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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
Freedom Os —
Not From Religion
“The principle of religious freedom is
fundamental to our American Heritage
and way of life. Our forefathers settled
in America seeking religious Freedom.
Throughout the years the several states re
spectively have supported this basic prin
ciple in recognition of the fact that our
country was founded on the basis of free
dom of religion and not on the premise or
precept of freedom from religion.”
We quote above the opening paragraph
of the Resolution presented by the Board
of Regents of the University System of
Georgia, which is carried in the columns
of this week's issue of the News. (Page 17)
The Board of Regents, headed by Cov
ington's R. O. Arnold, Chairman, has not
equivocated in clarifying its position rela
tive to the inclusion of spiritual values in
our state institutions of higher learning
Chairman Arnold and the Board of Reg
ents are delegated with the responsibility
as representatives of the state, of estab
lishing education policies. Georgians are
deeply indebted to them for their action
in placing Georgia solidly in the ranks of
those determined to preserve the principles
of Religious Freedom upon which our na
tion was founded.
We consider it a privilege to pay trib
ute to Chairman Arnold and the Board
of Regents, who have not lost sight of the
fact that the “Knowledge of God is the
beginning of Wisdom.”
By such men was America founded Th^y
shall continue to stand tall against history 's
horizons, when events of the current strug
gle betw®en spiritual forces and atheism
are recorded.
Never a Dull Moment
When President Speaks
While we were still a little dizzy over
President Kennedy’s Fourth-of-July speech
a: Philadelphia’s Independence Hall —a
speech in which he somewhat prematurely
recognized the United States of Europe
and proposed a "Declaration of Interdep
endence" between USA and USE — Tokyo
announced his invitation to Japanese in
dustrialists to come on over and bolster
our economy!
Specifically, the invitation was extend
ed by the Department of Commerce through
the US Embassy and suggested that the
Japs might like to build factories in Wich
ita, Kan., Wilmington, N. C. and Maine.
New Jersey and certain West Coast areas
were also indicated as available for more
industrialization.
In his press conference, the President
confirmed the invitation and said it would
help correct the balance of payments which
presently favors Japan. The locations sug
gested were not exactly distressed areas,
but he indicated there was considerable
unemployment.
Word from Tokyo was that while Jap
anese industries had established plants in
Southeast Asia. Latin America and to some
extent in Europe, they hadn't thought about
coming to the US. The Japs mentioned such
barriers as restrictive immigration laws
and the tremendous gap in wage levels.
And, indeed, why should they come here
— especially at a time when US industries
are increasingly investing in foreign plants
as a hedge against inundation of US mark
ets from abroad, if and when the Kennedy
tariff-slashing takes place. The Japanese,
it seems to us. are doing very well in sup
plying US markets from Nippon.
Still, a kimono factory in Jersey and
an electronics lab on the West Coast would !
be wonderful “covers" for intelligence op
era.ions, and in Maine. Jap fishermen
might propogate lobsters with four claws
instead of two. At least, we would expect
them to go find those sardines that have
been so elusive in some recent seasons
Nor would we be surprised to find a change
taking place in the fat and toothsome Maine
sardine and discover that those emerging
from the Jap canneries bore a striking re
semblance to the Norse variety. And per
haps the Alaskans, who only weeks ago
cleared the Jap fishermen from their waters
may soon find themselves welcoming them
back.
Oh well. A New Frontier a day keeps
boredom away.
State government revenues from all
sources totaled $34.6 billion in fiscal 1961.
according to a Department of Commerce
publication. This was an increase of more
than 100 per cent since 1952. The major
expenditure item was $9.8 billion for edu
cation. followed by $7.5 billion for highways
and $39 billion for public welfare.
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Madison PCA is Tribute
Madison PCA is Tribute
To Farmers of the Area
To the average citizen the Production
Credit Association, or PCA, as it is known,
is just another government agency support
ed by tax-payers to lend money for, if not
actually subsidize, farm operations and
production.
This erroneous impression mav be quick
ly corrected with a look at the annual
report of Madison Production Credit Asso
ciation. the local branch of which is headed
by Hugh Aiken, Representative Inspector,
in Friday’s annual stockholders’ meeting
in Madison.
