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THE COVINGTON NEWS
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BELMONT DENNIS
Editor and Publisher
LEOS. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Make Georgia Beautiful
Week Sot Jan. 24-30
“Make Georgia Beautiful
Week” will be held January 24-
30. The University of Georgia
^Cooperative Extension Service
and the Tourist Division of the
Georgia Department of Industry
:and Trade will jointly sponsor
the effort which will result in
jthe planting of 300,000 dogwood
•trees and the removal of trash
and litter from thousands of
miles of Georgia roads.
“I urge all Georgians to par
ticipate in this project. The
results of it will be immeasur
able and every resident of this
state will benefit as well as
Georgia will be more appealing
to tourists,” said Governor Carl
Sanders when told of the “Make
Georgia Beautiful Week” plans.
County Agents will coordinate
the plans for the campaign and
will work with over 400 Com
munity Clubs for many Civitan
Clubs. Garden Clubs through
out the state will join in the
effort. Thousands of 4-H Club
members will form units to
police the main highways on Sat
urday, January 30. They will
march out from cities along de
signated highways picking up lit
ter. Younger 4-H members will
patrol the towns.
Industries are participating by
cleaning up around their com
plexes and planting shrubs and
dogwoods. Over 300,000 dog
woods which were grown in Geor
gia Forestry Commission nur
series and provided at a special
price will be available, for plant
ing throughout the State. The
Georgia Nurserymen’s Associa
tion will cooperate in the cam
paign by offering special sales
during the week.
Various contests will be spon
sored to determine the county
that achieves the most, covering
the largest number of miles or
weighing in the most pounds of
litter.
Civic clubs will participate
in tearing down unattractive and
unsafe buildings, clearing up va
cant lots, removing outdated po
litical signs and promoting a
general paint-up and clean-up.
Home Demonstration Clubs will
be responsible for planting dog
woods at club houses and
churches.
Playing It Cool
Far more significant than the
reported “coolness” of the meet
ing of the new bosses of the
USSR with Red China’s Chou
En-lai in Moscow is the fact
that he was there - that the top
world leaders of Communism
were again putting their heads
■together, however haughtily,
: within days of the political demise
of Nikita Khrushchev.
It should be remembered, de
spite assurances of Leonid I.
jßrezhnev, Khrush’s successor
as Communist Party leader, that
ithe new Kremlin regime would
continue the policy of “peaceful
• coexistence” with the West, that
Marshall Rodion Malinovsky,
: Russian defense minister, used
'the 47th anniversary of the Bol
shevik Revolution (also the os
tensible excuse for the Chou
visit) for a tremendous parade
of military might and belligerent
reiteration of Russia’s readiness
:“to retaliate against the machin
•ations of our enemies.” Nor is
there suspicion that Chou has
relented in his preference for hot
war over “cold.”
But Premier Chou - with a
large and impressive entourage -
is in Moscow, and formal talks
have replaced his three years of
long-distance back-fence Bill
ings—gate with Khrush. And while
these talks, according to experts,
may proceed cautiously over
Uaonths, they are pointed at a
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MABEL SESSIONS DENNIS
Associate Editor
MARY SESSIONS MALLARD
Associate Editor
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Entered at the Post Office
at Covington, Georgia, as
mall matter of the Second
Class.
summit meeting of the Reds to
work out and announce a unified
global policy in their war against
the Free World - whether it is
to be hot or cold.
In the meanwhile, we should
be prepared to hear that Chou
will visit the UN - even Wash
ington -for more stiffly formal
meetings that, however “cool,”
should crystallize the need for
new understanding, unity and
firmness among the nations of
the West.
Whether that “rift” between
Moscow and Peking was real or
contrived for the benefit of the
gullible West is now unimportant.
What is all-important now is the
realization that Red “solidarity”
can be achieved any time it will
serve the Communist conquest.
"Cold War” Speeds Up
According to the US Public
Health Service, the average
American will have three colds
this year (just as he always
does) - and that will be about
579 million colds for the nation.
But by 1970 all may be changed!
In the meanwhile, the average
sufferer will spend about a dollar
in the drugstore, hopeful that
something will help, and that’s
half a billion! His absenteeism
from this cause will exceed that
from all other illnesses and in
juries combined! Every single
day, 125,000 workers are staying
home to nurse colds. The annual
cost in lost production and lost
wages plus medical bills is esti
mated at $5 billion.
