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THE COVINGTON NEWS
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Let Your Responsibility
Be In Evidence Now
Our changing tines demand that re
sponsible leadership take the reigns in
every area of our community life. With
out such leadership rabble of both White
and Negro races will take charge and
break the lines of communication and
understanding that must exist between
people who must live in the same town
and work together. The call to show re
sponsibility is greater today than any
Negro or White man, woman, or child
has ever faced.
Violence by Negro or White is not
the answer. Other communities have fail
ed to take constructive steps in complying
with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and as
a result the responsible citizens, both
White and Negro, suffered the consequen
ces along with the loudmouth trouble
makers.
We commend the Negroes and Negro
leaders in Covington who have been work
ing with White leaders and members of
the Newton County Ministerial Associa
tion to establish a bi-racial committee to
serve as a communication system for
understanding and peaceful compliance
with the new law of the land.
The Mayor and City Council of Cov
ington have acted wisely by giving of
ficial approval to the establishment of
this committee. The groundwork for
stamping out hate, violence, and misun
derstanding is being built rapidly in Cov-
Small Plant Can Mean
Much To A Community
With minor exceptions there isn’t a
small city or town in America, and ours is
definitely included, that wouldn’t like to
have some new industry moving in.
Unfortunately, there has been a trend
of late in the other direction. This has
been especially true of manmade fiber
plants which have expanded rapidly and
outgrown the labor market of the com
munities in which they began — plants
with production of 20 to 50 million pounds
a year or more, and requiring 1,000 to
2,000 workers.
But now comes a break in the clouds
that have been gathering over many a
town. Ralph H. Carter, who is manager
of the synthetic fiber division of Lock
wood Greene Engineers, New York, sees
away out.
Instead of the single large plant, Mr.
Carter visualizes a group of six to ten
highly specialized spinning plants employ
ing 100 to 300 people and located in towns
within a radius of 50 to 75 miles of a
control center and. a polymer plant sup
plying the raw material. Such a plan, he
says, would give the manufacturer the
advantage of local labor markets and im
prove the towns’ economy without bring
ing population concentration, increased
living costs and traffic problems. Control
operations, which would include manage
ment for the entire satellite system, pay
roll, accounting, research, quality control,
parts and maintenance service for all of
the plants, together with the polymer plant
would be an important acquisition to the
central town.
What such a plan could mean is well
illustrated in a report by the “Committee
of 100” of the Alabama Chamber of Com
merce. A plant in a small community with
a labor surplus and employing only 100
people will, the Committee says:
Give $700,000 per year additional spend
ing power to the 100 employees and their
250 family members.
Increase bank deposits by $229,000.
Auto
Air Conditioning
WE HAVE INSTALLED MORE AIR CONDITIONERS IN
CARS, STATION WAGONS AND TRUCKS THE LAST
30 DAYS THAN WE HAVE EVER INSTALLED IN A YEAR
BEFORE!
Because
WE GUARANTEE A PERFECT JOB AND SELL LOWER
THAN YOU CAN BUY ANYWHERE ELSE
And
OUR NEIGHBORS KNOW THEY CAN PAY FOR THEIR AIR
CONDITIONER WHILE THEY ENJOY IT!
COVINGTON AUTO SERVICE
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ington. This same ground work must be
built in the hearts, minds, and actions of
our people, White and Negro. This change
of outlook must be experienced in our
homes before children and adults will act
accordingly in public.
The passage of a law can make no man
responsible. Responsibility must come from
within man himself, from his environ
ment, and through his respect for law
and order. When a man conducts himself
in away to deserve respect, he will be
respected. When a man proves himself
capable of shouldering responsibility, he
will be accepted as a responsible pqrson.
Rights may be granted by law, but both
White and Negro citizens are responsible
for preparing themselves for acceptance
to their rights. With rights come obliga
tions for both the White man and the
Negro man. Only responsible White and
Negro men will ever be accepted in every
area of American life.
