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PAGE 10 THE COVINGTON NEWS BELMONT DENNIS Editor And Publisher LEO S. MALLARD Assistant to Publisher OFFICIAL ORGAN OF NEWTON COUNTY AND THE CITY OF COVINGTON August 28th Is Date Set For Washington March August 28th has been definitely estab lished as the day 100,000 (at least) Negro Civil rights demonstrators will march in Washington. We say march in Washington rather than march on Washington, since the lea ders of the six organizations sponsoring the convocation point out that demonstrators will arrive from all points by bus and auto and that it will be a genteel and orderly performance. There will not, we now hear, be any march on the Capitol — even if Congress is in session, rather than adjourning for this occasion as some members have sug gested — and even if the Senate should be locked in a civil rights filibuster. There will be a demonstration at the White House, whence the visitors will march to the Lincoln Memorial — the set ting for a huge rally. These announcements followed a meet ing of officials of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Congress on Racial Equality, the Wash ington Urban League, the Southern Chris tian Leadership Conference and the Ameri can Negro Labor Council with Washing ton Police Chief Robert B. Murray who promised the full cooperation of his de partment. “We hope your people will come to their Nation's Capital,” said Mr. Murray, “par ticipate in an orderly demonstration and depart from our city with the satisfaction of knowing that they have acquitted them selves in such a manner that their visit here will be remembered as an orderly and peaceful demonstration.” “I promise we will work with you,” he said, “and extend to you every reasonable cooperation.” The Rev. Walter Fauntroy, Washington head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and spokesman for the group of leaders, said he was confident the dem onstrators would commit no acts of civil disobedience. Back of these restrained announcements of the relatively demure planning is the fear of the Negro leaders that any show of belligerency, and any indication of mass lobbying would freeze the chances for pas sage of any civil rights bill. Further, it is reported they now wish no one had thought of the March on Washington and wish they could get out of it. Since the enthusiasm of their followers makes this impossible their efforts are now directed to staying on top of this human avalanche. Chief Murray, who knows full well that it takes all kinds to make up a crowd of ’IOO,OOO, has cancelled all leaves and days off for his department on August 28th and is expected to have auxiliary forces avail able. An optimist, as any proper cop should be. he says: “I feel that if we work to gether it will be a peaceful demonstration.” Foundation of Free People More and more taxpaying enterprises are expresing themselves through adver tising and direct statements by their ex executives on questions which involve our future independence. A recent advertisement of the Hyster Company of Portland, Oregon, is an ex ample. It does not make a sales talk for its product but comments on conditions which affect the future of every private job, private activity, and representative government. It says in part: “A former Supreme Court Justice, Sal mon P. Chase, has provided the best short description of the foundation of American government: ‘The Constitution, in all its provisions, looks to an indestructible Union composed of indestructible States’ . . . “The federal government has gradually pre-empted the authority of the State in every walk of life . . . The result ... is more and more dependence on ‘benefits’ from a benevolent government. “In 1932, 2,196.000 people received a monthly check from the federal government. Today 40 million people are receiving monthly checks from government. “We owe more money than all the rest of the world combined, yet our budget increases in fantastic proportions — not for defense but for the insatiable demands of the welfare state. “Only Congress can save us . . . men ■who will force a return to the simple ec onomic truths and moral standards that made us great.” So riffle through your attic and see what grandfather left in the wav of Civil War books. Some of them may be valuable. But p’ease ask your book dealer or library about them. Don't ask us! (Our Advertisers Are Assayed Os Results) NATIONAL EDITORIAL — Published Every Thursday - SUBSCRIPTION RATES Single Copies 10c Four Months S? ?n Eight Months -53.40 One Year $4.00 Points out of Georgia—Year $4.50 Hu» 3% Sales Tax TV Program Distorts Facts Again in its Recent Report The American Broadcasting Company’s national network recently presented a pro gram called “A Vanishing Breed: Portrait of a Country Editor.” During the presenta tion the statement was made that "There are only 2,000 country newspapers left in America . . .” The American Press magazine, taking exception to these figures, counted the news papers listed in the latest edition of N. W. Ayer Directory of Periodicals and reports there are” . . . 9,319 non-daily newspapers in the 50 states. A breakdown of that list shows possibly 2,000 newspapers which might conceivably be classified as “subur ban’ instead of ‘country.’ “That still leaves 6.819 non-daily news papers which, so far as we can determine, could fit nowhere except in the ‘country newspaper’ category.” Also a majority of the 1,200 dailies published in towns of under 25,000 population would fit into the same classification. The American Press observes that “Per haps the TV boys were miffed because, as they reported, Landon Wills of Calhoun, Kentucky, who was picked as their ex ample of ‘the vanishing breed,’ doesn’t be lieve in television and doesn't even have a TV set.” The capable and effective newspaper men who run this nation’s country press are not vanishing. And since our freedom depends on a concerned and well informed citizenry, we can thank our stars that they are not. They provide written records of opinions and world events which remain for consideration and are not gone in the wink of an eye. Thunder on the Left Brings Cry of Pain In seeking to rationalize the recent bel ligerent outburst of New York's Governor Rockefeller against what he called the “radical right lunatic fringe” of the Repub lican Party, the most reasonable assump tion is that this is a cry of pain. Last spring, when the Governor was generally regarded as the leading conten der for the Presidential nomination, he was an avowed conservative. He talked loudly then of his dedication to fiscal re sponsibility in Government, the sanctity of free enterprise and the dire need of a strong and forthright anti-Communist for eign policy. Which we then considered “rightist” policies — and still do. As for this “radical” epithet, that is a qualifica tion that means anything or nothing. A rightist stands for the right of the in dividual to stand on his own feet, to run his own affairs with a minimum of inter ference from the State, and equally for responsibility for his own mistakes —of judgment or of conduct. A leftist believes in socialism in greater or less degree, seeks paternalism in gov ernment, admires the managed State. It is as simple as that. Since last spring, Governor Rockefel ler's “image” has faded, and Senator Gold water, whose dedication to Republican solidarity is unassailable, has emerged as Mr. Conservative. Wounded by this shift of the scene, the Governor is apparently striving for a new entrance on the political stage as a liberal. While he did not name the Senator in his tirade, it was hardly necessary since the CBS-News network proposed to Senator Goldwater that he debate “the policies and direction of the Republican Party in 1964” with Governor Rockefeller. The Arizonian declined in a formal statement saying that “he does not intend to engage in any TV programs or other actions that would have the effect of con tributing to disunity in the Republican party”. Republicans everywhere will applaud this statement and know from past history that Barry Goldwater means exactly what he says. NEW YORK MILLS, MINN., HER ALD: “It is true, that in the face of eco nomic depression and loss of income with which to provide for one's needs and for one's family, men will turn to almost any thing that will promise some type of re lief. In desperate cases, people turn to communism for this relief. . . It is in times like this that people act in haste and re pent in leisure, if there would be any lei sure thereafter.” GREENSBURG, IND., TIMES: “Only 16 of the nation's 50 states have laws that guarantee all men the right to work where and when they wish. And these laws are jeopardized by whims of the courts.” 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. THE COVINGTON NEWS SOUR WEEKLY UNDAY The Venture of Feith Bible Material: Genesis 12- 14. Devotional Reading: Romans 5:1-5; Memory Selection: By 1 faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he was to receive as an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was to go. Hebrews 11:8. Intermediate-Senior Topic: When God Says, Go! Young People-Adult Topic: The Venture of Faith. Twice before in the history of the human race God had made a convenant with man to the end that a godly race might be established in the world. The first was with Adam after creation and the second was with Noah after the greai flood. Both of these covenants had been broken by man; through deliberate choice of free will, men had fallen into disobedi ence, wickedness, and sin. Now God makes a thjrd at tempt through an individual to form a family, or patriarchal clan, from which would grow a covenant people. The individual in this case chosen and called by God was Abram, later to be known to posterity as Abraham. He was a native of Ur of the Chaldees in lower Mesopotamia, or what is known today as Iraq. Exca vations of Ur have shown that there was an advanced civiliza tion there at the time of Abr am. In the government muse um of antiquities in Baghdad may be seen musical instru ments and headdresses and ot her ornaments of gold and precious stones from this per iod of Ur, which are advanced works of art. At the same time the excavations have revealed that the religion included the grossest type of idol worship and involved human sacrifice in the death rites of royal persons. So God called Abram to leave such an environment of idolatry and a high civilization to go out from a great city and dwell in tents that he might woship the one true God who had revealed himself to this Abram. He was a descendant of the godly line of Shem, the son of Noah. The father of Abram was named Terah, who had two other sons, both pro bably older than Abram. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai and they had no children. It seems that Abram was the guardian of Lot, the son of his brother, Haran, who had died before the family left Ur of the Chaldees. So with the names of family relationships of the ot her characters in the narrative established, we may turn to look at the central figure of the biblical drama. Abram, later to be called Abraham, has been termed the greatest character to appear on the human scene from creation to the time of Christ. He is great, not from the standpoint of royal authority or military power, not from the writing of books or the establishment of laws; his distinction is in only one field, that of religion. The three great monotheistic faiths of the world today, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, all look to Abraham as the foun der of their religious faith. Clues to his character are given in the titles by which Abraham is known in these religions; they are “Father of the Faith ful” and “Friend of God.” The name “Abram” means in Hebrew “the Father is ex alted (or high).” Similar names have been common from anci ent times, and names including “father” and “grandfather” are much used in the Bible lands today. Great respect was shown to the father as head of the clan or tribe. After the death of Terah, Abram assumed the headship of the migrating clan. There is, of course, no refer ence in the name "Abram” to God as Father, for this is a doctrine to be revealed by Christ many centuries later. So the clan left their native city of Ur and journeyed up through the fertile valley of the Euphrates River toward North ern Iraq. When they reached the region of Haran they found pasture for their flocks and herds and settled down in their black tents to live in that reg ion as nomads for a time. It seems there was no intention of remaining there permanent ly. Abram, therefore, either re ceived a second command or, on the basis of the first call, which had been held in abey ance during the sojourn in Haran, he and his clan contin ued their migration toward a destination as yet unknown. “Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country.. ..” The translation here implies a reference to the former call. This is the way the translators of the Authorized j Version understood it, though * S LESSON FOR CHOOL the verb in Hebrew is not in the perfect tense, so this may be a second call of God to move ; on. They had been five years in Haran and the death of - Abram’s father, Terah, was an i event which made it appropri i ate to pull up stakes and leave. , A practical summary of our * lesson today is given by the first Christian martyr, Stephen, : in Acts 7:2-5. This and the memory verse from our study : today, Hebrews 11:8, make a wonderful New Testament ' background for the understand- I ing of our lesson from Genesis. > “The God of glory,” as Step t hen terms him, called Abram . to leave the land of his nativity • and go on to the land of pro -5 mise. He had to start in trust . knowing that wherever he went 1 God would be leading step by i step. , God called Abram: 1. As a witness to the one true God of all mankind. 2. As the instrument of God's > revelation. 1 3. As the channel for God’s i blessing to the world. The call is to faith, obedi ; ence, and separation. It took i faith to leave Ur of the Chal > dees with its advanced civiliza ; tion and high living standards 5 and go out as a pilgrim—espe t cially since Abram did not ■ know where he was going, t Again it took renewed faith to ■ leave Haran where the family ■ had settled and prospered. The ■ title of our lesson is “The Ven l ture of Faith” and it was just that. Through acceptance in faith of God's call, Abram be- I came the “Father of the Faith • ful.” ■ Science^l I Topics : IhuS- W Hi—i—fca—ll i DOCTOR BELIEVES U. S. YOUTH FIT * U. S. CHILDREN are in fine ’ physical condition, by and ■ large, according to Dr. Harold . M. Sterling of Brighton, Mass., ( who rejects the widely held theory that American young sters are dangerously soft. Studies of grade school children in upper-middle-class comm unities near Boston where “soft living” prevails prove his con tention, says Dr. Sterling. Ex posed for the first time to test devised by the President’s Council on Youth Fitness, two thirds passed immediately and most of the rest were up to snuff after a few weeks’ train ing. • IF YOUR boy asks for a Super Multi - Mouse next Christmas, think it over care fully. It’s an oil well perforat ing gun developed by Pan Geo Atlas Corp., Houston, to fire explosive charges into rock formations to open passages for oil to flow into the shaft. The gun is lowered into the well at the end of a steel shaft. Char ges used have velocities up to 25,000 feet a second .... A; NEW meat-aging process that i involves introducing a mold — Thamnidium — improves flav or and shortens time meat must hang in natural aging. Cost is 1 to 2 cents a pound. ROOMS AT THE BOTTOM — An underwater house, 30 feet long and 11 feet high, will be