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THE COVINGTON NEWS
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor And Publisher
LEO S. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AMD THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
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‘Hire the Handicapped
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Shouldn’t Be An ldle Siogan
We take a dim view of special “weeks”
—such as National Pickle Week and Inter
national Girl Watching Week. But we do
give total respect to one observance—Nat
ional Employ the Physically Handicapped
Week. We hope you'll mark it on your
calendar. It runs from October Tth through
the 13th.
Purpose of the week is to promote job
opportunities for the handicapped. A not
able start has been made in this vital area,
More than 7,000,000 such workers are now
gainfully employed in American industry.
Os their on-the-job performance, Donald
J. Hardenbrook, president of the National
Association of Manufacturers, says:
“Disabled employees in industry have
writien a record of accomplishment which
more than justifies the condidence man
agement has placed in them.”
Just what can the handicapped do?
Name any job—there’s a disabled person
to do it. No job requires all of an individ
ual's physical abilities. There are handicap
ped secretaries, typists, accountants, office
managers, engineers, editors, inventors—as
well as factory workers, mail stuffers and
floor sweepers.
And from Commerce Secretary Luther
Hodges come surprising facts. He cites
national figures to show that the handicap
ped are more productive, have better safe
ty records, lose less time from the job, and,
generally, are more pleasant than the able
bodied.
During the special week, NAM’'s presi
dent Hardenbrook is asking the Associ
ation’s 17,000 members to review their job
openings with the disabled in mind. It is
gratifying that the millions of handicapped
now working are holding their own with
non-disabled employees.
But the millions not yet employed cost
the taxpayers SBOO million annually in
public assistance payments. Rehabilitated
and employed, these same individuals
would no longer drain the tax till. They
would not only become taxpayers them
selves but they would regain their place
in the sun.
Our Space Age Future
Depends on Future Outlook
We have a right to congratulate our
selves on such space spectaculars as global
TV, but we should take warning that the
advantage won by American science can
still be lost.
A case in point is international com
munications, where the vista of space of
satellite transmissions - television, tele
phone, telegraph and others - is dazzling.
Yet we are warned by the nation’s great
est communications pioneer, David Sarn
off, head of the Radio Corporation of
America, that practices and regulations,
some of them harking back, in spirit at
least, to pre-Civil War days could prevent
our reaping the full benefits of leadership.
Today, as he noted in a speech to the
American Bar Association, both telephone
and telegraph can be transmitted over the
same circuits. But in the international
field, American telegraph companies are
not permitted to use overseas voice chan
nels to provide a full public service, voice
and message, nor can they link up with the
domestic telephone system for this pur
pose. The result is half a service in which
the public is the loser.
For another example, communications in
foreign countries are generally under
government monopoly. Here, ten Ameri
can international telegraph companies
compete for the business and negotiate
separately with the foreign monopolies,
sometimes to our disadvantage.
General ‘Sarnoff urges that while there
is still time, we get in step with the new
era in communications. He proposes that
we unify the present U. S. international
carriers into a single privately-owned
American company, independently oper
ated but under Government regulation; a
company that could deal on equal terms
with foreign monopolies and provide the
public a full service geared to Space Age
realities. Failure to do this, he warns,
“could delay and even frustrate our nat
ional purposes”.
Keep in mind that we are not the only
nation with space capabilities and ambi
tions. Getting a satellite into space is only
half the job. The payoff is how we put our
eommunications service to work for
America and her prestige around the
world.
Our Adverttsers Are Assured Os Results)
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Highway Death Preventer
in Use on N. J. Turnpike
Head-on crashes — the bloodiest of all
highway casualties which took 4,000 lives
last year — can be prevented.
This is the lesson traffic engineers aad
drivers have learned from the New Jersey
Turnpike - the busiest toll-road in the
world. ‘
The “preventer” is a tough, foot-wide,
continuous guard-rail down the median
strip of this divided highway — which
keeps it divided, even when speeding cars
go out of control.