We endorse the bi-racial committee
that has been established in our town.
Our support will be given this committee
in an unbiased manner and we pie Ige
with them to work for peace and harmony
in our community between the White and
Negro races. We urge that the people,
White and Negro, of Covington comply
with the law peacefully and let their
action reflect responsibility during this
period of tension.
Increase spending in local stores by
$330,000 per year.
Add three to four new stores to the
community.
Increase automobile sales by 100 cars.
The satellite system, says Mr. Carter,
would not only be suitable for manmade
fiber production lines, but also have ap
plications in certain chemical and light
electrical manufacturing industries.
Are our town fathers listening?
A Light To Live By
It is customary to think of the United
States as a young nation, and genealog
ically this is true. As a people, as Ameri
cans owing allegiance to none but our
selves, we are young. We declared our
independence 188 years ago. We won it
aftr seven bitter years of war 181 years
ago. But what we forget is that young as
we are, we are nevertheless the oldest
major republic on earth. We have more
experience at community government than
any other nation save Switzerland. It has
worked wonderfully well for us. Even our
Civil War resulted in cementing us more
firmly together, and in our 181 years we
have grown from a small, barely indepen
dent nation into the lustiest, most power
ful people of them all.
What our detractors cannot conceive
is that we have no desire to rule. Auto
cratic governments must rule to live; they
cannot govern because to govern is to
carry out the wishes of the citizenry and
few citizens of any nation want domina
tion ad political slavery.
The distractions which surround us
must not obscure in our minds the means
of preserving what our forefathers gained
for us nearly 200 years ago. Those patriots
lit a lamp that still burns brighter than
any other and if we tend it well will
continue to shed its warm and kindly light
long after the cold flame of despotism
has burned itself out.
School Is Out
Drive Safely
MAHR. FUSIONS DENNIS
MARY SRSSIONS MALLARI
Associate Editor
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UNDAY
God's leader Needs Help
Devotional Reading:
Psalms 20:1-1.
Memory Selection: Having
gifts that differ according to
the grace given to us, let us
use them. Romans 12:6.
Intermediate-Senior Top
ic: Help Wanted.
Young People-Adult topic:
Shared Leadership.
Jethro is one of the key
figures in Hebrew history,
for he not only took Moses
in when he fled to the wild
erness, but he also saved
him from complete physical
and mental exhaustion by
suggesting a system of judges
to deal with the problems of
the Israelites. In thus help
ing Moses, the founder of the
nation of Israel, at these cru
cial moments in his life,
Jethro was instrumental in
saving God’s people.
Jethro wat a Midianite who
lived in the Arabian desert,
to the south and east of Ed
om He is also connected more
specifically with the Kenites,
one of the tribes which
roamed the desert wastes of
Midian. It is interesting to
see how often in the Old
Testament God uses non-
Hebrews to bring about his
holy purpose. Rahab, the
harlot, a Canaanite woman
who lived in Jericho, spared
the Hebrew spies who en
tered the land, and thus pre
pared the way for Israel's
entrance into Canaan. Ruth,
the peasant girl from Moab,
became the ancestress of Da
vid, and so one of the line
of the Messiah. And in our
story today, Moses, the
founder of the nation of Is
rael and the religion of Je
hovah, the God of Israel, not
only finds his home, his wife,
and his employment within
the shelter of a Midianite
family, but receives instruc
tion and counsel from the
head of the family which
would lighten his judicial
burden and set the legal pat
tern in Israel for several
generations.
Moses had just killed an
Egyptian taskmaster who
was malterating a Hebrew
slave. Although he thought
he had done it without any
one’s knowledge, the report
of the deed soon came to
Pharaoh’s ears, and he
sought to slay Moses.
