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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
Congratulations! Graduates
Os Newton Co. High School
Surely there is no happier time in life
than reaching the goal of Graduation Day
in High School!
All these years you have looked forward
to this day! It is a challenge for tomorrow
however. Far too many feel this is the
end of study, but young men and young
women, please don't lose sight of the fact
that this is only the beginning! You have
earned the right to enter College and fit
yourself for a worthwhile life, with a good
position.
This is a day of specialization, and
without a college education, you will not
make the life you so yearn for. Your fu
ture is within your hands! There are small
jobs now, paying money you would like
to hava to spend, and it is easy to get by
with it. You can. alone, for a while. How
ever, it is not right and just for you to
take on a family, and expect to buy a home
and make a future for your wife and family.
It will become such a struggle, that no
matter how much you think you love each
other, you will become cross, tensions will
mount when the rent cannot be paid; when
clothoa-sare worn, and you can't buy more,
when wie payments on the car cannot be
met; when the grocery bills cannot be paid.
Then comes a broken home!
God gives you an opportunity today
to prepare yourselves for the future! Grasp
this opportunity and make the best of it!
If you cannot go to School without help,
even tho you work after school, life offers
many ways and means. There is away for
each one if you but live close to God, pray,
work and believe.
There are many opportunities to work
in the college. There are outside jobs; there
are people, who believe in you who will
see you through with loans. There are
Night Colleges where you can work by day
and go to school at night.
Yes this is the plea of all who love you,
do your best NOW! Do not disappoint
your parents. Do not disappoint the family
which some day will be yours, but above
all do not disappoint the Heavenly Father,
who has placed opportunity at your door!
Pesticides Are Essential
To Modern Agriculture
There has been a great deal of discussion
of late over the use of pesticides and their
influence on agriculture, wildlife, and hu
man life. And it is certainly important that
this problem be placed in its proper per
spective.
Pesticides, which come in both sprays
and dusts, are essential to modern agricul
tural production. They prevent pest dam
age of potentially staggering dimensions.
Yet — like so many other valuable things
— they can be harmful when misused, a
truism that could be applied with equal
force, say, to automobiles, power saws, al
cohol, guns, etc.
The National Agriculural Chemicals As
sociation, in cooperation with other inter
ested parties, has established a code of safe
procedure. It stresses that the labels on pes
ticide containers should be read and fol
lowed before each use; that all cautions
and warnings should be rigorously observed;
that the pesticides should be stored under
lock and key. and kept out of the reach of
children, animals, and irresponsible peop
le; and that empty containers should be
carefully and safely disposed of.
Also, the Association urges, users should
learn the basic ingredient in each of the
dusts or spraya used, along with the phone
number of the local Poison Control Cen
ter. There are 497 of these centers in this
country, aided by an office of the U. S.
Publie Health Service. Pesticide manufac
turer! supply the center with all medical
information concerning their products and
the proper treatment in case of accident.
And, to say the obvious, if over-exposure
to a pesticide does occur, a physician should
be contacted at once.
The point is that the pesticides should
be used in the manner intended. Then
their virtues will be maximized and their
iangers minimized.
It is reported that as much as one-fifth
of American industry's capital spending for
new plant and equipment this year may
be earmarked for automation and instru
mentation.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS. MISS.. METEOR:
“Little by little, the problem of what to
do with, about, for and to teen-agers is
being solved. A mother of three teenage
daughters makes the last girl who returns
home Saturdav night prepare Sunday break
fast for all the family ”
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Showing the Flag
Stressed June 10-15
A fine old custom seems to have pretty
well vanished from the land. It is that of
“showing the flag” — not only from the
roofs of public and business buildings, but
from the porches of private homes, the
humble no less than the opulent. Then,
on festive occasions, red-white-and-blue
bunting was used as a decoration. Few of
us have seen bunting in many years.
There was a sense of pride in country
behind all this. The flag was thought of
as the symbol of many things —of a free
people; of a world power; of a land of
opportunity, whatever the faults and ills
might be; of the rights and obligations of
both the individual citizen and the body
politic alike.