Madison PCA, which includes Newton,
Rockdale, Morgan, Green and Putnam coun
ties, with field offices at Covington and
Greensboro, where H. A. Walls is Repres
entative, is an organization owned and
oiierated solely by its farmer-members.
That its goal of “Providing a permanent
source of credit to responsible borrowers”
has been achieved, is reflected in its 28’/2
year record of over $38,000,000 in loans,
without a penny’s loss. The net worth is
listed at $683,000, with a reserve of $440,000.
Instituted during the Roosevelt regime,
it is one of the few organizations of the
New Deal, which has held true to the orig
inal purpose and intent of its founders,
“to help the farmer help himself.” The
original federal appropriation of $105,000
for its launching was rapidly paid off. Since
that time it has operated independently,
without any subsidy or appropriation what
ever from the government. Resources are
derived from members’ notes being pledged
to the Federal Intermediate Credit Ba'nk,
which in turn issues debentures against the
notes which are sold to the investing pub
lic at the best rate of interest possible to
obtain.
Madison PC A s substantial contribution
to the economic growth of this area, and
splendid record, not only attests to the
business acumen of Representative Aiken;
its president, Representative E. R. Lambert,
and its Directors; but, to the ability and
integrity of farmers of this section.
Telstar' Helps Step Up
Int'national Communication
Improved communications, we seem to
have heard, form the highway to inter
national understanding. On the other hand,
it has also been noted that hell is paved
with good intentions. And Telstar. the
world’s first commercial means of boun
cing picture and word from continent to
continent, seems likely to prove both
contentions.
Fifteen hours after its launching from
Cape Canaveral, the high orbiting AT&T
satellite went on test, sending telephone
conversations, still pictures and live TV
from Earth Station One at Andover, Me.
to Washington and other points — with
excited reports of their reception by ground
stations in England and France. It was
wonderful, agreed all concerned, especially
since it had not been planned to try trans-
Atlantic broadcasting just yet.
But the bigger surprise came next eve
ning when France jumped the gun by a
dozen days with an East to West Telstar
broadcast of the first entertainment pro
gram via outer space. Canned, though it
was. here was Parisian nightlife on Amer
ica’s TV screens from Brooklyn to Beverly
Hills — while Britain burned and BBC
snorted over France's “breach" of the Eu
ropean agreement for a joint Telstar broad
cast July 23.
Two hours and 48 minutes later, how
ever, on the satellite's next trip around,
i the two continents were reminded there
will always be an England as a BBC an
nouncer stressed the fact that Telstar was
bouncing a LIVE show over from Goon
hilly Downs in Cornwall — in which three
officials discussed the technicalities of this
“major step in communications.” The Brit
ish won iu picture quality — but many
; viewers thought the French were leading
in sex appeal.
Thus we can hope that international
amity may be restored in the coming days
so that we may look forward to that joint
production by the members of the Euronean
Broadcasting Union an dour own three
■ broadcasting systems on the 23rd. Since
the French show lasted but eight minutes
before Telstar swung out of range in its
16.000 mph transit of the high heavens, and
the theoretical broadcast limit is 18 minutes
the writers should be warned against using
any long words.
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
YHE COVINGTON NEWS
Where Are You Going, Friend?
Whether you're driv
ing south for the sun,
north for winter sports
or home for the holi
days, this handy check
list will help you get
there safely—and keep
your home safe while
you're gone.
CHECK LIST
( ) Give your vacation address to a fnend.
( ) Stop deliveriea, and ask Post Office to hold your mail. ।
' ( ) Get your car serviced.
( ) Get a trip routing from a Humble Touring Service office.
Your Esso dealer can help.
( ) Board your pets.
I ) Arrange to have your lawn and shrubbery cared for, and
house plants watered.
( ) Give a house key to a neighbor, and tell the police or your
building superintendent how long you'll be away.
( ) Pay bills or premiums that may come due
( ) Be sure each driver in the family has his driver’s license,
and that someone has a spare set of car keys.
( ) Pocket your cash, travelers checks, and credit card.
( ) Turn off all appliances, heaters and refrigerators—from the
attic down to the basement.
