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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
National Library Week
Observance April 21-27
“Never in Goode’s Wourld will there be
bookes enuf.” Thus wrote the forgotten
Scots poet, Jamie Fulerton, in 1643.
Untold millions of books have been pub
lished since Jamie Fulerton died and was
laid to rest in an Edinburgh cemetery.
Many have disappeared into limbo. But
innumerable others remain, and have
their honored, useful place in the libraries
of the world.
During the April 21-27 period we will
observe National Library Week. No insti
tution can be more deserving of such an
honor. For a library is, in the full sense of
the word, a monument to civilization — to
its tragedies an^ triumphs, its disasters
and its victories, and, above all, what men
have felt and managed to put down in
words of prose and poetry.
A world without books would be the
emptiest of worlds. And the man or wo
man who does not read — and read ser
iously — is missing, tragically and un
necessarily, one of the greatest of human
needs and pleasures.
Attitudes of Drift
And Disinterest
A number of thoughtful commentators
have written of a disturbing and danger
ous element which seems to have entered
American life. It is not easy to pinpoint or
describe. Perhaps the best word for it is
apathy, which has led to attitudes of drift
and disinterest, and to a failure of indi
vidual pride and responsibility.
It is found, in varying degree, in every
area of large affairs. The gravity of the
present world situation, measured by the
gains of the Soviets and the positions of
so-called neutral nations, whose leanings
are almost always pro-Soviet, could only
be exceeded by all-out war. Day after day
the newspapers, the radio and television
tell the story. Yet the number of Ameri
cans who feel a deep concern, and a pro
found sense of national purpose, seems dis
mally small.
We tend to take a cynical, “what-of-it”
attitude toward politics — in the face of
the fact that politics is the art of govern
ment and that the courses and choices of
the politicians in power will largely de
termine what kind of land and world our
children, to say nothing of ourselves, will
live in. <
And. beyond doubt, we have drifted,
knowingly and unknowingly, toward a
Welfare State in which, ultimately, the
masses of people become faceless numbers.
One thing can be said for the Soviets—■
at least, for those Soviets whose policies
and decisions count. They are supremely
dedicated men and women. They regard
their system with a religious zealotry.
Thev know what they want — which is
world domination — and they are convinc
ed they know how to get it. They are will
ing to change tactics and strategy and
timing when risks and situations make
that necessary, but they never lose sight
of the goal.
The American goal is supposed to be
freedom, individualism, the dignity and
worth of man. Are we worthy of it, and
are we pursuing it?
Better to Avoid That
Poison Oak Scourge
It is a reasonable assumption that there
was no poison ivy or poison oak in the
Garden of Eden, or the uniform of the dav
would have been something more formal
than a fig leaf.
But it is an equally reasonable certain
ty that these vile weeds flourished just
outside the gate — as they do everywhere
else — and that ever since the Fall of Man
they have sorely plagued the human race.
Eve, no doubt, was the first to experi
ment with herbs and charms and even in
cantations to relieve that itch we dare not
scratch! And dozens of preparations — per
haps hundreds of them — have been de
veloped since. Some now available do a
good job of soothing the victim — after the
poisoning has taken place. Avoidance, how
ever, has been the only prevention — keep
ing out of the woods and fields, shunning
the hikes and cook-outs, camping, hunting
and fishing.
But that, we are told, was yesterday. To
day, your doctor has news for you! Ask
him about tablets or hypodermic shots for
prison ivy and poison oak immunization.
But don't wait for spring Even if you start
now, those treacherous vines will he lying
in wait for you before you finish the six
weeks rourse of treatmeni
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Cancer in Children
Too many people think of cancer as a
disease that strikes only adults, especially
older men and women. This belief is one
of the heartbreaking tragedies in handling
cancer in children.
The fact is that cancer is the leading
cause of death from disease among school
children. Some 4,800 will die of it this year
if present rates continue. And the death
rate from childhood cancer has increased
from 5.2 for each 100,000 population to 8.1
during the last 30 years.