Since completion last year of the 118-
mile-long barrier (begun in 1957), there
has not been a single head-on crash fatality
along this teeming expressway. Similar
reports from Caligomia. wherever these
tough steel dividers have been installed on
heavily-travelled, high-sfid freeways, and
from the Pennsylvania Turnpike — where
a center ribbon of steel now protects about
half of its 470 miles — confirm New Jer
sey's experience,
This is impressive evidence that the
“cross-over” accident, where a car or truck
careens into the lefthand roadway and
crashes mercilesly into helpless on-com
ing traffic, has met its master in this bar
rier of restraining steel. The twelve-and
a-half-foot, deeply corrugated beams, bolt
ed together and mounted on rugged steel
posts, have now proved their capability of
withstanding the shock of impact and of
redirecting and guiding out-of-control ve
hicles until they can be safely brought to
a halt.
In achieving, at long last, effective pro
tection for the innocent against being met
head-on by the unwary, reckless or drunken
driver, or one at the wheel of a defective
car or with unsafe tires, the road-builders
have something to cheer about. And cer
tainly, this solution to the most terrifying
single threat to highway safety should be
of utmost to every community as well as
to every highway engineer faced with the
task of modernizing its roads.
From here on, when we drive a “divided”
highway, we shall look for that steel guar
dian — and feel thankful when we see it.
Everyone Needs to
Understand Business
In suggesting that we, as a nation, are
better informed on the phenomena of outer
space than on our own business system,
the head of our largest all-line insurance
company has said: “We have had our geo
physical year. I propose that we in business
call for a National Economic Understanding
Year.”
In addressing the annual meeting of his
company'’s top producers at the Greenbrier
the other day, President J. Doyle DeWitt
of The Travellers decried the national “con
fidence game,” in which labor and industry
and government have sought to pin the
loss of public confidence on each other,
and called on business to provide education
in “the function of profit in our economic
system.”
“Unfortunately, among educators, pro
fessional men, labor leaders and politicians,
there is too little understanding of how
our economic system operates and, especi
ally, of the role of profits in financing cap
ital expansion ... If the mechanism of
business growth is not understood by those
who make the laws or administer the regu
lations under which business operates, our
competition is going to out-produce, out
market and eventually outgrow us.
“We hear much about the doubling of
Gross National Product but very little about
the profit segment which is down one
third,” declared Mr. DeWitt. “We read a
great deal about the doubling of industrial
sales in the past decade but there is sil
ence on the fact that profit on sales is
down 40 percent. We have seen headlines on
stockholders’ equities, which, at their high
est, increased 107 percent since 1950. But
we hear very little about the 40 percent
drop in the rate of return.”
Declaring that: “The need to develop
profits is not just a business myth,” the
speaker pointed out that by 1970 industry
must replace $l5O billion in obsolete plants
“if it is to meet the rising challenge of
new competition both at home and abroad;”
that it will require a $270 billion increase
in net assets to tool up for the 13 million
more workers in our labor force by that
date.
“The facts,” said Mr. DeWitt, “speak for
themselves. Even the Soviet Union builds
enough margin of profit into its price
structure to satisfy the most unreconstruct
ed 19th century capitalist.”
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
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at Covington, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
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SUNDAY SCHOOL,
God
Bible Material: Genesis 1:1,
27, 31; Psalms 145:8-20; Isaiah
40:28-—31; Matthew 6:9; John
4:23-24; Acts 10:34: 17:22-29;
James 1:16-18; Revelation 4:11.
Devotional Reading: Psalms
104:24-33; Memory Selection:
Truly I perceive that G o d
shows no partiality. Acts 10:34.
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
What Is God Like?
Young People - Adult Topic:
What Is God Like?
Basic to all religious teaching
is, of course, the doctrine of
God.
