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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
340 Years Os Progress
Since The First Day
Os Thanks By The Pilgrims
Thanksgiving 1961 is upon us and a
span of 340 years has passed since the first
Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pil
grims. Since that time at least six genera
tions have come and gone.
As citizens and parents it behooves us
today to instill in our children the morality
and decency which has made America
great. Material things are only a part of
our everyday life.
Thanksgiving is a good season to stress
the worth of values that cost no money
but make life most worthwhile. Our Amer
ican heritage, Christian virtues and the
worth of an individual are some of the real
values that are well worth the time needed
to perpetuate.
Family discussions may be held on some
of the Christian virtues such as the worth
of Christianity, honesty, kindness, gentle
ness, fair play, good manners and love of
country. Children can usually give good
examples to substantiate their discussions.
Children love to hear stories about the
history of our first settlers. When stories
have a family connection, there is a special
appeal.
A greater appreciation of the conven
iences we have today can be developed by
hearing stories of the times when the only
winter heat for the home was a log fire;
the only light was a torch or a candle
light, and news of current events took days
and even weeks to travel from coast to
coast.
Early American songs are most interest
ing when their history is given before the
family sings them. A child might love to
make it his contribution to Thanksgiving
to look up the history of several songs.
Adults and children enjoy entering into
the real spirit of Thanksgiving. Even the
very young ones can help with the decora
tion of the table. Very young children may
be able to help collect pine cones, straw
or colored leaves for the table, but it is im
portant that they help.
Be sure to give every member of the
family an opportunity to express the many
things for which he is thankful on this
special day.
Thanksgiving can be a day of “real
Thanksgiving’’ with only a little time,
thought and planning. It can be a day that
will be cherished for many years to come
in the hearts of your loved ones.
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FAITH
Faith is one of the most
precious treasures a man can
possibly possess. It is a pity
that so few understand what
the Bible teaches about it.
Faith is often confused with
presumption, optimism, deter
mination, superstition and ima
gination. Actually it is simply
BELIEVING. This is why we
read in Rom. 4:5:
“But to him that worketh not,
but BELIL . ETH on Him that'
justifieth the ungodly, his |
FAITH is counted for righteous- '
ness.”
Obviously, faith honors God.'
while doubting His Word must ]
insult and displease Him. The '
Apostle John wrote:
“IF WE RECEIVE THE WIT- 1
NESS OF MEN, THE WIT- : -
NESS OF GOD IS GREATER. .!
HE THAT BELIEVETH NOT
GOD HATH MADE HIM A
LIAR: BECAUSE HE BELIEV
ETH NOT THE RECORD THAT
GOD GAVE OF HIS SON.
“AND THIS IS THE RE
CORD: THAT GOD HATH
GIVEN TO US ETERNAL LIFE. |
AND THIS LIFE IS IN HIS
SON’’ (I John 5 9-11).
Little wonder that we read .
in Heb. 11:6: “WITHOUT
FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO |
PLEASE HIM. for he that
cometh to God must believe I
that He is. and that He is a re
warder of them that diligently
seek Him.”
But why did God give the
law, if salvation can be obtain- ■
ed by simple faith? St. Paul
answers: “The law was our
schoolmaster, to bring us unto
Christ, THAT WE MAY BE
JUSTIFIED BY FAITH” (Gal. I
3:24).
“Do we then make void the]
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Haw through faith? God forbid: ,
yea, we establish the law” '
(Rom. 3:31).
How grateful we all should
be that God, in the Bible ha»
told us about redemption
through Christ and how we may '
be saved by faith in Him!
“(Christ) was delivered for '
our offences, and raised again
for our justification. There
fore, being JUSTIFIED BY I
FAITH we have PEACE WITH
GOD, through our Lord Jesus
Christ” (Rom. 4:25; 5:1),
Marines Offer
'l2O-Day Delay'
Enlistment
The Atlanta Marine Corps
Recruiting Service offers to all j'
young men a “Special Holiday j
Enlistment”. This enlistment j 1
plan is the 120 Day Delay Pro- ■
gram. Under this enlistment *
plan a man can enlist now and ;'
pick any day within 120 days H
as his date of departure for ac- ; I
tive duty.