dropped on the bottom of the Red Sea and inhabited by eight men for six weeks. It’s the idea of famed underseas explorer Yves Cousteau to find I out how well men can live under water, harvesting foods that grow there ... A CEN TURY-OLD Nevada silver mine, inactive since 1920, may contain a “significant” amount of overlooked ore, according to i the U. S. Department of the Interior. The discovery was made during a geologic study of the Humboldt Range. The privately owned mine is about 30 miles northeast of Lovelock in western Nevada. THE EARTH has tides, even as the oceans, which cause its crust to rise and fall as much as nine inches at the equator in a 12-hour period. Although these earth tides are also caused by the effect of the sun and moon, they aren’t notice able since, unlike the wave movement of the ocean waters, the crust moves as a solid mass. | Scientists of Columbia Univer- ' sity’s Lamont Geological Ob-, servatory plan a network of earth tidal gravity stations, the first in the eastern U. S. Ana lysis of records obtained will make it possible to construct i charts similar to those used for ocean tides. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE |IN THE COVINGTON NEWS j (Best Coverage: News. Pictures and Features) Thursday, August L 1963 Letters To The Editor I Letters to the Editor are , welcomed by The Covington News and will be printed if they are signed by the writer's full name (not initial ed) and address. Your phone 1 number should also be listed 1 in case the NEWS needs to confirm any letter received. We welcome your opinion and want it to be expressed, but your name must also be printed so that our readers may know that the content is the opinion of the writer and not necessarily that of the NEWS. Mrs. A. B. Dennis Covington, Georgia Dear Mabel: In behalf of the church, and personally, I want to thank you i for the many kindnesses ex | tended to us by the Covington News. The printing of our | weekly bulletins is a most gra- I eious deed. There must be con siderable expense involved in this service which you do for us at no cost. We are grateful for it—more than we could ever tell you. I would like to ask you to thank the staff of the Covington News—especi ally those who are directly re sponsible fr this fine service. A word of thanks is due for the space given to our church when we need to publicize re vivals and other special meet ings. The treatment has al- I ways been very considerate. And, may I add a word of ap preciation for the warm re ception always given by the! folks in office and in the plant. There will always be a very warm spot in my heart for the Covington News because of you and because of Belmont. He was ever the cordial friend and trusted counsellor to me. I valued his conversations with me about the church and our work. His was an understand ing heart. God be thanked for Belmont and for you and your' friendship and helpfulness. Sincerely and affection ately, Edgar A. Callaway The Covington News Covington, Georgia Dear Editor: The Governor's Commission for Efficiency and Improve ment in Government is ex tremely gratified at the sup port given by all Georgia news media to Commission efforts to improve Georgia government. I We have been especially pleas ed with the news coverage and editorial support given the Ragen Report on the Georgia Prison System. I Specialized media such as 1 publications for special groups of officials, business groups, and others likewise carried in formation concerning Com mission proposals and many gave editorial support. The Ra gen Report is an outstanding example of such cooperation, but each action by the Com mission has been fairly and ac curately presented to the pub lic. Success in implementing pro ; posals for efficiency and im provement in government fin ally depends on public under standing and support of those proposals. We are grateful in deed for the fine work done by the news media in fostering public understanding and sup port. We pledge our best efforts to merit your continued sup port as we continue studies de signed to increase efficiency rmd improve the programs of service provided by Georgia State Government. Sincerely yours. Wm. R. Bowdoin Chairman July 25, 1963 Mrs. Mable S. Dennis Publisher and Editor THE COVINGTON NEWS Covington, Georgia Dear Mrs. Dennis: I did not want to let the op portunity pass without drop ping you this note to express our sincere gratitude for the fine editorial entitled “Wash ington, D. C. is Congressional Stepchild” which appeared in your paper on March 28, 1963. It is indeed gratifying to know that you share our view that the federal government should make a more equitable payment to the District of Co lumbia to compensate in part for the unique and costly prob lems of the Nation’s Capital. On behalf of all Washington ians, I extend our warm thanks for your recognition of the serious fiscal problems con fronting us. Sincerely. John T. O'Rourke, Chairman District Fiscal Affairs Committee and Editor. WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS Enforced Civil Rights: But, Without Enforced Civic Responsibility By LEO S. MALLARD The Kennedy civil rights package now before Congress has shocked the nation from coast to coast. No longer is the effect of such