Old customs, fallen largely into disuse,
can be revived and given new life and
breath. The country will observe Flag
Week during the Jvne 10-15 period. It
would be good if flags flew everywhere,
in the old way. and if bunting graced the
speakers’ tables and platforms and rost
rums. These flags will be blown, so to
speak, by the winds of unpredictable
change — but, as they banner out, they
will stand for the permanence of a nation
based on the dignity and freedom of man,
on the implacable resolution of a pconle
to stand for what they believe to be right,
no matter what may come.
Auto Theft Is Major
Crime in United States
“A criminal is not easily deterred by in
convenience; nor is he likely to become dis
couraged by temporary setbacks. If the
commission of a crime is his goal, he usual
ly achieves it. If the crime is auto theft, it
may be accomplished with little or no ef
fort.” stated J. Edgar Hoover in a current
issue of the FBI I^aw Enforcement Bulle
tin.
American automobile owners operate
what amounts to a “red carpet” service for
car thieves. Perhaps in no other violation
does negligence by the victim contribute
more to the criminal act than it does in lar
ceny, including auto theft. Much of t h e
time, the thief merely enters the unlocked
car, starts the motor with the key found in
the ignition, and drives away. It is not sur
prising, therefore, that the total number
of auto thefts in 1962 was 9 percent greater
than the 1961 figure.
In 1962. an all-time high record of some
350,000 automobiles, valued at $290 mil
lion, were stolen. An alarming percentage
of these cars were left with keys in the ig
nition. For example, two 13-year-old
youths recently went on an interstate car
stealing sprre, stealing 8 motor vehicles in
2 days. In each instance, the keys had been
left in the ignition.
Last year, persons under 25 years of
age made up about 86 percent of all ar
rests for auto thefts. Significantly, approxi
mately 54 percent of all persons charged
with auto theft wore referred to juvenile
courts. Who is to say where the major
fault lies for these shameful figures invol
ving American youth 9 What are the causes
of such folly? One indisputable fact stands
clear. Careless and lazy drivers who fail
to properly secure their automobiles are in
viting young people to break the law.
Joy rides and neighborhood jaunts by
young people in stolen cars are not prank
ish capers of restless youth. They are
crimes — costly, dangerous and senseless
violations. To the law enforcement officer,
they represent even more. From exper
ience. he recognizes the problem as a pre
lude to more violent crimes and the
launching of criminal careers
The ease with which automobiles are
stolen is astonishing. To hoodlums and pro
fessional gangs, who rely hcavilv on “hot"
cars for their nefarious activities, appro
priating a suitable vehicle is considered a
very minor phase of otherwise elaborate
and complicated criminal schemes. Most
veteran hank robbers use stolen cars to aid
their escane from crime scenes. Thrill
thieves and juvenile gangs which steal cars
for stripping and resale of parts are In
creasing. Car theft rings continue to flour
ish.
“Certainly, law enforcement must reas
sess its efforts to combat auto thefts. The
motoring public must come to know that
through indifference it not only contri
butes to but also condones the problem. A
new awareness of the vast scone of auto
thefts in the overall crime picture is need
ed. Car thieves, adult and juvenile, must
be dealt with realistically. Their role in the
continuing r se o' cr me cannot he dismiss
ed lightly,” tile FBI Director emphasized.
MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
Entered at the Post Office
at CeviegtOß, Georgia, as
mail matter of the Second
Class.
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SOUR WEEKLY ^QIESSON FOR
un day School
The Law of the Lord
(Temperance)
Bible Material: Nehemiah 8;
Psalms 19; 119
Devotional Reading: Psalms
119:9-16: Memory Selection:
; The precepts of t.w Lord are
right, rejoicing the heart: the
commandment of the Lord is
pure, enlightening the eyes.
Psalms 19:8.
Intermediate-Senior Topic;
God's Law and My Life.
Young People-Adult Topic:
Light from God’s Law.
There are laws in the physi
cal world that we all recognize
and to which we continually
respond. It is hard, however,
for some people to realize that
law is a universal matter. It
applies in all aspects of life.
There are spiritual laws just as
there are physical laws. These
; may not be so apparent as the
i law of gravitation, but they are
nevertheless just as real.