Os all living creatures man
‘appears to be the only one who
has a direct and personal rela
tionship with God. The whole
of our natural order, both spir
itual and physical, is created
'by God. But since man alone is
made in the image and after
‘the likeness of God, this crea
ture called man enjoys a rela
tionship with God in which the
rest of creation appears not to
participate. It is a personal re
lation. God is a Person, man is
a person.
God and man commune with
each other as persons.
Such a statement is not to be
tfaken as one which puts man
on anything like an equal re
lationship with God. As the
heavens are higher than t h e
earth, so God is higher than all
his creation, including man.
But with man, and with man
alone, God — because of the di
vine-human nature of man’s
life — appears to have a special
relationship. And this relation--
ship is verified by the whole
testimony of scripture.
There are many things t h e
nature of which we can ascer
tain by diligent study and ap
plication. We can even come to
know something about God
himself by an observation of
the natural world and a study
of natural law. But we cannot
find out by our own seeking
and study what the nature of
God is like and what are his
purposes with reference to us.
These things have to come to
us through revelation — other
wise we would not know them.
And God is a revealing God.
“God, who commanded the
light to shine out of darkness,
hath shined in our hearts,
give the light of the knowledge
of the glory of God in the face
of Jesus Christ” (2 Cor. 4:6).
Next to the Jews, the Greeks
are undoubtedly the most re
markable people ever to have
appeared upon the earth. Their
contribution of art and philo
sophy to the sum total of hu
man wisdom has been of incal
culable value. Athens was the
cultural center of antiquity.
Paul, having been born and
brought up in the Greek
speaking city of Tarsus, had a
profound respect for Greek cul
ture. His thirteen epistles found
in the New Testament were all
written in Greek.
Paul had been driven out of
Thessalonica, had gone to Berea,
and thence to Athens. While
he waited at Athens until his
companions, Silas and Timo
thy, joined him, Paul went
about the city, and his Jewish
soul was stirred with abhor
rence as he saw that great cen
ter of culture “wholly given to
idolatry.”
Two schools of philosopny
ruled Athens at that time, the
Stoics and the Epicureans. The
former had certain things in
common with the teaching and
spirit of Paul, for they believ
ed in a Divine Reason creating
and controlling all things and
they also believed in a future
life. The Epicureans, however,
taught that the end of life is
pleasure. Paul disputed first
with the Jews in the local
synagogue, and then going into
the market place came face to
face with the pagan philoso
phers.
These called him a babbler'
(literally ‘“a picker up of
seeds”) or a superficial person
who picks up scraps of infor
mation and attempts to palm
them off as original thoughts.
The statement in verse 22, “I
perceive that in all things ye
are too superstitious,” would
better be translated, “very
religious.” Paul was tactful and
he began his discourse tactful
ly. In order that they would not
offend any deity, the Greeks
had erected in addition to their
hundreds of altars one inscrib
ed “To The Unknown God.”
“Whom therefore we ignorant
ly worship,” said Paul, *“him
declare I unto you.”
The glory of the Christian
faith is that God is not un
known to us. He has revealed
Himself to us through a nation
(the Jews), a book (the Bible),
and supremely through a Per
son (Jesus Christ).
In the learned and sophisti
cated age in which we live it
is amazing to find that many
people who think highly of
their own intellectual stature
| nevertheless maintain that the
world was not created at all,
but that it came into being by
chance.
Napoleon hearing some of his
officers making similar state
ments ig said to have pointed to
the stars and asked the ques
tion, “Who made these?”