( 1 Lock all doors and windows, and Happy Motoring!
SOUR WEEKLY (O LESSON FOR
UNDAY oCHOOL
Jeremiah Discourages
False Patriotism
Bible Material: Jeremiah 18-
19; 20:2; 27 - 28; 37; 38:1-6. I
Devotional Reading: Psalms i
33:8-12; Memory Selection: <
Render therefore to Caesar the i
things that are Caesar's and;
to God the things that a r e <
God’s Matthew 22:21.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
How to Help My Country.
Young People - Adult Topic:
Patriotism — True and False.
While Jeremiah was not
recognized as such in his time,
he was unquestionably the
outstanding personality of h i s
age. This was the prophet who
helped his fellow countrymen
survive the crises through which
they had to pass, who establish
ed new foundations on which
to build their faith. In being
faithful to his task, Jeremiah
became one of the outstanding
figures of Old Testament his
tory.
This lesson deals with the
Prophet Jerehiah discouraging
false patriotism in his day and
age. He gave advice to h i s
people to accept the rule of
Babylon. The people’s' reaction
to Jeremiah’s counsel as that
it constituted rebellion. It was
interpreted by his fellow citi
zens as equivalent to treason.
There is such a thing as false
patriotism which hinders the
kingdom of God and thus hurts
rather than helps one’s country.
The extreme nationalism of
Jeremiah’s people prevented
them from doing God’s will. It.
therefore, behooves us to re
examine the people’s reaction
to God’s advice to the people,
and to ask ourselves what is the
true meaning of patriotism iu
our day.
If we are thus alert to t h e
warnings of the world situation
in which we live, we will be
better equipped to find and to
follow the will of God for our
nation in her important role
within the family of nations.
Jeremiah lived in an impor
tant period of Near East his
tory. It was a period of transi
tion. The Prophet and his peo- '
pie witnessed the fall of the
Assyrian Empire and the rise of
the Neo-Babylonian Empire un- 1
der a Chaldean dynasty. Jere- :
miah saw his own country lose
its political independence and
become a Babylonian province
We are in the fortunate posi- 1
tion of having more authentic
information regarding Jere
miah than about any ether He- ' ’
brew prophet. In some respects i
we know more about him than ; <
oerhaps about any other per- <
sonality in the Old Testament
He was born and grew up in I
Anathoth. a small village just '
northeast of Jerusalem. Al- 11
though he was of a priestly '
family, he never served as a 1
priest. As a prophet he often
came into conflict with the 1
priests, and sometimes wi t h 1
. those in his own family. ;
As a young man Jeremiah re- ’
ceived a call to prophesy, and i
one of the marks of the prophet <
is clearly seen in our lesson to- ’
day when Jeremiah quotes God. ;
with the familiar words of the
true prophet. “Thus saith t he j
Lord” (38;7). j]
The earlier messages of Jere
miah were delivered in t h e
reign of Jehoiakim (609-598 B.
C.) and one of his first ser
mons, perhaps delivered on the
occasion of Jehoiakim’s corna
tion, led to his arrest on t h e
grounds of being a capital
charge. The priests and the
temple prophets were arrayed
against him, but the common
people were on Jeremiah’s side.
His life was saved by his own
courage and by the fact that
the officials championed hi s
cause.
When Jehoiakim withheld tri
bute from Nebuchadnezzer, the
Prophet became very active in
warning the Hebrews of the
destruction which would over
take Judah at the hands of the
Babylonians. While he had pre
viously called upon his coun
trymen to repent, he now felt
that they were too accustomed
to following their evil ways to
learn how to do good. In spite
of his persistent warnings, the
Hebrews continued their resis
tance to Babylonia. The Pro
phet mourned over the suffer
ings of the people. Jehoiakim
died during the siege of Jeru
salem and Jeremiah condemn
ed him with strong language
Jehoiakim was followed by
Jehoiachin who reigned for on
ly three months before capitu
lating to the Babylonians. He
was succeeded by Zedekiah,
who enters the picture in our
lesson today. Zedekiah was
more favorably disposed to
ward the Prophet than Jehoia
kim had been. Early in t h e
reign of Zedekiah, Jeremiah
sent a letter to the xiles in
Babylonia warning them net
to expect an immediate return
to their homeland though the
false prophets of the day were
encouraging them to be opti
mistic.
