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THE COVINGTON NEWS
118 - 122 PACE STREET, COVINGTON, GA. -30209
BELMONT DENNIS
Editor and Publisher
LEOS. MALLARD
Assistant to Publisher
OFFICAL ORGAN OF
NEWTON COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF COVINGTON
Sources Os Vie* Nam Policy
• Known evils cannot be run
away from forever. Ultimately,
if decency is to be preserved,
'evils must be fought by the forces
of good. So it is in Viet Nam.
Communism is an unalloyed evil.
More than that, it is a menace
to the United States. The North
•Vietnamese believed what their
masters, the Chinese Commu
nists, told them, namely that
ihe U. S. is a paper tiger. For
weeks, therefore, the North Viet
namese. have been pushing the
Communist Viet Cong soldiers to
fight bigger battles. Either on
their own, or with Russian en
couragement, the North Viet
namese decided to make a show
piece series of attacks on U. S.
compounds while a high-powered
Soviet delegation was in Hanoi.
It was a deliberate slap in the
Jface of Uncle Sam. And all
sAsia would have considered that
the U. S. “lost face” had there
peen no retaliation.
: For his decision Mr, Johnson
deserves credit. The country
fnust watch, however, and insist
that the strikes be followed up
by other consistent actions that
will produce a victory overcom
jnunism. But the American peo
ple also should remember whence
Came the good advice that Mr.
Johnson decided to follow -- it
was from the conservatives of
both parties, notfrom the liberals
who urged the peace of retreat
^nd withdrawal.
: Forty years ago there were
114,113,000 Americans.
: Unprecedented prosperity had
•succeeded the upheavals of the
■Great War. The Jazz Age was
in full swing. Royal preroga
tives had toppled in many parts
Eof the world, and as the economy
leaped forward, no cloud of the
Ecoming Great Depression could
jyet be seen on the horizon. The
■furnace was still being banked
;at bedtime, the iceman came at
:dawn, and it was only the com
fortable and forward-minded
•family indeed that owned more
Ethan one set of earphones for
■•the crystal set in the parlor.
• The great epidemics of the
•late war period—influenza, in
fantile paralysis—were still a
fresh and frightening memory,
•and life expectancy at birth in the
^United States was just under 60
•years.
: That was the year the Ameri-
Ecan Heart Association came into
Ebeing. It was 1924, a year when
Esome 33 percent of all deaths
Ein the United States were attri-
Ebuted to the heart and blood ves-
E sei diseases—partly because
Ethey were not as well recognized
:as they are currently when the
•figure stands at 54 percent.
: Today, Americans are 190,
SOO,OOO strong. Our newborn
Ehave a life expectancy of more
Ethan 70 years, and more and more
men and women discover that the
•best years of their lives can be
Ethose after 40.
: Future Farmers of America
iWeek is to be observed during
:the February 20-27 period. And
■this is one of those annual events
ithat is fully worthy of the atten
•tion and interest of us all.
: The stated purpose is “Public
• recognition of the Future Farm
iers of America organization in
^developing better agriculture and
irural citizenship.” The young
^people who participate are
’brought close to the profound
lvalues that are a part of nature.
•They have a healthy and dedicated
^interest in crops, in farm ani
jmals, and in the ever-changing
Kle&hniques which give our agri-
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In retaliating against North
Viet Nam because of a com
munist attack on American com
pounds which caused many U. S.
casualties, the United States took
the only course open to it unless
its power was to be regarded as
ended.
President Johnson took the
right action in ordering the car
rier-based air strikes. He also
took the kind of action that has
been consistently recommended
by conservative leaders over a
long period of time.
Had Mr. Johnson declined to
order retaliation -- had turned
the other cheek, so to speak —
it would have been a Pearl Har
bor for American prestige. The
country as a whole can be thank
ful that the President did not
take the advice offered him by
the ultra-liberal advocates of
withdrawal from South Viet Nam.