Even without the revelation
contained in the Bible, most of
us would conclude that Some
‘thing or Somebody made this
| created universe. The Bible as
| sures us that“He is Lord of hea
lven and earth,” and that He
{dwells not “in temples made
{ with hands.” This high a n d
| mighty God is blasphemously
| affronted when men attempt to
| worship Him through idols. He
| has given life and breath to all
]things and this in itself should
| convince men of his reality and
| power. Furthermore, He h a s
;created the human r a ¢ e—
| “made of one blood all nations'
| of men for to dwell on the face
iof the earth, and hath deter
| mined the times before ap
| pointed and the bounds of their
| habitation.”
i Idolatry continues to be thel
| most serious of all sins, wheth
ler our idols be sticks an d
| stones or whether they be val
|ues and opportunities in our
| lives to which we give our first‘
'allegiance. |
|~ God who made the world still
| sustains it. The problem of race
lis especially important in these
| days. God has given men dif
| ferent - colored skins and settl
'ed them on different areas of
| the planet. |
| The differences between the
|races seem to divide us. As 2
| matter of fact, we should be
'united by the all-embracing
| fact that regardless of race, co
|lor, or country, men throughout
'the world are “of one blood.”
| These men are persons created
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in the image and after the like
ness of God. To offend agains®
them is, therefore, to offend
against God whose nature w 2
and they share.
Let us always be conscious of
the fact that the human race is
one— created, and bound to
gether by the spirit of that One
God who made us. |
God is constantly seeking af
ter us. We have withinust h e
capacity to seek after Him, |
His seeking after us consti
tutes providence. Our seeking
after Him constitutes worshlp.‘
And let us all be sure that
God is “not far from every one
of us.” Certainly there are |
times in the lives of every hu-‘
'man being when it appears that
God is far away. The heavens
are brass, the landscape is
shrouded in darkness, th_e
promptings of doubt agonize
our minds and hearts. There
may be a God, we say to our
selves, but where is He? Why
does He pay no attention to my
prayers and supplications?
Sometimes we feel this way
’because of adverse physical
conditions. Religious doubt
springs in a great number of
cases from physical exhaustion
or an upset condition. Doubt
is also sometimes psychologi
ical. We allow the disposition of
a depressed mind to lead us
'to such unwholesome fixatlonsi
that our mood, which ought to
be happy and trustir}g because!
we are Christian believers, b“’.~l
comes instead fearful, morbid,
and dejected. |
| If we “feel after Him” we)
find Him because He is not |
far from every one of us. ]
Let this confidence be gra
ven upon the minds and heax:t.s'
of all of us. Nothing else befits
the followers of Jesus Christ. ]
By Edward Collier
Tradition is a living force in
historic and tobacco-rich Rich
mond, Virginia’s proud capital
and scene of heroic Revolution
ary and Civil War annals. Our
Magic Circle auto tour starts at
the regal State Capitol, designed
by Thomas Jefferson and contain
ing the famous Jean Houdon
statue of George Washington,
created from life and called “Vir
ginia’s most priceless possession.”
Letters To
The Editor
Editor Covington News: |
In today’s paper that I've]
just finished reading, there‘
appears a half page advertise
ment, urging Newton County
voters to vote to legalize thel
sale of beer. This ad enumer
ates the various benefits to be
derived from such legalization.
It presents quite a rosy picture.
But as is all too prevalent in
this day and time, the indica
tion seems to be that the dol
lar is of more importance than
‘the moral welfare of our boys
and girls. Os course, they can
buy beer in Rockdale and Mor
gan Counties, and Newton
County could be taking in
quite a large amount of money
from licensing the sale of beer.
But we should remember that
“stuff’” is not the most im
portant thing.
One of the benefits to ac
crue from the licensing of the
sale of beer is that the teach
ers’ salaries could be increas
ed. Now that would be some
thing! The pupils are already
being furnished with books
from the state with “beer
money” as I understand it.
‘Aren’t some of those books
‘supposed to teach the evils of
'alcolholic beverages? Now we
propose to pay the teachers
’wi'uh “beer money” to teach
‘the dangers of using aicoholic
beverages. I know the teachers
need more money, but I believe
they would prefer to continue
to “serve” on what they are
getting than to get a raise
through the sale of beer. I
know of at least one that
would.
We should be proud to be
citizens of a county that puts
moral ahead of finances. If
Newton County licenses the
sale of beer, it will be putting
its stamp of approval upon its
use. The influence upon the
young people will be damag
ing. I hope that this project
will be voted down by the
citizens of Newton County.