Moses left the country in
a hurry to escape the Pha
raoh’s wrath and soon found
himself in the wild and
lonely desert region which
extended endlessly to the
east of Suez. When he fin
ally came to Midian, he met
seven maidens by a well,
daughters of a priest in Mid
ian. “And they came and
drew water, and filled the
troughs to water their fath
er’s flock. And the shepherds
came and drove them away:
but Moses stood up and help
ed them, and watered their
flock” (Exodus 2:16-17). Be
cause of Moses’ gallantry, he
was asked by Reuel (Jethro),
father of the maidens, to
stay with them. “And Moses
was content to dwell with
the man” (Exodus 2:21).
Moses, who had grown up
in the court of Pharaoh amid
luxury and wealth and a so
phisticated religion, is now
content to find refuge among
the Bedouins of the desert.
He who had killed an Egyp
tian in vengeful wrath now
is employed as a lowly shep
herd by a Bedouin priest.
One of the outstanding
characteristics of nomadic
life is hospitality toward
strangers. Not only does the
stranger become one of the
family when dining at table,
but the host will protect him
at the risk of his own life
if danger threatens. Jethro,
in true Bedouin fashion, not
only takes Moses in as one
of the family but gives him
employment as one of his
shepherds. As a priest of
Midian, Jethro must have
been a religious man, who
worshiped God according to
the light that he had. But
more than that, he put his
religion to practice in his
daily life. He was a pious
man and a kind neighbor.
It we may put it in the parl
ance of our times, he prac
ticed what he preached.
But Jethro’s hospitality
went far beyond giving
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Moses shelter and protection
in a hostile desert. He also
gave him one of his seven
daughters, Zipp or a h by
name, for a wife. This su
preme act of kindness on the
part of Jethro seems to have
impressed the narrator with
special force, for whenever
Jethro is mentioned after
this event, he is called the
father-in-law of Moses (Ex
odus 4:18, 18:1,2,5,6,12,14;
Numbers 10:29).
A relation of mutual love
and respect must have ex
isted between father-in-law
and son-in-law. After Moses
had received his call from
God to go back to Egypt and
lead his people out of bond
age: "Moses went and re
turned to Jethro his father
in-law, and said unto him,
Let me go, I pray thee, and
return unto my brethren
which are in Egypt, and see
whether they be yet alive.
And Jethro said to Moses,
Go in peace” (Exodus 4:18).
These words speak well for
the happy relationship which
must have existed between
Jethro and Moses during
their forty years of life to
gether in the desert.
After Jethro heard of
what the Lord (Jehovah),
Israel’s God, had done for
his people in bringing them
out of Egypt, he took Zip
porah and her two sons, Ger
shom and Eliezer, and came
wth them to Moses who was
encamped with the Israelites
at the mount of God, which
is Sinai. Once again Jethro
showed his concern for his
son-in-law, who had been
separated from his family
during the trying days of the
Exodus, by bringing them
together as soon as condi
tions allowed. And Moses,
realizing how good his fath
er-in-law was to him, “did
obesiance and kissed him;
and they asked each other
of their welfare; and they
came into the tent” (Exodus
16:7) .
When Moses told Jethro
how the Lord had delivered
the Israelites from the Egyp
tians, their common foe,
Jethro said, "Blessed be the
Lord, who hath delivered
thee out of the hand of the
Egyptians, and out of the
hand of Pharaoh, who hath
delivered the people from
under the Egyptians. Now I
know that the Lord is great
er than all gods: for in the
thing wherein they dealt
proudly, he was above them”
(Exodus 18:10-11). The God
who had revealed himself to
Moses in the burning bush
by the name of Jehovah (or
Yahweh) is seen by Jethro
to be greater than all gods.
The name of the deity whom
Jethro served as priest is
not explicitly disclosed but
when he heard what the God
of Israel had done for his peo
ple, he immediately recog
nized him to be not only
greater than any other gods,
but the God whom he had
been worshiping all along.