It is tragic that Americans
should have to lose their lives
or be maimed in order for the
U. S. government to wake up to
the necessities of the Viet Nam
situation. But brutal reality,
in the form of sneak mortar
attacks, finally waked the White
House to recognition of the fact
that the only thing communists
understand is force. It is no
more possible for the U. S.
to work out an agreement with
Ho Chi Minh than it would have
been for Churchill to have nego
tiated an honorable peace with
Hitler.
We have learned how to con
trol mostinfectious diseases only
to be projected into the era
of the heart diseases —a sort
of twentieth century epidemic.
It is an epidemic that year in
and year out is matching the
plagues of the Middle Ages as
it pushes toward a million victims
each year in our country. It is
a group of diseases that together
make up the major challenge of
twentieth century medicine.
The American Heart Associa
tion was organized to take up
and meet this challenge, working
hand in hand with others who
share the same goals. In the
40 years since its founding, it
has earned an unsurpassed repu
tation on two fronts: the advance
ment of medical and scientific
research, the translation of re
search gains into measures that
promote the health and well-being
of the people.
Today the American Heart A
ssociation is the voice of our
nation’s cardiovascular medi
cine. It works ceaselessly to
dispel ignorance concerning
heart disease and to discover
new approaches to preventing
it if possible; to treating it ef
fectively if it is already present.
The American Heart Associa
tion’s goals are the goals of all
Americans, indeed of all human
ity: to bring under control the
greatest of the present threats
to human life; diseases of the
heart and blood vessels.
-- Dr. Carleton B. Chapman.
culture its vast efficiency and
productivity and help make us
the best fed people in the world.
The city dweller is totally de
pendent on the farmer for the
means of life itself.
Beyond this, the nation faces
a critical problem of juvenile
delinquency. Various cures are
offered, based on the home,
schools and churches. In addi
tion, those groups which work
with youth, in all manner of
fields, can do an essential job
in building character, honor and
responsibility. The Future
Farmers organization is one of
the best of them.
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
OUR WEEKLY LESSON FOR
Sunday School
JESUS, THE CHRIST
Devotional Reading: Philtp
pians 2:1-11
Memory Selection: If any man
would come after me, let him deny
himself and take up his cross and
follow me. Matthew 16:24.
Intermediate-Senior Topic:
What Is Christ to You?
Young People-Adult Topic:
The Key to the Kingdom
Today’s lesson deals with
Peter’s acknowledgment of Jesus
as the divine Messiah. Jesus
commended Peter for his un
precedented spiritual insight and
expressed such joy over Peter’s
positive assertion that Jesus was
the Christ that we may well con
clude that the Lord considered
this the very climax of his teach
ing ministry.
If Jesus was just a great man,
a great teacher among other
great teachers in history, he
stands out, nevertheless, as a
person of unusual distinction.
The testimony of the New Testa
ment from beginning to end is,
however, that Jesus is some
thing more than this. He is the
Incarnation of God in human flesh.
This does not mean that all of
God came into a human being for
a period of thirty years. It means
that all of God—his nature, his
power, his purpose—that human
beings can understand and use
was Incarnate in Jesus, the Car
penter of Nazareth.
This makes Jesus unique in
human history. He is the Saviour
of the world because he is God
in the person of a human being
bringing his saving power to bear
on Individuals and on the human
race.
Others, such as the prophets,
had made great discoveries a
bout the nature and purpose of
God. None of them claimed,
however, to be the Saviour even
to his own generation, much less
Saviour of the world. But Jesus
did acknowledge himself to be
the divine Messiah, “the light of
the world” (John 8:12), “the way,
the truth, and the life” (John
14:6).
Tne importance of this lesson
is therefore quite apparent to
even the most casual reader of
the Bible.
