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THE COVINGTON NEWS
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor And PoWshor
LEO S. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNIT
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
The People Speak
With A Million Signers
To A Petition
The President of the United States Is
now in possession of a petition from his
fellow citizens to “stand fast against ap
peasement of Red China. - ’ Appended to this
document are the signatures of one million
individuals who declare:
“We continue to oppose the seating of
Communist China in the United Nations,
thus upholding international morality and
keeping faith with the thousands of Ameri
can youths who gave their lives fighting
Communist aggression in Korea.
“To seat a Communist China which de
fies, by word and deed, the principles of
the UN Charter would be to betray the
letter, violate the spirit and subvert the
purposes of that charter.
“We further continue to oppose United
States diplomatic recognition or any other
steps which would build the power and
prestige of the Chinese Communist regime
to the detriment of our friends and allies
in Asia and of our national security. Any
such action would break faith with our
dead and the unfortunate Americans still
wrongfully imprisoned by Communist
China and would dishearten our friends and
allies in Asia whose continued will to re
sist Communist China’s pressures and
blandishments is so vital to our own se
curity interests in that part of the world.”
Receipt of this monumental register of
public opinion by the White House marks
the completion of what is probably the most
colossal undertaking of its kind in the
long struggle for human freedom and mass
expression
“In addition to the one million signa
tures received,” says Secretary Marvin Lieb
man of the Committee of One Million who
directed the Petition campaign, “the Ameri
can people have forcefully expressed their
opinion on this issue through every means
possible Both Houses of Congress have
passed 17 unanimous resolutions against
the admission of Red China to the UN.
The latest of these was passed by both the
Senate and the House of Representatives
within the last 60 days. Every maior na
tional veteran, labor, fraternal and civic
organization has adapted resolutions oppos
ing the admission of Communist China to
the UN. There is no question,” says Mr.
Liebman, “as to where the American peo
ple stand.”
But he notes that in spite of overwhelm
ing public sentiment, there are still those,
in and out of Government, who continues
to favor appeasement while claiming at
the same time their devotion to world free
dom. It is such softness, Mr. Liebman warns,
that “may well cause the Communits world
to make a historical miscalculation about
where the American people stand.”
The Petition-of-a-million-signers should
reassure the President, however, on where
the American people stand, and through
his leadership, convey to the Red leaders
that we will not tolerate Communist con
trol of the UN — which awaits only the
seating of Mao’s minions.
Congress Should Bar
Communistic Propaganda
From Mail In The U. S.
In days of crisis, such as we are all
sweating out, our Congress should not even
consider adjournment. It is understand
able. of course, that with a Congressman,
re-election may be regarded as something
of a crisis, too. But even so, we suspect the
incumbents would impress the voters far
more by maintaining a watch on the Po
tomac than by running home to kiss babies.
And should they decide on the course
of patriotism and statesmanship, there will
be plenty to do. One important matter, but
which should require little time for study,
would be to pass the bill just submitted
by Rep. William H. Harsha. Jr., of Ohio,
to ban Communist “literature” from the US
Mails — and thus protect the babies they
kissed a few years ago.
This is the stuff that the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities has
found is being shipped by the ton from
Russia to some 40 American ports of entry
where the US Post Office is now required
by law to pick it up and deliver it free
io the high school and college youth of
America whom it is designed to destroy.
At just one of these seaports, New Or
leans, US Custom officers in a 12-month
spot check counted “at least 300.000 pack
ages of Communist propaganda destined for
schools and colleges in the US. Even larger
quantities, they said, came in through other
ports. New York reported seven million
pieces in a year; San Francisco, more than
17 tons in a single week!
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MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail mattst of the Second
Class.
Our Natural Resources
Are Ingredients Needed
For Modern Expansion
The United States is fortunate in having
within its borders large stores of natural
resources — sufficient farming land, water,
oil, coal, minerals of many varieties, and
timber — most of the ingredients that go
to make up a modern industrial society.
How these resources are used, now, deter
mines not only their present value to the
country, but their continued availability
for the use of future generations. The lat
ter point is especially applicable to our
forest lands — the nation’s one renewable
natural resource.