One of the problems in dealing with
childhood cancer is the unhappy fact that
too many of the cancers are treated too
late. Physicians tell us that an increasing
number of five, ten, twenty-year and even
lifetime survivals show that treatment
when started sufficiently early can often
preserve life.
If more parents realize that children do
get cancer and if they acted promptly in
seeking medical advice more children
could be saved. Improved techniques in
radiology and surgery offer new opportun
ities for survival and possible cure.
Even for leukemia, cancer of the blood
forming tissue, which is the most critical
cancer problem among children, there is
a promise of hope. Newly-developed drugs
make it possible to extend the lives of
many leukemia patients from months to
years of useful life. Now there is growing
evidence linking viruses as a possible cause
of leukemia. If this should be found to be
true, then a vaccine might be developed.
The conquest of leukemia alone would
eliminate the tragic loss of life of over
2,300 children each year.
The American Cancer Society is invest
ing many thousands of dollars each year
in research on cancer in children. They
are putting more funds into leukemia re
search than in any other group. Now is no
time to slacken this research effort. In
stead, it should be stepped up. Bear this
in mind when the American Cancer Soci
ety asks you to make a contribution to the
1963 Cancer Crusade.
There Are Natural
Pesticides These Days!
Now that the sprouts are springing, you
may be interested in knowing that you
don't really have to have pesticides to com
bat the farmer's, horticulturist’s and gard
dener’s natural enemies - from alfalfa wee
vil to zinnia leaf-blight.
These non-chemical defenders, develop
ed over untold centuries, have been redis
covered and classified by the research de
partment of one of the biggest producers
of agricultural chemicals in the world,
which has long devoted itself to the wel
fare of the farmer and the nourishment of
the American people. You may therefore
place complete reliance in the authenticity
of these findings — as far as they go. How
ever, since Stauffer advises that the use of
these historic aids may seem a little awk
ward by modern standards, we will re
strict this discussion to a basic, starting as
sortment which should include:
One hog — to uproot cutworms. Never
mind what else he uproots, he’s non-toxic.
One shrew (hard to find these days, but
worth the search) — to consume Japanese
beetles and grubs.
One Baltimore oriole — to handle the
hairy caterpillar problem. ,
One pair of flickers —for ants.
One gallon raw cucumber skins —for
ants if really bad. Scatter skins and
steamed bone-meal over your acres. (Use
oil of sassafras if the hog has uprooted the
cucumbers.)
Dry bran —for potato beetles. Sprinkle
on vines while still wet with dew.
Assorted frogs, toads, bats and mice —
for a variety of insects, squash bugs, rose
beetles, caterpillars and 57 others.
One lacewing fly (larval stage) —for
plant lice. Devours them like crazy.
Several packets nasturtium seeds —for
aphids. Apple growers will find that plen
ty of nasturtiums planted around each
tree will spoil the taste of the sap from an
aphid's point of view.
Note: Quantities of the above require
ments will vary widely with acreage, na
ture of crops and whether you get 'em
planted or not. But you'd better start col
lecting now. Spring-fever may be here be
fore you can get those cucumbers peeled!
WYNNE, ARK., PROGRESS: “The
people who still believe American tax
payers' billinns can buy us friends would
do well to consider the example of God —
He gives us everything, even life itself,
but even He is not universally loved and
respected."
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.
to handle the
THE NFWS
VA OFFICIALS BRIEF GOVERNOR
■ lnStft BpJS ■■
Top officials of the Veterans Administration briefed Gov. Carl Sanders on the $154 million spent
annually in Georgia on behalf of veterans and their survivors. Greeting the governor are (left to
right) A. W. Farmer, Washington, D. C., director, Compensation and Pension, VA; Dr. John Hood,
area VA medical director; Pete Wheeler, Director, Georgia Department of Veterans Service; and
Governor Sanders.
SOUR WEEKLY LESSON FOR
unday School
Psalms in Worship and Life I
Bible Material: Psalms 1; 15;
73
Devotional Reading: Psalms
139:1-12, 23-24
Memory Selection: My flesh ;
and my heart may fail, but God
is the strength of my heart and
my portion for ever. Psalms
73:26
Intermediate - Senior Topic:
Worship and Life.