Wilbur A. Carlton
Editor
The Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Editor:
For a peroid of years the first
full week in October has been
designated as National Employ
the Handicapped Week. Our re
cords indicate that you have as
sisted us greatly in calling to the
attention of the people of your
community the necessity of em
ploying this segment of our work
force. |
Attached is a suggested news
item. We will be grateful if you
can use this item or in any way‘
help us get the message over to
our friends and neighbors. 1
Thank you again for your
courtesy and generosity. ]
Yours truly, |
Mac Mclntyre, Manager |
Griffin Office 1
Georgia State EmploymentT
Service |
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IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE !
The Confederate Museum of
treasured Civil War relics is the
pillared mansion which was
occupied by Jefferson Davis as
president of the seceded states.
Old St. John’s Church once
echoed to Patrick Henry’s “Give
me liberty or give me death!”
Nearby is the city’s oldest
house, now a shrine to poet
Edgar Allan Poe,
The -Magic Circle leads south
to Petersburg National Military
Park, site of Grant’s 10-month
siege of Lee's forces and the
Thursday, October 11, 1982
Dear Sir:
As you know, we the mem
bers of the Newton County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
have been trying to promoie
the Legalized Sale of Beer in
Newton County. In order that
more of our citizens understand
our position we would like to
explain our reasons for such
a program.
First, let us say that we are
not and will never be in favor
of encouraging people to drink
any form of intoxicating bever
age. Secondly, we are definitely
against the opening of any beer
joints or any other establish
‘ment which would sell cold
beer to be consumed in or near
its premises.
However, it is a known fact
that some people are and have
been buying illegal beer. We
can prove this by merely ask
ing you to look at our court
records. In the past, a very
large number of people have
been arrested for selling illegal
beverages in Newton County-—
how many more people who
may have been able to evade
the law, of course, is unknown.
The Newton County Jaycees
feel that because beer is easily
obtainable by illegal methods,
that it is logical that the coun~
ty could prevent further such
illegal operations of bootleg
gers and also gain much need
ed revenue by controlling the
sale of beer. When we say that
we are in favor of legalized
beer we mean that we are in
fayor of package stores, super
vised and controlled by the
county.
Also, since most of the mem
bers of the Jaycees are par
ents, we share a concern over
our children’s environmental
conditions, but we believe that
if beer is sold only by stores
subject to controls by the coun
ty there would never be any
sales made to teenagers. (We
do not believe that bootlegzers
would be cautious in this mat
ter!)
And now lastly, how would
the revenue from such a ven
ture be used? We would sav
let all such revenue go toward
filling needs of our hospital,
supplementing teacher pay and
school needs and keeping up
the parks and recreational fa
cilities of Newton County.
Sincerely,
Newton County Junior
Chamber of Commerce
Harry Cowan, President
Directors:
John Fuller
James Anderson
Warren Kirkland
Matt Klem
Editor
THE COVINGTON NEWS
Covington, Ga.
‘Dear Mr. Editor:
~ That was a fine ediforial
‘which your good paper carried
about the activities of our
Foundation in your Septem
ber 6th issue!
It occurred to me that you
might be interested in know
ing more about our program,
So I am enclosing a copy of
our latest brochure.
We now have Committees in
28 States and the District of
Columbia, and are endeavoring
to set up a Committee in Geor=
gia. Would you or any of the
members of vour staff like te
join such a Committee?
Sincerely yours,
| Watson Washburn
‘ President
Battle of the Crater. Centre Hill
Mansion,once Union troop head
quarters and host to President
Lincoln, is a civie showplace.
Westward, U.S. 460 marks the
trail of the Confederate retreat
in April 1865 to Appomattox
Court House,nowa national mili.
tary park. The McLean house,
where Lee surrendered to Grant,
has been authentically recreated.
Part of the Old Poplar Tree,
beneath which General Lee bade
farewell to his army, still stands,