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THE COVINGTON NEWS
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor And Fublishtr
LEO S. MALLARD
/nistsni to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNIT
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Don't Give Your Child
A Booby Trap at Christmas
“Don’t give your child a boobytrap this
Christmas!”
That’s the advice of the National Safety
Council, a non-governmental agency or
ganized in 1913 to prevent all kinds of acci
dents — including those involving chil
dren’s “harmless” toys.
“Some of the toys given youngsters as
Christmas gifts.” said Phil Dykstra, the
Council's director of home safety, ‘‘can be
lethal weapons.
“Not all the blame for toys that become
hazardous to children after a few hours’
use should go to the manufacturers,” he
said.
“Parents have as much — if not more —
responsibility for toy safety as the manu
facturers.”
While Dykstra said he believes toy
makers should keep safety foremost in
nind — “And most reputable toy manu
acturers do” — he recommends the fol
owing for parents:
1. Buy toys that do not have small re
movable parts or such unsafe parts as eye
threatening pieces of metal. “Learn from
experience — and from other parents —
what types of toys most often cause trou
ble.”
2. Buy toys suited for the child at his
particular age. “A chemistry set in the
hands of a 5-year-old might be a deadly
weapon. But it's not necessarily a bit un
safe for an older child who has been prop
erly trained and supervised.”
3. Supervise use of toys your children
get for Christmas.
“If you see that your child is too young
for a particular toy.” Dykstra advised, “put
the toy on a shelf until it’s ready for safe
use.
“Manufacturers are doing their best to
product safe toys. With the help of parents,
toy accidents can be virtually eliminated.”
"Muzzling the Military"
Apparently Not for
General Edwin Walker
We seem to remember that just after the
infamous — and still pending — Korean
truce at Panmunjom, there was wide and
heated discussion of the failure or inability
of our officers to indoctrinate our soldiers
on the nature of Communism and what
they were fighting for. Lack of this vital
morale factor was credited for the shock
ing defection of American boys to Mao’s
banner — and their failure in some in
stances to uphold the brightest traditions of
American fighting men.
In the light of this tragic experience,
the public uproar that resulted and the
obvious need of our soldiers for such con
ditioning in these days of even greater ideo
logical confusion, the fate of Major Genarl
Edwin Walker on the most critical of our
cold war fronts grows more fantastic as we
think of it. A dedicated soldier of 30 years
service, devoted to his men, a leader whose
gallantry in action is a matter of record,
General Walker was summarily removed
from division command in West Germany
for his efforts to provide what it takes to
win — in a battle of nerves or of bullets.
Eligible for retirement. General Walker
has chosen to resign, to forfeit well-earned
income of $12,000 a year or more in order
to re-establish his freedom as an American
citizen. When he appears before the Pre
paredness Subcommittee of the Senate
Armed Services Committee in its probe on
“muzzling-the-military” — once postponed
because of a lack of Senators on Capitol
Hill — he should be an uninhibited and
angry man. And the probers had better
make up their minds they are going to find
out — regardless of the perils of political
reprisal — what is rotten — not in Den
mark, but in the Capital of the United
States.
They had better, while there is yet time,
rip out enough Federal woodwork to find
the nest where defeatism is being spawned
and step on the crawlers that are so busily
trying to infest us with the idea that pa
triotism is corny and anti-communism is too,
too unsophisticated!
The Senators will never have a better
man to help than General Walker.
CORVALLIS, ORE, HERALD: “J. Ed
gar Hoover reports that fines, savings and
recoveries in FBI investigated cases dur
ing the year ending last June 30 reached a
new peak of $167,654,622, a figure which
represents a return of $1.34 for every dollar
appropriated for the agency.”
What must be done next week to meet
• deadline might as well be dona today,
if you are well and able.
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Balancing Act Sought
By President Kennedy
On Cotton Tariffs
Asked about his much publicized tariff
cutting plans, President Kennedy told his
press conference that he would consult with
members of Congress on the matter in De
cember and present the Administration’s
program to Congress in January.
