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THE COVINGTON NEWSJ
11S -122 PACE STREET. COVINGTON. GA_MWV I
MLMONT DENNIS
Editor and PobHshor
LfO S. MALLARD
Asshtont to Pubhthor
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
LBJ Fades Norman Thomas
President Johnson, in an address of
greetings to leaders of various organiza
tions of so-called “senior citizens” who
met in the White House last January 15,
said:
‘‘We are going to try to take all of
the money we think is unnecessarily be
ing spent and take it from the ‘haves' and
give it to the ‘have nots’ that need it so
much.”
This statement, at the time, was writ
ten off in many quarters as just another
aphorism to reassure the medicare pro
ponents that the Administration would go
all-out for health insurance tied in with
social security — so that the "haves” (who
didn’t need or want regimented medical
and hospital services) would be paying
for the “have nots.”
But anyone who has given any thought
to the President’s pending “war on pov
erty” bill is sadder and wiser today —
and ready to accept an earlier LBJ state
ment quoted by Robert Spivack in the N.
Y. Herald Tribune of last December 1:
“You say I am not a liberal. Let me tell
you I am more liberal than Eleanor Roose
velt, and I will prove it to you. Franklin
D. Roosevelt was my hero — he gave me
my start.”
And, if that is not proof enough, there
is the very recent praise of our President
by Norman Thomas, standard-bearer of the
Socialist Party, and its quadrennial Presi
dential candidate as far back as memory
serves. In his encomium, Mr. Thomas made
it plain, we thought, that since LBJ ex
pects to run this year, he, himself, may
now take it easy — secure in the realiza
tion that the banner of Socialism is in
strong hands.
For the purposes of the measure now
before Congress, “poverty” (which had
been generally regarded as a condition
threatening starvation) is the parlous state
of a citizen with a cash income of no
more than $3,000 a year — who would
then be eligible to economic salvation
under one or more of the innumerable
f programs” this Robin Hood legislation
jFould provide.
Among those who are puzzled over
this $3,000 figure is South Carolina’s Dem
ocratic Senator Strom Thurmond who
points out that: "More than a million
members of the US armed services make
less than this amount,” and that if $3,000 ,
a year is poverty, “it seems contradictory
that in 1963 the Government collected
$3.54 billion in personal income taxes from
the 4.1 million Americans having incomes
of less than $1,500.”
Something is rotten in Denmark? No,
in Washington. And you ain’t heard noth
ing yet!
Daytime Headlights
Save Many Lives
Anyone who, at one time or another,
has experienced the chilling terror of an
automobile suddenly bearing down “out
of nowhere" will second the findings of
two Indiana University vision experts that
the vehicle he doesn’t see, even in broad
daylight, is a vastly underrated factor in
highway accidents.
Dr. Merrill J. Allen and Dr. James R.
Clark, both Fellows in the American Ac
ademy of Optometry, have established by
means of extensive light and illumination
measurements that a “camouflage effect’’
on highways and city streets often re
duces an automobile’s visibility to zero or
so changes its appearance as to make it
unrecognizable.
Warning that “even in broad daylight
on a clear day, one cannot safely assume
his motor vehicle is visible to another
driver or pedestrian, “the two optomet
rists recommend that all vehicles be equip
ped with two “running lights” and be
required to use them while in motion
during daylight hours.
Since instituting the use of headlights
as improvised running lights on all its
buses, Greyhound has noted a system
wide decrease of 11 percent in daytime
accidents. On this basis, similar reductions
in the national accident rate would save
some 2,000 lives and avoid more than
230,000 injuries annually.
As a nation, we cannot overlook any
practical means of reducing the shocking
toll exacted by accidents on our highways.
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P«i*f< *»t *1 G**rgi»—V*«r 14.50
Pie* J% Sale* Tei
When a comparatively simple expedient *
such as the burning of running Ughs. p
holds promise of sparing lift and .limb,
local officials should take th* mitiatiie/^*
immediately to put such a program Into ,
effect, and hope that Federal and staU -
lawmakers will follow suit.