The time spent at home gives i •
him credit for pay purposes. All: 1
men automatically receive a 1
pay raise after the first four 1
months. Time also counts for
: promotion, from date of entry
he must have six months ser
! vice before he is eligible for
| promotion to private first class,
unless meritoriously promoted.
’ The time spent at home also '
counts off from his service ob
i ligation.
Young men interested in the
Marine Corps and the special
। enlistment program should con
j tact the Marine Corps Recruit
ers by writing to 635 Peachtree
Street, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia,
।or by calling. Trinity 5-4998.1
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
4ARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
Khrushchev Buried His
Former Chief Outside
The Kremlin Wall
Whether or not Khrushchev makes good
on his boast to bury us, he has —for the
moment at least — buried “Good Ole Joe”
Stalin, his former chief and mentor in mass
murder. In the dark of the night, while
the gruesome mausoleum on Moscow’s Red
Square was ostensibly “closed for repairs.”
what remains of the number two hero of
the Red Revolution was roused from his
eight-year repose beside Public Hero Num
ber One, Nicolai Lenin, and planted igno
miniously six feet under a marble slab out
side the Kremlin wall. v
Khrushchev’s final gesture, whether of
victory over the faithful — Molotov, Mal
enkov and the others — who adhered to
Stalin’s “cult of the individual,” or of a
fancied emancipation from the influence
that had shaped his own bloody career,
raises the question of whether Stalin’s ghost
will be content with the new resting place
or rise to haunt Mr. K again.
The charges contained in Khrushchev’s
bold denunciation of Stalin before the twen
tieth party congress in 1956 — when he
launched his “deStalinization” program —
were published only in recent days so that
the Russian people were not too well pre
pared for this climax. And since reports
from Moscow tell of heated and free-wheel
ing discussion of this event, it must be as
sumed that Russians share in the universal
disapproval of those who speak ill of the
dead. Nor have they forgotten that their
present dictator rode to glory over the cad
avers of the Ukraine as Stalin’s purgemaster.
Whether or not Khrush has at last over
reached himself remains to be seen. But
there seems little chance — regardless of
how early or late he may, himself, be in
need of a tomb — that he will occupy the
spot beside Lenin that he has made vacant.
membrance except a fine-tooth comb. That’s
the way the song goes today, a revival of
long ago. Ever see one, own one?
The competition in life is so severe that
disappointment is inevitable, and should
be gracefully accepted.
Often I wish I had the nerve to say I
don’t know, when I am asked what I think.
Today’s achievement is the standard by
which tomorrow’s performance is judged.
Tax Rules
Explained On
Vehicle Lease
A. C. Ross. District Director of
Internal Revenue Service, today
outlined Federal income tax
rules covering deduction of
amounts paid for leasing of au
tomobiles or trucks.
Mr. Ross said the informa
tion is intended to answer con
tinuing inquiries which appar
ently stem from advertisements
implying that all auto leasing
expenses are fully tax deduc
tible.
Federal income tax rules on
this point are quite clear. Di
rector Ross said. Auto or truck
lease payments are deductable
only if they represent ordinary
and necessary expenses of and
are directly attributable to the
operation of a trade or business,
the agency explained.
Under no circumstances are
such lease payments deductible
to the extent they represent
personal us by a taxpayer, such
as for vacation trips or driving
to and from his place of busi
ness or employment.
No deduction will be allow
ed for so-called lease expenses
which, in fact, constitute pay
ments toward the purchase
price of autos or trucks, Mr.
Ross said. If the lease payments
are so arranged as to consti
tute advance rental, such pay
ments must be duly apportion
ed over the entire rental period.
Adding decomposed leaves
and other organic matter to the
soil changes the soil structure
so that it is better aerated and
has better water holding ca
pacity, according to Extension
Horticulturist Gerald Smith.