In reply to a further question, the Pres
ident emphasized that he had no thought
of “joining” the European Common Mar
ket but, rather, would seek the power to
“protect our export market.”
A third questioner asked how he could
urge reduction of trade barriers and at
the same time seek to raise import duties
on cotton textiles. The President (who re
cently ordered the Tariff Commission to
report to him on levying 8.5 cents a pound
on the cotton content of imports) explained
this as “an attempt to achieve a balance
that serves the interest of the United States
and those countries which are involved
around the world."
Mr. Kennedy went on to point out that
a U.S. Government contribution permits
us to seel our cotton abroad at the world
price which is “vastly lower” than what
a United States’ manufacturer has to pay
for U. S. cotton. This, he conceded, put the
American mill “at a competitive disadvan
tage.’’ He added that “we have to try to
balance of those burdens.” We should, in
deed. But why stop at textiles?
Earlier in the news conference, Presi
dent Kennedy spoke of American firms
“jumping the wall,” establishing factories
in Europe in order to do buisness in the
E.C.M.. Tariff reduction, he contended,
would reduce this “flight of capital” and
the hiring of Europeans instead of Ameri
cans.
Confusing as the whole picture is, these
two latter points should help to bring it
into focus. In the case of textiles, cheap
labor as well as cheap cotton contributes to
the disadvantage of the American manufac
turer that the President desires to “balance
off.” The same cheap foreign labor threat
ens the continued existence of 100 other
United States’ industries. It is the historic
purpose of tariffs to take care of such bal
ancing. But the present tariffs — w’ithout
further reauction — are already too low, in
these instances, to do the job.
As for United States’ factories abroad,
tariff-cutting is more likely to increase
than reduce their number. We may then
see the end of basic manufacturing in the
United States for many lines of goods. Parts
made by United States’ firms abroad nMiy
be more economically shipped in for as
sembly here to supply what is left of the
American market.
Our Washington planners are suffer
ing from the same astigmatism in eco
nomics that they have displayed in diplo
macy —a ruinous concern for “what the
neighbors will think.”
Gas Tax Issue
Is Still Alive
A “temporary” one-cent-a-gallon in
crease in the federal gasoline tax was sup
posed to expire at the end of June. But it
didn’t. Congress voted, and the President
signed, a bill which extends this “tempo
rary" tax until October 1, 1972.
That date is 11 years away. And if so
long a period of time is to be regarded as
“temporary,” it looks as if the dictionary
should begin revising its definitions.
The argument for this extension —
which is used on behalf of other tax meas
ures affecting the motorist — is that it
is necessary to keep the S4O-billion-plus
federal super-highways program in the
black. But there is little justice in that po
sition. The program was urged and adopt
ed largely as a national security measure.
And national security costs should most
certainly be charged on as equitable a
basis as possible against all the taxpayers
— not just one group of them.
Moreover, excessive gasoline taxes —
which, state and federal combined, now
average about 50 per cent of the pre-tax
value of the fuel — are self-defeating. Mo
torists restrict their driving, buy the small
economy cars, and escape the burden in
every way they can. An exhorbitant tax
can, and often does, produce less revenue
than a reasonable one.
The issue is still very much alive. Be
yond doubt, there will be more empty talk
of “temporary” increases. The motorist
will have to come out of his corner fighting
if what is left of his rights are to be pre
served.
You offer what to you seems ineluctable
evidence that your conduct was impeccable
but your wife is unconvinced thereby prov
ing that she is a perspicacious female.
THf COVINGTON NEWS
SOUR WEEKLY LES S° N FOR
unday School
Growth Through Adoration
Bible Material: Luke 1:26 -
80.
Devotional Reading; Luke
1:26-38: Memory Selection: My
soul magnifies the Lord, and
my spirit rejoices in God my
Savior, Luke 1:46 - 47.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
Growth Through Adoration.