Taxation And a 1
Tomorrow's Forests *
All of us talk about taxes; all <4 US *
have ideas on just what tax policy rpjgtt
be. But relatively few of us have aqy '
real, down-to-cases insight intqihe theory
and practices of taxatjop. ; '- L*
One reason is that t^S ’• A CW
one man’s meat may be another IMAA A
poison. That is, a tax law whMl mpjf be , “
fair and even stimulating to certain RhUr* ..
prises may be disastrously daHmetita to *
another. For, in this complex and
flung economy of ours, industries myst f.
deal with extremely varied i
problems. - -
Take, for instance, a natural reeou>ce 4
industry of the first importance — thnbfr
products. : ’ *
It has been observed, and accurslgly,', •*
1 that “The public understands and wants
■ timber conservation, but very few people
realize that tax policies could, mate-CMr
■ servation impossible.” It tgkap W tQ
1 or more years for a tree to reach cW- v
: mercial maturity. The owners must carry
■ a heavy financial load in the n»eanU«ML ,
r but they realize nothing omtH'kha tree
! cut and sold. Unwise tax policies eoojd,
’ and would force the cutting or the trees ;
z as fast as possible and place a very high
■ barrier indeed in the way of conservation
1 policies — such as tree fanning — which
guarantee that there will be an abundant
z supply of timber and its products for ail ;
1 time to come. • 1
1 The legislatures of numbers of states
t have recognized the special problems the ?
3 timbr people face and adjusted their tax
i laws accordingly. But keeping thegg ‘:
1 essary laws in force is another iMtHnr* <
B The public, and the legislators too, need.
1 a better understanding of just why such; -.
laws exist, and why their abandonment
r would be a national tragedy. The future ■
• existence of our forests is the stake.
j
Hospitalization Os x
The Mentally 111 t
On July 1, 1964, the "lunacy
the “lunacy commission, the <pKDAMRnA^*
of insane persons,” ptaceMl/ pßAtai, pEh
lamented, Into oblivioe. . *
The current law tn HaMW y.
Code, while retaining
medically oriented and refigets t HAF
philosophy of understanding and hqtnxn- <
itarianism. The psychiatric patitett is total*
ed as a sick person and not a* a quasi- '
criminal. The sick person la ant “put ;
away" for the relief of society but ip lent
to a hospital for treatment «n< xtaotary..?
The patient is expected to Me tW* . ■
onably soon to return to family, noRDAAIMI
community.
Many of these patients have been
fined in jail prior to official exatpittMiQA
and transportation to Milledgeville Stat*
Hospital. This is a cruel and bartterW
practice which causes the patient to suttee
a psychological trauma as well as persofte
al indignity. And such procaAOFe la Ute
necessary with the resources of modem
medical practice.
The hospitalization law now in effect
clearly imposes a legal respotteibUity
Georgia communities to keep these sick
people out of jail. Provision can be made
in every community hospital in the State
for the temporary care of these pstienta.
Required is a little money. Sorne effort
and a modicum of compassion.
This is a challenge to community lead*
ership. .
NUMEROUS INDIANS OF THE
SOUTHWEST who have been complaining
they had “nothing to wear” —- ceremo
nially, that is — are in receipt of 1.000
eagle feathers from Big Chief Lyndonbird
Johnson. It is hoped this will cover the
situation.
Eagles, like Indians, thamsekea. are
now protected by Federal law. Thus, it
may soon be necessary for the latter to
adopt powwow tuxedos. . „
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'THE CPYINGTON NEWS
CFim witwir iiwM
Sunday School
14. G<s Cmi* w»«h Hb
Beading:
hms hl 1-10; Memory
Seitction: To love him with
all cha heart, and with all
< IM todtOtaMiAg. and with
<ll4be slrangtb. and to love
ooe'e-neighbor as oneself, is
modi met* th*o all whole
burnt offering* end sacri-
T» f .
ie; Gad’* Covenant with U».