After expressing his joy
at Israel’s deliverance, Jeth
ro "took a burnt offering and
sacrifices for God: and Aaron
came, and all the elders of
Israel, to eat bread with
Moses’ father-in-law before
God” (Exodus 18:12). It is
important to notice that in
the holy communal meal des
cribed here, Jethro brings
sacrifices to “God,” the name
of diety common to all Se
mitic peoples, and not to Je
hovah, the name of God spe
cially revealed to Israel in
Exodus 3:14. Thus both the
priest of Midian and the
Israelites worship the true
and living God at this sac
rifi ci al meal. The name
Jehovah or Yahweh, revealed
at Sinai, is a deeper revela
tion of God to Israel which
corresponds to the God
whom Jethro and his people
have been worshiping.
Both people from now on
will worship God by calling
on his name. The One who
has descended from the fiery
mountaintop of Sinai will
lead them in their wander
ings through the desert.
Jethro and his descendants
will throw their lot in with
the Israelites and accompany
them into the Promised
Land.
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Letters To
The Editor
July 18, 1964
The COVINGTON NEWS
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mr. Mallard:
It is a personal opinion
that silence is a form of en
dorsement. Even though I
am presently separated from
the city of Covington by a
few hundred miles, I cannot
sit nonchalantly on the side
lines while a great political,
moral and spiritual battle is
being fought.
The recent decision of the
mayor and City Council to
issue license for the sale of
malt beverages is indeed a
deplorable incident. Such
action is an outright betray
al of the moral trust placed
in these men by the citizens.
I have been greatly ap
palled at the childish and
immature fashion in which
these supposedly responsible
leaders have viewed the is
sue. Their arguments for
such a stand are quite ab
surd. Indeed, they are to be
pitied. They have fallen
prey to the same idea that
has used other communities,
towns and cities. In stating
why they made such a de
cision the Council revealed
that they have set out to
accomplish the impossible—
the destruction of evil by
providing it with favorable
conditions in which to multi
ply.
While leveling harsh criti
cism at the Mayor and City
Council, we shall not over
look those who have taken
their stand. The COVING
TON NEWS, Messieurs Guy
Evans and Fred Kitchens are
to be applauded for their
moral stamina to oppose the
majority. I only regret that
the representative from
“my” precinct did not have
that courage.
I appeal to every Christ
ian citizen of Covington to
register a verbal protest to
this decision. To remain si
lent is to bear false witness
to our faith.
In Christian Concern,
Kent Anglin
July 17, 1964
Editor
The Covington News
Dear Sirs:
I will attempt to discuss
the subject and contents of
Mr. Hardy’s published let
ter to the editor of last
week.
First, I feel it is needed
to state that I fully realize
that he is entitled to his
opinion and thoughts on this
subject and all other sub
jects. This is the American
way of life and I’m proud to
be an American. What he
wrote should have been pre
faced by the words, “in my
opinion”.
The citizens elect our
councilmen to office; and
this elected office carries
with it the responsibility to
handle matters pertaining
to city governments, its or
dinances, regulations and
etc. Council meetings are
not closed door, secret time
sessions where plotting takes
place. On the contrary, the
press often attends and the
machinery of our city gov
ernment is handled by these
responsible men, our elected
officials. I am proud of this
council and the many previ
ous councils for giving to us
one of the most honest city
governments anywhere. This
is my opinion, Mr. Hardy.
Mr. Hardy, you and your
groups did have plenty of
opportunity to discuss the
legal sale of package beer
prior to the referendum.
Have you forgotten this?
The city precinct did vote for
the legal sale of package
beer at this referendum and
did so without specifying
the many detailed regula
tions and fine controls
placed on the licensing by
our council.
Mr. Hardy, in your opin
ion, bootlegging will increase
during legal beer you state.
My information from talk
ing with law enforcement
men and persons in respon
sible position is that on the
contrary, beer bootlegging
can not continue where there
is legal beer to any great
degree. Have you troubled
yourself to investigate into
this specifically in nearby
Madison, Georgia and also
in nearby Rockdale County?
Beer bootleggers are non
existant there.
So in summary, it is re
ported that there will be no
local newspaper advertising,
or local radio advertising
and the license issued to sell
beer does not allow outside
signs or beer attractions.