If we had no law in the phy
sical realm, the whole creative
order would be in chaos. Like
wise there would be chaos in
the spiritual world if there
were not spiritual laws.
Chief among our spiritual
laws are the Ten Command
ments. These define not the
whole of a person's moral res
ponsibility but the minimum.
Unless people can obey these
minimal requirements, unless
they conform to the require
ments of these laws, there can
be no order in the moral and
spiritual realm nor even the
beginning of Christian right
eousness.
We live in an age which is
in particular revolt against
moi'al and spiritual laws. All
sorts of excuses are given for
this revolt. The claim is made
that the church is full of hy
pocrites (which, of course, is
not true, as everyone knows
who has had any experience
with churches and church mem
bers). We are informed that
morality cannot be produced by
law (which is true to this ex
tent, that wc cannot make
people good by law) The claim
is made that we must show
neople how pleasant and pro
fitable it is to be good (against
i which is the reality that right
i cons living often involves sac
rifice and evil people often
grow rich out of their crooked
ness). We are told that we must
persuade children to be good,
whereas the Bible states, “Train
up a child in the way he should
go: and when he is old, he will
not depart from it."
We examine today this lesson
on "the Law of the Lord." and
a very important lesson it is.
The Bible places great em
■ phasis on the importance of
teaching. The modern church
has departed dangerously from
this time-tested ulc Psycho
logy is ready with all sorts of
suggestions as to how we can
coax children and young people
into adopting right courses of
action and by continual coaxing
keep them in the straight and
narrow way
That there is a great deal of
truth in the power of persus
sion and suggestion no one can
deny. Rut the law of God re
mains firm. Let us remember
that the original Ten Comm
andments were inscribed on
I tables of stone.
The Bible warns us against
taking too much know ledge tor
granted in our dealing with
people regarding the cultivation
of moral principles and habits.
It is shocking today for teach
ers and religious workers to
discover that there are multitu
des of young peon e who act
ually do not know that certain
wrong things are wrong, and
are equally unaware that cer
tain other things are right. If
called upon to give a reason
as to why certain types of act
ion are right, most young peo
ple—and a considerable num
ber among the mature —would
be unable to give any reason
beyond saying that, of course,
everybody knows these things
are right.
But there is a definite rea
son why right things are right
and wrong things are wrong.
There is law in the moral and
spiritual realm, which God has
established.
Note that we are not only
told in verse 33 of Psalm 119
that the statute of the Lord
should be taught, but that the
way of these statutes should be
taught also. This means not
only that we should know what
is right, but that we should be
taught how to keep right law.
This, of course, involves under
standing. Best of all, it involves
practice. “I shall observe it
with my whole heart.”
"Make me to go in the path
of thy commandments; for
therein do I delight."
We often pray, “Lord, show
me the right pathway." For
most of us this is not enough.
We must not only be shown
the right pathway; we need the
whole of God's grace to support
us and get us into the pathway
and keep us there.
It would be a good thing if
more people prayed, “Lord,
make me to go in the path of
thy commandments. Wc are
weak and human. We need not
only instruction but guidance."
The psalmist here speaks of
his delight in the law of the
Lord. Too often in our teaching
we convey the impression that
although wc regard the undis
ciplined and sinful life as
wrong, we have a feeling that
it is much more pleasant than
a life of strict uprightness. This
is not true, and every parent
and every religious leader and
teacher should impress upon
the immature that life’s real
pleasures come from doing the
right thing
“The peace of God which
passeth all understanding" is
definitely and invariably con
nected with a good conscience
before God.
In verse 37 wc encounter a
spiritual policy that Jesus con
tinually emphasizes, namely, to
avoid temptation by keeping as
far away from its influence as
possible. In the Sermon on the
Mount Jesus warned me n
against becoming angry lest
anger lead to violence and mur
der. He declared that there
would be no adultery were it
not for the lustful look and un
clean thoughts that lead to
adultery. In this lesson we find
the psalmist praying God.