Voung People-Adult Top
ic Gotos Covenant with Hu
People
It was no* Ute third
mqgtth hpce the children of
Isrui hod boon rescued from
thp>Maio o< They
cavte IdoF back upon the
dlsjum by which they had
been Mt free and the passage
Os the Red >ea with a lively
son** of how God had de
livered them
•* In the meantime Jethro,
Mase*’ father-in-law, had
art* to greet the great cav
alcgde and had given Moses
good advice concerning the
administration of the large
JMmcs Iseed a tremendous
task in makiatg over a nation
ol ^vwXo m oaganiMd
-CTSramunrty end a eenguering
j^gro, bis father-in-law,
emit foim 1 to give Motes ex
evUent advice concerning the
^visipa <M responsibility.
ITK Ibet stg* was to find the
apPIMt BCSMcool. Jethro said,
out good leaders, able
• m«» M 'good judgment
and aopimoa sense.” He
uraM Mow “saek men
y^STjaared Ctod,” men of
truth, mMgrity, and honesty
< character, man who hated
covetousnosa and who would
gr»«* CADto u p
Os IhMAMds of tents was
pitched to the wildornees
hetow Mount «nal. The
Wart back in a ter
ritory that Mom* knew well
Here he had tended Jethro’s
sheep, an d here he had met
Gqd in the burning bush and
received Ms call to service.
U must have seemed at
Sas if God was very
In Ms training of Moses,
ha bad had years of
Mhaolinf in the land that had
the utmost in education and
ip the world of its
dary. Theft another forty
yoara in the desert to mold
hfs character and make Mo-
CM the “meekest of men.”
‘ W&en God’s call come, Moses -
was very humble.
If we follow his career,
however, there is no doubt a
tapa .tor each of us in the
UM that Uwes failed in his
; AMMeto potot. When he
th* rock in Horeb and
Water guahed forth he failed
tngive Vbd the glory.
Thmuj^wut Hebrew his
gm is noted as the
egiver, and even in
l W Christ we find
at Ute Jewish nation
- tp be discip les of
> - Visitors to Rome may ima
gtrte sonurthing of the
strength of Character
at Moses the Law
giver as they look upon the
statue oftfoeeaby Michelan-
Bit is located in the
t H Peter in
and should not be
• mtaMd by any viiitor as the
greet artMt and sculptor
Michelangelo certainly
taught the spirit and power
Gt toe great lawgiver.
;<Jur lesson begins with
events in the third month
alter God had delivered his
thoeen people from the
•teyery Os Egypt. Many aut
horities relate this to the
seaaoq at Pentecost, or fifty
. days after the first Passover,
denturies later Pentecost
was to be the birthday of the
Christian Church, as it was
- Uto liW of covenant with
Israel as a peculiar people
chnsep and guided under the
direct hand of God.
The Hebrews designated
themselves as “the House of
Jatob” and “the Children of
Israel*’ They are the heir* of
God’s covenant with Jacob
as >e saw the vision at Beth
el his flight to Padan
aram, and they are also the
cbUdren of Israel who had
wrestled all night with the
divine Messenger and re
ceived the blessing and re
newal of the covenant.
God had now provided
tetgi wilfc g greet loader in
, Moses, who
VWteiUad up to Mount Sinai
to receive the law from God
■ tad traaemit it to the people.
A rtmtoder is first given to
the people of how God had
debverod them, and a strik
mg figure is used: “I bare
you on wings, and
i brought gwu unto myself.”
? Tbe covenant was given
under circumstances which
would new for-
The Mount burned and
. smoked, and there was an
earthquake and a thick cloud
from which issued thunder
Md-lightsung and the sound
o« e trumpet, ieud and long.
■ The pe<4>l« wvrv to be pre
pgred and stand before the
ktount. Moms brought them
God’s word and returned
with thetr answer.. Mo the
theocracy was e»taM;»hed.
the covenant was given by
God and. accepted by the
people.