Young People-Adult Topic: 1
Psalms in Worship and Life
The word “psalm” in He
brew means “a song of praise.”
The psalms are peculiar to the
Hebrew people. They consti
tuted the basis of their beauti
ful temple worship, and with
the coming of Christianity that
became the basis of ritual and ।
worship. Our lesson today con
sists of the first and fifteenth
psalms. The first psalm sets the
stage for the living of a godly
life. It gives us the picture of
what a man's life should be
under the guidance and power
of God.
Worship is man's public re
sponse to God’s promise of for
giveness, inspiration, and pow
er.
Multitudes of believers gath
er each week in sanctuaries
dedicated to holy use. Here they ,
meet God face to face They
also meet God face to face in
daily devotions. But in public
worship, believers stand should
er to shoulder, they join voice
with voice, they feel that subtle
welding together of their lives
both with God above and with
the neighbor beside them
The psalms have played—
and to this day continue to
play—an inspiring part, both
in private devotion and in pub
lic worship. They constitute
one of God's great gifts to the j
; heart and soul of man.
“Blessed is the man that
walketh not in the counsel of
the ungodly, nor standebh in
| the way of sinners, nor sitteth
i in the seat of the scornful ”
Note the gradual descent in :
which moral temptation in
volves one. A person first
walks “in the counsel of the
ungodly.” He associates with
people who scoff at moral .
standards. “We have only one
life to live,” they say, “let's
get all the fun out of it we I
can. Always look out for num
ber one. Be sure that if you ।
don't, nobody else will look ,
out for you. Virture is out- ।
dated Sophistication has come '
in to take its place. Piety is the i
way of life for those who eith- ।
er do not have the opportunity
or lack the courage to go out ।
and cut a wide swath.”
This is the counsel of the ।
ungodly. It can be heard al- ।
most anywhere. Students often ।
talk this way in bicker sessions
। Women sometimes reflect thus ’
[ over the bridge table Business
i men often express auch ideas ;
as they s»p their cocktails. |
Magazines wit h illustrations ।
carefully calculated by experts
to get by without sending the
editor to jail constantly set ।
forth this philosophy of life. So
do many novels.
Such influences co n d it ion
both young and old—especial- ।
Ily the young—to receive thr ।
advances of temptation with !
। little or no resistance. ।
“Blessed is the man that . . . j
1 standeth (not) in the way of i
I sinners. . . Once we begin toI i
I adopt the philosophy of the
world, once it sounds pleasant
I to our ears and appears more
or less reasonable to our minds,
we hesitate and wait to see
what comes next. This is the
lingering in which moral con
science often collapses. We re
call bhat Jesus in his encounter
with Satan had this word for
him: “Get thee behind me. . . .”
He refuted Satan’s enticements
with the promises of God, but
I having done bhis he turned
from Satan and would have no
more of him.
“Standing in the way of sin
ners,” is the second stage of
moral descent. First we listen,
then we stop —and listen some
more.
“Nor sitteth in the seat of
the scornful.” Sin at last makes
its victims bitter. They have
but little defense save to cry
“hypocrite” to everyone who
has taken the pathway of self
control and righteous living.
The world, cries the sinner, is
an evil place anyway. The way
to overcome evil, he declares,
is by more and stronger evil.
Purity of life is a mask. Kind
liness is cowardly surrender.
Life is a mess, cries the disil
lusioned sinner and cynic. Grab
all you can and keep on grab
bing.
The psalmist refers to “a tree
planted by the rivers of water.”
Growth is the sign of life.
When anything ceases to grow
it either dies or should die.
There comes a time when we
all stop growing physically but
there should never be a time
when we stop growing men
tally, morally, and spiritually.
We find ourselves in a world
where practically everything
of value is the result of grow
th.
Again let us emphasize to
our minds the fact that growth
means life. The man of right
eous life is “like a tree planted
by the rivers of water.” He
brings forth his fruit in his
season.
An evil man brings forth
fruit also, but it is a bitter
and corrupt fruit. When we
think of the great in history—
Jesus chief among these — we
recall how godly living has
brought forth an abundant
harvest.