Fried potatoes may be two
to four times as high in calo
ries as the same weight of
boiled, baked or pressure cook
ed potatoes, according to Dr.
Mary Gibbs, Extension con-
I sumer marketing specialist.
THE COVINGTON NEWS
SOUR WEEKLY (OIESSON FOR
UNDAY oCHOOL
Continuing Growth
Bible Material: Romans 12:1-
21; Timothy 6:11-19; 2 Timothy
1:3-14.
Devotional Reading: Hebrews
!5:7-14: Memory Selection: Fight
the good fight of the faith; take
। hold of the eternal like to which
I you were called when you made
the good confession in the pre
sence of many witnesses. I Tim
othy 6:12.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
Keep On Growing.
Background Scripture: Ro
mans 12:1-21; 2 Timothy 1:3-14.
The Sunday school lesson this
week is about a young man, his
problems and is, therefore, an
important lesson both for teen
age pupils and adults. The
key word of the lesson is
“growth.” Throughout the
twelve verses which comprise
the printed lesson text, the idea
of discipline stands forth with
great prominence.
The Bible nowhere teaches
that the only things human be
ings need in order to fulfill their
lives are encouragement and
love. The wise authors of all
the Biblical books realized that
discipline is also a necessary
factor in human development.
We moderns need to ponder
this truth. This lesson should
indeed be a very important one,
inasmuch as it touches upon im
portant problems in the lives of
boys and girls, and of men and
women.
In the first verse preceding
the one with which our lesson
text begins, Paul refers to Tim
othy as his “dearly beloved
son.” He meant this figurative
ly, of course. Timothy was his
spiritual son. In Acts 16:1-3,
we have the account of how
Paul selected young Timothy as
his helper in the work of hi s
ministry. When Paul first came
in contact with Timothy’s fam
ily, the young man was pro
bably in his late teens. Return
ing later, Paul learned that this
Timothy “was well reported of
by the brethern that were at
Lystra and Iconium. Him did
Paul have to go forth with him;
and he took and circumcised
him because of the Jews which
were in those quarters: for
they all knew that his father
was a Greek.”
This Timothy was to become
so close to Paul and so intimate
ly associated with Apostle’s en
deavors that two New Testa
ment epistles written by Pajl
bear Timothy’s name.
Young Timothy was to have
an adventurous career with the
Great Christian leader who had
come to love him as a son. He
accompanied Paul through Ga
latia, then to Troas and Philip
pi, and then to Thessalonica and
Berea. Timothy was with Paul
in Corinth and Ephesus. On
Paul’s trip to Jerusalem, men
tioned in Acts 20, Timothy was
with the Apostle. Timothy is
mentioned in three of the
epistles written by Paul dur
ing his Roman imprisonment
(Phil. 1:1; Col. 1:1, Philemon
I). The epistles which bear
Timothy’s name were probably
written after the Apostle’s ac
quittal before the Roman em
peror.
Timothy was left in charge
of the church at Ephesus, and
it was to this young man whom
he loved so dearly Paul wrote
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his last epistle shortly before
his death. The last reference we
have of Timothy is Hebrews
13:23, from which we learn
that Timothy has been set at
liberty, after what was un
doubtedly imprisonment for his
activities as a Christian min
ister.
Timothy is an example of
what a child ought to become in
a Christian home. As a young
man, he is an example to all
those who admire courage, de
votion, and purity. From the
time Paul first “adopted” Tim
othy, through all the Apostle’s
tumultuous ministry and final
imprisonment and death, Tim
othy was with him most of the
time.
Timothy’s family background
was excellent. To be sure, his
father was a Greek, probably
a pagan. But his mother Eunice
and his grandmother Lois were
Christians who no doubt had
become so as a result of listen
ing to Paul’s preaching. We do
not know when these two wo
men were converted, but they
seem to have united in train
ing this boy Timothy to be a
Christian in every sense of the
term. And Timothy’s father ap
pears not to have offered any
objection to the Christian train
ing of his son.