Young People - Adult Topic:
Growth Through Adoration.
“Growth” has been the key
word of the lessons during this
quarter — growth through
knowledge, fellowship, service,
stewardship, self-discipline wit
ness, and Bible study. Today we
address ourselves to an exa
mination of growth through
adoration.
Here is a lesson which mod
erns need. We are a generation,
of activists. We think of re
ligion as a greet spiritual factor
through which is developed a
spirit of love and neighborli
ness. Certainly our faith is de
signed to develop within us
such sentiments and attitudes,
but religion is greater even
than these. Religion lifts our
eyes to the heavens. It causes
us to think of ourselves as par
ticipants in a great cosmic
drama. There may be others in
other worlds participating with
us in this drama; about that
we know nothing. But certainly
we, on this comparatively in
significant planet, are being
trained for fellowship with the
Most High God. This earth on
which we live is our temporary
habitation, but our thoughts go
to the stars and beyond, even
to heaven itself.
Thera are certain passages of
Scripture which alert us w i t h
divine power and insight to
spiritual realities. The passage
of Scripture we study today is
of that variety. It is from the
Gospel of Luke, and the events
described are not found in any
of the other Gospels. They deal
with the visit of Mary to her
cousin Elizabeth, wife of Zac
harias. Many believe that Luke
heard from the lips of Mary
herself this holy hymn which
we study today.
“And Mary arose in those
days. . What days? after she
had had the vision of the angel
Gabriel, who hailed her as
blessed among women and an
nounced that she would con
ceive, and bring forth a son, and
call his name Jesus. He w’ould
reign over the house of Jacob
forever, and his kingdom there
would be no end.
How would this take place?
Under the power of the Holy
Spirit. We call this circumstance
the virgin birth. The Holy
Spirit came upon Mary, “the
power of the Highest” over
shadowed her and “that holy
thing” born of her was called
“the Son of God.” Gabriel al
so announced that Mary’s cou
sin Elisabth had conceived a son
in her old age.
Here begins the lesson text of
today: “And Mary arose in
those days, end went into the
hill country with haste, into a
city of Juda: and entered into
the house of Zacharias, and sa
luted Elisabeth.”
The Catholic church has made
too much of the Virgin Mary,
but we Protestants have made
too little of her —of her re
markable character, her spiri
tual alertness and understand
ing, her true moral magnifi
cence. Ever since they returned
"Fireproof" Your Christmas Tree
By GEORGE D. WALKER
Extension Forester
University of Georgia
College of Agriculture
Christmas not only brings toys
and joys every year but many
fires and expensive losses. A
large portion of these fires are
caused by a combination of
carelessness and highly combus
tible Christmas trees. Christmas
trees need not pose this hazard.
With a little effort your tree
can be fire-proofed.
A fresh tree Is a must. Trees
that have been cut for several
weeks will most likely be quite
dry and almost impossible to
fire-proof. Locally-grown trees
should be freshest.
This year, for the first time,
members of the Georgia
Christmas Tree Growers As
sociation are tagging their
trees. These tags will indicate
that they are Georgia grown
and are much fresher than
those shipped from northern
states and Canada.
The fresh tree should stand
in water until it is brought in
doors. The trunk should be
sawed off diagonally at leas*
one inch above theoriginal cut.
The water level should be keot
above the fresh cut until the
tree is removed from the home.
from the Exile four hundred
years before the birth of Jesus,
the Jews had, as it were, mark
ed time in the procession of
history. Important things had,
indeed, taken place but. on the
whole, the tempo of Jewish his
tory had been greatly reduced.
The Pharisees, a noble group of
men originating in the time of
the Maccabees, had come to
power and then had experienc
ed that sterilization of mind an,d
soul which often accompanies
high station. The nation had
fallen under the sway of Rome,
and a puppet king, Herod, set
on the throne.