liberal legislation to be felt only in the South land. Across the nation people are be ginning to realize just what fed eral enforced civil rights means because they know that there is no way that the federal govern ment can enforce civil responsibi lity. "Sensationalism” by the news media in the United States has championed the cause of minority groups like the NAACP, CORE, and Southern Christian Leader ship Conference, headed by Mar tin Luther King, and inspired their growth and power. Lobbists for these groups and the United Auto Workers are busy in our nation's capital promoting at least the Kennedy civil rights program and demanding more. Pressure is being applied on every Representative and Senator, not only by the minority leaders, but also from Kennedy and his ad ministration. Under Kennedy the Democratic party has become the party of the minority. Old line Democrats, voting their convictions, continu- j ally find themselves alligned with : their conservative Republican col leagues. This coalition of South ern Democrats and conservative Republicans feel confident of blocking the administrations ultra liberal civil rights program. Although the President’s pro-1 gram may pass the House of Rep- i resentatives, it is sure to be kill ed in the Senate. Senator Russell | already has plans of exercising The National Outlook By George Hagedorn An Act of Desperation The F’resident has proposed to Congress the enactment of a temporary tax on American purchases of foreign securi ties, as a measure for reliev ing the pressure on our in ternaticnal-payments balance. This has the earmarks of a desperate proposal for meet ing what has become a des perate dilemma. The President has main tained in the past that he is opposed to governmental re strictions on the free flow of capital between nations. He argues that his present pro posal is “fully consistent with . . . free capital movements.” This is hard to take seriously, since taxation often is, and in this case is clearly intended as, a form of economic regu lation. The dilemma which has given rise to this proposal is the conflict between our de sire to maintain low long-term interest rates for domestic July 25, 1963 Covington News Covington, Ga. Dear Covington News, My goodness! I’m still pinch ing myself to know if I’m awake to get that lovely prize and I’m so proud of the New ton County ladies recipes in the NEWS today, also I’m fill ed with good wishes for every one of them and ALWAYS ail ways for Our Covington News and its entire staff. Sincerely, Mamie Ozburn Odum £ I‘ — ; i BY ' ■ 1 It --w ■ In 1963: General Advertising Excellence Local Sports Coverage the “filibuster” on the floor ot the Senate and he has a strong ; following. The Kennedy program also calls for additional authority for the Attorney General — Bobby Ken nedy. If granted, Bobby would i literally become a little dictator. : With the federal government be hind him and with troops at hi# disposal he would be able to ; “legislate” our civil rights all . over the nation. Privilege without responsibility leads to an utter state of confu sion. Until responsibility can bo instilled in the membership of mi nority groups there is no hope for sweeping privileges. Economia status and civil rights of the ma jority cannot be completely dis re garded even during changing times if the foundation of our na tion is to remain strong. History has shown us that changes come gradually and that changes do come, but a complete । reverse of the status quo by fed eral legislation will never be ac cepted by the populace. By constant harassment and by showing the tendancy to never be satisfied these minority groups will eventually run their course and fade into the background un less they persuade their following that with the privilege they strive for, there must be a change in the attitude toward duty, de pendability, responsibility, and loyalty in all levels of our society. purposes and the need for I higher interest rates to pre f vent an outflow of capital. A i substantial rise in longer-term - interest rates might put a - crimp in home-building and - business investment. On the . other hand, keeping such in i terest rates as low as they • have been invites foreign bor ■ rowers to raise their funds in the U. S. The dollars borrowed by 5 foreigners will presumably ba ■ spent. Some, but not all, of f these dollars will be spent in. ; the U. S. since we do not in all ■ cases offer the best bargains, i The result is a further accu mulation of dollars abroad , which become potential claims i against our gold stock—al l ready dangerously depleted. This dilemma is the result ; of our failure to establish an - economic climate at home ■ which encourages business ex pansion. If profit opportuni i ties were good enough, the de ■ mand for capital within this country would be so great that it would itself raise interest rates to a satisfactory level. But union action keeps labor cost high and income taxa tion impairs business incen tives—as a result our capital . is attracted overseas. Our past sins have caught up with us and here we are. The balance of payments is in a serious deficit position, and the raising of long-term capital by foreigners in this country has recently become * Contiuned on Page 12