by the United States be "an to pay off last
week as two satellite firings were counted successful on the
same day. Both of these satellites were designed to carry
out a duty that the average person could understand to be
practical. Midas 111 was our first successful missile-detecting
satellite, and Tiros HI was our latest weather - watcher with
an added duty of charting and photographing the birth and
death of tropical storms.
The drum - shaped Tiros
weighing 285 pounds was
launched from Cape Canaveral,
Fla. An hour and a half after
launching the Tiros had snap
ped 54 clear pictures, including
cloud patterns over the Gulf
of St. Lawrence, and radioed
them back to a receiving sta
tion at Wallop’s Island, Va.
Scientists feel that Tiros will
be especially valuable during
the hurricane season in Sep
tember. Complete photographic
accounts of the coming storms
will help meteorologists give
earlier and more accurate hur
ricane warnings.
Not long after Tiros was
I launched, Midas 111, weighing
3,500 pounds, soared into orbit
[from its launch pad at Point
1 Arguello, Calif, On its first or
- bit it crossed Russia to become
1 the second U. S. satellite with
[an admittedly military aim to
I cross the U. S. S. R. A recon
j naissance satellite named “Sa
mos” has been flying over
Russia since January.
In the nose of the bullet
shaped Midas 111 is a small in
fra-red detector that is ex
tremely sensitive to heat ra
diation. So sensitive is the de
vice that it will be able to de
tect the heat from a missile’s
exhaust from Midas’s circular
orbit 1,850 miles high in space.
Midas is now passing over
Tyura Tam, Russia’s major
rocket testing base near the
Aral Sea in the morning and
has been done is outstanding
and will mean much to the
camp, not only now, but in
the future.
We are most grateful for the
one hundred copies of your
July 6th issue. We are mailing
these to persons who have been
heavy contributors to the build
ing of this reservation.
It is my hope that we will
be able to operate this great
project in such away that we
shall always merit your sup
port.
Sincerely,
Country
O. B. Gorman
Thursday, July 20, 1961
?I evening which are the best time
• for test firing. The exhausts
, from a salvo of missiles fired
• to signal the beginning of all
• out war could be spotted at
■ the moment of launching, giv
-1 ing the United States up to
I half hour's warning — time
• enough for the Strategic A.r
. Command bombers to get off
I the ground.
’ The Air Force hopes to have
’ a Midas missile - detecting de
: sense system working with at
> least 12 Midas satellites in or
; bit by 1963. These satellites,
’ each in a carefully calculated
orbit, will bring all of Rus
> sia’s missile bases under con
; stant observation. The Midas
t is an ideal policeman to radio
t a fast warning to the United
• States in case of an enemy
! ICBM attack.
i With the tension that has
> built up over Berlin within the
• last few weeks due to Mr.
■ I Khrushchev’s threats, the suc
’ ■ cesaful operation of the Mi-
I das 111 is certainly welcome
t; news to the American people.
■ the Midas with its milit ty
_ ’ significance has helped to re
j store the confidence of t h e
American people in their space
[ program. At the same time, the
. [ Midas is the first effective
[ space weapon that our experts
have produced that can be used
as a modern deferent weapon
against a missile attack by the
Russians.
- Dear Mr. Dennis:
MY! I knew all the time
[ that the Covington News was
a wonderful paper and I am
1 so happy for you that your
years of work have been re
■ warded in many places and
many ways.
’ Papa and mama admired
1 you. and were grateful for
your friendship; and the won
derful citizen you made for
Covington, Newton County and
Georgia. May you have many
1 more years among us.
Best wishes to you and your
continued success with the
Covington News.
Sincerely your friend,
Annabel Robinson.