We need to pause at this
point and look at this Chris
tian home. The outstanding
weakness of modern life is the
instability of the home. Every
year there are one-forth as
many divorces as there are mar
riages. The form of education
of childhood has been taken
over by school systems, and
this, of course, could hardly be
otherwise. But there are many
factors of moral and spiritual
training prominent in home life
in the past which have greatly
diminished in the modern home
and some cases disappeared
from it. The motion - picture
theater and the television set
now exert tremendous influence
in the training of childhood and
youth. There are thousands of
homes in which a bar in the liv
ing room is considered as necs
sary a part of household equip
ment as a stove in the kitchen.
Eunice and Lois had what
Paul called “unfeigned faith.”
They knew what they believed
about Christ and his message,
and they considered it their
primary duty to pass on this
knowledge to the boy Timothy.
Paul speaks of himself as one
had stirred up the gift of God
by laying his hands on young
Timothy’s head. The Greek
word here translated “stirred
up” means to kindle slumber
ing ashes into a flame by means
of a bellows.
Paul, by his influence, stir
red up the slumbering flame in
young Timothy’s heart. He laid
his hands on the young man’s
head, indicating blessing and
imparting grace from on high.
Timothy was the product of
an almost ideal Christian home.
By comparing and contrasting
this ancient situation with mod
ern home situations, we get a
penetrating insight into what
God expects of us as parents,
teachers, and faithful members
of Christ’s church.
“For God hath not given us
the spirit of fear; but of power,
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and of love, and of a sound
mind.”
Fear is a much - discussed
matter today. Psychiatrists tell
us that they find it as the basis
! of some of the most trouble
i some problems with which they
j have to deal. The threat of ex
| termination by atomic and hy
drogen bombs contributes
greatly to the modem mood of
fear. But anxiety about possible
military attack is not the only
thing which produces wide
spread fear among people to
day. Separation from the soil
and the crowding of humanity
into cities has given us a sense
of insecurity because there are
so few things in our lives over
which we have definite and
complete control. The very
freedom into which young peo
ple have been catapulted gives
many of them a sense of inse
curity.
We should not get into our
minds that fear is altogether
wrong. Normal fear is an im
portant protective device shield
ing us from many real dangers.
But there is a morbid and ab
normal fear which many people
have today.
VOLUME RISING
The volume of standing saw
timber in the Southern Pine
forests is increasing at the rate
of 2-1/2 billion board feet a
year.
This increase is being main
tained — despite the fact that
enough Southern Pine lumber
is manufactured annually to
bu’ld neariv one million homes.
The main reasons: good for
est management and extensive
“tree farming.” The South
now has nearly 40 million acres
of Tree Farms. This represents
more than two-thirds of the
nation’s total Tree Farm acre
age.
^ABUNDANT LIFE
by ORAL ROBERTS
GOD WANTS US TO HAVE MORE
THAN ENOUGH
I once heard about a man
who was very wealthy. He lived
on a large, beautiful estate. He
drove a long, sleek car. He was
able to dress in the latest fash
ions and enjoy all the luxuries
of life. But no one was envious
of this man’s wealth — no one
resented his having so much.
He knew how to use his surplus.
Many small church groups
worshiped in lovely buildings
that this man had given them.
The hospital in his city built
and furnished an entire wing
with his donations. Charitable
organizations were never re
fused aid from this great man.
He even supported an entire
mission school and contributed
to the missionary teacher’s sup
port. And God blest him and
prospered him even more. His
surplus was a blessing to his
fellow man.
Is God interested in people’s
having a surplus? Does He ever
give more than is needed? I
believe He does. In my opinion,
while a surplus is not necessary
to the salvation of a soul, it is
vital to the well-being of a wit
ness for Jesus Christ.
From the very beginning. Cod
has given surpluses to His fol
lowers. Remember how God
provided food for the Israelites
in their forty years of wander
ing? He gave them manna six
days a week and on the sixth
LET'S BE THANKFUL
... LET'S SHOW IT!