We should note that the
maker and first nywer of the
covenant it God hireself
Our blessing* cone not so
much from our knowing God
as from our being known of
him. In all dealings with
God hl* free grace anticipa
tes our needs. -
God gives all the bJtMings
of the covenant, but there
must be obedience on the
part of the people to make
these blessing* a special di
vine treasurer. A* the people
stood before the Mount,
Moses was commanded to
remind them that God had
come swiftly to help them
and had borne them on
eagles’ wings. It was God’*
special care of them and af
fection for them that had
brought them to the place
of freedom an< honor where
they could attain the actual
covenant relationahip with
him. What a dramatic scene
it as as God hi nasals de
scended upon the Mount and
established Iris covenant
through the nwdiator Moses!
letters To
The Editor
Mrs. Mabel Gesstons Dennis
Editor and Publisher
COVINGTON NWS
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mrs. De»ni|i
Heartiest congratulations
on receiving the Service to
Agriculture gwaad of tbe
National Editorial Associa
tion.
I am deeply grateful for
the many coprteete* the
Nows has shown ate in the
past, and I hope that you
will call on me whenever I
may be of service to you.
With kindest regards, I
am
Sincerely,
Herman JE. Talmadge
Mrs. Belmont Dennis
News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mrs. Depni*;
Congratulations on your
fine showing in the N!£A
Better Newspaper Contest.
We are privileged to repre
sent your newspaper.
We assure you that this
showing will be used to help
convince national advertis
ers that their money is be
ing well utilized in Home
town newspapers.
Selling national advertis
ing is always challenging
and your efforts to increase
respect for the medium are
helpful to all concerned.
Sincerely yours,
J. K. AJdPHft
Director of Public
ReletioM
American Newspaper
Representative*, Inc.
New York, N.Y.
July », W 64
Mrs. Mabel Deanls
The Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mrs. Dennie:
We notice that you used
our press release on the
“Plus 100” edition of The
Atlanta Journal tad Con
stitution July Mth.
This is just to lat ? ou
know that we appreciate it
very much.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. Patricia LaHattee
Promotion Manager
I am proud that we citi
zens of the City of Coving
ton have a mayor tad four
councilmen that are true to
their trust. So brave to their
conviction with action for
beer to be sold in grocery
stores, listed as beer pack
age stores, with governing
rules applied to control this
act
■For myself, I am appead
ing to whomever may read
this article to check your
conscience and prey to our
God and Jeaus Christ for
giving us a nation that we
may apeak what is so dear
to all, that is freedom to
all; however let’s not forget
that we can lose it very easi
ly-
The people of the City of
Coviagton voted ter the sale
of padrage beer a short
while back and these offi*
oers ere carrying out the
voters choice. I have heard
people say the bootleggers
have stated that these pack
agers store* would ruin their
business, for toe revenue
now will go where it be
longs, and aot where taxes
are not collected al all
We have a poitoe depart
ment here tb<t can and will
carry out the law that is ap
plied to such. If toe people
will only help it will be
very eaxy t« kavy a bigger
and better city to live in.
We must have isith, for fear
is fear itself.
We have people that are
going about telling others to
(I' .1 »
Gavaraeo: Nawa. Picturaa* and E eatureoX.
fight legal beer tor they had
rather slip around and get
bootleggers beer. Thu
sounds to me as if anyone
can gat it for the price Do
you agree?
In some states they sell
beer and wine in large gro
cery stores and if you did
not see it, you could not tell
they sold it. Let the people
talk, it’s good for all We
have Christian men and wo
men that believe we should
have beer package stores to
sell it in our fair city rath
er than bootleggers, so lets
stand up and be counted.
On our radios and TV’s
you can hear and see these
ads on beer on various com
mercials.
Sincerely,
John H. Latham
PO Box W 5
Covington, Ga.
Louisville, Kentucky
July 27, 1964
The Covington NEWS
Covington, Georgia
Dear Sir:
I wish to express my per
sonal appreciation to you
and the NEWS for the pub
lic demonstration of your
convictions on the issuing of
beer licenses in the City of
Covington. As a former em
ployee of the NEWS, I am
indeed grateful that you and
this voice of the people have
not fallen victim to the false
propaganda of the forces of
evil.