Yet through all this time God
had held together, in the hol
low of his hand and in t h e
love of his heart, a little group
of truly pious and spiritual peo
ple. Among these were the
so-called Holy Family. This
consisted primarily of Joseph,
Mary and later the Child Jesus.
But in a certain sense it includ
ed Zacharias and Elisabeth and
people who had the insight to
understand the significance of
what God would do with his
people.
Too seldom do we remind
ourselves of the ennobling in
fluence of womanhood on the
world and of the ennobling in
fluence of Christianity on wo
manhood. It is fitting that the
Gospels of both Matthew and
Luke should begin with stories
centering about Mary the
mother of Jesus. Women have
always played a significant
role in the life of the church.
Mary the mother of Jesus stands
as the ideal toward which
earthly womanhood may look
for guidance.
Elisabeth was an elderly wo
man permitted by the mercy of
God to bear a child in her old
age. Mary was a maiden. The
younger woman had gone on a
journey to see her elderly and
more mature cousin. “And it
came to pass, that when Eliza
beth heard the salutation of
Mary, the brbe leaned in her
womb: and Elisabeth was filled
with the Holy Chost.”
The babe in Elisabeth’s womb
was John who was later to be
known as John the Baptist, the
forerunner of the Messiah.
What do all this strange lan
guage and these unusual cir
cumstances mean? They are
enveloped in hold mystery.
They are things of miraculous
character which take place
when God would bring some
great thing to pass in human
affairs. Christian believes often
miss the significance of mira
cles. Most of the Lord’s mira
cles were acts of mercy per
formed upon people who were
suffering from physical or men
tal ailments. There were others
of the Lord’s miracles, such as
walking on the water, feeding
the multitude, experiencing
transfiguration on the moun
tain, which had to do with hiip
and his Lordship. Miracles are
not confined to the gospel nar
rative alone. Some are related
in the earliest parts of the Old
Testament where at Sinai there
was a forty-year period of mi
racle when God fed his people
in the wilderness. All through
the Old Testament miracles oc
curred: and in the Book of
Acts, after Jesus had risen from
the deed and ascended into hea
ven, we find miracles taking
place under the hands of the
apostles.
The water level should be
checked daily and water added
when needed. Many Christmas
tree stands have built-in water
containers. If you do not have
this type of stand a substitute
may be improvised. A bucket
of wet sand would serve the
purpose.
A tree kept in this manner,
even for several weeks, cannot
be ignited with a match or
similar flame. It is not only a
much safer tree, but will re
main attractive longer. There
will be no messy shedding of
foliage in the house.
This method of fire-proofing
trees was developed by the U.
S. Forest Products Laboratory.
Many chemicals and treatments
were tested but this method
using water was almost as ef
fective and much more prac
tical than the other methods
tested.
Safety should not end here.
The tree should not be placed
near sources of heat such as
a fireplace or radiator
It should not be pl ac e d
so that it might block
the way out of the room in
c^se of fre. Electric lighting i
sets should be carefully check- I
ed for frayed w r ires or loose
connections. Electric trains or!
snirit-fueled toys should not be I
set up under the tree. I
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Letters lo
The Editor
Belmont Dennis, Editor
Covington News
Dear Editor:
Your readers will no doubt
feel gratified to learn that in
terms of the aid given to about
57 million needy children and
mothers by the United Nations
Children’s Fund in more than
100 countries, the “treats” of
coins they generously distribut
ed to young UNICEF Trick or
Treaters on Halloween can
mean any of the following:
*A daily glass of mily for
4,275 children for one month;
*BCG vaccine to protect 25,-
149 children from tuberculosis:
•Insecticides to protect 2,012
children from malaria for one
year;
*A daily glass of milk for
125,745 children suffering from
malnutrition.
By helping to make this
possible, you and your staff well
deserve the praise of the com
munity you serve, and the gra
titude of mothers and children
in all parts of the world.