Revolutionary logging techniques, de
veloped by forest industries, now assure an
everlasting supply of trees. Sustained yield
logging, insuring a cutting rate which does
not exceed average annual growth, has
been of primary importance. A relatively
few years ago major forest fires, once start
ed, raged unchecked across many thousands
of acres. Today, in areas with well managed
forests, close supervision and access roads
assure that such fires can be quickly
brought under control. The danger of fire
and unchecked disease make inaccessible
stands of virgin timber a menace to them
selves and to the lands around them.
One dramatic example of the role of
research in stretching our timber supply
is illustrated by the rapid disappearance of
the trash burner from mill sites. Trimming
and scrap lumber once considered useless
are now converted into chips, used by pulp
and board mills. The “smokeless sawmill”
is an important symbol of progress in the
forest industry.
Given natural competitive forces, re
search and development of new and better
uses for wood and the by-products derived
from it will continue. But government, at
the local, state and federal level, will have
great influence over the ability of the tim
ber industry to continue the development
of long-range forest management, which
alone, can insure the constant renewal of
our forest resources.
Unwise tax policies which would force
rapid cutting, or the setting aside of large
areas of public lands as inaccessible wilder
ness areas, could wipe out sustained yield
logging over vast areas of our forest lands.
And in this, millions of Americans depend
ing upon the nation’s timber lands for jobs,
for the materials and products from them,
or for recreational enjoyment would be the
big losers.
Physical Fitness And
Food Is Becoming More
Important Everyday
America, the best-fed nation in the world,
is sadly lacking in physical fitness, and
everyone concerned with food had better
be doing something about it.
This is the solemn warning of Charles
G. Mortimer, chairman of General Foods,
who has reminded delegates to the annual
meeting of the National Farm Home Editors
Association that “proper eating is the key
to the better health we need to maintain
our national strength.”
He called attention specifically to the
concern of both the Kennedy and Eisenhow
er administrations over the physical short
comings of American youth that have re
sulted in shockingly high rejection of draft
ees and urged that the farm editors work
with The Nutrition Foundation, a non-prof
it organization that sponsors food research
and education and is supported by a group
of food processors and some of their sup
pliers.
“All of us who have any responsibility
with food must work together.’’ he said,
“to increase awareness that good food, bal
anced meals, eating properly, are the source
of the health and energy which represent
our greatest asset.”
As chairman of the Foundation’s execu
tive committtee, Mr. Mortimer emphasized
that the organization is launching a new
public information program to expand the
housewife’s nutritional knowledge. Editors
he thought, have a special role to play
in telling the nutrition story, and he felt
that it should be presented “not as a science,
but as a process, the life process through
which our bodies grow and are maintained
and energized.”
We would like to suggest further that,
collectively, the newspaper is still the na
tion's outstanding source of information —
even inspiration, perhaps — serving on
a broader front and in greater depth as
well than any other medium.
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Growth in Christian Concern
Bible Material: Matthew 25:
31-46; Galatians 6:1-6.
Devotional Reading: Luke 10:
25-37: Memory Selection: Bear
one another’s burdens, and
so fulfil the law of. Christ. Ga
latians 6:2.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
Growth in Christian Concern.
Young People - Adult Topic:
Growth in Christian Concern. ‘'
Growth in Christian Con- •
cem. The word “concern” is di- j
vided from two Latin words'
which mean “with feeling.” ■
Concern, therefore, means view- |
ing a situation not only in the (
light of personal interest or
purely on the basis of reason,
but with the whole of one’s na
ture: including emotion, senti
ment. and a sense of moral
values.
This lesson is designed to teach
the very important truth that ।
as one grows spirituallv his
life should be increasingly con
cerned about the needs of
others, both those near at hand i
and those in distant parts of (
the world.
That is to say. moral growth
involves, among other things, j
growth in responsibility to
others.
The application of this truth ’
to the whole life is obvious. It ’
can be expressed in two simple j
words — more unselfishness. As 1
regards the application of this;
truth to wider spheres, it in- |
volves working for world peace,
supporting the Christian mis
sionary movement, and culti
vating a sense of brotherhood
with the whole human race.
We should also remind our- |
selves at the beginning of this
lesson that the Scripture pass
age is not a parable. Matthew
25:1 - 13 comprises the parable
of the ten virgins. Verses 14 -
30 give us the parable of the ta-,
lents. This lesson deals with
the remaining material of t h e
chapter. It is not a parable but
is a solemn teaching about cer
tain basic truths of God’s uni
verse, which every individual
must face.
T n these three verses we have
i a description of the Son of man
coming in his glory to judee the
world and its peoples. Before
him are gathered all nations.