“Turn away nunc eyes from be
holding vanity; and quicken
thou me in thy way" (Psalms
119:37). _____
Corn is best adapted to grow
on a well-drained, loamy sod,
say Agricultural agronomists.
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Record Number Io Participate
In 4-H Meetings at Rock Eagle
Nearly 4,500 Georgia 4-H
Club members have been nam
ed county project winners this
spring, and next month they
will move on to bigger things.
Six 4-H project achieve
ment meetings — one for each
Extension Service d i s t r i c t—
will be held at the Rock Eagle
4-H Club Center, and district
championships will be the goals
of the boys and girls who will
attend.
Miss Rhonwyn Lowry, state
4-H leader with the Coopera
tive Extension Service, Univer
sity of Georgia, said 4.459
members — nearly 500 more
than last year’s record number
—have already had their rec
ord books judged by commit
tees of county and home dem
i onstration agents. Under the
scoring set-up. record books
count a possible 40 points.
At Rock Eagle, the county
winners will be shooting for
60 points with their education
al demonstrations showing how
they’ve used the latest recom
mended methods and tech
niques in carrying out their 4-
H projects.
The schedule for the district
meets this year is as follows:
Northeast—June 5-6; South
central — June 10-11; South
east — June 12-1,3; Southwest
—June 13-14; North —June 17-
18, and Northwest —June 19-
20.
Cloverleaf members (sth and
6th grades), juniors (7th and
Sth), and seniors (9th and
above) will attend all the
meetings except the one for
the Southwest. Only seniors
will attend this district’s meet
, ing on June 13-14. Cloverleaf
and junior members from this
area will hold their meet at a
later date.
For the cloverlcafs and jun-
I iors who win district honors, a
! certificate, cash, and a sub
scription to the Georgia Clover
leaf, monthly 4-H magazine,
will be the awards.
For the senior members, a
distric tchanipionship means
another step up the ladder to
ward state and national recog
nition. Champions in senior
projects at Rock Eagle will
move on to the State 4-H
Congress in Atlanta to com
। pete for Georgia 4-H honors.
Those who are successful there
will receive expense-paid trips
to the National 4-H Congress
in Chicago where they will
have a chance at college schol-
Gcv. Sanders
Stresses Ga. as
Vacdion Spot
“Don't overlook Georgia!"
That's the word to vacation
planners from Governor Carl
Sanders, Jack Minter, Director
of the Department of Industry
and Trade, L. G. Denny, Vice
Chairman of the Petroleum
Council of Georgia, Eric Holm
es, Jr., Executive Secretary of
the Petroleum Council of
| Georgia, and Bill Hardeman.
। Tourist Division, Department
l of Industry and Trade.
Governor Carl E. Sanders
has proclaimed the week of
| May 27th —June 2nd ns Vaca
tion Planning Week, and he is
। signing the official proclama
tion. The proclamation called
advance planning important to
the success of any vacation and
urged residents of the state to
include some of the state's
many attractions in their va
। cation 'itinerary.
‘ When it comes to vacation
। ing." Governor Carl E. Sanders
| says, “the people of this state
are fortunate indeed. Here,
j within our borders, we have
| many fine recreation areas, a
great variety of exciting and
worthwhile scenic and histori
cal attractions, and outstanding
travel, and resort aceommoda
i tions.
"If there are time and bud
get limitations on the family
vacation, the number and avail
i ability of vacation spots in our
j state are such as to place a
| really outstanding summer out
| ing experience within the reach
|of almost every family." Gov
; elnor Sanders said. Noting al
'so that large numbers of out
of state tourists annually travel
long distances to visit these
I areas, he said, “We in Georgia
can enjoy these places even if
we have only a few days of
j vacation time available to us.”
Governor Sanders also sug
, gested that citizens of Georgia
। could help increase the number
of tourists coming into Geor
gia if, in writing to friends in
other areas, they would call
attention to some of the de
lightful vacation opportunities
lour state offers
arships awarded national win
ners.
At Rock Eagle next month
there will be competition in 78
activities in 19 different pro
ject fields. According to Miss
Lowry, there will be competi
tion in three projects for the
first time this year. Veterinary
science, housing and equip
ment, and home furnishings
and art have been added to the
growing list of 4-H Club pro
jects.