Jesus had taken his disciples
to Caesarea Philippi, a region
at the northern extremity of what
we call today the Holy Land,
there to have time for a quiet
conference with them. If word
had got about in crowded Galilee
or In Jerusalem that this Jesus
of Nazareth was the long-ex
pected Messiah, he would un
doubtedly have experienced a
quick and violent death, for al
though the populace of that day
expected the Messiah to come
and were eagerly awaiting him,
nevertheless this Jesus appeared
-THE GEORGIA =
LEGISLETTER
Ry Glenn McCullough
ATLANTA—The Georgia
House came to grips this week
with the sternest business before
it—reapportionment by direction
of the Federal courts. Legisla
tion expected to pass will sound
the death-knell of many members
from small counties, but will
keep the House at its present
membership of 205.
Meanwhile, the House passed
last week and sent to the Senate
Governor Carl E. Sanders’ sl,
200,000,000 biennial appropria
tions bill to finance the state
government for the next two
years. The Senate Appropria
tions Committee headed by Sena
tor Hugh Gillis of Soperton began
consideration of the bill last
Thursday. Senate action on It Is
expected this week.
Before the House acted, a
spirited effort was made by Rep.
George Brooks of Oglethorpe
County to add $9,000,000 over
two years for county roads. This
would have been in addition to
the $9,300,000 annually already
earmarked for the counties.
"I think that for a lot of us
this is our last fight,” Rep.
Brooks said, obviously referring
to the weakening of rural power
In the House that is sure to
result from reapportionment.
Administration leaders were
worried for a while. But the
House finally defeated the Brooks
amendment by a vote of 125 to
54. It then passed the entire
appropriations bill 174 to 11.
About 53 per cent of the money
will go to the schools.
** * *
The Senate, meanwhile, passed
a “home rule” bill sponsored
by Senator Paul C. Broun of the
46th district and others to in
crease the power of Georgia
municipalities to govern them
selves rather than going to the
Legislature about everything.
The gist of the act is contained
in this sentence:
“The governing authority of
each municipality shall have leg
islative power to adopt clearly
reasonable ordinances, resolu
tions or regulations relating to
its property, affairs, and local
government for which no provi
sion has been made by general
law and which are not inconsis
tent with the Constitution or any
charter provision appll cable
thereto.’ ’
Passage of the bill by the House
is expected.
Meanwhile, a series of four
constitutional amendments (SR
38,41,42, and 43)have been intro
duced in the Senate to provide
to have none of the credential*
required for such a high calling.
He was from the hated city of
Nazareth out of which, as com
mon expression declared, no good
thing could come. Furthermore,
because of a declaration In Mal
achi 3:1 everyone was expecting
that the Messiah would “sud
denly come to his temple.” And
certainly they were not ready
for a suffering Messiah, as Is
clearly Indicated in a conver
sation between Peter and Jesus
which we shall examine present
ly.
Caesarea Philippi had former
ly been a shrine to the pagan god
Pan. This deity, half animal and
half man, represented worldli
ness. At Caesarea Philippi,
Jesus asked his disciples,
“Whom do men say that I the
Son of man, am? And they said,
Some say that thou art John the
Baptist: some Ellas; and others,
Jeremlas, or one of the pro
phets. He saith unto them, But
whom say ye that I am? And
Simon Peter answered and said,
Thou art the Christ, the Son of
the living God.”
Not just a prophet—someone
greater in quality, degree, and
purpose than any prophet could
be. John the Baptist had died
valiantly proclaiming the truth.
Ellas (Elijah) had challenged
idolatry and had been caught up
Into heaven in a chariot of fire.
Jeremiah alone had seen the sig
nificance of the day in which he
lived, and prophesied defeat and
exile for his generation.
It was believed that before he
was carried away Jeremiah had
hidden the Ark of the Convenant
and other sacred objects to be
used by his people when they re
turned from exile, but these ob
jects have never been found.
Jesus usually referred to him
self as the “Son of man.” He is
also throughout the New Testa
ment called the Son of God. The
latter designation describes his
character. He is God in human
flesh. The term “Son of man”
emphasizes the work of the Mes
siah; for as a man Jesus lived
among men, enduring their han
dicaps and suffering and dedicat
ing his life and their welfare and
salvation.