Assorted remedies developed
since World War 11, have shorten
ed a cold’s duration somewhat
and relieved respiratory misery.
But even the most effective are
palliatives at best, to be used
until the “master weapon” finally
appears.
A year ago, our best scienti
fic minds, directing the multi
million-dollar research efforts
of the Government and the na
tion’s pharmaceutical companies
were cautious in their predic
tions, the most optimistic hint
ing at a breakthrough in ten years.
At that time, Dr. Preston Perl
man, director of biological re
search for Schering Corporation,
advised us to forget the idea
that there is a single common
cold virus since there are “any
number .. possibly 100 or more.”
Thus, to achieve an effective
common cold vaccine, he said,
“would probably take an effort
ten times the magnitude of the
polio viccine effort.”
And Dr. Robert Huebner of the
National Institutes of Health,
which is co-ordinating the vac
cine hunt while the actual vac
cine-making job is being done by
pharmaceutical manufacturers
such as Schering, pegged the pro
ject last year “at the same
stage we were with the polio
virus ten years ago.” But, he
warned, the urgency is not the
same, declaring prudently: “the
timetable will depend on the mag
nitude of the effort.”
Today, Dr. Perlman is opti
mistic over the progress made
by the industry in 1964 and says;
“We all have high hopes that an
effective cold vaccine will be on
the market in five years!”
But, mind you, this will be no
“cure” -for with the vaccine,
nobody will catch cold in the
first place! The common cold
will be as out-of-style as house
maid’s-knee.
COOPER, TEXAS, REVIEW:
“There is more money invested
in newspaper advertising than in
all other advertising media com
bined. If a merchant spent every
minute of his life counting out
one dollar bills, he could never
reach the amount all advertisers
invest in newspapers in one year
. . . something over four billion
dollars.”
OUR WEEKLY LESSON FOR
Sunday School
THE KINGDOM IS
AT HAND
Devotional Reading; Matthew
5:1-13
Memory Selection: He went
about all Galilee, teaching In
their synagogues and preaching
the gospel of the kingdom and
healing every disease and every
infirmity among the people. Matt
hew 4:23.
Intermediate-Senior Topic;
The Call to Commitment
Young People-Adult Topic:
“Follow Me.”
Last week’s lesson dealt with
how Jesus was prepared for world
service by the testing experience
of temptation. He was a man,
and he therefore had to under
stand at first hand the problems
which humanity faces. Further
more, his moral fiber had to be
tested and strengthened for the
Imcomparable service which he
was to render to the world.
He emerged completely victor
ious In this contest. Among the
many lessons which this ordeal
taught is that the Christian life
is a life of victory. We were not
created to be defeated. We can
all achieve victory If we will.
After John had been cast Into
prison, Jesus left Nazareth and
came to dwell in Capernaum, the
city which was thereafter to be
his home. It was “upon the sea
coast, In the borders of Zabulon
and Nephthallm.” This was the
point where Tiglath-plleser had
met and crushed the Israelites
and carried them off Into exile
and oblivion (II Kings 15:29). It
Is significant that at this point
of defeat and despair the Light
of the World was to make Its
appearance. “The people which
sat In darkness saw great light;
and to them which sat in the re
gion and shadow of death light
Is sprung up.’’
Here Is one of those biblical
subtleties which wecanpassover
very easily but which was pro
bably much more apparent and
Impressive to those who first
read the gospel than to us. At
a place in their land which had
once been the veritable symbol
of hopelessness and dlspalr a new
light was beginning to shine forth
which would light Jews and Gen
tiles the world over.
It was a heavenly light. It was
the kingdom light. It was the hope
of the generation which first read
these words-and it is our hope.
John the Baptist had remained
stationary and had preached one
message, namely, the necessity
of repentance. Jesus went about
over the land, and to the message
of repentance he added the assur
ance of devine forgiveness and
salvation.
John’s message urged men to
stop sinning. It assured them
that, if they repented (both gave
up their sin and changed their
minds with reference to it), they
would enter Into a new life char
acterized by heavenly light, ill
umination, warmth, freedom, and
power.
This Is a lesson on the king
dom. But what Is this kingdom?