The message of the Bible
from beginning to end is that
godly Living pays off hand
somely in the divine economy.
There may be the rack, the
tragic death of martyrdom, the
opposition and rejection but
the end of such a life is resur
rection into something more
beautiful than even the most
righteous human mind can con
ceive. The leaf of the righteous
man does not wither—he pros
pers after the pattern that God
wants.
This may be counted failure
according to worldly standards,
but Gods standards are cos
mic, eternal. God has the last
word, and blessed indeed is the
man for whom God ha* a word
of praise.
THI MAIN DISH
While the dinner menu is
most often planned around the
main or meat dish. Extension
Service nutritionists point out
that a special salad or dessert
may be the highlight of the
meal, with other foods chosen I
to compliment thi* dish.
(Best Coversae: News, Pictures and Features)
Senator
Pennington
Reports
I visited with the Georgia
Department of Commerce dur
ing the past week and had
discusssion with them pertain
' ing to additional industry for
; the 45th Senatorial District.
I beleve that we need a bal
anced program for agriculture
and industry not only in our
Senatorial District but through
out our state.
Agriculture is still the sin
gle largest industry in Geor
gia. Practically every business
in the 45th Senatorial District
is dependent upon people in
agriculture either to supply its
raw materials or to buy its
products.
I often hear the complaint of
a town losing an industrial
prospect to a competitive town.
It is possible the loser never
did an adequate Celling job. For
example, the loser may have
never discovered what the in
dustrial prospect needs were or
; how the home town could ade
i quately fill the needs of the
I new industry. But in most
i cases the losing town does not
: have the facilities to offer that
the winner has.
Everybody this day talks
about getting new industry. To
get new industry for a comm
unity it takes the cooperation
of everyone in the community
not just a few of the communit
v’s leaders. The Department, of
Commerce states that it is ne
cessary for the cities and towns
to make an analysis of what
they have to offer then com
pare it with cities and towns in
other parts of the state. If they
find they have everything to
offer that other towns have to
1 offer then they are in a com
petitive position. Communities
1 that find they do not have
everything to offer that other
I communities and towns in the
state have then they have a
much harder job selling them
selves to a new industry. To
get new industry, they will
have to get competitive.
The State Chamber of Com
merce listed among other things
that are necessary to attract
new industry the following:
1. Sufficient water supply
2. Sufficient utility service,
such as electrical, good comm
unications and natural gas.
3. Good highway and rail
road Facilities.
4. Good schools and churches
5. Recreational facilities
6. Available plant sites
7. Air-Post facilities
8. Sufficient available labor
is necessary but labor will
come to good jobs. If the job
opportunities are available the
people will come.
The Various Chambers of
Commerce in the 45th Senator
ial District along with the var- j
ious city and county officials I
are doing a good job. They need |
the cooperation of everyone. 11
hope that everyone who reads i
this article will make it a point i
to contact their Local Govern- |
n.ent Officials and their Local I
Chamber of Commerce and I
offer their services. There is |
no standing still, to stand still
is to go backwards.
Let’s analyze our local situat
ion and see what we need to be :
competitive with other towns
and begin at once to put our-,
Deficit Spending . . . .
Where Does It End?
By LEO S. MALLARD
Once again liberal Kennedy Democrats are battling with
a coalition of tightly disciplined Republicans and conserva
tive southern Democrats. The issue is the administrations
economic policy of deficit spending which is supposed to
stimulate the economy.
Republicans favor cutting gov
ernment expenditures along with
cuts in taxes. Most taxpayers view
the situation as “helpless” to the
point of being indifferent about
the whole thing. Most people, how
ever. would be very happy to see
government expenditures curbed
in areas where money is being
wasted or handed out in foreign
aid and just forget about the tax
cut.
You just can not spend money
you don't have! From somewhere,
someday, money that is now being
spent by the Kennedy free hand
is going to have to be repaid.
Pending in committee is the ad
ministration’s proposed $4,500 mil
lion foreign aid bill. Let’s hope
it stays pending or at least gets
cut to the point that countries who
do get aid are democracies and
not Communist satellites.