The term “Son of God” indi
cates the Messiah’s nature. The
term “Son of Man” Indicates his
divinely appointed function,
working among men for their
salvation.
Our faith is built on the con
viction that when we deal with
Christ we deal with God. Jesus
Christ comes bringing forgive
ness, the greatest of God’s gifts,
for we all desperately need that
forgiveness. This his death seal
ed in away we do not fully under
stand. His suffering on the cross
was an essential—in fact the
“home rule” for counties. They
cover such subjects as taxation,
election of officers and powers
of the county government. If
passed by the Assembly—as they
probably will be—these amend
ments would be voted on by the
people at the general elections
of 1966.
The House Motor Vehicles
Committee late last week was
whipping into final shape an
amendment to the vehicles In
spection act of 1964 which would
“tone down” its requirements,
particularly with regard to wheel
alignment and brake Inspection.
When enforcement of the original
act began in January, there was
a public outcry against Its rigid
standards.
On the motion of Rep. J. Robin
Harris of DeKalb County, the
House last week named Mrs.
Harry B. Williams, Jr. for a
two-year term on the State Elec
tions Board. After her election,
Speaker George T. Smith intro
duced her, and she was warmly
applauded. Other members of
the Board are Secretary of State
Ben. W. Fortson, Chairman; and
Holcolm Perry of Albany.
J ■■ I II »■ ■ — ■ «
February 12, 1965
Mrs. Belmont Dennis,
Covington News,
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mrs. Dennis,
AS I am sure you know, Feb
ruary is Heart Fund Month. For
reasons enumerated in the Feb
ruary 4th edition of the Covington
News; the Heart Association does
not participate in United Fund
Drives. Since the Association
has, from time to time, parti
cipated in nineteen different Unit
ed Fund Drives in Georgia, their
objections are apparently based
on experience.
The largest single item in the
Heart Fund Budget is research.
The results of this research
have, over the past twenty years,
slowly, but surely, reduced mor
tality and morbidity from Dis
eases of the Heart and Blood
Vessels. I personally feel that
an investment in the Heart Fund
pays the best possible dividend -
life and productivity in our fel
lowmen, who would otherwise be
dead or confined to a hospital
bed.
(Our Advertiser* Are Allured of Beet Result*)
principal—power by which thia
forgiveness was and Is brought
about.
The word “Christ” mean*
“anointed one.” Peter declared
that Jesus was the Christ, the
Son of the living God. By this he
meant not only the God who him
self is living—the source of
life—but the God who confers
eternal life upon those who be
lieve in Him and follow Him.
To the idolaters, God is a
dead god, a god of wood or
stone. To the hidebound tradi
tionalist, God Is the God of a
creed. To the person who can
see no further than the powers
of the natural world, God Is an
impersonal power who created
the universe and sustains It.
To the Christian, God is a
person, a Heavenly Father. God
is love (I John 4:8).
“And Jesus answered and said
unto him (Peter), Blessed art
thou, Simon, Bar-jona: for flesh
and blood have not revealed it
unto thee, but my Father which
is in heaven.”
The truth about Christ’s sav
ing work is revealed truth.
Peter knew it only through re
velation. We know it In the
same way; for if we have faith
in Jesus Christ and in the mes
sage of the New Testament, the
character of Christ—namely,
that he is God in human flesh
living and operating for our sal
vation—is revealed to us.
The teachings of Jesus con
stitute a superb system of eth
ics. However, they are not a
gospel unless we believe Jesus
Christ is God incarnate in hu
man flesh.
This is a truth which neither
Peter nor anyone else would
ever discover. It was not a con
clusion at which they would ar
rive through reason and reason
alone. God revealed this truth
to Peter. He reveals it to every
one who has faith in Christ as a
personal Saviour.
“Thou art Petros,” said Jesus,
“and upon this petra will I build
my church.” In Greek the word
petra means “rock,” whereas
the word Petros means “piece
of rock or stone.”