Let us always remember that with
all the varying aspects of his
ministry Jesus came primarily
to do two things: first, to assure
men of God’s forgiveness and,
second, to establish the kingdom
of God on earth.
The kingdom of God is the rule
of God. It is not a kingdom char
acterized by exalted thrones,
marching armies, brilliant equi
page. It is an unseen order of
such immeasurable power that it
will eventually take over the
kingdoms of this world. At the
head is the heavenly king, Jesus
himself.
This kingdom of God is nothing
less than a portion of heaven’s
light, power, wisdom, and love
moved down upon the earth. The
kingdom of God begins in the
heart and mind of the individual.
“Behold,” said Jesus, “the
kingdom of God is within you”
(Luke 17:21). Then when enough
kingdom-minded men and women
appear in any society, the king
dom begins to spread. We are
now in that era of spreading.
The kingdom will increase in
power and influence as the cen
turies progress.
The consummation of the king
dom will take place when Jesus
Christ returns to establish it,
without rival or opposition, upon
the earth.
This is the expectation of every
Christian believer. Upon this
his eternal hope is established.
It is interesting to note the
type of men Jesus chose to be
his helpers and leaders in the
establishment and promulgation
of his spiritual kingdom.
There were men of great learn
ing at hand, but Jesus chose none
of these. No more ardently
religious men ever lived than the
scribes and Pharisees. To be
sure, they were mistakenly re
ligious, for their religion was
external; it was not a thing of
the heart. But these men were
devoted to God in their twisted
and inadequate fashion.
To none of these did Jesus
turn in establishing his kingdom.
Later one of the greatest of these
Pharisees, Saul of Tarsus (known
to us as Paul), “a Pharisee of
the Pharisees,” was to be con
verted to Christianity by a mira
culous vision of Christ on the
road to Damascus.
But Jesus chose as his helpers
men like himself—men of simple
life. Most of them were pro-
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bably manual workers, men of
meager education. Jesus had no
doubt received in the synagogue
schools the equivalent of what we
would call today an eighth-grade
education. We believe that two
of the disciples he chose—John
and Peter—later wrote some of
the most stlrlng portions of the
New Testament. But this was
after their Inadequately trained
mental powers had been brooded
over by the Holy Spirit and
divinely guided.
jesus had declared that his
coming would "set a man at
variance against his father, and
the daughter against her mother,
and the daughter In law against
her mother In law. And a man’s
foes shall be they of his own
household” (Matt. 10:35-36).
Christianity cannot help dividing
men. Sometimes those who
oppose Christ are sincere,
though tragically mistaken, In
their opposition. But as long as
the world lasts the coming of
Christ into home, community, and
society will have a controversial,
yet divine, effect.
There Is striking symbolism in
the fact that Jesus chose as his
first four disciples two sets of
brothers. Furthermore, these
were fishermen, and It was the
promise of God that, If they fol
lowed him, he would make them
to become fishers of men.
Their trade was a humble one
but very important, for meat of
all kinds was scarce and very
expensive. The people had to
rely heavily upon the large catch
of fish each year in the Sea of
Galilee.
Note that the fishermen
"straightway left their nets, and
followed him.” (In the case of
James and John the word used
is “immediately.”) Jesus had
probably had some previous con
tacts with these men, for they
would not, it Is Imagined, leave
everything they had in the world
and follow a complete stranger
even though they may have heard
of his fame, or listened to his
preaching, or seen some of his
stupendous miracles.
Being a Christian is primarily
a matter of trusting God through
Jesus Christ. This can be done
by people of humble gifts as well
as by those of lofty station and
high attainment.
The four brothers were busy
men. Jesus called them in the
midst of their everyday employ
ment. The inspiration of the
sanctuary is necessary. Some
times transcending experiences
in the sanctuary lead people into
a life of love and, service with
Christ. Usually, however, Christ
comes to us when we are busy
with the dally routines of life.
He calls us. Sometimes we are
Instructed to leave this employ
ment and go out as full-time
ministers, religious workers, or
missionaries. Ordinarily, how
ever, this is not the case. The
four fishermen left their nets
and boats, but Jesus instructed
others to go back to their usual
associations and there proclaim
the things of his kingdom.
God does not call dreamers to
great service. He calls busy
men.