First in line is a $450 million
accelerated public-works bill that
is aimed at creating half a mil
lion jobs at a time when unem
ployment remains high at 5.6 per
cent. In a preliminary vote the
House has agreed to this appro
priation. It will later come to a
roll call vote.
To the average person $450 mil
lion is about as far away as the
nearest star. This money can only
be had through "deficit spending.”
It is a showdown battle between
the "economizers” and the
“spenders.” Republicans and
southern Democrats want to make
huge cuts in the Kennedy budget
and this is the first big test.
At the annual Congressional Is-
New Sorghums
Show Promise
For Silage
When you hear the word
“sorghum” you probably think
first of syrup and hot buttered
biscuits and stop there —unless
you are a dairyman. If you are I
a dairyman, you probably!
think also of silage and milk .
production.
A few years ago Georgia
dairy farmers were using very
little sweet sorghum for silage I
production, but in recent years ’
development of forage type and .
hybrid grain sorghums has
aroused new interest. Because
of this research scientists ih the
agronomy and animal industry
department at the Georgia Ex
periment Station began a co
operative study of the new sor- ;
ghums for silage.
Since there are dozens of
sorghum varieties available,
the evaluation is being made
according to three groups or
types, Director W. T. Fullilove
of the Georgia Station explain
ed. The groups are: (1) short,
heavy-headed grain sorghums
such as Georgia 609; (2) med
ium height, leafy, heavy-head
selves in a better competitive
position.
Brooks Pennington. Jr.
Senator, 45th District
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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
Thursday, April 18, 1963
1 sues Luncheon held Monday in At
/ lanta and sponsored by the At
lanta Chamber of Commerce,
1 Congressmen Phil M. Landrum,
Robert G. Stephens, Jr., John J,
' Flynt, Jr., and Charles L. Welt
* ner spoke on these and other is
• i sues.
, । Summed up, they were in
‘ I agreement that the only way to
r | stop deficit spending and foreign
aid hand-outs is to cut the purse
’ strings that are held by the ad
j ministration. Their votes in Con
gress back up their statements.
On most issues Georgia's Con
gressmen and Senators have vot
ed with other southern Democrats
and the Republican block to guard
’ the taxpayer's dollar against the
j free spending policy of the left
wing Democrats who advocate
) deficit spending.
t The Federal Government is big
. business and it. has giant drains
. through which mine and your tax
. dollars flow into unredeemable
> wastelands. Many of these waste
. lands are fronts for Communism
t and our own money is being spent
to build stronger Communist gov-
. ernments.
> In short, our own government
’ is undermining our firm founda
’ tion with its liberal and wasteful
i policies. Unless there is an up
■ surge of conservatism in this na-
I tion we may see America crum
-1 ble because her people and their
representatives failed to follow
realistic policies in the handling
i of our enormous wealth.
ed varieties such as N K 300,
and (3) tall, stemmy, forage
types such as Sudax and FS 22.
Results of this study are not
complete, Director Fullilove
said, but after one year of eva
luation the scientists offer
these observations:
1. The short heavy-grain
yielding varieties are close to
j corn silage in feeding value.
This is probably due to the
large grain yield. Total pro
duction per acre usually is less
।than corn.
2. The intermediate sorg
hums are five to six feet tall at
i maturity, are leafy, and have
40 to 50 percent of their weight
as head. These produce a satis
factory yield of silage and are
nearly as high in feeding value
: as short varieties.
3. The tall so-called forage
sorghums frequently reach
eight to 10 feet in height and
produce high yields. Because
they are largely stem with few
leaves and small heads, they do
not outyield many of the small
■er leafy and heavy-headed
I varieties. Their feeding value
for dairy cows is only about 65
percent of that of the inter
mediate sorghums.
On the basis of this prelimin
ary evaluation, the scientists
conclude that dairy farmers
who wish to use sorghums for
silage should select a variety
about six feet tall at maturity
and which has about 50 percent
of its mature weight as head.
The sorghum should be har
vested for silage when the top
grains on the head are in the
dough stage.