He is reoresented as senarating
one from another, as a shepherd
divideth his sheep from the
goats: setting the sheep on his
right hand and the goats on his
left.
The first and arresting truth
presented in these verses is that •
there will be judgment for
every human being on the
last great day. Those who have
gone before will be resurrect- (
ed to meet that judgment. Those 1
I who remain will meet it in the ।
1 state in which they are. But
(judgment is real.
i There is probably no pas
sage of Scripture before which
' the Christian believer winces
i more perceptibly than before
the passage which comprises the
lesson text today. For many it I
has seemed impossible to re
concile the love of Christ with
the terrible and unaualified
judgement which he passes up
on sins and sinners. Bui in Gen
!esis (18:25) we encounter the
(question. “Shall not the judge
) of all the earth do right?”
I It is with this query in mind
—for this is a rhetorical ques
tion presupposing an affirma
tive answer — that we must
address ourselves to a recon
sideration of this disconcerting
passage of Scripture.
Let us look at the Judge. He
is “the Son of man” — that is,
he has been through the exper
ience of human life itself and
knows it from its heights to its
depths. Furthermore, this Judge
comes “in his glory,” with all
the holy angels with him and
seated upon a throne. This is
someone even greater than the
Teacher, Jesus of Nazareth, who
'walked amid the affairs of men
two thousand years ago. It is
that same Jesus Christ now
glorified and enthroned in hea
ven.
All nations of the world will
be included in the judgment.
Those who have not had an op
; portunity to know the gospel
!of Jesus Christ will, of course,
be judged not on the basis of
that gospel but on the basis of
the best they knew (see Rom.
2:11 - 12).
Shepherds, in our Lord’s day,
were accustomed to allow the
.sheep and goats to graze to
gether: but at night they were
separated. Good and evil per
sons are mixed together upon
the earth, but there will come
a day when God, with his un
erring judgment, knowledge,
power, and love, will separate
the good from the bad.
Here the Judge is referred to
as “the King.”
For Christian believers Jesus
Christ is Leader, Teacher, Mas
। ter. Lord, King, and Saviour.
The sheep are gathered on the
King’s right hand, which is the
place of honor. To those who
occupy this place of incalculable
worth, the King says, “Come ye
blessed of my Father, inherit
(the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of t h e
world.”
The Master’s word is a word
of tenderness — “Come.” If
only we suspected the depths of
meaning of the Biblical state
• ment (1 John 4:8) that God is
; love, our whole attitude towai'd
the Heavenly Father, toward
the world at large, and toward
ourselves would be changed.
The blessed are invited to in
herit a kingdom prepared for
them. They are children of God
and therefore destined to re
ceive a legacy from their Fa
ther. This legacy is not accord
ing to the world’s standards
but according to heavenly stan
' Hards. They will inherit a king
(dom. and this kingdom has been
; prepared for them from the
i foundation of the world and is
still being prepared: for Jesus
1 declared that he went to pre
! pare for his followers.
It is interesting to note the
things which caused the King
to speak in such tenderness.
These blessed and chosen peo
ple had been merciful to t h e
needy. They gave meat to the
hungry, drink to the thirsty.
( hospitality to the stranger,
clothe* to the naked, cofnfort to
the sick, and kindliness to
those who were in prison.
We are amazed at the sim
plicitv of the things the Judge
and Kine appeared to hold of
'inestimable value. Does not the
salvation of one’s soul depend
upon great matters? Yes, but
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In The State) Thursday, November 1.
Letters Io
The Editor
Box 1034
Davidson, N. Carolina
October 21, 1961
Mr. Belmont Dennis, Editor
The Covington News
Covington. Georgia
Dear Mr. Dennis:
This afternoon, the Newton ।
County Blue Rambler Band
performed at half - time here
at the Davidson - VMI football
game. The Newton Band was
able to come to Davidson this
year because of an invitation to
Mr. Rigney, the NCHS Band
Director, from the Department
of Music at Davidson College.
Due to the Band’s outstanding
musical work recently, the
group has come to be recogniz
ed as one of the leading bands
of the South. For that reason,
the Band was invited to play
for the Davidson - VMI game
today.
At 2:15 PM. the “Pride of
Newton County” marched in
fine order down to Richardson
Stadium here on the Davidson
campus, and shortly thereafter,
did an excellent job in the pre
game show, in which the Band
played beautiful arrangements
| of the national anthem, “Dixie,”
and the Davidson Alma Mater.