There will also be some 4-H
politicing going on at the dis
trict project achievement meet
ings. District 4-H Council of
ficers and leaders are elected
al these events, and the cam
paigning and voting provide
added enthusiasm.
From 25 to 27 counties will
be represented at each meet
ing. The 4-H delegates will be
accompanied by their county
and home demonstration agents
and local volunteer 4-H lead
ers.
Among the fields in which
there will be competition are
agronomy, clothing, dairy, en
gineering, entomology, family
life, food and nutrition, food
preservation, leadership (pub
lic speaking), livestock, mar
keting, poultry, recreation, for
estry, health, home improve
ment, horticulture, landscap
ing, and veterinary science.
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THE PRESERVATION of our I
water, soil and forests and other •
natural resources so vital to our
future well-being is a mat’er
none of us can afford to neglect
There is today more than ever i
before a pressing need to direct
our attention to finding solutions
to the eonser
vation problem f
which concerns
every citizen of ’ .1
this country.
It is just as ™
important to ?
the man who -■
lives on the
farm as it is to wij
those who live
and work in our great metro
politan areas. And perhaps ur-'
ban citizens have more at stake i
than their rural friends, though
those who live close to the land j
tend to be more aware of the
problem. i
Wm THE EAPID urbanisa
tion and suburbanization of the
United States and the concentra
tion of people in and around
large cities, there is a tendency
to lose sight of the need for
conservation programs.
At the seme time, the ehang
iig face of our nation, growing
population and rapid industrial
ization, makes the problem more
acute, especially concerning
water conservation. Water, more
than anything else affects us all.
Current national use of water
is abo’it 250 billion gal'ons per
day, and by 1980 it will be about
600 billion gallons. The manage
ab’e supply of water available
is 1,160 billion gallons per cisy, [
which gives us an adequate ‘
water supply so long as we man
it properly.
■, much more than land,
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June Is Rush
Month for S.S.
Card Application
June Is the rush season for
social security cards, according
to E. L. Rawls, Social Security
District Manager. The big de
| mand for these cards, comes
! from high school and college
students who are taking sum
mer jobs. Many of these stud
ents have had social security
cards before but have lost
them. Mr. Rawls said. Many
are going to work for the first
time and have never had cards.
Mr. Rawls reminded students
that most employers insist on
being shown the social security
card before they will hire a
student. “The student who
waits until the last minute to
apply for his social security
card, may find all the better
jobs taken by the time he gets
his card," he added.
The Atlanta district office at
275 Peachtree St., N. E. has
application blanks for these
cards. The cards are issued free
to anyone who needs them. It
usually takes about two weeks
to issue a card. Mr. Rawls said.
Students who live outside
Atlanta can get the application
blanks from their local post
office. The application blanks
can be completed at home and
mailed to the social security
' office.
Students who have had
social security cards but lost
: them can get duplicate cards
I the same way.
is the great common denomine*
■ tor with which every man, ww
man and child has had expe
rience. It is an intimate part of
our daily lives and our busi
nesses. It gives life when it in
controlled and conserved, but os
rampage or allowed to become
spoiled with pollution, it can de*
stroy both life and property.
• • •
QUESTIONS DISCTJSS’ED
earlier this week at the 10th
National Watershed Congress ia
Philadelphia, where I spoke ow
watershed understanding, were
how urban citizens would re
spond to the need for resource
development and if they would
support—as they should—eon»
serration programs.
Also, there was expressed con
cern pver whether urban citizen*
1 hilly understand the need fop
conservation as it relates ta
| their every-day life and com-
I munity de- elopment. Getting the
story to the people is a respon
sibility of those of us already
interested in conservation, the
government, eommunicationa
media, private organizations, and
our universities and schools.
In just one area alone, water*
shed projects have more than
proven their worth. They have
demonstrated they can stop soil
erosion and water run-off dam
age on rural lands, stop destine,
tive floods that damage both
country and town, provide for
irrigation and more efficient
drainage, supply water for mu
nicipal needs, attract new indus
tries, and provide new r*-
tional opportunities.