By LEO S. MALLARD
Thanksgiving Day has rolled around again and in
America everyone is preparing for another festive season
with their loved ones. Yet, it seems that in the light of world
affairs and ailing conditions on the domestic front Thanks
giving this year might be a good time for each individual
to take stock of himself and evaluate the many things that
he has to be thankful for and the heritage that has been
handed down to him to make his Thanksgiving possible.
Each person, as a product of
a former generation, has in
herited the goods and evils of
his upbringing. In many cases
the virtues and devotion to
duties that built our great de
mocracy through the dedica
tion of our forefathers have
beenallowed to slip from sight
in the lives of the succeeding
generation. On the other hand,
many persons of this genera
tion have maintained the in
tegrity of their forebearers and
profited from the last gener
ations mistakes by using them
as stepping stones rather than
allowing them to become an
anchor.
In this week’s issue of “The
Saturday Evening Post” an edi
torial entitled “Let’s Get Back
To An Honest Day’s Work!”
seemed very appropriate as an
awakening note for this
Thanksgiving Season. Noting
that the quality of workman
ship has been going downhill
day provided a surplus for the
Sabbath. But if they gathered
too much or unwisely used the
surplus, it spoiled. This shows
that we are to use our sur
pluses as God tells us and only
for His glory and service.
The Psalmist David said, “My
cup runneth over.” He enjoyed
a surplus.
Once Christ took a little boy’s
lunch of five small loaves and
two fish and multiplied it. He
blest the lunch, fed five thou
sand men, besides the women
and children, and had twelve
baskets of surplus left over.
The Apostle Paul wrote, “But
my God shall supply all your
need according to His riches in
glory by Christ Jesus.” That
Scripture means that our needs
shall be met, not by minimum
standards or with just enough
to get by, but according to the
riches of God. This promise is
not to supply part of our needs,
but to supply all our needs.
Christ has offered us the
abundance of His eternal life.
He said, “I am come that they
might have life, and that they
might have it more abundantly.
Here is a promise of surplus.
Christ specifically mentioned
having life more abundantly.”
Cod is pleased to bless all
of us with a surplus in this
world if we will dedicate it to
His glory.
God nas a surplus for you.
Thursday, November 23, Is6l
ever since the last war, it
pointed out that the pride in
a good piece of work has just
about disappeared.
The reason cited for the de-
terioration of workmanship
was the “fast - buck era” to
which each generation seems to
be coming more devoted. Ap
pliances are sent back, and they
are returned half repaired; new
houses show evidence of slop
py construction; and even the
automobile industry is aware
that service maintenance is on
a low level.
“Pride in craftmanship is
crumbling, because opportun
istic newcomers learn their
trade haphazardly on the job
and not through careful ap
prentice training. Construction
trade traditions — whereby
skills are passed on from fa
ther to son — are dying out ”
The answer to this problem
was summed uo notablv in the
final paragraph — “No gov
ernment, no business associa
tion and no union can do the
job of preventing a youngster
from turning into . fast-buck
kid. This job belongs strictly
in the home, and it is the re
sponsibility of today’s father
to set an example of pride in
his work, appreciation of a
job done well, and under
standing of how intelligence
and the proner use of tools are
needed for a solid position in
life.”
This same attitude of fly
by-night attention to the du
ties at hand can be applied
justly to people in all walks
of life — business and pro
fessional men, white collar
workers, homemakers, labor
ers, and others. This Thanks
giving we have much to be
thankful for— our homes,
families, our freedoms, and
even a relatively peaceful
world which has not as yet
involved our nation in a hot
war. Yet. if the men and wo
men of America fail to join
hands to meet the challenge of
deterioration from within our
nation and from within the in
dividual, our days of Thanks
giving in America may be
limited.
The record leaves no doubt
that steelworkers snend many
of their working years with
the same company. In 1960
those holding jobs with the
same steel company for 10
years or more constituted 63
per cent of the wage employees
in the industry. A record of 25
years or more with the same
company was held by 15 per
cent.