What did Jesus mean when he
declared that Peter was a rock
and upon this rock he would
build his church? Catholics
maintain that Jesus built his
church upon the man Peter. Pro
testants maintain that the church
is built on Peter’s confession.
Both contentions appear in a mea
sure correct, for it is upon
rocklike characters such as
Peter that God depends for the
upbuilding and stability of his
church. Even more especially,
however, the Christian gospel
is built on the conviction that
Jesus Christ is God incarnate
sent into the stream of human
history for man’s salvation.
“The gates of hell shall not
prevail against it (the church).”
What does this mean? It may
mean that Since Hades is the place
pf the dead, death shall have no
power over those who put their
trust in Christ, the Lord of
Life.
I sincerely hope that every
person in the county will give
serious consideration to making
a freewill contribution to this
worthy cause.
Thanking you for your kind
ness, I remain
Thomas L. Crews, M.D.
Co-Chairman Newton
County Heart Fund
(Editor’s Note) (The Heart Fund,
Polio and Cancer Fund are Na
tional programs, and these three
do not come under the United
Fund, some have not understood
that BECAUSE they are Nation
Wide Programs they cannot com
bine with this worthy United Fund,
which does eliminate so many
calls upon us each year.)
February 10, 1965
Dear Mr. Editor:
I would like to express my
sincere appreciation for the help
you gave me in putting across
the Navy’s new 120 dayprogram.
I have had several inquiries
about tha program and in each
case, yoiir newspaper was given
as a reference.
There, is no doubt that your
help has saved me a lot of time
and work and I really apprec
iate it.
Gratefully yours,
Johnny Wilson
Mrs. Mable S. Dennis, Publisher
The Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mrs. Dennis;
I want to thank you for your
splendid co-operation in publish
ing our information releases and
news stories during 1964.
AS a result of this service by
the newspapers ofthe state, thou
sands of Georgians who would
not otherwise have known of their
rights called at our offices for
advice and assistance.
The veterans of Georgia, their
families, and their survivors re
ceived more than $201,000,000
in veterans benefits from the
federal government in the past
year. These benefits not only
assist the individuals to whom
the awards are made, but they
also constitute a major factor
in the economy of our state.
Such tangible results and your
generosity In the field of public
information makes our service
a sincere pleasure. If we may
ever be of service to you or
your readers, please do not hesi
tate to call upon us.
Sincerely,
PETE WHEELER
Director
Dear Editor:
On behalf of all the Cub Scouts,
Boy Scouts, Explorers and their
leaders, I want to thank you
for all the publicity you have
given to Scouting, not only last
week for National Scout Week,
^4 / -mW
“MnayhtyGod, Remake oar eanioob
vrayor Utat kiioo itiit keep Eke .
Miter in Tky iwlyprotean
kiauyoration Piuyei ’
JLprll 30,
A GLORIOUS LEGACY
The fact that no man in all history accom
plished more for his country than did George
Washington for America hardly needs reiteration.
Yet, the importance of one of the many bene
ficial legacies he bestowed on this country cannot
be over-emphasized. That is the extremely high
moral standards he set for the Presidency while
serving as our first Chief Executive.
An infrequently told episode of his first term
in office speaks volumes for the sacredness lit
attached to the trust placed in him by the people.
In an effort to aid the economy of the struggling
nation by improving transportation facilities and
thus help to expand trade among the states, Wash
ington put his surveying knowledge to good stead
by supervising the survey of rivers in the South.
One of the projects he directed resulted in
the Janies River of Virginia being declared navig
able by the Congress and opened to industrial
shipping. A commercial company that benefited
from this sought to show its gratitude by urging
Washington to accept 50 shares of its stock, valued
at $40,000.
Washington promptly refused the gift, explain
ing that his assistance had been provided solely
as a public service. If he accepted a reward, he
pointed out, his actions in the future could lead
the people “to suspect, on my next proposition,
that money is my motive.”
The scrupulous ends to which Washington went
1Q avoid a conflict of interest .should forever
^rvc^ a puWic office.