The great lesson of these five
verses is that Christ’s alm in
his ministry among men is un
doubtedly to Increase and deepen
a sense of brotherhood. Chris
tianity is a great brotherhood of
believers who hold that Jesus is
the divine Son of God, that he
came bringing forgiveness to sin
ners, that his ultimate project
was the establishment of a spirit
ual kingdom upon the earth.
This great project entails and
demands brotherhood. All In
equalities of learning, wealth,
and social status must be erased
as we stand before the throne
of God. Regardless of nation
ality, color, and previous iniqui
ty, we are all brethren of Jesus
Christ and brethren one of an
other.
It is significant that the Chris
tian movement really began when
Jesus chose as his first four
disciples two sets of brothers.
"Jesus went about all Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues, and
preaching the gospel of the king
dom, and healing all manner of
sickness and all manner of dis
ease among the people.’’
How did Jesus heal? Circum
stances such as these are be
yond human comprehension, but
might not this be at least a
partial and suggestive answer?
Jesus was perfect. He came out
of the perfect order of God, and
he was completely committed to
the will of God. Now disease
of all sorts is Imperfection,
weakness, or distortion. Is it
not reasonable to suppose that
when the perfect Christ came in
contact with situations involving
imperfection he restored to the
afflicted one that perfection
which God intended the afflicted
one to have. Nothing could re
main Imperfect in Christ’s pre
sence if there was any disposi
tion on the part of the person to
accept Christ. Christ, the Per
fect One, came offering perfec
tion to those who would accept
it.
There were men whom, be
cause of their unbelief (notably
those of his own country and
city), Jesus could not heal (Matt.
13:53-58). But when men want
ed to be healed, when they brought
their loathsome diseased bodies,
made hideous and painful by the
ravages of all sorts of human
afflictions, Christ the Perfect
One touched their imperfection
and restored it to the perfec
tion it was meant to have.
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Dear Mrs. Dennis,
The family of Margaret Piper
Barnes would like to try to ex
press their deep gratitude to so
many people by this letter.
Just words could never convey
to the wonderful staff of Newton
County Hospital our feelings to
ward them. From the kitchen
staff, the nursing staff, the ad
ministrative staff, there came to
our Margaret and us, tender
concern, dedicated nursing, and
all the many personal attentions
that made Margaret and us know
that here in Newton County there
is a hospital dedicated to ser
vice to patients and families.
We surely know that each mem
ber of Newton County Hospital is
truly following our Saviour’s ex
ample when he said, "Love thy
neighbor as thyself.’’
To our Dr. Tommy Crews
goes our humble gratitude for his
untiring care of Margaret, using
every medical means at his com
mand to help her, even though
Margaret was fighting a losing
battle.
Dedicated doctors, a dedicated
hospital located in Newton Coun
ty, make Newton Countians a very
fortunate people.
And to our wonderful friends,
who have shown us their love
and concern by thoughtful deeds
in our time of sorrow and be
reavement, we humbly extend
our heartfelt thanks and ask God’s
richest blessings upon each of
you.
Sincerely,
The Family of Margaret
Piper Barnes
Dear Editor:
One of the primary responsi
bilities of any tax-supported pub
lic agency such as the Department
of Family and Children Services
is to keep the public informed
concerning its actions and poli
cies. It is my personal feeling
that an imformed and interested
public is the keystone of de
mocracy and that no democracy
can exist where the citizenry is
not informed and encouraged to
maintain an active interest in
their government.
Due largely to the continuing
efforts of the press, I believe
that we have today in America
and in Georgia a concerned and
informed public and it is certain
ly in the best interests of all
people that this condition con
tinue. It is the purpose of our
Public Information Office to
maintain a working relationship
with the news-gathering press in
keeping the public abreast of
policies and procedures in this
department. It is our desire to
take every possible step in as
suring the utmost efficiency and
effectiveness at all times in our
programs of public information.
To this end, we ask your help.
With kindest regards and my
thanks for your cooperation, I am
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Bruce Schaefer
State Director
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GIVE US THE
FAMILY LIFE
FAMILY LIFE, says the Pop
ulation Reference Bureau, is
more popular than ever. Nine
out of 10 Americans — more than
177 million out of 190 million —
live in the country’s 47 million
families. (The Bureau of the
Census defines a family as two
or more people living together
related by blood, marriage or
adoption.) Average family size,
after decreasing for more than
.■pjafiak People
~ are talking
4 about..