But there will be cans on the
shelves at grocery stores who
want to sell it. So, Mr.
Hardy, choose your grocery
wisely and never turn on
your television set and be
happy with your ideas and
opinions. I’m sure I did not
change any of them. Do
know this, however, there
are other men in the world,
religious men of conviction,
The Political Game
ATLANTA — Senator
Barry Goldwater may not be
the etrongest candidate
nationally that the Rspubb
cans could have nominated
at San Francisco. The
national polls indicate that
he isn’t. But he is surely the
most pleasing to the GOP
politicians in Georgia.
That is a restrained way
of saying that if he hadn’t
been nominated most Geor
gia Republican candidates
for Congress and local offi
ces would have been in a sad
dilemma. Their only hope is
to ride on the Arizona Sen
ator’s coat-tails, taking ad
vantage of the deep resent
ment in Georgia over Pres
ident Johnson’s Civil Rights
•Bill.
A Republican candidate
like Governor William
Scranton or Governor Nel
son Rockefeller, whose sup
port of Civil Rights is as
strong as President John
son’s, would have left the
Georgia candidates high and
dry. But Georgia Republican
leaders are jubilant today.
Nearly all of them supported
Goldwater. They bet on the
right horse-and won.
Much can happen - and
will - between now and
November 3 to change the
present political picture in
Georgia. But as of this week
Republican hopes are riding
high. The GOP definitely
will have candidates for
Congress in five of Georgia’s
10 Congressional districts
and possibly in two others.
Down in the Third Con
gressional District, Howard
H. (Bo) Callaway of the
Callaway Mills family will
be the Republican candidate.
Mr. Callaway is known
throughout the state for the
beauties he has created at
Callaway Gardens, and has
been active through the
Georgia Chamber of Com
merce in promoting tourism
in Georgia.
An educated guess is that
State Senator Garland Byrd
of Reynolds, former lieuten
ant-governor, likely will be
his Democratic opponent in
the general election.
In the Fourth District,
newly-formed and contain
ing DeKalb, Rockdale and
two Senatorial districts of
Fulton, Roscoe Pickett, Re
publican National Commit
teeman, is expected to run
against veteran State Repre
sentative James A. Mackay,
who is unopposed for the
Democratic nomination.
As this is written, Mr.
Pickett has not definitely
announced, but he has been
endorsed by the Fourth Dist
rict GOP committee, and is
expected by other Republi
cans to file his candidacy be
fore the July 26 GOP dead
line. The race would pit a
liberal Democrat against an
extreme right-wing conser
vative who, after a long
period of political oblivion,
emerged a few months ago
as one of the most powerful
— and wealthy — Republi
cans in the state.
In the Fifth District (Ful
ton County) Dr. John Sava
ge, a young dentist Who
hoisted the Goldwater ban
ner many months ago, will
oppose the Democratic in
cumbent, Congressman
Charles L. Weltner, the only
member of the Georgia de
legation to vote for the Civil
Rights Bill. The campaign
fight is sure to center around
that issue.
Up in the Seventh District
(Northwest Georgia) Ralph
Ivey, Jr., twice the Republi
can Congressional candidate,
will sit this one out as Ed
Chapin of “Rock City” fame
takes the GOP banner.
And in the Ninth District
(North central Georgia)
Jack Prince of Gainesville
will be the Republican candi
date against veteran Demo
cratic Congressman Phil
Landrum.
There may be Republican
candidates, too, in the First
and Fourth Districts.
* • * •
How well will Senator
Goldwater run against Pres
ident Johnson in a state that
has never gone Republican,
but where thousands of
people are incensed over the
Civil Rights Act? In the
judgment of veteran political
observers here, that answer
depends on those which time
morals, and courage, who
don’t think as you think.
Very sincerely,
Wales Alexander
Dear Sirs:
Thank you for the Editori
al, “We-the People” in last
weeks edition, and for pub
lishing the names of the
councilmen who voted for
the sale of beer and the ones
who voted against it.