On the other hand, Jeremiah
directed the people to buiid
houses, plant gardens, marry,
and in general seek the welfare
of the place to which they had
been exiled. In the fourth year
of Zedekiah’s reign emissaries
came to Judah from Edom,
Moab, Ammon, Tyre and Sidon,
to seek the enlistment of Ju
dah’s support in a rebellion :
against Babylonia, with the
help of Egypt which had a new
Pharaoh on the throne.
Jeremiah performed a sym
bolic act at this point by plac
ing a yoke on his own neck,
telling the emissaries that it
was God’s will that they should
submit to the yoke of the king
of Babylon whom the Prophet
considered to be the “servant of
Yahweh” (27:1-22). This lei
to conflict with false prophets,
who said the God had broken
the yoke and that God would j
within two years bring bacsrl
the e: es from Babylonia.
Jerehiah first expressed hone'
that such a predicion might be
true, but later he returned to ■
say that God had broken t h e I
wooden bars, but was replac- ■
ing them with bars of iron, in- 1
cheating that it was still God's:
will that the Hebrews should I
serve Nebuchadnezzar.
The counsel of Jeremiah —
utter submission to the yoke of
Babylonia — continued to be
(Largest Coverage Any Weekly In The Stale)
Agriculture Ext.
Responsibility is
American food consumers
> have a lot of people working
। for them whom they likely will
। never know nor see.
Yet, if these men and women
were to fall down on their job,
the consumer could find ou f
about it in a hurry, perhaps
with disastrous results.
These people work with far
mers, food processors — practi
cally everybody in the food in
dustry — while owing their
first allegiance to the people
who will finally eat the pro
ducts.
One example of this is t h e
U. S. Department of Agricul
ture’s chemical program, which
has m-ny representatives in
Georgia. Dr. M. R.
Clarkson, associate administra
tor of USDA’s Agricultural Re
search Service, pretty well
summed up the guiding princi
ple of this many-sided program
recently in an address to t h e
American Chemical Society in
Washington, D. C.
The government’s first re
sponsibility in developing and
regulating agricultural chemi
cals is to consumers, he told
these representatives of t h e
chemical industry that is re
sponsible for much of the tech
nological progress in farming in
the United States.
A major role of the depart
ment is to assu.e
that their food supply will not
only be adequate, through the
effective use of chemicals as
tools of production, but that at
the same time it will be whole
some and safe from chemical
contamination.
The Department’s further ob
ligation is to agricultura. pro
ducers, helping them to pro
duce foods and fibers efficient
ly, reduce production costs and
increase their income. Dr.
Letters To
The Editor
Editor Covington News
Dear Mr. Editor,
My husband and I want to
offer our special and personal
thanks to you and to your news
paper for the generous assis
tance you gave us in the Cha
pel of All Faiths Campaign for
Milledgeville State Hospital.
Although our county reports
are still being counted, it is now
a certainty that we have nearly
reached our goal of SBOO,OOG.
Mr. James D. Robinson, Jr., our
treasurer, reports that a total
of $783,442 has been raised.
It is a thrilling experience to
see the generous response o'
thousands of Georgians to this
appeal for a proper place where
our unfortunate friends at Mil
ledgeville can worship, and I
know this response would not
have been as large or as gen
erous without the wonderful
publicity the newspapers of
Georgia have given the cam
paign.
Thank you. I hope these two
simple words really express our
heartfelt gratitude for your
contribution to this worthwhile
effort.
Sincerely.
(Mrs. S. Ernest Vandiver!
his advice even to the very
moment of Jerusalem’s destruc
tion.
Zedekiah apparently did not
join in revolt against Baby
lonia at first, and it would
seem that he desired to follow
the prophetic counsel of Jere
miah and to continue to pay
tribute to Babylon. However,
there were those in Jerusalem
who made a strong faction ad
vocating rebellion against
Babylon and an alliance with
Egypt. This pro-Egyptian fac
tion eventually gained the up
per hand. Again the Babylonian
army came to Palestine, and
this time Jerusalem was cap
tured and destroyed.