At half - time, some seven
thousand persons watched the
twelve (12) minute half-time
show, given by the Blue Ram
bler Band. The show was a
difficult one, but it was per
formed with the usual precision
exhibited by the NCHS Band.
Students, alumni, administra
tion, and visitors alike were
fascinated, many declaring that
i Newton’s Band was the “best
yet.” All citizens of Newton
County would have been proud
to have seen the band in action
this afternoon.
I personally feel that each
person should take the trouble
to express his thanks to Mr.
Basil Rigney and Band members
for the splendid show today.
Since the Blue Ramblers have
attained such a high degree of
perfection, they truly should be
commended for their good
work!
Sincerely,
Grier Stephenson
Davidson College.
Class of ’64
Mrs. Leo Mallard
Society Editor
Covington News
Dear Mrs. Mallard,
Let me, on behalf of the
Blue Rambler Band, Band
Boosters, and myself, express
our most sincere thanks for the
kind remarks made in regard
to our Davidson appearance in
last week’s “Chatter Box.”
Your kind words were the
stimulus we needed to encour
age us during those last hours
of our preparation.
We are indeed grateful to
you and to all the other per
sonnel of the Covington NEWS
for the continued support whicn
you have given us throughout
the years.
Many Thanks.
Sincerely,
Basil Rigney
Band Director
Rep. James Davis
Hits Foreign
Aid Program
America’s foreign aid pro
gram is one of the most expen
sive, dismal flops in the his
tory, in the opinion of Fifth Dis
trict Rep. James C. Davis.
He told Masonic Lodge 151
in Atlanta the other day that
since the program was estab
lished in 1947 the U. S. h a s
given almost SIOO - billion to
“friendly and not-so-friendly”
countries. The result: Commu
nism has experienced its great
est growth: the U. S. its great
est defeat, with eight coun
tries coming under Red rule.
The program should be cut and
aid given only to countries
which stand with us, the con
gressman emphasized.
upon little things also—things
so insignificant in our worldly
eyes that we sometimes take
but little notice of them.
The “blessed” were astonish
ed when they heard the King
speak, “When saw we thee an
hungred, and fed thee? or thirs
ty, and gave thee drink? When
saw we thee a stranger, and
took thee in? or naked, and
clothed thee? Or when saw we
thee sick, or in prison and came
unto thee? And the King shall
answer and say unto them,
Verily I say unto you. Inas
much as ye have done it unto
one of the least of these my
brethren, ye have done it unto
me.”
Lets Look At Our
American Strength
By LEO S. MALLARD
As Mr. Khrushchev explodes his 50-megaton bomb as a
bluster to the world. Americans all over the country are tak
ing an extra precaution against a possible nuclear holocaust
by building fallout shelters. This is good and our government
sanctions and encourages this preparation. But, on the other
hand, where do we really stand in terms of military might
as compared to the Soviet Union.
Confidently we may assume
that we are still ahead of Rus
sia. There is no missle gap to
make us vulnerable to total
destruction by Russia or any
other Communist country.
President Kennedy and his ad
visers have recognized Khrush
chev’s atomic threats as t h e
supreme nuclear power as a
fake from the start.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
has stated that “we deal from
strength in the Berlin situa
tion,” and Deputy Secretary of
Defense Gilpatric, with the
approval of the White House,
numbers our atomic weapons
and vehicles for their delivery
in the tens of thousands.
Intelligence authorities have
revealed that the Soviet Union
has emplaced only about 50
ballistic missiles capable of
carrying atomic warheads to
American territory. In com
parison the United States has
45 intercontinental ballistic
missiles ready to fire from
home bases and another 80 Po
laris missiles from atomic sub
marines, all able to reach So
viet targets. We also have mis
siles of shorter range that are
poised in Allied territory close
to Russia.
Events have shown that for
mer President Eisenhower was
justified in insisting that the
U. S. Missile program was not
opening a gap. Under Presi
dent Kennedy the missile pro
gram has been augmented and
accelerated. The Soviet Union,
while working on more power
ful rockets for outer space, has
i lagged behind on the missiles
for military purposes and found
that their first generation mis
siles are too cumbersome, too
Community Approach To
Landscaping On WGTV
The community approach in
landscape development will be
subject for the Growing South
television program, Monday,
November 6. F. W. Tower of the
landscape department at the
University will be in charge.