Yours most sincerely,
Victor de Keyserling
Director of Publicity
United States Committee
For UNICEF
Covington NEWS
Covington, Ga.
I wish here to express my
gratitude to those loving sin
cere friends who may have in
their heart to think of me es
pecially at this Christmastime
to send all cards and greetings
and gifts of any kind to
the different organizations of
their churches I give my love.
Christmas to me is a daily
reminder of Christ’s birth in
my heart, and I wish to say
here my love and hearts desire
is for this community that it
may grow in the understand
ing of what God’s love means,
and appreciation for your pa
per and the Dennis’ and its
laborers.
God bless Covington and its
precious people.
Sincerely,
Caroline H. Godfrey
Timber improvement prac
tices often can be paid for by
sale of the salvaged product
from thinning, according to
Extension farm management
specialists.
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U. N. Prestige at
Stake in Katanga
By LEO L MALLARD
The Berlin crisis was forced into the background last
week as the battle of Katanga in the faraway heart of Africa
stole the headlines. There was good reason for this. Katanga
was the showdown, not only for the Congo but perhaps for
the U. N. authority in the woi
Elisabethville, Katanga’s cap- 1
ital, was under attack by
United Nations jets while '
squads of U. N. soldiers from.
India, Sweden, and Ireland ran
and crouched, working their
way toward Katanga Army ;
strongpoints around the city. ।
The United Nations forces
were fighting to restore law ।
and order in Katanga Province,
where President Moise Tshom
be’s forces had been harrassing
U. N. positions, and to end the
secession of Katanga from the
Congolese central government.
As their mandate, the U. N.
forces cited two resolutions
of the Security Council, en
dorsing the use of force to ex- .
pel the white mercenaries, who
form the nucleus of Tshombe’s
army.
Back in Sentember of this
year the U. N. had sought to
expel the mercenaries, unsuc- ,
cessfully; now the U. N. com
mand was determined to suc
ceed because, if the U. N.
could be defied by a petty
princeling like Tshombe, its au- .
thority in the world might :
well become meaningless. (
Accusing the U. N. of “ag- '
gression,” Tshombe rested his
case for secession on the caim
that of all the provinces in the ,
chaotic Congo, his has been the !
most orderly. Tshombe argues,
the Congo never was a unitary
nation; it is a collection of dis
sident tribes which the Bel
gians bound together for ad
ministrative convenience.
Tshombe has said that he is
willing to join a confederation
of all the Congolese states, but
he still wants local autonomy.
In this view, he has the sup
port of the big European min
ing interests who still are
bankrolling his army.
Premier Cyrille Adoula of
the Congolese central gov
ernment in Leopoldville has
vowed never to rest until Ka
tanga’s secession is ended. Last
week he threatened to look for
help “wherever we can get it.”
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rid.
To the U. S„ this threat meant
that if the U. N. did not end
Tshombe’s secession, then
Adoula would turn to Russia.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk
stated the United States po
sition clearly when he told a
recent news conference “if Ka
tanga is not integrated the
Congo will face Communist
penetration.” Facing this dan
ger, Rusk explained that Wash
ington was supporting the U.N.
in its use of force.
France and Britain disagree
with the U. S. view but Wash
ington believes that the U. N.
itself is involved in a fight for
its life. In this particular fight,
the U. S. is prepared to p u t
the needs of the U. N. ahead of
the pleas of its allies.
This stand by the U. S. is
open to question. The Congo
crisis, with its tribal origin, is
still a gamble for the demo
cracies of the West as they
strive for a unified Congo.
Again the U. S. finds itself torn
between loyalty to the United
Nations, which she led the way
to found in 1942, and Katanga
headed by Tshombe, a staunch
anti-Communist and a member
of Moral Re-Armament. The
political arena of the world has
changed since the U. N. came
into existance but the United
States seems once again to be
“going along with the crowd.”
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