Article No. 4 In Covington News Series:
Medical And Dental Expenses
“Special rules apply to de
ductions for medical and dental
expenses on Federal income tax
rules,” A. C. Ross, Director of
Internal Revenue for the Atlanta
District, said today.
“Deductible expenses include
amounts paid for diagnosis, pre
vention, cure, correction, o r
treatment of a physical or mental
defect or illness, and for ordinary
transportation necessary to get
medical care,” he explained.
Payments for doctor, dentist,
nurse, and hospital bills, and
payments for eyeglasses, artifi
cial teeth, hearing aids, medical
or surgical appliances, braces,
X-ray examination or treat
ments, and premiums for hospi
tal and medical insurance are
deductible.
The cost of medicines and drugs
is deductible as medical expense
only by the amount it exceeds one
percent of the taxpayer’s income
reported on line 9, page 1 of
Form 1040. The Revenue Act of
1964 removes this limitation with
respect to a taxpayer or his
spouse, if either is 65 or older,
or to a dependent parent who is
65 or older.
You cannot deduct payments
for funeral expenses, cemetery
plots, illegal drugs, life insur-
but for the whole year. Since
our program is supported by the
public, both in finances and in
volunteer man-power, it is very
important that we keep the public
informed about the progress we
are making.
Newton County has made a lot
of progress in the quality and
quantity of Scouting, but we still
have a long way to go before we
can be satisfied. Because of
your help we know that we will
be able to reach more and more
boys in this program of character
building, citizenship training and
physical development.
Sincerely,
Dick Walters
District Scout Executive
Dear Editor:
The Fifty-fifth Anniversary of
the Boy Scouts of America was
a big success.
Thanks to you, many more peo
ple know about the good works
of Scouting.
Throughout the year your co
operation In providing news
coverage is greatly appreciated.
The 23,000 boys and 8,000
adults salute you and send their
very special thanks.
Sincerely,
ATLANTA AREA
COUNCIL
BOY SCOUTS OF
AMERICA
Thomas R. Uffel
man
Scout Executive
Thursday, February 18, 1965
ance premiums, travel for a
rest or change, or the portion of
premiums paid for health and
accident policies covering loss of
earnings.
The total of the deductible
items must be reduced by 3 per
cent of the Income reported on
line 9, page 1 of Form 1040.
If, however, either the tax
payer or his wife is 65 or older,
they are not required to reduce
the amounts of their medicine
and drug expenses by the 1%,
nor their medical and dental
expenses by the 3% of the a
mount on line 9, page 1. Also,
the amount paid by a taxpayer
for the care of a dependent
mother or father 65 or older
is not required to be reduced by
the 1% or 3% amounts, if the
> taxpayer furnished over half his
parents support for 1964.
There are maximum limitat
ions on the amount of deduc
tible medical expenses, depend
ing on the taxpayer’s age, physi
cal condition, and the number of
exemptions shown on his return.
Document 5020 which furnish
es more detailed information on
this subject is available upon
request from the Internal Re
venue Service.
Feb. 2, 1965
Mrs. Mable S. Dennis
Editor
The Covington News
Covington, Georgia
Dear Mrs. Dennis:
We are pleased to enclose
a copy of the Commission’s 1964
Annual Report.
The Forest Protection results,
as well as the ever increasing
demand for technical forestry
assistance from forest landown
ers, were the most outstanding
in the history of the Commis
sion.
The Commission is deeply in
debted to you for the wonderful
support and the many ways in
which you kept the general pub
lic informed of forest conserva
tion news. The special emphasis
given, during critical forest
fire periods and on problems re
sulting from the ice storm, as
well as the seasonal and current
news items that were of interest
to the people of our State, was
appreciated.
The value of all phases of the
timber Industry to Georgia in
1964 was $1,000,000,000, accord
ing to the Southern Blue Book of
Progress, and is second in econo
»mlc Importance only to textiles.
Again, we are grateful for your
interest and support.
Sincerely yours,
Ray Shirley
Director