The message of Jeremiah to
King Zedekiah was one of sub
mission. There could be no
doubt as to the Prophet’s mean
ing: “Bring your necks under
the yoke of the king of Baby
lon. and serve him. and his peo
ple and live.”
Were the people to mistake
his meaning and message they
had but to remember that Jere
miah had given them a symbol
ic representation of what he
would now say. He had fashion
ed a wooden yoke to demon
strate what he knew was God’s
will for them. He sincerely be
lieved that God expected the
people to submit themselves to
the yoke of the king of Baby
lon. "And it shall come to pass,
that the nation and kingdom
which will not serce the same
Nebuchadnezzar the king of
Babylon, that nation will I pun
ish. saith the Lord, with the
sword, and with the famine,
and with the pestilence, until
I have consumed them by hi s
hand” (27:8).
Workers' Main
to Consumers
Georgia in the work of people
whom most city dwellers as
sume are working only for the
farmer, pointed out Dr. C. R.
Jordan, head of the Extension
entomology department, Uni
versity of Georgia College of
Agriculture.
Dr. Jordan's department is
just one link in the overall per
formance of this job which in
volves research, education and
protective services. As entomo
logists, he and his co-workers,
V. Rodney Coleman and W. C.
Johnson, are responsible for
compiling each year informa
tion on chemicals that can be
used to control destructive in
sects, how they can be used ef
fectively and at the same time
safely and getting this infor
mation out to every food and
fiber producer in the state.
Their chief collaborators in
this effort are county agents.
The Extension entomologists
get their information in insec
ticides from USDA and state
research scientists, put this in
formation into concrete, and
practical recommendations, and
then pass this along to county
agents through printed ma
terials, training sessions and
individual consultation.
County agents, in turn, are
responsible for making these
recommendations available to
every agricultural producer in
their counties.
Other agencies are responsi
ble for inspection of foad to see
that it is safe for consumption.
This includes not only investi
gations of the use of chemicals
of production, such as those to
control insects, diseases and
weeds, but also flavoring, color
ing, curing agents and other
chemicals.
“Americans have the most
dependable, safest and cheapest
food supply in the world. To a
large degree this is due to the
use of chemicals,” Dr. Jordan
said.
However, in many cases it
would be easy to control some
insects, for example, with a
chemical that would not be
safe.
In making recommendations
for use of chemicals mv princi
pal always stands above any
other consideration: That the
chemicals and the way they
are used will not in any way en
danger the purity or safety of
the consumer’s food supply, Dr.
Jordan said.
One mistake in this line and
the farmer runs the risk of hav
ing his products condemned by
the Department of Agriculture,
seized by the Food and Drug
Administration or refused by
food processors.
Georgia Fourth
'Most Desired'
State in Nation
What do America’s topmost
industrialists think of Georgia
as a place to establish future 1
manufacturing plants?
The answer to that all-im- '
portant question was given by 1
Vincent Jones, assistant direc
tor of the Georgia Department 1
of Commerce, in a speech be
fore a recent meeting of t h e '
Kiwanis Club in his home town 1
of Jackson, Ga. Here’s what he
said;
“A survey of 500 of the na- ’
tion's leading and largest in- 1
dustries placed Georgia fourth !
among the 50 states in which a 1
new or expanding industry I
might wish to locate. Texas, 1
California and New York were !
the only states to exceed Geor- 1
gia as preference for an in- i
dustrial site.” <
Jones, a former newspaper- ]
man (he was associated with <
his brother, Doyle Jones Jr., in
publishing The Jackson Pro
gress - Argus), told of “Geor
gia’s Changing Face” and
cited the tremendous strides
made industrially and econom
ically in the state during the
last three decades.
He pointed to Georgia’s $350
per capita income in 1929 as
compared to $1,644 in 1962 as
proof of the state’s remarkable
economic progress.
He told of a recent trip to
New York City in which he en
countered the prejudice and
hostility of the average Easter
ner toward those from the
South and attributed this feel
ing to the unfavorable and
distorted press of the East and
North.