This is one of the educational
programs broadcast each even
ing on the University of Geor
gia’s educational television sta
tion, WGTV. Channel 8.
The last of the series, “Food
for all Ages,” will be aired Fri
day evening, November 3, when
Miss Elaine Stueber presents the
program, “Foods after Forty.”
Other programs to be seen
on the Growing South during
[ this coming week include:
| “Putting Poultry on a Diet”
[by Dr. Marion Jones, Exten
(sion poultryman, Tuesday, No
i vember 7.
W. E. Hudson, agricultural
engineer, will present a pro
; gram on “Pole Building Con
struction” Wednesday, the Bth.
On Tuesday, the 9th, Burney
Goolsby, Extension engineer,
will present the program on
“Storing Farm Machinery and
i Tools.”
Gerald Smith, Extension or
namental horticulturist, will be
featured Friday evening, No
vember 10, in a program de
signed to show how to select
a foliage plant for indoor use.
The Growing South is aired
each evening at 7 PM on Chan
nel 8. The program is present
ed by the Georgia Center for
Continuing Education in co
operation with the College of
Agriculture.
Persons Under
S. S. Have
Benefits Expanded
The 1961 Amendments to the
Social Security Act permit a
larger amount of benefits to be j
payable if you do expect to |
earn over SI2OO. For each $2
that you earn over SI2OO up to I
SI7OO. $1 in benefits is with-|
held. Over SI7OO, $1 in benefits (
is withheld for each $1 earn- :
ed
If you are under age 72 and
receiving social security bene
fits, you were advised when!
you anolied for benefits that if
you didn’t make over SI2OO you 1
exposed, and too inaccurate.
To impress the world Russia
has concentrated on building
giant rockets with enormous
thrust to propel bulky war
heads. The U. S., taking the al
ternative tack and working on
more technical areas of t h e
missile systems, has reduced
the size of warheads so that
they could be driven by smaller
rockets.
In this race the U. S. fell
behind Russia in space explor
ation but took the lead in the
missile weapons race. Our
chances of staying ahead in
this field are good, not to men
tion our superiority in long
range bombers, which still
would carry most of the load
in any atomic war now or in
' the immediate future.
Both Russia and the United
' States realize that neither side
has enough missiles at this
point for a decisive initial
strike. Yet, either country
1 j could do great damage to the
* other. The boast that Russia
: has perfected a defense against
any missile attack is branded by
’ authorities as propaganda.
So lets not sell our country
short as we face the threats
. of Russia. Militarily we are still
: ahead and gaining every day.
■ Our space program was given
a great boost last week with
the successful maiden flight of
the Saturn rocket — the work
[ horse of our space program for
, years to come. If we don’t al
low our county to decay from
; within — morally, spiritually,
; and intellectually — we need
I have no fear of being conquered
by the Communists on the mili
> tary fronts of the world.
West Newton HD
Club Met At
Prospect Church.
The regular meeting of tha
West Newton Home Demon
stration Club was held October
26 at Prospect Church.
Twenty-one members and
Mrs. Carol McGiboney, Home
Demonstration Agent, met to
gether at 10:30 for a work-day
and covered dish lunch.
The meeting was called to
order by Mrs. Roy Kirkus,
president.
Mrs. Emma Jo McClendon
gave a report on the luncheon
and fashion show at Rich’s.
Our Club had 13 ladies to at
tend.
Mrs. Mary Pennington and
Mrs. Maggi* Wydemon were
named hostesses for the No
vember meeting.
There being no other busi
ness each lady went to work
on a project of her own choice.
Some lovely plaques, pillows
and aprons with cross-stitching
were among the things made.
At noon, lunch was enjoyed
with Mrs, Reuben Hull leading
in prayer.
An enjoyable day was had
by all.
Mrs. Evelyn Capes
Asst. Secretary
would receive all the benefits
to which you were entitled. You
may also have been told, based
upon your estimate of earnings,
that you could receive part of
your benefits even though you
did continue to work and ex
pected to earn over SI2OO. Be
(cause of changes in your work.
| however, it may be that your
earnings will be more or less
than what you had anticipated.
In such an event, you should
revise with the administration
your perior estimate to make
certain that the benefit you
are receiving is correct.
If you have any questions
about your earnings, please feel
free to vfsit your social secur
ity office in Atlanta.