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Clean Flameless Electric Heat
They like it. In their first home it’s very important that
draperies, furniture and walls stay clean and new-looking.
Electric heating means no fuel grime or dust.
People agree that electric heat is clean. There are no
by-products of combustion. Economical, for a special
low rate is available to total-electric residential customers.
And with budget billing, the electric bill is the same
amount every month.
Young couples are saying that some of the happiest
homes they know are total-electric. Makes us totally
happy to hear it.
GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
150 years, has started to grow
again. In 1790, the average was
5,7 persons} this fell to 4.6 in
1900 and 3.5 tn 1950. But, re
versing this trend, the average
family of 1960 was 3.7 persons.
RADIO, far from being KO’S by
TV, is coming on strong. It
enjoyed a record year in 1962
when Americans went out and
bought 25 million sets. In 1947,
there were 2,000 U. S. radio
stations; today, there are more
than 5,000, including AM and
FM ALL the plumbing
necessary for the average bath
room can be carried easily by one
person if it’s new lightweight
plastic, says Tube Turns Plas
tics, Louisville. The drainage
waste-vent assembly in thermo
plastic weighs only 26 pounds,
compared with about 250 pounds
for the usual metal pipe and
fittings.
SONIC BOOM, a major opera
tional problem for supersonic
transport planes which may tra
vel at three times the speed of
sound, can be solved with careful
design, says a report from the
Newton County Financial Statement
DECEMBER 1964
CASH RECEIPTS
State of Georgia—Road Mileage
Appropriation $ 2.268.89
State Os Georgia—Fuel Oil Tax
Appropriation 2,940.91
J. L. Berry, Sheriff—November &
December Fees 2,406.63
State Board Os Health—October Grant In Aid 829.38
S. M. Hay, Clerk Superior Court—Sept.-Dec.
Fines & Forfeitures 647.75
Covington Businessmen's Assoc.—Materials 118.25
B. L. Johnson, Tax C 01.—1964 County Tax 152,890.25
Total Cash Received $162,102.06
DISBURSEMENTS:
ROADS
Labor > 6,837.22
Repairs to Equipment 3,232.18
Gas, Oil & Diesel Fuel 783.23
Materials 1,217.56
Barn Utilities 19.78
$ 12,089.97
Attorney Fees on Road Projects $ 2,340.00
SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
Meals for Prisoners 497.25
Mise. Jail Expenses 293.77
Out Os County Fees 28 00
Auto Repairs & Fuel ^21.24
Salaries 1,383.01
$ 2,623.27
COURTS
Justice Peace 12.50
Registrars 330.73
Coroner 46.38
Court Reporters, Secretaries and Solicitor
General Salaries 367.30
$ 756.91
ADMINISTRATIVE
Court House Expenses $ 436.08
Office Supplies 403.10
Office Machine Repair 68 28
Court House Janitorial Services 394.70
Officials Salaries 1,106.33
Mise.: Covington News adv. & Subscriptions 34.40
Attorney Fees for 1964 600.00
$ 3,047.89
Civil Defense 96.37
Fox Ears 4000
Paupers 125.07
Newton County Library 207.35
Department of Family and Children Services 2,806.77
Health Department 1,950.06
Newton County Hospital—Grant 5,919.55
Agriculture Extension Service 881.38
TOTAL ALL DEPARTMENTS $ 32,884.59
SCRIPT: Clerk Newton Superior Court 230.00
Ordinary 170.00
GRAND TOTAL—COUNTY DISBURSMENT $ 33,284.59
Thursday, January 14, 1965
American Institute of Aeronau
tics. Proper aircraft length,
area and lift distribution and
gross weight can significantly
reduce the noise and damage
from the booms, the report says.
A boom pressure of between
one and two pounds a square
foot is considered acceptable ...
. . STAINLESS STEEL wire is
better than silk thread to rejoin
sutured nerves, reducing inflam
mation and scarring, according
to the University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry.
And passing a 50-mlcroampere
negative electric current through
the wire further lesses inflam
mation, researchers say.
SNOWFLAKES are not frozen
water like hail or sleet but lacy
growths of water vapor formed
around minute particles in the
air such as dust, clay or miner
als, explain meteorologists at the
U. S. Weather Bureau.
ATTEND CHURCH
THIS SUNDAY