Jones attributed Georgia’s ef
fective national advertising
program as one of the prime
factors in the state’s growing ।
tourism market. Yet he em- ;
ohasized, Georgia spends only 1
ten cents per capita on its ad
vertising program as compare i i
*rith 22 cents per capita nation- s
illy. j s
Thursday, July N, TWt
Sale Shopping
Has Advantages
By Leonora Anderson
Extension Clothing Specialist
Are you one of those sale
followers who likes to buy
things just because the pne®
tag indicates it has been re
duced? Does the mere mention
of a "Sale” make you ask
“Where. When or What?”
The result of such thinking
is often a hurried shopping trio.
A few hours later as you sit
down to rest after this stren
uous battle of time, energy and
decision making do you find
in those packages exactly what
you want and need?
Efficient shoppers often buy
. at sales. Retail stores, especial
-1 department stores, feature a
number of sales to increase sales
volume. These sales are of var
ious types — clearance, special
; purchase, annual, anniversary,
seasonal and stimulative. Just
, what is meant by these dif
ferent types of sales? When and
why are they held?
[ Clearance sales are held to
move fashion merchandise,
goods that are being discon
i tinued or merchandise that has
been left over from the pre
, vious season. These sales usual
, Iv offer savings ranging from
, 25 to 50 percent.
Special purchase sales may
be either preseason or post-sea
son sales of goods which a store
has bought at special or reduc
ed prices. Such sales do not of
fer as great savings as do some
others but they are more fre
, quent, provide wider selections
and may be more timely. Spec
ial purchase sales normally of
fer savings from 15 to 20 per
cent. Goods sold at these spec
ial purchase prices may be j*
good quality but not regularly
stocked by the store. Fo_ this
reason, they may not carry a
familiar brand name or that of
the store.
Annual sales may also be
called regular stock or depart
ment manager’s sales. They of
fer goods from regular stock
at reduced prices for a short
period of time. These sales of
fer the smallest reductions,
averaging 10 to 15 percent, but
they are considered by store
people to be the most reliable
sales. Standard merchandise
that sells at one price all year
is offered at the special price.
At the end of the sale the
merchandise returns to the re
gular price.
Anniversary sales commemo
rate the founding of the store.
They may occur at any point in
the selling season. Their aim is
to increase sales by offering a
large variety of goods at reduc-
ed prices. Usually some regu
lar stock is reduced in price for
the event and other goods are
especially purchased and will
not be carried in the regular
stock.
Seasonal sales are regularly
repeated each year. August and
January coat sales are exam
ples of these sales which offer
savings to the consumer.
Stimulative sales are intend
ec. to stimulate selling during
dull periods. These sales are
found under various names in
cluding back-to-schooi, Mo
ther s Day, two-for-the-pnee
of-one and similar sales.
What is meant by sale terms’
Sale terms often differ from
those used to describe regular
ly stocked merchandise. “Irre
gulars” and “Seconds” ara
terms used to identify merchan
dise that falls below standard
specifications. If you shop care
fully, these may be good buys.
Irregular items may have im
perfections in color, fabric con
struction or size. These imper
fections rarely affect the wear
ing quality of the item. A sec
ond may have a mend, tear or
run in the fabric. Examine
carefully before buying.
What do advertising terms
mean’ '‘Former Price” refers to
tne last price in effect in the
advertiser’s store, “Original
Price means the first price in
the advertiser’s store, “Regular
Price is the price before the
temporary sale and the price to
which the goods will revei t
after the sale. “Savings- up-to
one-half” is not a full state
ment. To be meaningful, the
minimum and maximum foi
mer selling prices in the stor*
should also be listed. “Made to
Sell for,” “Priced Elsewhere ”
'Formerly Sold at” and simi
lar terms are misleading.
You will also want to con
sider fiber content when yon
purchase goods on sale. Check
information about performance.
What special finishes have been
applied? Is the shrinkage con
trol adequate? What about col
orfastness? What about the type
and amount of care required’
How is the article made? Have
you checked taping, interfac
ings. grainline, adequacy of
size, width of seams and hems,
stitching, fastenings and trim**