This has been an issue in
the County for many years
and at this point I wish to
command The County Com
missioner for the moral in
tegrity and intensive insight
that he has shown during his
term of office. However, this
cannot be said of the present
mayor and council, all of
whom I am acquainted with
and have known over the
years. This is very disap
pointing to me as a former
citizen of Covington, a city
that has been blessed with
progress and success over
such a long period of time.
I’m sure that the mad rush
of this material world with
its challenging claims on
men, has found the opport
unity of blinding the vision
of men who are capable of
seeing the future evil that
this move will bring about.
I now live in one of the
largest distillery areas of the
world, where I suppose that
the greater part of the al
cohdhc beverages of the
world are produced and sold.
It seems that there is not a
chain grocery store or drug
store that does not stock the
beverage, as well as the
hundreds of outlets all over
the city and county. Yet, the
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By Lewis Caldwell
“God moves In myitertoua
ways
His wonders to perform
He plates His feet upon
the seas
And rides upon the
storme”.
These words written by
William Cowper in the midst
of a fit of depression have
been a beacon of light to
many, as it brings to light
the miraculous power of Al
mighty God. He can take the
mistakes of life and create
great opportunities, He can
take misfits and create soul
winners, He can take the re
jects of the political and
industrial revodutions and
create the most powerful
nation on earth.
He can take an itinerant
Scottish boy and fashion a
Peter Marshall, He can take
a sinful Saul and design a
righteous Paul. To me the
mysterious touch of God
causes me to stand in wond
er and awe in His presence.
I am ever thankful that I
alleys of this “all American
city” are still the outlet for
the bootlegger! City license
for the sale and control of
beer is not the answer to the
bootlegging problem, so let
us not be misled by false
statements.
I wish to commend Mr.
Fred Kitchens and Mr. Guy
Evans for their refusal to
vote yes, and I trust that the
ground of their reason was
moral in its nature. The door
of evil can only be closed
when the people of faith let
their convictions become
their language. The forces
of evil have expressed theirs
to bring shame and disgrace
in so many areas of our
state and nation. May the
citizens of the City of Cov
ington use every medium at
their disposal to lift the level
of living and moral truth,
rather than fertilize the
seeds of evil with the legal
sale of alcoholic beverage.
Sincerely,
Leon Anthony, Jr.
ThuxAdAy* July 30,
What God
and His
. Church Mean
To ME
I
I
have a patient God. Many
times He has had cause to
{row impatient with me, as
would wftfully go along in
my very stubborn way. Be
cause He is patient Ha gives
me the opportunity to also
grow in patience and gra«e.
He is the great Exampier, He
sets the examle that we may
glorify the Father which is
in Heaven.
The church is the bride of
Christ, it is His creation in
stituted by Him for the
preaching of His Word. It
speaks of His love and sac
rifice for a lost sinner and
breathes into his being the
hope of a brighter day when
the chains of sin shall be
broken and we shall walk
with the lowly Gallilean
through life.
The church calls me to
walk on higher ground. I
can remember as a little boy
sitting in a country church,
as my mother played the
organ, and as my father led
the singing, many is the
time I have listened as they
•would sftng “Higher Gro
und”. I think I can hear
them now, “'Lord lift me up,
and let me stand, By faith
on heaven’ table land, a
higher plane than I have
found, Lord lift my feet on
higher ground”. The church
calls us all to a nobler life,
greater ideals and a 'better
life. May God help us to
answer the call.
BALANCE
Wherever a large glassed
area lets your living room
look onto an attractive gard
en or patio, the outdoor sett
ing, in effect, becomes an
extension of the interior.
The outdoor-indoor motif
becomes complete, the
Southern Pine Association
reveals, when you panel one
or more of the living room
walls with lumber. Not only
will the wood make the
room seem more a part of
the outdoor*, but it will also
diminish any glare from the
glass.