I would like to commend
Mr. Guy Evans and Mr. Fred
Kitchens for their votes
against it, and may God
have mercy on the ones that
voted to bring it into our
city.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Grady Reynolds
Route 4, Covington
Thursday, July 23, 1964
brings to three other quest
ions.
1. Will Senator Goldwater
be forced by the Northern
wing of the GOP to make a
stronger statement in behalf
at Civil Rights? That might
be necessary to strengthen
him in the big industrial
cities, but it would weaken
him in the South.
2. Will President Johnson
insist on Attorney General
Robert Kennedy as a run
ning mate? That might send
some uncertain Democrats
into the Goldwater camp.
3. Will Gov. George C.
Wallace get on the ticket
in Georgia? That seems
doubtful, as his followers
would have to get petitions
bearing nearly 36,000 names
for 12 Presidential electors.
But if they were successful,
Wallace and Goldwater
would split the anti-Johnson
vote.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s De
mocratic leaders are prepar
ing for a vigorous campaign
effort.
M. C. Wiley and
Dr. Ingram On
Trip to Russia
By Dr. Irvine S. Ingram
President Emeritus
West Georgia College
EN ROUTE TO RUSSIA:
While I have been on the
Russian border in Iran ano
Turkey, I have been reluc
tant to go behind the Iron
Curtain. My long time
friend. Major M. C. Wiley,
of my’ town, is with me and
in charge of me. He reads
the fine print. I dislike read
ing fine print. We joined
our party at John F. Ken
nedy International Airport.
Anne Ingram is here to see
us off.
Our first stop is Brussels
where we expect to be brief
ed on the Common Market.
Later a friend in England
will give us his version of
this much-discussed prob
lem. Our state claims to be
hurt by this combination of
European states, by their
tax on United States poul
try. We retaliated by not
purchasing our usual quota
of wine from France.
I have been in Brussels
before. We think of this
great city as the home of the
Guilds. Here the members
showed great pride in their
crafts. We leave Brussels
for Stockholm, Sweden. This
country will be new to me.
Here they have fine stock. It
is said it is a most wonder
ful country for tourists. It
is a democratic, socialist na
tion. People there seem to
be so free and happy.
From Stockholm we go to
Moscow. I never thought
that place would appear on
my travel ticket. Somehow
I have never before desired
to travel in Russia. From
Moscow we go to Leningrad,
known in my geography as
St. Petersburg.
Leaving Russia, we move
to Warsaw, Poland. I know
so little about this country,
which is dominated by Rus
sia.
Budapest is in Hungary,
our next city. This country
is one of the Russian domi
nated countries. I do not
know what to expect here.
From Hungary we go to
Frankfurt, Germany. This is
not unfamiliar to me.
But we ex p e c t to visit
West Berlin and to get a
glimpse of the famous wall.
I want to see this. There in
effective contrast, we will
see the free and non-free
world.
Here Major Wiley and I
leave our party to go into
England. I hope to visit old
friends and probably get in
to Scotland, which is my
favorite country for beauty.
Our trip is expected to be
leisurely. We will be away
more than a month.
In England we will visit
the farms of Mr. Cherring
ton, of the British Broad
casting Company, and a
writer on farm products. His
travels take him into all
parts of the world in order
to advise on markets as farm
products relate to Great
Britain. He and his wife
visited us two years ago in
Carrollton.
Our time has been extend
ed in the British Isles. We
will visit the Shakespeare
country and, we hope, the
Bobby Burns area.
Major Wiley, former reg
istrar of Emory-at-Oxford,
and president of the local
Chamber of Commerce, will
be a busy person beginning
on July 6th!
SPIRAL STAIRS
According to the Southern
Pine Association, spiraling
wood stairways are attrac
tive devices in many modern
two story homes.
The stairs may also be
utilized to divide living
areas on the lower floor.